fancies melancholly And strong imagination of the wrongs His inhumanity to Don Anthonio Hath rent his minde into so many pieces Of various imaginations that Like the Celestial Bowe this colour now The object then another till all vanish He says a man might watch to death or fast Or think his spirit out to all which humors I do apply my self checking the bad And cherishing the good For these I have Prepar'd my Instruments fitting his Chamber With trap-doors and descents sometimes presenting Good spirits of the air bad of the earth To pull down or advance his fair intentions He 's of a noble nature yet sometimes Thinks that which by confederacie I do Is by some skill in Magick Here he comes A bed drawn forth Martino upon it a book in 's hand Unsent I do beseech you What do you read Sir Mar. A strange position which doth much perplex me That every Soul 's alike a musical Instrument The Faculties in all men equal Strings Well or ill handled and those sweet or harsh Exit Doct. How like a Fidler I have plaid on mine then Declin'd the high pitch of my birth and breeding Like the most barbarous Peasant read my pride Upon Anthonio's meek humility Wherein he was far valianter then I Meekness thou wait'st upon couragious spirits Enabling sufferance past inflictions In patience Tarent overcame me more Then in my wounds Live then no more to men Shut day-light from thine eyes here cast thee down And with a sullen sigh breath forth thy soul What art an Apparition or a Man Enter Doctor like a Frier Doct. A man and sent to counsel thee Mar. Despair Has stopt mine ears thou seem'st a holy Friar Doct. I am by Doctor Paulo sent to tell thee Thou art too cruel to thy self in seeking To lend compassion and aid to others My Order bids me comfort thee I have heard all Thy various troubled passions Hear but my story In way of youth I did enjoy one friend As good and perfect as Heaven e're made man This friend was plighted to a beauteous woman Nature proud of her workmanship mutual love Possest 'em both her heart in his breast lodg'd And his in hers Mar. No more of love good father It was my surfeit and I loath it now As men in Feavers meat they fell sick on Doct. Howe're 't is worth your hearing This betroth'd Lady The ties and duties of a friend forgotten Spurr'd on by lust I treacherously pursu'd Contemn'd by her and by my friend reprov'd Despis'd by honest men my consclence sear'd up Love I converted into frantick rage And by that false guide led I summon'd him In this bad cause his sword 'gainst mine to prove If he or I might claim most right in love But fortune that does seld or never give Success to right and vertue made him fall Under my sword Blood blood a friends dear blood A vertuous friends shed by a Villain me In such a monstrous and unequal cause Lies on my conscience Mar. And durst thou live After this to be so old 't is an illusion Rais'd up by my charms A man would not have liv'd Art quiet in thy bosom Doct. As the sleep Of Infants Mar. My fault did not equal this Yet I have emptied my heart of joy Only to store sighs up What were the arts That made thee live so long in rest Doct. Repentance Hearty that cleans'd me Reason then confirm'd me I was forgiven and took me to my Beads Exit Doctor Mar. I am i' th' wrong path tender conscience Makes me forget mine honor I have done No evil like this yet I pine whilst he A few tears of his true contrition tender'd Securely sleeps Ha where keeps peace of conscience That I may buy her No where not in life 'T is feign'd that Jupiter two Vessels plac'd The one with honey fill'd the other gall At th' entry of Olympus Destinie There brewing these together suffers not One man to pass before he drinks this mixture Hence is it we have not an hour of life In which our pleasures relish not some pain Our sowrs some sweetness Love doth taste of both Revenge that thirsty Dropsie of our souls Which makes us covet that which hurts us most Is not alone sweet but partakes of tartness Mess. Is 't not a strange effect Vice Past president Cuc. His Brain-pan 's perish'd with his wounds Go to I knew 't would come to this Vice Peace man of wisdom Mar. Pleasure 's the hook of evil ease of care And so the general object of the Court Yet some delights are lawful Honor is Vertue 's allow'd ascent Honor that clasps All perfect Justice in her arms that craves No more respect then what she gives that does Nothing but what she 'll suffer This distracts me But I have found the right Had Don Anthonio Done that to me I did to him I should have kill'd him The injury so foul and done in publique My Footman would not bear it Then in honor Wronging him so I 'll right him on my self There 's honor justice and full satisfaction Equally tender'd 't is resolv'd I 'll do 't Enter Doctor like a Soldier and the English Slave like a Courtier Slave They take all weapons from me Mess. Bless my son Vice The careful Doctor 's come again Mess. Rare man How shall I pay this debt Cuc. He that is with him Is one of the slaves he lately bought he said T' accommodate his cure He 's English born But French in his behaviour a delicate slave Vice The slave is very fine Cuc. Your English slaves Are ever so I have seen an English slave Far finer then his master There 's a State-point Worthy your observation Doct. On thy life Be perfect in thy lesson Fewer legs slave Mar. My thoughts are search'd and answer'd for I did Desire a Soldier and a Courtier To yield me satisfaction in some doubts Not yet concluded of Doct. Your Doctor did Admit us Sir En. Slave And we are at your service whate'r it be command it Mar. You appear A Courtier in the race of Love how far In honor are you bound to run E. Sl. I 'll tell you You must not spare expence but wear gay cloaths And you may be too prodigal of oaths To win a Mistress favor not afraid To pass unto her through her Chamber-maid You may present her gifts and of all sorts Feast dance and revel they are lawful sports The choice of Suiters you must not deny her Nor quarrel though you find a Rival by her Build on your own deserts and ever be A stranger to Loves enemy Jealousie For that draws on Mar. No more this points at me I ne'r observ'd these rules Now speak old Soldier The height of honor Ex. Slave Doct. No man to offend Ne'r to reveal the secrets of a friend Rather to suffer then to do a wrong To make the heart no stranger to the tongue Provok'd not to betray an Enemy Nor eat his meat I choak with flattery
