gay it looks Men. Madam you want that pitying regard To value what I do or what I am I 'le therefore lay my Cardinals Hat aside And in bright Arms demand my Honour back Qu. Is 't thus my Lord you give me proofs of Love Have then my eyes lost all their wonted power And can you quit the hope of gaining me To follow your Revenge go go to fight Bear Arms against your Country and your King All for a little worthless Honour lost Men. What is it Madam you would have me do Qu. Not side with Philip as you hope my Grace Now Sir you know my pleasure think on 't well Men. Madam you know your Power o're your Slave And use it too tyrannically but dispose The Fate of him whose Honour and whose Life Lies at your mercy I 'le stay and dye since 't is your gracious pleasure King Philip upon your life Upon your strict Allegiance I conjure you To remain at Court till I have reconcil'd you Phil. Never Sir Nor can you bend my temper to that tameness King 'T is in my power to charge you as a Prisoner But you 're my Brother yet remember too I am your King No more Phil. I will obey King Abdelazer I beg you will forget your cause of hate Against my Brother Philip and the Cardinal He 's young and rash but will be better temper'd Abd. Sir I have done and beg your Royal pardon King Come Philip give him your hand Phil. I can forgive without a Ceremony King And to confirm ye Friends I invite you all to Night to Banquet with me Pray see you give Attendance Come Brother You must along with us Exeunt all but Abd. Queen and Women Qu. Leave me To the Women who Ex. Now my dear Moor Abd. Madam Qu. Why dost thou answer with that cold Reserve Is that a look an action for a Lover Abd. Ah Madam Qu. Have I not taken off thy Banishment Restor'd thee to thy former state and honours Nay and heapt new ones too too mighty for thy hopes And still to raise thee equal to this heart Where thou must ever Reign Abd. 'T is true my bounteous Mistress all this you 've done But Qu. But what my Abdelazer Abd. I will not call it to your memory Qu. What canst thou mean Abd. Why was the King remov'd Qu. To make thy way more easie to my arms Abd. Was that all Qu. All Abd. Not but it is a blessing Gods would languish for But as you 've made it free so make it just Qu. Thou meanst and marry thee Abd. No by the Gods aside Not marry me unless I were a King Qu. What signifies the Name to him that Rules one Abd. What use has he of life that cannot live Wihout a Ruler Qu. Thou wouldst not have me kill him Abd. Oh by no means not for my wretched life What kill a King forbid it Heav'n Angels stand like his Guards about his Person The King Not for so many Worlds as there be Stars Twinkling upon the embroider'd Firmament The King He loves my wife Florella shou'd he dye I know none else durst love her Qu. And that 's the reason you wou'd send him hence Abd. I must confess I wou'd not bear a wrong But do not take me for a Villain Madam He is my King and may do what he pleases Qu. 'T is well Sir Abd. Again that frown it renders thee more charming Than any other Dress thou cou'dst put on Qu. Away you do not love me Abd. Now mayst thou hate me if this be not pretty Qu. Oh you can flatter finely Abd. Not I by Heav'n Oh that this head were circled in a Crown And I were King by Fortune as by Birth And that I was till by thy Husband's power I was divested in my Infancy Then you shou'd see I do not flatter ye But I instead of that must see my Crown Bandy'd from head to head and tamely see it And in this wretched state I live 't is true But with what joy you if you lov'd might guess Qu. We need no Crowns Love best contented is In shadie Groves and humble Cottages Where when 't wou'd sport it safely may Retreat Free from the noise and danger of the Great Where Victors are ambitious of no Bays But what their Nymphs bestow on Holy-days Nor Envy can the amorous Shepherd move Unless against a Rival in his love Abd. Love and Ambition are the same to me In either I 'le no Rivals brook Qu. Nor I And when the King you urge me to remove It may be from Ambition not from Love Abd. Those scruples did not in your bosom dwell When you a King did in a Husband kill Qu. How Sir dare you upbraid me with that sin To which your Perjuries first drew me in Abd. You interrupt my sense I only meant A sacrifice to Love so well begun Shou'd not Devotion want to finish it And if that stop to all our joys were gon The envying world wou'd to our Power submit But Kings are Sacred and the Gods alone Their Crimes must judge and punish too or none Yet he alone destroys our happiness Qu. There 's yet one more Abd. One more give me his name And I will turn it to a Magick Spell To bind him ever fast Qu. Florella Abád Florella Oh I cou'd gnaw my Chains That humble me so low as to adore her But the fond blaze must out whilst I erect aside A nobler fire more fit for my Ambition Florella dies a Victim to your will I will not let you lose one single wish For a poor life or two Though I must see my Glories made a prey And not demand 'em from the Ravisher Nor yet complain because he is my King But Philip's brow no Sacred Oyntment Deifies If he do wrong stands fair for the Revenger Qu. Philip instruct me how t' undoe that Boy I hate The publick Infamy I have receiv'd I will Revenge with nothing less than death Abd. 'T is well we can agree in our Resentments For I have vow'd he shall not live a day He has an art to pry into our secrets To all besides our love is either hid Or else they dare not see but this Prince Has a most dangerous spirit must be calm'd Qu. I have resolv'd his death And now have waiting in my Cabinet Engines to carry on this mighty work of my Revenge Abd. Leave that to me who equally am injur'd You like the Gods need only but command And I will execute your sacred will That done there 's none dare whisper what we do Qu. Nature be gone I chase thee from my soul Who Love 's Almighty Empire does controul And she that will to thy dull Laws submit In spight of thee betrays the Hypocrite No rigid Virtue shall my soul possess Let Gown-men preach against the wickedness Pleasures were made by Gods and meant for us And not t' enjoy 'em were ridiculous Abd. Oh perfect great and glorious of thy Sex Like thy
danger lies Wou'd you receive me with that usual tenderness Which did express it self in everysmile I should dismiss this horrour from my face And place again its Native calmness there And all my Veins shall re-assume their heat And with a new and grateful Ardour beat Flor. Sir all my soul is taken up with fear And you advance your Fate by staying here Fly fly this place of death if Abdelazer Shou'd find you here all the Divinity About your Sacred Person could not Guard you King Ah my Florella cease thy needless fear And in thy soul let nothing reign but Love Love that with soft desires may fill thy Eyes And save thy Tongue the pain t' instruct my heart In the most grateful knowledge Heav'n can give me Flor. That knowledge Sir wou'd make us both more wretched Since you I know wou'd still be wishing on And I shou'd grant till we were both undone And Sir how little she were worth your care Cou'd part with all her honourable fame For an inglorious life short and despis'd King Canst thou believe a flame thy Eyes have kindled Can urge me to an infamous pursuit No my Florella I adore thy Virtue And none prophane those Shrines to whom they offer Say but thou lov'st and I thus low will bow kneels And sue to thee to be my Soveraign Queen I 'le circle thy bright Forehead with the Crowns Of Castile Portugal and Aragon And all those petty Kingdoms which do bow Their Tributary knees to thy Adorer Flor. Ah Sir have you forgot by Sacred vow All that I am is Abdelazers now King By Heav'n it was a Sacrilegious theft But I the Treasure from his breast will tear And reach his heart though thou art seated there Flor. A deed like that my Virtue wou'd undoe And leave a stain upon your Glories too A sin that wou'd my hate not passion move I owe a Duty where I cannot love King Thou think'st it then no sin to kill thy King For I must dye without thy love Florella Flor. How tamely Sir you with the Serpent play Whose fatal Poison must your life betray And though a King cannot Divine your Fate Kings only differ from the Gods in that See Sir with this I am your Murderer made holds up a Dagger By those we love we soonest are betray'd King How can that fair hand acquaint it self with death What wilt thou do Florella Flor. Your Destiny divert And give my heart those wounds design'd for yours If you advance I 'le give the deadly blow King Hold I command thee hold thy impious hand My heart dwels there and if your strike I dye Enter Queen Alonzo and Elvira Qu. Florella arm'd against the King Snatches the Dagger and stabs her the King rises Of Traitress King Hold hold inhuman Murdress What hast thou done most barbarous of thy Sex takes Flor. in his arms Qu. Destroy'd thy Murdress and my too fair Rival aside King My Murdress what Devil did inspire thee With thoughts so black and sinfull cou'd this fair Saint Be guilty of a Murder No no too cruel Mother With her Eyes her charming lovely Eyes She might have kill'd and her too virtuous cruelty Oh my Florella Sacred lovely Creature Flor. My death was kind since it prevented yours And by that hand which sav'd mine from a guilt points to the Queen That Dagger I receiv'd of Abdelazer To stab that heart he said that lov'd me best But I design'd to overcome your Passion And then to have vanquisht Abdelazer's Jealousie But finding you too faithfull to be happy I did resolve to dye