long to be beaten Exeunt Enter Ferdinand in prison Rosania like a Page Rosa. Pray do not grieve for me I have a heart That can for your sake suffer more and when The tyranny of your fate calls me to die I can as willingly resign my breath As go to sleep Ferd. Can I hear this Rosania Without a fresh wound That thy love to me Should be so ill rewarded th' ast engag'd Thy self too much already 't is within Thy will yet to be safe reveal thy self Throw of the cloud that doth eclipse that brightness And they will court thy person and be proud With all becoming-honor to receive thee No fear shall rob thy cheek of her chaste blood Oh leave me to my own Stars and expect What ere become of wretched Ferdinand A happy fate Rosa. Your Councel is unkinde This language would become your charity To a stranger but my Interest is more In thee then thus with words to be sent off Our vows have made us one nor can the names Of Father Countrey or what can be dear In Nature bribe one thought to wish my self In Heaven without thy company it were poor then To leave thee here Then by thy faith I charge thee By this the first and last seal of our love Kisses him By all our promises when we did flatter Our selves and in our fancy took the world A peeces and collected what did like Us best to make us a new paradice By that the noblest ornament of thy soul Thy honor I conjure thee let me still Be undiscovered What will it avail To leave me whom thou lovest and walk alone Sad pilgrime to another world We will Converse in soul and shoot like Stars whose Beams Are twisted and make bright the sullen Groves Of Lovers as we pass Ferd. These are but dreams Of happiness be wise Rosania Thy love is not a friend to make thee miserable Society in death where we affect But multiplies our grief Live thou Oh live And if thou hast a tear when I am dead But drop it to my memory it shall More precious then embalming dwell upon me And keep my ashes pure my spirit shall At the same instant in some innocent shape Descend upon that earth thou hast bedew'd And kissing the bright tribute of thy eye Shall after wait like thy good Angel on thee There will be none to speak of Ferdinand Without disdain if thou diest too Oh live A little to defend me or at least To say I was no Traitor to thy love And lay the shame on death and my false Stars That would not let me live to be a King Rosa. Oh Ferdinand Thou dost not love me now Ferd. Not love Rosania If woing thee to live will not assure thee Command me then to die and spare the cruelty Of the fair Queen Not love Rosania If thou wilt but delight to see me bleed I will at such a narrow passage let Out life it shall be many hours in ebbing And my soul bathing in the Crimson stream Take pleasure to be drown'd I have small time To love and be alive but I will carry So true a Faith to woman hence as shall Make poor the world when I am gone to tell The story yonder We are interrupted Enter Keeper Keep You must prepare your self for present trial I have command to attend you to the Judges That Gentleman and all that did adhere To your Conspiracy are by the Queens Most gracious Mercy pardon'd Ferd. In that word Th' hast brought me more then life I shall betray And with my too much joy undo thee again Heaven does command thee live I must obey This Summons I shall see thee again Tiberio Before I die Rosa. I 'l wait upon you Sir The Queen will not deny me that poor office I know not how to leave you Ferd. Death and I Shall meet and be made friends but when we part The world shall finde thy story in my heart Exit Enter Officers with Bar Table Stools then Ernesto Rodriguez Leandro Queen supported by Leonario Ferdinand Rosania Ladies Gentlemen and Guard who set Ferdinand to the Bar. Queen Is that the prisoner at the Bar Leon. He that pretended himself Ferdinand Your Uncles son Q. Proceed to his Arraignment my Lord Leandro You know our pleasure Lean. Although the Queen in her own Royal power And without violating Sacred Justice where Treason comes to invade her and her Crown With open war need not insist upon The Forms and Circumstance of Law but use Her Sword in present execution Yet such is the sweet temper of her blood And calmness of her Nature though provok'd Ino a storm unto the great'st offender She shuts up no defence willing to give A satisfaction to the world how much She doth delight in mercy Ferdinand For so thou dost pretend thy self thou art Indicted