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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46897	The traitor to himself, or, Mans heart his greatest enemy a moral interlude in heroic verse, representing the careless, hardned [sic], returning, despairing, renewed heart : with intermaskes of intepretation [sic] at the close of each several act : as it was acted by the boys of a publick school at a breaking up, and published as it may be useful on like occasion.	Johns, William, b. 1644?	1678 (1678)	Wing J766; ESTC R1381	25,335	52

provok'd abroad your Friends at home Put out of Power those you have trusted come To work your ruine and now too late you find You 're wounded both in Body State and Mind Sunid But if you had but heard our Councels call You 'd stood in Tryumph now in ruine fall Card. Enough Enough of this forbear no more This is no ease but torment to my sore What Councellors did I negiect and scorn My Heart now trembles and my Flesh does mourn Su. To think what Prince and Friends you have forsook What Poisonous Vipers to your Breast you took Whose venom'd bites you shall forever feel bound in your Princes Chains of flaming Steel Which justly you deserv'd that slighted so His often warnings and would to ruine go Join'd with his Foes and so your self betray'd The Town you had to govern Slaves are made By your deceit thinking to cheat your King Unto your self you do this ruine bring Ido His favour 's lost that promis'd you a Crown And now you must appear before his frown 'T will not be long before he takes the Town Lupa Yet seek to win his Favour once again Card. No that 's too late would I could ease this pain His Favour 's gone for ever Now I find I 've so provok'd him he 'l no more be kind Su. Yet try him once again you do not know But he may have compassion on your woe Card. O would I could but cure Amartans Wound And once again exclude him from my Ground Ido Send Sir and find out Kerux He 's your Friend I 'm confident he will affistance lend To reconcile your Prince and make your Peace Cast out your Foes and cure your Wounds with ease Card. No No 't is all too late my time is gone I dare not now approach my Princes Throne Too iate for Peace his Army 's marching round Methinks I hear his Drums and Trumpets sound Anoe You have but left this only remedy To draw your Sword and be at pains to Dye Card. 'T is all I have to trust to this relief 'T is Death alone can cure all my grief Draws sets the Hilt to the Ground point to his Breast prepares to fall on his Sword Suni starts out and holds him Suni Hold Sir Though weak my strength 's not so much spent But love makes strong your ruine to prevent If thus you Wound your self you 'l find too late Death is not half the easing of your fate This will far more the Kings displeasure move Then all you yet have done to forfeit's love How kind he yet may prove you do not know Throw not away his kindness at one blow If you do live his love may reinstate If thus you dye you 'l sure provoke his hate Idos and Lupa whispers Living at worst you but his favour doubt But dying thus you shut all favour out Car. Must I then live taking up his Sworde Sunid Your Prince will have it so You must your life unto his Favour owe. Lu. I 'm sure he 's there and I 'm as sure he 'l come To Idos Ido No way but that now to prevent his doom Exit Idos Anoe They 're sending Sir for Kerux why should you Expose your self in torments to his view You need him not as yet stay but one day What harm can be in such a short delay Snnid Villain no more he now discerns your spite Would lead him to the shades of everlasting Night Enter-Kerux and Idos Kerux How now Sir do you find my words were true These are the dangers I foretold to you Car. Too true I find what I would not believe But can you in such Dangers comfort give Tormenting pains do all my bowels fill Which baffle all Physitians and their skill Chirurgions may a wounded Body rear Points to his Breast This Poison wounds my heart and who can bear And in this state my King is coming on To punish me for my rebellion Trusting against my self my Poes and his O who can any comfort give to this Ker. I must confess you have great cause to fear Joyning with Rebels and the Kings Army near And those you trusted now you find your Foes Who would your Head to the Kings Sword expose Yet if you willing are from those to flie And trust your self to the Kings Clemency I doubt not but