take Tell me how got this Monster entrance speak Ebol Heav'n witness 't was without my knowledg done R. Gom. No she had other bus'ness of her own aside Oh Blood and Murder King All are false A Guard Enter Guard Seize on that Traytor To Carlos D. Carl. Welcome I am prepar'd Queen Stay Sir let me die too I can obey King No Thou shalt live Seemingly kind By heav'n but not a Day I a revenge so exquisite have fram'd aside She unrepenting dies and so she 's damn'd Henr. If ever pity could your heart ingage If e're you hope for blessings on your Age Incline your ears to a poor Virgins pray'r King I dare not venture thee thou art too fair What would'st thou say Henr. Destroy not in one man More Virtue than the World can boast agen View him the eldest pledge of your first Love Your Virgin Joyes that may some pity move King No for the wrongs I suffer weigh it down I 'd now not spare his life to save my own Away by thy soft Tongue I 'le not be caught Henr. By all that hopes can frame I begg if not May you by some base hand unpity'd dye And childless Mothers curse your Memory By Honour Love by Life King Fond Girle away By heav'n I 'le kill thee else still dar'st thou stay Cannot Death terrifie Thee Henr. No for I If you refuse me am resolv'd to die D. Carl. Kind fair one do not wast your sorrows here On me too wretched and not worth a tear There yet for you are mighty Joyes in store When I in dust am laid and seen no more Oh Madam To the Queen Qu. Oh my Carlos must you dye For me no mercy in a Father's eye D. Carl. Hide Hide your Tears into my Soul they dart A tenderness that misbecomes my heart For since I must I like a Prince would fall And to my aid my Manly spirits call Qu. You like a man as roughly as you will May die but let me be a woman still Weeps King Th' art Woman a true Copy of the first In whom the race of all Mankind was curst Your Sex by Beauty was to Heav'n ally'd But your great Lord the Devil taught you pride He too an Angel till he durst rebel And you are sure the Stars that with him fell Weep on a stock of tears like Vows you have And alwaies ready when you wou'd deceive Qu. Cruel Inhumane Oh my heart why shou'd I throw away a Title that 's so good On one a stranger to what e're was so Alas I 'm torn and know not what to do The Just resentment of my wrong's so great Ready to sink with passion My spirits sink beneath the heavy weight Tyrant stand off I hate thee and will try If I have scorn enough to make me dye D. Car. Blest Angel stay Takes her in his Arms. Qu. Carlos the sole Embrace You ever took you have before his face D. Carl. No wealthy Monarch of the plenteous East In all the Glories of his Empire drest Was ever half so rich or half so blest But from such bliss how wretched is the fall They too like we must die and leave it all King All this before my face what Soul could bear 't Go force her from him Officer approaches D. Car. Slave 't will cost thy heart Th'adst better meet a Lyon on his way And from his hungry Jawes reprize the prey She 's Mistriss of my Soul and to prepare My self for death I must consult with her R. Go. Have pity Ironically King Hence How wretchedly he rules That 's serv'd by Cowards and advis'd by fooles Oh Torture D. Car. Rouze my Soul Consider now That to thy blissful Mansion thou must go But I so mighty Joyes have tasted here I hardly shall have sence of any there Oh soft as Blossoms and yet sweeter far Leaning on her bosom Sweeter than Incense which to Heav'n ascends Though 't is presented there by Angels hands King Still in his Arms Cowards go tear her forth D. Car. You 'l sooner from its Center shake the Earth I 'l hold her fast till my last hour is nigh Then I 'l bequeath her to you when I die King Cut off his hold or any thing D. Carl. Ay Come Here kill and bear me hence into my Tomb I 'd have my Monument erected Here With broken mangled Limbs still clasping her Qu. Hold and I 'l quit his Arms The Gu. Offer their Axes King Now bear him hence They part Qu. Oh horrid Tyrant The Gu. are hurrying Carlos off Stay Unhappy Prince Turn turn oh Torment must I leave you so No stay and take me with you where you go D. Carl. Hark slaves my Goddess summons me to stay Dogs have you eyes and can you