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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51508	Vienna, noe art can cure this hart where in is storied, ye valorous atchievements, famous triumphs, constant love, great miseries, & finall happines, of the well-deserving, truly noble and most valiant kt., Sr. Paris of Vienna, and ye most admired amiable Princess, the faire Vienna.	M. M. (Matthew Mainwaring), 1561-1652.; Minshull, Richard.	1650 (1650)	Wing M295C; ESTC R19255	130,674	194

malicious and unbounded pride looked into the danger of her Lords return If the Dolphin fell then must Vienna though now a Prisoner be Soveraign This made her heart-burning hate to prosecute her overthrow And though she had no cause to fear her for occasion never yet made her her enemy yet could she not indure to think that she should be subject to another that now was most eminent in her self To have the Regent was all her ambitious desire and nothing did let but Vienna's right To frustrate which she with fulnesse of Gold and promites of preferment had as aforesaid seduced this mettle-minded Servant to deceive and to destroy her by such subtile and obscure meanes as both gave least shew of mistrust and most likelihood of execution And this it was Don Poltron for so was he rightly named bringing Vienna's mornings repast to her with a bemoaning tongue and a sighing heart complained much against Nature and envyed more against Fortune that had made beauty so miserable and vertue so unhappy as to entomb the glory of the one and the efficacy of the other in so unprofitable and so uncomfortable place My eyes said he cannot endure to sec Dignity so disgraced nor can my Eares entertain the killing sound of your laments I must and will leave my service that at length I may be a Stranger to sorrow least my grief fo● your griefe make ●ny revived woes as great as your grief Vienna liking his generous nature judged by his discreet and relenting discourse that he was well bred and pleasing witty and therefore required him to tell what was his name and where he was born who answered Don Poltron am I called and in Spain was my birth my education was better then my fortune and this my servile Place bears now record of my sinister fate Why said Vienna if thou be infortunate keep still thy station here is a place of woe and thou hast a Princess to associate thee in thy sorrows Hast thou cause to bewail thy mishaps Let us know thy crosses and we will ease thee with our grief For it is a comfort to find a companion in misery Then say Poltron for thy Nature agrees better with us then thy Name and story to us the life of thy Fortune that we may also recreate our mind by listening to thy griefs Poltron having pleased her with this sugered Bayt cast out his hidden Hook and told her that he was a rich Merchants Son in Spain left so well Treasured that he swayed the world a● will untill imperious Love made him of a free Lord a Bond slave to Molloflora Unto her said he I sued long for obtained grace which had I held my self more fortunately happy then Paris did in the fruition of his Love Paris said Vienna what Paris Paris said he of Troy that enjoyed the Beauty of Greece and made his Pleasure a Plague to his Country But in the height of my joyes and hope of highest happiness Death deprived me of my Paradised Bliss and not only made my broken heart the sad habitation of woe but also turned my mind which before was a Kingdom to me into a Hell of tormenting thoughts The place of my birth grew by her loss so hatefull to me that I was necessitated to forgo the ground that yielded me no other Harvest but grief In brief for better portage I turned all my Substance into Jewels of estimate and travelled to Naples where I spent more of my wealth then I did of my woes Th●n Repentance made me leave that wastfull Nation and so I came unfortunately into France Thus he drew on her attention with a faigned tale that he might without all suspition and with better gain of belief give more fewell to her desire for his further betraying discourse And to blind all jealous thoughts he purposely seemed by his abrupt end to be unwilling to proceed further But Vienna whose crossed affection delighted to hear of semblable fortunes would needs know what other mishaps waited on his lost love Alas Madame said Poltron the small remainder of my broken state I brought with me into France to maintein the length of my days but in my passage I was set on by four Theeves that stript me of all I had and wounded me sore and would no doubt have taken my life but that by chance there came by a poor Hermite who seeing their violence without all dread of their number or fear of his own feebleness cast off his peacefull Gown and drawing out a hidden sword out of his staffe he so fiercely assaulted them that in the end he slew three of them whilest the fourth run away with the prey the danger of my wounds made him then as far to surmount himself in pitty as he had excelled the other in valour And in the tenderness of his relenting mind he brought me to his Cell where on a bed of moss he laid me and binding up my wounds with a piece of his shirt for other linnens he