may walk a turn Though I confess do what I can my fears Surmount my Reason and perswades there 's danger Fran. A hundred times I 've past it in as much Yet then with confidence you slighted all Prethee forbear to urge them any more I 'm half turn'd Coward with your fears already Sebast Let 's take a turn then further from the House And by some other talk divert our thoughts Exeunt Anto. Jasper I find thy Informations true Thus far at least these are my Wife 's kind Couzens Hell rid e'm from the World Jasp A hundred times they had been here before In as much danger Mark you that my Lord Anto. I and his Soul retorted back the Lye For they in all their Lives ne're knew a danger Equal to that they 're near Heark how the Owl Summons their Souls to take a flight with her Where they shall be Eternally benighted Now I again believe it was a Witch For here me-thinks I see a thousand Devils Waiting in the Air with fire-forks in their hands Just as our City Serjeants wait with Maces To toss their Souls to their Eternal Prison Look there that flash of Lightning does confirm it Nay do but stay a little you shall have all All all not a Soul of e'm shall escape this Night No no 't will spoil good Company to part them But hold a Light appears draw back to cover Exeunt Enter Francisco and Sebastian Sebast The Light is there make haste and give the sign Francisco strikes a Key upon his Sword Eugenia appears above in Caelia's Gown Eug. Who 's there Francisco Fran. The same and would desire your Company below Eug. This distance fits us better Oh Francisco Had we but alwayes kept it I had been A spotless Off'ring to my Bridal Bed But now must cloud my Marriage Joys with shame And fear of what will follow Fran. Pray descend this distance is not safe The Family may chance o're hear our words Eug. I 've more cause should I come down You would attempt my strength and Argument To violate my Vows as first you did My Virgin-Honour Fran. No upon my Life do but descend And may the Heav'ns pour all their Vengeance on me If I do attempt you with a sillable To break your Resolution Eug. Is any with you Fran. Yes my Friend Sebastian Eug. Let him speak then Sebast Madam upon my Life I will secure you And glory I have so much cause to do it Eug. Your Virtue I rely on for my safety She takes the Light from above Enter Antonio and Jasper Anto. I cannot hear their words yet I 'm sure It 's Caelia's there her Habit tells me that Let 's draw a little nearer Sebast Look there Francisco are not those two Men Are creeping there Fran. 'T is so let 's slip aside Ex. Fran. and Sebastian Enter Eugenia below Eug. Where are you Couzen Francisco Are you there Anto. I here here perfidious Woman Stabs her she falls Eug. Oh Francisco 't is an inhuman deed Ex. Ant. Jasp To kill me thus ' cause I would sin no longer But thou hast kept thy word and took thy leave As I must now of all the World and thee oh oh Enter Gerardo hand Servant Ger. Pray Heav'n I be'n't too late the Garden door So open makes me wonder Heard you no groans Serv. I think I did my Lord heark Sir again Eug. Oh oh I fain would live a little longer If but to ask forgiveness of Gerardo My Soul will scarce reach Heav'n without his Pardon Ger. Who 's that wou'd go to Heav'n and wants my Pardon Take it what e're thou art and mayst thou be Happy in Death what e're thou didst design Eug. Is that Gerardo's Voyce Sure loss of Blood Doth make my fancy Idle Is' t Gerardo Ger. Thou greatest Blessing of my Soul it is Eug. No no my Lord you will abhor my Name When I shall tell the story made me thus Ger. Heav'n knows I sooner should abhor my Life But tell me the Author of this horrid mischief That I may flye as quick to my Revenge As these sad thoughts do seize upon thy Soul Eug. When you shall hear my story your Revenge Will as I fear vent against me in Curses Ger. Were thy Crimes great as theirs that left thee thus By all thy Virgin hopes I would not Curse thee Eug. My Lord that 's it you are deceiv'd in Ger. Nay now thou rav'st help me to bend her body Her loss of Blood will keep her story from me And I shall Live i' th' dark and ne're Revenge her Eug. Alas my Lord my Couzen base Francisco Being let in by my accursed Nurse Came to my bed and there by force and strength obtain'd His hated ends Ger. Oh damn'd Villain he shall not long