seems it strange The face of plenty should so swiftly change This City never felt a Siege before But from the Lake receiv'd its daily store Which now shut up and Millions crowded here Famine will soon in multitudes appear Mont. The more the number still the greater shame Alm. What if some one should seek immortal Fame By ending of the Siege at one brave blow Mont. That were too happy Alm. yet it may be so What if the Spanish General should be slain Guy Just Heaven I hope does other-ways ordain Aside Mont. If slain by Treason I lament his death Enter Orbellan and whispers his Sister Odm. Orbellan seems in hast and out of breath Mont. Orbellan welcome you are early hear A Bridegrooms hast does in your looks appear Almeria Aside to her Brother Alm. Betray'd no 't was thy Cowardise and Fear He had not ' scap'd with Life had I been there But since so ill you act a brave design Keep close your shame Fate make the next turn mine Enter Alibech Cydaria Alib. O Sir if ever pity touch'd your breast Let it be now to your own blood exprest In teares your beauteous Daughter drowns her sight Silent as dews that fall in dead of night Cyd. To your commands I strict obedience owe And my last Act of it I come to show I want the Heart to dye before your Eyes But Grief will finish that which Fear denies Alm. Your will should by your Fathers precept move Cyd. When he was young he taught me truth in Love Alm. He found more Love then he deserv'd 't is true And that it seems is lucky too to you Your Fathers Folly took a head-strong course But I 'le rule yours and teach you Love by force Enter Messenger Arm Arm O King the Enemy comes on A sharp assault already is begun Their Murdering Guns play fiercely on the Walls Odm. Now Rival let us run where Honour calls Guy I have discharg'd what gratitude did owe And the brave Spaniard is again my Foe Exeunt Odmar and Guyomar Mont. Our walls are high and multitudes defend Their vain attempt must in their ruine end The Nuptials with my presence shall be grac'd Alib. At least but stay 'till the assault be past Alm. Sister in vain you urge him to delay The King has promis'd and he shall obey Enter Second Messenger From several parts the Enemy's repel'd One only quarter to th' assault does yield Enter Third Messenger Some Foes are enter'd but they are so few They only Death not Victory pursue Orb. Hark hark they shout From Vertues rules I do too meanly swerve I by my Courage will your Love deserve Mont. Here in the heart of all the Town I 'le stay And timely succour where it wants convey A Noise within Enter Orbell Indians driven in Cortez after them and one or two Spaniards Cort. He 's found he 's found degenerate Coward stay Night sav'd thee once thou shalt not scape by day Kills Orbellan Orb. O I am Kill'd Dyes Enter Guyomar and Odmar Guy Yield Generous Stranger and preâ—â— Why chuse you death in this unequal He is beset Almeria And Alibech falls on Orbellans body Cort. What nobler Fate could any Lover meet I fall reveng'd and at my Mistress feet They fall on him and bear him down Guyomar takes his Sword Alib. He 's past recovery my Dear Brotherâ— Slain Fates head was in it and my care is vain Alm. In weak complaints you vainly wast your breath They are not Tears that can revenge his Death Dispatch the Villain strait Cort. The Villains Dead Alm. Give me a Sword and let me take his Head Mont. Though Madam for your Brothers loss I grieve Yet let me beg Alm. His Murderer may Live Cyd. 'T was his Misfortune and the Chance of War Cort. It was my purpose and I kill'd him fair How could you so unjust and cruel prove To call that Chance that was the act of Love Cyd. I call'd it any thing to save your Life Would he were living still and I his Wife That wish was once my greatest misery But 't is a greater to behold you dye Alm. Either command his Death upon the place Or never more behold Almeria's face Guy You by his Valour once from Death were freed Can you forget so Generous a deed To Montezuma Mont. How Gratitude and Love divide my breast Both ways alike my Soul is rob'd of rest But let him Dye can I his Sentence give Ungrateful must he Dye by whom I Live But can I then Almeria's Tears deny Should any Live whom she commands to Dye Guy Approach who dares he yielded on my word And as my Pris'ner I restore his Sword Gives his Sword His Life concerns the safety of the State And I 'le preserve it for a calm debate Mont. Dar'st thou Rebel false and degenerate Boy That being which I gave I thus destroy Offers to kill him Odmar steps between Odm. My Brothers blood I cannot see you spill Since he prevents you but from doing ill He is my Rival bâ—t his Death would be For him too glorious and too base for me Guy Thou shalt not Conquer in this noble strife Alas I meant not to defend my Life Strike Sir you never pierc'd a Breast more true 'T is the last Wound I e're can take for you You see I Live but to dispute your will Kill me and then you may my Pris'ner Kill Cort. You shall not Gen'rous Youths contend for me It is enough that I your Honour see But that your Duty may noble mishtake I will my self your Father's Captive make When he dares strike I am prepar'd to fall The Spaniards will revenge their General Gives his Sword to Montezuma Cyd. Ah you too hastily your Life resign You more would Love it if you valued mine Cort. Dispatch me quickly I my Death forgive I shall grow tender else and wish to Live Such an infectious Face her sorrow wears I can bear Death but not Cydaria's Tears Alm. Make haste make haste they merit Death all three They for Rebellion and for Murder he See fee my Brother's Ghost hangs hovering there O're his warm Blood that steems into the Air Revenge Revenge it cries Mont. And it shall have But two days respite for his Life I crave If in that space you not more gentle prove I 'le give a Fatal proof how well I Love 〈◊〉 when you Guyomar your Pris'ner take 〈◊〉 him in the Castle on the Lake 〈◊〉 that small time I shall the Conquest gain Of these few Sparks of Vertue that remain Then all who shall my head-long passion see Shall curse my Crimes and yet shall pity me Exeunt omnes ACT IV. SCENE A Prison Enter Almeria and an Indian they speak entring Ind. A Dangerous proof of my respect I show Alm. Fear not Prince Guyomar shall never know While he is absent let us not delay Remember 't is the King thou doest obey Ind. See where he sleeps Cortez appears Chain'd and laid asleep Alm. Without
