Restore that anger to his crime is due For so his presence did affect my mind Your words were blown away with their own wind Tyrh. Madam I all this trouble did foresee Therefore no sooner gain'd I liberty But fearless of the Tyrants threats I came To disabuse and rid you of this pain Who sees what sorrow on my soul has don Cannot misdoubt the murder of my Son Such piercing anguish cannot be constrain'd Nor such o'repressing grief be only feign'd Contented Nature did he live and reign Could not from the discovery refrain For blood like love will those transports obey Which through all checks must sometime force their way But to convince you there do's yet remain An Argument than this more sure and plain That ardour wherewith I his death pursue Which before him I durst not urge to you Mezentius may a witness be who knows How I did the Conspirators dispose Their brests with hate and emnity inspire And made their thoughts take fuel from my fire Your self can tell what ways I did invent To gain the heart of every discontent Joyn'd in their plots made my self chief of all And offer'd vows he by this hand might fall And can you Madam when all this is done Fondly sermise that he is still my Son He whom I have design'd a sacrifice Lav. No Sir this to my quiet do's suffice T' asswage my passion and release my pain With joy I this assurance entertain And from my Soul and from my sence I drive Whate're to it can opposition give My heart no more shall listen to deceit No more shall love its flatt'ring charms repeat For in a Fathers word less cause I find Of fear or doubt than in my Love that 's blind Natures consent do's so my thoughts confirm The Tyrant seems to live too long a term And 't would my highest satisfaction be To take his life has taken all from me That bloody barbarous assassinate Tyrh. Would to God Madam 't were thought fit by fate Propitious to a Fathers vows that now We were prepared to have 'gin the blow I by such active speed allay should find To all those torments that afflict my mind But haste in such designs too dangerous were The Fort 's well guarded and the Army near We yet must languish we must yet delay Lav. Be comforted I have made this the day Tyrh. How without farther thoughts Lav. In fear for you I did command they should the plot pursue And you unto this happy day will owe All those delights that vengeance can bestow Tyrh. Let 's yet the danger of this haste prevent Lav. In vain to stay it I already sent SCENE III. Faustus Lavinia Tyrhenus Lavinia to Faustus Did you in time unto the Prince arrive Faust. To your commands I did obedience give But Madam you are so oblig'd to Fate That 't was my happiness to come too late Tyrh. Ye Gods what do I hear Lav. Oh noble deed Relate each circumstance Faust. There was no need I shou'd to th' Temple go that sacred ground They had already quitted and I found The Tyrant nigh unto the fatal place Which forth ' assault before designed was Charg'd by the Prince hopeless and out of breath But though despairing yet outfacing death Till coming to Tyrhenus Palace near Spite of our force he threw himself in there And whilst we by his small but valiant train Were stopt till o're their Corps we made a lane Fearful what dangers popular rage might bring The gates were strongly barr'd upon the King And he alone Tyrh. How scap'd Faust. We all like you At that sad instant pale and fearful grew Doubtful both of the Army and the Fort But speed we knew must be our sole support And therefore forcing now our entrance were When on the top Albina did appear Her countenance did some affright betray But with her hand she seem'd to bid us stay We soon did to her kind request agree Respectful of her Sex and her degree While to Mezentius she made this address I hope this great revenge won't seem the less Nor can I think the Princess judge it so 'Cause she a part of it to me do's owe. Her generous temper rather will approve Nature should have a share as well as Love Whilst here the King thought to prevent his fate He only did his fall precipitate For by my orders he receiv'd his doom And to my brothers Ghost is now become A sacrifice 'T is done and he no more Tyrh. Oh Gods Faust. At this an universal roar Of strangely-mixed and tumultuous cryes Did with loud Eccho's pierce the yielding Skyes All do admire Albina and the Prince Stay 's but to bring the Tyrants head from thence You ask't