disobey Pressing forward See her Oh let me but just touch my bliss King By Hell he shan't slaves are ye mine or his Qu. My life D. Car. My Soul Farewel Qu. He 's gone he 's gone Exit Carlos Now Tyrant to thy rage I 'm left alone Give me my death that hate both life and thee King I know thou dost yet live Qu. Oh misery Why was I born to be thus curst or why Throwes her self on the floor Should life be forc't when 't is so sweet to die King Thou woman hast been false but to renew To Eboli Thy Credit in my heart assist me now Prepare a draught of poison such as will Act slow and by degrees of Torment kill Give it the Queen and to prevent all sence Of dying tell her I 've releas'd the Prince And that e're Morning he 'l attend her I In a disguise his presence will supply So Glut my rage and smiling see her dye Ebol Your Majesty shall be obey'd R. Go. Do work thy mischiefs to their last degree And when th' are in their height I 'l murder-thee aside King Now Gomez ply my rage and keep it hot O're Love and Nature I 've the Conquest got Still charming Beauty triumphs in her eyes Looking at the Queen Yet for my honour and my rest she dies Exeunt Queen and Women But oh what Ease can I expect to get When I must purchase at so dear a rate Exeunt Omnes The SCENE shuts The End of the Fourth Act. ACT the Fifth SCENE the First Enter King Solus King 'T Is night the season when the happy take Repose and only wretches are awake Now discontented Ghosts begin their rounds Haunt ruin'd Buildings and unwholsome Grounds Or at the Curtains of the restless wait To frighten 'em with some sad sale of fate When I would rest I can no rest obtain The ills I 've born ev'n o're my slumbers reign And in sad Dreams torment me o're again The fatal bus'ness is e're this begun I 'm shock't and start to think what I have done But I forget how I that Phillip am So much for Constancy renown'd by fame Who through the Progress of my life was ne're By hopes transported or depress'd by fear No
Innocent incline On her bare word and would not Credit mine The poison 's very busie at my heart Methinks I see Death shake his Threat'ning dart Why are you kind and make it hard to die Persist Continue on the Injury Call me still vile incestuous all that 's foul King Oh pity pity my despairing Soul Sink it not quite Raise my Physitians strait Hasten 'em quickly e're it be too late Propose rewards may set their skill at strife I 'l give my Crown to him that saves her life Curst Dog To Gomez D. I. Vile prostitute King Revengeful Fiend But Iv'e forgotten half to Carlos send Prevent what his despair may make him do Enter Henrietta Henr. Oh Horror Horror everlasting Woe The Prince the Prince King Hah speak Hen. He dyes he dyes Within upon his Couch he bleeding lyes Just taken from a Bath his Veins all Cut From which the springing blood flowes swiftly out He threatens death on all that shall oppose His fate to save that life which he will loose King Dear Austria hasten all thy int'rest use Tell him it is to Friendship an Offence And let him know his Father's penitence Beg him to live R. Go. Since yo 've decreed my death know 't will be hard The Bath by me was poison'd when prepar'd I Ow'd him that for his late pride and scorn King There never was so curs't a Villain born But by revenge such pains he shall go through As ev'n Religious Cruelty ne're knew Rack him I 'l broyl him burn him by degrees Fresh Torments for him ev'ry hour devise Till he Curse heav'n and then the Caitiff dies Queen My faithful Henrietta art thou come To wait th' unhappy Mistress to her Tomb I brought thee hither from thy Parents young And now must leave thee to heav'n knowes what wrong But Heav'n to its protection will receive Such goodness let it then thy Queen forgive Hen. How much I lov'd you Madam none can tell For 't is Unspeakable I lov'd so well A proof of it the World shall quickly find For when You dye I 'l scorn to stay behind Enter D. Carlos supported between two and bleeding D. Iohn See Sir your Son King My Son but oh how dare I use that name when this sad Object 's near See Injur'd Prince who 't is thy pardon Craves No more thy Father but the worst of slaves Behold the tears that from these fountains flow