wish em all at peace Macarius lookes Are without civill warre a good old man The old King lov'd him well Seleucus Father Was as deare to him and maintain'd the character Of an honest Lord through Epire that two men So lov'd of others should be so unwell-come To one another Arc. The Queene was not wont to send for me Mac. The reason 's to her selfe It will become your duty to attend her Arc. Save you Gentlemen what novelty Does the Court breath to day Lisa. None sir the newes That tooke the last impression is that you Purpose to leave the Kingdome and those men That honour you take no delight to heare it Arc. I have ambition to see the difference Of Courts and this may spare the delights At home doe surfet and the mistresse whom We all doe serve is fixt upon one object Her beames are too much pointed but no Country Shall make me lose your memories Enter Queene Lisimachus Macarius Charilla Que. Arcadius Mac. Your Lordship honord me I have no blessing in his absence Lisi. T is done like a pious Vncle. Que. We must not Give any licence Arc. If your Majesty Would please Que. We are not pleasd it had become your duty To have first acquainted us ere you declar'd Your resolution publicke is our Court Not worth your stay Arc. I humbly begge your pardon Que. Where 's Lisimachus Lisi. Your humble servant Madam Que. We shall finde Employment at home for you doe not lose us Arc. Madam I then write my selfe blest on earth When I may doe you service Que. We would be private Macarius Mac. Madam you have blest me Nothing but your command could interpose to Stay him Que. Lisimachus You must not leave us Lisa. Nothing but Lisimachus has she not Taine a philter Exit Que. Nay pray be cover'd Ceremony from you Must be excus'd Lisi. It will become my duty Que. Not your love I know you would not have me looke upon Your person as a Courtier not as favorite That title were too narrow to expresse How we esteeme you Lisi. The least of all These names from you Madam is grace eÌ„nough Que. Yet here you wod not rest Lisi. Not if you please To say there is a happinesse beyond And teach my ambition how to make it mine Although the honours you already have Let fall upon your servant exceed all My merit I have a heart is studious To reach it with desert and make if possible Your favours mine by justice with your pardon Que. We are confident this needs no pardon sir But a reward to cherish your opinion And that you may keepe warme your passion Know we resolve for marriage and if I had another gift beside my selfe Greater in that you should discerne how much My heart is fixt Lisi. Let me digest my blessing Que. But I cannot resolve when this shall be Lisi. How Madam doe not make me dreame of Heaven And wake me into misery if your purpose Be to immortalize your humble servant Your power on earth's divine Princes are here The Coppies of eternity and create When they but will our happinesse Que. I shall Beleeve you mocke me in this argument I have no power Lisi. How no power Que. Not as a Queene Lisi. I understand you not Que. I must obey your Fathers my Protector Lisi. How Que. When I am absolute Lisimachus Our power and titles meete before we are but A shadow and to give you that were nothing Lisi. Excellent Queene My love tooke no originall from state Or the desire of other greatnesse Above what my birth may challenge modestly I love your vertues mercenary soules Are taken with advancement yo 've an Empire Within you better then the worlds to that Lookes my ambition Que. Tother is not sit To be despisd Cosmography alloweâ— Epire a place i th' mappe and know till I Possesse what I was borne to and alone Doe graspe the Kingdomes Scepter I account My selfe divided he that marries me Shall take an absolute Queene to his warme bosome My temples yet are naked untill then Our loves can be but complements and wishes Yet very hearty ones Lisi. I apprehend Que. Your Father Enter Cassander Seleâ—cus Cas. Madam a Gentleman has an humble sute Que. T is in your power to grant you are Protector I am not yet a Queene Cas. How 's this Lisi I shall expound her meaning Queene Why kneele you sir Sel. Madam to reconcile two families That may unite both counsells and their blood To serve your Crowne Que. Macarius and Eubulus That by are inveterate malice to each other It grew as I have heard upon the question Which some of either family had made Which of their Fathers was the best commander If we beleeve our stories they have both Deserved well of our state and yet this quarrell Has cost too many lives a severe faction Sel. But I le propound a way to plant a quiet And peace in both our houses which are torne With their dissentions and lose thâ— glory Of their great names my blood speakes my relation To Eubulus and I wish my veines were emptyed To appease their warre Que. Thou hast a noble soule This is a charity above thy youth And it flowes bravely from thee name the way Sel. In