me tell but her name Fla. O cruelty it self must I declare to him it is aside His Sister Fla. How ill doth this Reserve become thee now I never hid from thee the secrets of my soul thou Wert the Closet to 'em all Fla. What can I tell him if I name her what is it he VVill not say for I have courted her without his Licence aside I must conceal it till a fitter time Alv. This confusion in him raises my distrust I fear aside It Alleria What must I not know her then Fla. This Reluctance friend proceeds from certain Fears I have that when I have nam'd her To you you 'll turn my enemy and cancel that Most sacred bond of Uuion that hath so long been Seal'd between us judge then is it fitting I Should tell thee any more trust me Alvarez Thy desires thy desires should find a recompence In any thing but this farewel offers to go Alv. Heark you Flaminio whither are you going thus late Fla. I have oblig'd my self to lie this night at Signior Robatzy's for both of us tomorrow early Are to meet my Mother in her way from Rome Good-night Exit Alva I am more confus'd then ever he lies this night At her house how every thing conspire to Aggravate my doubts was it for this false man I sav'd thy life to supplant me of my hopes O Wolf that durst devour the breast that nurs'd thee But he forgets the life I gave him was but lent And is to be remanded at my pleasure I see His end through all his close contrivance now I find That open foes are easier to invade Then Ambushes that are in friendship laid Exit ACT IV. SCENE I. Enter Signior Robatzy Flaminio and Addibar Fla. IT were unfit Sir my Mother should be attended Only with your Company and my self here waiting Her Arrival Rob. Though 't is your duty Sir it is not needful For 't was her Command you should expect her At my house Fla. My soul would suffer much disquiet should I omit a duty so becoming Rob. But she is not assured of your Arrival Sir Only may guess it by the time of her Appointment Fla. So much the better Sir duty 's perform'd when Unexpected renders the Surprize the greater Well Sir 't is your Conquest and I must yield We 'll go together Enter Alvarez and Lysander Fla. Addibar Get the Coach ready and bring it to The Garden-gate Add. I shall Sir Exit Add. Lys It is all truth that I have told you Sir she Loaths you more then youth hates death or age Her spightful Neighbour The Letter that You sent by me she tore into a thousand pieces And with a look so full of terrour as if she would Have done as much to you Fla. Hold Sir yonder 's Alvarez Pray suffer me To take my leave of him before we go Rob. Not for a world Sir pray pardon me I must not Suffer it Fla. Your restraint is as unjust as cruel I should I Violate the respects I owe him and without cause Reject so dear a friend Alva Who is that Flaminio Rob. The more you urge me I am the more averse to your desires Pray let us go Fla. This is unnatural Sir thus to refuse the Conversation of the man I most esteem Rob. I cannot grant it you Exit Rob. pulling of Flam. Alva Now truth 's unmasqu'd and shame walketh By bearing a blushing torch Didst thou Observe Lysander with what care and trouble he Avoided me Doubtless the remorse of his Ingratitude makes him conscious of the wrongs He has done me whilst she triumphs in Her unjust security Lys Ah my Lord the Heavens are too impartial To behold with pleas'd eyes the wickedness of our Offences and therfore prudently inflict upon us punishments Ofttimes proportion'd to the nature of our crimes Alva I call all nature to defiance to accuse me Of a sin qualified for such a judgment Lys Examine well Sir the actions of your life No breach of faith no violation of a sacred Vow Alva By the soul of truth I never Lys Hold Sir before you swear let me discover To you what she told me somebody in Prejudice of your love inform'd her that in Italy you were contracted to a young and an Innocent Maid nam'd Semena of a noble Family But when she had given her vertue to your Charge exchang'd hearts and wrap'd 'em in your Faith You most dishonourably left her the Ignominy and scandal of her sex and upon this Conjecture Sir she builds her Rigour that he Who changes once may do so ever Alva But this was not inconstancy Lys Not Sir it will be difficult to prove it other Alva Fear not I shall easily convince her of My innocence Lys Heavens what can this Ingrateful say aside Alva Alas I had not seen that Lady that thou Speak'st of when she was offred me to wife 'T is true by the perswasion of our relations I did Agree to marry her to reconcile some Animosities