survive To boast of it Eug. Had I staid there and not consented further I should have needed pity and not pardon Ger. Tell all the rest for this is so surprizing I 'd fain perswade my self it was a Dream Eug. After this Fatal loss a shame succeeded Shame that produc'd fear infus'd by threats Urg'd both by him and her wherein they said If I refus'd to grant that willingly Which he at first did force they would declare The Action to the World so to disgrace me Ger. O that old wrinkl'd Hag that she should plot this Eug. What will not wicked Age effect for Gold But they at last made fear or'e-come my Vertue And I by that made all their guilt my own Meeting him here still when he did appoint Ger. Well this confest how came you by these Wounds Eug. My Lord Francisco did entreat my Company This Night when as I enter'd Without a word but here perfidious Woman He stab'd me in the Breast and left me thus Ger. Hadst thou been dead and Angels told the story I should have thought in Envy of thy worth They had invented it and ne're believ'd it Eug. I have no breath to tell you oh my Lord I do forget they still are in the Garden Have a care of Dyes Ger. Have a care of what Oh speak Eugenia speak She 's gone she 's gone and could not tell her mind What is' t I must have a care on O some Angel That waits to shew her Soul the way to Heav'n Come back and tell me what it was she meant Was it her Reputation she took care of No no that cannot be had it been that She might have kept the story to her self And there been Canoniz'd Was it of me She did express her care If so 't was needless For he that lets me Live to kill Francisco Though he does so by me when that is done Shall have my thanks and Prayers i' th' other World But stay they 're in the Garden I 'le go look e'm For if Revenge so just I do delay I shall deserve Heav'ns Vengeance for the stay Exeunt Enter Francisco and Sebastian Fran. Who should they be I wonder talk'd so long Sebast Sure when
lies here for that alone would give me A sudden Death had I no other hurt I dare not hope for Heav'n having done So black a Murder on such Innocence And yet I do believe her Charity As it did dying still doth beg that Pardon Might from above be granted to my soul Which if I miss as I have cause to fear Then sure I shall be turn'd into a Devil For ever to Torment his Cursed soul That led me to these mischiefs 'T would be some ease if Heaven but granted that But I begin to faint Oh Blessed Soul Dart forth one Beam of Light to guide the way Or I shall always wander in the dark Night seizes me already yet from hence In spight of death my soul shall take her flight Go where I will I thus set out a right Dyes Serv. Hes dead Capt. By dying so at least he 's thus far happy That he Escapes the Punishments of Tryal And the Exemplar death must have attended Which to a man so Jealous of his Fame As he was would have been a Hell on Earth Your Duty to your Lord will keep you safe Yet you must to the Vice-Roy go with me To be a Witness there of what hath happn'd The story else will seem Incredible Serv. I am ready Sir for all you shall Command Capt. Oh Jealousie thou sickness of great souls To what a Rage didst thou transport this Lord For had his Wife been false it was not good By Murd'ring her to drown himself in Blood For Lust may be Excus'd since flesh is frail But Murder on the Soul does guilt Entail The Curtain Falls EPILOGUE By Mr. Harris A Tragedy and not Heroick Verse The Comick part fit only for Farse No Atheism nor any man we know Abus'd no repartee nor splendid show But very little Bawdy and less wit The Devil 's in 't crys one if this Play hit Faith may be not and may be too it will For Chance sometimes exceeds all rules of skill As he who Rageing did his Pencil throw And Painted that by chance he could not draw For we have seen and lately too a Play Cry'd down by those that cannot keep away And when they come spight of themselves they stay And to our sorrow we have others known That for their wit have Wit it self out-done And yet you wits that praise 'em seldom come So the Goodman oft-times for cause unknown Leaves well-drest Beauteous Wife for Homely Joan. And you that Misses keep too I 'm afraid Do sometimes make e'm Jealous of the Maid So if this Play not drest by rules of Art Should with some Trick of