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
THE SIEGE OF Constantinople A TRAGEDY Acted at the DUKE'S Theatre LONDON Printed for Tho. Dring at the Harrow over against the Inner-Temple Gate Fleetstreet 1675. PROLOGUE TO THE Siege of CONSTANTINOPLE POets and Duellists have the same Fate The bravest man may be Vnfortunate You that resolve to rayle at every Play Like pious men worldly delights betray But if you will ne're please your selves you may So mirth is lost whilst Fools dispraise the Wine So Punk is dangerous be she ne're so fine Thus subtly you ' gainst all your joys â—ombine And warily by Arguments destroy Those very pleasures which you should enjoy Love Crown'd with Beauty and Success can cloy Since at the best your pleasures are so few Make your selves any where you find 'em new Be kind to us and she who faild to Night This Play if prais'd to morrow will invite To meet you here and your lost time requite 'T is true of late you justly have complain'd But thank your selves for what your Niceness gain'd When you before were such high Critticks grown As if Wit only were by Censuring known In praising where 't is due Wit may be shown Severity does modest Authors fright Self-prizing Fops with French Assurance write Those who have Wit like wary Gamesters fear To hazard sums where but small gains appear Whilst empty Fools more briskly do expose A Reputation which they can not Lose The Persons Names Emperor of Constantinople Thomazo His Brother Lord Chancellor Cardinal Justiniano General Theophilus L. Chamberlaine Dorello Friend to Thomazo Michael and Lorenzo The Chancellors Secretaries Andrea Lionello Two Captains Sinan A Turkish Bashaw Mutantrope Messenger Servants Calista Chancellors Daughter Irene Chamberlains Daughter Idoxia Several Christian Souldiers Several Turkish Souldiers Mutes Scene Constantinople The SIEGE of Constantinople ACT I. The Curtain drawn discovers the Emperor Thomazo Theophilus and Dorello on one side of a Table the Cardinal Chancellor and Justiniano on the other as at Councel they arise and Exeunt all with great reverence to the Emperor except Thomazo and Dorello who stay with him Thom. SIr they have carry'd it and you agree It is by strength of Argument Reason Since they 've the major part yet I 'le confess I 'm unconverted still This Rule of most Appears to me stark madness when that most Are plainly prejudic'd and led by faction In that case be they ne're so numerous All should be counted nothing that they say For such arn't Counsellors but Advocates And plead the cause of their own Interest Emper. But Brother say how Princes like my self That circumscribe our actions by our Laws Can steer through all the Labyrinths of state Shun Rocks and sholes hid under sinoothest brows Meet and dispise cross Tides and adverse Winds That run and blow from several States-mens heads More various in their Changes far than those That puzzle able Pilotes on the Sea What way I say but by these major Votes The true Magnetick needle of the States Thom. Sir I 'le allow Councels the perfect compass And major Votes in that the needle too But yet true Pilotes still observe the Causes Oft make that vary from the polar Star Which when they see it does let that point on They mind it not but to observe its errour And what lov'd Headland it would guide unto And he that does not this though he may make One Voyage safe must not be call'd a Pilate And this is your case now Your this days councel That rashly have advis'd you Sir for Warr Have several private reasons for that Vote Besides the specious ones they back it with Emper. I cannot think it Sir They 're all wise-men And honest I believe but were they not The grand concern this Councel has debated Affects no less than all the Christian world It is indeed chuse Christ or Mahomet Whose Law shall have the universal sway And can a Christian think that Christians would Give selfish Councels in their Saviours cause It is not charitable it is not Brother Now by my Crown you 're too too positive And to no purpose neither I 'm resolv'd Exeunt Thom. Resolv'd on your own Ruine Sir I fear Christian Ay that 's the word but Interest Is the thing That Damn'd Chancellor Romes Pentionary lately now the Turks Dorel Nay may be both's Sir still Thom. Most likely so H' has Province after Province sold the Realm To this one Town almost yet now forsooth It is below our Honours to pay Tribute 'Las that may make a Title as if a Turk Regarded any Title but Possession Whilst we were able I still prest a War To keep the danger further from our Home Or drive it o're the Hellespont again But then 't was wisely urg'd that my Ambition Aym'd to be popular amongst the Souldiers And this my Brothers jealousie gave ear to As if a Brother that would baâ—ely aim At Empire by Disloyalty and Tâ—…on Would stand