too Mel. Be pleas'd to urge it as a thing you are displeas'd with and that the Princess made it her complaint and desir'd your Highness would acquaint his Majesty with it and Sir when you have compleated this work which thus nobly you have begun and finish'd your creation command us and our happiness as the Creatures that owe their being to your favour Appius Noble Melintus when I have serv'd you 't will but pay the expectation your early faith gave me credit for Mel. Look Seleucus Sir I hope his ears have not met our words Your pardon Sir I 'll step off ere I am discover'd after I have this night waited on the Princess in the Garden I shall in your Chamber acquaint you with all our proceedings and there hope to hear how the King entertains the complaint against this great man 't is the first step to a Favourit's fall when the Prince will hear complaints of him I kiss your hand Exit Melintus Sel. This Letter will make me seem not to have seen them Dissimulation do thou assist me and I 'll break as 't were from a cloud of thoughts and chance that threw me into this way My Lord the Prince whither so fast with your spoil Me-thinks I see conquest in your eyes How did the Princess entertain your noble offer Do you not finde the path that leads to her heart untrod by Lovers feet Were not her Guard of blushes call'd to defend her against your assault Loves treaties my Lord are strangers to her maiden ears Appius Against impious men the Sanctuary is no Guard else the reserv'd modesty with the priviledge of birth and beauty that wait upon the Princess might have defended her against your saucy flames which too late have aim'd at the top of thy Masters house but that injury was not so great as this that thou durst think thy Poyson would not break her Crystall but with this injurious hope believe she should conceal thy insolence which I 'll spread Exit Appius Sel. Ha! Is 't come to this either prevent this danger or thou art lost Seleucus The Prince is flying with my ruine to the King Thanks yet to his choler that thus has arm'd me Passion is no deadly Weapon we hear her noise before she does the execution and then we arm Now my brain be ready with excuses thy womans weapon to defend me Exit ACT. III. SCEN. III Enter King Appius and Attendants King IS it possible App. Sir if you please but to go to your Daughters Chamber you shall yet finde the storm not laid which her anger rais'd to think such a scorn should be design'd for her King Some one go finde Seleucus and command him hither immediately we 'll take him with us and by all our Gods this poysonous ingratitude that swells him thus ambitiously shall burst him Within Sel. I cannot stay for I have earnest business with the King Are you sure he is not in the Lodgings in your return you shall finde me in the Garden if I meet him there Hold Carillus the Kings here Enter Seleucus King Seleucus Sel. Sir I have been this morning in search of you I have a business for your own ear onely let your Guard attend Sir King Yes it shall stay Noble Appius your pardon I 'll meet you at my Daughters Exit Appius Sel. This morning I have discover'd King So have I that which thou shalt rue fond Wretch Sel. Sir King Impudence with what brow dar'st thou thus meet my fury Think'st thou to scape Art thou again raising new Treasons ere the fire has consum'd the Sacrifice for our last delivery again to put my preservation into the power of a miracle onely to relieve me No thou shalt finde thy ingratitude hath destroy'd my mercy and begot an anger that shall consume thee Seize him The Guard seize Seleucus Sel. That you have the power of the Gods and I am subject to your Thunder is confest but my innocence protect me as yet I know not the cause why it singles me out 'T is true I came to see you drest like Jove for now 't is just you wear your Lightning but not for me who have with longing sought you to deliver the greatest service that ever yet my faith pleaded reward for but why you thus meet me in displeasure Heaven strike me if I can guess nor do I believe I am guilty for you proceed not with me as I were a Delinquent the worst of which are heard ere condemn'd But I see you repent your favours and desire my fall which is the time I ought not to out-live and therefore by this wound I 'll plead my faith and readiness to serve He offers to stab himself King Disarm him Sel. They cannot but when I am gone you 'll hear a mischief my life might have prevented King Hold or I shall conclude thy fear of deserv'd torture makes thee thus by a sudden stroke execute thy self Sel. Fear No I fear but one more than a King trembles at and that 's the Gods and him and to let your Majesty see I apprehend not Torture thus I throw away all dangers that my own act threatens and now Sir be so just as to let me know the cause of your anger e're it strikes King Were not you this morning with my Daughter and there made the traiterous offer of your love Sel. Yes King Yes Dar'st thou avow it and know'st how lately that danger threatn'd our ruine in Silvander Sel. Will you be pleas'd to hear me if I be guilty punish me if not give me leave to tell you a King can onely cure such a wound as your suspition Sir hath given my diligent faith which has ever been watchful in your Majesties service King Speak let him loose Sel. Know Sir though I am amaz'd to finde this news before me I came now from the Princess Chamber drawn thither by an occasion which if you please to lend your ear to I am confident you 'll say I had reason for what I did They whisper King Can you prove this Sel. Can I prove it Yes Sir I can prove it but Jealousie is a Weed whose Root lies so many ways that if once it take growth it is hardly digg'd out and this sad truth if once suspected and never confident is fallen upon me else what I shall say would finde a faith with you but I desire not now to have my words clear me take but my counsel and I shall give your Majesty the satisfaction you desire seem still to frown on me and require not the Princess company this night in the Court the rest Sir in your ear Will this confirm you I am loyal and by several They whisper ways hunt your safety King Come Seleucus this trouble shews thy loyalty th' art my friènd and shalt ever have an interest here Exeunt King and attendants Manet Seleucus Seleu. Yes I will have an interest in the Crown whatever I have in thee and now thou
to rescue me for when Cilius cannot stand alone in this cause let him fall for ever Virg. I would thou had'st not deserv'd my sword Enter Captain and Nigro Sould. Stand he that advances a step as Friend or Enemy till they have done shall kill or die Capt. How now Sirrah Cilius if the name of Facertes or Cicilia have a power you 'll cease to be an Enemy there They go to them Nigro Or if the brave Virgilius be satisfi'd with shedding of Scicilian Blood he will now spare the lost Lucius and reconcile himself They part 'em they gaze upon one another to that Brother Enemy Virg. Prince Lucius Cilius Virgilius Capt. Yes Sir Virgilius and there are coming those whose Interest in either will quickly clear this doubt Enter Facertes Cicilia Sophia Paulina and Romans Facer. Sir by the name of Brother I conjure you to defer this hate till you have heard us speak Sophia And if I have a Sisters interest it will disarm Virgilius Virg. Sister what strange accident brought thee hither Madam will you pardon that uncivil Joy that pass'd you to find To Cicilia a Sister Cicilia Yes Sir if you 'll help me find a friend to Virgilius and a lost Brother to Cicilia Cilius Terresius unfold this Riddle amazement yet with-holds my sword and has almost bound my Reason what means this shuffling of Facertes Cicilia Virgilius and Lucius together Those names and this dearness what means it Nigro Dare you trust me Cilius The honour'd Nigro Sophia Or me whose faith you have bought and give us leave to reconcile this wonder Cilius Madam I am all your slave and when your hand deals it destruction shall fall on Cilius unresisted Sophia Dare you shew your breast 't is all I beg Cilius Yes fair one and every thought of it shall to you be visible Nigro Here here 't is a thousand witnesses to prove the lost Lucius Capt. 