misfortunes bitter North-winds proves As constant as the Loadstone's to that Pole He is the truly gallant noble Soul Exit Enter Ferdinando It can't be worse I am now desperate Boldness perhaps may contradict my Fate Fortune is Valours Friend I 'm sure to have If not her Love the kindness of a Grave Enter Gertrudo Now will I know my Happiness or Doom Those who are plung'd in Misery do find Pity from all there is a secret kind Of Sympathy in Man to Wretches none Did e'er weep on the Gallows yet alone As many wait on him as on the Throne All striving to excuse the Fact thus he That 's legally condemn'd by them 's set free And has as many Plaudits as the Chair Of Justice Curses which did bring him there Blest Criminal Lovers are wrackd with care Pity'd by none all laugh at their despair Yet as some Murtherers have scap'd a while The Devil lulls the hopes but to beguile With greater Hell and been condemn'd for what They thought not of much less committed not So 't is with me Love's Treason but you wave That and condemn me for a perjur'd Slave For being false to Otho O Heaven Your Justice equal is the Cause uneven I do Gertrudo love 't is just I die Is it not just too that the World knows why Can ye not punish sin without a Lye To be Gertrudo's Martyr is to go To Heaven clad with more Glories than ye know But to dye branded with such Crimes as these How could ye think my injur'd Soul t' appease For if from thence I should chance to look down And smell that Name stink which was once my own Gods I should be transported with that Flame I 'd leave ye to descend and own my Name For let me be Hells Mark if I don't prove I have not injur'd Honour by my Love Gertrud If that were clear though I will not profess To love you more yet I will hate you less Ferd. 'T is all I beg to mitigate your Hate Who thinks to gain your Love must Banckru ptFate Then see Otho's Surrender Madam see Gives her a Letter she reads Has he not given you away to me Gertrud H' has quitted me my Brother cannot now Praise his own Choise nor can he disallow With Justice mine neither with Justice can I deny him who is so brave a Man For since he has his Honour justifi'd I wrong my Love should his suit be deny'd Yet Modesty would mince it and I fear To speak as much as he 's afraid to hear Aside My hatred's vanishd and we are now Friends Exit Ferd. Love will begin I hope where Hatred ends Enter Eustrace as overhearing their Discourse Eust Heavens how deform'd his Vice methinks his Face Is monstrous he 's of some prodigious Race Sure Pluto with a Succubus did joyn Get him ill Nature with ill Shape did twine On purpose that he might of all be known To be his eldest nay his only Son Yet how dull Fooll did Friendship blind my Eyes How easily can Hell its shapes disguise Aside Ferd. What means your melancholy Friend Eust Dar'st call Me Friend Thy Friendships Diabolical They draw and pass at one another Eustace's Sword falls out of his Hand Ferdinando takes it up and restores it I see thou hast not lost thine Honour yet Ferd. I may my Life but that I 'll never quit Eust How darst thou then my Sister Court and prove False to Otho Ferd. Can any resist Love Eust That 's no Excuse none must ' gainst Honour Sin You might have lov'd her and not injur'd him Silenc'd your Flames sown your Tears in the Sands Ferd. Honour too weak is when Love Countermands Eust Love 's but an humorous Itch Honour 's Divine Ferd. The Gods Love is so too and so is mine Eust They break not Friendships Vows to purchase Love Thine is but Persidy disguis'd in Love Ferd. Where Love does Rule all must obey his Laws Or Traitors be blame not th' Effect but Cause Eust He who does Sin himself 's the very Cause And must be punish'd for 't by Human Laws And by Divine the Devil does entice But he must pay for 't who commits the Vice 'T is thou hast Honour broke and Friendship too If Love did cause it I 'll kill the Cause in you Offers at him Ferd. Hold one word more How rash is Jealousie Unjust and Barbarons Eust To save their Lives what will not Cowards say Did I not hear thy Perfidy away Impostor thou hast Honour slain I come To Sacrifice thee on her mournful Tomb. Offers at him Enter Officer and a Guard Pardon Sir this rude Office I protest I do the Dukes Commands with great regret 'T is his Pleasure that you and that Noble Stranger be secur'd Ferd. How saucy Rascal Let 's turn our Points Sir and these Sheep will fly Eust Hold 't is my Soveraign's Will we must obey Exeunt Enter Duke and Dutchess Duke He has writ to be heard I can't deny That Justice 't is the greatest Tyranny Dutch