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Ja Rule
Ja Rule | |
Ja Rule with Jaid Barrymore in February 2005
Background information | |
Birth name | Jeffrey Atkins |
Born | Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
February 29, 1976
Origin | Hollis, Queens, New York, U.S.[1] |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupations | Rapper, singer, actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Def Jam, The Inc., Mpire Music Group, Fontana Distribution |
Associated acts | Irv Gotti, DMX, Ashanti, Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige |
Website | www.ruleyork.com |
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976),[2] better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor from Queens, New York.
Born in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Milian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and Ain't It Funny with Jennifer Lopez, which both topped the US Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated #1 hit, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Due from his hits with his fellow collaborators, Ja Rule has earned four Grammy nominations, and has earned six top-ten albums, two of which Rule 3:36 (2000) and Pain Is Love (2001), topped the US Billboard 200. He is also known for some well-publicized feuds with other rappers (in particular 50 Cent and Eminem).
- 1 Early life
- 2 Music career
- 2.1 Venni Vetti Vecci (1999)
- 2.2 Rule 3:36 (2000)
- 2.3 Pain Is Love (2001)
- 2.4 The Last Temptation (2002)
- 2.5 Blood in My Eye (2003)
- 2.7 Hiatus, departure from Def Jam and initial departure from The Inc. Records (2005–2009)
- 2.8 The Mirror and Mpire Music Group (2009)
- 2.9 Pain Is Love 2, prison and Renaissance Project (2012–present)
- 3 Acting career
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Feuds
- 6 Discography
- 7 Awards and nominations
- 8 Filmography
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Early life[edit]
Atkins was born in the Queens borough of New York City.[2] He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins,[3] and grandparents. At the age of five his sister died from breathing complications, leaving him as an only child. He attended Public School 134 in Hollis, a school he has described as having a predominantly black student body. He said he got into many fights at the school because of his small size, so his mother transferred him to Middle School 172 in Glen Oaks, which he described as a "white school".[4] Atkins earned his GED in February 2012.[5]
Music career[edit]
Atkins began his rap career in 1993 with his classic hip hop group Cash Money Click. He told Curtis Waller of MTV News that his stage name "Ja Rule" came from a friend who addressed him by that name; other friends called him "Ja".[6] In 1995, he made his first appearance on Mic Geronimo's "Time to Build", which featured Jay-Z and DMX, who were also in their early stages of their careers. In 1998 he had signed with Def Jam, and along with Amil, he was featured on Jay-Z's hit single "Can I Get A...", for which Ja Rule wrote the hook. It was going to be a Ja Rule solo song, until Jay-Z heard the track.
Venni Vetti Vecci (1999)[edit]
Ja Rule's debut album Venni Vetti Vecci was released in 1999, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 184,000 copies sold in its first week. It eventually reached platinum status in the US due to the popularity of the hit single, "Holla Holla", which reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7][8]
Rule 3:36 (2000)[edit]
Ja Rule returned in 2000 with his new single "Between Me and You", which featured Christina Milian. "Between Me and You" would end up getting Top 40 airplay and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Put It on Me" featuring Vita and Lil' Mo reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] The music video for "Put It on Me" also topped the MTV Video Countdown for a week.
The second album, Rule 3:36, was released on October 10, 2000. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 276,000 copies in its first week, making it Ja Rule's first number one album. The album would be certified triple platinum by the RIAA.[8]
Pain Is Love (2001)[edit]
Ja Rule released his third studio album, Pain Is Love on October 2, 2001. It is considered to be Ja Rule's most commercially successful album of his career. The album spawned three top 10 singles, two of them reaching number 1. The first single, "Livin' It Up", featuring Case, reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single "Always on Time", which featured Ashanti, ended up being Ja Rule's first number 1 hit to top the Billboard Hot 100.[7] The remix of Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real" which features Ja Rule, also topped the Billboard Hot 100. Like its predecessor, Pain Is Love topped the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 361,000 copies and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.[8] The album would also receive a Grammy nomination in 2002 for Best Rap Album. By 2007, 3.6 million copies of Pain Is Love had been sold.[9]
The Last Temptation (2002)[edit]
The Last Temptation, Ja Rule's fourth album, was released on November 19, 2002. It featured two hit singles; "Thug Lovin'" (peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100), and "Mesmerize" another duet with Ashanti (peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100).[7] The Last Temptation debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 237,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in December 2002.[8][10]
Blood in My Eye (2003)[edit]
Ja Rule's fifth album Blood in My Eye, was released on November 4, 2003 under the "Murder Inc." label, which renamed itself "The Inc." several days after the album release. The album was originally planned to be a mixtape, but Murder Inc. had ordered Ja Rule to release an album each year based on the requirements of his contract. The album was described as a "hate" album, directed at artists on G-Unit/Shady/Aftermath. It spawned one hit single, "Clap Back" which reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and had won him a Source Award for "Fat Tape" song of the year. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 139,000 copies in its first week of release. It has since sold over 468,000 copies in the U.S.[10] In October 2003, Ja Rule met with Minister Louis Farrakhan, who wanted to intervene and prevent escalating violence in the feud between Ja Rule and 50 Cent.[11]
R.U.L.E. (2004)[edit]
Ja Rule's sixth studio album R.U.L.E. was released in November 2004 debuting at number 7 selling 166,000 copies in its first week of release. Its lead single "Wonderful" featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was followed by the street anthem "New York" featuring Fat Joe and Jadakiss which charted at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single was the love song "Caught Up" featuring Lloyd which had failed to make an impact on the Billboard Hot 100. The RIAA certified R.U.L.E. Gold on January 14, 2005,[8] and by October 2007, the album had sold 658,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[9]
Hiatus, departure from Def Jam and initial departure from The Inc. Records (2005–2009)[edit]
On December 6, 2005, The Inc. released Exodus, a greatest hits album whose only new tracks were the song "Me" and intro and outro tracks. Exodus was the last album on Ja Rule's contract with The Inc. After the release of this compilation, Ja Rule took a hiatus from recording music.[2]
Meanwhile, in 2005, The Inc. Records had come under investigation because of drug trades by Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, who was associated with Irv Gotti.[12] This led to Def Jam Recordings refusing to renew The Inc.'s contract. From 2005 to 2006, Gotti searched for other labels, until finally reaching a deal with Universal Records (part of the same company as Def Jam).
