long to be beaten Exeunt Enter Ferdinand in prison Rosania like a Page Rosa. Pray do not grieve for me I have a heart That can for your sake suffer more and when The tyranny of your fate calls me to die I can as willingly resign my breath As go to sleep Ferd. Can I hear this Rosania Without a fresh wound That thy love to me Should be so ill rewarded th' ast engag'd Thy self too much already 't is within Thy will yet to be safe reveal thy self Throw of the cloud that doth eclipse that brightness And they will court thy person and be proud With all becoming-honor to receive thee No fear shall rob thy cheek of her chaste blood Oh leave me to my own Stars and expect What ere become of wretched Ferdinand A happy fate Rosa. Your Councel is unkinde This language would become your charity To a stranger but my Interest is more In thee then thus with words to be sent off Our vows have made us one nor can the names Of Father Countrey or what can be dear In Nature bribe one thought to wish my self In Heaven without thy company it were poor then To leave thee here Then by thy faith I charge thee By this the first and last seal of our love Kisses him By all our promises when we did flatter Our selves and in our fancy took the world A peeces and collected what did like Us best to make us a new paradice By that the noblest ornament of thy soul Thy honor I conjure thee let me still Be undiscovered What will it avail To leave me whom thou lovest and walk alone Sad pilgrime to another world We will Converse in soul and shoot like Stars whose Beams Are twisted and make bright the sullen Groves Of Lovers as we pass Ferd. These are but dreams Of happiness be wise Rosania Thy love is not a friend to make thee miserable Society in death where we affect But multiplies our grief Live thou Oh live And if thou hast a tear when I am dead But drop it to my memory it shall More precious then embalming dwell upon me And keep my ashes pure my spirit shall At the same instant in some innocent shape Descend upon that earth thou hast bedew'd And kissing the bright tribute of thy eye Shall after wait like thy good Angel on thee There will be none to speak of Ferdinand Without disdain if thou diest too Oh live A little to defend me or at least To say I was no Traitor to thy love And lay the shame on death and my false Stars That would not let me live to be a King Rosa. Oh Ferdinand Thou dost not love me now Ferd. Not love Rosania If woing thee to live will not assure thee Command me then to die and spare the cruelty Of the fair Queen Not love Rosania If thou wilt but delight to see me bleed I will at such a narrow passage let Out life it shall be many hours in ebbing And my soul bathing in the Crimson stream Take pleasure to be drown'd I have small time To love and be alive but I will carry So true a Faith to woman hence as shall Make poor the world when I am gone to tell The story yonder We are interrupted Enter Keeper Keep You must prepare your self for present trial I have command to attend you to the Judges That Gentleman and all that did adhere To your Conspiracy are by the Queens Most gracious Mercy pardon'd Ferd. In that word Th' hast brought me more then life I shall betray And with my too much joy undo thee again Heaven does command thee live I must obey This Summons I shall see thee again Tiberio Before I die Rosa. I 'l wait upon you Sir The Queen will not deny me that poor office I know not how to leave you Ferd. Death and I Shall meet and be made friends but when we part The world shall finde thy story in my heart Exit Enter Officers with Bar Table Stools then Ernesto Rodriguez Leandro Queen supported by Leonario Ferdinand Rosania Ladies Gentlemen and Guard who set Ferdinand to the Bar. Queen Is that the prisoner at the Bar Leon. He that pretended himself Ferdinand Your Uncles son Q. Proceed to his Arraignment my Lord Leandro You know our pleasure Lean. Although the Queen in her own Royal power And without violating Sacred Justice where Treason comes to invade her and her Crown With open war need not insist upon The Forms and Circumstance of Law but use Her Sword in present execution Yet such is the sweet temper of her blood And calmness of her Nature though provok'd Ino a storm unto the great'st offender She shuts up no defence willing to give A satisfaction to the world how much She doth delight in mercy Ferdinand For so thou dost pretend thy self thou art Indicted of High Treason to Her Majestie In that thou hast usurp'd relation to Her blood and under name of being her Kinsman Not onely hast contriv'd to blast her Honor With Neighbor Princes but hast gather'd arms To wound the precious bosom of her Countrey And tear the Crown which Heaven and just Succession Hath plac'd upon her Royal Head what canst Thou answer to this Treason Ferd. Boldly thus As I was never with the height of all My expectation and the aid of Friends Transported one degree above my self So must not Ferdinand though his Stars have frown'd And the great eye of Providence seem to slumber While your force thus compel'd brought me hither With mockery of my Fate to be arraign'd For being a Prince have any thought beneath The Title I was born to yet I 'l not call This cruelty in you nor in the Queen If I may name her so without injustice To my own right a Kingdom is a Garland Worth all Contention and where right seals not The true Possession Nature is forgotten And blood thought cheap to assure it there is something Within that excellent Figure that restrains A Passion here that else would forth like lightning T is not your shape which yet hath so much sweetness Some pale religious Hermit might suspect You are the blessed Saint he pray'd too no The magick 's in our nature and our blood For both our veins full of one precious purple Strike harmony in their motion I am Ferdinand And you the fair Olivia brothers children Leon. What insolence is this Qu. Oh my Lord let him Be free to plead for if it be no dream His cause will want an Orator By my blood He does talk bravely Rodri. These are flourishes Ernest. Speak to the treason you are charged with And confess a guilt Leond. He justifies himself Ferd. If it be treason to be born a Prince To have my Fathers Royal Blood move here If it be treason in my infancy To have escap'd by Divine Providence When my poor life should have been sacrific'd To please a cruel Uncle whose Ambition Surpris'd my Crown and after made Olivia His Daughter
