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A51499	The island princess, or, The generous Portuguese made into an opera, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal / all the musical entertainments and the greatest part of the play new, and written by Mr. Motteux.; Island princess. Libretto	Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718.; Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625. Island princess.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2949; ESTC R17763	33,267	57

which I pay your anguish My grateful Soul suffers no less than yours For 't is a pain to be so much oblig'd And Bankrupt in Returns It kills my Joy I 'm angry with my self and torn in two I wou'd recall my heart but Oh! I cannot Fear Duty Honour Shame Pity Gratitude and Love distract me War in my Brest my Head my Soul and strain the strings of Life Oh leave leave me my Confusion is such I dread to say too little or too much going Arm. Oh stay Qui. I cannot must not Arm. Must I then leave you thus Oh! if I must First see th' affliction of my Soul see now a separation More cruel more a death Than that between the Body and the Soul They part to meet again to be more bless'd But I to be divorc'd from Joy for ever Let me be mad ye Powers or let me die Oh Heavens Oh Princess Judge what I endure When Death or Madness must bestow the Cure going Enter Ruidias Armusia is going off They justle one another at the Door accicidentally Rui. Ha! who is this Arm. Who art thou Rui. My Rival with the Princess and so private Arm. Ha! 'T is Ruidias My happy Rival But hold out Patience yet Rui. Is there not door enough you take such elbow room Arm. What I take I 'll carry Rui. Confusion Know proud man I love the Princess she harkens to my suit And tho in Portugal you claim precedence I ll have it here here I command the Fort And that commands the Town Be wise desist Or with my Sword Arm. You wou'd not use it here Qui. Oh hold Ruidias you I may command Forbear and as you prize my Love respect him Rui. Is then his Life so dear to you I 'm lost Had I your leave to wait on you and for this Oh I've not Patience Must I be outdone Out brav'd out rival d Must that Stranger get At once the start in Glory and in Love And tread me like a name in sand to nothing Death and Hell shall I bear it tamely bear it No e re I do I 'll give or take a Life Qui. Brave stranger by your Love I charge you Retire and entertain no thoughts of Vengeance Arm. O my Patience Qui. 'T is with you still Oh do not chide it from you Arm. Weak flesh rebels but you and Vertue Conquer I go but judge Oh judge ye tender hearts What Pangs what Racks the wretched Lover tear Who to his Rival leaves the darling fair Exit Armusia Qui. Great soul I am asham'd I cannot love him yet aside Now you whose Jealous Rage is so presumptuous Know I resent it and your disrespect Your Love stands yet upon my Courtesie 'T is true I 've suffer'd you to tell your Passion But I ne're promis'd you a kind return And if you dare abuse your privilege Rui. Armusia here and stealing out when I Had hopes to be in private entertain'd What Lover cou'd have tamely born the sight Qui. Know what I am how durst you doubt my honour I never taught you to dispose my Freedom And had I promis'd you my heart 't were a less Crime In me to change than in you to suspect me The first 's but frailty but the last ill Nature Is this your Faith True Love is more respectful Armusia wou'd not pass so rash a Censure And I shou'd punish thee I 'll strive to do 't 'T is still the Lot of groundless Jealousie To bring on what it fears Vows Duty Gratitude concur to exclude thee Yet should I slight thee should I chuse thy Rival Blame most thy self and learn how dang'rous 't is To let a Woman spight of Wisdom's Laws See that you 're Jealous tho' without a Cause Exit Qui. Rui. She 's gone what shall I do Oh that Armusia Hangs betwixt hopes and me and threats my Ruin He has her vows fresh Services the King And a vast stock of merit on his side I have but naked Love and wav'ring too I fear The Sword then in my hand I now must try To fix my Fortune and o'recome or die When Conquest can't by formal means be got A brave Despair may cut the Gordian knot ACT IV. The Scene draws and discovers Armusia lying on a bank in a Grove of Orange-Trees Emanuel by him This Dialogue is sung to him by a Clown and his Wife Set by Mr. Leveridge and Sung by him and Mr. Pate Wife HOld John e're you leave me i'troth I will know Whither so smugg'd up thus early you go With clean Hands and Face Your best