daughters life and safety Of which without him she 's uncapable And you 'll approve him worthy Vice O thou shame Of women thy sad Fathers curse and scandal With what an impious violence thou tak'st from him His few short hours of breathing Doct. Do not add Sir Weight to your sorrow in th' ill bearing of it Vice From whom degenerate Monster flow these low And base affections in thee what strange philters Hast thou receiv'd what Witch with damned spels Depriv'd thee of thy reason Look on me Since thou art lost unto thy self and learn From what I suffer for thee what strange tortures Thou do'st prepare thy self Mess. Good Sir take comfort The councel you bestow'd on me make use of Doct. This Villain for such practises in that Nation Are very frequent it may be hath forc'd By cunning potions and by sorcerous charms This phrensie in her Vice Sever 'em Alm. I grow to him Vice Carry the Slave to torture and wrest from him By the most cruel means a free confession Of his impostures Alm. I will follow him And with him take the Rack Bor. No hear me speak I can speak wisely Hurt not my son slave But rack or hang my husband and I care not For I 'll be bound body to body with him He 's very honest that 's his fault Vice Take hence This drunken beast Bor. Drunk am I drunk Bear witness Cuc. She is indeed distemper'd Vice Hang 'em both If ere more they come near the Court Cuc. Good sir You can recover dead men can you cure A living drunkenness Doct. 'T is the harder task Go home with her I 'll send you something that Shall once again bring her to better temper Or make her sleep for ever Cuc. Which you please sir Exeunt Cuc. Bor. Vice Why linger you rack him first and after break him Upon the wheel Ped. Sir this is more then justice John Is 't death in Sicily to be lov'd Of a fair Lady Leon. Though he be a slave Remember yet he is a man Vice I am deaf To all perswasions Drag him hence The Guard take Don John off Alm. Do Tyrant No more a Father feast thy cruelty Upon thy Daughter but Hell's plagues fall on me If I inflict not on my self whatever He can endure for me Vice Will none restrain her Alm. Death hath a thousand dores to let out life I shall find one If Portia's burning coals The Knife of Lucrece Cleopatra's Aspicks Famine deep waters have the power to free me From a loath'd life I 'll not an hour outlive him Ped. Sister Leon. Dear Cousin Ex. Alm. Ped. Leon Vice Let her perish Doct. Hear me Th effects of violent love are desperate And therefore in the execution of The Slave be not too sudden I was present When he was bought and at that time my self Made purchase of another He that sold 'em Said that they were companions of one Country Something may rise from this to ease your sorrows By circumstance I 'll learn what 's his condition I' th' mean time use all fair and gentle means To pacifie the Lady Vice I 'll endeavour As far as grief and anger will give leave To do as you direct me Mess. I 'll assist you Exeunt Enter Pedro and Keeper Ped. Hath he been visited already Keeper Yes sir Like one of better fortune and t' increase My wonder of it such as repair to him In their behavior rather appear Servants then friends to comfort him Ped. Go fetch him Exit Keeper I am bound in gratitude to do more then wish The life and safety of a man that hath So well deserv'd me Enter Keeper Don John Servant Keeper Here he is my Lord Ped. Who 's here thou art no Conjurer to raise A spirit in the best shape man ere appear'd in My friend the Prince of Tarent doubts forsake me I must and will embrace him John Pedro holds One that loves life for nothing but to live To do him service Ped. You are he most certain Heaven ever make me thankful for this bounty Run to the Viceroy let him know this rarity Ex K. But how you came here thus yet since I have you Is 't not enough I bless the prosperous means That brought you hither John Dear friend you shall know all And though in thankfulness I should begin Where you deliver'd me Ped. Pray you pass that over That 's not worth the relation John You confirm True friends love to do courtesies not to hear 'em But I 'll obey you In our tedious passage Towards Malta I may call it so for hardly We had lost the ken of Sicily but we were Becalm'd and hull'd so up and down twelve hours When to our more misfortune we descri'd Eight well mann'd Gallies making amain for us Of which th' Arch Turkish Pyrate cruel Dragnt Was Admiral I 'll not speak what I did In our defence but never man did more Then the brave Captain that you sent forth with me All would not do Courage opprest with number We were boarded pillag'd to the skin and after Twice sold for slaves by the Pyrate first and after By a Maltese to Signior Cuculo Which I repent not since there 't was my fortune To be to you my best friend some ways useful I thought to cheer you up with this short story But you grow sad on 't Ped. Have I not just cause When I consider I could be so stupid As not to see a friend through all disguises Or he so far to question my true love To keep himself conceal'd John 'T was fit to do so And not to grieve you with the knowledge of What then I was where now I appear to you Your sister loving me and Martino safe Like to myself and birth Ped. May you live long so How doest thou honest friend your trustiest servant Give me thy hand I now can ghess by whom You are thus furnish'd John Troth he met with me As I was sent to prison and there brought me Such things as I had use of Ped. Let 's to Court My father never saw a man so welcome As you 'll be to him John May it prove so friend Exeunt Enter Viceroy Messtna Martino Doctor Captain Almira Leonora Waiting Women Attendants Vice The slave chang'd to the Prince of Tarent says he Capt. Yes sir and I the Captain of the Fort Worthy of your displeasure and th' effect of t For my deceiving of that trust your Excellency Repos'd in me Doct. Yet since all hath faln out Beyond your hopes let me become a suiter And a prevailing one to get his pardon Al. O dearest Leonora with what forehead Dare I look on him now Too powerful love The best strength of thy unconfined Empire Lies in weak womens hearts Thou art fain'd blinde And yet we borrow our best sight from thee Could it be else the person still the same Affection over me such power should have To make me scorn a Prince and love a slave Mart. But art thou sure 't is he Capt. Most certain sir Mart. Is he in health strong vigorous and as able As when he left me dead Capt. Your own eyes sir Shall make good my report Mart. I am glad of it And take you comfort in it sir there 's hope Fair hope left for me to repair mine honor Mes. What 's that Mart. I will do something that shall speak me Messina's son Mes. I like not this one word sir Vice We 'll prevent it Nay look up my Almira now I approve Thy happy choice I have forgot my anger I freely do forgive thee Al. May I finde Such easiness in the wrong'd Prince of Tarent I then were happy Leon. Rest assur'd you shall Enter Don John Pedro Servant Vice We all with open arms hast to embrace you Mes. Welcome most welcome Mart. Stay Mes. 