beat one of thy eyes out Are you an Ancient Ant. Thank you for that so I might deserve To be beaten I am an extraordinary Sir Cap. And deserves to be beaten accordingly You may kick him without danger 2. Cit. May I Enter 1. Citizen kicking the Lieutenant Cap. Look your friend will shew you a president He is acquainted with the Court latitude 1. Cit. This is no striking Lieut. I know it is not Cap. They are subtle knaves and know the Law Lieut. A pox upon 'em I feel it Ant. At their peril say I these poor things Do not believe that we are extraordinary men I shall know you another time I shall Cap. If you had known him now it had been better For your hanches Well I ha' not done with These whelps yet till they are undone I shall never be sufficiently revenged for their affront At Court The Prince commanded me to Expect his return here I 'l not leave Enter Rosania The Garden Who 's this Rosa. Is perjury no sin or can Heaven be So busie or a sleep Such crimes of men Pass with impunity Let this wake your anger This Ferdinand is married all his vows Scatter'd in th' air dispers'd like witherd leaves And hurried on the wings of some rude Wind Whose pride was to deflour the Spring Oh Ferdinand Couldst thou whilst yet thy breath was warm with love With love of me call back thy faith and tear Thy Heart from mine to plant it in her Bosom Capt. How 's this Rosa. What though she be a Queen could any thirst Of present title flatter thy Soul from me I that left all for thee and would have calld Death for thy cause a triumph now must live The scorn of my own thoughts despis'd by thee Capt. Here 's a new business this obscures me quaintly Enter Leandro Lean. The King commands you not to leave the Garden He espied you from the Gallerie Window and Would have you here attend him Rosa. Sir may I Without offence ask if the King be merry Leand. We are scarce yet acquainted with his nature But we observe no Jubilie in his eyes Nor is the Queen so pleasant as our hopes Did promise after Marriage Rosa. Pray excuse this boldness Leand. You 'l expect his pleasure here Exit Rosa. 'T is my ambition once more to see And speak with him and if his language break not Enter Queen Leandro My Heart I 'l take my leave the Queen Leand. He is a Servant to whom the King Was pleas'd to shew affection when he had No expectation of your Royall favour Que. I do remember I observ'd him once Use more than common passion to this servant And if we may build any confidence Upon a fair aspect he may deserve it Say we would speak with him my Heart 's opprest With melancholy something tels my spirit I am too tame have I advanc'd a thing Without a name to perch on the same Cloud With me and for his sake slighted a Prince My Honour and his Faith transported with My folly and his charms of tongue and person And dares he pay me with neglect and coldness Oh my vext soul but he shall find I have A sense of my dishonour and yet open Wayes become triviall and poor revengers I will doe something that shall sting him to Repentance my Lord you now may leave us Ex. Leandro Sir of what Country are you Rosa. Of Valentia Que. Your name Rosa. Tiberio My Parents not ignoble yet too hasty I' th' apprehension of Prince Ferdinand His Fortune if I may yet call him so Gave me to be his page I must confess My diligence thriv'd so well since I came to him That he did value me above his servant Que. Yet I 've not seen you wait since we were married Rosa. It was no want of dutie Madam I Had late some wrastling with a Feaver that Compeld me to my Chamber and disabled me For fit attendance Que. Why dost weep Rosa. I Madam Que. I see the tears Rosa. They are not sorrow then to see my Master Possest of so much happiness in your love And I am confident his soul so full Of Honour and regard to your great virtues Will seal him worth your gracious favours Madam And the worlds Envie Que. I 'l not blame him now For loving thee and so much hath thy faith And innocence prevail'd thou sha't translate Thy service and be mine he shall consent Ros. I am to both most humble Que. Prethee tell me Making so much of thee he do's impart Sometimes the secrets of his bosom to thee Tell me what fault he has for thou know'st all Rosa. 'Las Madam I know none Or if I did it ill became the trust And dutie of a servant to reveal 'em Que. Thou wer 't his bed-fellow Ros. Gracious Madam Que. Do's he not wanton in the night and talk Of Mistresses Ros. By truth not to me Madam Que. Dissemble not know he has a Mistress Rosa. If love were ever so unkind to him Que. Unkind why I' st a sin to love I shall Suspect thy Youth has not been free thy looks Betray some seeds of Love Rosa. By all that 's good never was in love but with my Master Capt. Good Que. He is not worth it Rosa. Madam Que. Be wise and govern well thy hopes I 'l help Thee to a Mistress th' ast no Mistress yet Rosa. But you self Madam Que. It shall be no other Thy Master is ingratefull Ros. Goodness aid him Que. And wisdom thee thou art a pretty youth I will reward thee better if thou canst Be faithfull and obey Rosa. In all things Madam That shall become your creature Que. 'T is not safe To play with a Queens favours you shall wait Neer us forget thy Master and be happy Exit Ros. What clue can guide me in this Labyrinth I would when I had lost Ferdinands Heart I had lost my understanding She returns Enter Queen Que. The King is comming this way now be free Thou sha't have reason afterwards to bless Thy fate this cannot chose but vex him The Queen is pleasant with Ros. Enter Ferdinand Fer. The Queen so pleasant she has lost her sullenness Playes with his Hair and smiles Ros. Madam the King Observes us Ferd. Stroaks his cheek too she does want A Ganimede my poor Rosania Art thou the path she walks on to revenge All is not well within her Heart but mine Sinks with the heavy pressure she is gone Exit Queen The Queen does grace you much Tiberio Those favours are not common Rosa. She is pleas'd For your sake Sir to cast some smile upon me I know 't was your request she should be kind To keep my Heart a live Ferd. Th' art not discover'd Ros. Did not you discourse My story to her Ferd. I Ros. Take heed yet this Will adde but a thin Feather to the scale Of my misfortune she knows all and in The pittie of my sufferings sayes you are Not worth my love and calls you
