Ariel. Was it well done, my Lord ?
Prof p. Rarely, my Diligence.
Gonz. But pray, Sir what are thofe mifhapen Creatures ?
Prof p. Their Mother was a Witch, and one fo ftrong,
She would controul the Moon, make Flows
And Ebbs, and deal in her command without
Her power.
Syc. O Setebos! thefe be brave Sprights indeed.
Prof p. (to Calib.) Go, Sirrah, to my Cell, and as you hope for Pardon
trim it up.
Calib- Most carefully. I will be wife hereafter.
What a dull Fool was I, to take thofe Drunkards
For Gods, when fuch as thefe were in the world ?
Prof p. Sir, I invite your Highnefs and your Train
To my poor Cave this night ; a part of which
I will employ, in telling you my ftory.
Alonz. No doubt it muft be ftrangely taking, Sir.
Prof p. When the morn draws, I'l bring you to your Ship,
And promife you calm Seas, and happy Gales.
My Ariel, that's thy charge : then to the Elements
Be free, and fare thee well.
Ariel. I'l do it, Mafter.
Prof p. Now to make amends
For the rough treatment you have found to day,
I'l entertain you with my Magick Art :
I'l, by my power, transform this place, and call
Up thofe that fhall make good my promife to you.
228 The Tempeft 1623
Enter Ariell, drilling in Caliban, Stephano, and
Trinculo in their ftolne Apparell.
Ste. Euery man fhift for all the reft, and let
No man take care for himfelfe; for all is
But fortune : Coragio Bully-Monfter Corafio.
Tri. If thefe be true fpies which I weare in my head, here's a goodly
fight.
Cal. O Stebos, thefe be braue Spirits indeede:
How fine my Mafter is ? I am afraid
He will chaftife me.
Seb. Ha, ha :
What things are thefe, my Lord Anthonio?
Will money buy em?
Ant. Very like: one of them
Is a plaine Fifh, and no doubt marketable.
Pro. Marke but the badges of thefe men, my Lords,
Then fay if they be true : This mifhapen knaue ;
His Mother was a Witch, and one fo ftrong
That could controle the Moone ; make flowes, and ebs,
And deale in her command, without her power:
Thefe three haue robd me, and this demy-diuell ;
(For he's a baftard one) had plotted with them
To take my life : two of thefe Fellowes. you
Muft know, and owne, this Thing of darkneffe, I
Acknowledged mine.
Cal. I fhall be pincht to death.
Alo. Is not this Stephano, my drunken Butler?
Seb. He is drunke now ;
Where had he wine?
Alo. And Trinculo is reeling ripe : where fhould they
Finde this grand Liquor that hath gilded 'em?
How cam'ft thou in this pickle?
Tri. I haue bin in fuch a pickle fince I faw you laft,
That I feare me will neuer out of my bones:
I fhall not feare fly-blowing.
Seb. Why how now Stephano?
Ste. O touch me not, I am not Stephano, but a Cramp.
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[Scene changes to the Rocks, with the Arch of Rocks,
and calm Sea. Mufick playing on the Rocks.
Prof p. Neptune, and your fair Amphitrite, rife;
Oceanus, with your Tethys too, appear ;
All ye Sea-Gods, and Goddeffes, appear !
Come, all ye Tritons; all ye Nereides, come,
And teach your fawcy Elements to obey :
For you have Princes now to entertain,
And unfoil'd Beauties, with frefh youthful Lovers.
[Neptune, Amphitrite, Oceanus and Tethys appear in a Chariot drawn
with Sea horses; on each fide of the Chariot, Sea-gods and Goddeffes,
Tritons and Nereides.
Alone. This is prodigious.
Anto. Ah! what amazing Objects do we fee?
Gons. This Art doth much exceed all humane skill.
SONG.
Amph. |\ /I Y Lord: Great Neptune, for my fake,
1 V 1 Of thefe bright Beauties pity take:
And to the reft allow
Your mercy too.
Let this inraged Element be ftil'l,
Let Aeolus obey my will:
Let him his boyftrous Prif oners fafety keep
In their dark Caverns, mid no more
Let 'um difturb the bofome of the Deep,
Till thefe arrive upon their zvifh'd for Shore.
