attempt her Honor Triv. Who I Sir What the Devil means this Aside Scrut Add not one sin to another by denying it the circumstances will convince you Triv. 'T is true Sir I saw her at her House this morning and put the jealous Coxcomb her Husband into a cold sweat but what more Scrut Oh Sir deny it not for Heaven's sake The truth of this was witness'd by her Tears You came afterwards to her Window which looks to the Strada Nuova and gave her some Musick Triv. Oh are you there Sir I never did this but it seems she has a mind I should do it Rare Wench Aside Well Sir 't is a folly to deny such manifest proofs Scrut Are you a man of Honor now and Justice To catch at that which cannot be restor'd Oh Sir conceive the horror of the crime If acted doubly mortal The High-way Thief that bids a man deliver Though valour or some accident frees th' assaulted By most of Humane Laws shall suffer death Triv. Lovers are rather Sir blind High-way Beggars That nothing ask but what the Ladies in the Coach Are able both and willing to be rid of Scrut Compare not Charity with vicious Love Triv. Lance me no farther Father I feel already Most sharp compunction and beg the salve of Pennance Scrut If you be serious find me in my Cell I have discharg'd my Message Exit Triv. And an excellent one y'faith for thy Coat Oh most Divind Bellinganna this was a Master-piece there is Lechery in the very contrivance As sure as I live her Husband has so streightly confin'd her that she can make use of no body else A man had need to have his wits about him in this quick-sighted Philosophical Age wherein whoring is improv'd to a liberal Science and deserves the consideration of a Society I 'll lose as little time as I can but to the Window by and by towards the Strada Nuova Oh I there ' t is Exit Enter Sforza walking alone Sfor. The State decrees me Honors and Commands Nor want I wealth the Dregs and Lees of Virtue Its grosest part but that which keeps it working Fame is my waiting-Woman everywhere so officious That she is troublesome yet cannot I suppress A new-born Passion for an unknown Lady This Love usurps upon and baffles all enjoyments else 'T is like Religion or is a kind of one Which makes us dull and senseless to all other things While we are wrapt in splendid Contemplations And this Amour of mine is a high piece of Faith Unseen Perfections undiscover'd Worlds I 'm like the worst of Prodigals that Sign to Blanks And blindfold pass Estates without all power Of Revocation Oh! these Passions Are but the cracks and splinters of the Soul Shatter'd and bruis'd by some external Power Which might securely lye in its own Haven Mens minds like Kingdoms never so much flourish As when they raise the price of Native Goods And set low values upon Forreign Wares Pathelia appears at a Grill unmasqu'd then she Masques herself and speaks to him Parh. Sforza Sforza Sfor. Ha! A Woman's voice Starts Parh. I and a Friend's draw near Disdain becomes a Lover more than Fear Sfor. My Goddess too I think 't is hard to know Our Friends reveal'd disguis'd 't is much more so Parh. If Actions more than Looks the mind declare Then learn to love but who 't is take no care Sfor. Madam the Eye as well as Ear would feast Carve not for one alone but every Guest Or if some wait yet Love would see at least Parh. Why shouldst thou think that pleasure to confine Which all Men that have Eyes must share with thine The beauty of the Soul 's the ground of Love And her Ideas in the face do move For no Man is to White and Red inclin'd But to the Air the Picture of the mind Then if the Soul will show itself as clear Without the Face her weak Interpreter Sure he is wise that with the Sov'raign Treats Courtiers and Mediators oft prove Cheats Sfor. Soul with all her Maids and Spies Comes down to Dance and Revel in the Eyes And shall we trust the Tongue the falsest part In Woman-kind next to the Heart Parh. I scorn to be ador'd the vulgar way If fair I you if foul my self betray But hope the best true Love will pass a Veil Your Faith may save you when your Works do fail Sfor. When the Soul grants what Reason makes her see That is true Faith what 's more 's credulity Parh. Dispair more Souls than does Presumption slay And Hope sends Men to Hell the sweeter way Sfor. Fight not so weak a Foe and use a Shield Youlye in Amoush I in open Field 'T is I that Fight upon unequal Ground Parh. 