No Sir 't is Mercy if he Pleads he 'll prove Himself a Traitor is it not then Love Not only to forgive but to conceal Faults Duke The vulgar will say h' has none to reveal Thus my Kindness to him will hate create In them to me they 'll say I 've edg'd his Fate Dutch Is 't fit that Kings should fear their Subjects Frown The pamper'd Jade tumbles his Rider down Will you to gratifie the Vulgar shew The World your own Blood is Corrupted No Let them surmize Kings should move in a Sphere Will blind those Subjects Eyes dare come too near Duke Were he our Son and should a Traitor prove Justice should quite blot out Paternal Love On Thursday we will hear him Exit Dutch No no I Will that prevent to morrow he shall dye Exit Enter Eustace solus in Prison Where art thou gone my dear Clementia where Hast thou so soon forgot thy Eustace here Art thou in Prison thence wing a Sigh send It to thy now twice fetter'd Friend I 'll Echo all thy Sighs and Pearl thy Tears Poize thou thy Griefs I 'll Counterpoize my Cares And see which does o'er-ballance Can there be A difference 'twixt thine and my Misery Art thou dead my Clementia Then am I Hence Sacrilegious Thoughts she cannot dye She 's only slipt in t ' Immortality Yet thence descend and tell what Transports were In Heaven amongst the Gods when thou cam'st there Tell how the ravish'd Angel Quire did sing When thou appeard'st to Glorifie their King Enter Ghost Ha! pale aad wet my dear Clementia how Exit Ghost How wert thou thus abus'd Come tell me now What gone didst come but to delude my Sence To shew me Heaven then leave me in suspence He kneels If it will not defile thine Eyes and Ear To see thy Slave and his Petitions hear Look down and tell what Miscreant snatch'd thee hence That I may Vengeance take for his Offence Let
A FATAL MISTAKE OR The Plot Spoil'd A TRAGEDY As it was lately ACTED c. By JOS. HAYNS LONDON Printed by T. H. and sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall 1692. TO THE READER AFter so many Years treading the Stage where both in my acting and capering Days to my Vanity be it spoken I made no inconsiderable Figure I come at last to visit the Publick in another of my no less known Capacities viz. Poetry and accordingly have turn'd this little Off-sping this natural Brat of mine out into the wide World I confess indeed my Talent this way never made any larger Appearance before than a Prologue a Lampoon a Sonnet or Madrigal or some such shorter Poetical Fragment and when I launch out into so Voluminous a Piece as a whole Play you may believe that my leisure for so tedious a scrible proceeds from no common Cause A dull Worlds want of Business and much Idleness with not overstockt a Pocket you see Gentlemen may do much But now after exposing to use Ben Johnson's Title my Works in Print what success I am like to meet now hang me as great a Fortune-Teiler as I have been all my Prognosticks can no more foretell than Lily with Reverence be it spoken could divine who shit at his Door My Fate lies in your Hands and so e'en much good may 't do the bold Adventurer the Bookseller If it finds your favourable Reception he has his Point and I my Wish But perhaps some over-curious Querists now may ask me with what Confidence in the Devil's Name I durst write a Play Confidence say they I suppose they don't know me that ask that Question However to satisfie any such inquisitive Gentlemen in troth I have Acted Mr. Bays so often and so feel ngly that I could not possibly for-bear copying after so fair an Original And now if my other Brothers of the Quill picque at me for it I do not much matter but if I incur your hard Censure trust me Gentlemen I set so high a Value upon your Favours that I protest if my Play displease you and you shall think fit to exclude me from the Muses as the Players have done from the Stage it will certainly put me to the charge of a new Recantation to recover your good Graces Well but if I must write a Play How comes it that I begin my Dramatick Writing no sooner And make my first Essay at these elderly Years upon my Back this Fumbling Age of Poetry as a Reverend elder Brother has it Why truly as old Dr. Jasper said of his Maiden-head I was very unwilling to die in Ignorance and therefore resolv'd to take one Touch before I left the VVorld And this Production therefore being my very Virgin Issue as such I recommend it to your kind Protection And now Gentlemen if you shall graciously please to oblige your Petitioner in your Vmbrage of this Irisle take my honest VVord upon the Honour of a Convert and Re-convert by my Veracity