unwelcome news Vin. I must employ my Friends my Lord for a new pardon 'T was I that caus'd the Rumour to be spread But 't was to save a Brother Fer. He 's no Brother Vin. My Lord he 's but an ill one I confess Yet nature still will work Fer. I 'll say no more till I have got your promise of one thing Vin. Name it my Lord a gift that you can ask Must needs be too well plac'd to be deny'd Fer. I had a Son and hope once more to have him If this fair Lady will restore him to me Once I despis'd her but admire her now I ask her for his Wife my Lord that 's all Vin. All ask me my Lord to rip my breast my self And give you thence my heart Ask any thing Rather than ask Placentia for your Son She must be mine or no man's in the World Fer. My Lord she is your Sister Vin. Hah my Sister Ri. aside Nay then 't is time to fly These perjur'd Monks Tho he 's not dead have made the secret known Fer. Lay hold on him going is stopt by the Lieutenant Enter the 2 Monks This Villain shall no longer be your plague 1. Monk No he 's a peasants Son and she your Sister Vin. Can Heav'n and Earth conspire to make me wretched Sister that word ne're sounded ill till now Sister brings in 't eternal separation Fathers you shou'd be Messengers of joy 1. Monk I hope My Lord we shall if you 'll but hear Vin Let me hear any thing but Sister from you That fatal sound will murther me at once I dare not understand you But since I 'm doom'd to hear some dreadful story 'T is fit I shou'd possess my Soul with Thoughts Of the most dismal kind I need not study Placentia Loves another That 's enough Alas what Racks what tortures can be worse Now tell the rest yet on the Ground I 'll lye Lest I drop down when she is prov'd my Sister ' There wretched Lover measure out thy Grave Throws him on the ground Now strike the blow that must cut off all hopes 1. Monk Read that my Lord It is a declaration Under his Parents hands Gives Vinc. a paper Vin. This is enough Placentia is my Sister Oh! my heart Turn turn thy self about that I may ask Why this was done 1 Monk My Lord you 've heard your sickly Infancy Gave but a doubtful promise of your Life This made your Father wish another Son But Daughters still deceiv'd him Now your Mother Then big with Child had heard him rashly say If that too prov'd a Daughter he should wish She never had been his This made such an impression on her mind That to preserve his Love he being absent Seeing it prov'd a Girl she chang'd the Child This fault her youth committed and her age repented So she with us deposited this Trust To be reveal'd if you dy'd without Issue If not to be kept secret But just heav'n Has brought the secret out before its time Yet with no breach of trust on our-side neither Since we believ'd you dead when we reveal'd it Vin. Have I not patience fathers thus to hear Such killing news yet lye here without raving But I 'll do something too starts up and Exit Monks and Servant after him Pla. Look to my Lord Fer. Alas he 's much disturb'd As for these Villains To dungeons with them But for this mock-Lord Degrade him first Strip of this rich garb Then Cloath him as befits his state and Birth Ex. Saylors Bravoes and Ricardo That thus my Lord may see him dragg'd to prison Morel Oh Sister 't is more joy to find you thus Than 't is to lose that wretch Pla. This doubles the delight I took in Friendship But my Love for you was so great before it cannot now encrease Re-enter Ricardo in an old Gown with Attendants Ri. Now Fortune Nature I owe you nothing but a wretched Being Take back the thankless gift and then we 're even Nor rack my Soul with dread of endless Flames There 's Hell enough on Earth in guilty minds To lose at once the heav'n of Love and Greatness Then be condemn'd to Life or dye a branded Villain Curst Thought a branded Villain Ha! I feel A warmth new to my heart thaw the hard lump And shake my shudd'ring frame Oh my past Life thou mak'st me doubt the future Alas I dare not hope I