violated Enter Irene Iren. I am come time enough I 'm confident The East Door did just open I 'le to Pray'rs Till they arrive Kneels Enter Chancellour Chanc. I must needs see how this Affair succeeds Who 's this Val'd It is some Curtezan Whose hot Devotion has bin up all Night My Pray'rs will suit with hers Kneels by Irene she pulls off her Glove to feel for a Book he rises Ha! 't is the Fair Irene that hand betrays her I know it by the Locket Lady your Saint Is not stirring it But where are all my Rogues Drinking their Morning's Draught I 'le be hang'd else Though they 've bin up all Night my Secretary Does use to play me those Tricks Enter Priests 1 Priest Here has bin sad Disorders in the Church A Gentleman two Women and a Boy 〈◊〉 â—…ook away by force and clapt on Board A Barge lay at the Key I ran and call'd But all in vain for none did dare to stop them Their Genowees's did it Iren. Reverend Sir What sort of Persons were those carri'd hence Chanc. 'T is She. 1 Priest Persons of Quality I 'm sure Chanc. They are my Dogs have lit ' upon wrong Game I 'le place them in Retrieve Iren. Pray Heav'n they are not Some Villains that have seiz'd on Prince Thomazo I cannot with his Falshood that hard Fate Enter Thomazo Muffl'd Thom. My Patience is quite lost by lingring doubt What Lady 's this Kneels Iren. Ha! here 's the Prince Thomazo Thom. May I presume to ask a Question Lady Iren. What Question Sir In a feign'd Voice Thom. Know you the Fair Irene Iren. Yes and Calista too but good Sir peace Thom. Your words make me half think you know my bus'ness Iren. I know 'em both too well Thom. Ha! 't is Irene Enter Chancellour Andr. Lionel Souldiers They seize Irene and convey her out whilst the Captain engage Thomazo Chanc. There 's the Woman Iren. Help me Thomazo help Thom. Villains unhand her she is worth your lives Andr. And Livelihoods too boot Therefore no passing Thom. I 'le give you double Hire and Pardon too Lion Ha! Prince Thomazo I 'le keep my double distance Enter Priests and seize on Thom. Captains run away 1 Priest Sacriledge Sacriledge Murder Murder Thom. Unhand me Fools your Sanctuary's broke The Fair Irene is forc'd away by Villains 1 Priest We beg your Highness Pardon Thom. Spare your Complements and make pursuit The Fair Irene is lost else Exeunt SCENE The Chancellours House Enter Chancellour Irene Loren. Captains Souldiers The Chanc. discovers himself Chanc. To shew you whom you serv'd behold 't is me Dispair not of full Recompence Lorenzo Go Treat the Noble Captains like themselves And give the Souldiers Belly-fulls of Wine 1 Sould. We humbly thank your Lordship Iren. Villains tell me How did you leave the Prince Andr. Truly Madam We left him in the hands of Ghostly Fathers Iren. Oh Heav'ns the Prince in danger Chanc. Madam don't Afflict your self for you will find a Prince Of far more Pow'r to Court you to his Arms. Iren. Pernicious Traytor what 's thy Damn'd Design Chanc. I mean to make you Queen of large Dominions Iren. Oh Heav'ns the Villain does deride my griefs But if Thomazo's dead I 'le not survive There 's many ways to Death and I 'le find one Lion Madam on that account you need not do 't For Prince Thomazo's well Iren. O! tell me Friend One Truth before you die how did you leave him Lion Why truly then we left him just as fast As Heels could carry us Faith there 's no coming Within the length on 's Sword yet this I 'le boast Though he out-fights us we out-run him much Iren. Is the Prince safe then Andr. Yes but I ly'd not For Ghostly Fathers laid hold on him And so we got the start Chanc. You 're honest men Lorenzo Treat them first then pay their Money But do you hear be sure you Spice their Cups Loren. I shall my Lord. Chanc. Give them double Doses Andr. Your Lordship is too bountiful Ex. Loren. and Sould. Chanc. Madam the Mighty Sultan is your Slave To the Exalted State of Turkish Queen My care is to advance you think of that Iren. Sure thou art not half the Traytor thou would'st seem Ex. SCENE The Town Enter Synan Bassa Dorello and Mutanuope Dorell