Queen if it be treason to Have been a stranger thus long from my Country Bred up with silence of my name and birth And not till now mature to own my self Before a Sun-beam if it be treason After so long a banishment to weep A tear of joy upon my Countries bosom And call her mine my just inheritance Unless you stain my blood with bastardy If it be treason still to love this Earth That knew so many of my race her Kings Though late unkindly arm'd to kill her Sovereign As if the effusion of my blood were left To make her fertile if to love Olivia My nearest pledge of blood although her power Hath chain'd her Prince and made her Lord her prisoner Who sits with expectation to hear That sentence that must make the golden Wreath Secure upon her Brow by blasting mine If this be treason I am guilty Ferdinand Your King 's become a traitor and must die A black and most inglorious death Ernest. You offer At some defence but come not home by what Engine were you translated hence or whether Convei'd There was some trust deceiv'd when you Were carried forth to be preserv'd and much Care taken since in bringing of you up And giving secret Fire to this Ambition Ferd. There wants no testimony here of what Concerns the story of my Birth and Infancy If one dare speak and be an honest Lord Leand. How 's that Ferd. Whose love and art secur'd me from all tyranny Though here my funeral was believ'd while I Sent to an honorable Friend his Kinsman Grew safely to the knowledge of my self At last till fortune of the War betray'd me To this captivity Leand. I blush at thee Yong-man whose fate hath made thee desperate And car'st not what mans blood thou draw'st along In thy black stream or what mans faith thou mak'st As hateful as thy crimes Ernest. That confederate Sure has some name declare him that he may Thank you for his reward and lose his head for 't Quee. We always see that men in such high nature Deform'd and guilty want not specious shapes To gain their practice friendship and compassion But he shall feel the punishment d' you smile Ferd. A womans anger is but worth it Madam And if I may have freedom I must say Not in contempt of what you seem nor help'd By overcharge of passion which but makes A fruitless noise I have a sense of what I am to lose a life but I am so fortified With valiant thoughts and innocence I shall When my last breath is giving up to lose Its self i' th' air be so remote from fear That I will cast my face into one smile Which shall when I am dead acquit all trembling And be a story to the world how free From paleness Ferdinand took leave of earth Rosa. Alas my Lord you forget me that can Part with such courage Ferd. I forget indeed I thought of death with honor but my love Hath found a way to chide me O my Boy I can weep now Leon. A sudden change he weeps Quee. What Boy is that Ferd. I prethee take thy self away Quee. Your Spirit Does melt it seems and you begin to think A life is worth preserving though with Infamy Ferd. Goodness thy aid again and tell this great Proud woman I have a Spirit scorns her pity Come hither Boy and let me kiss thee thus At parting with a good and pretty servant I can without my honor stain'd shed tears I took thee from thy Friends to make thee mine Is it not truth Boy Rosa. Yes my Lord Ferd. And mean't when I was King to make thee great And shall I not when I can live no longer To cherish thee at farewel drop a tear That I could weep my soul upon thee But You are to slow me thinks I am so far From dread I think your forms too tedious I expect my sentence Quee. Let it stay a while What secret flame is this Honor protect me Your Graces fair excuse for you I shall Return again Exit Ferd. And I with better guard After my silence in the Grave to meet And plead this cause Ernest. He is distracted sure His person I could pity but his insolence Wants an example what if we proceed To sentence Leon. I suppose the Queen will clear Your duties in 't Leand. But I 'l acquaint her Exit Rod. My Lord Leandro 's gone Ernest. His censure will Be one with ours Ferd. Yet shall I publish who Thou art I shall not die with a calm soul And leave thee in this cloud Enter the Queen and Leandro Rosa. By no means Sir The Queen Quee. Whose service is so forward to our State That when Our pleasure 's known not to proceed They dare be officious in his Sentence Are We Queen or do we move by your Protection Ernest. Madam the Prince Quee. My Lord you have a Queen I not suspect his wisdom Sir but he Hath no Commission here to be a Judge You were best circumscribe our Regal power And by your selves condemn or pardon all And we sign to your will The offence which you Call treason strikes at us and we release it Let me but see one curl in any Brow Attend the prisoner hither Kiss our hand Are you so merciless to think