protect Ormas If you 'l command I gladly will obey Queen You must submit to what she does appoint Ormas Most willingly Valeriana sighs aloud and weeps Qu. Does our discourse these sighs tears produce Vale. You have said nothing that will need excuse These tears flow from joy and gratitude To you great Queen who by this act include More pious pitty then past stories tell To make Ormasdes counterfeit so well This thought raisd those unruly sighs you heard And Madam now it makes my soul affraid To see so great a courage thus submit To flatter me because you think it fit At your command to put on this disguise In kindness unto one he does despise Queen Do you then think his kindness counterfeit Can his great soul consent to such deceit Vale. I can yet find no argument for ground To change so great contempt as I have found Into so high esteem as he does now By your advice in charity allow That my last minutes may some pleasure have He yields to send me smiling to my grave Queen You cannot judge so ill of him you love Nor can so brave a man so worthless prove Vale. I do confess I should be glad to find All real that I see and his great mind The same brave Character he had maintain Through his whole life and not that glory stain But if 't be real this comes now too late His kindness cannot change the course of Fate Queen Think not of Death for if you will endure The Tryall I will undertake the cure I see your sufferings do compassion move Which in most genrous hearts does turn to Love Ormas Madam I know not what you do call love Nor how in that fantastick Sphear to move I cannot talk the language Lovers use When they design fair Ladies to abuse Nor can I yet by this experience guess If Love or a distraction does possess My heart give me but leave to watch this night That while you sleep I may my heart invite To tell me what it aâ—…ls if it be â—…ove What all the World allows I shall approve And then I 'le rather dye then e're forsake What I avow or what I undertake Q Pray Madam give him leave to watch this night Some serious thoughts may set his fancy right He has lyen often on the frozen ground On less occasion and more danger found Vale. I shall not rest then though you think it fit I shall condemn my self if I submit Queen T is somewhat more then custome does allow I must confess but how to help it now Who knows you see he is resolv'd to beat Us all if we but mention his Retreat Ormas Pray let not this my first sute be deny'd But give me leave to â—…it on yonder side As silent as â—…leep self my body shall Be fixt as is that figure on the wall Queen Let him Valeriana pray consent 'T will prove his honor or his punishment Ormas Who can have more care who so fit as I To watch who am resolv'd with her to Dye Good rest unto your Majesty He leads off the Queen Queen He 'l turn me out if I refuse to go But why Ormasdes do you tremble so Ormas This shaking fit may to a Feavor turn And I e're day in Loves bright flames may burn Exeunt Omnes THE FIFTH ACT. Valeriana is discover'd asleep on a Couch with Doctors and Ladies all asleep about her Ormasdes rises from the ground at the Couch side ORMASDES ALl eyes are shut all hearts can rest but mine I 've somthing here that will not let me sleep T is Love I am bewitch'd or it is Love That thus disturbs my body and distracts My mind no other passion works like this Well then if it be Love where 's the wonder The wifest bravest and the greatest men Have been in Love as much or more then I But why then was I thus long without it Why did not bright Cleandras beauty burn Why was not this fire kindl'd untill now How comes Valeriana by this power To wound me deeper then Cleandra did My Kind Loving Heart how comes this to pass Valeriana sighs and groans aloud Ormas Ha! Her spirit by that sigh informs me That doubl'd groan struck through my wavring soul Oh thou Divinest power what ere thou art I do submit Valerianas groans Are all sufficient arguments for Love It seems my stony heart was proof against All charms but deep fetch'd sighs dying grons By which t is now made supple and so soft That it is ready to take any form That sick Valeriana shall direct Great God of Love forgive my past neglects And now restore this Lady to her health Then I with Insense will thy Altars load Thy Temple with those Trophies now adorn Which my whole life prepar'd for Mars and Jove Since they allow me to submit to love Valeriana wakes and calls Vale. Drusilla Ormas Madam your Servants do all sleep but I. Vale. I would not have wak'd you Ormasdes Ormas You have not Madam I have not slept yet Pray let your Servant know what t is you want Vale. I want assurance of a thing I doubt Ormas Can I give you that assurance Vale. Yes Ormas And will you not lay that command on me Vale. Do they all sleep Ormas They do Vale. Ormasdes I would know what I do fear You are pre-ingag'd never to tell me Ormas By your fair self I swear I 'm not ingag'd In any kind but may and will impart What ever in my knowledge you inquire Vale. My first doubts does still remain that the Queen Upon assurance of my suddain death Has won you thus to flatter my last hours Like glittering Sun-shine upon dying Flowers Ormas Madam by all that 's holy she has not What shall I say what do to gain your faith Vale. You have done it now I am satisfied And do believe all 's truth Ormasdes speaks But I do sear this truth appears too late Orm. Why Madam have you made yows against me Will no repentance nor no pennance serve To wash away my Sins against your Sex Will you that Universal quarrel wed And bring distruction on your Servants head Vale. Vows Ormasdes and those against you made Oh do not take away the Joy you gave By such a thought I never wish'd nor pray'd For blessing upon Earth beyond your Love Which you in charity so amply shew That I do doubt I dream what I injoy Ormas Madam you do now misjudge my passion To call that charity which may be love For ought I know this so late acquaintance With my new heart is short and my transports So great it must be madness if not love For give me leave to swear that I will know No other Joys then yours nor thoughts admit But with design to serve and honour you Vale. I do now wish the Gods my life would spare And make me worthy of Ormasdes care Ormas Madam you speak a Language of respect
levitie Nearcus If you 'l afford more time I will proceed With caution and respect and shall take heed How I offenâ—… if you 'l resolve to stay Or to comply my passion will obey If not I must this desperate course persue And trust my ruine or success to you Who does in desperate attempts ingage Can seldome at first sight th' event presage Love led me on and reason comes to late Now to retreat this Fortune is my Fate Mar. Your language your looks do rather threat Then woe which does in me such scorn beget As to an Enemy that does invade That Innocence you have berest of aid And boldly dare impose on a free heart What should be won by Love not such base art Nearcus Give me but time to woe and I will fear And tremble in your sight with zeal appear And the same duty I approach the Gods When my offences make me fear their Rods It is not I as yâ—… affairs do stand But high necessity makes me command That all the remnant of my life you may Triumph for my ambition 's to obey Mariana Think you by force that I shall ere think fit To yield my self to such a counterfiet I am not born unto so mean a Fate As to submit unto the man I hate Nor will I be thus frighted to comply With so contemptable a destiny Nearcus I must confess I can by no disguise Lessen or hide the guilt of this surprize But by some greater crime more amply shew That a distracted passion may soon know To act such evills as I fear to think But do not set me in despair thus sink Speak so as that I may some hope retain And you 'l restore me to my self again Mari Stand by vil'd Man and let me pass who waits Near. None within call that now can help the fates Themselves have not the power to set you free Nor can you hope for safety but from me No storm at Sea nor in it ships on fire Creates more terrours then my wild desire Brings me here is a Tempest in this brest Above all them since raging Love possest My heart I am become a walking storm Reason and Virtue are both wrack'd no form Observ'd while this confusion bears the sway None knows to govern but must all obey If we cannot resist then to cry no Is madness when we must to ruine go Maria. I have no power but 〈◊〉 â—…st my Brothers will Obey I must his mind not yours fullfill Lest his great pride and anger may destroy What you 'd preserve and frustrate all your joy Nearcus If my high birth and quality do prove Less then your oâ—…n I will expect no love But hazzard all my hopes on his consent Let his denial sign my punishment Mariana If your birth equal mine and he consent To joyn our hands I have no argument Against your hopes but must be Mistris still Of my own heart not part with my free-will Yet now Nearcus I do promise you What truth and honour dictates I will do Nearcus Unless you both do ere you go comply You shall soon see that I know how to dye Mari. Pray call my servants down that I may see Your truth and find my self at Liberty He calls at the doorâ—… Nearcus Now Madam that my life 's at your dispose Your self secure I humbly do propose You will before the Gods confirm by vow What you have freely promis'd to me now Mari. By all those powers I 'le keep my promise made Andnever fail to own what I have said Nearcus It is enough a kiss of your fair hand Must satisfie the man you may command Nearcus has no soul cannot be blest Untill his love with love you do invest Enter Servants and all go off together THE THIRD ACT. Enter The Embassador as at Coriola with Cleon Erillos and Train EMBASSADOR THis Piazzo Cleon is Magnificent I have not seen any so Beautifull Cleon. It shews the Princes Treasure and their minds Are alike great who can so soon Erect So vast a City which in every part Deserves to be as much admir'd as this Emba We may walk through it ere my Sister comes Erillos You may the River side is your best view Cleon. There is a Boat now coming to the shore Erillos Those who land seem to be of Quality Embassador I see no Woman yet with them appear They are very brave and come towards us Do any of you know who these may be Cleon. Young Titus landed first but as I think It is Ormasdes who now leads the Troop Embassa. If so I must expect some angry words From the Offended Queen Enter Ormasdes and Young Titus with Servants who come up close to the Embassador without any respect Emb. What means this kind of rudeness Gentlemen Ormasdes It speaks my business who am hither come To scourge that pride you so much glory in And with this hand that insolence chastise Which boldly durst indeavor to defame By base surmises great Cleandras Name He turns to Titus Titus I beg as you love my Honour If I do fall let none come in to help To the Embassador Sir you shall have fair play that we may see How Insolence and Courage do agree Titus makes room Embass. I shall soon satisfie the doubt you make To his Followers Stand off he dyes that stirs to my relief Or by a word let fall does make me known They fight Ormasdes burts and disarms him Enter Mariana and servants who run in and part them Mariana Ormasdes hold it is a King you wound It is Valerianus you fight with Ormas My self a Prince of Greece of the same blood With our great Emperour will justifie What I have done and to the World declare If any man do wrong me in disguise I do his Titles and himself despise Exit Ormasdes Titus and Train Mari. Oh Gods my prophetick soul did long since Fore-see this Evil oh let not King Hold Valeriana there are no Gods Nor shall one Altar in my Kingdome stand To honour those we foolishly call Gods I will Erect new Temples unto Chance Which guiddely thus governs us below Val. Take heed Sir lest you do provoke those powers You now despise to punish your contempt King I will not own those Gods those empty names Who cannot shelter us from publick shames Vale. The Gods be just and you are much to blame 'T was not Ormasdes who the King ore-came It was his Virtue conquer'd your offence Your Guilt gave Victory to Innosence Kin. Will you become my Judge will you coÌ„demn My Life and Honour A fit Sacrifice To your belov'd Ormasdes fatal Sword Fool from this hour I do thy blood disclaim And will forget I ever knew thy Name Erillos let my goods be sent aboard I will not stay a minute longer here Then my necessity compells me to Vale I have prevail'd with the much injur'd Queen To lay her anger by and to forgive Those rash words you spoke and have her
my reach Queen If you oppose not but your ear will lend I doubt not but the Gods your heart will bend This way and your good nature in short time Will make you wish for what you judge my crime Ormas Although I cannot wish and must not chuse I would not Madam willingly refuse What you advise but boldly meet my Fate That no one thought may a vain fear Create Lest you should judge my slackness for neglect Because I graspe not what I cann't affect Queen Can you such pleasure tak in this disguise Be thus retir'd and all that 's good despise When offer'd do you fear or scorn to meet This Excellence now fallen at your feet Is your great heart Ormasdes onely made For dangerous attempts shall it be said This Parragon of all our Sex now dyes Because Ormasdes does her Love despise Ormas No Madam I do suffer more then she Does for her self hers is my miserie I dare not virtue with vain hopes abuse I cannot love and therefore do refuse To dally with so bright a Saint whose Shrine Compells all hearts to bow before 't but mine I am not capable of Love not blest That way my heart 's with other flames possest Queen All flames you feel would vanish did you see Valeriana in such misery As she endure now fetching her last breath Enquiring your health neglecting her own death Thus my compassion has her sorrows learn'd I weep her tears while you stand unconcern'd Ormas Madam your passion does my pitty move Though my dull heart cannot consent to Love My resolution is now fixt I 'le try My self to vanquish or her Martyr Dye I swear I did not hear that she was ill And now it does my soul with horrour fill For her concern no danger is so great But I will rather dye in 't then retreat Queen T is bravely said but dare you try the effect Of one short visit after such neglect Ormas Thus provok'd if your Majesty stands by I will not such a visit now deny Queen You speak and look as if you meant to fright Much rather then revive her by your sight Ormas Madam to Complement I have no skill Nor can be pleas'd if lov'd against my will Yet sensible and civil I can be Though it do prove unfortunate to me Queen When shall I bring this comfort to revive Her fainting soul if she be still alive Ormas Is she really so weak so soon grown Thus ill I have no skill in this unknown Mystery of love but will boldly try What I can do for her recovery Queen High passions do weak bodies sooner bring To the Graves mouth then any other thing Her despairs are of a much longer date Though suddain sickness do break out thus late When I your humour did at first reherse And shew'd how your whole life had been averse To Love she sigh'd and presently grew pale Despair that minute made her spirits fail And so transported by her fancy fell As if my doubts had rung her passing bell Orm. Though I cannot speak nor do yet know how To look I 'm ready to attend you now Queen I fear so suddain and so great a joy As your approach may equally destroy Let me her heart prepare that by degrees She may but hope retain before she sees The comfort that your visit brings and then Ormasdes may ere long prove best of Men. Ormas Madam I do my self to you submit Pray order me in all as you think fit Queen You shall then stand unseen while I do tell This welcome story which will make her well And then by what you 