Leo. We allow it Eub. Counsell did never blast a Princes eÌ„are Leo. Convey him to the sanctuary of rebels Nestorius house where our proud brother has Ensconâ—d himselfe they le entertaine him lovingly He will be a good addition to the traitors Obey me or you dye for 't what are Kings When subjects dare affrout em Cas. I shall vex Thy soule for this Leo. Away with him when Kings Frowne let offenders tremble this flowes not From any cruelty in my nature but The fate of an usurper he that will Be confirm'd great without just title to it Must lose compassion know what 's good not doe it Exâ—unt Enter Polidora and her servant Ser. Madam the Princesse Sophia Pol. I attend her highnesse Enter Sophia How much your grace honours your humble servant Sop. I hope my brother 's well Pol. I hope so too Madam Sop. Doe you but hope he came to be your guest Pol. We are all his whilst he is pleasd to honour This poore roofe with his royall presence Madam Sop. I came to aske your pardon Polidora Pol. You never Madam trespas'd upon me Wrong not your goodnesse Sop. I can be but penitent Vnlesse you point me out some other way To satisfie Pol. Deere Madam doe not mocke me Sop. there is no injury like that to love I finde it now in my owne sufferings But though I would have rob'd thee of Arcadius Heaven knew a way to reconcile your hearts And punishd me in those joyes you have found I read the story of my losse of honour Yet can rejoyce and heartily that you Have met your owne agen Pol. Whom doe you meane Sop. My brother Pol. He is found to himselfe and honour He is my King and though I must acknowledge He was the glory of my thoughts and I Lov'd him as you did Madam with desire To be made his reason and duty since Form'd me to other knowledge and I now Looke on him without any wish of more Then to be call'd his subject Sop. Has he made Himselfe lesse capable by being King Pol. Of what Sop. Of your affection Pol. With your pardon Madam Love in that sense you meane lest Polidora When he forsooke Arcadius I disclaime All tyes betweene us more then what a name Of King must challenge from my obedience Sop. This does confirme my jealousie my heart For my sake Madam has hâ— lost his value Pol. Let me beseech your grace I may have leave To answer in some other cause or person This argument but opens a sad wound To make it bleed a frâ—sh we may change this Discourse I would elect some subject whose Prayses may more delight your care then this Can mine let 's talke of young Lisimachus Sop. Ha my presaging fearâ—s Pol. How does youâ— grace Sop. Well you were talking of Lisimachus Pray give me your opinion of him Pol. Mine It will be much short of his worth J thinke him A gentleman so perfect in all goodnesse That if there be one in the world deserves The best of women heaven created him To make her happy Sop. You have in a little Madam Exprest a Volume of mankind a miracle But all have not the same degree of faith He is but young Pol. What mistresse would desire Her servant old he has both Spring to please Her eye and Summer to returne a harvest Sop. He is blacke Pol. He sets a beauty off more rich And she that 's faire will love him faint complections Betray effeminate mindes and love of change Two beauties in a bed compound few men He 's not so faire to counterfeit a woman Nor yet so blacke but blushes may betray His modesty Sop. His proportion exceeds not Pol. That praises him and well compacted frame Speakes temper and sweet flow of elements Vast buildings are more ofâ— for shew then use I would not have my eyes put to the travell Of many acres ere I could examine A man from head to foote he has no great But he may boast an eligant composition Sop. I le heare no more you have so farre outdone My injuries to you that I call backe My penitence and must tell Polidora This revenge ill becomes her Am I thought So lost in soule to heare and forgive this In what shade doe I live or shall I thinke I have not at the lowest enough merit Setting aside my birth to poyze with yours Forgive my modest thoughts if I rise up My owneÌ„ defence and tell this unjust Lady So great a Winter hath not frozen yet My cheeke but there is something nature planted That carries as much bloome and spring upon 't As yours what flame is in your eye but may Finde competition here forgive agen My Virgin honour what is in your lip To tice the enamour'd soule to dwell with more Ambition then the yet unwithered blush That speakes the innocence of mine Enter Demetrius Oh brother Dem. I le talke with you anon my Polidora Allow thy patience till my breath recover Which now comes ladeâ— with the richest newes Thy eare was ever blest with Sop. Both your lookes And voyce expresse some welcome accident De. Guesse what in wish could make me fortunate And heaven hath dropt that on Demetrius Sop. What meanes this extasie Dem. T were sinne to busie Thy thoughts upon 't I le tell thee that I could Retaine some part t is too wide a joy To be exprest so soone and yet it falls In a few sillables thou wot scarce beleeve me I am no King Sop. How 's that Pol. Good heaven forbid De. Forbid Heaven has releiv'd me with a mercy I knew not how to aske I have they