when they shall spie The powers that formerly vouchsaf't to tie Their lasting knot againe with the same grace With which they once incourag'd their embrace To smile upon their service 't will bring on In their deere Brests a Rare contention Of zeale to your delight Such grace commands A strife of duty though from joyned hands FINIS THE CONSPIRACIE Actus 1. Scena 1 Enter two servants preparing for a Banquet 1 SO dispatch dispatch what wines are those 2 The late present from the Merchants 1 T is well Enter Polyander Pol. Are all things ready fellowes the King 's on entring 1 They are my Lord Enter King Polyander Menetius Comastes Aratus Phronimus Eurylochus attendants King Ha ha ha no happinesse like the Fooles Comastes Com. No none Sir hee s mirth it selfe and the cause of it in others they say all pleasure is a shadow then that which wee enjoy is but the shadow of a shadow hardly the Picture of what he imbraces our Delights are faint thwarted by the Conscience started with feares and after an hower of pleasure a weeke of repentance in which time wee live by rule and not by custome laugh not though the jest bee good nor rage though at a just cause but sickly whisper out our sayings as though they were our last and eate our chickens with the curtaines drawne when the Foole lusts with his whole soule too and sinnes till hee 's weary knowes no Conscience but his want that way nor remorse but disability King Hah ha ha Com. Nature never shewed her liberality more than to those she was sparing of her best gifts to shee houses wisedome in a body full of decayes and requires her whole strength to beare off the ruine measures his legges with the spiders gives him pale and wan lookes scarce altered from the earth hee was made of where to the Ideot she bestowes a body equall with the bulke of trees and armes as Thunder-proofe makes him a strong a large and healthy foole King Ha ha ha Ara. Fit Lectures for such a Sholler King Well Comastes thou shalt not want for a coate if that will doe 't Com. Send me a minde to with it and you have not a greater present for your neighbour Princes King Come my Lords let 's sit and fill up our cups Make them like our joyes still full and flowing Thus it should be my Lords in a State that Knowes no troubles let unhappy Princes Whom losses doe afflict and feares affright Make yearely feasts But wee whose even affaires Doe follow one another and doe keepe There just Periods though the reines are loose And their guide sleepe seeming rather so to Have fallen out than so caus'd each day shall Bee a triumph each houre a feast Ara. Wee may chance to finde one out for Funeralls King A health to all and a long peace Com. You are mellancholly Aratus claps him somewhat rudely Ara. You are rude Comastes and let me tell you Pol. His Lordship is one of those which say their Prayers backward for the State and ends in black wishes Ara. You are the Foxes that thrive by it Phro. Aratus your anger is unseasonable and the King marks it King How now Aratus what 's the matter our table should know no frownes then least of all when we our selfe forbeares them Ara. Royall Sir I aske your pardon hee wakt mee something rudely and got a froward answer King What all dead fill another round our wine moves not here Polyander to thee what thinkst thou of Comastes happines Pol. I thinke Sir 't is as dull as foolish there cannot bee a sence of pleasure where there is so little sence Greatnesse is the center of all happinesse and felicity like our lands at first is tyed to the Crowne kings come nere unto the gods and are like them both in power and pleasure doe command all enjoy all are miserable onely in too much and want but what to wish for this is the dazeling happinesse T is vaine therefore to preferre private joyes before the Crowne-pleasures the King may throw by his greatnesse when he please and be poorely happy the beggar will nere sigh unto a Scepter King Why I Polyander ther 's some life in this a little heaven even in the apprehension Aratus art not thou of this opinion Ara. Not I Sir nor of my Lord the Foole 's there Kings are more miserable than they seeme Happy flattered by themselves and others Into a Ioy that is not and what they Feele they rather doe beleeve than finde so Yet I grant too a King may be happy But never as a King Felicity Is a purchase and no inheritance Nor hath the prerogative more than one Life in 't neither it dies still with the buyer Troubles are the good kings profession In the warres the first dart is throwne at him Where his happinesse is in a glorious death Or else his God-like rayes pluckt from him By some accursed hand and so falls lesse Happie being but wishd so by a poore Revenge hee knowes not Com. Very grave and unseasonable thus your Lordship gets the reputation of singularity which the vulgar suspect to be wisedome Ara. Sir you see how this place and my freenes are injurd King Mirth onely mirth Aratus he meanes 't would better become a counsaile than a banquet Enter Timeus King Timeus welcome nay keepe your seates would thou hadst beene partaker of our sports Time When that my actions or mine age shall make mee worthy of your ease and pleasures I shall be a thankefull sharer but till then your troubles will become me better than your sports and cares will sit more lovely on my brow than roses Sir those that are about you seeke to drowne your virtues Ara. Your Lordship meanes none here Time I name none here my Lord King Nay Timeus thou nere lookst friendly on our pleasures Time I must confesse Sir I had rather see you bloody than thus wet nor are my wishes impious Poliander Pol. My Lord Time How basely that smile becomes thee I had Rather thou hadst answered me with a blow Than such a looke I thought to have ask'd thee Something but I see thou art unworthy Of a brave demand Thy skill lies onely In the curiosity of a meale To say at the first touch a th tongue this is A Chian this a Falernian wine Streight by the colour of the flesh to know Whether the fowle were cram'd or whether fed Prithee Polyander how sat the wind When this Bore was slaine were not these apples Pulld the Moone increasing Degenerate I have seene thee put thy face into a frowne And wer 't so constant in that looke as if Thou hadst no other Pol. Sir when you shall finde or make a cause I le put them on againe here they le but sowre the entertainment Com. You see my Lord they are not drownd they live still under water Time Like thine beast King Prithee Timeus let us enjoy our mirth while the gods give
