this Clar. O brother the Crowns of Princes Are things to which we owe a reverence Not to be us'd in sport what are their Sacred persons then Au Let me fall down and worship What a strange God-like race of men These pair of Brothers are Clar. Madam I must not suffer that which I am Infinitely pleas'd with since it expresses Your excess of love unto my brother Age. I am confounded with such unexpected Courtesie that I am lost in all acknowledgment That may express the power that you Must ever hold upon me Clar. What I have done justice commanded from me If not my love hath still been such to you My brother that had I been the Monarch Of the earth your power should have been equal K. This action is so noble that it does make Us more your servants then all force could effect You have subdued our minds Clar. You set so high a price on Justice That you confirm my resolution Though from the actions I must do Will seemingly arise my proper smart Age. Command our fortunes and our lives Clar. The hazard of your life is that I must demand Age. As how to be imployed Clar. In taking mine Age. Yours what do you mean Clar. To kill you if you cannot me I must not live knowing whom you have injured And not endeavor to revenge Age. You cannot be in earnest sure If so look here Clar. Could you behold the Image in my heart In the true splendor that it wears You would not bid me view another object Excellent I confess if not compared Age. Brother if you thus press me I shall forget all you have done Since there 's no benefit so great but may be Cancell'd by the doer Clar. I wish what I have done had in it all That could oblige that I did love you more If Possible that you were nearer to me Then a brother since all degrees of interest Serve but like steps to raise the glory of my love And justice higher Chuse which you please This the time and place He offers 2 swords Age. Be witness heaven which what unwillingness Yet since you Honour and love engage me I 'll offer to my Goddess left she suspect my zeal A much loved Brothers blood Au. O Soldiers will you suffer thus the worlds Glories To ecclipse themselves Cla. Madam in vain you urge I did before engage them by an oath Whatever I commanded to obey me Au. Cannot my prayers or tears O dear my Lord Your brother's young and by the glory Of his passion hath lost much of his reason Consider what a mischief even victory Must prove to either Age. Necessity enforces me to accept the combat All circumstance consider'd how more then base Ingrate must I appear how dull a sense Shall I express of your perfections To hear another magnified above you Au. If I with that dispence who can complain Age. Such dispensations makes your value more And so adds to the justice of my cause Enter Clorinda Au. To you I turn then Will you needs end An action so gloriously begun in blood A brothers murder or your own What you have done Shewed you a Demy-god ecclipsing all That story hath recorded but such an end As you design will cast you from the height Of all your glory and leave you to posterity A hated name Cla. If so yet still I stand engaged Love and my fate Appoint this way to shew the ardure of my flame Which by no common action could be witness'd To that you urge add this I know I am Inferior to my brother in skill and strength Yet what to others have been bars in combats To me prove arguments impulsive In short the Deity that I adore's prophan'd Contempt and scorn thrown on her If by a feeble arm she right herself It more does manifest her power However I shall fall since hers a happy Sacrifice Clo. Hold rather a wretch prophane and most Injurious to that Deity to whom thy false And counterfeit devotion seems directed Clar. O you Gods Grant thy self mad rather Prove such or by what 's dearest to me I 'll pierce thy heart Clo. Do so Clar. Ha! Clo. I shall be known Clar. Have I not seen a face resembling this Clo. Does the guilt with which I justly tax you Abate your rage let Gods and men hear what I urge nay your own conscience be a Judge And if I then be found injurious kill me No hand is fitter to give conclusion To my misery Clar. How am I lost this is no time for talk Soldiers remove him Clo. Hear me Clar. Away with him Clo. By what you hold the dearest I conjure you Hear me Deny that and so make good All I accuse you of This is some hope He knows me not Clar. If I consent by the same power You may command me cease the combat Clo. I swear the contrary Clar. Be brief then and for this interruption Soldiers I conjure you by your oath To kill him when the combat's ended My innocence acquits you from his blood Clo. Answer me then you that pretend your self So great a Votary to Love and friend to Justice Is' t lawful for any who is not A Priest to offer sacrifice Clar. None may Clo. What warrant for your present action then To sacrifice your brother or your self If you alleadg your love must know No limits are you not then prophane But grant your youth and folly this That love that 's so irregular pays a devotion Sure but where Not to a Mistress but vain-glory And self-conceit Your Mistress sure hath no less Power with you you think then that of Kings Over their subjects Who dare make war Without commission from his Prince You cannot boast one from your Mistress When if she be that excellence which you pretend 'T is not unlike she wishes well to him Whom you would punish as her enemy Sure she hath cause to hate you for presumption Hypocrise and treason All which if well consider'd By an impartial Judge appear to be the Groundwork of your present action Clar. 'T is she for who could else so powerfully Condemn me Clo. What I have spoke is in my own defence Who am â—ill now unknown a brother To the injured person and had there been A wrong resented by those that were concern'd So far as blood might expiate my sword Of yours in justice had precedence Clar. She would not have me know her I must confess Your former words have made so deep impression In me by sometime touching upon truth That here the difference with my brother ends But what you last urg'd concerning the Precedence of a Brothers sword I am so far From granting that if my reason Cannot alter your opinion my sword shall force you To deny it when time doth better fit Clo. Most gladly Clar. In how poor things does she and Fortune Give me power to server her K. Most excellent Prince how much we all do owe You for our present happiness Age.