that had long liv'd in both our Families so that it was not the Election Of my Will but the interest of my Peace oblig'd me to it Judge then how much I am wrong'd by being Upbraided with a crime I am not guilty of Lys My soul has now her full load aside Enter Jaccinta and Livia veyl'd Alva Hold yonder 's a Lady veyl'd For shape and motion much resembling Alleria Lys Dear Sir forbear I must not suffer you Do you not know the custom of the place To draw the Curtain in the street though she Were mean is mortal Alva Nothing shall restrain me Liv. Your brother Madam Jac. Alas how shall I shun him Alva Madam Liv. What is 't would you have Sir Alva A view of that fair Lady What eye can see you Madam and not carry War Unto his heart Lys Did ever man more wilfully prosecute his Own Misfortunes Alva 'T is a felicity to me to be within the view of my Tormentor My rest my life my all is in your hands Liv. You are ill instructed Sir this is not she you look for Alva Not she what makes her shun me then Lys You see you shoot your Arrows against A Rock which may return to hurt you Alva Let me but hear her speak give me a Word from her Jac. Look you Sir what will it profit you puts up her veyl Alva My Sister what treacherous Guides are our desires Why did you keep my heart so long lock'd up in errour Jac. Only to try what passions were about it Alva But whether were your hasty steps directed Jac. Nay I am at my journey's end Brother My setting forth was only bent to give you joy I hear you are to be married Alva Ah Sister my death you 'll sooner see I am injur'd above the power of sufferance Jac. By whom Brother Alva You know too well the false Flaminio Jac. What 's his crime Alva His love Jac. His love Alva His treacherous love why do you feign your self
Ignorant of what you so well know Jac. O Heavens he knows he loves me and thence His anger comes aside Alva Were he hid within the Caverns of the earth My revenge subtil as it is should find him And though he had a sword tempered with charmes Yet would I kill him Jac. O Brother he 's but an ill Physician will destroy The Patient he can cure the errours of our Friends we should detect with admonition Not with rage and violence Alva Thou art his Advocate Jac. Love brother if it be a crime is not always An Act of our intention but oftentimes we are Surpriz'd in to it by accident the offences therefore That proceed from our Misfortunes are not to Be charg'd as the transgressions of our wills But rather pitied as our frailties and excus'd Alva Sister I approve your intercession and call It by the name of generous I have lov'd Him so he was the Volume of my secrets Jac. How know you then but your suspitions are Unjust and Innocence made guilty by a false surmize Alva O 't is too evident he loves her Jac. Her who Alv. Alleria Jac. He love Alleria Alva I surpriz'd him even now talking with her Father and when he saw me he slunk away as Black souls do at the face of Justice besides He lay last night at her house Jac. O flie to your revenge let him not live a moment Now I curse the rash Compassion I bestow'd upon him Alva Why are you Sister so incens'd because a Mote Troubles your eye would you for this pluck down The Sun from Heaven Jac. The trouble brother that appears in me riseth From an apprehension of his wrongs to you Can there be a greater indignity imputable to Man then breach of trust and that in sacred Friendship Friendship did I say friendship Is lost when Rivalship begins Go go and Punish in his blood the crimes of his false soul Alva What in a Turtle 's look a Tygre's mind He is but an ill Physician will destroy the Patient he can cure the errours of our friends we Should detect with admonition not with rage and violence Jac. Dull purblind frailty as 't is a glory to be jealous Of our honour so 't is an errour to wink at what We ought to see Alva If it be an errour Sister it was introduc'd by you Jac. Then 't was the ignorance of his crime made Me stand up against the guilt and interpose Between your wrath and him but now I do no Longer hold you haste to your revenge as many Minutes as you defer it so many wounds you Make upon his breast Alva Away rash woman thou art no more alli'd Unto my nature then a Vulture's to a Dove Jac. No no let him live then and be the mark Of your disgrace Alva You are inconsiderate in your passion would you Have me kill the man that 's worthy of my Mercy perhaps my jealousie has done him Wrong his love to her may be of an Elder Growth then mine Jac. O injurious Clemency the life he owes you Were there