we are interrupted Enter Giotto Soranzo Giot. There he is with Grimundo Sor. His late Governour he is giving him good counsell Giot. Pray heaven he have the grace to follow it Grim. Consider Sir what will be the end Of all these wicked courses Lodw. Precious Tutor Grim. We must be circumspect Lodw. No more I have a crotchet new sprung Where shall I meet thee Grim. I 'le expect you in the Park be very secret My Lord I can but grieve for you Exit Lodw. How have we all been couzen'd What is my Brother here Sor. This hour my Lord he is now upon return Lodw. I 'le see him and then prepare me for this Ladie I feel a boiling in my veins alreadie This is the life of greatnesse and of Court They 're fools that will be frighted from their sport Exeunt ACTUS 4. SCAENA 1. Enter Lodwick and Piero. Lodw. Do 't and thou lov'st me Pier. What d' ye mean my Lord Lodw. Nay we must have such a deal of circumstance I say do it Pier. What that Lodw. That is that such a piece of matter does it appear so horrid in your imagination that you should look as if you were frighted now Pier. My Lord it is Lodw. A thing your heat will prompt you to but that you affect ceremonie and love to be entreated Pier. With your Ladie Lodw. Yet again you have not been observ'd so dull in a businesse of this supple nature Pier. But think on'c agen I pray you think a little better I ha no great ambition to ha my throat cut Lodw. By whom Pier. By you you cannot chuse but kill me for 't when I have done Your Ladie Lodw. Is your mountanous promise come to this Remember if I do not turn honest Pier. My Lord do but consider well I will do what I can and there be no remedie but Lodw. Never fear it for if thou canst but corrupt her I 'le sue a Divorce presentlie Pier. And bring me in for a witness Enter Astella Lodw. She 's here fear nothing I 'le be thy protection it were not amisse to cast away some kindness upon her nay I was coming to take my leave Ast. I know you never meant it Lodw. Thus my best intents are rewarded still the more sin upon your conscience y'have a hard heart but heaven forgive us all Astella farewell Piero expect my return here pray entertain this Gentleman courteouslie in my absence you know not how kindlie I may take it Ast. I would you would enjoyn me any testimonie So I may be in hope to win your love Lodw. 'T is in the will of women to do much do not despair the proudest heart is but flesh think a that Ast. Of what Lodw. Of flesh and so I leave you Exit Pier. Will 't please you Madam walk into your Chamber I have something to impart will require more privacie Ast. If it be grief 't is welcome Exeunt Enter Duke and Lords Giot. Please your Highness A Stranger but some Gentleman of qualitie Intending to leave Savoy humbly prays To kisse your hand Duk. A Gentleman admit him Enter Foscari disguised and kisses the Dukes hand Fosc. You are a gracious Prince and this high favour Deserves my Person and my Sword when you Vouchfafe so much addition to this honour To call them to your service Duk. You are Noble Fosc. It is not complement my Lord alone Made me thus bold I have a private message Please you command their distance Duk. Wait without Fosc. Have you forgot this face Duk. Foscari's shadow Fosc. The substance Sir and once more at your feet Duk. Return'd to life Rise meet cut arms why in This Cloud Fosc. Your pardon Royal Sir it will Concern your Hignesse to permit me walk In some Eclipse Duk. How Fosc. I said I had a message I come from Cleona Duk. From Cleona Fosc. And in her name I must Propound a question to which she prays You would be just and noble in your answer Duk. Without disputing your Commission Upon mine honour Fosc. Princes cannot stain it D' ye love her Duk. Do I love her Strange Fosc. Nay she would have you pause and think well e'r You give her resolution for she bid me tell you She has been much afflicted since you left her about your love Duk. About my love I prithee be more particular Fosc. I shall So soon as you were gone being alone and full Of melancholie thoughts Duk. I left her so Fosc. Willing to ease her head upon her Couch Through silence and some friendship of the dark She fell asleep and in a short dream thought Some Spirit told her softly in her ear You did but mock her with a smoo h pretence Of love Duk. Ha Fosc. More that you were fallen from honour Have taken impious flames into your bosome That y' are a bird of prey and while she hath No houshold Lar to wait upon her threshold You would flie in and seize upon her honour Duk. I hope she hath no faith in dreams Fosc. She cannot tell she hath some fears my Lord Great men have left examples of their vice If you but once more say you love Cleona