Enter Chancellour Irene above Chanc. Observe this sight you 'l say I am in earnest When I declare I mean to make you Queen Iren. What you have made the Ruffians Drunk ' it seems Chanc. Aye Dead Drunk pray mark'em Madam Lion To be poyson'd thus to be sent out of the World like A Rat by a Politick Whoremaster Oh oh Andr. Was this the double Dose the Devil meant Sure 't was a Cup of Wild-fire mixt in Hell Such Drink as this wou'd make Damnation double 1 Sould. Pray pray Captain Good Captain let 's to pray'rs Andr. It is too late for pray'rs ten thousand Devils Are in my Entrals tearing out my Soul Water Water to quench this Hellish Fire Omn. Water Water Water c. Andr. See Lionello See the Devil 's there Lion Where Where I see him grinning now i' th' Shape O' th' Chancellour Andr. Look how he Laughs and Snickers Ha ha ha A Woman-Devil too there 's Whores in Hell Lion Aye Whores abundanee Andr. Let me have one then They 're Coolers Lionello Excellent Coollers And I'm exceeding Hot. Chanc. Ha ha ha what Crotchets come into their dying Pates Iren. How dying Sir in this Dispairing State Chanc. Yes truly Madam I take care they shan't Spoil your Advancement by their future Prating Iren. I 've heard and seen too much and will no more Ex. Irene Andr. A VVhore a thousand VVhores good Lucifer For our Great Chancellour Some VVhores I say Lion I 'le Pimp no more for him I 'le see him first Let him be Flog'd let him be Flog'd VVhips VVhips Let him have VVhips of Fire to Lash his Soul Andr. The Stinking Lord grows dry and needs VVhips Then lend me one good Devil I will tear him Mich. My Lord Enter Michael with Letters These Letters come from Synan Bassa Chanc. See there the Christian Slaves are paid their VVages Lion Give me my Gold give me my Gold Gold Gold I 'le Rob the Church no more else Give me Gold Andr. Aye give me Gold I 'le pay my VVhores most bravely She shall wear Smocks well Lac'd 2 Sould. Oh Heaven 1 Sould. If there be Heav'n VVhich is the way good Captain I 'le go thither Andr. Right before your Nose All die Chanc. O Heav'ns my Daughter and Vdoxia both Are in the Turkish Camp surpriz'd by these In a mistake Ten thousand Torments more VVrack your Bodies here and Souls hereafter Lion VVhat Screech-Owl's that ha what a sight is this Then I am dying too My Lord look down All these lost Souls will be requir'd of you They will my Lord and I can this foretel I' th' midst of all your hopes you will find Death By Tortures worse than ours Some Mercy Heav'n Dies Chanc. Hell take thee for thy News it meets an hour Of such Calamity it makes Impression See that their Bodies safely are bestow'd Ex. Michael VVould I had ne're begun to be thus ill It had been better much Then I 'd best change But how I am gone too far to do that safely Then farewel Virtue since it is too late By Ills on Ills I 'le ' mount above my Fate Exit Enter Emperor Thomazo Theop. and Attendants Noise of a Storm Emp. This is Prodigious 20 great Ships To Sail o're Land eight Miles this threatens more Than all they did before Thom. This Storm was made Only t' amuse us whilst they lodg'd the Ships Above the Chain So to Besiege us round And cut off all Relief Emp. That they 'l now do Never 'till now we truly found the want O' th' Christian Ships I order'd to be stopt There was some Practice which I shall find out Procur'd that disobedience to those orders All I find guilty certainly shall dye for 't Theop. He that advis'd their Sayling must be one then Emp. I do suspect him most but yet I can't Safely without clear proof Arrest his Person The Senate would Resent it if I did Thom. My Lord No news o' th' Souldiers or your Daughter Theop. No none at all Thom. Surely they have convey'd 'em to the Turk Emp. I fear that most But come Let 's go to Council Thom. Council may Cure the State but cannot me This Loss foretels my endless Misery Exeunt Enter Chancellor Lorenzo Boy Loren. Thomazo makes the Guards so Vigilant Her least Resistance Sir would Ruine all Chan. Then She must be deluded by this Boy Think you he 'll do 't well Loren. Ne're doubt my Lord He is by Nature fram'd for Roguery Chan. Instruct him well But to avoid detection Send him along with her I must to Council My pretty Child Do what Lorenzo bids thee And thou shalt have my Favour Exit Chanc. Loren. Come Kecko Exeunt Lor. Boy Enter Irene Sola What a sad life is this to be confin'd From Friends or sight of any Humane Creature But Cruel unrelenting Murderers And ne're to change this Goal but for a worse A Sultaness a Strumpet Ah Thomazo Hadst thou been true this Mischief ne're had happen'd A Song without after which Kecko comes in Playing VEnus chanc'd to Love a Boy Young Adonis was her joy He once lept from off her Knee To hunt and take an Humble-Bee Then the Bagg to her did bring She sigh'd and askt him for