your ends Enter Clarimant Cle. The Prince Make shew as if you only Did of me enquire for him Sel. My Lord Cle. There Lady is Prince Clarimant whom you Enquire for If he do read it here I shall Observe his action Sel. From Clorinda this accompanied with all misfortunes Clar. How Sel. Pardon the duty of a servant Clar. Stay Lady Sel. I must receive no answer Exit Clar. Since from her hand however I receive it Thus Kisses it Cle. Certain she hath abused Selina He kift the paper as knowing the inside Differs from the superscription Clar. reads Of Lovers most injurious of Brothers falsest Of all Mankind the worst Yet know I wish now What before I only griev'd for that Clarimant Should love Clorinda may it be to madness If less only because the sense of torment May be more in which alone I can expect A diminution of that grief which by thy means I suffer Thine everlasting enemy Clorinda Clar. So long my Saint O you Gods do I deserve this Yes I do for she like you is just And we blaspheme when we in thought repine As not conceiving how though certainly We have offended my guilt is clear 'T is crime enough to be the accidental cause Of misery to her Cle. This sure is real sadness Selina I believe thee now Exit Cleon. Clar. Let me examine have I not through ambition Or hope to gain Clorinda for my self Been aiding to my Brothers wrongs Sure I am guilty I but think I did My best to appease my Father yes the Gods know And she as being divine may see my real Love to him not only as my brother But my friend did either want and could be So supplied how gladly would I pour this Blood into their empty veins and yet she Hates me thus perhaps my brother does so too What 's that nothing 'T is true if I durst Wholly yield my heart He meanly does deserve a Lovers name That can know mixture in his grief or flame Exit Enter Agenor and Lucidor disguis'd Lucid. Though you have lost your Country for the present All your hopes dasht in the minute of your greatest Expectation yet sir consider the hand of fortune That presses you thus low may as she turns The wheel raise you agen Age. Never oh never 't is not the hand of fortune But my guilt that bears me down Justice The justice of the Gods lies heavy on me Treason and disobedience till now I never Found their weight Lucid. I know not sir what you call Treason Though what you did intend succeeded not â— hold your fortune to be better now Then in in your Fathers Court you are safe in this Country and your own disposer neither of which â— take it was allowed you there Age. Why do you injure truth and seek to lessen My foul faults Think not to make my grief Diminish so rather express your friendship In yielding as I do so shall you quickly Be inform'd that our crimes are so great No punishment can be too much and I have now No joy but in this burden of my sorrows Lucid. Nor I in my particular no grief so great As in the lightness of my purse Age. We have enough these Jewels will From want secure us for I am resolv'd Never to quit this habit and condition Since justice hath impos'd it as a punishment For my ambition Enter Two I. Make haste make haste sure we shall come Too late Age. Let 's leave the street Exeunt Enter Two 1. Do you think we shall get neer to see Sure she 'll chuse one of the strange Princes 2. Troth who can tell Newstrea affords Handsomer men then they 1. Indeed she 's past fifteen I 'll warrant she has A Sweetheart some at her age have two Or three 2. Trust me she 's the wiser to have plenty When age comes they 'll drop like leaves In Autumn Exeunt Enter with all the glory can be King Austella three Princes Lords Ladies Sister and People King Daughter this is the day Wherein you have full power To dispose my Kingdom nay more Your self Austel This freedom sir of choice which customâ— And your Majesty allows is that wherein My bondage will consist nay all this Glorious troop appear to me no other Then if they came with joy to see me Put into the grave alive K. How daughter Aust Many Virgins sir that have been forc'd to Marry those they did not love have rather Chosen death as the less evil K. I understand you not call you this force Where the election's absolutely free Aust I grant sir I am free to choose But if I would not chuse at all does not The same constraint still rest upon me Pardon great Princes whose expectation To enjoy me and a Crown have drawn you From your Countries you are all indifferent In my eye nor does my knowledg of your merits Which I confess is great perswade that in The choice of any one I shall be happy And where the wife is discontented the husband sure If he have real worth cannot be pleas'd K. From the knowledg of the liberal power The law allows and the necessity of a successor You cannot but have often thought on this dayes Ceremony Let not a fained modesty Or be it real prevail above your duty and your reason The ripeness of your years may justly challenge All delight and here a Husband and the assurance Of a Crown attend you She weeps If these do make you weep What can cause joy in woman Since you are My daughter I dare not think that you have plac'd Your love on any man you are ashamed to name Aust The Gods are witness sir I never saw that person Yet whom I thought worthy to exchange My heart with but custom sir and you impose On me the prostitution of my love perhaps to one Who wer 't not for the Crown I bring Nay even with that addition will happily refuse me 1 Pr. Refuse you Madam 2 Pr. He must not sure be mortal That dare aspire a greater happiness 3 Pr. The Gods have left heaven for mortals Then here there never was a greater cause Aust Princes these words do fitly wait upon The action you are now engag'd in I do not doubt you should refuse me But I perhaps may choose one whose affection Is already given how miserable am I then Since there to be refused were the less mischief For his acceptance only grants a perjur'd And ambitious husband K. How vain are these excuses since the custom And my age inforce a choice Aust Like one condemned I beg for mercy Cross not the course of nature even beasts sir Do not couple till they wooe K. Plead not the rights of nature since those you wrong By thus refusing marriage On your posterity Depends the safety of my State and I nor can Nor will dispence with what custom and law Appoint Aust The law doubtless was made in favor of The daughter to make her happy in
manifest your love To me and to my daughter by raising forces To assist me in this need 3 Pr. You have a powerful enemy and doubtless By some injury highly incens'd K. Rather his power far exceeds mine 'T is that which makes me crave assistance from you My daughter although married is yet a Virgin 'T is possible in time that she may prove a widow These arguments may witness to you I mislike her choice 1 Pr. Indeed she looks as if she were not pleas'd 2 Pr. But shall we credit this Lay he not with her K. Not by my honor perhaps he never shall Though all were carried formally to please the people Who are enamour'd of him now more then My daughter is 3 Pr. Sir though I cannot think there 's likelihood That any of us should ever enjoy your daughter Yet I will promise what assistance I can give 2 Pr. The like do I and for that cause we 'll take Our leaves K. I rather thought you would have writ for forces And with your personal assistance and advice Help to secure this City 1 Pr. So we should lose our selves to no purpose The King will suddenly with his Troops of horse If his design lie hither appear before the walls And close us in where if we leave you now We may return hereafter to your rescue K. I dare not force although I would perswade you All 3. Lady we wish much happiness Till we return to serve you Ex Princes K. Now thou fond girl thou mayst perceive what Thou hast done to chuse a husband of the common Rank these Princes might have been a bulwark To defend against the powerful foe Whate'r they seem they for thy sake Will not prove enemies I fear Au. If you have done no wrong sir why should you Fear This King whom you believe comes to Invade hath his dependance from the Gods And they can change or overturn all his designs K. Thus thou didst ever speak with piety And wisdom which made me in thy choice Expect a worthy son in law Enter Agenor But thou hast brought shame and disgrace upon me Exit Aust The Gods give this allay unto my joy Lest in possessing you I should contemn Their happiness Weeps Age. My dearest Mistress for by that title I must call you He that does give you cause to weep Could have no other priviledge but that of Father to defend his heart from shedding Crimson drops But since it is your will I must with patience hear yours and my Injuries Au. Alas my Lord consider his years Make him incapable to feel our fires Titles and riches only please old age And with those favors Princes often die Age. But yet his memory methinks might tell Him by looking upon you what his desires Were when he married and certain Madam You have little of your mother in you That can obey so cold a precept Where heaven allows too only man forbids Au. But yet that man 's my Father and my King Age. Remember that my interest in what is just Exceeds both these pardon the violence of My desires which makes me urge this truth Since it arises from your beauties but haply You do repent your choice won by your Fathers threats or promises Au. Although unkind yet I must grant you Not unjust in this suspition Those sparks Which quickly grow a flame do oft As hastily extinguish perhaps you know This by experience that you so quickly Find my guilt indeed before it had a being But what you may instruct me to hereafter By your example Age. No more fair soul I only urg'd it To obtain that which your Father bars me from Your bed we must not differ thus being one And yet such gentle quarrels only divide us So as to behold the beauty of each others Love proving at last the proper cement Of a true affection Au. Upon a reconcilement friends they say Are ever kindest What is' t you can deny Me then Age. Nothing that 's in my power to grant Au. Tell me your name and country my dear husband Age. When I do really possess that title By this kiss I will Au. Are we not married Age. But I am ashamed to tell my name or quality And yet my wife a maid When I do know you Perfectly you shall do me Au. Now you are wanton and I do not love you But where 's the pretty youth you promis'd me Age. He will not tell you who I am believe me Au. Well I 'll not ask pray you let me see him Age. You shall he waits without remember That she knows not who I am Enter Clorinda A lovely beauty what majesty dwels in her eye How earnestly she looks upon me He hath not sure betray'd me to her scorn Au. I never saw so sweet a Youth That blush becomes him strangely Age. Mistress I here present a Kinsman to you One that hath given such testimonies Of his love to me I never shall forget Au. You cannot speak that goodness which his looks Not promise however the tye that is Betwixt you does oblige me Clo. I am betrayed and she does know me Au. Are you not well sir Clo. Madam I have a grief of a sad nature Does oppress me Au. Of body or of mind Clo. Of both and if I not express it my heart will burst Age. What can this mean Clo. Looking upon your beauty and considering Your happy fortune ay me The very posture Your are now in adds to my affliction Oh I am sick Age. Fond man what have I done Au. Call for some Cordial Clo. No Madam now it needs not the qualm begins To pass perhaps you wonder Madam That the love betwixt you two should move This passion Au. Indeed I think it strange unless you do believe That he hath made a choice unworthy of him Clo. By all the Gods I never saw a Lady yet That I could think each way so excellent And for your love to him no story 's known That equals your affection Aust What might the cause then be of your distemper Clo. I had an only sister which of all the world I loved â—nd she was sued to by many Princes â—ne above her far in birth but more in merit â—t least she thought so such power hath vows â—nd shews of service I oft have known them sit â—s you do now their hands fast join'd their eyes â—â—xt upon either their sighs with all the eloquence â—f love vowing an everlasting constancie â—â—t O false Agenor Age. Lost for ever Clo. So was he call'd he soon forsook her for another Mistress Au. 'T was not the Prince of Burgonia that loved your sister Clo. Yes he that loved and left her and his faith for ever Au. It was no wonder he betray'd his Father â—â—t certainly some heavy punishment attends him â—heresoe'r he is Clo. Perhaps he wanders up and down to make more women â—retched Au. He 's too much hated to return back to his Country Age. Oh misery Clo. Madam I
esteem and trust Cle. I here do call the Gods to witness That all my study all my friendship tends to youâ— advantage Nor is the Prince at all considerable to me But as he is your servant but for your sake I wish he were the the Monarch of the world For how so much perfection can be ordain'd To bless a Subjects bed comes not within The compass of my faith and Prince Clarimant Is never like to be a King Clo. To what tends this Cle. But had your love been plac'd upon his brother As his is upon you ere long your beauties Might have found their proper foil a Crown To set â—hem off as a bright constellation there All eyes might look on you with wonder And delight but in a Subjects name your glorie Are obscured Clo. Either the Prince as being his friend Hath made discovery to him of our loves Or he hath found cause to suspect Cle. Madam I see what I have spoke begets youâ— trouble Clo. I must confess it sir can it do less When I shall hear a person of your merit A friend as you profess perswading me To quit my faith for the vain expectation Of a Crown Cle. Madam the Crown will soon be his as certaiâ— As he loves you and both as certain as I live Clo. It is impossible that Prince Agenor he should love And never speak his passion Cle. No more then it was in me Clo. How sir in you Cle. Madam I will confess a secret to you â— burn with a more zealous consuming fire Then ever yet was kindled in a mortals breast Have often seen my Mistress spoke to her Had opportunities alone as now with you Yet such was my respect to her I never durst Express my passion Then Madam from the purity Of my affection judge of the Prince And reward his sufferings Clo. I must try him Can this be possible Cle. Iove strike me with his thunder If what I now have said be not a truth Clo. My Lord if it be thus I shall at least find pitty For his sufferings my best of wishes too For your success in love Cle. Would you be pleas'd when I shall let you know Her name to be my advocate I cannot doubt My happiness Clo. Sure he means me Alas my Lord what you desire I should perform for any worthy person Much more for you since what I shall perswade Must tend for certain to her happiness Cle. Can I ask more she courts me to discover Enter Selina Divinest Lady The Prince your servant desires admittance Cle. Hell take him Madam be pleas'd to grant me The honor of your hand as an assurance Of your promis'd favor Clo. If you believe I have the power to serve you In your love name but the time and person I am ready to assist you were it this minute Cle. I should too much presume upon your favoâ— The Prince your servant being so near attending Clo. Do not mistake sir he may stay Cle. Why am I fearful dare I believe my self 〈◊〉 happy That you would miss the Prince's company a minuteâ— To pleasure me Clo. Yes by my life two minutes nor is' t in 〈◊〉 Meer curiosity to know the loves of others But that I hold my self obliged no longer To be ignorant of one whose worth and beauty Hath the force to ad your conquest to Lov 's triumph Yours who have been still observed victorious In the subduing every other passion To force an inclination is an act of power Where every common beauty can subdue the amorous Cle. Not to have yielded homage here had been a flat Rebellion since all hearts are a tribute due To her perfections which justice will inforce you To confess when you know how much she doth Resemble you Clo. 'T is plain he loves rather would have me think so My Lord your last words give me cause to doubt Not so much your attaining as the over-value Of the purchase and that I may not have a less esteem Of you I must confess I do not wish to know her now Enter Selina and Clarimant Sel. Madam the Prince Cle. How shall I understand this dark Enigma Hope or despair 't is time must cleer it Sir I presume to have that interest in you You will not be offended at your stay For the injury name your own satisfaction Clar. So kind Madam to me who have no other merit But obedience how can there be an injury Clo. In this unjust acknowledgment much modesty appears How winning must your words and actions be When they are accompanied with truth Clar. That only must be truth with me Which you are pleas'd to have so I will not own A faculty that prompts me to a contradiction Yet never could I yield to my own praise But as I am dignified in being your creature Clo. In being so absolutely mine you make me richer In my own esteem then all additions which the world Can yield besides Cle. This Lady can dissemble but with whom she does so I am yet to learn It is not fit I should disturb This harmony the God of love is hovering Not far off delighted with the musick Of these melting accents For I a profest opposite To all his sweetness have forfeited my manners by my stay Clor. Not so my Lord the excess of kindness I have shewed Prince Clarimant Must clear all suspition in this Lord If he had any that I love Agenor Cle. Sir be happy in this Princess to my wish Which hath a latitude as great as you can Think Your Father by my means if I may boast A service to my Princely friend highly approves The match All happiness attend you both Exit Clar. How fortune mocks me Clo. Struck with a sudden sadness sir Selina Ex. Sel. Call for my servants I 'll go to Court Have you any service to command me sir Clar Madam I see you fain would change the Scene How soon are you weary of his company To whom just now you did profess so much Clo. Not weary sir but yet I hope That you have not forgot to whom All those professions were intended Clar. Yet they were spoke to me the words accompanied With proper accents your eyes to speak Loves language And here before Lord Cleon with more perswasive Eloquence then ever Clo 'T is true it makes me almost blush to think How much I courted you Heaven knows I could not for the world have spoke Or lookt so on your brother the reason was I feared that Cleon did suspect whom I did Love indeed Clar. And you to cozen him used me so over-kindly At first I doubt not but you laid the plot Of thus disguising your affection Clo. You speak as if you did repent the obligation You have laid upon your brother and my self Clar. Do you esteem it one Clo. A great one sir believe Clar. Heaven knows I not repent it then But can you think that when you look and speak With passion whoever hears must not be moved