this man Fit for a Scaffold You shall Sir be near us And if in this confusion of your Fortunes You can finde gratitude and love despair not These men that now oppose may finde your title Clear to the Kingdom too Be Sir collected And let us use your arm Exit Supported by Ferdinand Rosa. What change is here Leand. What think you of this Lords Rodri. I dare not think Leon. Affronted thus O my vext heart Exit Rosa. I le follow still and if this be no dream We have scap'd a Brook to meet a greater stream Exeunt ACT. III Enter Rodriguez Ernesto Ernest. THough I believ'd her passionate and like A Sea tempestuous in her anger I Never thought she would marry him Rodri. She 's the Queen But with what honor she could quit the Prince Who without treason did deserve her too Comes not within my reach Ernest. If you consider He has been valiant for her to great purpose And brought a prisoner home to mount his Gennet It was a pretty service Rod. How does he bear it Ernest. He 's here you may enquire it Enter Leonario with Letters and a Servant Leon. Be swift and faithful Arragon bleeds here Nothing but War can right my cause and honor Serv. Expect an army great as your own thoughts To cut the way to your revenge Exit Leon. My Lords Rodriguez and Ernesto Ambo Your Graces servants Leon. A man may take the benefit of this Garden Without a Court offence you have had the day Of triumph and the Queen already teeming To bless the Kingdom with an Heir and yet You see I walk like a poor Neighbor Prince And have my heart still Rod. I am glad you bear
they will profane In bleeding thee farewell our last last kiss My heart would fain come to thee I will make it My humble sute with my last breath it may Be quickly sent thee Rosa. We shall both meet when This dust falls off and our souls kiss agen Exeunt ACT. V. Enter Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Servants with Lights Er. MY Lord you tell us wonders 't is high time To open such a mysterie Rodri. This change Will exceed all and so convincing are The circumstances of this great discovery They do command our faith Er. And you shall steer us Leand. Then let us lose no time oh my good Lords Did you but feel the torment of my bosome Till I discharge the duty which so long Hath slept in his concealment you would call For wings to flye and think all motion tedious For Heavens sake le ts make hast that we prevent The morning which will rise upon this knowledge With cheerfull beams and put on all his glory Er. Most gladly we attend Exeunt A Table and Taper set out Enter Ferdinand with a book in his Hand Ferd. I have no Heart to think of any thing But my Rosania all devotion When I remember her flyes off and leaves My soul no contemplation but her safety They were too cruell to divide us night It self looks now more black by this dim taper Rosania's eyes would brighten all but they Weigh'd down with sleep and sorrow are perhaps At rest a thousand Angels watch about 'em And let some one whose office is to wait On harmless love present me to her dreams O let her hear me often call upon her As I am led to death and when the stroke Divides me from my self and from the World My Heart shall pay her tribute and my blood Do miracles when every Crimson drop My Body bleeds shall not in vain be wept But fall into some Letter of her name To keep alive our story Enter two Servants with Torches Leandro Ernesto Rodriguez What lights are these This place sure is not wont to be thus visited They are spirits ha yet if I have a memory Those Faces were but late familiar to me They Kneel What mockery is this if you be substances Of things I know go tell the Tyrant Queen She might allow me death without this scorn This jeering Antimasque Omnes Long live the King Ferd. What King Omnes Long live Ferdinand King of Murcia Ferd. A dream a golden dream What fancies wait Upon our sleep and yet I wake they are Apparitions I 'l shut my eyes and lose 'em They wo'not vanish Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Omnes All your subjects Leand. Collect your scatterd thoughts my Lord and be Assur'd we now pay reall duties to you You are our King and must be Ferd. Who says so Leand. I whose cold fear and frailty When fate of Wat had made you Prisoner Conceal'd the truth and Justice of your title 'T was I that sav'd you from your Uncles fury And sent you to Valentia while I cozen'd The kingdom with your death till time might ripen Your challenge to the scepter if you can Find mercy to a treason great as this I 'l live and study how to merit pardon Ferd. Rise rise all And if you be Leandro pray come neerer Rod. Pray Heav'n this unexpected happiness Meet with no extasie all senses are Not arm'd for such extremes of Joy Er. The Queen When she finds this will fall into a Feaver By instinct her Head must