and have my wish Farewell my King my soul begins its flight And now is hovering in eternal Night dyes King She 's gon she 's gone her sacred soul is fled To that Divinity of which it is a part Too excellent to inhabit Earthly bodies Alon. Oh Sir you grieve too much for one so foul King What prophane breath was that pronounc'd her foul Thy Mothers soul though turn'd into a Cherubin Was black to hers Oh she was all Divine Alonzo was it thou her Brother Alon. When she was good I own'd that title Sir King Good by all the Gods she was as chaste as Vestals As Saints translated to Divine abodes I offer'd her to be my Queen Alonzo To share the growing Glories of my Youth But uncorrupted she my Crown contemn'd And on her Vertues Guard stood thus defended Alon. weeps Oh my Florella let me here lie fix'd kneels And never rise till I am cold and pale As thou fair Saint art now but sure She cou'd not dye that noble generous heart That arm'd with love and honour did rebate All the fierce sieges of my Amorous flame Might sure defend it self against those wounds Given by a Womans hand or rather 't was a Devils rises What dost thou merit for this Treachery Thou vilest of thy Sex But thou' rt a thing I have miscall'd a Mother And therefore will not touch thee live to suffer By a more shamefull way but here the lyes Whom I though dead must still adore as living Alon. Sir pray retire there 's danger in your stay When I reflect upon this Nights disorder And the Queens Art to raise my Jealousie And after that my Sisters being murder'd I must believe there is some deeper Plot Something design'd against your Sacred Person King Alonzo raise the Court I 'le find it Exit Alonzo Though 't were hid within my Mothers soul. Qu. My gentle Son pardon my kind mistake I did believe her arm'd against thy life King Peace Fury Not ill-boding Raven shrieks Nor Midnight cries of murder'd Ghosts are more Ungratefull than thy faint and dull excuses Be gone and trouble not the silent griefs Which will insensibly decay my life Till like a Marble Statue I am fixt kneels and weeps at Flor.'s feet Dropping continual tears upon her Tomb. Abd. within Guard all the Chamber doors fire and confusion Consume these Spanish Dogs was I for this Sent to fetch back a Philip and a Cardinal To have my Wife abus'd Enter Abdelazer Qu. Patience dear Abdelazer Abd. Patience and I am Foes where 's my Florella The King and in Florella's Bed-Chamber Florella dead too Rise thou Eternal Author of my shame Gay thing to you I speak King rises And thus throw off Allegiance Qu. Oh stay your fury generous Abdelazer Abd. Away fond woman throws her from him King Villain to me this language Abd. To thee young Amorous King How at this dead and silent time of Night Durst you approach the Lodgings of my Wife King I scorn to answer thee Abd. I 'le search it in thy heart then They fight Qu. and Elv. run out crying Treason King The Devil 's not yet ready for his soul And will not claim his due Oh I am wounded falls Abd. No doubt on 't Sir these are no wounds of Love King Whate're they be you might have spar'd 'em now Since those Florella gave me were sufficient And yet a little
Abd. Live Leonora beauteous Queen of Spain shout Alon. From Abdelazer this it cannot be At least not real aside Abd. My Lords Be it now your care magnificently to provide Both for the Coronation and the Marriage Of the fair Queen Let nothing be omitted that may shew How we can pay where we so vastly owe. bows Alon. I am much bound to Spain and you my Lords For this great Condescention Leon. My Lords I thank ye all And most the gallant Moor I am not well turns to Alon. Something surrounds my heart so full of death I must retire to give my sorrow breath Ex. Leon. follow'd by all but Abd. and Roderigo who looks on Abd. Rod. Sir what have you done Abd. What every man that loves like me shou'd do Undone my self forever to beget One moments thought in her that I adore her That she may know none ever lov'd like me I 've thrown away the Diadem of Spain 'T is gone and there 's no more to set but this My heart at all and at this one last cast Sweep up my former losses or be undone Rod. You Court at a vast rate Sir Abd. Oh she 's a Goddess a Creature made by Heaven To make my prosperous Toyls all sweet and charming She must be Queen I and the Gods decree it Rod. Sir is she not design'd Alonzo's Bride Abd. Yes so her self and he have ill agreed But Heaven and I am of another mind And must be first obey'd Rod. Alonzo will not yield his Interest easily Abd. Wou'd that were all my stop to happiness But Roderigo this fond Amorous Queen Sits heavy on my heart Rod. She 's but a woman nor has more lives than one Abd. True Roderigo and thou hast dealt in Murders And know'st the safest way to Rod. How Sir Abd. Thou dar'st not sure pretend to any Virtue Had Hell inspir'd thee with less Excellency Than Arts of killing Kings thou 'dst ne're been rais'd To that exalted height t' have known my secrets Rod. But Sir Abd. Slave look back upon the wretchedness I took thee from What merits hadst thou to deserve my bounty But Vice brave prosperous Vice Thou' rt neither Wise nor Valiant Rod. I own my self that Creature rais'd by you And live but to repay you name the way Abd. My business is to have the Queen remov'd She does expect my coming this very hour And when she does so 't is her custom to be retir'd Dismissing all Attendance but Elvira Rod. The rest I need not be instructed in Exit Rod. Enter Osmin Osm. The Cardinal Sir is close confin'd with Philip. Abd. 'T is well Osm. And do you think it fit Sir they shou'd live Abd. No this day they both must dye some sort of death That may be thought was given them by themselves I 'm sure I give them cause Osmin view well this Ring Whoever brings this Token to your hands Without considering Sex or Quality Let 'em be kill'd Osm. Your will shall be obey'd in every thing Exeunt severally SCENE a fine Chamber A Table and Chair Enter Queen and Elvira Qu. Elvira hast thou drest my Lodgings up Fit to receive my Moor Are they all gay as Altars when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices Hast thou strew'd all the Floor his feet must press With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring Elv. Madam I 've done as you commanded me Qu. Let all the Chambers too be fill'd with Lights There 's a Solemnity methinks in Night That does insinuate Love into the soul And makes the bashfull Lover more assur'd Elv. Madam You speak as if this were your first Enjoyment Qu. My first Oh Elvira his Power like his Charms His Wit or Bravery every hour renews Love gathers sweets like Flow'rs which grow more fragrant The nearer they approach maturity knock Hark! 't is my Moor give him Admittance straight The thought comes o're me like a gentle Gale Raising my bloud into a thousand Curls Elv. Madam it is a Priest Qu. A Priest oh send him quickly hence I wou'd not have so cold and dull an Object Meet with my Nobler sense 't is mortifying Elv. Perhaps 't is some Petition from the Cardinal Qu. Why what have I to do with Priest or Cardinal Let him not enter Elv. goes out and returns with Roderigo drest like a Fryer Elv. From Abdelazer Madam Qu. H 'as nam'd a word will make all places free Rod. Madam be pleas'd to send your Woman hence I 've something to deliver from the Moor Which you alone must be acquainted with Qu. Well your Formality shall be allow'd retire to Elv. What have you to deliver to me now Rod. This shews a Dagger and takes her roughly by the hands Qu. Hah Rod. You must not call for help unless to Heaven Qu. What daring thing art thou Rod. One that has now no time to answer thee stabs her she struggles her arm bleeds Qu. Oh ho'd thy killing hand I am thy Queen Rod. Thou mayst be Devil too for ought I know I 'le try thy substance thus stabs again Qu. Oh Abdelazar Thou hast well reveng'd me on my sins of Love he seats her in the Chair But shall I die thus tamely unreveng'd Help murder help he offers to stab again Enter Elvira and other Women Elv. Oh Heavens the Queen is murder'd help the Queen Rod. offers to stab Elv. Enter Abdelazer Abd. Hah the Queen what Sacrilegious hand Or heart so Brutal Durst thus prophane the Shrine ador'd by me Guard well the Passages Qu. Thou art that Sacrilegious Brutal thing And false as are the Deities thou worship'st Abd. Gods let me not understand that killing language Inform me quickly how you came thus wounded Lest looking on that Sacred stream of bloud I dye e're I 've reveng'd you on your Murderer Qu. Haste then and kill thy self thou art my Murderer Nor had his hand if not by thee instructed Aim'd at a sin so dangerous Abd. Surely she 'l live aside This Can mischief dwell beneath this Reverend shape Confess who taught thee so much cruelty Confess or I will kill thee Rod. The Cardinal Qu. The Cardinal Abd. The Cardinal Oh impious Traytor How came I mention'd then Rod. To get Admittance Abd. But why do I delay thy punishment Dye and be damn'd together aside stabs him But oh my Queen Elvira call for help Have I remov'd all that oppos'd our flame kneels To have it thus blown out thus in a minute When I all full of Youthfull fire all Love Had rais'd my soul with hopes of near delights To meet thee cold and pale to find those Eyes Those Charming Eyes thus dying Oh ye Powers Take all the prospect of my future joys And turn it to despair since thou art gone Qu. Cease cease your kind complaints my struggling soul 'Twixt Death and Love holds an uneasie contest This will not let it stay nor that depart And whilst I hear thy voice thus breathing Love It hovers still about the gratefull