of High Treason to Her Majestie In that thou hast usurp'd relation to Her blood and under name of being her Kinsman Not onely hast contriv'd to blast her Honor With Neighbor Princes but hast gather'd arms To wound the precious bosom of her Countrey And tear the Crown which Heaven and just Succession Hath plac'd upon her Royal Head what canst Thou answer to this Treason Ferd. Boldly thus As I was never with the height of all My expectation and the aid of Friends Transported one degree above my self So must not Ferdinand though his Stars have frown'd And the great eye of Providence seem to slumber While your force thus compel'd brought me hither With mockery of my Fate to be arraign'd For being a Prince have any thought beneath The Title I was born to yet I 'l not call This cruelty in you nor in the Queen If I may name her so without injustice To my own right a Kingdom is a Garland Worth all Contention and where right seals not The true Possession Nature is forgotten And blood thought cheap to assure it there is something Within that excellent Figure that restrains A Passion here that else would forth like lightning T is not your shape which yet hath so much sweetness Some pale religious Hermit might suspect You are the blessed Saint he pray'd too no The magick 's in our nature and our blood For both our veins full of one precious purple Strike harmony in their motion I am Ferdinand And you the fair Olivia brothers children Leon. What insolence is this Qu. Oh my Lord let him Be free to plead for if it be no dream His cause will want an Orator By my blood He does talk bravely Rodri. These are flourishes Ernest. Speak to the treason you are charged with And confess a guilt Leond. He justifies himself Ferd. If it be treason to be born a Prince To have my Fathers Royal Blood move here If it be treason in my infancy To have escap'd by Divine Providence When my poor life should have been sacrific'd To please a cruel Uncle whose Ambition Surpris'd my Crown and after made Olivia His Daughter
Queen if it be treason to Have been a stranger thus long from my Country Bred up with silence of my name and birth And not till now mature to own my self Before a Sun-beam if it be treason After so long a banishment to weep A tear of joy upon my Countries bosom And call her mine my just inheritance Unless you stain my blood with bastardy If it be treason still to love this Earth That knew so many of my race her Kings Though late unkindly arm'd to kill her Sovereign As if the effusion of my blood were left To make her fertile if to love Olivia My nearest pledge of blood although her power Hath chain'd her Prince and made her Lord her prisoner Who sits with expectation to hear That sentence that must make the golden Wreath Secure upon her Brow by blasting mine If this be treason I am guilty Ferdinand Your King 's become a traitor and must die A black and most inglorious death Ernest. You offer At some defence but come not home by what Engine were you translated hence or whether Convei'd There was some trust deceiv'd when you Were carried forth to be preserv'd and much Care taken since in bringing of you up And giving secret Fire to this Ambition Ferd. There wants no testimony here of what Concerns the story of my Birth and Infancy If one dare speak and be an honest Lord Leand. How 's that Ferd. Whose love and art secur'd me from all tyranny Though here my funeral was believ'd while I Sent to an honorable Friend his Kinsman Grew safely to the knowledge of my self At last till fortune of the War betray'd me To this captivity Leand. I blush at thee Yong-man whose fate hath made thee desperate And car'st not what mans blood thou draw'st along In thy black stream or what mans faith thou mak'st As hateful as thy crimes Ernest. That confederate Sure has some name declare him that he may Thank you for his reward and lose his head for 't Quee. We always see that men in such high nature Deform'd and guilty want not specious shapes To gain their practice friendship and compassion But he shall feel the punishment d' you smile Ferd. A womans anger is but worth it Madam And if I may have freedom I must say Not in contempt of what you seem nor help'd By overcharge of passion which but makes A fruitless noise I have a sense of what I am to lose a life but I am so fortified With valiant thoughts and innocence I shall When my last breath is giving up to lose Its self i' th' air