descent It must be so but I 'm resolv'd to try How far the bargain 's drove 'twixt him and Hell For he 's much Devil since he came to Court But here 's my sister she must first be try'd Enter Juliana Clariana And so must Clariana too 'T is just Being once deceiv'd that I should all distrust Jul. I did long since suspect my Brothers love By 's frequent Visits to the Duke and am Much pleas'd in the discerning choice he made In you for believe me Clariana I am proud to call your Beauty Sister Clar. Your expressions Madam rather teach me What to desire then shew me what I am Ever a servant unto your Excellence The stile of Sister is an Epithet My humble birth and fortune dare not hope And yet to doubt it such a Treason were To th' Princes vertue and integrity I should deserve to perish through despair And whilst I doubt his love by 's hatred die Jul. Your love 's too hard a Riddle to finde out You dare not hope and yet you dare not doubt Clar. I dare not doubt his love nor build my hope Upon the merit of my own deserts Yet my demerit by his bounty may Be elevated to a height his love 's Capable to create within my soul All those Seraphick Vertues which the Gods Enrich the souls of Monarchs with My grief 's The world should think my loves to 's Title 's linkt When 't is his Vertue onely charms my soul His Star-like Minde 's the thing I doat upon And superstitiously adore Prince With what a Zeal she doth unvail her heart Though I forswore hereafter to confide In any Mortal I can't her distrust Jul. Grieve not your self the world will soon discern Your love 's unfeign'd by your so deep concern Clar. You too much honour me in your belief Of my unfeigned love and as for those Whose self-deceit doth teach them to mistrust I shall convince them by my tears and if The Prince the Gods avert so great an ill Should meet with a sinister fate my death Shall register to all succeeding time A Woman once did love and faithfully Prince That Miracle would scarcely gain belief Yet if any o' the Sex e'er guilty were Of Constancie this Lady must be she In gen'ral Rules there some exceptions be But I 'll accost them Ladies I wish the Stars may still Be propitious to your Will Jul. Your wishes do deserve our thanks Prince Madam laying my Oracles aside I have a Message to you from a friend That loves you more then life for with his soul He 'd purchase your affection Jul. What should this mean he speaks no canting Language Proceed Sir to his Name Prince That secret must not be communicated To any but your self Jul. This Lady shares my counsels be bold and name him Prince But first I must entreat you to resolve These two Queries Whether your heart be still Your own or predispos'd unto some secret Love Jul. Your question 's somewhat sawcy to the next Prince Pardon Madam if I deliver in Too blunt a phrase my Embassie I was Not bred an Orator but I 'll proceed If in the Book of Fate it were decreed That you must marry the Ungrateful'st Knave The Bloodiest Villain and most Devil-man Or see the total ruine of your State Your Brothers Martyrdom your Fathers death With the destruction of your Family Which would you first embrace that Monster Man Or the immediate ruine of your Race Jul. I had rather hazard all a thousand ills Besides those you have nam'd then in a thought Be guilty of such crimes the greatest good That 's purchas'd with a sin is too dear bought But I suppose Sir that your Queries were A meer device to dive into my thoughts Your Art is built on cunning more then truth Prince Upon my Life these dangers menace both The State and your whole Family unless You marry this same man Jul. Ha ha ha he hath a Name Prince Do not deride my Art unless that I Employ my utmost power to oppose Calisto's fortune Madam that 's his Name These evils will ensue Jul. Still more ridiculous Clar. Was 't he we laught at in the Gallery Jul. Yes that formal Coxcomb that would needs make love to us hath see'd this Fellow for his Advocate Clar. Oh do not injure him his knowing soul May hold a strict intelligence with fate Jul. The Gods are too just t' impose such cruelties Prince Aside My Mistress is of a more easie faith But 't is her Zeal to Vertue Superstition Is Religions Fool. Madam you would Not be so obstinate should the Kingdomes Safety depend upon your love to scruple Change Clar. The world should rather perish then I Redeem it by Inconstancy Prince Y' are generous both Ladies of noble souls I admire you Jul. Whither will this man Prince Since I have found you both such great examples In Vertues generous beyond your Sex I 'll put my life into your hands Know that By th' Prince your Brother I am here employ'd To propagate his Interest in this Court For doubting of Calisto's faith as he Hath cause for it is evident that false Favourite endeavours on your love and On your Brothers ruine to build himself A fortune he sent me hither to dive Into his soul which I have done with all The policy I could yet cannot sound Its depth Would but your Highness feign a kinde Concurrence with his love thereby heightned In his hopes he would explain himself Prosperity makes men bold but joyn'd with love All thoughts of danger it will quite remove Drunk with ambition he 'll his thoughts disclose Grasp at the shadow and the substance lose Jul. I would do much to serve my Brother but I 'm yet unsatisfi'd of your commission You may prove some great Impostor perhaps One of Calisto's creatures hither come To teach me first to feign and then consent But I 'll distrust and then I sha'nt repent Prince This Ring is my Commission Clar. Y' are my Lord the Prince She runs to him and embraces him Prince Madam what do you mean Clar. Do not disguise your self y' are either he Or else his Murtherer for with that Ring He swore he 'd never part whilst he had life Prince Nor will he Clariana Clar. My dearest Lord Jul. My Princely Brother Prince I could divide my self between you two You share my heart and love But see where comes That curst Calisto to prevent our joys Enter Terraefilius Dear Sister for my sake assume the shape Of Love flatter his credulous ears with Sugred hopes till from the very centre Of his heart each secret we extract And punish him according to his fact Jul. I 'll do my best to serve you Prin. Dear Clariana I must wish a kiss And take my leave Cla. The Gods protect you ever Exeunt Jul. Clar. Ter. The Ladies smile upon you Prin. How can they chuse when I prefer your love Ter. Why Was it well receiv'd Prin.
the accomplishment of my desires I fear never how can I fear a thing I dare not hope for Jul. You are my Lord too cruel to your self Too superstitious in your love to which Altho' I dare give no encouragement Not being my own Disposer might I Advise it should be constancy Val. Madam Could I be guilty of so greate crime Or Heaven be so cruel to impose For secret sins so high a punishment As make me know a change in my Devotions To your Grace yet your Vertuous Counfel Would strengthen and reanimate my love To such a vigorous perfection It would appear invincible to all The incounters of an adverse fortune Jul. You 're very confident of your affection Val. Your Goodness Madam did first give it birth But if I have offended pardon me And I will teach my tongue forget that Name That Divine Name of Love I ' d not offend Your Vertue willingly but if a service Pretending nothing but from your merit A pure flame free from the smoak of lust Zealous Devotions no ways counterfeit Can pretend to the Character of Love Pray let me read it in a smile You are In this too bountiful and I in the Request I fear too impudent if so With a frown you chide away my Soul whilst dying On your hand I vow my self your Martyr Jul. How he moves me I have too much Woman My Lord see how unmovedly he stands Just like Loves Statue and as lovely Sure He 's transported in his thoughts How his Fancie Labours 't were sin beyond a cruelty to scorn Such love which in a sweet yet negligent Distraction displays both Truth and Passion But he recovers Val. What a Paradise hath my thoughts enjoyed What Seas of Pleasures hath my Fancie waded Most Divine Power of Love thy Joys and Griefs Are both inscrutable and not to be Comprehended Jul. How do you do my Lord Val. Very exceeding well never better Surely Sickness dares not approach me now Now you are present who are both my life And health indeed my All for less cannot Express you nor that at full Jul. You set my Lord too great a value on A worth that 's borrowed from the Barren Dust Of Ancestors Their peculiar Vertues Made them Kings my Fortune me a Princess I might as well been born the neglected Issue of a Shepherdess and past as Unregarded your Lordship then I doubt Would scarce have thought my Vertue a full Dowry My Chastity a Nobleness in Nature Val. How much you wrong my thoughts Madam my Love 's No common flame wedded to Lust or to Ambition it is your Soul your Soul Of Vertue I am ravisht with had it Inhabited the coarsest blackest earth Affrick did ere produce 't would have rendred It Divine and through that Sable Cloud Cast forth its glorious Beams of brightness Jul. Continue still a President for Lovers Steer them a course to everlasting love Immortal as the Soul Tell them Beauty Is fading such will be their love if plac'd On her Greatness unstable no secure Prop to build it on Vertue 's the Pillar That will never fail She 's your Advocate And pleads my Lord your interest in my heart Doat on her still for she 'll deserve your love Val. I have ever done so Madam doated On you but with such reverence such a Becoming duty as best might suit my Meanness and your great Birth Jul. Continue constant Exit Val. Continue constant excellent Motto Thou shalt be ingrav'd in lasting Characters About my heart and excho thence Those sacred words until my tongue forget All frivolous Discourse onely her name Shall intermixedly make up Loves Harmony whilst dayly I admire Those Blazing Stars which set my heart on fire Exit Scoena Tertia Prince Terraefilius in a plain simple dress Prince IF thou canst suit thy Garb unto thy dress Thou gain'st access and credit with the King But Terraefilius do not forget The ends for which I plac'd thee there to work For my advantage and to plead my cause Like a double-fee'd Advocate which must Be with success the Kings Aged Weaknesses Being of such an easie mold they take Impressions good or bad as those about Him stamp on his Belief Ter. For the future it shall bear the Signet Of your Vertue which I 'll impress so deep Into his Soul that Age nor eating time Shall never rase I 'll let him know how sweet A hope he hath for to succeed him how Noble a Son how generous a Prince How full of duty and of humble thoughts Prince Thou wilt in this so far oblige us that I shall esteem my Favours past but Trifles Ter. I 'm richly recompensed in your Princely Love Continue me but there I wish no greater Fortune Prince Would I could take thee nearer to my Soul Thou art so good but being already at height In my affection I will raise thee to An equal highth in Fortune when I raign 'T is Terraefilius that must command Ter. I am my Lord your Vassal born to serve Not to oblige you yet I would not change My bondage to be a Monarch so much I prize your love and service Prince I know thou lovest us and need no farther Argument to confirm the truth But now To my Designe This leads to the Presence I must commit thee to thy fortune for I dare advance no further it would breed Too much suspicion you know your task Ter. And will perform 't with all fidelity Prince 'T is in thy power to oblige thy Prince And to mistrust were too much injury Where I have found so much fidelity Ter. I were too base a Villain to deceive So generous a Prince Your confidence Would make a Traytor Loyal but on me Meer Gratitude doth put a double eye Prince May the Gods favour our designes Exâ—â— Ter. They 're oblig'd to favour Justice Sir Poor Prince I pity him I see Content Is seldome conversant with high Estates Most Vertuous Souls are injur'd most by Fates Scoena Quarta Lussurio Malcigno Terraefilius Lus FEllow Malcigno let us be watchful vigilant and careful in our Office the King is upon entrance and relies upon our honesty for his Safe-guard Mal. Therefore it is safe we search each corner wherein Treason may lurk Ter. What a brace of Baboons are these fitter to keep Centinal at a Ladies Closet then at a Kings Bed chamber But I must try my fortune and accost them Worshipful Gentlemen Lus Ha! what Fellow 's that speaks to us with his Justice of Peace his Title Ter. Right Worshipful Gentlemen Mal. So he rises a note but hath not attain'd our stile Lus Brother take no notice of him Austerity and Gravity are the Essence of Greatness and Place Mal. Let us then walk by him with as much contempt as a begging Spaniard refuses an Alms before witness Ter. What Musk-cats are these to guide a tottering State whose Wisdome is meer Formality Honesty Baseness and greatest Vertue Cowardise But I must temporize with these State-Leeches Right