'T is you that Fight and can receive no Wound Sfor. Oh! I am wounded but shall lingring dye Give me the blow of Mercy from your Eye One calls within Madam Parh. I 'm call'd away Farewell In th' afternoon you 'll find me here again Sfor. Oh admirable Divine Person Oh I am all on fire If this Lady should have an ill Face to so excellent a Soul it were the greatest Cheat that ever was put upon the World But if it be so 't is in mercy to Mankind an Antidote to her poison as most destructive Creatures carry with them Or else the World would be destroy'd once more Now by her Flames as by the Waves before Exit ACT II. SCENE I. Trivultio and Boy THis is the backside of Cornanti's Palace and this his Ladies Chamber Window the Confessor spoke of There is no failing of Women it their critical minutes if you do they 'l hate you ever after and think you want vigor or apprehension Counsels in Love like Stratagems in War are to be taken on the suddain when you find the Enemy in disorder or your own Men sittest for action I 'll give her a Song but none of your whining Ditties to Women of experience Boy play the Tune I told you of The Boy Plays and Bellinganna appears at the Window Vigilia her Duegna in a Veil and Muffler peeping after her Bell. 'T is Trivultio Boy or Trivultio Sing CUpid I scorn to beg the Art From thy imaginary Throne To learn to wound anothers Heart Or how to heal my own If she be coy My Airy Mind Brooks not a Siege if she be kind She proves my Scorn that was my Wonders For Towns that yield I hate to plunder Love is Game Hearts are the Prize Pride keeps the Stakes Art throws the Dice When either's won The Game is done Love is a coward hunts the flying Prey But when it once stands still Love runs away Enter Intrigo Int. Ha! now shall I find one of his Mistresses Lodgings and be reveng'd of him for his Dilapidations Trust me 't is the backside of Cornanti's Palace A brave Lady indeed Bell. Looking out A very indifferent Lover What Trivltio attempting the Honor of a Senator's Wife Here
behind Jacomo and pushes him on peeping over his Shoulder Thou' rt a Knave Trivultio stand to him Jacomo Jac. O Lord Sir I have never a Sword but I 'll talk to him Thou 'rt a Knave Trivultio Stand to him Master Runs behind Cornanti and then Cornanti behind him shifting two or three times Cor. ' Slife I think this Man of mine 's an errant Coward Jac. Oh Lord Master I 'm afraid of your Worship's Sword behind me and would not take the Victory out of your hands Cor. 'T would anger a Man to be a Cuckold and be kill'd too I 'll go call for help Jacomo lock the door upon ' em Exeunt Jacomo locks the door Triv. Did you ever see such Cowards I 'm sorry I did not force my way out but now the door 's lock'd what shall we do Madam shall I leap out of the Window Bell. No the Barrs are too close Triv. Or hide my self Can you find no way for your self and me Now for a Woman's Wit at a dead life Bell Put on your Duegna's Cloaths quick quick Let 's make haste his Bandogs live but at next door He catches up the Cloaths and she helps him Triv. But Madam he 'll know I can't get out of the room Bell. No matter dispatch Now your Hoods and Muffler Noise at door 1 Man We 'll maul the Rogue 2 Man We 'll make him sure 3 Man No take him alive and kill him by degrees The door unlock'd Enter Cornanti with half a dozen Neighbors himself and Jacomo in the rear of them 1 Man Where 's the Rogue 2 Man Where 's the Rogue Bell. What Rogue Sir what d' ye mean Cor. What have you hid him Witch Bell. There has been none but I and my Duegna here these four hours Cor. That shall not serve your turn seek in the Alcove They search within and come back then search the Closets Beds and Trunks and under them I 'm sure he could not get out here Goes to the Window Bell. Are you distracted Sir whom do you seek Cor. Peace Strumpet Vigilia dost thou know where he is Triv. Indeed Master I neither heard nor saw any body I was in the Closet Preserving when your Worship and Jacomo was here but I 'll endeavour to find him out an 't be possible Mayn't he be here or here or here Looks up and down in the Cupboard and the Chest of Drawers Cor. I Marry a likely place Triv. Now I 'm confident we have search'd is much as is possible there 's only one Box more in the room Cor. Search it search it Triv. Here 't is Sir Gives him a Snuff-box Cor. What a Snuff-box You Whore do you abuse me Kicks him 1 Man Pray Sir be patient sure there is no body in the room nor the Closet nor Alcove Bell. 