in both Churches nay in Church and out of Church a Saint a Traveller a Dancer Player Poet or whatever else in all and every Qualificatiton I am Gentlemen Your most Faithful Servant J. H. The Names of the Actors MEN. Duke Duke of Schawden ' s Ambassador Rodulphus Baldwin Eustace Lodovick Albert. Godfrey Arnulph Frederick Welpho Conradine Gozelo Lewis Ferdinando WOMEN Dutchess Gertruedo Libassa Clementia Idana Thierrie Maria. Lords and Ladies MASQUERS Soldiers A FATAL MISTAKE OR THE PLOT SPOIL'D Actus Primus Scoena Prima Enter Eustace and Gertrudo She is in Mourning Eust VVHat ' cause he kill'd Adolphus must he dye Shall Love be martyr'd by your cruelty Perhaps Adolphus gave him a just Cause His Life 's then forfeited by Honours Laws But why should you be thus concern'd to make Conradine wretched for Adolphus ' s sake Gertrudo I 'll tell you Brother we contracted were And though he 's dead he still is living here Shall I go to his Bed who took my Life I 'm made a murther'ess when I 'm made his Wife His Wife that were to load my Soul with guilt What! Crimson o're this black with what he spilt And dye my Soul more black than these She 'll approve Of the worst Treasons who can Traitors love By Heaven these Tears which offer'd unto you Divine dear Saint I count a sacred dew Nay by thy self I swear if e'er I see That Dog this Hand shall be his Tragedy Exit in a rage Eust There is no hopes nor is it just to move Her to wed him who has destroy'd her Love Exit Enter Libussa Lib. I can't endur 't he 's proud and saucy shall My Husband's Brother slight me No his fall Must be contriv'd or I shall burst with hate But it is wisdom to conceal his Fate I 'll give it Wings yet so that none shall dream I am the poysoner of a balmy Stream I 'll use such Words shall only friendship sound Yet give his Credit such a secret wound ' Shall gangrene so insensibly that he Shall plung'd be 'fore he thinks of Misery For she 's a Fool who arm'd with love or spight Will not enflame the World t' encrease her light Did he not say my Parentage was base Though not base born yet of an obscure Race And that his Brother rais'd me by his Love To what I could not hope will not this move Me to Revenge Yes Fool yes thou shalt find Though meanly born I have an high flown Mind Which resents affronts I that Nettle-plant Will make the Cedar stoop to servile want Yet guild it all with Love no shew of strife I 'll weeping wound and smiling take thy Life His Life that 's murther But it must be done And then his Place goes to my Brother's Son Thus will I raise my own Relations and Give Check-mate to his Honours and his Lands This neither Men nor Gods shall Countermand Enter Baldwin with Attendants Good morning to your Grace Bald. And you my Dear Go to my Brother say I want him here Exit Servant Libuss How does brave Eustace Sir He is unkind I have not seen him here to day my mind Prompts me to fear some Mischief this last night Methought I saw him environ'd with Light In his right and left Hand two Commets stood Which in a Moment did convert to Blood The Light was clouded his Vilage grew pale His Tongue did faulter and his Feet did fail And sinking thus into my Arms he cry'd Farewel base World farewel and smiling dy'd Pray Heaven this my Dream does not fatal prove Bald. Oh no 'T is but the extremity of your Love The end of which is trembling careful Fears Just as excess of Joy distills in Tears Libuss Such Tears my Fate ne'er gave me Cause to shed Unless by being honoured with your Bed And sure if any thing can cause it now 'T will be the good success of those I know You love of which I 'm sure he has great part He 's so
obliging can dissolve a Heart Of Ice into a flaming Stream of Love He is not mortal sure the Gods above Dissembling for a while their Bliss came down And took his shape to glorifie their own And weary of the Earth do now return Can less than Commets wait them to the Urn Bald. Fie you do so much over-load his Bays And injure Heaven with your luxuriant Praise Enter Eustace Leopaldus and Albert. Bald. Eustace you troubled the Dutchess last night And she is scarcely yet out of the fright I left her to her self and must you come Was it for you d' you think I left my Room Libuss The Duke rallys I thought you were dead Which clouded me with Fears and storms of Tears But now the Sun is up those Clouds are fled Eust Madam I curse my over-saucy Stars For whispering to your Peace the sound of Wars Yet cannot chuse but bless their kindness too Since they have made me so esteem'd by you Why would you thus abuse your Thoughts on one Who lives or dyes by your Command alone Sir here are Warrants for you signature The Duke signs the Warrants For Forty thousand Crowns Bald. You are sure There 's no mistake I leave it to your care Both of my Honour and your Trust beware Eust If ever by deceit or negligence I abuse your indulgent Confidence May my honour be to dark oblivion hurl'd Nay let me be a By-word to the World Which is much worse for a true born noble Spirit Would rather be forgot than live t' inherit The sooty Off springs of black Calumny Such are still dying and yet never dye Bald. 