no further Talk no Words Lean and Let me bear thee to the adjoyning Palace of Appamia There try the power of Art To stay thy Fleeting Life Bris. To Appamia's My Lab'ring Heart Beats quicker at the thought There I may See But I will not Name her She Shall be happy and I forgot Emil. Lean Sir yet more Yonder I spy some That may assist Us Oh Fate Oh Lovisa How shall I ever dare appear before thee Thus sprinkl'd with thy Brother's Blood Exeunt Re-enter Bucarius and Roderigo Buc. The Victims are ready for the Sacrifice Now let 'em Dye in whining Tales and hope Elysium whilst I Seize My exasperated Heroine And Retire till the Storm is past Rod. What 's your Design Buc. To abscond a while and if the Murmurings prove Too loud at Us To fly to the Indies and there Revel In Love and Pleasure too great for Laws And happy above the reach of Fate Rod. I ask but to partake your Fortunes Which ever way they Bend. Buc. You shall Command 'em hast to Appamia The humble way I need no longer move She dares not cannot now deny her Love Her Guilt and Rival Rage her scorn Disarms I 'm paid with nothing but her long'd for Charmes Exev SCENE Changes Enter Adellaida and Amedia Adel. How every Sense is out of Tune wounded and broken When the Minds disorder'd through these Antique Cloisters have I walk'd alone at the silent Solemn Midnight Hour without the least fear or apprehension Yet now a Gloomy Evening and the Fatal Chance Of the proceeding Day strikes me with horror Each Marble Pillar seems a shrouded Ghost And the hollow Winds Eccho like their Groans Amid Go back dear Madam For sure there is unusual Terror Adel. On and seek Appamia I have made thee A Coward by my Fears Enter Emilius Brisac Led Bris. Here let me Rest any further Motion gives me present Emil. Gently set him down whilst I fetch help Death Whose there My Adellaida Adel. returning Is it Emilius calls Emil. That Wretch Emilius Oh Sister This cursed Hand And this unhappy Sword I fear has slain a Gentleman Whom now to save I willingly wou'd Dye Adel. What Gentleman Emil. The Brother to Lovisa my Wife Behold Adel. Ah! Murder Murder My Love My Husband Falls Emil. Darkness o'rewhelm me What dost thou say upon Bris. Bris. Thy Brother Oh the strange work of Fate But upbrad him not nor grieve too much My Charming Bride Upon thy Bosome let the poor Brisac Expire 'T is the Millky-way And leads I hope to Heav'n Dies Adel. Thou sha't not go without me come back Come back Open thy Eyes Speak yet again Breath upon me Alass his Breath is gone Some Angel hat caught the precious Sweet And Treasur'd it in Immortality Emil. Her Griess root me with stiff'ning Horror Pale Death Usurps the lively Red that us'd to Adorn His Face What Villain with obdurate Heart And cruel Eyes cou'd do this But shall a Wife Behold thee thus and not Revenge Thee Thy Dagger poiuts the way detested and Accurst I 'le drive thy barbarous Soul to Shades Below if my Sight almost Drown'd in Tears can Guide my feeble Arm Emil. Strike boldly Adel. Ha my Brother My Darling Brother Fall fall thou Wretch Strike strike and wound Thy self Emil. What mean ye Adel. Prevented then in Desparation Dig the Earth up Force thy way through to the Center or call upon You ponderous Roof to Crush thee Amid Help Sir I cannot hold her Emil. What shall I do prithee call my Father hither 'T is now too late to hide ought from him Exit Amid Oh! That at first I had discover'd her Love and mine Adel. My Father Ah his Curse did this a Parents Curse brought on me all this World of Woe Since then Curses have the power to kill I 'le Curse All humane Kind And first for thee Despair Still gnaw thy Soul when e're thou hop'st for Comfort May the deluding Vision vanish from thy Eyes and Such a Sight as my Brisac is now Be thy Perpetual Portion Emil. I beg ye cease Adel. Where 's now the charming Syllables that us'd to carry Thrilling pleasure to my Heart and melting softness To my Eyes 'T is gone 'T is past for ever Even the Last Antidote against Despair Hope is gone Then with never-ceasing Wailings fix here on this Dear dead Image feed thy Soul with Sorrow till I grow Pale and Cold like my Sorrow Love till One Grave the only Bridal Beremains Receive us both Emil. Severely has my Fate Ordain'd that I shou'd be The cruel Causeof these Heart-wounded Griefs Enter Vice-roy Amidia Vice What does this continual Voice of Sorrow mean Still to Alarm me with New Mischiefs Can the time Measur'd by so few Hours Produce these various Scenes of Horror Is it Don Lopez o're whom my Daughter Weeps Amid Not Don Lopez but a Nobleman of France Who in the late Progress gain'd the Heart and Since the Nuptial Vows of my unhappy Mistress Emil. Oh Sir Your Son your wretched Son has done All this Commit me to the hardest Laws My Just Country Decrees But Oh! If e're in my Obedience I deserv'd your Favourur'd If my Mother whose lov'd Memory you Treasur'd As your greatest Bliss Was dear to ye when Under the Ax or on the Wrack I expire Save And protect my wife Send her safely back To France From whence I stole the unequal'd prize Vice Emilius here My Eyes and Ears thus entertain'd With Sights of Death and Sounds of Marriage What mean these dismal Riddles Adel. I can Explain 'em See Sir your Power you Bid it Rain and lo from my Eyes whole Deluges Have pour'd you said I shou'd behold Pale Horror in the Face of him I Lov'd And look how dreadfully you are obey'd Vice Alass 't is dire Confusion all But Take her from the Body and Guard her with special Care Adel. Stand off Indeed ye' are to blame They go to take Adel away Do not Father do not part us now I ask but this Cold Hand I 'le lay it to my Heart and it shall bring me Quiet Everlasting Quiet Vice Ye humour her distraction to some Apartment lead her Adel. Let him come with me then do do Inhumane Creatures do yet all your Forces cannot keep in Life I have him still I hold I grasp him Ah me Their cruel strength prevails Another Look Ye Tygers my Heart-strings Swell and Ach with painful stretching Once more and they will burst Yes yes My pale dead Love I shall I will O're take thee I will I will Exit forced off Vice What have I done Alonza to deserve Such Punishments Henceforth never Let Man build in Earth his Happiness Since even our Children whom we from Heav'n are priviledg'd to Love prove our greatest Torments To the Hall of Justice let this Dead Lord be born and Summon thither the Alcade and all the Officers Oh Emilius How shall I behold thee now a Criminal to Heav'n and me But I won't
