but to serve my self Or rather he serv'd me for my full will Like to a raging stream bore all before it My counsel was his Guide and I the Minion Of his Soul From this so happy estate Fortune advanc'd me to a great Kings ear Whence I did suck advantage to my self Leaving a poison to infect the State Fortune 's in fine assistant to my Rise The Princes death is plotted in this Brain His Sisters Love entitles me the Heir Unto this Kingdome yet to make all sure I have dispatcht Maligno to the Camp With Letters so exquisitely poyson'd By a Mountebank Valerio dies in reading Their contents and I live unsuspected The Princess lines must cut his line of Life To him they 'll give a Grave to me a Wife Enter Prince Juliana Clariana But here comes my Familiar how he works For my advantage I will stand aside Prince I hope your Letters will so far prevail Upon Valerio that he 'll straight unite His forces with the Duke and both return T' inform the King how much he is abus'd By Calisto and other Sycophants Jul. Let not your fancy nourish the least doubt Valerio's heart is so at my command I steer it as I please continue you Your wonted practice to amuse the Court And so avoid suspition Prince You are my dear Instructress Clar. Yonder 's Calisto his jealous thoughts will put A bad construction on your Complements Prince 'T is true I saw him not Sister your feign'd Kindness must make amends for all Jul. I will endeavour to play the Hypocrite Ter. Brave active Slave what way he makes for my Address I 'll advance towards them As I live she smiles upon me He that neglects so fair a summons deserves to perish in his hopes and from the highest Pinacle of Fortune fall to Destruction Prince He advances Now play your part Ter. Being emboldened Madam by your smiles I come to make a tender of my love To sacrifice unto those eyes a heart That bears no other figure then your form Nor craves no other Mistress then your self Accept it Madam and with it receive All faith all love service and constancy Your hopes can fancie or your self desire Jul. So rich a gift no Princess should refuse Nor shall you finde me obstinate for when I am confirm'd your love is such as you Deliver it 't will be no miracle To gain upon me an exchange of hearts Till when I shall suspend my thoughts Ter. You are a Mine of Goodness and when my stars Shall make me happy by enjoying you My faculties shall wholly be employ'd In your advancement No Kingdom shall lie Within the prospect of your sight which you Can wish and not command This pow'rful Arm Strengthened by the Magick of your smiles Shall make our Neighb ' ring perty Princes know At Juliana's Will they all must bow Jul. I doubt not Sir your Generosity But I am not ambitious My thoughts Ne'er coveted anothers right This Throne May satisfie both me and you Exit with Prince Clariana Ter. She 's gone but her last words are deeply here Engrav'd This Throne may satisfie both me And you Oh silver-sounding words beyond The Musick of the Sphears A harmony Beyond the Divine Notes of Orpheus He mov'd the savage Beasts and Trees to dance But her sweet Accents might inspire them with Discoursive Souls teach them Ambition first And then to sway the Earth Me thinks I see My self upon a Throne and th' admiring Multitude envying at my fortune Yet doing homage to the thing they curse If in Idea 't is so brave a thing To Rule and Govern like a God on earth What Heaven then must the fruition be But I shall loose my self in idle dreams There 's one stroak more before I reach this pitch My Title must be dipt i' th' Prince his Blood Onely his death makes my Pretention good Exit Scoena Secunda Hortensio Maligno Officers Valerio brought in a chair Physitian Hor. THe General 's poyson'd it must be so Suddain Distempers that are natured Cannot produce in two minutes space such Grievous symptomes Mal. You speak as if you did suspect the Princess Val. I broyl alive Wildfire's in my scull I burn I burn Give me a Sea of Ice Chrystal dissolved A Dish of Virgins Tears To quench the flames I feel Hor. Dear General how did the evil seize you Val. I know not sure it is some punishment Inflicted by the Gods for Idolizing Of these Lines these so Divine Characters Which I no sooner did approach my Lips But my soul met them and did thence convey Into my soull this torment worse then Hell Hor. Let the Paper be examin'd Sir It may contain some Hell-bred poison Val. No no it can't it from the Princess came Do not prophane that sacred innocence Let me alone why do you make me live To adde unto my torments I 'll speak no more Pray let me bury all my griefs in silence Hor. Sir here 's the Doctor Val. Death is the best Physitian Let me sleep A quiet Grave to ease me of this pain Were Paradise Physitian Take comfort Sir I have an Antidote Which doth by a Specifick Quality Resist