A Glorious night Ari. Pray Heav'n it prove so Are wee not there yet Zir. 'T is about this hollow Enter the Cave Ari. How now what region are we got into Th'enheritance of night Are we not mistaâ—en a turâ—ing Ziriff And stept into some mâ—lancholy Devils Territorie Sure 't is a part of the first Chaos That would endure no change Zir. No matter Sir 't is as proper for our purpose As the Lobbie for the waiting womans Stay you here I 'le move a little backward And so we shall be sure to put him past Retreat you know the word if 't be the prince Goes to the mouth of the Cave Enter King Here Sir follow me all 's quiet yet King Hee is not come then Zir. No. King Where 's Ariaspes Zir. Waiting within He leads him on steps behind him gives the false word they kill the king Iol. I do not like this waiting Nor this fellowes leaving us Ari. This place does put odd thoughts into thee Then thou art in thine owne nature too as jealous As either Love or Honor Come weare thy sword in readinesse And thinke how neere we are a Crowne Zir. Revenge So let 's drag him to the light and search His pockets there may be papers there that will Discover the rest of the Conspiratours Iolas your hand Draw him out Jol. Whom have we here the King Zir. Yes and Zorannes too Illo hoe Enter Pasithas and others Unarme them D' ee stare This for my Fathers injuries mine Points to the Kings dead body Halfe Love halfe Duties Sacrifice This for the noble Prince an offering to friendship runs at Jolas Iol. Basely and tamely Dies Ari. What hast thou done Zir. Nothing kill'd a Traytour So away with them and leave us Pasithas be onely you in call Ari. What do'st thou pawse Hast thou remorse already murtherer Zir. No foole 't is but a difference I put Betwixt the crimes Orbella is our quarrell And I doe hold it fit that love should have A nobler way of Justice than Revenge Or Treason follow me out of the wood And thou shalt be Master of this againe And then best arme and title take it They go out enter agen There Gives him his Sword Ari. Extreamly good Nature tooke paines I sweare The villaine and the brave are mingled handsomely Zir. 'T was Fate that tooke it when it decreed Wee two should meet nor shall they mingle now Wee are brought together strait to part Fight Ari. Some Devill sure has borrowed this shape Pawse My Sword ne're stay'd thus long to find an entrance Zir. To guiltie men all that appeares is Devill Come Trifler come Fight againe Ariaspes falls Ari. Whither whither thou fleeting Coward life Bubble of Time Natures shame stay a little stay Till I have look'd my selfe into revenge And star'd this Traytour to a carkasse first It will not be Falls The Crowne the Crowne too Now is lost for ever lost oh Ambition's but an Ignis fatuns I see Misleading fond mortalitie That hurries us about and sets us downe Just where wee first begun Dies Zir. What a great spreading mightie thing this was And what a nothing now how soone poore man Vanishes into his noone-tide shadow But hopes o're fed have seldom better done Hollows Take up this lump of vanity and honour Enter Pasithas And carry it the back way to my lodging There may be use of States-men when th' are dead So. for the Cittadell now for in such times As these when the unruly multitude Is up in swarmes and no man knowes which way They 'll take 't is good to have retreat Exeunt Enter Thersames Ther. The Dog-star's got up high it should be late And sure by this time every waking eare And watchfull eye is charm'd and yet me thought A noyse of weapons struck my eare just now 'T was but my fancie sure and were it more I would not tread on step that did not lead To my Aglaura stood all his Guard betwixt With lightning in their hands Danger thou Dwarfe drest up in Giants clothes That shew'st farre off still greater than thou art Goe terrifie the simple and the guiltie such As with false Opticks still doe looke upon thee But fright not Lovers wee dare looke on thee In thy worst shape and meet thee in them too Stay These trees I made my marke 't is hereabouts Love guide me but right this night And Lovers shall restore thee back againe Those eyes the Pâ—â—ts tooke so boldly from thee Exit Aglaura with a torch in one hand and a dagger in the other Agl. How ill this does become this hand how much the worse This suits with this one of the two should goe The shee within mee sayes it must be this Honor sayes this and honour is Thersames friend What is that shee then it is not a thing That sets a Price not upon me but on Life in my name leading me into doubt Which when 'tas done it cannot light me out For feare does drive to Fate or Fate if wee Doe flie oretakes and holds us till or death Or infamie or both doth seize us Puts out the light Ha! would 't were in agen Antiques and strange mishapes Such as the Porter to my Soule mine Eye Was ne're