him I love with him I hate Mont. What shall I do in this perplexing streight My tortur'd Limbs refuse to bear my weight Endeavouring to walk and not being able I cannot go to Death to set me free Death must be kind and come himself to me Alm. I 've thought upon 't I have Affairs below Alm. musing Which I must needs dispatch before I go Sir I have found a place where you may be To him Though not preserv'd yet like a King dye free The General left your Daughter in the Tower We may a while resist the Spaniards power If Guyomar prevail Mont. Haste then and call She 'l hear your Voice and answer from the Wall Alm. My voice she knows and fears but use your own And to gain entrance feign you are alone Almeria steps behind Mont. Cydaria Alm. Lowder Mont. Daughter Alm. Lowder yet Mont. Thou canst not sure thy Father's voice forget He knocks at the door at last Cydaria looks over the Zoty Cyd. Since my Love went I have been frighted so With Dismal Groans and Noyses from below I durst not send my Eyes abroad for fear Of seeing dangers which I yet but hear Mont. Cydaria Cyd. Sure 't is my Father calls Mont. Dear Child make haste All hope of succour but from thee is past As on the sand the frighted Traveller Sees the high Sea come rolling from a far The Land grow short he mends his weary pace While Death behind him covers all the place So I by swiâ—t mis-fortunes am 〈◊〉 Which on each othâ—◠〈◊〉 â—ike Waves renew'd Cyd. Are you alone Mont. I am Cyd. I 'le strait descend Heaven did you here for both our safeties send Cydaria descends and opens the door Almeria rushes betwixt with Montezuma Cyd. Almeria here then I am lost again Both thrust Alm. Yield to my strength you struggle but in vain Make haste and shut our Enemies appear Cortez and Spaniards appear at the other end Cyd. Then do you enter and let me stay here As she speaks Almeria oevr-powers her thrusts her in and shuts Cyd. Oh Heavens Cort. Sure I both heard her voice and saw her face She 's like a Vision vanish'd from the place Too late I find my absence was too long My hopes grow sickly and my fears grow strong He knocks a little then Montezuma Cydaria Almeria appear above Alm. Look up look up and see if you can know Those whom in vain you think to find below Cyd. Look up and see Cydaria's lost estate Mont. And cast one look on Montezuma's Fate Cort. Speak not such dismal words as wound my Ear Nor name Death to me when Cydaria's there Despair not Sir who knows but Conquering Spain May part of what you lost restore again Mont. No Spaniard know he who to Empire born Lives to be less deserves the Victors scorn Kings and their Crowns have but one Destiny Power is their Life when that expires they dye Cyd. What Dreadful Words are these Mont. Name Life no more 'T is now a Torture worse then all I bore I 'le not be brib'd to suffer Life but dye In spight of your mistaken Clemency I was your Slave and I was us'd like one The Shame continues when the Pain is gone But I 'm a King while this is in my Hand His Sword He wants no Subjects who can Death Command You should have ty'd him up t' have Conquer'd me But he 's still mine and thus he sets me free Stabs himself Cyd. Oh my dear Father Cort. Haste break ope the door The Souldiers break open the first door and gâ—â—in We shall have time enough to take our way ' Ere any can our Fatal Journey stay Mont. Already mine is past O powers divine Take my last thanks no longer I repine I might have liv'd my own mishaps to Mourn While some would Pity me but more would Scorn For Pity only on fresh Objects stays But with the tedious sight of Woes decays Still less and less my boyling Spirits flow And I grow stiff as cooling Mettals do Farewel Almeria Dyes Cyd. He 's gone he 's gone And leaves poor me defenceless here alone Alm. You shall not long be so prepare to Dye That you may bear your Father Company Cyd. Oh name not Death to me you fright me so That with the Fear I shall prevent the blow I know your Mercy 's more then to destroy A thing so young so Innocent as I. Cort. Whence can proceed thy cruel thirst of Blood Ah Barb'rous Woman Woman that 's too good Too mild for thee there 's pity in that name But thou hast lost thy pity with thy shame Alm. Your cruel words have pierc'd me to the Heart But on my Rival I 'le revenge my smart Cort. Oh stay your hand and to redeem my fault I 'le speak the Kindest words That Tongue e're utter'd or that Heart e're thought Dear Lovely Sweet Alm. These words offend me more You act your kindness on Cydaria's score Cyd. For his dear sake let me my Life receive Alm. Fool for his sake alone you must not Live Revenge is now my Joy he 's not for me And I 'le make sure he ne're shall be for thee Cyd. But what 's my Crime Alm. 'T is Loving where I Love Cyd. Your own example does my act approve Alm. 'T is such a Fault I never can forgive Cyd. How can I mend unless you let me live I yet am Teâ—der Young and full of Fear And dare not Dye but fain would tarry here Cort. If Blood you seek I will my own resign O 〈◊〉 her Life and in exchange take mine 〈◊〉 The Love you shew but hastes her Death the more Cort. I 'le run and help to force the inner door Is going in haste Alm. Stay Spaniard stay depart not from my Eyes That moment that I lose your sight she dyes To look on you I 'le grant a short Reprieve Cort. O make your gift more full and let her Live I dare not go and yet how daâ—e I stay Her I would save I murder either way Cyd. Can you be so hard-hearted to destroy My ripening hopes that are so neaâ— to joy I just approach to all I would possess Death only stands 'twixt me and happiness Alm. Your Father with his Life has lost his Throâ—e Your Countries Freedom and Renown is gone Honour requires your Death you must obey Cyd. Do you dye first and shew me then the way Alm. Should you not follow my Revenge were lost Cyd. Then rise again and Fright me with your Ghost Alm. I will not trust to that since Death I chuse I 'le not leave you that Life which I 〈◊〉 If Death 's a pain 't will not 〈…〉 me And if 't is nothing 't is no more to thee But hark the noyse increases from behind They 're near and may prevent what I design'd Take there 's a Rival's giâ—t Stabs her Cort. Perdition 〈◊〉 thee for so Black a Deed. Alm. Blame not an Act that did from Love proceed I
