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Show 24o jrhefTemfef^O^ Boys: the King of good Fellows can be no fubieci. 'M^Hali'SoyniXdidftthou feape? S . C..° "/ofSaek, Boys, - « t h e Sa, ors And thine ff*^ J the ftorm has done its worft: Mafter. we have chofen him Duke in -? nil i I was S S T S r a ^ thy Bofen thy hand. Ma* fo*. You muft kits it then, for, I muft tell you, a full Affcmbly. , f , S t « * ? d r t i t a ^ r ™ ! - a r e all made, thelfiand's empty; alft & own, Boy" and wc-will fpeak to his Grace for thee, that thou may'ft be as great as we are. Tr«w Vnu Treat? what the Devil are you r r n " \ & are Vice-Roys over all the Ifland; and when w e are weary of Governing thou fhalt fucceed us. . 7V/w. D o you hear, Ventofo, I will fucceed you in both enter into'em. , Steph. Trincalo, fleep and be fobcr ; and make no more U| Trine. W h y , what are you, Sir, what are you ? Steph. What I am, I am by free Eleftion, and y ou Trincalo ai: but w e pardon your firft fault, Becaufe it is the firft day of our Reign. Trine. Umph, were matters carried fo fwimmingly againft me, wtiiltt fwimming, and faving m y felf for the good of the People of this liland. Muft. Art thou mad, Trincalo, wilt thou difturb a fetled Government ? Tri/v. I fay this Ifland fhall be under Trincalo, or it fhall be a Common-wealth; and fo m y Bottle is m y Buckler, and fo I draw m y Sword. [Draws. Vent. Ah Trincalo, I thought thou hadft had more grace, Than to rebel againft thy old Mafter, And thy two lawful Vice-Roys. Muft, Wilt not thou take advice of two that ftand For old Counfellors here, where thou art a meer ftranger T o the Laws of the Country. Trine. I'll have no Laws. Vent. Then Civil-War begins. Steph. Hold, hold, I'll have no blood fhed, M y Subjects are but few : let him make a Rebellion By himfelf; and a Rebel, I Duke Stephano declare him: Vice-Roys, come away. Trine. And Duke Trincalo declares, that he will make open W a r wherever he meets thee or thy Vice-Roys. [Ex. Steph. Muft. Vent. Enter Caliban with Wood upon his Back. Trine. Hah! who have w e here ? Calib. All the infections that the Sun fucks up from Fogs, Fens, Flats, on Profpero fall; and make him by inch-meal a Difeafe: his Spirits hear m e , and yet I needs muft Curfe, but they'll not pinch, fright m e with Urchin fhows, pitch me i' th' mire, nor lead m e in the dark out of m y w a y , unlets he bid 'em: but for every trifle he fets them on m e ; fometimes like Baboons they m o w and chatter at me, and often bite m e ; like Hedge-hogs then they mount tneir prickles at me, tumbling before m e in m y barefoot way. Sometimes I a m all wound about with Adders, who with their cloven tongues hits m e to Madnefs. Hah ! yonder ftands one of his Spirits fent to torment me. Trine. What have w e here, a Man, or a Fifh ? This is fome Monfter of the Ifle, were I in England, As once I was, and had him painted ; [Vent. Muft. draw. Not a Holy-day Fool there but would giv e m e Six-pence for the fight of him; well, if I could Him tame, he were a prefent for an Emperour. Come hither pretty Montfer, I'll do thee no harm. Come hither! Calib. Torment me not; I'll bring the W o o d home fafter. Trine. The Enchanted ljland. 24.1' Trine. He talks none of the wifeft, but I'll give him A dram o' th' Bottle, that will clear his undemanding. C o m e on your ways Mailer Monfter, open your Mouth. H o w now, you perverfe Moon-calf! what, I think you cannot tell w h o is your Friend ! Open your Chops, I fay. [Pours Wine down his throat. Calib. This is a brave God, ^nd bears Cceleftial Liquor, I'll kneel to him. Trine. H e is a very hopeful Monfter; Montfer what fay'ft thou, art thou content to turn civil and fober, as I a m ? for then thou fhalt'be m y Subject. Calib. I'll fwear upon that Bottle to be true; for the liquor is not Earthly: didft thou not drop from Heaven ? Trine. Only out of the Moon, I was the M a n in her when time was. By this light, a very fhallow Monfter. Calib. I'll fhew thee every fertile inch i' th' Ifle, and kits thy foot: I prithee be m y God, and let m e drink. [Drinks ogam. Trine. Well drawn, Monfter, in good Faith. Calib. I'le fhew thee the beft Springs, I'le pluck thee Berries, I'le fifh for thee, and get thee wood enough: A curfe upon the Tyrant w h o m I ferve, I'll bear him N o more flicks, but follow thee. Trine. The poor Monfter is loving in his drink. Calib. I prithee let m e bring thee where Crabs grow, And I, with m y long Nails, will dig thee Pig-nuts, Shew thee a fay's Neft, and inftruct thee h o w to fnare The Marmazet; I'll bring thee to clufter'd Filberds; Wilt thou go with m e ? Trine. 'This Monfter comes of a good Natur'd Race; Is there no more of thy Kin in this Ifland ? Calib. Divine, here is but one befides m y felf; M y Lovely Sifter, Beautiful and Bright as the full Moon. Trine. Where is fhe ? Calib. I left her clambring up a hollow Oak, And plucking thence thedroping Honey-Combs. Say m y King, fhall I call her to thee ? Trine. She fhall fwear upon the Bottle too. If fhe proves handfome the is mine: Here Monfter, Drink again for thy good news; thou fhalt fpeak A good word for me. [Gives htm the Bottle. Calib. Farewel, Old Mafter, farewel, farewel. Sings. No more Damms I'll make for Fifh, Nor fetch in Firing at requiring, NorfcrapeTrencher, norwafb Difhj, Ban, ban, Cackaliban Has a new Mafter, get a new Man. Heigh-day, freedom, freedom ! Trine. Here's two Subjects got already, the Monfter, And his Sifter.: Well, Duke Stephano, I fay, and fay again, Wars will enfue, and fo I Drink. From this Worfhipful Monfter, and Miftrifs, Monfter his Sifter, I'll lay claim to this Ifland by Alliance: Monfter, I fay thy Sifter fhall be m y Spoufe: C o m e away Brother Monfter, I'll lead thee to m y Butt And Drink Her Health. Enter Profpero alone. Profp. 'Tis not yet fit to let m y Daughters know I kept The Infant Duke of Mantua fo near them in this Ilk, Whofe Father Dying bequeath'd him to m y care, Till m y falfe Brother ('when he defign'd t' Ufurp M y Dukedome from m e ; expos'd him to that Fate H e meant for me. By Calculation of his Birth IPa ffat',w hDeea fthho utlhdre baeth'onilndg thhiem F,a cief, o fti alln yf oWmoeH mthiam ne :2w ere |