Lov. Is it nothing then to break the strongest Ties Ties which even Barbarians hold most Sacred Forsake Parents Family my Native Land Nay worse leave my Fame at Random For the malicious World to Censure whose Vile Breath scarce spares the brightest Virtue How will it blacken my Errors Is this Not worth a Sigh No Emilius he is mine And he out-weighs 'em all Emil. Come to my Heart thou Darling softness In thy own Mansion Reign Oh! What Transporting Pleasures does 't thou give The earnest of Love's rich Feast which I the Happy I shall now receive Lov. Alas Emil. Nay If thou break'st the Chain my pleas'd Imagination forms I shall suspect thy Love For I appeal to Thee with all my Foes thy Coldest Guards about thee if to a Tittle I Have not obey'd thy hard Conditions When In France I snatch'd thee from thy Destin'd Bridegroom 'T is true we were so close persu'd We scarce had time to Tye the Sacred Knot our selves I just cou'd call thee Wise my Charming Bride You Injoyn'd and I obey'd tho' my Heart Rowl'd in Fire I beheld thee like an Anchorite But now the cruel Task is o're and I will Seize thee Lock thee in these fond Arms Warm thee With my Sighs and fill thee with the Fury of my Love Lov. Hear me Emilius tho' unwillingly I wake thee from thy Dreams of Bliss Yet I have Fears that wrack my Soul And to whom but thee shou'd I disclose ' em Therefore I must be heard Emil. What wou'd my Angel say Or why Do ye repeat the Injunction to be heard Did I e're fly the Musick of thy Tongue Or listen to it with less respect Than what we pay to Oracles Divine Lov. You have brought me to Sardinia Where Your Father's Lord You are his Eldest and his only Hopes In the Spanish Court He no doubt has chose some Princess To prop his Name from Sinking and Bless Your Genial Bed What will then Become of me Emil. My Love Lov. I have no Witness of my Noble Birth Pointing to her Woman But that poor helpless Wretch Nay shou'd there be Enquiry made My angry Father for my Disobedience May disown me If they by Threats Or Prayers Draw you too on their side Then I shall be left Expos'd in this Inhospitable Isle perhaps wounded With opprobrious Names Call'd a Wandring loose One a wanton Mistress Save me Emilius from that Thought Save me quick It tears my Heart asunder Emil. Why dost thou Wound me with thy grondless Fears thy most unkind Suspicions Yet if there 's power in Words thou sha't be Satisfi'd Hear ye Just Avengers Hear this kneeling Imprecation If e're my Heart incline to any other Beauty If to the last ruddy drop that Animates this Frame I not protect thee my dearest Part my Wife If I am not proud to own and honour thee in All Prospirities or worst Extremities Let me Live the most detested of my Race Hated by all good Men And Curs'd by Heav'n Lov. Hold my Dear Lord Emil. No! Upon this Theme I will Exceed and yet Not talk too much Winds bear my Words And Treasure 'em amongst their blewest Plagues And dash 'em back upon this Perjur'd Head When I in thought Forsake her Lov. No more I will I will believe thee Emilius has said it And Truth it self Will sooner Change then he Emil. to a Servant I attend her here Enter a Servant and whispers Emilius The Lady my Blessing to Whose Protection I shall Commit thee Till I 've wrought my Father to a Consent Lov. Is she good and kind Emilius Emil. She was my Mother's valu'd Care lest By her Parents young Ever bred With my Sister and my self Large are her Possessions in both the Indies and in Spain Yet all Matches she refuses and in my Father's Court Exhausts her vast Revenues What e're Requests to him I made By her they were convey'd by her obtain'd She comes Retire a Moment whilst I relate the Story of our Loves Lov. Which shou'd she disapprove Emil. Impossible she will be pleas'd indeed she will Leads her out and returns All shall be well Enter Appamia and Zelide App. Emilius Cou'd you think our Joys For your return wou'd by Surprize Receive addition That you gave No warning o' the Blessing Emil. Oh my best Friend most Excellent Of Women Friendship was Languid Till you receiv'd the Sacred Fire and rais'd it To those Heights Natures almighty Master First Ordain'd Before designing Fraud And little Arts were us'd App. On any Theme you speak well Emilius Tho' I 'de hear nothing but what relates to your self Emil. How much I am oblig'd it is Impossible To say Yet like honest Debtors I 'de reckon up The mighty Summ e're I run further in the Score App. Hold Emilius I conjure thee hold The pleasure of serving you Rewards My utmost Care Emil. Oh! You are All Goodness and her Fears Were Vain App. starting Her What Her Emil. Nay Start not Madam To the Noble Stock of Friendship I have only added A little tender Branch which Nourish'd under you Shall kindly pay you back with Faith and Love Like mine App. What can Emilius