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The Renegado, Or the Gentleman of Venice A Digital Anthology of Early Modern English Drama emed.folger.edu Discover over four hundred early modern English plays that were professionally performed in London between 1576 and 1642. Browse plays written by Shakespeare’s contemporaries; explore the repertoires of London’s professional companies; and download plays for reading and research. This documentary edition has been edited to provide an accurate and transparent transcription of a single copy of the earliest surviving print edition of this play. Further material, including editorial policy and XML files of the play, is available on the EMED website. EMED texts are edited and encoded by Meaghan Brown, Michael Poston, and Elizabeth Williamson, and build on work done by the EEBO-TCP and the Shakespeare His Contemporaries project. This project is funded by a Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant from the NEH’s Division of Preservation and Access. Plays distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. img: 1­a sig: [N/A] img: 1­b sig: A2r ln 0001 THE ln 0002 RENEGADO, ln 0003 A TRAGÆ COMEDIE. ln 0004 As it hath beene often acted by the ln 0005 Queenes Maiesties seruants, at ln 0006 the priuate Play­house in ln 0007 Drurye­Lane. ln 0008 By PHILIP MASSINGER. ln 0009 LONDON, ln 0010 Printed by A. M. for Iohn Waterson, ln 0011 and are to be sold at the Crowne in ln 0012 Pauls Church­Yard. 1630. img: 2­a sig: A2v ln 0001 Dramatis Personæ. The Actors names. ln 0002 ASAMBEG, Viceroy of Tunis. Iohn Blanye. ln 0003 MVSTAPHA, Basha of Aleppo. Iohn Sumner. ln 0004 VITELLI, A Gentelman of ln 0005 Venice disguis’d. Michael Bowier. ln 0006 FRANCISCO, A Iesuite. William Reignalds. ln 0007 ANTHONIO GRIMALDI the ln 0008 Renegado. William Allen. ln 0009 CARAZIE an Eunuch. William Robins. ln 0010 GAZET seruant to Vitelli. Edward Shakerley. ln 0011 AGA. ln 0012 CAPIAGA. ln 0013 MASTER. ln 0014 BOTESVVAINE, ln 0015 SAYLORS. ln 0016 IAILOR. ln 0017 3. TVRKES. ln 0018 DONVSA, neece to AMVRATH. Edward Rogers. ln 0019 PAVLINA, Sister to Vitelli. Theo. Bourne. ln 0020 MANTO, seruant to Donusa. img: 2­b sig: A3r ln 0001 TO THE RIGHT HO­ ln 0002 NOVRABLE GEORGE HARDING, ln 0003 Baron Barkley, of Barkley Castle, ln 0004 and Knight of the Honourable ln 0005 Order of the BATHE. ln 0006 My good Lord. ln 0007 TO be Honoured for old Nobility, ln 0008 or Hereditary Titles is not alone ln 0009 proper to your Selfe, but to some ln 0010 few of your rancke, who may chal­ ln 0011 lenge the like priuiledge with you: ln 0012 but in our age to vouchsafe (as you ln 0013 haue often done) a ready hand to rayse the ln 0014 deiected spirits of the contemned Sonnes of ln 0015 the Muses, Such as would not suffer the glo­ ln 0016 rious fire of Poesie to be wholly extingui­ ln 0017 shed, is so remarkable, and peculiar to your ln 0018 Lordship, that with a full vote, and suffrage ln 0019 it is acknowledged that the Patronage and ln 0020 Protection of the Dramatique Poem, is ln 0021 yours, and almost without a riuall I des­ ln 0022 payrenot therefore, but that my ambition ln 0023 to present my seruice in this kinde, may [◇] ln 0024 your clemency meete with a gentle in[***] ln 0025 pretation. Confirme it my good Lo[**] [◇] A3 img: 3­a sig: A3v The Epistle. ln 0026 Your gracious acceptance of this trifle, in ln 0027 which if I were not confident there are ln 0028 some peeces worthy the perusall, it should ln 0029 haue beene taught an humbler flight, and ln 0030 the writer (Your Countrey­man) neuer ln 0031 yet made happy in your notice, and fauour, ln 0032 had not made this an aduocate to plead for ln 0033 his admission among such as are wholy, ln 0034 and sincerely deuoted to your seruice. I may ln 0035 liue to tender my humble thankefulnesse in ln 0036 some higher strayne, and till then comfort ln 0037 my selfe with hope, that you descend from ln 0038 your height to receiue. ln 0039 Your Honours ln 0040 Commanded Seruant ln 0041 PHILIP MASSINGER img: 3­b sig: A4r ln 0001 To my Honourd Friend, Master PHILIP ln 0002 MASSINGER, vpon his RENEGADO. ln 0003 DAbblers in Poetry that onely can, ln 0004 Court this weake Lady, or that Gentleman, ln 0005 with some loose witt in rime; ln 0006 others that fright