Frederick the slave he demanded to buy was father to one of his intimate friends he gave him to him to doe with him what he pleased then he invited him to lodge in his house but Fenise excused himselfe therefrom judging that that might hinder the effect of his intentions yet he could not defend himself from staying dinner with him They begun to spread upon the ground a great piece of Tapistry upon which they dined Then he was obliged to receive the visit of a Turk of quality who came to speak to him about an affair of importance which caused Fenise to retire himself into an Anti-chamber to let them devise more freely together He walked there and thanked God that Mahomet had treated him so humanely and as he was upon these thoughts he saw a little doore open into the Anti-chamber where he was out of which came a faire Moore richly habited who seemed to be melancholique Our Cavalier saluted her with an action full of respect and humility The Moore made him a reverence after the mode of Spaine whereat Fenise was astonished but yet more when she approached him saying in the Spanish tongue THE CONTINVANCE OF THE HISTORY OF EUFEMIE CAvalier said she with a deep sigh I have heard all the recitall of the history you told to Mahomet wherein by having named Leonard a high Cavalier of the town of Valence you have moved my memory to discourse upon the misfortunes of my life and obliged my reason to acknowledge the faults which my impudence hath made me commit from whence I suffer a most rigorous unquietnesse of spirit I am the unfortunate Eufemie I am that unhappy cause of the troubles of Leonard my brother having preferred my sensuall pleasures before the duties of my birth and qualitie I will not cloake my miscarriages though love might render them excusable on the contrary I desire to make you a naked description thereof yet as short as I can possible whilst the absence of Mahomet giveth me leisure that by mine own shame I may in your person render some satisfaction to my brother since you say you are his friend I loved passionately a Cavalier which you have known from the mouth of my brother as your discourses have given me cause to presume but so passionately that I left my house to follow him he carried me to Madrid I ought to hide my face in telling you the infamous commerce that that man made me doe where he rendered mee a publique Courtizan not so much to satisfie his necessity as the vengeance he would take of my brother in my person and honour From Madrid for to save our selves from my brother who had discovered us wee went to Saragoce where wee stayed some moneths and there I had the reputation of the most faire and famous Courtezan of that age and as such a one was visited by the greatest Gallants of the towne During our stay there Don Pedro which you know to be the name of the cruell enemy of my brother and my renowne made friendship with a young Gentleman whose merits were were cherished and esteemed by a most noble Lady of an excellent wit and beauty and the better to expresse her perfections I pray you consider that they must needs be rare since that being of my sex and the originall of my misfortunes I am yet constrained to praise her Alexander so was this Cavalier called which she loved discovered part of the secrets of his soule and amongst others that of his flame to Don Pedro his new friend I may well say he gave him part of his fire since that he rendered him taken with the love of Cerinthe she was called so neverthelesse durst not enterprise to declare unto her his feeling for feare Alexander should be offended therewith and to avoide this inconvenience he betooke himselfe to art in all occasion wherein I was spoke of in the presence of Alexander Don Pedro spoke marvells of me as if I had beene the most accomplished with beauty wit and merit to the end to move him to love me and oblige him to breake that mutuall band of amity that was vowed betwixt them and thereby to imitate him and make Cerinthe his mistresse also to change In a word he conducted his designe so cunningly that it tooke as he imagined Alexander courted me Don Pedro seemed discontent therewith and to revenge himselfe got accesse neere Cerinthe which he found easy enough at the beginning there is no woman that is offended with being beloved and she that doth not disapprove of the service of a lover beginneth already to love Alexander taken with this new affection scarcely stirred from my lodging neglecting by this meanes to visit Cerinthe and she knowing his inconstancy rendered him the like making love with Don Pedro. By succession of time Alexanders father was advertised of his debauches he was told that his sonne entertained a courtezan a stranger which cost him much And forasmuch as old people are covetous and forget the follies of their youthes he could not excuse this of his sonnes He employed his credit so well that the Justice commanded me to quit the towne in a certaine time I seeing my selfe constrained to obey gave notice thereof to Don Pedro but instead of being sorry for it he seemed to be very well pleased with this newes because my absence gave him more libertie to passe his time with Cerinthe so that one day he told me that I might goe whither I would and that he could not then leave Sarragose I seeing my selfe so unworthily used by this perfidious and considering the resolution which he tooke to abandon me being distasted with my person I imagined he loved else where in this opinion I used such exact diligence that I discovered the cause of his disdaine as I have now told you I did not leave to require his assistance in this necessitie adding imbracements to words and representing unto him the obligations which he had to me yea imploying some times threats for my jelousie and his contempt carryed me to furious extreamities In the end either by reasons or fear I made him resolve to quit Sarragoce and leave Cerinthe but with designe to revenge himselfe cruelly of my persecutions as I have since learned He deferred our departure as long as he could possible and stayed untill the very last day the Justice had given me for that effect In the end wee tooke together the way to Valence he did nothing but curse by the way there came nothing out of his mouth but insolencies injuries and threatenings he drew his poynard and presented it unto me then he put it againe into the scabbard in briefe he so affrighted me that every moment I believed he was about to open my breast and pull out my heart he seemed to be so full of fury rage being arrived at our first Inne it was impossible for me to take any foode I went to bed weeping bitterly for my faults and endeavouring to
deferred their departure untill the next morning because he hoped some succour from Don Louis that night Laure being returned from her swoond they put on her irons and chained her as before and Fenise seeing himselfe aâ—one with her prayed her to acquit her self of â—he promise which she had made him if sleep or her indisposition did not hinder her and to tell him by what happy and strange accident she was come into this prison She who could not close â—er eyes and who felt no incommodity neer the object of her contentment served her selfe of his favourable occasion and made him this disâ—ourse THE CONTINVANCE OF THE HISTORY OF LAVRE SInce that you left me in the house of your friend Don Iovan de Velasquez hurt with your sword but more with your love and that this Cavalier obâ—ged by your prayers had taken care for the curing â—â—e exteriour wounds of my breast I imagined â—ith my selfe that you had abandoned mee to â—ake your vengeance more rigorous in offenâ—ng my line as well in honour as in blood having â—â—ven this foundation to my wrath I againe incouâ—ged my hopes represented to my selfe that you â—ould never be so barbarous as to leave me in so â—iserable a condition but my imagination proâ—unded alwayes to her selfe rather evill then good and I was disquieted with a thousand troublesome thoughts making me incontinently change my opinion sometimes I uttered injurious words against the subject I adored I accused you of ingratitude perfidiousnesse inconstancy then upon the suddaine I tooke your part and sought reasons to excuse you because I wished you innocent as well for your honour as my proper interest And for asmuch as the outrages which I spoke against you proceeded from the excesse of my passion when my imagination had rendered you some ill office and obliged mee to mingle some cold with my flames I perceived immediately that this was with designe to render them afterwards much more violent These were the ordinary entertaines wherewith divertised my selfe during mine abode with this Cavalier except when Leonor his sister kept me company for her wit was so excellent that she gave me no time to thinke of any other thing but of her sweete discourse But exactly to instruct you of all that passed in this house whilest I was there I must tell you a tragique history whereof it was the Theatre A young man called Felix a Merchants sonne of Toledo but of very good fashion possessing many of those qualities which are requisite to a gentleman became inflamed with the love of Leonor Neverthelesse the inequalitie of their conditions the recluse life which shee led the splender of her beauty the gravitie of her presence hindered Felix from daring to discover his passion He suffered long time inquietudes