die Chi. When I beseech your Lordship Mem. To morrow see ye doe die Chi. A short warning Troth Sir I am ill prepar'd Mem. I die my selfe then Beside ther 's reason Chi. Oh! Mem. I pray thee tell me For thou art a great dreamer Chi. I can dreame Sir If I eate well and sleep well Mem. Was it never By dreame or apparition open'd to thee Chi. Hee s mad Mem. What the other world was or Elizium Didst never travell in thy sleepe Chi. To Tauernes When I was drunke ore night or to a wench Ther 's an Elizium for yee a young Ladie Wrapt round about ye like a snake is that it Or if that strange Elizium that you talke of Be where the Devill is I have dream't of him And that I have had him by the hornes and rid him He trotts the Dagger out 'o th sheath Mem. Elizium The blessed fields man Chi. I know no fields blessed but those I have gain'd by I have dreamp't I have bin in Heaven too Mem. There handle that place that 's Elizium Chi. Brave singing and brave dancing And rare things Mem. All full of flowers Chi. And Pot hearbes Mem. Bowers for lovers And everlasting ages of delight Chi. I slept not so far Mem. Meet me on those bancks Some two dayes hence Chi. In dreame Sir Mem. No in death Sir And there I muster all and pay the Souldier Away no more no more Chi. God keepe your Lordship This is fine dancing for us Enter Siphax Siphax Wher 's the Generall Chi. Ther 's the old signe of Memnon where the soule is You may goe looke as I have Si. What 's the matter Chi. Why question him and see he talkes of Devills Hells Heavens Princes powers and Potentates You must to 'th pot too Si. How Chi. Do you know Elizium a tale he talkes the wild goose chase of Si. Elizium I have red of such a place Chi. Then get he to him Ye are as fine company as can be fitted Exit Chilax Your worships fairelie mett Si. Mercy upon us What ailes this Gentleman Mem. Provision Si. How his head workes Mem. Betweene two ribbes If he cut short or mangle me I le take him And twirle his neck about Si. Now Gods defend us Mem. In a pure cup transparant with a writing To signifie Si. I never knew him thus Sure is bewitcht or poysond Mem, Whos 's there Si. I Sir Mem. Come hither Siphax Si. Yes how does your Lordship Mem. Well God a mercy Souldier very well But prithee tell me Si. Any thing I can Sir Mem. What durst thou doe to gaine the rarest beautie The VVorld has Si. That the world has 't is worth doing Mem. Is it so but what doing beares it Si. Why any thing all dangers it appeares to Mem. Name some of those things doe Si. I would undertake Sir A voyage round about the VVorld Mem. Short Siphax A merchant does it to spice potts of ale Si. I woo'd swim in armour Mem. Short still a poore Jade Loden will take a streame and stem it strongly To leap a Mare Si. The plague I durst Mem. Still shorter I le cure it with an Onyon Si. Surfetts Mem. Short still They are often Physicks for our healths and help us Si. I woo'd stand a breach Mem. Thine honour bids thee Souldier 'T is shame to find a second cause Si. I durst Sir Fight with the fellest Monster Mem. That 's the poorest Man was ordained their Master durst ye die Sir Si. How die my Lord Mem. Die Siphax take thy sword And come by that doore to her ther 's a prize To buy a lustie love at Si. I am well content Sir To proove no purchaser Mem. Away thou world worme Thou win a matchles beautie Si. 'T is to loos 't Sir For being dead wher 's the reward I reach at The love I labour for Mem. There it begins foole Thou art meerly cozend for the loves wee now know Are but the heats of half an houre and hated Desires stir'd up by nature to increase her Licking of one another to a lust Course and base appetites earths meere inheritours And heires of Idlenes and blood Pure Love That that the soule affects and cannot purchase VVhile she is loden with our flesh that love Sir VVhich is the price of honour dwells not here Your Ladies eyes are lamplesse to that vertue That beautie smiles not on a cheeke washt over Nor sents the sweets of Ambers below Siphax Below us in the other VVord Elizium VVher 's no more dying no despairing mourning VVhere all desires are full deserts downe loden There Siphax there where loves are ever living Si. VVhy doe we love in this VVorld then Mem. To preserve it The maker lost his worke els but marke Siphax VVhat issues that love beares Si. VVhy Children Sir I never heard him talke thus thus divinelie And sensible before Mem. It does so Siphax Things like our selves as sensuall vaine unvented Bubles and breath of ayres got with an itching As blisters are and bred as much corruption Flowes from their