Nature catch the heart We'd give you leave to rail and never fear Because we 're sure you 'd come to do it here Gallants you see what e're you say or do Plays will be writ and we shall Act 'em too Some will for pleasure some for profit write Some for Applause and some will do 't in spight Such bit by Critticks strait run mad and bite This does our bu'sness but we'd have you know VVe wish we 'd none but true brisk wit to show VVe silence wish that Men might hear a Play And wish that Vizard Mask would keep away But we as well might wish we were those Kings VVe sometimes Act as hope to see these things Then since to rail o' th' Stage and in the Pit Must in this sickly Age be counted VVit And that th' Infection connot be subdu'd VVe Actors for our own sakes do conclude The Itch to write and rail will ne're be cur'd And therefore faith let 'em be both Endur'd FINIS ERRATA PAge 17. Line 36. For your read their p. 23. l. 19. f. Taylors r. Juglers p. 31. l. 18. r. my fears p. 38. l. 7. r. Villain by p. 51. l. 6. f. first r. worst p. 53. l. 35. f. his r. in p. 57. l. 11. f. there r. then p. 58. l. 36. f. this r. his
I confess In this you prove your Kindness Care and Justice And I must meet it with my greatest thanks Anto. I 'm joyful for it to morrow is the day A private Wedding will prevent all Rumour You 'd best withdraw then to provide your self Ex. Eugen. What Paper 's this I got out of her Pocket Pray Heaven it be the right it is the same The very same what makes me tremble Is' t horror or desire or both assault me Be it what it will 't is Hell to live in doubt But stay my Conscience sayes 't is Sacriledge What 's that A word by cunning Priests invented To keep the Cheats they live by from our knowledge As the Aegyptian did with Hieroglyfficks But be it what it will a Name or thing I 'le read it for 't may Cure my Jealousie And surely that exceeds Hells misery But to my Closet where no Eye can see All are call'd Pious who live scandal free Exit Enter Eugenia and Nurse Eugen. Since he has promis'd but to take his leave And neither then nor never urge more Sin I am content to give him this last meeting Nurse He 'l be a glad man I 'm sure but what shall poor Jasper do Eugen. If he will marry you I 'le keep you both Nurse Thank you Madam I 'le tell him your good will Exit Eugen. VVhat by this cursed Sin am I reduc'd to To be a Slave to Slaves nay worse a Bawd A Name so base profest ones do detest it And yet I 'm one this cursed Hellish Hagg has made me so The first did sell and then betray'd my Honour Yet thinks she has oblig'd me by the Action Nay I am forc't to say so now to please her Some heavenly Angel make me Chaste again Or make me nothing I am resolv'd to try Before I 'de still live VVhore I 'de choose to dye Enter Jasper Jasp I 'm come to thank your Lady-ship for the great care Nurse sayes you have of me but faith Madam I VVas ne're made to be Steel to a Tinder-Box she 's Meer Touch-wood no I 'm not for Marrying great Grannums But if your Lady-ship knows any Young Dame that wants a strong back to do her drudgery Though it be in her Lord's absence I 'm content Eugen. VVhat is the Fellow mad Jasp No Madam not mad at all but can as soberly keep Councel as the best Young Gallant of 'em all and am As able to do the feat Please your Lady-ship to try me And praise me as you find if you dislike my work I 'le lose my labour and have nothing for my pains Eugen. Oh strange unheard-of Impudence Out Villain Ex. Jasp So scornful Villain Nay if you call me so 't is time To be so what a Devil ayls my face that she contemns Me thus May be my Nose is not long enough she thinks Pox on her Pride 't is that or'e-comes her Leachery I must Alter my Trade for I was ne're born I see to thrive by Love then I 'le set up a shop of hatred and the Wares I Vent shall be Revenge that may hit but hold my Lord. Enter Antonio Anto. What have I got Am I more satisfy'd By this same Paper then I was before No not at all and yet why should I not There 's not a thought set down concerneth me Yet that 's her policy She either fear'd that I should get the Paper Or else on purpose did contrive I might But how can I know that This Jealousie If it continue long will make me mad Jasp Well the Devil has put him on this pin meerly To do me a kindness Anto. And yet it must continue