the Sting 2. When he look'd on saw her Eye Drop a Tear he strait did cry Oh! forgive me I will bring A bigger and a longer Sting Smiling she cry'd pretty Lad When that time comes I 'le be glad Irene I see there still is left some Innocence To keep the World from sinking Pretty Boy Which way did'st thou get in Kecko I 'le shew you Madam Irene This Child may prove an Angel-Guardian to me Exeunt Enter Emperor Thomazo Cardinal Chancellor Theoph. as from Councel Emp. This Insolence o' th' Souldiers so debated By the Senate first and now by us in Councel Does spend that time might better be employed For the safety of the whole first let the Senate Provide but Mony speedily to pay them Strickt Discipline will follow that of course Chanc. Your Majesty however may consider That these Debates are not without all cause I wish to Heav'n they were with Tears I speak To have our Children ravish'd from our Armes Nay torn from Altars in despite to Heav'n And all things Sacred Law Nature and Religion To be made Prostitutes to their vile Lusts To have a Lord o' th' Senate and the Councel Convey'd away and Murther'd This brave Prince Forc'd to desend his Sacred Person daily By his own Courage ' gainst their Insolence Not to speak of Prisons broke or rescues made And all the lesser mischiefs hourly done If this be not worth a Senates grave advice What can be Sir Theoph. My good Lord Chancellor I do believe all men will think my griefs Must equal be to yours the cause being so I 'am sure this wretched Life I would give up To see my Daughter and her honour safe But yet I think her yours and hundreds more Not worth the time
false Chancellor with all his tricks His little purblind tricks of cokesing parties Shall ne're gain me to be a property For him to stalk withal Theo. I hope your Holiness Will easily believe I had no design To put you into passion but my Lord ' I is time to change the subject Sir the Court Does come in Masquerade tho'tis by day-light To avoyd the Danger that some fewds may bring Thom. Then 't is not a set Masque Theop. No nothing but a Dance or so Mixt with all freedom for the Court Spectators To mend the Sports themselves by their own Dancing Thom. Dorello come Let you and I go dress Theop. Your Highness humble Creature Exeunt Enter a Servant Andrea and Lionello Andr. Surely the General will come see these Sports Lionel No doubt on 't let 's stay for him Serv. Noble Captains All persons will be here incognito It is the orders of the Entertainment And you must needs comply or go away Andr. Must to a Souldier Sawsy Groom we won't Let the Court-Butter-slies come how they will We are resolv'd to shew our faces here Serv. My Lord Chamberlain will be angry Sir These Are his Lodgings Lion We care not whose they be nor for his anger Our Swords will find an universal freedom In spight of your Court-tricks then hold your prating Serv. Well Gallants mark the end on 't Exit Enter Irene and Eudoxia Masqu'd Andr. These are Women Lionello sure Lionel Ladys The number 's equal and the field cleer Why should we not engage Andr. Ha! Dumb these sure are moving Statues Lion But of Pigmalion's making fit for Man I 'le feel if this be warm how Coy Lady Not a sost touch go down 't is pitty Faith I han't you singly here wee 'd sure feel out A better understanding e're we parted Udox. How got these rude men in I wonder Cozen Iren. Ne'r mind them Madam the Officers will come And send 'em hence anon Andr. No Demi-treble there 's none so bold that dares it Therefore good Queen o' th' Diamonds let me try How the Cherries of your lips tast Iren. Insolent Baffoon stand off Strikes him Andr. How 's this So nimble with your upper tire I 'le try what bore your neather Quarters carry Come at 'em Lionella They ruffle them Enter Theophilus Theo. Ruffians what rudeness is this Know you this place Andr. What an old Fool it is to ask that question Old men are silly things but Lionello That shall not spoile our sport Theop. Sure Gallants these Are no becoming actions in a Court Such places should be Sacred Andr. Ay so are Churches yet some are so wicked as to appoint Bawdy Meetings there Sacred a pretty word Alas my Lord Your Dancing-days are done all places now Are Sacred where you come except for spitting Lionel Sure this old Lord Andrea has been right When he was young he now does so contrive To bring young things a clicketting together Theop. Since you are Strangers I forgive your rudeness But pray be gone and learn some better manners Against next time you come or you will find This place no Court of Guard Lionel Oh Heaven's Andrea How the old Creature raves Prithee Good man Consider Turks are coming Turks d' you hear What place will then be Sacred if we don 't By our undaunted Courage keep them so In fine do you see my Lord we know this place