love for love and then you will dispise me pray my Lord at your next visit bring my part in wrâ—…ng thâ—…t I may not erre in it Prince he is in the right Clearcus you now seem to seek such contradictions as all the Court will laugh at consult with Lonzartes against your next visit Exit Prince and Train Lon. If he will follow my advise he may do well Sir now we are alone tell me what crotchets next prethee make me understand what thou wouldest have Pandora do Cle. I think you were best release me the residue of my monâ—…h that I may go seek my wits where I last left them must I see none of my old Friends untill this month be over Lon. If you consider your promise not see one of them Cle. Then shall I be lost if those preservatives be all forbid me I do find already love will be Predominant Lon. The better for you if it be let us now talk seriously suppose Pandora may be won can you fancy a happiness on Earth beyond having her Cle. Yes I do fancy that having twenty is better then any one in Christendom Lon. Thou dost not love then else that one belov'd has more variety then a thousand Cle. Make but that good I 'le marry her to morrow Lon. You think then she is already at your dispose Cle. When she once sees that I am in earnest she will be what I will have her and the truth is Lonzartes I do like her best of all I ever talk'd with and have great fear that I shall be like other men who never value what they have which makes me covet what I cannot get Lon. Suppose some other do obtain her while you are thus long resolving Cle. Nay I am resolv'd no other shall ever have her Lon. And you resolve for her too Cle. Yes she cannot in Honour ingage to any while I pretend Lon. Art thou turn'd fool to think thus be more serious or thou wilt be dispis'd Cle. Why do you not allow me some relief then to live a whole month honest will put my blood into a flame I have tempted all I meet and all within these Walls prove honest Lon. By your own Experience then you will find that Courts are Nurseries of virtue and are onely scandaliz'd by such vilde persons as would have the clearest innocence aspers'd that their own guilts might be no wonder you find few virtuous persons amongst Censurers Cle. That 's true but take heed Lonzartes you do not lead me into snares that will destroy me for I already find some inclinations towards Pandora which I am asham'd to own least I be laugh'd it Lon. You have reason for there can none of us believe thee Cle. You have made me a fine Gentleman in a few dayes if Pandora be of your mind adiew to your Philosophical love Lon. I hope thou art too fast to free thy self Thou playest with flames which undiscover'd burn Untill they do thy heart to Ashes turn Exit Lonzartes Cle. Did ever man betray himself as I have done by putting fetters on in jest which already are become so fixt I cannot shake 'um off but must humbly beg to be allow'd to worship that Divine Nature I so much dispis'd in virtuous women and must now confess If I do neither Faith nor Favour find The god of Love is Just though he be blind Exit Note that all the Play through when Silvander and Lindamira speaks not they are to whisper as in private discourse Enter Theodocia and Lindamira Lin. If your Highness do consider Lonzartes's Worth and his great Birth as it deserves whose Ancestor was not many Ages since by yours put by this Dukedom on a nice point as I have heard so that to me Lonzartes's love looks like a Divine direction to his Restauration The. I am of Pandora's mind for single lise and have as small a value for that idle passion you call love as she Lin. Your Highness may as well judge what they do in China as guess at our Felicities that love I can â—…iss the ground that my Silvander treads on with more reâ—…ish then all other joyes can bring me The. You have high fancies that lead you on to hopes which you may never find Lin. These hopes are more delightfull then an Age of dull life without them if your Highness did converse as much with me as with Pandora I should convert you The. Why do you not then change her severity against men Lin. I had not the Honour to be known to her before her heart was set another way but yet I 'le try what I can do The. I wish Silvander may answer your expectation Lindamira but if such honour and such bliss accompany your loves why thus long carried on i th' dark and why not yet avow'd Lin. T is now avow'd unto the Duke though I took time to know my Gallant before I did admit his love and on long tryal found his silent looks did speak more truth then such loud noyses as most passions make The. You praise Silvander as if you meant to sell him Lin. He is no Prince Madam and is therefore safe from you The. The less safe if I so pleas'd do you believe his virtue and his love so great that I could not win him from you for a Friend of mine Lin. I do and shall not think him a loss who can be won from me by the greatest Princess of the World The. If I could once see such a man I might change my opinion Lin. Why don't you try Lonzartes The. He is too much concern'd to be play'd with you dare not venture your fine man then Lin. I dare and do desire it withall my heart and do voluntarily ingage not to work against your Highness The. And I am resolv'd to try his faith to you it may cure Lonzartes to see himself neglected when anothers chosen though but in jest for I can pitty though I do not love him Lin. And t is my desire to have Silvanders faithfull love made Eminent by this temptation Enter Lonzartes and Silvander to them The. In what humour left you Clearcus my Lords Lon. In such as does become his greatnesse Madam The. Most brave men are often puffed up with vain glory that does Eclipse those virtues which themselves do over-value Lin. Your Highness is severe to men but all are not so vain The. Most are when we do value them too much yet I confess I am well pleased when I find men worthy my Esteem Lin. How does that appear when your Highness does dispise mankind by your resolves against them The. To shew how much you are mistaken unpin this Jewel wear this Silvander for my sake I 'le own it to the World that I do value men of Worth Sil. Madam I understand not what this kind of favour meanes I hope your Highness does not chuse me for mirth The. Do you Silvander raise mirth from my Favour come with me Lindamira I do
bring them once more together and I 'le undertake to guess at both their hearts it may be govern ' um Lon. I Madam but how shall they be brought together when both would rather see a Basaliske then one another Lin. You may be mistaken my Lord who judge by what you see when t is our business and our virtue not to shew our hearts till a full tryal that men are worthy of them then you forget that Clearcus conversion must be by one he cannot conquer The. But if he will neither conquer nor be subdued how can his conversion follow Lin. If your Highness can contrive an interview I have a fancy in my head that may reconcile them and effect what we all wish The. I will send presently for Pandora and intreat my Father to pretend some business to call Clearcus hither Lon. He will suspect Lin. Let him come no matter what he suspects The. Do you Lonzartes once more see what humour he is in We must endeavour and not fear to try But trust the Event unto their destiny Exeunt severally Enter Duke with Silvander and Lords Duke I ever thought Clearcus did but mock and laugh at their designs his brains is not yet ripe for serious love But how does Theodocia look on Lonzartes Sil. With much neglect Sir Duke That is not well have you Silvander instructed Lindamira that she may inform Theodocia of Lonzartes Title to this Dukedom and how much better then a Forraign Prince her Marrying him will be applauded by our people who are not ignorant of his pretence Sil. I have Sir and the Princess gives a serious ear to it though she yet makes no reply a little of your Councel and Authority I believe may incline her to a better value of him Duke That shall not be wanting Lonzartes is all that I can wish in a successor and his love looks so without design that I will cherish it and try to win my Daughter to comply Sil. Your Highness will gain a double interest in all your Subjects hearts by this honour to Lonzartes who has merrits proportionable to your favour and his birth all which his love gives Lustre to Duke I see it Silvander and will recompence his Faith and his Humility with my advice to Theodocia who yet knows not his story Sil. The Princess must needs hear what every body talks and all do wish Duke I shall now inform her fully of Lonzartes Right too long held from him bid him meet me at my Daughters Chamber I will no longer hide my purpose for him His Birth and Virtue with his constant love Declares he never can unworthy prove Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle. NO I 'le never see her more Lon. Do you not love at all Cle. Nor ever will methinks love is like a smooth water that Invites men to Bath and tumble in it with delight untill they be destroyed by Serpents which in the bottom undiscover'd lye Lon. What means this similie Cle. This Serpents bite has Metamorphized you into a whining lover into the shaddow of a man of late become a shape without a Soul why must I busie my head with such Chymeras when I can please my self to my hearts wish my own way Prethee sweet suppress'd Prince do not forsake me thus for specious shewes of happiness or vainer hopes of better dayes then you will ever find in Court You are now safe but when you grow wise and serious it will in the Dukes head great jealousies create and to let him see your virtue may be dangerous and your pretence appear worthy of his fear Lon. That hazzard is better then what I now suffer in the opinion of my best Friends who believe this wildness is my Nature or such as may beget a habit in me which I can ne're put off and thus my security in this disguise may become my ruine I wish I could perswade you Clearcus to shew forth that virtue all the World would wonder at Cle. To what end I pray if the good Duke would give me imployment fit for his Kins-man and worthy of my Sword I could soon be my self But now I have nothing else to do and therefore play away my time in folly and t is a hard question which is best for we know that too much wisdome does undo more men then it advances or else begets eternal slavery to State Affairs where the wisest ever walk on needles points I have weighed these things and do believe 't is better to maintain the peace and the security I now live in unregarded Lon. But you will loose the Dukes favour and become contemptable to the whole Court if you continue thus Extravagant what designe can I have by my desire to see you great and glorious Cle. Have I not tryed and been misled yielded to your wise Maximes against my own better judgement and been rejected in the height of my Endeavours to be as you call it great and glorious is not this true Lon. Yes in part Cle. I will no more of your advice till you can cure your self Lon. I have an Honourable Argument for my love Cle. Who has not untill he be dispis'd Lon. Was it not your own desire to be neglected did you not declare against all women that you could conquer you left Pandora no way for victory but by rejecting you so that I can conclude a good success from what you raise dispaire Cle. Ha! think you Pandora did reject me in compliance with my humour only Lon. What else can she be angry with you for loving her too much Cle. You do surprize me with a discourse I look'd not for but I will be no more abus'd I will not see her Lon. How can you be reconcil'd then shall she make love to you Cle. No I abhor that thought beyond her anger a woman Wooe that were preposterous Lon. Will you treat by Embassadours and wed by Proxie Cle. Nor so that 's only fit for Princes who cannot meet to treat Lon. Will you have her if she declares she would have you Cle. I shall never like her change of mind Lon. Can you tell whether you would have her or not Cle. That 's a harder question then the other Lon. Will you have her by compulsion Cle. That were a Tyranny would make her hate me ever Lon. Shall the Duke by his Prerogative Power in spight of both your teeth compel you both to compliance Cle. Let me think on this alittle at first sight this looks likely to agree us if two impossibilities can make one possible this might do our business Lon. Well what do you resolve Cle. Nothing why do you tempt me to farther evils I know not what to resolve nor what to say but will no more of love my heart shakes at the thought of my last tryal I blush to think how much less then man I was and how much more then woman I created her in those few hours I lov'd Enter a
issue of this will be I cannot guess Now Theodocia I must remind you of Lonzartes who dares not approach you on his own behalf who is what you can wish to make you happy and I do again invite you to Crown his unparalell'd humility with a bliss he presumes not once to mention least it offend you I have also a State Argument you understand not Theodocia your two interests in this Dukedom thus united will make it flourish Lonzartes has been wrong'd The. I know his wrong Sir and have observ'd his sufferings or I had never dallied with his love Lonzarte's clear soul is adorn'd with more glories then this Crown will bring him Duke If then your hearts agree give me your hands here Lonzartes is the best reward I have to incourage modesty and worth when they do in one heart combine as now in thine Lon. Great Sir I am so much surprized so overloaden with my joyes that I have nought but blushes to express my gratitude nor know I how to welcome this unlook'd for honour from the Princess who dains to raise her humblest Servant from her feet to set me on a Throne incirculed with more joyes then that you now restore me to He kisses her hand The. Keep still your Character Lonzartes as I will mine high transports in love are not long liv'd I fear Lon. I shall be Madam whatever you direct though this unlook'd for happiness do raise my heart above my own command for such an excess of joy is hard to mannage Kisses her hand Enter Lindamira Lin. I may now wish your Highness Joy I hope now your Fannatick love conforms to the Law of Nations Now you may talk your pleasure against high passions Madam and methinks you Sir do look as if you lik'd this better then that wise Sect of ayrie lovers whose Phylosophy doth teach not to desire what they can never reach Lon. You are Madam the best Phylosopher I ever met and do deserve to have a Golden Statue in Loves-Temple set Duke But how have you disposed of your Fantastick couple 't is that great work must Crown all your undertakings Lindamira Lin. That goes on excellently well Sir I have left them sitting on a Couch with their hands still fixt eagerly gazing on each other eyes as if through them they could discern the inside of each others hearts by their no motion and their stedy looks I can foresee they will be of one mind suddainly The. Why could not we see this Experiment Lin. Oh Madam my charm will not work in company lovers will seemingly dispise what they like most onely to deceive observing eyes I believe they held off thus long for shame to owne what they had so publickly declar'd against and to themselves will hardly dare to let their hearts appear these two dayes they must look themselves into an Argument for no words can ever reconcile their first Principles If their hands do not their hearts discover I 'le no more pretend to charm a lover The. May we not peep at the hanging and stand unseen Duke Let us not turn this serious work into a jest unless Lindamira do approve it none shall stir that way Lin. I can place you so as you may see and hear too The. Pray Sir be pleas'd to look on them our Testimony may be of use Duke Come then Lin. Your Highness must stand silent or you 'l hinder my Projection The. We will we will Exeunt They all Re-enter behind the Couch and stand on each side of the Stage then is discover'd Pandora and Clearcus holding hands and sitting on a Couch a while silent looking on each other then Clearcus proffers to kisse that hand he holds she puts him back with her other hand and turns her face from him He sighes Cle. Turn not away those beautious lights have guided me to Heaven nor look as if you were in pain to see my heart thus chang'd from a rude Destraction to an Extasie of bliss from a deformed Satyr with a confus'd Chaos of dark thoughts and blacker actions by your glorious beauties and brighter virtues new form'd into the Figure of a man Emulating those Excellencies I admire in you Oh turn this way and own what is your own Creation by your perfections rais'd from what was worse then nothing to something now too worthy to be cast away I should this happy hour believe my self were in in Elizium did not this fair soft hand and those bright eyes assure me I yet live from whence some divine instinct teaches my rude nature to adore what I never understood before Pan. I do not like to be thus long left alone to be expos'd unto your passion and the worlds censure Lindamira has deceiv'd my trust I now see your plot and her design descover but will no longer suffer the abuse Offers to rise Cle. Be not so cruel unto your self and me think on the curse hangs over us if we remove our hands till she return Pan. 