say An elder brother living crown'd already I onely keepe my name Demetrius Without desire of more addition Then to returne thy servant Pol. You amaze me Can you rejoyce to be deposd Dem. It but Translates me to a fairer and better Kingdome In Polidora Pol. Mee Dem. Did you not say Were I no King you could be drawne to love Me agen that was consented to in Heaven A Kingdome first betray'd my ambitious soule To forget thee that and the flattering glories How willingly Demetrius doe resigne The Angels know thus naked without titles I throw me on thy charity and shall Boast greater Empire to be thine agen then To weare the triumphs of the world upon me Enter Macarius Mac. Be not so carelesse of your selfe the people Gather in multitudes to your protection Offering their lives and fortunes if they may But see you sir and heare you speake to em Accept their duties and in time prevent Your ruine Sop. Be not desperate t is counsell Dem. You trouble me with noyse speake Polidora Pol. For your owne sake preserve your selfe My feares distract my reason Enter Antigonus Ant. Lord Lisimachus With something that concernes your safety is Fled hither and desires a present hearing Mac. His soule is honest be not sir a mad man And for a Lady give up all our freedomes Exit Pol. I le
wish em all at peace Macarius lookes Are without civill warre a good old man The old King lov'd him well Seleucus Father Was as deare to him and maintain'd the character Of an honest Lord through Epire that two men So lov'd of others should be so unwell-come To one another Arc. The Queene was not wont to send for me Mac. The reason 's to her selfe It will become your duty to attend her Arc. Save you Gentlemen what novelty Does the Court breath to day Lisa. None sir the newes That tooke the last impression is that you Purpose to leave the Kingdome and those men That honour you take no delight to heare it Arc. I have ambition to see the difference Of Courts and this may spare the delights At home doe surfet and the mistresse whom We all doe serve is fixt upon one object Her beames are too much pointed but no Country Shall make me lose your memories Enter Queene Lisimachus Macarius Charilla Que. Arcadius Mac. Your Lordship honord me I have no blessing in his absence Lisi. T is done like a pious Vncle. Que. We must not Give any licence Arc. If your Majesty Would please Que. We are not pleasd it had become your duty To have first acquainted us ere you declar'd Your resolution publicke is our Court Not worth your stay Arc. I humbly begge your pardon Que. Where 's Lisimachus Lisi. Your humble servant Madam Que. We shall finde Employment at home for you doe not lose us Arc. Madam I then write my selfe blest on earth When I may doe you service Que. We would be private Macarius Mac. Madam you have blest me Nothing but your command could interpose to Stay him Que. Lisimachus You must not leave us Lisa. Nothing but Lisimachus has she not Taine a philter Exit Que. Nay pray be cover'd Ceremony from you Must be excus'd Lisi. It will become my duty Que. Not your love I know you would not have me looke upon Your person as a Courtier not as favorite That title were too narrow to expresse How we esteeme you Lisi. The least of all These names from you Madam is grace eÌ„nough Que. Yet here you wod not rest Lisi. Not if you please To say there is a happinesse beyond And teach my ambition how to make it mine Although the honours you already have Let fall upon your servant exceed all My merit I have a heart is studious To reach it with desert and make if possible Your favours mine by justice with your pardon Que. We are confident this needs no pardon sir But a reward to cherish your opinion And that you may keepe warme your passion Know we resolve for marriage and if I had another gift beside my selfe Greater in that you should discerne how much My heart is fixt Lisi. Let me digest my blessing Que. But I cannot resolve when this shall be Lisi. How Madam doe not make me dreame of Heaven And wake me into misery if your purpose Be to immortalize your humble servant Your power on earth's divine Princes are here The Coppies of eternity and create When they but will our happinesse Que. I shall Beleeve you mocke me in this argument I have no power Lisi. How no power Que. Not as a Queene Lisi. I understand you not Que. I must obey your Fathers my Protector Lisi. How Que. When I am absolute Lisimachus Our power and titles meete before we are but A shadow and to give you that were nothing Lisi. Excellent Queene My love tooke no originall from state Or the desire of other greatnesse Above what my birth may challenge modestly I love your vertues mercenary soules Are taken with advancement yo 've an Empire Within you better then the worlds to that Lookes my ambition Que. Tother is not sit To be despisd Cosmography alloweâ— Epire a place i th' mappe and know till I Possesse what I was borne to and alone Doe graspe the Kingdomes Scepter I account My selfe divided he that marries me Shall take an absolute Queene to his warme bosome My temples yet are naked untill then Our loves can be but complements and wishes Yet very hearty ones Lisi. I apprehend Que. Your