Though fools at home condemn 'em.

Gon. If in Naples

I fhould report this now, would they believe me?
If I should fay, I faw fuch iflanders:

(For, certes, these are people of the island),
Who tho' they are of monftrous fhape, yet, note,
Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of
Our human generation you fhall find

Many; nay, almost any.

Pro. Honeft Lord,

Thou haft faid well; for fome of you there prefent
Are worse than devils.

Alon. I cannot too much mufe,

Such fhapes, fuch gefture, and fuch found, expreffing (Although they want the ufe of tongue) a kind Of excellent dumb difcourfe.

Pro. Praife, in departing

Fran. They vanifh'd ftrangely.

Seb. No matter, fince

They've left their viands behind; for we have ftomachs. Wilt please you taste of what is here?

Alon. Not I.

Gon. Faith, Sir, you need not fear. When we were boys,

Who would believe, that there were mountaineers,
Dew-lapt like bulls, whofe throats had hanging at 'em
Wallets of flesh, or that there were fuch men,
Whofe heads ftood in their breafts? which now we find,
* Each putter out on five for one will bring us
Good warrant of.

Alon. I will ftand to, and feed,

Although my laft; no matter, fince I feel
The beft is past. Brother, my Lord the Duke,
Stand to, and do as we.

It was a custom heretofore, for people, upon their going forth to travel, to put out fums of money upon contracts, to receive the fame back with increase upon their return; which increafe bore a proportion to the length and danger of the voyages they undertook ; and upon those which were very long and very hazardous it sometimes rofe to 500 per cent.

See Ben. Johnson, Every man out of his humour, act . fcene 3See alfo Morifon's Itinerary, part 1. p. 198.

SCENE IV. Thunder and lightning.

Enter Ariel like a harpy, claps his wings upon the table, and with a queint device the banquet vanishes.

Ari. You are three men of fin, whom destiny
(That hath to inftrument this lower world,
And what is in't) the never-furfeited fea
Hath caused to belch up; and on this ifland
Where man doth not inhabit, you 'mongft men
Being most unfit to live. I have made you mad ;
And ev❜n with fuch like valour men hang and drown
Their proper felves. You fools! I and my fellows
[They draw their fwords.

Are minifters of fate; the elements,
Of whom your words are temper'd, may as well
Wound the loud winds, or with bemock'd-at stabs
Kill the ftill-clofing waters, as diminish

One down that's in my plume: my fellow-minifters
Are like invulnerable. If you could hurt,
Your fwords are now too maffy for your ftrengths,
And will not be uplifted. But remember,
(For that's my business to you), that you three
From Milan did fupplant good Profpero:
Expos'd unto the fea (which hath requit it)
Him, and his innocent child: for which foul deed
The powers delaying, not forgetting, have
Incens'd the feas and fhores, yea, all the creatures,
Againft your peace: thee of thy fon, Alonfo,
They have bereft; and do pronounce by me,
Ling'ring perdition, worfe than any death
Can be at once, fhall Atep by step attend

You and your ways; whofe wrath to guard you from, (Which here in this inoft defolate ifle elfe falls

Upon your heads), is nothing but heart's forrow,
And a clear life enfuing.

and

He vanishes in thunder: then, to foft mufic, Enter the hapes again, and dance with mops and morwes,. carrying out the table.

Pro. Bravely the figure of this harpy haft thou. Perform'd, my Arich; a grace it had, devouring Of my inftruction haft thou nothing 'bated,.

In what thou hadft to say: fo with good life,
And obfervation ftrange, my meaner ministers

Their several kinds have done; my high charms work,
And these, mine enemies, are all knit up

In their diftractions: they are in my power;
And in these fits I leave them, whilst I vifit
Young Ferdinand, (whom they fuppofe is drown'd),
And his and my lov'd darling.

[Exit Profpero from above. Gon. I' th' name of fomething holy, Sir, why ftand In this ftrange ftare?

[you

Alon. O, it is monftrous! monftrous ! "Methoughts the billows fpoke, and told me of it; "The winds did fing it to me; and the thunder, "That deep and dreadful organ-pipe, pronounc'd "The name of Profper: it did bafe my trefpafs.. Therefore my fon i' th' ooze is bedded; and I'll feek him deeper than e'er plummet founded, And with him there lie mudded.