D. Carl. I come to take my farewel e're I go To that bright dwelling where there is no room For Blood and where the Cruel never Come King I know there is not therefore must despair Oh heav'n his Cruelty I cannot bear Dost thou not hear thy wretched Father sue D. Car. My Father speak the word once more is 't you And may I think the dear Conversion true Oh that I could King By heav'n thou must it is Let me Embrace and kiss thy Trembling knees Why wilt thou dye no live my Carlos live And all the wrongs that I have done forgive D. Car. Life was my Curse and giv'n me sure in spight Oh had I perisht when I first saw light I never then these miseries had brought On you nor by you had been Guilty thought Prop me apace I feel my life decay The little time on Earth I have to stay Grant I without Offence may here bestow Pointing to the Queen You cannot certainly be Jealous now King Break break my heart Leads D. Carlos to the Chair D. Car. Y 'ave thus more kindness shown Then if y 'ad Crown'd and plac't me on your Throne Methinks so highly happy I appear That I could pity you to see You there Take me away again You are too good Queen Carlos is 't you Oh stop that Royal flood Live and possess your Father's Throne when I In dark and gloomy Shades forgotten lie D. Car. Crowns are beneath me I have higher pride Thus on you fixt and dying by your side How much a Life and Empire I disdain No we 'l together mount where both shall raign Above all Wrongs and never more Complain Queen Oh matchless Youth oh Constancy Divine Sure there was never Love that Equall'd thine Nor any so Unfortunate as mine Henceforth forsaken Virgins shall in Songs When they would ease their own repeat thy wrongs And in remembrance of thee for thy sake A solemn Annual Procession make In Chast devotion as fair Pilgrims Come With Hyacinths and Lillies deck thy Tomb. But one thing more and then Vain World adieu It is to reconcile my Lord and You. D. Carl. H 'as done no wrong to me I am possest Of all beyond my expectation blest But yet methinks there 's something in my heart Tells me I must not too Unkindly part Father draw nearer raise me with your hand Before I dye what is 't you would Command King The Grant thou l't find too difficult a Task I want forgiveness if I durst but ask How Curs't and yet how might I have been blest D. Carl. Oh all my wrongs and my misfortunes past As they ne're were let your Remembrance shun And quite forget e'm all as I ha' done Alas 't is fate has been too blame not You Who only Honours dictates did pursue I was a wicked Son Indeed I was Rebel to Yours as well as Duties Laws By head-strong will too proud to be confin'd Scorn'd your Commands and at your Joyes repin'd When to my love your Royal Claim was layd I should have born my Inj'ries and obeyd But I was hot and would my right maintain Which you forgave yet I rebell'd again And nought but death can now wash off the stain King Why wert thou made so excellently good And why was it no sooner Understood But I was Curs't and blindly led astray Oh for thy Father for thy Father pray Thou may'st ask that which I 'm too vile to dare And leave me not tormented by despair D. Carl. Thus then with the remains of life we kneel D. Carl. and the Queen sink out of the Chairs and kneel May you be ever free from all that 's ill Queen And everlasting peace upon you dwell King No more this Virtue 's too divinely bright My Darken'd Soul too Conversant with Night Grows blind and Overcome with too much light Here raise e'm up Gently ye slaves down down Ye Glorious Toyles a Scepter and a Crown For ever be forgotten in your stead Only Eternal darkness wrap my head Qu. Where are you oh Farewel I must be gone King Blest happy Soul take not thy flight so soon Stay till I dye then bear mine with thee too And Guard it up which else must sink below Qu. From all my Injuries and all my fears From Jealousie Love's bane the worst of Cares Thus I remove to find that stranger rest Carlos thy hand receive me on thy breast Within this minute how shall we be blest D. Car. Oh far above What ever wishes fram'd or hopes design'd Thus where we go we shall the Angels find For