I not gain belief how I have Lov'd What can thy ends Inhumane Creature be Can he who kill'd thy Brother live for thee A noyse of Closhing of Swords Vasquez within Indians against him Vasq. Yield Slaves or dye our Swords shall force our way within Ind. We cannot though o'â—e-powr'd our trust betray within Cort. 'T is Vasquez voice he brings me Liberty Vasq. In spight of Fate I 'le set my General Free within Now Victory for us the Town 's our own Alm. All-hopes of safety and of love are gone As when some dreadful Thunder-clap is nigh The winged Fire shoots swiftly through the Skie Strikes and Consumes e're scarce it does appear And by the sudden ill prevents the fear Such is my state in this amazing wo It leaves no pow'r to think much less to do But shall my Rival Live shall she enjoy That Love in Peace I labour'd to destroy Aside Cort. Her looks grow black as a Tempestuous wind Some raging Thoughts are rowling in her mind Alm. Rival I must your jealous Thoughts remove You shall hereafter be at rest for Love Cyd. Now you are kind Alm. He whom you Love is true But he shall never be possest by you Draws her Dagger and runs towards her Cort. Hold hold ah Barbarous Woman flye oh flye Cyd. Ah pity pity is no succour nigh Cort. Run run behind me there you may be sure While I have Life I will your Life secure Cydaria gets behind him Alm. On him or thee light Vengeance any where She stabs and hurts him What have I done I see his blood appear Cyd. It Streams it streams from every Vital part Was there no way but this to find his Heart Alm. Ah! Cursed Woman what was my design At least this Weapon both our Blood shall joyn Goes to stab her self and being within his reach he snatches the Dagger Cort. Now neither Life nor Death are in your power Alm. Then sullenly I 'le wait my Fatal hour Enter Vasquez and Pizarro with drawn Swords Vasq. He Lives he Lives Cort. Unfetter me with speed Vasquez I see you troubled that I bleed But 't is not deep our Army I can head Vasq. You to a certain Victory are led Your Men all Arm'd stand silently within I with your Freedom did the work begin Piz. What Friends we have and how we came so strong We 'l softly tell you as we March along Cort. In this safe place let me secure your fear To Cydaria No Clashing Swords no Noyse can enter here Amidst our Arms as quiet you shall be As Halcyons Brooding on a Winter Sea Cyd. Leave me not here alone and full of fright Amidst the Terrors of a Dreadful night You judge alas my Courage by your own I never durst in Darkness be alone I beg I throw me humbly at your Feet Cort. You must not go where you may dangers meet Th' unruly Sword will no distinction make And Beauty will not there give Wounds but take Alm. Then stay and take me with you though to be A Slave to wait upon your Victory My Heart unmov'd can Noyse and Horrour bear Parting from you is all the Death I fear Cort. Almeria ' â—is enough I leave you free You neither must stay here nor go with me Alm. Then take my Life that will my rest restore 'T is all I ask for saving yours before Cort. That were a Barbarous return of Love Alm. Yet leaving it you more inhumane prove In both extreams I some relief should find Oh either hate me more or be more kind Cort. Life of my Soul do not my absence Mourn But chear thy Heart in hopes of my return To Cydaria Thy Noble Father's Life shall be my care And both thy Brothers I 'm oblig'd to spare Cyd. Fâ—te makes you Deaf while I in vain implore My Heart forebodes I ne'r shall see you more I have but one request when I am Dead Let not my Rival to your Love succeed Cort. Fate will be kinder then your Fears fore-tell Farewel my Dear Cyd. A long and last farewel So eager to imploy the cruel Sword Can you not one not one last look afford Cort. â— melt to Womanish Tears and if I stay I find my Love my Courage will betray Yoâ— Tower will keep you safe but be so kind To your own Life that none may entrance find Cyd. Then lead me there He leads her For this one Minute of your Company I go methinks with some content to Dye Exeunt Cortez Vasquez Pizarro Cydaria Alm. Farewel O too much Lov'd since Lov'd in vain Sola What Dismal Fortune does for me remain Night and Despair my Fatal Foot-steps guide That Chance may give the Death which he deny'd Exit Cortez Vasquez Pizarro and Spaniards return again Cort. All I hold dear I trust to your defence To Pizarro â—uard her and on your Life remove not hence Exeunt Cortez and Vasquez Piz. I 'le venture that The gods are good I 'le leave her to their care Steal from my Post and in the Plunder share Exit ACT V. SCENE I. The Chamber Royal an Indian Hamock discover'd in it Enter Odmar with souldiers Guyomar Alibech bound Odm. FAte is more just then you to my desert And in this Act you blame Heaven takes my part Guy Can there be Gods and no Revenge provide Odm. The gods are ever of the Conquering side She 's now my Queen the Spaniards have agreed I to my Fathers Empire shall succeed Alib. How much I Crowns contemn I let thee see Chusing the younger and refusing thee Guy Were she Ambitious she 'd disdain to own The Pageant Pomp of such a Servile Throne A Throne which thou by Parriâ—ide do'st gain And by mâ—st base submission must retain Alib. I Lâ—v'd thee not before but Odmar know That now I hate thee and despise thee too Odm. With too much Violence you Crimes pursue Which if I Acted 't was for Love of you This if it teach not Love may teach you Fear I brought not Sin so far to stop it here Death in a Lovers Mouth would sound but ill But know I either must enjoy or Kill Alib. Bestow base Man thy idle Threats elsewhere My Mothers Daughter knows not how to Fear Since Guyomar I must not be thy Bride Death shall enjoy what is to thee deny'd Odm. Then tâ—ke thy wish Guy Hold Odmar hold My right in Alibech I will resign Rather then see her Dye I 'le see her thine Alib. In vain thou would'st resign for I will be Even when thou leav'st me Constant still to thee That shall not save my Life wilt thou appear Fearful for her who for her self wants Fear Odm. Her Love to him shows me a surer way I by her Love her Vertue must betray Aside Since Alibech you are so true a Wife To her 'T is in your power to save your Husbands Life The gods by me your Love and Vertue try For both will suffer if you let him Dye Alib. I never can believe you will
