very loud Is Fenise gone Safely got off or no Why don't you speak Should he be kill'd my sullen heart would break Leon. He 's safely gone but all I fear is known Alc. Sure I heard their Swords had he no wounds Leon. None Alc. Henceforth we never meet Rosel Did acts of Love I' th' Sphere of Justice as of Power move Asharp repentance wou'd succeed your Fact And you would suffer what you late did Act. Some worthless object on your self would throw That cruel scorn you did to Fenise show Alc. Justice is blind and grown so modish too Like other Females bribes must make her do Sword Self-interest and Passion swayes But Love and beauty ev'ry thing obeyes Rosel She runs the common fate of all our Sex Whom natures too imperious Law subjects To her great Master-peice victorious man And you Alcinda know you 'r beauty can Command so large a pow'r ore any heart As will oppose Astraea's weaker part Alc. Beauty the Toy you talk of I disown To my dull sense it still had been unknown If to your self I had a stranger been Where all those charming Vanities are seen Those rare Chymaera's flatt'ring Poets place In the description of a beautious face Those that want faith the fair Rosella view All Lovers write is verify'd in you Rosel Each wandring glance you make a heart your prize By the Magnetick Vertue of your Eyes The am'rous Gallants here their service pay You are their Saint and at your feet they pray Leon. The longest day would seem a midnights dream While they continue on this pleasing theam Is not one Minute to Don Fenise due Rosel Once more I must that hopeless suit renew Alc. Desist Rosella from a Sute so vain The Earth may move before we meet again Ros So brave a choice your Reason may approve Alc. Reason was ne'r the messenger of Love Ros. Think think Alcinda you may Love too late Alc. My humor 's fix'd above the pow'r of Fate Leon. Madam My zeal to serve you shews my troubl'd mind To see you flie the Blessings Heav'n design'd O! could you think the joyes that do attend A marry'd life this humor soon would end Think what entrancing pleasure 't is to hold Your Lover in your arms and sweetly fold With close embraces and more lovely Twines Than clasping Ivy or the winding Vines This idle peevish thing call'd Modesty Is Womans most invet'rate Enemy Lay it aside none but our selves are here Blushes are vain when none but Women hear Sleep with a Man what joy the thought of 't brings This is no World to refuse good things There needs no words Your Eyes speak your intent A Womans silence shews her full consent Alc. Perpetual silence seize thee I admire What leprous Daemon does thy Soul inâ—pire Ros Base I know not what to call her sure Nature wants Definitions so impure Exeunt Alcinda and Rosella Leon. Truth seldom is accepted when 't is plain But hang 't I 'll soon retrieve their love again Enter Don Manuel and Teresa and Mingo after observing them Ter. If you consent we yet may lose our Fears And with their Bodies cloyster up our Cares Send them to th' Nunnery and let 's pretend Zeal to Religion is our onely end Let them drop Beads Man From thence what can arise Ter. In their Concealment all our safety lies Man Can that contribute ought to hide our Crimes Ter. Yes very much these Superstitious times 'T will gain their highest praise who can depaint Mischief so fair it may deceive a Saint In this quick-sighted Age that we live in Religion is the safest Veil for Sin While they do breathe an unconfined Air Our Ruines imminent Objects so fair Endure the search of many prying Eyes You know what Dangers may from thence arise Man I like thy counsel well but Ter. But but what Vengeance pursues us yet his blood seems hot Anâ— reeking for Revenge methinks I hear The wind cry Murther in my guilty Ear Man Dear Duck enough th' art wise it shall be so Rosella to the Nunnery shall go That will secure us though Alcinda stay On her side there 's no danger in delay Ter. Steal to your ruine do let both be gone Why should one go or t'other stay alone Man Nay no great matter but 't is chargeable Truth is I love Alcinda yet too well Aside Ter. What should this mean the charge will be but small Better lose part than give account for all Man Let 's in and think upon 't Exeunt Manuel and Teresa Leon. What can this be Vengeance and Blood this is too hard for me Some monstrous mischief though 't is closâ— as Night Time will reveal it That brings all to light Exit Leonella Mingo Strange above wonder strange and falls so right As if the gods themselves lov'd deeds of Night To bring me there just at that minute too I 'll talk no more but study what to do In vain you strive to prop your falling State Your Lives are mine this Tongue commands your Fate Sure that was Leonilla stai'd behind My quondam Mistriss I 'll soon make her kind What sights are here Enter Alcinda and Leonella Rosella following them Alc. Receive no answer nor no message hear Ros Examine ore your heart she shall not go You too much malice with your power show Alc. Are you unkind then who can be believ'd I had commanded had my Father liv'd Exit Alcinda weeping Ros Go serve her will 't is strange a gallant man Should love so truly and so long in vain Dearly I love him yet I know not why I 'm ne'r so happy as when he is nigh Yet for a husband if I make my choice His Interest will never win my voice And yet I love him still ha to what end Were it not virtuous I should hate my friend Love is as yet a stranger in my brest I will not like a Tyrant treat a guest Yet to secure my heart from a surprize I 'll set a guard of Virtue in my Eyes And while my Love to Virtue does submit I will believe it fair and welcome it And love him still Enter Alcinda Alc. Will you my Rival grow Ros Ne'r did a Sister love a Brother so Alc. You shall not love him nor shall he love you His Vows have made him mine sure Vows are true Ros You slight his Vows his Courtship disapprove This Jealousie shews the excess of Love Aside Because You hate him must I do so too Alc. Fool not your self I love him more than you You love this News shall to your Father's ear Ros Pray Heav'n your flame does not too late appear On you Alcinda he has fix'd his Love Too constantly to suffer a Remove Disperse your jealous frowns I have my end When He your Husband is and you my friend May you enjoy him still and happy be Above the fears of Infelicity Alc. Take him you if you please for I know none So fond to dye for him Exit