most ingratefull Ferd. We are both lost till now there was some hope How to repair thy sorrow Rosa. Do not mock me 'T is a worse tyranny than to kill to laugh At what you have made wretched 't is as possible To call past ages back Ferd. Take heed Rosania And be not Judge of what thou know'st not dearest Rosa. I know too much Ferd. That I am Married Rosa. Ther 's no truth in Man Ferd. You are too rash for there is truth in me In Ferdinand though in thy thoughts held black And staind prodigiously with breach of faith I have not broke my vow do not compell me By thy unbelief to do a Sin I hate As much as I love thee Rosa. Have you a Soul Ferd. Yes and thy Eye shall read it be but calm That Soul thou once didst love white with his first Simplicity and faith I wo'not urge In my excuse the beautie of the Queen Enough to melt a Scythian into love But call to mind my dear Rosania And do but put upon thee Ferdinand So late forgotten by his Stars a prisoner Slav'd like a villain at the bar expecting At every breath his sentence nay admit Rosania the best part of his Soul Stood like a weeping fountain to take leave Of what she never must salute agen In this extreme to preserve Ferdinand And save Rosania wouldst thou scorn the breath Of mercy that did Court thee from the Lips Of a great Queen couldst thou love Rosania If thou wert Ferdinand to lose thy self Whom she would follow in a stream of tears And when she had made an Iland of thy tomb Striving to swim to thee she could not choose But drown her self in her own waves I prethee Take reason to thee and when th' ast consider'd Rosa. Perswade me I am not Rosania And I will say 't is virtue and that yet Your heart may grow with mine is not the Queen Possest of that which should have been my title A Wife to Ferdinand Ferd. 'T is confest the world Doth think it so I did consent to ceremony Ros. Call you injoying of the Queen but ceremony Ferd. Pause there and if thou hast but so much charity To think I dare not blaspheme Heaven I 'l call That and the Angels boldly to my witness The Queen 's to me a stranger yet Ros. A miracle Ferd. Retain but love as thou preserv'st thy sweetness And that will teach thee to believe that Ferdinand How ere saluted King is still thy subject And though her Husband in my faith to thee The Marriage Bed hath still our Virgin sheets A Brother might embrace a Sister with The heat I brought that this is truth the power And name I have shall only serve to make Our flight secure into another Kingdom And when I part with these new shining glories Thy faith will be confirm'd and thou acknowledge I ventur'd much to keep my Heart thy servant Ros. I know not what to say is not the Queen Displeas'd Ferd. She is but cunningly disguiseth Her passion to the World but I forgot What must inlarge my fears of her revenge If thou be known Rosania Ros. Lose that fear I am still safe and now I see the cause Makes her repent her favours and thy greatness Forgive me Ferdinand and yet I know not All is not well ther 's poyson in this Balsom Prepar'd for thee Ferd. From whom Ros. Rosania Ferd. When she shall but consent to have me dye She shall not trouble poyson to send off My despis'd life my soul in just obedience To her command will take a cheerfull flight In hope to serve her in the other World Ros. You shall know more hereafter and let this Secure your thoughts she yet beleeves me what This shape presents but without wise prevention I fear I shall not live too long conceal'd I dare not say her honour is a bleeding But a Queen thus distasted may not find That Ice within her bloud we are interrupted Enter Rodriguez Rodri. Your pardon Sir 't is the Queens pleasure This Gentleman attend her in the Gallery Ferd. He shall wait her commands Ex. Rodri. I know not what to counsell 't is not safe Sweet to neglect her yet my fears of some Ill fate are round about me like a mist And dark my understanding let a kiss And silence teach our souls some new discourse Capt. Why here 's a volume of Intelligence I 'l stay no longer to expect the Prince But seek him out immediatly disguises King by your leave I shall untruss your Mistress Ex Rosa. I know not what I feel nor what to fear If love e'r meant a Tragedie 't is here Ford. If we ne'r meet agen one more salute Shall fortifie our lives by joyning breath Nor shall our last hard fate deny us this To change our faithfull Souls at our last kiss Exeunt severally ACT. IV. Enter Rodriguez Leandro Ernesto Ernest. I Know not what to think on 't but if I Have any sense there is some new state madness Crept into Court Rodri. Are we not all a sleep And these fine dreams perplex us Leand. No 't is waking Rod. Shew me the tenth part of a reason why The Queen did Marry him Lea. 'T was destinie Ernest. Why since should he be melancholy Rod. Or she so humorus Ernest. Not lie together pray Heaven the Gentleman Be found with no defective title in him Leand. Observe her favours to that Boy he was His servant now her minion I like not These violent wheels the whole frame may be soon Indanger'd if these passions be not cur'd Rod. New lodgings for him neer her own and he Given free access to the Bed-chamber Leand. 'T is naught Or will be so I pittie the good King Though she have rais'd him to the highest glorie Her power extended too yet to make this height His precipice and throw him into scorn Nay poyson the best hopes he had of honour And love from her and in his sight to Court A Boy his servant It would vex the best Of all our tempers if we felt the sting on 't Enter Rosania and Violinda passing over the Stage Er. He 's here that Lady is the Queens Cabinet Lean. They are merry about the Mouth Er. Another summons 'T is possible the Queen may Marry him too Lean. There is some mysterie we cannot reach If we doe well remember ther 's a Law Made by her self as soon as she was Queen To keep Wifes Pulses temperat and correct The insolent Bloud of Women that had Husbands Er. And Men were not exempted Leand. I say no more But Heaven maintain the Law and the Law-makers And conjure down that Devill 'T is the King and the smooth Boy le ts leave 'em Exeunt Lords Enter Ferdinand and Rosania Ferd. Was this the Ladies Message does the Queen Take thee into such favour Rosa. I tell truth And though it sound but ill on the Queens part Because she thinks me what I seem my Lord You need not to
