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A29295
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Hattige: or The amours of the king of Tamaran A novel.; Hattigé, ou, Les amours du roy de Tamaran. English.
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Brémond, Gabriel de.
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1683
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Wing B4352; ESTC R218696
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that cruel occasion and to this Day I have not wore out the sorrow for the loss of him But it is not that I have to say to you dear Zara you know it already what I am to acquaint thee with is I have seen a man so like my dear Brother in Meen in Features in Stature in Actions in a word so every way like him I verily thought him the same and I had without doubt taken him for my Brother had I not been told he was the Master-Gardiner's Nephew Who Rajep says Zara Yes Rajep the very same answers Hattige as high as Fortune raises us see how cruelly she uses us sometimes for you may believe I could not see this man but my Heart bled afresh with grief for my Brother but the worst of all this which I am almost ashamed to tell thee I have by a strange Sympathy the same inclination for him I had for my Brother and the sight of this Man hath not only forc'd Tears from my Eyes but sighs from my heart What wouldest thou have me say more I find my sels so unhappy that 't is my ill fortune not to love any but whom I cannot or ought not to love Hattige with that dropp'd some Tears which the officious Zara endeavour'd to stop No no adds Hattige there is no Remedy for me but Death The Age of dying for Love is long since past says Zara trouble not your self with the thoughts of a Vertue which is a Stranger to our times What wouldest thou have me do then says Hattige You shall know answers Zara when you have told me what 't is you desire And seeing Hattige in a study what to say to give Zara time to guess what she wisht for Would you see Rajep says Zara would you have me bring him to your Apartment Ah my dear Zara cryes the amorous Lady embracing her tenderly how pleasantly thou flatterest most passionate desires could'st thou do that for me thou wouldest Eternally oblige me but I am heartily afraid for thee and would rather dye than any harm should happen to thee on my account Take no care for that says Zara this is not so great a matter for me to effect I have already taken my measures how to bring it about do but write a Billet to Rajep to advertise him of his good Fortune and let me alone with the rest My Mistress to encourage her the more to serve her faithfully presented her with a Gold Chain and assur'd her it was but the Earnest of what she would do for her Pen Ink and Paper being brought Hattige writ this Billet to Rajep LOve as well as Fortune sometimes bestows favours where least expected A Lady desires to see you the access will be somewhat difficult but you will not repent the pains you shall take usually the dearer we purchase any thing the better we esteem it Prepare yonr self to receive the good Fortune is offer'd you and to purchase it with the peril of your Life Your Courage is known and if you find Fortune as favourable as Love you cannot be unhappy Zara took the Billet and went to give it an Eunuch she confided in most she had several she employed on such Errands whose Faithfulness she bought with good ready Money she carefully instructed him she sent on this Message and conjur'd him to Secresie But what trust is there to be reposed in those who are alwayes for him that gives most Zara's pay was not comparable to the Aga's and that Eunuch being one of his Spyes you may believe he carryed him the Billet in confidence of a good reward Osman receiv'd it as the best Present could be made him and impatient to see what it contained he retir'd into his Closet open'd it knew the hand read it over and over with that extremity of revenge that attends the desire of pleasure when in a hopeful way of being Master of the Life or Reputation of an Enemy He paus'd a while e're he came to a resolution what to do with the Billet to Copy it out would signifie nothing nothing being more to easie then to deny what we have not written to keep it were to put a stop to a business which to appear of considerable consequence must be carryed on further Having thought well of it he was of Opinion it would be best to keep the Original and send Rajep a Copy which he caused a Woman to make of it and send it to Rajep who knowing neither the Character nor the Person that writ it would be easily taken in the snare The Messenger very faithfully deliver'd Rajep the Billet the Gallant who lov'd no sport better was so proud of the Honour he receiv'd by it that he would willingly have gone presently to see what they would have with him But his time was not yet come he knew not the Lady who had so much kindness for his Person He thought of several but this Eunuch belonging to the Serraillio the Billet in all probability came from thence where Rajep was altogether unacquainted He could not imagine Hattige should be the Person she who was the proudest as well as handsomest Lady of the Kingdom and the King 's Principal Favourite He would have ask'd the Eunuch but feared he might spoyl all by being too curious This made him content himself with asking a few Questions for some further light but finding by the Answers all he was to hope for at that time was the Billet he dismist him with this Answer THere is nothing too hard for me when concern'd in the Service of Ladies 'T is the duty of a civil Person to endeavour to oblige them I take such delight in it I always think my Life well expos'd in their Service You may guess Madam how ready I am on such an occasion as this let me but know the way I am to take no Obstacle shall stop me I dye with impatience to engage in the Affair and if Fortune be not wanting to her duty I shall quickly be where Love would have me The Eunuch was liberally paid by Rajep that moment for betraying him he gave him a fair Diamond the honest Agent in acknowledgment of the favour went directly with the Billet to the Aga who ravished at the good success caus'd a Copy to be made of this as of the former Billet and sent it to Hattige The passionate Lady at the return of the Eunuch having read Rajep's Answer was so overjoyed that the whole Serrallio rung of the News she embraced her dear Zara a thousand times over she caress'd the very Eunuch who you see deserv'd it well at her hands she rewarded both liberally and promis'd them so largely the performance would have ruined her The fair Lady was so impatient she writ a new Billet on the morrow and the Eunuch who had serv'd her so Faithfully with the first was trusted with the second He carry'd it as he had cause to the Aga who opened it with as much joy as