be so remote from fear That I will cast my face into one smile Which shall when I am dead acquit all trembling And be a story to the world how free From paleness Ferdinand took leave of earth Rosa. Alas my Lord you forget me that can Part with such courage Ferd. I forget indeed I thought of death with honor but my love Hath found a way to chide me O my Boy I can weep now Leon. A sudden change he weeps Quee. What Boy is that Ferd. I prethee take thy self away Quee. Your Spirit Does melt it seems and you begin to think A life is worth preserving though with Infamy Ferd. Goodness thy aid again and tell this great Proud woman I have a Spirit scorns her pity Come hither Boy and let me kiss thee thus At parting with a good and pretty servant I can without my honor stain'd shed tears I took thee from thy Friends to make thee mine Is it not truth Boy Rosa. Yes my Lord Ferd. And mean't when I was King to make thee great And shall I not when I can live no longer To cherish thee at farewel drop a tear That I could weep my soul upon thee But You are to slow me thinks I am so far From dread I think your forms too tedious I expect my sentence Quee. Let it stay a while What secret flame is this Honor protect me Your Graces fair excuse for you I shall Return again Exit Ferd. And I with better guard After my silence in the Grave to meet And plead this cause Ernest. He is distracted sure His person I could pity but his insolence Wants an example what if we proceed To sentence Leon. I suppose the Queen will clear Your duties in 't Leand. But I 'l acquaint her Exit Rod. My Lord Leandro 's gone Ernest. His censure will Be one with ours Ferd. Yet shall I publish who Thou art I shall not die with a calm soul And leave thee in this cloud Enter the Queen and Leandro Rosa. By no means Sir The Queen Quee. Whose service is so forward to our State That when Our pleasure 's known not to proceed They dare be officious in his Sentence Are We Queen or do we move by your Protection Ernest. Madam the Prince Quee. My Lord you have a Queen I not suspect his wisdom Sir but he Hath no Commission here to be a Judge You were best circumscribe our Regal power And by your selves condemn or pardon all And we sign to your will The offence which you Call treason strikes at us and we release it Let me but see one curl in any Brow Attend the prisoner hither Kiss our hand Are you so merciless to think this man Fit for a Scaffold You shall Sir be near us And if in this confusion of your Fortunes You can finde gratitude and love despair not These men that now oppose may finde your title Clear to the Kingdom too Be Sir collected And let us use your arm Exit Supported by Ferdinand Rosa. What change is here Leand. What think you of this Lords Rodri. I dare not think Leon. Affronted thus O my vext heart Exit Rosa. I le follow still and if this be no dream We have scap'd a Brook to meet a greater stream Exeunt ACT. III Enter Rodriguez Ernesto Ernest. THough I believ'd her passionate and like A Sea tempestuous in her anger I Never thought she would marry him Rodri. She 's the Queen But with what honor she could quit the Prince Who without treason did deserve her too Comes not within my reach Ernest. If you consider He has been valiant for her to great purpose And brought a prisoner home to mount his Gennet It was a pretty service Rod. How does he bear it Ernest. He 's here you may enquire it Enter Leonario with Letters and a Servant Leon. Be swift and faithful Arragon bleeds here Nothing but War can right my cause and honor Serv. Expect an army great as your own thoughts To cut the way to your revenge Exit Leon. My Lords Rodriguez and Ernesto Ambo Your Graces servants Leon. A man may take the benefit of this Garden Without a Court offence you have had the day Of triumph and the Queen already teeming To bless the Kingdom with an Heir and yet You see I walk like a poor Neighbor Prince And have my heart still Rod. I am glad you bear