upon the way to compass it No they mistake my temper All I seek Is bright unsully'd glory I 'd not be Sole Monarch of the world by one base deed No by my great and everlasting hopes I would not my Dorello Dor. Sir they know that too well they durst not else Play with the fire that might perhaps consume 'em But 't is their sole Advantage you are honest Thom. And mine too for the horrid pangs of guilt That hourly torture them and make 'em watch The small and busie Whispers of the Crowd That buz in Courts and make the thing call'd State Ne're trouble me I can undiscompos'd Receive some ill-taught rugged man oth'Guard Rudely advancing to me from his place To ask some Boon when they at such a time Boggle and stand amaz'd expecting from him The guilty tho the well deserved blow Their Dreams too I 'm assur'd are all compos'd Of Prisons Axes Daggers and suddain Stabs Flight aster Battle or such dreadful things When mine are made of sweet and pleasant walks By Crystal streams set all with Bays and Miâ—tle Or else in Fields where every step I take I meet a Love or joyful Victory And who would have the best part of his life Sweet sleep so spoild and lose its name of rest By ills whose ends obtain'd are far less sollid Come then whilst these bad men are faintly pleas'd At this new Conquest o're th' Emperors soul And busily are framing Keys and Cyphers Falsely to give as false Intelligence Let thou and I Dorello free from care To mirth and love our joyful minutes spare Exeunt Enter Cardinal Chancellor Justiniano Card. The Prince Thomazo reason strongly urg'd Against the War and almost carry'd it He is a Prince of large and steady parts Chanc. Ay Sir the more we justly fear his power The Empire dreads not more its forraign Foes Then it does him at home besides you see How fiercely he proposes joyning with The Turks themselves rather than Western Kings There 's rooted in his soul the Antient hate This Empire shew'd in the
that Calista can Possess a place in that false heart of his Calista whom he always seem'd to loath For being Daughter to the Chancellor Thom. Madam I 'le keep my word no trick of State Shall bar my happiness At break of Day In St. Sophia's Church I 'le meet you Madam Just by our Ladies Altar Bring Udoxia I 'le bring Dorello they will be enow To witness we are Marry'd Irene But false man You shall have more for I 'le be there my self To throw thy broken Vows ' mongst those you make Those shall give Plagues to all your Nuptial hours And change the Blessings of the Priests to Curses Thom. Let not your Father know the least of this That Notice may not be taken of our Whispers I 'le lead you out to Dance Udox. Be not too rash consider 't is your self Did give him cause for this you own'd you Lov'd And said with all you ne're could Marry him Iren. In such an Aire and such a Tone I spoke it It could not mean him ill Dance of Eight But see my Father Enter Theophilus Emperor Justiniano Andrea Lionello Mutantrope Guards Theop. The Emperor is present and commands That all avoyd the Room who 're in Disguise Except the Prince Thomazo Pray withdraw Ex. All the Masquers Emper. Brother 't is strange you bear no more respect To our Commands nor to the General But have Imprison'd these two Officers Without his Privity Thom. I know your Majesty did ne're intend To exempt them from common Justice And make them Lawless Their Insolence Justian Insolence How mean you by that word I 'd have your Highness eat it up again And call 't neglect Thom. How eat my words my Lord The Sacred presence of this dread Majesty Restraines me or by Heav'n Justin What would you else Nay what durst you do my Lord my Honour Full fledg'd can mount above your weak observance Though you 're oth'Eagles Brood Emp. How 's this My Lord do you our Brother know And where you speak this to him Just Yes Sir or Thom. Or what Let not your Pride profane this Justin Profane a Empr. Out of our presence Justin Ay and your Empire to I 'le beat my Drums but for an exercise And sport my men out of your large Dominions Empr. Seize on the Traytor So convey him hence To the Castle Prisoner I 'le ne're indure this Justin Send all my men to Prison too else in vain You hope to keep me here Ex. Justin Guards Thom. Your Majesty May now perceive the Insolence of Strangers When once they know you need them But I am Too blame to urge this now Emp. No not at all By this one hours discourse I have had with him I find his Pride to be beyond enduring He boasts our Safety must proceed from him And quotes the Chancellor for saying this I do begin to doubt the Arts of him too Thom. Sir he 's a Traytor or I 'm not a man Enter Chancellor Chanc. Your Majesty must pardon this Intrusion Your Highness too my hasty Zeal requires it Letters just now arriv'd bring certain word The Sultan's on his March and will this Night