'T was this I fear'd Mart. Sir 't is best known to you on what strict terms The reputation of mens fame and honors Depend in this so punctual age in which A word that may receive a harsh construction Is answer'd and defended by the sword And you that know so much will I presume Be sensibly tender of anothers credit As you would guard your own John I were unjust else Mart. I have received from your hands wounds and deep ones My honor in the general report Tainted and soil'd for which I will demand This satisfaction That you would forgive My contumelious words and blow my rash And unadvised wildness first threw on you Thus I would teach the world a better way For the recovery of a wounded honor Then with a savage fury not true courage Still to run headlong on John Can this be serious Mart. I 'll adde this He that does wrong not alone Draws but makes sharp his enemies sword against His own life and his honor I have paid for 't And wish that they who dare most would learn from me Not to maintain a wrong but to repent it Doct. Why this is like your self Mart. For farther proof Here sir with all my interest I give up This Lady to you Vice Which I make more strong With my free grant Al. I bring mine own consent Which will not weaken it All All joy confirm it John Your unexpected courtesies amaze me Which I will study with all love and service To appear worthy of Doct. Pray you understand Sir There are a pair of Suiters more that gladly Would hear from you as much as the pleas'd Viceroy Hath said unto the Prince of Tarent Mes. Take her Her dowry shall be answerable to Her birth and your desert Ped. You make both happy John One onely suit remains That you would please To take again into your Highness favor This honest Captain Let him have your grace What 's due to his much merit shall from me Meet liberal rewards Vice Have your desire John Now may all here that love as they are friends To our good fortunes find like prosperous ends Exeunt EPILOGUE CUstom and that a Law we must obey I' th' way of Epilogue bids me something say Howe'r to little purpose since we know If you are pleas'd unbeg'd you will bestow A gentle censure On the other side If that this Play deserve to be decri'd In your opinions all that I can say Will never turn the stream the other way Your gratious smiles will render us secure Your frowns without despair we must endure FINIS
Whose fatal box if open'd will pour on me All mischiefs that mankind is subject to To the desarts with this Circe this Calipso This fair Inchantress let her spels and charms Work upon beasts and thee then whom wise nature Ne'r made a viler creature Mat. Happy exile Gal. Some spark of hope remains yet Mart. Come you are mine now I will remove her where your Highness shall not Or see or hear more of her what a sum Will she yield for the Turks Serraglio Lor. Stay I feel A sudden alteration Mart. Here are fine whimsies Lor. Why should I part with her can any foulness Inhabit such a clean and gorgeous palace The fish the fowl the beasts may safer leave The elements they were nourish'd in and live Then I endure her absence yet her presence Is a torment to me Why do I call it so My sire enjoy'd a woman I had not been else He was a compleat Prince and shall I blush To follow his example Oh but my choice Though she gave suffrage to it is beneath me But even now in my proud thoughts I scorn'd A Princess fair Matilda and is 't decreed For punishment I straight must dote on one What or from whence I know not Grant she be Obscure without a Coat or family Those I can give and yet if she were noble My fondness were more pardonable Martino Dost thou know thy prisoner Mart. Do I know my self I kept that for the Lenvoy 't is the daughter Of your enemy Duke Gonzaga Lor. Fair Matilda I now call to my memory her picture And find this is the substance but her Painter Did her much wrong I see it Mart. I am sure I tugg'd hard for her here are wounds can witness Before I could call her mine Lor. No matter how Make thine own ransom I will pay it for her Mart. I knew it would come at last Mat. We are lost again Gal. Variety of afflictions Lor. That his knee that never yet bow'd to mortality Kneels Kisses the earth happy to bear your weight I know begets your wonder Hear the reason And cast it off Your beauty does command it Till now I never saw you fame hath been Too sparing in report of your perfections Which now with admiration I gaze on Be not afraid fair Virgin had you been Imploy'd to mediate your Fathers cause My drum had been unbrac'd my trumpet hung up Nor had the terror of the war ere frighted His peaceful confines your demands had been As soon as spoke agreed to But you 'll answer And may with reason Words make no satisfaction For what 's in fact committed Yet take comfort Something my pious love commands me do Which may call down your pardon Mat. This expression Of reverence to your person better suits Takes him up and kneels With my low fortune That you daign to love me My weakness would perswade me to believe Though conscious of mine own unworthiness You being as the liberal eye of heaven Which may shine where it pleases Let your beams Of favour warm and comfort me not consume me For should your love grow to excess I dare not Deliver what I fear Lor. Dry your fair eyes I apprehend your doubts and could be angry If humble love could warrant it you should Nourish such base thoughts of me Heaven bear witness And if I break my vow dart thunder at me You are and shall be in my tent as free From fear of violence as a cloyster'd Nun Kneeling before the Altar What I purpose Is yet an Embrion but grown into form I 'll give you power to be the sweet disposer Of blessings unexpected that your Father Your Country people children yet unborn too In holy hymns on Festivals shall sing The triumph of your beauty On your hand Once more I swear it O imperious Love Look down and as I truly do repent Prosper the good ends of thy Penitent Exeunt Enter Octavio and Maria Oct. You must not be too sudden my Maria In being known I am in this Friars habit As yet conceal'd though his recovery Be almost certain I must work him to Repentance by degrees When I would have you Appear in your true shape of sorrow to Move his compassion I will stamp thus then You know to act your part Asc. I shall be careful Oct. If I can cure the ulcers of his mind As I despair not of his bodies wounds Felicity crowns my labour Gothrio Goth. Here sir Ent Gothrio Oct. Desire my Patients to leave their chamber And take fresh air here how have they slept Goth. Very well sir I would we were so rid of 'em Oct. Why Goth. I fear one hath the art of memory and will Remember his gold and jewels could you not minister A potion of forgetfulness what would Gallants That are