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The island princess, or, The generous Portugal a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majesties servants.
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Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.
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1669
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ye She brought forth such a windy birth Gov. 'T is ten to one She cat a Drum and was deliver'd of Alarum Or else he was swadled in an old Sail when he was young Sy. He swels too mainly with his meditations Faith talk a little handsomer ride softly That we may be able to hold way with ye we are Princes But those are but poor things to you talk wiser as 'T will well become your mightiness talk less That men may think you can do more Gov. Talk truth that men may think you are honest and believe ye Or talk your self asleep for I am weary of you Ba. Why I can talk and do Gov. That wou'd do excellent Ba. And tell you only I do deserve the Princess And make good only I if you dare you Sir Or your Syana's Prince Pym. Here 's a storm toward Methinks it sings already to him Governour Gov. Here lyes my proof Sy. And mine Gov. I 'le be short with ye For these long arguments I was never good at Pym. How white the boaster looks Enter Ruy Dias Quisara Quisana Panura Arm. I see he lacks faith Ruy. For shame forbear great Princess rule your angers You violate the freedom of this place The state and royalty Gov. He 's well contented it seems and so I have done Arm. Is this she Seignour Pym. This is the Princess Sir Arm. She is sweet and goodly An admirable form they have cause to justle Quisar. Ye wrong me and my Court ye forward 〈◊〉 Comes your love wrapt in violence to seek us 1s't fit though you be great my presence should be Stain'd and polluted with your bloody rages My privacy's afrighted with your Swords He that loves me loves my command be temper'd Or be no more what ye profess my Servants Omnes We are calm as peace Arm. What command she carries And what a sparkling Majesty flies from her Quisar. Is it ye love to do Ye shall find danger And danger that shall start your resolutions But not this way 't is not contention Who loves me to my face best or who can flatter most Can carry me he that deserves my honour And will enjoy what I bring love and Majesty Must win me with his worth must travel for me Must put his hasty rage off and put on A well confirm'd temperate and true valour Omnes But shew the way Quisar. And will and then shew you A will to tread the way I 'le say ye are worthy Pym. What task now Will she turn them to These hot youths I fear will find a cooling card I read in her eyes Some thing that has some swing must flye amongst 'em By this hand I love her a little now Quisar. 'T is not unknown to you I had a royal brother now miserable A prisoner to that man if I were ambitious Gap'd for that glory was ne'r born with me Their they should lye as miseries upon him If 〈◊〉 were covetous and my heart set On riches and those base effects that follow On pleasures uncontroul'd or safe revenges There he should die his death would give me all these For then stood I up absolute to do all Yet all these flattering shews of Dignity These golden dreams of greatness cannot force To forget nature and my fair affections Therefore that man that would be known my lover Must be known his redeemer and must bring him Either alive or dead to my embraces For even his bones I scorn should feel such slavery Or seek another mistress 't will be hard To do this wonderous hard a great adventure Fit for a Spirit of an equal greatness But being done the reward is worthy of it Chr. How they stand gaping all Quisar. Ruy Dias could Not fly like fire into it May be you doubt me He that shall do this is my Husband Prince By the bright Heavens he is by whose Justice I openly proclaim it if I lye Or seek to set you on with subtility Let that meet with me and reward my falshood No stirring yet no start into a bravery Ruy. Madam it may be but being a main danger Your Grace must give me leave to look about me And take a little time the cause will ask it Great Acts require great Counsels Quisar. Take your pleasure I fear the Portugal Ba. I 'le raise an Army That shall bring back his Island Fort and all