purpose now oppose Though I your counsels and your friendship lose Who in debates can speak in fight command And order all that in disorder stand Can nothing alter your desire from this Ormas Not unlesse troubles be preferr'd to bliss Queen Ormasdes it shall be as you desire And freely when you please you may retire Ormas Though I a while absent my self from Court I shall be ready to lay by my Books When you do call me to put Armour on Stories tell that great men the like have done Queen Though I know no example I believe What e're Ormasdes shall make choice to do May be a president that will ingage Brave men to follow in the future Age. Ormas Your Majesty in this has given me more content Then all the favours proffer'd me before Exit Ormasdes Y. Tit Is this his humour or some fancy grown From passion for some Love to us unknown Queen No Titus he has ever been observ'd A great contemner of Amores and does True friendship more esteem then idle love Y. Tit The more like now to be so much concern'd When touch'd our mortal bodies are so frail That we may love and know not what we aile VVhy does your Majesty think friendship can VVith as much force as love transport a Man Queen Not to such frensies as wild brains Create VVhen fancy cannot change the course of Fate VVhen love to Faces with the Face decay A virtuous Friendship will for ever sway I wish you Titus when he first retires To try how farre your Friendship can prevail To get the secret from Ormasdes soul 'T is for his good that he his griefs impart True friendship will allow a little Art VVhen the design does nothing more import But bringing of Ormasdes back to Court Tit I shall be joy'd and happy if I can Bring back to Court so Excellent a Man Enter an Officer and Ormasdes Officer The Embassador attends your Majesty Queen Admit Him The Queen sits Enter Embassador and his Train Embas Madam my Master the Treconian King Salutes you in these Letters and by me Congratulates your Zelnian Victorie But does lament that he no share acquir'd In that great Conquest he so much desir'd He was ambitious Madam to command In that near Warre and not as neuter stand When strangers merits do such Triumphs claime While he to you unknown sat still with shame But since Ormasdes conduct and his skill With such high Valour has fulfill'd your will He envies not so great a Souldiers praise But would have shar'd in his Triumphant Bayes Qu If I had known Valeriana's mind He might my thanks have shar'd and not repin'd Emb. I have commission also to propose A League between your Kingdomes and your selves Such as new Conquer'd Zelnia will secure That Cithereas peace may long endure Your Beauty Madam more then Crowns invite Valerianus wishes to unite Your hearts and then your Scepters may Be double fixt when both do love obey He begs that he in person may appear To plead his love and treat this great affair Queen Valerianus friendship I approve But never shall consent to treat of Love 'T would raise my dead Lords Ashes in his Urn If I should to a second Lover turn Your great Kings proffer'd League I do imbrace With fit Affection and a chearfull face Declaring to the World how I respect His person though I must his sute reject Emb I shall acquaint my Master and beg leave I may your Majesties commands receive Without the Ceremonies that belong To a State audience in a formal throng Queen You shall have free accesse as you desire And now my Lord I must a Sutor be That your faire Sister will in Court appear Who I am told is come to visit me Emb That Madam should have been my next request That you my dearest Sister would permit To kiss your hand who does attend without Queen Will you Ormasdes please to bring her in And make my excuse who did not know She was so neer Exit Ormas If you had brought her to the Audience She should have been as welcome as you wish Emb Though all the World adore Cleandras Name On the faint notions of a Common Fame I now can testify and will declare Your virtues to your beauties equall are Queen Your compliments require not a reply You over-valew my civilitie Enter Ormasdes with Mariana Qu You do me and my Country honour more Then any Lady ever did before Mar I have done my self a favour Madam And 't is your Majesty that honours me The fame of Citherea I confesse May Princes hither bring but my address Is to Cleandras self that I might see The virtue fam'd for such Divinitie Qu Madam if you such flatteries throw out You will your welcome spoil and make me doubt You rather come to mock then to admire On such another word I shall retire Mari I can be silent Madam while I live But must speak truth when you this freedome give Qu We then will change our argument and place Lest I do chide whom I intend to grace Exeunt all but Nearcus and Cleobulus Cleob Did you observe with what forc'd modesty The Embassador supprest his anger When his Masters sute so briskly was denied Near Yes and how suddain his sad looks changed When bright Cleandra did so soon admit His private visits as if himself were struck And did no further presse his Masters sute Cle. I have other thoughts that made me believe The Lady he calls Sister is his Love Near Such things have been and Mariana may His Mistris be whose beauty in my Eye Does farre surpasse Cleandras Majesty And now you put these thoughts into my head I did observe Marianus Eyes and his Did a long practiz'd silent language shew While they by turns did entertain the Queen Cleob But I had second thoughts led me to think I did sometimes perceive Marianas Eyes On brave Ormasdâ—s fixt and seem'd to take Such a survey as Purchasers do make Near I doubt Mariana has not an estate To purchase him at great Cleandras rate Cleo Let us observe them better next and see If it be Art or their simplicitie Exeunt Enter Embassador and Mariana Emb I have undone my self Mariana For now beyond resistance I do love And find Cleandr will by her neglects Dash all my hopes and turn from my respects Mari There does not a just cause to me appear For such a doubt much lesse to raise dispair Because Cleandr runs not at first sight Into the Arms of such a wandring Knight Though your State Arguments cannot procure To Treat she may but a short Siege indure When as your self a King you do appear The Castle may be won by love or fear Emb No Mariana I have heard and seen Too much the brave Ormasdes stands between Me and my happiness his retirement Is to cloke their close Love and to prevent Pretenders or such scandal as would rise If openly in Court without disguise Such
such deceit Valer I can yet find no argument for ground To change so great contempt as I have found Into so high esteem as he does now By your advice in charity allow That my last minutes may some pleasure have He yields to send me smiling to my grave Queen You cannot judge so ill of him you love Nor can so brave a man so worthless prove Val I do confess I should be glad to find All real that I see and his great mind The same brave Character he had maintain Through his whole life and not that glory stain But if 't be real this comes now too late His kindnesse cannot change the course of Fate Queen Think not of Death for if you will endure The Tryall I will undertake the Cure I see your sufferings do compassion move Which in most generous hearts does turne to Love Ormas Madam I know not what you do call love Nor how in that fantastick Sphear to move I cannot talk the language Lovers use When they design fair Ladies to abuse Nor can I yet by this experience guesse If Love or a distraction does possesse My heart give me but leave to watch this night That while you sleep I may my heart invite To tell me what it ails if it be Love What all the World allows I shall approve And then I 'le rather dye then e're forsake What I avow or what I undertake Queen Pray Madam give him leave to watch this night Some serious thoughts may set his fancy right He has lyen often on the frozen ground On lesse occasion and more danger found Valer I shall not rest then though you think it fit I shall condemn my self if I submit Queen 'T is somewhat more then custome does allow I must confess but how to help it now Who knows you see he is resolv'd to beat Us all if we but mention his Retreat Ormas Pray let not this my first sute be deny'd But give me leave to sit on yonder side As silent as sleep self my body shall Be fixt as is that figure on the Wall Queen Let him Valeriana pray consent 'T will prove his honour or his punishment Ormas Who can have more care who so fit as I To watch who am resolv'd with her to Dye Good rest unto your Majesty He leads off the Queen Queen He 'l turn me out if I refuse to go But why Ormasdes do you tremble so Ormas This shaking fit may to a Feaver turn And I e're day in Loves bright flames may burn Exeunt omnes THE FIFTH ACT. Valeriana is discover'd a sleep on a Couch with Doctors and Ladies all asleep about her Ormasdes rises from the ground at the Couch side Ormas ALl Eyes are shut all hearts can rest but mine I 've something here that will not let me sleep T is Love I am bewitch'd or it is Love That thus disturbs my body and distracts My mind no other passion works like this Well then if it be Love where 's the wonder The wisest bravest and the greatest men Have been in Love as much or more then I But why then was I thus long without it Why did not bright Cleandras Beauty burn Why was not this Fire kindl'd untill now How comes Valeriana by this power To wound me deeper then Cleandra did My Kind loving heart how comes this to passe Valeriana sighs and groans aloud Ormas Ha! Her spirit by that sigh informs me That doubl'd groan struck through my wavering soul Oh thou Divinest power what ere thou art I do submit Valerianas groans Are all sufficient Arguments for Love It seems my stony heart was proof against All charms but deep fetch'd sighs and dying groans By which 't is now made supple and so soft That it is ready to take any form That sick Valeriana shall direct Great God of Love forgive my past neglects And now restore this Lady to her health Then I with Insense will thy Altars load Thy Temple with those Trophies now adorn Which my whole life prepar'd for Mars and Iove Since they allow me to submit to Love Valer wakes and calls Valer Drusilla Ormas Madam your Servants do all sleep but I. Valer I would not have wak'd you Ormasdes Ormas You have not Madam I have not slept yet Pray let your Servant know what 't is you want Val I want assurance of a thing I doubt Ormas Can I give you that assurance Val Yes Ormas And will you not lay that command on me Val Do they all sleep Ormas They do Val Ormasdes I would know what I do fear You are pre-ingag'd never to tell me Ormas By your fair self I swear I 'm not ingag'd In any kind but may and will impart What ever in my knowledge you inquire Val My first doubts does still remain that the Queen Upon assurance of my suddain death Has won you thus to flatter my last hours Like glittering Sun-shine upon dying Flowers Ormas Madam by all that 's Holy she has not What shall I say what do to gain your Faith Val You have done it now I am satisfied And do believe all 's truth Ormasdes speaks But I do fear this truth appears too late Orm Why Madam have you made vowes against me Will no repentance nor no pennance serve To wash away my Sins against your Sex Will you that Universall quarrel wed And bring destruction on your servants head Val Vowes Ormasdes and those against you made Oh do not take away the Joy you gave By such a thought I never wish'd nor pray'd For blessing upon Earth beyond your Love Which you in charity so amply shew That I do doubt I dream what I injoy Ormas Madam you do now misjudge my passion To call that charity which may be love For ought I know this so late acquaintance With my new heart is short and my transports So great it must be madnesse if not love For give me leave to swear that I will know No other Joyes then yours nor thoughts admit But with design to serve and honour you Val I do now wish the Gods my life would spare And make me worthy of Ormasdes care Ormas Madam you speak a Language of respect To me who merrit nothing but neglect Your favours flow so fast they over-whelm My heart with joyes and raise my soul so high It turns amazement into extacy Val I should not talk thus if I did not see 't T is harde for you now to hide then shew 't I do not fear your passion will go lesse But doubt by death to loose what I possesse Ormas You cannot dye Madam I have no fear To find so great a curse from Heav'n sent I onely doubt I sleep and fear to wake Lest this abundant blisse should vanquish quite And so involve me in Eternal Night May I presume to beg a favour yet Which will my fancy â—ix and so confirm My doubtfull soul 't is real and no dream Val You may Ormas I
Not that I remember or did ever know Florio Nor shall do now on second thoughts your unknown Enemy calls for Death Sir I have wrong'd you much and my selfe much more Florio opens his Armes Fernando No thou hast charm'd me by some Magick spell I dare not touch thee who art thou Florio You should never know if by any hand but yours I could by death have been conceal'd can you not yet call to minde your unfortunate Cousin Celestina in this face have my crimes alter'd me so much Fernando Celestina as a man do all the wonders I have seen can it be Florio Too true Sir pray let your Sword now do what I have Shâ— kneels so often sought from the Enemye I would dye Sir 't was my businesse here and 't is high time that I were dead this place this hour is fit for such a sacrifice to wrong'd Innocence for I have defam'd Innosence rais'd a scandall on the name of Vertue the honour of your grear Family is concern'd in my disguise if I survive this scandall I have rais'd your Lenity will be condemn'd as if you had comply'd and so the great Name of Florence will be howted at but when I am dead you may conceale my Name and not participate my shame who do now appeare so strange a Monster to my selfe that I shall blush to death if your Sword prevent me not He Imbraces and Raises her Fernando Is lovely Celestina then my envyed Rivall for the faire Silviana Florio You have no Rivall Sir the Princess sent me now to bring you to her on a private visit do you believe me yet Fernando As an Angell sent from Heaven I believe thee but thy good newes cannot stay these Teares for thy selfe now shed poore Celestina I have heard thy sadd story and thy ill natur'd Fathers Tyranny thou fled'st from all thy friends have mourn'd for thee as dead or so lost as never to be found againe Florio I am not so happy Sir Fernando Nor I so miserable to loose so great a friend how shall I devide my heart between Silviana and Celestina to thee I owe my life twice sav'd and all my interest in Silviana by thy helpe gain'd all that I have my being and my bliss I must derive from thee my deer deer Celestina Celestina This kindnesse is more comfort then I did ever hope to finde on Earth I wish that I coiuld die thus happy before the Duke does finde his Florio is a counterfeite I feare His honour will ingage him to dispise A wandring Woman in so strange disguise Fernando Lay by thy feares and put on such a hope as will become thy Vertue and thy Birth this Romance will end well the fond Dukes friendship will soon turne to love when he shall see a possibility that Florio may be his dost thou love him Florio I have not dar'd to entertaine a thought that might lead me to hopes of such a happinesse on Earth Fernando Let that hope take its first rise now from my Endeavours for when I see my time to unmaske us both I 'le do it for thy advantage Celestina but why did you thus long conceale your selfe from me Florio Feare to offend you Sir which was my quarrel with Melina who thretn'd to discover me to you when the Duke found our Swords drawne Fernando Is Pedro Melina too where get you such manly hearts and vigour to act such wonders Florio Alas Sir I did but draw my Sword and wave it 'bout my head my weak blowes were only in search of death but it seemes the powers above propitious to my innocence have turn'd the rugged Fate I sought into glorious Trophies I deserve not discontent at first then dispaire threw me into all the dangers I could finde but this discovery has reduc'd me to a Woman I can now tremble at my own shadow my courage is quite gone and I now shake to thinke what I have done Fernando You must hold up your Character till I see time to owne you and to declare my selfe which shall be suddenly my deare Celestina thou shall 't be my good Angell still wee 'l visit the Princess and first reveale our selves to her trust me to mannage your interest with the Duke as you have mine with Silviania wee must now prepare for the great Interview which the Enemie so much desires take courage Celestina Where Beauties force with vertue does combine They cannot fayle to prosper a designe Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Clara and Pedro severally in great hast Clara. DEare Pedro take care of me they say we shall be storm'd and sack'd pray what is sack'd Pedro. All the Mayds above fifteen years old by the Enemy found in Towne must be put in Sacks and thrown into the River Clara. This is a short warning to provide against so great an Evill but I hope you may finde favour to preserve me sweet Pedro take me to thy care Pedro. I shall do my best for thee if I fall not in the Assault a good Day pretty one Offers to go she holds him Clara. Why in such haste Pedro. I am commmanded to attend the Interview and must be gone Clara. I understand not what that is Pedro. Why 't is a Committee of Inspection on the Princess Silviana Clara. You confound me Pedro with hard words is it any thing about the Sacks and the River I am so afraid I know not what to doe Pedro. Take courage Clara I will preserve you as my friend I shall be missed if I stay longer now Clara. Thank ye deare Pedro but I will hide my selfe how ever This young white liver'd Boy may courage lack To keep me from the River and the Sack Exeunt severally An Interview Enter At one Doore the Duke of URBIN with Fernando Florio Lords Officers and Guards who range on that side Enter The Duke of Ferrara with Lords and Officers who range on the other side Enter The Princess Silviana with all the Ladies who stand under the SCENE between the Rowes of Men. Urbin What be your demands Lodovico what is the Argument of this Parlye you have desir'd Ferrara Silviana is my Argument whom you detaine more like a Prisoner then a Sister you ought to love and honour by matching with some Prince fitter for her Birth and Beauty then a Nunnery which your thrifty kindnesse would perswade her to Urbin And you bring us this Warre with your advise to teach us better purposes Ferrara I do lest my councels prevaile not I have at a distance profess'd love and treated long in vaine which brings me now in Person to demand Silviana from captivity Urbin Is it her Person or my Dukedome you expect which invites you to this insolent way of Wooeing Ferrara 'T is both and what both our Parents did designe when we were Children in case you left no issue Male. Urbin Silviana is now of Age to please her selfe and if she desire it I may treat farther on fit Termes Ferrara Madam I have
