do I hope you will continue long so Your grief may prove infectious pray shake it off You shall not else keep company with my Clorinda Clar. I never will sir Age. How brother Clar. This sadness will not leave me Age. Come by all our interests I conjure you â—peak freely what troubles you Clar. Then sir in short you have undone me Age. I dearest brother Clar. Yes you Did you not enjoin â—â—at I should make in publike address to your Mistress 〈◊〉 which received opinion you might be freer 〈◊〉 your love Age. Had you engaged me in the like I should with joy have done it Clar. My care was such to do it to the life That I am really become what I did personate Are not you then the cause that I am miserable Age. What do I hear can there be truth in this If it be so speak it again Cla. 'T is that I never must deny I love her more then I do life Age. Or faith or honour do you not Cla. Sure I believe nothing with her can stand iâ— competion long Yet I will never see her more Age. It is not fit you should What do I feel Can the meer name of Rival trouble me Yes with the addition that he is my brother But whither am I falling Assist me Reason Let me but weigh my Mistresses unequal'd beauty And her greater merit and that must prove Both his excuse and my assurance Cla. I fear sir you are angry Not that I valuâ— Any danger but that I would not have you so unjusâ— Age. Trust me I am not brother I will admit you as a friendly Rival Make her inconstant once and I shall gladly quit herâ— Cla. Had you so mean a thought of her or me It were an injury I could not suffer Age. Come come upon my life I have not Some business brother of the highest importance Commands me from you perhaps from Court erâ— long And that I may assure you of my love and trust Carry from me this Picture to my dearest Mistress Clar. Sir I beseech you pardon me I would noâ— see her When I may avoid it there 's too much danger In the object Age. Remember she 's your Brothers Mistress that will protect you Cla. I never did forget pray send it by some other Offers the Picture back Age. I shall believe you do indeed intend to wooe My mistress from me since you refuse to appear to her My friend and messenger Cla. Sir I will do it but henceforth never misdoubt The strengths you hold upon me for I in it â—o break a resolution equal to a vow Age. Farewell Exit Clar. How hard a fate is mine to what cross actions â—oth our passions move I flie from what I wish Yet to assist anothers flame I grant what so my own I had denied Oh no it is not thus â—or every action rightly weighed it will be found Our own advantage is the proper center Where all lines meet For if I truâ—y apprehended â— discontent from seeing her I should not sure â—ave yielded to the inforcement of my brother â—o 't is with me as with those men who are â—y nature strongly tempted to some lust â—â—as'd in the sin yet grant no guilt Only alleadging for excuse They must Exit Enter Cleon and Selina Cle. Sweet Selina it is not now that I shall need â—o make a declaration of my love â—ou long have known the engagement of my heart Sel. My Lord my obligations are so great â—hat you may justly claim the utmost of my power â—oward the accomplishment of your desires Cle. I have been too unthankful to so true a friend But be assured that thou shalt have my best Of fortunes with me in the mean time wear this To keep me in thy memory Sel. It needs not sir I have already too many testâ—â—moniâ— Of your favor to forget Cle. When was Prince Clarimant with thy Ladâ— Sel. When was he not I fear sir her affection To him is so rooted that it will grow for ever Yet I have used those arts you taught me And some female practises of mine but all in vain But sir despair not since as yet you never Did make known your love to her and were she My mind she soon would make a difference Betwixt a boy a child and such a man as you Cle. Friendship doth blind thee more then â—o does me The frost I wear upon my locks will keep My fire from kindling in her breast Whilst equal youth and beauty in the Prince Gives nourishment unto a mutual flame Sel. I hope it will Aside Cle. Yet prethee say that I would speak with hâ— And have a care none overhear our conference Sel. My Lord I shall endeavour it she 's now 〈◊〉 the garden Exit Sâ—â— Cle. It is not love alone unto the Princess persoâ— I know I cannot be so faithless to my own designs No 't is her interest to the Crown engages me As much as does her beauty or her wit And yet she holds by those when I do see Or hear her speak great power upon me But I must watch my flame no spark let fall That may give any light of my affection to her In a third person I must try her Since she 's of humane race a woman to her mothâ—â— Whether from her be not derived some seeds Of the first female weaknesses ambition and Inconstancie which if I find I 'll nourish them And in their growth my hopes but if I see Such powerful charm no alteration move She claims my adoration cures my love Enter Clorinda Selina She comes be firm my resolution The splendor of her eyes is powerful already My designs meet with confusion Love gives the lye To my ambition triumphs o're my discretion And tels me that a Crown 's an aiery nothing Compared with the possessing of her personal Beauty what wonders will the magick of Her tongue perform Clo. What means this Cle. 