it of him and he thinks it meet That he alone should lay it at your feet Mean while he thought convenient to employ Me to prepare your heart for so much joy Lav. So now those Gods to whom so oft addrest Our vows have been have granted our request This day revenges all our former harms And in the Tyrants blood we taste those charms But what strange trouble do's your looks invade Where rather grief then joy do's sit display'd Tyrh. Alas my fainting spirits are quite gon Lav. For the Kings death Tyrh. No Madam 't was my Son Lav. Your Son Sir Tyrh. Yes too sure I find it here The cryes of blood make it too well appear Nature forbids more fictions to create She speaks her self Lav. Why do's she speak so late Is it then true I 've lost the thing I love And must my self th' unhappy agent prove Crimes which I would pursue become my guilt And blood I would revenge my self have spilt So oft I urg'd so oft his death implor'd Till heav'n did with my ardent vows accord Until the wearied Gods in anger sent My own desires for my own punishment Ah! how are their denyals useful oft And they too cruel when they are too soft Their dearest interest mortals thus insnare By tiring Heaven with too tedious prayer But if my Lover thus hath murdered bin To Tyrhenus To you alone I must impute the sin 'T was his imposed name did me deceive Loving him dead I hated him alive And did that life so dearly lov'd pursue But treacherous Father all proceeds from you Of all these wrongs you me an Agent made And on the faith of blood was love betray'd By your assurance I thus blind became You poisoned all the ardour of my flame And cruelly for an unknown design Turn'd purest love into a baneful crime What have you wretched Polititian won By this ambition has destroy'd your Son Did not my love to him my Soul command I 'd carve on you my vengeance with this hand But cruel man go render the thanks due To your Sons blood which I respect in you Tyrh. When thus a Father has destroy'd his Son He has enough affliction of his own And needs not your reproach Agrippa slain There wants no torment to increase my
Agrip. I have forgot nothing of what I ought How to preserve the Frontire Towns from Wast When Tiberinus to his Camp made hast Having but Us and three more in his Train Passing the Albula then swoln with Rain Its Streams did with such fury him invade That there he perish'd maugre all our aid There you that Scepter gave which now I hold And from our neer resemblance made me bold To personate the King and did entice His Followers to joyn in our device And whilst I under his assumed Name With their Aids Master of the Camp became You hither Tydings of my Death did bring And with my Murther did accuse the King Tyrh. But when to keep this our Contrivance close I things in such good order did dispose To sum up all this strict Command I gave Your Empire your Life and mine to save That you your power should 'gainst your passion prove And study to forget Lavinia's Love And yet no sooner do you here return But I behold you with fresh Passions burn And for your Love that desperate hazard run It must the ruine of your power become For whilst you think to act a Lovers part In the Kings face you 'll show Agrippa's Heart You on the Throne should strive to quench this Flame And in your Soul should now begin to reign Be King indeed and know how to suppress Agrip. To be a King Sir must one love the less Swaying a Scepter must I sence disown Or can you think Love mounts not to the Throne That Kings unto this God do nothing owe Or that all Empires unto him don't bow Tyrh. That fondling Love and its Chimaera's are Toys fit for breasts exempt from Nobler care To supream power it too much weakness brings For greatness should be the sole love of Kings Disclaim your Error then and do my Son What Tiberinus would himself have done Agrip. He lov'd my Sister should I do so too And an incestuous Marriage-Bed pursue Tyrh. No Other Crimes I should in thee detest Only admit Ambition in your brest For Scepters good should be by Great o're-sway'd A Crown alone could make me thus perswade Agrip. Can't this Ambition with my Flame dispence Lavinia Sir has charmed all my Sence Let then my Scepter to her Love appeal What if I should the whole to her reveal Tyrh. She 's young a Woman and her talk may harm Trust you to me all else do's me alarm And just cause of Suspition I find Both from the