this time they are at the gates Lucid. O heavens my fears are faln upon us Age. What 's to be done Clind. Let us make good the gates against them Age. There 's none dares touch my person Lucid. Believe it not sir there is no fafety Your Fathers jealousies are wrought to a strange Height and those whom you least suspect I fear conspire your ruine to advance Your brother to the Crown Age. Who do you mean Lucid. Lord Cleon. Age. It is impossible Clind. I saw Prince Clarimant and him together And Cleon's words were to the Captain of the guarâ— Bring him alive or dead Lucid. Sir be advised there is no safety In the Kingdom for you until this storm blow oveâ— Age. What shall I flie Lucid. Rather then fall I know there 's thousanâ— Will live and dye with with you but here they aâ— not Enter Lord. The Guard Sir do approach the house on every sidâ— Clind. Make sure the gates Lucid. That will not do 't fire soon will opeâ— therâ— Down with them Fire the gates Within a crying Lucid. Hark! Age. Let 's force our passage through them They clash their swords within Exeunt Enter Clindor and four Guard Clind. My friends this care is needless why do you hold me I am not mad I. Mad sir we do not think it Clind. Nor can I swim I do assure you I. What then Clind. Then you are sure I cannot scape your hands as the Prince did I. No sir we 'll look to you for that Bring him away before the King Clind. Before the King of what will you accuse me I. For being accessary of the Princes flight Cl. O 't is well then we 'll ev'n hang for company I. For company Cl. Even so if I be accessary you let him scape I. Why could we help it when he leapt into the river Cl. Had your Zeal been so hot to serve the King as you do now make shew of You would have dows'd in over head and ears 2. What drown our selves Cl. Yes any thing in zeal My zeal to justice shall hang all you and my self Too for in my conscience we deserve it what shrinâ— for a little water I. He tels us true our fault will be esteem'd as great as his Cl. Come come along my friends we must before the King I. Very pretty Clind. You will not find so when my most nobâ— Lord Cleon shall with the King Judge of your actions I. Well Captain we acquit you I find indeed We should be fools to accuse each other Clind. Speak for your selves c. Enter Old King Clarimant Cleon. O. K. Urge nought in his excuse he 's a boâ— Traitor And he shall know his birth is no excuse For disobedience Clar. Sir I dare pawn my life my brother neveâ— diâ— Nor does intend ill to your Royal person O. K. If it were so am not I wounded in mâ— Ministers Enter Capt. This natural tenderness of thine a Brothers Condemns him most unnatural to me a Father Now speak is the Traitor coming to assault us Capt. No sir but he is scap'd our hands Cle. How scap'd Capt. He resolutely made his passage through uâ— And we pursuing to take him he with Lucidor Leapt into the river and swam to a small piâ—ace Of his own that always lay there for his Pleasure in which they are put to sea Cle. With all speed make to the shore and seâ— what course They hold if he sir in despair should go into Newâ—streâ— With whose King you now have difference About the staying of your ships of treasure And the Isle of Cires no doubt much danger Threatens your self and State to prevent which Straight raise an Army and make Prince Clarimant Your General that being in readiness You may prevent any attempt Agenor Or the enemy can make against you O. K. Be all things ordered by thy faith and judgment Thy care must be my preservation I do commit all power into thy hands Hearken to him my dearest Clarimant In what he shall advise thee my age And griefs I find will quickly wear me out â—'ll to my chamber Give order careful Faithful Cleon. Exeunt King Clar and others Cle. Yes I shall be careful to take order An order with you all Father and sons Now my designs work prosperously Only the late discovery that Selina made Does trouble me Agenor not Clarimant My Rival is by her beloved but all Do love Clorinda yet now Agenor's gone She happily may change her love to Clarimant Who is opinion now stands fairest for the Crown Rather I hope by this she hates him As the cause of all Agenor's misery So far Selina is by me instructed â—o insinuate whom I of late have wrought To a belief that I do love her person But Clorinda's quality and title As being those steps by which I hope of ascend The throne See where she comes speak my sweet Agent how moves our plot Enter Selina with a Letter seal'd and writ out Sel. Not well too fast I fear Cle. As how Sel. Obeying your directions my Lady hath contracted â—o much hatred against Prince Clarimant â—he scarcely can endure to hear him named Resolves never to see him more Cle. Is not this well 't is all as I could wish Sel. Thus far 't is true but now Agenor's gonâ— She so much apprehends the importunity Of Prince Clarimants affection that she 's resolvâ— Past all perswasion in a disguise To seek for the Agenor which if she find She satisfies her love however cures her fears Cle. My cunning hath undone me Thus chance oft triumphs over wisdom But what there is some remedy in every ill Let me think it what disguise soft may she not With you dissemble as you with her And she does yet love Clarimant and not Agenoâ— Sel No I have that here does assure me She hates Prince Clarimant Cle. What is' t a Letter O let me see it Sel. By no means sir you cannot close it But the Prince will find it hath been broken Cle. You do not know my skill Sel. I need not trust it upon my life I 'll tell yoâ— Every word that it contains she read it to me Cle. Nay then I fear she did abuse you All Lovers are dissemblers and she I fear Is a cunning one Sel. What she hath done I know not But now her sorrows and her passions Are so rais'd the heart 's transparent Cle. There may be greatest art Sel. Such broken sighs and floods of tears Agenor's name still call'd upon Gives me assurance of her love to him Cle. Change but the name the griefs may still 〈◊〉 Counterfeit I sigh and vow Clorinda Instructed by ambition but yet my heart Is more Selina's Kisses her Sel. Well my Lord you may abuse me Cle. Prethee let me see the Letter Sel. The words are few and I can write them down Pray sir do not desire what may undo My credit with my Lady which truth is I do only value as it may advance
do I hope you will continue long so Your grief may prove infectious pray shake it off You shall not else keep company with my Clorinda Clar. I never will sir Age. How brother Clar. This sadness will not leave me Age. Come by all our interests I conjure you â—peak freely what troubles you Clar. Then sir in short you have undone me Age. I dearest brother Clar. Yes you Did you not enjoin â—â—at I should make in publike address to your Mistress 〈◊〉 which received opinion you might be freer 〈◊〉 your love Age. Had you engaged me in the like I should with joy have done it Clar. My care was such to do it to the life That I am really become what I did personate Are not you then the cause that I am miserable Age. What do I hear can there be truth in this If it be so speak it again Cla. 'T is that I never must deny I love her more then I do life Age. Or faith or honour do you not Cla. Sure I believe nothing with her can stand iâ— competion long Yet I will never see her more Age. It is not fit you should What do I feel Can the meer name of Rival trouble me Yes with the addition that he is my brother But whither am I falling Assist me Reason Let me but weigh my Mistresses unequal'd beauty And her greater merit and that must prove Both his excuse and my assurance Cla. I fear sir you are angry Not that I valuâ— Any danger but that I would not have you so unjusâ— Age. Trust me I am not brother I will admit you as a friendly Rival Make her inconstant once and I shall gladly quit herâ— Cla. Had you so mean a thought of her or me It were an injury I could not suffer Age. Come come upon my life I have not Some business brother of the highest importance Commands me from you perhaps from Court erâ— long And that I may assure you of my love and trust Carry from me this Picture to my dearest Mistress Clar. Sir I beseech you pardon me I would noâ— see her When I may avoid it there 's too much danger In the object Age. Remember she 's your Brothers Mistress that will protect you Cla. I never did forget pray send it by some other Offers the Picture back Age. I shall believe you do indeed intend to wooe My mistress from me since you refuse to appear to her My friend and messenger Cla. Sir I will do it but henceforth never misdoubt The strengths you hold upon me for I in it â—o break a resolution equal to a vow Age. Farewell Exit Clar. How hard a fate is mine to what cross actions â—oth our passions move I flie from what I wish Yet to assist anothers flame I grant what so my own I had denied Oh no it is not thus â—or every action rightly weighed it will be found Our own advantage is the proper center Where all lines meet For if I truâ—y apprehended â— discontent from seeing her I should not sure â—ave yielded to the inforcement of my brother â—o 't is with me as with those men who are â—y nature strongly tempted to some lust â—â—as'd in the sin yet grant no guilt Only alleadging for excuse They must Exit Enter Cleon and Selina Cle. Sweet Selina it is not now that I shall need â—o make a declaration of my love â—ou long have known the engagement of my heart Sel. My Lord my obligations are so great â—hat you may justly claim the utmost of my power â—oward the accomplishment