'T is too much foolery to give faith too Cle. Remember we complied to what she said by which her words are Registr'd in heaven and have ingaged the gods by our consent Pan. 'T was rashly done and I repent when will this subtle Sorcerress return my innocense will justifie my blind consent to which I was misled by my fidelity and trust and will no longer fear to take away my hand Offers to rise Cle. Oh take not your hand away untill the holy Charm have rectified your heart and therein created so much charity as in a moment may remove your scorns and teach you love for I who so long slighted your neglects and fled all civil favours from your Sex do now tremble at the thought of parting hands untill our hearts like them become united Pan. Do you believe Lindamira Mistris of such Magick that her words have power to reconcile dissenting hearts like ours Cle. Yes I find them work on me and hope same effect on you else why sit we here obeying those commands she left why fear we to offend those powers she did invoke when you consider this I hope you dare not stir a finger towards such impiety Pan. Though Lindamira's virtue be approv'd I was surprized by her inticing words and by the Duke compell'd to do I know not what and therefore will no longer now obey Offers to rise He holds her Cle. Stay oh stay and let the fatal curse strike me alone my guilts have merrited what e're can fall on me Do but command me to remove my hand and I 'le obey that you may see how much your power prevails above my fear of Lindamira's threats If so I may divert your harms I will against my Nature and my Faith destroy all hopes of future bliss to pull this ruine on myself which else may light on you Say must it be Pandora sits silent awhile Pan. If I command your hands remove and her curse should after follow you my unblemish'd Innocense may suffer more
if Selindra were here with you Ordel. What means my Father by this Is she not a prisoner with Cecropius Ante. She was but is now missing at which Cecropius is half mad Enter Antillacus Antil Madam I come to let you know that by day-break Cleonel with Selindra past the Ports and about two hours after were met on that way that leads to his Castle Phillo Let them that love me follow me Phillocles snatches Antillacus his Sword and runs at his Guard who give way As Phillocles goes out he meets Lascares and Cecropius and wounds Cecropius in the arme Las. Traytor Villain stay all I do command you stay Antillacus See the Court-Gates lock'd that none go after him Cecropius do you retire and look to your hurt he meant it at thy heart Old Man may thy Sons good Sword revenge it on him if they meet and he fall under it Ordel. Oh Sir Let not your curses follow my Brother he has Afflictions enough without them Las. Peace Ordella thy tenderness doth too much nourish thy Brothers follies I would rather he should not be then be thus Effeminate I have fought many Battles and done great things to settle this Empire and think you it will be kept and Govern'd by a heart with a dart in it Ordel Good Sir let not my Brothers single errour put from your memory all his great Actions if you would speak mildly to him of his Love I do believe your Arguments may move him more then all this rigour can he has a Noble Spirit such as you did like and I know he Loves you Sir Las. Let me know when he returns Exeunt Lascares Ordel. Are any gone after Phillocles Enter to Ordella Armanthus Gillon Ladies Arman Yes Madam we think Antillacus is gone with Antenor Ordel. But can they overtake him time enough before he reaches Cleonel Gillon No doubt they may Enter to them Antillacus and Antenor Ordel. Not yet gone Antillacus Antil Madam all the Court-Gates are by thâ—… Emperours express command lock'd up anâ—… Guards set that no man now can passe Ordel. Is it not madnesse to hazzard him alonâ—… against Cleonel and his company My Lords 〈◊〉 you mean to give obedience to this rash command and suffer Phillocles to perish thus whâ—… my Fathers anger is allay'd he 'l curse your mâ—… desty if not punish it in case my Brother 〈◊〉 miscarry Antil Madam we have no way to follow the Prince unless your self command the Guards to let us passe Ordel. Come then with me I will stand my Fathers anger when it goes highest rather then let my Brother fall thus neglected Exeunt Omnes Enter Phillocles Phillo Those at the Castle do not hear of Cleonel nor expect him there sure Antillacus did mistake them or I him which way now to take I know not T is strange Antillacus and Antenor stay so long I must not quit this Road untill they come Hark I hear Men and Horses within the Wood my business is to search every where Love guide me to her Rescue or my Death Exit Phillocles Enter Cleonel leading Selindra followed by four Servants Cleo. How is it now Madam your Spirits seem to be return'd are you yet strong enough to ride on we have rested long Selin I hope I am 't was the blow which the bough gave my head makes me thus ill the bushes kept me from the ground so that my fall could not hurt me Cleo. The day is far spent Madam and we shall be no sooner mist then follow'd pray let us to horse there is a place near where we may rest for one night secure Selin My head grows diszey with this little motion I fear I cannot sit upon my Horse yet methinks you might hide me here in these thick bushes untill night and when t is dark find some better means to carry me away Cleo. 'T will not be safe to stay longer so near our Enemies Enter Phillocles Phil. 'T is Cleonel turn this way Traytor Cleonel holds up Selindra and sends his Men to Phillocles Cleo. Take the Prince without harm if you can Phil. Am I not worthy thy own Sword Ravisher They Fight Phillocles runs desparatly among the men passes them and comes up to Cleonel they all incompass him fighting Selindra runs amongst them Selin I beg your patience Sir and do command thine Cleonel but hear me speak I do conjure you both Phillocles brave Prince look on me with pitty and on Cleonel with justice my life being sought several wayes by Lascares and Cecropius I have endeavour'd to preserve by flight you must therefore look on Cleonel as trusted and imployed by me being ingaged by Oath to carry me to Belgrade to my Friends there Phil. Thou art betray'd Selindra lost for ever this is not the way to Belgrade you are now within a mile of his Castle this way leads to no other place thou perfidious Villain canst thou smile at such a treachery Cleo. Yes Phillocles and will be my own carver now I must be first serv'd here do you two carry her to Horse I 'le soon o're-take you He delivers Selindra to two off his Men. Selin To Horse Cleonel I 'le rather dye then stir a foot that way Cleo. Force her to Horse we have no time to talk Phil. Force her thou cursed slave I 'le Sacrifice thee ere she goes Cleonel and his two Men fight with Phillocles while the other two force off Selindra Selin The gods preserve the Prince help help murther treason treason Exeunt with Selindra Upon her cryes enter six Travetors Pollider the Chief Polli Let some help those that cry let others search the wood I 'le towards the clashing Swords how 's this three to one Pollider runs at Cleonel and diverts him just as Phillocles had kill'd one man at which instant the other man hurts Phillocles in the back and seeing this rescue he runs into the Wood Phillocles runs after him that fled believing it had been Cleonel whom he could not see because Pollider having run Cleonel through the heart was fallen himself upon him who being by Cleonel run into the throat lay also as dead covering Cleonel Enter to them the rest of the Travetors with Selindra very weak who when they see Pollider dead do let Selindra fall who lies on the ground while they take up Pollider and dress his wounds Tene Curs'd be that Woman accurs'd our â—…ate to loose our Prince thus They dress him as they talk Teck Now the blood issues at the wound it may prove not mortal Titi. The blood only choak'd him as he lay you see his eyes look chearfully Tene Ye Gods if any do take care of Hungary Kneels look down on Pollinesso and restore him to us Selin What 's that he said was it Pollinesso that he named She looks up Titius The King will live thanks to heaven for his deliverance Selin They call him King too Pollinesso's name Selindra creeps to look on the hurt man as they dress
possess but forward look And only find some pleasure in the way Towards the end we aime at which obtain'd Brings not those real joyes we did expect Only affords some relish which invites Our idle fancies to seek new delights How unhappy then is our best happiness When no fruitions can our fond hearts bless Still subject to unsatisfied desires That from quench'd Ashes does beget new Fires Thus all our Appetites do make us slaves And from our cradles lead us to our graves Young Titus Has the Gods only given us active souls And no objects fit for them to fix on Orma To think on those Gods will afford our hearts A full variety of lasting joyes VVith which our earthly fancies cannot mix VVhen on Coelestial happiness we fix Titus I shall e're long this argument revive And shew how you are buried alive Where is that valor and that virtue gon Whither that courage fled I doated on Though you can passion and desire sustain You must not quit the Court as if disdain Of all the glories that a Court can give Could not perswade you there again to live I must now leave you to attend the Queen Exit Titus Ormas A clearer virtue I have never seen Exit omnes severally Enter the Queen Embassador Mariana Old Titus and Train Embassador Madam shall I return without a hope No gratious answer to my Masters sute Queen My Lord I fully have declar'd that way Embassador Never to marry Madam Queen T is my opinion now Embassador Will you permit my Master to appear Whose person may bring Arguments to prove It necessary to allow his Love Queen By no means my Lord I shall not admit His visit if he come on that affair But must against his coming now declare Embass. How can you Madam thus declare against A person and a passion you see not Or prejudge what you will think hereafter His presence may change this severity Queen I have consider'd all that can be said Urge it no more The Embassador stands concern'd Exit Queen and Train Ma. Brother Sir what do you ail what strange looks Do you put on you will be discovered Emba I Mariana t is now my business To try if this Scene changing may not change Cleandras stubborn heart when she shall see This borrow'd habit thrown away if then She scorn my Love I will break off the League And in my own Right will a VVar declare For her so lately conquer'd Zelnian Crown And there will try if her conceal'd Gallant The great Ormasdes may once more be drawn From Sanctuary to defend her Right From my just rage I will now visit him Mari. This humour is not fit for complement Emb. Fear not Mariana I 'le not wrangle now My business is to bribe that mighty man And make him plead my cause to the fair Queen But if I find him rotten at the heart I shall unmask him spite of all his Art Mari. That is what I fear Exeunt THE SECOND ACT. Enter the Embassadour with Ormasdes who holds a Book in his hand they sit on Chairs by a Table ORMASDES YOur Lordship by this visit honours me Emb My visit brings you business of the State You must not take it for a Complement Ormas What is your business then Emb. I have observed Ormasdes the Queens sence Is yours in her Affairs of Consequence She moves by you this brings me to consult My Masters Marriage for a full result For I conceive Valerianus Name Of so great Credit and so high a Fame That our two Nations by our Princes joyn'd Though our surrounding neighbors were cōbind Our Territories would be safe and we Should thank the Gods for such Tranquilitie But when a Lady Rules they may presume And their Rebellious Principles assume If great Ormasdes shall be call'd away And fair Cleandra left alone to sway Ormasdes I know Sir that Cleandra does esteem The stout Treconians friendship as she ought And I know she honours your brave young King Whose martial acts have gain'd him through the A character so noble and so great world That she with joy this proffer'd League does treat Onely dislikes the Marriage you propose On good State Arguments as I suppose In judgement and affection to her Son She will not raise a Rival to his Crown And for her angry Neighbours she believes The late Zelnian war has such wisdome taught They will not suddainly unurg'd provoke A Queen so powerfull and so fortunate Embassador Suppose Valerianus take offence And look on this neglect as an affront Because he only did propose this League To introduce his sute which he conceives VVill both our Nations equally advance But if laid by with scorn suppose he then Do joyn with your old Enemies and claim His Fathers Title to the Zelnian Crown VVhat may the hazzards and the issue be If a new war dispute your Victory Ormasdes I will not Prophecy the sad event That so unjust a war may justly bring Upon so Gallant and so wise a King Embass. Suppose then that I have his Commission To ◅ay by the Treaty of this new League Untill the Marriage be agreed unto And if deni'd I must Proclaim his Right To Zelnia and your late Conquest bring To a new question with a Powerfull King Ormas If Valerianus be so fixt we must No h◅zzards fear in wars that are so just Embass. Your great success have high thoughts begot Above your Conquest which I value not But wish such evils as we now foresee May be avoided by our industry For 't will become your Wisdom and your Trust T' advise Cleandra to this happy Match Wherein if you prevail I have full power Now to confer on you the first and best Of our Treconian Principalities Ormas You do me wrong and are in this unjust To think that I will break Cleandras trust Which I do value 'bove your Masters Crown And therefore boldly will advise the Queen Not to admit his sute on Arguments Which must an evil consequence produce To her Sons Right if she Comply And by it lessen her own Dignity Embass. If my imployment anger did allow And my own Honour would permit to strike A-Book-man this rude language I 'de correct Orm. If the Queens honour were not more concern'd In a respect to your imployment due You soon should find how little I do value you The Book-man would not from your Master take This Insolence but for Cleandras sake I do forbear pray visit me no more Embassador Fear it not when Valerianus knows How little worth Cleandras honour is He will this League and her Alliance scorn Who puts Ormasdes into this Disguise To hide her Lover from her Peoples Eyes Ormasdes This is beyond sufferance Ormasdes Grapples with the Embassador Enter The Queen Young Titus and Train who part them Queen Hold Ormasdes I heard his Insolence Sir you have leave to go aboard your Fleet Where you only can be safe begon then Without reply be gone for if 't be
