THE WOMAN-HATER.

A = 1607. B = 1607. C = 1648. D = 1649. E = Second folio.

The Prologue to the Woman-hater, or the Hungry Courtier.

Ladies take't as a secret in your Eare,
In stead of homage, and kind welcome here,
I heartily could wish you all were gone;
For if you stay, good faith, we are undone.
Alas! you now expect, the usuall wayes
Of our addresse, which is your Sexes praise:
But we to night, unluckily must speake,
Such things will make your Lovers-Heart-strings breake,
Bely your Virtues, and your beauties staine,
With words, contriv'd long since, in your disdaine.
'Tis strange you stirre not yet; not all this while
Lift up your Fannes to hide a scornefull smile:
Whisper, or jog your Lords to steale away;
So leave us t'act, unto our selves, our Play:
Then sure, there may be hope, you can subdue
Your patience to endure an Act or two:
Nay more, when you are told our Poets rage
Pursues but one example, which that age
Wherein he liv'd produc'd; and we rely
Not on the truth, but the varietie.
His Muse beleev'd not, what she then did write;
Her Wings were wont to make a nobler flight;
Sor'd high, and to the Stars, your Sex did raise;
For which, full Twenty yeares, he wore the Bayes.
'Twas he reduced Evandra from her scorne,
And taught the sad Aspacia how to mourne;
Gave Arethusa's love a glad reliefe.
And made Panthea elegant in griefe.
If those great Trophies of his noble Muse,
Cannot one humor 'gainst your Sex excuse
Which we present to night; you'l finde a way
How to make good the Libell in our Play:
So you are cruell to your selves; whilst he
(Safe in the fame of his integritie)
Will be a Prophet, not a Poet thought;
And this fine Web last long though loosely wrought.

The Epilogue to the Woman-hater, or the Hungry Courtier.

The monuments of Vertue and desert,
Appeare more goodly when the glosse of Art
Is eaten off by time, then when at first:
They were set up, not censur'd at the worst
We have done our best for your contents to fit,
With new paines, this old monument of wit.

Dramatis Personæ,

Duke of Millaine
Gordamio, The Woman-Hater
Count Valore, Brother to Oriana
Lucio, A foolish Femall Statesman
Arigo, A Courtier attending the Duke
Lazarillo, A Voluptuous Smell-feast
His Boy.
A Mercer, A City-Gull, Perlously in Love with Learning.
A Pander
A Gentleman, Instructor to Lucio

A Secretary to Lucio
Two Intelligencers
Servants.
Oriana, The Dukes Mistris
An old deafe Country Gentlewoman
Ladyes
Madona, A Courtezan
Fraciscina, One of her Wastcote-wayters.

The Scene Millaine.

p. [71], l. 14. C-E] dearenesse of his cares l. 16. C-E] it would please l. 25. C and D] Lord Lord-borne E] Lord, Lord born

p. [72], l. 10. C-E] as if

p. [73], l. 8. E] and stare, l. 21. E] years l. 25. E] the dishes l. 29. E] Duke l. 34. E] knowledg, l. 36. C-E] to give

p. [74], l. 19. E] chac'd the l. 36. E] he gave him

p. [75], l. 6. C and D] pleasant varietyes E] pleasant variety l. 7. E] swarmeth with l. 13. C-E] honor? l. 21. A and B] satisfied. C-E] satisfied

p. [76], l. 7. E] two joals l. 18. E] Not Palaces l. 35. A and B] after one another gone, C and D] after one another, and gone,

p. [77], l. 31. C-E] it will not swear l. 32. E] it it l. 37. E] Exceeding apt to be

p. [78], l. 8. E] at your voice, l. 9. E] your Banquets l. 38. E] hav-

p. [79], l. 17. E] these ordinary l. 32. E] compass the

p. [80], l. 8. A-D] ... Capon sauce | Upon ... of dust, | Manchets for ... shields | l. 13. A and B] Count is

p. [81], l. 17. E] Intelligencer l. 28. E] rare if you l. 31. A and B] of Informer l. 16. A and B] in earnest? l. 18. C-E] ear-shots l. 30. E] body, I will

p. [83], l. 1. A and B] Int. Your Lordships Servant. is followed by Laz. Will it please C-E print as a separate speech, coming before Laz.] Count. Your Lordships Servant. l. 3. E] Lordship to walk?