in debt give me for such a receipt To pour in their Creditors drink Oct. You shall restore all Believ 't you shall will you please to walk Goth. Will you please to put off Your holy habit and spic'd conscience One I think infects the other Exit Oct. I have observ'd Compunction in Alonzo he speaks little But full of retir'd thoughts The other is Jocund and merry no doubt because he hath The less accompt to make here Enter Alonzo Alon. Reverend sir I come to wait your pleasure but my friend Your creature I should say being so my self Willing to take farther repose intreats Your patience a few minutes Oct. At his pleasure pray you sit down you are faint still Alon. Growing to strength I thank your goodness but my mind is troubled Very much troubled sir and I desire Your pious habit giving me assurance please Of your skill and power that way that you would To be my my Minds physitian Oct. Sir to that My order binds me if you please to unload The burthen of your conscience I will minister Such heavenly cordials as I can and set you In a path that leads to comfort Alon. I will open My bosoms secrets to you that I am A man of blood being brought up in the wars And cruel executions my profession Admits not to be question'd but in that Being a subject and bound to obey Whate'r my Prince commanded I have left Some shadow of excuse with other crimes As pride lust gluttony it must be told I am besmear'd all over Oct. On repentance mercy will wash it off Alon. O sir I grant These sins are deadly ones yet their frequencie With wicked men make them less dreadful to us But I am conscious of one crime with which All ills I have committed from my youth Put in the scale weigh nothing such a crime So odious to heaven and man and to My sear'd up conscience so full of horror As penance cannot expiate Oct. Despair not 'T is impious in man to prescribe limits To the divine compassion out with it Alonz. Hear then good man and when that I have given you The character of it and confess'd my self The wretch that
hand In sign of humble thankfulness Ador. So mo modest Mirt. It well becomes a Maid Sir spare those blessings For my noble Mistress upon whom with Justice And with your good allowance I might adde With a due gratitude you may confer 'em But this will better speak her chast desires Delivers the Letter Then I can fancy what they are much less With moving language to their fair deserts Aptly express 'em Pray you read but with Compassion I beseech you if you finde The Paper blur'd with tears faln from her eyes While she endeavor'd to set down that truth Her Soul did dictate to her it must challenge A gratious answer Ador. O the powerful charms By that fair hand writ down here not like those Which dreadfully pronounc'd by Circe chang'd Ulysses followers into Beasts these have An opposite working I already feel But reading 'em their saving operations And all those sensual loose and base desires Which have too long usurped and tyranniz'd Over my Reason of themselves fall of Most happy Metamorphosis in which The film of Error that did blinde my Judgment And seduc'd Understanding is remov'd What Sacrifice of Thanks can I return Her pious Charity that not alone Redeems me from the worst of slavery The tyranny of my beastly appetites To which I long obsequiously have bow'd But addes a matchless favor to receive A benefit from me nay puts her Goodness In my protection Mirt. Transform'd it is Aside A blessed Metamorphosis and works I know not how on me Ador. My joys are boundless Curb'd with no limits for her sake Mirtilla Instruct me how I presently may seal To those strong bonds of loyal love and service Which never shall be cancell'd Mirt. She 'll become your debter Sir if you vouchsafe to answer Her pure affection Ador. Answer it Mirtilla with more then adoration I kneel to it Tell her I 'll rather die a thousand deaths Then fail with punctuality to perform All her commands Mirt. I am lost on this assurance Which if 't were made to me I should have faith in 't Aside As in an Oracle Ah me she presents you This Jewel her dead Grandsirs gift in which As by a true Egyptian Herogliphick For so I think she call'd it you may be Instructed what her suit is you should do And she with joy will suffer Ador. Heaven be pleas'd to qualifie this excess of happiness With some disaster or I shall expire With a surfeit of Felicity with what art The cunning Lapidary hath here express'd The rape of Proserpine I apprehend Her purpose and obey it yet not as A helping Friend but a Husband I will meet Her chast desires with lawful heat and warm Our Hymenaeal sheets with such delights As leave no sting behinde 'em Mirt. I despair then Aside Ador. At the time appointed say wench I 'll attend her And guard her from the fury of her Mother And all that dare disturb her Mirt. You speak well and I believe you Ador. Would you ought else Mirt. I would carry some love sign to her and now I think on 't The kinde salute you offer'd at my entrance Hold it not impudence that I desire it I 'll faithfully deliver it Ador. O a kiss you must excuse me I was then mine own Now wholly hers The touch of other Lips I do abjure for ever but there 's Gold To binde thee still my advocate Exit Mirt. Not a kiss I was coy when it was offered and now justly When I beg one am deni'd what scortching fires My loose hopes kindle in me Shall I be False to my Ladies trust and from a servant Rise up her rival His words have bewitch'd me And something I must do but what 't is yet An embrion and how to give it form Alas I know not pardon me Caliste I am nearest to my self and time will teach me To perfect that which yet is undetermined Exit Enter Claudio and Severino Claud. You are Master of your self yet if I may As a tri'd Friend in my love and affection And a servant in my duty speak my thoughts Without offence i' th' way of counsel to you I could alleage and truly that your purpose For Naples cover'd with a thin disguise Is full of danger Sever. Danger Claudio 'T is here and every where our forc'd companion The rising and the setting Sun beholds us Inviron'd with it our whole life a journey Ending in certain ruine Claud. Yet we should not howev'r besieg'd deliver up our Fort Of life till it be forc'd Sever. 