THE SPANISH ROGUE As it was ACTED BY HIS Majesties Servants Written by THO DVFFETT Hor. Serm. O bone ne te Frustrere Insanis tu Stultique prope omnes LONDON Printed for William Cademan at the Pope's Head in the Lower Walk in the New Exchange in the Strand M.DC.LXXIV TO MADAM ELLEN GVYN Madam IT is not because you were pleas'd to be very kind to this Play when it was acted for I know not whether you ever honour'd it with your Presence Nor is it to return you a troublesome acknowledgment for Favours for I am sure you do not know me Nor the hope of obliging you to my future advantage for the utmost return I expect is your pardon None of these has made me guilty of this presumption But since a Play in print without an Epistle Dedicatory is now like a Modish Gallant without a Mistriss or a Papist without a tutelar Saint I resolv'd to obey Custom in making a Dedication and my own free inclination in the choice of your Excellent Self at whose Feet I humbly lay this wherein though my rash Boldness may be censur'd I 'm sure my Prudence will be applauded For if this Censorious Age will submit to the most perfect Beauty or the greatest Goodness in the World under your Protection it will be safe Nature almost overcome by Art has in your Self rally'd all her scatter'd Forces and on your charming Brow sits smiling at the slavish toyls which yours and her envious Foes endure striving in vain with the fading weak supplies of Art to rival your Beauties which are ever the same and alwayes incomparable Notwithstanding this great Truth is celebrated by All that know you You still are Mistriss of so much obliging Affability so free from sullen Pride and affected Stateliness the usual Attendants of extraordinary Felicity not contented to be safe in the barren praise of doing no ill but so readily and so frequently doing good as if it were not your Nature but your Business that next to your Beauty these Virtues are the greatest Miracle of the Age. If I am the first that has taken the boldness to tell you this in Print 't is because I am more ambitious than all others to be known by the Title of Madam Your Admirer and humblest Servant T. D. The Persons Names Don Fenise Mr. Harris Don Alonzo Mr. Lyddal Don Manuel Mr. Watson Larasco Mr. Powell Mingo Mr. Cash Sanchez Mr. Griffin Alcinda Mrs. Boutell Rosella Mrs. Uphill Teresa Mrs. Corye Leonella Mrs. Kneppe Neighbours c. PROLOGUE Spoken by Mrs. BOUTELL OVR poor forsaken Stage does now appear Like some cast Mistriss that has once been fair In ev'ry part a sad decay we find Yet fondly look that you should still be kind At least we hope what our Defects deny Your eager want will at this time supply For as fierce Captain that from Camp returns Flies at each Vizard-mask he sees and burns So in this Dearth of Wit methinks to Night You should not stand to mind if all be right None sure will rail at faults we Women make When the kind failing's onely for your sake And tell me Gallants which would you like best The tedious Fool that stayes 'till she is drest Or the kind Girl who when the hour is come Slips on the Morning Gown and steals from home After the good old English way we treat Though it be plain we give you wholesom Meat Our Friends of th' other House do often take ye With such Ragousts as nasty French Cooks make ye With garnish'd Dishes they delight your Eyes And give you nought but Vermine in disguise 'T is not a Ladies Paint can gain her Hearts Nor silly Lords fine Cloaths can mend his Parts Loaded with Liv'ries the Gilt Coach may roul And yet the Spark within may be a Fool. To your own Cost most of you Gallants know That is not alwayes best that makes a Show Were the Truth known here 's many a Spark I fear That has been lewdly Chous'd in fine Semar Thus Fools are caught but the old crafty Sinner Takes the sound Wench though in Straw-Hat and Pinner THE Spanish Rogue ACT I. Scene 1. Enter Don Fenise and Larasco in Fenise 's House Fen. DEspairing Merchants when their Fleets appear After the dangers of a stormy year Have swelling hopes like mine yet doubt their Fate 'Till in their greedy arms they hug their freight Assist me Fortune fix thy rouling wheel Some few short minutes and for ever reel Not yet how dull and lazily it creeps Looks on his Watch. O Expectation how each moment sleeps Lar. Sleep on old time for thou hast need of Rest Who art for ev'ry Lovers service prest Had my grave Courage been as rash as his We both had slep'd eternally ere this These Lovers whom the Devil cannot frighâ— When near enjoyment fires their appetite Design'd to meet like Cats i' th dead of night But I told him whom nothing else cou'd stay 'T was her command he should not stir till day This time much better fits my peaceful mind Though Love wo'nt let them see must I be blind She has poor thing expected him all night And though he 's freed from 's peevish Mistriss by 't I know he 'll Rant but my resolve is set These valiant Friends did never fail me yet His Feet Fen. Ev'n in consent she 's cruel too the night Much better wou'd disguise a Lovers flight None but her self can such delayes repair Impatience is as restless as despair Exeunt Fenise and Larasco Scene 2. Enter Alcinda and Leonella in Don Manuel 's Hall Alc. Is this a Lovers haste Did he not say Each minute in my absence seem'd a day False man unworthy of my meanest thought To slight a Love he has so dearly bought My flame increases by his cold delay Revenge shall lead me off though love wou'd stay Exit Alcinda Leon. The language of those begging eyes I know Implores a reason that she may not go I 'll rather make her hate him if I can For she 's too good for such a faithless man Going out she sees Fenise and Laraseo coming and returns with a dark Lanthorn Enter Fenise and Larasco Fen. The King of Planets from his daz'ling Crown With more than common Red gilds ore the Town Blushing to see Loves secrets trust the Light Leon. Stand Who goes there what sturdy mortal Wight When dismal shades the sleeping World orespread And yawning Graves let out their wandring dead Disturbs the silent night and rashly pryes Into pale Hecates drowsie sacrifice Speak daring Mortal say what makes thee creep Through unknown paths when time itself's asleep Declare thy dire intent Fen. Let 's make all sure And play these Frolicks when we are secure Leon. This voyce I know deceive me not pale Moon 'T is he hey ho what made you come so soon This Love 's a restless Bedfellow take heed Tread soft and sure this shews you love indeed T' adventure out this dreadful stormy Night
You might have taken cold or met a Spright Lar. A Spright where where Ah good Sir dear Sir stay no longer here Fen. Pry'thee release my patience I 'll approve This sport another time But where 's my Love Leon. Where is your Love indeed to make her wait Were it not lost you had not come so late Go boast your Treachery and then declare How long you woo'd how oft you perjur'd are When you consult your Conquest sum your Cost Of precious time and Oaths See who has lost She will your scorn with interest return And for your falseness Heav'n will make you mourn Fen. Thy Looks are well but in thy Words I find The certain signs of a distemper'd mind Is it to me you speak and can you prove My wandring Faith or my decaying Love Disperse these wonders which your words create It was my Penance to attend so late And if I suffer for your own designe Your loud Complaints more justly will be mine Leon. Ah Sir Excuses which so weak appear Betray too little Love or too much Fear Do jealous Lovers which abhor the light Call Phoebus to attest their secret flight She summon'd you ere Night wax'd grey as soon As the Antipodes enjoy'd their Noon Fen. Thou heartless Fool what mischief hast thou done Instructing me to wait the rising Sun Kneel to good Fortune for thy Life 's the stake Raise not my Ruine on this Rogues mistake I 'll lead her hence or perish at her feet Leon. Sooner the Eve and Infant day may meet