p. [84], l. 15. A-E] desires Rome

p. [85], l. 8. A-D] have I good l. 19. C-E] plainess l. 23. A-D] in talking, treason l. 38. E] shippers

p. [86], l. 25. C-E] How! Arrigo: Lucio: l. 32. A-D] It is.

p. [87], l. 14. A-D] at her | to me? l. 31. A-E] of this new l. 32. E] betwixt Curtains

p. [88], l. 4. E] tooth-picks?

p. [89], l. 35. E] Uususpected

p. [90], l. 5. C-E] thy Fortune is now l. 18. E] a clock, it l. 34. A-D] Hath been

p. [91], l. 1. C-E] years old l. 4. E] sols l. 13. A-D] that men must l. 14. C and D] that men must live E] that must live l. 23. A and B] the busines C and D] the businesse l. 26. E] shall perceive l. 33. C-E] Arrigo Lucio l. 36. E] his.

p. [92], l. 15. C-E] Wither l. 27. A] Court, there l. 33. E] wil l. 39. A-D] with patience. | to heare. E] with patience to hear.

p. [93], l. 31. E] Lady's l. 32. E] and twindge l. 37. E] Crnd.

p. [94], l. 6. E] a think as l. 7. E] let the l. 20. C-E] nor this l. 22. C-E] silkgrograns l. 35. E] doe, cover

p. [95], l. 1. E] have otherwise l. 17. E] lose

p. [96], l. 14. E] woman

p. [97], l. 32. E] knowledg

p. [98], l. 7. E] tougues l. 7. E] lose l. 28. E] the sweet

p. [99], l. 6. E] passion? yes l. 26. C-E] women: to l. 27. C-E] not to be

p. [100], l. 8. E] I unrip l. 15. E] Valores, Sister l. 26. E] Basilisks, dead

p. [101], l. 9. C-E] convert. l. 22. E] as I'm, l. 23. C-E] we have store l. 34. C and D] I am the man that E] I'm the man that l. 38. E] contritiou

p. [102], l. 4. E] ill Spirit ll. 8-10 C-E]

Gond. By the true honest service, that I owe these eyes strangely,
My meaning is as spotles as my faith.

Oria. The Duke doubt mine honour? a may judge

l. 18. E] Gondarino, shall l. 24. E] Ladys are l. 27. A and B] where Witches

p. [103], l. 34. E] comsort

p. [104], l. 6. C-E] outward court ll. 13-15 are omitted from E

p. [105], l. 3. E] compass it search, l. 4. E] braius l. 20. C-E] corrupted l. 25. A] cut out the meanes l. 25. C-E] sword l. 34. A-D] here a

p. [106], l. 22. A-D] a saith l. 22. A-D] he is greater l. 24. A-D] a was A and B] did yee l. 25. A-D] a fell l. 27. A-D] a meant l. 28. E] is very l. 29. A and B] if a deale l. 33. C-E] we not l. 37. A-D] because a l. 38. A-D] a wo'd l. 40. E] hand-sword

p. [107], l. 4. A and B] a be hanged. l. 19. C-E] be married

p. [110], l. 1. A and B] Surnamed l. 3. A] stand stiffe l. 3. A-D] places, | And execute l. 9. A and B] rays'd bee; by this l. 15. A-D] whether l. 16. A and B] whither? wither? l. 22. E] kill l. 23. E] in black

p. [111], l. 1. E] Actus Tertius. l. 21. C-E] constancy; l. 27. C and D] grave words l. 32. C-E] in the Summer

p. [113], l. 11. A and B] those women l. 28. C-E omit] only

p. [114], l. 14. E] thar l. 14. A-D omit] a l. 36. C-E] to recover

p. [115], l. 16. C-E give] Gondarino, where is the Lady? a separate line, as though not part of the Duke's speech. l. 28. E] punish l. 36. E] virtuous,

p. [116], l. 6. C-E omit] here l. 7. E] scohlar l. 18. C-E] if our l. 24. A-D] a comes l. 30. A-D] shee is l. 35. A and B] would ye