had none he afterwards applyed the juyce of hearbs so oft unto them that they healed and I began to grow strong With him had I continued still but that during the stay of my recovery I could not endure to see this good Chyrurgion and noble minded Hermite that had so well preserved and cherished me sit so oft sighing and many times exclaiming against unjust rigour unnaturall injustice that half distraught he would often confusedly say Doth the Sea nourish a more cruell fish then the Dolphin Is not Vienna the fairest City of the world And lived there ever a more unfortunate man then Paris Then would he bewayl destroyed Troy and blame Love that fired Illion and by and by curse that wretched Knight that overthrew so fair a Creature and so glorious a City Then would he sit in a dolefull dump and after suddainly start up as one affrighted and accuse his offending tongue of treachery for wronging the divine name of love since he was so highly beloved as his mean fortune merited not the glory thereof But leaving him with my Prayers both to his Cave and to his Cell after many thanks I left that wofull and worthy Hermit and came to Viennois where necessity compelled me to seek this service And this most vertuous Princesse is the Map of my misery and so he seemed to end before he had begun that the Fish might bite the more eagerly when the bayt was pulled away But oh said Vienna for now she had swallowed the hidden and hurtfull hook didst thou not perceive the cause of his so secret and so great a grief Yes Noble Lady said Poltron Time and Occasion gave me meanes to know the same then good Poltron let me intreat thee she said to relate the full discourse thereof For such subjects of woe best fitteth wofull minds and causes of dolor and calamity are ever most pleasing to perplexed persons Poltron thus halled on to set the trap that should ensnare her

conce●●es Your Physicke La-nova is good but my disease is desperate For patience without comfort brings perill of consunpt 〈◊〉 and they are alwayes unpatient Martyrs that are punished unjustly my griefe was at the highest before and now like swelling Nilus it disdameth bo●nds Deceive not your selfe said La-nova his endeered Lo●e not broeking your misery and not his fraud never knowne to any with his killing ●●pay●● the bloody butcher of all hopes contentments hath forced thus his su●●er flight And for probation thereof ●●●de kee●e his Let 〈◊〉 which he sent me and doubt you not Madame but when after 〈◊〉 shall make him finde the error of his amisse and that his wounded hope shall bee healed with better thoughts that then finding with the sicke man that the shifting of his Bod alters not his disease hee will then J say returne in his repentance and make inquisition after your welfare Vienna taking and perusing the Letter and swallowing up the contents with contentment was overcome a smuch with kind and affectionate griefe as before shee was surprized with cold care and distast of his supposed flying sancie Insomuch that washing a new her face in the balmy drops of her love-distilling reares shee layd her hands on his shoulder and sighing sayd O pardon La-nova my offensive offenc● Sweet Faris where so-ere thou art pardon my amisse J was J am and will be still the same and ever thine Thus having surfeited in her owne sorrow she purged her jealous conceit and in the comfort of his constant love she layd her downe on her weeping bed where La-nova left her to rest her restlesse thoughts By this time the Moone seven times had showne her fullest face and as many times lost the splendor of her light When the Prince of Burbon desirous to see the Emperious Mistresse of his enthralled heart taking humble leave of his Father secretly poasted to Vienna where the Daulphin enknowledged of his comming went to receive him at his outermost gate The young Prince greeted entertained and feasted of some of many of all amongst them all mist the fairest of them all the faire Vienua the admired Princesse of all pulcretude of whose wished welfare he asked her Father Who like a subtle Mercurist cunning in Cautels soberly sayd that as yet she had not recovered her health The young Prince discomforted in so lingering a sicknesse importuned the Daulphin that hee might visit her and so somewhat satisfie his hungry minde almost famished with desire The Daulphin whose sences held now a Synode was driven to such a exigent that not knowing how to avoyde the Cheque without a Mate he was perforce forced to confesse the trueth So that taking him aside ●he swore by Sacrament of solemne Oath that his whose drift and desire was to bestowe his Daughter on none but him and that he had banished ambitious and audatious Sir Paris for his over-proud and persumptious love But such said he hath beene and is still her permanent frowardnesse and most obstinate disobedience therein that in injustice I have justly unprisoned her not so much for her degenerate breach of duty though not to restraine an ill is to maintaine an ill as to bring her to yeeld to your fancy But over-hardened in her wilfull conceit shee rests no lesse carelesse of her endurance then resolved in her wilfulnesse for which I also have