doth flow From me wheth'r I will or no Therefore if you 'll hear the story In my Language I am for ye Liv. So you 'll be brief my Lord I am content Fran. Apollo risen as I said before In his right-hand a Cypress Garland bore In 's left a Lash by which he did presage That with my Satyres I should scourge the Age. Liv. Then you are much Satyrical Fran. I am all the parts of Poesie and love Pray hear me out I 'll clear all doubt Your Criticisms can object or move Liv. 'T is pity so brave a Fellow should be fool'd by fancie And Valour wedded to such indiscretion Fran. Silence Madam in a Woman Is a Vertue but not common Liv. Proceed I am most attentive Fran. Then Phoebus put the Garland on my head And straight by him my Destiny was read That I should languish much for my first Love But if to me she too unkind did prove Each Lady that did hear a Verse of mine At first should love but if refus'd should pine 'T is you I first affect Liv. Indeed my Lord Fran. Yeeld love for love Liv. Oh excellent Poetical Courtship Fran. Lest your whole Sex do these disasters prove Liv. Most dire and terrible Fran. Now if you can affect me I pray shew it To him Apollo stil'd the Cypress Poet. Liv. My Lord you are all affected Fran. By all affected and refus'd by you Were in my Cypress Wreath to mingle Rue Enter Juliana Terraefilius Jul. How now my Lord You spend your time in Courtship Liv. A Poet Madam always is in love Jul. But is' t true I heard that Miracle and wanted faith Liv. Most true he can both seign and rime Jul. I thought his Lordship had scarce wit to be guilty of such a folly Calisto what think you doth not his face betray him for a Lord Ter. More then a Poet Madam for me thinks he wants much of their crabbedness in his countenance he looks not as if he had lately contracted his brows in a Purse-net for a Conceit besides his Hair grows thick upon the Temples which Poets still tug off with pumping for inventions Liv. But his are free his Verse all unconstrain'd For he hath quite forgot his Mother-tongue And Metre flows more plentifully from His lips then Claret from a Conduit-pipe At a Coronation Jul. Sure he 's inspir'd Livia he was wont To be content with Prose altho' it came A little short of sense Liv. Indeed he us'd a Martial bluntness Madam But give him still his due he was a Souldier Jul. Sure the Wench loves him Liv. Your Highness is deceiv'd 't is he loves me And yet I pity him that for my sake He should incur so great a Lunacy Jul. As love is that a madness Liv. Oft-times it self but in a Martial Scull And joyn'd with Poetry a double Lunacy Ter. See how his Muse labours he stands as if he were Casting Figures or conjuring for Verses Fran. Hieroglyphick love that with Geometrical are Takes the dimension of each Triangle heart Ter. Those words lay hard upon his Stomack Jul. They were bad of digestion towards bed-time Ha ha ha he turns his eyes are fixt on Livia Ter. He 'd make a gallant Setter Jul. A pretty Puppy for a Ladies Lap. Fran. Frangypane sings Is it your Nature Lady or your Will That makes you cruell still Liv. My Will Ter. He varies too much his humour to be madâ— Fran. Frangypane sings Will you be then ' gainst Reason still unkind And count my Passion Wind Liv. Winde Jul. Well sung eccho Fran. Frangypane sings Wind is but Air and with a puff is paid Will you still live a Maid Liv. A Maid Fran. Then by this puff of scorn you have betray'd Your Sex to ruine had you my love cherisht You had been safe and none of them had perisht Exit Ter. He can vail out of Tune Jul. But not in Prose This Fellow's humour might become the Stage Exceeding well but that it would be thought Too much extravagant To what a heighth Of madness may fancy bear a man Liv. Madam you mist the best I had the whole Relation of his Instalment Jul. Come in and tell the story such harmless mirth Best pleases I shall be mindful of my Brother's Business he gives you a noble character Exeunt Jul. Liv. Ter. Ever a Slave unto your Vertues Madam I would I were your Master Rebellious Thoughts how dare ye assume a voice to give Your selves a sound articulate Die die And with you perish all my fonder hopes Grounded upon ambitious Policy My honest thoughts keep guard upon my heart For love doth seek to undermine the fort And so betray me to ingratitude Still the infection seizes on my heart Love like a Poison spreads its Leprosie Which will too soon I fear corrupt my soul For it already doth my thoughts controul Exit Scoena Tertia King Lussurio Malcigno Terraefilius King THat was Calisto sure that parted hence Lus It was an' like your Majesty King Send him to us and be you diligent In keeping watch the while for our safety Lus We shall Sir I like not this familiarity Brother we must rid us of this fear Mal. We 'll finde occasions to disgrace him fear not But to our task Exeunt King My safety bids me try him ere I trust For I perceive him of a subtler mold Then all my other Servitors He 's fit If I sind him honest to be trusted In the full management of those affairs Nearest concern us our proper safety And next the peace and welfare of the State Both which are threatned by the Prince a Son In Title in Duty a meer stranger Where I should love there I have cause to fear But what I want in Son I have in Heir Yet he shall stay his time maugre his spirit 'T is just his Father die 'fore he inherit Calisto Enter Terraefilius Ter. My Liege King You promis'd us when last we did discourse To give us your opinion of our Son We have given you time to recollect your knowledge Therefore speak Ter. Sir your request is of so deep concern And I so little in his nature verst I never durst have undertook the task which to dispute Had not your dread Commands Were impudence in me constrain'd me to 't King We like your honest caution speak your Thoughts freely Ter. You give a Noble freedome which I 'll use As best becomes a subject that speaks truth You have a Son so full of Piety So enrich'd with Wisdome Valour indeed all Those Vertues which adorn a Noble Prince Or Kings may hope for in their Successours To make their Kingdome happy Aside King Is this through ignorance or love I 'll sound him Calisto thou dost flatter him basely Belye his Vices believe it he 's more proud Then Lucifer in Ambition greater Then the Giants that threatned Heaven For Cruelty no Tygres equal him He wears a bloody mantle o'er his thoughts And underneath obscurely lie involv'd The
darkest Policies Hell e'er contriv'd He well may term himself the scourge o' th' Gods For he 's his Fathers terrour his disquiet How can I be a King and fear Can Nature On my Prerogative so far prevail To make me live in bondage to a Son Ter. Aside He 's much incens'd Policy bids comply I see your Majesty 's much better read In the obscure Volume of the Princes heart Then I in which appears such gentle mildness So intermixt with duty to your self As might deceive a wiser man then I. King Aside This Fellow 's honest sure All 's but Hypocrisie and meer Deceit Rebellion still hath worn Religions Cloak Worst Acts are fac'd with Piety Believe 't Policy hath taught the Prince first what to seem Then what to be but I know all his haunts There 's not a corner of his heart lies hid From my discovery his secret Plots Appear as plain as the unclouded Sun In the Meridian Ter. How men may be abus'd I do protest The World believeth him a Miracle Of Vertue and thence erect a pity To his Person some are so bold to term You cruel others unjust unto his worth Which is by all admir'd I cannot blame Your Majesty to fear though much I grieve You should have cause of fear especially From him whereon your Kingdome doth erect Such hopes but your Majesty is wise King We will begin to be so now thou perceiv'st Our injuries Ter. With too much grief King Honest Calisto thou shalt share our bosome We intend this night for to secure the Prince Ter. Your Majesty 's a miracle of Wisdome King We have intelligence he is to sup With the Duke of Calabria to night A notable Favourer of his faction Ter. Heaven I hope favours your Majesty And then you need not fear King Fear Calisto shall henceforth loose her Name 'T is Action now that must secure us Ter. You are an Oracle unto your self And need no second counsel King It is not safe to stroke a Lyons Whelp Whence once he doth begin to finde his strength Much less to trust so popular a Prince Molded by War to every act of Blood With liberty and all the peoples hearts Those Princes by a Politick compass steer Who still secure what they have cause to fear Exit Ter. So I 'm a Favourite already sure The Air o' th' Court 's unwholsom and infects I could not else so soon become a Knave Nay worse a Traytor to my Princes trust And if that worse may be ungrateful too To a man that rais'd me from the dust from whence He snatcht me up to plant me in his breast And for this good must I now cut his throat The time requires it Pox on Machiavel I had been honest had I ne'er read thee But now the Devil chalks me out a way To be a King my Vertue can't resist So rich a bait Ambition whispers me How near were Terraefilius to a Throne Could he but make the Princess once his own Exit Scoena Quarta Clariana Prince Duke Clar. VVHat haste you make away Prince Business calls loud upon me Clar. Nay use your pleasure Sir since I am grown So great a burthen to your thoughts you seem Distasted with my company which us'd To be so pleasing at least you made me Think so Melancholy durst not approach Your heart whilst you possest it Prince 'T is still as grateful and Clariana More precious to my soul then ever I must ' confess some melancholy thoughts Perplex my minde and raise disturbances Within my soul I know no reason for 't I never yet to my remembrance Surprized was with such a suddain fear My whole frame shakes as if my innocent Soul Were guilty of some crime she durst not think on Clar. I fear'd somewhat relating to my self Had rais'd that stormy weather in your looks I would not willingly through ignorance Offend a Person to whom knowingly Love hath not left me power to wish ill Prince It is not in thy power to offend But you are too indulgent to your fears Would I could dress my face in such a look As might still give assurance of my love And so kill suspicion Clariana It is the misery of Lovers still To fancie or too little or too much They conster frowns and misinterpret smiles For fears or hopes as love their fancy guides Clar. Love knows no reason therefore is govern'd By appearances besides the face is term'd The Index of the minde wherein 's discern'd Each passion of the Soul Gladness and Joy Are there enthron'd and circled in with smiles Distaste appears in Frowns Anger and Rage Still shooteth from the eye and so doth scorn But Melancholy is too bold a Guest Engrossing all these Lodgings to himself Prince This were an Art worth studying had men So fair a Book as your face to read it They would out-stare Astronomers and be More wakeful then a Nurse-keeper that had Newly learnt to watch with her eyes open The News Enter Messenger Mess This Letter to your Highness Exit He reads it Prince What is he gone Oh my Prophetick fear Clar. How fares my Lord the Prince Prince Read Clariana read and tell me then If I have cause to grieve Terraefilius Says there the King intends to secure us Immediately to coop and cage me up What then his Parasites may work him to Let all men judge that have a grain of sence Experience doth make me justly fear A Princes Prison and his Grave are near Alas poor Clariana Why dost spend She weeps Those precious Tears in vain Preserve them To embalm my Hearse for they are useless now Could they dissolve a Rock of Adamant For the Kings heart 's a much more harden'd substance Enter Duke Here comes thy aged Father weeping too As if his Tears held counsel with my fate Duke Flee flee my Lord and by escape prevent The fury of the King whose Officers Are making down the Street to apprehend you Prince Why let them come my innocence is so Secure a Guard I cannot fear Clar. Vertue may be by Violence opprest Oh good my Lord seek to preserve your self You do not know the ruine threatens you Duke It is no idle fear there are strange whispers And how far the Kings jealousie may work Upon him none but the Gods can tell We'ave All cause to doubt since from his love and counsels All worthy Souls are banisht You he hath Banisht too you whom he ought to esteem The chiefest Pillar to support his State But we have no time for Arguments my Lord I hear the Officers Clar. Oh hear me on my knees Listen to her You oft have stil'd Commandress of your heart She begs you would be kinde unto your self If not unto your self unto the State Whose welfare on your safety doth depend If all this cannot move yet pity me Nay I 'll not rise until you grant my boon Prince I can deny thee nothing Rise Clar. Oh give me then your safety by your flight Duke
