and done great things to settle this Empire and think you it will be kept and Govern'd by a heart with a Dart in it Ordell Good Sir let not my Brothers single errour put from your memory all his great Actions if you would speak mildly to him of his Love I do believe your Arguments may move him more then all this rigour can he has a Noble Spirit such as you did like and I know he loves you Sir Emp Let me know when he returnes Exeunt Emperor Ordell Are any gone after Phillocles Enter to Ordella Armanthus Gillon Ladies Arman Yes Madam we think Antillacus is gone with Antenor Ordel But can they overtake him time enough before he reaches Cleonel Gillon No doubt they may Enter to them Antillacus and Antenor Ordell Not yet gone Antillacus Antil Madam all the Court-Gates are by the Emperors expresse command lock'd up and Guards set that no man now can passe Ordel Is it not madnesse to hazzard him alone against Cleonel and his company My Lords do you mean to give obedience to this rash command and suffer Phillocles to perish thus when my Fathers anger is allay'd hee 'l curse your modesty if not punish it in case my Brother do miscarry Antil Madam we have no way to follow the Prince unlesse your selfe command the Guards to let us passe Ordel Come then with me I will stand my Fathers anger when it goes highest rather then let my Brother fall thus neglected Exeunt omnes Enter Phlllocles Phlllo Those at the Castle do not hear of Cleonel nor expect him there sure Antillacus did mistake them or I him which way now to take I know not 'T is strange Antillacus and Antenor stay so long I must not quit this Road untill they come Hark I hear men and Horses within the Wood my businesse is to search every where Love guide me to her Rescue or my Death Exit Phillocles Enter Cleonel leading Selindra followed by four Servants Cleo How is it now Madam your Spirits seem to be return'd are you yet strong enough to ride on we have rested long Selin I hope I am 't was the blow which the bough gave my head makes me thus ill the bushes kept me from the ground so that my fall could not hurt me Cleo. The day is farre spent Madam and we shall be no sooner mist then follow'd pray let us to horse there is a place near where we may rest for one night secure Selin My head growes diszey with this little motion I fear I cannot sit upon my Horse yet methinks you might hide me here in these thick bushes untill night and when 't is dark find some better means to carry me away Cleo 'T will not be safe to stay longer so near our Enemies Enter Phillocles Phil 'T is Cleonel turne this way Traytor Cleonel holds up Selindra and sends his men to Phillocles Cleo Take the Prince without harme if you can Phil Am I not worthy thy own Sword Ravisher They Fight Phillocles runnes desperately among the men passes them and comes up to Cleonel they all incompasse him fighting Selindra runnes amongst them and parts 'um Selin I beg your patience Sir and do command thine Cleonel but here me speak I do conjure you both Phillocles brave Prince look on me with pitty and on Cleonel with justice my life being sought several wayes by Lascares and Cecropius I have endeavour'd to preserve by flight you must therefore look on Cleonel as trusted and imployed by me being ingaged by Oath to carry me to Belgrade to my Friends there Phil Thou art betray'd Selindra lost for ever this is not the way to Belgrade you are now within a mile of his Castle this way leads to no other place thou persidious Villain canst thou smile at such a treachery Cleo. Yes Phillocles and will be my own carver now I must be first serv'd here do you two carry her to Horse I 'le soon o're take you He delivers Selindra to two of his men Selin To Horse Cleonel I 'le rather dye then stir a foot that way Cleo Force her to Horse we have no time to talk Phil Force her thou cursed slave I 'le sacrifice thee ere she goes Cleonel and his two Men sight with Phillocles while the other two force off Selindra Selin The gods preserve the Prince help help murther treason treason Exeunt with Selindra Vpon her cryes enter six Travelors Pollidor the Chief Poll Let some help those that cry let others search the Wood I 'le towards the clashing Swords how 's this three to one Pollidor runs at Cleonel and diverts him just as Phillocles had kill'd one man at which instant the other man hurts Phillocles in the back and seeing this rescue he runs into the VVood Phillocles runs after him that fled believing it had been Cleonel whom he could not see because Pollidor having run Cleonel through the heart was fallen himself upon him who being by Cleonel run into the throat lay also as dead covering Cleonel Enter to them the rest of the Travelors with Selindra very weak who when they see Pollidor dead do let Selindra fall who lies on the ground while they take up Pollidor and dress his wounds Tene Curs'd be that Woman accurs'd our Fate to loose our prince They dress him as they talke Teck Now the blood issues at the wound it may prove not mortall Titi. The blood only choak'd him as he lay you see his Eyes look chearfully Kneels Tene Ye Gods if any do take care of Hungary look down on Pollinesso and restore him to us Selin What 's that he said was it Pollinesso that he named She looks up Titius The King will live thanks to heaven for his deliverance Selin They call him King too Pollinesso's name gives me Strength but that face is none of mine and yet that name makes that face lovely to me How I fool my self with vain hopes of what cannot be She lies down againe sadly Ten How is it Sir your looks are lively and your wound though it did at first seem desperate is not very dangerous Polli My tongue moves heavily and painfully losse of blood makes me faint too how shall I travell with these wounds my stay here will be very dangerous and my Journey to Belgrade too long for one so weak as I am Ten The same Gods that have preserv'd you to this day will not let you fall thus He faints and slumbers Selin They talke of Belgrade too who can this be give me way that I may gaze on this wonder She rises crowds in amongst them and stares on Pollidor Tene Away wild Woman thou Author of this mischief Selin He looks up again those Eyes are mine I know 'um now She offers to imbrace him Tene Throw her off teare her away she disturbs him sure she is madde Yhey pull her from him Selin 'T is you are mad 't is you that love him not why do you haile me thus whither will you
said This Parragon of all our Sex now dyes Because Ormasdes does her Love despise Ormas No Madam I do suffer more then she Does for her self hers is my miserie I dare not virtue with vain hopes abuse I cannot love and therefore do refuse To dally with so bright a Saint whose Shrine Compels all hearts to bow before 't but mine I am not capable of Love not blest That way my heart 's with other flames possest Queen All flames you feel would vanish did you see Valeriana in such misery As she endures now fetching her last breath Enquiring your health neglecting her own death Thus my compassion has her sorrowes learn'd I weep her Tears while you stand unconcern'd Ormas Madam your passion does my pitty move Though my dull heart cannot consent to Love My resolution is now fixt I 'le try My self to vanquish or her Martyr Dye I swear I did not hear that she was ill And now it does my soul with horror fill For her concern no danger is so great But I will rather dye in 't then retreat Queen 'T is bravely said but dare you try the effect Of one short visit after such neglect Ormas Thus provok'd if your Majesty stands by I will not such a visit now deny Queen You speak and look as if you meant to fright Much rather then revive her by your sight Ormas Madam to Complement I have no skill Nor can be pleas'd if lov'd against my will Yet sensible and civil I can be Though it do prove unfortunate to me Queen When shall I bring this comfort to revive Her fainting soul if she be still alive Ormas Is she really so weak so soon grown Thus ill I have no skill in this unknown Mystery of love but will boldly try What I can do for her recovery Queen High passions do weak bodies sooner bring To the Graves mouth then any other thing Her despairs are of a much longer date Though suddain sicknesse do break out thus late When I your humour did a first reherse And shew'd how your whole life had been averse To Love she sigh'd and presently grew pale Despair that minute made her spirits fail And so transported by her fancy fell As if my doubts had rung her passing bell Orm Though I cannot speak nor do yet know how To look I 'm ready to attend you now Queen I fear so suddain and so great a joy As your approach may equally destroy Let me her heart prepare that by degrees She may but hope retain before she see The comfort that your visit brings and then Ormasdes may ere long prove best of Men. Ormas Madam I do my self to you submit Pray order me in all as you think fit Queen You shall then stand unseen while I do tell This welcome story which will make her well And then by what you 'l see you may observe How my true friendship will from both deserve Who have no wish beyond Ormasdes good When time shall make me rightly understood Ormas Madam I have now no more to say But that I will your Majesty obey Queen You shall not stirre Ormasdes till I send Exit Queen and Traine Enter to him Nearous Ormas Did you not meet Cleandra going out Near Yes but I have businesse of importance Pray let us withdraw and be more private Ormas Come this way then They go out and Re-entey Ormas Why have you drawn me to this inner Room Is the secret of so piercing quality That fewer Walls then these cannot contain't Near It is my Lord of a high nature grown I must impart it to your self alone You and I must kill one another now Ormas May not I live though you are pleas'd to dye Near No Sir since 't is decreed that I must die I am resolv'd to have you Company There 's a Sword the same with mine defend you Ormas Hold a while May not I know the cause of this hatred Near I have no hatred yet endeavour must That we together may revert to dust Though you by chance have rob'd me of my right I 'de not out-live Ormasdes if I might Ormas From whence does this strange kindnesse to me grow Say for I will not fight untill I know Near This then will teach you to defend your self Runs at him he puts his Sword by and holds him Ormas I shall call my Servants unlesse you now show The cause of this distracted fury Near I will Lets him go Valeriana's my Quarrel She throwes neglects on me and dotes on you Ormas You are mistaken sure and much abus'd It is not possible She dotes on me Who never courted Lady in my life Near By all that 's good she told me so her self Ormas This must be some design beyond my reach But if true from whence does my guilt arise Who never heard of your pretence 'till now Nor have a serious thought for hers to me If such a folly do her heart possesse Am I to answer for her guiltinesse Near I do accuse you of no guilt at all But joy to think if by my hand you fall It will Create in her such miserie As will adorn my death with Victorie Ormas If such revenge and malice you intend Where is the Love that you so much pretend Near Wee 'l talk of that as our two souls expire She flatter'd me with hopes that blew my Fire She threw out vowes to marry me and now In hope of you disowns that holy vow Ormas Made vowes to marry you and yet love me Pray shew me how this story does agree I swear I never had a thought of Love To Lady in my life and will now quit The interest you pretend rather then fight For such imaginary Dreams as this Near You must Fight Nearcus offers at him he rings a Bell. Enter Servants Ormas No disarm him so now leave us alone Exeunt Nearcus I have lov'd you and shall still If you 'l permit what does this story mean Near By Hea Valeriana did ingage To marry me if my Birth equal'd hers But now repents in hope to marry you Ormas This story growes stranger and stranger still Does your Birth equal hers on which you ground Your Title and on which her vow was made Near It does Ormasdes and did hers exceed When I first urg'd that sacred Vow she made She but a Subject unto me appear'd Ormas And are you other now Near Yes have you not heard that Prince Orontes Brother to our late King had a young Son Call'd Leonatus who by sad mishap Fencing with the Prince hurt him in the Eye Of which hurt he dyed and the King inrag'd Made vowes to Sacrifice the Murtherer As if the mischief purposely were done In order to his own Succession After Cleandra who was then married To a young Prince in Greece and setl'd there Orm I 'ave often heard the Queen with sighs lament Her Brothers losse by that sad accident And say she pittied Leonatus death As innocent
wav'd the common way of wooing to appeare before you with such an Army as will justifie my love great as my selfe and worthy of your best favours which I feare your brother does obstruct Silviana I never heard 'till now that love and terror did inhabit in one brest fright me you may but winne me never by the desolation you have made a lover by such bloody Characters set off is what ever I shall flye from Urbin Now Sir does this shew my compulsion for a Nunnery Ferrara I see she has her lesson perfect you all comply to send me home with scornes yet I must lay before you the evills of a Towne taken by assault where fire and sword do often without limits sway which is my last argument and what I hope will invite Fernando who knowes the accidents of Warre to mediate such a Peace as will divert the desolation that may follow Fernando 'T will not become me to advise against the interest of the Prince I serve For if my intelligence be true your Citty of Ferrara is or will soon be in more danger of the Fire and Sword you mention then Urbin at present is 'twere an Infamy irreparable to suffer the Princess Silviana to be ravish'd from her brothers Arms by one she is so much averse to such force Sir can have no pretence to love to the Duke Ferrara Are you of that opinion too Sir this confirmes what I have heard and what in my Camp so freely is discours'd that your great Generall is an ambitious Lover But if Silviana can submit to so meane approaches I shall scorne the competition though in my just anger I lay this Citty Levell with the Earth Fernando The meane Generall you slight so much has never yet presum'd to look with confidence on the faire Princess Eyes so farre from daring to pretend or own that love you so boldly guesse at that my adresses are yet cloathed in the humble habit of a Servant to be Silvianas Souldier I account more honour then to be Ferraras Duke Ferrara This insolence I shall in few Houres correct Fernando You judge amiss and will in few houres finde this hand can crush Ferrara into Ayre When every drop of Blood in Urbin shed Shall be repair'd with a Ferrarians head But that I dare not do any thing that looks like ingratitude for those favours I received when I was Prisoner in your Campe though I know the freedome which you gave was on designe that my inraged Revenge might open you a way to your pretence for the Faire Princess yet benefits receiv'd must be own'd as they appeare unto the World and on that account I can forget these reproaches thrown out against you know not who and aske your pardon for my too hasty harsh reply and imbrace you as my friend I and serve you too in any way that will not prejudice my Faith ingag'd unto this Princess Ferrara This calme language is more insolent then your pretence which I scorne alike Arme you for defence lest we give Lawes to your high courages Madam I have no wish so ill for your contempt of me but I can sorrow to see you fall so low as this Souldiers love Fernando Madam Thus often urg'd I beg your leave to challenge this great Prince to a single Combat in your sight then judge by our successe whether Fate approves of my humility or of his insolent Pats off his Perriwig demands see Lodovico your Rivall is your equall and my Army now by my command is at Ferraras gates yet Iâ—le take no advantage of my power so much more then yours but with my single sword will justify my love to Silviana does transend all your pretences and yet before we fight I once more proffer you my friendship with a faithfull heart Ferrara Lorenzo Duke of Florence who we thought in France I accept the Combat and with my Sword will justify my claime against so brave an Enemy Urbin This combat I must not allow here Lodovico if you reject the Duke of Florence friendship and contemne mine you may retire in safety but if you please to storme us we are prepar'd to smile when you frown most Ferrara Those frownes you slight so may prove Fatall unto Vrbin Exit Ferrara Urbin Why have you made such hazzards in this disguise Sir Lorenzo My Fathers sudden death call'd me in hast from France where I heard of this Warre thretning you I shall informe you at more leasure how I became concern'd for Silviana which brought me in this disguise to her rescue Urbin How can I returne this obligation to a Prince so much greater then my selfe Lorenzo One smile from Silviana will be a full recompence for all my service on that foundation I shall raise high hopes that she approves my love Silviana Smiles are but slight expressions of a gratefull heart Sir but if you can build the Noble structure of true love on such uncertainties I must consider of so weighty a concerne before I smile Love is a History so many wayes describ'd I do not know a harder riddle to expound then what Love is Lorenzo Love is indeed a Mystery full of such strange varieties that all the World endeavours to fix it according to their own fancies so absolutely contradictory in most men that some think lov's Centrick happinesse will neer be found though all pretend to have it But Madam I am guided by those Rules that Heav'n directs my worship unto it my whole heart is wholly yours and my unforc'd Marriage is the undoubted Testimony of that truth all meaner passions which we in gaytye call love deserves a meaner name when I lay my life and fortune at your Feet and set my Crown upon your head I have no better arguments for Love Silviana Nor I a thought that contradicts what you have said Sir but dare not rashly answer your desires lest it suit not with the esteem you have of me Vrbin No more of this now Silviana we must prepare for an assault 't is their last hope Lorenzo whom will you appoint for General Lorenzo Who but Silvianas Souldier can pretend to that honour Sir give me your Orders as before Loren reads the Orders Urbin I obey this Paper does order every man his Post by which you see I have had thoughts of this before Lorenzo I wish Sir you would change Florios Post and give him the charge to guard the Castle where the Princess may be by him secur'd from all accidents Duke I thank you for this care it shall be so Florio How have I deserv'd this from you Sir Loren. You have enough deserv'd my care Florio and I who know the Duke would account your losse next to his Town the greatest do justify my councell to have you as safe as honour will allow Duke Lorenzo is my friend Florio But not mine give me leave then as I ought to lead my guards where your selfe fights in person Sir and I will be content to change my