such a desperate cause a little streame Of blood might purge the foulenesse of their hearts If you le prevent a deluge Que. Be particular Sel. Let but your Majesty consent that two May with their personall valour undertake The honour of their family and determine Their diffâ—rence Que. This rather will inlarge Their hate and be a meanes to call more blood Into the streame Sel. Not if both families Agree and sweare Que. And who shall be the Champions Sel. I beg the honour for Eubulus cause To be ingag'd if any for Macarius Worthy to wager heart with mine accept it I am confident Arcadius For honour would direct 〈◊〉 to his sword Will not deny to stake against my life His owne if you vouchsafe us priviledge Que. You are theÌ„ expectation and toppeÌ„ boughs Of both your houses it would seeme injustice To allow a civill warre to cut you off And your selves the instruments besides You appeare a souldier Arcadius Hath no acquaintance yet with rugged warre More fit to drill a Lady then expose His body to such dangers a small wound i th' head may spoyle the method of his haire Whose curiosity exacts more time Than his devotion and who knowes but he May lose his riban by it in his locke Deare as his Saint with whom he would exchange His head for her gay colours then his band May be disorderd and transform'd from Lace To Cutworke his rich cloathes be discomplexioned With blood beside the infashionable slashes And at the next festivall take physicke Or put on blaâ—ke and mourne for his slaine breeches His hands cas'd up in gloves all night and sweate Pomatum the next day may be endanger'd To blisters with a sword how can he
Will stretch so farre as death so soone as we Are Crown'd prepare your selves Selâ—ucus kisses her hand Sel. I have receiv'd another life in this high favour And may lose what nature gave me Que. Arcadius to encourage thy young vallour We give thee our Fathers sword Command it from our Armory Lisimachus To our Coronation Exeunt Sel. I le forfeit My heÌ„ad for a rebellion then suffer it Exit Arc. I am circled with confusions I le doeÌ„ somewhat My braines and friends assist me Exit Phi. But doe you thinke they le fight indeed Lisa. Perhaps Her Majesty will see about or two And yet t is wondrous strange such spectacles Are rare i th' Court and they were to skirmish naked Before her then there might be some excuse There is some gimcrackes in 't the Queene is wise Above her yeares Phi. Macarius is perplext Enter Eubulus Lisa. I cannot blame him but my Lord 〈◊〉 Returneâ— they are both troubled las good men But our duties are expected we forget Exit Phil. Lis. Eub. I must resolve and yet things are not ripe My braines upon the torture Mac. This may quit The hazard of his person whose least drop Of blood is worth more then our families My Lord Eubulus I have thought a way To stay the young mens desperate proceedings It is our cause they fight let us beseech The Queene to grant us two the priviledge Of duell rather then expose their lives To eithers fury it were pitty they Should runne upon so blacke a destiny We are both old and may be spar'd a paire Of fruitlesse trees mossie and withered trunckes That fill up too much roome Eub. Most willingly And I will praise her charity to allow it I have not yet forgot to use a sword Le ts lose no time by this act she will licence Our soules to leave our bodies but a day Perhaps an houre the sooner they may live To doe her better service and be friends When we are dead and yet I have no hope This will be granted curse upon our faction Mac. If she deny us Eub. What Mac. I wod doe somewhat Eub. There 's something o th' suddaine strucke upon My imagination that may secure us Mac. Name it if no dishonour waite upon 't To preserve them I le accept any danger Eub. There is no other way and yet my heart Would be excus d but t is to save his life Mac. Speake it Eubulus Eub. In your eare I shall It shanot make a noyse if you refuse it Mac. Hum though it stirre my blood I le meet Arcadius If this preserve thee not I must unseale Another mystery Exit Enter Queene Lisimachus Cassander Charilla Lisander Philocles Antigonus Que. We owe to all your loves and will deserve At least by our indeavours that none may This day repent their prayers my Lord Protector Cas. Madam I have no Such title now and am blest to lose That name so happily I was but trusted With a glorious burden Que. You have prov'd Your selfe our faithfull counsellor and must still Protect our growing state a Kingdomes Scepter Weighs downe a womans arme this crowne sits heavy Vpon my brow already and we know There 's something more then mettle in this wreath Of shining glory but your faith and counsell That are familiar with mysteries And depths of state have power to make us fit For such a bearing in which both you shall Doe loyall service and reward your duties Cas. Heaven preserve your Highnesse Que. But yet my Lords and Gentlemen