time you now were with them they believe Y' are but retired to your Country-house To setch them some pecuniary supplies You must continue still the false report Of my being gone to head some other Troops That lie concealed in a place remote Expecting a fit opportunity Upon advantage to disclose themselves For this will raise a terrour in the King Still keep their wisest Counsels in suspence That they 'll be long resolving what to do At worst they will not dare employ their force Against our Army in Calabria For fear our rumour'd forces here at home Should suddainly the King and Court surprize Duke I shall observe all your directions And make a Politick use from time to time Of these blanks by your Princely hand subscrib'd On Terraefilius specially whom I mistrust Prince Let not your Zeal my Lord so injure him Y' are both my friends yet Terraefilius Is of so dear concern unto my Soul I sooner should mistrust my self then him Nature hath molded all his faculties As if she intended him fair Vertues Shrine And Education hath so strengthened Those Natural Seeds of Honesty that In spight of Envy they must ever flourish Duke I wish your confidence meet no deceit Your Nature is too Noble to mistrust But if his intimacy with the King You 'd justly weigh in Reasons equal Scale And how since his endearment the old King's Ill-grounded Hatred to your self 's increast 'T were worthy a suspicion Prince Well I am content to try his Loyalty Duke I wish you finde all false however you 'll be Near enough to dive into his Policy Enter Juliana Clariana Prince No more here comes my Clariana and My Sister I hope I 'm far from knowledge Now my Lord we must but sigh a parting wish And separate Duke Wishing your Highness safety I am gone I hope to meet you next time on your Throne Prince Not whilst my Father lives for I would prove Not Heir unto his Kingdome but his Love Exit Duke Jul. I am glad howe'er my Brother is escap'd Since that the King design'd him for a Prison Clar. Such a restraint his Spirit could ne'er brook His Noble Soul would scorn to be confin'd And grown intemperate with injuries Might have expos'd his body unto some Contagious and Pestilential Fever Or more distractive Melancholy kill'd him Jul. So may the Wars thou hast not nam'd my fear Which was the secret murther of the Prince My credulous Fathers nature being apt By bloody Villains to be workt upon But now my Brother hath a spacious field To justifie his innocence or die In the Bed of Honour Clar. Die dear Madam that word 's destructive to us all Jul. He was not born immortal Clariana We all must die Death is to none a shame But those whose vitious lives do merit blame Prince I honour thy bravery of spirit My Clariana's more effeminate Fit for loves Dulcet charms yet is her Soul With Vertues much enrich'd though Pity most Within her Breast her Excellence may boast He goes to them Hail gentle Ladies you both are Much less fortunate then fair I read a sorrow on your brow And by a secret knowledge know The true cause of all your woe Clar. What 's this a Soothsayer Jul. One that pretends to Augury it seems I 'll try his Art Takes her by the hand Prince Sacred Madam as you stand This appears a Princess hand Mars and Venus do conjoyn Here within this amorous Line By which Art doth make us know You affect Valerio Jul. A strange knowledge Clariana Clar. It amazes me Jul. Pray proceed Prince By this Triangle Mars his square He should now be gone to th' War And by this same Line of Life You may live to be his Wife Though he be gone with bloody mind He shall ne'er your Brother find His aim is War Blood his intent Yet in his soul he 's innocent Jul. Stranger still Prince In your ear Madam by the way One thing I have more to say 'T is in your power to command And withhold Valerio's hand Vse your interest do this good Save your Lover and much blood Else on you will lie the guilt Of all the blood that 's to be spilt Clar. Take his counsel Madam for sure his Art 's Divine and he by th' Gods from Heaven sent Our dangers to foretel our griefs prevent Jul. Most learned Sir let us entreat your stay That we may yeild just Honours to your Art Prince Madam you shall command it Jul. You honour us whilst we enjoy your skill We 're careless of our fate and fear no ill Exeunt Scoena Quarta Terraefilius Lussurio Maligno Prince Clariana Tor. 'T is as I tell thee she loves thee dearly dotes on thee almost to death Lus Dear Calisto may I credit this Livia love me Ter. Thou art the very Idol of her soul Her Titular Saint As I was walking Two hours since behind the Mirtle-Grove Under a Cypress Tree I Livia spyed In such a posture as I soon did guess Love was the cause of her retirement Which moved my curiosity to draw Nearer where undiscern'd I over-heard Her thus complain unto her self Livia How hard 's thy fate to be belov'd by one Unworthy of thy love and to affect Lussurio dear Lussurio With which Her tears so plentifully flowed they stopt A while her Speech but taking truce with grief Lus What follow'd then my dear Calisto Ter. She said I must devise some way to let him know I love and how withal I hate Maligno betwixt whom and me Nature hath plac'd such an Antipathy I cannot live till he 's destroy'd and by Lussurio Lus I would I had the heart I 'd do it straight and merit her Ter. 'T is a strange longing Sir but Womens appetites are very exorbitant especially when they 're in love Lus It is her longing moves me Ter. Nay y' are oblig'd in conscience since she loves you and hateth for your sake Maligno thus Lus Nay I 'd do it willingly but for two rubs the danger Calisto and a certain natural aversion from spilling humane blood Ter. 'T is considerable but my life 's at your service Here he comes observe that frown and neglect not this opportunity to see your Mistress Lus Ha ha ha He hath received but a frothy entertainment Mal. How merry the Slave is Exit Ter. Hath he not cause that triumphs in his Mistresses favours He hath wearied me with amorous passages were I as you I would not bear the affront Mal. Were I confirm'd you promis'd visible proof Ter. Well remembred make haste you 'll finde them now together you soon may guess what men and women do in private Mal. If I finde him there he dies Exit Ter. Yes fifty odd years hence Although these Slaves Want Policy to dive in my designes Envy may make them vigilant to mark My actions Malice many times gives Wit I therefore thought it Wisdome to create This difference to keep them so employ'd In countermining of each
At first like a strong ship that makes the waves Rebound and shew their angry foam about Her Ribs she did repulse your love whereat I seem'd a little to draw off that with A double force I might return to storm Her resolution as at last I did Leaving Loves softer Theam to which her heart Seem'd an Antagonist I had recourse To what deceives the World Hypocrisie Which I did cloath in such a pious Garb Religion might have smil'd t' have seen her self So Ap'd With pious tears I did bemoan Her Fate yet on my knees at the same time Intreat her to embrace 't assuring her With a thousand imprecations strengthen'd By twice as many oaths that she 'd be cause In her withstanding of her Destiny Of the whole ruine of her Fathers state Her Brothers life incur the Peoples hate Ter. Excellent Hypocrite That we two might Incorporate and overthrow the World With Policy Was not the Princess mov'd Prin. Beyond expression startled in her thoughts Her Hate and Piety were so intermixt As barr'd all resolution You she seem'd To hate with all the malice of a Woman Contemning your Alliance with a scorn Might equal Cleopatra's when Caesar thought T' have led her a base Captive unto Rome T' adorn his Triumphs Yet Religion Mixt with a zealous fear t' offend the Gods Made her more apt to listen to my words Which her ears faster drunk then her confus'd And much perplex'd Imagination could Digest or indeed duely weigh To tell You all her Doubts and how I did resolve them Too tedious were suffice it that at last She was convinc'd Ter. But by what happy means Let me know every circumstance that I may adore the brain which did contrive it Prin. When nothing could prevail and I perceiv'd She was inclin'd with Conscience to dispence And hazard all I threatned I took a Pen and straight drew a Scheme before her Eyes Whereby I seem'd to calculate your Birth And soon convinced her too credulous faith You were a Prince led hither by the Stars For the accomplishment o' th' Gods Decrees Whereat she seem'd transported in her soul And crediting my words began to love Ter. Y 'ave render'd me too happy were my life Consum'd i' th' satisfaction of this service I should still die ungrateful Prin. This service Sir will scarce deserve your thanks Try me in something may be worth your love Ter. After this service past what canst thou do May equally oblige me Prince Sir I can bring the Prince the onely man That stands between you and your proudest hopes Into your power the old King I look on As a meer shadow I know your interest Ter. The Devil hath inspir'd him with my own thoughts Thou talk'st of blessings rather to be wisht Then hop'd for or effected Prince Be not incredulous my Art improv'd By my great Zeal to serve you will make me Work greater Miracles Ter. Your courtesies confound me I must crave Some time to prize them as I ought but if I thrive in my ambitious hopes you must Divide the Empire Prince Is your ambition there Y' are somewhat wide Aside If all hit right 't is you that must divide But not my Crown They that by crimes aspire Should be cut short that they may grow no higher Ter. It shall be so Come Sir let 's to the King 'T is much about the time he did appoint The Princes death we will contrive by th' way Danger doth threaten evils at a stay Exeunt Scoena Quarta Livia Juliana Clariana Lussurio Maligno Liv. DEar Frangypane how noble was thy love To die for me what generous sparks lie hid And smother'd in extravagant Fancies Thy Noble death hath gain'd more then thy life Could ever purchase thee my Love Jul. Prethee listen for the Wench is run Distracted sure since Frangypane's death And so transported that a Lord did die For love of her she 's quite Platonick grown And doats upon his Ghost Clar. How Love doth play with Mortals Liv. Holy Soul that gracest th' Elizium shades With thy blest company and rendrest us Unhappy by thy absence hear my Vow My Heart hereafter shall be ever thine And free from all Terrestrial Love aspire By thy example to become Divine And flee towards thee because it can no higher Jul. How she 's exalted Liv. No Mortals touch shall ere pollute my lip Nor lustful gripe provoke a wanton smile Nor amorous fingers be allow'd to skip Into my Bosom lest they should beguile Thee of my love and me of that same part I 'd wholly dedicate to thee my heart Clar. She 's high-flown in love Jul. A true Platonick a very Spirit in Flesh SONG Livia To love's a trifle but to love like me Would pose Loves Deity She best on earth's esteem'd to love Doth constant'st to her object prove But I much higher move Loving an Object though it absent be In this who equals me But what talk I here of Equality As if each common man Might vie with Frangypane Had other Lovers but a Saint like mine So worthy and divine Their Offering too would be as high As mine unto his Sanity With what good justice can I tax a want of love in others then Or my own Vertues raise From what is onely due unto his praise I lov'd not's earth nor is it I Now love bis immortality But he that elevates my Soul so high Clar. Sure she 's inspired Jul. With her deceas'd Lovers Genius Enter Lussurio Maligno Clar. He spoke Raptures and she sings them but here Her living Lovers come shall 's make some sport Jul. 