ABDELAZER OR THE Moor's Revenge A TRAGEDY As it is Acted at his Royal Highness the DUKE'S THEATRE Written by M rs A. Behn LONDON Printed for I. Magnes and R. Bentley in Russel-street in Covent-Garden near the Piazza's 1677. The Actors Names Mr. Harris Ferdinand A young King of Spain in Love with Florella Mr. Smith Philip His Brother Mr. Betterton Abdelazer The Moor. Mr. Medburne Mendozo Prince Cardinal in Love with the Queen Mr. Crosbie Alonzo A young Nobleman of Spain contracted to Leonora Mr. Norris Roderigo A Creature to the Moor. Mr. Iohn Lee Antonio Sebastian Two Officers of Philips Mr. Persivall Mr. Richards Osmin Zarrack Moors and Officers to Abdelazer Officers Pages and Attendants Mrs. Lee Isabella Queen of Spain Mother to Ferdinand and Philip in Love with Abdelazer Mrs. Barrer Leonora Her Daughter Sister to Ferdinand and Philip. Mrs. Betterton Florella Wife of Abdelazer and Sister to Alonzo Mrs. Osborne Elvira Woman to the Queen Other Women Attendants SCENE Spain and in the Camp Some Books Printed and in the Press for J. Magnes and R. Bentley that will be Published this Michaelmas Term 1676. French Novels L'heureux Esclave Printed La Princesse de Monferrat Printed Le faux Comte de Brion Printed Plays Abdelazer or the Moor's Revenge Printed The Town Fop or Sir Timothy Taudry in the Press No Fool like the Old Fool. in the Press The Happy Slave a Novel of Monsieur Scaron Made English in the Press Essays Moral in three Tomes Translated from the French of the Messieurs of the Port-Royal in the Press A Sermon Preach'd at the Funeral of Richard Herbert Esq by I. S. M. A. and Vicar of Bromfield Printed ABDELAZER OR THE Moor's Revenge ACT. I. SCENE I. A Rich Chamber A Table with Lights Abdelazer sullenly leaning his head on his hands after a little while still Musick plays SONG LOve in Phantastique Triumph sat Whilst Bleeding hearts about him flow'd For whom fresh pays he did create And strange Tyrannick pow'r he shew'd From thy bright Eyes he took his fires Which round about in sport he hurl'd But 't was from mine he took desires Enough t' undoe the Amorous world From me he took his sighs and tears From thee his pride and cruelty From me his languishments and fears And ev'ry killing Dart from thee Thus thou and I the God have arm'd And set him up a Deity But my poor heart alone is harm'd Whilst thine the Victor is and free After which he rouzes and gazes Abd. ON me this Musick lost this sound on me That hates all softness What ho my Slaves Enter Osmin Zarrack Osm. My gracious Lord Enter Queen Elvira Qu. My dearest Abdelazer Abd. Oh are you there Ye Dogs how came she in Did I not charge you on your lives to watch That none disturb my privacy Qu. My gentle Abdelazer 't is thy Queen Who ' as laid aside the bus'ness of her State To wanton in the hinder joys of Love Play all your sweetest Notes such as inspire To the Musick they play softly The active Soul with new and soft desire Whilst we from Eyes thus dying fan the fire she sits down by him Abd. Cease that ungrateful noise Musick ceases Qu. Can ought that I command displease my Moor Abd. Away fond woman Qu. Nay prithee be more kind Abd. Nay prithee good Queen leave me I am dull Unfit for dalliance now Qu. Why dost thou frown to whom was that Curse sent Abd. To thee Qu. To me it cannot be to me sweet Moor No no it cannot prithee smile upon me Smile whilst a thousand Cupids shall descend And call thee Iove and wait upon thy smiles Deck thy smooth brow with flowers Whilst in my Eyes needing no other Glass Thou shalt behold and wonder at thy beauty Abd. Away away be gone Qu. Where hast thou learnt this language that can say But those rude words Away away be gone Am I grown ugly now Abd. Ugly as Hell Qu. Didst thou not love me once and swore that Heav'n Dwelt in my face and eyes Abd. Thy face and eye Bawd fetch me here a Glass to Elvira And thou shalt see the balls of both those eyes Burning with fire of Lust. That bloud that dances in thy Cheeks so hot That have not I to cool it Made an extraction ev'n of my Soul Decay'd my Youth only to feed thy Lust And wou'dst thou still pursue me to my Grave Qu. All this to me my Abdelazer Abd. I cannot ride through the Castilian Streets But thousand eyes Throw killing looks at me And cry That 's he that does abuse our King There goes the Minion of the Spanish Queen Who on the lazie pleasures of his Love Spends the Revenues of the King of Spain This many-headed-beast your Lust has arm'd Qu. How dare you Sir upbraid me with my Love Abd. I will not answer thee nor hear thee speak Qu. Not hear me speak Yes and in thunder too Since all my passion all my soft intreaties Can do no good upon thee I 'le see since thou hast banisht all thy Love That Love to which I 've sacrific'd my Honour If thou hast any sence of Gratitude For all the mighty graces I have done thee Abd. Doe and in thy story too do not leave out How dear those mighty graces I have purchas'd My blooming Youth my healthful vigorous Youth Which Nature gave me for more Noble Actions Then to lie fawning at a womans feet And pass my hours in idleness and Love If I cou'd blush I shou'd through all this Cloud Send forth my sence of shame into my Cheeks Qu. Ingrate Have I for this abus'd the best of men My noble Husband Depriving him of all the joys of Love To bring them all intirely to thy bed Neglected all my vows and sworn 'em here a-new Here on thy lips Exhausted Treasures that wou'd purchase Crowns To buy thy smiles to buy a gentle look And when thou didst repay me blest the Giver Oh Abdelazer more then this I 've done This very hour the last the King can live Urg'd by thy witchcraft I his life betray'd And is it thus my bounties are repaid What e're a crime so great deserves from Heav'n By Abdelazer might have been forgiv'n weeps But I will be reveng'd by penitence And e're the King dies own my black offence And yet that 's not enough Elvira pawses Cry murder murder help help She and her woman cry aloud he is surpriz'd the Queen falls he draws a Dagger at Elvira Elv. Help murder murder Abd. Hell what 's this peace Bawd 'sdeath They 'le raise the Court upon me and then I 'me lost My Queen my Goddess Oh raise your lovely eyes I have dissembled coldness all this while And that deceit was but to try thy Faith takes her up sets her in a Chair then kneels Look up by Heav'n 't was Jealousie Pardon your Slave pardon your poor Adorer Qu. Thou didst upbraid me with my shamefull passion Abd. I 'le tear my tongue out for its profanation
Eternity And yet methought it did inform his body That I his darling Philip was arriv'd With Conquest on my Sword and even in death Sent me his Joy in smiles Qu. If souls can after death have any sense Of humane things his will be proud to know That Philip is a Conquerour Enter Abdelazer But do not drown thy Lawrels thus in tears Such tributes leave to us thou art a Souldier Phil. Gods this shou'd be my Mother Men. It is Great Sir the Queen Phil. Oh she 's too foul for one or t'other title Qu. How Sir do you not know me Phil. When you were just I did And with a reverence such as we pay Heav'n I paid my awfull duty But as you have abus'd my Royal Father For such a sin the basest of your Slaves Wou'd blush to call you Mother Qu. What means my Son Phil. Son by Heav'n I scorn the title Qu. Oh insolence out of my sight rude Boy Phil. We must not part so Madam I first must let you know your sin and shame Nay hear me calmly for by Heav'n you shall My Father whilst he liv'd tir'd his strong Arm With numerous Battels 'gainst the Enemy Wasting his brains in Warlike stratagems To bring confusion on the faithless Moors Whilst you lull'd in soft peace at home betray'd His name to everlasting Infamy Suffer'd his Bed to be defil'd with Lust Gave up your self your honour and your vows To wanton in yon Sooty Leacher's arms points to Abd. Abd. Me dost thou mean Phil. Yes Villain thee thou Hell-begotten Fiend 'T is thee I mean Qu. Oh most unnatural to dishonour me Phil. That Dog you mean that has dishonour'd you Dishonour'd me these Lords nay and all Spain This Devil 's he that Abd. That what Oh pardon me if I throw off All tyes of Duty wert thou ten Kings Sons And I as many souls as I have sins Thus I wou'd hazard all draws they all run between Phil. Stand off or I 'le make way upon thy Bosome Abd. How got you Sir this daring Phil. From injur'd Philips death Who whilst he liv'd unjustly cherisht thee And set thee up beyond the reach of Fate Blind with thy brutal valour deaf with thy flatteries Discover'd not the Treasons thou didst act Nor none durst let him know 'em but did he live I wou'd aloud proclaim them in his ears Abd. You durst as well been damn'd Phil. Hell seize me if I want revenge for this Not dare Arise thou injur'd Ghost of my dead King And through thy dreadfull paleness dart a horrour May fright this pair of Vipers from their sins Abd. Oh insupportable dost hear me Boy Qu. Are ye all mute and hear me thus upbraided to the Lords Phil. Dare ye detain me whilst the Traytor braves me Men. Forbear my Prince keep in that noble heat That shou'd be better us'd then on a Slave Abd. You politick Cheat Men. Abdelazer By the Authority of my Government Which yet I hold over the King of Spain By warrant from a Councel of the Peers And as an Unbeliever from the Church I utterly deprive thee of that Greatness Those Offices and Trusts you hold in Spain Abd. Cardinal who lent thee this Commission Grandees of Spain do you consent to this All. We doe Alon. What reason for it