'l see you may observe How my true friendship will from both deserve Who have no wish beyond Ormasdes good When time shall make me rightly understand Ormas Madam I have now no more to say But that I will your Majesty obey Queen You shall not stir Ormasdes till I send Exit Queen and Train Enter to him Nearcus Ormas Did you not meet Cleandra going out Near. Yes but I have business of importance Pray let us withdraw and be more private Ormas Come this way then They go out and Re-enter Ormas Why have you drawn me to this inner room Is the secret of so piercing quality That fewer walls then these cannot contain't Near. It is my Lord of a high nature grown I must impart it to your self alone You and I must kill one another now Orma May not I live though you are pleas'd to die Near. No Sir since t is decreed that I must die I am resolv'd to have your Company There 's a sword the same w th mine defend you Ormasdes Hold a while May not I know the cause of this hatred Near. I have no hatred yet endeavor must That we together may revert to dust Though you by chance have rob'd me of my right I 'de not out-live Ormasdes if I might Or. From whēce dos this strange kindnes to me grow Say for I will not fight untill I know Near. This then will teach you to defend your self Runs at him he put his Sword by and holds him Ormas I shall call my Servants unless you now show The cause of this distracted fury Near. I will Lets him go Valeriana's my Quarrel She throws neglects on me and dotes on you Ormas You are mistaken sure and much abus'd It is not possible She dotes on me Who never Courted Lady in my life Near. By all that 's good she told me so her self Ormas This must be some design beyond my reach But if true from whence does my guilt arise Who never heard of your pretence till now Nor have a serious thought for hers to me If such a folly do her heart possess Am I to answer for her guiltiness Near. I do accuse you of no guilt at all But joy to think if by my hand you fall It will Create in her such miserie As will adorn my death with Victorie Ormas If such revenge and malice you intend Where is the Love that you so much pretend Near. We 'l talk of that as our two souls expire She flatter'd me with hopes that blew my fire She threw out vowes to marry me and now In hope of you disowns that holy vow Ormas Made vows to marry you and yet love me Pray shew me how this story does agree I swear I never had a thought of Love To Lady in my life and will now quit The intrest you pretend rather then fight For such imaginary Dreams as this Nearcus You must Fight Nearcus offers at him he rings a Bell Enter Servants Ormas No disarm him so now leave us alone Exeunt Nearcus I have lov'd you and shall still If you 'l permit what does this story mean Near. By Hea Valeriana did ingage To marry me if my birth equal'd hers But now repents in hope to marry you Ormas This story grows stranger and stranger still Does your birth equal hers on which you ground Your Title
is above my understanding As Nature has fram'd Women of a more refined matter then us men so she has given to some Souls so much above ours Excellent that their Intrincique purity dazles our Judgements more then their brightest beauty does our eyes Theodocia is cetainly without blemish yet may have some notions of my love which she thinks not fit to cherish because she likes not me And yet may have a virtuous concern for my birth and sufferings such as her good Nature is unwilling to destroy 'T is Theodocia's Excellencies makes me thus humbly seek my Right as her Gift Else my Sword should make my way to ascend this Throne which is my own but no more of that yet For if I can be rightly understood My love may save the expence of so much blood Exit FOURTH ACT. Pandora with Lindamira are seen sitting on a Couch Enter Clearcus to them they rise Cle. MAdam T is a felicity to love you though neglected by what Name then shall I call my Joy Now you allow my Love to what height raise my thoughts Shall I dare to enter upon such a state of bliss To be thus snatch'd into so much Light from the long Chaos I have liv'd in may prove more ruinous to me then that Hell I came from Pan. My Lord you speak a new Language I understand not Cle. Alas Madam I have this night seen Visions and do find my passion growing much above my own command For when I look on your eyes I forget that there are gods and shall do such Idolatry to you as will provoke them to make me more miserable then you can wish me happy But when I consider how vast a Chasme your resolves have made between us I sink into such an abyss of misery that I can ne're get out of Pan. I understand you less and less The more you say the more you do confound my Judgement Lin. All this Madam is onely to let us see how he could talk if any Woman were worthy of his real love pray my Lord proceed I shall take Notes and Edifie Pulls out a Table ' Book Cle. Your mirth Madam is now out of season when every word I utter flowes from my wounded heart Lin. Why do you not speak to me then who can change my mind as often as your self I was made for you this Lady is impregnable Cle. I yield Lindamira let not your wit destroy a man that does submit to mercy I beg quarter Lin. Oh! do you so Pan. 'T is enough Lindamira that he does confesse himself o're-come let it be Registred amongst our Victories And now my Lord what is your next desire Cle. My next Madam I have scarce begun with this you do mistake all I say for mirth Does not my looks and Language shew an Alteration All those Chymeras that did possess my idle head are vanished and I become a serious man Your Miracle is already wrought and I now see the onely way to my Felicitie is to gain what I so much contemn'd Lin. Excellently well Acted this might cozen twenty that did not know him Pan. You shall do well my Lord to persue this new path untill you do obtain a general opinion of your virtue But I hope you would not have us credit it at first sight Cle. Though my love cannot yet gain credit in your Esteem do not deny me the joy to think that you see how much I love and honour you Pan. This is too serious for our Comedy my Lord. Cle. Nothing can be too serious Madam to expresse my love by which the gods are pleas'd to bring me to them thus by forbidding what might intice me to slight Paradice by having had you here 'T is fit then that I submit and raise a joy from what I am now too apt to repine at for 't is a blessing to be so fixt as Antidates my Elizium here on Earth this Souls joy will endure like its own nature unto Eternity Pan. You are cured then Clearcus and will unto the Prince confess your conversion if we call you to it Cle. Propose away for my acknowledgement and try Lin. Let us take time Madam to consider of it least we loose half the Entertainment by our hast and so spoile the jest Cle. Madam let not this Ladies mirth prevaile with your good nature to afflict a man who can live onely by your smiles Pan. I must confess I have some pain to hold in my smiles thus long for this serious way of fooling I expected not from you my Lord. Cle. Why Madam do you take all this for jest still Pan. Yes indeed do I. Cle. By all the powers above I do Adore you next to them I Worship Lin. That 's no Oath Madam for he Worships none Pan. I have the same thoughts Lindamira and am safe Cle. What a Monster am I grown give me credit Madam or give me death If I do not love you let Jove strike me with suddain Thunder or I will gladly seal what I have said with my best blood if nothing less will satisfie Pan. Hold Clearcus He Draws Lin. Oh! let him alone he 'l not hurt himself he onely hopes to fright us Pan. My Lord you fright me now and since you think fit to turn our Commick Scene into a Tragedy I shall quit my part in it and from this time admit no farther visits from you Let us retire Lindamira his converse grows dangerous Exeunt Ladies Cle. This had been my fate had I ingaged a little farther and this the fruit of chast virtuous love What a folly 't is to give our freedoms up unto the will of Women so humbly to obey those we are Created to command But I am safe yet and will now play with 'um at their own game and through a seeming sorrow for my rejection laugh at them who think to laugh at me Enter Lonzartes Lon. A good day unto my Friend Cle. You speak too late Lonzartes this is a fatal day and I am studying how I may make it more Eminent by death then by my sufferings Lon. Why what 's the matter man have you visited the Ladies before they are drest and made 'um froward Cle. Thy love Lonzartes has ruin'd me yet I thank thee for my conversion I shall now dye a sober man Lon. Thy looks speak some disaster tell me the worst that I may joyn to find a Remedy Cle. In a word then I do love Pandora as she deserves and did so to the life express my love that in spight of Lindamiras mirth she did believe it and has forbid my farther visits Lon. 'T is not possible that she can be so fool'd she forbad thee in jest come let us go to her now Cle. I 'le swear she did forbid me and in great anger turn'd from me I dare not go Lon This is pretty would'st thou have me believe thou lovest Cle. Lonzartes I am not in humour to be play'd with Lon Nor I in humour to be fool'd
my Court-Friends Sanga shut the windows close then call 'um in and say that I am grown sad of late Exit Sanga monstrous sad Now for a grave face to suite with my disguise I have some fear my sides will burst with holding in my laughter He sits in a sad posture Enter Sanga with Lonzartes and Silvander Sanga Softly pray for a strange Melantholy has seiz'd him on the suddain He is now talking to Pandora Sil. She is not here San. He entertains her Idea in her absence with the same passion he would her the only sure way for a lovers happiness hark Cle. Blessed Angel turn not away these tears must be my daily Incence offer'd at your feet if you refuse this Tribute from my captiv'd heart you 'l turn the Elizium I enjoy to Hell Oh stay and take my Soul with thee that gentle look that Lon. Why so sad fond lover let not one repulse dismay so great a Conquerour thy next charge may prove more prosperous we come to councel thee Clearcus and to raise thy drooping Spirits by new hopes Cle Or to laugh at my affliction whose Soul is sunke so low by my dispair that all my Spirits are vanished I must submit to my Captivity Lonzartes He sighes Lon. That sigh had almost blown me over yet I am glad to see this and am now fully satisfied thou art in love in love Clearcus let me Imbrace my fellow-Prisoner we will now shake our shackles to the same sad tune Cle. I know you came to mock me but I must bear it Lon. Oh no! who can have so hard a heart we pitty you and have some fears Pandoras heart will break when we relate your mighty sufferings but if I should sit thus in the dark would it create the like Angelical Idea in my brain Clearcus Cle. This is barbarous to catch a Lion in your Toyles and bait him like an Asse thus to render my passion Rediculous will beget Pandoras scorn and may prove my destruction Lon. If she discern not your passion how can she proportion her favours to your merrit Cle. Do I deserve this mirth from you thus to highten my affliction Lon. Do you not all that I can do this Twelvemonth will not bring me on equal terms for thy abuses remember how you held me to the Ladies and made me your mirth by which scandal you destroy'd my credit with the Princess this is my revenge Cle. 'T was a great scandal indeed to procure you the Princess leave to love her by my means you have obtain'd a happiness beyond your hopes which all your whining Poetry or your Eternall sighes could ever reach for which speciall service prethee good sweet Lonzartes spare Hangs on him me by our old Friendship I do beg by thy own virtue and unparalel'd chast heart I do conjure thee not to raise a publique mirth out of my souls sorrow which you have brought me to Lon. Well then if I find you do continue thus humbly penitent and truly thus afflicted I will shew more mercy then I found from you come chear up we will sigh and condole together Embraces Clearcus and if possible so order our sad hearts that both may the same moment break and infect the world with such a sorrow as may fright the female Sex from like rigour unto men so shall we become a Noble Sacrifice to love for the good of a whole Nation or if you please we 'l send for some of our old Gang to dance and drink these Melancholly vapours from our hearts to let the Ladies see their beauties are not so destructive as we make them believe Clearcus Imbraces Lonzartes with great joy Cle. I marry Lonzartes now thou talkest like a Phylosopher now thou prescribest the onely remedy for our disease Sanga bid the Musick strike a chearfull Ayre and then call in those Friends in the next room Nay if you allow this way of cure I shall soon expell loves venome from my heart into my heeles Embraces Lonzartes Lon. What is all this Clearcus art thou mad still Lonzartes starts back Cle. I am wise and do not mean to quit my cool pleasant flowry paths for your consuming flames of restless love who walke on tops of Steeples and at that height plead that your chast desires are pleasing to the gods But I who know the end of such fair flashes as at first appear with such folded Armes and down cast looks are but steps to approach the Ladies fingers ends Then by degrees grown bolder you aspire Till nought but ruine quench the subtle fire Enter Dancers Lon. What doest thou mean by this misterious language Cle. I mean to follow thy advise to sigh only when I make love to Ladies their backs turn'd I mean to dance and sing as often as I can that their neglects may pierce no deeper then their eyes discern here Lonzartes this Girle will cure the bite of a Tarantula and drive the poyson from thy heart Lon. Out Hypocrite is this thy love unto Pandora was all thy passion counterfeit the other day Cle. No 't was fairly growing up to equal thine in all sincerity of Noble thoughts But the nice Lady would not permit it to take so deep root as yours before she blasted all my hopes and in a moment let me see that love is like a bitter potion which many tast and flying away rather chusing their disease then so ill a relish'd remedy This made me return to my old Antidotes Lonzartes what think you of a heat or two before you go call in the Musique Sil. Pandora was to blame to throw him off so rashly Lon. Let us retyre Silvander this Ayre is infected Exeunt Lonzartes and Silvander Cle. Go whine fond lover go whine I say go whine While we chear our hearts with Wenches and Wine I say go whine Exeunt Omnes Here they Dance Enter Lonzartes Lindamira and Ladies Lin. I do not wonder that he is fallen off t was what I feared when his passion went so high I saw Pandora was concern'd but we will bring it on again Lon. You are mistaken Madam all he said then was jest for he is now as mad as ever I left him Incirculed with six wild men and as many wanton Girles prepar'd to dance and Revel all the night Lin. There is no harm in dancing my Lord unless they do catch cold you judge Clearcus by what is past but when I see him with Pandora next I 'le give my opinion of his concern Lon. By what means may their meeting be procured Lin. We 'l think on 't Enter Theodocia and Ladies to them The. I am sorry Lonzartes that Pandora has cast off Clearcus which has occasioned his relapse when a little patience would have setled him in the way of virtue Lon T is every way what I expected not his love was as strange as his rejection and his relapse in the old humour beyond all the rest I know not what to think of him Lin. Let us