how is it faire He speaks to Selindra one that you neglect such honour and such Wealth as Cleonel brings with him he is a man in my Eye worthy the greatest subject of my Empire Or is it the nice Lovers part you thus do act in Publique while your united hearts delight in private say Selindra when shall our Court flourish in triumphs for your Wedding while Ordella provides Ornaments for you it shall be my care to set forth Cleonel like himselfe and fit for such a Mistresse tell me when Selindra when shall this jolly time be come I must presse you for my Friend Selin I am very sensible of this Honour you now do me Sir yet cannot chuse but wonder why your Majesty thinks fit to presse me to a publique Answer Emp You have delayed it long enough 't is a good time to declare now Selin I obey Sir and do confesse that I have ever had a true value of Cleonels worth I have also observed your favour to hm and do believe that he may make the best of Women happy but yet I think not fit to entertain his Love I have more Noble thoughts then to incourage him with hopes of what I never can afford him such a returne as his merit may justly expect from one more worthy then my self I must declare that my purpose is not to marry but to attend the Princess so long as that honour may be permitted and her Highnesse favour shall continue to me Emp May all thy wishes be ever on thee happy will that man be that gets such a Treasure as this fair Cabinet containes I am vanquish'd Cleonel and I advise thee to teare this Serpent from thy heart before it be too big for thee to graspe observe you this Ordella Phillocles are thy thoughts yet for Belgrade Phillo They shall be Sir if you Command it Exeunt Lascares Cecropius and Cleonel Phillo Ordella can you guess why my Father does now urge my absence that so late inforc'd my stay Ordel Does not the Affaires of Hungary require you there Phillo No Ordella I should not then wonder at his pressing me to goe Enter Messenger Messen Madam the Emperor calls for you Ordel I 'le o're take him presently I have much to say to you Brother pray stay my returne good Selindra entertaine him in my Chamber with Cleonels last Melancholly Song I like so well Phillocles and Selindra sit within the Scene THE SONG Cloris we see the offended Gods At first do shew and shake their Rodds That they may rather threat then strike So we foregoe what they dislike These faulty streams shall flow no more Above their banks as heretofore Nor swelling tempest from my breast Henceforth thy Virgin cares molest All shall be fashion'd to thy will So thou wilt let me Love thee still My Lips shall not a word let go That may offend to tell thee so But to dissemble or deny That I do Love thee were a lye Would staine my soule 't will prove a spot To look as if I Lov'd thee not Philo. This charity becomes you Madam and Cleonels lines I see are smiled on though himself be not but why did you with such severity in publique disclaime his interest and seem to reject a man so worthy when the Emperor himself woed for him Selin 'T is the Princess Ordellas pleasure that I should learn his Song Sir and not my fancy to the maker of it though his love and respects may challenge a greater complement from me for I shall ever acknowledg obligations to Cleonel yet not think fit to treat a Marriage in my Fathers absence by whom I shall be wholly rul'd in that matter if he think fit to make that choice for me I must submit Philo. Give me leave Madam so farre to interest my selfe in your Affaires as to aske if your thoughts for Cleonel be such that you will Phillocles takes her Hand she shewes dislike not admit the like profession from another For though my Father cannot match him in his Dominions I believe that I can find you a Servant as faithfull and as full of Love one every way as worthy your favours one that will outâ—bid Cleonel to gaine Selindra do but He offers to kiss her Hand Selin I beg your Highnesse pardon for some time Exit Seli Phil Thus to leave me while I was speaking to her is a scorne I look'd not for Selindra was not wont to be so rude nor I so foolish sure my looks and Language rendred me Ridiculous so slight that she blush'd for me which to hide she thus withdrew leaving me to wonder at my self that am of late become what I want a Name for If this be Love and this the effects of Love I 'le teare the Monster from my heart and be my self againe before it grow too mighty for me my hands cannot reach it no force can touch it 't is a subtile foe not to be compell'd 't is reason onely must prevaile Selindra loves and dissembles her affection to Cleonel neglecting me how unworthy then am I that seek to separate united hearts how fond to Covet what another does enjoy how much am I now fall'n below my self by this passion He throwes himself on the Couch sadly Enter Ordella and Selindra Ordel When went my brother hence Selindra Selin He sits there Madam Ordel My Father I fear has too much cause for what he said Prethee leave us a while Selindra and let none disturb us Ordella goes to Phillocles he starts at her approach Phillo Oh Selindra Ordella She is not here why do you stare thus on me are you not well Phillo Onely a little dull for want of sleep Ordella but why sent the Emperor for you in such haste Ordel To tell me that Phillocles does love Selindra and to enquire my thoughts of it I answered boldly that you were too Noble to dishonour Selindra and too wise to neglect Astella and a Crown for such an idle fancy I have confirm'd him that you have not such a thought because I saw him troubled at it but what is this that thus distracts you Phil Ha! what sayes my dearest Sister Ordel Ye Gods defend that I be not mistaken Brother what have you done with your self since I went hence Phillo My head is full of the Affaires of Hungary I was contriving how I should secure Astella in her Throne and thinking of a thousand other things but why did my Father send for thee Ordel This is very strange I told you why and you regard me not it was about Selindra Phillo About Selindra prethee Ordella let us talke of something else thou weepest Ordel. How can I chuse but weepe to see you thus distracted and all my hopes of future joyes dying in me Phillocles has left to love me he dares not trust me with his heart he Loves and by dissembling seeks to hide his love from me that can dye for him Phillo I am guilty Ordella thy charms o'recome me and I
such base Art Near Give me but time to woe and I will fear And tremble in your sight with zeal appear And the same duty I approach the Gods When my offences make me fear their Rods It is not I as your affairs do stand But high necessity makes me command That all the remnant of my life you may Triumph for my ambition 's to obey Mar Think you by force that I shall ere think fit To yield my self to such a counterfeit I am not born unto so mean a Fate As to submit unto the man I hate Nor will I be thus frighted to comply With so contemptable a destiny Near I must confesse I can by no disguise Lessen or hide the guilt of this surprize But by some greater crime more amply shew That a distracted passion may soon know To act such evills as I fear to think But do not set me in dispair thus sink Speak so as that I may some hope retain And you 'l restore me to my self again Mar Stand by vil'd man and let me passe who waits Near None within call that now can help the fates Themselves have not the power to set you free Nor can you hope for safety but from me No storm at Sea nor in it ships on Fire Creates more terrors then my wild desire Brings me here is a Tempest in this brest Above all them since raging Love possest My heart I am become a walking storm Reason and Virtue are both wrack'd no form Observ'd while this confusion bears the sway None knowes to govern but must all obey If we cannot resist then to cry no Is madnesse when we must to ruine go Mar I have no power but must my brothers will Obey I must his mind not yours fullfill Lest his great pride and anger may destroy What you 'd preserve and frustrate all your joy Near If my high birth and quality do prove Lesse then your own I will expect no love But hazzard all my hopes on his consent Let his denial sign my punishment Mar If your birth equal mine and he consent To joyn our hands I have no argument Against your hopes but must be Mistris still Of my own heart not part with my free-will Yet now Nearcus I do promise you What truth and honour dictates I will do Near Unlesse you both do ere you go comply You shall soon see that I know how to dye Mar Pray call my servants down that I may see Your truth and find my self at Liberty He calls at the Door Near Now Madam that my life 's at your dispose Your self secure I humbly do propose You will before the Gods confirm by vow What you have freely promis'd to me now Mar By all those powers I 'le keep my promise made And never fail to own what I have said Near It is enough a kiss of your fair hand Must satisfie the Man you may command Nearcus has no soul cannot be blest Untill his love with love you do invest Enter Servants and all go off together THE THIRD ACT. Enter the Embassador as at Coriola with Cleon Erillos and Train Embass THis Piazzo Cleon is Magnificent I have not seen any so Beautifull Cle It shews the Princes Treasure and their minds Are alike great who can so soon Erect So vast a City which in every part Deserves to be as much admir'd as this Embass We may walk through it ere my Sister comes Erillos You may the River side is your best view Cleon There is a Boat now coming to the shore Erillos Those who land seem to be of Quality Embass I see no Woman yet with them appear They are very brave and come towards us Do any of you know who these may be Cleon Young Titus landed first but as I think It is Ormasdes who now leads the Troop Embass If so I must expect some angry words From the offended Queen Enter Ormasdes and Y. Titus with Servants who come up close to the Embassador without any respect Embass What means this kind of rudenesse Gentlemen Ormas It speaks my businesse who am hither come To scourge that pride you so much glory in And with this hand that insolence chastise Which boldly durst indeavour to defame By base surmises great Cleandras Name Titus I beg as you love my Honour He turns to Titus If I do fall let none come in to help Sir you shall have fair play that we may see To the Embass How Insolence and Courage do agree Titus makes roome Emb I shall soon satisfie the doubt you make To his followers Stand off he dyes that stirs to my relief Or by a word let fall does make me known They fight Ormasdes hurts and disarms him Enter Mariana and servants who run in and part them Mar Ormasdes hold it is a King you wound It is Valerianus you fight with Ormas My self a Prince of Greece of the same blood With our great Emperor will justifie What I have done and to the World declare If any man do wrong me in disguise I do his Titles and himselfe despise Exit Ormasdes Titus and Train Mar Oh Gods my prophetick soul did long since Fore-see this Evil oh let not King Hold Valeriana there are no Gods Nor shall one Altar in my Kingdome stand To honour those we foolishly call Gods I will Erect new Temples unto Chance Which giddily thus governs us below Valer Take heed Sir lest you do provoke those powers You now despise to punish your contempt King I will not own those Gods those empty names Who cannot shelter us from publick shames Valer The Gods be just and you are much to blame 'T was not Ormasdes who the King ore-came It was his Virtue conquer'd your offence Your guilt gave Victory to Innosence King Will you become my Judge will you condemne My life and Honour A fit Sacrifice To your belov'd Ormasdes fatall Sword Fool from this hour I do thy blood disclaim And will forget I ever knew thy Name Erillos let my goods be sent aboard I will not stay a minute longer here Then my necessity compells me to Valer I have prevail'd with the much injur'd Queen To lay her anger by and to forgive Those rash words you spoke and have her leave To bring you to her sight again with hopes She may her inclinations change when known Your fury did proceed from Love alone King My love is vanish'd and my heart too full Of my revenge to think of my return Till I can pull Cleandra from her Throne I hope Ormasdes will take care of you Who plead his cause and are to love so true Men Sir though your wounds be slight if you remove So soon we cannot answer for your life King I 'le rather dye at Sea then live on shore Make haste good Cleon lead me to my Boat Cleon Will you leave the Princess in a strange land Thus unkindly cast her off for ever Because her Love did argue for your good King And thee that dares
you will not with a smile redeem Valer I am not thus ingratefull as you say So I may be secur'd another way I did not threat till you aspers'd my Name By this false promise you unjustly claim For though your Birth flow from a Noble Spring 'T is something lesse then Daughter to a King And more I must the secret now impart That brave Ormasdes long since had my heart Near Madam I have no Plea beyond my Love If that do of too mean a value prove Think how your honour stands ingag'd by vow And that my All depends upon it now Yet here I do before the Gods professe To quit my Title if my Birth be lesse Val From Nearcus the Gods will me protect Who boldly must a subjects claim reject Near Which I am not but a Prince Nobly born As is Cleandra though you now do scorn The Man who lay'd his greatnesse at your feet Without a thought of Royalty to meet Your Virtue and your Beauty did engage My heart to Love and did create that rage You now so much condemn and make me shame I did no more who was so much to blame Val You do amaze me knows Cleandra this Near She yet does not but must do when I plead My Title to Valerianas Bed For Madam you can onely now be mine Made so by humane Lawes and by Divine Val What ere you are I do much scorn to think Of being compell'd and will strong poyson drink Rather then be by such a trick betray'd Or of your scandalous reports afraid Your first attempt was base and now as vain Your hopes are you are a Prince I do disdain To have a thought for him who poorly can Demand what 's given to another man I must this Injury at last reveal And to the Queen for Justice now appeal Near I am content then let Cleandra judge Val I 'le hear no more Exit with Ladies Near What a strange heat I feel that alwayes burn Yet do not waste cannot to Ashes turn But like a Fire-flaming Statue stand To warn the World not to approach this Land Ye Gods how cruel is your doom that she Melts not but should an Icie Mountain be Of power to kindle such tormenting Fires Where her own frozen heart has no desires Exit THE FOURTH ACT. Enter Cleandra with Ormasdes the Lords and Ladies stand off Queen I Shall allow your Argument for War If the Treconian do provoke so far But how shall I Valeriana free From her fierce Brothers great barbaritie And how Estate her in her Mothers Land If her mad Brother should that right withstand Though she do now desire but what 's her own If he should dye She must Ascend that Throne Ormas I have heard so and that by my rash Act She suffers which makes me repent the Fact Queen Her virtues do her beauty far excell And in my judgment have no parallel What is your thought will not the man be blest Whom Gods with such felicities invest Ormas I doubt not Madam her perfections may In hearts of Men above her Scepter sway Queen She has wonne me to a concern so high As if my own were the same Destiny With hers my thoughts do labor where to treat A Marriage with some Prince worthy so great A Queen can you Ormasdes find me one To recommend will Greece afford us none Ormas Madam if Citherea can produce None fit for Greece there will need no excuse Queen I think so too unlesse Ormasdes will Himself thus my prophetick foul fulfill That does such glories and such joyes foresee As may indure unto Eternitie Ormas Me Madam does your Majesty think me A man worthy of so great Felicitie Alas I am too old now to begin To Love you may as soon learn me to spin My Sword and Armor into Needles turn As teach my Age in Youthfull flames to burn Queen 'T is you Ormasdes are the man so blest Her love to you she has to me confest And me in honour has ingag'd to try If I can now perswade you to comply Ormas Madam I hope you do not thus abuse Your servant cause my nature does refuse Such correspondence with your Sex as might Ingage a braver Man Oh do not fight Against my weaknesse that must now confesse I never unto Lady made addresse And onely chose this solitary place That I might here some quiet thoughts imbrace Sure Madam you mistake how can it be That she should covet such Antipothy Can the good Gods to her be so unkind To let such excellence become so blind Queen Think you her self knowes what her self desires Or that she has no sence of those quick fires That do consume her can you doubt such Love Which through dispair did then so mortal prove That but to name Ormasdes she did Dye 'Till you appear'd to change that destiny And when you all retir'd she did confesse Her life depended on her good successe Your Glorious Acts had raised so loud a Fame That she was first in love with your great Name Which brought her hither with a full intent To Judge and Justifie that Argument Ormas Madam I must believe what you avow And do so farre your Argument allow That it has rais'd in me a greater Warre Then I was ever in and am so farre From slighting this affair that I descry My certain Ruine by this Victory The Gods cannot afford lesse punishment If I refuse to hear and if consent I 'm lost to all my joyes on Earth for Faâ—e Has not in store nor can the Gods create An evill I fear more then to deny What you command though a sad Destiny Can nothing lesse then my destruction save This Excellence from an untimely Grave Queen If I could see this danger you foretell Ormasdes harmes should make no other well Though Valeriana do my pitty move Ormasdes friendship is before her Love In my esteem but if this match unite Your hearts it will our Children then invite To imitate our friendship and so â—ye Fast knots for everlasting Amitie Ormas My mind can move my body any way But my hard heart will not my will obey My utmost power my soul to mourn shall teach 'Cause my Affection is beyond my reach Queen If you oppose not but your Ear will lend I doubt not but the Gods your heart will bend This way and your good nature in short time Will make you wish for what you judge my crime Ormas Although I cannot wish and must not chuse I would not Madam willingly refuse What you advise but boldly meet my Fate That no one thought may a vain fear Create Lest you should judge my slacknesse for neglect Because I graspe not what I cann't affect Queen Can you such pleasure take in this disguise Be thus retir'd and all that 's good despise When offer'd do you fear or scorn to meet This Excellence now fallen at your feet Is your great heart Ormasdes onely made For dangerous attempts shall it be
said This Parragon of all our Sex now dyes Because Ormasdes does her Love despise Ormas No Madam I do suffer more then she Does for her self hers is my miserie I dare not virtue with vain hopes abuse I cannot love and therefore do refuse To dally with so bright a Saint whose Shrine Compels all hearts to bow before 't but mine I am not capable of Love not blest That way my heart 's with other flames possest Queen All flames you feel would vanish did you see Valeriana in such misery As she endures now fetching her last breath Enquiring your health neglecting her own death Thus my compassion has her sorrowes learn'd I weep her Tears while you stand unconcern'd Ormas Madam your passion does my pitty move Though my dull heart cannot consent to Love My resolution is now fixt I 'le try My self to vanquish or her Martyr Dye I swear I did not hear that she was ill And now it does my soul with horror fill For her concern no danger is so great But I will rather dye in 't then retreat Queen 'T is bravely said but dare you try the effect Of one short visit after such neglect Ormas Thus provok'd if your Majesty stands by I will not such a visit now deny Queen You speak and look as if you meant to fright Much rather then revive her by your sight Ormas Madam to Complement I have no skill Nor can be pleas'd if lov'd against my will Yet sensible and civil I can be Though it do prove unfortunate to me Queen When shall I bring this comfort to revive Her fainting soul if she be still alive Ormas Is she really so weak so soon grown Thus ill I have no skill in this unknown Mystery of love but will boldly try What I can do for her recovery Queen High passions do weak bodies sooner bring To the Graves mouth then any other thing Her despairs are of a much longer date Though suddain sicknesse do break out thus late When I your humour did a first reherse And shew'd how your whole life had been averse To Love she sigh'd and presently grew pale Despair that minute made her spirits fail And so transported by her fancy fell As if my doubts had rung her passing bell Orm Though I cannot speak nor do yet know how To look I 'm ready to attend you now Queen I fear so suddain and so great a joy As your approach may equally destroy Let me her heart prepare that by degrees She may but hope retain before she see The comfort that your visit brings and then Ormasdes may ere long prove best of Men. Ormas Madam I do my self to you submit Pray order me in all as you think fit Queen You shall then stand unseen while I do tell This welcome story which will make her well And then by what you 'l see you may observe How my true friendship will from both deserve Who have no wish beyond Ormasdes good When time shall make me rightly understood Ormas Madam I have now no more to say But that I will your Majesty obey Queen You shall not stirre Ormasdes till I send Exit Queen and Traine Enter to him Nearous Ormas Did you not meet Cleandra going out Near Yes but I have businesse of importance Pray let us withdraw and be more private Ormas Come this way then They go out and Re-entey Ormas Why have you drawn me to this inner Room Is the secret of so piercing quality That fewer Walls then these cannot contain't Near It is my Lord of a high nature grown I must impart it to your self alone You and I must kill one another now Ormas May not I live though you are pleas'd to dye Near No Sir since 't is decreed that I must die I am resolv'd to have you Company There 's a Sword the same with mine defend you Ormas Hold a while May not I know the cause of this hatred Near I have no hatred yet endeavour must That we together may revert to dust Though you by chance have rob'd me of my right I 'de not out-live Ormasdes if I might Ormas From whence does this strange kindnesse to me grow Say for I will not fight untill I know Near This then will teach you to defend your self Runs at him he puts his Sword by and holds him Ormas I shall call my Servants unlesse you now show The cause of this distracted fury Near I will Lets him go Valeriana's my Quarrel She throwes neglects on me and dotes on you Ormas You are mistaken sure and much abus'd It is not possible She dotes on me Who never courted Lady in my life Near By all that 's good she told me so her self Ormas This must be some design beyond my reach But if true from whence does my guilt arise Who never heard of your pretence 'till now Nor have a serious thought for hers to me If such a folly do her heart possesse Am I to answer for her guiltinesse Near I do accuse you of no guilt at all But joy to think if by my hand you fall It will Create in her such miserie As will adorn my death with Victorie Ormas If such revenge and malice you intend Where is the Love that you so much pretend Near Wee 'l talk of that as our two souls expire She flatter'd me with hopes that blew my Fire She threw out vowes to marry me and now In hope of you disowns that holy vow Ormas Made vowes to marry you and yet love me Pray shew me how this story does agree I swear I never had a thought of Love To Lady in my life and will now quit The interest you pretend rather then fight For such imaginary Dreams as this Near You must Fight Nearcus offers at him he rings a Bell. Enter Servants Ormas No disarm him so now leave us alone Exeunt Nearcus I have lov'd you and shall still If you 'l permit what does this story mean Near By Hea Valeriana did ingage To marry me if my Birth equal'd hers But now repents in hope to marry you Ormas This story growes stranger and stranger still Does your Birth equal hers on which you ground Your Title and on which her vow was made Near It does Ormasdes and did hers exceed When I first urg'd that sacred Vow she made She but a Subject unto me appear'd Ormas And are you other now Near Yes have you not heard that Prince Orontes Brother to our late King had a young Son Call'd Leonatus who by sad mishap Fencing with the Prince hurt him in the Eye Of which hurt he dyed and the King inrag'd Made vowes to Sacrifice the Murtherer As if the mischief purposely were done In order to his own Succession After Cleandra who was then married To a young Prince in Greece and setl'd there Orm I 'ave often heard the Queen with sighs lament Her Brothers losse by that sad accident And say she pittied Leonatus death As innocent