The Mirror and Mpire Music Group (2009)[edit]
After leaving Murder Inc. Records in 2009, Ja Rule founded his own independent label, Mpire Music Group and recruited new artists while still maintaining friendship with Irv Gotti. The Mirror was to be Ja Rule's seventh album and set for a 2007 release date. However, due to poor reception to singles (partly believed to be due to his beef with 50 Cent), it was pushed back. Tracks from the album leaked online, leading Ja Rule to re-record the album. He eventually decided to release it as a free download in 2009.
Pain Is Love 2, prison and Renaissance Project (2012–present)[edit]
In February 2011, it was announced that Ja Rule had started working on another album called Pain Is Love 2, naming it after the original 2001 triple platinum album (Pain Is Love). It was planned to have production from the producers on the original Pain Is Love album in order to "recreate magic". Most of the production would be done by 7 Aurelius (who co-produced "Down Ass Bitch"), while Irv Gotti was the executive producer of the album. He had planned on releasing it June 7, although later decided to delay the release date in order to allow more time to perfect the "level and quality of the records" and to avoid "doing an injustice to [his] fans".[13][14][15]
Pain Is Love 2 was then slated for an October 11, 2011 release, but was pushed back to February 28, 2012.[16] To make up for the delay, Ja Rule released a new track called "Falling to Pieces" which was produced by 7 Aurelius. The song samples The Script's "Breakeven".[17][18] On October 2, 2011, another track called "Spun a Web" was released, which was also produced by 7 Aurelius and samples Coldplay's "Trouble". The following day a teaser music video premiered on YouTube and the official music video was released on October 11.[19] Pain Is Love 2 was finally released on February 28, 2012, but by that time Ja Rule was serving a two-year sentence in prison for gun possession.
Renaissance Project is the upcoming eighth studio album by Ja Rule which has yet to have a confirmed release date. Recording sessions for the album took place primarily at Mpire Studios in NYC Studio during 2008 to 2011. Production was handled by Rule and several others, including Benzino, 7 Aurelius and Buck 3000. Most of the tracks that were originally meant for the Renaissance were transferred over to Pain Is Love 2.
Ja Rule was set to be released from prison on July 28, 2013, but on May 7, 2013, he was released early.[20] He then announced that a new album is on the way and he is getting offers from major labels and artists wanting to collaborate with him. N.O.R.E announced that Ja will be on a remix to one of the tracks off his latest album, Student of the Game. He is then set to go out on his "40 Days, 40 Nights" tour. He was featured the remix to the track "She Tried" which features Lil Wayne and Birdman, which is off N.O.R.E's latest album Student of the Game. On September 18, 2013, Ja Rule released a track titled "Fresh Out Da Pen". The track had first premiered on Hot 97.[21][22] A few days later he released another new track called "Everything". Both tracks were produced by Visionary producers, Reefa and Myles William. On September 27, 2013, both of those tracks were released on iTunes for digital download.[23][24] In September 2013, it was confirmed that Ja Rule and Irv Gotti have relaunched Murder Inc Records.[25]
Acting career[edit]
Aside from rapping, Ja Rule has established a career as an actor. His first film was a buddy movie with Pras; he famously appeared in The Fast and the Furious. In 2004, he appeared in several movies including Back in The Day with Ving Rhames and Pam Grier and Half Past Dead as Steven Seagal's co-star. He also starred in the movies The Cookout with Queen Latifah and Assault on Precinct 13. In 2013, he starred in I'm in Love with a Church Girl.
Personal life[edit]
In April 2001, Ja Rule married Aisha Murray.[26][27][28][29] He also has three children; Brittany (born 1995), Jeff Atkins Jr. (born 2000), and Jordan Atkins (born 2004).[30][31]
Legal issues[edit]
In 2003, he allegedly punched a man in Toronto, who later sued. The issue was settled out of court.[32]
In 2004, police investigated whether a feud involving The Inc. led to a fatal shooting outside a nightclub party hosted by Ja Rule and Leon Richardson where they thought he shot Proof of D12.[33][34]
On July 1, 2004, Ja Rule was arrested with Don Rhys for driving with a suspended license and possessing marijuana.[35]
In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges along with Lil Wayne, and Don Rhys who served eight months in prison during 2010 for attempted possession of a weapon stemming from the arrest.[36][37][38] New York Supreme Court judge Richard Carruthers rejected Ja Rule's argument that the gun was illegally obtained evidence.[39][40] On December 13, 2010, Ja Rule received a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attempted possession of a weapon after the aforementioned 2007 concert. On March 8, 2011, Ja Rule's surrender date for his two-year prison sentence was set for June 8.[41] His publicist said that Ja Rule will turn himself in to authorities. He will go to Rikers Island first, then be sent to a state facility in Upstate New York.[42]
In July 2011, Ja Rule received an additional 28-month prison sentence for tax evasion, to run concurrently with his state term, failing to pay taxes on more than $3 million in earnings between 2004-2006.[43] He was released from state prison on February 21, 2013, but was immediately taken into federal custody for the tax case, for which he had less than six months remaining on his sentence.[44] Ja Rule was held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center and was set be released in July 28, 2013. Ja Rule was released from prison early on May 7, 2013.[20][45]
50 Cent/G-Unit Records[edit]
Before signing with Interscope Records, 50 Cent engaged in a well-publicized feud with Ja Rule and his label Murder Inc. Records. 50 Cent claimed that the feud began in 1999 after Ja Rule spotted him with a man who robbed him of his jewelry and also because of Ja Rule "trying to be Tupac".[citation needed] However, Ja Rule claimed the conflict stemmed from a video shoot in Queens because 50 Cent did not like Ja Rule "getting so much love" from the neighborhood.[46] A confrontation occurred in a New York studio where rapper Black Child, a Murder Inc. artist, stabbed 50 Cent, which resulted in him having three stitches.[4]
In his book, 50 Cent details how Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff tried to resolve the conflict between him and Ja Rule. Allegedly, McGriff asked 50 Cent to leave them alone because of the money involved. 50 Cent insinuated the conflict had something to do with the shooting where he was ambushed and shot.
