run and fetch him quickly Lu. O brother The. Sister can I be too zealous In such a cause as this For heark you sister Enter Dionisia Dio. There was no way like this to get within 'em Now courage keep true touch with me I le vex Your cunning and unnatural purpose brother If I do nothing else Pa. Sir here 's the youth The. A lovely one he is and wondrous like her O let me run and clasp him hang about him And yoak him to me with a thousand kisses I shall be troublesome and heavy to thee With the pleas'd waight of my incessant love Youth of a happy kindred which foreruns A happy fortune ever Pray thee sister Is he not very like her Lu. If I durst I would now say this were the better beauty For it resembles Arthurs The, I' st not her face you do not mind me sister Lu. Hers was a good one once and this is now The. Why sister you were wont to take delight In any comfort that belong'd to me And help to carry my joyes sweetly now You keep no constant course with me Dio. This man Melts me alas Sir I am a poor boy The. What and allied to her impossible Where ere thou liv'st her name 's a fortune to thee Her memory amongst good men sets thee up It is a word that commands all in this house Dio. This snare was not well laid I fear my self The. Live my companion my especial sweet one My brother and my bedfellow thou shalt be Dio. By lakin but I must not though I find But weak matter against it This my courage The. She took from earth how kind is heaven how good To send me yet a joy so near in blood Good noble youth if there be any more Distres'd of you that claims aliance with her Though a far off deal freely let me know it Give me their sad names I le seek 'em out And like a good great man in memory humble Nere cease until I plant 'em all in fortunes And see 'em grow about me Dio. I hear of none my self excepted Sir The. Thou shalt have all my care then all my love Dio. What make I here I shall undo my self The. Yet note him sister Dio. I ther 's the mark my malice chiefly aims at But then he stands so near I wound him too I feel that must not be Art must be shewen here The. Come you shall kiss him for me and bid him welcome Lu. You are most welcome Sir and were her name To which you are allied a stranger here Yet Sir believe me you in those fair eyes Bring your own welcome with you Dio. Never came Malice 'mong so sweet a people It knowes not how to look nor I on them Lu. Let not your gentle modesty make you seem Ungentle to us by turning so away The. That 's well said sister but he will and shall Be bolder with us ere we part Dio. I shall too much I fear The. Come gentle blessing Let not a misery be thought on here If ever any were so rude to touch thee Between us we 'll divide the comfort of thee Exeunt Omnes ACT. 4. SCENE 4. Millicent Phillis Mil. I have heard thy story often and with pitty As often thought upon 't and that the father Of my best lov'd Theophilus together with His then friend Master Meanwell who have since Become each others deathsman as t is thought By suits in Law wrought the sad overthrow Of thy poor Fathers fortune by which means Poor Gentleman he was enforc'd to leave His native Country to seek forrain meanes To maintain life Phi. Or rather to meet death For since his traval which is now six years I never heard of him Mil. Much pittiful Phi. So is your story Mistress unto me But let us dry our eyes and know we must not Stick in the mire of pitty but with labour Work our delivery yours is now at hand If you set will and brain to 't But my honor If a poor wench may speak so is so crack'd Within the ring as 't will be hardly solder'd By any art If on that wicked fellow That struck me into such a desperate hazard Mil. He will be here to night and all the crew And this must be the night of my delivery I am prevented else for ever wench Phi. Be sure among the guests that you make choise Of the most civil one to be your convoy And then let me alone to act your Mores part Mil. Peace he comes Enter Quic. Phi. I le to my shift then Exit Phi. Quic. Wher 's my hidden beauty That shall this night be glorious Mil. I but wait the good hour For my deliverance out of this obscurity Quic. T is at hand So are my guests See some of 'em are enter'd Enter Nat. O my blith friend Master Nathaniel welcome Arthur And Master Arthur Meanwell as I take it Nat. Yes Sir a Gentleman late posses'd with sadnes Whom I had much a do to draw along To be partaker more of your mirth then chear You say here shall be mirth How now what 's that Ha' you a black coney berry in your house Quic. Stay Catelina Nay she may be seen For know Sirs I am mortified to beauty Since my wives death I will not keep a face Better then this under my roof I ha' sworn Ar. You were too rash Sir in that oath if I May be allowed to speak Quic. T is done and past Sir Nat. If I be not taken with yon'd funeral face And her two eyes the scutcheons would I were whipt now Art Suppose your friends should wish you to a match Prosperous in wealth and honour Quic. I le hear of none nor you if you speak so Art Sir I ha' done Nat. It is the handsom'st Rogue I have ere seen yet of a deed of darkness Tawney and russet faces I have dealt with But never came so deep in blackness yet Quic. Come hither Catelyna You shall see Sir What a brave wench she shall be made anon And when she dances how you shall admire her Art Will you have dancing here to night Quic. Yes I have borrowed other Moors of Merchants That trade in Barbary whence I had mine own here And you shall see their way and skill in dancing Nat. He keeps this Rie-loaf for his own white white tooth With confidence none will cheat him of a bit I le have a sliver though I loose my whittle Quic. Here take this key t will lead thee to those ornaments That deck'd thy mistress lately Use her casket And with the sparklingst of her jewels shine Flame like a midnight beacon with that face Or a pitch'd ship a fire the streamers glowing And the keel mourning how I shall rejoyce At these prepostrous splendours get thee glorious Be like a running fire-work in my house Nat. He sets me more a fire at her Well old stick breech If I do chance to clap your Barbary buttock In all her bravery and get a snatch In
why was I delay'd In this accompt was it too precious for me Redeem your fault by some insuing service Or you may lose a master that has lov'd you Ex. Var. I must proceed to gain Eudinas love From my Philargus or l loose my self And gaining it I must forgo Philargus And equally be lost O sister welcome Enter Placilla I must request your aid Pla. In any thing Wherein I may be useful best of brothers Philoc. I would intreat you be my advocate In love unto Eudina O but hold Shall I be treacherous unto my brother A brother What 's a brother A meer name A title which we give to those that lodg'd In the same womb so bedfellowes are brothers So men inhabiting one town or countrey Are brothers too for though the place containing Be greater the relation is the same A friend I that 's the thing I violate Then which nor earth nor heaven hath ought more sacred T is my Philargus nay my self I injure If I content my self Pla. Why brother Philocles Did I say brother How my tongue conspires To torture me If Brother be a naked Title or name as he suggests I would It had nor being name nor title Philocles Y' are passionate Philoc. Fond reason I disclaim thee Love is a strain beyond thee and approaches The Gods estate Friendship 's a moral vertue Fitter for disputation then observance Eudina O Eudina In what price Art thou with me for whom I cast away The Souls whole treasury Reason and Vertue Placilla you must wo Eudina for me Do you startle at it Pray do 't as you love me Pla. If I were she you should not need an advocate Philoc. I charge you by this kiss Pla. Your wages Corrupts your agent to be false O whither Into what Sands will the rash Pilot Love Drive this weak vessel did I call it Love T is sooty hellish fire unlawful flame Yet such as we may easier tax then tame Philoc. What troubles you Placilla O you are Already entertain'd to mediate For him you better love Philargus do He best deserves her I le wo for him too Enter Doris Dor. Madam my Lady calls for you My Lord The Princess has tane notice of your visit Exit Plac. And wishes you draw nearer if you please Philoc. I meet that wish with swift but fearful feet My joyes are bitter and my woes are sweet Exit Dor. I have heard men say when they on gamesters look Though equally affected to both parties Or both were strangers to 'em yet they 'l yeeld A secret inclination which should win I am for Philocles now against Philargus Who is as noble and as free to me As ever Philocles was But tarry Doris You have a bett upon the game I take it Your love unto Varillus If his Lord Rise to a Kingdom you may hope to climbe The ladder of a Ladyship by the man But not too fast Here 's one pursues the game That is as like to win Why if he does Enter Phlargus His follower Tersulus loves me past Varillus And may as much advance me But I love not Him And the love of honour above husbands Has been so common among Ladies that The fashions stale and ougly Philar. So 't must be And so by transposition of my love I shall be quiet and Philocles doubly happy Doris go seek my mother and perceive If I may see the Princess Dor. Yes my Lord Exit Philar. Love thou art well compar'd to fire which where It doth obey and serve being commanded By higher powers of the soul it fares Like to the stone or jewel of a ring Which joyns the orb and gives it price and luster So glorious is that love so necessary But where it rules and is predominant It tiranizeth Reason is imprison'd The will confined and the memory The treasury of notions clean exhausted And all the sences slavishly chain'd up To act th' injunctions of insulting love Pearch'd on the beauty of a woman Thou Masculine love known by the name of friendship Art peaceful and morigerous But that Of woman is imperious and cruel VVhy should I then lose Philocles for Eudina Ent. Eudina Thymile Eudi. reading a letter Why Can I look on her and ask a Reason O the divinity of woman sure There is no heaven without 'em If the Gods Should thrust out Jove as he depos'd his Father And elect me to be their thonderer I 'ld not drink Nectar to forgo Eudina Thy. Fie fie Philargus y' are a ssugish Lover I have been careful for you yea and partial Against your brother Philocles to prefer Your love to his And you to suffer him A whole hour opportunity before you Philar. Has he been here Thy. And is Onely for you I have beguil'd him of her presence that Till you have made first presentation Of love to her he shall have no access Philar. Now Philocles I suffer in thy injury And to proceed in it were treachery I would retire But that magnetique beauty To which are chain'd thousands of hearts and eyes Has captiv'd mine nor must I seem to slight A mothers care She 's not the first t is known That of two sons hath best affected one Thy. Why move you not Philargus towards the Princesse Philar. Madam you see she 's busy Eud. throws away the Letter Eud. Stratocles May thy ambition hoist thee into air And thy loose wings like thy licentious paper There failing thee let fall thy vicious body To earth as here thy name lies to be trod on Philargus you are welcome Philar. Princely Madam That language from your gracious lips is powerful To save him from the grave that onely lives By your free favours Eud. Nay my dear Philargus I thought me nearer to you then that you Should rove at me with Courtship Stratocles The emblem of whose pride lies there in paper Shot from afar indeed yet like a Jove A self-conceited one presum'd to strike Love by command into me by his Letters Philar. I cannot flatter pride nor undervalue Abilities 'T is true that Stratocles Has been a useful servant to the State But doubtless he would make as ill a Master Eud. No more of him Philar. Nor more be thought of him And therefore Madam by your fair command To avoid all Court-circumlocutions I tender thus my service and crave hearing Eud. You have it freely Thy. To avoid all lets I will withdraw my self Exit Philar. The King has graciously been pleas'd in lieu Of my slain fathers services and for love To us his sons by us much undeserv'd To recommend unto your noble choice My brother and my self You standing doubtful Whether to chuse we to avoid dispute Of violating friendship did implore The Councel of the Oracle to direct You in th' election But the hidden sence In the dark sentence hath perplext both you And us with more anxiety Eud. It is too true Philar. Yet you are not prescrib'd your choice is free To take your lot in Philocles or me
by Stratocles They both live And are upon return 1. Rus. Would we knew that Lord Stratocles then should pardon us Hee 's a man Gracious amongst us But 2. Rus. Philargus O Philargus be he living 3. Rus. I say Philocles Brave Philocles is the man Str. False empty weathercocks 4. Rus. I say Lord Stratocles is the man we know And ought to honour Str. There lives yet some hope Jus. What strange confusions this Or whither will You run by several wayes Philargus one Another Philocles a third cries Stratocles In this you say you 'l have no king at all This must be reconcil'd or you pull ruine Upon your selves He whom the king is pleas'd To give his daughter to must be your King 1. Rus. All that we crave and that upon our knees Is that the king will graciously be pleas'd To make a speedy choice and give us leave With pardon to depart and signifie His Royal pleasure to the doubtful countreys King Tell 'em they shall expect then but a moneth In which short time my daughters marriage Shall be consummate All Rus. The Gods protect your Majesty Ex. Rust. King And now my Lords the commons being at peace Let me prevail your private jarrs to cease Exeunt omnes ACT 1. SCENE 2. Eudyna Thymele weeping Eud. Madam the cause is mine t is mine to mourn In chief if they be dead They were your sons T is true and though they were your onely comforts Upon this earth you but resigne to heaven The blessings that it lent you But to me They were a pair of equal lovers and By me so equally belov'd and by The king my father so 'bove all men respected That I by either had been made a Queen Which title I for ever will disclaim If they be dead Thy. O my Philargus O my Philocles Ye Gods I know they did not seek your Counsels Nor dare to approach your altars but with all Due reverence and required ceremony And could your Delphian Oracle when they Were friendly competitioners for love Answer them but with death Eud. The rumor Madam Carries so little shew of truth that you Do ill to take so deep a sense of it Much worse t' expostulate as if you had An injury done you by the Gods Have you Been from mine infancy my governess And careful councel-giver and must I Find cause to chide you now come dry these tears Enter Garrula Gar. Where 's my sweet princess Where 's my Lady governess Eud. O Garrula welcome I could never wish Thy company more usefully For thou bring'st Some recreation on thy countenance alwayes Gar. I am glad my countenance pleases you It may For I have on it now could you discern 'em A thousand joyes dancing within these wrincles More then my feeble failing tongue can utter And that 's a grief to me 'mong all my joyes The failing of the tongue the tongue the tongue Is a great grief to any woman But To one in years and well in years as I am It is a grief indeed more then the loss Of any other member Eud. But I pray thee Let not that grief deprive us of the hearing Of at least one of thy whole thousand joyes Gar. T is a report of joy and wonder princess Enough to make not onely you and you But King and kingdom glad could I but utter 't Eud. Thou dost speak well enough and enough too I pray thee tell it Thy. T is some faign'd stuffe She hopes to palliate our sorrowes with Gar. 'T is a report worth more then all the stories That I my self have told in child-bed chambers To restore spirit to the pallid flesh And I have been a woman as good at it Without vain boast bee 't spoke as any she In Thessaly that ere durst undertake The office of a Midwife And that the queen Your Mother knew when I delivered her Of the sweet babe your self She is in blisse Now in Elisium But you Madam Governesse Can yet remember good old Garrula That took into the light your twin-born sons And thereby hangs a tale Thy. What means this woman Eud. Good Garrula thy newes thy present story Gar. 'T is such a story that could I but utter 't With volubility of tongue But O This tongue that fails me now for all the helps Of Syrups and sweet sippings I still go She sips oft of a bottle ather girdle Provided as you see to cherish it And yet it falters with me Eud. We shall ha 't Anon I hope Placilla what 's your news Ent. Placilla Pla. 'T is excellent Madam And I was ambitious To bring you the first taste of it But if Garrula has in that prevented me I can with no lesse joy relate it yet My brothers are return'd and safe from Delphos Thy. Be thou as true as th' Oracle Eud. Now Madam Pla. Mother t is true Gar. 'T is that I would ha' told you Had not my tongue fail'd me i' th' utterance Eud. Thy tongue ran fast enough but lost its way Pla. Three minutes Madam brings 'em to your presence Eud. How is it with you Madam Let not joy Beget a worse effect then did your fears Thym swounds Help Garrula Gar. Ods pity what d ee mean Madam look up and speak up too you were best Do you know who talks to you Speak and speak well too I shall speak that will be worse for you else Madam you know that I know what I know Thy. I am well I thank you Garrula Gar. O are you so Eud. I have observ'd that often in her language This chattring Midwife glanceth at the knowledge Of some strange hidden thing which like as with A Charm she keeps my Governess in aw with I guess it but some trifle For I know The Lady is right vertuous yet it may Be worth my inquisition at fit time Thy. You have felt the comforts of my friendship Garrula And had you common charity you 'd forbear me Gar. I done Madam Be secure But yet Though I forbear to speak I not forget Eud. You have not yet Placilla told the means A shout crying Philar Philocles c. Of your rich knowledge Pla. Nor shall I need now Madam These shouts of joy that follow'd them to Court Attend them to your presence Eud. O let us meet 'em Madam come away Thy. O ye Gods I thank ye Ex. omnes pret Gar. Gar. I have a son there too as dear to me As any Mothers onely born can be Whose name 's not voic'd with theirs Yet by your favour Great Madam Governess he has discharg'd The office of a Governor ore your sons As well as you have over the Kings daughter And they have suck'd more of his Helycon Then she has of your doctrin which their breeding sips he bottle Together with their Travels through his care Will testifie I doubt not to my honor That have brought forth a son of such performance Dis. Did not I say 't was Stratocles that rais'd Ent.