acquainted with Fancie lets in Like a distracted multitude by some strange accident Piec'd together feare now afresh comes on And charges Love to home Hee comes he comes Woman if thou would'st be the Subject of mans wonder Not his scorne hereafter now shew thy selfe Enter Prince rising from the vault she stabs him two or threâ— times hee falls she goes back to her chamber Sudden and fortunate My better Angell sure did both infuse A strength and did direct it Enter Ziriff Zir. Aglaura Agl. Brother Zir. The same So slow to let in such a long'd for Guest Must Joy stand knocking Sister come prepare Prepare The King of Persia's comming to you strait The King marke that Agl. I thought how poore the Joyes you brought with you Were in respect of those that were with me Joyes are our hopes stript of their feares And such are mine for know deare Brother The King is â—ome already and is gone marke that Zir. Is this instinct or riddle what King how gone Agl. The Cave will tell you more Zir. Some sad mistake thou hast undone us all Goes out enters hastily againe The Prince the Prince cold as the bed of earth He lies upon as senslesse too death hangs Upon his lips Like an untimely frost upon an early Cherrie The noble Guest his Soule tooke it so ill That you should use his old Acquaintance so That neither pray'rs nor teares can e're perswade Him back againe Aglaura swounes rubs her Hold hold wee cannot sure part thus Sister Aglaura Thersames is not dead It is the Prince that calls Agl. The Prince where Tell me or I will strait goe back againe Into those groves of Gessemine thou took'st me from And finde him out or lose my selfe
a Lover dye it grieves Although 't is in worse language that he lives Will like't w are confident since here will bee That your Sex ever lik'd varietie Prologue to the Court. T Is strange perchance you 'll thinke that she that di ' dâ— At Christmas should at Easter be a Bride But 't is a privilege the Poets have To take the long-since dead out of the grave Nor is this all old Heroes a sleepe 'Twixt marble coverlets and six foot deepâ— In earth they boldly wake and make them doe All they did living here sometimes more too They give fresh life reverse and alter Fate And yet more bold Almightie-like create And out of nothing onely to deifie Reason and Reasons friend Philosophie Fame honour valour all that 's great or good Or is at least ' mongst us so understood They give heav'ns theirs no handsome woman dies But if they please is strait some star i' th' skies But oh How those poore men of Meetre doe Flatter themselves with that that is not true And ' cause they can trim up a little prose And spoile it handsomly vainly suppose Th' are Omnipotent can doe all those things That can be done onely by Gods and Kings Of this wild guilt hee faine would bee thought free That writ this Play and therefore Sir by mee Hee humbly begs you would be pleas'd to know Aglaura's but repriev'd this night and though Shee now appeares upon a Poets call Shee 's not to live unlesse you say shee shall ACTUS V. SCENA I. Enter Ziriff Pasithas and Guard hee places 'em and Exit A State set out Enter Ziriff Jolas Ariaspes Iol. A Glorious night Ari. Pray Heav'n it prove so Are wee not there yet Zir. 'T is about this hollow They Enter the Cave Ari. How now what region are we got into Th'enheritance of night Have wee not mistaken a turning Ziriff And stept into the confines of some melancholy Devils Territorie Iol. Sure 't is a part of the first Chaos That would not suffer any change Zir. No matter Sir 't is as proper for our Purpose as the Lobbie for the waiting womans Stay you here I 'le move a little backward And so we shall be sure to put him past Retreat you know the word if it be the prince Ziriff goes to the doore Enter King Ziriff Here Sir follow me alâ—'s quiet yet King Is hee not come then Zir. No. King Where 's Ariaspes Zir. Waiting within Iol. I do not like this waiting Nor this fellowes leaving of us Ari. This place does put odd thoughts into thee Then thou art in thine owne nature too As jealous as Love or Honour weare thy sword In readinesse and thinke how neere we are a Crowne Zir. Revenge Guard seiseth on 'em King Ha! what 's this Zir. Bring them forth Brings them forth Ari. The King Zir. Yes and the Princes friend Discovers himselfe D' you know this face King Zorannes Zor The very same The wrong'd Zorannes King D you stare Away with them where I appointed King Tâ—aytours let mee goe Villaine thou dar'st not doe this Zor Poore Counterfeit How faine thou now would'st act a King and art not Stay you to Ariaspes Unhand him Whispers Leave us now Exeunt Manet Ariasp Zoran Ari. What does this meane Sure hee does intend the Crowne to mee Zor Wee are alone Follow mee out of the wood and thou shalt be Master of this againe And then best aâ—me and title take it Ari. Thy offer is so noble in gratitude Icannot But propound gentler conditions Wee will divide the Empire Zor Now by my fathers soule I doe almost repent my first intents And now could kill thee scurvily for thinking If I had a minde to rule I would not rule alone Let not thy easie faith lost man Foole thee into so dull an heresie Orbella is our quarrell I have thought it fit That love should have a nobler way of Justice Than Revenge or Treason If thou dar'st die handsomly follow me Ex. And enter both agen Zor There Gives him his sword Ari. Extremely good Nature tooke paines I sweare The villaine and the brave are mingled handsomely Zir. 