out again Glo. Hold hold Sir why do you run away Hau. Thou fool dost not see the reason Glo. I see a man and a Lady Sir Hau. Why you coxcomb they are Lovers Or some that are going to do the deed of love Ant. How men here Your business Hau. Prethee friend do not trouble your self with ours but follow your own my man is a little sawcie in his drink indeed but I am sober enough to understand how things go Ant. Leave us then Hau. Leave us then good words good words friend for look ye I am in a notable humour at present and will be intreated Glo. Yes Sir we will be intreated Ant. Pray leave us then Hau. That 's something but hark ye friend say a man had a mind to put in for a share with you Ant. Rude slaves leave us Hau. Ha slaves Glo. Slaves said you Sir hah Hip. Oh as you 're a Gentleman assis me To Haunce Hau. Assist thee this fellow looks as he would not have his abilities call'd in question otherwise I am amorous enough to do thee a kindness Offers still to go she holds him Hip. Sir you mistake me this is a ravisher Hau. A ravisher ha ha ha dost like him the worse for that no no I beg your pardon Madam Hup Have you no manhood Sir Glo. She is in earnest now if I durst staâ— how I would domineer over my Master I never tri'd perhaps I may be valiant thus inspir'd Lady I am your champion who dares ravish you oâ— me either Ant. Rascal unhand her He comes up to them Gload puts the Lady before him Hau. How how Gload ingag'dâ—â—ay I scorn to be out-done by my man Sirrah march off with the baggage whilst I secure the enemy Ant. Rash man what mean you Hau. I say stand off and let him go quietly away with the wench or look you Ant. Unmanner'd fool I will chastise thy boldness Goes up to him with his dagger Hau. How how hast thou no other weapon Ant. No if I had thou durst not have incounter'd me Hau. I scorn thy words and therefore there lyes my sword and since you dare me at my own weapon I tell you I am as good at snick a snee as the best Don of you all Draws a great Dutch knife Ant. Can I indure this affront Glo. The best way to make a coward fight is to leave him in danger Come Lady Goes out Ant. Thou base unmanner'd fool how darst thou offer at a Gentleman with so despis'd a thing as that Hau. Despis'd a thing talk not so contemptibly of this weapon I say do not but come on if you dare Ant. I can indure no longer Flies at him Haunce cuts his face and takes away after a while his Dagger Injustice can such a dog and such a weapon vanquish me Hau. Beg your life for I scorn to stain my victory in blood that I learnt out of Pharamond Aside Ant. He does not merit life could not defend it against so poor and base a thing as thou Had but Marcel left me my sword Hau. O then I perceive you are us'd to be vanquish'd and therefore I scorn to kill thee live live Ant. How the rascal triumphs ouer me Hau. And now like a generous enemy I will conduct thee to my Tent and have thy wounds drest That too I had out of Pharamond Aside Ant. What if I take the offer of this sott so I may â—ee â—ippalyta again But I forget Aside Hau. Will you accept my offer Ant. For some reasons I dare not venture into the Town Hau. My lodging is at St. Peters gate hard by and on the Parol of a man of Prowess you shall be safe and free Pharamond again Aside Ant. I 'l trust him for worse I cannot be Aside Lead on I 'l follow Sir Hau. Not so for though the captive ought to follow the victor yet I 'l not trust my enemy at my back-side Politicks too Aside Ant. you must command Go out SCENE IV. The Garden Enter Silvio and Francisca Sil. WEll dear Francisca will Cleonte come And all alone into the Garden Franc. My Lord she will I have at last prevail'd to what intent she knows not this is an hour wherin you 'l scarce be interrupted the amorous entertainment you have prepared for her will advance your design such objects heighten the desire is all ready on your part Sil. It is and I 'm prepar'd for all the resistance she can make and am resolv'd to satisfie my insupportable flame since there 's no other hopes left me Franc. She 's coming Sir retire Exit Silvio into the Garden Oh how he kills me Well at least this pleasure I have whilst I am dying that when he possesses the fair Cleonte he for ever râ—ines his interest in her heart and must find nothing but her mortal hate and scorn Enter Cleonte Cleo. Francisca why art thou so earnest for my coming into the Garden so early Franc. Because Madam here without interruption you may learn what the Lady Clarinda has to tell you Cleo. Is that all go wait upon her hither then Franc. Yes when you 'r more pleasant affair is dispatch'd I will Aside Exit Francisca Cleo. Can this be love I feel This strange unusual something in my â—oul That pleads so movingly for Silvio there And makes me wish him not allied to me A noise of Rural Mâ—â—ick is heard within the Treâ—s as Pipes Flutes and Voices Hah what pleasant noise is this sure 't is i' th' Air Bless me what strange things be these Enter Swains playing on Pipes after them four Shephards with Garlands and Flowers and four Nymphs dancing an amorous Dance to that Musick wherein the Shepherds make love to the Nymphs and put the Garlands on their heads and go out the Nymphs come and lay them at Cleonte's feet and sing 1. Nymp. HEre at your feet we tribute pay Of all the glories of the May. 2. Nymp. Such Trophies can be only due To vitors so divine as you Both. Come follow follow where love leads the way To pleasures that admit of no delay 1. Nymp. Come follow to the amorous shade Cover'd with Roses and with Iessamine 2. Nymp. Where the love-sick boy is laid Panting for Loves charming Queen Both. Come follow follow where we lead the way To pleasures that admit of no delay Lead her out The Scene changes to a fine Arbour they leave her and vanish Cleo. I am all wonder Enter Silvio in rapture not yet seeing Cleonte Sil. I 'm all on fire till I injoy my Sister Not all the Laws of Birth and Nature Can hinder me from loving Nor is 't just Why should the charm of fair Cleontes eyes Me less than Aliens to her blood surprise And why since I love beauty every where And that Cleonte has the greatest share Should I not be allow'd to worship her The empty words of nature and of blood Are such as lovers never understood Prudence in love 't were nonsence
her fathers house and so transform'd from man to beast I must appear like a ridiculous lover she expects ouâ— of Flanders Lov. A very cheat a trick to draw thee in be wise iâ— time Alon. No on my conscience she 's in earnest she told me her name and his I am to represent Lov. What is 't I pray Alon. Haunce van Ezel Lov. Hah her name too I beseech you I 〈◊〉 Alon. Euphemia and such a creature 't is Lov. 'Sdeath my Sister all this while This has call'd up all that 's Spaniard in me and makes me raging mad Aside But do you love her Sir Alon. Most desperately beyond all sencâ— or reason Lov. And could you be content to marry her Alon. Any thing but that But thou know'st my 〈◊〉 elsewhere and I have hopeâ— that yet she 'l be wiâ—â— and yield on more pleasant terms Lov. I could be angry now 〈…〉 to blame him for this Aside Sir I believe by your treatment from Ambrosio and 〈◊〉 you may come off there easily Alon. That will not satisfie 〈…〉 love that I have 〈…〉 own inconstancie not theirs besides this may 〈…〉 say Lov. But does Euphemia love you Alon. 'Faith I think she has too much wit to dissemâ—â—â— and too much bâ—auty to need that Art Lov. Then you must marry her Alon. Not if I can avoid it Lov. I know this Lady Sir and know her to be worth your love I have it in my power too to serve you if you proceed suddenly which you must do or lose her for this Flandrian Boor your Rival is already arriv'd and designs to â—orrow to make his first address to Euphemia Alon. Oh he must not shall not see her Lâ—v. How will you hinder him Alon. With this To his sword Where is this Riual tell me Conduct me to him straight I find my love above the common â—ate and cannot brook this Rival Lov. So this blows the â—lame His life will be no hindrance to you in this affair if you design to love on Alon. Dost know him Lov. Yes he is a pleasant original for you to be copy'd by 〈◊〉 is the same Fopp I told you was to marry my Sister and who came along with me to Madrid Aloâ— How Euphemia thy Sister Lov. Yen isdend is she and whom my Father deâ—igns to cast away upon this half man half fool but I find she has wit to make a better choice she yet â—nows nothing of my arrival and till you resolve what to do shall not and my 〈◊〉 man does nothing without me Alon. If thou hast the management of him he 's likely to â—hrive Lov. 