We both by strong injunction must pursue Your sacred Love yet keep our friendship true Then thus illustrious Madam He kneels Eud. Not so low Philar. As low as future duty must compel me When you shall be my Queen let me beseech The favour that I seek and would obtain Equal with heavenly bliss to shine on Philocles Eud. That he may be your King Philar. May he prove so Eud. Be all example lost Philar. Friendship with favour may Hold between King and Subject But one throne Cannot estate two Kings Love's number 's one Eud. O my Philargus you have open'd now The meaning of the Oracle I have the sence Most perfectly You have beyond example Preserv'd your friendship with your brother and In wooing for him have won me to your self I am your own She kisses him Philar. I am amidst the Gods The wealth o' th' world the beauty of the Heavens And powers of both shall not redeem my interest Provided that I lose not Philocles Ent. Philo. Thy. Pla. Eud. In that your constancy you win me more Thy. Your importunity hath prevail'd See Philocles The Princeis and Philargus Philoe. O you are partial He sinks Pla. O help my brother speak dear Philocles Philar. Ye Gods how comes this Let me raise him up Brother and friend speak 't is Philargus calls thee Philoc. Philargus let me go 'T is your advantage Eud. Let me request the cause of your disturbance Good Philocles Philo. No other but my self Honour'd Eudyna For who feeds to danger Upon a dish he loves ought not to blame The meat but his unbridled appetite Pla. How do you now What a cold moisture Spreads ore his temples here Eud. Let me come to him Thy. I can read his grief Eud. What 's that to the redress Thy. The Delphian God medcines inventor knowes That and not I Eud. His grief 's a jealous passion Upon my suppos'd favour to Philargus Shake it off Philocles I am thine as much As ere I was or his Philoc. It is no jealousy Onely a fear Philargus had broke friendship So my souls better part exited left The other languishing Philar. Had you expir'd In that belief and I had understood it My shadow should have posted after yours Unto the Elisian fields to vindicate So causeless imputation Thy: And because You charg'd my son with partiallity Let us remove Philargus come Placilla Eud. You will not take him from me Stay Philargus Thy. What would you do with both Philar. I may not stir When she whose power above me countermands The precepts of the Gods requires my stay Thy. What not to give you brother Philocles An opportunity for equal hearing Your grace will not deney 't him Eud. True I may not Philar. That spell convinces all Friendships above And must controul obedience and love Exit with Thym Placil T is not to injure thee my dear Philargus That here I linger to oppose thy love But to prefer it Eud. What sayes Philocles Philoc. To say I love you Madam with a zeal That dares to meet the tryal of Martyrdom And suffer 't for your sake might get a name A glorious one and an immortal Crown Yet so I should forgo in leaving you On earth a heaven on it the bliss Which grieving I should in Elisium miss No I will love you better then to die And be mine own chief mourner yet must crave Under your gracious favour leave to suffer More then a thousand deaths that is to live And part with my fair hopes in you for ever Eud. What means my Philocles Philoc. Princely Madam Consider the necessity which now By further search I gather from the hidden Oraculous perduit by which I am tied Not to contend for you that is I must not Wound friendship in Philargus But pursue My fortune which is to gain love from you For whom it sayes not but the meanings plain I for Philargus should your love obtain The Gods deal after as they please with me My sute is that you take Philargus Eud. O Philocles you have made a double conquest For you have got the victory of me Which was before assign'd unto Philargus Your fortune thus embraces you she kisses him Philoc. This now And with Philargus friendship were to me A fortune 'bove the envy of the Gods Eud. He cannot disallow 't He woo'd me for you And won me to himself as you have now Suing for him Philoc. I must not hold you then His title as his friendship precedes mine Eud. Yet still the choice is mine I may take you Without offence to him But now he comes Ent. Philar Thy. Pla. And has again an equal interest Strange love In others absence I took either And lov'd each best Now both at once appear Neither is mine Fate let me die to one Rather then live in this confusion Thy. Now Madam whethers love do you approve Eud. Confound me not with question They are each Wedded to others friendship Either is More studious for the other then himself Philar. And ever must Philoc. And will be Eud. So will I For both of you then for my self Thy. Alass Eud. Then let 's continue thus with Maiden love With modest freedom unsuspected joyes As we had all been formed in one womb Till Heaven determine of us Ent. King and Eupathus King To determine Of you Eudyna is by heaven committed In present unto me On you depends The future glory and prosperity Both of my house and Kingdom T is besides Exacted of me by my near Allies And by my Subjects whom I must secure To constitute a Successor And no longer Will I expect your answer then five dayes By then you must declare who is your husband Or else expect one from my self the man Whose name I am as loth to mention As you to hear even Stratocles Eud. Nay death first King Be you obedient and by the way Take my approvement of Lord Philocles Not that I slight Philargus Eud. Here 's a mystery too As dark as that from Delphos He approves My choice of Philocles slighting not Philargus King Come both you equal brothers leave her to Her thoughts a while Ambo In all obedience Ex. King c. Thy. What strange amazement hath surpriz'd you Madam No study nor no strife can alter fate Or the decrees the Gods determinate A husband you shall have be confident Be as you were secure of the event Till time produce it Pla. Madam be your self Eud. Yet five dayes for love's war Jove grant I have By then to end the strife a peaceful grave Explicit Actus secundus ACT 3. SCENE 1. Garrula Geron. Gar. Would you thus offer by your own disease To shorten your Mothers dayes Or can you pine And I not grieve or cannot grief kill me Do you think Ger. A wise Philosopher Whilome did affirm That women who have past the fire of love Have hearts which grief can neither pierce ne move Gar. Son your Philosophy fails you as your love Blinds you
my Lords Dor. Then if both have her I 'le be yours not else Ger. As Whilome said None of the wisest Clerks When the Sky falls we shall have store Dor. Of Whilomes Ha ha ha Var. Ter. Ha ha ha Ger. Your Mistresse Lady Princesse and my Mother Shall know your Dor. Away old Whilome All Ha ha ha Ger. Your Lords too I 'le acquaint Dor. Away old child Go tell it Mother do If you had spent in the Phylosophers school Your time no better then in Cupids Lectures What a strange dunce you had been Tell her Love shows In you as Whilome she knows what she knows Ger. Your Love I will forget your scorn remember In black revenge and so Dor. Farewel December Var. Hee 'l to his Mother now But tell me Doris What means that Beldame in she knows she knows She 's often up with 't to the Governesse Dor. It has relation to some uncouth passage Betwixt them in my Ladies youth I guesse Var. T is some smock-secret I believe But Gentlemen You know how I have laid my self out to you Ter. That as the Princesse shall bestow her self On eithers Lord you will embrace his man Dor. Right Var. And to that you 'l hold Dor. Yes This for a Creed That heaven must make its choice and hold you Of one of them before she take the other You understand me and now cease your strife When th'ones Lord 's dead I 'le be the others wife So farewel Gentlemen I have staid too long Var. She has given us both a hint now would we take it Dor. You did not hear me say Kill you his Lord Nor you kill his Exit Var. But she has laid a ground To end a strife that I should nere ha' found Ter. Varillus come our Lords may be return'd And we be shent for loytering Var. I must think on 't Exit ACT 4. SCENE 2. Matho in his disguise Mat. Now for my Combitants Th' appointed ground Is here the time draws on and the event Foreseen in my imaginary light Of every passe projected in their fight In the first passage each shall wound the other Then shall they give lend pay change wound for wound Till both of them lie fainting on the ground Holding between their teeth their doubtful lives When I to end the question friendly come in And with an equal hand dispatcht 'em both Ent. Philarg And so into my ambush One approaches Exit Philar. This is the place What is 't that urges me So promptly to deed which being acted Will be th' astonishment of Heaven and earth Applauded no where but in Hell Fair Tempe Let it not be deriv'd to after Ages By any uncouth mark upon thy face Let not thy grassy locks that shall receive The drops of blood wither and die condemning The place that bore them to continual baldness Let not the impress of our labouring feet Hold it's proportion nor that part of earth Whereon the slain shall measure out his length Reserve the stamp and make it monumental By a perpetual spring of more procere And bigger bladed grass And when my soul Hath found an Exit which my purpose is My Brothers sword shall open let the valley When hee 's departed sink and undermine The bordering hills that they may cover me Ent. Philoe Philoc. He hath prevented me in hast In death I shall prevent his happily expected Labour and toy'l who for no other end Am here arriv'd but to be sacrific'd For expiation of his discontent Philar. Let all the eyes of heaven be hooded onely One star to guid his point unto my heart Which instantly shall fall and be extinct In my distilled blood that so the Gods May not behold him May some magick spell Instruct his arm and weapon how to slay My name and memory that of me there be not Any desire on him no Imputation Philoc. My cure is onely how my breast may swallow His point without revealing mine intent Philar. I so 't shall be a violent assay For provocation and then spit my self Upon his steel They espie one another draw and pass at each other instantly both spread their arms to receive the wound Philoc. Philargus What! so quick Philar. What 's meant by this Philoc. That should be my demand Philar. Are you so changeable Philoc. Not I Philargus Philar. This was my resolution Will you stain The reputation rais'd of your high valour Philoc. I came to make experiment of none But what consists in suffring Philar. That 's my part Philoc. My self If you deny me that last friendly office Phila. Brother you dally with me Therefore I conjure you By faire Eudina let your anger loose Break up this cask of blood and give the earth A draught unto her health Philoc. By the same Beauty Then which no greater subject of an oath I swear to be your nuptialls sacrifice Be you the Priest I 'le suffer without noise In my displayed bowels you shall read An augury of bliss unto you both Philar. This is hard measure Philocles to mock Ere you destroy Philoc. I 'le mock no more Adieu He offers to kill himself Philargus closes with him Philar. Hold hold and be not prodigal of that blood More precious then Pactolus golden streams They strugle and both fall down still striving to hold each others sword c. Philoc. Was then your challenge but to try me onely Philar. Yours was it seems but none went out from me Philoc. Then are we both ensnar'd by treachery Enter Matho Math. This I foresaw 't would come to 'Save ye lordings And whither travail ye Do you not want a guide To help ye on your way Matho draws they start up and disarm him Philar. This is the villane That summon'd me Philoc. And me Villane what art thou Math. Unhappily gues'd I pray inquire no further Philar. What monster art thou Philoc. Unworthy on thy face to bear mans ensign Who has subborn'd thee See t is Stratocles man He unbeards him Philar. Die villane die And were thy master in thee The thirst of whose ambition sought our bloods His flesh with thine should here become a prey Unto the Ravens Math. O be pitiful And spare my life my Lords and I 'le reveal Matters of weight and wonder which conceal'd Will yet cost both your lives and make the Princess If she not answer my Lords fierce desires Subject to rape and murder Philoc. How can she So fall into his power Philar. We shall abuse The trust the Gods have put into our hands If we neglect to execute justice on thee Math Let me but warn ye of Eudina's danger Whereby her virgin Innocence may not suffer And then inflict your furies on me Philoc. That charms our ready hands and steel Speak quickly Math. This very hour she 's to be surpriz'd By my Lord Stratocles here on Tempe plains Where she is come to walk slenderly guarded To take the air He with a strength will seise her And hurry her hence unto his Mansion house To
