manifest your love To me and to my daughter by raising forces To assist me in this need 3 Pr. You have a powerful enemy and doubtless By some injury highly incens'd K. Rather his power far exceeds mine 'T is that which makes me crave assistance from you My daughter although married is yet a Virgin 'T is possible in time that she may prove a widow These arguments may witness to you I mislike her choice 1 Pr. Indeed she looks as if she were not pleas'd 2 Pr. But shall we credit this Lay he not with her K. Not by my honor perhaps he never shall Though all were carried formally to please the people Who are enamour'd of him now more then My daughter is 3 Pr. Sir though I cannot think there 's likelihood That any of us should ever enjoy your daughter Yet I will promise what assistance I can give 2 Pr. The like do I and for that cause we 'll take Our leaves K. I rather thought you would have writ for forces And with your personal assistance and advice Help to secure this City 1 Pr. So we should lose our selves to no purpose The King will suddenly with his Troops of horse If his design lie hither appear before the walls And close us in where if we leave you now We may return hereafter to your rescue K. I dare not force although I would perswade you All 3. Lady we wish much happiness Till we return to serve you Ex Princes K. Now thou fond girl thou mayst perceive what Thou hast done to chuse a husband of the common Rank these Princes might have been a bulwark To defend against the powerful foe Whate'r they seem they for thy sake Will not prove enemies I fear Au. If you have done no wrong sir why should you Fear This King whom you believe comes to Invade hath his dependance from the Gods And they can change or overturn all his designs K. Thus thou didst ever speak with piety And wisdom which made me in thy choice Expect a worthy son in law Enter Agenor But thou hast brought shame and disgrace upon me Exit Aust The Gods give this allay unto my joy Lest in possessing you I should contemn Their happiness Weeps Age. My dearest Mistress for by that title I must call you He that does give you cause to weep Could have no other priviledge but that of Father to defend his heart from shedding Crimson drops But since it is your will I must with patience hear yours and my Injuries Au. Alas my Lord consider his years Make him incapable to feel our fires Titles and riches only please old age And with those favors Princes often die Age. But yet his memory methinks might tell Him by looking upon you what his desires Were when he married and certain Madam You have little of your mother in you That can obey so cold a precept Where heaven allows too only man forbids Au. But yet that man 's my Father and my King Age. Remember that my interest in what is just Exceeds both these pardon the violence of My desires which makes me urge this truth Since it arises from your beauties but haply You do repent your choice won by your Fathers threats or promises Au. Although unkind yet I must grant you Not unjust in this suspition Those sparks Which quickly grow a flame do oft As hastily extinguish perhaps you know This by experience that you so quickly Find my guilt indeed before it had a being But what you may instruct me to hereafter By your example Age. No more fair soul I only urg'd it To obtain that which your Father bars me from Your bed we must not differ thus being one And yet such gentle quarrels only divide us So as to behold the beauty of each others Love proving at last the proper cement Of a true affection Au. Upon a reconcilement friends they say Are ever kindest What is' t you can deny Me then Age. Nothing that 's in my power to grant Au. Tell me your name and country my dear husband Age. When I do really possess that title By this kiss I will Au. Are we not married Age. But I am ashamed to tell my name or quality And yet my wife a maid When I do know you Perfectly you shall do me Au. Now you are wanton and I do not love you But where 's the pretty youth you promis'd me Age. He will not tell you who I am believe me Au. Well I 'll not ask pray you let me see him Age. You shall he waits without remember That she knows not who I am Enter Clorinda A lovely beauty what majesty dwels in her eye How earnestly she looks upon me He hath not sure betray'd me to her scorn Au. I never saw so sweet a Youth That blush becomes him strangely Age. Mistress I here present a Kinsman to you One that hath given such testimonies Of his love to me I never shall forget Au. You cannot speak that goodness which