'T was Fate that tooke it when it decreed Wee two should meet nor shall they mingle now Wee are but brought together strait to part Fight Ari. Some Devill sure has borrowed this shape My sword ne're staid thus long to finde an entrance Zir. To guiltie men all that appeare is Devill Come trifler come Fight Ari. Dog thou hast it Zir. Why then it seemes my star's as great as his Ariaspes pants and runs at him to catch his sword I smile at thee Thou now would'st have me kill thee And 't is a courtesie I cannot afford thee I have bethought my selfe there will be use Of thee Pasithas to the rest with him Exit Enter Pasithas and two of the Guard Exeunt Enter Thersames Ther. The Dog-star's got up high it should be late And sure by this time every waking eare And watchfull eye is charm'd and yet mee thought A noyse of weapons struck my eare just now 'T was but my Fancie sure and were it more I would not tread one step that did not lead To my Aglaura stood all his Guard betwixt With lightning in their hands Danger thou Dwarfe drest up in Giants clothes That shew'st far off still greater than thou art Goe terrifie the simple and the guiltie such As with false Opticks still doe looke upon thee But fright not Lovers wee dare looke on thee In thy worst shapes and meet thee in them too Stay these trees I made my marke t is hereabouts Love guide mee but right this night And Lovers shall restore thee back againe Those eyes the Poets tooke so boldly from thee Exit A Taper Table out Enter Aglaura with a Torch in one hand a Dagger in the other Agl. How ill this does become this hand much worse This suits with this one of the two should goe The shee within mee sayes it must be this Honor sayes this and honour is Thersames friend What is that shee then is it not a thing That sets a Price not upon me but on Life in my name leading me into doubt Which when 'tas done it cannot light me out For feare does drive to Fate or Fate if wee Doe flie oretakes and holds us till or death Or infamie or both doe seize us Puts out the light Ha! would 't were in agen Antiques strange mishapes Such as the Porter to my Soule mine Eye Was ne're acquainted with Fancie lets in Like a disrouted multitude by some strange accident Piec'd together feare now afresh comes on And charges Love too home Hee comes he comes A little noyse below Woman if thou would'st be the Subject Of mans wonder Not his scorne hereafter Now shew thy selfe Enter Thersames from the vault she stabs him as hee riseth Ther. Unkindly done Agl. The Princes voyce defend it Goodnesse Ther. What art thou that thus poorely Hast destroy'd a life
be negligent because I was not troublesom And were I not safe in your goodnes I should be Madam in your judgement which is too just to value little observances or think them necessary to the right honouring my Lady Your Ladyship I make no doubt will take into consideration that superstition hath ever been fuller of Ceremony then the true worship When it shall concern any part of your real service and I not throw by all respects whatsoever to manifest my devotion take what revenge you please Undo me Madam Resume my best Place and Title and let me be no longer Your humble servant Madam BY the same reason the Ancients made no sacrifice to death should your Ladyship send me no Letters since there has been no return on my side But the truth is the place affords nothing all our dayes are as the Women here alike and the difference of Fair does rarely shew it selfe Such great State do Beauty and the Sun keep in these parts I keep company with my own Horses Madam to avoid that of the men and by this you may guesse how great an enemy to my living contentedly my Lady is whose conversation has brought me to so fine a diet that wheresoever I go I must starve all daies are tedious companies troublesom and Books themselves Feasts heretofore no relish in them Finding you to be the cause of all this Excuse me Madam if I resent and continue peremptory in the resolution I have taken to be Madam during life Your humblest Servant Madam BUt that I know your goodnes is not mercinary and that you receive thanks either with as much trouble as men ill news or with