let his Faith be try'd Men. It needs no tryal the proofs are evident And his Religion was his veil for Treason Alon. Why should you question his Religion Sir He does profess Christianity Men. Yes witness his habit which he still retains In scorn to ours His Principles too are as unalterable Abd. Is that the only Argument you bring I tell thee Cardinal not thy Holy Gown Covers a soul more sanctify'd Than this Moorish Robe Phil. Damn his Religion he has a thousand crimes That will yet better justifie your sentence Men. Come not within the Court for if you do Worse mischief shall ensue you have your sentence Ex. Phil. Men. Alon. My Brother banisht 't is very sudden For thy sake Sister this must be recall'd to Flor. Qu. Alonzo joyn with me I 'le to the King And check the pride of this insulting Cardinal Exeunt all except Manent Abdelazer Florella Abd. Banisht if I digest this gall May Cowards pluck the wreath from off my brow Which I have purchas'd with so many wounds And all for Spain for Spain ingrateful Spain Oh my Florella all my Glory 's vanisht The Cardinal Oh damn him wou'd have me banisht Flor. But Sir I hope you will not tamely go Abd. Tamely ha ha ha yes by all means A very honest and Religious Cardinal Flor. I wou'd not for the world you shou'd be banisht Abd. Not Spain you mean for then she leaves the King aside What if I be Fools not to know All parts o th' world Allow enough for Villanie for I 'le be brave no more It is a crime and then I can live any where But say I go from hence I leave behind me A Cardinal that will laugh I leave behind me A Philip that will clap his hands in sport But the worst wound is this I leave my wrongs Dishonours and my Discontents all unreveng'd Leave me Florella prithee do not weep I love thee love thee wondrously go leave me I am not now at leisure to be fond Go to your Chamber go Flor. No to the King I 'le fly And beg him to revenge thy Infamy Exit Flor. To him Alonzo Alon. The Cardinal 's made to have thee banisht Spain I 've left the Queen in angry contradiction But yet I fear the Cardinal 's reasoning Abd. This Prince's hate proceeds from Love He 's jealous of the Queen and fears my power aside Alon. Come rouze thy wonted spirits awake thy soul And arm thy Justice with a brave Revenge Sullenly Abd. I 'le arm no Justice with a brave Revenge Alon. Shall they then triumph o're thee who were once Proud to attend thy Conqu'ring Chariot wheels Abd. I care not I am a Dog and can bear wrongs Alon. But Sir my Honour is concern'd with yours Since my lov'd Sister did become your Wife And if yours suffer mine too is unsafe Abd. I cannot help it Alon. What Ice has chil'd thy bloud This patience was not wont to dwell with thee Abd. 'T is true but now the world is chang'd you see Thou art too brave to know what I resolve aside No more here comes the King with my Florella He loves her and she swears to me she 's chast 'T is well if true well too if it be false I care not 't is Revenge That I must sacrifice my love and pleasure to aside Alon. and Abd. stand aside Enter King Lords Guard passing over the Stage Florella in a suppliant posture weeping King Thou woo'st me to reverse thy Husbands doom And I wooe thee for mercy on my self Why shou'dst thou sue to him for life and liberty For any other who himself lies dying Imploring from thy eyes a little pity Flor. Oh
the blessed sound Make haste Amintas come away The Sun is up and will not stay And oh how very short's a Lovers day Swain enters with Shepherds and Shepherdesses and Pipes I hear thy charming voice my Fair And see bright Nymph thy Swain is here Who his devotions had much earlier paid But that a Lamb of thine was stray'd And I the little wanderer have brought That with one angry look from thy fair eyes Thou mayst the little Fugitive chastise Too great a punishment for any fault Come Galatea haste away The Sun is up and will not stay And oh how very short's a Lovers day Dance King How likes Florella this Flor. Sir all delight 's so banisht from my soul I 've lost the taste of every single joy Abd. Gods this is fine give me your Art of flattery Or something more of this will ruine me Though I 've resolv'd her death yet whilst she 's mine I would not have her blown by Summer Flyes Phil. Mark how he snarles upon the King The Cur will bite anon Abd. Come my Florella is 't not Bed-time Love Flor. I 'le wait upon you Sir going out Phil. The Moor has ta'en away we may depart Abd. What has he ta'en away turns about Phil. The fine gay play-thing that made us all so merry Abd. Was this your sport to his Wife King Abdelazer keep your way Good night fair Oreature Abd. I will obey for once Exit Abd. and Flor. King Why this Resentment Brother and in publick Phil. Because he gives me cause and that in publick And Sir I was not born to bear with Insolence I saw him dart Revenge from both his Eyes And bite his angry Lip between his teeth To keep his Jealousie from breaking forth Which when it does stand fast my King King But Philip we will find a way to check him Till when we must dissemble take my counsel Good night Phil. I cannot nor I will not yet Good night Exit King and all but Phil. Party Well Friends I see the King will sleep away his anger And tamely see us murder'd by this Moor But I 'le be Active Boys Therefore Antonio you Command the Horse Get what more numbers to our Cause you can 'T is a good Cause and will advance our credit We will awake this King out of his Lethargy of Love And make him absolute Go to your Charge And early in the morning I 'le be with you Ex. all but Phil. If all fail Portugal shall be my Refuge Those whom so late I Conquer'd shall Protect me But this Alonzo I shou'd make an Interest in Cou'd I but flatter 't is a Youth that 's Brave Enter Cardinal in haste Men. Fly fly my Prince we are betray'd and lost else Phil. Betray'd and lost Dreams idle Coward dreams Men. Sir by my Holy Order I 'm in earnest And you must either quickly fly or dye 'T is so ordain'd nor have I time to tell By what strange miracle I learnt our Fate Phil. Nor care I I will stay and Brave it Men. That Sir you shall not there 's no safety here And 't is the Army only can secure us Phil. Where had you this Intelligence Men. I 'le tell you as we go to my Apartment Where we must put our selves in Holy dress For so the Guards are set in every place And those all Moors the Slaves of Abdelazer That 't is impossible in any other Habit to escape Come haste with me and let us put 'em on Phil. I 'de rather stay and kill till I am weary Let 's to the Queens Apartment and seize this Moor I am sure there the Mongrel's Kennell'd Men. Sir we lose time in talking come with me Phil. Where be these Lowsie Gaberdines Men. I will conduct you to ' em Phil. Mother and Moor Farewell I 'le visit you again and if I do My black Infernal I will Conjure you Exeunt ACT. III. SCENE I. Enter Abdelazer and Zarrack Zar. OSmin my Lord by this has done his task And Philip is no more among the living Will you not rest to Night Abd. Is this a time for sleep and idleness dull Slaves Zar. The bus'ness we have order Sir to doe We can without your aid Enter Osmin Abd. Osmin Thy ominous looks presage an ill success Thy Eyes no joyful news of Murders tell I thought I should have seen thee drest in bloud Speak Speak thy News Say that he lives and let it be thy last Osm. Yes Sir he lives Abd. Lives thou ly'st base Coward lives renounce thy Gods It were a sin less dangerous speak again Osm. Sir Philip lives Abd. Oh treacherous Slave Osm. Not by my fault by Heav'n Abd. By what curst chance If not from thee could he evade his Fate Osm. By some intelligence from his good Angel Abd. From his good Devil Gods must the Earth another day at once Bear him and me alive Osm. Another day an Age for ought I know For Sir the Prince is fled the Cardinal too Abd. Fled Fled sayst thou Oh I cou'd curse the Stars that rule this Night 'T is to the Camp they 're fled the only refuge That Gods or men cou'd give ' em Where got you this intelligence Osm. My Lord enquiring for the Prince At the Apartment of the Cardinal whither he went His Pages answer'd me he was at his Devotions A lucky time I thought to do the deed And breaking in found only their empty Habits And a poor sleeping Groom who with much threatning Confess'd that they were fled in Holy Robes Abd. That case of Sanctity was first ordain'd To cheat the honest world 'T was an unlucky chance but we are idle Let 's see how from this ill we may advance a good pawses 'T is now dead time of Night when Rapes and Murders Are hid beneath the horrid Veil of darkness I 'le ring through all the Court with doleful sound The sad alarms of Murder Murder Zarrack Take up thy standing yonder Osmin thou At the Queens Apartment cry out Murder Whilst I like his ill Genius do awake the King Perhaps in this disorder I may kill him aside Treason Murder Murder Treason Enter Alonzo and Courtiers Alon. What dismal crys are these Abd. Where is the King Treason Murder Where is the sleeping Queen arise arise Osm. The Devil taught him all his arts of falshood aside Enter King in a Night-Gown with Lights King Who frights our quiet slumbers with this noise Enter Queen and Women with Lights Qu. Was it a dream or did I hear the sound Of Treason call me from my silent griefs King Who rais'd this rumour Abdelazer you Abd. I did Great Sir King Your Reasons Abd. Oh Sir your Brother Philip and the Cardinal Both animated by a sense of wrongs And envying Sir the fortune of your Slave Had laid a Plot this Night to murder you And 'cause they knew it was my waiting Night They would have laid the Treason Sir on me King The Cardinal and my Brother bring them forth