deprived her offier glory and comfort sworne her continuall thraldome and pray the cont nuance of your good opinion and amitie The young Prince astonished at the strangenesse of the case wondred greatly at the cause Yet flattering himselfe with selfe-conceite of his worthy worthynesse He earnestly intreated the Daulphin that he might make some tryall what himselfe could doe for himselfe The Daulphin granting his request he presently cloathed himselfe in the richest Ornaments of Pride and State and Princely attended went with more speed then successe to the Prison the Doore whereof had but onely a small hole cut forth to take ayre in and to receive such leane and slender Sustenance as was most sparingly allowed her Vienns foretold of his comming had before gotten by La-uova's meanes a Capon whose dismembred Legges she closely had tyed under the holes of her naked Armes that there with heate putrifying they might the soone● corrupt and insavery smell the stronger The young Prince comming to the doore knockt and demanded for Vienna Who comming and seeing him so richly clad and in so glorious an estate blusht out such beauty that her very Eves seem'd a fayre Temple wherein Love and Beauty seated themselves Yet dissembling her knowledge of him she asked what he was and would Viennas Friend hee sayd and Viennas Love I would My Friend layd she oh Friendlesse name I Friend that live exempt from Friends My Love why name J Love that onely love to live here unbeloved The young Prince whose listening eares were well pleased with the sweet harmony of her well tuned words and whose liking Eyes were ravislied with the sight of her perfections was so perplexed betwixt new conceived desires and disdaine to bee disdained that not knowing what to say hee stood like one that had lost himselfe not reall in sence but as a faire Flower nipt with the morning frost hanging downe his head as most sorry for his declining glory In this dispaire the remembrance of his owne greatnesse and the conceit of his owne merits gave such quickning life to his mortified thoughts and such freedome to his imprisoned tongue that boldly and plainely hee told her who hee was why and for what he came Vienna pleading ignorance for the errour of her carelesse regard humbled her selfe with thankfull acknowledgement of his more worthy worthinesse But such sayd she is the obligation of my decreed chastity that nought but death shall breake the bond Why Madame replyed the Prince in so doing you wrong Nature in clouding the brightnesse of her Suone deprive the world of more glorious light neglect your duty in disassenting from your Fathers will wound my desires with forlorne hopes and rob your selfe both of propagating pleasure sweetest content and greatest glory Then leave these injurious walls and change your Prison unfitting your Person for a Pallace prepared for a Princesse In assurance whereof accept most renowned Lady this pledge of my Faith wherein is charactered the Life of my Love and the Love of my Soule and therewith Of Ruby rich a wounded heart he gave That piere't by Dart did bleed and mercy crave This was so Artifieially made and cut that the falling drops and seeme to mourne and plead for pitty and underneath them was engraven Vie●mas helpe This he gave and this she gave againe saying that by guilts we make our selves Lords but by taking slaves J will not make a Prince servile not can you make a Prisoner proud Affection is a meere stranger to affection and Jewels of price doe not befir a miserable thrall Then let your owne guift replyed the Prince make you a

indebted unto his own desires to do him all further possible service This interchange of kindnesses gave contentment to them both and was most pleasing to the Dolphin who yet fed so on his fresh feeling happinesse that he gave in charge that all his Subjects should honour Sirap as himself and hold his will as the will of their Lord For so he said is your Lords will that next to the Lord of Hoasts holds his life and living of him Then told he them how and with what hazard of his life he had redeemed him from most base bondage and cruell death How he had left many Heathen honours to honour him then greatly dishonoured and how he had protected him at Sea from danger of Pyrats and lastly established him in his Regalty in despight of his foes And therefore many and sundry were the Tryumphs that now were ordained for him but more then many were the severall thoughts that afflicted his doubtfull mind Vienna he thought had cause to condemne him since affection ever thinkes all times of stay too long that hangs on desert Lainova he knew would rebuke him for violating the sacred lawes of friendship in his concealement and his reverend Father might well question his breach of love and duty that so refused to shew himself a son One while he was ready to embrace Lainova another time to run to Vienna and by and by he was ready prest to fal on his knees to Sir Jaques Now did he pitty distressed Vienna who in all these alterations was neither moved nor removed Then did he fear her liberty since her Father had no feeling of her calamity Thus dubiously perplexed in mind he sadly sate unregarding