lives sorrow conceives and shapes 'em And oftentimes the deaths of those we love most The breeders bring them to the VVorld to curse 'em Crying they weepe amongst us like young Catts Cares and continuall crosses keeping with 'em They make time old to tend them and experience An asse they alter so they grow and goodlie Ere we can turne our thoughts like dropps of water They fall into the maine and knowne no more This is the love of this world I must tell thee For thou art understanding Si. What you please Sir Mem. And as a faithfull man Nay I dare trust thee I love the Princesse Si. There 't is that has fired him I knew he had some inspiration But does she know it Sir Mem. Yes marry does she I have given my heart unto her Si. If ye love her Mem. Nay understand me my heart taken from me Out of my body man and so brought to her How lik'st thou that braue offer ther 's the love I told thee of and after death the living She must in justice come boye ha Si. Your heart Sir Mem. I so by all meanes Siphax Si. He loves rost well That eates the spitt Mem. And since thou art come thus fitlie I le doe it presentlie and thou shall carrie it For thou canst tell a storie and discribe it And I coniure thee Siphax by thy gentrie Next by the glorious battells we have fought in By all the dangers wounds heats colds distresses Thy love next and obedience nay thy life Si. But one thing first Sir if she pleas'd to grant it Could ye not love her here and live consider Mem. Ha yes I thinke I could Si. 'T woul'd be far neerer Besides the sweets here would induce the last love And linck it in Mem. Thou sayest right but our ranckes heere And bloods are barrs between us she must stand off too As I perceive she does Si. Desert and dutie Makes even all
prompted by shallow merit through your profound grace for your chamber-maid Ben. How 's that how 's that Ferd. Her chamber-maid my Lord Ben. Her chamberpot my Lord You modest asse thou never shew'dst thy self an asse till now 'Fore heaven I am angrie with thee Sirha sirha this whitmeat-spirit 's not yours legitimate advance your hope and 't please you ghesse again Ang. And let your thoughts flee higher aim them right Sir you may hit you have the fairest white Ferd. If I may be so bold then my good Lord your favour doth encourage me to aspire to catch my Ladies Gentlewoman Ben. Where where would you catch her do you know my daughter Violanta Sir Ang. Well said no more about the bush Ferd. My good Lord I have gaz'd on Violanta and the stars whose heavenly influence I admir'd not knew nor ever was so sinful to believe I might attain 't Ben. Now you are an asse again for if thou ne'er attain'st 't is onely long of that faint heart of thine which never did it She is your Lords heir mine Benvoglio 's heir my brothers too Randulpho 's her descent not behinde any of the Millanois And Ferdinand although thy parentage be unknown thou know'st that I have bred thee up from five yeers old and do not blush to hear it have found thy wisdom trust and fair successe so full in all my affairs that I am fitter to call thee Master then thou me thy Lord Thou canst not be but sprung of gentlest blood thy minde shines thorow thee like the radiant sun although thy bodie be a beauteous cloud Come seriously this is no flatterie and well thou know'st it though thy modest blood rise like the morning in thy check to hear 't Sir I can speak in earnest Vertuous service so meritorious Ferdinand as yours yet bashful still and silent should extract a fuller price then impudence exact and this is now the wages it must have my daughter is thy wife my wealth thy slave Ferd. Good Madam pinch I sleep does my Lord mock and you assist Custom 's inverted quite for old men now adays do flout the young Ben. Fetch Violanta As I intend this religiously let my soul finde joy or pain Exit Angelina Ferd. My honour'd Lord and Master if I hold that worth could merit such felicitie you bred it in me and first purchas'd it it is your own and what productions in all my faculties my soul begets your very mark is on you need not adde rewards to him that is in debt to you you sav'd my life Sir in the Massacre there you begot me new since foster'd me O can I serve too much or pray for you alas 't is slender paiment to your bountie Your daughter is a paradice and I unworthie to be set there you may chuse the royalst seeds of Milain Ben. Prethee peace thy goodnesse makes me weep I am resolv'd I am no Lord o' th' time to tie my blood to sordid muck I have enough my name my state and honours I will store in thee whose wisedom will rule well keep and