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A47379	Fovr nevv playes viz : The seege of Vrbin, Selindra, Love and frienship, Tragy-comedies, Pandora, a comedy / written by Sr. William Killigrew ...; Plays. Selections	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.; Stapylton, Robert, Sir, d. 1669.; Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Ormasdes.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Seege of Vrbin.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Selindra.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Ormasdes.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Pandora.	1666 (1666)	Wing K458; ESTC R17595	186,688	237

A Tragy-Comedy Written by Sr WILLIAM KILLIGREW Vice-chamberlaine to Her MAjESTY OXFORD Printed by Hen Hall Printer to the UNIVERSITY for Ric Davis 1666. To the Author of the Siege of VRBIN Sir I Have perus'd your Playes and in them find Abundant Riches to adorne the mind Beyond the pleasure of the Eares and Eyes Which are delighted most with Levities Selindra's Characters so great and good Maintained throughout if fully understood Shewes none did ever better Plot contrive Or represent a Dead shew more alive Pandora tells how vertuous Women may Make vitious men cast all their ills away Such wanton Wit in Ralliery so writ Virtue her selfe may heare and practise it I judge that by Ormasde's you designe To teach how Friendship 's more then Love divine Yet have such Characters of both exprest You leave no Argument to chuse the best This Siege of Urbin more then all does show That you true Images of Virtue know And to improve the world your skill impart That we may learne to imitate your Art 'T is want of wit and judgment in this Age If we discerne not what adornes the Stage When passions high and to the life exprest Do not raise flames in every worthy brest When Florio with such subtile Art beguiles Our soules concerne to mingle teares with smiles VVhat more can Playes afford or we desire VVhen to our Recreations we retire VVe wish for lines our reason may Command Not such as breaks our braines to understand You have a noble Pen and fancy such To be more Eloquent would be too much S. T. On the SIEGE of VRBIN To the AUTHOR SIr since I had the happinesse to read The Siege of Urbin I heare others plead That All may see 't and plead with such successe That now you 'l wave the Stage and grace the Presse 'T will much oblige the Nation for they 'l finde Your Play stampt with the Figure of your Minde The Poëm's Noble nothing Vulgar in 't You coyne not Bullion at the Common Mint As wee doe whose low soules no Art can raise Nay ev'n when Lov 's infus'd into our Playes Slow as a Drug that in the body lies Our Phansy works yours like a Spirit flyes Nor does your excellence alone consist In Love's soft Parleys you do Souldiers list And carry on designes of Warre and State Form'd in a Campe and Court which you create And though new Poëts like new Starres appeare Yet still you rise above their highest Sphere 'T is true they write great Characters but then How o●ten speak their Great like meaner men You make a Prince do all things like a Prince That 's Argument sufficient to evince The Dictates that from deepest Reason slow Which learned Poets dreame but of you know If then He that has greatest latitude Of Knowledge merit most I may conclude The ●aurell's yours justly transplanted now From off the Schollar's to the Courtier 's brow R. Stapylton To his most Honoured Friend THE AVTHOR SIr When I read your Play methought I saw The persons Enter and go off you draw All Parts so speaking so to Life that I Felt my Eares cosen'd by my well pleas'd Fye And thought I heard the Actors which did there At once present a Play and Theater All passages contrived by such just Lawes As crown the best of Poëts with Applause And challenge to your Witt the freshest Bayes Which can be gather'd from clapt Hands and Prayse The whole Intrique a Labyrinth which you Through all the windings furnish with a Clue By which the wondring Traveller is Ledde Through wayes past finding out but by your Thred The Plot and Scenes wrapt up in such disguise As when a fine Cloud darkens the bright Skies Yet so as this shade turnes at length to Light And a faire Day-break issues forth of Night The Lovers parts which tread our Moderne Stage Are the Reproach and Dulnesse of our Age. Where a young Gallant fighting for his Whore With a curl'd Rivall at a Tavern Doore The Drawers call'd to reconcile the fray VVith Parish Constable do make the play Your Fancy doth in higher Regions move And teach great