Be lodg'd before our Walls Thom. How 's this my Lord Emp. By this Surprizal we are lost for ever Ah gracious Heav'n take back this burden life Before I see the Miseries are coming Thom. This ill agrees my Lord with your last news Of five moneths hence they cou'd not come before But 't is what I expected This suddain danger Must prompt your Majesty with double Vigour To make sharp opposition Sir arrest All Ships are in the Harbour sieze their stores Of Guns and Ammunition with the Guards And some o th' Genoway Foot I 'le out and meet 'em Emp. No! I am resolv'd To Head our first attempt with my own person The Turks shall find 't is not our want of Courage But factions in our State that makes them be Successful still in all their Wars against us Tho. Good Sir be pleas'd to trust me with this Sally Your presence is most needful in the Town At such a time as this you 'l find the people Prompted by fear too apt for all sedition May be the Souldiers too may take advantage Of the first uprore which this news will bring And fall to doing mischief besides great Sir You 'l find new Orders every minute needful Which none but your Authority can give Emp. Your reasons shall perswade me go Thomazo And may Heav'n Crown thy Sword with Victory Thom. Good Sir be strong To your Imperial self that 's all I 'le say If so I make no doubt by th'help of Heav'n To drive this Sultan back with as much shame As once his Father found when he besieg'd us Ex. Thomaze Chanc. The Prince does shew a great and generous Soul And will no doubt perform all that he speaks But give me leave to think he has his ends In all he does or says Sir this advice Of seizing all the Ships the Senate sitting With wonted freedom I must boldly say Shews he would put you on ungrateful things Whilst he pursues the popular himself Empr. My Lord your Circumspection wears a Cloud I cannot well see through and I must tell you Your salse Intelligence and close intriguing Give me some hints for doubts but let your actions Wear a more candid out-side 't is not else Your Interest in the Senate shall protect you No Sir it shall not but no reply my Lord As for my Brother I am sure he loves me I 've found he has and cannot now suspect him Chanc. Do not Sir but yet I must attempt T' unloose one charme h' has plac'd upon your Soul That 's Sir about the General 'T is not a time To stand on slight punctilio's with such men As understand them not This his restraint May chance endanger all grant Sir his freedom Empr. I cannot do 't and Majesty be safe His Insolence both to the Prince and me Was more then Brutal Chanc. But your Majesty Should well consider leading Circumstances That did provoke him to 't The Prince you know Had ' gainst conditions of his Entertainment Imprison'd two of 's Captains Empr. Speak no more on 't I 'le not release him till my Brother please Contempt of Pow'r is a State 's worst Disease Exeunt End of the first Act. ACT. II. SCENE The Palace Enter Emperour and Chancellour discoursing Emp. THese doubts of theirs concerning such wild things That Soveraign Pow'r may do amaze me Because 't is possible we may do harm Will they conclude we certainly do it Chanc. Your Majesty Has had no cause to doubt their steddy Loves To your Imperial Interest and Person Emp. 'T is true my Lord nor can my memory Prompt me with want of care of them or theirs None of my Predecessors ever were More careful of Propriety than I Therefore I cannot chuse but take unkindly Motions like these just on the Neck of War Enter Theophilus Theop. Our Scouts are
The Prince I 'm confident will take that ill 'T will seem to doubt his Courage or his Conduct Emp. His Soul 's above all Envy I am sure But I 'le go try the temper of the Souldiers Then either back the Sally or go meet him Exeunt Enter Irene Udoxia Calista meeting the Emperour they Salute and part Iren. She triumphs in his Love and makes me Mad. Vdox. Conceal your anger Madam 't is too clear Iren. By Nature I am temperate as Day When gentle Western Gales blow in the Spring But now I could grow rugged like the North And in a Tempest of my Fury tear Those Eyes out that have thus bewitch'd my Prince Vdox. Bear up my mind perswades me he is not salse Though she invites me for her Bed-fellow Iren. But will you go Vdox. Aye with design to serve you By putting him in mind ofâ—… Vows to you Iren. Do not do that no let her take his heart But yet I know not why I 'le meet you there Calist Oh that the Prince would come I long to see him I hope he is not hurt Iren. What if he be Calist I would not for the world he shou'd methinks Iren. Nay sure i' th' world there 's many better Princes Calist No I believe not one if we consider His most Heroick Courage and wise Conduct Iren. Besides his Faith in Love pray name that too Vdox. Irene Whisper Calist Sure she does guess at something that has past Between the Prince and me which stirs her Envy Enter Emperour Thom. Cardin. Theop. Dorell Mutantrope Attendants Thom. This is the Cause of our too quick return The Genoway Body did betray the Field And now do seem to threaten Mutiny They bring indeed the War within our Walls Had I been seconded with the like number Of our own Nation we had done the work Emp. To th' specious reasons of the Chancellour I must impute the loss of this Days Triumph I did my self intend to second you Chanc. Great Sir blame not that Counsel did proceed From Zeal to th' Princes Glory and your safety Thom. I beg my Lord you 'd spare your daily pains In serving me in these unthankful ways Chanc. 