the time. ln 0007 Into beliefe with mighty words, that teare ln 0008 a Passage through the eare; ln 0009 or Nicer men, ln 0010 That through a Perspectiue wil see a Play, ln 0011 and vse it the wrong way, ln 0012 (not worth thy Pen) ln 0013 Though all their Pride exalt ’em, cannot bee ln 0014 Competent Iudges of thy Lines or thee. ln 0015 I must confesse I haue no Publike name ln 0016 To rescue iudgement, no Poeticke flame ln 0017 to dresse thy Muse with Praise, ln 0018 and Phœbus his owne Bayes; ln 0019 Yet I commend this Poem, and dare tell ln 0020 the World I lik’d it well, ln 0021 and if there bee ln 0022 A tribe, who in their Wisedomes dare accuse, ln 0023 this ofspring of thy Muse, ln 0024 let them agree, ln 0025 Conspire one Comedy, and they will say ln 0026 Tis easier to Commend, then make a Play. ln 0027 IAMES SHIRLEY. img: 4­a sig: A4v ln 0001 To his worthy Friend Master PHILIP ln 0002 MASSENGER, on his Play, Call’d ln 0003 the RENEGADO. ln 0004 THE bosome of a friend cannot breath foorth ln 0005 A flattering phrase to speake the noble Worth ln 0006 Of him that hath lodg’d in his honest brest, ln 0007 So large a title: I among the rest ln 0008 That honour thee, doe onely seeme to prayse ln 0009 Wanting the flowers of Art, to decke that Bayes ln 0010 Merit has crown’d thy Temples with. Know friend ln 0011 Though there are some who meerely doe commend ln 0012 To liue i’th Worlds opinion such as can ln 0013 Censure with Iudgement, no such peece of Man, ln 0014 Makes vp my spirit where desert doe’s liue, ln 0015 There will I plant my wonder, and there giue ln 0016 My best indeauours, to build vp his story ln 0017 That truely Merits. I did euer glory ln 0018 To behold Vertue rich, though cruell Fate ln 0019 In scornefull malice doe’s beate low their state ln 0020 That best deserue, when others that but know ln 0021 Onely to scribble, and no more, of’t grow ln 0022 Greate in their fauours, that would seeme to bee ln 0023 Patrons of Witt, and modest Poesie: ln 0024 Yet with your abler Friends, let me say this ln 0025 Many may striue to equall you, but misse ln 0026 Of your fayre scope, this worke of yours men may ln 0027 Throw in the face of enuy, and then say ln 0028 To those that are in Great­mens thoughts more blest, ln 0029 Imitate this, And call that worke your best. ln 0030 Yet Wise­men, in this, and too often, erre ln 0031 When they their loue before the worke preferre, ln 0032 If I should say more, some may blame me for’t ln 0033 Seeing your merits speake you, not report. ln 0034 DANYEL LAKYN. img: 4­b sig: B1r wln 0001 THE wln 0002 RENEGADO. wln 0003 The Scene Tunis. wln 0004 Actus primus. Scena prima. wln 0005 Enter Vitelli and Gazet. wln 0006 Vitelli. wln 0007 YOu haue hirde a Shop then? wln 0008 Gazet. Yes sir, and our wares wln 0009 (Though brittle as a maydenhead at six­ wln 0010 teene) wln 0011 Are safe vnladen; not a Christall crackt, wln 0012 Or China dish needs sodring; our choice wln 0013 Pictures wln 0014 As they came from the workeman, without blemish, wln 0015 And I haue studied speeches for each Peece, wln 0016 And in a thrifty tone to sell ’em off; wln 0017 Will sweare by Mahamet, and Termagant, wln 0018 That this is Mistris to the great Duke of Florence, wln 0019 That Neece to old King Pippin, and a third wln 0020 An Austrian Princesse by her Roman nose, wln 0021 How ere my conscience tels me they are figures wln 0022 Of Bawdes, and common Courtezans in Venice. B Vit. img: 5­a sig: [N/A] [The opening A4v­B1r is duplicated in the EEBO image set.] img: 5­b sig: [N/A] [The opening A4v­B1r is duplicated in the EEBO image set.] img: 6­a sig: B1v The Renegado. wln 0023 Vitel. You make no scruple of an oath then? wln 0024 Gaz. Fie sir wln 0025 Tis out of my Indentures, I am bound there wln 0026 To sweare for my Masters profit as securely wln 0027 As your intelligencer must for his Prince, wln 0028 That sendes him forth an honourable spie, wln 0029 To serue his purposes. And if it be lawfull wln 0030 In a Christian shopkeeper to cheate his father, wln 0031 I cannot find but to abuse a Turke wln 0032 In the sale of our commodities, must bee thought wln 0033 A meritorious worke. wln 0034 Vitel. I wonder sirra wln 0035 What’s your Religion? wln 0036 Gaz.
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