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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90456	The imperious brother· Dedicated to the Countess of Strafford.; Sucessos y prodigias de amor. Book 3. English	Pérez de Montalván, Juan, 1602-1638.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?; Pérez de Montalván, Juan, 1602-1638.	1656 (1656)	Wing P1469aA; Thomason E1569_2; ESTC R203136	39,479	103

have of it The minde of Stella considering the several Scenes of Chance she had run through in the space of two days was by this time fluctuating in the midst of many various and doubtful thoughts but when she bethought herself that all these disturbances were but to make way for her to the free enjoyment of her lov'd Carlo she resolv'd to bear them with an undaunted patience Carlo pretended to all that were in the Village that Stella was his Sister lest the Country-people resorting to the City might haply in their common discourses let fall some passage or other tending to their discovery Thus concealing both their Conditions and their Name they liv'd for a while contented and secure But Carlo's malevolent Planet not yet weary of afflicting him found out new and unexpected means to complete the number of his sorrows and to effect this work there was an Agent provided the fittest that could have been imagin'd it was the daughter of him who had the overseeing of Leonardo's Gardens she was a Virgin of person not unhandsom brisk and lively in her behaviour and of a wit more penetrating than from one of her birth could have been expected who seeing in Carlo so many graces attracts worthy both to be admir'd lov'd entertain'd a passion for him so unbridled that it could scarce avoid the suspition of Stella her self But as for Carlo his imagination was so intirely imploy'd in contemplating the perfections of his Mistris that there was no space left void for any other thoughts to enter Leonardo was us'd to visit them every night to see how they far'd in their new habitation and to give them notice how their affairs succeeded but one time above the rest he enjoyn'd Carlo as he tender'd his safety not to stir abroad where he might be seen of any for that Stella's Father having already given his word to the Count ambitious of being advanc'd to so honorable an Alliance was so far from being to be appeas'd by any intreaty or admitting of any of those excuses that were made by many of Carlo's Friends in his behalf that he complain'd to the Magistrate of the City and obtain'd of him to proclaim the reward of two thousand Growns to whomsoever should apprehend him or bring any tydings of him This diligent inquisition did not at all trouble the minde of Cario who thought himself secure in his Country-palace nor did he care for going any whither abroad having at home abundantly enough to content him for in the day time beside the company of his Lady he entertain'd himself with the delicacy of the Flowers which yielded pleasure both to his sight and scent and the soft Musick of the cleer Streams In the night-time he intermitted to be Stella's Brother And thus for a while they enjoy'd one another in security and innocent delight One evening they were sitting together in the Garden to take the benefit of the West-winds cool whispers when they might hear Lucinda for so was the damosel call'd that was before mention'd incited by the violence of Love and secure of any bodies over-hearing her breath forth her Passion in this Song ON a green bank sate a fair Shepherdess From whose Aspect the morn might seem to rise Save that some clouds of care and heaviness Obscur'd the serene lustre of her eyes Her sighs into the empty Air she vented She sighing sang singing thus lamented How shall I shake this tyrant from my heart 'T is death alone I fear can Love remove If then my life be cause of all my smart Cease heart to live that I may cease to love But if thou art deni'd by Fate to die This only's left To suffer constantly Lucinda concluded her Song with so deep a sigh that Stella could not chuse but observe it and being touch'd with a kind of jealousie she beheld Carlo with a look lesse serene than at other times but neither did he take any notice of it nor seem'd she at all to be troubled at it Lovers in the infancy of their enjoyments are scarce at leasure to entertain jealousie or strange Loves yet Carlo his being so passionately lov'd by Lucinda cost him dear for the Servant whom Leonardo had appointed to attend upon the two Lovers having not many days since conceiv'd a passion for Lucinda and not apprehending any other cause of her insensibility than that her heart was prepossest with an affection she bore to Carlo bethought himself of a way either to ingratiate himself into her favour or to be reveng'd of her for her disdain which was to discover to her the whole progresse of the loves of those two persons and the true reason of their living conceal'd in that place As this action of his was most ignoble to betray those that were committed to his fidelity so it far'd with him accordingly he only obtaining the balest of those ends which he had propos'd to himself for this discovery did not at all move in Lucinda any affection for him but only made her despair of that successe which she had promis'd to her self in her love to Carlo which was not long conceal'd from him himself One day as he was sitting to repose himself at the foot of a shady tree there appeared unto him neer to the place where he sate Lucinda in a posture so melancholy that grief seem'd to have made her really what was but feign'd of Niobe which he strictly observing could not forbear to demand of her what might be the cause of her so deep melancholy The cause reply'd she in a troubled and disdainful way is so apparent that do but enquire of these trees these flowers nay toese rocks themselves and they will all declare my sufferings being much more sensible than those that are the Authors of them This purling fountain that you see run whisp'ring along the smooth pebbles about what think ye are all her murmuring discourses but about my love or rather my fondnesse who have suff'red my self to be transported with an affection for him who by reason that he hath dispos'd of his heart already to one that hath more right and title to it is oblig'd to be inflexible toward me I know I ought not as the case stands to expect any milder treatment from you but tell me plainly since your true condition is not altogether hid from me however you have sought to mask it Is not this Stella your Spouse whom you feign to be your Sister are not you Brother to Count Alfredo and is not she daughter to Don Ferdinand of Aragon did not you seduce her from her Fathers house To what end serves this counterfeiting the names of Brother and Sister whenas the night through all her darknesse can discern a different relation Little do you imagine into what inconveniences this disguisement of yours hath plunged me for had you appear'd at first what really you were I had been sufficiently warn'd to fortifie my minde against all unlawful desires it being

