of his real love pray my Lord proceed I shall take Notes and Edifie Pulls out 〈◊〉 Table Book Cle. Your mirth Madam is now out of season when every word I utter flowes from my wounded heart Lin. Why do you not speak to me then who can change my mind as often as your self I was made for you this Lady is impregnable Cle. I yield Lindamira let not your wit destroy a man that does submit to mercy I beg quarter Lin. Oh! do you so Pan. 'T is enough Lindamira that he does confesse himself 〈◊〉 come let it be Registred amongst our Victâ—â—ies And now my Lord what is your next desire â—le My next Madam I have scarce begun with this you d◠〈◊〉 all I say for mirth Does not my looks and Language shew an Alteration All 〈…〉 that did possess my idle head are vanished and I become a serious man Your 〈◊〉 is already wrought and I now see the onely way to my 〈◊〉 is to gain what I so much 〈◊〉 Lin. Exâ—ellently well Acted this might cozen twenty that did not know him Pan. You shall do well my Lord to persue this new path untill you do obtain a general opinion of your virtue But I hope you would not have us 〈◊〉 it at 〈◊〉 â—ight Cle. Though my love cannot yet gain credit in your Esteem do not deny me the joy to think that you see how much I love and honour you Pan. This is too serious for our Comedy my Lord. Cle. Nothing can be too serious Madam to expresse my love by which the gods are pleas'd to bring me to them thus by forbidding what might intice me to slight Paradice by having had you here 'T is fit then that I submit and raise a joy from what I am now too apt to repine at for 't is a blessiâ—g to be so fixt as Antidates my Elizium here on Earth this Souls joy will endure like its own nature unto Eternity Pan. You are cured then Clearcus and will unto the Prince confess your conversion if we call you to it Cle. Propose away for my acknowledgement and try Lin. Let us take time Madam to consider of it least we loose half the Entertainment by our hast and so spoile the jest Cle. Madam let not this Ladies mirth prevaile with your good nature to afflict a man who can live onely by your smiles Pan. I must confess I have some pain to hold in my smiles thus long for this serious way of fooling I expected not from you my Lord. Cle. Why Madam do you take all this for jest still Pan. Yes indeed do I. Cle. By all the powers above I do Adore you next to them I Worship Lin. That 's no Oath Madam for he Worshipâ— none Pan. I have the same thoughts Lindamira and am safe Cle. What a Monster am I grown give me credit Madam or give me death If I do not love you let Iove strike me with suddain Thunder or I will gladly seal what I have said with my beâ— blood if nothing less will satisfie Pan. Hold Clearcus He Draâ—â— Lin. Oh! let him alone he 'l not hurt himself he onely hopes to fright us Pan. My Lord you fright me now and since you think fit to turn our Commick Scene into a Tragedy I shall quit my part in it and from thiâ— time admit no farther visits from you Let us retire Lindamira his converse grows dangerous Exeunt Ladies Cle. This had been my fate had I ingaged a little farther and this the fruit of chast virtuous love what a folly 't is to give our freedoms up unto the will of Women so humbly to obey those we are Created to command But I am safe yet and will now play with 'um at their own game and through a seeming sorrow for my rejection laugh at them who think to laugh at me Enter Lonzartes Lon. A good day unto my Friend Cle. You speak too late Lonzartes this is a fatal day and I am studying how I may make it more Eminent by death then by my sufferings Lon. Why what 's the matter man have you visited the Ladies before they are drest and made 'um froward Cle. Thy love Lonzartes has ruin'd me yet I thank thee for my conversion I shall now dye a sober man Lon. Thy looks speak some disaster tell me the worst that I may joyn to find a Remedy Cle. In a word then I do love Pandora as she deserves and did so to the life express my love that in spight of Lindamiras mirth she did believe it and has forbid my farther visits Lon. 'T is not possible that she can be so fool'd she forbad thee in jest come let us go to her now Cle. I 'le swear she did forbid me and in great anger turn'd from me I dare not go Lon. This is pretty would'st thou have me believe thou lovest Cle. Lonzartes I am not in humour to be play'd with Lon. Nor I in humour to be fool'd what would'st thou have me say when thou talk'st thus to me thou in love Hâ— ha Cle. What shall I say what do to beget faith in thee Pandora's resolution against Marriage which I so much rejoye'd at is fatally become my scourge and I must dye or have her Lon. That 's the only way to obtain belief do but hang thy self and then a Printed Ballad The Dary Maids greatest Faith will make them swear thou dyedst for love Cle. Do my looks agree with so much jest does not my face declare my heart does love Lon. No nor ever can do to me would'st thou have me belye my self that thou mayest laugh at me these shallow Plots are lost on me Exit Lonzartes Cle. This is right had I been fool'd into the Platonick pound I might have knock'd my head against the walls and never been believed Thus I blow away those bubles those 〈◊〉 Lectures of chast love which lead silly morcaâ—â— into slavery Ha Sanga Enter Sanga Sanga Your pleasure Sir Cle. Go presently and summon all that merry Crew who danc'd the other day to Sup with me this Night and bid the Musick come Exit Sanga Sanga I go Sir Cle. I will retreat while I am safe and be Arm'd against my Wife Virtuous Chast Friends with their Cob-web Netts so subtilly laid to catch me Thus I throw all their Inchantments off And now like the Grand Seignor after some great Victory atcheiv'd I will retire to my Seraglio Exit Enter the Duke with Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and Irain and Silvander Duke You tell me a story beyond belief Theodocia Clearcus playes with you all this while he love The. If Pandora be mistaken he will triumph over Women kind for ever Pan. I wish it were no worse Sir t is I who now am to be pittied who for the common sport and for his good have brought an evil on my self I cannot bear Duke Why Pandora he is descended of our own blood and his Estate proportionable to his Birth so that if you can
in all your Subjects hearts by this honour to Lonzartes who has merrits proportionable to your favour and his birth all which his love gives Lustre to Duke I see it Silvander and will recompence his Faith and his Humility with my advice to Theodocia who yet knows not his story Sil. The Princess must needs hear what every body talks and all do with Duke I shall now inform her fully of Lonzartes Right too long held from him bid him meet me at my Daughters Chamber I will no longer hide my purpose for him His Birth and Virtue with his constant love Declares he never can unworthy prove Exeunt THE FIFTH ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle. NO I 'le never see her more Lon. Do you not love at all Cle. Nor ever will methinks love is like a smooth water that Invites men to Bath and tumble in it with delight untill they be destroyed by Serpents which in the bottom undiscover'd lye Lon. What means this â—imilie Cle. This Serpents bite has Metamorphized you into a whining lover into the shaddow of a man of late become a shape without a Soul why must I busie my head with such Chymers when I can please my self to my hearts wish my own way Prethee sweet suppress'd Prince do not forsake me thus for specious shewes of happiness or vainer hopes of better dayes thes you will ever find in Court You are now safe but when you grow wise and serious it will in the Dukes head great jealousies create and to let him see your virtue may be dangerous and your pretence appear worthy of his fear Lon. That hazzard is better then what I now suffer in the opinion of my best Friends who believe this wildness is my Nature or such as may beget a habit in me which I can ne're put off and thus my security in this disguise may become my ruine I wish I could perswade you Clearcus to shew forth that virtue all the World would wonder at Cle. To what end I pray if the good Duke would give me imployment fit for his Kinâ—-man and worthy of my Sword I could soon be my self But now I have nothing else to do and therefore play away my time in folly and t is a hard question which is best for we know that too much wisdom does undo more men then it advances or else begets eternal slavery to State Affairs where the wisest ever walk on needles points I have weighed these things and do believe 't is better to maintain the peace and the security I now live in unregarded Lon. But you will loose the Dukes favour and become contemptable to the whole Court if you continue thus Extravagant what designe can I have by my desire to see you great and glorious Cle. Have I not tryed and been misled yielded to your wise Maximes against my own better judgement and been rejected in the height of my Endeavours to be as you call it great and glorious is not this true Lon. Yes in part Cle. I will no more of your advice till you can cure your self Lon. I have an Honourable Argument for my love Cle. Who has not untill he be dispis'd Lon. Was it not your own desire to be negleâ—â—ed did you not declare against all women 〈◊〉 you could conquer you left Pandora no way 〈◊〉 victory but by rejecting you so that I can coâ—clude a good success from what you raise diâ—paire Cle. Ha! think you Pandora did reject me 〈◊〉 compliance with my humour only Lon. What else can she be angry with you 〈◊〉 loving her too much Cle. You do surprize me with a discourse I lookâ— not for but I will be no more abus'd will not see her Lon. How can you be reconcil'd then shall 〈◊〉 make love to you Cle. No I abhor that thought beyond 〈◊〉 anger a woman Wooe that were preposterous Lon. Will you treat by Embassadours and 〈◊〉 by Proxie Cle. Nor so that 's only fit for Princes who cannot meet to treat Lon. Will you have her if she declares 〈◊〉 would have you Cle. I shall never like her change of mind Lon. Can you tell whether you would have 〈◊〉 or not Cle. That 's a harder question then the other Lon. Will you have her by compulsion Cle. That were a Tyranny would make her hate me ever Lon. â—hall the Duke by his Prerogative Power in spight of both your teeth compel you both to compliance Cle. Let me think on this a little at first fight â—his looks likely to agree us if two imâ—ossibilities can make one possible this might do our business Lon. Well what do you