'T were pleasant sure to see them fight they 'll snarl they say like Dogs at a Country-wicket and draw their swords but 't is to wound the Air for if one makes a pass the other retires Livia made me the prettieff relation Clar. They look indeed as if they were of the Peace Lus To set a period to our fatal War Which might produce the shedding of much blood I am content Mal. And so am I Him that she chuses happy be his lot Jul. Livia here are those will disturb your meditations Clar. The Wench is in beaven sure already Her thoughts are with Frangypane Mal. Do you begin Lus The Princess is here she 'll laugh at us Jul. Let me alone I 'll warrant you some mirth Lussurio Lus An' please your Highness Jul. Y' are a diligent servant we love you well and having heard the love you bear our Maid of Honour resolve to recompence your merit by making it a Match She is an Heiress Sir Lus Your Highness bounty so confounds me I can't express my thanks my very Soul 's your slave Jul. Your modesty deserves our favour Go send that Fellow to us I hear he is a Pretender We can distinguish merit Lus I hope so Madam I 'll be as observant as your Puppy-Dog Jul. Mark then my beck when thus I hold my finger Cease Livia carry her to my Chappel Where you shall find a Priest
THE Ungrateful Favourite A TRAGEDY WRITTEN By a Person of Honour Ficta voluptatis causa sint proxima veris. Horat. de Arte Poet. Licensed May 11. 1664. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by J. Cottrel for Samuel Speed at the Rainbow neer the Inner Temple-gate in Fleetstreet 1664. Drammatis Personae KING of Naples Old and timorous fears to be dethron'd by his Son AMINTOR the Prince His Son Generous and Popular yet full of respect and duty to the King a Lover of Clariana VALERIO a Count In love with the Princess and after General for the King TERRAEFILIUS An unknown person fancied by the Prince for his rare parts and qualities and by him advanced to highest Dignities call'd in Court Calisto DUKE of Calabria A Favourer of the Prince and Father to Clariana FRANGYPANE A Noble-Man endu'd with Courage and other brave qualities which are destroy'd by the infection of Love and Poetry He is in love with Livia MALIGNO LUSSURIO Two Sycophants that batten upon the Kings weakness and great enemies to the Prince HORTENSIO Lieutenant to Valerio a worthy Gentleman Captains Souldiers a Spirit Messenger JULIANA The Princess in love with Valerio CLARIANA The Dukes Daughter in love with the Prince LIVIA A Lady attending the Princess belov'd by Frangypane Ladies Scoene NAPLES PROLOGUE Enter a Drunkard a Morice-dancer a Buffoon a Bawd a Whore and a She-Gypsie they dance an Antick Which done Enter Tragedy in state in a Crimson Robe held up by two Roman Gladiators a Crown upon her head a Scepter in one hand and a Ponyard in the other at whose entrance the Dancers all start back Tragedy YOu seem amaz'd pray let me wonder too I have more cause to stand amaz'd thin you To see your mimick faces usher in So deep a Tragedy Those that have seen My Crimson Visage on the Stage before Expect designes both deep and dark nay more Counsels of Kings disclos'd They look to see Me usher'd in with wonted Majesty No light Morice Sure the Author 's frantick To present for a Prologue such an Antick Or else he humours those that are so few Can like things so extravagantly new I mean that are judicious some think fit To number Dances in the rank of Wit Such may his entrance please whilst onely they Of deeper judgement do applaud his Play THE Ungrateful Favourite ACTUS PRIMUS Scoena Prima Prince Terraefilius Prince THou lovest us Terraefilius Ter. Love you my Lord What man dare question it That hath a life or may be mortal Would I could finde a word apt to express it And then some action to make good that word My love would throw me on the enterprize And banish by performance the least doubt Might bring my Love or Duty in suspect Prince Neither is doubted Terraefilius I do believe and cherish both Ter. Give 't my Lord the name of Duty onely A Vassal's love unto his Prince is such Or if you please of Gratitude for all Those Favours those Seas of Princely Favours Your Bounty prodigally shower'd on me Prince I count them Terraefilius well bestow'd When Princes meet with a clear faithful Breast One who nor flatters nor betrays his trust As I have done in thee they ought esteem 't The richest Jewel in their Diadem When Hunting accidentally I found thee Clad in the roughness of a Souldiers Garb Then did I see Desert shine through thy Rags A valiant look linkt to an honest heart And since thy vertue hath made good all my Predictions of thee Ter. Your Grace doth ruine my small stock of worth Quite bankrupt my hopes which are by service To deserve your favour But Nature's poor In but affording me a single life Scarce valuable to loose in your defence The sum of all my riches is your love Prince In which Exchequer thou shalt finde no waste Nor study wanting to advance thy State For I designe Vertue a Triumph in Thy Greatness therefore Terraefilius I will prefer thee to my Fathers love Endear thee to his heart such honest Souls Should still cohabit with a Monarchs ear Ter. Your Grace doth seem to love me Yet you would loose me Prince Loose thee Terraefilius I 'd advance thee Ter. Thus to advance me is to cast me down Honesty dares not lurk too near a Crown Policy undermines and ruines her Truth 's an unwelcome Guest unto a King Whose ears have been the Inns of flattery Who never yet knew one truth of himself Or of his people Pardon my honest bluntness And next consider if a man that knows His duty binds him speak his honest thoughts T' inform his Prince of those abuse his ear And let him know his Peoples Grievances Can be a Grateful Favourite Prince You must learn to Temporize Ter. Yes be a Dog and fawn upon each Lord be injured and give thanks that is the thriving way never speak a truth but when it is injurious detract from true deserts and praise shallow great ones to their ruine Prince Thou hast the Theory now try to practise Ter. To be a Knave a Politick Courtier had I somewhat of the Fool too they were very fortunate properties Prince Although the Place seem such an Antipode Unto thy honest Nature when thou know'st My Interest urgeth my Commands thou 'lt flee Swister then Lightning to perform my wish I know thou wilt Ter. Were the Devil there as Vices are his Agents your interest would make me dare him too and to promote it vanquish him Prince Thy bluntness savours much of manly truth I 'll therefore use no further circumstance But open the very soul of my designe In placing thee at Court which is to finde Out such as are my enemies and do Infect my Fathers Soul with Jealousie Insinuating to his fearful thoughts My Popularity Which when thou hast Discovered at leisure we 'll contrive Their overthrow Two of those Slaves are now Within the level of my just Revenge But so endear'd unto my Fathers Soul He 'd think 't a violence unto himself Should we but touch them Ter. Give me Sir their Names I 'll mark them out for Hell immediately Prince You shall have fit Directions You can't Be ignorant how I have suffered And still suffer through my Fathers weakness Of whom I now am rather fear'd then lov'd The many Penances I 've undergone To gain the good Opinion of the King Must likewise be familiar to your thoughts Who can best witness the obscurity In which I 've liv'd how much below my birth Wedding my self unto a solitude Little beseeming such a Kingdomes Heir All to regain the Kings Opinion Of my Loyalty A thing impossible Unless by Policy I could remove Those brace of Leeches that do hourly feed Upon my Fathers weakness His Aged Fears Ter. I 'm bound to serve you Did your Highness know How loth I am to leave you what a contest There 's grown between my Duty and my Love You 'd surely pity me But I serve you Though I 'm banisht from you that 's my comfort
My Lord you must not now delay to horse And with a winged speed let 's to Calabria We have all an interest in you and dare not Let you perish Prince Your goodness doth o'ercome me nothing grieves me But thus to part with thee my Clariana It is an Exile worse then death but Fate Must be obey'd Farewel Exit with Duke Clar. Take all my Prayers and choicest Wishes with you Whilst I remain at home the wofull'st Maid That love ere brought acquainted with mishap But I must dry my eyes and for a time Take truce with grief Here comes the Officers Enter Officers Fortune assist my Lord in his escape And I 'll forgive thee all thy treacheries And with a Stoicks Patience sustain The Princes absence Lus Yonder 's the daughter she 's lawful prize I 'll seize on her Clar. How bath my guiltless self offended that You dare commit this Rape Pray let me know My crime if by Authority you act The Law prescribes no punishment but to Offenders Lus We are not bound to give account 't is the Kings Pleasure and as a subject you must obey Clar. Come Jaylors lead I 'll use for my defence What you could never boast bright Innocence Exeunt ACTUS TERTIUS Scoena Prima Terraefilius Juliana Livia Frangypane Lussurio Maligno Valerio Ter. THe Prince his flight was happy 'bove my wish Had he complotted with me my designes He could not more advance them The fearful King By this convinc'd of his Disloyalty Hath levied forces to reduce the Prince And nam'd by my advice Valerio For General Thus hath my Policy At one blow remov'd a Rival here at Home to promote my interest abroad He 'll either overcome the Prince or die I' th' enterprize I know his Valour well Either will make for me for both must fall Low as the Grave before I can ascend This wish'd-for Throne or gain Juliana's love That 's the grand wheel whereon my Plots do move See here she comes Mirth triumphs in her face Enter Juliana Livia Frangypane Lussurio Maligno She 's ignorant her Lover is advanc'd But I 'll observe Jul. What makes him flee me thus Liv. For fear Madam you should undergo a punishment threatned all our Sex for my neglect of his good parts Jul. We 'll give this hour to mirth I 'll prosecute the humour Sweet Frangypane how affable he looks Fran. This did I still foresee Pray look not on me Lest a Judgement fall suddainly upon thee Ter. His rime makes him very familiar fine foolery Fran. For Phoebus swore an Oath of dreadful awe Soon as the scorn of Livia he saw In such a manner he 'd revenge his Poet That all the Sex of woman-kinde should know it For hear quoth he thou Cypress Lawreat Liv. Ha ha ha a Cypress Lawrel Jul. You 'll make him forget his Rhyme Fran. Though we do not intend to alter fate Which has thy love to Livia decreed Her scorn to thee shall make a thousand bleed Jul. A direful Sentence Fran. Therefore O Princess I this boon implore That you would never look upon me more For though your heart with loves strong fangs were torn Your kindness I must still return with scorn And I perceive Oh me she drops