Neptune. So much my Amphitrite's love I price,
That no commands of hers I can defpife.
Tethys no furrows noiu fhall wear,
Oceanus no wrinkles on his brow,
Let your fereneft looks appear!
Be calm and gentle now.
Nep. & Amph. Be calm, ye great Parents of the Flouds and the Springs,
While each Nereide and Triton Plays, Revels, and Sings.
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Pro. You'ld be King o'the Hie, Sirha?
Ste. I fhould haue bin a fore one then.
Alo. This is a ftrange thing as ere I look'd on.
Pro. He is as difproportion'd in his Manners
As in his fhape : Goe Sirha, to my Cell,
Take with you your Companions : as you looke
To haue my pardon, trim it handfomely.
Cal. I that I will : and He be wife hereafter,
And feeke for grace : what a thrice double Affe
Was I to take this drunkard for a god?
And worfhip this dull foole?
Pro. Goe to, away.
Alo. Hence, and beftow your luggage where you found it.
Seb. Or ftole it rather.
Pro. Sir, I inuite your Highneffe, and your traine
To my poore Cell : where you fhall take your reft
For this one night, which part of it, He wafte
With fuch difcourfe, as I not doubt, fhall make it
Goe quicke away : The ftory of my life,
And the particular accidents, gon by
Since I came to this Ifle : And in the morne
Tie bring you to your fhip, and fo to Naples,
Where I haue hope to fee the nuptiall
Of thefe our deere-belou'd, folemnized,
And thence retire me to my Millaine, where
Euery third thought fhall be my graue.
Alo. I long
To heare the ftory of your life ; which muft
Take the eare ftrangely.
Pro. Fie deliuer all,
And promife you calme Seas, aufpicious gales,
And faile, fo expeditious, that fhall catch
Your Royall fleete farre off: My Ariel; chicke
That is thy charge: Then to the Elements
Be free, and fare thou well: pleafe you draw neere.
Exeunt omnes.
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Oceanus. . . Confine the roaring Winds, and we
Will foon obey you cheerfully.
C horns of} Tie tip the Winds, and zve'll obey,
Tritons
and Ner
Nept.
( Here the Dan-
J cers mingle with
I the Singers
[Aeolus appears.
Upon the Flo-uds we'll fing and play,
And celebrate a Halcyon day.
Great Nephew Aeolus make no noife,
Muzle your roaring Boys.
Aniph. Let 'em not bluffer to difturb our ears,
Or ftrike thefe Noble Paffengers with fears.
Nept. Afford 'em onely fitch an eafie Gale,
As pleafantly may su>ell each Sail.
Amph. While fell Sea monfters caufe inteftine jars,
This Empire you invade with foreign Wars.
Nept. But you fhall now be ftill,
And fhall obey my Amphitrites will.
Aeolus de- | You I'll obey, who at one ftroke can make,
fcends. J With your dread Trident, the whole earth to quake.
Come down, my Blufterers, fwell no more,
Your ftormy rage given o'r.
Let all black Tempefts ceafe.
And let the troubled Ocean reft:
Let all the Sea enjoy as calm a peace,
As where the Halcyon builds her quiet Nest.
To your Prifons below,
Down down you nnift go:
You in the Earths Eutrals your Revels may keep ;
But no more till I call fhall you trouble* the Deep.
[Winds fly down.
Nou' they are gone, all ftormy Wars fhall ceafe:
Then let you Trumpeters proclaim a Peace.
Amph. Tritons, my Sons, your Trumpets found,
And let the noife from Neighbouring Shores rebound.
(Sound a Calm.
I Sound a Calm.
Chorus.-^ Sound a Calm,
a Calm.
Sound a Calm.
16
(Winds from
1 the four cor-
oners appear.
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Nept.
Amph.
Both.
Chor. of
all.
Oceanus.
Tethys.
Both.
Chorus
of all.
[Here the Tritons, at every repeat of Sound a Calm,
changing their Figure and Poftures, feem to found
their wreathed Trumpets made of Shells.
A Symphony of Mufick, like Trumpets, to 1 which
four Tritons Dance.
See, fee, the Heavens fmile, all your troubles are paft,
Your joys by black Clouds fhall no more be o'rcaft.