This injury reviv'd her dying scorn And stay'd me here to hasten your return Ill Tydings flie too soon you 'll hear the rest Fen. The rest Can my Misfortune be increast I know too little since there 's more behind Leon. If she can hate you to your self be kind Fen. Villain be gone thy swiftest fears out-flie Leon. Your Sword would blush to wear so base a Die. Fen. In such extremes of Fate I want a guide None can securely stem wild passions Tyde Proceed hold curs'd fortune dispatch the rest Leon. Y' are banish'd from her presence and her brest Fen. His baseness is too weak a guard He dyes For such a Saint too poor a Sacrifice Fenise draws and Larasco runs in crying Lar. Dear Dear merciful pardon my mistake For Heavens Oh Sir for fair Alcinda's sake Within Exit Larasco Murther Murther I 'm dead I 'm dead Fen. Nothing to stop his Throat no hearty Curse Leon. O for an Irish Wolf to make him hoarse Thieves Thieves Thieves Rogues Villains Dogs Thieves Manuel within Leon. The Blood-hounds up no cunning can relieves Fen. Curse on his yelping Jaws what shall we do Leon. Here here quickly Sir step in here Exeunt Mingo and Leonella Enter Don Manuel in a ridiculous Morning dress Man Thieves Thieves Wife Daughter Maid no body hear All the dores open undone rob'd undone All the World asleep am I heard by none Murther murther I 'm dead down right stone dead Ha! 't is so 't is so my wild girls are fled Pray Heav'n it be no worse I 'll raise the Town Exit Manuel locking the dore after him Enter Don Fenise and Leonella Leon. Consult her safety though you slight your own Her Honour suffers in your longer stay No dull consideration but away Still more unhappy he has lock'd the dore Exit Leonella Fen. Never to see nor think of me no more Why can she not my Love transform to hate And rule my Passion as she rules my Fate Why did those mighty Powers we adore Give Beauty so much strength and give no more Have I for this outwatch'd a Tyrants Spie A Hermits Zeal or Statesmans Jealousie When Mad-men sleep and madder Chymists rest Loves greater madness still annoyes my Brest Repent too cruel Fair thy Vow repent Let the Offender bear the punishment Unkind Alcinda Must we ever part Can She so easily command her heart To my insulting Fate too much I bow If I must never more I 'll see her now I dare not go Dull Fenise canst thou bear These injuries from Love and blame his fear He 's innocent or thou must guilty prove As he to fear submits thou yeild'st to Love Enter Leonella pulling Larasco in Leon. Among the Women you can domineer Lar. Kill me Sir Kill me rid me of my fear Fen. This Fellow may his frighten'd sense regain The Object once remov'd removes his pain Love like an angry Ghost allows no rest But still torments the guilty Lovers Brest Yet I 'll shak 't off * Alcinda at a Window Ha! 't is she treacherous sense A Thousand Devils cannot force me hence Urge it no more but to her lead the way Leon. Her strict Commands I dare not disobey Fen. The saddest prospect of my Fate I see She being lost much worse it cannot be Thou shalt relent here 's gold Leon. Who can resist the charms your tongue affords This is a language sweeter far than words Lar. O Wondrous Virtue of imperious gold For thee is Honour bought and Heaven sold Yet had I all ere fruitful Peru bred I 'd give it freely to be safe in Bed What new design something she talks of me I fear some plot upon my Chastity Fen. Sirrah Observe her Orders Lar. More Catterwouling yet Hell stop her breath Fen. Another Murmur shall foretel thy death Lar. I wish'd a task whose danger might declare What I dare do my Folly to repair Leon. Watch and inform us when he comes See right Let not your shadow put you in a fright Lar. I 'll fight the proudest he that wears a head Leon. What darest thou stake against my Maidenhead I do not take thy rusty Sword away Thou a Fighter Lar. Donna your beauty may That man is mad that will with Women fight Your loss by day you can revenge at night Fen. Dispatch his charge my dearest blood I 'd pay To buy each minute which you throw away Villain be watchful Exeunt Fenise and Leonella Lar. Sir I will not stay If all my art and strength can get away This Lock is vengeance strong No passage here No Window big enough for creeping Fear Ne'r talk on 't I can't endure to be kill'd He cares not so his wild desire 's fulfill'd I 'll try the Garden wall is this door fast Then life adieu the fatal Die is cast A Kingdom to secure my life he 's there A Noise within Oh my dear pretty heart thy end draws near O Death what shall I do where shall I hide No cunning place to tye my self aside A little stay my knife yet do not come Pox on 't now I have left my knife at home Else I could cut my throat Poor carkass how Must thou be Slic'd and Carbonado'd now I might have stop'd the Lock too fool that I was Oh my belly good Lock don't let him pass Dear Lock stand too 't sweet Lock don't let 'em come ' Wounds how I shall be Slash'd there 's forty o 'm Enter Don Manuel
treat me as the angry Welchmen prey On Puppets that affront Saint David's day Yet I 'll about it strait that thou may'st see I dare do any thing to purchase thee Lend me one kiss nay fie hold up thy head I 'll pay thee Interest when we meet a Bed Exit Mingo Leon. Fie fie I hate you now I must be coy Though he 's sharp set too easie Love will cloy Men are so Femaliz'd so idle grown They court the Coy and slight what may be won Exit Leonella The End of the Second Act. ACT III. Scene 1. Enter Larasco alone in Fenis 's House Lar. MAlicious Rogues lie close lurk any where Men may be kill'd yet see no danger near Would all like wiser Schoolmen fight with words I could be Valiant but I hate these Swords I can eat like a Lyon and for Drink Bacchus himself should never make me shrink These are rare parts the Virtues in request What pity 't is I cannot reach the rest O had I but the heart to thunder out A Roaring Oath look big and stare about Cry Damm'ee with a Grace then stamp and frown I were the most accomplish'd Blade in Town A silent Noise methinks invades my Ear Enter Leonella Old Tormenter I 'll be reveng'd on her Dreadful Toledo forth thou trusty Blade That o're the Head and Ears in blood canst wade Come out here 's food to fill thy hungry Maw I 'll kill thee Villain if thou wilt not draw Draw thou Son of a Whore Leon. Good Signior hold Lar. Signior thy Sister thou paltry sneaking Scold O I could swinge you now I tell you that Whâ—t now you Sir ha what would you be at Coward I could eat thee Leon. Brave Sir you fight Prodigiously and kill as oft as smite Lar. Mortal Thou say'st the Truth come buss me now Leon. Stay Sir You hold your Sword I know not how I could instruct you in a better way Lar. Do 't I command thee He gives her his Sword Leon. Then I must obey Rascal I 'll teach you how to fight I will She beats him Draw on your Friends Sirrah I charge you kneel Lar. Ah Madam Captain my first Fault forgive Leon. Ne'r draw Toledo more as long 's you live Next I command thee that thou never fight But with our Sex Lar. That too shall be at Night Leon. Lest you are kick'd to Men give no affront Lar. Ah! you are merciful indeed I wo'nt Leon. Thy word shall serve Gives