'T is so indeed by wisest men concluded which we should Obey as Christians but when I consider How different the progress of our actions Are from Religion nay Morality I cannot finde in Reason why we should Be scrupulous that way onely or like Meteors Blaze forth prodigious terrors till our stuff Be utterly consum'd which once put out Would bring security unto our selves And safety unto those we prey upon O Claudio since by this fatal hand The brother of my wife bold Monteclaro Was left dead in the field and I proscrib'd After my flight by the justice of the King My being hath been but a living death With a continued torture Claud. Yet in that you do delude their bloody violence That do pursue your life Sever. While I by rapines live terrible to others as my self What one hour can we challenge as our own Unhappy as we are yielding a beam Of comfort to us Quiet night that brings Rest to the labourer is the Outlaws day In which he rises early to do wrong And when his work is ended dares not sleep Our time is spent in watches to intrap Such as would shun us and to hide our selves From the Ministers of Justice that would bring us To the correction of the Law O Claudio Is this a life to be preserv'd and at So dear a rate But why hold I discourse On this sad subject since it is a burthen We are mark'd to bear and not to be shook off But with our humane frailty In the change Of dangers there is some delight and therefore I am resolv'd for Naples Claud. May you meet there All comforts that so fair and chaste a wife As fame proclaims her without parallel Can yield to ease your sorrows Sever. I much thank you Yet you may spare those wishes which with joy I have prov'd certainties and from their want Her excellencies take lustre Claud. Ere you go yet Some charge unto your Squires not to flie out Beyond their bounds were not impertinent For though that with a look you can command 'em In your absence they 'll be headstrong Sever. 'T is well thought on I 'll touch my horn they know my call Blows his horn Claud. And will as soon as heard make in to 't from all quarters As the flock to the shepherds whistle Enter six Banditi 1 What 's your will 2. Hail Soveraign of these Woods 3. We lay our lives at your Highness feet 4. And will
you be careful Car. For mine own credit Sir Exit Ador. Now noble friends confirm your loves and think not Of the penalty of the Law that does forbid The stealing away an Heir I will secure you And pay the breach of 't Cam. Tell us what we shall do we 'll talk of that hereafter Ador. Pray you be carefull To keep the West-gate of the City open That our passage may be free and bribe the Watch With any sum this is all Don. A dangerous business Cam. I 'll make the Constable Watch and Porter drunk Under a Crown Lent And then you may pass while they snore Though you had done a murther Cam. Get but your Mistress And leave the rest to us Ador. You much engage me But I forget my self Cam. Pray you in what Sir Ador. Yielding too much to my affection Though lawful now my wounded reputation And honor suffer The disgrace in taking A blow in publike from Caldoro branded With the infamous mark of Coward in delaying To right my self upon my cheek grows fresher That 's first to be consider'd Cam. If you dare Trust my opinion yet I have had Some practice and experience in duels You are too tender that way Can you answer The debt you owe your honor till you meet Your Enemy from whom you may exact it Hath he not left the City and in fear Conceal'd himself for ought I can imagine What would you more Ador. I should do Cam. Never think on Till fitter time and place invite you to it I have read Caranza and find not in his Grammar Of Quarrels that the injur'd man is bound To seek for reparation at an hour But may and without loss till he hath setled More serious occasions that import him For a day or two defer it Ador. You 'll subscribe Your hand to this Cam. And justifie 't with my life Presume upon 't Ador. On then you shall overrule me Exeunt Enter Jolante and Calypso Jol I 'll give thee a golden tongue and have it hung up Ore thy tomb for a monument Cal. I am not prepar'd yet To leave the world there are many good pranks I must dispatch in this kind before I die And I had rather if your Honor please Have the crowns in my purse Jol. Take that Cal. Magnificent Lady May you live long and every Moon love change That I may have fresh imployment You know what Remains to be done Jol. Yes yes I will command My daughter and Mirtilla to their chamber Cal. And lock'em up Such liquorish Kitlings are not To be trusted with our cream Ere I go I 'll help you To set forth the banquet and place the candid Eringo's Where he may be sure to taste 'em Then undress you For these things are cumbersom when you should be active A thine night mantle to hide part of your Smock With your Pearl embroider'd Pantophles on your Feet And then you are arm'd for service nay no trifling We are alone and you know 't is a point of folly To be coy to eat when meat is set before you Exeunt Enter Adorio and Servant Ador. 'T is eleven by my Watch the hour appointed Listen at the door hears't thou any stirring Serv. No Sir all 's silent here Ador. Some cursed business keeps Her mother up I 'll walk a little circle And shew where you shall wait us with the horses And then return This short delay afflicts me And I presume to her it is not pleasing Exeunt Enter Durazzo Caldoro Dur. What 's now to be done prethee let 's to Bed I am sleep And here 's my hand on 't without more ado By fair or foul play we 'll have her to morrow In thy possession Cald. Good Sir give me leave To taste a little comfort in beholding The place by her sweet presence sanctifi'd She may perhaps to take air ope the Casement And looking out a new Star to be gaz'd on By me with adoration bless these eyes Ne'er happy but when she is made the Object Dur. Is not here fine fooling Caldo. Thou great Queen of Love Or real or imagin'd be propitious To me thy faithful Votary and I vow T' erect a statue to thee equal to Thy picture by Apelles skilful hand Left as the great example of his art And on thy thigh I 'll hang a golden Cupid His torches flaming and his quiver full For further honour Dur. End this waking dream and let 's away Mirtilla Enter Caliste and Mirtilla Cald. 