his looks Not promise however the tye that is Betwixt you does oblige me Clo. I am betrayed and she does know me Au. Are you not well sir Clo. Madam I have a grief of a sad nature Does oppress me Au. Of body or of mind Clo. Of both and if I not express it my heart will burst Age. What can this mean Clo. Looking upon your beauty and considering Your happy fortune ay me The very posture Your are now in adds to my affliction Oh I am sick Age. Fond man what have I done Au. Call for some Cordial Clo. No Madam now it needs not the qualm begins To pass perhaps you wonder Madam That the love betwixt you two should move This passion Au. Indeed I think it strange unless you do believe That he hath made a choice unworthy of him Clo. By all the Gods I never saw a Lady yet That I could think each way so excellent And for your love to him no story 's known That equals your affection Aust What might the cause then be of your distemper Clo. I had an only sister which of all the world I loved â—nd she was sued to by many Princes â—ne above her far in birth but more in merit â—t least she thought so such power hath vows â—nd shews of service I oft have known them sit â—s you do now their hands fast join'd their eyes â—â—xt upon either their sighs with all the eloquence â—f love vowing an everlasting constancie â—â—t O false Agenor Age. Lost for ever Clo. So was he call'd he soon forsook her for another Mistress Au. 'T was not the Prince of Burgonia that loved your sister Clo. Yes he that loved and left her and his faith for ever Au. It was no wonder he betray'd his Father â—â—t certainly some heavy punishment attends him â—heresoe'r he is Clo. Perhaps he wanders up and down to make more women â—retched Au. He 's too much hated to return back to his Country Age. Oh misery Clo. Madam I
TO THE ILLVSTRIOVS PRINCESS MARY Dutchess of RICHMOND and LENOX Madam I Humbly offer Your Grace the last sacrifice of this nature that is in my power having only a hope that it may be receiv'd by You with that favour as when it was formerly presented And so Madam I only dare to appear in an address to You as others to their Altars who by sacrifices get pardon for their defects if not advance their devotions This was to your Sex indeed a peculiar offering whilst all either gave as much Passion to their Adorers or wisht their Beauties great enough to do it your Graces excellencies alone have been by all admirers esteem'd at so great and just a value as to create and not reward mens passions This with as just a reverence I present to you hoping for this Romantique passion such an entertainment as none durst expect for real ones your severity would deny a reception to those which your charity may grant to this And believe he that attempts all ways to express his respects and duty has more then Fortune will give him leave to shew The unhappy condition at this time of MADAM The most humble of all your Graces most obliged Servants ALEX. GOUGHE THE Names and Characters of the Persons KIng of Burgony Agenor Clarimant His sons Cleon Senor Stremon Three Lords disaffected to thâ— Prince Agenor Lucidor a Lord Clindor a Captain Friends to Agenor Merchant Captain Souldiers Clorinda the Kings Niece Selina her Woman King of Neustrea Prince of Aquiain Two other Princes Suitors to Austellâ— Lords A Druid Sailors Austella the Kings daughter Olinda her Sister The Scenes BURGONY NEUSTREA THE Passionate Lover FIRST PART Act. 1. Scaen. 1. Enter Lucidor and Clindor and a Captain severally Lucid. WEll met Clindor Clind. I would it were so Lucid. Why what misfortune is happened man Clind. A pox on Fortune she ne'r was friend of mine And now the wars are at end there 's no way left For men of merit to supply themselves But cou'd I Catch that Beldam by the foretop I would so Lug her Ladiship Lu. Thou mistakest And threatnest Opportunity 't is she that hath A lock before and bald behind but Fortune is aâ— Mighty Goddess and must be reverenc'd Cl. A Quean a Strumpet by this hand and shâ— you talk of Is her Bawd they pickt my pockets with a pair oâ— Dice giving the mony to a Sot that scarce knew How to tell it when he had won it Lu. That was ill luck Cl. To lose a months pay in a night now when I'â— Never like to see another muster nor hope of booty â—losâ— O I could eat these fingers Lu. Lose not thy patience and then thy monieâ— Will not afflict thee Cl. Pray will ye lend me 20 Crowns and keep iâ— for me Lu. Keep what Cl. My patience Lu. Thou hast none Cl. To what end then was your grave advice My great Foolosopher stand by Enter