ake this very minute Rod. And shake too for the Crown is tottering Ferd. Pardon thou shouldst divide the kingdom with me But do all these believe it will you not When I make second claim deny me agen Call me Impostor Leand. Sir forgive that first And I 'l not ask Heaven pardon for my next Deniall let death threaten all his stings And I have satisfied these Lords so well They are confirm'd in your just claim and person Rod Er. We lay our lives and fortunes at your feet Ferd. I may command you then fetch me Rosania I 'l be no King without her do not stay To hear how much I love her 'bove the Crown And all the glories wait upon it she That was my Page my fellow Prisoner Rosania Exit Rodrig 'T is that name next to Heaven I bow too Good my Lord follow him and if she be Awake oh drop it gently by degrees The joy is mighty she a sad weak Virgin That I shall live to make her Queen Exit Ernest Stay you and if I play too much the wanton with My fate or swell with expectation Speak something to allay my hopes and say There may be crosses yet the Queen may want Faith or consent or put case the people A dangerous torrent to oppose like not This Innovation where is the King then Leand. Doubt not their Loves you had their Hearts before Let nothing shake you Enter Rosania Ernesto Rodriguez Ferd. Th' art my better Angell Why then if my Rosania will be Queen The kingdoms ours agen she comes she comes Thou mak'st too little hast to be a Queen I am my self agen my name is found I shall live to thus to embrace Rosania Without a fear these Lords are all thy subjects I am a King Leand. You are Ferd. Then what must my Rosania be Ros. Happy if this be more Than dream my tears and sufferings are all paid for If this be true Leand. Most true Ros. What a strong arm Hath Heaven Ferd. See how the Day hath made Hast to salute Rosania and to wait Upon thy triumph blushes like a Maid When she is told she is in Love the Stars Are gone to tell the other World thy beauty Till now Ecclips'd with sorrow hath thrown off The imprisoning veil and shines above their brightness But how shall we Leandro now contrive For our Court entertainment where the Queen 's Prepar'd to hear our Tragedy Leand. Leave me To order your appearance but first Sir We must secure this Fort Er. The Captain is My creature Ferd. Thou shalt be all our direction Come my Rosania time hath turn'd agen Our Glass and his keen sith this comfort brings It cuts no scepters down but to make Kings Exeunt Enter Leonario reading a Letter and Soldier Leon. So neer Sold. We heard before of your affront My Lord and were prepar'd Leon. It hath outstrip'd my expectation These Letters say Mendoza is their Generall new return'd With victory from the Moores his fame I honour My knowledge never reach'd his person Sold. Sir he brings old Soldiers with him the Commanders Are such whose faith and valor in those Wars Already tried he durst name to the King To be employ'd here in your highness cause Leand. We will to Horse immediatly I long To salute the Army Sold. Which but wants your person The Soul of their design you may soon reach 'em Enter Captain Leon. I will Capt. Your Grace Leon. That we had wings away to Horse to Horse Exeunt
tother bout Ant. This is enough at once we may come too 't in time Capt. Why now I love you love you as well as you do Law Ant. Upon good terms we love you too Capt. Let 's shake Hands you sha'not to your vomit agen Now you dare sight I 'l tell you a hundred wayes to get moneys come wee 'l drink and divide fortunes Run not back into cows agen Ant. I 'l be Antient now agen Lieu. And I Lieutenant Capt. Both my own Boyes Ant. 'T is not so hard to fight I see if a Man be but desperate and give his mind too 't Lieu. Pox a Cowards come Captain Capt. Let me hug ye my brace of Mirmidons And drink a Tun of Wine to this conversion Exeunt Enter Queen Violinda Que. The Prince so early met upon the way This morning sayst and with a Souldier Vio. And in that hast too Madam I was told The speed of Wings was slow their fiery Horse Bathing in foam yet fled as if they meant To leave the Wind and Clouds behind 'em Que. Strange I could have wish'd him with less discontent To have left us but my stubborn fate design'd it Having thus snatch'd away himself it will Become us to compose and make the best Of our State game I sent a Messenger With our command to th' Governor of the Fort He should attend the King by the Water-gate Leads to the Garden we do purpose conference If Ferdinand wisely consent to break The Magick that so chains his Heart to that Idoll Rosania wee 'l be reconcil'd And Peace shall marry once agen our Hearts Enter Courtier Me thinks our Lords are cold in their attendance Where be our train of Ladies nay permit 'em A solitude becomes this sullen Day And our own thoughts