had been lost if the all conquering Florio with his guards had not come timely in to his reliefe who with such vigour and such force renew'd the fight that the amaz'd Enemy ran headlong from the Walls againe and struck such terror in the rest of their assailing friends that altogether sled in great confusion to their Campe. Princess All this I do rejoyce at but methinks those shouts of joy are chang'd into a dismall silence on the suddaine why do not the streets ring with acclamations for our Victory good Heav'n preserve the Duke I have some apprehension that he may be hurt Officer No hurt appear'd at my departure only Florio was beaten down by an accidentall shot at randome from the slying Enemie after which I saw him stand though but weakly Princess Let us retyre Phylora till my brother does arive Exeunt Enter the Duke with others his Shirt bloody bearing in Florio neere dead they set him in a Chayre with Pedro helping to dresse him Duke A Surgeon a Surgeon my Dukedome for a Surgeon gently gently set him downe Florios death strikes deep friendship I finde takes faster hold on hearts then love poore youth he slew quick as lightning to my rescue and as I fell oppress'd by Multitudes he scatter'd them like frighted Birds at an approaching storme and thus by saving me has lost himselfe by an accidentall shot from the beaten flying Enemy but sure the Gods will not permit that so great vertue from the World be taine lest offended Nature into its first Chaos shrinke Through suddaine horror and a just disdaine To hold the World up after Florio slaine Enter Surgeons Duke Now Surgeon shew your skill while I powre out my prayers to Heav'n for his recovery He leanes against the Wall and weeps Enter Silviana and Philora with Ladies Duke Oh Silviana I am undone Florio is slaine friendship is ravishâ—d from the earth and all my joyes sled with it speak Surgeon does he live Surgeon Here is life Sir but little hope of long continuance unlesse what we apply do suddenly shew better signes Duke By what unknown crymes have I provok'd Heav'n when vertue is thus punish'd thus to shew me Paradice and cast me into Hell is more then Nature can submit to and not repine Enter Lorenzo and Longino with the Duke of Ferrara prisoner and his Officers prisoners Lor. We bring you joy Sir and a full viory with this great prisoner Urbin Here is no roome for joy Lorenzo I am destroy'd by victory see where Death in Triumph sits prowder of that prey then for all the Heroes in past Ages fall'n Lorenzo Ha! Florio slaine how could this happen after I was gone and the day wonne I may now curse my selfe for not preventing this how short are those glittering joyes we so much labour for when all the glories we have gain'd are in a moment turn'd into heart breaking griefes I am undone too Lorenzo weeps over Florios head Urbin He receiv'd this wound in rescuing me can bold Lorenzo weep and be so much concern'd for me is he as great in sorrow as in Armes will he outfight and now outweep me too ye Duke leanes over Florios Head on the other side powers Above if ever you heare prayers from a sad heart sent Let Florios soule and mine expyre together Oh Lorenzo you cannot fancy what I feele the losse of such a friend is unsupportable Lorenzo Alas Sir your sorrowes will go higher yet when you know who Florio is I have a greater losse in Florio then you discerne or can pretend to which will no longer now be hid hold Surgeon and let the Ladies help to undresse her she is a Lady and my neer relation Sir who loves you more then you love Florio He starts from the Chayre Duke A Woman Lorenzo Oh do not mock me with a hope to make this losse beyond Mortallity to beare a Woman let me gaze on this dying wonder 'till my Eyes drop out and lov's me as I do Florio that is impossible this is a fatall blow indeed Oh Sister now your help Surgeon if she live thou shalt be whatever I can make thee great work worke apply the rarest remedies some help from Heav'n or I am lost a Woman Florio a Woman and in my rescue dye and love me too Oh this is much too much to know and to outlive He lies on the ground Surgeon Pray Sir a little patience her Eyes have some small motion now Ladies your help is usefull here The Duke rises Duke Gently deere Silviana kind Philora gently every touch she suffers grates on my heart Florio thy love was not well mannag'd the more I think the more I am amaz'd give her life or strike me dead a Woman Lorenzo I Sir a Woman and of Noblest birth The Duke kneels and holds her Hand Duke I value not her birth 't is Vertue thus adorn'd that I adore He kneeles and hold her head blest figure of those shapes which do inhabit Heav'n she looks up Silviana and may live runne good Alphonso runne Alphonso Whither Sir and why Duke Fetch my Mothers Diadem and Royall Robe flye now Alphonso Exit Alpho flye I have a thousand thoughts at once what Triumphs I will make what Trophies raise if my Faire Saint survive but if she dye these glitring fancies will be drench'd in Blood Lorenzo I will swimme in blood to overtake her Ghost when ever she departs Surgeon Now she is drest pray give her leave to rest a little Loren. My Prophetique soule foresaw some mighty evill towards when I desir'd that Florio might not fight to day Duke One word of Woman had prevented all to conceale her Sex Lorenzo was as cruell as unkinde that known she had been safe and I most happy Lorenzo I now wish that I had broke my Oath to Celestina and run all hazzards by it Duke Now I understand those her misterious vow 's so often made to me which I then took for gratitude how blinde was love rather how powerfull is thy Deity Oh love what mighty things do those by thee inspir'd produce when the weak hands of this soft sex can raise such Emulation in the bravest men and can outdoe us too in what they undertake how strangely dull was I that did not all this while by sympathetick Love her Sex discerne through this disguise Enter Alphonso with Crowne and Robes the Duke puts them on Florio as he slumbers Duke Helpe me Lorenzo to put on these Robes so now Sir you shall see that I do credit what you have said and in assurance of her love to mee here in the sight of Heav'n I take this Lady to my Wife thus she shall live or thus dye my Dutches Silviana He looks at Florio earnestly Our victory does yet so dismall show No ruine could have caus'd a greater woe My heart my heart Lorenzo shrinks away so fast that I shall fall how dull were we Silviana to think such beauty could belong to man Leanes on
you think Astellas selfe will receive you when one so unconcern'd can use you thus do you yield yet have we the better argument Philocles and Selindra stand both amazed Phil Yes you have Ordel You 'l stay then Phil I think I shall Ordel My deer deer Selindra let me kisse thee thou hast oblidged me beyond my power to gratifie beyond my expression to acknowledg the Emperor and the whole Empire shall thank thee for Phillocles his safety come my brother let us now finde my Father this change will please him Exeunt ambo Selin How near lost was I on his fresh mention of Pollinesso's death how dangerous a work did I undertake and how happily brought off by the Princess Ordellas timely interruption I thought my selfe within my strengths at Belgrade and Phillocles in my power to punish I must no more of these games 't is my disguise preserves my life and I do care only to live to be reveng'd on Phillocles the Author of all my sorrowes Oh! but the Princess Ordella sits too neer my heart to suffer that she is my friend if I destroy her beloved brother I wound her to death at lest give her the same intollerable grief for Phillocles I now suffer for Pollinesso Oh! horrid ingratitude Oh miserable Astella my Obligations to Ardella do infringe my vowes to Heaven ye gods direct me so that these differing passions may not distract me I would do what should become me best and please you most though my own life in the attempt be lost Exit Selindra THE SECOND ACT. Enter Emperor Cecropius and Cleonel Emp WHat think you Cecropious of Phillocles his Love Cecr Mighty Sir what you have said was my thought when I first heard of the Prince his stay and had been now my Councel as the best way to secure his Interest in Hungary by which Astella must submit unto the will of him that has allready woon hearts of all her people Cleon Sir you know I have long lov'd and long sought Selindra's Love and Lovers Eyes are quick to discover the like looks in others 't is my duty as well as my own Concern to tell your Majestie that I have observed Selindra's good looks to be the Orators that have put off the Prince his journey not his kinde sisters importunity and when your own observation shall informe you better your Majesty will finde this no causelesse jealousie in me Cecropious What he tells you Sir is the whisper of the Court but I look on it slightly the Prince may have a minde to a Wench and Selindra is a pretty one but Sir in my opinion you should take no notice of such youthfull passages the Prince cannot think her a fit Wife and then no matter who is his Mistress Emp Cecropious I do think it worthy my care to prevent an evill the Crown of Hungary can be no way mine but by Astella we see Selindra is rich in Beauty and more rich in Virtue if not by Birth great enough to be his Wife she is too good to be his wanton Mistress Phillocles is young and young men are apt to be in Love He is as gallant as great and if his affection should meet a repulse as 't is most like from Selindra these sparks we now see may grow to such a flame as neither we nor he can quench I will observe him and set spies on them Aside some of my own spies Cleonell may be jealous without a cause I will sift Ordella too Enter Phillocles to them in rich cloathes with Ordella Selindra Lords Ladies and train all fine Emp Daughter you have wrought a good work on your brother thy Interest I see has prevail'd beyond my intreaty or my Command I thank thee for it Ordella and am glad Phillocles to find that your Eares are open unto reason indeed the journey would not have suited with your other great actions I like well â—hy gallant spirit but I like not to hazzard a Kingdome for a Complement Phillocles Sir I do thus low beg pardon for my first disobedience She kneels to your commands and do confesse my sister wrought my consent to stay yet I must tell you Sir 't was because her Arguments complyed with your commands nor was your command her least Argument Emp Thus let me imbrace the greatest comfort of my life thou He holds their Armes under his and walks as he speaks shalt set ever next my heart give me thy hand Ordella and thine Phillocles What wealth is there beyond these what joyes beyond those I feel thus supported I am the envy of Princes may all the blessings Heaven can bestow fall on you both for this love and this obedience to your old dying Father tell me Phillocles how stands the affâ—ires of Hungary I have had late intelligence that some Commotions do appeare there if so since you have thus discreetly laid aside the search of Astella in my judgment 't will be next best that you repaire to Belgrade with your Army there by your presence to keep the people in Obedience untill Astella be found we know the Hungarians are a busie headed people Phillocles Phil. Sir I have left the Government of that State in those hands that will neglect no meanes to invite Astella home they love her Sir and do want no power to secure the Kingdome for her my presence at Belgrade would rather deterre Astella then invite her home and may be justly thought I meant to force what I yet doubt to sue for In my opinion Sir I ought to hear more from thence before I stirre that way but my opinion and my will shall submit to your Commands Emp Thou art still on thy Complements but my gray Haires are not convinc'd by such Arguments think better on what I propose though I do not command but onely wish it while I instruct your Phillocles and the rest goe off sister with my reasons that she and you may consult together He whispers with Ordella Ordel. I shall obey you Sir and weigh well what you have said I shall not be wanting in my care for Selindra nor in my love unto my Brother Emp I am satisfied Ordella and do only wonder why he will not lead the Army into Hungary where such apparent need is of his presence Ordella He will go if you will have him Sir Emp I will think further on it a day or two This while Cleonel Courts Selindra she shewes dislike to him Emp Cleonel I see loses no time in the Warre he makes ply her hard young man those knit browes do often prove the Cipher to a smiling heart and yet Cleonel I must tell you that I approve not this whining way of Wooing most Women like to be approach'd with such Alacrity as shewes the mettle men are made of where is thy heart young man Cle. Mighty Sir one frown from bright Selindras Eyes has power to shake me into Attomes to unman me quite Emp I think so and must my selfe Wooe for thee
Crime Cleobulus I am sorry for my rash opinion Since it offends your Majesty so much Queen It is the bane of Courts when we permit Those near us to asperse the Innocent If our strict Lawes for petty theft gives Death How much a greater punishment is due For robbing a good name a sin so vil'd And so unknown no punishment was made By way of Prophesie for crimes to come If I did think this malice from your heart I would for ever banish you my Court. Cleob Your Majesty does raise your anger now Above my guilt which had no mischief in 't Queen I am no farther angry with you now But take occasion to declare my sence Against all such as defame Innocence 'T is a Prince his chief businesse to be Just The Gods impose on us no higher Trust We have no petty faults to answer for Universal Justice is our great work And those who shall divert it to destroy The Fame or Fortune of an Enemy Deserves to be thrown off with Infamy Exit Queen and Ladies Remains the Admiral and Cleobulus Adm I have not seen the Queen in such a heat You have offended her some other way Cleob Not that I know of in this kind ever Adm What Devil made you talk thus to her now You knowing that she is so good her self She makes a doubt that any of her Sex Can do amisse and 't is great Noblenesse Cleo There is a kind of pixe Divel dwells In many Courts that haunts our idle heads And prompts us when we know not what to say To entertain great Princes with reports Of others so to please and passe the time This foolish spirit I think entred me Adm You gave Cleandra cause for your reproof For how can Princes judge Malice from Mirth When cunningly thrown out with specious shewes Of probabilities when those aspers'd Are never call'd to answer for themselves The Queen did excellently well to chide You whom she Loves that none may ere presume The like hereafter for if Princes be Born Credulous Malicious persons may Defame a Nation if they please this way Cleob I know I was to blame but from this day I 'le hold my peace 'till I know what to say Exeunt Enter Nearcus with Mariana and Servants at his House in their way to Coriola Mari Where are we now my Lord this house stands well Near It is my poor habitation Madam Here I must treat you by the Queens command 'T is the mid-way unto Coriola Mar 'T is a Noble and a most pleasant Seat Has it no Mistris Sir Are you single Nearcus I am only that way happy Madam Mariana You have a Mistris then or do you call It happinesse that you as yet have none Near Will you please Madam to view the garden The rest of the Traine stay looking on the Pictures and see them not go out Exit Nearcus with Mariana 1. Lady That piece methinks does look as if it liv'd 2 Lady I do preferre that smiling Figure first Whose hand is it my Lord Lord. I have not skill enough to know the hands Though I love Pictures pray observe the next Is not this sleeping Venus rarely done See how that Cupid in the Tree stands off 2 Lady 'T is rare indeed that Satyr and the rest Of the whole piece is excellently good 1 Lady Let us look into the next Room my Lord. Lord. This way they went and this way must return They go out and returne hastily Lord The Doors are lock'd and we can passe no way 1 Lady Is this by accident or on command Lord. Let us attend a while and we shall see From the next Chamber window where they be Exeunt Enter Nearcus with Mariana in the Garden Mar I have no Argument for further talk And now am weary grown with this long walk Where is the beauty you so much admire Your praises have in me rais'd some desire To see this wonder of our Sex that I May judge your skill and with your choice comply Nearcus locks the Doore and kneels Near She is here already oh she is here A brighter beauty never can appear Mar Why d' ye lock the Door my Lord why kneel To me you make my heart some tremblings feel By this surprise and I do doubtfull stand What of kind Treachery you have in hand It looks yet like a Lionness betray'd Into the Toyles I scorn to be afraid Near I have no Argument for either now But a distracted heart that knowes not how T' excuse what I have done 't is love has brought Me to this Precipice and too late taught That I from hence shall head-long tumble down If you disdain to save oh do not frown Rather take this and while you may prevent Offers his Sword Your own near ruine and my rash intent That angry look and those enraged Eyes Pierce like quick Lightning from the stormy skies They melt my heart and make me trembling stand To beg what Love and Nature may command Mariana Love do the Cithereans by such Arts Such force and treachery winne Ladies hearts Fie fie Nearcus this does not agree With Love nor with Cleandras trust to thee I shame to find such ills and blush to chide Repent and I thy infamy will hide Oh! 't is the basest of all crimes to be Justly condemn'd for infidelity And with a treachery my trust beguile Beyond the story of the Crocodile Near What dares not love attempt when it goes high Like mine your ships are ready oh too nigh The wind is fair and I no time but this To woe no other means to reach my bliss The Queens command and my desires here meet To throw my life and fortune at your feet That by this desperate course you now may see Your love or scorn I make my destinie Mar Nearcus how would you prevaile my dreams Instruct me not to answer such extreams Near I would have you Mistris of me and mine Before we part made so by vowes Divine Mar 'T is a short warning to a work so great Is this Cleandras Love and this your Treat To strangers do you think my lips my heart Does hold so loose as at first sight to part With it to you what do you find in me So slight that looks like so much levitie Near If you 'l afford more time I will proceed With caution and respect and shall take heed How I offend if you 'l resolve to stay Or to comply my passion will obey If not I must this desperate course persue And trust my ruine or successe to you Who does in desperate attempts ingage Can seldome at first sight th' event presage Love led me on and reason comes too late Now to retreat this Fortune is my Fate Mar Your language and your looks do rather threat Then woe which does in me such scorn beget As to an Enemy that does invade That Innocence you have bereft of aid And boldly dare impose on a free heart What should be won by Love not