Dispatches I 've prepar'd King Who 's there 'T is Posa Pander to their Lust. drawing near to Posa Now Gomez to his heart thy Dagger Thrust In the pursuit of vengeance drive it-far Strike deep and if thou can'st wound Carlos there R. Gom. I 'le do 't as close as happy Lovers kiss May he strike mine if of his heart I miss Thus Sir Stabs him Posa Ha Gomez Villain thou hast done Thy worst but yet I would not die alone Here Dogg Stabs at him R. Gom. So brisk then take it once again As they are struggling the Dispatches fall out of Posa 's bosom 'T was onely Sir to put you out of pain Stabs him again and Posa falls Posa My Lord the King but life too far is gone I faint be mindful of your Queen and Son Dies King The Slave in death repents and warnes me Yes I shall be very mindful What are These Takes up the Dispatches For Flanders with the Prince's Signet seal'd Here 's Villany has yet been unreveal'd See Gomez practices against my Crown Shows e'm him Treason and Lust have Joyn'd to pull me down Yet still I stand like a firm sturdy Rock Whilst they but split themselves with their own shock But I too long delay give word I come R. Gom. What hoa within the King is nigh make room The SCENE drawes and discovers D. John and Eboli embraacing King Now let me if I can to fury add That when I thunder I may strike e'm dead Looking earnestly on e'm Ha! Gomez on this Truth depends thy Life Why that 's our Brother Austria R. G. And my Wife Embracing close Whilst I was busie grown In others ruines here I 've met my own Oh! had I perish't e're 't was understood King This is the Nest where Lust and falshood brood Is it not admirable Exit D. John and Eboli embracing R. Gom. O Sir yes Ten thousand Devils tear the Sorceress King But they are gone and my Dishonour's near Enter D. Carlos and Queen discoursing Look my incestuous Son and Wife appear See Gomez how she Languishes and dyes ' S'death There are very pulses in her eyes D. Carlos approaches the King D. Carl. In peace Heav'â— ever guard the King from harms In Warr Success and Triumph crown his Arms Till all the Nations of the World shall be Humbled and prostrate at his feet like me Kneels I hear your fury has my Death design'd Though I 've deserv'd the worst you may be kind Behold me as your poor unhappy Son And do not spill that blood which is your own King Yes when my blood growes tainted I ne'r doubt But for my health 't is good to let it out But thine 's a stranger like thy soul to me Or else be curs't thy Mothers memory And doubly curst be that unhappy night In which I purchac'd torment with delight D. Carl. Thus then I lay aside all rights of blood Rises boldly My Mother curst she was all Just and good Tyrant too good to stay with thee below And therefore 's blest and raigns above thee now Submission which way got it entrance here King Perhaps it came e're Treason was aware Thy trayterous designs now come to Light Too great and horrid to be hid in night See here my Honour and thy Duties stains Shews the Dispatches I 've paid your Secretary for his pains He waits you there to Council with him go Ask what Intelligence from Flanders now Shows Posa 's Body D. Carl. My Friend here slain my faithful Posa 't is Good Heav'n what have I done to merit this What Temples sack't what Desolations made To pull down such a vengeance on my head This Villain was thy work what Friend of thine To Gomez Did I e're wrong that thou should'st murder mine But I le take care it shall not want reward Drawes King Courage my Gomez since thy King 's thy Guard Come Rebel and thy Villanies fulfill D. Carl. No Tho' unjust you are my Father still Throwes away his Sword And from that Title must your safety own 'T is that which awes my hand and not your Crown 'T is true all there contain'd I had design'd To such a height your Jealousie was grown It was the onely way that I could find To work your peace and to procure my own King Thinking my Youth and Vigour to decrease You 'd ease me of my Crown to give me peace D. Carl. Alas you fetch your misconstructions far The injuries to Me and wrongs to her Were much too great for Empire to repair When you forgot a Father's Love and quite Depriv'd me of a Sons and Princes right Branded my Honour and pursu'd my Life My Duty Long with Nature was at