'T is best I should at once profess my love And in her scorn receive a glorious death Stay let me be a King first and then to offer Up my self to my great Deity Brings no dishonor to her shrine Clo. My Lord did you not desire to speak with me Cle. Madam I did and the affair is of such weight That though I had consulted with my self before I durst not utter it without a second thought And none but your dear self to hear it Clo. Leave us Exit Selina Cle. Madam amongst those many whom your perfections Have devoted to your service though not so happy As with others to express my zeal There 's none without exception I dare speak it Would sooner undertake or hazard more to serve you This if you can believe I dare enlarge my self If not I must be satisfied with this expression Clo. My Lord if I be not mistaken you are a frienâ— To those whom all know I do value highly that Were I ignorant of your own worth Is argument enough for my
a free Choice which almost never is allowed to Princes But where like priviledges are if not demanded They 'r not inforct Those Countries where the Book 's allowed to save the forfeit life For theft 't is but if askt so when a Virgin Saves a life and gains a husband Yet have they in those offers been refused And death embrac'd by the delinquent Then wonder not that I a Princess to miss A husband which being inforc'd I needs must hate Do that which common persons have perform'd My seeming disobedience set against Their forfeit life Justice will force These Princes and your sacred Majesty confess That I have reason on my side however will And custom plead for you King Fond Austella too late I fear thou wilt repent This pride of soul it is no other cause Makes thee thus peevish My Lords your ear Aust Ha! what object meets mine eyes sure there is Somthing like a charm that works upon me Can this be natural fie Austella Consider these Princes had no power Let not a glance then of a strangers eye Kindle an amorous fire about thy Virgin heart Age. The Princess eyes are fixt upon me And they are glorious ones believe me friend 1 Pr. Sir we are all agreed the honour to be your Son in law which thus we still may be Is that we covet King Know Austella since you refuse the priviledges Of your birth and thus neglect my safety And the State that reason which you so much plead Invests your sister with all those priviledges Which once belong'd to you Austel Ah me that I had sooner seâ—n or never Sist My sister sir will be better advs'id I know Austel I wish sir I had not so far transgrest But do your pleasure King My pleasure dearest Austella is to make thee yet What nature did ordain thee if thou wilt chuse A husband Aust I shall sir so you will promise What the law requires upon your part King 'T is vain to make a second promise With the Crown I took that Oath Austel These Princes and all that hear me know that I Can chuse but one I hope none will repine Since for my self I chuse I Pr. None dares be so unjust to question the actions Of a Goddess such all true Lovers Ever should esteem their Mistress Austel Sir in obedience to your royal will I am resolved to give away my self Stay pause Austella It is no less How rash how fatal may that bounty prove Shall the deceitfullest of all my senses Be more powerful then reason duty Or my resolution No no my eyes Though as a woman I receive with joy The beams which you convey yet as a Princess On whom depends the good of others Reason and vertue ought to sway me more Age. Is' t not extremely dark upon the sudden Lucid. Just as it was Age. O friend I am undone for ever K. Daughter why do you hold us all upon the Rack Of expectation Aust In an affair of so high consequence Blame me not sir though I advise Were you to give away A Kingdom you would do so I shall not only sir Do that but likewise take from many Especially these Princes a Kingdom and your Daughter And yet to ballance all these discontents Please but one person K. Yes dearest Austella your self in your free choice Of him whoe're he be Aust You encourage me but I sir from my care Of these your subjects for whom I am to chuse A King as well as for my self a husband Humbly desire the Ceremonial part