such deceit Valer I can yet find no argument for ground To change so great contempt as I have found Into so high esteem as he does now By your advice in charity allow That my last minutes may some pleasure have He yields to send me smiling to my grave Queen You cannot judge so ill of him you love Nor can so brave a man so worthless prove Val I do confess I should be glad to find All real that I see and his great mind The same brave Character he had maintain Through his whole life and not that glory stain But if 't be real this comes now too late His kindnesse cannot change the course of Fate Queen Think not of Death for if you will endure The Tryall I will undertake the Cure I see your sufferings do compassion move Which in most generous hearts does turne to Love Ormas Madam I know not what you do call love Nor how in that fantastick Sphear to move I cannot talk the language Lovers use When they design fair Ladies to abuse Nor can I yet by this experience guesse If Love or a distraction does possesse My heart give me but leave to watch this night That while you sleep I may my heart invite To tell me what it ails if it be Love What all the World allows I shall approve And then I 'le rather dye then e're forsake What I avow or what I undertake Queen Pray Madam give him leave to watch this night Some serious thoughts may set his fancy right He has lyen often on the frozen ground On lesse occasion and more danger found Valer I shall not rest then though you think it fit I shall condemn my self if I submit Queen 'T is somewhat more then custome does allow I must confess but how to help it now Who knows you see he is resolv'd to beat Us all if we but mention his Retreat Ormas Pray let not this my first sute be deny'd But give me leave to sit on yonder side As silent as sleep self my body shall Be fixt as is that figure on the Wall Queen Let him Valeriana pray consent 'T will prove his honour or his punishment Ormas Who can have more care who so fit as I To watch who am resolv'd with her to Dye Good rest unto your Majesty He leads off the Queen Queen He 'l turn me out if I refuse to go But why Ormasdes do you tremble so Ormas This shaking fit may to a Feaver turn And I e're day in Loves bright flames may burn Exeunt omnes THE FIFTH ACT. Valeriana is discover'd a sleep on a Couch with Doctors and Ladies all asleep about her Ormasdes rises from the ground at the Couch side Ormas ALl Eyes are shut all hearts can rest but mine I 've something here that will not let me sleep T is Love I am bewitch'd or it is Love That thus disturbs my body and distracts My mind no other passion works like this Well then if it be Love where 's the wonder The wisest bravest and the greatest men Have been in Love as much or more then I But why then was I thus long without it Why did not bright Cleandras Beauty burn Why was not this Fire kindl'd untill now How comes Valeriana by this power To wound me deeper then Cleandra did My Kind loving heart how comes this to passe Valeriana sighs and groans aloud Ormas Ha! Her spirit by that sigh informs me That doubl'd groan struck through my wavering soul Oh thou Divinest power what ere thou art I do submit Valerianas groans Are all sufficient Arguments for Love It seems my stony heart was proof against All charms but deep fetch'd sighs and dying groans By which 't is now made supple and so soft That it is ready to take any form That sick Valeriana shall direct Great God of Love forgive my past neglects And now restore this Lady to her health Then I with Insense will thy Altars load Thy Temple with those Trophies now adorn Which my whole life prepar'd for Mars and Iove Since they allow me to submit to Love Valer wakes and calls Valer Drusilla Ormas Madam your Servants do all sleep but I. Valer I would not have wak'd you Ormasdes Ormas You have not Madam I have not slept yet Pray let your Servant know what 't is you want Val I want assurance of a thing I doubt Ormas Can I give you that assurance Val Yes Ormas And will you not lay that command on me Val Do they all sleep Ormas They do Val Ormasdes I would know what I do fear You are pre-ingag'd never to tell me Ormas By your fair self I swear I 'm not ingag'd In any kind but may and will impart What ever in my knowledge you inquire Val My first doubts does still remain that the Queen Upon assurance of my suddain death Has won you thus to flatter my last hours Like glittering Sun-shine upon dying Flowers Ormas Madam by all that 's Holy she has not What shall I say what do to gain your Faith Val You have done it now I am satisfied And do believe all 's truth Ormasdes speaks But I do fear this truth appears too late Orm Why Madam have you made vowes against me Will no repentance nor no pennance serve To wash away my Sins against your Sex Will you that Universall quarrel wed And bring destruction on your servants head Val Vowes Ormasdes and those against you made Oh do not take away the Joy you gave By such a thought I never wish'd nor pray'd For blessing upon Earth beyond your Love Which you in charity so amply shew That I do doubt I dream what I injoy Ormas Madam you do now misjudge my passion To call that charity which may be love For ought I know this so late acquaintance With my new heart is short and my transports So great it must be madnesse if not love For give me leave to swear that I will know No other Joyes then yours nor thoughts admit But with design to serve and honour you Val I do now wish the Gods my life would spare And make me worthy of Ormasdes care Ormas Madam you speak a Language of respect To me who merrit nothing but neglect Your favours flow so fast they over-whelm My heart with joyes and raise my soul so high It turns amazement into extacy Val I should not talk thus if I did not see 't T is harde for you now to hide then shew 't I do not fear your passion will go lesse But doubt by death to loose what I possesse Ormas You cannot dye Madam I have no fear To find so great a curse from Heav'n sent I onely doubt I sleep and fear to wake Lest this abundant blisse should vanquish quite And so involve me in Eternal Night May I presume to beg a favour yet Which will my fancy â—ix and so confirm My doubtfull soul 't is real and no dream Val You may Ormas I
lest I loose my lover Cle True Madam as to comply but you are to see and credit my ambitious love and to admit it with the same esteem I serve you Pan How can I do that and not return you love for love and then you will dispise me pray my Lord at your next visit bring my part in Writing that I may not erre in it Prince She is in the right Clearcus you now seem to seek such contradictions as all the Court will laugh at consult with Lonzartes against your next visit Exit Prince and Train Lon If he will follow my advise he may do well Sir now we are alone tell me what crotchets next prethee make me understand what thou wouldest have Pandora do Cle I think you were best release me the residue of my Month that I may go seek my wits where I last left them must I see none of my old friends untill this Month be over Lon If you consider your promise not see one of them Cle Then shall I be lost if those preservatives be all forbid me I do find already love will be Predominant Lonz The better for you if it be let us now talke seriously suppose Pandora may be won can you fancy a happiness on Earth beyond having her Cle Yes I do fancy that having twenty is better then any one in Christendome Lon Thou dost not love then else that one belov'd has more variety then a thousand Cle Make but that good I 'le marry her to morrow Lon You think then she is already at your dispose Cle When she once sees that I am in earnest she will be who will have her and the truth is Lonzartes I do like her best of all I ever talk'd with and have great fear that I shall be like other men who never value what they have which makes me covet what I cannot get Lon Suppose some other do obtaine her while you are thus long resolving Cle Nay I am resolv'd no other shall ever have her Lon And you resolve for her too Cle Yes she cannot in honour ingage to any while I pretend Lon Art thou turn'd fool to think thus be more serious or thou wilt be dispis'd Cle Why do you not allow me some reliefe then to live a whole Moneth honest will put my blood into a flame I have tempted all I meet and all within these Walls prove honest Lon By your own experience then you will find that Courts are Nurseries of virtue and are onely scandaliz'd by such vild persons as would have the clearest innocence aspers'd that their own guilts might be no wonder you find few virtuous persons amongst Censurers Cle That 's true but take heed Lonzartes you do not lead me into snares that will destroy me for I allready find some inclination towards Pandora which I am asham'd to own lest I be laugh'd at Lon. You have reason for there can none of us believe thee Cle You have made me a fine Gentleman in a few dayes if Pandora be of your mind adiew to your Philosophicall Love Lon I hope thou art too fast to free thy self Thou playest with flames which undiscover'd burn Untill they do thy heart to Ashes turn Exit Lon Cle Did ever man betray himself as I have done by putting Fetters on in jest which already are become so fixt I cannot shake 'um off but must humbly beg to be allow'd to worshâ—p that Divine Nature I so much dispis'd in virtuous Women and must now confess If I do neither Faith nor Favour find The God of Love is just though he be blind Exit Note that all the Play through when Silvander and Lindamira speaks not thâ—y are to whisper 〈◊〉 in privaâ—e discourse Enter Theodocia and Lindamira Lin If your Highness do consider Lonzartes's Worth and his great Birth as it deserves whose Ancestor was not many Ages since by yours but by this Dukedome on a nice point as I have heard so that to me Lonzartes's love looks like a Divine direction to his Restauration The I am of Pandora's mind for single life and have as small a value for that idle passion you call love as she Lin Your Highnesse may as well judge what they do in China as guesse at our Felicities that Love I can kiss the ground that my Silvander treads on with more relish then all other joyes can bring me The You have high fancies that lead you on to hopes which you may never find Lin Those hopes are more delightfull then an Age of dull life without them if your Highness did converse as much with me as with Pandora I should convert you The Why do you not then change her severity against men Lin I had not the honour to be known to her before her heart was set another way but yet Iâ—le try what I can do The I wish Silvander may answer your expectation Lindamira but if such honour and such bliss accompany your loves why thus long carried on i th' dark and why not yet avow'd Lin. 'T is now avow'd unto the Duke though I took time to know my Gallant before I did admit his Love and on long tryal found his silent looks did speak more truth then such loud noyses as most passions make we whisper our hearts to one another with a sincerity beyond the reach of lowd professions The You praise Silvander as if you meant to sell him Lin He is no Prince Madam and is therefore safe from you The The lesse safe if I so pleas'd do you believe his virtue and his love so great that I could not win him from you for a Friend of mine Lin I do and shall not think him a losse who can be won from me by the greatest Princess in the World The If I could once see such a man I might change my opinion Lin Why don't you try Lonzartes The He is too much concern'd to be play'd with you dare not venture your fine man then Lin I dare and do desire it withall my heart and do voluntarily ingage not to work against your Highnesse The And I am resolv'd to try his faith to you it may cure Lonzartes to see himself neglected when anothers chosen though but in jest for I can pitty though I do not love him Lin And 't is my desire to have Silvanders faithfull love made Eminent by this temptation Enter Lonzartes and Silvander to them The In what humour left you Clearcus my Lords Lon In such as does become his greatnesse Madam The Most brave men are often puffed up with vain glory that does Eclipse those virtues which themselves do over-value Lin Your Highnesse is severe to men but all are not so vain The Most are when we do value them too much yet I confess I am well pleased when I find men worthy my esteem Lin How does that appear when your Highnesse does dispise mankind by your resolves against them The To shew how much you are mistaken help me to unpin this Jewel wear
this Silvander for my sake I 'le own it to the World that I do value men of Worth Sil Madam I understand not what this kind of favour means I hope your Highness does not chuse me for mirth The Do you Silvander raise mirth from my Favour come with to Lin aside me Lindamira I do command you to stand near us within hearing I will not runne the hazzard of any Censure by this tryal to satisfie my curiosity concerning Lovers such high Romantick Lovers who soar above the reach of all temptations Lin. I shall obey you Madam though I desire it not Exeunt Ladies The Men stand amazed Sil. Can you guess Lonzartes what this tends to Lon. T is a Riddle farre beyond my understanding Exit Lonz Lindamira Re-enters to Silvander Lin. Wake wake Silvander the Sun shines bright upon thee Theodocia dotes on thy Virtues and will advance thy youth much faster then thy own wishes can propose Sil How Lindamira have you so mean thoughts of me Lin So high thoughts why may not the Princess neglect the Corinthian for you such things have been in story Sil You speak as if you wish'd it Lin Can I wish you well and not applaud it Sil You cannot fancy me a greater curse unlesse your own heart be turn'd against me Lin The Princess desires your company in the next Room I can stay no longer Exit Lindamira Sil I have so much to think on that I know not what to say the Princess unexpected favours with Lindamira's no concern begets such wonder as does amaze me I will not go and yet I must or make my self Ridiculous by judging what I cannot guesse at Exit Enter Lonzartes Lon Have I thus long ador'd the Princess and still approach'd her with the same trembling I draw near the Alter for this scorn at last before my Face to Court a man she knowes ingaged unto another a man of so much lower quality then I this I confesse does make my Faith stagger Silvander was as much surpriz'd as I Lindamira too was out of tune If Theodocia can go less this change will be more my admiration then her virtue was Enter Lindamira passing in by him Lon Now Madam whither so fast Lin To see which way the winde blows pray my Lord where is your heart now Lon In the Princess lodgings with yours or can you tell me better where your own is Lin I change my mind so often that I know not where I left it last Lon Are you no more concerned Suppose Silvander change his opinion Princess have mighty power to overcome mens hearts Lin Why then his opinion will be chang'd I cannot value him that leaves to value me methinks my Lord the Princess favour to Silvander should abate your passion for her Lonzar My desires go no higher then to look and wonder at her perfections my Esteem cannot be call'd love beyond what Duty and Obedience does allow but how does Silvander receive this great Honour Lin They are now in private you may judge by his exalted looks when you see him next I am glad your Lordship is no more concern'd Lon This is a forc'd discourse Lindamira pray do not mock me who have a true value of your worth Lin The truth is the Princess often angred at my confidence in Silvanders love onely now tryes if she can shake his faith by higher propositions and my hope is that his Virtue may beget in her some better thoughts for men which will do your businesse and confirm mine for Silvander is above temptation and I think Lonzartes does deserve what he desires Lon You oblige me to say your confidence does merrit the greatest faith from man but is Silvander of your Plot Lindam No 't would then be none nor I no tryal have of his sincerity Lon These are dangerous sports and we too late may find them so the Princess and you are both too bold and do too much rely on your own beauties Lin If Silvander can be won I can smile at such a losse Lon 'T is easie to say so when you fear it not but I have seen stout hearts fall to pieces by such a blow you have setled my heart again and I advise you from these dangerous sports lest they blow up your joyes when you are most secure we know our present minds but cannot foresee what we shall like to morrow Our Nature with such frailty is indow'd T is well if present moments be allow'd Exeunt severally Enter Theodocia and Silvander two Ladies at a distance Lindamira is seen near observing them The Is your heart my Lord so fixt on Lindamira that no Person nor any Argument can e're prevail with you to change Sil Our Souls Madam are so united that I hope death can only make that separation The Can no Fortune nor any Quality invite you to Honours and Happinesse beyond what you can ever hope from Lindamira Nor a greater Beauty dis-ingage your heart from her Sil None can ever move me to a thought of change Madam The What if she have chosen higher and gives way for your preferment also Sil I can smile at all this when your Highnesse is so merry Lindamira and I Madam do understand a happinesse can never be dissolv d we are above temptation The Suppose my Father be her choice will you pretend to love and hinder her advancement by your claim Suppose my dear Couzin Pandora have like affection unto you and puts on this severity to others in design onely to gaine you will you let such a Beauty of so high virtue and extraction dye for you Sil Your Highness sure does fancy what is impossible but if all this were so I could dye in gratitude to serve Pandora but do preferre Lindamira's love and virtue above the brightest beauty or greatest Empire this World has The Can there be such worth in men how have I been mis-informed Aside Princes who do not converse know not the World they live in but take all on trust from others You believe that I am now in jest Silvander and do not deal so freely as I expect Sil By all thats I am sixt past altering if your Highness knew the joyes which do accompany united hearts you would sooner undertake to pull down Stars from Heaven then hope a separation where true love Triumphs The I am fully satisfyed that Lindamira has what she deserves a worthy Lover appear now Lindamira and call in Lonzartes with the rest I am converted Enter Lindamira with Lonzartes and Ladies The Here Madam you are coupled by the Gods Silvander does deserve your confidence Now wear that Jewel I before gave you in jest Sir as a mark of my Favour for your approv'd virtue Lindam Has your Highnesse any better thoughts for Marriage then you had The I have found an honest worthy man beyond my expectation Lonzartes you look sad Lon My heart is not so full of Feathers as it was but is of late become a lump of Lead
A Tragy-Comedy Written by Sr WILLIAM KILLIGREW Vice-chamberlaine to Her MAjESTY OXFORD Printed by Hen Hall Printer to the UNIVERSITY for Ric Davis 1666. To the Author of the Siege of VRBIN Sir I Have perus'd your Playes and in them find Abundant Riches to adorne the mind Beyond the pleasure of the Eares and Eyes Which are delighted most with Levities Selindra's Characters so great and good Maintained throughout if fully understood Shewes none did ever better Plot contrive Or represent a Dead shew more alive Pandora tells how vertuous Women may Make vitious men cast all their ills away Such wanton Wit in Ralliery so writ Virtue her selfe may heare and practise it I judge that by Ormasde's you designe To teach how Friendship 's more then Love divine Yet have such Characters of both exprest You leave no Argument to chuse the best This Siege of Urbin more then all does show That you true Images of Virtue know And to improve the world your skill impart That we may learne to imitate your Art 'T is want of wit and judgment in this Age If we discerne not what adornes the Stage When passions high and to the life exprest Do not raise flames in every worthy brest When Florio with such subtile Art beguiles Our soules concerne to mingle teares with smiles VVhat more can Playes afford or we desire VVhen to our Recreations we retire VVe wish for lines our reason may Command Not such as breaks our braines to understand You have a noble Pen and fancy such To be more Eloquent would be too much S. T. On the SIEGE of VRBIN To the AUTHOR SIr since I had the happinesse to read The Siege of Urbin I heare others plead That All may see 't and plead with such successe That now you 'l wave the Stage and grace the Presse 'T will much oblige the Nation for they 'l finde Your Play stampt with the Figure of your Minde The Poëm's Noble nothing Vulgar in 't You coyne not Bullion at the Common Mint As wee doe whose low soules no Art can raise Nay ev'n when Lov 's infus'd into our Playes Slow as a Drug that in the body lies Our Phansy works yours like a Spirit flyes Nor does your excellence alone consist In Love's soft Parleys you do Souldiers list And carry on designes of Warre and State Form'd in a Campe and Court which you create And though new Poëts like new Starres appeare Yet still you rise above their highest Sphere 'T is true they write great Characters but then How oâ—ten speak their Great like meaner men You make a Prince do all things like a Prince That 's Argument sufficient to evince The Dictates that from deepest Reason slow Which learned Poets dreame but of you know If then He that has greatest latitude Of Knowledge merit most I may conclude The â—aurell's yours justly transplanted now From off the Schollar's to the Courtier 's brow R. Stapylton To his most Honoured Friend THE AVTHOR SIr When I read your Play methought I saw The persons Enter and go off you draw All Parts so speaking so to Life that I Felt my Eares cosen'd by my well pleas'd Fye And thought I heard the Actors which did there At once present a Play and Theater All passages contrived by such just Lawes As crown the best of Poëts with Applause And challenge to your Witt the freshest Bayes Which can be gather'd from clapt Hands and Prayse The whole Intrique a Labyrinth which you Through all the windings furnish with a Clue By which the wondring Traveller is Ledde Through wayes past finding out but by your Thred The Plot and Scenes wrapt up in such disguise As when a fine Cloud darkens the bright Skies Yet so as this shade turnes at length to Light And a faire Day-break issues forth of Night The Lovers parts which tread our Moderne Stage Are the Reproach and Dulnesse of our Age. Where a young Gallant fighting for his Whore With a curl'd Rivall at a Tavern Doore The Drawers call'd to reconcile the fray VVith Parish Constable do make the play Your Fancy doth in higher Regions move And teach great Princes princes wayes of Love Kindling in noblest Brests the noblest fire VVhich to fruition by great Deeds aspire Thus your Lorenzo rais'd a generous Flame In his great Mistress by a VVarlike Fame And made his wounds and Dangers first obliege His Silviana rescued from a Siege And thus your Florio did all Hearts surprize First by her Valiant Sword then conquering Eyes In whose conceal'd sex you both sexes place Mars in her Courage Venus in her Face Nor is 't a wonder if thus beautified Some wisht her for their Bridegroome some their Bride Such Marriages are onely framed by you VVho know to he Loves priest and Poët too M. C. On the SIEGE of VRBIN To the AUTHOR MIracle of Nature by no Arts taught Borne beyond Learning with such fancy fraught That all thy Poems do the VVorld surprise To finde such Treasure under such disguise Such parts with so great modesty conceal'd Doubles their valew when they are reveal'd Thy Characters of Love and Friendship show Thy heart 's the Fountaine whence those Virtues flow VVe Fictions write the Poets chiefest part Thou paint'st thy selfe and thy own patterne Art E. F. The AUTHOR to the Reader Reader INsteed of justifying my idle howers thus spent or beging your applause for what you may not like I desire you to excuse my confidence for Printing so high Complements from my kind Friends who have here Poëtiz'd in praise of what I fear you will not find Yet if no Stones be flung at me but by those that would be really displeas'd to be so prays'd I have hopes to escape 'till some other kind of Marterdome be found for Your most humble Servant W. K. The Actors Names of the Siege of Vrbin The Duke of Urbin Camillo Alphonso Corbino Tigillo Borosco Longino Fernando Fernando five Strangers Luco five Strangers Florio five Strangers Pedro. five Strangers Maluezzo five Strangers Silviana the Dukes Sister Rossina four Ladies of quality Mariana four Ladies of quality Phisora four Ladies of quality Floremlla four Ladies of quality Clara Marianas Maid Pages Officers Souldiers Surgion Lodovico Duke of Ferrara His Generall Officers Souldiers PROLOGUE LAdies Our Author does by me declare Your Characters are still his chiefest care That what he does present to Publique view Hee 'd have as Excellent as he thinks you If then his great respect does make him raise A Figure rarely practic'd in our dayes To set a Lustre on your sex that may Your reserv'd Virtues to the World display He hopes his Age his fancy may excuse If it flye low for a Romantick Muse But if the Florio's part approve He feares no men who dare pretend to love And then if all who love do like his play No matter what the rest o' th VVorld do say THE FIRST SCENE IN CELESTINAS BED-CHAMBER in PISA VVhen the Curtaine is drawn up CELESTINA is
