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A33475	Cloria and Narcissus a delightfull and new romance, imbellished with divers politicall notions and singular remarks of moderne transactions / written by an honourable person.; Cloria and Narcissus.	Honourable person.	1653 (1653)	Wing C4725; ESTC R11584	347,747	670

also in using what other meanes they can to become alwayes beneficiall to your principle And with these words offered to kisse his hands with other protestations of his own humble endeavours upon all ocasions Philos by this discourse with the seeming ernestnesse of the Ambassadour finding in a manner he might be confident of his fidelity when as also he had thanked him for such effectuall professions he began againe with him to this effect Then said Philos since I suppose you have judgment enough to understand your own good as well as to be gratefull for our benefits I will make the lesse difficulty to acquaint you with this story upon which my desires must be grounded within this great City of Memphis newly as I may say conquered by Orsames fortunes but in truth rather by Philosiros policy there remaines a Lady of our house named Artemesia whose beauty joyned with her other excellent endowments of nature if it be not folly thus to speake of a sister being considered without a spightfull partiality against the honour of our bloud may merit the highest preferment in Asia between this sister of mine I say and young Narcissus the Duke of Cyprus Son now present in these warrs there hath beene formerly a Treaty of a marriage however their few yeares and the neglectfull prosecution of their friends in those Times gave it neither birth or much motion It rested in this posture untill this late siege that Artemesia being compelled by a certaine kinde of a necessity by reason of the removall of Philostros family into the campe was compelled to accompany her great Uncle but since her arrivall at Court she not only became an ear-witness of Narcissus comportment but hath also been present at some of those archivements comportments of his which for the present hath afforded him a competent opinion in the Army whether his person or his same have most taken her fancy I will not say But these inflammations joyned with the former Treaty have created such an opinion in her thoughts that shee conceiveth her reputation to the world to be blemished if Narcissus be suffered to offer his affections to any other but her selfe without her privity and consent In the interim neverthelesse understanding that the Queene of Lydia arriving by chance upon the Island of Cyprus hath occasioned Narcissus to fall in love with the Princesse Cloria whereby she esteems her selfe slighted and dishonoured not onely in regard of the former Treaty mentioned but also in that any should appeare in this horizon more worthy of respect then the Neece of great Philostros is growne desperate in her resolution whether I may call her passions preposterous or no I will not dispute onely I may probably believe that Narcissus loves to Cloria are neither grounded upon right or reason since as our Treaty if not engagement was begun upon more mature consideration accompanied perhaps with some promises of either side so can it not ever be thought that the declining condition of Evarchus will at any time bring happinesse to the Island of Cyprus much lesse to the Duke thereof when as all the benefit he shall receive from such ambition must be the exhausting of his treasure and the endangering of his command but however he and his son may apprehend the consequence of such a conjunction to themselves yet no reason other Countreies should be debarred of their owne advantages when they shall be offered meanes to prosecute their particular It is sufficient we thinke it not convenient for your state or our kingdome which being for the most part allowed common people of never so inferiour a ranke much more is it to be granted Kings and Princes of the highest dignity If reasons of state shall breake and make marriages contracted by friends and kindred what prerogative shall be denyed enemies to exercise one against another when either danger or benefit appeares in the consequence the gods doe but unite hearts in Nuptiall Tyes for the commodity of men and certainly all generalls are to be preferred before particular Interests which being granted as a maxime and the proofe demonstrated of the good or evill in my opinion we ought not to stumble at the execution for as in my owne conscience I am satisfied in the right of our pretensions So if you may make Warre with your King because he doth not satisfie the publick without any question you may also possesse your selves of all that is his by the same Justice To this purpose therefore be advertized that as 't is resolved by the Princesse Cloria notwithstanding Narcissus violent prosecution not to make election of him or any other for her husband without the full approbation of her Mother so very probably may it be conceived that the youth will be able to pretend fairly to her love being in his owne Countrey when as he shall not onely have the commodity of sollicitation accompanied by the remembrance of all those services he hath performed for her honour and safety but also for that it may be thought by Hiacynthia your Queene that the marriage of her daughter with Narcissus may prove to be a benefit of extraordinary consequence to her husbands businesse when by that meanes shee may thinke to procure money in his Warres from the Dukes Coffers being engaged to the same quarrell in the right of his sonnes wife besides it is to be supposed or at least-wise will be so imagined by those about the Queenes person that the very interest of the Dukes power in the Island of Cyprus by reason of the numerous shipping in their Havens will upon all occasions be able to supply Evarchus necessities either with ammunition or souldiers according to the need he shall have in his intention against your Senate at Sardis and who knowes not but Cyprus is a scit●ation more proper for his affaires and assistance then any other Country in Asia whatsoever All which being considered though the interest of our family should not at all be concerned you cannot be thought competent States-men if you should not with all your endeavour labour a breach of this intended marriage before it be past your reach and power to prevent for probably the meanes will never againe be so fairly presented unto your resolutions The Ambassador when Philos began to take a little breath replyed that as it was the greatest part of his own duty to hearken to all designes that might any way advantage his Masters proceedings at Sardis so would he not faile in his owne particular but to contribute the best of his endeavours to render both him and his Illustrious family satisfied hoping with all as he said that the gods would largely assist to the protection of Lydia and the prosperity of Syria by such on indissolvable tye of friendship and commerce that might make Orsames give lawes to the rest of the world Philos after he had made himselfe more confident from the earnest protestation of the Ambassadour went on with this discourse in

