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The Plays of Philip Massinger (v. 3); The Maid of Honour. the Picture. the Emperor of the East. the Fatal Dowry. a New Way to Pay Old Debts
The Plays of Philip Massinger The Maid of Honour the Picture the Emperor of the East the Fatal Dowry a New Way to Pay Old Debts - v. 3 Author:Philip Massinger Volume: v. 3 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1813 Original Publisher: G. and W. Nicol Subjects: Drama / General Drama / Anthologies Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Drama Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be... more » typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: DRAMATIS PERSONS. Roberto, king of Sicily. Ferdinand, duke o/Urbin. Bertoldo, the king's natural brother, a knight of Malta. Gonzaga, a knight of Malta, general to thedutchess of Sienna. Astutio, a counsellor of state. Fulgentio, the minion of Roberto. Adorni, a follower of Camiola's father. Signior Sylli, a foolish self-lover. Antonio, 7 . , . . . , , Gasparo, ) two nchheirs city-bred. Pierio, a colonel to Gonzaga. Jacoma[0' ) caPtains to Gonzaga. . ri!so, 1 captains to duke Ferdinand. Livio, / r Father Paulo, a priest, Camiola's confessor. Ambassadorfrom the duke of Urbin. A Bishop. A Page. Aurelia, dutchess of Sienna. Camiola, the Maid Of Honour. Clarinda, her woman. Scout, Soldiers, Gaoler, Attendants, Servants, 8§c. SCENE, partly in Sicily, and partly in theViennese, THE MAID OF HONOUR. ACT I. SCENE I. Palermo. A State-room in the Palace. Enter Astutio and Adorni. v Ador. Good day to your lordship. Ast. Thanks, Adorni. Ador. May I presume to ask if the ambassador Employ'd by Ferdinand, the duke of Urbin, Hath audience this morning? Enter Fulgentio. Ast. 'Tis uncertain; For, though a counsellor of state,'I am not Of the cabinet council: but there's one, if he please, That may resolve you. Ador. I will move him. -- Sir! Ful. If you've a suit, shew water,1 1 am blind else. 1 Shew water,'] i. e. to clear his sight. A proverbial periphrasis for a bribe, which, in Massinger's days,...« less