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A37095	The English lovers, or, A girle worth gold both parts, so often acted with general applause, now newly formed into a romance / by the accurate pen of I.D., Gent.	Dauncey, John, fl. 1663.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. Fair maid of the west.	1662 (1662)	Wing D289A; ESTC R9663	128,678	272

one of the most sumptuous Chambers of it and sumptuous Chambers there were both for building and furuiture as any Court in Europe could boast of the square of the Palace it selfe being supported by one hundred and fifty Pillars of pure Carara Marble the Court Yard adorned with four most stately Fountains or Waterworks and the Palace every where imbellished by the great number of curious and ancient Statues But neither the statelinesse of the place the great care which was taken of him whereby he in short time recovered perfect health nor the daily conversation of Spinola who extreamly delighted in his company could at all divert the English Stranger from his melancholly thoughts which appeared more transparent every day then other to great wonder of the worthy Spinola who endeavoured by all means possible to banish from him his solitary pensivenesse by inventing new sports and pastimes to recreate both his body and mind but all his endeavours proved in vain for the more he strove to make him merry the sadder still grew insomuch that had not gratitude obliged him he would have shun'd the company of his preserver as his did that of all others Often had the good and generous Spinola desired his unknown Guest to impart unto him the cause of this his melancholly but was ever put off with excuses and desires that he would not put him to the remembrance of so dismal a story till at length they two being according to the custom walking in a private Garden Spinola more earnestly then ever pressed him to reveal that which could possesse him with so great a trouble and dejection of spirit protesting that as he had been instrumental once in the saving of his life so he would devote his life or what ever might be more dear to him to procu●● a remedy for his solitary disease for whilst that continued he still seemed dead to him promising that in requital he would relate to him the story of his life which he would f●nd not to have been free from misfortunes though perhaps they were such as were not fit to be weighed in the scale with his The stranger endeavoured by all means possible to excuse the relation of his miseries but being again and again importuned by him to whom he owed his life as his preserver he could no longer deny to satisfie the desires of his generous friend and therefore retiring into a pleasant Arbour which stood at the end of the Walks he thus began The Loves of Capt. Goodlake AND MARIANA MOst Noble Friend and generous Preserver when you shall have heard through how many various changes and chances of fortune I have run you will think considering my age that every minute of my time my childhood only excepted had been a new distinct misfortune My birth you already know to have been in the Kingdom of England a Kingdom sufficiently famous throughout all the World both for its outward force and inward plenty which as you say has miraculously for so many years maintained a War against the most Potent Catholique King and still in all attempts made upon that mighty Monarch gained the upper hand but because this Kingdom is besides the annexion of Ireland and Wales in her selfe divided into severall Shires or Counties many of which have formerly been particular Kingdoms 't will be convenient to give you an account of the exact place of my Nativity Know then noble Sir that I was borne nigh unto the famous City of Sarum in the County of Sommerset in which Shire my Father enjoyed a yearly Revenue of neer fifteen hundred pounds per annum his name was Goodlake my Mothers Seymour which of the two I must needs confesse is the more noble and ancient name my Father had besides my selfe three Sons and two Daughters of all which I was the youngest and so like to enjoy the least part of my Fathers wealth though during his life he was not at all sparing in giving me as liberal education as my Brothers of whom he took so great care that he thought it not sufficient to have them endowed with learning except they were likewise adorned with all qualities necessary to make a perfect and compleat Gentleman such he thought Fencing riding the great Horse and other active Exercises which might make them fit upon occasion to serve their Country nor was he sparing in his cost to learn them Dancing singing and other lesse usefull exercises as things fitting to distinguish them from the vulgar My Father died about that time that I arrived to seventeen years of age leaving me besides those Gentleman-like qualities that might make me fit to gain a livelyhood and honour in forreign Countries but a small parcell of his estate yet such as with moderation I might have lived upon but it was hard for me who had been highly bred during my fathers life to conform my self now to a pension and so small a one too as threescore Marks a year was so that before two years were expired I was indebted twice as much as my annuity came to which made me begin to perceive that whilst I took those courses I headlong pursued my ruine my debts begun to be