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The politician, a tragedy written by James Shirley.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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1655
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Wing S3482; ESTC R19495
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run our heads into their noose You give away your safty Pr. I will not Dispute my power let my intreat prevaile For their dismission Ol. You may dismiss Your head and mine and be laugh'd at these men Are honest and dare fight for us Pr. I know Their loves and will rewait dear dear Uncle Go. How he prepares his Tragedy Aquinus Let not thy hand shake Aqu. I am resolute Go. And I for thy reward 't is done the souldiers Disperse already Ol. If any mischiefe follow this Thank your credulitie Pr. May I now hope for access Ki. Descend Gotharus and Aquinus To meet the Prince while he containes within The piety of a Son we shall imbrace him Pr. When I degenerate let me be accurst By heaven and you Ol. Are you not pale to think on 't Pr. It puzzels me to think my father guilty Ol. I do not like things yet As the Prince is going forth a Pistoll is discharged within he falls Pr. O I am shot I am murder'd Ol. Inhumane Traytor villaine Olaus wounds Aquinus Go. So so his frend has saved my execution 'T is not safe for me to stay they are both sped rarely Exit Ol. O my dear Cousin treason treason Ki. Where Ol. In thy own bosome thou hast kil'd thy Sonne Convey his body guard it safe and this Perfidious trunke I 'le have it punish't Past death and scatter his torn flesh about The world to affright mankind thou art A murthdrer no blood of mine Go. 'T is done And all the guilt dyes with Aquinus falne By Olaus sword most happily who but Prevented mine this act concludes all feare Ki. He was my sonne I must needs drop a teare Exeunt Haraldus discovered sicke Queen Doctors Qu. It is not possible heâ—â—â—â—ch a feavor By excess of wine he was all temperance Do. He had a soft and tender constitution Apt to be inflam'd they that are most abstemious Feel the disorder with more violence Qu. Where who assisted him in this mis-fortune He had some company Do. He was invited He sayes by Sueno and Helga to a banquet Where in their mirth they careless of his health Suffered him drink too much Qu. They poyson'd him Go apprehend the murtherers of my child If he recover not their death shall wait Upon Haraldus but pray you tell me Gentlemen Is there no hope of life have you not art Enough to cure a feavor Do. We find Madam His disease more malignant by some thought Or apprehensions of griefe Qu. What griefe Y' are all impostors and are Ignorant But how to kill Ha. Is not my mother come Qu. Yes my deare sonne and here shall weep my selfe Till I turne Niobe unlesse thou givest me Some hope of thy own life Ha. I would say something Were you alone Qu. Leave us now my Haraldus How is it with my child Hal. I know you love me Yet I must tell you truth I cannot live And let this comfort you death will not come Unwelcome to your sonne I do not dye Against my will and having my desires You have less cause to mourne Qu. What is 't has made The thought of life unpleasant which does court Thy dwelling here with all delights that nature And art can study for thee rich in all things Thy wish can be ambitious of yet all These treasures nothing to thy mothers love Which to enjoy thee would defer a while Her thought of going to heaven Ha. Oh take heed mother heaven Has a spatious eare and power to punish Your too much love with my eternal absence I begge your prayers and blessing Qu. Th' art dejected Have but a will and live Ha. 