is a subtile foe not to be compell'd t is reason only must prevail Selindra loves and dissembles her affection to Cleonel neglecting me how unworthy then am I that seek to separate united hearts how fond to Coveâ—… what another does Enjoy how much am I now fall'n below my self by this passion He throws himself on the Couch sadly Enter Ordella and Selindra Ordel. When went my Brother hence Selindra Selin He sits there Madam Ordel. My Father I fear has too much cause for what he said Prethee leave us a while Selindra and let none disturb us Ordella goes to Phillocles he starts at her approach Phillo Oh Selindra Ordel. She is not here why do you stare thus on me are you not well Phillo Onely a little dull for want of sleep Ordella but why sent the Emperour for you in such hast Ordel. To tell me that Phillocles does love Selindra and to enquire my thoughts of it I answered boldly that you were too Noble to dishonour Selindra and too wise to neglect Astella and a Crown for such an idle fancy I have confirm'd him that you have not such a thought because I saw him troubled at it but what is this that thus distracts you Phil. Ha! what sayes my dearest Sister Ordel. Ye Gods defend that I be not mistaken Brother what have you done with your self since I went hence Phillo My head is full of the Affairs of Hungary I was contriving how I should secure Astella in her Throne and thinking of a thousand other things but why did my Father send for thee Ordel. This is very strange I told you why and you regard me not it was about Selindra Phillo About Selindra prethee Ordella let us talk of something else thou weepest Ordel. How can I chuse but weep to see you thus distracted and all my hopes of future joyes dying in me Phillocles has left to Love me he dares not trust me with his heart he Loves and by dissembling seeks to hide his love from me that can dye for him Phillo I am guilty Ordella thy charms o'recome me and I do submit to thy severest Judgement I do love Selindra and would do more then thou canst fancy to gain her Love now my heart lyes open thou wilt find the wound is deep Ordella touch it gently my dear Sister Ordel. 'T will not be cured then Phillocles I must launce it to the quick and you must indure to hear that Cleonel and she have been long contracted and only do disguise their Loves because Cecropius seeks Selindra for himself t is only untill her Fathers return they thus dissemble it Phil. Contracted Ordella thou hast blasted all my hopes destroy'd me in the twinckling of an eye the gods have not a greater curse in store to throw upon me is this thy cure I shall sink under the burthen of this remedy fare-well Ordella fare-well for ever for I am undone for ever Or. Stay Phillocles I can cure thee yet I le stroke Phillocles going out in haste turns back thy wound and try how that will work they are not contracted that I ever heard it was my pure affection that thus abus'd your ears by my Fathers command I was in the bud to crush your love which by their pretended Contract I thought best to doe can my Brother pardon my Zeal to serve him this way and yet trust my love Phil. I can do both Ordella now thou haste restored me to life again come let us sit that I may at large declare my purpose concerning Selindra doe you remember Ordella that day you made Selindra act Astella how I was then convinc'd and overcome by her how she spake then and with what Majesty she appeaâ—…'d Methought then if Selindra were not born a Queen yet she was design'd to be one from that hour I lov'd her and you the occasion of my love I have since observed her strictly and well weighed all her perfections and considered Cleonells hopelesse suit to gain her if she can afford me love Ordella I would wade deep in blood it would look like vanity to tell thee how great things I would doe to win a value from her Or. When I consider Selindra's Beauty and her worth I cannot blame your admiration of her truly brother I do wish your desires upon you but know not how I can comply or how to serve you this way Phil. I have weighed all kinde of arguments Ordella and doe allow them to be good worldly thoughts fit for Princes that have no other heaven on earth then their Wealth and their Dominions I tell the Ordella to be Emperour of all the world is poverty without Selindra if thou lovest me thou wilt use thy interest to perswade her to cast off all thoughts for Cleonell and receive me who she yet shuns now my Sister speak comfort to my soul that must languish untill you ingage for me Ordella sits silent a while and he staring on her Or. I have been thus long silent Phillocles to consider how I might comply with your desires and not break my Fathers trust doe but shew me an honourable way and I will serve you with the same Zeal you wish it but if I should consent how can you avoid Cleonell or how disguise your love from my Father Phil. Wee 'l think of twenty wayes to blinde the old mans eyes and as for Cleonell I will so overload him with Wealth and Honours that he shall gladly give up his interest in Selindra if he have any but if he refuse I will become his Rivall publiquely I will either carry the faire prize or loose my self Ordella say now will you strain a Complement with my Fathers trust to save thy brothers life and honour Or. Pardon me heaven if I offend by varying from my Fathers trust to save my Brothers Life and Honour Phillocles now I am yours imploy me like a Sister that you love put me not to use artifices unworthy of that value the World now holds me at Phil. By all our gods I le rather perish then permit thee to act any thing unworthily Deerest Ordella lose no time to make known my affection to Selindra while I seek Cleonell to make him mine Or. Since no argument can prevail against your passion I am content to be directed by you Phil. Thou wilt make me happy then Ordella beyond all the State arguments The greatest Polititian can invent Or brightest messenger from Heaven's sent Leads her off Enter Cleonel Cleo. This falls out well for my designes upon Selindra the Prince his absence will give me opportunity to effect what his presence might prevent for 't is now most evident that Selindra slights my Professions in hope of Phillocles who is become my Rival by subtilties I must therefore compass what my power and credit cannot reach the Prince is too mighty for me to contest with but this New War will do my work see Enter Phillocles where he comes how full of thoughts he is of
another what I cannot get my self Lasc Has he not hurt thee Cleo. Not much Sir you came in just as he fell on me Lasc This must be timely cared for Cecropius send presently and fetch Selindra to your Lodgings this night she shall be your charge to morrow let her be sent back to Ciprus to her father and be you sure Cecropius that Phillocles do neither see her nor send to her this night Enter Ordella Selindra with Ladies Cecro She is here Sir with the Princess Ordel. Where is my brother Sir Lasc He is gone hence hurt Ordella I wish he were else fighting forsooth for Love you now see what mischief your fondness to Selindra has produc'd your brothers life endangered and the Empire tottering Cecropius take Selindra to your care as I commâ—…nded let her be sent home attended as befits her quality Ordella come you with me All goes off but Cecropius Cleonel and Selindra Cecro Leave us a while Cleonel Madam you Exit Cleonel and harkens at the Scene now see the evils I foretold are come to pass these young fiery spirits will never submit to suffer either to enjoy you do but consider how happy you may be by being mine though I am not so young yet many men of my years have made young Ladies happy of my love you have had long tryal my Power my Honours and my Wealth will prove as pleasant as the smooth chin of Cleonell Phillocles his wife you cannot be his Mâ—…striss I hope you scorn to be much may be said Lady on this argument but the time allows it not to morrow early you must to Sea unless you will bless me by being mine Cleo. Is it even so my good father I shall shew He peeps in you a trick for yoâ—… trick if my skill fail not Sel. My Lord I must now give you the same answer I have ever done that I can never have affectâ—…on for you Cecro No matter few old mens wives have any Sel. My Lord I do submit unto the Emperours commands pray let me be sent away Cecro 'T is my humble love begets this contempt Aside I must try her another way Madam you know the Emperours humour well and you have heard how eagerly he covets to joyn Hungary to Greece by Phillocles his match with Astella and how much he abhors his love to you is evident The truth is Selindra you are this night by his command to be ravished by my son Cleonel to that end send thither which will allay the gallant Prince his appetite to marry you and remoâ—…e all further fears of that matter 'T is yet in your own power Madam by obliging â—…e to prevent Cleonells force who â—…or undertaking so base an act ought to be dispis'd Sel. Ravish'd I 'le rather dye then suffer Cleonell or yield to be your wife the gods will not permit such wickednesse Cec. Please you to retire unto your Lodging Lady He leads her in and râ—…turns â—…There is no way to win this foolish Girl I am angerd even to hate her yet cannot chuse but love her but why should I lose this 〈◊〉 I may now do what I only invented for Cleonel I shall curse my self when she is gone and when no possibility is left wish it had been so it shall be if when I have ravishâ—…d her she can consent I 'le marry her if she will not I 'le poyson her and being dead at Sea hiâ—…e the Marriners to throw her over-board I will about it while my bloud is high Venus propitious be to my design I 'le offer Insence onely at thy Shrine THE THIRD ACT. Enter Phillocles Phill GIven to Cecropius custody that is to Cleonels embraces I must see her He knocks at Cecropius's Lodgings and enter three servants with swords is Cecropius or Cleonel within Serv. They are Sir Philo. Is Selindra yet at rest Serv. Yes Sir long since Phill Is it so late I do believe you do mistake and she is not Phillocles offers to enter and they stop him what means this rudeness Serv. The Emperour has given command that neither your highness nor any from you should visit Selindra besides Sir all within are now at rest Phill. My Fathers command this is some design from Cleonel are they all at rest say you whence then is this noâ—…e I hear A no se within Serv. We know not Sir Phill. Hark the same noyse again 't is within stand by Villains give way or I shall force my passâ—…ge through your hearts This way the noyse is by Heaven 't is a Womans voice it is Selindra's Goes out and returns voice she calls for help too Selin Help oh help murther murther He hearkens at the Scene Phillocles enters breaks open a door within and Cecropius is seen strugling with Selindra Phillocles takes Cecropius by the Coller and as he offers to kill him Cleonel enters and holds his sword at Selindra's brest Cleo. By my Fathers soul I will strike with thee Phillocles Phil. Thou darest not be so base to harm such innocence Here they look at one another in this posture a while then Phillocles throws by Cecropius and runs at Cleonel he quits Selindra and meets phillocles while they fight the others run out and raise the Court. Enter the Emperour with Train and Guard who part them Lasc Phillocles I have thus long winked at youâ—… follies hoping that my mildness would have begot a better temper in you but I now see your son requires a Corisive go to your Lodgings and aâ—… you value my displeasure move not from thence without my leave you of the Guard waiâ—… upon the Prince and let him not stirr out as yoâ—… will answer it to me Cecropius let all leavâ—… Exit Phillocles with the Guard us but your self and now inform me of thiâ—… Fray and how he came hither against my Command Exeunt omnes Cecro Mighty Sir the Prince forced my servants from the door and found me threatning Selindra and frighting of her as if I meant a Rape which I onely fain'd intending to take off Phillocles his affection that way by which he might apply his thoughts towards Astella for if the Princâ—… should marry Selindra how can Hungary be yours this Sir is the truth Lasc I wish thou hadst done what thou onely talkest of â—…r this young man will ruine all my hopes of Hungary if we do not prevent him Cleonel peeps in it must be poyson Cecropius I see no less will do it Selindra must dye and that presently Cecro And shall â—…ir if you so direct by to morrow night it shall be done Lasc Be it so then 't will be the least evil and the onely way to secure all the rest let her be poysoned Exeunt ambâ—… Enter Cleonel Cleo. Poyson her my curiosity was to good purpose at this time was ever gray hairs so wicked how to prevent this miâ—…1chief I know not Selindra will never credit it from me yet I will urge her hard and if I
do get belief and by this means bring my designs to pass I shall find doors strong for Phillocles to force Love and Venus guide me Cleonel goes out and returns Selindra flying before him with a knife drawn which she holds at her brest Sel. Hold Cleonel if thou presumest to touch me this knife shall be my rescue Cleo. Will this distance with my obedience and my humility remove your fears by He steps back and kneels Selindra's self I swear my only business is to save that life you threaten does my heart and my looks so ill agree that you can fear harm from me Sel. Art not thou Ceeropius's son and does not his wild blood run in thy vains Cleo. No Madam I am no whit allied unto Cecropius the Ravisher he was a Man when he made me and is now become a Monster such as I dread to see Selindra under his Roof Sel. My Lord that posture does neither become you nor me pray come no nearer He rises and comes towards her Cleo. You will pardon my approach when you shall know the cause of this unseasonable Visite I have by accident o're heard the Emperour give my Father order to poyson you and he is providing to do it this next night Selin I am glad to hear they are grown so merciful death is less dreadful then his Rape but how can I credit this from you and how avoid it if I do Cleo. Can Selindra believe my love could ere conceal such a mischief or that I will omit any endeavour to preserve her from it Selin Were not Cleonel akin to the Ravisher I might believe he would detect a Poysoner Cleo. If I tell you a false word may suddain plagues seize on me and if you pleaâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…ake me the blest instrument of your escape the Honour will be ample recompence for any hazard I shall run I have Madam a strong Castle within the Forest about a League from hence thither I can convey you first and then whither you please Selin Pray my Lord leave me a few minutes Exit Cleonel that I may consider this great concern 't is very like that he who would have ravish'd may consent to poyson twenty such as I rather then lose his hopes of Hungary I like well to fly from this near death but I like not to trust my self to Cleonel there may be more danger at his Castle then in the death I would fly from if I discover my self unto Ordella she will solicite me for Phillocles who I must ever hate this will prove more desperate then all the rest I must trust Cleonel though he be of a fiery Spirit his honour was never yet tainted I will look gently on him and ingage him if I can to be true to me She calls Cleonel who enters My Lord I have weighed my dangers and your Counsel to avoid them and I will trust my self to you so you will swear to carry me directly unto Belgrad and not to your Castle I have friends in Hungary who will protect me and there I shall have time to consider of your hazzards for me Cleo. By our Houshold gods I swear to do it by this fair hand I will observe my Oath and what ever else you shall command me though it be late we must this night depart you must make ready while I take order for my Servants and my Horses Selin May I not see the Princess e're I go will not to morrow night be time enough Cleo. To morrow night brings death beyond all power to hinder we should be going while we talk Let no fears disturb you Madam I can command the opening of the Ports at any hour all shall be according to