strife Not that I fear'd my Memory or Name Could suffer by the voice of common Fame A thing I still esteem'd beneath my pride For though condemn'd by all the world beside Had you but thought me just I could have dy'd At last this onely way I found to flye Your anger and divert you Jealousie To go for Flanders and be so remov'd From all I ever honour'd ever Lov'd There in your right hoping I might compleat ' Spight of my wrongs some Action truly great Thus by my Faith and Sufferings to out-wear Your hate and shun that storm which threaten'd here Queen And can this merit hate he would forgo The joyes and charms of Courts to purchase you Banish himself and stem the dang'rous Tide Of Lawless outrage and rebellious pride King How evenly she pleads in his defence So blind is guilt when 't wou'd seem Innocence She thinks her softness may my rage Disarm No Sorceress Y' are mistaken in your charm And whilst you sooth do but assist the storm Do take full view of your tall able slave Q. loking on Carlos Look hard it is the last y' are like to have D. Carl. My Life or Death are in your pow'r to give King Yes and thou dy'st D. Carl. Not till she give me leave She is the Star that rules my Destiny And whilst her Aspect's kind I cannot dy Qu. No Prince for ever live be ever blest King Yes I will send him to 's eternal rest Oh! had I took the Journey long ago I n'ere had known the pains that rack me now Queen What pains what racks approaching him King Avoid and touch me not I see thee foul all one incestuous blot Thy broken Vows are in thy guilty face Queen Have I then in your pity left no place King Oh thus it was you drew me in before With promises you ne'r would see him more But now your subtlest Wiles too weak are grown I 've gotten freedome and I 'le keep 't my own Queen May you be ever free but can your Mind Conceive that any ill was here design'd He hither came onely that he might show Obedience and be reconcil'd to you You saw his humble Dutiful address King But you before-hand sign'd the happy Peace Enter Eboli Oh Princess thank you for the Care you
it is gone too far to be recall'd And stedfastness will make the Act extoll'd Enter Eboli in a Night-Gown Who Eboli Ebol My Lord. King Is the Deed done Ebol ' T is and the Queen to seek repose is gone King Can she expect it who allow'd me none No Eboli her Dreams must be as full Of horrour and as Hellish as her Soul Does she believe the Prince has freedome gaind Ebol She does King How were the tydings entertain'd Ebol O're all her Face young wandring blushes were Such as speak hopes too weak to conquer fear But when confirm'd no Lover e're so kind She clasp'd me fast caress't and call'd me Friend Which Opportunity I took to give The Poison and till Day she cannot live King Quickly then to her say that Carlos here Waits to confirm his happiness with her Go that my vengeance I may finish quite 'T would be imperfect should I lose the sight But to contrive that I may not be known And she may still mistake me for my Son Remove all Lights but that which may suffice To let her see me scorn her when she dies Ebol You 'l find her all in ruful sables clad With one dim Lamp that yields imperfect light Such as in Vaults assist the ghastly shade Where wretched Widows come to weep at Night Thus she resolves to die or living mourn Till Carlos shall with Liberty return King Oh stedfast Sin incorrigible Lust Not damn'd it is impossible she must How do I long to see her in her pains The poys'nous Sulphur rowling through her Veins Enter D. John and Attendants Who 's there my Brother D. Iohn Yes Sir and your Friend What can your Presence here so late intend King Oh Austria Fate 's at work a Deed 's in hand Will put thy Youthful Courage to a stand Survey me Do I look as heretofore D. Iohn You look like King of Spain and Lord of Pow'r Like one who still seeks Glory on the Wing You look as I would do were I a King King A King why I am more I 'm all that can Be counted miserable in a man But thou shalt see how calm anon I 'le grow I 'le be as happy and as gay as Thou D. Iohn No Sir my happiness you cannot have Whilst to your abject passions thus a slave To know my ease you thoughts like mine must bring Be something