Thymele Philoc. If you be serious Mother hold us not In this suspence Thy. Let not the royal blood Of Thessaly be stain'd with an incestuous match King How Gar. She sayes right They are both your lawful children By your own vertuous Queen now in Elisium King What dreams are these of your distemperd heads Thy. This is no dream or fable But unfain'd Sip As truth it self Which with your gracious leave I shall demonstrate humbly craving pardon For my so long concealment as I 'le yeeld Due reason for it King Freely speak you have it Thy. You may remember in your civil wars Those cruel warres as I may justly stile 'em In which my husband fell Dis. O my brave brother Thy. When open Rebels and domestick Traytors Pursu'd your Crown and life your gracious Queen To have been brought to bed and was beleev'd To have miscarried by an abortive birth King True In her flight she was constrain'd to take A neighbouring cottage and use the help Of the Swains wife Gar. That swain-ess was my self Though my deserts have glorified me since And by my help and somewhat of the Gods She then made you the Father of that Prince Dis. Take up thy bottle Sister speak you on Thy. Th' affrighted queen yet wise in that extremity Suspecting that the innocence of her babe Born to a Kingdom could not be secur'd In those combustions from apparent danger Sent him to me in private then in travel Of my Philargus Charging me to fain A second labour with the Midwifes aid For Philocles I did and was reputed Mother of both King I cannot think our Queen Would keep us ignorant of so good a Fortune Thy. I mov'd her oft to tell you But she answer'd All is not sound There 's danger yet And when After Eudyna's birth she felt her self At point of death she strictly did enjoyn Me and this woman onely conscious with her By oath of which she had prepar'd this copy A paper In her own hand to keep it silent till Philocles should be able to secure Himself from treachery or that your terme Of life expiring or some accident Of no lesse consequence requir'd detection For further proof Kin. My joy forbids more questioning Give me my flesh and blood into my bosome Thrice happy Fathers if your Children were Borne to you thus of perfect Age But where Is now a Match for my Eudina I Have here a successor A shout within and crying Philargus Philargus c. King Hah Voyces i' th Ayre that cry Philargus Eud. Voyces that do tell me I must follow him Up to the heavens and there be married to him Des. Here 's the She-Devil now Ent. Turs. with Dor. Dor. You need not pull me For that mans love I laid thy Lord to sleep Had I lov'd thee best then his Lord had slept Dis. How does he sleep speak impudent baggage how Dor. How With a powder Sir which my own father A skilful pothecary prepar'd who if Philargus dye shall hang with us for Company Dis. Your father Dor. Yes But now the perils past See if he sleep t is walking Enter Philargus Eupathus Philoc. Ha! Philargus Or but the shade the spirit of my friend Philar. Be not amaz'd as at an apparition Thy. Doth my son live O then I have enough Dis. Come hither come hither you three I will discharge The scene of you Thy love unto thy Lord Though somewhat unadvisedly imploy'd Deserves reward I le see it given thee Thy Lord and King shall thank thee take thy wench She has love in her wit and wit in her anger I like the luck of things that ill intents Should bring forth good events Thy faithfulness To thy Lord too was happy Go I 'le I 'le see you Ext. Var. Ter Dor. All royally rewarded How now Geron Ger. My Lord I see here 's joy towards as why Ent. Ger. Dis. 'Slife stand not Whiloming now man but be brief Ger. Cry mercy I had left it But my Lord To celebrate the flowing joyes in Court I and my Countrey heads have fram'd a Masque Rather an antick dance rather a countrey toy Rather a Rustick round rather a Dis. Hoy day Thy Rather 's worse then thy Whilom Dost know What time o'day 't is Ger. T is a rural thing To be presented at the Princess wedding And if you think it meet I will induce The practise of it presently As why Dis. Go fetch the heads and heels I 'le stay the King To see and laugh at 'em That 's grace enough Exit Geron. King Philargus you have much to know the which We will Eudina tell you now shee 's yours Receive her and our blessing Philar. Were I dead As I was thought to be your name pronounc'd Over my grave beyond all Necromancy Would call fresh blood into my veins again Strengthen my nerves to break the Iron gates Of death and force my joyful spirit from Th' Elisian Paradise to live with you King You shall not be a looser Thymele Philocles shall be yours and in exchange Placilla mine Philoc. To me my beauteous spouse Thou art as Juno to her Jupiter Sister and wife Thy. Your highness may be pleas'd Now at so happy leasure to perpend The Oracle which truly hath effected Each word of the prediction King Who can repeat the answer I ha' lost it Dis. I have it Contend not for the jewel which Ere long shall both of you inrich Philoc. Eudina does so me in a dear sister Philar. Me in a Peerless wife Dis. Pursue your fortune for 't is she Shall make ye what you seem to be Philoc. She has done that too For now indeed w' are brothers King Apollo thou hast fill'd us all with joy But has our joy already fill'd our Court Loud Musick is here With Musick Dis. Will your Majesty yet sit And see the practise of a presentation Against the Marriages by your Swains of Tempe With thanks and give it all the grace we may Ger. From Tempe plains the Tempe Swains Enter Geron and the Swains and Nymphs for the dance With mirth aud Melody With Dance and Song do hither throng To greet your Majestie Gar. O there look there Madam my Son and all My old Temperian Neighbours Ger. We cannot hope in all our scope To gain much praise for skill But it shall be enough if ye Accept of our good will The Dance King My thanks to all All Heaven bless your Majesty Exeunt King Thanks to Apollo Let his temple be The place of our solemnity His Altars Let them be laden with Arabian spices Let his Priests lead in a devout procession The horned Sacrifice mantled with Ghirlonds And we our Temples crown'd with Laurel follow With Musick sounding Hymen and Apollo FINIS EPILOGƲE T is not the Poets art nor all that we By life of Action can present unt' ye Can justly make us to presume a Play Is good till you approv 't which that you may It cannot mis-become us since our gains Come
with pain and sorrow Hopelesse to claw them off With constant purpose Never to see you more unlesse to greet Your bumpin buttocks with revengeful feet Bet. Did he say so Fran. And must we two fall out for such a slanderous Villain Ant. No agree agree Nick Busse and be friends Busse or I 'le baste ye both I vow Bet. Come Sister we 'll be in for ever now Fran. For my part Sister sure I was not out with you Bet. But did he say he would kick us Ant. Lo here the man that dares it not deny Enter Citizen Drawer Cit. But do ye hear Gentlemen I hope you will use me kindlier then so Nick Than how Sir Cit. Then to win all my money and leave me at stake for the reckoning Pray do you pay the Drawer for me though I pay it you again Ant. What is it Drawer Draw The Gentlewomen and he had 14. sh. in before you came Nick 'T is a plain case your cloak must answer it at the bar Sir Drawer away with it Exit Drawtr with Cloke Cit. Nay but Gentlemen Nick I vow do but look after it till we be gone and these shall claw thine eyes out Cit. Well sir I hope this quarter will not be alwayes lawlesse Ant. Do you grumble Mr. Cuffelesse Nic. I vow you shall have cuffes Bet. Yes that you shall Fran. Cuts and slashes too before we part Sir Cit. You will not murder me will you Nick Damosels forbear and you forbear your noise I vow I 'le slit your wistle else You shall give him due correction civilly and we will make him take it civilly Sit you down Sir Cit. What will you do with me Nick I vow mum Enter Clotpoll Cockbraine Clot. O are ye here was it a brotherly trick do ye think to leave me to pay one reckoning twice or did I think never to be made a mouth more after I had paid my swearing dinner and am I now a greater mouth then e're I was Nick Mum hold your tongue still in your mouth lest I halifax it with your teeth Clot. Halifax my tongue And listen to a businesse Nick Do yon know this man Clot. Yes the City mouth we had tother night Nick These are the Sisters that his lavish tongue so lewdly did deprave Clot. I cry them heartily mercy Are you of the sweet Sisterhood I hope to know you all all the pretty Mumpers in the berrie here before I have done 'T is true I protest he spake words of you that such flesh and blood could not bear He could not have spoken worse of mutton of a groat a quarter Bet. And were we so fond to fight for him Fran. But now we 'll both be revenged upon the flesh of him Cit. Pray let me speak with you Nick No they shall beat you first And mark me well Do thou but stir an hand or foot or raise a voice that may be heard to the next room well cut thy weasand Now wenches take your course Bet. Nay you slave we 'll mark you for a Sheep-biter Fran. We 'll teach you how to scandalize Bet. Have I given you that you cannot claw off you Mungrel Clot. Rare I protest Ciot. oh oh oh Nick There there Fran. We 'll claw thine eares off rather Cit. oh oh oh Clot. O brave Cock O out-rage most insufferable all this goes into my black book Nick To him Bettie at him Frank there whores there Ant. Fie fie forbear enough too much in conscience Cock That young man has some pity yet Ant. I swear you shall no more Cock Alas good Gentlemen it is enough Nick I vow do you prate you shall have as much Come take the Chaire Sir the breeches shall bait him too Cock O good Gentlemen Nick I vow they shall To him and claw him I 'le clapperclaw your sides else Cock O me what mean you Bett. Heyday his beard comes off Ant. And his head too What rotten scab is this Clot. I protest they have pulled my pieced brother in pieces here Nick I vow some disguiz'd villain and but for doing the State so good service we would hang him presently without examination Ant. I know him And you shall not touch him Best is he knows nor me Good Heaven what Braintrick has possest him Nick I vow what canst thou be Ant. Come 't is an honest fellow that is only asham'd to run so base a course for his living in his own face Poor man I warrant his feare threatens his breeches shrewdly But let 's away and quickly our stay is dangerous Come we forgot Mich Croswil and the wenches Nick Come all away then Sirrah thank this Gentleman and pray for him at the end of your Songs hereafter Clot. Farewel friend Peece I 'le know you better now before you have 't again Ex. omnes but Cock and Cit. Cock What monsters in mankinde what hell-hounds are they only as Ovid feign'd among the Getes A friend at need I with a friend was blest Whom I may gratifie and plague the rest How is it with you Sir Cit. O I am very sore Cock Indeed you are sorely handled This may warne you out of such caterwaling company You look like one more civil And in hope you will be so I 'le bring you to a Barber Cit. Alas my Cloke Cock I 'le help you to that too so you with me Will in an honest plot Assistant be Cit. O Sir in any thing and thank you too Sir Exeunt Ambo Scoen. 2. Enter Mihil Gabriel Boy Wine c. Mih. A Paris ill ya ben veni Here 's no bush at this door but good wine rides post upon 't I mean the sign-post Boy get you down and if Nick Rooksbill or any of his company ask for me bring 'em up d' ye hear Boy I will I will Sir Ex. Mi. You are welcome to Paris brother Gabriel Gab. It is neverthelesse a Tavern brother Mihil and you promised and covenanted with me at the last house of noise and noisomnesse that you would not lead me to any more Tavernes Mih. Lead you brother men use to be led from Tavernes sometimes You saw I did not lead you nor bring you to any that was more a Tavern then the last nor so much neither for here is no Bush you saw Gab. 'T was that betrayed and entrapped me but let us yet forsake it Mih. Pray let us drink first brother By your leave here 's to you Gab. One glasse-full more is the most that I can bear My head is very full and laboureth with that I have had already Mi. There Sir I 'le undertake one good fellow that has but just as much Religion as will serve an honest mans turne will bear more wine then ten of these giddy-braind Puritanes their heads are so full of whimseys Gab. 'T is mighty headie mighty headie and truly I cannot but think that the over much abuse of these out-landish liquors have bred so many errours in the Romish Church Mih. Indeed brother there
these be Mih. Pray sit attend you will be pleased anon Gab. A still march now So I have lost a great many of my men But courage yet you poor remainder of my scatter'd Troops Stand Qni vala An Ambuscado of the enemy Alarme Lieutenant charge in with your Shot Now Gentlemen for the honour of Covent-Garden make a stand with your Pikes in to the short sword well fought take Prisoners Sound a Retreat now Faire faire i' th' coming off So 't was bravely perform'd Clot. Must we not fall to rifling now Colonel Mih. Part faire on all sides Gentlemen Gab. What 's this a vision sure I do aile something Cross. Is 't possible it is thou art thou run mad as far as hell the tother way now Rook. My wicked caitiffe reprobate son is here too Pray let me flee I am but a dead man else Mih. You shall receive no harm sir Lay by your Armes my Masters I bring none but friends Nick Thou canst not make that good my father 's there Mih I 'le make him friends with thee Go and dispatch within Ant. I 'le see it done and take our new made Brides with us for witnesses Ex. Nick Ant. Kat. Luc. Rook Has his shame yet taught him to shunne my sight Mih. And shall returne him instantly your comfort Rook. Unpossible unpossible Mih. Attend the event Cross. I rather thought I should have found you sir disputing with the Pastors and the Elders yet to say truth this is the better madnesse What can this mean how came he thus translated what Charmes or what Inchantments are upon him Gab. What Babel was a building in my braines But now it turnes and I can recollect The knowledge of a father brother Sister And that a thousand vain imaginations Like scatterings of light things upon the earth Rushes loose leaves sprigs straws and dust Contracted by a whirlwinde were blowen up And lodg'd in the rich Seat of Contemplation Usurping there the room of vertuous thoughts Honour awake me from this Lethargie Cros. What can those women that appear like furies be in this action Mih. They were but us'd as properties to give new motion to his mortified condition Cros. I know not what to say to any thing there is some Spell upon me too My anger has forsook me What are those men that bear a countenance As if they stood indifferently affected to Bedlam and Bride-well Clot. Meaning by us sir If our sight offend you Know we are men that dare forbear the place Capt. I son let 's go our stay is dangerous They look like Peace-maintainers we 'll fall off Enter Vintner Vint. O tarry Gentlemen we are all undone else If you make not your peace before you stir both you and I must suffer Capt. What 's the matter Vint. The Magistrates and Officers with their Bill-men have ta'ne us by surprise They are i' th' house Bett. O me the blew Gown Colledge Fran. Wheels and whips I feel what we must go to Did not I say our stay was dangerous Clot. Did not I say there was some subtile practice upon the Philoblatici and that we were betrayed hither Vint. There 's no escaping forth And Gentlemen It will but breed more scandal on my house and the whole plantation here if now you make rebellious uproar Yield your weapons and welcome Justice but like subjects new and peace will follow Clot. But where 's Nick where 's Tonie Mih. They shall yield up their weapons So do you Capt. Yes yes 't is best Clot. Shall we sir shall we Mih. Yes sir you shall Clot. So sir I will then not the Blade alone But for your more security the Battoon There see my Armes forth coming Exeunt Mih. Say they shall have faire welcom What are they married Enter Nick Dorcas Ant. Kat. Luc. Ant. Yes as fast as troth and holy words can binde 'em Mih. 'T is well Now sir let me entreat your favour 'T is my first suit to you since I was your son That before others entrances distract our troubled Scoene these may be reconcil'd Down Brother Nicholas Nick Even unto the earth sir and humbled with as true a penitence as son can be for wronging of a father I beg your pardon and blessing Cros. Give it him Brother Rooksbill I dare say 't will make him a good man Rook. Heaven make him so My blessing and my prayers shall not be wanting Cros. What my Neece Dorcas made an honest woman Gab. Was that the man that wrong'd my Cousin Dorcas Mih. Yes and has now made ample recompence Enter Cockbrayne Cit. Watch Madgeo Cit. Here they are altogether sir Cock Lay hands on all First on that old Ruffian the Incendiarie that sets the youthful bloods on fire here with his Infernal discipline Next take his sons there 's one that young Blade there Have I now got within ye Gentlemen will you have Songs ex tempore know ye me now a ha I 'le be call'd the Weeder of this Garden Take up those She weeds there I have the rank one here I took her stragling in my Round e'ne now Rook. My Tenant I take it Mrs. Margerie Howlet Cros. Your widow sir I think Mih. But for a shift sir now you know my aim Mad. O good your worship as you came of a woman Cock Peace Circes cease thy charmes What cluster have we here now O here 's another of the sons of noise Rook. That 's my son now sir by your leave and I 'le baile him Cook What Mr. Rooksbil are you here what woman 's this Cros. My Neece sir his sons wife And I 'le baile her Cock What Mr. Croswill you among this Ginge too How will you 'scape commitment Cross. Why Mr. Cockbrayne how his braines crow now Cock Who 's here your daughters too but what are these Cros. I hope they 'l prove my sons and be indifferent men in time sir by that time their haire may grow or be reduc't to an indifferent length Mih. That 's done on me already sir Cros. Now he looks as like a Rogue as e're he did again Gab. And sir for me now that my Cousin is restored and the wilde fury of my wine abated I do you the obedience of a son acknowledging my former formal habit was more of stubbornnesse then true devotion For which I beg your pardon Cros. There 's more deceit under these half Foot-balls then in whole Pudding-bags Well boyes be you indifferent sons neither too hot nor too cold I have found a fault in myself I confesse I will reform it and be an indifferent father Cock O here 's the man I sought whom I confess I am half sorry to commit with the rest because I found him civiller Ant. Hoping you will not stake that good opinion I 'le now come nearer to you And since here is such a convention of love and joy I hope my offering of a sons true duty may finde I Cock What my son Antonie Cross. How how your son that should
