Madam laugh a little t is my duty To drive away your sadnesse t is all the Vse Ladies have for Pages now and then To purge their melancholy Ros. Doe not tempt my anger Pag. Then I le goe seeke out Pazzorello Hee 's better company and will make me laugh If his fit of immortality hold my duty Madam Exit Ros. Oh Flavia I am undone Fla. Not so deere Madam Ros. Though I be innocent I want the courage To tell the Prince Cesario I love Were I allow'd accesse he must imagine Me guilty of his dishonour nor can I Be happy while he thinkes himselfe so miserable Art thou so wise to counsell me Vittori Enter Vittori Vi. Madam I have an humble suite to you Ro. To me Vittori for Cassandra's sake I must deny you nothing Vi. For her sake I begge it Ro. Pray be plaine Vi. That you would speake toth ' King Ros. For what Vi. To cut my head off Ros. How Vi. With sword or axe or by what other engine He please I know you le easily obtaine it T is for Cassandra's sake I would be faine Despatch'd shee le thanke you too and then the prince And she may revell Ros. I doe finde his jealousie Alas poore gentleman but I hope You doe not meane so desperately Vi. As you Love vertue doe this favour if you make Scruple there is a King a little further Will take my life away at the first word For I am resolv'd to die Ros. Shall I obtaine A small request from you Vi. These are delayes Ro. If you be weary of your life you 'le meet it For there is danger in 't Vi. And thanke you too I le doo 't by your faire selfe now now you blesse me Without exception I le obey you Madam Ros. T is this whispers Vi. Doe you not mocke me Ros. No suspition Vi. Instantly Ros. This minute wee le begin it and I le promise Something beside that you will thanke me for But things are not yet ripe will you doe me This honour Vi. Come I waite you but t is strange Why you should thus engage your selfe Ros. When you know You will allow my reasons Vi. I attend you now farewell false Cassandra Exeunt Enter Julio and Mauritio Ma. The Prince not to be found Iul. I did suspect That letter might betray him now Alberto How is the King Enter Alberto Alb. Imagine how a father Can apprehend the absence of a sonne He lov'd so deerely but hee 's justly punish'd For his indulgence though we dare not say so Ma. T is very strange Iu. He was merry the last night Al. What letter wa st Iulio the Captaine brought I could distinguish it did strangely move him Iu. Letter Alb. Can you forget it Jul. Pox upon the witch That sent now shall I be examin'd and If he returne not lose my head that letter Was a discovery of some plot the enemie Purpos'd that very night Ma. Perhaps this mischiefe Why was it not prevented Iu. I shall make fine worke I know not how to shadow it would he had Laine with my sister rather than ingag'd Himselfe so farre for Venison Alb. Peace the King Enter King and Alphonso Ma. And old Alphonso I am glad to see His change of fortune Alb. The King ever lov'd him Alp. Sir have comfort Your sorrow will discourage all King Dost thinke He is not taken by the enemie And put to death Alp. They dare not t is against The rules of warre Ki. What dare not men that hate us And yet conceale the murder Enter Fabio Fab. Where 's the king Ki. Here what portends thy haste and busie countenance Fab. Oh great sir Ki. Has thy intelligence brought us knowledge of Our sonne Fa. The newes I bring my gracious Lord Concernes the Prince and how my heart flowes over That I am pointed out by heauen the first And happy messenger Ki. Proceede and wee le reward thee Fab. All my ambition aimes but at your favour My soule was never mercenary t is My duty to weare out my life in services For you and the whole state whereof although I am no able member yet Alp. Hee 's mad Fab. It is with joy then my good Lord Alphonso And by the way I must congratulate Your present favour with the king I knew The noble faculties of your soule at last Would finde their merit Ki. Villaine what dost racke My expectation speake what of my sonne Answere me without circumstance where is The Prince be briefe or Fab. I know not my good Lord Ki. Traytor didst not prepare me to expect Newes of my sonne pronouncing thy selfe happy In being the messenger is he in health Answere to that Fa. I know not my good Lord Ki. Cut off his head I shall become the scorne Of my owne subject Fa. Mercy Royall sir And I le discharge my knowledge Ki. Tell me then And I le have patience for the rest but be not Tedious is my sonne alive or dead Fab. Alas I know not my good Lord Ki. Confusion Fab. But with your Royall licence I am able To produce those can satisfie you in every Particular Ki. Where whom and quickly save thy life Fab. They waite sir Ma. This fellow was made for court dispatch An Elephant will sooner be delivered Than his head when t is stuft with any businesse Enter Fabio Vittori disguis'd