〈◊〉 noâ— in his Amour 〈◊〉 you please In short Sir if you do really love my Sister I am content to be so ungracious a child to contribute to the cheating my Father of this same hopeful son he expects and put you upon him buâ— what you do must be speedily then Alon. I am oblig'd to thee for this frank offer and will be instructed by thee Lov. If you 're resolv'd I 'l warrant you success Alon. I 〈◊〉 I â—m â—â—solv'd in spight of all â—y iâ—â—linations to libertinism Lov. Wâ—ll Siâ— I 'l gâ—t you such a suit then as that our Hero makâ—â— his first approach in as ridiculously gay as his humour which you must assume toâ— Alon Content Lov. To night I must pay my duty to my Fathâ—r and will prepare your way and acquaint my sister with it 't is but a frolick if we succeed not Alon. God a mercy lad let 's abâ—ut it then e'er we sleep lest I change my resolution before morning Exeunt The end of the second ACT. ACT III. SCENE I. House of Carâ—o Enter Alonzo drest ridiculously meeting Lovis they laâ—gh 〈◊〉 each other Lov. VEry Haunce all over the Taylor has play'd his part play but yours as well and I 'l warrant you the wâ—nch Alon. But preâ—hee why need I act the fool thus sincâ— Haunce was never seen here Lov. To make good the character I always gave of him to my Father but here he comes pray be very rude and very impertinent Alon. Lord Lord how shall I look thus damnably set out and thus in lore Enter Don Carlo Lov. This Sir is Monsieur Haunce your son that must be Alon. â—eâ—o loâ—â—anoâ— sigâ—â— Iâ— your name Don Carlo and are you the gravity of this House and the Father of Dona Eupheâ—i◠〈◊〉 and are you Car. Sir I guess by all these your demands at once Your name to be Myn heer Haunce van Ezel Alon. Your judgement 's good but to my questions Car. In truth I have forgot them there was so many Alon. Are you he who is to be my Father Car. 'T is so negotiated and if all circumstances conâ—urr For Sir you must conceive the consequence of so grand a conjunction Alon. Less of your complyments Sir and more of your Daughter I beseech you ' Shart what a formal coxcomb ' t is Aside Lov. Prethee give him way Aside Alon. By this light I 'l lose thy sister first Why who can indure the grave approaches to the matter ' Dslise I would have it as I would my fate sudden and unexpected Car. Pray how long have you been landed Alon. So now shall I be plagu'd with nothing but wise questions to which I am able to make no answer Asidâ— Sir it is your Daughter that I desire to see impatiently Car. Have you no letters from my very good friend your Father Alon. What if I have not cannot I be admitted to your Daughter without a pass Car. O lack Sir Alon. But to let you see I come with full power though I am old enough to recommend my self here is my commission for what I do Giâ—es him Letters Car. I remember amongst his other faults my son writ me word he had courage if so I shall consider what to do Reads Sir I find by these your Father's letters you are not yet arriv'd Alon. I know that Sir but I waâ— told I should express my love in my haste therefore outsailing the Pacquet I was the welcome messenger my self and since I am so forward I beseech you Sir Carlo coming to imbrace him Now dare not I proceed he har so credulous a consenting face Asidâ— Car. Spare your words I understand their meaning a prudent man speaks least as the Spaniard has it and since you are so forward as you were saying I shall not be backward but as your Father adviseth here hasten the uniting of our Families with all celerity for delay in these affairs is but to prolong time as the wise man says Alon. You are much in the right Sir But my wife I desire to be better acquainted with her Car. She shall be forth-coming Sir Had you a good passage for the seas and winds regard no mans necessity Alon. No no a very ill one your Daughter Sir Car. Pray how long were you aâ— sea Alon. Euphemia Sir Euphemia your daughter This Don 's fuller of
it as you see and to make out your penyworth you have it here The Prologue is by misfortune lost Now Reader I have eas'd my mind of all I had to say and so sans farther complyment Adieu The Actors Names AMâ—rosio A Nobleman of Spain Marcel His Son Silvio Supposed bastard Son to Ambrosio Antonio A German that has debauch'd Hippolyta Alonzo A Flaunders Colonel contracted to Hippolyta and newly arrived at Madrid Lovis His friend Carlo Father to Lovis and Euphemia Haunce van Ezel A Dutch Fop contracted to Euphemia newly arrived at Madrid Gload His Cash-keeper Pedro An old servant to Alonzo Euphemia In love with Alonzo Daughters to Ambrosio Hippolyta In love with Antonio Cleonte In love with Silvio Clarinda Sister unknown to Alonzo in love with Marcel Dormida Her Governess Francisca Woman to Cleonte Two Maids to Euphemia Olinda Dorice The Scene Madrid THE Dutch Lover ACT I. SCENE I. Enter Alonzo and Lovis in travelling habits attended by Pedro and Gload Lov. DEar Alonzo I shall love a Church the better this month for giving me a sight of thee whom I so little expected in this part of the World and less in so sanctifi'd a place What affair could be powerful enough to draw thee from the kind obliging Ladies of Bâ—abant Alon. First the sudden orders of my Prince Don Iohn and next a fair Lady Lov. A Lady can any of this Country relish with a man that has been us'd to the freedom of those of Bruxels from whence I suppose you are now arriv'd Alon. This morning landed from such a storm as set us all to making vows of conversion upon good conditions and that indeed brought me to Church Lov. In that very storm I landed too but with less senâ—e of danger than you being diverted with a pleasant fellow that came along with me and who is defign'd to marry a sister of mine against my will And now I think of him Gload where hast thou left this Master of thine Glo. At the Inne Sir in as lamentable a pickle as if he were still in the storm recruiting his emptyed stomach with Brandy and railing against all women-kind for your sisters sake who has made him undertake this voyage Lov. Well I 'l come to him go home before Exit Gload Alon. Prethee what thing is this Lov. Why 't is the Cashier to this Squire I spoke of a man of business and as wise as his Master but the graver Coxcomb of the two But this Lady Alonzo who is this Lady thou speak'st of shall not I know her we were wont to divide the spoils of Beauty as well as those of war between us Alon. O but this is no such prise thou wouldst hardly share this with the danger there 's Matrimony in the case Lov. Nay then keep her to thy self only let me know who 't is that can debauch thee to that scandalous way of life is she fair will she recompence the folly Alon. Faith I know not I never saw her yet but 't is the sister of Marcell whom we both knew last Summer in Flandens and where he and I contracted such a friendship that without other consideration he promis'd me Hippolyta for that 's his sisters name Lov. But wo't thou really marry her Alon. I consider my advantage in being allied to so considerable a man as Ambrosio her father I being now so unhappy as not to know my Birth or Parents Lov. I have often heard of some such thing but durst not ask the truth of it Alon. 'T is so all that I know of myself is that a Spanish Souldier who brought me up in the Army dying confest I was not his son which till then I believed and aâ— the age of twelve left me to shift for my self the fortune he inricht me with was his Horse and Arms with a few documents how to use them as I had seen him do with good success This servant and a Crucifix of value Poiâ—tâ— to Pedro. And from one degreâ— to another I arriv'd to what you knew me Colonel of the Princes Regiment and the glory of his favour Lov. Honour is the Child of Vertue and finds an owner every where Alon. Oh Sir you are a Courtier and have much the odds of a Souldier in parlies of this nature But hither I am come Lov. To be undone faith thou lookst ill uponâ—t Alon. I confess I am not altogether so brisk as I should have been upon another occasion you know Lovis I have been us'd to Christian liberty and hate this formal courtship Pox on 't wou'd 't were over Lov. Where all parties are agreed there 's little need of that and the Ladies of Spain whatever gravity they assume are as ready as any you ever met withal Alon. But there 's a damn'd custom that does not at all agree with men so frank and gay as thou and I there 's a deal of danger in the atchievement which some say hightens the pleasure but I am of another opinion Ped. Sir there is a female in a vail has follow'd us ever since we came from Church Alon. Some amorous adventure