1 Fish. Why, I'll tell you: this is called Pentapolis, and our king, the good king Simonides. Per. The good king Simonides, do you call him? 1 Fish. Ay, sir! and he deserves to be so called, for his peaceable reign, and good government. Per. He is a happy king, since from his subjects He gains the name of good, by his government. How far is his court distant from this shore? 1 Fish. Marry, sir, half a day's journey; and I'll tell you, he hath a fair daughter, and to-morrow is her birth-day; and there are princes and knights come from all parts of the world, to just and tourney for her love. Per. Did but my fortunes equal my desires, I'd wish Re-enter the two Fishermen, drawing up a net. 2 Fish. Help, master, help! here's a fish hangs in the net, like a poor man's right in the law; 'twill hardly come out. Ha! bots on't, 'tis come at last, and 'tis turned to a rusty armour. Per. An armour, friends! I pray you, let me see it! 2 Fish. We'll sure provide: thou shalt have my best gown to make thee a pair; and I'll bring thee to the court myself. Which my dead father did bequeath to me, Per. Then honour be but a goal to my will; - [Exeunt, SCENE II.- The same. A public way, or platform, And stay your coming to present themselves. [Exit a Lord. form. Enter a Knight; he passes over the stage, and his squire presents his shield to the Princess. Per. To beg of you, kind friends, this coat of The word, Me pompae provexit apex. For it was sometime target to a king; I know it by this mark. He lov'd me dearly, And that you'd guide me to your sovereign's court, 2 Fish. Ay, but hark you, my friend! 'twas we that made up this garment through the rough seams of the waters: there are certain condolements, certain vails. I hope, sir, if you thrive, you'll remember from whence you had it. Per. Believe't, I will! Now, by your furtherance, I am cloth'd in steel; [The fourth Knight passe Sim. What is the fourth? Thai. A burning torch, that's turned upside down; Which can as well inflame, as it can kill [The sixth Knight passes Sim. And what's the sixth and last, which the knight himself With such a graceful courtesy deliver'd? F T SCENE III. — The same. A hall of state. quet prepared. A ban Whereby I see that Time's the king of men, 1 Knight. Who can be other, in this royal presence? Sim. Here, with a cup that's stor'd unto the brim, Yon knight, methinks, doth sit too melancholy, Had not a show might countervail his worth. Thai. What is it To me, my father? Sim. O, attend, my daughter! Princes, in this, should live like gods above, Who freely give to every one that comes Enter SIMONIDES, THAISA, Lords, Knights and At-To honour them: and princes, not doing so, Sim. Knights! tendants. To say you are welcome, were superfluous. Were more than you expect, or more than's fit, Thai. But you, my knight and guest; Per. 'Tis more by fortune, lady, than by merit! (For, daughter, so you are,) here take your place! Marshal the rest, as they deserve their grace. Knights. We are honour'd much by good Simonides. Sim. Your presence glads our days; honour we love, For who hates honour, hates the gods above. Per. Some other is more fit. 1 Knight. Contend not, sir! for we are gentlemen, That neither in our hearts, nor outward eyes, Envy the great, nor do the low despise. Per. You are right courteous knights. Sim. Sit, sit, sir; sit! Per. By Jove, I wonder, that is king of thoughts, Of marriage, all the viands that I eat Do seem unsavoury, wishing him my meat! Sim. He's but A country gentleman; He has done no more, than other knights have done; Broken a staff, or so; so let it pass. Thai. To me he seems like diamond to glass. Per. Yon king's to me, like to my father's picture, Which tells me, in that glory once he was; Had princes sit, like stars, about his throne, And he the sun, for them to reverence. None, that beheld him, but, like lesser lights, Did vail their crowns to his supremacy; Where now his son's a glow-worm in the night, The which hath fire in darkness, none in light; Are like to gnats, which make a sound, but kill'd Therefore to make's entrance more sweet, here say, Do as I bid you, or you'll move me else. Thai. Now, by the gods, he could not please me better. [Aside. Sim. And further tell him, we desire to know, Of whence he is, his name and parentage. Thai. The king my father, sir, has drunk to you. Per. I thank him. Thai. Wishing it so much blood unto your life. Per. I thank both him and you, and