no other cause obliges him to Resign all Claims unto her but he deserves All wrongs that can so tamely suffer the Privation of his love Alv. My Inquietudes are great I 'le take the Recollection of some minute in the mean time Make you a Visit to Alleria for further Confirmation she hath well counterfeited But yet I see through the deceit O what a wondrous little part Has Heaven in a dissembling womans heart Exeunt Alv. and Lys Liv. I wonder Madam you should love a man Yet seek his death with so much earnestness Jac. I loath the thought of loving him If I have Any passion for him 't is revenge Liv. That vengeance is but lame that walks upon The Crutches of the tongue though You have thundred out your fury against Him I know you would not hurt a hair Of him for all the world Jac. O how should I rejoyce to see an Earthquake Gape and take him in before me Not hurt Him yes I would be as wild in my revenge As is the Lion in full heat of blood when by Instinct he knows his Mate plays false Enter Cassidore Cass O Madam I rejoyce in this good fortune It was you I sought for Jac. And it was you I would avoid Cass At your approach my heart starts out of its Dark despair and opens as Roses at the gentle Aspect of the Sun why do you use so ill a man So faithful Enter Alleria and Julia. Jac. Yonder is one will give you a reason for it Cass Madam she is handsom and more kind Alle. What always with that deceitful now I find A fair occasion for my revenge Jaccinta you Appear to me so indispos'd I have no Encouragement to acquaint you with my News Jac. What is it Madam Alle. Nay 't is unseasonable now I find to talk of Masks and Revels Jac. All manner of Intelligence from you is welcom Alle. Since you will know it then I 'le tell you my Father hath at length appointed me a husband Jac. Do you not mean the fat old Gentleman my Brother told me of Alle. Out upon him for a Puff-past no one that Is youthful nobly born and generous when You know who it is you will approve my choice Jac. Who is it pray Alle. You need but small instruction he hath Lodg'd at your house 't is your Brothers friend Jac. His name All. How willingly she would hear what she unwillingly aside Would know Flaminio Ha ha ha Now she resents my griefs Liv. Madam Madam for shame recal your self And bear it bravely Cass I have much interest in the event Jac. But pray tell me is not this change welcom to you Alle. The wretched beggar could not resent What greater joy should he a Kingdom gain I count his love 's the highest thought felicity Can reach and reap such happiness in his esteem I want a subject for another wish Jac. But does he recompence your esteem with the Reward that is due to it Alle. He loves me more then I can express He swears he lives only by the blessing of my eyes When he is near me he is transported but Out of sight in torments if by chance I meet him I fear to see him die with joy and if his Oaths be true not only with dislike but hate He views all other faces Jac. And you love him you say as much Alle. Love him I had much rather live with him On some high Mountain cover'd with snow And hung with Isicles then live with any Other in Palaces with all varieties imaginable Jac. You hear this Cassidore Cass I do Madam and rejoyce to see her Fortunes swell To your desire Alle. I sooner shall forget my name then my engagements To your favours but your inconstancy was of an ill Example it soon taught me the way Cass Pray Madam let us mention it no more but Still repute me as I ever was Your servant Alle. Sir
THE Generous Enemies OR THE Ridiculous Lovers A COMEDY As it is Acted at the THEATRE ROYAL by His MAIESTIES Servants By Iohn Corye Gent. Licensed Aug. 30. 1671. ROGER L'ESRANGE LONDON Printed by H. Lloyd for James Magnus in Russel-street near the Piazza 1672. THE PROLOGUE I Cannot choose but laugh when I look back and see The strange Vicissitudes of Poetrie Your Aged Fathers came to Plays for Wit And sat Knee-deep in Nut-shells in the Pit Course Hangings then in stead of Scenes were worn And Kidderminster did the Stage Adorn But you their wiser Off-spring do advance To Plot of Gigg and to Dramatique Dance But when the Reign of Gigg and Dance is past Whither the Devil will you go at last What yet unheard-of Way can Poets try To please these Modern Criticks of the eye There 's one Way left as when ill Husbands Range The come at last to their own Wives for change So you your Surfet of old Wit now past May come to taste it with new Gust at last And having through all Usurpations run May fix upon the King