mean Emil. In France it was my Fate to see a Lady Of whose Beauty I shall forbear to speak Because your Eyes will be the Judge It is Enough to say she caught my Heart In Everlasting Chains In the Gallantry The French Court allows I found daily means To tell my fair Saint the Victory her Charms Had won and she at Length Listen'd with A Relenting Ear drew me from the Terrors Of Despair for mine was no Common Wandring Fire which Time or Absence or Some other Beauty might have Cur'd There Was no Medium in the firceness of my Love I must be the most wretched of Mankind or the Happiest App. Oh Emilius Were these the Studies Thou wert sent to Learn Is thy Father's Care and my incessant Kindness Thus repay'd Emil. Confusion to my Hopes Appamia Weeps My Friend and my Protectress Weeps At her Emilius's Joys App. No! Pray Sir proceed Zelede Thy Arm I am Sick o' th suddain Emil. Madam App. Nay I beseech you Sir go on Is Your Choice of Noble Birth Emil. As any France can boast of App. Why was your Father then not made Acquainted Why in that Point alone Were your Letters sent to me Still silent Emil. I did design it all when from Lovisa's Mouth I knew my Fate but Oh! Just as with Down-cast Eyes a blushing Face trembling Hand Her soft Breath stole through the Rosie Doors In broken Accents Words half kind and half Conceal'd Just as my Ravish'd Heart Receiv'd the Blessing and warm Extasies Took place of Chilling Fears When Every Thought and every Wish and Every Look was Love App. aside Good Heav'n How eagerly he talks Emil. Even in this perfect State of Bliss Her cruel Father was Bartering my Inestimable Fair Bargain'd with a Neighbouring Lord for Dirt and Acres Sold my Goddess like a Common Nothing Of the
sitting Season and if You dare assist and free me from an Usurpation Which I hate My self with all the vast Revenues I command is thine without another Article Buc. For one kind look I wou'd have forfeited my Life But Brib'd so high Methinks I shou'd do more than Dye App. You know the Vice-roy has Long been Ruler here And to his false Care my mistaken Father Left unhappy me Buc. Which prov'd his Blessing The Court of Spain Is slow in their Supplies and when the Vice-roy First appear'd the Island was in an Uproar Soldiers unpaid and therefore Mutinous All Form of Government neglected He Empty'd your full Coffers to stop their Craving Mouths and with the Wealth of your Great Ancestors bought a lasting Peace App. Yet tho' I put up this Remit the mighty Debts Which he can never pay Still wou'd he Retain a Tyranny upon my Will still Guide my Actions and dispose of all my Fortunes Buc. By your Injuries and my Immortal Love he shan'not I 'le Pistol him to Morrow on the Castle Walk App. And so be lost your self For he stands High in Popular Opinion the thoughtless Vulgar hallow him applause Because he 's fam'd for Hospitality surfeits their Censure Appitites and drowns their Souls In Riot But wou'd you be directed by an injur'd Woman His Measures shou'd all be broke his growing Expectations Blasted Buc. Instruct. Command me Madam I Listen to perform App. This Day such Wonders has produc'd that you 'l Scarce Credit my Relation Emilius is return'd Emilius whom even since my Childhood I own To have Honour'd with my Friendship trusting It seems to that when in France he had seduc'd A Lady from her Husband brings her to me to be Protected I Swear the Conscious Blushes almost burst My Cheeks if I reflect on the Vile Office he did design Me Shall I connive at their Amours my Roof shelter Their Impious Loves help me Bucarius help to Curse ' em Buc. Swift Vengeance overtake him Emilius in Sardinia My Emulator still in the bright Source of Glory Disappointment Cross his Delightful purposes Heart-rending Plagues For ever rest upon him App. Not upon him but the false wanton I 'de punish your Sex is by custom privileg'd to Injuries like these your Honours scarce tainted call a Venial Crime but In a Wife 't is sure unpardonable Buc. What is it Madam you desire of me App. To have this Woman in a Monastry Clapt up or Instantly sent back to France I 'de have her Brother Told her Baseness to have her given up to his Revenge I know not what I 'de have for whilst she stays the Sight of her and of her Crimes will make me Mad. Buc. aside Ha! I suspect but I will search it throughly Who is her Brother App. Alas I had forgot to tell you this Emilius too I wish Secur'd till She is past the power of ever seeing Him again he is Disguis'd and may be Seiz'd on Some pretence Buc. Explain your Intentions to me Madam App. The Room 's too publick for our Conference In my Closet you shall be inform'd Buc. And if I stop at ought that you Command Or not Destroy whom ever you have Doom'd May this blest Moment of your kindness Prove a Dream and may I wake again to the Despair ' in which the Dawning Day beheld me App. That way I 'll follow Now Zelide now let the Glorious Sun Withdraw his Chearful Beams Darkness and furies shou'd Assist at this Black Council Oh Love Thy Golden shast Pierc'd first this this Tender Heart and warm'd it With a Lambent Fire which now by Jealously Is set into a Blaze How I cou'd Burn how I am lost in rage No Gentle Shower's such Mounting Flames Asswage Lovisa the belov'd must Mourn as well as I. I 'le be reveng'd my Zelide and I 'le Dye Can she my Rival then my Justice blame I give her Death and taste my self the same Exit ACT III. Bucarius and Roderigo Meet Buc. OPortunely are we met my Faithful Roderigo for I have Deeds in Agitation That want a Subtil Head a Heart resolv'd And Hand like thine to help Accomplish Rod. Long have ye talk'd of Mischief rail'd on the Vice-roy