my reach Queen If you oppose not but your ear will lend I doubt not but the Gods your heart will bend This way and your good nature in short time Will make you wish for what you judge my crime Ormas Although I cannot wish and must not chuse I would not Madam willingly refuse What you advise but boldly meet my Fate That no one thought may a vain fear Create Lest you should judge my slackness for neglect Because I graspe not what I cann't affect Queen Can you such pleasure tak in this disguise Be thus retir'd and all that 's good despise When offer'd do you fear or scorn to meet This Excellence now fallen at your feet Is your great heart Ormasdes onely made For dangerous attempts shall it be said This Parragon of all our Sex now dyes Because Ormasdes does her Love despise Ormas No Madam I do suffer more then she Does for her self hers is my miserie I dare not virtue with vain hopes abuse I cannot love and therefore do refuse To dally with so bright a Saint whose Shrine Compells all hearts to bow before 't but mine I am not capable of Love not blest That way my heart 's with other flames possest Queen All flames you feel would vanish did you see Valeriana in such misery As she endure now fetching her last breath Enquiring your health neglecting her own death Thus my compassion has her sorrows learn'd I weep her tears while you stand unconcern'd Ormas Madam your passion does my pitty move Though my dull heart cannot consent to Love My resolution is now fixt I 'le try My self to vanquish or her Martyr Dye I swear I did not hear that she was ill And now it does my soul with horrour fill For her concern no danger is so great But I will rather dye in 't then retreat Queen T is bravely said but dare you try the effect Of one short visit after such neglect Ormas Thus provok'd if your Majesty stands by I will not such a visit now deny Queen You speak and look as if you meant to fright Much rather then revive her by your sight Ormas Madam to Complement I have no skill Nor can be pleas'd if lov'd against my will Yet sensible and civil I can be Though it do prove unfortunate to me Queen When shall I bring this comfort to revive Her fainting soul if she be still alive Ormas Is she really so weak so soon grown Thus ill I have no skill in this unknown Mystery of love but will boldly try What I can do for her recovery Queen High passions do weak bodies sooner bring To the Graves mouth then any other thing Her despairs are of a much longer date Though suddain sickness do break out thus late When I your humour did at first reherse And shew'd how your whole life had been averse To Love she sigh'd and presently grew pale Despair that minute made her spirits fail And so transported by her fancy fell As if my doubts had rung her passing bell Orm. Though I cannot speak nor do yet know how To look I 'm ready to attend you now Queen I fear so suddain and so great a joy As your approach may equally destroy Let me her heart prepare that by degrees She may but hope retain before she sees The comfort that your visit brings and then Ormasdes may ere long prove best of Men. Ormas Madam I do my self to you submit Pray order me in all as you think fit Queen You shall then stand unseen while I do tell This welcome story which will make her well And then by what you 'l see you may observe How my true friendship will from both deserve Who have no wish beyond Ormasdes good When time shall make me rightly understand Ormas Madam I have now no more to say But that I will your Majesty obey Queen You shall not stir Ormasdes till I send Exit Queen and Train Enter to him Nearcus Ormas Did you not meet Cleandra going out Near. Yes but I have business of importance Pray let us withdraw and be more private Ormas Come this way then They go out and Re-enter Ormas Why have you drawn me to this inner room Is the secret of so piercing quality That fewer walls then these cannot contain't Near. It is my Lord of a high nature grown I must impart it to your self alone You and I must kill one another now Orma May not I live though you are pleas'd to die Near. No Sir since t is decreed that I must die I am resolv'd to have your Company There 's a sword the same w th mine defend you Ormasdes Hold a while May not I know the cause of this hatred Near. I have no hatred yet endeavor must That we together may revert to dust Though you by chance have rob'd me of my right I 'de not out-live Ormasdes if I might Or. From whēce dos this strange kindnes to me grow Say for I will not fight untill I know Near. This then will teach you to defend your self Runs at him he put his Sword by and holds him Ormas I shall call my Servants unless you now show The cause of this distracted fury Near. I will Lets him go Valeriana's my Quarrel She throws neglects on me and dotes on you Ormas You are mistaken sure and much abus'd It is not possible She dotes on me Who never Courted Lady in my life Near. By all that 's good she told me so her self Ormas This must be some design beyond my reach But if true from whence does my guilt arise Who never heard of your pretence till now Nor have a serious thought for hers to me If such a folly do her heart possess Am I to answer for her guiltiness Near. I do accuse you of no guilt at all But joy to think if by my hand you fall It will Create in her such miserie As will adorn my death with Victorie Ormas If such revenge and malice you intend Where is the Love that you so much pretend Near. We 'l talk of that as our two souls expire She flatter'd me with hopes that blew my fire She threw out vowes to marry me and now In hope of you disowns that holy vow Ormas Made vows to marry you and yet love me Pray shew me how this story does agree I swear I never had a thought of Love To Lady in my life and will now quit The intrest you pretend rather then fight For such imaginary Dreams as this Nearcus You must Fight Nearcus offers at him he rings a Bell Enter Servants Ormas No disarm him so now leave us alone Exeunt Nearcus I have lov'd you and shall still If you 'l permit what does this story mean Near. By Hea Valeriana did ingage To marry me if my birth equal'd hers But now repents in hope to marry you Ormas This story grows stranger and stranger still Does your birth equal hers on which you ground Your Title
Exeunt Omnes Re-enter Ordella and Selindra in Ordella's Chamber Sel. Truly Madam I am very sensible of your Grief and do not approve of the Prince his journey to search for Astella Or. You must not only not approve it Selindra but with me condemn it as a rash and hazzardous undertaking besides the folly of seeking one he never saw one that he hath no ingagement to What madness will it be for Phillocles to put himself within her power before he knows how she recants her Friends deaths for if there were such affection between Astella and Pollinesso as is said the sight of Phillocles must needs raise a passion in her such as may destroy my Brother before Selindra Weepes his innocence can appear How 's this can these tears fall for her Fathers absence a few dayes or is it for what I utter I hope she Ordella speaks aside is not so much concern'd for Phillocles Selindra I do take it ill that you thus lament your Fathers absence who runs no hazzard above my sorrow for my Brothers dangerous Journey in search of Astella Sel Madam my tears were re-call'd by your Highness sighes by your trouble for the Prince his Journey your favours have been such to me that I were unworthy if I should not weep as well as smile with you Or. T is handsomly put off I thank thee Ordella aside Selindra and doe so little doubt thy Love that I do begg thy best Arguments to assist me that we together may convince my Brother and prevail with him to stay Sel. Madam I shall obey your commands and observe your directions as farr as will become me But I doe fear the Prince will condemn me of much rudenesse If I shall interpose my vain opinions against his purposes good Madam doe not put me to doe what hereafter you will blame me for Or. Fear it not Selindra I love thee better then to throw away thy credit so see where my brother comes Enter Phillocles Ordella meets him kindly yet sadly too Sel I have a hard taske on me Selindra Aside to complement the man I hate to death Phil. Why so sad my Deer Sister your looks speak a sorrow through your smiles Or. Can you aske and know your self to be the cause of it can Phillocles be in danger and Ordella not be sad can you think smiles would become my face when my heart shrinks to think of your rash journey to seek Astella you know not where I can no more put off my fears then my affection for you Phil. Dearest Ordella let not a mistaken cause of fear for me beget such a trouble in you there is no danger in my purpos'd Journey I shall onely search the Grecian Isles where none dares doe me harme you know I am engag'd in honour to perform what I have so publiquely declar'd and I am sure you love my Honour equall with my Person Or I do so and could I see the necessity you urge to search for Astella my passion should submit to your reason and that I may not flatter my own affection I shall now submit unto Selindra's opinion who has no reason to be partial to either of our arguments I prethee good Selindra speak freely what thou thinks't of my brothers Journey Sel. Truly Sir if I may judg the Princesse tells you what you should better consider of then I think you yet have not that I doe apprehend any dangerous hazzards in the Journey as she does nor can I finde any arguments fit to perswade you from attempting dangers when your Honour calls you to them give me leave Sir only to aske how your Honour is concerned to make this search why do you entend so great a trouble to your self from whence is this value of Astella who you never saw why does your Highness seek a Woman that has never oblidged you nor you her but by the ruine of her Family insenc'd her Phil. T is true that I have never seen nor obblidg'd Astella in perticular but I have by many hazards of my Life endeavour'd both the Fame of her Excelling Beauty and greater Vertue begot in me a desire to serve her and her whole Family which I did faithfully in freeing Hungarie from the Germain Yoak 't was an unhappy Fate befel her Parents by themselves pull'd on them not by me intended in which sad losse I beare so great a share that I have no peace within untill I have made my Innocence unto Astellas self appear that she may see that I had no design to hurt the Princes persons nor to Conquer Hungarie Sel. What you have bravely done in that War deserves a Trophie and from Astella no less value when she shall be well enformed of all that past there till then Sir the Princess thinks it not fit for you to Visit Astella for we often see Great Princes Vertues does not answer the Report Fame gives them Or. Most true Selindra my heart presages a Ruine if you goe could I lay by my affection to you and put on Astellas cause I would undertake to confute those Arguments you so much trust in Methinks I see you kneeling and the inraged Astella deafe to all you say swelling with anger for brave Pollinesso's loss and ready to facrifice you come Selindra if ever I have deserved Ordella weeps Love from thee shew it now by assisting me my own way by thy best Language doe thou stand forth and as Astella receives my over-confident She pulls Selindra to Act Astella She stands before the Chaire of State Brother spare him not Selindra but suppose you had a Brother as dear to you as Pollinesso was to her and that beloved Brother by Phillocles his rash attempt sent to his untimely grave let loose some tears to accompany those I have shed and for my sake put on a look so mixt with Majesty Grief and Anger as may present her Part thou play'st I that look will do it Sel. Madam You see my ready Obedience to your Commands but will the Prince permit such boldness Phil. Yes Selindra since nothing else will satisfie my Sister I am content for once to bear a part in this Childs play on condition Ordella that you put off your sadnesse if I prevaile Or. I shall so you will stay at home if she doe get the better of you Phil. Content can Selindra frown in jest He turns to Selindra and sees her looks angry methinks she looks as if she would doe it to the life Ordella Sel. Yes Phillocles I can frown when I have just cause and will make thee repent this rash attempt to visit me thou hast beyond my hope put thy self into my power to punish Phil. How that angry Cloud spreads Can those bright Lights suffer an Eclips and not portend some fatall Ruine what if they doe shall I shake at Thunder that cannot reach me be concern'd for an unjust anger no not though the gods did threat But Astella will not nourish a thought mis-be-coming her
another what I cannot get my self Lasc Has he not hurt thee Cleo. Not much Sir you came in just as he fell on me Lasc This must be timely cared for Cecropius send presently and fetch Selindra to your Lodgings this night she shall be your charge to morrow let her be sent back to Ciprus to her father and be you sure Cecropius that Phillocles do neither see her nor send to her this night Enter Ordella Selindra with Ladies Cecro She is here Sir with the Princess Ordel. Where is my brother Sir Lasc He is gone hence hurt Ordella I wish he were else fighting forsooth for Love you now see what mischief your fondness to Selindra has produc'd your brothers life endangered and the Empire tottering Cecropius take Selindra to your care as I commâ—…nded let her be sent home attended as befits her quality Ordella come you with me All goes off but Cecropius Cleonel and Selindra Cecro Leave us a while Cleonel Madam you Exit Cleonel and harkens at the Scene now see the evils I foretold are come to pass these young fiery spirits will never submit to suffer either to enjoy you do but consider how happy you may be by being mine though I am not so young yet many men of my years have made young Ladies happy of my love you have had long tryal my Power my Honours and my Wealth will prove as pleasant as the smooth chin of Cleonell Phillocles his wife you cannot be his Mâ—…striss I hope you scorn to be much may be said Lady on this argument but the time allows it not to morrow early you must to Sea unless you will bless me by being mine Cleo. Is it even so my good father I shall shew He peeps in you a trick for yoâ—… trick if my skill fail not Sel. My Lord I must now give you the same answer I have ever done that I can never have affectâ—…on for you Cecro No matter few old mens wives have any Sel. My Lord I do submit unto the Emperours commands pray let me be sent away Cecro 'T is my humble love begets this contempt Aside I must try her another way Madam you know the Emperours humour well and you have heard how eagerly he covets to joyn Hungary to Greece by Phillocles his match with Astella and how much he abhors his love to you is evident The truth is Selindra you are this night by his command to be ravished by my son Cleonel to that end send thither which will allay the gallant Prince his appetite to marry you and remoâ—…e all further fears of that matter 'T is yet in your own power Madam by obliging â—…e to prevent Cleonells force who â—…or undertaking so base an act ought to be dispis'd Sel. Ravish'd I 'le rather dye then suffer Cleonell or yield to be your wife the gods will not permit such wickednesse Cec. Please you to retire unto your Lodging Lady He leads her in and râ—…turns â—…There is no way to win this foolish Girl I am angerd even to hate her yet cannot chuse but love her but why should I lose this 〈◊〉 I may now do what I only invented for Cleonel I shall curse my self when she is gone and when no possibility is left wish it had