expect An answer Speak Clorinda give your sentence For by the Gods there is no way but one of these Clo. O Clarimant Clar. Heavens can you suffer What you have made so excellent to be thus Miserable Pr. These lamentations boot not Speak Lady I can admit of no delay Clo. What can I say Pr. No! strike off his head then Clo. Oh hold Pr. Speak are you mine Clo. Say Clarimant Clar. Madam to me death will be ease Since I have liv'd to see you injured thus And have not power for to revenge it Pr. Are you resolved Clar. To suffer what thy barbarous nature can inflict O help fire fire Within Pr. What cry is that Quench quench the fire Within Enter 1. O sir we are all undone the fire hath taken Amongst the Cabins past all hope of extinguishing Enter 2 Flie flie the ship the cordage is a fire For all the water we can bring it still increases Pr. What burn in the sea slaves quench the flames 2. The Sailors sir descend into the Boat Make sure of that and reach your other ships The only means of safety Pr. Hell and confusion 2. There 's none obey command but each man looks To his own safety Clar. O heavens must then Clorinda perish Pr. Make sure of the Long-boat for me Some one kill Cleon Or rather let him perish in the flames My wounds receiv'd from Clarimant I Will revenge My self Offers to kill Clo. O sir if you have hope in me Pr. It is true he shall not die yet But the Gods hereafter shall not save him Though they thus crost my wishes now Come Lady I will take care of you Clo. We must not part Pr. I mean it not there may be use of her Nay for your sake bring Clarimant along Clar. 'T is for thine own false Prince Pr. But look well to him Clar. You Gods Your powerful justice in these flames is shown Preserve Clorinda and your mercy 's known Exeunt Enter Sailor with a casket Gramercy fire the element of water never yet Afforded me so much this I can swim to shore With yet the wind blows high but to the Shoreward I may escape if not why so Whoever finds my body shall give me thanks Enter Selina her hands bound Sel. O gentle Sailor untie my hands Sail. A pretty boy come It will not do My knife so canst swim Sel. Oh no. Sail. Then get some board or pack I fear I shall be Drown'd I am so well natur'd on the sudden No use of this Exit Enter Cleon hands bound Cle. Just heavens Sel. True Cleon never so manifest Cle. Gentle Selina unbind my hands Sel. I were ingrate else Cleon you did as much for me Cle. And would do more any thing unbind me Sweet I 'll swim with thee upon my back to shore Sel. You cannot swim I am sure you shall not Cle. No creature living better I oft have swam two leagues For pleasure O delay not the fire approaches Sel. But will you marry me and make good all your promises Cle. By the Gods I will Sel. Sure you will agen deceive me Cle. Never by my hopes Sel. The only time you ever yet spoke truth You shall not yet still thy heart is false Cle. It is not quick unbind me gentle Selina Sel. Well for once I 'll try what your heart holds Cle. Blest Selina O cruel yet spare me She wounds him Dear Selina Sel. Yes when I see your heart or blood come from it Cle. O witch devil Sel. I am to thee so What policie can now defend Know to thy greater torment I set the ship On fire only to be reveng'd on thee Not hoping such a happiness as this With these to behold thy false heart blood Cle. O that my eyes could look thee dead Sel. I will see them closed my dearest husband It is my duty Cle. First we 'll to sea together Sel. Since we must Exeunt fall as into the sea Enter Prince Clarimant Clorinda Olinda Sailors 1 Sail. It were best to enter further within the wood A Boat made after us when we forsook the ship 2 Sail. Some Fisherman that to avoid the storm Put to the shore Pr. Let the winds blow and split since we are Here Fire air and water have oppos'd my wishes Kind mother Earth grant what they have denied But why should I intreat that may command All my desires Once more Clorinda I propose the choice say shall he die Or will you make me happy who loves you More then he Clar. Traitor thou lyest He that truly loves Clorinda Would give some noble testimony Unbinde my hands And by my death as a worthy Rival Win her from me I ask no sword Only the freedom of my hands but if thy coward heart Think that too much take all these to assist Pr. You need not pull death faster on you By injurious words it is ready Speak Clorinda or he dies Clo. Hold and give me leave to speak a few sad words Dear Clarimant I know to save your life And yield my self anothers were such a choice You never could allow since to the miserable Life is a burden Could my death Make you happy the Gods be witness I would lay it down with joy Our fates I find are one the merit of your love And sufferings for my sake is such That I should hold my self ingrate Did I not grant you any thing That I might think might comfort you in death Clar. But shall I dare to speak wy wishes Clo. More then dare I do enjoin it Clar. There is a happiness would make my death My triumph Clo. I understand you Here alas that I should give My hand to Clarimant and he not able To receive it 1 Our hearts may yet be join'd For ever and only by these miseries They could have been Pr. Is this the fruit of my delay To hear my Rival courted Offers to kill Clar. Clo. steps between and Oâ—â— hinders it Clo. Know tyrant 't is the same One stroke dispatches both Clar. Strike here then vilain Olind. Devil dost thou believe there are no Gods Enter Agenor Clindor Age Clindor this way I saw them enter Clind. I am out of breath sir Pr. Ha who are these Clind. See sir the traitor Prince Clar. Unbind me dear Clorinda Agenor and Clindor fight with the Prince then drive off the Sailors and follow them Clar. kills the Prince Then Enter Agenor wounded and Clindor Clar. O dearest brother how is it with you Age. Well Clarimant never so well Clo. By all that 's good you never in my eye Lookt half so lovely as now yet till this day I never could have said I lov'd another better Then your Majesty Age. If it be Clarimant my joys are then compleat Olind. It is he sir who could else deserve it Age. How favourable are the Gods unto the vertuous How just to wicked men How glad will my Austela be Of this who with the King will straight be here They from the shore beheld your ship when it Took fire saw you put off from it And watcht your landing certainly Clar. Know you what Bark it was That follow'd us at sea Age. I was in that and Clindor Some twenty with me to watch the ship Till other Vessels were prepared So swift she was of sail that all the Fleet Could not have hurt us See the King Enter King Austela Attendants Au. What happiness all safe K. Welcom again my dearest Age Let 's lose no time delay were now ingratitude See a Temple close by prompts us To the performance of two duties The burial of this unhappy Prince But chiefly to render thanks unto the Gods Deliverance so great alacrity commands In giving thanks that done we 'll join your hands Clo. It were folly now to deny the ceremonial The real part already past Clar. O dear Clorinda 'T were vain to think words could my joys express Rais'd from despair to such a happiness Exeunt FINIS Epilogue FIrst Ladies unto you I am addrest As those who judge of Lovers actions best If Clarimant your suffrages hath gain'd Our Author hath his chiefest end obtain'd Now Sirs to you Sure here 's no Lover will Clorinda blame For gratitude since you must hope the same Perhaps you rather think she was too nice That such a flame no sooner thaw'd her ice Our Author hopes she did but her just part He nobly woo'd she timely gave her heart To both the sexes we prefer this sute Ere you give sentence with your selves dispute If then condemn'd to whom should we appeal But to that Prince that pardons faults of zeal If then condemn'd 't were pride to make appeal Yet there remains a pardon in our zeal