methinks thou dost not look With thy own face upon me Vio. Not I Madam Que. My eyes have lost their virtue all I look on Have not the shape and colour they presented What whispers that ha' Viol. Here was none Madam Que. I could be jealous of the Wind methinks And quarrell with the postures of those very Shapes i' th' Arras fie Olivia call home thy reason Court O Madam Que. What horror 's in that voice I see a treason In 's looks Court O Madam I beseech your pardon Que. Why art a traitor Court Not I but there are practices I fear Against your royal person the Court gates Are shut all 's in confusion within And I could hear abroad loud acclamations And triumph for the King as he were new proclam'd Enter Captain Que. Which way comest thou Cap. Over the Wall Madam the gates are shut I 'l tell you news young Ferdinand your Husband Is in all state attended and proclam'd King in his own right he is prov'd to be What he did first pretend himself Leandro And all the Lords confirm 't the Governor Hath given him up the Fort the wise City Her Keys and every officer on 's knees Is praying and drinking the Kings health Que. Away and let thy face be seen no more But when the fatall noise of fire some blood Or buriall calls thee forth Capt. This my reward For bringing news the King 's alive take heed Do not talk treason in your own defence hark Enter in state Rodriguez Ernesto Leandro Ferdinand who takes the Throne Attendants Que. From what an expectation am I faln Omnes Long live Ferdinand King Ferd. We thank you and will study to be worth Your prayers and dutie Madam the Chancelor Can cleer and bring your faith to allow the wonder We are no Impostor now nor need we borrow A beam from you to make us shine yet still You are our Cosen fair Olivia Enter Rosania and Ladies The Husband was a title long since due To my Rosania may it prosper here Our love and years grew up together and Our Souls by holy contract tied when in Alfonzo's House her Father and my Guardian To whose trust I was sent an Infant by Leandro We plighted faith it is no blemish To fair Olivia still to be a Virgin Though she have lost the Queen she is a Princess And hath now found a Kinsman that shall study What shall become his love her blood and honour Upon your Lip I print this fair assurance Rosa. And mine shall be to do you service Madam Que. If this be true you must command my dutie Ferd. We hear Prince Leonario is departed When he shall know the progress of our fortunes Hee 'l quit his Stars that hid their golden Heads To mock him with a small Eclipse o' purpose To light him with more glorie to his happiness Soft Alarum Ha what clamors that the frightfull noise increases Enter first Guard Guard Flie and save your selves the Fort 's surpris'd By the Prince of Arragon whose troups have seiz'd the City reeling with Wine and careless of their strength in their joyes for you Sir Ferd. The Prince of Arragon the fates cannot Be so injust so envious of our blessing To snatch it from us in a minute ha Help help quarter Divers within cry Ferd. They are i' th' Court already Leand. We are all undone Le ts yield and ask conditions honourable Ferd. Dye he that dares but think so yeeld no Ferdinand Was here too late a Prisoner let us sell Our lives at glorious rates the Evening puts A Mask upon the horror follow me Exit Leand. To certain death Ladies stay you the danger Will meet us here to soon and yet your persons In honour challenge safety Ex. Lords Que. Is there no end of my distractions Or hath my folly yet deserv'd more vengeance Rosa. It cannot be Heaven will so soon destroy The blessing it bestow'd if thus you punish Whom you advance who will believe your gifts Are more than flattery to betray our Peace Enter Leonario Alfonso Ferdinand Prisoner Rodriguez Ernesto Souldiers Leon. This Ladie is my prize Que. How Sir your prize Leon. Mistake me not ther 's no dishonour meant Your person yet I boldly may pronounce You are and must be mine I am not ignorant You are a Virgin all but name be wise As you are fair and I forget what 's past And take this satisfaction if I meet Contempt where I with honour once more Court you You will create a flame shall never dye But in the Kingdoms ashes you were mine First by your own election seal'd above If I must lose what Heaven bestow'd upon me The quarrell is not mine But virtues whose right Hand is arm'd with Justice Enter Captain Punish not where you owe your Heart but let Both our revenges meet in that Impostor I find your noble Soul return Lord Generall While I retire with this fair Queen whom not One violent accent shall affright much less A rude attempt take hence that counterfet And cut his Head off Ros. O my dearest Lord Leon. The rest may if they please find mercy Capt. I were best be o' this side Leon. Away with him Ferd. Insulting Prince