Senor and Stremon Sen. Believe me if the insolencie of these Commanders That are come back with the Prince be not restrain'd This Court best ordered in the world Will grow to Barbarism and shame our Nation Chiefly us that should keep all in form Str. My Lord take heed whilst you too much study A regularity you not forget the proper time The Court is yet a kind of Camp a place of free access In which the Prince is as the Sun Whose cheerful rays give life to all Clind. Wil 't please your Lordship to buy a Virtue of me Sen. Sure I believe 't is a very beggerly one Cl. Your Lordship 's a witch 't is Patience indeed The beggers virtue you shall have it for 20 crowns Sen. Sirra this sawciness may in time Procure you the beggers punishment To exercise your virtue A whip Clind. Hum a whip Lu. Your Lordships reply was by much too harsh For harmless merriment and argues you Of a proud dogged nature Sen. Pray teach not me to speak my Lord Until I go about to teach you how to fight Lu. I would your formal Lordship wore a sword I should most gladly learn Sen I do not want when I intend to wear one Lu. Certain you do pray put it on against I see you next let this remember you Puls him by the nose Sen. What insolence is this Clind. My Lord fight with him or by this hand Ye have got my patience and you shall pay me for 't Sen. How now you base Rascal Enter Agenor Cleon and Attendants Age. Who 's that he calls so Lu. One sir that I have seen do bravely in the wars Age. The attribute was very course Sir you must know those whom I call fellows â—n arms and who for you and me and all Have spent their bloods must meet with better Recompence then contumelious words 'T is such as you that buz into my Fathers ears A thousands tales contract his bounties into nothingsâ— Or little to any soldier and this not as good husbands For your master but your selves that your shares May be greater Sen. I hope your Highness will on better knowledgâ— Change this hard opinion Cle. I dare engage my self your Highness May absolutely dispose my Lord. Age. Since you esteem him as a friend I should not Be displeased to have cause to believe it Cle. The occasion is only wanting Sir Age. Well my Lord if it prove so I know how To reward those that serve me Go Lucidor And enquire if my Father be ready yet Sen. If it please your Majesty I shall Age. You forget my Lord That title is only due to my Father Clind. To whom he had so great a mind to make complaint That he forgot himself Age. Let him complain Those that are mine I will secure Clind. Who are not such deserve not your protection Age. There share that purse betwixt you I 'l go Be to night at my chamber at 9 a clock now leave us Clind. The Gods bless your Highness Lucid. What say you now to the old Beldam is she not kind manent Age. Cleon. Clind. She durst do no other Exeunt Cleon. Sir as I told you upon my knowledge Your Father is possest with a belief That your late victories and custom of commanding In the Army hath made you quite forget How to obey and Sir to humble you your greatest Captains Do receive daily affronts Age. My Captains even my self do feel their injuries My needful bounty 's censured prodigality My courtesie insinuations and all What I have ever learnt for good or commendable Turn to my prejudice Nothing I see Can please my Father or free me from suspition Unless I prove my self or base or foolish Cleon. The present affairs sir of this Kingdom Call for a man both wise and valiant Such I must say you are nor is this needful truth Thus timely urged to be esteemed a flattery Though spoken to your self Your father sir was what you are But now time and infirmities have brought him Near to what we truly might
a free Choice which almost never is allowed to Princes But where like priviledges are if not demanded They 'r not inforct Those Countries where the Book 's allowed to save the forfeit life For theft 't is but if askt so when a Virgin Saves a life and gains a husband Yet have they in those offers been refused And death embrac'd by the delinquent Then wonder not that I a Princess to miss A husband which being inforc'd I needs must hate Do that which common persons have perform'd My seeming disobedience set against Their forfeit life Justice will force These Princes and your sacred Majesty confess That I have reason on my side however will And custom plead for you King Fond Austella too late I fear thou wilt repent This pride of soul it is no other cause Makes thee thus peevish My Lords your ear Aust Ha! what object meets mine eyes sure