more Aside Duke And more by gifts and promises you thought To tempt his loyalty to reveale the place Of my abode with full intent so murder me And to usurpe the dukedome then marry Lucebella Can you acquit your selfe Hipol Yes of all he can accuse me with Duke Summon the fryer to appear Exit Hono. Hipol I feare him not till domesday Aside Duke Sir I 'm now too full of thoughts T' expresse your deserv'd better welcome or Apollogize to this my abus'd justice injur'd Er'e long shall I do both in th' interim I do entreat your patience to heare This accus'd man acquit himselfe for me I dare not stay the tryall I once lov'd him And yet retaine much softness Exit Duke All. Wee all rejoyce for your so safe returne Ausonius I ever told you what 't would come to Mart. Well be not yet too confident Luceb 'T was only that by all our friendship I heard The frier was dead Iulia. I am satisfi'd Sicanio My Lord the hope I have of your integrity Forbids me sorrow till I see just cause It is no scandall to be charg'd with treason But to be prov'd a Traitour Hipol I not expect least favour but referre My cause to righteous heav'n if I be found Guilty of what charg'd with let justice Spare no punishment I 've merited The lawe's extreamest rigour Sicanio The frier is come Enter Duke Hono. Fumante Hipol Death to my soule i st possible Fumante too Then I am lost Mart. It was reported you were slaine and by Fumante Duke That rebell to religion so decreed it But heav'ns preventing hand put by the blow And we both live to witness against him Cup Bearer And I. Hipol Still mischeefe upon mischeefe how the divell Aside When most we need him faulters with us Cup â—Bearer Nay't shall out my conscience torments me This purse of gold hyer'd me to a treason Will strike your soules with terrour when yee heare 't All but the Princess and himselfe had not the Duke Inspir'd from heav'n come in I should have sent To death's cold tenements with a draught of wine commix'd with a strange drug would not have wrought In eight daies after that the blinded world Might have imputed your untimely ends T' excess of wine Mart. Horrid and damnable Hipol I doe confess 't was I that wrong'd Pausanio That would have slaine the duke betray'd your plot Poison'd the Prince you your sister and the rest And all for Lucebella's scorne nor do I greeve For ought but that I cannot have revenge upon Those villaines have betray'd me unto shame Mart. Insolent divell wee'I have thee flea'd alive Hipol I must not die aloneâ— the law condemnes The body of that father to the fire That shall divulge the secrets of confession And I glory in my revenge Sicanio My heart bleeds for the good old man Duke Sir spare that needless sorrow For now I see the mischevous intents Of that blood thirsty-sinner know 't is I Through th' meanes of that good Lord am your preserver Pulls off his disguize Iulia. My royall Brother Hipol Earth open me a living-grave may hide Me and my guilt else my high swolne heart Break op'e my brest and find one Duke Your expectation 's frustrated I am no frier Hipol 'T is vaine to hope for mercy Duke Pinnion him fast and locke him up in darknesse His execution we deferre untill Pausanio be arriv'd in hope that heav'n Will give him yet repentance Hipol Beyond my hopes Exit guarded Duke Fumante as for your ignorant attempt 'gainst us We reconfirme our promis'd pardon but For your perjur'd testimony against The most abus'd of men th' old Generall Condemne you the just summâ— of fifty thousand dukets To be pay'd Pausanio Hipolito's estate Shall make the satisfaction more compleat And during life confine you to your living in the Countrey Fuman Your gracious roy all Sir as just Exit Duke And for that you consented to this mischeefe We banish you the Court and giveâ— your hier To make a holy Challice for the Altar Exit Cup-Bearer Nor doubt we of your pardon since it lies Within our power to make yee To Mar and Luc. faire amends For you brave Sir your great engagement to To Sicanio Pausanio and th' justice of his cause Pleads your excuse for breach of Covenant Y' are still a friend to Florence nor repent That I 'm acquainted with your brest we will Continew friendly rivalls only pass Our Princely words to stand to what her father Shall freely give consent to Sican I agree and yet that Lady But love's deafe well as blind Aside Souldier To armes great Sir not sarre off we descry Enter a souldier