very violent in the end not being able to resist his torments he resolved to have recourse to the intermission of a third person to interpret his thoughts not having courage enough to explicate them to her that had made him conceive them He used a very ordinary way which was to apply himselfe to the Chambermaide of this Lady because those kinde of people are enemies that fight close they strike almost alwaies where they please and render the victory lesse doubtfull They evermore finde occasions to praise the pretendant and to present him to the person sought after Leonor had with her a witty wench called Amarante which Felix knew to be able enough to render him good offices He gave her presents to incite her to favour his intentions Liberalitie is the first vertue wherewith a Lover ought to be qualified He declared unto her his passion and the time when he begunne to feele it the torment which be suffered the qualities wherewith Nature had adorned him the advantages of the hopes of his fortune being the onely Sonne of a very rich Father because these things are more freely spoken to those who are imployed in such businesses then to the persons sought after who without doubt might have cause to esteeme them impertinencies and presumptions Amarante being very often entertained by this Gallant had designes upon him and determined to keep for her selfe that which hee desired by her organs to offer to Leonor shee received his messages and gave him answers according to her minde She entertained the unfortunate Felix with words and hopes false as from her Mistresse but true of her owne part Making him beleeve that if Leonor did not render him more certaine proofes of her affection hee ought to attribute it either to her feare of her Brother or to her proper modesty Whilst Felix thus persevered in his pretensions and Leonor was ignorant thereof Amarante invented wayes to enjoy her lascivious affections Felix spoke to her at a window almost every night attributing the care and vigilance she tooke to content him to proceed from the presents he daily gave her Alasse deare Fenise I dare not blame the love of Amarante for feare that by others I shew myselfe culpable I know one ought not accuse the faults of Love because this passion blindes the judgement and leaves but little place for reason to consider the inconveniences it breedeth and to foresee how to avoyd them but I doe not approve of the unjust dealing of this damosell Don Jovan was much troubled to have a man walke nightly about his house but hee spoke not of it from whence I presume his paine was but moderate for in such displeasures it is almost impossible for the most excellent prudence in the world and the most stayed spirit to keepe it secret One night desiring to cleare his doubts it befell him as to those who are commonly too curious to know what they would be ignorant of Hee hid himselfe in his neighbours porch and saw a signe given by the unknowne man and at the same instant Amarante appeared at the window who told him that her Mistresse could not come forth that night but that the night following he should speake to her and see her in her chamber Felix having received these sweet assurances went his way very content with the hopes that he had to receive a recompence in so short a time which he could not hope for in many yeares Don Jouan having heard what his confident had told him seeing that the term of the returne of this Lover was not long since that he was to come againe the night following would not trouble himselfe to follow him He resolved to be patient and dissemble what he thought neverthelesse in the morning he took Amarante aside questioned her concerning the discourse which she had with the unknowne who without enduring many threatnings made an invention as extravagant as one blinded with love and ignorance could produce She told him that Leonor loved a Cavalier called Don Antonio who you may well know said she by his high birth and that the night following he was to come into the chamber of his Sister by her intermission and
Cigarales the same farmers house whither we have already told you Fenise had before retired himselfe this was accordingly executed and the day following Don Louis went to visit Fenise his father on the behalfe of the sonne and to receive his commands but not to acquaint him that he was with Laure as they had agreed together For the hatred which Feronte so was the name of this cavalier bore to her Familie was so violent that he would have abandoned abandoned his sonne if he should have known thereof He received this Embassador with great joy and without making him stay too long he made one of his servants take a horse and gave him good store of money and commanded him to follow Don Louis and to give the money and the horse to his sonne with a letter whereby he ordayned him to goe to Valence and to stay there untill he heard further commands from him Fenise was well satisfied with the returne of his friende having received by his meanes news of his Fathers health and witnesses of his affection Hee tooke the horse and treasure and for many considerations hee sent back presently his Fathers servant because when a secret is known to many it is hard to keepe it immediately after they all three tooke horse and went towards Valence Don Lovis was then habited like a Cavalier having clothed himselfe at Toledo before hee went to Feronte They went so merrily that some mischiefe was to bee feared for it succeeds ordinarily after great contentment Without doubt the Philosopher had experienced this who desired sorrow and feared joy Because said hee after Melancholy a man may hope for Mirth but after Mirth hee can have nothing but vexation The affection of Fenise and Leure increased every minute by the mutuall pleasure which they received in their conversation whereby they grew more acquainted the one with the other Don Lovis tooke an incomparable pleasure in hearing their discourses and seeing their pretty behaviours wherein Fenise inviolably kept all the respect that could bee desired he acted nothing but with honour and respect They had not above one dayes journey to Valence when Laure prayed Don Lovis to finish his History which he had begunne and he being extreamely obliging begun where he was interrupted by the rustique Judge and thus continued THE CONTINVANCE OF THE HISTORY OF DON LOUIS YOu may remember the pitifull estate of this noble Family amongst so many disasters Therfore without repeating that discourse I will onely tell you that being happily gotten out of the house without being known my Love made me stay six whole dayes in Barcelone where I learnt that the old hurt man was father of the beauty which had so lively touched me a Gentleman of a great extraction and very rich that hee recovered by little and little but he who I chastised for his insolence was dead and that he was brother to this Lady called Hipolite most wise and vertuous All these considerations and high qualities made me judge that I set upon a place too hard to bee taken but my love was come to such a point that it was impossible for me not to adore that divine object I would not informe my selfe more exactly for feare of giving suspition to my prejudice I must be contented to goe and come before her lodging to endeavour to get a view of her although I knew her sight would but augment my pain All my diligence and care was inutile she led so recluse a life that I could not see her otherwise but with the eyes of mine imagination there was no other remedy for my torments but to wish death or to banish this celestiall Image from my memory but all these desires and propositions had no effect I could neither dye nor forget her In the end as love findes out inventions as well as necessity it came into my fancy to make acquaintance with one of the domestiques and to oblige him by liberalitie to procure me some aleagement There was in the house a young man who was Steward and sometimes served for Usher whose name was Octave I prevailed so much with my promises and gifts that I got his acquaintance and affection and by this meanes an accesse free enough into the house without fearing the murmur of the neighbours who hold their peace at good things though they know them to be so but publish that which is ill though they but doubt thereof I saw often the faire cause of my inquietudes but could not finde an occasion favourable to speake to her Seeing me often frequent Octave and perceiving I negarded her too attentively to be without designe shee tooke notice of my behaviour and actions and since gave me some signes of hope From thence I took the boldnesse to declare unto her my passion by the secreet language of a Letter which I made her receive At the first she shewed her self very angry with my audaciousnesse neverthelesse I did not forbear to send her a second which was more happy than the first since that shee had the curiosity to see it and boldnesse to make mee an answer The discourse thereof was very succinct but yet ample enough to make me hope a glorious successe I seeing my selfe thus favoured was incouraged to goe on perswading my selfe that a Lady that acknowledgeth her selfe engaged would not be long in acquitting her selfe thereof Octave being interessed in my contentments tooke often occasion to speake well of me in the presence of Hipolite and at such houres when she could best give eare