'T was not distrust or giddy Jealous-fear But caution made me speak your Souls too clear To be eclips'd by waining-earthy Dross Wealth bought wish Honour is the greatest loss Libuss Brave Eustace is so nice in Honours Cause He 'd rather lose his Life then break her Laws So true to Justice and so just to Truth Goodness in him is aged and a youth Old ' cause from the beginning it was so Young cause it does greater and greater grow And if he does not nip that forward Bud He 'll run into excess by being good You had no reason then my Lord to fear Your Caution's fond extravagant your Care For should the Heavens prove frail the Gods untrue Yet Eustace cannot be unjust to you Eust How shall I thank your kindness The whole store Of Rhetorick is banckrupt Thoughts are too poor To fancy the rough Draught of a return Libuss 'T is but a Vizard underneath's thy Urn. Aside Bald. You 'll shew your Gratitude and Kindness too By the well performing of my Birth days Ceremonies Eust Sir you Like Heaven my Duty Service do approve What I do for my Honour you count Love I 'm in your Debt can I wipe out the score Of obligations by being obliged more That is a thrifty Payment Alber. 't is the fashion To borrow on and pay with Reputation Aside Bald. We 'll say no more your Debt is current Coin Libuss If you distrust his Bond you shall have mine Exeunt Manent Eustace Leopaldus and Albert. Eust Though you do not want Instructions yet Observe these Rules of mine Let not your mind gape at the Full-moon-tyde Of Wealth so far that Honour be deny'd Her Rights but let your gains be just and true He loses all who gets anothers due Be civil unto all Men as you can He who 's the bravest is the humblest Man Beware of Bribes for they are basely foul Sins baudy Panders who corrupt the Soul Leopal Your Rules I will observe as sacred and As such I shall observe your least Command Eust There needed not that strain I know you 'r just He who has noble Thoughts cannot distrust Leopal And therefore my design will easier be I 'll sow his Seed the Profit reap for me Aside Enter Lodoviek Arnulph Welpho and Conradine Conradine and Eustace whisper Conrad Lost if I see her if I don 't I dye How is my Soul plung'd in extremity If Fate when I was born did then contrive To make me dye why did Heaven make me live Why did not Death rifle my Mothers Womb And stop these Curses with so blest a doom Yet gentle Eustace pitty my distress Plead with her once more for my happiness Eust Excuse me Sir I will not be so unjust Brother To Court her to what she so much hates Conrad Adieu I 'll to some melancholly Shade Heaven may at last cure these Wounds she has made Exit Eust My Friends you 'r welcom all what service now Do your Commands oblige me with Lod. We bow Unto your Honour in an humble suit Eust When Friends Petition Reason may dispute Whether 't is Friendship speaks what wound have I Unwilling giv'n to make it pine and dye Use not such Crab-fac'd distance to your Friend Arnulph It is your kindness thus to condescend Our Fortunes are too narrow Minds too poor Eust He who 's a true Friend is the greatest store Albert. These gaudy Apples have a rotten Core They 're Cankers to true Honour and they bring In their Mouth Nectar in the Tail a Sting Aside Eust To morrow Morning when the Duke 's at leisure I 'll him move in your Business I take pleasure In being serviceable to my Friend Welph Your Goodness is a World none knows its end Lodol We kiss your Hand Alb. He speaks for all I see Aside Welph I humbly kiss your Feet Alb. A Ladies Lap dogs Flea Would be ador'd by him oh how he Cringes His Tongue nay his whole Body hangs o' th Hinges Of Profit he 'll weep smile court and scrue Himself into more shapes than Proteus knew For baudy Game Brave Eustace is too kind Unto these Serpents Eust How is my Mind Ensnar'd with Love oh how is my Soul twin'd In th' cruel Shackles of her downy Hair Yet they are precious Chains a glorious Snare But Reason bids me not enslave my Soul to Woman her rise was but Rib-high 't was