CLea. Is this your royall entertainment a Common host would have given one as civill shewne his guests their quarter and then left them to stumble out againe my receavers are all vanisht An undeserving scorne will trouble me neyther of the two Princes were in the traine they might have trusted 'em I could have gag'd a Kingdome for their security The meanest things displease me not if they are the fullest offerings of the place and gratefully I can submit to the necessity but where they are afforded I can relish nothing but the choysest and looke on ought but what invites the generall and first eye here a continuall Spring and Harvest make but one season no scarsity doth dwell but in their minds and then I thinke my selfe neglected with the best things Enter Courtier and passes by halfe Reeling Was not the fellow drunke Another something fat Courtier passes by Now they begin to muster up againe here I stand like one that learnes to make his first honor Enter Mellissa and passes by When comes the fourth three of the Elements have past by simple and unmixt Water Earth and Ayre livelier exprest than in a Masque the fourth was in the Prince hee singd my face with a complement I am arriv'd among a stranger people than ever I heard lyde of yet at my returne I shall have undiscoverd story enough to fill a map though the Land bee knowne I have past some two degrees and may lawfully extend my lines to twenty and fill the vacuity with monsters and Fish-heads Enter Comastes Sir by your favour if your businesse call you not pray let me intreat your company awhile Com. Troth an 't like your Grace I am in hast in verie great hast the King has sent for mee and I know hee 's thirsty till I come I would your Grace were as resolute and as well armd this way as I Hee discovers a great Goblet you 'd be the wellcomst man Hee loves a royall Drunkard with admiration hee never saw one yet but in a glasse Sir have you any businesse with him you neede no other Oratour than such as this such a mouth without a tongue will perswade any thing yet this is o' th least fit onely for Phisicke-daies when hee would not surfet a meere toy that troubles the waiters with often filling but I have one as high heere 's nothing to measure it by t was that made mee so inward with him I alwaies use to petition with it t is bigger than any of his owne and pleasd him above measure the first time hee saw it hee commended the largenesse of my minde and said it was a noble emulation in mee hee has a Daughter Sir a beautifull Lady my hopes unlesse some neighbour Prince doe reele betwixt us your Grace comes the right way hee hates a dry Inland traveller but that you kisse the cup and have too much bounce and downe with him in you which were things hee surfeited on some fifteene yeares since and still the very names turne his Stomacke besides your Navy and attendants are too great hee 'd have esteem'd more on you had they been fewer enough onely to leane on when you are oretaken or if you had wanted those and borrowed his unto your chamber it had beene better where hee findes worth the pompe delights him not your pardon Sir Exit Comastes Clea. This is stranger than all with what licence this fellow abuses his Master or speakes truths altogether as unpardonable sure he has a pattent for 't I see I shall want names for all the monsters Enter Aratus to him Ara. Though your grace are here a Strangor I may demand of you where the King is Clea. If none know more than I my Lord you have lost your king Ara. Sure hee is not well I hope hee is not with a safe loyalty I may wish hee hath a dangerous cause rather than none to take him from a Prince the first night of his arrivall in Court Clea. My Lord I have found much honor in you one that knowes to shew more civility to a Stranger than hee can deserve and onely are unhappie at this time in an unworthy choice but if you still can continue this noblenesse though the King frowne I shall gladly make some stay at least till I have satisfied a strangers curiosity and may seeme rather to have left the place than to have beene thrust from it Ara. Beleeve me my Lord both your entertainment and this necessity that you are drove to use so meane a service as mine doth shame me much T is not the nature of this place to be thus uncivill nor is tour custome as it hath beene this day to coope our Ladies up as if the sight were dangerous their beauties will indure the Test and we will put them too 't t was unkindly done I know one looke of theirs would have given a wellcome to a young man above the greatest cost Clea. My Lord you know to speake a pleasing language Ara. Wee have two Princesses Sir few Kingdomes can shew such Jewells but onely one is orientall the other 's artificiall but an excellent Iemme too one of them the true one I doubt not but I have credit for to shew you but t is not to bee purchast that happy opportunity is alreadie past and the now owner esteemes it above his wealth his life I and his honour too aside Clea. Yet my Lord blesse me with the sight I can rejoyce at so much excellence though another doe possesse it and no doubt as much of the owners felicity lies in others admiration as in his owne possession Ara. All but jealous men thinke so and they count themselves robd of all happinesse in their wives another doth receive are as covetous of their beauties as manie husbands of their persons thinke themselves cuckolded by a womans commendation But my Lord I le leave you I was going to the Princesse before I met your grace I know few words will gaine so easie a request to morrow and daily I le wait upon your Lordship Clea. Sir you have engaged Me your servant beyond my hope of freedome Exeunt omnes Enter Hianthe and Ladies Hian. Nay you must beare it patiently my dominion extends no further than these roomes and beyond them I grant nothing how will you endure the Strangers delayes that thus hardly brooke his comming the King in complement will not admit the winds to serve sooner than a moneth were that all his stay but here must be Masques and triumphes before he goes and the Subject yet not knowne for the one nor ornaments made for the other perhaps a league must be concluded and then I would not live to bee so old as to see the end on 't the meanest persons will require a moneth to fit themselves a Prince cannot turne in lesse than a season 1 Lady May you not see the Garden Madam Hian. No nor the day but through a window 2 Lady Wee 'l petition to him