may repent Laura Oh run for pities sake she is poyson'd Get Antidotes But tell her not I did it Fer. Run help the Lady Exit Servant Ri. Oh! lead me from her Sight to Chains and Galleys To toyl to shame to want to pinching cold To scorching heat to stripes to worse Remorse And ever-new variety of Woes All all these pains are slight to those I bear Struggling for hope with horror and despair Laura in the passage Stay Poys'ner Fiend take this and this Exit Ricardo bloody Guarded by the Lieutenant c. Ser. Hold Madam Pla. More horrors yet oh let 's avoid that Sight Ex. Pla. with Fer. Morel and Mel. Enter Laura and Richardo She holds a Dagger in her hand and drops it as she struggles with the Servants Lau. Why do you hold me let me end that Monster Ri. Strike injur'd Goodness strike again I 'll thank you Compleat the work of Death that moves too slow But oh first hear me take some Antidote Lau. Must I be held and punisht with his sight Free me or take him hence for horror shakes me Ev'n at the thoughts that he 's of humane form Ri. he kneels Oh stay look on the most undone of Creatures A Devil in guilt but a repenting Devil Oh! cou'd but heav'n and you forgive Lau. Avant Devils can't repent nor be forgiven Ri. But ev'n the worst of Men thus prostrate trembling Not daring to look up near death will sigh to heav'n Oh! you 're so much its likeness Sure its best attribute Divine forgiveness May yet be show'r'd ev'n on a wretch like me A Wretch more more than a wretch there 's not a name That can express my miserable state Lau. Let go my Robes Ri. Oh never never The drowning wretch cannot forego his hold That lost I sink for ever Lau. I 'd sink with thee that thou might'st sink yet lower Think on my wrongs thou Fiend thy breach of Vows Ingratitude that ev'n thy Sex must startle Poyson thy kind return for all my wealth For all my Love and what cries most for Vengeance Those poor young Orphans Oh my ruin'd Children Ri. Oh! take some Antidote Lau. No I wou'd dye what shou'd I live for now see behind me nothing left in Life â—ut misery terrible misery Ri. Oh Laura Lau. Wil't thou still plague me Dye and let me dye Ri. Oh! had you heard me but an hour ago We might have liv'd Alas you little know What 's now divulg'd I 'm not Vincentio's Brother Death to a wretch like me has lost its horror Death shou'd have snatch'd
his Soul Did it not Traytor Ri. It did it shall my Life then pray be calmer Lau. And have I made thee Lord of all my Wishes Given thee my Wealth and my more valued Love To be deny'd a Triste Base Man dare but be false dare but deny me I 'll Sacrifice thee to my injur'd Charms Tho' thou wert kneeling at the very Altar Give me the Letter Ri. Since nothing else will satisfie you take it 'T is only from Fabiano to Placentia For whom he 's leaving Portugal by stealth You see he begs this may not yet be known Puzzled Then I 'ad a mind to try your Jealous Temper And fear'd it might incline you to misconstrue My Caution in thus op'ning a Love-Letter To one that 's a Dependant on my House Lau. Hah sure you love her or your guilty Mind Which so long labour'd for a faint Excuse Had ne're suggested such prepost'rous Doubts You seem'd surpriz'd too at my sight your Face Had scarce the Pow'r to shape a gay Disguise Ri. To clear at once my Innocence permit me To send for her Who waits Enter Servant Serv. My Lord Ri. Acquaint Placentia that I 'm here and have a Letter for her Exit Servant My Life from yonder Closet if you please You may behold unseen Our mutual hatred in her looks and mine Lau. steps aside Enter Placentia Morella Melinda Ri. aside She 's here This news will strangely grieve her To Pla. You 're well attended Pla. So we shou'd be to come to you my Lord. Your Pleasure Ri. Here 's a Letter from Fabiano who 's fled by Sea Gives her the Letter she reads it Pla. Oh killing News Morel Poor parted Lovers how I pity them Pla. Is he then fled fled without seeing me Fled my Fabiano Oh! 