proceed To such a Black and Execrable Deed. Odm. I only threatn'd you but could not prove So much a Fool to Murder what I Love But in his Death I some advantage see Worse then it is I 'm sure it cannot be If you consent you with that gentle Breath Preserve his Life I 'le not behold his Death Holds his Sword to his breast Alib. What shall I do Guy What are your thoughts at strife About a ransom to preserve my Life Though to save yours I did my Interest give Think not when you were his I meant to Live Alib. O let him be preserv'd by any way But name not the soul price that I must pay To Odmar Odm. You would and would not I 'le no longer stay Offers again to Kill him Alib. I yield I yield but yet e're I am ill An innocent desire I would fulfil With Guyomar I one Chast Kiss would leave The first and last he ever can receive Odm. Have what you ask that Minute you agree To my desires your Husband shall be free They unbind her she goes to her Husband Guy No Alibech we never must embrace He turns from her Your guilty kindness why do you mis-place 'T is meant to him he is your private Choice I was made yours but by the publick Voice And now you leave me with a poor pretence That your ill Act is for my life's defence Alib. Since there remains no other means to try Think I am false I cannot see you dye Guy To give for me both Life and Honour too Is more perhaps then I could give for you You have done much to cure my Jealousie But cannot perfect it unless both Dye For since both cannot Live who stays behind Must think the other fearful or unkind Alib. I never could propose that Death you chuse But am like you too jealous to refuse Embracing him Together dying we together show That both did pay that Faith that both did owe. Odm. It then remains I act my own design Have you your wills but I will first have mine Assist me Souldiers They go to bind her she cries out Enter Vasquez two Spaniards Vasq. Hold Odmar hold I come in happy time To hinder my Misfortune and your Crime Odm. You ill return the kindness I have shown Vasq. Indian I say desist Odm. Spaniard be gone Vasq. This Lady I did for my self design Dare you attempt her Honour who is mine Odm. Your'e much mistaken this is she whom I Did with my Father's loss and Countries buy She whom your promise did to me convey When all things else were made your common prey Vasq. That promise made excepted one for me One whom I still reserv'd and this is she Odm. This is not she you cannot be so base Vasq. I Love too deeply to mistake the Face The Vanquish'd must receive the Victors Laws Odm. If I am Vanquish'd I my self am Cause Vasq. Then thank your self for what you undergo Odm. Thus Lawless Might does Justice overthrow Vasq. Traytors like you should never Justice name Odm. You owe your Triumphs to that Traytors shame But to your General I 'le my right refer Vasq. He never will protect a Ravisher His Generous Heart will soon decide our strife He to your Brother will restore his Wife It rests we two our claim in Combattry And that with this fair prize the Victor flye Odm. Make haste I cannot suffer to be long perplext Conquest is my first wish and Death my next They Fight the Spaniards and Indians Fight Alib. The gods the Wicked by themselves o'rethrow All Fight against us now and for us too Vnbinds her Husband The two Spaniards and three Indians kill each other Vasquez Kills Odmar Guyomar runs to his Brothers Sword Vasq. Now you are mine my greatest Foe is slain To Alibech Guy A greater still to Vanquish does remain Vasq. Another yet The Wounds I make but sow new Enemies Which from their Blood like Earth-born-brethren rise Guy Spaniard take breath some respit I 'le afford My Cause is more advantage then your Sword Vasq. Thou art so brave could it with Honour be I 'd seek thy Friendship more then Victory Guy Friendship with him whose hand did Odmar kill Base as he was he was my Brother still And since his Blood has wash'd away his guilt Nature asks thine for that which thou hast spilt They Fight a little and breath Alibech takes up a Sword and comes on Alib. My weakness may help something in the strife Guy Kill not my Honour to preserve my Life Staying her Rather then by thy aid I 'le Conquest gain Without defence I poorly will be slain She goes back they Fight again Vasquez falls Guy Now Spaniard beg thy Life and thou shalt live Vasq. I scorn to ask thee what thou canst not give My breath goes out and I am now no more Yet her I Lov'd in Death I will adore Dyes Guy Come Alibech let us from hence remove This is a night of Horror not of Love From every part I hear a dreadful noyse The Vanquish'd Crying and the Victor's Joys I 'le to my Father's aid and Countries flye And succour both or in their Ruine Dye Exeunt SCENE II. A Prison Montezuma Indian High Priest bound Pizarro Spaniards with Swords drawn a Christian Priest Piz. Thou hast not yet discover'd all thy store Mont. I neither can nor will discover more The gods will Punish you if they be Just The gods will Plague your Sacrilegious Lust. Chr. Priest Mark how this impious Heathen justifies His own false gods and our true God denies How wickedly he has refus'd his wealth And hid his Gold from Christian hands by stealth Down with him Kill him merit Heaven thereby Ind. High Pr. Can Heaven be Author of such Cruelty Piz. Since neither threats nor kindness will prevail We must by other means your minds assail Fasten the Engines stretch 'um at their length And pull the streightned Cords with all your strength They fasten them to the rack and then pull them Mont. The gods who made me once a King shall know I still am worthy to continue so Though now the subject of your Tyranny I 'le Plague you worse then you can punish me Know I have Gold which you shall never find No Pains no Tortures shall unlock my Mind Chr. Pr. Pull harder yet he does not feel the rack Mont. Pull till my Veins break and my Sinews crack Ind. High Pr. When will you end your Barb'rous Cruelty I beg not to escape I beg to Dye Mont. Shame on thy Priest-hood that such pray'rs can bring Is it not brave to suffer with thy King When Monarchs suffer gods themselves bear part Then well may'st thou who but my Vassal art I charge thee dare not groan nor shew one sign Thou at thy Torments doest the least repine Ind. High P. You took an Oath when you receiv'd your Crown The Heavens should pour their usual Blessings down The Sun should shine the Earth it's fruits produce And