this time they are at the gates Lucid. O heavens my fears are faln upon us Age. What 's to be done Clind. Let us make good the gates against them Age. There 's none dares touch my person Lucid. Believe it not sir there is no fafety Your Fathers jealousies are wrought to a strange Height and those whom you least suspect I fear conspire your ruine to advance Your brother to the Crown Age. Who do you mean Lucid. Lord Cleon. Age. It is impossible Clind. I saw Prince Clarimant and him together And Cleon's words were to the Captain of the guarâ— Bring him alive or dead Lucid. Sir be advised there is no safety In the Kingdom for you until this storm blow oveâ— Age. What shall I flie Lucid. Rather then fall I know there 's thousanâ— Will live and dye with with you but here they aâ— not Enter Lord. The Guard Sir do approach the house on every sidâ— Clind. Make sure the gates Lucid. That will not do 't fire soon will opeâ— therâ— Down with them Fire the gates Within a crying Lucid. Hark! Age. Let 's force our passage through them They clash their swords within Exeunt Enter Clindor and four Guard Clind. My friends this care is needless why do you hold me I am not mad I. Mad sir we do not think it Clind. Nor can I swim I do assure you I. What then Clind. Then you are sure I cannot scape your hands as the Prince did I. No sir we 'll look to you for that Bring him away before the King Clind. Before the King of what will you accuse me I. For being accessary of the Princes flight Cl. O 't is well then we 'll ev'n hang for company I. For company Cl. Even so if I be accessary you let him scape I. Why could we help it when he leapt into the river Cl. Had your Zeal been so hot to serve the King as you do now make shew of You would have dows'd in over head and ears 2. What drown our selves Cl. Yes any thing in zeal My zeal to justice shall hang all you and my self Too for in my conscience we deserve it what shrinâ— for a little water I. He tels us true our fault will be esteem'd as great as his Cl. Come come along my friends we must before the King I. Very pretty Clind. You will not find so when my most nobâ— Lord Cleon shall with the King Judge of your actions I. Well Captain we acquit you I find indeed We should be fools to accuse each other Clind. Speak for your selves c. Enter Old King Clarimant Cleon. O. K. Urge nought in his excuse he 's a boâ— Traitor And he shall know his birth is no excuse For disobedience Clar. Sir I dare pawn my life my brother neveâ— diâ— Nor does intend ill to your Royal person O. K. If it were so am not I wounded in mâ— Ministers Enter Capt. This natural tenderness of thine a Brothers Condemns him most unnatural to me a Father Now speak is the Traitor coming to assault us Capt. No sir but he is scap'd our hands Cle. How scap'd Capt. He resolutely made his passage through uâ— And we pursuing to take him he with Lucidor Leapt into the river and swam to a small piâ—ace Of his own that always lay there for his Pleasure in which they are put to sea Cle. With all speed make to the shore and seâ— what course They hold if he sir in despair should go into Newâ—streâ— With whose King you now have difference About the staying of your ships of treasure And the Isle of Cires no doubt much danger Threatens your self and State to prevent which Straight raise an Army and make Prince Clarimant Your General that being in readiness You may prevent any attempt Agenor Or the enemy can make against you O. K. Be all things ordered by thy faith and judgment Thy care must be my preservation I do commit all power into thy hands Hearken to him my dearest Clarimant In what he shall advise thee my age And griefs I find will quickly wear me out â—'ll to my chamber Give order careful Faithful Cleon. Exeunt King Clar and others Cle. Yes I shall be careful to take order An order with you all Father and sons Now my designs work prosperously Only the late discovery that Selina made Does trouble me Agenor not Clarimant My Rival is by her beloved but all Do love Clorinda yet now Agenor's gone She happily may change her love to Clarimant Who is opinion now stands fairest for the Crown Rather I hope by this she hates him As the cause of all Agenor's misery So far Selina is by me instructed â—o insinuate whom I of late have wrought To a belief that I do love her person But Clorinda's quality and title As being those steps by which I hope of ascend The throne See where she comes speak my sweet Agent how moves our plot Enter Selina with a Letter seal'd and writ out Sel. Not well too fast I fear Cle. As how Sel. Obeying your directions my Lady hath contracted â—o much hatred against Prince Clarimant â—he scarcely can endure to hear him named Resolves never to see him more Cle. Is not this well 't is all as I could wish Sel. Thus far 't is true but now Agenor's gonâ— She so much apprehends the importunity Of Prince Clarimants affection that she 's resolvâ— Past all perswasion in a disguise To seek for the Agenor which if she find She satisfies her love however cures her fears Cle. My cunning hath undone me Thus chance oft triumphs over wisdom But what there is some remedy in every ill Let me think it what disguise soft may she not With you dissemble as you with her And she does yet love Clarimant and not Agenoâ— Sel No I have that here does assure me She hates Prince Clarimant Cle. What is' t a Letter O let me see it Sel. By no means sir you cannot close it But the Prince will find it hath been broken Cle. You do not know my skill Sel. I need not trust it upon my life I 'll tell yoâ— Every word that it contains she read it to me Cle. Nay then I fear she did abuse you All Lovers are dissemblers and she I fear Is a cunning one Sel. What she hath done I know not But now her sorrows and her passions Are so rais'd the heart 's transparent Cle. There may be greatest art Sel. Such broken sighs and floods of tears Agenor's name still call'd upon Gives me assurance of her love to him Cle. Change but the name the griefs may still 〈◊〉 Counterfeit I sigh and vow Clorinda Instructed by ambition but yet my heart Is more Selina's Kisses her Sel. Well my Lord you may abuse me Cle. Prethee let me see the Letter Sel. The words are few and I can write them down Pray sir do not desire what may undo My credit with my Lady which truth is I do only value as it may advance
my sufferings past Your promise or present tender of my service Have power to gain your good opinion At least consider where you are give me not cause By your unkindness back to reflect upon my own Advantage your happiness forgot I tender you once more A servant and a husband Acceptance Makes me equal to a God in happiness If you deny 't is in my power to take A sweet revenge Clo. Revenge my Lord I know not what you mean Cle. Certain you do suspect but I 'll inform you fully Sure you forget your sex else you would rather give Then have me force a pleasure from you Clo. How Villain Offers to embrace her Cle. Come Madam you are mine I must return kisses Embraces for those frowns nor art nor force Can free you from me Clo. Unhand me Can you believe to scape heavens justice After an act so foul Cle. So foul so fair Yes often I do hope to do the same 'T was well attempted but now it shall assist The owner Yield or I 'll pierce that Unrelenting heart She offers to draw his sword Clo. Traitor thou darest not She spits at him Cle. 'T is true not kill you had you done me wrongsâ— Above what mankind ever suffered You cannot move me otherwise then to Infinity of love yield but consent And be a sharer in my joy Clo. Villain think of the punishment that does attend thee Rather from the just Gods yet kill me And I will pray to heaven for mercy on thee Cle. Your beauty and my love both plead against you But you may think me cold to talk thus long We must remove into a thicker place Clo. Help help you Gods murder treason help Exeunt Enter Agenor It is impossible this Bore can scape Having so many wounds sure I shall track him By his blood Within Clo. Help oh help Traitor Age. Ha! 't is sure a womans voice Exit Enter Agenor Cleon Clorinda Age. Rude slave how canst thou injure so much sweetness Cle. I must not speak but do Fights Clo. O heavens 't is he guard him you powers Cle. Hold oh hold and hear me Clo. O my dear Lord believe not ought he says Age. Ha! what voice As Age. turns Cleo. thrusts at him Villain and Traitor both Cle. Oh Dyes Clo. Are you not hurt Pardon you Powers whom I so oft blasphemed In my despair Deliverance and by this hand O my joys you grow too fast upon me Age. 'T is she the too much injured Clorinda Why should I know her that have so much Forgot my self and vertue O my shame Clo. Why hang you down your head these unbefitting clothes Nor you nor I should blush at Since love did both provide and put them on Age. Your love to me Clo. Ha My love to you you cannot think My heart is capable of other love Age. I wish I could For then my falshood had been so much less Clo. Dear sir what is it in me that offends your eys Age. This face if it have less of beauty Yet even that loss since caus'd by sorrow For your misfortunes merits from you more love Age. Nor face nor habit dearest Clorinda but Clo. But what strangely unkind Age. Oh here receive this sword rip up my breast And see what 's written in my heart there There thou shalt find the cause of this distraction Clo. No jealousie I hope nor apprehension That I have suffer'd rape my person so Become unworthy of your love If either way Defiled I should not dare to approach thus near you Age. Then pardon me divinest Maid this seeming coldness That only grows from my respect to injured vertue Clo How sir Iâ— what are you guilty of Be it an offence committed against me Pardon your self with promise of amends And I will seal it on this Princely hand That gave so late life to my dying honor Age. O do not touch that hand It was too active in your wrongs Clo. Ha! O my fears I dare not question more And yet I must my torment cannot well be greaterâ— Your hand this hand speak oh speak Age. What Clo. This hand which you so often have approachâ— With trembling reverence mine this hand Which to your letters set assured the free gift Of your heart to me hath not persumed to give it To another sure Age. O yes this hand hath instrumentally bequeath'd My heart unto another with all the ceremonial Rights of marriage Clo. Married Oh me pain danger and disgrace Fruits of a faithful love behold your recompence Weeps O men false men Why then these tears rather revenge Such wrongs cry loud and make a feeble arm Like mine heavens instrument of justice Age. Strike where you please but if you will be just Here this is the seat of falshood here dwels The traitor Clo. But hear the miserable Offers to kill herself Age. O dearest Clorinda add not unto my breach Of faith the guilt of murder for your sweet innocence Could know no spot but as by me infected Clo. Why do you make shews of repentance And yet persist in injuries You seem to grieve For having made me wretched yet force me To continue miserable Age. 'T is to prevent your misery and mine that I restrain you You had wont to enjoin and teach me temperance Remember that Clo. O bid me not remember 't is loss of memory Alone can ease my torments and 't is a study Since you will have me live that I must practise Age. Live and live happily or else I never can do so Live as my friend my dearest sister Clo. That is a title had nature framed me such I had been happy in Your brother now or kinsman For I have lost my modesty so far Ever to take a womans habit and whilst I so Forget my sex I likewise may forget part of my grief Age. Then as my friend I will communicate my fortunes To you where you will find though nothing Worthy of a pardon yet somthing near a fair Excuse it Beauty and a Crown bear estimation Clo. I know you mean your wife O me why did I name her Be not so weak my resolution I shall discover who I am so move her hate Or scorn and then you will repent my being Near you Age. I know I never shall Clo. I am no Rival 't is sin with passion To affect you now since lawfully anothers right This temperance I shall endeavour however I will do no wicked office or seek to make Appear her vertue or her beauty less Since they are your excuse my satisfaction grows From their excess Exeunt Act. 5. Scaen. 1. Enter King reading a Letter three Princes Lords Austella Au. To force me chuse a husband yet bar the rights Or marriage But I must bear it since my Father And my King esteem it fit 1 Pr. What is the number of the Kings army sir K. Ten thousand Horse 2 Pr. What Foot K. None that appears but doubtless they are coming After Princes you may now
this Clar. O brother the Crowns of Princes Are things to which we owe a reverence Not to be us'd in sport what are their Sacred persons then Au Let me fall down and worship What a strange God-like race of men These pair of Brothers are Clar. Madam I must not suffer that which I am Infinitely pleas'd with since it expresses Your excess of love unto my brother Age. I am confounded with such unexpected Courtesie that I am lost in all acknowledgment That may express the power that you Must ever hold upon me Clar. What I have done justice commanded from me If not my love hath still been such to you My brother that had I been the Monarch Of the earth your power should have been equal K. This action is so noble that it does make Us more your servants then all force could effect You have subdued our minds Clar. You set so high a price on Justice That you confirm my resolution Though from the actions I must do Will seemingly arise my proper smart Age. Command our fortunes and our lives Clar. The hazard of your life is that I must demand Age. As how to be imployed Clar. In taking mine Age. Yours what do you mean Clar. To kill you if you cannot me I must not live knowing whom you have injured And not endeavor to revenge Age. You cannot be in earnest sure If so look here Clar. Could you behold the Image in my heart In the true splendor that it wears You would not bid me view another object Excellent I confess if not compared Age. Brother if you thus press me I shall forget all you have done Since there 's no benefit so great but may be Cancell'd by the doer Clar. I wish what I have done had in it all That could oblige that I did love you more If Possible that you were nearer to me Then a brother since all degrees of interest Serve but like steps to raise the glory of my love And justice higher Chuse which you please This the time and place He offers 2 swords Age. Be witness heaven which what unwillingness Yet since you Honour and love engage me I 'll offer to my Goddess left she suspect my zeal A much loved Brothers blood Au. O Soldiers will you suffer thus the worlds Glories To ecclipse themselves Cla. Madam in vain you urge I did before engage them by an oath Whatever I commanded to obey me Au. Cannot my prayers or tears O dear my Lord Your brother's young and by the glory Of his passion hath lost much of his reason Consider what a mischief even victory Must prove to either Age. Necessity enforces me to accept the combat All circumstance consider'd how more then base Ingrate must I appear how dull a sense Shall I express of your perfections To hear another magnified above you Au. If I with that dispence who can complain Age. Such dispensations makes your value more And so adds to the justice of my cause Enter Clorinda Au. To you I turn then Will you needs end An action so gloriously begun in blood A brothers murder or your own What you have done Shewed you a Demy-god ecclipsing all That story hath recorded but such an end As you design will cast you from the height Of all your glory and leave you to posterity A hated name Cla. If so yet still I stand engaged Love and my fate Appoint this way to shew the ardure of my flame Which by no common action could be witness'd To that you urge add this I know I am Inferior to my brother in skill and strength Yet what to others have been bars in combats To me prove arguments impulsive In short the Deity that I adore's prophan'd Contempt and scorn thrown on her If by a feeble arm she right herself It more does manifest her power However I shall fall since hers a happy Sacrifice Clo. Hold rather a wretch prophane and most Injurious to that Deity to whom thy false And counterfeit devotion seems directed Clar. O you Gods Grant thy self mad rather Prove such or by what 's dearest to me I 'll pierce thy heart Clo. Do so Clar. Ha! Clo. I shall be known Clar. Have I not seen a face resembling this Clo. Does the guilt with which I justly tax you Abate your rage let Gods and men hear what I urge nay your own conscience be a Judge And if I then be found injurious kill me No hand is fitter to give conclusion To my misery Clar. How am I lost this is no time for talk Soldiers remove him Clo. Hear me Clar. Away with him Clo. By what you hold the dearest I conjure you Hear me Deny that and so make good All I accuse you of This is some hope He knows me not Clar. If I consent by the same power You may command me cease the combat Clo. I swear the contrary Clar. Be brief then and for this interruption Soldiers I conjure you by your oath To kill him when the combat's ended My innocence acquits you from his blood Clo. Answer me then you that pretend your self So great a Votary to Love and friend to Justice Is' t lawful for any who is not A Priest to offer sacrifice Clar. None may Clo. What warrant for your present action then To sacrifice your brother or your self If you alleadg your love must know No limits are you not then prophane But grant your youth and folly this That love that 's so irregular pays a devotion Sure but where Not to a Mistress but vain-glory And self-conceit Your Mistress sure hath no less Power with you you think then that of Kings Over their subjects Who dare make war Without commission from his Prince You cannot boast one from your Mistress When if she be that excellence which you pretend 'T is not unlike she wishes well to him Whom you would punish as her enemy Sure she hath cause to hate you for presumption Hypocrise and treason All which if well consider'd By an impartial Judge appear to be the Groundwork of your present action Clar. 'T is she for who could else so powerfully Condemn me Clo. What I have spoke is in my own defence Who am â—ill now unknown a brother To the injured person and had there been A wrong resented by those that were concern'd So far as blood might expiate my sword Of yours in justice had precedence Clar. She would not have me know her I must confess Your former words have made so deep impression In me by sometime touching upon truth That here the difference with my brother ends But what you last urg'd concerning the Precedence of a Brothers sword I am so far From granting that if my reason Cannot alter your opinion my sword shall force you To deny it when time doth better fit Clo. Most gladly Clar. In how poor things does she and Fortune Give me power to server her K. Most excellent Prince how much we all do owe You for our present happiness Age.