And speak it unto me and to the Angels Which in her prayers she hath invok'd to hear you She will be confident Duke Though I need not Give an account to any but to heaven And her fair self Foscari thou shalt tell her With what alacritie I display my heart I love her with chaste and noble fire my intents are Fair as her brow tell her I dare proclaim it In my devotions at that minute when I know a millon of adoring Spirits Hover about the Altar I do love her Fosc. Enough my Lord be pleas'd to hear What I have now to say You have exprest A brave and vertuous soul but I must not Carrie this message to her therefore take Your own words back agen for I love Cleona With chaste and noble fire my intents are Fair as her brow I dare proclaim it Sir In my devotions at that minute when I know a million of adoring Spirits Hover about the Altar Duk. Do ye mock me Fosc. Pardon a truth my Lord I have apparrel'd My own sense with your language Duk. Do you come To affront us you had better ha been sleeping In your cold Urn as fame late gave you out And mingled with the rude forgotten ashes Than live to move our anger Fosc. Spare your frowns it is not breath Can fright a noble truth nor is there Magick I' th' person of a King Duk. You threaten us Fosc. Heaven avert so black a thought Though in my honours cause I can be flame My blood is frost to treason yet I must tell you I love Cleona too and I may say You reach not my affection I admit You value her above your Dukedome health That you would sacrifice your blood to avert Any mishap should threaten that dear head All this is but above your self but I Love
fortifie Opinion they are kind and hospitable to Strangers Fosc. Thy indulgence to my wound Which owes a Cure unto thy pretty Surgery Hath made thee too much Prisoner to my chamber But we shall walk abroad Dulc. It was my duty Since you receiv'd it in my cause and could My blood have wrought it sooner it had been Your balmy Fountain Fosc. Noble youth I thank thee Enter Servant How now didst speak with him Serv. I had the happinesse My Lord to meet him Waiting upon the Duke abroad he bid me Make haste with the remembrance of his Service He 'll bring his own joys with him instantly To welcome your return Fosc. Didst thou reqnest His secresie Ser. I did he promis'd silence Fosc. So I 'le expect him thou art sad Dulcino I prophesie thou shalt have cause to bless The minute that first brought us to acquaintance Dulc. Do not suspect my Lord I am so wicked Not to do that already you have saved My life and therefore have deserv'd that dutie Fosc. Name it no more I mean another way Dulc. It is not in your power to make me Richer With anie benefit shall succeed it though I should live ever with you Fosc. I require Not so much gratitude Dulc. There is no way Left for my hope to do you any service Near my preserving but by adding one New favour to a suit which I would name Fosc. To me I prethee speak it must be something I can deny thee Dulc. 'T is an humble suit You license my departure Fosc. Whither Dulc. Any whither Fosc. Do you call this a way to do me service Dulc. It is the readiest I can studie Sir To tarrie were but to increase my debt And waste your favours in my absence I May publish how much vertue I have found In Savoy and make good unto your fame What I do owe you here this shall survive you For I will speak the story with that truth And strength of passion it shall do you honour And dwell upon your name sweeter than Myrrhe When we are both dead Fosc. Thou hast art to move In all things but in this change thy desire And I 'le denie thee nothing do not urge Thy unkind departure thou hast met perhaps With some that have deceiv'd thee with a promise Won with thy prettie looks and presence but Trust not a great man most of them dissemble Pride and Court-cunning hath betrai'd their faith To a secure Idolatry their soul Is lighter than a complement take heed They 'le flatter thy too young ambition Feed thee with names and then like subtle Chimists Having extracted drawn thy spirit up Laugh they have made thee miserable Dulc. Let No jealousie my Lord render me so Unhappie that preferments or the flatteries Of anie great man hath seduc'd my will To leave you Fosc. Still I suspect thy safety And thou maist thus deceive me it may be Some wanton Ladie hath beheld thy face And from her eyes shot Cupids into thine Trust not the innocence of thy soul too far For though their bosoms carrie whiteness think It is not snow they dwell in a hot Climate The Court where men are but deceitful shadows The women walking flames what if this Ladie Bestow a wealthie Carkanet upon thee Another give thee Wardrobes a third promise A Chain