Chapter XII: Act V: SCENE I. Mantua. A street.1393 (4)

_Fr_: I am the greatest able to doo least.
Most worthie Prince, heare me but speake the truth.
And Ile informe you how these things fell out.
_Juliet_ here slaine was married to that _Romeo_, 160
Without her Fathers or her Mothers grant:
The Nurse was priuie to the marriage.
The balefull day of this vnhappie marriage,
Was _Tybalts_ doomesday: for which _Romeo_
Was banished from hence to _Mantua_. 165
He gone, her Father sought by foule constraint
To marrie her to _Paris_: But her Soule
(Loathing a second Contract) did refuse
To giue consent; and therefore did she vrge me
Either to finde a meanes she might auoyd 170
What so her Father sought to force her too:
Or els all desperately she threatned
Euen in my presence to dispatch her selfe.
Then did I giue her, (tutord by mine arte)
A potion that should make her seeme as dead: 175
And told her that I would with all post speed
Send hence to _Mantua_ for her _Romeo_,
That he might come and take her from the Toombe.
But he that had my Letters (Frier _John_)
Seeking a Brother to associate him, 180
Whereas the sicke infection remaind,
Was stayed by the Searchers of the Towne,
But _Romeo_ vnderstanding by his man,
That _Iuliet_ was deceasde, returnde in post
Vnto _Verona_ for to see his loue. 185
What after happened touching _Paris_ death,
Or _Romeos_ is to me vnknowne at all.
But when I came to take the Lady hence,
I found them dead, and she awakt from sleep:
Whom faine I would haue taken from the tombe, 190
Which she refused seeing R_omeo_ dead.
Anone I heard the watch and then I fled,
What after happened I am ignorant of.
And if in this ought haue miscaried.
By me, or by my meanes let my old life 195
Be sacrificd some houre before his time.
To the most strickest rigor of the Law.

_Pry_: We still haue knowne thee for a holy man,
Wheres _Romeos_ man, what can he say in this?

_Balth_: I brought my maister word that shee was dead, 200
And then he poasted straight from _Mantua_,
Vnto this Toombe. These Letters he deliuered me,
Charging me early giue them to his Father.

_Prin_: Lets see the Letters, I will read them ouer.
Where is the Counties Boy that calld the Watch? 205

_Boy_: I brought my Master vnto _Juliets_ graue,
But one approaching, straight I calld my Master.
At last they fought, I ran to call the Watch.
And this is all that I can say or know.

_Prin_: These letters doe make good the Fryers wordes, 210
Come _Capolet_, and come olde _Mountagewe_.
Where are these enemies? see what hate hath done.

_Cap_: Come brother _Mountague_ giue me thy hand,
There is my daughters dowry: for now no more
Can I bestowe on her, thats all I haue. 215

_Moun_: But I will giue them more, I will erect
Her statue of pure golde:
That while _Verona_ by that name is knowne.
There shall no statue of such price be set,
As that of _Romeos_ loued _Iuliet_. 220

_Cap_: As rich shall _Romeo_ by his Lady lie.
Poore Sacrifices to our Enmitie.

_Prin_: A gloomie peace this day doth with it bring.
Come, let vs hence,
To haue more talke of these sad things. 225
Some shall be pardoned and some punished:
For nere was heard a Storie of more woe,
Than this of _Iuliet_ and her _Romeo_.

_FINIS._

FOOTNOTES:

[1594] _Watch_: is omitted in the text but '_Watch_: Vp' is the catchword of the previous page.

[1595] Here again the stage direction is omitted, but '_Iul_:' is the catchword of the previous page.

TIMON OF ATHENS.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ[1596].

TIMON, a noble Athenian.
LUCIUS, }
LUCULLUS, } flattering lords.
SEMPRONIUS, }
VENTIDIUS, one of Timon's false friends.
ALCIBIADES, an Athenian captain.
APEMANTUS, a churlish philosopher.
FLAVIUS, steward to Timon.
Poet, Painter, Jeweller, and Merchant.
An old Athenian.
FLAMINIUS, }
LUCILIUS, } servants to Timon.
SERVILIUS, }
CAPHIS, }
PHILOTUS, } servants to Timon's creditors and to the
TITUS, } Lords.
HORTENSIUS, }
And others, }
A Page. A Fool. Three Strangers.

PHRYNIA, } mistresses to Alcibiades.
TIMANDRA, }

Cupid and Amazons in the mask.

Other Lords, Senators, Officers, Banditti, and Attendants.

SCENE: _Athens, and the neighbouring woods_.

THE LIFE OF

TIMON OF ATHENS.

FOOTNOTES:

[1596] DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.] THE ACTORS NAMES, at the end of the Play in F1 F2 F3, prefixed to the Play in F4. See note (I).