't as well as the best With every one in their own footing Now observe Daunce Mat. You have done well Now pray le ts break up school Hard. But yet not break up house My sonne and daughter Have given me power to call their Supper mine To which I 'le give you welcome Ale and VVine Deus dedit his quoque finem laus Deo FINIS These BOOKs following are sold by Andrew Crook at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church-yard In folio A Large and compleat Concordance to the Bible by Samuel Newman The Bible of a large English or black Letter used in Churches The Bible of a faire London Print The Bible in Welch Leviathan or the Matter Form and Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiastical and Civil by Thomas Hobbs Ben Johnsons Works in two Volumes The History of Don Quixote Doctor Kellet of the Sacrament of our Lords Supper All Homers Works translated by George Chapman Orlando Furioso by Sir John Harrington Psyche or Loves Mystery by Jo. Beaumont In quarto Riders Dictionary Thomae Thomasii Dictionarium Doctor Gauden of the Ministry and Ministers of the Church of England His three Sermons upon several occasions The Fables of Esop paraphrased in verse and adorn'd with Scripture by John Ogilby Doctor Lightfoot his Harmony on the foure Evangelists His Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles His Description of the Temple His Description of the service of the Temple Ten godly and faithful Sermons by John Gore late Minister at St. Peters in Cornhil Doctor Day his Treatise of the Resurrection 1 Cor 15. 16. Burton of bowing at the Name of Jesus Mr. Thomas Shepherd of Liturgies power of the Keyes and of the Catholick visible Church in answer to Mr. John Ball Dr. Twisse of Predestination in answer to Mr. Cotton The Swedish Intelligencer containing the principal passages and actions done in the best parts of Christendome Virgil translated Grammatically by John Brinsley A Phylosophical and Chymical Treatise of Fire and Salt Clement the blessed Pauls fellow-labourer in the Gospel his Epistle to the Corinthians The Protestants Kalendar The Mysteries of Art and Nature in foure parts the first of Waterworks the second of Fire-works the third of Drawing Limming Painting Engraving and Etching the fourth of sundry experiments by John Bate William Lithgow his Travels A Sermon preached at Newport in the Isle of Wight Octob 1648. in the time of the Treaty on Gal 5. 22. 23. by Robert Saunderson D. in D. and Chaplain to the late King An excellent Treatise of the interest of Princes and States of Christendome A Path-way to Piety containing 1. Christs Prayer expounded 2. A Communicant instructed 3. A Direction to live well 4. A Direction to die well Doctor Swadlin his Manuel of devotions suiting each day with prayers and meditations suitable to the works of the Day as also each mans calling she Nobleman the Souldier the Lawyer the Trades-man the Sick man the dying man A Brief of the Bibles History THE QUEEN And CONCUBINE A COMEDIE BY RICHARD BROME Asperius nihil est Humili cum surgit in Altum Si vis vincere disce pati LONDON Printed for A. Crook and Hen Brome at the Gun in Ivy Lane 1659 Drammatis Personae Gonzago King of Sicilie Gonzago His Son the Prince Horatio An old humorous Courtier Lodovico Eulalia's faithful Counsellor Flavello alias Alphonso Alinda's Sycophant Four Lords two Bishops Sforza Two Rivall Generals Petruccio Two other Captains and Souldiers Strozzo Two cashier'd Lieutenants Fabio A Doctor Suborned false witnesses against Eulalia A Midwife Pedro A Gentleman of Palermo Poggio Two chief Inhabitants of Palermo Lollio Three or four Countrey-men of Palermo Curat  Cryer Of Palermo Guard  Andrea Eulalia's Fool Jago  Rugio Two other her Servants Jaylor  Women Kings Guard Eulalia The Banish'd Queen Petruccio's Servant Alinda the veil'd Concubine Genius of Eulalia Three or four Girls The Scoene Sicilie The first Song for pag. 88. VVHat if a Day or a moneth or a year Crown thy Delights With a thousand wish'd contentings May not the chance of a Night or an Hour Cross thy Delights With as many sad Tormentings Fortune Honour Beautie Birth Are but blossomes dying Wanton Pleasures doating Mirth Are but Shadows flying All our Joys Are but Toys Idle thoughts deceiving None hath power Of an Hour In our lifes bereaving The second Song for pag. 111. HOw bless'd are they that wast their wearied Hours In solemn Groves and solitarie Bowers Where neither eye nor Ear Can see or hear The frantique mirth And false Delights of frolique earth Where they may sit and pant And breath their pursy Souls Where neither grief consumes nor griping want Afflicts nor sullen care controuls Away false Joys ye Murther where ye kisse There is no Heaven to that no Life to this ACT. I. Scoen. I. Enter Horatio Lodovico Hor. THe clouds of Doubts and Fears are now dispers'd And Joy like the resplendent Sun spreads forth New life and spirit over all this Kingdom That lately gasp'd with Sorrow Lod. Now the Court Puts on her rich Attire and like fresh Flora After the blasts of winter spreads her Mantle Deck'd with delightful Colours to receive The jocund Spring that brings her this new life Scoen. II. Enter Flavello bare before the Prince the Queen Eulalia Alinda Attendants Hoboys Hor. The Queen comes on Joy in that face appears That lately was overwhelmed in her tears Lod. and Hor. Health and perpetual Joy unto the Queen Eul. Thanks my good Lords I am prepar'd to meet it How neer 's the King Hor. At hand my Soveraign Eul. Welcome that happy word that leads the way But yet he is not come he is not here Never so sweet an expectation Appear'd so tedious pray set on apace That I may live yet to an interview With my lov'd honour'd Lord Hor. That your delay May seem less grievous hear this by the way A brief relation of the Kings success In this his late well-won Battail Eul. Be it so But mention not his dangers good my Lord Hor. That were to make his Conquest nothing worth It would make Victory upon his head As she had flown into his Burgonet To shrowd her from a storm and not to sit Or rather stand triumphant on a foot With display'd wings upon the utmost Sprigg Of his high flourishing Plume vaunting her safety So perch'd and so supported by his Valour Prin. Pray Mother hear the dangers too the worst Will make the best the sweeter I could hear Of dangers yet to come and Women may Discourse of Perils past each Holy-day Hor. Well said young Prince right of the Kings own Metal And gracious Madam let me tell you though You do not love to hear of blood and danger Y' have brought a Warrior forth I do foresee 't I love to speak my thoughts I hope you trust me A right old Courtier I still true to th' Crown Prin. How this old fellow talkes you said my Lord You would discourse the Battail
Ho. Excellent Prince I was i' th' way but the Queen put me out on 't Eul. Well well my Lord deliver 't your own way Hor. Then humph humh humh in my own way But by the way no way to derogate From the Kings matchless resolution A word or two of the best Soldier In all the world under the King I mean I know my limits that 's our brave General Lord Sforza Madam your stout Country-man Though our Kings Subject now that bore him so At the great marriage-Triumph in Tourneament Tumbling down Peers and Princes that e'er since He 's cal'd your Champion and the Queens old Souldier Eul. But what of him now in the battail Hor. Marry but this That as we have a King And as the King brings victory nay life Home to his Queen his Country and our comforts Next under Heaven we are to give the praise To this old Souldier to this man the man Indeed another man is not to be Except the King nam'd in this Victory Eul. You seem my Lord to honour Sforza yet Before the King Hor. Excuse me gracious Madam I know my limits what before the King I am an old Courtier I still true to th' Crown But thus it is declar'd that in the battail When in the heat of fight the mingled bloods Of either Army reek'd up to the Sun Dimming its glorious light with gory vapour When slaughter had rang'd round about the field Searching how by advantage to lay hold upon out King Eul. Prithee no more Prin. Good mother Hor. At last she spied and circled him about With Spears and swords so thickly pointed on him That nothing but his sacred valour could Give light for a supply to his relief Which shin'd so through and through his wals of foes As a rich Diamond 'mongst an heap of Ruines And so was found by the quick eye of Sforza When like a Deitie arm'd with wrath and Thunder He cut a path of horror through the Battail Raining down blood about him as he flew Like a prodigious Cloud of pitch and fire Until he pierc'd into the straight wherein The Royal Person of our King was at His last bare stake of one life to a thousand Eul. I dare not hear it yet Hor. Then in a word old Sforza fetcht him off And with his sword which never touch'd in vain Set him i' th' heart of 's Army once again Eul. That I like well Hor. That did your Champion Madam The Queens old Souldier and your Father Lady D' ye simple at it such a Souldier breaths not Only the King except now note the Miracle The King receiv'd and gave new life at once Of and unto his Army which new life Was straight way multipli'd as if the lives Of all the slain on both sides were transfus'd In our remaining part who with a present fury Made on with that advantage on the Foe That the whole field was won as at one blow I am prevented Shout within Victory Scoen. III Enter Captain Drum and Colours King and Sforza Souldiers The King embraces and kisses the Queen the Prince and Alinda King Now cease our Drums and furle our Ensignes up Dismiss the Souldiers hostile Armes surcease Whiles we rejoyce safe in these Armes of Peace Sfor. Go Souldiers better never stood the shock Of danger or made good their Countreys cause Drink this to the Kings health and victory Sold. Heaven bless the King and our good General Sforza Again Long live the King and Sforza Sforza and the King Kin. The King and Sforza Sforza and the King Equal at least and sometimes three notes higher Exit Capt. and Sould. Sound Sforza's name then doth the Kings the voyce Of the wild People as I pass'd along Threw up his praises neerer unto Heaven Ever methought then mine but be it so He has deserv'd well now let me again Embrace the happie comforts of my life Through deadly dangers yea through death it self I am restor'd unto my Heaven on Earth My wife and Son a thousand blessings on thee Say dearest life whose prayers I know have been Successful to me in this doubtful War How welcome am I Eul. That 's more than I can speak For should I bring comparisons of the Spring After a Frosty winter to the Birds Or rich returns of ventures to the Merchant After the twentieth currant news of Shipwrack Redemption from captivity or the Joyes Women conceive after most painful Childbirths All were but Fabulous nothings to the Bliss Your presence brings in answer to my Prayers Heaven heard me at the full when I forget To send due praises thither let me die Most wretched though my gratitude shall never Sleep to th' inferior means e'en to the meanest Souldier assistant to your safe return Especially to you good Sforza Noble Souldier I heard of your fidelitie Sfor. My duty Madam King Are you one of his great Admirers too The world will make an Idol of his Valour While I am but his shadow I le but think on 't Indeed he 's worth your favour he has done wonders Sfor. Let me now speak I may not hear these wonders bounc'd King You do forget your self Eul. What says my Lord King Nay I have done Gonzago you and I have chang'd no words yet I have brought Victory home which may perhaps Be checkt at when my heat shall fall to ashes How will you maintain your Fathers quarrels ore his Grave Prin. I do not hope t' outlive you Sir but if I must I sure shall hope to keep your name and right Alive whilst I live though I cannot hope To have so good a Souldier at my Standard As Warlike Sforza King This is more and worse Then all the rest the childe has spoken plainly I had been nothing without Warlike Sforza I le make him nothing and no longer stand His Cypher that in number makes him ten My Lords my thanks to you for your due care In my late absence Hor. All was Loyal Dutie As we are old Courtiers Sir still true to th' Crown King I have found you faithful Hor. It befits true Statesmen Watchful to be at home 'gainst civil harms When Kings expose themselves to hostile Arms King There 's a State-Rime now but Horatio Has not Petruccio visited the Court Since our departure Hor. Pox on Petruccio Bless me and be good to me how thinks your Grace of my Allegiance and can ask Me that Question King Now he is in his Fit Hor. The Hangman take him Petruccio King Peugh peugh I hate to name him How can you think your State had been secur'd If he had breath'd amongst us That vile wretch Whom in your Kingly wisdom you did banish The Court for a most dangerous Male-content After his just repulse from being your General When he durst stand in Competition VVith brave deserving Sforza here the best Most absolute Souldier of the world King Still Sforza Hor. Except your Majesty King There is an Exception wrung out Hor. He come at Court by
