darkness from the World and hidden He could not have forgiven it to himself This was the only Portion that he left us And I more glory in 't than if possest Of all that ever Fortune threw on Fools 'T was a large Trust and must be manag'd nicely Now if by any chance Monimia You have soyl'd this gem and taken from it's value How will y' account with me Mon. I challenge Envy Malice and all the Practices of Hell To censure all the Actions of my past Unhappy life and taint me if they can Cha. I 'll tell thee then Three Nights ago as I Lay musing in my Bed all darkness round me A sudden damp sturck to my heart cold sweat Dew'd all my Face and trembling seiz'd my Limbs My Bed shook under me the Curtains started And to my tortur'd Fancy there appear'd The form of Thee thus Beautious as thou art Thy garments flowing loose and in each hand A wanton Lover which by turns caress'd thee With all the freedom of unbounded pleasure I snatcht my Sword and in the very Moment Darted it at the Fantome strait it left me Then rose and call'd for lights when O Dire Omen If found my weapon had the arras pierc'd Just where that famous tale was interwoven How th' unhappy Theban slew his Father Mon. And for this cause my Vertue is suspected Becasue in Dreams your Fancy has been ridden I must be tortur'd waking Cha. Have a care Labour not to be justified too fast Hear all and then let Justice hold the scale What follow'd was the Riddle that confounds me Through a close Lane as I pursu'd my Journey And meditated on the last nights Vision I spy'd a wrinckled Hagg with Age grown double Picking dry sticks and mumbling to her self Her eyes with scalding Rhume were gall'd and red Cold Palsy shook her head her hands seem'd wither'd And on her crooked shoulders had she wrapt The tatter'd Remnant of an old stript hanging Which serv'd to keep her carkass from the cold So there was nothing of a piece about her Her lower weeds were all o're coursely patch'd With diff'rent colour'd Rags black red white yellow And seem'd to speak variety of wretchedness I askt her of my way which she inform'd me Then crav'd my Charity and bad me hasten To save a Sister at that word I started Mon. The Common cheat of Beggers every day They flock about our doors pretend to Gifts Of prophecy and telling Fools their Fortunes Cer Oh! but she told me such a Tale Monimia As in it bore great circumstance of truth Castalio and Polydor my Sister Mon. Hah Cha. What alter'd does your courage fail you Now by my Fathers Soul the Witch was honest Answer me if thou hast not lost to them Thy Honour at a fordid Game Mon. I Will I must so hardly my Misfortune loads me That both have offer'd me their Loves most true Cha. And 't is as true too they have both undone Thee Mon. Though they both with earnest Vows Have prest my heart if e're in thought I yielded To any but Castalio Cha. But Castalio Mon. Still will you cross the Line of my Discourse Yes I confess that he has won my Soul By generous Love and honourable Vows Which he this day appointed to compleat And make himself by holy Marriage mine Cha. Art thou then spotless hast thou still preferv'd Thy Vertue white without a blot untainted Mon. When I 'm unchast may Heaven reject my Prayers Or more to make me wretched may you know it Cha. Oh then Monimia art thou dearer to me Than all the Comforts ever yet blest man And let not Marriage bait thee to thy Ruin Trust not a man we are by Nature false Dissembling subtle cruel and unconstant When a Man talks of Love with caution trust him But if he swears he 'l certainly deceive thee I charge thee let no more Castalio sooth Thee Avoid it as thou wouldst preserve the peace Of a poor Brother to whose soul th' art precious Mon. I will Cha. Appear as cold when next you meet as Great Ones When Merit begs then shalt thou see how soon His heart will cool and all his pains grow easie Ex. Cha. Mon. Yes I will try him torture him severely For oh Castalio thou too much hast wrong'd me In leaving me to Polydor's ill usage He comes and now for once oh Love stand Neuter Whilst a hard part 's perform'd For I must tempt Wound his soft Nature though my own Heart akes for 't Ex. Enter Castalio Cast. Monimia Monimia she 's gone And seem'd to part with anger in her eyes I am a Fool and she has found my Weakness She uses me already like a Slave Fast bound in chains to be chastis'd at will 'T was not well done to trifle with my Brother I might have trusted him with all the secret Open'd my silly heart and shewn it bare But then he loves her too but not like me I am a doating honest Slave design'd For Bondage Marriage bonds which I 've sworn To wear It is the onely thing I e're Hid from his knowledge and he 'l sure forgive The first Transgression of a wretched Friend Betray'd to Love