Since then, Black Child publicly insulted 50 Cent twice in "There's a Snitch in the Club", and "You the Wanksta". In both songs, Black Child details violent actions directed toward 50 Cent.[4] The exchange of insult tracks released from both parties culminated in Ja Rule releasing Blood in My Eye, which was an album that returned additional insults to 50 Cent. Ja Rule eventually tried to quash the feud with 50 Cent by using minister Louis Farrakhan in a televised interview. However, the attempt at peace lost credibility as the interview was scheduled a day before Blood in My Eye was released. As a result, most fans, along with 50 Cent, dismissed the interview as a blatant publicity stunt. Because of the ongoing feud between the two, 50 Cent's labelmates Eminem, Dr. Dre, Obie Trice, D12, DMX, and Busta Rhymes also became involved and released tracks which insulted Ja Rule.[4]
Ja Rule later released R.U.L.E. with the successful single "New York" featuring Jadakiss and Fat Joe in which Ja Rule took subliminal shots at 50 Cent. This single prompted 50 Cent to enter a feud with the two featured artists (see article on "Piggy Bank" for details).
Although it seemed that the feud was over, Ja Rule returned with a track entitled "21 Gunz".[47] In response, Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent released the track "Return of Ja Fool" on Lloyd Banks' mixtape Mo Money in the Bank Pt. 4, Gang Green Season Starts Now.[47] 50 Cent claimed in 2010 that Ja Rule's beef with him and Shady/Aftermath ruined Ja's career saying, "We just ripped the nigga apart and he hasn't and can't come back from it."
In an interview with MTV, Ja Rule stated that his album, The Mirror, would not be continuing any past feuds that he has engaged in. He said:
There was a lot of things I wanted to say, and I didn't want there to be any bitter records on the album. Because I'm not bitter about anything that happened [in the past few years].[48]
In May 2011, it was confirmed that both Ja Rule and 50 Cent ended the feud. Ja Rule said, "I'm cool. We ain't beefing no more. We'll never collaborate. That's just what it is. You don't have to be at war with somebody, but it's also kind of like U.S. and another country that they may not get along with. We don't gotta go to war, but we're not friends either. But we can coincide inside of a world. He's doing him, and he's not thinking about me, and I'm doing me and I'm not thinking about him."
In September 2013, in an interview with Angie Martinez on The Angie Martinez show on HOT 97, both Ja Rule and Murder INC CEO/ Producer Irv Gotti acknowledged 50 Cent not only took a toll on Ja Rule's prominence, but along with the Federal Indictment, damaged Murder Inc as a music label. Both Ja Rule and Irv Gotti explained an experience of when they both first heard 50 Cent's single, In Da Club, on the radio and stated the record was "so dope," they had a problem. During the interview, the duo also explained a few experiences surrounding the rap feud including being blackballed from various award shows where the feuding rapper would perform. Both rappers went on to say 50 Cent was a hustler and liked his entrepreneurial mentality and they have no problems with him 10 years on. Ja Rule plans to write a book surrounding the whole experience. [49]
The conflict started after 50 Cent signed to Shady Records and Aftermath. Ja Rule stated that he had a problem with Eminem and Dr. Dre for signing someone he disliked.[50]
The conflict escalated when Ja Rule released "Loose Change", in which he insulted 50 Cent, called Eminem by the name "Feminem", called Dr. Dre bisexual, and claimed that Suge Knight knew of Dre "bringing transvestites home". The song also includes lyrics that insulted Eminem's family (most notably his daughter) and acquaintances.[50] After the "diss" track mentioned earlier, Eminem made the song "Go To Sleep" with Obie Trice and DMX and "Do Rae Mi" with his group D12 respectively.
Busta Rhymes joined the conflict when he was featured on the track "Hail Mary " with Eminem and 50 Cent. The song, which sampled Tupac Shakur's song "Hail Mary", was done partially as a response to Ja Rule's remake Tupac's song, "Pain" (retitled "So Much Pain"). The rappers felt Ja Rule could never amount to Tupac, and so they made the track, mocking him for trying to "imitate" the deceased rap icon. Eminem prevented Ja Rule from appearing on any of the "new" Tupac songs he produced, including those on Loyal to the Game.[51]
Lil' Mo[edit]
In January 2003, while co-hosting 106 & Park: Prime, Lil' Mo sent a shout-out to 50 Cent, just seconds after she premiered a Ja Rule video.[52] The incident sparked an outrage with Ja Rule and the Murda Inc. clique.[52] Mo had told the press she assumed BET was going to edit out the shout, furthermore she didn't think the gesture would cause such an uproar.[52] In response, Ja Rule released the diss track "Loose Change," which targeted Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Chris Lighty and Lil' Mo.[52][53] Rule rechristened Mo as a "bitch", and credited himself as the reason why she had any hits.[53] Mo refused to fire back, stating that she "had better things to do."[54] However, in May 2003, Mo released a freestyle diss to Ja Rule, where she rapped, "Used to be my homie, used to be my ace, now I can't stand you, yeah I wanna slap the taste out your mouth."[55]
In April 2003, additional controversy surrounding lack of recognition and payment for Lil' Mo's contributions on records "I Cry" and "Put It on Me" was brought to attention.[54] Mo told MTV News, "Those two records ["I Cry", "Put It on Me"] ruled 2001. The whole world knows that [...] If I speak the truth, I can't apologize. I helped that brother sell 3 million records, and I don't have a plaque [for Rule 3:36]."[54] Mo went on to contrast the situation with Jay-Z, where the Brooklyn-native rapper gave Mo recognition; a plaque, a thank you card and a bottle of Cris for her work on "Parking Lot Pimpin'".[54] In 2005, Lil' Mo filed a lawsuit against Ja Rule, Murda Inc. and Def Jam Records for over $15 million.[56] In 2010, the two reconciled.[57] Lil' Mo stated that she ended the dispute due to the declination of Ja Rule's career and noted that "life is too short [...] You just never know what people are going through."[57] In 2011, the two reunited and recorded a track together titled, "U & Me".[58][59]
- Studio albums
- 1999: Venni Vetti Vecci
- 2000: Rule 3:36
- 2001: Pain Is Love
- 2002: The Last Temptation
- 2003: Blood in My Eye
- 2012: Pain Is Love 2[60]
- Independent album
- 2009: The Mirror
- Compilation albums
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award/Nomination |
2001 | Source Hip-Hop Music Award Won for Single of the Year – "Put It on Me" |
MTV Video Music Awards nomination for Best Rap Video – "Put It on Me" | |
2002 | MTV Video Music Awards Won for Best Hip-Hop Video – "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" |
MTV Video Music Awards nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video – "Always on Time" | |
American Music Award nominated for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | |
Grammy Awards nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group – "Put It on Me" | |
Grammy Awards nominated for Best Rap Album – Pain Is Love | |
Grammy Awards nominated for Best Rap/Song Collaboration – "Livin' It Up" | |
World Music Awards Won for World's Best-Selling Rap Artist | |
BET Awards Won for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Artist | |
GQ Men of the Year Award Won for Musician of the Year | |
Teen Choice Awards Won for Male Artist of the Year | |
NAACP Image Awards Won for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | |
Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Rap/Soul or Rap Album of the Year – Pain Is Love | |
2003 | Source Award Won for R&B/Rap Collaboration of the Year – "Thug Lovin'" |
American Music Award nomination for Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Male Artist | |
Grammy Awards nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – "Always on Time" | |
2004 | Source Award Won for Phat Tape Song of the Year – "Clap Back" |
2009 | MTV Video Music Brasil nomination for Hit do Ano (Song of the Year) – "Fly" |
Film | |||
Year | Film/Television | Role | Notes |
2000 | Turn It Up | David 'Gage' Williams | Alongside Jason Statham and Pras. |
2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Edwin | Plays a supporting role as a street racer. |
2002 | Half Past Dead | Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier | Though a sequel was made, Ja Rule did not star in it. |
2003 | Crime Partners | Hitman | |
2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Himself | |
2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Agent Thompson | Minor role |
2004 | The Cookout | Bling Bling/Percival Assmackey | |
2004 | Shall We Dance | Hip Hop bar performer | |
2005 | Back in the Day | Reggie | Alongside Ving Rhames |
2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Smiley | Supporting role |
2006 | South Beach | Donnie Fox | T.V. Series "The S.B."(episode 7) |
2006 | Furnace | Terrence Dufresne | |
2008 | Ja Rule:2005 | Himself | A concert from his 2005 European tour, plus bonus tracks and interviews. |
2009 | Just Another Day | Himself | |
2009 | Don't Fade Away | Foster | |
2009 | Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff | Himself[61] | |
2010 | Wrong Side of Town | Razor | Alongside wrestlers; Batista & Rob Van Dam |
2012 | The Cookout 2 | Bling Bling | Sequel to The Cookout |
2013 | Goat | Willie Davis | Post-production |
2013 | I'm in Love with a Church Girl | Miles Montego | His real son plays the younger version of himself, Miles. |
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Future remains up in the air for Idora Park site
Church reiterates its $50M plans; lack of activity frustrates groupPublished: 5/10/13 @ 12:09
By DANNY RESTIVO
A public meeting of the Idora Neighborhood Association and representatives of Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church gave little insight into the future of the old Idora Park property.
Suffragan Bishop C. Shawn Tyson, pastor at Mount Calvary, reiterated Thursday night at the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley that the church plans to build a $50 million City of God with a nursing home, counseling center, gymnasium and worship facility. The church is focusing on the first phase, he said, which would include a 75,000-square-foot dream center.
Tyson expounded upon the dream center's amenities but did not divulge funding information or offer a tentative groundbreaking date.
"We've heard this all before," James London, president of Idora Neighborhood Association, told Tyson and other Mount Calvary representatives. "Nothing has been done since it's been in the hands of the church, and it's only gotten worse."
Mount Calvary purchased the former amusement park property for $300,000 in 1985 before announcing its plan for a City of God. In 1989, the property went to a sheriff's auction at which it was purchased by Consumer United Insurance for $205,000, which then listed the property with a local real-estate broker. The church purchased it again in 1994.
In 2010, the Ohio Department of Taxation denied Mount Calvary's application for tax-exempt status on the property.
According to a 2011 lien search by Western Reserve Title & Escrow Inc., the old park property carried nearly $1 million in liens. Tyson would not comment on whether any of that had been paid.
Tyson, who has been the lead pastor at Mount Calvary since 2010 after Bishop Norman Wagner died, said the church is expanding its fundraising and debt liquidation efforts. He acknowledged the financial troubles the church has had.
"I am not here to repeat the mistakes of the past," said Tyson. "We're very sensitive to the concerns of the residents and the community around the park."
Presley Gillespie, executive director of Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., said getting the community involved is paramount to revitalizing the property. The church should look at Mill Creek MetroParks as a possible partner in the endeavor, he said.
"They have the knowledge and the background to manage space, especially green space," Gillespie said during the meeting.
He noted that a recent study by Ohio State University graduate students showed that a partnership with Mill Creek would benefit the area and create additional revenue streams for revitalization. Gillespie said Mount Calvary officials have rejected proposed partnerships with the MetroParks in previous meetings.
"I think everyone would love for the property to be combined in some fashion to the park," said London. "We want to make this work, but we have to stop playing games."
Posted by polhack (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 6:16 a.m.
Amen to joining this space with the Park. Despite their faith, the church folks haven't done a lick to improve the drain this property is on the tax base and the quality of the neighborhood. Turn it into a welcome center for the park with secured parking and continuous trolley tours the length and width of the park. It could even turn enough money to pay for itself while reducing the traffic load and the repairs/maintenance they necessitate for Park roads.
Posted by hurrdurr (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 11:20 a.m.
The tax collector needs to get more aggressive and this decades old sham needs to end with the church losing the property. Give it to Mill Creek Park and be done with it.
Posted by TERRAPINST (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 12:07 p.m.
This is one of the most ridiculous stories ever published and one of the biggest frauds ever carried out on the residents of Youngstown. "We are going to build a zillion dollar City of God".-No plans were shared as to how they would reach the zillion. They should focus on simply beautifying the area around their church just like St. Patrick's has. That would be a reasonable goal.. They should make sure their church collections don't fund 1/2 a million dollar homes in Canfield for their Pastor.. They should be held accountable for the multiple code violations the property in adjoining the Park-Charlatans, Charlatans.