'T is in vaine mother Qu. Sinke with a feavour into earth Look up thou shalt not dye Ha. I have a wound within You do not see more killing then all feavors Qu. A wound where who has murder'd thee Ha. Gotharus Qu. Ha! furies persecute him Ha Oh pray for him 'T is my duty though he gave me death He is my father Qu. How thy father Ha. He told me so and with that breath destroy'd me I felt it strike upon my spirits mother Would I had neer been born Qu. Believe him not Ha. Oh do not add another sinne to what Is done already death is charitable To quit me from the scorn of all the world Qu. By all my hopes Gotharus has abus'd thee Thou art the lawful burden of my wombe Thy father Altomarus Ha. Ha Qu. Before whose spirit long since taken up To meet with Saints and Troops Angelicall I dare agen repeat thou art his Sonne Ha. Ten thousand blessings now reward my mother Speake it againe and I may live a stream Of pious joy runnes through me to my soule Y 'ave stroke a harmony next that in heaven Can you without a blush call me your Child And sonne of Altomarus all that 's holy Dwell in your blood for ever speak it once But once agen Qu. Were it my latest breath Thou art his and mine Enough my tears do flow To give you thanks for 't I would you could resolve me But one truth more why did my Lord Gotharus Call me the issue of his blood Qu Alas he thinks thou art Ha. What are those words I am undone Agen Qu. Ha Ha. 'T is too late to call 'em back he thinks I am his son Qu. I have confess'd too much and tremble with The imagination forgive me child And heaven if there be mercy to a crime So black as I must now to quit thy fears Say I have been guilty off we have been sinful And I was not unwilling to oblige His active braine for thy advancement by Abusing his beliefe thou wer 't his own But thou hast no such staine thy birth is innocent Or may I perish ever 't is a strange Confession to a child but it may drop A balsome to thy wound live my Haraldus If not for this to see my penitence And with what tears I 'le wash away my sinne Ha. I am no bastard then Qu. Thou art not Ha. But I am not found while you are lost No time can restore you My spirits faint Qu. Will nothing comfort thee Ha. My duty to the King Qu. He 's here Enter King Ki. How is 't Haraldus Death sits in 's face Ha. Give me you blessing and within my heart I le pray you may have many my soul flyes 'Bove this vain world good Mother close mine eyes Qu. Never dyed so much sweetnesse in his years Ki. Be comforted I have lost my sonne too The Prince is slaine how now Enter officers with Helga Qu. Justice upon the murderer of my sonne This villaine Helga and his companion Sueno have kil'd him where 's the other Offi. Fled Madam But Helga does confesse he made him drunk He. But not dead drunk I do beseech you Madam Ki. Look here what your base surfet has destroy'd He. 'T was Sueno as well as I my Lord Gotharus Gave us commission for what we did Qu. Again
could be merry Su. Will your grace have any musick Ha. Any thing He. Strike lustily Musicke Ha. I have begun no health yet Gentlemen Su. Now you must honour us Ha. Health to the Prince He. That is your title sir As you are Sonne to a Queene Ha. My father was no King father I 'le drown The memory of that name Drinkes He. The Prince Turgesius health Su. He 's not far off By the Court Computation happinesse now To Prince Haraldus mistress He. With devotion Ha. Alas I am too young to have a mistress He. Sir you must crown it Ha. These are complements At Court where none must want a drinking mistress Su. Methinks loud musick should attend these Healths Ha. So shall we dance Drinkes He. We want Ladies Ha. I am as light thou shalt go for a Lady Su. Shall I Dance Is not this better then to sigh away Our spirits now Ha. I 'me hot He. A cup of wine is the most naturall cooler Ha. You are my Physitians Gentlemen Su. Make it a health to my Lord Gotharus Drinks I 'le pledge it as heartily as he were my father Ha. Whose father Throws wine in Sueno's face Su. Mine I said Ha. Cry mercy Su. Nay 't is but so much wine lost fill 't again Ha. I 'le drink no more He. What think you of a song Song Su. A catch to 't boyes Ha. Shall we to bed Gentlemen I did not sleep last night He. If your Grace Desire to sleep there 's nothing to prepare it Like to'ther cup Ha. A health to both your Mistresses Drinks Su. You do us grace He. There 's hope of his conversion Ha. I am nos well what wheels are in my brains Philosophy affirms the earth moves not 'T is here me thinks confuted Gentlemen You must be faine to lead me to some couch Where I may take a nap and then I 'le thank you I 'le come agen to morrow Su. Every day For a twelve-month He. That will make you a good fellow Exit Enter Prince Turgesius Reginaldus Souldiers marching Olaus meets they salute and whisper P. You tell me wonders Ol. 