Breath'd nought but Grievances and Swore redress but whilst I find ye drag the Proud Appamia's Chains whilest thus ye Haunt the Palace of that Disdainful fair Glory And Interest tho' they call aloud ' I fear will hardly Wake ye from the Lethergy of Love Buc. If now I shake not off the Effeminate Slavery Boys shall Proclame my Folly's and hout me From the Society of Men yet never till this Moment had I such Grounds to hope Possession O! Appamia her Wealth and full Revenge on my Honours Rival and my Love the Curst Emilius Rod. I cannot reach ye Buc. All shall be Unravell'd there 's secret Marriges My Instrument there 's Room for Plots that shall Destroy the growing greatness of the Vice-roy's Race Rod. Appamia Married Buc. No She wou'd have been my friend was first In Love which sure 's the greatest Curse and Shame Of Woman-kind Emelius the Object of her Fancy Who having baulk'd her Eager Wishes she meditates Revenge on his fair Choice and I am to be the Fool Employ'd Rod. How found you this Buc. Her every word and look inform'd me but having Wrung each useful Circumstance from her Distracted fury I 'le Counter-plot her purposes And sure Destruction shall o'retake 'em all Come with me and I 'le unfold what I design Disguises must be had much thought and Caution Us'd ha She follows and in htr Face the Stamp of Heav'n wears but I know her Soul deceitful And will not trust my Eyes to Gaze. Enter Appamia and Zelide App. Not gone my Lord who have you there Buc. One that will Assist in your Commands App. Be Expeditious and be careful If the Reward Inspires ye Buc. The Task 's too easie I woud have play'd With Danger for such a glorious Prize Courted Hazards where Life hung by a Hair And whatso're is fancied Dreadful had oppos'd me App. Zelide shall still inform ye how we move Industrious and Faithful is the Indian Slave In her you may rely Haste Noble Sir as I have Directed Let your first business be to keep Emilius from returning Instantly Buc. He moves this Day as I contrive and you Appoint to Morrow is his own farewell Remember Princess what you have promis'd Exeunt Zel. Can then Spain's Beauty Nay I may add The world's receive this Rough General For her Lord the Son of Fortune only whose Sword is his Inheritance whilst Princes Lords of Provinces Sigh to be her Slaves App. That 's a Thought the least disturbs me No Zelide we shall never live to be his Bride Zel. How Madam App. Dye before and so discharge our promise Harke thee Zelide thou art skill'd in Baleful Drugs the greatest Foes to Humane kind One deadly drop by thee prepar'd and mingl'd With the stream of Life the Blood will Spoil The
Noblest Frame of Nature Poyson each Azure Channel let down the useful Springs Stop the beating Pulses and all the curious Movements Till the Machine Drops into it's Original Clay To be reviv'd no more Zel. Oh Princess Merciful Heav'n keep you From thoughts like these App. Why dost tremble you said you were a Princess Born and that thy Swarthy Veins Carry'd the Royal Blood of those who heretofore Were Lords of Mexico It must be false Thou hast a Plebian Soul else thou hadst Us'd that skill which I Implore and died E're been my Slave Zel. It was your gentle Usuage which reconcil'd me first To Life and then to the Love of you Which if I have fail'd in App. No thou hast not nor you shan'not If you refuse me with this drawn Dagger I 'le give my Rival present Death Then Our Laws will Doom me to severest Wracks And publick Shame upon a Scaffold End me Zel. Oh my Lov'd Mistriss App. Why is it such a pain to Live and sin to Dye If Bucarius fails Lovisa's not remov'd and Then this Night they meet and long succeeding Joyful Days and Nights attend 'em prepare My Slave a Draught prepare for her or me Both caenot must not Live Zel. Have peace you shall be obey'd App. I thank thee faithful Creature now to the Alcove lead I must Tinge Lovisa's Sweets If her mind is undisturb'd I am but half Reveng'd She must be Rouz'd Alarm'd with Doubts and Fears set her Desponding Heart in Tortures like to mine Create her Woes May Equal my Despair Exeunt SCENE Drawn Lovisa Sleeping on a Couch Enter Appamia and Zelsde App. There wrapt in Innocence and Peace She lies No Dreadful Dreams warn her of approaching Fate Calm Sleep Cordial to the Wretched for ever Fled from me seems fond to eang upon those Beauteous Lids Baths and Wanton's in her Eyes and Revels on her Lips in Charming Smiles Zel. Can you Commend and not yet pity App. 'T is Emilius no doubt is the pleasing Image Of her Dreams She sees him at her Feet Hears his soft Vows and Darts him back Ten Thousand Joys Zel. Madam She Wakes Lov. What gone agen ye Airy Fantam Why have ye forsook me Why are my longing Eye-lids stretch'd in vain for him whom Sleeping I beheld App. I told ye so Forgive my over-care Such Charge Emilius gave such Charms Have you That much I Covet to be near you Lov. This is Excess of Noble Charity to a poor Stranger and your humble Handmaid But is there yet no news from my Dear Lord App. None I doubt my fair Friend you 'l be Too fond expect more Complaisance More Kinnness than our Spanish Nobles Pay to Wives Lov. To Wives Why Madam is there a Dearer Name App. Bless me Nurtur'd in the Court of France and Ask That Question I thought your Gallantry had been Our Example I assure ye there 's scarce a Man Of Quality here but wou'd think himself despis'd Deform'd or most abominably Scandaliz'd If publick Fame took no notice that he had A Mistress At all our old Customary Feasts There 's not a Don tho' Marry'd to the Charming'st Bride On Earth but wears some other Lady's Colours Leaving his Wife so to be Honour'd by her Hero