him his Sword Lar. Your Wars I 'd fain be at I know already how to manage that Vollies of sighs must first approach the Town To clear the brow of the defendant frown Kisses for Cannons but my shot should fall Thicker than cannon bullets ' gainst your Wall The sturdy batt'ring Ram should charge her home While her faint No's-supply the absent drum The breach once made e'r I attacque the fort I would dismantl't and peruse my sport And if no modeish fireworks do remain I 'll pitch my standard and fall on again Leon. But stay rash Sir suppose that you are beat A right stout man takes care for a retreat Lar. For a retreat O prythee name it not I will o'recome Or perish on the spot Leon. Poh where 's your Master cease this idle Talk Lar. He 's musing in his melancholly walk Let 's to the Pantry first for some relief There 's heavenly Wine and mighty glorious Beef Leon. Thy heart lies in thy guts Sirrah march on Lar. Love is a Dish I cannot live upon Like my Camelion Master feed on looks If e'r I do my guts will curse the Cooks Exeunt Larasco and Leonella Scene 2. Enter Don Fenise and Don Alonzo in a Garden Fen. Hast thou ne'r seen a stately well rig'd Ship Charge through the foaming billows of the deep Whose batter'd Fabrick stormy Neptune drawes Into the ruines of his frothy Jawes Then shoots him up aloft swift as a spear Sent to affront th' Olimpick Thunderer Jove loudly speaks his scorn of Neptunes brave And lights the ship back to his watry grave From ev'ry point rough winds each other call Hasting to share the glory of his fall The Vessell still bears up though thus opprest The Wind grown weary gives the water rest The skies serene and all the storm blown ore The longing Vessel makes the wish'd for shore When on a lurking Rock so near the coast She splits and just i' th' harbour all is lost So Fortune plaid with me I triumph'd ore The storms of her disdain had sight of shore That happy port of which my Love did steer If Earth has yet a paradise 't is there But now Alonzo Mark the decree of my too cruel fate Just on th' arrival of this glorious state Ev'n in the prospect of my utmost joyes It shipwracks all my bliss my hope destroyes Which now lyes sunck in th' Ocean of despair Sunck for ever sunck Alon. Time may repair Thy heavy loss and raise thy drooping fate Fen. Never Alon. This passion 's too effeminate A helpless Woman can like thee depaint Impatient sorrow in a weak complaint Rayl on Sinister stars and execrate The dire effects of her misguided fate Such passive Soules teach fate to tyrannize Fen. What is' t your active spirit would advise Alon. Despise thy mistriss and thy Rival kill This way to doat will be excuseable Do but the difference of passions prove You 'l find revenge is sweeter far then Love Thy more successful Rival must be slain Fen. I have no Rival but her just disdain Alon. If it be just you ought not to complain Fen. Were it not so my case were not so sad Then hope might live and pity might be had Alon. If not to thee where will she give her heart The sun ne'r saw a man of more desert Fen. Should thrifty nature spend her precious store T' enrich one Heroe 'till her self grow poor She has not worth enough to buy the prise Of one rich smile from her resistless Eyes Alon. A gallant Woman were these fancies true But as she 's fair so she is Cruel too Fen. There I 'm lost Alon. Yes to any thing of man Or reason thou art lost recal again That royal Exile where wild passions sway The Empire of the Soul will soon decay So Ships without a knowing Guide are toss'd By ev'ry Gust in danger to be lost Distraction in thy fancy needs must raign Since it is form'd by a distracted Brain Reason would tell thee Nature did design The female sex slaves to the Masculine 'Till we are pleas'd to take them into grace And bring the rib back to its proper place Fen. But love the King of passions wont allow His subjects should to reasons Scepter bow Alon. Unreasonable love is Lust a beast May with a brutish passion be possest Fen. You say you never lov'd then how can you Define a passion which you never knew Alon. I love good horses sport on sprightly Wine This reason does allow there 's
Coward now draw Alon. Your strange distemper does my pity raise But not my anger Fen. Ha! what is' t he says His pity Heav'ns his pity that word Wounds me more sensibly then can thy sword Draw or I 'll murther thee by Heav'n I will Though Angells guard thy life Alon. He 's madder still Hold Sir I will fight Fen. Then thou art Generous and I 'll destroy Thy tainted life with so much gallantry 'T will be less happiness to live then dye Alon. First hear my Reason though your own you slight Nay hear me speak or else I will not fight Fen. Say on Alon. The Crime you charge me with is Love But 't is the strangest Love that man can own To doat upon a Beauty yet unknown An object which ne'r entertain'd my Eyes Nor fancy yet O sensless jealousies Time is not two houres older grown since fame First reach'd my Eares with your Alcindas name Have you such pow'rful Rhet'rick to enforce So strange a passion with your mad discourse She never had a thought nor wish from me But what I paid as one concern'd for thee Believe thy friend recal thy wandring sense Own thy mistake and see my Innocence Fen. Ye drouzy stars how long will yee permit That I such gross absurdities commit Thou cruel Woman and more cruel Fate Am I the mark of Loves and Fortunes hate Forgive me Sir and if y' are yet my friend Helpe me to give my Love and care an end Peirce this rebellious heart one little thrust Will pay deaths tribute then my peaceful dust Wrapp'd in the cold imbraces of the grave Where it can nothing wish will all things have Turn not away will you be cruel too Why should I beg what I my self can do Offers to fall on his Sword Alon. Strange madness Heavens what do you intend Alonzo hinders him Fen. To spight my fortune are not you my friend Alon. I 'll seale it with my dearest blood Fen. Then why Will you oppose my latest remedy Alon. How can death be the end of miserie When 't is the greatest pain of all to dye Fen. O death is short and after there 's no pain Alon. But when we dye we hope to live again You rob the gods of their prerogative If you should dye when they would have you live By acts so desperate and so injust You will renew your sorrows in the dust Be yet your self bravely resolve to slight The worst effects of Loves and Fortunes spight He rules his stars though never so unkind That bears misfortunes with an equal mind Fen. Ye pow'rs above pity my sad Estate And guide me th'rough this Labyrinth of Fate Exeunt Don Fenise and Alonzo Scene 3. Enter Larasco with three Neighbours Lar. No quarrels Gentlemen that 's my decree For I 'm a Tyrant if you anger me A Lyon incarnate for the least word I must have satisfaction with the sword This Bilboe simple as it hangs has sped Whole dozens in a morning at Madrid Heark ye this bold French boy that made such work In Flanders and the huge Venetian Turk Both pay a pension to this dreadful Sword You know more then the King does not a Word 1. Neigh. O wonderful how strongly is he made 2. Neigh. Well we are blest to meet this noble blade Lar. The King