By all the gods I am innocent The Queene hath absolu'd me as for Philoclea If you will call 't a cryme in that I lov'd her I am and shall be guiltie but had never A thought so rude to force her unstain'd chastity Or if the honor of this excellent Lady Suffer it 'h blind opinion of the world Our marriage not my death may cure all wounds Malice can fasten on her name Philon. Oh impudence Ev. If this be all you have to say proceede To his confederate Philon. The imagination how miserable These juglers would have made us and our Country If their disguise had prosper'd strikes a terror Through all my faculties my tongue 's enfeebled Therefore to omit his practice in the murder Which you may easily collect by circumstance This is enough to call him a foule traytor He did attempt to steale a way out princesse The hope and treasure of Arcadia And taken in the fact dares not deny it Had he no other cry me to answer for This pulls severe death on him and to insist Vpon offences of so foule a nature Were to distrust your wisdome or your Iustice Thou to ther shame of mankinde speake to this Mus. Not for thy sake who in this misery Hast only merrited to be my scorne But for the truth I answer pardon sir If passion make me not remember language That should become this place this ill tongu'd man That with such vehemence accuseth thus Is himselfe guilty Philon. How Mus. Of a more hatefull vice ingratitude Is this the paiment for our services Which once thy tongue acknowledged had desev'd Statues to the eternall memory Of the preservers of your King and Country Is all the vallor of this young man cancell'd When Rebells had advanc'd their daring swords High as the throat of your old King his wife And trembling daughters is the time forgotten When wild beasts had prepared their riotous mawes To bury the deere pledges of your kingdome Oh where had been my treason or his rape Had they been then devourd the ground has not Drunke up the blood so perfectly but there Remaines a coulour to teach impious men To blush for their ingratitude have we Beene carelesse of our lives to preserve The King when danger threatend horror to him And can a temperate man imagine we Should be his murderers we had not sav'd To be our selves the hangmen but I 'me charg'd For stealing of your Princesse can your breathes Acknowledge her your Soveraigne and allow No faith to what she sayes you have degraded My blood from honor and vnlesse you make me Lesse then her subject I was bound to obay When she commanded I should waite upon her But you 'l object I counsell'd her I did And justifie the act she was confinde Too narrowly and I durst leade her to A throane above the Majesty her birth Can challenge in Arcadia love whose force The gods have not resisted may plead for me Ev. Is this all Mus. Tho it want method 't is enough to vindicate My honor from his base aspertion Ev. To him you call Dametas Dam. Not guilty my Lord as I hope to be sav'd not guilty Philon. Neglect of the great charge with which the King Our Master trusted him summes up his fault Dam. I was made a gould-finder I desire Iustice for him and Mercy for my selfe Philon. Silence Eu. I have heard you with attention and whereas To the Kings death the unhappy cause of this Assembly you have answer'd with deniall Which you thinke fortified by the Queenes Selfes only accusation I must tell you It frees you not for tho no manifest proofes Yet circumstances well examin'd make you The accidentall causes of his murder For the other part of your offence I finde not You have deny'd your guilt but onley use Quallification and excuse your services In themselves high and honorable allow you No priviledge to offend but give your blacke faults A blacke die then justly weighing your offence you meete In equall guilt for tho you first conveid Away Pamela his intention was Earely as yours and by the rules of justice The will stands for the act both ravished Although not of the Ladies from themselves Yet from their parents and their countrie which By all the Grecian Lawes is paid with death Thus then I must pronounce Daiphantas shall Be throwne from some high tower to meere his death Palladius loose his head before Sunne-set The executioner shall be Dametas Which office of the common hangman he Shall for his whole life execute a punishment For his neglect of duty Dam. must I be hangman oh brave heaven preserve your Lordship I shall quickly learne the trade and if ever any of your honors have occasion to use me I will owe you a good turne and in token I have beene bound to you the knot of my dutifull affection shall tell a tale in your eare you shall thanke me when you are hang'd come your wayes but I beseech your Lordship I may be allow'd a man some times I would be loath to hange or to behead my selfe my wife or my owne kindred but if it happen there be more worke then he can turne his hands to I will not sticke with him to hang my selfe provide you malefactors and let me alone for halters Enter Callander and Calodoulus Cala. Hold stay the prisoners my Lord Protector Calo. Oh my Lord Mus. My servant Calodoulus by thy duty Reveale us not Calo. Let me rather be dumbe eternally Then two such princes be lost by my silence Ev. My sonne and Nephew are they living Calo. Your owne Pyrocles and his Princely Nephew Cala. Aske your father blessing unhand 'em rascalls Philon. The two most famous Princes in the world Mus. 