of your desires Cle. I have been too unthankful to so true a friend But be assured that thou shalt have my best Of fortunes with me in the mean time wear this To keep me in thy memory Sel. It needs not sir I have already too many testâ—â—moniâ— Of your favor to forget Cle. When was Prince Clarimant with thy Ladâ— Sel. When was he not I fear sir her affection To him is so rooted that it will grow for ever Yet I have used those arts you taught me And some female practises of mine but all in vain But sir despair not since as yet you never Did make known your love to her and were she My mind she soon would make a difference Betwixt a boy a child and such a man as you Cle. Friendship doth blind thee more then â—o does me The frost I wear upon my locks will keep My fire from kindling in her breast Whilst equal youth and beauty in the Prince Gives nourishment unto a mutual flame Sel. I hope it will Aside Cle. Yet prethee say that I would speak with hâ— And have a care none overhear our conference Sel. My Lord I shall endeavour it she 's now 〈◊〉 the garden Exit Sâ—â— Cle. It is not love alone unto the Princess persoâ— I know I cannot be so faithless to my own designs No 't is her interest to the Crown engages me As much as does her beauty or her wit And yet she holds by those when I do see Or hear her speak great power upon me But I must watch my flame no spark let fall That may give any light of my affection to her In a third person I must try her Since she 's of humane race a woman to her mothâ—â— Whether from her be not derived some seeds Of the first female weaknesses ambition and Inconstancie which if I find I 'll nourish them And in their growth my hopes but if I see Such powerful charm no alteration move She claims my adoration cures my love Enter Clorinda Selina She comes be firm my resolution The splendor of her eyes is powerful already My designs meet with confusion Love gives the lye To my ambition triumphs o're my discretion And tels me that a Crown 's an aiery nothing Compared with the possessing of her personal Beauty what wonders will the magick of Her tongue perform Clo. What means this Cle. 'T is best I should at once profess my love And in her scorn receive a glorious death Stay let me be a King first and then to offer Up my self to my great Deity Brings no dishonor to her shrine Clo. My Lord did you not desire to speak with me Cle. Madam I did and the affair is of such weight That though I had consulted with my self before I durst not utter it without a second thought And none but your dear self to hear it Clo. Leave us Exit Selina Cle. Madam amongst those many whom your perfections Have devoted to your service though not so happy As with others to express my zeal There 's none without exception I dare speak it Would sooner undertake or hazard more to serve you This if you can believe I dare enlarge my self If not I must be satisfied with this expression Clo. My Lord if I be not mistaken you are a frienâ— To those whom all know I do value highly that Were I ignorant of your own worth Is argument enough for my
esteem and trust Cle. I here do call the Gods to witness That all my study all my friendship tends to youâ— advantage Nor is the Prince at all considerable to me But as he is your servant but for your sake I wish he were the the Monarch of the world For how so much perfection can be ordain'd To bless a Subjects bed comes not within The compass of my faith and Prince Clarimant Is never like to be a King Clo. To what tends this Cle. But had your love been plac'd upon his brother As his is upon you ere long your beauties Might have found their proper foil a Crown To set â—hem off as a bright constellation there All eyes might look on you with wonder And delight but in a Subjects name your glorie Are obscured Clo. Either the Prince as being his friend Hath made discovery to him of our loves Or he hath found cause to suspect Cle. Madam I see what I have spoke begets youâ— trouble Clo. I must confess it sir can it do less When I shall hear a person of your merit A friend as you profess perswading me To quit my faith for the vain expectation Of a Crown Cle. Madam the Crown will soon be his as certaiâ— As he loves you and both as certain as I live Clo. It is impossible that Prince Agenor he should love And never speak his passion Cle. No more then it was in me Clo. How sir in you Cle. Madam I will confess a secret to you â— burn with a more zealous consuming fire Then ever yet was kindled in a mortals breast Have often seen my Mistress spoke to her Had opportunities alone as now with you Yet such was my respect to her I never durst Express my passion Then Madam from the purity Of my affection judge of the Prince And reward his sufferings Clo. I must try him Can this be possible Cle. Iove strike me with his thunder If what I now have said be not a truth Clo. My Lord if it be thus I shall at least find pitty For his sufferings my best of wishes too For your success in love Cle. Would you be pleas'd when I shall let you know Her name to be my advocate I cannot doubt My happiness Clo. Sure he means me Alas my Lord what you desire I should perform for any worthy person Much more for you since what I shall perswade Must tend for certain to her happiness Cle. Can I ask more she courts me to discover Enter Selina Divinest Lady The Prince your servant desires admittance Cle. Hell take him Madam be pleas'd to grant me The honor of your hand as an assurance Of your promis'd favor Clo. If you believe I have the power to serve you In your love name but the time and person I am ready to assist you were it this minute Cle. I should too much presume upon your favoâ— The Prince your servant being so near attending Clo. Do not mistake sir he may stay Cle. Why am I fearful dare I believe my self 〈◊〉 happy That you would miss the Prince's company a minuteâ— To pleasure me Clo. Yes by my life two minutes nor is' t in 〈◊〉 Meer curiosity to know the loves of others But that I hold my self obliged no longer To be ignorant of one whose worth and beauty Hath the force to ad your conquest to Lov 's triumph Yours who have been still observed victorious In the subduing every other passion To force an inclination is an act of power Where every common beauty can subdue the amorous Cle. Not to have yielded homage here had been a flat Rebellion since all hearts are a tribute due To her perfections which justice will inforce you To confess when you know how much she doth Resemble you Clo. 'T is plain he loves rather would have me think so My Lord your last words give me cause to doubt Not so much your attaining as the over-value Of the purchase and that I may not have a less esteem Of you I must confess I do not wish to know her now Enter Selina and Clarimant Sel. Madam the Prince Cle. How shall I understand this dark Enigma Hope or despair 't is time must cleer it Sir I presume to have that interest in you You will not be offended at your stay For the injury name your own satisfaction Clar. So kind Madam to me who have no other merit But obedience how can there be an injury Clo. In this unjust acknowledgment much modesty appears How winning must your words and actions be When they are accompanied with truth Clar. That only must be truth with me Which you are pleas'd to have so I will not own A faculty that prompts me to a contradiction Yet never could I yield to my own praise But as I am dignified in being your creature Clo. In being so absolutely mine you make me richer In my own esteem then all additions which the world Can yield besides Cle. This Lady can dissemble but with whom she does so I am yet to learn It is not fit I should disturb This harmony the God of love is hovering Not far off delighted with the musick Of these melting accents For I a profest opposite To all his sweetness have forfeited my manners by my stay Clor. Not so my Lord the excess of kindness I have shewed Prince Clarimant Must clear all suspition in this Lord If he had any that I love Agenor Cle. Sir be happy in this Princess to my wish Which hath a latitude as great as you can Think Your Father by my means if I may boast A service to my Princely friend highly approves The match All happiness attend you both Exit Clar. How fortune mocks me Clo. Struck with a sudden sadness sir Selina Ex. Sel. Call for my servants I 'll go to Court Have you any service to command me sir Clar Madam I see you fain would change the Scene How soon are you weary of his company To whom just now you did profess so much Clo. Not weary sir but yet I hope That you have not forgot to whom All those professions were intended Clar. Yet they were spoke to me the words accompanied With proper accents your eyes to speak Loves language And here before Lord Cleon with more perswasive Eloquence then ever Clo 'T is true it makes me almost blush to think How much I courted you Heaven knows I could not for the world have spoke Or lookt so on your brother the reason was I feared that Cleon did suspect whom I did Love indeed Clar. And you to cozen him used me so over-kindly At first I doubt not but you laid the plot Of thus disguising your affection Clo. You speak as if you did repent the obligation You have laid upon your brother and my self Clar. Do you esteem it one Clo. A great one sir believe Clar. Heaven knows I not repent it then But can you think that when you look and speak With passion whoever hears must not be moved