dayly called for which if I paid I must leave my selfe uncapable to subsist and if not run the hazzard of being imprisoned Feare of this last made me finding delayes to increase the danger on a suddain to make a contract with my elder Brother and to sell him my annuity whereby I not only paid my debts but had a considerable sum of money in my purse with which I was resolved to prove my utmost fortunes And hoping that I might have the same good hap which oftentimes befals younger Brothers who have nothing but their gentility to maintain them that is by gaining the favours of yong Ladies whose plentifull portions might better be given to supply the wants of such persons whom the ill Laws or rather the ill customes of England had made poor then added to the better fortunes of those who already abounded with superfluity of worldly riches I put on a resolution to cast in my lot among others and cloathing my self in a garb much above my slender fortunes by degrees I got into the acquaintance of many Ladies among whom I resolved to choose one both of whose Person and portion I could approve and in short time pitched upon the beauteous Mariana Joynt heiress with her Sister of the great estate of Sir Robert Mollineaux a Family famous in the Western parts of England I confesse at first the greatnesse of her beauty parts and riches did somewhat daunt me who knew my self so far beneath her in all At those words the worthy Spinola interrupted him by saying noble friend though by what your self report I dare believe your estate much inferiour to that of your beauteous Mistresse yet I must needs say that I find this by that small experience I have had of your conversation that no Woman could be

dear Goodlake said she from whence proceeds this strange perplexity in thy minde have I ventured all dangers imaginable and endured all miseries to finde thee out and wilt thou not now own me for thy Mariana how many times hast thou solemnly sworn that without me thou couldst not live how many times hast thou protested that I was the very essence of thy soul Away false man if nothing will convince thee yet let this Ring the last pledge I received of thy Love be a testimony against thee for thy perjuries which the gods will without doubt severely vindicate Goodlake was yet more astonished at the strangeness of the adventure but at length recollecting himself if thou be'est said he the shade of my dear Mariana as I cannot but think thou art what worth was there in me that could call thee from the eternal Mansion of rest to these earthly miseries I am said she neither shade nor Ghost but thy real living Mariana cloystered up from thee by the cruelty of my Uncle who to preserve to himself my Estate and to put thee into despair gave out I was dead and made a solemn burial of an empty Coffin but his real death had no sooner freed me from his Tyranny but I put in execution that vow which during my confinement I made to search thee through the world and now I have found thee wilt thou forsake me Forsake thee my dear Mariana said Goodlake the gods must first relinquish● their eternal powers Alas those years I have lived since thy supposed death have been but a continual death to me and had not the friendship of the Noble Spencer kept me alive and his love bouy'd up my Spirits I had assuredly long since been a concomitant with those wandring spirits in the eternal shades Here the Generous Spencer came to salute the fair Mariana and to joy with her both for her safety and her happy meeting of her long lost Lover But all these strange adventures rather increased the worthy Spencers melancholy then allayed it others joy put him in minde of his grief for the loss of his beloved Spouse which the Grand Duke perceiving and willing to make fully compleat the joys of this day retiring for a short time soon returned leading his Fair Guest vailed in his hand he addressed himself to Mr. Spencer Noble Englishman said he the resentment I have to see you alone discontent of all this Noble Company and in a day so fraught with wonders makes me present you this Lady in whom I dare presume you will finde as ample content as any here Herewith Besse Bridges for so she was till then thought to be taking off her vail the amazed Spencer ran joyfully to salute her embracing her with all that affection which could be expected from so constant and loving a pair whose frequent adversities had both tried their love and confirmed their constancy But whilst they were thus embracing each other an antient gentleman who had stood all this while mute and melancholly amongst the released captives stepped forth and addressing himself to the generous Spencer's fair Spouse Madam said he both of the names and the excellency of your beauty I am confirmed that you are the Lady I have so long been in search for to deliver this letter to from your noble Father Certainly Sir said she you are extreamly mistaken for neither was my father noble nor hath he this many years been amongst the living True Madam replyed he your supposed father is long since dead but she whom you and the world I likewise esteemed your Mother hath upon her Death-Bed declared that the Countess of Sherborn your real Mother dying in Childe-bed you were put to her to Nurse but her own and onely Infant soon after dying she loath to be childless sent word to my Lord that you