'T is Evarchus thy father Pyrocles my vncle king of Macedon all yee gods my heart is extaside with ioy Pyr. My father Ev. My blessing and my teares you both divide Witnesse with me yee immortall powers this day I have done nothing but what justice and Your native lawes require without the knowledge How neere they were to my owne blood but since They are prou'd my Sonne and Nephew Endow'd by nature richly and how merriting The fame and love of all the world before This accident I leave to your owne thoughts Besides these two I have no joyes of life Cala. Excellent Evarchus why did you change your names Pyr. To prevent the dishonor of our blood If we had suffer'd Ev. But I have judg'd already and if right I have not wrong'd vnlesse the name Of child have power to alter sacred Iustice You both must dye though when I speake your death It creeps upon my heart Mus. We dreame is this thy father Pyrocles Ev. Away with em Mus. 'T is most tyranicall he is thy sonne Thou wot not be a murderer of thy owne Make not thy name hated of all the world When it shall say hereafter Pyrocles Had no fault in him but he was thy sonne Pyr. For me I am his owne and being so Dispos'd of by his Iustice to whom rather I hop'd to have been a comfort then a shame I kisse my sentence but you cannot place Your Kinsman in the sacrifice his mother And countrie pleade a title he is theirs Oh save my princely cosen Ev. Sure I shannot live Long after them and Gentlemen if I dye Before I leave Arcadia let my ashes Mingle with theirs Bas. oh oh oh Dam. My Lord Gentlemen there 's something stirs and groans Come backe Ev. Basilius alive assist him Philonax He breathes what streames of joy runne through me Send for Gynecia and his daughters Bas Why am I supported thus like a dead man What are you Ev. Evarchus your old friend Bas. I ha seene that face before 't is like sweete Zelmane Ev. My sonne Pyr. But was a conterfeit Zelmane Bas. Wonders and you Ev. My Nephew prince of Thessaly Enter Gynecia Pamela and Philoclea Mus. Tho late your servant Dorus Bas. Very strange Gynecia Gy. My deere Lord return'd A thousand kisses welcome him to life Which I was wearie of in thy losse Bas. My daughters Pam. Oh my father Bas. Are you Philonax Ev. Your trusty servant Philon. The oracle is accomplish'd Bas. You amase me let me collect Phi. Oh my sweet Pyrocles Pam. We shall not be divor'd I hope agen Pyr. I am your servant ever Mus. Devinest Mistris Ev. Your soules I see are married Let me present these princes to be your sonnes Bas. Is this reall Gy. 'T is dangerous to expect the storie I fear'd the drinke but it may be his vertue To encrease his love to me I le tell you more within sir Philon. Let me obtaine your pardons Ev. To his Chamber lead him gently Bas. All is strange Mus. Never was day so full of happy change Florish FINIS
Exit Phi. King Evarchus saist Mess. He has but a small traine my lord Phi. Alas he comes to late to visit but Most seasonable to be a judge in this Great cause take gently up that royall body Whose soules a starre already all that we Can pay is justice to his memorie Exeunt Actus Quintus Enter Smipathus Pamela Philoclea Pam. GOod Master jaylor you might be so curteous in your office to let vs see these Gentlemen Sim. Madam I dare not Pam. 'T is well you dare obay King Philonax and be a rebell to me the time may come you will repent Sim. Confident that you will keepe your princely words not to interupt or change any discourse with 'em I have brought you where you may tho at some distance heare 'em they are preparing for musique 't is all I dare consent to neither durst I tell them you should be with in reach of their voyces Pam. Well sir we are content Song Phi. Wee l speake with 'em but in your hearing Pam. Doe not intreate him sister pray have a speciall remembrance to let 'em want aire and necessaries you l forfeit your place if you make conscience to be over honest to 'em Sim. I am sorrie Madam you accuse my nature Which never yet was observ'd cruell I Would be as just to your commands Pam. So it seemes Sim. Were these misfortunes over Pam. Good sir no tedious excuses nor Apollogy but proceede you and your great Master Philonax and he will make you his treasurer or trust you with his great seale you cannot choose but be an excellent keeper Phi. What will become of us Pam. Nay what will become at 'h Princes there 's my feare would they were free againe and had but their good swords to second their innocence I am mad to thinke what a condition we are falne to prithee Philoclea shed some teares for me if I weepe now it must be for anger that we cannot help 'em but let the gray-beards looke too 't for if they suffer unlesse they send me of an errand after them not a head that nodded to their sentence shall know where to finde Shoulders to support 'em Phi. 