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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 ismigg: :[ N1­/bA] sig: A2r ln 0001 THE ln 0002 RENEGADO, ln 0003 A TRAGICOMEDY. ln 0004 As it hath been often acted by the ln 0005 Queen’s Majesty’s servants, at ln 0006 the private Playhouse in ln 0007 Drury Lane. ln 0008 By PHILIP MASSINGER. ln 0009 LONDON, ln 0010 Printed by A. M. for John Waterson, ln 0011 and are to be sold at the Crown in ln 0012 Paul’s Churchyard. 1630. img: 2­a sig: A2v ln 0001 Dramatis Personae. The Actors’ names. ln 0002 ASAMBEG, Viceroy of Tunis. John Blanye. ln 0003 MUSTAPHA, Bashaw of Aleppo. John Sumner. ln 0004 VITELLI, A Gentleman of ln 0005 Venice disguised. Michael Bowier. ln 0006 FRANCISCO, A Jesuit. William Reignalds. ln 0007 ANTONIO GRIMALDI the ln 0008 Renegado. William Allen. ln 0009 CARAZIE an Eunuch. William Robins. ln 0010 GAZET servant to Vitelli. Edward Shakerley. ln 0011 AGA. ln 0012 CAPIAGA. ln 0013 MASTER. ln 0014 BOATSWAIN, ln 0015 SAILORS. ln 0016 JAILOR. ln 0017 3. TURKS. ln 0018 DONUSA, niece to AMURATH. Edward Rogers. ln 0019 PAULINA, Sister to Vitelli. Theo. Bourne. linm 0g0:2 20­b MANTO, servant to Donusa. sig: A3r ln 0001 TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE ln 0002 GEORGE HARDING, ln 0003 Baron Barkley, of Barkley Castle, ln 0004 and Knight of the Honorable ln 0005 Order of the BATH. ln 0006 My good Lord. ln 0007 TO be Honored for old Nobility, ln 0008 or Hereditary Titles is not alone ln 0009 proper to yourself, but to some ln 0010 few of your rank, who may challenge ln 0011 the like privilege with you: ln 0012 but in our age to vouchsafe (as you ln 0013 have often done) a ready hand to raise the ln 0014 dejected spirits of the contemned Sons of ln 0015 the Muses, Such as would not suffer the glorious ln 0016 fire of Poesy to be wholly extinguished, ln 0017 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 Dramatic Poem, is ln 0021 yours, and almost without a rival I despair ln 0022 not therefore, but that my ambition ln 0023 to present my service in this kind, may in ln 0024 your clemency meet with a gentle interpretation. ln 0025 Confirm it my good Lord in img: 3­a sig: A3v ln 0026 Your gracious acceptance of this trifle, in ln 0027 which if I were not confident there are ln 0028 some pieces worthy the perusal, it should ln 0029 have been taught an humbler flight, and ln 0030 the writer (Your Countryman) never ln 0031 yet made happy in your notice, and favor, ln 0032 had not made this an advocate to plead for ln 0033 his admission among such as are wholly, ln 0034 and sincerely devoted to your service. I may ln 0035 live to tender my humble thankfulness in ln 0036 some higher strain, and till then comfort ln 0037 myself with hope, that you descend from ln 0038 your height to receive. ln 0039 Your Honor’s ln 0040 Commanded Servant ln 0041 PHILIP MASSINGER img: 3­b sig: A4r ln 0001 To my Honored Friend, Master PHILIP ln 0002 MASSINGER, upon his RENEGADO. ln 0003 DAbblers in Poetry that only can, ln 0004 Court this weak Lady, or that Gentleman, ln 0005 with some loose wit in rhyme; ln 0006 others that fright the time. ln 0007 Into belief with mighty words, that tear ln 0008 a Passage through the ear; ln 0009 or Nicer men, ln 0010 That through a Perspective will see a Play, ln 0011 and use it the wrong way, ln 0012 (not worth thy Pen) ln 0013 Though all their Pride exalt ’em, cannot be ln 0014 Competent Judges of thy Lines or thee. ln 0015 I must confess I have no Public name ln 0016 To rescue judgement, no Poetic flame ln 0017 to dress thy Muse with Praise, ln 0018 and Phoebus his own Bays; ln 0019 Yet I commend this Poem, and dare tell ln 0020 the World I liked it well, ln 0021 and if there be ln 0022 A tribe, who in their Wisdoms dare accuse, ln 0023 this offspring of thy Muse, ln 0024 let them agree, ln 0025 Conspire one Comedy, and they will