Man Was made the Head the Metropolitan Reason thou art unreasonable she Is Empress of the World who subjects me Venus does sometime blush sometime look pale To see her self out-shone and wears a Vail Smooth-tongu'd Minerva swears Apollo got This Eloquence she comprehends it not Diana does forget the Chast Lucrece Rome never knew this Ladies like nor Greece Frowning Bellona casts her Armour by Swears it was ravish'd from her by her Eye Thus Beauty Learning Chastity and War Do homage to this more illustrious Star Presume not then to love only admire For fear her Eyes do burn thee in their Fire Not love for fear Fears base for if I burn I go a happy Commet to my Urn. Encrease thy Flames then if she cruel prove I dye her Martyr sacrifid to Love Exit Enter Rodulphus and Clementia Rodulp You need not fear There is no danger the Coast's clear Pol on the Arras cannot prate Of our solemn sweets to
Stenay I must go For he who does dispute his King's Command No Subject is but the Crowns Countermand Exit Duke I cannot fathom't Treason 's budding yet The Armies Head must be lop'd off 1s't fit I should be busied 'bout a little Fort And leave all else Confus'd There 's something more in it But since I 'm free From the least stain it cannot injure me Exit Enter Rodulphus Thierrie and two new made Captains You are but young and must not be asham'd of Directions Thier Your Commands to me are Lovely and like a Loadstone draw me By their Motion all my Actions shall point Directly at your will Rodulph And that 's your Honour You too Captains must make me still your Rule Consult me always For you must know those Men whose Places you inherit are not Well satisfi'd and are studdying your Ruine with eagerness and though they smile They 'r cruel Traps varnish'd but to beguile VVith greater ease uncloset not your Souls To all they 'll quickly be unrivetted From your Bodies if ye do Capt. We 'll observe Your Instructions to a Tittle Rodulph These are dull Fools and may be drawn aside Unto all Villanies when I 'm their Guide Fight with Devotion ' gainst their Prince cause they Believe they can't err when I lead the way Exeunt Enter Duke solus What then That does not prove him Traitor the best Men Are most abus'd Fame's Falfe Suspition's grudge And Jealousie is an unequal Judge Rodulphus may forge it In this Age all Think 't is Religion to supplant the fall Of Princes Favourites Nature Contrives She Envy roots as soon as Heaven breaths Lives Yet let him plow the Deep and fetch from thence Legions of Devil's to delude my Sence Scale great Jove's Fabrick seduce Angels there To come and own his Accusations here They 'd make me fear 't was true yet never move My Heart ' gainst Justice t' extirpate my Love I 'd hear him speak not damn cause I distrust Kings are not Men till they can be unjust Exit Enter Eustace Ferdinando Philippo Albert. Eust I 've left a Letter with Leopaldus Ferdina Go Fetch it I 'll inclos't in mine Exit Phil. Sir may I know How soon you will return Eust In Ten days See You are not idle in your Courtship shee Seems better humour'd now and when he 's come She 'll melt Courtship at distance is but dumb Fear not her frowns persue your Amorous Sence Be bold it is a pleasing violence Ferdin I cant wait on you 't is much ' gainst my will Eust Duty takes place of Ceremony still Enter Lodovick Arnulph VVelpho Eust This is great kindness Sirs Welph Men are bereft Of Comfort when they are in darkness left Arnul Fancy paints Death Lodo. No marvel if we run To take our leaves of our departing Sun Ferd. The Sun sets but to rise Welph Thought we not so You 'ld see us all depart before you go Arnul Go that word's Hell Lodo. Let us wait on you Sir Welph The Soul gone the Trunk's so benum'd can't stir Eust I 'm wrack'd to leave you but it must be when I come our Friendship will be new again Arnulph In Grief and Discontent we 'll make our Urn There will we buried be till you return Exeunt Albert. VVhen Earth's not Earth Sea Sea till then 't must be That great Men shall be gull'd with Flattery Exit Enter Frederick Can he Distrust my Conduct or my Loyalty Though I 'm Master of the Horse I might have been A Colonel too Plurality's no Sin Or Venial at most 't might be forgiven Since 't is their Tract who point the way to Heaven Dos he think I 'm no Soldier no his Eyes Has dazled been to see the Prodigies This Hand has hew'd out for his safety yet Kings are not Gods because they can forget Enter Eustace Albert booted Booted my Lord Eust Yes Fredrick I must go Ferdi. Give me leave to wait on your Lordship Eust No You must stay