hand wou'd not the weapon bear And I shou'd sooner strike it here than there pointing to her breast No! though of all I am this hand alone Is what thou canst command as being thy own Yet this has plighted no such cruel vow No Duty binds me to obey thee now To save my King 's my life I will expose No Martyr dies in a more Glorious Cause Exit SCENE II. Enter the Queen in an undress alone with a Light Qu. Thou grateful Night to whom all happy Lovers Make their devout and humble Invocations Thou Court of Silence where the God of Love Lays by the awfull terrour of a Deity And every harmfull Dart and deals around His kind desires whilst thou blest Friend to joys Draw'st all thy Curtains made of gloomy shades To veil the blushes of soft yielding Maids Beneath the covert grant the Love-sick King May find admittance to Florella's arms And being there keep back the busie day Maintain thy Empire till my Moor returns Where in her Lodgings he shall find his Wife Amidst her Amorous dalliance with my Son My watchful Spyes are waiting for the knowledge Which when to me imparted I 'le improve Till my Revenge be equal to my Love Enter Elvira Elvira in thy looks I read success What hast thou learnt Elv. Madam the King is gone as you imagin'd To fair Florella's Lodgings Qu. But art thou sure he gain'd Admittance Elv. Yes Madam But what welcome he has found to me 's unknown But I believe it must be great and kind Qu. I am of thy opinion But now Elvira for a well-laid Plot To ruine this Florella though she be innocent Yet she must dye so hard a Destiny My passion for her Husband does decree But 't is the way I stop at His Jealousie already I have rais'd That 's not enough his Honour must be toucht This meeting 'twixt the King and fair Florella Must then be render'd Publick 'T is the disgrace not Action must incense him Go you to Don Alonzo's Lodging strait Exit Elvira Whilst I prepare my story for his Ear. Assist me all that 's ill in Woman-kind And furnish me with sighs and feigned tears That may express a grief for this discovery My Son be like thy Mother hot and bold And like the Noble Ravisher of Rome Court her with Daggers when thy Tongue grows faint Till thou hast made a Conquest o're her Virtue Exit Elvira Enter Alonzo Elvira Oh Alonzo I have strange News to tell thee Alon. It must be strange indeed that makes my Queen Dress her fair eyes in sorrow Qu. It is a Dress that thou wilt be in love with When thou shalt hear my story You had a Sister once Alon. Had Qu. Yes had whilst she was like thy self all Virtue Till her bewitching Eyes kindled such flames As will undoe us all Alon. My Sister Madam sure it cannot be What eyes what flames inform me strait Qu. Alonzo thou art honest just and brave And should I tell thee more Knowing thy Loyalty's above all Nature It would oblige thee to commit an outrage Which baser Spirits will call cruelty Alon. Gods Madam do not praise my Virtue thus Which is so poor it scarce affords me patience To attend the end of what you wou'd deliver Come Madam say my Sister is a Whore I know 't is so you mean and being so Where shall I kneel for Justice Since he that shou'd afford it me Has made her Criminal Pardon me Madam 't is the King I mean Qu. I grieve to own all thy Prophetick fears Are true Alonzo 't is indeed the King Alon. Then I 'm disarm'd For Heaven can only punish him Qu. But Alonzo Whilst that Religious patience dwels about thee All Spain must suffer nay Ages that shall ensue Shall curse thy Name and Family From whom a Race of Bastards shall proceed To wear that Crown Alon. No Madam not from mine My Sister 's in my power her Honour 's mine I can command her life though not my Kings Her Mother is a Saint and shou'd she now Look down from Heaven upon a deed so foul I think even there she wou'd invent a Curse To thunder on her head But Madam whence was this intelligence Qu. Elvira saw the King enter her Lodgings With Lovers haste and joy Alon. Her Lodgings when Qu. Now not an hour ago Now since the Moor departed Alon. Damnation on her can she be thus false Come lead me to the Lodgings of this Strumpet And make me see this truth Or I will leave thee dead for thus abusing me to Elvira Qu. Nay dear Alonzo do not go inrag'd Stay till your temper wears a calmer look That if by chance you shou'd behold the Wantons In little harmless Dalliance such as Lover Aided with silence and the shades of Night May possibly commit You may not do that which you may repent of Alon. Gods should I play the Pander And with my patience aid the Am'rous sin No I shall scarce have so much tameness left To mind me of my Duty to my King Ye Gods behold the Sacrifice I make To my lost Honour behold and aid my justice Exit Alonzo Qu. It will concern me too to see this wonder For yet I scarce can credit it Exeunt SCENE III. Florella's Lodgings Enter the King leading in Florella all in fear Flor. Ah Sir the Gods and you would be more merciful If by a death less cruel than my fears You would preserve my Honour begin it quickly And after that I will retain my Duty And at your feet breath thanks in dying sighs King Where learnt you Fairest so much cruelty To charge me with the Pow'r of injuring thee Not from my Eyes where Love and languishment Too sensibly inform thee of my heart Flor. Call it not injury Sir to free my soul From fears which such a Visit must create In dead of Night when nought but frightful Ghosts Of restless souls departed walk the Round King That fleeting thing am I whom all repose All joys and every good of life abandon'd That fatal hour thou gavest thy self away And I was doom'd to endless desperation Yet whilst I liv'd all glorious with my hopes Some sacred Treasures in thy breast I hid And near thee still my greedy soul will hover Flor. Ah rather like a Ravisher you come With love and fierceness in your dangerous Eyes And both will equally be fatal to me King Ah do not fear me as the fair Lucretia Did the fierce Roman Youth I mean no Rapes Thou canst not think that I wou'd force those joys Which cease to be so when compell'd Florella No I wou'd sooner pierce this faithful heart Whose flame appears too Criminal for your mercy Flor. Why do you fright me Sir methinks your looks All pale your eyes thus fixt and trembling hands The awfull horrour of the dark and silent night Strikes a cold terrour round my fainting heart That does presage some fatal Accident King 'T is in your cruel Eyes the
longer fixing thus thou 'dst seen me turn to Earth without thy aid Florella Florella is thy soul fled so far It cannot answer me and call me on And yet like dying Ecchoes in my Ears I hear thee cry my Love I come I come fair Soul Thus at thy feet my heart shall bleeding lye Who since it liv'd for thee for thee will dye dyes Abd. So thou art gone there was a King but now And now a senseless dull and breathless nothing A noise of fighting without Enter Queen running Qu. Oh Heav'ns my Son the King the King is kill'd Yet I must save his Murderer Fly my Moor Alonzo Sir assisted by some Friends Has set upon your Guards And with resistless fury is making hither Abd. Let him come on Enter Alonzo and others led in by Osmin Zarrack and Moors Oh are you fast takes away their Swords Alon. What mean'st thou Villain Abd. To put your Swords to better uses Sir Then to defend the cause of Ravishers Alon. Oh Heavens the King is murder'd Abd. Look on that Object Thy Sister and my Wife who 's doubly murder'd First in her spotless Honour then her life Alon. Heaven is more guilty then the King in this Qu. My Lords be calm and since your King is murder'd Think of your own dear safeties chuse a new King That may defend you from the Tyrants Rage Alon. Who shou'd we chuse Prince Philip is our King Abd. By Heaven but Philip shall not be my King Philip's a Bastard and Traytor to his Country He braves us with an Army at our-Walls Threatning the Kingdom with a fatal ruine And who shall lead you forth to Conquest now But Abdelazer whose Sword reapt Victory As oft as 't was unsheath'd and all for Spain How many Lawrels has this Head adorn'd Witness the many Battels I have won In which I 've emptied all my Youthfull Veins And all for Spain ungratefull of my favours I do not boast my Birth Nor will not urge to you my Kingdoms ruine But loss of bloud and numerous wounds receiv'd And still for Spain And can you think that after all my Toy 's I wou'd be still a Slave to Bastard Philip too That dangerous Foe who with the Cardinal Threatens with Fire and Sword I 'le quench those flames Such an esteem I still preserve for Spain Alon. What means this long Harangue what does it aim at Abd. To be Protector of the Crown of Spain Till we agree about a lawful Successor Alon. Oh Devil Qu. We are betray'd and round beset with horrours If we deny him this the Power being his We 're all undone and Slaves unto his mercy Besides Oh give me leave to blush when I declare That Philip is as he has rendred him But I in love to you love to my Spain Chose rather to proclaim my Infamy Than an Ambitious Bastard should be Crown'd Alon. Here 's a fine Plot What Devil reigns in Woman when she doats aside Rod. My Lords I see no remedy but he must be Protector Alon. Oh treachery have you so soon forgot The noble Philip and his glorious Heir The murder'd Ferdinand And Madam you so soon forgot a Mothers name That you wou'd give him Power that kill'd your Son Abd. The modesty wherewith I 'le use that Power Shall let you see I have no other