wear one Cloud upon your Face When you remember who I am my fears Are thick upon my Heart how to secure This shadow any longer Ferd. That afflicts Me most Rosania for it pleases me To hear she can affect thee but what way To keep her expectation high and thee My dearest safe her passions may be violent Rosa. They are already Sir if I mistake not I wish to Heaven that you were reconcil'd To do the office of a Husband to her That peace would keep her Bosom clear and I Should live to all the World except your self A stranger still Ferd. What language speaks Rosania Ther 's death in every syllable should I Obey what thou desir'st and do the office Of a Husband ha Rosa. I 'l wait upon you still And hope you will vouchsafe me now and then A harmless smile her beauty will deserve Your whole heart and ther 's something in the memory Of what she has advanc'd you to will help To make you kind Ferd. Should I injoy the Queen Because the misery of my fate compeld A ceremonious sin shall I betray The essence of my faith and leave a curse When thou art known upon my name for ever If thou hast taken new resolves against me Punish my heart some other way had she More ornament than ever met in woman Mistress of more perfection than Poets Invented for the Queen of love to this Were the proud Empire of the World her own And she would make me Lord of her and these It would not buy me to the pleasure of One Nights embrace my body shall not carry My soul so far astray the Man condemnd To live in a perpetuall Snow hath not A purer Frost within his blood Rosa. This but Ingenders a new grief although it bind Rosanias Heart there is yet one way left And that ere I pronounce you must forgive There is a trembling in my tongue and I Already feel such Winter in my breath My timorous Lips do wither Ferd. Do not fright My Soul too much ther 's something threatens me So like a loss of these that I am left A peece of shaking Earth death cannot look To make me tremble so canst thou forsake me Ros. Not in my Heart but give my body leave To seek some other place my Lord to dwell in When I am gone into some wilderness You will find ease at Heart and love the Queen And perfect all I 'l pray you may live happy And hold Intelligence with some gentle Winds That shall convey my wishes and return What joys do follow you the purling Rivers I 'l teach your name and they which guide this way Shall bring thee something Ferdinand of mine My tears I know will not be lost which I Will send thee daily by the courteous stream Clear pledges of my faith consent my Lord I may depart and you shall choose your way To every blessing here Ferd. Not till we meet With one embrace and take our flight together And I have thought a way to perfect it Observe my sweet Rosania the Queen Thou sayst affects thee cherish it with all The softness of her creature if she allow Kiss her and promise what young lovers doe Examine not but by thy love to me Be free in amorous language if she have Heat to a private meeting in her Chamber Obey this shall secure our loves ambition Enquire not but resolve and let me know The time Ros. You will attempt no violence Upon the Queen Ferd. By this Kisses her Ros. What if she have commanded me This Night Ferd. To meet Ros. In her Bed-Chamber Ferd. Ha! obey it Ros. At a late hour Ferd. It shall beget our comfort If thou consent Rosa. But shall I not expose My self to danger if her love persue Immodest ends since you advise I should Apply my self to her desires Ferd. If she Take too much flame by some soft art delay her Till I come to close all keep still thy person Secret the least discovery will destroy Us both the Evening with much hast prepares Thy visit and our happiness Rosa. I 'l obey But be you sure to come Ferd. Lose thou no time Now to indear thee to her let us part Love will find balm to cure the wounded Heart Exeunt severally A Table and Lights set out then Enter Queen and Violinda Que. Was he not cheerfull when he promis'd thee Viol. He was and he was not Que. I have a strange apprehension and this doth feed it Viol. I told him 't was an honour worth his joyfull entertainment Que. If it should prove succesfull my revenge Were perfect I 'm resolute to persue Viol. It makes well For your contrivement that the King and you do Lodge at distance stay I hear a tread Que. I hope 't is he Enter Leonario Viol. Prince Leonario Madam Que. What comes he for Leon. Although I have small expectation For my own sake that you can pardon Madam This bold access and at so dark an hour Yet when you have heard my business You will know Your self so much concern'd I 'l not despair To find your mercy Que. You prepare me for Something of consequence Leon. Please you to dismiss Your Ladie I have something to deliver Wo'not become her knowledge Que. Leave us now Ex. Violinda Our conference is free your Graces pleasure It must be matter of much essence that Could not expect till morning but y' ar welcome Leon. This time and darkness Madam best becomes him Who for your sake blushes to see the Day But I came not to chide my wrongs have learn'd A modest silence my approach is not To name a suffering of mine but to Discover what already is prepar'd Against your peace and honour Que. Is it treason Leon. It is but threatens not your life you may Live many years upon the wound Que. You fright me Leon. Lose not the beauty of your cheek so soon Hide not beneath that cold and killing Snow One Rosie blush and yet that pale would shew Like Innocence which you have lost oh Madam Had you not made a forfet of your truth To me no storm could shake you but your soul That made no change could know no fear I come To tell you what just providence hath done In my revenge your breach of vow is punish'd With loss of faith in him to whom you gave The Heart you promis'd me the King whose pride You built on my dishonour is as false As you were Que. This is passion but be Not yet too rash in censuring him Whom I Have plac'd so neer I must defend nor will He need my strength to make their blood account That dare traduce his honour he has a Heart Leon. A false one I was born without a fear And dare upon his bosom wear he worth The manly contestation write him perjur'd Que. I would this were not envy but admit He be thus guiltie 't is a fault in him Leon. No Madam it is yours that sin that poysond The