some remedy to find Card. O do not flatter my deluded Mind Ker. If to your Loyaltie you will return I 'le make your Enemies your dangers mourn If Idos and Sunidos you restore Unto those Offices they held before Exclude your Slaves from Power and drive away Amartan and his Troops who you betray And send a true submission to the King I 'le undertake I will your Pardon bring Car. But how shall I now make them quit the Town They 've poison'd me and all my strength put down Amartans Guards possesseth every Fort And make my loss and danger all their sport Ido Give me commission I 'le such force convey Into the Town shall drive the Foes away Suni The Princes Banner on the Walls discrie They dare not stay but presently will flie Car. But though all this be done and they should go My past rebellion makes my King my Foe Ke. Come doubt no more but chear your drooping mind I do assure you your Pardon 's sign'd You had a Friend you thought not on at Court The Kings own Son spoke to his Father for 't And now his powerful Army this way bends To worst your Foes and to defend your Friends Car. But Sir those poisonous wounds I yet do fear Till cure of them I dare not to appear Before my King Ido To heal them nothing's good But the vile Poisners Death and Conquerers Blood He 's like a Scorpion whose Sting being bruis'd Cures the Venome that his Sting infus'd Ker. That I 'le obtain That Valiant Champion Your best of Friends and our Kings only Son In Combat hath this Foe Amartan found And given him in Fight a mortal Wound The Blood he shed to gain that Victorie To work your Cure I 'le to your Wound applie Card. Methinks this news to me new Life returns Unutterable Joy in my Heart burns Welcome dear Lupa if thou hadst not come I poison'd might have dropt into my Tomb And died unpitied hated by my King Thou cam'st and dawnings of new Life didst bring To Id. and Sunidos Your Pardon dearest Friends Cardian craves I will no more abuse you as my Slaves But you dear Kenux have such favour shown That all my thanks seem due to you alone My Hearts too narrow this swelling Joy to hold My Tongue would tire to speak 't all can't be told Now to your guidance I my self resign And hope by my Kings love again to shine Ker. Sir thank not us it is your Kings free love We as his Agents in our places move Car For you my Slaves to you will I be Just To Anoetus and Pathus And see you pai'd for your abused trust Ker.

will rust If not well us'd fatal polluting dust Will spoil our Arms if not sometimes put on Souldiers not muster'd will in need be gone If Councel err that to this care doth guide 'T is but an errour on the safest side Card. Then for our safety go do you provide I would not for a World the King should think I sleight my charge or at our dangers wink I 'le see due Execution shall be done In what you order Exeunt Sunid Ido So I 'm glad they 're gone Tell me of Fears and Dangers none can see But Cowards Eyes they nere shall trouble me Reach me my Chair I must sit down and rest To Sleep those thoughts out of my troubled Brest Ance. Pathus set a Chair Card. Sits Anoe Sit down my Lord ther 's no such cause of dread But we may well supply an Army's stead Path. Or should not all the Laws be obey'd in th' Town What need you fear for that the Princes frown Must you give answer for each petty thing That these Men would believe offends the King Car. What think'st thou Pathus of my Glorious State Path. A happiness above the reach of fate Car. And what Anoetus think'st thou of me Anoe A Glorious Prince above comparity The Glory of the World and wonder too Wise Honourable Prudent Knowing you Are all of these and in all these secure Sunid speaks within But if you sleep none of these will endure Car. How break my rest abuse the use of Night I 'le rather Night and Day sweet Sleep invite Sleeps Anoe So husht as Midnight why should you pursue A fear that will too soon appear in view Card. starts and calls Car. Anoetus Pathus Path. Sir we are here Although you Sleep wee don't forsake your Chair Car. What noise is that A noise within he starts agen Anoe Fear not my Lord we 're by Wee 'd guard you safe or in your quarrel Die Enter Idos hastily and wakes him Ido A wake my Lord the Town 's Beleagur'd round Innumerable Foes cover the Ground Their bloody Ensignes declare War in view And bid defiance to the Prince and you Car. This Army Man is but thy Coward Fear When Danger 's ten Mile off thou think'st 