Interest But what 's intirely Spains Restore their Swords And he amongst you all who is dissatisfy'd I set him free this minute Alon. I take thee at thy word And instantly to Philips Camp will fly Exit Abd. By all the Gods my Ancestors ador'd But that I scorn the envying World thou'd think I took delight in bloud I wou'd not part so with you But you my Lords who value Spains Repose Must for it instantly with me take Arms Prince Philip and the Cardinal now ride Like Iove in Thunder we in Storms must meet them To Arms to Arms and then to Victory Resolv'd to Conquer or resolv'd to dye Exeunt ACT. IV. Enter Abdelazer Osmin bearing his Helmet of Feathers Zarrack with his Sword and Truncheon Abd. COme Osmin Arm me quickly for the day Comes on apace and the fierce Enemy Will take advantages by our delay Enter Queen and Elvira Qu. Oh my dear Moor The rude exclaiming ill-affected Multitude Tempestuous as the Sea run up and down Some crying kill the Bastard some the Moor These for King Philip those for Abdelazer Abd. Your fears are idle blow 'em into air I rusht amongst the thickest of their Crowds And with the awfull splendour of my Eyes Like the Imperious Sun dispers'd the Clouds But I must Combate now a fiercer Foe The hot-brain'd Philip and a jealous Cardinal Qu. And must you go before I make you mine Abd. That 's my misfortune when I return with Victory And lay my wreaths of Lawrel at your feet You shall exchange them for your glorious Fetters Qu. How canst thou hope for Victory when their numbers So far exceed thy Powers Abd. What 's wanting there we must supply with Conduct I know you will not stop at any thing That may advance our Interest and enjoyment Qu. Look back on what I have already done And after that look forward with Assurance Abd. You then with only Women in your Train Must to the Camp and to the Cardinal's Tent Tell him your Love to him hath drawn you thither Then undermine his Soul you know the way on 't And sooth him into a belief that the best way to gain your heart is to leave Philip's Interest urge 't is the Kingdoms safety and your own and use your fiercest threats to draw him to a Peace with me not that you Love me but for the Kingdoms good then in a Tent which I will pitch on purpose get him to meet me he being drawn off thousands of Begots who think to cheat the world into an opinion that fighting for the Cardinal is a pious work will when he leaves the Camp desert it too Qu. I understand you and more then I have time to be Instructed in I will perform and possibly Before you can begin I 'le end my Conquests Abd. 'T will be a Victory worthy of your Beauty I must to Horse farewell my generous Mistress Qu. Farewell and may thy Arms as happy prove As shall my Art when it dissembles Love Exeunt SCENE Philip's Tent. Enter Philip Alonzo and Guards Phil. 'T is a sad story thou hast told Alonzo Yet 't will not make me shed one single tear They must be all of bloud that I will offer To my dear Brothers Ghost But gallant Friend this good his ills have done To turn thee over to our juster Interest For thou didst love him once Alm. Whilst I believ'd him honest and for my Sisters sake But 〈◊〉 his Crimes have made a Convert of me Phil. Gods is it possible the Queen should countenance His horrid Villanies Alon. Nay worse then so 't is thought she 'l marry him Phil. Marry him then here upon my knees I vow
spight And turn my force on thee Plague of your Cowardice Come follow me Ex. Card. SCENE the Grove As Philip is going off he is overtook by Alonzo Antonio Sebastian and other Officers At the other side some Moor and others of Abdelazer's Party enter and fall on Philip and the rest the Moors are beaten off one left dead on the Stage Enter Abdelazer with Roderigo and some others Abd. Oh for more work more souls to send to Hell Ha ha ha here 's one going thither Sirrah Slave Moor who kill'd thee how he grins this breast Had it been temper'd and made proof like mine It never wou'd have been a mark for Fools Abd. going out Enter Philip Alonzo Sebastian Antonio and Officers as passing over the Stage Phil. I 'le wear my Sword to th'Hilt but I will find The subject of my Vengeance Moor 't is for thee I seek where art thou Slave Abd. Here Philip Abd. turns Phil. Fate and Revenge I thank thee Abd. Why thou art brave whoe're begot thee Phil. Villain a King begot me Abd. I know not that But I 'le be sworn thy Mother was a Queen And I will kill thee handsomely for her sake offer to fight their Parties hinder them Alon. Hold ho'd my Prince Osm. Great Sir what mean you to Abd. The Victory being yours to give your life away On one so mad and desperate their Parties draw Phil. Alonzo hold We two will be the Fate of this great day Abd. And I 'le forgoe all I 've already won And claim no Conquest though whole heaps of Bodies Which this right hand has slain declare me Victor Phil. No matter who 's the Victor I have thee in my view And will not leave thee Till thou hast Crown'd those heaps and made 'em all The glorious Trophies of my Victory Come on Sir Alon. You shall not fight thus single If you begin by Heaven we 'l all fall on Phil. Dost thou suspect my power Oh I am arm'd with more then compleat Steel The justice of my Quarrel when I look Upon my Fathers wrongs my Brothers wounds My Mothers infamy Spains misery I am all fire and yet I am too cold To let out bloud enough for my Revenge Therefore stir not a Sword on my side Abd. Nor on mine They fight both their Parties engage on either side the Scene draws off and discover both the Armies which all fall on and make the main Battel Philip prevails the Moors give ground then the Scene closes to the Grove Enter some Moors flying in disorder SCENE changes to a Tent. Enter Abdelazer Roderigo Osmin Zarrack and some others of his Party Rod. Oh fly my Lord fly for the day is lost Abd. There are three hundred and odd days i th' year And cannot we lose one dismiss thy fears They 'l make a Coward of thee Osm. Sir all the Noble Spaniards have forsook you Your Souldiers faint are round beset with Enemies Nor can you shun your Fate but by your flight Abd. I can and must in spight of Fate The wheel of War shall turn about again And dash the Current of his Victories This is the Tent I 've pitch'd at distance from the Armies To meet the Queen and Cardinal Charm'd with the Magick of Dissimulation I know by this h 'as furl'd his Ensigns up And is become a tame and coward Ass. a Retreat is sounded Hark hark 't is done Oh my inchanting Engine Dost thou not hear Retreat sounded Rod. Sure 't is impossible Abd. She has prevail'd a womans tongue and eyes Are Forces stronger then Artilleries Enter Queen Cardinal Women and Souldiers We are betray'd Qu. What means this jealousie lay by your weapons And embrace the sight of these begets suspicion Abdelazer by my Birth he comes in Peace Lord Cardinal on my Honour so comes he Abd. Let him withdraw his Troops then Qu. They 're Guards for all our safeties Give me your hand Prince Cardinal thine Abdelazer she brings them together they embrace This blest Accord I do behold with joy Card. Abdelazer I at the Queens command have met you here To know what 't is you will propose to us Abd. Peace and eternal Friendship 'twixt us two How much against my will I took up Arms Be witness Heav'n nor was it in Revenge to you But to let out th' infected bloud of Philip Whose sole aim Is to be King which Spain will never suffer Spain gave me Education though not Birth Which has intitl'd it my Native home To which such reverence and esteem I bear I will preserve it from the Tyrants rage The People who once lov'd him now abhor him And 't is your power alone that buoys him up And when you 've lifted him into a Throne 'T is time to shake you off Card. Whilst I behold him as my Native Prince My Honour and Religion bids me serve him Yet not when I 'm convinc'd that whilst I do so I injure Spain Abd. If he were so the Powers above forbid We shou'd not serve adore and fight for him But Philip is a Bastard nay 't will surprize ye But that 't is truth the Queen will satisfie you Qu. With one bold word he has undone my Honour weeps Too bluntly Abdelazer you repeat That which by flow degrees you shou'd have utter'd Abd. Pardon my roughness Madam I meant well Card. Philip a Bastard If by such Arts you wou'd divide me from him I shall suspect you wou'd betray us both Qu. Sir he informs you truth and I blush less To own him so then that he is a Traytor Card. Philip a Bastard Oh it cannot be Madam take heed you do not for Revenge Barter your dearer Honour and lose both Qu. I know what 's due to Honour and Revenge But better what I owe to Spain and you You are a Prince o th' Bloud and may put off The Cardinal when you please and be a Monarch Card. Though my Ambition's equal to my Passion Neither shall make me act against those Principles My Honour ever taught me to obey And Madam 'T is a less sin not to believe you here Then 't is to doubt your Virtue Qu. I wish it were untold if it must forfeit The least of your Esteem but that 't is truth Be witness Heav'n my shame my sighs and tears weeps Card. Why Madam was 't so long conceal'd from me Qu. The Circumstances I shall at leisure tell you And for the present Let it suffice he cannot rule in Spain Nor can you side with him without being made As much incapable to reign as he Card. Though Love and Honour I have always made The business of my life My soul retains too so much of Ambition As puts me still in mind of what I am A Prince and Heir to Spain Nor shall my blinded zeal to Loyalty Make me that glorious Interest resign Since Philip's claims are not so great as mine Madam though I 'm convinc'd I've done amiss In taking Arms for Philip Yet 't will be difficult