Of this days custom may be dispenc'd with And where the manner was to praise the Gods For him was chosen son in law and so successor To the Crown you now would with more reason And a righter set devotion go to the Temple And invoke those heavenly powers to inspire me With their wisdoms in my election which I wil make At my return K. I know not how I or these Princes or these people Can refuse you a request so just and pious â—ending to all our goods Set forward to the Temple Exeunt Enter people passing over by degrees talking Enter Austella and a Lady Are not those strangers I sent for come Thom. Madam they wait your pleasure Aust Wait why did you suffer it Oh bring them in Yet stay Thom. What contradiction's here Aust How hard a part necessity hath thrust upon me Time till for this cause I never wisht Thy motion slower desire them enter Ex. Lady Enter Agenor Lucidor Age. O you Gods was this the Lady that sent for us Aust Noble strangers for such your looks do promise I took the boldness to send for you to know A truth which from our natives or my fathers Subjects 't is not like I shall since all are apt Still to approve the customs of their Nation Lucid. Madam when you are pleas'd to make me and my son Know your demands so far as our abilities inform Truth shall not suffer Aust Say you the same sir Age. 'T were alike vain as to dissemble with Divinity Not to speak truth to you Aust What I demand is how you do approve Those actions of which you were late witnesses Age. I must esteem that Kingdom made happy By a custom where their prosperity And future bliss depends on your election Who have no doubt the care of heaven to govern What you do as well as 't is exprest In the harmonious composing of your person Aust This flattery makes me despair to find That truth which I expected and you promis'd Yet necessity does urge me to demand A bolder question What Country do you hold Produces the greatest beauties Age. Madam this Kingdom even this place contains More then the world besides Aust These words methinks fall from your tongue As if you had been taught by Love to speak Hyperboles You have a Mistress I perceive Age. Ah me Aust Speak have you not Lucid. She loves you on my life Aust Oh I fear Lucid. What mean you sir Madam I know the Prince Aust How sir Lucid. The Prince of Love I mean Queen Venus Child Had never any power yet o're my son The war hath ever been his Mistress Aust How gladly would I flatter my desires With a belief of something even above my hopes The words were strangely broken and abrupt Is he your father sir Age. Madam you are the first that ever seem'd to doubt it Au. I must confess I do withall whate'r he says I must believe you are a Lover Age. Madam one truth 's in both the latter I will swear or seal it with my blood Au. How sir Age. That I do love Au. How long have you done so Age. Since the first minute that I saw the object Of my passion Au. I must increase your wonder at the strictness Of my examination Hath many days past Since your passion first took birth Age. Though it may seem an arrogance approaching Madness yet truth which you enjoin And all must reverence forces me
manifest your love To me and to my daughter by raising forces To assist me in this need 3 Pr. You have a powerful enemy and doubtless By some injury highly incens'd K. Rather his power far exceeds mine 'T is that which makes me crave assistance from you My daughter although married is yet a Virgin 'T is possible in time that she may prove a widow These arguments may witness to you I mislike her choice 1 Pr. Indeed she looks as if she were not pleas'd 2 Pr. But shall we credit this Lay he not with her K. Not by my honor perhaps he never shall Though all were carried formally to please the people Who are enamour'd of him now more then My daughter is 3 Pr. Sir though I cannot think there 's likelihood That any of us should ever enjoy your daughter Yet I will promise what assistance I can give 2 Pr. The like do I and for that cause we 'll take Our leaves K. I rather thought you would have writ for forces And with your personal assistance and advice Help to secure this City 1 Pr. So we should lose our selves to no purpose The King will suddenly with his Troops of horse If his design lie hither appear before the walls And close us in where if we leave you now We may return hereafter to your rescue K. I dare not force although I would perswade you All 3. Lady we wish much happiness Till we return to serve you Ex Princes K. Now thou fond girl thou mayst perceive what Thou hast done to chuse a husband of the common Rank these Princes might have been a bulwark To defend against the powerful foe Whate'r they seem they for thy sake Will not prove enemies I fear Au. If you have done no wrong