who can Cure it Ay there 's it who can Cure it Then I must be mad Nay I 'm mad already stark mad Jasp My good Lord. Anto. What 's the matter I fear he heard me Aside Jasp I come to take leave of your Lordship I have Enemies I hear have turn'd me going Anto. Is' t not deservedly thou Goat Jasp Yes yes it may be so since they will have it so But if I had never seen I had ne're been turn'd A way for doing If I were as ready to make Mischief as I am fear'd to be Nurse and I had not Been only the Sufferers Anto. Explain your Riddle Sirrah Jasp Nay let my Tongue come out e're I say any thing to Disquiet your Lordship I love you better Anto. Disquiet me What lyes within thy power to say that Can disquiet me Jasp Nay nothing it may be my Lady is my Lady and You are a kind Lord that 's all I know so begging Your Lordships Discharge I 'm gone and then your Fears are over Anto. Villain thou 'st given me poyson my veins swell With it produce the Antidote or I 'le dissect thy Soul To find it out what is' t you know that can disquiet me Jasp I know little my Lord to 'th purpose besides it will But vex you since there may be no harm in it Anto. Come come no going back tell quickly what you know Jasp I know why I know that my Lady hates me Because I told your Lordship the time she was to Deliver the Jewels and Money to Don Lewis and Still she calls me false in being true to you but Anto. But what Jasp But if I should say all I know well but let That alone good my Lord your Discharge Anto. Vile Dog dost raise my Anger for to play with it I 'le vent it upon thee then Draws and cuts at him Jasp Hold hold my Lord and I 'le tell all I know Anto. Let 's hear it Jasp When you lay hid about Don Lewis's death I 've Often seen a Lady in the Night to meet two Men I' th' Garden but am not sure it was your Lady Anto. What makes you name her then Jasp Her Gown I think it was her Gown Anto. Wa' st often say you Jasp Yes every Night except you lay at home for I Took pains to watch they never fail'd coming But there was but one of them went into the House Sir and he neither would not stay above an hour At most this is all Anto. All quoth a What Devil would have more If 't was my Lady Jasp I can't say that but yet I dare be sworn it was Her Gown I do believe I mean I think it was Anto. Could you not guess the men Jasp I think they were Francisco and Sebastian Anto. It must be they a plague upon their Fewds They can Revenge themselves upon my Wife Go call the Nurse this she must needs conspire in But keep all private from her Exit Jasper Is she so bucksome Has she more Kinsmen Stallions I 'le cleanse her Blood or empty all her veins Confessions calls she these Betwixt Religion and her Leachery The Devil dances Barley-break but hold why May'nt the Rogue contrive this for Revenge For if I reflect his pretending not to tell did but Usher in the Story I must be cautious of a too
other wayes in that you trust it But I 'le be gone and Execute your Orders Exit Ger. A Faithful Servant is the best of Friends Since he is nearest alwayes to assist us But stay I cannot guess from all I 've heard The cause that should disturb Antonio Except 't is Jealousie Yet how can that be If Caelia's vitious there 's no vertuous Women But now I think how much he rail'd at Marriage And more our Arguments concerning doubt These things perswade he 's Jealous But of whom The more I think the more I am confounded How Clouded Man Doubts first and from one doubt doth soon proceed A thousand more in solving of the first Like Nighted Travellers we lose our way Then every Ignis Fatuus makes us stray By the false Lights of Reason led about Till we arrive where we at first set out Nor shall we e're Truths perfect High-way see Till dawns the Day-break of Eternity Exit Enter Eugenia Eug. I am amaz'd the Nurse should stay so long My Anger makes each minute seem an hour That Woman is a thing made up of mischief Some Fatal Devil sure did guide the Choyce My Mother made in choosing her our Nurse She 's Fool to th' height And yet hath wit enough To tread all Labyrinths of Treachery But that 's no wonder For who 's Treacherous That wants not Eyes to see it's ugly Form For now I fear and I believe not vainly That Villain Jasper knows all my concerns Or what could prompt him to that Impudence He did express in his