she 's besmear'd with Blood But where 's Irene Alas She 's angry Ah me I will have none but her Dorel Alas poor Prince The fair Irene is Murder'd by Calista Thom. Ha! Murder'd Irene Murder'd then Calista Shall be torn Limb from Limb by horrid Devils Her Soul shall turn that fatal Bird of Night With Crokes and Crokes for sad departing Souls He Sings SONG IN Caves full of Sculls and rotten old Bones She Sighs in the Day-time and in the Night Groans 'Mongst Ghosts of the Guilty for ever She 'l howle And in Beds sill'd with Serpents eternally Role But I and Irene will be Merry Amongst happy Lovers we 'l Play Ah Charon make hast with your Ferry Row hard and I 'le double your Pay Irene we 'l part no more Falls down Calist Why do you pause upon 't he in his Madness shews His lasting hate to me and Love to her Revenge is rous'd again by Jealousie And now I wish him Dead Passions in me Like Tides in some great Rivers flow not in But first in heaps of Water take their view Then Roar then tumble in Mountains of Sea Devouring Shores almost as quick as thought So now your times are come Dorel I do rejoyce Calist Your joy shall be but short pull Slaves Enter Synan Synan Hold Doggs Calist Synan how 's this dare you controul our orders Synan Not but by his whom you your self obey Our Mighty Sultan saw and pitty'd him Calist Oh I am lost Synan No Madam I am so without your Mercy And 't is ' gainst me alone his Rage is bent For thus deluding him about Irene But save my Life since for your sake I did it Calist No Synan if thy Fate depends on me Thou must expect a dreadful Destiny Synan I see my Deaths inevitable now But I am glad my life does Ransome yours Dorel You cannot give us life in them we die Synan That Death will but continue till they wake Dorel How wake my Lord do not despise our griefs Synan 'T is but a sleepy potion which they took Which I prepar'd to save them from Calista Dorel My Lord my Lord you grieve without a cause For fair Irene's not dead This noble Bassa Who knows no falshood sayes it Thom. What is that Dorel Irene is living Sir Thom. Ay but She 's angry She won't speak one word to poor Thomazo Dorel Sir she 's a sleep Thom. Ah do not wake her then Husht husht no noise I pray let her sleep She will be pleas'd anon steale softly out Softly softly do not wake her for the world She 's Dreaming now of poor Thmazo's love Exit softly Synan I must admire the wayes of providence That strangely thus by wicked mens designs Does oft protect the just your Chancellor To fortify his greatness in our Court Has caus'd your being here where you are safe Which else you con'd not be in our next storm For then the Town 's betray'd The General Has promis'd to march out with all his Souldiers And there 's a Royal Half-moon Banner sent To th' Chancellor which will protect his house Dorel Good my Lord Let not the Prince hear this but by degrees His Brother and his Country's loss will be A Greif his worthy mind will hardly bare Shou'd he recover this which now assaults him Synan My Lord you freely shall command this place Whilst I have any Breath to give that power And after that you safely may rely Upon our Sultans friendship to the Prince Which I dare say is reall But I must Make hast and meet that Death now stays for me Dorel My Lord I hope much better Synan No my Lord Our Sultan's Frowns are Mortal they 'r met by this To be spectators of my Tragedy Carry the Ladies in when I am dead May you my Lord and all your Friends be happy Mutes carry in the Ladies Dorel My Lord farewell may Heav'n preserve You still Exit Synan But yet I fear he 's lost Vertue on Earth Is like some wholesome Herb o're grown with Hemlock There is so little men can hardly find it And all that use it are unfortunate Exeunt Enter Emperor Theoph. Chancellor Cardinal Attendants Theoph. This Information puzles my belief I sooner shou'd have doubted my own Faith Then Prince Thomazo's sure it cannot be Card. The things too evident for any doubt Hot spur'd Ambition in a Young mans breast Ne're boyles at a Crime wou'd give it Checque Theoph. But sure the world must end when Crimes like these Are boldly Acted by the best of men Vertue has spent her utmost stock on Earth Vertue that Cement of the World grows loose Then Nature sure must shake into its Chaos Irene to turn a Strumpet did Amaze me Though she 's