'T is her voice Cal. You heard the horses footing Mirt. Certainly Cal. Speak low my Lord Adorio Cald. I am dumb Dur. The darkness friend us too most honour'd Madam Adorio your servant Cal. As you are so I do command your silence till we are Further remov'd and let this kiss assure you I thank the sable night that hides my blushes I am wholly yours Dur. Forward you micher Mirt. Madam think on Mirtilla Goes in Dur. I 'll not now enquire The mysterie of this but bless kind Fortune Favoring us beyond our hopes yet now I think on 't I had ever a lucky hand in such smock night-work Exeunt Enter Adorio and Servant Ador. This slowness does amaze me she 's not alter'd In her late resolution Within jolant Get you to bed And stir not on your life till I command you Ador. Her mothers voice listen Serv. Here comes the daughter Enter Mirtilla Mirt. Whither shall I flie for succor Ador. To these arms your castle of defence impregnable And not to be blown up How your heart beats Take comfort dear Caliste you are now In his protection that will nere forsake you Adorio Your chang'd Adorio swears By your best self an oath he dares not break He loves you loves you in a noble way His constancie firm as the poles of heaven I will urge no reply silence becomes you And I 'll defer the musick of your voice Till we are in a place of safety Mirt. O blest error Exeunt Enter Severino 'T is midnight how my fears of certain death Being surpris'd combat with my strong hopes Rais'd on my chaste wifes goodness I am grown A stranger in this City and no wonder I have too long been so unto my self Grant me a little truce my troubled soul I hear some footing ha Enter Monteclaro and Calypso Calyp. That is the house And there 's the key you 'll find my Lady ready To entertain you 't is not fit I should Stand gaping by while you bill I have brought you on Charge home and come off with honor Exit Sever. It makes this way Mont. I am much troubled and know not what to think Of this design Sever. It still comes on Mont. The Watch I am betraid Sever. Should I now appear fearful It would discover me there is no retiring My confidence must protect me I 'll appear As if I walk'd the round Stand Mont. I am lost Sever. The word Mont. Pray you forbear I am a stranger And missing this dark stormy night
examples The Prince of Tarent gone all were in safety Or not admitted to solicite her My fears would quit me 't is my fault if I Give way to that and let him ne'er desire To own what 's hard that dares not guard it Who waits there Enter Servants and Page Serv. Would your Lordship might Mar. 'T is well You are so neer Enter Don John and Servant John Take care all things be ready For my remove Serv. They are Mar. We meet like Friends No more like Rivals now my emulation Puts on the shape of love and service to you John It is return'd Mar. 'T was rumor'd in the Court You were to leave the City and that wan me To find you out Your Excellence may wonder That I that never saw you till this hour But that I wish'd you dead so willingly Should come to wait upon you to the Ports And there with hope you never will look back Take my last farewell of you John Never look back Mar. I said so neither is it fit you should And may I prevail with you as a friend You never shall nor while you live hereafter Think of the Viceroy's Court or of Palermo But as a grave in which the Prince of Tarent Buried his honor John You speak in a language I do not understand Mar. No I 'll be plainer What mad-man that came hither with that pomp Don John Antonio did that exact Courtier Don John Antonio with whose brave fame only Great Princesses have faln in love and dy'd That came with such assurance as young Paris Did to fetch Helen being sent back contemn'd Disgrac'd and scorn'd his large expence laugh'd at His bravery scoff'd the Lady that he courted Left quietly in possession of another Not to be nam'd that day a Courtier Where he was mention'd the scarce known Cardenes And he to bear her from him that would ever Be seen again having got fairly off By such as will live ready witnesses Of his repulse and scandal John The grief of it Believe me will not kill me All mans honor Depends not on the most uncertain favor Of a fair Mistris Mar. Troth you bear it well You should have seen some that were sensible Of a disgrace that would have rag'd and sought To cure their honor with some strange revenge But you are better temper'd and they wrong The Neapolitans in their report That say they are fiery spirits uncapable Of the least injury dangerous to be talk'd with After a loss where nothing can move you But like a Stoick with a constancy Words nor affronts can shake you still go on And smile when men abuse you John If they wrong Themselves I can yet I would have you know I dare be angry Mar. 'T is not possible A taste of 't would do well And I 'd make tryal What may be done Come hither Boy you have seen This Jewel as I take it John Yes 't is that I gave Almira Mar. And in what esteem She held it coming from your worthy self You may perceive that freely hath bestowed it Upon my Page John When I presented it I did not indent with her to what use She should employ it See the kindness of A loving soul who after this neglect Nay gross contempt will look again upon her And not be frighted from it John No indeed Sir Nor give way longer Give way do you mark To your loose wit to run the Wilde-goose chace Six syllables further I will see the Lady That Lady that dotes on you from whose hate My love increases though you stand elected Her Porter to deny me Mar. Sure you will not John Yes instantly Your prosperous success Hath made you insolent and for her sake I have thus long forborne you and can yet Forget it and forgive it ever provided That you end here and for what is past recalling That she make intercession for your pardon Which at her suit I 'll grant Mar. I am much unwilling To move her for a triffle bear that too And then she shall speak to you John Men and Angels Take witness for me that I have endur'd More then a man O do not fall so soon Stand up take my hand so When I have printed For ever contumelious word a wound here Then sink for ever Mar. O! I suffer justly Serv. Murther murther murther Exe. Servants 2. Serv. Apprehend him 3. Serv. We 'll all joyn with you John I do wish you more My fury will be lost else if it meet not Matter to work on one life is too little For so much injury Enter Almira Leonora Servants Al. O my Cardenes Thou dead still my Cardenes Villains cowards What do ye check at can one arm and that A murtherers so long guard the curs'd Master Against so many swords made sharp with Justice 1. Serv. Sure he will kill us all he is a devil 2. Serv. He is invulnerable Al. Your base fears Beget such fancies in you Give me a sword This my weak arm made strong in my revenge Shall force a way to 't John Would it were deeper Madam The thrust which I would not put by being yours Of greater force to have peirc'd through that heart Which still retains your figure Weep still Lady For every tear that flows from those griev'd eyes Some part of that which maintains life goes from me And so to die were in a gentle slumber To pass to Paradise but you envy me So quiet a departure from my world My world of miseries therefore take my sword And having kill'd me with it cure the wounds It gave Cardenes Enter Pedro Ped. 'T is too true Was ever Valor so ill employ'd John Why stay you Lady Let not soft pity work on your hard nature You cannot do a better office to The dead Cardenes and I willingly Shall fall a ready sacrifice to appease him Your fair hand offering it Al. Thou couldst ask nothing But this which I would grant Lev. Flint-hearted Lady Ped. Are you a woman Sister Al. Thou art not A Brother I renounce that title to thee Thy hand is in this bloody act 't was this For which that savage homicide was sent hither Thou equal Judge of all things if that blood And innocent blood Al. Oh Cardenes How is my soul rent between rage and sorrow That it can be that such an upright Cedar Should violently be torn up by the roots Without an earthquake in that very moment To swallow them that did it John The hurt 's nothing But the deep wound is in my conscience friend Which sorrow in death only can recover Ped. Have better hopes Enter Viceroy Messina Captain Guard and Servants Mess. My son is this the marriage I came to celebrate false hopes of man I come to find a grave here Al. I have wasted My stock of Tears and now just Anger help me To pay in my Revenge the other part Of duty which I owe thee O great Sir Not as a Daughter now but a poor Widow Made so before