'T is strange Sir you should trouble your Neighborhood and abuse me for such a fancy Cor. Well then now I find it y'faith Jacomo has betray'd me and let him out Oh you treacherous Villain 'T is you Sirrah Jac. No indeed Sir not I nor any body else for I stirr'd not a foot from the door after I lock'd it Cor. Go go Sirrah no excuse provide your self of another service A fine juggle indeed Walks about and his back turn'd Bellinganna comes to Jacomo Bell. Say you saw him not and save your self and me Jac. Turn'd away from the best service in Venice for my honesty Why Sir I believe your Worship 's mistaken for I saw no body here but my Lady and your self Sir Cor. Why you impudent Rogue you did you not see him and speak to him by his name and was afraid of him too Jac. Indeed I heard your Worship call one Trivultio all to naught and I thought it was my duty to call him so too and be afraid of him too how did I know but he might lye in Ambuscade in the Alcove and shoot us but the devil a'bit of Mankind did I see but your self Sir 1 Man This is strange Cor. Say'st thou so The plain truth of it is I did not hear him speak a word but I 'll swear I saw him or his Ghost as plain as I see thee 2 Man Then't must be some Spirit Cor. Think you so friends Verily I must confess I had an extraordinary fear and trembling came upon me an Army of Men could not have frighted me worse 3. Man Why then 't is as clear as the Sun neither your Lady nor your Servants saw him and your self did not hear him speak nor touch him Cor. Methoughts I ran him through and through yet he never cry'd oh for 't and then indeed I began to be a little afraid 2 Man A body of Air of the Devil 's compounding 't could be nothing else Jac. Why Sir Did you never hear the House was haunted before Cor. Never Jac. Why Sir we were loath to tell you on 't but Sir though I never saw any thing worse than my self in my life yet I 'll take my death on 't I have heard some things walk at midnight when we have all been a bed and asleep Cor. O' my word 't is more than I heard ever Triv. I believe so if you were asleep This is a rare Rogue make much of him Aside to Bellinganna Cor. Well Neighbors I thank you Exeunt Neighbors Jac. Madam you 're in my debt but my Master much more To her Aside Happy 's the Man whose just doubts are defeated Cuckolds are never glad not to be cheated Exeunt ACT III. SCENE I The Doge's Villa A Scene of Paradise and Glorious Shows with Musick Sforza walking in it alone Sfor. NOw indeed the Lady in the Church is as good as her word How suddainly these Women execute their designes and how impatient they are in Love affairs Looks about A Glorious Prison 't is wondrous magnificent After some Musick a Cupid or Angel held in the Air sings this Song SONG Take Hero take The Presents Wealth and Beauty make There 's nothing else that Mortals know Is worth receiving here below Time runs Love flies He that thinks least is the most wise And Fortune ever did approve A present Wit in War or Love Stay Hero stay The Gods grow envious at thy Prey Or steal what 's rare In haste for Heaven does seldom care Love and Ambition should conspire Mortals to please in one desire After this a Dance of Angels Sfor. Sure this is Paradise it self Enter Parhelia gloriously drest attended with her Maids all in Masques she comes up to Sforza Parh. Sir you may judge by th'actions of this hour That I can keep my promise use my pow'r Perhaps my Rival by her needy Art And first assaults has prepossest your Heart But though my Person nor my Wealth should find A room unfurnish'd in your well-built mind I 'll rather be for plain defects despis'd Than for low cheats and false Perfections priz'd She and all her Women unmask Sforza seems surpriz'd Sfor. A most Celestial Beauty
's a penitential Note for you Throws down a Paper and retires Triv. Blest Vision stay a little She 's gone but that 's her Body here 's her Soul Takes up the Letter and opens it My Husband fears no Devils but your White ones therefore for the security of his Person he has just now sent out his servant Jacomo to buy a Negro Slave put your self into that Colour and Habit and find means to be sold to him and you shall be assu'rd of a kind Reception Ha! a Negro Lover for ought I know to abude mr I 'll not leave my self wholy to your discretion Madam for all my great Passion I 'll find a cleanlier way than that sure Let me see I 'll send for the old Gossip that appear'd at the Window and corrupt her there 's none of 'em proof against ten Checquins and Sforza has supply'd me with Money enough How Sanctify'dly shall I look in along Veil and a Chin-cloth Boy Oh Sir I know a Chare-woman that haunts the House everyday Triv. Send her away presently and let her promise the Duegna ten Checquins to come to my Lodging In the mean time will I go see what divertisement the Church affords where I shall meet all the good company I love to shoot at a whole Covey at once ten to one but some drop Trivultio puts his Note towards his pocket and drops it and Exit with his Boy Intrigo comes and takes it up and reads it to himself Int. What a Jewel is here neglected by this idle young fellow no wiser than AEsop's Cock Oh the giddiness of these Kickshaw-Gallants 't is a high point of Wisdom to take occasion by the forelock take heed of her bald Pate as long as you live I must not let this slip however Exit The SCENE A Church full of Ladies Enter Parhelia Aurana and Melinda walking Mel. Your Courting the Count in a Masque is the whole Town-talk