his stead shine round our Spheare Grace thou the Throne and let us see Thy father once more Raigne in thee Wee le now in naught but love conspire And noe brest burne but with true fire Cho. While that such manners rule the Throne Live all by his he by his owne Actus Quintus Scaena I. Enter Eudora Rodia and Ladies Eudo. This quiet we enjoy doth strike amazement in me sure they have slaine the body with the head which makes this generall calme Rod. Madam 't is more innocent I had newes brought by one I sent to learne that did astonish me that the people knew noe cause of griefe or gladnesse but rose to their affaires as in a time when neyther enemies nor holidayes doe distract them from their labours The Kings death was newes this morning in the City such care the Victors tooke least the many headed but unbrained multitude should pull a slaughter on them Eudo. Their piety is too late nor will it satisfie the gods when they have spilt so much blood that they will spill noe more Rod. The Souldiers though their charge was gone kept their Guard Still they of the party durst not disclose it for their owne safety Some there were which whisperd it but they seemed rather curious in the State then those dull which knew it not Eudo. Can a Kingdome fall and the ruine not wake the people Rod. The messinger with this doubted what he had seene and heard nor durst hee bee confirm'd least his question might seeme Treason the first opening of it was by Proclamation with such secresy the plot was carried that now it was a labour to discover it After this Aratus and the rest of the Conspirators went into the Market-place where the people were comanded to attend by publique voyce and there to the assembly when they had declared the Justice of their action they produced the yong Prince which in the last alteration of the State was lost But by all supposed to have beene murdered which that hee was the Kings Sonne was confirmed by Aratus his conferring the Kingdome on him himselfe being the next heire unto the Crowne if the Kings Issue fail'd The Story of the Princes life bred much Love and Pity and his lookes were able to have led them to a civill Warre had he beene Counterfet Eudo. This may be true they who can beleeve there is a providence may easily give credit to this Justice our sinnes were mightier then our sufferings and had wee a greater debt then life we ought to pay it my Miseries are due to mee I was a party and enjoy'd my Fathers violence Rod. Madam you are as Innocent as at that time your age was and onely doe offend in your teares and too much love which on this occasion spent excessively is not to greeve but to repine the King was old and taking his latest leave and was hastned onely a litle sooner to shew the Justice of the gods 't is true my Lord Timeus was yong yet had noe patent for his life but as all brothers was an uncertaine joy Eudo. How ill these words become thee and me to heare think'st thou my Fathers faults can bring a comfort to mee Rod. Madam t would be noe glory to you that an unworthy greife should be your death your enemies noe doubt are noble sure they chose the crewellest to execute their businesse and him though his churlish out-side promist not we found more courteous then they which doe professe it his words were the lawes of Complement One that simpathizd in all your sufferings and though his manlinesse would not suffer him faint he died together with you One knocks at the dore Eudo. See who 't is disturbes us Who i st Rodia goes out and returnes Rod. Madam I know not nor did I ere see any like him his beauties beyond all similitude he speakes like the Souldier we were talking of but him it cannot be he was the terror this the darling of mankind Eudo. Whether wilt thou loose thy selfe in commendation in men beauties the least part Rodia Madam it appeares so in him yet such features lay a necessity of noblenesse on the minde hee humbly craves admittance nor would hee take it before that it were granted Eudo. Call him in wee must indure their pleasures it will not become our state to deny commands much lesse when they intreat Rodia goes out and returnes with Pallantus Pall. The Kingdome owes a Sacrifice for your life all will ioy to heare it which had it faild would have pulld more guilt upon us than the sinnes of a whole age Eudo. It is my fault you tell me of and a great share of my griefe that thus I stay to grieve Pall. My offensive tongue can utter nothing pleasing to you so great are your misfortunes and your honor so tender to you the wounds that I have given you are beyond my cure Eudo. Thou art not hee that gave 'um Pall. If my repentance can make me cleare I am not otherwaies t is I that partially hearing my owne cause beleev'd and iudg'd for it that hastily without examining what I did decreed on all your woe Eudo. Th art strangely altered if thou beest hee Pall. Nothing so strangely as my hopes are at first they did appeare in a divine and holy forme beyond all that I can fantasie such a mind though ravishd with the beauty could not expresse then and promist all should bee as heavenly as their shape calld mee the instrument of Iustice the saver of my Countrey set all the sinnes before mee I was to punish told mee there was no heaven but what their clowdes did veile thus they crept into mee and won mee with the most specious shewes unto their service on my bare resolution gave mee part of that happinesse I was to ayme at Then they clothed mee in a body foule as the Tragedy I was to act and made me dote on those deformities which all did loath when they had bewitcht mee with these false yet glittering names and I obeyed their blacke commands in a moment they changd into Repentance a mournefull figure and sadly left mee as they first did find me and as I now appeare to you Eudo. Thou hadst no cause for all that thou hast done the faults were generall and concernd not thee but thou wert ready for all ill as well as goodnesse Pall. Yet I had a cause Pardon me that I say and being that I saw not you before I did it a iust one I lost a Soveraigne as nere to me in blood as love and if this cause may seeme remote I had a father murdered whose death as it becomes you thus to mourne so it did mee for to revenge my selfe was banisht loyaltie was both our faults and when they had heapt these sorrowes on me left mee not one hope to leane on they were not yet content with my despaire but sought my life which was so poore it could not be distinguisht then from