were dead so that you have ever since meanly lived as childe to your Foster-father which yet could not obscure those noble vertues inherent to your birth and which declare you to be as indeed you are the worthy Lady Isabella sole daughter and heiress to my thrice noble Master the Earl of Sherborn You tell me said she strange Paradoxes and therewith breaking open her Letter and having read it to her self see here said she my Spencer the same this gentleman tells us is confirmed by that worthy Lord nor will I in the least doubt it This joy was added to the rest of those great adventures which had before happened which so rejoyced the grand Duke that he resolved to portion his entertainment equal to the strangeness of them and therefore earnestly pressing that the marriages between the Illustrious Bassa and the Infanta of Mantoua and the gallant Captain Goodlake and his beloved Mariana might be celebrated in his Court which was readily assented to nor wanted there a third Marriage to make full the joy for Ruffman having the same day found out Mrs. Forcet who was likewise cast away in the Negro it was concluded that he and Maria should now likewise consummate their loves The Revels Dancings Justs Masques and other Triumphs performed at the Marriage of these worthy personages was such that there wanted nothing of that state and magnificence which the Riches of the grand Duke or the famous City of Florence could afford to the far renowned and deserve d●pender of such a ceremony the solemnity of which lasted forty days At the end of which time the beauteous Lady Isabella put her Spencer in mind of the earnest pressings of the Earl of Sherborn her father for her return home and he begging leave of the grand Duke had it though somewhat unwillingly granted whereupon the generous Spencer and the noble Isabella Goodlake and Mariana Forcet and Maria together with Ruffman prepared for their voyage and accompanied by the three Dukes with many other persons of quality came to Pisa where they imbarqued and fortune being now weary of buffe●●ing such worthy personages gave them a prosperous Gale for England As for the worthy Bassa having now the possession of his beloved Iulietta Infanta of Mantua he resolved to keep his vow of never more returning into his native Country FINIS Courteous Reader these Books following are printed for and are to be sold by Francis Kirkman at the Sign of Iohn Fletchers● head over against the Angel Inn on the back● side of St. Clements without Temple-bar 1. 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each other but it was easily discerned by the enamoured Mullisheg whose Rage began to appear in his eyes against his Rival which being perceived both by Spencer and his beautiful● Mistress they resolved seeing they were no● longer able to conceal their Loves freely to● declare to the King knowing that by will●●● concealment of what was so apparent the●● should but lose themselves nor could they 〈◊〉 more if they revealed their Loves the strange●●● misfortunes of which they thought might move● the Moor if he had any sence of Nobleness 〈◊〉 Generosity to grant them the enjoyment 〈◊〉 their long laboured for desires Armed with this Resolution the genero●●● Spencer taking opportunity when the Moo 〈◊〉 King was seated Gloriously on his Throne which shewed more Replendant by being a● do ned with that Paragon of Beauty kneelin● down begged a Boon of Mullisheg who having been alwaies hitherto used to grace him for 〈◊〉 fa●e of his fair Mistress bad him freely ask● promising upon his Royal word not to deny hi● any thing Shew your self then most might● King said he what Fame has Renowned 〈◊〉 for and grant me this fair Virgin whon neithe● the envious Fates nor boistrous Seas could 〈◊〉 me of to be my Wife Heavens how did 〈◊〉 Request 〈◊〉 the Sable Mullisheg his fier●● eyes did seem to dart forth Lightning and gnash●ing his Ivory Teeth leapt out of his Chair 〈◊〉 State and shaking his Ebon locks drew forth his Scimatar with such violence as if he would have clest assunder the two Poles and made the whole foundation of the Earth sink to its primitive Chaos In summe crying out And dares any insolent slave attempt to deprive me in my own Court and at the foot of my Impeerial Throne of a Jewel I esteem above my Crown Base Caitife thy Request hath spoke thy death and those audacious Accents of thy ill instructed Tongue were the passing Bell to thy deserved Funeral nor will I by Heaven longer defer my Justice His threatning words had been seconded by as hasty a blow upon the head of the worthy Spencer had not the magnnanimous Maid interposed and laying hands upon his Arms cryed out Truce-breaking Mullisheg most undeserving the name of a King who darest thus publickly break and violate those Oaths thou so lately swor'st to what faith can ever hereafter be had in the word of a King if the great Mullisheg who once was famed for the most good and just of any of his belief shall become a perjured Wretch And yet know cruel and unjust Tyrant that if thou persistest in this villany for other I cannot term it thou shalt be yet further from enjoying thy lustful and irregular will upon me for I vow to all the gods I will not outlive him a moment The fierce lookt Mullisheg stood as it were astonished at her Generosity and amazed at the Majesty of her Anger his trembling hand let slip his