as much wonder as Virgins unexpected Love this letter should be full of them A strange proud return you may think I make you Madam when I tell you it is not from every body I would be thus obliged and that if I thought you did me not these favours because you love me I should not love you because you do me these favours This is not language for one in Affliction I confesse and upon whom it may be at this present a cloud is breaking but finding not within my self I have deserv'd that storm I will not make it greater by apprehending it After all least Madam you should think I take your favours as Tribute to my great grief I here declare that the services I shall be able to render you will be no longer Presents but payments of Debts since I can do nothing for you hereafter which I was not obliged to do before Madam Your most humble and faithful servant My Noble Friend THat you have overcome the danger of the Land and of the Sea is news most welcom to us and with no lesse joy receiv'd amongst us than if the King of Sweden had the second time overcome Tilley and again past the Meine and the Rhine Nor do we in this look more upon our selves and private interests then on the publike since in your safety both were comprised And though you had not had about you the affairs and secrets of State yet to have left your own person upon the way had been half to undoe our poor Iland and the losse must have been lamented with the tears of a whole Kingdom But you are now beyoud all our fears and have nothing to take heed on your self but fair Ladies A pretty point of security and such a one as all Germany cannot afford We here converse with Northern Beauties that had never heat enough to kindle a spark in any mans breast where heaven had been first so merciful as to put in a reasonable soul There is nothing either fair or good in this part of the world and I cannot name the thing can give me any content but the thought that you enjoy enough otherwhere I having ever been since I had the first honour to know you Yours more then his owne My Lord TO perswade one that has newly ship-wrackt upon a Coast to imbarque sodainly for the same place again or your Lordship to seek that content you now enjoy in the innocence of a solitude among the disorders and troubles of a Court were I think a thing the King himself and Majesty is no ill Orator would find some difficulty to do And yet when I consider that great soul of yours like a Spider working all inwards and sending forth nothing but like the Cloister'd Schoolmens Divinity threads fine and unprofitable if I thought you would not suspect my being serious all this while for what I should now say I would tell you that I cannot but be as bold with you as your Ague is and for a little time whether you will or not entertain you scurvily When I consider you look to me like I cannot but think it as odd a thing as if I should see Van Dike with all his fine colours and Pensills about him his Frame and right Light and every thing in order and yet his hands tyed behind him and your Lordship must excuse me if upon it I be as bold The wisest men and greatest States have made no scruple to make use of brave men whom they had laid by with some disgrace nor have those brave men so laid by made scruple or thought it a disgrace to serve again when they were called to it afterwards These general motives of the State and Common good I will not so much as once offer up to your Lordships consideration though as 't is fit they have still the upper end yet like great Oleoes they rather make a shew then provoke Appetite There are two things which I shall not be ashamed to propound to you as ends since the greater part of the wise men of the world have not been ashamed to make them theirs and if any has been found to contemn them it hath been strongly to be suspected that either they could not easily attain to them or else that the readiest way to attain to them was to contemn them These two are Honour and Wealth and though you stand possest of both of them yet is the first in your hands like a sword which if not through negligence by mischance hath taken rust and needs a little clearing and it would be much handsomer a present to posterity if you your self in your life time wipe it off For your Estate which it may be had been more had it not been too much though it is true that it is so far from being contemptible that it is Nobly competent yet must it be content to undergo the same fate greater states Common-wealths themselves have been are subject to which is when it comes to be divided in it self not to be considerable Both Honour and Estate are too fair and sweet Flowers to be without Prickles or to be gathered without some scratches And now my Lord I know you have nothing to urge but a kind of incapability in your self to the service of this State when indeed you have