To be our Garrison where wee 'l be free Nay too without the Laws of Masquerade Andr. Ay Masquerade is Sacred too I 'le warrant you Though t' be intended to help folks to do Theo. What Andr. It has but an odd name and fitter 't is To practice than to speak it Stand but still Wee 'l make your old Chops water presently Theo. Villains forbear Ho Azo Ho Arosto Draws they disarm him Lion Keep your old Chops together I 'le Cut your Throat else Enter Thomazo in Disguise Thom. What Insolence is this Villains Slaves Andr. This is some real Devil sure he fights so Fights He throws down one and disarms the other Thom. That needs not be for you Ladies you are safe What are you dare do this Unmasques Andr. We are Souldiers like your Highness Italian Officers We were on slight discoveries pickeering a little Enter Servants Thom. Your General shall know this There secure them Theo. To th'Porters Lodge with them ha Is' t you The Ladies Unmaske What made you out so soon Iren. T' avoid being known for who could think such Ruffians Could have got in I hope your Highness has not receiv'd a hurt Thom. No new one But I 'le go Out for a little time and shist my shape and then return I else may spode the Mirth by being known Exit Thoma and Theoph. Enter Calista they go to Mask She unmasks Irene 'T is our best way to do so too Udoxia Calist Nay 't is too late Ladies I know you both But I will be so just you shall know me Irene Calista 'T is a pretty Vest that you have on Calist But I do like your dress much better Madam Udox. 'T is not the Cloaths but Friendship prompts this liking As change and you will see Calist Withal my heart Irene I readily consent Udox. Come then retire You 'l see 't is not the Cloaths you both admire Musick plays Enter several persons as to Masquerade amongst them Thomazo Dorello Irene Udoxia and Calista A Song After the Song a Dance led by Ambition Represented by a Monster with many Bodies and but one Head with a Crown upon it follow'd by War Famine Murder and Death The Dance brought up by Fame represented by one Body and several Heads and Hands each having a Trumpet in it Towards the end of the Dance Thomazo removes towards Calista supposing her to be Irene by her Habit. Thom. This is Irene I know her by her Dress Love Madam like to yours is a worse Monster Than black Ambition is describ'd to be For Fame attending him does always sound Such loud Alarmes to the drowzy World That men to Armes can fly for their defence But against silent Love there is no guard Calist Love tells me 't is the Prince Thomazo's voyce But why all this to me I cannot tell Except my heart has taught my eyes to speak And say that bleeds for him Thom. My Mutantrope Has by his signes I fear done me some hurt But Madam be not too severely angry He ne're shall take that liberty again Calist 'T is he the naming of his Mutantrope confirms it aside Now mighty Love assist me and I 'le be Thy Voteresse for ever Noble Prince Your Highness Love has chosen too low an object If I be it as I shall ever doubt Thom. Ah Madam say not so They Whisper Iren. Why should Thomazo single thus Calista A Jigg here Thom. You made me Madam more than happy now Irene What 's this Curst be my Ears for hearing it And Curst be all men for Thomazo's sake Is he so amorous
some people do Iren. Come then let 's take our everlasting leaves Of all our Sorrows here my thoughts begin To prompt me it is brave to leave this world And all it's flattering false and painted joys Which do allure to real Miseries Vdoxia lead the way Vdox. Farewel Dorello She drinks and gives the Cup to Irene Iren. And farewel now for ever my Thomazo Drinks Calist Curse on his Name it staggers me a little But Love Adieu and Tryumph my Revenge In thy first Conquest Farewel Play-fellows Exit Calist Synan Sure 't is some Bodied Fury this not Wonman Ladies you 'l find your Deaths steal gently on you Like a soft Sleep but yet to shew I wou'd Do any thing was in my power to serve you I 'le send the little Traytor Mutantrope To find Dorello out and bring him to you Vdox. May Heav'n reward your Charity my Lord It is the only thing I 'd wish on Earth Synan You shall not fail of that now Mustapha Our Plot is Ripe to ruine this Medea Exit Iren. Whither dear Friend are thou and I a going Vdox. To Heaven Irene Irene Heav'n is a great way off And though I doubt not we shall soon reach thither Yet Nature shudders at the world of Miles That Fancy says is thither Ah Vdoxia I hope we shall know one another there Vdox. I hope soo too yet what the pleasure is Which happy Souls enjoy I cannot guess But sure it won't be any thing like those We do enjoy on Earth Irene Ay there 's the fright Methinks we 're about to lose our selves And change to something else Tho' what we know not But we shall ne're be We again I fear Vdox. Yet