't is near Ido My Lord I saw Amartans Mighty Band Of many Legions under his Command Appolyon the grand Enginere begun To draw the Lines of their approach to th' Town And stops all Passages that no relief May come from our Kings General in chief Ano. Well let them come wee 'l easily defend The Fort till they their utmost courage spend Car. Go summon out your Forces Man the Line Prepare your Cannon Ido But they 'l Undermine Card Starts up Car. What though they do is not our Force enough Our Weapons good as theirs our Armour proof Ido 'T is true my Lord if you your self appear And with your presence all your Army chear And rally up your scatter'd Troops which stand Unmoveable though Sunidos and I Command 'T is all but vain Car I will not go Sleep bids a little stay Offers to sit down Ido Not go My I ord What weighty reason may Now Honour calls your Courage thus delay Can you to Sleep a Moments space afford When Honour calls and Triumph waits your Sword Car. Let Triumph hither come to it I will not go Stay till to Morrow 't is a civil Foe Ido But if my Lord we are surpriz'd this Night Car. Tell them I 'm not at leisure now to Fight I 'le venture all their Force what can they do I will not break my rest this Night for you And though they win the Town before to Morrow Sleeping to Night I shall not know my Sorrow Ano. Come in my Lord to rest and while you sleep You 'l fear no dangers rest in Peace doth keep In Sleep there is no fear of Fortunes frowns The Begger feels no want nor maimed Wounds Exeunt End of the First Act. INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator meet Salute and Walk on c. Scrut YOu 've undertook the task now I 'le impose Read me the Ridle of this first Acts close What careless Fool is this that hath this trust Yet neither to himself nor Prince is just Inter. This careless Man doth represent Mans Heart The Cities Man govern'd by that chief part Which boasts its self by Birth to be Divine Owning it doth by borrow'd Lustre Shine Trusting to that no want nor danger fears Resolving for it self to take no cares Scrut Who are his four attendents two of which Foster his Folly rub his careless Itch The other two seem to advise him well In real Love his threatning dangers tell Inter. These four are th' inbred Guests of th'natural Heart Passion and Folly Act the Flatterers part Cheating poor Man blind both his Ear and Eye He sees not Knowledg hears not Concience cry Those are the two oppose this Treachery Scrut Yet Knowledg both and Conscience speak his Power No force can win the Hearts united Tower But Rebels from within Inter. Man 's his own Foe His inbred Lusts betray himself to woe Scrut What means this Seige which Knowledg doth declare Inter. Man 's born a Combatant design'd for War Satan and Sin his Foes the Seige begin Mans Heart 's the Citi 's Fort weakly wall'd in Yet careless Heart it self doth care deny With Sloth endures all their Battery Mindless of its own good no watch doth keep But in the greatest Dangers Fosters Sleep And the next Scene shall set before your Eye The Hearts great danger false Security The Curtain drawn discovers Cardian Sleeping in his Chair Anoetus and Pathus behind him a Sword drawn with the point downward hanging over his Head Interpres speaks Inter. The careless Heart my dear Scrutator sees By irksome Folly taught to seek false ease The Sword of Vengeante drawn hangs o're his Head Yet careless Sleeps as if he 'ed nothing dread Scru. Will none awake him Inter. That this next Act will show Yet warnings slighted he 'l more careless grow They retire to standing at the Curtain ACT. II. Enter Kerux Idos Sunidos and walk to the end of the Stage Ker. WHat 's that I see suits this with the renown Of him that Governs this most famous Town Is this your care that have been thus prefer'd To be his Councel Sunid Sir we can't be heard We 've done our duty and his dangers shown Therefore he lest us thus to sleep alone Ker. Who blinds his Eyes and thus deludes his Mind Ido Sir there you see his Slaves attend behind Advanc'd to favour we excluded are And never call'd or if we press more near Lookt on but as Intruders tyresome Friends Whose Words against his inclination bends We 're weary Sir of being slighted so Whilst Pathus and that Slave for Favorites go Ker. Yet do your duty and be faithful still We may redeem him from the worst of ill Go and awake him tell him who is here Ido and Suni goe and shake him