corner'd minds Where Womans crooked fancie turns and winds You that can Love explore and truth impart Where both lye deepest hid in Womans heart Arise The Ghosts of Traxalla and Acacis arise they stand still and point at Montez High Pr. I did not for these Ghastly Visions send Their sudden coming does some ill portend Begon begon they will not dis-appear My Soul is seiz'd with an unusual fear Mont. Point on point on and see whom you can fright Shame and Confusion seize these shades of night Ye thin and empty forms am I your sport They smile If you were flesh You know you durst not use me in this sort The ghost of the Indian Queen rises betwixt the Ghosts with a Dagger into her Breast Mont. Ha! I feel my Hair grow stiff my Eye-balls rowl This is the only form could shake my Soul Ghost The hopes of thy succesless Love resign Know Montezuma thou art only mine For those that here on Earth their passion show By death for Love receive their right below Why doest thou then delay my longing Arms Have Cares and Age and Mortal life such Charms The Moon grows sickly at the sight of day And early Cocks have summon'd me away Yet I 'le appoint a meeting place below For there fierce winds o're dusky Vallies blow Whos 's every puff bears empty shades away Which guidless in those dark Dominions stray Just at the entrance of the Fields below Thou shalt behold a tall black Poplar grow Safe in its hollow trunk I will attend And seize thy Spirit when thou doest descend Descends Mont. I 'le seize thee there thou Messenger of Fate Would my short Life had yet a shorter date I 'm weary of this flesh which holds us here And dastards manly Souls with hope and fear These heats and colds still in our breasts make War Agues and Feavers all our passions are Exeunt SCENE II. Cydaria Alibech Betwixt the two Armies Alib. Blessings will Crown your Name if you prevent That Blood which in this Battel will be spent Nor need you fear so just a fute to move Which both becomes your duty and your Love Cyd. But think you he will come their Camp is near And he already knows I wait him here Alib. You are too young your power to understand Lovers take wing upon the least command Already he is here Enter Cort. and Vasq. to them Cort. Methinks like two black storms on either hand Our Spanish Army and your Indians stand This only space betwixt the Clouds is clear Where you like day broke loose from both appear Cyd. Those closing Skies might still continue bright But who can help it if you 'l make it night The Gods have given you power of Life and Death Like them to save or scatter with a breath Cort. That power they to your Father did dispose 'T was in his choice to make us Friends or Foes Alib. Injurious strength would rapine still excuâ—e By off'ring terms the weaker must refuse And such as these your hard conditions are You threaten Peace and you invite a War Cort. If for my self to Conquer here I came You might perhaps my actions justly blame Now I am sent and am not to dispute My Princes orders but to execute Alib. He who his Prince so blindly does obey To keep his Faith his Vertue throws away Cort. Monarchs may err but should each private breast Judge their ill Acts they would dispute their best Cyd. Then all your care is for your Prince I see Your truth to him out-weighs your love to me You may so cruel to deny me prove But never after that pretend to Love Cort. Command my Life and I will soon obey To save my Honour I my Blood will pay Cyd. What is this Honour that does Love controul Cort. A raging fit of Vertue in the Soul A painful burden which great minds must bear Obtain'd with danger and possest with fear Cyd. Lay down that burden if it painful grow You 'l find without it Love will lighter go Cort. Honour once lost is never to be found Alib. Perhaps he looks to have both passions Crown'd First dye his Honour in a Purple Flood Then Court the Daughter in the Father's Blood Cort. The edge of War I 'le from the Battel take And spare her Father's Subjects for her sake Cyd. I cannot Love you less when I 'm refus'd But I can dye to be unkindly us'd Where shall a Maids distracted heart find rest If she can miss it in her Lovers breast Cort. I till to morrow will the fight delay Remember you have conquer'd me to day Alib. This grant destroys all you have urg'd before Honour could not give this or can give more Our Women in the foremost ranks appear March to the Fight and meet your Mistress there Into the thickest Squadrons she must run Kill her and see what Honour will be won Cyd. I must be in the Battel but I 'le go With empty Quiver and unbended Bow Not draw an Arrow in this fatal strife For fear its point should reach your Noble life Cort. No more your kindness wounds me to the death Honour be gone what art thou but a breath I 'le live proud of my infamy and shame Grac'd with no Triumph but a Lovers name Men can but say Love did his reason blind And Love 's the noblest frailty of the mind Draw off my Men the War 's already done Piz. Your orders come too late the Fight 's begun The Enemy gives on with fury led And fierce Orbellan combats in their head Cort. He justly fears a Peace with me would prove Of ill concernment to his haughty Love Retire fair Excellence I 'le go to meet New Honour but to lay it at your feet Exeunt Cort. Vasq. Piz. Enter Odm. and Guy to Alib. and Cyd. Odm. Now Madam since a danger does appear Worthy my Courage though below my Fear Give leave to him who may in Battel dye Before his Death to ask his destiny Guy He cannot Dye whom you command to Live Before the Fight you can the Conquest give Speak where you 'l place it Alib. Briefly then to both One I in secret Love the other Loath But where I hate my hate I will not show And he I Love my Love shall never know True worth shall gain me that it may be â—ed Desert not fancy once a Woman led He that in fight his courage shall oppose With most success against his Countries Foes From me shall all that recompence receive that Valour Merits or that Love can give 'T is true my hopes and fears are all for one But hopes and fears are to my self alone Let him not shun the danger of the strife I but his Love his Country claims his Life Odm. All obstacles my Courage shall remove Guy Fall on fall on Odm. For Liberty Guy For Love Exeunt the Women follewing SCENE Changes to the Indian Country Enter Mont. attended by his Indians Mont. Charge charge their ground the faint Taxallans