and Attendants K. Most noble Prince though you may well believe The forces you have brought unto my aid I shall not use yet I must ever be ambitious To requite that love which caus'd your diligence Nay I shall think my happiness defective Although great till fortune point some way Wherein I may express my gratitude to you Pr. Most royal Sir fortune hath been to me Auspicious more then had I proved Austela's Choice and this expression you have made Imboldens me to let you know wherein K. Sir I beseech you name it Pr. Know sir not my ambition to enjoy your Kingdom Could so far blind my judgment but that I ever Found your younger daughter Olinda in herself The more deserving love especially from me I would not sir say more lest I should seem To boast a happiness which merit never can attain But by infinity of service and much suffering K. Indeed I did observe whilst you were in my Court You much more did converse with her then with Austela Who ever was reserved If Olinda's affability Have gain'd your good opinion your courtship hers It is a happiness beyond which I dare not expect If it be less then this and that by the freedom Of her humor you believe your interest greater Then indeed it is yet there will only be Better occasion for my love to shew it self Pr. My actions shall ever witness for me How I prize your royal favour Exeunt Enter Clindor and 1. 1. Did you not lately murmure against peace Cryed up war as the only blessing Clind. Yes I did so 1. I scarce remember your sword did ever purchase Such gay Caparisons Clind. I see thou art a very simple Fellow This is the harvest of the war the King Whom we did terrifie made Presents unto us Commanders If thou canst shew me where Soldiers Are made much of in cold blood then I will Magnifie thy mouldy mistress Peace Till then Bellona thou art my Patroness 1. Thou talkest as if thou hadst done some mighty Matters and yet I fear thou art a Coward Clind. I love you sir too well to let you suffer Such a grief as fear for me Draw 1. Draw are you mad or is your wit so great To spoil Your memory were not two shot to death that were Seen fighting Clind. Very pretty you grow valiant to abuse me Because their valor found a punishment The Prince Justice sir I beseech you Enter Clarimant and Attendants Clar. For what or against whom Cli. He told me sir he thought I was a Coward Clar. Perhaps you have given him cause to think so Clind. Better and better But sir may men speak all they think Clar. Why not I do so and never will again Dissemble Clind. But may I sir Clar. Yes so it be not blasphemy or treason Clind. How sir do you distinguish treason Clar. Look what the Law says Clind. Pox on the Law Clar. How Clind. I cry your Highness mercy I had forgot the Law was so Near kin to you This scurvy fellow has made me mad Clar. You would not live without law Clind. No I beseech your Highness grant me the Law Clar. Most willingly Clind. The law of Arms sir and let him prove me a Coward He draws Before your Highness and see how I will defend my self Clar. I know not how in justice I can pardon this Unless I do pronounce you mad Clind. I do beseech your Highness do so Clar. Sure you are mad Clind. Then I may kill this Rascal and your law cannot â—ang me Offers to strike Clar. Bind him to prevent mischief Clind. Any thing to save my honor let me not have my hands â—ose wear a sword and be call'd Coward Clar. He did but think so Cli. Let him not think aloud then in my hearing Clar. Come I will end the difference I do pronounce â—ou are no Coward and him a fool for thinking so â—e friends Clind. Not with a fool you shall excuse me sir Ex. Cli. c. Clar. Be gone and leave me Why do I give this intermission to my sorrows â—lorinda's Pleas'd I should be miserable â—â—nce in no other way in that I will content her â—ut this obedience yields a satisfaction â—nd satisfaction fits not perfect sufferings Which she the perfectest of creatures feels â— can no more admit to be less miserable â—hen my Mistress then I could be content to be More happy is there no way to change my fate With hers O no her torment rises from the â—alshood of her Lover where she had plac'd her joys Mine in the not attaining of a Love Where I dare not pretend to merit â— am a happy man if by comparison I judge Enter Agenor Austella Age. Still alone dear brother Au. Most noble sir why do you thus retire your self From those who know no satisfaction Greater then your company I must pretend The interest of a sister now you shall not Hide your passion nor the cause from me I know 't is Love Clar. Madam it is confest But since despair Is and must ever be the only issue of my love I would not have those I esteem Engaged with me in misery Au. Can you be so unjust to your own merits To despair Clar. So just to her perfections Au. If not a Judge of this at least make me Your Advocate yet all my eloquence Will rest in shewing her the happiness That she refuses Clar. Madam she is not capable of any increase She 's dead to me and all mankind Au. How mean you by a figure or dead indeed Age. I 'll take her off from this discourse Lest she discover Clorinda in disguise Dear Austella in vain you strive to comfort him That can know none his Mistress dead Au. Rather in vain I strive to know what both Resolve to hide from me It was not curiosity sir But a desire to serve you That belief Will speak my pardon Exit Age. I fear she is displeas'd Clar. Reason hath too much power over her fouâ— To be displeas'd without a cause I hold her Every way so perfect that I durst make A full discovery crave her assistance But then Clorinda would more justly hate Age. O brother speak no more of hate it is impossible If ever she did love me You have my Intrust But much more prevailing must your unequal'd merit Prove Clar. Merit dear brother it is impossible Since what I have done or shall ever do Grows from her influence upon me Age. I see that I am yet to learn what it is To be a perfect Lover Clar. Rather you have not practis'd what you know Age. Brother I must confess it is my shame Though not my grief since my inconstancie Hath made me but more happy Clar. How Age. Frown not I mean more happy As my inconstancie leaves you Clorinda free And if she prove averse to your desires Her constancie to me admits of a just censure Not applause Clar. If you believe you have a power in her After your
your only remedy Yet that my hand should give it Clo. Those servants are esteem'd the truest That do the last and greatest offices of duty Having no love to pay your vows of service My gratitude proposed this as your recompence Clar. O heavens was ever gratitude so cruel Clo. Will you not then obey me nor your oath Is this the fruit of all your protestations Clar. Is not my will the same with yours You would not live nor I then Clo. Kill me and then do what you please Clar. The same say I kill me and then do what you please Clo. Your vow was not to eccho my desire But to obey what I enjoind Clar. It is true in what was just and noble Clo. Is it not so to relieve a friend distrest Your oath past too Clar. No friend will ask for shame The help does refuse to give Clo. The guilt remains with the first breach and that was yours Clar. Alas you press what no example yet came near To kill that person that I value more Then all the world Clo. No doubt brave Brutus servant lov'd his Master Yet kill'd him being commanded Clar. Perhaps he was his slave and gain'd his Freedom by it Clo. And shall not you do so A freedom from the bonds Of Love the Tyrant-master that I flie But did not Herod Doom to death in one his Wife and Mistress Lest any other should enjoy her And this caused from excess of Love Clar. Unto himself as I dare never hope To be so happy to have his interest So I shall never fear his punishment Kneels This is that posture which my former vows Best suit withall Nor am I humbled thus To beg for pitty to my self but you Divine Clorinda who ought to be As far from thought of punishment As you are free from guilt Clo. False perjur'd man I can be free from neither Whilst I stay here Clar. O misery was ever man so wretched In the performing what she should command I still have plac'd my only hopes of merit Sure fate did never yet to any Lover Put so hard a part To disobey or pierce his Mistress heart Exit Act. 2. Scaen. 1. Enter Austela Clorinda Au. COme sir you must not be so sad Sure there is some strange sympathie betwixt Prince Clarimant and you Clo. No sympathie at all if he have any cause Of grief mine 's meerly natural Au. I find you dissemble with me Your griefs have such resemblance that knowing his Is Love I am assured yours is the same Clo. Love I honour all the sex yet never knew That passion for a woman Au. I must confess that you have in your self So much of beauty that looking in your glass It is not like you should be taken with anothers form But yet take heed the Gods may punish pride Clo. To be such is a punishment so great The Gods can add no more Au. The interest you have in the King hath made me Study your content I find my sister loves you And what her blushes will not let her speak I must Clo. If she herself should tell me so it were fit for me To think she said it to make sport knowing My own unworthiness Au. How slow soever you are of belief must make known a Ladies passion to you Every way your equal Clo. I have not seen that person sure Au. What do you think of me Clo. You as of the soul of all perfection And only worthy him you do enjoy Au. I must not think my beauty worth esteem For gaining him there is a conquest which obtain'd Deserves a triumph That blush shews you conceive me Clo. Madam it is impossible I should understand A speech so disagreeing to that character I had received Au. It will be unjust to value me the less For my esteem of you Clo Of me Enter Agenor Au. Know gentle Youth not all the tyes of duty Have power to bar me the expressions of love That grows from such perfections as the world Never knew Hide not that lovely face Which even the King beholding must excuse me Age. Thou lyest false woman Clo. O Agenor I never wisht thee half so miserable Au. Why do you turn away What weep Is my love Such an injury Or if some word have past my lips That mov'd this passion my lips shall satisfie By taking off these tears Age. I can endure no more Just heavens how my inconstancie is punisht Exit Au. Clear up those Suns and let them gently shine upon me Or I am lost for ever Not moved with all my Courtship Continue thus unkind insensible of a Queens love And I shall think you are no man Clor. The weakness of my passion hath discover'd me Madam such an excess of happiness To be thus favour'd by you produc'd this passion Tears are as well the effect of joy as sorrow Au. A woman I am confident Now I can read it In her face sir I accept of your excuse But then you must forgo this sadness Clo. Madam all other thoughts but the consideration Of your favour are henceforth banisht Au. I yet am something doubtful of your professions You may confirm me Clo. As how Au. Sure you have a Mistress some in the Court That you do love Clo. None trust me Au. Then you do love the King so much that you hate me For my inconstancie you may forgive it I know he will He thinks it is no vice rather a vertue To have choice of Mistresses Why do you sigh This touches nay now you break your promise Clo. Madam I am not well Au. Will you rest your self upon my bed I 'll call the King then you will be well It is he must cure you Lady Clo. Lady O my heart Swoons Au. What have I done ho some Cordial quickly Help Enter two Women Madam he recovers Au. Lay him upon my bed gently for heavens sake Exit woman and Clor. In this discovery I my end obtain But make provision for my future pain Such fruit our jealousie produces still Better not know then know the worst of ill Exit Enter Clindor and a Gentleman Clind. Pray you sir shall I make bold to ask a question Gent. A dozen if you please Clind. You are courteous Why was the King sent for by the Queen in such haste Gent. I must not tell you that Clind. Perhaps you cannot Gent. I cannot sir be ignorant Clind. O wondrous easie perhaps the King knew not The cause himself Gent. It may be so Kings know not all things Clind. You do it seems Gent. Seem sir Clind. Nay be not angry you promis'd largely Gent. I promis'd nothing Clind. 'T is true and nothing I expect So fare you well Gent. Remember sir I only gave you leave to ask Clind. 'T is true I cry you mercy Then I May ask one question more Gent. You may ask any thing Clind. Do you not think I had ill luck To find a man so overwise for my Informer Gent. Troth sir Clind. You need
not answer I am already Satisfied Gent. I see you know not me You are a shallow fellow Clind. And you so deep a puddle No plummet can find the bottom You have no ground sir So fare you well My cautious Monsieur Exeunt Enter Agenor and Clorinda Age. O dear Clorinda how powerfully thy beauties Now present themselves and minute gather strength By these thy sufferings What cause hast thou and I To curse my base inconstancie Clo. How sir are you so ingrate to heaven That for your sake favour'd that vice so far To give it the reward of vertue happiness And that so great in your Austela That all men else are poor compared Enter Austela Age. My Austela Au It is well I am denied then Age. Did she not court you as a man The heart she took from me through you could not Receive your sex denying Entertain Is yet so tainted in the tender of it That I for ever must repent the change I made O Clorinda would this hand When it was join'd in hers had rotted off Clo. Do you believe to cure inconstancie And breach of faith by new inconstancie I see it was a vice dwelt in your blood Age. It is no inconstancie to cast an eye back On your vertue too late instructed By present misery Clo. It is enough this does express how miserable You might have been But know your happiness is perfect The Queen prompted by jealousie the fruit of Ardent love suspected me a woman And your former Mistress and took this way of courting me To be assured Age Your vertue bids you make this fair construction Ent. Austel Clo. She comes her sight begets new trouble Would I had chang'd this habit for my winding-sheet Au. Sir I am glad to find my chamber can afford you So good company Clo. Absence at any rate I must be gone Your Majesties pardon Exit Au. It seems you have cured him Age You made him sick had I not reason It is fit I remedy your errors Au. You have so many of your own It will take your time up Age. But there 's one especially that troubles me Au. You would change a wife would you not Age. Do your thoughts prompt you to that question Au. It is time when you deny me Age. There was a time I might Au. Had your hand rotted off the present trouble Had been saved You are an unconstant man Which granted both are miserable Age. Both are no less in being jealous Which you must grant you are Au. Having such cause love could not be without it Age. But having certainty that vertue is gone Love ceasing ends that trouble Au. The object of our guilt shall be our Judge Age. I doe not understand your riddle who do you mean Au. One that to me cannot be partiall your Mistress Age. Your servant Au. Yes Clorinda Age. But doe you think that you stand clear in honor Au. You cannot hope it sure but there 's the more For me to pardon Come all your passages of love Are plain yours and your brother Clarimants Perswade Clorinda that I think her still a man Lest modesty make her forsake the Court And both use means to make her love your brother These little quarrels where the hearts are good The body of our Love keeps firm like letting blood Enter Clindor and 1. 1. Come thou shalt lend me ten Crowns As I am an honest man I le pay thee Clind. Gain that opinion with me first You see the Money 's ready 1. Why thou hast known me long Did I ever deceive thee Clind. No for I ever took thee for a Shark A Fellow too that would abuse me In my poverty in words 1. It was but in Merriment I swear I ever Loved thee truly Clind. Yes and I wil requite it I know that mony Would but dull your Wit spoil Industry I finde it by my self that care keeps close My Purse 1. Refuse a Comrade little Coyn â—Iis poor Clind But yet the custome of the Rich and things Must be proportion'd to our Fortune 1. 'T is well Fortune and you are friends That makes you proud Clind. I have a sense of her great benefits I were a Fool else 1. Well! I may live to repay this scorn Clind. Yes sooner then the Money you would borrow Which makes me ask no Bond. 1. Come prethee supply me and leave fooling Clind. Spare your own pains Sir you have done enough 1 As I am clad I am not fit for any honest company Clind. Nor cloath'd in Scarlet trust me 1. You are a base Fellow the Tide may turn Clind. O admirable fruit of poverty Valour infus'd I vow Yet remember Friend quarrels are dangerous 1. Tell me of danger Clind. I cry you mercy Sir I had forgot you were poor Nay if you be outragious I must leave you 1. We shall meet agen Exit Clind. Yes no doubt on 't how calm and temperate Will Money make one a man might almost pull me By the Nose yet I not angry such admirable satisfactions Here. Enter Selina This Youth I have seen oft had a strange Mind to talk to him yet still the brat avoids me Stay my pretty knave shall I borrow a word or two Sel. On good security you will ask no more Clind. Why is your Mistress staying for you iâ— the Lobby Sel. If she were what would you give to supplâ— my room Clind. I do believe what ever it were she would repay the sum Sel. O fie you look not like an Amorist thaâ— face would fright her Clind. A martial one Adonis was not alwayeâ— favourite Mars had his turn Sel. Were you that Deity your reign is out Clind. But I can prove a Jupiter and court your Mistress in a shower Of gold and that I take it in all times is powerful More then your face Sel. Descend descend and shew yourself a simple Mortal Else I shall leave you Clind. Tell me first what Country you are of My mind gives me I have seen that face Sel. You have a foolish mind that does abuse you So fare you well Clind. And so have you a foolish tongue that does betray you A certain coy disdainful look too that stiles youâ— woman Sel. How sir you shall find me masculine take that Strikes him Clind. This cannot hide you confess your sex and name Or by this light I will untruss your points And then you know what follows Sel. Sir you in this restraint preserve my modesty It was my desire that you should know me I dare not say you are the cause of this disguise Yet you may think your pleasure Clind. Now by this light have I mind to beat thee As a man for all the scorns thou hast put upon me For as a woman I am sure thou wilt abuse me Especially if thou pretend'st to love me Sel. Your scorn 's so just that I must suffer it Seems to weep Clind. How let 's see no moisture spare spare your Linen good Selina Sel. Oh whither shall