let noneÌ„ Mistake me that because I urge your wisdomes I shall grow carelesse and impose on you The managing of this great Province no We will be active too and as we are In dignity above your persons so The greatest portion of the difficulties We call to us you in your severall places Releeving us with your experience Observing in your best directions All modesty and distance for although We are but young no action shall forfeit Our royall priviledge or encourage any Too unreverent boldnesse as it will become Our honour to consult eÌ„re we determine Of the most necessary things of state So we are sensible of a checke But in a brow that saucily controules Our action presuming on our yeares As few or frailty of our sex that head Is not secure that dares our power or justice Phi. She has a brave spirit looke how the Protector Growes pale already Que. But I speake to you Are perfect in obedience and may spareÌ„ This theame yet 't was no immateriall Part of our character since I desire All should take notice I have studied The knowledge of my selfe by which I shall Better distinguish of your worth and persons In your relations to us Lisa. This language Is but a threatning to some body Que. But we misse some that use not to absent Their duties from us where 's Macarius Cas. Retir'd to grieve your Majesty hath given Consent Arcadius should enter List To day with young Seleucus Que. We purpose Enter Gentleman They shall proceed what 's he Phil A Gentleman belonging to Seleucus that giveÌ„s notice He is prepar'd and waites your royall pleasure Que. He was composd for action give notice To Arcadius and admit the challenger Let other Princes boast their gaudy tilting And mockery of battles but our triumph Is celebrated with true noble vallour Enter Selucus Arcadius at severall doores their pages before them bearing their Targets Two young men spirited enough to have Two Kingdomes staked upon their swords Lisimachus Doe not they excellently become their armes T were pitty but they should doe something more Then wave their plumes a shout within What noyse is that Enter Macarius and Eubulus Mac. The peoples joy to know us reconcild Is added to the Iubile of the day We have no more a faction but one heart Peace flow in every bosome Eub. Throw away These instruments of death and like two friends Imbrace by our example Que. This unfain'd Mac. By our duties to your selfe deare Madam Command them not advance our houses from This minute are incorporated happy day Our eyes at which before revenge looke forth May cleare suspition oh my Arcadius Eub. We have found a neerer way to friendship Madam Then by exposing them to fight for us Que. If this be faithfull our desires are blest We had no thought to waste but reconcile Your blood this was and we did prophesie This happy chance spring into eithers bosome Arcadius and Seleucus what can now Be added to this dayes felicity Yes there is something is there not my Lord While we are Virgin Queene Ca. Ha that string Doth promise musicke Que. I am yet my Lords Your single joy and when I looke upon What I have tooke to manage the great care Of this most flowrishing Kingdome I incline To thinke I shall doe justice to my selfe If I chose one whose strength and vertue may Assist my undertaking thinke you Lords A husband would not helpe Lisa. No question
raise power to curbe this insurrection Ant. Lose no time then Dem. We will not arme one man Speake it agen have I a brother living And must be no King Mac. What meanes your grace Dem. This newes doth speake me happy it exalts My heart and makes me capable of more Then twenty Kingdomes Phi. Will you not sir stand Vpon your guard Dem. I le stand upon my honour Mercy releives me Lisa. Will you lose the Kingdome Dem. The worlds too poore to bribe me leave Me all lest you extenuate my fame and I Be thought to have redeem'd it by your counsell You shall not share one scruple in the honour Titles may set a glosse upon our name But vertue onely is the soule of Fame Mac. He 's strangely possest Gentlemen Exeunt Omnes Actus Quintus Enter Philocles and Lisander Phi. HEre 's a strange turne Lisander Lisa. T is a Kingdome Easily purchasd who will trust the faith Of multitudes Phi. It was his fault that would So tamely give hiâ— title to their mercy TheÌ„ neÌ„w King has possession Lisa. And is like To keep 't we are alone what doft thinke of This innovation i ft not a fine ligge A precious cunning in the late Protector To shuffle a new Prince into the state Phi. I know not how they have shuffled but my head on 't A false card is turn'd up trump but fates looke too 't Enter Cassander and Eubulus Eub. Does he not carry it bravely Cas. Excellently Philocles Lisander Phi. Lis. Your Lordships servants Are we not bound to heaven for multiplying These blessings on the Kingdome Phi. Heaven alone Workes miracles my Lord. Lisa. I thinke your Lordship Had as little hope once to