yield Bold in close Ambush base in open Field The envious Devil did my Fortune wrong Thus Fought thus Conquer'd I when I was young Exit Alarm Enter Cort. Bloudy Cort. Furies pursue these false Taxallans Flight Dare they be Friends to us and dare not Fight What Friends can Cowards be what hopes appear Of help from such that where they hate show fear Enter Piz. Vasquez Piz. The Field grows thin and those that now remain Appear but like the shadows of the Slain Vasq. The fierce old King is vanish'd from the place And in a cloud of dust pursues the Chase. Cort. Their eager Chase disorder'd does appear Command our Horse to charge them in the rear To Piz. You to our old Castillian Foot retire To Vasq. Who yet stand firm and at their backs give Fire Exeunt severally Enter Odm. and Guy meeting each other Odm. Where hast thou been since first the Fight began Thou less then Woman in the shape of Man Guy Where I have done what may thy Envy move Things worthy of my Birth and of my Love Odm. Two bold Taxallans with one Dart I slew And left it sticking ere my Sword I drew Guy I sought not Honour on so base a Train Such Cowards by our Women may be Slain I fell'd along a Man of Bearded face His Limbs all cover'd with a Shining case So wondrous hard and so secure of wound It made my Sword though edg'd with Flint rebound Odm. I kill'd a double Man the one half lay Upon the ground the other ran away Guns go off within Enter Mont. out of breath with him Alib. and an Indian Mont. All 's lost Our Foes with Lightning and with Thunder Fight My Men in vain shun death by shameful Flight For death's Invisible come wing'd with Fire They hear a dreadful noise and straight expire Take gods that Soul ye did in spight create And made it great to be unfortunate Ill Fate for me unjustly you provide Great Souls are Sparks of your own Heavenly Pride That lust of power we from your god-heads have You 'r bound to please those Appetites you gave Enter Vasq. and Piz. with Spaniards Vasq. Pizarro I have hunted hard to day Into our toyls the noblest of the prey Seize on the King and him your Prisoner make While I in kind revenge my taker take Piz. with two goes to Attaque the King Vasq. with another to seize Alib. Guy Their danger is alike whom shall I free Odm. I 'le follow Love Guy I 'le follow Piety Odm. retreats from Vasq. with Alib off the stage Guy Fights for his Father Guy Fly Sir while I give back that life you gave Mine is well lost if I your life can save Mont. Fights off Guy making his retreat stays Guy 'T is more than Man can do to scape them all Stay let me see where noblest I may fall He runs at Vasq. is seized behind and taken Vasq. Conduct him off And give command he strictly guarded be Guy In vain are guards Death sets the Valiant free Exit Guy with Guards Vasq. A Glorious day and bravely was it Fought Great fame our General in great dangers sought From his strong Arm I saw his Rival run And in a crowd th' unequal Combat shun Enter Cortez leading Cidaria who seems crying and begging of him Cort. Mans force is fruitless and your gods would fail To save the City but your Tears prevail I 'le of my Fortune no advantage make Those Terms they had once given they still may take Cyd. Heaven has of right all Victory design'd Where boundless power dwells in a will confin'd Your Spanish Honour does the World excel Cort. Our greatest Honour is in loving well Cyd. Strange ways you practice there to win a Heart Here Love is Nature but with you 't is Art Cort. Love is with us as Natural as here But fetter'd up with customs more severe In tedious Courtship we declaâ—e our pâ—iâ— And ere we kindness find first meet disdain Cyd. If Women Love they needless pains endure Their Pride and Folly but delay their Cure Cort. What you mis-call their Folly is their care They know how fickle common Lovers are Their Oaths and Vows are cautiously believ'd For few there are but have been once deceiv'd Cyd. But if they are not trusted when they vow What other marks of passion can they show Cort. With Feasts and Musick all that brings delight Men treat their Ears their Pallats and their Sight Cyd. Your Gallants sure have little Eloquence Failing to move the Soul they Court the Sence With Pomps and Trains and in a crowd they Woe When true Felicity is but in two But can such Toys your Womens passion move This is but noise and tumult 't is not Love Cort. I have no reason Madam to excuse Those ways of Gallanâ—ry I did not use My Love was true and on a Nobler score Cyd. Your Love Alas then have you Lov'd before Cort. 'T is true I Lov'd but she is Dead she 's Dead And I should think with her all Beauty Fled Did not her fair resemblance live in you And by that Image my first Flames renew Cyd. Ah happy Beauty whosoe're thou art Though dead thou keep'st possession of his Heart Thou mak'st me jealous to the last degree And art my Rival in his Memory Within his Memory ah more then so Thou Liv'st and Triumph'st ore Cydaria too Cort. What strange disquiet has uncalm'd your breast Inhumane fair to rob the dead of rest Poor Heart She slumbers deep deep in her silent Tomb Let her possess in Peace that narrow Room Cyd. Poor-heart he pities and bewails her death Some god much hated soul restore thy breath That I may kill thee but some ease 't will be I 'le kill my self for but resembling thee Cort. I dread your anger your disquiet fear But blows from hands so soft who would not bear So kind a passion why should I remove Since jealousie but shows how well we Love Yet jealousie so strange I never knew Can she who Loves not me disquiet you For in the Grave no Passions fill the Breast 'T is all we gain by Death to be at rest Cyd. That she no longer Loves brings no relief Your Love to her still lives and that 's my grief Cort. The object of desire once tane away 'T is then not Love but pitty that we pay Cyd. 'T is such a pitty I should never have When I must lye forgotten in the Grave I meant to have oblig'd you when I dy'd That after me you should Love none beside But you are false already Cort. If untrue By Heaven my falshood is to her not you Cyd. Observe sweet Heaven how falsly he does Swear You said you Lov'd me for resembling her Cort. That Love was in me by resemblance bred But shows you chear'd my sorrows for the Dead Cyd. You still repeat the greatness of your grief Cort. If that was great how great was the relief Cyd. The first Love still the strongest