trust thee Have an eye though Exeunt Omnes Scoen. VI. Enter King and Flavello King Her Father hath surpriz'd her then Flav. Yes and means to hurry her away from Court this night I heard him threaten it King But he must not do 't she is too sweet Flavello and too fit for my embraces to be snatch'd away Flav. Now that shee 's ripe and ready for your use Like fruit that cryes Come eat me I le not boast The pains I took to fit her to your Appetite before she saw you King How my carefull Agent Flav. At first sight of her Feature I foresaw She was compliable to your affection Then by discourse I found she was ambitious I ply'd her then with Pills that puff'd her up To an high longing till she saw the hopes She had to grow by Pray stand close they come Enter Sforza and Alinda Sfor. Has the air of Court infected you already Has the Kings kisses mov'd by adulterate heat Swoln you into a stubborn loathsomness Of wholsom Counsel Come your wayes I le try If Countrey-Air and Diet can restore you To your forgotten modestie and Duty Alin. VVhat have I done amiss Sfor. Do you capitulate But so much satisfaction as may make Thee sensible of shame I will afford thee Didst thou not after Banquet when the King Heated with wine and lust rais'd in his eyes Had kiss'd thee once twice thrice though I look'd on And all the Presence whispered their cold fears Of the Kings wantonness and the Queens abuse Didst thou not then still gaze upon his Face As thou hadst long'd for more O impudence Alin. Impudence Sir pray give it the right name Courtship 't was Courtship Sir if I have learn'd Any since I came here King Brave metal'd wench Sfor. I am amaz'd Alin. Besides Sir the Kings kisses Are great inestimable Honours and VVhat Lady would not think her self the more Honour'd by how much the King did kiss her Sfor. And should he more then kiss still more Honour'd Alin. It might be thought so Sfor. Durst thou argue thus Alin. I know he dares not beat me here Pray Sir Let me but ask you this then use your pleasure Cause you stile Impudence that which I call Courtship VVhat Courtier sits down satisfied with the first Office or Honour is confer'd upon him If he does so he leaves to be a Courtier And not the thing we treat of Did your self After the King had grac'd you once twice thrice As he kiss'd me expect no further from him Sfor. She 's wonderously well read in Court alreadie VVho i' th' Devils name has been her Lecturer Flav. Do but your Majesty observe that and think VVhat pains I took with her Alin. How many Offices Did you run through before you were made General And as the more the King confers upon us Is more our Honour so 't is more the Kings VVhen most his Favours shine upon Desert King I like her better still Sfor. Insufferable Baggage Dar'st thou call any thing in thee Desert Or mention those base Favours which the King Maintains his Lust by with those real Honours Confer'd on me who have preserv'd his life Is it such Dignity to be a VVhore Alin. Pray Sir take heed Kings Mistrisses must not Be call'd so Sfor. Dar'st thou talk thus to me Alin. Yes Sir If you dare think me worth the Kings embraces In that neer kind howe er you please to stile it Sure I shall dare and be allow'd to speak King That word makes thee a Queen Sfor. The King dares not Maintain it King And that costs you your Head Alin. Dear Sir take heed Protest I dare not hear you Suppose I were advanc'd so far above you To be your Queen would you be therefore desperate And fall from what you are to nothing Pray Utter no more such words I 'd have you live Flav. She vexes him handsomelie Sfor. As I live she 's mad Do you dream of being a Queen Alind. VVhy if I should I hope that were no Treason Nor if I were a Queen were that sufficient VVarrant for you to utter Treason by Because you were my Father No dear Sir Let not your Passion be Master of your Tongue Sfor. How she flies up with the conceit d' yee hear Alind. Because you were my Father Soveraignty you know admits no Parentage Honour poor petty Honour forgets Descent Let but a silly Daughter of a City Become a Countesse and note how squeamishly She takes the wind of her Progenitors Sfor. She has swallowed an Ambition That will burst her I 'll let the humour forth Alin. You will not kill your Child Sfor. Though all Posterity should perish by it Alin. Not for the Jewel in your Ear Sfor. Impudent Harlot she has heard me value This Jewel which I wear for her dead Mother I would not part with whilst I wore my Head And now she threatens that a Kingdom shall not save thy life Alin. Know where you are Sir at Court the Kings House Sfor. Were it a Church and this unhallowed Room Sanctum Sanctorum I will bring you to your knees And make me such a Recantation As never follow'd Disobedience I 'll take thy life else and immediately King Flav. Treason a Guard Treason c. Omn. Heaven save the King Enter Capt. Guard King Lay hold on Sforza the dangerous Traytor Sfor. 'T is Sforza is betray'd King Away with him see he be kept close Prisoner Flavello see that his daughter have convenient Lodging Sfor. Let me but speak I hope your Majesty King Let not a word come from him hence away VVhat a most dangerous estate even Kings do live in VVhen those that we do lodge so neer our Breast Study our Death when we expect our Rest Exeunt Scoen. VII. Enter Lodovico and Eulalia Lod. Be comforted good Queen and I beseech Your Grace to pardon me in this command The King has laid upon me Eul. Lodovico I do and must no less submit my self To the Kings soveraign will then you and though I am committed to your house and custody I am his Highness Prisoner and more Though I know not my crime unless it be My due Obedience I am still so far From grudging at his pleasure as I fear To ask you what it is suppos'd to be But rather wait th' Event which though it bring My Death 't is welcom from my Lord and King Lod. VVas ever Vertue more abus'd then hers Eul. Yet thus much good my Lord vvithout offence Let me demand Is Sforza still close Prisoner Lod. Yes and Petruccio his Adversarie Governs his Place and high in the Kings Favour Eul. I will not ask his Trespass neither it Sufficeth it is the Kings high pleasure But Alinda Sforza's fair Daughter what becomes of her Poor vertuous Maid is she thrown out of Favour Because I lov'd her too Lod. Alas good Queen Eul. What do you weep nay then all is not well With her I fear Lod. Good Queen I fear so too
between two Friers she kneels to the King he rejects her with his hand Enter at the other door a Doctor of Physick a Midwife two Souldiers the King points them to the Bishops they each deliver Papers kiss the Bishops Books and are dismiss'd The Papers given to the King He with his Finger menaces Eulalia and sends her the Papers she looks meekly The Bishops take her Crown and Wand give her a Wreath of Cypress and a white Wand All the Lords peruse the Papers They shew various countenances Some seem to applaud the King some pity Eulalia Musick ceases King speaks King MY Lords and loyal Peers Lod. A new distinction Between Spiritual and Temporal Hor. Good Lodovico peace Kin. This is a Cause the which but for fair Order By which I am constrain'd to be a Judge Would rather drive me to a mourning Closet Then to this Seat to shew my equal grief Against the Crime and Shame of the Delinquent I see y' are all amaz'd and cannot marveil At your Astonishment who do suffer with you In the great Change Honour compels me to Together with Religion fairly urging To an high point of Justice which to utter Draws faintness from my words chilling my Blood Like the departing Breath that separates Life For such I held her and so many yeers Retain'd her in the Closet of my Heart Its self-Companion that till these proofs VVhich now like daggers by compulsive wounds Have made their passage she could ne'er have parted Lod. Royal Hypocrisie King The Proofs you see are plain That she was found Pray speak it for me Hor. In Adultery King And that she sought the Life of fair Alinda By Sword and Poyson both and of that Cup 'T is like my self had tasted For my supposed love to that wrong'd Lady Lod. You have given her the Bed-right that belong'd to your wrong'd Queen these twelve months King Our Laws of Sicilie are so well rebated VVith Clemencie and Mercie that in this Case They cut not Life from one of Royal Blood Onely take off as is on her perform'd All Dignities all Titles all Possessions All means to live even to her naked hands And such Eulalia now is your condition Lod. To work for her living if she were as young and no honester then she for vvhose sake this is inflicted on her she might find something else about her then naked hands to help at a living shift King Now to this Censure for due Orders sake And for vvhich end this Parliament vvas call'd Your Voyces are requir'd do ye all approve it Omn. VVe do Lod. We must King VVhat say you Lodovico Lod. VVe do Heaven knows against my heart Eul. My thanks unto you all that do obey So vvell vvith one consent your Soveraign Lord And sacred Sir thus low as it becomes me Let your poor Hand-maid beg that you incline A patient Ear to this my last Petition That as you cast me off as an offence You will be pleas'd to think me not offended But pleas'd in all I suffer for Heaven knows I am as free from any Passion Of Anger Hate Repining or Distaste Nay as insensible of Grief or Sorrow Or whatsoever Anguish of the Minde As I was capable for ought I know Of Joy or Bliss the first hour I was born Never made happy till I was your Bride In which blest state I cannot but remain While you are pleas'd and I obey your will Though unto Death to Banishment or Prison Poverty is Blessedness in vvhich I 'll pray For pardon of the Sins of my Accusers And those that have suborn'd them Lod. O poor Woman Eul. So in the blest continuance of your Dayes I shall pray Heaven to smile on all your VVayes King Nay stay Eulalia I have yet a Business I would have pass the general Consent Of this Assemblie in which your Voice is useful Flavello Exit Flavello Lod. Upon my life his Marriage with that Start-up That Snake this good Queen cocker'd in her Bosom Is not this Royal cruelty Gonzago kneels to the Queen Eul. You wrong your Princely Dignity Turn to the King your Father kneel to him Gonz. And are not you my Mother Eul. I must and can forget what I have been So must not you your Mother was a Queen My present fortune claims no Title in you Hurt not your own by looking down on me This I will do as warranted by safetie Not as a Mother but Beadswoman pray For all that bliss on you a Mother may Good Sir observe the King before his wrath Take hold upon you for regarding me Loud Musick Scoen. II. Enter Favello ushering Alinda like a Bride two Virgins The King descends takes her up the Lords rise all amazed King Let your amazement cease and now perceive My Lords in general that I your King Am Subject to this all-deserving Lady And do require you not alone to hear What I can say but without all denial That you approve confirm what I will say I am by law no less then your consent Divorc'd and free from all impediment To make my second choice in Marriage And therefore crave Alinda for my wife And that immediately we solemnize Our Marriage and her Coronation I hope none rates our will or his own life So meanly as to give least contradiction Eul. O let me lead your voyces Long live Gonzago and Alinda King and Queen of Sicily Alin. O gross Hypocrisie Eul. My Lord the Prince pray let your voyce be next The rest will follow Why speak you not my Lord Alin. She would fain seem to voyce in your behalf But in a way that much perswades against you Do but your Highness note it Kin. You Sir come from that Woman Gonz. She was my mother when she was your wife And that 's so late I cannot yet forget it But I fear to offend Eul. O shew it in your Duty then young Prince 'T is true the Law of Nature wills a Son To be a partner in his Mothers woe But Laws above that lay a strong command On Sons to obey the Edicts of their Fathers A Fathers frownes are Comets threatning ruine Let all your thoughts be free from his offence The most Heaven seeks is our obedience In all obey the King think not of me I am no more nay not so much to you As is the Begger whom you may relieve Since of all these comforts I am depos'd Lod. Faith thou hadst not mine good woman I must not call thee Queen now Eul. Or if you needs will think I am your mother Let it be onely in the charge I give you That since Alinda bless'd by providence Must be invested with the Regal Crown You shew her that obedience befits a Queen And your dread Fathers Wife Alin. I fear shee 'l turn him Traytor if he give more ear to her inchantments King I le shew him a way to give her thanks Gonzago Gonz. My Royal and dread Father King Put forth that woman Do it without grudge out of