sir why should you Fear This King whom you believe comes to Invade hath his dependance from the Gods And they can change or overturn all his designs K. Thus thou didst ever speak with piety And wisdom which made me in thy choice Expect a worthy son in law Enter Agenor But thou hast brought shame and disgrace upon me Exit Aust The Gods give this allay unto my joy Lest in possessing you I should contemn Their happiness Weeps Age. My dearest Mistress for by that title I must call you He that does give you cause to weep Could have no other priviledge but that of Father to defend his heart from shedding Crimson drops But since it is your will I must with patience hear yours and my Injuries Au. Alas my Lord consider his years Make him incapable to feel our fires Titles and riches only please old age And with those favors Princes often die Age. But yet his memory methinks might tell Him by looking upon you what his desires Were when he married and certain Madam You have little of your mother in you That can obey so cold a precept Where heaven allows too only man forbids Au. But yet that man 's my Father and my King Age. Remember that my interest in what is just Exceeds both these pardon the violence of My desires which makes me urge this truth Since it arises from your beauties but haply You do repent your choice won by your Fathers threats or promises Au. Although unkind yet I must grant you Not unjust in this suspition Those sparks Which quickly grow a flame do oft As hastily extinguish perhaps you know This by experience that you so quickly Find my guilt indeed before it had a being But what you may instruct me to hereafter By your example Age. No more fair soul I only urg'd it To obtain that which your Father bars me from Your bed we must not differ thus being one And yet such gentle quarrels only divide us So as to behold the beauty of each others Love proving at last the proper cement Of a true affection Au. Upon a reconcilement friends they say Are ever kindest What is' t you can deny Me then Age. Nothing that 's in my power to grant Au. Tell me your name and country my dear husband Age. When I do really possess that title By this kiss I will Au. Are we not married Age. But I am ashamed to tell my name or quality And yet my wife a maid When I do know you Perfectly you shall do me Au. Now you are wanton and I do not love you But where 's the pretty youth you promis'd me Age. He will not tell you who I am believe me Au. Well I 'll not ask pray you let me see him Age. You shall he waits without remember That she knows not who I am Enter Clorinda A lovely beauty what majesty dwels in her eye How earnestly she looks upon me He hath not sure betray'd me to her scorn Au. I never saw so sweet a Youth That blush becomes him strangely Age. Mistress I here present a Kinsman to you One that hath given such testimonies Of his love to me I never shall forget Au. You cannot speak that goodness which his looks Not promise however the tye that is Betwixt you does oblige me Clo. I am betrayed and she does know me Au. Are you not well sir Clo. Madam I have a grief of a sad nature Does oppress me Au. Of body or of mind Clo. Of both and if I not express it my heart will burst Age. What can this mean Clo. Looking upon your beauty and considering Your happy fortune ay me The very posture Your are now in adds to my affliction Oh I am sick Age. Fond man what have I done Au. Call for some Cordial Clo. No Madam now it needs not the qualm begins To pass perhaps you wonder Madam That the love betwixt you two should move This passion Au. Indeed I think it strange unless you do believe That he hath made a choice unworthy of him Clo. By all the Gods I never saw a Lady yet That I could think each way so excellent And for your love to him no story 's known That equals your affection Aust What might the cause then be of your distemper Clo. I had an only sister which of all the world I loved â—nd she was sued to by many Princes â—ne above her far in birth but more in merit â—t least she thought so such power hath vows â—nd shews of service I oft have known them sit â—s you do now their hands fast join'd their eyes â—â—xt upon either their sighs with all the eloquence â—f love vowing an everlasting constancie â—â—t O false Agenor Age. Lost for ever Clo. So was he call'd he soon forsook her for another Mistress Au. 'T was not the Prince of Burgonia that loved your sister Clo. Yes he that loved and left her and his faith for ever Au. It was no wonder he betray'd his Father â—â—t certainly some heavy punishment attends him â—heresoe'r he is Clo. Perhaps he wanders up and down to make more women â—retched Au. He 's too much hated to return back to his Country Age. Oh misery Clo. Madam I