resolve Cle. Nothing why do you tempt me to farther evils I know not what to resolve nor what to say but will no more of love my heart â—hakes at the thought of my last tryal I blush to think how much less then man I was and how much more then woman I created her in those few hours I lov'd Enter a Messenger Messen. The Duke calls for Lonzartes Lon. I 'le attend his Highness presently Cle. I take you for my Friend Lonzartes do not discourse me into a Ruine you will share in Lon. I have no Rule for friendship above my desire to see you happy Cle. I believe it Sir and beg your pardon for my distracted language I must attend the Duke to Lon. And I. Exeunt Enter Pandora and Lindamira Pan. You tire me Lindamira and chide me for a fault I cannot own I had no other way to free myself Lin. You might have check'd his approachâ—â— with somewhat less severity your rigour may be get dispair in him Pan. Dispair of what my undertaking 〈◊〉 only on the Dukes command to afford him 〈◊〉 visits which I have done in hope of his conversion Lin. You did give o're before the work 〈◊〉 perfected Pan. You speak as if the design to set him 〈◊〉 were to inslave me to the humour of a 〈◊〉 man Lin. The wildest young men do often proâ—â— the soberest at the last and the truth is Madaâ— we do all desire to see you and â—learcus conveâ—â— one another so to beget that unity of hearts which the World seeks most Pan. Do you believe that I who have a prejudice against the best of men can e're esteem the worst Lin. If Clearcus were under that notion should have other thougâ—ts but when I conâ—ideâ— such men reclaim'd do often make good Husbands I have hopes of him Pan. If his wildness were his only fault time and experience might reclaim him Lin. If these be your only Exceptions Mâ—dam I wish you would trust me to mannage this affair Pan. You mâ—st not talk me into an Intrâ—â—â— which â— avoid I do not love him Lin. You will do when you have him I know many have done so after Marriage who did not before Pan. That is too bold a venture for me who have no faith in men and those Examples you mention so rarely to be found my courage dares not undertake
you call it but have never weighed the difference of our crimes such thoughts Lonzartes do move my tender Consâ—â—ence to take what â— can find for ready money which I freely enjoy without those frights you daily feel Lon. Thou dost mistake me and exclaimest against crimes I never understood Cle You can counterfeit I know and may cozen all the World but me I will not give my freedom up to such follies as you serve to be Master of all your wishes Lon. I shall not labour to convert you but will take leave to dispise your mean waies while you envy mine Cle. Envy by Violinâ—s eyes I do dispise you and your wayes and will wager any thing you dare that I enjoy this night a beauty more exact then any cloath-of-Gold-Dame you treat with I enâ—y you no I pitâ—y you Lonzartes that after such experience at your years you should be fool'd so confess now seriously if you have ever met a better shape a softer or a whiter skin or any more sweet or more bewitching fair and lovely then my Angâ—lica Lon. If I have not what then Cle. Why she shall be Fine and rich aâ—aid when I so please I can call her Sâ—ltaness too and by my fancy raise her above those the World allows of Lon. I do believe thee and thy fancy alike Extravagant Cle. But why so serious on the suddain and so dull you shall have good Chear and good Company to night at the old place Lon I shall â—et an ill Conscience by it Cle. That sauce agrees not with the Dainties we must feed on pray lay by your Conscience untill morning Lon. I wish I were well rid of thee all thy Rheâ—â—rick shall never ingage me to meet such company again Cle. Why pray how can you spend your time better Lon. I do begin to hate my self and will love thee no longer Cle. Very good Are not you the most debauch'd man in Syracusa except my self how come you by this Impudence to blush for going to a merry meeting Is not your own Lodging beyond a Scandal are not all the Wenches in that Street your Pentioneâ—s not love me I will study to scorn you and your love for ever I dispise a man that does forsake his Principles Lon. I begin to hate thy over-much lewdness and to see my own Deformities Cle. Not love me Lon. Come I do love thee too well I love thee shall we go home and put off this meeting Cle. Lonzartes though I do love your Friendship I do hate this Humour in you that thus would lay a blemish on me Enter to them Lindamira and Tereâ—â—a not at first seen Ter See Lindamira the two wild Princes are in our way how shall we get by â—â—m Lin. Put on a confidence beyond theirs and 〈◊〉 will amaze them Ter. Can that be Lin. I 'le be your Forlorne Hope do but second me and I 'le secure your pass this time You 'l see them start shoot aside as from a Bazaâ—iske the honest woman Ter. Barbarous I have heard indeed they shun all virtuous women Lin. They alwaies look over us as if they saw us not but where they have an interest or hope to gain it they can like subtil Serpents humbly creep to flatter and betray He nâ—w sees the Ladies Cle. A prize a prize Lonzartes each of us one let us reconcile for this booty and dispute at leasure you close walk invites which will you assault Lon. Neither they are both virtuous Cle. Who knows that have they done sucking Lin. Dost thou think there be none virtuous beyond their infancy Cle. Yes much too many but I hope better of these give me the woman and keep her virtue to your self I 'le charge 'um both there may be a Critical minute for me fair Ladies Lin. Hold my Lord you are out at first one of us is very brown I assure you Cle. You do not think your self so or if you do you think brown the best Madam Lin. I do indeed think my beauty such as may prejudice your Lordship if you dwell on it which gave me boldness to interrupt your set Speech least you engage past retreating our 〈◊〉 is to find the Princess Cle. And ours to entertain those who have nothing else to do Lin. How would you entertain us my Lord Cle. As young Gallants use to treat fair Ladies with love and our best service Lin. I have no imployment for so great a Servant as your Lordship and for love I understand it not Cle. That you may do is my ambition Lin. Nay if you be come to ambition already I guess your love will grow to such a Monster in a moment that I dread the thought on 't Cle. You cut me off so short you â—â—nnot apprehend what I would say Lin. Therefore I do it because I do not care to hear Cle. What have I done Madam to merrit this neglect from you Lin. In the behalf of all our sex I am the chosen Champion against all men who do believe all Women do admire ' um Cle. When shall I have leave to speak that I may inform you better Lin. When I have done Cle. When will that be Lin. When I am gone Cle. How can you be inform'd in absence Lin. As much as I desire to know I know already my good wishes shall attend your Lordship come Teretia we may finde the Princess in the other walkâ— Exeunt Lon. Now Sir how do you like this Ladies mettle Cle. Why well I like her and her humour very well Lon. You thought her a sure prize Cle. I did but hope so at the first now I am sure of her she is my own if ever we do meet alone by this severity she has cozen'd Teretia and yoâ— and confirm'd me Lon. I must laugh to think how thou art mistaken in this innocent freedom virtuous women use and would give a good summe to see thee but converâ—e a moneth or two with persons of Honour which I believe would reclaim thee and fix those virtues now â—ost in a Chaos of wild actions Cle. I marry if you could shew me a woman that would not be won I would fancy 〈◊〉 delight to pass away an hour or two at â—â—de times but all that I do meet with are mine before I wish it so that I am alwayes forc'd to stand upon my guard amongst ' um Lon. That 's no wonder amongst those women you converse with shall I chuse you a mistris and if you get her let the reproach be mine Cle. Shall she be worth my pains if so I will think on 't when I have time to throw away come will you go with me yet Lon. I 'le stay here a while Cle. I 'le go before then and make ready for you Exit Lon. What pitty t is such parts should be so drown'd Though I resolve to quit I 'me guiâ—ty still If longer I do countenance his ill Enter to him as in the Garden Theodocia Pandora Lindamira Teretia and
then not to be rid of him when I see my time Sil. Could all her Beauty with my love expire Her flowing Wit would sâ—ill create new fire Aside Enter to them Clearcus and Lonzartes Prince You two I know come now from exercizing of your â—roopes Cle. No Sir we went hence just now I wish my Troop hereto guard me Prince Have you an Enemy in view Clearcus Cle. I have many Sir that have â—ob'd mâ— of my peace I cannot sleep of late but have a thousand fancies which do set my brains on fire Prince Take heed it prove not love Cle. That is the danger Sir for if Pandora do keep her resolve for single life I may be in love for I do feel strange alterations that I know not what to make of Lin. Have you no affection left for me my Lord can you so soon forget your last nights professions Cle. Now Sir you see how I am assaulted I shall be pull'd in pieces presently Prince Si'vander and I will secure you from Lindamira Cle. If I were assured you could Sir I should like her wit and humour well but I fear if I should be in earnest she would be so too Lin. You see his inclination is for me Madam so that what ever he shall say to you hereafter is meant to me Cle. Nor so nor so sweet Lady I do respect Pandora above all her Sex you throw out hoocks to catch young Gallants the neglects those are laid for her that 's my danger Princâ— What riddle is this â—learcus dost thou desire that thy desires may not be answered Cle Yes Sir from some persons for if my love â—e return'd all ends in the fruition as most â—â—amples shew But if Pandora keep her resolve for single life then I can raise my fancy while I live to â—doration of her beauty and that virtue with a continual delight which will last while I last The. You are then my Lord the happiest lover living for you will find my Cousin just as you wish Pan. Pray Madam answer not too fast for me for if I find Clearcus a person of such Noble Nature beyond what I did ever hope to meet in man I may change my Opinion of men for his sake and therefore 't is best to find some other sport least we destroy each other He starts Cle. Look you now I am Treypand The. Start not Clearcus