right of my sole daughter so does he not Looke like a Prince indeed appeares he not A pretty lumpe of Maiesty Don. He 's studying some speech I le lay my life Duke Against his Coronation to thanke all His loving Subiects that as low as earth Draw their Swords Eugenia enters and Perenotto Thus offer him their duties Eug. Hold I beseech you Let not my duty suffer misconstruction If while my knee doth beg your blessing here I throw my armes and circle next to Heaven What must be dearest to me Duke Ha Eug. My ioy of life Du. Destroy me not Eug. Alas-I would preserve all am so farre from killing That I would dye my selfe rather than see One drop of bloud forc'd from his crimson Fountaine Or but one teare rackt from your eye oh heare me And after let your anger strike two dead So you would let us dwell both in one Grave And did you know how neere we were in life You would not thinke it fitting that in death Our ashes were divided you have heard When the poore Turtle 's ravisht from her Mate The Orphant Dove doth grone away her life In Widowes solitude let me call him husband And tell your selfe the rest Duke Kill not thy Father with one word Eugenia Thy Husband Eug. I doe beseech you heare me Duke Beg thou mayst be forgotten 't is sinne 'Bove my forgivenesse this a match for thee What man can bring me a certificate He had a father or was christen'd Hee We all are in a dreame awake me thunder Roll. Temper your passion Sir Duke Some tortures to enforce confession from him How he procur'd accesse Roll. They shannot need you sent me Sir your selfe Duke Wee Roll. The Cage was my conveyance Per. That was presented lately with the Birds you gave command Du. Be dumbe I dare not heare you Dond. This was a Bird in a Cage indeed Du. Search for the Traytor Bonamico presently He has betray'd me they shall suffer both Before the noyse be spread to our dishonour Eug. Yet will you heare me Du. I heare too much thou hast forgot thy birth Thy Fortunes and thy Father were my cares So wondred at abroad censur'd at home Worthy of nothing but contempt from thee For whom they were begotten thou hast plough'd Vpon my Face canst thou undoe a wrinckle Or change but the complexion of one Hayre Yet thou hast gray'd a thousand taken from mee Not added to my comforts more then what Like an indulgent Parent I have flattered My selfe into Enter Bonamico Grut. Here is the other Traytor Sir Duke Away with 'em to death Eug. Let me goe too Du. It needs not thou art dead already Girle And in thy shame I and the Dukedome suffer Thou mayst remember false to thy owne vow Philenzo whom I banish'd for thy sake The title of my Subiect and thy Love To him pull'd our displeasure on him since Wee studying to adde more height to thee Thou hast made thy selfe lesse and for ought wee know Clasp'd with the sonne of Earth to coole the Feuer Of hote sinne in thy veines ingratefull to Philenzo cold already in thy memory Roll. 'T is happinesse enough that you haue mentioned him And whither to your Mercy or your justice See that Philenzo kneele Omnes Lord Philenzo Ful. My Noble cozen so neere mee and conceal'd Eug. Your daughters knees ioyne with his bended heart To beg your pardon Duke Philenzo were not you banish'd Sir Roll. It was your sentence Duke In paine of death not to returne blest Fate Thou hast relieued mee had'st thou died before By our command it would haue beene thought Tiranny Though none durst tell vs so now wee haue argument Of iustice and our euery breath is Law To speake thee dead at once wee shannot neede To study a divorce thy second exile Shall be Eternall Death Roll. You doe me honour Duke Be it your punishment as you preferd him By Art to her now by another Art For euer to deuide 'em be 's Executioner And after make him higher by the head To cure 's ambition see 't aduanc'd Roll. Ere I goe dread Sir I haue an humble suite it is not life I le aske for that I giue up willingly And call it Mercy in you to immortalize The affection I shall owe Eugenia Your other banishment is onely Death You new create me now it was my ayme And my attempt you thought so bold I made To serue this end that since I could not liue I might dye for her pray reprieue my breath But till I take my leaue one minute does it It shall be a very short and silent farewell Enter Embassadour Duk. 