thereunto so that by little and little she became more sensible of the power of Love One day she faigned her selfe extreamely melancholique which obliged her Father who loved her dearly to take her into the country to recreate her spirits by the change of aire Octave gave mee notice of this designe and told me the day when and place whither they went which was to a village that belonged to them I disposed my selfe to follow the light of mine eies and the felicitie of my life which had a happy issue for the libertie which they take in that country to walke sometimes neare a Fountaine sometimes near a Meadow Wood or Garden gave me opportunity often to come neare her and endeavour to make her accept my services Not long after her arrivall the Townsmen made certaine games after their manner where I appeared â—ike a stranger and gave occasion to Hipolite to judg of my dexteritie in those exercises so that since â—hat time she hath shewne her selfe not so indifferent â—s before and upon a convenient and favourable ocâ—asion she permitted me to speake to her I cannot represent unto you the ravishment of this charming conversation for there is nothing in the world so sweet as beginning of Love But as after pleasures discontentments succeed this felicitie lasted not long The day following they must return to Barcelone About a League from the Towne Leoncio Father of Hipolite her selfe and the whole Family
THE HISTORY OF Don Fenise A NEW ROMANCE Written in Spanish BY Francisco De las-Coveras And now Englished by A PERSON OF HONOVR LONDON Printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the Prince's Arms in St Paul's Church-yard 1651. To the READER WEE shall not need to throw away words in commendation of this History Those that â—ave read it will save us that laâ—our and those that never saw it 〈◊〉 now they censure it will speake â—o late For the Book hath alreaâ—â— had honourable Test from the â—est Judgements in the Court and Academies of Spaine If you â—inke them partiall beleeve an Enemy one of the greatest Wits of France who in a Letter since printed writes thus to his friend Though I have little reason to doate on ought that but tast's of Spaine which fights against us and in one Summer robb'd me of a Brother and a Nephew Yet I confesse I am much enamour'd on the Booke you sent me The History of Don FENISE The Plots are so well mannaged the Passions cleane and naturall the Language chosen and proper and the whole Discourse so perfectly well wrought that I am sorry it was written by an Enemy to our Country I wish hee that speakes so excellently of Lovers did not hate France We allow'd them more Cunning not more Wit But this Author hath the happinesse of his own Nation of ours By this time perhaps you â—ike the Book but doubt the Transâ—ation 'T is now in your power and must speak for it selfe All I aske and 't is no buge Request that you would not pronounce upon it without comparing the Originall Otherwise you may do more wrong to the Translator than he hath done to the Author The severall Histories contained in this Booke THe History of Fenne and Laure pag. 10. The History of Don Lovis pag. 26. The continuation of the History of Laure pag. 35. The continuation of the History of Don Lovis pag 45. The history of Eufemie and Theodore pag. 60. The Second Booke The History of Rufine and Don Jovan pag. 88. The History of the Tragick Loves of Marcel pag. 116. The History of solitary Simeon pag. 128 The Third Book The History of Frederick pag. 147. The continuation of the History of Eufemie pag. 161. The history of Don Jame pag. 206. The Fourth Booke The History of Don Antonio pag. 250. The history of Don Charles and Violante pag. 295. The history of Don Garcia and Constance pag. 308. ERRATA Pag. 8. Rookes for Rocks p. 16. lin 31. a Chiâ—â—gooâ— ib. l. 32. sâ—â—recâ— p. 20. l 17. could for told p. ib. l. 18. dele when p. 36. l. 28. Splendor p. 41. l. 26. Heride for Lerida p. 3 13. Lult then for the. THE HISTORIE OF FENISE The First BOOKE IT was towards the Evening of one of the fairest dayes of the Spring time when Poleron one of the most accomplish'd Shepheards of the Mountaines and Meadowe neighbours of Toledo was neare unto a Fountaine enâ—ertaining his Thoughts but so sad that the various beauties of the Plants Streames could but veâ—y little recreate him A misfortune that had beâ—alne him kept him in this country place where in expecting that the Destinyes might be favourable unto him he served the Shepheardesse Jacinte whose Renowne did blemish the lustre of the faiâ—est of that Amiable habitation but his suite was not pleasing unto her Shee shewed him nothing but contempt the assured recompence of those that merit her the least She was the onely daughter of a Shepheard and dearely beloved of another who did possesse much more of the goods of Fortune then did Poleron the which did render her equally vaine and disdainefull towards those that courted her and who did endeavour by honest wayes to get accesse neare to her In such manner that playing too much the discreet and reserved person she made her disdaine to appeare Neverthelesse Poleron did not cease to continue the Vowes which he had made to serve her wherein he went beyond his Rivalls and wherein he had so good grace that hee was envied of all those which had the same intentions This Shepheard Walking about the Fountaine discoursed within himselfe of the extravagancies of Lovers and the divers effects of that passion as having a most particular knowledge thereof when as remembring himselfe of certaine verses that did agree with his opinion he song them for to recreate and entertaine himselfe with the Echo of those Rocks expecting that Jacinte would passe neere this Fountaine where she came almost every night when she might not bâ—â— importuned with the heate of the sunne they were these A Complaint against Love Thou wants as much judgement as ey no odds Thou little devill which subdu'st the gods For thou hat'st those that love thee onely those And like an insolent Proud Victor Never is thy rigour strictâ—r Then gainst such as submitt to thy dispose In all thy actions Treachery presides And th' Army of thy Passions Fury guides That gainst the Lawes of prudence will advance Thy food is poyson and no reason Can thy wild Discourses season by knowledge is by height of Ignorance When a poore Lover that hath worne thy chaines Imagines he hath tooke sufficient paines And his Remuneration lookes to have Then thy severitie regarding No high merit for rewarding â—ayes him with torments like a gally slave None more then I feeles how thy sorrow wafteâ— None lesse then I thy sweetnesse ever tastes â—he scornes me to whose favour I pretend I chase she flyes what strange misfortune Crosses me still to importune 〈◊〉 she resolve never to condiscend â—â—at such sad pressures may finde some reliefe 〈◊〉 little yet to mollifie my griefe â—rom hope alone vaine hope there drops a balme I in the aire am building Castles With the winde my Fancy wrastles And in a tempest searches for a calme Maugre the Demon's pow'r that blinds my sight And drives into an eternall night Yet through the storme my passage I extort But las when I have long been striving To scape death and am arriving My fate is to be shipwrackt in the Port. The Shepheard ending these last verses remained in so profound a consideration of their subject and so satisfied with his singing for there is no Musician that doth not take pleasure to heare himselfe that after having ended his musick he was a little time without perceiving the motion of certaine bushes which were neere him astonished it may be to see a man habited after another fashion then those who were accustomed to visit them in the end hearing this motion and seeing that there was no storme to cause it he was a little surprised but his admiration ceased by the presence of a yong Gentleman who came out of the thicket who coming to him said thus Shepheard the travells wherewith Fortune persecutes me and the favour that nature hath done you hath conducted me hither and although that being brought up amongst these Rocks it seemes