Bright shining-troupes bravely marching forward Duke More discontent Mart. Souldier ther 's a reward It is my father Be not dejected Sir oh sister now our joyes are ripe I 'le forth and meete him Sicanio We will along with you Exeunt Sican Mart. Aus Leon. Souldier Duke Whil'st we prepare to give him royall welcomeâ— Oh Lucebellâ— let not thy remembrance Looke backe at what is part for then Lucebella All 's buried in oblivion Duke Confirme it with the seale of mercyâ— a kind kiss Kiss The gods had their Nepenthe from these lips Sister I am familiar with your feares But know Sicanio's full of worth forget ' em Iulia. Since you are safe and my friend once more happy I cannot feare Luceb Nor shall you have least cause I know the worst And am resolv'd t' embrace it Duke Thou art all vertue Exeunt Beat a soft March within then enter Pausanio Sebastiano-disguiz'd and Company of Souldiers and pass over the Stage Enter Sicanio Mart. Leon. Auso and as they enter Souldier surprize them as in an Ambuscado Souldier Y' are fairely caught Mart. What treachery is this Souldier No treachery but a tolerable tricke Allow'd in warre ye must along with us Auso Cowards and villaines Souldier This rage will do no good Exeunt March continues Pansanio And his company re-enter Pausanio Sound a Parley Duke Julia. Luceb Rosa. Diana above as on the Walls Ho from the Walls Duke Whom doth my glad eyes looke upon Pausanio Lucebeâ— Father Pausanio I am that wronged Pausanio whose soft heart Joyfull to see my persecutor melts It selfe to womannish profuseness Duke Wee 'l haste to thy imbraces They descend Lucebella Dear father make me happy in your blessing Pausa Best comfort to my age arise and heaven Look favourably on thee thou retaiâ—'st My Girle thy wonted sweetnesse In despite of grief Luceb Next to good heav'n The thanks belong unto the Princesse Pausa Oh let me kisse that bounteous hand my heart Was never proudâ— but when it did you service Duke My nature 's not to do thus but in answer Of such deserving drops mine eyes raine tears Oh my Pausanio be kind and pardon The errour of my blinded justice heav'n Can witnesse with me that my will 's untainted Pausanio I must believe it I had a legal
her so much your friend that I believe When she shall know by me 't is in her power To further this your love her gratitude Consulting with her noblest thoughts will counsell Her brave soule rather to dye Loves Martyr Then live esteem'd ingratefull Julia. That were a cruel kindnesse Reverend Sir Be but memorative of what I 've told you And 't is sufficient Exit Iulia. Duke Poor Iulia we 're ally'd by 'our hard fortunes Well as bloud nor doe the causes differ you Pursuing with a furious love my rivall And I yoursâ— yet neither 's zeale respected Ther 's yet away to prevent all the Prince To him Sicanio and Martiano Mart. Will not your grace acquaint me with your griefe 'T is not impossible but I may ease you Sican Thou mighst do much iâ—deed Mart. Why doe you doubt my faith Then I conjure you by those many vows So freely made to me of constant friendship to disclose Your troubled thoughts left I justly suspitious That my best deeds have found no credit with you Do with this desperate poynt rip up my brest For you to find the errour Sican It shall not need I know it full of worth But oh thy Sister thy Sister Martiano Mart What of her Sican I love thy beautious Sister whose election â— fear hath promis'd future happyness To some one more deserving Mart. Your equall breathes not Sican Yes Mart. Who Sican Hipolito and now you know the very cause assist Me with your powerfull intercessionâ— I cannot doubt successe Mart. Sir she 's at her own disposall nor am I Versed in the soft way of amorous courtship A sword and horse have ever bin my minnions Yet what the priviledge of a brother joyn'd With honest plainenesse way perswade her to Be full assâ—r'd shall not be wantingâ— So I humbly take my leave Exit Mart. Sican If she consent Duke She doubly sins Sican Gainst whom and how Duke Heav'n and her friends Sâ—can Be charitable holy father and Delay not your resolves Duke Divinity not curiosity Made me partakers of your privacie Whereby I h've heard your real tongue confirme What I fore knew a truth your ardent love To the faire Lucebella but alass My pious plainenesse should I utter what Religion prompts me to could not but meet So fragil's wilfull man contempt and malice Wherefore the