the King THis Sir to them but unto Majestie All hee has said before hee does denie Yet not to Majestie that were to bring His feares to be but for the Queen and King Not for your selves and that hee dares not say Y' are his Soveraignes another way Your soules are Princes and you have as good A title that way as yee have by blood To governe and here your power 's more great And absolute than in the royall Seat There men dispute and but by Law obey Here is no Law at all but what yee say Scena Persia King In love with Aglaura Thersames Prince in love with Aglaura Orbella Queen at first Mistresse to Ziriff in love with Ariaspes Ariaspes Brother to the King Ziriff Otherwayes Sorannez disguised Captaine of the Guard in love with Orbella brother to Aglaura Iolas A Lord of the Councell seeming friend to the Prince but a Traytour in love with Semanthe Aglaura In love with the Prince but nam'd Mistresse to the King Orsames A young Lord antiplatonique friend to the Prince Philan The same Semanthe In love with Ziriff platonique Orithie In love with Thersames Pasithas A faithfull servant Jolinas Aglaura's waiting-woman Courtiers Huntsmen Priest Guard AGLAURA ACTUS I. SCENA I. Enter IOLAS IOLINA Jolas MArried and in Diana's Grove Jolin So was th'appointment or my Sense deceiv'd me Jolas Married Now by those Powers that tye those pretty knots 'T is very fine good faith 't is wondrous fine Jolin What is Brother Jolas Why to marrie Sister T' injoy 'twixt lawfull and unlawfull thus A happinesse steale as 't were ones owne Diana's Grove sayest thou Scratcheth his head Jolin That 's the place the hunt once up and all Ingag'd in the sport they meane to leave The company and steale unto those thickets Where there 's a Priest attends them Jolas And will they lye together think'st thou Jolin Is there distinction of sex thinke you Or flesh and bloud Jolas True but the King Sister Jolin But love Brother Jolas Thou sayest well 'T is fine 't is wondrous fine Diana's Grove Jolin Yes Diana's grove But Brother if you should speake of this now so fast Jol. Why thou know'st a drowning man holds not a thing Semanthe she shuns me too Enter Semanthe she sees Jolin The wound festred sure Iolas and goes in agen The hurt the boy gave her when first Shee look'd abroad into the world is not yet cur'd Iolas What hurt Iolin Why know you not Shee was in love long since with young Zorannes Aglaura's brother and the now Queens betroth'd Iolas Some such slight Tale I 'ave heard Iolin Slight she yet does weep when she but hears him nam'd And tels the prettiest and the saddest stories Of all those civill wars and those Amours That trust me both my Lady and my selfe Turne weeping Statues still Iolas Pish 't is not that 'T is Ziriff and his fresh glories herâ— Have rob'd me of her Since he thus appear'd in Court My love has languish'd worse than Plants in drought But time 's a good Physician come le ts in The King Queen by this time are come forth Exeunt Enter Serving-men to Ziriff 1 Serv. Yonder 's a crowd without as if some strange Sight were to be seen to day here 2 Serv. Two or three with Carbonadoes afore in stead of faces mistook the doore for a breach at the opening of it are striving still which should enter first 3 Serv. Is my Lord busie Knocks Enter Ziriff as in his Studie 1 Serv. My Lord there are some Souldiers without Zir. Well I will dispatch them presently 2 Serv. Th'Embassadours from the Cadusians too Zir. Shew them the Gallerie 3 Serv. One from the King Zir. Again I come I come Exeunt Serving-men Ziriff solus Greatnesse thou vainer shadow of the Princes beames Begot by meere reflection nourish'd in extreames First taught to creepe and live upon the glance Poorely to fare till thine owne proper strength Bring thee to surfet of thy selfe at last How dull a Pageant would this States-play seeme To mee now were not my love and my revenge Mixt with it Three tedious Winters have I waited here Like patient Chymists blowing still the coales And still expecting when the blessed houre Would com should make me master of The Court Elixar Power for that turnes all 'T is in projection now downe sorrow downe And swell my heart no more and thou wrong'd ghost Of my dead father to thy bed agen And sleep securely It cannot now be long for sure Fate must As 't has been cruell so a while be just Exit Enter King and Lords the Lords intreating for Prisoners King I say they shall not live our mercie Would turne sinne should we but use it er'e Pittie and Love the bosses onely be Of government meerly for show and ornament Feare is the bit that mans proud will restraines And makes its vice its vertue See it done Enter to them Queen Aglaura Ladies the King addresses himselfe to Aglaura So early and so curious in your dresse faire Mistresse These prettie ambushes and