of Diamonds to deck thy youth 'T is to buy thy vertue from thee and when Thy outside thrives upon their treacherous bountie Th' outstarve at heart and lust will leave thy bodie Manie unpitied Ruines thou art young Dulc. There is no fear my Lord that I shall take Such wicked courses and I hope you see not Anie propension in my youth to sin For pride or wantonness Fosc. Indeed I do not But being my boy so young and beautiful Thou art apt to be seduc'd Dulc. Believe me Sir I will not serve the greatest Prince on earth When I leave you Fosc. Thou shalt not serve me I Will make thee my companion Dulc. No Reward Though just should buy the freedom I was born with Much less base ends if I but meet agen That good man who in Reverence to his habit The theeves let go before your happie valour Came to my Rescue Fosc. He that was your Conduct From Millan for so if I remember You named a Father what could he advantage Your fortune were he present more than with Religious Counsel Dulc. I did trust him Sir As being the 〈…〉 asurer with that Would make me welcom in Savoy and I know he will be faithful when we meet For his sake let me beg you would discharge A worthless Servant that inquest of him Fosc. No more to cut off all unwelcom motives I charge thee by thy Love thy Gratitude Thy life preserv'd which but to stay thee here I would not name agen urge no consent From me to thy departure I have now Use of thy faith thou wo't not run away I have employment for thee such a one As shall not onlie pay my services But leave me in arrerage to thy love Receive this letter Enter Grimundo Let me embrace thee with a spreading arm Grim. I have dispens'd with my attendance on The Duke to bid you welcom Sir from death Fame so had couz'nd our belief but thus She has made you the more precious Fosc. Then I prospered If I may call it so for I procur'd That Rumour to be spread excuse a minute I 'le tell thee all my Counsels I need not Waste anie instructions on thee Dulcino For the conveyance of this paper let me Commend it to thy care 't is to my Mistress Conceal my lodgings and do this for him Will study noble Recompence Dulc. You command me Exit Grim. What prettie youth is that sure I have seen That face before Fosc. Never I brought him first To Savoy having rescu'd him from the Bandetti in my passage ore the Confines Is 't not a sweet-fac'd thing there are some Ladies Might change their beauties with him Grim. And gain by it Fosc. Nay to his shape he has as fine a Soul Which graceth that perfection Grim. You ha not Been long acquainted with him Fosc. I have skill In Phisnomy believe my Character He 's full of excellent sweetness Grim. You express him Passionately Fosc. His vertue will deserve More praise he suffers sit for love in that He is a Gentleman for never could Narrow and earthly minds be capable Of Loves impression or the injurie He willinglie forsook his friends and Countrey Because unkindlie for unworthie ends They would have forc'd him marrie against his heart He told me so himself and it were sin Not to believe him but omitting these How fares the best of Ladies my Cleona Grim. Your Cleona Fosc. Mine she is in affection She is not married Grim. No. Fosc. She is in health Grim. Yes Fosc. There is something in thy looks I cannot Read be thy own gloss and make me know That doubtful Text to whom hath she given up The hope of
my felicity her heart Since my too fatal absence Giot. Unto none Within the circle of my knowledge Fosc. Then I am renew'd agen may thy tongue never Know sorrows accent Grim. VVill you presentlie Visit her Fosc. I have sent a letter to Certifie I am still her loving servant Grim. No matter we 'll be there before the boy There is necessity if you knew all Come le ts away Fosc. Agen thou dost afflict My Soul with jealousie if she have still The clear possession of her heart Grim. But you are Dead Sir remember that Fosc. I shall be living And soon enough present my self her fresh And active Lover Grim. If the Duke be not Before you Fosc. How Grim. The Duke 't is so resolv'd Your Rival if you still affect Cleona VVithin this hour he means his first sollicite And personal siege loose not your self with wonder If you neglect this opportunitie She having firm opinion of your death It will not be a miracle if the Title of Dutchess be a strong temptation To a weak woman Fosc. I must thank your love And counsel but for this time disingage Your further stay with me the Duke may miss you Preserve his favour and forget me in Your conference I would be still conceal'd Let me consider on my fate agen I thank you and dismiss you Grim. Quiet thoughts Dwell in your breast in all things I obey you You know you have my heart Nosc. She 's but a woman Yet how shall I be able to accuse her With anie justice when she thinks me dead The Duke I must do something I am full Of discord and my thoughts are fighting in me From our own Armie must arise one fear When Love it self is turn'd a Mutineer ACTUS 2. SCAENA 2. Enter Jacome the Steward and Servants Jac. So so yet more perfume y' are sweet Servingmen make everie corner of the house smoke bestir your selves everie man know his Province and be officious to please my Lady according to his talent have you furnisht out the banquet Serv. Most Methodicallie Jac. 