them and they become remisse thereon Borosco He speaks my sense Sir I would not live to see you loose your peoples hearts by such neglect of them Duke What is your opinion Camillo do I over vallew the benefits receiv'd from these new men Camillo I do believe you do Sir and have begot a censure by it I could wish were off againe Duke Of what kind Camillo Camil. Of too much contempt of our own Nation with a kind of Adoration for the Strangers as if they alone defended URBIN and by their Swords only you expected Victorie This Sir in duty wee offer to your serious thoughts who have Commands our selves too high to envie any honours you can place on them Duke I did look on their merrits I confesse above my recompence and by my favours hoped to raise their noble hearts to higher actions in this Warre But I shall be more cautious then to discontent my Loyall Subjects who grudge such benefit as I bestow on gallant men that saved my Life Camillo Has what I said offended Sir Duke No no 't is your love of me and care of my prosperity Exeunt SECOND ACT. Enter Fernando Florio with Luco and Pedro. Fern NOble Florio wee have had no time since we first met to congratulate our good Fortunes here Florio It multiplies my happinesse that you approve the Dukes kindnesse to me Sir Fern 'T is somewhat extravagant I confesse such violent affections seldome last Florio Florio I could wish his favour somewhat lesse lest it raise great mens envy on me Fern 'T is well weigh'd for I observe Camillo with other Lords look displeas'd at our advancement pray observe them better least I mistake Florio I see it too and have endeavour'd what I can to gaine their loves Fern That is wisely done but you may secure your interest here by marrying into some great Family by whose power and Allyes you will be look'd on as a Native or at least be able to contest with any that shall designe against you Florio What you mention was proffer'd me last night with old Corbino's wealthy Daughter Mariana and an houre after I was advis'd to treat with Camillo for his faire Neece Rossina Fern Which do you incline most too Florio They are Beauties both and seem equally indow'd with Vertues fit for their great Births but I am preingaged and can comply with neither Fern So young and so constant is a wonder I see Borosco aside guesses right Silviana is his designe I here the Duke intends to wooe you for Rossina and I hope you wisely will consider what wealth and honours will be propos'd with her and not in a Romantick gallantry preferre some slight promise made in your own Country before so great advancement Florio I shall never entertaine a thought that may change my fix'd heart from its first Center to gaine this Dukedome by it aside Fern. I do not like this 't is the Princess may I know if your heart inhabit here is any Lady of this Court so happy to gaine an interest in Florio Florio No Lady here Sir I assure you but by my observations I find you are not free from a growing passion allow me but so much and I shall soon guesse that Silviana can be only worthy of Fernandos He starts heart Why do you start why so amaz'd Sir can you doubt to trust a person you professe to value as you have done me Fernando Remove but one doubt and I am thine for ever does not your own desire that way raise your jealousie of me and make you enquire what you fear to finde Florio By all that 's good I have no wish for Silviana but will serve Fernando with all my interest pray Sir believe and try me Fern. I do believe and will trust thee with my heart I love the Princess and would gladly make some tryall towards my designe to gaine her which is the true cause of my ingaging in this Warre and now Florio I assure you my quality is such as she may own my love for I am Florio Hold Sir I will know no argument but Fernandos worth to ingage me to serve him Fern. You are my good Angell hither sent To guard and guide me in my Banishment They imbrace Enter An Officer to Fernando Officer My Lord the Councell of Warre stay till you come to u'm Fern. I follow Florio I have much to say when we meet next Exit Fernando Enter Duke and Lords to Florio Duke Why Florio do you absent your self so much is Fernando a better friend then I who dote more on thee then Lovers on their Mistris Eyes when their kind hearts comply Florio Though Fernando be a Noble Friend he has but a second place in my heart your favours are above the reach of any other person in the World Duke Now you flatter me I can allow you to entertaine a bosome Friend of the other Sex before me but no man Florio must be my Rivall this jealousie speaks my esteem that willingly would have thee ever in my sight as the best object to fix my heart on that I may Emulate thy Vertues Florio May my ingratitude be highly punished when I do value man or Woman more then I do you Sir Embraces Florio Duke I have lov'd or have believ'd so and yet this Friendship aside makes me doubt it now unlesse Friendship be a mightier power then Love But we find no shrines set up nor any Altars burning Insence to this unknown Deity The Antients sure were ignorant of this most excellent Divine Humanity call'd Friendship something is here about my Heart I never found before and of great vallew sure My Sister else would not have jealous feares to loose it The excellent Fernando has his dislikes too and many of my greatest Subjects cannot hide their Envy at my smiles on Florio There must be something more then I discerne in this new kind of passion which I have no name for but an impulsive Friendship which I cannot nay I dare not wish were lesse Florios person is clad in so rich Virtues as delights my Eyes and captivates my heart beyond all the beautious Women I have seen so that while Florios virtues lead me on I cannot doubt my fate nor slack my admiration Enter to them the Princess and Ladies Duke You look displeas'd Silviana and something pale of late Princess I want your wonted kindnesse Sir how can my looks be cheerfull when Florio like a sullen Cloud does interpose between the Sunne that us'd to shine on me Duke You chide me kindly Silviana and in returne I wish Florio were a Prince that I might part with him to you and by so rich a gift expresse my vallue of you both Princess My wish reaches onely to enjoy your conversation as before I have no designe to rob you of your Soules delight in Florio but do not like that he alone should have you to himselfe while I and all the World do seem neglected by which you
Alphonso Princess Or such courage be in Woman found Duke Lorenzo I am distracted with so many wonders breaking out at once that my shatred heart can yet finde no joy to entertaine so great a Guest as you nor inquire what accident did bring you hither Lorenzo Fame of Silvianas Vertues brought me hither Sir where I unlook'd for met poore Celestina my unhappy Cousin who Did from her Fathers rigid kindnesse flye Led by her starres to this sad Destiny The Duke imbraces him and weeps Princess Did ever any Age such mischiefe know Or two such courages such sorrow show Duke If Celestina live Urbin shall shine in Triumphs to speak Lorenzos welcome but if she Dye I have no life that I can call a minute mine I must not will not cannot survive so great a losse Princess She wakes she wakes and looks up cheerfull The Duke kneels and holds her hand Duke Flye to the Temples and rich insence burne proclaime a publique Feast throughout the Towne let all the holy Orders in Procession go make solemne vow 's to Heav'n for Celestinas life Now let the Citty there Devotions pay For Victory and keep this Holliday Celestina wakes speaks faintly Celestina Is this a vision or is it reall what I see these Robes I understand not the Duke kneeling the Princess and Lorenzo weeping I do either dreame or I am dead why all this to me Duke To the Dutchess of URBIN this is due Heav'n Celestina has heard my prayers and will I hope preserve your life to raise my dispairing soule above the World if you consent Triumphant love with such resplendant Rayes adorn'd will change these sullen Clouds into a glorious shine throughout my Land and every heart rejoyce at our Felicities Celestina Lorenzo then has made himselfe and me known to you Sir which does beget such shame as makes my soule retyre from what it most joyes in can you value such a counterfeit as I Duke Can I be thankfull for the greatest blessing men have on Earth all had been well if Lorenzo had declar'd you sooner Celestina My businesse was to dye unknown lest my disguise should raise a scandall on my Name for ever Lorenzo knew me not till yesterday Duke This disguise Celestina has by mistakes brought all this evill on us let us no more mention it but implore Heav'n for your recovery Lorenzo How will you dispose of your great prisoner Sir Urbin As my friend now Celestina lives these Arms shall be your only bonds while you are with us I owe all the felicities I now to Ferrara enjoy to you Sir I had neer seen Florio nor found Lorenzo here without this Warre And if Lodovico can submit to what the Gods have thus decree'd we may be ever friends but I shall impose no Rules for you to follow who are as free here as at Ferrara for I intend a Jubilee to all who will participate my joyes Lodovico Though my success affords no argument for joy I can acknowledg your civilities and must submit unto those powers who order our designes according to their wills not ours Lorenzo I have a heart to serve Lodovico too if it may be receiv'd Lodovico Since victory has decided our contest 't were uselesse to hold up such animosity as can afford no remedy I shall therefore strive to regulate my heart unto my Fortune Duke Wee must now begg your pardon Sir and yours Silviana our high transports for these strange accident have too long diverted our respects for you Sir Lorenzo If Silviana do yet dare to own me little Ceremony wil be needfull here Princess If I had not long since seen through your disguise somewhat of greater worth then your low Equipage allow'd you had not found so quick a passage to my heart Duke 'T is my part to joyne your hands now you avow your hearts united I wish you as much joy Sir as you have help'd me to by Celestinas Love Loren. I can have none beyond what I rejoyce to see you have Sir Duke How is it Celestina does your heart with your health comply to make me happy Celestina Yes Sir now all my doubts are vanish'd I have time to look back on my dispaires with pleasure and to rejoyce and wonder at your love so much beyond my merit or my hope Duke Though habits sexes often may devide They could not Celestinas vertues hide VVhich gave such Lustre to young Florios name It raisâ—d my wonder and begot this â—lame Which ever must admire that blest disguise When Florio shew'd me Celestinas Eyes Thus mighty Love Triumph'd in friendship drest Though his Magnetick Vertue seem'd supprest FINIS THE EPILOGVE To the SIEGE of VRBIN EPILOGUES we know if well fitted may Either excuse or else set off the Play But our Fantastick Author does believe His Doublet may be wor'ne without a sleeve He will no Epilogue allow the Pit He sayes of late hath surfeted of Wit poynts to the Pit And therefore has this new rigg'd Pinnace Launc'd Into these Deeps and now too farre advanc'd Without a Rudder Yet if friends you may With gentle Gales this guidlesse Barke convey Through all its dangers to the wished Port And so prove Pilots of the noblest sort SELINDRA A Tragy-Comedy Written by Sr WILLIAM KILLIGREW OXFORD Printed for the Author and are to be sold by Ric Davis 1666. The Actors Names of Selindra LAscares Emperour of Greece Phillocles Lascares his Son Ordella Lascares his Daughter Secropius Lascares his Favourite Cleonel Secropius his Son Selindra A great Lady Attending Ordella and supposed Daughter of Periander but is Astella Princess of Hungary Periander A great Lord of Ciprus Three Ladies Attending Ordella Antillacus Generall of Greece Armanthus General of the Horse Antenor Great Lords of Greece Gillon Great Lords of Greece Officers Guards Servants Pages Trebello King of Hungary These appear not Barzanes his Eldest Son These appear not Trebello's youngest Son Astella His onely Daughter Orsanes Generall of Hungary Lords Officers Pollidor Hungarians Tennedor Hungarians Tecknor Hungarians Titius Hungarians Servants Hungarians SCENE Is the Emperors Palace at Bizantium The FIRST ACT. Enter two Lords Antenor and Gillon Ante THis Rumor through the Town of Prince Phillocles being Crowned King of Hungary is beyond cregit Gillon Who is Author of this discourse Ante It has no Author a Packet to the Emperor is brought by the common Post who only said the last Post told him so Gillon And that last post might hear it from another What does the Emperor declare Ante We shall know now his Letters are in his hand Enter Lascares Emperor of Greece with Cecropius Cleonell and Guards Empe Have you yet Learnt Cecropius from whence this Rumour comes concerning Hungary Cecro I can by no means find the Author Sir yet the whole Town is full of it 't is in all mens mouths that Prince Phillocles is Crown'd King of Hungary yet none know why they say it Emp It cannot be these Letters are but three
how is it faire He speaks to Selindra one that you neglect such honour and such Wealth as Cleonel brings with him he is a man in my Eye worthy the greatest subject of my Empire Or is it the nice Lovers part you thus do act in Publique while your united hearts delight in private say Selindra when shall our Court flourish in triumphs for your Wedding while Ordella provides Ornaments for you it shall be my care to set forth Cleonel like himselfe and fit for such a Mistresse tell me when Selindra when shall this jolly time be come I must presse you for my Friend Selin I am very sensible of this Honour you now do me Sir yet cannot chuse but wonder why your Majesty thinks fit to presse me to a publique Answer Emp You have delayed it long enough 't is a good time to declare now Selin I obey Sir and do confesse that I have ever had a true value of Cleonels worth I have also observed your favour to hm and do believe that he may make the best of Women happy but yet I think not fit to entertain his Love I have more Noble thoughts then to incourage him with hopes of what I never can afford him such a returne as his merit may justly expect from one more worthy then my self I must declare that my purpose is not to marry but to attend the Princess so long as that honour may be permitted and her Highnesse favour shall continue to me Emp May all thy wishes be ever on thee happy will that man be that gets such a Treasure as this fair Cabinet containes I am vanquish'd Cleonel and I advise thee to teare this Serpent from thy heart before it be too big for thee to graspe observe you this Ordella Phillocles are thy thoughts yet for Belgrade Phillo They shall be Sir if you Command it Exeunt Lascares Cecropius and Cleonel Phillo Ordella can you guess why my Father does now urge my absence that so late inforc'd my stay Ordel Does not the Affaires of Hungary require you there Phillo No Ordella I should not then wonder at his pressing me to goe Enter Messenger Messen Madam the Emperor calls for you Ordel I 'le o're take him presently I have much to say to you Brother pray stay my returne good Selindra entertaine him in my Chamber with Cleonels last Melancholly Song I like so well Phillocles and Selindra sit within the Scene THE SONG Cloris we see the offended Gods At first do shew and shake their Rodds That they may rather threat then strike So we foregoe what they dislike These faulty streams shall flow no more Above their banks as heretofore Nor swelling tempest from my breast Henceforth thy Virgin cares molest All shall be fashion'd to thy will So thou wilt let me Love thee still My Lips shall not a word let go That may offend to tell thee so But to dissemble or deny That I do Love thee were a lye Would staine my soule 't will prove a spot To look as if I Lov'd thee not Philo. This charity becomes you Madam and Cleonels lines I see are smiled on though himself be not but why did you with such severity in publique disclaime his interest and seem to reject a man so worthy when the Emperor himself woed for him Selin 'T is the Princess Ordellas pleasure that I should learn his Song Sir and not my fancy to the maker of it though his love and respects may challenge a greater complement from me for I shall ever acknowledg obligations to Cleonel yet not think fit to treat a Marriage in my Fathers absence by whom I shall be wholly rul'd in that matter if he think fit to make that choice for me I must submit Philo. Give me leave Madam so farre to interest my selfe in your Affaires as to aske if your thoughts for Cleonel be such that you will Phillocles takes her Hand she shewes dislike not admit the like profession from another For though my Father cannot match him in his Dominions I believe that I can find you a Servant as faithfull and as full of Love one every way as worthy your favours one that will outâ—bid Cleonel to gaine Selindra do but He offers to kiss her Hand Selin I beg your Highnesse pardon for some time Exit Seli Phil Thus to leave me while I was speaking to her is a scorne I look'd not for Selindra was not wont to be so rude nor I so foolish sure my looks and Language rendred me Ridiculous so slight that she blush'd for me which to hide she thus withdrew leaving me to wonder at my self that am of late become what I want a Name for If this be Love and this the effects of Love I 'le teare the Monster from my heart and be my self againe before it grow too mighty for me my hands cannot reach it no force can touch it 't is a subtile foe not to be compell'd 't is reason onely must prevaile Selindra loves and dissembles her affection to Cleonel neglecting me how unworthy then am I that seek to separate united hearts how fond to Covet what another does enjoy how much am I now fall'n below my self by this passion He throwes himself on the Couch sadly Enter Ordella and Selindra Ordel When went my brother hence Selindra Selin He sits there Madam Ordel My Father I fear has too much cause for what he said Prethee leave us a while Selindra and let none disturb us Ordella goes to Phillocles he starts at her approach Phillo Oh Selindra Ordella She is not here why do you stare thus on me are you not well Phillo Onely a little dull for want of sleep Ordella but why sent the Emperor for you in such haste Ordel To tell me that Phillocles does love Selindra and to enquire my thoughts of it I answered boldly that you were too Noble to dishonour Selindra and too wise to neglect Astella and a Crown for such an idle fancy I have confirm'd him that you have not such a thought because I saw him troubled at it but what is this that thus distracts you Phil Ha! what sayes my dearest Sister Ordel Ye Gods defend that I be not mistaken Brother what have you done with your self since I went hence Phillo My head is full of the Affaires of Hungary I was contriving how I should secure Astella in her Throne and thinking of a thousand other things but why did my Father send for thee Ordel This is very strange I told you why and you regard me not it was about Selindra Phillo About Selindra prethee Ordella let us talke of something else thou weepest Ordel. How can I chuse but weepe to see you thus distracted and all my hopes of future joyes dying in me Phillocles has left to love me he dares not trust me with his heart he Loves and by dissembling seeks to hide his love from me that can dye for him Phillo I am guilty Ordella thy charms o'recome me and I