Lonzartes is going out there Lonzartes the Princess calls you Lon I le cut thy Throat He holds Lonzartes to the Princess Cle He threatens me guilty I 'le warant now Madam do you see no alteration in his face no change yet speak all you aâ—e all assistants in this judgment Lonzartes throwes him off in anger Lon It will disturb a Saint to be thus subject to the fancies of a foole The Be not disturb'd Lonzartes you take this in earnest which we look on as a jest only to passe the time Clearcus has more wit then to be in earnest Lon I hope your Highnesse will not preferre his follies before my professions who disclaim such a presumption The If you turn this jest to earnest Lonzartes I shall believe Clearcus I take it now as Ralliery I wonder Lindamira you get not hold of some young Lovers heart Lin I have twenty in store Madam more then I know what to do with Pan Then you allow as many Lovers as you can get and mean to chuse the best Lin I think t is credit for Women to be admir'd and honour'd by worthy men it shewes a value to move so many to a generall esteem and must be the Womans fault if she deserve a censure The You are in the right Lindamira men may designe but Women may destroy faster then they can build my thanks unto Clearcus for our mirth Cle Mirth ought to be our business Madam The angry Gods affords cross Fates to give Us griefes enough and troubles while we live Exeunt Lonzartes and Clearcus severally Enter the Prince and Lords who meet the Ladies going off Prince We were now discoursing of your Gallant Pandora have you hopes to work this miracle Pan This Lady and I have ventred our credits on his conversion Sir Prince To reclaim him were a good work bnt suppose he fall in Love with either of you Pan At his peril that let Lindamira look to her self I am safe Lin I have a sure retreat Sir 't is but seeming to comply and hee 'l give ore for he can love none that he can conquer and I am resolv'd rather to be vanquish'd then not to be rid of him when I see my time Sil Could all her Beauty with my love expire Her flowing Wit would still create new Fire Aside Enter to them Clearcus and Lonzartes Prince You two I know come now from exercising of your Troops Cle No Sir we went hence just now I wish my Troop here to guard me Prince Have you an Enemy in view Clearcus Cle I have many Sir that have rob'd me of my peace I cannot sleep of late but have a thousand fancies which do set my brains on fire Prince Take heed it prove not love Cle That is the danger Sir for if Pandora do keep her resolve for single life I may be in love for I do feel strange alterations that I know not what to make of Lin Have you no affection left for me my Lord can you so soon forget your last nights professions Cle Now Sir you see how I am assaulted I shall be pull'd in pieces presently Prince Silvander and I will secure you from Lindamira Cle If I were assured you could Sir I should like her wit and humour well but I fear if I should be in earnest she would be so too Lin You see his inclination is for me Madam so that what ever he shall say to you hereafter is meant to me Cle Nor so nor so sweet Lady I do respect Pandora above all her Sex you throw out hooks to catch young Gallans she neglects those are laid for her that 's my danger Prince What riddle is this Clearcus dost thou desire that thy desires may not be answered Cle Yes Sir from some persons for if my love be return'd all ends in the fruition as most Examples shew But if Pandora keep her resolve for single life then I can raise my fancy while I live to Adoration of her Beauty and that Virtue with a continual delight which will last while I last so she do never yeild The You are then my Lord the happiest lover living for you will find my Cousin just as you wish Pan Pray Madam answer not too fast for me for if I find Clearcus a person of such Noble Nature beyond what I did ever hope to meeâ— in man I may change my Opinion of men for his sake and therefore 't is best to find some other sport lest we destroy each other He starts Cle Look you now I am Treypand â—he Start not Clearcus she but mocks you you are both ingaged for â—his Moneth to entertain us and your selves no going off now Pan I shall not break Covenants Cle Nor I Madam though I do sometimes reminde you of your resolve against Marriage whereon depends my bliss secure me but of that and I am ever yours Pan I shall endeavour what I can to give you that satisfaction Cle I kiss your fair hand on that word which has given new life to my doubtfull heart and now I do defie Lonzartes gravity to put his heart in a more loving dress then mine shall be hereafter Prince If Lonzartes can love too my wonder ceases The He is my servant Sir and has a chief part in the Comedy Prince I like your pastime well but me thinks Lonzartes looks as if he were compell'd unto his part and will do it scurvily Lin That 's the sport Sir and will afford the more variety Lon I shall be glad Sir if I might be excus'd The By no means Servant what an affront is this that I must beg your favour in the face of the whole Court to own me Prince You must not be so grave Lonzartes all is for our mirth Cle Now Sir have not I done your work for you Lon Would thou wert hang'd hold thy peace Cle Give me better words or I 'le talk aloud Lon Was ever man thus hamper'd between jest and earnest Lin They are comparing Notes in private there 's Trechery in their Faces I 'le play no more Prince When begins the love Clearcus this is only talking of it Cle It is begun already Sir if I had not valued this excellent Lady above the World I had not taine this care to secure my interest to a perpetuity Lin Madam you are not to believe a word of this for he has with the same grave Face sworn the same to me but yesterday Cle That was in jest Madam but now every action of my life shall justifie each syllable I utter unto you Pan I shall endeavour to believe it my Lordâ— and yet allow you the same Christian liberty with Lindamira and the rest as you had before Cle Madam you speak as though you did not value my respects now my whole soul is set to serve and honour you alone Pan I must confess I cannot change my faith so fast as you do your discourse And then as I remember my lesson is to keep my distance
The We have indeed been all too serious of late come Lindamira let us find some entertainment to refresh us on the Sea this Evening Lonzartes you and Clearcus may go with us if you please Exeunt all but Lonzartes Lon Your Highnesse does honour us what these various fancies tend to is above my understanding As Nature has fram'd Women of a more refined matter then us men so she has given to some Souls so much above ours Excellent that their Intrincique purity dazles our Judgments more then their brightest Beauty does our Eyes Theodocia is certainly without blemish yet may have some notions of my love which she thinks not fit to cherish because she likes not me And yet may have a virtuous concern for my Birth and sufferings such as her good Nature is unwilling to destroy 'T is Theodocia's Excellencies makes me thus humbly seek my Right as her Gift else my Sword should make my way to ascend this Throne which is my own but no more of that yet For if I can be rightly understood My Love may save the expence of so much blood Exit THE FOURTH ACT. Pandora with Lindamira are seen sitting on a Couch Enter Clearcus to them they rise Cle. MAdam 'T is a felicity to love you though neglected by what Name then shall I call my Joy Now you allow my Love to what height raise my thoughts Shall I dare to enter upon such a state of bliss To be thus snatch'd into so much Light from the long Chaos I have liv'd in may prove more ruinous to me then that Hell I came from Pan My Lord you speak a new Language I understand not Cle Alas Madam I have this night seen Visions and do find my passion growing much above my own command For when I look on your Eyes I forget that there are Gods and shall do such Idolatry to you as will provoke them to make me more miserable then you can wish me happy Bnt when I consider how vast a Chasme your resolves have made between us I sink into such an abyss of misery that I can nee'r get out of Pan I understand you lesse and lesse The more you say the more you do confound my judgment Lin All this Madam is onely to let us see how he could talk if any Woman were worthy of his real love pray my Lord proceed I shall take Notes and edifie Pulls out a Table-Book Cle Your mirth Madam is now out of season when every word I utter flowes from my wounded heart Lin Why do you not speak to me then who can change my mind as often as your self I was made for you this Lady is impregnable Cle I yield Lindamira let not your wit destroy a man that does submit to mercy I beg quarter Lin Oh! do you so Pan 'T is enough Lindamira that he does confesse himself o'recome let it be Registred amongst our Victories And now my Lord what is your next desire Cle My next Madam I have scarce begun with this you do mistake all I say for mirth Does not my looks and Language shew an Alteration All those Chymeras that did possess my idle head are vanished and I become a serious man Your Miracle is already wrought and I now see the onely way to my Felicitie is to gain what I so much contemn'd Lin Excellently well Acted this might cozen twenty that did not know him Pan You shall do well my Lord to pursue this new path untill you do obtain a general opinion of your virtue But I hope you would not have us credit it at first sight Cle Though my love cannot yet gain credit in your esteem do not deny me the joy to think that you see how much I love and honour you Pan This is too serious for our Comedy my Lord. Cle Nothing can be too serious Madam to expresse my love by which the Gods are pleas'd to bring me to them thus by forbidding what might intice me to slight Paradice by having had you here 'T is fit then that I submit and raise a joy from what I am now too apt to repine at for 't is a blessing to be so fixt as Antidates my Elizium here on Earth this Souls joy will endure like its own nature unto Eternity Pan What think you of this Lindamira Lind I think he is in love he talkes such nonsence Pan You are cured then Clearcus and will unto the Prince confess your conversion if we call you to it Cle Propose a way for my acknowledgment and try Lin Let us take time Madam to consider of it lest we loose half the Entertainment by our haste and so spoil the jest Cle Madam let not this Ladies mirth prevaile with your good nature to afflict a man who can live only by your smiles Pan I must confesse I have some pain to hold in my smiles thus long for this serious way of fooling I expected not from you my Lord. Cle Why Madam do you take all this for jest still Pan Yes indeed do I. Cle By all the powers above I do Adore you next to them I Worship Lin That 's no Oath Madam for he Worships none Pan I have the same thoughts Lindamira and am safe Cle What a Monster am I grown give me credit Madam or give me death If I do not love you let Iove strike me with suddain thunder or I will gladly seal what I have said with my best blood if nothing less will satisfie Pan Hold Clearcus He drawes Lin Oh! let him alone hee 'l not hurt himself he only hopes to fright us Pan My Lord you fright me now and since you think fit to turne our Commick Scene into a Tragedy I shall quit my part in it and from this time admit no farther visits from you Let us retire Lindamira his converse growes dangerous Exeunt Ladies Cle This had been my fate had I ingaged a little farther and this the fruit of chast virtuous love What a folly 't is to give our freedomes up unto the will of Women so humbly to obey those we are Created to command But I am safe yet and will now play with 'um at their own game and through a seeming sorrow for my rejection laugh at them who think to laugh at me Enter Lonzartes Lon A good day unto my Friend Cle You speak too late Lonzartes this is a fatal day and I am studying how I may make it more Eminent by Death then by my sufferings Lon Why what 's the matter man have you visited the Ladies before they are drest and made 'um froward Cle Thy love Lonzartes has ruin'd me yet I thank thee for my conversion I shall now dye a sober man Lon Thy looks speak some disaster tell me the worst that I may joyn to find a Remedy Cle In a word then I do love Pandora as she deserves and did so to the life expresse my love that in spight of Lindamiras mirth she did believe it and has forbid my farther visits
compliance Cle Let me think on this a little at first sight this looks likely to agree us if two impossibilities can make one possible this might do our businesse Lon Well what do you resolve Cle Nothing why do you tempt me to farther evils I know not what to resolve nor what to say but will no more of love my heart shakes at the thought of my last tryal I blush to think how much lesse then man I was and hovv much more then Woman I created her in those fevv houres I lov'd Enter a Messenger Messen The Duke calls for Lonzartes Lon I 'le attend his Highnesse presently Cle I take you for my Friend Lonzartes do not discourse me into a Ruine you will share in Lon I have no Rule for friendship above my desire to see you happy Cle I believe it Sir and beg your pardon for my distracted language I must attend the Duke too Lon And I. Exeunt Enter Pandora and Lindamira Pan You tire me Lindamira and chide me for a fault I cannot own I had no other way to free my self Lin You might have check'd his approaches with somewhat lesse severity your rigour may beget despair in him Pan Dispair of what my undertaking was only on the Dukes command to afford him civil visits which I have done in hope of his conversion Lin You did give o're before the work was perfected Pan You speak as if the design to set him free were to inslave me to the humour of a mad man Lin The wildest young men do often prove the soberest at the last and the truth is Madam we do all desire to see you and Clearcus convert one another so to beget that unity of hearts which the World seeks most Pan Do you believe that I who have a prejudice against the best of men can e're esteem the worst Lin If Clearcus were under that notion I should have other thoughts but when I consider such men reclaim'd do often make good Husbands I have hopes of him Pan If his wildnesse were his only fault time and experience might reclaim him Lin If these be your only Exceptions Madam I wish you would trust me to mannage this affair Pan You must not talk me into an Intreque which I avoid I do not love him Lin You will do when you have him I know many have done so after Marriage who did not before Pan That is too bold a venture for me who have no faith in men and those Examples you mention so rarely to be found my courage dares not undertake it pray no more of this Lin The Princess desires your company at Court this Evening Pan I did intend to wait on her Enter Duke Theodocia and Lonzartes Duke I have given you Arguments enough on his behalf which his dejected looks you see declare Your favours Theodocia should not be restrain'd because his adoration is so great he dares not beg 'um come near Lonzartes The Lonzartes's Worth is understood beyond the weak Rhetorick of flattering words he cannot wish to be more valued then he is by me Lon Nor will I ever sue for favours beyond these you now afford me Madam may I confirm my hopes by understanding what you say my own way The You may for since my Father does so much advise for Marriage I may alter my opinion when I find just cause to value men above my resolves against them Lon For Heavens sake Madam say no more my breast cannot contain these spreading joyes you give me my hopes increase too fast for my dispairing heart to comprehend these honours you allow without an Extacy Duke Theodocia I shall nee'r revoke the freedome I have given to make your own choice though I direct you to Lonzartes to whom our Ancestors have done wrong The This your indulgence Sir makes me more cautious how I proceed Marriage is a concern so great I dare not at once resolve it and the same day chuse the man I can yet only say that I have alter'd my opinion in favour of Lonzartes Lon My Amazement and my concern are too great to answer Madam my felicity is above the reach of a reply Duke Theodocia I have given you my best Councel and my full consent to please your self The I thank you Sir and I will endeavour to regulate my heart to your advise and to Lonzartes wish give me but time to examine and approve what I am willing to submit to Enter Pandora and Lindamira to them with Silvander Duke How is it Madam that you quit the field before your undertaking be perform'd Pan I have done my part Sir which was on your command to allow him civil visits and to entertain the Princess I complyed with Lindamira to try how our Raleary would work on him which did produce so unlook'd for an effect that I was forc'd to quit my part to save my self Duke Were you in danger to be lost then I did not think Clearcus had prevail'd so farre but if he be reclaim'd he will be worthy your esteem Pan Your Highnesse did mistake me I was in no danger to be lost through love nor at all concern'd for a man who does declare against all worth in Women where he can get an interest pray Sir make me understand what you would have me do Duke We would have you marry Clearcus Pan Whether he will or no if I consent can you prevail with him Duke Do you comply wee 'l try what we can do Pan I would not be Treypand into a Marriage I am so much averse to in confidence of his old humour think my self secure and be so lost Lin You may venture safely Madam you see he is so great a Coward that he only dares pursue them that fly him do but charge and he will runne away Pan If I were sure of that I would seem any thing to be freed from farther trouble Lon Trust me Madam he is now worse then ever Duke Lonzartes pray use your interest to bring him to us now Exit Lonzartes The Do you think Cousin we have a design to harm you Pan No but your Highnesse disputes me into a condition your self does not approve pray shew me the way to this felicity that I may credit what you say by what you do The Will you then ingage to marry Clearcus the same day I marry Pan Shall I chuse your man as you would mine The Suppose I have already chosen Pan I thought your Highnesse had been of my opinion But if provided I give you joy The Now you runne too fast the other way I am only towards marriage Pan That journey seldome proves long Madam when we look towards it Lin That was said like a sage Sibell the quintessence of truth in few words 't is but a willing mind and then Pan Prethee Lindamira help me to be rid of this uncertain man Lin I know no better councel then to be in love with him or to seem so for if he should take you at your
seen sitting by a Table in a rich Night-gown a Scarfe over her head holding a Dagger in her Handkercher she puts up her Scarfe and speaks Celestina WHat noyse was that or did I dreame it seem'd my Fathers voyce to hasten me to Church The dismall thought of that sad sound frights my Soule with apprehension of approaching misery a thousand Images of strange terrors do in various shapes appeare and bring all the sad stories I ever heard of forced Marriage afresh into my memory if I consent to marry him or do at all comply the guilt of our ensuing evills will be mine My heart shrinks for fear at these Ideas of such ills to come that I will try to think my self into the other World She pulls her Scarfe over her Face and sits a while silent There is no other way no remedy but this Dagger and now the last houre for my resolve I shame to tremble thus yet cannot chuse I know one stroke will free me from an Age of misery to which compar'd the paines of death will seem delightfull I onely fear to go I know not where and childishly do dread I know not what these be the doubts create this shaking â—it which makes me fear this unsteady hand may misse my heart if I strike now and yet I must for I shall be another Man 's to morrow and then to kill my selfe will invade his Right it must be now I am now Mistris of my self and if I only harm my selfe where is the crime Who ha's the wrong Why then should selfe slaughter be a sinne When I am dead my Father may relent and teach other Parents more humanity and so free many innocents from like slavery if then so great a happinesse unto my selfe accrue and so much good to others may insue why do I doubt to Dye a few thoughts more and I am ready She pulls down her Scarfe again and sits silent Melina knocks aloud at the Doore and cryes out Melina Help Madam help for Heavens sake helpe or I am lost Celestina frighted from her thoughts runnes in haste to open the Doore and leaves the Dagger on the Table Enter Melina Celestina What frights thee thus what danger threatned thee Melina Oh Madam the Villane fled as you approached Melina takes up the Dagger Ha! What use have you for this was it for this that I was now lock'd out aside Celestina She has deceiv'd me by a trick and I must now dissemble Celestina sits again and pulls her Scarfe over her Face Melina Madam t is ominous to celebrate your Wedding Eve in sighes when the Sun sets in a darke Clowd we say the Morning will be foule Celestina True Melina but if the Sunne do set in a red Skye the same Augurs say the Morning will prove faire Melina Some bright red Evenings make us judge so but a bloody colour'd Skye often foreshewes some dismall accident at hand Celestina No more thou hast for an hower or too repriev'd me from the grave but this Handkercher will do the work as well as that Dagger Melina now I am resolv'd to dye Melina And I as fully bent to accompany your Ghost unto the other World dye when you will Celestina Thou hast no Argument for death Melina Yes Madam I cannot part with you my sence of your many favours does work the same effect in me your troubles do bring you Celestina To lay thy blood on my head Melina will be cruelty not love and so create a sinne upon my Soule I thought not of Melina 'T is in you to prevent that evill by preserving your self and me who will not live without you have we not suck'd the same Milk and ever since been bred together Celestina Did ever servant love a Mistris thus Melina Did ever Mistris love a servant as you have me more like a neer relation then your made Celestina High gratitude thy returnes are beyond my obligations But would'st thou have me live and marry that Monster I abhorre Mel. No I would have you put the Marriage off by a fained sicknâ—sse for a while and try some lesse dangerous remedy then Ilâ—e assist Celest. I have twice done so and by it more insenc'd my angry Father who now has vowed dead or alive he will to morrow carry me to Church Mel. What if he do Celest. At the Alter then I l'e sacrifice my life if not now Mel. Is there no way but Death Celest. Yes I have a way to help my self if thou will here ingage thy Faith not to reveale but to assist in my designe my hard hearted Father shall not in such hast hurry me to Church my thoughts are honâ—st and my actions shall be honourable say Melina shall I trust thee or must I die Mel I will ingage so you will vow to me not to fall by your own hand Cele I doe I do haist now my dearest friend fetch presently She imbraces Melina my Bothers two new Sutes he made long since for this solemnity they will fit us well We must be men Melina and immediatly be gone Melina Men Madam Celest I men in shew Mel And whither then Celestina Nay if you raise doubts allready my first resolve returnes Melina Will you not admit me to consult in the affaire you now think fit to trust me with Celest. Yes yes but we have no time to counsell now you have heard how Ferraras hot-headed Duke prepares an Army for a Warre with Urbin and hopes by force to get the Princess Silviana for his Wife against her Brothers and her own consent Mel. I have heard such a discourse Celest. That discourse is true Melina and we must now haste to URBIN in our disguise there as Silvianas Voluntier I 'le fight and try what my Romantick destiny will be a forraine enemy may give the death I seek which my own hands tremble at Mel But Madam Celest No butts Melina you must now obay Make haste to shift our habits and away Exeunt THE SECOND SCENE Enter Fernando Luco and Maluezzo Fern. WE have escap'd their out guards strangely they will be round about the Town this night Luco Luco Will you stay the siege Sir Fern I had not else come hither Maluezzo Have you an Argument and a concerne worthy of such hazzard Sir Fern I come led by my Fate to seek an Argument that may prove worthy of greater hazzard then I shall meet with here men who put to Sea on great designes must not shrink at every Cloud in apprehension that a storme is neer but if I find no businesse worthy my danger I can retreat at pleasure Maluezzo You will be ingag'd in honour and must not stirre Fernan If so I shall abide it cheerfully Maluezzo goe you back immediatly while the way is open and see all done at home as I directed Maluezzo I shall be carefull Sir Exit Maluezzo Fernan Luco take you a private lodging for me before it doe grow darke and in this place or on the next