Aur. And everybody's guessing who you are Parh. And no body right I hope Aur. I 'm sure we suffer for 't and could hardly get leave to come to Church to day Parh. Alas poor prisoners I 'm in perfect freedom Aur. But do you hear how Cornanti guards my poor Cousin Bellinganna Parh. I hear from her hourly But hark you Melinda shall I ask you a hard question will you lend me your Gallant for an hour or two for a design I have Mel. Content Madam Parh. I am inform'd Count Sforza will be here presently In this new Habit 't is impossible to know me I 'll pretend to be another Woman and try his constancy Mel What a pretty device will that be Parh. I 'll leave you that he may not guess me by my company Puts on her Masque and slips into the croud Enter Visconti comes up to Melinda Visc. Madam well met Must I owe this to Fortune or Design Mel. Oh Sir Devotion brings unthought of Blessings But happinesses here on Earth are short We have spies upon us As their Devotions end so must our Conference Visc. Ah my dear Saint these fleeting Heav'nly Visions Serve but t' increase our pains by their privation A broken Interview Is worse than absence which may quench desire This serves to blow up not enjoy the Fire Raising a Passion leaves us to its fury There 's no such torment as too short a joy Enter Trivultio and comes up to Aurana Mel. The sweetest Meats are the most apt to cloy But I have found out an expedient My Father has been inquiring out a French Master for me Disguise yourself presently like one and come and offer your service to him 't will take my life for 't When you have got free admission to our House The Princess Parhelia desires your assistance In some of her affairs Visc. I 'll about it strait Aur. Such swarms of Beauty fill this Carnival That you must needs be stung that are so ventrous I am too happy that I hear no more Your frolicks nor your flatteries at my Window Triv. I hate to see our Mistresses at Grates Look like coop'd Chickens piping for their Meat Or like poor Prisoners begging for an Alms. And Lovers in the Streets like helpless friends Who may uncharitably entertain 'em With a discourse of their miseries But must not lend a farthing to their Purse Aur. 'T is Men that are the Canting Mimic Beggars Whose Art not Misery attracts relief I 've said too much Trivultio were observ'd Turns away Triv. Whither so fast Aur. I cannot chuse but love this young fellow for all his indifference I love a Man that knows how to value his own Sex and cheapen slight-wrought Woman Triv. Here are Riches but Marriage attends it a Golden Trap. My free-born Genius moves for Bellinganna Lying with another Man's Wife is like invading an Enemies Countrey there 's both-both-Love and Ambition in 't 't is an enterprize fit for a great Spirit Enter Visconti and Sforza who-comes up to Trivultio Sfor. Heigh ho What a Stream's here I wonder much what makes these Females so devout Is it their Fear or their Credulity Triv. Oh no. Two other Graces Pride and Lechery I wonder more that Men who searce allow them Souls Will give 'em leave to crowd into our Churches Where they have as ill an efflect as fine strangers In Grammar-Schools for though the Boys keep on Their hum-drum still yet none of 'em mind Their Lesson for looking about ' em Visc. Oh Sir this is the great Market of Matrimony Here 't is begun made up aud broken too Triv. Matrimony for Heaven's sake name it not I do not love to hear the sound of Fetters Sfor. Oh pray let 's humour him a little I think indeed the strictness of it was but a kind of juggle betwixt the Women and the Fryars Triv. True Such a devilish thing could never have been found out else 'T was worse than the invention of Gunpowder and 't has alter'd the course of Love more than the other has done of War Visc. Imparity of Minds is worse than Bodies And which two are of the same mind for ever Triv. I or at any time If People love well there needs no Marriage to confine 'em if not 't is cruelty to couple two churlish disagreeing Curs and sin not to unloose ' em I would not use my Dogs so True Men are chain'd in Gallies Horses bridled and Oxen yoak'd to work For slavish Offices and things ungrateful Constraint is necessary but for the Sweets of Love To have a Task impos'd t' have Men like hir'd Town Bulls Made amorous by force and beating to ' t Do Men chain up themselves at Dinner to their Tables Or do they Hunt or Bowl or Dance in Shackles If Marriage is a sport confinement makes it les If 't is a work are drudgeries the better for being endless Parhelia Masqu'd comes up to Sforza Parh. Sir if you please to withdraw into this private Chappel I shall acquaint you with a thing that may concern you