and your power Clo. I grieve for both and know no remedy so good As a perpetual absence Clar. Know dear Clorinda it was a thankful heart That sent those few drops forth to kiss your hand For so great favours your cruel resolution Sends them back their errand scarce perform'd For see I bleed no more but know withall 'T is the destruction of the fountain the coldness Of despair must quickly freeze all motion Au. I owe a reverence to that blood upon this hand O let me kiss it as a most sacred relique Of the truest Lover the sex did ever boast Offers to weep That spot Clorinda you may wipe away But never shall the memory of him Whom you thus cruelly do murder By disdain Clo. Madam free from that guilt I cannot apprehend A punishment The Gods are just they be my witness If I had happiness to give I should prefer This Prince before my self But I am such a peece Of earth so sunk beneath all joys That should I yield what he can ask Yet I must lie like lead upon his heart Au. Yet for the present sure It is fit you speak comfort to him Clo. Comfort from me 't is contradiction To my being who am made up of misery Au. Pray come near and speak to him Clo. I am so careful that I would not hurt him Au. Brother be confident her rigor cannot last I shall perswade her to relent Clar. O Madam you mistake she only hath the beauties And not the weaknesses usually depending on her sex Her resolutions have their ground from reason ever And know no change till it command How can she then esteem the less deserving brother Worthy her love when he that most deserved Foully betraid her Life could only prove No curse if I might be assur'd she would Forgive the injury she suffers by the trouble Of my love to hope her pitty of my torments Is much above my faith Clo. Madam too long we have disturb'd the Prince Our absence would be more conducing to his health Au. There is a care his merits methinks should command Over your gratitude which that you not apply Too late you may repent Clo. I so much wish his health and happiness That I will ever pray that he may never find Disquiet thought and to my prayers likewise add My latest counsel Forget Clorinda and make her happy Clar. Forget Clorinda and make her happy How can I understand this cruel sentence Au. Waste not your spirits sir I think I understand her And it shall not be long ere I procure her To explain herself Clar. You are the comfort of my love and life Exeunt Enter Prince Cleon. Pr. What do I owe my stars that did direct me To this place where I find safety for my person Cure for my wounds and such a friend who chalks me Out a way to all I can desire on earth Cle. Follow my counsel and be constant in it You are the master of your wish Pr. Constant can there be other ends propos'd Powerful to change me Revenge for my disgrace And the possession of that Kingdom I aim'd at In Austela now to prove mine with one I more esteem The fair Olinda But how when this is done I ever can requite your pains Cle. It pays it self and to secure you more Of my intention and performance Know I am not the man I have appeared But one whom both revenge and love does likewise Animate Enter Druid My Instrument returns When we have heard what 's his intelligence I will lay my self more fully open And we 'll conclude how to pursue what we design What is thy news good Druid As you could wish Cle. We 'll hear 't within Exeunt Enter Clorinda and Selina Clo. A man so holy and so knowing sayst thou That can give comâ—orts to all griefs Call back the peace that is fled from any mind Sel. Certainly Madam the spirit of the Gods Dwels in him or rather he is a God descended To the earth to comfort the distressed world I am confident had you but once discours'd with him You would not be thus sad Clo. O fool the Gods themselves have not a cure for me But death If he their substitute would give me that Then I would visit him most gladly Prethee leave me Sel. Well Madam I grieve you have not faith To trust my words My words nay all the City Speaks him Wonderful for sanctity and knowledg Clo Well perhaps I will see him Prethee now leave me Sel. Alas Madam I cannot whilst you are thus sad Clo. I am not so thou but deceivest thy self Or if I be company makes me worse Sel. Madam since I must yet still my duty Presses you to receive this comfort Clo. Well be gone I will think on it Ex. Selina Why do I trifle time out thus when every hour I feel a torment more then death can be Besides if I were gone from the impossibility To enjoy me Prince Clarimants affection Might abate and yet when I consider His love appears none of those sickly passions Which time can triumph over since I believe it such Where is my gratitude to see him languish Nay to see him die die of those wounds That he for me received I never can forget His blood fresh streaming from his wounds At my approach that faithful witness of his joy More worthy of belief then if a thousand tongues Or pens should be imployed I find my self More wretched now then ever fitter to die For if I live I to my own shall add His sufferings too And yet methinks that should be Pleasing To grieve for him is to discharge Part of that debt I owe I would not be ungrateful Live then Clorinda till thou find'st some way To make him happy No it is impossible Since I cannot â—e so yet I may seem content And by that seeming give him real blessing And see fortune presents an object that confirms my hopes It may be done at least I will endeavour Enter Olinda Olind. Dearest Clorinda not less dear because a woman For such perfections in a man I solely could not Have possest my own defects barring that happiness But as a woman sure none can pretend With greater merit to your favour All my wants supplied by my firm love Which cannot know another object then your fair self Clo. I must esteem my self most happy In the continuance of your love Rather your friendship for all affection Is from us proper to the better sex Olind. Which sure is ours you being a woman Clo. Your sister will not grant you that Whose example you ought to follow in acknowledging Love and superiority due to the men Especially such men as the King Agenor And his more worthy brother Clarimant Olind. These words of Clarimant if heard Would cause a general joy through all the Court But he himself must know his happiness by degrees Lest the excess again disturb his health Since your last visit he is miraculously recover'd Clo.