pledge him freely. Thai. And further he desires to know of you, A gentleman of Tyre, who only by Of ships and men, and cast upon this shore. I will not have excuse, with saying, this Here is a lady that wants breathing too: And that their measures are as excellent. Bawd. Pray you, come hither awhile! You have, Nor none can know, Leonine being gone. fortunes coming upon you. Mark me; you must seem She did disdain my child, and stood between to do that fearfully, which you commit willingly; to Her and her fortunes. None would look on her, despise profit, where you have most gain. To weep But cast their gazes on Marina's face; that you live as you do, makes pity in your lovers. Seldom, but that pity begets you a good opinion, and that opinion a mere profit. Mar. I understand you not. Boult. O, take her home, mistress, take her home! these blushes of her's must be quenched with some present practice. Bawd. Thou say'st true, i'faith, so they must: for your bride goes to that with shame, which is her way to go with warrant. Boult. 'Faith, some do, and some do not. But, mistress, if I have bargained for the joint, Bawd. Thou may'st cut a morsel off the spit. I Bawd. Who should deny it? Come, young one, like the manner of your garments well. Boult. Ay, by my faith, they shall not be changed yet. Bawd. Boult, spend thou that in the town: report what a sojourner we have: you'll lose nothing by custom. When nature framed this piece, she meant thee a good turn; therefore say what a paragon she is, and thou hast the harvest out of thine own report. Boult. I warrant you, mistress, thunder shall not so awake the beds of eels, as my giving out her beauty stir up the lewdly-inclined. I'll bring home some to-night. Bawd. Come your ways; follow me! Whilst ours was blurted at, and held a malkin, What should he say? We wept after her hearse, Cle. Thou art like the harpy, Dion. You are like one, that superstitiously Tharsus. Exet Gow. Thus time we waste, and longest leagues make Sail seas in cockles, have, and wish but fort; Mar. If fires be hot, knives sharp, or waters deep, By you being pardon'd, we commit no crime Bawd. What have we to do with Diana? Pray you, SCENE IV. — Tharsus. A room in CLEON's house. Dion. Why, are you foolish? Can it be undone? Dion. I think You'll turn a child again. Cle. Were I chief lord of all the spacious world, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess If thou hadst drunk to him, it had been a kindness She died by night; I'll say so. Who can cross it? She died by foul play. Cle. O, go to! Well, well, Of all the faults beneath the heavens, the gods Dion. Be one of those, that think The petty wrens of Tharsus will fly hence, To think of what a noble strain you are, Cle. To such proceeding Who ever but his approbation added, Though not his pre-consent, he did not flow To use one language, in each several clime, Enter at one door, PERICLES with his train; CLE With sighs shot through, and biggest tears o'ershor er'd, Leaves Tharsus, and again embarks. He swears [Reads the inscription on Marina's monument. ACT IV.] Thetis, being proud, swallow'd some part o' the less than it gives a good report to a number to be earth; Therefore the earth, fearing to be o'erflow'd, Make raging battery upon shores of flint. And bear his courses to be ordered By lady fortune; while our scenes display [Exit. SCENE V. - Mitylene. A street before the brothel. Enter, from the brothel, two Gentlemen. 1 Gent. Did you ever hear the like? 2 Gent. No, nor never shall do in such a place as this, she being once gone. 1 Gent. But to have divinity preached there! did you ever dream of such a thing? chaste. Enter MARINA. Bawd. First, I would have you note, that this is an honourable man. [To Marina, whom she takes aside. Mar. I desire to find him so, that I may worthily note him. Bawd. Next, he's the governor of this country, and a man whom I am bound to. Mar. If he govern this country, you are bound to him indeed; but how honourable he is in that, I know not. Bawd. 'Pray you, without any more virginal fencing, will you use him kindly? he will line your apron with gold. 2 Gent. No, no. Come, I am for no more bawdy-Mar. What he will do graciously, I will thankfully houses. Shall we go hear the vestals sing? 1 Gent. I'll do any thing now that is virtuous; but I am out of the road of rutting, for ever. [Exeunt. SCENE VI. The same. A room in the brothel. Bawd. Fye, fye upon her! she is able to freeze the god Priapus, and undo a whole generation. We must either get her ravished, or be rid of her. When she should do for clients her fitment, and do me the her kindness of our profession, she has me her quirks, her reasons, her master-reasons, her prayers, knees; that she would make a puritan of the devil, if he should cheapen a kiss of her. the sickness for Boult. 