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The doubtful heir. A tragi-comedie, as it was acted at the private house in Black-Friers written by James Shirley. Never printed before.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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they will profane In bleeding thee farewell our last last kiss My heart would fain come to thee I will make it My humble sute with my last breath it may Be quickly sent thee Rosa. We shall both meet when This dust falls off and our souls kiss agen Exeunt ACT. V. Enter Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Servants with Lights Er. MY Lord you tell us wonders 't is high time To open such a mysterie Rodri. This change Will exceed all and so convincing are The circumstances of this great discovery They do command our faith Er. And you shall steer us Leand. Then let us lose no time oh my good Lords Did you but feel the torment of my bosome Till I discharge the duty which so long Hath slept in his concealment you would call For wings to flye and think all motion tedious For Heavens sake le ts make hast that we prevent The morning which will rise upon this knowledge With cheerfull beams and put on all his glory Er. Most gladly we attend Exeunt A Table and Taper set out Enter Ferdinand with a book in his Hand Ferd. I have no Heart to think of any thing But my Rosania all devotion When I remember her flyes off and leaves My soul no contemplation but her safety They were too cruell to divide us night It self looks now more black by this dim taper Rosania's eyes would brighten all but they Weigh'd down with sleep and sorrow are perhaps At rest a thousand Angels watch about 'em And let some one whose office is to wait On harmless love present me to her dreams O let her hear me often call upon her As I am led to death and when the stroke Divides me from my self and from the World My Heart shall pay her tribute and my blood Do miracles when every Crimson drop My Body bleeds shall not in vain be wept But fall into some Letter of her name To keep alive our story Enter two Servants with Torches Leandro Ernesto Rodriguez What lights are these This place sure is not wont to be thus visited They are spirits ha yet if I have a memory Those Faces were but late familiar to me They Kneel What mockery is this if you be substances Of things I know go tell the Tyrant Queen She might allow me death without this scorn This jeering Antimasque Omnes Long live the King Ferd. What King Omnes Long live Ferdinand King of Murcia Ferd. A dream a golden dream What fancies wait Upon our sleep and yet I wake they are Apparitions I 'l shut my eyes and lose 'em They wo'not vanish Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Omnes All your subjects Leand. Collect your scatterd thoughts my Lord and be Assur'd we now pay reall duties to you You are our King and must be Ferd. Who says so Leand. I whose cold fear and frailty When fate of Wat had made you Prisoner Conceal'd the truth and Justice of your title 'T was I that sav'd you from your Uncles fury And sent you to Valentia while I cozen'd The kingdom with your death till time might ripen Your challenge to the scepter if you can Find mercy to a treason great as this I 'l live and study how to merit pardon Ferd. Rise rise all And if you be Leandro pray come neerer Rod. Pray Heav'n this unexpected happiness Meet with no extasie all senses are Not arm'd for such extremes of Joy Er. The Queen When she finds this will fall into a Feaver By instinct her Head must ake this very minute Rod. And shake too for the Crown is tottering Ferd. Pardon thou shouldst divide the kingdom with me But do all these believe it will you not When I make second claim deny me agen Call me Impostor Leand. Sir forgive that first And I 'l not ask Heaven pardon for my next Deniall let death threaten all his stings And I have satisfied these Lords so well They are confirm'd in your just claim and person Rod Er. We lay our lives and fortunes at your feet Ferd. I may command you then fetch me Rosania I 'l be no King without her do not stay To hear how much I love her 'bove the Crown And all the glories wait upon it she That was my Page my fellow Prisoner Rosania Exit Rodrig 'T is that name next to Heaven I bow too Good my Lord follow him and if she be Awake oh drop it gently by degrees The joy is mighty she a sad weak Virgin That I shall live to make her Queen Exit Ernest Stay you and if I play too much the wanton with My fate or swell with expectation Speak something to allay my hopes and say There may be crosses yet the Queen may want Faith or consent or put case the people A dangerous torrent to oppose like not This Innovation where is the King then Leand. Doubt not their Loves you had their Hearts before Let nothing shake you Enter Rosania Ernesto Rodriguez Ferd. Th' art my better Angell Why then if my Rosania will be Queen The kingdoms ours agen she comes she comes Thou mak'st too little hast to be a Queen I am my self agen my name is found I shall live to thus to embrace Rosania Without a fear these Lords are all thy subjects I am a King Leand. You are Ferd. Then what must my Rosania be Ros. Happy if this be more Than dream my tears and sufferings are all paid for If this be true Leand. Most true Ros. What a strong arm Hath Heaven Ferd. See how the Day hath made Hast to salute Rosania and to wait Upon thy triumph blushes like a Maid When she is told she is in Love the Stars Are gone to tell the other World thy beauty Till now Ecclips'd with sorrow hath thrown off The imprisoning veil and shines above their brightness But how shall we Leandro now contrive For our Court entertainment where the Queen 's Prepar'd to hear our Tragedy Leand. Leave me To order your appearance but first Sir We must secure this Fort Er. The Captain is My creature Ferd. Thou shalt be all our direction Come my Rosania time hath turn'd agen Our Glass and his keen sith this comfort brings It cuts no scepters down but to make Kings Exeunt Enter Leonario reading a Letter and Soldier Leon. So neer Sold. We heard before of your affront My Lord and were prepar'd Leon. It hath outstrip'd my expectation These Letters say Mendoza is their Generall new return'd With victory from the Moores his fame I honour My knowledge never reach'd his person Sold. Sir he brings old Soldiers with him the Commanders Are such whose faith and valor in those Wars Already tried he durst name to the King To be employ'd here in your highness cause Leand. We will to Horse immediatly I long To salute the Army Sold. Which but wants your person The Soul of their design you may soon reach 'em Enter Captain Leon. I will Capt. Your Grace Leon. That we had wings away to Horse to Horse Exeunt