they I fear are partial making me only feel Their rage no I blaspheme and they are just In punishing my pride that could believe I merited so great a bliss Au. I melt at this yielding undoes us both I must not stay dear sir good night Age. An ill and everlasting one If thus you leave me Au. What shall I do Enter Lady Madam the King hath sent to see if yet you be at rest Age. Ha! Au. Tell him I now am going to my chamber ... 'T was well I had been lost else Age. Is' t even so this silence speaks me miserable From what a pitch of happiness am I faln Au. Sir on my knees I beg a pardon for which soever You condemn never was heart then mine More full of love and duty Age. I must not doubt it but yet Au. Lay by all fears and let your dreams assure you Of my faith ere long by this and this reality Shall crown your wishes Pardon me modesty I in these kisses only do bestow Rather but pay interest for what I owe. Exit Age. There is division in me if ever any heart Did at an instant feel both joy and sorrow Sure then I do No it is impossible How near soever they appear consider'd there 's succession Though this last instant I enjoy'd much bliss Yet now I am displeas'd for what I miss Exit Enter Cleon Clorinda Selina disguis'd Cle. Madam the last of whom I did demand Assured me in two hours we might reach the City The Forrest is but narrow as they say The way not hard to find Clo. But trust me I am weary I can walk no further till I rest Cle. You cannot find a fitter place then this My sister and I will watch a distance from you Whilst you sleep Clo. Indeed I find I need it my grief and travel Hath wasted much my spirits Yet since for thee Agenor I should rejoice in 't though my pains Were greater Lies down Cle. She does begin to fall asleep Sister let 's walk a little further Sel. With you whither you please Ex. Cleon and Selina Enter Cleon and Selina agen Cle. Hear me thou fool with the attention As thou wouldst do a God that should in speech Declare his pleasure to thee Sel. What means this Cle. Thou know'st my love unto the Princess And I know thine to me hath made thee fondly Hinder all those opportunities I had to enjoy her But now take heed my passion raised by These delays unto that height it knows No limits If thou shalt speak or call From where I bind thee by all that can be sworn by Those sounds direct this dagger to thy heart Sel. O you Gods can so much cruelty Dwell in your breast sure Love admits no such Companion I was a fool that ever could Believe it Cle. I shall not greatly study to attain Your good opinion If by perswasion I attain my wishes from the Princess Then this shall live but if I must use force Then she must dye she has a tongue Exit Cleon Selina Wind a Horn within then enter Cleon. Cle. There 's some a hunting in the Forrest But by the cry they make quite from us Clo O save me save me heaven Cle. Dear Madam what affrights you Clo. I had a fearful dream My heart beats hard to find a passage out As if there were no safety in this miserable Habitation Cle. What Prince that lives would not receive it Gladly and give you his to undergo your fears All I dare say being your servant is Danger shall pierce my heart before it reach to you Clo. I know it shall full well thou hast discharged By thy unwearied care and pains all that thy sister Promis'd me in thy behalf Cle. Madam there 's none that serve so truly As where love is to pay the wages Clo. Love what do you mean by that I understand you not Cle. Nor yet Discovers Clo. Ha! much less by this my wonder is increas'd Shall I believe my eyes or ears Cle. Madam I am to claim a promise Behold the truest and most afflicted Lover That ever beg'd relief kneeling before you Clo. I must confess my promise was to assist you In your love but then as now most ignorant Who was your Mistress Cle. He is not worthy to be held a Lover That makes his flame glair in the publike eye Troubles the world with complaints Let such a one Reap scron from her he loves and a cheap pitty From his hearers If I must fall through your Disdain for know you are the Saint of my devotion A silent grave shall be more glorious in my esteem If you in private shed one tear Then all the trophies whining Poets Or repentant love ever adorn'd a hearse with Clo. Your words alone would vanish into common air If not made solid by your action Cle. It is some happiness to gain belief Add but your pitty Clo. My Lord you have all that 's possible for me to give Since I have but one heart Cle. But if that heart be sent you back You may again dispose it you see the Prince Careless of your commands hath rashly through Ambition lost himself but first he forfeited His obedience to his Mistress for you confest this day You did enjoin a double temperance Unto his love and his ambition Clo. For him as for my self I must interpret The irregularity of his actions To grow from his unlimited affection And though I grieve the sad effects his flight And my pursuit I must not love him less The power he aimed at was but to make himself More capable to serve me Cle. The same end Madam hath directed all my actions Which you I hope will grant when I have set The Crown of Burgony upon your head Your right this arm shall prove against the world Clarimant now for the old King is dead Usurps that scepter the Merchant whom we Travel'd with assured me Clo. All you discourses have strange wonders in them Cle. Madam why are you sad at that which should Rejoice you What though no subject but my self Allow your claim when I am known your servant And your General the Boy will be contenâ—ed With the Principality of Cyrais Rather then venture losing all And certain Madam 't is more glorious And should be more content to you to make a King Then to be made a Queen at least to wander Seeking one to do it who happily Hath found another that he more esteems Clo. I can no longer bear thy falshoods Even thy disguises do discover thee Cle. To be the faithfullest of all your servants Lady Clo. The falsest that the sun beholds touch me not I command thee Ho Selina where art thou Cle. She will not answer you I am engaged I read disdain and anger in her eyes Perswasions will not do I must try other means Clo. I was to blame to speak so bitterly How much his looks are changed Selina Cle. In vain you call Madam I see neither
For me I hold my Crown my life nay more Possession of my fair Austella K. Since by the mercy of the Gods the storm That hung over our heads threatning blood And ruine is thus removed let us with joyful Hearts haste to the Temple and there by Hecatombs of sacrifice express our thanks Clo. Whilst I That cause this joy prepare to die Clar. O thou great Deity observe her scorn What I have done was fore-design'd by thee Revenge but let her punishment prove love of me Exeunt omnes FINIS Epilogue to the King IF what hath been presented to your sense You do approve thank your own influence Which moving in the story that you told Infus'd new heat into a brain grown cold Thus far our hopes But now just fears begin For much that is left out for more brought in But since all change was to the better meant Although we fail yet pardon for th' intent Such sweet indulgence from good natures fall But the strict Critick will for censure call We would please both and since we want the art Kneels Sir stay the sentence till the second Part Such favour oft your piety le ts fall Vpon delinquents no less criminal Stay even in policie your grant is fit Hope quickens what despair makes dull the wit Nay could our Author some new arts display Yet this condemn'd you 'l slight the second Play PROLOGUE HIgh labour'd lines you may expect from those Whose pleasure is their studies Most here knows This Author hunts and hawks and feeds his Deer Not some but most fair days throughout the yeer Such rude dull heavy Scenes expect you then As after suppers vapours from his pen. Would you not ask Why then does he write Plays Since now great Wits strive for Dramatick bays Pardon what 's past That way now counted wit Although enjoin'd he 'l deal no more in it Since dying to the Stage his last request Is that you would not like the worst Scenes best If this desire injurious seem to some I wonder not Divers to Plays do come Not to be pleas'd unless the Play be bad So what th' ingenious like doth make them sad We tax not here their judgment or their wit But that so much ill nature 's join'd with it Others there be which like the Austrian race Wits empire tyes alone to those they grace Nay so opinion'd of themselves they be They 'l praise things most absurd and when they see Those whose simplicity admires their wit To do the same they laugh at them and it 'T is not these Bugbears that do haunt the Stage Should fright an Author since 't is plain this Age Hath more clear Judgments then was ever known But most Apollo's beams break from the throne And with a double sweetness doth invite All that have gifts in Verse or Prose to write Which he would still but that his period's past For sure you 'l find this Play worse then the last THE Passionate Lover SECOND PART Act. 1. Scaen. 