'T is so and upon his knees Teresius begs his pardon for keeping this secret so long from you But now it comes accompany'd with many blessings see here your Brother the Prince Facertes and the Excellent Cicilia whose Loves have been by Fate appointed to restore our Country to her long-lost liberty Facer. And if Lucius finds a part of this Joy let him with friendly armes embrace Virgilius who is now a Brother and ever a Friend Cicilia Dare you from my hand take him Cilius That I have been thus long silent let the wonder you have begot plead for me And Sir that we durst be Enemies should They embrace be no stop to that faith which confirms we dare be friends Virg. Sir your last act assures Virgilius who cannot believe he is safe till you embrace him for I know such an Enemy as Prince Lucius reconcil'd will prove a conquering friend Sophia The Gods make this friendship as lasting as 't is strange Cilius Madam doth this change bring no hope to Lucius must he still be the despairing Cilius dare you not yet tell me who you They embrace again are Sophia Yes my Name 's Sophia Cilius Ha the Princess Sophia Facer. Yes Lucius But why is my Brother sad do's he mourn my Interest there Cilius No Sir I neither mourn yours there nor the Excellent Sophias here but I am hunting out a way to bear my self like Lucius in this great day your hand Madam Here Facertes from Fate receive this Jewel 't is a Wealth I cannot hope to possess but by being unworthy of it and it shall be Lucius his glory to say To keep his Fame he gave that away Nigro Let no replyes defer the Joyes that attend this day Cilius To the Temple then while with healing sacrifice Virgilius loads the Altars Virg. I shall follow if Lucius will lead the way Thus blest and thus embraced more a God then they Yet lest we leave our Enemies behind Let 's know how these our Judges stand enclind Exeunt omnes FINIS CLARICILLA A TRAGI-COMEDY The Scene SICILY Written by THOMAS KILLIGREW IN ROME DEDICATED To His Dear SISTER THE Lady SHANNON LONDON Printed by J. M. for Andrew Crook at the Sign of the Green Dragon in St Pauls Church-yard 1663 The Names of the Actors The King of Sicily Appius the Prince of Calabria Melintus A Lover of Claricilla and Philemon both Sons to the Kings Brother Timillus Friend to Melintus Silvander the Usurper in love with Claricilla Manlius and Tullius Two Pyrates disguis'd of Silvander's party Seleucus a Lord and Favourite to the King in love with Claricilla Carillus his Friend Ravack a Slave but a great man of Sicily Jacomo Servant to Melintus Claricilla the Princess Olinda her Maid Attendants CLARICILLA A TRAGI-COMEDY ACT. I. SCEN. I. Enter King Appius Seleucus and Attendants King SEleucus you know the soul of our Design lies in the speedy and silent execution of the Plot let us not then presume in their security till we fall in our own but go and when they have begirt the place give us notice that with our Charge they may at once fear and feel their danger and by us be cloath'd in Ruine ere they know whose Livery they wear This if Fortune be kinde Exit Seleuc. must be for where Justice and she strike in what corner of the Earth can Victory hide her self and that youthful hand not finde her Turning to Appius Appius I should blush at this if there needed more Arguments to confirm I shall be victorious than the reward propos'd for had the Gods intended the far-fam'd Claricilla's Virtues a Reward for Treason they would not then have left her Virtue such a Guard whose power hath stood amongst Traitors when yours fell upon the faith that bore it King You oblige me Sir and this goodness makes me beg you would be pleas'd to let me once again call to your memory some particulars of that tedious story which so often in my miseries I recounted to your Highness This Traitor Silvander having by my love gain'd an interest and by my smiles climb'd o're the Heads of all his Fellows in the strength of that trust grew too powerfull for me and in a Battel where my cause onely struck our Forces being not half the Traitors number we lost the day to which Theft not Conquest was joyn'd the Murder of my Brother and loss both of my Crown and Daughter Appius That fault the Gods will punish but his usurpation of the Princess and intended Rape which in a forc'd Marriage he labours are those that blow my rage King 'T is true it has always been his aim but his Love by Heaven appointed for his punishment and our Guard has given her a constant power over him which we have so directed that she has prevail'd with him to quit his greatest strength and retreat with her to this private Villa where now he remains attended onely with some few Troops of Horse This opportunity we owe her piety that has put it in our power to strike for our Revenge and Right again
Afflictions Then then Teresius thou shalt see how with this sword I le hunt his pale Soul to her last home Capt. 'T is a Gallant Youth how his Spirit boyles to be in Action aside Cilius If I be chose Captain of our Band by all our bondag'd Gods in some disguise I le see that Rome I will Teresius and with a few wounds well dealt gather a numerous Revenge say would not you obey if I command to joyn in such a Sacrifice where to fall The Off'ring is as glorious as to stand the Priest and such attempts are becoming Sacrifice for Men let Women incense burn it is properer for us to expiate with wounds then Prayer or Fasting and had those we vainly dealt in Sacrifice been given upon our Enemies our Heards had now been fair and Rome Ashes Capt. May all thy thoughts prove Prophetick and here I vow to obey what ere thou injoynest Though it be not safe to let thee know the Reason nor the Interest thou hast in thy Countries sufferings aside Enter Lieut. Lieut. Sir will you come to the Examination The Prisoners are at the Quarters Cilius What Prisoners Capt. The Romans Cilius Why are they not stak'd Lieut. There 's a Woman amongst 'em Capt. You will not stake her will you Cilius No I make no war with Women Lieut. If she must die I beg the staking of her Cilius What is she Lieut. More then young and handsome and one that talks unhappily I know not Cilius I le go see her Captain I le meet you at the Oak Capt. I le to my Quarter and attend you ACT. I. SCEN. III Enter Virgilius and Facertes Virgil. O Let me stretch my self and thus enlarg'd possess my Joyes for know my longing Soul made a Crown a Burthen and with greater joy I have put off an Empire then thou thy chaines and now transported with my hopes the Bird that from the Cage is flown and broke that Prison where she was wont to mourn and sings all Tunes at once That Bird I say cuts not the yielding Air with more joyful Freedom then I to find my self and deliver'd from that imprisoning state Facer. Sir Thus far I have obeyed your Commands which enjoyned me to accompany you from Gallia hither But what your design should be that makes you thus with Joy quit your Command there and be pleased to find your self unknown and hid in a disguise at Naples I cannot guess nor shall I be so rude to ask for sure if it were fit I knew it you that dare trust your sleeping self in my power would not hide it from me Virg. Doe's not my Friend guess whither I am bound Facert. Not the particular but I am certain 't is some great design to conquer which you thus in ambush lay the great Virgillius Virgil. The Body was made the Souls slave and now but serves her to advance my ends nor is my Mind less or thoughts more subject to fear then when an Army compass'd me Facert. Sir That you are alone makes you not less in my esteem for it is not your power I admire the loss of mine own tells me that 's mortal but your Mind which when Virgilius is nothing but what my Memory gives life to will make me worship his Monument Virg. No more Prince Facertes my Friend and to confirm him take a secret by which I le bind him to me for ever for secrets have stronger ties then Love or Vowes for whilst thou hast Honour that binds thee the other may by mistake or Passion which Friendship 's self is subject to fall even to hate Facertes Then when I have honour I shall know your design Virg. When thou hast O Facertes my friend it was born with thee and where it is not natural swords cannot acquire it Take therefore into thy heart all the secrets of mine and in a word all my hopes and all my fears Cicilia Facert. What of her Sir Virg. She is all my hopes all my wishes and all my fears and if she smile I am fortunate for know my journey is to lay at her feet my self and all that Conquest gave me What thinks Facertes will she accept it and not destroy the destroyer For nothing can be conquest where she suffer'd but height of Murther Facert. What do I hear my prayers forestall'd and those joys Our Country ought to sacrifice for offer'd to us I hope Virgilius is not still pleased to triumph or'e our miseries and throw a scorn upon that which he thought worthy of his sword Virg. Have you not yet forgiven what was my fate while these thoughts dwell in thee I must not hope Facertes will joyn the power of a Brother to assist my wishes Facert. If you are real you shall tread upon my neck but if this be scorn 't is so unlike my friend and so unbecoming the brave Virgilius that I should not fear to call him enemy nor despair his conquest Virg. Real Facertes why when have I jested with my friend Real yes as thy