and Attendants K. Most noble Prince though you may well believe The forces you have brought unto my aid I shall not use yet I must ever be ambitious To requite that love which caus'd your diligence Nay I shall think my happiness defective Although great till fortune point some way Wherein I may express my gratitude to you Pr. Most royal Sir fortune hath been to me Auspicious more then had I proved Austela's Choice and this expression you have made Imboldens me to let you know wherein K. Sir I beseech you name it Pr. Know sir not my ambition to enjoy your Kingdom Could so far blind my judgment but that I ever Found your younger daughter Olinda in herself The more deserving love especially from me I would not sir say more lest I should seem To boast a happiness which merit never can attain But by infinity of service and much suffering K. Indeed I did observe whilst you were in my Court You much more did converse with her then with Austela Who ever was reserved If Olinda's affability Have gain'd your good opinion your courtship hers It is a happiness beyond which I dare not expect If it be less then this and that by the freedom Of her humor you believe your interest greater Then indeed it is yet there will only be Better occasion for my love to shew it self Pr. My actions shall ever witness for me How I prize your royal favour Exeunt Enter Clindor and 1. 1. Did you not lately murmure against peace Cryed up war as the only blessing Clind. Yes I did so 1. I scarce remember your sword did ever purchase Such gay Caparisons Clind. I see thou art a very simple Fellow This is the harvest of the war the King Whom we did terrifie made Presents unto us Commanders If thou canst shew me where Soldiers Are made much of in cold blood then I will Magnifie thy mouldy mistress Peace Till then Bellona thou art my Patroness 1. Thou talkest as if thou hadst done some mighty Matters and yet I fear thou art a Coward Clind. I love you sir too well to let you suffer Such a grief as fear for me Draw 1. Draw are you mad or is your wit so great To spoil Your memory were not two shot to death that were Seen fighting Clind. Very pretty you grow valiant to abuse me Because their valor found a punishment The Prince Justice sir I beseech you Enter Clarimant and Attendants Clar. For what or against whom Cli. He told me sir he thought I was a Coward Clar. Perhaps you have given him cause to think so Clind. Better and better But sir may men speak all they think Clar. Why not I do so and never will again Dissemble Clind. But may I sir Clar. Yes so it be not blasphemy or treason Clind. How sir do you distinguish treason Clar. Look what the Law says Clind. Pox on the Law Clar. How Clind. I cry your Highness mercy I had forgot the Law was so Near kin to you This scurvy fellow has made me mad Clar. You would not live without law Clind. No I beseech your Highness grant me the Law Clar. Most willingly Clind. The law of Arms sir and let him prove me a Coward He draws Before your Highness and see how I will defend my self Clar. I know not how in justice I can pardon this Unless I do pronounce you mad Clind. I do beseech your Highness do so Clar. Sure you are mad Clind. Then I may kill this Rascal and your law cannot â—ang me Offers to strike Clar. Bind him to prevent mischief Clind. Any thing to save my honor let me not have my hands â—ose wear a sword and be call'd Coward Clar. He did but think so Cli. Let him not think aloud then in my hearing Clar. Come I will end the difference I do pronounce â—ou are no Coward and him a fool for thinking so â—e friends Clind. Not with a fool you shall excuse me sir Ex. Cli. c. Clar. Be gone and leave me Why do I give this intermission to my sorrows â—lorinda's Pleas'd I should be miserable â—â—nce in no other way in that I will content her â—ut this obedience yields a satisfaction â—nd satisfaction fits not perfect sufferings Which she the perfectest of creatures feels â— can no more admit to be less miserable â—hen my Mistress then I could be content to be More happy is there no way to change my fate With hers O no her torment rises from the â—alshood of her Lover where she had plac'd her joys Mine in the not attaining of a Love Where I dare not pretend to merit â— am a happy man if by comparison I judge Enter Agenor Austella Age. Still alone dear brother Au. Most noble sir why do you thus retire your self From those who know no satisfaction Greater then your company I must pretend The interest of a sister now you shall not Hide your passion nor the cause from me I know 't is Love Clar. Madam it is confest But since despair Is and must ever be the only issue of my love I would not have those I esteem Engaged with me in misery Au. Can you be so unjust to your own merits To despair Clar. So just to her