1. Enter Cleon and Selina Sel. MY Lord be confident thus chang'd there 's none can know you Cle. But dare I hope thou hast forgiven me Sel. The mercy that you shewed in unbinding me May well assure you nor am I ignorant How far our passions may transport aided by hope To attain our ends Cle. But now the current of my love runs in the proper Channel and shall ever center here a tribute justly due Unto the ocean of thy love Why did I fondly dream There was a happiness exceeding this Kisses her Sel. Your Kindness was so great so unexpected That I am now more yours then ever I never must Forget the pains you took in coming to unbind me Creeping upon your hands all smear'd in blood 'T was well you scap'd with life Cle. aside Thanks to my privy coat had I expir'd In such a pious action yet so I scarcely had Deserv'd forgivenes much less this sweet continuance Of your love sure to be valued far above Clorinda's hate Whose interest to a Crown made her In my ambitious eye appear more beautiful But now reason commands her yield to thee Precedence in my heart Sel. How easily we give belief to what we wish Cle. Though the Gods know how all my love is cacell'd Justly turn'd hate to her yet love and gratitude to thee Commands me to attempt the Crown of Burgonia Offer'd into my hands Sel. As how offer'd Cle. I count it offer'd when it appears in reason Within the reach of our endeavours Of ours I say Mark me my Queen in thee it lies to rule me And a scepter Sel. It is fit the honor of your love should render me Conformable to your desires Name me the way To this your happiness so mine Cle. The seeming pious Druid here our Host I have discover'd to have been a Mountebank Physitian yet now disguis'd esteem'd by all This Country a holy and most sacred person With whom the Gods are conversant here in this solitary Melancholy Grove By him with gold corrupted I doubt not to effect revenge against Agenor For this wound most basely given me Dispatch his brother Clarimant nay even Clorinda As witness of my love to thee shall likewise bleed This done and this is in thy power to effect Is not the Kingdom of Burgonia mine By right of blood Sel. 'T is certain they remov'd you are the next Cle. Consider then my dear Selina what 't is to be a Queen Sel. A Queen Cle. Take but these thoughts into thy soul And there 's no action difficult or dangerous But we have only shadows to encounter with The issue real pleasures Sel. I must yield dispose me sir which way you please Cle. That resolution does already crown thee Sel. I would not have you think it is my ambition But my love engages me but yet I fear Cle. What can you doubt Sel. Swear sir by the immortal Gods To make me privy to all your actions And when you have attain'd the Crown to marry me So to remove some jealousies Cle. I do by all that 's sacred nothing but death Shall part us this kiss be farther witness Enter Druid O sir you are welcome what news Dru. I have no leisure now to tell you I must disguise to entertain some curious And devout people Exit Dru. Cle. He every day goes to the City In a several shape so to enable himself To appear more knowing here I wonder much None of the Court are so zealous to visit him At least to know their fortunes For he delivers oracles as from the Gods Sel. No doubt there are but now the present time Affords so much discourse of other peoples Fortunes that they neglect the knowledg Of their own Cle. To know the fate of others Does often give a light to ours At least let us be diligent whose industry Can only make us happy Perform but carefully That which I shall impart And thou shalt have a Crown to crown thy art Exeunt Enter King Prince
your ends Enter Clarimant Cle. The Prince Make shew as if you only Did of me enquire for him Sel. My Lord Cle. There Lady is Prince Clarimant whom you Enquire for If he do read it here I shall Observe his action Sel. From Clorinda this accompanied with all misfortunes Clar. How Sel. Pardon the duty of a servant Clar. Stay Lady Sel. I must receive no answer Exit Clar. Since from her hand however I receive it Thus Kisses it Cle. Certain she hath abused Selina He kift the paper as knowing the inside Differs from the superscription Clar. reads Of Lovers most injurious of Brothers falsest Of all Mankind the worst Yet know I wish now What before I only griev'd for that Clarimant Should love Clorinda may it be to madness If less only because the sense of torment May be more in which alone I can expect A diminution of that grief which by thy means I suffer Thine everlasting enemy Clorinda Clar. So long my Saint O you Gods do I deserve this Yes I do for she like you is just And we blaspheme when we in thought repine As not conceiving how though certainly We have offended my guilt is clear 'T is crime enough to be the accidental cause Of misery to her Cle. This sure is real sadness Selina I believe thee now Exit Cleon. Clar. Let me examine have I not through ambition Or hope to gain Clorinda for my self Been aiding to my Brothers wrongs Sure I am guilty I but think I did My best to appease my Father yes the Gods know And she as being divine may see my real Love to him not only as my brother But my friend did either want and could be So supplied how gladly would I pour this Blood into their empty veins and yet she Hates me thus perhaps my brother does so too What 's that nothing 'T is true if I durst Wholly yield my heart He meanly does deserve a Lovers name That can know mixture in his grief or flame Exit Enter Agenor and Lucidor disguis'd Lucid. Though you have lost your Country for the present All your hopes dasht in the minute of your greatest Expectation yet sir consider the hand of fortune That presses you thus low may as she turns The wheel raise you agen Age. Never oh never 't is not the hand of fortune But my guilt that bears me down Justice The justice of the Gods lies heavy on me Treason and disobedience till now I never Found their weight Lucid. I know not sir what you call Treason Though what you did intend succeeded not â— hold your fortune to be better now Then in in your Fathers Court you are safe in this Country and your own disposer neither of which â— take it was allowed you there Age. Why do you injure truth and seek to lessen My foul faults Think not to make my grief Diminish so rather express your friendship In yielding as I do so shall you quickly Be inform'd that our crimes are so great No punishment can be too much and I have now No joy but in this burden of my sorrows Lucid. Nor I in my particular no grief so great As in the lightness of my purse Age. We have enough these Jewels will From want secure us for I am resolv'd Never to quit this habit and condition Since justice hath impos'd it as a punishment For my ambition Enter Two I. Make haste make haste sure we shall come Too late Age. Let 's leave the street Exeunt Enter Two 1. Do you think we shall get neer to see Sure she 'll chuse one of the strange Princes 2. Troth who can tell Newstrea affords Handsomer men then they 1. Indeed she 's past fifteen I 'll warrant she has A Sweetheart some at her age have two Or three 2. Trust me she 's the wiser to have plenty When age comes they 'll drop like leaves In Autumn Exeunt Enter with all the glory can be King Austella three Princes Lords Ladies Sister and People King Daughter this is the day Wherein you have full power To dispose my Kingdom nay more Your self Austel This freedom sir of choice which customâ— And your Majesty allows is that wherein My bondage will consist nay all this Glorious troop appear to me no other Then if they came with joy to see me Put into the grave alive K. How daughter Aust Many Virgins sir that have been forc'd to Marry those they did not love have rather Chosen death as the less evil K. I understand you not call you this force Where the election's absolutely free Aust I grant sir I am free to choose But if I would not chuse at all does not The same constraint still rest upon me Pardon great Princes whose expectation To enjoy me and a Crown have drawn you From your Countries you are all indifferent In my eye nor does my knowledg of your merits Which I confess is great perswade that in The choice of any one I shall be happy And where the wife is discontented the husband sure If he have real worth cannot be pleas'd K. From the knowledg of the liberal power The law allows and the necessity of a successor You cannot but have often thought on this dayes Ceremony Let not a fained modesty Or be it real prevail above your duty and your reason The ripeness of your years may justly challenge All delight and here a Husband and the assurance Of a Crown attend you She weeps If these do make you weep What can cause joy in woman Since you are My daughter I dare not think that you have plac'd Your love on any man you are ashamed to name Aust The Gods are witness sir I never saw that person Yet whom I thought worthy to exchange My heart with but custom sir and you impose On me the prostitution of my love perhaps to one Who wer 't not for the Crown I bring Nay even with that addition will happily refuse me 1 Pr. Refuse you Madam 2 Pr. He must not sure be mortal That dare aspire a greater happiness 3 Pr. The Gods have left heaven for mortals Then here there never was a greater cause Aust Princes these words do fitly wait upon The action you are now engag'd in I do not doubt you should refuse me But I perhaps may choose one whose affection Is already given how miserable am I then Since there to be refused were the less mischief For his acceptance only grants a perjur'd And ambitious husband K. How vain are these excuses since the custom And my age inforce a choice Aust Like one condemned I beg for mercy Cross not the course of nature even beasts sir Do not couple till they wooe K. Plead not the rights of nature since those you wrong By thus refusing marriage On your posterity Depends the safety of my State and I nor can Nor will dispence with what custom and law Appoint Aust The law doubtless was made in favor of The daughter to make her happy in