't was too too cruel Thy last farewel wou'd pain me worse than Death Yet I wou'd suffer more for one dear parting look But sure I wrong thee we cou'd ne're have born it How my Soul mourns Some Dream or Angel tell thee My Soul oh no! 't is fled with thee and Grief Alone informs this Widdow'd falling Body falls Morel Rise rise my Dear Mel. Sink not beneath your Sorrows Pla. Let me dye here for I 've out-liv'd my self Break throbbing Heart break now break what not yet Well stubborn Life I 'll punish thee for lasting Melt thee away in Tears and breathe thee out in Sighs 'Till I'm grown of one Substance with my Grave She 's rais'd I 'll drag thee where thou shalt converse with nothing But Walls and Heav'n and Sorrow and his Image Off then gay Dress vain Pageantry away Thou once lov'd House where my Years rowl'd so smoothly Adieu for ever adieu my dear my only Friends Adieu to all but Grief and the dear thoughts of him He 's lost he 's lost and Pleasure is no more Morel Let 's follow her and strive to calm her Mind Ex. Placentia Morel and Mel. Ri. Prevent her going out Aside to a Servant Serv. I will my Lord. Exit Servant Ri. to Laura who comes forward You see the Love between us Lau. Did I not dread her I cou'd pity her Ri. Grieve not for her my Love A Widow'd Nymph of Course a while Despairs But nothing dries so soon as Woman's Tears Clouds dull the Sun then fall apace in Rain And sprightlier Smiles adorn his Face again Such now your doubts are clear'd you shou'd appear And with kind Looks your Injur'd Lover chear Lau. Were those Doubts clear'd Ri. Unkind now I must chide What Jealous still Lau. Still Jealous since still Loving Ri. But I 've a sure way left to ease your Mind Lau. How Ri. Let to Morrow be our Nuptial Day Lau. To Morrow Ri. Yes we 'll wave tedious State Hymen shall bless us Oh! let me seal that Promise on your Lips Thus thus your Doubts shall all be lost in Joys And kiss'd away as oft as they return Lau. Shall I still doubt no tho' I still had Cause I must believe thy dear bewitching Tongue Conduct me home and oh forgive me my Ricardo I cannot bear a Rival in your Heart While Woman must to one confine her Love Why shou'd Man claim the Privilege to rove We cou'd dispense with Change as well as you Women lose more than Men by being true Yet tho' you blame our Sex yours most deceives Man leaves us oft but Woman seldom leaves Be just then urge us not to change of Mind Or give us leave to rove or be your selves confin'd Exeunt The End of the Second Act. ACT III. Enter Placentia in a plain white Dress Morella and Melinda Pla. WHy am I thus detain'd Now in this Dress I 'm fitted for a Cloyster Oh! Fabiano Thou leav'st the Land I 'll leave the World for thee Morel Oh! grieve us not by grieving thus your self Society in Woes will make them lighter But ours grow heavier while we share your Load Pla. I 'd silence my rude Grief wou'd it be silenc'd But tender Love Love newly wean'd and hopeless Will like all other Infants pine and rage Tho' check'd by Reason that denies the Food Enter Ricardo Ri. Where where 's the Chaste Placentia Sisters tell her I 'll crown at last the Vertue which I try'd What all in Tears She too in this mean Dress You feed her Grief Away I say be gone Ex. Mor. and Mel. Leave Tears and Cloysters Madam to those Wretches Whom the World leaves and who must leave the World Who surfeit first then practice Abstinence Turn Nuns and then repent their rash Repentance 'T is true my Brother 's dead Fabiano's gone But I am left more charm'd with your Perfections Pla I pray you leave me Ri. Look not on me as being still the same Behold your Convert Madam 't was impossible To love you and love Vice which you detest You and my change of Fortune have at last Made me reflect and rous'd me into Vertue My Threats were but to try you Pla. I shall rejoyce my Lord to find the Change Tho' t is ill jesting in the shape of Vice For 't will be long before I shall shake off The horror that