perfections Au. If not a Judge of this at least make me Your Advocate yet all my eloquence Will rest in shewing her the happiness That she refuses Clar. Madam she is not capable of any increase She 's dead to me and all mankind Au. How mean you by a figure or dead indeed Age. I 'll take her off from this discourse Lest she discover Clorinda in disguise Dear Austella in vain you strive to comfort him That can know none his Mistress dead Au. Rather in vain I strive to know what both Resolve to hide from me It was not curiosity sir But a desire to serve you That belief Will speak my pardon Exit Age. I fear she is displeas'd Clar. Reason hath too much power over her fouâ— To be displeas'd without a cause I hold her Every way so perfect that I durst make A full discovery crave her assistance But then Clorinda would more justly hate Age. O brother speak no more of hate it is impossible If ever she did love me You have my Intrust But much more prevailing must your unequal'd merit Prove Clar. Merit dear brother it is impossible Since what I have done or shall ever do Grows from her influence upon me Age. I see that I am yet to learn what it is To be a perfect Lover Clar. Rather you have not practis'd what you know Age. Brother I must confess it is my shame Though not my grief since my inconstancie Hath made me but more happy Clar. How Age. Frown not I mean more happy As my inconstancie leaves you Clorinda free And if she prove averse to your desires Her constancie to me admits of a just censure Not applause Clar. If you believe you have a power in her After your
not answer I am already Satisfied Gent. I see you know not me You are a shallow fellow Clind. And you so deep a puddle No plummet can find the bottom You have no ground sir So fare you well My cautious Monsieur Exeunt Enter Agenor and Clorinda Age. O dear Clorinda how powerfully thy beauties Now present themselves and minute gather strength By these thy sufferings What cause hast thou and I To curse my base inconstancie Clo. How sir are you so ingrate to heaven That for your sake favour'd that vice so far To give it the reward of vertue happiness And that so great in your Austela That all men else are poor compared Enter Austela Age. My Austela Au It is well I am denied then Age. Did she not court you as a man The heart she took from me through you could not Receive your sex denying Entertain Is yet so tainted in the tender of it That I for ever must repent the change I made O Clorinda would this hand When it was join'd in hers had rotted off Clo. Do you believe to cure inconstancie And breach of faith by new inconstancie I see it was a vice dwelt in your blood Age. It is no inconstancie to cast an eye back On your vertue too late instructed By present misery Clo. It is enough this does express how miserable You might have been But know your happiness is perfect The Queen prompted by jealousie the fruit of Ardent love suspected me a woman And your former Mistress and took this way of courting me To be assured Age Your vertue bids you make this fair construction Ent. Austel Clo. She comes her sight begets new trouble Would I had chang'd this habit for my winding-sheet Au. Sir I am glad to find my chamber can afford you So good company Clo. Absence at any rate I must be gone Your Majesties pardon Exit Au. It seems you have cured him Age You made him sick had I not reason It is fit I remedy your errors Au. You have so many of your own It will take your time up Age. But there 's one especially that troubles me Au. You would change a wife would you not Age. Do your thoughts prompt you to that question Au. It is time when you deny me Age. There was a time I might Au. Had your hand rotted off the present trouble Had been saved You are an unconstant man Which granted both are miserable Age. Both are no less in being jealous Which you must grant you are Au. Having such cause love could not be without it Age. But having certainty that vertue is gone Love ceasing ends that trouble Au. The object of our guilt shall be our Judge Age. I doe not understand your riddle who do you mean Au. One that to me cannot be partiall your Mistress Age. Your servant Au. Yes Clorinda Age. But doe you think that you stand clear in honor Au. You cannot hope it sure but there 's the more For me to pardon Come all your passages of love Are plain yours and your brother Clarimants Perswade Clorinda that I think her still a man Lest modesty make her forsake the Court And both use means to make her love your brother These little quarrels where the hearts are good The body of our Love keeps firm like letting blood Enter Clindor and 1. 