say ln 0026 ’Tis easier to Commend, than make a Play. linm 0g0:2 47­a JAMES SHIRLEY. sig: A4v ln 0001 To his worthy Friend Master PHILIP ln 0002 MASSINGER, on his Play, Called ln 0003 the RENEGADO. ln 0004 THE bosom of a friend cannot breathe forth ln 0005 A flattering phrase to speak the noble Worth ln 0006 Of him that hath lodged in his honest breast, ln 0007 So large a title: I among the rest ln 0008 That honor thee, do only seem to praise ln 0009 Wanting the flowers of Art, to deck that Bays ln 0010 Merit has crowned thy Temples with. Know friend ln 0011 Though there are some who merely do commend ln 0012 To live i’ th’ World’s opinion such as can ln 0013 Censure with Judgment, no such piece of Man, ln 0014 Makes up my spirit where desert does live, ln 0015 There will I plant my wonder, and there give ln 0016 My best endeavors, to build up his story ln 0017 That truly Merits. I did ever glory ln 0018 To behold Virtue rich, though cruel Fate ln 0019 In scornful malice does beat low their state ln 0020 That best deserve, when others that but know ln 0021 Only to scribble, and no more, oft grow ln 0022 Great in their favors, that would seem to be ln 0023 Patrons of Wit, and modest Poesy: ln 0024 Yet with your abler Friends, let me say this ln 0025 Many may strive to equal you, but miss ln 0026 Of your fair scope, this work of yours men may ln 0027 Throw in the face of envy, and then say ln 0028 To those that are in Great­men’s thoughts more blessed, ln 0029 Imitate this, And call that work your best. ln 0030 Yet Wise­men, in this, and too often, err ln 0031 When they their love before the work prefer, ln 0032 If I should say more, some may blame me for ’t ln 0033 Seeing your merits speak you, not report. linm 0g0:3 44­b DANIEL LAKYN. sig: B1r wln 0001 THE wln 0002 RENEGADO. wln 0003 The Scene Tunis. wln 0004 Actus primus. Scaena prima. wln 0005 Enter Vitelli and Gazet. wln 0006 Vitelli. wln 0007 YOu have hired a Shop then? wln 0008 Gazet. Yes sir, and our wares wln 0009 (Though brittle as a maidenhead at wln 0010 sixteen) wln 0011 Are safe unladen; not a Crystal cracked, wln 0012 Or China dish needs soldering; our choice wln 0013 Pictures wln 0014 As they came from the workman, without blemish, wln 0015 And I have studied speeches for each Piece, wln 0016 And in a thrifty tone to sell ’em off; wln 0017 Will swear by Mahamet, and Termagant, wln 0018 That this is Mistress to the great Duke of Florence, wln 0019 That Niece to old King Pippin, and a third wln 0020 An Austrian Princess by her Roman nose, wln 0021 Howe’er my conscience tells me they are figures wln 0022 Of Bawds, and common Courtesans in Venice. img: 5­a ismigg: :[ N5­/bA] [The opening A4v­B1r is duplicated in the EEBO image set.] ismigg: :[ N6­/aA] [The opening A4v­B1r is duplicated in the EEBO image set.] sig: B1v wln 0023 Vitelli You make no scruple of an oath then? wln 0024 Gazet Fie sir wln 0025 ’Tis out of my Indentures, I am bound there wln 0026 To swear for my Master’s profit as securely wln 0027 As your intelligencer must for his Prince, wln 0028 That sends him forth an honorable spy, wln 0029 To serve his purposes. And if it be lawful wln 0030 In a Christian shopkeeper to cheat his father, wln 0031 I cannot find but to abuse a Turk wln 0032 In the sale of our commodities, must be thought wln 0033 A meritorious work. wln 0034 Vitelli I wonder sirrah wln 0035 What’s your Religion? wln 0036 Gazet Troth to answer truly wln 0037 I would not be of one that should command me wln 0038 To feed upon poor John, when I see Pheasants wln 0039 And Partridges on the Table: nor do I like wln 0040 The other that allows us to eat flesh wln 0041 In the Lent though it be rotten, rather than be wln 0042 Thought superstitious, as your zealous Cobbler, wln 0043 And learned butcher Preach at Amsterdam wln 0044 Over a Hotchpotch.
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