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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12133	The coronation a comedy. As it vvas presented by her Majesties Servants at the private House in Drury Lane. Written by John Fletcher. Gent.	Shirley, James, 1596-1666.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625, attributed name.	1640 (1640)	STC 22440; ESTC S117330	35,616	74

raise power to curbe this insurrection Ant. Lose no time then Dem. We will not arme one man Speake it agen have I a brother living And must be no King Mac. What meanes your grace Dem. This newes doth speake me happy it exalts My heart and makes me capable of more Then twenty Kingdomes Phi. Will you not sir stand Vpon your guard Dem. I le stand upon my honour Mercy releives me Lisa. Will you lose the Kingdome Dem. The worlds too poore to bribe me leave Me all lest you extenuate my fame and I Be thought to have redeem'd it by your counsell You shall not share one scruple in the honour Titles may set a glosse upon our name But vertue onely is the soule of Fame Mac. He 's strangely possest Gentlemen Exeunt Omnes Actus Quintus Enter Philocles and Lisander Phi. HEre 's a strange turne Lisander Lisa. T is a Kingdome Easily purchasd who will trust the faith Of multitudes Phi. It was his fault that would So tamely give hi● title to their mercy Thē nēw King has possession Lisa. And is like To keep 't we are alone what doft thinke of This innovation i ft not a fine ligge A precious cunning in the late Protector To shuffle a new Prince into the state Phi. I know not how they have shuffled but my head on 't A false card is turn'd up trump but fates looke too 't Enter Cassander and Eubulus Eub. Does he not carry it bravely Cas. Excellently Philocles Lisander Phi. Lis. Your Lordships servants Are we not bound to heaven for multiplying These blessings on the Kingdome Phi. Heaven alone Workes miracles my Lord. Lisa. I thinke your Lordship Had as little hope once to see these Princes Revive Phi. Here we must place our thankes Next providence for preserving So deere a pledge Enter Leonatus attended Eub. The King Leo. It is our pleasure The number of our guard be doubled give A Largesse to the Soldiers but dismisse not The troopes till we command Cas. May it please Leo. It will not please us otherwise my Lord We have tride your faith Eub. Does he not speakē with confidence Leo. My Lords and Gentlemen to whose faith we must Owe next to heaven our fortune and our safety After a tedious eclipse the day Is bright and we invested in those honours Our blood and birth did challenge Cas. May no time Be registred in our annalls that shall mention One that had life to oppose your sacred person Leo. Let them whose titles forg'd and flaw'd suspect Their states security our right to Epire Heaven is oblig'd to prosper t●eason has No face so blacke to fright it all my cares Levell to this that I may worthily Manage the province and advance the honour Of our deere Country and be confident If an expence of blood may give addition Of any happinesse to you I shall Offer my heart the sacrifice and rejo●e To make my selfe a ghost to have inscrib'd Vpon my marble but whose cause I dyed for Enb. May Heaven avert such danger Cas. Excellent Prince In whom we see the Coppy of his Father None but the sonne of Theodosius Could have spoke thus Leo. You are pleasd to interpret well Yet give me leave to say in my owne justice I have but exprest the promptnesse of my soule To serve you all but t is not empty wishes Can satisfie our mighty charge a weight Would make an Atlas double a Kings name Doth sound harmoniously to men at distance And those who cannot penetrate beyond The barke and outskinne of a common wealth Or state have eyes but ravish'd with the Ceremony That must attend a Prince and understand not What cares allay the glories of a Crowne But good Kings finde and feele the contrary You have tride my Lord the burden and can tell It would require a Pilote of more yeares To steere this Kingdome now impos'd on me By justice of my birth Cas. I wish not life But to partake those happy dayes which must Succeed these faire proceedings we are blest But sir be sparing to your selfe we shall Hazard our joyes in you too soone the burden Of statē affaires impose upon your counsell T is fitter that we waste our lives then you Call age too soone upon you with the trouble And cares that threaten such an