Princess Love and your own Mind Lovers are bold and Love is indiscreet Nature's more close and for these cares more meet For though Lavinia silence knew she may When she knows you her Love to you betray And then to all the world it would appear That you her Lover not the Tyrant were Keep you your Crown then and let this suffice She sells her hatred at so vast a Price Agrip. Alas the Price in my esteem runs low You of a Scepter don't the troubles know For since in these Ambitious ways you lead And an unwilling Crown fixt on this head I have not found that true Felicity Nor those vain sweets wherewith you flattred me The Heavens dayly threaten Those that were Witnesses of his death whose name I bear And did assist me in this glorious rise In the first Fight did fall before my eyes Whose Tragedy whilst pittying yet I view'd A Dart in its own blood this hand imbru'd As if to it Heaven justly sent that pain For the stoln Scepter which it durst sustain Tyrh. Fear not the Gods they in your Favour strike For whilst to Tiberinus you 're so like The Gods propitious were in slaying those Who only could your borrowed Name disclose That wounded hand too ha's a kindness done For by your writing else you had been known Those strokes of Heaven therefore favours were By them you hold a Kingdom without fear And to your Glory Fate adds what remain'd You Victory on Victory have gain'd The War-like Rutuli with your own hand You have o'recome and forc'd a peace demand And if you think you do Mezentius wrong To whom by Birth the Scepter do's belong The same just Heav'n that seats you in the place Him from the Throne do's for his Vices chace Who blackned with a thousand Crimes do's dare Even Heaven it self nor would his own blood spare But had the sum of all Attempts contriv'd And Tiberinus of his Realm depriv'd Had not Lavinia's Beauty gain'd the Field And to his Love made his Ambition yield Reign you then so as to deserve that Crown From which by Heav'n Mezentius is thrown down And since that Kings of Gods the Image bear Let the resemblance in your Acts appear Agrip. Mezentius may change Manners in the Throne Why should we with his Crimes his right disown Sullyed with Murder Blood and Treachery He 's of AEneas Race Tyrh. And are not We That blood o' th' Gods AEneas to his Race Transmits Mezentius do's by Crimes efface Whilst in our Veins though not ally'd so neer That heavenly Blood flows in a Stream more clear He makes a Mock of Laws and Sacred right And Titan-like against the Gods do's fight Who thus incensed have made choice of you To snatch from him that Scepter was his due Then since those Powers their Vengeance to extend Have thought it fit that you your Arm should lend When they will give refuse not you a Throne But from their Justice your Advancement own Agrip. Accommodate the Scepter to my Flame Let me but love and I consent to reign Tyrh. Loving Lavinia you your Crown may loose If you must love you may some other choose Agrip. Than her I cannot one more worthy find Tyrh. A Crown would be so to a gallant mind Agrip. Whilst I my Love you your Ambition prize We cannot both Sir see with the same eyes The Scepter never did me farther please Than whilst it to my Jealousie gave ease Mezentius Rivals me and were he King I fear his power might his contentment bring Tyrh. Let him his Love do you preserve his Throne Agrip. With the Kings name let me my passion own Tyrh. Under that odious Name you 'll be despis'd Agrip. Ah! how such cruelty is to be priz'd Lavinia's Love will best to me appear Under that false name of my Murderer Her greatest rigour will allay my pain And I shall prove his faith by her disdain Whilst I my Rival and my Murderer seem I all her scorns for favours must esteem And whilst this way her kindness I improve Her hate will be the touch-stone of her Love Tyrh. Flatter your self then with so strange a Fate Mourning her Love rejoyce to have her Hate Try thus how far for you her heart is mov'd And by her anger prove how you 're belov'd I have some Secrets of more weight but here Too long discourse 'twixt us suspitious were When the Kings Body I drew from the flood Alone I laid it on the pile of wood And knew so