say The sun hath never set since my affection Rise a glorious passion sure if but consider'd From your self the object Au. Me Know you to whom you speak Age. I know you are the daughter of a King So to be reverenc'd but I obey a power That aws all scepters your beauty hath erected In my heart a greater monarchy and that commands Me fear cast by here prostrate at your feet Acknowledging my subjection Kneels Au. Ye Gods teach me to husband all my joys Although encouraged he that dares thus profess His love to me must have a soul above the Common rank why do you kneel Age. You are my destiny give life or death Au. So were you mine time bars all ceremony now At once receive all happiness that I can give you Age. If this be real I shall contemn addition Are we not in a pleasing dream is all this truth Lucid. All certainly if she be flesh and blood Ere long I hope you 'll be resolv'd Au. Let none take notice of our conference I must in publique chuse you If but my Father then my act approve None ever was so happy in their love Exeunt Act. 4. Scaen 1. Enter King three Princes 1 Pr. SIr we are injur'd past all sufferance And shall return back to our Countries The scorn of all the world K. Princes I had no power to force the affection Of my daughter 1 Pr. Your daughter never durst have made a choice So much to our dishonor had you not been Before acquainted with it 2 Pr. Or when she had would he have given consent But that it was his plot K. Let not my patient bearing of your slander Make you believe I fear your angers Though united yet that I may give you all Satisfaction possible the Gods be witness with me I knew not her intent before nor had I power To hinder when the choice was made You saw Your selves the people as if inspired to his Advantage whom my daughter chose with strange Unheard of acclamation did express their joy 3 Pr. I wonder what they saw to be delighted with Some of our persons are as promising as his K. They saw one like themselves a common person chosen And that begot their joy and friendship Know Princes though in honour I am bound to observe Fairly my promise to content my subjects Not all your discontents if join'd make up one half Of mine but if you hold your selves disgrac'd By such a Rival am not I more both in his present Interest and future expectation of my Crown But now to manifest in publike our discontent Will no ways suit the present joys attending Hymen's rights but you shall find your honours Something righted by what I shall perform This musick speaks the Brides approach to bed We must be wanting in no outward ceremony Custom commands Now all retire and leave This happy man to enjoy a pleasure Which the Gods may envy these Princes do I am sure Enter Agenor Austella Sister Ladies Lucidor 1 Pr. This Gentleman deserves so much he is above our envy 2 Pr. Some Prince disguis'd without all doubt 3 Pr. Most mighty Monarch we subscribe to your high birth Fate did ordain us humble vassals to attend your triumph Age. That this divinest Lady judg'd me worthy Does raise me really to what your scorns Do throw upon me and were this time and place Proper to right my self the boldest of you I would make seal with his blood I were in worth His equal however I do boast no title Lucid. Well spoke h 'as cool'd the Princes blood Au. I hope sir you 'll remember he is my husband So your son in that at least an equal to these Princes But happily their injuries take birth From your exprest dislike If so let all Your anger fall where it is only due on me Yet Royal sir remember you forc'd me chuse A husband and Love instructed 't was only he Could make me happy K. Why daughter are your joys disturb'd Do you believe you and my Kingdom Bore so smalll a value with these Princes That they could part with all their hopes And not be moved Their murmuring proves but A foil to set you off with greater lustre So raise your husband to an extasie of joy Since he a private man possesses that which Princes Grieve to miss 1 Pr. Madam the King hath spoken what we had Else alleadged in our excuse K. 'T is time all should retire and leave them To the accomplishment of their full joys Remember what I injoin'd Exeunt all but Age. and Aust Age. Were not my faith strong in your happy Influence a sadness now might give some little Check to my full joys Au. It reaches not so high as sadness Only some thoughts that crost my fancie Age. Madam the Ladies of this Court are enemies To Hymen's rights else sure they would have staid To undress you all Brides that I have seen Were in an instant ready for their bed So many busie hands about them Au. Perhaps our customs in that point do differ Yet you must grant we are no enemies to Love Age. If so you were ingrate since that great Deity In your fair sex hath plac'd his glory power And all his sweetness which when you freely do Dispence to those that honour you you pay To him the proper sacrifice Au. I do not understand what sacrifice you mean Age. I would instruct you to bed bright Queen of Love All other attributes come short the zealous ardor Of my heart commands me stile you so Au. Mine to you enjoins me study how to keep Your flame in which I glory pure and high And I believe that our imaginations Far exceeds the touches of our sense Age. Be not deceived if this and this beget delight Which if you love it must can an increase Diminish joy Au. No more I must not trust to demonstration My faith grew by discourse Age. I find you had a woman to your Tutor But know this Logick is the properest for Love Yet this is not the fittest School to teach it in To bed and if you do not there confess Our loves and joys receive increase For ever banish me your sight Au. Neither my love nor duty can admit that Since you are my husband Age. Not going to bed both point to it Au. You willingly mistake I mean both doâ— forbid Our separation Age. Then sure they do conclude the contrary Come dearest make me no longer languish You are an excellence so great You can no more receive addition by difficulty Then a rich pendant Diamond by a Foil Au. But yet a while I must be worn so You cannot have me naked Age. I know you will not be so cruel Au. If there be any Love be my witness My heart does harbor none but to my self Age. Take heed the witness whom you call must As a Judg condemn you that Deity And Hymen both are injured you tempt Their power to shew a judgment on you But
my sufferings past Your promise or present tender of my service Have power to gain your good opinion At least consider where you are give me not cause By your unkindness back to reflect upon my own Advantage your happiness forgot I tender you once more A servant and a husband Acceptance Makes me equal to a God in happiness If you deny 't is in my power to take A sweet revenge Clo. Revenge my Lord I know not what you mean Cle. Certain you do suspect but I 'll inform you fully Sure you forget your sex else you would rather give Then have me force a pleasure from you Clo. How Villain Offers to embrace her Cle. Come Madam you are mine I must return kisses Embraces for those frowns nor art nor force Can free you from me Clo. Unhand me Can you believe to scape heavens justice After an act so foul Cle. So foul so fair Yes often I do hope to do the same 'T was well attempted but now it shall assist The owner Yield or I 'll pierce that Unrelenting heart She offers to draw his sword Clo. Traitor thou darest not She spits at him Cle. 'T is true not kill you had you done me wrongsâ— Above what mankind ever suffered You cannot move me otherwise then to Infinity of love yield but consent And be a sharer in my joy Clo. Villain think of the punishment that does attend thee Rather from the just Gods yet kill me And I will pray to heaven for mercy on thee Cle. Your beauty and my love both plead against you But you may think me cold to talk thus long We must remove into a thicker place Clo. Help help you Gods murder treason help Exeunt Enter Agenor It is impossible this Bore can scape Having so many wounds sure I shall track him By his blood Within Clo. Help oh help Traitor Age. Ha! 't is sure a womans voice Exit Enter Agenor Cleon Clorinda Age. Rude slave how canst thou injure so much sweetness Cle. I must not speak but do Fights Clo. O heavens 't is he guard him you powers Cle. Hold oh hold and hear me Clo. O my dear Lord believe not ought he says Age. Ha! what voice As Age. turns Cleo. thrusts at him Villain and Traitor both Cle. Oh Dyes Clo. Are you not hurt Pardon you Powers whom I so oft blasphemed In my despair Deliverance and by this hand O my joys you grow too fast upon me Age. 