If she has any But by the Husband She 's Certainly neglected Lov. Oh my Emilius How far art thou from Once resembling such a Waverer App. I 'm glad to hear it France has strangely Alter'd him In this Court he was the very Minion of the Ladies Addrest to all each blooming Beauty Shar'd his Heart tho' none possest it wholly With an Air of Universal Kindness apply'd to All But these were the Triffling Hours of Youth Now He seems fix'd indeed Lov. The Character is so indifferent from the Brave Emilius that were it not for strongest Proofs I shou'd think you did not know the Man App. Oh! He 's a Dissembler take my word for 't But he may make the better Husband Lov. If I could think the Lord my Heart has Chose For whom I have forsook all that the World Calls Comforts thus Inclin'd I 'de Dye to Rid me of the Dismal Apprehensions Oh Madam Forgive me if I say 't is unkind App. What Lov. To tell me this If it be true I 'me undone Think on my Condition Suppose you had left This Delightful Palace the Place where you are Known and Honor'd fled with some Dear Man To Distant Climes Consider how t' would shock ye But to fear this trusted only Friend shou'd prove Unconstant Faithless as the Seas you Past Such Is my Fate if he forsakes me for whom Iv'e All forsaken Despair and Death 's my Portion Oh Emilius Cruel Unkind Return and Chear me e're it be too late App. Accuse him not nor grieve at what 's deliver'd As a Friendly Caution But why doth he Loiter now He said he would not see the Vice-roy and tho' he hold His Sister near his Heart Methinks if he fulfill'd His parting Words his Visit shou'd be shorter Lov. I know not what to think My Soul so long Has held him true with such a Faith Believ'd his Promises that it will be wondrous hard To Judge him False but harder much to find him so App. Be wise and you are happy All yet is in your Power Untasted Sweets Virgins Favours Beauty like yours Wou'd Urge the greatest Rambler to play the Saint With Perjur'd Breath kindle such lovely Fires and Venture his Immortal Hopes for your Embraces I say not this of our Emilius But such Men there are Lov. Oh! App. When next you see him which must be suddainly if His Friends have sway'd him or Adellaida by The Description of some fam'd Beauty in her prime Renew'd his old Amours You 'l find it in his Alter'd Carriage he 'l be reserv'd disturb'd Spite of Dissembled Fondness mark him Nicely and you may discover Lov. Oh all ye Powers is this my Task must My plain honest Heart that 's full of Love Of Faith and true Obedience be wrack'd with Jealous Pangs still on the Watch to find out the Tricks and Turnings of Deceitful Men No rather Than endure the Killing Pain the little abject Office I 'le rip it up and led out Love and Life together App. No my Lovisa give me leave to call you mine We will live in highest Pleasure Live if you can Learn like me to Despair and slight the Betraying Race I who have seen 'em Cringing at my Feet been Surrounded with eager Eyes and bended Knees Stopt my Ears at the bewitching Charmers The false Guilding of their Love wou'd not down With me I saw Interest Lurking underneath â—nd scap'd Destruction Lov. Alas What have you scap'd You are yet within the Very bloom of Beauty Love has not yet sent the Hero He designs your Conquerour had you met with one Like my Emilius graceful in his Person by Nature fram'd to be the Darling Joy of Woman-kind Who when he tells the Story of his Love wou'd make The
thanks tho' 't is my undoing whilst I hear You speak I shall dye Contented Exit Adel. This young Noble-man is Honest Just and Brave I must Conside in him else his Love will Set him full at my Brisac or draw my Father's Hatred on my Husband What a Name is that How much is he Dearer Than all Mankind If I forgot my Duty Forgive me Heav'n 'T is Love Nature's first and great decree Preserver of the World and Conquerer of me Exit Enter Bucarius Buc. So this Disguise will do Appamia doubtly Arm'd for our Destruction Resistless Beauty Dwells in her Coelestial Form but Oh! Hell has Been at Work within There Subtilty Revenge And violent Passions Reign yet she shall be O're reach'd and yield to my Embraces or Bear the Odium of the Bloody Crime which I 'le Contrive Heist Roderigo Enter Roderigo Rod. The same Buc. Well! How and How Rod. Exactly as your heart desires Emilius passing From the Palace back to Appamia was seiz'd His name demanded which he denying was a Spy clapt up And there Remains till you think fit I shou'd release him â—nd as you Order'd give the Paper Buc. Within an Hour let it be done Comes Don Lopez as I directed Rod. He follows I told him a Stranger waited For him in this private Grove Buc. Excellent away be careful Roderigo since Ruine or Glory waits such bold Attempts Fly I hear him Exit Rod. Enter Brisac Bris. By my full hopes of dear expected Bliss This Quarrel most Ominous If 'T is Lorenza waits me here shou'd Death Or Conquest be my Fate What Troubles Must I heap on thee my poor kind Adellaida Ha! Who have we here Wou'd you Sir ought with me Buc. If you are the Count Brisac Bris. Brisac How came you by that Name Buc. My Eyes Inform me you are the the Man Bris. Trust me Friend I cannot recollect where They Learn that Knowledge for till this Moment surely mine did ne're Encounter ' em Buc. Yes often Tho' not heedfully my time indeed was spent From Court where you resided but my Noble Injur'd Friend I 'me sure you 'l own Brisac What Friend Lead me out of this amaze Buc The Earl of d Anglesack Bris. And what of him Buc. Have you not a Sister too Lovisa Nam'd Bris. Yes Pleasing is the Remembrance her Beauty And her Fame stood fair when I lest France