vows to Sophia Never start nor put on amazement was I less worthy of a trust because thou thought'st me worthy to have been thy enemy call me friend and hide thy love Either thou hast not found the knowledge or lost the value of thy friend I tell Prince Facertes she whom he sacrificeth to has greater ties upon me as Friend then Sister Facert. That I do love the divine Sophia witness my part of heaven which is all thou hast left me to swear by but if thou hast gain'd the knowledge of that secret by jealous guesses purchas'd treachery or with thy power hast wrought upon her sex to betray her innocent affection draw thy sword for by all our Gods no Facertes draws his sword distance as enemy nor neerness of Friendship shall divide us or secure thee from my vengeance Virg. I am innocent and you are angry here read that it will tell you you have injur'd me He gives Facertes a Letter Facert. Can Virgilius pardon me and still have patience to learn me how to conquer Nations first and then my self by his great Example Virg. Your friendship I shall never decline and if Sophia be just you have a warrant for you faith of mine When I went for Gallia to take command of those Legions there at parting we fell into discourse of you and the never-enough-admir'd Cicilia whose beauties and vertues she always mention'd with admiration I confessed to her that her former descriptions had engaged my affections to your Sisters fame so much that I was resolved in some disguise to see her O're-joyed with this news she recommended you to me for a guide And though I ever admir'd the honour I found in Facertes yet I confess I made a little stop ere I resolved to put my self in the power of one whom I had tempted with such a ruine as obeying my Fathers injunctions had made me lay upon your suffering Country to remove which doubt she blushed out this
Brother has no ends beyond his Honour it cannot be he should forget mine and his own injuries or so bury a Brothers and a Fathers loss but if absence can do all this yet his Honour is with him and that may tell him how glorious in story a Slave appears whilst he keeps his Honour and how mean and poor that Prince is that sells it for his passion Facertes aside Excellent Maid Madam I am sorry my discourse displeas'd you Cicil. I would I were with him or I would I could but write to him Facert. Madam if you 'le please to write I 'le deliver it him Cicil. No Sir that would be too great a trouble for I believe those Occasions which drew you hither are of more consideration then a letter Facert. None of such importance as to serve my Prince 'T is true I have a Comrade a Prince that has disguis'd himself into that condition and is resolved under that private habit to see the world a scurvy Accident befel him to day upon the Mole at the Slaves Mart where he 'scaped hardly with his life some wounds he has too which will retard him I fear till my return Cicil. Was it not this morning a young man brown-hair'd Facert. Yes it was about a slave he saw and fell in love with and while he stay'd for money to redeem her another bought her I was not at the beginning but I thank my fate I came time enough to his Rescue Cicil. Is he safe then Facert. Yes Madam but so impatient for fear some violence should be offer'd to her I am now going in search of her for I know he 'le find no Peace till he has gain'd her freedom Cicil. Is he a Prince say you and in love with that Slave Facert. Yes Madam and now his soul labours in pain to know what condition she is of but I hope his flame is made of young mens fire such as will not last Cicil. Why do you hope so Facert. Because I have the honour to be his friend and though I serve his passion yet I should be loath to see him continue his Love for a Slave that has nothing but miseries for his Honour to work upon Cicil. A Prince then all my Prayers fall not to the Earth nor lose their way 'twixt heaven and my miseries Facert. Your prayers Madam how under pardon are you concern'd in his love or birth Cicil. You are a Souldier and by your honour I conjure you you are a Sicilian and now I le take the power you gave and command you or by my Brother and his friendship I enjoyn you Facert. What Madam Cicil. Nothing nothing ye gods whither am I falling down She stops and turns from him down Woman All the pleadings of my Sex be gone I will not be a slave to my Passion Facert. Nor will I be so rude as to press a Secret from you yet your Brother Madam should not serve you more faithfully nor more willingly then I Cicil. I must not no I will not yet I durst tell you but 't is not like Cicilia nor the Laws that she has ever followed Facert. Madam your name has given Laws and Cicilia's Acts have ever stood Examples as unquestioned as unimitable and by your self I beg this trust Cicil. Then as you are a Souldier take it and protect it I know no guilt why should I fear I was that slave he fought for and I rejoyce the man I honour is so favoured of the Gods Facert. O Madam this is a blessing beyond my hopes dare you trust me to discover who you are I 'le first sound whether his Love aim with honour and by degrees work upon him till I have found the secrets of his heart he shall despair too and in fear spend some days But at length dare you not let him know there is a hope pray leave it to me I 'le see all the Laws of Love observ'd he shall doubt and hope and you shall defer his Joys But still She walks and looks down he follows her I 'le wish your Love may increase too for I know he 'le deserve it Cicil. Sir I have not said I love nor will not till I hear him say so first I confess I hope he loves and what that hope can be call'd I acknowledge Facert. Then all my Joys are full Nay my Sister you must not turn away Cicil. Sister Facert. Did I say Sister Cicil. Yes and if my Ears abuse me not this morning you call'd me sister Facert. Then I 'le hide my self no longer from thee and since you could confess to a stranger you hop'd he loved I claim so He pulls off a patch from his eye He shews her a Ring much trust as to confess you love will this satisfie you who I am I mean to give it to the Prince Cicil. Oh my Brother why did you hide your self from me is it true you told of your self are you in love shall not I know your story that I may rejoyce in your joys Facert. Thou shalt know all but let me not now defer the Prince's joy who waits without and suffers in the doubts which longing love brings Cicil. The Prince without is that a truth pardon me for since you have deceiv'd me once it is lawful to suspect Facert. Yes and there is another truth which I durst not discover till thy love warranted it me But now know the man thou hated'st is the man thou lovest for Virgilius is that Prince but when thou hast made an acquaintance with him thou wilt confess thy ignorance only could hate him Cicil. Virgilius then I am miserable Facert. Do not say so but take a Brothers knowledge of him I have tryed him friend and enemy and by both find him pure and I conjure you give me your griefs and believe my love before your hate of the man you love Cicil. Is it Virgilius then Facert. By thy self it is he Cicil. Swear not unworthy witness the Gods that saw and piti'd not my griefs with what pain I lost thee yet that was nothing compar'd to this affliction that finds thee thus Go boast to thy friend what success thy treachery assisted by a Brothers interest has gain'd upon a Sister o'recome with misery Facert. Why do you accuse me thus have I injur'd you is it a fault to tell you your opinion wrongs a gallant man Cicil. Were he a God and his friendship of so sovereign a nature it would protect us against their rods when with a plague they make a curious search amongst men were he this yet in thee and me 't were sin to sacrifice to him and I would sooner oppose that plague which only wounds my mortal part then meet Virgilius as a friend Facert. Why do you conclude me so unworthy as to call him friend without a satisfaction Cicil. Thou art not Facertes he knows there can be no satisfaction did he not ruine our Country fell not my aged Father under a Roman sword is not Lucius