there is Somthing like a charm that works upon me Can this be natural fie Austella Consider these Princes had no power Let not a glance then of a strangers eye Kindle an amorous fire about thy Virgin heart Age. The Princess eyes are fixt upon me And they are glorious ones believe me friend 1 Pr. Sir we are all agreed the honour to be your Son in law which thus we still may be Is that we covet King Know Austella since you refuse the priviledges Of your birth and thus neglect my safety And the State that reason which you so much plead Invests your sister with all those priviledges Which once belong'd to you Austel Ah me that I had sooner seâ—n or never Sist My sister sir will be better advs'id I know Austel I wish sir I had not so far transgrest But do your pleasure King My pleasure dearest Austella is to make thee yet What nature did ordain thee if thou wilt chuse A husband Aust I shall sir so you will promise What the law requires upon your part King 'T is vain to make a second promise With the Crown I took that Oath Austel These Princes and all that hear me know that I Can chuse but one I hope none will repine Since for my self I chuse I Pr. None dares be so unjust to question the actions Of a Goddess such all true Lovers Ever should esteem their Mistress Austel Sir in obedience to your royal will I am resolved to give away my self Stay pause Austella It is no less How rash how fatal may that bounty prove Shall the deceitfullest of all my senses Be more powerful then reason duty Or my resolution No no my eyes Though as a woman I receive with joy The beams which you convey yet as a Princess On whom depends the good of others Reason and vertue ought to sway me more Age. Is' t not extremely dark upon the sudden Lucid. Just as it was Age. O friend I am undone for ever K. Daughter why do you hold us all upon the Rack Of expectation Aust In an affair of so high consequence Blame me not sir though I advise Were you to give away A Kingdom you would do so I shall not only sir Do that but likewise take from many Especially these Princes a Kingdom and your Daughter And yet to ballance all these discontents Please but one person K. Yes dearest Austella your self in your free choice Of him whoe're he be Aust You encourage me but I sir from my care Of these your subjects for whom I am to chuse A King as well as for my self a husband Humbly desire the Ceremonial part Of this days custom may be dispenc'd with And where the manner was to praise the Gods For him was chosen son in law and so successor To the Crown you now would with more reason And a righter set devotion go to the Temple And invoke those heavenly powers to inspire me With their wisdoms in my election which I wil make At my return K. I know not how I or these Princes or these people Can refuse you a request so just and pious â—ending to all our goods Set forward to the Temple Exeunt Enter people passing over by degrees talking Enter Austella and a Lady Are not those strangers I sent for come Thom. Madam they wait your pleasure Aust Wait why did you suffer it Oh bring them in Yet stay Thom. What contradiction's here Aust How hard a part necessity hath thrust upon me Time till for this cause I never wisht Thy motion slower desire them enter Ex. Lady Enter Agenor Lucidor Age. O you Gods was this the Lady that sent for us Aust Noble strangers for such your looks do promise I took the boldness to send for you to know A truth which from our natives or my fathers Subjects 't is not like I shall since all are apt Still to approve the customs of their Nation Lucid. Madam when you are pleas'd to make me and my son Know your demands so far as our abilities inform Truth shall not suffer Aust Say you the same sir Age. 'T were alike vain as to dissemble with Divinity Not to speak truth to you Aust What I demand is how you do approve Those actions of which you were late witnesses Age. I must esteem that Kingdom made happy By a custom where their prosperity And future bliss depends on your election Who have no doubt the care of heaven to govern What you do as well as 't is exprest In the harmonious composing of your person Aust This flattery makes me despair to find That truth which I expected and you promis'd Yet necessity does urge me to demand A bolder question What Country do you hold Produces the greatest beauties Age. Madam this Kingdom even this place contains More then the world besides Aust These words methinks fall from your tongue As if you had been taught by Love to speak Hyperboles You have a Mistress I perceive Age. Ah