be neer your Highnesse in this danger Prin So then our own Troops and their dust have conquer'd you stout Souldiers I thought by your amazed looks the Enemy had been entering of our Ports Let me have notice when my Brother does returne Exeunt An alarum sounded a farre off some Skirmishes then the Duke of URBIN worsted two Lords slaine by him and himself in danger Retreats and is rescued by the Strangers Exeunt Florio and Pedro must not fight on the Stage through the whole play And then Reenter the Duke with the four Strangers followed by Camillo and officers with Carbino and Borosco two old Lords Duke Are Petruchio and Morosino both Dead Camillo Both slaine Sir Duke They shall have solemne Funerals who did deserve more honour then I can give their Memories I saw 'em fall and hopeing to relieve 'em had lost my self if brave Fernando with young Florio had not come timely in to save me I owe my life to you Gentlemen and must declare this great successe is wholly due unto your Valours 't was you that Rallyed us when routed t was you that forc'd the enemy to his first retreat and you have brought us off with honour when all was desperate Fern You over value our endeavours Sir 't was our good fate to come in timely but your owne valours wonne the day Duke This humility looks greater then your actions Fernando I intreat you take Command of all our Horse in place of slaine Petruchio and have the same suit to Florio that he will command my Guards in place of Morosino fall'n Fern Your Highnesse has great Commanders here more worthy of this Honour I have such ingagements on me that I can accept of no imployment longer then this Seedge lasts Florio You over load me Sir with a charge too great for my years to undertake Duke Your Officers will ease you of all the painfull part though I yet know you not My purpose is to shew how much I prize That vertue which appeares through your disguise Enter to them the Princess and Ladies She runs to the Duke Prin My prayers are heard and you are safe return'd She runs to meet the Duke Duke I owe my life Silviana and you your thanks to these Gallant men Fernando has shew'd us how to command and how to fight and taught all the offices of a great Souldier Fern Your complements are such Sir as I dare not Answer because I must not own them Duke Here I present you Silviana with this Ages wonder such The Duke takes Florio by the Hand Youth such Beauty and such a Courage as sends Thunder from his Arme with such lightning from those bright Eyes as did amaze the Enemy in fight and will in Peace with smiles subdue as many Princess If your discourse were not of Warre I should believe you did describe a Mistrisse rather then a man Duke You have said truer then you think Silviana for I shall court Florio as Mistriss of all the Joyes that I can fancy and love him like some devine substance I have no name for Florio You make me blush so much Sir that I must hide my selfe He is going Duke Stay Florio and I will talke no more thus but by my favours judge hereafter at what rate I value such a Miracle of Nature in shew more fit for Venus then the rough discipline of Mars Florio shall be my bosome friend my surest guide to Vertue and Renown Florio I am wearied Sir and beg your permission to retire a while Duke Take your own time Florio Exit Florio Prin Brother is this Rallery or do you designe to set up your young favourite for the Court Idoll if so brave a man will allow such â—lattery we will all adore him too But suppose some Lady should gaine an interest in Florio's heart how will you beare such a partner in his friendship Duke What you but jest of is my reall wish that fair Rossina or some other Lady could lay such fetters on him as might keep him ever here And if my favour can invite any to this Victory on Florio I will make his Fortune suitable to Hers who ere she be Rossina I do submit to try my Fortune but how must I proceed I shall never learne to Wooe Sir Prin You shall have our assistance Rossina Rossina If you can perswade him to love leave the rest to me Duke If Rossina be serious she shall want no assistance but Fernando can do more then all if he will joyne we may hope success Fern I shall be willing to Endeavour as you desire and doubt not aside but Florio will imbrace such advancement as you designe him I While he speaks this the Duke whispers with Silviana wish it hartily least the Dukes dotage preferre him to his Sister who I fear may look on Florio with some concerne before I gaine an interest Silvianas Eyes have struck me through Fame was short in her Relation Duke If it be not Rossinas good Fate to get his Love I invite you Ladies all to try the Magick of your severall Beauties to ingage him so by love that he may live here with us Princess What all at once the poore man will be smother'd with Ladies hearts you 'l fright him from all our Sex Sir pray let Rossina try her single Fortune first Duke Let us retyre and order this affaire Within though it seem slight 't is worth our care Exeunt Duke Exeunt Duke and Princess Remaines Camillo Borosco and Corbino Camillo The Duke is growne so fond of Florio he regards none of us Corbino 'T is two true I wish we did know how to help our selves Borosco Methinks it were an easy work to raise such jealousies between Florio and Fernando as might make them destroy each other and save us the labour I have put fancies in bold Fernando's Head to make him Envy Florios interest in the Duke and cast out words as if his ayme were Silviana and as if the Duke comply'd Corbino I shall take my time to second what you say but let us consult farther you Camillo have the greatest losse of the Dukes savour and if I observe you right have envy and power enough to execute your Revenge we must not great things attempt without good advice Though our designe want neither skill nor Wit Being ill it will aske power to mannage it Camillo I shall contribute what I can to crush these strangers ere they grow too strong for us to grapple with but let us first advise the Duke if our counsells do not prevale Such Vipers must be smother'd in the Nest Least they in time do blast our Interest See the Duke returnes Corbino speak you first and we will second what you say Enter Duke and Servants Corbino Sir wee have had a serious debate concerning the strangers and your favours to them which they have bravely merrited but yet Sir some of your best Subjects have apprehension that your Vallew may grow lesse for
suffer more then you discerne Duke Suffer Silviana is it a Crime to vallue Virtue or to be gratefull to the man has sav'd my life my favours duely weighed do not yet reach his merrit Princess I undervalue not his worth Sir but grudge he should ingrosse you to himselfe Duke Your judgment by this jealousie is Eclips'd else you would with me discerne the inviting Arguments for such a friendship as I desire to fix here 't is Friendship Silviana a word so often us'd and so little understood that we loose the highest happinesse this World affords not knowing how to improve so Divine a Vertue 't is unity of Soules the Saints enjoy above and take delight to see us practise here on Earth 't is Florios Vertue I admire his rich heart I seek a Treasure of more worth then all the glittering honours I can ever heap on him Florio What answer can I make to this but blushes let my blushes Sir speak for the heart you prize so much too much Duke Come Silviana if you will smile on him for my sake he shall not rob you of my converse pray let him kisse your hand Enter Fernando in discontent the Princess goes to Florio and he kisses her hand Princess I will Sir for I have a full esteeme of his great Vertue Florio merrits much but not all your heart Sir I claime a Sisters part Florio if I can serve you here you may imploy me to my Brother boldly Florio Madam I am many times surpriz'd by the Dukes favours so much too high for me to own that I do wish 'um lesse Princess That is beyond my desire Sir I would not lessen his favour to you but would participate my Brothers love aside Fernando This is worse still the Duke sets him on to court his Sister but Florio is I hope too Noble to wrong me that trust him and yet the Princess is a high Temptation I must prevent the evill To the Duke I foresee or I am lost The Enemies approaches do come on a pace Sir wee must divert them with more frequent Sallyes or they will lodge under our Walls within few dayes Duke I intend this night my self to Sally and with all my power to fall on their last work Fern That will be too much Sir I dare undertake with a small party to destroy all they have yet done Princess Pray brother leave this Sally to your Officers and not on all occasions hazzard your own person may you not relie on Fernando for his Conduct Duke It shall now be so but you would never have me fight Silviana Fern Madam you honour me so much that I tremble at what I undertook I can encounter all the hazzards of a Warre with lesse concerne lest by an ill successe I lessen your opinion of my conduct but yet thus Arm'd with your commands it were a crime to doubt Great Sir I begge the sole command this night Duke You shall Fernando and I will rest secure when so great skill and courage meet with such a Noble soule 't is to be trusted as my self were present The Duke presents him Fern I begg the honour Sir to kiss the Princes hand for this great favour done me Duke My thanks to Silviana for this value of my friend Princess Fernando has allready shew'd he needs no additions Sir Fernan. I can have no addition beyond your Highnesse good opinion Exeunt Duke Princess and Traine My hearts ingaged by Silvianas Eyes To waste it selfe in dayly Sacrifice With smother'd sighes my doubt full state bemoane Untill the Priest and Alter make us one Exit Enter Camillo with Longino and the discontented Lords Camillo These Mushrums are grown steeple high allready to perswade the Duke against them were to advance them higher Longino I differ in opinion from you all these strangers come to fight for us and you envy those civilities the Duke affords them Camillo Is it so necessary to have a favourite Longino and he a stranger too Longino You talke as if we were Princess and our Master at our dispose he must heare see and like only what agrees with our fancies or our appetites does please and so would make the Duke the onely slave in his Dominions not allow him the freedome of a friend which is the highest humane consolation unhappy men whose malice and ill nature participate thâ— curse of Hell while you remaine on Earth never discerning or at least not relishing those Angelicall delights which vertuous hearts enjoy by loving and obliging one another in great Courts and seldome happy those Princes who permit detractors neer them Camillo You are too severe Longino wee have no Traiterous thoughts but set a true value on our Prince his favour which wee feare to loose Longino I fear you have Malitious hearts and then I am not fit for your converse that grumble at what you ought to thank Heaven for take heed that your ingratitudes do not make our Lambe put on his Lions skinne and fright you into better manners Ex Lon Corbino We must not be so free before Longino he has a graine or two of simple honesty too much for us now he is gone wee may proceede my Letter will destroy Fernando if you approve it and he gone yong Florio will want skill to order his affaires against us all I say let us down with Fernando first Borosco Let us see this Letter you so much confide in The Forged LETTER as from the Enemy FErnando wee wonder you so long delay what you so boldly undertook we know you have credit any night you please to set open the South Port next our new worke and let us in your reward is ready for you Yours L.L. Camillo This no doubt will raise a jealousie but from whom must this be sent by whom brought hither and how found Corbino I 'le say the Trumpet which came this morning to fetch a passe for a Herauld about the interview did loose it I found it read it and my selfe will shew it to the Duke who can disprove this Camillo Though I like not this shallow plott thus lay'd I will your Councells with a better ayd Exeunt Enterance Florio sitting and Pedro standing by as in Florios lodging Florio I am intangl'd Melina in such snares as I shall neer get out of Pedro. Pray Madam speak that I may understand your snares and intanglements be Riddles to me love is love and may be call'd so Florio Love Melina is there such affinity between love and hate as thou canst not distinguish them in me Pedro. I allow you to hate the old foole you fled from but methinks the Dukes favours with his so great merrit might produce affection from the same Root that affords you hate to one who has no merrit Florio Thy Argument may justifie a gratitude fit for a Vestall Virgin to profess but love as I have heard is of another nature full of fine fancies and such gay delights as will neer comply with my designe to
Dye Pedro. True Madam but if you were so happy as to finde an object fit to change your hate to love it would convert your thoughts from Death and be a good Argument to live Florio Where canst thou fancy such an object Melina fit to restore my thoughts to Joy or life Pedro. The Dukes love deserves a Multiply'd returne of kindnesse from you Florio Canst thou believe his friendship to me as a man can have any value for a woman wanderer though no degree of love have habitation in my heart my Judgment and Religion might perswade me to own so great a blessing if the Gods should send so strange deliverance so wonderful a change of Fate for my unworthynesse Pedro. I like well these Judicious thought and will hope your Mallady may in time finde a cure good natures slow with gratitude and both together fill the World with love it is or it will be Love Madam though you yet discerne it not Florio The Gods defend our Sex from such a president in me a Woman to love first would be a Prodigie Pedro All this I allow so you will love the Duke if he love you first Florio If thou dost think it possible that I can be in danger of such a slavery as love for heavens sake shew me a quick remedy For all the stories I have read present that passion worse then hate and in all Ages has produc'd examples to deterre our Sex from Love though I am yet safe the Duke is somewhat more then other men Give me an Antidote Melina that I may be strong against the Duk 's assault if he make any lest I find here a double invitation to the grave Pedro. You shall be provided Madam Florio He has a soule so full of Gallantry so rich in Vertue and so great renowne I tremble at my second thoughts of thy discourse and would not for the World ingage my freedome on the hazzard of so high contest if thou hast a remedy against Love shew it now that I may doubly Arme against so great an Enemie Pedro. I have a sure one Madam that which cured me and does cure all the World 't is the onely approv'd remedy Florio And shall I have it if I stand in need Pedro. Yes if you please to Love him that Loves you and this is a remedy that seldome failes to cure by fruition Florio Thou art wanton merry and talk'st thou carest not what to make me so can having what we wish most lessen its value Pedro. 'T is but too plaine by having our wish we come to know that our desires in love had rais'd our fancy above what we can ever finde This knowledge doth so check the wing of fancy and desire that love as a thing once past his height must naturally decline and fade such is the generall frailty of all Creatures to have the like certaine period of decay This makes some of our Sages studied in the point now teach that vertuous transparent friendship is a greater and more durable felicity then love but I believe you Madam have your wish allready to the first part of this opinion you are belov'd where you love and will in time judge of the whole argument by your own experience Florio If Love be not Friendship too 't were a sad Fate to Love but I am so farre from having what you wish me this way Melina that my dispaire is my unhappinesse can the Duke love me a Woman as now a man when he shall finde his favourite Florio such a counterfite will it not beget suspitions of my credit and all thoâ—e glorious actions I have done become my scandall Then if his doutage should passe by all these just exceptions may he not think my quality unfit to be his Wife These thoughts fill my fancy with such doubts Melina that when I consider my condition it makes me desperate Pedro. And gives me hopes of better dayes Madam when the Duke shall know you a Lady of the same blood with Princes and shall inquire the true cause of your disguise he will be more in love then now pray let me informe him and try your destiny Florio No Melina no I do conjure thee by thy first vow and now by all my interest not to discover me for if I outlive this Siege I will returne and take a holy habit on me lest my sex suffer by my folly and the World think I came co seeke a man rather then avoide one Pedro. Pray Madam Florio Hold I will here no Argument against my resolve obey me or you will destroy me Love thus I blow thee off Death is my businesse here Pedro. Though I do not approve what you think fit I know I must to your command submit Enter the Duke to them Duke Florio I observe you love to be retyr'd of late and I who seek your company can seldome have it Florio My heart has no joy like pleasing you Sir and my retirements are most imploy'd in studying how to shew my gratitude that Embraces Florio you may not repent the Honours you heap so fast on me Duke That 's kindly said I heare Florio that Camillo proffers to settle a great Fortune on his Neece the Faire Rossina if you can love her which I do wish that I may not fear to loose what I see so much delight in Florio 'T is an honour I cannot accept Sir because my heart is preingaged unto another so fix'd that nothing lesse then Death can ere dissolve it Duke 'T is a cleare answer but to me so harsh I dare not inquire further and yet I must or by my doubts shall suffer more Does the Person you love so much live here or may she be brought to dwell with us Florio The last of these is not impossible and yet there is great difficulties to effect it pray Sir leave me to my own endeavours and I may bring what you desire to passe for your favours have so farre ingag'd me that my Soule labours to contrive how I may live ever in your sight believe me Sir I know no Joyes on Earth beyond your favours to me aside Duke Thou dost revive me Florio he looks so great that I could wish his fancy were fix'd on Silviana may I yet know your quality I have some reason to inquire what may concerne your happinesse and mine Florio Your Highnesse does forget your promise not to presse what does concerne me not to reveale Duke You chide me handsomely I onely had a suddaine thought where to finde a fit match for my dear Sister Silviana Florio I can fit her Sir with such a man as all the Ladies of the Court will envy 't is Fernando whose quality I know is greater then appeares Duke Thou hast dash'd all my hopes at once I did wish you Florio would have thought my Sister worthy of your selfe Florio And much too worthy Sir I sweare by all my hopes my heart is preingag'd where onely Death can seperate Enter to