where you begun THE EPILOGUE ALL their Beginning know but none their End And with that Fate we on your Votes depend Though there I see Propitious Angels sit points at the Boxes Still there 's a Nest of Devils in the Pit By whom our Plays like Children just alive Pinch'd by the Fairies never after thrive 'T is but your Half-crown Sirs that won't undo Besides let others lose 't as well as you Birds caught in Lime or fool'd into a Gyn By chirping on still draw Companions in Ginneys depart at Shutland for a Meal Of ill Pottage and rotten Roasted Teal From thence you came inflam'd into the Pit And nothing pleases your Burgundy Wit Censure is grown not judgment now but fashion And your ill Nature spoils your Recreation So doth an Entertainer marr his Feast With one o're-critical and peevish Guest As Woman let me with the Men prevail And with the Ladies as I look like Male. 'T is worth your Money that such Legs appear These are not to be seen so cheap elsewhere In short commend this Play or by this light We will not sup with one of you to night A COMEDY The Scene SIVIL The Scene SIVIL Signior Robatzy Father to Alleria Mr. Wintersall Signior Cassidoro A young Gentleman in love with Jaccinta but belov'd by Alleria Mr. Lyddall Don Alvarez In love with Alleria Major Mohune Signior Flaminio In love with Jaccinta Mr. Keniston Don Bertran An humorous old man Mr. Carthright Sanco His Man Mr. Bell. Pedro His Groom Mr. Shurley Addibar Signior Flaminio's Man Mr. Rich. Hart. Jaccinta Sister to Alvarez Mrs. Marshall Alleria  Mrs. James Lysander Semena in disguise Sister to Flaminio Mrs. Bowtell Sophia Mother to Flaminio and Semena Mrs. Pratt Julia Waiting-woman to Alleria Mrs. Cory Livia Waiting-woman to Jaccinta Mrs. Susanna Up-hill  Servants and Musick  THE Generous Enemies OR THE Ridiculous Lovers ACT I. SCENE I. Enter Signior Robatzy with four or five Servants running confusedly with Buckets 1. Ser. FIre fire fire Rob. See see see Run run run Down With that Chimney there 2. Ser. More help more help there 3. Ser. Quick quick O Misfortune Rob. More water in that corner 4. Ser. More Buckets Rob. Some of you ring out the bell 1. Ser. Fear not we shall soon overcome it Rob. Which way is the wind 1. Ser. Without danger Sir 2. Ser. Good Sir withdraw your self from this drudgery Here 's hands enough and we shall soon Master it Rob. Let 's to the other side and see what danger 's there Exeunt The Scene changes to the Garden then Enter Alvaro with Aleria in his Armes she in a Swoon Alva Thanks to the sacred Guardian of the Saints For this most timely Refuge I have preserv'd Her from the Flames has made a thousand in My soul my fires find eternal nourishment And burn without consuming all others cease When the Materials fail that feed their fury But yet my soul yields to a sad despair Bows to her and views her She appears to me like fallen fruit disrob'd Of all its lustre her charmes have lost Their graces and death seems to triumph in The Seats of Beauty yet Views her agen Sure it cannot be her habit is not in the least Defac'd the fright has only put her in a Swoon I will go seek her Servants who may Give her help Exit Enter at another door Cassidore Cass All corners of the house I 've search'd yet cannot Gain discovery where she is my fears foretel My griefs she is devour'd in that impartial Element Just Heaven is it possible you should Submit so fair a creature to so foul A destiny O my soul do I not see the Figure of her there Sees her at a Distance My faith deludes my hopes it is not she 'T is but her shadow how can that lamp still Live when life the Oyl that fed it is Dry'd up the merciless enemy hath made A prey upon more worth then the Sun In its Meridian glory ever fill'd his eye with Ten thousand curses on those envious flakes Proud only with the ruine of all that makes Men happy Alleria She is out of hearing What a prodigious mischief fills this houre All. How have I slept like cork upon the water She revives and Gazes about And had no feeling of the storm that toss'd me Where am I who was it call'd Cass Ev'n he Madam to whom your Misfortune Is a death Alle. How came I here or you Cass I was assiduous only in your safety Madam Alle. It is to you then whom I am thus indebted She riseth Was it your vigilance preserv'd me ah Cassidore This Image of your love transcends all Presidents It is a favour overwhelms my gratitude Cass O beneficial errour aside Alle. Who but a man truly possest with love Could have undertaken so perillous a hazard Since I am so nobly oblig'd I will ever own It