My Conversation ever was at Court Though not i' th' highest Sphere and Prince Thomazo Has often honour'd me with his Commands But he 's a Prince of such a steddy temper 'T is not the Sultans Empire would Bribe him To one disloyal thought much less Morea Synan I do believe you Sir and that 's the cause I cannot find one man that dares attaque him Nor do I hope Success if you shall do 't I only by it seek to gain some proofs May shew my Prince my care has not bin wanting Dorell Upon the word of a true Gentleman I 'le break the matter to him and return My Life and Liberty continuing safe To give you his full Answer Synan Sir pardon me You have some Secrets gain'd o' th' Chancellour Must be kept private too Dorell From all but him With whom I mainly treat they shall my Lord Nor shall he know them but on faithful promises Of being private and you may trust his word Synan No generous mind can well suspect another Without some cause and I see none in you And as a proof of my esteem I 'le trust you Dorell Your Frankness binds me more than Sacraments And makes me bold to ask one Favour more That as you 'd send the Prince this Boy agen He did esteem him much Synan Sir I am sorry I must deny you this But Sir believe me This Boy is worth my Life you do not know Our Sultan the least breach of his Commands Is Death inevitable You heard him say He 'd have him made an Eunuch I must do 't Or never see his Face in safety more He likes him ' cause he is a Natural Mute He 's properer for Secrets than the other Dorell No not at all my Lord for I will tell you Whispers Mutant Make me an Eunuch before I will be that I 'le own I have both Tongue and Ears to boot Synan 'T is strange observance this you tell me of 'T is pity he was Mute but come poor Child How 's this Mutant will not follow Synan takes hold of him Dorell I thought he guest at our Discourse Syn. This muâ—… not save you Sir Mutant O good my Lord. Synan Ha! do you delude me Sir Dorell No on my Life Synan Sirrah who taught you to dissemble Dumbness Mutant I was a Spy plac'd on Thomazo's Actions By my Lord Chancellour Dorell O Monstrous Subtilty Synan Then as thy punishment I will assure thee Thy Tongue shall keep an Everlasting Silence For I will ha' it cut out Sir follow me Exeunt SCENE The Chancellours House Enter Andrea Lionello Souldiers poyson'd doing mad things some Cuffing some Singing
THE SIEGE OF Constantinople A TRAGEDY Acted at the DUKE'S Theatre LONDON Printed for Tho. Dring at the Harrow over against the Inner-Temple Gate Fleetstreet 1675. PROLOGUE TO THE Siege of CONSTANTINOPLE POets and Duellists have the same Fate The bravest man may be Vnfortunate You that resolve to rayle at every Play Like pious men worldly delights betray But if you will ne're please your selves you may So mirth is lost whilst Fools dispraise the Wine So Punk is dangerous be she ne're so fine Thus subtly you ' gainst all your joys â—ombine And warily by Arguments destroy Those very pleasures which you should enjoy Love Crown'd with Beauty and Success can cloy Since at the best your pleasures are so few Make your selves any where you find 'em new Be kind to us and she who faild to Night This Play if prais'd to morrow will invite To meet you here and your lost time requite 'T is true of late you justly have complain'd But thank your selves for what your Niceness gain'd When you before were such high Critticks grown As if Wit only were by Censuring known In praising where 't is due Wit may be shown Severity does modest Authors fright Self-prizing Fops with French Assurance write Those who have Wit like wary Gamesters fear To hazard sums where but small gains appear Whilst empty Fools more briskly do expose A Reputation which they can not Lose The Persons Names Emperor of Constantinople Thomazo His Brother Lord Chancellor Cardinal Justiniano General Theophilus L. Chamberlaine Dorello Friend to Thomazo Michael and Lorenzo The Chancellors Secretaries Andrea Lionello Two Captains Sinan A Turkish Bashaw Mutantrope Messenger Servants Calista Chancellors