bought too deare Enter Aratus Phronimus Eurilochus and others to him Ara. In the name of wonder what art thou Pall. Why what am I Sir Ara. Nay I know not not does any but an Antiquary or a Conjurer certainely thou art no man or if beest I am sure none of the last Edition Pall. Were your troope absent I 'de make you finde I were without those helpes 't was so long since you saw a man a true one that you know not when you meet one your Lordships glasse shewd you none this morning Eur. Whence cam'st thou Ara. I that I 'de faine know heere 's no hole open In the earth Pall. From Sea Ara. From the bottome of it I thinke there 's nothing like thee above water Phro. Of what profession art thou a Souldier Pall. Yes Ara. Thou shouldst be hang'd for thy very lookes if thou wert not they are excusable in no calling else Pall. These are some insolent scoffers which breath their wits on all they see weaker then themselves against they meete the foole next I wrong my selfe to talke with 'em Eur. Dost heare Pall. None of your wit yet Eur. Thou bleedest Pall. Was it that made me such a wonder I doe so Phro. And much blood is spilt upon the ground knowst thou the cause Pall. Yes I was assaulted by two ranke rascalls which I let blood and cured Phro. Hast thou not killd and rob'd 'em Pall. Sr. your thoughts are base and you doe ill thus to insult upon mine innocence Robd 'em monyes more below my thoughts then Earth my education hath beene noble and though the Mid-wife lapt me not in Purple nor Princes gossipt at my birth I have dard to bee as honest as the richest my word hath commanded more then all your Land or mony Those deeds which I have donne dishonestly dard not to have lookt on they would have frighted your Lordship if but told you towards bedd time Phro. I never saw such feircenesse Ara. I begin to admire this fellow Eur. Where hast thou bestowed 'em Pall. Behind there if you search 'em you may finde more if they had any mony the Sea washt them cleane on 't before their deaths Eur. Why were they cast away Pall. Yes but it seemes they had a land-fate Ara. They search them What 's here a roges Limbs Beards their two heads a peece Phro. Her 's a Paper confirms them most notorious Villaines Eur. Sure I have seene some faces like them Phro. They were propper men Ara. They were so didst kill them both alone Pall. I tould you once so I am no proud on 't to boast it ore againe and tell you how I did it Ara. Trust me thou art a brave fellow and I admire thy stoutnesse thou lookst as if thou hadst beene nurst in perills darst thou withstand a bould one but as honest as t is great what sayst thou canst thou like of us Phro. Thou shalt not finde us as we appeard at first Pall. While you talke thus I can and in your busines if honesty goe yoakt with danger it cannot fright me then though it have more terror then Seamen faigne at their returne or Cowards feares suggest horred even unto a ly I dare face it and wager a life I 'le conquer it Arat. Thy words goe high as Thunder Pall. Pardon my words if my actions prove as fatall Ara. I beleeve thee and dare promise thou wilt doe wonders let me imbrace thee thou art welcome to our friendship mine eyes did looke on thee unworthyly before methinks th art comely now thy scarrs are so many graces not set by an effiminate but by a manly and warlike Skill Busines calls us hence thou shalt not part one minute from me thy wound needs helpe Come thou shalt heale before me Exeunt Om. Enter Clearchus Haimantus Clear Have you commanded all the Marriners aboard each Captaine to his charge bid the Souldiers fill the decks with their full numbers and display their collours Let nothing wanting that may add to the glory of the Navy Hai. Sr there is not all things are in their pride and height the Captaines seeme to lend brightnes to the day and like the Sunne throws raies and light about them nor lookes their gold lesse awfull then the Souldiers Steele on the Ships appeare the joy and riches of a conquest and yet keepes the strictnesse of a joyning battell there want's nothing to make a warlike like princely and well commanded Navy but your presence Sr. Clea. I would not have them thinke us such poore men that we are drove to seeke for their releife to due for bread and water but rather that wee come like Noble wooers full of rewards and presents able to returne all favours wee receive and equally to honor them which honor us As great as they It shall appeare hee that is master of such a Fleete may Stile himselfe King though Lord of nothing else Hai. The people flocke upon the shore and with one voyce say you come to fetch their Princesse you have more then their consents already you have their wishes too Clea. I marry Haimantus such a Jewell would Make the rest looke dimme there are two Ladies in this I le if fame say true the wonders of the World When nature made 'em shee summond her whole God-head and unwearied wrought till shee Had don form'd each limbe as if she had begun there Shee seem'd to practise on the World till now and what like beautifull she Fram'd before were but degrees to this height These the assent from which she now must fall They made her older then the labour of A thousand yeares Enter a Messenger What 's the matter Hai. Ther 's a great Traine it seemes from Court comming to your grace Clea. How nigh are they Mess. They are on entring my Lord Clea. Wee le meete 'em Enter Aratus Phronimus Eurylochus Palluntus and attendants to them Ara. Sr. the King congratulates your safety and is glad of your arrivall though the cause were dangerous you would have oblig'd him much Sr. if you had beene bound for Creta Clea The King is royall and chides me kindly he binds a stranger ever to his Service Ara. His Majesty expects you le honor him with your presence this night at Court Clea. I shall wait upon him but my Lord I must first desire you le honour mee with your company a Ship-board I shall not need to excuse a Souldiers entertainment I doubt not but your Lordship knowes it well plainnesse is halfe the praise on 't Arat. Sir you are the envie of our neighbour Princes you so farre exceed them in a brave command I nere was happie in the like sight before and my Lord they that can boast the strangest have not seene one so common and so rare your Navie lookes as if shee wore the spoiles of a whole Land or came to buy them Clea. My Lord you le make me proud your presence yet will adde unto its glory Exeunt omnes Enter