And fix it here Gov. How long will this be doing You should have begun in your Grandfathers dayes Sy. What may be And what my power can promise noblest Lady My will I am sure stands fair Quisar. Fair be you fortune Few promises are best and fair performances Gov. These cannot do Their power and Arts are weak ones 'T is in my will I have this King your Brother He is my prisoner I accept your prisoner And bless the fair occasion that atchieved him I love ye and I honour ye but speak Whether alive or dead he shall be rendred And see how ready how in an instant Quick as you wish Lady Quisar. No I scorn ye You and your Countrey I hate your love Sir And ere I would so basely win his Liberty I would study to forget he was my Brother By force he was taken he that shall enjoy me Shall fetch him back by force or never know me Pym. As I live a rare wench Arm. She has a noble Spirit Gov. By force Quisar. Yes Sir by force and make you glad To let him go Gov. How You may look nobler on me And think me no such boy by force he must not For your love much may be Quisar. Put up your passion And pack ye home I say by force and suddenly He lies there till he rots else although I love him Most tenderly and dearly as a Brother And out of these respects would joy to see him Yet to receive him as thy courtesie With all the honour thou canst add unto him From his hands that most hate him I had rather Though no condition were propounded for him See him 〈◊〉 sunk i' th' earth and there forget him Pym. Your hopes are gelt good Governour Arm. A rare woman Gov. Lady I 'le pull this pride I 'le quench this bravery And turn your glorious scorn to tears and howling I will proud Princess thy neglect of me Shall make thy brother King most miserable Shall turn him into curse against thy cruelty For where before I used him like a King And did those royal Offices unto him Now he shall ye a sad lump in a Dungeon Loaden with Chains and Fetters cold and hunger Darkness and lingring Death for his Companions And let me see who dare attempt his rescue What desperate fool looks towards it farewel And when thou knowest him thus lament thy follies Nay I will make thee kneel to take my offers Once more farewel and put thy trust in Puppits Quisar. If none dare undertake it I 'le live a mourner Ex. Ba. You cannot want Sy. You must not Ruy. 'T is most
Governour Quisana and Panura Gov. Bless ye my royal Daughter And in you bless this Island heaven Quisar. Good Aunt What think ye of this man Quisan. Sure is a wise man And a Religious he tells us things have hapned So many years ago almost forgotten As readily as if they were come this hour Quisar. Do's he not meet with your sharp tongue Pan. He tells me Madam Marriage and mouldy Cheese will make me tamer Gov. A stubborn Keeper a worse fare An open Stable and cold care Will rame a Jade may be your share Pan. Bir-Lady a sharp Prophet when his proves good I 'le bequeath you a skin to make you a Hood Gov. Lady I would talk with you Quisar. Do reverend Sir Gov. And for your good for that that must concern you And give ear wisely to me Quisar. I shall Father Gov. You are a Princess of that excellence Sweetness and grace that Angel-like fair feature Nay do not blush I do not flatter you Nor do I dote in telling this I am amazed Lady And as I think the Gods bestowed these on ye The Gods that love ye Quisar. I confess their bounty Gov. Apply it then to their use to their honor To them and to their service give this sweetness They have an instant great use of your goodness You are a Saint esteemed here for your beauty And many a longing heart Quisar. I seek no featly Nor will I blemish that Heaven hath seal'd on me I know my worth indeed the Portugals I have at those commands and their last Services Nay even their lives so much I think my handsomness That what I shall enjoyn Gov. Use it discreetly For I perceive ye understand me rightly For here the Gods regard your help and suddenly The Portugals like sharp thorns mark me Lady Stick in our sides like Razors wound Religion Draw deep they wound till the life-blood follows Our Gods they spurn at and their worships scorn A mighty hand they bear upon our Government These are the men your miracle must work on Your heavenly form either to root them out Which as you may endeavour will be easie Remember whose