do submit to thy severest judgment I do love Selindra and would do more then thou canst fancy to gaine her Love now my heart lyes open thou wilt find the wound is deep Ordella touch it gently my dear Sister Ordel 'T will not be cured then Phillocles I must launce it to the quick and you must indure to hear that Cleonel and she have been long contracted and onely do disguise their Loves because Cecropius seeks Selindra for himself 't is only untill her Fathers return they thus dissemble it Phil Contracted Ordella thou hast blasted all my hopes destroy'd me in the twinckling of an Eye the Gods have not a greater curse in store to throw upon me is this thy cure I shall sink under the burthen of this remedy fare-well Ordella fare-well for ever for I am undone for ever Phillocles going out in haste turns back Orde Stay Phillocles I can cure thee yet I 'le stroke thy wound and try how that will work they are not contracted that I ever heard it was my pure affection that thus abus'd your Ears by my Fathers command I was in the bud to crush your love which by their pretended Contract I thought best to do can my Brother pardon my Zeale to serve him this way and yet trust my love Phil I can do both Ordella now thou hast restored me to life againe come let us sit that I may at large declare my purpose concerning Selindra do you remember Ordella that day you made Selindra act Astella how I was then convinc'd and overcome by her how she spake then and with what Majesty she appear'd Methought then if Selindra were not borne a Queen yet she was design'd to be one from the hour I lov'd her and you the occasion of my love I have since observed her strictly and well weighed all her perfections and considered Cleonels hopelesse suit to gain her if she can afford me love Ordella I would wade deep in blood it would look like vanity to tell thee how great things I would do to win a value from her Ordel When I consider Selindra's Beauty and her worth I cannot blame your admiration of her truly Brother I do wish your desires upon you but know not how I can comply or how to serve you this way Phil I have weighed all kinds of Arguments Ordella and do allow them to be good worldly thoughts fit for Princes that have no other heaven on Earth then their Wealth and their Dominions I tell thee Ordella to be Emperour of all the World is poverthy without Selindra if thou lovest me thou wilt use thy interest to perswade her to cast off all thoughts for Cleonel and receive me who she yet shuns now my Sister speak comfort to my soule that must languish untill you ingage for me Ordella sits silent a while and he staring on her Ordel I have been thus long silent Phillocles to consider how I might comply with your desires and not break my Fathers trust do but shew me an honourable way and I will serve you with the same Zeal you wish it but if I should consent how can you avoid Cleonel or how disguise your love from my Father Phill Wee 'l think of twenty wayes to blinde the old mans eyes and as for Cleonel I will so overload him with Wealth and Honours that he shall gladly give up his interest in Selindra if he have any but if he refuse I will become his Rivall publiquely I will either carrâ— the faire prize or loose my self Ordella say now will you strain a Coâ—â—plement with my Fathers trust to save thy brothers life and honour Ordella Pardon me heaven if I offend by varying from my 〈◊〉 ther 's trust to save my Brothers life and Honour Phillocles now I am yours imploy me like a Sister that you love put me not to use artifices unworthy of that value the World now holds me at Phil By all our Gods I 'le rather perish then permit thee to act any thing unworthily Dearest Ordella loose no time to make known my affection to Selindra while I seek Cleonel to make him mine Ord Since no argument can prevaile against your passion I am content to be directed by you Phill Thou wilt make me happy then Ordella beyond all the State arguments The greatest Polititian can invent Or brightest messenger from Heaven's sent Leads her off Enter Cleonel Cleo. This falls out well for my designes upon Selindra the Prince his absence will give me opportunity to effect what his presence might prevent for 't is now most evident that Selindra slights my Professions in hope of Phillocles who is become my Rival by subtilties I must therefore compasse what my power and credit cannot reach the Prince is too mighty for me to contest with but this new Enter Phillocles Warre will do my work see where he comes how full of thoughts he is of late this love transformes us all Phil I 'le share the Empire with him if he consent if he will not I 'le force my way He sees Cleonel Cleo Sir The Emperour sent me to signify unto you the Newes from Belgrade that Astella is arriv'd there and is rejected by those you left to govern 't is his pleasure Sir that you prepare to march with all possible speed to her reliefe Phil I have just now received an express from thence which inform me of a Faction there that did hope to have set up a Counterfeit Astella but those Tumults are allayed the plot being discover'd all the partakers fled the Country I therefore hold it fit to hear again from thence before I stirre but if my Father will needs have his Army march into Hungary I shall advise him to conferre the honour of that Warre Cleonell on you Cle. On me Sir I am neither worthy nor capable of so great a charge your Highnesse does me much honour in this thought but I must not presume to accept the favour lest the Emperor do think me so vaine to seek it Phillo Why Cleonel thy forward youth promises great things and I know the Emperor will be pleas'd to see me joyn to heap honours on thy deserving head I will undertake it with my Father and shall not doubt to say thou wilt deserve the sole Command of all our Forces Aside Cleon If the Emperor consent I am cozen'd your Highnesse does 〈◊〉 load me with your Favours I shall not live to expresse my Gratitude much less to merrit such honours Phill I tell thee Cleonel 't is in thy power to lay an Obligation on me such an Obligation Cleonel as half my Empire cannot recompence Say may I hope such kindnesse from thee but if it be not in thy heart do not flatter me into a hope of what I shall not find Cle Sir as you are my Prince my duty binds me to serve you with the hazzard of my life and fortunes Phil I thank thee for thy Love as I do all that will like thee say and
this great concern 't is very like that he who would have ravish'd may consent to poyson twenty such as I rather then loose his hopes of Hungary I like well to fly from this near death but I like not to trust my self to Cleonel there may be more danger at his Castle then in the death I would fly from if I discover my self unto Ordella she will solicite me for Phillocles who I must ever hate this will prove more desperate then all the rest I must trust Cleonel though She calls Cleonel he be of a fiery Spirit his honour was never yet tainted I will look gently on him and ingage him if I can to be true to me My Lord I He Enters have weighed my dangers and your councel to avoid them and I will trust my self to you so you will swear to carry me directly unto Belgrad and not to your Castle I have friends in Hungary who will protect me and there I shall have time to consider of your hazzards for me Cleo By our House-hold gods I swear to do it by this fair hand I will observe my Oath and what ever else you shall command me though it be late we must this night depart you must make ready while I take order for my Servants and my Horses Selin May I not see the Princess e're I go will not to morrow night be time enough Cleo To morrow night brings death beyond all power to hinder we should be going while we talk Let no fears disturb you Madam I can command the opening of the ports at any hour all shall be according to your wish Selin Heaven grant it Cleonel When I remember the strict vow you made It were Impiety to be afraid Exeunt severally Enter Phillocles and Guard Phil Let the Boy only stay and sing the Song I like The SONG Come come thou glorious object of my sight Oh my Ioy my Life my only Delight May this glad minute be Blest to Eternitie See how the glimmering Tapors of the Skie Do gaze and wonder at our Constancy How they crowd to behold What our armes do infold How all do envy our Feliceties And grudg the Triumphs of Selindras Eyes How Cynthia seeks to shroud Her Cressent in you Cloud Where sad Night puts her sable mantle on Thy light mistaking hasteth to be gone Her Gloomy shades give way As at the approach of day And all the Planets shrink in doubt to be Eclipsed by a brighter Deity Look Oh look How the small Lights do fall And Adore VVhat before The heavens have not show'n Nor their God-heads known Such a faith Such a Love As may move Mighty Iove From above To descend and remain Amongst Mortals again Phill Enough boy begon Enter Ordella to visit him as in her Chamber the Guard at the Doore appearing Phill Thou art welcome Ordella let us sit and talk sadly Ordel My coming is to divert this sadness which you too much indulge Phill Does not my sorrow become me Ordella canst thou wish me merry when thou considerest my Condition who is there now in Greece more scorn'd then Phillocles Ordel Who more honour'd thy Victories shine bright upon thee thy Vertues are unparallel'd thy self ador'd by thy own Subject and by other Nations coveted let not my brother provoke the gods by his ingratitude Phil Thou art mistaken my dear Sister I am not that Phillocles thou meanest not he that chased the Germanes out of Hungary I am one that Cleonel dares Rival and with a single Arme can check my force a poore contemn'd prisoner I am a man with half a soul thou seest do I not become my Goale Ordell I am sad my self to hear you talk thus but my Brother your affaires do require your present Counsel pray let us consider how Selindra may be secur'd from farther danger Phillocles starts up hastily Phill Is Selindra in danger speak Ordella what danger who dares threaten her Ordel You mistake me Brother I was about to tell you that â—n my opinion she will be safe at Ciprus and do think fit when she takes leave of me to let her know your love and resolution to marry her which will soon dash Cleonels hopes this I could not yet do by reason she was so suddainly committed to Cecropius your looks do fright me and your unquiet thoughts will ruine you Phil Thou art my only comfort thou shalt still direct and I 'le obey prithee Ordella chide me when I do amiss methinks thy looks speak good successe I do approve her absence for a while at Ciprus because you like it and I will have patience too because you say 't is fit Ordello Patience will become you best and best suit with your affaires Phil Thou Councell'st well Ordella but canst not fancy what a broken heart endures my whole soul labours under the burden of my Love and to that is added her neglects more weighty and to this double load my Fathers unjust anger falls up on me as if I were not sinking fast enough before Ordel My Fathers anger will be soon over Phil I wish it not Ordella may his fierce anger urge him on to my destruction it will be handsomer to fall so then to perish by Selindra's scorns Ordel You raise imaginary evils that are not I am confident Selindra has no thought for Cleonel nor can I doubt but she will meet your love with as bright a flame as yours is Phi Oh! that I could suffer such a hope or such a thought possesse me I would then meet my Fathers frowns and blow away his thunder did Selindra love me I would wage a second War with heaven to gain her and be more proud to fall her Martyr in so high attempt then sit next to Jove with her neglects upon me Enter Antenor Ante Madam the Emperor sent me to see if Selindra were here with you Ordel What means my Father by this Is she not a Prisoner with Cecropius Ante She was but is now missing at which Cecropius is halfe madde Enter Antillacus to them Antil Madam I come to let you know that by day-break Cleonel with Selindra past the Ports and about two hours after were met on that way that leads to his Castle Phil Let them that love me follow me Phillocles snatches Antillacus his Sword and runnes at his Guard who give way As Phillocles goes out he meets Lascares and Cecropius and wounds Cecropius in the Arme. Emp. Traytor Villain stay all I do command you stay Antillachus See the Court-Gates lock'd that none go after him Cecropius do you retire and look to your hurt he meant it at thy heart old Man may thy Sons good Sword revenge it on him if they meet and he fall under it Ordel Oh Sir Let not your curses follow my Brother he has Afflictions enough without them Emp Peace Ordella thy tendernesse doth too much nourish thy Brothers follies I would rather he should not be then be thus Eâ—â—eminate I have fought many Battles
purpose now oppose Though I your counsels and your friendship lose Who in debates can speak in fight command And order all that in disorder stand Can nothing alter your desire from this Ormas Not unlesse troubles be preferr'd to bliss Queen Ormasdes it shall be as you desire And freely when you please you may retire Ormas Though I a while absent my self from Court I shall be ready to lay by my Books When you do call me to put Armour on Stories tell that great men the like have done Queen Though I know no example I believe What e're Ormasdes shall make choice to do May be a president that will ingage Brave men to follow in the future Age. Ormas Your Majesty in this has given me more content Then all the favours proffer'd me before Exit Ormasdes Y. Tit Is this his humour or some fancy grown From passion for some Love to us unknown Queen No Titus he has ever been observ'd A great contemner of Amores and does True friendship more esteem then idle love Y. Tit The more like now to be so much concern'd When touch'd our mortal bodies are so frail That we may love and know not what we aile VVhy does your Majesty think friendship can VVith as much force as love transport a Man Queen Not to such frensies as wild brains Create VVhen fancy cannot change the course of Fate VVhen love to Faces with the Face decay A virtuous Friendship will for ever sway I wish you Titus when he first retires To try how farre your Friendship can prevail To get the secret from Ormasdes soul 'T is for his good that he his griefs impart True friendship will allow a little Art VVhen the design does nothing more import But bringing of Ormasdes back to Court Tit I shall be joy'd and happy if I can Bring back to Court so Excellent a Man Enter an Officer and Ormasdes Officer The Embassador attends your Majesty Queen Admit Him The Queen sits Enter Embassador and his Train Embas Madam my Master the Treconian King Salutes you in these Letters and by me Congratulates your Zelnian Victorie But does lament that he no share acquir'd In that great Conquest he so much desir'd He was ambitious Madam to command In that near Warre and not as neuter stand When strangers merits do such Triumphs claime While he to you unknown sat still with shame But since Ormasdes conduct and his skill With such high Valour has fulfill'd your will He envies not so great a Souldiers praise But would have shar'd in his Triumphant Bayes Qu If I had known Valeriana's mind He might my thanks have shar'd and not repin'd Emb. I have commission also to propose A League between your Kingdomes and your selves Such as new Conquer'd Zelnia will secure That Cithereas peace may long endure Your Beauty Madam more then Crowns invite Valerianus wishes to unite Your hearts and then your Scepters may Be double fixt when both do love obey He begs that he in person may appear To plead his love and treat this great affair Queen Valerianus friendship I approve But never shall consent to treat of Love 'T would raise my dead Lords Ashes in his Urn If I should to a second Lover turn Your great Kings proffer'd League I do imbrace With fit Affection and a chearfull face Declaring to the World how I respect His person though I must his sute reject Emb I shall acquaint my Master and beg leave I may your Majesties commands receive Without the Ceremonies that belong To a State audience in a formal throng Queen You shall have free accesse as you desire And now my Lord I must a Sutor be That your faire Sister will in Court appear Who I am told is come to visit me Emb That Madam should have been my next request That you my dearest Sister would permit To kiss your hand who does attend without Queen Will you Ormasdes please to bring her in And make my excuse who did not know She was so neer Exit Ormas If you had brought her to the Audience She should have been as welcome as you wish Emb Though all the World adore Cleandras Name On the faint notions of a Common Fame I now can testify and will declare Your virtues to your beauties equall are Queen Your compliments require not a reply You over-valew my civilitie Enter Ormasdes with Mariana Qu You do me and my Country honour more Then any Lady ever did before Mar I have done my self a favour Madam And 't is your Majesty that honours me The fame of Citherea I confesse May Princes hither bring but my address Is to Cleandras self that I might see The virtue fam'd for such Divinitie Qu Madam if you such flatteries throw out You will your welcome spoil and make me doubt You rather come to mock then to admire On such another word I shall retire Mari I can be silent Madam while I live But must speak truth when you this freedome give Qu We then will change our argument and place Lest I do chide whom I intend to grace Exeunt all but Nearcus and Cleobulus Cleob Did you observe with what forc'd modesty The Embassador supprest his anger When his Masters sute so briskly was denied Near Yes and how suddain his sad looks changed When bright Cleandra did so soon admit His private visits as if himself were struck And did no further presse his Masters sute Cle. I have other thoughts that made me believe The Lady he calls Sister is his Love Near Such things have been and Mariana may His Mistris be whose beauty in my Eye Does farre surpasse Cleandras Majesty And now you put these thoughts into my head I did observe Marianus Eyes and his Did a long practiz'd silent language shew While they by turns did entertain the Queen Cleob But I had second thoughts led me to think I did sometimes perceive Marianas Eyes On brave Ormasdâ—s fixt and seem'd to take Such a survey as Purchasers do make Near I doubt Mariana has not an estate To purchase him at great Cleandras rate Cleo Let us observe them better next and see If it be Art or their simplicitie Exeunt Enter Embassador and Mariana Emb I have undone my self Mariana For now beyond resistance I do love And find Cleandr will by her neglects Dash all my hopes and turn from my respects Mari There does not a just cause to me appear For such a doubt much lesse to raise dispair Because Cleandr runs not at first sight Into the Arms of such a wandring Knight Though your State Arguments cannot procure To Treat she may but a short Siege indure When as your self a King you do appear The Castle may be won by love or fear Emb No Mariana I have heard and seen Too much the brave Ormasdes stands between Me and my happiness his retirement Is to cloke their close Love and to prevent Pretenders or such scandal as would rise If openly in Court without disguise Such