1. Come thou shalt lend me ten Crowns As I am an honest man I le pay thee Clind. Gain that opinion with me first You see the Money 's ready 1. Why thou hast known me long Did I ever deceive thee Clind. No for I ever took thee for a Shark A Fellow too that would abuse me In my poverty in words 1. It was but in Merriment I swear I ever Loved thee truly Clind. Yes and I wil requite it I know that mony Would but dull your Wit spoil Industry I finde it by my self that care keeps close My Purse 1. Refuse a Comrade little Coyn â—Iis poor Clind But yet the custome of the Rich and things Must be proportion'd to our Fortune 1. 'T is well Fortune and you are friends That makes you proud Clind. I have a sense of her great benefits I were a Fool else 1. Well! I may live to repay this scorn Clind. Yes sooner then the Money you would borrow Which makes me ask no Bond. 1. Come prethee supply me and leave fooling Clind. Spare your own pains Sir you have done enough 1 As I am clad I am not fit for any honest company Clind. Nor cloath'd in Scarlet trust me 1. You are a base Fellow the Tide may turn Clind. O admirable fruit of poverty Valour infus'd I vow Yet remember Friend quarrels are dangerous 1. Tell me of danger Clind. I cry you mercy Sir I had forgot you were poor Nay if you be outragious I must leave you 1. We shall meet agen Exit Clind. Yes no doubt on 't how calm and temperate Will Money make one a man might almost pull me By the Nose yet I not angry such admirable satisfactions Here. Enter Selina This Youth I have seen oft had a strange Mind to talk to him yet still the brat avoids me Stay my pretty knave shall I borrow a word or two Sel. On good security you will ask no more Clind. Why is your Mistress staying for you iâ— the Lobby Sel. If she were what would you give to supplâ— my room Clind. I do believe what ever it were she would repay the sum Sel. O fie you look not like an Amorist thaâ— face would fright her Clind. A martial one Adonis was not alwayeâ— favourite Mars had his turn Sel. Were you that Deity your reign is out Clind. But I can prove a Jupiter and court your Mistress in a shower Of gold and that I take it in all times is powerful More then your face Sel. Descend descend and shew yourself a simple Mortal Else I shall leave you Clind. Tell me first what Country you are of My mind gives me I have seen that face Sel. You have a foolish mind that does abuse you So fare you well Clind. And so have you a foolish tongue that does betray you A certain coy disdainful look too that stiles youâ— woman Sel. How sir you shall find me masculine take that Strikes him Clind. This cannot hide you confess your sex and name Or by this light I will untruss your points And then you know what follows Sel. Sir you in this restraint preserve my modesty It was my desire that you should know me I dare not say you are the cause of this disguise Yet you may think your pleasure Clind. Now by this light have I mind to beat thee As a man for all the scorns thou hast put upon me For as a woman I am sure thou wilt abuse me Especially if thou pretend'st to love me Sel. Your scorn 's so just that I must suffer it Seems to weep Clind. How let 's see no moisture spare spare your Linen good Selina Sel. Oh whither shall
Cle. Command that boy straight from them As you respect your happiness I 'll give you reason for it Ex Princes Cleon Sel. O Madam Whispers I. Sir you must go with me Sel. What mean you Exeunt I. The Prince would speak with you Enter Clarimant Can I yet live and know Clorinda prisoner Subject to all the injuries of power And I incapable to serve her I am not so My hands are free only my heart is slaved Under misfortune Were my love such as justly Might arise from so miraculous a cause The ardor of my flame would prompt my heart And hand to find some way to set her free And take revenge upon the treacherous Prince But I do find the cause of all this deadness My thoughts are active but there wants Her favorable influence upon me O me what do my fears suggest My eyes and ears those traitors to my peace I will not trust your base intelligence You are but the servants of my fear and not my reason Can injuries or importunity prevail To make her love this Prince where love and service On my part procured but frowns O yes It may be so there is a cruelty in Love By which that Deity does magnifie it self Reason or merit must pretend no share In the free bounties of a heart that Love inclines Enter Clorinda Prince Clarimant Clar. Ha! Clo. Why are you so amazed Clar. What light breaks from that cloud And with the sudden brightness dazles my sense My happiness is such O speak agen That by two witnesses my joys may be confirmed Clo. Why are you thus disturb'd you oft have seen me Clar. But never thus never thus unexpectedly When I despair'd the happiness Clo. Had fortune been so envious to deny an opportunity As I confess this