'T is well here should have been a fresh suit of Arras but no matter these bear the age well let 'em hang. Serv. And there were a Mask to entertain his Highness Jac. Hang Masks let everie conceit shew his own face my Ladie would not disguise her entertainment and now I talk of disguising where 's the Butler Butl. Here Sir Jac. Where Sir 't is my Ladies pleasure that you be drunk to day you will deal her Wine abroad the more liberallie among the Dukes servants you are two tall Fellows make good the credit of the Butterie and when you are drunk I will send others to relieve you Go to your stations if his Grace come hither a Sutor to my Ladie as we have some cause to suspect and after marrie her I may be a great man and ride upon a Reverend Moyle by patent there is no end of my preferment I did once teach my Ladie to dance she must then teach me to rise for indeed it is just that only those who get their living by their legs should ride upon a Foot-cloth Serv. Here 's a young Gentleman desires to speak with my Ladie Jac. More young Gentlemen tell him I am busie Serv. With my Ladie Jac. Busie with my Ladie Sir Serv. Would speak with my Ladie Sir Jacom. I ha not done with my Ladie my self yet he shall stay 't is for my Ladies State no time to interrupt my Ladie but now I 'le know his business and taste it for my Ladie if I like it she shall hear more but bid him come to me methinks I talk like a peremptorie Statesman alreadie I shall quicklie learn to forget my self when I am in great office I will oppress the Subject flatter the Prince take bribes a both sides do right to neitber serve heaven as far as my profit will give me leave and tremble onlie at the summons of a Parliament Enter Dulcino Hum a Page a verie Page one that would wriggle and prefer himself to be a Wag 't is so have you anie letter of commendations Dulc. I have a Letter Sir Jac. Let me see the complexion of the face has it a handsom Title Page is it Stilo novo Dulc. I have command Sir to deliver it To none but to my Ladie Jac. A forward Youth I like him he is not modest I will assist his preferment to engage him to my faction a special Court-policie see my Ladie Enter Cleona Astella Belinda Cleona Yet stay Belinda Bel. I beseech you Madam Allow excuse to my abrupt departure There is a business of much consequence And which you will not mourn to see effected Besides the dutie that I owe my Lord Compells me to it Madam Cleon. Well but that We are acquainted with your vertue this Would move suspition you were not in Charitie with the Duke Bel. You are pleasant Madam Cleon. You are severe to bind yourself too strictlie From Court and entertainments sure your Lord Should chide you for it Astel. If it please you stay Your Ladiship and I 'le converse together My unkind Fate hath indisposed me To these State Ceremonies too Bel. You will oblige me by your pardon Cle. Use your pleasure Ast. Nay you shall give me leave a little further Here I am useless Exeunt Astella Belinda Jac. May it please you Madam This prettie Gentleman has a suit to you And I in his behalf he will be serviceable And active in his place a friend of mine Dulc. Your Steward Madam is too full of zeal To do me a preferment but I have No other ambition than to commend This paper to your white hands Jac. Never doubt 'T is done be bold and call me fellow Cleon. Be You circumspect I pray that all things have Their perfect shape and order to receive The Duke you know our pleasure not to spare Or cost or studie to delight his highness Jac. I hope I have not been your Steward so long But I know how to put your Ladiship To cost enough without studie She reads Cleon. Shall I credit So great a bliss the date is fresh Foscari Whom I thought dead give him five hundred Crowns Jac. We will divide em Cleon. Stay Jac. You need not bid I use to make em stay and long enough Ere they receive such bounties Cleon. Treasure is Too cheap a payment for so rich a message Jac. This is the right Court largess Cleon. The day breaks glorious to my darkned thoughts He lives he lives yet cease ye amorous fears More to perplex me prethee speak sweet Youth How fares my Lord upon my Virgin heart I 'le build a flaming Altar to offer up A thankful sacrifice for his Return To life and me speak and increase my comforts Is he in perfect health Dulc. Not perfect Madam until you bless him with The knowledge of your constancie Cleon. O get thee wings and flie then Tell him my love doth burn like vestal