her Glove A certain token that she is in love All. Ha ha ha Fran. Slaves how dare ye at a Poet laugh Who can at pleasure Cudgel with a staff Of Verses most Satyrical your bodies Till you become bald Puppies arrant Noddies Lus Inspire me Muse were it before a Jury I could no longer now contain my Fury Raptures ye Slaves within my head do rumble And thus their furious weights upon you tumble Lus Oh good Sir Oh my bones He beats Lus Mal. Mal. Is this basting in Verse pray Fran. What do you gape and in contempt still stand As if you did divide the Muses hand Then 't is convenient Raskals that we greet Your Bums in measure with Poetick feet He kicks them Lus Lus Oh Lord Oh Lord Sir what do you mean Mal. A Pox this is worse then kicking in Prose Jul. Good Livia take him off his humour 's tedious Should the King come and see his Favourites Corrected thus he 'd be displeas'd Liv. Sweet Seignior Frangypane Fran. Sweet is the Name since you do give it voice But sweeter were it were that Name your choice Liv. Here 't is too publick to discover love Fran. I 'll wait on you to the adjacent Grove Exit with Livia Ter. Pretty foolish pastime this but I have other Engins working here Exit Jul. How do you finde your bodies Gentlemen Lus As well as beaten bodies Madam sore and bruised Patient Valour is subject to these corrections Mal. A Pox upon Poetical feet especially when they don't run smooth they gall most damnably and then they come with such a fury to be inclosed in a Barrel full of Nails and roll'd down a hill is no torment to it Lus A meer May-game I shall hate a Poet whilst I live Enter Valerio Jul. You must be charitable and forgive Lus Our Patience shall supply that vertue Val. Gentlemen the King enquires for you Lus He shall not long if this limping pace will bear us to him Val. Madam I 'm come to take my latest leave Exeunt Jul. Your leave my Lord Val. And like an humble Lover offer on The Altar of your hand my faithfull'st Vows Jul. Are you to go a Voyage Val. A Pilgrimage to death for every step That contributes to the separation Of Valerio from your Princely presence Leads to my grave Jul. I cannot reach your meaning if my sight Be so necessary an ingredient To the composition of your life You may defer the Journey Val. Although great Princess you might much command By Loves Prerogative indeed my life I must not now obey Prince You speak in Parables Val. 'T is easily explain'd I now must leave Loves gentle Theame and treat of nought but War The King hath ruin'd me with Honour Madam Makes me a General of men abroad Whilst my poor heart 's at home a Prisoner Jul. Is this your woful Pilgrimage to death This your Mishap Is it the War you fear Hen-hearted Man where did'st thy courage loose Or hadst thou ever any Valerio Let me not loose the hopes I had in thee To find a Man that 's absolute in all Courtly in Peace and yet more stern in War Then Pallas in her Martial-Robes Val. 'T is not the War nor all those horrours Madam Which are Companions to a Martial life Can move a panick thought 'T is to leave you That startles me and lays my Courage waste My heart would better brook to stand a breach When Death and Horrour both did hem me in Then one day bear the burden of your absence Jul. I must not have you thus effeminate In your affections forsaking Honour To content your Eye What Noble Spirit Would for a Mistresses fleeting smiles exchange So glorious a Title Kings need not blush To
wear it A General comprehends All Titles in it self those glorious Honours Vertue Valour or Desert can merit Fortune hath painted you out a copious Field To merit what your birth dares not pretend My Love if you esteem it at the rate Your tongue so prodigally hath exprest You 'll judge it meriting one generous Atchievement as an evidence at least To the world my favours were bestow'd on Vertue Val. Enough your speech hath shot into my breast Another soul I am your Souldier Though I despair of being so fortunate To merit what all worth can scarce deserve Your favour I shall do something Madam Encourag'd by your smiles that may appear Like merit Jul. I no ways doubt it all my discourse Was to withdraw you from Love-Lethergie Fondness and Chamber-courtship It is poor For men to say they love and give no proof Of their affections I would have you Rather by actions then by words subdue Exeunt Scoena Secunda King Terraefilius Valerio Maligno Ter. YOu must be speedy Sir when Treason doth Assume so bold a front to shew her self I' th' open field Delays are dangerous So many minutes as you let them breathe The sweet air of repose so many men You arm against your self The Peoples love Unto the Prince which gives their courage wings Soon as they hear him in a setled posture Will move them all to flee unto his aid Traytors like Foxes should be hunted still Though in the chase of every other beast The Huntsman gives a Law to save their life He never spares the Fox th' application's easie King Thou art a just Adviser and dost weigh In Wisdomes scale the safety of thy Prince We have too much consider'd too little done Our Counsels henceforth shall be drest in Acts Soon as conceiv'd The Traytors shall no longer Triumph by our sloth How strong are we Ter. But yet six thousand most of them compell'd Which shews their small affections to their King And how their souls although their body 's prest Unto your service wish your son Victory I dare not call him Prince since he forsook Allegiance to your Majesty before He was the very Idol of my soul But when he forsook Vertue I left him King Honest Calisto we 'll finde a time to recompence thy love Ter. If you forget I 'll finde a time my self Enter Valerio Here comes my Lord Valerio I beseech Your Majesty to hasten his dispatch I can't conceive you safe whilst your General 's in Silk Val. I have us'd all diligence yet cannot learn With any certainty which way the Prince Hath steer'd his course two Scouts are new return'd As ignorant as when I sent them forth Ter. This falls unleckily he must be remov'd Or all the Politick Wheels within this Scull Are at a stand King What 's to be done Calisto Ter. Why let the Army march Val. But whither The Station of the Prince is yet unknown Ter. It is impossible Val. That frown Calisto might be spar'd Please your Majesty a word in private Ter. All my designes are strangled in their birth A Pox on Fortune and her Lady Humours Must these dull Brains be useless in extreams When they should be more active then a flame Consume to ashes every obstacle That stands between me and my dearest hopes King I am convinc'd you shall defer your march Val. It were too much unsafe for me to march At any distance from your Majesty For soon as th' Enemy doth hear which way I move they may retain some pety force T' allure me on and keep me there in Play Whilst their main body nearer your sacred Person may appear to disturb your Peace And terrifie your people King 'T is true our own security must first be studied Ter. What easie Arguments seduce a tâ—morous Prince I 'll follow the stream a while that I may turn the current with more ease Maligno the News Enter Maligno hastily Mal. Soft Sir 't is for your Master Ter. Prethee be less a States-man come reveal To me dear Camerade this Nicety Mal. It must not be purchas'd with fair words it is a News beyond the price of Gold An' please your Majesty Ter. Fie be not impudent you see the King is busie with the General Well I could tell thee that concerning thy Mistress might deserve a Novelty Mal. What of my Livia Ter. And of another within thy knowledge to whom she doth more favours then ever City-wife bestow'd upon her Husband at midnight when she had made him Cuckold the day before Mal. But canst thou give me proof Ter. Yes visible proof and that 's the certainest I think it concerns thee if thou art so near marriage as rumour gives out Mal. Dear Calisto thou 'lt oblige me thine and for the Novelty thus a Scout is new come in that brings advice of two thousand men in Arms in Caelabria headed by the Prince Ter. Enough be gone observe your Mistress well I 'll keep my word observe Lussurio too I say no more Mal. I ever fear'd that Smock-smelling Raskal if I had but heart enough to cut his throat it were some satisfaction for on my conscience he 'd make no resistance the danger would be if the sight of his blood should turn my stomach I shall go near to swoon or else perfume the Palace I 'll consider on 't Exit King Is this intelligence true Ter. Maligno so affirms the Scout's arriv'd And says he saw four thousand men in Arms All well appointed that they did encrease Their numbers dayly I must spur his fears With dangers though no truths to hasten Valerio's journey Val. If you esteem it necessary Sir I 'll march to night and leave my carriages Behind to follow me I have made choice Of Hortensio if your Majesty Think fit for my Lieutenant King He 's an honest Soul so 's Frangypane Though somewhat tainted with his Poetry Take him along the Wars may cure him Or at least wake him from these idle dreams Off-spring of ease and love Val. The War 's a Noble School Ter. For honest Vertuous Souls Val. You are a man of peace Calisto want faith to ward a Bullet King He can make War by 's brain but we loose time I 'll give you some instructions and dispatch you Spare not the Traytors though the chief's our Son But look on them as Rebels to our Throne Val. I dare not be disloyal Exit with the King Ter. Fortune I adore thee these tidings came Just in the nick of time when my dull brains Were on the rack for some neat stratagem One favourable smile of Madam Chance Set all my designes in tune He remov'd My prospect level to the Princess lyes No obstacle between us save my birth Yet we may mix for we are both but earth Exit Scoena Tertia Prince like an Egyptian Duke disguis'd Juliana Clariana Duke HAving now brought you to the Palace-gate I must commit you to your Destiny The Army doth expect my swift return Prince 'T is
others love That all my actions might pass unobserv'd But here comes Clariana with the Moor I must obscure Enter Prince Clariana Clar. Now we 're in private I must claim your promise Prince Past passages I 'll first relate And thence the future calculate You 've lov'd and been belov'd long since By this same Kingdomes Heir a Prince Ter. Say you so I 'll listen nearer Prince Whâ—se vertues are his crimes the love The people bear him some fears move Within his fathers breast but he Can't be guilty of disloyalty Clar. Your speech is Oracle let me entreat The Issues of our love Prince By the influence of your Stars Nought should threaten it but Wars Yet in this Ascendent-line Venus doth so swiftly joyn The God of War that you may prove Most happy in the Prince his love Clar. Can you not be more positive and tell Each accident that shall befal our loves Prince 'T is not in the power of Art Such high secrets to impart For tho' we read within the Skies Heavens dark-hidden mysteries They 're so obscurely there exprest That by most they are but guest If I may judge by what 's reveal'd And that the Stars have nought conceal'd Then this I boldly dare foretel Your loves will happy prove all well Ter. A pretty equivocating Prophet Clar. May all the Gods say Amen to your prediction Could you but tell me where he now resides At your own rate I would the secret buy Prince I cannot by the Stars for your desire Would too much time and study both require Yet am I not so unskilful in my Art But that in a short space I could impart A larger knowledge and by Magick pow'r Transport the Prince i' th' compass of an hour From his conceal'd aboad but that would wrong Too much his peace the other way 's too long Ter. A strange Promiser yet I have heard that Magick hath rais'd dead men from the Grave Clar. Besides my thanks as an acknowledgement Of your high learning and so fam'd deserts I do beseech you wear this Jewel Prince As Vertues badge upon my brest May fortune make you ever blest Exit Clariana Ter. A notable cunning Raskal he may be useful in my designe upon the Princes love so the plot is form'd I 'll but confirm my faith by certain questions of the particulars