and call him in Calls him in Re-enter Intrigo Come hither Sir why do you injure your self so much by concealing your name your grave and wise deportment speaks you to be an excellent person whom Fame has made known to me by the name of Intrigo No Clouds can keep the Sun from shining through ' em How could your Parts and Prudence be obscur'd Those Essences betray you Intr. Well Madam that you may not think your Favours mis-plac'd I will not say I am the person you speak of but never a man in Italy could have manag'd this design with so much dexterity as the person you wot of and now I have said so much of him I must beg your pardon I shall say no more Bell. You 're a modest Man Sir Well you are better read in Women than to doubt my kindness to you But this kind of Amours must be manag'd with much Prudence Circumspection and Taciturnity Int. Taciturnity my own words 'T is a signe she likes e'm Aside Bell. Here is my Duegna without whose consent we can do nothing The greatest tye upon her secrecy will be to make her party to the crime make your addresses to her first and oblige her with your Love You know the Out-works must be taken before the main Garrison when that 's done I will not say you shall command me but I leave you to guess it Int. Oh Divine Madam Malvezzi nor Paruta could not have deliverd a more Political Precept Let me alone for this Province Now the God of Love and Prudence assist me Comes up to Trivultio and waits on him out most ceremoniously Bell follows SCENE Grimani's House Aurana Melinda two Duegna's attending them Aur. With much ado I got leave to make this visit Well let us make the best use of our time since our Fathers let us be together so seldom How goes it with thy Heart sweet Cousin Does thy Lovers go true to ' t Mel. As punctually as two Watches that are seldom wound up together Aur. My Cousin Bellinganna has just now sent me word to come to her House where I shall meet my wandring dear Trivultio and fix him Mel. How comes he there Aur. Nay I know not Mel. And I 'll tell you something more we must all meet at the Doge's Villa whence if we ever part uncoupled may oportunity never favour Flesh and Bloud again Aur. Right we are no frozen Lovers here in Italy In luke-warm England they 'l slabber kiss make Love like Cats at midnight break Gold promise contract and sometimes ne'r enjoy or Marry seven years after Mel. I I they 'l sit at dinner when their Meat is cold Italian Stomachs scarce will stay for Grace Aur. Indeed I have heard 'em say they 're an odd sort of puling people in those parts though they 're something mended of late years Enter Grimani and Visconti like a Frenchman Mel. Now Cousin to let you see I 'm as forward as you can be do you know this Genleman a French Master of mine Aur. Ha ha he Visconti how odly he looks Grim. Well Mounsou what wind brought you into these parts Visc. De natural inclinaseeon dat me have had from a Shilde to see de Vorld and de Payes Estranger Grim. Very good Of other Nations none travel but rich Men but the French go a begging all over the World and live better than at home Visc. Me have ver good Estate in France but me had de mal heur to have a kerelle wid meen Cousin Germain and had de good fortune to wound him dangerously wid de Boutevilles trust Comme sa Fences with his Arms. So me is retiré for a littel and in de mean teem me do chercher de condiseeon Grim. A true Frenchman for at their first acquaintance they will tell you all the Quarrels and all the Claps that ever they had and show their Wounds in any part Aside Well Mounson besides the speaking your own natural Language what are the qualities you are good at Visc. Oh me be good at de many ding me can make de Perukes Mel. This speaks my Master a Man of Quality Visc. Me can sing as well as de Eunuch Italien Grim. I would he were one too then I might securely admit him into my Family Aside Well what else Mounsou Visc. Oh me can Fence reed de great Oarse me is good Barbier good Cuisinier good Button-makere and in case de necessité me can mend de Breeshes de Stockings and de Ladies Cowns Grim. Oh the Monster from riding the Great Horse to Footing of Stockings these travelling Frenchmen are like their Pottages made up of every thing Aur. He Acts it rarely Aside Mel. But Mounsou methinks all these good qualities should maintain you in cleaner Linnen Visc. Oh de Nobless de France never put on de under Shirt but once in de halfe year but for de Jentilesses dat appeare de clean Sleeve and de clean Crevat every oder month Exeunt The SCENE Cornanti's House Enter Cornanti Jacomo Intrigo Cor. Where had you this Black Jac. I bought him at the Porto Santo Cor. Methinks he is a better favour'd Moor than ordinary Jac. I Sir his Nose is not so flat as most of theirs and he has not altogether such a black Mossy Pate Cor. I like him never the better for his good Features but speaks he not our Language Jac. Not