Lips breath Incense thus Wee 'l have ten thousand Cupids for our guard Whose Bows shall awe the destinies and we write The King and Queen of Fate Enter Ferdinand Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Captain Guard Ferd. Will this deserve your faith Leand. We must believe Enter Violinda Viol. We are undone the King Que. False Keys Rosa. 'T was time to come Ferd. Had I not cause my Lords to appear sad When I suspected this so great affront My melancholy all this while was but A mourning for this shame Look but my Lords Into your selves and make this suffering yours Viol. Madam be rais'd again I have an art To fetch you off with honor and the youth too I will perswade him there can be no cure In this extream but to pretend himself A woman I will dress him in your Gown Before they can be ware on 't they all know This way he cannot flie mean time put on A confidence and let them know you are The Queen not to be shaken with their power This will gain time Que. Prosper in this Viol. I will Redeem my fault or never sleep again Exit with Rosania Ferd. She blushes not Were she nor Queen what names could we bestow Upon this want of modesty Leand. 'T is plain We came in time Ferd. Most happily to prevent Some further act of shame can she look on us Without a blush Que. I see no such attraction In your state faces that I should desire Much to look on 'em Who made you King I pray Ferd. Your power I dare not call it love presuming That I was fit to be your property Without a soul to see or have a sense Of these dishonors This rank heat of blood Madam what penitence can make this clear Admit your thoughts were wanton and your flame Too great to be supprest could you finde none For your adulterate embrace but one That was my servant my own hound devour me As if your lust had not enough of shame And mischief to me but your malice must Appear in 't too with what securitie Can I expect to live when she begins So soon to poyson me Leand. We heard her say They two would write themselves the King and Queen Rod. So we did all Ferd. You may consider these Leand. 'T is impious Madam with what grief do we Remember now that Law you made After your Corronation to preserve The name of your sex chast which gave our Hearts Hope of your blessed progress you made it death To stain the Marriage-bed where shall we expect The life of that good act when you begin A breach of chastitie by so black example If the King urge an Execution Of what our vote confirm'd by yours impos'd Upon the kingdom you should prove your self More innocent or give us cause to mourn This fall from virtue Er. Madam we grieve for you Que So so have your great wisdoms said all yet I laugh at you poor things and am so far From trembling at your thunder that I pitty you And first I 'l let you know you selves you are I take it all my subjects I will not Exempt you Sir since Marriage takes not off My Interest and Essence here all strength Flowing from me and your Derivative shine Extinct when I frown you to darkness by What power dare you take an accompt of me That am above your Laws which must obey Me as their Soul and Dye when I forsake 'em But I will reason coolely and admit They live in force 'gainst whom are you so shallow To think we that created and decreed 'em For vulgar reformation must be squard And Levell'd by 'em as we meant to lose Our Character and distinction and stoop Toth ' common file of subjects this were policy I speak not this with sense of any guilt So to decline it for I here defie you And bring an Innocence shall strike a blush Upon your Souls that sinn'd in my suspition Aside Ferd. Where is the Boy Ernesto take him to Your custodie and bid him not despair I have contriv'd the rest Enter Rosania like a Woman and Violinda Er. He 's here Viol. Take it upon you if it come to searching Wee 'l find a Jurie Capt. You are deceiv'd my Lord with your good pardon He is not here Er. Who is not here Capt. The he you do expect And your Officious Ladyship might well Have spar'd your pains to put on all this trim Ferd. What means the fellow Capt. 'T is no news to your Sir I could have told the Queen before and you My honourable Lords this was no Boy Though now he would but seem o' th' tother sex I knew her name Ros. My name Capt. Are not you call'd Rosania Ferd. Ha! betraid Capt. Yes indeed is she you were present Sir I' th' Garden when this fine Hermophrodite Declar'd what sex was hid behind the Breeches And this I certified the Prince before Que. Now 't is clear Capt. There are some tokens too I can remember As kisses and excuse for marrying with The Queen a Virgin still c. Omnes A Woman Viol. But are you a Woman indeed Capt. And now my Lords if you have Hearts that are Honest and daring come about agen For this is but a cunning piece of treason Against your Faith and the Queens honour Ferd. We are both lost Rosania Capt. 'T is truth or take my Head off Que. You do believe this transformation And know this Ladie my good Lord I did Suspect before the cause of your neglects And meeting with some dark Intelligence From the Prince to perfect this discovery Did in my Chamber wooe with aptest forms Of Love to trie how long the sex would be Conceal'd you heard a part and see us kiss And came in time with these wise Noblemen To prevent further acts of shame Rodri. I' st possible Rosa. It was an ill contrivement to make me Proof of the Queens dishonour Er. An apparent Plot Against the life and honour of the Queen Since he would urge that Law maliciously Against her knowing this to be a Woman And his close strumpet Rodri. The same Law must be Their tryall Leand. What a change is here already Que. You must not Lords deny me Justice Rodri. 'T is insufferable Against a common person Er. Let his first Treason if you think good Madam be urg'd In accusation Leand. So so Que. You did us service Captain Capt. I am bound too 't here 's more news for the Prince Que. Use your pleasures Exit Rod. What need we circūstance let him dye to morrow Que. Death will be mercie to so much ingratitude Command them both to severall custodies The morning shall behold 'em dead Ros. Now more lost then ever Exeunt Manent Ferd: Ros. Guard Ferd. Pray le ts take Short leave of one another 't is in vain To reason against providence or say We might ha' liv'd though I must dye and after Be hid in my obscurest name and shade I must declare whose blood