surprise stamp'd on my Soul In the mean time I beg you 'll give me leave In some Retirement to compose my Mind Ri. Oh! leave me not blest Maid You 're my good Angel That bear me upwards govern my best Thoughts And bid me think of Heav'n and view it in you But if you leave me e're my Callow Vertue Grows fledg'd and strong to soar with outstretch'd Wings Too soon my dead habitual weight of Vice Will make me flag and fall to worse Perdition Take me now save a Soul confirm me yours O save me lest you answer it to Heav'n A Priest a known Priest waits to joyn our Hands Oh come I will not leave you till you 've blest me Pla. What means my Lord Oh Heav'ns what shall I say Yes I will bless you if you 'll let me go But as for marrying you forbid it Love
And I ne're blest with my Placentia's sight Yet fear not my Complaints shou'd reach your Cell No not so much as the Tidings of my Death Shall give you cause to think there liv'd on Earth So lost a Wretch as I. Ri. Take her away she heightens his Distraction Fab. Oh! stay one moment more then tear me from my self Here let me seal my everlasting Leave Kisses her Hand Farewel thou Innocent thou blest Destruction Kind Cruelty sweet Torment of my Soul All that 's Delight and Pain transcending Thought My Soul my Blessing and my earthly Heav'n Pla. Farewel Ric. Part them Fab. Oh! let me take another parting Look Ri. Force 'em asunder Ricardo's Servants strive to part ' em Capt. I cannot bear Ri. Hold stir not on your Lives To the Captain and his Attendants Fab. Hold impious sacrilegious Villains hold Pull hale drag cut part tear me Limb from Limb Yet still I 'll hold she 's gone Struggles with Ricardo's Men. Pla. Farewel thou dear unhappy Man farewel Placentia is led off Fab. Wolves Tigers Fiends you shall not 'scape unpunish'd Ri. aside He 'll but obstruct me if he stays I 'll free him To Fab. My Lord 't was needful Cruelty to force you from her But I 'll yet prove your Friend and free you instantly Go travel when you please I 'll not impose My Sister on you tho' your Father wou'd This private way you may get out unseen Fa. to Ri. Tho' I can't thank you I accept the offer To the Captain aside Captain once more I 'll try to see Placentia Then I 'll aboard your Brigantine again Capt. My Lord part of my Men ashore keep close together The rest aboard wait for us All the Slaves Sit ready at their Oars Fa. Alas poor Men Tho' they 're not half so wretched as my self Ri. Guards I dismiss you Ex. Fabiano Captain and his Attendants one way and the Guards another way He 's gone and she 's secur'd so far 't is well Page tell Placentia that Fabiano's here And has prevail'd with me to let him see her Exit Servant This may decoy her hither my Time 's short Yet I will fetch thee back and tug with thee Thou shifting Fortune E're thou part'st from me Resolve to leave some of the spoyls I hold I will not be left naked Enter Placentia hastily Pla. Hah deceiv'd Ri. Nay start not back he 's gone for ever now Pla. And do you think to keep me here by force Ri. Yes force must act when kinder usage fails I 'll give you still an hour But then resolve To wed me or appease my am'rous Rage Pla. Wer 't thou as great as Lawless Pow'r cou'd make thee And I as poor as Nature first design'd me Know rather than I 'd serve thy horrid pleasures I 'd Fly to Desarts to the Land of Sorrow Bear with the want of freedom light and food Nay I wou'd plunge in Seas and ev'n in Hell But that I know thou wou'dst torment me there Such is my hate I 'll desperately dare And to shun Thee all other Curses bear Ri. Then hear thy Doom Out of meer Spight I love thee Love thee with most inveterate bent of mind And thus will hate thee worse yes worse I 'll hate thee When force has gain'd what thou deny'st my Love That which will quench my Flame shall kindle thine Then for the Pleasing Cure to me thou 'lt run Still close thou 'lt follow but as fast I 'll shun From wealth from me I 'll calmly see thee torn And leave thee nothing but thy naked scorn Pla. Hear thou the surer fate attends thy Crimes In sudden wealth as sudden a decay Then universal hate in pressing want And in that want sickness without Relief Thus lingring thou shalt envy starving beggars Shame and Reproach clogging thy heavy hours Then guilty conscience hurrying on despair Hang between Heav'n and Earth as fit for neither And none Endeav'ring thy curst life to save Dye without Tears or Pray'rs and want a Grave Exit Ri. 