a word Sir Cor. Oh then 't is well enough But a pox these straitchin'd Moors will make plaguy signs to a Woman Didst thou ever hear him speak Jac. I and understand him too My Master I 'm sure speaks no Morisco I 'll pass for a Learned Man Aside Cor. How didst thou come to learn their Language Jac. Oh Sir I was a Slave fourteen months at Algiers I was taken in Cavalier Strozzi's Ship about twenty years ago and learn'd their Language so perfectly that I was made Interpreter to the Ambassadors that came to the Governor Oh Sir you shall hear Have at you Sir Andiboron hoblicon hu Int. Now for some hard words or I 'm undone Aside pausing Tirenatum tenoch comti Cor. What 's that now Jac. Why marry Sir I told him that you said he should be well us'd and he made an answer that shew'd a great deal of Respect but little manners in fine 't is a great compliment in their Countrey Cor. Come come what is it Jac. Why Sir the Sence of it is He takes it to be an Honor to be employ'd in your most contemptible Offices Cor. Come you 're a Rogue this is no humane Language but the Dialect of the Barbary Stallions Say that over again Jac. Dilloron losicon hu Cort. You Rogue you that 's not the same Jac. Pox o' this dull memory of mine Aside scratching his Head 'T is very near the same Sir I confess I cannot now speak it so well but never a man in Italy understands it better Cor. You 're a bold Knave Sirrah I 'll go in to my Wife and bring her
t' increase my store Yet Love is covetous and would have more Parh. Is Love a Miser he shall feed his Eye Still look upon his wealth but ne'r enjoy Sfor. Oh cruel Saint that fatal voice revoke Parh. Then learn to hope for Fire and Court the Smoak Beauty 's the Book of Fate Fear my intent 'T is better not to know than not prevent Visc. De Diable is in dis Love no ding but de feere de flame de smock de wound de death and de Bougre de Lovere is ver vell ver gay fresh frolick and feel no pain in de vol verld Ke Diable est Sa They seize Sforza behind Sfor. Villains stand off Visconti flies back Parh. Ai Ai Shrieks 1 Man How now Mounsou you have a natural Antipatee to the King of Spain's Subjects you dare not come near ' em Visc. Dat is ver true me do keep my self for de Reserve dat is de kalitee of de good Soldat 2 Man Oh I know the reason now de Spagnol cannot kill you wid de good grace 1 Man Stand still or you 're a dead Man Sfor. Slaves Dogs Parh. Murder murder Help help Sforza struggles to get his Sword they disarm him Sfor. Cowardly Slaves give me but leave to fight The odds shall make no difference Chair brought in 1 Man Into this Chair Sir quick it is a mercy shew'd you Parh. Murder murder Help help Sforza is carried off they guarding the Chair She unmasks So is he gone I 'll be with him presently and and Laughs search him to the quick How bravely Visconti perform'd his part Little does Sforza know what pains Parhelia takes to cheat him of the Doge's Daughter Woman scarce knows her self Then who can search the Mazes of a Heart Where natural imperfection joyns with Art Exit Enter Circumstantio and Intrigo Cir. Mr. Black you belong to some Nobleman of this quarter did you not see my Master Signior Intrigo hereabouts Int. A new Trial Pray Heaven he know me not How should I know thy Master Circ Oh every body knows him Int. However 't will be some delight to hear my own Character from a Domestick Germanicus disguis'd himself in a Calfe-Skin to hear the commendations of his Soldiers without offence to his modesty Why truly when I was upon S. Mark 's He was there too we came away together But where he is now you that are his Servant Ought to know better than another This is no lye now Cir. But pray Sir let me know I have some earnest business with him from the Doge's Lock-smith that makes his Keys for the Privy Garden and the Anti-Cameras Intr. I 'm overjoy'd I shall prevail for a Key but this is no time to take notice of it Aside Why honest friend possibly your Master is in close Council with the Doge or the Council of Ten and therefore not to be spoke with Cir. Think you so indeed I never knew any Man pretend to so much familiarity with the great ones as he does every morning our House is full of under-Clerks and Door-keepers and they get a world of Money of him by feeding him with Lies or impertinent Truths by telling him how many Caps and what Cloaths the Doge puts on every day what he eats and drinks and how many Stools he has Int. Your Masters a discreet Man I will not say wise and grave you do ill to abuse him Cir. What 's that to you Sir I need none of your teaching Goodman Black 'T was never a good World since there were so many Black moors and Frenchmen in the Nation Int. You 're a saucy Knave Sirrah Cir. Call me saucy Knave who am chief Man to Signior Intrigo you whorson Blackmore