it off now Sir I beg you to proceed to solemnize our Marriage I have some boding Thoughts I cannot overcome which makes me fear my Bebbemeah will be snatch'd away Senn. That cannot be my Son you know she 's at my disposal but to disperse thy Fears this very night she shall be yours beyond the reach of Fortune to take her from you Cem. aside Say you so you may be mistaken this must to my Mother Exit Cemat Munz. Shine shine my Stars and Hymen light his Torch and thou great Goddess that attends on Marriage Rites bless our mutual loves Enter Bebbemeah and Choufera O Bebbemeah lovely Mistress say wilt thou not give thy wondrous Beauty up to blest Munzuffer's Longings This very night gives Bebbemeah to me and nothing waits to crown my Joys but thy Consent Beb. It is too soon my Lord to talk of Joys my dearest Father's Ashes yet are warm delay it longer 't is indeed too soon Senn. You know it was your Father's dying word and tho' I may command you to it I only will entreat there 's danger in Delays Munzuffer do not leave her till you have gain'd the point whilst I take care that nothing else be wanting to compleat it Exit Senn. Enter hastily Callapia Cemat looks in with her Call to Cem. To night it cannot must not be stay you within my Call To Beb. Ungrateful Bebbemeah can you so soon forget your tender loving Father to talk of Marriage the Funeral Pile is hardly yet extinguisht withdraw I 'le talk to your Lover about it Exeunt Bebb. and Chouf Aside Now all my Fears return To Munz. Have you forgot noble Munzuffer when you the proffer of my Love refus'd it was because I was another's Right what hinders now to take me to your Arms instead of Bebbemeah that vast Wealth I shew'd you shall be yours take it all and me unto your Bosom Munz. 'T is you forget the Grief so lately show'd for your dear Husband's death and I must tell you 't is Bebbemeah wholly has my Heart her Image there so deeply is imprest nothing can blot it out do not for pity interrupt my Joys could I love another it should be you Call What are thy Joys to me if I must be unhappy Consider Munzuffer what thou dost refuse I sue thee for thy Love she but obeys her Father besides she long since was contracted to my Son her broken Vows will pull down Vengeance from the Gods upon her self and you Munz. Forbid it Heaven I love her with that Passion I 'll through all Obstacles whate'er they be without her I am ruin'd Call And with her too fond Youth she 's not the virtuous modest thing you take her for she 's lewd as Hell there 's scarce a Slave or Groom in all her Father's House but has enjoy'd her you 'l find it so when 't is too late to help it Munz. It cannot be I 'm sure you wrong her Virtue I see thou' rt a Counterfeit all over thy Griefs just now were not to be repair'd and now thou' rt suing for another Husband would you had died before you troubled thus the Quiet of my Soul Call I would I had indeed since you can be so cruel to her who tells you of the danger that you may escape 't was only for your sake that I did live O throw this Prostitute from thy generous Heart and take me in her room Takes his Hand Munz. Stand off Witch Sorceress I hate thee most implacably Snatches his Hand away I 'd sooner take with all their curling Snakes Furies to my Arms thou sure art one of them thou hast sent a Viper to my Bosom which by a wound unseen has pierc'd me through the Heart Call aside Patience I must be calm To him Most barbarous Munzuffer is this the Recompence you give my Love I 'le take my self for ever from your sight and weep like Niobe into a Marble Statue to leave a lasting Monument of thy unmanly Cruelty going Mun. Leave me not I charge you come back and tell me Yet what I know not Takes hold of her stamps and turns from her Call You 'd have me unsay what I told you of Bebbemeah is it not so my Lord Munz. kneels Was it then false I know it was say but so Callapia see at your Feet Munzuffer falls unask'd I do forgive you ease but my tortur'd Mind and say she 's innocent Call I 'le say so if you please or any thing you 'd have me Mun. rises Thou hast restor'd me to my self again O my divinest Bebbemeah pardon my jealous Thoughts Call How soon you 'd cheat your self in what you wish consider what I said and think if it be a just occasion of this mighty Joy Mun. Ha what say you Did you not tell me she is innocent of those black Crimes you charg'd her with in Passion Call I told you I would say what you would have me did that include her guiltless Worthy Munzuffer believe e're 't is too late her Shame and thine if you joyn Wedlock with this infamous Creature Munz. To what a Labyrinth am I hurried on I 'll hear no more I 'm sure you wrong her yet I am