the Court I mean to seek her way Do you refuse Eul. He does not shall not Royal Sir Onely I beg that I may take my leave The wishes a true Subject ought to send From the most humble heart up to the Throne Of sacred Majesty I equally divide To you my King and Queen Professing by the Powers you present I part as well content with my condition Since it is your command as ere I was to sit in that Promotion Alin. Sir I may not sit to be taunted and upbraided thus Eul. Pardon me mighty Lady I am as far From daring to do so as from a Queen And whilst you love the King and he is pleas'd I shall no less obey you then I lov'd you VVhen I sent for you to the Court and there into this heart received you Alin. I am plainly jeer'd hence that woman King Away with her Exit Eulalia with Conzago And let it be proclaim'd according to th' extremitie of Law our Censure be observ'd Lod. Alas how can she live one night King And now to your consent have I it yet For Marriage with Alinda If you are pleas'd Then call us King and Queen Omn. Long live the King and Queen Lod. I mean Eulalia aside King T is well on to the ceremonies then Kings were But common men did not their Power get fear Scoen. III Enter presently again Lodovico Horatio Lod. It is oppression Tyrannie indeed Hor. Speak lower good my Lord Hor. For fear of whom of what Hor. You would not that the King should hear you would you Lod. Faith if he did Hor. Faith then as sure as your tongue 's your own now your whole head would be his then Lod. If it might so excuse the Queen I car'd not Hor. It will do the Queen as much good as the money it might be sold for in the Market That and the Appurtenances to it would yield little at the Shambles Come my Lord speak privately and purposely keep your head on your shoulders it becomes the place as well as 't had been made for it If the King have a mind to turn away his Wife I le give him leave to turn mine after her to wait upon her rather than to have my head bowl'd at her though I were sure it should kisse the Mistress Lod. Oh but the ensuing danger my Horatio The mischiefes that of necessary course must follow even to the ruine of the State by the Kings dotage on his second choice draws blood from Subject hearts Oh that lewd Woman Hor. She is a Woman of middle earth yet But what shall we dare to say two hours hence Come think upon Law and Regal Authoritie The Kings Power Warrants his Acts I know as well as you the Queen Eulalia Heaven bless her I hope 't is yet no Treason to pray for her is as vertuous a Lady as ever beautified a Court or made a Kings Bed happy For all the Articles fram'd against her Lod. The perfect Pattern of Meekness Patience Obedience Hor. Of all that 's good or should be wish'd in VVoman Lod. So obsequious a lover of her Husband that she gave way unto his loose affections even to this now-she-start-up that supplants her Hor. She consider'd she grows old she reads in her Sons face nigh twenty years of the Kings love to her and gives him leave to place it now elsewhere Lod. And is so far from limiting his Choice That she possesses it that seeks her blood My soul tels me the witnesses against The Queen are by this Concubine suborn'd Hor. I will not say so Lod. You cannot chuse but think so Hor. My thoughts are warranted by the Proverb But come make up your Face temper your voyce and looks with the rest of the most Honourable Assembly shake off this discontent 't is a disease by which you 'l perish else now all the Court 's in height you to professe distaste Come be a looker on at least Lod. Upon a Court on Fire O Horatio Bright Burning Troy gave not a dearer cause Of willingness to those affrighted souls She forc'd to leave her sinking in her ashes To flie for refuge to another Region Nor in their flight could they by looks reverted See danger in more horrible aspect Than I upon the ruines of this Kingdom Hor. Your stay my Lord may prevent danger Lod. Yes if it could remove the Fatal cause The pride the crueltie the Ambition Of that wild Fury the outragious Queen VVho treads and tramples down the Government Consider this Horatio and the means To work this great effect and I am yours To stay till it be done Hor. Alinda's Death VVho 's there Looks about Lod. Is it not necessary no body what d' ye fear Or can you find how to preserve the State At a less rate you know too well the King How apt his Nature is to fell oppression The burden of whose crueltie long since If by the vertuous Clemencie of his Wife It had not been alay'd and mitigated Had been a general subversion And now that Peerless Princesse being depos'd Whose vertue made her famous and us happy And he re-married to this shame of women Whose vileness breeds her envie and our mischief What can we look for but destruction Hor. I dare me thinks a little hear you now The Court being surfeited too with wine and noise And could almost talk to the point it self To your own ear Looks about him at every word 'T is fit somewhat were done I cannot say what but if the wronged Queen Be not restor'd we shew ingratitude How much I may not say enough to damn us Lod. I now you speak Hor. And though I will not speak it if the Strumpet Be not conveniently and speedily destroy'd Though death dance with us in the enterprize We shall seem born more for our selves than Countrey Lod. Brave noble resolution Hor. Nay more now I will speak Lod. This way good Horatio Hor. That way or any way If Poyson Sword Policy or Strength may do it Lod. Speak lower good Horatio see the Mignion Enter Flavello and divers Petitioners Hor. What for him my Ladies Game-keeper that understands nothing but Monkeyes Parrots short-nos'd Dogs and Starlings Master of her Majesties Foisting-hounds Lod. So he hears you Hor. Let him he has no Soul to understand nor Language to answer a Man he knows how to dyet disple and perfume the small Cattle he has charge of for which rare Art and catching Spiders for principal Pug he is rais'd prime man in his great Mistresses favour Lod. How the Petitioners flock to him Hor. Swarm rather for they are Bees in his head Oh! he engrosses all the Suits and commends them to the White Hand whose disposing will make the whole Kingdom black in Mourning if Fate by us prevent not See how he carries it We might talk what we would for him His well-ordered head is so taken up with Particular Affaires he mindes no General talk But my good Lord 'fore others Ears and
Guiltie or no Sfor. No Sir nor dares there be Such a suggestion in the heart of Hell And were he there that thought or could but dream Of such a Scandal I 'ld squeeze it out on 's Brains Petr. Then I must hold you to your promise Sir Enter Guard Sfor. A wrestling towards away west away Nay then I am betray'd Petr. Forbear I pray Guard retire Sfor. He comes but to insult and to torment me Petr. My Lord you much forget is not this Passion Sfor. Passion of heart he hopes not for Salvation That hears with patience but the repetition Of such a Blasphemie I must not die Until the world be vindicated from The redamnation such an error threatens Petr. You see I could oppress you but all forbear the roome Exit Guard Sfor. Do you come to mad me Petr. If you will be calm I le tell you what I come for Sfor. As setled as a Rock beneath a mountain Here will I sit and hear thy loudest malice Petr. If this man be not innocent vertue lives not Sfor. Now tell me what you come for and be sure You ask no more abominable questions VVhilst calmly I clear these thus By the Honour And faith of a true Souldier I am clear Of these suggested crimes which before Heaven Which knows my Innocencie I do not urge To save my life from the Kings violent Fury Nor any way to close with thee in Friendship Now that my fortune is at worst So speak 'T is long a coming I begin to think It is some good you are so loath to utter 't Petr. It is if you can apprehend it so My Lord I take you for my friend and come To make my moan to you insomuch as now I do conceive you Noble Vertuous Honest Sfor. Foh this is worse than all the rest this stinks Of the Court-putrefaction Flatterie grossly But on I prithee talk is such a noveltie I will hear any thing Petr. I could not see your vertue when it shin'd Thorow the radiant favours of the King It dazled me with envie then but now Like the red Sun through cold and mystie vapours I can behold it at the full Sfor. So so umh whu so much for my vertues What 's your business now Petr. I say I come to make my moan to you Groaning beneath a weightie Injury The King has thrown upon me Sfor. Has denyed him Something I warrant that he would have begg'd The making of a Knight or some such foolerie What was 't Petr. In putting a base office on me Sfor. Is the great Marshals and chief Generals Office become so base Petr. No Sir the Hangmans Office Read that I am commanded there and warranted VVith present speed to bring your Head to him Sfor. A prayer or two by his great leave and yours And you shall have it instantly Petr. My Lord you shall not undervalue 't so That Honour which has won me to you shall Work better for your preservation I have much more to tell you and strong Reasons Why you should live of the Queens infinite wrongs And yours wrought by your Daughters cruel Ambition Sfor. This is a nobleness beyond Example Sure now you are honest Petr. There you see my strength If now for truth and Honours cause I strain A point of Loyaltie you will engage Your Honour to secure me Sfor. I hold my Honour equal to the best And prize it still so far above my life That to save Kingdoms I le not forfeit it Here in the sight of Heaven I do engage it For your securitie Petr. I ask no better Keeper Enter Keeper Keep My Lord Petr. Dismiss that Guard and give us way Keep I shall Petr. Now come my Lord vertue may be cast by But never overcome by Tyrannie Sfor. VVars Sword Laws Axe or Tyrannies fell Knife May overcome my Person not my life For that is yours Petruccio Exeunt Ambo ACT. III Scoen. I. Enter Enlalia Eul. TUrn'd out of all and cast into the world And that forbidden too to pitie me No sucour no relief to be afforded Heaven still is where it was and cannot lose The Providence it ever had let those That think me wretched now consider that And be with me converted to a Faith That will proclaim us happy What 's my loss VVhat was the State and glory of a Court But steps and lights through dangerous Ambition To ends beyond our selves in whose atchievements VVe make our selves but nothing to ourselves And all that we are then is to the world VVhich renders us great Titles which tane off VVe then return unto our selves again And all the world is ours I was not great Till now nor could I confidently say Any thing was mine own till I had nothing They do but sleep that live in highest Pompe And all their happiness is but a dream VVhen mine is reall nay nay I can prove it Their costly fare breeds riot mine content Their rich Attire is but mere Pageantry Made to please their eyes mine keeps me warm And healthful when a cold becomes their sickness They boast of Honour and Gentilitie For their Attendants then when the chief Honour Of the best woman meek obedience Is my own handmaid and my Patience A sweeter servant than Gentilitie Continually my other for Councel and defence what have I now They have the helps of worldly wise mens brains And I the comforts of my fruitfull Prayers They have tall big-bon'd servants for defence I the strongst guard of all mine innocence Birds chirp What Musick had the Court compar'd to this Or what comparison can all their sports And Revells hold with those of Kids and Fawnes And frisking Lambs upon the countrey lawnes VVhich are my hourly pleasant entertainments In all my wanderings in which I have not Hunger'd at any time but I have found Meat which I duely earn'd nor ever thirsted But I have found a Spring that has refresh'd me And am no sooner weary then I finde A shelter or a shade to rest me in As now in which a slumber 'gins to creep Over mine Eyes more soft then any sleep Could these my Senses when I lay of late On Down beneath the Canopy of State falls asleep Scoen. II. Enter Genius Sleep in thy Sainted Innocence Whilst Angels watch in thy defence Sleep whilst I charm these bubling Streams With Musick to make sweet thy Dreams Thy Dreams which truly shall relate The Passages of thy Estate Dumb shew Enter Alinda Flavello two Lieutenants Doctor Midwife Exeunt Lieutenants Doctor Midwife Enter Sforza at the other end raging and the Jaylor with mute action Enter King Petruccio Alinda whispers the King he gives a Warrant and Signet to Petruccio Exit Petruccio King kisses Alinda graces Flavello Exeunt All this as the Genius speaks Note first thy Foes in Court conspire Against thy Life and Villains hire To act thy Tragedy Loe those the perjur'd Evidence That suggested thine offence Are hir'd the second time to be Co-actors in thy
you To our intended Journey to Nicosta Where solemnly I will perform my Vow To grant the three demands I promis'd you In the full view of our Nobility Which by the Custome of my Predecessors Have ratified and confirm'd the Power Of Queens and made them absolute have you thought To ask things worthy of your Dignity Wherein I fully may declare my Bounty Alind. I Sir shall be so reasonable that I doubt not upon the way or there at very instant To crave past my Desert King O you are modest but ask home Alinda Alind. And by the way Sir let it be my Suit We give a Visit to distrest Eulalia Wherein we may do Charity fitting Princes We may perhaps give Order for her Burial aside King Thou art all Goodness Come all Friends Gonzago But thank her Clemency Exit King Manet Alinda to her Flavello Alind. An Earldome be thou sure of wise Flavello To add to thy improvements Though it be No full Discovery I 'll make it serve As I will fashion it to excellent use Poyson or Sword thou heardst him speak Elav. And in a menacing way Now what may be Conjectur'd by such words from men whose looks Shew discontent against your Mightiness Rests most considerable Alind. VVrite Flavello write VVrite by that Copy in a States-Man's hand Alas good men I dare even swear for them How ere those words might fall in their discourse They had no thought of me yet this surmise Gives me an hint to try her Loyaltie Or make her once more guiltie for my State Stands by the King as unto her his hate Read it Flavello Reads Most Royal and most wronged Soveraign Mistress be happily assured that the time of your Restoration is at hand and that by no loss means then the death of that she-monster that usurps your Dignitie All shall be determin'd at Nicosia by Your devoted Servant unto death Nameless Alind. 'T is well It needs no superscription only seal it And think of your directions and disguise 'T is but your half days journey and be sure VVe are not far behind you Fla. I flie my Soveraign Alin. Now to the King Of whose despight I still must sharp the sting Scoen. X. Enter King and Horatio King No news of Lodovico yet Horatio Hor. None since he stole from Court upon the Banishment Of that false wicked woman whom I cannot Name to your face or forehead but I tremble King Because you fear all horned Beasts Hor. My Loyalty forbid And my infallible Truth unto the Crown But I were sensible of the injury King I know thy Loyalty but as for Lodovico How was my Judgement wrong'd in him Hor. And mine King I thought my self as safe in that mans Counsel Hor. And so did I By my lov'd Loyalty think my self safe In his Advices King Yet methought he had A kinde of slyness in his Countenance Hor. Yes he had ever a kind of a slie look King That still methought I had a Genius That check'd my forward love and did inform me That he would prove disloyal and for that cause To speak plain truth I never lov'd him truely Hor. VVill your Majesty believe me I would I might never rise Into your Favour and that I would not say For all the Traytors Lands in your Kingdom VVhich were no small reward if that were not Mine very own conceit of Lodovico That Traytor hang him what should I call him less King Yet 't was given out you lov'd him Hor. So 't was thought your Highness did King And that he was your yoak-fellow in the State Hor. Yes when he 's hang'd he shall be King How Horatio Hor. Your Majesty knows my thoughts nay I thank my creation I was ever Just of your Majesties mind from my Nativitie And in that faith I le die King Here 's a true Statesman now Go send Gonzago to me Hor. My sweet yong Prince I shall but ere I go Let me inform your Highness in my thoughts Of the sweet Prince Gonzago if ever King VVas happy in a Son you are in him King Go call him to me Hor. Cherish him good my Lord Hee 'l be a sure staff to you in your Age And prove a Statesman quickly I cannot think Except in him and your undoubted Queen Petruccio and my self True Loyalty lives And here he comes obedience in his Face Most brightly shining Enter Gonzago King Wait without Horatio Exit Horatio Gonzago Gonz. My dread Lord King Did you attempt Against