nor hearing his reasons or giving place to his excuses put irons upon bis hands like a murderer and carried him to the prison of the Village which joyned to the house of Poleron leaving him there as to the Inquisition untill he might accuse himselfe of the crime whereof they presumed him â—uilty The wounded Cavalier felt not so great paine 〈◊〉 his body as inquietude in his mind seeing himâ—â—lfe without all meanes to satisfie two violent â—â—ssions Love and Revenge there came from the â—ext Village a Chirurgion who had much tongue â—ut little experience neverthelesse this cure was â—â—â—ppy rather by the good fortune of the wounded â—â—en by the science of the chirurgion since that â—ithin few dayes he recovered him his health the â—hich he had never done before to any man Poleron â—â—patient to know who was his guest after having â—â—ene him carefully looked unto desired him to disâ—over himselfe unto him to the end he might search â—ccasion to serve him the Cavalier knowing him â—â—lfe obliged by so many courtesies shewed him â—ade no great difficultie to reveale unto him his â—â—eatest secrets in making him this discourse Although I am not ignorant that he is reputed most ingratefull that acquits himselfe hastily of â—â—t which he oweth for as much as it seemes he is â—â—lling to pay to be no longer a debtor and that â—â—ere is nothing dearer then that which cost many â—ayers so it is deere Poleron for to please you and so having knowne your spirit capable of confiâ—â—nce I will tell you the history of my misforâ—â—â—es to move you to pitty and also to invite you 〈◊〉 assist me and if one may describe many misforâ—â—nes in a little room I will endeavour to make â—â—u a succinct narration thereof THE HISTORIE OF FENISE THe heavens were pleased to give me birth iâ— Madrid the Court and ordinary abodâ— of thâ— Kings of Spaine meanely favoured with the good of Fortune but amply with those of nature whiâ—â— consists as you know in noble blood valour frâ—â—nes of the minde my young years were imployed 〈◊〉 studying humane learning where I found the vanity of those sweete deceipts wherewith the world flattereth us and destroys us disposing the pastimes of infancy to serve to the vices of youth but because thosâ— disabuses proceeded from the experience of others they converted themselves into proper abuses for seeing that those inconveniences which I reâ—â— in histories and examples did not happen to me 〈◊〉 did repute them fabulous My father whose ageâ—â— ought to have served him as the looking glasse oâ— humane miseries to amend his humane disorderâ—â—â— affections and to prepare himselfe for his approaching death lived with as little apprehension oâ— the time to come as if every day had beene the 〈◊〉 of his life and that he should never arrive at thâ— last For certaine reasons he quitted the Court and went with all his family to dwell in the Citie of Tâ—ledo where lay the greatest part of his estate My mother was glad of this change hoping that my father would change his customes but it self ouâ— quite contrary to what she expected since that during the truce which he had made with the violence of his nature he quarelled against one of the â—â—eatest families of that citie Be not astonished deare Poleron if I speake this of 〈◊〉 that gave me life for I am to be pardoned a â—â—her that bringeth up his children as an enemy â—â—â—uld doe doth not merit that they should hide 〈◊〉 evill carriges In a word I fashioned my selfe â—â—â—er his negligent example I suffered my selfe to be â—â—ryed away with the vanitie of young men and â—â—esumption of those that are rich The Cavalier enemy to my father had two sonnes â—â—mine age and a daughter somewhat younger they â—re the honour and beauty of the citie but the â—â—â—ghter particularly a subject where one might â—â—ually admire wit beauty lively courtesie and â—â—destie joyned with vertue and she was also â—â—â—h these qualities a prodigious oftentation of 〈◊〉 will and powre of Nature I saw her one day goâ—â— to the place where duty of religion obliged her 〈◊〉 since that houre I doe not know if I shall name â—â—happy I have beene so great an admirer of her â—â—â—ty that I have not knowne how to conduct my 〈◊〉 in the way of my god fortune By this affection â—â—stifie my satisfaction seeing that it was as imposâ—â—â—â—e as they say to know Laure without loving her 〈◊〉 seemes difficult to bee beloved of her This â—â—e name of the faire that causeth my paine I â—â—â—t and came by the street wherein she lived as it â—â—â—e fashion of lovers to doe and principally in our â—â—â—on In â—ine I found occasion to appeare unto 〈◊〉 and to let her know my passion I flattered her â—â—â—it with letters in prose and verse money that â—â—â—h no value but that which is given it by them â—â—o receive it By liberalitie or rather by prodigalitie I gained the women that served her weake Guardians of the honour of a maide but the more I searched to approach her the further off I found my self her resistance increased in such manner that I forced my selfe to overcome it But my love came to such a point of obstinacy that it seemed that I had rather designe to surmount her rigours then obtaine the enjoying of her beauty My ordinary walkes about her house served for discours to the neighbours and suspition to her bretheren The eldest called Don Oliban having certaine knowledge of my passion made from thence the foundation of a treason altogether unworthy of a noble courage or an indifferent wit Excited either by the love of his honour or the inveterate hatred that was betwixt our fathers he sought by my death to put an end to their enmitie and to give a beginning to my misfortunes one night being gone to the gate of his lodging with intention to speake to one of the servants of Laure my confidents Oliban urged by a furious motion of choller would take away my life and for to render his enterprise lesse doubtfull he shot me into the body with a pistoll and cast me upon the threshold of the dore many people came running at this noise Oliban fled and they carryed me to my lodging where I was carefully looked unto and with hopes to bee cured because the wound was not deepe the violence of the shott being broken by a strong Buffe-coate that I then wore Wee had at our house a Barbarian slave a man of valour and good breeding he hath served my father in perilous occasions where he hath often prooved his courage and fidelitie he did particularly affect me and taught me his language esteeming in that he gave me all he was able telling me that if it was not profitable unto me at least it would doe me no hurt In effect it seemed to mee that no body ought to neglect the understanding of any thing though it seeme but of small consideration for
it often arriveth that one may make use thereof This man seeing the outrage which was done me resolved with himselfe to intrap my enemy and in case he could not my father gave him leave to set the house a fire to the end to take a greater revenge I meane in destroying the family this designe coming to my knowledge I stayed the effect as much for the consideration of Laure as for to satisfy my selfe against him alone that did me the injury During these inquietudes I received a plaister so excellent for the curing of my wounds that it seemed I had not bled enough to pay the value thereof It was a letter which Laure sent me wherein I learned that pitty a feeling naturall enough to women had had more force oyer her then my diligences and wakings and that a favour which my paine and travells could not obtaine in a long time her compassion had bestowed upon me in the space of an houre If my memory be good the letter contained this discourse THE LETTER OF LAVRE TO FENISE I Shall from henceforth esteeme my selfe indebted to Oliban If you recover your health as I wish you may since that his cruelty hath rendered me sensible of pitty and the wounds which he hath given you have pierced my heart Before this accident I might have vaunted my selfe invulnerable but at this presen I am not onely subject to wounds but also to feele those of others If modestie did not retaine me I would say that your indispositions are commune to me and that I am afflicted with all your apprehensions The end of this letter was the beginning of my hopes and the birth of a more happy life From that time my health increased dayly I was able in a short time to continue my former exercises very hardly can one quit those habitudes that custome hath naturallized I had the honour during some few nights to speake with Laure but on the other side I did what I could to meet her brother the hatred I bore him parallell'd the love I bore her I was told he was retired into Saint Peters whereupon I writ to him that he wronged himself to make use of a sanctuary against justice and since that he searched to assure himselfe he had no better refuge then his valour whereof I would make proofe and for that effect I desired to see him in the field the night following to defend himselfe from the name of Traytor which I had given him every where as he deserved Laure knew my designe for possessing my heart as shee did it was easie for her to know my intentions and he that I had chosen to carry my chalenge had told her thereof to the prejudice of mine honour and secresie she prayed him not to deliver it untill she had provided a remedy and without losing time she sent all over to seeke me to the end to disswade me knowing well that I would obey all her commands But I who feared the power she had over my affections and desired to revenge my selfe by the favour of the obscuritie of the night to save my selfe the more easily from the hands of Iustice I shunned those to whom she had given this commission the which caused her to undertake a strange enterprise as little juditious as promptly executed She determined to put her selfe into mans apparell and to meete me where I assigned her brother Alas Poleron I then attended a person animated with choler and not with love I pretended a vengance but upon another subject I hoped a satisfaction but not so unhappy The night was so obscure that there was not a star to be seene mine also denied me â—er light it is true that that which is contrary to us â—oth never shine when we may receive any contentment thereby Oh a thousand times infortunate I was so blinde that a small glimmering of light was â—enyed me for feare I should see the fault I was â—oing to commit being then the first in the place â—â—signed and seeing the appearance of a man to aproach me I did not doubt but this was the enemy attended I advanced towards him with my sword 〈◊〉 my hand and to speake truth I would have rendered him the like surprise