my coming wait And on thy Life secure the Prison Gate She plucks out a Dagger and approaches him Spaniard awake thy Fatal hour is come Thou shalt not at such ease receive thy Doom Revenge is sure though sometimes slowly pac'd Awake awake or sleeping sleep thy last Cort. Who names Revenge Alm. Look up and thou shalt see Cort. I cannot fear so fair an Enemy Alm. No aid is near nor canst thou make defence Whence can thy Courage come Cort. From Innocence Alm. From Innocence let that then take thy part Still are thy looks assur'd have at thy Heart Hold up the Dâ—ggâ— I cannot kill thee sure thou bear'st some Charm Goes baâ—â— Or some Divinity holds back my Arm. Why do I thus delay to make him Bleed Asiâ—â— Can I want Courage for so brave a Deed I 've shook it off my Soul is free from fear Comes againâ—â— And I can now strike any where but here His scorn of Death how strangely does it move A mind so haughty who could chuse but Love Goes off Plead not a Charm or any gods command Alas it is thy heart that holds thy hand In spight of me I Love and see too late My Mothers Pride must find my Mothers Fate Thy Country's Foe thy Brother's Murtherer For shame Almeria such mad thoughts forbear I w'onnot be if I once more come on coming on again I shall mistake the Breast and pierce my own Comes with her Dagger down Cort. Does your revenge maliciously forbear To give me Death till 't is prepar'd by fear If you delay for that forbear or strike Fore-seen and sudden death are both alike Alm. To show my Love would but increase his Pride They have most power who most their passions hide Aside Spaniard I must confess I did expect You could not meet your Death with such neglect I will defer it now and give you time You may Repent and I forget your Crime Cort. Those who repent acknowledge they did ill I did not unprovok'd your Brother Kill Alm. Petition me perhaps I may forgive Cort. Who begs his Life does not deserve to Live Alm. But if 't is given you 'l not refuse to take Cort. I can Live gladly for Cydaria's sake Alm. Does she so wholy then possess your mind What if you should another Lady find Equal to her in birth and far above In all that can attract or keep your Love Would you so doat upon your first desire As not to entertain a Nobler Fire Cort. I think that person hardly will be found With Gracious form and equal Vertue Crown'd Yet if another could precedence claim My fixt desires could find no fairer Aim Alm. Dull ignorance he cannot yet conceive To speak more plain shame will not give me leave Aside Suppose one lov'd you whom even Kings adore To him Who with your Life your Freedom would restore And adde to that the Crown of Mexico Would you for her Cydaria's Love fore-go Cort. Though she could offer all you can invent I could not of my Faith once vow'd repent Alm. A burning blush has cover'd all my face Why am I forc'd to publish my disgrace What if I Love you know it cannot be And yet I blush to put the case 't were me If I could Love you with a flame so true I could forget what hand my Brother slew Make out the rest I am disorder'd so I know not farther what to say or do But answer me to what you think I meant Cort. Reason or Wit no answer can invent Of words confus'd who can the meaning find Alm. Disordered words show a distemper'd mind Cort. She has oblig'd me so that could I chuse I would not answer what I must refuse Aside Alm. His mind is shook suppose I lov'd you speak Would you for me Cydaria's Fetters break Cort. Things meant in Jest no serious answer need Alm. But put the case that it were so indeed Cort. If it were so which but to think were Pride My constant Love would dangerously be try'd For since you could a Brothers death forgive He whom you save for you alone should live But I the most unhappy of mankind E're I knew yours have all my Love resign'd 'T is my own loss I grieve who have no more You go a begging to a Bankrupts door Yet could I change as sure I never can How could you Love so Infamous a Man For Love once given from her and plac'd in you Would leave no ground I ever could be true Alm. You consâ—rued me aright I was in Jest And by that offer meant to sound your breast Which since I find so constant to your Love Will much my value of your worth improve Spaniard assure your self you shall not be Oblig'd to quit Cydaria for me 'T is dangerous though to treat me in this sort And to refuse my offers though in sport Exit Almeria Cort. In what a strange Condition am I left Cort. solus More then I wish I have of all I wish bereft In wishing nothing we enjoy still most For even our wish is in possession lost Restless we wander to a new desire And burn our selves by blowing of the Fire We toss and turn about our Feaverish will When all our ease must come by lying still For all the happiness Mankind can gain Is not in pleasure but in rest from pain Goes in and the Scene closes upon him SCENE II. Chamber Royal. Enter Montezuma Odmar Guyomar Alibech Mont. My Ears are deaf with this impatient crowd Odm. Their wants are now grown Mutinous and loud The General 's taken but the Siege remains And their last Food our dying Men sustains Guy One means is only left I to this hour Have kept the Captive from Almeria's power And though by your command she often sent To urge his doom do still his death prevent Mont. That hope is past him I have oft assayl'd But neither threats nor kindness have prevail'd Hiding our wants I offerd to release His Chains and equally conclude a Peace He fiercely answer'd I had now no way But to submit and without terms obey I told him he in Chains demanded more Then he impos'd in Victory before He sullenly reply'd he could not make These offers now Honour must give not take Odm. Twice have I sallyed and was twice beat back What desp'rate course remains for us to take Mont. If either Death or Bondage I must chuse I 'll keep my Freedom though my life I lose Guy I 'll not upbraid you that you once refus'd Those means you might have then with Honour us'd I 'll lead your Men perhaps bring Victory They know to Conquer best who know to Dye Exeunt Montezuma Odmar Alib. Ah me what have I heard stay Guyomar What hope you from this Sally you prepare Guy A death with Honour for my Countries good A death to which your self design'd my blood Alib. You heard and I well know the Towns diâ—tress Which Sword and Famine both at once oppress Famine so fierce that what