well to weep for you my Son That by my misplac'd passion overcome The Factions of the Kingdom were betray'd And me a partner in their plots have made That we may meet feign you will have my head And let me prisoner to the Fort be lead By which you all suspitions may prevent Yet learn the Name of every discontent Now let your Anger against me grow high Pronounce it me that made the Princess fly And in fierce fury charge me that I do No more approach Lavinia nor you Agrip. Must I this forfeit of my duty make Tyrh. I well can brook it when a Crown 's at stake Nay rather beg so useful a disdain 'T is my sole glory that I see you reign The End of the First ACT. ACT THE SECOND SCENE I. Albina Julia. Julia. THis Palace Madam should methinks renew Those griefs are to your brothers murder due Why visit you this object of your wo Albina It is to see the Princess that I go Julia We long have been by friendship ty'd But since my brother and her lover dy'd Griefs do unite us and our Mutual care Finds some refreshments in each others share Mezentius presence drove me hence this day But chasing me chas'd not my griefs away Which thousand Accidents now swell so high That sinking under them I run to try If our condoling can some ease procure But see 'gainst Custome they have shut the door Jul. The King it may be hearing how she mourn'd Is gone to visit her and not return'd Alb. If so I 'll stay and with a fury arm'd Too strong to be by past endearments charm'd I will reproach him with my brothers blood And in a passion not to be withstood I will but O Gods May I tell thee so Jul. What should you fear doubt you to let me know That your just hatred for your brothers fate Makes you Alb. I tremble but to think I hate Jul. And can Agrippa's murderer still find A calm reception Madam in your mind Alb. I fear it Julia and would fain to thee Disclose my doubts that thou mayst counsel me Oh! How that Tyrant once to me was dear Jul. Consider now he is a Murderer That of a brother he has you depriv'd Alb. I and of more than is by thee believ'd His Tyranny to act a double part Ravish'd at once my brother and his heart For since the date of that foul Cruelty He ha's not made the least address to me But through our race his rigour to improve He with my brother Massacred his Love Jul. Me thinks all grief 's to that brave brother due Alb. That I esteem'd him dear Heav'n knows 't is true Never in any Sisters soul did move A Purer kindness or sincerer love And that to perfect Natures self assaid When him so like to what I lov'd she made I truly priz'd him Julia and my eyes Pay to his fall a dayly Sacrifice But when in his my Lovers face appears I must confess he robs him of some tears That Tyrant in my heart bears yet such sway Though he exacts not I am forc'd to pay And with some sighs I to my duty owe Let drop some tears I from my passion flow Or would I from my soul that false one chace For tears of sorrow tears of spite take place Thus Love crept in my heart like a bold thi f With Nature and my Duty shares my grief Jul. Remember Madam to engage your hate Those Cruelties your Father do's relate Alb. In vain my Father now my hate would move Since 't was by his Command I first did love It takes from it all blemish of a Crime Since 't was his orders did my Love enjoyn And we more readily our selves dispose To Loves commands than those that Love oppose Duty and Custome blew in me that fire Which when it once flames up to a desire Julia we that soft sweetness in it find 'T is hardly banish'd the severest mind Jul. You shall not from me that complacence win To make me flatter you into a sin I should betray you should I sooth your flame Alb. I askt you counsel to oppose the same Jul. To make so Tyrannous a passion bow You must Alb. My Father comes say no more now SCENE II. Tyrhenus Albina Julia. Tyrh. Gods gainst this Tyrant have I no relief Come my Albina share thy Fathers grief Alb. Sir from what cause do's this fresh trouble spring Tyrh. A new affront received from the King But Julia see there be no spies in place Anger won't let me whisper my disgrace And when a Tyrant's minded to destroy To make just reason death he 'll find a Law The Princess did his sight with scorn reject And having met me here he do's suspect That I incens'd her to it and has swore That I shall die if ere I se here more Thy Brothers blood cannot suffice his rage But to his blooming youth he 'll add my age For to his thirst no blood of ours will bring Allay unless he drink it from the Spring There are Alas in life no charms I prize Only in weeping I employ these eyes But seeing thee