they will profane In bleeding thee farewell our last last kiss My heart would fain come to thee I will make it My humble sute with my last breath it may Be quickly sent thee Rosa. We shall both meet when This dust falls off and our souls kiss agen Exeunt ACT. V. Enter Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Servants with Lights Er. MY Lord you tell us wonders 't is high time To open such a mysterie Rodri. This change Will exceed all and so convincing are The circumstances of this great discovery They do command our faith Er. And you shall steer us Leand. Then let us lose no time oh my good Lords Did you but feel the torment of my bosome Till I discharge the duty which so long Hath slept in his concealment you would call For wings to flye and think all motion tedious For Heavens sake le ts make hast that we prevent The morning which will rise upon this knowledge With cheerfull beams and put on all his glory Er. Most gladly we attend Exeunt A Table and Taper set out Enter Ferdinand with a book in his Hand Ferd. I have no Heart to think of any thing But my Rosania all devotion When I remember her flyes off and leaves My soul no contemplation but her safety They were too cruell to divide us night It self looks now more black by this dim taper Rosania's eyes would brighten all but they Weigh'd down with sleep and sorrow are perhaps At rest a thousand Angels watch about 'em And let some one whose office is to wait On harmless love present me to her dreams O let her hear me often call upon her As I am led to death and when the stroke Divides me from my self and from the World My Heart shall pay her tribute and my blood Do miracles when every Crimson drop My Body bleeds shall not in vain be wept But fall into some Letter of her name To keep alive our story Enter two Servants with Torches Leandro Ernesto Rodriguez What lights are these This place sure is not wont to be thus visited They are spirits ha yet if I have a memory Those Faces were but late familiar to me They Kneel What mockery is this if you be substances Of things I know go tell the Tyrant Queen She might allow me death without this scorn This jeering Antimasque Omnes Long live the King Ferd. What King Omnes Long live Ferdinand King of Murcia Ferd. A dream a golden dream What fancies wait Upon our sleep and yet I wake they are Apparitions I 'l shut my eyes and lose 'em They wo'not vanish Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Omnes All your subjects Leand. Collect your scatterd thoughts my Lord and be Assur'd we now pay reall duties to you You are our King and must be Ferd. Who says so Leand. I whose cold fear and frailty When fate of Wat had made you Prisoner Conceal'd the truth and Justice of your title 'T was I that sav'd you from your Uncles fury And sent you to Valentia while I cozen'd The kingdom with your death till time might ripen Your challenge to the scepter if you can Find mercy to a treason great as this I 'l live and study how to merit pardon Ferd. Rise rise all And if you be Leandro pray come neerer Rod. Pray Heav'n this unexpected happiness Meet with no extasie all senses are Not arm'd for such extremes of Joy Er. The Queen When she finds this will fall into a Feaver By instinct her Head must ake this very minute Rod. And shake too for the Crown is tottering Ferd. Pardon thou shouldst divide the kingdom with me But do all these believe it will you not When I make second claim deny me agen Call me Impostor Leand. Sir forgive that first And I 'l not ask Heaven pardon for my next Deniall let death threaten all his stings And I have satisfied these Lords so well They are confirm'd in your just claim and person Rod Er. We lay our lives and fortunes at your feet Ferd. I may command you then fetch me Rosania I 'l be no King without her do not stay To hear how much I love her 'bove the Crown And all the glories wait upon it she That was my Page my fellow Prisoner Rosania Exit Rodrig 'T is that name next to Heaven I bow too Good my Lord follow him and if she be Awake oh drop it gently by degrees The joy is mighty she a sad weak Virgin That I shall live to make her Queen Exit Ernest Stay you and if I play too much the wanton with My fate or swell with expectation Speak something to allay my hopes and say There may be crosses yet the Queen may want Faith or consent or put case the people A dangerous torrent to oppose like not This Innovation where is the King then Leand. Doubt not their Loves you had their Hearts before Let nothing shake you Enter Rosania Ernesto Rodriguez Ferd. Th' art my better Angell Why then if my Rosania will be Queen The kingdoms ours agen she comes she comes Thou mak'st too little hast to be a Queen I am my self agen my name is found I shall live to thus to embrace Rosania Without a fear these Lords are all thy subjects I am a King Leand. You are Ferd. Then what must my Rosania be Ros. Happy if this be more Than dream my tears and sufferings are all paid for If this be true Leand. Most true Ros. What a strong arm Hath Heaven Ferd. See how the Day hath made Hast to salute Rosania and to wait Upon thy triumph blushes like a Maid When she is told she is in Love the Stars Are gone to tell the other World thy beauty Till now Ecclips'd with sorrow hath thrown off The imprisoning veil and shines above their brightness But how shall we Leandro now contrive For our Court entertainment where the Queen 's Prepar'd to hear our Tragedy Leand. Leave me To order your appearance but first Sir We must secure this Fort Er. The Captain is My creature Ferd. Thou shalt be all our direction Come my Rosania time hath turn'd agen Our Glass and his keen sith this comfort brings It cuts no scepters down but to make Kings Exeunt Enter Leonario reading a Letter and Soldier Leon. So neer Sold. We heard before of your affront My Lord and were prepar'd Leon. It hath outstrip'd my expectation These Letters say Mendoza is their Generall new return'd With victory from the Moores his fame I honour My knowledge never reach'd his person Sold. Sir he brings old Soldiers with him the Commanders Are such whose faith and valor in those Wars Already tried he durst name to the King To be employ'd here in your highness cause Leand. We will to Horse immediatly I long To salute the Army Sold. Which but wants your person The Soul of their design you may soon reach 'em Enter Captain Leon. I will Capt. Your Grace Leon. That we had wings away to Horse to Horse Exeunt