been so it shall be if when I have ravishâ—…d her she can consent I 'le marry her if she will not I 'le poyson her and being dead at Sea hiâ—…e the Marriners to throw her over-board I will about it while my bloud is high Venus propitious be to my design I 'le offer Insence onely at thy Shrine THE THIRD ACT. Enter Phillocles Phill GIven to Cecropius custody that is to Cleonels embraces I must see her He knocks at Cecropius's Lodgings and enter three servants with swords is Cecropius or Cleonel within Serv. They are Sir Philo. Is Selindra yet at rest Serv. Yes Sir long since Phill Is it so late I do believe you do mistake and she is not Phillocles offers to enter and they stop him what means this rudeness Serv. The Emperour has given command that neither your highness nor any from you should visit Selindra besides Sir all within are now at rest Phill. My Fathers command this is some design from Cleonel are they all at rest say you whence then is this noâ—…e I hear A no se within Serv. We know not Sir Phill. Hark the same noyse again 't is within stand by Villains give way or I shall force my passâ—…ge through your hearts This way the noyse is by Heaven 't is a Womans voice it is Selindra's Goes out and returns voice she calls for help too Selin Help oh help murther murther He hearkens at the Scene Phillocles enters breaks open a door within and Cecropius is seen strugling with Selindra Phillocles takes Cecropius by the Coller and as he offers to kill him Cleonel enters and holds his sword at Selindra's brest Cleo. By my Fathers soul I will strike with thee Phillocles Phil. Thou darest not be so base to harm such innocence Here they look at one another in this posture a while then Phillocles throws by Cecropius and runs at Cleonel he quits Selindra and meets phillocles while they fight the others run out and raise the Court. Enter the Emperour with Train and Guard who part them Lasc Phillocles I have thus long winked at youâ—… follies hoping that my mildness would have begot a better temper in you but I now see your son requires a Corisive go to your Lodgings and aâ—… you value my displeasure move not from thence without my leave you of the Guard waiâ—… upon the Prince and let him not stirr out as yoâ—… will answer it to me Cecropius let all leavâ—… Exit Phillocles with the Guard us but your self and now inform me of thiâ—… Fray and how he came hither against my Command Exeunt omnes Cecro Mighty Sir the Prince forced my servants from the door and found me threatning Selindra and frighting of her as if I meant a Rape which I onely fain'd intending to take off Phillocles his affection that way by which he might apply his thoughts towards Astella for if the Princâ—… should marry Selindra how can Hungary be yours this Sir is the truth Lasc I wish thou hadst done what thou onely talkest of â—…r this young man will ruine all my hopes of Hungary if we do not prevent him Cleonel peeps in it must be poyson Cecropius I see no less will do it Selindra must dye and that presently Cecro And shall â—…ir if you so direct by to morrow night it shall be done Lasc Be it so then 't will be the least evil and the onely way to secure all the rest let her be poysoned Exeunt ambâ—… Enter Cleonel Cleo. Poyson her my curiosity was to good purpose at this time was ever gray hairs so wicked how to prevent this miâ—…1chief I know not Selindra will never credit it from me yet I will urge her hard and if I
shew of kindness which I only did to heal the wound I gave had I another Son by whom I might gain Hungary Phillocles had found my Force answerable to my Anger but 〈◊〉 confesse I did relent upon a suddain thought which made me strike so feebly at him for now to loose Phillocle were to throw Hungary away and to destroy Selindra were by another kind of stroak to destroy Phillocles Cecro What other way have you Sir that I cannot yet fancy Las A sure one Cecropius a way that cannot fayle I will give loose reines to my Sons Love let him run on and Joy in his Beloved Selindra whose sweets once had and his young Appetite allayed as most violent passions soonest are then 't will be best to take away Selindra by a poyson then it may be done without suspition while I urge on the Marriage joyne in all the Nuptial Jollities and put on such pleasing looks as shall make thee doubt my purpose though thou knowest my heart Cecro I see not yet how this can get Astella or that Crown Las. Thou art grown so dull of late that thou seest nothing while this joy lasts Astella may be found and then Selindra dying what can hinder Phillocles from getting Astella Cecro I do submit Sir and must applaud your purpose t is a design I do confess much above my reach and the first mischief I have come short in Exeunt Ambo Pollidor seen as in his Chamber Enter to him Phillocles and Ordella and Selindra the servants go off Phil. You look chearfully to day Pollidor we may hope to see you abroad shortly Polli I believe I might venture now Sir though my Surgeons be not of my mind but Sir how do you find the good old Emperour dispos'd Phil. I like not my Fathers smiles Pollidor his suddain starts into such extreams makes me apprehend more danger in his kindness then his rage so that to prevent all further evils I have a purpose to repair unto the Army and t is Ordella's wish as well as mine that Selindra would trust her self with me there Polli That may secure you both but will not Selindra's Honour suffer Ordel. Now that Selindra's interest and his are become one I see no reason she should fear to go nor indeed any scruple why their Marriage may not be privatly and presently dispatch'd for while the business lingers thus they give hopes to such Endeavours as would divert it and do run daily hazzards by staying here Phillo Ordella argues what my soul wishes but Selindra's looks do not consent to make me so soon happy Selin Sir my looks do be-lye my heart if they shew ought that would delay a happiness to you for I have none beyond yours But Sir above all other reasons Pollidor not being yet able to attend you if he be left behind will hardly escape Cecropius's fury Phil. Most true Selindra he will be in danger I shall therefore attend his recovery without him I will not move nor will I put a thought in act without thy Councel Ordel. You have both said well but in my Judgement this is no fit time for such Complements when your lives are daily sought Poll. If you be resolv'd to attend my recovery I shall propose a sudden fancy of mine to that purpose which may secure us Phill. Speak it Pollidor Pollidor Suppose Selindra do ask the Princess leave to return to Cyprus and give out that she onely expects her Fathers coming to convey her thither Sir you may court Selindra publickly while she stays and she seem to neglect your love and put on a shew of kindness unto me as in gratitude for my hazzards in her redemption I will also counterfeit affection to Selindra and give out that I am of better quality then I seem This Sir if well manag'd will be ground enough to deceive their best Spies and for some time secure us all Phillocles I approve your thought Pollidor and if Selindra can undertake her part doubt not me I 'le put on such a seeming jealousie as shall puzzle the old Fox Cecropius himself Selindra I shall easily observe my directions and soon learn to be civil to a man I owe so much to Phillocles Come Ordella while they practise love we will reconcile us to the Emperour and try to bring him on a present visit to Pollidor before this fit of his good nature leave him Ordella Selindra we must find you sitting in a more familiar way with Pollidor then ordinary conversation does allow Exeunt Phillocles and Ordella Selindra I shall obey you Madam Now they are gone we may enjoy our selves this happy design of yours will afford us many hours of freedome Pollidor My soul is joyed to look on thee Astella Selindra And my happiness too great to be exprest by words that you live makes this Earth a Paradice to me my heart can scarce make room for Phillocles it is so full of Pollinesso Pollidor I am all thine Astella She embraces him Enter to them Tenedor Tecknor and others Tenedor It is time Sir that you retir'd to rest you spend your spirits by so much discourse which does retard your cure Tecknor You should neglect no means Sir for your recovery least by a long stay here some accident unlook'd for may make you known Tenedor I wonder Phillocles does not call to mind that he has seen you Pollidor He believes me dead as all others do but I shall observe the best Rules for my recovery however Now Astella we have time to hear how â—…ou were conveyed from Belgrade pray make me know how you â—…ame hither Selindra That same night that you departed to the Army and our first Embassadors went towards Greece to implore Lascares's aid against the Germanes I was by my Fathers own hand deliver'd unto Periander whom I was to call Father and by him was brought to Ciprus where the Plague then raging he transports me with his family to this Town Pollidor How came you into the Court then Selindra On the first Feast-day I went with Periander to the Temple that I might see the Emperour and the Princess Ordella where the Princess casting her eyes on me found mine so fixed on her that I could not remove them but blush'd and still look'd on her by what power led I know not but she took a fancie to have me live with her which Periander durst shew no dislike to thus was I to my great joy call'd to Court where I became a Companion to the Princess within a short time Cleonel had affection for me which did not free me from old Cecropius dotage of which with Prince Phillocles his worthy love you shall know hereafter for I have now held you too long from your repose Pollidor Dearest Astella thy words are balsome to my wounds Exeunt Lords Pollidor and Selindra embrace Enter Lascares Phillocles Ordella Cecropius and train and see them embracing Phillocles Your Majesty will not think this honour too much for
Pollidor when you shall know he is of better quality then he seems ha what do I see They embrace and rise disturb'd Lascares That which should teach thee to have nobler thoughts Phillocles Phillocles How they are disturb'd Ordel. They do it rarely well asidâ—… Lascares Sir I am now come to excuse the imprisonment you had and to give you thanks for my sons life I shall rather endeavour to recompence your merit then trouble you with words Poll. Great Sir this honour with the many other favours I receiv'd do shame me to think that you allow me a merit I cannot own but if the Gods do give me life my only business shall be to seek occasions to serve you and yours Lascar I shall contribute what I can to your health and will please my self with the expectation of great things from you While they talk Lascares observes Phillocles courting Selindra and she neglecting him Lascares observes Pollidor to be troubled at their Courtship and is pleased at it Poll. Sir you oblige me beyond words to uttâ—… my sense of your favours Lascar My purpose is to give you a kind welcome and a respect suitable to He goes to Selindra your worth and quality fair Maid I know not well how to frame my discourse to you whom I have so ill treated but I shall no more disturb your joys I do now make it my suit that you will defer your return to Ciprus I shall lay my Commands on Ordella to deny you her consent to go Selind Sir the favours and honours I have received here are far beyond the ills you mention and my happiness such in the Princess Ordella's love that I lament the thoughts of my departure but when I consider the mischiefs past and foresee worse like to follow 't were madness not to fly them when my father is return'd I shall renew my suit to have the Princess leave to leave this place and until then make it my care to tend this hurt man my redeemer to whom I owe my life and honour Lascar Selindra if I can add any thing unto thy happiness I shall do it gladly for thou art something more then I have ever found in woman Exeunt Lascares and Cecropius Philloc What thanks do we owe Pollidor for this disguise it takes Ordella beyond our hopes did you observe how my father eyed us while he talked to Pollidor Ordella Yes and do believe Cecropius and he are gone to compare their notes for that Fox was very vigilant Phill. Selindra let us enjoy this blest minute Phillocles leads Selindra to the Couch and Ordella sits by Pollidor Ord. Sir While the two Lovers whisper pray oblige me with the knowledge of the occasion of your coming into these parts by which we have received so great an obligation and if you please to pass this time with the relation of your own story unless with your self you would conceal it Poll. Madam My story is not worthy your eares nor my self this honour yet I have a story such as will make me blush to utter though no crime do belong to it nor am I what I seem and yet not fit to appear other but Madam your commands are too high honours to be neglected my own resolutions shall give way and my nearest Concerns submit to your will Ord. I perceive you are disturb'd at my curiosity to know what I believe you would conceal it may be you have vowed not to discover truly Sir for want of what to say I onely said it Poll. Madam I was surpriz'd by your approach which made my tongue appear less ready then my heart to obey you your commands Madam are sufficient to dissolve any vows of mine and since you will vouchsafe to hear I shall relate Phillocles and Selindra come to them Phill. How are you Sir Methinks your eyes do shew some anguish in your wounds do we not trouble you Here Phillocles and Selindra interrupt Pollidor which puts him into some passion for he now began to love Ordella Ord. We have done ill to stay thus long Selindra 't is your fault you should have directed better Poll. No Madam my hour to rest is not so precisely to be kept nor have I any pains upon me as the Prince thinks my wounds heal the faster for your company Ord. You are civil Sir Poll. Madam the Prince's kindness and his care is not at this time necessary pray Sir if your occasions call you not do not take your self away thus hastily Phill. Pollidor we know your civillity is great our discretion must not be the less I see you are disturb'd and know your pains are great upon you make no reply we 'l visit you again suddenly come Ordella let us leave Selindra to her charge good rest unto my friend all joys unto my Mistress Exeunt Phillocles and Ordella Poll. Beshrew your kindness at this time how like Tantalus was I Selind What mean you by this passion brother shall I call the Surgeons Poll. No Selindra they have no skill in my disease Selind You talk and look as if you wanted sleep pray retire to rest Poll. Rest Selindra where can I find rest Phillocles has taken all rest from me did you not observe how the Princess sat down by me and how she threw her favours on me when in the height of all my joy your approach destroyed me Selind If this be all I must smile to hear you sigh brother Poll. All Selindra doest thou mock me are thy own flames so weak thou smilest at mine Selind I cannot chuse but smile when I rejoyce to see my wishes fall so fast upon me you love the Princess and she will love you she must she shall nay I doubt she does already and have some fear the work will be too easie if I undertake it Poll. Now thou mockest me more then thou didst before prithee Selindra be serious and do not play with what torments me Selind What can be more serious then to make a marriage between so great a Princess and the King of Hungary pray where can she make a better choice or who can better plead your suit then I Look to your wounds brother leave this affair to me Exit Poll. My best wishes do attend thee she haâ—… rais'd in me such doubtful hopes that they begin to vanish with her and such fears to lose whatâ—… never had do throng so fast upon me that on thâ—… sudden I am orewhelm'd With doubts with joys with fears so strangely mixt My heart is Hell until my hopes be fixt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Selindra pensive Cecropius meets her Cecro GOod day unto the bright Selindra Selind May your Lordship find many such She is going out Cecro Why do you fly me Madam I come in dilligence to make known to you what concerns you more then any other business can towards which you make such haste from me Selind I fled not from your Lordship nor did I perceive that you had ought to say