'T is my misfortune Sir they always prove so Emp. Brother you had these Ladies hearty wishes For good success and safety I am sure Thom. 'T was those next to your Fortune did preserve me But Lady may I think I was so happy To have my share in the last Pray'rs you made Iren. I should have lost my Sense of Duty else You are a Mighty Prop o' th' Empire Sir And so and no ways else I pray'd for you Thom. How 's this She does dissemble to extremity Calist He casts not the least glance on me 't is well He strives to keep things secret Noise without One and all one and all c. Enter Michael Mich. The Genowees are in Mutiny And swear they 'l have their General set free Or else they 'l fire the Town Emp. What 's to be done Thom. Sir I advise to hang their General That will soon quiet them but if it don't Then let the other Souldiers fall upon 'em And knock 'em all o' th' heads if they hold on As they 've begun they 'l do but little service Those Thousand I had with me first did rout With all the men I had Sir there 's no way But sudden Execution or good words Hanging or granting still quells Mutinies Emp. Well draw up the Court-guards about the Palace Then act as you see cause Ex. all but Thom. Dor. and Mutantrope Thom. I find the Chancellour by little Arts Prevented our Relief with greater Succours But I perceive my Brother so suspects him He 'l scarce prevail again Dor. I wish he don't But you have heard the Shipping all are sail'd Thom. Aye there 's another Trick of his contriving I 'd almost pawn my life But we must play The Cards we still have lest or lose the Game But all discourse of State and War apart Let 's talk of Love a little now Dorello In what condition 's yours and fair Vdoxia's Dor. Just as your Highness left it full as bad As yours with fair Irene Thom. If it be no worse T is as you 'd wish't I 'm sure for to be short To morrow Morn before the Sun doth rise I meet Irene in S. Sophta's Church Where you are to be witness of our Marriage Dor. Can this be so Thom. Vdoxia will confirm it for she is to be there Come let 's away A Noise agen One and All. And quell these Mutiniers They fright the Town Exeunt Enter Justiniano Andrea Lionella and Souldiers Shouting Just I thank you Fellow-Souldiers for your love I 'd rather have my Liberty by you Than by their slighted favour Andr. See the Prince Enter Thomazo Dorello and Guards Thom. What means this Tumult Ha! Justiniano Head it VVhat are your Demands Sould. Our Pay we 'd have Thomaz runs the Sould. through they all hang their heads Thom. There 's thine Now what the rest Then worthy General yours Justin Revenge for late affronts given me by thee Thom. Dorello I Command that word 's not usual But I Command not a man stir to help me Except opprest by Numbers They fight Thomazo disarms him Justin I the same Then take my Life for I despise to beg it Thom. Or I to take it no the Law shall do it All to your Quarters I 'le procure your Pardons If not fall on and kill 'em every man Convey him back to 'th Castle where he was Exeunt Enter Chancellour and Mutantrope Chanc. To morrow sair Irene to morrow morn Mut. Aye Sir I heard him tell Dorello so Chanc. In S. Sophia's Church by break of day Near to our Ladies Altar is' t not so Mutan Aye my Lord so the appointment's made Chanc. Well my good Boy watch close upon his actions And bring me word of every thing thou gain'st Mutan I shall my Lord. Ex. Mutan Chanc. Marry Irene no it must not be it sha'nt But how shall I prevent it there 's it To tell The Emperour would but betray my self For I 've no proof to vouch but this same Boy Which I presented him as a choice Mute To be a Spy for me on all his actions But yet I must prevent it that 's decreed His two last Actions shew he is a Prince Not of a common Fortune To shake the Turks whole Army with a handful And quell that Mutiny in half a Minute In which I plac'd my hopes were things prodigious His Mighty Genius has a strong Attendant O're all my Fortune I must remove him 'T is no matter how so I can do 't Enter Michael with Letters Mich. Amongst Thomazo's Souldiers there got in Two Spies from Synan Bâ—ssa both with Letters I have decipher'd them The first it seems Were writ before the Fight and only speak The Numbers that besiege us and require An hourly intercourse during the Siege The second are