see these Princes Revive Phi. Here we must place our thankes Next providence for preserving So deere a pledge Enter Leonatus attended Eub. The King Leo. It is our pleasure The number of our guard be doubled give A Largesse to the Soldiers but dismisse not The troopes till we command Cas. May it please Leo. It will not please us otherwise my Lord We have tride your faith Eub. Does he not speakeÌ„ with confidence Leo. My Lords and Gentlemen to whose faith we must Owe next to heaven our fortune and our safety After a tedious eclipse the day Is bright and we invested in those honours Our blood and birth did challenge Cas. May no time Be registred in our annalls that shall mention One that had life to oppose your sacred person Leo. Let them whose titles forg'd and flaw'd suspect Their states security our right to Epire Heaven is oblig'd to prosper tâ—eason has No face so blacke to fright it all my cares Levell to this that I may worthily Manage the province and advance the honour Of our deere Country and be confident If an expence of blood may give addition Of any happinesse to you I shall Offer my heart the sacrifice and rejoâ—e To make my selfe a ghost to have inscrib'd Vpon my marble but whose cause I dyed for Enb. May Heaven avert such danger Cas. Excellent Prince In whom we see the Coppy of his Father None but the sonne of Theodosius Could have spoke thus Leo. You are pleasd to interpret well Yet give me leave to say in my owne justice I have but exprest the promptnesse of my soule To serve you all but t is not empty wishes Can satisfie our mighty charge a weight Would make an Atlas double a Kings name Doth sound harmoniously to men at distance And those who cannot penetrate beyond The barke and outskinne of a common wealth Or state have eyes but ravish'd with the Ceremony That must attend a Prince and understand not What cares allay the glories of a Crowne But good Kings finde and feele the contrary You have tride my Lord the burden and can tell It would require a Pilote of more yeares To steere this Kingdome now impos'd on me By justice of my birth Cas. I wish not life But to partake those happy dayes which must Succeed these faire proceedings we are blest But sir be sparing to your selfe we shall Hazard our joyes in you too soone the burden Of stateÌ„ affaires impose upon your counsell T is fitter that we waste our lives then you Call age too soone upon you with the trouble And cares that threaten such an undertaking Preserve your youth Leo. And choose you our protector I st that you would conclude my Lord We will Deserve our subjects faith for our owne sake Not sit an idle gazer at the helme Enter Messenger Phi. How observ'd you that Marke how Cassander's planet strucke Eu. He might have lookd more calmely for all that I begin to feare but doe not yet seeme troubled Leo. With what newes travailes his hast I must secure My selfe betimes not be a King in jest And weare my crowne a tenant to their breath Cas. Demetrius sir your brother With other traytors that oppose your claimes Are fled to the Castle of Nestorius And fortifie Mes. I said not so my Lord. Cas. I le have it thought so hence Exit Messen. Leo. Plant forces to batter The wals and in their ruine bring us word They live not Eub. Good sir heare me Cas. Let it worke Were Demetrius dead we easily might uncrowne This swolne impostor and my sonne be faire To peice with young Sophia who I heare Repents her late affront Eub. Their lives may doe You service let not blood staine your beginnings The people not yet warme in their allegianceÌ„ May thinke it worth their tumult to revenge it With hazard of your selfe Leo. Who dares but thinke it Yet offer first our mercy if they yeeld Demetrius must not live my Lord your counsell What if he were in heaven Cas. You have my consent You shannot stay long after him Leo. Sophia is Not my sister To prevent al that may indanger us wee 'l marry her That done no matter though we stand discover'd For in her title then we are King of Epire Without dispute Cas. Hum in my judgement sir That wonot doe so well Leo. What 's your opinion Cas. He countermines my plot are you so cunning Leo. What 's that you mutter sir Cas. I mutter sir Leo. Best say I am no King but some impostor Rais'd up to gull the state Cas. Very fine to have said within Few houres you 'd beene no King nor like to be Was not in the compasse of high treason I take it Eub. Restraine your anger the Kings mov'd speake not Cas. I will speake louder doe I not know him That selfe same hand that raisd him to the throne Shall plu ke him from it is this my reward Leo. Our guard to prison with him Cas. Me to prison Leo. Off with his head Cas. My head Eub. Vouchsafe to heare me great sir. Cas. How dares he be so insolent Jha wrought my selfe into a fine condition d ee know me Gentlemen Phi. Very well my Lord How are we bound to heaven for multiplying These blessings on the Kingdome