all distraction Exit Munz. Call Go Fool I think I have stung thee to some purpose I have not done with thee Done did I say I yet have scarce begun if all the Stratagems and Art that Woman ever practis'd can compass him I yet will make him mine Come in Cemat Calls at the Door Enter Cemat and help me to effect this Bebbemeah's this Idol of his Soul's destruction he has downright refus'd my Love Cem. What break his Promise to you his Life shall make you satisfaction Call No my Cemat then I lose all my Hopes I 've rais'd his thoughts to doubts of her already which I 'le convince him of to be all Truth by having a black Slave found with her on the Bed himself shall see it 't will ruine her for ever in his Opinion and cause a Breath which never shall be heal'd if I can help it Cem It looks with a good Face if you can bring it well about Call gives him a little Box Take this Pill in some Liquor dissolve it and give it to one of her own Slaves no matter which 't will cause immediate Sleep as sound as Death I 'le take the same care of Bebbemeah when you have done convey him to her Apartment and leave me to the rest Your Duty in your quick dispatch be known This hour kind Fate and then he 's sure my own Exeunt severally Enter Sennorat and Munzuffer Senn. It is a Calumny thrown on her believe it not my Son upon my life you 'l find it so however we 'l delay the Marriage for some time and keep the strictest watch on all her Actions Callapia may have some Design in it tho' what I know not Mun. aside Too well I guess I know not what to think but I am more
think fit to spare a Maidens Blushes Sen. With all my Heart Lovers Discourses are not for others Ears Call They seem acquainted already sure they before have seen each other O he 's a lovely sweet young Gentleman Exit Senn. leading Call Pech follows just as she is going off she turns O I could gaze on him for ever Mun. Now now my Joys are full divinest Bebbemeah but what a world of Grief you would have spar'd me had you not us'd another's Name Beb. I 'd Reasons for 't my Lord which when convenient you shall know Mun. Fly fly you tardy hours to bring about the time that blest Munzuffer may call the matchless Bebbemeah his Beb. My Lord I have a doubt I do believe you can resolve how came my Lord Sennorat and my Father to know our meeting in the Grove Mun. It was the happiest minute of my Life I told him of it when most unkindly you had left me alone to my Despair I homeward went full of the Idea of your charming self next Morning 't was design'd by my Father for all things were in a readiness to wait on Bebbemeah I found out many Excuses to put it off a little longer but none were of force enough to prevail I rose e're break of Day and only with one of my Grooms a simple honest fellow I left my Father's House never to see it more till I had at least found out who 't was had robbed me of my Liberty By what strange means I was sent back to my Father I 'll take another time to tell But after I had gain'd his Pardon for my Disobedience I told him my Adventure in the Grove and shew'd him this Picture which there you drop'd Beb. I never knew till now which way I lost it nor can well remember for what reason I should have it about me Mun. He seem'd o'erjoy'd embrac'd and said I should but only see and if your Beauty could not efface that of my Fair unknown he would not press me to it and help himself to find my Charmer out He ask'd me several Questions and if I thought my Love was not displeasing to her Pardon me lovely Mistress for I told him by what I could perceive in the small Conversation we had together I 'd made some small impression on your Heart Beb. That was the Purport of the Letter I suppose my Father was so pleas'd at I find they design to surprize us both Chouf aside What will become of me I find I 'm lost to all hopes for ever ah happy happy Sister Mun. My dearest Bebbem will you not give me leave to call you so and hope a little Inclination as well as Duty gives you to Munzuffer Beb. 