'T is granted Fu. My Lord Embassadour Duk. Not the least whisper of Philenzo as you value our regard O my good Lord welcome Emb. Letters to your Grace Duk. They are gratefull as my comfort Perenotto let them withdraw Her vaine will be discouered Fuluio follow and part 'em giue order for his execution off with his head instantly I can read no more for ioy Perenotto vse your best oratory on my daughter to forget that Traitour and prepare to marry Florence 't is concluded to be solemnized by proxie Don. I le see the execution Exit Duk. Now to the rest Your last letters were acceptable and our sonne before had intention to finish the marriage in his person but lately receluing intelligence that one Philenzo of Noble birth now in exile though without your consent had long since intrest in your daughters affection wee thought meet rather to aduise for his repeale then proceed to our dishonour where the hearts meete there onely marriages are sacred and Princes should be exemplary in all Iustice although we disclaime in this designe on our parts we will continue all other Princely correspondence I am iustly punished and haue run my selfe Into a laborinth from whence no art Can bring me of with safety my Lord you may Please to retire your selfe a thousand wheeles Do moue preposterous in my braine what care I loose my selfe runne with a hast thou wod'st Preserue my life and stay the execution I will not haue a drop of blood fall from Philenzo for my Dukedome flye I say Thou should'st be there already Enter Dondolo How now has Philenzo still a head on Don. Yes my Lord Duke Follow him and with that Nimblenesse thou would'st Leape from thy Chamber when the Roofe 's a fire Proclayme aloud our pardon to Philenzo And bring him backe to us Dond. 'T is too late Sir Philenzo 's dead already He sav'd the Executioner that trouble The voyce is he is poyson'd Enter Fulvio Duke Poyson'd how Where is Philenzo This foole reports him poyson'd what circumstance Fulv. He had no sooner parted from Eugenia But suddainly he fainted at which fall Of his owne spirit he seem'd griev'd with shame To shew so little courage neere his death Which he call'd Martyrdome and presently Whither supply'd by other or prepar'd By himselfe we know not he had a Violl Of
mad Grut. So am I that he is so reservd What shall 's doe Enter Bonamico disguised Bon. Saue you Signiors pray where abouts is the signe of the invisible man D. G. The invisible man Bon. Cry yee mercy now I see it Exit Don. See 't he does more then wee can the Gentleman 's mistaken heere 's no such signe yet hee went in there Grut. Hee has better eyes then wee to distinguish it Enter Servant to Bon disguised Ser. This It his is it Don What is it pray Ser. What 's that to you Grut. In courtesie wee aske Ser. Then by the signe this is the house whether I am going to enquire for a Gentleman that teaches men to walke invisible Grut. That wo'd be seene this is newes Ser. Newes either you haue slept long or you are Gentlemen of very small intelligence examine the next paper you see aduanced and informe your selues farewell Gallants Exit Don. Hee 's entred there to Grut. Teach men to walke invisible a very fine trade Don. Would 't were true wee should desire no other device to get into the Ladies Enter Bonamico and Seruant in other disguises Grut. 'T is impossible see see more Gentlemen prethee le ts to him this will bee a tricke worth our learning Don. Stay wee are not acquainted le ts knocke first Enter Servant Ser. Your pleasures Gentlemen Don. Pray Sir what signes is this Ser. The invisible man Sir Grut. Man I see no man Don. Here 's nothing but a cloude Ser. Right Sir and hee 's behinde it the mans invisible Don. Pretty faith It may bee the man i' the Moone for ought wee know Ser. Would yee any thing with my Master Gurt. He does teach to walke invisible they say Ser. He is the onely Professor of the miraculous invisible Art Don. May wee change a little discourse with him Ser. There are some Gentlemen with him but I 'le tell him I am preuented hee 's comming forth himselfe Enter Bonamico Don. Signior Altomaro I take it Bon. 'T is my name Sir a poore Artist not warme in these parts of Italy Grut. And you were not too busie Sir Bon. Please you walke in I am now alone your persons will grace my poore habitation Don. Wee saw 4. or 5. enter but now Bon. I ha dispatch 'em they are fresh departed Don. Which way Grut. Here 's not a man are they not suncke came they out heere Bon. Vpon my credit Sir no other way Don. Then they went invisible Bon. Right Sir they came hither to that purpose their designes required hast Grut. This man can doo 't I see already Don. Sir if you can assure vs this invisible walking for wee are not so ignorant as wee seeme wee ha seene the Play of the Inuisible Knight and Bon. That of the Ring too ha ye not Don. Yes Bon. The one was Magick and t'other an imposture what I doe is by Art faire and naturall are you in debt and feare arresting you shall saue your money in protections come vp to the face of a Sergiant nay walke by a Shole of these mankind horse-leaches and be mace proofe If you haue a mind to raile at 'em or kick some a their loose flesh out they shannot say blacks your eye nor with all their linces eyes discouer you would you see when the Mercers abroad how his man playes the Merchant at home with his Mistris silkeworme and deales vnderhand for commodity would your selfe talke with a Lady in secret sit downe play with her rauish a Diamond from her finger and bind her soft wrist with a bracelet kisse her abroad at home before her seruants in the presence of her jealous husband nay trusse her vp when the tame Lord is a bed with her and to his eyes be vndiscovered as the winde Signior doe you suspect your Mistris playes double would you heare how she entertaines the t'others loue and know what she does i' the closet with the smooth Page would you be present at secret Counsels betray letters see how such a Lord paints his thighes this perfume his breath t'other marshall his fine French teeth see this Statesmans eyes put out with a bribe how that officer cozens the Duke and his Secretary abuses 'em both this Lawyer takes fees a both sides while the Iudge examines the fertility and price of the Mannor before the witnesses and then decrees who shall haue the Land would you see iustice employ her scales to weigh light Gold that comes in for fees or corruption and flourish with her sword like a Fencer to make more roome for causes ' ithe Court Don. All this and more may be done if we can but goe invisible but how can you assure vs of that I would faine see any man goe invisible once Bon. See him Sir Grut. Video pro intelligo I meane Sir Bon. Nay Sir you need not distinguish for it is possible to see a man invisible obserue me you see mee now perfectly in euery part if I should walke before you without a body Grut. How Bon. My head onely visible and hanging in the Ayre like a Comet Don. That were a strange sight Bon. Sometimes nothing shal be seene but my arme another while one of my legs hopping without a body Grut. This is admirable Bon. When I please I will haue nothing conspicuous but my hand nay perhaps my little finger Don. Doe not you conjure then Grut. Come you will cast a mist before our eyes Bon. 'T is a Mistery indeed but a safe one Signiors Don. Why looke you Sir if you will be pleased that wee may see you first walke invisible wee shall not onely credit your Art but at any rate be ambitious to bee your Disciples Bon. Why Gentlemen you speake but Iustice you shall haue experiment I wil be invisible first but as to other in this kinde I will not demonstrate without halfe in hand let me haue 50. Crownes apeece I le point you a day when I will be invisible Grut. Can you not doe it presently Bon. I can be invisible in a twinckling but what assurance can you haue that I am here at the same instant when you see no part of mee I may deceiue you Don. He sayes true Bon. I doe purpose therefore to giue you reality and proofe for I will walke invisible all but my hand Both Your hand Bon. Onely my hand you shall touch it see euery line in 't and the rest of my body be to you invisible this will require a little time for preparation and when with the consent of your eyes and vnderstandings I keepe my promise in this point you will thinke your monies well expended to be taught the Mistery Don. This is very faire Grut. The crowne shall be ready Sir Don. Expect 'em within this houre Enter Rolliardo Bon. At your owne pleasures ha Rolliardo I must not be seene Gentlemen Exit Both Farewell incomparable Signior what lucke had wee to light vpon this Artist he shanot publish it wee 'l buy