with the highest admiration Cass Since she is thus happily deceiv'd I 'le take The advantage of it an Amourers Lie hath No great horrour in it Aside Your generous Acknowledgment are too obliging Madam and puts a Die of bashfulness upon Your servant Alle. If such favour Sir should pass forgotten Honour Would grow idle and thankful Nature be beguil'd Of her Employment Cass He that serves you does but his duty at The best Alle. You wrong your Generosity to say so such An act as this could never be the effect Of common passion Enter Julia. Jul. O what a blessing is it Madam that you are Safe preserv'd Alle. See'st thou that man that good man all Other men to him should kneel and wonder I impute my safety only to his care for he No sooner saw the danger I was in but with A Passion vehement as his griefs ran through The flames into my Chamber where he found Me overwhelmed with horrour and thence in Safety brought me to this
you esteem my love come back come Give me your hand I did but chide in jest The best Lovers use it it sets an edge Upon affection when we invite our friends Unto a Feast 't is not all Sweet-meats that we Set before ' em Cass Ha I suspect this sudden change but I 'le make use of an Expedient to distinguish it Fla. Horrour to my soul Jul. O monstrous yonder he is with her Madam And she suffers him to lead her Alle. I am seiz'd with such a Feavor on the sudden That the ground I stand on trembles under me Fla. But four words with you Madam Jac. I must not reason and duty otherwise oblige Ex. Cass and Jac. Alle. The tempest of a thousand anguishes torment me Fla. Reason and Duty otherwise oblige Alle. O woman woman thy Vows are ropes of sand And slight as webs that spiders weave Inspire me fury I 'le be reveng'd if I have breath Exit Alle. Jul. So here 's like to be fine work I 'le be the Match to this wild-fire Exit Jul. Fla. Now I perceive all her respects are counterfeit When she dispenc'd her favour to me 't was With that neglect as Charity is dispos'd out Of a Palsie hand rather let fall then given Enter Addibar Add. Sir Signior Robatzy is this way approaching to Salute you Fla. I will prevent him that labour I 'le wait on him Exit and enter presently whilst the Scene changes to Robat ' house Enter Robatzy greeting of Flaminio Rob. What consolation Sir have I to see you here In health your father and I held an entire friendship I hope it may be continu'd in his son Fla. I shall be honour'd Sir to be your Servant my Mother Commanded my delivery of some Letters to you Which in your absence last night I left at Your house Rob. I have received them and find you have been exact To her Appointment Fla. She writ to me to Florence where since my Fathers death I have resided with my Uncle That she had a purpose to be in Spain About this time and with an unusual importunity Required me to meet her here assuring me I should expect her at your house but The occasion is to me unknown Rob. She writes to me likewise she will be here Her self about this time Fla. My Sister I hope comes with her Rob. I am not of that belief Fla. Why Rob. I must not satisfie you Fla. Must not your cloudy Language makes me Fear Misfortune I doubt she is not living Rob. Her death Sir is not the thing that should Afflict you most Fla. What then Rob. Something worse Fla. I am in the dark still still further from your meaning Why was I appointed to make such Haste Hither Rob. I am forbid to tell you any thing your Mother Doth conjure my secrecie tomorrow from her own mouth You will be fully inform'd till when pray Command my house and all it can afford to Express your welcom Fla. Sir I thank you for your generous offer but I Desire to be dispenc'd with for this night Rob. Why whither are you going Fla. To give a Visit to an ancient friend and School-fellow who by great fortune yesterday I met in the street soon after my Arrival One Don Alvarez Rob. Alvarez what fatal charmes oblige you to receive The favour of an enemie have you forgot the Inveterate hatred that has so long dwelt In both your Families Fla. No Sir I well remember it but that variance Expir'd with our fathers he sav'd my life once In Florence when 't was overwhelm'd with Peril and since my Arrival here he has Received me with marks of highest favour allowing Me the honour to renew my Acquaintance to his fair Sister Whom if Heaven be propitious to my wish I intend Rob. All Powers above forbid it O Sir persist not in A destructive hope your ruine's nourish'd in That thought Fla. What mean you Sir Rob. You have express'd words