breath I 'de thought to have employed In satisfying your demand I 'le spend In prayers to heav'n that you may shun the mischiefe Unlawfull love suggests you to and place Your purg'd affection on the glorious object Fate hath provided for you Sican Oh leave me not unsatisfi'd to doubt Will more afflict my troubl'd soul than all That you can utter and grave Sir so much Am I an enemy to those twin'd sins you mention'd That what e're falls from your lips I shall beleeve oraculous be free In your expression whilst I give your words A willing faithfull hearing Duke They will concerne your soules eternall quiet For he that seekes to separate those hearts Heav'n hath united sins beyond all hope Of sweet remission Noble Sir call backe Your fruitless cause misplac'd affection Forth ' absent Duke and Lucebella have Exchanged mutuall vowes which live recorded Above the clouds and fix your deserv'd love On her that mournes for you to th' prejudice Of expetible health who priz'd below Her worth is still her rivalls equall 't is Though I have no Commission but what Our holy order bound to further good Doth warrant to disclose this secret Th' incomparable Princess Julia But you seeme troubl'd Sican Where ther 's no power to helpe responsive greefe Shewes friendly But reverend Man your charity Deludeth your too facile-faith the Duke Lov'd her ignobly which provoak'd her brother Tender of her dear honour to a rage His fathers sufferings could not tempt him to And drew from her an everlasting hate Iv'e heard their tongues confirme it Duke But that religion bounds my ready lippes A killing curse would issue forth and ceaze Upon the cause of this foul scandall Sir The Duke made me familiar with his thoughts The thoughts most dear to him believe'â— he is abus'd I know 't Sican I nor condemne nor justifie yet shall Upon your affirmation repute The duke still truly noble for the rest I shall with more deliberate thoughts consider What may be most expedient affayres Of so great consequence aske not a suddaine But well weigh'd resolveâ— Father farewell Exit Sicanio Duke Holy Angels guard you How is the goodness of a gracious Prince Abus'd through easy-confidence those men Our favours most reflect on are the first Revolt from their profession and rebell Against their second makers faithless Age Direct me heav'n in the best course whereby I may repair my bleeding honour and O're my detractours get the upper hand Exit Enter Rosania and Dianetta Dian. I tell thee seriously his importunity Did almost weary me and but to promise Success to his desires I 'de no way left To shake him off Rosan In faith it may impaire your credit For he will brage on t ' Dian. He shall have no such cause as I intend to handle him and see he keepes as constant to me as my shaddow To them Vatin Rosan Well I 'le leave you Exit Vatin Lady why do you seeke to sterve my hungry hopes By cruell tardity mine is no suite in law Though 't hath dependance in the Common Pleas Brookes not protraction my desire hath A greedy-stomack and the quick performance Of your past promise only can afford Satiety speake then some comfort dearest Dian. Ah but my honour Vatin An aery word quite out of fashion Dian. But then yee men are so inconstant Vatin Contract all hearts together and you shall Find in this one the quintessence extracted Which I thus sacrifize unto your beauty kiss Speake then Lady oh when and where the happy time the blessed place when Lady oh when and where Dian. This Evening my lodging Vatin Confirme it with a kiss kiss Dian. But you 'l be talking on 't to you Companions Vatin Let me be guelded then In such a case I would not trust my Confessour Dian. Well at the hour convenient I 'le send you notice By a trusty Messenger till when farewell Vatin Since the engagement of your noble word I can not doubt performance Lady your hoping servant Exeunt Enter Iulia and Lucebella Luceb Madame should I deny what you have urg'd My guilty tongue would speake a falsehood that My purer heart abhorrs I must confess I love Sicanio but not beyond Those limets which strict modesty allows Severest Maids or holy writ doth warrant Iulia. They 're too too large Luceb I apprehend your feares Madame be pleas'd To entertaine this serious truth with joy Although the Prince be full of merrit and The man to whose free goodnesse all our house So deeply stands engag'd though gratitude And th' daily mediation of a brother With the authoriz'd love to my own good Strive to