address to day Enter Nurse Thou fatal Hagg thou Mother of all mischief What Devil taught thy perjur'd Tongue the way To tell the shame which thou didst first occasion Nurse Pray what ayls you Madam are you mad Eug. I wish I was as I have cause enough For then I should not know the shame attends me In being Table-talk for every Rascal As thou Hell thank thee for it now hast made me Nurse I made you Table-talk There 's no such thing I 've been too faithful to you that I have Losing my sleep full oft to watch your pleasure And is this all I get It is no matter I Shall be even with you Eug. Threaten on for thou hast Acted all thy threats Imp In letting Jasper know my shame and folly Nurse Jasper knows nothing that he does not from me And I will ask him fore your face I will If I e're said Francisco lay with you Eug. 'T is plain thy guilt transported thee to madness Else thou wouldst never make thy Tongue a Herauld So loud for to proclaim to all the House The Action you 'd perswade me still is secret Nurse If you talk lowd your self why may not I But I 'le bring Jasper to you shall deny all Eug. What mischief upon mischief she designs Dost think like thine my Modesty is gone To have this argu'd out before my face And such a Villaine y Nurse A Villain say you No Villain neither I wou'd have you know No more then is Francisco pick that bone Or if you will I 'le bid Gerardo do it Dee' think to rail at me Is that my thanks Eug. My feares I see will force me to dissemble Nurse I but try'd thy patience I believe Thou would'st not tell that secret for the world No tho' it were to Jasper Nurse Jasper's an honest fellow and no Villain And did he know a secret he could keep it Eug. But have you told it then Nurse No matter what I 've done I will not tell you Because you vext and rated at me so Eug. Well Nurse I did believe you lov'd me better Weeps And wou'd trust me with any thing you did But I perceive your kindness all for Jasper Nurse I love Jasper well and love you too And you shall have no wrong I warrant you Eug. The thing is plain I need nor ask no further But where 's the remedy Nurse prethee tell me What did Francisco say unto my message Nurse I there 's a bus'ness now worth asking for He sayes he 's glad you 'l condescend to meet Nay he 's a glad man I 'le tell you that i'faith He bid me say you were a gallant Girle So to Revenge his quarrel on Gerardo Eug. Gerardo said you O thy mouth 's a Sieve There 's not a secret thou canst keep a moment Did I not charge thee not to name Gerardo Till I should speak of it my self to him Nay 't is the greatest motive makes me meet him For to prevent the mischiefs else may follow Well I am curst for sin and thou art made The cause o' th' sin and curse that does attend it Nur. What are you got to railing again for nothing Pray who has most discretion to tell a bus'ness You or I But you forsooth are grown so proud of late Because you hope to Marry Don Gerardo That there 's no speaking to you Marry gip 'Faith I shall spoil your Market Exit Eug. Do thy worst for I am resolv'd to suffer once for all Death would be better then this Slavery And that 's the worst can happen Should she tell my Brother or Gerardo my whole story That 's dying once but I by fear thus fool'd Do hourly dye since still I Death behold Exit Enter Jasper and Antonio Jasp My Lord I 'm confident this is the House Wherein the Woman Lives I told you of Anto. Knock then and if she comes do you speak to her I 'le stand aloof a while and hear you talk Jasper knocks Enter Witch with a block Rod which she turns over her Head whilst Jasper makes a private sign of his Lord 's being there Jasp Hail Reverend Mother I suppose you are That famous Artist who Commands this House Which if you be with confidence I beg You would resolve some Questions I should ask Which if you please to do my gratitude Shall be proportion'd to the kindness done Witch What prating Fellow's here Your Lord Antonio Need not to doubt my Art or if he did He might have sent some wiser Man to try me Come come my Lord I am no Cheating Chymist that requires A Faith in Fools to make his work successful No no my Power is boundless I can search The secrets of your Soul and when I 've done Solve all the doubts that there possess your mind That Women should be Women is no wonder Anto. But that Women should turn Devils is Witch No no my Lord I am no Devil neither Anto. Mother I meant not you when I said so Witch Son Son excuse it not you have no cause To love us Women much and I 'm not angry At what you said though I know what you meant Ant. Then Mother by these Powers you practice by I do Conjure you shew me all the truth Of what you know concerns my coming hither Witch Come enter in my Lord and nothing fear There 's not a doubt of yours but shall be clear I 've sent a Spirit out