call dotage In a meaner man And is it reasonable You should stand by an idle looker on Whilst his weak or false Councellors and he Make peace or war with foreign States Dispose of government and Offices at home Not on the best deserver but the greatest briber Or such a Lords particular friend or kinsman Age. Truth is I do appear now at home of no esteem Even those Princes lately made subject By my sweat and blood no one of their Ambassadors Makes any particular address to me Cle. 'T were madness if they should The certain way to miss their ends no sir Your younger brother Clarimant is the known Powerful Advocate for favors from the King And for the Prince himself and power Are both laid prostrate at the feet Of his fair Cousin the Lady Clorinda Age. Does she not deserve to be obeyed Cle Doubtless no Virgin lives that equals heâ— in merit And yet 't is possible the Prince may have Another end besides her personal worth Which makes him court her Age. What end Cle. You know sir at least must needs have heare Her ancestors have been pretenders to this Crown And time hardly wears out the right of Princes Age. 'T is true hardly where right But a pretension not then prosperous Neither lives but to shame the undertakers memory But were it otherwise in this particular I durst trust my brother indeed in any For I know his love to me is firm Cle. Sir 't is a noble confidence in you Nor would I seek to change that quiet peace That lodges in your mind for a worse guest suspition But if I do not freely speak my fears I shall be guilty of a treason to my Prince And friend Your brother sir fosters ambitious hopes And howsoe'r you slight Clorinda's title That is their chiefest nourishment Age. It is impossible Cle. If I should tell you some believe your fatheâ— Holds what I have said is conscious that he Does keep the Crown by wrong and so would By a marriage set all strait this would exact A greater faith then you I know can yet allow Age. 'T is true for this implies my disinheriting The falshood of my brother nay something moâ—â— Then this which I may chance one day to tell yoâ— freely But now I live curbed in my person Nay my thoâ—ghts pent up when I would ease My heart by uttering them Cle. Enlarge your self each way Age. Oh I must not Cle. Then I will for you My grief to see my Country Lose the advantage of your best of years For action makes me speak plain and home Though to the hazard of my head if you mislike The councel nor will I put you upon danger And not share it with you Age. What is' t you mean I am confident you love me Cle. As I do happiness which is included In your knowledge of my faith and love Age. Speak then Cle. In short 't is this Propose a war in Germany raise a great Army Live there a King since here you cannot Age. My father never will consent Cle. Where 's that Souldier or Commander will not obey Your summons Age. To raise an Army my Father not allowing it Were treason which once proclaim'd would startle The most resolute Cle. Scarce a man if you should on the contrary Make known what your intents were for your Countries Honor and profit Age. But in the mean time should they seise my person Cle. But in the mean time should you seise your Fathers person which is sure much easier to do There 's but few Nations that adore the setting sun The braver spirits do attend his rise And hope to mount with him aloft Age. Though I confess I willingly would aid My Fathers feeble arm to hold the scepter right I would not force it from his hands Cle. Two hands upon one scepter men will interpret Violence however since 't was ordain'd in one If violence at all let it be powerful in effect The happy issue then may change the attribute To providence care of the present the future state Age. It is an affair of a high consequence Pray see me in the morning I must take time To think Exit Cle. Do Prince 't is my desire since thought Must make that poison work I have distill'd Into thy soul the compounds are so strong And operative that it must cause destruction To thy self father or brother if not all But soft much time and many dangers Must be past ere I can hope to touch that happy Period the part I long have acted Must be still maintain'd a seeming faithful Servant to the father and his sons By each believ'd so tender of their safeties And their honour as if I had no sense Of what concern'd the other two The grounds thus laid and mutual jealousies growing In each I am secured from a discovery By any general conference of theirs Nay should an intimacie hold as 't is not like Betwixt the brothers yet am I still secure By their own nobleness scorning to tell Councels The secrets of an Enemy much less reveal these of a friend Which when I do I shal no other but my self betray Friendship 's an useful word the substance thrown away Exit Enter Clindor Selina Clind. Nay Lady if you flie being so able to desend 〈◊〉 shall suspect you have an ambush here â—'le make good this ground proud of my purchase I know 't is of such value that the restoring Will press you to another parly Sel. Why think you so To lose your company withall Will make the loss of any thing I have about me insensible Clind. Make good your word change but your maidenhead For this and if I ever trouble you again Sel. O insolence can you believe that such a jewel Is reserv'd for you you may as well by your small Single valor hope to surprise the strongest fort Clind. Nay perhaps sooner Lady may be you Know the first impossible Sel. I know 't is impossible you should be other Then a rude Soldier Clind. True whilst you are an uncivil Lady 'T is wisdom to frame our selves like to the company We wish to keep Sel. Indeed I must confess you put upon me in this seeming Censure a mighty obligation your words imply as much As if I would be wicked you for conformity Would be so too in troth I do not doubt it But that you can as well conform yourself to better Images is that I have no reason to believe Clind. From these your hard opinions yet in a milder phrase Exprest judge charitably that my disrespect Is likewise lessening And certain Lady So many beauties as shew themselves about your Person were gifts the Gods repented of Which made them place a soul whose pride might tel the world It was a goodly Temple built to shew their power But not to share their adoration Sel I see you are an experienc'd Soldier And are not without stratagems making your Battery on the weakest side You praise the beauty
this time they are at the gates Lucid. O heavens my fears are faln upon us Age. What 's to be done Clind. Let us make good the gates against them Age. There 's none dares touch my person Lucid. Believe it not sir there is no fafety Your Fathers jealousies are wrought to a strange Height and those whom you least suspect I fear conspire your ruine to advance Your brother to the Crown Age. Who do you mean Lucid. Lord Cleon. Age. It is impossible Clind. I saw Prince Clarimant and him together And Cleon's words were to the Captain of the guarâ— Bring him alive or dead Lucid. Sir be advised there is no safety In the Kingdom for you until this storm blow oveâ— Age. What shall I flie Lucid. Rather then fall I know there 's thousanâ— Will live and dye with with you but here they aâ— not Enter Lord. The Guard Sir do approach the house on every sidâ— Clind. Make sure the gates Lucid. That will not do 't fire soon will opeâ— therâ— Down with them Fire the gates Within a crying Lucid. Hark! Age. Let 's force our passage through them They clash their swords within Exeunt Enter Clindor and four Guard Clind. My friends this care is needless why do