she but mocks you you are both ingaged for this month to Entertain us and your selves no going off now Pan. I shall not break Covenants Cle. Nor I Madam though I do sometimes reminde you of your resolve against Marriage whereon depends my bliss secure me but of that and I am ever yours Pan I shall endeavour what I can to give you that satisfaction Cle. I kiss your fair hand on that word which has given new life to my doubtfull heart and now I do deâ—ie Lonzartes gravity to put his heart in a more loving dress then mine shall be hereafter Prince If Lonzartes can love too my wonder ceases The. He is my servant Sir and has a chief part in the Comedy Prince I like your pastime well but me thinks Lonzartes looks as if he were compell'd unto his part and will do it sâ—urvily Lin. That 's the sport Sir and will afford the more variety Lon. I shall be glad Sir if I might be excus'd The. By no means Servant what an affornt is this that I must beg your favour in the face of the whole Court to own me Prince You must not be so grave Lonzartes all is for our mirth Cle. Now Sir have not I done your work for you Lon. Would thou wert hang'd hold thy peace Cle. Give me better words or I 'le talk aloud Lon. Was ever man thus hamper'd between jest and earnest Lin. They are comparing notes in private there 's Treachery in their faces I 'le play no more Prince When begins the love Clearcus this is only talking of it Cle. It is begun already Sir if I had not valued this Excellent Lady above the World I had not â—aine this care to secure my interest to a perpetuity Lin. Madam you are not to believe a word of this for he has with the same grave face sworn the same to me but Yesterday Cle. That was in jest Madam but now every action of my life shall justifie each syllable I utter unto you Pan. I shall endeavour to believe it my Lord and yet allow you the same Christian liberty with Lindamira and the rest as you had before Cle. Madam you speak as though you did not value my respects now my whole soul is set to serve and honour you alone Pan. I must confess I cannot change my faith so fast as you do your discourse And then as I remember my lesson is to keep my distance least I loose my lover Cle. True Madam as to comply but you are to see and credit my ambitious love and to admit it with the same Esteem I serve you Pan. How can I do that and not return you love for love and then you will dispise me pray my Lord at your next visit bring my part in writing that I may not erre in it Prince She is in the right Clearcus you now seem to seek such contradictions as all the Court will laugh at consult with Lonzartes against your next visit Exit Prince and Train Lon. If he will follow my advise he may do well Sir now we are alone tell me what crotchets next prethee make me understand what thou wouldest have Pandora do Cle. I think you were best release me the residue of my monâ—h that I may go seâ—k my wits where I last left them must I see none of my old Friends untill this month be over Lon. If you consider your promise not see one of them Cle. Then shall I be lost if those preservatives be all forbid me I do find already love will be Predominant Lon. The better for you if it be let us now talk seriously suppose Pandora may be won can you fancy a happiness on Earth beyond having her Cle. Yes I do fancy that having twenty is better then any one in â—hristendom Lon. Thou dost not love then else that one belov'd has more variety then a thousand Cle. Make but that good I 'le marry her to morrow Lon. You think then she is already at your dispose Cle. When she once sees that I am in earnest she will be what I will have her and the truth is Lonzartes I do like her best of all I ever talk'd with and have great fear that I shall be like other men who never value what they have which makes me cover what I cannot get Lon. Suppose some other do obtain her while you are thus long resolving Cle. Nay I am resolv'd no other shall ever have her Lon. And you resolve for her too Cle. Yes she cannot in Honour ingage to any while I pretend Lon. Art thou turn'd fool to think thus be
more serious or thou wilt be dispis'd Cle. Why do you not allow me some relief then to live a whole month honest will put my blood into a flame I have tempted all I meet and all within these Walls prove honest Lon. By your own Experience then you will find that Courts are Nurseries of virtue and are onely scandaliz'd by such vilde persons as would have the clearest innocence aspers'd that their own guilts might be no wonder you find few virtuous persons amongst Centurers Cle. That 's true but take heed Lonzartes you do not lead me into snares that will destroy me for I already find some inclinations towards Pandora which I am asham'd to own least I be laugh'd at Lon. You have reason for there can none of us believe thee Cle. You have made me a fine Gentleman in a few dayes if Pandora be of your mind adiew to your Philosophical love Lon. I hope thou art too fast to free thy self Thou playest with flames which undiscover'd burn Vntill they do thy heart to Ashes turn Exit Lonzartes Cle. Did ever man betray himself as I have done by putting setters on in jest which already are become so fixt I cannot shake 'um off but must humbly beg to be allow'd to worship that Divine Nature I so much dispis'd in virtuous women and must now confess If I do neither Faith nor Favour find The god of Love is Iust though he be blind Exit Notâ— that all the Play through when Silvander and Lindamiâ—a 〈…〉 Enter Theodocia and Lindamira Lin. If your Highness do consider Lonzartes's Worth and his great Birth as it deserves whose Ancestor was not many Ages â—ince by yours put by this Dukedom on a nice point as I have heard so that to me Lonzartes's love looks like a Divine direction to his Restauration The. I am of Pandora's mind for single life and have as smâ—ll a value for that idle passion you call love as she Lin. Your Highness may as well judge what they do in China as guess at our Felicities that love I can kiss the ground that my Silvander treaâ—s on with more reâ—sh then all other joyes can bring me The. You have high fancies that lead you on to hopes which you may never find Lin. These hopes are more delightfull then an Age of dull life without them if your Highness did converse as much with me as with Pandora I should convert you The Why do you not then change her severity against men Lin. I had not the Honour to be known to her before her heart was set another way but yet I 'le try what I can do The. I wish Silvander may answer your expectation Lindamira but if such honour and such bliss accompany your loves why thus long carried on i th' dark and why not yet avow'd Lin. T is now avow'd unto the Duke though I took time to know my Gallant before I did admit his love and on long tryal found his silent looks did speak more truth then such loud noyses as most passions make The. You praise Silvander as if you meant to sell him Lin. He is no Prince Madam and is therefore safe from you The. The less safe if I so pleas'd do you believe his virtue and his love so great that I could not win him from you for a Friend of mine Lin. I do and shall not think him a loss who can be won from me by the greatest Princess of the World The. If I could once see such a man I might change my opinion Lin Why don't you try â—onzartes The. He is too much concern'd to be play'd with you dare not venture your fine man then Lin. I dare and do desire it withall my heart and do voluntarily ingage not to work against your Highness The. And I am resolv'd to try his faith to you it may cure Lonzartes to see himself neglected when anothers chosen though but in jest for I can pitty though I do not love him Lin. And t is my desire to have Silvanders faithfull love made Eminent by this temptation Enter Lonzartes and Silvander to them The. In what humour leâ—t you Clearcus 〈◊〉 Lords Lon. In such as does become his greatnesse Madam The. Most brave men are often puffed up with vain glory that does Eclipse those virtues which themselves do over-value Lin. Your Highness is severe to men but all are not so vain The. Most are when we do value them too much yet I confess I am well pleased when I find men worthy my Esteem Lin. How does that appear when your Highness does dispise mankind by your resolves against them The. To shew how much you are mistaken unpin this Jewel wear this Silvander for my sake I 'le own it to the World that I do value men of Worth Sil. Madam I understand not what this kind of favour meanes I hope your Highness does not chuse me for mirth The. Do you Silvander raise mirth from my Favour come with me Lindamira I do command you to stand near us within hearing I will not run the hazzard of any Censure by this tryal to satisfie my curiosity concerning lovers such high Romantick lovers who soar above the reâ—ch of all temptations Lin. I shall obey you Madam though I desire it not Exeunt Ladies The Men stand amazed Sil. Can you guess Lonzartes what this tends to Lon. 'T is a Riddle far beyond my understanding Exit Lonzartes Lindamira Re-enters to Silvander Lin. Wake wake Silvander the Sun shines bright upon thee Theodocia dotes on thy virtues and will advance thy youth much faster then thy own wishes can propose Sil. How Lindamira have you so mean thoughts of me Lin. So high thoughts why may not the Princess neglect the Corinthian for you such things have been in story Sil. You speak as if you wish'd it Lin. Can I wish you well and not applaâ—d it Sil. You cannot fancy me a greater curse unless your own heart be turn'd against me Lin. The Princess desires your Company in the next Room I can stay no longer Exit Lindamira Sil. I have so much to think on that I know not what to say the Princess unexpected favours with Lindamira's no concern begets such wonder as does amaze me I will not go and yet I must or make my self Ridiculous by judging what I cannot guess at Exit Enter Lonzartes Lon. Have I thus long ador'd the Princess and still approach'd her with the same trembling I draw near the Altar for this scorn at last before my face to court a man she knows ingaged unto another a man of so much lower quality then I this I confess does make my Faith stagger Silvander was as much surpriz'd as I Lindamira too was out of Tune If Theodocia can go less this change will be more my admiration then her virtue was Enter Lindamira passing in as by him Lon Now Madam whither so fast Lin. To see which way the wind blows pray my Lord where is your heart now Lon.