th'inconsiderate fool Threatens and failes Pausanio I am now Above thy malice and resolv'd to win Thy peerlesse daughter or grow old in sin to him â—umante Fum. Summon'd by your command my honour'd Lord My ever-ready dutie brought me to wait upon you pleasure Hipol Fumante thus in shortâ— I have perceived and oft your jealous eye Hath glanc'd at Dianetta more of late Than any other Lady of the Court. Fum. My Lord Hip. And she deserves respect she 's fair besides You have enjoy'd with freedome a vouchsafty That others dare not hope for many hours Of sweet discourse with her a certain symptom Of mutuall affection You are happy Whilst I Fum. My Lord I 've many Mistresses But who 's most courteous she predominates Hip. No jealously Fumante I know the boundlesse love you bear her and The power you have with her how that your absence Doth not more torture her afflicted soul Than presence hilarate her heart Therefore I sent for thee on whom my hopes depend For now 's the time wherein thou maist expresse Thy gratitude for all my liberall favours Profusely shewr'd on thee Nay more endear Me to thy love and our two soules unite For perpetuity Fum. I scent the project he would inoculate aside Now must I turn pimp hum well Would I were the first had undergone That now much practised function for a Patron 'T is a familiar age For you my gratious Lord to whose great bounty I owe more than the too-short remnant of my life I wish to live that my whole care and study Employ'd for your contentment may effect it Hip. Gratefull Fumante Oh my troubled breast Doth nourish flaming sulphure Fum. Weeâ—l have it quench'd and speedily Her quick rolling eyes are characters of kindnesse Th' other day speaking of my Verses she said My words were charmes and that the Lady must be Insensible of stone that could withstand my method I 'le put her to the proof Courage my Lord The Lady 's yours Hip. Mercy pronounced to the Delinquent bears Nothing so sweet a sound I am all joy Dearest Fumante imagination Of what 's to come transports me prethee how How my Fumante enform me of the way Fum. With admiration often I have heard Her speak your merit and affirm the Duke Look'd with her eyes when his election made Your worthy selfe the object of his favours Hip. On prethee on Fum. The Court not without cause might boast of you For Florence nor the world could e'r produce Your Honour's parallel Hip. My hopes best comfort On. Fum. Added t' your gifts of nature goodlâ— feature Were those of the minde sound judgment temper'd vallour Relieving bounty and humility Attracting hearts in fine all graces which Requir'd are to make a man compleat Unanimouslâ— flock'd into your breast As to thâ—ir proper center and there fixed dwell Hip. Oh! I shall surfeit with excesse of joy Fum. Were't possible her willing tongue could stretch A praise beyond deserving you should hav 't Which is a proof sufficient she affects you Nâ—w 't were a necessary policy my Lord To tickle her in th' ear with th'like report From you concerning her it cannot chuse but take And if that fail her mean condition Being far beneath your honours Large promises lusts sugred bait and some â—erformance The life of expectation will forcibly prevail Despair not for the stuff we have to work on is Malleable My Lord she is a woman Hip. Whom means Fumante Fum. Fair Dianetta Hip. Dianetta Fum. Yes was 't not she your honour spake of Hip. Erroneous apprehension dull Fumante Thy jealousie and my credulity Equally fool us My now present griefs Exceed my late imaginary joyes Why did my rage procure the Generall 's banishment Was 't not for beauteous Lucâ—bella's love Fum. Your Lordships word obliged me to believe so Hip. 'T is a pure truth then turn not an Apostate For my sublime soul fix'd in the pure heaven Of her transcendent beauty where doth shine The glory of perfection disdaines Inferiour community Fum. Your naming Dianetta made me Suppose the contrary For we of the Court Are rarely bondslaves into constancy Hip. 