undertaking Preserve your youth Leo. And choose you our protector I st that you would conclude my Lord We will Deserve our subjects faith for our owne sake Not sit an idle gazer at the helme Enter Messenger Phi. How observ'd you that Marke how Cassander's planet strucke Eu. He might have lookd more calmely for all that I begin to feare but doe not yet seeme troubled Leo. With what newes travailes his hast I must secure My selfe betimes not be a King in jest And weare my crowne a tenant to their breath Cas. Demetrius sir your brother With other traytors that oppose your claimes Are fled to the Castle of Nestorius And fortifie Mes. I said not so my Lord. Cas. I le have it thought so hence Exit Messen. Leo. Plant forces to batter The wals and in their ruine bring us word They live not Eub. Good sir heare me Cas. Let it worke Were Demetrius dead we easily might uncrowne This swolne impostor and my sonne be faire To peice with young Sophia who I heare Repents her late affront Eub. Their lives may doe You service let not blood staine your beginnings The people not yet warme in their allegiancē May thinke it worth their tumult to revenge it With hazard of your selfe Leo. Who dares but thinke it Yet offer first our mercy if they yeeld Demetrius must not live my Lord your counsell What if he were in heaven Cas. You have my consent You shannot stay long after him Leo. Sophia is Not my sister To prevent al that may indanger us wee 'l marry her That done no matter though we stand discover'd For in her title then we are King of Epire Without dispute Cas. Hum in my judgement sir That wonot doe so well Leo. What 's your opinion Cas. He countermines my plot are you so cunning Leo. What 's that you mutter sir Cas. I mutter sir Leo. Best say I am no King but some impostor Rais'd up to gull the state Cas. Very fine to have said within Few houres you 'd beene no King nor like to be Was not in the compasse of high treason I take it Eub. Restraine your anger the Kings mov'd speake not Cas. I will speake louder doe I not know him That selfe same hand that raisd him to the throne Shall plu ke him from it is this my reward Leo. Our guard to prison with him Cas. Me to prison Leo. Off with his head Cas. My head Eub. Vouchsafe to heare me great sir. Cas. How dares he be so insolent Jha wrought my selfe into a fine condition d ee know me Gentlemen Phi. Very well my Lord How are we bound to heaven for multiplying These blessings on the Kingdome

not doubt but you intreate him fairely He will deserve I● for himselfe and you Be fortunate in any occasion To have exprest your service Pol. Sir the knowledge Of my honourable Lord his Father will Instruct me to behave my selfe with all Respects becomming me to such a sonne Cas. These things will least Obleige you but how beares he his restraint Pol. As one whose soule 's above it Eub. Patiently Pol. With contempt rather of the great command Which made him prisoner he will talke sometimes So strangely to himselfe Eub. Hee 's here Enter 〈◊〉 Sel. Why was I borne to be a subject 't is Soone answer'd sure my Father was no Prince That 's all the same ingredience use to make A man as active though not royall blood Went to my composition and I Was gotten with as good a will perhaps And my birth cost my mother as much sorrow As I had beene borne an Emperour Cas. While I looke Vpon him something in his face presents A King indeed Eub. He does resemble much Thedosius too Cas. Whose sonne we would pretend him This will advance our plot Sel. T is but a name And meere opinion that preferres one man Above another I le imagine th●n I am a P rince or some brave thing on earth And see what followes but it must not be My fingle voyce will carry it the name Of King must be attended with a troope Of acclamations on whose ayrie Wings He mounts and once exalted threatens Heaven And all the starres how to acquire this noyse And be the thing I talke of men have rise From a more cheape nobility to Empires From darke originalls and sordid blood Nay some that had no fathers sons of the earth And flying people have aspir'd to Kingdomes Made nations tremble any have practis'd frownes To awe the world their memory is glorious And I would hugge them in their shades but what 's All this to me that am I know not what And lesse in expectation Pol. Are you serious Cas. Will you assist and runne a fate with us Pol. Command my life I owe it to your favour Sel. Arcadius