was For all I 'm worth Exit Enter Captain Watch and Servant Capt. When I consider every Circumstance Of what you tell and what I know my self I must conclude I ought not to defer To search Antonio's House if he 's from home As you pretend he is It makes me think There is some strange Intrigue design'd by him For why should he turn back as you relate And then obscure himself in such a House Besides he told me he was strait for Home And yet it seems he was not as you say Serv. It 's truth upon my Life he was not there At past the hour of Nine Watch. Who comes there Enter the little Devil and runs and skulkes Captain the Devil the Devil See where he stands Capt. O' my Conscience The Witches little Familiar again If you 're afraid let me come I 'm us'd to These sort of Devils Come come uncase It sputters like a Cat Captain to him Uncase young Gamester what slippery pranck Are you about now Don't you remember your Last escape Sirrah Devil Pray Master don't whip me I 'le tell all Capt. Out with it then where 's the Old Witch your Mistress Devil Alas Captain she was kill'd to Night when You brought in the Watch to search our House Capt. Kill'd by whom Devil I know not that but we were putting a cheat Upon a Lord there by contrivance of his Man And when you knockt we ran to our lurking holes To hide us but when the Coast was clear we came Out and seeking for my Mistress found her dead in one Of the holes thrust through her Body with a Dagger in Three places Capt. What cheat was that you put upon the Lord Dev. We Acted like Devils and in a Song made him Believe his Wife did Cuckold him Capt. This was Antonio whom I met there Sir Devil Ay that 's his Name a mighty furious Man He said he 'd kill e'm all before 't was day He made me quake to hear him I hope now Captain you will let me go Capt. No no you Rogue If he has done more mischief You shall be hang'd except you find your Fellows That joyn'd i' th' cheat with you to make him Jealous Devil I 'le bring you presently to them and shew you all Their holes they did but send me out to watch when The Coast was clear Capt. Who say you set you on to this design Devil An ill-look'd Rogue his Man the Witches Nephew I think they call him Jasper Capt. Well take the Boy and call some of your Fellows And there surprize them all I 'le not defer My searching to prevent the mischief That Don Antonio further may design For I believe he had a hand in this Was done i' th' Garden however the mistake Did happen to begin between the Dead Serv. Come Sir make haste for I begin to fear Some Tragedy is Acted in the House For Don Antonio's Rage is alwayes quick And they have toucht the string will stretch it highest Capt. Come then let 's hasten back Whistling behind the Stage Enter Nurse Nurse Ay that 's his whistle and I must obey't Why Pedro Pedro What are you dead asleep Pedro I say Pedro within Who calls Nurse Pedro rise quickly my Lady Caelia wants you Ped. What can she want me for at such a time Nurse I know not but Flora came and said you must Come quickly I think to Ride to my Lord. Ped. I come but I 'le have a care of your Tricks Nurse Nurse What tricks What do you Enter Pedro in a Night-Gown with his sword in 's hand Do with your Sword Ped. Why Nurse you may have malice and malice May seek mischief which because you are no Witch And cannot come through a Key-hole to compass For ought I know you call me out to do it ha What whistle's that Whistle Nurse What whistle Are you mad Go to my Lady Ped. Still I suspect you Exeunt Enter Nurse with Antonio and Jasper Anto. Are they together Nurse Nurse Yes my Lord the more 's my sorrow Anto. Nay then I see the Devils did speak truth Francisco their kind Couzen Whor'd them both By Heav'ns they took their turns I see it plain O that I could invent some horrid Death And had but