wav'd the common way of wooing to appeare before you with such an Army as will justifie my love great as my selfe and worthy of your best favours which I feare your brother does obstruct Silviana I never heard 'till now that love and terror did inhabit in one brest fright me you may but winne me never by the desolation you have made a lover by such bloody Characters set off is what ever I shall flye from Urbin Now Sir does this shew my compulsion for a Nunnery Ferrara I see she has her lesson perfect you all comply to send me home with scornes yet I must lay before you the evills of a Towne taken by assault where fire and sword do often without limits sway which is my last argument and what I hope will invite Fernando who knowes the accidents of Warre to mediate such a Peace as will divert the desolation that may follow Fernando 'T will not become me to advise against the interest of the Prince I serve For if my intelligence be true your Citty of Ferrara is or will soon be in more danger of the Fire and Sword you mention then Urbin at present is 'twere an Infamy irreparable to suffer the Princess Silviana to be ravish'd from her brothers Arms by one she is so much averse to such force Sir can have no pretence to love to the Duke Ferrara Are you of that opinion too Sir this confirmes what I have heard and what in my Camp so freely is discours'd that your great Generall is an ambitious Lover But if Silviana can submit to so meane approaches I shall scorne the competition though in my just anger I lay this Citty Levell with the Earth Fernando The meane Generall you slight so much has never yet presum'd to look with confidence on the faire Princess Eyes so farre from daring to pretend or own that love you so boldly guesse at that my adresses are yet cloathed in the humble habit of a Servant to be Silvianas Souldier I account more honour then to be Ferraras Duke Ferrara This insolence I shall in few Houres correct Fernando You judge amiss and will in few houres finde this hand can crush Ferrara into Ayre When every drop of Blood in Urbin shed Shall be repair'd with a Ferrarians head But that I dare not do any thing that looks like ingratitude for those favours I received when I was Prisoner in your Campe though I know the freedome which you gave was on designe that my inraged Revenge might open you a way to your pretence for the Faire Princess yet benefits receiv'd must be own'd as they appeare unto the World and on that account I can forget these reproaches thrown out against you know not who and aske your pardon for my too hasty harsh reply and imbrace you as my friend I and serve you too in any way that will not prejudice my Faith ingag'd unto this Princess Ferrara This calme language is more insolent then your pretence which I scorne alike Arme you for defence lest we give Lawes to your high courages Madam I have no wish so ill for your contempt of me but I can sorrow to see you fall so low as this Souldiers love Fernando Madam Thus often urg'd I beg your leave to challenge this great Prince to a single Combat in your sight then judge by our successe whether Fate approves of my humility or of his insolent Pats off his Perriwig demands see Lodovico your Rivall is your equall and my Army now by my command is at Ferraras gates yet Iâ—le take no advantage of my power so much more then yours but with my single sword will justify my love to Silviana does transend all your pretences and yet before we fight I once more proffer you my friendship with a faithfull heart Ferrara Lorenzo Duke of Florence who we thought in France I accept the Combat and with my Sword will justify my claime against so brave an Enemy Urbin This combat I must not allow here Lodovico if you reject the Duke of Florence friendship and contemne mine you may retire in safety but if you please to storme us we are prepar'd to smile when you frown most Ferrara Those frownes you slight so may prove Fatall unto Vrbin Exit Ferrara Urbin Why have you made such hazzards in this disguise Sir Lorenzo My Fathers sudden death call'd me in hast from France where I heard of this Warre thretning you I shall informe you at more leasure how I became concern'd for Silviana which brought me in this disguise to her rescue Urbin How can I returne this obligation to a Prince so much greater then my selfe Lorenzo One smile from Silviana will be a full recompence for all my service on that foundation I shall raise high hopes that she approves my love Silviana Smiles are but slight expressions of a gratefull heart Sir but if you can build the Noble structure of true love on such uncertainties I must consider of so weighty a concerne before I smile Love is a History so many wayes describ'd I do not know a harder riddle to expound then what Love is Lorenzo Love is indeed a Mystery full of such strange varieties that all the World endeavours to fix it according to their own fancies so absolutely contradictory in most men that some think lov's Centrick happinesse will neer be found though all pretend to have it But Madam I am guided by those Rules that Heav'n directs my worship unto it my whole heart is wholly yours and my unforc'd Marriage is the undoubted Testimony of that truth all meaner passions which we in gaytye call love deserves a meaner name when I lay my life and fortune at your Feet and set my Crown upon your head I have no better arguments for Love Silviana Nor I a thought that contradicts what you have said Sir but dare not rashly answer your desires lest it suit not with the esteem you have of me Vrbin No more of this now Silviana we must prepare for an assault 't is their last hope Lorenzo whom will you appoint for General Lorenzo Who but Silvianas Souldier can pretend to that honour Sir give me your Orders as before Loren reads the Orders Urbin I obey this Paper does order every man his Post by which you see I have had thoughts of this before Lorenzo I wish Sir you would change Florios Post and give him the charge to guard the Castle where the Princess may be by him secur'd from all accidents Duke I thank you for this care it shall be so Florio How have I deserv'd this from you Sir Loren. You have enough deserv'd my care Florio and I who know the Duke would account your losse next to his Town the greatest do justify my councell to have you as safe as honour will allow Duke Lorenzo is my friend Florio But not mine give me leave then as I ought to lead my guards where your selfe fights in person Sir and I will be content to change my
you think Astellas selfe will receive you when one so unconcern'd can use you thus do you yield yet have we the better argument Philocles and Selindra stand both amazed Phil Yes you have Ordel You 'l stay then Phil I think I shall Ordel My deer deer Selindra let me kisse thee thou hast oblidged me beyond my power to gratifie beyond my expression to acknowledg the Emperor and the whole Empire shall thank thee for Phillocles his safety come my brother let us now finde my Father this change will please him Exeunt ambo Selin How near lost was I on his fresh mention of Pollinesso's death how dangerous a work did I undertake and how happily brought off by the Princess Ordellas timely interruption I thought my selfe within my strengths at Belgrade and Phillocles in my power to punish I must no more of these games 't is my disguise preserves my life and I do care only to live to be reveng'd on Phillocles the Author of all my sorrowes Oh! but the Princess Ordella sits too neer my heart to suffer that she is my friend if I destroy her beloved brother I wound her to death at lest give her the same intollerable grief for Phillocles I now suffer for Pollinesso Oh! horrid ingratitude Oh miserable Astella my Obligations to Ardella do infringe my vowes to Heaven ye gods direct me so that these differing passions may not distract me I would do what should become me best and please you most though my own life in the attempt be lost Exit Selindra THE SECOND ACT. Enter Emperor Cecropius and Cleonel Emp WHat think you Cecropious of Phillocles his Love Cecr Mighty Sir what you have said was my thought when I first heard of the Prince his stay and had been now my Councel as the best way to secure his Interest in Hungary by which Astella must submit unto the will of him that has allready woon hearts of all her people Cleon Sir you know I have long lov'd and long sought Selindra's Love and Lovers Eyes are quick to discover the like looks in others 't is my duty as well as my own Concern to tell your Majestie that I have observed Selindra's good looks to be the Orators that have put off the Prince his journey not his kinde sisters importunity and when your own observation shall informe you better your Majesty will finde this no causelesse jealousie in me Cecropious What he tells you Sir is the whisper of the Court but I look on it slightly the Prince may have a minde to a Wench and Selindra is a pretty one but Sir in my opinion you should take no notice of such youthfull passages the Prince cannot think her a fit Wife and then no matter who is his Mistress Emp Cecropious I do think it worthy my care to prevent an evill the Crown of Hungary can be no way mine but by Astella we see Selindra is rich in Beauty and more rich in Virtue if not by Birth great enough to be his Wife she is too good to be his wanton Mistress Phillocles is young and young men are apt to be in Love He is as gallant as great and if his affection should meet a repulse as 't is most like from Selindra these sparks we now see may grow to such a flame as neither we nor he can quench I will observe him and set spies on them Aside some of my own spies Cleonell may be jealous without a cause I will sift Ordella too Enter Phillocles to them in rich cloathes with Ordella Selindra Lords Ladies and train all fine Emp Daughter you have wrought a good work on your brother thy Interest I see has prevail'd beyond my intreaty or my Command I thank thee for it Ordella and am glad Phillocles to find that your Eares are open unto reason indeed the journey would not have suited with your other great actions I like well â—hy gallant spirit but I like not to hazzard a Kingdome for a Complement Phillocles Sir I do thus low beg pardon for my first disobedience She kneels to your commands and do confesse my sister wrought my consent to stay yet I must tell you Sir 't was because her Arguments complyed with your commands nor was your command her least Argument Emp Thus let me imbrace the greatest comfort of my life thou He holds their Armes under his and walks as he speaks shalt set ever next my heart give me thy hand Ordella and thine Phillocles What wealth is there beyond these what joyes beyond those I feel thus supported I am the envy of Princes may all the blessings Heaven can bestow fall on you both for this love and this obedience to your old dying Father tell me Phillocles how stands the affâ—ires of Hungary I have had late intelligence that some Commotions do appeare there if so since you have thus discreetly laid aside the search of Astella in my judgment 't will be next best that you repaire to Belgrade with your Army there by your presence to keep the people in Obedience untill Astella be found we know the Hungarians are a busie headed people Phillocles Phil. Sir I have left the Government of that State in those hands that will neglect no meanes to invite Astella home they love her Sir and do want no power to secure the Kingdome for her my presence at Belgrade would rather deterre Astella then invite her home and may be justly thought I meant to force what I yet doubt to sue for In my opinion Sir I ought to hear more from thence before I stirre that way but my opinion and my will shall submit to your Commands Emp Thou art still on thy Complements but my gray Haires are not convinc'd by such Arguments think better on what I propose though I do not command but onely wish it while I instruct your Phillocles and the rest goe off sister with my reasons that she and you may consult together He whispers with Ordella Ordel. I shall obey you Sir and weigh well what you have said I shall not be wanting in my care for Selindra nor in my love unto my Brother Emp I am satisfied Ordella and do only wonder why he will not lead the Army into Hungary where such apparent need is of his presence Ordella He will go if you will have him Sir Emp I will think further on it a day or two This while Cleonel Courts Selindra she shewes dislike to him Emp Cleonel I see loses no time in the Warre he makes ply her hard young man those knit browes do often prove the Cipher to a smiling heart and yet Cleonel I must tell you that I approve not this whining way of Wooing most Women like to be approach'd with such Alacrity as shewes the mettle men are made of where is thy heart young man Cle. Mighty Sir one frown from bright Selindras Eyes has power to shake me into Attomes to unman me quite Emp I think so and must my selfe Wooe for thee
this great concern 't is very like that he who would have ravish'd may consent to poyson twenty such as I rather then loose his hopes of Hungary I like well to fly from this near death but I like not to trust my self to Cleonel there may be more danger at his Castle then in the death I would fly from if I discover my self unto Ordella she will solicite me for Phillocles who I must ever hate this will prove more desperate then all the rest I must trust Cleonel though She calls Cleonel he be of a fiery Spirit his honour was never yet tainted I will look gently on him and ingage him if I can to be true to me My Lord I He Enters have weighed my dangers and your councel to avoid them and I will trust my self to you so you will swear to carry me directly unto Belgrad and not to your Castle I have friends in Hungary who will protect me and there I shall have time to consider of your hazzards for me Cleo By our House-hold gods I swear to do it by this fair hand I will observe my Oath and what ever else you shall command me though it be late we must this night depart you must make ready while I take order for my Servants and my Horses Selin May I not see the Princess e're I go will not to morrow night be time enough Cleo To morrow night brings death beyond all power to hinder we should be going while we talk Let no fears disturb you Madam I can command the opening of the ports at any hour all shall be according to your wish Selin Heaven grant it Cleonel When I remember the strict vow you made It were Impiety to be afraid Exeunt severally Enter Phillocles and Guard Phil Let the Boy only stay and sing the Song I like The SONG Come come thou glorious object of my sight Oh my Ioy my Life my only Delight May this glad minute be Blest to Eternitie See how the glimmering Tapors of the Skie Do gaze and wonder at our Constancy How they crowd to behold What our armes do infold How all do envy our Feliceties And grudg the Triumphs of Selindras Eyes How Cynthia seeks to shroud Her Cressent in you Cloud Where sad Night puts her sable mantle on Thy light mistaking hasteth to be gone Her Gloomy shades give way As at the approach of day And all the Planets shrink in doubt to be Eclipsed by a brighter Deity Look Oh look How the small Lights do fall And Adore VVhat before The heavens have not show'n Nor their God-heads known Such a faith Such a Love As may move Mighty Iove From above To descend and remain Amongst Mortals again Phill Enough boy begon Enter Ordella to visit him as in her Chamber the Guard at the Doore appearing Phill Thou art welcome Ordella let us sit and talk sadly Ordel My coming is to divert this sadness which you too much indulge Phill Does not my sorrow become me Ordella canst thou wish me merry when thou considerest my Condition who is there now in Greece more scorn'd then Phillocles Ordel Who more honour'd thy Victories shine bright upon thee thy Vertues are unparallel'd thy self ador'd by thy own Subject and by other Nations coveted let not my brother provoke the gods by his ingratitude Phil Thou art mistaken my dear Sister I am not that Phillocles thou meanest not he that chased the Germanes out of Hungary I am one that Cleonel dares Rival and with a single Arme can check my force a poore contemn'd prisoner I am a man with half a soul thou seest do I not become my Goale Ordell I am sad my self to hear you talk thus but my Brother your affaires do require your present Counsel pray let us consider how Selindra may be secur'd from farther danger Phillocles starts up hastily Phill Is Selindra in danger speak Ordella what danger who dares threaten her Ordel You mistake me Brother I was about to tell you that â—n my opinion she will be safe at Ciprus and do think fit when she takes leave of me to let her know your love and resolution to marry her which will soon dash Cleonels hopes this I could not yet do by reason she was so suddainly committed to Cecropius your looks do fright me and your unquiet thoughts will ruine you Phil Thou art my only comfort thou shalt still direct and I 'le obey prithee Ordella chide me when I do amiss methinks thy looks speak good successe I do approve her absence for a while at Ciprus because you like it and I will have patience too because you say 't is fit Ordello Patience will become you best and best suit with your affaires Phil Thou Councell'st well Ordella but canst not fancy what a broken heart endures my whole soul labours under the burden of my Love and to that is added her neglects more weighty and to this double load my Fathers unjust anger falls up on me as if I were not sinking fast enough before Ordel My Fathers anger will be soon over Phil I wish it not Ordella may his fierce anger urge him on to my destruction it will be handsomer to fall so then to perish by Selindra's scorns Ordel You raise imaginary evils that are not I am confident Selindra has no thought for Cleonel nor can I doubt but she will meet your love with as bright a flame as yours is Phi Oh! that I could suffer such a hope or such a thought possesse me I would then meet my Fathers frowns and blow away his thunder did Selindra love me I would wage a second War with heaven to gain her and be more proud to fall her Martyr in so high attempt then sit next to Jove with her neglects upon me Enter Antenor Ante Madam the Emperor sent me to see if Selindra were here with you Ordel What means my Father by this Is she not a Prisoner with Cecropius Ante She was but is now missing at which Cecropius is halfe madde Enter Antillacus to them Antil Madam I come to let you know that by day-break Cleonel with Selindra past the Ports and about two hours after were met on that way that leads to his Castle Phil Let them that love me follow me Phillocles snatches Antillacus his Sword and runnes at his Guard who give way As Phillocles goes out he meets Lascares and Cecropius and wounds Cecropius in the Arme. Emp. Traytor Villain stay all I do command you stay Antillachus See the Court-Gates lock'd that none go after him Cecropius do you retire and look to your hurt he meant it at thy heart old Man may thy Sons good Sword revenge it on him if they meet and he fall under it Ordel Oh Sir Let not your curses follow my Brother he has Afflictions enough without them Emp Peace Ordella thy tendernesse doth too much nourish thy Brothers follies I would rather he should not be then be thus Eâ—â—eminate I have fought many Battles