'T is she the too much injured Clorinda Why should I know her that have so much Forgot my self and vertue O my shame Clo. Why hang you down your head these unbefitting clothes Nor you nor I should blush at Since love did both provide and put them on Age. Your love to me Clo. Ha My love to you you cannot think My heart is capable of other love Age. I wish I could For then my falshood had been so much less Clo. Dear sir what is it in me that offends your eys Age. This face if it have less of beauty Yet even that loss since caus'd by sorrow For your misfortunes merits from you more love Age. Nor face nor habit dearest Clorinda but Clo. But what strangely unkind Age. Oh here receive this sword rip up my breast And see what 's written in my heart there There thou shalt find the cause of this distraction Clo. No jealousie I hope nor apprehension That I have suffer'd rape my person so Become unworthy of your love If either way Defiled I should not dare to approach thus near you Age. Then pardon me divinest Maid this seeming coldness That only grows from my respect to injured vertue Clo How sir Iâ— what are you guilty of Be it an offence committed against me Pardon your self with promise of amends And I will seal it on this Princely hand That gave so late life to my dying honor Age. O do not touch that hand It was too active in your wrongs Clo. Ha! O my fears I dare not question more And yet I must my torment cannot well be greaterâ— Your hand this hand speak oh speak Age. What Clo. This hand which you so often have approachâ— With trembling reverence mine this hand Which to your letters set assured the free gift Of your heart to me hath not persumed to give it To another sure Age. O yes this hand hath instrumentally bequeath'd My heart unto another with all the ceremonial Rights of marriage Clo. Married Oh me pain danger and disgrace Fruits of a faithful love behold your recompence Weeps O men false men Why then these tears rather revenge Such wrongs cry loud and make a feeble arm Like mine heavens instrument of justice Age. Strike where you please but if you will be just Here this is the seat of falshood here dwels The traitor Clo. But hear the miserable Offers to kill herself Age. O dearest Clorinda add not unto my breach Of faith the guilt of murder for your sweet innocence Could know no spot but as by me infected Clo. Why do you make shews of repentance And yet persist in injuries You seem to grieve For having made me wretched yet force me To continue miserable Age. 'T is to prevent your misery and mine that I restrain you You had wont to enjoin and teach me temperance Remember that Clo. O bid me not remember 't is loss of memory Alone can ease my torments and 't is a study Since you will have me live that I must practise Age. Live and live happily or else I never can do so Live as my friend my dearest sister Clo. That is a title had nature framed me such I had been happy in Your brother now or kinsman For I have lost my modesty so far Ever to take a womans habit and whilst I so Forget my sex I likewise may forget part of my grief Age. Then as my friend I will communicate my fortunes To you where you will find though nothing Worthy of a pardon yet somthing near a fair Excuse it Beauty and a Crown bear estimation Clo. I know you mean your wife O me why did I name her Be not so weak my resolution I shall discover who I am so move her hate Or scorn and then you will repent my being Near you Age. I know I never shall Clo. I am no Rival 't is sin with passion To affect you now since lawfully anothers right This temperance I shall endeavour however I will do no wicked office or seek to make Appear her vertue or her beauty less Since they are your excuse my satisfaction grows From their excess Exeunt Act. 5. Scaen. 1. Enter King reading a Letter three Princes Lords Austella Au. To force me chuse a husband yet bar the rights Or marriage But I must bear it since my Father And my King esteem it fit 1 Pr. What is the number of the Kings army sir K. Ten thousand Horse 2 Pr. What Foot K. None that appears but doubtless they are coming After Princes you may now
breach of faith such as may aid me In my love she is not that perfection That I adore and by such yielding Could not make me happy Age. Then you propose a love without a possibility Of satisfaction Clar. Yes if it suit not with her excellence The Gods sometimes appoint us such sad fates That 't is our duty to pursue and glory in our misery Age. I see a miracle must make you happy Be not displeas'd that I invoke the Deity In your behalf and Brother know that those Who would be held the most devout Esteem things just and worthy because they do Proceed from a divine power not that they are Agreeing to our faith or understanding Clar. Brother what you would undertake in my behalf Becomes your love to offer but not mine to accept A person truly humbled by sense of his unworthiness Sure dares not hope And to admit an Advocate Supposes that nay merit in himself or in the Intercessor or which is worse an easiness To be overcome with words Any of this Is such impiety my love cannot be guilty of Her being his perfection all things great or good Clorinda nam'd in that is understood Exeunt Enter Prince and Olinda Pr. Dear Lady let me know how I have lost Your favour Ol. First let me know why you believe you Ever had it Pr. When I was here a suitor to your sister You did not then look with such scorn upon me Ol. Be so again to any other and I will give you cause To think me every whit as kind Here you discourse of Love express a sense Of what you do prosess to suffer by way of Martyrdom perhaps accompanied with a sad sigh Or two Pr. And can you yet be crueller when you your self Have caus'd a nobler passion then what I made But shew of to Austela Ol. It seems then you can counterfeit Pr. I must confess but yet Ol. Nay spare excuses As I live I like you the better For it and if you love me now know this to comfort you We only can agree in being dissemblers Offers to go Enter Clorinda and Selina as in discourse Olind. Most noble sir methinks my Genius Should have inform'd me the happiness of your approach And yet 't is fit I leave you now But there does stay my best of wishes Exit Sel. She had like to have said her heart Alas poor Lady how love does fool thee Pr. It must be so this stranger is the cause Of her neglect to me With what unwillingness She parted from him I will not cannot suffer This second affront I shall become the scorn Of all men Exit and justles Clorinda Clo. What means this But why Selina when I call'd Came you not to help me Sel. Alas Madam I was fast Clo. Could you so quickly be so sound asleep Sel. Weary with travel But Madam what said Agenor The King I now must call him when he perceived It was Lord Cleon his trusted friend That he had slain Clo. He does not know it yet nor ever shall For since his passion to me procured his death His faults be buried with him Besides I know It would have been no little torment to Agenor To find such falshood Sel. Is it possible that you can yet consider him Otherwise then to revenge his falshood Clo. If thou hadst ever truly loved Thou couldst not ask me such a question Clarimant I must not stay Enter Clarimant Clar. Sir though you have hitherto found means to avoid me Yet having now the opportunity I needs must press you to a short discourse And such a one as will require the absence Of your servant Clo. I must obey necessity Leave me Sel. Is it possible he does not know her Exit Sel. Clar. I see you wear a sword and make no question But you know or think you do how to maintain With it the assertions of your tongue Clo. In what Clar. Is it possible that you can ask yet since I must I wil refresh your memory and whet my own revenge By repetition You as a brother did pretend You had more interest to right Clorinda's wrongs Then I her servant Clo. And proved it did I not Clar. In part the oratory of your tongue prevail'd And I condemn'd my self but honor forc'd me Make appeal unto my sword and there you must Orecom me too before I quit so dear a cause draws Clo. Truth told me then and bids me still maintain That I am most concern'd in what Clorinda suffers Draws too Clar. Your resolution pleases above expression Which forces me an enemy to beg the favour To kiss that hand though it may prove to me An instrument of death Clo. Keep off I dare not trust a reconciled foe Much less an enemy profest Imploy your sword Whose force I fear less then the impoison'd flattery Of your tongue Clar. Then guard your self your breast lies open Clo. You shall not find it so if you dare strike Clar. Alas it is too true you have a guard which I Can never force and since invisible it is fit I yield Here to confess my self orecome is to triumph But if you hold your victory your shame which much I fear Then purge that stain with my heart-blood A sacrifice most justly due to your disdain Clo. A Cowards blood can have no vertue in it Offers to go Clar. Stay Clo. Imploy your sword then and nobly take revenge Upon your enemy I swear that act Will with me raise you to the highest estimation Clar. O Clorinda that word pronounc'd Think what you do enjoin me Clo. I fear'd before you knew me But thought it fitter to practise the masculine part I am to play with you then with another Perhaps with some I have to do where my Discovery is my ruine Thus much confident Of your esteem I dare discover Clar. What musick 's in these words Clo. Trust me Prince Clarimant I am much pleas'd To see you Clar. Madam assure me that I do not dream Clo. Believe me every sense is free Only your joy is too much rais'd Clar. Too much when you speak to me and not in anger Clo. Contain your self for know 't is in your Power To make me happy Clar. In mine witness you Godâ— There is no bar betwixt you and your wish Clo. None but your will Clar. My will That and my other faculties Were ever yours Clo. Swear it Clar. By all that 's sacred it is and ever shall be so For you can will nothing but what is just And noble Clo. My will then is to which yours must assent That you do kill me Clar. How Clo. A miserable life consider'd death is the happiness Opposed That you must give me or be perjur'd Clar. That Clarimant should kill Clorinda Self-murder is esteem'd the highest guilt And yet this doubles it I am deluded By some spirit for what proportion Bears this imposition to your excellent sweetness Clo It bears proportion to my sorrows Clar. Could death be granted as