See she Enter Olinda advances Prethee retire there may be danger in it Pâ—ts Lovis back Lov. Oh then I must by no means leave you Lovis â—dvances Olin. Which of these two shall I chuse She look on both Sir you appear a stranger To Lovis Alon. We are both so Lady Olin. I shall spoil all and bring She looks again on both the wrong Sir you should be a Cavalier that Alon. Would gladly obey your orders Lov. Nay I find 't is all one to you which you chuse so you have one of us but would not both do better Olin. No Sir my commission's but to one Alon. Fix and proceed then let me be the man Olin. What shall I do they are both well Aside but I 'l e'en chuse as 't were for my self and hang me if I know which that shall be Looks on both Sir there is a Lady of quality and beauty who guessing you to be men of honour has sent me to one of you Alon. Me I am sure Lov. Me me he 's ingag'd already Alon. That 's foul play Lovis Olin. Well I must have but one and therefore I 'l wink and chuse Lov. I 'l not trust blind fortune Alon. Prethee Lovis let thee and I agree upon the matter and I find the Lady will be reasonable cross or pile who shall go Lov. Go Sir whither Alon. To the Lady that Lov. Sent for neither of us that I can hear of yet Olin. You will not hear me out but I 'l end the difference by chusing you Sir and if you 'l follow me To Alonzo at a distance I will conduct you where this Lady is Alon. Fair guide march on I 'l follow thee Offers to go Lov. You are not mad Sir 't is some abuse and dangerous Pulls him back Alon. Be not envious of my happiness Forbear a wench for fear of
danger Lov. Have a care 't is some plot Holds him Where did this Lady see us we are both strangers in the City Alon. No matter where Olin. At Church Sir just now Alon. I I at Church at Church enough Lov. What 's her name Alon. Away thou art fuller of questions than a Fortune-teller Come let 's be gone Lov. Sure you do not mean to keep your word Sir Alon. Not keep my word Lovis What wicked life hast thou known me lead should make thee suspect I should not When I have made an interest in her and find her worth communicating I will be just upon honour Go go Lov. Well go your ways if marriage do not tame you you are past all hopes but pray Sir let me see you at my lodgings the Golden Fleece here at the gate Alon. I 'l attend thee there and tell thee my adventure Farewel Exit Lovis Pedro go you and inquire for the house of Don Ambrosio and tell him I will wait on him in the evening by that time I shall get my self in order Exeunt Alonzo and Olinda Pedro the other way SCENE II. House of Ambrosio Enter Silvio melancholy Silv. I Must remove Marcell for his nice honour Will ne'r permit that I should court my Sister My passion will admit of no restraint 'T is grown so violent and fair Cleonte's charms Each day increase to such a killing number That I must speak or dye Enter Francisca Franc. What still with folded arms and down-cast looks Silv. Oh Francisca My brothers presence now afflicts me more Than all my fears of cruelty from Cleonte She is the best the sweetest kindest sister Franc. I Sir but she will never make the kindest Mistriss Silv. At least she should permit me to adore her Were but Marcell away Hast thou no stratagem to get him absent For I can think of nothing but my sister Sighs Franc. I know of none nor other remedie for you than loving less Silv. Oh 't is impossible Thou knowst I've try'd all ways made my addresses To all the fairest Virgins in Madrid Nay and at last fell to the worst debauchery That of frequenting every common house But souls that feed so high on love as mine Must nauseate courser diet No I must still love on and tell her so Or I must live no longer Franc. That methinks you might do even in the presence of Marcell A brother is allow'd to love a sister Silv. But I shall do 't in such a way Francisca Be so transported and so passionate I shall betray what he will ne'r indure And since our other sister loose Hippolyta was lost He does so guard and watch the fair Cleonte Franc. Why quarrel with him Sir you know you are so much dearer to my Lord your Father than he is that should he perceive a difference between ye he would soon dismiss him the house and 't were but reason Sir for I am sure Don Marcel loves you not Silv. That I excuse since he the lawful heir to all my Fathers Fortunes sees it every day ready to be sacrific'd to me who can pretend no title to 't but the unaccountable love my Father bears me Franc. Can you dissemble Sir Silv. The worst of any man but would indeavour it if it could any ways advance my love Franc. Which I must find some way to ruine Aside Then court his Mistress Silv. The rich Flavia Franc. That would not incense him for her he is to marry but 't is the fair Clarinda has his heart Silv. To act a faigned love and hide a real one Is what I have already try'd in vain Even fair Clarinda I have courted too In hope that way to banish from my soul The hopeless flame Cleonte kindled there But 't was a shame to see how ill I did dissemble Franc. Stay Sir here comes Marcell I 'l leave you Exit Francisca Enter Marcell with a letter open in his hand which he kisses Mar. Kind Messenger of love thus thus a thousand times I bid thee welcome from my fair Clarinda Thus joyful Bridegrooms after long despairs Possess the yielding treasure in their arms Only thus much the happier lover I Who gather all the sweets of this fair Maid Without the ceremonious tye of Marriage That tye that does but nauseate the delight Be far from happy Lovers we 'l imbrace As unconfin'd and free as whispering Air That mingles wantonly with spreading flowers Silv. What 's all this Mar. Silvio the victory 's won The heart that nicely stood it out so long Now yields upon conditions Silv. What victory or what heart Mar. I am all rapture cannot speak it out My senses have carous'd too much of joy And like young drunkards proud of their new try'd strength Have made my pleasure less by the excess Silv. This is wondrous Impart some of your over-charge to me The burthen lightned will be more supportable Mar. Read here change thy wonders when thou know'st How happy man can be Gives him a letter Silvio reads Marcel DOrmida will have â—e tell you what effects your vows have made and how easily they have drawn from me a consent to see you as you desir'd this night in my chamber you have sworn to marry me and love will have me credit you and then methinks I ought not to deny you any thing nor question your Vertue Dormida will wait to throw you down the key when all are in bed that will conduct you to Your Clarinda Silv. Damn her for a dissembler Is this the chaste the excellâ—nt Clarinda Whom whilst I courted was as cold and nice As a young Nun the day she is invested Mar. How now brother what displeased with it Takes the Letter Silv. A little Sir to see anothers happiness Whilst I where ere I pay my vows and sighs Get nothing but disdain and yet this shape And face I never thought unhandsome Mar. These be the least approaches to a heart 'T is not dull looking well will do the feat There is a knack in Love a critical minute And women must be watcht as witches are Ere they confess and then they yield a pace Enter a Boy Boy Sir there is without a servant of Don Alonzo 's who says his Master will be here to night Marcell is surpriz'd Mar. Alonzo now I begin to wake From Love like one from some delightful dream To reassume my wonted cares and shame I will not speak with him Exit Boy Oh Hippolyta thou poor lost thing Hippolyta How art thou fallen from Honour and from Vertue And livest in whoredom with an impious villain Who in revenge to me has thus betray'd thee Keep thy self closer than thou 'st done thy sin For if I find thee out by all that 's good Thou hadst more mercy on thy slaughter'd honour Than I will have for thee And thou Antonio that hast betray'd her Who till prophan'd by thee was chaste as shrines And pure as are the vows are offer'd there That rape which thou