Sword and falling back into his Throne he fixed his eyes upon the ground and as if he durst not look upon so much offended Beauty sate rather like a sensless Statua then a living Prince But after a small time of revengefull Cogitations though his fury seemed all the while to abate he with a voice scarce demonstrating the least passion commanded his Attendant Guard to seize on the Generous Spencer which they were as ready to effect as he to command had not he resolutely determined knowing what would be the issue of a Moorish Prison rather to sell his life at the dearest rate with his Sword in his hand then be starved to death in a loathsome Dungeon The Guard seeing themselves thus confronted and indeed repulsed by one single man in the presence of their Prince added fury to their Numbers and resolved all at once to suppress him but with such strength and courage did he brandish his death-threatning Sword that like those Rats who were to hang a Bell about the cats neck none durst be the first to approch him In the mean time this worthy and magnanimous Maid snatching from the ground the Morrish Kings Sword thrust her self amongst the thickest of the Guard to assist or defend her generous Lover and at length coming to the place where he was she like a Breast-plate clapt her self before him endeavouring to receive or defend all blows that were made at him but the timerous Guard whether not daring to offend so much Beauty or daunted at her heroick Courage made no further attempt upon her beloved Spencer The falling off of the Guard bred a pity of these two Lovers in the heart of the Sable Mullisheg yet he thought fit at first to make no shew of it but calling them before him with an angry Countenance Is it possible said he that you should yet dare thus to affront me in my own Court whilst it lies in my power to inflict on you the most terrible of Tortures Tortures replyed this magnanimous Maid know base Tyrant the most fell Tortures that ever barbarous Affrica invented can no more make us alter our fixt Resolutions then Kings are able to make the Heavens bow to do them Reverence for know insulting king our Loves are like the Center of the World so strongly seated in our hearts that nothing but a general dissolution can shake them Whilst the King sate still amazed and musing upon the Gallantry of the English Maid the Captain of the Negro who had not been idle all this whiue but shewed sufficient demonstrations of his resolutions to follow the fate of his friends adressing himself to Mullisheg seconded her words with somwhat to this effect I need great King said he urge how infamous you will becom by breaking that faith which you so lately gave Kings are easier incited to action which will add to their former Glory then by words deterred from those would ecclipse He let it suffice that you have now opportunity offered to do an action which will make the great Mullisheg renowned through the world joyn these two lovers hands the story of whose constancy were it but related would move compassion not in you only but in the very senceless Rocks O let not then Sir your intemperate love sway you above your honour but as you have been conquerour of mighty Kingdomes let this action demonstrate to the world that you are victor over your self and over your immoderate desires so shall forraigne Nations that never yet heard your name Chronicle your vertues This speech of the Captaines wrought so effectually with the inclining Mullisheg that ●ising from his Chaire you have said he wakened in me that heroick spirit which can never suffer lust to triumph over vertue Most excellent Virgin whom before we loved for the outward graces but now admire for that inward ornament of thy soul thy loyal constancy accept from my hand thy long hoped for love whose story having heard discourst the greatest riches of my Kingdom shall Solemnize your Nuptials Were but the great Mullisheg answered this

Magn●nimous Maid of the Christian faith I should believe him a god on earth but let this action however so celebrate his fame that he may be an eternall patterne to future Kings to account it a greater glory to be conquerours of themselves then of the greatest Empire Many other words passed to the like purport and so the company for the present withdrew to the Kings Pallace where shortly after all imaginable preparations were made for the Solemnization of the Nuptials of these two English lovers but my occasions mighty Duke calling me from thence I could not stay to see the marriage solemnized though I afterwards heard that it was performed with wonderful state and since your Highness tells me that she was cast by shipwrack into your countrey I have reason to beleive that great sorrow which at present overshadowes that nature which used to be civil courteous and debonair is for the loss of her husband who undoubtedly perisht in the all devouring sea The Duke was extreamly delighted with this relation of the Merchant but especially with the hopes he had of the worthy Spencers loss for he thought that might facilitate the enjoyment of his beautious Mistress which he resolved to leave no way unattempted to attain and therefore commanded the Merchant to go and present her with own of his ri●hest Jewels valued at ten thousand Crowns knowing how much gifts do prevail over the soft and easie natures of women but though