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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41700	The rival sisters, or, The violence of love a tragedy : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal by His Majesty's servants / written by Mr. Gould.	Gould, Robert, d. 1709?; Shirley, James, 1596-1666. Maides revenge.	1696 (1696)	Wing G1434; ESTC R12556	44,391	68

Murder Murder Sure they are as fast as she or else this Storm Without my Cries wou'd wake 'em Murder Murder Enter several Servants Go ring th' Alarum Bell call up my Father From his soft Rest to see this horrid sight That wou'd make Tygers melt into Compassion Away Exeunt Servants Enter Sebastian Vilander O Brother but y' are come too late see there Where poor Ansilva lies stabb'd by Antonio Sebast. Have a care what you say Cata. Nay it is true As I shall hope for Mercy O Ansilva More than a Servant for thou wast my Friend Thou' rt gone thou' rt gone and I shall mourn thy Memory Sebast. Strange Accident Haste call Alphanta hither Exit Serv. Vilan Ha! my Lord say that she can't be found The Lunatick is gone none knows which way And I believe she wou'd not stay behind him Enter Vilarezo Thunder Vilar What Cries are these that to a Night so dismal Can yet add further Horror Cata. There 's the cause See poor Ansilva weltring in her Blood Kill'd by that cursed Villain false Autonio Was ever any Woman forc'd before I' accuse her Husband of a deed so horrid Upon her Bridal Night Sebast. Her Husband says she Vilar Yes and tells you true This Night I drank Antonio to a pitch And in his Mirth he marry'd Catalina Not in the least perceiving the Deceit Sebast. O stain to Hospitality and Honour What have you done Vilar Done that that pleas'd me best Th' Exchange is for his good And tho' I have depriv'd Berinthia of him Thou hast him fast he is thy Brother still But at Ansilva's Murder I 'm amaz'd And more to hear Antonio was the Actor Cata. As soon as e'er he came into my Chamber He put aside the Curtain with his Hand And seeing me broke out into such Terms Courage it self wou'd have turn'd pale to hear When from behind I heard Berinthia's Voice Cry End her or expect no Joy from me With that he wound one hand into my Hair And in the other held his Ponyard drawn And just as he advanc'd his cursed Arm Ansilva rush'd betwixt Thinking to break the Blow and in her Breast Receiv'd the Stroke he did intend to me Mean while I left the Room and call'd for help When I came back I found Antonio gone And poor Ansilva who I know not how Had sttagger'd hither breathing out her last Vilar O worse than Devils damn'd Search find 'em out Is this the Sister you extol for Vertue To Sebast. By Heav'n they shall be us'd with utmost Rigor Cata. Alas You 'll search in vain they 've took their flight He has in triumph born his Prize away Vilar What Prize d' ye mean Cata. My Sister Vilar He cou'd not be so base Cata. You 'll find he was and worse than I have spoke him See at your Feet your wretched Daughter kneel Kneels Let not my Sister glory in her Crimes And tryumph o'er my Vertue Nor let him That cou'd so basely use me go unpunish'd My Injuries surmount all human Pardon What Salve is there for violated Honour To you I kneeling make the same Request To Sebast. I am your Sister is Berinthia more O pity me by too much Love betray'd Revenge a slighted and a murder'd Maid Rises and Exit Vilar Revenge d' ye say Nay we will have Revenge My Son what in a Dream Sebast. I 'm thinking if 't is possible my Friend Cou'd be so great a Villain Vilar 'T is too sure Enter a Servant hastily and whispers Sebastian Sebast. How not at her Apartment Serv. No my Lord Nor in the House I 'm certain for sh 'as lest Her things in such disorder as does shew She went in haste and meant not to return Sebast. O Woman Woman damn'd inconstant Sex Design'd to please us but resolv'd to vex The Plagues you heap on Man the Strises and Cares Are far more num'rous than his Sins or Hairs Perjury's your Sport your Vows you from you blow As little wanton Boys their Bubbles do We please our selves like them with looking on But wink the gawdy brittle Thing is gone Vilar What is he mad Vilan No my Lord he 's just come to his Senses Sebast. Alphanta Sir in whom I centr'd all My Hope of worldly Joy Is with a loose Impostor fled away That feign'd himself a mad Man Her