he had made me and not give him time to prepare himselfe in such manner that I gave a stocado in the breast of this poore Lover which overturned her to the earth in crying Ah! cruell thou hast slaine me at this sorrowfull accent I was immoveable all my senses failed me Ah Madame is it you said I in bowing downe indeavouring to know her as well by the face as voice Alas Fenise said she thou revengest thy selfe severely since thou takest away the life of a person that loves thee more then her selfe for to triumph more gloriously over thy enemies these words pierced me more then a thousand stabbs could have done me despaire did so violently possesse me that I presented two or three times my swords point to my breast but I know not whether a christian consideration or desire to search remedy for her withheld me I fell downe upon my knees before her mine eyes full of teares embracing her and striving to animate her vigour O my Queene what ill fortune hath brought you hither what fury hath guided my hand to commit this criminall action saying thus I strived to stay her blood deere Fenise said she I thinke my selfe happier thus to dye then by the hands of my enemies my brothers this will be a just repairing of the injury they have done thee for my sake but without losing time let us see if there be any meanes to get from hence to search some remedy for our evills I am satisfied with thy apprehensions harke thee I will tell thee what is to bee done she would have continued but a swoond stayed her speech Imagine Poleron in what estate I then found my selfe represent unto your selfe a rich Merchant in a tempest upon the Sea beaten with contrary windes one while ready to cast all his riches into the water to save his own life then staying himselfe to lament the inestimable losse he was about to make hoping a calme in the midst of the tempest so was I agitated in the storme of a thousand divers thoughts If I should leave her thinking she was dead I was hindred therefrom for feare to lose her if she was not If I stayed by her I must dye with a thousand sorrowes and endanger my selfe to bee taken by Justice I knew not what to doe nor what to thinke sometimes I thought I felt her dye and respire but alass this was a pure imagination caused by the force of my desires In fine I ranne to the next house where by the help of some money which I gave I tooke wine and a man along with mee to helpe mee to assist her I put a drop of that liquor in her mouth which awakened her heart and sighing demanded where she was Courage my
friends promised the Cavalier what he desired without demanding the consent of her that had the most interest therein thinking it unnecessary to a daughter humble and obedient as Hipolite was for he did believe that her consent would always depend upon his Oh the great errors of Fathers to think that a vertuous daughter ought to be deprived of her choise and will In fine Leoncio told her no more of this affaire but that he had married her She was greatly surprised with so short an oration and obliging her Father to expresse himselfe a little more amply he told her the person admonished her to dispose her selfe to this new change of condition as also to put on her best ornaments and to look cheerfully for said he contentment is the most excellent paint wherewith a woman can beautifie her selfe Having thus perswaded her he left her but in stead of preparing her selfe for joy she abandoned her selfe to sighs and teares At that time I went often to her house as well for to seek some favourable moment to speake to her as for to learne if Octave was returned from his voyage The last time that I was there I saw at the doore many Lacquees in the same Livery this expence testified that they appertained to a Master of great condition I was astonished with this novelty and entring for to know the cause thereof I found Octave who was newly arrived who in stead of approaching me with joy looked so sadly upon me that he gave me cause to suspect that there was something to be done to my prejudice I saluted him in embracing him and asked him the explication of what I had seen but without daring to regard me he answered that being my most affectionate servant he desired to be excused from interpreting things so troublesome The longer he deferred to satisfie me the more I pressed him in the end my importunity drew from him these words goe above into the Hall said he and you shall see the subject of my affliction The generall joy of those who were invited wherewith the place was almost filled gave me occasion to enter without being noted I saw Hipolite in the middle of a circle of Ladies shining like a Sun on another side Don Vincence my competitor with a countenance that testified his contentment Finding things in this order I was confirmed in the opinion which I had conceived I put my selfe in a place where I might be seen of Hipolie to the end she might make an end to destroy me which had arrived without doubt if I had not been so infortunate that when I search torments they flye me She lifted up her eyes and seeing me it was impossible for her to retaine her teares which she hid the most discreetly she could thereupon he arrived who was to administer to them the Sacrament and joyne their hands and wills but when as they came to entreat Hipolite to approach she begun to talk so extravagantly that all the company was affrighted She blamed her Father offended her Kindred spoke injurious against Vincence O extreame puissance of an amorous passion capable to alienate the spirit of the wisest In a word shee became sencelesse to the great confusion of all the company and principally of the Gentleman that pretended to marry her she named and called me every moment sayd that I was he for whom heaven had ordained her and that I ought onely to possesse her I found my selfe much troubled amongst these strange confusions and fearing some danger slipt behinde a piece of hangings by which meanes I got out of the house without being perceived When she had lost the sight of me she begun to run about the Hall to seek me but not finding me so violent a griefe seised her that she fell in a trance They carryed her to a bed where after a little time she came to her self again but with a burning feaver Al the company departed very Melancolique and also Don-Vincence full of despite and despaire and Don-Leoncio suffered himselfe to bee surprised with so great vexation that hee dyed within foure dayes leaving to her Brother the care of Hipolite and the Administration of his Goods See the unfortunate successes of my Loves whose image will be perpetually engraven in my heart see how my hopes were converted into smoake which may serve for an example to consider the inconstancy of humane felicity After this I retired my selfe into that country place where I had the honour to beginne my acquaintance with you thinking that I might there live quietly the rest of my life since I have been established in that course of life Octave writ to me that Hipolite continued in the same estate that I had left her in but I am not in the same condition I was then my Flames are doubly encreased they augment every moment seeing how much I owe to her faith and constancy so that I now love more madly than ever neither absence nor time can deface it from my memory During the time of my abode in that village I courted a Shepheardesse honoured amongst all the mountaines of Toledo but it was but for to entertain my spirit although she be perfect I did but imagine that I treated with Hipolite So I passed my time when you arrived there deare Fenise and when I was so happy to finde an occasion to serve you which I shall take pleasure in all my life Don Lovis thus ending the History of his Loves they were within a League of the towne of Valence but it was very late which obliged them to make haste for feare of being benighted But they had scarcely begunne this last League when they heard amongst the Orange trees which grew by the way side whereof that passage was full a plaintife voice the which with violent sighing seemed to desire to render the aire sensible of his sorrow they stayed to heare the words which he spoke afterwards they came neare him and saw a man stretched upon the the earth in appearance near the end of his life at this object generous and charitable Fenise lighted tyed his horse to a tree and demanded of this miserable one the cause of his plaints Don Levis and Laure did the like and accompanied Fenise when this infortunate spoke these words Cavalier whatsoever you are I am so neare mine end that what diligence soever you can take to succour me will but little profit me it must be a force more than â—umane which must reduce me from the pain I am in yet neverthelesse I will take courage Saying so he endeavoured to rise and Lovis and Fenise assisted him When he saw himself up and supported by these two Cavaliers he cryed out louder than before and thereupon came two men who fell upon Fenise and Don Lovis who being assisted with him who counterfeited the dying man bound and tyed them to two truncks of trees at the same time they went to Laure who was half dead with feare seised upon