and all its little follies Enter Polydore and Page at the door Pol. Here place your self and watch my Brother throughly If he should chance to meet Monimia make Just observation of each word and action Pass not one circumstance without remark Sir T is your office do 't and bring me word Ex. Pol Enter Monimia Cast. Monimia My Angel 't was not kind To leave me like a Turtle here alone To droop and mourn the absence of my Mate When thou art from me every place is desart And I methinks am Salvago and forlorn Thy Presence only 't is can make me blest Heal my unquiet mind and tune my Soul Mon. Oh the bewitching Tongues of faithless men 'T is thus the false Haena makes her moan To draw the pitying Traveller to her Den Your sex are so such false dissemblers all With sighs and plaints y'entice poor Womens hearts And all that pity you are made your Prey Cast. What means my Love oh how have I deserv'd This language from the Soveraign of my Joyes Stop stop those Tears Monimia for they fall Like baneful dew from a distempored sky I feel 'em chill me to the very heapt Mon. Oh you are false Castalio most forlorn Attempt no farther to delude my Faith My heart is fixt and you shall shake'r no more Cast. Who told you so What Hell-bred Villain durst Prophane the Sacred Business of my Love Mon. Your Brother knowing on what terms I 'm here Th' unhappy Object of your Fathers Charity Licentiously discours'd to me of Love And durst affront me with his brutal Passion Cast. 'T is I have been to blame and only I False to my Brother and unjust to Thee For oh he loves Thee too and this day own'd it Taxt me with mine and claim'd aright above me Mon. And was your
Knaves of Conscience And cheat believing Fools that think ye honest Serin My Father Acasto My heart's Darling Serina Let my Knees Fix to the Earth Ne're let my Eyes have rest But wake and weep till Heaven restore my Father Acast. Rise to my Arms and thy kind prayers are answer'd For thou' rt a wondrous extract of all Goodness Born for my joy and no pain 's felt when near thee Chamont Cham. My Lord may 't prove not an unlucky Omen Many I see are waiting round about you And I am come to ask a Blessing too Acasto May'st thou be happy Cham. Where Acast. In all thy wishes Cham. Confirm me so and make this Fair One mine I am unpractis'd in the Trade of Courtship And know not how to deal Love out with Art Onsets in Love seem best like those in War Fierce resolute and done with all the force So I would open my whole heart at once And pour out the abundance of my Soul Acast. What says Serina canst thou love a Souldier One born to Honour and to Honour bred One that has learnt to treat ev'n Foes with kindness To wrong no good mans Fame nor praise himself Serin Oh! name not Love for that 's ally'd to joy And joy must be a stranger to my heart When you 're in danger May Chamonts good Fortune Render him lovely to some happier Maid Whilst I at Friendly distance see him blest Praise the kind Gods and wonder at his Virtues Acast. Chamont pursue her conquer and possess her And as my Son a third of all my Fortune Shall be thy Lot But keep thy Eyes from wandring man of frailty Beware the dangerous Beauty of the wanton Shun their enticements Ruin like a Vulture Waits on their Conquests Falsehood too 's their business They put false Beauty off to all the World Use false endearments to the Fools that love 'em And when they marry to their silly Husbands They bring false Virtue broken Fame and Fortune Monim Hear ye that my Lord Polyd. Yes my fair Monitor old men always talk thus Acast. Chamont you told me of some doubts that prest you Are you yet satisfied that I am your Friend Cham. My Lord I would not lose that satisfaction For any blessing I could wish for As to my fears already I have lost 'em They ne're shall vex me more nor trouble you Acast. I thank you Daughter you must do so too My Friends 't is late or we would yet be company For my disorder seems all past and over And I methinks begin to feel new health Cast. Would you but rest it might restore you quite Acast. Yes I 'll to Bed old men must humour weakness Let me have Musick then to lull and chase This melancholly thought of Death away Good-night my Friends Heaven guard ye all good night To morrow early we 'll salute the day Find out new pleasures and redeem lost time Ex. all but Chamont and Chaplain Cham. Hist hist Sir Gravity a word with you Chap. With me Sir Cham. If you 're at leasure Sir we 'll wast an hour 'T is yet too soon to sleep and 't will be charity To lend your Conversation to a Stranger Chap. Sir you are a Souldier Cham. Yes Chap. I love a Souldier And had been one my self but my old Parents Would make me what you see of me yet I 'm honest For all I wear black Cham. And that 's a wonder Have you