you hold me I am not mad I. Mad sir we do not think it Clind. Nor can I swim I do assure you I. What then Clind. Then you are sure I cannot scape your hands as the Prince did I. No sir we 'll look to you for that Bring him away before the King Clind. Before the King of what will you accuse me I. For being accessary of the Princes flight Cl. O 't is well then we 'll ev'n hang for company I. For company Cl. Even so if I be accessary you let him scape I. Why could we help it when he leapt into the river Cl. Had your Zeal been so hot to serve the King as you do now make shew of You would have dows'd in over head and ears 2. What drown our selves Cl. Yes any thing in zeal My zeal to justice shall hang all you and my self Too for in my conscience we deserve it what shrinâ— for a little water I. He tels us true our fault will be esteem'd as great as his Cl. Come come along my friends we must before the King I. Very pretty Clind. You will not find so when my most nobâ— Lord Cleon shall with the King Judge of your actions I. Well Captain we acquit you I find indeed We should be fools to accuse each other Clind. Speak for your selves c. Enter Old King Clarimant Cleon. O. K. Urge nought in his excuse he 's a boâ— Traitor And he shall know his birth is no excuse For disobedience Clar. Sir I dare pawn my life my brother neveâ— diâ— Nor does intend ill to your Royal person O. K. If it were so am not I wounded in mâ— Ministers Enter Capt. This natural tenderness of thine a Brothers Condemns him most unnatural to me a Father Now speak is the Traitor coming to assault us Capt. No sir but he is scap'd our hands Cle. How scap'd Capt. He resolutely made his passage through uâ— And we pursuing to take him he with Lucidor Leapt into the river and swam to a small piâ—ace Of his own that always lay there for his Pleasure in which they are put to sea Cle. With all speed make to the shore and seâ— what course They hold if he sir in despair should go into Newâ—streâ— With whose King you now have difference About the staying of your ships of treasure And the Isle of Cires no doubt much danger Threatens your self and State to prevent which Straight raise an Army and make Prince Clarimant Your General that being in readiness You may prevent any attempt Agenor Or the enemy can make against you O. K. Be all things ordered by thy faith and judgment Thy care must be my preservation I do commit all power into thy hands Hearken to him my dearest Clarimant In what he shall advise thee my age And griefs I find will quickly wear me out â—'ll to my chamber Give order careful Faithful Cleon. Exeunt King Clar and others Cle. Yes I shall be careful to take order An order with you all Father and sons Now my designs work prosperously Only the late discovery that Selina made Does trouble me Agenor not Clarimant My Rival is by her beloved but all Do love Clorinda yet now Agenor's gone She happily may change her love to Clarimant Who is opinion now stands fairest for the Crown Rather I hope by this she hates him As the cause of all Agenor's misery So far Selina is by me instructed â—o insinuate whom I of late have wrought To a belief that I do love her person But Clorinda's quality and title As being those steps by which I hope of ascend The throne See where she comes speak my sweet Agent how moves our plot Enter Selina with a Letter seal'd and writ out Sel. Not well too fast I fear Cle. As how Sel. Obeying your directions my Lady hath contracted â—o much hatred against Prince Clarimant â—he scarcely can endure to hear him named Resolves never to see him more Cle. Is not this well 't is all as I could wish Sel. Thus far 't is true but now Agenor's gonâ— She so much apprehends the importunity Of Prince Clarimants affection that she 's resolvâ— Past all perswasion in a disguise To seek for the Agenor which if she find She satisfies her love however cures her fears Cle. My cunning hath undone me Thus chance oft triumphs over wisdom But what there is some remedy in every ill Let me think it what disguise soft may she not With you dissemble as you with her And she does yet love Clarimant and not Agenoâ— Sel No I have that here does assure me She hates Prince Clarimant Cle. What is' t a Letter O let me see it Sel. By no means sir you cannot close it But the Prince will find it hath been broken Cle. You do not know my skill Sel. I need not trust it upon my life I 'll tell yoâ— Every word that it contains she read it to me Cle. Nay then I fear she did abuse you All Lovers are dissemblers and she I fear Is a cunning one Sel. What she hath done I know not But now her sorrows and her passions Are so rais'd the heart 's transparent Cle. There may be greatest art Sel. Such broken sighs and floods of tears Agenor's name still call'd upon Gives me assurance of her love to him Cle. Change but the name the griefs may still 〈◊〉 Counterfeit I sigh and vow Clorinda Instructed by ambition but yet my heart Is more Selina's Kisses her Sel. Well my Lord you may abuse me Cle. Prethee let me see the Letter Sel. The words are few and I can write them down Pray sir do not desire what may undo My credit with my Lady which truth is I do only value as it may advance
they I fear are partial making me only feel Their rage no I blaspheme and they are just In punishing my pride that could believe I merited so great a bliss Au. I melt at this yielding undoes us both I must not stay dear sir good night Age. An ill and everlasting one If thus you leave me Au. What shall I do Enter Lady Madam the King hath sent to see if yet you be at rest Age. Ha! Au. Tell him I now am going to my chamber ... 'T was well I had been lost else Age. Is' t even so this silence speaks me miserable From what a pitch of happiness am I faln Au. Sir on my knees I beg a pardon for which soever You condemn never was heart then mine More full of love and duty Age. I must not doubt it but yet Au. Lay by all fears and let your dreams assure you Of my faith ere long by this and this reality Shall crown your wishes Pardon me modesty I in these kisses only do bestow Rather but pay interest for what I owe. Exit Age. There is division in me if ever any heart Did at an instant feel both joy and sorrow Sure then I do No it is impossible How near soever they appear consider'd there 's succession Though this last instant I enjoy'd much bliss Yet now I am displeas'd for what I miss Exit Enter Cleon Clorinda Selina disguis'd Cle. Madam the last of whom I did demand Assured me in two hours we might reach the City The Forrest is but narrow as they say The way not hard to find Clo. But trust me I am weary I can walk no further till I rest Cle. You cannot find a fitter place then this My sister and I will watch a distance from you Whilst you sleep Clo. Indeed I find I need it my grief and travel Hath wasted much my spirits Yet since for thee Agenor I should rejoice in 't though my pains Were greater Lies down Cle. She does begin to fall asleep Sister let 's walk a little further Sel. With you whither you please Ex. Cleon and Selina Enter Cleon and Selina agen Cle. Hear me thou fool with the attention As thou wouldst do a God that should in speech Declare his pleasure to thee Sel. What means this Cle. Thou know'st my love unto the Princess And I know thine to me hath made thee fondly Hinder all those opportunities I had to enjoy her But now take heed my passion raised by These delays unto that height it knows No limits If thou shalt speak or call From where I bind thee by all that can be sworn by Those sounds direct this dagger to thy heart Sel. O you Gods can so much cruelty Dwell in your