so young 't is for thy sake If to preserve this life some care I take Alb. Since he the Princess sight do's only bar Vouchsafe Sir for your life to take this care Or if you see her you may yet engage Her to admit the King to calm his rage And lest his fury should on you reflect Perswade her flatter him with false respect Tyrh. Shall I oblige her then to sooth his flame Alb. His flame Sir Tyrh. Yes he now declar'd the same Hoping alone he might the Princess see Finding a stop and there perceiving me In height of rage and passion he reveal'd He had for her a secret flame conceal'd And that my Son a sacrifice did prove Not to suspected likeness but to Love That jealousie in state was made the show But jealousie in Love did reach the blow And wouldst thou have me then with my own breath Go blow that fire that gave Agrippa death Or to preserve my Life so little dear Procure his Mistriss for his Murderer Alb. That were an infamy too base for you And what I 'd sooner have you die than do No rather Sir go and incense her more Add horrour to the hate conceiv'd before Tyrh. 'T is that which now I did consult to do Alb. Her sight Sir may prove dangerous to you Secure of the Kings threats I may her see Leave if you please the care of it to me Tyrh. Albina go act urge move every hinge To raise her Soul to hatred and revenge Alb. My Answer by obedience I return Oh Julia how with rage my heart do's burn Amidst these griefs I yet have this delight To gratifie my Father and my spite If now Lavinia will but credit me See her door opes Some one comes forth 'T is she SCENE III. Lavinia Albina Camilla Julia. Lav. I was Albina coming to see you To tell you of
I strive to keep it from your eye Small ills we may dissemble and conceal But that love's weak do's not it self reveal I know this rash attempt must draw on me Hatred contempt disdain and crueltie That all your anger you will on me heap Yet at that price my love will still be cheap Summon your fury then But is it true That I see charming Tears distil from you My Soul is at this tenderness agast May I believ 't Lav. Yes cruel one thou may'st My heart do's with its firm resolves dispence I thought thy presence would my Soul incense And make my brest with horrour overflow Yet seeing thee my thoughts do tender grow As though all hatred from my mind were fled Agrip. Can then Agrippa thence be banished And with your favour can you make me blest Lav. Thinkst thou such crimes dare harbour in my brest Treason like thine my love and faith must sway When I that generous Heroe so betray That to his spotless ashes I prefer The stain'd addresses of his Murderer But lest thou think my Tears from thence did flow I to my love this explanation owe My Lover did so much resemble thee Thy presence do's renew his memory Bringing those smiles were once to me so sweet Thou did'st my Tears instead of anger meet That Image did this tenderness create Stifled my rage and did suspend my hate My heart that to those Charms engag'd would be In favour of him almost favour'd thee And in those features first surpriz'd my mind I that assault did from my passion find Hatred nor Fury could not gain a part But Love alone was ruler in my heart But now that love which all my Soul possest Stirs up both hate and fury in my brest Which justly blushing to have staid so long Are by that short suspension grown more strong Thou soon shalt find an anger so severe It s great concernment shall in it appear And know that fury cannot be withstood Which is inspired by a Lover's blood My eyes shall dart such vengeance upon you Agrip. Madam I know this to my crime is due But though your eyes with all your hate you arm In all their anger I shall find a Charm Accuse me scorn me I will not complain But love you without hopes of love again Whilst you impute Agrippa's death to me I cannot murmur at your cruelty Nor press your heart that passion to remove Which as it heightens do's increase my love Lav. Did not my Tears then to my Griefs suffice But thou must yet find Charms in these sad eyes Must they behold a Tyrant's Soul inclin'd To that bright flame once grac'd a Heroe's mind But ah how cruel do's thy love appear Cruel to him that was to me so dear Whilst his pure flame did by thy crime become A fatal Torch to light him to his Tomb. May yet revenging Heaven make thy love At least as fatal as Agrippa's prove May all the Furies new