'T is well thou' rt gone proud Thing I 'm urg'd so far I scarce cou'd hold from making good my Threats 'T is yet too soon but if my plot succeeds Thou shalt be mine or bear thy share of Ruin If I'm left hopeless hope not to be spar'd No when I fall unpittied perish Nature Dye all that 's humane in me but Revenge Like a fall'n spright to desperation driv'n I 'd be more damn'd to keep my Foes from heav'n With pow'rful spight I 'll all their hopes destroy And drag 'em downwards with a dismal Joy Exit ACT IV. Enter Morat and Zemet who keeps at a distance Morat THe Day 's grown old and almost lost in night Work in each Street gives way to soft amusements All Nature's business seems now to be Love The wind with stronger sighs salutes the Flowers Descending Clouds embrace and kiss the Earth And while the Sun on the Sea's bosome Rests Th' officious Moon who winks with half a face Lends a securer light to meeting Lovers For now they meet Th' impatient happy youth Sees his kind Nymph come tripping or'e the Plain They fly they rush into each others arms The Lover's Bless'd and rifles all her Charms Thus eager but less certain here I come To seek my better Fate my lov'd Placentia Make haste O night extend thy sable Wings Let Nature wear a blacker Face than mine When the Fair owns her Love and I my self When with kind Rudeness I force willing Kisses Hide hide Placentia's blushes from my Eyes Or with Excess of joy the bless'd Vincentio dyes Enter Ricardo and two Bravoes Ri. But are you sure the Ship 's at your disposal 1 Bra. The Brigantine is ours my Lord we could not Get one sor any hire but seiz'd on this with ease Most of the men were gone ashore Besides The Captain is a new revolted Pyrate Who was as glad of us as we of him Enter Servants with Lights which they set upon the Table Hush here 's the Moor In half an hour attend me Morat aside Whisp'ring and Bravoes sure there 's mischief hatching For once I 'll force my self to seem a Villain To sift out and prevent it Ri. You 're punctual worthy Moor but why so thoughtful Morat I was but thinking Why men who know each other to be Cheats Shou'd to their prejudice strive to seem honest Ri. What do you think I now dissemble with you Morat Why not my Lord since I my self dissembled Ri. How you plain-dealing blunt Morat dissemble Mor. We all for Love Revenge or Int'rest feign And all for diff'rent ends seem diff'rent men Then shift like Play'rs and are ourselves again Ev'n the most wise with studied labour hide When flatter'd Joy and when exalted Pride Old Maids if such there be dissemble youth Young Widows sorrow Wives and Husbands truth The heir feigns Joy if his sick friends revive Yet almost dyes for grief that they 're alive The Trader rails at Thieves who
tho 't were a Dream That I may know one joyful Moment more The Ladies and Ri. run to embrace him he makes 'em sign to forbear Vin. Spare Compliments It is your love I 'd have When I am sure of that the rest is needless Ri. My Lord your Ear a moment Ri. whispers Vin. Vinc. I find there have been strange disorders here Placentia as for you I hear you 're grown An absolute disposer of your self Pla. Ah can your Soul more than your face be chang'd You did not use to meet our joys this way Oh! my best Lord upon my knees I beg That Calumny may not possess your Soul Vin. aside How am I chang'd indeed I can stand by And see Placentia kneel Oh! jealousy Thou hast perverted all my noble nature Thou drov'st out flatt'ring