In thâ— Princess lodgings with yours or can you tell me better where your own is Lin. I change my mind so often that I know not where I left my heart last Lon. Are you no more concerned Suppose Silvander change his opinion Princess have mighty power to overcome mens hearts Lâ—n Why then his opinion will be chang'd I cannot value him that leaves to value me methinks my Lord the Princess favour to Silvander should abate your passion for her Lon. My desiâ—es go no higher then to look and wonder at her perfections my Esteem cannot be call'd love beyond what Duty and Obedience does allow but how does Silvander receive this great Honour Lin. They are now in private you may judge by his exalted looks when you see him next I am glad your Lordship is no more concern'd Lon. This is a forc'd discourse Lindamira pray do not mock me who have a true value of your worth Lin. The truth is the Princess often angred at my confidence in Silvanders love onely now tryes if she can shake his faith by higher propositions and my hope is that his virtue may beget in her some better thoughts for men which will do your business and confirm mine for Silvander is above temptation and I think Lonzartes does deserve what he desires Lon. You oblige me to say your confidence does merrit the greatest faith from man but is Silvander of your Plot Lin. No 't would then be none nor I no tryall have of his sincerity Lon. These are dangerous sports and we too late may find them so the Princess and you are both too bold and do too much rely on your own beauties Lin. If Silvander can be won I can smile at such a loss Lon. 'T is caâ—â—e to say so when you fear it not but I have seen stout hearts fall to pieces by such a blow you have setled my heart again and I advise you from these dangerous sports leaâ— they blow up your joyes when you are moâ—â— secure we know our present minds but cannoâ— fore-see what we shall like to morrow Our Nature with such frailty is indow'd 'T is well if present moments be allow'd Exeunt Severallâ— Enter Theoâ—ocia and Silvander two Ladies at a distance Lindamira is seen near oâ—serving them The. Is your heart my Lord so fixt on Lindamira that no Person nor any Argument can 〈◊〉 prevaâ—â— with you to change Sil. Our Souls Madâ—m are so united that hope death can onely maâ—e that separation The Can no Fortune nor any Qâ—ality 〈◊〉 you to Honours and Happiness beyond what you can ever hope from â—indamira Nor a greate beauty dis-ingage your heart from her Sil. None can ever move me to a thought 〈◊〉 change Madam The. What if she have chosen higher and giveâ— way for your preferment also Sil. I can smile at all this when your Highnes◠〈◊〉 merâ—y â—indamira and I Madam do understand a happiness can never be dissolv'd we are above temptation The. Suppose my Father be her choice will you pretend to love and hinder her advancement by your claim Suppose my Dear Cousin Pandora have like affection unto you and puts on this severity to others in design onely to gaine you will you let such a beauty of so high virtue and extraction dye for you Sil. Your Highness sure does fancy what is impossible but if all this were so I could dye in gratitude to serve Pandora but do prefer Lindamira's love and virtue above the brightest beauty or greatest Empire this World has The. Can there be such worth in men how have I been mis-informed Princes who do not converse know not the World they Aside live in but take all on trust from others You believe that I am now in jest Silvander and do not deal so freely as I expect Sil. By all thats I am fixt past aâ—ering if your Highness knew the joyes which do accompany united hearts you would sooner undertake to pull down Staâ—s from Heaven then hope a separation where true love Triumphs The. I am fully satisfyed that â—indamira has what she deserves a worthy Lover appear now â—indamira and call in Lonzartes with the rest I am converted Enter Lindamira with Lonzartes and Ladies The. Here Madam you are coâ—pled by the gods Silvander does deserve your confidence Now wear that Jewel I before gave you in jest Sir as a mark of my Favour for your approv'd virtue Lin. Has your Highness any better thoughts for Marriage then you had The. I have found an honest worthy man beyond my Expectation Lonzartes you look sad Lon. My heart is not so full of feathers as it was but is of late become a lump of lead The. We have indeed been all too serious of late come Lindamira let us find some Entertainment to refresh us on the 〈◊〉 this Evening Lonzartes you and Clearcus may go with us if you please Exeunt all but Lonzartes Lon. Your Highness does honour us what these various fancies tend to is above my understanding As Nature has fram'd Women of a more refined matter then us men so she has given to some Souls so much above ours Excellent that their Intrincique purity dazles our Judgements more then their brightest beauty does our eyes Theodocia is cetainly without blemish yet may have some notion of my love which she thinks not fit to cherish because she likes not me And yet may have a virtuous concern for my birth and sufferings such as her good Nature is unwilling to destroy 'T is Theodocia's Excellencies makes me thus humbly seek my Right as her Gift Else my Sword should make my way to ascend this Throne which is my own but no more of that yet For if I can be rightly understood My love may save the expence of so much blood Exit FOURTH ACT. Pandora with Lindamira are seen sitting on a Couch Enter Clearcus to them they rise Cle. MAdam T is a felicity to love you though neglected by what Name then shall I call my Joy Now you allow my Love to what height raise my thoughts Shall I dare to enter upon such a state of bliss To be thus snatch'd into so much â—ight from the long Chaos I have liv'd in may prove more ruinous to me then that Hell I came from Pan. My Lord you speak a new Language I understand not Cle. Alas Madam I have this night seen Visions and do â—ind my passion growing much above my own command For when I look on your eyes I forget that there are godâ— and shall do such Idolatry to you as will provoke them to make me more miserable then you can wish me happy But when I consider how vast a Chasme your resolves have made between us I sink into such an abyss of misery that I can ne're get out of Pan. I understand you less and less The more you say the more you do confound my Judgement Lin. All this Madam is onely to let us see how he could talk if any Women were worthy
raise his virtues above his vices you 'l have no cause to murmur at his love Pan. True Sir if I were not ingag'd to a single life much might be said to set Clearcu's merrits above mine Lin. Is there no dispensation for such resolves Madam when it may be disputed whether the gods approve them They give us Lawes enough we need none of our own making Pan. My heart will ne're consent to alter my resolves Lin. We shall have enough to do then The. â—et us all agree to laugh him out of it Lin. You will find little cause for mirth when you see Clearcus next Madam The. Can so few hours alter a man of his temper so much Lin. He is asham'd of his first Principles and is angry at that shame He hates himself for loving and loves so much he dares not wish it less This mixture of passions does beget such a confusion of thoughts that makes him look as if he had seâ— on nought but sighes and tears this twelve Month and I fear we shall have cause to turn our laughter into sorrow for him Duke I 'le give him Commands that shall divert him come with me Theodocia Exeunt Duke and Theodocia Lin. T is great pitty so brave a man should be so lost Pan. T is so Lindamira but how can it be help'd must I become mad because he is so 'T was not a rash word by chance let fall but on debate and mature judgement because I saw none so happy after Marriage as before Why may not I then live and dye as free as I was born Lin. You see why because the gods do not allow so great felicity on Earth as might keep us from ever wishing to be with them pray whoever heard of a pair of true Lovers that desir'd to be in Heaven if they might stay here till Doomsday T is therefore for our good that such united hearts are so rarely to be found on Earth take heed Pandora that you bring not more evils on your head then you fore see Pan. I must now bear my Fortune as I may Lin. Though you have not met with many happy Marriages I have heard of some who all their lives have had a constant spring of love their passions so high and joyes so great each 〈◊〉 to raise the others happiness above their own this I believe and hope for Methinks till I am married I am a thing laid by as if forgotten by the gods Pan T is not high passions nor great joyes I doubt to find but their continuance suppose the Gallant Lovers to the Wars be sent what 〈◊〉 will possess their frighted Ladies till their return and if miscarry what will their whole lives have to joy at after Lin. Those who stay at home may have equall dangers these are anticipated dreams of evils that may never happen then you conceive not the joy those dangers bring when they are over this world affords us nothing to relish our delights by but such accidents as love with some fears and dangers bring T is sharps make sweet the sweeter Pan. But if I am satisfied with less joyes without those pains you find so useful why must I try to gain more happiness then I do with for when I have joyes enough already Lin. Joyes enough Madam there is no such thing in Nature as enough of what we love Pan. I am weary of this idle talk Lin. And I know no better Entertainment Enter to them Lonzartes and Silvander Pan. How think you Silvander is Clearcus what he seems Sil. Lonzartes knows him best Madam Lon. I do believe he loves though I seem not to credit him and am now resolv'd to play with his passion as he has done with mine 〈◊〉 entertain the Princess rarely to see how I shalâ— anger him Sil. Is he enough fix't to be so abus'd for 〈◊〉 neither Men nor Women have any faith in hiâ— budding love he may fly off for ever Lon. I am now going to see what humour he 〈◊〉 in Sil. I 'le wait on you Pan. Pray do and let me know how I must be have my self that would not hurt him Lin. I can direct you best if you 'l trust youâ— self to me Pan. I shall trust you as far as any in this affairs let us consult within Exeunt Enter Clearcus and Sanga with Men and Women dancers Cle. Welcome my dear friends I will be no more seduc'd by grave Lonzartes fooleries this night shall re-unite us while we live Is the Musique come San. Not yet Sir Cle. I have broke through their Nets and now the day and night are ours to Revel in we will be so merry that our hearts shall seem much lighter then our heeles Enter Sanga Sanga Lonzartes and Silvander are without Cle. They are come as I could with I 'le entertain 'um as they deserve they are my kind chast virtuous well-wishing spies pray retire all Exeunt Dancers into that Gallery while I dispatch my Court-Friends Sanga shut the windows close then call 'um in and say that I am grown sad of late Exit Sanga monstrous sad Now for a grave face to suite with my disguise I have some fear my sides will burst with holding in my laughter He sits in a sad posture Enter Sanga with Lonzartes and Silvander Sanga Softly pray for a strange Melancholy has seiz'd him on the suddain He is now talking to Pandora Sil. She is not here San. He entertains her Idea in her absence with the same passion he would her the only sure way for a lovers happiness hark Cle. Blessed Angel turn not away these tears must be my daily â—ncence offer'd at your feet if you refuse this Tribute from my captiv'd heart you 'l turn the Elizium I enjoy to Hell Oh stay and take my Soul with thee that gentle look that Lon. Why so sad fond lover let not one repulse dismay so great a Conquerour thy next charge may prove more prosperous we come to councel thee Clearcus and to raise thy drooping Spirits by new hopes Cle Or to laugh at my affliction whose Soul iâ— sunke so low by my dispair that all my Spirits are vanished I must submit to my Captivity Lonzartes He sighes Lon. That sigh had almost blown me over yet I am glad to see this and am now fully satisfied thou art in love in love Clearcus let me Imbrace my fellow-Prisoner we will now shake our shackles to the same sad tune Cle. I know you came to mock me but I must bear it Lon. Oh no! who can have so hard a heart we pitty you and have some fears Pandoras heart will break when we relate your mighty sufferings but if I should sit thus in the dark woâ—ld it create the like Angelical Idea in my brain Clearcus Cle This is barbarous to catch a Lion in your Toyles and bait him like an Asse thus to render my passion Rediculous will beget Pandorâ—â— scorn and may prove my destruction Lon. If she discern not your passion