inventions try To punish thee and may the aiding Sky Mischiefs like rain upon thy head distil Till thou become the Quintessence of ill I will implore those Gods thy Crimes abuse Agrip. Press not the Gods for what they will refuse They know our good and of us take such care Believe me Madam you your vows may spare Though I with you that generous Faith approve Appears in this remembrance of your love Yet grief perhaps has to your heart deny'd The thoughts what glories do in Thrones reside Come you have mourn'd too much Try to believe Those comforts which an offered Crown may give Scepters are Charms unto the greatest grief And from the Throne all evils seek relief Lav. Disdain'd I not a Scepter in thy hand Agrippa's shade do's so my Soul command I should with more contentment choose to be His Spouse in death than set on Thrones with thee Agrip. Am I that object of your hatred made That you slight so much glory for a shade Rare president which no Example hath To that which is not you extend your faith What heart e're was to grief so given o're But it forgot a love that was no more Cease must the fiercest fire that ever burn'd When that which feeds it is to ashes turn'd Lav. Learn then from me what glory do's inspire Brests once inflamed with a just desire My Loves cold ashes in their frosty urn With it's first ardor make my heart still burn Forcing my sighs nights silence to invade And 'mongst the Ghosts pay tribute to his shade Nothing can a well-kindled flame remove Who can desist sure never well did love But Tyrant know my Soul the power hath To loose it's Lover yet preserve it's Faith In worthy minds where death an Empire gains In vain death strives to break it's firmer chains Would Heaven Agrippa had but known what now I do with Tears and Sighs to thee avow But ah the force of an imperious pride Made me this love too obstinately hide Whilst my heart burnt I studied to disdain And knew so well my passion to constrain That at his death he did not understand He o're my Soul had gain'd the least command Why did you not you Gods this truth unfold Make him foresee these tears Agrip. Ah Princess hold So sweet a Charm do's set my Soul on fire Bring here Tyrhenus Atis you retire Atis and the whole Train withdraw No longer now can I my self constrain For love will speak that knows not how to feign Charg'd with such loads this secret do's appear Too weighty for my feeble heart to bear Cease then of love and faith thou sole delight To seek Agrippa in eternal night 'T was Tiberinus who alone was drown'd And you in me that happy love have found Lav. In you oh Heavens how can this be true Who can assure it me Agrip. I see you do Suspect me of Imposture and you may Have cause to do 't from my too long delay Th' advice is justly too suspitious grown To have you credit it from me alone My Father shall the truth of all unfold You may give faith to what by him is told I will oblige him now to let you know I this disguise to his injunctions owe. Justice will urge him to it when he finds Fate cannot part two love-contracted minds In the mean time to know me well you may Search your own heart Lav. I fear 't will me betray Too weakly do's it this surprizal bear To trust to it Agrip. My Father do's appear From whom what I am will be better known Lav. If you would please me strive to be his Son SCENE III. Agrippa Lavinia Tyrhenus Agrip. The Princess Sir knows now of my disguise Having first made a sign to Atis to retire This action I expect should you surprise But you foretold my love would make me known The secret for my heart too strong was grown Her powerful Charms have on my dutie won I have told all Tyrh. What Sir Agrip. That I 'm your Son Tyrh. You Sir my
pain Alas poor Son whate're I did contrive With hopes to save is turn'd against thy life And my paternal love by zeal betray'd Is of thy murder the Abettor made Forcing thy Sister and thy Love to be Partners at once in the same crime with me But be it fault or fortune thou art gon Offers to kill himself Lavinia stops him It only rests I follow thee my Son Lav. Stay let us yet this satisfaction have To draw Mezentius with us to the grave He will deserve his fate for having bin The instrument of my mistaken Sin Tyrh. Since cruel Fate spar'd not my hapless boy I wish I could with him the world destroy 'Bove all my daughter may my anger fear SCENE IV. Albina Tyrhenus Lavinia Camilla