Father Enter Cassander Seleâ—cus Cas. Madam a Gentleman has an humble sute Que. T is in your power to grant you are Protector I am not yet a Queene Cas. How 's this Lisi I shall expound her meaning Queene Why kneele you sir Sel. Madam to reconcile two families That may unite both counsells and their blood To serve your Crowne Que. Macarius and Eubulus That by are inveterate malice to each other It grew as I have heard upon the question Which some of either family had made Which of their Fathers was the best commander If we beleeve our stories they have both Deserved well of our state and yet this quarrell Has cost too many lives a severe faction Sel. But I le propound a way to plant a quiet And peace in both our houses which are torne With their dissentions and lose thâ— glory Of their great names my blood speakes my relation To Eubulus and I wish my veines were emptyed To appease their warre Que. Thou hast a noble soule This is a charity above thy youth And it flowes bravely from thee name the way Sel. In such a desperate cause a little streame Of blood might purge the foulenesse of their hearts If you le prevent a deluge Que. Be particular Sel. Let but your Majesty consent that two May with their personall valour undertake The honour of their family and determine Their diffâ—rence Que. This rather will inlarge Their hate and be a meanes to call more blood Into the streame Sel. Not if both families Agree and sweare Que. And who shall be the Champions Sel. I beg the honour for Eubulus cause To be ingag'd if any for Macarius Worthy to wager heart with mine accept it I am confident Arcadius For honour would direct 〈◊〉 to his sword Will not deny to stake against my life His owne if you vouchsafe us priviledge Que. You are theÌ„ expectation and toppeÌ„ boughs Of both your houses it would seeme injustice To allow a civill warre to cut you off And your selves the instruments besides You appeare a souldier Arcadius Hath no acquaintance yet with rugged warre More fit to drill a Lady then expose His body to such dangers a small wound i th' head may spoyle the method of his haire Whose curiosity exacts more time Than his devotion and who knowes but he May lose his riban by it in his locke Deare as his Saint with whom he would exchange His head for her gay colours then his band May be disorderd and transform'd from Lace To Cutworke his rich cloathes be discomplexioned With blood beside the infashionable slashes And at the next festivall take physicke Or put on blaâ—ke and mourne for his slaine breeches His hands cas'd up in gloves all night and sweate Pomatum the next day may be endanger'd To blisters with a sword how can he
mans imitation Cha. I grant it For the honour of our sex nor have you Madam By any weakenesse forfeited command He that succeeds in justice was before you And you have gain'd more in a royall brother Then you could lose by your refigne of Epire. Sop. This I allow Charilla I ha done T is not the thought I am deposd afflicts me At the same time I feele a joy to know My Brother living no there is another Wound in me above cure Cha. Vertue forbid Sop. Canst finde me out a Surgeon for that Cha. For what Sop. My bleeding fame Cha. Oh doe not injure Your owne cleare innocence Sop. Doe not flatter me I have beene guilty of an act will make All love in women questioned is not that A blot upon a Virgins name my birth Cannot extenuate my shame I am Become the staine of Epire. Cha. T is but Your owne opinon Madam which presents Something â—o fright your selfe which cannot Be in the same shape so horrid to our sense Sop. Thou wod'st but canst not appeare ignorant Did not the Court nay the whole Kingdome take Notice I lov'd Lisimachus Cha. True Madam Sop. No. I was false Though counseld by my Father to affect him I had my politicke ends upon Cassander To be absolute Queene flattering his son with hopes Of love and marriage when that very day I blush to thinke I wrong'd Lisimachus That noble Gentleman but heaven punish'd me For though to know Demetrius was a blessing Yet who will not impute it my dishonour Cha. Madam you yet may recompence Lisimachus If you affect him now you were not false To him whom then you lov'd not if you can Finde any gentle passion in your soule To entertaine his thought no doubt his heart Though sad retaines a noble will to meet it His love was firme to you and cannot be Vnrooted with one storme Sop. He will not sure Trust any language from her tongue that mock'd him Although my soule doth weepe for 't and is punish'd To love him above the world Enter Lisimachus Cha. Hee s here As fate would have him reconcild be free And speake your thoughts Lisi. If Madam I appeare Too bold your charity will signe my pardon I heard you were not well which made me haste To pay the duty of an humble visite Sop. You doe not mocke me sir. Lisi. I am confident You thinke me not so lost to manners in The knowledge of your person to bring with me Such rudenesse I have nothing to present But a heart full of wishes for your health And what else may be added to your happinesse Sop. I thought you had beene sensible Lisi. How Madam Sop. A man of understanding can you spend One