wear one Cloud upon your Face When you remember who I am my fears Are thick upon my Heart how to secure This shadow any longer Ferd. That afflicts Me most Rosania for it pleases me To hear she can affect thee but what way To keep her expectation high and thee My dearest safe her passions may be violent Rosa. They are already Sir if I mistake not I wish to Heaven that you were reconcil'd To do the office of a Husband to her That peace would keep her Bosom clear and I Should live to all the World except your self A stranger still Ferd. What language speaks Rosania Ther 's death in every syllable should I Obey what thou desir'st and do the office Of a Husband ha Rosa. I 'l wait upon you still And hope you will vouchsafe me now and then A harmless smile her beauty will deserve Your whole heart and ther 's something in the memory Of what she has advanc'd you to will help To make you kind Ferd. Should I injoy the Queen Because the misery of my fate compeld A ceremonious sin shall I betray The essence of my faith and leave a curse When thou art known upon my name for ever If thou hast taken new resolves against me Punish my heart some other way had she More ornament than ever met in woman Mistress of more perfection than Poets Invented for the Queen of love to this Were the proud Empire of the World her own And she would make me Lord of her and these It would not buy me to the pleasure of One Nights embrace my body shall not carry My soul so far astray the Man condemnd To live in a perpetuall Snow hath not A purer Frost within his blood Rosa. This but Ingenders a new grief although it bind Rosanias Heart there is yet one way left And that ere I pronounce you must forgive There is a trembling in my tongue and I Already feel such Winter in my breath My timorous Lips do wither Ferd. Do not fright My Soul too much ther 's something threatens me So like a loss of these that I am left A peece of shaking Earth death cannot look To make me tremble so canst thou forsake me Ros. Not in my Heart but give my body leave To seek some other place my Lord to dwell in When I am gone into some wilderness You will find ease at Heart and love the Queen And perfect all I 'l pray you may live happy And hold Intelligence with some gentle Winds That shall convey my wishes and return What joys do follow you the purling Rivers I 'l teach your name and they which guide this way Shall bring thee something Ferdinand of mine My tears I know will not be lost which I Will send thee daily by the courteous stream Clear pledges of my faith consent my Lord I may depart and you shall choose your way To every blessing here Ferd. Not till we meet With one embrace and take our flight together And I have thought a way to perfect it Observe my sweet Rosania the Queen Thou sayst affects thee cherish it with all The softness of her creature if she allow Kiss her and promise what young lovers doe Examine not but by thy love to me Be free in amorous language if she have Heat to a private meeting in her Chamber Obey this shall secure our loves ambition Enquire not but resolve and let me know The time Ros. You will attempt no violence Upon the Queen Ferd. By this Kisses her Ros. What if she have commanded me This Night Ferd. To meet Ros. In her Bed-Chamber Ferd. Ha! obey it Ros. At a late hour Ferd. It shall beget our comfort If thou consent Rosa. But shall I not expose My self to danger if her love persue Immodest ends since you advise I should Apply my self to her desires Ferd. If she Take too much flame by some soft art delay her Till I come to close all keep still thy person Secret the least discovery will destroy Us both the Evening with much hast prepares Thy visit and our happiness Rosa. I 'l obey But be you sure to come Ferd. Lose thou no time Now to indear thee to her let us part Love will find balm to cure the wounded Heart Exeunt severally A Table and Lights set out then Enter Queen and Violinda Que. Was he not cheerfull when he promis'd thee Viol. He was and he was not Que. I have a strange apprehension and this doth feed it Viol. I told him 't was an honour worth his joyfull entertainment Que. If it should prove succesfull my revenge Were perfect I 'm resolute to persue Viol. It makes well For your contrivement that the King and you do Lodge at distance stay I hear a tread Que. I hope 't is he Enter Leonario Viol. Prince Leonario Madam Que. What comes he for Leon. Although I have small expectation For my own sake that you can pardon Madam This bold access and at so dark an hour Yet when you have heard my business You will know Your self so much concern'd I 'l not despair To find your mercy Que. You prepare me for Something of consequence Leon. Please you to dismiss Your Ladie I have something to deliver Wo'not become her knowledge Que. Leave us now Ex. Violinda Our conference is free your Graces pleasure It must be matter of much essence that Could