traps for hearts Set with such care to day looke like designe Speake Lady is 't a massacre resolv'd Is conquering one by one growne tedious sport Or is the number of the taken such That for your safetie you must kill out-right Agl. Did none doe greater mischiefe Sir than I Heav'n would not much be troubled with sad storie Nor would the quarrell man has to the Starres Be kept alive so strongly King When hee does leave 't Woman must take it up and justly too For robbing of the sex and giving all to you Agl. Their weakenesses you meane and I confesse Sir King The greatest subjects of their power or glorie Such gentle rape thou act'st upon my soule And with such pleasing violence dost force it still That when it should resist it tamely yeilds Making a kinde of haste to be undone As if the way to victorie were losse And conquest came by overthrow Enter an Expresse delivering a Packet upon his knee The King reads Qu. Prettie The Queen looking upon a flower in one of the Ladies heads Is it the child of nature or of some faire hand La. 'T is as the beauty Madam of some faces Arts issue onely King Thersames This concernes you most brought you her picture Exp. Somthing made up for her in hast I have Presents King If she does owe no part of this faire dower the Picture Vnto the Painter she is rich enough Agl. A kinde of merry sadnesse in this face Becomes it much King There is indeed Aglaura A prettie sullenesse drest up in smiles That sayes this beauty can both kill and save How like you her Thersames Ther. As well as any man can doe a house By seeing of the portall here 's but a face And faces Sir are things I have not studied I have my dutie and may boldly sweare What you like best will ever please me most King Spoke like Thersames and my
O' th' Compasse and as good Pictures Had his eyes towards every man 3 Court And his sword too All th' other side walk up and down the Court now As if they had lost their way and stare Like Grey-hounds when the Hare has taken the furze 1 Court Right And have more troubles about 'em Than a Serving-man that has forgot his message When he 's come upon the place 2 Court Yonder 's the King within chafing swearing Like an old Falconer upon the first flight Of a young Hawke when some Clowne Has taken away the quarrie from her And all the Lords stand round about him As if he were to be baited with much more feare And at much more distance Than a Countrey Gentlewoman sees the Lions the first time Look he 's broke loose Enter King and Lords King Find him or by Osiris selfe you all are Traitours And equally shall pay to Justice a single man And guiltie too breake through you all Enter Ziriff Zir. Confidence Thou paint of women and the States-mans wisdome Valour for Cowards and of the guilties Innocence Assist me now Sir send these Starers off I have some businesse will deserve your privacie King Leave us Jol. How the villaine swells upon us Exeunt Zir. Not to punish thought Or keepe it long upon the wrack of doubt Know Sir That by corruption of the waiting woman The common key of secrets I have found The truth at last and have discover'd all The Prince your Sonne was by Aglaura's meanes Convey'd last night unto the Cypresse Grove Through a close vault that opens in the lodgings Hee does intend to joyne with Carimania But e're he goes resolves to finish all The rites of Love and this night meanes To steale what is behind King How good is Heav'n unto mee That when it gave me Traitours for my Subjects Would lend me such a Servant Zir. How just Sir rather That would bestow this Fortune on the poore And where your bountie had made debt so infinite That it grew desâ—erate their hope to pay it King Enougâ— of that thou do'st but gently chide Me for a fault hat I wîll mend for I Have been toopoore and low in my rewards Unto thy vertâ—e but to our businesse The questioâ— is whether we shall rely Upon our Guards agen Zir. â—y no meanes Sir Hope 〈◊〉 his future fortunes or their Love Unto his person has so sicklied o're Their resolutions that we must not trust them Besides it were but needlesse here Hee passes through the vault alone and I My selfe durst undertake that businesse If that were all but there is something else This accident doth prompt my zeale to serve you in I know you love Aglaura Sir with passion And would enjoy her I know besides Shee loves him so that whosoe're shall bring The tidings of his death must carrie back The newes of hers so that your Justice Sir Must rob your hope but there is yet a way King Here take my heart for I have hitherto Too vainly spent the treasure of my love I 'le have it coyn'd streight into friendship all And make a present to thee Zir. If any part of this rich happinesse Fortune prepares now for you shall owe it selfe Unto my weake endeavours I have enough Aglaura without doubt this night