levitie Nearcus If you 'l afford more time I will proceed With caution and respect and shall take heed How I offenâ—… if you 'l resolve to stay Or to comply my passion will obey If not I must this desperate course persue And trust my ruine or success to you Who does in desperate attempts ingage Can seldome at first sight th' event presage Love led me on and reason comes to late Now to retreat this Fortune is my Fate Mar. Your language your looks do rather threat Then woe which does in me such scorn beget As to an Enemy that does invade That Innocence you have berest of aid And boldly dare impose on a free heart What should be won by Love not such base art Nearcus Give me but time to woe and I will fear And tremble in your sight with zeal appear And the same duty I approach the Gods When my offences make me fear their Rods It is not I as yâ—… affairs do stand But high necessity makes me command That all the remnant of my life you may Triumph for my ambition 's to obey Mariana Think you by force that I shall ere think fit To yield my self to such a counterfiet I am not born unto so mean a Fate As to submit unto the man I hate Nor will I be thus frighted to comply With so contemptable a destiny Nearcus I must confess I can by no disguise Lessen or hide the guilt of this surprize But by some greater crime more amply shew That a distracted passion may soon know To act such evills as I fear to think But do not set me in despair thus sink Speak so as that I may some hope retain And you 'l restore me to my self again Mari Stand by vil'd Man and let me pass who waits Near. None within call that now can help the fates Themselves have not the power to set you free Nor can you hope for safety but from me No storm at Sea nor in it ships on fire Creates more terrours then my wild desire Brings me here is a Tempest in this brest Above all them since raging Love possest My heart I am become a walking storm Reason and Virtue are both wrack'd no form Observ'd while this confusion bears the sway None knows to govern but must all obey If we cannot resist then to cry no Is madness when we must to ruine go Maria. I have no power but 〈◊〉 â—…st my Brothers will Obey I must his mind not yours fullfill Lest his great pride and anger may destroy What you 'd preserve and frustrate all your joy Nearcus If my high birth and quality do prove Less then your oâ—…n I will expect no love But hazzard all my hopes on his consent Let his denial sign my punishment Mariana If your birth equal mine and he consent To joyn our hands I have no argument Against your hopes but must be Mistris still Of my own heart not part with my free-will Yet now Nearcus I do promise you What truth and honour dictates I will do Nearcus Unless you both do ere you go comply You shall soon see that I know how to dye Mari. Pray call my servants down that I may see Your truth and find my self at Liberty He calls at the doorâ—… Nearcus Now Madam that my life 's at your dispose Your self secure I humbly do propose You will before the Gods confirm by vow What you have freely promis'd to me now Mari. By all those powers I 'le keep my promise made Andnever fail to own what I have said Nearcus It is enough a kiss of your fair hand Must satisfie the man you may command Nearcus has no soul cannot be blest Untill his love with love you do invest Enter Servants and all go off together THE THIRD ACT. Enter The Embassador as at Coriola with Cleon Erillos and Train EMBASSADOR THis Piazzo Cleon is Magnificent I have not seen any so Beautifull Cleon. It shews the Princes Treasure and their minds Are alike great who can so soon Erect So vast a City which in every part Deserves to be as much admir'd as this Emba We may walk through it ere my Sister comes Erillos You may the River side is your best view Cleon. There is a Boat now coming to the shore Erillos Those who land seem to be of Quality Embassador I see no Woman yet with them appear They are very brave and come towards us Do any of you know who these may be Cleon. Young Titus landed first but as I think It is Ormasdes who now leads the Troop Embassa. If so I must expect some angry words From the Offended Queen Enter Ormasdes and Young Titus with Servants who come up close to the Embassador without any respect Emb. What means this kind of rudeness Gentlemen Ormasdes It speaks my business who am hither come To scourge that pride you so much glory in And with this hand that insolence chastise Which boldly durst indeavor to defame By base surmises great Cleandras Name He turns to Titus Titus I beg as you love my Honour If I do fall let none come in to help To the Embassador Sir you shall have fair play that we may see How Insolence and Courage do agree Titus makes room Embass. I shall soon satisfie the doubt you make To his Followers Stand off he dyes that stirs to my relief Or by a word let fall does make me known They fight Ormasdes burts and disarms him Enter Mariana and servants who run in and part them Mariana Ormasdes hold it is a King you wound It is Valerianus you fight with Ormas My self a Prince of Greece of the same blood With our great Emperour will justifie What I have done and to the World declare If any man do wrong me in disguise I do his Titles and himself despise Exit Ormasdes Titus and Train Mari. Oh Gods my prophetick soul did long since Fore-see this Evil oh let not King Hold Valeriana there are no Gods Nor shall one Altar in my Kingdome stand To honour those we foolishly call Gods I will Erect new Temples unto Chance Which guiddely thus governs us below Val. Take heed Sir lest you do provoke those powers You now despise to punish your contempt King I will not own those Gods those empty names Who cannot shelter us from publick shames Vale. The Gods be just and you are much to blame 'T was not Ormasdes who the King ore-came It was his Virtue conquer'd your offence Your Guilt gave Victory to Innosence Kin. Will you become my Judge will you coÌ„demn My Life and Honour A fit Sacrifice To your belov'd Ormasdes fatal Sword Fool from this hour I do thy blood disclaim And will forget I ever knew thy Name Erillos let my goods be sent aboard I will not stay a minute longer here Then my necessity compells me to Vale I have prevail'd with the much injur'd Queen To lay her anger by and to forgive Those rash words you spoke and have her
leave To bring you to her sight again with hopes She may her inclinations change when known Your fury did proceed from Love alone King My Love is vanish'd and my heart too full Of my revenge to think of my return Till I can pull Cleandra from her Throne I hope Ormasdes will take care of you Who plead his cause and are to love so true Men. Sir though your wounds be slight if you remove So soon we cannot answer for your life King I 'le rather dye at Sea then live on shore Make hast good Cleon lead me to my Boat Cleon. Will you leave the Princess in a strange land Thus unkindly cast her off for ever Because her Love did argue for your good King And thee that dares so boldly her excuse Who does my honour and her own abuse The Princess sound Cleon. Look Sir she dyes your unkindness kills her King She cannot do her self and me more right Then to dye now but she cannot depart While great Ormasdes Triumphs in her heart She Recovers See how his Name her fainting soul Revives Lead on or I shall laugh to see her dye That can raise Trophies for my infamy Exit King and Train Valeriana What cruelty is this to leave me here Who love him better then he loves himself You 'l be all ruin'd if you stay with me Cleon. What we have said has ruin'd us enough If his unruly rage can reach so far Mene. I think 't were best that you return to Court And do Cleandras proffer'd friendship try I have all your Brothers Jewells here Which will defray your charges while you stay Valeriana T is a plentifull provision for us But where is young Nearcus all this while Cleon. He has not yet appear'd since we Arriv'd Enter to them Ormasdes young Titus Nearcus and Servants Ormasdes stands off Nearcus Madam can you forgive what I have done And own the Author of so great a crime Who saw not then a Princess in disguise But was captiv'd by Marianas eyes Valeriana My Lord I do forgive and shall forget So you repent and I will serve you to With all my power and interest in the Queen Nearcus If that be all would I had guilty been Of greater crimes then my good natur'd sin Young Titus Madam we hear your Brother is unkind But by Cleandras favours you may find Some means to reconcile you unto him Valeriana I am most happy in Cleandras love Yo. Tit. Will you permit Ormasdes in your Boat Or shall he seek some other passage home Maria. I could have wish'd Ormasdes less concern'd Or that his courage had not been so great But cannot quarrel him on this account He was oblig'd to right Cleandras wrongs And must in Justice be applauded for 't Ormas Madam I thank the Gods for my success And now with the same breath can humbly beg That you 'l forgive what they so late approv'd Valeriana Sir it will not become me his Sister Now to congratulate your Victory Who have just cause to mourn my Brothers Fate From whence my own misfortunes have their date Ormas Madam shall we attend you to your Boat Valeri Let Titus order all as he thinks fit I am ready now for my remove Exeunt Titus leads off Valeriana the rest follow Enter Cleobulus and Chyron Chy. The Queen is troubled and her Guards are sent With speed Ormasdes Quarrel to prevent Cleob. She must secure th' Embassadors return Lest all our Neighbour-Nations do complain And say we give occasion for a War Which the Treconians claim cannot pretend Nor the rejected Marriage Justifie Chyron Valerianus has an antient claim To Zelnia which may beget a War If the Treconians do a quarrel seek There wants no Title to a Prince provok'd Cleob Ormasdes will rejoyce to see that day Chy He is our Nations Darling and deserves Cleandras favour but methinks he 〈◊〉 As if his heart were higher then his head Cleo I have been lately chid for juggling looks And dare not say what I believe I see Enter to them Cleandra Old Titus and Ladies Queen You tell such wonders from Coriola That I want faith for it how comes this Newes Admiral Madam a Messenger but now Arriv'd Saw the Combate done and heard Nearcus say They would attend Valeriana back Unto your Majesty whereas the wonder Princes have been in forreign Courts disguis'd Que. But have you ever such strange humors found A Prince where Vice and Virtue is so mixt Admi. No I have not nor such a president As now Ormasdes gives us to correct Such impudence as near before was known Queen If I were not concern'd I should approve What he has done though now I must not own Admi. For publique thanks on his behalf I move Why should we thus our honest thoughts disguise When Virtuous Actions Virtue Justifies Queen Had not Ormasdes stird by Armes I might Compell his Master to have done me right Admi. By war thousands of guiltless persons might Have suffer'd for one mans over-sight Queen You have reason Titus and I shall Judge Ormasdes Act as he deserves from me Who with my Nation am so much oblig'd I must approve whatever he will own Let the young Princess lodgings be prepar'd Fit for my Friend and Sister to a King Enter to them Valeriana Young Titus Nearcus and Servants Queen You are welcome Madam and I am glad To have you on these terms do not weep To part with what your virtue could not keep Valerian I am happy by my unhappiness For by your favour Madam I may find Some remedy for my afflicted mind Queen Be sure what Citherea can afford Is yours and all Cleandra does command With me rejoyce to see you safe return'd But where is Ormasdes I must chide him Nearc He is retir'd Madam to avoid your sight Titus Ormasdes thinks it duty and respect Not to appear at Court till you direct Queen Pray fetch him hither now I hope you can Exit Titus With me forgive so Excellent a man Whose passion never does his reason sway But follows on when virtue leads the way Valeriana I have no anger to Ormasdes since Young Titus did my Brothers crime relate I hope this letting blood will do him good When this affront at home is understood Queen Your Justice and your Charity is great And I do see no reason but you may Admit Ormasdes in my company I am inform'd he has a slght hurt to Valeriana My furious Brother will be glad indeed That brave Ormasdes by his hand does bleed This accident if you 'l be pleas'd to call My Brother back may reconcile us all Queen I never shall consent to his desires Though I my anger and revenge remove In complement to you whom I do love Enter to them Ormasdes and Young Titus Ormas Madam if doing Justice have displeas'd I do repent and now your pardon beg Queen Since his great insolence and your revenge No Age can parallel both must submit To such a censure as the
To me who merrit nothing but neglect Your favours flow so fast they over-whelm My heart with joys and raise my soul so high It turns amazement into extacy Vale. I should not talk thus if I did not see 't T is harder for you now to hide then shew 't I do not fear your passion will go less But doubt by death to lose what I possess Ormas You cannot dye Madam I have no fear To find so great a curse from Heav'n sent I onely doubt I sleep and fear to wake Least this abundant bliss should vanquish quite And so involve me in Eternal Night May I'presume to beg a favour yet Which will my fancy fix and so confirm My doubtfull soul t is real and no dream Vale. You may Ormas I beg that Ring you wear but if of price Too great for me pardon my Avarice Vale. T is a trifle ask something of more worth Ormas Sure nothing can of greater value be If you repent what you now promis'd me Vale. You ask what is not in my power to give My dying Mother with this Ring bequeath'd Her curse if ever I did part with it But to the man I meant to make my Lord. Ormas T is a charm not to be dissolv'd by me Who dare not touch it on the terms you name I was ambitious to wear it Madam But onely as your servant not your Lord. Vale. It never can be had on easier termes Ormasdes you must have this and me together Alive or dead you must have both or neither Ormas All my Limbs do tremble at what I hear I dare not understand the words you speak Least my mistakes do give you an offence Beyond a pardon for such impudence Vale. You do not mistake me nor can you err If you 'l avow this kindness that you shew Ormas By all our Gods I think my flame is Love I know no other name for what I feel But if you doubt propose a way to try And as it proves declare my destiny Vale. I will consider on some way to try But must submit unto this drowsinesse For a minutes time t will take me from you Pray Sir command the musick now to play He steps to the Door then Musick playes awhile Ormas She has talk'd her self into a Repose Now I will try to get alittle Rest. That my tir'd fancy may at last be fixt Valeriana Counterfeits to sleep Ormasdes lyes on the ground by her Couch and while he sleeps she puts the Ring on his finger then the Musick ends Vale. So when he calls to mind what I have said He can expect no more then I now give Great goddess of pure hearts protect my fame And this rash act forgive which frights me now To such repentance with such suddain pain I am resolv'd to take it off again She offers to take it off and cannot His hand is so fast clos'd I cannot do 't And to wake him in the attempt is worse Such boldness may a double censure get I blush to think how rashly I begun And now repent the folly