tother bout Ant. This is enough at once we may come too 't in time Capt. Why now I love you love you as well as you do Law Ant. Upon good terms we love you too Capt. Let 's shake Hands you sha'not to your vomit agen Now you dare sight I 'l tell you a hundred wayes to get moneys come wee 'l drink and divide fortunes Run not back into cows agen Ant. I 'l be Antient now agen Lieu. And I Lieutenant Capt. Both my own Boyes Ant. 'T is not so hard to fight I see if a Man be but desperate and give his mind too 't Lieu. Pox a Cowards come Captain Capt. Let me hug ye my brace of Mirmidons And drink a Tun of Wine to this conversion Exeunt Enter Queen Violinda Que. The Prince so early met upon the way This morning sayst and with a Souldier Vio. And in that hast too Madam I was told The speed of Wings was slow their fiery Horse Bathing in foam yet fled as if they meant To leave the Wind and Clouds behind 'em Que. Strange I could have wish'd him with less discontent To have left us but my stubborn fate design'd it Having thus snatch'd away himself it will Become us to compose and make the best Of our State game I sent a Messenger With our command to th' Governor of the Fort He should attend the King by the Water-gate Leads to the Garden we do purpose conference If Ferdinand wisely consent to break The Magick that so chains his Heart to that Idoll Rosania wee 'l be reconcil'd And Peace shall marry once agen our Hearts Enter Courtier Me thinks our Lords are cold in their attendance Where be our train of Ladies nay permit 'em A solitude becomes this sullen Day And our own thoughts methinks thou dost not look With thy own face upon me Vio. Not I Madam Que. My eyes have lost their virtue all I look on Have not the shape and colour they presented What whispers that ha' Viol. Here was none Madam Que. I could be jealous of the Wind methinks And quarrell with the postures of those very Shapes i' th' Arras fie Olivia call home thy reason Court O Madam Que. What horror 's in that voice I see a treason In 's looks Court O Madam I beseech your pardon Que. Why art a traitor Court Not I but there are practices I fear Against your royal person the Court gates Are shut all 's in confusion within And I could hear abroad loud acclamations And triumph for the King as he were new proclam'd Enter Captain Que. Which way comest thou Cap. Over the Wall Madam the gates are shut I 'l tell you news young Ferdinand your Husband Is in all state attended and proclam'd King in his own right he is prov'd to be What he did first pretend himself Leandro And all the Lords confirm 't the Governor Hath given him up the Fort the wise City Her Keys and every officer on 's knees Is praying and drinking the Kings health Que. Away and let thy face be seen no more But when the fatall noise of fire some blood Or buriall calls thee forth Capt. This my reward For bringing news the King 's alive take heed Do not talk treason in your own defence hark Enter in state Rodriguez Ernesto Leandro Ferdinand who takes the Throne Attendants Que. From what an expectation am I faln Omnes Long live Ferdinand King Ferd. We thank you and will study to be worth Your prayers and dutie Madam the Chancelor Can cleer and bring your faith to allow the wonder We are no Impostor now nor need we borrow A beam from you to make us shine yet still You are our Cosen fair Olivia Enter Rosania and Ladies The Husband was a title long since due To my Rosania may it prosper here Our love and years grew up together and Our Souls by holy contract tied when in Alfonzo's House her Father and my Guardian To whose trust I was sent an Infant by Leandro We plighted faith it is no blemish To fair Olivia still to be a Virgin Though she have lost the Queen she is a Princess And hath now found a Kinsman that shall study What shall become his love her blood and honour Upon your Lip I print this fair assurance Rosa. And mine shall be to do you service Madam Que. If this be true you must command my dutie Ferd. We hear Prince Leonario is departed When he shall know the progress of our fortunes Hee 'l quit his Stars that hid their golden Heads To mock him with a small Eclipse o' purpose To light him with more glorie to his happiness Soft Alarum Ha what clamors that the frightfull noise increases Enter first Guard Guard Flie and save your selves the Fort 's surpris'd By the Prince of Arragon whose troups have seiz'd the City reeling with Wine and careless of their strength in their joyes for you Sir Ferd. The Prince of Arragon the fates cannot Be so injust so envious of our blessing To snatch it from us in a minute ha Help help quarter Divers within cry Ferd. They are i' th' Court already Leand. We are all undone Le ts yield and ask conditions honourable Ferd. Dye he that dares but think so yeeld no Ferdinand Was here too late a Prisoner let us sell Our lives at glorious rates the Evening puts A Mask upon the horror follow me Exit Leand. To certain death Ladies stay you the danger Will meet us here to soon and yet your persons In honour challenge safety Ex. Lords Que. Is there no end of my distractions Or hath my folly yet deserv'd more vengeance Rosa. It cannot be Heaven will so soon destroy The blessing it bestow'd if thus you punish Whom you advance who will believe your gifts Are more than flattery to betray our Peace Enter Leonario Alfonso Ferdinand Prisoner Rodriguez Ernesto Souldiers Leon. This Ladie is my prize Que. How Sir your prize Leon. Mistake me not ther 's no dishonour meant Your person yet I boldly may pronounce You are and must be mine I am not ignorant You are a Virgin all but name be wise As you are fair and I forget what 's past And take this satisfaction if I meet Contempt where I with honour once more Court you You will create a flame shall never dye But in the Kingdoms ashes you were mine First by your own election seal'd above If I must lose what Heaven bestow'd upon me The quarrell is not mine But virtues whose right Hand is arm'd with Justice Enter Captain Punish not where you owe your Heart but let Both our revenges meet in that Impostor I find your noble Soul return Lord Generall While I retire with this fair Queen whom not One violent accent shall affright much less A rude attempt take hence that counterfet And cut his Head off Ros. O my dearest Lord Leon. The rest may if they please find mercy Capt. I were best be o' this side Leon. Away with him Ferd. Insulting Prince