Seb. But one fiend at a time,

I'll fight their legions o'er.

Ant. I'll be thy fecond..

Gon. All three of them are defperate;

guilt,

[Exit.

[Exeunt

their great

"Like poifon giv'n to work a great time after,
"Now 'gins to bite the fpirits. I do befeech you,
That are of fuppler joints, follow them. fwiftly;
And hinder them from what this ecstasy

May now provoke them to.

Adri. Follow, I pray you,

ACT IV.

[Exeunt.

SCENE I

Profpero's cell.

Enter Profpero, Ferdinand, and Miranda.

F I have too aufterely punish'd you,

Your compenfation makes amends; for I
Have giv'n you here a thread of mine own life;
Or that for which I live; whom once again
I tender to thy hand: all thy vexations
Were but my trials of thy love, and thou

Haft ftrangely ftood the teft. Here, afore heaven,
I ratify this my rich gift. O Ferdinand,
Do not smile at me, that I boast her off;
For thou shalt find, fhe will outftrip all praise,
And make it halt behind her.

Fer. I believe it, Against an oracle.

Pro. Then as my gift, and thine own acquifition Worthily purchas'd, take my daughter. But "If thou doft break her virgin-knot, before "All fanctimonious ceremonies may "With full and holy rite be minister'd, "No fweet afperfions shall the heav'ns let fall "To make this contract grow: but barren hate, "Sour-ey'd difdain, and difcord fhall beftrew "The union of your bed with weeds fo loathly, "That you shall hate it both therefore take heed, As Hymen's lamps fhall light you.

Fer. As I hope

For quiet days, fair iffue, and long life,

With fuch love as 'tis now; the murkieft den,
The moft opportune place, the ftrong'ft fuggeftion
Our worfer genius can, fhall never melt

Mine honour into luft; to take away

The edge of that day's celebration,

When fhall think or Phoebus' fteeds are founder'd, Or night kept chain'd below.

Pro. Fairly fpoke.

Sit then, and talk with her, fhe is thine own.
What, Ariel; my industrious fervant, Ariel

SCENE II. Enter Ariel.

Ari. What would my potent master? here I am. Pro. Thou and thy meaner fellows your last service Did worthily perform; and I muft ufe you

In fuch another trick; go, bring the tabble,

O'er whom I give thee power, here to this place:
Incite them to quick motion, for I muft
Beftow upon the eyes of this young couple
Some vanity of mine art; it is my promife,
And they expect it from me.

Ari. Prefently?

Pro. Ay, with a twink.

- Ari. Before you can fay, Come, and go, And breathe twice; and cry, So, fo;

Each one, tripping on his toe,

Will be here with mop and mow.

Do you love me, mafter? no?

Pro. Dearly, my delicate Ariel; do not approach, Till thou dost hear me call.

Ari. Well, I conceive.

Pro.. Look thou be true; do not give dalliance
Too much the rein; the strongest oaths are straw
To th' fire i' th' blood: be more abftemious,
Or elfe, good-night your vow!

Fer. I warrant you, Sir;

The white, cold, virgin-fnow upon my heart
Abates the ardour of my liver.

Pro. Well.

Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,
Rather than want a fpirit; appear, and pertly-
No tongue; all eyes; be filent,

[Exit.

[To Ferdinand. [Soft mufic.

SCENE III. A mafque. Enter Iris.
Iris. Ceres, most bounteous lady, thy rich leas
Of wheat, rye, barley, fetches, oats, and peafe;
Thy turfy mountains, where live nibling sheep,
And flat meads thatch'd with ftover, them to keep;
Thy banks with pionied and tulip'd brims,
Which fpungy April at thy heft betrims,

To make cold nymphs chafte crowns; and thy brown groves,

Whofe fhadow the difmiffed bachelor loves,

Being lafs-lorn; thy pale-clipt vineyard,
And thy fea-marge fteril, and rocky-hard,

Where thou thyfelf do'ft air; the Queen o' th' fky,
Whose wat'ry arch and meffenger am I,

Bids thee leave thefe; and with her fov'reign grace,
Here on this grafs-plot, in this very place,
To come and fport; her peacocks fly amain :
Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertain.