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
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