all Poyson Val. Can men take comfort in the midst of flames Bathe thy own body in a Cauldron of Boyling Oyl and then preach comfort Swallow Molten Lead and tell me then of comfort My torment 's much more exquisite Mal. Alas poor Gentleman it grieves my heart To see him thus Val. Who 's he that grieves Oh let me hug him I My very Embrace will straight dry up his Tears Hor. Is there no cure Physitian I fear there 's none The Poyson is so deadly It hath already seiz'd his Vital parts Cannot you guess who did administer it Hor. Not with much certainty on the receipt Of that same Paper his disease began Physitian Might it not be procur'd to make essay If it were Poyson'd Hor. It came from the Princess he 'll not part with 't He storms and rages if we but suspect it How still he is he sleeps sure Physitian I fear his last mark but how pale he looks Hor. He 's gone indeed Farewel thou Noble Soul Thou Mars of Arms Belov'd in War and Peace ' Mongst all Deaths Triumphs he shall never boast T' have grac'd Elyzium with a Nobler Ghost Physitian 'T were fit enquiry were made about the Murther Hor. 'T is very fit and that we should secure That Fellow who brought the Letter Physitian Upon a Dog I 'll the experience make Whether it be poyson'd Hor. Good Doctor have a care and fold it up At distance from your Nose for that same Villain Mal. I fear you not I have a Motto above your pow'r Innocence is my Defence Hor. And may that clear you I seek not Blood But Justice Mal. Unless he light upon the Name I 'm safe For that is onely poyson'd I hope Valerio hath lickt the Venome off Hor. Captain to your care I do commit Maligno see him
time you now were with them they believe Y' are but retired to your Country-house To setch them some pecuniary supplies You must continue still the false report Of my being gone to head some other Troops That lie concealed in a place remote Expecting a fit opportunity Upon advantage to disclose themselves For this will raise a terrour in the King Still keep their wisest Counsels in suspence That they 'll be long resolving what to do At worst they will not dare employ their force Against our Army in Calabria For fear our rumour'd forces here at home Should suddainly the King and Court surprize Duke I shall observe all your directions And make a Politick use from time to time Of these blanks by your Princely hand subscrib'd On Terraefilius specially whom I mistrust Prince Let not your Zeal my Lord so injure him Y' are both my friends yet Terraefilius Is of so dear concern unto my Soul I sooner should mistrust my self then him Nature hath molded all his faculties As if she intended him fair Vertues Shrine And Education hath so strengthened Those Natural Seeds of Honesty that In spight of Envy they must ever flourish Duke I wish your confidence meet no deceit Your Nature is too Noble to mistrust But if his intimacy with the King You 'd justly weigh in Reasons equal Scale And how since his endearment the old King's Ill-grounded Hatred to your self 's increast 'T were worthy a suspicion Prince Well I am content to try his Loyalty Duke I wish you finde all false however you 'll be Near enough to dive into his Policy Enter Juliana Clariana Prince No more here comes my Clariana and My Sister I hope I 'm far from knowledge Now my Lord we must but sigh a parting wish And separate Duke Wishing your Highness safety I am gone I hope to meet you next time on your Throne Prince Not whilst my Father lives for I would prove Not Heir unto his Kingdome but his Love Exit Duke Jul. I am glad howe'er my Brother is escap'd Since that the King design'd him for a Prison Clar. Such a restraint his Spirit could ne'er brook His Noble Soul would scorn to be confin'd And grown intemperate with injuries Might have expos'd his body unto some Contagious and Pestilential Fever Or more distractive Melancholy kill'd him Jul. So may the Wars thou hast not nam'd my fear Which was the secret murther of the Prince My credulous Fathers nature being apt By bloody Villains to be workt upon But now my Brother hath a spacious field To justifie his innocence or die In the Bed of Honour Clar. Die dear Madam that word 's destructive to us all Jul. He was not born immortal Clariana We all must die Death is to none a shame But those whose vitious lives do merit blame Prince I honour thy bravery of spirit My Clariana's more effeminate Fit for loves Dulcet charms yet is her Soul With Vertues much enrich'd though Pity most Within her Breast her Excellence may boast He goes to them Hail gentle Ladies you both are Much less fortunate then fair I read a sorrow on your brow And by a secret knowledge know The true cause of all your woe Clar. What 's this a Soothsayer Jul. One that pretends to Augury it seems I 'll try his Art Takes her by the hand Prince Sacred Madam as you stand