cannot mix When on Coelestial happinesse we fix Titus I shall e're long this argument revive And shew how you are buried alive Where is that valour and that virtue gone Whither that courage fled I doated on Though you can passion and desire sustain You must not quit the Court as if disdain Of all the glories that a Court can give Could not perswade you there again to live I must now leave you to attend the Queen Exit Titus Ormas A clearer virtue I have never seen Exeunt omnes severally Enter the Queen Embassador Mariana Old Titus and Traine Emb Madam shall I return without a hope No gratious answer to my Masters sute Queen Mr Lord I fully have declar'd that way Embass Never to marry Madam Queen 'T is my opinion now Emb. Will you permit my Master to appear Whose person may bring Arguments to prove It necessary to allow his Love Queen By no means my Lord I shall not admit His visit if he come on that affair But must against his coming now declare Emb How can you Madam thus declare against A person and a passion you see not Or prejudge what you will think hereafter His presence may change this severity Queen I have consider'd all that can be said Urge it no more The Embassador stands concern'd Exit Queen and Train Mar Brother Sir what do you ail what strange looks Do you put on you will be discovered Emba I Mariana 't is now my businesse To try if this Scene changing may not change Cleandra's stubborn heart when she shall see This borrow'd habit thrown away if then She scorn my Love I will break off the League And in my own Right will a Warre declare For her so lately conquer'd Zelnian Crown And there will try if her conceal'd Gallant The great Ormasdes may once more be drawn From Sanctuary to defend her Right From my just rage I will now visit him Mari This humour is not fit for complement Emb Fear not Mariana I 'le not wrangle now My businesse is to bribe that mighty man And make him plead my cause to the fair Queen But if I find him rotten at the heart I shall unmask him spite of all his Art Mari That is what I fear Exeunt THE SECOND ACT. Enter the Embassador with Ormasdes who holds a Book in his hand they sit on Chairs by a Table Ormas YOur Lordship by this visit honours me Emb My visit brings you businesse of the State You must not take it for a Complement Ormas What is your businesse then Emb I have observed Ormasdes the Queens sence Is yours in her Affairs of Consequence She moves by you this brings me to consult My Masters Marriage for a full result For I conceive Valerianus Name Of so great Credit and so high a Fame That our two Nations by our Princes joyn'd Though our surrounding neighbors were combind Our Territories would be safe and we Should thank the Gods for such Tranquilitie But when a Lady Rules they may presume And their Rebellious Principles assume If great Ormasdes shall be call'd away And fair Cleandra left alone to sway Ormas I know Sir that Cleandra does esteem The stout Treconians friendship as she ought And I know she honours your brave young King Whose martial Acts have gain'd him through the World A character so noble and so great That she with joy this proffer'd League does treat Onely dislikes the Marriage you propose On good State Arguments as I suppose In judgment and affection to her Son She will not raise a Rival to his Crown And for her angry Neighbors she believes The Zelnian Warre has so much wisdome taught They will not suddainly unurg'd provoke A Queen so powerfull and so fortunate Emb Suppose Valcrianus take offence And look on this neglect as an affront Because he onely did propose this League To introduce his sute which he conceives Will both our Nations equally advance But if laid by with scorn I suppose he then Do joyn with your old Enemies and claim His Fathers Title to the Zelnian Crown What may the hazzards and the issue be If a new warre dispute your Victorie Ormas I will not Prophecy the sad event That so unjust a Warre may justly bring Upon so Gallant and so wise a King Emb Suppose then that I have his Commission To lay by the Treaty of this new League Untill the Marriage be agreed unto And if deny'd I must Proclaim his Right To Zelnia and your late Conquest bring To a new question with a Powerfull King Ormas If Valerianus be so fixt we must No hazards fear in Warrs that are so just Emb. Your great successes have high thoughts begot Above your Conquest which I value not But wish such evils as we now foresee May be avoided by our industry For 't will become your Wisdome and your Trust T' advise Cleandra to this happy Match Wherein if you prevail I have full power Now to conferre on you the first and best Of our Treconian Principalities Ormas You do me wrong and are in this unjust To think that I will break Cleandra's trust Which I do value 'bove your Masters Crown And therefore boldly will advise the Queen Not to admit it his suit on Arguments Which must an evil consequence produce To her Sons Right if she Comply And by it lessen her own Dignity Emb If my imployment anger did allow And my own Honour would permit to strike A Book-man this rude language I 'de correct Orm If the Queens honour were not more concern'd In a respect to your imployment due You soon should find how little I do value you The Book-man would not from your Master take This Insolence but for Cleandras sake I do forbear pray visit me no more Emb Fear it not when Valerianas knowes How little worth Cleandras honour is He will this League and her Alliance scorn Who puts Ormasdes into this Disguise To hide her Lover from her Peoples Eyes Ormas This is beyond sufferance Ormasdes grapples with the Embassador Enter the Queen Y. Titus and Train who part them Queen Hold Ormasdes I heard his Insolence Sir you have leave to go aboard your Fleet Where you only can be safe begon then Without reply be gone for if 't be known What you have said my People may revenge My wrong before your Master do me right Exit Emb in anger Ormasdes you must in this my will obey Your wonted judgment must your passion sway While I by a quick Warre with Fire and Sword Require such Justice as he must afford Ormas Madam the Conduct of that Warre I beg Queen If you this passion will lay by till then You shall But no more of this anger now I came to take the Ayre this Afternoon But will deferre it 'till another day Pray be pacifi'd you shall not stir out I do intreat and do command you stay Titus stay you 'till this heat be over Exit Queen and Train Ormas Titus my friend
I have a flame within That will consume my heart if you help not Y. Titus Do you doubt my assistance to serve you In any way you can prescribe a friend Or I 'le rather thank thee for 't then doubt thy love Th' Embassador can this night hardly reach Coriola where we in a swift Boat By break of day to morrow may Arrive If some hours hence we in the dark imbark Y. Titus I guesse your purpose and I will obey Yet I would gladly have an Argument To justifie what you intend to do Lest Forreign Princes should condemne our State That Lawes of Nations rashly violate And so Cleandras honour suffer more Then by his Insolence she did before Ormas How can he justifie those words he spoke His rude language the Law of Nations broke For when a Publick Minister puts off That Sacred shadow which should him protect And dares in such vil'd language give affronts To a much greater Monarch then his own That minute his Commission did expire When he his Cloak of Majesty laid by And like a Ruffen talk'd so lavishly Y. Titus This I confesse is reason for revenge But if the World our Action not approve Pray think what we shall urge for our excuse In case we can no president produce Ormas A president Titus where will he show That Nations do Embassadors allow To be so barbarously base as he When he dares make his Act a president I will another shew and kill him for 't In the first Age no presidents were known And in ours this shall be my Creation 'T is not Cleandras work nor is it thine The glory or the shame is onely mine Titus my heart would break if I permit That man to brag as he will do at home How he has brav'd Ormasdes to his face And on Cleandra thrown so foul disgrace Y. Titus Since I your resolution cannot change Pray name the place and hour and I 'le not faile Ormas Some three houres hence wee 'l at the Ferry meet Where a swift well-man'd Boat you must provide My motion may some jealousie beget Of what we do intend and must perform If our best speed can but this Mad-man reach I shall his fury better manners teach Exeunt Enter Cleandra Mariana Old Titus Cleob and Ladies Queen Madam you are now got so near my heart That I am sad to think that we must part Mariana And I too soon do find that I too late Am now involved in my Brothers Fate We leave our hearts behind though we now fly This place by our impulsive Destiny My soul has not a wish can send me hence If I could stay on any just pretence Queen Why may you not stay here Mariana And let him go we will a friendship make Such as thy virtue justly may expect And my affection give if here you 'l live Mari I am unhappy Madam who must be At his dispose has done you injurie So great that I must suffer while I live Queen Rather then you shall suffer I 'le forgive Mar Your pardon is beyond your power I fear Unlesse you will admit his Master here Queen His pardon then is farre beyond my reach If for his King his own concern be such And yours so much for him I must consent To part with both yet I could be content To see him for your sake I and forget What he so rashly has against me said Thy tears for him have satisfaction made Mar My brother is already on his way And has ordered Boats for me to follow Where I expect to find his rage too high To hearken to such mercy as I bring Unlesse Cleandra will admit his King Queen I have not seen such uselesse rage before Whom but himself can his mad fury harm Mar It is a Riddle I dare not expound Queen Dare not Mariana am I so low In your esteem you dare not let me know What you dare do this secret I confesse Has onely power to make me love thee lesse Mari I cannot I have sworn not yet to say What 't is to him I 'me doubly tied t' obey But since your goodnesse can so soon forgive So great a Crime I 'le try to bring him back And if I can prevail for his consent I 'le shew the cause of his distemperment Queen You have his pardon and may now persue Your own design to bring him back with you But if he chuse to go and set you free Your self shall be much welcomer to me Mar Your words incourage me to take no leave But cherish hopes which may my heart deceive With present thoughts rather to smile then mourn As a good Omen to my quick return Queen You Nearcus shall conduct Mariana To Coriola and at your own house As you passe by pray treat her as my friend Near I shall be carefull in it Madam Exeunt Nearcus and Mariana Queen I love her and am somewhat more concern'd To part with her then I can make you see Adm. She has by her behaviour gain'd esteem From all the Court and from the Nation too Queen I wonder Titus none of you lament When so great Beauty from the Court is sent Admi Your Majesty has shew'd enough for all Queen I do mean Love Titus and did expect Her beauty should have fir'd a hundred hearts And by the powerfull charms of her bright Eyes O're-ruled our Citherean Destinies Adm My heart Madam has been so often burnt There is no substance left that can take fire Indeed I wonder how the rest have scap'd Cleob Nearcus and my self had other thoughts Of this great beauty which did secure us We do Mariana for his Mistris take Few Sisters Travel for a Brothers sake Queen How Cleobulus have you any ground For this to justifie so vile a thought Cle Onely the freedome which they daily us'd With this new way for Men who have no Wives To carry Sisters into Forraign Courts Queen Though not in use it does not sure deserve A censure so severe such Innocence In Mariana did to me appear That I should sooner judge her good if bad Then blemish such perfections by a thought It cannot be so Insolent a Guilt He durst not own nor such a scandall raise On his own name and on his Country too I command you to suppresse this thing I am asham'd a Cithereans heart Should entertain a thought of such a Crime We bring our own Worth in question then When we asperse the Worth of other men Cle They were but thoughts as rashly then tane up As now thrown out with no design to wrong The Innocent I wish her virtue may Our thoughts convince and she be justified Queen Keep firm there my Lord for all those who live Near Princes Eares should weigh how they let fall A word that may a Womans Honour blast If I were apt to credit your report And on your ground lesse jealousie affront Such virtue what a sin were it in you To make me guilty of so great a
so boldly her excuse Who does my honour and her own abuse The Princess sounds Cleon Look Sir she dyes your unkindnesse kills her King She cannot do her self and me more right Then to dye now but she cannot depart While great Ormasdes Triumphs in her heart See how his Name her fainting soul revives She recovers Lead on or I shall laugh to see her dye That can raise Trophies for my infamy Exit King and Train Valer What cruelty is this to leave me here Who love him better then he loves himself You 'l be all ruin'd if you stay with me Cleon What we have said has ruin'd us enough If his unruly rage can reach so farre Mene. I think 't were best that you return to Court And do Cleandra's proffer'd friendship try I have all your Brothers Jewels here Which will defray your charges while you stay Valeriana 'T is a plentifull provision for us But where is young Nearcus all this while Cleon He has not yet appear'd since we Arriv'd Enter to them Ormasdes Young Titus Nearcus and Servants Ormasdes stands off Near Madam can you forgive what I have done And own the Author of so great a crime Who saw not then a Princess in disguise But was captiv'd by Mariana's Eyes Valer My Lord I do forgive and shall forget So you repent and I will serve you too With all my power and interest in the Queen Near If that be all would I had guilty been Of greater crimes then my good natur'd sin Y. Titus Madam we hear your Brother is unkind But by Cleandra's favours you may find Some means to reconcile you unto him Valer I am most happy in Cleandra's love Y. Titus Will you permit Ormasdes in your Boat Or shall he seek some other passage home Mar I could have wish'd Ormasdes lesse concern'd Or that his courage had not been so great But cannot quarrel him on this account He was oblig'd to right Cleandra's wrongs And must in Justice be applauded for 't Ormas Madam I thank the Gods for my successe And now with the same breath can humbly beg That you 'l forgive what they so late approv'd Val Sir it will not become me his Sister Now to congratulate your Victory Who have just cause to mourn my Brothers Fate From whence my own misfortunes have their date Ormas Madam shall we attend you to your Boat Valer Let Titus order all as he thinks fit I am ready now for my remove Exeunt Titus leads off Valeriana the rest follow Enter Cleobulus and Chyron Chy The Queen is troubled and her Guards are sent With speed Ormasdes Quarrel to prevent Cleob She must secure th' Embassadors return Lest all our Neighbour Nations do complain And say we give occasion for a Warre Which the Treconians claim cannot pretend Nor the rejected Marriage justifie Chyron Valerianus has an antient claim To Zelnia which may beget a Warre If the Treconians do a quarrel seek There wants no title to a Prince provok'd Cleob Ormasdes will rejoyce to see that day Chy He is our Nations Darling and deserves Cleandras favour but methinks he looks As if his heart were higher then his head Cleo I have been lately chid for jugling looks And dare not say what I believe I see Enter to them Cleandra Old Titus and Ladies Queen You tell such wonders from Coriola That I want faith for them how comes this Newes Adm Madam a Messenger but not Arriv'd Saw the Combate done and heard Nearcus say They would attend Valerianas back Unto your Majesty whereas the wonder Princes have been in forreign Courts disguis'd Qu But have you ever such strange humours found A Prince where Vice and Virtue is so mixt Adm No I have not nor such a president As now Ormasdes gives us to correct Such impudence as near before was known Queen If I were not concern'd I should approve What he has done though now I must not own Adm For publique thanks on his behalf I move Why should we thus our honest thoughts disguise When Virtuous Actions Virtue justifies Queen Had not Ormasdes stir'd by Armes I might Compel his Master to have done me right Adm By Warre thousands of guiltlesse persons might Have suffer'd for one mans over-sight Queen You have reason Titus and I shall Judge Ormasdes Act as he deserves from me Who with my Nation am so much oblig'd I must approve whatever he will own Let the young Princess lodgings be prepar'd Fit for my Friend and Sister to a King Enter to them Valeriana Y. Titus Nearcus and Servants Queen You are welcome Madam and I am glad To have you on these termes do not weep To part with what your virtue could not keep Val I am happy by my unhappinesse For by your favour Madam I may find Some remedy for my afflicted mind Queen Be sure what Citherea can afford Is yours and all Cleandra does command With me rejoyce to see you safe return'd But where is Ormasdes I must chide him Near He is retir'd Madam to avoid your sight Y. Titus Ormasdes thinks it duty and respect Not to appear at Court till you direct Queen Pray fetch him hither now I hope you can Exit Tit With me forgive so Excellent a man Whose passion never does his reason sway But followes on when virtue leads the way Valer I have no anger to Ormasdes since Young Titus did my Brothers crime relate I hope this letting blood will do him good When this affront at home is understood Queen Your Justice and your Charity is great And I do see no reason but you may Admit Ormasdes in my company I am inform'd he has a slight hurt too Valeriana My furious Brother will be glad indeed That brave Ormasdes by his hand does bleed This accident if you 'l be pleas'd to call My Brother back may reconcile us all Queen I never shall consent to his desires Though I my anger and revenge remove In complement to you whom I do love Enter to them Ormasdes and Young Titus Ormas Madam if doing Justice have displeas'd I do repent and now your pardon beg Queen Since his great insolence and your revenge No Age can parallel both must submit To such a censure as the World thinks fit Ormas Your pardon Madam is not all my sute I beg your interest to obtain like grace From this sad Lady my wole Soul is vext To see such innocence so much perplext Queen I can now secure you there Ormasdes She does discreetly Judge what you have done Was what a man of honour could not shun Is not this truth Valeriana speak Valer stands surpris'd Val Yes Madam I do think I did say so She sighes and weeps Qu What suddain change is this can your soft heart Conceal a thought of ill towards the man You have excus'd and seem'd to smile upon Near She does love Ormasdes and I am lost Valer weeps Qu Pray leave us all with-draw to the next Room Exeunt What have I said