my strict command to visit Sforza Gonza. It is most true I did King You are a Traytor Gonz. Gracious Heaven forbid it King What was your purpose Gonza. First on my knees let me implore your Royal Pardon King Well Sir Gonz. My end was noble as I thought well suiting The Honour of a Prince I would have search'd Into the secrets of his heart by questions VVhether he had intended or conceived Treason against your Highness as it is Presum'd he did for which he was committed King My self for that was his Accuser How durst you then make a scruple at it Gonz. Still relying on your Pardon I had thought T' have won confession of it from himself King Suppose he had confess'd it Gonza. I had then Concluded there had been a Probabilitie Of my poor mothers falsehood yet I would have put That Question to him next King And say He had confess'd that too Gonz. Then had I sav'd Your Laws a needless labour in his death And with the same hand made that mother childless That by her folly forfeited her Husband King VVas that your resolution but suppose He had denied all Gonz. All had then been nothing But a Scandal to my mother and himself So good a Souldier would not be a lyer To save an abject life King Sirrah you are His Bastard not my son in doing this Gonza. You are my King would I could say my Father King Within there Enter Horatio Horatio would you think it this young stripling Takes part against me with that Traytor Sforza Hor. Does your Grace think so King Think so I know it Hor. Then I know it too Think did you say I think 't was time to think it King I knew it not till now Hor. As I am true to th' Crown just now I knew it too Gonz. O do not so interpret Royal Sir Hor. What can be said against it has not his Grace spoke it What must be done with him to please your Majesty King Convey him from my sight and let our Marshal Petruccio take him to safe custody Till our further pleasure Gonz. My King and Father King Hence with him I say Gonz. Great Sir your mercy Hor. Did not I tell your Majesty there was not But in the Queen Petruccio and my self True Loyaltie in the Court Away you Traytorling Gonz. My Lord you are too severe Hor. What in being true to th' Crown O my Loyaltie Exeunt with Gonzago Scoen. XI. Enter Alinda Flavello Alin. No news yet no return Flav. We
Eul. I know they will When they consider the most dangerous sin That threw them on their desperate Attempt And their escape from merited Punishment They cannot be so graceless not to turn To a reformed life First know yong men Your former Act 'gainst me an Innocent Was Perjurie by which I fell yet flourish Consider there how black and fowl your Sin Is rendred by my Chrystal innocence Your next Attempt against me was blacker Murder The very word sounds horror Stroz. Gentle Madam Name it not then but by your sacred mercy Acquit us of the Doom which we so justly Have drawn upon our selves and we will spend Our lives in rendring satisfaction To your abused goodness Eul. This is serious Fab. Or may the earth on which we kneel for favour Forc'd by the weight of our detested Sins open Amb. Quick devour us Eul. So enough I le take your words Lod. But now you must reveal By whom you have been wrought to these fowl Practices Fab. All wee 'l discover all though justly then we pay our lives to Law Lod. Good neighbours Lollio Poggio and Andrea conduct them to my House Cur. My self also will to be their securer convoy go For fear the Rusticks may presume again To stretch these penitent necks with halter strain Lod. You shall do well I thank your Charity Lol. Well since in these we are prevented thus Come more wee 'l hang 'em or they shall hang us Andr. Make me but once a Sage and then fear nothing Pogg. Thou shalt be one next Sessions without all peradventure Lod. When we have tane these mens confessions I le write at large each passage to the King Against the good Eulalia's will or knowledge Pedr. I le be your faithful Messenger my Lord Lod. Thanks my good Pedro but remember Silence So deep in thought good Madam Eul. Never enough in contemplation of my Happiness Pedr. It is your Heavenly mind that sweetens all things Enter one of the Countreymen Pogg. VVhat 's the matter man Doubtless and without all peradventure more miracles Pogg. The news good neighbour Countr. O neigbours Poggio and Lollio such a news such a Discoverie such a thing is come to pass such a business is come to light as your hearts never heard your Tongues never thought nor your ears ever utter'd you cannot hear it but it will drown you in a Sea of Admiration never to rise again in your right wits Lol. Now am I mad till I hear it Pog. Thou shalt tell me first whether it be good or bad or I le not hear it Countr. It is good or bad I assure you and therefore you may be gone Pog. I mean which is it good or bad Countr. I say it is good and bad and you may both stay and be gone hear it or hear it not an't' please you Pog. Nay thou art in thy Jibes now how good or how bad is thy news I pray thee neighbour I do pray thee how good or bad is it Countr. Nay then it is neither good nor bad but both the best and the worst that ever you heard in your life and the worst shall out first what do you think of the woman that we have got among us Pog. Who the holy woman that we are all so bound to pray for I hope no ill 's betide her Countr. Come shee 's a witch flatly and plainly said to be a witch Pog. Did not I tell you she was an unknown woman and therefore a good one quoth you but say I doubtlesly and without all peradventure all that she did was but a kind of witchcraft Lol. It cannot fie it cannot be how is she found so I do not say shee 's found a witch but she 's accus'd for one Pog. By whom is she accus'd Countr. By two brave men at Arms that came from Court VVith purpose to have kill'd her for the same To be short They found her out and naked swords they drew But as they thought to have thrust her through and through They both dead Palsie-struck fall to the ground Countr. And had no strength but of their Tongues to wound The Fame she had Pog. Vertue can want no Foes Count. VVith that they cryed she was a witch and swore She also was that Queen which for a whore The King had turn'd away Pog. This is indeed the best news thou couldst bring Now doubtlesly and without all peradventure 't is the Queen indeed and if she be not a witch I am sorry I thought so with all my heart where be those men wee 'l hang 'm presently Countr. No the Queen if she be the Queen will not have them hurt more then they be we wete about to execute 'em but she would not suffer it Lol. Goodness it self Pog. Nay without all peradventure if there be goodness above ground I said and I say it again 't is in that woman Countr. She would have cur'd 'em presently her self but could not do 't because the cruel Caitifs would not confesse their sins as she made us you know before her gift could cure us by the same token I suffered an hours torment that I might have scap'd because I was so loath to bring out that naughtie business betwixt me and the Millers wife Pog. 'T was well you confess'd at last Countr. I and they will be glad to confess before they be able to stir hand or foot I warrant and so I told 'm when I lodg'd 'em both lovingly together upon straw in my Barn too good for 'em and so I told 'em too for being Traytors to her Holiness Lol. But where 's our Holy woman Pog. Our Queen wee 'l call her now without all peradventure Lol. Coming this way to her Court-Cottage here but very slowly though our two new neighbours make the best way they can for her through the People that press upon her so with thanks and offerings for their new Healths but she takes not so much for curing of a thousand mortal People as I have spent in Turpentine and Tarre to keep my Flocklings cleanly in a Spring time Hark she comes this is her Musick where ere she goes Shout within All Heaven bless our Holy woman Scoen. III Enter Lodovico Eulalia Andrea Lod. Depart good neighbours good people all depart shee 'l come abroad again to morrow Within Heaven bless our Holy woman Andr. She thanks you all good People pray depart To morrow you shall have the second part She shall appear again unto you pray depart The men in Peace the Wives in quietness And let your bigger children still the less All within Heaven bless our Holy woman Andr. So now the Hubbub 's gone I pray pass on I shall be as weary of the Cottage as of the Court If this noise hold here 's thrusting and crowding As much as there onely here they have less Pride Eul. VVas ever comfort in the Court like this Lod. I never liv'd till now Enter three country-men more Andr. Here come more of our
Petr. Fearful effect of Pride Alin. This shadow of a King that stands set up As in a Press among the Raggs and Vizors That represent his deceas'd Ancestors King What means my love Alin. Your love where is your love Where is the preparation that you promis'd Of strength to tear in pieces that vile Witch That lives my souls vexation your love You are a load of torment your delays To my desires are Hellish cruelties Are these your Promises Horatio holds up his hands King I have given order with all speed I could Alin. You could cut off an old man in a Prison That could make no resistance and you could Vex a poor Boy to death that could but cry In his defence that you could do but this That has so much shew of fear or hardness As a few Peasants to maintain a Strumpet Against your Dignitie is too much to do For a poor coward King Petr. What a tyrannous Ambition Has the Devil puff'd up this Bladder with King I fear her wits are craz'd indeed Alinda Hear me gentle love Alin. O my torment Hor. As I am true to the Crown I know not what to say to this she 's falling mad sure Alin. No no you dare not do 't your Army may Perhaps i' th' dangerous Action break a shin Or get a bloody nose it now appears My Father as 't was voyc'd was all your valour Y' have never a Mars or Cuckold-making General Now left and for your self you 'r past it Hor. His tother wife would not have us'd him thus Quiet Cuckoldrie is better then scolding chastitie all the world over King I see distraction in her face Alin. Did all your brave Commanders die in Sforza Petr. By the Kings favour Madam not to stir The dust of your dead Father he has Souldiers That know to lead and execute no less Then did victorious Sforza Alin. Sirrah you have stirr'd more then his dust you have mov'd his blood in me unto a Justice that claims they trayterous head Petr. My head and Trayterous I do appeal unto the King Alin. A King a Cobweb Hor. And she the Spider in 't I fear My Loyaltie knowes not how to look upon her Alin. If thou beest King thou yet art but that King That ows me love and life and so my subject King Indeed Alinda Alin. Yes indeed Gonzago Life by inheritance for my valiant Father Whose life thou tookst gave thine and so 't is mine And for your love you dare not wrest it from me Therefore deny not now my just demand In that proud Traytors head Hor. She 's mad beyond all cure King Examine his offence my dear Alinda Alin. Is 't not enough Alinda doth command it Are these the Articles you gave me grant of Is this the nothing that you would deny me King Sweet weigh but his offence Alin. His Head is my offence and give me that Now without pause or by the strength of Hercules I le take thee by the Horns and writhe thine own off King Go from her sight Petruccio levie up our Forces And let the Boy Gonzago be embowell'd And sent as a forerunner of our Furie Unto that Witch contriver of these woes Petr. 'T is done my liege Exit Petruccio Alin. Was ever woman barr'd her will as I am Hor. Here 's a fine woman spoil'd now by humoring her at first and cherishing her Pride Alin. Sure you have but mock'd me all this while I am no wife no Queen but silly Subject King 'T is a disease in her that must be sooth'd Sweet thou shalt have his Head Alin. O shall I so King Go in it shall be brought thee Alin. Mark what I say to bind you to your word Do it or I le not love you I can change Love into hate hate into love most sweetly Let that man live to morrow I le love him And do fine feats with him such as your tother wife And Sforza did but make much better sport on 't They were an old dry couple Hor. Take this take all Alin. I leave all to your Kingly consideration You know your charge look to 't and so I leave you Exit King What wild Affections do in women raign But this a Passion past all President O 't is meer Madness mix'd with Divellish cunning To hurl me upon more and endless mischiefes It has awak'd me to the sight of those My fury sprung from Dotage hath already Laid in my Path grim Spectacles of horror The blood of Sforza and that tender Boy O let me think no further yet stay there To plunge at first into too deep a Sense Of soul-afflicting terrours drowns the Reason And stupifies the Conscience which delivers Us over to an insensibilitie Of our misdeeds and of our selves just Heaven Afford me light to see I am misled But let it not as lightning blast mine eyes Confound my Senses make me further stray For ever coming back to know my way Hor. How fares your Majesty Kin. O Horatio shee 's lost shee 's lost Horatio Hor. I would my wife were with her then And so would any good Subject say I think King What dost thou think Hor. Marry I think and so would any good Subject think I think as your Majestie thinks King What dost thou think of Loyaltie now Hor. Truly I think there 's now not any warrantable Loyaltie left but in Petruccio and my self The Queen is now out of my Catalogue and my Creed too Scoen. VIII. A shout within crying Kill him kill him for Sforza Sforza kill him for the blood of Sforza Sforza c. King What terrible what hideous noise is this Within Kill him for Sforza Sforza kill him kill him Hor. My Loyaltie defend me I know not what to make on 't Enter a Captain distractedly Sforza Disguised King What art thou speak hadst thou the voice of Hell Denouncing all the Furies in 't I dare yet hear thee speak Capt. O mighty Sir Petruccio King What of Petruccio Capt. O Petruccio I tremble but to speak him King Shall I then with the Prophetique Spirit of a King Speaks of Petruccio he is turn'd Traytor And animates the Souldiers against me Upon the discontent Alinda gave him Now in her Fury is 't not so Hor. 'T is so 't is so ne'er ask him for the matter I thought so just just as your Majestie thought it And find withall that now you have not left A Loyal heart but in Horatio's bosome Now that Petruccio fails I fear'd 't would come To that nay knew 't O hang him hang him False hearted villain he was never right And so I always told your Majesty Shout King The cry comes neerer still what does he mean To bring my Army on to Massacre Me in my House Capt. Dread Sir vouchsafe attention Petruccio is Loyal 't is his Loyaltie And most sincere obedience to your will That brings him to the ruine of his life Unless your aweful Presence make prevention King Is then his Loyaltie become his danger Capt.