Dog you No Sir I 'de have you know though my Master be one of the simpler sort of wise Men yet being his Servant I 'll take the Knave of ne'r a Man in Italy Call me knave you saucy Jack Boxes him Int. shruging up his shoulders Poor Circumstantio yet he shows some respect to me in even his wrath he glories in being my servant and quarrell'd with me in my own behalf to uphold my Honor. These afflictions are incident to these great designs of going Incognito Cir. Incognito do you steal my Master's words you impudent Rascal you my Honorable Master 's own words are such words fit for your mouth you pitiful Rogue have at you once more for your fine word Incognito forsooth Incognito with a vengeance Incognito Beats him off Exeunt The SCENE Cornanti's House Enter Trivultio Aurana Bellinganna Triv. Ah Madam if my Sighs and Tears prevail not In a passionate posture To expiate my last and fatal coldness That undissolving Frost in so much Sun-shine That blindness caus'd by such excess of Light Let Death the faithful services prevent Of one unpardon'd not impenitent Aur. Trivultio how thou striv'st t' undo thy self You Act this part well but your first 's most natural All sudden Converts are to be suspected Maintain your Character Be constant to your self if not to me Enter Hircanio at a distance Hir. I have watch'd my Cousin Cornanti out and now is a good time to talk farther of my business to the Duegna Ha! what Trade's here my Daughter Bell. Come Sir we fear you not this mettled Hern Shall spoil your Falcon for any other Game And bruise his Wings Your swellings and imposthumes Must be cur'd by constant strong Revultions We 'll open a great vein shall stop your heats And bleedings at the Nose Triv. Say you so Madam Then faith dear Aurana I love thee to that desperate extremity that if you 'll take me in the humour I am resolv'd to undergo the scorn of all wise Men and my own repentance and sneakingly submit to that solemn Conjuring Cheat call'd Marriage though my Reason kecks at it and I shall certainly swoon at the sight of a Priest Hir. Ha! what do I hear as if this young fellow was to marry my Daughter You impudent Slut you are these your harmless frolicks Aur. Aime my Father Shrieks Hir. Will nothing serve but Matrimonial Gambols Come away with me Huswife Do you think to steal Procurators Daughters so easily Exit with Aurana Triv. Oh she 's lost for ever Bell. I warrant you we 'll retrive her Enter Cornanti peeping Cor. Ha! Trivultio have I caught the wild Beast in my toils Exit Bell. How soon Hircanio forgot the errand he came about In men of his age their Avarice starves their Love Enter Jacomo and Cornanti with a Sword ridiculously long and a Target bigger then his Body He stalks and looks toward Trivultio Cor. Death and destruction and a thousand torments Attend thy sinful Carcass thou Planet-struck And mis-begotten Mortal Have at thy lecherous Chine Makes at Trivultio when his back is turn'd who turns about retires a little takes up a Cushion and makes him run back to the end of the Stage 'Sdeath these Whoremasters the Devil 's in 'em At their Rutting time He runs
Ah my dear Saint then the debate is ended No no she shall not I can free my self He that dares dye can never be a Slave But cheats a Tyrant of his sweet revenge Yet there is hope still she may send some Men To force the way in I can second ' em But though I were alone shall I be forc'd to do What Honor chides me for Great God's 't shall never be I should not fancy to be forc'd to Heav'n At least by any Earthly Power Enter two Ghosts of Bassa's with their Turbants and Winding sheets and a great many other Turkish Ghosts attending them Thunder and Lightning and the place darkened like Hell Sforza starts then recollects himself No nor Infernal They stalk dismally about him with their Scymeters drawn brandishing at him Sforza looks for his sword and finds none And must I be their naked Prey Caesar unarm'd veil'd with his Robe his Face And was asham'd but not afraid to dye So let me perish but sure I know these Ghosts Turks all and their brave Leader Achmet Ibrahim too both slain with my own hand No mercy now sure Ach. Prepare prepare To turn thy self to Air. Sings to a dismal Tune An injur'd Turk made fiercer by the shades Thy life invades Ibra Stay Achmet stay For I will share the Prey The Bloud of Man 's too sweet As thow drankst mine I 'll quaff off thine Chorus of other Turks Heroick Dust Be not Vnjust Each Mussleman that his vile hands have stain A piece obtain Altogether By Pluto sent we draw Terrestrial breath And offer thee too fair or Love or Death Sfor. Is this your business after Death great Souls I thought you had been rowling among heaps Of naked Beauties with Eternal vigor Then know fierce Ghosts Devils improv'd to Turks If your own