your wish Selin Heaven grant it Cleonel When I remember the strict vow you 've made It were impiety to be afraid Exeunt severally Enter Phillocles and Guard Phillo Leave me all Enter Ordella to visit him as in his chamber the Guard at the door appearing Phill. Thou art welcome Ordella let us sit and talk sadly Ordel. My coming is to divert this sadness which you too much indulge Phill. Does not my sorrow become me Ordella canst thou wish me merry when thou considerest my Condition who is there now in Greece more scorn'd then Phillocles Crdel Who more honour'd thy Victories shine bright upon thee thy vertues are unparallel'd thy self ador'd by thy own Subjects and by other Nations coveted let not my brother provoke the gods by his ingratitude Phill Thou art mistaken my dear Sister I am not that Phillocles thou meanest not he that chased the Germanes out of Hungary I am one that Cleonel dares Rival and with a single arm can check my force a poor contemn'd prisoner I am a man with half a soul thou seest do I not become my Goale Ordell I am sad my self to hear you talk thus but my Brother your affairs do require your present Counsel pray let us consider how Selindra may be secur'd from farther danger Phillocles starts up hastily Phill. Is Selindra in danger speak Ordella what danger who dares threaten her Ordel. You mistake me Brother I was about to tell you that in my opinion she will be safe at Ciprus and do think fit when she takes leave of me to let her know your Love and Resolution to marry her which will soon dash Cleonels hopes this I could not yet do by reason she was so suddainly committed to Cecropius your looks do fright me and your unquiet thoughts will ruine you Phill. Thou art my onely comfort thou shalt still direct and I 'le obey prithee Ordella chide me when I do amiss methinks thy looks speak good success I do approve her absence for a while at Ciprus because you like it and I will have patience too because you say 't is fit Ordel. Patience will become you best and beâ—… suit with your affairs Phill. Thou Councell'st well Ordella but canâ—… not fancy what a broken heart endures mâ—… whole soul labours under the burden of my Love and to that is added her neglects more weighty and to this double load my fathers unjust anger falls upon me as if I were not sinking fast enough before Ordel. My fathers anger will be soon over Phill. I wish it not Ordella may his fierce anger urge him on to my destruction it will be handsomer to fall so then to perish by Selindra's scorns Ordel. You raise imaginary evills that are not I am confident Selindra has no thought for Cleonel nor can I doubt but she will meet your love with as bright a flame as yours is Phill. Oh! that I could suffer such a hope or such a thought possess me I would then meet my fathers frowns and blow away his thunder did Selindra love me I would wage a second war with heaven to gain her and be more proud to fall her Martyr in so high attempt then fit next to Jove with her neglects upon me Enâ—…er Antenor Ante. Madam the Emperour sent me to see
if Selindra were here with you Ordel. What means my Father by this Is she not a prisoner with Cecropius Ante. She was but is now missing at which Cecropius is half mad Enter Antillacus Antil Madam I come to let you know that by day-break Cleonel with Selindra past the Ports and about two hours after were met on that way that leads to his Castle Phillo Let them that love me follow me Phillocles snatches Antillacus his Sword and runs at his Guard who give way As Phillocles goes out he meets Lascares and Cecropius and wounds Cecropius in the arme Las. Traytor Villain stay all I do command you stay Antillacus See the Court-Gates lock'd that none go after him Cecropius do you retire and look to your hurt he meant it at thy heart Old Man may thy Sons good Sword revenge it on him if they meet and he fall under it Ordel. Oh Sir Let not your curses follow my Brother he has Afflictions enough without them Las. Peace Ordella thy tenderness doth too much nourish thy Brothers follies I would rather he should not be then be thus Effeminate I have fought many Battles and done great things to settle this Empire and think you it will be kept and Govern'd by a heart with a dart in it Ordel Good Sir let not my Brothers single errour put from your memory all his great Actions if you would speak mildly to him of his Love I do believe your Arguments may move him more then all this rigour can he has a Noble Spirit such as you did like and I know he Loves you Sir Las. Let me know when he returns Exeunt Lascares Ordel. Are any gone after Phillocles Enter to Ordella Armanthus Gillon Ladies Arman Yes Madam we think Antillacus is gone with Antenor Ordel. But can they overtake him time enough before he reaches Cleonel Gillon No doubt they may Enter to them Antillacus and Antenor Ordel. Not yet gone Antillacus Antil Madam all the Court-Gates are by thâ—… Emperours express command lock'd up anâ—… Guards set that no man now can passe Ordel. Is it not madnesse to hazzard him alonâ—… against Cleonel and his company My Lords 〈◊〉 you mean to give obedience to this rash command and suffer Phillocles to perish thus whâ—… my Fathers anger is allay'd he 'l curse your mâ—… desty if not punish it in case my Brother 〈◊〉 miscarry Antil Madam we have no way to follow the Prince unless your self command the Guards to let us passe Ordel. Come then with me I will stand my Fathers anger when it goes highest rather then let my Brother fall thus neglected Exeunt Omnes Enter Phillocles Phillo Those at the Castle do not hear of Cleonel nor expect him there sure Antillacus did mistake them or I him which way now to take I know not T is strange Antillacus and Antenor stay so long I must not quit this Road untill they come Hark I hear Men and Horses within the Wood my business is to search every where Love guide me to her Rescue or my Death Exit Phillocles Enter Cleonel leading Selindra followed by four Servants Cleo. How is it now Madam your Spirits seem to be return'd are you yet strong enough to ride on we have rested long Selin I hope I am 't was the blow which the bough gave my head makes me thus ill the bushes kept me from the ground so that my fall could not hurt me Cleo. The day is far spent Madam and we shall be no sooner mist then follow'd pray let us to horse there is a place near where we may rest for one night secure Selin My head grows diszey with this little motion I fear I cannot sit upon my Horse yet methinks you might hide me here in these thick bushes untill night and when t is dark find some better means to carry me away Cleo. 'T will not be safe to stay longer so near our Enemies Enter Phillocles Phil. 'T is Cleonel turn this way Traytor Cleonel holds up Selindra and sends his Men to Phillocles Cleo. Take the Prince without harm if you can Phil. Am I not worthy thy own Sword Ravisher They Fight Phillocles runs desparatly among the men passes them and comes up to Cleonel they all incompass him fighting Selindra runs amongst them Selin I beg your patience Sir and do command thine Cleonel but hear me speak I do conjure you both Phillocles brave Prince look on me with pitty and on Cleonel with justice my life being sought several wayes by Lascares and Cecropius I have endeavour'd to preserve by flight you must therefore look on Cleonel as trusted and imployed by me being ingaged by Oath to carry me to Belgrade to my Friends there Phil. Thou art betray'd Selindra lost for ever this is not the way to Belgrade you are now within a mile of his Castle this way leads to no other place thou perfidious Villain canst thou smile at such a treachery Cleo. Yes Phillocles and will be my own carver now I must be first serv'd here do you two carry her to Horse I 'le soon o're-take you He delivers Selindra to two off his Men. Selin To Horse Cleonel I 'le rather dye then stir a foot that way Cleo. Force her to Horse we have no time to talk Phil. Force her thou cursed slave I 'le Sacrifice thee ere she goes Cleonel and his two Men fight with Phillocles while the other two force off Selindra Selin The gods preserve the Prince help help murther treason treason Exeunt with Selindra Upon her cryes enter six Travetors Pollider the Chief Polli Let some help those that cry let others search the wood I 'le towards the clashing Swords how 's this three to one Pollider runs at Cleonel and diverts him just as Phillocles had kill'd one man at which instant the other man hurts Phillocles in the back and seeing this rescue he runs into the Wood Phillocles runs after him that fled believing it had been Cleonel whom he could not see because Pollider having run Cleonel through the heart was fallen himself upon him who being by Cleonel run into the throat lay also as dead covering Cleonel Enter to them the rest of the Travetors with Selindra very weak who when they see Pollider dead do let Selindra fall who lies on the ground while they take up Pollider and dress his wounds Tene Curs'd be that Woman accurs'd our â—…ate to loose our Prince thus They dress him as they talk Teck Now the blood issues at the wound it may prove not mortal Titi. The blood only choak'd him as he lay you see his eyes look chearfully Tene Ye Gods if any do take care of Hungary Kneels look down on Pollinesso and restore him to us Selin What 's that he said was it Pollinesso that he named She looks up Titius The King will live thanks to heaven for his deliverance Selin They call him King too Pollinesso's name Selindra creeps to look on the hurt man as they dress
shew of kindness which I only did to heal the wound I gave had I another Son by whom I might gain Hungary Phillocles had found my Force answerable to my Anger but 〈◊〉 confesse I did relent upon a suddain thought which made me strike so feebly at him for now to loose Phillocle were to throw Hungary away and to destroy Selindra were by another kind of stroak to destroy Phillocles Cecro What other way have you Sir that I cannot yet fancy Las A sure one Cecropius a way that cannot fayle I will give loose reines to my Sons Love let him run on and Joy in his Beloved Selindra whose sweets once had and his young Appetite allayed as most violent passions soonest are then 't will be best to take away Selindra by a poyson then it may be done without suspition while I urge on the Marriage joyne in all the Nuptial Jollities and put on such pleasing looks as shall make thee doubt my purpose though thou knowest my heart Cecro I see not yet how this can get Astella or that Crown Las. Thou art grown so dull of late that thou seest nothing while this joy lasts Astella may be found and then Selindra dying what can hinder Phillocles from getting Astella Cecro I do submit Sir and must applaud your purpose t is a design I do confess much above my reach and the first mischief I have come short in Exeunt Ambo Pollidor seen as in his Chamber Enter to him Phillocles and Ordella and Selindra the servants go off Phil. You look chearfully to day Pollidor we may hope to see you abroad shortly Polli I believe I might venture now Sir though my Surgeons be not of my mind but Sir how do you find the good old Emperour dispos'd Phil. I like not my Fathers smiles Pollidor his suddain starts into such extreams makes me apprehend more danger in his kindness then his rage so that to prevent all further evils I have a purpose to repair unto the Army and t is Ordella's wish as well as mine that Selindra would trust her self with me there Polli That may secure you both but will not Selindra's Honour suffer Ordel. Now that Selindra's interest and his are become one I see no reason she should fear to go nor indeed any scruple why their Marriage may not be privatly and presently dispatch'd for while the business lingers thus they give hopes to such Endeavours as would divert it and do run daily hazzards by staying here Phillo Ordella argues what my soul wishes but Selindra's looks do not consent to make me so soon happy Selin Sir my looks do be-lye my heart if they shew ought that would delay a happiness to you for I have none beyond yours But Sir above all other reasons Pollidor not being yet able to attend you if he be left behind will hardly escape Cecropius's fury Phil. Most true Selindra he will be in danger I shall therefore attend his recovery without him I will not move nor will I put a thought in act without thy Councel Ordel. You have both said well but in my Judgement this is no fit time for such Complements when your lives are daily sought Poll. If you be resolv'd to attend my recovery I shall propose a sudden fancy of mine to that purpose which may secure us Phill. Speak it Pollidor Pollidor Suppose Selindra do ask the Princess leave to return to Cyprus and give out that she onely expects her Fathers coming to convey her thither Sir you may court Selindra publickly while she stays and she seem to neglect your love and put on a shew of kindness unto me as in gratitude for my hazzards in her redemption I will also counterfeit affection to Selindra and give out that I am of better quality then I seem This Sir if well manag'd will be ground enough to deceive their best Spies and for some time secure us all Phillocles I approve your thought Pollidor and if Selindra can undertake her part doubt not me I 'le put on such a seeming jealousie as shall puzzle the old Fox Cecropius himself Selindra I shall easily observe my directions and soon learn to be civil to a man I owe so much to Phillocles Come Ordella while they practise love we will reconcile us to the Emperour and try to bring him on a present visit to Pollidor before this fit of his good nature leave him Ordella Selindra we must find you sitting in a more familiar way with Pollidor then ordinary conversation does allow Exeunt Phillocles and Ordella Selindra I shall obey you Madam Now they are gone we may enjoy our selves this happy design of yours will afford us many hours of freedome Pollidor My soul is joyed to look on thee Astella Selindra And my happiness too great to be exprest by words that you live makes this Earth a Paradice to me my heart can scarce make room for Phillocles it is so full of Pollinesso Pollidor I am all thine Astella She embraces him Enter to them Tenedor Tecknor and others Tenedor It is time Sir that you retir'd to rest you spend your spirits by so much discourse which does retard your cure Tecknor You should neglect no means Sir for your recovery least by a long stay here some accident unlook'd for may make you known Tenedor I wonder Phillocles does not call to mind that he has seen you Pollidor He believes me dead as all others do but I shall observe the best Rules for my recovery however Now Astella we have time to hear how â—…ou were conveyed from Belgrade pray make me know how you â—…ame hither Selindra That same night that you departed to the Army and our first Embassadors went towards Greece to implore Lascares's aid against the Germanes I was by my Fathers own hand deliver'd unto Periander whom I was to call Father and by him was brought to Ciprus where the Plague then raging he transports me with his family to this Town Pollidor How came you into the Court then Selindra On the first Feast-day I went with Periander to the Temple that I might see the Emperour and the Princess Ordella where the Princess casting her eyes on me found mine so fixed on her that I could not remove them but blush'd and still look'd on her by what power led I know not but she took a fancie to have me live with her which Periander durst shew no dislike to thus was I to my great joy call'd to Court where I became a Companion to the Princess within a short time Cleonel had affection for me which did not free me from old Cecropius dotage of which with Prince Phillocles his worthy love you shall know hereafter for I have now held you too long from your repose Pollidor Dearest Astella thy words are balsome to my wounds Exeunt Lords Pollidor and Selindra embrace Enter Lascares Phillocles Ordella Cecropius and train and see them embracing Phillocles Your Majesty will not think this honour too much for