'T is time enough my Lord for such Confessions Enter Callapia Call aside to Beb. I can stay no longer from this charming Stranger Bebbemeah you 'l surfeit your new Lover with too much forwardness retire I 'll keep him company Beb. aside Malicious Woman come Choufera we must obey Mun. aside Curse on her what can she mean by this Exeunt Bebb. and Chouf Call This is a Freedom Sir not usual in our Country to give young People leave to talk together before they 're married it is her Father's blind Indulgence to her who suffers her in every thing to follow her own Humour which alwaies led her to love Mens company she 's of an amorous Complexion Mun. That is a rigorous and cruel Custom all People ought to please themselves in such a great concern as Marriage is Call And do you like her Sir Mun. I love her more than Life or all things else on Earth Call I 'm sorry for 't so pretty a Gentleman deserves a better Fortune Mun. I want nothing Madam in having her but Merit to deserve her she 's beautiful to adoration and virtuous what can the blest Munzuffer wish for more Call The Levity you see her guilty of is no great sign of that Mun. It was not only by her Father's Permission but Command she gave me leave to tell her that I lov'd her Call You have seen her Sir before where you had opportunity enough to tell her often so Mun. We then were Strangers to each other and 't was by accident we met in the Orange-grove Call A likely matter to meet in such a place by accident Mun. I 'd lost my Company a hunting and went to repose my self under the cool shade not knowing she was there nor any else 't is very easie to give credit to me if you consider why I refused to marry Bebbemeah whilst I went in search of her far from knowing I fled from the Happiness I was seeking Call aside So this is the Secret was kept so close from me I do not think Sir the Rendezvouze was given to you but some one else of which your coming disappointed her Munz. That I cannot believe I 'm satiâ—fied she loves me and no one else I saw it by an hundred Signs at the very time I mention Call aside This will not do I find I must be plain I have no time to lose for all things are with haste a preparing for the Wedding-day I 'll tell him that I love him and if he dares refuse me his Scorn shall seal his Doom To him Suppose my Lord there was another lov'd you tho' not so young perhaps more faithful far would you for this fond foolish Girl refuse her Mun. There is no danger Madam of that tryal of my Faith it needs no serious Answer Going Call Oh stay too lovely Stranger and take the soft Confession of my Soul 't is I my self that love thee charming Youth and here I swear to die if you refuse me yours Mun. aside Direct me Heaven that gave me Warning of it which way to shun this Womans wicked Love should I positively deny I fear she 'l take some fatal course to rob me of my Mistress I 'le flatter her Hopes till I 'm possess'd of my dear Bebbemeah and then I fear her not Call Why do you pause Sir Is it so hard a thing to love again where you are best belov'd Mun. Pardon me Madam if I am surpriz'd I am not worthy of the least part of your Affection you have a noble Husband who best deserves it all I would not rob him of his just share to be the happy man my self Call Suppose I were a Widow would you then love me and quit my hated Rival Mun. aside Gods what shall I say Direct my erring Tongue You are more charming and deserving than I can express but whilst you are another's Right I must not love you I must beg leave to retire I am not well Exit Munz. Call If that be all the Objection I will soon remove this feeble doating Husband shall not live to bar me of my Bliss and I doubt not but the Wealth I have unknown and what I add by Bebbemeah's Ruin which I will contrive to make her Fortune mine will charm his
Choufera my dearest tender Sister 't is I unhappy Slave have been the cause of all these sad Misfortunes Mun. She expir'd within my Arms bid me commend her to you and comfort you for her untimely Fall Beb. Alas what Comfort can I e'er receive for such a Loss my only constant Friend on Earth is gone I hope I shall not long remain behind her Munz. O say not so cruel Bebbemeah thou hast a Friend which ever will be yours how shall I atone for my Offence is it not possible you can forgive Chav aside Ay ay 't is zo I find I shall be bob'd of my Mistress az a body may zay Beb. No never the Injuries you 've done me are of such a nature to pardon would look as if I were conscious of the Guilt you threw upon me and were glad on any terms to pass it by ironically do not lose so much time from your Callapia she will be angry indeed she will and chide you most unmercifully Mun. What mean you Bebbemeah my Callapia I 'd sooner take a Witch a Succubus to my Arms I do believe in Hell there is not such another Fury Beb. Her Wealth my Lord will make you compensation for all Personal Defects and for her Mind the blacker 't is the more like thee perfidious Man angrily Munz. By Heaven you wrong me Madam her Wealth and her I equally contemn I ever scorn her loathsom Love which has created all these sad Distractions 't will soon be seen how well I love her the Murder of your Father is detected done by her cursed Hand for which she is to die Beb. Merciless Woman when shall I find an end to all my Sorrows they still encrease and will at last o'erwhelm me