'Faith, I must ravish her, or she'll disfurnish us of all our cavaliers, and make all our swearers priests. Pand. Now, her pox upon green me! Bawd. 'Faith, there's no way to be rid on't, but by the way to the pox. Here comes the lord Lysimachus, disguised. Boult. We should have both lord and lown, if the peevish baggage would but give way to customers. Enter LYSIMACHUS. Bawd. My lord, she's not paced yet; you must take some pains to work her to your manage. Come, we will leave his honour and her together. [Exeunt Bawd, Pander, and Boult. Lys. Go thy ways! Now, pretty one, how long have you been at this trade? Mar. What trade, sir? Lys. What I cannot name but I shall offend. Mar. I cannot be offended with my trade. Please you to name it. Lys. How long have you been of this profession? Mar. Ever since I can remember. Lys. Did you go to it so young? Were you a gamester at five, or at seven? Mar. Earlier too, sir, if now I be one. Lys. Why, the house you dwell in, proclaims you to be a creature of sale. Mar. Do you know this house to be a place of such resort, and will come into it? I hear say, you ure of honourable parts, and are the governor of this place. Lys. Why, hath your principal made known unto you who I am? Mar. Who is my principal? Lys. Why, your herb-woman; she that sets seeds and roots of shame and iniquity. O, you have heard Lys. How now? how a dozen of virginities? something of my power, and so stand aloof for more Bawd. Now, the gods to bless your honour! Boult. I am glad to see your honour in good health. serious wooing. But I protest to thee, pretty one, Lys. You may so; 'tis the better for you that your my authority shall not see thee, or else, look friendly resorters stand upon sound legs. How now, whole-, upon thee. Come, bring me to some private place. some iniquity? Have you that a man may deal with-Come, come! al, and defy the surgeon? Lys. That dignifies the renown of a bawd, no Lys. I did not think 90* But you the best. [To Pericles.] Pages and lights, conduct These knights unto their several lodgings. Yours, sir, SCENE IV.- Tyre. A room in the Governor's house. Enter HELICANUS and ESCANES. For which, the most high gods not minding longer Even in the height and pride of all his glory, A fire from heaven came, and shrivell'd up Hel. And yet but just; for though This king were great, his greatness was no guard To bar heaven's shaft, but sin had his reward. Esca. 'Tis very true. Enter three Lords. 1 Lord. See, not a man in private conference, Or council, has respect with him but he. 2 Lord. It shall no longer grieve without reproof. 8 Lord. And curs'd be he that will not second it. 1 Lord. Follow me then! Lord Helicane, a word! Hel. With me? and welcome! Happy day, my lords! 1 Lord. Know, that our griefs are risen to the top, And now at length they overflow their banks. Hel. Your griefs, for what? wrong not the prince you love. 1 Lord. Wrong not yourself then, noble Helicane But if the prince do live, let us salute him, Or know what ground's made happy by his breath. ! 2 Lord. Whose death's, indeed, the strongest in Our censure: And knowing this kingdom, if without a head, Hel. Try honour's cause; forbear your suffrages! And in your search spend your adventurous worth; Whom if you find, and win unto return, 1 Knight. Good-morrow to the good Simonides! Sim. Knights, from my daughter this I let you know That for this twelvemonth, she'll not undertake A married life. Her reason to herself is only known, 2 Knight. May we not get access to her, mylard? And will no longer have it be delay'd. Per. All fortune to the good Simonides! Sim. Sir, you are music's master. Per. The worst of all her scholars, my good lord! Sim. Let me ask one thing. What do you think, sir, of Per. Even in his throat, (unless it be the king,) That calls me traitor, I return the lie. 1 Lord. To wisdom he's a fool that will not yield; Sim. Now, by the gods, I do applaud his courage. [Aside And, since lord Helicane enjoineth us, We with our travels will endeavour it. Per. My actions are as noble, as my thoughts, |