Faith if I be mistaken I cannot devise what other use you can make of me Euph. In short this I must leave you instantly and will only tell you I am the sole Daughter of a rich Parent young and as I am told not unhandsome I am contracted to a man I never saw nor I am sure shall not like when I do see he having more vice and folly than his fortune will excuse though a great one and I had rather dye than marry him Alon. I understand you and you would have me dispatch this man Euph. I am not yet so wicked The Church is the only place I am allow'd to go to and till now could never see the man that was perfectly agreeably to me Thus vailed I 'l venture to tell you so Alon. What the devil will this come too her meen and shape are strangely graceful and her discourse is free and natural What a damn'd defeat is this that she should be honest now Aside Euph. Well Sir what answer I see he is uneasie Aside Alon. Why as I was saying Madam I am a stranger Euph. I like you the better for that Alon. But Madam I am a man unknown unown'd in the world and much unworthy the honour you do me Would I were well rid of her and yet I find a damnable inclination to stay too Aside Will nothing but Matrimony serve your turn Madam pray use a young Lover as kindly as you can Euph. Nothing but that will do and that must be done Alon. Must ' slife this is the first of her sex that ever was before-hand with me and yet that I should be forc'd to deny her too Aside Euph. I fear his answer Olinda Aside Olin. At least 't is but making a discovery of your beauty and then you have him sure Alon. Madam 't is a matter of moment and requires deliberation besides I have made a kind of promise Euph. Never to marry Alon. No faith 't is not so well but since now I find we are both in haste I am to be marryed Euph. This I am sure is an excuse but I 'l fit him for 't Aside To be marryed said you that word has kill'd me Oh I feel it drill Through the deep wound his eyes have lately made 'T was much unkind to make me hope so long She leans on Olinda as if she sounded who pulls off her vail he standsâ— gazing at aâ— distance Olin. Sure she does but counterfeit and now I 'l play my part Madam Madam Alon. What wonderous thing is that I should not look upon 't it changes nature in me Olin. Have you no pitty Sir come nearer pray Alon. Sure there 's witchcraft in that face it never could have seiz'd me thus else I have lov'd a thousand times yet never felt such joyful pains before Olin. She does it rarely What mean you Sir Alon. I never was a captive till this hour If in her death such certain wounds she give What mischiefs she would do if she should live Yet she must live and live that I may prove Whether this strange disorder here be love To his heart Divine divinest Maid Kneels Olind. Come nearer Sir you 'l do a Lady no good at that distance Speak to her Sir He rises and comes to her gazing still Alon. I know not what to say I am unus'd to this soft kind of language But if there be a charm in words and such As may conjure her to return again Prethee instruct me in them I 'l say any thing do any thing and suffer all the wounds her eyes can give Euph. Sure he is real Aside Alas I am discover'd how came my vail off She pretends to recover and wonder that her vail is off Alon. That you have let me see that lovely face May move your pity not your anger Madam Pity the wounds't has made pity the slave Who till this moment boasted of his freedom Euph. May I believe all this for that we easily do in things we wish Alon. Command me things impossible to all sense but a Lovers I will do 't to shew the truth of this I could even give you the last proof of it and take you at your word to marry you Euph. O wonderous reformation marry me Laughs Alon. How do you mock my grief Euph. What a strange dissembling thing is man to put me off too you were to be married Alon. Hah I had forgot Hipâ—olyta He starts Euph. See Olinda the miracle increases he can be serious too How do you Sir Alon. â—Tis you hâ—ve rob'd me of my native humour I ne'er could think till now Euph. And to what purpose was it now Aloâ— Why Love and Honour were at odds within me And I was making peace between them Euph. How fell that out Sir Alon. About a pair of beauties women That set the whole world at odds She that is Honours choice I never saw And Love has â—aught me new obedience here Euph. What means he I fear he is in earnest Aside Olin. 'T is nothing but his aversion to marriage which most young men dread now-a-days Euph. I must have this stranger or I must dye for whatever face I put upon 't I am far gone in love but I must hide it Aside Well since I have mist my aim you shall never boast my death I 'l cast my self away upon the next handsome young fellow I meet though I dye for 't and so farewel to you loving Sir Offers to go Alon. Stay do not marry as you esteem the life of him that shall possess you Euph. Sure you will not kill him Alon. By Heaven I will Euph. O I 'l trust you Sir Farewel farewel Alon. You shall not go in triumph thus Unless you take me with you Euph. Well Since you are so resolv'd and so in love I 'l give you leave to see me once more at a house at the corner of St. Ieroms where this Maid shall give you entrance Alon. Why that 's generously said Euph. As soon as 't is dark you may venture Alon. Till then will be an age farewel fair Saint To thee and all my quiet till we meet Exeunt The end of the first Act. ACT II. SCENE I. The street Enter Marcel in a Clâ—ak alone Mar. THe night comes on and offers me two pleasures The least of which would make another blest Love and revenge but I whilst I dispute Which happiness to chuse neglect them both The greatest bliss that mankind can possess Perswades me this way to my fair Clarinda But tyrannick Honour Presents the credit of my house before me And bids me first redeem its fading glory By sacrificing that false womans heart That has undone its fame But stay Oh conscience when I look within And lay my anger by I find that sin Which I would punish in Antonio's soul Lye nourish'd up in mine without controul To fair Clarinda such a siege I lay As did that traytor to Hippolyta Only Hippolyta a brother has Clarinda none
wound Sil. Oh take away your hand It does increase my pain and wounds me deeper Cleo. No surely Sir my hand is very gentle Sil. Therefore it hurts me sister the very thoughts Of touches by so soft and fair a hand Playing about my heart are not to be Indur'd with life Rises in passion Cleo. Alas what means my Brother Sil. Can you not guess fair sister have my eyes So ill exprest my soul or has your innocence Not suâ—fer'd you to understaâ—d my sighs Have then a thousand tales which I have told you Of broken hearts and lovers languishments Not serv'd to tell you that I did adore you Cleo. Oh let me still remain in innocence Rather than sin so much to understand you Franc. I can indure no more Goes out Sil. Can you believe it sia to love a Brother it is not so in nature Cleo. Not as a Brother Sir but otherwise It is by all the Laws of Men and Heaven Sil. Sister so 't is that we should do no murther And yet you daily kill and I among the number Of your victims must charge you with the sin of Killing me a Lover and a Brother Cleo. What would you have me do Sil. Why I would have thee do I know not what Still to be with me yet that will not satisfie To let me look upon thee still that 's not enough I dare not say to kiâ—â— thee and imbrace thee That were to make me wish I dare not tell thee what Cleo. I must not hear this language from a Brother She offers to go Sil. What a vile thing 's a brother Stay take this dagger and add one wound more He kneels and offers her a dagger and holds her by the coat To those your eyes have given and after that You 'l find no trouble from my sighs and tears Enter Francisca Franc. By this she understands him curse on her innocence 'T is fuel to his flame Aside Madam there is below a Lady who desires to speak with the Mistress of the house Cleo. At this hour a Lady who can it be Franc. I know not but she seems of quality Cleo. Is she alone Franc. Attended by a Gentleman and an old woman Cleo. Perhaps some one that needs a kind assistance my father is in bed and I 'l venture to know their business Bring her up Franc. 