This appears a Princess hand Mars and Venus do conjoyn Here within this amorous Line By which Art doth make us know You affect Valerio Jul. A strange knowledge Clariana Clar. It amazes me Jul. Pray proceed Prince By this Triangle Mars his square He should now be gone to th' War And by this same Line of Life You may live to be his Wife Though he be gone with bloody mind He shall ne'er your Brother find His aim is War Blood his intent Yet in his soul he 's innocent Jul. Stranger still Prince In your ear Madam by the way One thing I have more to say 'T is in your power to command And withhold Valerio's hand Vse your interest do this good Save your Lover and much blood Else on you will lie the guilt Of all the blood that 's to be spilt Clar. Take his counsel Madam for sure his Art 's Divine and he by th' Gods from Heaven sent Our dangers to foretel our griefs prevent Jul. Most learned Sir let us entreat your stay That we may yeild just Honours to your Art Prince Madam you shall command it Jul. You honour us whilst we enjoy your skill We 're careless of our fate and fear no ill Exeunt Scoena Quarta Terraefilius Lussurio Maligno Prince Clariana Tor. 'T is as I tell thee she loves thee dearly dotes on thee almost to death Lus Dear Calisto may I credit this Livia love me Ter. Thou art the very Idol of her soul Her Titular Saint As I was walking Two hours since behind the Mirtle-Grove Under a Cypress Tree I Livia spyed In such a posture as I soon did guess Love was the cause of her retirement Which moved my curiosity to draw Nearer where undiscern'd I over-heard Her thus complain unto her self Livia How hard 's thy fate to be belov'd by one Unworthy of thy love and to affect Lussurio dear Lussurio With which Her tears so plentifully flowed they stopt A while her Speech but taking truce with grief Lus What follow'd then my dear Calisto Ter. She said I must devise some way to let him know I love and how withal I hate Maligno betwixt whom and me Nature hath plac'd such an Antipathy I cannot live till he 's destroy'd and by Lussurio Lus I would I had the heart I 'd do it straight and merit her Ter. 'T is a strange longing Sir but Womens appetites are very exorbitant especially when they 're in love Lus It is her longing moves me Ter. Nay y' are oblig'd in conscience since she loves you and hateth for your sake Maligno thus Lus Nay I 'd do it willingly but for two rubs the danger Calisto and a certain natural aversion from spilling humane blood Ter. 'T is considerable but my life 's at your service Here he comes observe that frown and neglect not this opportunity to see your Mistress Lus Ha ha ha He hath received but a frothy entertainment Mal. How merry the Slave is Exit Ter. Hath he not cause that triumphs in his Mistresses favours He hath wearied me with amorous passages were I as you I would not bear the affront Mal. Were I confirm'd you promis'd visible proof Ter. Well remembred make haste you 'll finde them now together you soon may guess what men and women do in private Mal. If I finde him there he dies Exit Ter. Yes fifty odd years hence Although these Slaves Want Policy to dive in my designes Envy may make them vigilant to mark My actions Malice many times gives Wit I therefore thought it Wisdome to create This difference to keep them so employ'd In countermining of each
Consume you all or that my dying breath Might a contagion breed throughout the earth It grieves me not so much I am to fall Tho' from the pinacle of all my hopes As that my glories by a female rage Are all eclips'd Devil's revenge my death I can but curse you and so yeild my breath He dies Jul. Thy curses will accompany thy soul Valerio thou' rt reveng'd Clar. The Prince may likewise rest in Peace Liv. And so may Frangypane King Duke c. within King Break ope the doors Jul. We are surpriz'd but Death shall Finish all She wounds her self Clar. Why did you strike before me Jul. That I may carry tydings to the Prince That you will follow Liv. Commend my love likewise to Frangypane Tell him I 'll grieve his death a score of years And then I 'll visit him Jul. They bounce again dispatch dear Clariana Clar. Alas my feeble arm its utmost courage shew'd In spilling boldly that base Traytors blood I dare not die Liv. Nor I if I should be hang'd Jul. Then live here miserably whilst I Enjoy in the Elyzium shades my dear Valerio's company Farewel Clar. Nay take me with you for I feel desires Strong enough to lead me to the Prince My courage ebbs and flows just as my love And fears do dictate but love triumphs now She wounds her self Scoena Ultima King Duke Hortensio Captains c. Duke BE not so cruel to thy self Clar. Y' are welcome but too late Liv. I 'll take your counsel Sir I can't abide To have my love serv'd up in blood Exit Jul. Give me thy hand I 'll guide thee in this shady