great a favour Sir You 'ld be my guest in absence of the Duke I 'm but ambitious to remember His health in Greek Wine Lodw. So this Lady will be temperate and use me but like a Stranger without pressing me to inconveniences of kissing her and other superstitious Courtship of a husband Cleon. I will engage she 'll not offend you Lodw. And yet it goes against my conscience to tarrie so long in honest companie but my comfort is I do not use it Come away Piero you have had a fine time on 't Cleon. My Lord. Grim. I follow Madam yet have comfort Though reason and example urge our fears Heaven will not let you lose so many tears Exeunt Enter Foscari and Dulcino Fosc. Did she receive my Letter with such joy Dulc. I want expression my Lord to give you The circumstance with what a flowing love Or rather with what glad devotion She entertain'd it at your very name For so I ghest to which her covetous sight Made the first haste one might have seen her heart Dance in her eies and as the wonder strove To make her pale warm love did fortifie Her cheeks with guilty blushes she did read And kisse the paper often Fosc. This was before the Duke came thither Dulc. Yes my Lord. Fosc. And didst thou not Observe her at his presence â—lack that fervour Her former passion had begot of me Was she not courtlie to him Boy Dulc. So far As her great birth and breeding might direct A Lady to behave her self to him that was her Prince Fosc. She kiss'd him did she not Dulc. She kiss'd Fosc. He did salute her Dulc. Yes my Lord. Fosc. And didst not see a flame hang on her lip A spirit busie to betray her love And in a sigh conveigh it to him Oh Thou canst not read a woman Did he not Wooe her to be his Dutchesse Dulc. Yes my Lord. Fosc. Thou shouldst ha watcht her cheek then there a blush Had been a guilt indeed a feeble answer With half a smile had been an argument She had been lost and the temptation Above her strength which had I known I could Have slept and never been disturb'd although I had met her in a dream Dulc. My Lord you weave a causeless trouble to your self Fosc. Oh jealousie I am asham'd Dulc. If ever any woman lov'd With faith Cleona honours you above Mankind t were sin but to suspect so chaste So furnish'd with all vertue your Cleona Fosc. It were indeed I am too blame Dulcino Yet when thou comst to be so ripe for so Much miserie as to love thou wo't excuse me Dulc. My Lord if I might not offend with my Opinion it were safest that you lose No time your presence would confirm a joy To either and prevent the Duke whose strong Solicits may in time endanger much The quiet of your thoughts Fosc. O never never and I will reward Her love beyond example Thus Dulcino Thou shalt return Dulc. My Lord I had much rather Write on you to her Fosc. Tush thou understandst not What I have purpos'd thou shalt presentlie Go back and tell Cleona I am dead Dulc. How dead Fosc. I boy that I am dead nay mark the issue Dulc. But my Lord she hath your Letter To check that Fosc. Thou shalt frame something to take That off some fine invention may be made To say 't was forg'd we 'll studie that anon In the assurance of my death which must Be so delivered as she shall believe thee She may affect the Duke Dulc. Ho sir the Duke Fosc. I I the Duke for that 's the plot I must advance Dulc. And will you thus reward so great a love to you Fosc. Best best of all Shall I be so ungrateful to a Ladie Of such rare merit when a Prince desires To make her great by my unworthie interest Destroy her blessings hinder such a fortune From fair Cleona Let her love the Duke In this I will expresse the height and glorie Of my best service Dulc. Are you sir in earnest Fosc. I love her and can never see her more Posteritie shall learn new pietie In love from me it will become me look on Cleona a far off and only mention Her name as I do Angels in my prayer Thus she deserves I should converse with her Thus I most nobly love her Dulc. Doth she languish Expecting you and shall I carrie death To comfort her good heaven forbid this Sir Fosc. Heaven doth engage me to it she shall Reign glorious in power while I let fall my Beads That she might prosper Be not thou an enemy To her and me but do it or never see more Exit Dulc. I 'm lost i' th springing of my hope shall I Obey him to destroy my self