suffer such a thought To pierce my heart Is much more easie O give me leave to do that Rather then you shall see your character So deeply printed there that not Clorinda's self Can ere deface it not by this injury Although the greatest that ever yet was offer'd To a faithful love Clo. Tears from those manly eyes it is not fit I urge it more But know withall it is impiety in you To hope I ever can be yours For though no contract past betwixt me And the King your brother I hold my self Unfit to be anothers wife my vows of being Ever his are sure in heaven recorded Think seriously of this but withall be assured That person does not live to whom I hold My self so much obliged as to Prince Clarimant The Gods grant you much peace Nay greater happiness then they permit me to bestow Exit Clo. Clar. Thunder and musick in one voice despair and joy â—et reason bids me hope from her last word The heart that pitties once may love afford Exit Enter Clorinda Selina Clo. Selina I am now resolved to see this Holy man and if he be what you relate Hereafter I shall credit you Prince Clarimant And fair Olinda too will go along Let it be order'd so if possible That none take notice of our going Sel. That may with much ease be effected Some houres As in the morning he wholly dedicates To his devotions and does admit of none to visit him But persons of your quality are not obliged to any rule Clo. It fals out happily be ready then to guide us Sel. Madam I shall not fail and if you find him not above What you expect for ever banish me your favor Exeunt Enter King Austela K. Austela I much wonder why this Unhappy Prince appears not Au. Doubtless sir he is shipt the sense of his disgrace Will hinder him for ever appearing in this Court K. Why shoâ—ld you think so his action was not such As you would make it although Clorinda Were a woman he knew it not but as a rival In your sisters love did wound her Au. That is true sir it is not that which I alleadgâ— In his disgrace but that he with such odds Could not defend himself from Clarimant K. It was his misfortune and not want of courage Nor can I think that he consented To that assistance which his servants gave However I must value him a friend For such he shewed himself in my distress Nor shall he suffer in my Kingdom if it lie In my power to serve him Au. I am not sir to counsel you but for my part The little knowledg I had of him does make me wish Never to see my sister married to him And I am confident if not inforc'd She never will receive him for a husband K. It is not come to that I rather fear His wounds were mortal and should he thus be lost And no accompt given of his life or death It might be prejudicial to my honor All neighbour Princes would avoid my Court for ever Au. It were no loss if they were all like him K. Daughter I find you are so partial for your Husbands brother that you forget my interest quite Au. I cannot be so severed by a husband As to forget a loving father My sisters good Obliges to speak thus much for whom I must believe Prince Clarimant would prove A nobler husband then this Prince You so much seem to favour K. It is true but his affection 's setled on Clorinda sure Never to be altered Au. You know not sir what time may do Clorinda's self labours to make Prince Clarimant Change his affection to my sister For her She vows never to marry as having lost Agenor Whom she loved This I both gather by mine Own observance and likewise know it from my sister To whom Clorinda hath in part exprest as much K. Things standing so I must confess if honor And my word engag'd permit I quickly should consent Au. You would have reason I know Agenor So much loves his brother that he might be perswaded After your death to live here and leave the government Of Burgonia to Clarimant K. It were a high point of state could it be so And we should aptly pay the care we owe Unto this Kingdom That State is much more happy Where the Prince himself remains Then howsoever govern'd by a Substitute Au. Add to this what happiness it were for me To live here in that Kingdom which I By your favour brought my husband K. My dear Austela I rejoice in thy instruction My daughter and my Tutor to thy cleer Judgment I leave the managing of this affair Exeunt Enter Cleon and Druid Dru. Will you not let them see my art Cle. No no it were loss of time Pr. On peril of your lives keep close till you be call'd Enter Prince and Sailors Cle. Speak not of calling As soon as you perceive them once entred This thicket break forth and seise them If any men come in their company Unless they yield kill them whilst we convey Away the Ladies to the ship Where lies the Boat Who guides to that Sail. Fast by here in a Creek Pr. But why should not we rather let them come Unto his Cell then we might better seise them Cle. Oh by no means he must remain here still In the same reputation untill by poison Or some other way the King Agenor be dispatcht And then come to receive a Dâ—kedom For thy recompence or else a halter Dru. Doubt not I will deserve it Pr. My mind misgives me that they will not come Cle. Oh fear it not both love and curiosity Advance their steps either of which Hath power to make young people run The boy that brings them hath his interest too I judge it near the time Ent. Sailor I see them coming Cle. Stand close Enter Selina Clorinda Clarimant Olinda Clindor Sel. Madam it is but a little farther Within the Wood. Clind. Whilst they enquire for Oracles I 'll talk with you It is a notable witty rogue The place methinks invites Ent. Sailors Clar. Traitors Clo. Help help you Gods Pr. Make good ' gainst them Cle. Lose no time Ex. Pr. Cle. Clor. Olind. Enter Clarimant and Clindor Clar. O Clindor that we had wings In the fight Sailors are kill'd Exeunt Act. 4. Scaen. 1. Enter King Agenor Austela and Attendants K. 'T Is strange that they should be so long returning It is not a mile without the City Age. It seems they find a pleasing entertainment Enter Clindor wounded Au. O my heart what object 's this Age. Clindor what mean these wounds Clind. To kill me sir I think and if they do It matters not life hath with me no value Your Brother 's lost Age. How lost Clind. Surpris'd by the base Prince of Aquitain As they were going to see the holy Druid Au. O heavens and whither carried Clind. To his Fleet that lies here in the Road. Prince Clarimant and I
Cle. Command that boy straight from them As you respect your happiness I 'll give you reason for it Ex Princes Cleon Sel. O Madam Whispers I. Sir you must go with me Sel. What mean you Exeunt I. The Prince would speak with you Enter Clarimant Can I yet live and know Clorinda prisoner Subject to all the injuries of power And I incapable to serve her I am not so My hands are free only my heart is slaved Under misfortune Were my love such as justly Might arise from so miraculous a cause The ardor of my flame would prompt my heart And hand to find some way to set her free And take revenge upon the treacherous Prince But I do find the cause of all this deadness My thoughts are active but there wants Her favorable influence upon me O me what do my fears suggest My eyes and ears those traitors to my peace I will not trust your base intelligence You are but the servants of my fear and not my reason Can injuries or importunity prevail To make her love this Prince where love and service On my part procured but frowns O yes It may be so there is a cruelty in Love By which that Deity does magnifie it self Reason or merit must pretend no share In the free bounties of a heart that Love inclines Enter Clorinda Prince Clarimant Clar. Ha! Clo. Why are you so amazed Clar. What light breaks from that cloud And with the sudden brightness dazles my sense My happiness is such O speak agen That by two witnesses my joys may be confirmed Clo. Why are you thus disturb'd you oft have seen me Clar. But never thus never thus unexpectedly When I despair'd the happiness Clo. Had fortune been so envious to deny an opportunity As I confess this hardly was attain'd To give you thanks for the last testimony of your love Yet reason and the estimation you do hold of me Might well assure you I could not but resent it Highly Clar. O heavens Clo. You are sad does this acknowledgment offend you Clar. Offend me dear Clorinda 't is such a joy As justly might transport me from my self But when I do consider all my merit was but intention And that I can do nothing real in your service The sense of my misfortune sinks me down low as despair Clo. The Gods themselves in what we owe to them Do not require above what they inable us To act much less is due to me Who rather am your debtor which to acquit in part I chiefly came to clear any suspition You might have conceived from my kind usage Of this traitor Prince yet know if you believed me Guilty it was a crime I can as hardly pardon As your too much love Clar. The last is such a guilt as every minute multiplies And though you cruelly condemn it such is yet The riches or my soul Clo. But if you wish as you profess my happiness And satisfaction temper it so that I may pay the like The affection of a brother to a sister I will allow you Clar. In this you do so far exceed my hopes or merit That it were ingratitude not to acknowledge A bounty infinitely great But since that Sisterly affection does not debar you From conferring a greater happiness upon some other A happiness which I must burst with envy to behold Nay curse whom you so bless you do but raise me high To throw me down with greater violence Clo. To cure this fear the Gods be witness No others interest ever shall exceed Prince Clarimant's Clar Nor shall their happiness then by this fair hand Clo. But if beyond this you but hope you injure me And vertue So peace dwell with you Clar. Alas already you forget your promise You wish peace and remove it from me Would any sister do so to a brother Clo. Yes to preserve herself and him Were we discover'd you were lost The Prince which my unhappy beauty hath surprized Neglects Olinda and certainly does fix his thoughts On me With him as far as honor would permit I have dissembled entertain'd his flame With no dislike by which you are preserv'd as yet And not ill used But this stolne visit Would to him express more kindness Then he must think I have for you I hear some entring the Cabin Enter Prince Cleon and Sailors Heaven it is the Prince Who have we here Death seise him And throw him overboard They seise him Clo. O heavens what art can save him Clar. O for a sword Clo. Dare you presume to speak of love to me And do an act so base The meer intent Were you not rooted here would cancel all your interest Pr. My interest Clo. But if you value my respect so little And your own promise for his noble usage Yet wisdom bids you not forget the advantage That his life may bring more then his death Cle. She tels you true remember why we did at first Preserve him to make our peace should not our plot Take on Agenor Pr. Take him away and bind him Clo. Why sure he cannot flie To leap into the sea Were to perform himself that which you threaten Pr. Remove him hence however Clar. Fortune that gives this man this power Pr. I look upon him as a hated Rival away with him Exit with Clar. Clo. Come I forgive this passion the cause That it proceeds from being love to me The error too that you are in is punishment enough Pr. Though I suspect all for dissembled Yet I am pleas'd to hear her what was my error Clo. A gross mistake of this stolne visit And yet love was my grand errand Pr. Where 's my mistake then Clo. Patience and hear me You thought Olinda Once did love you and you were not mistaken She did so till she knew the Prince You found her alter'd and of me mistaking The true cause were jealous Now by the Gods If I have truth she loves the Prince Pr. And so I fear do you Clo. By way of gratitude but for affection Heaven witness with me I loved another Yet where I find distrust and disrespect Such as you have exprest I am no longer bound Cle. Infinite cunning Clo. But to proceed Finding this Ladies passions Strong to Clarimant my obligations great By way of gratitude I thought my self obliged To make him happy in Olinda's love And doubt not to effect it though I must blush to say so I found some arguments besides that prest me To this undertaking for were their hearts so fixt On other your peace with both the Kings were quickly made And you stood free to make a new election Yet were all women of my mind You should stay long enough without a wife you are so passionate Pr. Most excellent Clorinda pardon the rashness of your servant Who henceforth yields himself for ever to be dispos'd Of by you Clo. Well if I find so I never was ungrateful Ex Prince Clor. Cle. How with a twin'd thred does she ride the Ass
And turns him how she please but when I consider It is no wonder she hath a depth of policie Which all my art could never fathom True Blinded by my love I could not reach her aims But stood I free she wanting the advantage Of loves power upon me how poor and shallow Were the arts of all the sex But as it is Fortune hath given this silly Prince The power to crush me into nothing Breaks his contract with me touching Clorinda Which was the soul of all my undertaking Is there no way to right my self yes This could revenge my wrongs on him But then I perish in the act and leave Clorinda To be enjoy'd by Clarimant that must not be No ere my Rival shall so happy prove I to my hate will sacrifice my love Exit Act. 5. Scaen. 1. Enter Cleon Clorinda Prince following Clo. SIr pardon this disturbance of your thoughts Cle. Your presence rather fairest Lady May rectifie any disorder Since you are all a harmony of sweetness Clo. Sir I perceive your power great with this noble Prince And I believe so much a friend to him That he would hearken to your councel If you would join with reason and so perswade him To set Prince Clarimant and the Princess at liberty I think it were an act would shew much friendship To him and for your self gain what reward You would desire from both the Kings Cle. I have observed most beautiful Clorinda Such an excess of nobleness in you I scarcely dare express what I would undertake To serve you but then you really Must let me know all your desires Clo. It is Cleon. Cle. Lady dare you adventure to speak your wishes Clo. I have done so Cle. That Clarimant and the Princess should be Delivered I do believe is your desire But is that all are you pleas'd to be here Clo. Why should I not am I not nobly used Cle I know those who are wicked fear not To break an oath but such whose heart Is fill'd with vertue as I am sure yours is Would not be perjur'd for the world Clo. To what tends this Cle. That you do swear not to discover What I shall propose touching your service Clo. You need not doubt if it do suit With what I have exprest is my desire Cle. My end shall be the same their liberty and yours Though happily our ways to that may differ Clo. My liberty Cle. Yes yours the most desired Swear and then hear what I propose Clo. I do so far as vertue binds Cle. That tye all men have on you Clo. If your intents be fair why will you ask A stronger obligation then Cle. I dare not speak my thoughts without an oath Clo. What can he mean I swear never to speak Of that you shall propound nor need I Since the Prince does overhear Cle. Then know I am not ignorant how you dissemble With this treacherous Prince whom you And all the world must hate Clo. This will undo me I hate the Prince Cle. Yes Lady deadly yet less then I. Pr. 'T is well Cle. All for your sake and for that noble Prince If you consent this hand if Clarimant's Be not more able to effect it Shall take revenge and right our general wrongs Clo I do complain of none If I did how could this be effected Cle. With ease nay more it is not impossible The deed done to escape to shore in the ship-boat Into which the Prince and you the night assisting May get before Enter Prince It is impossible you are deceiv'd A Guard there Ent. Guard and Sailors Seise the Villain Cle. How what mean you sir All that I spoke Was but to let you see how she abused you And this the plot that Clarimant and she had laid You know upon your life depends my happiness Pr. Mine in thy death This cunning cannot save you Cleon. Cle. Nor do I wish it should If you indeed believe me guilty Pr. Bind him I will have thee tortur'd limb from limb Till thou confess all truth Clo. Let me intreat sir for his life However I am by him accused Pr. For hating me which I have too much reason To believe is truth Clo. How can you think so Did I not place you to overhear him Pr. But knew not what he would deliver See Clarimant fast bound and Madam My cabin this night shall be your chamber Clo. Perhaps my death-bed Lost for ever Exeunt Enter Selina bound O you just Gods how all my treasons Against my sweet and innocent Mistress are return'd Upon my head Prince Clarimant I am thy murdress To the fair Olinda by my means betraid O horror what will my torments be for this Hereafter in the other world All this For love of thee false Cleon have I done Thy cursed brain gave birth to all my plots Is this the Crown thou mad'st me fondly hope for And shall I die without revenge revenge My hands fast bound there 's nothing left that I can Reach thee with but curses fruitless curses He shall live happy gain a Kingdom and Clorinda By her a Kingdom why should I pitty her then It is she that is the ground of all my misery His love to her makes me thus wretched For Clarimant he may hereafter marry with Olinda All but my self may yet be happy Must I alone die wretched contemn'd and scorn'd Why do I longer live my guilt and miseries so great You Gods or Fiends remove me from this miserable Earth and let me feel new punishments If punishments there be hereafter These they cannot exceed how sweet were yet Revenge O for revenge that Cleon's heart Were in my hand false Cleon's no way Exit Enter Clorinda Olinda Clo. O dearest Olinda what are the miseries That we are faln into Thinking to rid my self Of a false Vilain I have brought ruine On us all no art can help us now Oh the hard choice to marry with this traitor Prince or Clarimant must die Olind. It were better you consent to marry with the Prince Then that Prince Clarimant should suffer Let not him die however Clo. I know your love to Clarimant Makes you perswade me thus and I would quickly yield Did not my oath to Clarimant forbid But would kill my self ere go to bed Olind. I must confess I love the Prince Be not offended that I say so It was your perswasion first since I have seen Such noble actions as raises him so far Above all other men that they appear Not worthy of a thought And yet my love And estimation of your vertue 's such I gladly would submit nay much rejoice To see such merits join'd Enter Prince Clarimant bound and Guard Pr. Clarimant behold your Judge for know Clorinda This minute you must give consent to marry me And go to bed or else immediately his head Goes off Clo. A cruel choice Olind. Base man canst thou expect to scape the hand Of justice after such cruelty Pr. It is not from you Madam that I
expect An answer Speak Clorinda give your sentence For by the Gods there is no way but one of these Clo. O Clarimant Clar. Heavens can you suffer What you have made so excellent to be thus Miserable Pr. These lamentations boot not Speak Lady I can admit of no delay Clo. What can I say Pr. No! strike off his head then Clo. Oh hold Pr. Speak are you mine Clo. Say Clarimant Clar. Madam to me death will be ease Since I have liv'd to see you injured thus And have not power for to revenge it Pr. Are you resolved Clar. To suffer what thy barbarous nature can inflict O help fire fire Within Pr. What cry is that Quench quench the fire Within Enter 1. O sir we are all undone the fire hath taken Amongst the Cabins past all hope of extinguishing Enter 2 Flie flie the ship the cordage is a fire For all the water we can bring it still increases Pr. What burn in the sea slaves quench the flames 2. The Sailors sir descend into the Boat Make sure of that and reach your other ships The only means of safety Pr. Hell and confusion 2. There 's none obey command but each man looks To his own safety Clar. O heavens must then Clorinda perish Pr. Make sure of the Long-boat for me Some one kill Cleon Or rather let him perish in the flames My wounds receiv'd from Clarimant I Will revenge My self Offers to kill Clo. O sir if you have hope in me Pr. It is true he shall not die yet But the Gods hereafter shall not save him Though they thus crost my wishes now Come Lady I will take care of you Clo. We must not part Pr. I mean it not there may be use of her Nay for your sake bring Clarimant along Clar. 'T is for thine own false Prince Pr. But look well to him Clar. You Gods Your powerful justice in these flames is shown Preserve Clorinda and your mercy 's known Exeunt Enter Sailor with a casket Gramercy fire the element of water never yet Afforded me so much this I can swim to shore With yet the wind blows high but to the Shoreward I may escape if not why so Whoever finds my body shall give me thanks Enter Selina her hands bound Sel. O gentle Sailor untie my hands Sail. A pretty boy come It will not do My knife so canst swim Sel. Oh no. Sail. Then get some board or pack I fear I shall be Drown'd I am so well natur'd on the sudden No use of this Exit Enter Cleon hands bound Cle. Just heavens Sel. True Cleon never so manifest Cle. Gentle Selina unbind my hands Sel. I were ingrate else Cleon you did as much for me Cle. And would do more any thing unbind me Sweet I 'll swim with thee upon my back to shore Sel. You cannot swim I am sure you shall not Cle. No creature living better I oft have swam two leagues For pleasure O delay not the fire approaches Sel. But will you marry me and make good all your promises Cle. By the Gods I will Sel. Sure you will agen deceive me Cle. Never by my hopes Sel. The only time you ever yet spoke truth You shall not yet still thy heart is false Cle. It is not quick unbind me gentle Selina Sel. Well for once I 'll try what your heart holds Cle. Blest Selina O cruel yet spare me She wounds him Dear Selina Sel. Yes when I see your heart or blood come from it Cle. O witch devil Sel. I am to thee so What policie can now defend Know to thy greater torment I set the ship On fire only to be reveng'd on thee Not hoping such a happiness as this With these to behold thy false heart blood Cle. O that my eyes could look thee dead Sel. I will see them closed my dearest husband It is my duty Cle. First we 'll to sea together Sel. Since we must Exeunt fall as into the sea Enter Prince Clarimant Clorinda Olinda Sailors 1 Sail. It were best to enter further within the wood A Boat made after us when we forsook the ship 2 Sail. Some Fisherman that to avoid the storm Put to the shore Pr. Let the winds blow and split since we are Here Fire air and water have oppos'd my wishes Kind mother Earth grant what they have denied But why should I intreat that may command All my desires Once more Clorinda I propose the choice say shall he die Or will you make me happy who loves you More then he Clar. Traitor thou lyest He that truly loves Clorinda Would give some noble testimony Unbinde my hands And by my death as a worthy Rival Win her from me I ask no sword Only the freedom of my hands but if thy coward heart Think that too much take all these to assist Pr. You need not pull death faster on you By injurious words it is ready Speak Clorinda or he dies Clo. Hold and give me leave to speak a few sad words Dear Clarimant I know to save your life And yield my self anothers were such a choice You never could allow since to the miserable Life is a burden Could my death Make you happy the Gods be witness I would lay it down with joy Our fates I find are one the merit of your love And sufferings for my sake is such That I should hold my self ingrate Did I not grant you any thing That I might think might comfort you in death Clar. But shall I dare to speak wy wishes Clo. More then dare I do enjoin it Clar. There is a happiness would make my death My triumph Clo. I understand you Here alas that I should give My hand to Clarimant and he not able To receive it 1 Our hearts may yet be join'd For ever and only by these miseries They could have been Pr. Is this the fruit of my delay To hear my Rival courted Offers to kill Clar. Clo. steps between and Oâ—â— hinders it Clo. Know tyrant 't is the same One stroke dispatches both Clar. Strike here then vilain Olind. Devil dost thou believe there are no Gods Enter Agenor Clindor Age Clindor this way I saw them enter Clind. I am out of breath sir Pr. Ha who are these Clind. See sir the traitor Prince Clar. Unbind me dear Clorinda Agenor and Clindor fight with the Prince then drive off the Sailors and follow them Clar. kills the Prince Then Enter Agenor wounded and Clindor Clar. O dearest brother how is it with you Age. Well Clarimant never so well Clo. By all that 's good you never in my eye Lookt half so lovely as now yet till this day I never could have said I lov'd another better Then your Majesty Age. If it be Clarimant my joys are then compleat Olind. It is he sir who could else deserve it Age. How favourable are the Gods unto the vertuous How just to wicked men How glad will my Austela be Of this who with the King will straight be here They from the shore beheld your ship when it Took fire saw you put off from it And watcht your landing certainly Clar. Know you what Bark it was That follow'd us at sea Age. I was in that and Clindor Some twenty with me to watch the ship Till other Vessels were prepared So swift she was of sail that all the Fleet Could not have hurt us See the King Enter King Austela Attendants Au. What happiness all safe K. Welcom again my dearest Age Let 's lose no time delay were now ingratitude See a Temple close by prompts us To the performance of two duties The burial of this unhappy Prince But chiefly to render thanks unto the Gods Deliverance so great alacrity commands In giving thanks that done we 'll join your hands Clo. It were folly now to deny the ceremonial The real part already past Clar. O dear Clorinda 'T were vain to think words could my joys express Rais'd from despair to such a happiness Exeunt FINIS Epilogue FIrst Ladies unto you I am addrest As those who judge of Lovers actions best If Clarimant your suffrages hath gain'd Our Author hath his chiefest end obtain'd Now Sirs to you Sure here 's no Lover will Clorinda blame For gratitude since you must hope the same Perhaps you rather think she was too nice That such a flame no sooner thaw'd her ice Our Author hopes she did but her just part He nobly woo'd she timely gave her heart To both the sexes we prefer this sute Ere you give sentence with your selves dispute If then condemn'd to whom should we appeal But to that Prince that pardons faults of zeal If then condemn'd 't were pride to make appeal Yet there remains a pardon in our zeal