Rosinda Ki. A Lady Alp. And a faire one what 's the mystery Iul. Shee 's not of Naples sure Alb. Fabio what is she Ros. Sir you may justly wonder that a woman A stranger and an enemie although My sexe present you with no feares should thus Adventure to your presence had I doubted My selfe first since suspition of anothers Defect doth rise from our owne want of goodnesse I had not us'd this boldnesse but safe here And arm'd with innocence I gave up my freedome And dare not feede one jealousie my honour Can suffer with a king Ki. An excellent presence Alp. Her bearing is above the common spirit Ki. Faire Lady make me more acquainted with Your purpose nothing can proceede from you That will not charme us to attention Ros. Your sonne great sir Ki. Where speake you do not looke As you delighted to report a Tragedy Lives my Cesario Ros. He does live my Lord Ki. Support me good Alphonso I shall faint Vnder my joy Ros. But lives a prisoner To his enemie the King of Cicily Who wish'd no greater triumph then to boast His person Captive how he meanes to deale with him May admit some feare Kings that prescribe to others In peace have great prerogatives but in warre Allow no Lawes above what anger dictates To their revenge which bloud doth often satisfie Alp. He dares not be so cruell Ros. I conclude not But yet t is worth some feare when he that was The roote of all this warre stands at their mercy That could not wish his safety and their owne Together I have told you sir the worst Ki. Alas thou hast
marke As those are shot pointblanke Pr. This Courtier loves To heare himselfe talke be not so impertinent We know your care Fa. And cost my Lord sometimes For they that hold intelligence abroad To benefit their countrey must not make Idolls of their estates and t is a happinesse To sell their fortunes for their Princes smile Which I am confident you will vouchsafe When you have heard my newes Pr. Woud you would vouchsafe To let us heare Fa. Vouchsafe my Lord alas You may command my tongue my hands my feete My head I should account that limbe superfluous That would not be cut off to do you service Pr. I do command thee silence dost heare silence Fa. It is a verture my good Lord I know But where the tongue has something to deliver That may delight a Princes care and so forth Iu. Now there 's some hope he 's come to his and so forth Fa. The newes concernes the Admirall Vittori Pr. What of him is he slaine Fa. The starres forbid he is return'd my Lord Triumphant brave and glorious Pr. Be dumbe Another syllable I le ha thy tongue out And leave no roote lest there grow out another Was all your circumstance for this Ju. My Lord You are too open brested let this fellow See into your heart wisemen disguise their counsels Till things are ripe Pr. Begon pox o' your legges And the curse ha'not beene before yet stay Give order that no man goe forth to meete him Vntill our pleasure further knowne command The Governour o th City place a guard About the gates let no mans face appeare Without the walls the King our father meanes To salute him first in person d ee stand Fa. Give order that no man goe forth to meete him I shall my Lord Pr. He shall be entertain'd I feele new armies in my brest His father Enter Alphonso Thine care Iulio Iu. I shall attend you straight My honorable Lord Al. Your servant Iulio Where is the Prince I beg your graces pardon Pr. Oh my good Lord your sonne I heare's return'd With honour has defeated the Sicilian Bravely Al. He has and please your highnesse heaven Has smild upon his undertaking it renewes my youth to heare it Pr. He had good souldiers But all their valour still conspires to make The generall a garland he must weare The conquering bayes whose blood soever pay's for 't Al. My Lord Pr. Nay nay I envie not his victory Al. You envie him it was your cause he fought And for his Country Pr. Right and t is the cause That often prospers that without his valour Would ha defenc'd it selfe Al. If all vertue Were left to her owne protection my Lord Vnarm'd with strength and policie best states Would finde shrew'd innovations Pr. You had best Tell me I lie Al. I dare not thinke so foulely Pr. Y' are a traitor Enter Iulio with a Guard Lay hands on him Al. He that shall dare to say Alphonso is A traytor let his veines partake no blood Of yours and he shall curse he had a tongue Pr. Disarme the rebell and to prison with him Al. Ingratefull Prince Exit Pr. I le tame your ruffian spirit So so I le now acquaint my father Iulio Who must allow my act diseases that Are desperate require a rugged handling This is for thee Cassandra Exit Enter Vittori Mauricion Captaine and Souldiers Vi. Stand 1. Stand 2 Stand 3 Stand Vi. The King received intelligence Ma. Our ships Must needes report that loud enough Vi. T is strange Is it not possible we have mistooke The shore transported