I must I dare not be my self no need have they Of other force that make themselves away Exit ACTUS 3. SCAENA 1. Enter Jacomo Iac. I smell a Match agen the Duke will fetch her about here was another Ambassadour at dinner and his Highnesse is again expected in confidence of my place that shall be I will continue my state posture use my Tooth-pick with discretion and cough distinctly what can hinder my rising I am no Schollar that exception is taken away for most our States-men do hold it a saucy thing for any of their Servants to be wiser than themselves Enter Dulcino Dulc. Worthy Sir Iac. My Lady shall be at leisure for you presently It may be you would speak with me first Dulc. I only entreat my Lady may have knowledge That I wait here Iac. I will enrich my Ladies understanding I le say nothing else but that you are here shall I That 's enough if you have another Letter Dulc. What then Iac. I would wish you deliver it to her own hand but under your favour the Contents of the last Chapter had like to undone us all and Cupid had not bin more merciful Dulc. Fear nothing the news I bring will make you merrie Iac. I 'de laugh at that howsoever you are heartilie welcome and ever shall be You do hear no harm of the Duke Dulc. No harm Iac. You shall hear more shortly I say no more but heaven bless my Ladie and his Highnesse together for my part though I speak a proud word I 'le tell my Ladie that you attend her Dulc. I prithee do and hasten the discharge Of my sad Embassie which when I have done And that it prospers in mine own misfortune I 'le teach my breath to pray Enter Cleona Fabrichio Jacomo Fabr. A glorious fate Courts your acceptance and I hope your wisdom Will teach you how to meet it y 'ave receiv'd His Highness bosom now I le take my leave Cleon. Will you not see the Prince again Fabr. I saw his highnesse walking with Grimundo Toward the garden and the Duke expects me Think of a Dutches Madam Cleon. I 'me not worthy And needs must sink under the weight of such A title my humblest service
will justifie his promise Of some pastime Bel. He 's a servant Whose bosom I dare trust the son of night And yet more secret than his mother he Hath power to engage me and I shall Take pride in my obedience first be pleas'd To taste what in my duty I prepar'd For your first entertainment these but serve To quicken appetite Lodw. I like this well Recorders I sha not use much Courtship where 's this musick Bel. Doth it offend your ear Lodw. 'T is ravishing whence doth it breath Bel. If you command wee le change A thousand airs till you find one is sweet And high enough to rock your wanton soul Into Elisian slumbers Lodw. Spare them all I hear 'em in thy accents Bel. Orpheus Calliopes fam'd sonne upon whose Lute Myriads of lovers ghosts do wait and hang Upon the golden strings to have their own Griefs softned with his noble touch shall come Again from hell with fresh and happier strains To move your fancy Lodw. That were very strange She is Poetical more than half a fury But we prate all this while and lose the time We should imploy more preciously I need No more provocations my veins are rich And swell with expectations shall we to This vaulting businesse Bel. I shall hope my Lord You will be silent in mine honour when You have enjoy'd me and not boast my name To your disgrace nor mine Lodw. Your name why Lady By my desires I know it not I hope You have receiv'd a better character Than to suspect my blabbing I 'le not trust My Ghostly Father with my sins much lesse Your name Bel. O let me flie into your arms These words command my freedome I shall love You above my self and to confirm how much I dare repose upon your faith I 'le not Be nice to tell you who I am Lod. Pray do Bel. I am a Princess Lod. How Bel. Believe me sit Lod. I 'm glad a that but of what Countrey Ladie Bel. And my dominions are more spreading than Your brothers Lod. Ha that 's excellent if the Villain Do prosper with my wife I 'le marrie her Bel. I was not born to perch upon a Dukedom Or some such spot of earth which the dull eyes Examine by a magnifying glass And wonder at the Roman Eagles never Did spread their wings upon so manie shores The silver Moon of Ottomon looks pale Upon my great Empire Kings of Spain That now may boast their ground doth stretch as wide As day are but poor Landlords of a Cell Compar'd to mine inheritance the truth is I am the Devil Lod. How a Devil Bel. Yes Be not affrighted Sir you see I bring No horror to distract you if this presence Delight you not I 'le wearie a thousand shapes To please my Lord. Lodw. Shapes quotha Bel. Doe not tremble Lodw. A Devil I see her cloven foot I ha not The heart to pray Grimundo