call dotage In a meaner man And is it reasonable You should stand by an idle looker on Whilst his weak or false Councellors and he Make peace or war with foreign States Dispose of government and Offices at home Not on the best deserver but the greatest briber Or such a Lords particular friend or kinsman Age. Truth is I do appear now at home of no esteem Even those Princes lately made subject By my sweat and blood no one of their Ambassadors Makes any particular address to me Cle. 'T were madness if they should The certain way to miss their ends no sir Your younger brother Clarimant is the known Powerful Advocate for favors from the King And for the Prince himself and power Are both laid prostrate at the feet Of his fair Cousin the Lady Clorinda Age. Does she not deserve to be obeyed Cle Doubtless no Virgin lives that equals heâ— in merit And yet 't is possible the Prince may have Another end besides her personal worth Which makes him court her Age. What end Cle. You know sir at least must needs have heare Her ancestors have been pretenders to this Crown And time hardly wears out the right of Princes Age. 'T is true hardly where right But a pretension not then prosperous Neither lives but to shame the undertakers memory But were it otherwise in this particular I durst trust my brother indeed in any For I know his love to me is firm Cle. Sir 't is a noble confidence in you Nor would I seek to change that quiet peace That lodges in your mind for a worse guest suspition But if I do not freely speak my fears I shall be guilty of a treason to my Prince And friend Your brother sir fosters ambitious hopes And howsoe'r you slight Clorinda's title That is their chiefest nourishment Age. It is impossible Cle. If I should tell you some believe your fatheâ— Holds what I have said is conscious that he Does keep the Crown by wrong and so would By a marriage set all strait this would exact A greater faith then you I know can yet allow Age. 'T is true for this implies my disinheriting The falshood of my brother nay something moâ—â— Then this which I may chance one day to tell yoâ— freely But now I live curbed in my person Nay my thoâ—ghts pent up when I would ease My heart by uttering them Cle. Enlarge your self each way Age. Oh I must not Cle. Then I will for you My grief to see my Country Lose the advantage of your best of years For action makes me speak plain and home Though to the hazard of my head if you mislike The councel nor will I put you upon danger And not share it with you Age. What is' t you mean I am confident you love me Cle. As I do happiness which is included In your knowledge of my faith and love Age. Speak then Cle. In short 't is this Propose a war in Germany raise a great Army Live there a King since here you cannot Age. My father never will consent Cle. Where 's that Souldier or Commander will not obey Your summons Age. To raise an Army my Father not allowing it Were treason which once proclaim'd would startle The most resolute Cle. Scarce a man if you should on the contrary Make known what your intents were for your Countries Honor and profit Age. But in the mean time should they seise my person Cle. But in the mean time should you seise your Fathers person which is sure much easier to do There 's but few Nations that adore the setting sun The braver spirits do attend his rise And hope to mount with him aloft Age. Though I confess I willingly would aid My Fathers feeble arm to hold the scepter right I would not force it from his hands Cle. Two hands upon one scepter men will interpret Violence however since 't was ordain'd in one If violence at all let it be powerful in effect The happy issue then may change the attribute To providence care of the present the future state Age. It is an affair of a high consequence Pray see me in the morning I must take time To think Exit Cle. Do Prince 't is my desire since thought Must make that poison work I have distill'd Into thy soul the compounds are so strong And operative that it must cause destruction To thy self father or brother if not all But soft much time and many dangers Must be past ere I can hope to touch that happy Period the part I long have acted Must be still maintain'd a seeming faithful Servant to the father and his sons By each believ'd so tender of their safeties And their honour as if I had no sense Of what concern'd the other two The grounds thus laid and mutual jealousies growing In each I am secured from a discovery By any general conference of theirs Nay should an intimacie hold as 't is not like Betwixt the brothers yet am I still secure By their own nobleness scorning to tell Councels The secrets of an Enemy much less reveal these of a friend Which when I do I shal no other but my self betray Friendship 's an useful word the substance thrown away Exit Enter Clindor Selina Clind. Nay Lady if you flie being so able to desend 〈◊〉 shall suspect you have an ambush here â—'le make good this ground proud of my purchase I know 't is of such value that the restoring Will press you to another parly Sel. Why think you so To lose your company withall Will make the loss of any thing I have about me insensible Clind. Make good your word change but your maidenhead For this and if I ever trouble you again Sel. O insolence can you believe that such a jewel Is reserv'd for you you may as well by your small Single valor hope to surprise the strongest fort Clind. Nay perhaps sooner Lady may be you Know the first impossible Sel. I know 't is impossible you should be other Then a rude Soldier Clind. True whilst you are an uncivil Lady 'T is wisdom to frame our selves like to the company We wish to keep Sel. Indeed I must confess you put upon me in this seeming Censure a mighty obligation your words imply as much As if I would be wicked you for conformity Would be so too in troth I do not doubt it But that you can as well conform yourself to better Images is that I have no reason to believe Clind. From these your hard opinions yet in a milder phrase Exprest judge charitably that my disrespect Is likewise lessening And certain Lady So many beauties as shew themselves about your Person were gifts the Gods repented of Which made them place a soul whose pride might tel the world It was a goodly Temple built to shew their power But not to share their adoration Sel I see you are an experienc'd Soldier And are not without stratagems making your Battery on the weakest side You praise the beauty
this Clo. My Lord I know not well some discontent Age. Are we alone is there no other eye but that of Heaven beholds us Clo. None that I know Age. Blest opportunity still I am fearful for your sake I would not have our loves discover'd now by chance Which with such art and care hath been so long Conceal'd from all men but my brother Clo. I would it had been so from him too sir Age. Why do you fear he will discover us Clo. O no sir but Age. But what Clo. The gods were witness enough for me sir 'T were my glory were it known if in your fortune But a slave I should with joy proclaim to all The world what your interest were in me But for your sake considering how you father Frowns already I scarce dare to my self Whisper the joy of being yours Age. My father let not that trouble you We will be free as he ere long and our commands Better obeyed Clo. O speak not again my fears how sir better obeyed Age. By those that love me and will live and die with me Clo. Die with you sir why should that come in question Age. Only as an expression of my friends affection Clo. But sir were all men what they seem That which I fear you do intend is that Which heaven cannot approve take heed of disobedience sir Age. Why doest thou plead against thy self against thy joyes And mine Now as I am I dare not look on these Bright eyes the comforts of my life nor touch this hand These lips not speak but by the assistance Of my brother Clo. This is a freedom sir modesty could not allow Did we oft meet and as it is do not again Expect it Age. Why dearest are you so nice you do noâ— love me Your hand you will not sure refuse me Clo. I shall sir if you presume upon an opportuâ—nity Age. You never did deny that favor to my brotheâ— As my substitute Clo. It is confest and that in publike too More willingly I there would grant him any modeâ—â— Favor then here to you in private Age. That 's strange Clo. Do we not often give those praises to a persoâ— Absent which modesty would make us blush To speak unto himself Age. It seems I must be only favored by attorny Clo. Not so the mind being the noblest part I' st not enough if that be happy Age. Yes if it could subsist without a body Which since it cannot dearest mistres if you 'll be just The beauties of your person must in some measure Satisfie the flames that they create Offers to kiss her Clo. Sir I believe you will not think 't is a forc'd modesty That I put on though I should tell you I am not pleas'd At all to be alone with you yet how much I do love you it were in vain to speak That love enjoins as you will keep your faith To me not to disturb the quiet of your Father And this Kingdom likely to be yours Do not expect to find them faithful in the time To come to whom you shall teach falshood By your own example Age. Happily I have no such design we are ingrate To fortune and to Love in spending this happy Opportunity on any other subject Then what may tend unto his glory Clo. I see Sir I must leave you or my modesty Age. Dear do not frown pardon those faults Your beauties and my love engage me in Clo. Should I grant that for an excuse sufficient Where should we find a guilty or immodest person Since all immoderate desires do find a beauty In their object which promises a pleasure By enjoying My love then yours is of a purer Kind and fit it should as growing from A nobler cause your greater merit Be witness heaven I never yielded yet To any thought or motion wherein your happiness Had not precedence Age. Should I pretend to what you do appropriate The greatest love 't would shew presumption Yet here I offer what you dare not perform To me a free unlimited disposing Of my person and my will Clo. I take you at your word and though your Humble servant as a Mistress do impose These two commands Be modest in your love And patient in your expectation of a Crown Let all things be mature and ripen'd to perfection Then they are sweet and lovely but on the Contrary many infirmities accompany Abortive births seldom or never lasting She offers to go away Age. Sure you will not leave me thus Clo. Yes sir I must The greatness of my love commands me Remember your promise Age. You do express it strangely Would you stay longer if you loved me less Clo. With much more confidence I tremble sir lest Some unwelcom person should find us here Alone if there were company with whom you Might discourse I should stand by and hear you With delight look on you with much more Now apprehension of discovery takes away All pleasure from me Age. If we must ever live with this constraint upon us Where are the joys of love It rests not sure Alone in being beloved but in possession He that despairs in love hath a more happy fate Then I You do not love me sure what have I More then words to build my faith upon If you have pitty in you be more kind Or free me from my last engagement Clo. Not for a million Age. Trust me I shall not hold my self sufficiently Obliged unless I seal my promise on your lip Clo. He that will break his word no other tie Can hold him Age. Yet never any fearful Creditor Such you appear to be refused an Obligation Clo. This is the last you ever as a Mistress Shall receive from me Age. May your last words prove happily prophetick Clo. Think on your promise sir Exit Age. I do so sweet was the engagement That whilst I think on it even then It prompts me to the breaking the only way For to attain a greater bliss in her Promises Made in prejudice of Love I should be most profane To keep nor can she be offended however fear And modesty in her forbad me to attempt Power and her dear Embraces are alike The objects of my soul shall danger then make me retire No danger thrusts me on and tells me there 's noâ— safety But in arms which well imployed cancels my fault Unto my father and smooths Clorinda's brow â—he cannot be so cruel to herself to frown On disobedience that presents a Crown Exit Act. 2. Scaen. 1. Enter Clarimant â—lar O Fool for ever thou hast forfeited thy bliss She never will endure to hear thee speak Or look upon her more What falshood â—ust she think me guilty of I am so sensible Of my offence that though she would admit me â—durst never see her more How poor a value then â—ears life Enter Agenor with a Picture Brother Clar Ha! Age. How strangely you are alter'd Clar. You do not erre sir I was not wont to be thus sad Age. Nor
do I hope you will continue long so Your grief may prove infectious pray shake it off You shall not else keep company with my Clorinda Clar. I never will sir Age. How brother Clar. This sadness will not leave me Age. Come by all our interests I conjure you â—peak freely what troubles you Clar. Then sir in short you have undone me Age. I dearest brother Clar. Yes you Did you not enjoin â—â—at I should make in publike address to your Mistress 〈◊〉 which received opinion you might be freer 〈◊〉 your love Age. Had you engaged me in the like I should with joy have done it Clar. My care was such to do it to the life That I am really become what I did personate Are not you then the cause that I am miserable Age. What do I hear can there be truth in this If it be so speak it again Cla. 'T is that I never must deny I love her more then I do life Age. Or faith or honour do you not Cla. Sure I believe nothing with her can stand iâ— competion long Yet I will never see her more Age. It is not fit you should What do I feel Can the meer name of Rival trouble me Yes with the addition that he is my brother But whither am I falling Assist me Reason Let me but weigh my Mistresses unequal'd beauty And her greater merit and that must prove Both his excuse and my assurance Cla. I fear sir you are angry Not that I valuâ— Any danger but that I would not have you so unjusâ— Age. Trust me I am not brother I will admit you as a friendly Rival Make her inconstant once and I shall gladly quit herâ— Cla. Had you so mean a thought of her or me It were an injury I could not suffer Age. Come come upon my life I have not Some business brother of the highest importance Commands me from you perhaps from Court erâ— long And that I may assure you of my love and trust Carry from me this Picture to my dearest Mistress Clar. Sir I beseech you pardon me I would noâ— see her When I may avoid it there 's too much danger In the object Age. Remember she 's your Brothers Mistress that will protect you Cla. I never did forget pray send it by some other Offers the Picture back Age. I shall believe you do indeed intend to wooe My mistress from me since you refuse to appear to her My friend and messenger Cla. Sir I will do it but henceforth never misdoubt The strengths you hold upon me for I in it â—o break a resolution equal to a vow Age. Farewell Exit Clar. How hard a fate is mine to what cross actions â—oth our passions move I flie from what I wish Yet to assist anothers flame I grant what so my own I had denied Oh no it is not thus â—or every action rightly weighed it will be found Our own advantage is the proper center Where all lines meet For if I truâ—y apprehended â— discontent from seeing her I should not sure â—ave yielded to the inforcement of my brother â—o 't is with me as with those men who are â—y nature strongly tempted to some lust â—â—as'd in the sin yet grant no guilt Only alleadging for excuse They must Exit Enter Cleon and Selina Cle. Sweet Selina it is not now that I shall need â—o make a declaration of my love â—ou long have known the engagement of my heart Sel. My Lord my obligations are so great â—hat you may justly claim the utmost of my power â—oward the accomplishment of your desires Cle. I have been too unthankful to so true a friend But be assured that thou shalt have my best Of fortunes with me in the mean time wear this To keep me in thy memory Sel. It needs not sir I have already too many testâ—â—moniâ— Of your favor to forget Cle. When was Prince Clarimant with thy Ladâ— Sel. When was he not I fear sir her affection To him is so rooted that it will grow for ever Yet I have used those arts you taught me And some female practises of mine but all in vain But sir despair not since as yet you never Did make known your love to her and were she My mind she soon would make a difference Betwixt a boy a child and such a man as you Cle. Friendship doth blind thee more then â—o does me The frost I wear upon my locks will keep My fire from kindling in her breast Whilst equal youth and beauty in the Prince Gives nourishment unto a mutual flame Sel. I hope it will Aside Cle. Yet prethee say that I would speak with hâ— And have a care none overhear our conference Sel. My Lord I shall endeavour it she 's now 〈◊〉 the garden Exit Sâ—â— Cle. It is not love alone unto the Princess persoâ— I know I cannot be so faithless to my own designs No 't is her interest to the Crown engages me As much as does her beauty or her wit And yet she holds by those when I do see Or hear her speak great power upon me But I must watch my flame no spark let fall That may give any light of my affection to her In a third person I must try her Since she 's of humane race a woman to her mothâ—â— Whether from her be not derived some seeds Of the first female weaknesses ambition and Inconstancie which if I find I 'll nourish them And in their growth my hopes but if I see Such powerful charm no alteration move She claims my adoration cures my love Enter Clorinda Selina She comes be firm my resolution The splendor of her eyes is powerful already My designs meet with confusion Love gives the lye To my ambition triumphs o're my discretion And tels me that a Crown 's an aiery nothing Compared with the possessing of her personal Beauty what wonders will the magick of Her tongue perform Clo. What means this Cle. 'T is best I should at once profess my love And in her scorn receive a glorious death Stay let me be a King first and then to offer Up my self to my great Deity Brings no dishonor to her shrine Clo. My Lord did you not desire to speak with me Cle. Madam I did and the affair is of such weight That though I had consulted with my self before I durst not utter it without a second thought And none but your dear self to hear it Clo. Leave us Exit Selina Cle. Madam amongst those many whom your perfections Have devoted to your service though not so happy As with others to express my zeal There 's none without exception I dare speak it Would sooner undertake or hazard more to serve you This if you can believe I dare enlarge my self If not I must be satisfied with this expression Clo. My Lord if I be not mistaken you are a frienâ— To those whom all know I do value highly that Were I ignorant of your own worth Is argument enough for my