'T were good you should retire Sir To Silvio and Exit Sil. I will but have a care of me Cleonte I fear I shall grow mad â—nd so undo thee Love me but do not let me know 't too much Goes out Enter Francisca with lights followed by Alonzo Clarinda and Dormida Alonzo gazes on Cleonte a while Cleo. Is 't me you would command Clar. I know not what to say I 'm so disorder'd Aside Alon. What Troops of beauties she has sufficient to take whole Cities in Madam I beg Takes Clarinda by the hand and approaches Cleonte Cleo. What Sir Alon. That you would receive into protection Cleo. What pray Sir Alon. Would you would give me leave to say a heart that your fair eyes have lately made unfit for its old quarters Cleo. I rather think you mâ—â—n â—â—is Lady Sir Alonzo looks with wonder on Clarinda Alon. She 's heavenly fair too and 〈◊〉 surpris'd my heart just as 't was going to the others bosom and rob'd her at least of one half oâ— it Aside Clar. Madam I am a Virgin in distress And by misfortune forc'd to seek a sanâ—tuary And humbly beg it here Cleo. Intreaties were not made for that â—air mouth Command and be obey'd But Sir to whom do you beloâ—g Alon. I belong to a very fair person But do not know her name Cleo. But what are you pray Sir Alon. Madam a wanderer a poâ—â— lost thing that none will own or pity Cleo. That 's sad indeed but who e'er you are since you belong to this fair Maid youâ—l find a welcome every where Alon. And if I do not I am cashier'd Aside Madam if telling you I am her Brother Can make me more acceptable I shall be yet mor◠〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 Cleo. What must I call your Sister Sir when I would pay my duty Alon. There I am routed again with anoâ—her hard question Aside Clar. Madam â—y name 's Clarinda Alon. Madam I'â— take my leave and wish the heart I leave with you to night may perswadâ— yoâ—â—o suffer my visits to morrow till when I shall do noâ—hing bâ—t languish Cleo. I know not what losâ— you have suffeâ—'d to night but since your fair Sisters pâ—esence with us allows it you need not doubâ— a wâ—lcome Alon. I humbly tâ—ank you Madam Kisses her hand and looks amorously on Clarindaâ— Franc. Madam pray 〈◊〉 for Don Marcel is come into the house all bloudy inrag'd against somebody Clar. I 'm troubled at his hurt but cannot fear his rage Good night Sir They go out Alon. They are gone now had I as much mind to have kist the others hand but that 't was not a ceremony due to a Sister what the Devil came into my head to say she was so nothing but the natural itch of talking and lying they are very fair but what 's that to me Euphemia surpasses both but a pox of her terms of marriage I 'l set that to her beauty and then these get the day as far as natural necessity goes but I 'l home and sleep upon 't and yield to what 's most powerful in the morning To night thesâ— strangers do my heart possess But which the greatest share I cannot guess My fate in love resembles that in war When the rich spoil falls to the common share Goes out SCENE VII The Street Enter Alonzo as out of the house gazing upon it Alon. SUre I shall know this house again to morrow To him Lovis Lov. I wonder what should be become of Alonzo I do not like these night-works of his Whos 's there Alon. Lovis Lov. Alonzo Alon. The same where hast thou been Lov. In search of you this two hours Alon O I have been taken up with new adventures since I saw thee but prethee what became of thine for me thought it was a likely woman Lov. Faith Sir I thought I had got a Prize but a pox on 't when I came into the Street e'er she had recover'd breath to tell me who she was the Cavalier you rescu'd from Marcel laid claim to her thank'd me for her preservation and vanisht I hope you had better luck with your Female whose face I had not the good fortune to see Alon. Not so good as I could have wishâ— for she stands â—till on her honourable terms Lov. Of Matrimony ha ha a very Jilt I 'l warrant her Come come you shall see her no more Alon. Faith I fear I must Lov. To what purpose Alon. To perswade her to reason Lov. That you 'l soon do when she finds you will not bitâ— at t'other bait Alon. The worst is if I see her again it must be at
questions than of proverbs and that 's a wonder Aside Car. They say Flanders is a very fine Country I never saw it but Alon. Nor 't is no matter sir if you never do so I saw your Daughter He 'l catechise me home to my Dutch Parents by and by of which I can give him no more account than Aside Car. Are they as dissatisfied with their new Governour as they were with Don Iohn for they love change Alon. A poâ— of their government I tell you I love your Daughter Car. I fear 't is so he is valiant and what a dangerous quality is that in Spain 't is well he 's rich Aside Lov. Pray Sir keep him not long in discourse the sea has made him unfit for Alon. Any thing but seeing my Mistress Lov. I 'l have mercy upon thee and fetch her to thee Exit Lovis Car. Sir you must know that we suffer not our women in Spain to converse so frequently with your sex and that through a cautious well consider'd prudent consideration Alon. But Sir do you consider what an impatient thing a young lover is or is it so long since you were one your self you have forgot it 'T is well he wanted words But yonder 's Euphemia whose Enter Euphemia and Lovis beauty is sufficient to excuse every defect in the whole Family though each were a mortal sin and now 't is impossible to guard my self longer from those fair eyes Asides Car. I must not urge him to speak much before Eupheâ—ia lest she discover he wants wit by his much tongue Aside There 's my daughter Sir go and salute her Alon. Oh I thank you for that Sir He stands ridiculously looking on her Car. You must be bold Sir Alon. Well Sir since you command me Goes râ—â—ely to kiss her Car. I did not â—ean kissing by saluting Alon. I cry you mercy Sir so I understood you Car. Fie upon 't that he should be no more a Master of civility Lov. I fear Sir my sister will never like this humour in her Lover he wants common conversation Car. Conversation ye foolish boy he has money and needs none of your conversation And yet if I thought he were valiant This while Alonzo and Euphemia make signs of love with their eyes Lov. I hope Sir he does but boast of more of that than he really has Car. That fault I my self have been guilty of and can excuse but the thing it self I shall never indure you know I was forc'd to send you abroad because I thought you addicted to that I shall never sleep â—in â—quiet Valiant that 's such a thing to be rich or wise and valiant Goes to Euphemia Lov. Colonel pray to the business for I fear you will betray your self Car. But look upon his wealth Euphemia and you will find those advantages there which are wanting in his person But I think the man 's well Euph. I must not seem to yield too soon Aside Sir there be many Spaniards born that are as rich 〈◊〉 â—e and have wit too Car. She 〈◊〉 ever very aveâ—se to this marâ—â—age Aside This man 〈◊〉 Spaniard his mother was oâ—e and my first Mistress and she I can tell you was a great fortune Euph. I Sir but he is such a fool Car. You are a worse to find sault with that in a husband Albn. Stand aside sir are you 〈…〉 your Daughter or I Car. I was inclining her Alon. You inclining her an old man want's Rhetorick set me to her Goes to Euphemia Car. This capricious humour was tolerable in him whilst I believ'd it the effects oâ—r folly but now 't is that of valour Oh I tremble at the sight of him Euph. Now I see you are a Cavalier of your word Alon. Faith Euphemia you might have believ'd and taken me upon better terms if you had so pleas'd To marry you is but an ill-favour'd proof to give you of my 〈◊〉 Euph. Do you repent it Alon. Would to God 't were come but to that I waâ— just upon the point of it when you enter'd But I know not what the Divel there is in that 〈◊〉 of yours but it has debauch'd every â—ober thought about me Faith do not let us marry yet Euph. If we had not proceeded too far to retreat I should be content Alon. What shall I come to all on the sudden to leave delicious whoring drinking and fighting and be condemn'd to a dull honest Wife Well if it he my ill fortune may this curse light on thee that hast brought me to 't may I love thee even after we are married to that troublesome degree that I may grow most damnable jealous of thee and keep thee â—rom the fight of all mankind but thy own natural husband that so thou mayst be depriv'd of the greatest pleasure of this life the blessing of change Euph. I am sorry to find so much ill nature in you would you have the câ—nscience to tye me to harder condâ—tions than I would you Alon. Nay I do â—or think I shall be so wickedly loving but I am resolv'd to â—arry thee and try Euph. My Father Sir on with your disguisâ— To them Carlo Car. Well Sir how do you like my Daughter Alon. So so she 'l serve for a Wife Clar. But do you find heâ— willing to be so Alâ—n. 'T is not a halfâ— peny matter for that as long as my Father and you are agreed upon the matter Car. Well Euphemia setting all foolish modesty aside how do you like this man Euph. As one whom in obedience to you I am content to cast my self away upon Car. How seems his humour to you Euph. Indifferent Sir he is not very courtly something rough and hasty Car. I fear she has found his ill quality of valour too and since 't is certain 't is so why should it be said that I ruin'd a child to satisfie my appetite of riches Aside Come Daughter can you love him or can you not For I 'l make but short work on 't you are my Daughter and have a fortune great enough to inrich any man and I 'm resolv'd to put no force upon your inclinations Euph. How 's this nay then 't is time I left dissembling Aside Sir this bounty in you has strangely overcome me and makes me asham'd to have withstood your will so long Car. Do not dissemble with me I say do not for I am resolv'd you shall be happy Euph. Sir my obedience shall Car. No more of your obâ—dience I say again do not dissemble for I 'm not pleas'd with your obedience Euph. This alteration is very strange and sudden pray Heaven he have not found the cheat Aside Love Sir they say will come after marriage pray let me try it Car. Few have found it so nor shall you experience 〈…〉 so dear a rate as your ruin Euph. But Sir methinks I am grown to love him more since he spoke to me than before Clar. The effects of your obedience again Euph. This is