On this barren I fie ye fhall lofe all your fears,
Leave behind all your forrows, and banifh your cares.
And your Loves and your Lives fhall on fafety enjoy;
No influence of stars fhall your quiet deftroy.
{And your Loves, &c.
1 No influence, &c.
[Here the Dancers mingle with the Singers
We'll fafely convey you to your own happy Shore,
And yours and your Countrey's foft peace we'll reftore.
To treat your bleft Lovers, as you fail on the Deep
The Tritons and Sea-Nymphs their Revels fhall keep.
On the fwift Dolphins backs they fhall fing and fhall play;
They fhall guard you by night, and delight you by day.
{On the fwift, &c.
And fhall guard, &c.
[Here the Dancers mingle with the Singers
[A Dance of twelve Tritons.
Miran. What charming things are thefe?
Dor. What heavenly power is this?
Prof p. Now, my Arul be vifible,
And let the reft of your Aerial Train
Appear, and entertain 'em with a Song;
[Scene changes to the Rifing Sun, and a number of Aerial
Spirits in the air, Ariel flying from the Sun, advances
towards the Pit.
And then farewel my long lov'd Ariel.
Alon. Heav'n! what are thefe we fee?
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Prof p. They are Spirits, with which the Air abounds
In fwarms, but that they are not fubjedt.
To poor feeble mortal Eyes.
Anto. O wondrous fkill !
Gonz. O power Divine!
Ariel and the reft fing the following - Song.
Ariel. Where the Bee fucks, there fuck I,
In a Cowflips Bed I lie;
There I couch when Owls do cry.
On the Swallow wings I fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily fhall I live now,
Under the Bloffom that hangs on the Bow.
[Song ended, Ariel f peaks, hovering in the Air.
Ariel. My Noble Mafter !
May theirs and your bleft Joys never impair.
And for the freedom I enjoy in Air,
I will be frill your Ariel, and wait
On Aiery accidents that work for Fate.
What ever fhall your happinfs concern,
From your ftill faithful Ariel you fhall learn.
Prof p. Thou haft been always diligent and kind !
Farewell, my long lov'd Ariel, thou fhalt find,
I will preferve thee ever in my mind.
Henceforth this Ifle to the afrlicled be
A place of Refuge, as it was to me:
The promifes of blooming Spring live here,
And all the bleffings of the ripening Year.
On my retreat, let Heav'n and Nature fmile,
And ever flourifh the Enchanted Ifle.
[Exeunt-
236 The Tempeft 1623
EPILOGVE,
fpoken by Profpero.
M Ow my Charmes are all ore-throwne,
And what ftrength I heme's mine owne.
Which is moft faint: now 'tis true
I muft be heere conHnde by you,
Or fent to Naples, Let me not
Since I haue my Dukedome got,
And pardon' d the deceiuer, dwell
In this bare I /land, by your Spell
But releafe me from my bands
With the helpe of your good hands :
Gentle breath of yours, my Sailes
Muft till, or elfe my proiecl failes,
Which was to pleafe: Now I want
Spirits to enforce: Art to inchant,
And my ending is defpair,
Vnleffe I be relieu'd by praier
Which pierces fo, that it af faults
Mercy it felfe, and frees all faidts.
As you from crimes would pardon' d be,
Let your Indulgence fet me ftee. Exit.
FINIS.
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EPILOGUE
Allants, by all good figns it does appear,
That Sixty /even's a very damning year,
For Knaves aboard, and for ill Poets here.
Among the Mufes tliere's a gcn'ral rot,
The Rhyming Mounfienr, and the Spanifh Plot:
Defie or Court, all's one, they go to Pot.
The Ghofts of Poets ivalk within this place,
And haunt us Actors where foe'r we pafs,
In Vifions bloudier tlten King Richard's was.
For this poor Wretch, he has not much to fay,
But quietly brings in his part o'th' Play,
And begs the favour to be damn'd to day.
He fends me onely like a Sh'riff's man here,
To let you know the Malefactor's near,
And that he means to die, en Cavalier.
For if you fhou'd be gracious to his Pen,
Th' Example will prove ill to other men,
And you'l be troubl'd with 'cm all agen.
FINIS.
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