Enter Seleucus Seleuc. Arm Sir and behold how in the obedience to your commands they are lost Ruine in silence like Growth steals upon them th' are now empal'd and destruction hovers yet undiscover'd to the Prey but defer not for Night makes haste away and the Cause hath such a Glory cast about the Souldier that it forceth Day and Victory in their resolution waits but your Command to send her forth King Sir pray be pleas'd to give these lost men their Dooms the Signal 's yours Appius 'T is an Honour and I accept it And thus I give it Follow me He draws his Sword Exit Appius King And that Souldier that refuses such a Signal let his weighty fears sink him where he stands Come Seleucus Exit King Seleuc. Come Seleucus had not wont to be the Word upon a Charge O Love thy power hath disarm'd me or rather Envy hath disarm'd my Love could it be else that I should stand thus unspirited in Claricilla's cause while others gild their Swords in her revenge it could not be Hark how eagerly they pursue my A Charge within misery cruel Honour too puts in and tells me I lose my interest in her unless by giving wounds I pull on mine own by making way for this Prince's hopes Exit ACT. I. SCEN. II. Enter Melintus Timillus and Jacomo Melintus COme Timillus let us haste to the Charge lest our Friends believe Fear declin'd our Peace and we are early enough if we succeed to let them see we have brought the wishes of Friends Tim. Faith if we do not succeed we shall finde we came too soon I am sure I shall In an overthrow I am certain to get my share when I live to want an Enemy my Friends shall knock me o' th' head for I thank my Fates Fortune has been as bountiful of her mischiefs to me as an Enemy could wish and that 's but a hard condition you 'll say for a man that cannot ask rewards when he does well Melint. Mention not that here where reward grows within thy reach in every daring forehead and if Timillus dares not gather them he must go without 'em jests brings none of the swords harvest home Timil. You are ever thus snappish till I am angry and then I fight to my own ruine not mine enemies one would think you might allow a man his humor and not be forc'd to fight your quarrel but he must fight your way too Melin. Prithee no more leave this discourse and follow me Exit Melintus Timil. And what wilt thou do Jacomo Jac. Who I I 'll follow my Master Timil. No prithee let us be friends chuse some other place for I 'me resolv'd to keep that my self till I am beaten from it Jac. Y' are merry Sir but I have seen them claw'd ere now that have taken it but I hope you 'le find better fortune Timil. A pox of Fortune she has no such thing as good or bad belongs to her follow me and if we gain the day I 'll give her thee Exeunt ACT. I. SCEN. III Enter Claricilla and Olinda Olinda FLy Madam and leave 'em for these enemies bring our freedom Clar. Be constant heaven Exeunt Enter Silvander wounded and sees Claricilla fly to his enemies Silvand. What ho Claricilla gentle Claricilla do'st thou fly me too nay then I 'me lost indeed thou might'st have had mercy though no love and preserv'd me for thine own sake for in this fall of mine thou hast a hand in ruining thine own Temple nor can'st thou after this ingratitude be term'd the just however the fair Claricilla No since Claricilla's cruel I will not stir a foot that Within fly fly leads from danger nor vainly attempt to escape the hand of heaven unless I could hide me from his eye too What art thou that wear'st such death about thee and look'st as if thou cam'st to Enter Melintus wounded put off thy habit here Melin. 'T is not you I look for 'T is something that shot He saw Claricilla in her flight from heaven before me she appear'd like innocence her self striking in her own cause saw you not that star did she not in her descent pass this way He minds me not Melint offers to go away Silvand. 'T is so this youth but saw her and he 's overcome Stay what ere thou art that once again I may see thy face and read the story which Love and Anger appears so mingled in Now By all our gods 't is nobly writ and had I met it when I commanded fortune I would have studied thee and by obligations have grafted thee my friend but since that power is gone by this and my name I command thee be my Priest know Silvander the unfortunate calls thee back He draws his sword Melin. Silvander Oh ye gods what power ye give to treason Aside that name hath dispers'd the cloud that passion threw betwixt him and the revenge a Fathers murther call'd Unfortunate as wicked what fate rul'd thee thus to call me back Silv. Prithee youth no noise I was a traytor but true to Love A King and yet his power commanded me and could my love to Claricilla have consented to have worn such a Jewel in less then a Crown or been satisfied to have seen her whom I prefer'd before the gods stand second to any thou in all thy wounds and faith which thus adorn thee should'st not have out-shin'd me this day in loyalty Melin. Love and Treason mixt know though thou hast prov'd thy self a cunning Chymist in attempting to destroy that noble body yet I have that here shall in spite of all thy adulterate mixtures restore and fix it Guard thee Silvand. Prithee threaten not for though I prophesie thou bring'st my winding-sheet yet thou shalt see my smiles in scorns wreathe it about me and yet I mean not to fall unlike a Souldier nor be buried without my Rights about me my sword upon my breast thus and therefore guard thee He draws his sword Melin. Guard me 't is the office of the gods To kill thee is to do the execution and the way as safe as that the Ministers of Justice tread and were it as noble as just I would command thee hold thy neck out but I scorn such ways to my revenge and therefore take an equal trial Yield and your Person 's safe for 't was against your cause not you I drew my sword which scorns They fight to strike even Silvander upon the ground Silvander wounded Silvand. Hold and ere this darkness hath quite shadowed me hear my story that as thou hast punish'd my treason thou may'st pity my misfortune and thus when I am gone report of me Silvander bow'd to a cruel power who when he had offer'd all that a Lovers thought could compass and the power of a King worn only to serve in when that power lessen'd and my offerings came to be in the heart not hand the way to his mercy was shut and my prayers because unperfum'd unheard and
Mart because I was wounded no body would buy me the soul of a Slave in their esteem not weighing down his limbs Ye Gods either send me liberty or take your gifts again Honour and her Issue Courage Justice Faithfulness are of no use to me Who would be judg'd by a Slave Courage in Chains what can it hurt or to be faithful of what use when we are not trusted O my fate Why was I born free Had I been bred a Slave I could have sung in Chains nay to have perish'd in them had been dying in my Calling but to fall from greatness and without a fault be punish'd with the guilty nay where the guilty scape False Rhodes my Curse kindle a fire within thee the freedom that my soul brought thither threw me into her dangers which their Cowardice had made such certain ruine in their apprehension that not one amongst them had man enough to look upon their fears I then a God was held because I durst venture thus to become a Sacrifice ACT. II. SCEN. II. Enter Seleucus solus Sel. YE Gods by what ways or marks should men follow what is good when virtue it self does not always keep one path when Claricilla who has all I know of virtue shall quit the God-like attribute of Truth and the Guard which Innocence secures her from impious men with and fly for safety to an Excuse She deny'd my visit at the price of a Ly and at that rate of sin bought a strangers company Olinda assures me he 's at this time with her but why do I thus without dangers bark against him and let this Tree without a Root this Ly stand in my prospect It shall not I will see her and since she can so put off her Honour as to ly for one man who knows but she may ly with two Exit ACT. II. SCEN. III Enter Melintus and Claricilla Mil. YOu have now heard all the passages of my life since that sad day we parted to this joyful hour which if poor Philemon had liv'd to see how happy had we three been Clar. Have you not heard of him since his loss at Rhodes Do you believe him dead Mel. My love makes me believe what I fear for he had many wounds besides I know his Ransom would have pleas'd the Conquerour better than his bonds for they were Pirates but no more of this sad subject now Clar. O Melintus grow not weary of mentioning a Friend though it be sad 't is just and let that bear the weight had Philemon liv'd to have seen me and Melintus lost we should have spent our days in your story ere suffer'd your name to have past un-mention'd Philemon to his Friend a Lamb and in such softness he always wore his Lions heart Philemon whose youth had growth with us a Plant by the same hand set a flower from our own stock and all his sweets akin to us and we ought to be ally'd to his misfortunes too but why do I teach Melintus 't is boldly done to give Laws to him that is such a Master in the rights of friendship She weeps Mel. To let you see I love Philemon I do not grudge him that precious dew and gentle Claricilla to witness my soul hath one consent with yours See I can bear you company in your own Sex Clar. O ye Gods he weeps Melintus