long to be beaten Exeunt Enter Ferdinand in prison Rosania like a Page Rosa. Pray do not grieve for me I have a heart That can for your sake suffer more and when The tyranny of your fate calls me to die I can as willingly resign my breath As go to sleep Ferd. Can I hear this Rosania Without a fresh wound That thy love to me Should be so ill rewarded th' ast engag'd Thy self too much already 't is within Thy will yet to be safe reveal thy self Throw of the cloud that doth eclipse that brightness And they will court thy person and be proud With all becoming-honor to receive thee No fear shall rob thy cheek of her chaste blood Oh leave me to my own Stars and expect What ere become of wretched Ferdinand A happy fate Rosa. Your Councel is unkinde This language would become your charity To a stranger but my Interest is more In thee then thus with words to be sent off Our vows have made us one nor can the names Of Father Countrey or what can be dear In Nature bribe one thought to wish my self In Heaven without thy company it were poor then To leave thee here Then by thy faith I charge thee By this the first and last seal of our love Kisses him By all our promises when we did flatter Our selves and in our fancy took the world A peeces and collected what did like Us best to make us a new paradice By that the noblest ornament of thy soul Thy honor I conjure thee let me still Be undiscovered What will it avail To leave me whom thou lovest and walk alone Sad pilgrime to another world We will Converse in soul and shoot like Stars whose Beams Are twisted and make bright the sullen Groves Of Lovers as we pass Ferd. These are but dreams Of happiness be wise Rosania Thy love is not a friend to make thee miserable Society in death where we affect But multiplies our grief Live thou Oh live And if thou hast a tear when I am dead But drop it to my memory it shall More precious then embalming dwell upon me And keep my ashes pure my spirit shall At the same instant in some innocent shape Descend upon that earth thou hast bedew'd And kissing the bright tribute of thy eye Shall after wait like thy good Angel on thee There will be none to speak of Ferdinand Without disdain if thou diest too Oh live A little to defend me or at least To say I was no Traitor to thy love And lay the shame on death and my false Stars That would not let me live to be a King Rosa. Oh Ferdinand Thou dost not love me now Ferd. Not love Rosania If woing thee to live will not assure thee Command me then to die and spare the cruelty Of the fair Queen Not love Rosania If thou wilt but delight to see me bleed I will at such a narrow passage let Out life it shall be many hours in ebbing And my soul bathing in the Crimson stream Take pleasure to be drown'd I have small time To love and be alive but I will carry So true a Faith to woman hence as shall Make poor the world when I am gone to tell The story yonder We are interrupted Enter Keeper Keep You must prepare your self for present trial I have command to attend you to the Judges That Gentleman and all that did adhere To your Conspiracy are by the Queens Most gracious Mercy pardon'd Ferd. In that word Th' hast brought me more then life I shall betray And with my too much joy undo thee again Heaven does command thee live I must obey This Summons I shall see thee again Tiberio Before I die Rosa. I 'l wait upon you Sir The Queen will not deny me that poor office I know not how to leave you Ferd. Death and I Shall meet and be made friends but when we part The world shall finde thy story in my heart Exit Enter Officers with Bar Table Stools then Ernesto Rodriguez Leandro Queen supported by Leonario Ferdinand Rosania Ladies Gentlemen and Guard who set Ferdinand to the Bar. Queen Is that the prisoner at the Bar Leon. He that pretended himself Ferdinand Your Uncles son Q. Proceed to his Arraignment my Lord Leandro You know our pleasure Lean. Although the Queen in her own Royal power And without violating Sacred Justice where Treason comes to invade her and her Crown With open war need not insist upon The Forms and Circumstance of Law but use Her Sword in present execution Yet such is the sweet temper of her blood And calmness of her Nature though provok'd Ino a storm unto the great'st offender She shuts up no defence willing to give A satisfaction to the world how much She doth delight in mercy Ferdinand For so thou dost pretend thy self thou art Indicted of High Treason to Her Majestie In that thou hast usurp'd relation to Her blood and under name of being her Kinsman Not onely hast contriv'd to blast her Honor With Neighbor Princes but hast gather'd arms To wound the precious bosom of her Countrey And tear the Crown which Heaven and just Succession Hath plac'd upon her Royal Head what canst Thou