water soveraigne as was pretended To inlifne his dull heart he dranke it up And soone shew'd cheerefull in his eyes wee led Him smiling forward but before we could Approach the place of death he sunke agen But irrecoverably for in vaine we applyed Our helpe by which we did conclude he had Drunke poyson Duke All this talke is such and through My eare I take it in with as much danger I feele it active in my Braine already Call our Physitians I will hang em all Vnlesse they can recover him it shall be Death to save any man hereafter if They suffer him to perish Enter Perenotto Eugenia Fulv. Sir your Daughter It seemes the accident has arriv'd at her Du. Arriv'd at her Fame will soone spread it Fulvio About the world and wee shall be theyr mockery He 's dead they tell me Girle poyson'd they say too Eug. Oh my Philenzo Enter Grutti Philenzoes Body is brought in and layd vpon a Carpet Duke Eugenia shat not marry Florence now Nor any other since Philenzoes dead But thou wo't not beleeve me had he liv'd He had beene thine that minute tooke him hence Wherein I first resolv'd to ha given thee to him Eug. Oh doe not mocke me Sir to adde to my Affliction you nere would give me to him Duke May Heaven forgive me never then but what Availes too late compunction Noble Gentleman Thou shalt have Princely Funerall and carry On thy cold marble the Inscription of Our sonne in death and my Eugenias Husband Fulv. Madam this sorrow for his losse is Reall We met the Florentine Embassadour Who told me the Expectation of that Prince Was now dissolv'd and Messengers were sent To stay the Execution Duke Who now Shall marry my Eugeniae I have undone The hope of our posterity Eug. Not so Sir If yet you 'l give me leave to make my choyce I le not despaire to find a Husband Duke Where Eug. Here Royall Sir Philenzo is not dead But made by Vertue of a drinke to seeme so Thus to prevent his suffering that I might Or other friend by my confederacy By begging of his body fit for buriall Preserve him from your anger Duke Dost not mocke me Eug. Let me beg your pardon Confident of your change to mercy I have Confess'd what terrour could not force me to Enter Morello and Ladies Grut. This is pretty Dondolo Duke Blessings fall doubly on thee Eugen. He expects Not such a full streame of happinesse heaven dispose him To meet it quickly Per. Here are strange turnings see he stirs Roll. Where am I now no matter where I be T is Heaven if my Eugenia meet me here She made some promise sure to such a purpose This Musicke sounds divinely ha Eugenia 'T is so let 's dwell here for Eternity If I be dead I wonot live agen If living ha I 'm lost lost for ever Duke. Not found till now take her a guift from me And call me father Roll. I am not yet awake Eug. Thou art Philenzo and all this is truth My Father is Converted Roll. 'T is a Myracle Duke You must beleeve it In signe how we are pleas'd proclaime this day Through Mantua a pardon to all offenders As amply as when we tooke our Crowne Mor. Then my Petticote is discharg'd Dond. Now Lady you are free Grut. Make me happy to renew my suit Mor. And mine shall 's to Barlibreake I was in Hell last 't is litle lesse to be in a Petticote somtimes Roll. Madam vouchsafe him kisse your hand Wee owe him much Duke We 'll take him to our Service Dond. I am too much honour'd Duke And you into our bosome this day shall Be consecrate to tryumph and may time When 't is decreed the world shall have an end By Revolution of the yeare make this The day that shall conclude all memories Exeunt Omnes FINIS The Printer to the Reader GEntle Reader let me desire thy fauorable correction of these places viz. Act. 1. Page the fifth for Ferrara reade Florence Page the tenth leaue out these words Yet it shall be vnder 20. thousand Crownes I will not leaue the pawne for twice so much Act. 4. in a Song for two invisible reade two visible many other Errors though for the most part literall thou shalt meete which thou canst not with safetie of thy owne interpret a defect in the Authors Iudgment since all bookes are subiect to these misfortunes Vale et mitius interpretare