breast sure Love admits no such Companion I was a fool that ever could Believe it Cle. I shall not greatly study to attain Your good opinion If by perswasion I attain my wishes from the Princess Then this shall live but if I must use force Then she must dye she has a tongue Exit Cleon Selina Wind a Horn within then enter Cleon. Cle. There 's some a hunting in the Forrest But by the cry they make quite from us Clo O save me save me heaven Cle. Dear Madam what affrights you Clo. I had a fearful dream My heart beats hard to find a passage out As if there were no safety in this miserable Habitation Cle. What Prince that lives would not receive it Gladly and give you his to undergo your fears All I dare say being your servant is Danger shall pierce my heart before it reach to you Clo. I know it shall full well thou hast discharged By thy unwearied care and pains all that thy sister Promis'd me in thy behalf Cle. Madam there 's none that serve so truly As where love is to pay the wages Clo. Love what do you mean by that I understand you not Cle. Nor yet Discovers Clo. Ha! much less by this my wonder is increas'd Shall I believe my eyes or ears Cle. Madam I am to claim a promise Behold the truest and most afflicted Lover That ever beg'd relief kneeling before you Clo. I must confess my promise was to assist you In your love but then as now most ignorant Who was your Mistress Cle. He is not worthy to be held a Lover That makes his flame glair in the publike eye Troubles the world with complaints Let such a one Reap scron from her he loves and a cheap pitty From his hearers If I must fall through your Disdain for know you are the Saint of my devotion A silent grave shall be more glorious in my esteem If you in private shed one tear Then all the trophies whining Poets Or repentant love ever adorn'd a hearse with Clo. Your words alone would vanish into common air If not made solid by your action Cle. It is some happiness to gain belief Add but your pitty Clo. My Lord you have all that 's possible for me to give Since I have but one heart Cle. But if that heart be sent you back You may again dispose it you see the Prince Careless of your commands hath rashly through Ambition lost himself but first he forfeited His obedience to his Mistress for you confest this day You did enjoin a double temperance Unto his love and his ambition Clo. For him as for my self I must interpret The irregularity of his actions To grow from his unlimited affection And though I grieve the sad effects his flight And my pursuit I must not love him less The power he aimed at was but to make himself More capable to serve me Cle. The same end Madam hath directed all my actions Which you I hope will grant when I have set The Crown of Burgony upon your head Your right this arm shall prove against the world Clarimant now for the old King is dead Usurps that scepter the Merchant whom we Travel'd with assured me Clo. All you discourses have strange wonders in them Cle. Madam why are you sad at that which should Rejoice you What though no subject but my self Allow your claim when I am known your servant And your General the Boy will be contenâ—ed With the Principality of Cyrais Rather then venture losing all And certain Madam 't is more glorious And should be more content to you to make a King Then to be made a Queen at least to wander Seeking one to do it who happily Hath found another that he more esteems Clo. I can no longer bear thy falshoods Even thy disguises do discover thee Cle. To be the faithfullest of all your servants Lady Clo. The falsest that the sun beholds touch me not I command thee Ho Selina where art thou Cle. She will not answer you I am engaged I read disdain and anger in her eyes Perswasions will not do I must try other means Clo. I was to blame to speak so bitterly How much his looks are changed Selina Cle. In vain you call Madam I see neither
not answer I am already Satisfied Gent. I see you know not me You are a shallow fellow Clind. And you so deep a puddle No plummet can find the bottom You have no ground sir So fare you well My cautious Monsieur Exeunt Enter Agenor and Clorinda Age. O dear Clorinda how powerfully thy beauties Now present themselves and minute gather strength By these thy sufferings What cause hast thou and I To curse my base inconstancie Clo. How sir are you so ingrate to heaven That for your sake favour'd that vice so far To give it the reward of vertue happiness And that so great in your Austela That all men else are poor compared Enter Austela Age. My Austela Au It is well I am denied then Age. Did she not court you as a man The heart she took from me through you could not Receive your sex denying Entertain Is yet so tainted in the tender of it That I for ever must repent the change I made O Clorinda would this hand When it was join'd in hers had rotted off Clo. Do you believe to cure inconstancie And breach of faith by new inconstancie I see it was a vice dwelt in your blood Age. It is no inconstancie to cast an eye back On your vertue too late instructed By present misery Clo. It is enough this does express how miserable You might have been But know your happiness is perfect The Queen prompted by jealousie the fruit of Ardent love suspected me a woman And your former Mistress and took this way of courting me To be assured Age Your vertue bids you make this fair construction Ent. Austel Clo. She comes her sight begets new trouble Would I had chang'd this habit for my winding-sheet Au. Sir I am glad to find my chamber can afford you So good company Clo. Absence at any rate I must be gone Your Majesties pardon Exit Au. It seems you have cured him Age You made him sick had I not reason It is fit I remedy your errors Au. You have so many of your own It will take your time up Age. But there 's one especially that troubles me Au. You would change a wife would you not Age. Do your thoughts prompt you to that question Au. It is time when you deny me Age. There was a time I might Au. Had your hand rotted off the present trouble Had been saved You are an unconstant man Which granted both are miserable Age. Both are no less in being jealous Which you must grant you are Au. Having such cause love could not be without it Age. But having certainty that vertue is gone Love ceasing ends that trouble Au. The object of our guilt shall be our Judge Age. I doe not understand your riddle who do you mean Au. One that to me cannot be partiall your Mistress Age. Your servant Au. Yes Clorinda Age. But doe you think that you stand clear in honor Au. You cannot hope it sure but there 's the more For me to pardon Come all your passages of love Are plain yours and your brother Clarimants Perswade Clorinda that I think her still a man Lest modesty make her forsake the Court And both use means to make her love your brother These little quarrels where the hearts are good The body of our Love keeps firm like letting blood Enter Clindor and 1. 1. Come thou shalt lend me ten Crowns As I am an honest man I le pay thee Clind. Gain that opinion with me first You see the Money 's ready 1. Why thou hast known me long Did I ever deceive thee Clind. No for I ever took thee for a Shark A Fellow too that would abuse me In my poverty in words 1. It was but in Merriment I swear I ever Loved thee truly Clind. Yes and I wil requite it I know that mony Would but dull your Wit spoil Industry I finde it by my self that care keeps close My Purse 1. Refuse a Comrade little Coyn â—Iis poor Clind But yet the custome of the Rich and things Must be proportion'd to our Fortune 1. 