And in despight of duty wish Though dare not hope that he were the object Of that passion Clo. Oh misery Clar. How could I then to whom they were addrest Having withall a sympathie of blood But find joy as a brother at first no more Which warranted for just at last that pleasure Ere I was aware betrayed to me a deeper And more peculiar sense of happiness in you Clo. Add not that vanity unto your falshood To hope from me a common estimation after this Clar. Add not injustice to your cruelty To hate where you should pitty The injunction Did proceed from you you are the first And the immediate cause that I am miserable Which makes me often doubt since it proceeds from you Whether it be a crime or no. When I shall find it Such you shall not need to frown or threaten Punishment by hating me once confident you do Without a cause I know you cannot I will inflict more then happily you will wish I should Clo. The Judge and the accused so neer allied As we are to our selves no crime is great enough For punishment Clar. Madam you much mistake I cannot be the Judge That am am the Plaintiff for who does at least justly Can complain of injury but I How is my love Since a requital is not in my wish a wrong To you or to my brother Clo. No! why did you by complaining Make me know your passion Clar. Now you have named my guilt Alas I find I have too much approved that law Which says no man is bound to be his own accuser You are the proper Judge truth speaks in you Let your severest censure fall and by the Gods I am your faithful Executioner Clo. Then Clar. Stay first receive this Picture of my happy Brother Sent from himself the occasion of your trouble Now I speak not this in my excuse To raise your pitty up against your justice For I at last was pleas'd in the imployment Nay now profess to you and all the world Whilst I have life I shall adore you Clo. And must I sentence you then Like to a desperate person that hath done Some wickedness so great for which the happiness Of sorrow is denied Clar. You must for what concerns my loving you Clo. Then hear a sentence proper to the guilt Your eyes and tongue which did betray your vertue Must never meet in me their objects more Clar. Misery never to look or speak to you Is that my doom Clo. It is justly inflicted Clar. I not dispute but shall it never be revok'd Clo. It is from me inviolate by all the Gods You may to morrow break it and I look you should Clar. I must confess what ere I do resolve 'T is not unlike I should Clo. I thought no less She offers to go Clar. But Madam I will never see to morrow Death is more welcom then to disobey you Clo. Hold sir Clar. How long Clo. Sure you are not in earnest Clar. Not in earnest death could have brought no pain â—ike this I see I did so well dissemble once That I am thought to do so still This is an injury so great it frees me From disobedience Offers his sword agen upon himself Clo. Oh hold as you doe love me Clar. As you do hate me let me die Clo. No you mistake Or would by death frustrate your punishment If you were dead no longer should remain The sense of your offence or my just hatred For it Live to be sorry that way expiate Your guilt I do not say your punishment But if you kill yourself on this occasion Making me accessary to your murder â— call the Gods to witness I will revenge it By making you like guilty of your Brothers death For I will never see him more how horrid Should I look drest in a scarlet robe Dyed in your blood Clar. All these are trifles whilst your just Yet most hard sentence rests upon me Never to see you more Clo. Would vertue could permit to make your noble sufferings less Your love might be received and yet your person Never gain access Exeunt Clar. O cruel pitty Enter Cleon with a Letter and Papers Cle. reads Meet me with all the forces you caâ— Raise at Lassent on the frontiers of Germany thâ— Imployment you then shall know As I could wish Enter Old King You Powers why should I be thought a person Capable of his temptation but there 's no help He that hath lost his own vertue may well expect To make another false The Rocks whose constancâ— Denies an entrance to the beating waves Though they want motion yet in their firmness Seem to take revenge by casting the attempting Billows with disperst drops upon the movers Face So though all motion be denied Against the person of the Prince from reverence To the Father yet here I may revenge My injuries and manifest the vanity of his design In this dispersion Tears the Letter O. K. Hold hold why do you tear the paper â— He takes up some Cle. What do you mean sir 't was but a triviaâ— Note Howe'r the impertinencie of the Sender Moved me O. K. A trivial Note can thy faith stile that so Wherein my safety is concern'd Cle. How sir your safety O. K. Come come dissemble not we will be both reveng'd Cle. Reveng'd on whom O. K. On my false Son No more I say For know your tenderness hath trencht upon your faith I must know every circumstance Dare nott hide it from me Cle. Remember sir he is your son your heir A Prince in whom your peoples hopes and joyes are fixt â—ay these close to your heart to move your pitty And then what my unhappy memory contains Of what was writ O. K. Nay if a Councellor suspect his memory His Princes safety at the stake 't is fit he trust His own care I 'll gather these Gathers the papers Cle. Your pardon Royal sir you shall know every Circumstance but sir remember still How dear your son is to your people Lose not their love by cruelty to him O. K Not dearer sure to them then you Cle. Nay then this be my witness of the contrary â—o read till it kill all nature in thee And corrupt thy brain â—uch loss to him must prove my greatest gain Exeunt Act. 3. Scaen. 1. Enter Agenor with a Paper Lucidor Age. ALl these you say are ready Lu. All on my knowledg there 's no other fear â—ut that your troops will be too full Might I have â—iven advice ere this you had been gone here 's danger in your stay so many flock hither â—rom the Court your house is no way able â—o contain them and some no doubt that come 〈◊〉 Spies Age. To morrow early I 'll be gone I must this night Bid farewell to my dearest Mistress Now. Enter Clindor O sir I have rid my horse fell dead just at the door You are betrayed sir proclaim'd a Traitor Your Fathers Guard I overtook Age. Where Clind. By
a free Choice which almost never is allowed to Princes But where like priviledges are if not demanded They 'r not inforct Those Countries where the Book 's allowed to save the forfeit life For theft 't is but if askt so when a Virgin Saves a life and gains a husband Yet have they in those offers been refused And death embrac'd by the delinquent Then wonder not that I a Princess to miss A husband which being inforc'd I needs must hate Do that which common persons have perform'd My seeming disobedience set against Their forfeit life Justice will force These Princes and your sacred Majesty confess That I have reason on my side however will And custom plead for you King Fond Austella too late I fear thou wilt repent This pride of soul it is no other cause Makes thee thus peevish My Lords your ear Aust Ha! what object meets mine eyes sure there is Somthing like a charm that works upon me Can this be natural fie Austella Consider these Princes had no power Let not a glance then of a strangers eye Kindle an amorous fire about thy Virgin heart Age. The Princess eyes are fixt upon me And they are glorious ones believe me friend 1 Pr. Sir we are all agreed the honour to be your Son in law which thus we still may be Is that we covet King Know Austella since you refuse the priviledges Of your birth and thus neglect my safety And the State that reason which you so much plead Invests your sister with all those priviledges Which once belong'd to you Austel Ah me that I had sooner seâ—n or never Sist My sister sir will be better advs'id I know Austel I wish sir I had not so far transgrest But do your pleasure King My pleasure dearest Austella is to make thee yet What nature did ordain thee if thou wilt chuse A husband Aust I shall sir so you will promise What the law requires upon your part King 'T is vain to make a second promise With the Crown I took that Oath Austel These Princes and all that hear me know that I Can chuse but one I hope none will repine Since for my self I chuse I Pr. None dares be so unjust to question the actions Of a Goddess such all true Lovers Ever should esteem their Mistress Austel Sir in obedience to your royal will I am resolved to give away my self Stay pause Austella It is no less How rash how fatal may that bounty prove Shall the deceitfullest of all my senses Be more powerful then reason duty Or my resolution No no my eyes Though as a woman I receive with joy The beams which you convey yet as a Princess On whom depends the good of others Reason and vertue ought to sway me more Age. Is' t not extremely dark upon the sudden Lucid. Just as it was Age. O friend I am undone for ever K. Daughter why do you hold us all upon the Rack Of expectation Aust In an affair of so high consequence Blame me not sir though I advise Were you to give away A Kingdom you would do so I shall not only sir Do that but likewise take from many Especially these Princes a Kingdom and your Daughter And yet to ballance all these discontents Please but one person K. Yes dearest Austella your self in your free choice Of him whoe're he be Aust You encourage me but I sir from my care Of these your subjects for whom I am to chuse A King as well as for my self a husband Humbly desire the Ceremonial part Of this days custom may be dispenc'd with And where the manner was to praise the Gods For him was chosen son in law and so successor To the Crown you now would with more reason And a righter set devotion go to the Temple And invoke those heavenly powers to inspire me With their wisdoms in my election which I wil make At my return K. I know not how I or these Princes or these people Can refuse you a request so just and pious â—ending to all our goods Set forward to the Temple Exeunt Enter people passing over by degrees talking Enter Austella and a Lady Are not those strangers I sent for come Thom. Madam they wait your pleasure Aust Wait why did you suffer it Oh bring them in Yet stay Thom. What contradiction's here Aust How hard a part necessity hath thrust upon me Time till for this cause I never wisht Thy motion slower desire them enter Ex. Lady Enter Agenor Lucidor Age. O you Gods was this the Lady that sent for us Aust Noble strangers for such your looks do promise I took the boldness to send for you to know A truth which from our natives or my fathers Subjects 't is not like I shall since all are apt Still to approve the customs of their Nation Lucid. Madam when you are pleas'd to make me and my son Know your demands so far as our abilities inform Truth shall not suffer Aust Say you the same sir Age. 'T were alike vain as to dissemble with Divinity Not to speak truth to you Aust What I demand is how you do approve Those actions of which you were late witnesses Age. I must esteem that Kingdom made happy By a custom where their prosperity And future bliss depends on your election Who have no doubt the care of heaven to govern What you do as well as 't is exprest In the harmonious composing of your person Aust This flattery makes me despair to find That truth which I expected and you promis'd Yet necessity does urge me to demand A bolder question What Country do you hold Produces the greatest beauties Age. Madam this Kingdom even this place contains More then the world besides Aust These words methinks fall from your tongue As if you had been taught by Love to speak Hyperboles You have a Mistress I perceive Age. Ah me Aust Speak have you not Lucid. She loves you on my life Aust Oh I fear Lucid. What mean you sir Madam I know the Prince Aust How sir Lucid. The Prince of Love I mean Queen Venus Child Had never any power yet o're my son The war hath ever been his Mistress Aust How gladly would I flatter my desires With a belief of something even above my hopes The words were strangely broken and abrupt Is he your father sir Age. Madam you are the first that ever seem'd to doubt it Au. I must confess I do withall whate'r he says I must believe you are a Lover Age. Madam one truth 's in both the latter I will swear or seal it with my blood Au. How sir Age. That I do love Au. How long have you done so Age. Since the first minute that I saw the object Of my passion Au. I must increase your wonder at the strictness Of my examination Hath many days past Since your passion first took birth Age. Though it may seem an arrogance approaching Madness yet truth which you enjoin And all must reverence forces me
say The sun hath never set since my affection Rise a glorious passion sure if but consider'd From your self the object Au. Me Know you to whom you speak Age. I know you are the daughter of a King So to be reverenc'd but I obey a power That aws all scepters your beauty hath erected In my heart a greater monarchy and that commands Me fear cast by here prostrate at your feet Acknowledging my subjection Kneels Au. Ye Gods teach me to husband all my joys Although encouraged he that dares thus profess His love to me must have a soul above the Common rank why do you kneel Age. You are my destiny give life or death Au. So were you mine time bars all ceremony now At once receive all happiness that I can give you Age. If this be real I shall contemn addition Are we not in a pleasing dream is all this truth Lucid. All certainly if she be flesh and blood Ere long I hope you 'll be resolv'd Au. Let none take notice of our conference I must in publique chuse you If but my Father then my act approve None ever was so happy in their love Exeunt Act. 4. Scaen 1. Enter King three Princes 1 Pr. SIr we are injur'd past all sufferance And shall return back to our Countries The scorn of all the world K. Princes I had no power to force the affection Of my daughter 1 Pr. Your daughter never durst have made a choice So much to our dishonor had you not been Before acquainted with it 2 Pr. Or when she had would he have given consent But that it was his plot K. Let not my patient bearing of your slander Make you believe I fear your angers Though united yet that I may give you all Satisfaction possible the Gods be witness with me I knew not her intent before nor had I power To hinder when the choice was made You saw Your selves the people as if inspired to his Advantage whom my daughter chose with strange Unheard of acclamation did express their joy 3 Pr. I wonder what they saw to be delighted with Some of our persons are as promising as his K. They saw one like themselves a common person chosen And that begot their joy and friendship Know Princes though in honour I am bound to observe Fairly my promise to content my subjects Not all your discontents if join'd make up one half Of mine but if you hold your selves disgrac'd By such a Rival am not I more both in his present Interest and future expectation of my Crown But now to manifest in publike our discontent Will no ways suit the present joys attending Hymen's rights but you shall find your honours Something righted by what I shall perform This musick speaks the Brides approach to bed We must be wanting in no outward ceremony Custom commands Now all retire and leave This happy man to enjoy a pleasure Which the Gods may envy these Princes do I am sure Enter Agenor Austella Sister Ladies Lucidor 1 Pr. This Gentleman deserves so much he is above our envy 2 Pr. Some Prince disguis'd without all doubt 3 Pr. Most mighty Monarch we subscribe to your high birth Fate did ordain us humble vassals to attend your triumph Age. That this divinest Lady judg'd me worthy Does raise me really to what your scorns Do throw upon me and were this time and place Proper to right my self the boldest of you I would make seal with his blood I were in worth His equal however I do boast no title Lucid. Well spoke h 'as cool'd the Princes blood Au. I hope sir you 'll remember he is my husband So your son in that at least an equal to these Princes But happily their injuries take birth From your exprest dislike If so let all Your anger fall where it is only due on me Yet Royal sir remember you forc'd me chuse A husband and Love instructed 't was only he Could make me happy K. Why daughter are your joys disturb'd Do you believe you and my Kingdom Bore so smalll a value with these Princes That they could part with all their hopes And not be moved Their murmuring proves but A foil to set you off with greater lustre So raise your husband to an extasie of joy Since he a private man possesses that which Princes Grieve to miss 1 Pr. Madam the King hath spoken what we had Else alleadged in our excuse K. 'T is time all should retire and leave them To the accomplishment of their full joys Remember what I injoin'd Exeunt all but Age. and Aust Age. Were not my faith strong in your happy Influence a sadness now might give some little Check to my full joys Au. It reaches not so high as sadness Only some thoughts that crost my fancie Age. Madam the Ladies of this Court are enemies To Hymen's rights else sure they would have staid To undress you all Brides that I have seen Were in an instant ready for their bed So many busie hands about them Au. Perhaps our customs in that point do differ Yet you must grant we are no enemies to Love Age. If so you were ingrate since that great Deity In your fair sex hath plac'd his glory power And all his sweetness which when you freely do Dispence to those that honour you you pay To him the proper sacrifice Au. I do not understand what sacrifice you mean Age. I would instruct you to bed bright Queen of Love All other attributes come short the zealous ardor Of my heart commands me stile you so Au. Mine to you enjoins me study how to keep Your flame in which I glory pure and high And I believe that our imaginations Far exceeds the touches of our sense Age. Be not deceived if this and this beget delight Which if you love it must can an increase Diminish joy Au. No more I must not trust to demonstration My faith grew by discourse Age. I find you had a woman to your Tutor But know this Logick is the properest for Love Yet this is not the fittest School to teach it in To bed and if you do not there confess Our loves and joys receive increase For ever banish me your sight Au. Neither my love nor duty can admit that Since you are my husband Age. Not going to bed both point to it Au. You willingly mistake I mean both doâ— forbid Our separation Age. Then sure they do conclude the contrary Come dearest make me no longer languish You are an excellence so great You can no more receive addition by difficulty Then a rich pendant Diamond by a Foil Au. But yet a while I must be worn so You cannot have me naked Age. I know you will not be so cruel Au. If there be any Love be my witness My heart does harbor none but to my self Age. Take heed the witness whom you call must As a Judg condemn you that Deity And Hymen both are injured you tempt Their power to shew a judgment on you But