Lips breath Incense thus Wee 'l have ten thousand Cupids for our guard Whose Bows shall awe the destinies and we write The King and Queen of Fate Enter Ferdinand Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Captain Guard Ferd. Will this deserve your faith Leand. We must believe Enter Violinda Viol. We are undone the King Que. False Keys Rosa. 'T was time to come Ferd. Had I not cause my Lords to appear sad When I suspected this so great affront My melancholy all this while was but A mourning for this shame Look but my Lords Into your selves and make this suffering yours Viol. Madam be rais'd again I have an art To fetch you off with honor and the youth too I will perswade him there can be no cure In this extream but to pretend himself A woman I will dress him in your Gown Before they can be ware on 't they all know This way he cannot flie mean time put on A confidence and let them know you are The Queen not to be shaken with their power This will gain time Que. Prosper in this Viol. I will Redeem my fault or never sleep again Exit with Rosania Ferd. She blushes not Were she nor Queen what names could we bestow Upon this want of modesty Leand. 'T is plain We came in time Ferd. Most happily to prevent Some further act of shame can she look on us Without a blush Que. I see no such attraction In your state faces that I should desire Much to look on 'em Who made you King I pray Ferd. Your power I dare not call it love presuming That I was fit to be your property Without a soul to see or have a sense Of these dishonors This rank heat of blood Madam what penitence can make this clear Admit your thoughts were wanton and your flame Too great to be supprest could you finde none For your adulterate embrace but one That was my servant my own hound devour me As if your lust had not enough of shame And mischief to me but your malice must Appear in 't too with what securitie Can I expect to live when she begins So soon to poyson me Leand. We heard her say They two would write themselves the King and Queen Rod. So we did all Ferd. You may consider these Leand. 'T is impious Madam with what grief do we Remember now that Law you made After your Corronation to preserve The name of your sex chast which gave our Hearts Hope of your blessed progress you made it death To stain the Marriage-bed where shall we expect The life of that good act when you begin A breach of chastitie by so black example If the King urge an Execution Of what our vote confirm'd by yours impos'd Upon the kingdom you should prove your self More innocent or give us cause to mourn This fall from virtue Er. Madam we grieve for you Que So so have your great wisdoms said all yet I laugh at you poor things and am so far From trembling at your thunder that I pitty you And first I 'l let you know you selves you are I take it all my subjects I will not Exempt you Sir since Marriage takes not off My Interest and Essence here all strength Flowing from me and your Derivative shine Extinct when I frown you to darkness by What power dare you take an accompt of me That am above your Laws which must obey Me as their Soul and Dye when I forsake 'em But I will reason coolely and admit They live in force 'gainst whom are you so shallow To think we that created and decreed 'em For vulgar reformation must be squard And Levell'd by 'em as we meant to lose Our Character and distinction and stoop Toth ' common file of subjects this were policy I speak not this with sense of any guilt So to decline it for I here defie you And bring an Innocence shall strike a blush Upon your Souls that sinn'd in my suspition Aside Ferd. Where is the Boy Ernesto take him to Your custodie and bid him not despair I have contriv'd the rest Enter Rosania like a Woman and Violinda Er. He 's here Viol. Take it upon you if it come to searching Wee 'l find a Jurie Capt. You are deceiv'd my Lord with your good pardon He is not here Er. Who is not here Capt. The he you do expect And your Officious Ladyship might well Have spar'd your pains to put on all this trim Ferd. What means the fellow Capt. 'T is no news to your Sir I could have told the Queen before and you My honourable Lords this was no Boy Though now he would but seem o' th' tother sex I knew her name Ros. My name Capt. Are not you call'd Rosania Ferd. Ha! betraid Capt. Yes indeed is she you were present Sir I' th' Garden when this fine Hermophrodite Declar'd what sex was hid behind the Breeches And this I certified the Prince before Que. Now 't is clear Capt. There are some tokens too I can remember As kisses and excuse for marrying with The Queen a Virgin still c. Omnes A Woman Viol. But are you a Woman indeed Capt. And now my Lords if you have Hearts that are Honest and daring come about agen For this is but a cunning piece of treason Against your Faith and the Queens honour Ferd. We are both lost Rosania Capt. 'T is truth or take my Head off Que. You do believe this transformation And know this Ladie my good Lord I did Suspect before the cause of your neglects And meeting with some dark Intelligence From the Prince to perfect this discovery Did in my Chamber wooe with aptest forms Of Love to trie how long the sex would be Conceal'd you heard a part and see us kiss And came in time with these wise Noblemen To prevent further acts of shame Rodri. I' st possible Rosa. It was an ill contrivement to make me Proof of the Queens dishonour Er. An apparent Plot Against the life and honour of the Queen Since he would urge that Law maliciously Against her knowing this to be a Woman And his close strumpet Rodri. The same Law must be Their tryall Leand. What a change is here already Que. You must not Lords deny me Justice Rodri. 'T is insufferable Against a common person Er. Let his first Treason if you think good Madam be urg'd In accusation Leand. So so Que. You did us service Captain Capt. I am bound too 't here 's more news for the Prince Que. Use your pleasures Exit Rod. What need we circūstance let him dye to morrow Que. Death will be mercie to so much ingratitude Command them both to severall custodies The morning shall behold 'em dead Ros. Now more lost then ever Exeunt Manent Ferd: Ros. Guard Ferd. Pray le ts take Short leave of one another 't is in vain To reason against providence or say We might ha' liv'd though I must dye and after Be hid in my obscurest name and shade I must declare whose blood