it pray no more of this Lin. The Princess desires your company at Court this Evening I did intend to wait on her Enter Duke Theodocia and Lonzartes Duke I have given you Arguments enough on his behalf which his dejected looks you see declare Your favours Theodocia should not be restrain'd because his adoration is so great he dares not beg'um come near Lonzartes The. Lonzarte's Worth is understood beyond the weak Rhetorick of flattering words he cannot wish to be more valued then he is by me Lon. Nor will I ever Sue for favours beyond these you now afford me Madam may I confirm my hopes by understanding what you say my own way The. You may for since my Father does so much advise for Marriage I may alter my opinion when I find just cause to value men above my resolves against them Lon. For Heavens sake Madam say no more my breast cannot contain these spreading joyes you give me my hopes increase too fast for my dispairing heart to comprehend these honours you allow without an Extacy Duke Theodocia I shall ne're revoke the freedom I have given to make your own choice though I direct you to Lonzartes to whom 〈◊〉 Ancestors have done wrong The. This your indulgence Sir makes me moâ—â— cautious how I proceed Marriage is a conceâ—â— so great I dare not at once resolve it and the same day chuse the man I can yet only say that I have alter'd my opinion in favour of Lonzartes Lon. My Amazement and my concern are too great to answer Madam my felicity is above the reach of a reply Duke Theodocia I have given you my beâ—â— councel and my full consent to please your self The. I thank you Sir and will endeavour to Regulate my heart to your advise and to Loâ—zartes wish give me but time to examine and approve what I am willing to submit to Enter Pandora and Lindamira to them with Silvander Duke How is it Madam that you quit the field before your undertaking be perform'd Pan. I have done my part Sir which was on your command to allow him civil visits and to entertain the Princess I complyed with Lindamâ—â—â— to try how our Raleary would work on him which did produce so unlook'd for an effect that I was forc'd to quit my part to save my self Duke Were you in danger to be lost then I did not think Clearcus had prevail'd so far but if he be reclaim'd he will be worthy your esteem Pan. Your Highness did mistake me I was in no danger to be lost through love nor at all concern'd for a man who does declare against all worth in women where he can get an interest pray Sir make me understand what you would have me do Duke We would have you marry Clearcus Pan. Whether he will or no If I consent can you prevail with him Duke Do you comply we 'l try what we can do Pan. I would not be Treypand into a Marriage I am so much averse to in confidence of his old humour think my self secure and be so lost Lin. You may ventute safely Madam you see he is so great a Coward that he only dares persue them that fly him do but charge and he will run away Pan. If I were sure of that I would seem any thing to be freed from farther trouble Lon. Trust me Madam he is now worse then ever Duke Lonzartes pray use your interest to bring him to us now Exit Lonzartes The. Do you think Cousin we have a design to harm you Pan. No but your Highness disputes me into a condition your self does not approve pray shew me the way to this felicity that I may credit what you say by what you do The. Will you then ingage to marry Clearcus the same day I marry Pan. Shall I chuse your man as you would mine The. Suppose I have already chosen Pan. I thought your Highness had been of my opinion But if provided I give you joy The. Now you run too fast the other way I am onely towards marriage â—an That journey seldome proves long Madam when we look towards it Lin. That was said like a sage Sibell the quintessence of truth in few words t is but a willing mind and then Pan Prethee Lindamira help me to be rid of this uncertain man â—in I know no better councel then to be is love with him or to seem so for if he should taâ—â— you at your word and marry that may do youâ— work for I once knew a â—ady who chose to marry an importunate `utor that she might be ridâ— him and was so for soon after marriage they paâ—â—ed and never met more Pan. You are alwares in jest I would have serious councell now Lin. You have had my store twice over to 〈◊〉 purpose Duke By all my observations I cannot judge whether Clearcus or you Pandâ—ra be most extravagant Lin. Your Highness may do well to put 〈◊〉 into the Colledge of half mad Folks where 〈◊〉 will either 〈◊〉 one another or become quâ—â—â— mad toâ—ether when their discase is known foâ—â— remedy may be found â—â—is now past judgment what either of them ayle The. Lindamira saies well 't is very strange youâ— will not declare so far as to let us see how we may serve you Pan. Do but leave me to my self and I am well Madam The. Many sick people are of that opinion when in most danger and must therefore by their friends be govern'd Pan. As many healthy people think themselves sick when they are not and by seeking remedies for nothing do create evils they never can finde 〈◊〉 for such high passions as Lindamira's do never let us rest in peace but do create perpetual storms Lin. You argue well Madam if a dull calme were the onely happiness appointed us on Earth then one degree from being asleep would prove our greatest bliss sure no age did e're produce two such Icy-hearted Ladies as the Princess you Enter to them Lonzartes and Clearcus Lin. Here comes a Homely and a Jigg hand in hand now for the second part to the same tune Of love me and love me not Duke Clearcus it troubles me to see you delight in a retired darkness or else to walk in such clouds as we cannot see through I would perswade you to regain Pandora's good opinion Cle. Is the mistery of love to be discuss'd in publique Sir Duke With us who are so near ali'd unto you both I think it may because we all know what you both profess in private and now desâ—â—e to hear what you will face to face avow and we intreat you Pandora first to shew why you threw off Clearcus Pan. You do amaze me Sir to examine me as â— Criminal Duke You have no cause for this displeasure Pandora but mis-judge our love and our respects we know your worth and would to the World Illustrate that virtue you design to smother by â—â—ingle life I allow your purpose did become your younger dayes and did express an
Ladies and Silvander Theodocia Lonzartes I have been laughing at Lindamiras relation of Clearâ—us humour she 〈◊〉 â—he has abus'd him his own way in the 〈…〉 all honest women whom he declares against Lon. The encounter indeed was pleasant 〈◊〉 the successe is beyond her guess for the 〈◊〉 that her neglects have dash'd his hopes by which he is grown confident that her seeming scornes were onely to dazle our eyes while he doubts not to gain an interest Lin. I wish him joy my Lord of his quick Victory the next encounter will decide this difference of Opinions Pan. But how dare you Lindamira enter the lists of wit with young Clearcus who has the sharpest tongue in Syracusa Lin. There is no contest so easie his whole discourse to women is ever of love or something like it and does believe that all our souls delight in nothing else which makes me interrupt him still as he begins and never hear him out Sil. Iâ— that civil to a person of his Quality The. Is he not angry when you slight him so Lin. No Madam I am his mâ—rth and he is mine Lon. If Pandora would permit I do fancy his conversion might be wrought by her and his Eclips'd virtues made to shine brighter then his vices do Sil. 'T will be a noble undertaking Madam Lin. I wish he were withâ—n my cure Pan. We 'l joyne our forces Lindamira for I shall easily consent unto so good a work as may reclaim so great a person as Clearcus a man so near alied unto the Duke but how must this Charitable work be done Lon. If you Madam will admit his visits for a Moneth or two the cure of course will follow for he who never yet convers'd with civil woman will surely be concern'd when he shall see the harmless mirth that virtue does allow to persons of your Quality Pan. So I be obliged no further then to civil visits his birth does require that for him which I deny to no man Lin. Leave the rest to me The. How happy are you Cousin that may dispose of your self as you please I must speak and look and move as my Father and the State directs me Pan. Great Princes â—â—deed are bound to some strict Rules most Subjects understand not Lin. Your Highness complains without a cause we hear the Duke will leave you to your own choise only he will recommend The. When Parents recommend t is so like command it frights me to think whom it may be Pan. Now you are safe from the Corinthian have no fear untill you see occasion for it The I wish my dear Cousin you would marry too I should then like it beâ—ter I now dread to put on that yoak by all the World so much desired Pan. Will my being in the pound get your Highness out off it why would you have me run the hazzard to loose that happiness now am sure of by a single life If men did ever appear in their own likeness we might chuse someone amongst many worth the having but in our sights they are alwayes disguis'd in such shapes and humours as they believe we like best and so cozen us and themselveâ— too for if they make us unhappy it seldome failes but we make them so Lin. No Oracle ever spoke truer I am of your Sect Madam as to matters of Faith yet I would gladly have a Husband though it be dangerous to put my heart into anothers keeping And as my learn'd Author saves to give my freedom up unto I know not whom nor ever can do 〈◊〉 I have him this were a sadd condition Madam if we had not the same Arts to cozen them that think to cozen us The. Would could get a merry heart like yours Lindamira Lin I 'le present your Highness with a piece of mine I have enough for both Enter Messenger Messenger Madam The Prince calls for you The. I attend him pray Cousin go with me to my Father Exeunt Ladies Lon. A few such Excellent women would make this World a Paradice how have I walk'd in the dark till now how strangely been misled by my affection to Clearcus that have approv'd and acted in all his ills begun upon design and led on till custome has almost chang'd my nature but will no more Enter Clearcus to him Cle. How now Lonzartes walking alone take heed the Devil find thee not at leasure Lon. A greater then thy self can hardly find me Cle. Very gravely replyed if I mistake not you are whimpering aâ—ter some great lady and now practizing to play the fool wisely to spend your time adoring you know not who nor why Lon. Thou are still i th' wrong Cle. Let us meet then at the old place to night Lon. That 's a freedom I shall never take more you have converted me beyond all the Homilies I ever read you have made me ashamed of my self for being so long like you Cle. Oh Hypocrite what new piece have you got that I must not be trusted with come tell me and I 'le cry up your Austere purpose and rail at your conversion as if I did believe it Lon. VVhen you see me next in ill company I am then that Hypocrite you mention Cle. Out upon these tender Consciences they spoyle more mirth then they are worth let old folks hear Homilies while we enjoy the time we have and not whine away our youth on dreams of virtue which signifie we know not what Lon. Peace Clearcus thou art not half so ill as thou appearest but dost glory in talking worse then thou canst be Cle. VVhat should we talk of more then what we most delight in Lon. Of nothing less because we often do delight in what we ought not own Is 't not enough to offend the Gods through frailty which perverse nature does invite us to but we must provoke Heaven beyond sence and appetite by our discourse as if we studied to deâ—â—e those Powers we ought to tremble at Cle. I hate Hypocrisie Lon. And I abhor to aggravate my crimes by such unnecessâ—â—y boastings as thy wild brain delights in when I offend I am sorry for it dost thou all honesty dispise all virtue slight Cle. How Lonzartes will you confine honesty and virtue to the fruition of one woman only Fie what a scandal is this to man-kind as if there were no honesty nor virtue but in such chast breasts as yours what an affront to this good company pray speak Gentlemen is any here of his opinion can you Lonzartes shew me one young man that looks as he were guilty or any so old who would be thought so weak Is this a fit design to set up your Title to the Dukedom Lon. I see this is not the hour for your Conversion Cle. Nor shall ever live to see that hour I hope Lon. Nor you I fear ever live to tast and relish the trâ—e felicity obtain'd by such a conquest on thy self but I will pray for thee and thy conversion Cle. I had rather