Hell were open I 'de sooner leap in 't Than do a crime that should deserve it The Ghosts walk off leisurely as they came in with Thunder and Lightning Sforza walks about a little The Doge's Daughter turn'd a Sorceress A brighter Angel yet than any fell With Lucifer's illustrious train of Rebels Oh that the virtuous Prince could hear of this But I must never live to make relations All power 's continu'd by the same ways 't was got Then doubt not Death or Marriage Pauses Death 't is the least of evils or a good Because it ends 'em courted by Boys For loss of Pins and Counters and by Females For lesser toys master'd by every passion Love Revenge and Grief Shall it obey The Slaves of Reason then and not their Master Death 's the dark entry to more pleasant Mansions The opening of the Scene to show us things more glorious The first flight of the mew'd and hooded Soul It is the starting place and not the Goal What is 't we live for tell life's finest tale To eat to drink to sleep to fill and empty Love and enjoy t' enjoy and love no more To talk of things we know not and to know Nothing but things not worth the talking of Insipid Acts by repetition nauseous Who would not dye for curiosity A Female sickly childish puking Vice Faith Fortitude Affliction cease your Trumpets For Nature's errors fright such Enemies My Soul is but in Lodgings for a Term Nature her Landlady may turn her out True were the House my own I would take care T'imbellish it and keep it in repair Make it impregnable 'gainst Force and Time To Dye were Folly and to Fight a Crime But since Death's unavoided Arrow flies From Foes Diseases and from Women's Eyes Let 's nobly court our Fate sweet'ning the Race With the full Gallop not the fearful Pace Enter Parhelia gloriously drest She comes towards him Parh. What can you love or dye Sir Sfor. Both Madam Love They say's our only business after death Parh. And 't is the great and noblest cause of life Cannot the greatest fortune in the State perswade you To quit your passion for a killing Mask Pray go to th' Tire-Shops you may chance to find A better featur'd one Sfor. You 're very pleasant Madam If Love want Rhetorick how shall Fear perswade Parh. 'T was Fear that mov'd your choice to such an object That would provoke no Rivals No Sir you need not doubt that we will force you 'T was but to try how wise a man you 'd prove How fit to make a Soveraign in Venice You may have liberty to court your Vizor Yet know you 're in my Net still Guards let him pass Sfor. That grant of liberty sweetens all your sharpness Guards let him out at one door Exit Parhelia at the other The SCENE General Moccenigo's Wilderness by the Walk of Statues Cornanti and his Wife with six or seven Bravoess Arm'd following him Bell. This is the place I appointed to meet Trivultio at Lay your Men in ambush hereabouts and stand you behind this Arbor and when you discover the wickedness of his intentions call out the Bravo's to pistol him Cor. But you must appear to be very forward and kind to make him the bolder that I may have the juster cause to kill him Bell. Very well thought of but take notice I 'll make you some sport before which you must not be angry at Cor. No unlawful sport I hope Bell. Fy fy Sir I mean with another business Cornanti gets behind the Arbor and his Bravo's under the Hedges Enter Hircanio Hir. This is the Walk in the middle of the Wilderness I was to meet her at And there she is Oh the blessed Image Madam For the redemption of my Captive-Heart Or its good usage in its slavery Be pleas'd to accept this knot of Diamonds Too small an off'ring to so fair a Shrine Bell. A very fair Jewel Taking and looking on it Enter Hircanio's Wife Wife I had notice from a friend that my Husband was to meet a Lady here I here 's the Rogue presenting her with something Hir. Death here 's my Wife Sees her and begins to steal away Wife Ah you old Goat you have I caught you Did I ever deny you at home you false Man Oh thou impudent perverter of Mankind Turns to Bell. Hast thou the conscience to defraud an Honest Woman of the dues that her portion paid for Follows her Husband off stolding When they are gone off out comes Cornanti Cor. Brave Wench y'faith Ha ha he Didst not thou send for his Wife Bell. I I Sir take the Jewel and to your place again He retires Enter Trivultio in his own Habit. Bell. coming up to Trivul Dear Sir I 'm sorry my pretended coyness Has so long exercis'd your patience Triv. Oh Madam such high blessings deserve some expectation Bell. But Sir I shall no longer torture your desires Triv. Faith Madam Lovers are hard labourers 'T is pity to keep back their wages Bell. Dear Trivultio I am wholly thine She runs to him and embraces him Triv. How can that be when the illustrious Senator Starting Your Husband may plead an