great cause you have to execute To nip their memory that may not spring more Or fairly bring 'em home to our Devotions Which will be blessed and for which you Sainted But cannot be and they go let me buzzle Quisar. Go up with me Where we 'l converse more privately I 'le shew you shortly how I hold their Temper And in what chain their Souls Gov. Keep fast that hold still And either bring that chain and those bound in it And link it to our Gods and their fair Worships Or Daughter pinch their hearts a pieces with it I 'le wait upon your Grace Quisar. Come reverend Father Wait you below Ex. Quisar. and Gov. Pan. If this Prophet were a young thing I should suspect him now he cleaves so close to her These holy Coats are long and hide iniquities Quisan. Away away fool a poor wretch Pan. These poor ones Warm but their stomach once Quisan. Come in thou art foolish Ex. Quisan. Pan. Enter Armusia Emanuel and Pymero. Arm. I am sorry Sir my fortune is so stubborn To court my Sword against my Countrey-man I love my Nation well and where I find A Portugal of noble name and virtue I am his humble Servant 〈◊〉 Pymero Your person nor your Uncle am I angry with You are both fair Gentlemen in my opinion And I protest I had rather use my Sword In your defences than against your safeties 'T is methinks a strange dearth of Enemies When we seek foes amongst our selves Em. You are injured And ye must make the best on 't now and readiest Arm. You see I am ready in the place and Arm'd To his desire that call'd me Pym. Ye speak worthily And I could wish ye had met on termes more friendly But it cannot now be so Enter Ruy Dias Em. Turn Sir and 〈◊〉 Pym. I have kept my word with ye Uncle The Gentleman 's ready Enter Governour and Quisara above Arm. Ye are welcome Ruy. Bid those fools welcom that affect your courtesie I come not to use complements ye have wrong'd me And ye shall feel proud man e're I part from ye The 〈◊〉 of that if fortune do not fool me Thy life is mine and no hope shall redeem it Arm. That 's a proud word More than your faith can justifie Quisar. Sure they will fight Ruy. She 's there I am happy Gov. Let 'em alone let 'em kill one another These are the main posts if they fall the buildings will tumble quickly Quisar. How temperate Armusia No more be quiet yet Gov. Offers to speak Arm. I am not bloody Nor do feel such mortal malice in me But since we cannot both enjoy the Princess I am resolved to fight Ruy. Fight home Armusia For if thou faint'st or fail'st Arm. Do you make all advantages Ruy. Alwayes unto thy life I will not spare thee Nor look not for thy mercy Arm. I am arm'd then Ruy. Stand still I charge ye Nephew as ye honor me Arm. And good Emanuel not Pym. Ye speak fitly For we had not stood idle else Gov. I am sorry for 't Em. But since you will have it so Ruy. Come Sir Arm. I wait ye Pym. I marry this looks handsomly This is warm work Gov. Both fall an 't be thy will Ruy. falls Pym. My Uncle dead Em. Stand still my Sword in Arm. Now brave Ruy Dias Now where 's your confidence your prayers quickly Your own spite has condemned ye Quisar. Hold Armusia Arm. Most happy Lady Quisar. Hold and let him rise Spare him for me Arm. A long life may he enjoy Lady Gov. What have you done 't is better they had all perish'd Quisar. Peace Father I work for the best Armusia Be in the Garden an hour hence Ex. Quis. and Gov. Arm. I shall Madam Pym. Now as I live a Gentleman at all Inches So brave a mingled temper saw I never Arm. Why are you sad Sir how would this have griev'd ye If you had fallen under a profest Enemy Under one had taken vantage of your shame too Pray you be at peace I am so far from wronging Or glorifying in the pride of such a victory That I desire to serve ye pray look chearfully Gentlemen Pym. Do you 〈◊〉 this Sir this love Sir do you see this How he courts ye why do you hold your head down 'T is no high Treason I take it to be equal'd To have a slip in the field no sin that 's mortal Come come thank fortune and your friend Arm. It may be You think my tongue may prove your Enemy And though restrain'd sometimes out of a bravery May take alliance to disable ye Believe me Sir so much I hate that Liberty That in a strangers tongue 't would prove an injury And I shall right 〈◊〉 in 't Pym. Can you have more Uncle Ruy. Sir you have beat me both wayes yet so