Brother too that outside of a Friend Was privy to their Flight it must be so There 's not a Circumstance but does confirm That by agreement they 're all gone together Say quickly Sir what wou'd you have me do For I am all Revenge Vilar Be not so Violent As for Alphanta If she is false you may be glad y 'ave mist her But follow him with all the speed you can Demand thy Sister but upon my Blessing Observe me let no Violence be shown If he refuse to send her back I 'll use No Sword but Law Partly I 'm in the Fau't And partly I must suffer Heav'n protect thee Sebast. I 'll take such Measures as shall not displease you Ex. Sebast. Vilar The Night 's deliver'd of her monstrous Birth Thunder Nature does groan as if she wou'd expire The Bolts fly thick the Clouds drop liquid Fire O Conscience We are Cowards made by Sin I shou'd not fear if all were well within Ex. Vilar Enter Gerardo Thunder Gerar. Where where are these Thieves these Murderers ' Gad I believe a man may be as safe in their Company as any where else D' ye hear what a Rattle there is above Stairs Vilan Presumptuous Wretch See where your Mistress lies Snatch'd from the World by an untimely Fate In all her gawdy Bloom Gerar. How dead Murder hum 't is no ill sort of Disappointment tho' every thing consider'd I know not well whether 't is most proper to be merry or sad Vilan What is the death of a Mistress no more I find he that has no Religion has but little Humanity Gerar. Why saith Vilander most unmercifully this Night she intended to have hamper'd me for Life How she might have prov'd is uncertain Now there 's no Fau't to be found Vilan How intended to have marry'd you Gerar. Ay the Priest the Leech monger is waiting in my Chamber I left him crossing himself as if his Conscience had been troubl'd with the rising of the Lights or thrown up his Sins of Plurality Simony Hipocrisie and Pride for want of taking a Dram of Atheism for Digestion Vilan What wou'dst thou think of that Man that had the Itch thirty Years ago and shou'd now desire to be scratch't for it Thy thoughts of a Wife at this time of Day is equally ridiculous Gerar. Very sine Doctrine is Marriage unlawful then Vilan Ay no doubt when the end of it is perverted What canst thou propagate but Diseases I wonder what Argument prevail'd on thee to think of ent'ring into Wedlock Gerar. Why he that has his Hell here may the better hope to be excus'd hereafter Vilan How will it fare with you then

You know I 'd rather die than do an Action Contrary to Justice Sebast. I thought so once but now I find my Error But come we trifle precious Time away If thou art in the right Anton. I am by Heav'n And I wou'd only have thee live to know it To know how much y 'ave wrong'd the chaste Berinthia To know how much y 'ave wrong'd your dearest Friend But you shou'd live no longer by the Pow'rs That gave me Breath that Hour shou'd be thy last Then thou shou'dst kneel and crouching beg for Merey And shou'd be heard as you have heard your Sister Sebast. I 'm satisfy'd my Cause is just what e'er You say to make it seem the contrary And now the third time dare you to the Trial. Anton. You know my Friend for yet I 'll use the name You know I say Antonio is no Coward Y 'ave seen him try'd when we employ'd our Arms Against the common Foe while Death and Ruine In confus'd shapes have rang'd about the Field And said This Day my Friend y 'ave acted Wonders Yet not to boast I call it to remembrance To let thee know 't is not poor slavish Fear Withholds me from revenging of my Wrongs Only I 'd have you live to see your Error And then Sebast. Do now what then you boast y'ou'd do As for your Friendship once more I disclaim it And when you told me that your Cause was just You told a Anton. H●ld Let not that hateful Word Come from thy Lips for Mercy 's sake and mine Sebast. You told a Lye Anton. Nay you shall go no further Draws Yet stay it must not be 'T is now unlikely That I shou'd e'er possess the fair Berinthia Aside And if I fight 't will be impossible For only he can aid me O Sebastian If thou hast any love for thy own Peace Any regard to Vertue Truth and Honour Comfort below or Happiness hereafter Do not blow up this Controversie higher I hitherto excuse you but no more Shou'd you again so brutally affront me I 'd tear thy Tongue up by the Roots Sebast. You durst not Anton. Still worse and worse and still I bear it tamely Love that makes others Brave makes me a Coward For poor Alphanta's sake I 'll yet have Patience I 'm sensible sh 'as wrong'd you Sebast. Damn her Strumpet Anton. Strumpet have a care Y' are now upon a Rock that splits us both Why 't is to call her Mother's Name in question Sebast. I meant it so No pure Spring cou'd yield a Stream so muddy Wicked so young shews 't was i' th Blood before And proves her a Hereditary Whore Anton. 