increase a knave or fool that could confer the like would bate each hour diminish every day Thou art her price-lot then drawn out by fate an honest wise man is a Princes mate Ferd. Sir heaven and you have over-charg'd my brest with grace beyond my continence I shall burst the blessing you have given me witnesse Saints I would not change for Millain But my Lord is she prepard Ben. What needs Preparative where such a Cordial is prescrib'd as thou thy person and thy vertues in one scale shall poize hers with her beautie and her wealth if not I adde my will unto thy weight thy mother 's with her now Son take my keys and let this preparation for this Marriage this welcom Marriage long determin'd here be quick and gorgeous Gerrard Enter Gerrard Ger. My good Lord my Lord your brother craves your conference instantly on affairs of high import Ben. Why what news Ger. The Tyrant my good Lord is sick to death of his old Apoplexie whereon the States advise that Letters missive be straight dispatcht to all the neighbour-Countreys and Schedules too divulg'd on every post to enquire the lost Duke forth their purpose is to re-instate him Ben. 'T is a pious deed Ferdinand to my daughter this delay though to so good a purpose angers me but I 'll recover it Be secret son Go woo with truth and expedition Exit Ferd. O my unsounded joy how fares my Gerrard my noble twin-friend fie thy look is heavie sullen and sowre blanch it didst thou know my cause of joy thou 'ldst never sorrow more I know thou lov'st me so How dost thou Ger. Well too well my fraught of health my sicknesse is in life I am dead by living dying still Ferd. What sublunary mischief can predominate a wise man thus or doth thy friendship play in this antipathous extreme with mine lest gladnesse suffocate me I I I do feel my spirit 's turn'd to fire my blood to air and I am like a purifi'd essence tri'd from all drossie parts Ger. Were 't but my life the losse were sacrific'd but vertue must for me slain and innocence made dust Ferd. Fare well good Gerrard Ger. Dearest friend stay Ferd. Sad thoughts are no companions for me now much lesse sad words thy bosom bindes some secret which do not trust me with for mine retains another which I must conceal from thee Ger. I would reveal it 't is a heavie tale canst thou be true and secret still Ferd. Why friend if you continue true unto your self I have no means of falshood Lock this door come yet your prisoner 's sure Ger. Stay Ferdinand Ferd. What is this trouble Love why thou art capable of any woman Doth want oppresse thee I will lighten thee hast thou offended law my Lord and thine and I will save thy life Does servitude upbraid thy freedom that she suffers it have patience but three days and I will make thee thy Lords companion Can a friend do more Ger. Lend me the means How can this be Ferd. First let this Cabinet keep your pawn and I will trust yet for the form of satisfaction take this my Oath to boot By my presum'd Gentrie and sacred known Christianitie I 'll die ere I reveal thy trust Ger. Then hear it Your Lords fair daughter Violanta is my betrothed wife goes great with childe by me and by this deed both made a prey to Law How may I save her life advise me friend Ferd. What did he say Gerrard whose voice was that O death unto my heart bane to my soul my wealth is vanish'd like the rich mans store in one poor minute all my daintie fare but jugling dishes my fat hope despair Ger. Is this so odious where 's your mirth Ferd. Why thou hast robb'd me of it Gerrard draw thy sword and if thou lov'st my Mistris chastitie defend it else I 'll cut it from thy heart
glad am I to see you thus well restor'd in troth he never wrong'd you in his life nor I but alwayes held fair thoughts of you knew not my Fathers meaning till of late could never have known it soon enough For Sir Gerrard's and my affection began in infancie My Uncle brought him oft in long coats hither you were such another the little boy would kisse me being a childe and say he lov'd me give me all his toyes bracelets rings sweet-meats all his rosie smiles I then would stand and stare upon his eyes play with his locks and swear I lov'd him too For sure me thought he was a little Love he woo'd so prettily in innocence that then he warm'd my fancie for I felt a glimmering beam of love kindle my blood both which time since hath made a flame and flood Fer. O gentle innocent me thinks it talks like a child still whose white simplicitie never arriv'd at sin Forgive me Lady I have destroyd Gerrard and thee rebell'd against heavens ordinance dis-pair'd two doves