with our navall victory Speake gentlemen or doe we dreame Ma. Those walls Are certainely the same and that the City Peopled when we launch'd forth and full of prayers For our successe Ca. It may be they reserve Their welcome till we march into the City Ma. They may have some conceit Vi. A generall silence Like night dwels round about us and no signe That men inhabite have we wonne at Sea To lose our selves upon the Land or in Our absence hath some monster landed here And made it desolate devour'd the Natives And made em creepe into the earth agen Ma. They might salute us with one peece of ordnance Vi. They cannot take us for their enemies Captaine enquire the cause let none else move Yet stay unlesse it be some strange mortality And yet that cannot be have we brought home Their safety purchas'd through so many horrours And is this all the payment for our conquest To shut the gates upon us Cap. Force them open With the Canon shake their walls about their eares They are asleepe Vi. For such another rashnesse Thy head shall be the bullet of that Canon And shot into the towne go to be temperate As I grudge none the merit of their valour I must heare none so bold Cap. I ha done sir Vi. Subjects are bound to fight for princes they Not bound to the reward of every service I looke upon thee now fighting at sea And have forgot this error give no breath To such a thought hereafter Honour payes Double where Kings neglect and he is valiant Truely that dares forget to be rewarded 1. So. This is but cold comfort for a knapsacke man Vi. And yet t is strange the King should thus neglect us This is cheape entertainement for a conquerour I st not Mauritio misery of Souldiers When they have sweat blood for their Countries honour They stand at others mercy Ma. They have slept since And dream't not of our sufferings Vi. Is the Prince Alive to whom we owe our Countries quarrell The difference of both Kingdomes Our warre and fortunes justifie his act Can he be guilty of this shame no more There 's something would faine mutinie within me Strangle the snakes betime Vittori so This was a way to forfeit all our fames Fold up your Ensignes throw off all the pride That may expresse a triumph well march on As we had over bought our victory Ma. The gates are opend now and we discover A woman by her veile in mourning habit Comming this way Vi. Alone more strange and fatall It may be t is my genius come to give A melancholy warning of my death As Brutus had from his I le stand my destiny Yet bearing the resemblance of a woman It will lesse terrifie who should this be Enter Cassandra veild in mourning Lady your garment speakes you a sad woman Greefes should salute no neerer if it were In poore Vittories power to dispossesse you Of any sorrow Cass. Oh my deare Vittori My wishes ayme at none beside Vi. Cassandra We are rewarded had Vittori taken Into his body a thousand wounds this kisse Had made me well againe or but one droppe Of this rich balsome for I know thy teares Are joy to see Vittori safe the King With all the glories of his Province cannot Doe halfe this honour to his Admirall I have a place above all happinesse And meete a greater empire in thy
who want no giddinesse Had they but opportunity and such A master Rebell as Vittori to Make spoyle of all who counceld him to this Al. Not I and please your grace I wish it heartily Vndone Pr. You wish it sir are wishes now The remedy for such a mischiefe you When the state bleeds will wish it well agen Y' are fine court Surgeons had you staide his Father It might have check'd his treason or Cassandra Al. That 's his torment Pr. We had beene secure Exasperated now with his affront As never traitor wanted impudence To blanch ore his rebellion he may inflame The Neighbour Princes to conspire some warre For his revenge Fa. his grace sayes right there may Be a consequence of much danger and Vittori Has fame abroad Ki. I did it for the best By his absence thinking to remoue his anger I could have beene content to have honoured him For to say truth his services did challenge More friendly paiment Fa. To say truth he was A noble valiant gentleman and deseru'd Pr. What deseru'd he Fa. A halter and shall please Your Highnesse I did wonder at your patience He was not put to death Pr. I must acknowledge Vittori has deseru'd for many services The love and honour of his country fought Their battels and brought conquest home made tame The Seas that threatned us secur'd the Land And Rome allowd some Consuls for lesse Victories Triumphs and Statues Fa. Most excellent Prince How just he is Pr. But when opinion Of their owne merit swels em into pride Which sets a price of that which modesty Should count an act of their obedience They forfeit the reward of thankes and honour And betray poore and most vaine-glorious soules Scipio and Antony and other Romanes