imployes so many flatt'ring Spies I could not rest but for this base disguise You are all true All. 3. I I I Lar. Nay were you base Not one of you should live to leave this place Would you be Souldiers men of great command Shew but a line from this victorious hand Though I 'm so feirce sometimes I 'm pleasant too And fool with mortals as I dance with you The Dance Lar. Hold hold this boxing may my courage raise Which only blood and gapeing wounds alaies When the dog Turk was at Lepanto beat Who was it think ye gave him that defeat The wings were lost the plain with dead was fill'd The Cannon taken and the body reeld But never was there so much horrour seen As when my single troop of horse fell in Th'rough Guns Swords fire and blood I led the way Ralli'd the flying troops and won the day The Turkes like fearful sheep we overcame You could not hear the Cannons for my name Larasco Larasco Victoria All. Larasco Victoria Larasco Enter Fenise and Alonzo Fen. Sirrah what saucy noise is this I hear Neighbors run off Lar. Only a little harmeless musick Sir Fen. Haste haste Larasco and prepare my horse To your advice I now will have recourse Woman farewel Glory and Fame I 'll court Alonzo see her not the time 's too short My passion may revive by longer stay Alon. Bravely resolv'd When you are ready I 'll soon lead the way Exit Fenise This murth'ring beauty I must needs survey What 's your bus'ness here Enter Sanchez San. Hearing that you wanted a man I came To tender my service to you Alon. Where hast thou liv'd San. I serv'd a wealthy man in India last Signior Don Pedro Alon. De Valiza was 't San. The same I serv'd him 'till his latest breath Alon. Why he was shiprack'd how did'st thou ' scape death San. No Sir he did at Sea pay Natures debt So good a master I shall ne'r forget Alon. Canst tell what Port the Vessel made and where Those little Ladies are which he had there San. The ship arriv'd in Spain I know no more I was next day found dead upon the shore My sense so long was lost I ne'r did know How I came there or who had us'd me so Alon. I 'll take thee for that Masters sake go in Exit Sanchez This news will much upon Don Fenise win Don Pedra de Valiza was my Father One of the Ladies was sister to Don Fenise The other was my sister Nine years they have been missing and 'till now We never heard where they were lost or how Grant they may yet survive ye powr's divine Then Fenise is oblig'd by vows to mine And I 'm as strictly ty'd to marry his Which will confirm his thoughts of quitting this I will not see her but wee 'l strait to horse And yet I must compel'd by hidden force What should this mean Devil to let thee see None of thy female sprights have pow'r o're me I will go see her Woman do thy worst Who courts or feares thee equally is curst The End of the Third Act. ACT IV. Scene 1. Enter Don Fenise and Don Alonzo Fen. How our sisters and on the coast of Spain Each hour 's an age 'till you return again If fair Laurina lives once more I vow On none but her I will my heart bestow Alon. May all the curses of the Trojan Queen Upon my head be doubl'd ore agen If any beauty living has a part But my Calista in Alonzo's heart Fen. Wee 'l search where careful mortals never trod Where birds or sullen beasts make no aboad Alon. No melancholy grove no hollow tree Fen. No
Creek i' th' briney region of the Sea Though deep as hell secret as lustful night Alon. Or traytors thoughts Fen. Shall ' scape our peirceing sight Alon. I 'll find Calista Fen. And Laurina I Alon. Wee 'll in a bed or grave together lie Exeunt Fenise and Alonzo Scene 2. Enter Don Manuel and Alcinda in Don Manuel's House Man Your Genius fair Alcinda takes a flight Above the common reach of Womens sight You are discreet and can instruct me best How to resolve a doubt which breaks my rest Alc. Good Sir spare my blushes What is my crime Man Lay by-such thoughts for I would lose no time Pray hear me Suppose a harmless child were left alone Wandring and lost upon some pathless down Forsaken by her Parents and expos'd To fortunes mercy this is but suppos'd Alc. No parents could possess such flinty minds Man A gentleman this little wand'rer finds Dejected weary hopeless starv'd and weak Where none could see her weep or hear her speak Alc. O Heavens would he not relieve the child Man Necessity already made her wild He kindly takes her up and brings her home Alc. A noble pious man Ages to come Will bless his Charity Man Pray hear the rest She with his daughter shares his equal brest Their cloathes alike alike their breeding is Onely his thoughts distinguish'd that from this Suppose my self the man and you were she Imagine it how would you answer me Alc. As Heaven Sir and justice do command My heart would not permit you to demand But I should freely offer what you gave To buy your liberty become a slave Man Then know that you are she that child whom I Found so cast off to want and miserie 'T was I preserv'd you what has since befel How I have lov'd you your own self can tell Alc. You tell me wonders Sir why did you name Your self my guardian Man Thy spotless fame Had else been blasted with the busie air Of envious tongues which nothing can repair Besides Rosella justly might repine To see her welfare pris'd no more then thine Alc. Good Sir informe me who my Parents were Whose hopeless state forc'd them to leave me there With bended knees low as the humble earth I 'd pay that duty which I owe my birth Man Some Oracle must answer your request But if that tenderness I have exprest Deserve your grateful thoughts if ought be due Restore me back that life I then gave you Alc. Explain your secret language Sir from me You may command my life and liberty With careful duty I 'll your care repay My narrow fate permits no other way Man In short Love has so far posses 't my mind I cannot live unless you will be kind Alc. Heavens what do I hear excess of care Desturbs your sense you are not well I fear Man Nourish no more this idle misbelief Let your reply be positive and brief I love you to enjoy you come be wise My closet's private from the Worlds eyes None dares disturb our joyes and what 's unknown Untold by babling fame is still undone Alc. O Sir can you find out a privacy Shut from the sight of Heavens peircing eye That will behold us and though justice stayes 'T will grow the more severe by those delayes Divine revenge will seize you in a time When y' are pursuing this unhappy crime Nor can it be unknown the dazling sun Will write upon my forehead what is done Thus low I beg your pity O forbear Your guilt will like a gnawing Vultur tear Your fright'ned Conscience and the action past The beastly pleasure dies the guilt will last Man Fairly accept my love and my estate Or I 'll enjoy you at a cheaper rate I 'll force your stubborn wilfulness and then Return you to your vagrant life ag'en Alc. Turn me a beging Sir and I 'll proclame You for a Saint I 'll canonzie your name You cannot force me though I am your slave Death will preserve me and my honour save Just Heaven hear my vow if you proceed May I be curs'd if I survive the dead Man I 'll take no more so cruel and so young Force shall supply the weakness of