had long dependance on this Family Chap. I have not thought it so because my time 's Spent pleasantly My Lord 's not haughty nor imperious Nor I gravely whimsical he has good nature And I have manners His Sons too are civil to me because I do not pretend to be wiser than they are I meddle with no mans business but my own I rise in a morning early study moderately Eat and drink chearfully live soberly Take my innocent pleasures freely So I meet with respect and am not the jest of the Family Cham. I 'm glad you are so happy A pleasant fellow this and may be useful Knew you my Father the old Chamont Chap. I did and was most sorry when we lost him Cham. Why didst thou love him Ch. Ev'ry body lov'd him besides he was my masters Friend Cham. I could Embrace thee for that very Notion If thou didst love my Father I could think Thou wouldst not be an Enemy to me Chap. I can be no mans Foe Cham. Then prithee tell me Thinkst thou the Lord Castalio loves my Sister Nay never start Come come I know thy Office Opens thee all the Secrets of the Family Then if thou art honest use this Freedom kindly Chap. Love your Sister Cham. Ay Love her Chap. Sir I never askt him And wonder you should ask it me Cham. Nay but th' art an Hypocrite is there not one Of all thy Tribe that 's honest in your Schools The pride of your Superiours makes ye Slaves Ye all live loathsome sneaking servile lives Not free enough to practise generous Truth Though ye pretend to teach it to the World Chap. I would deserve a better thought from you Cham. If thou would'st have me not contemn thy Office And Character think all thy Brethren Knaves Thy Trade a Cheat and thou its worst Professour Inform me for I tell thee Priest I 'll know Chap. Either he loves her or he much has wrong'd her Cham. How wrong'd her have a care for this may lay A Scene of mischief to undo us all But tell me wrong'd her say'dst thou Chap. Ay Sir wrong'd her Cham. This is a secret worth a Mon archs Fortune What shall I give thee for 't thou dear Physitian Of sickly Souls unfold this Riddle to me And comfort mine Chap. I would hide nothing from you willingly Cha. Nay then again thou' rt honest Would'st thou tell me Chap. Yes If I durst Cham. Why what affrights thee Chap. You do VVho are not to be trusted with the Secret Cham VVhy I am no Fool. Chap. So indeed you say Cham. Prithee be serious then Chap. You see I am so And hardly shall be mad enough to Night To trust you with my Ruin Cham. Art thou then So far concern'd in 't What has been thy Office Curse on that formal steady Villains Face Just so do all Bawds look Nay Bawds they say Can pray upon occasion talk of Heav'n Turn up their Gogling Eye-balls rail at Vice Dissemble lye and preach like any Priest Art thou a Bawd Chap. Sir I 'm not often us'd thus Cham. Be just then Chap. So I will be to the trust That 's laid upon me Cham. By the rev'renc'd Soul Of that great honest man that gave me Being Tell me but what thou know'st concerns my Honour And if I e're reveal it to thy wrong May this good Sword ne're do me right in Battel May I ne're know that blessed peace of mind That dwells in good and pious men like thee Chap. I see your temper 's mov'd and I will trust you
he has gain'd are justly his He purchas'd them in War thrice has he led An Army against the Rebels and as often Return'd with Victory the world has not A truer Souldier or a better Subject Paul It was his Vertue that first made me serve him He is the best of Masters as of Friends I know he has lately been invited thither Yet still he keeps his stubborn purpose cries He 's old and willingly would be at rest I doubt there 's deep resentment in his mind For the late slight his Honour suffer'd there Ernest. Has he not reason When for what he had born Long hard and faithful Toyl he might have claim'd Places in Honour and employment high A huffing shining flat'ring cringing Coward A Canker-worm of Peace was rais'd above him Paul Yet still he holds Just value for the King Nor ever Names him but with highest reverence 'T is Noble that Ern. Oh! I have heard him wanton in his praise Speak things of him might Charm the Ears of envy Paul Oh may he live till Natures self grow old And from her Womb no more can bless the Earth For when he dies farewell all Honour Bounty All generous encouragement of Arts For Charity her self becomes a Widdow Ern. No he has two Sons that were ordain'd to be As well his Vertues as his Fortunes Heirs Paul They 're both of Nature mild and full of sweetness They came Twins from the VVomb and still they live As if they would go Twins too the Grave Neither has any thing he calls his own But of each others joys as griefs partaking So very honestly so well they love As they were only for each other born Ern. Never was Parent in