expects The Prince and why You should not then supply his place by stealth And in disguise King I apprehend thee Ziriff But there 's difficultie Zir. Who trades in love must be an adventurer Sir But here is scarce enough to make the pleasure dearer I know the Cave your Brother and my selfe With Iolas for those w' are sure doe hae him With some few chosen more betimes wll wait The Princes passing through the vault iâ— hee Comes first hee 's dead and if it be yourselfe Wee will conduct you to the chamber doorâ— And stand 'twixt you and danger afterwards King I have conceiv'd of joy and am grown â—reat Till I have safe deliverance time 's a cripple And goes on crutches as for thee my Ziriff I doe here entertaine a friendship with thee Shall drowne the memorie of all patternes past Wee will oblige by turnes and that so thick And fast that curious studiers of it Shall not once dare to cast it up or say By way of ghesse whether thou or I Remaine the debtors when wee come to die Exeunt Enter Semanthe Orithie Philan Orsames Lords and Ladies Ori. Is the Queen ready to come out Phi. Not yet sure the Kings brother is but newly entred Sem. Come my Lord the Song then Ori. The Song Ors A vengeance take this love it spoyles a voyce Worse than the losing of a maiden-head I have got such a cold with rising And walking in my shirt a nights that A Bittorne whooping in a reed is better musicke Ori. This modestie becomes you as ill my Lord As wooing would us women pray put 's not to 't Ors Nay Ladies you shall finde mee As free as the Musicians of the woods Themselves what I have you shall not need to call for Nor shall it cost you any thing SONG WHy so pale and wan fond Lover Prithee why so pale Will when looking well can't move her Looking ill prevaile Prithee why so pale Why so dull and mute young Sinner Prithee why so mute Will when speaking well can't win her Saying nothing doo 't Prithee why so mute Quit quit for shame this will not move This cannot take her If of her selfe shee will not Love Nothing can make her The Devill take her Ori. I should have ghest it had been the issue of Your braine if I had not been told so Ors A little foolish counsell Madam I gave a friend Of mine foure or five yeares agoe when he was Falling into a Consumption Enter Queene Orb. Which of all you have seene the faire prisoner Since shee was confinde Sem. I have Madam Orb. And how behaves shee now her selfe Sem. As one that had intrench'd so deepe in Innocence Shee fear'd no enemies beares all quietly And smiles at Fortune whil'st shee frownes on her Orb. So gallant I wonder where the beautie lies That thus inflames the royall bloud Ori. Faces Madam are like bookes those that do study them Know best and to say truth 't is still Much as it pleases the Courteous Reader Orb. These Lovers sure are like Astronomers That when the vulgar eye discovers but A Skie above studded with some few stars Finde out besides strange fishes birds and beasts Sem. As men in sicknesse scorch'd into a raving Doe see the Devill in all shapes and formes When standers by wondring aske where and when So they in Love for all 's but feaver there And madnesse too Orb. That 's too severe Semanthe But we will have your reasons in the parke Are the doores open through the Gardens Lo. The King has newly led the way Exeunt Enter Ariaspes Ziriff with a warrant sealed Ari. Thou art a Tyrant Ziriff I shall die with joy Zir.
's gone Shee 's gone Life like a Dials hand hath stolne A â—oyse within Enter souldiers Shee thinkeâ— them Almer From the faire figure e're it was perceiv'd What will become of me Too late too late Y' are come you may perswade wild birds that wing The aire into a Cage as soon as call Her wandring spirits back ha Those are strange faces there 's a horrour in them And if I stay I shall be taken for The murtherer O in what streights they move That wander 'twixt death feares and hopes of love Exit Enter Brennoralt Granivert Souldiers Bren. Forbeare upon your lives the place There dwels divinity within it All else The Castle holds is lawfull prize Your valours wages This I claime as mine Guard you the door Grani. Coronell shall you use all the women your selfe Bren. Away 't is unseasonable drawes the curtain Awake fair Saint and blesse thy poore Idolator Ha! pale and cold dead The sweetest guest fled murdered by heaven The purple streams not drye yet Some villaine has broke in before me Rob'd all my hopes but I will find him out And kick his soule to hell I le doe 't dragging out Iphigene Speak Iphi. What should I say Bren. Speak or by all Iph. Alas I doe confesse my selfe the unfortunate cause Bren. Oh d' you so Hadst thou been cause of all the plagues That vexe mankinde th' adst been an Innocent To what thou art thou shalt not think repentance kils her Iph. Oh thou wert too suddaine And dies