t'other turn and t'other sope and then for Donna Euphemia For I find I begin to be reconcil'd to the sex Glo. But Sir if I might advise let 's e'en sleep first Hau. Away you fool I hate the sober Spanish way of making love that 's unattended with Wine and Musick give me a wench that will out-drink the Dutch out-dance the French and out out kiss the English Glo. Sir that 's not the fashion in Spain Hau. Hang the fashion Iâ—l manage her that must be my wife as I please or I 'l beat her into fashion Glo. What beat a woman Sir Hau. Sha all 's one for that if I am provok'd anger will have its effects on whomsoe'er it ligâ—t so said Van Tâ—â—mp when he took his Mistress a cuff o' th' ear for finding fault with an ill-fashion'd leg he made her I lik'd his humour well therefore come thy ways Exeunt SCENE III. Draws off discovers Antonio sleeping on the ground Hippolyta sitting by who sings AH false Amyntas can that hour So soon forgotten be When first I yielded up my power To be betray'd by thee God knows with how much innocencâ— I did my heart resign Vnto thy faithless eloquence And gave thee what was mine I had not one reserve in store But at thy feet I laid Those arms which conquer'd heretofore Though â—ow thy trophies made Thy eyes in silence told their tale Of love in such a way That 't was as easie to prevail As after to betray She comes forth weeps Hip. My grief 's too great to be diverted this way Pointing to Antonio Why should this villain sleep this treacherous man Who has for ever rob'd me of my rest Had I but kept my innocence intire I had out-brav'd my fate and broke my chains Which now I bear like a poor guilty slave Who sadly crys If I were free from these I am not from my crimes so still lives on And drags his loathed fetters after him Why should I fear to dye or murther him It is but adding one sin more to th' number This would soon do 't but where 's the hand to guiâ—e it Draws a dagger sighs For 〈◊〉 an act too horrid for a woman Turns away But yet thus sleeping I might take that soul Turns to him Which waking all the charms of Art and Nature Had not the power t' effect Oh were I brave I could remember that And this way be the Mistress of his heart But mine forbids it should be that way won No I must still love on in spight of me And wake him quickly lest one moments thought Upon my shame should urge me to undo him Antonio Antonio He wakes rises and looks amazedly to see the dagger in her hand Ant. Vile woman why that dagger in thy hand Hip. T o've kill'd thee with But that my love o'ercame my juster passion And put it in thy power to save thy self Thank that and not my reason for thy life Ant. She 's doubly Arm'd with that and injury And I am wounded and defenceless Aside Hippolyta why all this rage to me Kindly smiles Hip. Antonio thou art perjur'd false and base In great rage Ant. What said my fairest Mistress Goes to her looking softly Hip. I said that thou wert perjur'd false and base Less in rage Ant. My dear Hippolyta speak it again I do not understand thee Takes her by the hand Hip. I said that thou wert perjur'd my Antonio Sighs Ant. Thou wert to blame but 't was thy jealousie Which being a fault of love I will excuse Give me that mark of anger prethee do It mis-becomes thy hand Hip. I 've nothing left but this I can command And do not ravish this too Ant. It is unkind thus to suspect my love Will you make no allowance for my humour I am by nature rough and cannot please With eyes and words all soft as others can But I can love as truly my blunt way Hip. You were so soft when first you conquer'd me Sighs That but the thoughts of that dear face and eyes So manag'd and so set for conquest out Would make me kind even to another man Could I but thus imbrace and hide my eyes And call him my Antonio She leans on his bosom he the while gets her daggerâ— Ant. Stand off false woman I despise thy love Of which to every man I know thou deal'st An equal share Hip. I do not wonder that I am deceiv'd But that I should believe thee after all thy treachery But prethee tell me why thou treat'st me thus Why didst thou with the sacred vows of Marriage After a long and tedious courtship to me Ravish me from my Parents and my Husband For so the brave Alonzo was by promise Ant. Why I will tell thee 't was not love to thee But hatred to thy Brother Don Marcel Who made addresses to the fair Clarinda And by his quality destroy'd my hopes Hip. And durst you not revenge your self on him Ant. His life alone could not appease my anger And after studying what I had to do Hip. The Divel taught thee this Ant. Yes and you I chose Because you were contracted to Alonzo That the disgrace might be more eminent Hip. I do believe thee for when I reflect On all thy usage since thou hast betray'd me I find thou hast not pay'd me back one sigh Or smile for all that I have given thee Ant. Hear me out Hip. Most calmly Ant. From Town to Town you know I did remove you Under pretence to shun your Brothers anger Bur 't was indeed to spread your fame abroad But being not satisfi'd till in Madrid Here in your native Town I had proclaim'd you The house from whence your Brothers fury chac'd us Was a Bordello where 't was given out Thou wert a Venice Curtizan to hire Whilst you believ'd it was your Nuptial Palace Laughs Hip. Dost think I did not understand the plot Yes and was mad till some young Lovers came But you had set a price too high upon me No brisk young man durst venture I had exposed my self at cheaper rates Ant. Your price I pray young sinner Pulls off his hat in scorn Hip. Thy life he that durst say Antonio lives no more Should have possest me gratis Ant. I would have taken care none should have don 't To show and offer you to sale was equally as shameful Hip. Well what hast thou more to do this is no Place to inhabit in nor shalt thou force me further And back into the Town thou darst not go Ant. Perhaps I had been kinder to you Had you continu'd still to give me that Might have begot a passion in me Hip. I have too much repentance for that sin To increase it at the price of being belov'd by thee Ant. Consider what you do this place is silent And far from any thing that may assist you Come lead me to the covert of this Grove Takes her rudely Enter Haunce and Gload drunk Haunce seeing them offers to go
to approve And he loves most that gives a loose to love Cleo. Silvio here Sil. Hah yonder she's Sees her And now my passion knows no bounds nor laws Cleonte come come satisfie my flame Runs to her and takes hâ—r passionately by the â—and These private shades are ours no jealous eye Can interrupt our heaven of joy Cleo. What mean you do you know I am your sister Silv. Oh that accursed name why should it check me He pauses Would thou hadst rather been some mis-begotten Monster That might have startled nature at thy birth Or if the powers above would have thee fair Why wert thou born my sister Oh if thou wouldst preserve thy soul and mine Fly from this place and me make haste away A strange wild Monster is broke in upon thee A thing that was a man but now as mad As raging Love can make him Fly me or thou art lost for ever Cleo. Remember Silviâ— that you are my brother And can you hurt your Sister Weeps Sil. Shouldst thou repeat those tyes a thousand times 'T will not redeem thee from the fate that threatens thee Be gone whilst so much vertue does remain about me To wish thee out of danger Cleo. Sure Silvio this is but to try my vertue Weeps still Sil. No look on my eyes Cleonte and thou shalt see them flame with a strange wicked fire Looks wildly on her Yet do not look thy eyes increase it Alas Turns away and hides his eyes And I shall still forget I am thy brother Go go whilst I have power to take my eyes away For if they turn