me Aust Speak have you not Lucid. She loves you on my life Aust Oh I fear Lucid. What mean you sir Madam I know the Prince Aust How sir Lucid. The Prince of Love I mean Queen Venus Child Had never any power yet o're my son The war hath ever been his Mistress Aust How gladly would I flatter my desires With a belief of something even above my hopes The words were strangely broken and abrupt Is he your father sir Age. Madam you are the first that ever seem'd to doubt it Au. I must confess I do withall whate'r he says I must believe you are a Lover Age. Madam one truth 's in both the latter I will swear or seal it with my blood Au. How sir Age. That I do love Au. How long have you done so Age. Since the first minute that I saw the object Of my passion Au. I must increase your wonder at the strictness Of my examination Hath many days past Since your passion first took birth Age. Though it may seem an arrogance approaching Madness yet truth which you enjoin And all must reverence forces me
my sufferings past Your promise or present tender of my service Have power to gain your good opinion At least consider where you are give me not cause By your unkindness back to reflect upon my own Advantage your happiness forgot I tender you once more A servant and a husband Acceptance Makes me equal to a God in happiness If you deny 't is in my power to take A sweet revenge Clo. Revenge my Lord I know not what you mean Cle. Certain you do suspect but I 'll inform you fully Sure you forget your sex else you would rather give Then have me force a pleasure from you Clo. How Villain Offers to embrace her Cle. Come Madam you are mine I must return kisses Embraces for those frowns nor art nor force Can free you from me Clo. Unhand me Can you believe to scape heavens justice After an act so foul Cle. So foul so fair Yes often I do hope to do the same 'T was well attempted but now it shall assist The owner Yield or I 'll pierce that Unrelenting heart She offers to draw his sword Clo. Traitor thou darest not She spits at him Cle. 'T is true not kill you had you done me wrongsâ— Above what mankind ever suffered You cannot move me otherwise then to Infinity of love yield but consent And be a sharer in my joy Clo. Villain think of the punishment that does attend thee Rather from the just Gods yet kill me And I will pray to heaven for mercy on thee Cle. Your beauty and my love both plead against you But you may think me cold to talk thus long We must remove into a thicker place Clo. Help help you Gods murder treason help Exeunt Enter Agenor It is impossible this Bore can scape Having so many wounds sure I shall track him By his blood Within Clo. Help oh help Traitor Age. Ha! 't is sure a womans voice Exit Enter Agenor Cleon Clorinda Age. Rude slave how canst thou injure so much sweetness Cle. I must not speak but do Fights Clo. O heavens 't is he guard him you powers Cle. Hold oh hold and hear me Clo. O my dear Lord believe not ought he says Age. Ha! what voice As Age. turns Cleo. thrusts at him Villain and Traitor both Cle. Oh Dyes Clo. Are you not hurt Pardon you Powers whom I so oft blasphemed In my despair Deliverance and by this hand O my joys you grow too fast upon me Age. 'T is she the too much injured Clorinda Why should I know her that have so much Forgot my self and vertue O my shame Clo. Why hang you down your head these unbefitting clothes Nor you nor I should blush at Since love did both provide and put them on Age. Your love to me Clo. Ha My love to you you cannot think My heart is capable of other love Age. I wish I could For then my falshood had been so much less Clo. Dear sir what is it in me that offends your eys Age. This face if it have less of beauty Yet even that loss since caus'd by sorrow For your misfortunes merits from you more love Age. Nor face nor habit dearest Clorinda but Clo. But what strangely unkind Age. Oh here receive this sword rip up my breast And see what 's written in my heart there There thou shalt find the cause of this distraction Clo. No jealousie I hope nor apprehension That I have suffer'd rape my person so Become unworthy of your love If either way Defiled I should not dare to approach thus near you Age. Then pardon me divinest Maid this seeming coldness That only grows from my respect to injured vertue Clo How sir Iâ— what are you guilty of Be it an offence committed against me Pardon your self with promise of amends And I will seal it on this Princely hand That gave so late life to my dying honor Age. O do not touch that hand It was too active