Daughter Irene Chamberlains Daughter Idoxia Several Christian Souldiers Several Turkish Souldiers Mutes Scene Constantinople The SIEGE of Constantinople ACT I. The Curtain drawn discovers the Emperor Thomazo Theophilus and Dorello on one side of a Table the Cardinal Chancellor and Justiniano on the other as at Councel they arise and Exeunt all with great reverence to the Emperor except Thomazo and Dorello who stay with him Thom. SIr they have carry'd it and you agree It is by strength of Argument Reason Since they 've the major part yet I 'le confess I 'm unconverted still This Rule of most Appears to me stark madness when that most Are plainly prejudic'd and led by faction In that case be they ne're so numerous All should be counted nothing that they say For such arn't Counsellors but Advocates And plead the cause of their own Interest Emper. But Brother say how Princes like my self That circumscribe our actions by our Laws Can steer through all the Labyrinths of state Shun Rocks and sholes hid under sinoothest brows Meet and dispise cross Tides and adverse Winds That run and blow from several States-mens heads More various in their Changes far than those That puzzle able Pilotes on the Sea What way I say but by these major Votes The true Magnetick needle of the States Thom. Sir I 'le allow Councels the perfect compass And major Votes in that the needle too But yet true Pilotes still observe the Causes Oft make that vary from the polar Star Which when they see it does let that point on They mind it not but to observe its errour And what lov'd Headland it would guide unto And he that does not this though he may make One Voyage safe must not be call'd a Pilate And this is your case now Your this days councel That rashly have advis'd you Sir for Warr Have several private reasons for that Vote Besides the specious ones they back it with Emper. I cannot think it Sir They 're all wise-men And honest I believe but were they not The grand concern this Councel has debated Affects no less than all the Christian world It is indeed chuse Christ or Mahomet Whose Law shall have the universal sway And can a Christian think that Christians would Give selfish Councels in their Saviours cause It is not charitable it is not Brother Now by my Crown you 're too too positive And to no purpose neither I 'm resolv'd Exeunt Thom. Resolv'd on your own Ruine Sir I fear Christian Ay that 's the word but Interest Is the thing That Damn'd Chancellor Romes Pentionary lately now the Turks Dorel Nay may be both's Sir still Thom. Most likely so H' has Province after Province sold the Realm To this one Town almost yet now forsooth It is below our Honours to pay Tribute 'Las that may make a Title as if a Turk Regarded any Title but Possession Whilst we were able I still prest a War To keep the danger further from our Home Or drive it o're the Hellespont again But then 't was wisely urg'd that my Ambition Aym'd to be popular amongst the Souldiers And this my Brothers jealousie gave ear to As if a Brother that would baâ—ely aim At Empire by Disloyalty and Tâ—…on Would stand upon the way to compass it No they mistake my temper All I seek Is bright unsully'd glory I 'd not be Sole Monarch of the world by one base deed No by my great and everlasting hopes I would not my Dorello Dor. Sir they know that too well they durst not else Play with the fire that might perhaps consume 'em But 't is their sole Advantage you are honest Thom. And mine too for the horrid pangs of guilt That hourly torture them and make 'em watch The small and busie Whispers of the Crowd That buz in Courts and make the thing call'd State Ne're trouble me I can undiscompos'd Receive some ill-taught rugged man oth'Guard Rudely advancing to me from his place To ask some Boon when they at such a time Boggle and stand amaz'd expecting from him The guilty tho the well deserved blow Their Dreams too I 'm assur'd are all compos'd Of Prisons Axes Daggers and suddain Stabs Flight aster Battle or such dreadful things When mine are made of sweet and