your Lordship were at Ierusalem then see that day of my conversion what have I done Lonzartes to deserve such ill from you do not provoke me to a revenge Lon. Revenge for what Cle. Can you aske for what suppose the gods should hear your prayers and turn my heart how miserable a man were I how should I spend my time for forty years to come Is it not enough to forsake your cause but you must seduce me too Lonzartes if you pray for me I shall curse you heartily I dare stay no longer with him Exit Clearcus Lon. If this brave man this humour could expell His virtues would his vices far excell I have put on this Cloak of wantonness onely to avoid being thought a serious man least the Duke grow jealous of my pretentions to his Crown while the Duke is civil and I am safe he shall be so too But if I finde designes against me I have Friends and force enough to gain my right by this Oh but Theodocia does unman me quite when I look on her all these high thoughts do vanish and I become the humblest creature in the Court I have no Title that I ere shall owne Vnless she daine to raise me to the Throne THE SECOND ACT. Enter Lonzartes alone Clearcus hearkning at the Door Lon. OH Cloris Cloris what stange unwonted pains I feel what fears what new disease conceales my blood if it be love t will not offend the gods because my soul does now rejoyce to find Beauty and Virtue so divine that both may be well worshipp'd at one Shrine Clearcus chaps him hard on the Shoulder Cle. Are you talking in your sleep Lonzartes or is it some divine meditation thus transports you Lon. You are too rude Clearcus Cle. I cry you mercy Sir you can be angry then I see I thought your conversion had set you above such passions as we wicked men are subject too Lon. I do confess thou didst make me start and speak hastily but I am not angry nor can be with thee Imbraces him Cle. I 'le try your temper presently Oh! Beauty and Virtue so Divine both may be worshipped in one shrine Ha ha ha Lon. What of this you heard me repeat an old Song Cle. An old Song to a new Tune Lonzartes dost thou pray for my Conversion this way must I get a Cloris to sigh after as thou dost I have heard all and have observ'd thee too I and do guess who Cloris is come tell me quickly that way to oblige me to silence for if by my own skill I do discover her I 'le lay thee open to the World tell me who Cloris is least I tell thee Adiew Exit Lon. How can he discovee that I love when I know it not yet my self Yet I may admire her and by my adoration of her virtues Be by them from all meaner passions freed When this new virtue shall my vice exceed Exit Enter Geta. Geta. What the Devil ailes my Lord his wonted mirth is changed into heyâ—oes and twenty times a day he sends me on sleeveless Errants that he may be alone I think Lord Clearcus will prove the wisest man at last I have been five times this morning to enquire if the Princess be in health if she be stirring or if near ready if she go to the Temple And after dinner I must enquire if she have dyned if she comes forth in publick if she ride abroad and thus twenty times a day he tires me with theâ—e silly Errants when I might aske them all at once and save much labour I 'le try if I can find some way to contract these Embassies t is well for my Lord that his man is wiser then himself Exit Enter Silvander with Lindamira and her Maid Sil. Do not my looks Lindamira enough express what I would say Lin. Yes to me who do discern your passion thus suppressed more clear then by those loud noyseâ— which some Lovers most delight in Sil. But how shall I be assured this is not â—aliery Lin. Cannot you judge by my looks as well as I by yours what kind of security do you require I have no Citizens that will be bound for my good behaviour Sil. A serious word or two with a kind look confirm'd will secure me against the World Lin Will this look serve and I am yours suffice for words with this hand given from my heart ingage beyond your wish Sil. It does may I be Lin. Nay no strange lines I beseech yâ—u make me not jealous by professing more then I expect Sil. I am confirmed He Kisses her hand Lin. I shall try your temper if my merry humour hold Sil. 'T is that free Innocence I most adore Lin. And that I can afford enough off at an eaâ—â—e rate Enter Clearcus to them Silvander goes off Lin. Your Lordship was going another way pray let not me divert you my lodging is far off Cle. Madam I have long sought an opportunity to kiss your hands there Lin. You may do it here and save the labour of going so far for nothing Cle. Do you call that honour nothing which I do prize above the World and would give all my interest on Earth to purchase one kiss of your fair hand by a free consent Lin The World is little beholding to your Lordship for so low a value that will give all your interest on Earth for a kiss of my hand and this I must in civility look as if I did believe Cle. I 'le swear it Madam Lin. That 's as easily done as said but I am hard of Faith Cle. How shall I obtain more credit Lin. I 'le shew you a short way bring me a conveyance of half your Land and you shall have two kisses of my hand three if you please and as you like your Market you may have more for the other half of your Estate and this is much cheaper then to give all the World for such an honour Cle. Why do you mock me who truly love and honour you above all women by those 〈◊〉 eyes I do Lin. How can I believe it when I know you 〈◊〉 thus to every woman that you meet Cle. May my hopes nere prosper if you are not the only object of my heart Lin. No touching good my Lord my Affairs calls me away I must be gone He proffers to kiss her hand Cle. And I must wait on you home Madam Lin. â—le rather stay here this Twelve-month then give your Lordship that trouble Cle. Am I such a Monster in the opinion of all Women as you make me Lin. I must take care you make not me one Oh happy deliverance Enter to them Theodocia and Pandora and Silvander Cle. This is such a piece of nicâ—â—y as I nere met before these are no company for me Exit The. Stay learcus I would speak with you my Cousin Pandora tells me you Court Lindamira which her self does not much deny Cle. I am practâ—zing I must confess how to talk to Ladies
how can she proportion her favours to your merrit Cle. Do I deserve this mirth from you thus to highten my affliction Lon. Do you not all that I can do this Twelve month will not bring me on equal terms for thy abuses remember how you held me to the Ladies and made me your mirth by which scandal you destroy'd my credit with the Princess this is my revenge Cle. 'T was a great scandal indeed to procure you the Princess leave to love her by my means you have obtain'd a happiness beyond your hopes which all your whining Poetry or your Eternall sighes could ever reach for which speciall service prethee good sweet Lonzartes spare 〈◊〉 Hangs on him me by our old Friendship I do beg by thy own virtue and unparalel'd chast heart I do conjure thee not to raise a publique mirth out of my souls sorrow which you have brought me to Lon. Well then if I find you do continue thus humbly penitent and truly thus afflicted I will shew more mercy then I found from you come chear up we will â—igh and condole together Embraces Clearcus and if possible so order our sad hearts that both may the same moment break and infect the world with such a sorrow as may fright the female Sex from like rigour unto men so shall we become a Noble Sacrifice to love for the good of a whole Nation or if you please we 'l send for some of our old Gang to dance and drink these Melancholly vapours from our heartâ— to let the Ladies see their beauties are not so destructive as we make them believe Clearcus Imbraces Lonzartes with great joy Cle I marry Lonzartes now thou talkest like a Phylosopher now thou prescribest the onely remedy for our disease Sanga bid the Musick strike a chearfull Ayre and then call in those Friends in the next room Nay if you allow this way of cure I shall soon expell loves venome from my heart into my heeles Embraces Lonzartes Lon. What is all this Clearcus art thou mad still Lonzartes starts back Cle. I am wise and do not mean to quit my cool pleasant flowry paths for your consuminâ— flames of restless love who walke on tops of Steeples and at that height plead that your chast desiâ—es are pleasing to the gods But I who know the end of such fair flathes as at first appear with such folded Armes and down cast looks are but steps to approach the Ladies fingers ends Then by degrees grown bolder you aspire Till nought but ruine quench the subtle fire Enter Dancers Lon. What doest thou mean by this misterious language Cle. I mean to follow thy advise to sigh only when I make love to Ladies their backs turn'd I mean to dance and sing as often as I can that their neglects may pieice no deeper then their eyes discern here Lonzartes this Girle will cure the bite of a Tarantula and drive the poyson from thy heart Lon. Out Hypocrite is this thy love unto Pandora was all thy passion counterfeit the other day Cle. No 't was fairly growing up to equal thine in all sincerity of Noble thoughts But the nice Lady would not permit it to take so deep root as yours before she blasted all my hopes and in a moment let me see that love is like a bitter potion which many tast and flying away rather chusing their disease then so ill a relish'd remedy This made me return to my old Antidotes Lonzartes what think you of a heat or two before you go call in the Musique Sil. Pandora was to blame to throw him off so rashly Lon. Let us retyre Silvander this Ayre is infected Exeunt Lonzartes and Silvander Cle. Go whine fond lover go whine I say go whine While we chear our hearts with Weâ—ches and Wine I say go whine Exeunt Omnes Here they Dance Enter Lonzartes Lindamira and Ladies Lin. I do not wonder that he is fallen off t was what I feared when his passion went so high I saw Pandora was concern'd but we will bring it on again Lon. You are mistaken Madam all he said then was jest for he is now as mad as ever I left him Incirculed with six wild men and as many wanton Girles prepar'd to dance and Revel all the night Lin. There is no harm in dancing my Lord unless they do catch cold you judge Clearcus by what is past but when I see him with Pandora next I 'le give my opinion of his concern Lon. By what means may their meeting be procured Lin. We 'l think on 't Enter Theodocia and Ladies to them The. I am sorry Lonzartes that Pandora has cast off Clearcus which has occasioned his relapse when a little patience would have setled him in the way of virtue Lon. T is every way what I expected not his love was as strange as his rejection and his relapse in the old humour