Bren. Was I so The lustfull youth would sure have spoil'd her honour Which finding highly garded rage and feare To be reveal'd counsell'd this villany Is there no more of them Exit Enter Almerin Alm. Not enter Yes dogge through thee ha a course laid out In stead of Iphigene Francelia dead too Enter Bren. Where shall I begin to curse Bren. Here If he were thy friend Alm. Brennoralt A gallant sword could ne're have come In better time Bren. I have a good one for thee If that will serve the turne Alm. I long to trie it That sight doth make me desperate Sicke of my selfe and the world Bren. Didst value him A greater villaine did I never kill Alm. Kill Bren. Yes Alm. Art sure of it Bren. May be I doe not wake Alm. Th' ast taken then a guilt off from me Would have waigh'd downe my sword Weakned me to low resistance I should have made no sports hadst thou conceal'd it Know Brennoralt thy sword is stain'd in excellence Great as the world could boast Bren. Ha ha how thou art abus'd Looke there there lies the excellence Thou speak'st of murdred by him too He did confesse he was the cause Alm. Oh Innocence ill understood and much worse us'd She was alas by accident but I I was the cause indeed Bre. I will beleeve thee too and kill thee Destroy all causes till I make a stop In nature for to what purpose should she Worke agen Alm. Bravely then The title of a Kingdome is a trifle To our quarrell Sir know by sad mistake I kill'd thy Mistres Brennoralt And thou kild'st mine Bren. Thine Alm. Yes that Iphigene Though showne as man unto the world Was woman excellent woman Bren. I understand no riddles guard thee Fight and pause Alm. O could they now looke downe And see how wee two strive Which first should give revenge They would forgive us something of the crime Hold prethee give me leave To satisfie a curiosity I never kissed my Iphigene as woman Bren. Thou motion'st well nor have I taken leave Rising It keeps a sweetnesse yet As stills from Roses when the flowers are gone Alm. Even so have two faint Pilgrims scorch't with heat Vnto some neighbour fountaine stept aside Kneel'd first then laid their warm lips to the Nymph And from her coldnesse took fresh life againe As we doe now Bren. Le ts on our journy if thou art refresht Alm. Come and if there be a place reserved For heightned spirits better then other May that which wearies first of ours have it Fight agood while Alm. fals Bren. If I grow weary laugh at me that 's all Alm. Brave soules above which will Be sure inquisitive for newes from earth Shall get no other but that thou art Brave Enter King Stratheman Lords Minse Stra. To preserve some Ladies as we guest King Still gallant Brennoralt thy sword not sheath'd yet Busie still Bren. Revenging Sir The fowlest murder ever blasted eares Committed here by Almerin and Iphigene Alm. False false The first created purity Was not more innocent then Iphigene Bren. Lives he agen Alm. Stay thou much wearied guest Till I have thrown a truth amongst them We shall look back else to posterity King What sayes he Lord. Some thing concerning this he labours to Discover Alm. Know it was I that kild Francelia I alone Mins O barbarous return of my civilities Was it thy hand Alm. Heare and forgive me Minse Entring this morning hastily With resolution to preserve The faire Francelia I found a theefe Stealing the treasure as I thought Belongd to me Wild in my mind As ruin'd in my honour in much mistaken rage I wounded both then oh too late I found My errour Found Iphigene a woman Acting stolne love to make her own love safe And all my jealousies impossible Whilst I ran out to bring them cure Francelia dies and Iphigene found here I can no more dies King Most strange and intricate Iphigene a woman Mel. With this story I am guiltily acquainted The first concealments since her love And all the wayes to it I have bin trusted with But Sir my greife joyn'd with the instant busines Begges a deferrement King I am amaz'd till I doe heare it out But i th' mean time Least in these mists merit should loose it selfe Those forfeitures Of Trock and Menseck and Brennoralt are thine Bren. A Princely guilt But Sir it comes too late Like Sun-beames on the blasted blossomes doe Your favours fall you should have giv'n me this When 't might have rais'd me in mens thoughts and made Me equall to Francelia's love I have No end since shee is not Back to my private life I will returne Cattell though weary can trudge homewards after King This melancholy time must cure Come take The bodies up and lead the prisoners on Triumph and funerals must walke together Cipresse and Laurell twin'd make up one chaplet For we have got The day but bought it at so deare a rate That victory it selfe's unfortunate Exeunt FINIS Earth Sunne Moon Starres Fixed Planets Element of fire Ayre Sea Winter Summer Thus far Shakespear