Magdelene or the Christian slave which served her should come to the window But because she had there presented her selfe three or four times without seeing Frederick because of the accident that was happened she made no more account to appear there judging that there was some great impediment happened to their felicity This opinion was the cause that Frederick passed a whole week in measuring the length of this Gallery and counting the minutes of every day In the end as he was deploring his misery being out of all hope of ever seeing againe his dear daughter for the last time he cast his eyes upon the window and saw Magdelene and her slave who looked upon him contesting together whether it was he or no for the unknown house and gallery where he was put them in this doubt Then Frederick lifting up his eyes to heaven in action of thankfulnesse and extending his armes towards her leaning over the parapet made himself known and put them out of doubt He let them understand as well as he could by his actions why he could come no more to the foot of the Tower and that from thenceforwards he might see her from the place where he was because he dwelt there and was no longer slave then after a little time Magdalene made to him the signe of farewell untill the next day and shut her window for fear of abusing the favours of fortune or that Selin should perceive them Fenise at that time stirred not from Mahomet courting and entertaining his affections and when the night obliged him to retreat Frederick made him the recitall of what he had seen and that he hoped to have the same contentment the next day That he thought it would not be amiss to make Magdalen believe that he was her Brother of whom he had many times spoken to her to the end she might present her self more freely Our Cavalier found this no ill invention because it suted to his desires he told him he should absolutely dispose of his person and life But dear Frederick said he when a man enterpriseth an affaire difficult dangerous and serious he ought to foresee all the inconveniences imaginable which may hinder his design for to attempt to surmount them and come to a happy successe We must then goe here with great warinesse and take exact heed to our selves in the beginning for feare of failing in the end You said as I remember that Magdalene is so recluse and retired that no one seeth her but the King and from thence I fear that she will not shew her self seeing me with you imagining that I am some Turk but to warrant us from this danger I think it fit to change my habits I have found an invention to get the box brought hither which we buried at the entry of the forrest where I found you after my shipwrack I will take an habit that is therein and then when Magdalen shall see me clothed after the Spanish fashion you may the better perswade her that I am her Brother Frederick approved of his opinion and Fenise shewed him a suit made for the Country of gray cloth covered with plate lace of gold and silver and compleat with all other furniture The day being come so impatiently expected by these two friends Frederick set himself upon the watch in the Gallery and not long after saw the window open and Magdalen and her slave appear He made her a sign to stay and went to fetch Fenise to let him see his daughter he came he saw and was overcome the imagination which he had formed to himself of the beauties of Magdalen was very imperfect in comparison of the originall which he admired During his ravishment Magdalen carefully considered him astonished with this new fashion of habit and with the grace and good countenance which he had yet without knowing who he was Her spirit was much troubled to explicate this Aenigma but in the end her father forced her by imbracements and other signes to comprehend that it was her Brother She understood it and then her admiration was converted into confusion endeavouring to divine by what meanes he was come into that place for she had learned of her Father the History of his birth and losse Fenise made all the gesture of respect and love he could devise to testifie to her that he was not only her Brother but her slave and defendor she rendred him those reverences and salutations which courtesie obliged her to testifying with her armes that she imbraced him with her heart Whilst Magdelen and Fenise entertained themselvs with these mute complements Erimene attentively considered our Cavalier this was the name that this Christian slave had taken to disguise her own by much regarding him she thought she knew him and well remembring her self she remembred his name and the place where she had seen him She judged that since they endeavoured to give an impression to her Mistresse that this was her Brother it was not necessary to declare to her what she knew for fear of breaking some favourable project to the contentment of her Father she resolved to keep silence and see to what end would come all these confusions In the interim it was not permitted them to stay any longer in the presence one of another Erimene carefull to manage occasion made signe to Frederick and Fenise to retire yet advising the old man to be at the same place two hours after and when the Sun was neer setting Magdelen made them the sign of adieu and shut her window leaving our Cavalier more captive then all the slaves in Barbary having sacrificed to her at the very instant of his first regard his liberty heart and life resolved to hazard all to deliver her from the subjection wherein she was He returned to change his habits and take those of a Turk to go visit Mahomet He was very carefull to conserve his good will and observe him in every thing that he might make use of his credit if there should be occasion thereof although he had declared nothing to him of his design nor of the intelligence he had with Frederick for fear his zeale to serve the King might surmount the amitie which he bore him He knew so well how to make use of the favours of this Moor that he made him believe he took no care to return into his Country and that after so many misfortunes received there he would renounce it and was determined to stay there with him as long as he should please Mahomet finding himself obliged to his affection would testifie the esteem that he made thereof by installing him in the charge of Subbacha an office of justice as one may say Corrector or Judge of politick Government which Fenise willingly accepted seeing it was an excellent meanes to bring about his design seeing that this charge made him be feared of the people esteemed by the Nobles and generally beloved and respected of all The night begun to extend it self
flying messenger and a cypher which I would have us use we shall presently come to the end of some high enterprise the secret of our cypher shall be to take the neighbouring letters to those we have need of as for example in stead of an A. take a B. for B. take C. for C. D. and so untill Z. for the which Z. we will take two AA then for to say I adore you I would put these letters K. BEPSF ZPW. yet if you finde not this convenient you may let it alone but for my part I shal alwayes much esteeme this eypher as most necessary to my good fortune and the secret Thus ended this letter which left some kinde of sorrow in the minde of Magdalene because she assured her selfe that this unknowne Cavalier was her brother This proximitie did not please her for as much as it did not accord with the love that begun to take place in her heart Erimene that penetrated into her most secret thoughts perceived well that there was something in the letter that pleased her not and to be cleared of the suspition which she had conceived she prayed Magdelene to tell her what it was that troubled her to the end she might comfort her Deere companion of my caprivitie said Magdelene to her you have just occasion to complain of me if I should reserve any secret from you and to testifie that my heart is open to you I will tell you truly that since the houre that my father made me to see the Cavalier I have had extraordinary troubles I know not whether it proceed from the influence of the stars Blood or the graces of that gentleman but I have suffered since that moment unquietnesses which I have hitherto beene ignorant of and also I have a certaine sorrow that he is so neere unto me I have said enough I am ashamed that I have so freely confessed my fragilitie unto you The ingenious Erimene having heard these words which confirmed what she had before imagined thought that this was a proper occasion to declare reciprocally to Magdelene the secret which she had hidden from her to incourage her love which ought to serve as a foundation to the edifice of their liberty Since that you have spoken to me with so much freedome said Erimene J am obliged to imitate you lest J give you occasion to accuse me of ingratitud and this shal be now to acquit me of that which J owe to the affection which you have so particularly testifyed unto me Vntill this present J have concealed from you my true name birth and country not to follow the ordinary custome of those who seeing themselves in a miserable condition vaunt to be of a greater extraction then they are to the end to move compassion or courtesie in others J told you at our first meeting that J was called Erimene that J was of the kingdome of Aragon and of meane condition at this present J will confesse the truth to you J am called Leonor Velazquez J am of Toledo and of noble birth Then she made him an ample narration of all the history which we have already recited of the death of Felix and her servant and the cruelty of