weeps What Agony must this noble Youth feel when his Soul sweats such drops Pardon me for thus stirring thy grief Mel. Do not think I left the subject because I was weary of the discourse or could enough mention Philemon that durst be my Friend when 't was certain ruine and now he 's dead I break no trust to tell you the cause was a greater tie than any effect it had Know Philemon was in love with Claricilla and it was with Claricilla and not himself for when by my trust he found your softness had receiv'd impression from my constant love and you were pleas'd to call me your Melintus I became his too and to serve us in our wishes was all the Heaven he aimed at And now my Soul you must either confess me unworthy or else grant such daring courage and such fearful love as Philemon commanded could never sink from the soul of Melintus Clar. Since Melintus hath begun take my confession too know I saw it long ago and decreed rewards of friendship for the noble youth but when 't was beyond my power to cure it had been cruelty to have inquired the pain and therefore would not see what I pity'd And now you have all the secrets of my heart those of joy thy friendship multiplies and those of grief thus thou divid'st the pains Enter Olinda Mel. O lay the whole weight here Ol. Madam Seleucus upon earnest business as he pretends will see you Clar. How will see me Tell him Enter Seleucus and surprizes them Melintus is transported into rage Seleuc. Nothing Madam he knows too much already and though my Anger which Envy and your Cause begot was grown to such a destructive height that I could not rule it till it found mine own ruine in your frown yet a Souldiers envy is no sin nor ought his anger be punished by his friends when he appears not in love with his fault nor seeks to justifie it This day I begg'd leave to crave your pardon for my offence and your Highness refus'd my visit and made an Excuse to admit this Madam 't will be He points in scorn to Melintus no glory to you that you could withstand the sieges which Silvander and my self laid against you by many services when it shall be known you were o'recome by a single one and yielded at first sight to a stranger Clar. Seleucus when I take you for my friend I 'll take your counsel and not till then for the services you urge they have been always drest so in commands that they appear'd unbecoming Sel. Madam you did not look with equal eyes upon them else their passion would have appear'd their greatest beauty and I never spake Loves language more than when I was least a Poet Clar. The love of Subjects to their Prince is duty and those whom we pay we do not thank the Hireling ought to serve Sel. Madam you speak as if I serv'd for bread and forget that Subjects are Heavens servants and 't is the Gods that appoint us Kings and I am doom'd to it 'T is that not want that makes me a Subject which condition your Highness is not exempt from But I wonder what mighty Prince this is that thus vouchsafes to hide himself Clar. This insolence here Mel. Your pardon Madam 't is my Q. your Sex cannot strike and 't was the respect which this place claims made me stand his mark thus long-Now to you who this second time have with scorn look'd upon my temper when a calm has hid it Know in the best of all thy ills thy love thou art a Traitor else thou durst not hope this
devil did you take this resolution against me that long to fight with you Melin. 'T is but for a time Seleu. Will you then hereafter Melin. Yes by all my hopes and nothing but this resolution then in thee shall protect one of us Seleu. Till this fit be over then I 'll leave you Exit Melin. 'T is strange having both one business our way should lye so several Claricilla thy commands can put me into any form that can bow me thus ACT. II. SCEN. V. Enter Seleucus and Carillus Seleu. WAs the Prince in the garden when you left him Car. Yes my Lord and he had newly parted with the King he 's this morning to make his visit to the Princess your Lordship is appointed by the King to accompany him Seleu. You saw not Olinda since Car. No my Lord Seleu. Go find her and tell her of this visit bid her single her self from the company tell her I must speak with her this morning Claricilla will think me very bold to dare thus soon to press into Ezit Carillus her presence but 't is no matter her thoughts have now no power to punish me that have set my self free nor will I again stand in fear of ought but that power which does create cause as well as beget the fear that power that made Fate to be Fate and yet his servant there I will pay all that I have for fear here to tremble is to fear the Idol I my self have made Exit ACT. II. SCEN. VI. Enter Claricilla and Olinda following her Olinda MAdam the Prince is without attended with Seleucus and desires to kiss your Highness hand Clar. Wait him in this Prince is in report a man of a noble soul I guess his business and must with pain impose that which will sound what depth of honour is in him He comes Enter Appius and Seleucus Appius Now those clouds which thus long have hid your vertues and that storm is again blown over so that your Highness begins to break like your self among us Appius is come though unconfident in the success lab'ring with ambitious hopes to beg you will give the services of his life leave to wait upon your happy days Clar. Ere your Highness proceed be pleas'd to hear a suit that I must blushing make and to your own ear only and if you please to retire with me I shall acquaint you with it Appius Command me Madam Seleu. Olinda a word with you Olinda This way then Exeunt omnes ACT. III. SCEN. I. Enter Claricilla and Appius Clar. SIR 't was his Counsel thus by a trust to oblige your Highness to be our friend rather then by injuries which has been the common way of States to decline your pretensions Appius 'T was charitably done not to let my hopes lead me too much astray and since 't is to so gallant a Rivall as Melintus I shall without envy though not pain lay down my hopes Enter Olinda over-hearing their discourse Clar. He 's now in Court but yet unknown 't is the stranger that yesterday made such way to my rescue at first I fled him that with such love pursu'd for his disguise kept me ignorant who it was within I shall acquaint you with our design and beg your counsel and sometime this night I would fain speak with him in the Garden Appius I shall not fail to serve you Exit Olinda The stranger is he the man and must you meet him in the Garden this night this shall to Seleucus I 'me sure of my pay for I have my reward already Exit ACT. III. SCEN. II. Enter Seleucus Seleu. I See 't is neither so easie nor so safe to be a Villain as I thought 't is true wicked any fool may be but to be a Villain and Master in that Art oh the baseness that we stoop to the hated means the loath'd subjects that with Chymists patience we must extract our ends through and when the work 's done we have but whet the sword of Justice and with our own hands pull'd down unpiti'd dooms The thought strikes amazement into my soul which has not yet consented to my ills What shall not I fall to that could consent for the knowledge of a secret to make my self the steps by which a Whore climb'd to her ambitious lust the baseness of the act hath awak'd my sleeping honour and I 'll be honest ere I 'll again pay such a rate for sin No Love it s thy cruelty has begot this distraction in me He lyes down on the ground Enter Olinda Olinda Ha! upon the ground up my Seleucus up I am yet breathless my Love in her descent has made such haste that it begot a fire in the motion that had like to have burnt our Cupid 's wings Seleu. What ailes thee is it impudence or distraction begets this boldness what is it that thou thus labour'st with has it no name Olinda It had a name and 't was call'd a secret whilst but by two known and Claricilla's secret but it shall become a general knowledge I overheard it when she gave it to the Prince and by this name the onely secret of her soul she is in love and by honour engag'd Does that move you when you know to whom your love will sacrifice her to your anger 'T is the st anger and but that her bashfulness could not name him aloud I now might have told you who he was for she nam'd him and he is this night to meet her in the Garden the Prince is of their party too and has promis'd to quit his pretension and onely stays to serve her in her love so there 's but I faithful to Seleucus now do I rave or no Sel. No my Olinda 't is I that rave and beg of one that lives upon anothers alms Olind. Thus would I sacrifice the Gods should they scorn what I love Sel. Thou art my Goddess Olind. Will Seleucus then be just and reward that faith that thus has flown o're those poysonous Plants and from them with danger suck'd this honey-secret Will he I say be just and give me leave to unlade this precious Dew in his gentle bosom and there finde my Hive when I return from travelling in his service Sel. Thou shalt have any thing but be gone now 't will breed suspition to be seen with me alone Art certain they are to meet to night Olind. Be gone Seleucus there was more discretion than love in that Injunction Urge me not to jealousie for I that could betray a Mistress and a Friend for love of thee if injur'd I would have thee know for my revenge my love shall go But I hope better and I obey Exit Olinda Sel. This the King shall know Yield at first blow 'T is worshipping a stranger God and a sin in honour though he were so But stay who are these the Prince and the stranger He Enter Appius and Melintus she says is of their party as I could wish I hope it shall ruine him