an Off-spring happier He has a Daughter too whose blooming Age Promises Goodness equal to her Beauty Paul And as there is a Friendship 'twixt the Brethren So has her Infant Nature chosen too A faithful partner of her thoughts and wishes And kind Companion of her harmless pleasures Ern. You mean the Beautious Orphan fair Monimia Paul The same the Daughter of the brave Chamont. He was our Lords Companion in the Wars Where such a wondrous friendship grew between 'em As only Death could end Chamont's Estate Was ruin'd in our late and Civil discords Therefore unable to advance her Fortune He left this Daughter to our Masters care To such a care as she soarce lost a Father Ern. Her Brother to the Emperors Wars went early To seek a Fortune or a noble Fate Whence he with honour is expected back And mighty marks of that great Princes Favour Paul Our Master never would permit his Sons To launch for Fortune in th' uncertain World But warnes to avoid both Courts and Camps Where Dilatory Fortune plays the Jilt With the brave noble honest gallant man To throw her self away on Fools and Knaves Ern. They both have forward gen'rous active Spirits 'T is daily their Petition to their Father To send them forth where Glory 's to be gotten They cry they 're weary of their lazy home Restless to do some thing that Fame may talk of To day they chac'd the Boar and near this time Should be return'd Paul Oh that 's a Royal sport We yet may see the old man in a morning Lusty as health come ruddy to the Field And there pursue the Chace as if he meant To o'retake Time and bring back Youth again Ex. Ern. and Paul Enter Castalio Polidor and Page Cast. Polidor our sport Has been to day much better for the danger When on the brink the foaming Boar I met And in his side thought to have lodg'd my spear The desperate savage rusht within my Force And bore me headlong with him down the Rock Polid. But then Cast. Ay then my Brother my Friend Polidor Like Perseus mounted on his winged Steed Came on and down the dang'rous precipice leapt To save Castalio 'T was a God-like Act. Polid. But when I came I found you Conqueror Oh my heart danc't to see your danger past The heat and fury of the Chace was coold And I had nothing in my mind but Joy Cast. So Polidor methinks we might in War Rush on together Thou shou'dst be my guard And I 'd be thine what is 't could hurt us then Now half the Youth of Europe are in Armes How fulsome must it be to stay behind And dye of rank diseases here at home Pol. No let me purchase in my Youth Renown To make me lovd and valu'd when I 'm old I would be busie in the World and learn Not like a course and useless dunghill Weed Fixt to one spot and rot just as I grew Cast. Our Father Has ta'ne himself a surfeit of the World And cries it is not safe that we should taste it I own I have Duty very pow'rful in me And tho' I 'd hazard all to raise my Name Yet he 's so tender and so good a Father I could not do a thing to cross his will Pol. Castalio I have doubts within my heart Which you and only you can satisfy Will you be free and candid to your Friend Cast. Have I a thought my Polidor shou'd not know What can this mean Pol. Nay I 'll conjure you too By all the strictest bonds of Faithful Friendship To shew your heart as naked in this point As you would purge you of your sins to Heaven Cast. I will Pol. And should I chance to touch it nearly bear it With all the suff'rance of a tender Friend Cast. As calmly as the wounded Patient bears The Artist's hand that Ministers his Cure Pol. That 's kindly said You know our Fathers ward The fair Monimia is your heart at peace Is it so guarded that you could not love her Cast. Suppose I should Pol. Suppose you shou'd not Brother Cast. You 'd say I must not Pol. That would sound too roughly 'Twixt Friends and Brothers as we two are Cast. Is love a Fault Pol. In one of us it may be What if I Love her Cast. Then I must inform you I lov'd her first and cannot quit the Claim But will preserve the Birth-right of my Passion Pol. You will Cast. I will Pol. No more I 've done Cast. Why not Pol. I told you I had done But you Castalio would dispute it Cast. No Not with my Polydor though I must own My Nature obstinate and void of suff rance Love raigns a very Tyrant in my heart Attended on his Throne by all his Guards Of furious wishes fears and nice suspicions I could not bear a Rival in my Friendship I am so much in love and fond of thee Pol. Yet you would break this Friendship Cast. Not for Crowns Pol. But for a Toy you would a Womans Toy Unjust Castalio Cast. Prithee where 's my fault Pol. You love Monimia Cast. Yes Pol. And you would kill me If I'm your Rival Cast. No sure weare such Friends So much one man that our affections too Must be united and the same as we are Pol. I doat