this we 're certain of we can't be worse Enter Mutantrope and observes them then Exit Enter Dorello and Thomazo But see the Boy I hope Dorello's coming Dorel It makes me happy I'm in your thoughts Vdox. I 'le own that nought on Earth could be so welcome Irene Nor to me neither except Prince Thomazo Thom. That word in spight of Fortune makes me happy Iren. Ah! do I see you Sir Then welcome Death faints away Thom. How 's this Irene paleness sits on her lips Dorel The sudden Joy o'recame her give her Breath She 'l come to her self Vdox. Never on Earth Thom. What dreadful word is that it pierc'd my Soul Vdox. The strange Surprize did make the Poison work Dorel Poison Vdox. Ay Sir Calista Poison'd her Dorel Ah Horrid Deed but see the Prince Sir Sir I fear his Soul 's not proof against this blow Thom. Irene so Angry that she will not speak Ha! Poison Never I will not have Calista Her Father is a Traytor but Irene Is the great Sultans Mistriss Is she so Then I 'le turn Hermit in a Grove of Willows Berrys of Baleful Ivy shall be my Food And the Drink nothing else but my own Tears For fair Irene is false Dorel Ah dire mishap His scarce Cur'd Lunacy agen returns Great Sir Irene is Vertuous Thom. Then I 'le have her I will my Self destroy the Sultans Army And Rescue my Irene to horse to horse Draw up the Guards and follow sound a Charge What do you Run you Dogs Draws exiturus is held by Dorello Dorel Oh good Sir stay Discover'd once he will be lost for ever Thom. What are you that take me Prisoner I won't have Quarter now Irene is lost Dorel Look on me Sir do not you know Dorello Thom. Ha! where 's Irene Oh! there She 's there Have I recover'd her I thank you all You have Fought bravely you shall all be Knighted But won't Irene speak to her own Thomazo Pardon me Madam by all my Love I thought Kneels by her 'T was you I shou'd have Marry'd Vdox. Ah poor Prince Dorello look to him but if you can Procure our Bodies Christian Funerals I know hers does and I hope mine deserves it Dorel What mean you Madam Vdox. I find the Poison works on me apace Dorel What are you poyson'd too Vdox. Ay Sir Calista Was kind in that to let us Die together I can no more Farewel my dear Dorello Enter Calista and Mutes Dorel I envy not the Prince why do not I Learn the same Art to lose my greif in Madness Calist What men are these seize on them ha Thomazo Dorello too They seize them Thom. stands amaz'd Dorel Ah thou cursed Monster What Devil taught thee all this Cruelty Calist I learn't it of that Prince he taught me first To find my Nature bad I else had liv'd A puling vertue still frighted with tales Of Hell and Devils with other silly Bug-bears But seeing him the stout and brave Thomazo The Wise Just Generous and great Thomazo Take pleasure to betray a harmless Maid This taught me rage and rag'd instill'd revenge Which made me do this petty triffling mischeif But that 's not half enough since above my hopes You two are fallen thus into my hands Dorel Ay dare thy worst as for that noble Prince Were he but safe Death were to me savour Calist Nay you shall both together Slaves your strings Mutes put Bow-strings on them Thom. Though I 'm a Prisoner I 'le Wear no Chaines but those of faire Irene Dorel Irene is Poison'd Poison'd most Noble Prince by this damn'd Monster Thom. Ha! 't is the Devil Dorello 't is the Devil He has Calista's shape but 't is a Devil He cannot hurt me though for I desy him Ha ha ha see how the Devil weeps Because he cannot get his will to hurt us VVe are too honest for his Mischief let me go I 'le make him vanish with a Vengeance hence Calist Oh! I could chide my Eyes for shewing greif Tho' t is a Killing sight Thomazo is Mad How came he thus Dorello Dorel Can you ask And see Irene lie Murder'd there by you Calist Oh I wou'd rail and call him if I cou'd Ungrateful base Thomazo But this sight Renews agen my Love and stops my Mouth Dorel Talk not of Love at all much less for him That is too good a Passion for thy Soul And he a Cause too Noble Calist Ah Dorello Judge but from whence proceeds this Flood of Tears Dorel They 're such as Crocodiles by Nilus shed Calist Nay rather such as once Medea did When she dispers'd her tender Brothers limbs Love taught her Cruelty and I perceive 'T was that and not Revenge has Murder'd these Dorel If cruel hearts like yours be capable Of Love yet all you have the Sultan claims Calist The Sultans Title sprung from my Ambition But now that Passions cloy'd and Love returns Dorel Madam why do you pause pray give me death Vdoxia chides my sloath for staying thus Thom. starts up Thom. Ha! Sir I am no Traytor I 'm your Brother Ask Dorello if the Dam'd Chancellor Be not the Mighty Traytor of your State But see his Daughter She shall be Sultaness I will have none of her She is a Monster See see how