for feare of revenge answerable to their deserts And they being the most principall men of the Countrey it is to be suspected they will have so great power and influence over the actions and determinations of the rest of the Inhabitans in the generall that they can never be brought in any kind to own the Kings interest to purpose notwithstanding all the labour and industry of the Kingdome of Syria But to this I shall only make this answer that however these people prevailed in the Myssian Army for the selling of the Kings person against the thoughts and wills of many yet that very action of theirs hath procured them since so much hatred in their own Country that it may very probably be believed by the State of Syria there must of necessity arise daily new factions amongst them neither want they intelligence at the present that assures them that an Army will suddenly march into Lydia from Myssia in King Euarchus behalf which advertizement I suppose is sent them by their Ambassadour there remaining Last of all I may adde that the Court of Syria may imagine the Souldiers who have now the King in their possession having no other relation but to their own wills and uncertaine principles will prove from time to time as inconstant in their resolutions as they have been heretofore desperate in their fortunes and be rather in the generall inclinable to affect equality then continue long contented to be governed by Kingly authority or to say the plaine truth willing to be under any jurisdiction whatsoever witnesse their falling off from their command both under the Senate and their old Generall besides it is esteemed a maxime among their tenents to have scarce dependency upon any power neither in those things that belong to the gods worship or concerning other their humane actions pretending by such constraint an absolute freedome cannot be enjoyed either in minde or body so that however the King may seem a little to revive by their proceedings yet I can assure you in Syria there is a great doubt made of the reality of their actions but whether these opinions be grounded either upon the perswasions of the Myssians or upon other more solid though secret reasons I will not take upon me at present to determine but rather shall expect both with hope and patience the issue in the interim apply my selfe to my direction and commission as well in keeping a correspondency with the Souldiers as with the Myssians by this time again the way began to be something uneven so that they could not well prosecure any farther discourse At night they tooke up their lodging not above halfe a dayes journey where the King remained and not much farther distant from the City of Sardis where encountering with a jovial companion master of the house as appearing also faithfull to Euarchus in his intentions after they had accommodated themselves to their minds in their chambers they desired their host with an equall indifference to let them understand as well the newes that concerned the proceedings of the Senate as that which belonged more properly to the Army since as they said they could not chuse but be of a nature something more remarkable then ordinary in regard of the late transactions of both parties which seemed at present to put most of the Kingdome to a kind of a vast consideration concerning the issue the rather were they curious of this information the better thereby to tast the inclinations of the people Truly gentlemen said the Host as I must not take upon me the understanding of either of their proceedings and determinations when as perhaps they are not very well acquainted with their own intentions themselves so shall I to supply that defect enforme you if you please of those discourses that have lately passed in the Senate concerning the Kings government notwithstanding the Souldiers have him personally at the present under their jurisdiction who to say the plaine truth use him with that civility and respect that it gives his friends more then ordinary hopes of his speedy restoration againe to the honour of his Crowns and Dignity however the gods onely know what the issue of their determinations may be some of the Senate would have no King at all pretending that it would be too miserable a condition for all sorts of people to be Subject both in their persons and estates to an entire Monarch not suffering them so much as to aske a reason concerning any thing that should be done amisse although their purses and paines were forced upon all occasions to pay for the honour and the pride belonging to the dignity whereas a common government as they say gives a certaine kinde of encouragement pleasing in some kinde or other to all sorts of people as having an appropriated share in every action that concerned the good or ill of the Commonwealth others againe of a contrary spirit pretended they are afraid that if the government should be absolutely changed to a popular State though it might seem in outward appearance to have more freedome it could not neverthelesse but be of lesse security in that it would be alwayes Subject to faction and confusions in regard of the inconstancy of dispositions and therefore are rather of opinion that the government remaine in the same nature as it doth with some necessary restrictions to their King A third sort made some doubt how to finde out wayes to limite a Monarch in any kinde by what lawes soever could be established to that purpose it being almost impossible to take from a Prince altogether the sword of Justice power and yet suffer him still to remain in the condition of a governour which in effect would be no other then a common government varnished over with a glorious Title to no effect leaving the whole as subject to faction and confusion as if there were no King at all in that he should want the authority although he were honoured with the name necessary to that purpose there were others that suddenly started up in the senate-Senate-house who imagined they had thought upon a way to remedy all in conveniences which was to have onely a King by election either of Euarchus family or some other but the proposition was quickly answered with these doubts that if the Prince intended should be elected out of the same bloud if not according to the direct line of succession it would endanger a new slaughter and faction through the whole Kingdome by reason of severall ambitious interests of the other side if he were absolutely chosen out of another family as no doubt but there would be many opposers in the very election it selfe so not possible to have any of an extraction illustrious enough to warrant his kindred from being a burthen to the Commonwealth in their maintenance and support which probably would prove a sufficient inconvenience to the people for that oftentimes justice would be sold other oppressions committed only to supply