pursuant to the Sally writ in heat And there my Lord they are Chancellour reads them Chanc. O Michael I am lost to all my hopes The Sultan frowns it seems and doubts my Faith He says the Sally had lik'd to have prov'd the loss Of their whole Army What shall I do This Prince Thomazo does Like some tall Cedar blast my Underwood I must destroy him Find me out some Jew That studies Physick No I 've another way Write Letters to the Bassa that may speak What I 've done this day towards the Service The Christian Ships are sail'd and I prevented More Forces that were going to the Sally Besides the Mutiny Lorenzo stir'd Amongst his Countrymen and all things else O th' doubts I raise i' th' Senate remember all But here 's a Sacrifice of Peace I 'le make Pulls out Irene's Picture This is the Picture of the fair Irene I got it from my Daughter send it him And tell him that the Original shall be Lodg'd in his Masters Arms to morrow night Prepare a score of Ruffians with a Barge To carry off the Prize it shall go hard But I 'le send off the Prince Thomazo too You know the way of holding Correspondence I 'le say no more of that go haste your Letters And send Lorenzo hither Ex. Michael I 'le go meet In some disguize the discontented Captains Enter Lorenzo Lorenzo I am resolv'd to laugh to night And spend some hours with frolick Woman-kind Loren. My Lord you know your old house Mother Somelies You know she always fits you with fresh Girls Chanc. Aye there we 'll be but then for Company Get your two Friends the Captains if you can I mean those two that were made Prisoners Loren. I 'm confident with joy they 'l meet my Lord. Chanc. I would be thought some wild loose Friend of yours That mean to treat Loren. I understand your Lordship Chanc. Some two hours hence Till then I will to Court Exeunt Enter Emperour Thomazo Cardinal Dorel Theophilus Mutant Irene Udoxia Calista Attendants as at Court Thom. Pray Madam how seems Time to move to you To me it does appear extreamly slow Iren. It may be so my Lord but unto me He keeps his usual pace Thom. Madam Your coldness now surprizes me as much As did the Larum of your Love to day Iren. Good my Lord you 'l make Calista jealous Thom. You are too cautious Madam Iren. She 's not so Thom. I understand you not Iren. My Lord Good-night I am a bad Dissembler of Passion I find it will break out therefore I 'le go And waste this Night in Tears Thom. Why so Irene Iren. My Lord no more I still must wish you well Thom. Remember six a Clock Iren. I shall have cause Ex. Irene Enter Chancellour Chanc. I shall bring Company will spoil the Sport Your Highnesses Boy I see waits very close I never see him from you Thom. No 't is a pretty Spaniel He 's always diligent to Fetch and Carry Chanc. I 'm glad I did present him to your Hig ne's Since he 's so acceptable Thom. All Favours That I receive from you must needs be so Chanc. My Lord I am sorry my Duty to my Master Should make me doubt my Service unto you As your words hint Thom. No Argument i' th' Presence I think you for my Boy that 's all my Lord. Whisper the Emp. Vdox. It cannot be my Lord the Prince and You Are both I 'le say no more but you 're both men And what h' has promis'd is not to Irene But to Calista there Dor. You do amaze me This wild discourse has no Connexion in it Vdox. A great deal more than has your wilder Action Dorell I 'le call the Prince to hear you Calist Vdoxia Vdox. Calista calls I cannot stay my Lord. Ex. Ladies Chanc. Sallies will spend our men to little purpose Thom. 'T will rather make us Souldiers every Sally Made with fresh men will soon experience Had all men Courages but like your Highness Experience then 't is true was only needful But most by Nature are unfit for War Thom. My Lord you are mistaken I affirm There 's not a man of able Bulk and Strength But may be brought to fight proportionably At least in Crowds they may Chanc. Admit it so But will the Emperour or Senates Prudence Suffer your Highness still t' expose your Person To hourly danger when the Empires Hopes Is next his Majesty all plac'd in you Emp. Aye now you 've touch't the String that hits my Fancy Your Personal safety Brother Surely that Ought to be all our care and shall be mine I am confident no Sally can be safe Without you Head it nor you in any one Therefore we will relye on future Succours Card. Those from his Holiness will soon be here Besides the Rhodian and Venetian Forces I 'm confident will not be long behind Thom. These are meer Dreams of Safety Emp. Wait a little We have an open Port to Asia-ward And cannot want Provisions Good-night Brother Ex. all but Thom. Dor. Mut. Thom. You see Dorello this cunning Gown-man Is grown so tender of my Persons safety That to keep me well the Turk must not be Beat. Dor. I blame him not now you 're to Marry his Daughter Thom. I Marry her Dor. So Vdoxia tells me And that to morrow morning Thom. 