Timeus and Coracinus Tim. Found dead upon the Shore Cora. I my Lord throwne into a cliffe by certaine Fishermen Tim. Were they drown'd Cora. No my Lord there were many wounds found upon their bodies and yet their clothes were wet Tim. T is strange were there but two Cora. No my Lord Tim. That 's stranger yet reward the men and command them make no further search nor speake of it let it dy with you too doe yee heare Exit Coarcinus The villaines have robd at their returne and got their Deaths that way I neere could spare them worse the State stands in greater need of theirs than of the sword of Justice Rodia Enter Rodia Rod. My Lord Tim. Is your Lady to be spoke with Rod. Alwayes my Lord by you but now shee 's comming forth Enter Eudora Tim. Save you sweet sister Eudo. O you are welcome Sir Tim. Sure Eudora Venus and the Graces had their hands to day about you you looke fairer than your selfe and move in the Sphere of love and beauty Cupid has taken his stand up in your eyes and shoots at all that come before him pray Venus he misse mee Eudo. When begins your serious Tim. These are the sweet lookes that captivate the Prince in a free country and this the dresse that must inchant him ha Eudo. There is no charme in 't certainely it pleasd mee the least of many no t is your faire Mistris which beares those Love-nets about her if the Stranger scape her hee 's safe Tim. Had better kill his father and then gaze upon the spectacle than looke upon her with the eyes of love Eudo. Nay then you are cruell would you have him strongger then your selfe was if he be guilty the same doome must light on you too Tim. But I have prevaild so farre that he shall be free from the Danger both of love and seeing shee 'l not bee there nor must you make up his entertainement Eudo. I was commanded to be ready and attend there Time But now the Commissions altered and runnes in another sence Eudo. I shall bee content to obey either May I not know the cause Tim. You may wee would not feed the Prince here with hopes to get a wife this was the storme that drove him in nor must you onely for this time forbeare his presence but while he stayes he is unworthy of you Eudo. If you know him so I shall then without Excuse deny his visits But I thinke This businesse may be borne a nobler way Nor will the end faile though the meanes be faire Leave it with me if he sue with honour He will take an honourable answer Though he gaine none from me I le get his love And send him home no lesse a friend than if Hee were a husband by my restraint you le Onely gaine unto your selfe the markes of Jealousie and malice and fouler staines If that the crime were nam'd to the desert Besides it does proclaime in me too such A weakenes as I am much asham'd of Had he a face adorn'd with the graces Of both Sexes beauty and manlinesse And these ingrafted on the body of A god I could looke on converse I and Neglect him too when I have reason feare Not me then Tim. I doe not I know thee strong the honour of a Kingdome may leane with safety on thee but hee will linger here too long besot the State with feastings and in this ease give safety to treacherous undertakings he must be usd ill ther 's reason for 't Eudo. Is there then a policy in rudenesse Why don't you rather send a defiance To him proclaime him enemy this were Nobler farre than to receive him in your armes And then affront him say health and wish Poyson in the cup are you so much below him Tim. There 's greater thoughts in hand than curious rules of Ceremony if he send any present to you returne it backe with scorne Eudo. Pride is ill becomming and hated by the next proud man Tim. Then take um and laugh at him Eudo. No where my thanks are too much I le rather returne gifts for gifts I would be loth to have my faults reach further than my goodnesse Tim. Hee 'l weare those gifts for favours Eudo. They will not prove so yet hee will deserve some as he is a stranger Tim. Not from you rewards the State will give him you heare my fathers will you must not see him while he stayes Eudo. I doe and shall easily keepe that I doe not care to breake Tim. Farewell Eudo. Must you be gone Tim. There 's a little busines calls me Eudo. If be but a little stay Tim. Onely the welcome of the Stranger Eudo. T is too much to hinder I see a causelesse and a needeless rage Hid in your brest the Prince may be noble Valiant if you receive him then with scorne Hee 'l prove a stronger enemy than those Unworthy ones you feare at home whose own Actions daily ruine and whose ill made Knots will loosen faster than they ty them You have prevaild with me I le not be wonne To see him now but let it not appeare By your default and that my retirement Is onely in scorne to him which will be Made plaine if that you change not this face you Have put on it becomes you at no time A Prince should alwaies smile or look indifferent He has no need of frownes as other men All lives are in his breath and if they doe Offend his revenge is knowne and need not Be declar'd by face expressions where ther 's Power to punish t is tyranny to rage Anger is no attribute of Iustice T is true shee 's painted with a sword but lookes As if shee held it not though warre be in Her hand yet peace dwells in her face learne once Of me and when you have no cause of a Distemper expresse none now you have made All sure doubt not but receive the Stranger With fearelesse and confident imbraces Time I will or at least I le tell thee so when thou perswadst me thus Farewell Exit Timeus Eudo. Thy subtile plots will ruine thee at last Valour and policie doe seldome meete Yet here they are in their extreames in one But doe most strangely divide the owner Makes him dread none and yet confirmes him not Within a guard Exit What can our wishes deprecate When vice is made both Law and fate When for the good o' th Common-weale The councells cald to Plot a Meale And Beasts brought in with solemne cry As spoiles got from the enimy Chorus Whose life 's the Table and the Stage He doth not spend but loose his age The Kings eyes like his Jewells be Set to Adorne not to foresee And as his Crowne he thinkes each thing Runnes round in a continved Ring But Sacrifices crowned bee And Gardlands fit for Destiny Chorus Fates then we feare have writ this lot That Wine shall loose what blood hath got Actus Secundus Scena I. Enter Clearchus