hope when most secure And all my Gen'rous passions follow'd it Fa. Do's it become Placentia thus to kneel my Lord Vin. If you dislike her low Condition raise her Fa. So I can Sir and to as high a pitch As yours tho mounted thus in all its pride Vin. My Lord you 've in my absence stoln a Jewel To F. aside I priz'd above my life my very being Restore it me again on your Sword 's point And by the Grove where I kill'd rash Don John Fa. to him I 'll meet you say no more Rise noble Maid Pla. No I will grow to Earth except my Lord Turns merciful again and hears me speak Vin. aside Hopes of Revenge have beat out jealousy And I 'm my self again Ah lovely Maid To what but Heav'n shou'd so much Beauty kneel Oh! I was mad Placentia quickly rise Or I shall sink into the Earth for shame His words made no impression on my Mind Ri. My Lord pray keep your Temper nor suspect me For I have proofs I wish the Moor were here He first betray'd their ill designs to me Vin. Why then ye equal judges hear him speak I am the Moor do you start base Traducer But thou' rt below my Thoughts 'T is you Placentia I now must chide Why Cruel fair Why will you thus shut out your lovely self From all the World I prize no other Wealth And wou'd you wou'd you steal your self from him Who without you must dye for oh Placentia None can divide the Body from the Soul Yet make that Body live Pla. Alas Vows firm as fate for ever part us Vin. Yet stay That I may see you shine at Court Pla. Ah no! my Lord vertue shines best in Cloysters Vin. But oh if you 're resolv'd to live recluse And make your fond Vincentio miserable Why must another offer you to Heav'n Pla. You shall dispose of me My Lord my heart Is by a secret charm bound to Fabiano But yet its Duty must be wholly yours Vin. Oh! break that cursed charm or else deny All thoughts that prompt a friendship or respect Respect was welcome from you when I thought None had a stronger Tye upon your Soul But that respect is now below contempt Pla. Oh! tho I love him Vin. Oh unspeak those words Ten thousand Vipers stung me at the sound Ten thousand thoughts all wild all black all dismal Work my mad Brain Oh say you love him not You weep you are dumb you will not Cruel Maid Teach me yet Pow'rs to move her Oh I wou'd invoke Men Angels Friends to wrest him from her heart But 't will be vain how long have I not su'd Hours Days Months Years are past yet still she 's Marble I 'll dye then yes but first my Rival shall I 'm ripe for ruin like some batter'd wall But haughty Foe I 'll crush thee with my fall Fa. Kill me I 'll thank you for I 'm hopeless too But live my Lord and think me not your foe Nothing but barbarous wrong done to Placentia Cou'd make me draw my Sword against my friend Vin. Must I be wicked e're I can be eas'd Take take your friendship back Oh why am I thus curst My Brother a base wretch my Friend my Rival And what 's yet worse a Rival lov'd Oh Tortures But what most racks my Soul this very evening I thought my self the happy'st man on earth From such a hope in full career to bliss Thus to be hurried down a precipice To dash on deep despair It kills my reason Confounds my Brains my Heart and tears my very Soul Flings himself on the ground Pla. Compose his mind good Heav'n Morel Rise my dear Brother Mel. Oh why will you lye thus Vin. Oh why indeed indeed my sword my sword shou'd end me and my pain rises and draws his Sword Fa. Hold are you mad Takes his Sword from him and others hold him Let Reason end 'em and preserve your Life Vin. Away Life 's my worst foe and you the next Think not t' impose it on me Reason's self Nay Patience says my ills are past her cure Oh harship I 'm ev'n deny'd the priviledge of dying Then hear thou heav'n why sleeps thy thunder end me Delay not thus my wisht for Dissolution Oh rid me of Intolerable Life Fa. Forgive your Friends and live my Lord. Vin My Friends wou'd you be thought my Friend Fa. Yes from my Soul Vin. Then dare be such and rid