my tongue Alcinda runs out at one dore and Mingo enters hastily at another disguis'd Alc. Help help help Man Cross luck speak what art thou Min. It is the same dear mischief help me now Man Whether would'st go what do'st seek what do'st fear Min. Most noble Sir afford your curteous ear The chance of War guided by fates decree Made me a slave to Turkish tyranie I serv'd a ' prentiship in chayns became An Eunuch to assist their beastly flames Kind Heav'n at last appeas'd did freedom grant But in my flight I was surpris'd by want Some envious females having known my case And all my losses had me strait in Chase I took this Sanctuary and from you Entreat protection from this rageing crew By all you value most by all that 's dear And by your Innocence preserve me here On your sweet mercies Altar I lay hold No disrespect but danger makes me bold Man But art thou a very Eunuch indeed Min. As I tell true so may you help my need Man I 'll entertain thee if thou wilt be mine Thy bus'ness shall be easie Min. I resigne My life t' ee and if I 've done ill in ought My diligence shall expiate my fault I have him fast He 's full of thoughts plot on Projecting Scot thou fool thou cheating Don Aside Blest saints reward you you have sav'd my life Man This Eunuchs help will soon conclude the strife I 'll in and teach him how to play his part Her body 's mine although I lose her heart Follow me in Exeunt Manuel and Mingo Scene 3. Enter Rosella Alcinda Leonella Rosel A ravisher O strange and horrid Crime Alc. 'T is a sad truth if at that very time Heav'n had not sent that unexpected aid His Lust most fiercely rag'd when most I pray'd Oh that Don Fenise would agen be kind Leon. Madam ne'r hope that he will change his mind You easily may guess at his intent By this fine song his worthy friend has sent Rosel Sing it Leonella Leonella sings this Song Down with this Love that has made such a pother This Jack with a Lanthorn that leads us a round 'Till with dull Marri'ge we Cheat one another For joyes that do vanish as soon as th' are found Repent ye proud Nymphs for your Tricks shall not pass We 'll change no more Gold and good Stones for your Glass While so severely you rail at the pleasure And kill the poor Lover that 's at your command Like Doctors you turn your heads from the Treasure But Oh how you grasp what is put in your hand Repent c. When the short minute we sigh'd for is over The Nymph is more kind and more brisk than before But how dejected and dull is her Lover To find all his Passion can purchase no more
Repent ye proud Nymphs for your Tricks shall not pass We 'll change no more Gold and good Stones for your Glass Rosel Let not her rash despair invade thy heart Continue kind and let me play my part Leon. Madam here 's a messenger from Don Fenise Rosel My life on 't he repents withdraw a while When you return my news shall make ye smile Exit Alcinda I 'll punish him go fetch my Vizard mask And tell him I'm Alcinda if he ask Now bring him in Enter Alonzo Reason protect my heart A sweeter shape was never feign'd by art Alin. Must I discourse with masks with sableshrouds I dare peruse your beauty free from clouds Could you outshine the morning could your rayes Obscure the glorious sun in clearest dayes Could your insinuating flames inspire A Stoicks flinty heart with loves soft fire To me your boasted Excellence is dim Those foolish toyes have pow'r on none but him Fenise that lov'd you once mark me Lady That lov'd you once and such a Beauty made ye But he 's converted and he vows no more Your well mix'd paint and patches to adore Ros Pray hear me Sir Alon. Madam I am not come To feign sad stories of your servants death Your charming name fil'd up his latest breath He dy'd for love of you and when your tears Witness repentance Ease you of your fears No! I resolv'd some minutes to bestow To slight those charmes that had bewitch'd him so Exit Alonzo Ros As you are truly Noble hear me speak Should he be cruel sure my heart must break Is he gone quickly call him back run fly Leon. ' Slife what ailes you Madam Ros Make no reply Perswade him back or never see my face Ha! what have I done in so short a space To lose my heart This for Alcinda I did undertake Now she may do it for Rosellas sake A gallant man Enter Alonzo Alon. What does your message mean Rosel Reallity let Fenise love ag'en She takes off her mask Alcinda shall be his I give my hand A sign the contract shall most firmly stand Use all the interest that you can make To stay him for the sad Alcindas sake Alon. Ha! what do I see Angel or Saint or whatsoe'r you be That take frail Womans shape low on the ground I beg that pardon you from Heaven found Leon. The gentleman's smitt'n he 's caught i'faith How he surveyes each beauty that she hath 'T is German clockwork sure how its eyes roul Look ye the mouth on 't moves alas pretty Soul A very rare motion I long to see some tricks his peirceing eye Declares him Skilful in Astrologie Can you cast nativities Sir Alon. Begone Let me and my nativity alone O happy friend Rosel Near night he 'l find her at the Cypress grove He will not fail if he pretend to love Good thoughts attend you Alon. Though you design Your self for him your picture may be mine Think me not rude by your fair self I vow I ne'r beg'd favour from your Sex 'till now The Indies shall not buy it from my eyes Ros Though what you ask my modesty denies Nay though I 've made a vow never to part From this but to the man that has my heart Yet y'have prevail'd take it and all content Alon. As I would take aguift from Heaven sent Ros Oh my heart farewel Sir pray don't forget Fie fie Rosella this once he 's there yet Exeunt Alonzo and Rosella at several dores Enter presently Alonzo and Mingo Alon. Mingo why this disguise what mak'st thou here Min. I strive to live y are angry still I fear Pray pardon me you alwayes found me just In your affairs though led aside by lust Alon. Pry'thee no more lest Protestations raise Suspition of thy faith without a cause Min. Now Sir I am from all my faults reclaim'd And blush with anger when I hear them nam'd Pray let me serve you here Sir my great care Shall testifie what my intentions are Alon. I 'll think upon 't there 's earnest of my love gives him mony Min. May you receive this bounty from above Exit Alonzo In ten thousand Curses and when Heavens store Exausted is I 'll coyn as many more This was a happy disguise I 've gain'd so much upon Don Manuel's wife She has discover'd to me all his life He 's mine to gain Alcinda by my Ayd And my pretended Love has gain'd the maid From her I 'll lrarn what brought Alonzo on And then I 'll do your work my angry Don Here she comes Enter Leonella Enter Don Manuel observing them O my dear Rogue what dangers have I trod How many weary steps how often rode Ore hill and dale through fire and frost Through frights and foes what Wives what fortunes lost Leon. Time has not chang'd thee thou art Mingo still Mingo Thy slave my Sultaness both heart and will O let me ever hold thee thus Man Here 's sport An Eunuch a Stalion I 'll spoyl your Court. D' ee hear Sirrah Villain Rogue what are you Exit Leonella Min. Thy evil Angel Gorzell nay t is