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cause_n	bring_v	know_v	time_n	1,428	5	3.2080	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27290	The fair jilt, or, The history of Prince Tarquin and Miranda written by Mrs. A. Behn.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1688 (1688)	Wing B1729; ESTC R3666	39,089	136

the most endearing manner that Love and flattery cou'd invent and she kiss'd him to an Oath a solemn Oath to perform what he had promis'd and he vow'd liberally And she assum'd in an Instant her good Humour and suffer'd a Supper to be prepar'd and did eat which in many Days before she had not done so obstinate and powerful was she in dissembling well The next thing to be consider'd was which Way this Deed was to be done for they doubted not but when 't was done all the World wou'd lay it upon the Princess as done by her Command But she urg'd Suspicion was no Proof and that they never put to death any one but when they had great and certain Evidences who were the Offenders She was sure of her own Constancy that Racks and Tortures shou'd never get the Secret from her Breast and if he were as confident on his part there was no Danger Yet this Preparation she made towards the laying the Fact on others that she caus'd several Letters to be written from Germany as from the Relations of Van Brune who threaten'd Alcidiana with Death for depriving their Kins-man who was a Gentleman of his Life though he had not taken away hers And it was the Report of the Town how this young Maid was threaten'd And indeed the Death of the Page had so afflicted a great many that Alcidiana had procur'd her self abundance of Enemies upon that Account because she might have sav'd him if she had pleas'd but on the contrary she was a Spectator and in full Health and Vigour at his Execution And People were not so much concern'd for her at this Report as they wou'd have been The Prince who now had by reasoning the Matter soberly with Miranda found it absolutely necessary to dispatch Alcidiana he resolv'd himself and with his own Hand to execute it not daring to trust to any of his most Favourite-Servants though he had many who possibly wou'd have obey'd him for they lov'd him as he deserv'd and so wou'd all the World had he not been so poorly deluded by this fair Enchantress He therefore as I said resolv'd to keep this great Secret to himself and taking a Pistol charg'd well with two Bullets he watch'd an Opportunity to shoot her as she shou'd go out or into her House or Coach some Evening To this End he waited several Nights near her Lodgings but still either she went not out or when she return'd she was so guarded with Friends or her Lover and Flambeau's that he cou'd not aim at her without endangering the Life of some other But one Night above the rest upon a Sunday when he knew she wou'd be at the Theatre for she never miss'd that Day seeing the Play he waited at the Corner of the Statt-house near the Theatre with his Cloak cast over his Face and a black Periwigg all alone with his Pistol ready cock'd and remain'd not very long but he saw her Kinsman's Coach come along 'T was almost dark Day was just shutting up her Beauties and left such a Light to govern the World as serv'd only just to distinguish one Object from another and a convenient help to Mischief He saw a-light out of the Coach only one young Lady the Lover and then the destin'd Victim which he drawing near knew rather by her Tongue than Shape The Lady ran into the Play-house and left Alcidiana to be conducted by her Lover into it who led her to the Door and went to give some Order to the Coach-man so that the Lover was about twenty Yards from Alcidiana when she stood the fairest Mark in the World on the Threshold of the Entrance of the Theatre there being many Coaches about the Door so that hers cou'd not come so near Tarquin was resolv'd not to lose so fair an Opportunity and advanc'd but went behind the Coaches and when he came over against the Door through a great Booted Velvet Coach that stood between him and her he shot and she having her Train of her Gown and Petty-coat on her Arm in great quantity he miss'd her Body and shot through her Cloaths between her Arm and her Body She frighten'd to find something hit her and to see the Smoak and hear the Report of the Pistol running in cry'd I am shot I am dead This Noise quickly alarm'd her Lover and all the Coach-men and Foot-men immediately ran some one Way and some another One of 'em seeing a Man haste away in a Cloak he being a lusty bold German stopp'd him and drawing upon him bad him stand and deliver his Pistol or he wou'd run him through Tarquin being surpriz'd at the Boldness of this Fellow to demand his Pistol as if he positively knew him to be the Murtherer for so he thought himself since he believ'd Alcidiana dead had so much Presence of Mind as to consider if he suffer'd himself to be taken he shou'd poorly die a publick Death and therefore resolv'd upon one Mischief more to secure himself from the first And in the Moment that the German bad him deliver his Pistol he cry'd Though I have no Pistol to deliver I have a Sword to chastise thy Insolence And throwing off his Cloak and flinging his Pistol from him he drew and wounded and dis-arm'd the Fellow This Noise of Swords brought every Body to the place and immediately the Bruit ran The Murtherer was taken the Murtherer was taken though none knew which was he nor the Cause of the Quarrel between the two fighting Men which none yet knew for it now was darker than before But at the Noise of the Murderer being taken the Lover of Alcidiana who by this time found his Lady unhurt all but the Trains of her Gown and Petty-coat came running to the place just as Tarquin had dis-arm'd the German and was ready to have kill'd him when laying hold of his Arm they arrested the Stroak and redeem'd the Foot-man They then demanded who this Stranger was at whose Mercy the Fellow lay but the Prince who now found himself venturing for his last Stake made no Reply but with two Swords in his Hands went to fight his Way through the Rabble And though there were above a hundred Persons some with Swords others with long Whips as Coach-men so invincible was the Courage of this poor unfortunate Gentleman at that time that all these were not able to sieze him but he made his Way through the Ring that encompass'd him and ran away but was however so closely pursu'd the Company still gathering as they ran that toil'd with fighting oppress'd with Guilt and Fear of being taken he grew fainter and fainter and suffer'd himself at last to yield to his Pursuers who soon found him to be Prince Tarquin in Disguise And they carry'd him directly to Prison being Sunday to wait the coming Day to go before a Magistrate In an Hour's time the whole fatal Adventure was carry'd all over the City and every one knew that Prince Tarquin was