me now of Life Fa. Wou'd that be like a Friend Reflect my Lord Exert your Soul and bear like your great self Vin. Will you not kill me then Fa. Were ev'ry door to ease shut up but Death Unwillingly I wou'd Vin. There 's no other Fa. Then I must be cruelly kind draws his Sword Pla. My Lord Fa. Madam forbear Let one friend ease another Vin. Well said Come take your Sword my Friend and lay its point close to my Breast Fa. gives him back his Sword That when I do you the same hated Office We both may fall at once Vin. What both forbid it friendship I dare not buy my ease at your Life's Cost Fa. See whither passion hurried you my Lord Were wilful Death an ease shou'd you deny it him That gives it you for I too am most wretched But Life 's the Gift of Heav'n and we must wait Till heav'n commands it back to gain a better Vin. Oh! you have touch'd my Soul Come to my Arms I 'm reconcil'd to wretchedness to Life Nay ev'n to you Tho Rivals we 'll agree Let 's all three joyn as partners in affliction Till heav'n be mov'd while nature mourns to find Three hearts so wretched yet so truly kind Enter Zemet Zem. My Ld Don Ferdinand with guards was forcing Entrance But hearing you 're return'd wou'd only kiss your hand Fa. My Lord conceal me lest I be detain'd Vin. to Fab. Retire into that Room Go bring him in To Zem. Exit Fa. and Zemet severally Enter Don Ferdinand with Zemet with him Fer. Welcome my Lord to Portugal that mourn'd The brave Vincentio's loss The King himself Has worn a noble sorrow for your Death And doubtless will rejoyce to see you contradict That most
blessing Insatiate in the Riot of my Joys I 'll bribe or teach or force you to be pleas'd I 'll grasp the trembling panting struggling Maid Grac'd with variety of new disorder Her dress her tresses loose and in her face Roses and Lillies in alternate chase I 'll see her beg and beg to be deny'd With heaving breasts soft looks short balmy Sighs Kind broken words and trickling pearly Tears While my proud Rival by sees rages and despairs Fa. Racks Wheels and Fires must I be still restrain'd striving to unbind his legs Ri. Comply Pla. I must not Ri. Marry me then Pla. Hope Ri. I hate long Sieges 'T is Soldier-like to Storm Pla. But not to storm weak woman Oh! forbear kneels Ri. I 'll stab thee then In a threatning posture then suddenly embraces her Pla. I 'll thank you Ri. When 't is done thou charming stubborn Folly Thou Foe to thy own Pleasure what still foolish Sure I can grapple with you Pla. Oh Heav'n Crush crush us both with Thunder oh my Lord Fa. Curst Sight Death to my Eyes Hell to my Soul I cannot bear it Blast Thunder striek burn tear me or my bands Ha! Now Fate I half forgive thee Rises having freed his Legs comes up to Ricardo Turn Monster Ri. Away fly instant Fate 't is in my hand Thou mayst more safely tempt the greedy Lyon When with contracted Paws he grumbles o're his prey Be gone I never threaten twice Villain stab or desist Pushes Ric. roughly Offers to stab him Pla. steps between Ri. Fond rash fool take thy wish Fa. Hah What means Placentia Pla. To rob you of that blow I want it most Fa. Restraint your danger check distract unman me Oh! my Placentia Oh Ricardo spare her Pla. Oh! my Fabiano Oh Ricardo spare him Ri. Too long I 've trifl'd stand out of Death's way Pla. No strike strike thro my Heart still thus I 'll stand Between the dear unhappy Man and Fate Ri. The dearer he 's the sooner he shall dye Pla. Oh! take the wealth I now was leaving kill me Alas my Death will mend my wretched state And I instead of burying my self living Within the lonesom Walls of some poor Cloyster Will lye more quiet in the silent Grave Forgot among the solitary Tombs But on my knees which fear has scarce left able To bear my Trembling body by your Love By the remaining Tears of this sad day By your best hopes and by your future safety Let me adjure you spare him spare my honour Nor act a Crime you 'd wish undone too late Fa. Down Stubborn