not expect till morning but y' ar welcome Leon. This time and darkness Madam best becomes him Who for your sake blushes to see the Day But I came not to chide my wrongs have learn'd A modest silence my approach is not To name a suffering of mine but to Discover what already is prepar'd Against your peace and honour Que. Is it treason Leon. It is but threatens not your life you may Live many years upon the wound Que. You fright me Leon. Lose not the beauty of your cheek so soon Hide not beneath that cold and killing Snow One Rosie blush and yet that pale would shew Like Innocence which you have lost oh Madam Had you not made a forfet of your truth To me no storm could shake you but your soul That made no change could know no fear I come To tell you what just providence hath done In my revenge your breach of vow is punish'd With loss of faith in him to whom you gave The Heart you promis'd me the King whose pride You built on my dishonour is as false As you were Que. This is passion but be Not yet too rash in censuring him Whom I Have plac'd so neer I must defend nor will He need my strength to make their blood account That dare traduce his honour he has a Heart Leon. A false one I was born without a fear And dare upon his bosom wear he worth The manly contestation write him perjur'd Que. I would this were not envy but admit He be thus guiltie 't is a fault in him Leon. No Madam it is yours that sin that poysond The
Leon Sold Capt. Speed and you be so hot o' th' spur my business Is but breath and your design it seems rides post Enter Lieutenant and Antient The Earth runs upon wheels whom do I spy My extraordinaries I 'l ha' sport with them But first observe 'em Lieut. I see no profit in these offices That we ha' brought Ant. Not extraordinary as the name did promise Capt. The Rogues are poor and now repent Ant. We were told by the cheating Captain That we should want Men to tell our money Lieut. This 't is to deal with Soldades Ant. We should command the Ladies too and we Were bountifull a small Pox take their beauties 'T is the greater curse I have undone My self in giving away enameld Rings And Bracelets Lieut. Well if I trust a Captain agen Ant. Or I Capt. I 'm glad they are payd I wo'not leave 'em I feel my antipathy strong yet Ant. I would venture half my soul to be reveng'd If I knew how Capt. True Rascals Lieut. The Ladies love him Ant. They all Love Men of War Lieu. Would his poop were a fire Ant. And Battels in Bed naturally Lieu. Well what Ladies give him hereafter to buy new Feathers may his body compell him to bestow upon a Surgeon Ant. May Diseases undermine his Flesh like Gun powder And blow all his skin up into blisters Lieu. May they that look for his Nose go about for want of a bridge and let him wear no Legs but what he buyes from the Carpenter Ant. May his face break out and undo him in taffata and may the patches at the last be so many till his skin be invisible and his goggle eyes look through a Mask Lieu. May he live to be as much coward as we ha' been and be beaten Ant. Abominably beaten and may the miracle be on our side that we may be valiant and be the Men to doe it oh I would have no more mercy Capt. Save you Gallants save you Courtiers Both My noble Captain Ant. It may be he did not hear us Capt. Hark you what purchase have you two made lately Both Of what Capt. Of Lands and loggerheads Lordships I would say I know you are both rich you cannot choose But I will borrow no more o' you faith be satisfied and leave off in time with the wealth you have Lieu. Where is it Captain Ant. Can you tell where we may borrow as much money upon our extraordinary places as will set up shop agen For this Court trade wo' not do Capt. How Lieu. No indeed Captain we ha' made little benefit since we came to be extraordinaries Capt. Ye took not the right way then Ant. That may be Capt. Why cannot you lie and swear and pawn your souls for six pence the Devill could not furnish the City with two more hopefull Borachios You have a Carrot-colourd Beard and that never fails and your worships face is a prognostication of preferment Is a Prognostication of preferment where Beside Dominicall Letters you have all the Conjuring Characters of the Planets But all this is your cunning to dissemble your estates Lieu. By this empty pocket I have but one Shirt Capt. You jeast y'faith Ant. And by all my no money I have but half a one left Capt. Come