they I fear are partial making me only feel Their rage no I blaspheme and they are just In punishing my pride that could believe I merited so great a bliss Au. I melt at this yielding undoes us both I must not stay dear sir good night Age. An ill and everlasting one If thus you leave me Au. What shall I do Enter Lady Madam the King hath sent to see if yet you be at rest Age. Ha! Au. Tell him I now am going to my chamber ... 'T was well I had been lost else Age. Is' t even so this silence speaks me miserable From what a pitch of happiness am I faln Au. Sir on my knees I beg a pardon for which soever You condemn never was heart then mine More full of love and duty Age. I must not doubt it but yet Au. Lay by all fears and let your dreams assure you Of my faith ere long by this and this reality Shall crown your wishes Pardon me modesty I in these kisses only do bestow Rather but pay interest for what I owe. Exit Age. There is division in me if ever any heart Did at an instant feel both joy and sorrow Sure then I do No it is impossible How near soever they appear consider'd there 's succession Though this last instant I enjoy'd much bliss Yet now I am displeas'd for what I miss Exit Enter Cleon Clorinda Selina disguis'd Cle. Madam the last of whom I did demand Assured me in two hours we might reach the City The Forrest is but narrow as they say The way not hard to find Clo. But trust me I am weary I can walk no further till I rest Cle. You cannot find a fitter place then this My sister and I will watch a distance from you Whilst you sleep Clo. Indeed I find I need it my grief and travel Hath wasted much my spirits Yet since for thee Agenor I should rejoice in 't though my pains Were greater Lies down Cle. She does begin to fall asleep Sister let 's walk a little further Sel. With you whither you please Ex. Cleon and Selina Enter Cleon and Selina agen Cle. Hear me thou fool with the attention As thou wouldst do a God that should in speech Declare his pleasure to thee Sel. What means this Cle. Thou know'st my love unto the Princess And I know thine to me hath made thee fondly Hinder all those opportunities I had to enjoy her But now take heed my passion raised by These delays unto that height it knows No limits If thou shalt speak or call From where I bind thee by all that can be sworn by Those sounds direct this dagger to thy heart Sel. O you Gods can so much cruelty Dwell in your breast sure Love admits no such Companion I was a fool that ever could Believe it Cle. I shall not greatly study to attain Your good opinion If by perswasion I attain my wishes from the Princess Then this shall live but if I must use force Then she must dye she has a tongue Exit Cleon Selina Wind a Horn within then enter Cleon. Cle. There 's some a hunting in the Forrest But by the cry they make quite from us Clo O save me save me heaven Cle. Dear Madam what affrights you Clo. I had a fearful dream My heart beats hard to find a passage out As if there were no safety in this miserable Habitation Cle. What Prince that lives would not receive it Gladly and give you his to undergo your fears All I dare say being your servant is Danger shall pierce my heart before it reach to you Clo. I know it shall full well thou hast discharged By thy unwearied care and pains all that thy sister Promis'd me in thy behalf Cle. Madam there 's none that serve so truly As where love is to pay the wages Clo. Love what do you mean by that I understand you not Cle. Nor yet Discovers Clo. Ha! much less by this my wonder is increas'd Shall I believe my eyes or ears Cle. Madam I am to claim a promise Behold the truest and most afflicted Lover That ever beg'd relief kneeling before you Clo. I must confess my promise was to assist you In your love but then as now most ignorant Who was your Mistress Cle. He is not worthy to be held a Lover That makes his flame glair in the publike eye Troubles the world with complaints Let such a one Reap scron from her he loves and a cheap pitty From his hearers If I must fall through your Disdain for know you are the Saint of my devotion A silent grave shall be more glorious in my esteem If you in private shed one tear Then all the trophies whining Poets Or repentant love ever adorn'd a hearse with Clo. Your words alone would vanish into common air If not made solid by your action Cle. It is some happiness to gain belief Add but your pitty Clo. My Lord you have all that 's possible for me to give Since I have but one heart Cle. But if that heart be sent you back You may again dispose it you see the Prince Careless of your commands hath rashly through Ambition lost himself but first he forfeited His obedience to his Mistress for you confest this day You did enjoin a double temperance Unto his love and his ambition Clo. For him as for my self I must interpret The irregularity of his actions To grow from his unlimited affection And though I grieve the sad effects his flight And my pursuit I must not love him less The power he aimed at was but to make himself More capable to serve me Cle. The same end Madam hath directed all my actions Which you I hope will grant when I have set The Crown of Burgony upon your head Your right this arm shall prove against the world Clarimant now for the old King is dead Usurps that scepter the Merchant whom we Travel'd with assured me Clo. All you discourses have strange wonders in them Cle. Madam why are you sad at that which should Rejoice you What though no subject but my self Allow your claim when I am known your servant And your General the Boy will be contenâ—ed With the Principality of Cyrais Rather then venture losing all And certain Madam 't is more glorious And should be more content to you to make a King Then to be made a Queen at least to wander Seeking one to do it who happily Hath found another that he more esteems Clo. I can no longer bear thy falshoods Even thy disguises do discover thee Cle. To be the faithfullest of all your servants Lady Clo. The falsest that the sun beholds touch me not I command thee Ho Selina where art thou Cle. She will not answer you I am engaged I read disdain and anger in her eyes Perswasions will not do I must try other means Clo. I was to blame to speak so bitterly How much his looks are changed Selina Cle. In vain you call Madam I see neither
For me I hold my Crown my life nay more Possession of my fair Austella K. Since by the mercy of the Gods the storm That hung over our heads threatning blood And ruine is thus removed let us with joyful Hearts haste to the Temple and there by Hecatombs of sacrifice express our thanks Clo. Whilst I That cause this joy prepare to die Clar. O thou great Deity observe her scorn What I have done was fore-design'd by thee Revenge but let her punishment prove love of me Exeunt omnes FINIS Epilogue to the King IF what hath been presented to your sense You do approve thank your own influence Which moving in the story that you told Infus'd new heat into a brain grown cold Thus far our hopes But now just fears begin For much that is left out for more brought in But since all change was to the better meant Although we fail yet pardon for th' intent Such sweet indulgence from good natures fall But the strict Critick will for censure call We would please both and since we want the art Kneels Sir stay the sentence till the second Part Such favour oft your piety le ts fall Vpon delinquents no less criminal Stay even in policie your grant is fit Hope quickens what despair makes dull the wit Nay could our Author some new arts display Yet this condemn'd you 'l slight the second Play PROLOGUE HIgh labour'd lines you may expect from those Whose pleasure is their studies Most here knows This Author hunts and hawks and feeds his Deer Not some but most fair days throughout the yeer Such rude dull heavy Scenes expect you then As after suppers vapours from his pen. Would you not ask Why then does he write Plays Since now great Wits strive for Dramatick bays Pardon what 's past That way now counted wit Although enjoin'd he 'l deal no more in it Since dying to the Stage his last request Is that you would not like the worst Scenes best If this desire injurious seem to some I wonder not Divers to Plays do come Not to be pleas'd unless the Play be bad So what th' ingenious like doth make them sad We tax not here their judgment or their wit But that so much ill nature 's join'd with it Others there be which like the Austrian race Wits empire tyes alone to those they grace Nay so opinion'd of themselves they be They 'l praise things most absurd and when they see Those whose simplicity admires their wit To do the same they laugh at them and it 'T is not these Bugbears that do haunt the Stage Should fright an Author since 't is plain this Age Hath more clear Judgments then was ever known But most Apollo's beams break from the throne And with a double sweetness doth invite All that have gifts in Verse or Prose to write Which he would still but that his period's past For sure you 'l find this Play worse then the last THE Passionate Lover SECOND PART Act. 1. Scaen. 1. Enter Cleon and Selina Sel. MY Lord be confident thus chang'd there 's none can know you Cle. But dare I hope thou hast forgiven me Sel. The mercy that you shewed in unbinding me May well assure you nor am I ignorant How far our passions may transport aided by hope To attain our ends Cle. But now the current of my love runs in the proper Channel and shall ever center here a tribute justly due Unto the ocean of thy love Why did I fondly dream There was a happiness exceeding this Kisses her Sel. Your Kindness was so great so unexpected That I am now more yours then ever I never must Forget the pains you took in coming to unbind me Creeping upon your hands all smear'd in blood 'T was well you scap'd with life Cle. aside Thanks to my privy coat had I expir'd In such a pious action yet so I scarcely had Deserv'd forgivenes much less this sweet continuance Of your love sure to be valued far above Clorinda's hate Whose interest to a Crown made her In my ambitious eye appear more beautiful But now reason commands her yield to thee Precedence in my heart Sel. How easily we give belief to what we wish Cle. Though the Gods know how all my love is cacell'd Justly turn'd hate to her yet love and gratitude to thee Commands me to attempt the Crown of Burgonia Offer'd into my hands Sel. As how offer'd Cle. I count it offer'd when it appears in reason Within the reach of our endeavours Of ours I say Mark me my Queen in thee it lies to rule me And a scepter Sel. It is fit the honor of your love should render me Conformable to your desires Name me the way To this your happiness so mine Cle. The seeming pious Druid here our Host I have discover'd to have been a Mountebank Physitian yet now disguis'd esteem'd by all This Country a holy and most sacred person With whom the Gods are conversant here in this solitary Melancholy Grove By him with gold corrupted I doubt not to effect revenge against Agenor For this wound most basely given me Dispatch his brother Clarimant nay even Clorinda As witness of my love to thee shall likewise bleed This done and this is in thy power to effect Is not the Kingdom of Burgonia mine By right of blood Sel. 'T is certain they remov'd you are the next Cle. Consider then my dear Selina what 't is to be a Queen Sel. A Queen Cle. Take but these thoughts into thy soul And there 's no action difficult or dangerous But we have only shadows to encounter with The issue real pleasures Sel. I must yield dispose me sir which way you please Cle. That resolution does already crown thee Sel. I would not have you think it is my ambition But my love engages me but yet I fear Cle. What can you doubt Sel. Swear sir by the immortal Gods To make me privy to all your actions And when you have attain'd the Crown to marry me So to remove some jealousies Cle. I do by all that 's sacred nothing but death Shall part us this kiss be farther witness Enter Druid O sir you are welcome what news Dru. I have no leisure now to tell you I must disguise to entertain some curious And devout people Exit Dru. Cle. He every day goes to the City In a several shape so to enable himself To appear more knowing here I wonder much None of the Court are so zealous to visit him At least to know their fortunes For he delivers oracles as from the Gods Sel. No doubt there are but now the present time Affords so much discourse of other peoples Fortunes that they neglect the knowledg Of their own Cle. To know the fate of others Does often give a light to ours At least let us be diligent whose industry Can only make us happy Perform but carefully That which I shall impart And thou shalt have a Crown to crown thy art Exeunt Enter King Prince
breach of faith such as may aid me In my love she is not that perfection That I adore and by such yielding Could not make me happy Age. Then you propose a love without a possibility Of satisfaction Clar. Yes if it suit not with her excellence The Gods sometimes appoint us such sad fates That 't is our duty to pursue and glory in our misery Age. I see a miracle must make you happy Be not displeas'd that I invoke the Deity In your behalf and Brother know that those Who would be held the most devout Esteem things just and worthy because they do Proceed from a divine power not that they are Agreeing to our faith or understanding Clar. Brother what you would undertake in my behalf Becomes your love to offer but not mine to accept A person truly humbled by sense of his unworthiness Sure dares not hope And to admit an Advocate Supposes that nay merit in himself or in the Intercessor or which is worse an easiness To be overcome with words Any of this Is such impiety my love cannot be guilty of Her being his perfection all things great or good Clorinda nam'd in that is understood Exeunt Enter Prince and Olinda Pr. Dear Lady let me know how I have lost Your favour Ol. First let me know why you believe you Ever had it Pr. When I was here a suitor to your sister You did not then look with such scorn upon me Ol. Be so again to any other and I will give you cause To think me every whit as kind Here you discourse of Love express a sense Of what you do prosess to suffer by way of Martyrdom perhaps accompanied with a sad sigh Or two Pr. And can you yet be crueller when you your self Have caus'd a nobler passion then what I made But shew of to Austela Ol. It seems then you can counterfeit Pr. I must confess but yet Ol. Nay spare excuses As I live I like you the better For it and if you love me now know this to comfort you We only can agree in being dissemblers Offers to go Enter Clorinda and Selina as in discourse Olind. Most noble sir methinks my Genius Should have inform'd me the happiness of your approach And yet 't is fit I leave you now But there does stay my best of wishes Exit Sel. She had like to have said her heart Alas poor Lady how love does fool thee Pr. It must be so this stranger is the cause Of her neglect to me With what unwillingness She parted from him I will not cannot suffer This second affront I shall become the scorn Of all men Exit and justles Clorinda Clo. What means this But why Selina when I call'd Came you not to help me Sel. Alas Madam I was fast Clo. Could you so quickly be so sound asleep Sel. Weary with travel But Madam what said Agenor The King I now must call him when he perceived It was Lord Cleon his trusted friend That he had slain Clo. He does not know it yet nor ever shall For since his passion to me procured his death His faults be buried with him Besides I know It would have been no little torment to Agenor To find such falshood Sel. Is it possible that you can yet consider him Otherwise then to revenge his falshood Clo. If thou hadst ever truly loved Thou couldst not ask me such a question Clarimant I must not stay Enter Clarimant Clar. Sir though you have hitherto found means to avoid me Yet having now the opportunity I needs must press you to a short discourse And such a one as will require the absence Of your servant Clo. I must obey necessity Leave me Sel. Is it possible he does not know her Exit Sel. Clar. I see you wear a sword and make no question But you know or think you do how to maintain With it the assertions of your tongue Clo. In what Clar. Is it possible that you can ask yet since I must I wil refresh your memory and whet my own revenge By repetition You as a brother did pretend You had more interest to right Clorinda's wrongs Then I her servant Clo. And proved it did I not Clar. In part the oratory of your tongue prevail'd And I condemn'd my self but honor forc'd me Make appeal unto my sword and there you must Orecom me too before I quit so dear a cause draws Clo. Truth told me then and bids me still maintain That I am most concern'd in what Clorinda suffers Draws too Clar. Your resolution pleases above expression Which forces me an enemy to beg the favour To kiss that hand though it may prove to me An instrument of death Clo. Keep off I dare not trust a reconciled foe Much less an enemy profest Imploy your sword Whose force I fear less then the impoison'd flattery Of your tongue Clar. Then guard your self your breast lies open Clo. You shall not find it so if you dare strike Clar. Alas it is too true you have a guard which I Can never force and since invisible it is fit I yield Here to confess my self orecome is to triumph But if you hold your victory your shame which much I fear Then purge that stain with my heart-blood A sacrifice most justly due to your disdain Clo. A Cowards blood can have no vertue in it Offers to go Clar. Stay Clo. Imploy your sword then and nobly take revenge Upon your enemy I swear that act Will with me raise you to the highest estimation Clar. O Clorinda that word pronounc'd Think what you do enjoin me Clo. I fear'd before you knew me But thought it fitter to practise the masculine part I am to play with you then with another Perhaps with some I have to do where my Discovery is my ruine Thus much confident Of your esteem I dare discover Clar. What musick 's in these words Clo. Trust me Prince Clarimant I am much pleas'd To see you Clar. Madam assure me that I do not dream Clo. Believe me every sense is free Only your joy is too much rais'd Clar. Too much when you speak to me and not in anger Clo. Contain your self for know 't is in your Power To make me happy Clar. In mine witness you Godâ— There is no bar betwixt you and your wish Clo. None but your will Clar. My will That and my other faculties Were ever yours Clo. Swear it Clar. By all that 's sacred it is and ever shall be so For you can will nothing but what is just And noble Clo. My will then is to which yours must assent That you do kill me Clar. How Clo. A miserable life consider'd death is the happiness Opposed That you must give me or be perjur'd Clar. That Clarimant should kill Clorinda Self-murder is esteem'd the highest guilt And yet this doubles it I am deluded By some spirit for what proportion Bears this imposition to your excellent sweetness Clo It bears proportion to my sorrows Clar. Could death be granted as
I flie to hide my shame Clind. Ev'n to your mask and petticoat Carry your bum A little out you will need no Fardingale a while Sel. Alas sir you mistake I have no other burden But my sorrows from those you only can deliver me Clind. Bar marriage and I will be your midwife Where lie you Sel. As you have honour in you do not discover me Hereafter you shall know Exit Clindor Enter Clorinda with a paper and Olinda Clo. Madam having received such testimonies Of your favor I could not leave the Court Even in civility till I had kist your fair hand Olind. What sad things do you utter It is not possible You do but fright me sure Clo. Necessity enforces for I shall leave behind That which I value far above my self Olin. Does the King and Queen know what you do intend Clo. They must not Olin Your resolution is full of cruelty That though you do oblige me by imparting it Yet I must fail your trust and give them notice Clo. For your own sake you must not this paper I being gone will let you know a secret That concerns your happiness and by my stay You will be miserable Olin. Alas that is impossible To have your company includes all joys Clo. Since you esteem it so if I live I will return Olin. How soon Clo. In a short time but if you read this paper Yet this two days when I come back you have my curse Weep not dear Lady yield me the honor Of your hand Enter Prince Ol. O me most wretched you shall not go I die if you thus leave me Clo. Alas I must Pr. Madam I cannot chuse but wonder To see you court a Boy thus Ol. My wonder is greater at your arrogance And ignorance to tutor me and slight a person Then your self more worthy Pr. What 's this Clo. From him I may receive that death I seek Defend your self Ol. Ah me help help oh help Prince Clarimant The gentle Youth is hurt Enter Clarimant Clar. Hurt O heavens grant me a little space Clar. fights with the Prince beats him off returns wounded and kneels to Clorinda Clo. Why this to me Clar. To ask your pardon that he lives That drew that precious blood Clo. I grieve your hurt yet thank you not for interposing Enter Agenor and Attendants My Brother wounded speak by whom A surgeon quick Sel. The Prince of Aquitain Age. Make after seise him Dear Clarimant how is it with you Clar. Well happy to die for such a cause Au. You Gods extend your pitty O dear Clorinda â—our some balm into his wounds Age. One word from you may clear his fainting spirits Clo Heaven knows I wish his life more then mine own Age. We must do more then wish Clar. Although my reason tels me that I owe my thanks To your despair yet the sound comforts me O there bestow your cure my cure lies there Au. Thou soul of Lovers in thee dwels such truth Well may thy merit save our faithless Youth Exeunt Act. 3. Scaen. I. Enter King Agenor Age. IS there no news what is become of this rude Prince K. You need not seek for him his wounds and his disgrace Are punishment enough Age. My reason now does tell me so but had my brothers Wounds prov'd mortal no corner of the earth Should hide him from my revenge K. I cannot chuse but grieve the sad accident Yet know I am oblig'd in honor he coming To my rescue with such a powerful Fleet To look with less severity upon his fault Besides which happily you know not I gave him leave to be a suiter to my daughter Age. His punishment would be so great to see Clorinda As herself whom he would then have wounded As his rival that I confess I wish him here Besides those of his Fleet or he scaping to That may do some sudden mischief K. He cannot be so base your fears are needless Exeunt Enter Clorinda and Austela Clo. Madam in modesty I could no longer Wear the habit of a man once known a woman But humbly I beseech you on my knees 〈◊〉 you respect the honor of our sex When you return to licence my departure From the Court since misery and discontent â—wels here though I were circled in With all those honors you or the King can grant Aust I must confess I am made happy by your misery And therefore hold my self oblig'd to study always For your satisfaction But know besides this tye â— have so great opinion of your merit Hold it so far to exceed mine that I am confident The Gods reserve for you a greater blessing then Agenor A person tainted in his faith Clo. Although your own I must not suffer Such an undervalue of the King whose worth is such So far exceeding all that it admits of an allay Here it was not so rather addition A change produc'd by such perfection Is not to be esteem'd inconstancie but wisdom Au. It is not now rather hereafter that I shall return This argument upon your self Now let us go do What charity enjoins Clo. That and my duty forces me to attend you Exeunt Enter Clarimant and Clindor Clind. How is it with your Highness Clar. O too well Clindor my outward wounds Heal much too fast since these within do fester Clind. Well sir you little know what service I may do you Clar. I know thou hast and wilt be careful of my health Cli. But sir I mean that I can serve you in your love Clar. O Clindor speak no more thou troublest me Clind. Will it trouble you to let you know Clorinda's here Clar. Here where Clind. Not in this room but in this Country nay in this Court Clar. Alas I know it and so by this does all men Clind. But do they know Selina's here in habit of a man Clar. Yes yes Clind. But yet they do not know she is in love with me Most desperately too Enter two Surgeons Clar. Nor dost thou know it fool she does abuse thee Clind. She dares not by this light I will beat her The Surgeons sir are come to dress you Clar. Must I be drest Enter Austela Clorinda and Olinda Clind. The Queen your sister Clorinda as I live sir Clar. O fool thou lyest it is impossible Can it be she Au. Brother how is with you now Clar. So well that I could kiss that sword that made these Wounds for I by them receive a benefit Which I durst never hope Au. Come I must dress your wounds no common hand Is fit to touch you I know this Lady will apply One plaister since for her sake you did receive These wounds Clo. Led by your example I am compell'd to follow Clar. You Gods what happiness is this may they be long A healing if still this application will continue Au. Pray not against your self heaven is offended Granting your request I fear for if I not mistake They bleed afresh Fair Clorinda These drops express his passion