true Gorzell I say hast thou forgot thy name Thy Cheats thy Murthers too I can proclame Man Mercy sweet Devil mercy pity me Min. Rise mortal and give ear to my decree One beauty shall be mine the other thine And equally we 'll share the pilfer'd coyn Dispatch thy answer quick consent and live Man Y' are merciful take all that I can give Min. Then I'm thy friend and Mingo Discovers himself Man Catch'd agen 'Sdeath how didst thou discover me or when Min. O never question that let it suffice I know you now and all your Subtleties Hold to your bargain we 'll go hand in hand And raise such plots Fate shall not countermand That wench will tell me news if you retire Man Th' art my good Angel take thy own desire Min. You must not see it though I seem too kind To your Teresa Man No! no! use thy mind Exit Manuel Min. Yes and thy soft pate long prosperity Has lull'd the rascal in security Here comes his fellow trader Enter Teresa Ter. Dear Eunuch this has been a tedious day Min. How eagerly this Creature longs for prey Time's lazy grown 't is yet an hour to night Ter. That hour's eternity let 's lose our sight And make it ever night Min. O hold you prophesie your death I fear Ter. Death prythee let 's go in and meet it there Min. Know then in short I 'm hir'd to murther you here 's earnest for 't Shews the money Alonzo gave him Your husband loves Alcinda Ter. O base slave Villain I 'll to him strait I 'll tear the knave Min. Stay you 'l undo us both but if you will You may preserve us both and Manuel kill Dispatch him roundly if you love me then I 'll marry you Ter. I 'll doe 't thou best of men Exit Teresa Leonella peeps in and Enters Min. Nay she 's gone My best saint
my wise Medea what spell Wilt thou invent old Manuel's rage to quell Leon. A powerful charm which he can ne'r withstand Min. Teresa doats doats on me by this hand She 's so jealous of thee too we shall ne'r Enjoy in quiet while we tarry here Leon. Come come there 's Villany on foot my ear Gave me intellgence though none appear They look like saints for all their pious show There may be Murthers Whores and Rogues or so Min. I understand therefore 't is our best way To make a handsome pack and march away Leon. Our Ladies do prepare to meet their Loves I must along too Min. Mark well how it proves And let me know it may produce a light To guide us on in our intended flight Leon. I 'll observe adieu Min. Ioy of my life farewell thus far I thrive I must be suddain lest so many Eyes As I imploy may find my Subtilties I 'm stor'd with Wives and with a helping friend I 'll make true use o 'm to my propper end On fair Rosella lyes my aim though here Is my circumference my centre 's there Exit Mingo Scene 4. Enter Alonzo with a picture in his hand Alon. The blasting light'ning darte from the Sky Kills not so sure as this transpiercing Eye Coward Alonzo shall thy Courage sinck At white and red a Woman make thee shrinck That thing which I despis'd do I not know Beauties like flowr's do fade as fast as grow Why should I love and think of this nay more That when we have enjoy'd the passions o're And w' are asham'd of that we did adore Unruly force of wild desire this frame Is beautiful as she this face the same This I can break deform it when I please Intruding Age or any weak disease Will make her pow'rful charms as soon decline Minds oft' are wicked though the shapes divine Folly farewel this Idle senceless toy And all my passion too thus I destroy Alonzo throwes away the Picture Fenise Enters and takes it up Fen. What suddain change is this Alon. O happy Fenise fair Alcinda's thine Fly to the Cypress grove there she 'l resign Her self into thy armes be ever blest I 'll seek a grave while thou enjoy'st thy rest Fen. Hate me for ever If I seek Joy while you have Discontent Alon. I love your Mistriss Sir and to prevent Any unworthy Act so base a flame May tempt me to I 'le fly to hide my shame Fen. More unto Friendship than to Love I ow If you unhappy are I must be so You made her mine when all my hope was gone 'T is just you should enjoy what you have won Alon. Let it suffice in Love I yield to you Strive not to conquer me in friendship too Conceal that tempting Shadow from my sight Those that would cure weak Eyes should fly the Light Fen. Is this the Form you love Alon. No Painters Art Could e'r infuse more life in ev'ry part Fen. Fortune is kind her Blessings to divide Both may be happy yet Both satisfi'd 'T is not Alcinda Sir but may she be As kind as fair Alcinda was to me Alon. Who is it then There was no other by Fen. Let 's to the place and there the difference try But stay they are here Enter Alcinda Rosella Leonella Alon. Two Suns at once in Beauties glorious Sphere Denote some change in Loves high State draws near Fen. Pray Heav'n his Tyranny may now decay Alon. In me it shall I 'll die or win the day Fen. Encourag'd by your Goodness I am come To meet a Blessing or receive my Doom More to my Love then my Offence is due My Change was feigned but my Love is true It is the practice of the Pow'rs above To pardon Errors and accept of Love Your Beautie 's heav'nly make your Language so Will you that pardon which you ask bestow Though you so well your easie change disguise I see the marks of Anger in your Eyes Remember Fenise you did use to wooe Despise not Love because 't is offer'd you Will you refuse me then Where shall I hide I blush to ask but dye to be deny'd Fen. Refuse you Madam Will a swelling heart Refuse a Kingdom Will a Hermit part With want and misery by his remove To share the blessed happiness above My Soul is so transported with her Bliss I fear it will believe no Heav'n but this Rosel But Fire that 's slowly rais'd as late decayes Alon. Let common Beauties reign by common wayes Too much your Beauty and my Love you wrong Light'ning is sudden yet no Flame more strong Ros Powder that swiftly fires as soon does wast Alon. Yet does the Fire as long 's the Subject last So shall my Love and never know decay But in the Grave where no Affections stay That tedious way of Courtship you approve Shews much of Patience and but little Love Extremes of Passion such as Love inspires As ill are suffer'd as devouring fires Mine grown too pow'rful for my narrow Breast Presumes already to disturb your Rest Fen. Madam one charge from you would make her yield Alc. Love has the Day but Shame would keep the Field Your heart is hers pray trust me with your hand Come Sister lend me yours though Hymen's Band May be more Ceremonious may this Endure as long and be as firm as his Now I pronounce you one Rosel Remember Sister you compel my Love Alc. The Earth shall vanish e're my Faith remove Rosel With equal joy I meet your noble flame I will be ever yours Pray hide my shame Alon. That lovely blush looks like the Ev'ning Air Whose Scarlet-dye proclaims the next day fair And so may this Prophetickly appear For here begins my bliss and ends my fear With purer Zeal a Heathen never paid Vows to his Idol for supposed Aid Then I present my Heart a Gift too low To speak the Service I will ever owe. Fen. Ladies Since we are Conquerors thus far The great Affairs of Love as those of War Call for Advice to make the Conquest good Alon. That from our Leaders must be understood Command us Ladies We will execute Ros This place is most unfit for such dispute Alc. No Treaty will be heard to think of that Will be in vain the Foe is obstinate Alon. Now let us lead you off a glorious Prize Why should we trust our fatal Destinies Rosel Brave Enemies you shall command our Lives But hasty resolution seldom thrives Alon. My lovely Mistriss where all Beauties dwell True honour of your worthy Sex farewel Exeunt several wayes Scene 5. Enter Don Manuel and Mingo Ming Most certain 't is they are resolv'd to fly And only wait an Opportunity Pretend to make a Journey and take Horse 'T is Policy must do 't in vain is Force Now Leonella is dispatch'd with that Shall raise between their Servants mortal hate They both shall die before to Morrows Sun Nay more by their own Swords it shall be done Man Excellent Mingo