made 'em sit mourning slaughter'd love and cleft the heart of all integritie This brest was trusted with the secret of your vow by Gerrard and reveal'd it to your father Viol. Hah Ferd. Read and curse me Viol. Neither I will never nor write nor read again Ferd. My penance be it Reads Your labyrinth is found your lust proclaim'd Viol. Lust humh my mother sure felt none when I was got Fer. I and the law implacably offended Gerrard's imprison'd and to die Viol. O heaven Ferd. and you to suffer with reproach and scoffs a publick execution I have sent you an Antidote 'gainst shame poyson by him you have most wrong'd give him your penitent tears Viol. Humh 't is not truth Ferd. Drink and farewell for ever And though thy whoredome blemish thy whole line Prevent the Hangmans stroak and die like mine Viol. Oh wo is me for Gerrard I have brought confusion on the noblest Gentleman that ever truely lov'd But we shall meet where our condemners shall not and enjoy a more refin'd affection then here no law nor father hinders marriage there 'twixt souls divinely affi'd as sure ours were there we will multiplie and generate joyes like fruitfull parents Lucklesse Ferdinand Where 's the good old Gentlewoman my husbands Aunt Ferd. Thrust from you Uncle to all povertie Viol. Alas the pitie Reach me Sir the cup I 'll say my prayers and take my fathers physick Ferd. O villain that I was I had forgot to spill the rest and am unable now to stir to hinder her Viol. What aile you Sir Ferd. Your father is a monster I a villain this tongue has kill'd you pardon Violanta oh pardon Gerrard and for sacrifice accept my life to expiate my fault I have drunk up the poyson Viol. Thou art not so uncharitable a better fellow far thou 'st left me half Sure death is now adrie and calls for more blood still to quench his thirst I pledge thee Ferdinand to Gerrards health Deer Gerrard poor Aunt and unfortunate friend Ay me that love should breed true Lovers end Fer. Stay Madam stay help hoa for heavens sake help Improvident man that good I did intend for satisfaction saving of her life my equall cruell starres made me forget Enter Angelina with two servants Ang. What spectacle of death assaults me oh Viol. My deerest mother I am dead I leave father and friends and life to follow love Good mother love my child that did no ill Fie how men lie that say death is a pain or has he chang'd his nature like soft sleep he seizes me Your blessing Last I crave that I may rest by Gerrard in his grave Ferd. There lay me too O noble Mistris I have caus'd all this and thesefore justly die That key will open all Ang. O viperous father For heavens sake bear 'em in run for Physicians and medicines quickly Heaven thou shalt not have her yet 't is too soon Alas I have no more and taking her away thou robb'st the poor Exeunt Flourish Enter Duke States Randulpho Benvoglio Gerrard Executioner Guard Duke The Law as greedy as your red desire Benvoglio hath cast this man 'T is pitie so many excellent parts are swallo'wd up in one fowle wave Is Violanta sent for Our Justice must not lop a branch and let the body grow still Ben. Sir she will be here alive or dead I am sure Ger. How cheerfully my countenance comments death that which makes men seem horrid I will wear like to an ornament O Violanta might my life onely satisfie the Law how jocundly my soule would enter heaven Why shouldst thou die thou wither'st in thy bud as I have seen a Rose ere it was blown I doe beseech your Grace the Statute may in this case made be read not that I hope t' extenuate my offence or penaltie but to see whether it lay hold on her And since my death is more exemplary then just this publick reading will advise caution to others Duke Read it Ran. Brother does not your soul groan under this severity States read A Statute provided in case of unequal Matches Marriages against parents consent stealing of heirs Rapes Prostitutions and such like That if any person meanly descended or ignorant of his own Parentage which implies as much shall with a foul intent unlawfully sollicite the daughter of any Peer of the Dukedom he shall for the same offence forfeit his right hand but if he further prostitute her to his lust he shall first have his right hand cut off and then suffer death by the common Executioner After whom the Lady so offending shall likewise the next day in the same manner die for the fact Ger. This Statute has more cruelty then sense I see no ray of mercie Must the Lady suffer death too suppose she were inforc'd by some confederates born away and ravisht is she not guiltlesse Duke Yes if it