ease your fears Of Usurpation and of Tyranny Alon. What new device is this aside Card. This is an Action generous and just Let us proceed to new Election Abd. Stay Peers of Spain If young Prince Philip be King Philip's Son Then is he Heir to Philip and his Crown But if a Bastard then he is a Rebel And as a Traytor to the Crown shou'd bleed That dangerous Populas Spirit must be laid Or Spain must languish under Civil Swords And Portugal taking advantages in these disorders Assisted by the Male-contents within If Philip live will bring Confusion home Our remedy for this is first to prove And then proclaim him Bastard aside Alon. That project wou'd be worth your Politiques How shou'd we prove him Bastard Abd. Her Majesty being lately urg'd Conscience And much above her Honour prizing Spain Declar'd this Secret but has not nam'd the Man If he be Noble and a Spaniard born He shall repair her same by marrying her Card. No Spaniard or Moor the daring Slave shall dye Qu. Wou'd I were cover'd with a Veil of Night weeps That I might hide the blushes on my Cheeks But when your safety comes into dispute My Honour nor my Life must come in competition I 'le therefore hide my eyes and blushing own That Philip's Father is i th' Presence now Alon. i th' Presence name him Qu. The Cardinal All rise in amazement Card. How 's this Madam Abd. How the Cardinal Card. I Philip's Father Madam Qu. Lover is not all this done for thee Dost thou not see a Kingdom and my self By this Confession thrown into thy arms Card. On terms so infamous I must despise it Qu. Have I thrown by all sense of modesty To render you the Master of my Bed To be refus'd was there another way Card. I cannot yield this cruelty transcends All you have ever done me Heavens what a contest Of Love and Honour swells my rising heart Qu. By all my Love if you refuse me now Now when I have remov'd all difficulties I 'le be Reveng'd a thousand killing ways Card. Madam I cannot own so false a thing My Conscience and Religion will not suffer me Qu. Away with all this canting Conscience and Religion No take advice from nothing but from Love Card 'T is certain I 'm bewitch'd she has a Spell Hid in those charming Lips Alon. Prince Cardinal what say you to this Card. I cannot bring it forth Qu. Do 't or thou' rt lost for ever Card. Death what 's a womans power And yet I can resist it Qu. And dare you disobey me Card. Is 't not enough I 've given you up my power Nay and resign'd my life into your hands But you wou'd damn me too I will not yield Oh now I find a very Hell within me How am I misguided by my passion Alon. Sir we attend your Answer Qu. 'T is now near twenty years when newly married And 't is the Custom here to marry young King Philip made a War in Barbary Won Tunis Conquer'd Fez and hand to hand Slew great Abdela King of Fez and Father To this Barbarian Prince Abd. I was but young and yet I well remember My Fathers wounds poor Barbary but no more Qu. In absence of my King I liv'd retir'd Shut up in my Apartment with my Women Suffering no Visits but the Cardinals To whom the King had left me as his Charge But he unworthy of that Trust repos'd Soon turn'd his business into Love Card. Heavens how will this story end aside Qu. A tale alas unpleasant to my Ear And for the which I banisht him my Presence But oh the power of Gold he bribes my Women That they should tell me as a secret too The King whose Wars were finish'd would return Without acquainting any with the time He being as Jealous as I was fair and young Meant to surprize me in the dead of Night This pass'd upon my Youth which ne're knew Art Card. Gods is there any Hell but Womans falshood aside Qu. The following Night I hasted to my Bed To wait my expected Bliss nor was it long Before his gentle steps approach'd my Ears Undress'd he came and with a Vigorous haste Flew to my yielding Arms I call'd him King My dear lov'd Lord and in return he breath'd Into my bosom in soft gentle whispers My Queen my Angel my lov'd Isabella And at that word I need not tell the rest Alon. What 's all this Madam to the Cardinal Qu. Ah Sir the night too short for his Caresses Made room for day day that betray'd my shame For in my guilty Arms I found the Cardinal Alon. Madam why did not you complain of this Qu. Alas I was but young and full of fears Bashfull and doubtfull of a just belief Knowing King Philips rash and jealous temper But from your Justice I expect Revenge Rod. His crime my Lords is death by all our Laws Card. Have you betray'd me by my too much Faith Oh shameless Creature am I disarm'd for this Had I but so much ease to be inrag'd Sure I shou'd kill thee for this Treachery But I 'm all shame and grief By all that 's Holy My Lords I never did commit this Crime Abd. 'T is but in vain Prince Cardinal to deny it Qu. Do not believe him Lords Revenge let Sentence pass upon the Traytor Card. I own that name with horrour which you drew me to When I betray'd the best of Men and Princes And 't is but just you fit me for despairs That may instruct me how to follow him in death Yet as I 'm Prince o th' Bloud and Cardinal too You cannot be my Judges Abd. You shall be try'd Sir as becomes your Quality Osmin we commit the Cardinal to your Charge Card. Heaven shou'd I live to that no I have within me a Private shame That shall secure me from the Publick one Alon. A pretty turn of State we shall all follow Sir Card. The Powers above are just Thus I my Prince a Sacrifice first made And now my self am on the Altar laid Ex. Card. Guarded Abd. Madam retire you 've acted so Divinely You 've fill'd my soul with new admiring Passion I 'le wait on you in your Apartment instantly And at your feet pay all my thanks and Love Qu. Make haste my dearest Moor whilst I retire And fit my soul to meet thy kind desire Ex. Queen and her Train Leonora advancing to follow is staid by Abd. Abd. Stay beauteous Maid stay and receive that Crown leads her back Which as your due Heav'n and all Spain present you with Alon. But granting Philip is that thing you call him If we must grant him so who then shall Reign Not that we do not know who ought to Reign But ask who 't is you will permit to do so to Abd. Abd. Who but bright Leonora the Royal Off-spring Of Noble Philip whose Innocence and Beauty Without th' advantage of her Glorious Birth Merits all Adoration All. With joy we do salute her Queen
sound My Eyes have took an everlasting leave Of all that blest their sight and now a gloomy darkness Benights the wishing sense that vainly strives To take another view but 't is too late And life and Love must yield to death and Fate dyes Abd. Farewell my greatest Plague he rises with joy Thou wert a most impolitique loving thing And having done my bus'ness which thou wert born for 'T was time thou shou'dst retire And leave me free to Love and Reign alone Enter Leonora Alonzo Ordonio and other men and women Come all the world and pay your sorrows here Since all the world has Interest in this loss Alon. The Moor in tears nay then the sin was his Leon. The Queen my Mother dead How many sorrows will my heart let in Ere it will break in pieces weeps over her Alon. I know the source of all this Villany And need not ask you how the Queen came murder'd Elv. My Lord that Frier from the Cardinal did it Alon. The Cardinal 'T is possible for the injuries she did him aside Cou'd be repaid with nothing less than death My Fair your griefs have been so just of late I dare not beg that you would weep no more Though every tear those lovely Eyes let fall Give me a killing wound remove the Body Guards remove the body Ex. all but Alo. Leo. Such objects suit not souls so soft as thine Leon. With horrours I am grown of late familiar I saw my Father dye and liv'd the while I saw my beauteous Friend and thy lov'd Sister Florella whilst her breast was bleeding fresh Nay and my Brothers too all full of wounds The best and kindest Brother that ever Maid was blest with Poor Philip bound and led like Victims for a Sacrifice All this I saw and liv'd And canst thou hope for pity from that heart Whose hardned sense is proof 'gainst all these miseries This Moor Alonzo is a subtle Villain Yet of such Power we scarce dare think him such Alon. 