I have done His hand opens And now t is mine again Oh blest accident She takes off the Ring Musick playes she sleeps in earnest while the Musick is Enter the Queen and Train Queen Wake them not has Ormasdes walk'd to night From that corner hither in his sleep Did any of you hear them talk i th' night Doctor Not I Madam First Lady Nor I. Second Lady I heard none stir Madam Ormasdes wakes and stirs up Ormas The Queen is it so late Queen You have had a hard Lodging my Lord. Ormas I have had the happiest night Madam And am Richer far then both the Indies Ormasdes starts and looks distractedly for something lost Ha! I am undone undone for ever Qu. What look you for my Lord what have you lost Ormas I had it now just now on this finger I look for Treasure Madam worth the World He Searches 'T was no dream it must be here abouts I beg your pardon Madam for this search Which does concern my life and honour too Queen This is the strangest passion I ere saw Has your great loss no name to know it by Ormas Yes I have lost Valerianas Ring Queen You did but dream see t is on her finger Ormas How t is so indeed do I not dream now Or do the Gods us men with shadows mock When we do seek such great felicities As they allow us not to have below What a strange height of bliss am I fall'n from Q Has this one night such mutual friendship gain'd That the prophetick Ring could be obtain'd Ormas I know not what to say nor what to think I know not when I sleep or when I wake Yet must believe that Ring was mine this night And I have lost that Treasure Childishly Some kind friend strike me hard that I may feel I now am waking your pardon Madam For my disaster makes me almost mad Valeriana wakes Queen How have you slept Valeriana Vale Very well Madam for one so weak Ormas Did you not wake about mid-night Madam Vale. Not that I remember Ormas Was ever man so much abus'd in 's sleep Vale. Ormasdes what means your disorder'd looks Queen He finds his waking fancies are much less Delightfull then his sleeping happiness Orm. I dream't Madam that Ring you prize so much Was this night by you put on my finger When a thousand thousand joyes fell on me Which now waking I have no name for Vale. My Ring Ormasdes and on your finger And by me put on t was a dream indeed I hope you do not waking think it fit That I should waking do so bold an act Ormas Madam it does not become me to say I wish what you do not allow nor dare I tell so great a lye as to deny The joy I dream'd of when I thought I saw And did believe I felt it once was mine Vale. T is far from my serious thoughts Ormasdes After such high passion as I have shew'd Now to raise any discontent in you But do not lessen your esteem of me By the acquisition of such favours As you your self in others would condemn Have we not both at first sight done enough To justifie what we professe I fear Too much on my part did not Cleandra Own all that she has done on my behalf Ormas I submit and will wish and think and do What the wise Queen and you advise me to Queen Ormasdes has not lost his time I see Nor my design for your recovery Fall'n short the gods in their good time will bring You to give and him to accept the Ring May your new friendship never know decay But freely both command and both obey I must now leave you for an hour or two Ormasdes leads the Queen to the Door and returns Ormas Madam is this a fit time to enquire Nearcus Story may I now desire You to unriddle the bold claim he makes
call that honour nothing which I do prize above the World and would give all my interest on Earth to purchase one kiss of your fair hand by a free consent Lin The World is little beholding to your Lordship for so low a value that will give all your interest on Earth for a kiss of my hand and this I must in civility look as if I did believe Cle. I 'le swear it Madam Lin That 's as easily done as said but I am hard of Faith Cle. How shall I obtain more credit Lin. I 'le shew you a short way bring me a conveyance of half your Land and you shall have two kisses of my hand three if you please and as you like your Market you may have more for the other half of your Estate and this is much cheaper then to give all the World for such an honour Cle. Why do you mock me who truly love and honour you above all women by those fair eyes I do Lin. How can I believe it when I know you talk thus to every woman that you meet Cle. May my hopes nere prosper if you are not the only object of my heart Lin. No touching good my Lord my Affairs calls me away I must be gone He proffers to kiss her hand Cle. And I must wait on you home Madam Lin. I le rather stay here this Twelve-month then give your Lordship that trouble Cle. Am I such a Monster in the opinion of all Women as you make me Lin. I must take care you make not me one Oh happy deliverance Enter to them Theodocia and Pandora and Silvander Cle. This is such a piece of nicety as I nere met before these are no company for me Exit The. Stay Clearcus I would speak with you my Cousin Pandora tells me you Court Lindamira which her self does not much deny Cle. I am practizing I must confess how to talk to Ladies and have learnt some Speeches to that purpose whereof Lindamira has had her share The. You have mocked her then and intend her onely for your mirth He makes a legg Lin. Methinks his silence and that legg shewes more love to me then I know what to do with Sil. Excellent Girle how she playes with his wanton humour Aside Enter to them Lonzartes Cle. Nay if Lonzartes fall on me too I shall be over-whelmed with wisdome Lon. Now there is some hope of him his look is Civillized already Pan. Are you not pleased Clearcus to see the whole Court concerned for you to see your self so valued methinks it should stir up the Noble Blood of your great Ancestors to set you on to such actions as may out-shine their stories and not loose one day more in your wild waies Cle. Madam Your Language and your Looks agree with your great soul I can be proud to be so taught when the Princess Theodocia and you direct t were great stupidity to shew neglect but in my Opinion Madam one of a Family is enough to be a Saint t would take from great Lonzartes credit and render his conversion no rarity if I should become virtuous too The. Pandora and I are much obliged to you for your good opinion of us I wish all our â—…ex were so too Cle. My opinion and my practise differ very much Madam I do honour virtue in your Sex as much as any man but my Tallent lies the other way Lonzartes does enough Illustrate the Platonnick Name and Eminently maintain that high Seraffick flame which is above my reach Lon. Tell me now Clearcus is there not more relish in this Conversation then with your Getinas and your Angelinas that blush shewes well there is some hopes of grace in that blush Cle. Hold your pratling my conversion does not belong to you Lon. I hope I may direct you to a Lady that will work that wonder Cle. Hold your peace then till we be alone The. We 'l be gone Pandora and not hinder so good a work you shall neither of you go with us but if you please Clearcus Lindamira may walk with you a little longer Cle. No Madam I have enough of her already she out-wits me we shall nere agree Lin. I have got credit enough for a young Souldier by my honourable Retreat from so hot a charge Exeunt Silvander and Ladies Lon. Let us now persue our Argument for thy Conversion Cle. It comes on a pace what a fine Gentleman are you grown since the Spirit of Chastity has possest you and I must live chast that I may have the Honour and Felicity to be in love to be a fool to intangle my self in â—…etts that I shall nere get out of I 'le none of it Lon. Let my old Friend-ship so far prevail that on my request you will sometimes converse with Pandora if thy visits do ingage her to undertake thy cure and she do work that Miracle she must value what her self has made worthy of her self for so wilt thou be if thy wandring fancy were once fixt Cle. So then all this bussle is to make me in love though you know I have been a thousand times in love already Lon. I Clearcus I know thy thousands but I would have thee once in love Cle. I never will be mad as you are yet to give you and the World satisfaction in this point I will condemn my self to one Months pennance and make experiment to look and talk as idlely with Pandora as you do with your Divinest Cloris If I were sure Pandora were not to be won I could fancy a pretty kind of pastime by raising my desires to hopes of what I cannot have but I could never meet a woman yet that was impregnable and my nature is not capable of being converted by any that I can conquer Pray Suâ—… at my Chamber this night Lon. I will not fayle if you will go with me unto Pandora And visit her while this good motion 's warm 'Gainst all your feares I 'le fit you with a charm Cle. I go Exeunt Enter Pandora with Lindamira and Ladies in her Chamber and Silvander Pan. Lindamira you must be my second they will be two to one else Lin. Gladly Madam I cannot wish a gentler Enemy then him that thinks he has me at his mercy Pan. But if you be over-sharp upon him you may hinder the great work we undertake and make him hate all honest Women for our sakes Lin. I shall use him with more Art and lead him on with hopes that all our Sex do scramble for him if I can fit his Fancy and his Wit I 'le ingage him in a concern for you and then mannage my young Gallant to my will till I confute his common places so often urged to the prejudice of Ladies I cannot fancy better sport then to see him mad in love with you Madam Pan. The gods forbid I would not cure him at that rate for my own sake and his least that prove a greater evil then he now has I shall be very
careful to give him no incouragement for thoughts of that nature my undertaking is not beyond a common civillity as to all others of his Rank Lin. That will do it if I mistake not and catch you both I hope here he comes Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Lon. Madam I have brought my Friend to kiss your hand Cle. Thus far Madam in order to my ingagement I have given you the trouble of the first visit I ever made against my will Pan. Your Lordship does me honour came you now from Court Cle. Yes Madam and left the Princess Theodocia in great complements with her kind Father who has now declared against the proud Corinthian and given Theodocia her free choice where she please Pan. You tell me News beyond my hopes this will raise the Princess drooping Spirits again I wonder she is not here by this time Lon. The Duke and she are not yet parted Madam how now Lindamira are you tongue-tyed no welcome for my Friend to encourage him to like of civil company You look as if you feared to loose your Gallant Cle. No no she knows she has too fast hold of my heart to part so easily Lin. T is Honour enough for me to be in the number of your Martyrs Sir She Sighes Pan. How long have you two been acquainted Lin. Ever since last night Madam She Sighes Pan. And dost thou sigh already Lin. 'T is onely to give you warning by my harmes Pan. I thank your care but I am arm'd against the World Cle. That 's good News Lonzartes there is some hope she has made firm resolves against Wedlock that I may assault her with security Aside Lon. You may you may Cle Madam You speak as if you held mankind at a defiance Pan. By way of Marriage I do but I can value all men that I see worthy Cle. He must be a bold man who does designe beyond the favours you allow but have you made vowes against marriage Madam Pan. No vowes but such resolves as are unchangable Lon. You are severe to men Lin. If all Women were of your opinion Madam how should the World be Peopled Cle. I marry Madam that was well urg'd Pan. I thought Lindamira you would have been on my side Lin. So I am when you are in the right this is our common cause Suppose you bring these two Lords and they bring twenty more to be of your judgement and this Heresie should spread what will become of us who think of nothing else but Marriage Lon. She tells you true Madam when her own concern is at stake you may excuse her Pan. I do and will make good my argument alone Cle. Never to Marry Madam Pan. Never my Lord is my full resolve Cle. You are the happiest and the wisest Lady living and I the joyfullest man if you 'l permit me to adore you at this distance for I am of your own opinion Madam Lin. Two Fannaticks well met Pan So long as your respects be free from love my house is open to you Cle. You are all witnesses that this Lady does adopt me her avow'd Gallant on the conditions before mentioned you give me leave Madam to talk of love and to carry up this jest as high as he who really does love Pan. I do so it be ever in Publick all private visits and all whisperings are excepted Cle. 'T is enough Madam This is a pretty kind of Entertainment I never thought of Lonzartes thou art in the right this will be sport beyond my hope Lon. But how does Lindamira like to see her new Gallant thus taken from her Cle. 'T is her own fault she might have fix'd me another way if she had been wise Pan Indeed Lindamira I thought not of your concern and did conclude too rashly but I will use my interest on your behalf Lin 'T will not be needfull Madam I know all his professions to you are meant to me Cle Very prettily contrived This is a new kind of wit I never heard of so then you are to love me in spite of your teeth and I you in spite of mine what will this come to at last Lon. Mirth man all the year a constant mirth Is not this better then spending your time in a smoaky house with your old Acquaintance Silvander and Lindamira do converse while the others talk Cle. I cannot tell you that till I have tryed this as long as I have the other Lin. Pray my Lord do not perswade your Friend all this earnest is a jest I allow you as much mirth as you please so the conclusion be serious Pan. We leave the success unto the Fates Clearcus may in time have pitty on you Lindamira he does not yet believe you are in earnest Cle. Nor ever shall do Madam till I see her heart break and then 't will be too late Lin. He dissembles well for so young a Schollar Madam Lon. We have done all well me thinks and now t is time that we retire Cle. How soon may I make my next visit to you Madam Pan. As often as you please my Lord at publique hours Exeunt Silvander and two Lords Lin. How did I perform my part Madam Pan. You fell too soon into your humour he sees you mock him Lin. That 's all I ayme at he has too much wit to be abused my onely business is to let him see that he cannot cozen me I believe you will see this Scene changed at his next visit if I have any skill you will be troubled with him Pan I am arm'd at all points against all men and him most Enter Theodocia and Ladies The. Oh Cousin I am freed from all my fears and come to rejoyce with you Pan. I have rejoyced already Madam and have begun a Scene of mirth will hold us long Had your Highness come a little sooner you had found the late Convert Lonzartes and his Friend Clearcus here who is become my avowed Gallant and looks as if he liked our company already The. Then you have hopes to cure him Pray order it so as I may come to your next meeting my heart is now so light that I could play with any thing Can I have no part in your Comedy Lin. For two reasons your Highness can onely be a looker on t is petty Treason to make love to you though in jest and then your beauty is too dangerous to be dallied with these be edge-tools too sharp for us to play with The. Why may not Princes participate in such innocent mirth we make stricter Rules then need true virtue will shine through such thin clouds without a prejudice and be above the reach of vile tongues Pan. I Madam if you could shew a rule to distinguish between Innocence and Guilt But we often see that Angelical virtues are aspersed by malicious tongues and no quality exempt from rude censures Lin. I differ in opinion Princes may enjoy harmless mirth as freely as we to be too much reserved does look like disguise