here Fred. You do but take the Air I do presume your Lordship rides not far Eust But unto Stenay Fred. Unto Stenay you Can you be spar'd Eust I know-not but'tis true Why dost thou muse Fred. My Lord I like it not There is some jugling in 't some dirty Plot Upon my Life you 're sent away and my Commission 's seis'd by I know not why Vlric and Bruno are uncaptain'd they Who 've done this have an after Game to play Godfrey's Son 's made Colonel Is 't a time When we should be at top to learn to climb He 's but Seventeen scarce knows to draw a Sword He is not taught to speak should give the Word Then there are two more in the room of those I nam'd would tremble at the name of Foes I grieve to think my Country shall be lost Conducted by those have been on the Post Traitor Rodulphus he is soaring still A Raven though's Wings are imp'd with Doves Quill Eust I 've weigh'd these things to Fredrick and can't guess Rodulphus false to me Fred. I nothing less Eust 'T was I rais'd him can he be so deprav'd To destroy that by whom himself is sav'd Fred. Ill Men are Enemies to Goodness they Delight to see them ragged made them gay You are too good to think all Just Eust I see Thou' rt Captive still to dreaming Jealousie 'T is the Dukes Love says he you I can trust I know not that Rodulphus will be just Fred. Well Heaven avert what my Dream 's do foresee To trust all 's the High-way to beggary Eust Though I beleiv't I 'll not his Mood foment 'T is Treason to encourage Discontent Aside Exeunt Actus Quartus Scoena Prima Enter Duke and Leopaldus Duke NOT gone last Night and in her Chamber too Till Three this Morning O Gods What to do Leop. Could I 't were Sin to tell Good Deeds love light But theirs were masqued with the Clouds of Night Duke Thou speak'st as though she were false to my Bed By all the Gods or prove 't or Dog thou' rt dead Leop. Prove it who can But is not a Nights stay Alone with her enough Duk. Screech-Owl away Yet stay and tell me more or I 'll advance Thy Head on yonder Tower Leop Circumstance Is all the Proof in such a Case we may Conclude the Sun 's not far at break of day How careful is she for Eustace his good She draws Life from his Breath Duke Nearness in Blood Allows that kindness Leop. But Great Sir no kin Can check the Passions of unruly Sin How uncontroulable is pamper'd Lust It makes the very worst of Deeds most Just To gratifie its Sence Nero's Mother Could not divert his Flames nought can smother Those Hellish Fires They who make Lust their God Justice despise contemn th' Avenger's Rod Such a one 's Eustace and the Dutchess too These Jewels were not sent to him by you He shews him the Jewels the Dutchess gave him No these
are Trophies of his Antes desire The Sparks declare her base incestuous Fire Pardon Great Sir this boldness on my Knee I beg 't was forc'd by Zeal Truth should be free The Duke seems troubl'd Duke These are great Circumstances Sir yet more Must be found out to prove a Queen a Whore And shall by thee or thou a Traitor prove Shall Subjects undermine their Sovereigns Love Guard Enter Carry him to the Tower during our Pleasure Leop. Aside I 've built my self a Castle Exeunt Guards with Leopal Duke This Treasure Sent by my Wife to Eustace and his stay All night affrights me Heavens What can she say To justifie this Action it appears Odious to me yet Enter Dutchess sola weeping Duke What all in Tears Why is your Grace to day so sadly drest Dutch With what Convulsions are their Souls opprest Who are forc'd to accuse those they love best That Case is mine Next unto You my poor abused Love Unto your Brother Eustace still did move Because I thought him pardon't Gods above More than Divine But how does he reward my Love Curs'd Fate Heavens Why was I made thus unfortunate He Courted me he Courted base ingrate How shall I speak He Courted me would you believ 't to lye With him last night unheard of Infamy Eustace where is now thy Divinity Deceiv'd Heart break When I repuls'd him he reply'd what then Did those Jewels you sent me mean we Men Know Ladies Presents give for Love again Come come your Eyes Say you meant so When by your Soul I sent Them to be match'd and polish'd my intent By Heaven was altogether Innocent Duke By Jove he dyes For he that would defile his Sovereigns Wife Waits but a fit time to enshare his Life Dutch Pardon his Life he may repent in time When Age comes on our Thoughts are more sublime Enter Rodulphus gives the Duke a Letter Duke reads Eustace To the Renowned Otho How can the Ship sail without a Pilot In what disorder will an Army be Without a General