pleasant walks By Crystal streams set all with Bays and Miâ—tle Or else in Fields where every step I take I meet a Love or joyful Victory And who would have the best part of his life Sweet sleep so spoild and lose its name of rest By ills whose ends obtain'd are far less sollid Come then whilst these bad men are faintly pleas'd At this new Conquest o're th' Emperors soul And busily are framing Keys and Cyphers Falsely to give as false Intelligence Let thou and I Dorello free from care To mirth and love our joyful minutes spare Exeunt Enter Cardinal Chancellor Justiniano Card. The Prince Thomazo reason strongly urg'd Against the War and almost carry'd it He is a Prince of large and steady parts Chanc. Ay Sir the more we justly fear his power The Empire dreads not more its forraign Foes Then it does him at home besides you see How fiercely he proposes joyning with The Turks themselves rather than Western Kings There 's rooted in his soul the Antient hate This Empire shew'd in the
Enter Chancellour Irene above Chanc. Observe this sight you 'l say I am in earnest When I declare I mean to make you Queen Iren. What you have made the Ruffians Drunk ' it seems Chanc. Aye Dead Drunk pray mark'em Madam Lion To be poyson'd thus to be sent out of the World like A Rat by a Politick Whoremaster Oh oh Andr. Was this the double Dose the Devil meant Sure 't was a Cup of Wild-fire mixt in Hell Such Drink as this wou'd make Damnation double 1 Sould. Pray pray Captain Good Captain let 's to pray'rs Andr. It is too late for pray'rs ten thousand Devils Are in my Entrals tearing out my Soul Water Water to quench this Hellish Fire Omn. Water Water Water c. Andr. See Lionello See the Devil 's there Lion Where Where I see him grinning now i' th' Shape O' th' Chancellour Andr. Look how he Laughs and Snickers Ha ha ha A Woman-Devil too there 's Whores in Hell Lion Aye Whores abundanee Andr. Let me have one then They 're Coolers Lionello Excellent Coollers And I'm exceeding Hot. Chanc. Ha ha ha what Crotchets come into their dying Pates Iren. How dying Sir in this Dispairing State Chanc. Yes truly Madam I take care they shan't Spoil your Advancement by their future Prating Iren. I 've heard and seen too much and will no more Ex. Irene Andr. A VVhore a thousand VVhores good Lucifer For our Great Chancellour Some VVhores I say Lion I 'le Pimp no more for him I 'le see him first Let him be Flog'd let him be Flog'd VVhips VVhips Let him have VVhips of Fire to Lash his Soul Andr. The Stinking Lord grows dry and needs VVhips Then lend me one good Devil I will tear him Mich. My Lord Enter Michael with Letters These Letters come from Synan Bassa Chanc. See there the Christian Slaves are paid their VVages Lion Give me my Gold give me my Gold Gold Gold I 'le Rob the Church no more else Give me Gold Andr. Aye give me Gold I 'le pay my VVhores most bravely She shall wear Smocks well Lac'd 2 Sould. Oh Heaven 1 Sould. If there be Heav'n VVhich is the way good Captain I 'le go thither Andr. Right before your Nose All die Chanc. O Heav'ns my Daughter and Vdoxia both Are in the Turkish Camp surpriz'd by these In a mistake Ten thousand Torments more VVrack your Bodies here and Souls hereafter Lion VVhat Screech-Owl's that ha what a sight is this Then I am dying too My Lord look down All these lost Souls will be requir'd of you They will my Lord and I can this foretel I' th' midst of all your hopes you will find Death By Tortures worse than ours Some Mercy Heav'n Dies Chanc. Hell take thee for thy News it meets an hour Of such Calamity it makes Impression See that their Bodies safely are bestow'd Ex. Michael VVould I had ne're begun to be thus ill It had been better much Then I 'd best change But how I am gone too far to do that safely Then farewel Virtue since it is too late By Ills on Ills I 'le ' mount above my Fate Exit Enter Emperor Thomazo Theop. and Attendants Noise of a Storm Emp. This is Prodigious 20 great Ships To Sail o're Land eight Miles this threatens more Than all they did before Thom. This Storm was