nought be wanting to your Subjects use Yet we with Famine were opprest and now Must to the yoke of Cruel Masters bow Mont. If those above who made the World could be Forgetful of it why then blam'st thou me Chr. Pr. Those Pains O Prince thou sufferest now are light Compar'd to those which when thy Soul takes flight Immortal endless thou must then endure Which Death begins and Time can never cure Mont. Thou art deceiv'd for whensoe're I Dye The Sun my Father bears my Soul on high He lets me down a Beam and mounted there He draws it back and pulls me through the Air I in the Eastern parts and rising Sky You in Heaven's downfal and the West must lye Chr. Pr. Fond man by Heathen Ignorance misâ—ed Thy Soul destroying when thy Body's Dead Change yet thy Faith and buy Eternal rest Ind. High Pr. Dye in your own for our Belief is best Mont. In seeking happiness you both agree But in the search the paths so different be That all Religions with each other Fight While only one can lead us in the Right But till that one hath some more certain mark Poor humane kind must wander in the dark And suffer pains eternally below For that which here we cannot come to know Chr. Pr. That which we worship and which you believe From Natures common hand we both receive All under various names Adore and Love One power Immense which ever rules above Vice to abhor and Virtue to pursue Is both believ'd and taught by us and you But here our Worship takes another way Mont. Where both agree 't is there most safe to stay For what 's more vain then Publick Light to shun And set up Tapers while we see the Sun Chr. Pr. Though Nature teaches whom we should Adore By Heavenly Beams we still discover more Mont. Or this must be enough or to Mankind One equal way to Bliss is not design'd For though some more may know and some know less Yet all must know enough for happiness Chr. Pr. If in this middle way you still pretend To stay your Journey never will have end Mont. Howe're 't was better in the midst to stay Then wander farther in uncertain way Chr. Pr. But we by Martyrdom our Faith avow Mont. You do not more then I for ours do now To prove Religion true If either Wit or Suff'rings would suffice All Faiths afford the Constant and the Wise And yet ev'n they by Education sway'd In Age defend what Infancy obey'd Chr. Pr. Since Age by erring â—hild-hood is misled Refer your self to our Un-erring Head Mont. Man and not erre what reason can you give Chr. Pr. Renounce that carnal reason and believe Mont. The Light of Nature should I thus betray 'T were to wink hard that I might see the day Chr. Pr. Condemn not yet the way you do not know I 'le make your reason judge what way to go Mont. 'T is much too late for me new ways to take Who have but one short step of life to make Piz. Increase their Pains the Cords are yet too slack Chr. Pr. I must by force convert him on the Rack Ind. High Pr. I faint away and find I can no more Give leave O King I may reveal thy store And free my self from pains I cannot bear Mont. Think'st thou I lye on Beds of Roses here Or in a Wanton Bath stretch'd at my ease Dye Slave and with thee dye such thoughts as these High Priest turns aside and dyes Enter Cortez attended by Spaniards he speaks entring Cort. On pain of death kill none but those that fight I much repent me of this bloody night Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far And makes a Massacre what was a War Sheath all your weapons and in silence move 'T is sacred here to Beauty and to Love Ha Sees Moâ—tezuma Cort. What dismal sight is this which takes from me All the delight that waits on Victory Runs to take him off the Rack Make haste how now Religion do you Frown Haste holy Avarice and help him down Ah Father Father what do I endure Embracing Montezuma To see these Wounds my pity cannot Cure Mont. Am I so low that you should pity bring And give an Infants Comfort to a King Ask these if I have once unmanly groan'd Or ought have done deserving to be moan'd Cort. Did I not charge thou should'st not stir from hence To Pizarro But Martial Law shall punish thy offence And you To the Chr. Priest Who sawcily teach Monarchs to obey And the wide World in narrow Cloysters sway Set up by Kings as humble aids of power You that which bred you Viper-like devour You Enemies of Crowns Chr. Pr. Come let 's away We but provoke his fury by our stay Cort. If this go free farewel that discipline Which did in Spanish Camps severely shine Accursed Gold 't is thou hast caus'd these crimes Thou turn'st our Steel against thy Parent Climes And into Spain wilt fatally be brought Since with the price of Blood thou here art bought Exeunt Priest and Pizarro Cortez kneels by Montezuma and weeps Cort. Can you forget those Crimes they did commit Mont. I 'le do what for my dignity it fit Rise Sir I 'm satisfi'd the fault was theiâ—s Trust me you make me weep to see your Tears Must I chear you Cort. Ah Heavens Mont. You 're much to blame Your grief is cruel for it shews my shame Does my lost Crown to my remembrance bring But weep not you and I 'le be still a King You have forgot that I your Death design'd To satisfie the Proud Almeria's mind You who preserv'd my Life I doom'd to Dye Cort. Your Love did that and not your Cruelty Enter a Spaniard Span. Prince Guyomar the Combat still maintains Ouâ— Men retreat and he their ground regains But once incourag'd by our Generals sight We boldly should renew the doubtful Fight Cort. Remove not hence you shall not long attend To Montezuma I 'le aid my Souldiers yet preserve my Friend Mont. Excellent Man Exit Cortez c. But I by living poorly take the way To injure Goodness which I cannot pay Enter Almeria Alm. Ruine and Death run Arm'd through every Street And yet that Fate I seek I cannot meet What guards Misfortunes are Such is th' infectious strength of Misery Death that strikes all yet seems afraid of me Mont. Almeria's here oh turn away your Face Must you be witness too of my disgrace Alm. I am not that Almeria whom you knew But want that pity I deny'd to you Your Conquerour alas has Vanquish'd me But he refuses his own Victory While all are Captives in your Conquer'd State I find a wretched freedom in his hate Mont. Could'st thou thy Love on one that scorn'd thee lose He saw not with my Eyes who could refuse Him that could prove so much unkind to thee I ne're will suffer to be kind to me Alm. I am content in Death to share your Fate And dye for