Come then your self And head your own Party if you mean to Prosper for I do not find it easie To gain Compliance you being absent Dispose therefore of your Affairs into Trusty Hands and make hast hither where you Shall find all things prepar'd according to Your desires but leave none of your Courage Behind you for we are to deal with Resolute and Politick Enemies Howere I 'll not distrust for I am Confident They 'll vanish when you appear to Countenance the Endeavours of your Eustace Duke Ingrateful Eustace couldst thou serve me so But I 'll reward thee Let 's to Cbuncel go Exeunt Enter Phillippo and Ferdinando The Packquet was gone before I came Ferd. Gods What will Otho think when he receives An Invitation from Eustace to come hither But it can't be help'd Enter to him Fredrick and Three Officers of the Army 1 Sold. Godfrey made Treasurer Fred. 'T is too true and Rodulphus General 1. Was Eustace rais'd so high to make his fall The greater 2 What! And shall we Soldiers see Brave Eustace suffer this Indignity Without Revenge 3. No By great Mars I 'll take My Troop and face the very Pallace Gate And there dispute his Right with my last Breath Who dyes for him finds Honour in his Death Shan't we share Fortunes Captain 1. Yes Ferd. What! now Let Eustace come first till then smooth your Brow Make all your Discontents march in the dark Fetter your Tongues the fiercest Dogs don't bark Sold. omnes We shall obey your Orders till he come Exeunt Soldiers Fred. We 'll write this night to bid him make haste home Exeunt Enter Lodovick Arnulph Welpho Lod. A silly shallow Lad could better tell To lead a Dance than be a Colonel Yet Ap'd General Arn. I though the spruise Young Gallant would grow quickly out of use A thing made up of Words a Courtier fit To Fire the Ladies with a flash of Wit His Tongue was very fleet off o' th' Score Welp Ay it has run its Master out of Door He thought t was fine to hear the Ladies laugh At his pump'd Wit when alas do but waff A Straw about your Head and they will giggle Their Blood is so refin'd does alwaystickle Lad. Besides good Manners make them keep the Mode They laugh are pleas'd with all be 't bad or good Arnulph And Policy sometimes does make them smile Thereby they do the Gallants much beguile Who think they understand what they do not 'T is a deceitful pretty Female Plot. Yet this pleas'd him Lod. Indeed all his Designs Were womanish Welph How Honour multiplies Merit he is naturally as dull And empty as the meanest yet his Name Boy'd up by the Duke's smiles gave wings to Fame Enter Rodulphus c. Arnulph My Lord we heartily Congratulate Your New-born Honours may they dispise Fate Lodovick VVhen Time has snow'd your Head with Silver Plumes Soaring leave them and greater reassume Radulph I thank ye Sirs ye 're kind my Friend ye 're kind Aside These Weathercocks do turn with every Wind. Exeunt Enter Clementia sola How do my Fears congeal my Hopes I freeze In Winters of Dispair and by degrees My Heart blood turns to Isikles O may These Clouds just Powers end in a Sunshine day Yet these Death whispers force me to distrust I ne're shall Eustace see Then Heaven's unjust Exit Enter Duke and Rodulphus Rodulph Should he come to a legal Tryal he Would let the VVorld by me yet blinded see How Innocent he is how great our Guilt Then all our Labours and our Hopes are spilt No I 'll divert that Stream Aside Indeed 't is just You take away his Life but then you must Regard your Honour he is of your Blood Oh that so great a Prince should not be good Yet let not his prodigious Treasons blot The divine Veins of Lorein's Crown let not The World say Treason from th' Stem Royal came Not that his Vice can vitiate your Name Yet ' cause he is your Father's Son Salve his bright Fame and take his Life alone So shall you prune the Vine not hurt the Root Duke I like your Counsel but how shall I do 't Rod. This Friend of mine I 'll send to Stenay he Shall strike him with a deadly Lethargy A Pill neatly conveighed into his Wine Sends him to sup with Death with Pluto dine And though it works so suddenly none shall Surmise his Death was preternatural Thus by anticipating Sir his Fate You 'll undermine the Ground-work of his Hate Duke See it be done without delay Exit Ro. I will You need not hasten murtherous mind to kill aside Gosbert take Post and in thy Act prove true I have Commission now for what I do Exit Gosbert I see the Port For when Eustace is dead The Crown shall be too heavy for thy Head 'T will make it ake blind Duke Thou gone strait I Rise circumvest with Beams of Majesty But first I will