a Woman but for Prince Thomazo To make a base Revolt is Miraculous Emp. What can an Emperor bounded and ty'd By Laws Act more than I already have But Heav'n and all things else conspire our Ruin What can we then more but resolve to Die Story shall never say I did neglect My personal Duty to the very last Chanc. No Mighty Sir had the Revolted Prince And others of his Faction but bin faithful You might have shin'd in History as great As does that Constantine who first Raign'd here Emp. Heav'n strangely brings its great Decrees about A Constantine whose Mothers name was Helena Began this Empire The Bishop of this See Was Theodotius then so all are new Both and State must sink in the same names As founded them but let Heavens will be done Card. Dispair not Mighty Sir the ways of Heav'n Are past all finding out who knows but you May give a new beginning to this Empire By driving back this faithless Mahomet Emp. I for my subjects sakes perhaps could wish it Though for my self a worthy death is best Which I have sought from Mahomets own hand By single fight but that he basely waves With Crowds of bleeding slaves he snatches glory Which flyes from me who court it still in person Enter Justiniano Justin Sir I am come once more to ask our Pay Which if deny'd we presently will March. Chanc. Now it begins to work Aside Emp. Do as you please My subjects obstinate to all entreaties Deny me their supplies and I 'm resolv'd Rather to perish with them then extend My Regal pow'r beyond its usual bounds Blinded they are and blinded let them be Since they love Gold beyond themselves and me Justin Bare witness all that 't is no fault of mine This Empire sinkes I could have propt it yet And with this single Arm sustain'd it's weight Had not affronts upon affronts at first Disarm'd me of the power to wish your good But I 'le not stay to bury all my glory Under your mighty ruines no my Sword When you are nothing but the name of Prince Shall give me the full power of being so Theop. Sir will you patiently endure this slight Emp. Let him and all the world grow insolent It shall not
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
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
move my rage My Brothers Crimes Have stupify'd my Anger Enter Captain Capt. Mighty Sir The perdues do fly in the Turks advance As if they did intend a general Storm Emp. All that dare not be Slaves now follow me To certain Death or glorious Victorie Exeunt Enter Thomazo and Dorello Thom. Dorello sure I 'm deluded still And this I feel's another sort of madness Is it not so Dorello Dorel No my Lord Your cause of joy is sollid like those Cares Whose unexpected sounds distemper'd you Emp. Am I then known and in the Turkish Camp Yet free from Chaines and does Irene still live Nay live for Prince Thomazo this Dorello My sickly fancy wou'd perswade is true Enter Synan Dorel For all these mighty Blessings next to Heaven We owe our thanks toth ' noble Eunuch Bassa I wish his safety were as firm as ours Enter Mutes with Calista's head Synan Thanks to that hearty wish and so it is See there the head that lately threaten'd mine Thom. Oh wonderful Calista's head cut off Synan Ay noble Prince our Sultan has deceiv'd us But to our satisfaction for just now Mounted upon a Throne in full assembly He did expose this Beauty to our view Seeming to glory in so rich a Jewel And had his praise Eccho'd back by us Then Beckon'd me I went and kneel'd before him Thinking my self a Victim to her Triumph And she believ'd it too for big with joy Her Eyes roll'd Grace to all but scornes on me When in her height of Pride one sudden blow Given by the Sultans Sword took off her Head So quick she cou'd not shreek one Pray'r for Mercy Then throwing me the Head cry'd Synan take it And smiling bid us see how much he valu'd True Glory above Beauty but the Storm Will presently begin and I must thither And be an Actor in this Scene of Fate Which will Create our Sultan Emperor Thom. Are you assur'd my Lord the Town will yield Synan Nothing more certain Sir the Town 's betray'd But Heav'n has so contriv'd that you are safe Farewell most noble Lords if I am slain Think of me If I live I 'm still your Servant Exeunt Synan c. Thom. Ah Dorello 't is not for us to live Beyond our Princes Ruin No Brother Thomazo's Love and Fortune shall give