of my actions past and straight employ him Ter. Hail reverend Sir Prince The Stars protect you what 's your will Ter. With what a state he nods I am inform'd That by laborious and unwearied study You have obtain'd the sacred skill Of Divination and telling all futurities Prince Your information hath not wrong'd you Sir Ter. Might I assume the boldness to desire You would inform me of some passages That nearly do concern me and how therein I ought my self comport for to avoid The perils of my fate I should Be bountiful in my acknowledgements Prince Lend's your hand If every circle be well scann'd Within the Tablet of your hand It doth most evidently show You to a Prince's bounty owe All that you are Ter. The Devil 's in his tongue sure or near it to inform him Prince You seem amaz'd But your wonder will be rais'd When unto you I do realte How almost from a starving state You were advanced to this height Pray then do your Advancer right Plead well his cause to him be just Or you will soon return to dust Exit Ter. His knowledge startles me and more in this Then all he hath declar'd these secrets Were onely known unto the Prince and me H' hath a strange Genius I must make him mine If Gold or Promises have power to work Upon his dark-complexion'd face I 'll him corrupt none ere resisted Gold 'T would purchase Heaven were it to be sold I 'll finde him out Exit Scoena Quinta Lussurio Livia Maligno Luss DEnials are all vain they must not pass for currant I am too well assur'd both of your love to me and hatred to Maligno Liv. The last was well guest of a blind Prophet but how I should love you when or for what are all without my memory Lus Your Modesty bars confession but in your looks I plainly read your heart do you remember the Mirtle-Grove Oh Lussurio dear Lussurio Liv. Is the Fool mad Lus I must devise some way to let him know I love Do you remember this Liv. What should this mean Lus Some sparks of affection Lady which not stifled would break into a flame To be plain your love to me was over-heard and I being full of pity loth that so fair a creature should pine for me am come to make a tender of my person Liv. Some Wag hath workt upon his easie faith Intending to make sport which I 'll not hinder I love wit a life there is no pleasure Comparable to making fools Ha ha ha Enter Mal. Yonder 's Maligno too I spy him peeping If I don't play my part I am no woman Oh ho Lus Did not I tell you this you must conceal Your love alas poor soul she swoons Dear Livia Feigns to swoon Mal. See she 's within his arms how the Slave hugs her Liv. Oh Lussurio Lus Madam I am here I am here to serve you love you any thing you shall command Liv. If you love me fight Maligno he 's the man I hate Lus Let me receive a warrant from your lips and through seas of blood I 'll swim to the performance of your will Mal. Oh the Devil how he slavers her Would my eyes were Basilisks to look him dead Liv. I hope you 'll make a noble use of this discovery for had you not o'er-heard my love it should have quite consum'd my heart but since so unexpectedly you come to know it dissimulation's vain So I commit Maligno to your fury Lussurio shakes her by the hand Mal. What a letcherous gripe was there Would this Blade were in thy Guts to cool thee If wishes could destroy or curses kill I 'd be reveng'd of all my enemies Lus Account him dead he is so base a Coward I 'll use no other VVeapon then my looks Liv. God-a-mercy Fear he dares not look upon a sword Ha ha ha what a rare Duel will these Herculean spirits make I shall guess your love by your suddain execution Exit Livia behinde the Scoene Lus Thunder destroys not quicker then my rage He comes Ha ha ha Mal. Y' are very pleasant Sir fools laugh at shadows Lus If I laugh I have cause so wise men laugh at fools You saw Livia here a pretty Maid and of a handsome fortune Mal. And what of her did she tickle your spleen Liv. Perhaps all men are not of the same complexion I may be worth her smiles whilst others seem toads in her eyes Mal. I seem a Toad Lus Basto I 've said Mal. Enough to consume thee Scondrel Lus Ha ha ha sure now they 'll draw Mal. But that I scorn to stain my sword in blood So base
I 'd spit thee for this injury Lus I wear Steel Maligno and in a cause like this VVherein my love to Livia is concern'd Mal. Thy love to Livia Slave Lus Yes and her love to me Liv. Now they 'll fight or never Mal. I can no longer Draw Lus But that you know I lately breath'd a vein You durst as well wade through the Ocean As breathe that sound Mal. Could I but spy a loose seam for if I kill him not out-right he 'll gasp with such an horrid countenance it will disturb my dreams a twelve-month after I say Defend thy self Lus This is dishonourable and base to make a pass at a naked man Mal. Draw then I 'm resolv'd Lus I 'll suck thy soul through a Tobacco-pipe and blow thee with a breath to the Infernal Lake Mal. How the Rogue quakes he dares not look upon a sword and I dare as well be hang'd as use one Livia comes out Liv. Now Champion perform bravely my command Lus I am engag'd she will not have the heart to see me bleed Draws Mal. How 's this He draws Lus I 'll make thee a bleeding sacrifice to this Ladies wrath Mal. He has courage too Love hath conjur'd up his Valour sure I am the same in love and hatred a Coward still but rather then loose her thus I 'll wink for fighting so I shall not see my danger Come on Being both ready to make a pass Musick sounds for the Kings entrance Lus Sa sa Mal. Make way for the King bear back there Lus ' Void the Room the King 's a coming Liv. Any excuse serves Cowards this Jest shall to the Princess Exit Scoena Sexta King Terraefilius Prince Lussurio Maligno King YOu are all dull and negligent or else It were impossible a Traytor should Lie thus conceal'd within our Territories Ter. Upon my life 't is but an idle fear A vain report spread by the Enemy To discompose your Council and suspend The execution of your just revenge King It cannot be by Letters from the Camp VVe have receiv'd assur'd intelligence Our Son 's not there and that the Duke commands As General Ter. The last may be but that your son 's not there My faith cannot digest It is too gross Please but your Majesty a little weigh In Reason's balance ev'ry circumstance You 'll soon perceive th' impossibility Of the Princes lying hid at the least VVith any power either capable To disturb your peace or awake your fears An Army 's not cover'd with a Bushel Nor circumscrib'd i' th' compass of a Cave Might I be worthy to advise you Sir Your Army should all march for that small part The General did take with him along At best can onely keep your Foes in play Not conquer them 'T is good Sir to make sure Whilst Treason breathes no Prince can be secure King We will consider on 't Enter Prince Ter. Let me offer one consideration more Lus This Magician can resolve me whether my love shall be successful See! Maligno's at it May Saturn and Diana have been in Conjunction at thy Nativity and just in Opposition to Venus to cross thy affections Prince Saturn doth so much command Within the tablet of your hand And crosses every Planet so You should be Knaeve and Coward too Lus Ha ha ha his nature to an inch Mal. 'T is rather thine the Devil always lyes Prince If that Rule hold you should be Satans Ape Lus Sfoot a rare Fellow how he jeers him Prethee wilt tell my fortune and whether I shall thrive in Livia's love Mal. Good dark-complexion'd Sir satisfie his curiosity He hath a great fancy to marriage that goes to the Devil for a Wife Prince Lend me your Paw I must be just You are too much inclin'd to Lust Envious Malicious Coward want No Vice becomes a Sycophant Livia 's not to be thy Wife Vntil thou dost amend thy Life Lus The Devil 's turn'd Friar I think and gives instruction Mal. Doth truth gaul you Ha ha his nature to an inch King Is he so great a Master in his Art Ter. Your Majesty would wonder at his skill His constant study and deep-diving Brain Have plung'd into the subtleties of Art And search'd the bottom of Astronomy By which his knowledge is so far improv'd That by a speculation in the Stars And other Planets that do govern us He 's able to foretel our fate and as A proof of his undoubted skill although A stranger to this State and us he can Unfold the secret actions of our life King We 'll finde a time to talk with him about Our near concerns Ter. Shall I present him to your Majesty King Not now we 're indispos'd bring him In private to us Ter. I shall my Liege Please you to honour him With your hand in passing by King Present him to us Ter. I 've given you a high character to the King Who is dispos'd to honour you Prince Y' are most obliging He presents him to kiss his hand King Your worth is known to us already Sir We shortly shall consult your best advice Concerning some passages of our life Prince Your Majesties commands will honour me King Bring him some two hours hence unto our Cabinet Maligno Lussurio Exit Lus So we are call'd upon again a good Omen we are not out of favour Mal. Since 't is so well let 's shake hands Brother and plot together whilst we enjoy the Kings smiles against Calisto The Upstart is false-hearted Lus Tho' we are not perfect friends we 'll joyn against the common enemy Mal. Content We 'll wrangle like City-Atturneys at Loves Bar and joyn like Brothers in Calisto's ruine Exeunt Ter. And if your Art with th' Princess doth prevail As she is superstitious enough For to be wrought and with much ease into A firm belief the Gods decree her mine I 'll make thee richer then thou'lt wish thy self Prince You shall command my Art But Sir me thinks If you had made the motion first and try'd Her pulse how to your Person she 's inclin'd It had not been improper Ter. I have but finde her more averse unto My ends then Anchorites to Lust she vow'd That I appear'd more loathsome to her eyes Then a swoln Toad that betwixt things in Nature Most oppos'd there could not be found the like Antipathy By Courtship I despair T' obtain her love unless that mine be gilt With some feign'd Piety as a command Fro' th' Gods or by affirming that This Match will work a Peace betwixt her Brother And the King for she 'll swallow any thing From you though never so ridiculous Her faith is so confirmed by your Art Prince Sir this appears too circular a course You wheel too much about would you give way And free me by your Power from the Law By Magick Art I could compound a charm Which soon as tasted should procure love Ter. Could'st thou do this thou wouldst enslave me to thee Prince Relie on me within