made Only t' amuse us whilst they lodg'd the Ships Above the Chain So to Besiege us round And cut off all Relief Emp. That they 'l now do Never 'till now we truly found the want O' th' Christian Ships I order'd to be stopt There was some Practice which I shall find out Procur'd that disobedience to those orders All I find guilty certainly shall dye for 't Theop. He that advis'd their Sayling must be one then Emp. I do suspect him most but yet I can't Safely without clear proof Arrest his Person The Senate would Resent it if I did Thom. My Lord No news o' th' Souldiers or your Daughter Theop. No none at all Thom. Surely they have convey'd 'em to the Turk Emp. I fear that most But come Let 's go to Council Thom. Council may Cure the State but cannot me This Loss foretels my endless Misery Exeunt Enter Chancellor Lorenzo Boy Loren. Thomazo makes the Guards so Vigilant Her least Resistance Sir would Ruine all Chan. Then She must be deluded by this Boy Think you he 'll do 't well Loren. Ne're doubt my Lord He is by Nature fram'd for Roguery Chan. Instruct him well But to avoid detection Send him along with her I must to Council My pretty Child Do what Lorenzo bids thee And thou shalt have my Favour Exit Chanc. Loren. Come Kecko Exeunt Lor. Boy Enter Irene Sola What a sad life is this to be confin'd From Friends or sight of any Humane Creature But Cruel unrelenting Murderers And ne're to change this Goal but for a worse A Sultaness a Strumpet Ah Thomazo Hadst thou been true this Mischief ne're had happen'd A Song without after which Kecko comes in Playing VEnus chanc'd to Love a Boy Young Adonis was her joy He once lept from off her Knee To hunt and take an Humble-Bee Then the Bagg to her did bring She sigh'd and askt him for the Sting 2. When he look'd on saw her Eye Drop a Tear he strait did cry Oh! forgive me I will bring A bigger and a longer Sting Smiling she cry'd pretty Lad When that time comes I 'le be glad Irene I see there still is left some Innocence To keep the World from sinking Pretty Boy Which way did'st thou get in Kecko I 'le shew you Madam Irene This Child may prove an Angel-Guardian to me Exeunt Enter Emperor Thomazo Cardinal Chancellor Theoph. as from Councel Emp. This Insolence o' th' Souldiers so debated By the Senate first and now by us in Councel Does spend that time might better be employed For the safety of the whole first let the Senate Provide but Mony speedily to pay them Strickt Discipline will follow that of course Chanc. Your Majesty however may consider That these Debates are not without all cause I wish to Heav'n they were with Tears I speak To have our Children ravish'd from our Armes Nay torn from Altars in despite to Heav'n And all things Sacred Law Nature and Religion To be made Prostitutes to their vile Lusts To have a Lord o' th' Senate and the Councel Convey'd away and Murther'd This brave Prince Forc'd to desend his Sacred Person daily By his own Courage ' gainst their Insolence Not to speak of Prisons broke or rescues made And all the lesser mischiefs hourly done If this be not worth a Senates grave advice What can be Sir Theoph. My good Lord Chancellor I do believe all men will think my griefs Must equal be to yours the cause being so I 'am sure this wretched Life I would give up To see my Daughter and her honour safe But yet I think her yours and hundreds more Not worth the time
that Calista can Possess a place in that false heart of his Calista whom he always seem'd to loath For being Daughter to the Chancellor Thom. Madam I 'le keep my word no trick of State Shall bar my happiness At break of Day In St. Sophia's Church I 'le meet you Madam Just by our Ladies Altar Bring Udoxia I 'le bring Dorello they will be enow To witness we are Marry'd Irene But false man You shall have more for I 'le be there my self To throw thy broken Vows ' mongst those you make Those shall give Plagues to all your Nuptial hours And change the Blessings of the Priests to Curses Thom. Let not your Father know the least of this That Notice may not be taken