thou darest not Leon. How Sir dare not Ferd. I said it Thy better being a King in my own right Without her charitie proclam'd and justified By Birth a Prince Leand. All this is truth Sir Leon. You must not Cozen thus my faith away Cut off his Head Alfon. Dispatch you with the Queen Let me alone to make his Head secure Leand. Nay take mine too I 'l wait on him in death It shall begin my service Ros. Cruell Prince Que. What fate must I obey Ros. My death will adde some lines Unto thy bloody Chronicle pray let us dy together Leon. You shall speak her sentence Madam Que. She must live then Leon. To all we offer mercie but to Ferdinand His doom is fixt come Madam Que. Whither Sir Leon. I know the way to your Chappel he that loves us Make hast and bring the Priest Capt. That 's I I know Her Chaplains they are my friends and all good fellows Exit Ferd. Pray can you tell me where or what I am Or what I must do next Alfon. Yes you must dye Ferd. Let not that grieve you Gentlemen 't is nothing To part with life and if but my Rosania would not weep Methinks I could shake off this dust and leap To Immortality without a guide And in that cheerfull flight prepare the blest With so much praise and wonder of thy virtue They shall be more in love with thee than I And double all their prayers to bring thee to 'em Ros. No we will dye together Alf. You shall Ferd. How Alf. Both live and love and bless my age the witness D' ee know me Rosa. Father Ferd. Guardian Leand. Alfonso my noble Kinsman Alf. How joyes flow in my Heart to see this constancy Ferd. How came you to be his Alf. I have deceiv'd the Prince our forces are Valentia's Not Arragons which he by Letters sent for In his revenge but we met the Intelligence And arriv'd sooner to pretend our selves The Armie he expected you shall know more hereafter Ferd. I want a knowledge where to begin my gratitude The joyes you bring are mighty and overcome us O my Rosania Ros. This was beyond hope Enter Captain Capt. So so 't is done he has mumbled up the ceremony A compendious Priest may do much in few words They are fast enough the Queen was wise to take him You are onely like to be a loser Sir they come Enter Leonario Queen Alfon. All joyes to the Prince of Arragon and the fair Olivia Leon. Why not the Queen Olivia Alfon. Not while this Gentleman's Head is on believe it Leon. Where is Mendoza Alfon. Hid within this bush But here 's Alfonso Generall of the Army Sent from Valentia to assist King Ferdinand To his native right Leon. Valentia Alfon. My Master having faild in his first aids To Ferdinand intended not sit down With so much loss but rais'd another Army Which in our march consulted our security By Interception of all passages Your messenger by a party was surpriz'd Him stubborn to discover what he was Imperfect in his answer we Interpreted Some spie and searching found your Letters fraught With mischief and revenge these sent to our King We had command to hasten our design And steer our course by Sea to Carthagena How after we arriv'd we gaind your faith And purposes Your highness knows Leon. Betrayd Alfon. Sir be a Prince and just to your own honour And having perfected your fair desires With her we hope you will account your self Most happy that you mist a power to serve Further revenge upon a lawfull Prince My Soldiers will obey me now although To help your Marriage I appear'd no friend To Ferdinand Leand. Who was the Prince preserv'd By me and sent an Infant to this Lord My noble Kinsman Alfon. Him I bred till time And strength might arm him to return and claim His own Leon. Leandro denied this before Leand. To my dishonour 't was a coward fear To lose my self unprofitably Leon. I apprehend with wonder Ferd. If you repent not love and our alliance She shall be worth your best embrace and we Forgetfull of your passion entertain you With all affection to our blood Leon. I meet it And satisfied in this story Joy I was Prevented I congratulate your Stars Sir Nor is this treasure of less price to me Than when her Temples were enchac'd with Empire Que. This love will give my soul another form Ferd. Our storie hath been full of change but love Hath met a glorious victory and tied Our souls together with most firm embraces My Lord Leandro you shall to Valentia With our best thanks and greeting to the King His Armies charge is ours beside what else We owe his Royall bountie Once more welcome Alfonso now my Father witness I Preserve my faith to my Rosania I hear the Priest call us to other rites His Altar doth expect another pair Make hast to light his Tapers with thine eyes And make our hearts each others Sacrifice Exeunt Omnes FINIS Epilogue Captain Gentlemen I Am no Epilogue I come to pray You 'd tell me your opinion of the Play Is the Plot current may we trust the wit Without a Say-Master to autorise it Are the lines Sterling do they hold conceit And every peece with your allowance weight That when you come abroad you 'l not report You are sorry to have given white money for 't So so I know your meaning now pray tell How did the action please ye was it well How did King Stephen do and tother Prince Enough enough I apprehend and since I am at questions w' ee tell me faith How do you like the Captain ha he saith I 'l tell you y' are my friends none here he knows I mean you o' the Gentry t' whom he ows No money will enter a false action And let the rest look too 't if there be one Among his City creditors that dares He hath vow'd to press and send him to the Wars FINIS