but to serve my self Or rather he serv'd me for my full will Like to a raging stream bore all before it My counsel was his Guide and I the Minion Of his Soul From this so happy estate Fortune advanc'd me to a great Kings ear Whence I did suck advantage to my self Leaving a poison to infect the State Fortune 's in fine assistant to my Rise The Princes death is plotted in this Brain His Sisters Love entitles me the Heir Unto this Kingdome yet to make all sure I have dispatcht Maligno to the Camp With Letters so exquisitely poyson'd By a Mountebank Valerio dies in reading Their contents and I live unsuspected The Princess lines must cut his line of Life To him they 'll give a Grave to me a Wife Enter Prince Juliana Clariana But here comes my Familiar how he works For my advantage I will stand aside Prince I hope your Letters will so far prevail Upon Valerio that he 'll straight unite His forces with the Duke and both return T' inform the King how much he is abus'd By Calisto and other Sycophants Jul. Let not your fancy nourish the least doubt Valerio's heart is so at my command I steer it as I please continue you Your wonted practice to amuse the Court And so avoid suspition Prince You are my dear Instructress Clar. Yonder 's Calisto his jealous thoughts will put A bad construction on your Complements Prince 'T is true I saw him not Sister your feign'd Kindness must make amends for all Jul. I will endeavour to play the Hypocrite Ter. Brave active Slave what way he makes for my Address I 'll advance towards them As I live she smiles upon me He that neglects so fair a summons deserves to perish in his hopes and from the highest Pinacle of Fortune fall to Destruction Prince He advances Now play your part Ter. Being emboldened Madam by your smiles I come to make a tender of my love To sacrifice unto those eyes a heart That bears no other figure then your form Nor craves no other Mistress then your self Accept it Madam and with it receive All faith all love service and constancy Your hopes can fancie or your self desire Jul. So rich a gift no Princess should refuse Nor shall you finde me obstinate for when I am confirm'd your love is such as you Deliver it 't will be no miracle To gain upon me an exchange of hearts Till when I shall suspend my thoughts Ter. You are a Mine of Goodness and when my stars Shall make me happy by enjoying you My faculties shall wholly be employ'd In your advancement No Kingdom shall lie Within the prospect of your sight which you Can wish and not command This pow'rful Arm Strengthened by the Magick of your smiles Shall make our Neighb ' ring perty Princes know At Juliana's Will they all must bow Jul. I doubt not Sir your Generosity But I am not ambitious My thoughts Ne'er coveted anothers right This Throne May satisfie both me and you Exit with Prince Clariana Ter. She 's gone but her last words are deeply here Engrav'd This Throne may satisfie both me And you Oh silver-sounding words beyond The Musick of the Sphears A harmony Beyond the Divine Notes of Orpheus He mov'd the savage Beasts and Trees to dance But her sweet Accents might inspire them with Discoursive Souls teach them Ambition first And then to sway the Earth Me thinks I see My self upon a Throne and th' admiring Multitude envying at my fortune Yet doing homage to the thing they curse If in Idea 't is so brave a thing To Rule and Govern like a God on earth What Heaven then must the fruition be But I shall loose my self in idle dreams There 's one stroak more before I reach this pitch My Title must be dipt i' th' Prince his Blood Onely his death makes my Pretention good Exit Scoena Secunda Hortensio Maligno Officers Valerio brought in a chair Physitian Hor. THe General 's poyson'd it must be so Suddain Distempers that are natured Cannot produce in two minutes space such Grievous symptomes Mal. You speak as if you did suspect the Princess Val. I broyl alive Wildfire's in my scull I burn I burn Give me a Sea of Ice Chrystal dissolved A Dish of Virgins Tears To quench the flames I feel Hor. Dear General how did the evil seize you Val. I know not sure it is some punishment Inflicted by the Gods for Idolizing Of these Lines these so Divine Characters Which I no sooner did approach my Lips But my soul met them and did thence convey Into my soull this torment worse then Hell Hor. Let the Paper be examin'd Sir It may contain some Hell-bred poison Val. No no it can't it from the Princess came Do not prophane that sacred innocence Let me alone why do you make me live To adde unto my torments I 'll speak no more Pray let me bury all my griefs in silence Hor. Sir here 's the Doctor Val. Death is the best Physitian Let me sleep A quiet Grave to ease me of this pain Were Paradise Physitian Take comfort Sir I have an Antidote Which doth by a Specifick Quality Resist all Poyson Val. Can men take comfort in the midst of flames Bathe thy own body in a Cauldron of Boyling Oyl and then preach comfort Swallow Molten Lead and tell me then of comfort My torment 's much more exquisite Mal. Alas poor Gentleman it grieves my heart To see him thus Val. Who 's he that grieves Oh let me hug him I My very Embrace will straight dry up his Tears Hor. Is there no cure Physitian I fear there 's none The Poyson is so deadly It hath already seiz'd his Vital parts Cannot you guess who did administer it Hor. Not with much certainty on the receipt Of that same Paper his disease began Physitian Might it not be procur'd to make essay If it were Poyson'd Hor. It came from the Princess he 'll not part with 't He storms and rages if we but suspect it How still he is he sleeps sure Physitian I fear his last mark but how pale he looks Hor. He 's gone indeed Farewel thou Noble Soul Thou Mars of Arms Belov'd in War and Peace ' Mongst all Deaths Triumphs he shall never boast T' have grac'd Elyzium with a Nobler Ghost Physitian 'T were fit enquiry were made about the Murther Hor. 'T is very fit and that we should secure That Fellow who brought the Letter Physitian Upon a Dog I 'll the experience make Whether it be poyson'd Hor. Good Doctor have a care and fold it up At distance from your Nose for that same Villain Mal. I fear you not I have a Motto above your pow'r Innocence is my Defence Hor. And may that clear you I seek not Blood But Justice Mal. Unless he light upon the Name I 'm safe For that is onely poyson'd I hope Valerio hath lickt the Venome off Hor. Captain to your care I do commit Maligno see him
safe as you 'll answer 't Next let 's convey the Body in where in Martial Accourtrements let it be expos'd To Publick View till every Souldier Hath dropt a tear then it shall be interr'd With all the great Solemnity of War In which whilst living he took such delight 'T is just that dead he have a Souldiers right They bear him off Scoena Tertia Prince in Magical Robes Lussurio in Armour Terraefilius King Guards Juliana Clariana Prince YOu know your Question and being examin'd The Answer you must make Luf In all I 'm perfect Prince Withdraw then I hear him coming Enter Terraefilius Your Lordship is most welcome Ter. My curiosity was such I could not miss my time Prince Y' are indeed somewhat before your hour But not before I am prepar'd to serve you Twelve tedious hours are already spent In Exorcisms and inchanting Charms My Robes I 've thrice with Ceremony chang'd Every Circle of deep Magick trac'd I 've div'd in Horours as profound as Hell Summon'd to Council the Infernal Furies Seen Mysteries this Night would shake and chill The blood of any common man to Ice And all to serve my Lord Ter. But my best Genius canst thou perform Prince Else I should curse my studies and despise My Art In this Circle my Lord stand you Secure and neither move nor speak to what You see for then you 'll break my Covenant With Hell and ten thousand Furies with horrour Will upon you seize and coss your Carcase Upon the bosome of a Northern storm There to be ground to Atomes Ter. I shall be circumspect Prince Observe your station then He wafts his Wand thrice By Acheron the River Styx And all the space that is betwixt That and the bot Infernal Lake Where Cerberus his Sop doth take Infernal Pluto keeps his Court And with fair Proserpine doth sport I do conjure fierce Radamant Aecus Minos Hell's Pursuvant The compass of the earth to trace And bring the Prince unto this place Within the twinkling of an eye A Man rises like a Spirit Spirit His Vertue bars that liberty But if that thou no more wilt claim Then Hell promise'd in Pluto's Name It shall be done Prince His shadow you 'll afford Spirit You know the Devil never broke his word I 'll send his shadow straight waft thrice your Wand And what you wish shall be at your command The Spirit descends Enter Lussurio in Armour Ter. Aside A pretty Incantation and in Verse If Ryme will do 't I 'll see if I can pierce This Aiery Prince it looks as if 't were he I 'm sure that I should know that Armory Could I but hit him right What are you down Can Devils die are Spirits mortal grown He kills Lussurio The Prince throws off his Disguise Prince No there 's one still lives to be reveng'd on thee Ter. The Prince Who is it then I have slain Prince Lussurio his shadow for which I 'll be reveng'd Will it not enter He makes a Pass at Terraefilius Ter. Thanks to my Privy Coat Are you so subtle Prince I 'll try what Proof you are He wounds the Prince Prince Treason Murther Treason Oh I am slain On thee bafe Slave my blood will still remain He falls Enter King and Guard King Our Guard what Outcry 's this of Treason Ter. 'T is met Sir and destroy'd Finding the Prince Clad in this Moorish Garb for some designe Upon your sacred Life I interpos'd Between his fury and your danger Sir Prince Dear Father hear me and next lend belief Unto my dying words There 's not a smile Within that Fellows face which is not Traytor King Merciful Gods sear up my Aged Ears Put double Cataracts upon my Eyes That I may neither hear nor see a son So treacherous Ter. I hope your Majesty 'll forgive my crime When your Life 's in Question I am not my self King You merit rather a Reward That Traytor will finde his in Hell Prince That Villain cannot glory in my death His wounds were slight your words rip up my heart King See him secured and safe kept Caliste I do commit him to thy custody Prince A Grave must shortly Sir my Prison be When Death shall purchase my souls liberty But y' are too cruel to perplex me now Since all to dying men do peace allow Juliana and Clariana at the door Guard You must not enter Clar. Must not shall Clariana hear her Prince Is slain and stand disputing King What noise is that without Guard The Princess and the Dukes Daughter would have admittance King Let them enter They enter Clariana runs to the Prince Clar. Oh let me tear my flesh to bind those wounds Madam the Prince is slain Where 's his Murtherer That I may shoot my eyes into his soul Like burning Beacons to torment it more Then if it were in Hell and circled in With Sulphur-flames might equalize his sin Prince Weep not Juliana for a man so worthless I' th' King my Fathers thoughts not worth a Tear Obedience should teach thee to rejoyce Since the Kings peace is purchas'd by my blood Though blood of Peace an ill foundation be May his Peace spring from his sons Tragedy Clariana I must breathe on thee a Parting Kiss Poor weeping Maid too much beloved Too much unfortunate in being loved By one that could not solemnize thy Rites Mayst thou live happy in a second choice Whilst to my silent Grave I bear my love And injuries Commend me to the Duke Tell him I grieve to leave on earth such an angel-Angel-soul mine can no longer bide here Dies King Look to the Lady there she swoons Daughter Methinks your love to us should rather teach you To congratulate our safety then wash A Traytors Herse with Tears Jul. He was my Brother Sir and Nature must Resent so near a loss Ter. You had best take order for his Obsequies Lest that the Rhetorick of these Ladies tears Excite compassion in the Multitude King You of the Guard convey the Body hence Whilst we withdraw to consult publick safety Clar. Carry him where you please I 'll follow to His Grave They bear him off Jul. But first 't were fit we study on revenge Live but to finish that we 'll both prefer Much before Life a Noble Sepulchre Exeunt Juliana and Clariana King Tho' he be dead his Treasons still survive His Troops in being and the Duke alive Ter. Those threaten little now the Prince is gone He was the Pillar they depended on Proclaim your pardon and they soon will yeild Yet some blood for example must be spill'd Excess of mercy makes all Traytors bold Had Gods no Justice Vertue would be cold King We 'll both employ Our severe Justice shall Upon the Duke and chief Commanders fall Whilst extended mercy doth forgive All ignorant crimes and let the Army live Ter. Mercy so us'd doth no repentance breed For you destroy Rebellion in the seed Exeunt Scoena Quarta Duke Officers Messengers Duke 'T Is