The. I would be so merry Lindamira as should defie all scandall and with an open face justifie it to the world to wear alwayes a stiff-state face is intollerable Pan Private persons may be bold that way when few eyes observe But Princes are set on Pirameds for all to see and immitate The. You shall not fright me from your mirth with this grave Lecture are they not both my near Relations whom you endeavour to reclaim why may not I share in so worthy a designe I fear Lindamira she doubts least I may gain her Gallant from her Lin. She may well be jealous if your Highness undertake him I shall have small hopes if you two quarrel for him The. VVhy Lindamira is Silvander vanished Lin. No Madam the more Trophies I can fairly get by Victories on others will raife his Conquest higher who gaines me from the rest The. Thou art safe and mayest say any thing Silvander is thy security against all scandal though you carry it thus unconcern'd the secret spread Lin. 'T is time it should do so now we do own Our love t is fit the secret should be known Your Highness may assist while you look on Though onely we the active part do own The. Let us retire to council then Exeunt Enter Teretia and Geta. Ter. What is thy business honest Geta How does Lonzartes thy brave Lord Geta. My Lord is in good health of body Madam his brains are only out of order Ter. How meanest thou Geta has he got a blow on his head Geta. Only some fumes from his heart Madam â—…nakes his head addle t is call'd the Spleen of â—…te and much in fashion his Lordship does desire â—…o know the Princess mind this morning what â—…e meanes to do all day Ter. This will be a hard question to the Princess fasting why would he know all this now Geta. Because he has some great affairs for me â—…o mannage and cannot spare me to ask so often â—…s I use to do Ter. Of what nature be thy particular queries Geta Geta. He would know how she slept last night 〈◊〉 what health now by what hour she will be â—…rest when to her devotions and then where â—…he walks this morning and if she dine in pubâ—…que then how she intends to pass her time till â—…ight else I must come twenty times for what you may at once dispatch me Ter. And does Lonzartes send thee to enquire all this at once Geta. These women are so silly they Aside cannot reach a deep design No but he does every day make me trouâ—…le my self and every body that I meet to ask these questions severally which I would do at once to shâ—…w him I am a man of quick dispatch Ter Oh! is that the matter I can fit thee with one answer to all these Tell thy Lord the Princess did take cold last night and will keep her bed all day Geta I like it well and wish her Highness would do so this moneth Ter. Out Traytor I 'le make thy Lord braine thee for that wish Geta Why Madam I meant no harm 't was but to save you the trouble and me the same questions to morrow and so on till Doonis-day I think Ter. Well Sirra for this time ' le not complain of you this Jest shall excuâ—…e your knavery Geta. This will be a play day for me I like this lying a Bed well Exeunt THE THIRD ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle. TEll me then who Cloris is Lon. I dare not trust thee yet Cle. I will know now or break all Friendship with you Lon. I swear I must not yet Enter to them Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Ladies and Silvander Cle. Then look to your self least I discover Cloris The. Where did you leave my Father Lonzartes Lon. I have not seen the Prince to day Madam The. I was told that you were walking with him just now Cle. That may well be Madam for his braines do crow of late do ye see how he stands Lonzartes the Princess speaks to ye Lon. To me does your Highness command me any thing Silvander and Lindamira entertain themselves in whisper Cle. Did not I tell you Madam that his brains are turn'd he neither hears nor sees of late The Idea of his Seraffique love takes him wholly up from all converse with us mortals Lon. Hold your prateing or I shall be angry Pan. What has made you so grave of late Lonzartes all your wonted mirth is gone Lon. No man is alwaies in good humour Madam Cle. He 's in love Madam on my knowledge o're head and eares in love Pan. In love Lonzartes I thought you had not been at leasure to be in love T is your fault Clearcus that have not councell'd your Friend better Cle. Thus am I chid for your follieâ—… who reject all my councels and refuse all my approv'd Antidotes which do preserve me against that Serpent you call Love while he convers'd with me he was safe Madam Lon. Thou hast fool'd enough Clearcus the Princess and all the company are weary of it If your Highness allow him this freedom he will grow troublesome The. Is it Love Lonzartes or is Clearcus onely merry with you Lon. Your Highness knows him too well to credit all he sayes this way he is at this time very angry that I have chid him for his lewd life and have with-drawn my self from his ill company which he imputes to my being in love Cle. I say he is in love most seriously in love shall I unmask this grave Reformado and shew you the Lady now The. If Lonzartes be content I would gladly see her whom he thinks worthy of his heart Cle. No matter for his consent Madam He holds them all to Lonzartes one by one so you like it And thus I begin my tryal By your good leave Lady T is not here nor is it this nor is it you Lady Lin. I lament the losse of such an honour Lon. Thou art become a pretty fool Clearcus dost thou not observe how all the Court do laugh at thee Cle. Yes and shall make them laugh at you e're I have done if Pandora will make the next tryall Pan I am content to try what this will come to Cle. Now Sir have at you T is not your good fortune neither Madam The. How can you make Lonzartes an amends for all this abuse Cle. I will give him present satisfaction if your Highness will permit me to bring him to you The. To me think you Lonzartes is in love with me Cle. T is a Cloris in the clouds one much above his reach which you onely are Madam The. With all my heart I shall be proud to own his conversion as a Trophie of my honour Cle. See if his guilt do not make him avoid the tryal stop him there Lonzartes the Princess calls you Lonzartes is going out Lon. I 'le cut thy throat Cle. He threatens me guilty I 'le warranâ—… now Madam do you see no alteration
in his face no change yet speak all you are all assistants in this Judgement Lonzartes throws him off in anger Lon. It will disturb a Saint to be thus subject to the fancies of a fool The. Be not disturb'd Lonzartes you take this in earnest which we look on as a jest only to pass the time Clearcus has more wit then to be in earnest Lon. I hope your Highness will not prefer his follies before my professions who disclaim such a presumption The. Iâ—… you turn this jest to earnest Lonzartes I shall believe Clearcus I take it now as Ralliery I wonder Lindamira you get not hold of some young lovers heart Lin. I have twenty in store Madam more then I know what to do with Pan Then you allow as many lovers as you can get and mean to chuse the best Lin. I think t is credit for women to be admir'd and honour'd by worthy men it shews a value to move so many to a general Esteem and must be the womans fault if she deserve a censure The. You are in the right Lindamira men may designe but women may destroy faster then they can built my thanks unto Clearcus for our mirth Cle. Mirth ought to be our business Madam The angry gods affords cross Fates to give Us griefes enough and troubles while we live Exeunt Lonzartes and Clearcus severally Enter the Prince and Lords who meet the Ladies going off Prince We were now discoursing of your Gallant Pandora have you hopes to work this miracle Pan. This Lady and I have ventred our credits on this conversion Sir Prince To reclaim him were a good work but suppose he fall in love with either of you Pan. At his peril that let Lindamira look to her self I am safe Lin. I have a sure retreat Sir t is but seeming to comply and he 'l give ore for he can love none that he can conquer and I am resolv'd rather to be vanquish'd then not to be rid of him when I see my time Sil. Could all her Beauty with my love expire Her flowing Wit would still create new fire Aside Enter to them Clearcus and Lonzartes Prince You two I know come now from exercizing of your Troopes Cle. No Sir we went hence just now I wish my Troop here to guard me Prince Have you an Enemy in view Clearcus Cle. I have many Sir that have rob'd me of my peace I cannot sleep of late but have a thousand fancies which do set my brains on fire Prince Take heed it prove not love Cle. That is the danger Sir for if Pandora do keep her resolve for single life I may be in love for I do feel strange alterations that I know not what to make of Lin Have you no affection left for me my Lord can you so soon forget your last nights professions Cle. Now Sir you see how I am assaulted I shall be pull'd in pieces presently Prince Silvander and I will secure you from Lindamira Cle. If I were assured you could Sir I should like her wit and humour well but I fear if I should be in earnest she would be so too Lin. You see his inclination is for me Madam so that what ever he shall say to you hereafter is meant to me Cle. Nor so nor so sweet Lady I do respect Pandora above all her Sex you throw out hoocks to catch young Gallants she neglects those are laid for her that 's my danger Prince What riddle is this Clearcus dost thou desire that thy desires may not be answered Cle. Yes Sir from some persons for if my love be return'd all ends in the fruition as most Examples shew But if Pandora keep her resolve for single life then I can raise my fancy while I live to Adoration of her beauty and that virtue with a continual delight which will last while I last The. You are then my Lord the happiest lover living for you will find my Cousin just as you wish Pan. Pray Madam answer not too fast for me for if I find Clearcus a person of such NobleNature beyond what I did ever hope to meet in man I may change my Opinion of men for his sake and therefore 't is best to find some other sport least we destroy each other He starts Cle. Look you now I am Treypand The. Start not Clearcus she but mocks you you are both ingaged for this month to Entertain us and your selves no going off now Pan. I shall not break Covenants Cle. Nor I Madam though I do sometimes reminde you of your resolve against Marriage whereon depends my bliss secure me but of that and I am ever yours Pan I shall endeavour what I can to give you that satisfaction Cle. I kiss your fair hand on that word which has given new life to my doubtfull heart and now I do defie Lonzartes gravity to put his heart in a more loving dress then mine shall be hereafter Prince If Lonzartes can love too my wonder ceases The. He is my servant Sir and has a chief part in the Comedy Prince I like your pastime well but me thinks Lonzartes looks as if he were compell'd unto his part and will do it scurvily Lin. That 's the sport Sir and will afford the more variety Lon. I shall be glad Sir if I might be excus'd The. By no means Servant what an affront is this that I must beg your favour in the face of the whole â—…ourt to own me Prince You must not be so grave Lonzartes all is for our mirth Cle Now Sir have not I done your work for you Lon. Would thou wert hang'd hold thy peace Cle. Give me better words or I 'le talk aloud Lon. Was ever man thus hamper'd between jest and earnest Lin. They are comparing notes in private there 's Treachery in their faces I 'le play no more Prince When begins the love Clearcus this is only talking of it Cle. It is begun already Sir if I had not valued this Excellent Lady above the World I had not taine this care to secure my interest to a perpetuity Lin. Madam you are not to believe a word of this for he has with the same grave face sworn the same to me but Yesterday Cle. That was in jest Madam but now every action of my life shall justifie each syllable I utter unto you Pan. I shall endeavour to believe it my Lord and yet allow you the same Christian liberty with Lindamira and the rest as you had before Cle. Madam you speak as though you did not value my respects now my whole soul is set to serve and honour you alone Pan. I must confess I cannot change my faith so fast as you do your discourse And then â—…s I remember my lesson is to keep my distance least I loose my lover Cle True Madam as to comply but you are to see and credit my ambitious love and to admit it with the same Esteem I serve you Pan How can I do that and not return you
command you to stand near us within hearing I will not run the hazzard of any Censure by this tryal to satisfie my curiosity concerning lovers such high Romantick lovers who soar above the reach of all temptations Lin. I shall obey you Madam though I desire it not Exeunt Ladies The Men stand amazed Sil. Can you guess Lonzartes what this tends to Lon. 'T is a Riddle far beyond my understanding Exit Lonzartes Lindamira Re-enters to Silvander Lin. Wake wake Silvander the Sun shines bright upon thee Theodocia dotes on thy virtues and will advance thy youth much faster then thy own wishes can propose Sil. How Lindamira have you so mean thoughts of me Lin. So high thoughts why may not the Princess neglect the Corinthian for you such things have been in story Sil. You speak as if you wish'd it Lin. Can I wish you well and not applaud it Sil. You cannot fancy me a greater curse unless your own heart be turn'd against me Lin The Princess desires your Company in the next Room I can stay no longer Exit Lindamira Sil. I have so much to think on that I know not what to say the Princess unexpected favours with Lindamira's no concern begets such wonder as does amaze me I will not go and yet I must or make my self Ridiculous by judging what I cannot guess at Exit Enter Lonzartes Lon. Have I thus long ador'd the Princess and still approach'd her with the same trembling I draw near the Altar for this scorn at last before my face to court a man she knows ingaged unto another a man of so much lower quality then I this I confess does make my Faith stagger Silvander was as much surpriz'd as I Lindamira too was out of Tune If Theodocia can go less this change will be more my admiration then her virtue was Enter Lindamira passing in as by him Lon. Now Madam whither so fast Lin. To see which way the wind blows pray my Lord where is your heart now Lon. In the Princess lodgings with yours or can you tell me better where your own is Lin. I change my mind so often that I know not where I left my heart last Lon. Are you no more concerned Suppose Silvander change his opinion Princess have mighty power to overcome mens hearts Lin. Why then his opinion will be chang'd I cannot value him that leaves to value me methinks my Lord the Princess favour to Silvanâ—…r should a bate your passion for her Lon. My desires go no higher then to look and â—…onder at her perfections my Esteem cannot be â—…ll'd love beyond what Duty and Obedience â—…oes allow but how does Silvander receive â—…his great Honour Lin. They are now in private you may judge â—…y his exalted looks when you see him next â—…am glad your Lordship is no more concern'd Lon. This is a forc'd discourse Lindamira pray do not mock me who have a true value of your â—…orth Lin. The truth is the Princess often angred at â—…y confidence in Silvanders love onely now 〈◊〉 if she can shake his faith by higher proposiâ—…ions and my hope is that his virtue may â—…eget in her some better thoughts for men â—…hich will do your business and confirm mine â—…or Silvander is above temptation and I think Lonzartes does deserve what he desires Lon. You oblige me to say your confidence â—…oes merrit the greatest faith from man but is Silvander of your Plot Lin No 't would then be none nor I no tryall have of his sincerity Lon. These are dangerous sports and we too â—…ate may find them so the Princess and you â—…re both too bold and do too much rely on your own beauties Lin. If Silvander can be won I can smile at such a loss Lon. 