not answer I am already Satisfied Gent. I see you know not me You are a shallow fellow Clind. And you so deep a puddle No plummet can find the bottom You have no ground sir So fare you well My cautious Monsieur Exeunt Enter Agenor and Clorinda Age. O dear Clorinda how powerfully thy beauties Now present themselves and minute gather strength By these thy sufferings What cause hast thou and I To curse my base inconstancie Clo. How sir are you so ingrate to heaven That for your sake favour'd that vice so far To give it the reward of vertue happiness And that so great in your Austela That all men else are poor compared Enter Austela Age. My Austela Au It is well I am denied then Age. Did she not court you as a man The heart she took from me through you could not Receive your sex denying Entertain Is yet so tainted in the tender of it That I for ever must repent the change I made O Clorinda would this hand When it was join'd in hers had rotted off Clo. Do you believe to cure inconstancie And breach of faith by new inconstancie I see it was a vice dwelt in your blood Age. It is no inconstancie to cast an eye back On your vertue too late instructed By present misery Clo. It is enough this does express how miserable You might have been But know your happiness is perfect The Queen prompted by jealousie the fruit of Ardent love suspected me a woman And your former Mistress and took this way of courting me To be assured Age Your vertue bids you make this fair construction Ent. Austel Clo. She comes her sight begets new trouble Would I had chang'd this habit for my winding-sheet Au. Sir I am glad to find my chamber can afford you So good company Clo. Absence at any rate I must be gone Your Majesties pardon Exit Au. It seems you have cured him Age You made him sick had I not reason It is fit I remedy your errors Au. You have so many of your own It will take your time up Age. But there 's one especially that troubles me Au. You would change a wife would you not Age. Do your thoughts prompt you to that question Au. It is time when you deny me Age. There was a time I might Au. Had your hand rotted off the present trouble Had been saved You are an unconstant man Which granted both are miserable Age. Both are no less in being jealous Which you must grant you are Au. Having such cause love could not be without it Age. But having certainty that vertue is gone Love ceasing ends that trouble Au. The object of our guilt shall be our Judge Age. I doe not understand your riddle who do you mean Au. One that to me cannot be partiall your Mistress Age. Your servant Au. Yes Clorinda Age. But doe you think that you stand clear in honor Au. You cannot hope it sure but there 's the more For me to pardon Come all your passages of love Are plain yours and your brother Clarimants Perswade Clorinda that I think her still a man Lest modesty make her forsake the Court And both use means to make her love your brother These little quarrels where the hearts are good The body of our Love keeps firm like letting blood Enter Clindor and 1. 1. Come thou shalt lend me ten Crowns As I am an honest man I le pay thee Clind. Gain that opinion with me first You see the Money 's ready 1. Why thou hast known me long Did I ever deceive thee Clind. No for I ever took thee for a Shark A Fellow too that would abuse me In my poverty in words 1. It was but in Merriment I swear I ever Loved thee truly Clind. Yes and I wil requite it I know that mony Would but dull your Wit spoil Industry I finde it by my self that care keeps close My Purse 1. Refuse a Comrade little Coyn â—Iis poor Clind But yet the custome of the Rich and things Must be proportion'd to our Fortune 1. 'T is well Fortune and you are friends That makes you proud Clind. I have a sense of her great benefits I were a Fool else 1. Well! I may live to repay this scorn Clind. Yes sooner then the Money you would borrow Which makes me ask no Bond. 1. Come prethee supply me and leave fooling Clind. Spare your own pains Sir you have done enough 1 As I am clad I am not fit for any honest company Clind. Nor cloath'd in Scarlet trust me 1. You are a base Fellow the Tide may turn Clind. O admirable fruit of poverty Valour infus'd I vow Yet remember Friend quarrels are dangerous 1. Tell me of danger Clind. I cry you mercy Sir I had forgot you were poor Nay if you be outragious I must leave you 1. We shall meet agen Exit Clind. Yes no doubt on 't how calm and temperate Will Money make one a man might almost pull me By the Nose yet I not angry such admirable satisfactions Here. Enter Selina This Youth I have seen oft had a strange Mind to talk to him yet still the brat avoids me Stay my pretty knave shall I borrow a word or two Sel. On good security you will ask no more Clind. Why is your Mistress staying for you iâ— the Lobby Sel. If she were what would you give to supplâ— my room Clind. I do believe what ever it were she would repay the sum Sel. O fie you look not like an Amorist thaâ— face would fright her Clind. A martial one Adonis was not alwayeâ— favourite Mars had his turn Sel. Were you that Deity your reign is out Clind. But I can prove a Jupiter and court your Mistress in a shower Of gold and that I take it in all times is powerful More then your face Sel. Descend descend and shew yourself a simple Mortal Else I shall leave you Clind. Tell me first what Country you are of My mind gives me I have seen that face Sel. You have a foolish mind that does abuse you So fare you well Clind. And so have you a foolish tongue that does betray you A certain coy disdainful look too that stiles youâ— woman Sel. How sir you shall find me masculine take that Strikes him Clind. This cannot hide you confess your sex and name Or by this light I will untruss your points And then you know what follows Sel. Sir you in this restraint preserve my modesty It was my desire that you should know me I dare not say you are the cause of this disguise Yet you may think your pleasure Clind. Now by this light have I mind to beat thee As a man for all the scorns thou hast put upon me For as a woman I am sure thou wilt abuse me Especially if thou pretend'st to love me Sel. Your scorn 's so just that I must suffer it Seems to weep Clind. How let 's see no moisture spare spare your Linen good Selina Sel. Oh whither shall
suffer such a thought To pierce my heart Is much more easie O give me leave to do that Rather then you shall see your character So deeply printed there that not Clorinda's self Can ere deface it not by this injury Although the greatest that ever yet was offer'd To a faithful love Clo. Tears from those manly eyes it is not fit I urge it more But know withall it is impiety in you To hope I ever can be yours For though no contract past betwixt me And the King your brother I hold my self Unfit to be anothers wife my vows of being Ever his are sure in heaven recorded Think seriously of this but withall be assured That person does not live to whom I hold My self so much obliged as to Prince Clarimant The Gods grant you much peace Nay greater happiness then they permit me to bestow Exit Clo. Clar. Thunder and musick in one voice despair and joy â—et reason bids me hope from her last word The heart that pitties once may love afford Exit Enter Clorinda Selina Clo. Selina I am now resolved to see this Holy man and if he be what you relate Hereafter I shall credit you Prince Clarimant And fair Olinda too will go along Let it be order'd so if possible That none take notice of our going Sel. That may with much ease be effected Some houres As in the morning he wholly dedicates To his devotions and does admit of none to visit him But persons of your quality are not obliged to any rule Clo. It fals out happily be ready then to guide us Sel. Madam I shall not fail and if you find him not above What you expect for ever banish me your favor Exeunt Enter King Austela K. Austela I much wonder why this Unhappy Prince appears not Au. Doubtless sir he is shipt the sense of his disgrace Will hinder him for ever appearing in this Court K. Why shoâ—ld you think so his action was not such As you would make it although Clorinda Were a woman he knew it not but as a rival In your sisters love did wound her Au. That is true sir it is not that which I alleadgâ— In his disgrace but that he with such odds Could not defend himself from Clarimant K. It was his misfortune and not want of courage Nor can I think that he consented To that assistance which his servants gave However I must value him a friend For such he shewed himself in my distress Nor shall he suffer in my Kingdom if it lie In my power to serve him Au. I am not sir to counsel you but for my part The little knowledg I had of him does make me wish Never to see my sister married to him And I am confident if not inforc'd She never will receive him for a husband K. It is not come to that I rather fear His wounds were mortal and should he thus be lost And no accompt given of his life or death It might be prejudicial to my honor All neighbour Princes would avoid my Court for ever Au. It were no loss if they were all like him K. Daughter I find you are so partial for your Husbands brother that you forget my interest quite Au. I cannot be so severed by a husband As to forget a loving father My sisters good Obliges to speak thus much for whom I must believe Prince Clarimant would prove A nobler husband then this Prince You so much seem to favour K. It is true but his affection 's setled on Clorinda sure Never to be altered Au. You know not sir what time may do