answer to this Treason Ferd. Boldly thus As I was never with the height of all My expectation and the aid of Friends Transported one degree above my self So must not Ferdinand though his Stars have frown'd And the great eye of Providence seem to slumber While your force thus compel'd brought me hither With mockery of my Fate to be arraign'd For being a Prince have any thought beneath The Title I was born to yet I 'l not call This cruelty in you nor in the Queen If I may name her so without injustice To my own right a Kingdom is a Garland Worth all Contention and where right seals not The true Possession Nature is forgotten And blood thought cheap to assure it there is something Within that excellent Figure that restrains A Passion here that else would forth like lightning T is not your shape which yet hath so much sweetness Some pale religious Hermit might suspect You are the blessed Saint he pray'd too no The magick 's in our nature and our blood For both our veins full of one precious purple Strike harmony in their motion I am Ferdinand And you the fair Olivia brothers children Leon. What insolence is this Qu. Oh my Lord let him Be free to plead for if it be no dream His cause will want an Orator By my blood He does talk bravely Rodri. These are flourishes Ernest. Speak to the treason you are charged with And confess a guilt Leond. He justifies himself Ferd. If it be treason to be born a Prince To have my Fathers Royal Blood move here If it be treason in my infancy To have escap'd by Divine Providence When my poor life should have been sacrific'd To please a cruel Uncle whose Ambition Surpris'd my Crown and after made Olivia His Daughter
wear one Cloud upon your Face When you remember who I am my fears Are thick upon my Heart how to secure This shadow any longer Ferd. That afflicts Me most Rosania for it pleases me To hear she can affect thee but what way To keep her expectation high and thee My dearest safe her passions may be violent Rosa. They are already Sir if I mistake not I wish to Heaven that you were reconcil'd To do the office of a Husband to her That peace would keep her Bosom clear and I Should live to all the World except your self A stranger still Ferd. What language speaks Rosania Ther 's death in every syllable should I Obey what thou desir'st and do the office Of a Husband ha Rosa. I 'l wait upon you still And hope you will vouchsafe me now and then A harmless smile her beauty will deserve Your whole heart and ther 's something in the memory Of what she has advanc'd you to will help To make you kind Ferd. Should I injoy the Queen Because the misery of my fate compeld A ceremonious sin shall I betray The essence of my faith and leave a curse When thou art known upon my name for ever If thou hast taken new resolves against me Punish my heart some other way had she More ornament than ever met in woman Mistress of more perfection than Poets Invented for the Queen of love to this Were the proud Empire of the World her own And she would make me Lord of her and these It would not buy me to the pleasure of One Nights embrace my body shall not carry My soul so far astray the Man condemnd To live in a perpetuall Snow hath not A purer Frost within his blood Rosa. This but Ingenders a new grief although it bind Rosanias Heart there is yet one way left And that ere I pronounce you must forgive There is a trembling in my tongue and I Already feel such Winter in my breath My timorous Lips do wither Ferd. Do not fright My Soul too much ther 's something threatens me So like a loss of these that I am left A peece of shaking Earth death cannot look To make me tremble so canst thou forsake me Ros. Not in my Heart but give my body leave To seek some other place my Lord to dwell in When I am gone into some wilderness You will find ease at Heart and love the Queen And perfect all I 'l pray you may live happy And hold Intelligence with some gentle Winds That shall convey my wishes and return What joys do follow you the purling Rivers I 'l teach your name and they which guide this way Shall bring thee something Ferdinand of mine My tears I know will not be lost which I Will send thee daily by the courteous stream Clear pledges of my faith consent my Lord I may depart and you shall choose your way To every blessing here Ferd. Not till we meet With one embrace and take our flight together And I have thought a way to perfect it Observe my sweet Rosania the Queen Thou sayst affects thee cherish it with all The softness of her creature if she allow Kiss her and promise what young lovers doe Examine not but by thy love to me Be free in amorous language if she have Heat to a private meeting in her Chamber Obey this shall secure our loves ambition Enquire not but resolve and let me know The time Ros. You will attempt no