the Kings Physitians Exit Tersulus If not to cure him yet to rip the cause Out of his sodain death I guess they 'l finde Your handy-work in 's maw Var. You heard him say It was himself that did it I am clear'd Enter Eupathus Eup. My Lord the King impatient of your stay Has sent it Dis. What has he sent Has he sent means To call this man from death or that from falling After him into th' grave Eup. O heavy spectacle Dis. But come I will not cry tho' Pray assist me In with this body Charity commands When griev'd necessity intreats your hands Exeunt omnes ACT 5. SCENE 2. Geron. The four Rusticks Ger. My Rustici amici your Councel and Your vertue have restor'd me And t is true As Wholom said the good Antisthenes Vertue is armour 'gainst the very fates 1. Rus. We told you for your good good Mr. Geron Fond love became you not 2. Rus. It sat upon your coat like burs or bryars Stuck in the hindlocks of our fleecy sheep Who shake their heads figgle and writh their tayls And bleat for woe sprinkle the ground behind 'em Sometimes I wisse T would make one laugh and pitty 'em And all at once but all remediless Til we with helping wit and hands release 'em Gar. A wise man then in love is like a sheep l'th' bryars As Whilome said 3. Rus. But by the way What was that Whilome Sir you speak much of him But what was he pray Ger. An ancient Britain whom I have affected As idly as my love But I 'le forget it And use that word no more The clowns have found me 4. Rus. But will you now proceed upon your plot For th' honour of Tempe plains and Tempe swains Ger. You can all dance 2. Rus. After our countrey guise 3. Rus. Like so many light horses 1. Rus. So can our wives Who have follow'd us up to Court we thank 'em Pray Juno we get them honestly home again Ger. There is no doubt However fear you nothing As why T is hard to leave off an old custom 2. Rus. The why was out but lome stuck in your teeth Ger. T is well it did so You can dance you say A dance I have projected for the Princess Who ever marries her it shall serve As why 1. Rus. Again 't was eene a comming Ger. You are as quick as why 2. Rus. And there again 1. Rus. Nay we are heads I tell you Master Geron And should have wit and shew 't we can i' th' countrey In the head vein though hear at Court like courtiers We 'll shew it in our heels Pray therefore on Ger. On let us then to practise King and court Shall see to crown their joyes some countrey sport Exeunt omnes ACT 5. SCENE 3. King Justinus Eudina Thymele Attendants King No answer no return Must I intreat Yet have my undeserved favours slighted Thy. Yet Sir your Kingly patience King Stupid folly 'T were longer to attend My vow is past And register'd in heaven the minute is At hand that calls down thonder on me which No tear or prayers can mollifie or aver 't If I upon so long deliberation Shall falsifie So call in Stratocles Exit Attendants Eud. O my dread father Yet one hours patience Till Eupathus or Disanius return One short short hour I may not live so long His wife you nam'd though you may force me take him King I 'le leave that to the Gods Eud. They will forgive Give them your imitation In mercy as in power on earth I know Disanius Went not in vain to call 'em to your presence And him that he brings first into this room O Philocles or Philargus I will take Though he precede the other but one foot I have it by inspiration from the Gods King You are full of dreams Thym. This cannot Sir be long In tryal King Yet I am not bound to wait On those ingrateful men O Stratocles Enter Strato You have from your late Errors which your then Head-strong ambition hurried and cast you in With that humility purg'd your self that I Conceive you now a temperate Man and am Instructed by the clemency of the Gods To cherish and reward your vertue Therefore From their divine appointment as my hands Eud. O mighty Sir King Dare not to disobey me Receive Eudina Str. Royal King and Master Mistake not so the pleasure of the Gods My forfeit life you have forgiven me Your Kingly power and grace might do it You Have given it freely but I took 't with caution By future service to make good your gift But for my forfeit love to fair Eudina And my lost honor to the twin-born brothers There can be no redemption if I add By acceptation of your bounteous offer A second trespass greater then the former King Do you refuse her then Str. In hope shee 'l plead My pardon to your grace Eud. The Gods have wrought Effectually for me King Strangely unexpected Are you become a suppliant Placilla Pla. In the behalf Sir of your loyal subjects Ent. Pla. with a petition The Swains of Tempe King I expected rather News from your unkind brothers See Justinius The Commons rather then I shall bestow kneels My daughter upon Stratocles do beseech me To take a further time Just. Y' are happy Sir In his refusal and in their request They are fair predictions of ensuing joyes To you your daughter and the Kingdom If I may be worthy to divine so much King How ere thy divination proves thy wish Is worth our thanks And we may have Enter Eupathus Glad tidings presently Now Eupathus Where is Disanius Philocles and Philargus Why come they not Eup. They are all at hand my liege This paper may excuse their stay King O do The K. reads the paper They plead excuse then Thym. I am full of fears Eud. And I of sodain joy Plac. Pray all be well The King has struck his breast and seems perplext King Justinius Stratocles read here this Paper Go Eupathus and let them enter Stay Yet go bring them in their prescribed manner I 'le send the woman off whose sodain grief May be a bar to our proceedings Madam Thy. I fear that Garrula has detected me King I must intreat a while your absence Lady Thy. May I presume to ask your reason Sir King My will has been above your question Pray Let me request you go Thy. I know obedience King And go Placilla send old Garrula to me Thy. Now t is most evident O mighty Sir Conceive not worse of me then Garrula Let us appear together King What means this Thy. You may be pleas'd to hear me first King Pray pull not More weight upon your breast then you can bear By your impertinent stay Go I command you Thy. I must obey However t is too late To change the resolution of my fate Exit Thym Pla. King I have not known her thus I fear destraction Fore-runs the voice of grief as to prevent it Heaven
knowes I call'd for Garrula but to send her With best directions to prepare and arm Her tender soul against the sting of sorrow Before it should approach her But Eudina You must be valliant and not let the sight Of death in others shake your confidence Eud. How means your majesty King Suppose that both Your fatal lovers Philocles and Philargus Slept in the caves of death Eud. I should not live then King Suppose his desteny had cut off one And in him all the impediments that crost You in th' enjoying of the other say Which could you wish surviver But you have Declar'd your constant purpose to possess The first Disanius brings into this presence Come one is dead There is a strict necessity You know it Now collect your Reason For 't is not Your passion for the dead nor your dislike Of Stratocles no though my subjects yeeld you A longer time shall make me tempt the Gods Recorders Ent. Disanius before a herse Philocles after Varillus manacled and led by Tersulus Euputhus supports Philocles as ready to sink with grief By breaking of my vow Be stedfast then As you respect a father and take courage See Philocles lives Eud Philargus then Is brought in dead before him by Disanius And unto him the first to be brought in My faith was vow'd and he is now my choice King What being dead Could you affect 'em so Equally both alive that you forbore To chuse because you could not have 'em both And now seek onely him cannot be had The herse set down Eudinae kneels to it Philo. kneels What Love what madness call you this good Gods Throw not your wrath upon me in destruction on the other Just. Nor let your passion Master you great sir side As sodain grief does her But give a little Scope to her sorrow Shee will soon return And meet her Reason in obedience To your desires King I thank thee good Justinius A Song During which Disanius c. discourse with the King Disanius seems to acquaint the King with the manner of Philargus death pointing at Varillus The King seems much troubled but at the end of the song as by the Kings appointment Disanius raiseth Philocles and Justinius raiseth Eudina and bring them to the King while Eupathus with the Attendants go forth with the herse the Recorders playing which done King Your virgin tears and vowes ore your lost love I did attend with pardon my Eudina In hope you are now compliant to my will Dis. Grieve not your father Madam Eud. I ha' done And as the Gods direct him to command me I must and will obey Dis. So that 's well said King The Gods have pleas'd Eudina to determine Your doubtful choice reserving Philocles Unto your love without competitor Therefore it now remains that he be taken Into your liking whom I have decreed My successor Eud. His merits are above Me and this land In which what interest My birth hath given me I resign to him Onely let me beseech a further respite King For what the celebration I consent But for the contract this imediate hour Shall see it knit beyond all dissolution Dis. I that I thirst to see King Give me your hands Eudina gives her hand Yours Philocles Dis. Why give you not your hand Dare you not trust the King with 't should he now Shew a jades trick and flie back Philoc. I beseech Under your highness Pardon yet a respite Dis. More respits yet Was ever hopeful match Driven so round about King Why this delay Philoc. My brothers blood cries in me for your justice Which must be executed on his murderer Before I safely can or dare possess His interest in the faith of fair Eudina Dis. O is that all that may be soon dispatch'd Come forwards Poysoner Good your Majesty For expedition make me his judge And hangman too I care not rather then Suffer this match hang o' the tenters thus King Has he confes'd the fact Dis. Yes yes to me I beat it out of him Quickly good King King Your patience good Disanius Sirrah speak Var. It was my act But may your mercy look Upon my love in it unto my Lord King Your Lord shall be your judge then Philoc. I adjudge him To sharp but lingring tortures for his death Alone can yeeld no satisfaction Tortures that may draw in by his confession As accessaries with him all the homicides That are i' th' Kingdom Dis. A hard matter that Philoc. Nor can I think his onely brain and hands Compos'd the poyson Dis. Hang him hee 's a Barber And uses Aqua fortis oyl of Vitriol Mercury and such like to cleanse his Rasors Just. 'T is good that you Varillus clear your conscience And if you had confederates in the fact Give up their names Ter. Varillus I suspect Doris joyn'd hand with you in my Lords death Dis. What 's that you mutter Ter. It shall out my Lord The handmaid Doris put him on 't I know 't By what she said to us both we being her lovers Dis. The Taylor proves an honest man because He cannot have the wench himself he 'll hang her Var. Of her I had the poyson t is confest Exit Tersulus Dis. O that whore King Find her and drag her hither Enter Thymele Thy. Where 's my Philargus Give me yet his body That with a mothers tears I may imbalm it Dis. You have heard the woful newes then but my sister Could grief recal Philargus we would weep A second deluge for his reparation Renew his breath by sighing and awake him With grones out of his Sepulchre Thy. Already Have you inter'd him then you made strange hast Was it your subtlety to send me hence Fearing my cries might have reviv'd him king And so again delay'd your daughters marriage I have enough to cross it yet Philargus Dis. What 's that Str. Destraction sure King My fear foresaw 't Thy. You are deceiv'd for from my depth of sorrow Through this thick film of tears I can perceive You are about to joyn the hands and faiths Of Philocles and Eudina King Is not that Enough to dry your tears and shew you that The Gods were rather merciful in leaving This son then rigorous in taking tother Dis. Or would you now cause you have lost Philargus Kill Philocles too by crossing of this contract Thy. It is the pleasure of the Gods I cross it Ent. Gar. Dis. Of devils it is What can she mean Go sleep Gar. King by your leave Dis. What sayes old suckbottle now Thy. Nay I am here before you Garrula And now will tell the long hid secret for you And if I erre in it disprove me Gar. Tell 't then My faltring tongue will fail me I can hear tho' Drinks Thy. This contract must not be King You then must yeeld More reason then I find you have Thy. Your self Can never make it You will sooner joyn The Wolfe and Lamb Falcon and Dove together King No trifling I command you