Cham. Wilt thou Chap. I will but if it ever 'scape you Cham. It never shall Chap. Swear then Cham. I do by all That 's dear to me by th' Honour of my Name And that Power I serve it never shall Chap. Then this good day when all the house was busie When mirth and kind rejoycing fill'd each Room As I was walking in the Grove I met them Cham. VVhat met them in the Grove together tell me How walking standing sitting lying hah Chap. I by their own appointment met them there Receiv'd their Marriage vows and joyn'd their hands Cham. How married Chap. Yes Sir Cham. Then my Soul 's at peace But why would you delay so long to give it Chap. Not knowing what reception it may find With old Acasto may be I was too Cautious To trust the secret from me Cham. What 's the cause I cannot guess though 't is my Sisters Honour I do not like this Marriage Hudl'd i' th' dark and done at too much Venture The business looks with an unlucky Face Keep still the secret for it ne're shall 'scape me Not ev'n to them the new matcht Paire Farewell Believe my Truth and know me for thy Friend Exeunt Enter Castalio and Monimia Cast. Young Chamont and the Chaplain sure 't is they No matter what 's contriv'd or who consulted Since my Monimia's mine tho' this sad Look Seems no good boading Omen to our Bliss Else prithee tell me why that Look cast down Why that sad sigh as if thy heart were breaking Mon. Castalio I am thinking what we 've done The Heavenly Powers were sure displeas'd to day For at the Ceremony as we stood And as your Hand was kindly joyn'd with mine As the good Priest pronounc't the Sacred Words Passion grew bigg and I could not forbear Tears drown'd my eyes and trembling seiz'd my Soul What should that mean Cast. Oh thou art tender all Gentle and kind as sympathizing Nature When a sad story has been told I 've seen Thy little breasts with soft Compassion swell'd Shove up and down and heave like dying Birds But now let fear be banisht think no more Of danger for there 's safety in my Arms Let them receive thee Heav'n grow Jealous now Sure she 's too good for any Mortal Creature I could grow wild and praise thee ev'n to madness But wherefore do I dally with my Bliss The Night 's far spent and day draws on apace To bed my Love and wake till I come thither Pol. So hot my Brother Polydore at the Door Mon. 'T will be impossible You know your Fathers Chamber 's next to mine And the least noise will certainly alarm him Cast. Impossible Impossible alas Is 't possible to live one hour without thee Let me behold those Eyes they 'l tell me truth Hast thou no longing Art thou still the same Cold Joy Virgin No th' art alter'd quite Haste haste to Bed and let loose all thy wishes Mon. 'T is but one Night my Lord I pray be rul'd Cast. Try if th' ast Pow'r to stop a flowing Tide Or in a Tempest make the Seas be Calm And when that 's done I 'll Conquer my desires No more my Blessing What shall be the sign When shall I come Fot to my Joyes I 'll steal As if I ne're had paid my Freedom for them Mon. Just three soft stroakes upon the Chamber door And at that Signal you shall gain Admittance But speak not the least word for if you should 'T is surely heard and all will be betray'd Cast. Oh! doubt it not Monimia our Joyes Shall be as silent as the Extatick bliss Of Souls that by Intelligence converse Immortal pleasures shall our senses drown Thought shall be lost and every Pow'r dissolv'd Away my Love first take this kiss Now haste I long for that to come yet grudge each minute past Ex. Mon. My Brother wandring too so late this way Pol Castalio Cast. My Polydore how dost thou How does Our Father is he well recover'd Pol. I left him happily repos'd to Reft He 's still as gay as if his life were young But how does fair Monimia Cast. Doubtless well A Cruel Beauty with her conquests pleas'd Is always joyful and her mind in health Pol. Is she the same Monimia still she was May we not hope she 's made of mortal Mould Cast. She 's not VVoman else Tho' I 'm grown weary of this tedious hoping VV 'ave in a barren desart stray'd too long Pol. Yet may relief be unexpected found And Loves sweet Manna cover all the field Met ye to day Cast. No She has still avoided me Her Brother too is jealous of her grown And has been hinting something to my Father I wish I 'd never medl'd with the matter And would enjoyn thee Polidore Pol. To what Cast. To leave this Peevish Beauty to her self Pol. What quit my Love as soon I 'd quit my Post In fight and like a Coward run away No by my Stars I 'll chase her till she yields To me or meets her Rescue in Another Cast. Nay she has Beauty that might shake the Leagues Of mighty Kings and set the World at odds But I have wond'rous Reasons on my side That would perswade thee were they known