'T is all truth we must Stand on our guard 't is well we are provided P. Is it not some device to make us feare That at our entertainment we may find Our joyes more spatious Ol. There is some device in 't P. It is not possible a father should Be so unkind to his own blood and honour Ol. My life was threatned P. Who durst threaten it Ol. The King your father P. Oh say not so good sir Ol. And if you please him not with your behaviour Your head may be soon humbled to the axe And sent a token of his love to your stepdame The Queen I trifle not Pr. For what sinnes Hath angry heaven decreed to punish Norway And lay the Scene of wrath in her own bowels I did suspect when none came forth to meet Our victory to have heard of some mis-fortune Some prodigies engendring down with all Our pride of war the Garlands we bring home Will but adorne us for the sacrifice And while our hairs are deck'd with flowers and ribbands We shall but march more gloriously to death Are all good women dead within the Kingdom There could be found none worth my fathers love But one whose fame and honour is suspected Ol. Woulst they were but suspected P. Marpisa Ol. Her preferment was no doubt Gotharus act for which 't is whisper'd She payes him fair conditions while they both Case up the Kings eyes or confine him to Look through such cunning opticks as they please P. I 'le have his heart Ol. But how will you come by 't He 's safe in the Kings bosome who keeps warm A serpent till he find a time to gnaw Out his preserver P. We had dyed with honour By the Enemies sword something might have been read In such a fall as might have left no shame Upon our story since 't is chance of war Not want of valour gives the victory This ship-wracks all and eates into the soule Of all our fame it withers all the deeds Is owing to our name Entter Cortes Co. Health to the Prince Ol. Cortes welcome what news Co. These Letters will inform his highness Ol. Sent from the King Cortes has he thought upon 't Are we considerable at last and shall The Lady Geugaw that is pearch'd upon His throne be counsell'd not to take too much Upon her will Gotharus give us leave To be acquainted with the King agen ha Co. These Letters came sir from Aquinus Ol. How I hope he mentions not the broken pate I gave him and complains on 't to the Prince I may be apt to make him an amends With such another Pr. Sir Ol. What 's the matter P. Read I am planet-stroke cursed Gotharus What would the traytor have Ol. 'T is here I take it he would have you sent Yonder and has tooke order with Aquinus For your conveyance hence at both their charges But now you know the plot you wo' not trust Your life as he directs P. Not trust Aquinus Ol. You are desperate hark you I do suspect him And I ha' cause I broke his head at Court For his impertinent counsell when I was In passion with the King you sha'not trust him This may be cunning to revenge himselfe I know he has a spirit come you sha' not Be cheated of your life while I have one To counsell you P. Uncle I am unmov'd He is a Souldier to that name and honour I 'le trust a Princes life he dares not be A traytor Ol. I have read that one Prince was So credulous and scap'd but Alexander Though he were great was not so wise a Gentleman As heaven in that occasion might have made him The valiant confidence in his doctor might Ha' gnawn his bowels up and where had been My gallant Macedonian come you shall Consider on 't P. I am resolv'd already March to the City every thought doth more Confirm me passion will not let you see Good Uncle with your pardon the true worth And inside of Aquinus he is faithfull Should I miscarry 't is my single life And 't is obedience to give up our breath When fathers shall conspire their Childrens death Exeunt Act. 4. Enter King Gotharus Go. YOu may surrender up your Crown 't will shew Brave on Turgesius Temples whose ambition Expects it Ki. Nay Gotharus Go. Has my care Cast to prevent your shame how to preserve The glories you possesse by cutting off A Canker that would eat into your trunck And hinder your fair growth and do you make A scruple to be cured Ki. I did but mention And nature may excuse he is my son Go. The more your danger when he dares be impious The forfeit of his duty in this bold And hostile manner to affright your subjects And threaten you with articles is already The killing of your honour and a treason Nature abhors a guilt heaven trembles at And you are