and your power Clo. I grieve for both and know no remedy so good As a perpetual absence Clar. Know dear Clorinda it was a thankful heart That sent those few drops forth to kiss your hand For so great favours your cruel resolution Sends them back their errand scarce perform'd For see I bleed no more but know withall 'T is the destruction of the fountain the coldness Of despair must quickly freeze all motion Au. I owe a reverence to that blood upon this hand O let me kiss it as a most sacred relique Of the truest Lover the sex did ever boast Offers to weep That spot Clorinda you may wipe away But never shall the memory of him Whom you thus cruelly do murder By disdain Clo. Madam free from that guilt I cannot apprehend A punishment The Gods are just they be my witness If I had happiness to give I should prefer This Prince before my self But I am such a peece Of earth so sunk beneath all joys That should I yield what he can ask Yet I must lie like lead upon his heart Au. Yet for the present sure It is fit you speak comfort to him Clo. Comfort from me 't is contradiction To my being who am made up of misery Au. Pray come near and speak to him Clo. I am so careful that I would not hurt him Au. Brother be confident her rigor cannot last I shall perswade her to relent Clar. O Madam you mistake she only hath the beauties And not the weaknesses usually depending on her sex Her resolutions have their ground from reason ever And know no change till it command How can she then esteem the less deserving brother Worthy her love when he that most deserved Foully betraid her Life could only prove No curse if I might be assur'd she would Forgive the injury she suffers by the trouble Of my love to hope her pitty of my torments Is much above my faith Clo. Madam too long we have disturb'd the Prince Our absence would be more conducing to his health Au. There is a care his merits methinks should command Over your gratitude which that you not apply Too late you may repent Clo. I so much wish his health and happiness That I will ever pray that he may never find Disquiet thought and to my prayers likewise add My latest counsel Forget Clorinda and make her happy Clar. Forget Clorinda and make her happy How can I understand this cruel sentence Au. Waste not your spirits sir I think I understand her And it shall not be long ere I procure her To explain herself Clar. You are the comfort of my love and life Exeunt Enter Prince Cleon. Pr. What do I owe my stars that did direct me To this place where I find safety for my person Cure for my wounds and such a friend who chalks me Out a way to all I can desire on earth Cle. Follow my counsel and be constant in it You are the master of your wish Pr. Constant can there be other ends propos'd Powerful to change me Revenge for my disgrace And the possession of that Kingdom I aim'd at In Austela now to prove mine with one I more esteem The fair Olinda But how when this is done I ever can requite your pains Cle. It pays it self and to secure you more Of my intention and performance Know I am not the man I have appeared But one whom both revenge and love does likewise Animate Enter Druid My Instrument returns When we have heard what 's his intelligence I will lay my self more fully open And we 'll conclude how to pursue what we design What is thy news good Druid As you could wish Cle. We 'll hear 't within Exeunt Enter Clorinda and Selina Clo. A man so holy and so knowing sayst thou That can give comâ—orts to all griefs Call back the peace that is fled from any mind Sel. Certainly Madam the spirit of the Gods Dwels in him or rather he is a God descended To the earth to comfort the distressed world I am confident had you but once discours'd with him You would not be thus sad Clo. O fool the Gods themselves have not a cure for me But death If he their substitute would give me that Then I would visit him most gladly Prethee leave me Sel. Well Madam I grieve you have not faith To trust my words My words nay all the City Speaks him Wonderful for sanctity and knowledg Clo Well perhaps I will see him Prethee now leave me Sel. Alas Madam I cannot whilst you are thus sad Clo. I am not so thou but deceivest thy self Or if I be company makes me worse Sel. Madam since I must yet still my duty Presses you to receive this comfort Clo. Well be gone I will think on it Ex. Selina Why do I trifle time out thus when every hour I feel a torment more then death can be Besides if I were gone from the impossibility To enjoy me Prince Clarimants affection Might abate and yet when I consider His love appears none of those sickly passions Which time can triumph over since I believe it such Where is my gratitude to see him languish Nay to see him die die of those wounds That he for me received I never can forget His blood fresh streaming from his wounds At my approach that faithful witness of his joy More worthy of belief then if a thousand tongues Or pens should be imployed I find my self More wretched now then ever fitter to die For if I live I to my own shall add His sufferings too And yet methinks that should be Pleasing To grieve for him is to discharge Part of that debt I owe I would not be ungrateful Live then Clorinda till thou find'st some way To make him happy No it is impossible Since I cannot â—e so yet I may seem content And by that seeming give him real blessing And see fortune presents an object that confirms my hopes It may be done at least I will endeavour Enter Olinda Olind. Dearest Clorinda not less dear because a woman For such perfections in a man I solely could not Have possest my own defects barring that happiness But as a woman sure none can pretend With greater merit to your favour All my wants supplied by my firm love Which cannot know another object then your fair self Clo. I must esteem my self most happy In the continuance of your love Rather your friendship for all affection Is from us proper to the better sex Olind. Which sure is ours you being a woman Clo. Your sister will not grant you that Whose example you ought to follow in acknowledging Love and superiority due to the men Especially such men as the King Agenor And his more worthy brother Clarimant Olind. These words of Clarimant if heard Would cause a general joy through all the Court But he himself must know his happiness by degrees Lest the excess again disturb his health Since your last visit he is miraculously recover'd Clo.
You attribute to me what is more justly due Unto the King and Queen's nay your sweet conversation Methinks you four would be most aptly join'd Two brothers and two sisters whose perfections All the world cannot equal Olind. Dear Clorinda I must not understand you Or if I do you have a mean opinion Of my Judgment less of my Constancie Which did but now profess my heart for ever only yours Clo. I take for granted that your heart is mine Which I express in that I would dispose it And so I would do my own if I had any But know that what I once do give I never reassume Or if I had a heart could that be worthy Clarimant Another had despised Olind. What now you speak to me expresses your respect to him And so must not displease for I confess His merits are so great that in his happiness All that love vertue must be sharers But I beseech you do not entertain a thought That you can breed a change in him or me Dear Clorinda your vertue and your beauty Is the object of our Loves such a conformity As may arise from that betwixt Prince Clarimant And me is only fit Clo. I for my part do ask no more but that your lines Of love do meet in me But reason in him Friendship in you may give me power in time To tie a happy knot this hope the Gods inspire me with Olind. Take heed they needs must be offended with you For a hope that is so unjust Clo. Dare you refer your self unto their sentence Olind. I dare do any thing that you think fit But this I know you cannot Clo. Heaven knows that I desire it Olind. But do not hope it when two wills oppose you Clo. Yet when the Gods shall give their sentence Your will and Clarimant's it all your vows be true Must then submit to mine Olind. Should we grant our obedience how have the Gods Or can they unto us declare their will Clo. That great Deity that did infuse A reasonable soul into us mortals Inthron'd that Reason as a King to govern All our actions But beyond this I am inform'd Nor is it possible but you must know it That here without the City in a sacred Grove There lives a man so pious and so knowing The will of heaven that all men in distress Or doubt repair to him and find a happy issue Of their troubles Olind. It is most true his fame is great If curiosity do move you to go visit him I gladly will attend you but since I have resisted What you commanded dear Clorinda No mortal man must change me Clo. I love this firmness in you the fitter you Will prove hereafter for Clarimants affection In hearts of wax Love easily impressions make But those of diamonds hardly new forms take Exeunt Enter Agenor and Clindor Age. Clindor I make no doubt your joy is not the least To see your Master thus recover'd of his wounds Clind. Faith sir his outward wounds are pretty well But there 's a foolish shaft sticks in his heart The little Archer should be whipt for shooting Soldiers What has he to do with us Age. He aims still at the noblest marks Clind. But those sir that are wise wear privy coats And then his darts prove but burbolts and drop down At our feet And is not that sir better then by our whining Or in verse or prose make these she-gossips think themselves Our Deities who by creation rather are our slaves Age. I see thou art an enemy to Love Clind. Just as to Idleness why are we not in arms Methinks there is now a brave occasion Age. How we have no enemies Clind. Let 's make some then But sir you have a cause Of just revenge against that base Prince which hurt your Brother Let 's fall upon his Country they say a rich one And he no doubt lies here obscured to do some mischief At least let us seise upon his ships here in the road Age. It were dishonorable He came to the assistance of the King my father And for his sake I rather do desire his friendship However he appears not to receive it Clind. That shews his hatred he may be in his Country Raising forces to invade your Kingdom in your absence Prevent him sir and seise on his it is a shame sir To lie here hugging a wife wasting your best of youth On poor delights Age. Thou knowst not what it is to be rich in pleasure Clind. Yes to have mony purchas'd by my sword Age. Is it not as well to have it without blows Clind. Not by the half If your Majesty should give me now A thousand crowns in the mind I am in I swear I scarce would give you thanks for it Age. Well Clindor I had such an intention but since I see It will be no more acceptable it shall be reserv'd for some other Clind. Your Majesty if you please may lend me such a sum At the first City taken by assault I shall pay it Age. The war is so distant from my thoughts So long I cannot spare it Clind. Nay as you please sir I am full Age. Able to lend me are you not I am a stranger here And may need gold Clind. Make haste sir back to Burgonia your credit 's good there And to say truth I wonder why you stay so long Your subjects will believe you have forgot them Your fathers death sir left things much unsetled Age. Clindor I thank you for your care 't is worth my thought And shall be worth to you the thousand crowns we spake of Nor shall you pay so much as thanks to me Only be careful of my brother he is full of melancholy For which I know no better cure then your company Clind. He shall not stir a foot without me But this same foolish Love does trouble us A little Bout sir In the field War war would cure us all Exeunt Enter Clarimant and Clorinda Clar. Divine Clorinda how quickly is my joy To see you here lost by the cruelty of your commands All your neglect was just but now to bid me Cease to love you nay to impose a new affection It is such a studied tyrannie that I in this particular To Gods and men may justifie my disobedience To Clorinda Clo. I must not hope that any argument That I have used can be of equal force With her perfections if they want power 'T is vain to plead it further but henceforth Be assured I never shall impose any command Upon you nor will I ever see you more If with convenience I may avoid you Clar. Stay you cannot think it is possible I should obey you Clo. I think you will not rather so fare you well Clar. O stay was ever man so wretched May I not be allowed some time to try If I can be unconstant Clo. Yes Clar. How long Clo. Two or three days Clar. Oh! years years will not do it sure not an age I cannot
when we had kill'd Those that opposed us pursued to overtake them But came just as they put their Barge from shore The Prince not considering his wounds Transported by his passion leaps into the sea And swam after the Boat but you may think In vain although he could have reacht it Age. And so was drown'd Clind. Not drown'd but perhaps worse Whether moved by the Ladies prayers or that they 〈◊〉 might not Lose the profit of his ransom or with more cruelty To make an end of him I know not which I saw them take him up into the Boat Having disarm'd him first Age. He 's lost he 's lost Just Gods grant me revenge upon the Traitor And after punish me which way you please for all my ills Clind. The hope of that revenge is my excuse to outlive My master Think what you are to do Age. Thou counsell'st well O sir your help what is to be done K. I am so distracted with the accident Age. Lend me your power K. Most willingly Age. Furnish such ships with all speed possible As are not so such as be ready clap men aboard Them strait For me were there but one By all the Gods with that I will attempt their rescue Au. Then I must go along Age You Au. Yes I. Age. Let some watch on the shore and see if the Admiral Hoise sail what course he holds I. That shall be my imployment but be assured sir Whilst the wind keeps where it is They cannot pass into the Main K. Age. Continue good heaven and grant your aid Exeunt Enter Cleon Fortune thou enemy to wit and industry How I could curse thy deity and this same giddy Prince That by his new affection gives thee power To ruine my well-laid plots But I unjustly Do complain of both Clorinda's beauty Is my fate all my disasters take from her Their being I will forget her tear her from my heart But then I overthrow the groundwork Of my great design no Kingdom Nor no happiness without Clorinda Enter Selina Sel. How no happiness without Clorinda Cle. No happiness without Clorinda dye You know her title to the Crown of Burgonia Takes place of mine Sel. And why then does she live Cle. It is a question I may better ask I gave you poison to dispatch her Sel. Rather a Cordial to comfort her see I dare take the rest Cle. Hold dear Selina Sel. Dear Selina False perjur'd man have I from love To thee attempted wickedness so great That horror strikes my soul to think upon it And after all cast off like a scorn'd property Your work perform'd Cle. This jealousie does set a greater value on thee Come I will open to thee all my heart To make my title strong I must be married To Clorinda Sel. You mustâ— Cle. Hear me with patience I mean in policie it were fit But to secure your fears before that pass The Priest shall secretly joyn us together Which disanuls a second marriage Sel. If this be real that you speak Perform it now betwixt our selves And call the Gods to witness Cle. Our hearts already have consented What needs there more Sel. Is it even so I left nothing undone To the last circumstance that you desired Gave Clarimant Clorinda and the Princess Olinda into your hands But I perceive Where your heart 's fixt and I was strangely fool'd That ever could believe again Cle. I like not this dear Selina If you consider well you have no ground For jealousie from me The Prince within whose power We for the present are neglects his former Mistress Makes all addresses in my judgment to Clorinda Sel. In this you more confirm me that you still Do love Clorinda since jealousie makes you Imagine that for which there is no ground Or if this Prince like you should prove unfaithful Can it be thought Clorinda can be moved To love again that had no sense of all Prince Clarimant hath done or suffer'd for heâ— sake Cle. But she is within his power and what time Or force may work nay if you will observe You 'll find she shews no great aversion to him Sel. Lend me your eyes I cannot see it else Cle. No more be confident Selina I am what I was Sel Yes I am confident False as the Fiends too late I find it Enter Prince Clorinda Olinda Attendants Pr. Most noble Cleon Clo. Ha! Cleon Pr. Lend me your help to let these Ladies know Nothing but service is intended Cle. What mean you sir she must not know me Clo. Cleon Did you not call him Cleon Pr. No Madam Clo. Sure you did Pr. Then I mistook Cle. Cleander is my name a servant to your beauty Lady and this fair Princess whose merits Are so great that by your selves consider'd May well assure of all observance Especially from this noble Prince your servant Clo. I must confess sir I believe him every way So worthy that I much grieve fortune allotted Him no other way then force to gain Possession of his Mistress Come Madam be not sad A noble husband makes a large amends For loss of friends or country nor are they lost But for the present Olind. I know not how Clorinda you may value him But I must tell him plainly his actions Speak him base and treacherous Pr. Madam I shall not so much grieve to find you Cruel since this fair Lady not condemns me Clo You shall in nothing sir oblige me more Then by your using Clarimant with courtesie Although your enemy he is my friend A nearer interest tho' he most deservingly Hath sought my inclination never could allow him Pr. I shall forget my wounds receiv'd from him Neglect all opportunity to take revenge If it may be to you a satisfaction Clo. Your noble usage of him whilst he is your prisoner At last may turn to your advantage Your peace will be the easier made with both the Kings Nay without doubt this fair Princess Would easily be granted to you In exchange for him Olind. Me in exchange first I will be wedded to my grave Pr. Lady I shall not press you much Your pride and scorn darkens your beauty Whilst courtesie sets off what in this Lady Needs no foil Cle. It is so Clo. I see you are a Courtier sir and know how To oblige those who have power to assist your wishes Your favorable opinion of me engages my Best performance with my dearest friend To make her yours this coyness shall not last Leave me to win her for you Pr. If you be pleas'd to hold me worthy I shall not Study to maintain a meaner happiness Cle. He is taken past recovery Pr. Ladies we dare not longer bar you The happiness to enjoy your selves Dispose of all things freely in this ship Were it the Empire of the world most Excellent Clorinda your power were still the same Clo. I know you borrow but my name The power intended here and so she â—ust Conceive it Pr. Sir let me crave some conference with you