of our Whispers I 'le lead you out to Dance Udox. Be not too rash consider 't is your self Did give him cause for this you own'd you Lov'd And said with all you ne're could Marry him Iren. In such an Aire and such a Tone I spoke it It could not mean him ill Dance of Eight But see my Father Enter Theophilus Emperor Justiniano Andrea Lionello Mutantrope Guards Theop. The Emperor is present and commands That all avoyd the Room who 're in Disguise Except the Prince Thomazo Pray withdraw Ex. All the Masquers Emper. Brother 't is strange you bear no more respect To our Commands nor to the General But have Imprison'd these two Officers Without his Privity Thom. I know your Majesty did ne're intend To exempt them from common Justice And make them Lawless Their Insolence Justian Insolence How mean you by that word I 'd have your Highness eat it up again And call 't neglect Thom. How eat my words my Lord The Sacred presence of this dread Majesty Restraines me or by Heav'n Justin What would you else Nay what durst you do my Lord my Honour Full fledg'd can mount above your weak observance Though you 're oth'Eagles Brood Emp. How 's this My Lord do you our Brother know And where you speak this to him Just Yes Sir or Thom. Or what Let not your Pride profane this Justin Profane a Empr. Out of our presence Justin Ay and your Empire to I 'le beat my Drums but for an exercise And sport my men out of your large Dominions Empr. Seize on the Traytor So convey him hence To the Castle Prisoner I 'le ne're indure this Justin Send all my men to Prison too else in vain You hope to keep me here Ex. Justin Guards Thom. Your Majesty May now perceive the Insolence of Strangers When once they know you need them But I am Too blame to urge this now Emp. No not at all By this one hours discourse I have had with him I find his Pride to be beyond enduring He boasts our Safety must proceed from him And quotes the Chancellor for saying this I do begin to doubt the Arts of him too Thom. Sir he 's a Traytor or I 'm not a man Enter Chancellor Chanc. Your Majesty must pardon this Intrusion Your Highness too my hasty Zeal requires it Letters just now arriv'd bring certain word The Sultan's on his March and will this Night Be lodg'd before our Walls Thom. How 's this my Lord Emp. By this Surprizal we are lost for ever Ah gracious Heav'n take back this burden life Before I see the Miseries are coming Thom. This ill agrees my Lord with your last news Of five moneths hence they cou'd not come before But 't is what I expected This suddain danger Must prompt your Majesty with double Vigour To make sharp opposition Sir arrest All Ships are in the Harbour sieze their stores Of Guns and Ammunition with the Guards And some o th' Genoway Foot I 'le out and meet 'em Emp. No! I am resolv'd To Head our first attempt with my own person The Turks shall find 't is not our want of Courage But factions in our State that makes them be Successful still in all their Wars against us Tho. Good Sir be pleas'd to trust me with this Sally Your presence is most needful in the Town At such a time as this you 'l find the people Prompted by fear too apt for all sedition May be the Souldiers too may take advantage Of the first uprore which this news will bring And fall to doing mischief besides great Sir You 'l find new Orders every minute needful Which none but your Authority can give Emp. Your reasons shall perswade me go Thomazo And may Heav'n Crown thy Sword with Victory Thom. Good Sir be strong To your Imperial self that 's all I 'le say If so I make no doubt by th'help of Heav'n To drive this Sultan back with as much shame As once his Father found when he besieg'd us Ex. Thomaze Chanc. The Prince does shew a great and generous Soul And will no doubt perform all that he speaks But give me leave to think he has his ends In all he does or says Sir this advice Of seizing all the Ships the Senate sitting With wonted freedom I must boldly say Shews he would put you on ungrateful things Whilst he pursues the popular himself Empr. My Lord