'Las sister I want drops for my owne greefe My fathers death Pum. My father that that hath open'd The spring agen Phi. And although guilty of his bloud for so They say our mother hath confest her selfe I must in dutie weepe for her Pam. My mother That word strikes double sorrow and doth call A floud to drown my eyes shall we not see her Phi. She could not kill him sure did ever greefe So soone make such a paire of Orphants our Fortunes are so strange and thicke posterity Will thinke our storie fiction and yet It seemes th' are not so great to breake our hearts A' th suddaine I would willingly dye too But I remember Pyrocles Pam. And I my deere lov'd Musidorus at which name My teares dry up and blacke revenge prepares Thy throne within my bloud but Simpathus Sim. Madam Pam. Are not the Princes sent for yet Sim. Not yet Pam. I prithee tell me how they looke what say they to thee Phi. Doe they name us Sim. It hath been all their question how both their Princely mistrisses doe fare for so They call you Ladyes when I answer well Their joy shootes up in prayers that you may still Continue safe Phi. Doe they not raile sometimes and curse Sim. I never heard 'em Pam. Canst thou be such a foole then to beleeve They are murderers Sim. I doe not beleeve they are Pam. Doe not if thou darst be a Knave and try if the Divell will beare you out in 't we must not see 'em Sin Alas Madam Pam. Nor speake to our mother Sim. I am commanded Pam. Thou shat not deny us a little discourse with Dametas my old governor since we have no other company Sim. You shall Phi. His presence could be never more unwelcome Beside his follies will but ill agree With our affliction Pam. They cannot hurt Vs sister I have a brest as deepely charg'd As thine although I flatter it 't is no sinne To enable vs for bearing how de' e Governor Enter Dametas Dam. How d ee Madam een as you see as ill as this iron age can make a man Pam. What will they doe with thee Dam. They cannot use me worse then they have for I am hang'd in chaines already I have had three whippings into the bargaine to if they hold such a hand over me long I shall never be able to sleepe in a whole skin Pam. Had you any hand in my fathers death Dam. Hand I was so farre from having any hand that I had not so much as a finger in 't no your mother poisond him with a base violl Phi. Oh misery Dam. But Madam I did not thinke you had been so dishonest and you had meant to runne away with any body I thought you would have told me so but I see a woman and a wet eele have both slipperie tailes Pam. You ran away from me Dam. Who I runne I was never so good a foote man in my life alas I was tould by that rascall Dorus where a great deale of gold was buried and I went simply with a resolution after I came home to build halfe a dozen Churches but now I heare say there is a Gallowes built to my hands and I must hang ding dong like a bell in the wodden steeple Pam. Speake well of Dorus sirra you had more neede to pray for him Dam. Heaven convert him then and tho he live when I am dead he may be rotten as soone as I Phi. Who sent you sirra to my Chamber Dam. Sent me the Divell and I ha thriv'd accordingly would my wife had broke her necke when I tooke you together Pam. Your wife Dam. Or my daughter or you or any body to save the loose of my owne sweete Madam speake a good word for me and I le speake annother for you my evidence will be heard and I care Not what I sweare 't is not for the King hee 's dead I looke Every minute for a voyce to call me to the Sessions Within Dametas Dam. Hey there 't is already as ever you hope to be married while your maiden heads are sweete save me from the Gallowes for if I be once hang'd I shall never be my owne man agen Exit Phi. They are very hasty to arraigne em Pyrocles There 's nothing left me now but prayers for thee With which I le wearie heaven or tire my selfe For thy successe Recorders Pam. I would doe so but I Flourish Feare my revenge will kill my charity Exeunt Enter Evarchus Philonax and Slmpathus The Bere Euax. My Lord your sorrow and not my ambition Hath made me Iudge to day therefore attend The proofe of your election I came With purpose of a visit to your Master But now salute his hearse and weare a title Of your Protector in whch name I gave command The prisoners should
be sent for Sim. 'T is done and they are readie Philon. My Lord my part to day is to accuse And not side in compassion Enter Gynecia Mufidorus Pyrocles and Dametas guarded a Barre set out Eu. That the Queene Philon. Yes My Lord Eu. She shewes a much deiected Lady Philon. Has she not cause Eu. Those the pretended Princes Of comely presence both what 's he Philon. Dametas to whose trust the King gave up Pamela his eldest daughter Eu. Where is she Philon. Accompanied with her sister in the Castle Their presence might occasion some tumult Nor doe the Arcadian Lawes allow proceeding Against the next of bloud as they permit not She should determine anything her selfe Till yeares or marriage enable her Dam. I will forgive thee Philonax for more malice then thou hast brought against my life for being so honest to Pamela Philon. Sir I looke not for your thankes Pyr. As you are honorable I beseech you I' th name of sacred Iustice ere you further Proceed against our facts declare what you Determine of Philolea who is all Innocence And most unjustly suffers tho in thought You doubt ther virgin honor Eu. She must become a recluse And all her life with strict profession Of Chastity repaire her blemish'd honor Pyr. A Vestall Not if I live yet if I die it carries This comfort none hereafter shall enjoy The faire Philoclea Eu. Now to the Queene