violence Upon the Queen Ferd. By this Kisses her Ros. What if she have commanded me This Night Ferd. To meet Ros. In her Bed-Chamber Ferd. Ha! obey it Ros. At a late hour Ferd. It shall beget our comfort If thou consent Rosa. But shall I not expose My self to danger if her love persue Immodest ends since you advise I should Apply my self to her desires Ferd. If she Take too much flame by some soft art delay her Till I come to close all keep still thy person Secret the least discovery will destroy Us both the Evening with much hast prepares Thy visit and our happiness Rosa. I 'l obey But be you sure to come Ferd. Lose thou no time Now to indear thee to her let us part Love will find balm to cure the wounded Heart Exeunt severally A Table and Lights set out then Enter Queen and Violinda Que. Was he not cheerfull when he promis'd thee Viol. He was and he was not Que. I have a strange apprehension and this doth feed it Viol. I told him 't was an honour worth his joyfull entertainment Que. If it should prove succesfull my revenge Were perfect I 'm resolute to persue Viol. It makes well For your contrivement that the King and you do Lodge at distance stay I hear a tread Que. I hope 't is he Enter Leonario Viol. Prince Leonario Madam Que. What comes he for Leon. Although I have small expectation For my own sake that you can pardon Madam This bold access and at so dark an hour Yet when you have heard my business You will know Your self so much concern'd I 'l not despair To find your mercy Que. You prepare me for Something of consequence Leon. Please you to dismiss Your Ladie I have something to deliver Wo'not become her knowledge Que. Leave us now Ex. Violinda Our conference is free your Graces pleasure It must be matter of much essence that Could not expect till morning but y' ar welcome Leon. This time and darkness Madam best becomes him Who for your sake blushes to see the Day But I came not to chide my wrongs have learn'd A modest silence my approach is not To name a suffering of mine but to Discover what already is prepar'd Against your peace and honour Que. Is it treason Leon. It is but threatens not your life you may Live many years upon the wound Que. You fright me Leon. Lose not the beauty of your cheek so soon Hide not beneath that cold and killing Snow One Rosie blush and yet that pale would shew Like Innocence which you have lost oh Madam Had you not made a forfet of your truth To me no storm could shake you but your soul That made no change could know no fear I come To tell you what just providence hath done In my revenge your breach of vow is punish'd With loss of faith in him to whom you gave The Heart you promis'd me the King whose pride You built on my dishonour is as false As you were Que. This is passion but be Not yet too rash in censuring him Whom I Have plac'd so neer I must defend nor will He need my strength to make their blood account That dare traduce his honour he has a Heart Leon. A false one I was born without a fear And dare upon his bosom wear he worth The manly contestation write him perjur'd Que. I would this were not envy but admit He be thus guiltie 't is a fault in him Leon. No Madam it is yours that sin that poysond The
Lips breath Incense thus Wee 'l have ten thousand Cupids for our guard Whose Bows shall awe the destinies and we write The King and Queen of Fate Enter Ferdinand Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Captain Guard Ferd. Will this deserve your faith Leand. We must believe Enter Violinda Viol. We are undone the King Que. False Keys Rosa. 'T was time to come Ferd. Had I not cause my Lords to appear sad When I suspected this so great affront My melancholy all this while was but A mourning for this shame Look but my Lords Into your selves and make this suffering yours Viol. Madam be rais'd again I have an art To fetch you off with honor and the youth too I will perswade him there can be no cure In this extream but to pretend himself A woman I will dress him in your Gown Before they can be ware on 't they all know This way he cannot flie mean time put on A confidence and let them know you are The Queen not to be shaken with their power This will gain time Que. Prosper in this Viol. I will Redeem my fault or never sleep again Exit with Rosania Ferd. She blushes not Were she nor Queen what names could we bestow Upon this want of modesty Leand. 