Princes princes wayes of Love Kindling in noblest Brests the noblest fire VVhich to fruition by great Deeds aspire Thus your Lorenzo rais'd a generous Flame In his great Mistress by a VVarlike Fame And made his wounds and Dangers first obliege His Silviana rescued from a Siege And thus your Florio did all Hearts surprize First by her Valiant Sword then conquering Eyes In whose conceal'd sex you both sexes place Mars in her Courage Venus in her Face Nor is 't a wonder if thus beautified Some wisht her for their Bridegroome some their Bride Such Marriages are onely framed by you VVho know to he Loves priest and Poët too M. C. On the SIEGE of VRBIN To the AUTHOR MIracle of Nature by no Arts taught Borne beyond Learning with such fancy fraught That all thy Poems do the VVorld surprise To finde such Treasure under such disguise Such parts with so great modesty conceal'd Doubles their valew when they are reveal'd Thy Characters of Love and Friendship show Thy heart 's the Fountaine whence those Virtues flow VVe Fictions write the Poets chiefest part Thou paint'st thy selfe and thy own patterne Art E. F. The AUTHOR to the Reader Reader INsteed of justifying my idle howers thus spent or beging your applause for what you may not like I desire you to excuse my confidence for Printing so high Complements from my kind Friends who have here Poëtiz'd in praise of what I fear you will not find Yet if no Stones be flung at me but by those that would be really displeas'd to be so prays'd I have hopes to escape 'till some other kind of Marterdome be found for Your most humble Servant W. K. The Actors Names of the Siege of Vrbin The Duke of Urbin Camillo Alphonso Corbino Tigillo Borosco Longino Fernando Fernando five Strangers Luco five Strangers Florio five Strangers Pedro. five Strangers Maluezzo five Strangers Silviana the Dukes Sister Rossina four Ladies of quality Mariana four Ladies of quality Phisora four Ladies of quality Floremlla four Ladies of quality Clara Marianas Maid Pages Officers Souldiers Surgion Lodovico Duke of Ferrara His Generall Officers Souldiers PROLOGUE LAdies Our Author does by me declare Your Characters are still his chiefest care That what he does present to Publique view Hee 'd have as Excellent as he thinks you If then his great respect does make him raise A Figure rarely practic'd in our dayes To set a Lustre on your sex that may Your reserv'd Virtues to the World display He hopes his Age his fancy may excuse If it flye low for a Romantick Muse But if the Florio's part approve He feares no men who dare pretend to love And then if all who love do like his play No matter what the rest o' th VVorld do say THE FIRST SCENE IN CELESTINAS BED-CHAMBER in PISA VVhen the Curtaine is drawn up CELESTINA is

this great concern 't is very like that he who would have ravish'd may consent to poyson twenty such as I rather then loose his hopes of Hungary I like well to fly from this near death but I like not to trust my self to Cleonel there may be more danger at his Castle then in the death I would fly from if I discover my self unto Ordella she will solicite me for Phillocles who I must ever hate this will prove more desperate then all the rest I must trust Cleonel though She calls Cleonel he be of a fiery Spirit his honour was never yet tainted I will look gently on him and ingage him if I can to be true to me My Lord I He Enters have weighed my dangers and your councel to avoid them and I will trust my self to you so you will swear to carry me directly unto Belgrad and not to your Castle I have friends in Hungary who will protect me and there I shall have time to consider of your hazzards for me Cleo By our House-hold gods I swear to do it by this fair hand I will observe my Oath and what ever else you shall command me though it be late we must this night depart you must make ready while I take order for my Servants and my Horses Selin May I not see the Princess e're I go will not to morrow night be time enough Cleo To morrow night brings death beyond all power to hinder we should be going while we talk Let no fears disturb you Madam I can command the opening of the ports at any hour all shall be according to your wish Selin Heaven grant it Cleonel When I remember the strict vow you made It were Impiety to be afraid Exeunt severally Enter Phillocles and Guard Phil Let the Boy only stay and sing the Song I like The SONG Come come thou glorious object of my sight Oh my Ioy my Life my only Delight May this glad minute be Blest to Eternitie See how the glimmering Tapors of the Skie Do gaze and wonder at