Don Jouan her brother as it hath beene said in the first booke then she continued saying Having then considered by the tragique end of this unhappy lover which dyed for being disguised in my person by the cruelty of Don Jouan my brother and seeing also that he had slaine her in thinking to have killed me J conceived so great a hatred against him and his presence was so odious to me that since that time it was impossible for me to stay in his company For to separate my selfe entirely from him J lest Toledo and went with one of my cosens to the towne of Leride scituate in the province of Catalogna Amongst the pleasant conversations of this towne J saw a Cavalier whose perfections and good offices which he rendered mee obliged me to give him my heart and soule that J might not be reputed scornfull nor ingratefull But with your permission J will attend a more convenient time to recount unto you how J came to see him what ingaged me to love him what adventure brought me into this region and what subject hath ravished from me this object of my affection J will not for the present entertaine you with other things but what may be proper to comfort you in the paine you are in and moderate the unquietnesse of your spirit For this cause J tell you that this Cavalier which they disguise with the name of Don Louis is called Fenise J have divers times spoken and discoursed with him as being the intimate friend of my brother Don Jouan J knew then all his kindred and as soone as your father let us see him with him in Spanish habits J knew him to be the same J have now told you But having reasoned upon the disguisement under the which your father presented him to us J doe imagine that he did it for feare his presence which was unknowne to you should give you some apprehension To tell you by what meanes he is come hither how he hath made friendship with your father nor by what title he possesseth the house where he dwelleth I cannot for they are things I have no knowledge of but of his valour generositie discretion and wit I can much commend although not so much as his merits deserve so that if your sorrow proceede from the feare you have he is too neere you you may banish it at this instant and place instead or it a hope to arive one day at a glorious successe provided that we can but recover our deere libertie I this day see answered Magdalene that heaven is interessed in the alliance of our amitie I receive so much consolation from you that I do no longer fear what troubles can befall me the knowledge which you have given me of this Cavalier disperseth all the confusions wherewith my spirit was troubled In the paine which I had to believe what my father would make me understand I was a little moved to wish him well but for the present I must confesse to you that he possesseth my heart and that I take an extreame pleasure hi the increase of my affection I perceive now nothing that can trouble me upon this subject but feare that he should want inclination to esteeme my amitie No No answered Leonor you must not trouble your selfe a new I have experience enough to judg of him the just contrary to that thought I can assure you that he loveth you And that it must be so I will give you a testimony cleare enough let us looke againe upon the letter looke you regarde this example which he giveth you to use the Cypher it is not without mystery that he useth these words I adore you ading afterwards yet if you finde this not convenient you are not constrained the will ought to be
presently to cause me to be succoured having knowne me he had his heart seized with extreame sorrow seeing that this misfortune came by raeson of the good office I had rendred him He made me incontinently be carried to my lodging accompanying me protesting to revenge me rigorously if he could discover the infamous culpable finding himselfe extreamely interessed in the offence As soon as they begun to look to my wounds Lucian arrived faining to be extreamely afflicted for my misfortune he informed himselfe of whom I had received this injury promising to imploy his life to be revenged of them There were so skilfull operators about this cure that in a few dayes I was perfectly healed for the blow did not offend any inward part nor entred much within the body the servant which had given me the first notice of the pernitious projects of Lucian seeing me ready to to go abroade came to me into my chamber telling me that she had a new secret to communicate to me and after she was assured that no body could heare her she held me this discourse speaking softly Sir said she I should esteeme my selfe confederate with with your enemies if after having discovered a conspiration they have made against you I should not advertise you thereof herein you shall know how much I esteeme the conservation of your person as you have already made proofe of the respect I beare to your honour in what I have heretofore told you You must know then that the night after you were hurt about twelve a clock I heard a talking in in the chamber of Lucian by reason of some indisposition I had which would not suffer me to sleeep I arose and put my head to my window which you know looketh into the court over against that of Lucian which hath the same view but a little lower then mine I could easily see thorough the glasse what they did there because there was a light I saw there was ashes upon the table and that with the end of a flat stick he made cleane his sword full of certaine rusty spotsâ— and in doing thereof I heard him hold this discourse to Fabrice the man that serveth him and whom he trusteth with his incestuous designes since that which we did the last night there are two things which trouble my spirit The first that mine arme had no more force nor addresse but to leave in doubt the life of Don Jame that was the name I bore when I was happier then I now am Scarcely was this name spoken when faire Leenor which heard it and who being at the dore of the chamber of the poope had also heard the begining of this recitall came with her armes open cast them about the neck of Don Jame ah my deere husband said she in crying out it is possible that thou art this day so neere me he knowing the voice and countenance of her that spoke Ah God! is it you my deare Leonor saying so he imbraced her reciprocally and they remained fastened together without being able to speake any more They were so ravished with joy that they wanted not much of giving up their soules in this transport After a good space of time they opened their armes and beheld one another with teares in their eyes Don Jame to dissemble his indeavoured to reprove those of Leonor telling her that those that weepe for joy ought to have no teares for their troubles All those that saw these amorous actions marvelled at this prodigious encounter which gave Fenise the more curiositie to know the end of the history begun the which Don Jame having reunited his spirits moved with the suddain apparition of this Angell continued thus The second discontent which troubleth me said Lucian is that thou couldest not steale away Leonor the Neece of Don Ignigo whom I thought to have kept in some secret place as a stranger and a very fair Maide I thought to have come to the end of my design in despite of her and her resistance See Sir what insolent words If we should have stolne her away answered Fabrice I believe that you would not have received thereby much pleasure for I do not know how one can finde it where there is no correspondence in desires nor that one can exercise such rigour upon a beauty who is seen with tears in her eyes to lament the losse of her honour Pitty then answered Lucian hath hindered thee from satisfying my will Fabrice made excuses which Lucian received for that time yet propounding to himselfe to search occasion to accomplish his rash designe as far as to take the boldnesse to entreat an unseasonable houre into the house where Leonor should be although he should be forced to scale the window of her chamber or force the door Fabrice answered him nothing it may be not approving what his Maister said as being too rash and dangerous to execute From whence it happened that two daies after this unfortunate confident was found dead with three stabs of a ponyard in the breast which I presume was given him by the hand of Lucian through rage and revenge as well for the cowardlinesse wherewith he accused him as seeing him not disposed to assist him in the last proposition which he had made Since your growing well I have observed his disquietnesse as being troubled therewith and lately knowing that you begun to rise and walk in your chamber he stamped upon the ground and lifted his eyes to Heaven as if he had made some secreet threats But yesterday he came to me and made me this discourse Glicere sayd he thou art not ignorant of the damage I received in the recovery of Don Iame since that the effect of my desires is thereby stayed and extreamly delayed his presence hinders me from satisfying the passion I have for Olinde in enjoying her beauty I doe not say her love though I have alwaies perceived that she hath loved me as a brother but at the present I am as odious to her as an enemy which maketh me at this time to be pricked on as much with vengeance as love and that I seek to content my desires to satisfie the one and the other passion For this cause I have recourse to thee having already communicated unto thee my secrets that thou mayst serve me in a new project which I have made wherein I have need of a most particular confident which I desire thou should est be assuring thee that thy recompence shall exceed much what thou shalt'st think to have merited See here a certain powder said he in drawing a paper out of his pocket which you must make Don Iame to swallow amongst his meat or in some broath the which wil cause a marvellous effect He will fall into a languishing and fall away from day to day so that in a moneth I shal be rid of him Doe not fear that any one shall be troubled therefore the cause of his death will be attributed to his