I dare Answer for her She has not lost the Virtuous Character Buc. Beauty indeed she still retains But Oh! The more Inestimable Jem Bright Honor Which sullied once or lost like the flying Hours Can never never be retriev'd Bris. Whither do thy Speeches lead for I am yet i' th' Dark Buc. Observe that Earl I mention'd Espous'd your Sister Bris. I do believe it for my Father writ 't was so Design'd Buc. Oh fatal Nuptials Oh unhappy Marriage Wretch'd d'Englesack Oh my dearest Friend Bris. What mean these Exclamations Who Has wrong'd your Friend and mine Buc. Lovisa Bris. No. Buc. If deserting his Red and him when scarse the Hymenial Tapers were burnt out e're the Fresh Beauties of the Spring by Virgins strow'd Were wither'd If this base Then basely Has Lovisa done Bris. With whom Or what Or how Let me By degrees to a just Fury rise Buc. Of him she has blindly chose I can give But small Account Some Idle Debauchee Who caught her with a Foppish Face A Guady Coat such a despicable Triffle Bris. Patience ye boiling Viens Back to your Fountains and carry cooling Patience Where are these Adulterers Speak thou Upstart Fiend sent to Wrack my quiet Buc. Behold this wound given by the Villain who is In Sardinia hid I have track'd him hither Your Father and the Earl come on but Spite Of this disabl'd Arm I 'le make Vengeance sure E're the dishonor's blaz'd abroad Bris. Thou make Vengeance sure Thou prevent the Dishonour of my Family By Hell I shall Believe all that thou hast said a Curst invented Lye Unless you show me Lovisa in Sardinia Buc. I 'le do 't if you 'l Engage to keep your temper And after bring you where I am to meet the Traytor I knew not of your being here nor when I saw you had I made an Application but that My over-eager Zeal for poor d'Englesack threw me on On his Honors Ravisher just at our Landing Where the Ships Crew prompted by the Triumphant Villain whom I suppose a Native here disarm'd And broke my Limbs Bris. Prodigious All Monstrous and uninteligible Buc. I am sorry I can with so much Ease convince ye Who wou'd serve a Friend so earnestly and be Thus suspected it was my violent Friendship Made me out do their Search and find away to pass In the same Ship with the false Fugitives tho' 't was Too late to stop 'em Follow me I will Inform you Of every little Circumstance and to Confirm 'em true Show you Lovisa in the wanton Reveller's Arms. Bris. Do this and be for ever Buc. What Bris. Curst as I am now From all the Downy Sweets I long for thus remov'd From all that 's Lovely all that is belov'd From Love Natures Feast her sublimest Joy From Raptures that wou'd almost Life destroy Rouz'd by the call of Honor Injur'd Fame My Love I hazard to preserve my Name Quit the Dearest Wife to hide a Sisters Shame ACT IV. Enter Appamia meeting Zelide App. HAst thou seen Bucarius Zel. I have App. And moves the Engine right Zel. As Mischiefs self were the Contriver Emilius is freed and by a Lotter charg'd with Villany a Feign Challenge sent him to defend his Honor Threatn'd with Cowardize If he devulge or Forbear the meeting App. An early Courage and undaunted Mind his forward Youth has still discover'd His Manly Arm Pluckt fair Fame from Danger 's ugliest Mouth And in our Annals made long Tracts of brightness Zel. Gloomy and sad this way he walks now revolving Deeply in his troubl'd Breast this unexpected Charge Of Fate then starting as from a Dream of Horror And Crying out Lovisa App. Aye that 's the Thought that tears him not For himself but her he fears Fool Fool Be still or to Elysium go and meet her there On Earth I stand the Flaming Barr between That ye shall never clasp with Joy Zel. The Lord Bucarius hither trains Brisca by ways To him unknown where he shall see Emilius and Lovisa behold their meeting Joys and Confirm the Dishonor he suspects next the pretended Challenge Draws Emilius back and leaves Lovisa to yours And to her Brother's Rage App. My Fancy hurry's on to wild Confusions I dare Not trust Brisac's resentment they may talk and All be well is the fatal Cordial ready Zel. The Poison is App. But may we trust Bucarius in his Contrivance Of a Challenge I know Emilius eager to Answer His Accuser Suppose the General prove a real Foe My Rage shrinks back at thought of my Emilius I cannot bear that he should be destroy'd my Injuries Mount high
Lor. All help is vain when Despair like mine gives The Blow There needs no second Aim say Won't thou Curse me now Adel. Oh! I must Curse my self for ever Why Amidia Dost thou stand agast Start from thy sad amaze And fill the Palace with thy Cries Amid Help here help Exit Adal Lorenzo thou rash unfortunate What hast thou done Lor. Ha! Can my Streaming Wound force a relenting Tear Yes yes it does Let not the Precious Balm Drop too near my Heart Lest I Revive And agen Torment thee Adel. Oh! I wou'd waste in never ceasing showers To save thy Noble Life Lor. Is 't possible Lend me thy Hand nor shall your Too too happy Husband feel a Jealous pang The Kisses I shall leave upon it are Damp'd With the Cold Dew of Death Enter Vice-roy Attended Vice Whither does this dolefull Sound Conduct me Adel. Behold the Blasting Sight Vice Ha! Lorenza Dying who has done this Cursed Deed Lor. I my self Farewel my Father Oh Adellaida Farewel Dies Vice My Son My Darling Expecttation for ever gone Ah Trait'riss Ah Ingrate well mayst Thou Weep This was thy Work Adel. Oh Sir Vice 'T is past excuse or Pardon has my Indulgence caus'd This Disobedience Curst then be former Fondness I shall No more behold thee but with a Loathing Eye Adel. Fatal Sounds Drive not your once Lov'd Daughter To Distraction Vice Where lernt ye boldness