she was a Bride I flie To your impartial justice the offence Is death and death in his most horrid form Let not then title or a Princes name Since a great crime is in a great man greater Secure the Offender Mess. Give me life for life As thou wilt answer it to the great King Whose Deputy thou art here Al. And speedy Justice Mess. Put the damn'd wretch to torture Al. Force him to Reveal his curs'd Confederates which spare not Although you find a Son among them Vice How Mess. Why bring you not the Rack forth Al. Wherefore stands the Murtherer unbound Vice Shall I have hearing Mess. Excellent Lady in this you express Your true love to the dead Al. All love to mankind from me ends with him Vice Will you hear me yet And first to you you do confess the fact With which you stand charg'd John I will not make worse What is already ill with vain denial Vice Then understand though you are Prince of Tarent Yet being a Subject to the King of Spain No priviledge of Sicily can free you Being convict by a just form of Law From the municipal Statutes of that Kingdom But as a common man being found guilty Must suffer for it John I prize not my life So much as to appeal from any thing You shall determine of me Vice Yet despair not To have an equal hearing the exclaims Of this griev'd Father nor my Daughters tears Shall sway me from my self and where they urge To have you tortur'd or led bound to prison I must not grant it Mess. No Vice I cannot sir For men of his rank are to be distinguish'd From other men before they are condemn'd From which his cause not heard he yet stands free So take him to your charge and as your life See he be safe Capt. Let me die for him else Exe. Ped. John Cap. guard Mess. The guard of him should have been given to me Al. Or unto me Mess. Bribes may corrupt the Captain Al. And our just wreak by force or cunning practice With scorn prevented Mar. Oh! Al. What groan is that Vice They 'r apparent signs of life yet in him Al. Oh that there were that I could pour my blood Into his veins Mar. Oh oh Vice Take him up gently Mess. Run for Physitians Al. Surgeons Mess. All helps else Vice This care of his recovery timely practis'd Would have express'd more of a Father in you Then your impetuous clamors for revenge But I shall find fit time to urge that further Hereafter to you 't is not fit for me To add weight to oppress'd calamitie Exeunt Act. 2. Scaen. 1. Enter Pedro Don John Captain John WHy should your love to me having already So oft endur'd the test be put unto A needless trial have you not long since In every circumstance and rite of friendship Outgone all presidents the Antients boast of And will you yet move further Ped. Hitherto I have done nothing howsoe'r you value My weak endeavours that may justly claim A title to your friendship and much less Laid down the debt which as a tribute due To your deservings not I but mankind Stands bound to tender John Do not make an Idol Of him that should and without superstition To you build up an Altar O my Pedro When I am to expire to call you mine Assures a future happiness Give me leave To argue with you and the fondness of Affection struck blind with justice hear me Why should you being innocent fling your life Into the furnace of your fathers anger For my offence Or take it granted yet 'T is more then supposition you prefer My safety 'fore your own so prodigally You waste your favors wherfore should this Captain His blood and sweat rewarded in the favor Of his great Master falsifie the trust Which from true judgment he reposes in him For me a stranger Ped. Let him answer that He needs no prompter Speak your thoughts and freely Capt. I ever lov'd to do so and it shames not The bluntness of my breeding from my youth I was train'd up a Soldier one of those That in their natures love the dangers more Then the rewards of danger I could add My life when forfeited the Viceroy pardon'd But by his intercession and therefore It being lent by him I were ungrateful Which I will never be if I refus'd To pay that debt at any time demanded Ped. I hope friend this will satisfie you John No it raises More doubts within me Shall I from the school Of gratitude in which this Captain reads The text so plainly learn to be unthankful Or viewing in your actions the Idea Of perfect Friendship when it does point to me How brave a thing it is to be a Friend Turn from the object Had I never lov'd The fair Almira for her outward features Nay were the beauties of her mind suspected And her contempt and scorn painted before me The being your Sister would anew inflame me With much more impotence to dote upon her No dear friend let me in my death confirm Though you in all things else have the precedence I 'll die ten times ere one of Pedro's hairs Shall suffer in my cause Ped. If you so love me In love to that part of my soul dwels in you For though two bodies friends have but one soul Loose not both life and me Enter a Servant 1. Serv. The Prince is dead Exit John If so shall I leave Pedro here to answer For my escape As thus I clasp thee let The Vice-roys sentence finde me Ped. Flie for Heavens sake Consider the necessity though now We part Anthonio we may meet again But death's division is for ever friend Enter another Servant 2. Serv. The rumor spread Sir of Martino's death Is check'd there 's hope of his recovery John Why should I flie then when I may enjoy With mine own life my friend Ped. That 's still uncertain He may have a relapse for once be rul'd friend He 's a good debtor that pays when 't is due A prodigal that before it is requir'd Makes tender of it Enter three or four Sailors 1. Sail. The Bark Sir is ready 2. Sail. The wind sits fair Whistles within 3. Sail. Heaven favors your escape Cap. Hark how the Boatswain whistles you aboard Will nothing move you John Can I leave my friend Pedro. I must delay no longer force him home Capt. I 'll run the hazard of my fortunes with you John What violence is this hear but my Reasons Pedro. Poor friendship that is cool'd with Arguments Away away Capt. For Malta Pedro. You shall hear All our events John I may sail round the world But never meet thy like Pedro Pedro. Anthonio John I breathe my soul back to thee Pedro. In exchange Bear mine along with thee Gapt. Cheerly my hearts Exeunt Ped. He 's gone May pittying-Heaven his Pilot be And then I weigh not what becomes of me Exit Enter Viceroy Messina and Attendants