Selindra you hope by this invention to dazle my eys that I may not discover your own affection â—…o this Pollidor take heed you fall not from that vertue you are valued for if you do deceive my trust or Phillocles his love you will be neither worthy his anger nor my pitty Selin Let me fall under the weight of both your angers when I deserve ill from either of you your jealousie afflicts me Madam She weeps Ordel. I hear my Brother coming retire that he may not see thy tears and meet me in the Garden after supper then I will hear more of this and till then suspend my Judgement of thee Exit Selindra Enter Phillocles Phil. Why went Selindra weeping out and what troubles you my Dear Sister Ordel. I am not troubl'd now Sir pray how did you find my Father in what temper is he Phil. Well Ordella all is safe yet but I cannot be satisfied until you tell me why Selindra weepâ—… your silence will beget doubts more troublesome then the knowledge can be Ordel. 'T was nothing but an Argument that fell between us Phil. That Argument Ordella if thou lov'st my peace that Argument Ordel. I may wrong Selindra by it and trouble you without a cause when I am certainly informed you shall be so till then pray do not urge me farther Phil. I am so weak a man in thy Esteem thou darest not trust me with my self Ordella thy discourse will disturb me much unless thou lettest me know the whole matter Ordel. My unwillingness to tell you is now become the onely cause I fear to do it for I was questioning Selindra onely about her frequent visits to Pollidor which it seems I put into such Language as made her weep this on my credit is the truth are you now satisfied Phil. I am satisfied that we have the same thoughts your judgement on this matter confirms my observations which till now took no hold on me If she prove false thus I can blow her off But Pollidor shall pay deare for his Treachery Enter to them Pollidor very weak in Rich Cloaths a staff in his hand Polli Madam 't is fit that I visit you before the Temple and pay my first vowes at your shrine offering up a Life devoted to your service Ordel. You owe your health Sir next to the Gods unto Selindra's care such a Gratitude I have not seen before nor such a zeal as hers to serve you Polli My Obligations to Selindra I must rank after the Honours I have received from you He turns to Phillocles Madam Pray Sir how does the Emperour and Cecropius take this fained love between Selindra and me how does it work with them Phil. Since Selindra dwelt with you the whole Court believes it is a mutual Love onely my Sister and my self have other thoughts Polli Those last words came coldly out I must remove this jealousie I am glad Sir that you are secur'd by it and I am joy'd to have a hand in any thing that shall conduce to serve you I do profess my Medicines have not so much wrought my cure as the joy I have to see such unparalleld Virtues and Affections meet as is yours and the good Selindra's day by day she tires her tongue in praising Phillocles and still grows fresh by talking of you Sir I cannot wish you greater happiness on Earth then you will have with her may it last while you last and my Eternal Curses light on those that wish it less Phil. I thank you Sir and will hope to prosper as you pray for me and next to Selindra and my Sister place you by my heart Polli You Honour me too much and will make me proud I must take my leave Sir my strength is not yet enough confirm'd to stay long abroad Exit Pollidor Phil. The Gods go with thee thou Man of Honour Ordel. What think you Brother of this Complement Phil. I think him really what he seems Ordel. I wish I could do so too but when I call to mind that Selindra unto me did talk just thus of Pollidor as he now discours'd to you of her methinks it looks like a design Phil. Does Pollidor presume to pretend to you Ordel. So Selindra would have me think which indeed was the main cause of my anger and her tears Phil. I am not willing to be jealous nor yet so fond as not to be sensible when there is just cause Ordella let us smooth our brows and observe them farther such a guilt cannot be long hid and untill we be confirm'd by some better proof t is unworthy in us to suspect them on our surmises only since what they do is by our direction Ordel. 'T is not my nature to judge ill of any and I hope Selindra will deserve better I am converted and now we are thus secure why may not you go to the Army and leave Selindra with me Pollidor in your absence may Court her in Publick which will confirm my Father in his mistake when he sees me dislike it Phil. I like it well Ordella what will you do this Evening Ordel. I have some business for a while Selindra after supper will meet me in the Garden pray come to us there Phil. Bid your Boy attend us with his Lute then it may so happen that I must take leave this night for I hear that the Hungarian Army comes on apace Enter Ante nor to them Ante. The Emperour sends you word Sir that Cecropius has deliver'd all the Frontier Towns unto the Hungarians and himself advances in the head of that Army towards us Phil. Dispatch a Post unto Antillacus bid him advance towards the Traitor I will this night set forth and by day-break shall reach him Ante. Sir Antillacus retreats before the Enemy his men fewer in Number are so disheartned by Cecropius's revolt they dare not look on the Hungarians Phil. Let the Page call Pollidor to my Sisters Chamber presently we will take leave there and depart immediately Come Ordella this is somewhat quicker work then I expected bid my servants make what hast they can to meet me here at my return Exit Omnes Enter Periander with a Lady as in Ordella's Chamber Lady My Lord since you went hence the Court has been in daily Tumults about Phillocles his Love unto your Daughter Perian Is Selindra so much in favour with the Gods as to be look'd on by Prince Phillocles Lady The Prince seeks no other Heaven but her and as the World thinks she neglects him and Loves one Pollidor Perian Madam I cannot raise my Faith to what you say nor can I joy in such a blessing until I know the Emperour does approve it pray Madam where may I find Selindra Lady She is now with the Princess in the Garden I shall let her know your Lordship is return'd Perian You obliege me Madam though Exit Lady I have been long absent I have not been idle nor could I well have made more hast hither confidering how
now beyond resistance I do love And find Cleandra will by her neglects Dash all my hopes and turn from my respects Mari. There does not a just cause to me appear For such a doubt much less to raise dispair Because Cleandra runs not at first sight Into the arms of such a wandring Knight Though your State Arguments cannot procure To Treat she may but a short Siege indure When as your self a King you do appear The Castle may be won by love or fear Emb. No Mariana I have heard and seen Too much the brave Ormasdes stands between Me and my happiness his retirement Is to cloak their close love and to prevent Pretenders or such scandal as would rise If openly in Court without disguise Such unproportion'd love should ere be known Which shews they dare not their affections own Ma. What nee◅ such dissēbling to hide that love Which all the Cithereans do approve And publickly do pray his great Renown Might be rewarded with Cleandras Crown To publick fame I therefore credit give They not in love but in true friendship live Em Such friendship between man woman may 'Mongst silly people make a holy day No Callenders of mine shall ere admit Of a red Letter for a counterfeit Mari. The Gods defend Brother Emb. Why Mariana what is your concern To blush because we do their crimes discern Can you believe that a Platonick flame Has power to Cannonize Cleandras Name Mari. I blush for you who now so boldly dare Against the person that you love declar◅ Emb. Your words and looks do not at all agree But shame for your Ormasdes infamie He is the man in Marianas eye Whose blushes would his vices justifie Mari. Though I his virtues honour and admire The glorious Actions of his life my heart Is not in any danger to be lost Emb. When a heart is so well lost Mariana 'T will soon be found I did believe my own As fast fixt as yours and yet at first sight Of the fair Queen 't was from its center forc'd Mari. I Brother your business was to lose it Emb. But the blind Deity considers not Our purposes he wounds at randome still I wish thou wouldst ingeniously confess If in thy thoughts Ormasdes be not grown The handsomest and gallantest of Men Whose famous actions in our western World May well excuse thy wonder and thy Love I wish thy beauties could his heart ingage That I might have no Rival for the Queen Mari. To oblige my dear brother I will try What may be done for your security Emb. Thy whole life never can oblige me more Ormasdes is a great Prince in Greece And I for thee will make him greater yet By my additions in Treconia If you can think him worthy of your Love Our forces joyn'd may double conquest gain When seve'rd both indeavours may prove vain Mar. While you talk thus I had as good confess What you so much believe and do allow I gladly would obtain if I knew how Emb. That was well said let us to Councel then Suppose I Court the Queen in my own shape Mar. I think t is best that you do first inquire How far the subtle Queen does stand ingaged Unto Ormasdes that you may not kneele To her if she unto another bow Emb. It will not be amiss that I inquire Of some great man in power who I may bribe Such as Cleandras trust does most admit To plead my Masters cause and argue it What if I first Ormasdes self do try T will search his love and his fidelity Mari. I am not fit to judge nor can advise But will with prayers assist your enterprize Emb. I 'le visit him and if he guilty be I shall confound his great securitie Mari. I fear you sooner will your self destroy Then by your furious passions him anoy Emb. Will you go with me to Ormasdes Lodge Least I disturb his solitary Soul And with my rude breath harm the man you love Mari. I 'de rather be the subject of your mirth Then gr◅at Ormasdes should such rage discern As from your Arguments will soon arise Emb No I 'le approach him with my gentle looks As calm and smoath as Virgins when they smile Such as our tender yielding hearts beguile Bu◅◅f Ormasdes do a lover prove He will my hopes and fears to anger move Do you attend the Queen till my return Exeut severally Enter Ormasdes a Book in his hand as talking to Young Titus Ormas I never liv'd till now you think me dead Does my dear friend believe what I have said Y. Tit. Sir if the friendship you allow be more Then an Airie name you will now permit That I as freely speak as I do love Orm Titus friendship would have honored Cato And now my self am prouder of advise From Titus then for all my victories Tit. Thus then Cleandra thinks and so do I This loneness will your sorrows multiply Passions conceal'd do nourish discontent But if reveal'd much mischief may prevent T is my ambition to obtain this trust If great Ormasdes thinks I dare be just Ormas By all our I know no discontent Nor has my quiet brest a passion in 't Titus Hold Ormasdes hear me out who now come To let you know that I and many more Who love you do believe that you repine Because Cleandra is so much reserv'd And dare not own the passion that you have If this be your trouble trust it to me And you shall soon perceive what I can do In satisfaction to your highest wish I do so far incourage and assure What I have mentioned Is the Nations hope Who pray that grea◅ Cleandra may comp'y In all that will Ormasdes satisfie Thus my affection has my heart exprest And I expect an answer I may trust Ormas What you have uttered Titus I believe And scorn to think such friendship can deceive By the same sacred tye I you conjure To credit me who seriously do vow I only chose this solitary life To ease my body and repose my mind I have no passion nor do grief sustain Nor have a wish beyond Cleandras smile And Titus friendship which I 'le near beguile Titus Sir I am bound to credit what you say And shall no more endeavour by discourse To alter such well grounded purposes But must we never hope ◅or your return To Court where you with the same freedom may Enjoy what private hours you can desire And not thus put the World so wholly off Which surely was with all its glories made For use of man and its felicities To be by us injoyed without a crime Ormas Yes Titus but we vain men mistake And from our fickle Infancy propose Glittering felicities we never find For as we grow up to the injoyments Of what riper years bring with them we see That our desires do daily higher grow And our fruitions but foundations lay T' entertain our busie brains a new way So that we seldome contentation have In what we do
Who dyed as I return'd is it death yet Qu No this insolence shall not change your doom Nor your confeâ—…t disguise long known to me Force a punishment beyond the merrit Of that sad mishap which I believe Was fatall accident no purpos'd crime Though my Father look'd on his onely Son By your hand slain with such revenging rage As might his loss become and him ingage To throw out yows that Justice should persue So great a Traytor as he then thought you For your succession after me became His fancies object which encreas'd your blame But I who have exactly been inform'd Of my dead Brothers love and yours now must For that sad accident to you be just Near. I 'le rather quit my innocence then own Your mercy when you Justice do deny Give me the fair Princess or give me death Queen I cannot with Justice give you either How can I a free Princes will compell Or how Ormasdes true pretence deâ—…y Or how afford you death for that offence Which your unluckie hand did act by chance Near. Wou'd I had dyed the day of my return Since great Cleandra dares not do me Right But suffers false Ormasdes to possess What is my due Tall your mercy scorn And will the worst of Tyranny enduâ—…e Queen I have imploy'd you as my Brothers friend Thus long not at his Murtherer conniv'd And untill now by force compell'd my face To frequent smiles in favor of your worth While my heart ak'd to think what you had done But you of late unworthy our great Name Have scandaliz'd the Citherean Fame Boldly to own a Crime so great as may insence The world to question your first innocense Which clearly shews you are for mischief built That dar'd to entertain so base aguilt My mercy may prove sin unless betimes My Justice do prevent your farther crimes Near. Must I be held and baited thus to death Be torn and tortur'd by a womans breath Queen See my Command obey'd Cleobulus I shall take order for an Equipage Fit for your great birth and shall now confine You to an Island near from whence you may Return if you out-live me and mine Remove him hence Ne. Hold a while curse on curse light on you all For this unjustice which you mercy calâ—… Tyrants cruel Tyrants your juggling Art Lay by and strike a Dagger through my heart If Ormasdes any honour have in store He 'l fight another bout upon the Shore As I take ship and if I chance to Dye My soul shall then applaud thy Victory And sing thy praise to the infernal Ghosts That they may chuse thee Captain of their Hosts When thou com'st down Let not a Ladies word Dâ—…stroy by piercing deeper then thy sword Will you not answer cruel and unjust Ye gods why put you Scepters into womens trust Who crushes me to raise a Cowards Name Whom I will in the Elizium fields Defame No honor'd Ghost of Troy shall there own thee The Grecian and the Roman Souls with me Will trample on thy Cowards neck with scorn Poor shadow of a gallant man only born To lye in Ladies laps perfum'd and curl'd I 'le Post thee â—…oward in the