you will not with a smile redeem Valer I am not thus ingratefull as you say So I may be secur'd another way I did not threat till you aspers'd my Name By this false promise you unjustly claim For though your Birth flow from a Noble Spring 'T is something lesse then Daughter to a King And more I must the secret now impart That brave Ormasdes long since had my heart Near Madam I have no Plea beyond my Love If that do of too mean a value prove Think how your honour stands ingag'd by vow And that my All depends upon it now Yet here I do before the Gods professe To quit my Title if my Birth be lesse Val From Nearcus the Gods will me protect Who boldly must a subjects claim reject Near Which I am not but a Prince Nobly born As is Cleandra though you now do scorn The Man who lay'd his greatnesse at your feet Without a thought of Royalty to meet Your Virtue and your Beauty did engage My heart to Love and did create that rage You now so much condemn and make me shame I did no more who was so much to blame Val You do amaze me knows Cleandra this Near She yet does not but must do when I plead My Title to Valerianas Bed For Madam you can onely now be mine Made so by humane Lawes and by Divine Val What ere you are I do much scorn to think Of being compell'd and will strong poyson drink Rather then be by such a trick betray'd Or of your scandalous reports afraid Your first attempt was base and now as vain Your hopes are you are a Prince I do disdain To have a thought for him who poorly can Demand what 's given to another man I must this Injury at last reveal And to the Queen for Justice now appeal Near I am content then let Cleandra judge Val I 'le hear no more Exit with Ladies Near What a strange heat I feel that alwayes burn Yet do not waste cannot to Ashes turn But like a Fire-flaming Statue stand To warn the World not to approach this Land Ye Gods how cruel is your doom that she Melts not but should an Icie Mountain be Of power to kindle such tormenting Fires Where her own frozen heart has no desires Exit THE FOURTH ACT. Enter Cleandra with Ormasdes the Lords and Ladies stand off Queen I Shall allow your Argument for War If the Treconian do provoke so far But how shall I Valeriana free From her fierce Brothers great barbaritie And how Estate her in her Mothers Land If her mad Brother should that right withstand Though she do now desire but what 's her own If he should dye She must Ascend that Throne Ormas I have heard so and that by my rash Act She suffers which makes me repent the Fact Queen Her virtues do her beauty far excell And in my judgment have no parallel What is your thought will not the man be blest Whom Gods with such felicities invest Ormas I doubt not Madam her perfections may In hearts of Men above her Scepter sway Queen She has wonne me to a concern so high As if my own were the same Destiny With hers my thoughts do labor where to treat A Marriage with some Prince worthy so great A Queen can you Ormasdes find me one To recommend will Greece afford us none Ormas Madam if Citherea can produce None fit for Greece there will need no excuse Queen I think so too unlesse Ormasdes will Himself thus my prophetick foul fulfill That does such glories and such joyes foresee As may indure unto Eternitie Ormas Me Madam does your Majesty think me A man worthy of so great Felicitie Alas I am too old now to begin To Love you may as soon learn me to spin My Sword and Armor into Needles turn As teach my Age in Youthfull flames to burn Queen 'T is you Ormasdes are the man so blest Her love to you she has to me confest And me in honour has ingag'd to try If I can now perswade you to comply Ormas Madam I hope you do not thus abuse Your servant cause my nature does refuse Such correspondence with your Sex as might Ingage a braver Man Oh do not fight Against my weaknesse that must now confesse I never unto Lady made addresse And onely chose this solitary place That I might here some quiet thoughts imbrace Sure Madam you mistake how can it be That she should covet such Antipothy Can the good Gods to her be so unkind To let such excellence become so blind Queen Think you her self knowes what her self desires Or that she has no sence of those quick fires That do consume her can you doubt such Love Which through dispair did then so mortal prove That but to name Ormasdes she did Dye 'Till you appear'd to change that destiny And when you all retir'd she did confesse Her life depended on her good successe Your Glorious Acts had raised so loud a Fame That she was first in love with your great Name Which brought her hither with a full intent To Judge and Justifie that Argument Ormas Madam I must believe what you avow And do so farre your Argument allow That it has rais'd in me a greater Warre Then I was ever in and am so farre From slighting this affair that I descry My certain Ruine by this Victory The Gods cannot afford lesse punishment If I refuse to hear and if consent I 'm lost to all my joyes on Earth for Faâ—e Has not in store nor can the Gods create An evill I fear more then to deny What you command though a sad Destiny Can nothing lesse then my destruction save This Excellence from an untimely Grave Queen If I could see this danger you foretell Ormasdes harmes should make no other well Though Valeriana do my pitty move Ormasdes friendship is before her Love In my esteem but if this match unite Your hearts it will our Children then invite To imitate our friendship and so â—ye Fast knots for everlasting Amitie Ormas My mind can move my body any way But my hard heart will not my will obey My utmost power my soul to mourn shall teach 'Cause my Affection is beyond my reach Queen If you oppose not but your Ear will lend I doubt not but the Gods your heart will bend This way and your good nature in short time Will make you wish for what you judge my crime Ormas Although I cannot wish and must not chuse I would not Madam willingly refuse What you advise but boldly meet my Fate That no one thought may a vain fear Create Lest you should judge my slacknesse for neglect Because I graspe not what I cann't affect Queen Can you such pleasure take in this disguise Be thus retir'd and all that 's good despise When offer'd do you fear or scorn to meet This Excellence now fallen at your feet Is your great heart Ormasdes onely made For dangerous attempts shall it be
hopes this will raise the Princess drooping Spirits again I wonder she is not here by this time Lon The Duke and she are not yet parted Madam how now Lindamira are you tonguetyed no welcome for my Friend to encourage him to like of civil company You look as if you feared to loose your Gallant Cle No no she knowes she has too fast hold of my heart to part so easily Lin 'T is honour enough for me to be in the number of your Martyrs Sir She Sighes Pan How long have you two been acquainted Lin Ever since last night Madam She Sighes Pan And dost thou sigh already Lin 'T is only to give you warning by my harmes Pan I thank your care but I am arm'd against the Worldâ— Cle That 's good Newes Lonzartes there is some hope she has made firme resolves against Wedlock that I may assault her with security Aside Lon You may you may Cle Madam You speak as if you held mankind at a defiance Pan By way of Marriage I do but I can value all men that I see worthy Cle He must be a bold man who does designe beyond the favours you allow but have you made vowes against marriage Madam Pan No vowes but such resolves as are unchangeable Lon You are severe to men Lin If all Women were of your opinion Madam how should the World be Peopled Cle I marry Madam that was well urg'd Pan. I thought Lindamira you would have been on my side Lin So I am when you are in the right this is our common cause Suppose you bring these two Lords and they bring twenty more to be of your judgment and this Heresie should spread what will become of us who think of nothing else but Marriage Lon She tells you true Madam when her own concern is at stake you may excuse her Pan I do and will make good my argument alone Cle Never to marry Madam Pan Never my Lord is my full resolve Cle You are the happiest and the wisest Lady living and I the joyfullest man if you 'l permit me to adore you at this distance for I am of your own opinion Madam Lin Two Fannaticks well met Pan So long as your respects be free from love my house is open to you Cle You are all witnesses that this Lady does adopt me her avow'd Gallant on the conditions before mentioned you give me leave Madam to talk of love and to carry up this jest as high as he who really does love Pan I do so it be ever in publick all private visits and all whisperings are excepted Cle 'T is enough Madam This is a pretty kind of Entertainment I never thought of Lonzartes thou art in the right this will he sport beyond my hope Lon. But how does Lindamira like to see her new Gallant thus taken from her Cle 'T is her own fault she might have â—ix'd me another way if she had been wise Pan Indeed Lindamira I thought not of your concern and did conclude too rashy but I will use my interest on your behalf Lin 'T will not be needfull Madam I know all his professions to you are meant to me Cle Very prettily contrived This is a new kind of wit I never heard of so then you are to love me in spite of your Teeth and I you and I you in spite of mine what will this come to at last Lon Mirth man all the year a constant mirth Is not this better then spending your time in a smoaky house with your old Acquaintance Cle I cannot tell you that till I have tryed this as long as I have the other Lin Pray my Lord do not peswade your Friend all this earnest is a jest I allow you as much mirth as you please so the conclusion be serious Pan We must leave the successe unto the Fates Clearcus may in time have pitty on you Lindamira he does not yet believe you are in earnest Cle Nor ever shall do Madam till I see her heart break and then 't will be too late Lin He dissembles well for so young a Schollar Madam Lon We have donâ— all well methinks and now t is time that we retire Cle How soon may I make my next visit to you Madam Pan As often as you please my Lord at publique houres Exeunt Silvander and the two Lords Lin How did I perform my part Madam Pan You fell too soon into your humour he sees you mock him Lin That 's all I ayme at he has too much wit to be abused my onely business is to let him see that he cannot cozen me I believe you will see this Sceen changed at his next visit if I have any skill you will be troubled with him Pan I am arm'd at all points against all men and him most Enter Theodocia and Ladies The Oh Cousin I am freed from all my fears and come to rejoyce with you Pan. I have rejoyced already Madam and have begun a Sceen of mirth will hold us long Had your Highnesse come a little sooner you had found the late Convert Lonzartes and his Friend Clearcus here who is become my avowed Gallant and looks as if he liked our company already The Then you have hopes to cure him Pray order it so as I may come to your next meeting my heart is now so light that I could play with any thing Can I have no part in your Comedy Lin For two reasons your Highness can onely be a looker on 't is petty Treason to make love to you though in jest and then your beauty is too dangerous to be dallied with these be edge-tools too sharp for us to play with The Why may not Princes participate in such innocent mirthâ— we make stricter Rules then need true virtue will shine through such thin clouds without a prejudice and be above the reach of vile Tongues Pan I Madam if you could shew a rule to distinguish between Innocence and Guilt But we often see that Angelical virtues are aspersed by malicious tongues and no quality exempt from rude censures Lin I differ in opinion Princes may enjoy harmlesse mirth as freely as we to be too much reserved does look like disguise The I would be so merry Lindamira as should defie all scandall and with an open face justifie it to the World to wear alwayes a stiff-state look is intollerable Pan Private persons may be bold that way when few Eyes observe But Princes are set on Pirameds for all to see and imitate The You shall not fright me from your mirth with this grave Lecture are they not both my near Relations whom you endeavour to reclaime why may not I share it so worthy a designe I fear Lindamira she doubts lest I may gain her Gallant from her Lin She may well be jealous if your Highnesse undertake him I shall have small hopes if you two quarrel for him The Why Lindamira is Silvander vanished Lin No Madam the more Trophies I can fairly get by Victories on others
Lon 'T is not possible that she can be so fool'd she forbad thee in jest come let us go to her now Cle I 'le swear she did forbid me and in great anger turn'd from me I dare not go Lon This is pretty wouldst thou have me believe thou lovest Cle Lonzartes I am not in humour to be play'd with Lon Nor I in humour to be fool'd what would'st thou have me say when thou talk'st thus to me thou in love Ha ha Cle What shall I say what do to beget faith in thee Pandora's resolution against Marriage which I so much rejoyc'd at is fatally become my scourge and I must dye or have her Lon That 's the onely way to obtain belief do but hang thy self and then a Printed Ballad The Dary-Maids greatest Faith will make them swear thou dyedst for love Cle Do my looks agree with so much jest does not my Face declare my heart does love Lon No nor ever can do to me wouldst thou have me belye my self that thou mayest laugh at me these shallow Plots are lost on me Exit Lonzartes Cle This is right had I been fool'd into the Platonick pound I might have knock'd my head against the Walls and never been believed Thus I blow away those bubbles â—hose ayrie Lectures of chast love which lead silly mortals into slavery Ha Sanga Enter Sanga Sanga Your pleasure Sir Cle Go presently and summon all that merry Crew who danc'd the other day to sup with me this Night and bid the Musick come Exit Sanga Sanga I go Sir Cle I will retreat while I am safe and be Arm'd against my Wise Virtuous Chast Friends with their Cobweb Netts so subtilly laid to catch me Thus I throw all their Inchantments off And now like the Grand Seignor after some great Victory atcheiv'd I will retire to my Seraglio Exit Enter the Duke with Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Train and Silvander Duke You tell me a story beyond belief Theodocia Clearâ—us playes with you all this while he love The If Pandora be mistaken he will triumph over Women-kind for ever Pan I wish it were no worse Sir 't is I who now am to be pittied who for the common sport and for his good have brought an evill on my self I cannot bear Duke Why Pandora he is descended of our own Blood and his Estate proportionable to his Birth so that if you can raise his Virtues above his vices you 'l have no cause to murmur at his love Pan True Sir if I were nor ingag'd to a single life much might be said to set Clearcus's merrits above mine Lin Is there no dispensation for such resolves Madam when it may be disputed whether the gods approve them They give us Lawes enough we need none of our own making Pan My heart will nee'r consent to alter my resolves Lin We shall have enough to do then The. Let us all agree to laugh him out of it Lin You will find little cause for mirth when you see Clearcus next Madam The Can so few hours alter a man of his temper so much Lin He is asham'd of his first Principles and is angry at that shame He hates himself for loving and loves so much he dares not wish it less This mixture of passions does beget such a confusion of thoughts that makes him look as if he had fed on nought but sighes and tears this twelve Mounth and I fear we shall have cause to turn our laughter into sorrow for him Duke I 'le give him Commands that shall divert him come with me Theodocia Ezeunt Duke and Theodociâ— Lin 'T is great pitty so brave a man should be so lost Pan 'T is so Lindamira but how can it be help'd must I become mad because he is so 'T was not a rash word by chance let fall but on debate and mature judgment because I saw none so happy after Marriage as before Why may not I then live and dye as free as I was borne Lin You see why because the Gods do not allow so great felicity on Earth as might keep us from ever wishing to be with them pray who ever heard of a pair of true Lovers that desir'd to be in Heaven if they might stay here till Doomsday 'T is therefore for our good that such united hearts are so rarely to be found on Earth take heed Pandora that you bring not more evils on your head then you fore-see Pan I must now bear my Fortune as I may Lin Though you have not met with many happy Marriages I have heard of some who all their lives have had a constant Spring of Love their passions so high and joyes so great each striving to raise the others happinesse above their own this I believe and hope for Methinks till I am married I am a thing laid by as if forgotten by the Gods Pan 'T is not high passions nor great joyes I doubt to find but their continuance suppose the Gallant Lovers to the Warres be sent what terrours will possess their frighted Ladies 'till their return and if miscarry what will their whole lives have to joy at after Lin Those who stay at home may have equall dangers these are anticipated dreams of evils that may never happen then you conceive not the joy those dangers bring when they are over this World affords us nothing to relish our delights by but such accidents as love which some fears and dangers bring 'T is sharps make sweet the sweeter Pan But if I am satisfied with less ioyes without those pains you find so usefull why must I try to gaine more happiness then I do wish for when I have joyes enough allready Lin Joyes enough Madam there is no such thing in Nature as enough of what we love Pan I am weary of this idle talk Lin And I know no better Entertainment Enter to them Lonzartes and Silvander Pan How think you Silvander is Clearcus what he seems Sil Lonzartes knows him best Madam Lon I do believe he loves though I seem not to credit him and am now resolv'd to play with his passion as he has done with mine 't will entertain the Princess rarely to see how I shall anger him Sil Is he enough fix't to be so abus'd for if neither Men nor Women have any faith in his budding love he may fly off for ever Lon I am now going to see what humour he is in Sil I 'le wait on you Pan Pray do and let me know how I must behave my self that would not hurt him Lin I can direct you best if you 'l trust your self to me Pan I shall trust you as farre as any in this affaire let us consult within Exeunt Enter Clearcus and Sanga with Men and Women Dancers Cle Welcome my dear Friends I will be no more seduc'd by grave Lonzartes fooleries this night shall re-unite us while we live Is the Musique come San Not yet Sir Cle I have broke through their Nets and now the day
and night are ours to Revel in we will be so merry that our hearts shall seem much lighter then our heels Enter Sanga Sanga Lonzartes and Silvander are without Cle They are come as I could wish I 'le entertain 'um as they deserve they are my kind chast virtuous well-wishing spies pray Exeunt Dancers retire all into that Gallery while I dispatch my Court-Friends Sanga shut the windowes close then call 'um in and say that I am grown sad of late monstrous sad Now for a grave face to suit with my Exit Sanga disquise I have some fear my sides will burst with holding in my laughter He sits in a sad posture Enter Sanga with Lonzartes and Silvander Sanga Softly pray for a strange Melancholy has seiz'd him on the suddain He is now talking to Pandora Sil She is not here San He entertains her Idea in her absence with the same passion he would her the only sure way for a lovers happinesse hark Cle Blessed Angel turn not away these tears must be my daily Incence offer'd at your feet if you refuse this Tribute from my captiv'd heart you 'l turn the Elizium I enjoy to Hell Oh stay and take my Soul with thee that gentle look that Lon Why so sad fond lover let not one repulse dismay so great a Lon interrupts him Conqueror thy next charge may prove more prosperous we come to councel thee Clearcus and to raise thy drooping Spirits by new hopes Cle Or to laugh at my affliction whose Soul is sunk so low by my dispair that all my Spirits are vanished I must submit to my Cativity Lonzartes He sighes Lon That sigh had almost blown me over yet I am glad to see this and am now full satisfied thou art in love in love Clearcus let me imbrace my fellow-Prisoner we will now shake our shackles to the same sad tune together Cle I know you come to mock me but I must bear it Lon Oh no! who can have so hard a heart we pitty you and have some fears Pandoras heart will break when we relate your mighty sufferings but if I should sit thus in the dark would it create the like Angelical Idea in my brain Clearcus Cle This is barbarous to catch a Lyon in your Toyles and bait him like an Asse thus to render my passion Ridiculous will beget Pandoras scorn and may prove my destruction Lon If she discern not your passion how can she proportion her favours to your merrit Cle Do I deserve this mirth from you thus to heighten my affliction Lon Do you not all that I can do this Twelve-month will not bring me on equal termes for thy abuses remember how you held me to the Ladies and made me your mirth by which scandal you destroy'd my credit with the Princess this is my revenge ha ha Cle 'T was a great scandal indeed to procure you the Princess leave to love her by my means you have obtain'd a happinesse beyond your hopes which all your whining Poetry or your Eternall sighes could never reach for which special service prethee good sweet Lonzartes spare me by our old Friendship I do beg by Hangs on him thy own virtue and unparalel'd chast heart I do conjure thee not to raise a publique mirth out of my Souls sorrow which you have brought me to Lon Well then if I find you do continue thus humbly penitent and truly thus afflicted I will shew more mercy then I found from Embraces Clearcus you come chear up we will sigh and condole together and if possible so order our sad hearts that both may the same moment break and infect the World with such a sorrow as may fright the Female Sex from like rigour unto men so shall we become a Noble Sacrifice to love for the good of a whole Nation or if you please wee 'l send for some of our old Gang to dance and drink these Melancholly vapours from our hearts to let the Ladies see their Beauties are not so destructive as we make them believe Clearcus Imbraces Lonzartes with great joy Cle I marry Lonzartes now thou talkest like a Phylosopher now thou prescribest the onely remedy for our disease Sanga bid the Musick strike a chearful Ayre and then call in those Friends in the next Room Nay if you allow this way of cure I shall soon expel loves venome from my heart into my heeles Embraces Lon Lon What is all this Clearcus art thou mad still Lonzartes starts back Cle I am wise and do not mean to quit my cool pleasant flowry paths for your consuming flames of restless love who walke on tops of Steeples and at that height plead that your chast desires are pleasing to the Gods But I who know the end of such fair flashes as at first appear with such folded Armes and down cast looks are but steps to approach the Ladies fingers ends Then by degrees grown bolder you aspire Till nought but ruine quench the subtle fire Enter Dancers Lon what doest thou mean by this misterious language and this Rabble here Cle I mean to follow thy advise to sigh only when I make love to Ladies their backs turn'd I mean to dance and sing as often as I can that their neglects may pierce no deeper then their Eyes discern here Lonzartes this Girle will cure the bite of a Tarantula and drive the poyson from thy heart Lon Out Hypocrite is this thy love unto Pandora was all thy passions counterfeit the other day Cle No 't was fairly growing up to equal thine in all sincerity of Noble thoughts But the nice Lady would not permit it to take so deep root as yours before she blasted all my hopes and in a moment let me see that love is like a bitter poâ—ion which many tast and flying away rather chusing their disease then so ill a relished remedy This made me return to my old Antidotes Lonzartes what think you of a heat or two before you go call in the Musique Sil Pandora was to blame to throw him off so rashly Lon Let us retyre Silvander this Ayre is infected Exeunt Lonzartes and Silvander Cle Go whine fond Lover go whine I say go whine While we chear our hearts with Wenches and Wine I say go whine Exeunt omnes HERETHEY DANCE Enter Lonzartes Lindamira and Ladies Lin I do not wonder that he is fallen off 't was what I feared when his passion went so high I saw Pandora was concern'd but we will bring it on again Lon You are mistaken Madam all he said then was jest for he is now as mad as ever I left him Incirculed with six wild men and as many wanton Girles prepar'd to Dance and Revel all the Night Lin There is no harm in Dancing my Lord unlesse they do catch cold you judge Clearcus by what is past but when I see him with Pandora next I 'le give my opinion of his concern Lon By what means may their meeting be procured Lin Wee 'l think on 't Enter