be prov'd Ger. This case is so I ravisht Violanta State Who ever knew a rape produce a childe Ben. Pish these are idle Will your grace command the Executioner proceed Duke Your Office Ger. Fare well to thy inticing vanitie thou round gilt Box that dost deceive mans eye the wise man knows when open thou art broke the treasure thou includ'st is dust and smoke even thus I cast thee by My Lords the Law is but the great mans mule he rides on it and tramples poorer men under his feet yet when they come to knock at yond' bright gate ones rags shall enter 'fore the others state Peace to ye all here sirha strike this hand hath Violanta kiss'd a thousand times it smells sweet ever since this was the hand plighted my faith to her do not think thou canst cut that in sunder with my hand My Lord as free from speck as this arm is my heart is of foul lust and every vein glides here as full of truth Why does thy hand shake so 't is mine must be cut off and that is firm
thy sake vild creature For all I have done well in in my life I have dig'd a grave all buried in a wife For thee I have defi'd my constant Mistris That never fail'd her servant glorious war For thee refus'd the fellowship of an Order Which Princes through all dangers have been proud To fetch as far as from Jerusalem And am I thus rewarded Vel. By all goodnesse You wrong my Lady and deserve her not When you are at your best repent your rashnesse T wil show well in you Abd. Do and aske her pardon Ori. No I have liv'd too long to have my faith My tri'd faith call'd in question and by him That should know true affection is too tender To suffer an unkind touch without ruine Study ingratitude all from my example For to be thankfull now is to be false But be it so let me die I see you wish it Yet dead for truth and pities sake report What weapon you made choice of when you kild me Vel. She faints Abd. What have ye done Ori. My last breath cannot Be better spent then to say I forgive you Nor is my death untimely since with me I take along what might have been hereafter In scorn delivered for the doubtfull issue Of a suspected mother Vel. Oh she 's gone Abd. For ever gone Are you a man Gom. I grow here Abd. Open her mouth and powre this Cordiall in it If any spark of life be unquench'd in her This will recover her Vel. T is all in vain She 's stiffe already live I and she dead Gom. How like a murtherer I stand look up And heare me curse my selfe or but behold The vengance I wilt take for 't Oriana And then in peace forsake me Jealousie Thou loathsome vomit of the fiends below What desperate hunger made me to receive thee Into my heart and soule I let thee forth And so in death finde ease and do's ray fault then Deserve no greater punishment no I le live To keep thee for a fury to torment me And make me know what hell is on the earth All joyes and hopes forsake me all mens malice And all the plagues they can inflict I wish it Fall thick upon me Let my teares be laught at And may my enemies smile to heare me groane And dead may I be pitied of none Exeunt Scena tertia Enter Collonna and Lucinda Luc. Pray you sir why was the Ordnance of the Fort Discharg'd so sodainly Col. T was the Governours pleasure In honour of the Dane a custome us'd To speake a Souldiers welcome Luc. T is a fit one But is my Master here too Col. Three daies since Luc. Might I demand without offence so much Is 't pride in him however now a slave That I am not admitted to his presence Col. His curtesie to you and to mankind May easily resolve you he is free From that poore vice which onely empty men Esteem a vertue Luc. What 's the reason then As you imagine sir Col. Why I will tell you You are a woman of a tempting beauty And he however vertuous as a man Subject to humane frailties and how far They may prevaile upon him should he see you He is not ignorant and therefore chooses With care t' avoyd the cause that may produce Some strange effect which wil not well keep ranck With the rare temperance which is admired In his life hitherto Luc. This much increases My strong desire to see him Col. It should rather Teach you to thank the Prophet that you worship That you are such a mans who though he may Do any thing which youth and heat of blood Invites him to yet dares not give way to them Your entertainment 's Noble and not like Your present fortune and it all those teares Which made grief lovely in you in the relation Of the sad story that forc'd me to weep too Your husbands hard fate were not counterfeit You should rejoyce that you have means to pay A chast life to his memory and bring to him Those