Deseru'd well of the Senate and were honoured But when they ran to faction and pursued Ambitious endes to undo their Countries peace They were no longer Patriots but declared Romes poyson and like gangrenes on the state To bee cut off lest they corrupt the body Fa. Was ever Prince so wise Ki. But sonne sonne how Can these staines reach Vittori he hath given No argument to suspect his fall from Loyalty Pr. I do not sir accuse him nor did I More then became the spirit of a Prince Show I was sensible of his Fathers impudence If you remember when I urg'd what trespasse His Father had committed he urg'd aloude Was this all his reward as if his service Were obligation to make us suffer And justifie their affronts but I waste breath Since you are so well pleas'd my duty sir Shall speake me still your Sonne but let me take Boldnesse to prophesie their insolence Strucke at my person first but you will find Their pride reach higher I am but a branch Superfluous and may be prund away You have you say no argument to suspect His fall from Loyalty if what 's done to me Be dead within you yet remember now You have disingag'd by exile his relation And tie of subject he owes now no faith to you What that and his disgrace and opportunity Abroad may frame him to I leave to imagine Ki. Nay prethee come backe thou hast awak'd me I finde my rashnesse I did never thinke There had beene so much danger we will study Timely prevention let em be cald backe Fly after em and in our name command Pr. You shanot need Ki. How shanot need Pr. Your pardon In hope your wisedome would allow it after I have made that my act Iulio is gone With strict commission for that purpose Ki Iulio I thanke thy care Fa. I was most divinely thought on most maturely Now all your jealousies are laid Pr. I shall Compose my selfe at his returne to weare What countenance you will direct Ki. Cassandra Y 'ave sent for too Pr. By any meanes she is So precious to Vittori had she sinn'd Alone to merit banishment hee would follow her Through all the world Ki. Women are strangly attractive Fame speaks her vertuous too Fr. Some vertue she has Enter Julio Alphonso guarded Julio has prospered Tha 'st done good service Alphonso though your late affront to us Be foule in its owne nature and may encourage Others by your impunitie yet we have With the remembrance of your former actions Lost your offence Vittori too shall find The honour he deserves Al. How 's this Pr. Where is he He does not scorne our mercy Iulio Where is Cassandra Iulio Shipt with Vittori thanke Alphonso for t Whom you have pardoned they are both at Sea Pr. Whirle winds pursue em Ki. Where 's your sonne Alphonso Al. Embark'd with his faire Mistresse I observe My Lord which way your anger moves in vaine You vex your soule for them the Sea 's no part Of your command the winds are masters there Which cannot raise a storme so blacke and ominous As their owne countrey Pr. By what meanes escaped they Alp. Take it from me and after cut my head off I charg'd him as his heart wish'd to enjoy A Fathers blessing as he lov'd the honour Of his Cassandra fearing some new plot To hire a Barke and quickly put to Sea Whilst I made some stay to dispose affaires That might befriend us in another countrey He did obey and had my prayers the winds Convey'd him swiftly from the shore and had Your creature Iulio not made such haste I had dispatch'd and in another vessell Followed his ship but heaven determined I Should be agen your prisoner use your power But looke to give account for every haire Of this old head now withered in your service Pr. To the Castle with him Al. I there 's the King Let me use one word more Royall sir to you Pr. You 'le heare him Al. Feare not Prince my soule 's not falne So low to beg compassion Ki. Speake Alphonso Al. My duty still preserv'd I would advise Your age to quit the trouble of your Kingdome And aske the Princes leave to turne a Capuchin Why should you stoups with burthen of such a state And have a sonne so active turne Fryer my Lord And make the youngman King Pr. I must endure Ki. Away with him Fab. I le see him safe my Lord Enter a Messenger Pr. What hasty newes with you Mess. To Armes great sir for your defence there are New dangers from the Sea Kin. Another Fleet Mes. And sailing this way we suspect they are Sicilians Ki. Vittori gave a blow to their designe Pr. d ee but suspect it vilaine Iu. It may bee Some scattered ships Pr. Has not Vittori mock'd us And plaide the vilaine with your trust Ki. They could not be reinforcd so soone what number Mes. They cover sir the seas Pr. Gather up forces to Prevent the landing Mes T is impossible They touch our shore by this time Ki. Then make safe The City Al. It may be another fleet meant to releeve The first and came not forth so soone Ki. Now we want Vittori Exit Pr. All the diseases Naples ever