p. [117], l. 3. E] Peticoats, and Foreparts l. 5. C-E] compliment? l. 10. E] stockins C-E] silk. l. 11. A and B] they are a the best of wooll, and they cleeped jersey. C and D] they are of the best of wooll, and they clyped Jersey. E] they're of the best of Wooll, and the clipped Jersey l. 16. A and B] their bookes l. 39. C-E] Poesies, for

p. [118], l. 4. A-D] a have l. 13. C-E] I have l. 21. C-E] Laz. Whereabouts l. 23. C-E] because of l. 31. A-D] durst a said

p. [119], l. 4. E] unsatisfied, shall l. 11. A and B] upon yee l. 14. C-E] back, again fall l. 17. E] meet

p. [120], l. 2. C-E] Sphear l. 4. C-E] then l. 13. C-E] before l. 30. C-E] what good l. 34. A-D] does a l. 36. A and B] is rich

p. [121], l. 1. A and B] is thine l. 2. A-D] a were C-E] Indenture l. 3. A-D] a bee a the l. 7. C-E omit] free l. 14. C-E] my l. 16. A and B omit stage direction. l. 17. A-D] a comes l. 25. C-E] Fair Sir: I thank ye? l. 35. A and B] feed ye

p. [122], l. 10. A and B] will ye l. 14. E omits] so l. 16. E] afflictions l. 21. E] Laz. This kiss is yours, l. 28. C-E] hold l. 37. A-D] a should l. 39. A-D] a cal'd

p. [123], l. 37. C-E] to be one l. 37. C-E omit] same

p. [124], l. 2. C-E omit] have l. 37. C-E] thought

p. [126], l. 26. E] bandstring l. 27. E] send

p. [127], l. 21. A-D] this seven yeares l. 31. C-E] wind l. 39. A-D] fetch am

p. [128], l. 4. A and B] All readie?

p. [129], l. 9. C-E omit] have l. 15. A-E] to bee hang'd, with silence yet l. 32. E] ahd l. 33. C-E omit] now l. 34. A and B] so forward

p. [130], l. 4. E] 1 Int. l. 6. C-E omit] other l. 27. C and D] Scena 3 E] Scæna Tertia l. 30. E omits] again

p. [131], l. 2. A and B] wilfull, ignorant, | Of your owne nakednes, did l. 24. A] dar'st to turne B] dar'st ta turne

p. [132], l. 7. E] goldeu l. 8. A-D] it l. 16. A and B] whome have ye guarded hether C-E] who l. 22. A and B] a hath l. 25. E] have l. 28. C-E] shall

p. [133], l. 27. C-E] what l. 34. E] brings

p. [134], l. 2. A] that the l. 23. E] neighbors, l. 38. C-E omit] most

p. [135], l. 10. C-E] longing l. 11. A-D] there is l. 18. C-E] my l. 34. A and B] not longer

p. [137], l. 3. E] good. l. 8. C-E] up, l. 13. A-D] you are l. 32. C-E omit] it l. 34. A-D] deserve it. l. 35. A-E] too

p. [138], l. 15. B] feast at all C-E] feast all l. 16. A] be small l. 16. B omits] if l. 18. A and B] it betweene l. 20. A and B] heavens guard the tother C and D] the tother l. 22. E prints] Duke from above at end of line as stage direction. l. 23. B-E] What I?

p. [139], l. 3. A and B] ye can l. 13. A and B] talents l. 18. A and B] give to you l. 26. C-E] make l. 29. A and B] Gundele C and D] Gondele l. 34. E] Cond. l. 40. A-D] a part

p. [140], l. 5. A and B] assist ye l. 10. E] foft l. 16. A-D] do, if a should E] do; if he should l. 18. A-D] if a cou'd get a knife, sure a wo'd l. 19. A-D] a wo'd doe l. 24. A and B] stomack rawe

p. [141], l. 5. B-E] them on her l. 11. E] thy l. 34. C-E] does your Lordship?

p. [142], l. 14. A-E] Whether l. 22. E] wrongfully, the l. 25. C-E] meditate l. 26. E] Time will call l. 29. C-E] are most merciful