Clorinda's self labours to make Prince Clarimant Change his affection to my sister For her She vows never to marry as having lost Agenor Whom she loved This I both gather by mine Own observance and likewise know it from my sister To whom Clorinda hath in part exprest as much K. Things standing so I must confess if honor And my word engag'd permit I quickly should consent Au. You would have reason I know Agenor So much loves his brother that he might be perswaded After your death to live here and leave the government Of Burgonia to Clarimant K. It were a high point of state could it be so And we should aptly pay the care we owe Unto this Kingdom That State is much more happy Where the Prince himself remains Then howsoever govern'd by a Substitute Au. Add to this what happiness it were for me To live here in that Kingdom which I By your favour brought my husband K. My dear Austela I rejoice in thy instruction My daughter and my Tutor to thy cleer Judgment I leave the managing of this affair Exeunt Enter Cleon and Druid Dru. Will you not let them see my art Cle. No no it were loss of time Pr. On peril of your lives keep close till you be call'd Enter Prince and Sailors Cle. Speak not of calling As soon as you perceive them once entred This thicket break forth and seise them If any men come in their company Unless they yield kill them whilst we convey Away the Ladies to the ship Where lies the Boat Who guides to that Sail. Fast by here in a Creek Pr. But why should not we rather let them come Unto his Cell then we might better seise them Cle. Oh by no means he must remain here still In the same reputation untill by poison Or some other way the King Agenor be dispatcht And then come to receive a Dâ—kedom For thy recompence or else a halter Dru. Doubt not I will deserve it Pr. My mind misgives me that they will not come Cle. Oh fear it not both love and curiosity Advance their steps either of which Hath power to make young people run The boy that brings them hath his interest too I judge it near the time Ent. Sailor I see them coming Cle. Stand close Enter Selina Clorinda Clarimant Olinda Clindor Sel. Madam it is but a little farther Within the Wood. Clind. Whilst they enquire for Oracles I 'll talk with you It is a notable witty rogue The place methinks invites Ent. Sailors Clar. Traitors Clo. Help help you Gods Pr. Make good ' gainst them Cle. Lose no time Ex. Pr. Cle. Clor. Olind. Enter Clarimant and Clindor Clar. O Clindor that we had wings In the fight Sailors are kill'd Exeunt Act. 4. Scaen. 1. Enter King Agenor Austela and Attendants K. 'T Is strange that they should be so long returning It is not a mile without the City Age. It seems they find a pleasing entertainment Enter Clindor wounded Au. O my heart what object 's this Age. Clindor what mean these wounds Clind. To kill me sir I think and if they do It matters not life hath with me no value Your Brother 's lost Age. How lost Clind. Surpris'd by the base Prince of Aquitain As they were going to see the holy Druid Au. O heavens and whither carried Clind. To his Fleet that lies here in the Road. Prince Clarimant and I
Cle. Command that boy straight from them As you respect your happiness I 'll give you reason for it Ex Princes Cleon Sel. O Madam Whispers I. Sir you must go with me Sel. What mean you Exeunt I. The Prince would speak with you Enter Clarimant Can I yet live and know Clorinda prisoner Subject to all the injuries of power And I incapable to serve her I am not so My hands are free only my heart is slaved Under misfortune Were my love such as justly Might arise from so miraculous a cause The ardor of my flame would prompt my heart And hand to find some way to set her free And take revenge upon the treacherous Prince But I do find the cause of all this deadness My thoughts are active but there wants Her favorable influence upon me O me what do my fears suggest My eyes and ears those traitors to my peace I will not trust your base intelligence You are but the servants of my fear and not my reason Can injuries or importunity prevail To make her love this Prince where love and service On my part procured but frowns O yes It may be so there is a cruelty in Love By which that Deity does magnifie it self Reason or merit must pretend no share In the free bounties of a heart that Love inclines Enter Clorinda Prince Clarimant Clar. Ha! Clo. Why are you so amazed Clar. What light breaks from that cloud And with the sudden brightness dazles my sense My happiness is such O speak agen That by two witnesses my joys may be confirmed Clo. Why are you thus disturb'd you oft have seen me Clar. But never thus never thus unexpectedly When I despair'd the happiness Clo. Had fortune been so envious to deny an opportunity As I confess this hardly was attain'd To give you thanks for the last testimony of your love Yet reason and the estimation you do hold of me Might well assure you I could not but resent it Highly Clar. O heavens Clo. You are sad does this acknowledgment offend you Clar. Offend me dear Clorinda 't is such a joy As justly might transport me from my self But when I do consider all my merit was but intention And that I can do nothing real in your service The sense of my misfortune sinks me down low as despair Clo. The Gods themselves in what we owe to them Do not require above what they inable us To act much less is due to me Who rather am your debtor which to acquit in part I chiefly came to clear any suspition You might have conceived from my kind usage Of this traitor Prince yet know if you believed me Guilty it was a crime I can as hardly pardon As your too much love Clar. The last is such a guilt as every minute multiplies And though you cruelly condemn it such is yet The riches or my soul Clo. But if you wish as you profess my happiness And satisfaction temper it so that I may pay the like The affection of a brother to a sister I will allow you Clar. In this you do so far exceed my hopes or merit That it were ingratitude not to acknowledge A bounty infinitely great But since that Sisterly affection does not debar you From conferring a greater happiness upon some other A happiness which I must burst with envy to behold Nay curse whom you so bless you do but raise me high To throw me down with greater violence Clo. To cure this fear the Gods be witness No others interest ever shall exceed Prince Clarimant's Clar Nor shall their happiness then by this fair hand Clo. But if beyond this you but hope you injure me And vertue So peace dwell with you Clar. Alas already you forget your promise You wish peace and remove it from me Would any sister do so to a brother Clo. Yes to preserve herself and him Were we discover'd you were lost The Prince which my unhappy beauty hath surprized Neglects Olinda and certainly does fix his thoughts On me With him as far as honor would permit I have dissembled entertain'd his flame With no dislike by which you are preserv'd as yet And not ill used But this stolne visit Would to him express more kindness Then he must think I have for you I hear some entring the Cabin Enter Prince Cleon and Sailors Heaven it is the Prince Who have we here Death seise him And throw him overboard They seise him Clo. O heavens what art can save him Clar. O for a sword Clo. Dare you presume to speak of love to me And do an act so base The meer intent Were you not rooted here would cancel all your interest Pr. My interest Clo. But if you value my respect so little And your own promise for his noble usage Yet wisdom bids you not forget the advantage That his life may bring more then his death Cle. She tels you true remember why we did at first Preserve him to make our peace should not our plot Take on Agenor Pr. Take him away and bind him Clo. Why sure he cannot flie To leap into the sea Were to perform himself that which you threaten Pr. Remove him hence however Clar. Fortune that gives this man this power Pr. I look upon him as a hated Rival away with him Exit with Clar. Clo. Come I forgive this passion the cause That it proceeds from being love to me The error too that you are in is punishment enough Pr. Though I suspect all for dissembled Yet I am pleas'd to hear her what was my error Clo. A gross mistake of this stolne visit And yet love was my grand errand Pr. Where 's my mistake then Clo. Patience and hear me You thought Olinda Once did love you and you were not mistaken She did so till she knew the Prince You found her alter'd and of me mistaking The true cause were jealous Now by the Gods If I have truth she loves the Prince Pr. And so I fear do you Clo. By way of gratitude but for affection Heaven witness with me I loved another Yet where I find distrust and disrespect Such as you have exprest I am no longer bound Cle. Infinite cunning Clo. But to proceed Finding this Ladies passions Strong to Clarimant my obligations great By way of gratitude I thought my self obliged To make him happy in Olinda's love And doubt not to effect it though I must blush to say so I found some arguments besides that prest me To this undertaking for were their hearts so fixt On other your peace with both the Kings were quickly made And you stood free to make a new election Yet were all women of my mind You should stay long enough without a wife you are so passionate Pr. Most excellent Clorinda pardon the rashness of your servant Who henceforth yields himself for ever to be dispos'd Of by you Clo. Well if I find so I never was ungrateful Ex Prince Clor. Cle. How with a twin'd thred does she ride the Ass