Pilgrimage Duke Great Sir you see the shipwracks you have made Your Sons innocence you already know Your Daughters you ne'er doubted nor I mine King I finde and see too much Goes to the Princess Duke My dearest Clariana Clar. Grieve not for me I finde a peace in death Beyond all earthly comforts Farewel Dies Duke She 's gone for ever gone Weeps Jul. Adieu dear Father May your Throne be well Secured by your Childrens blood your Peace Dayly by Subjects Loyalty encrease King Thy wishes will be good for those succeed Me in this fatal Throne My heart doth bleed With such an inward grief for my crimes past Caus'd by suspition and my needless fears By baser Sycophants improv'd I scarce Can live to ask a Pardon nor she to give 't That crack was timely in the other world She dies I will implore 't of both Dies Hor. Alas poor King grief crackt his aged heart My Lord why do you waste your tears in a Single sorrow when a general grief So much requires them Duke What can be nearer then a Daughters death Hor. A Soveraigns and the Peoples safety Duke The King dead Hor. Heart-broke with grief Duke Then Nature must excuse me Grief employ Thy power to distil my soul in tears Upon this Prince's Hearse whose much distrust Did heap on woes to hasten him to dust Hor. Your sorrow 's comely but the publick danger In my opinion claims precedency These dire events to Naples and her Crown Should they arrive unto the publick ear Ere you assert your right or make your claim Which is undoubted to this Realm Faction Might discompose the Publick Peace And so our griefs and dangers both increase Duke Advise us dear Hortensio now our friend Thy prompt complyance with us in revenge Of Prince Amintors death I never shall Forget to own or to neward Hor. The baseness of the Murther did compel That seeming Treachery but my revole You know was grounded upon honest thoughts And that we both meant safety to the King Duke Thou speak'st an Angel-truth But to Our Right Hor. We all salute you King Capt. Sould. Long live Alphonso King of us and Naples Duke We heartily your Acclamations greet Let all these Princely bodies be expos'd To publick grief for a convenient time And then interr'd with high solemnity As for that Caitiff Slave whose impious crimes All Presidents exceed so let his Grave Be in the bowels of devouring Wolves To whom let it be cast a prey whilst we Mutually grieve his great impiety Exeunt EPILOGUE VVIT's grown so poor those Poets now excel That in a Play express but one thing well If new 't is such a Miracle in Wit You ought admire but not to censure it Yet Gallants you do not consider this But boldly censure every thing amiss As if that Poets ought to have no fault When very Gods themselves do sometimes halt Troth you 'd do well before you censure it To try your selves if you can better it Which if y' effect your Work much better shames Those you'd condemn then now your loud exclaims But this our Author knew when first he writ He did create you Judges of his Wit Without disputing of your learned skill His Doom's wholly depending on your Will Therefore proceed whate'er your sentence be 'T will but at worst compleat his Tragedy But if in 's favour you your Verdict give Loudly proclaim your Votes and let it live FINIS
chair Her known madness will make 't appear a Jest Should he discover it Clar. But how to work her to it Distracted Lovers Are still obstinate Jul. Thou say'st true 't will be somewhat difficult My griefs have made me loose my brains Clar. What if we should perswade her that he did Contrive the death of Frangypane Jul. 'T will be excellent Dear Clariana Thou' rt for th' inventive I the active part Sure both together cannot miss his heart But silence now must make our counsels wise For see where comes the design'd sacrifice Scoena Sexta Terraefilius Juliona Clariana Livia Ter. THe Prince his death was a success beyond All vulgar caresses of fate I nickt The wheel of fortune when I struck that stroke For his Disguise did undermine my Plots Jul. Surely he sees us not Clar. Good Madam let 's observe Ter. Poor shallow Prince did'st think to cope with me Whom ragged fortunes had made politick And opportunity a Knave I must Confess thy counterplots were dangerous To my fate Had fortune meant me but half A courtesie that stratagem might have Swallow'd me and my designes in the Deep gulph of ruine But thanks my better stars My safety triumphs in thy death which feeds My ambition almost with certainty Of that most glorious Prize she aim'd at This Kingdome and the Princess Love stay there But what assurance have I of her love The Prince his word A poor security A Reed I dare not rest on This Letter Writ from the King t' endear me to her thoughts Is a foundation cannot fail my hopes Men born to Greatness are but born to fall When brave ambition means to catch at