prayer for me remembring the dishonour I have done Lisimachus Lisi. Nothing can deface that part of my Religion in me not to pray for you Sop. It is not then impossible you may Forgive me too indeed I have a soule Is full of penitence and something else If blushing would allow to give 't a name Lisi. What Madam Sop. Love a love that should redeeme My past offence and make me white againe Lisi. I hope no sadnesse can possesse your thoughts For me I am not worthy of this sorrow But if you meane it any satisfaction For what your will hath made me suffer 't is But a strange overflow of charity To keepe me still alive be your selfe Madam And let no cause of mine be guilty of This rape upon your eyes my name 's not worth The least of all your teares Sop. You thinke em coâ—nterfeit Lisi. Although I may Suspect a womans smile hereafter yet I would beleeve their wet eyes and if this Be what you promise for my sake I have But one reply Sop. I waite it Lisi. I have now Another Mistresse Sop. Stay Lisi. To whom I have made Since your revolt from me a new chaste vow Which not the second malice of my fate Shall violate and she deserves it Madam Even for that wherein you are excellent Beauty in which she shines equall to you Her vertue if â—he but maintaine what now She is Mistresse of beyond all competition So rich it cannot know to be improv'd At least in my esteeme I may offend But truth shall justifie I have not â—latterd her I beg your pardon and to leave my duty Vpon your hand all that is good flow in you Exit Sop. Did he not say Charilla that he had Another Mistresse Cha. Such a sound me thought Came from him Sop. Let 's remove here 's too much ayre The sad note multiplies Cha. Take courage Madam And my advice he has another Mistresse If he have twenty be you wise and crosse him With entertaining twice as many servants And when he sees your humour hee le returne And sue for any Livery grieve for this It must be she 't is Polidora has Taken his heart she live my rivall How does the thought inflame me Cha. Polidora Sop. And yet she does but justly and he too I would have rob'd her of Areadius heart And they will both have this revenge on me But something will rebell Exit Enter Demetrius Philocles Lisander De. The house is desolate none comes forth to meete us Shee s slow to entertaine us Philocles I prethee tell me did she weare no cloud Vpon her brow wast freely that she said We should be welcome Phi. To my apprehension Yet t is my wonder she appeares not Lisa. She nor any other Sure there 's some conceite To excuse it Dem. Stay who 's this observe what followes Phi. Fortune some maske to entertaine you sir. Enter Fortune crown'd attended with Youth Health and Pleasure For. Not yet what silence doth inhabite here No preparation to bid Fortune welcome Fortune the genious of the world have we Descended from our pride and state to come So farre attended with our darlings Youth Pleasure and Health to be neglected thus Sure this is not the place call hither Fame Enter Fame Fa. What would great Fortune For. Know Who dwels here Fa. Once more I report great Queene This is the house of Love For. It cannot be This place has too much shade and lookes as if It had beene quite forgotten of the Spring And sunne beames Love affect society And heate here all is cold as the haires of Winter No harmony to catch the busie eare Of passengers no object of delight To take the wandring eyes no song no grone Of Lovers no complaint of Willow garlands Love has a Beacon upon his palace top Of flaming hearts to call the weary pilgrime To rest and dwell with him I see no fire To threaten or to warme can Love dwell here Fa. If there be noble love upon the world Trust Fame and finde it here For. Make good your boast and bring him to us De. What does meane all this Lisa. I told you sir we should have some device Enter Love There 's Cupid now that little Gentleman Has troubled every masque
at Court this seven yeare Dem. No more Love Welcome to Love how much you honor me It had become me that upon your summons I should have waited upon mighty Fortune But since you have vouchsafed to visite me All the delights Love can invent shall flow To entertaine you Musicke through the ayre Shoote your inticing harmony For. We came to dance and revell with you Lov. I am poore In my ambition and want thought to reach How much you honor Love Dance Enter Honour Hon. What intrusion 's this Whom doe you seeke here Lov. T is Honour For. He 'e my servant Lov. Fortune is come to visit us Hon. And has Corrupted Love is this thy faith to her On whom we both waite to betray her thus To Fortunes triumph take her giddy wheele And be no more companion to honour I blush to know thee whole beleeve there can Be truth in Love hereafter Lov. I have found My eyes and see my shame and with it this Proud sorceresse from whom and all her charmes I flye agen to Honour be my guard Without thee I am lost and cannot boast The merit of a name For. Dispis'd I shall Remember this affront Dem. What morral 's this Exeunt Enter Honour with the Crowne upon a mourning Cushion What melancholly object strikes a suddaine Chillnesse through all my veines and turnes me