way When 's Honour or your safety is in question Come Friends let 's once again Enter the Town And leave the Ladies here they 'l still be safe What e're becomes of that or of our lives Though Dead in them some part of us survives Exeunt Enter Emperor Theophilus and Attendants with Swords drawn They pass over the Stage in hast great Clamors and Noise Trumpets and Drums beat a Battle Enter Chancellor Lorenzo and Michael like Turks above Chanc. The sport 's begun that noise which dreadful sounds To others Ears to mine seems sprightly Musick Day breaks apace as soon as we perceive The Town is taken hang the Banner out Loren. Shall we admit of such as seek Protection Chanc. No not the Emperor himself shall enter Let them e'en take their Chance Shouts Oh that was brave Cries and running o're the stage all 's lost all 's lost Hang out the Banner strait the Town 's our own The Banner hung out Enter Christians drove in by Turks Enter Emperor Theoph. c. Who make strong Fight by giving way Enter Thomazo and Dorello Fighting and driving off the Turks Lorenz See there the Prince Thomazo and Dorello Are Fighting on this side Chanc. I 'm glad of that This forfeits all his favour with the Turk And 't is not in his Pow'r to save the Town Enter Emperor Thomazo Dorello Theoph. Emp. Brother your Loyalty does bring a joy Beyond what Victory it self wou'd do Thom. Ah Royal Sir there is no time to talk Our Men can never hold the ground we gain'd Were but your Person safe I wou'd not Care Emp. 'T is safe whilst Guarded by your Noble Sword And mine I hope shall prove a Guard to yours Thom. Sir 't is in vain to hope to keep the Town Then take this time to save your self by Flight Whilst I make Head against the Entring Turks Emp. How Brother Fly No it shall ne're be said That I surviv'd a loss so great as is So brave a Brother and an Empire too Thom. Sir be not obstinate but see a Flag That speaks Protection to the Chancellor Open your Gates my Lord and take but in Your Emperor and Theophilas such a Deed Will make Atonement now for all your Crimes Emp. I will not hold my Safety from a Villain Chanc. No Sir conent your self you come not here Nor any person else my Crimes my Lord Are got above the punishment of Heav'n Shouts and Clamors Emp. Infamous Renegade but the Noise Calls loud for our assistance Exit Thom. Come Dorello Let 's Keep him safe as long as e're we can Ex. all but Theop. Theop. Blasphemous Traytor are thy Crimes so great Thou thinks the pow'rs above han't strength to punish Chanc. Talk not my Lord I for your Daughters sake Will let you singly in and save your life Theop. No cursed Dog I 'd sooner find my Death From my own hand then owe my life to thee Exit Chanc. Nay if you be so brisk e'en take your Chance What insolent Slaves are these Enter Cardinal Card. Oh my good Lord Let me but find protection in your House Chanc. Alas my Lord your Eminence on foot 'T is a great way to Rome you had best make hast Spare Complements to me you have my leave Card. My Lord mock not my misery Chanc. You 'l be belated truly wanting Horses My Duty to his Holiness and tell him I 've ended now this long continuing Schisme To his own hearts Content Card. Impudent Traytor A noise Enter Christians retreating Chanc. See see the Cardinal has lost his Gout Ex. Card. runing Enter Emperor Thomazo Theoph. Dorello and Guards Fighting before the Turks Emperor falls Dead Thom. Oh Heavens the Emperor 's Slain preserve his Body They Fight Enter Synan who fighting falls They are going to Kill him Thomazo prevents it Accept your Life from Prince Thomazo Sir As part of recompence for all your favour Sir Synan Most noble Prince persist not thus in vain To stop the Current of our Victory Which will at last flow o're and drown you all You and those you shall chuse shall on my honour Be safe from either Death or Slavery Thom. I 've nothing now to fight for but my self Since this brave Prince is Slain therefore I yield To be a Prisoner to Noble Synan Syna Christians put up your Swords this party shall Continue as a guard about your person But that they may be safe I will appoint Some Janizaries that may joyne with them Thom. Your Favours all are large Syna Lord Chancellor The Sultan does require your person shou'd shou'd Be brought before him straight Chanc. With hast I 'le fly To Kiss the Foot of our