Ming With Leonella I 'me to meet this night I' th' Summer-house for an intended flight That must be your Retreat on her lay hold For she 'll be furnish'd with a Mine of Gold Make haste away be sure you fail her not Man Wit prosper thee brave Rogue Exit Manuel Ming O fear it not Poor Fool I 'll make thee sensible e're long That thou hast sold thy Welfare for a Song An idle senseless Tale can thy dull Brain Believe that for thy ease I 'll take this pain Enter Teresa Ming Here comes my Midnights Ghost Teres My best delight Fate can't deny us happiness this night Old Manuel rides abroad Ming But is it true Teres Just now we parted as I came to you Ming How Goodness is abus'd a meer pretence How Rogues may work upon your Innocence Alas good Soul This Night he means to spend I' th' Summer-house there 's his long Journeys end There he and modest Leonella meet Teres Leonella too bless me Ming Nay go see 't And if you love me now you may be mine He once remov'd I will be ever thine Here 's that will do the work revenge your wrong Gives her a Pistol and a Dagger Resolve it suddenly the time 's not long Teres Think not my little Silence did proceed From foolish pity no! they both shall bleed Ming The Woman you may pardon if you will Teres To rob me of thy love no! both I 'll kill Ming My dear Infanta Teres I 'll do 't and meet thee in the Lodge farewell Exit Teresa Ming Curses pursue thee how she flyes to Hell This one Night past to Morrow all 's my own And this kind Wretch shall die for what I 've done In Blood I 'll wade ere Phebus leave his Bed And make my Crimes out-blush the Mornings red Great Nemesis refuse me not thy Aid Thy Sacrifice is lost if I 'm betrai'd Exit Mingo Scene 6. Enter Don Fenise alone in his own House Fen. How sweet are all my Sorrows now how dear My Suffrings are now Happiness draws near Though in my Love I met with so much trouble My Pleasure will be as my Care was double Alonzo may have doubts and jealous fears My long experience all suspition clears Rosella's Heart like parched Straw took fire And did as swiftly blaze into desire Such flames are soonest quench'd and have least heat My Happiness as constant is as great Like noble Metal which doth long repel Assaulting Flames that round about it dwell But once made hot does long retain the fire So did my dear Alcinda meet desire Her Love came slowly but will sure remain She will be constant though I change again Most happy Fenise Enter Leonella and passing by him carelesly drops a Letter Ha! sure it was she What makes she here Why should she fly from me This may inform me â—â—â—y hearts delight The brave Alonzo pray Heav'n all is right Friendship allows me liberty to fee. He reads the Letter Fail not to meet me as we did agree The hour precisely Twelve the place you know Blind Fenise still no sign of Friendship show He may observe you with a Lovers Eye The time seems lazy now our joyes are nigh My dear Alonzo haste you have my heart When once we meet again we 'll never part Thine ever Alcinda Alcinda Alcinda Alcinda It cannot be sure my distemper'd Joy Distracts my thoughts and does my sense destroy Or her fair shape which in my fancy lyes Sends bright reflections to abuse my Eyes Ha! 't is by Heav'n 't is so And if it be Leonella peeps into to observe him O that I wanted Faith or could not see Thine-ever Alcinda my Tongue speaks this To cheat my Heart or else I hear amiss Alcinda false it cannot shall not be Yet who can doubt what they so plainly see O shameless Woman to destroy so soon A happiness I have so hardly won The wild Hibernian Waves and Winter Air Are constanter than these frail Women are Like thin Cameleons still they change their hue And take fresh flames from ev'ry sight that 's new Leon. The Fish is caught I must allow him line Fen. Hell upon Earth I 'll spoil their damn'd design Leon. Now I 'll upon him while he looks this way Fen. What can you run so well I 'll make you stay Leon. Mercy dear Sir Oh Heavens I 'm undone I see my Sentence in your hand I 'm gone Ah noble Sir you know I must obey Punish not me if they have gone astray Gentle Sir pity me Fen. Hear me thou dismal Messenger of Fate Here take your Charm giv 't to Alonzo strait If thou betray'st me with one look or word Thy Sex shall not protect thee from my Sword Wipe your dissâ—mbling eyes and get you gone Loâ—k undisturb'd as if it were unknown Come Fiend along see here he comes take heed I 'll watch you Alonzo enters Leon. Fear me not I 'll do the deed Fen. This may be yet a damn'd malicious plot 'Till he confirm it I believe it not Fenise hides himself Alon. Ha! welcome Loves pretty Envoy Must this Night make us happy Must we go Leon. There 's my bus'ness if that inform you so She gives him another Letter Alon. I will not fail let this engage thee mine My Service to my Mistriss Exeunt Alonzo and Leonella severally Fen. So to thine That is Alcinda Ah false perjur'd Friend Thy heart shall bleed for this e'r this Night end I 'll watch thee to thy Saint before her Eyes Thou shalt be punish'd for thy Perjuries Exit Fenise The End of the Fourth Act. ACT V. Scene 1. Don Manuel 's Hall Enter Mingo and Leonella Mingo ABove my highest hope it needs must hit I love thy Beauty and adore thy Wit But we must try to send their Men aside They 'l sooner fall if we their force divide Though both are Cowards yet for thy Loves sake Any strange Project they will undertake Can'st think of no Design no little Plot Hell take 'em Hounds they are not worth a Thought But it must be Leon. O that 's already done They are by this time in so great a fright They 'l have no sense to trouble us to night Ming Thou 'st Policy enough to rule a State Let 's to our bus'ness for the Night grows late Fail not to be i' th' Summer-house adieu I must not any more be seen with you For fear of old Teresa's jealous Head Leon. But when my Ladies ask me how I sped What shall I answer them you know they meant To fly this Night and therefore was I sent Ming Say they 'l attend them and 't is ten to one They 'l put up all their Jewels to be gone Where to secure them and how you know Leon 'T is done my Dear But whither shall we go Ming The time 's too short to tell nor need you ask Leave that to me 't has been my chiefest Task To set you on your way your Pasport's made Exit Leonella