follow her Sir and within counsel or charm her passion Exeunt omnes ACT. V. SCEN. IV. Enter Seleucus Surgeon and Servants Seleu. IS there no hope of Carillus life Surg. No my Lord Seleu. Will Timillus scape Surg. Yes my Lord his wounds were sleight Seleu. But he shall not nor shall fortune have power to add another sickly week to his hated days wait all without My hopes are blasted nor must I expect ever to gain my ends by fair means from Claricilla I have woond up her hatred to so great height and 't were folly to hope a peace from a woman crost in her love no no policy or force must gain the pleasure I am at Who 's He knocks there Enter Servant Serv. Sir the King Enter the King Seleu. Oh Sir hide me from my shame or my blushes will not let me look upon you the disgrace brands me with coward for ever that I should be o'recome when nothing but a Traytor struck a thing which ought to have been the scorn not fear of honest men when they are arm'd King Quiet thy self and be not troubled at such a scorn'd subject I come to tell thee ere this shame be over while I can with justice frown I would have Claricilla married and how to work our ends we 'll now resolve Enter Servant Serv. Sir there 's a Sea-man without desires to speak with you he says he has earnest business that concerns the State King Admit him Enter Manlius Man Dissimulation thou that so oft hast been prosperous in thy attempts upon the innocent once let vertue owe thee for a service Seleu. What 's your business Sir that so hastily requires a hearing Man Ha! the King I must not know him Sir be pleas'd to command your servants off and I shall whisper a service shall claim a reward which I will not require till it be perfect Seleu. There needs no whisper here for if it concern the Kingdom speak it to the King Man The King thus low I beg your pardon Sir and then give me leave to ask whether it be worth your care or no to have He kneels in your power the stranger that fought with my Lord Seleucus Seleu. softly King Dost thou know where he is canst thou direct my anger which way to seize the Traytor if thou can'st propose thine own reward and take a Kings word thou shalt have my power to effect it Man Sir I will not bargain but in snort thus I have been faulty and a Pirat speaks the kind but 't was while the fault was in fashion here and a thief Silvander wore the Crown your pardon for my past faults is the reward I beg for this service which if I were not confident I could do I were mad thus to wake your anger with a deluded hope But to the business early this morning there came to my Galley which now rides in the haven two strangers as they pretended that had unfortunately in a duel slain one that had a neer relation to your Majesty and by many arguments pleaded my protection which at first sight their miseries engag'd me to and I undertook to serve them one of them the fair-hair'd-man gave me a Letter to deliver to the Princess from whom he says I should have great rewards if I would be faithful I undertook it and if this may procure my peace when you please to command me they are dead Seleu. The Letter prithee let 's see the Letter 't is he for certain but who the second should be King I cannot guess Seleu. Thy pardon and a reward for thy faith upon my life thou shalt receive King Hast thou the Letter Man Yes Sir He delivers the King the Letter King Ha! Melintus and Philemon their hands subscribed to this treason see Seleucus 't is Melintus and Philemon that in disguise have waited our destruction the gods are just still and now from the height of all their impious darings have let them fall into our punishments look they urge Claricilla to an escape by the assistance of this honest Souldier they assure her she may safely make it and call all this treason flying from slaughter assist me Seleucus that I may invent some strange torture to afflict their falshoods Seleu. Is this possible Man Work on Mischief till their rage has blinded them that in the dark I may the easier lead them to their ruine Aside Seleu. Melintus and Philemon 't is no new danger this my rage distracts me and in the strength that anger lends me I can perform all you can require from a sound and healthy friend but do it quickly Sir before I am unbent and thus by her assistance reach their ruine King It cannot be she should consent to my destruction Seleu. It cannot be then he were a fool and only sow'd dangers to reap dangers think you he would lose his heaven to place another there no 't is visible he loves and that has been the cause mov'd all his darings and that he loves the Princess do's that start you call to mind the surprize in the garden what rage will that meeting fill your breast with when you shall know 't is no aiery hopless single Love no Cupid with one Wing that threatens now as when Silvander struck these have made the imperfect Boy a perfect god betwixt 'em and with return of eternal faith have given both wings and eyes and direct by their bold souls what to do is now upon the wing and flies with more certain danger in your Court then death or fire King This is a dangerous truth and if my Daughter consent to their desires they dye Seleu. To be secur'd of which seal this Letter and deliver it this honest man and let him deliver it to your Daughter and urge her answer which when he has let him return with it to your Majesty this will guide your justice which way to steer and your anger shall only find the guilty and the act being just consequently 't is safe for the guilty have no revenge to follow their fall King I am resolv'd if she consent they fall dispatch him with the Letter and let me have an answer at my Chamber Seleu. Sir now you consent to be safe be not troubled but leave the rest to me Now to our business I 'll immediately Exit King send a servant for a woman of the Princess my creature from whom I have daily intelligence she shall get you an opportunity to deliver the Letter her name 's Olinda and to her I 'll address you to be false now is to be faithful Man And that makes me so false but stay Sir I have a mind to make you indebted to me for a greater benefit then you dream on Seleu. Whither tend'st thou Man To assure you I intend to be faithful and to oblige my self to make which good I 'll put my life into your hands and if you dare obey my directions I 'll propose away that with safety you may reach
are why did you land here he durst not have pursu'd us to the harbour my Brothers fleet now in readiness to depart would have protected us Eugene This way the slave ran that went to call for aid Pyrats within cry follow follow Philon Hark Madam w' are pursu'd 't is now no time to talk upon my life it is Gillippus and the bold Pyrat I fear knows the value of the prize he hunts Within follow follow Lysimel. They come take some other way and try if you can divert their chase whilst we take Covert in these woods Exeunt omnes ACT. I. SCEN. III Enter Gillippus Hipparchus and Souldiers of their party Gillip. FOllow Mates for we have in chase the wealth of Kingdoms one whose maiden mine the gods would dig in nor has her virgin earth been wounded yet for that precious metal but keeps her Indies still unconquer'd if we gain her we need sail no more to find uncertain fates she 's prize enough Hippar. Slip not this opportunity then you know not how long fortune will Court us which path took she Gillip. I know not let us divide our selves I 'll take this Exit Gillippus Enter Pausanes and meets Hipparchus Paus. Hipparchus Hipparchus what glorious things were those that fled us as if we durst hurt 'em Hippar. They were handsome women man Paus. Were they but women Hippar. But women no but women What ail'st thou Pausanes stands with his eyes fix'd on the ground Paus. I 'me sure they are more then man for I never saw any of that sex that made me tremble yet these did and with a cold fear the memory dwells in my