beyond all the rest I know not what to think of him Lin. Let us bring them once more together and I 'le undertake to guess at both their hearts it may be govern ' um Lon. I Madam but how shall they be brought together when both would rather see a Basaliske then one another Lin. You may be mistaken my Lord who judge by what you see when t is our business and our virtue not to shew our hearts till a full tryal that men are worthy of them then you forget that Clearcus conversion must be by one he cannot conquer The. But if he will neither conquer nor be subdued how can his conversion follow Lin. If your Highness can contrive an interview I have a fancy in my head that may reconcile them and effect what we all with The. I will send presently for Pandora and intreat my Father to pretend some business to call Clearcus hit her Lon. He will suspect Lin. Let him come no matter what he suspects The. Do you Lonzartes once more see what humour he is in We must endeavour and not fear to try But trust the Event unto their destiny Exeunt severalâ—y Enter Duke with Silvander and Lords Duke I ever thought Clearcus did but mock and laugh at their designs his brains is not yet ripe for serious love But how does Theodociâ— look on Lonzartes Sil. With much neglect Sir Duke That is not well have you Silvander instrâ—cted Lindamira that she may inform Theodociâ— of Lonzartes Title to this Dukedom and how much better then a Forraign Prince her Marrying him will be applauded by our people who are not ignorant of his pretence Sil. I have Sir and the Princess gives a serious ear to it though she yet makes no reply a little of your Councel and Authority I believe may incline her to a better value of him Duke That shall not be wanting Lonzartes 〈◊〉 all that I can wish in a successor and his love looks so without design that I will cherish it and try to win my Daughter to comply Sil. Your Highness will gain a double interest
Angelicall innocense but I question whether now on mature judgement you may not do better for your self and us to reclaim Clearcus Pan. You demand impossibilites from me for 〈◊〉 I should change my mind he will change his 〈◊〉 Pray shew me a rule to reclaim him by before you do condemn me Duke We onely desire you will afford him the same civility as did first induce him to adore that virtue he dispised before Pan. I have done this The. You did begin but you gave o're too soon Lin And all her kindness but in jest too Madam which he discern'd Duke How do you answer this Lindamira 〈◊〉 of your councel Pan. I 〈◊〉 him but in jest and was by him injoyn'd to such seveâ—â—â— as I perform'd and 't was then thought the only way to vindicate our Sex and to work his conversion which he at first did counterseit so well as to deceive and fright me from his farther visits Lin. Was his love so terrible Pan. To me it was who thought him uncapable of ever having Noble thoughts for any of our sex Duke But when you found him growing worthy why did you not cherish that virtue as your own Creation Lin. Because she fear'd her Virgin-vow might be defil'd by owning such a Man-child of her own begetting for he began to aske her blessing till she laugh'd him into so great anger that one day he proffer'd to kill himself which gave end unto our Comedy Pan. If his cure had lain within the reach of Raleary I had gloried in my part but never shall consent to inslave my self unto the humours of a man who cannot be a minute in one mind his imaginations are beyond the Moon and would have he knows not what Duke Clearcus you have heard your charge Guilty or not Guilty Lin. Guilty Sir Cle I shall never want your good word Madam Lindamira tells you true Sir I am guilty Duke Of what Cle. Of all the crimes that offended Lady does object pray Sir pronounce my doom and put me out of pain Duke Will you submit then and obey it Cle. If it can put me out of pain I will Duke I doubt it not my Sentence is that you revive that love you shew'd unto Pandora lately Cle. Oh Sir the very name of love puts me into a shaking fit for Heaven sake give me Halterâ— Poysons Daggers any means to let out life rather then renew those torments which I felt that hour I lov'd Lin. Pray Sir give me leave to put him some Interogatories Duke Do so Lin. Your Lordship has confest that you have lov'd one hour and must have some reason why you lov'd no longer shew us that reason or for ever hold your peace and submit to judgement The. How Clearcus nonplust by a Judge in Petticoates Clearcus stands mute Lin. Why Madam many of our Sex have pussled the wisest men give him leave to think a little but if what I have said has struck your Lordship dumb hold up your finger t is He holds it up enough He has nothing to say for himself but submits unto the mercy of the Court I understand him Sir and have now found a remedy for both their evils If you will trust me with your hand my Lord I will not harm it and Clearcus gives his hand if I have credit enough Madam to be trusted with your hand too pray lay it without fear on mine that I may try a charm I have to conjure out the evil Spirits that possess you both you may at your own pleasure take back your hands only let me hold 'um while I pronounce my charm within Pandora turns away Duke Pandora I intreat you to try Lindamira's charm give her your hand she deals not with the Devil Pandora gives her hand Lin. The Devil I work by Sir is truth drest in her rich robe of Innocence if truth do not convince both these Delinquents my charm will have no power on them My Lord you have in this great Assembly often said that you could never value any woman you could win if now you have found this Lady as impregnable as you can wish she is your fate hold Sir remember He proffers to speak you are dumb till I have done Now Madam I must speak serious sence to you who stand here the expectation and the wish of all the Court yet I know you must not consent to give your hand to him nor in a look or word comply with what I say for if you yield Clearcus will for sake the Field I shall therefore onely put your hands together no marriage nor no contract make only desire that you will thus hand in hand retire a while with me in private to apply my charm who now do prâ—y that all the evils which ever did befall the most unhâ—ppy lovers may light on him or you that shall their hand remove before my charm does worâ—â— now come with me 〈…〉 Duke What the issue of thiâ— will be I cannot guess Now Theoâ—â—â—ia I must remind you 〈◊〉 Lonzartes who daâ—es not approach you on 〈◊〉 own behalf who is what you can wish to make you happy and I do again invite you to Crown his unparalell'd humility with a bliss he presumes not once to mention least it offend you I have also a State Argument you understand not Theodocia your two interests in this Dukedom thus united will make it flourish Lonzartes has been wrong'd The. I know his wrong Sir and have observâ—d his sufferings or I had never dallied with his love I onzarte's clear soul is adorn'd with more glories then this Crown will bring him Duke If then your hearts agree give me your hands here Lonzartes is the best reward I have to incourage modesty and worth when they do in one heart combine as now in thine Lon. Great Sir I am so much surprized so overloaden with my joyes that I have nought but blushes to express my gratitude nor know how to welcome this unlook'd for honour from the Princess who dains to raise her humblest Servant from her â—eet to set me on a Throne incirculed with more joyeâ— then that you now restoâ—â— me to He kisses her hand The. Keep still your Character Lonzartes as I will mine high transports in love are not long liâ—â—d fear Lon. I shall be Madam whatever you direct though this unlooked for happiness do raise my heart above my own command for such an excess of joy is hard to mannage Kisses her hanâ— Enter Lindamina Lin. I may now with your Highness Joy hope now your Fannatick love conforms to the Law of Nations Now you may talk your pleasure against high passions Madam and me thinks you Sir do look as if you lik'd this better then that wise Sect of ayrie lovers whose Phylosophy doth teach not to desire what they can never reach Lon. You are Madam the best Phylosopher I ever met and do deserve to have a Golden Statue in Loveâ—-Temple set Duke â—ut how have you disposed
of your Fantastick couple 't is that great work must Crown all your undertakings Lindamira Lin. That goes on excellently well Sir I have left them sitting on a Couch with their hands still fixt eagerly gazing on each other eyes as if through them they could discern the inside of each others hearts by their no motion and their stedy looks I can foresee they will be of one mind suddainly The. Why could not we see this Experiment Lin. Oh Madam my charm will not work in company lovers will seemingly dispise what they like most onely to deceive observing eyes I believe they held off thus long for shame to owne what they had so publickly declar'd against and to themselves will hardly dare to let their hearts appear these two dayes they must look themselves into an Argument for no words can ever reconcile their first Principles If their hands do not their hearts discover I 'le no more pretend to charm a lover The. May we not peep at the hanging and stand unseen Duke Let us not turn this serious work into a jest unless Lindamira do approve it none shall stir that way Lin. I can place you so as you may see and hear too The. Pray Sir be pleas'd to look on them our Testimony may be of use Duke Come then â—in Your Highness must stand silent or you 'l hinder my Projection The. We will we will 〈◊〉 They all Re-enter behind the Couch and stand on each side of the Stage then is discover'd Pandora and Clearcus holding hands and sitting on a Couch a while silent looking on each other then Clearcus prâ—ssers to kisse that hand be holds she puts him back with her other hand and turns her â—ace from him He sighes Cle. Turn not away those beautious lights have guided me to Heaven nor look as if you were in pain to see my heart thus charg'd from a rude Destraction to an Extasie of bliss from a desormed Satyr with a confus'd Chaos of dark thoughts and blacker actions by your glorious beauties and brighter virtues new form'd into the Figure of a man Emulating those Excellencies I admire in you Oh turn this way and own what is your own Creation by your perfections rais'd from what was worse then nothing to something now too worthy to be cast away I should this happy hour believe my self were in in Elizium didnâ—t this fair soft hand and those bright eyes assure me I yet live from whence some divine instinct teaches my rude nature to adore what I never understood before Pan. I do not like to be thus long left alone to be expos'd unto your passion and the worlds censure Lindamira has deceiv'd my trust I now see your plot and her design descover but will no longer suffer the abuse Offers to rise Cle. Be not so cruel unto your self and me think on the curse hangs over us if we remove our hands till she return Pan. 