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Art not thou Lelio whom my zealous prayers, Have always wished, and wild thy greatest good, Cease trumpets cease, we two must never fight. A pardon Forsam, had not this virtuous husband of my child. Encountered me, I would have died and perished in thy cause. Then tell me mighty Duke, but dally not. Love thou Orelio as a husband should? Then nothing is to deer for her my leech. Perform his Jointure then, and keep thy word. God bless my sons, rise rise, & speak to me: Have you not some Venetian Friends unkind. I thought on less, but why is Lelio so discontent: Tut give over man, the stream will run with us at last. To Venice father, to redeem your banishment. I am not banished, you wrong my fame's? Living for him, I live at liberty. Why, who wills thee hence? These are not Brishios sons, bids Lelio hence: These are not Brishios sons that draw their swords: Thou art my son, these two are Fortune's slaves; Avant vain boys, come not in my sighed, By heaven and heavens adorning sun, These are no sons of mine that sin so much. Then will I now incorporate these Lads, And hug them in my arm, and hold them deer. Now will I hold a festival to day, For Lelio, Zepherius and Orphinio: Ah traitorous boys, 'tis you have driven him hence, Thus villains have you cossened me of fame. And made him conquer me in courtesy, Run post, High with speed, bring him to me: Redeem my Lelio though you lose your lives, Or I will hate the ground where on you tread, And curse the womb that brought me forth such sons. Tut villains, tell not me of death. I'll loose you both to have my friend again: Stay but on mynute, we are mortal foes, This sword shall soon revenge me on your heads. What wilt thou dally yet? Oh misery of man, you will not go, Then stay and see your father with his sword? Nay spare your words, and spend your feet with hast. What are they gone, ah cruel and unkind, In seeking to save my friend, I lose my sons: Stay, stay my sons, leave me some comfort in my age: Whither wilt thou transport my zealous mind, Let me surfeit in the sin of love: They shall not die, if all must perish, I must perish too. I will to Venice and redeem their lives, Else father, friends, and sons will die together. Exit Bri. 'Tis true my Lord, I favoured Lelios flight, My love hath crossed the rigor of your laws. All this I knew, but none of this I fear, True friendship lighteneth all these burdenous harm If Lelio be escaped I fear no wants, My exile to me is liberty, Go fruits of nature, I will leave you here, Go towards children, thrive among my friends, Glut you with my excess of Vanities, Feed your unclean desires by spoiling me, I wreak them not, so Lelio live to me. Not irksome age, not limbs with sickness tired, Nor you my sons, nor all my other friends, Not fortune nor entreat shall keep me back. Prevent not zealous faith you angry heavens, Let raging rigor stay till Brishio come, What live they yet, lives Lelio, live my sons, Bound, censured, pressed to die, the headsman here, Come let me make the fourth, thou minister, Lead me to death with these, if these must die. I have no crowns, my head must be my coin, I had one friend, and you will rob me of him, I have two sons, and they are bound to die, Thus all my wealth is in your hands my Lords Give these to me, give me these living joys, For whom I have adventured breach of law, Then take this hand, cut it off for one, And take this other, cut it off for him, But take for this my body, heart, and all, Ah Lelio, Lelio, couldst thou serve me so. No, no, redeem the younger sort, let me die. Call not for death my son, he calls not thee, For pity Corrodino censure me, For if I lose these, I must lose my life, And if I lose him, I lose my soul, Then let us all have life, or lets all die, Taxing this state with inhumanity. Thou hast a tongue, then rave not so. Nay my lord, spare all or none, we crave no fur there grace. Sirrah Franco, what said old Servio to my money. Well sirrah, leave your jesting, and go will the master of my bark to unload the wares, and see that at the crane you hoist them up. Me thinks I see my Lelio quite dismayed, What aileth thee my son? Be not so foolish to mistrust thy friend, Thy troubles taint my weal. Stay Lelio, stay, if for my daughters sake thou slewest thy friend, I for thy virtues sake will keep thee close within my house, And ship thee privily this present night, So unperceived thou shalt escape away. Why thinkest thou threats shall make me leave my friend? When is the time for friends to show themselves, But in extremity. I bless sweet fortune that gives me such means, To show how much I favour true nobility. Go in my son, I will be day, the night, the eve ning, the morning to thee my son, The day