Philon. Madam stand to the barre Gy. My barr indeede which I have laide my selfe To bring my honor to a fall and ruine Oh my deere Lord my teares doe now enbalme thee My blood shall quickly follow Philon. As you are just Let not her sorrow tempt you to forget What sin she hath committed I want words To expresse the horror of the deede which will Throw shame on all her sex Gy. Stay Philonax sh'at have What thou desirest I have been a judge already Vpon my selfe and doe not desire life That am condem'd by my owne killing sentence I doe againe confesse I was the murderer Of your and my Lord robd Arcadia and My children of a father I none but I Poyson'd Basilius Pyr. Palladius dost heare Mus. Vnfortunate Lady Gy. And what could Philonax say more against me There remaines onely to obay your Iudgement Which cannot come in any shape of death Too horrid for my sinne I 'me very weary Of this bad world be just and take a life From me that else will groane it selfe away And mocke your Iustice Philon. You heare my Lord Evar. And thus proceede to sentence Having confest to spare your proofe how much She hath offended an example to all times We censure thus she shall presently Be carried to prison where she may Have foode but only to sustaine her life Vntill her husbands buriall with whom In the same vault she shall be clos'd alive To keepe his body company from which Her cruelty divorc'd his soule Gy. Ya 're Iust Pyr. My heart weepes for her Mus, 'T is a severe sentence Gy. Who binds my hands Basilius I come To be a living guest in thy sad tombe Exit Philon. The others to the barre Eva. What are their names Pyr. Daiphantas of Licia mine Mus. Mine Palladius of Iberia Ev. We do not dispute their titles heere they are Privat persons you may proceede Phil. I shall and with as much brevitie Ev. Choose whom you 'l first accuse Philon. Then first this Daiphantas this Zelmane This what you will for he hath yet no name Nor shape that we can trust to having knowledge Of our late masters solitary life Came not without a purpose of this treachery And by the cunning of Gynecia i th habit of a woman was received As an unsuspected guest enjoy'd the freedome Of those whom the King plac'd neerest his bosome His children not more deere treason thus fortified They soone conspird the death of this good King A cave this Gentlewomans lodging was The fatall sceane where the unhappy Queene By his direction forc'd his deere life from him I omit what lustfull motive prompted her That with more licence she might twine with this Hermophrodite and that they had appointed Where they might meete when this blacke deede was done But heaven was mercifull and prevented her Flight by the happy comming in of Shepheards In the meane time transported with the confidence Of her performance that he might not leave Any revenger of this hatefull murder He hastily makes up to Philocleas Chamber Whereby the mingling what he could her shame With his offence he easily might enforce Her to be accessarie to her fathers death And under her protection and her sisters Gainst whom they knew we were not to rebell Seize with one gripe the state but heaven preserv'd All by the unexpected comming up Of this Dametas Dam. Yes heaven and I preserv'd all Philon. Who sought then for Pamela Which the other Princely theefe had stolen away And finding these I meane Philoclea And this young man together found occasion To inclose the ravisher till by command They were apprehended thus you have in short His wicked storie and what punishment Will not be thought a mercy to that monster That kills a King dishonoreth a Queene And violates the daughter Pyr. In things promoted with such cunning mixture 'T is hard to shape a square and direct answer My accusers sordid and malicious railing More greevious to my tender sence of honor Then death can be I forget him A thing beneath my anger and arm'd with My owne simplicity doubt not to assure How much my cause is iniur'd know Grave Iudge This prince and I drawne hither by the fame Of the rare beauties in Basilius daughters Knowing that with their parents they liv'd heere Secluded from the world where no accesse In our owne persons was to be expected Put on these formes as soonest might conduce To make our loves knowne this Palladius Became so fortunate that his Princely Mistris Consented to forsake and trust his conduct To a happier kingdome my fortune Was not so happy for I did not cherrish A greater flame yet modest of Philoclea Then her weake father in my sex deceiv'd Retain'd of me that tyr'd with his solicites I had no time to perfect my desires With his faire daughter Till under collour of some devotions I made a cave my lodging to invite Basilius thether with full hope to enjoy me But this revealing to the Queene she tooke My place to make the old King see his follies In the meane time I must confesse I went To bright Philocleas Chamber hoping to Win her by all the charmes of noble love To leave Arcadia but she unhappily Obeying her owne Genius gave no Consent when in the midst of my securitie I know not by what meanes I was made prisoner And heere 's the thred to guide through this laborinth Me thinkes your man of mightie tongue should blush To have spent his rage so poorely Ev. What ic all this to the death of the old King Pyr.