'T is a confess'd fault would 't were amended But now take my intentionst My vertuous fair with much impatiency Brooks her lov'd father's absence and admits Of no society but sadnesse whilst My grief-swoln heart doth languish Now to avoid suspition for I doubt Martiano's haughty spirit and to confirm Me in her good opinion with haste Repair to Dianetta that she through you Fum. Now I conceive may give intelligence To Lucibella of the constant faith You have vow'd unto her goodnesse Hip. Right and withall For this point is the soul of my designe How my assiduous supplication is To impetrate the Dukes remission for Pausanio Let her speak comfort plentifully for Thus assure her I 'le never cease my suit Till I obtain his gracious grant Do this and Fum. And more my Lord Be confidently cheerfull and expect Ere long a prosperous issue Exit Fuman Hip. Go and kinde fate wait on thee if she prove Kind I am too great ever to know remove Exit Hipolito Enter Vatinius and Iacamo Vat. Love hath a strange consuming faculty Vatinius witâ— a ribbon tieâ— upon his boot as had Fum. Wastes not alone the spirits but the purse Variety of change will shortly make me Change variety It hath cost me since that I First made love unto Rosania at least Two thousand pistolls in very clothes and Yet she cannot fancy me 't is strange I I wear 'em well enough ha Iac. Yes Sir For I can get none of 'em till they be aside Past wearing Vat. And My judicious Tailor tells me I become my cloths I 'm open to thy view deliver thy opinion Iac. Faith Sir your cloths become you Vat. Your cloathes become you villain kicks him He swears that the compaction of my body is beyond Compare and takes delight to look upon my waste Iac. I cannot blame him he lives by your great waste aside Vat. And yet your clothes become you Iac. Your Pardon Sir the phrase is usuall Vat. Use it no more because it is so When any thing is Common it is worthlesse Iac. That 's a Court Maxim aside Vat. Go Sir discharge the Taylor presently gives Iac. a key â— will not as most Gallants do still spend Whilst I have where with all but pay That when I want to spend then spend I may Iac. Per-lady no small pollicy Exit Iac. Vat. This suites the forward issue of a new fashion yet am I almost confident she 'l make it elder by a month then that I gave my man a year since Well I must humour her but if she continue thus when we are married we must wear my woods upon our backs or like thTortoise carry our houses about us 'T is rue mor'd I shall have her which I 've confirmed although she never made me any promise and I strongly believe 't for I am tearmed the
your handâ— He bleeds a fresh and fast let us dispatch So So. Fum. I doe begin to saint charitable Sir forgive me Duke I do and shall with my best prayers invoke The gods forgivenesse for you Hono. It shall be given out y' have slaine the Fryer And marke the sequel Exeunt Enter Vatinus in a wast coate drawers and night Cappe them and his face be smutted Vatin I was never so abus'd since I was swadl'd have I liv'd to th' eye of the world thus Rosa Diana behind the hangings long unspotted and now through my own folly must appear thus besmeared did I'scape going to the grave my last rash undertaking to be sent up in th' ayre like a cas'd bladder and let fall again that my posteriours rebounded then footed too by halfe a dozen hard toe'd Rascalls that had no more mercy then the clowns hob-nail'd Shunne have of a foot ball when they play a match to be tost like an unhappy Cat in a foule menstruous blanket wool'd with fleas which the wise mother of the Maids thirty yeares since for her two fold accommodation plac'd in the garret to purifie the guilded brimms of the close stoole pan and keep smalecole in to kindle the Ladyes fire with was that your glorious coverlid to entertaine me curse on the courtesie I have had but a cold entertainment but an ill welcome Dian. I thinke you will not brag oâ—t Vatin Then which is worse I feare they 'l turne me out of doors thus as I am like one of Vulcans limping priests for I am lam'd and not suffer me to enjoy the private priveledges of this coole yard so shame me to eternity hum t would be but harsh dealing Dian. Yet short of your deserving Vatin But not to be avoyded were they resolved I now begin to see my errour and find that shame still followes sin my unfeigned sorrow shall implore her pardon for my presumtuous insolence which obtain'd I have done courting Think what we will of women this I find They may be truly vertuous yet seeme kind Enter Rosa. Dianetta Rosania They may Vatinius and I am glad of your conversion Dianetta hath oâ—â—e heard your penitential lamentation and is content not only to forgive but to forget what ever 's past provided you be serious and not fall agen to your abusive