of a most dangerous Sense and if your purposes be not suddenly revers'd You are lost for ever If you owe any obedience to a Mothers will Withdraw your resolution Fla. My ingratitude would defile my blood should I be less sensible of his favours benefits so Multipli'd would animate the most ingrateful To an Acknowledgment Exit Rob. What power our Passions have over our Wills we Are all naturally so obstinate against our good That though at Sea we suffer shipwrack and in Warre are overcome yet we give not over neither Enter Don Bertran Sancho and Pedro. San. Come Sir we are at length Arriv'd this is the house Ber. Hold Sancho thou goest too fast for me the Devil Take this Mule what a damn'd Trot she went I am as sore as if I had been cudgel'd Ped. I am glad on 't you have often put me into that Condition I thank your Worships hands for it Rob. What 's here Ber. I have scarce a whole bone left San. Fie Sir do not complain so loud you Should own no pain so near your Mystriss But that of love Ped. You had better ha' bin hors'd upon one of your Flanders Mares Rob. On my life this is the old Amorist that comes A wooing to my Daughter Go call her Addibar Add. I shall Sir Exit Ber. Well what said she to my Letter San. Why she esteem'd it above her breath You are the happiest man living she is a Whole Mint of vertue besides Sir she is young Fair witty modest tall slender and a thousand Other things Ber. But does she love me San. Infinitely You do not love yonr self so much Ber. And San. Look you Sir here 's her father come to Meet you Ber. Why dost thou shew him me thou Know'st I could never endure an old man in my life But since he 's here I 'le speak to him Father-in-law come hither Rob. Sir my observation has instructed me who you are And in Testimony of your welcom Ber. Nay nay no Complement I am a man of few words Enter Alleria veyl'd and Julia c. I understand your Daughter is marriageable handsom I am told too for the fame of her fills Toledo and Jul. Bless us good Madam what a thing is this Alle. More out of fashion then he that wants an Oath Rob. Her will Sir is limited to mine and I would have Her place her affections where she may Find felicity Ber. I can speak to her then as I please Rob. Without question Sir Ber. And my discourse you think will please her Rob. I have no reason to suspect it Sir look Sir There she is you have liberty to try her Ber. Very well Sancho Pedro. Both. Sir Sir Ber. Is nothing amiss about me San. All in very good order only your Ruff Sir Is not in the fashion here in Sivil Ped. But yet your shape is graceful Ber. The fashion tell me of the fashion I 'le be a fashion to a fashion fashion sayst thou He that has wit is never out of fashion Ped.
Kid and Garlick To the devil Ber. Whip me out of Town O that he were but Young enough for my revenge that I might Kill him and be justified in honour Enter Alleria and Julia. Jul. Sir my Lady hears you are going away and She is come to take her leave Ber. Nay nay I have no more to say to her she is Too frail a wife for me she is awake at midnight When other women sleep Alle. Go go you are a petulant froward Ass a baby of 70. Jul. An old doting iniquity of Age You make a bedfellow a broom-stick would Make a better Ber. How the scoff of Petticoats Alle. A child at mans estate Puff-paste Flesh-flie Ber. Dare you provoke me thus Jul. A wife the fool must have a rattle Alle. You nauseous wretch Jul. You Sea-Calf Alle. You Land-whale Jul. You heap of Atoms kneaded into flesh Ber. Patience here 's a bed of Snakes within me Jul. Durst thou venture on a Lady in the Summer And hunting season of her youth Threescore And six to have and to hold a Maiden-head Of eighteen look look how he grumbles Behind his board He is mumbling Alle. The contempt of women and the shame of men Jul. Go go march Memento mori She 'll deal no more in old flesh Ha ha ha Both. Ha ha ha both laugh he runs at Jul with his sword Ber. By Heaven Huswife I 'le spoil your laughing Exit Ber. Enter Sophia and Attendance and Addibar meeting her Add. Madam my Master is ready to attend Sop. Heaven guide my tongue to express my sorrows In that pensive nature that it may fill his Soul with a just loathing of Alvaro and his Sister such heavy news as mine must gently Sink into him by degrees Enter Flaminio Fla. Most dear Madam thus low I beg the kneels Honour of your blessing So. The thoughts of what I have to say gives an Increase to all the terrors of my heart Fla. Heavens what unusual grief is this I was not us'd to kneel thus long in vain So. I fear