Angrily But you my Lord I find come to make up your Breach with me because you are like to lose your other Mistress Munz. Still worse and worse all I can say to justifie my self turns to my disadvantage may I for ever be depriv'd of you the greatest Curse I can wish if e'er I had a Thought of loving any else since the first moment that I see you were that vile Creature which you unjustly tax me with Empress of all our wealthy Indies I 'd scorn her as I have already done Beb. How can you hope I ever should all I could say you would not lend an Ear to Munz. Upbraid me not with what 't is Death to hear all my whole Life shall be a continued Service to expiate that one Fault I do not blame your Anger you have just reason for it the mighty Gods are pacified by Penitence and all I now dare ask is only your forgiveness Beb. Suppose my Lord I should you do not think I e'er will put my self in that man's power who could so easily believe so poorly of my Virtue I need not say I will not I do not find you do desire it You say you wish for nothing but Forgiveness you have it Sir Now I suppose I may be gone you 've nothing else to ask going he takes hold of her Munz. Still Madam you reproach me with the only Blot I ever was asham'd of I do indeed deserve your utmost Rigour but O unkind it is to say I 've nothing else to ask I have a mighty Boon too much for you to give or me to crave my Wishes are unbounded but still they center all in Bebbemeah Think if the hoarding Miser would be pleas'd to have his Coffers rifled and all his Idol Gold thrown into the Sea if so believe I 've no desires to be possest of what I most adore fair Bebbemeah Beb. aside O that bewitching Tongue 't wil quite undo all my firm Resolutions To him I told you I forgave you is not that enough Munz. O no you do not if you did you 'd run into these faithful loving Arms convince me that you do so and let me conduct you home Beb. How Munzuffer can you think I will return to live in the same place where my blasted Fame by this is grown the publick Talk No I will seek some Desart far from the Society of human Conversation where I will spend my melancholy days and ne'er return to this bad World again Mun. Is this Forgiveness obdurate Bebbemeah I cannot live without you I swear by all that 's good I will not the minute that you leave me I 'le with my Blood since nothing else will do implore your Pity and wash away my Guilt Beb. I could most willingly consent to your Desires but still so much I owe my injur'd Honour I must and will resolve to never see thee more take if you will a parting Kiss sure I may give that without offence to Modesty since 't is the last Favour you must e'er receive from Bebbemeah's Love for O Munzuffer canst thou think it for all this usage I have had I love thee still Mun. O no I will not taste of Bliss to make the deprivation of it more intolerable Since then it must be so farewel indeed for ever Offers to stab himself but is prevented by Sennorat's entring Senn. Rash Boy what mean you Beb. O! I can hold no longer Runs into his Arms. My most dear Lord thou shalt not die if the possession of thy Bebbemeah can give you Life I yield to thy all-conquering Love dispose me as you will clear but my Reputation and I 'm yours for ever Mun. Some help good Sir to support this Extasie I 've now more need of Moderation than under my pressing Grief Am I awake I know not how to trust my Senses with this happy change of my Condition Senn. I 'm glad fair injur'd Lady there 's no use for my Authority to carry you back Your Reputation has if possible receiv'd a double Lustre by the black detraction all wait with eager haste to see due Justice done on your inhuman Mother and in a fury they drag the Body of wicked Cemat about the Streets I 've brought a Chariot to conduct you home in triumph o'er your Foes Beb. My Lord I 'le wait upon you when you please Sardea stay and let our kind Landlord and his Family know where I wou'd see them to gratifie their Troubles Gives Munzuffer her Hand Munz. Bear witness Gods I envy not your boasted Bliss above Nor would I change my Happiness to be the mighty Jove Exeunt Sennorat Munzuffer and Bebbemeah Chavo looks after them comes forward scratching his Head Look ye there now I thought how much you 'd speak a good word for one I wou'd that old Man had e'en let him have kill'd himself and then may be I might have got her in the mind and now he 's gone away with her and I shall never zee her again all days of my breath almost crying You might a been asham'd to zay she waz your Sister and make a body zet ones Heart upon her zo you might then cries Sard. Alas poor Chavo come man have patience you shall see her again