has undone me Bel. I did command my spirits to put on Satyrs and Nymphs to entertain you first Whiles other in the aire maintain'd a quire For your delight why do you keep such distance With one that loves you Recollect your self You came for pleasure what doth fright my love See I am covetous to return delight And satisfie your lustful genius Come let us withdraw and on the bed prepar'd Beget a Race of smooth and wanton Devils Lod. Hold come not near me ha now I compare The circumstances they induce me to A sad belief and I had breath enough I would ask a question Bel. Anie thing and be Resolved Lod. How came Grimundo and your Devilship Acquainted Bel. He hath been my Agent long And hath deserv'd for his hypocrisie And private sins no common place in hell He 's now my favourite and we enjoy Each other dailie but he never did By anie service more endear my love Than by this bringing you to my acquaintance Which I desir'd of him long since with manie And fierce sollicite but he urg'd his fear You were not ripe enough in sin for his Discoverie Lod. I feel my self dissolve In sweat Bel. My Lord I must acknowledge I Have ever had you in my first regard Of anie mortal sinner for you have The same propention with me though with Less malice spirits of the lower world Have several offices assign'd some are To advance pride some avarice some wrath I am for lust a gay voluptuous Devil Come le ts embrace for that I love my Lord Do and command a Regiment of hell They all are at your service Lod. O my soul Bel. Beside my Lord it is another motive To honour you and by my chains which now I have left behind it makes me grow enamour'd Your wife that sayes her prayers at home and weeps Away her fight O let me hug you for it Despise her vows still spurn her tears agen Into her eyes thou shalt be Prince in hell And have a Crown of flames brighter than that Which Ariadne wears of fixed stars Come shall we dallie now Lod. My bones within Are dust alreadie and I wear my flesh Like a loose upper garment Bel. Y' are afraid Be not so pale at Liver for I see Your blood turns coward how would you be frighted To look upon me cloath'd with all my horror That shudder at me now call up your spirit Lod. There are too manie spirits here alreadie Would thou wert conjur'd what shall I do Bel. What other than to bathe your soul in pleasure And never heard of Ravishings we two Will progress through the aire in Venus Charriot And when her silver Doves grow faint and tire Cupid and Mercury shall lend us wings And we will visit new worlds when we are Wearie of this we both will back the winds And hunt the Phoenix through the Arabian Deserts Her we will spoil of all her shining plumes To make a blazing Coronet for thy Temples Which from the earth beheld shall draw up wonder And puzzle learned Astronomie to distinguish it From some new Constellation the Sea Shall yield us pastime when inveloped With clouds blacker than night we range about And when with storms we overthrow whole Navies We 'll laugh to hear the Mariners exclaim In manie thousand shipwracks what do I Urge these particulars let us be one soul Aire earth and hell is yours Lod. I have a suit But dare not speak Bel. Take courage and from me Be confident to obtain Lod. I am not well The name of Dill came too quick upon me I was not well prepar'd for such a sound It turn'd my blood to Ice and I ha not Recovered so much warmth yet to desire The sport I came for would you please but to Dismiss for me a time I would return When I have heat and strength enough for such A sprightful action Bel. I do find your cunning You pretend this excuse but to gain time In hope you may repent Lod. And please your Grace Not I. Bel. You will acquaint some Priest or
Fate predestin'd thee whilst I obey Mine here Cleona reads Cleon. How my Lord Foscari If he be living I must die before This separation be confirm'd my joy Doth overcome my wonder can you leave The world while I am in 't Fosc. Dear'st Leonora Then willinglie I dispence with my intention And if the Duke have found another Mistris It shall be my devotion to pray here And my Religion to honour thee Ab. Manie blessings crown this union Fosc. Your pardon gracious Princesse I did impose too much Leon. I studied To be your grateful Servant as your self Unto the fair Cleona we are all happie Enter Lodwick Astella and Piero. Lodw. They 're here by your leave Brother my Lord Abbot Witness enough Duk. Why thus kneels Lodwick Lodw. To make confession Brother and beg heavens And everie good mans pardon for the wrong I ha done this excellent Ladie whom my soul New marries and may heaven ha do not hold A justice back Grimundo is a traitor Take heed on him and say your praiers he is The Devils grand Solicitor for souls He hath not such another cunning engine i' th World to ruine vertue Grim. I my Lord Lodw. You are no hypocrite he does everie night Lie with a Succubus he brought me to one Let him denie it but heaven had pittie on me Enter Belinda Ha! there she is do you not see her Devil I do defie thee my Lord stand by me I will be honest spight of him and thee And lie with my own Wife Giot. Sure the Prince is mad Duk. O rise most noble Ladie well deserving A statue to record thy vertue Lodw. Ha Duk. This is Grimundo's Wife Lodw. 