to help thee fly from foes pursuit, The even to give thee rest from all thy toil, No day nor night shall I retain my rest, Till Brishio know that thou art safely fled. Exe: omnes. From honesty, my friends, which governs me, First Lelio amongst our chiefest citizens, Made me his father, and his vowed friend: Next, to defend my daughter from defame. He ventured life, And shall a little pelf, These two young boys, make me forget my friend, That ventured life and virtue for my sake? No, I love my Lelio, do what fortune can. Your diligence, which can command the prou dest misery. Farewell my Lord, and farewell gentle friend, Adieu my sons nay weep not, Commend me to your sister, love her well, Defend her honour as you love your lives. Yes prince I honour law, And for the love I bear to justice now, I come to pay my ransom of contempt, And leave my life in Venice for my crime. Reason no more my Lord, For virtue plucketh occasio ̄ ere he draws his sword. Look on great Princes, and see and old man fight. Even as the Candle falling down aside, Then burns brightest when it begins to fail, In age, so I will show great valour, And will not now submit, Ashamed, I beg a pardon at thy hands, In rendering nature, that hath lost thy power, To breed such manslayers in and honest stock. And thou my son, nay more then son my Friend Here plighted thy faith to bide and stay with me, Or I shall think my love but spent in vain. Be careful of thy charge my noble son, I will not hinder thee in virtuous things, But let us meet again before we march, For I have many things for to impart to thee. Come murderers of my joy, go fly my sighed: Bring me my Lelio or you both shall die. Your hands, my sons, must teach you how to live Courage and industry can never want, Vain idleness grows wretched by itself, But diligence enableth poorest men. Well, must I to prison Lords, or must I hence, Tell me the Senates sentence speedily. Swear puytence, lewd boys, Submit to Lelio humbly on your knee, Else will I never bless you graceless youths. See see, my son, our love hath well nigh made their peace. Princes, are you agreed to determine war by us? Into hell knave, what meanest thou by that? To combat with my son were worse then death.
Plot summary
Plot — A Knack to Know an Honest Man
Sempronio has attempted to commit adultery with Lelio’s wife, so Lelio fights and wounds him in a duel. The affray is witnessed by three shepherds, who pursue him as a murderer, leaving Sempronio dying. He is found by an old hermit, Philip, who attempts to heal his wounds. His uncle, Servio, appeals to the Duke of Venice for justice against Lelio - though, glad to inherit Sempronio’s estate, he is motivated more by malice than moral outrage. The Duke pronounces Lelio guilty of murder and sentences him to death in his absence; his estate is confiscated, but his wife and daughter are allowed to keep his house. The Duke m ===== PAGE 250 ===== further puts a price on his head and orders that nobody should succour him on pain of banishment. Lelio’s father-in-law Brishio helps him to escape from Venice, but Servio sees him being winched into the ship. Brishio is arrested and banished, and his sons, Zepherius and Orphinio, are left destitute. Philip revives Sempronio, whose near-death experience has made him chaste and ascetic. Philip disguises him as an old man, and he swears not to reveal his true identity until the hermit permits it. He assumes the alias Penitent Experience, and meets Fortunio and Marchetto, who are discussing their interest in Lelio’s family and estate: Fortunio wants the love of Lelio’s daughter, Lucida, but Marchetto is more interested in the money. Sempronio tells them that both gold and beauty are evanescent, and offers to show them how to recognize an honest man; Fortunio accepts him into his service. Marchetto seizes Lelio’s property, and offers to give some of it back to Annetta if she will grant him sexual favours; Fortunio also propositions Lucida. Refused, the men plan to return that night and rape them. Sempronio notifies Zepherius and Orphinio, who intervene and wound Fortunio as he is trying to force an entry. They are imprisoned and Servio tries to have them executed for. murder; but his daughter, Phillida, is in love with Orphinio and releases them, on condition that he will marry her should he ever return to Venice. Servio is arrested and sentenced to death for letting the brothers escape; but he is pardoned after Fortunio recovers, newly penitent, and admits that the brothers were right to stop the attempted rape. Lelio and Brishio flee to Florence and Milan ‘ respectively; but the two dukes are on the point of war over a dowry dispute, and the two refugees are appointed their champions. When the two kinsmen recognize one…