Pol. Then speak ' em What are they Came ye to her Window here To learn 'em now Castalio have a care Use honest dealing with your Friend and Brother Believe me I 'm not with my Love so blinded But can discern your purpose to abuse me Quit your pretences to her Cast. Grant I do You love Capitulation Polydore And but upon Conditions would oblige me Pol. You say yo 've Reasons Why are they Concealed Cast. To Morrow I may tell you It is a matter of such Circumstance As I must well Consult e're I reveal But prithee cease to think I would abuse thee Till more be known Pol. When you Castalio cease To meet Monimia unknown to me And then deny it slavishly I 'll cease To think Castalio Faithless to his Friend Did I not see you part this very moment Cast. It seems yo 've watch't me then Pol. I scorn the Office Cast. Prithee avoid a thing thou may'st repent Pol. That is henceforward making Leagues with you Cast. Nay if y' are angry Polydore good Night Pol. Good Night Castalio if y' are in such haste He little thinks I've overheard th' Appointment But to his Chamber 's gone to wait a while Then come and take possession of my Love This is the utmost Point of all my Hope Or now she must or never can be mine Oh! for a means now how to Counterplot And disappoint this happy Elder Brother In ev'ry thing we do or undertake He soars above me mount what height I can And keeps the start he got of me in Birth Cordelio Enter Page Pag. My Lord Pol. Come hither Boy Thou hast a pretty forward Lying face And may'st in time Expect preferment canst thou Pretend to sectesie Cajole and Flatter Thy Masters
Of wretched sustenance When thus thou see'st me Prithee have Charity and pity for me Let me enjoy this thought Cham. Why wilt thou rack My Soul so long Monimia Ease me quickly Or thou wilt run me into madness first Mon. Could you be secret Cham. Secret as the Grave Mon. But when I 've told you will you keep your fury Within its bounds will you not do some rash And horrid mischief for indeed Chamont You would not think how hardly I 've been us'd Froâ— a near Friend from one that has my Soul A Slave and therefore treats it like a Tyrant Cham. I will be calm but has Castalio wrong'd thee Has he already wasted all his Love What has he done quickly for I 'am all trembling With expectation of a horrid Tale. Mon. Oh! could you think it Cham. What Mon. I fear he 'll kill me Cham. Hah Mon. Indeed I do he 's strangely cruel to me Which if it lasts I 'm sure must break my heart Cham. What has he done Mon. Most barbarously us'd me Nothing so kind as he when in my Arms In thousand kisses tender sighs and joys Not to be thought again the night was wasted At dawn of day he rose and left his Conquest But when we met and I with open Arms Ran to embrace the Lord of all my wishes Oh then Cham. Go on Mon. He threw me from his Breast Like a detested sin Cham. How Mon. As I hung too Upon his Knees and begg'd to know the cause He dragg'd me like a Slave upon the Earth And had no pity on my Cries Cham. How did he Dash thee disdainfully a way with scorn Mon. He did And more I fear will ner'e be friends Though I still love him with unbated Passion Cham. VVhat throw thee from him Mon. Yes indeed he did Cham. So may this Arm Throw him to the Earth like a dead Dog despised Lameness and Leprosie Blindness and Lunacy Poverty Shame Pride and the name of Villain Light on me if Castalio I forgive thee Mon. Nay now Chamont. art thou unkind as he is Didst thou not promise me thou would'st be calm Keep my disgrace conceal'd why should'st thou kill him By all my Love this Arm should do him Vengeance Alas I love him still and though I ne're Clasp him again within these longing Arms Yet bless him bless him Gods where e're he goes Enter Acasto Acast. Sure some ill Fate is towards me in my house I only meet with oddness and disorder Each Vassal has a wild distracted face And looks as full of business as a block-head In times of danger Just this very moment I met Castalio too Cham. Then you met a Villain Acast. Hah Cham. Yes a Villain Acast. Have a care young Souldier How thou' rt too busie with Acasto's Fame I have a Sword my Arms good old Acquaintance Villain to thee Cham. Curse on thy scandalous Age Which hinders me to rush upon thy Throat And tear the Root up of that Cursed Bramble Acast. Ungrateful Ruffian sure my good old Friend Was ne're thy Father nothing of him 's in thee What have I done in my unhappy Age To be thus us'd I scorn to upbraid thee Boy But I could put thee in remembrance Cham. Do. Acast. I scorn it Cham. No I 'll calmly hear the story For I would fain know all to see which Scale Weighs most Hah is not that good old Acasto What have I done can you forgive this folly Acast. Why dost thou ask it Cham. 