to let downe some God unto this contract Let us withdraw The Power is now descended and all Within is sacred and misterious And if we doe pry into these secrets Our curiosity will bee punishd Exeunt Aratus Pallantus Haimantus Clea. This honourable admittance you have granted mee shall hereafter be my onely glory the sweet meditation that accompanies my old age nor shall the much envied youth make mee wish one day backe to bee partaker of their lesser pleasures when I shall call these greater unto minde what cordiall will it bee when I can silently boast within my selfe my younger daies were grac'd by a Princesse the fairest in the world so I may say Fian. O my Lord when you talke thus though I am loath you doe compell me to turne my face away Clea. I humbly crave your pardon T is strange so much seriousenesse can produce such follies yet I have faire grounds for what I said which most excellently shew themselves in every part Hian. They shew but to the fantasie ther 's no such beauty here t is borrowed from your speech and faire esteeme which thus I le pay you backe againe you are all that you have said and when I first saw you so you did appeare to me and I think to all the world the first sight promises all vertues and the next performes 'em nothing seem'd then so low in you as this passion Clea. What honours you have laid upon mee I may bleed for but cannot purchase any like 'em nor returne such back againe there all must submit your gifts as your beauties are excelling But away vaine words I will endeavour to grow strong in those virtues and not melt in the passion you have named I 'le set new Lawes to all noble Lovers that shall make all their idle passions appeare as fond unto themselves as others make them throw by their Pen and with their Sword to act those Fictions nor daring to name nor thinke upon the Saint they worship but when they have an offering some vertuous increase to bring them neere Thus is a Love that 's free to all none is injur'd by it Himens Torch burnes brighter by such flames and Vestas fires more lasting and more pure who can complaine the want of beauty when any any that dares be good may adore any and she like her Picture though she truely looke one way may seeme to cast a gratious eye o're all Hian. How his soule labours to soare above the pitch of honor Clea. How glad how much greater should I grow if I could promise to my selfe but one of those seeming lookes from you Hian, My Lord I have not heard you without admiration and wish I could bestow favours rich and lovely worthy your acceptance but seeing that I cannot I 'le strive to honor you not with peevish and womanish commands but such as shall be worthy of your valour and make you yet more a Prince The bravery you have shewne hath not rais'd a vaine passion in me but a confidence a noble confidence that all those vertues were not nam'd by you but spoke in you which thus I 'le shew my Lord my Lord Aratus Enter Aratus But I must leave you to an instructer 't is fit for your Sword and therefore above my power to utter shame not Sir that I put a tutor to you you are but to ground with him you may build to what height you please Come my Lord you must lay off all Strangenesse here and receive a noble helper whole bring both Strength and honor to your Cause Ara. I may stand amazed at the noblenesse in you both but not at this agreement in you I know vertues are still a kinne though the persons are strangers they are in Exeunt omnes Whiles this old Puppy thus doth sleepe And doth in vice as age grow deepe Benumming all these Plants are nigh Into a drowsy Let bargie Behold a nobler Branch appeares As farr from 's manners as his yeares Chorus O shed thou then thy influence And wee le returne fresh beauties thence The feircer sweetnes of his face Presents a rigour mixt with grace And though there were a want of blood His worth would make his Title good Virtues so growne in so few yeeres Make him eu'n such become their feares Chorus On then and make the Scepter be Thought but reserud not snatcht from thee Actus Tertius Scaena I. Enter Aratus Phronimus Pallantus Eurilochus and others ARa. Are all things ready for the ceremony the Crowne and robes Phro. They are ther 's nothing wanting if the Prince were come Euri. Hee 's come now Enter Clearchus Hiamantus Ara. Your grace is welcome but it may seeme to a Strange place and person what thinke you my Lord are not you fallen into the company of so many trayterous and lost men Clea. Sir say not so you have not warrant though you ranke your selfe within the number The place and persons rather appeare to me as if there were some Religion towards Ara. My Lord you understand it right there is a Religion towards and I may truely say that this our private meeting and close Counsell is more just and glorious then the lowdest deede in Court that all our publike Acts edicts and formes of Law are darke and impious compared to it nay that this time and place made holy by our purposes hath the gods more manifest and present then the Sacrifice and Temples long since made void and empty of a Deity by those which sue for favours and request for him who justly heare deserves their horridst vengeance we are not met heere to plot a generall ruine for a private injury we know and teach the greatest Donne by the King unto the Subject can not give him cause to throw off his faith Kings are petty gods and may tempt us nor is it want or desire of Innovation that thus Stirreth us wee are in the best ill State allready nor ambition to Strike at that Lawrell which the Thunder spares no we reverence it and know that as men are the workes of nature so Kings of Jove But 't is our oath the Sacrament we tooke which still holds us though our Lord be dead untill his successor doe quit us from it by taking of a new one we are not subjects but slaves to him we now obey and therefore as slaves we ought to hate our Master he was borne lesse then we and hides the private man under the publique gowne the purple which he weares was dipt deepe in the blood of Innocents to collour 't so But I vainely wast my selfe in words here are no minds to be perswaded nor eares to be instructed the sinnes we are to punish we all know and the gods remember our Strength then is all we are to speake of which is the greatest halfe of the Isle 16. yeares undisturb'd provision so carelesly was that provided for which was got by blood there is but one Lordship small in respect of others the