'T is well Fortune and you are friends That makes you proud Clind. I have a sense of her great benefits I were a Fool else 1. Well! I may live to repay this scorn Clind. Yes sooner then the Money you would borrow Which makes me ask no Bond. 1. Come prethee supply me and leave fooling Clind. Spare your own pains Sir you have done enough 1 As I am clad I am not fit for any honest company Clind. Nor cloath'd in Scarlet trust me 1. You are a base Fellow the Tide may turn Clind. O admirable fruit of poverty Valour infus'd I vow Yet remember Friend quarrels are dangerous 1. Tell me of danger Clind. I cry you mercy Sir I had forgot you were poor Nay if you be outragious I must leave you 1. We shall meet agen Exit Clind. Yes no doubt on 't how calm and temperate Will Money make one a man might almost pull me By the Nose yet I not angry such admirable satisfactions Here. Enter Selina This Youth I have seen oft had a strange Mind to talk to him yet still the brat avoids me Stay my pretty knave shall I borrow a word or two Sel. On good security you will ask no more Clind. Why is your Mistress staying for you iâ— the Lobby Sel. If she were what would you give to supplâ— my room Clind. I do believe what ever it were she would repay the sum Sel. O fie you look not like an Amorist thaâ— face would fright her Clind. A martial one Adonis was not alwayeâ— favourite Mars had his turn Sel. Were you that Deity your reign is out Clind. But I can prove a Jupiter and court your Mistress in a shower Of gold and that I take it in all times is powerful More then your face Sel. Descend descend and shew yourself a simple Mortal Else I shall leave you Clind. Tell me first what Country you are of My mind gives me I have seen that face Sel. You have a foolish mind that does abuse you So fare you well Clind. And so have you a foolish tongue that does betray you A certain coy disdainful look too that stiles youâ— woman Sel. How sir you shall find me masculine take that Strikes him Clind. This cannot hide you confess your sex and name Or by this light I will untruss your points And then you know what follows Sel. Sir you in this restraint preserve my modesty It was my desire that you should know me I dare not say you are the cause of this disguise Yet you may think your pleasure Clind. Now by this light have I mind to beat thee As a man for all the scorns thou hast put upon me For as a woman I am sure thou wilt abuse me Especially if thou pretend'st to love me Sel. Your scorn 's so just that I must suffer it Seems to weep Clind. How let 's see no moisture spare spare your Linen good Selina Sel. Oh whither shall
You attribute to me what is more justly due Unto the King and Queen's nay your sweet conversation Methinks you four would be most aptly join'd Two brothers and two sisters whose perfections All the world cannot equal Olind. Dear Clorinda I must not understand you Or if I do you have a mean opinion Of my Judgment less of my Constancie Which did but now profess my heart for ever only yours Clo. I take for granted that your heart is mine Which I express in that I would dispose it And so I would do my own if I had any But know that what I once do give I never reassume Or if I had a heart could that be worthy Clarimant Another had despised Olind. What now you speak to me expresses your respect to him And so must not displease for I confess His merits are so great that in his happiness All that love vertue must be sharers But I beseech you do not entertain a thought That you can breed a change in him or me Dear Clorinda your vertue and your beauty Is the object of our Loves such a conformity As may arise from that betwixt Prince Clarimant And me is only fit Clo. I for my part do ask no more but that your lines Of love do meet in me But reason in him Friendship in you may give me power in time To tie a happy knot this hope the Gods inspire me with Olind. Take heed they needs must be offended with you For a hope that is so unjust Clo. Dare you refer your self unto their sentence Olind. I dare do any thing that you think fit But this I know you cannot Clo. Heaven knows that I desire it Olind. But do not hope it when two wills oppose you Clo. Yet when the Gods shall give their sentence Your will and Clarimant's it all your vows be true Must then submit to mine Olind. Should we grant our obedience how have the Gods Or can they unto us declare their will Clo. That great Deity that did infuse A reasonable soul into us mortals Inthron'd that Reason as a King to govern All our actions But beyond this I am inform'd Nor is it possible but you must know it That here without the City in a sacred Grove There lives a man so pious and so knowing The will of heaven that all men in distress Or doubt repair to him and find a happy issue Of their troubles Olind. It is most true his fame is great If curiosity do move you to go visit him I gladly will attend you but since I have resisted What you commanded dear Clorinda No mortal man must change me Clo. I love this firmness in you the fitter you Will prove hereafter for Clarimants affection In hearts of wax Love easily impressions make But those of diamonds hardly new forms take Exeunt Enter Agenor and Clindor Age. Clindor I make no doubt your joy is not the least To see your Master thus recover'd of his wounds Clind. Faith sir his outward wounds are pretty well But there 's a foolish shaft sticks in his heart The little Archer should be whipt for shooting Soldiers What has he to do with us Age. He aims still at the noblest marks Clind. But those sir that are wise wear privy coats And then his darts prove but burbolts and drop down At our feet And is not that sir better then by our whining Or in verse or prose make these she-gossips think themselves Our Deities who by creation rather are our slaves Age. I see thou art an enemy to Love Clind. Just as to Idleness why are we not in arms Methinks there is now a brave occasion Age. How we have no enemies Clind. Let 's make some then But sir you have a cause Of just revenge against that base Prince which hurt your Brother Let 's fall upon his Country they say a rich one And he no doubt lies here obscured to do some mischief At least let us seise upon his ships here in the road Age. It were dishonorable He came to the assistance of the King my father And for his sake I rather do desire his friendship However he appears not to receive it Clind. That shews his hatred he may be in his Country Raising forces to invade your Kingdom in your absence Prevent him sir and seise on his it is a shame sir To lie here hugging a wife wasting your best of youth On poor delights Age. Thou knowst not what it is to be rich in pleasure Clind. Yes to have mony purchas'd by my sword Age. Is it not as well to have it without blows Clind. Not by the half If your Majesty should give me now A thousand crowns in the mind I am in I swear I scarce would give you thanks for it Age. Well Clindor I had such an intention but since I see It will be no more acceptable it shall be reserv'd for some other Clind. Your Majesty if you please may lend me such a sum At the first City taken by assault I shall pay it Age. The war is so distant from my thoughts So long I cannot spare it Clind. Nay as you please sir I am full Age. Able to lend me are you not I am a stranger here And may need gold Clind. Make haste sir back to Burgonia your credit 's good there And to say truth I wonder why you stay so long Your subjects will believe you have forgot them Your fathers death sir left things much unsetled Age. Clindor I thank you for your care 't is worth my thought And shall be worth to you the thousand crowns