in your wrongs Clo. Ha! O my fears I dare not question more And yet I must my torment cannot well be greaterâ— Your hand this hand speak oh speak Age. What Clo. This hand which you so often have approachâ— With trembling reverence mine this hand Which to your letters set assured the free gift Of your heart to me hath not persumed to give it To another sure Age. O yes this hand hath instrumentally bequeath'd My heart unto another with all the ceremonial Rights of marriage Clo. Married Oh me pain danger and disgrace Fruits of a faithful love behold your recompence Weeps O men false men Why then these tears rather revenge Such wrongs cry loud and make a feeble arm Like mine heavens instrument of justice Age. Strike where you please but if you will be just Here this is the seat of falshood here dwels The traitor Clo. But hear the miserable Offers to kill herself Age. O dearest Clorinda add not unto my breach Of faith the guilt of murder for your sweet innocence Could know no spot but as by me infected Clo. Why do you make shews of repentance And yet persist in injuries You seem to grieve For having made me wretched yet force me To continue miserable Age. 'T is to prevent your misery and mine that I restrain you You had wont to enjoin and teach me temperance Remember that Clo. O bid me not remember 't is loss of memory Alone can ease my torments and 't is a study Since you will have me live that I must practise Age. Live and live happily or else I never can do so Live as my friend my dearest sister Clo. That is a title had nature framed me such I had been happy in Your brother now or kinsman For I have lost my modesty so far Ever to take a womans habit and whilst I so Forget my sex I likewise may forget part of my grief Age. Then as my friend I will communicate my fortunes To you where you will find though nothing Worthy of a pardon yet somthing near a fair Excuse it Beauty and a Crown bear estimation Clo. I know you mean your wife O me why did I name her Be not so weak my resolution I shall discover who I am so move her hate Or scorn and then you will repent my being Near you Age. I know I never shall Clo. I am no Rival 't is sin with passion To affect you now since lawfully anothers right This temperance I shall endeavour however I will do no wicked office or seek to make Appear her vertue or her beauty less Since they are your excuse my satisfaction grows From their excess Exeunt Act. 5. Scaen. 1. Enter King reading a Letter three Princes Lords Austella Au. To force me chuse a husband yet bar the rights Or marriage But I must bear it since my Father And my King esteem it fit 1 Pr. What is the number of the Kings army sir K. Ten thousand Horse 2 Pr. What Foot K. None that appears but doubtless they are coming After Princes you may now
they I fear are partial making me only feel Their rage no I blaspheme and they are just In punishing my pride that could believe I merited so great a bliss Au. I melt at this yielding undoes us both I must not stay dear sir good night Age. An ill and everlasting one If thus you leave me Au. What shall I do Enter Lady Madam the King hath sent to see if yet you be at rest Age. Ha! Au. Tell him I now am going to my chamber ... 'T was well I had been lost else Age. Is' t even so this silence speaks me miserable From what a pitch of happiness am I faln Au. Sir on my knees I beg a pardon for which soever You condemn never was heart then mine More full of love and duty Age. I must not doubt it but yet Au. Lay by all fears and let your dreams assure you Of my faith ere long by this and this reality Shall crown your wishes Pardon me modesty I in these kisses only do bestow Rather but pay interest for what I owe. Exit Age. There is division in me if ever any heart Did at an instant feel both joy and sorrow Sure then I do No it is impossible How near soever they appear consider'd there 's succession Though this last instant I enjoy'd much bliss Yet now I am displeas'd for what I miss Exit Enter Cleon Clorinda Selina disguis'd Cle. Madam the last of whom I did demand Assured me in two hours we might reach the City The Forrest is but narrow as they say The way not hard to find Clo. But trust me I am weary I can walk no further till I rest Cle. You cannot find a fitter place then this My sister and I will watch a distance from you Whilst you sleep Clo. Indeed I find I need it my grief and travel Hath wasted much my spirits Yet since for thee Agenor I should rejoice in 't though my pains Were greater Lies down Cle. She does begin to fall asleep