'T is done y 'ave now found out the way to move me Shou'd I not vindicate my Mother's Fame Her Ghost wou'd rise up from the Grave and blast me Traytor to Friendship Villain Slave have at thee They fight Have at thy Heart I 've mist it Sebast. True thou hast There I took better aim Anton. falls Enter Diego hastily Diego O Heav'n more Ruine yet Where will our Sufferings end Your wretched Sister Whose Reason fled with her Alonzo's Life Seeing a Poniard on the Table drawn With one quick spring exerting all her Force Broke from her Womens Arms and ere we cou'd Prevent her plung'd it deep into her Breast But see O see She 's here and raving in the Pangs of Death Enter Alphanta mad stab'd in many places held by Attendants Anton. My Sister sure some bloody Planet rules Alphan Nay stop me not why will you keep me from him Do you not see him hov'ring in the Clouds He stays in the Mid-way till I can reach him Come down and ease me of this Load of Flesh The Clog that hinders my Aetherial flight That the light airy Soul may mount at will And find out the Eternal Habitation Make haste then my Alonzo to assist me Ha! say'st thou can'st thou not 't is true thou can'st not Th' inevitable Doom is past upon thee There 's no return from the dark Vaults of Death But I may come to thee ha may I so Then this must be the way Tears her Wounds Now I have caught thee now we mount together Thro' the vast Sea of Air we glide like thought Th' astonish'd Clouds break off and make us way Elizyum is op'n'd to receive us See! on the Beach the smiling Cherubs stand And Streams of Joy o'er-flow the peaceful Land Anton. D' ye hear Sebastian Alphan Is that Fury here What will you persecute me after Death Cannot my Soul have rest my Brother too My most inhuman Brother ha he bleeds Blood for Blood why now 't is as it shou'd be I see there is some Justice stirring yet Haste my Alonzo free me from these Tirants Descend and in a Whirlwind bear me from ' em Enter Alonzo Clara. He 's here he 's here now take me in thy Arms I 'm purg'd from earthly Dross fit for my Passage I am all Spirit like thy self away And as we go pray give me an Account Of all the Wonders that you saw above In the bright Courts of everlasting Day And how at first you there were entertain'd With Nectar and Ambrosia Food for Gods Where are you now ha I again have lost you A Mist is come between my Eyes and thee She sinks down he kneels by her I 'll hold the faster since I cannot see Dies Alon. If ever any Man had cause to curse The Stars that have an Influence o'er our Fate Sure I may have free leave I who am more unfortunate than any Antonio I forgive thee 'T was fatal Ignorance set us at odds And neither are to blame Now thou dear bleeding purest Piece of Earth Thus I embrace and take my last last leave And 't is my Comfort tho' I 'm here unhappy I shall be blessed when I come above If Heav'n rewards those few that die for Love Dies Anton. Ah! wretched Pair Had I but known before How well y 'ad lov'd I 'd not for Worlds have parted you But you have your Revenge My Soul is on The wing and I shall quickly reach you Enter Berinthia Berin Where is this Wretch that runs to meet his Ruine O I am come too late Swoons Anton. If thou hast any Bowels call for help Sebast. catches her Sebast. She comes her Colour has resum'd its seat I fear I 've been too rash Aside Berin Is this your Justice Heav'n This your Reward For Vertue and inviolable Love Anton. Tax not the Pow'rs Divine Their Ends are just Tho' hid from us and Mortals must submit O my Love forgive my late unkindness And I shall die in Peace Berin Talk not of dying Shou'd the World blaze and the last Trumpet sound ' Twou'd not be half so dreadful If you love me Do not talk of dying Anton. O I must I find the Icy chill of Fate upon me But if there 's any Equity in Heav'n As certainly there is we once shall meet And never part again till then