'T is plain We came in time Ferd. Most happily to prevent Some further act of shame can she look on us Without a blush Que. I see no such attraction In your state faces that I should desire Much to look on 'em Who made you King I pray Ferd. Your power I dare not call it love presuming That I was fit to be your property Without a soul to see or have a sense Of these dishonors This rank heat of blood Madam what penitence can make this clear Admit your thoughts were wanton and your flame Too great to be supprest could you finde none For your adulterate embrace but one That was my servant my own hound devour me As if your lust had not enough of shame And mischief to me but your malice must Appear in 't too with what securitie Can I expect to live when she begins So soon to poyson me Leand. We heard her say They two would write themselves the King and Queen Rod. So we did all Ferd. You may consider these Leand. 'T is impious Madam with what grief do we Remember now that Law you made After your Corronation to preserve The name of your sex chast which gave our Hearts Hope of your blessed progress you made it death To stain the Marriage-bed where shall we expect The life of that good act when you begin A breach of chastitie by so black example If the King urge an Execution Of what our vote confirm'd by yours impos'd Upon the kingdom you should prove your self More innocent or give us cause to mourn This fall from virtue Er. Madam we grieve for you Que So so have your great wisdoms said all yet I laugh at you poor things and am so far From trembling at your thunder that I pitty you And first I 'l let you know you selves you are I take it all my subjects I will not Exempt you Sir since Marriage takes not off My Interest and Essence here all strength Flowing from me and your Derivative shine Extinct when I frown you to darkness by What power dare you take an accompt of me That am above your Laws which must obey Me as their Soul and Dye when I forsake 'em But I will reason coolely and admit They live in force 'gainst whom are you so shallow To think we that created and decreed 'em For vulgar reformation must be squard And Levell'd by 'em as we meant to lose Our Character and distinction and stoop Toth ' common file of subjects this were policy I speak not this with sense of any guilt So to decline it for I here defie you And bring an Innocence shall strike a blush Upon your Souls that sinn'd in my suspition Aside Ferd. Where is the Boy Ernesto take him to Your custodie and bid him not despair I have contriv'd the rest Enter Rosania like a Woman and Violinda Er. He 's here Viol. Take it upon you if it come to searching Wee 'l find a Jurie Capt. You are deceiv'd my Lord with your good pardon He is not here Er. Who is not here Capt. The he you do expect And your Officious Ladyship might well Have spar'd your pains to put on all this trim Ferd. What means the fellow Capt. 'T is no news to your Sir I could have told the Queen before and you My honourable Lords this was no Boy Though now he would but seem o' th' tother sex I knew her name Ros. My name Capt. Are not you call'd Rosania Ferd. Ha! betraid Capt. Yes indeed is she you were present Sir I' th' Garden when this fine Hermophrodite Declar'd what sex was hid behind the Breeches And this I certified the Prince before Que. Now 't is clear Capt. There are some tokens too I can remember As kisses and excuse for marrying with The Queen a Virgin still c. Omnes A Woman Viol. But are you a Woman indeed Capt. And now my Lords if you have Hearts that are Honest and daring come about agen For this is but a cunning piece of treason Against your Faith and the Queens honour Ferd. We are both lost Rosania Capt. 'T is truth or take my Head off Que. You do believe this transformation And know this Ladie my good Lord I did Suspect before the cause of your neglects And meeting with some dark Intelligence From the Prince to perfect this discovery Did in my Chamber wooe with aptest forms Of Love to trie how long the sex would be Conceal'd you heard a part and see us kiss And came in time with these wise Noblemen To prevent further acts of shame Rodri. I' st possible Rosa. It was an ill contrivement to make me Proof of the Queens dishonour Er. An apparent Plot Against the life and honour of the Queen Since he would urge that Law maliciously Against her knowing this to be a Woman And his close strumpet Rodri. The same Law must be Their tryall Leand. What a change is here already Que. You must not Lords deny me Justice Rodri. 'T is insufferable Against a common person Er. Let his first Treason if you think good Madam be urg'd In accusation Leand. So so Que. You did us service Captain Capt. I am bound too 't here 's more news for the Prince Que. Use your pleasures Exit Rod. What need we circūstance let him dye to morrow Que. Death will be mercie to so much ingratitude Command them both to severall custodies The morning shall behold 'em dead Ros. Now more lost then ever Exeunt Manent Ferd: Ros. Guard Ferd. Pray le ts take Short leave of one another 't is in vain To reason against providence or say We might ha' liv'd though I must dye and after Be hid in my obscurest name and shade I must declare whose blood