Posted by 123goz (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 12:30 p.m.
"Gillespie said Mount Calvary officials have rejected proposed partnerships with the MetroParks in previous meetings."
I reject that idea too if it means Mill Creek funding anything for the church. If by partnership, they mean a politically correct term to hand it (property) over to the park, then I'm ok with it.
Posted by makesyathink (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 2:01 p.m.
Why would the Park want to take over something they can't afford to do the upkeep on? I don't want my tax dollars to be used to clean up someone else's mess. And, why does the public think they can tell a private business what to do with their property and money? As long as they pay their taxes and aren't in violation of any city ordinances, they can keep that mess themselves.
Posted by DwightK (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 4:46 p.m.
The easiest way to stop repeating the mistakes of the past is to do something different. Just some free advice.
Posted by Lifes2Short (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 5:15 p.m.
What a bunch of BULL. This will never happen. How can people be so gullible! Sell the property already...or donate it.....
Brad Smith (Chaney, Missouri, Jets and now Bills (signed a 4 year $15 million contract in 2011 with the Bills) was named as a "contributor". Hope they don't con him and his money.
Yea, Toy, just ONE more ride on the "Wildcat", how nice would that be.....
Posted by thinkthentalk (anonymous) on May 10, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
There are three wells on the property. Two gas, one oil and gas. Where have the royaltys gone to since 1985?

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ACT I.Scene I.—On a Ship at Sea. A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard.Enter a Shipmaster and a Boatswain severally. Mast.Boatswain! Boats.Here, master: what cheer? Mast.Good, speak to the mariners: fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir. [Exit. Enter Mariners. Boats.Heigh, my hearts! cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! yare, yare! Take in the topsail. Tend to the master's whistle.—Blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough! EnterAlonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Ferdinand, Gonzalo,and others. Alon.Good boatswain, have care. Where's the master? Play the men. Boats.I pray now, keep below. Ant.Where is the master, boson? Boats.Do you not hear him? You mar our labour: keep your cabins: you do assist the storm Gon.Nay, good, be patient. Boats.When the sea is. Hence! What cares these roarers for the name of king? To cabin: silence! trouble us not. Gon.Good, yet remember whom thou hast abroad. Boats.None that I more love than myself. You are a counsellor: if you can command these elements to silence, and work the peace of the present, we will not hand a rope more; use your authority: if you cannot, give thanks you have lived so long, and make yourself ready in your cabin for the mischance of the hour, if it so hap.—Cheerly, good hearts!—Out of our way, I say. [Exit. Gon.I have great comfort from this fellow: methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him; his complexion is perfect gallows. Stand fast, good Fate, to his hanging! make the rope of his destiny our cable, for our own doth little advantage! If he be not born to be hanged, our case is miserable. [Exeunt. Re-enter Boatswain. Boats.Down with the topmast! yare! lower, lower! Bring her to try with main-course. [A cry within.] A plague upon this howling! they are louder than the weather, or our office.— Re-enterSebastian, Antonio,andGonzalo. Yet again? what do you here? Shall we give o'er, and drown? Have you a mind to sink? Seb.A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog! Boats.Work you, then. Ant.Hang, cur, hang! you whoreson, insolent noisemaker, we are less afraid to be drowned than thou art. Gon.I'll warrant him for drowning; though the ship were no stronger than a nutshell, and as leaky as an unstanched wench. Boats.Lay her a-hold, a-hold! Set her two courses; off to sea again; lay her off. Enter Mariners, wet. Mar.All lost! to prayers, to prayers! all lost! [Exeunt. Boats.What, must our mouths be cold? Gon.The king and prince at prayers! let us assist them, For our case is as theirs. Seb.I am out of patience. Ant.We are merely cheated of our lives by drunkards.— This wide-chapp'd rascal,—would thou might'st lie drowning, The washing of ten tides! Gon.He'll be hang'd yet, Though every drop of water swear against it, And gape at wid'st to glut him. [A confused noise within,—'Mercy on us!'— 'We split, we split!'—'Farewell, my wife and children!'— 'Farewell, brother!'—'We split, we split, we split!'—] Ant.Let's all sink wi' the king. [Exit. Seb.Let's take leave of him. [Exit. Gon.Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground; long heath, brown furze, any thing. The wills above be done! but I would fain die a dry death. [Exit. Scene II.—The Island: before the Cell ofProspero.EnterProsperoandMiranda. Mira.If by your art, my dearest father, you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch, But that the sea, mounting to th' welkin's cheek, Dashes the fire out. O! I have suffer'd With those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel, Who had, no doubt, some noble creatures in her, Dash'd all to pieces. O! the cry did knock Against my very heart. Poor souls, they perish'd. Had I been any god of power, I would Have sunk the sea within the earth, or e'er It should the good ship so have swallow'd and The fraughting souls within her. Pro.Be collected: No more amazement. Tell your piteous heart There's no harm done. Mira.O, woe the day! Pro.No harm. I have done nothing but in care of thee,— Of thee, my dear one! thee, my daughter!—who Art ignorant of what thou art, nought knowing Of whence I am: nor that I am more better Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell, And thy no greater father. Mira.More to know Did never meddle with my thoughts. Pro.'Tis time I should inform thee further. Lend thy hand, And pluck my magic garment from me.—So: [Lays down his mantle. Lie there, my art.—Wipe thou thine eyes; have comfort. The direful spectacle of the wrack, which touch'd The very virtue of compassion in thee, I have with such provision in mine art So safely order'd, that there is no soul— No, not so much perdition as an hair, Betid to any creature in the vessel Which thou heard'st cry, which thou saw'st sink. Sit down; For thou must now know further. Mira.You have often Begun to tell me what I am, but stopp'd, And left me to a bootless inquisition, Concluding, 'Stay; not yet.' Pro.The hour's now come, The very minute bids thee ope thine ear; Obey and be attentive. Canst thou remember A time before we came unto this cell? I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast not Out three years old. Mira.Certainly, sir, I can. Pro.By what? by any other house or person? Of anything the image tell me, that Hath kept with thy remembrance. Mira.'Tis far off; And rather like a dream than an assurance That my remembrance warrants. Had I not Four or five women once that tended me? Pro.Thou hadst, and more, Miranda. But how is it That this lives in thy mind? What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? If thou remember'st aught ere thou cam'st here, How thou cam'st here, thou may'st. Mira.But that I do not. Pro.Twelve year since, Miranda, twelve year since, Thy father was the Duke of Milan and A prince of power. Mira.Sir, are not you my father? Pro.Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and She said thou wast my daughter; and thy father Was Duke of Milan, and his only heir A princess,—no worse issued. Mira.O, the heavens! What foul play had we that we came from thence? Or blessed was't we did? Pro.Both, both, my girl: By foul play, as thou say'st, were we heav'd thence; But blessedly holp hither. Mira.O! my heart bleeds To think o' the teen that I have turn'd you to, Which is from my remembrance. Please you, further. Pro.My brother and thy uncle, call'd Antonio,— I pray thee, mark me,—that a brother should Be so perfidious!—he whom next thyself, Of all the world I lov'd, and to him put The manage of my state; as at that time, Through all the signiories it was the first, And Prospero the prime duke; being so reputed In dignity, and for the liberal arts, Without a parallel: those being all my study, The government I cast upon my brother, And to my state grew stranger, being transported And rapt in secret studies. Thy false uncle— Dost thou attend me? Mira.Sir, most heedfully. Pro.Being once perfected how to grant suits, How to deny them, who t'advance, and who To trash for over-topping; new created The creatures that were mine, I say, or chang'd 'em, Or else new form'd 'em: having both the key Of officer and office, set all hearts i' the state To what tune pleas'd his ear; that now he was The ivy which had hid my princely trunk, And suck'd my verdure out on't.—Thou attend'st not. Mira.O, good sir! I do. Pro.I pray thee, mark me. I, thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated To closeness and the bettering of my mind With that, which, but by being so retir'd, O'erpriz'd all popular rate, in my false brother Awak'd an evil nature; and my trust, Like a good parent, did beget of him A falsehood in its contrary as great As my trust was; which had, indeed no limit, A confidence sans bound. He being thus lorded, Not only with what my revenue yielded, But what my power might else exact,—like one, Who having, into truth, by telling of it, Made such a sinner of his memory, To credit his own lie,—he did believe He was indeed the duke; out o' the substitution, And executing th' outward face of royalty, With all prerogative:—Hence his ambition growing,— Dost thou hear? Mira.Your tale, sir, would cure deafness. Pro.To have no screen between this part he play'd And him he play'd it for, he needs will be Absolute Milan. Me, poor man,—my library Was dukedom large enough: of temporal royalties He thinks me now incapable; confederates,— So dry he was for sway,—wi' the king of Naples To give him annual tribute, do him homage; Subject his coronet to his crown, and bend The dukedom, yet unbow'd,—alas, poor Milan!— To most ignoble stooping. Mira.O the heavens! Pro.Mark his condition and the event; then tell me If this might be a brother. Mira.I should sin To think but nobly of my grandmother: Good wombs have borne bad sons. Pro.Now the condition. This King of Naples, being an enemy To me inveterate, hearkens my brother's suit; Which was, that he, in lieu o' the premises Of homage and I know not how much tribute, Should presently extirpate me and mine Out of the dukedom, and confer fair Milan, With all the honours on my brother: whereon, A treacherous army levied, one midnight Fated to the purpose did Antonio open The gates of Milan; and, i' the dead of darkness, The ministers for the purpose hurried thence Me and thy crying self. Mira.Alack, for pity! I, not rememb'ring how I cried out then, Will cry it o'er again: it is a hint, That wrings mine eyes to 't. Pro.Hear a little further, And then I'll bring thee to the present business Which now's upon us; without the which this story Were most impertinent. Mira.Wherefore did they not That hour destroy us? Pro.Well demanded, wench: My tale provokes that question. Dear, they durst not, So dear the love my people bore me, nor set A mark so bloody on the business; but With colours fairer painted their foul ends. In few, they hurried us aboard a bark, Bore us some leagues to sea; where they prepar'd A rotten carcass of a boat, not rigg'd, Nor tackle, sail, nor mast; the very rats Instinctively have quit it: there they hoist us, To cry to the sea that roar'd to us; to sigh To the winds whose pity, sighing back again, Did us but loving wrong. Mira.Alack! what trouble Was I then to you! Pro.O, a cherubin Thou wast, that did preserve me! Thou didst smile, Infused with a fortitude from heaven, When I have deck'd the sea with drops full salt, Under my burden groan'd; which rais'd in me An undergoing stomach, to bear up Against what should ensue. Mira.How came we ashore? Pro.By Providence divine. Some food we had and some fresh water that A noble Neapolitan, Gonzalo, Out of his charity,—who being then appointed Master of this design,—did give us; with Rich garments, linens, stuffs, and necessaries, Which since have steaded much; so, of his gentleness, Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnish'd me, From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom. Mira.Would I might But ever see that man! Pro.Now I arise:— [Resumes his mantle. Sit still, and hear the last of our sea-sorrow. Here in this island we arriv'd; and here Have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit Than other princes can, that have more time For vainer hours and tutors not so careful. Mira.Heavens thank you for't! And now, I pray you, sir,— For still 'tis beating in my mind,—your reason For raising this sea-storm? Pro.Know thus far forth. By accident most strange, bountiful Fortune, Now my dear lady, hath mine enemies Brought to this shore; and by my prescience I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star, whose influence If now I court not but omit, my fortunes Will ever after droop. Here cease more questions; Thou art inclin'd to sleep; 'tis a good dulness, And give it way;—I know thou canst not choose.— [Mirandasleeps. Come away, servant, come! I'm ready now. Approach, my Ariel; come! EnterAriel. Ari.All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly, To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride On the curl'd clouds: to thy strong bidding task Ariel and all his quality. Pro.Hast thou, spirit, Perform'd to point the tempest that I bade thee? Ari.To every article. I boarded the king's ship; now on the beak, Now in the waist, the deck, in every cabin, I flam'd amazement: sometime I'd divide And burn in many places; on the topmast, The yards, and boresprit, would I flame distinctly, Then meet, and join: Jove's lightnings, the precursors O' the dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary And sight-outrunning were not: the fire and cracks Of sulphurous roaring the most mighty Neptune Seem to besiege and make his bold waves tremble, Yea, his dread trident shake. Pro.My brave spirit! Who was so firm, so constant, that this coil Would not infect his reason? Ari.Not a soul But felt a fever of the mad and play'd Some tricks of desperation. All but mariners, Plunged in the foaming brine and quit the vessel, Then all a-fire with me: the king's son, Ferdinand, With hair up-staring,—then like reeds, not hair,— Was the first man that leap'd; cried, 'Hell is empty, And all the devils are here.' Pro.Why, that's my spirit! But was not this nigh shore? Ari.Close by, my master. Pro.But are