'T is short warning But who has made the Match Dor. I know not that But she says this you promis'd at the Mask Thom. Pish she mistakes it was the Fair Irene I only spoke to there Dor. How 's this there 's some mistake Was it the Lady That you Danc'd with you made the Promise to Thom. Aye what of that Dor. Then Sir it was Calista Thom. It is impossible her Dress was that Irene had on when the Souldiers ruffl'd her Dor. Sir that may be but yet it was Calista I saw her after when her Mask was off And had a Complement from her Thom. But why should she accept my first Address Dor. That her Ambition taught But will you meet Thom. I wou'd meet Death much sooner You shall go And undeceive her if it is She that comes But I 'le be near in hopes 't will prove Irene Dor. Those hopes will quickly vanish in your Highness Thom. This Chancellour like some unlucky Star Does interpose his Direful Influence Through all my Happiness in Love or Honour How strangely Wise Heav'n with unseen Links makes Chains of Fate This Hawks good Fortune that 's unfortunate Exeunt Enter Chanc. Loren. Andr. Lion with 4 Wenches and Fiddles 1 Wench You are the Maddest Man I ever met with SONG Now Fruition has empti'd our Bottles of Love Let the Bottles of Wine fly about The heat of that Fire Shall inflame our desire And Phlegmatick Dulness remove A Health to the best A Pox o' th' rest And hey for the t'ther brisk Bout Chanc. Come Faith Madam once again 1 Wench Pray Sir stay I am not i' th' humour
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
we vainly spend about them My Lord by your advice amongst the rest The Empire lies at stake first think of that And mony 't is if any thing can save it All Councels that retard that scarce are honest Chanc. Honest 't was scarce well said the Senate sitting I 'm sure of that for they 're of other minds And 't is but fit we wait their Resolutions Card. Certainly your Majesty cannot do better Then follow their advice they 're the great Council They represent the whole what they conclude You may without th' least fear of blame pursue Emp. Blame my Lord Cardinal you are not my subject And so perhaps do erre through Ignorance But good my Lord learn this I give account To none but Heav'n for any thing I do I take advice 't is true but still am free To act as I see cause Council does cease To wear that name when it can be Coercive So know my Lord I fear no Earthly blame No not the Popes Then use some other word Card. Sir I ask Pardon if that word offended I can be sorry too but yet that shant Make me neglect my Duty to the Pope Whom you were pleas'd to name with too much heed As I conceive I have no bus'ness here Except you think his Holiness on Earth Heaven's Deligate Emp. In Heavenly things I do In Earthly though he has no more Dominions Than what our Royal Predecessor gave him And if he seeks more here 't is Labour lost Thom. I 'm glad his Eminennce hears this I ruth From your own Sacred Mouth he still believ'd None but my self durst boldly urge the Point My Enemies I 'm sure made him believe so Chanc. Your Highness I 'm afraid mistakes your friends Your best and truest Friends for Enemies I humbly am afraid I say you do For I believe there 's not a Grecian breaths But does admire you justly for your Virtues Your sollid Prudence Constancy and Vallour Thom. Spend not your breath my Lord in long harangs Of me for all you can say wont Make my Opinion jump with yours In your this Dayes debates Emp. No certainly To urge the stop o' th' Empires main concern For private Grievances as if you did Design the Turk shou'd win it this is Truth Chanc. I 'm sorry that your Majesty thinks so But I have hopes the Senate yet will clear me Thom. Those hopes are Insolent I said it Lord Chanc. I hope my Lord my candid Actions will Set me in former favour with my Prince And clear to all the World my Innocence So humbly begging Pardon I 'le retire Exit Chan. Card. I wish your Majesty may do the best Exit Card. Theop. This Chancellor your Majesty does sind Disturbs if not betrays your weightyest Councils Emp. He plainly does them both yet at this juncture It is not safe to take the Seals away For fear the Senate think their love to him Does move me to it Thom. Let him keep them Without the Princes favour those are useless But Sir the time requires that with resolves Becoming Majesty you press the Senate For speedy Aid and till that 's done command That no debate beside be enter'd on Emp. No Emperor ever Raign'd had a less mind To place harsh Rules on Councils than my self The Freedom of Debates should be