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A01046
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The broken heart A tragedy. Acted by the Kings Majesties Seruants at the priuate House in the Black-Friers.
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Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.
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1633
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I nor dare nor dreame of hence from hence I vndertake a voluntary exile First by my absence to take off the eares Of Iealous Bassanes but chiefly Sir To free Penthea from a hell on earth Lastly to lose the memory of something Her presence makes to liue in me afresh Crot. Enough my Orgilus enough To Athens I giue a full consent Alas good Lady Wee shall heare from thee often Org. Often Crot. See Thy Sister comes to giue a farewell Enter Euphrania Fuphr. Brother Org. A brothers kisse more carefull of thine honour Thy health and thy well-doing then my life Before we part in presence of our father I must preferre a suit to 'ee Euphr. You may stile it My brother a command Org. That you will promise To passe neuer to any man how euer worthy Your faith till with our Fathers leave I giue a free consent Crot. An easie motion I 'le promise for her Orgilus Org. Your pardon Euphrania's oath must yeeld me satisfaction Euphr. By Vesta's sacred fires I sweare Crot. And I By great Apollo's beames ioyne in the vow Not without thy allowance to bestow her On any liuing Org. Deere Euphrania Mistake me not farre farre 't is from my thought As farre from any wish of mine to hinder Preferment to an honourable bed Or fitting Fortune thou art young and handsome And 't were iniustice more a tyrannie Not to aduance thy merit Trust me Sister It shall be my first care to see thee match'd As may become thy choyce and our contents I haue your oath Euphr. You haue but meane you brother To leaue us as you say Crot. I I Euphrania He has iust grounds direct him I will proue A father and a brother to thee Euphr. Heauen Does looke into the secrets of all hearts Gods you haue mercy with 'ee else Crot. Doubt nothing Thy brother will returne in safety to vs Org. Soules sunke in sorrowes never are without 'em They change fresh ayres but beare their griefes about 'em Exeunt omnes Flourish Scaene 2. Enter Amyclas the King Armostes Prophilus and attendants Amy. The Spartane gods are gracious our humility Shall bend before their Altars and perfume Their Temples with abundant sacrifice See Lords Amyclas your old King is entring Into his youth againe I shall shake on This siluer badge of age and change this snow For haires as gay as are Apollo's lockes Our heart leaps in new vigour Armo. May old time Run backe to double your long life great Sir Amy. It will it must Armostes thy bold Nephew Death-brauing Ithocles brings to our gates Triumphs and peace vpon his conquering sword Laconia is a monarchy at length Hath in this latter warre trod vnderfoot Messenes pride Messene bowes her necke To Lacedemons royalty ô 't was A glorious victory and doth deserue More then a Chronicle a Temple Lords A Temple to the name of Ithocles Where didst thou leave him Prophilus Proph. At Pephon Most gracious Soueraigne twenty of the noblest Of the Messenians there attend your pleasure For such conditions as you shall propose In setling peace and liberty of life Amy. When comes your friend and General Pro. He promis'd To follow with all speed conuenient Enter Crotolon Calantha Chrystalla Philema and Euphrania Amy. Our daughter Deere Calantha the happy newes The conquest of Messene hath already Enrich'd thy knowledge Calan. With the circumstance And manner of the fight related faithfully By Prophilus himselfe but pray Sir tell me How doth the youthfull Generall demeane His actions in these fortunes Proph. Excellent Princesse Your owne faire eyes may soone report a truth Vnto your judgement with what moderation Calmenesse of nature measure bounds and limits of thankefulnesse and ioy 'a doth digest Such amplitude of his successe as would In others moulded of a spirit lesse cleare Aduance 'em to comparison with heaven But Ithocles Cal. Your friend Proph. He is so Madam In which the period of my Fate consists He in this Firmament of honour stands Like a Starre fixt not mov'd with any thunder Of popular applause or sudden lightning Of selfe-opinion He hath seru'd his Country And thinks 't was but his duty Crot: You describe A miracle of man Amy. Such Crotolon On forfeit of a Kings word thou wilt finde him Harke warning of his comming all attend him Flourish Enter Ithocles Hemophill and Groneas the rest of the Lords vshering him in Amy. Returne into these armes thy home thy sanctuary Delight of Sparta treasure of my bosome Mine owne owne Ithocles Itho. Your humblest subiect Armo. Proud of the blood I claime an Interest in As brother to thy mother I embrace thee Right noble Nephew Itho. Sir your love 's too partiall Crot. Our Country speakes by me who by thy valour Wisdome and seruice shares in this great action Returning thee in part of thy due merits A generall welcom Itho. You exceed in bounty Calan. Chrystalla Philena the Chaplet Ithocles Vpon the wings of Fame the singular And chosen fortune of an high attempt Is borne so past the view of common sight That I my selfe with mine owne hands haue wrought To crowne thy Temples this provinciall garland Accept weare and enioy it as our gift Deseru'd not purchas'd Itho. Y' are a royall mayd Amy. Shee is in all our daughter Ithoc Let me blush Acknowledging how poorely I haue seru'd What nothings I haue done compar'd with th' honours Heap'd on the issue of a willing minde In that lay mine ability that onely For who is he so sluggish from his birth So little worthy of a name or country That owes not out of gratitude for life A debt of Seruice in what kinde soeuer Safety or Counsaile of the Common-wealth Requires for paiment Cal. A speaks truth Itho. Whom heauen Is pleas'd to stile victorious there to such Applause runs madding like the drunken priests In Bacchus sacrifices without Reason Voycing the Leader on a Demi god When as indeed each common souldiers blood Drops downe as current coyne in that hard purchase As his whose much more delicate condition Hath suckt the milke of ease Iudgement commands But Resolution executes I vse not Before this royall presence these fit sleights As in contempt of such as can direct My speech hath other end not to attribute All praise to one mans fortune which is strengthed By many hands For instance here is Prophilus A Gentleman I cannot flatter truth Of much desert and though in other ranke Both Hemophil and Groneas were not missing To wish their Countries peace for in a word All there did striue their best and 't was our duty Amy. Courtiers turne souldiers we vouchsafe our hand Obserue your great example Hemo. With all diligence Gron. Obsequiously and hourely Amy. Some repose After these toyles are needfull we must thinke on Conditions for the Conquered they expect 'em On come my Ithocles Euphr. Sir with your fauour I need not a supporter Proph. Fate instructs me Exeunt Manent Hemophill Groneas Christalla et Philema Hemophill stayes