Theodocia and Ladies to them The I am sorry Lonzartes that Pandora has cast off Clearcus which has occasioned his relapse when a little patience would have setled him in the way of virtue Lon 'T is every way what I expected not his love was as strange as his rejection and his relapse in the old humour beyond all the rest I know not what to think of him Lin Let us bring them once more together and I 'le undertake to guesse at both their hearts it may be govern ' um Lon I Madam but how shall they be brought together when both would rather see a Basaliske then one another Lin You may be mistaken my Lord who judge by what you see when 't is our businesse and our virtue not to shew our hearts 'till a full tryal that men are worthy of them then you forget that Clearcus conversion must be by one he cannot conquer The But if he will neither conquer nor be subdued how can his conversion follow Lin If your Highnesse can contrive an interview I have a fancy in my head that may reconcile them and effect what we all wish The I will send presently for Pandora and intreat my Father to pretend some businesse to call Clearcus hither Lon He will suspect Lin Let him come no matter what he suspects The Do you Lonzartes once more see what humour he is in We must endeavour and not fear to try But trust the Event unto their destiny Exeunt severally Enter Duke with Silvander and Lords Duke I ever thought Clearcus did but mock and laugh at their designes his Brain is not yet ripe for serious Love But how does Theodocia look on Lonzartes Sil With much neglect Sir Duke That is not well have you Silvander instructed Lindamira that she may inform Theodocia of Lonzartes Title to this Dukedome and how much better then a Forraine Prince her Marrying him will be applauded by our people who are not ignorant of his pretence Sil I have Sir and the Princess gives a serious ear to it though she yet makes no reply a little of your Councel and Authority I believe may incline her to a better value of him Duke That shall not be wanting Lonzartes is all that I can wish in a Successor and his love looks so without design that I will cherish it and try to win my Daughter to comply Sil Your Highness will gain a double interest in all your Subjects hearts by this honour to Lonzartes who has merrits proportionable to your favour and his birth all which his love gives Lustre to Duke I see it Silvander and will recompence his Faith and his Humility with my advice to Theodocia who yet knowes not his story Sil The Princess must needs hear what every body talks and all do wish Duke I shall now inform her fully of Lonzartes Right too long held from him bid him meet me at my Daughters Chamber I will no longer hide my purpose for him His Birth and Virtue with his constant Love Declares he never can unworthy prove Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle NO I 'le never see her more Lon Do you not love at all Cle Nor ever will methinks Love is like a smooth Water that invites men to Bath and tumble in it with delight untill they be destroyed by Serpents which in the bottom undiscover'd lie Lon What means this similie Cle This Serpents bite has Metamorphized you into a whining lover into the shaddow of a man of late become a shape without a Soul why must I busie my head with such Chymeras's when I can please my self to my hearts wish my own way Prethee sweet suppress'd Prince do not forsake me thus for specious shewes of happinesse or vaner hopes of better dayes then you will ever find in Court You are now safe but when you grow wise and serious it will in the Dukes head great jealousies create to let him see your Virtue may be dangerous and your pretence appear worthy of his fear Lon That hazzard is better then what I now suffer in the opinion of my best Friends who believe this wildnesse is my Nature or such as may beget a habit in me which I can nee'r put off and thus my security in this disguise may become my ruine I wish I could perswad you Clearcus to shew forth that Virtue all the World would wonder at Cle To what end I pray if the good Duke would give me imployment fit for his Kinsman and worthy of my Sword I could soon be my self But now I have nothing else to do and therefore play away my time in folly and 't is a hard question which is best for we know that too much wisdome does undoe more men then it advances or else begets Eternal slavery to State Affairs where the wisest ever walk on needles points I have weighed these things and do believe 't is better to maintain the peace and the security I now live in unregarded then to be advanc'd according to my birth Lon But you will loose the Dukes favour and become contemptable to the whole Court if you continue thus extravagant what designe can I have by my desire to see you great and glorious Cle. Have I not tryed and been misled yielded to your wise Maximes against my own better judgment and been rejected in the height of my endeavours to be as you call it great and glorious is not this true does not Pandora with the whole Court scorne me but for seeming wise Lon Yes in part 'cause they believe it not Cle I will no more of your advice 'till you can cure your self Lon I have an Honourable Argument for my love Cle Who has not untill he be dispis'd Lon Was it not your own desire to be neglected did you not declare against all Women that you could conquer you left Pandora no way for Victory but by rejecting you so that I can conclude a good suâ—csess from what you raise dispair Cle Ha! think you Pandora did reject me in compliance with my humour only Lonzar What else can she be angry with you for loving her too much Cle You do surprize me with a discourse I look'd not for but I will be no more abus'd I will not see her Lonzar How can you be reconcil'd then shall she make love to you Cle No I abhorre that thought beyond her anger a woman Wooe that were preposterous Lon Will you treat by Embassadours and Wed by Proxie Clear Nor so that 's only fit for Princes who cannot meet to treat Lon Will you have her if she declares she would have you Cle I shall never like her change of mind Lon Can ' you tell whether you would have her or not Cle That 's a harder question then the other Lon Will you have her by compulsion Cle. That were a Tyranny would make her hate me ever Lon Shall the Duke by his Prerogative power in spight of both your teeth compel you both to
him nor in a look or word comply with what I say for if you yield Clearcus will forsake the Field I shall therefore only put your hands together no marriage nor no contract make onely desire that you will thus hand in hand retire a while with me in private to apply my charm who now do pray that all the evils which ever did befall the most unhappy lovers may light on him or you that shall their hand remove before my charme does work now come with me Exeunt hand in hand Duke What the issue of this will be I cannot guesse Now Theodocia I must remind you of Lonzartes who dares not approach you on his own behalf who is what you can wish to make you happy and I do again invite you to Crown his unparalell'd Humility with a bliss he presumes not once to mention lest it offend you I have also a State Argument you understand not Theodocia your two interests in this Dukedome thus united will make it flourish Lonzartes has been wrong'd The I know his wrong Sir and have observ'd his sufferings or I had never dallied with his love Lonzartes's clear Soul is adorn'd with more glories then this Crown will bring him Duke If then your hearts agree give me your hands here Lonzartes is the best reward I have to incourage modesty and worth whey they do in one heart combine as now in thine Lon Great Sir I am so much surprized so over-loaden with my joyes that I have nought but blushes to expresse my gratitude nor know I how to welcome this unlook'd for honour from the Princess who dains to raise her humblest Servant from her feet to set me on a Throne incirculed with more joyes then that you now restore me to He kisses her hand The Keep still your Character Lonzartes as I will mine high transports in love are not long liv'd I fear Lon I shall be Madam whatever you direct though this unlook'd for happinesse do raise my heart above my own command for such an excess of joy is hard to mannage Kisses her hand Enter Lindamira to them Lin I may now wish your Highness Joy I hope now your Fannatick love conformes to the Law of Nations Now you may talk your pleasure against high passions Madam and methinks you Sir do look as if you lik'd this better then that wise Sect of ayrie Lovers whose Phylosophy doth teach not to desire what they can never reach Lon You are Madam the best Phylosopher I ever met and do deserve to have a Golden statue in Loves-Temple set Duke But how have you disposed of your Fantastick couple 't is that great work must Crown all your undertakings Lindamira Lin That goes on excellently well Sir I have left them sitting on a Couch with their hands still â—ixt eagerly gazing on each others Eyes as if through them they could discern the inside of each others Hearts by their no motion and their stedy looks I can foresee they vvill be of one mind suddainly The Why could not vve see this Experiment Lin Oh Madam my charm will not work in company Lovers will seemingly dispise what they like most only to deceive observing Eyes I believe they held off thus long for shame to own what they had so publickly declar'd against and to themselves will hardly dare to let their hearts appeare these two dayes they must look themselves into an Agreement for no words can ever reconcile their first Principles If their hands do not their hearts discover I 'le no more pretend to charm a Lover The May we not peep at the hanging and stand unseen Duke Let us not turn this serious work into a jest unlesse Lindamimira do approve it none shall stir that way Lin I can place you so as you may see and hear too The Pray Sir be pleas'd to look on them our Testimony may be of use Duke Come then Lindam Your Highness must stand silent or you 'l hinder my Projection The We will we will Exeunt They all Re-enter behind the Couch and stand on each side of the Stage then is discover'd Pandora and Clearcus holding hands and sitting on a Couch a while silent looking on each other then Clearcus proffers to kiss that hand he holds she puts him back with her other hand and turns her face from him He sighes Cle Turn not away those beautious lights have guided me to Heaven nor look as if you were in pain to see my heart thus chang'd from a rude destraction to an extasie of Bliss from a deformed Satyr with a confus'd Chaos of dark thoughts and blacker actions by your glorious Beauties and brighter Virtues new form'd into the Figure of a man Emulating those Excellencies I admire in you Oh turn this way and own what is your own Creation by your perfections rais'd from what was worse then nothing to something now too worthy to be cast away I should this happy hour believe my self were in Elizium did not this fair soft Hand and those bright Eyes assure me I yet live from whence some divine instinct teaches my rude nature to adore what I never understood before Pan I do not like to be thus long left alone to be expos'd unto your passion and the Worlds censure Lindamira has deceiv'd my trust I now see your plot and her design discover but will no longer suffer the abuse Offers to rise Cle Be not so cruel unto your self and me think on the curse hangs over us if we remove our hands 'till she return Pan 'T is too much foolery to give faith to Cle Remember we complied to what she said by which her words are Registr'd in Heaven and have ingaged the Gods by our consent Pan 'T was rashly done and I repent when will this subtle Sorceress return my innocense will justifie my blind consent to which I was misled by my fidelity and trust and will no longer fear to take away my hand Offers to rise Cle Oh take not your hand away untill the holy Charm have rectified your heart and therein created so much Charity as in a moment may remove your scorns and teach you love for I who so long slighted your neglects and fled all civil favours from your Sex do now tremble at the thought of parting hands untill our hearts like them become united Pan Do you believe Lindamira Mistris of such Magick that her words have power to reconcile dissenting hearts like ours Cle Yes I find them work on me and hope the same effect on you else why sit we here obeying those commands she left why fear we to offend those powers she did invoke when you consider this I hope you dare not stirre a finger towards such impiety Pan Though Lindamira's virtue be approv'd I was surprized by her inticing words and by the Duke compell'd to do I know not what and therefore will no longer now obey Offers to rise he holds her Cle Stay oh stay and let the fatal curse strike me
alone my guilts have merrited what e're can fall on me Do but command me to remove my hand and I 'le obey that you may see how much your power prevails above my fear of Lindamira's threats If so I may divert your harms I will against my Nature and my Faith destroy all hopes of future bliss to pull this ruine on my self which else may light on you Say must it be Pandora sits silent a while Pan If I command your hands remove and her curse should after follow you my unblemish'd innocense may suffer more then all your crimes can merrit I have no faith in charmes nor cause to apprehend her curses can reach me and yet My doubts and fears my reason does dismay I know not what to do nor what to say The Wonder is so great I am afraid Aside Some god this Serpent has an Angel made And now indow'd him with Coelestial Art To force obedience from my stubborn heart Cle 'T is worthy your consult before you do destroy a body and soule here a ready Sacrifice to set you free for now I find that Lindamira's charm does higher work And now again that dazling light display Which did my heart in flame the other day Ye Gods I do implore your power to move Aside The bright Pandora to allow my love 'T will be the same if now Clearcus dies By Thunder struck or by Pandora's Eyes Pan Lindamira's virtue and her wit are much more powerfull then her charms which I contemn but you my Lord have now by chance thrown out such words I shake to think on Your body and your Soul are now at stake you say and by your looks I read you think our Fortunes and our Fates depend on my reply and so do I this is then too great a work for so few minutes to dispatch we must look up Clearcus and from above seek ayde 'T is piety when we our hearts submit To undergo what e're the Gods think fit Cle 'T is so let us hasten to the Temple then there Celebrate They rise up This happy issue of so strange contest Wrought by the gods must by the gods be blest He kisses her hand three or four times in joy Cle Where is this powerfull Sibell gone whose Sacred Charms do dis-inchant fantastick hearts Lin I am here Sir with witnesse enough to hold Pandora to her word Cle Let me adore thy Divine virtue Lindamira who hath shew'd such skill to raise dead folks to life for we were dead in follies and are now become true converts Sir Duke This is great Newes you are both well come to your Wits again which does declare Lindamira a great Artist The What sayes Pandora for her self Pan I have both waies done too much either to excuse or justifie my self silence becomes me Madam Lin Let the Clock strike twice before we credit what they say or else make all sure by I Clearcus take thee Pandora c. Duke Lindamira is my Oracle give me your hand Pandora and yours Clearcus May they most wretched live and cursed dye Who shall this knot endeavour to untye The My prayers concur with yours Sir and now dear Cousin what I wish'd is come to passe that you and I might on the same day be Married Thus for our good we see the Gods fulfill What they designe though much against our will Pan Your great example Madam is sufficiennt to lead me from all my own resolves to follow you and if now Clearcus be reclaim'd we must own all our happinesse to Lindamira's wit who has conquer'd both when neither of us could subdue the other And now Clearcus I hope will seek occasions to shew the World by his own actions the Noble stock he is descended from Cle By your permission Madam I shall set my heart towards my Prince his and my Countries Service I beg imployment Sir on the next Gallies you send out lest idlenesse corrupt my busie brain Lin Mark that Sir he is allready wavering Madam take heed how you take the spirit of uncertainty in the habit of a man Pan You speak too late the uncertain man is now my certain fate Cle Some diversions are necessary Madam to look on the same objects ever dulls and tyres the best Eyes but Lindamira can say nothing I dare contradict Duke You shall command in Chief Clearcus to shew the World the vigour you have too long hid Lon Joyes on joyes light on Clearcus head They embrace Cle May those joyes be Multiplied on you Sir my Redeemer and now become my Prince Dukâ— We must conclude this happy day Lindamira by joyning Silvanders hand with yours if your mirth will give us leave to be so serious Lin That is a serious jest Sir I have long look'd for Duk. Come near Silvander which of you two is most pleas'd now Both. I sir. Duke Who spoke first Both. I Sir Duke This is a good Omen to a joyfull life may you be both as happy as ever love made any Sil We are happy to our wish Sir Lin He speaks for himself Sir on hopes of more then he may find Duke Wee 'l Celebrate these Weddings suddainly and see that Lindamira's praise be in loud Hymenealls Sung through all the City to incourage the like Virtuous and Noble undertakings Lin I thank your Highnesse for your good opinion but shall love you for this gift of my Silvander above all your other favours Now Silvander Let us dwell Arme in Arme and dayly show Our loves increase that all the World may know Our hearts Now the Fair Princess does confesse That Wedlock may afford true Happinesse EPILOGUE LADIES Our Author has so great Respect To your Fair Sex he fears some grosse Defect In his best Characters may prove so short Of your perfections he needs pardon for 't If such sad fate do now attend his Play In 's Cloak thus muffl'd he will sneak away But if you lik't he will on tip-toe go That all the World may the proud Author know FINIS a Phillocles Embraces his Sister Ordella and leads her out after the Emperor b Onely Selindra stayes and sits in a Chair c Cleonel returns