trade 'gainst Ladies Vatin I 've had too much of it Lady Let my now reall griefe with your forgivenesse Gaine your more charitable opinion For when I prove other than th' admirer Of your chast selfe and all your virtuous sex May my disgrace be publish'd and I Live and dye scorn'd Dian. Sir I freely do forgive you Heere take again your charmelesse Jewels and hereafterâ— Be more carefull of your owne and others honour Rosa. Nay since y'have wrought so great a cure they 'r Well deserv'd Vatin Pray keep 'em as the sacrifice of my conversion Dian. Their worth my thanks Sir In the next Roome a Fire waits on you Exeunt Rosa. Dianetta Vatin I must remaine your humble Convert And now I doe believe there are some Honest women Exit Enter Julia and Lucebella Julia. Not goe to th' banquet dearest friend the cause Luceb There is a sadness hath usurp'd my brest That mirth can ne're remove I am unfit For company nor would I see the Prince Iulia. I know the motive of this melancholy And now will give you speedy remedy If that the sad remembrance of your late voluntary kindnesse thus afflict you Take back againe your killing courtesie Pursue with an unenvi'd freedome Your begun love I did but try thy friendship Nor would I buy the greatest terrestriall comfort At the deare rate of thy thoughts least disturbance No Lucebella live and love the Prince And may the powers divine perpetuate Each others loves reciprocation Till arme in arme yee soare up unto heav'n And there fix glorious starres If angry death For that I rob'd him of a greater purchase To cross your happiness send you the sad news Of my cold stay with him bring to my grave One friendly sigh and a religious drop And on it they 'l create aspiring perfumes which Will usher me the readiest way unto Elizium Thy hand and now farwell Luceb Stay thou sweet miracle of perfect friendship And may divinity whisper unto thy soul What I shall speake is truth If penitence for th' resignation of Sicanio's love to you or the least thought Of him doth greeve me may eternall shame Blast all my better hopes Iulia. What infidell but would beleeve thee Luceb It will alike perturb your brest when you Shall heare the story which I 'm engag'd to tacitize For a set season but e're long with safety I may give you satisfaction meane time I 'le wait upon you to the Lord Hipolito's and promise to be merry Iulia. Y' have made me sad too But wee 'l endeavour to overcome it Exeunt A banquet preparing with loud Musick Then enter Hipolito and Honor whispering and Sican Mart. Leont and Ausonius Hipolito I 'm sorry for the untimely death of the good fryer and for the villaines flight that flew him whom my impartiall justice should have made a terrible example for prevention of like impiety Honorio He worthily deserv'd it Exit Hono. Hipol Sir there 's your seate Come Gentlemen t' a void superfluous Ceremoney Each place himselfe Ausonius 'T is a commendable freedome I hate this idle complement Enter Ladies Hipol But yone's the glory of the Banquet Lady's yee greatly honour me and bring The best sweets with yee please ye sit All Set. Were the duke heere the table were compleat Sican At nameing of the duke how her glad bloud Sprange in her cheekes and there imprinted left Aside Her hearts true meaning visible she loves him Hipol Your Grace is sad ont'h suddaine To Sicanio Give me a boule of wine and see 't go round Ist't done as we commanded To the Cup Bearer Cup Bearer It is my Lord and temper'd handsomely Hipol Unto the Princes health and hers whom most His royall thoughts now honour Drink and flourish Heer 's that will expell sadness fill to the Prince Brings another Boule flourish Enter duke as himselfe and Hono. Sican Madame to you To Iulia. Sir I freely pledge you Duke Hold noble Sir here can be nought but treason Cup Bearer How knowes he that Aside Hipol The duke what divell brought him hither My royall Master how am I blest I now was wishing for you and good heav'n Hath heard my pray'rs and sent you oh let me kiss That royall hand Duke A way impostour Honorio do your office Take in the banqueâ— and put forth the barre Hono. Hipolito I do arrest you for high treason Hipol I obey and do desire no other sessionâ— Then this brave assembly Duke 'T is granted Hipol Now who be my Accusers Duke Padre Stephano to whom you did confess The wronges your mischeefe plotted 'gainst Pausanio Hipol His mouth was timely stop'd he 'l blabb no