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The second part of the Cid; Vraye suitte du Cid. English
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Desfontaines, Nicolas-Marc, d. 1652.; J. R. (Joseph Rutter), fl. 1635-1640.; Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684. Cid.
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Imprimatur MATTH CLAY Aprilis 6. 1639 THE Second Part of THE CID LONDON Printed by I. Okes for Samuell Browne and are to be sold at his shop in St. Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the white Lion M. D. C. XL. XL. TO THE TRUELY Noble the Ladie Theophila Cooke MADAM IF I had no obligation to your Ladiship which might challenge my endevours of honouring you a fitter or a happier name could not protect this piece whose subject is the preferring of Dutie and respects before Love as the former did Honour and courage which I therefore offer to your Ladiship because in them there is none better studied than your selfe in whom I have observ'd from the strength of Vertue such a serenity as conducts your mind to the performance of whatsoever is fit and decent in humane life And I remember I had the Honour to heare your Ladiship discourse of this subject when you concluded that a perfect Lover should submit his desires to his Mistresses advancement which made mee wish that our French Author had spoken with those Graces here in this with which your Ladiship then did But since it pleased his Majesty to thinke it worth the translating and commanded it to be put into my hands I will not censure it though I believe if that may carry the place which is free from deformities without excellence before that which is here and there exceeding faire and as much blemished I think this may deserve it which is rather not to be excepted to then much extold Whatsoever it be I beseech your Ladiship to let it passe under your name lest I be thought indiscreet in placing it else-where or unmindfull of what I owe you though this be the least part of that returne which is meant to you from Your most humble and obedient Servant ERUTTER The Persons of the Play The young King of Castile Da URRACA the INFANTA his Sister CELIMANT King of Corduba SPHERANTI Prince of Toledo SERIFFA Sister to CELIMANT D. DIEGO Father to the CID RODERIGO the CID CIMENA D. SANCHO Favourite to the King D. ARIAS Guard Attendants Page to CIMENA The Scene The Court of SEVILLE The Second Part of The CID ACT I. SCENE I. INFANTA CIMENA INFANTA Tell me Cimena and deal truly with me What makes you thus disdain to be a Queen Are the allurements of a Kingdome such As they can hardly touch lesse charm your heart No I shall nere believe it but must wonder At your refusall do you think your Cid With all his fortune and the best effects Of his great valour can at any time Impale this faire head with a Diadem That from the King alone you must expect Cid is as much a subject as thy selfe And though he lift thy fortune to a height As great as any subjects yet a thousand Will side with thee when this my brother offers Will set thy beauties in a point to strike The gazers eyes with envy or amazement CIM. Madam t is true so great a Princes love Might take another though it cannot me And the false lustre of a Soveraigne greatnesse May dazell any fond young Virgins eyes But for my own direction I le take lesse Of their ambition more of modesty And truly Madam I shall never envy Her who enjoyes the happinesse you offer The pomp of Thrones seems troublesome to me My desires draw themselves within their compasse And look no higher then their proper reach Equality does make the perfect match Unequall persons render the link so weak That love can hardly make it hold together IN. I know Cimena thy great modesty But let it not divert thee from a good Sent from the hand of Heaven and a King That power which gave thee such rare parts would never They should be streightned in a narrow fortune It knows this fore head 's destin'd for a Crown Which to confirme it makes a Monarch know That nought lesse then himselfe can suite thy merit Though Cid have heretofore made thee his Idoll Dost think his love 's not subject unto change And that he must continue in his absence As a great souldier so a faithfull lover Perhaps thy love may trouble him at present Whilst his ambition grows up with his fortune If ere he gain'd his glorious name of Cid He thought himself already worthy thee Dost think his heart will stay in the same bounds Now that all Spain and other Nations Admire and feare his valour ah Cimena Some thing perswades me that his hopes fly higher A throne will be the certain rock whereon Thy so much boasted faith must finde its Tombe CIM. Oh heavens how handsomely she would surprize me And ravish that from me her self would have Aside I without doubt she loves him and I know She speaks more for herself then for the King Madam if Roder go leave Cimena To give his heart unto a nobler love You shall perceive that she is one can suffer With as much ease his lightnesse as his absence IN. But since thou hast the very same advantage Serve thy selfe of it and as his great honours Alter his passions so let thine Cimena Take the same flight and do not thinke thou shalt For that be calld inconstant or lesse faithfull Or that thy change should stick a crime upon thee The wils of Kings can render all things lawfull Besides thy fathers death may well excuse thee And I remember with how much constraint Thou mad'st a promise of thy love to him Which was no more then hope the King has power To cancell that nor must thy vertue suffer So great a stain as to preferre the man Who kild thy father to the King CIM. But Madam You know how strong a conflict I had in me Before I gave consent whilst his great love Did lesse then my obedience I resisted Till in the end I saw I must obey What the King will'd he said I must forget His Crime and my revenge your father Madam Gave me into his hands and since I am His prisoner the same bonds shall end my life And fortune both at once IN. But heare my reasons CIM. To what purpose Should we dispute of what 's resolv'd already IN. Well you may think of it at better leasure Exit CIM. Yes and I know the object of my Choice If the Cids glory do put out his flame And that 's great lustre quench the heat of this I shall not stay the progresse of his fortune Let him be on a Throne me in my grave Yet if this head must ever weare a Crown From none but Cid himselfe shall I accept it But what 's the reason that he writes not to me I had some letters from him at the first When the same hand which was bedewd in bloud Dry'd up my teares but yet alas I feare Least distance of our eyes estrange our hearts For of late save the conquest of the Rebels I can heare nothing from him he destroyes His enemies and my hopes both at one time His glory