her civility taught her to accept the Dukes Jewel yet her honour inclined her to a resolution that not a whole Dukedome should tempt her to a violation of her chastity Scarce was Sig. Iacomo Bonaventuro departed to offer up his rich present to the fair hands of the fairest guest but a messenger arrived to acquaint the Grand Duke of Florence that after the long continued bloody warrs between the two Dukes of Mantua and Ferrara they had concluded a firme and lasting league and were resolved within two daies to visit Florence to make his Highness and his whole Court and Countrey a witness of their late concluded amity The Duke received the Messenger with all honour due to one who came as agent from two such Princes returning them thanks suitable to the honour done him by such a visit and withal giving order that his Court should be made to shine with Gold and Pearls for their more sumptuous entertainment Two daies after the two Princes arrived being met by the grand Duke with an infinite train of Nobility on horseback three miles without the City and so with inexpressible state conducted to the Royal Palace where the Tuscan being seated on his Throne and the two Princes on each side of it he endeavoured to make their welcome grateful by telling of them that the honour they had done him in leaving their Courts to visit him should be recorded as an everlafting Trophy of their loves and an eternal monument of a firm and perfect amity with them both They returned an address suitable to his civility by telling him that having happily composed their two long lasting differences they thought themselves oblieged to make a tender of their united league to his Highness as to greatest and most renowned Prince of Italy selecting him as a Royal witness of their blest union Nor must we continued the Duke of Mantua forget to present unto your Highness this pair of Heroick Englishmen who as they defended us severally with their Armes so they united us in their friendship I have heard indeed long since answered the Tuscan Duke of their Noble deeds of Armes loud fame having blazoned it into most Courts of Christendome but that they have been happy in reconciling two Princes and stopping that issue of blood would in time have overflowed their Countries makes them more glorious then all their acts of Chivalry and herewith he Rose from his chair to salute the two English strangers whom he perceived made their addresses to kiss his hand which he would by no means permit but affectionately embracing them told them that persons of such great worth were not to be received as Subjects but Companions to Princes and though he knew no way to do it according to their deserts yet he should study to find one out they humbly on their knees returned thanks to the Duke for his Noble reception excusing themselves as not deserving any such favour at his hands Your fame hath already sufficiently spoken your deserts answered the grand Duke but if any of these Noble personages will do me the honour to inform me of some of the latter passages of that war I doubt not but your actions will best speak your character 'T was a kind of a pleasant strife to see how the two Dukes hastened which should first satisfie the Thuscan and do right to their Champions which at length being conceded to the Duke of Mantua Ferrara being retired he thus began The continuation of the story of the two Worthies Spencer and Goodlake AFter the fortunate armes of the Duke of Ferrara assisted as himself confesses chiefly by that noble English Gentleman pointing to the gallant Spencer who had hither●o con●ealed his name to whom I think deservedly he attributes his whole success had gained that signal victory over my forces on the Plams of Merandola I retreated with a small remainder of my Army unto that strong fortress there to endeavour again to re●●●ire my sha●reted B●ig●es though with little hopes ever to appear again in the field had not the invin●ible arms of the generous Spinola and thrice valient Goodlake forced a victory from the Savoyards and Ferraresses and joyned their forces to mine whereby I not only gained their assistance but other of my Subjects having their hopes revived by their victory came flocking in to offer their service in assistance of my cause which they now accounted nothing less then desparate But the Duke of Ferrara having advice of the great supply which dayly came into my Army as he was incamped before my Metrapolitan City of Mantua thought it the better policy to raise his seige then to be raised from it and I suppose it was then debated in his counsel of War that every delay did but add more strength to my forces that the City was yet well provided with all sorts of provision strengthned with a strong Garrison and therefore not likely to be surrendred or forced in a short time that if he could once more give a general defeat to my forces the City would of it self come in without any resistance that therefore the Duke should immediately raise his seige and if possible provoke me to a battel This last conclusion was made a resolve and such was their expedition in advancing towards us or the negligence of my Scouts that the whole Army of the Duke of Ferrara was scarce half a daies march distant ere I had any advice of their motion which put me at first into some distraction but finding all delays to be so