to give thee thy desires lest I should Cast away my blessing Fla. How have I deserv'd this separation from your love So. Rise and I 'le unfold the secret to thee riseth Fla. Pray Madam speak for this attentive ear Cannot hear worse then 't is prepar'd to hear So. I am rob'd of all that vital heat that Fed my life with joy Fla. You come with Cripples pace to that which You should flie to So. Take it at once then thy Sister thy poor Sister Semena is ravish'd from me Fla. Ravished may the unwearied Sun For ever shroud that horrid day within Some fatal cloud And may that night eternally be blind Lest in it self nor to the day rejoyn'd Tell me the man that did that horrid deed And were he fenc'd with fire he should Not ' scape vengeance So. O may each Sun-shine a new blessing on Thee I 'le twine thee to me in these armes As Ivy locks the Elm in her Embraces Now take all the blessing I can give thee Fla. I am impatient till I hear his name My sword had never nobler thirst of blood So. Alvaro was the man Fla. Alvaro O lend me temper Heaven So. I 'le tell thee all since thy resentments are So great I was a long time solicited By friends to give her him to wife and With purpose to put a Period to all the Variances that had long reigned in Both our Families He counted her as I thought with noble passion but when The day was set and all things ready to Consummate the Marriage he most Ignobly left her and took his flight for Spain and hath in Sivil there as I am Inform'd resided ever since Your Sister Full of grief remained some days Behind him but soon after was not to Be heard of Fla. You have Comet-struck my amaz'd soul So. Reade but this Letter 't will confirm all truth Gives him a Letter Fla. reads Dear Mother This Paper will advertise you of an Unhappiness insupportable the most disloyal Of all Mankind that Infidel Alvaro is Author of more misery to me then I can Utter He only hath drawn me from the Blessing of your Presence which I despair ever To enjoy again and therefore must of Force remain Your most unfortunate Daughter SEMENA Flam. VVhat killing Accents hath my ears Received sinking the soul with the report So. A truth so dismal is almost incredible Fla. Alvaro ravish'd her So. Though this was a Misfortune Charity Could not pardon yet I supported with a Matchless patience and publickly diffus'd The Rumour of her death the better to Disguise our infamy Fla. None can tell how much my heart shares In your sorrows Madam by the sad ashes Of my Fathers grave this is a Crime deserves The vengeance of the Heavens So. Your threatnings are but as feathers flying In the Air 't is now a time to punish Not complain in such dire Acts as these We best express our troubles by our revenge Complaints are Womens Oratory but Valour is the Rhetorick of man since The injury is deadly the reparation ought To be the same Now thou knowest the Offendâ—r Flie to thy revenge had Nature enabled Me for such an Action thou hadst not Known the crime I conjure thee therefore On my blessing see me no more till thou Hast drown'd this shame in blood Exit Fla. Alas what counsel shall I take whose Life I seek to him for mine I owe he sav'd The brother but the sister hath destroy'd Can Heaven suffer me to spill his blood Who was the deare preserver once of mine Blood too that I have some share in for My Jacinta runs in half his veines Enter Jacinta and Livia Yonder she comes honour would have me Fly her but there 's another power more Uncontroulable subdues that thought and Binds me to her worship O why did not the malice Of my fate Conferr this guilt On one that I could hate Jac. Dost thou observe Livia how unwilling He is to see mee Let us pass by him Without a word She puts down her veyl Fla. Fairest of Creatures Creations purity Thou Charm of all my Senses Jac. Your Adorations Sir are misapplied Fla. 'T is not from custom Madam but from Sympathy my heart thus bowes to you I know my devotions to be more just Then to be led by errour Jac. Look you Sir what think you now Am I so like Alleria you cannot Know the one from t'other Fla. Alleria Madam I had err'd indeed had I suspected that Jac. Nay never counterfeit I am sure you Took me for her Liv. Take heed Signior your dissimulation doth Not prejudice you my Lady is going to Her and shee 'll tell her all Fla. Now I am instructed whence this change comes Perhaps Madam you conjecture my intimacy With her father was in order to prefer some Amorous design to her but I swear to you Your Image only fills my heart whatever In her was lovely I have often view'd