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A93170
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The doubtful heir. A tragi-comedie, as it was acted at the private house in Black-Friers written by James Shirley. Never printed before.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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Lips breath Incense thus Wee 'l have ten thousand Cupids for our guard Whose Bows shall awe the destinies and we write The King and Queen of Fate Enter Ferdinand Leandro Rodriguez Ernesto Captain Guard Ferd. Will this deserve your faith Leand. We must believe Enter Violinda Viol. We are undone the King Que. False Keys Rosa. 'T was time to come Ferd. Had I not cause my Lords to appear sad When I suspected this so great affront My melancholy all this while was but A mourning for this shame Look but my Lords Into your selves and make this suffering yours Viol. Madam be rais'd again I have an art To fetch you off with honor and the youth too I will perswade him there can be no cure In this extream but to pretend himself A woman I will dress him in your Gown Before they can be ware on 't they all know This way he cannot flie mean time put on A confidence and let them know you are The Queen not to be shaken with their power This will gain time Que. Prosper in this Viol. I will Redeem my fault or never sleep again Exit with Rosania Ferd. She blushes not Were she nor Queen what names could we bestow Upon this want of modesty Leand. 'T is plain We came in time Ferd. Most happily to prevent Some further act of shame can she look on us Without a blush Que. I see no such attraction In your state faces that I should desire Much to look on 'em Who made you King I pray Ferd. Your power I dare not call it love presuming That I was fit to be your property Without a soul to see or have a sense Of these dishonors This rank heat of blood Madam what penitence can make this clear Admit your thoughts were wanton and your flame Too great to be supprest could you finde none For your adulterate embrace but one That was my servant my own hound devour me As if your lust had not enough of shame And mischief to me but your malice must Appear in 't too with what securitie Can I expect to live when she begins So soon to poyson me Leand. We heard her say They two would write themselves the King and Queen Rod. So we did all Ferd. You may consider these Leand. 'T is impious Madam with what grief do we Remember now that Law you made After your Corronation to preserve The name of your sex chast which gave our Hearts Hope of your blessed progress you made it death To stain the Marriage-bed where shall we expect The life of that good act when you begin A breach of chastitie by so black example If the King urge an Execution Of what our vote confirm'd by yours impos'd Upon the kingdom you should prove your self More innocent or give us cause to mourn This fall from virtue Er. Madam we grieve for you Que So so have your great wisdoms said all yet I laugh at you poor things and am so far From trembling at your thunder that I pitty you And first I 'l let you know you selves you are I take it all my subjects I will not Exempt you Sir since Marriage takes not off My Interest and Essence here all strength Flowing from me and your Derivative shine Extinct when I frown you to darkness by What power dare you take an accompt of me That am above your Laws which must obey Me as their Soul and Dye when I forsake 'em But I will reason coolely and admit They live in force 'gainst whom are you so shallow To think we that created and decreed 'em For vulgar reformation must be squard And Levell'd by 'em as we meant to lose Our Character and distinction and stoop Toth ' common file of subjects this were policy I speak not this with sense of any guilt So to decline it for I here defie you And bring an Innocence shall strike a blush Upon your Souls that sinn'd in my suspition Aside Ferd. Where is the Boy Ernesto take him to Your custodie and bid him not despair I have contriv'd the rest Enter Rosania like a Woman and Violinda Er. He 's here Viol. Take it upon you if it come to searching Wee 'l find a Jurie Capt. You are deceiv'd my Lord with your good pardon He is not here Er. Who is not here Capt. The he you do expect And your Officious Ladyship might well Have spar'd your pains to put on all this trim Ferd. What means the fellow Capt. 'T is no news to your Sir I could have told the Queen before and you My honourable Lords this was no Boy Though now he would but seem o' th' tother sex I knew her name Ros. My name Capt. Are not you call'd Rosania Ferd. Ha! betraid Capt. Yes indeed is she you were present Sir I' th' Garden when this fine Hermophrodite Declar'd what sex was hid behind the Breeches And this I certified the Prince before Que. Now 't is clear Capt. There are some tokens too I can remember As kisses and excuse for marrying with The Queen a Virgin still c. Omnes A Woman Viol. But are you a Woman indeed Capt. And now my Lords if you have Hearts that are Honest and daring come about agen For this is but a cunning piece of treason Against your Faith and the Queens honour Ferd. We are both lost Rosania Capt. 'T is truth or take my Head off Que. You do believe this transformation And know this Ladie my good Lord I did Suspect before the cause of your neglects And meeting with some dark Intelligence From the Prince to perfect this discovery Did in my Chamber wooe with aptest forms Of Love to trie how long the sex would be Conceal'd you heard a part and see us kiss And came in time with these wise Noblemen To prevent further acts of shame Rodri. I' st possible Rosa. It was an ill contrivement to make me Proof of the Queens dishonour Er. An apparent Plot Against the life and honour of the Queen Since he would urge that Law maliciously Against her knowing this to be a Woman And his close strumpet Rodri. The same Law must be Their tryall Leand. What a change is here already Que. You must not Lords deny me Justice Rodri. 'T is insufferable Against a common person Er. Let his first Treason if you think good Madam be urg'd In accusation Leand. So so Que. You did us service Captain Capt. I am bound too 't here 's more news for the Prince Que. Use your pleasures Exit Rod. What need we circūstance let him dye to morrow Que. Death will be mercie to so much ingratitude Command them both to severall custodies The morning shall behold 'em dead Ros. Now more lost then ever Exeunt Manent Ferd: Ros. Guard Ferd. Pray le ts take Short leave of one another 't is in vain To reason against providence or say We might ha' liv'd though I must dye and after Be hid in my obscurest name and shade I must declare whose blood