'T is easie to say so when you fear it not but I have seen stout hearts fall to pieces by such a blow you have setled my heart again and I advise you from these dangerous sports least they blow up your joyes when you are most secure we know our present minds but cannot fore-see what we shall like tomorrow Our Nature with such frailty is indow'd 'T is well if present moments be allow'd Exeunt Severally Enter Theodocia and Silvander two Ladies at a distance Lindamira is seen near observing them The. Is your heart my Lord so fixt on Lindamira that no Person nor any Argument can e're prevail with you to change Sil Our Souls Madam are so united that I hope death can onely make that separation The Can no Fortune nor any Quality invite you to Honours and Happiness beyond what you can ever hope from Lindamira Nor a greater beauty dis-iâ—…gage your heart from her Sil. None can ever move me to a thought of change Madam The. What if she have chosen higher and gives way for your preferment also Sil. I can smile at all this when your Highness is so merry Lindamira and I Madam do understand a happiness can never be dissolv'd we are above temptation The. Suppose my Father be her choice will you pretend to love and hinder her advancement by your claim Suppose my Dear Cousin Pandora have like affection unto you and puts on this severity to others in design onely to gaine you will you let such a beauty of so high virtue and extraction dye for you Sil. Your Highness sure does fancy what is impossible but if all this were so I could dye in gratitude to serve Pandora but do prefer Lindamira's love and virtue above the brightest beauty or greatest Empire this World has The. Can there be such worth in men how have I been mis-informed Princes who do not converse know not the World they live in but take all on trust from Aside others You believe that I am now in jest Silvander and do not deal so freely as I expect Sil. By all thats I am fixt past â—…ltering if your Highness knew the joyes which do accompany united hearts you would sooner undertake to pull down Stars from Heaven then hope a separation where true love Triumphs The. I am fully satisfyed that Lindamira has what she deserves a worthy Lover appear now Lindamira and call in Lonzartes with the â—…st I am converted Enter Lindamira with Lonzartes and Ladies The. Here Madam you are coupled by the gods Silvander does deserve your confidence Now wear that Jewel I before gave you in jest Sir as a mark of my Favour for your approv'd virtue Lin Has your Highness any better thoughts for Marriage then you had The. I have found an honest worthy man beyond my Expectation Lonzartes you look sad Lon My heart is not so full of feathers as it was but is of late become a lump of lead The. We have indeed been all too serious of late come Lindamira let us find some Entertainment to refresh us on the Sea this Evening Lonzartes you and Clearcus may go with us if you please Exeunt all but Lonzartes Lon. Your Highness does honour us what these various fancies tend to
what would'st thou have me say when thou talk'st thus to me thou in love Ha ha Cle. What shall I say what do to beget faith in thee Pandora's resolution against Marriage which I so much rejoyc'd at is fatally become my scourge and I must dye or have her Lon. That 's the only way to obtain belief do but hang thy self and then a Printed Ballad The Dary Maids greatest Faith will make them swear thou dyedst for love Cle. Do my looks agree with so much jest does not my face declare my heart does love Lon. No nor ever can do to me would'st thou have me belye my self that thou mayest laugh at me these shallow Plots are lost on me Exit Lonzartes Cle. This is right had I been fool'd into the Platonick pound I might have knock'd my head against the walls and never been believed Thus I blow away those bubles those ayrie Lectures of chast love which lead silly mortals into slavery Ha Sanga Enter Sanga Sanga Your pleasure Sir Cle. Go presently and sum mon all that merry Crew who danc'd the other day to Sup with me this Night and bid the Musick come Exit Sanga Sanga I go Sir Cle. I will retreat while I am safe and be Arm'd against my Wise Virtuous Chast Friends with their Cob-web Netts so subtilly laid to catch me Thus I throw all their Inchantments off And now like the Grand Seignor after some great Victory atcheiv'd I will retire to my Seraglio Exit Enter the Duke with Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Train and Silvander Duke You tell me a story beyond belief Theodocia Clearcus playes with you all this while he love The. If Pandora be mistaken he will triumph over Women kind for ever Pan. I wish it were no worse Sir t is I who now am to be pittied who for the common sport and for his good have brought an evil on my self I cannot bear Duke Why Pandora he is descended of our own blood and his Estate proportionable to his Birth so that if you can raise his virtues above his vices you 'l have no cause to murmur at his love Pan. True Sir if I were not ingag'd to a single life much might be said to set Clearcu's merrits above mine Lin. Is there no dispensation for such resolves Madam when it may be disputed whether the gods approve them They give us Lawes enough we need none of our own making Pan. My heart will ne're consent to alter my resolves Lin. We shall have enough to do then The. Let us all agree to laugh him out of it Lin. You will find little cause for mirth when you see Clearcus next Madam The. Can so few hours alter a man of his temper so much Lin. He is asham'd of his first Principles and is angry at that shame He hates himself for loving and loves so much he dares not wish it less This mixture of passions does beget such a confusion of thoughts that makes him look as if he had fed on nought but sighes and tears this twelve Month and I fear we shall have cause to turn our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sorrow for him Duke I 'le give him Commands that shall divert him come with me Theodocia Exeunt Duke and Theodocia Lin. T is great pitty so brave a man should be so lost Pan. T is so Lindamira but how can it be help'd must I become mad because he is so 'T was not a rash word by chance let fall but on debate and mature judgement because I saw none so happy after Marriage as before Why may not I then live and dye as free as I was born Lin. You see why because the gods do not allow so great felicity on Earth as might keep us from ever wishing to be with them pray whoever heard of a pair of true Lovers that desir'd to be in Heaven if they might stay here till Doomsday T is therefore for our good that such united hearts are so rarely to be found on Earth take heed Pandora that you bring not more evils on your head then you fore see Pan. I must now bear my Fortune as I may Lin. Though you have not met with many happy Marriages I have heard of some who all their lives have had a constant spring of love their passions so high and joyes so great each striving to raise the others happiness above their own this I believe and hope for Methinks till I am married I am a thing laid by as if forgotten by the gods Pan T is not high passions nor great joyes I doubt to find but their continuance suppose the Gallant Lovers to the Wars be sent what terrours will possess their frighted Ladies till their return and if miscarry what will their whole lives have to joy at after Lin. Those who stay at home may have equall dangers these are anticipated dreams of evils that may never happen then you conceive not the joy those dangers bring when they are over this world affords us nothing to relish our delights by but such accidents as love with some fears and dangers bring T is sharps make sweet the sweeter Pan. But if I am satisfied with less joyes without those pains you find so useful why must I try to gain more happiness then I do wish for when I have joyes enough already Lin. Joyes enough Madam there is no such thing in Nature as enough of what we love Pan. I am weary of this idle talk Lin. And I know no better Entertainment Enter to them Lonzartes and Silvander Pan. How think you Silvander is Clearcus what he seems Sil. Lonzartes knows him best Madam Lon. I do believe he loves though I seem not to credit him and am now resolv'd to play with his passion as he has done with mine 't will entertain the Princess rarely to see how I shall anger him Sil. Is he enough fix't to be so abus'd for if neither Men nor Women have any faith in his budding love he may fly off for ever Lon. I am now going to see what humour he is in Sil. I 'le wait on you Pan. Pray do and let me know how I must behave my self that would not hurt him Lin. I can direct you best if you 'l trust your self to me Pan. I shall trust you as far as any in this affair let us consult within Exeunt Enter Clearcus and Sanga with Men and Women dancers Cle. Welcome my dear Friends I will be no more seduc'd by grave Lonzartes fooleries this night shall reunite us while we live Is the Musique come San. Not yet Sir Cle. I have broke through their Nets and now the day and night are ours to Revel in we will be so merry that our hearts shall seem much lighter then our heeles Enter Sanga Sanga Lonzartes and Silvander are without Cle. They are come as I could wish I 'le entertain 'um as they deserve they are my kind chast virtuous well-wishing spies pray retire all Exeunt Dancers into that Gallery while I dispatch
my Court-Friends Sanga shut the windows close then call 'um in and say that I am grown sad of late Exit Sanga monstrous sad Now for a grave face to suite with my disguise I have some fear my sides will burst with holding in my laughter He sits in a sad posture Enter Sanga with Lonzartes and Silvander Sanga Softly pray for a strange Melantholy has seiz'd him on the suddain He is now talking to Pandora Sil. She is not here San. He entertains her Idea in her absence with the same passion he would her the only sure way for a lovers happiness hark Cle. Blessed Angel turn not away these tears must be my daily Incence offer'd at your feet if you refuse this Tribute from my captiv'd heart you 'l turn the Elizium I enjoy to Hell Oh stay and take my Soul with thee that gentle look that Lon. Why so sad fond lover let not one repulse dismay so great a Conquerour thy next charge may prove more prosperous we come to councel thee Clearcus and to raise thy drooping Spirits by new hopes Cle Or to laugh at my affliction whose Soul is sunke so low by my dispair that all my Spirits are vanished I must submit to my Captivity Lonzartes He sighes Lon. That sigh had almost blown me over yet I am glad to see this and am now fully satisfied thou art in love in love Clearcus let me Imbrace my fellow-Prisoner we will now shake our shackles to the same sad tune Cle. I know you came to mock me but I must bear it Lon. Oh no! who can have so hard a heart we pitty you and have some fears Pandoras heart will break when we relate your mighty sufferings but if I should sit thus in the dark would it create the like Angelical Idea in my brain Clearcus Cle. This is barbarous to catch a Lion in your Toyles and bait him like an Asse thus to render my passion Rediculous will beget Pandoras scorn and may prove my destruction Lon. If she discern not your passion how can she proportion her favours to your merrit Cle. Do I deserve this mirth from you thus to highten my affliction Lon. Do you not all that I can do this Twelvemonth will not bring me on equal terms for thy abuses remember how you held me to the Ladies and made me your mirth by which scandal you destroy'd my credit with the Princess this is my revenge Cle. 'T was a great scandal indeed to procure you the Princess leave to love her by my means you have obtain'd a happiness beyond your hopes which all your whining Poetry or your Eternall sighes could ever reach for which speciall service prethee good sweet Lonzartes spare Hangs on him me by our old Friendship I do beg by thy own virtue and unparalel'd chast heart I do conjure thee not to raise a publique mirth out of my souls sorrow which you have brought me to Lon. Well then if I find you do continue thus humbly penitent and truly thus afflicted I will shew more mercy then I found from you come chear up we will sigh and condole together Embraces Clearcus and if possible so order our sad hearts that both may the same moment break and infect the world with such a sorrow as may fright the female Sex from like rigour unto men so shall we become a Noble Sacrifice to love for the good of a whole Nation or if you please we 'l send for some of our old Gang to dance and drink these Melancholly vapours from our hearts to let the Ladies see their beauties are not so destructive as we make them believe Clearcus Imbraces Lonzartes with great joy Cle. I marry Lonzartes now thou talkest like a Phylosopher now thou prescribest the onely remedy for our disease Sanga bid the Musick strike a chearfull Ayre and then call in those Friends in the next room Nay if you allow this way of cure I shall soon expell loves venome from my heart into my heeles Embraces Lonzartes Lon. What is all this Clearcus art thou mad still Lonzartes starts back Cle. I am wise and do not mean to quit my cool pleasant flowry paths for your consuming flames of restless love who walke on tops of Steeples and at that height plead that your chast desires are pleasing to the gods But I who know the end of such fair flashes as at first appear with such folded Armes and down cast looks are but steps to approach the Ladies fingers ends Then by degrees grown bolder you aspire Till nought but ruine quench the subtle fire Enter Dancers Lon. What doest thou mean by this misterious language Cle. I mean to follow thy advise to sigh only when I make love to Ladies their backs turn'd I mean to dance and sing as often as I can that their neglects may pierce no deeper then their eyes discern here Lonzartes this Girle will cure the bite of a Tarantula and drive the poyson from thy heart Lon. Out Hypocrite is this thy love unto Pandora was all thy passion counterfeit the other day Cle. No 't was fairly growing up to equal thine in all sincerity of Noble thoughts But the nice Lady would not permit it to take so deep root as yours before she blasted all my hopes and in a moment let me see that love is like a bitter potion which many tast and flying away rather chusing their disease then so ill a relish'd remedy This made me return to my old Antidotes Lonzartes what think you of a heat or two before you go call in the Musique Sil. Pandora was to blame to throw him off so rashly Lon. Let us retyre Silvander this Ayre is infected Exeunt Lonzartes and Silvander Cle. Go whine fond lover go whine I say go whine While we chear our hearts with Wenches and Wine I say go whine Exeunt Omnes Here they Dance Enter Lonzartes Lindamira and Ladies Lin. I do not wonder that he is fallen off t was what I feared when his passion went so high I saw Pandora was concern'd but we will bring it on again Lon. You are mistaken Madam all he said then was jest for he is now as mad as ever I left him Incirculed with six wild men and as many wanton Girles prepar'd to dance and Revel all the night Lin. There is no harm in dancing my Lord unless they do catch cold you judge Clearcus by what is past but when I see him with Pandora next I 'le give my opinion of his concern Lon. By what means may their meeting be procured Lin. We 'l think on 't Enter Theodocia and Ladies to them The. I am sorry Lonzartes that Pandora has cast off Clearcus which has occasioned his relapse when a little patience would have setled him in the way of virtue Lon T is every way what I expected not his love was as strange as his rejection and his relapse in the old humour beyond all the rest I know not what to think of him Lin. Let us