to contemn my Choice Confusion Light upon your Awkard Sex Give ye your Will Your Headstrong Will and you 'l lead your selves into perdition Adel. Kneeling I implore your Mercy O pity and forgive Your Wretched Offspring with dear Paternal Blessings Raise me Or I shall sink beneath your dreadful Anger Vice Pity and Pardon when I behold the blooming Hopes Of Spain Level'd by thy base Pride below the meanest Slave Deny'd the Sacred Funeral Rites Rak'd up in Vile Unhallow'd Clay Oh sad Remembrance 'T is For some Minion this Brave Young Man was Sacrific'd But hide him I Charge thee hide him from thy Injur'd Father or by my Just Resentment He shall be Years a Dying I 'le have his Eyes pull'd out His Flesh by Burning Pincers torn and when he Roars In heat of Torment Scalding Oyl shall be the Draughts Administer'd and Add to his Hellish Pains Adel. See Sir See how you drag me on the Earth Send Send me to Lorenza but use such killing Words no more Vice If he scape my Vengeance may the sure hand of Fate O'retake him when with Fond Eager Eyes Thou steals to the Banquet of ungracious Love May'st thou View him the Destruction of thy Hopes Pale Bleeding and Dead as is Lorenza Adel. Kneel Amida kneel prostrate lye on the Ground Bathing with me his Feet And lifting up thy Hands to move him Vice This Murder 's thine False Girl Seek Heav'n With Patience and Prayer Cry out aloud for Mercy there Which Oh! I fear will now be hard to find Exit Ami. Rise Madam I beg ye Rise These Wounding Griess Consume ye Adel. Ah Cruel Father ther 's something whispers to my heart I shall have Peace in spite of all this Drowning Tempest Yet I will Rouze a little and warm my most unhappy Love My Dear Unfortunate Brisac Conjure him Fly This Fatal Isle And safety in some humble Harbour find For sure no Star Reigns here to Lovers kind Exit ACT V. Enter Brisac and Bucarius Bris. THis is the Grove you say wherein you did appoint That Vile Companion of my Sisters Lust a Meeting Buc. It is And he bold in his Crimes defied my Challenge and swore to answer with his Sword Bris. Enough The unlook'd for Infamy carry'd such a stain That my Heart detested to Communicate the Story Even to my nearest Friends Therefore Thou Stranger as thou art If I fail I leave To give my Father and the Enquiring World A Just Account Buc. Impartial Heav'n will avert your Fall I dont doubt However by the Friendship I owe your Sisters Husband The wrong'd d' Englesack I 'le speak your Actions Nobly Bris. Yet there is something more Buc. Freely Declare your Pleasure Bris. This Letter to the Princess Adellaida the Vice-roys only Daughter deliver from my hand She will take care of you and my wretched Sister Buc. Conclude it done unless your own Commands forbid it Bris. No more I see the Villain comming my rising Blood proclaims him so Be gone nor Watch the Event But leave the rest to Fate Buc. Farewel thou Gallant Man Honour guide Thy Sword thro' the Polluted Veins Of that false Traytor Bris. Farewel Buc. as he goes off Fight Fight ye thick Skull'd Fools Till I part ye Yet hereabouts my bus'ness is to Lurk For Whosoe'ere O'recomes this Poysond Sword dispatches Him besides Roderigo and choice Russians wait Lest they shou'd Parley and agree Exit Enter Emilius Emil. Art thou the bold Insulter o're my Fame who Unprovok'd forcest my Arm to Chastise Thy Ill-manner'd Folly Bris. So Haughty But words are a Coward 's Armour To hinder my Suspicions thou art such Speak only this and then no mo Hast thou not Brought from France a Fair False Woman Call'd Lovisa Emil. The truest and most Charming of her Sex I own I have Bris. Hold Now use thy Sword for mine Is eager to be thee Emil. Heav'n Witness I was never backward Heav'n also knows my Soul is free from fear Yet there is something in that Form which stay 's my Arm Sure 't is the Resemblance of my Lovisa Bris. Thine Villain Thine Come on or I shall Take thee unprepar'd Emil. Disputes thou her Nay then farewell All thoughts of Peace They Fight Brisac falls My Sword has pierc'd thee Yet I tremble for 't am strangely Shockt As if I had receiv'd the Wound I had given Bris. Thou hast indeed o're come tho I appeal to Honors Rules and Justifie the Attempt Enter Bucarius Buc. Ha! My Friend I 'le stretch my pinnion'd Arm And burst tho new Sodder'd Sinews to Revenge thee Emil. Beset Bris. Hold base Man Nor call me Friend and practise Villany like this Assist ye Powers my weakness And let me throw my Body twixt their meeting Swords Emil. Thou art Disarm'd Rises Bris. And you are Wounded Emil. And to be felt a Scratch Buc. aside You have both your Banes And now I 'le Leave ye Exit Emil. But What art thou What unequal'd Hero Who in the last Efforts of Life struglest 'To save thy Enemy Bris. Justice was still the Master of my Actions That Urg'd me now to save thee That prompted me To take thy Life for the abuse of my lov'd Sister Emil. Thy Sister Speak that agen But let a Dreadful Bolt of Bellowing Thunder follow And strike me past the Sense of ever hearing more Bris. Lovisa To whom tho' my Veins empty a pace I Blush to own is my Sister Marry'd to the Count d'Englesack and this Oh Emil. My Wife I swear as sure as the Destruction This Curs'd Deed has Drawn upon me But Oh