less a man and more a King King I 'm growing so 'T is true that long I strove With pleading Nature combated with Love Those Witchcrafts that had bound my Soul so fast But now the Date of the Enchantment'ts past Before my rage like ruines down they fall And I mount up true Monarch o're e'm all D. Iohn I know your Queen and Son y'have doom'd to die And fear by this the fatal hour is nigh Why would you cut a sure Succession off At which your Friends must grieve and Foes will laugh As if since Age has from you took away Increase you 'd grow malicious and destroy King Doubt it not Austria Thou my Brother art And in my blood I 'm certain hast a part Onely the Justice of my Vengeance own Th' art Heir of Spain and my adopted Son D. Iohn I must confess there in a Crown are charms Which I would Court in bloody Fields and Arms But in my Nephew 's wrong I must decline Since he must be extinguish't e're I shine To mount a Throne o're Battlements I 'd climb Where Death should wait on Me not I on him Did you e're Love or have you ever known The mighty Value of so brave a Son King I guess'd I should be treated thus before I know it is thy Kindness but no more Thou living free alas art easie grown And think'st all hearts as honest as thy own D. Iohn Not Sir so easie as I must be bold And speak what you perhaps wou'd have untold That y' are a slave to th'vilest that obey Such as Disgrace on Royal Favour lay And blindly follow as they lead astray Voracious Varlets sordid Hangers on Best by familiarity Th' are known Yet shrink at frowns but when you smile they fawn Th' are these have wrong'd you and abus'd your Ears Possest your Mind with false mis-grounded fears King Mis-grounded fears why is there any Truth In Womens Vowes or Disobedient Youth I sooner would believe this World were Heav'n Where I have nought but Toyles and Torment met And never comfort yet to man was given But thou shalt see how my revenge I 'le treat The SCENE drawes and discovers the Queen alone in mourning on her Couch with a Lamp by her Look where she sits as quite and serene Ironically As if she never had a Thought of sin In mourning her wrong'd Innocence to show Sh' has sworn't so oft that she believes it true O'rewhelmâ—d with sorrow she 'l in darkness dwell So we have heard of Witches in a Cell Treating with Fiends and making Leagues with Hell Q. rises and comes towards him Queen My Lord Prince Carlos may it be believ'd Are my eyes blest and am I not deceiv'd King My Queen My Love I 'm here Embraces her Queen My Lord the King This is surprizing Kindness which you bring Can you believe me Innocent at last Methinks my griefs are half already past King O Tongue in nothing practis'd but deceit Too well she knew him not to find the cheat Yes vile Incestuous Woman it is I The King Look on me well despair and die Queen Why had you not pronounc'd my doom before Since to affliction you could add no more Methinks Death is less welcome when I find You could but Counterfeit a look that 's kind King No now th' art fit for Death had I believ'd Thou could'st have been more wicked thou had'st liv'd Liv'd and gone on in lust and riot still But I perceiv'd thee early ripe for Hell And that of the reward thou might'st not miss This night th' ast drank thy bane th' art poison'd Yes Thou art Queen Then welcome everlasting bliss But e're I die let me here make a Vow By Heav'n and all I hope for there I 'm true King Vows you had alwaies ready when you spoke How many of 'em have you made and broke Yet there 's a pow'r that does your falshood hear A Just one too and lets thee live to swear How comes it that above such mercy dwels To permit Sin and make us Infidels Queen You have been ever so to all that 's good My Innocence had else been understood At first your love was nothing but your pride When I arriv'd to be the Prince's Bride You then a Kind Indulgent Father were But finding me Unfortunately fair Thought me a prize too rich to be possest By him and forc't your self into my breast Where you maintain'd an Unresisted pow'r Not your own Daughter could have lov'd you more Till Conscious of your Age my faith was blam'd And I a lewd Adulteress proclaim'd Accus'd of foulest Incest with your Son What