other World They force him away on the Queen beck with heâ—… hand Admi. T is strange that none of us should know him Young Titus The general opinion he was drown'd Made us not see through his disguise Admir But his strange passion does amaze me most Ormasdes wedding will his frenzy cure When love does see no possibility Desires and hopes will vanish by degrees You. Titus We see dispairs work often other wayes Queen He has disturb'd me but I 'le forget him Valeriana come let us consult The Ceremony of your Wedding day Ormasdes joys and yours will blow away The farther thought of Leonatus crimes Vale. Our Wedding Madam I see no reason For so great a hast now we are secure Or. Madam since you have rais'd my hopes so high It were a sin to doubt my destiny Yet say when shall my thoughts so fixt remain That I may never think I dream again Vale. Ormasdes not too fast we must proceed With much discretion to so great a deed The eyes of all this Nation do behold Our actions and may think my part too bold If I again shall do what I repent It would deserve a double punishment My over-hasty Love was once my crime I must redeem that fault by taking time To finish what so violent begun Least into greater errours I do run A year or two's delay will add much grace To our young Love which Time cannot deface Orma Why have you led me forth with gentle gales Into this dangerous deep why fill'd my sailes With such propitious winds as would convey Me safe to my wish'd Port the nearest way Why do you now abstruct this happy course As if you wish'd for storms or somthing worse Why thus foâ—… sake the Light to sail i th' dark As if you sought out hazzards for this Bark In which you are the onely fraight that I Can fear to lose by my mortality Oh! do not then my Joyes to time betray Least you do ruine all by your delay Queen How Valeriana must this Scene of Love Fall from its height and now no farther move Does your quick conquest of Ormasdes make Him less worthy when we such pris'ners take As might our selves command if they will serve We cannot give them more then they deserve Consider well least you your self destroy If thus you do defer Ormasdes joy Vale. Madam you and the world too well do know My Love to him can now no higher grow I onely thus stand off least he despise A conquest gain'd without an enterprize And that my injur'd Sex hereafter may Judge of my innocence by this delay Honour forbids that we in hast ingage Rash actions often ill events presage Though I like a tall ship that spreads her sails When she is carried on with prosperous gales To her wish'd Port do sigh to be delay'd And blame the Remora by which I 'm staid Ormas Honour and Fancy at great distance stand You have no argument for this command But your own nice unnecessary thought By which your virtue may become a fault T is true that my neglects to woman kind May urge that I should now no favour find Till my whole life be spent to gain a bliss To crown my latests hours with joyes like this I do confess such judgement were my due From all the women in the world but you Who have no argument nor a pretence Why you should prove the Rod for my offence Vale. Ormasdes true I only now would prove By some short time the temper of your Love And shew the world that mine was not in hast Though its first motion mov'd so fierce and fast It makes me blush to think that this great Queen And her whole Nation have such weakness seen As all commanding Love forc'd me to show Oh! t is a bold attempt when
call that honour nothing which I do prize above the World and would give all my interest on Earth to purchase one kiss of your fair hand by a free consent Lin The World is little beholding to your Lordship for so low a value that will give all your interest on Earth for a kiss of my hand and this I must in civility look as if I did believe Cle. I 'le swear it Madam Lin That 's as easily done as said but I am hard of Faith Cle. How shall I obtain more credit Lin. I 'le shew you a short way bring me a conveyance of half your Land and you shall have two kisses of my hand three if you please and as you like your Market you may have more for the other half of your Estate and this is much cheaper then to give all the World for such an honour Cle. Why do you mock me who truly love and honour you above all women by those fair eyes I do Lin. How can I believe it when I know you talk thus to every woman that you meet Cle. May my hopes nere prosper if you are not the only object of my heart Lin. No touching good my Lord my Affairs calls me away I must be gone He proffers to kiss her hand Cle. And I must wait on you home Madam Lin. I le rather stay here this Twelve-month then give your Lordship that trouble Cle. Am I such a Monster in the opinion of all Women as you make me Lin. I must take care you make not me one Oh happy deliverance Enter to them Theodocia and Pandora and Silvander Cle. This is such a piece of nicety as I nere met before these are no company for me Exit The. Stay Clearcus I would speak with you my Cousin Pandora tells me you Court Lindamira which her self does not much deny Cle. I am practizing I must confess how to talk to Ladies and have learnt some Speeches to that purpose whereof Lindamira has had her share The. You have mocked her then and intend her onely for your mirth He makes a legg Lin. Methinks his silence and that legg shewes more love to me then I know what to do with Sil. Excellent Girle how she playes with his wanton humour Aside Enter to them Lonzartes Cle. Nay if Lonzartes fall on me too I shall be over-whelmed with wisdome Lon. Now there is some hope of him his look is Civillized already Pan. Are you not pleased Clearcus to see the whole Court concerned for you to see your self so valued methinks it should stir up the Noble Blood of your great Ancestors to set you on to such actions as may out-shine their stories and not loose one day more in your wild waies Cle. Madam Your Language and your Looks agree with your great soul I can be proud to be so taught when the Princess Theodocia and you direct t were great stupidity to shew neglect but in my Opinion Madam one of a Family is enough to be a Saint t would take from great Lonzartes credit and render his conversion no rarity if I should become virtuous too The. Pandora and I are much obliged to you for your good opinion of us I wish all our â—…ex were so too Cle. My opinion and my practise differ very much Madam I do honour virtue in your Sex as much as any man but my Tallent lies the other way Lonzartes does enough Illustrate the Platonnick Name and Eminently maintain that high Seraffick flame which is above my reach Lon. Tell me now Clearcus is there not more relish in this Conversation then with your Getinas and your Angelinas that blush shewes well there is some hopes of grace in that blush Cle. Hold your pratling my conversion does not belong to you Lon. I hope I may direct you to a Lady that will work that wonder Cle. Hold your peace then till we be alone The. We 'l be gone Pandora and not hinder so good a work you shall neither of you go with us but if you please Clearcus Lindamira may walk with you a little longer Cle. No Madam I have enough of her already she out-wits me we shall nere agree Lin. I have got credit enough for a young Souldier by my honourable Retreat from so hot a charge Exeunt Silvander and Ladies Lon. Let us now persue our Argument for thy Conversion Cle. It comes on a pace what a fine Gentleman are you grown since the Spirit of Chastity has possest you and I must live chast that I may have the Honour and Felicity to be in love to be a fool to intangle my self in â—…etts that I shall nere get out of I 'le none of it Lon. Let my old Friend-ship so far prevail that on my request you will sometimes converse with Pandora if thy visits do ingage her to undertake thy cure and she do work that Miracle she must value what her self has made worthy of her self for so wilt thou be if thy wandring fancy were once fixt Cle. So then all this bussle is to make me in love though you know I have been a thousand times in love already Lon. I Clearcus I know thy thousands but I would have thee once in love Cle. I never will be mad as you are yet to give you and the World satisfaction in this point I will condemn my self to one Months pennance and make experiment to look and talk as idlely with Pandora as you do with your Divinest Cloris If I were sure Pandora were not to be won I could fancy a pretty kind of pastime by raising my desires to hopes of what I cannot have but I could never meet a woman yet that was impregnable and my nature is not capable of being converted by any that I can conquer Pray Suâ—… at my Chamber this night Lon. I will not fayle if you will go with me unto Pandora And visit her while this good motion 's warm 'Gainst all your feares I 'le fit you with a charm Cle. I go Exeunt Enter Pandora with Lindamira and Ladies in her Chamber and Silvander Pan. Lindamira you must be my second they will be two to one else Lin. Gladly Madam I cannot wish a gentler Enemy then him that thinks he has me at his mercy Pan. But if you be over-sharp upon him you may hinder the great work we undertake and make him hate all honest Women for our sakes Lin. I shall use him with more Art and lead him on with hopes that all our Sex do scramble for him if I can fit his Fancy and his Wit I 'le ingage him in a concern for you and then mannage my young Gallant to my will till I confute his common places so often urged to the prejudice of Ladies I cannot fancy better sport then to see him mad in love with you Madam Pan. The gods forbid I would not cure him at that rate for my own sake and his least that prove a greater evil then he now has I shall be very
The. I would be so merry Lindamira as should defie all scandall and with an open face justifie it to the world to wear alwayes a stiff-state face is intollerable Pan Private persons may be bold that way when few eyes observe But Princes are set on Pirameds for all to see and immitate The. You shall not fright me from your mirth with this grave Lecture are they not both my near Relations whom you endeavour to reclaim why may not I share in so worthy a designe I fear Lindamira she doubts least I may gain her Gallant from her Lin. She may well be jealous if your Highness undertake him I shall have small hopes if you two quarrel for him The. VVhy Lindamira is Silvander vanished Lin. No Madam the more Trophies I can fairly get by Victories on others will raife his Conquest higher who gaines me from the rest The. Thou art safe and mayest say any thing Silvander is thy security against all scandal though you carry it thus unconcern'd the secret spread Lin. 'T is time it should do so now we do own Our love t is fit the secret should be known Your Highness may assist while you look on Though onely we the active part do own The. Let us retire to council then Exeunt Enter Teretia and Geta. Ter. What is thy business honest Geta How does Lonzartes thy brave Lord Geta. My Lord is in good health of body Madam his brains are only out of order Ter. How meanest thou Geta has he got a blow on his head Geta. Only some fumes from his heart Madam â—…nakes his head addle t is call'd the Spleen of â—…te and much in fashion his Lordship does desire â—…o know the Princess mind this morning what â—…e meanes to do all day Ter. This will be a hard question to the Princess fasting why would he know all this now Geta. Because he has some great affairs for me â—…o mannage and cannot spare me to ask so often â—…s I use to do Ter. Of what nature be thy particular queries Geta Geta. He would know how she slept last night 〈◊〉 what health now by what hour she will be â—…rest when to her devotions and then where â—…he walks this morning and if she dine in pubâ—…que then how she intends to pass her time till â—…ight else I must come twenty times for what you may at once dispatch me Ter. And does Lonzartes send thee to enquire all this at once Geta. These women are so silly they Aside cannot reach a deep design No but he does every day make me trouâ—…le my self and every body that I meet to ask these questions severally which I would do at once to shâ—…w him I am a man of quick dispatch Ter Oh! is that the matter I can fit thee with one answer to all these Tell thy Lord the Princess did take cold last night and will keep her bed all day Geta I like it well and wish her Highness would do so this moneth Ter. Out Traytor I 'le make thy Lord braine thee for that wish Geta Why Madam I meant no harm 't was but to save you the trouble and me the same questions to morrow and so on till Doonis-day I think Ter. Well Sirra for this time ' le not complain of you this Jest shall excuâ—…e your knavery Geta. This will be a play day for me I like this lying a Bed well Exeunt THE THIRD ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle. TEll me then who Cloris is Lon. I dare not trust thee yet Cle. I will know now or break all Friendship with you Lon. I swear I must not yet Enter to them Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Ladies and Silvander Cle. Then look to your self least I discover Cloris The. Where did you leave my Father Lonzartes Lon. I have not seen the Prince to day Madam The. I was told that you were walking with him just now Cle. That may well be Madam for his braines do crow of late do ye see how he stands Lonzartes the Princess speaks to ye Lon. To me does your Highness command me any thing Silvander and Lindamira entertain themselves in whisper Cle. Did not I tell you Madam that his brains are turn'd he neither hears nor sees of late The Idea of his Seraffique love takes him wholly up from all converse with us mortals Lon. Hold your prateing or I shall be angry Pan. What has made you so grave of late Lonzartes all your wonted mirth is gone Lon. No man is alwaies in good humour Madam Cle. He 's in love Madam on my knowledge o're head and eares in love Pan. In love Lonzartes I thought you had not been at leasure to be in love T is your fault Clearcus that have not councell'd your Friend better Cle. Thus am I chid for your follieâ—… who reject all my councels and refuse all my approv'd Antidotes which do preserve me against that Serpent you call Love while he convers'd with me he was safe Madam Lon. Thou hast fool'd enough Clearcus the Princess and all the company are weary of it If your Highness allow him this freedom he will grow troublesome The. Is it Love Lonzartes or is Clearcus onely merry with you Lon. Your Highness knows him too well to credit all he sayes this way he is at this time very angry that I have chid him for his lewd life and have with-drawn my self from his ill company which he imputes to my being in love Cle. I say he is in love most seriously in love shall I unmask this grave Reformado and shew you the Lady now The. If Lonzartes be content I would gladly see her whom he thinks worthy of his heart Cle. No matter for his consent Madam He holds them all to Lonzartes one by one so you like it And thus I begin my tryal By your good leave Lady T is not here nor is it this nor is it you Lady Lin. I lament the losse of such an honour Lon. Thou art become a pretty fool Clearcus dost thou not observe how all the Court do laugh at thee Cle. Yes and shall make them laugh at you e're I have done if Pandora will make the next tryall Pan I am content to try what this will come to Cle. Now Sir have at you T is not your good fortune neither Madam The. How can you make Lonzartes an amends for all this abuse Cle. I will give him present satisfaction if your Highness will permit me to bring him to you The. To me think you Lonzartes is in love with me Cle. T is a Cloris in the clouds one much above his reach which you onely are Madam The. With all my heart I shall be proud to own his conversion as a Trophie of my honour Cle. See if his guilt do not make him avoid the tryal stop him there Lonzartes the Princess calls you Lonzartes is going out Lon. I 'le cut thy throat Cle. He threatens me guilty I 'le warranâ—… now Madam do you see no alteration