Ice It is the same I sent the very same As the first pledge of her insuing greatnesse Why in this mourning livery if she live To whom I sent it ha what shape of sorrow Enter Polidora in mourning It is not Polidora she was faire Enough and wanted not the setting off With such a blacke if thou beest Polidora Why mournes my love it neither does become Thy fortune nor my joyes Pol. But it becomes My griefes this habit fits a funerall And it were sinne my Lord not to lament A frie ndnew dead Dem. And I yet living can A sorrow enter but upon thy garment Or discomplexion thy attire whilst I Enjoy a life for thee who can deserve Weigh'd with thy living comforts but a peice Of all this Ceremony give him a name Pol. He was Arcadius Dem Arcadius Pol. A Gentleman that lov'd me dearely once And does compell these poore and fruitlesse drops Which willingly would fall upon his hearse To imbalme him twice Dem. And are you sure hee s dead Pol. As sure as you 're living sir and yet I did not close his eyes but he is dead And I shall never see the same Arcadius He was a man so rich in all that 's good At least J thought him so so perfect in The rules of honour whom alone to imitate Were glory in a Prince Nature her selfe Till his creation wrought imperfectly As she had made but tryall of the rest To mould him excellent Dem. And is he dead Come shame him not with praises recollect Thy scattered hopes and let me tell my best And dearest â—olidora that he lives Still lives to honour thee Pol. Lives where Dem. Looke here Am not I worth your knowledge Pol. And my duty You are Demetrius King of Epire sir. I could not easily mistake him so To whom I gave my heart Dem. Mine is not chang'd But still hath fed upon thy memory These honours and additions of state Are lent me for thy sake be not so strange Let me not lose my entertainement now I am improv'd aâ—d raisd unto the height Beneath which I did blush to aske thy love Pol. Give me your pardon sir Arcadius At our last meeting without argument To move him more then his affection to me Vow'd he did love me love me bove all women And to confirme his heart was truely mine He wish'd I tremble to remember it When he forsooke his Polidora's love That Heaven might kill his happinesse on earth Was not this nobly said did not this promise A truth to shame the Turtles Dem. And his heart Is still the same and I thy coustant Lover Pol. Give me your leave I pray I would not say Arcadâ—us was perjur'd but the same day Forgetting all his promises and oathes While yet they hung upon his lips for sooke me d ee not remember this too gave his faith From me transported with the noyse of greatnesse And would be marryed to a Kingdome Dem. But heaven permitted not I should dispose What was ordain'd for thee Pol. It was not vertue In him for sure he found no checke no sting In his owne bosome but gave freely all The reines to blind ambition Dem. I am wounded The thought of thee i th' throng of all my â—yes Like poyson powr'd in Nectar turnes me franticke Deare if Arcadius have made a fault Let not Demetrius be punishd for 't He pleads that ever will be constant to thee Pol. Shall I beleeve mans flatteries agen Lose my sweete rest and peace of thought agen Be drawne by you from the streight paths of vertue Into the maze of Love Dem. I see compassion in thy eye that chides me If I have either soule but what 's containd Within these words or if one sillable Of their full force â—e not made good by me May all relenting thoughts in you take end And thy disdaine be doubled from thy pardon I le count my Coronation and that houre Fix with a rubricke in my Calender As an auspicious time to entertaine Affaires of weight with Princes thinke who now Intreates thy mercy come thou sha't be kinde And divide titles with me Pol Heare me sir I lov'd you once for vertue and haveÌ„ not A thought so much unguarded as to be wonne From my truth and innocence with any Motives of state to affect you Your bright temptation mournes while it staies here Nor can the triumph of glory which made you Forget me so court my opinion backe Were you no King I should be sooner drawne Againe to love you but t is now too late A low obedience shall become me best May all the joyes I want Still waite on you if time hereafter tell you That sorrow for your fault hath strucke me dead May one soft teare drop from your eye in 〈…〉 ty Bedew my hearse and I shall sleepe secuâ—ely I have but one word more for goodnesse sake For your owne honour sir correct your passion To her you shall love next and I forgive you Exit Dem. Her heart is frozen up nor can warme prayers Thaw it to any softnesse Phi. I le fetch her sir againe Dem. Perswade her not Phi. You give your passion too much leave to triumph Seeke in another what she denies Enter Macarius Mac. Where 's the King oh sir you are undone A dangerous treason is a foote Dem. What treason Mac. Cassander and Eubulus haveÌ„ proclaim'd Another King whom they pretend to be Leonatus your elder brother he that was But this morning prisoner in the Castle Dem. Ha Mac. The easie Epirotes Gather in multitudes to advance his title They have seased upon the Court secure your person Whilst we