sweets which while he liv'd he could not taste of But if you wantonly bestow them on Another man you offer violence To him though dead and his griev'd spirit will suffer For your immodest loosnesse Luc. Why I hope sir My willingnesse to looke on him to whom I owe my life and service is no proofe Of any unchast purpose Col. So I wish too And in the confidence it is not Lady I dare the better tell you he will see you This night in which by him I am commanded To bring you to his chamber to what end I easily should guesse were I Miranda And therefore though I can yeild little reason But in a generall love to womens goodnesse Why I should be so tender of your honour I willingly would bestow some counsaile of you And would you follow it Luc. Let me first heare it And then I can resolve you Col. My advice then Is that you would not as most Ladies use When they prepare themselves for such encounters Study to adde by artificiall dressings To native excellence yours without help But seen as it is now would make a Hermit Leave his deaths head change his after hopes Of endlesse comforts for a few short minutes Of present pleasures to prevent which Lady Practice to take away from your perfections And to preserve your chastity unstain'd The most deform'd shape that you can put on To cloud your bodies faire gifts or your minds It being laboured to so chaste an end Will prove the fairest ornament Luc. To take from The workmanship of Heaven is an offence As great as to endeavour to adde to it Of which I le not be guilty Chastity That lodges in deformity appeares rather A mulct impos'd by nature then a blessing And t is commendable onely when it conquers Though nere so oft assaulted in resistance For me I le therefore so dispose my selfe That if I hold out it shall be with honour Or if I yeeld Miranda shall finde something To make him love his victory Exit Col. With what cunning This woman argues for her own damnation Nor should I hold it for a miracle Since they are all born Sophisters to maintaine That lust is lawfull and the end and use Of their creation would I never had Hop'd better of her or could not believe Though seen the mine I must ever grieve Exit Scaena Quarta Enter Miranda Norandine Servants with lights Mir. I le see you in your chamber A Table out tow stools Nor. Pray ye no farther It is a ceremony I expect not I am no stranger here I know my lodging And have slept soundly there when the Turks Cannon Playd thick upon 't O 't was Royall Musicke And to procure a sound sleep for a Souldier Worth forty of your Fiddles As you love me Presse it no further Mir. You will overcome Waite on him carefully Nor. I have tooke since supper A rouse or two too much and by It warms my blood
change is this why Ferdinand are these your robes of joy should be indu'd doth Hymen wear black I did send for you to have my honourable brother witnesse the Contract I will make 'twixt you and her Put off all doubt she loves ye what d' ye say Rand. Speak man Why look you so distractedly Ferd. There are your keys Sir I 'll no Contracts I Divinest Violanta I will serve you thus on my knees and pray for you Juno Lucina fer opem my inequalitie ascends no higher I dare not marry you Ben. How 's this Ferd. Good night I have a friend has almost made me mad I weep sometimes and instantly can laugh nay I do dance and sing and suddenly roar like a storm Strange tricks these are they not and wherefore all this shall I tell you no thorow mine ears my heart a plague hath caught and I have vow'd to keep it close not shew my grief to any for it has no cure On wandring steps to some remote place move I 'll keep my vow though I have lost my Love Exit Ben. 'Fore heaven distracted for her fare you well I 'll watch his steps for I no joy shall finde till I have found his cause and calm'd his minde Exit Rand. He 's overcome with joy Angel 'T is very strange Rand. Well sister I must leave you the time 's busie Violanta cheer you up and I pray heaven restore each to their love and health again Exit Viol. Amen great Uncle Mother what a chance unluckily is added to my wo in this young Gentleman Angel True Violanta it grieves me much Doll go you instantly and finde out Gerrard tell him his friends hap and let him use best means to comfort him but as his life preserve this secret still Viol. Mother I 'ld not offend you might not Gerrard steal in and see me in the evening Angel Well bid him do so Viol. Heavens blessing o' your heart Do ye not call Childbearing Travel mother Angel Yes Viol. It well may be The bare-foot traveller that 's born a Prince and walks his