they, Ariel, safe? Ari.Not a hair perish'd; On their sustaining garments not a blemish, But fresher than before: and, as thou bad'st me, In troops I have dispers'd them 'bout the isle. The king's son have I landed by himself; Whom I left cooling of the air with sighs In an odd angle of the isle and sitting, His arms in this sad knot. Pro.Of the king's ship The mariners, say how thou hast dispos'd, And all the rest o' the fleet. Ari.Safely in harbour Is the king's ship; in the deep nook, where once Thou call'dst me up at midnight to fetch dew From the still-vex'd Bermoothes; there she's hid: The mariners all under hatches stow'd; Who, with a charm join'd to their suffer'd labour, I have left asleep: and for the rest o' the fleet Which I dispers'd, they all have met again, And are upon the Mediterranean flote, Bound sadly home for Naples, Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrack'd, And his great person perish. Pro.Ariel, thy charge Exactly is perform'd: but there's more work: What is the time o' th' day? Ari.Past the mid season. Pro.At least two glasses. The time 'twixt six and now Must by us both be spent most preciously. Ari.Is there more toil? Since thou dost give me pains, Let me remember thee what thou hast promis'd Which is not yet perform'd me. Pro.How now! moody? What is't thou canst demand? Ari.My liberty. Pro.Before the time be out? no more! Ari.I prithee Remember, I have done thee worthy service; Told thee no lies, made no mistakings, serv'd Without or grudge or grumblings: thou didst promise To bate me a full year. Pro.Dost thou forget From what a torment I did free thee? Ari.No. Pro.Thou dost; and think'st it much to tread the ooze Of the salt deep, To run upon the sharp wind of the north, To do me business in the veins o' th' earth When it is bak'd with frost. Ari.I do not, sir. Pro.Thou liest, malignant thing! Hast thou forgot The foul witch Sycorax, who with age and envy Was grown into a hoop? hast thou forgot her? Ari.No, sir. Pro.Thou hast. Where was she born? speak; tell me. Ari.Sir, in Argier. Pro.O! was she so? I must, Once in a month, recount what thou hast been, Which thou forget'st. This damn'd witch, Sycorax, For mischiefs manifold and sorceries terrible To enter human hearing, from Argier, Thou know'st, was banish'd: for one thing she did They would not take her life. Is not this true? Ari.Ay, sir. Pro.This blue-ey'd hag was hither brought with child And here was left by the sailors. Thou, my slave, As thou report'st thyself, wast then her servant: And, for thou wast a spirit too delicate To act her earthy and abhorr'd commands, Refusing her grand hests, she did confine thee, By help of her more potent ministers, And in her most unmitigable rage, Into a cloven pine; within which rift Imprison'd, thou didst painfully remain A dozen years; within which space she died And left thee there, where thou didst vent thy groans As fast as mill-wheels strike. Then was this island,— Save for the son that she did litter here, A freckled whelp hag-born,—not honour'd with A human shape. Ari.Yes; Caliban her son. Pro.Dull thing, I say so; he that Caliban, Whom now I keep in service. Thou best know'st What torment I did find thee in; thy groans Did make wolves howl and penetrate the breasts Of ever-angry bears: it was a torment To lay upon the damn'd, which Sycorax Could not again undo; it was mine art, When I arriv'd and heard thee, that made gape The pine, and let thee out. Ari.I thank thee, master. Pro.If thou more murmur'st, I will rend an oak And peg thee in his knotty entrails till Thou hast howl'd away twelve winters. Ari.Pardon, master; I will be correspondent to command, And do my spiriting gently. Pro.Do so; and after two days I will discharge thee. Ari.That's my noble master! What shall I do? say what? what shall I do? Pro.Go make thyself like a nymph of the sea: be subject To no sight but thine and mine; invisible To every eyeball else. Go, take this shape, And hither come in't: go, hence with diligence! [ExitAriel. Awake, dear heart, awake! thou hast slept well; Awake! Mira.[Waking.] The strangeness of your story put Heaviness in me. Pro.Shake it off. Come on; We'll visit Caliban my slave, who never Yields us kind answer. Mira.'Tis a villain, sir, I do not love to look on. Pro.But, as 'tis, We cannot miss him: he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood; and serves in offices That profit us.—What ho! slave! Caliban! Thou earth, thou! speak. Cal.[Within.] There's wood enough within. Pro.Come forth, I say; there's other business for thee: Come, thou tortoise! when? Re-enterAriel,like a water-nymph. Fine apparition! My quaint Ariel, Hark in thine ear. Ari.My lord, it shall be done. [Exit. Pro.Thou poisonous slave, got by the devil himself Upon thy wicked dam, come forth! EnterCaliban. Cal.As wicked dew as e'er my mother brush'd With raven's feather from unwholesome fen Drop on you both! a south-west blow on ye, And blister you all o'er! Pro.For this, be sure, to-night thou shalt have cramps, Side-stitches that shall pen thy breath up; urchins Shall forth at vast of night, that they may work All exercise on thee: thou shalt be pinch'd As thick as honeycomb, each pinch more stinging Than bees that made them. Cal.I must eat my dinner. This island's mine, by Sycorax my mother, Which thou tak'st from me. When thou camest first, Thou strok'dst me, and mad'st much of me; wouldst give me Water with berries in't; and teach me how To name the bigger light, and how the less, That burn by day and night: and then I lov'd thee And show'd thee all the qualities o' th' isle, The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place, and fertile. Cursed be I that did so!—All the charms Of Sycorax, toads, beetles, bats, light on you! For I am all the subjects that you have, Which first was mine own king; and here you sty me In this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me The rest o' th' island. Pro.Thou most lying slave, Whom stripes may move, not kindness! I have us'd thee, Filth as thou art, with human care; and lodg'd thee In mine own cell, till thou didst seek to violate The honour of my child. Cal.Oh ho! Oh ho!—would it had been done! Thou didst prevent me; I had peopled else This isle with Calibans. Pro.Abhorred slave, Which any print of goodness will not take, Being capable of all ill! I pitied thee, Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour One thing or other: when thou didst not, savage, Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like A thing most brutish, I endow'd thy purposes With words that made them known: but thy vile race, Though thou didst learn, had that in't which good natures Could not abide to be with; therefore wast thou Deservedly confin'd into this rock, Who hadst deserv'd more than a prison. Cal.You taught me language: and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse: the red plague rid you, For learning me your language! Pro.Hag-seed, hence! Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou'rt best, To answer other business. Shrug'st thou, malice? If thou neglect'st, or dost unwillingly What I command, I'll rack thee with old cramps, Fill all thy bones with aches; make thee roar, That beasts shall tremble at thy din. Cal.No, pray thee!— [Aside.] I must obey: his art is of such power, It would control my dam's god, Setebos, And make a vassal of him. Pro.So, slave; hence! [ExitCaliban. Re-enterArielinvisible, playing and singing;Ferdinandfollowing. Ariel's Song.