time to execute it on them But since I cannot plain stabbing will do well The less they 've here the more they 'l find in Hell Nurse I hope you will not kill your Lady Sir Anto. Not kill her But I must Nurse What have I done Oh oh Cryes out oh oh Anto. Hold stop your mouth I 'le stop it for you else They 'l hear her and escape Come Jasper are you ready Jasp Yes my Lord I follow Exeunt Nurse What have I done one Murder on another I see 't was he that kill'd Eugenia now By 's naming Don Francisco oh that Jasper Oh the Ghost again what shall I do Exit Caelia in Bed and Flora all Bloody Cael. I 'm sorry that I sent thee since she 's mad But would 't was day that I might get her lookt to Flor. I 'm sure she has scratch't my face sufficiently Cael. 'T is well it was no worse Pedro knocks Flor. Alas she 'l come again Ped. Flora Flora. He knocks Flor. Who 's that Pedro What 's the matter with you Ped. Nurse call'd and said my Lady would speak with me Cael. Bid him come in Flor. My Lady bids you enter Enter Pedro. Cael. Pedro the Nurse is mad I did not call you You see how she has scratcht poor Flora's Face She came just now shreeking and staring hither If you could lock her up into some Room It would do well A noise Exiturus he fights and Enters with Antonio whom when he sees he lets fall his point and is kill'd Jasper runs Flora through Ped. I hear her coming up Thieves Madam Thieves Oh Heav'ns it is my Lord Anto. Damn'd Letcher so it is What does your Courage fail you There take that Runs him through And boast in Hell that Don Antonio's Sword Did thee thr Honour to send thee thither Flor. O Heav'ns My fears were true the Rogue has kill'd me Anto. Now Monster of thy Sex see this and tell me Falls dyes What are the effects you do expect from it Cael. Death that 's less terrible then is your Anger Which I perceive by it's effects already Upon that Innocent Man cannot stay there Anto. Are your concerns for him when they should be Employ'd to Heav'n for mercy to your Soul Nay then Hell take it's Quarry this for Don Lewis This for Don Francisco and take this last For thy insatiate Lust with that damn'd Hind Cael. This killing me my Lord is very cruel Since I ne're sinn'd in thought against your Honour This as I do expect Eternal Rest Is such a Truth that I can dye in it Anto. O Hell and Furies This Womans impudence exceeds you all See there a Dog just wreeking from thy Bed Hot with the Labour you have
put him to And yet in thought you did not wrong my Honour Cael. From my Bed my Lord You are abus'd That fellow was not here full half a minute E're your self enter'd Oh I can no more Heav'n and the World grant Pardon for my Blood For truth it self bears witness I dare say That more I sorrow for your guilt then Death Anto. If this be true tell me as thou art dying What made him here at such a time o' Night Cael. I cannot tell more then that the Nurse did send him And she 's run mad with guilt or shame or both Oh I can say no more the Room turns Round My Lord farewell Heav'n pardon you all Blood As I forgive you mine oh oh Dyes Anto. Her Death both staggers and amazes me Are these Dead too Ped. Not yet my Lord I am not Your Sword hath left me some small time for Prayers And it had need for I believe few Souls Can be assur'd to find their way to heav'n Without more warning to begin their Journey But yet I do not find much cause for doubt Anto. Nay if thou 'st hopes by that I do conjure thee Tell me what brought thee hither Ped. The Nurses madness She call'd me from my Bed and told me Flora Was sent to bid me come unto my Lady Which though I scarce believ'd yet I did do 't Anto. VVhy did you say it was her madness did it Ped. My Lady said she was so for she came Not long before shreeking into this Chamber So as you enter'd I was going down To lock her up till morning in some Room This as I hope for heav'n my Lord is true Anto. Then 't is as true that I must never hope for it For I have kill'd a VVife of such obedience But hold I 'le pump the Nurse who set her on To tell me this Enter Nurse frighted Nurse O! whether will you drive me Be gone be gone Anto. Here here she comes I 'le make her tell me all Jasp But I 'le prevent the story if I can Jasper Runs Nurse through but is staid by Antonio Anto. What does the Villain mean to kill her yet Jasp Does she