Chide thee Lest thou shoulst suffer and thy Father's words Prove the sad Presages of ensuing Fate Emil. You are too good and I too guilty for the Blessing Of your forgiveness I feei a Pain almost Intolerable where that Villain toucht me with his Sword Vice Lead to the Wife you nam'd so tenderly and let us Try to stop the further Current of these Misfortunes Enter Lovisa led by her Woman her Hair down Distracted Wounded in her Bosome and Arms. Ha! What Beauteous Wretch is this Emil. My Lovisa Or is it some Phantome rais'd For my Astonishment Lov. Give me way I am all Consuming Flames Unhand me Let me Lanch my Veins yet Deeper They are all on Fire Blood cannot quench ' em My Breath is Flakes of Fire My Eyes like flaming Meteors Shoot! My Nerves my Arteries Like Shrivelâ—d Parchment shrink in Fire I Burn I Blaze I Dye Oh that I cou'd For Death they say is Cold Emil. Speak La Brette the Cause e're I Catch the Madness E're I grow Wild as Winds And Deaf as Storms Lab. Thus did I find her mangling her own Flesh Tearing her lovely Hair and Raging in these Direful Torments Lov. Off off with these Burning Robes Dip 'em in some Spring Then Cover me agen and let 'em Drop and Drop Upon my Fiery Heart Or turn the Rivers On me Lap me in Cool refeshing Waves Give Oh give me Ease Emil. Oh that I cou'd that I cou'd know from whence These Horrors come Look not thus Distractedly Upon me Be Calm my Love be Calm And since there is no hope of Life Let 's Dye In peace Vice My Son Emil. Your Pardon Sir I have no further wish The Business of my Hours is done Vice Alonza Search Inquire these Pangs are greater Than Nature gives Emil. What Starts and what Convulsions Dost thou bear It must be Poison But by whom Lov. Ha! Yet another Blaze Am I not Consum'd My Head is Aetna All the Springs Of Blood Rowling Seas of Fire Bear me to the Frozen North lay me in a Bed Of Snow will ye not Emilius No 't is impossible The Mass is all on Fire Ay now the Fabrick Falls and I am Ashes Emil. My Sisters Dagger Death Lingers Look up Lovisa Vice Alas Emilius Think upon thy wretched Father Enter Bucarius Dragging in Appamia and Zelide Buc. Come forth thou Woman Angel in View In Action Fiend And thou Black Accomplice whose Looks and Deeds are Parallel Come forth My Breath Will last Spite of thy Bloody Hand To tell the Vice-roy the Murders thou hast Caus'd Vice Bucarius Wounded Which way shall I turn My Bloodshot Eyes Appamia Buc. Curses instead of Pity First upon her and then on me App. Villain Buc. I am Indeed a Villain Love which sooner or later Ruins all Mankind was my Destruction But Oh! I find I cannot end my Story Appamia's Love set me on to Mischief and when I claim'd the promise she had made For my Reward Her person and her Wealth She answered with a Blow By a Poyson'd Dagger given Sieze Her and that Devil Moor They will finish What I cannot Oh! Dies Vice How Madam Guards put that Infidel upon the Wrack immediately Zel. I Offer up my Limbs practise your Torments Yet not all the Agonies Spain or hell can Invent shall force Confession from me That will Injure my Lov'd Mistress App. Oh thou Strik'st me deeper than my Conscience 'T was my Command forc'd the unhappy Wretch Save her from the Wrack And I will own the fatal Turth Vice Appamia Is 't possible Is this Lovely Creature by thee Destroy'd App. No by Emilius Emil. I did I Falser than Malice in the Mouth Of Envy Invention blacker than Hell Creates App. the Cordial Fool 't is true it was by me Prepar'd but you convey'd it to the Charmers Lips Emil. Hell and Despair What cou'd provoke Thee How have I been Deceiv'd App. Dull and Insensible had I not Eyes As well as thy Lovisa She saw and Lov'd And ventur'd all So wou'd I My Flames were Fiercer far than hers Which disappointed turn'd to black Revenge Accomplish'd now but Oh for thee ungrateful As thou wert To thy Death I never did consent Nor that I care to be believ'd for all things now are Equal with me But when that dead Villain brought The Fatal News That with Invennom'd Steel he had Touch'd thee I with the Poyson'd Dagger which he Nam'd gave back the Blow and there he lies at Once the proof of my Revenge and Love Vice How Terrible's a Womans rage but the Law Must speak thy Sentence Secure 'em Guards App. The Law but will that end my Misery haâ—tâ— Late I begin to see the Fatal Ills my unhappy Love has caus'd My Zilide who now shall Shield us From the Terros of Despair Let me for ever Warn my Sex and fright 'em from the thoughts of Black Revenge from being by Violent Passions Sway'd Murder And am I the cause Fall Mountains On this Guilty Head and let me think no more Vice Emilius Is there any Hopes Emil. Still there is warmth about her Heart Her Eyes too Glimmer like dying Tapers Oh my Lovisa My Love has been thy Bane Lov. I grow Cool Emilius thou mayst receive me now And not be set on Fire This I can bear Thus I cou'd have dy'd And not Complain'd Emil. what pains hast thou not born what Wracking Misery When the Pangs of Death are thought refreshing ease Hold off a little Thus let us meet Thus let me Clasp thee Thus will We Mount together Stabs himself Vice O Fatal End of all my Hopes Emil. Farewel the blooming Expectation Of a Prosperous Life Also farewel The wracking Cares the Treacheries the Woes that might have been my Fate Your Pardon Sir My Disobedience thus punish'd Claims it How fares my Partner even in Death One Kiss the last that I shall ever take Oh! Dies Lov. Stay my Emilius I am a Stranger Here and have been hardly us'd No Friend to Close my Dying Eyes He 's gone I follow Lay me by the Man I have Lov'd With whom I wou'd have Liv'd for whom I Die Dies Vice Appamia My Foster Daughter but I have done Heav'ns Mercy overtake thy Crimes On Earth thou wilt meet with none Alonza Thee I Substitute in full Authority Till farther Orders from the Court of Spain Arrive and will My self for ever from the World retire Leaving this sad Truth behind That Parents Shou'd not beyond the hopes of Heaven Their Children Prize Nor Indulg'd Children dare to Disobey Lest they are punish't such a dismal way FINIS