Sister let 's walk a little further Sel. With you whither you please Ex. Cleon and Selina Enter Cleon and Selina agen Cle. Hear me thou fool with the attention As thou wouldst do a God that should in speech Declare his pleasure to thee Sel. What means this Cle. Thou know'st my love unto the Princess And I know thine to me hath made thee fondly Hinder all those opportunities I had to enjoy her But now take heed my passion raised by These delays unto that height it knows No limits If thou shalt speak or call From where I bind thee by all that can be sworn by Those sounds direct this dagger to thy heart Sel. O you Gods can so much cruelty Dwell in your breast sure Love admits no such Companion I was a fool that ever could Believe it Cle. I shall not greatly study to attain Your good opinion If by perswasion I attain my wishes from the Princess Then this shall live but if I must use force Then she must dye she has a tongue Exit Cleon Selina Wind a Horn within then enter Cleon. Cle. There 's some a hunting in the Forrest But by the cry they make quite from us Clo O save me save me heaven Cle. Dear Madam what affrights you Clo. I had a fearful dream My heart beats hard to find a passage out As if there were no safety in this miserable Habitation Cle. What Prince that lives would not receive it Gladly and give you his to undergo your fears All I dare say being your servant is Danger shall pierce my heart before it reach to you Clo. I know it shall full well thou hast discharged By thy unwearied care and pains all that thy sister Promis'd me in thy behalf Cle. Madam there 's none that serve so truly As where love is to pay the wages Clo. Love what do you mean by that I understand you not Cle. Nor yet Discovers Clo. Ha! much less by this my wonder is increas'd Shall I believe my eyes or ears Cle. Madam I am to claim a promise Behold the truest and most afflicted Lover That ever beg'd relief kneeling before you Clo. I must confess my promise was to assist you In your love but then as now most ignorant Who was your Mistress Cle. He is not worthy to be held a Lover That makes his flame glair in the publike eye Troubles the world with complaints Let such a one Reap scron from her he loves and a cheap pitty From his hearers If I must fall through your Disdain for know you are the Saint of my devotion A silent grave shall be more glorious in my esteem If you in private shed one tear Then all the trophies whining Poets Or repentant love ever adorn'd a hearse with Clo. Your words alone would vanish into common air If not made solid by your action Cle. It is some happiness to gain belief Add but your pitty Clo. My Lord you have all that 's possible for me to give Since I have but one heart Cle. But if that heart be sent you back You may again dispose it you see the Prince Careless of your commands hath rashly through Ambition lost himself but first he forfeited His obedience to his Mistress for you confest this day You did enjoin a double temperance Unto his love and his ambition Clo. For him as for my self I must interpret The irregularity of his actions To grow from his unlimited affection And though I grieve the sad effects his flight And my pursuit I must not love him less The power he aimed at was but to make himself More capable to serve me Cle. The same end Madam hath directed all my actions Which you I hope will grant when I have set The Crown of Burgony upon your head Your right this arm shall prove against the world Clarimant now for the old King is dead Usurps that scepter the Merchant whom we Travel'd with assured me Clo. All you discourses have strange wonders in them Cle. Madam why are you sad at that which should Rejoice you What though no subject but my self Allow your claim when I am known your servant And your General the Boy will be contenâ—ed With the Principality of Cyrais Rather then venture losing all And certain Madam 't is more glorious And should be more content to you to make a King Then to be made a Queen at least to wander Seeking one to do it who happily Hath found another that he more esteems Clo. I can no longer bear thy falshoods Even thy disguises do discover thee Cle. To be the faithfullest of all your servants Lady Clo. The falsest that the sun beholds touch me not I command thee Ho Selina where art thou Cle. She will not answer you I am engaged I read disdain and anger in her eyes Perswasions will not do I must try other means Clo. I was to blame to speak so bitterly How much his looks are changed Selina Cle. In vain you call Madam I see neither