was once as farre from being As I and had we not so cunningly Beene reconcil'd or one or both had gone To seeke our fortunes in another world What 's the devi●e now If my death be next The summons shall not make me once looke pale Cas. Chide your too vaine suspitions we bring A life and liberty with what else can make Thy ambi●ion happie th' ast a glorious flame We come to advance it Sel. How Cas. Have but a will And be what thy owne thoughts dare prompt thee to A King Sel. You doe not mo●ke me Gentlemen You are my father sir. Eub. This minute ●hall Declare it my Sel●ucus our hearts swel'd With joy with duty rather oh my boy Sel. What 's the mistery Pol. You must be a King Cas. Sel●ucus ●tay thou art too incredulous Let not our faith and studdy to exalt thee Be so rewarded Eub. I pronounce thee King Vnlesse thy spirit be turn'd coward and Thou faint to accept it Sel. King of what Cas. Of Epire. Sel. Although the Queen since she sent me hither Were gone to Heaven I know not how That title could devolve to me Cas. We have No Queene since he that should have marryed her Is prov'd her youngest brother and now King In his owne title Sel. Thanke you Gentlemen There 's hope for me Cas. Why you dare fight with him And need be for the Kingdome Sel. With Arcadius If you le make stakes my life against his crowne I le fight with him and you and your fine sonne And all the Courtiers one after another Cas. ' Twonot come to that Sel. I am of your Lordships minde so fare you well Cas. Yet stay and heare Sel. What that you have betraide me Doe tell your King my life is growne a burden And I le confesse and make your soules looke pale To see how nimble mine shall leape this battlement Of flesh and dying laugh at your poore malice O●nes No more long live Leonatus King of Epire. S●l Leonatus who 's that Cas. Be bold and be a King our braines have beene Working to raise you to this height here are None but friends dare you but call your selfe Leonatus and but justifie with considence What wee le proclaime you if we doe not bring The Crowne to your head we will forfeit ours Eub. The state is in distraction Arcadiu● Is prov'd a King there was an elder brother If you dare but pronounce you are the same Forget you are my sonne Pol. These are no trifles sir all is plotted To assure your greatnesse if you will be wise And take the faire occasion that 's presented Sel. Arcadius you say is lawfull King And now to depose him you would make me An elder brother is' t not so Cas. Most right Sel. Nay right or wrong if this be your true meaning Omnes Vpon our lives Sel. I le venture mine but with your pardon Whose braine was this from whom tooke this plot life Eub. My Lord Cassander Sel. And you are of his minde and you and thinke This may be done Eub. The destinies shall not crosse us if you have Spirit to undertake it Sel. Vndertake it I am not us'd to complement I le owe My life to you my fortunes to your Lordship Compose me as you please and when y 'ave made Me what you promise you shall both divide Me equally one word my Lord I had rather Live in the prison still then be a propency To advance his politicke ends Eub. Have no suspition Cas. So so I see Demetrius heeles already Trip'd up and I le dispatch him out o th' way Which gone I can depose this at my leasure Being an Impostor then my sonne stands faire And may peece with the Princesse we lose time What thinke you if we first surprize the Court While you command the Castle we shall curbe All opposition Eub. Let 's proclaime him first I have some faction the people love me They gain'd to us wee le ●all upon the Court. Cas. Vnlesse Demetrius yeeld himselfe he bleeds Sel. Who dares call treason sinne when it sueceeds Execunt Omnes Enter Soph●a and Charilla Cha. Madam you are too passionate and lose The greatnesse of your soule with the expence Of too much griefe sor that which providence Hath eas'd you of the burden of a state Above your tender bearing Sop. Thar' t a foole And canst not reach the spirit of a Lady Borne great as I was and made onely lesse By a too cruell destiny above Our tender bearing what goes richer to The composition of man then ours Our soule as free and spacious our heart 's As great our will as large each thought as active And in this onely man more proud then wee That would have us lesse capable of Empire But search the stories and the name of Queene Shines bright with glory and some precedents Above