breast still Hippar. What thunder-struck by a woman courage man Black eyes though they lighten yet they do not use to shrink our He shakes him hearts in the scabbard Paus. These do not use to fight do they If they do by all Hipparchus laughs the gods they 'le conquer me oh Hipparchus do not mock my misery but tell me hast thou seen many such are such formes usual amongst 'em this has Medusas power in a beauteous form and I am chang'd to weeping Marble Hippar. By this good day he 's in love could I be so how happy should I be for I have been pretty lucky in the sex and could I have lov'd all that I have lain with what a share of heaven should I have had Look how he stands now Pausanes what dost mean let fall thy weapon when thou pursu'st a Wench Paus. A Wench what 's that I thought of none Hippar. What is a Wench why the greater part and the handsomest and that they are not the better part of woman is yet to be disputed Paus. How canst thou distinguish 'em how dost thou know a Wench Hippar. How do I know 'em several ways but the best and certain'st is by feeling 'em Paus. But that I know from our rocking in the Cradle it still has been so I should wonder how we two came to be friends ther 's such contrarieties even in our natures that both looking on one and the same heavenly form we should thus from the same subject draw such different thoughts for whilst I was Philosophysing upon her diviner part and preparing how to worship her thou wert casting to pollute her but prithee tell me were it not better to find those beauties that adorn her the cloathing of a perfect goddess then such a falling image Hippar. Faith in serious thoughts which handsome women ought not to be mingled with worship is a good thing but to have them worship me I should think were better But prithee put off this serious discourse now this is no time to talk when we have such prey in chase Paus. Fare thee well but that I know thee stout faithful to thy friend and one that speaks worse of himself then any other dares I 'de tear thee from my bosome but when I know this and how strictly thou wilt pay thy vows to honour thou shalt dwell for ever here ACT. I. SCEN. IV. Enter Gillippus following Lysimella Gillip. YOu are very fair let that remove your wonder how I dare again gaze upon that excellence Why do you frown is it your innocence or your beauty that you mistrust She frowns that thus you arm your self with anger to defend you Pray leave to be an enemy you see that could not protect you Lysimel. No Monster 't is not to see thee play thy part that troubles me but to think that heaven fails in hers thus to leave vertue without a guard while lust and rapine grow strong in mischief as if the innocent were created white only to be fit to take the murtherers purple Gillip. As you have mercy remove that threatning danger He kneels that ruine in your curl'd brow and in justice which your anger cannot know weigh my action and cross fate together then call to mind how severely I was punish'd for a single fault a fault that my love pleaded for but did not excuse and when you have found that blot in my story if you are equal you must confess all my life to that hour paid you an humble and a faithful service and to the King my Master a ready hand and a loyal heart nor could he urge any thing against my pretence but that I was born his subject yet that I could willingly have undergone and all things else but your scorn which still left me to my despairs I had else waited my fortune and not by force attempted to have gain'd my wishes Oh Madam had you not bow'd me that way but try'd what I could have suffer'd for you not from you 't would have started your soft soul to have seen me suffer that would through a thousand hazards have courted your favour till I had faln your Beauties Martyr Lysimel, Away thy oyly tongue nor bloody hand can prevail thy flattery and thy force I am by my resolutions above both for Love and his soft fire thou never felt'st it nor know'st that god but by the name These thy false stoopings conclude thou canst not worship that thus durst again by force attempt me that heart that truly loves nobly suffers and knows that god of passion is to the longing soul both the hunger and the food and if his heaven be not reach'd by knees their hands dare not nay cannot yet may'st thou live to love and me I wish it not to glory in but to punish thee Gillip. Are you so resolv'd then I 'll kneel no more but frowning gather all thy sweets begging Lovers teach women a way to deny He rises up which else they durst not know A slave there Hipparchus take to your charge this fair folly and as your eyes look to Enter a Slaue and Hipparchus her let not her face betray your faith away I say convey her to the Galley there my Empire will begin The slave binds her Lysimel. Think'st thou thy threats can fright me no I cannot so much doubt the care of
fire upon the shoar that if any wretch unfortunate be cast upon this loan place they may see it and repair hither 't will be some comfort to find we have charity ACT. IV. SCEN. III Enter three Slaves Slav. THe gods protect us and recall this judgment Storm Ent. Gil. Gil. Hence ye dogs leave your howling S'death have we liv'd as if we hop'd for mercy or expected protection from our prayers be gone and endeavour every wise man rules his stars and may defer that fate which prayer cannot alter see if I have not lost my power why stay ye who plies the Pump now she 'll founder through the slaves negligence Slave Why should we labour against heaven that has decreed our ruine there 's no hope we are all lost the sea already is our grave Gil. Villain thou shalt not dye by water I 'll be thy fate And yours if you stay He stabs one and the other slaves go off Enter Zenon and Leucanthe Zenon See if the storm has not wrought in her Element of water too and blown it in tears from her eyes Gil. Would it had blown the fire thence too the earthy part would not wound me my danger and their beauty in those active Elements lye for in her living Jeat the fire bears sway Zenon I know his resolution but I 'll watch him Steps aside Gil. We are alone I must not lose this opportunity will you yet grant my suit and yield me love or must I follow the examples of the gods and in a storm compass my will say will you give or shall I force Leuc. Is this a time for love when the raging storm drowns thy words Oh thou abus'd power who thus enrag'd pursues us even to the last of all our name and for abus'd sacrifice will the Priest in judgement offer if thou hast decreed my fall take it while I am fit for sacrifice while I am pure and my virgin snow unsoil'd Protect me from this ravisher whose impious heat burns his hated Gillippus lays hold on her and pulls her breast even in the bosom of the sea Gil. Cease to call and yield me love thou see'st all the ship is busie with apprehension of our danger which my love will not give leave to fear thoughts of thee so take up all the room here that care of my self cannot get in Leuc. Away unhand me consider the dangers and misery thou He offers to take hold of her art in Gil. Dangers 't is but noise only and to me no new thing to see the Elements thus at war and strive to run again to their first Chaos Thousands of times have I naked stood their rage when the element of fire has shot his angry flame into the yielding main as if he had meant to wound her god with his forked lightning this I have seen and felt the mischiefs the unruly winds beget when they break prison and force from the entrails of the earth a dangerous birth and still their dangers were but noise Leuc. O impious man hast thou seen their power and felt a mercy above it and dost thou sleight it Gil. Sleight it no nor fear it nor would you apprehend it were you acquainted with the uncertainty of this element and with me had seen these dangers grow from nothing A thousand times I have look'd upon her smoothest brow and heard the false winds whisper to her till their flatteries have wrought into her bosome and there fill'd with ambition the covetous element that would aspire at heaven being thus seduc'd discovering even to the eyes of men the secrets of her womb this I have seen too and wrought through these dangers nor will I believe any thing can save me when I cannot save my self will you yield or you 'll find other dangers Leuc. Oh strange daring O heaven quench his saucy flames or He pulls her add your fires to 'em and hide your lightning in his lustful breast fool and villain I never met before though wise and wicked seldom joyn dost tempt me now with all my fears about me if I were a common prostitute acquainted with sin I durst not when thunder speaks listen to thy wickedness it shakes even my Reason rather fall upon thy knees and no