and done great things to settle this Empire and think you it will be kept and Govern'd by a heart with a Dart in it Ordell Good Sir let not my Brothers single errour put from your memory all his great Actions if you would speak mildly to him of his Love I do believe your Arguments may move him more then all this rigour can he has a Noble Spirit such as you did like and I know he loves you Sir Emp Let me know when he returnes Exeunt Emperor Ordell Are any gone after Phillocles Enter to Ordella Armanthus Gillon Ladies Arman Yes Madam we think Antillacus is gone with Antenor Ordel But can they overtake him time enough before he reaches Cleonel Gillon No doubt they may Enter to them Antillacus and Antenor Ordell Not yet gone Antillacus Antil Madam all the Court-Gates are by the Emperors expresse command lock'd up and Guards set that no man now can passe Ordel Is it not madnesse to hazzard him alone against Cleonel and his company My Lords do you mean to give obedience to this rash command and suffer Phillocles to perish thus when my Fathers anger is allay'd hee 'l curse your modesty if not punish it in case my Brother do miscarry Antil Madam we have no way to follow the Prince unlesse your selfe command the Guards to let us passe Ordel Come then with me I will stand my Fathers anger when it goes highest rather then let my Brother fall thus neglected Exeunt omnes Enter Phlllocles Phlllo Those at the Castle do not hear of Cleonel nor expect him there sure Antillacus did mistake them or I him which way now to take I know not 'T is strange Antillacus and Antenor stay so long I must not quit this Road untill they come Hark I hear men and Horses within the Wood my businesse is to search every where Love guide me to her Rescue or my Death Exit Phillocles Enter Cleonel leading Selindra followed by four Servants Cleo How is it now Madam your Spirits seem to be return'd are you yet strong enough to ride on we have rested long Selin I hope I am 't was the blow which the bough gave my head makes me thus ill the bushes kept me from the ground so that my fall could not hurt me Cleo. The day is farre spent Madam and we shall be no sooner mist then follow'd pray let us to horse there is a place near where we may rest for one night secure Selin My head growes diszey with this little motion I fear I cannot sit upon my Horse yet methinks you might hide me here in these thick bushes untill night and when 't is dark find some better means to carry me away Cleo 'T will not be safe to stay longer so near our Enemies Enter Phillocles Phil 'T is Cleonel turne this way Traytor Cleonel holds up Selindra and sends his men to Phillocles Cleo Take the Prince without harme if you can Phil Am I not worthy thy own Sword Ravisher They Fight Phillocles runnes desperately among the men passes them and comes up to Cleonel they all incompasse him fighting Selindra runnes amongst them and parts 'um Selin I beg your patience Sir and do command thine Cleonel but here me speak I do conjure you both Phillocles brave Prince look on me with pitty and on Cleonel with justice my life being sought several wayes by Lascares and Cecropius I have endeavour'd to preserve by flight you must therefore look on Cleonel as trusted and imployed by me being ingaged by Oath to carry me to Belgrade to my Friends there Phil Thou art betray'd Selindra lost for ever this is not the way to Belgrade you are now within a mile of his Castle this way leads to no other place thou persidious Villain canst thou smile at such a treachery Cleo. Yes Phillocles and will be my own carver now I must be first serv'd here do you two carry her to Horse I 'le soon o're take you He delivers Selindra to two of his men Selin To Horse Cleonel I 'le rather dye then stir a foot that way Cleo Force her to Horse we have no time to talk Phil Force her thou cursed slave I 'le sacrifice thee ere she goes Cleonel and his two Men sight with Phillocles while the other two force off Selindra Selin The gods preserve the Prince help help murther treason treason Exeunt with Selindra Vpon her cryes enter six Travelors Pollidor the Chief Poll Let some help those that cry let others search the Wood I 'le towards the clashing Swords how 's this three to one Pollidor runs at Cleonel and diverts him just as Phillocles had kill'd one man at which instant the other man hurts Phillocles in the back and seeing this rescue he runs into the VVood Phillocles runs after him that fled believing it had been Cleonel whom he could not see because Pollidor having run Cleonel through the heart was fallen himself upon him who being by Cleonel run into the throat lay also as dead covering Cleonel Enter to them the rest of the Travelors with Selindra very weak who when they see Pollidor dead do let Selindra fall who lies on the ground while they take up Pollidor and dress his wounds Tene Curs'd be that Woman accurs'd our Fate to loose our prince They dress him as they talke Teck Now the blood issues at the wound it may prove not mortall Titi. The blood only choak'd him as he lay you see his Eyes look chearfully Kneels Tene Ye Gods if any do take care of Hungary look down on Pollinesso and restore him to us Selin What 's that he said was it Pollinesso that he named She looks up Titius The King will live thanks to heaven for his deliverance Selin They call him King too Pollinesso's name gives me Strength but that face is none of mine and yet that name makes that face lovely to me How I fool my self with vain hopes of what cannot be She lies down againe sadly Ten How is it Sir your looks are lively and your wound though it did at first seem desperate is not very dangerous Polli My tongue moves heavily and painfully losse of blood makes me faint too how shall I travell with these wounds my stay here will be very dangerous and my Journey to Belgrade too long for one so weak as I am Ten The same Gods that have preserv'd you to this day will not let you fall thus He faints and slumbers Selin They talke of Belgrade too who can this be give me way that I may gaze on this wonder She rises crowds in amongst them and stares on Pollidor Tene Away wild Woman thou Author of this mischief Selin He looks up again those Eyes are mine I know 'um now She offers to imbrace him Tene Throw her off teare her away she disturbs him sure she is madde Yhey pull her from him Selin 'T is you are mad 't is you that love him not why do you haile me thus whither will you
I may wrong Selindra by it and trouble you without a cause when I am certainly informed you shall be so till then pray do not urge me farther Phil I am so weak a man in thy esteem thou darest not trust me with my self Ordella thy discourse will disturb me much unless thou lettest me know the whole matter Ordel My unwillingnesse to tell you is now become the onely cause I feare to do it for I was questioning Selindra onely about her frequent visits to Pollidor which it seems I put into such Language as made her weep this on my credit is the truth are you now satisfied Phil I am satisfied that we have the same thoughts your judgement on this matter confirms my Observations which till now took no hold on me If she prove false thus I can blow her off But Pollidor shall pay deare for his Treachery Enter to them Pollidor very weak in Rich Cloaths a staff in his hand Polli Madam 't is fit that I visit you before the Temple and pay my first vowes at your shrine offering up a Life devoted to your Service Ordel You owe your health Sir next to the Gods unto Selindra's care such a gratitude I have not seen before nor such a zeale as hers to serve you Polli My obligations to Selindra I must rank after the Honours I have received from you Madam Pray Sir how does the Emperor He turns to Phillocles and Cecropius take this fained love between Selindra and me how does it work with them Phill Since Selindra dwelt with you the whole Court believes it is a mutuall Love onely my Sister and my self have other thoughts Polli Those last words came coldly out I must remove this jealousie I am glad Sir that you are secur'd by it and I am joy'd to have a hand in any thing that shall conduce to serve you I do professe my Medicines have not so much wrought my cure as the joy I have to see such unparalleld Virtues and Affections meet as is yours and the good Selindra's day day she tires her tongue in praising Phillocles and stiil growes fresh by talking of you Sir I cannot wish you greater happinesse on Earth then you will have with her may it last while you last and may Eternall Curses light on those that wish it less Phil I thank you Sir and will hope to prosper as you pray for me and next to Selindra and my Sister place you by my heart Polli You Honour me too much and will make me proud I must take my leave Sir my strength is not yet enough confirm'd to stay long abroad Exit Pollidor Phil The Gods go with thee thou Man of Honour Ordel What think you Brother of this Complement Phil I think him really what he seems Ordel I wish I could do so too but when I call to mind that Selindra unto me did talk just thus of Pollidor as he now discours'd to you of her methinks it looks like a designe Phil Does Pollidor presume to pretend to you Ordel So Selindra would have me think which indeed was the main cause of my anger and her Tears Phill I am not willing to be jealous nor yet so fond as not to be sensible when there is just cause Ordella let us smooth our browes and observe them farther such a guilt cannot be long hid and untill we be confirm'd by some better proof 't is unworthy in us to suspect them on our surmises only since what they do is by our direction Ordel 'T is not my nature to judg ill of any and I hope Selindra will deserve better I am converted and now we are thus secure why may not you go to the Army and leave Selindra with me Pollidor in your absence may Court her in publick which will confirm my Father in his mistake when he sees me dislike it Phill I like it well Ordella what will you do this Evening Ordel I have some businesse for a while Selindra after supper will meet me in the Garden pray come to us there Phil Bid your Boy attend us with his Lute then it may so happen that I must take leave this night for I hear that the Hungarian Army comes on apace Enter Antenor to them Ante The Emperor sends you word Sir that Cecropius has deliver'd all the Frontier Towns to the Hungarians and himself advances in the head of that Army towards us Phil Dispatch a Post unto Antillacus bid him advance towards the Traytor I will this night set forth and by day break shall reach him Ante Sir Antillacus retreats before the Enemy his men fewer in Number are so disheartned by Cecropius's revolt they dare not look on the Hungarians Phil Let the Page call Pollidor to my Sisters Chamber presently we will take leave there and depart immediatly Come Ordella this is somewhat quicker work then I expected bid my servants make what hast they can to meet me here at my return Exit omnes Enter Periander with a Lady as in Ordella 's Chamber Lady My Lord since you went hence the Court has been in daily Tumults about Phillocles his Love unto your Daughter Perian Is Selindra so much in favour with the Gods as to be look'd on by Prince Phillocles Lady The Prince seeks no other Heaven but her and as the World thinks she neglects him and Loves one Pollidor Perian Madam I cannot raise my Faith to what you say nor can I joy in such a blessing untill I know the Emperor does approve it pray Madam where may I find Selindra Lady She is now with the Princess in the Garden I shall let her know your Lordship is return'd Exit Lady Perian You obliege me Madam though I have been long absent I have not been Idle nor could I well have made more haste hither cousidering how many great Affairs I have dispatch'd since I went hence Enter Selindra to him Selin Oh Sir you are welcome I have with some trouble and some fear expected your Returne Peri Madam I stay'd the longer by reason of those Tumults I found at Belgrade a false Astella was set up by Euticus and his faction but so soon as I made known that you liv'd both sides laid down their Arguments though not their Armes which I advis'd as the best means to bring you home in safety Selin But why does our Army enter Greece Perian That 's the riddle Madam the old Fox Cecropius gave notice to the Hungarians that the Emperor purpos'd in his own person to invade them since Phillocles had refus'd it and would by a conquest joyn that Crown to his Empire he insinuates also that if the Hungarians would assist him in his design he would make the Emperor unable to harme them by delivering up all the Frontier Towns into their hands Selin And what is his design Perian Onely by their power to force the Emperor to deliver you and one Pollidor up to him This I perswaded Orsanes and the rest to hearken too
I have a flame within That will consume my heart if you help not Y. Titus Do you doubt my assistance to serve you In any way you can prescribe a friend Or I 'le rather thank thee for 't then doubt thy love Th' Embassador can this night hardly reach Coriola where we in a swift Boat By break of day to morrow may Arrive If some hours hence we in the dark imbark Y. Titus I guesse your purpose and I will obey Yet I would gladly have an Argument To justifie what you intend to do Lest Forreign Princes should condemne our State That Lawes of Nations rashly violate And so Cleandras honour suffer more Then by his Insolence she did before Ormas How can he justifie those words he spoke His rude language the Law of Nations broke For when a Publick Minister puts off That Sacred shadow which should him protect And dares in such vil'd language give affronts To a much greater Monarch then his own That minute his Commission did expire When he his Cloak of Majesty laid by And like a Ruffen talk'd so lavishly Y. Titus This I confesse is reason for revenge But if the World our Action not approve Pray think what we shall urge for our excuse In case we can no president produce Ormas A president Titus where will he show That Nations do Embassadors allow To be so barbarously base as he When he dares make his Act a president I will another shew and kill him for 't In the first Age no presidents were known And in ours this shall be my Creation 'T is not Cleandras work nor is it thine The glory or the shame is onely mine Titus my heart would break if I permit That man to brag as he will do at home How he has brav'd Ormasdes to his face And on Cleandra thrown so foul disgrace Y. Titus Since I your resolution cannot change Pray name the place and hour and I 'le not faile Ormas Some three houres hence wee 'l at the Ferry meet Where a swift well-man'd Boat you must provide My motion may some jealousie beget Of what we do intend and must perform If our best speed can but this Mad-man reach I shall his fury better manners teach Exeunt Enter Cleandra Mariana Old Titus Cleob and Ladies Queen Madam you are now got so near my heart That I am sad to think that we must part Mariana And I too soon do find that I too late Am now involved in my Brothers Fate We leave our hearts behind though we now fly This place by our impulsive Destiny My soul has not a wish can send me hence If I could stay on any just pretence Queen Why may you not stay here Mariana And let him go we will a friendship make Such as thy virtue justly may expect And my affection give if here you 'l live Mari I am unhappy Madam who must be At his dispose has done you injurie So great that I must suffer while I live Queen Rather then you shall suffer I 'le forgive Mar Your pardon is beyond your power I fear Unlesse you will admit his Master here Queen His pardon then is farre beyond my reach If for his King his own concern be such And yours so much for him I must consent To part with both yet I could be content To see him for your sake I and forget What he so rashly has against me said Thy tears for him have satisfaction made Mar My brother is already on his way And has ordered Boats for me to follow Where I expect to find his rage too high To hearken to such mercy as I bring Unlesse Cleandra will admit his King Queen I have not seen such uselesse rage before Whom but himself can his mad fury harm Mar It is a Riddle I dare not expound Queen Dare not Mariana am I so low In your esteem you dare not let me know What you dare do this secret I confesse Has onely power to make me love thee lesse Mari I cannot I have sworn not yet to say What 't is to him I 'me doubly tied t' obey But since your goodnesse can so soon forgive So great a Crime I 'le try to bring him back And if I can prevail for his consent I 'le shew the cause of his distemperment Queen You have his pardon and may now persue Your own design to bring him back with you But if he chuse to go and set you free Your self shall be much welcomer to me Mar Your words incourage me to take no leave But cherish hopes which may my heart deceive With present thoughts rather to smile then mourn As a good Omen to my quick return Queen You Nearcus shall conduct Mariana To Coriola and at your own house As you passe by pray treat her as my friend Near I shall be carefull in it Madam Exeunt Nearcus and Mariana Queen I love her and am somewhat more concern'd To part with her then I can make you see Adm. She has by her behaviour gain'd esteem From all the Court and from the Nation too Queen I wonder Titus none of you lament When so great Beauty from the Court is sent Admi Your Majesty has shew'd enough for all Queen I do mean Love Titus and did expect Her beauty should have fir'd a hundred hearts And by the powerfull charms of her bright Eyes O're-ruled our Citherean Destinies Adm My heart Madam has been so often burnt There is no substance left that can take fire Indeed I wonder how the rest have scap'd Cleob Nearcus and my self had other thoughts Of this great beauty which did secure us We do Mariana for his Mistris take Few Sisters Travel for a Brothers sake Queen How Cleobulus have you any ground For this to justifie so vile a thought Cle Onely the freedome which they daily us'd With this new way for Men who have no Wives To carry Sisters into Forraign Courts Queen Though not in use it does not sure deserve A censure so severe such Innocence In Mariana did to me appear That I should sooner judge her good if bad Then blemish such perfections by a thought It cannot be so Insolent a Guilt He durst not own nor such a scandall raise On his own name and on his Country too I command you to suppresse this thing I am asham'd a Cithereans heart Should entertain a thought of such a Crime We bring our own Worth in question then When we asperse the Worth of other men Cle They were but thoughts as rashly then tane up As now thrown out with no design to wrong The Innocent I wish her virtue may Our thoughts convince and she be justified Queen Keep firm there my Lord for all those who live Near Princes Eares should weigh how they let fall A word that may a Womans Honour blast If I were apt to credit your report And on your ground lesse jealousie affront Such virtue what a sin were it in you To make me guilty of so great a
that can disturb you thus Impart your griefs and I will share in them Val I dare not shew 'um with an open Face Qu And why you cannot have a guilt so great That I cannot forgive speak it freely Valer Has not my face my guilty heart betray'd Queen I understand you not Valer I am safe then and may my sorrow hide Aside Queen Madam what means this talking to your self While I stand by neglected is your trust So great that you can doubt I will be just Valer I doubt my self great Queen and fear not you Aside She 's jealous of me and my thoughts too true She loves Ormasdes and most unhappy I Am forc'd to smile on my own Tragedy I know no way to hide my broken heart Unlesse I do immediately depart Madam I beg your Pardon and your Passe I must begon lest I too late alass By my distempers here deserve your blame And raise my memory eternall shame Queen You are not well sure this distracted talk Requires Physitians to consult I 'le send Vale Oh no! there needs no more consult for this You only can restore me unto bliss Queen And can you doubt that I will not Valer I â—ear so Queen What I can do be you assur'd I will Valer What I desire may be more priz'd by you Then is the Citherean Diadem Will you know now and if not grant forgive For I am desperate on the suddain grown And am resolv'd to make my weaknesse known Queen Speak it aloud or in my bosome breath Imbraces her The troubles of thy soul let not a thought Be hid but freely shew how much you trust My love and you shall find me kind and just Valer Do not you Madam value Ormasdes Person and his service above all mens Queen Yes I do Valer You are Just and Worthy and I am Valer faints Queen Help help some help there Enter Ormasdes Titus Nearcus and Ladies who take up Valeriana Nearcus 'T is love upon my life Aside Queen Leave us again the dangers over now Ormas I beg your permission to retyre Queen My best wishes still attend Ormasdes Exit Ormasdes with the rest Valer What can I say t' excuse what I have done Queen Speak plainly your full thoughts and I 'm your friend But if you longer dally with my love You will my friendship unto anger move Valer I know you have discover'd by my words That your esteem of him you boldly own Becomes the ground of my distraction Queen You love him then that look declares it now And so do I or I would nee'r consent To give him unto you if this cure grow Within my reach Ormasdes shall be yours Valer Is not your Majesty ingag'd to him Queen Indeed I am not so in Love with him But I can second your desires and will With all my power endeavour to perswade Ormasdes that he meet with open Armes So great a blessing by the Gods design'd Though I must part with what I value most Your passion never shall by me be crost Valer Madam your kindnesse to me flowes so fast That I am now in danger to be lost By my abundant joy for this successe You give of unexpected happinesse Queen Remove these sullen clouds from thy fair Eyes And be thy self again for I will shew Ormasdes suddainly how great a bliss The Heav'ns prepare to Crown his Virtue with Valer The Gods reward you with your highest wish That you may never want what you desire My spirits fail so fast I must retire Exit Her Maids lead her off leaning on them and shewing much weakness Queen Do so what 's this I have so rashly done Thrown off Ormasdes I depended on Must I perswade him quit that interest here VVhich for my sake he purchased so dear How ill shall I repay his service past If I advise this banishment at last What a rash promise has my pitty made By thus proposing my improper Ay'd Though by the secret charms of Sympathy Her passion won my reason to comply I must on this imployment Titus use My Honour will my active part excuse But if his Arguments should not prevail And by my nicety the businesse fail If she should perish so and I repent Too late that ill which I may yet prevent I must about it then and loose no time Lest my nice complements do prove a crime My faith is past and I will now proceed Though brave Ormasdes do condemn the Deed. Exit with Train Enter Nearcus with Valeriana in her Chamber her Ladies stand off but go not out Near Madam my desperate State and high transport You may complain of though not blame me for 't Your Eyes like bright misguiding Fires betray My wandring soul and make me loose my way 'T is now too late to see that I am lost Led by those guides to this obdurate coast Where neither Rocks appear nor crossing Tides Yet this expected safety ruine hides But I must claim you by a solemn vow Made in the sight of Heav'n and am come now To prove my Birth which you will not deny Is with your own of equall Quality These are such Arguments for your consent I cannot think you dare your vowes repent Vale It cannot well be thought and much lesse said That I repent a promise never made How could such hasty words strict vowes appear Which my surprise then made me speak in fear When you to seize me stretch'd those Lions paws And threatn'd 'gainst all Hospitable Lawes Worse then Death to me what might I not do To get from such a Monstrous Beast as you Near Did my humility such danger threat Or my submission with such horror treat Were it even so as you your self have said I might my own conditions then have made Valer Did you not all my Servants first exclude And me into a lonenesse so delude As that no rescue could be had to free Me from your Trayterous Captivitie When you with humble looks strong fetters laid And words let fall which made my soul afraid And caus'd me use some little Art to gain Your trust that I my freedome might obtain Near 'T is true indeed and you reproach me well Or else you might another story tell For I confesse I did too much to prove The humble passion of a gentle Love And much too little now to justifie My high affections or my fact denie Had I with vigour my first step persu'd You might have wish'd my vows with yours renew'd Valer You talk as now I at your mercy were As if you still might threat and I must fear But I shall make you know your self and me If you proceed not with more modesty And shall soon let Cleandra understand How well you treated me on her command Near Though I do shake and tremble at your frown Cleandras anger cannot bow me down For if my suffering no compassion move Nor your past vowes make you regard my Love You shall then see how little I esteem This Life