all I 'll boldly make a tender of my love And if refus'd wed my revenge She turns Jul. She 's rarely wrought you know your Qu. Ter. Madam My last Addresses from your smiles receiv'd So kinde a welcome my heart dares not now Doubt your love since I bring th' Authority Both of a Fathers and a Monarchs hand Gives her a Letter To plead my interest and implore your free Consent to consummate my Vows Two chairs set out Jul. Pray Sir repose your self whilst I have read The Injunction of a Parent you shall finde Me rational in my reply They both sit down Ter. She 's kind beyond my hopes Blest Terraefilius The Prince his Policy hath deceiv'd himself Since from the Princess he hath all conceal'd On some designe his death cut off i' th' middle As I live she smiles sure the contents do please As be discourses to himself Livia binds him Ter. Pretty Innocence Your Woman Madam Hath bound me to my good behaviour Juliana and Clariana present ponyards to his brest Jul. This shall set you free struggle not nor use Your voice If you employ either by my Brothers Soul I 'll send yours to Hell immediately With all your fins upon you Ter. Dear Princess your hand implies an action Your heart I hope 's too soft to execute If 't be a tryal of my love you 'd make Give me the Ponyard and on your command I 'll rip my heart to let you see its truth Jul. Your love base Slave I scorn 'T is my revenge And for a Brothers death I prosecute Ter. Hold and do not on my innocence revenge A crime I 'm guiltless of Jul. Thou guiltless Clar. Thou innocent Ter. In thought as you I knew him not when my Unlucky and too fatal hand cut off His blooming Youth And might not this strong Arm Be useful to the King Madam to you And to th' Kingdomes safety I 'd cut it off So much I loath to think on the mistake Jul. Vile Hypocrite we from the Prince his mouth Do too much know ere to believe thy lyes Ask briefly pardon of the Gods We would Not kill thy soul eternally Clar. Yet unprepar'd he sent the Prince to give His last account Jul. He did Clariana This vile Traytor did it I joy to see thy spirit but his soul Was still so innocent and held so small Commerce with sin we need not doubt his safety Clar. I look upon the malice that was high And gave no leisure for a penitent Thought Let 's strike Jul. How nobly shews this Courage Clar. Love and Revenge do fortifie my Arm And from a tim'rous Virgin me transform To a bold yet just punisher of blood The Prince his blood in this same fellows guilt Appears as fresh as if 't were newly built Jul. He weeps how much he labours to seem good Clar. But tears are no sufficient wash for blood Jul. Had not thy words call'd from her drowsie Den My just revenge it had been drown'd in pity Clar. Loose not that spirit Madam you have put In me that noble spirit now rebukes Your too much Lenity If a Brothers Death be no ugly fuel for the fire Of your Revenge to feed on Valerio's Will fan it to a flame Jul. How was my memory employ'd that she Forgot that Noble soul Could Pity take Up all the Lodgings of my thoughts Vile Maid Where was thy love and where was thy revenge Both in his silent Grave Ter. How they inflame each other to destroy me Guilt makes me dull and Danger stupid Else I might mix some eloquence with tears To mollifie their hearts Jul. Is your peace made Ter. Oh stay Jul. I can defer no longer Valerio's blood Calls loud upon my soul for a revenge Clar. So doth the Prince's death Come let us strike Both our concerns do spur us on alike Ter. Yet hold tho' my innocence he a dumb Advocate to your ears yet let compassion Mitigate your rage or at least give me time To vindicate my self Clar. Madam let 's hear him out Jul. No Clariana no I 'll be as deaf As a Northern Wind the Mariners Exclaims to all he says Were Angels sent To vindicate his innocence I 'd judge Them Devils by their lyes Let 's not defer Lest thou loose courage too and at one time Our Womans strength forsake us both Clar. Fear not my soul doth want extention To entertain my love and my revenge Jul. You saw my Brother bleed he bled by him Clar. You heard Valerio di'd he poison'd him Jul. And on his heart I will revenge it thus Strikes Ha! will it not enter Clar. The Gods would have the Prince revenged first His Throat I hope 's unarm'd She wounds him Ter. That stroke was home indeed Base Murtheress I wish my blood were poison for thy sake That every stain might make an ulc'rous sore And by degrees consume and rot your bones Jul. Base Slave I 'll stop your Throat Good Livia stand aside Whilst she speaks to Livia he catches her by the Gown Ter. Not yet y' are within my grasp Liv. Nay if y' are good at that I 'll stand at distance Clar. Thy death shall set her free Liv. Good Madam one stroke for Frangypane I thank you heartily 't was a brave one Ter. My Death Oh that my eyes had power to