again it will be fatal Cleo. Pray hear me Sir Sil. Oh do not speak thy voice has charms As tempting as thy face but whilst thou art silent and unseen Perhaps my madness may be moderate For as it is the best effects of it Will prompt me on to kill thee Cleo. To kill me Sil. Yes for shouldst thou live adorn'd with so much beauty So much my passion is above my reason In some such fit as does possess me now I should commit a rape a rape upon thee Therefore be gone and do not tempt despair That merciless rude thing but save thy honour And thy life Cleo. I will obey you Sir Goes into the Garden Sil. She 's gone and now Walks and talks in stopping my hot fit abates she is my â—ister that is my Fathers Daughter but what if his Wife deceiv'd him or perhaps which is the likelier thing my Mother play'd the false one for 't was her trade to do so and I 'm not son to Ambrosio Oh that she were in being to confess this truth for sure 't is trâ—th then I might love and might enjoy Cleonte injoy Cleonte In transport Oh that thought what fire it kindles in my veins and now my cold fit 's gone I 'l after her Offers to go bâ—t starts and returns no let me pause a while For in this ague of my love and fear Both the extreams are mortal Goes into the Garden Enter Ambrosio and Marcel Amb. I 'm reconcil'd to you since your Brother Silvio would have it so Mar. My blood flows to my face to hear him nam'd Amb. Let there be no more differences between you But Silvio has of late been discontent keeps home and shuns the conversation which youth delights in goes not to Court as he was wont Prethee Marcel learn thou the cause of it Mar. I do believe I shall my Lord too soon Aside Amb. I 'm now going to my Villa and shall not return till night by the way I mean to visit your wife that was design'd to be the rich Flavia and see if I can again reconcile her to you for your neglect has been great and her anger is just Mar. I rather wish it should continue Sir for I have yet no inclinations to marry Amb. No more I 'l have it so if I can Mar. I 'm silent Sir Exeunt Ambrosio and Marcel Enter as from out of the Garden Cleonte Clarinda Francisca Dormida from amongst the trees sadly Silvio who starts at sight of them Cleo. I am satisfi'd you knew not of my Brothers being in the Garden To Franc. Sil. Clarinda with my sister and in our house she 's very fair and yet how dull and blasted all her Beautys seem when they approach the fair Cleontes I cannot shun a tedious compliment to see the fair Clarinda Goes to Clarinda here is a happiness beyond my hope I 'm glad to see her kind to the sister who always treated the Brother with so much scorn and rigour Clar. Silvio sure I 'm betray'd Aside He talks to her Enter Marcel and is amaz'd Mar. Hah Silvio with Clarinda in our house Oh daring villain to make this place a sanctuary To all thy lusts and treachery Now I 'm convinc'd 't was he that wounded me And he that fled last night with that false woman Cleonte goes to Marcel Sil. You need not fear me now fair maid I 'm disarm'd of all my dangerous love Mar. It was by his contrivance that she came To Cleonte do not excuse him but send her quickly from you lesâ— you become as infamous as she Cleo. Oh how I hate her now I know my Brother Silviâ— loves her Mar. How every gesture shows his passion whilst she seems pleas'd to hear to him I can indure no more Cleo. What will you do She goes to them Mar. Nothing dear Sister But if I can be wise and angry too Aside For 't is not safe t'attack him in the Garden How now Silvio under the name of Brother I see you dare too much Snatches away his Sister and Clarinda Sil. What mean you by this rude address Marcel Mar. I 'l tell you Sir anon Go get you in To the women who go in Sil. Well Sir your business now Mar. It is not safe to tell you here though I have hardly patience to stay till thou meet me in St. Peters Grove Sil. I will not fail you Sir an hour hence Goes in after them Mar. I dare not in this rage return to upbraid Clarinda lest I do things that mis-become man Goes out The end of the third ACT. ACT IV. SCENE I. House of Carlo After a noise of Musick without Enter Haunce drest as Alonzo was follow'd by Gload in Masquerade Hau. HOld hold I do not like the salutation I receive from all I meet in this house Glo. Why Sir methinks they are very familiar scabs all Hau. Salerimente they all salute me as they were my old acquaintance Your servant Myn heer Haunce crys one your servant Monsieur Haunce crys another Enter Servant Ser. Your servant Sir you come now indeed like a Bridegroom all beset with dance and fiddle Hau. Bridegroom ha ha ha dost hear Gload 't is true â—aith But how the Divel came he to know it man hah Ser. My Master Sir was just as king for you he longs to speak with you Hau. Ha ha with me Sir why ha ha who the
ye we 'l appear to night like our selves Glo. It shall be done Sir Hip. I am a stranger and a Gentleman And have an humble sute to you Alon. You may command me any thing Hip Sir there is a Gentleman if I may call him so that dares do ill hâ—s put a base affront upon a Lady a Lady whom all brave men are bound to vindicate I 've writ him here a challenge and only beg you 'l give it him I will attend you in St. Peter's Grove where I desire the perfidious Antonio for that 's his name to whom this is directed to meet me Alon. I 'm pleas'd to see this gallantry in a man so young and will serve you in this or whatever else you shall command But where is this Antonio Hip. That I 'l inquire of these Sir pray can you give any account of the Cavalier To Haunce who starts as afraid you fought with this morning in St. Peters Grove that had a Lady with him Hau. So now perhaps I shall be hang'd for that Aside I fight Sir I never fought in my life nor saw no man not I. Glo. Sha you may confess it Sir there 's no Law against killing in Spain Hip. How have you murther'd him Takes hold of him Hau. This rogue has a mind to have me dispatch'd Aside Hold Sir the man 's as well and alive as you are and is now at my lodgings look ye here 's the dagger I disarm'd him off but that I do not love to boast Shows it Hip. It is the same Alon. Sir I shall not fail to wait on you with the Answer I receive Hip. I humbly thank you Sir Alon. So prethee dear Lovis go make my excuse to your Sister for a moment and let hâ—r get all things ready against I come let the Priest too wait for I see my destiny which I can no longer prevent draws on a pace Exit Lovis Come Sir you must conduct me to Antonio Exeunt Alonzo and Haunce and Gload Hip. So now the work 's half done that will redeem All the lost credit of our Family To kill or to be kill'd I care not which Weeps So one or both expire be strong my soul And let no feeble woman dwell about thee Hence fears and pity such poor things as these Cannot the storms of my revenge appease Those showres mâ—st from his treacherous heart proceed If I can live and see Antonio bleed Sighs and exit SCENE III. A deep Grove Enter Marcel alone Mar. THe hour is almost come which I appointed And yet no Silvio appears the time seems long to me But he that 's circled in his Mistress arms Forgets the hasty hours And passes them as unregarded by As men do beggars who demand a charity Enter Hippolyta Young man hast thou incounter'd none within this Grove Hip. Not any Sir Marcel my injur'd Brother Mar. Why dost thou turn away and hide thy face Hip. 'T is not my face I hide but sorrow there Weeps Mar. Trust me thou weepst would I could do so too That I might be less angry And silence best expresses grief But thine 's a sawâ—y sorrow dares approach A face so fair and young Hip. If the ingrate for whom I grieve had thought so I might have spar'd my tears Farewel Sir Mar. Stay hast thou been a Lover Hip. A very very passionate one Mar. And wert thou not belov'd Hip. At first to draw me in the cunning Artist Made me believe I was Mar. Oh! I could kiss thee now for the alliance Between thy grief and mine Hadst thou a loose and wanton Sister too Then thou wert perfect wretched as I am Weeps But prethee leave me now I think of it For shouldst thou stay thou 'dst rob me of my anger For since a youth like thee can be unhappy With such a shape and so divine a face Methinks I should not quarrel with my star But bow to all my faithless Mistress scorns Hollowing within So ho ho so ho ho Mar. So ho so ho ho ho 'T is my false Rival Now leave me Sir to reassume my anger Hip. I will obey farewel My own despair makes me neglect his life Goes out Enter Silvio Mar. 