strange we hear not of the Prince he has I 'm confidâ—â—t receiv'd advice both of Valerio's Death and my approach to Naples 1 Off. But what 's more wonderful your Messenger Returns not Duke That doth distract me too Me thinks he should With some Advices re-dispatch him back We all are in a mist and our designe For want of prosecution must needs give Advantage to the Enemy for soon As Hortensio hath notice of our March He 'll rally up his forces and pursue us From the Kings fury no less danger waits On our March forward Ruine will hem us in And pale Destruction like a hungry Grave Devour our Lives and Fortunes 1 Off. Our case is hard indeed to forsake hopes Of safety for a certain ruine 2 Off. Nay certain safety the resolution Was too promptly made and too soon executed Duke You judge by the event howe'er 't succeed The stratagem was high and the designe Through-laid We are not Gods to mold our fate Or to foresee futurity of chance We but propose 't is they dispose of things They mold the Fortunes of the mightiest Kings What means that shout A shout within 1 Off. It speaks the return Sir of your Messenger Enter Messenger Duke You are most welcome because long expected Where are the Prince's Letters 'T is more then time We knew his minde Mess The Prince Alas Duke Why dost thou stop and wear upon thy looks Distractions Livery Mess Could you but read the Tragedy within You 'd leave amazement and transported be To such a highth of wonder 't would change you To a Statue or like weeping Niobe From a Fountain-top force you to distil A Sea of blood for tears Duke For what most dire and fatal accident Dost thou prepare our ears Is the Prince Discovered and in hold Mess In hold indeed he 's Prisoner to Death Duke To Death Curst be the tongue which gave that language voice Curst be the ears that did receive the sound And doubly curst that guilty hand which durst Commit so vile a Regicide 1 Off. Cease good my Lord to be so far enrag'd Let us revenge before we grieve his death In his just Quarrel we 'll all spend our breath Duke Noble Lieutenant thy advice doth adde New vigour to my soul My curses now Shall change into revenge The Gods knew well How sweet that power was therefore reserv'd It wholly to themselves yet daring men By petty passions mov'd do often try To rob the Gods of that felicity With how much justice may I then revenge The Prince his Murther on that damned Slave Who durst in him give Vertue 's self a Grave Mess To set a sharper edge upon your swords Know that his Murtherer is high infavour With the King and that it is reported The Princess marriage must reward the act With whom he is to raign th' old King being dead A Monarch here in Naples Duke A King in Hell amongst the Purple flames He shall be rewarded Phalaris Bull Or some more horrid Instrument of death Which may with lingring yet excessive pain Drink by degrees his life and force him curse His soul to Hell for ease shall be his recompence 2 Off. But all this while his Name 's to us unknown Duke Let it be Murtherer or what it may My high revenge is levell'd at his soul Mess They call him Calisto but neither know From whence nor what he is Duke But I know where to send him This Caliste Must certainly be Terraefilius That Slave still wore a murthering heart beneath A smiling face But come let 's haste to Court If Blood be pastime there I 'll make them sport Exeunt Scoena Quinta Juliana Clariana Livia Jul. THy grief to mine compar'd is of so mean A price it looseth all account Clar. I 've lost my Heart my Lover and my Prince Jul. And I my Love Heart Prince and Brother too My dear Valerio's poyson'd yet I live Clar. Amintor murther'd and I onely grieve Livia sings My Love is dead and my Heart is gone And yet I live And yet I grieve But Frangypane will return anon From yonder cloud Jul. What a medley of sorrow 's here Livia continues the Song He 'll rip his shrowd And visit me again But I 'll no longer be Guilty of cruelty By which he once was slain If that you spy An Arrow fly And wound his Noble Heart Oh do not cry Oh do not start 'T is but a glance Of this bright eye That doth advance To visit his poor Heart Clar. Poor innocent Maid with what distracted Yet passionate Notes she vents her griefs Were I distracted too I might as she Perhaps in Songs vent all my misery Jul. That wish would but our miseries augment For it would render us uncapable To revenge the deaths of those we grieve for Clar. I know 't is ignoble but where there is A want of strength to bear a misery To Nature sure it is a charity To wish our selves less sensible of grief I could afford to melt my soul in tears Distil my eyes like Marble in a sweat If 't would renew my dear Amintor's life But such my mis'ry is the more I grieve I 've greater cause to grieve Like damned fouls That suffer'd flames a hundred thousand years Perceive their sufferings of as great a length When that time 's finisht as when first begun So will the Prince his death appear to me And every day augment my misery Jul. Dry up those liquid sorrows Joyn with me In a Revenge may justifie your love And set his bones at rest Then we 'll resolve Like Roman Dames to meet our Loves in shades Which neither jealousie nor fate invades Clar. My Womans strength will fail in the attempt 'T is easier far for me to die my self Then own the cruelty to destroy another Yet Death though gildedne'en so well is still Relisht by Nature as a bitter Pill Jul. Tho' Nature's weak our loves may well supply That poor defect and teach us how to die And our Revenge so great a Justice is Nor gods nor men can say we do amiss He 'll straight be here come come you must resolve Here take this Ponyard how you tremble at it Me thinks my Brothers death might fortifie Your Arm. Clar. That fatal word addes Courage Jul. Why bravely said Think who you do revenge Think how he lov'd how innocent he died Then strike Thou canst not miss the Traytors heart I 'll grave as many wounds upon his flesh As his vile murther made upon my heart And then the World and I may freely part Clar. I 'll endeavour to follow your example So brave a Leader may well guide my hand To all those Actions which my fears withstand But if my love I to your Precepts Joyn No Womans Courage ought to equal mine Jul. How well that speech becomes my Clariana But since our Courage hath attain'd this heighth We must devise the aptest means to perfect Our Revenge Perswade thou Livia bind him to this
chair Her known madness will make 't appear a Jest Should he discover it Clar. But how to work her to it Distracted Lovers Are still obstinate Jul. Thou say'st true 't will be somewhat difficult My griefs have made me loose my brains Clar. What if we should perswade her that he did Contrive the death of Frangypane Jul. 'T will be excellent Dear Clariana Thou' rt for th' inventive I the active part Sure both together cannot miss his heart But silence now must make our counsels wise For see where comes the design'd sacrifice Scoena Sexta Terraefilius Juliona Clariana Livia Ter. THe Prince his death was a success beyond All vulgar caresses of fate I nickt The wheel of fortune when I struck that stroke For his Disguise did undermine my Plots Jul. Surely he sees us not Clar. Good Madam let 's observe Ter. Poor shallow Prince did'st think to cope with me Whom ragged fortunes had made politick And opportunity a Knave I must Confess thy counterplots were dangerous To my fate Had fortune meant me but half A courtesie that stratagem might have Swallow'd me and my designes in the Deep gulph of ruine But thanks my better stars My safety triumphs in thy death which feeds My ambition almost with certainty Of that most glorious Prize she aim'd at This Kingdome and the Princess Love stay there But what assurance have I of her love The Prince his word A poor security A Reed I dare not rest on This Letter Writ from the King t' endear me to her thoughts Is a foundation cannot fail my hopes Men born to Greatness are but born to fall When brave ambition means to catch at all I 'll boldly make a tender of my love And if refus'd wed my revenge She turns Jul. She 's rarely wrought you know your Qu. Ter. Madam My last Addresses from your smiles receiv'd So kinde a welcome my heart dares not now Doubt your love since I bring th' Authority Both of a Fathers and a Monarchs hand Gives her a Letter To plead my interest and implore your free Consent to consummate my Vows Two chairs set out Jul. Pray Sir repose your self whilst I have read The Injunction of a Parent you shall finde Me rational in my reply They both sit down Ter. She 's kind beyond my hopes Blest Terraefilius The Prince his Policy hath deceiv'd himself Since from the Princess he hath all conceal'd On some designe his death cut off i' th' middle As I live she smiles sure the contents do please As be discourses to himself Livia binds him Ter. Pretty Innocence Your Woman Madam Hath bound me to my good behaviour Juliana and Clariana present ponyards to his brest Jul. This shall set you free struggle not nor use Your voice If you employ either by my Brothers Soul I 'll send yours to Hell immediately With all your fins upon you Ter. Dear Princess your hand implies an action Your heart I hope 's too soft to execute If 't be a tryal of my love you 'd make Give me the Ponyard and on your command I 'll rip my heart to let you see its truth Jul. Your love base Slave I scorn 'T is my revenge And for a Brothers death I prosecute Ter. Hold and do not on my innocence revenge A crime I 'm guiltless of Jul. Thou guiltless Clar. Thou innocent Ter. In thought as you I knew him not when my Unlucky and too fatal hand cut off His blooming Youth And might not this strong Arm Be useful to the King Madam to you And to th' Kingdomes safety I 'd cut it off So much I loath to think on the mistake Jul. Vile Hypocrite we from the Prince his mouth Do too much know ere to believe thy lyes Ask briefly pardon of the Gods We would Not kill thy soul eternally Clar. Yet unprepar'd he sent the Prince to give His last account Jul. He did Clariana This vile Traytor did it I joy to see thy spirit but his soul Was still so innocent and held so small Commerce with sin we need not doubt his safety Clar. I look upon the malice that was high And gave no leisure for a penitent Thought Let 's strike Jul. How nobly shews this Courage Clar. Love and Revenge do fortifie my Arm And from a tim'rous Virgin me transform To a bold yet just punisher of blood The Prince his blood in this same fellows guilt Appears as fresh as if 't were newly built Jul. He weeps how much he labours to seem good Clar. But tears are no sufficient wash for blood Jul. Had not thy words call'd from her drowsie Den My just revenge it had been drown'd in pity Clar. Loose not that spirit Madam you have put In me that noble spirit now rebukes Your too much Lenity If a Brothers Death be no ugly fuel for the fire Of your Revenge to feed on Valerio's Will fan it to a flame Jul. How was my memory employ'd that she Forgot that Noble soul Could Pity take Up all the Lodgings of my thoughts Vile Maid Where was thy love and where was thy revenge Both in his silent Grave Ter. How they inflame each other to destroy me Guilt makes me dull and Danger stupid Else I might mix some eloquence with tears To mollifie their hearts Jul. Is your peace made Ter. Oh stay Jul. I can defer no longer Valerio's blood Calls loud upon my soul for a revenge Clar. So doth the Prince's death Come let us strike Both our concerns do spur us on alike Ter. Yet hold tho' my innocence he a dumb Advocate to your ears yet let compassion Mitigate your rage or at least give me time To vindicate my self Clar. Madam let 's hear him out Jul. No Clariana no I 'll be as deaf As a Northern Wind the Mariners Exclaims to all he says Were Angels sent To vindicate his innocence I 'd judge Them Devils by their lyes Let 's not defer Lest thou loose courage too and at one time Our Womans strength forsake us both Clar. Fear not my soul doth want extention To entertain my love and my revenge Jul. You saw my Brother bleed he bled by him Clar. You heard Valerio di'd he poison'd him Jul. And on his heart I will revenge it thus Strikes Ha! will it not enter Clar. The Gods would have the Prince revenged first His Throat I hope 's unarm'd She wounds him Ter. That stroke was home indeed Base Murtheress I wish my blood were poison for thy sake That every stain might make an ulc'rous sore And by degrees consume and rot your bones Jul. Base Slave I 'll stop your Throat Good Livia stand aside Whilst she speaks to Livia he catches her by the Gown Ter. Not yet y' are within my grasp Liv. Nay if y' are good at that I 'll stand at distance Clar. Thy death shall set her free Liv. Good Madam one stroke for Frangypane I thank you heartily 't was a brave one Ter. My Death Oh that my eyes had power to