fall a little to our business Enter with wine if we must let 's to it stoutly and like Souldiers what say yee shall wee drinke a battle the triall of to morrowes victory I le take the Kings part against you all I am the strongest and when I have orecome I le send him word of the good omen t is worth a thousand of your paltry birds and oxe entralls t is a piece of service will gaine the favour from you all Poly. Come wee 'l undertake you begin that honour belongs to your side one brings Comastes a cup Com. Here 's how now what 's this what does such a boy doe in the warre disroole him I scorne to bee Captaine of such a youngster Poly. O whilst you live begin with your light Armature the Legionaries follow Com. Is that the trick on 't Here then for the King I throw the first reede this boy can manage no greater weapon He drinkes and they all pledge him Com. I marry there stands a rank of lusty fellowes a man may rely upon such valours their very looks wil orecome common stomacks I long to see them buckle to it this is too much sport Poly. Reach them downe then They fill a great Goblet to Comastes Com. Give it me and found an assault Pallas and victory for the King why I this was a tall fellow I don 't thinke but Alexander had alwaies a Guard of such attending on his Person He have a doozen of them and call them my twelve Labours Hee perceives Menetius hard set O for a shout a little noise would gaine the conquest Mene. In good time but not so easily Poly. You doe but dreame a victory yet Com. No helpe me then old Souldier Hee drinkes and shewes signes of faultring Men. Hold up Comastes for the greatnesse of your cause hold up you shew signes of fainting how now Com. Hah goe thy waies nere a Goblet the King has ere got the honour to struggle so long with me Poly. I feare wee must lose in loyalty you le nere orecome else Com. I warrant you I retired but to an ambush But who keepes the doore all this while Say the enemies should come and cut all our throates I can tell you I have read such pretty stories Poly. How now Comastes what words are these does Wine breed feares in you Com. A pox on this Warre t will bee my undoing I shall come out with some such roguish question or other at the Kings Table and have my bones broken by the Guard Mene The Wine workes not at all Comastes you begin not fast enough Com. Fill another So now bring me the Armour againe Poli. What will you doe with it Com. Bring it againe I say I 'le put mirth into you all pray let him helpe me that has nothing to doe One fetches it and he armes himselfe with some of it Men. Here will you take this Com. Noe I shall have noe need of that Mene. O I had forgot thy Face is allwayes arm'd enough Com. Well Sr when I returne I 'le pay you that As Comastes goes out and they all sit in expectation what he will doe one that was present at the Kings death enters Guard O the King 's kild All The King They all start up and draw their Swords Poli. Thou look'st distractedly speake it againe Guard Hee 's slaine my selfe was present at his fall Poli. By what accursed hand Guard That divell that wounded the Prince hath murderd him he was before his terror and was now his death Poli. O the heavy hand of Justice Is the Prince safe Guard Slaine too if report be true but by what hand I know not he left the King just before his fall to come hither and being that he is not heere we have much cause to feare the worst Enter Six Souldiers 1 Sol. Feare not now you have past the greatest danger when we have made an end of these there 's none left to punish us the King and Prince are killd and those which remaine we doe the busines for and will reward us richly according to the service and their great promises We have no other way to gaine ought by this alteration our pardons all that we can hope for if we still let us on presently least some others doe prevent us follow me I 'le give the first blow They walke up to the Captaines and when they looke upon 'em it dashes their resolution Poli. How now what gaze you at know you where you are does your feet leade you without the councell of your head get you to your quarter or I 'le stretch you up in 't The Souldiers retyre and goe out These Villains dare doe any thing Captaine follow 'em and see 'em punish't Exit Captaine What shall we doe here we stand like so many trunkes of men headles and livelesse none to obey nor able to command there is noe way can present us safety but this we are now in is the most unworthy danger So beasts when they have beene fed unto the slaughter submit unto it let us not stand still but resolve to turne our Swords upon our enemies or bend them against our owne brestes eyther wayes a victory and will bring us happines and glory Mene. I am for the last it is the safest way and in our griefes the noblest Enter the Captaine Cap. Sr These fellowes came to kill us one of the weakest on 'em when he saw himselfe laid hold on for his other fault suspecting he was discover'd out of mere guiltines confest that unwillingly he was brought into the plot by the perswation of his fellowes who in hope of preferment from the enemy had decreed on all our deathes he sayes too that himselfe and many more were attempted by some of the adverse party with promises and threates to lay downe their Armes and that the Campe is full of such commotors Poli. This then will confirme our former resolutions come let us number up our selves and if we are equall each man set his sword against his fellowes brest and with a friendly wound in spite of Fate or Fortune being our selves Lords of a greater power give happines to eyther Then these wild Beasts will deplore the losse of that they so indeavour to throw away and leape like head-lesse bodyes into flames and ruine As they thinke to kill themselves Timeus enters to them they run and kneele to him Poli. O! my Lord let us imbrace you with such a love as dead and revived friends would expresse to eyther to us you were dead and are alive againe And have bestowed this life we now enjoy we must not owe it to another Parent So is the Judge a Father to the guilty your sentence was past upon us and the hand held up to put it into practise when you as if from heaven you had fallen set all right that was in such confusion what trifles will the greatest dangers appeare to us Tim. Rise you have noe lesse quickened