'T is so my Lord. Bel. No Devil but the servant of your vertue That shall rejoice if we have thriv'd in your conversion Ast. I hope it Lodw. Have I bin mockt into honestie Are not you a Furie and you a slie and subtile Epicure Grim. I do abhor the thought of being so Pardon my seeming Sir Ab. O go not back Prevent thus seasonable your real torment Lodw. I am fullie wakened be this kisse the Pledge Of my new heart Pier. True love stream in your bosomes Ladie forgive me too Ast. Most willinglie Duk. Our joy is perfect Lodwick salute A Sifter in this Ladie Leonora The object of our first love take the story As we return Lord Abbot we must thank You for contriving this and you good Father Embassadors shall be dispatcht to Millan To acquaint 'em where and how their absent Princess Leonora hath dispos'd her self meanwhile Poets shall stretch invention to express Triumphs for thee and Savoys happiness Exeunt Omnes FINIS Books Printed or So 〈…〉 at the Sign of the Crown in Fleet 〈…〉 the two Temple Gates YOrks Heraldry Fol. A Bible of a very fair large Roman Letter 4. Orlando Furioso fol. â—ilkinsons Office of Sheriffs Mirror of Justice 8. Parsons Law 8. â—elamans use of the Horizontal quadrant â—ilbeys second Set of Musick 3 4 5 and 6 Parts 4. Corderius in English 8. â— Fulks Meteors with Observations 8. Malthus Artificial Fireworks â—ye's Gunnery and Fireworks â—â—to Major with Annotations By William Austin Esquire â—â—tel Heliconium by Alex. Ross. 8. â—â—osce teipsum by Sir Iohn Davis 8. â—â—nimadversions on Lillies Grammar 8. â—he History of Vienna and Paris The History of Lazarido de Tormes â—ero and Licander by George Chapman â—â—ayer's Catechism 8. â—â—ercitatio Scholastica â—â—sing of the Accidence â—â—rberts Travels fol. â—an become guilty by Iohn Francis Senalt and Englished by Henry Earl of Monmouth The Idiot in four Books â—â—e Life and Reign of Hen. 8. by the Lord Herbert fol. â—â—la Lucis or the house of Light â—â—e â—â—â—t-Royal of holy Scripture or a new Concordance of the chief heads of Scripture by I. H. Tragoedy written by the most learned Hugo Gropius called CHRISTUS PATIENS and translated into English by George Sandys â—â—e Mount of Olives or solitary devotions â—â—e description and use of the double orizontal Dyal â—â—e Rights of the people concerning Imositions â—â—nce painted out to the life The second â—dition â—â—e Garden of Eden both parts â—â— exact Abridgement of the Records in â—he Tower of London from the Reign â—f K. Edward the second to K. Richard â—he third of all the Parliaments holâ—en in each Kings Reign the several Acts in every Parliament by Sir Robert Cotton Knight and Baronet Le Prince d'Amour or the Prince of Love With a collection of several ingenious Poems and Songs by the Wits of the Age. 8. The Solemn League and Covenant Arraigned and Condemned The Result of False Principles or Error convicted by its own evidence with Diottâ—phes his Dialogues by the Author of the Examination of Tyleaus before the Tryers whereunto is added a learned Disputation of Dr. Goads sent by King Iames to the Synod at Dort An Apology for the Discipline of the antient Church intended especially for that of our Mother the Church of England in answer to the Admonitoâ—y Letter lately published by William Nichoison Arch-deacon of Brâ—con and now Lord Bishop of Gloucester A learned Expositon of the Apostles Creed delivered in several Sermons by the Right Reverend Father in God William Nicholson Lord Bishop of Glocester Davâ—ds Harp strung and tuned being a brief Analysis of Davids Psalms with devout Prayers and Meditations to every Psalm framed for the most part out of the words of the Psalm and fitted for several occasions By William Nichâ—â—son Lord Bishop of Gloucester Mathematical Recreations Callis learned Readings on the Statute 21 of H. n. 8. Chap. 5. of Sewers Sken de signisicatione verborum 4. Flamma sine famo or Poems without Fictions 12. PLAYES The Wedding Philaster The Hollander The Merchant of Venice The strange Discovery Maids Tragedy King and no King Othello the Moor of Venice The Grateful Servant