in his face no change yet speak all you are all assistants in this Judgement Lonzartes throws him off in anger Lon. It will disturb a Saint to be thus subject to the fancies of a fool The. Be not disturb'd Lonzartes you take this in earnest which we look on as a jest only to pass the time Clearcus has more wit then to be in earnest Lon. I hope your Highness will not prefer his follies before my professions who disclaim such a presumption The. Iâ—… you turn this jest to earnest Lonzartes I shall believe Clearcus I take it now as Ralliery I wonder Lindamira you get not hold of some young lovers heart Lin. I have twenty in store Madam more then I know what to do with Pan Then you allow as many lovers as you can get and mean to chuse the best Lin. I think t is credit for women to be admir'd and honour'd by worthy men it shews a value to move so many to a general Esteem and must be the womans fault if she deserve a censure The. You are in the right Lindamira men may designe but women may destroy faster then they can built my thanks unto Clearcus for our mirth Cle. Mirth ought to be our business Madam The angry gods affords cross Fates to give Us griefes enough and troubles while we live Exeunt Lonzartes and Clearcus severally Enter the Prince and Lords who meet the Ladies going off Prince We were now discoursing of your Gallant Pandora have you hopes to work this miracle Pan. This Lady and I have ventred our credits on this conversion Sir Prince To reclaim him were a good work but suppose he fall in love with either of you Pan. At his peril that let Lindamira look to her self I am safe Lin. I have a sure retreat Sir t is but seeming to comply and he 'l give ore for he can love none that he can conquer and I am resolv'd rather to be vanquish'd then not to be rid of him when I see my time Sil. Could all her Beauty with my love expire Her flowing Wit would still create new fire Aside Enter to them Clearcus and Lonzartes Prince You two I know come now from exercizing of your Troopes Cle. No Sir we went hence just now I wish my Troop here to guard me Prince Have you an Enemy in view Clearcus Cle. I have many Sir that have rob'd me of my peace I cannot sleep of late but have a thousand fancies which do set my brains on fire Prince Take heed it prove not love Cle. That is the danger Sir for if Pandora do keep her resolve for single life I may be in love for I do feel strange alterations that I know not what to make of Lin Have you no affection left for me my Lord can you so soon forget your last nights professions Cle. Now Sir you see how I am assaulted I shall be pull'd in pieces presently Prince Silvander and I will secure you from Lindamira Cle. If I were assured you could Sir I should like her wit and humour well but I fear if I should be in earnest she would be so too Lin. You see his inclination is for me Madam so that what ever he shall say to you hereafter is meant to me Cle. Nor so nor so sweet Lady I do respect Pandora above all her Sex you throw out hoocks to catch young Gallants she neglects those are laid for her that 's my danger Prince What riddle is this Clearcus dost thou desire that thy desires may not be answered Cle. Yes Sir from some persons for if my love be return'd all ends in the fruition as most Examples shew But if Pandora keep her resolve for single life then I can raise my fancy while I live to Adoration of her beauty and that virtue with a continual delight which will last while I last The. You are then my Lord the happiest lover living for you will find my Cousin just as you wish Pan. Pray Madam answer not too fast for me for if I find Clearcus a person of such NobleNature beyond what I did ever hope to meet in man I may change my Opinion of men for his sake and therefore 't is best to find some other sport least we destroy each other He starts Cle. Look you now I am Treypand The. Start not Clearcus she but mocks you you are both ingaged for this month to Entertain us and your selves no going off now Pan. I shall not break Covenants Cle. Nor I Madam though I do sometimes reminde you of your resolve against Marriage whereon depends my bliss secure me but of that and I am ever yours Pan I shall endeavour what I can to give you that satisfaction Cle. I kiss your fair hand on that word which has given new life to my doubtfull heart and now I do defie Lonzartes gravity to put his heart in a more loving dress then mine shall be hereafter Prince If Lonzartes can love too my wonder ceases The. He is my servant Sir and has a chief part in the Comedy Prince I like your pastime well but me thinks Lonzartes looks as if he were compell'd unto his part and will do it scurvily Lin. That 's the sport Sir and will afford the more variety Lon. I shall be glad Sir if I might be excus'd The. By no means Servant what an affront is this that I must beg your favour in the face of the whole â—…ourt to own me Prince You must not be so grave Lonzartes all is for our mirth Cle Now Sir have not I done your work for you Lon. Would thou wert hang'd hold thy peace Cle. Give me better words or I 'le talk aloud Lon. Was ever man thus hamper'd between jest and earnest Lin. They are comparing notes in private there 's Treachery in their faces I 'le play no more Prince When begins the love Clearcus this is only talking of it Cle. It is begun already Sir if I had not valued this Excellent Lady above the World I had not taine this care to secure my interest to a perpetuity Lin. Madam you are not to believe a word of this for he has with the same grave face sworn the same to me but Yesterday Cle. That was in jest Madam but now every action of my life shall justifie each syllable I utter unto you Pan. I shall endeavour to believe it my Lord and yet allow you the same Christian liberty with Lindamira and the rest as you had before Cle. Madam you speak as though you did not value my respects now my whole soul is set to serve and honour you alone Pan. I must confess I cannot change my faith so fast as you do your discourse And then â—…s I remember my lesson is to keep my distance least I loose my lover Cle True Madam as to comply but you are to see and credit my ambitious love and to admit it with the same Esteem I serve you Pan How can I do that and not return you
love for love and then you will dispise me pray my Lord at your next visit bring my part in wrâ—…ng thâ—…t I may not erre in it Prince he is in the right Clearcus you now seem to seek such contradictions as all the Court will laugh at consult with Lonzartes against your next visit Exit Prince and Train Lon. If he will follow my advise he may do well Sir now we are alone tell me what crotchets next prethee make me understand what thou wouldest have Pandora do Cle. I think you were best release me the residue of my monâ—…h that I may go seek my wits where I last left them must I see none of my old Friends untill this month be over Lon. If you consider your promise not see one of them Cle. Then shall I be lost if those preservatives be all forbid me I do find already love will be Predominant Lon. The better for you if it be let us now talk seriously suppose Pandora may be won can you fancy a happiness on Earth beyond having her Cle. Yes I do fancy that having twenty is better then any one in Christendom Lon. Thou dost not love then else that one belov'd has more variety then a thousand Cle. Make but that good I 'le marry her to morrow Lon. You think then she is already at your dispose Cle. When she once sees that I am in earnest she will be what I will have her and the truth is Lonzartes I do like her best of all I ever talk'd with and have great fear that I shall be like other men who never value what they have which makes me covet what I cannot get Lon. Suppose some other do obtain her while you are thus long resolving Cle. Nay I am resolv'd no other shall ever have her Lon. And you resolve for her too Cle. Yes she cannot in Honour ingage to any while I pretend Lon. Art thou turn'd fool to think thus be more serious or thou wilt be dispis'd Cle. Why do you not allow me some relief then to live a whole month honest will put my blood into a flame I have tempted all I meet and all within these Walls prove honest Lon. By your own Experience then you will find that Courts are Nurseries of virtue and are onely scandaliz'd by such vilde persons as would have the clearest innocence aspers'd that their own guilts might be no wonder you find few virtuous persons amongst Censurers Cle. That 's true but take heed Lonzartes you do not lead me into snares that will destroy me for I already find some inclinations towards Pandora which I am asham'd to own least I be laugh'd it Lon. You have reason for there can none of us believe thee Cle. You have made me a fine Gentleman in a few dayes if Pandora be of your mind adiew to your Philosophical love Lon. I hope thou art too fast to free thy self Thou playest with flames which undiscover'd burn Untill they do thy heart to Ashes turn Exit Lonzartes Cle. Did ever man betray himself as I have done by putting fetters on in jest which already are become so fixt I cannot shake 'um off but must humbly beg to be allow'd to worship that Divine Nature I so much dispis'd in virtuous women and must now confess If I do neither Faith nor Favour find The god of Love is Just though he be blind Exit Note that all the Play through when Silvander and Lindamira speaks not they are to whisper as in private discourse Enter Theodocia and Lindamira Lin. If your Highness do consider Lonzartes's Worth and his great Birth as it deserves whose Ancestor was not many Ages since by yours put by this Dukedom on a nice point as I have heard so that to me Lonzartes's love looks like a Divine direction to his Restauration The. I am of Pandora's mind for single lise and have as small a value for that idle passion you call love as she Lin. Your Highness may as well judge what they do in China as guess at our Felicities that love I can â—…iss the ground that my Silvander treads on with more reâ—…ish then all other joyes can bring me The. You have high fancies that lead you on to hopes which you may never find Lin. These hopes are more delightfull then an Age of dull life without them if your Highness did converse as much with me as with Pandora I should convert you The. Why do you not then change her severity against men Lin. I had not the Honour to be known to her before her heart was set another way but yet I 'le try what I can do The. I wish Silvander may answer your expectation Lindamira but if such honour and such bliss accompany your loves why thus long carried on i th' dark and why not yet avow'd Lin. T is now avow'd unto the Duke though I took time to know my Gallant before I did admit his love and on long tryal found his silent looks did speak more truth then such loud noyses as most passions make The. You praise Silvander as if you meant to sell him Lin. He is no Prince Madam and is therefore safe from you The. The less safe if I so pleas'd do you believe his virtue and his love so great that I could not win him from you for a Friend of mine Lin. I do and shall not think him a loss who can be won from me by the greatest Princess of the World The. If I could once see such a man I might change my opinion Lin. Why don't you try Lonzartes The. He is too much concern'd to be play'd with you dare not venture your fine man then Lin. I dare and do desire it withall my heart and do voluntarily ingage not to work against your Highness The. And I am resolv'd to try his faith to you it may cure Lonzartes to see himself neglected when anothers chosen though but in jest for I can pitty though I do not love him Lin. And t is my desire to have Silvanders faithfull love made Eminent by this temptation Enter Lonzartes and Silvander to them The. In what humour left you Clearcus my Lords Lon. In such as does become his greatnesse Madam The. Most brave men are often puffed up with vain glory that does Eclipse those virtues which themselves do over-value Lin. Your Highness is severe to men but all are not so vain The. Most are when we do value them too much yet I confess I am well pleased when I find men worthy my Esteem Lin. How does that appear when your Highness does dispise mankind by your resolves against them The. To shew how much you are mistaken unpin this Jewel wear this Silvander for my sake I 'le own it to the World that I do value men of Worth Sil. Madam I understand not what this kind of favour meanes I hope your Highness does not chuse me for mirth The. Do you Silvander raise mirth from my Favour come with me Lindamira I do
what would'st thou have me say when thou talk'st thus to me thou in love Ha ha Cle. What shall I say what do to beget faith in thee Pandora's resolution against Marriage which I so much rejoyc'd at is fatally become my scourge and I must dye or have her Lon. That 's the only way to obtain belief do but hang thy self and then a Printed Ballad The Dary Maids greatest Faith will make them swear thou dyedst for love Cle. Do my looks agree with so much jest does not my face declare my heart does love Lon. No nor ever can do to me would'st thou have me belye my self that thou mayest laugh at me these shallow Plots are lost on me Exit Lonzartes Cle. This is right had I been fool'd into the Platonick pound I might have knock'd my head against the walls and never been believed Thus I blow away those bubles those ayrie Lectures of chast love which lead silly mortals into slavery Ha Sanga Enter Sanga Sanga Your pleasure Sir Cle. Go presently and sum mon all that merry Crew who danc'd the other day to Sup with me this Night and bid the Musick come Exit Sanga Sanga I go Sir Cle. I will retreat while I am safe and be Arm'd against my Wise Virtuous Chast Friends with their Cob-web Netts so subtilly laid to catch me Thus I throw all their Inchantments off And now like the Grand Seignor after some great Victory atcheiv'd I will retire to my Seraglio Exit Enter the Duke with Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Train and Silvander Duke You tell me a story beyond belief Theodocia Clearcus playes with you all this while he love The. If Pandora be mistaken he will triumph over Women kind for ever Pan. I wish it were no worse Sir t is I who now am to be pittied who for the common sport and for his good have brought an evil on my self I cannot bear Duke Why Pandora he is descended of our own blood and his Estate proportionable to his Birth so that if you can raise his virtues above his vices you 'l have no cause to murmur at his love Pan. True Sir if I were not ingag'd to a single life much might be said to set Clearcu's merrits above mine Lin. Is there no dispensation for such resolves Madam when it may be disputed whether the gods approve them They give us Lawes enough we need none of our own making Pan. My heart will ne're consent to alter my resolves Lin. We shall have enough to do then The. Let us all agree to laugh him out of it Lin. You will find little cause for mirth when you see Clearcus next Madam The. Can so few hours alter a man of his temper so much Lin. He is asham'd of his first Principles and is angry at that shame He hates himself for loving and loves so much he dares not wish it less This mixture of passions does beget such a confusion of thoughts that makes him look as if he had fed on nought but sighes and tears this twelve Month and I fear we shall have cause to turn our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sorrow for him Duke I 'le give him Commands that shall divert him come with me Theodocia Exeunt Duke and Theodocia Lin. T is great pitty so brave a man should be so lost Pan. T is so Lindamira but how can it be help'd must I become mad because he is so 'T was not a rash word by chance let