guided by honour and vertue FINIS Courteous Reader These Books following are Printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Armes in St PAULS Church-yard Various Histories with curious Discourses in Humane Learning c. 1. THe History of the Banished Virgin a Romance translated by I. H. Esq Fol. 2. The History of Polexander Englished by William Brown Gent. Printed for T. W. and are to be sold by Humphrey Moseley in Folio 3. Mr Iames Howels History of Lewis the thirteenth King of France with the life of his Cardinall de Richelieu in Folio 4. Mr Howels Epistolae Ho-Elianae Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren in six Sections Partly Historicall Politicall Philosophicall first Volume with Additions in 8º 1650. 5. Mr Howels New Volume of Familiar Letters Partly Historicall Politicall Philosophicall the second Volume with many Additions 1650. 6. Mr Howels third Volume of Additionall Letters of a fresher date never before published in 8º 1650. 7. 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Marques Virgillio Malvezzi Of the success and chief events of the Monarchy of Spaine in the yeare 1639. of the Revolt of the Catalonians Englished by Rob. Gentilis in 12º 19. Marques Virgillio Malvezzi's considerations on the lives of Alcibiades and Coriolanus Englished by Robert Gentilis in 12º 1650. 20. Gracious Priviledges granted by the King of Spaine unto our English Merchants in 4º 21. The History of Life and Death or the Promulgation of Life written by Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban in 12º 22. The Antipathy between the French and the Spaniard Translated out of Spanish in 12º 23. Mr Birds Grounds of Grammer in 8º 24. Mr Bulwers Philocophus or the Deafe and Dumb mans friend in 12º 25. Mr Bulwers Pathomyotomia or a Dissection of the significative Muscles of the Affections of the Mind in 12º 26. An Itinerary containing a Voyage made through Italy in the yeares 1646 1647. Illustrated with divers Figures of Antiquities never before published by Iohn Reymond Gen. in 12º 27. The use of passions written by I. F. Senault and put into English by Henry Earl of Monmouth in 8º 28. Choice Musicke for three Voyces with a Thorough Base composed by Mr Henry and Mr William Lawes Brothers and Servants to His Majesty with divers Elegies set in Musicke by severall friends upon the Death of Mr William Lawes in 4º 29. Judicious and select Essayes and Observations written by the Renowned learned Knight Sir Walter Raleigh with his Apology for his Voyage to Guiana in 8º 1650. Choice Poems with excellent Translations and Incomparable Comedies and Tragedies written by severall Ingenious Authors 30 COmedies and Tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gent. never printed before and now published by the Authors Originall Copies containing 34 Playes and a Masque in Folio 31. Epigrammata Thomae Mori Angli in 16º 32. Fragmenta Aurea A collection of the Incomparable Pieces written by Sir Iohn Suckling Knight in 8º 33. All Invenals 16. Satyrs Translated by Sir Robert Stapylton Knight wherein is contained a Survey of the manners and Actions of Mankind with Annotations in 8º 34. Maseus on the loves of Hero Leander with Leanders Letters to Hero and her answer taken out of Ovid with Annotations by Sir Robert Stapylton Knight in 12º 35. Poems c. writen by M. Edward Waller of Beckons field Esq in 8º 36. Pastor fido the faithfull Shepheard a Pastorall newly Translated out of the Originall by Richard Fanshaw Esq in 4º 37. Poems with a Discovery of the Civill Warres of Rome by Richard Fanshaw Esq in 4º 38. Aurora Ismenia and the Prince with Oronta the Cyprian Virgin translated by Tho Stanley Esq the second Edition corrected and amended in 8º 1650. 39. Europa Cupid crucified Venus Vigills with Annotations by Thomas Stanley Esq in 8º 1650. 40. Medea a Tragedie written in Latine by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Englished by Mr Edward Sherburne Esq with Annotations in 8º 41. Senecas Answer to Lucilius his Quaere why Good men suffer misfortunes seeing there is a Divine Providence translated into English Verse by Mr Edward Sherburne Esq in 8º 42. Poems of Mr Iohn Milton with a Masque presented at Ludlow Castle before the Earle of Bridgewater then President of Wales in 8º 43. Poems c. with a Masque called the Triumph of Beauty by Iames Shirley in 8º 44 Steps to the Temple Sacred Poems with the Delight of the Muses upon severall occasions by Richard Crashaw of Cambridge in 12º 45. The Mistris or severall Copies of Love verses written by Mr Abraham Cowley 8º 46. Divine Poems written by Francis Quarles Senior in 8º 47. The Odes of Casimire translated by George Hills in 12º 48. Arnalte and Lucenda or the Melancholy Knight a Poem translated by L. Lawrence in 4º 49. The Sophister a Comedy in 4º by Dr S. 50. The woman Hater or the Hungry Courtier a Comedy written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gen. in 4º 51. The Tragedy of Thierry King of France and his Brother Theodoret written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher Gen. in 4º 52. The Unfortunate Lovers a Tragedy written by William Davenant Knight in 4º 53. Love and Honour a Comedy written by William Davenant Knight in 4º 54. Madagascar with other Poems written by William Davenant Knight in 12º 55. The Country Captain and the Varietie Two Comedies written by a person of Honour in 12º 56. The Cid a Trage-comedy in 12º 1650. 57. The Sophy a Tragedy written by Iohn Denham Esq 58. Coopers Hill a Poem by Iohn Denham Esq the 2 Edition in 4º with Additions 1650. 59. Clarastella with other occasionall Poems Elegies Epigrams and Satyrs written by Robert Heath Esq 1650. 60. The Accademy of Complements wherein Ladies Gentlewomen Schollers and Strangers may accommodate their Courtly Practice with Gentile Ceremonies Complemental Amorous high expressions and Formes of speaking or writing of Letters most in fashion with Additions of many witty Poems and pleasant new Songs Newly Printed 1650. â—everall Sermons with other Excellent Tracts in Divinity written by some most eminent and learned Bishops and Orthodox Divines 61 A Manual of Private Devotions and Meditations for every day in the week by the â—ight reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews â—ate Lord Bishop of Winchester in 24º 62 A Manuall of Directions for the Sick with many sweet Meditations and Devotions by the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews â—ate Lord Bishop of Winchester in 24º 63 Ten Sermons upon Severall Occasions preached at St Pauls Crosse and elsewhere by the Right Reverend Father in God Arthur Lake late Bishop of Bath and Walls in 4º 64 Six Sermons upon Severall Occasions preached at the Court before the Kings Majestie and elsewhere by that late Learned and reverend Divine Iohn Donne Dr in Divinity and Deane of St Pauls London in 4º 65 Precious Promises and Priviledges of the faithfull written by Richard Sibbes Doctor in Divinity late Master of Katherin Hall in Cambridge and Preacher of Grayes Inne London in 12º 66 Sarah and Hagar or the sixteenth Chapter of Genesis opened in nineteene Sermons being the first legitimate Essay of the Pious labours of that Learned Orthodox and Indefatigable Preacher of the Gospell Mr Iosias Shute B.D. and above 33 years Rector of St Mary Woolnoth in Lombard-street in Folio 67 Christs tears with his love and affection towards Jerusalem delivered in sundry Sermon upon Luke 19. v. 41 42. by Richard Maiden B D Preacher of the Word of God and late Fellow oâ— Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge 4º 68 Ten Sermons preached upon severall Sundayes and Saints dayes by Peter Hausted Mr. in Arts and Curate at Vppingham in Rutland in 4º 69 18 Sermons preached upon the Incarnation and Nativity of our blessed Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ wherein the greatest mysteries of Godlinesse are unfolded to the capacity of the weakest Christian by Iohn Dawson in 4º 70 Christian Divinity written by Edmund Reeve Bachelour in Divinity in 4º 71 A description of the New-borne Christian or a lively Patterne of the Saint militant child of God written by Nicholas Hunt in 4º 72 The Tyranny of Satan in a Recantation Sermon at St Pauls Crosse by T. Gage in 4º 73 The True and absolute Bishop wherein is shewed how Christ is our only Shepheard and Bishop of our souls by Nicholas Darton in 4º 74 Divine Meditations upon the 91 Psalm and on the Hist of Agag K. of Amaleck with an Essay of friendship written by an honble person in 12º 75 Lazarus his rest a Sermon preached at the Funerall of that pious learned Orthodox Divine Mr. Ephraim Vdall by Thomas Reeve Bachelor in Divinity in 4º 76. An Historicall Anatomy of Christian Melancholy by Edmund Gregory in 8º