preserv'd If it were possible in every Council Much more in that of highest Dignity If not in time we ne're should hear the Truth As these common Rules must be laid by New Exigents must make new Presidents And ignorance only still Cries out for old Thom. Sir your affairs are at the last extream The Senate if they please may help you much And I am confident the major part Wou'd singly quit their lives to do you service That which prevents them are some subtle heads By specious doubts and questions puzle them Your Resolution must undo this Charm Emp. Brother in this I do concur with you Nothing but their extreams shall make me so They 'l either guide or force all I shall do Exeunt ACT. IV. Enter Irene in Mans Cloaths with the Boy Irene THus far we are well we 've past two Courts of Guard Dear Child how many more dost think there is Boy There 's but one more before we get toth ' Court. Irene Sure this is not the way although't be dark Yet I 've some little guesse and think these Lanes Do rather lead toth ' harbour then the Court. Boy No I 'le warrant you do but follow me I soon will make you safe Enter Lorenzo and Michael dogging Irene 'T is so that is the end of St. Sophia Street Child thou mistakes this is the way I 'm sure Lorenz That must not be who goes there Exiturus None speak who are you there I say Mich. 'T was no body Loren. I 'm sure there was it seem'd a Womans voice And comming from my Lord I hope it is not The beauteous Lady we had Pris'ner there Her losse would ruine him Mich. Come come there 's no body let 's hast home to bed Loren. No I will watch this Street for halfe an hour I 'm sure 't was some body design'd to passe Exeunt aside Guard without Who goes there Loren. Friends Guard What Friends Loren. Friends to the Guard and Servants to the Lord Chancellor Guard Come before the Captain of the Watch. Boy The Grand Round's coming haste we 're undone Irene I 'le follow thee but know not what I shun Enter Thomazo and Soldiers as in a Grand Round with them Michael and Lorenzo Lorenz Our Lord 's not come from Court and we were going To wait upon him there Thom. The Councel did sit late Mich. Your Highness has no commands to honour Your humble Servants with Thom. No none at all Exeunt Severally Enter Irene and Boy Irene Where are we now I 've follow'd thee so fast I had not time t' observe which way we ran Boy Nor I I 'm sure nor know I what to do I 've lost my self and shall be Ruin'd by it I wish I ne're had medl'd Irene What say'st thou Child Come I will save thee harmless Let 's knock at the next house and take a Guide Boy No no they all know me that were the way To be Surpriz'd and carry'd to my Lords Stay you here I 'le search about for the way Exit Trene How terrible to me this darkness seems That and this Habit both do give me fear And yet they both must prove my greatest Friends Unusual things though Innocent amaze us I 'm near the Strand I hear the Water roar As if the Waves sought to o'recome the Shore This joyn'd with Solitude the Night and Fear Makes all my Danger double to appear But who are these Hides her self Enter Michael and Lorenzo looking about Lorenz If she be gone we 'l use the Boat our selves It is no staving she 'l betray us all Mich. 'T is a strange Diligence in Prince Thomazo To walk the Round himself Lorenz To meet
some people do Iren. Come then let 's take our everlasting leaves Of all our Sorrows here my thoughts begin To prompt me it is brave to leave this world And all it's flattering false and painted joys Which do allure to real Miseries Vdoxia lead the way Vdox. Farewel Dorello She drinks and gives the Cup to Irene Iren. And farewel now for ever my Thomazo Drinks Calist Curse on his Name it staggers me a little But Love Adieu and Tryumph my Revenge In thy first Conquest Farewel Play-fellows Exit Calist Synan Sure 't is some Bodied Fury this not Wonman Ladies you 'l find your Deaths steal gently on you Like a soft Sleep but yet to shew I wou'd Do any thing was in my power to serve you I 'le send the little Traytor Mutantrope To find Dorello out and bring him to you Vdox. May Heav'n reward your Charity my Lord It is the only thing I 'd wish on Earth Synan You shall not fail of that now Mustapha Our Plot is Ripe to ruine this Medea Exit Iren. Whither dear Friend are thou and I a going Vdox. To Heaven Irene Irene Heav'n is a great way off And though I doubt not we shall soon reach thither Yet Nature shudders at the world of Miles That Fancy says is thither Ah Vdoxia I hope we shall know one another there Vdox. I hope soo too yet what the pleasure is Which happy Souls enjoy I cannot guess But sure it won't be any thing like those We do enjoy on Earth Irene Ay there 's the fright Methinks we 're about to lose our selves And change to something else Tho' what we know not But we shall ne're be