when Stelia chancing upon some or other occasion to go into that place where the night before she had been a witnesse of Carlo's Gallantry she might discern a man who seeming well acquainted with every part of the Court fixed him self in the middle of it and looking more intently upon him she strongly conjectur'd that either her eyes deceiv'd her or by the Majesty of his person it should be Carlo Nor was she indeed mistaken for he having with some difficulty dis-engag'd himself from the Company that attended him made a shift to return back to see his beloved Stella and to know what she had to command And hearing some little noise about the window he call'd by her name the Maid that had brought him the Letter in the morning upon which Stella knew him by his voice and that she might not lose the opportunity which the time and place offer'd her she immediately discover'd her self and after she had related to him the false Title that his proud Brother pretended to her the mistake that hapned many nights ago the much wherewith his vertue and discretion had enamour'd her the means she took to disdeceive her self the reason that mov'd her to love him and how bitterly she resented his absence she continued thus It was for no other reason Carlo that I writ to you than to endeavour to divert your intended voyage and you may well think that before I could prevail with my self to put such a design in practice it cost me many a sorrowful tear and it is a usual art among women highly born to keep their flames so not to be discover'd by any unlesse by their secret tears and sighs that in time they grow too masterlesse for either their breasts to be able to contain or their eyes to dissemble them Heaven knows what frequent and painful conflicts I have had with my Honor till in the end my Affections prevail'd more with me than my Fame so that I am confirm'd in this truth That to be able to overcome ones self especially in things relating to the vehement desires of the Soul is a work rather of Practice than of Contemplation You see Carlo how much the night befriends me in hiding my blushes which makes me the rather presume to be so plain and free with you as I am not putting any false glosse upon my words In fine I am devoted yours and of all men living you are he alone that shall have power to dispose of my heart The wealth that my Father hath abundantly to spare is of it self so sofficient that you may have where with to live splendidly and yet not need to be beholding to your Brother for the least supply All the favors he can boast to have received from me are so few so slight that to have show'd himself a Gentleman for one nights space would have much more conduc'd to the advancement of his hopes Impute not I request you this my freedom to any impudence in me but rather to those your irresistable Charms that have inflav'd my Affection to you nor think me guilty of any great Grime in laboring to requite him with love of whom I have been so much belov'd who hath been so eminent in constancy as to honour and respect me although rejected by me I appeal to your self whether you think it is ordinary with men to love with so much truth and faithfulnesse I profess to ye That were you not endued with those perfections that cause me to little less than idolize you your loyalty firmness would be sufficient of themselves to endear you to me And be assur'd howsoever Fortune deals with me whether your first Resolution be more powerful with you to hold on your journey or my late invitation to you to alter your mind I am prepar'd to receive either condition with as equal a minde as it is possible for me at least I shall have attain'd to this degree of contentment That I have given a little earnest of the much that I am indebted to you With attentive admiration Carlo heard her speak these things whereby it grew apparent to him by what means it came to passe that Stella was so melted in her rigour toward him with a graceful humility he render'd her thanks for the great and new favour she had done him as far from expected as deserv'd promising that to serve her he was ready to become her very slave The conclusion of this amorous Discourse was that she gave him her hand in token that she unfeignedly desir'd to be his Wife By this the royal Sun had summon'd the day to appear while he with his beams gilded the tops of the western Groves when Carlo took his leave of her with a purpose to divide his time between two esteemed persons in the day-time to hush himself up in the house of Leonardo a Gentleman of quality his intimate friend in the night to visit his Mistress Stella which having vow'd to perform as oft as the night came he went to find out Leonardo to whom he communicated the particulars of his whole successe There past many nights and days wherein there interceded between these two Lovers such familiarity as was not inconsistent with modesty and civility Stella all this while had much ado to forbear betraying by her looks the disturbance which was in her minde seeing Alfredo still continu'd to haunt her with his foolish importunities and her Father having found her at first plyable to his desires she had promis'd him that which both her honour and her second choice injoyn'd her not to consent to The very next time Carlo and she met she declar'd unto him her Fathers cares and watchfulness over her ways and unto what difficult streights their counsels were like to be reduc'd These words sorely perplexed the poor Gentleman who ntistrusting that through Stella's fear and observance of her Fathers pleasure his hopes might be in danger to miscarry told her That if she found her love was not powerful enough to resist those stronger Obligations before mention'd she had best to consult with her own minde and do as she thought fit that for his part he had been so accustom'd to the brunt of adverse Fortune as that he should not count it any new mishap although the greatest that had yet befaln him He would have said somthing more but that through the suddennesse and greatnesse of his passion he became as mute and motionlesse as a marble Statue Whereupon she to take from him all that might give him cause to suspect her reality affirm'd that when she first made her love known unto him it was not out of any other design than an unfeigned intention that he only should enjoy her and therefore she purposed the better to free her self from the persecution of her Fathers carefulnesse and Alfredo's troublesomnesse to let him in at a private gate the night following which should stand ready open for him that so her Father when he should come and