'T was the rude over-flowing Of too much passion pray my Lord forgive me kneels Acast. Mock me not Youth I can revenge a wrong Cham. I know it well but for this thought of mine Pity a mad man's frenzy and forget it Acast. I will but henceforth prithee be more kind Raises him Whence came the Cause Cham. Indeed I 've been to blame But I 'll learn better for you 've been my Father You 've been her Father too Takes Mon. by the hand Acast. Forbear the Prologue And let me know the substance of thy Tale. Cham. You took her up a little tender Flower Just sprouted on a Bank which the next Frost Had nipt and with a careful loving hand Transplanted her into your own fair Garden Where the Sun always shines there long she flourish'd Grew Sweet to sense and Lovely to the eye Till at the last a Cruel Spoiler came Cropt this fair Rose and rifled all its Sweetness Then cast it like a loathsome Weed away Acast. You talk to me in Parables Chamont You may have known that I 'm no wordy man Fine Speeches are the Instruments of Knaves Or Fools that use 'em when they want good sense But honesty Needs no Disguise nor Ornament Be plain Cham. Your Son Acast. Iv'e two and both I hope have honour Cham. I hope so too but Acast. Speak Cham. I must inform you Once more Castalio Acast. Still Castalio Cham. Yes Your Son Castalio has wrong'd Monimia Acast. Hah wrong'd her Cham. Marry'd her Acast. I 'm sorry for 't Cham. Why sorry By yon blest Heaven there 's not a Lord But might be proud to take her to his heart Acast. I 'll not deny 't Cham. You dare not by the Gods You dare not all your Family combin'd In one damn'd False-hood to out-do Castalio Dare not deny 't Acast. How has Castalio wrong'd her Cham. Ask that of him I say my Sister 's wrong'd Monimia my sister born as high And noble as Castalio Do her Justice Or by the Gods I 'll lay a Scene of Blood Shall make this Dwelling horrible to Nature I 'll do 't heark you my Lord your Son Castalio Take him to your Closet and there teach him manners Acast. You shall have Justice Cham. Nay I will have Justice VVho'll sleep in safety that has done me wrong My Lord I 'll not disturb you to repeat The Cause of this I beg you to preserve Your Houses Honour ask it of Castalio Acast. I will Cham. Till then farewell Ex. Cham. Acast. Farewel proud Boy Monimia Mon. My Lord. Acast. You are my Daughter Mon. I am my Lord if you 'll vouchsafe to own me Acast. When you 'll complain to me I 'll prove a Father Ex. Acasto Mon. Now I 'm undone for ever Who on Earth Is there so wretched as Monimia First by Castalio cruelly forsaken I 've lost Acasto his parting frowns May well instruct me rage is in his heart I shall be next abandon'd to my Fortune Thrust out a naked Wanderer to the World And branded for the mischievons Monimia What will become of me My cruel Brother Is framing mischiefs too for ought I know That may produce bloodshed and horrid Murder I would not be the Cause of one mans Death To reign the Empress of the Earth nay more I 'd rather lose for ever my Castalio My dear unkind Castalio Enter Polydore Pol. Monimia weeping So morning Dews on new blown Roses Lodge By the Suns amorous heat to be exhal'd I come my Love to
To the poor lovely mourner Oh my Father Acast. Then wilt thou go blessings attend thy purpose Cast. I cannot hear Monimia's Soul 's in sadness And be a man my heart will not forget her But do not tell the world you saw this of me Acast. Delay not then but haste and chear thy Love Cast. Oh I will throw m'impatient Armes about her In her soft bosom sigh my Soul to peace Till through the panting breast she finds the way To mould my heart and make it what she will Monimia Oh! Ex. Acast. Cast. Enter Monimia Mon. Stand off and give me Room I will not rest till I have found Castalio My wishes Lord comely as rising day Amidst ten thousand eminently known Flowers spring wherehe e're treads his Eyes Fountains of brightness cheering all about him VVhen will they shine on me Oh stay my Soul I cannot dye in peace till I have seen him Castalio re-Enters Cast. VVho talks of dying with a Voice so sweet That life 's in love with it Mon. Heark 't is he that answers So in a Camp though at the dead of night If but the Trumpets chearful noise is heard All at the signal leap from downey rest And every heart awakes as mine does now VVhere art thou Cast. Here my Love Mon. No nearer lest I vanish Cast. Have I been in a Dream then all this while And art thou but the shadow of Monimia Why doest thou fly me thus Mon. Oh! were it possible that we could drown In dark Oblivion but a few past hours We might be happy Cast. Is 't then so hard Monimia to forgive A fault where humble Love like mine implores thee For I must love thee though it prove my ruin Which way shall I Court thee What shall I do to be enough thy Slave