to the Altar would have paid at her feet Thinke you wee could desire to save such enemies as you and not adore an enemy of her virtues Tim. Give me not scorne and honour in the same breath you have made me leave my selfe hate me not now I am nothing Pall. Now I meete you and first give me leave with this to throw away all danger that does threaten you He spills the poyson Next my request is if you dare trust me to leave this place and presently goe with me whether I shall lead you All but Comastes follow Pallantus Com. I breath am warme all alive The Sunne shines too I have not heard of any of his rayes in the other world T is earth I tread on at least if I am not mounted higher and yet I hope I am not in heaven for let them say what they will t is to bee dead to be there and I like not the society though they be Angels what doe I see I begin to mis-doubt I doe behold some such shapes here Faces heavenly and di Divine or else my fantasie abuses me if I be alive and on the earth then there was poyson in that cup A poxe o my curiositie He takes it and tasts a little of the bottome what need I have car'd whether I had beene so long as I found my selfe well I should have got fearefull honour if I had drunke my share By this I see 't was not a dreame nor swound I was in but all true story I did not thinke before it had beene in the power of all the Kings in the world to have given mee life when I was yet living but these thoughts shall passe And now I le looke before me presently I le to the new Court and though the King be chang'd not despaire to be the same man exit Enter Eudora Eudo. My father my brother why doe you flye mee your wellcome and lov'd shapes O my sad fantasie Enter Rodia Rod. Madam The King wishes you ioy and comfort Eudo. The King what King oh Rod. And desires to visit you Eudo. Returne all duty and service to the King Exit Rodia Enter Pallantus Pall. Joy attend you Madam Eudo. My Comforter Pall. Your unfortunate one to see that litle he had wrought with much care so soone decay'd againe yet I hope I shall this time be more happie in my cure before I brought but Physicke for your greife but now I bring you joy it selfe it makes me bold and assures me of my wellcome though thus without leave I enter He needs noe ceremony that can say your brother lives Eudo. My brother O where and how alas it cannot be why doe yee mocke my sadnes thus such false hopes as these make more wretched Pall. I dare not play with holy things nor would I deferr your hopes much lesse delu'd 'em he came along with me and stayd but till I had thus prepar'd his way I know to have given him you as you immagine had beene twice onely to have taken him away noe danger threatened him but his owne discontent The King among his first cares provided for his safety he shall himselfe confirme my words Enter Rodia Eudo. Pray stay I doe beleeve and aske you pardon but now I am certaine of him I would not at first shew any signes of joy I have thought a way to entertaine him Rodia fetch the paper that lyes within upon the Table so now Sr you may admit him Rodia goes out and brings the Letter written by Timeus to kill Pallantus Pallantus goes out and returnes with Timeus Tim. Here let me alone be happy without a covetous wish of what I have lost O Eudora wonder not at my excessive passion misery layes stronger bonds of love then nature and they are more one whom the same misfortune joynd together then whom the same wombe gave life Eudo. But stay my brother I knowledge that you say most true and was noe lesse surpriz'd at first to heare of this your safety for when I once beleev'd you dead that you were alive againe was a greater good then I could give credit to But when I consider the cause of my greefe and gladnesse and found it was merely the name of brother nay not so much the dishonor of our name onely with teares I threw away what with teares I sought for looke on this unworthy man Shee gives him the Letter Heere you are discected and see if I ought to mourne for any part being lost or rejoyce for any that safe in the whole Anotamy Pall. O be not too severe but suddenly give that joy you have prepared for him Eudo. Now I meet your love pardon me my brother I was to rejoyce at this your sadnesse before I could share with you in another joy Enter a Lady La. Madam the King 's hard by Pall. The King Eudo. Yes he sent before that he would visite me what will you doe Tim. Not see him willingly at this time Pall. Sir you need not he understands the nature of your losses and will not expect so suddenly to see you Eudo. Stay within till he be gone Exeunt Tim Rodia and Lady Pallantus Madam I 'le meet the King and meete upon him in Eudo. Did you say this was the King's mercy Pall. I did Madam Exit Pallantus Enter the King Pallantus as in talke with him Clearchus Hianthe Haimantus Aratus Phronimus Eurylochus and Attendants King And does she know of it yet Pall. She lives onely by the favour As the King drawes neere Eudora offers to kneele King Madam fall not so low we have already too much dejected you and would our selves gladly submit in recompence y' are still in the esteeme of all that which you have beene not by the sinnes of others but by your owne indowments admired Princesse and may a curse light light on those who shall dare to unthrone a Majesty which the gods themselves have seated we are come confident in these your virtues that you will not disdaine when nobly we endeavour it to have your greife lessened by your enemies Madam though unpropper yet we are willing comforters and have as true a sence of what you suffer as those who in a neerer name doe share their losses with you Eudo. Sr admit me to kneele before you I ought not to stand an equall height with Majesty and vertue so much above me what undeserving name is due to me when you are pleas'd to call your selfe an enemy if you are one it is to your selfe in thus prefering your mercy before your safety you have given my brother life to bring your owne in danger and removed my greife which hereafter may be the cause of it to your selfe Sr thinke me unworthy but not a scorner of these favours were my sorrowes heaver Thus offerd t were but religion to bow and to receive 'em King You make us all happy and shew a virtue above your sex in being able so much to love and yet to loose a