Valeriana Exeunt omnes Enter Nearcus Near 'T is strange I hear not of Ormasdes yet If he oblige me really I 'm his If not I shall resume my first resolves This his delay begets more jealousies Then my impatient burning heart can bear Enter Ormasdes Near Now Sir how have I prosper'd in your hands Ormas As you deserve Near How is that Ormas With much scorn rejected Near Is that my merrit in your opinion Ormas In mine as in Cleandras and in all Who have heard the ground of your false claim Which the fair Princess and her Servants tell A Treachery so base an act so foul That all do think Nearcus has no soul. Near This you dare justifie Ormas I had not dar'd to tell it else me thinks My looks might shew my businesse was to find You out and now to let you know I must Defend the Princess in a cause so just Before I knew Valerianas heart Or was at all acquainted with my own I judg'd your cause against her innocence But now inform'd the right from all I find No argument in Justice to compell Such a forc'd promise to Nearcus made Should now to Leonatus be perform'd Your jugling Arts and your disguised Name With your unworthy force ore throws your claim Near You are become a subtle Orator Since you convers'd with Ladies but I shall Your great Eloquence with this steel convince I am not to be frighted by big words We now must try the temper of our Swords Ormas We must indeed though I lament my hand Should harm a man unto the Queen aly'd Near Shall that scruple and this good Sword once more Teach you to call for help as heretofore Ormas I may change your opinion with my own Near Come then They Fight Ormasdes runs him through Disarms him Ormas Get Surgeons for Nearcus presently My hurt is slight Exit Ormasdes Enter Surgeons or Servants who carry off Nearcus Enter the Queen in Valerianas Chamber with her and attended by Old Titus Old Nearcus Lords and Ladies a full Train Queen 'T is by your good nature Valeriana That this mans evil spirit threatens us Had you reveal'd Nearcus treachery His punishment had suted with his crime Val Madam I do confesse my lenity May have imbolden'd him to higher ills Which my just complaint might have prevented But then how hard a censure should I gain By ruining so Eminent a man Who from his principles of honour fell Through love to me though I contemn'd his hopes His passion made me pitty his distresse So far as his first error to forgive In hope he might in better order live Queen You argue well and ought to justifie Your gentle disposition to forgive Mercy does a young Princess much adorn But I am bound to vindicate my self My Nation suffers if I be not just To punish crimes like this I break my trust He is the first that ever daâ—'d asperse The Citherean Name by such a fact As no past Chronicle can parallel I shake to think how great your danger was And how much greater might have been my shame To trust a man who values not his fame Val Let not his faults your anger higher raise The punishment he feels by ill successe Is a just doom for his unworthinesse Queen His sentence must to after times appear Lest my story be blemish'd with a thought That I did wink at such a crime as this My people will exclaim the Gods will frown If such a wickednesse unpunisht passe He must dye Valeriana his house Be burnt the ashes scatter'd in the Ayre With prayers t' appease our Citherian Gods We cannot offer a lesse Sacrifice Val For my sake let his doom be banishment If I have any favour in your Eyes Make not me guilty by that Sacrifice She kneels Queen Rise Madam you shall govern as you please Enter to them Ormasdes and Young Titus Queen Ormasdes are you hurt by that vil'd man Ormas It is too little to be call'd a wound I come now to beg Nearcus pardon 'T was I that did inforce him to this fight Val And I most wrong'd who freely do forgive Queen The wrong was done to me Valeriana I put you in his power my trust he broke My honour for your safety was ingag'd Our Nation suffers by his Villany The Citherean honour calls for Justice Against so barbarous a breach of Faith Nor was it you provok'd but were compell'd By him to fight for innocence aspers'd Ormas Madam though I shall never justifie Nearcus actions his misfortune may Admit excuse Because humane nature Is subject to passions which the best men Can never mannage as they ought how then May Valeriana's beauty guilty be That did excite Nearcus love and led Him into this distraction past his power To mannage his own heart as we think best If so 't is she has turn'd him to a Beast But when your Majesty shall call to mind The gallant service by this Mad-man done You will then pitty his Distraction Enter to them Nearcus brought in a Chair Queen What means this boldnesse Near Madam I come not to beg your pardon But to justifie my actions and my self Against Ormasdes who does now with-hold Valeriana my betroathed Wife Confirm'd by vows in presence of the Gods Queen Now Ormasdes is he fit for pardon Ormas Yes Madam as a distracted person Near Why do you wrong my person and my cause To call my just Title a distraction Do me Justice Cleandra or give me Death Queen You may have both your wishes in good time Cleobulus guard him to the Castle Val Pray Madam let his doom be banishment Because his Crime went not beyond intent Queen Madam he must thank you for his life then Cleobulus see him a close prisoner Untill his wounds permit his Banishment Near I do your proffer'd mercies all refuse And either Death or Valeriana chuse Queen Lead him to banishment make him obey Near Hold a little Cleandra look this way T is Leonatus calls he who at foyles The young Prince your Brother slew And fled your Fathers rage untill his death Then shelter'd by this borrow'd Name return'd And in Nearcus Family secur'd By this disguise liv'd as his only Son Who dyed as I return'd is it death yet Queen No this insolence shall not change your doom Nor your confest disguise long known to me Force a punishment beyond the merrit Of that sad mishap which I believe Was fatall accident no purpos'd crime Though my Father look'd on his onely Son By your hand slain with such revenging rage As might his losse become and him ingage To throw out vowes that Justice should persue So great a Traytor as he then thought you For your succession after me became His fancies object which encreas'd your blame But I who have exactly been inform'd Of my dead Brothers love and yours now must For that sad accident to you be just Near I 'le rather quit my innocence then own Your mercy when you Justice do
Exeunt omnes Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus in a Garden Cle Why this grave face to me Lonzartes Lonz Thou art so wild that I have lost my credit by conversing with thee which I must redeem by keeping better company hereafter Cle Wisely resolved and in good time declared I have indeed observ'd that you of late converse with Ladies and delight in rich lac'd Sattin and in Silver Petticoates as if you meant to turn Apostate from the freedome we have had and now seek your game in secret my Lonzartes Lonz If I should pray which is most Honourable and most suitable to my Quality The dayly terrour of getting such diseases as inhabit your dark houses has frighted me into better purposes Cle Your Quality I wish your Prince-ship had all the Ladies you desire so I might have like freedome with their Maids Lonz I shall not spoyle your Market but leave you those cheap Cattel at your own price Cle See the difference now between your Pride and my Humility you have studied learn'd discourses too such as must justifie your conversion as you call it but have never weighed the difference of our crimes such thoughts Lonzartes do move my tender Conscience to take what I can find for ready money which I freely enjoy without those frights you daily feel Lon Thou dost mistake me and exclaimest against crimes I never understood Cle. You can counterfeit I know and may cozen all the World but me I will not give my freedome up to such follies as you serve to be Master of all your wishes Lon I shall not labour to convert you but will take leave to dispise your mean wayes while you envy mine Cle Envy by Violinus Eyes I do dispise you and your wayes and will wager any thing you dare that I enjoy this night a beauty more exact then any cloath of Gold-Dame you treat with I envy you no I pitty you Lonzartes that after such experience at your years you should be fool'd so confesse now seriously if you have ever met a better shape a softer or a whiter skin or any more sweet or more bewitching faire and lovely then my Angelina Lonz If I have not what then Cle Why she shall be Fine and rich arraid when I so please I can call her Sultaness too and by my fancy raise her above those the World allowes of Lon I do believe thee and thy fancy alike extravagant Cle But why so serious on the suddain and so dull you shall have good Chear and good Company to night at the old place Lonz I shall get an ill Conscience by it Cle That sauce agrees not with the Dainties we must feed on pray lay by your Conscience untill morning Lonz I wish I were well rid of thee all thy Rhetorich shall never ingage me to meet such company again Cle Why pray how can you spend your time better Lonz I do begin to hate my self and will love thee no longer Cle Very good Are not you the most debauch'd man in Syracusa except my self how come you by this impudence to blush for going to a merry meeting Is not your own Lodging beyond a Scandal are not all the Wenches in that Street your Pentioners not love me I will study to scorne you and your love for ever I dispise a man that does forsake his Principles Lonz I begin to hate thy over-much lewdnesse and to see my own Deformities Cle Not love me Lon Come I do love thee too well I love thee shall we go home and put off this meeting Cle Lonzartes though I do love your Friendship I do hate this Humour in you that thus would lay a blemish on me Enter to them Lindamira and Teretia not at first seen by them Ter See Lindamira the two wild Princes are in our way how shall we get by ' um Linz Put on a confidence beyond theirs and 't will amaze them Ter Can that be Lin I 'le be your Forlorne Hope do but second me and I 'le secure your pass this time You 'l see them start shoot aside as from a Basaliske the honest Woman Ter Barbarous I have heard indeed they shun all virtuous Women Lin They alwaies look over us as if they saw us not but where they have an interest or hope to gain it they can like subtil Serpents humbly creep to flatter and betray He now sees the Ladies Cle A prize a prize Lonzartes each of us one let us reconcile for this booty and dispute at leasure yon close walk invites which will you assault Lin Neither they are both virtuous Cle Who knowes that have they done sucking Lin Dost thou think there be none virtuous beyond their infancy Cle Yes much too many but I hope better of these give me the Woman and keep her virtue to your selfe I 'le charge 'um both there may be a Criticall minute for me fair Ladies To them Lin Hold my Lord you are out at first one of us is very brown I assure you Cle You do not think your self so or if you do you think brown the best Madam Lin I do indeed think my Beauty such as may prejudice your Lordship if you dwell on it which gave me boldnesse to interrupt your set Speech lest you engage past retreating our businesse is to find the Princess Cle And ours to entertain those who have nothing else to do Lin How would you entertain us my Lord Cle As young Gallants use to treat Fair Ladies with love and our best service Lin I have no imployment for so great a Servant as your Lordship and for love I understand it not Cle That you may do is my ambition Lin Nay if you be come to ambition already I guesse your love will grow to such a Monster in a moment that I dread the thought on 't Cle You cut me off so short you cannot apprehend what I would say Lin Therefore I do it because I do not care to hear Cle What have I done Madam to merrit this neglect from you Lin In the behalf of all our sex I am the chosen Champion against all men who do believe all Women do admire ' um Cle When shall I have leave to speak that I may informe you better Lin When I have done Cle When will that be Lin When I am gone Cle How can you be inform'd in absence Lin As much as I desire to know I know already my good wishes shall attend your Lordship come Teretia we may find the Princess in the other walks Exeunt Lon Now Sir how do you like this Ladies mettle Cle Why well I like her and her humour very well Lon You thought her a sure prize Cle I did but hope so at the first now I am sure of her she is my own if ever we do meet alone by this severity she has cozen'd Teretia and you and confirm'd me Lon I must laugh to think how thou art mistaken in this innocent freedome virtuous women use and would give a good summe
will raise his Conquest higher who gaines me from the rest The Thou art safe and mayest say any thing Silvander is thy security against all scandall though you carry it thus unconcern'd the secret spreads Lin 'T is time it should do so now we do own Our love 't is fit the secret should be known Your Highness may assist while you look on Though onely wee the active part do own The Let us retire to council then Exeunt Enter Teretia and Geta. Ter What is thy businesse honest Geta How does Lonzartes thy brave Lord Geta. My Lord is in good health of body Madam his brains are onely out of order Ter How meanest thou Geta has he got a blow on his head Geta Onely some fumes from his heart Madam makes his head addle 't is call'd the Spleen of late and much in fashion his Lordship does desire to know the Princess mind this morning what she means to do all day Ter This will be a hard question to the Princess fasting why would he know all this now Geta. Because he has some great affairs for me to mannage and cannot spare me to ask so oâ—ten as I use to do Ter Of what nature be thy particular queries Geta Geta. He would know how she slept last night in what health now by what hour she will be drest when to her devotions and then where she walks this morning and if she dine in publique then how she intends to passe her time till night else I must come twenty times for what you may at once dispatch me Ter And does Lonzartes send thee to enquire all this at once Geta. These Women are so silly they cannot reach a deep design aside No but he does every day make me trouble my self and every body that I meet to ask these questions severally which I would do at once to shew him I am a man of quick dispatch Ter Oh! is that the matter I can fit thee with one answer to all these Tell thy Lord the Princess did take cold last night and will keep her bed all day Geta. I like it well and wish her Highnesse would do so this moneth Ter. Out Traytor I 'le make thy Lord braine thee for that wish Geta Why Madam I meant no harm 't was but to save you the trouble and me the same questions to morrow and so on till Dooms-day I think Ter Well Sirra for this time I 'le not complain of you this Jest shall excuse your knavery Geta. This will be a play-day for me I like this lying a Bed well Exeunt THE THIRD ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Clear TEll me then who Cloris is Lon Thou art so mad I dare not trust thee Clear I will know now or break all friendship Lon I have not interest enough to make a visit yet and thou wouldst have me own that I do love before I do Clear Tell me but who she is what your hopes are and what you wish that I may joyne in your designe Lon I have yet not designe nor any hope for what I wish Clear But do you think any Woman may not be what you can wish if you approach her the right way Lon Thou art so much Divell grown thou canst not discerne the Angelicall nature that is in those who are virtuous of that Sex thou hast no tincture of goodnesse left but art become a Monster of man-kind Clear All this will not fix your Herecy on me I shall never learne to flatter a few grave Matrons to be laugh'd at by all that are worth wishing for come shall I know Cloris yet this is the last time of asking Lon Ere long you shall if I do prosper in my pretence Clear Oh! is it come to a pretence then look to your self lest I discover Cloris to the World and make you wish that you had trusted me Enter to them Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Ladies and Silvander The Where did you leave my Father Lonzartes Lon I have not seen the Prince to day Madam The I was told that you were just now walking with him Cle That may well be Madam for his brains do crow of late do ye see how he stands Lonzartes the Princess speaks to ye Lon To me does your Highness command me any thing Silvander and Lindamira entertain themselves in whisper Cle Did not I tell you Madam that his brains are turn'd he neither hears nor sees of late The Idea of his Seraffick love takes him wholly up from all converse with us mortals Lon Hold your prating or I shall be angry Pan What has made you so grave of late Lonzartes all your woâ—â—ted mirth is gone Lon No man is alwayes in good humour Madam Cle He 's in Love Madam on my knowledge o're head and eares in Love Pan In Love Lonzartes I thought you had not been at leasure to be in Love 'T is your fault Clearcus that have not councell'd your friend better Cle Thus am I chid for your follies who reject all my Councels and refuse all my approv'd Antidotes which do preserve me against that Serpent you call Love while he convers'd with me he was safe Madam Lonz Thou hast fool'd enough Clearcus the Princess and all the company are weary of it If your Highnesse allow him this fredome he will grow troublesome The Is it Love Lonzartes or is Clearcus onely merry with you Lon Your Highnesse knowes him too well to credit all he sayes this way he is at this time very angry that I have chid him for his lewd life and hath with-drawn my self from his ill company which he imâ—putes to my being in Love Cle I say he is in Love most seriously in Love shall I unmask this grave Reformado and shew you the Lady now The If Lonzartes be content I would gladly see her whom he thinks worthy of his heart Cle No matter for his consent Madam so you like it And thus I He holds them all to Lonzartes one by one begin my tryal By your good leave Lady T is not here nor is it this nor is it you Lady Lin I lament the losse of such an honour Lon Thou art become a pretty fool Clearcus dost thou not observe how all the Court do laugh at thee Cle Yes and shall make them laugh at you e're I have done if Pandora will make the next tryal Pan I am content to try what this will come to Cle Now Sir have at you T is not your good fortune neither Madam The How can you make Lonzartes an amends for all this abuse Cle I will give him present satisfaction if your Highnesse will permit me to bring him to you The To me think you Lonzartes is in love with me Cle T is a Cloris in the Clouds one much above his reach which you onely are Madam The With all my heart I shall be proud to own his conversion as a Trophie of my Honour Cle See if his guilt do not make him avoid the tryal stop him
lest I loose my lover Cle True Madam as to comply but you are to see and credit my ambitious love and to admit it with the same esteem I serve you Pan How can I do that and not return you love for love and then you will dispise me pray my Lord at your next visit bring my part in Writing that I may not erre in it Prince She is in the right Clearcus you now seem to seek such contradictions as all the Court will laugh at consult with Lonzartes against your next visit Exit Prince and Train Lon If he will follow my advise he may do well Sir now we are alone tell me what crotchets next prethee make me understand what thou wouldest have Pandora do Cle I think you were best release me the residue of my Month that I may go seek my wits where I last left them must I see none of my old friends untill this Month be over Lon If you consider your promise not see one of them Cle Then shall I be lost if those preservatives be all forbid me I do find already love will be Predominant Lonz The better for you if it be let us now talke seriously suppose Pandora may be won can you fancy a happiness on Earth beyond having her Cle Yes I do fancy that having twenty is better then any one in Christendome Lon Thou dost not love then else that one belov'd has more variety then a thousand Cle Make but that good I 'le marry her to morrow Lon You think then she is already at your dispose Cle When she once sees that I am in earnest she will be who will have her and the truth is Lonzartes I do like her best of all I ever talk'd with and have great fear that I shall be like other men who never value what they have which makes me covet what I cannot get Lon Suppose some other do obtaine her while you are thus long resolving Cle Nay I am resolv'd no other shall ever have her Lon And you resolve for her too Cle Yes she cannot in honour ingage to any while I pretend Lon Art thou turn'd fool to think thus be more serious or thou wilt be dispis'd Cle Why do you not allow me some reliefe then to live a whole Moneth honest will put my blood into a flame I have tempted all I meet and all within these Walls prove honest Lon By your own experience then you will find that Courts are Nurseries of virtue and are onely scandaliz'd by such vild persons as would have the clearest innocence aspers'd that their own guilts might be no wonder you find few virtuous persons amongst Censurers Cle That 's true but take heed Lonzartes you do not lead me into snares that will destroy me for I allready find some inclination towards Pandora which I am asham'd to own lest I be laugh'd at Lon. You have reason for there can none of us believe thee Cle You have made me a fine Gentleman in a few dayes if Pandora be of your mind adiew to your Philosophicall Love Lon I hope thou art too fast to free thy self Thou playest with flames which undiscover'd burn Untill they do thy heart to Ashes turn Exit Lon Cle Did ever man betray himself as I have done by putting Fetters on in jest which already are become so fixt I cannot shake 'um off but must humbly beg to be allow'd to worshâ—p that Divine Nature I so much dispis'd in virtuous Women and must now confess If I do neither Faith nor Favour find The God of Love is just though he be blind Exit Note that all the Play through when Silvander and Lindamira speaks not thâ—y are to whisper 〈◊〉 in privaâ—e discourse Enter Theodocia and Lindamira Lin If your Highness do consider Lonzartes's Worth and his great Birth as it deserves whose Ancestor was not many Ages since by yours but by this Dukedome on a nice point as I have heard so that to me Lonzartes's love looks like a Divine direction to his Restauration The I am of Pandora's mind for single life and have as small a value for that idle passion you call love as she Lin Your Highnesse may as well judge what they do in China as guesse at our Felicities that Love I can kiss the ground that my Silvander treads on with more relish then all other joyes can bring me The You have high fancies that lead you on to hopes which you may never find Lin Those hopes are more delightfull then an Age of dull life without them if your Highness did converse as much with me as with Pandora I should convert you The Why do you not then change her severity against men Lin I had not the honour to be known to her before her heart was set another way but yet Iâ—le try what I can do The I wish Silvander may answer your expectation Lindamira but if such honour and such bliss accompany your loves why thus long carried on i th' dark and why not yet avow'd Lin. 'T is now avow'd unto the Duke though I took time to know my Gallant before I did admit his Love and on long tryal found his silent looks did speak more truth then such loud noyses as most passions make we whisper our hearts to one another with a sincerity beyond the reach of lowd professions The You praise Silvander as if you meant to sell him Lin He is no Prince Madam and is therefore safe from you The The lesse safe if I so pleas'd do you believe his virtue and his love so great that I could not win him from you for a Friend of mine Lin I do and shall not think him a losse who can be won from me by the greatest Princess in the World The If I could once see such a man I might change my opinion Lin Why don't you try Lonzartes The He is too much concern'd to be play'd with you dare not venture your fine man then Lin I dare and do desire it withall my heart and do voluntarily ingage not to work against your Highnesse The And I am resolv'd to try his faith to you it may cure Lonzartes to see himself neglected when anothers chosen though but in jest for I can pitty though I do not love him Lin And 't is my desire to have Silvanders faithfull love made Eminent by this temptation Enter Lonzartes and Silvander to them The In what humour left you Clearcus my Lords Lon In such as does become his greatnesse Madam The Most brave men are often puffed up with vain glory that does Eclipse those virtues which themselves do over-value Lin Your Highnesse is severe to men but all are not so vain The Most are when we do value them too much yet I confess I am well pleased when I find men worthy my esteem Lin How does that appear when your Highnesse does dispise mankind by your resolves against them The To shew how much you are mistaken help me to unpin this Jewel wear