fall but on debate and mature judgement because I saw none so happy after Marriage as before Why may not I then live and dye as free as I was born Lin. You see why because the gods do not allow so great felicity on Earth as might keep us from ever wishing to be with them pray whoever heard of a pair of true Lovers that desir'd to be in Heaven if they might stay here till Doomsday T is therefore for our good that such united hearts are so rarely to be found on Earth take heed Pandora that you bring not more evils on your head then you fore see Pan. I must now bear my Fortune as I may Lin. Though you have not met with many happy Marriages I have heard of some who all their lives have had a constant spring of love their passions so high and joyes so great each striving to raise the others happiness above their own this I believe and hope for Methinks till I am married I am a thing laid by as if forgotten by the gods Pan T is not high passions nor great joyes I doubt to find but their continuance suppose the Gallant Lovers to the Wars be sent what terrours will possess their frighted Ladies till their return and if miscarry what will their whole lives have to joy at after Lin. Those who stay at home may have equall dangers these are anticipated dreams of evils that may never happen then you conceive not the joy those dangers bring when they are over this world affords us nothing to relish our delights by but such accidents as love with some fears and dangers bring T is sharps make sweet the sweeter Pan. But if I am satisfied with less joyes without those pains you find so useful why must I try to gain more happiness then I do wish for when I have joyes enough already Lin. Joyes enough Madam there is no such thing in Nature as enough of what we love Pan. I am weary of this idle talk Lin. And I know no better Entertainment Enter to them Lonzartes and Silvander Pan. How think you Silvander is Clearcus what he seems Sil. Lonzartes knows him best Madam Lon. I do believe he loves though I seem not to credit him and am now resolv'd to play with his passion as he has done with mine 't will entertain the Princess rarely to see how I shall anger him Sil. Is he enough fix't to be so abus'd for if neither Men nor Women have any faith in his budding love he may fly off for ever Lon. I am now going to see what humour he is in Sil. I 'le wait on you Pan. Pray do and let me know how I must behave my self that would not hurt him Lin. I can direct you best if you 'l trust your self to me Pan. I shall trust you as far as any in this affair let us consult within Exeunt Enter Clearcus and Sanga with Men and Women dancers Cle. Welcome my dear Friends I will be no more seduc'd by grave Lonzartes fooleries this night shall reunite us while we live Is the Musique come San. Not yet Sir Cle. I have broke through their Nets and now the day and night are ours to Revel in we will be so merry that our hearts shall seem much lighter then our heeles Enter Sanga Sanga Lonzartes and Silvander are without Cle. They are come as I could wish I 'le entertain 'um as they deserve they are my kind chast virtuous well-wishing spies pray retire all Exeunt Dancers into that Gallery while I dispatch
will either cure one another or become quite mad together when their disease is known some remedy may be found 't is now past judgement what either of them ayle The. Lindamira saies well 't is very strange you will not declare so far as to let us see how we may serve you Pan. Do but leave me to my self and I am well Madam The. Many sick people are of that opinion when in most danger and must therefore by their friends be govern'd Pan. As many healthy people think themselves sick when they are not and by seeking remedies for nothing do create evils they never can finde cure for such high passions as Lindamira's do never let us rest in peace but do create perpetual storms Lin. You argue well Madam if a dull calme were the onely happiness appointed us on Earth then one degree from being asleep would prove our greatest bliss sure no age did e're produce two such Icy-hearted Ladies as the Princess you Enter to them Lonzartes and Clearcus Lin. Here comes a Homely and a Jigg hand in hand now for the second part to the same tune Of love me and love me not Duke Clearcus it troubles me to see you delight in a retired darkness or else to walk in such clouds as we cannot see through I would perswade you to regain Pandora's good opinion Cle. Is the mistery of love to be discuss'd in publique Sir Duke With us who are so near ali'd unto you both I think it may because we all know what you both profess in private and now desire to hear what you will face to face avow and we intreat you Pandora first to shew why you threw off Clearcus Pan. You do amaze me Sir to examine me as a Criminal Duke You have no cause for this displeasure Pandora but mis-judge our love and our respects we know your worth and would to the World Illustrate that virtue you design to smother by a single life I allow your purpose did become your younger dayes and did express an Angelicall Innocense but I question whether now on mature judgement you may not do better for your self and us to reclaim Clearcus Pan. You demand impossibilites from me for if I should change my mind he will change his too Pray shew me a rule to reclaim him by before you do condemn me Duke We onely desire you will afford him the same civility as did first induce him to adore that virtue he dispised before Pan. I have done this The. You did begin but you gave o're too soon Lin And all her kindness but in jest too Madam which he discern'd Duke How do you answer this Lindamira was of your councel Pan. I undertook him but in jest and was by him injoyn'd to such severity as I perform'd and 't was then thought the only way to vindicate our Sex and to work his conversion which he at first did counterseit so well as to deceive and fright me from his farther visits Lin. Was his love so terrible Pan. To me it was who thought him uncapable of ever having Noble thoughts for any of our sex Duke But when you found him growing worthy why did you not cherish that virtue as your own Creation Lin Because she fear'd her Virgin-vow might be defil'd by owning such a Man-child of her own begetting for he began to aske her blessing till she laugh'd him into so great anger that one day he proffer'd to kill himself which gave end unto our Comedy Pan. If his cure had lain within the reach of Raleary I had gloried in my part but never shall consent to inslave my self unto the humours of a man who cannot be a minute in one mind his imaginations are beyond the Moon and would have he knows not what Duke Clearcus you have heard your charge Guilty or not Guilty Lin. Guilty Sir Cle I shall never want your good word Madam Lindamira tells you true Sir I am guilty Duke Of what Cle. Of all the crimes that offended Lady does object pray Sir pronounce my doom and put me out of pain Duke Will you submit then and obey it Cle If it can put me out of pain I will Duke I doubt it not my Sentence is that you revive that love you shew'd unto Pandora lately Cle. Oh Sir the very name of love puts me into a shaking fit for Heaven sake give me Halters Poysons Daggers any means to let out life rather then renew those torments which I felt that hour I lov'd Lin. Pray Sir give me leave to put him some Interogatories Duke Do so Lin. Your Lordship has confest that you have lov'd one hour and must have some reason why you lov'd no longer shew us that reason or for ever hold your peace and submit to judgement The. How Clearcus nonplust by a Judge in Petticoates Clearcus stands mute Lin Why Madam many of our Sex have pussled the wisest men give him leave to think a little but if what I have said has struck your Lordship dumb hold up your finger 't is He holds it up enough He has nothing to say for himself but submits unto the mercy of the Court I understand him Sir and have now found a remedy for both their evils If you will trust me with your hand my Lord I will not harm it and Clearcus gives his hand if I have credit enough Madam to be trusted with your hand too pray lay it without fear on mine that I may try a charm I have to conjure out the evil Spirits that possess you both you may at your own pleasure take back your hands only let me hold 'um while I pronounce my charm within Pandora turns away Duke Pandora I intreat you to try Lindamira's charm give her your hand she deals not with the Devil Pandora gives her hand Lin. The Devil I work by Sir is truth drest in her rich robe of Innocence if truth do not convince both these Delinquents my charm will have no power on them My Lord you have in this great Assembly often said that you could never value any woman you could win if now you have found this Lady as impregnable as you can wish she is your fate hold Sir remember He proffers to speak you are dumb till I have done Now Madam I must speak serious sence to you who stand here the expectation and the wish of all the Court yet I know you must not consent to give your hand to him nor in a look or word comply with what I say for if you yield Clearcus will forsake the Field I shall therefore onely put your hands together no marriage nor no contract make only desire that you will thus hand in hand retire a while with me in private to apply my charm who now do pray that all the evils which ever did befall the most unhappy lovers may light on him or you that shall their hand remove before my charm does work now come with me Exeunt hand in hand Duke What the
bring them once more together and I 'le undertake to guess at both their hearts it may be govern ' um Lon. I Madam but how shall they be brought together when both would rather see a Basaliske then one another Lin. You may be mistaken my Lord who judge by what you see when t is our business and our virtue not to shew our hearts till a full tryal that men are worthy of them then you forget that Clearcus conversion must be by one he cannot conquer The. But if he will neither conquer nor be subdued how can his conversion follow Lin. If your Highness can contrive an interview I have a fancy in my head that may reconcile them and effect what we all wish The. I will send presently for Pandora and intreat my Father to pretend some business to call Clearcus hither Lon. He will suspect Lin. Let him come no matter what he suspects The. Do you Lonzartes once more see what humour he is in We must endeavour and not fear to try But trust the Event unto their destiny Exeunt severally Enter Duke with Silvander and Lords Duke I ever thought Clearcus did but mock and laugh at their designs his brains is not yet ripe for serious love But how does Theodocia look on Lonzartes Sil. With much neglect Sir Duke That is not well have you Silvander instructed Lindamira that she may inform Theodocia of Lonzartes Title to this Dukedom and how much better then a Forraign Prince her Marrying him will be applauded by our people who are not ignorant of his pretence Sil. I have Sir and the Princess gives a serious ear to it though she yet makes no reply a little of your Councel and Authority I believe may incline her to a better value of him Duke That shall not be wanting Lonzartes is all that I can wish in a successor and his love looks so without design that I will cherish it and try to win my Daughter to comply Sil. Your Highness will gain a double interest in all your Subjects hearts by this honour to Lonzartes who has merrits proportionable to your favour and his birth all which his love gives Lustre to Duke I see it Silvander and will recompence his Faith and his Humility with my advice to Theodocia who yet knows not his story Sil. The Princess must needs hear what every body talks and all do wish Duke I shall now inform her fully of Lonzartes Right too long held from him bid him meet me at my Daughters Chamber I will no longer hide my purpose for him His Birth and Virtue with his constant love Declares he never can unworthy prove Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle. NO I 'le never see her more Lon. Do you not love at all Cle. Nor ever will methinks love is like a smooth water that Invites men to Bath and tumble in it with delight untill they be destroyed by Serpents which in the bottom undiscover'd lye Lon. What means this similie Cle. This Serpents bite has Metamorphized you into a whining lover into the shaddow of a man of late become a shape without a Soul why must I busie my head with such Chymeras when I can please my self to my hearts wish my own way Prethee sweet suppress'd Prince do not forsake me thus for specious shewes of happiness or vainer hopes of better dayes then you will ever find in Court You are now safe but when you grow wise and serious it will in the Dukes head great jealousies create and to let him see your virtue may be dangerous and your pretence appear worthy of his fear Lon. That hazzard is better then what I now suffer in the opinion of my best Friends who believe this wildness is my Nature or such as may beget a habit in me which I can ne're put off and thus my security in this disguise may become my ruine I wish I could perswade you Clearcus to shew forth that virtue all the World would wonder at Cle. To what end I pray if the good Duke would give me imployment fit for his Kins-man and worthy of my Sword I could soon be my self But now I have nothing else to do and therefore play away my time in folly and t is a hard question which is best for we know that too much wisdome does undo more men then it advances or else begets eternal slavery to State Affairs where the wisest ever walk on needles points I have weighed these things and do believe 't is better to maintain the peace and the security I now live in unregarded Lon. But you will loose the Dukes favour and become contemptable to the whole Court if you continue thus Extravagant what designe can I have by my desire to see you great and glorious Cle. Have I not tryed and been misled yielded to your wise Maximes against my own better judgement and been rejected in the height of my Endeavours to be as you call it great and glorious is not this true Lon. Yes in part Cle. I will no more of your advice till you can cure your self Lon. I have an Honourable Argument for my love Cle. Who has not untill he be dispis'd Lon. Was it not your own desire to be neglected did you not declare against all women that you could conquer you left Pandora no way for victory but by rejecting you so that I can conclude a good success from what you raise dispaire Cle. Ha! think you Pandora did reject me in compliance with my humour only Lon. What else can she be angry with you for loving her too much Cle. You do surprize me with a discourse I look'd not for but I will be no more abus'd I will not see her Lon. How can you be reconcil'd then shall she make love to you Cle. No I abhor that thought beyond her anger a woman Wooe that were preposterous Lon. Will you treat by Embassadours and wed by Proxie Cle. Nor so that 's only fit for Princes who cannot meet to treat Lon. Will you have her if she declares she would have you Cle. I shall never like her change of mind Lon. Can you tell whether you would have her or not Cle. That 's a harder question then the other Lon. Will you have her by compulsion Cle. That were a Tyranny would make her hate me ever Lon. Shall the Duke by his Prerogative Power in spight of both your teeth compel you both to compliance Cle. Let me think on this alittle at first sight this looks likely to agree us if two impossibilities can make one possible this might do our business Lon. Well what do you resolve Cle. Nothing why do you tempt me to farther evils I know not what to resolve nor what to say but will no more of love my heart shakes at the thought of my last tryal I blush to think how much less then man I was and how much more then woman I created her in those few hours I lov'd Enter a