We again I fear Vdox. Yet this we 're certain of we can't be worse Enter Mutantrope and observes them then Exit Enter Dorello and Thomazo But see the Boy I hope Dorello's coming Dorel It makes me happy I'm in your thoughts Vdox. I 'le own that nought on Earth could be so welcome Irene Nor to me neither except Prince Thomazo Thom. That word in spight of Fortune makes me happy Iren. Ah! do I see you Sir Then welcome Death faints away Thom. How 's this Irene paleness sits on her lips Dorel The sudden Joy o'recame her give her Breath She 'l come to her self Vdox. Never on Earth Thom. What dreadful word is that it pierc'd my Soul Vdox. The strange Surprize did make the Poison work Dorel Poison Vdox. Ay Sir Calista Poison'd her Dorel Ah Horrid Deed but see the Prince Sir Sir I fear his Soul 's not proof against this blow Thom. Irene so Angry that she will not speak Ha! Poison Never I will not have Calista Her Father is a Traytor but Irene Is the great Sultans Mistriss Is she so Then I 'le turn Hermit in a Grove of Willows Berrys of Baleful Ivy shall be my Food And the Drink nothing else but my own Tears For fair Irene is false Dorel Ah dire mishap His scarce Cur'd Lunacy agen returns Great Sir Irene is Vertuous Thom. Then I 'le have her I will my Self destroy the Sultans Army And Rescue my Irene to horse to horse Draw up the Guards and follow sound a Charge What do you Run you Dogs Draws exiturus is held by Dorello Dorel Oh good Sir stay Discover'd once he will be lost for ever Thom. What are you that take me Prisoner I won't have Quarter now Irene is lost Dorel Look on me Sir do not you know Dorello Thom. Ha! where 's Irene Oh! there She 's there Have I recover'd her I thank you all You have Fought bravely you shall all be Knighted But won't Irene speak to her own Thomazo Pardon me Madam by all my Love I thought Kneels by her 'T was you I shou'd have Marry'd Vdox. Ah poor Prince Dorello look to him but if you can Procure our Bodies Christian Funerals I know hers does and I hope mine deserves it Dorel What mean you Madam Vdox. I find the Poison works on me apace Dorel What are you poyson'd too Vdox. Ay Sir Calista Was kind in that to let us Die together I can no more Farewel my dear Dorello Enter Calista and Mutes Dorel I envy not the Prince why do not I Learn the same Art to lose my greif in Madness Calist What men are these seize on them ha Thomazo Dorello too They seize them Thom. stands amaz'd Dorel Ah thou cursed Monster What Devil taught thee all this Cruelty Calist I learn't it of that Prince he taught me first To find my Nature bad I else had liv'd A puling vertue still frighted with tales Of Hell and Devils with other silly Bug-bears But seeing him the stout and brave Thomazo The Wise Just Generous and great Thomazo Take pleasure to betray a harmless Maid This taught me rage and rag'd instill'd revenge Which made me do this petty triffling mischeif But that 's not half enough since above my hopes You two are fallen thus into my hands Dorel Ay dare thy worst as for that noble Prince Were he but safe Death were to me savour Calist Nay you shall both together Slaves your strings Mutes put Bow-strings on them Thom. Though I 'm a Prisoner I 'le Wear no Chaines but those of faire Irene Dorel Irene is Poison'd Poison'd most Noble Prince by this damn'd Monster Thom. Ha! 't is the Devil Dorello 't is the Devil He has Calista's shape but 't is a Devil He cannot hurt me though for I desy him Ha ha ha see how the Devil weeps Because he cannot get his will to hurt us VVe are too honest for his Mischief let me go I 'le make him vanish with a Vengeance hence Calist Oh! I could chide my Eyes for shewing greif Tho' t is a Killing sight Thomazo is Mad How came he thus Dorello Dorel Can you ask And see Irene lie Murder'd there by you Calist Oh I wou'd rail and call him if I cou'd Ungrateful base Thomazo But this sight Renews agen my Love and stops my Mouth Dorel Talk not of Love at all much less for him That is too good a Passion for thy Soul And he a Cause too Noble Calist Ah Dorello Judge but from whence proceeds this Flood of Tears Dorel They 're such as Crocodiles by Nilus shed Calist Nay rather such as once Medea did When she dispers'd her tender Brothers limbs Love taught her Cruelty and I perceive 'T was that and not Revenge has Murder'd these Dorel If cruel hearts like yours be capable Of Love yet all you have the Sultan claims Calist The Sultans Title sprung from my Ambition But now that Passions cloy'd and Love returns Dorel Madam why do you pause pray give me death Vdoxia chides my sloath for staying thus Thom. starts up Thom. Ha! Sir I am no Traytor I 'm your Brother Ask Dorello if the Dam'd Chancellor Be not the Mighty Traytor of your State But see his Daughter She shall be Sultaness I will have none of her She is a Monster See see how