we spake of Nor shall you pay so much as thanks to me Only be careful of my brother he is full of melancholy For which I know no better cure then your company Clind. He shall not stir a foot without me But this same foolish Love does trouble us A little Bout sir In the field War war would cure us all Exeunt Enter Clarimant and Clorinda Clar. Divine Clorinda how quickly is my joy To see you here lost by the cruelty of your commands All your neglect was just but now to bid me Cease to love you nay to impose a new affection It is such a studied tyrannie that I in this particular To Gods and men may justifie my disobedience To Clorinda Clo. I must not hope that any argument That I have used can be of equal force With her perfections if they want power 'T is vain to plead it further but henceforth Be assured I never shall impose any command Upon you nor will I ever see you more If with convenience I may avoid you Clar. Stay you cannot think it is possible I should obey you Clo. I think you will not rather so fare you well Clar. O stay was ever man so wretched May I not be allowed some time to try If I can be unconstant Clo. Yes Clar. How long Clo. Two or three days Clar. Oh! years years will not do it sure not an age I cannot
suffer such a thought To pierce my heart Is much more easie O give me leave to do that Rather then you shall see your character So deeply printed there that not Clorinda's self Can ere deface it not by this injury Although the greatest that ever yet was offer'd To a faithful love Clo. Tears from those manly eyes it is not fit I urge it more But know withall it is impiety in you To hope I ever can be yours For though no contract past betwixt me And the King your brother I hold my self Unfit to be anothers wife my vows of being Ever his are sure in heaven recorded Think seriously of this but withall be assured That person does not live to whom I hold My self so much obliged as to Prince Clarimant The Gods grant you much peace Nay greater happiness then they permit me to bestow Exit Clo. Clar. Thunder and musick in one voice despair and joy â—et reason bids me hope from her last word The heart that pitties once may love afford Exit Enter Clorinda Selina Clo. Selina I am now resolved to see this Holy man and if he be what you relate Hereafter I shall credit you Prince Clarimant And fair Olinda too will go along Let it be order'd so if possible That none take notice of our going Sel. That may with much ease be effected Some houres As in the morning he wholly dedicates To his devotions and does admit of none to visit him But persons of your quality are not obliged to any rule Clo. It fals out happily be ready then to guide us Sel. Madam I shall not fail and if you find him not above What you expect for ever banish me your favor Exeunt Enter King Austela K. Austela I much wonder why this Unhappy Prince appears not Au. Doubtless sir he is shipt the sense of his disgrace Will hinder him for ever appearing in this Court K. Why shoâ—ld you think so his action was not such As you would make it although Clorinda Were a woman he knew it not but as a rival In your sisters love did wound her Au. That is true sir it is not that which I alleadgâ— In his disgrace but that he with such odds Could not defend himself from Clarimant K. It was his misfortune and not want of courage Nor can I think that he consented To that assistance which his servants gave However I must value him a friend For such he shewed himself in my distress Nor shall he suffer in my Kingdom if it lie In my power to serve him Au. I am not sir to counsel you but for my part The little knowledg I had of him does make me wish Never to see my sister married to him And I am confident if not inforc'd She never will receive him for a husband K. It is not come to that I rather fear His wounds were mortal and should he thus be lost And no accompt given of his life or death It might be prejudicial to my honor All neighbour Princes would avoid my Court for ever Au. It were no loss if they were all like him K. Daughter I find you are so partial for your Husbands brother that you forget my interest quite Au. I cannot be so severed by a husband As to forget a loving father My sisters good Obliges to speak thus much for whom I must believe Prince Clarimant would prove A nobler husband then this Prince You so much seem to favour K. It is true but his affection 's setled on Clorinda sure Never to be altered Au. You know not sir what time may do Clorinda's self labours to make Prince Clarimant Change his affection to my sister For her She vows never to marry as having lost Agenor Whom she loved This I both gather by mine Own observance and likewise know it from my sister To whom Clorinda hath in part exprest as much K. Things standing so I must confess if honor And my word engag'd permit I quickly should consent Au. You would have reason I know Agenor So much loves his brother that he might be perswaded After your death to live here and leave the government Of Burgonia to Clarimant K. It were a high point of state could it be so And we should aptly pay the care we owe Unto this Kingdom That State is much more happy Where the Prince himself remains Then howsoever govern'd by a Substitute Au. Add to this what happiness it were for me To live here in that Kingdom which I By your favour brought my husband K. My dear Austela I rejoice in thy instruction My daughter and my Tutor to thy cleer Judgment I leave the managing of this affair Exeunt Enter Cleon and Druid Dru. Will you not let them see my art Cle. No no it were loss of time Pr. On peril of your lives keep close till you be call'd Enter Prince and Sailors Cle. Speak not of calling As soon as you perceive them once entred This thicket break forth and seise them If any men come in their company Unless they yield kill them whilst we convey Away the Ladies to the ship Where lies the Boat Who guides to that Sail. Fast by here in a Creek Pr. But why should not we rather let them come Unto his Cell then we might better seise them Cle. Oh by no means he must remain here still In the same reputation untill by poison Or some other way the King Agenor be dispatcht And then come to receive a Dâ—kedom For thy recompence or else a halter Dru. Doubt not I will deserve it Pr. My mind misgives me that they will not come Cle. Oh fear it not both love and curiosity Advance their steps either of which Hath power to make young people run The boy that brings them hath his interest too I judge it near the time Ent. Sailor I see them coming Cle. Stand close Enter Selina Clorinda Clarimant Olinda Clindor Sel. Madam it is but a little farther Within the Wood. Clind. Whilst they enquire for Oracles I 'll talk with you It is a notable witty rogue The place methinks invites Ent. Sailors Clar. Traitors Clo. Help help you Gods Pr. Make good ' gainst them Cle. Lose no time Ex. Pr. Cle. Clor. Olind. Enter Clarimant and Clindor Clar. O Clindor that we had wings In the fight Sailors are kill'd Exeunt Act. 4. Scaen. 1. Enter King Agenor Austela and Attendants K. 'T Is strange that they should be so long returning It is not a mile without the City Age. It seems they find a pleasing entertainment Enter Clindor wounded Au. O my heart what object 's this Age. Clindor what mean these wounds Clind. To kill me sir I think and if they do It matters not life hath with me no value Your Brother 's lost Age. How lost Clind. Surpris'd by the base Prince of Aquitain As they were going to see the holy Druid Au. O heavens and whither carried Clind. To his Fleet that lies here in the Road. Prince Clarimant and I