pilgrimage whose tender feet kisse the remorselesse stones onely ne'er felt a travel like to it Alas dear mother you groan'd thus for me and yet how disobedient have I been Angel Peace Violanta thou hast always been gentle and good Viol. Gerrard is better mother O if you knew the implicite innocencie dwells in his brest you 'ld love him like your prayers I see no reason but my father might be told the truth being pleas'd for Ferdinand to woo himself and Gerrard ever was his full comparative my Uncle loves him as he loves Ferdinand Angel No not for the world since his intent is cross'd lov'd Ferdinand thus ruin'd and a childe got out of Wedlock his madnesse would pursue ye both to death Viol. As you please mother I am now methinks even in the land of ease I 'll sleep Angel Draw in the bed neerer the fire silken rest tie all thy cares up Exeunt Enter Ferdinand and Benvoglio privately after him Ferd. O blessed solitude here my griefs may speak and Sorrow I will argue with thee now Nothing will keep me company the flowers die at my moan the gliding silver streams hasten to flee my lamentations the air rolls from 'em and the golden sun is smother'd pale as Phoebe with my sighs onely the earth is kinde that stays Then earth to thee will I complain Why do the heavens impose upon me love what I can ne'er enjoy before fruition was impossible I did not thirst it Gerrard she is thine seal'd and deliver'd but 't was ill to stain her virgin state ere ye were married Poor infant what 's become of thee thou know'st not the wo thy parents brought thee to Dear earth bury this close in thy sterilitie be barren to this seed let it not grow for if it do 't will bud no Violet nor Gilly-flower but wilde Brier or rank Rue unsavoury and hurtful Ben. Ferdinand thy steel hath digg'd the earth thy words my heart Ferd. O I have violated faith betraid my friend and innocencie Ben. Desperate youth violate not thy soul too I have showres for thee young man but Gerrard flames for thee Was thy base pen made to dash out mine honour and prostitute my daughter Bastard whore come turn thy female tears into revenge which I will quench my thirst with ere I see daughter or wife or branded family By both die and for amends Ferdnando be my heir I 'll to my brother first tell him all then to the Duke for justice this morning he 's receiv'd Mountains nor seas shall bar my flight to vengeance the foul stain printed on me thy blood shall rinse again Exit Ferd. I have transgress'd all goodnesse witlesly rais'd mine own curses from posteritie I 'll follow to redresse in what I may if not your heir can die as well as they Exit Dumb Shew Enter Duke Rinaldo with attendants at one door States Randulpho and Gerrard at another they kneel to the Duke he accepts their obedience and raises them up they prefer Gerrard to the Duke who entertains him they seat the Duke in State Enter Benvoglio and Ferdinand Benvoglio kneels for justice Ferd. seems to restrain him Benvog gives the Duke a paper Duke reads frowns on Gerr. shews the paper to the States they seem sorry consult cause the Guard to apprehend him they go off with him Then Rand. and Ben. seem to crave justice Duke vows it and exit with his attendants Rand. Ben. and Ferd. confer Enter to them Cornelia with two servants she seems to expostulate Rand. in scorn causeth her to be thrust out poorly Exit Rand. Benvog beckens Ferd. to him with much seeming passion swears him then stamps with his foot Enter Dorothea with a Cup weeping she delivers it to Ferd. who with discontent exit and exeunt Benvoglio and Dorothea Enter Violanta Viol. Gerrard not come nor Dorothie return'd what averse star rul'd my Nativitie the time to night hath been as dilatory as languishing Consumptions But till now I never durst say my Gerrard was unkinde Heaven grant all things go well and nothing does if he be ill which I much fear my dreams have been portentous I did think I saw my Love araid for battel with a beast a hideous monster arm'd with teeth and claws grinning and venomous that sought to make both us a prey on 's tail was lash'd in blood Law and his forehead I did plainly see held Characters that spell'd Authoritie This rent my slumbers and my fearful soul ran searching up and down my dismaid brest to finde a port t' escape Good faith I am cold but Gerrad's love is colder here I 'll sit and think my self away Enter Ferdinand with a Cup and a Letter Ferd. The peace of love attend the sweet Violanta Read for the sad newes I bring I do not know onely I am sworn to give you that and this Viol. Is it from Gerrard gentle Ferdinand how