your Circumspection wears a Cloud I cannot well see through and I must tell you Your salse Intelligence and close intriguing Give me some hints for doubts but let your actions Wear a more candid out-side 't is not else Your Interest in the Senate shall protect you No Sir it shall not but no reply my Lord As for my Brother I am sure he loves me I 've found he has and cannot now suspect him Chanc. Do not Sir but yet I must attempt T' unloose one charme h' has plac'd upon your Soul That 's Sir about the General 'T is not a time To stand on slight punctilio's with such men As understand them not This his restraint May chance endanger all grant Sir his freedom Empr. I cannot do 't and Majesty be safe His Insolence both to the Prince and me Was more then Brutal Chanc. But your Majesty Should well consider leading Circumstances That did provoke him to 't The Prince you know Had ' gainst conditions of his Entertainment Imprison'd two of 's Captains Empr. Speak no more on 't I 'le not release him till my Brother please Contempt of Pow'r is a State 's worst Disease Exeunt End of the first Act. ACT. II. SCENE The Palace Enter Emperour and Chancellour discoursing Emp. THese doubts of theirs concerning such wild things That Soveraign Pow'r may do amaze me Because 't is possible we may do harm Will they conclude we certainly do it Chanc. Your Majesty Has had no cause to doubt their steddy Loves To your Imperial Interest and Person Emp. 'T is true my Lord nor can my memory Prompt me with want of care of them or theirs None of my Predecessors ever were More careful of Propriety than I Therefore I cannot chuse but take unkindly Motions like these just on the Neck of War Enter Theophilus Theop. Our Scouts are
pursuant to the Sally writ in heat And there my Lord they are Chancellour reads them Chanc. O Michael I am lost to all my hopes The Sultan frowns it seems and doubts my Faith He says the Sally had lik'd to have prov'd the loss Of their whole Army What shall I do This Prince Thomazo does Like some tall Cedar blast my Underwood I must destroy him Find me out some Jew That studies Physick No I 've another way Write Letters to the Bassa that may speak What I 've done this day towards the Service The Christian Ships are sail'd and I prevented More Forces that were going to the Sally Besides the Mutiny Lorenzo stir'd Amongst his Countrymen and all things else O th' doubts I raise i' th' Senate remember all But here 's a Sacrifice of Peace I 'le make Pulls out Irene's Picture This is the Picture of the fair Irene I got it from my Daughter send it him And tell him that the Original shall be Lodg'd in his Masters Arms to morrow night Prepare a score of Ruffians with a Barge To carry off the Prize it shall go hard But I 'le send off the Prince Thomazo too You know the way of holding Correspondence I 'le say no more of that go haste your Letters And send Lorenzo hither Ex. Michael I 'le go meet In some disguize the discontented Captains Enter Lorenzo Lorenzo I am resolv'd to laugh to night And spend some hours with frolick Woman-kind Loren. My Lord you know your old house Mother Somelies You know she always fits you with fresh Girls Chanc. Aye there we 'll be but then for Company Get your two Friends the Captains if you can I mean those two that were made Prisoners Loren. I 'm confident with joy they 'l meet my Lord. Chanc. I would be thought some wild loose Friend of yours That mean to treat Loren. I understand your Lordship Chanc. Some two hours hence Till then I will to Court Exeunt Enter Emperour Thomazo Cardinal Dorel Theophilus Mutant Irene Udoxia Calista Attendants as at Court Thom. Pray Madam how seems Time to move to you To me it does appear extreamly slow Iren. It may be so my Lord but unto me He keeps his usual pace Thom. Madam Your coldness now surprizes me as much As did the Larum of your Love to day Iren. Good my Lord you 'l make Calista jealous Thom. You are too cautious Madam Iren. She 's not so Thom. I understand you not Iren. My Lord Good-night I am a bad Dissembler of Passion