come you took up linnen lately I heard You did Ant. I smocks Capt. Why they are in fashion with extraordinary Courtiers But if you be in earnest I can tell where you May furnish your selves richly Both Where where Capt. W'y in the Shops for ready money but you would Save charges Ant. I marry Captain Capt. Venture to rob a hedge it is but hanging And what 's that to men extraordinary But if your wants be reall be not dejected I 'l set you up agen my self I have been Beholding to you two for your good words And wishes Gentlemen Lieu. It pleases you to say so I begin To smell Ant. Not to us Captain we have been beholding to you Capt. And it happens as if fortune had made you miserable A purpose to bless you both with such a preferment as wo'not be offerd agen in a Coronation Lieu. On good Captain for we are extraordinary miserable Capt. Then observe you are not ignorant how things go at Court the King is in prison Ant. So Capt. And his wench with him that walk'd in Breeches The Queen resolves they shall both dye Ant. Good Capt. This morning too now in regard the King is a person of qualitie Lieu. I think he be Capt. And the tother a Lady as some imagine you two may do very well to undertake now Both Any thing Capt. To be a couple of Hangmen d' ee mark to dispatch the Queens enemies in what horrid way her counsell shall think convenient you will do service to the State and have extraordinary rewards besides the honour and reputation of your places what say 't is my pure love to make this first offer to you Ant. Do we look like a couple of Hangmen Capt. No you ha' not so good a complexion and now I think on 't you sha'not live to have that preferment come draw you that wear your Sword like a Bum-baly do as I bid you and that quickly Ant. It wo'not come out Sir Cap. No this shall in then Ant. I will put more strength to 't Capt. So now d' ee mark kill one another Both Kill one another Capt. Yes and doo 't religiously with as much alacrity as you would devour an Orphan and do 't hansomly that you may not be hangd when you are dead I 'l see 't done he that is dull shall have my goad to quicken him They fight So good good agen well offer'd they fight by these Hilts Furiously now cou'd I forgive 'em so enough Lieu. This is very fine sport Capt. Necessity has taught 'em the noble science come if all fail you shall fight challenges ther 's mony and broken Pates to be got that way you can make legs and gape like Gudgins for benevolence cut scurvy capers to shew your Legs are well when your Head bleeds farewell stay you want money I had forgot there is twelve pence apiece for you Both How Captain I hope not Capt. They are not hearty yet they think I serve 'em with Press money agen no t is my pure bountie Go set up agen and trust Souldiers without impertinent asking for your debts they I pay you Ant. As you ha' done Capt. I 'l hearken how you behave you selves farewell When you are rich I 'l visit you agen and borrow money Lieu. Too much is too much humh Ant. Now have I a great mind to fight with your Captainship Lieu. So have I now my Hands in methinks 't is nothing Capt. You are not desperate Ant. We are a little better as good be Hang'd for killing of you Captain as live after the rate of our disgrace I am resolv'd Capt. Two Mastives at once may worry me I am put too 't They fight Must we have
thou darest not Leon. How Sir dare not Ferd. I said it Thy better being a King in my own right Without her charitie proclam'd and justified By Birth a Prince Leand. All this is truth Sir Leon. You must not Cozen thus my faith away Cut off his Head Alfon. Dispatch you with the Queen Let me alone to make his Head secure Leand. Nay take mine too I 'l wait on him in death It shall begin my service Ros. Cruell Prince Que. What fate must I obey Ros. My death will adde some lines Unto thy bloody Chronicle pray let us dy together Leon. You shall speak her sentence Madam Que. She must live then Leon. To all we offer mercie but to Ferdinand His doom is fixt come Madam Que. Whither Sir Leon. I know the way to your Chappel he that loves us Make hast and bring the Priest Capt. That 's I I know Her Chaplains they are my friends and all good fellows Exit Ferd. Pray can you tell me where or what I am Or what I must do next Alfon. Yes you must dye Ferd. Let not that grieve you Gentlemen 't is nothing To part with life and if but my Rosania would not weep Methinks I could shake off