And satisfy the lovely pride that 's in thee I 'll kneel to thee and weep a flood before thee Yet prithee Tyrant break not quite my heart But when my task of Penitence is done Heal it again and Comfort me with Love Mon. If I am dumb Castalio and want words To pay thee back this mighty tenderness It is because I look on thee with horror And cannot see the man I so have wrong'd Cast. Thou hast not wrong'd me Mon. Ah! alas thou talk'st Just as thy poor Heart thinks have not I wrong'd thee Cast. No. Mon. Still thou wander'st in the dark Castalio But wilt e're long stumble on horrid danger Cast. What means my Love Mon. Couldst thou but forgive me Cast. What Mon. For my fault last night Alas thou canst not Cast. I can and do Mon. Thus Crawling on the Earth Would I that Pardon meet the only thing Can make me view the Face of Heaven with hope Cast. Then let 's draw near Mon. Ah me Cast. So in the Fields When the destroyer has been out for prey The scatter'd Lovers of the Feather'd kind Seeking when danger 's past to meet again Make moan and call by such degrees approach 'Till joying thus they bill and spread their wing Murmuring Love and Joy their fears are over Mon. Yet have a care be not too fond of peace Lest in Pursuance of the goodly quarry Thou meet a disappointment that distracts thee Cast. My better Angel then do thou inform me What danger threatens me and where it lyes Why didst thou prithee smile and tell me why When I stood waiting underneath the Window Quaking with fierce and violent desires The dropping dews fell cold upon my head Darkness enclos'd and the Winds whistl'd round me Which with my mournful sighs made such sad Musick As might have mov'd the hardest heart Why wert thou Deaf to my Cryes and senseless of my pains Mon. Did I not beg thee to forbear inquiry Read'st thou not something in my face that speaks Wonderful change and horror from within me Cast. Then there is something yet which I 've not known What dost thou mean by horrour and forbearance Of more inquiry tell me I beg thee tell me And do not betray me to a second madness Mon. Must I Cast. If labouring in the pangs of death Thou wouldst do any thing to give me ease Unfold this riddle e're my thoughts grow wild And let in fears of ugly form upon me Mon. My heart won't let me speak it but remember Monimia poor Monimia tells you this We ne're must meet again Cast. What means my destiny For all my good or evil Fate dwells in thee Ne're meet again Mon. No never Cast. Where 's the pow'r On Earth that dares not look like thee and say so Thou art my hearts inheritance I serv'd A long and painful faithful slavery for thee And who shall rob me of the dear bought blessing Mon. Time will clear all but now let this content you Heav'n has decreed and therefore I 've resolv'd VVith Torment I must tell it thee Castalio Ever to be a stranger to thy Love In some far distant Country waste my life And from this day to see thy Face no more Cast. Where am I sure I wander midst Inchantment And never more shall find the way to rest But oh Monimia art th' indeed resolv d To punish me with everlasting absence Why turn'st thou from me I 'm alone already Methinks I stand upon a naked beach Sighing to winds and to the Seas complaining Whilst afar off the Vessel sailes away VVhere all the Treasure of my Soul 's embarqu'd VVilt thou not turn Oh could those eyes but speak I shou'd know all for Love is pregnant in 'em They swell they press their beams upon me still VVilt thou not speak if we must part for ever Give me but one kind word to think upon And please my self withal whilst my heart 's breaking Ex. Mon. Mon. A poor Castalio Cast. Pity by the Gods She pity's me then thou wilt go Eternally VVhat means all this why all this stir to plague A single wretch If but your word can shake This world to Atomes why so much ado VVith me think me but dead and lay me so Enter Polydore Pol. To live and live a Torment to my self VVhat Dog would bear 't that knew but his Condition VVe have little knowledge and that makes us Cowards Because it cannot tell us what 's to come Cast. VVho 's there Pol. VVhy what art thou Cast. My Brother Polydore Polyd. My Name is Polydore Cast. Canst thou inform me Polyd. Of what Cast. Of my Monimia Polyd. No. Good-day Cast. In haste Methinks my Polydore appears in sadness Polyd. Indeed and so to me does my Castalio Cast. Do I Polyd. Thou dost Cast. Alas I 've wondrous reason I 'm strangely alter'd Brother since I saw thee Polyd. Why Cast. Oh to tell thee would but put thy heart To pain let me embrace thee but a little And weep upon thy Neck I would repose VVithin thy friendly bosom all my Follies For thou wilt pardon 'em because th' are mine Polyd. Be not too credulous consider first Friends may be false Is there no