Julia. Tyrh. Unhappy wretch how dar'st thou here appear Alb. I come to throw my self Sir at your feet To beg your anger and your fury meet Remorse of Conscience will not let me fly Tyrh. Know'st thou th' effects then of thy cruelty How that by thee we are all wretched made Lav. Know'st thou that thou a brother hast betray'd Alb. Brother and duty both I know have bin Betray'd by th' too great fondness of my sin His conquering Murderer but he comes here Tyrh. Against him let us all our fury bear SCENE V. Agrippa Tyrhenus Lavinia Albinia Camilla Julia Train Agrip. I small advantage shall by conquest gain If you Sir and the Princess still remain My enemies Tyrh. Do's my Agrippa live From what blest deity do we receive This happy grace Lav. What God can be so good As to restore my love Agrip. Instinct of blood The Guardian-Angel was that did inspire My Sisters brest and blew loves secret fire Alb. Are you my brother then Sir Tyrh. Yes blest Child And whilst thou thought thou wer 't by love beguil'd Thou art by that which thou a crime dost call Become the instrument to save us all Lav. But yet I cannot banish all my fear Until I do the whole relation hear His double death has such impressions made That still I do believe my Love a shade Tyrh. He will himself that satisfaction give Which may your hopes from their dark cell reprieve Agrippa to Lavinia Since 't was your orders arm'd the Princess hand And the assault was made by your command I with some trouble Madam did dispose My self at first those orders to oppose Even in these broils of death my heart did still Prompt me to a submission to your will But when I thought upon your love and knew That 't was mistake made you my life pursue Respect to you determin'd soon the strife And for my love I sought to save my life And being to my Fathers Palace near I for a refuge cast my self in there When fearing dangers that on Tumults wait To stop the flood the servants shut the gate And made me theirs My Sister who in me Believ'd she did her faithless lover see Advanc'd as first I thought in rage to do Whate're her errour might incline her to But Love appearing spite of her mistake Did sleeping Nature in my favour wake She thought 't was Love but Nature did not shame To act for me under Loves bolder name And after having a short Combat try'd Blushing and with a trembling voice she cry'd Go faithless man go save thy â—â—â—f and be Only so kind to own this 〈…〉 me Tyrh. Blest be thy 〈…〉 Child whether it did move By the impulse of 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Agrip. Without 〈…〉 first words obey And through the 〈…〉 effort made way Where without opposition I arriv'd And quick assistance from the Guards receiv'd To these the Army their choice Cohorts led And now with numbers strengthned I made head Where the Conspirators still fearless stay'd Secur'd by th' promise which Albina made Whom my approach did so much terrify That having neither power to fight nor fly Their Chiefs I seiz'd and let the others know They did their lives to my compassion owe. Lav. What in this conflict was Mezentius fate Agrip. He and he only did prove obstinate For having heard how I had 'gin command None should offend him but disarm his hand Scorning to be where you ordain'd the strife Indebted to a Rival for his life That of his vow he might acquitted be He gave himself those wounds design'd for me Princess I die for you was all he said I ran to stay him but I found him dead Yet in that death express'd such love to you In spite of joy I almost jealous grew Lav. I could lament him if that grief could find Possessing you a place within my mind Tyrhenus presenting the Crown to Lavinia Tyrh. This by Mezentius death becomes your due Lav. That I have right to it I know 't is true But all to it or to my right I owe Is that 't is in my power to bestow Thus then let all the world my faith approve And see your Son crown'd here by Me and Love FINIS EPILOGUE To the Lord LIEUTENANT OUr Poet was e'n going the old way And had contriv'd how to excuse the Play Though well he knew the Criticks were so keen That a submission would but wiâ—â— their spleen But in the Action Sir he chanc'd to spy Something of smile and favour in your eye This chang'd him quite and in a rage he tore That Epilogue which he had wrote before Bidding me only say he would not woo Others to like what had not displeas'd you FINIS