this Silvander for my sake I 'le own it to the World that I do value men of Worth Sil Madam I understand not what this kind of favour means I hope your Highness does not chuse me for mirth The Do you Silvander raise mirth from my Favour come with to Lin aside me Lindamira I do command you to stand near us within hearing I will not runne the hazzard of any Censure by this tryal to satisfie my curiosity concerning Lovers such high Romantick Lovers who soar above the reach of all temptations Lin. I shall obey you Madam though I desire it not Exeunt Ladies The Men stand amazed Sil. Can you guess Lonzartes what this tends to Lon. T is a Riddle farre beyond my understanding Exit Lonz Lindamira Re-enters to Silvander Lin. Wake wake Silvander the Sun shines bright upon thee Theodocia dotes on thy Virtues and will advance thy youth much faster then thy own wishes can propose Sil How Lindamira have you so mean thoughts of me Lin So high thoughts why may not the Princess neglect the Corinthian for you such things have been in story Sil You speak as if you wish'd it Lin Can I wish you well and not applaud it Sil You cannot fancy me a greater curse unlesse your own heart be turn'd against me Lin The Princess desires your company in the next Room I can stay no longer Exit Lindamira Sil I have so much to think on that I know not what to say the Princess unexpected favours with Lindamira's no concern begets such wonder as does amaze me I will not go and yet I must or make my self Ridiculous by judging what I cannot guesse at Exit Enter Lonzartes Lon Have I thus long ador'd the Princess and still approach'd her with the same trembling I draw near the Alter for this scorn at last before my Face to Court a man she knowes ingaged unto another a man of so much lower quality then I this I confesse does make my Faith stagger Silvander was as much surpriz'd as I Lindamira too was out of tune If Theodocia can go less this change will be more my admiration then her virtue was Enter Lindamira passing in by him Lon Now Madam whither so fast Lin To see which way the winde blows pray my Lord where is your heart now Lon In the Princess lodgings with yours or can you tell me better where your own is Lin I change my mind so often that I know not where I left it last Lon Are you no more concerned Suppose Silvander change his opinion Princess have mighty power to overcome mens hearts Lin Why then his opinion will be chang'd I cannot value him that leaves to value me methinks my Lord the Princess favour to Silvander should abate your passion for her Lonzar My desires go no higher then to look and wonder at her perfections my Esteem cannot be call'd love beyond what Duty and Obedience does allow but how does Silvander receive this great Honour Lin They are now in private you may judge by his exalted looks when you see him next I am glad your Lordship is no more concern'd Lon This is a forc'd discourse Lindamira pray do not mock me who have a true value of your worth Lin The truth is the Princess often angred at my confidence in Silvanders love onely now tryes if she can shake his faith by higher propositions and my hope is that his Virtue may beget in her some better thoughts for men which will do your businesse and confirm mine for Silvander is above temptation and I think Lonzartes does deserve what he desires Lon You oblige me to say your confidence does merrit the greatest faith from man but is Silvander of your Plot Lindam No 't would then be none nor I no tryal have of his sincerity Lon These are dangerous sports and we too late may find them so the Princess and you are both too bold and do too much rely on your own beauties Lin If Silvander can be won I can smile at such a losse Lon 'T is easie to say so when you fear it not but I have seen stout hearts fall to pieces by such a blow you have setled my heart again and I advise you from these dangerous sports lest they blow up your joyes when you are most secure we know our present minds but cannot foresee what we shall like to morrow Our Nature with such frailty is indow'd T is well if present moments be allow'd Exeunt severally Enter Theodocia and Silvander two Ladies at a distance Lindamira is seen near observing them The Is your heart my Lord so fixt on Lindamira that no Person nor any Argument can e're prevail with you to change Sil Our Souls Madam are so united that I hope death can only make that separation The Can no Fortune nor any Quality invite you to Honours and Happinesse beyond what you can ever hope from Lindamira Nor a greater Beauty dis-ingage your heart from her Sil None can ever move me to a thought of change Madam The What if she have chosen higher and gives way for your preferment also Sil I can smile at all this when your Highnesse is so merry Lindamira and I Madam do understand a happinesse can never be dissolv d we are above temptation The Suppose my Father be her choice will you pretend to love and hinder her advancement by your claim Suppose my dear Couzin Pandora have like affection unto you and puts on this severity to others in design onely to gaine you will you let such a Beauty of so high virtue and extraction dye for you Sil Your Highness sure does fancy what is impossible but if all this were so I could dye in gratitude to serve Pandora but do preferre Lindamira's love and virtue above the brightest beauty or greatest Empire this World has The Can there be such worth in men how have I been mis-informed Aside Princes who do not converse know not the World they live in but take all on trust from others You believe that I am now in jest Silvander and do not deal so freely as I expect Sil By all thats I am sixt past altering if your Highness knew the joyes which do accompany united hearts you would sooner undertake to pull down Stars from Heaven then hope a separation where true love Triumphs The I am fully satisfyed that Lindamira has what she deserves a worthy Lover appear now Lindamira and call in Lonzartes with the rest I am converted Enter Lindamira with Lonzartes and Ladies The Here Madam you are coupled by the Gods Silvander does deserve your confidence Now wear that Jewel I before gave you in jest Sir as a mark of my Favour for your approv'd virtue Lindam Has your Highnesse any better thoughts for Marriage then you had The I have found an honest worthy man beyond my expectation Lonzartes you look sad Lon My heart is not so full of Feathers as it was but is of late become a lump of Lead
Theodocia and Ladies to them The I am sorry Lonzartes that Pandora has cast off Clearcus which has occasioned his relapse when a little patience would have setled him in the way of virtue Lon 'T is every way what I expected not his love was as strange as his rejection and his relapse in the old humour beyond all the rest I know not what to think of him Lin Let us bring them once more together and I 'le undertake to guesse at both their hearts it may be govern ' um Lon I Madam but how shall they be brought together when both would rather see a Basaliske then one another Lin You may be mistaken my Lord who judge by what you see when 't is our businesse and our virtue not to shew our hearts 'till a full tryal that men are worthy of them then you forget that Clearcus conversion must be by one he cannot conquer The But if he will neither conquer nor be subdued how can his conversion follow Lin If your Highnesse can contrive an interview I have a fancy in my head that may reconcile them and effect what we all wish The I will send presently for Pandora and intreat my Father to pretend some businesse to call Clearcus hither Lon He will suspect Lin Let him come no matter what he suspects The Do you Lonzartes once more see what humour he is in We must endeavour and not fear to try But trust the Event unto their destiny Exeunt severally Enter Duke with Silvander and Lords Duke I ever thought Clearcus did but mock and laugh at their designes his Brain is not yet ripe for serious Love But how does Theodocia look on Lonzartes Sil With much neglect Sir Duke That is not well have you Silvander instructed Lindamira that she may inform Theodocia of Lonzartes Title to this Dukedome and how much better then a Forraine Prince her Marrying him will be applauded by our people who are not ignorant of his pretence Sil I have Sir and the Princess gives a serious ear to it though she yet makes no reply a little of your Councel and Authority I believe may incline her to a better value of him Duke That shall not be wanting Lonzartes is all that I can wish in a Successor and his love looks so without design that I will cherish it and try to win my Daughter to comply Sil Your Highness will gain a double interest in all your Subjects hearts by this honour to Lonzartes who has merrits proportionable to your favour and his birth all which his love gives Lustre to Duke I see it Silvander and will recompence his Faith and his Humility with my advice to Theodocia who yet knowes not his story Sil The Princess must needs hear what every body talks and all do wish Duke I shall now inform her fully of Lonzartes Right too long held from him bid him meet me at my Daughters Chamber I will no longer hide my purpose for him His Birth and Virtue with his constant Love Declares he never can unworthy prove Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle NO I 'le never see her more Lon Do you not love at all Cle Nor ever will methinks Love is like a smooth Water that invites men to Bath and tumble in it with delight untill they be destroyed by Serpents which in the bottom undiscover'd lie Lon What means this similie Cle This Serpents bite has Metamorphized you into a whining lover into the shaddow of a man of late become a shape without a Soul why must I busie my head with such Chymeras's when I can please my self to my hearts wish my own way Prethee sweet suppress'd Prince do not forsake me thus for specious shewes of happinesse or vaner hopes of better dayes then you will ever find in Court You are now safe but when you grow wise and serious it will in the Dukes head great jealousies create to let him see your Virtue may be dangerous and your pretence appear worthy of his fear Lon That hazzard is better then what I now suffer in the opinion of my best Friends who believe this wildnesse is my Nature or such as may beget a habit in me which I can nee'r put off and thus my security in this disguise may become my ruine I wish I could perswad you Clearcus to shew forth that Virtue all the World would wonder at Cle To what end I pray if the good Duke would give me imployment fit for his Kinsman and worthy of my Sword I could soon be my self But now I have nothing else to do and therefore play away my time in folly and 't is a hard question which is best for we know that too much wisdome does undoe more men then it advances or else begets Eternal slavery to State Affairs where the wisest ever walk on needles points I have weighed these things and do believe 't is better to maintain the peace and the security I now live in unregarded then to be advanc'd according to my birth Lon But you will loose the Dukes favour and become contemptable to the whole Court if you continue thus extravagant what designe can I have by my desire to see you great and glorious Cle. Have I not tryed and been misled yielded to your wise Maximes against my own better judgment and been rejected in the height of my endeavours to be as you call it great and glorious is not this true does not Pandora with the whole Court scorne me but for seeming wise Lon Yes in part 'cause they believe it not Cle I will no more of your advice 'till you can cure your self Lon I have an Honourable Argument for my love Cle Who has not untill he be dispis'd Lon Was it not your own desire to be neglected did you not declare against all Women that you could conquer you left Pandora no way for Victory but by rejecting you so that I can conclude a good suâ—csess from what you raise dispair Cle Ha! think you Pandora did reject me in compliance with my humour only Lonzar What else can she be angry with you for loving her too much Cle You do surprize me with a discourse I look'd not for but I will be no more abus'd I will not see her Lonzar How can you be reconcil'd then shall she make love to you Cle No I abhorre that thought beyond her anger a woman Wooe that were preposterous Lon Will you treat by Embassadours and Wed by Proxie Clear Nor so that 's only fit for Princes who cannot meet to treat Lon Will you have her if she declares she would have you Cle I shall never like her change of mind Lon Can ' you tell whether you would have her or not Cle That 's a harder question then the other Lon Will you have her by compulsion Cle. That were a Tyranny would make her hate me ever Lon Shall the Duke by his Prerogative power in spight of both your teeth compel you both to
word and marry that may do your work for I once knew a Lady who chose to marry an importunate Sutor that she might be rid of him and was so for soon after marriage they parted and never met more Pan You are allwayes in jest I would have serious councell now Lin You have had my story twice over to no purpose Duke By all my observations I cannot judge whether Clearcus or you Pandora be most extravagant Lin Your Highnesse may do well to put them into the Colledge of half mad Folks where they will either cure one another or become quite mad together when their disease is known some remedy may be found 't is now past judgment what either of them ayle The Lindamira saies well 't is very strange you will not declare so farre as to let us see how we may serve you Pan Do but leave me to my self and I am well Madam The Many sick people are of that opinion when in most danger and must therefore by their friends be govern'd Pan As many healthy people think themselves sick when they are not and by seeking Remedies for nothing do create evils they never can finde cure for such high passions as Lindamira's do never let us rest in peace but do create perpetuall storms Lin You argue well Madam if a dull calme were the onely happinesse appointed us on Earth then one degree from being a sleep would prove our greatest bliss sure no age did e're produce two such Icy-hearted Ladies as the Princess and you Enter to them Lonzartes and Clearcus Lin Here comes a Homely and a Jigg hand in hand now for the second part to the same tune Of love me and love me not Duke Clearcus it troubles me to see you delight in a retired darknesse or else to walk in such clouds as we cannot see through I would perswade you to regain Pandora's good opinion Cle Is the mistery of love to be discuss'd in publique Sir Duke With us who are so near alli'd unto you both I think it may because we all know what you both profess in private and now desire to hear what you will face to face avow and we intreat you Pandora first to shew why you threw off Clearcus Pan You do amaze me Sir to examine me as a Criminal Duke You have no cause for this displeasure Pandora but mis-judge our love and our respects we know your worth and would to the World Illustrate that virtue you design to smother by a single life I allow your purpose did become your younger dayes and did expresse an Angelicall innocence but I question whether now on mature judgment you may not do better for your self and us to reclaim Clearcus Pan You demand impossibilities from me for if I should change my mind he will change his too Pray shew me a rule to reclaim him by before you do condemn me Duke We onely desire you will afford him the same civility as did first induce him to adore that Virtue he dispised before Pan I have done this The You did begin but you gave o're too soon Lin And all her kindness but in jest too Madam which he discern'd Duke How do you answer this Lindamira was of your Councel Pan I undertook him but in jest and was by him injoyn'd to such severity as I perform'd and 't was then thought the onely way to vindicate our Sex and to work his conversion which he at first did counterfeit so well as to deceive and fright me from his farther visits Lin Was his love so terrible Pan To me it was who thought him uncapable of ever having noble thoughts for any of our Sex Duke But when you found him growing worthy why did you not cherish that virtue as your own Creation Lin Because she fear'd her Virgin vow might be defil'd by owning such a Manâ—child of her own begetting for he began to aske her blessing 'till she laugh'd him into so great anger that one day he proffer'd to kill himself which gave end unto our Comedy Pan If his cure had lain within the reach of Raleary I had gloried in my part but never shall consent to inslave my self unto the humours of a man who cannot be a minute in one mind his imaginations are beyond the Moon and would have he knowes not what Duke Clearcus you have heard your charge Guilty or not Guilty Lin Guilty Sir Cle I shall never want your good word Madam Lindamira tells you true Sir I am guilty Duke Of what Cle Of all the crimes that offended Lady does object pray Sir pronounce my doom and put me out of pain Duke Will you submit then and obey it Cle If it can put me out of pain I will Duke I doubt it not my sentence is that you revive that love you shew'd unto Pandora lately Cle Oh Sir the very name of Love puts me into a shaking fit for Heavens sake give me Halters Poysons Daggers any means to let out life rather then renew those torments which I felt that hour I lov'd Lin Pray Sir give me leave to put him some Interrogatories Duke Do so Lin Your Lordship has confest that you have lov'd one hour and must have some reason why you lov'd no longer shew us that reason or for ever hold your peace and submit to judgment The How Clearcus nonplust by a Judge in Petticoates Clearcus stands mute Lin Why Madam many of our Sex have puzled the wisest men give him leave to think a little but if what I have said has struck your Lordship dumb hold up your Finger 't is enough He has He hold it up nothing to say for himself but submits unto the mercy of the Court I understand him Sir and have now found a remedy for both their evils If you will trust me with your hand my Lord I will not harm it and if I have credit enough Madam to be trusted with your hand Clearcus gives his hand too pray lay it without fear on mine that I may try a charm I have to conjure out the evil Spirits that possesse you both you may at your own pleasure take back your hands only let me hold 'um while I pronounce my charm within Pandora turns away Duk. Pandora I intreat you to try Lindamira's charm give her your hand she deals not with the Divel Pandora gives her hand Lin The Divel I work by Sir is truth drest in her rich Robe of Innocence if truth do not convince both these Delinquents my charm will have no power on them My Lord you have in this great Assembly often said that you could never value any Woman you could win if now you have found this Lady as impregnable as you can wish she is your fate hold Sir remember you are dumb 'till I He proffers to speak have done Now Madam I must speak serious sence to you who stand here the expectation and the wish of all the Court yet I know you must not consent to give your hand to