Heart bend knees Placentia kneels A Goddess kneels but see a greater wonder Ricardo see thy Rival at thy Feet Not to beg life ah no! I wish to dye Spare her oh spare her Let my blood attone Ri. Something I feel like Pity but I 'll hide it aside Or yield or wed me now or both shall dye To Pla. who holds him by the arm Let go your hold Pla. Oh do no drag me thus Fa. Bound as I am I 'll strive to snatch thy Dagger Fa. with both his hands seizes Ricardo's Dagger They struggle Ri. falls She gets his Sword and points it to his breast Ri. Hah Pla. Now Villain tremble Stir and thou dy'st Ri. Oh do not kill me I 'm not fit to dye Pla. Nor ever wi lt therefore unfit to live What shou'dst thou fear thou' rt all a Devil already Thy lowest fall can be but into Hell Ri. Oh that 's uncharitable Pla. Then that 's like thee Infection 's busie where you breathe Dye Pla. offers to kill Ri. Fa. hinders her Fa. Hold dear Placentia let me interpose I'll shield him but to punish him my self Pla. No his Sword must let out his tainted blood Ri. Let not blood stain your Innocence Pla. A Monster 's blood ne'r stains the hand that sheds it Ri. Can a Virgin do this Pla. A Virgin wrong'd can more Ri. 'T is not her office to be cruel Pla. But 't is ev'ry one's office to do justice Ri. Oh! you are pious and you must forgive Pla. Now you can preach that pity you deny'd Ri. Oh! 't was excess of Love that urg'd my Crime Pla. Thou never hadst that goodness as to love Dye Virtue strikes not I. Fa. Hold Madam free my hands I 'll kill him then Pla. Why venture twice your life against a Villain Fa. What can I have to lose when you are lost Ri. aside I hate this lingring Thus I 'll scape or dye Starts up suddenly and runs out Pla. Ha! now he 's scap'd and 't is our turn to fear Fa. I 'll fly for help unbind me Enter Morella Melinda and two of their women Morel We 've heard a dismal noise Fabiano bound Pla. 'T is now no time to talk secure that door They bar the doors on the side where Ri. came out Theft Rape and Murder are at hand Some of you ring the Bell it may bring help They unbind Fabiano who takes up the Sword Fa. Quick call the Captain now his wound is bound Tho lame he may assist Exit Serv. Ri. without Open the door Fa. No not to Thieves and Ravishers Ri. without We 'll break 'em open then Knocks and wrenches without Morel Heaven send us succour first Pla. I fear it much The Bell is rung Enter Captain supporting himself on a stick Fa. Why then I can but dye for you Placentia Cap. Talk not of dying Sir but of defence Let 's keep close by the passage There we shall better make our party good The door is burst open the Women shriek Enter Ricardo Bravoes Sailers and Lieutenant Ri. Fall on Ri. and the Bravoes fight Fa. and the Capt. who give way by degrees till the Lieutenant finding his Capt. there falls on the Bravoes and with the help of the Sailors disarms them and Ricardo Lieu. Our Captain 's here fall on the Rogues Cap. My men are here beyond my expectation Ri. Betray'd by cursed Pyrates Cap. Lieutenant what 's the matter Lieu. Our Brigantine Sir was o're-pow'r'd by Villains So many of our men being on shore They came upon us so at unawares There was no other help but joyning with them I told them I was a revolted Pyrate Who would be glad of such good company And thus since that I 've trac'd them in their mischiefs Being resolv'd to seize 'em when my men Were got together as they are now Fa. Where is the Moor Lieu We cannot find him yet Fa. Bind all the Villains and confine Ricardo Enter Don Vincentio undisguis'd with Attendants Vin. Forbear presumptuous Lord Fa. How Don Vincentio living Mol. and Mar. Hah 't is my Brother's Ghost Ri. Risen from the Grave Vin. Why d' you all shun me But perhaps you ought Yet tho much chang'd I am Vincentio still Pla. Alive oh grant it heav'n Vin. You 've been impos'd upon I find Ri. Oh my dear Brother how I mourn'd for you Runs to embrace him Pla. Come I 'll believe he lives