PHILIP VAN ARTEVELDE.

PART I.

"No arts, no letters, no society, and which is worst of all, conti

fear and danger of violent death, and the life of Man solitary, poor, na brutish, and short."

LEVIATHAN, Part I. c. 1

MEN OF GHENT.

PHILIP VAN ARTEVELDE

PETER VAN DEN BOSCH

SIR GUY, LORD OF OCCO
PETER VAN NUITRE

FRANS ACKERMAN

Leaders of the
White-Hoods.

VAN AESWYN, Squire to Sir Guy of Occo.

HENRY VAN DRONGELEN, Page to Van Artevelde. FATHER JOHN OF HEDA, a Monk, formerly preceptor to Van Artevelde.

The SCENE is laid sometimes at GHENT, sometimes at BRUGES, or in its

neighbourhood.

PHILIP VAN ARTEVELDE.

ACT I.

SCENE I.

A STREET IN THE SUBURBS OF GHENT.

The LORD OF Occo, meeting SIR SIMON BETTE and SIR GUISEBERT GRUTT.

OCCO.

Sir Guisebert Grutt, and, by my faith, I think
Sir Simon Bette too. Pray you pardon me;
I thought that you were sped upon your mission
To treat for peace at Bruges.

SIR SIMON BETTE.

Sir, in good time.

We'd have a word with you before we go.
You are a noble born, my Lord of Occo;
And let me tell you, many marvel much
To find a gentleman of so great worth
A flatterer of the Commons.