I find it will break out therefore I 'le go And waste this Night in Tears Thom. Why so Irene Iren. My Lord no more I still must wish you well Thom. Remember six a Clock Iren. I shall have cause Ex. Irene Enter Chancellour Chanc. I shall bring Company will spoil the Sport Your Highnesses Boy I see waits very close I never see him from you Thom. No 't is a pretty Spaniel He 's always diligent to Fetch and Carry Chanc. I 'm glad I did present him to your Hig ne's Since he 's so acceptable Thom. All Favours That I receive from you must needs be so Chanc. My Lord I am sorry my Duty to my Master Should make me doubt my Service unto you As your words hint Thom. No Argument i' th' Presence I think you for my Boy that 's all my Lord. Whisper the Emp. Vdox. It cannot be my Lord the Prince and You Are both I 'le say no more but you 're both men And what h' has promis'd is not to Irene But to Calista there Dor. You do amaze me This wild discourse has no Connexion in it Vdox. A great deal more than has your wilder Action Dorell I 'le call the Prince to hear you Calist Vdoxia Vdox. Calista calls I cannot stay my Lord. Ex. Ladies Chanc. Sallies will spend our men to little purpose Thom. 'T will rather make us Souldiers every Sally Made with fresh men will soon experience Had all men Courages but like your Highness Experience then 't is true was only needful But most by Nature are unfit for War Thom. My Lord you are mistaken I affirm There 's not a man of able Bulk and Strength But may be brought to fight proportionably At least in Crowds they may Chanc. Admit it so But will the Emperour or Senates Prudence Suffer your Highness still t' expose your Person To hourly danger when the Empires Hopes Is next his Majesty all plac'd in you Emp. Aye now you 've touch't the String that hits my Fancy Your Personal safety Brother Surely that Ought to be all our care and shall be mine I am confident no Sally can be safe Without you Head it nor you in any one Therefore we will relye on future Succours Card. Those from his Holiness will soon be here Besides the Rhodian and Venetian Forces I 'm confident will not be long behind Thom. These are meer Dreams of Safety Emp. Wait a little We have an open Port to Asia-ward And cannot want Provisions Good-night Brother Ex. all but Thom. Dor. Mut. Thom. You see Dorello this cunning Gown-man Is grown so tender of my Persons safety That to keep me well the Turk must not be Beat. Dor. I blame him not now you 're to Marry his Daughter Thom. I Marry her Dor. So Vdoxia tells me And that to morrow morning Thom. 'T is short warning But who has made the Match Dor. I know not that But she says this you promis'd at the Mask Thom. Pish she mistakes it was the Fair Irene I only spoke to there Dor. How 's this there 's some mistake Was it the Lady That you Danc'd with you made the Promise to Thom. Aye what of that Dor. Then Sir it was Calista Thom. It is impossible her Dress was that Irene had on when the Souldiers ruffl'd her Dor. Sir that may be but yet it was Calista I saw her after when her Mask was off And had a Complement from her Thom. But why should she accept my first Address Dor. That her Ambition taught But will you meet Thom. I wou'd meet Death much sooner You shall go And undeceive her if it is She that comes But I 'le be near in hopes 't will prove Irene Dor. Those hopes will quickly vanish in your Highness Thom. This Chancellour like some unlucky Star Does interpose his Direful Influence Through all my Happiness in Love or Honour How strangely Wise Heav'n with unseen Links makes Chains of Fate This Hawks good Fortune that 's unfortunate Exeunt Enter Chanc. Loren. Andr. Lion with 4 Wenches and Fiddles 1 Wench You are the Maddest Man I ever met with SONG Now Fruition has empti'd our Bottles of Love Let the Bottles of Wine fly about The heat of that Fire Shall inflame our desire And Phlegmatick Dulness remove A Health to the best A Pox o' th' rest And hey for the t'ther brisk Bout Chanc. Come Faith Madam once again 1 Wench Pray Sir stay I am not i' th' humour