'T is Silvio Sil. You see I have obey'd you Sir Mar. Come Sir your sword Sil. You are my Brother and 't were an impious action To fight you unprovok'd give me a cause Nay and a just one too or I shall find it hard To wound Cleontes brother Aside sighing Mar. Thou cam'st prepar'd to talk and not to fight I cannot blame thee for were I Silvio Thus I would do to save a life belov'd Offers to fight Silvio steps back But 't will not serve you now Sil. Your reason Sir and I 'm ready if it be just Mar. Oh do not urge me to repeat my wrongs For if thou dost I hardly shall have man enough remain To fight thee fairly Offers still Sil. Surely he knows my passion for Cleonte Aside I Urge the reason still Mar. Hast thou forgot thy last nights treachery how like a thief thou stol'st into her lodging Sil. 'T is so 't is true Marcel I rudely did intrude Mar. Oh quickly haste this looks like womens jangling Offers to fight again Sil. Oh is it bravely done Marcel to punish A passion which you ought to pity rather 'T is what I cannot reconcile nor justifie And so distracted it has made me too I will not fight in so unjust a cause Kill me and I 'l imbrace you whilst I dye A thousand wounds imprinted on this body Will bring less pain than that her eyes have caus'd Here strike Pity my pain and ease me Opens his arms and throws away his sword Mar. I find thou hast a charm about the tongue And thou implor'st thy death in such away I cannot hurt thee and it gives me hopes Thou art not yet so blest to be belov'd For then thou wouldst not be thus desperate Sil. Oh yes I am belov'd Mar. Oh do not say thou art Nor take me from a calmness that may spare thee Sil. Not say I am belov'd thou canst not hire me With life or fuller joy to say I am not If there be truth and love in innocence she loves me Mar. Yet yet ye Gods I can indure say but thou art not For I would yet preserve thee Sil. Oh canst thou wish that I should fall so low To save my life with lyes the poorest sin of all the number Mar. Then once again thou hast debauch'd my pity Takes to his sword Sil. Her passion I will justifie but not my own Her 's as pure as prayers of penitence But mine I cannot give a name to They fight Enter Alonzo and parts them Alon. How now what 's here to do Marcel Mar. Alonzo the only man I wish to shun Sil. I 'm glad who e'er thou be'â—t thou hast prevented us Alon. Thou hast more wit than he then I find Your quarrel Sir may a man have leave to inquiâ—e into
dream but are you indeed the same fair person and is this the same house too Cleo. I am afraid your heart 's not worth the keeping since you took no better notice where you dispos'd of it Alon. Faith Madam you wrong a poor Lover who has languish'd in search of it all this live-long day Cleo. Brother I beseech you receive the innocent Clarinda who I fear will have the greatest cause of complaint against you To Marcel Gives him Clarinda Alon. But pray fair one let you and I talk a little about that same heart you put me in mind of just now To Cleonte with whom he seems to talk Ped. Surely that 's my old Mistress Dormida twenty years has not made so great an alteration in that ill-favour'd face of hers but I can find a Lover there Goes to her they seem to talk earnestly and sometimes pleasantly pointing to Clarinda Mar. Enough Clarinda I 'm too well convinc'd Would thou hadst still remain'd a criminal Now how can I reward thy faith and love Clar. I know Marcel it is not in thy power Thy faithless story I 'm acquinted with Mar. Do not reproach me with my shame Clarinda 'T is true to gain thee to consent to my desires I made an honourable pretence of loving Pardon a Lover all the ways he takes To gain a Mistress so belov'd and fair But I have since repented of that sin And came last night for thy forgiveness too Ped. This is news indeed 't is fit I keep this secret no longer from my Master Don Manual being dead my vow 's exspir'd Aside Pedro goes to Alonzo Clar. And do you mean no more to love me then Mar. In spight of me above my sence or being Clar. And yet you 'l marry Flavia Mar. Against my will I must or lose a Father Clar. Then I must dye Marcel Mar. Do not unman my soul it is too weak To bear the weight of fair Clarinda's tears Alon. Why was this secret kept from me so long Ped. I was oblig'd by vow Sir to Don Alonzo my dead Master not to restore you till Don Manual's death believing it a happiness too great for his Rival for so he was upon your Mothers score Alon. Have I a Mother living Ped. Here in Madrid Sir and that fair maid 's your Sister Pointing to Clarinda Alon. I scarce can credit thee but that I know thee honest Ped. To confirm that belief Sir here are the writings of twelve thousand crowns a year left you by your Foster Gives him papers he reads Father the brave Alonzo whose name he gave you too Alon. I am convinc'd How now Marcel what all in tears why who the Divel would love in earnest Come come make me judge between you Mar. You 'l soon decide it then my heart 's Clarinda's But my forc'd vows are given to another Alon. Vows dost think the Gods regard the vows of Lovers they are things made in necessity and ought not to be kept nor punish'd when broken if they were Heaven have mercy on me poor sinner Enter Ambrosio Mar. My Father return'd Bows and goes to him and then leads Alonzo to him Sir this is the gallant man that was desigâ—'d to be your son-in-Law Amb. And that you were not so Sir was my misfortune only Alon. I am glad to find it no slight to my person Or unknown quality that depriv'd me of that honour Mar. To convince you of that Alonzo I know my father will bestow this other sister on you more fair and young and equally as rich Ambrosio calls Marcel aside Alon. How his Sister Fool that I was I could not guesâ— at this and now have I been lying and swearing all this while how much I lov'd her Well take one time with another a man falls into more danger by this amorous humour than he gets good turns by it Mar. Pardon me Sir I knew not you had design'd her elsewhere Dear Alonzo my Father Alon. I Sir I am much oblig'd to him Oh Pox would I were well with Euphemia Mar. I protest I could wish Alon. I so could I Sir that you had made a better judgement of my humour all must out I have no other way to avoid this complement else Why look ye Marcel your Sister is Pox I am ill at dissimulation and therefore in plain terms I am to be marryed this very evening to another Mar. This was happy and has sav'd me an excuse Aside But are you in earnest Sir how is it possible being so lately come into Madrid Alon. Destiny destiny Marcel which there was no avoiding tho' I mist of Hippolyta Mar. Who is it prethee Alon. A woman I hope of which indeed I would have been better assur'd but she was wilful She 's call'd Euphemia Mar. Our next neighbour the Daughter of old Carlo Alon. The same Mar. Thou art happy to make so good a progress in so short a time but I am Alon. Not so miserable as you believe Come come you shall marry Clarinda Mar. 'T is impossible Alon. Where 's the hindrance Mar. Her want of fortune that 's enough friend Alon. Stand by and expect the best Goes to Ambrosio Sir I have an humble sute to you Amb. I should be infinitely pleas'd you could ask me any thing in my power but Sir this daughter I had dispos'd of before I knew you would have mist of Hippolyta Alon. Luckyer than I expected Aside Sir that was an honour I could not merit and am contented with my fate But my request is that you would receive into your family a Sister of mine whom I would bestow on Don Marcel Mar. Hah what mean you Sir a Sister of yours Alon. Yes she will not be unwelcome This is she Amb. This is the daughter to Octavia Her Mother was a Lady whom once I did adore and 't was her fault she was not more happy with me than with Don Manual Nor have I so wholly forgot that flame but I might be inclin'd to your proposal But Sir she wants a fortune Alon. That I 'l supply Mar. You supply Sir on what kind scorce I pray Alon. That which you 'l suffer without being jealous When you shall know she is indeed my Sister Clar. How this brave man my Brother Alon. So they tell me and that my name is Manual Had you not such a Brother Dor. Oh ye gods is this the little Manual Ped. Yes Dormida and for a farther proof see this Opens his masters bosom and shows a Crucifix Dor. This I remember well it is Don Manual Pray let me look upon you Just like my Lord Now may the soul of Don Alonzo rest in peace For making so hopeful a man of you Alon. Amen But Sir if you approve of my Sister I 'l make her as worthy of Marcel as Flavia. Amb. I 've lost the hopes of her She 's not to be reconcil'd Aside Clarinda needs no more than to belong to you To make her valuable and I consent with joy Gives her