'T is true my charming Fair he is that Villain As ill and powerful too yet he has a heart That may be reacht with this but 't is not time points to his Sword We must dissemble yet which is an Art Too foul for souls so Innocent as thine Enter Abdelazer The Moor Hell will he not allow us sorrowing time Abd. Madam I come to pay my humblest duty And know what service you command your Slave Leon. Alas I 've no Commands or if I had I am too wretched now to be obey'd Abd. Can one so fair and great ask any thing Of Men or Heaven they wou'd not grant with joy Leon. Heav'ns will I 'm not permitted to dispute And may implore in vain but 't is in you To grant me what may yet preserve my life Abd. In me in me the humblest of your Creatures By yon bright Sun or your more splendid Eyes I wou'd divest my soul of every hope To gratifie one single wish of yours Name but the way Leon. I 'm so unhappy that the only thing I have to ask is what you must deny The liberty of Philip. Abd. How Philips liberty and must I grant it I in whose hands Fortune had put the Crown Had I not lov'd the good and Peace of Spain Might have dispos'd it to my own advantage And shall that Peace Which I 've preferr'd above my proper Glories Be lost again in him in him a Bastard Alon. That he 's a Bastard is not Sir believ'd And she that cou'd love you might after that Do any other sin and 't was the least Of all the number to declare him Bastard Abd. How Sir that cou'd love me what is there here Or in my soul or Person may not be belov'd Alon. I spoke without reflection on your Person But of dishonest love which was too plain From whence came all the Ills we have endur'd And now being warm in mischiefs Thou dost pursue the Game till all be thine Abd. Mine Alon. Yes thine The little humble Mask which you put on Upon the face of Falshood and Ambition Is easily seen through you gave a Crown But you 'l command the Kingly power still Arm and disband destroy or save at pleasure Abd. Vain Boy whose highest fame Is that thou art the great Alvare's Son Where learnt you so much daring to upbraid My generous Power thus falsly do you know me Alon. Yes Prince and 't is that knowledge makes me dare I know thy fame in Arms I know in Battels Thou hast perform'd deeds much above thy years My Infant courage too By the same Master taught grew up to thine When thou in Age out-didst me not in Bravery I know thou 'st greater Power too thank thy Treachery Abd. Dost thou not fear that Power Alon. By Heaven not I Whilst I can this command lays his hand on his Sword Abd. I too command a Sword Abd. lays his hand on his and comes close up to him But not to draw on thee Alonzo Since I can prove thy Accusations false By ways more gratefull take this Ring Alonzo The sight of it will break down Prison Gates And set all free as was the first born man Alon. What means this turn Abd. To enlarge Philip but on such Conditions As you think fit to make for my security And as thou' rt Brave deal with me as I merit Alon. Art thou in earnest Abd. I am by all that 's Sacred Leon. Oh let me fall before you and ne're rise Till I have made you know what Gratitude Is fit for such a Bounty Haste my Alonzo haste and treat with Philip Nor do I wish his freedom but on such terms As may be advantageous to the Moor. Alon. Nor I by Heaven I know the Prince's soul Though it be fierce 't has Gratitude and Honour And for a deed like this will make returns Such as are worthy of the brave Obliger Exit Alon. Abd. Yes if he be not gone to Heaven before you come aside What will become of Abdelazer now Who with his Power has thrown away his Liberty Leon. Your Liberty Oh Heaven forbid that you Who can so generously give Liberty Should be depriv'd of it It must not be whilst Leonora lives Abd. 'T is she that takes it from me Leon. I Alas I wou'd not for the world Give you one minutes pain Abd. You cannot help it 't is against your will Your Eyes insensibly do wound and kill Leon. What can you mean and yet I fear to know Abd. Most charming of your Sex had Nature made This clouded face like to my heart all Love It might have spar'd that language which you dread Whose rough harsh found unfit for tender Ears Will ill express the business of my life Leon. Forbear it if that business Sir be Love Abd. Gods Because I want the Art to tell my story In that soft way which those can do whose business Is to be still so idly employ'd I must be silent and endure my pain Which
Heaven ne're gave me so much tameness for Love in my soul is not that gentle thing It is in other breasts instead of Calms It ruffles mine into uneasie Storms I wou'd not Love if I cou'd help it Madam But since 't is not to be resisted here You must permit it to approach your Ear. Leon. Not when I cannot hear it Sir with Honour Abd. With Honour Nay I can talk in the defence of that By all that 's Sacred 't is a flame as virtuous As every thought inhabits your fair soul And it shall learn to be as gentle too For I must merit you Leon I will not hear this language merit me Abd. Yes why not You 're but the Daughter of the King of Spain And I am Heir to Great Abdela Madam I can command this Kingdom you possess Of which my Passion only made you Queen And re-assume that which your Father took From mine a Crown as bright as that of Spain Leon. You said you wou'd be gentle Abd. I will this sullen heart shall learn to bow And keep it self within the bounds of Love Its language I 'le deliver out in fighs Soft as the whispers of a yielding Virgin I cou'd transform my soul to any shape Nay I could even teach my Eyes the Art To change their natural fierceness into smiles What is 't I wou'd not do to gain that heart Leon. Which never can be yours that and my vows Are to Alonzo given which he lays claim to By the most Sacred tyes Love and Obedience All Spain esteems him worthy of that Love Abd. More worthy it than I it was a Woman A nice vain peevish Creature that pronounc'd it Had it been Man 't had been his last transgression His Birth his glorious Actions are they like mine Leon. Perhaps his Birth wants those advantages Which Nature has laid out in Beauty on his Person Abd. Aye there 's your cause of hate Curst be my Birth And curst be Nature that has dy'd my skin With this ungrateful colour could not the Gods Have given me equal Beauty with Alonzo Yet as I am I 've been in vain Ador'd And Beauties great as thine have languish'd for me The Lights put out thou in my naked arms Wilt find me soft and smooth as polisht Ebony And all my kisses on thy balmy lips as sweet As are the Breezes breath'd amidst the Groves Or ripening Spices in the height of day As vigorous too As it each Night were the first happy moment I laid thy panting body to my bosom On that transporting thought See I can bend as low and sigh as often kneels And sue for blessings only you can grant As any fair and soft Alonzo can If you could pity me as well rises with anger But you are deaf and in your Eyes I read A scorn which animates my Love and Anger Nor know I which I shou'd dismiss or cherish Leon. The last is much more welcome than the first Your Anger can but kill but Sir your Love Will make me ever wretched since 't is impossible I ever can return it Abd. Why kill me then you must do one or t'other kneels For thus I cannot live why dost thou weep Thy every tear's enough to drown my soul How tame Love renders every seeble sense rises Gods I shall turn Woman and my Eyes inform me The Transformation's near death I 'le not endure it I 'le fly before sh 'as quite undone my soul. offers to go But 't is not in my power she holds it fast And I can now command no single part returns Tell me bright Maid if I were amiable And you were uningag'd cou'd you then love me Leon. No! I cou'd dye first Abd. Hah awake my soul from out this drowsie fit And with thy wonted Bravery scorn thy Fetters By Heaven 't is gone and I am now my self Be gone my dull submission my lazie flame Grows sensible and knows for what 't was kindled Coy Mistress you must yield and quickly too Were you devout as Vestals pure as their Fire Yet I wou'd wanton in the rifled spoils Of all that sacred Innocence and Beauty Oh my desires grow high Raging as Midnight flames let loose in Cities And like that too will ruine where it lights Come this Apartment was design'd for pleasure And made thus silent and thus gay for me There I 'le convince that errour that vainly made thee think I was not meant for Love Leon. Am I betray'd are all my Women gone And have I nought but Heaven for my defence Abd. None else and that 's too distant to befriend you Leon. Oh take my life and spare my dearer Honour Help help ye Powers that favour innocence Enter Women Iust as the Moor is going to force in Leonora Enters to him Osmin in haste Osm. My Lord Alonzo Abd. What of him you Slave is he not secur'd Speak dull Intruder that know'st not times and seasons Or get thee hence Osm. Not till I 've done the business which I came for Abd. Slave that thou cam'st for stabs him in the arm Osm. No 't was to tell you that Alonzo Finding himself betray'd made brave resistance Some of your Slaves h 'as kill'd and some h'as wounded Abd. 'T is time he were secur'd I must assist my Guards or all is lost Exit Leon. Sure Osmin from the Gods thou cam'st To hinder my undoing and if thou dy'st Heaven will almost forgive thy other sins For this one pious deed But yet I hope thy wound 's not mortal Osm. 'T is only in my arm and Madam for this pity I 'le live to do you service Leon. What service can the Favourite of the Moor Train'd up in bloud and mischiefs render me Osm. Why Madam I command the Guard of Moors Who will all dye when e're I give the word Madam 't was I caus'd Philip and the Cardinal To fly to th' Camp And gave 'em warning of approaching death Leon. Heaven bless thee for thy goodness Osm. And I am weary now of being a Tyrants Slave And bearing blows too the rest I could have suffer'd Madam I 'le free the Prince But see the Moor returns Leon. That Monsters presence I must fly as from a killing Plague Ex. with her Women Enter Abdelazer with Zarrack and a Train of Moors Abd. It is Prodigious that a single man Should with such Bravery defend his life Amongst so many Swords but he is safe Osmin I am not us'd to sue for Pardon And when I do you ought to grant it me Osm. I did not merit Sir so harsh a usage Abd. No more I am asham'd to be upbraided And will repair the injury I did thee Osm. Acknowledgment from you is pay sufficient Abd. Yet Osmin I shou'd chide your negligence Since by it Philip lives still and the Cardinal Osm. I had design'd it Sir this Evenings Sacrifice Abd. Zarrack shall now perform it and instantly Alonzo too must bear 'em company Zar. I 'le shew my Duty in my haste my Lord. Exit