our Constancy How they crowd to behold What our armes do infold How all do envy our Feliceties And grudg the Triumphs of Selindras Eyes How Cynthia seeks to shroud Her Cressent in you Cloud Where sad Night puts her sable mantle on Thy light mistaking hasteth to be gone Her Gloomy shades give way As at the approach of day And all the Planets shrink in doubt to be Eclipsed by a brighter Deity Look Oh look How the small Lights do fall And Adore VVhat before The heavens have not show'n Nor their God-heads known Such a faith Such a Love As may move Mighty Iove From above To descend and remain Amongst Mortals again Phill Enough boy begon Enter Ordella to visit him as in her Chamber the Guard at the Doore appearing Phill Thou art welcome Ordella let us sit and talk sadly Ordel My coming is to divert this sadness which you too much indulge Phill Does not my sorrow become me Ordella canst thou wish me merry when thou considerest my Condition who is there now in Greece more scorn'd then Phillocles Ordel Who more honour'd thy Victories shine bright upon thee thy Vertues are unparallel'd thy self ador'd by thy own Subject and by other Nations coveted let not my brother provoke the gods by his ingratitude Phil Thou art mistaken my dear Sister I am not that Phillocles thou meanest not he that chased the Germanes out of Hungary I am one that Cleonel dares Rival and with a single Arme can check my force a poore contemn'd prisoner I am a man with half a soul thou seest do I not become my Goale Ordell I am sad my self to hear you talk thus but my Brother your affaires do require your present Counsel pray let us consider how Selindra may be secur'd from farther danger Phillocles starts up hastily Phill Is Selindra in danger speak Ordella what danger who dares threaten her Ordel You mistake me Brother I was about to tell you that ●n my opinion she will be safe at Ciprus and do think fit when she takes leave of me to let her know your love and resolution to marry her which will soon dash Cleonels hopes this I could not yet do by reason she was so suddainly committed to Cecropius your looks do fright me and your unquiet thoughts will ruine you Phil Thou art my only comfort thou shalt still direct and I 'le obey prithee Ordella chide me when I do amiss methinks thy looks speak good successe I do approve her absence for a while at Ciprus because you like it and I will have patience too because you say 't is fit Ordello Patience will become you best and best suit with your affaires Phil Thou Councell'st well Ordella but canst not fancy what a broken heart endures my whole soul labours under the burden of my Love and to that is added her neglects more weighty and to this double load my Fathers unjust anger falls up on me as if I were not sinking fast enough before Ordel My Fathers anger will be soon over Phil I wish it not Ordella may his fierce anger urge him on to my destruction it will be handsomer to fall so then to perish by Selindra's scorns Ordel You raise imaginary evils that are not I am confident Selindra has no thought for Cleonel nor can I doubt but she will meet your love with as bright a flame as yours is Phi Oh! that I could suffer such a hope or such a thought possesse me I would then meet my Fathers frowns and blow away his thunder did Selindra love me I would wage a second War with heaven to gain her and be more proud to fall her Martyr in so high attempt then sit next to Jove with her neglects upon me Enter Antenor Ante Madam the Emperor sent me to see if Selindra were here with you Ordel What means my Father by this Is she not a Prisoner with Cecropius Ante She was but is now missing at which Cecropius is halfe madde Enter Antillacus to them Antil Madam I come to let you know that by day-break Cleonel with Selindra past the Ports and about two hours after were met on that way that leads to his Castle Phil Let them that love me follow me Phillocles snatches Antillacus his Sword and runnes at his Guard who give way As Phillocles goes out he meets Lascares and Cecropius and wounds Cecropius in the Arme. Emp. Traytor Villain stay all I do command you stay Antillachus See the Court-Gates lock'd that none go after him Cecropius do you retire and look to your hurt he meant it at thy heart old Man may thy Sons good Sword revenge it on him if they meet and he fall under it Ordel Oh Sir Let not your curses follow my Brother he has Afflictions enough without them Emp Peace Ordella thy tendernesse doth too much nourish thy Brothers follies I would rather he should not be then be thus E●●eminate I have fought many Battles