hardly was attain'd To give you thanks for the last testimony of your love Yet reason and the estimation you do hold of me Might well assure you I could not but resent it Highly Clar. O heavens Clo. You are sad does this acknowledgment offend you Clar. Offend me dear Clorinda 't is such a joy As justly might transport me from my self But when I do consider all my merit was but intention And that I can do nothing real in your service The sense of my misfortune sinks me down low as despair Clo. The Gods themselves in what we owe to them Do not require above what they inable us To act much less is due to me Who rather am your debtor which to acquit in part I chiefly came to clear any suspition You might have conceived from my kind usage Of this traitor Prince yet know if you believed me Guilty it was a crime I can as hardly pardon As your too much love Clar. The last is such a guilt as every minute multiplies And though you cruelly condemn it such is yet The riches or my soul Clo. But if you wish as you profess my happiness And satisfaction temper it so that I may pay the like The affection of a brother to a sister I will allow you Clar. In this you do so far exceed my hopes or merit That it were ingratitude not to acknowledge A bounty infinitely great But since that Sisterly affection does not debar you From conferring a greater happiness upon some other A happiness which I must burst with envy to behold Nay curse whom you so bless you do but raise me high To throw me down with greater violence Clo. To cure this fear the Gods be witness No others interest ever shall exceed Prince Clarimant's Clar Nor shall their happiness then by this fair hand Clo. But if beyond this you but hope you injure me And vertue So peace dwell with you Clar. Alas already you forget your promise You wish peace and remove it from me Would any sister do so to a brother Clo. Yes to preserve herself and him Were we discover'd you were lost The Prince which my unhappy beauty hath surprized Neglects Olinda and certainly does fix his thoughts On me With him as far as honor would permit I have dissembled entertain'd his flame With no dislike by which you are preserv'd as yet And not ill used But this stolne visit Would to him express more kindness Then he must think I have for you I hear some entring the Cabin Enter Prince Cleon and Sailors Heaven it is the Prince Who have we here Death seise him And throw him overboard They seise him Clo. O heavens what art can save him Clar. O for a sword Clo. Dare you presume to speak of love to me And do an act so base The meer intent Were you not rooted here would cancel all your interest Pr. My interest Clo. But if you value my respect so little And your own promise for his noble usage Yet wisdom bids you not forget the advantage That his life may bring more then his death Cle. She tels you true remember why we did at first Preserve him to make our peace should not our plot Take on Agenor Pr. Take him away and bind him Clo. Why sure he cannot flie To leap into the sea Were to perform himself that which you threaten Pr. Remove him hence however Clar. Fortune that gives this man this power Pr. I look upon him as a hated Rival away with him Exit with Clar. Clo. Come I forgive this passion the cause That it proceeds from being love to me The error too that you are in is punishment enough Pr. Though I suspect all for dissembled Yet I am pleas'd to hear her what was my error Clo. A gross mistake of this stolne visit And yet love was my grand errand Pr. Where 's my mistake then Clo. Patience and hear me You thought Olinda Once did love you and you were not mistaken She did so till she knew the Prince You found her alter'd and of me mistaking The true cause were jealous Now by the Gods If I have truth she loves the Prince Pr. And so I fear do you Clo. By way of gratitude but for affection Heaven witness with me I loved another Yet where I find distrust and disrespect Such as you have exprest I am no longer bound Cle. Infinite cunning Clo. But to proceed Finding this Ladies passions Strong to Clarimant my obligations great By way of gratitude I thought my self obliged To make him happy in Olinda's love And doubt not to effect it though I must blush to say so I found some arguments besides that prest me To this undertaking for were their hearts so fixt On other your peace with both the Kings were quickly made And you stood free to make a new election Yet were all women of my mind You should stay long enough without a wife you are so passionate Pr. Most excellent Clorinda pardon the rashness of your servant Who henceforth yields himself for ever to be dispos'd Of by you Clo. Well if I find so I never was ungrateful Ex Prince Clor. Cle. How with a twin'd thred does she ride the Ass