this dust and leap To Immortality without a guide And in that cheerfull flight prepare the blest With so much praise and wonder of thy virtue They shall be more in love with thee than I And double all their prayers to bring thee to 'em Ros. No we will dye together Alf. You shall Ferd. How Alf. Both live and love and bless my age the witness D' ee know me Rosa. Father Ferd. Guardian Leand. Alfonso my noble Kinsman Alf. How joyes flow in my Heart to see this constancy Ferd. How came you to be his Alf. I have deceiv'd the Prince our forces are Valentia's Not Arragons which he by Letters sent for In his revenge but we met the Intelligence And arriv'd sooner to pretend our selves The Armie he expected you shall know more hereafter Ferd. I want a knowledge where to begin my gratitude The joyes you bring are mighty and overcome us O my Rosania Ros. This was beyond hope Enter Captain Capt. So so 't is done he has mumbled up the ceremony A compendious Priest may do much in few words They are fast enough the Queen was wise to take him You are onely like to be a loser Sir they come Enter Leonario Queen Alfon. All joyes to the Prince of Arragon and the fair Olivia Leon. Why not the Queen Olivia Alfon. Not while this Gentleman's Head is on believe it Leon. Where is Mendoza Alfon. Hid within this bush But here 's Alfonso Generall of the Army Sent from Valentia to assist King Ferdinand To his native right Leon. Valentia Alfon. My Master having faild in his first aids To Ferdinand intended not sit down With so much loss but rais'd another Army Which in our march consulted our security By Interception of all passages Your messenger by a party was surpriz'd Him stubborn to discover what he was Imperfect in his answer we Interpreted Some spie and searching found your Letters fraught With mischief and revenge these sent to our King We had command to hasten our design And steer our course by Sea to Carthagena How after we arriv'd we gaind your faith And purposes Your highness knows Leon. Betrayd Alfon. Sir be a Prince and just to your own honour And having perfected your fair desires With her we hope you will account your self Most happy that you mist a power to serve Further revenge upon a lawfull Prince My Soldiers will obey me now although To help your Marriage I appear'd no friend To Ferdinand Leand. Who was the Prince preserv'd By me and sent an Infant to this Lord My noble Kinsman Alfon. Him I bred till time And strength might arm him to return and claim His own Leon. Leandro denied this before Leand. To my dishonour 't was a coward fear To lose my self unprofitably Leon. I apprehend with wonder Ferd. If you repent not love and our alliance She shall be worth your best embrace and we Forgetfull of your passion entertain you With all affection to our blood Leon. I meet it And satisfied in this story Joy I was Prevented I congratulate your Stars Sir Nor is this treasure of less price to me Than when her Temples were enchac'd with Empire Que. This love will give my soul another form Ferd. Our storie hath been full of change but love Hath met a glorious victory and tied Our souls together with most firm embraces My Lord Leandro you shall to Valentia With our best thanks and greeting to the King His Armies charge is ours beside what else We owe his Royall bountie Once more welcome Alfonso now my Father witness I Preserve my faith to my Rosania I hear the Priest call us to other rites His Altar doth expect another pair Make hast to light his Tapers with thine eyes And make our hearts each others Sacrifice Exeunt Omnes FINIS Epilogue Captain Gentlemen I Am no Epilogue I come to pray You 'd tell me your opinion of the Play Is the Plot current may we trust the wit Without a Say-Master to autorise it Are the lines Sterling do they hold conceit And every peece with your allowance weight That when you come abroad you 'l not report You are sorry to have given white money for 't So so I know your meaning now pray tell How did the action please ye was it well How did King Stephen do and tother Prince Enough enough I apprehend and since I am at questions w' ee tell me faith How do you like the Captain ha he saith I 'l tell you y' are my friends none here he knows I mean you o' the Gentry t' whom he ows No money will enter a false action And let the rest look too 't if there be one Among his City creditors that dares He hath vow'd to press and send him to the Wars FINIS