not deserve it To invent such lyes And do such mischiefs with them Nurse O thou damn'd Rogue 'T was thou that made me do 't Jasp You lying VVitch be damn'd Offers at her again Anto. Forbear you Rogue I 'le do as much for you else Speak why you did it Nurse My Lord he threaten'd me and made me do 't And taught me to call Pedro when you knockt Ped. Look to your self my Lord he 'l kill you else Jasper runs Anto. behind Jasp This way is only left hell take your Tongue Anto. Ah thou hast kill'd me yet I have strength enough To send thy Soul to hell They fight A noise without Jasper is mortally wounded Jasp 'T is done I am catch'd at last in my Own Trap. Oh I deserve my Death for want Of fore-sight to let him Live a spye upon my Actions I should have serv'd you thus and thus Runs Pedro through as he lyes and Nurse And thus and you too thus Ped. Oh O O! Pedro and Nurse Dye Anto. Infernal Monster how his malice lasts Within This way 's the noise Enter Captain Watch and Servant Capt. VVhat horrid sight is this VVe come too late Anto. Too late indeed except you 'd come to save The best of VVives that there lyes murder'd By my accursed hand Capt. VVhat Caelia dead too VVhat made you do 't my Lord Jasp Alas he cannot tell the Jealous fool VVas but an Instrument in my Revenge 'T is only I can tell you why she dy'd But yet I would not give that satisfaction Did I not fear my Name would be forgotten Except this Tale of my Revenge was known In which I shall live famous Serv. O thou Dogg Dost glory in the mischeifs thou hast done Jasp I and have reason name the man that ever Did in one Day contrive so many Murders And make 'em all Successful Capt. But what should move thee to this Villainy Jasp For that you will not wonder I am Jasper De Monsalvo Heir to that Estate This Lord doth now possess Anto. Ah Heav'ns some of that desperate Bandity Did once attempt my life Jasp Yes truly Anto. Poor Caelia 't is no wonder thy mind did boad Great misciefs from this Fellow being Son of One did still contrive to kill me for what the King after just forfeiture for mighty services Had given my Father Jasp O Revenge Thy sweetness takes away the taste of Death But you 'l lose my story which in short is this That Lady lov'd me not and therefore I Made her Lord Jealous took him to a Witch And there I fool'd him finely Till the Jade Who was my Aunt in deed at your approach Would have discover'd all which I prevented And stopt her Mouth with this Then I contriv'd To kill Eugenia knowing she would meet Francisco in the Garden that I did Because she call'd me Villain and refus'd To lent me Whore her too as did her Couzen And more I knew the simple Lord I serv'd When he had Murder'd her as I should make him Would thank my Care and well reward it too Nay I 'd have him do 't for his own safety That still the Murder might be thought Francisco's You know the rest i' th' Garden I taught besides That damn'd Old Hagg whose fear has made me thus To put this trick on Pedro I bid her call him When she should hear us whistle then in haste And all undrest send him to Caelia's Chamber Whilst we let in might meet him coming thence Thinking the Cuckold's Rage would murder all And never hear 'em speak but there I fail'd Their dying words betray'd me that 's the worst Or I had liv'd to glory in their Deaths But this my Comfort is he 'l not survive me I have done his bus'ness too before I dye Serv. Was er'e so Impudent a Villain seen Capt. I 'le try to stop his wounds that so I may keep him for Execution Jasp Stand off by Hell He that comes near me finds his Death with this Think you I 'm grown so tame to dye by Law No no I 'le not endure a formal Tryal To be upbraided with those things I think Deserve a Trophy rather then Contempt Which since I know will follow here 's my Bail This will deliver any man from Jayl Let Cowards dye by hanging such as I As we live bravely thus dare bravely dye Stabs himself Capt. He has done well no Excutioner Could have been found so bad as his own hand And Hell will give him what he wants on Earth And yet my Lord it troubles me for you Since my Place binds me to secure your Person To answer Law for all your Rage has done Anto. Shame almost stops my mouth yet Captain know My wound won't give me time for that misfortune Stay but a little let me fix my Eyes On what