'T is too much foolery to give faith too Cle. Remember we complied to what she said by which her words are Registi'd in heaven and have ingaged the gods by our consent Pan. ' I was rashly done and I repent when will this subtle Sorcerress return my innocense will justifie my blind consent to which I was misled by my fidelity and trust and will no longer fear to take away my hand Offers to rise Cle. Oh take nor your hand away untill the holy Charm have rectitied your heart and therein created so much charity as in a moment may remove your scorns and reach you love for I who so long slighted your neglects and fied all civil favours from your Sex do now tremble at the thought of parting hands untill our hearts like them become united Pan. Do you believe I indamira 〈◊〉 of such Magick that her words have power to reconcile dislenting hearts live ours Cle. Yes I find them work on me and hope same effect on you else why sit we here obeying those commands she left why fear we to offend those powers she did invoke when you consider this I hope you dare not stir a finger towards such impiety Pan. Though Lindamira's virtue be approv'd I was surprized by her inticing words and by the Duke compell'd to do I know not what and therefore will no longer now obey Offers to rise He holds her Cle. Stay oh stay and let the fatal curse strike me alone my guilts have merrited what e're can fall on me Do but command me to remove my hand and I 'le obey that you may see how much your power prevails above my fear of Lindamira's threats If so I may divert your harms I will against my Nature and my Faith destroy all hopes of future bliss to pull this ruine on myself which else may light on you Say must it be Pandora sits silent a while Pan. If I command your hands remove and her curse should after follow you my unblemish'd Innocense may suffer more then all your crimes can merâ—t I have no faith in charmes nor cause to apprehend her curses can reach me and yet My doubts anâ— fears my reason does dismay I know not what to do nor what to say The Wonder is so great I am afraâ—d Aside Some 〈◊〉 this Serpent has an Angel made And now indow'd him with 〈◊〉 Art In force of evidence from my stubborn heart Cle. 'T is worthy your consult before you do destroy a body and soul here a ready Sacrifice to set you free for now I find that Lindamira's charm does higher work And now again that dazling light display Which did my heart inflame the other day â—o gods I do implore your power to move Aside The bright Pandora to allow my love 'T will be the same if now Clearcus dyes By Thunder Struck or by Pandora's eyes Pan. Lindamira's virtue and her wit are much more powerful then her charms which I contemn but you my Lord have now by chance thrown out such words I shake to think on Your body and your Soul are now at stake you say and by your looks I read you think our Fortunes and our Fates depend on my reply and so do I this is then too great a work for so few minutes to dispatch we must look up Clearcus and from above seek ayde 'T is piety when we our hearts submit To undergo what e're the gods think fit Cle. 'T is so let us hasten to the Temple then there Celebrate They rise up This happy issue of so strange contest 〈◊〉 rought by the gods must by the gods be blest He Kisses her hand three or four times in Joy Cle. Where is this powerful Sibell gone whose Sacred Charms do dis-inchant fantastick hearts Lin. I am here Sir with witness enough to hold Pandora to her word Cle Let me adore thy Divine virtue Lindamira who hath shew'd such skill to raise dead folks to life for we were dead in follies and are now become true converts Sir Duke This is great News you are both well come to your wits again which does declare Lindamira a great Artist The. What sayes Pandora for her self Pan. I have both waies done too much eitherto excuse or justifie my self silence becomes me Madam Lin. Let the clock strike twice before we credit what they say or else maâ—e all sure by I Clearâ—â—â— take thee Pandora c. Duke Lindamira is my Oracâ—e give me your hand Pandora and yours Clearcus May they most wretched live and cursed dye Who shall this knot endeavour to untye The My prayers concur with yours Sir and now dear Cousin what I wish'd is come to pass that you and I might on the same day be Married Thus for our good we see the Gods fullfill What they designe though much againâ—t our will Pan. Your great Example Madam is sufficient to lead me from all my own resolves to follow you and if now Clearcus be reclaim'd we must own all our happiness to Lindamira's wit who has conquer'd both when neither of us could subdue the other And now Clearcus I hope will seek occasions to shew the World by his own actions the Noble Stock he is Descended from Cle. By your permission Madam I shall set my heart towards my Prince his and my Countries Service I beg imployment Sir on the next Gallies you send out least idleness corrupt my busie brain Lin. Mark that Sir he is already wavering Madam take heed how you take the spirit of uncertainty in the habit of a man Pan. You speak too late the uncertain man is now my certain fare Cle. Some diversions are necessary Madam to look on the same objects ever dulls and tyres the best eyes but Lindamira can say nothing I dare contradict Duke You shall command in Chief Clearcus to shew the world the vigour you have too long hid Lon. Joyes on joyes light on Clearcus head They Imbrace Cle. May those joyes be Multiplied on yours Sir my Redeemer and now become my Prince Duke We must conclude this happy day Lindamira by joyning Silvanders hand with yours if your mirth will give us leave to be so serious Lin. That is a serious jest Sir I have long look'd for Duke Come near Silvander which of you two is most pleas'd now Both. I Sir Duke Who spoke 〈◊〉 Both. I Sir Duke This is a good Omen to a joyfull like may you be both as happy as ever love made any Sil. We are happy to our wish Sir Lin. He speaks for himself Sir on hopes of more then he may find Duke We 'l Celebrate these weddings suddâ—â—ly and see that Lindamira's praise be in loud Hymenealls sung through all the City to incourage the like Virtuous and Noble undertakings Lin. I thank your Highness for your good opinion but shall love you for this gift of my Silvander above all your other favours Now Silvander Let us dwell Arme in Arme and dayly show Our loves increase that all the World may know Our hearts Now the fair Princess does confesâ— That Wedlock may afford True Happiness EPELOGUE LADIES our Author has so great Respect To Your Fair Sex he fears some gross Defect In his best Characters may prove so short Of Your perfecâ—ions he needs pardon for 't If such sad fate do now attend his Play In 's Cloak thus mussâ—'d he will sneak away But you like't he will on tip-toe go That all the World may the proud Author know FINIS
and cannot spare me to ask so often as I use to do Ter. Of what nature be thy particular queries Geta Geta. He would know how she slept last night in what health now by what hour she will be drest when to her devotions and then where she walks this morning and if she dine in publique then how she intends to pass her time till night else I must come twenty times for what you may at once dispatch me Ter. And does Lonzartes send thee to enquire all this at onâ—e Geta. These women are so silly they Aside cannot reach a deep design No but he does every day make me trouâ—le my self and every body that I meet to ask these questions severally which I would do at once to shew him I am a man of quick dispatch Ter. Oh! is that the matter I can fit thee with one answer to all these Tell thy Lord the Princess did take cold last night and will keep her bed all day Geta I like it well and wish her Highness would do so this moneth Ter. Out Traytor I 'le make thy Lord braine thee for that wish Geta Why Madam I meant no harm 't was but to save you the trouble and me the same questions to morrow and so on till Dooms-day I think Ter Well Sirra for this time ' le not complain of you this Jest shall excuâ—e your knavery Geta. This wilâ— be a play day for me I like this lying a Bed well Exeunt THE THIRD ACT. Enter Lonzartes and Clearcus Cle. TEll me then who Cloris is Lon. I dare not trust thee yet Cle. I will know now or break all Friendship with you Lon. I swear I must not yet Enter to them Theodocia Pandora Lâ—ndamira Teâ—etia and Ladies and Silvander Cle. Then look to your self least I discover Cloris The. Where did you leave my Father Lonzartes Lon. I have not seen the Prince to day Madam The. I was told that you were walking with him just now Cle. That may well be Madam for his braines do crow of late do ye see how he stands Lonzartes the Princess speaks to ye Lon. To me does your Highness command me anything Silvander and Lindamira entertain themselves in whisper Cle. Did not I tell you Madam that his brains are turn'd he neither hears nor sees of late The Idea of his Seraffique love takes him wholly up from all converse with us mortals Lon. Hold your prateing or I shall be angry Pan. What has made you so grave of late Lonzartes all your wonted mirth is gone Lon. No man is alwaies in good humour Madam Cle. He 's in love Madam on my knowledge o're head and eares in love Pan. In love Lonzartes I thought you had not been at leasure to be in love T is your fault Clearcus that have not councell'd your Friend better Cle. Thus am â— chid for your follie who reject all my councels and refuse all my approv'â— Antidotes which do preserve me against that Serpent you call love while he convers'd with me he was safe Madam Lon. Thou hast fool'd enough Clearcus the Princess and alâ— the company are weary of it If your Highness allow him this freedom he wilâ— grow troublesome The. Is it Love Lonzartes or is Clearcus onely merry with you Lon. Your Highness knows him too well 〈◊〉 credit all he sayes this way he is at thiâ— time very angry that I have chid him for his lewd life anâ— have with-drawn my self from his ill company which he imputes to my being in love Cle I say he is in love most seriously in loveâ— shall I unmask this grave Reformado and 〈◊〉 you the Lady now The. If Lonzartes be content I would gladly see her whom he thinks worthy of his heart Cle. No matter for his consent Madam so you like it And thus I begin my tryal By your good leave Lady T is not here nor is it this nor is it you Lady He holds them a'd to Lonzartes one by one Lin. I lament the losse of such an honour Lon. Thou art become a pretty fool Clearcus dost thou not observe how all the Court do laugh at thee Cle. Yes and shall make them laugh at you 〈◊〉 have done if Pandora will make the next tryall Pan I am content to try what this will come to Cle. Now Sir have at you T is not your good fortune neither Madam The. How can you make Lonzartes an amends for all this abuse Cle. I will give him present satisfaction if your Hâ—ghness will permit me to bring him to you The. To me think you Lonzartes is in love with me Cle. T is a Cloris in the clouds one much above his reach which you onely are Madam The. With all my heart I shâ—ll be proud to own his conversion as a Trophie of my honour Cle. See if his guide do not make him avoid the tryal stop him there Lonzartes the Princess calls you Lonzartes is going out Lon. I 'll cut thy throat Cle. He threatens me guilty I 'le 〈◊〉 now Madam do you see no 〈◊〉 in his face no change yet speak all you are all assistants in this Judgement Lonzartes throws him off in anger Lon. It will disturb a Saint to be thus subject to the fancies of a fool The. Be not disturb'd Lonzartes you take this in earnest which we look on as a jest only to pass the time Clearcus has more wit then to be in earnest Lon. I hope your Highness will not prefer his follies before my professions who disclaim such 〈◊〉 presumption The. If you turn this jest to earnest Lonzartes I shall believe Clearcus I take it now as Râ—llierâ— I wonder Lindamira you get not hold of some young lovers heart Lin I have twenty in store Madam more then I know what to do wâ—th Pan Then you allow as many lovers as you can get and mean to chuse the best Lin I think t is credit for women to be admir'd and honour'd by worthy men it shews a value to move so many to a general Esteem and must â—e the womans 〈◊〉 if she deserve a censure The. You are in the right Lindamira men may designe â—ut woâ—en may destroy faster then they â—an 〈◊〉 my thanks unto Clearcus for our mirth â—le Mirth ought to be our business Madam The anâ—ry gods affâ—rds cross Fates to give Vs 〈◊〉 enough and troubles while we live â—xeunt Lonzartes and Clearcusâ—everally â—everally Enter the Prince and Lords who meet the Ladies going off Prince We were now discoursing of your Gallant Pandora have you hopes to work this miracle Pan. This Lady and I have ventred our credits on this conversion Sir Prince To reclâ—im him were a good work but suppose he fall in lâ—ve with either of you Pan. At his peâ—il that let Lindamira look to her self I am safe Lin. I have a sure retreat Sir t is but seeâ—ing to comply and 〈◊〉 give ore for he can love none that he can conquer and I am resolv'd rather to be vanquish'd