Fer.Where should this music be? i' th' air, or th' earth? It sounds no more;—and sure, it waits upon Some god o' th' island. Sitting on a bank, Weeping again the king my father's wrack, This music crept by me upon the waters, Allaying both their fury, and my passion, With its sweet air: thence I have follow'd it,— Or it hath drawn me rather,—but 'tis gone. No, it begins again.
Fer.The ditty does remember my drown'd father. This is no mortal business, nor no sound That the earth owes:—I hear it now above me. Pro.The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, And say what thou seest yond. Mira.What is't? a spirit? Lord, how it looks about! Believe me, sir, It carries a brave form:—but 'tis a spirit. Pro.No, wench; it eats and sleeps, and hath such senses As we have, such; this gallant which thou see'st, Was in the wrack; and, but he's something stain'd With grief,—that's beauty's canker,—thou might'st call him A goodly person: he hath lost his fellows And strays about to find 'em. Mira.I might call him A thing divine; for nothing natural I ever saw so noble. Pro.[Aside.] It goes on, I see, As my soul prompts it.—Spirit, fine spirit! I'll free thee Within two days for this. Fer.Most sure, the goddess On whom these airs attend!—Vouchsafe, my prayer May know if you remain upon this island; And that you will some good instruction give How I may bear me here: my prime request, Which I do last pronounce, is,—O you wonder!— If you be maid or no? Mira.No wonder, sir; But certainly a maid. Fer.My language! heavens!— I am the best of them that speak this speech, Were I but where 'tis spoken. Pro.How! the best? What wert thou, if the King of Naples heard thee? Fer.A single thing, as I am now, that wonders To hear thee speak of Naples. He does hear me; And, that he does, I weep: myself am Naples, Who with mine eyes,—ne'er since at ebb,—beheld The king, my father wrack'd. Mira.Alack, for mercy! Fer.Yes, faith, and all his lords; the Duke of Milan, And his brave son being twain. Pro.[Aside.] The Duke of Milan, And his more braver daughter could control thee, If now 'twere fit to do't.—At the first sight [Aside.] They have changed eyes:—delicate Ariel, I'll set thee free for this!—[ToFer.] A word, good sir; I fear you have done yourself some wrong: a word. Mira.[Aside.] Why speaks my father so ungently? This Is the third man that e'er I saw; the first That e'er I sigh'd for: pity move my father To be inclin'd my way! Fer.[Aside.] O! if a virgin, And your affection not gone forth, I'll make you The Queen of Naples. Pro.Soft, sir: one word more— [Aside.] They are both in either's powers: but this swift business I must uneasy make, lest too light winning Make the prize light.—[ToFer.] One word more: I charge thee That thou attend me. Thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not; and hast put thyself Upon this island as a spy, to win it From me, the lord on't. Fer.No, as I am a man. Mira.There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: If the ill spirit have so fair a house, Good things will strive to dwell with't. Pro.[ToFer.] Follow me.— [ToMira.] Speak not you for him; he's a traitor.—[ToFer.] Come; I'll manacle thy neck and feet together: Sea-water shalt thou drink; thy food shall be The fresh-brook muscles, wither'd roots and husks Wherein the acorn cradled. Follow. Fer.No; I will resist such entertainment till Mine enemy has more power. [He draws, and is charmed from moving. Mira.O dear father! Make not too rash a trial of him, for He's gentle, and not fearful. Pro.What! I say, My foot my tutor?—Put thy sword up, traitor; Who mak'st a show, but dar'st not strike, thy conscience Is so possess'd with guilt: come from thy ward, For I can here disarm thee with this stick And make thy weapon drop. Mira.Beseech you, father! Pro.Hence! hang not on my garments. Mira.Sir, have pity: I'll be his surety. Pro.Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee. What! An advocate for an impostor? hush! Thou think'st there is no more such shapes as he, Having seen but him and Caliban: foolish wench! To the most of men this is a Caliban And they to him are angels. Mira.My affections Are then most humble; I have no ambition To see a goodlier man. Pro.[ToFer.] Come on; obey: Thy nerves are in their infancy again, And have no vigour in them. Fer.So they are: My spirits, as in a dream, are all bound up. My father's loss, the weakness which I feel, The wrack of all my friends, or this man's threats, To whom I am subdued, are but light to me, Might I but through my prison once a day Behold this maid: all corners else o' th' earth Let liberty make use of; space enough Have I in such a prison. Pro.[Aside.] It works.—[ToFer.] Come on.— Thou hast done well, fine Ariel!—[ToFer.] Follow me.— [ToAriel.] Hark, what thou else shalt do me. Mira.Be of comfort; My father's of a better nature, sir, Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted, Which now came from him. Pro.Thou shalt be as free As mountain winds; but then exactly do All points of my command. Ari.To the syllable. Pro.[ToFer.] Come, follow.—Speak not for him. [Exeunt. |


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