regarding the continuing and maintaining justs untill the Dolphin judging of his stormy thoughts by his clouded countenance thus awaked him by his interpreter What think'st said he my best worthy friend of our French Knights and how stands our Court sports with your liking Sirap whose Martiall mind was now mollify'd with milder and calmer thoughts by his man thus answered As Knights of of good regard I regard your Knights and as noble befitting sports I commend your Heroicall pastimes All doth well and well doth it stand with your Highnesse that hath Knights that can do so well But the justs being ended the Dolphin that had read his discontentment in the deep characters of his face for the countenance oft shewes the affects and passions of the heart took him by the hand and privately led him into a fair tapistred gallery hanged with most artificiall pictures of greatest Monarchs where he thus againe assayed to find the cause of his disturbance Let not said he any doubt dismay my lifes preserver nor let any remembrance of your last and lost honours work in you any repenting humour since Viennues Dolphin is both willing and ready both to accomplish your demand and to honour you with all Dginities What pleaseth Sirap pleaseth the Dolphin and nothing shall content the Dolphin but what shall well like Sirap Then ask my Lord and be Lord of your asking Sirap thus kindly intreated and encouraged lowly humbled himself and by Bonfoy thus replyed Know most renowned and thrice worthy Prince that doubtfull suspition harbours not in noble hearts nor think I once of honours change Your covenanted promise exiles that doubt and the effect of my request is the honour that best will please my mind Then let me shew and shewing crave both what troubleth your servant and what he now in all humility demands for his conditioned gift not affecting honours the worlds fading glory nor coveting riches mans pleasing evill but seeking contentment in loves felicity I aske claime and require your daughter my Lord for my wife and a wife for my reward The renown of her attractive vertues and the vertue of her moving perfections hath by report so captivated my freest thoughts since my comming to Viennois that wondring at her Fame I am wounded with Fancy and my desire is to see and applaud her excellencies Then let it not seem strange unto you that unseen perfections have thus wrought unknown passions since the ear is as well subject to conceit as the eye is pliant to affection The Dolphin whose unnaturall and impenitrable heart felt no longer remorce of her endured misery then whilest hee was himself in misery and who was no sooner free but that he freed his remorced thoughts from all thought of remorce In so much that looking neither after her imprisonment nor his own posterity he in his ever over awfulnesse shewed himself now rather an unrelenting Tyrant then a chastising Father But now thus urged by Sirap whose warranted demand and highest deserts might well challenge an absolute grant he herein still discontented thus contented Sirap Nothing I see right noble valiant and most meritorious Moore seemeth worse to love then to preferre any thing before it selfe For cloathe Desire in plates of burnish'd Gold and Desire will shiver all for colde and fill affections purse with treasure and fancy wanting contentment will starve for hunger so that nothing can satisfie Love but love Your deserts might well have challenged my Principallity for your due my Dignities for your right and all my treasure for your own But all these I see suffice not because they satisfie not And to ask you why is to ask one half pyned why he is hungry You love my Lord you love but whom my daughter yea that is my grief Not that you love her unworthy your love but that I cannot give you her more then worthy her For such I swear by the eternall and my all-preserving God hath been and yet is the undutifulll and most obstinate will of my too disobedient and degenerate daughter that never yet nor yet ever could I or shall I I fear perswade intreat or enforce her to consent to any in royall rank worth or Majesty suitable to herself For many times many powerfull Princes that sued for her favour she hath both carelesly disrespected and scornfully refused And as many times many times hath she therein my will disobeyed and contemned Not regarding her renown shining in their glory Nor respecting my contentment nor progeny eclipsed both in her neglect of me and in her afforded favour to her far inferiours which caused me in justice to punish her hatefull disobedience with imprisonment and yet in nature to bewail her imprisonment though enforced by Justice Where I left her there so you please may you find her a prisoner to her will that will not yet submit her self to my will and therefore by my will worthily chastised without offence to nature For where nature offendeth law there law may justly be executed on Nature Assay her most worthy of all worth and put in ballance your fortune with your fancy and if your hap may drown her favor you shall redouble the smal remainder of my aged dayes and well satisfie the justice of my displeasure with the honour of your desired