the Ladies Now to my business Enter Almira and Leonora Leon. This air will much refresh you Al: I must sit down Leon. Do and take freer thoughts The place invites you and I walk by like your Sentinel Bor. And thou shalt be my Heir I 'll leave thee all Heav'n knows to what 't will mount to but abundance I 'll leave thee two yong Ladies what think you of that Boy Where is the Bottle Two delicate yong Ladies But first you shall commit with me Do you mark son And shew your self a Gentleman that 's the truth son John Excellent Lady kissing your fair hand And humbly craving pardon for intruding This Letter and this Ring Leon. From whom I pray you sir John From the most noble loving Lord Don Pedro The servant of your Vertues Bor. And prethee good son slave be wise and circumspect And take heed of being overtaken with too much drink For it is a lamentable sin and spoils all Why 't is the damnablest thing to be drunk son Heav'n cannot endure it And hark you one thing I would have done Knock my husband on the head as soon as may be For he is an arrant Puppy and cannot perform Why where the devil is this foolish Bottle Leon. I much thank you and this sir for your pains John No gentle Lady That I can do him service is my merit My faith my full reward Leon. Once more I thank you Since I have met so true a friend to goodness I dare deliver to your charge my answer Pray you tell him Sir this night I do invite him To meet me in the Garden Means he may finde For love they say wants no abilities John Nor shall he Madam if my help may prosper So everlasting Love and Sweetness bless ye She 's at it still I dare not now appear to her Al. What fellows that Leon. Indeed I know not Madam It seems of some strange Countrey by his habit Nor can I shew you by what mystery He wrought himself into this place prohibited Al. A handsom man Leon. But of a minde more handsom Al. Was his business to you Leon. Yes from a friend you woot of Al. A very handsom fellow And well demean'd Leon. Exceeding well and speaks well Al. And speaks well too Leon. I passing well and freely And as he promises of a most clear nature Brought up sure far above his show Al. It seems so I would I had heard him friend Comes he again Leon. Indeed I know not if he do Al. 'T is no matter Come let 's walk in Leon. I am glad you have found your tongue yet Borachia sings Enter Cuculo Cuc. My wife is very merry sure 't was her voice Pray Heav'n there be no drink in 't then I allow it John 'T is sure my Master now the game begins Here will be spitting of fire a both sides presently Send me but safe deliver'd Cuc. O my heart aks My head aks too Mercy O me she 's perish'd She has gotten wine she is gone for ever Bor. Come hither Ladies carry your bodies swimming Do your three duties then then fall behinde me Cuc. O thou pernitious Raschal What hast thou done John I done alas Sir I have done nothing Cuc. Sirrah How came she by this wine John Alas I know not Bor. Who 's that that talks of wine there John Forsooth my Master Bor. Bring him before me son slave Cuc. I will know it This Bottle how this Bottle Bor. Do not stir it For if you do by this good wine I 'll knock ye I 'll beat ye damnable yea and nay I 'll beat you And when I have broke it 'bout your head do you mark me Then will I tie it to your Worship's tail And all the dogs i' th' Town shall follow you No question I would avise you how I came by it I will have none of these points handled now Cuc. She 'll never be well again while the world stands John I hope so Cuc. How doest thou Lamb Bor. Well God-a-mercy Bell-wether how doest thou Stand out Son slave sit you here and before this Worshipful Audience Propound a doubtful question See who 's drunk now Cuc. Now now it works the devil now dwells in her Bor. Whether the Heav'n or the Earth be neerer the Moon Or what 's the natural Reason why a woman longs To make her husband Cuckold Bring me your Cousin The Curate now that great Philosopher He that found out a Pudding had two ends That learned Clerk that notable Gymnosophist And let him with his Jacobs-Staff discover What is the third part of Three farthings three Half pence being the half and I am satisfied Cuc. You see she hath Learning enough if she could dispose it Bor. Too much for thee thou Logger-head thou Bull-head Cuc. Nay good Borachia Bor. Thou a sufficient States-man A Gentleman of Learning hang thee Dog-whelp Thou shadow of a man of action Thou scab o' th' Court go sleep you drunken Rascal Ye debauch'd Puppy get you home and sleep sirrah And so will I son slave thou shalt sleep with me Cuc. Prethee look to her tenderly Bor No words sirrah Of any wine or any thing like wine Or any thing concerning wine or by wine Or from or with wine Come lead me like a Countess Cuc. Thus must we bear poor men There is a trick in 't But when she is well again I 'll trick her for it Exeunt Act. 4. Scaen. 1. Enter Pedro Ped. NOw if this honest fellow do but prosper I hope I shall make fair return I wonder I hear not from the Prince of Tarent yet I hope he 's landed well and to his safety The winds have stood most gently to his purpose My honest friend Enter Don John John Your Lordships poorest servant Ped. How hast thou sped John My Lord as well as wishes My way hath reach'd your Mistress and delivered Your letter-Letter-love and Token who with all joy And vertuous constancy desires to see you Commands you this night by her loving power To meet her in the Garden Ped. Thou hast made me Redeem'd me man again from all my sorrows Done above wonder for me Is it so John I should be now too old to learn to lie sir And as I live I never was good flatterer Ped. I do see some thing in this fellows face still That ties my heart fast to him Let me love thee Nay let me honor thee for this fair service And if I ere forget it John Good my Lord The onely knowledge of me is too much bounty My service and my life sir Ped. I shall think on 't But how for me to get access John 'T is easie I 'll be your guide sir all my care shall lead you My credits better then you think Ped. I thank ye And soon I 'll wait your promise John With all my duty Exeunt Enter Viceroy Messina Doctor and Cuculo Doct. All 's as I tell you Princes you shall here Be witness to his