longer tempt the gods thus to our destruction Gil. Away I 'me deaf Leuc. Villain wilt thou sin while their Plagues hang over thee and add to thy faults while they are punishing Oh ye winds take Still he pulls her and she resists my tears upon your wings and through this storm convey 'em to that youth whose honour took me even in the midd'st of my dangers and tell him his faith unfortunately has betray'd me to this misery Hipparchus unknown name of honour guilty by chance by fate only faulty oh that thy sword were here to defend us both Gil. Ha! is there another that you love nay then the earth He takes her in his arms and sets her down again Enter Zenon shall not save you Enter Zenon Zenon But it shall veer more sheat hale tack aboard who 's at helm Master set a yare man to the helm steer thus thus Helm-man Done 't is Zenon Peace Gil. Hell take thee for thy interruption Exit Leucanthe Zenon Low're your main-sail 't was your fault we laod our bonnet to full full Helm-man Done 't is Enter Master Mast. Strike her fore-sail here 's a gust will bear our Mast by the board else Gil. How now Master is she tight Mast. No a pox on her for a Whore she leaks but we have girt her port port hard Helm-man Done 't is Mast. What Gallies are those that chase us the Admiral 's one Zen. I believe the King 's aboard she has stood with us all this day Gil. No matter what they are would we had no worse enemies to deal with who keeps the lead there Within O dem a deep fifteen fathom and a half oh Within Gil. What ground ha' you Within Corral Within Gil. Corral hell and confusion we are upon the Rocks of Asmara luff luff-hard and veer tack hale your sheat aboard Boatswain brace your fore-sail bring her i' th wind be yare Mates clap the helm a lee bring her upon her stays w' are lost else Zenon Keep the lead going Exeunt Zenon and Master Gil. Th' are howling already what 's my fate 's my fate and it may conquer but I 'll never yield to it nor sink while these oars They cry within can bear me through Exit ACT. IV. SCEN. IV. Enter Hipparchus and Pausanes Hip. LOose the slaves we want men to trim our sails Paus. O Hipparchus that we had but the Pluto here to bustle with this storm this is a painted whore her back 's too weak to bear her burthen Hip. Look out Pausanes the Galley that we chas'd is sinking Paus. The gods protect the Princess see see she has scap'd that gust and now they bear up with the land Hip. Let us steer with 'em we may save some port port
hard Helm-man Done 't is Enter Boatswain Boats Who 's at the helm slaves we 'll bring our sails into the wind veer more sheat there for heavens sake Gentlemen to your Cabins and pray Hip. We have chang'd our course to bear up with the Galley that 's in distress Boats Is the Princess in that Galley Hip. I she 's there and her virtue interceding a safety against all their hopes or merits Boats In with the lead there Ho the cunnery due west west Enter the King and Eucratia steer due west w' are so far upon the Lee-shoar we shall never weather the Land if we fall to the southward w' are lost the westward has a safe bay courage Madam we a tight ship and a stout ging Paus. Mates clear an anchor to drop ere she strikes heave out the long-boat there Exeunt all but the King and Eucratia King O ignorance of man 't is best seen in divers ways that knowledge runs in this their art and wise directions is to me distractions O Madam let me add to these dangerous multitude of waters my tears that my repentance may wash off this stain 'T is not the Sea I sink under but my faults to you Can you forgive my blindness that have led you into these dangers Accursed be that Traitor Villain that brought 'em into this extremity That on land I could have redeem'd but this all these waters cannot expiate Euc. They are not dangers fright me though yours be joyn'd to them for which Heaven knows I have a pain you have prov'd such a friendly Enemy my griefs concern not my self now for I am onely in the power of Heaven and the Gods are no less strong at Sea than Land for though their wonders dwell in the deep yet their mercies wait there too King O divine Eucratia let me kneel to thee and in this storm call upon thy name to save me Euc Tempt not those Powers which must protect us but joyn with me for my lost Sister poor Leucanthe who is not onely subject to this storm but the dangers too with which a Traitor's lust begirts her O Sir I know to dy spotless is now her Prayer and all her wishes but what we pray against a wrack King 'T was her Galley that we chac'd the Villain was forc'd to run ashoar nor will we fail with our endeavours to seek her safety but O! she strikes O! w' are lost she strikes O! Within O! O? O? Enter Paus. and Hip. Paus. Man the Long-boat not a man enter till the King and Queen be in Sir descend the Ship strikes but we are near the shoar the Long-boat now is all our hopes ACT. V. SCEN. I. Enter Gillippus with Leucanthe tied at his back and the knot in his mouth Gil. THe fire of lust and warmth which that heat lent gave me strength to resist the coldness of the water and to my appetite and longings the Powers that sav'd me If I can call back her life I 'll sacrifice this Lamb I made Zenon binde her that she might not have her will ere I had mine the knot in my teeth I held that when I could keep her no longer she might slip for my love 't is vow'd to the living not to the dead and when I cannot what I would I will what I can to yonder fire which guided me to this safety I 'll bear my load when she begins to live I 'll seem to dy and so I 'll handle the chance and in oyly words cloath this service faintly pleading Pardon for my past faults as if I had onely life enough to tell her the obligation she owes me then if I finde her melt by degrees I 'll let her charity prevail and slowly seem to recover but if she seem to rejoyce in my fall and my prayers fail by all the Gods hers then shall not prevail ACT. V. SCEN. II. Enter the King Eucratia Hipparchus and Pausanes all above King THe storm begins to cease and this our miraculous deliverance calls for a hearty and speedy sacrifice Let the Long-boat immediately search the wrack for the Princess Leucanthe Hip. What other Vessel 's that Some of the wrack swims still King 'T is a Sicilian Galley by her Flag Euc. O Sir look they swim still in charity as a Sacrifice for our deliverance if 't be possible save 'em the Youth strikes the Waters with unskilful Oars O save save the Innocent Paus. Be at peace Madam if it be in man I 'll save 'em Hip. What do you mean Paus. To leap in Hip. 'T is desperate Paus. 'T is honest nay 't is honourable and when can a young man dy better or hope to have his end waited on with braver Mourners Thou seest I have hunted from danger to danger all my life but to finde a name or one to own me and cannot compass it therefore to chuse I 'll leap into this danger for from this glorious end I may in story force one and therefore leave to counsel and leap in with me and let us through this as a thousand other dangers together labour then if I faint Hipparchus may be by and if Hipparchus faint Am not I there Farewell if thou wilt not follow Farewell for ever He leaps in Hip. He 's gone Pausanes Friend steer thy Course to yonder fire there I 'll meet thee and if 't be possible assist thy brave resolution Exit King Ye Gods What strange kinde of men are these ACT. V. SCEN. III Enter Gillippus with Leucanthe in his arms Gil. SO here I 'll rest my Burden she begins to recover her strength and Reason works apace she call'd for help but He carries her to the fire nam'd no body but at large Gentle Souldier help Leuc. O save me save me Gentle Youth I am betray'd Gil. Hark! again Leuc. Ha! Where am I What place is this Gil. Now Gillippus hide thy Snares cunningly and then thou maist catch this Bird Gil. counterfeits himself dead and lies by her Leuc. Ha! wet Good Heaven now my fears return with my Reason and I remember the danger I was in by a storm at Sea Ha! What 's this A man laid by my side Sleeps he or is he dead Good Heaven protect me How came I here Who 's this Gillippus Bless me he 's so wicked Me-thinks his Ashes should be dangerous Hark! he groans O! that faithful stranger little does his soul fear what miseries his bounty has brought me Hipparchus the Traitor call'd him or my busie minde deceiv'd me Hip. Yonder 's the fire which my Friend will steer his desp'rate Course to Ha! What do I see Leucanthe and Gillippus dead by her Enter Hip. Gil. Who 's that nam'd Gillippus Zenon Leuc. What alive Gil. seeing Hip. rises Gil. Hipparchus Nay then I see my fate pursu es me Hip. Art alive Ye Gods take this in sacrifice while I offer that Kneels and kisses her hand then points to Gil. Leuc. 'T is he 't is the Youth that sav'd me O Sir protect