Band with a Lace Your Sunday Reparel when you shou'd go Plough So trim none wou'd think you a married Man now Hold John e're you leave me itroth I will know Whither so smugg'd up thus early you go Man Go Joan I wo'n't tell you To lead a sweet Life I 've learnt of my Betters to steal from my Wife Mayhaps with my Neighbour I 'll dust it away Mayhaps play at Put or some other such Play Wife I guess at what game you 'd be playing to day Man Don't plague me The Devil 's in Women I think Go Joan I tell thee I 'm going to drink Come prithee don't think that I 've got no more Grace Nay go or I 'll gi● thee a Dowse in the Face Wife I 'll find then some body to strike in your Place Why should you deny me I never did you Weeping Because I an 't new you won't give me my due But Troth if you wo'not another shall do Man If thus you e're do Oh! how I 'll belabour your Booby and you Threatning Wife If thus you e're do Oh how I 'll belabour your Trollop and You. Both. Oh how I 'll belabour your Booby and you your Trollop and you and you Wife Well John do not go Wheadling and crying And I wo'not do so Do not go my dear Johny My Precious my Hony She kisses him Oh pray do not go And I wo'not do so Man Adsooks by that Buss I 'm inveigled to stay Come Joan come and spoil me from going astray CHORUS Wife Come give your best Band. Man Here take my best Band. Both. Now give me thy Hand Man Thus 't is with you Women Wife Thus 't is with you Men. Both. Whene're you fall out 't is to fall in again Ex. Clown with his Wife Arm. In vain with Mirth you wou'd beguile my Cares Alas I 'm dead to Joy and but a walking Trouble Insensible to all but Love and Grief To all but Grief for Grief and Love are one Why wou'd my Rival kill me If he hates me Sure he shou'd bid me live Let 's range the Grove Perhaps I soon shall meet him or my Princess Both can deal Death yet I like other Wretches Tho that 's my only Ease must struggle with my Fate Exeunt Enter Governour and Quisara Go. I wou'd talk further with you from the Gods You are a Princess of that Excellence Nay do not blush I do not flatter

are Islanders Pini And Princes Arm. What may he be that bears so proud a Port Pini The King of Bakam Sir a mere Barbarian This is Syana's Prince and that the Governour Who seiz'd the King and keeps him Prisoner Ba. Away ye Trifles Am I in Competition with such Toys Sy. You speak loud Sir Ba. Young man I will speak louder Can any man but I deserve her favour Ye petty Princes Sy. Thou proud vain Thing whom Nature Ba. I contemn Thee and that Fort-keeping Fellow Go. Ha! Ba. Keep thy Rank Thing with thy own petty Peers Call out the Princess Go. Dost thou know me Bladder Art thou acquainted with my Nature What can'st thou merit Ba. Merit I 'm above it Honour 's my Servant Fortune is my Slave I slight ye Insects had not the vain People Bestowed some Titles on ye I shou'd forget your Names Sy. Sir talk less that men may think you can do more Ba. Why I can talk and do I tell you only I deserve the Princess And make good only I if you dare you Or you Syana's Prince Sy. Here lies my Proof Go. I 'll be short with you The Temple opens an Altar is discovered and Priests near it Enter Ruidias Quisara in state with her Attendants Rui. For shame forbear ye Princes rule your angers You violate the Freedom of this Place The State and Royalty Go. He 's well content I see so I have done Qui. You wrong me and my Court contentious Princes Comes your Love drest in violence to seek us Is 't fit our Palace and this Sacred Place Shou'd be polluted with your bloody Rage He that loves me loves my Commands be temperate Or be no more what you profess my Servants Omn. We are calm as Peace Arm. What Command she carries And what a sparkling Majesty flies from her Qui. Since you 're for Action I shall find you danger But not this way 'T is not this mean Contention Among your selves nor Courtship to my Face Who best can Love or who can flatter most Shall guide my choice he that will hope my Favour Must win me with his merit Omn. Propose the way Qui. First I shall call our Gods to witness what I promise Now give me hearing 'T is well known to you The King my Brother is Pris'ner to this Man Were I Ambitious there I 'd let him die And wear his Crown but greatness cannot tempt me To forget Nature and a King's Distress Therefore the Man that wou'd be known my Lover Must first redeem my Brother or seek another Mistress Arm. Divine Creature Chri. A dang'rous task how they stand gazing all Qui. I grant ye this will be no easie work But the Reward is certain Ruidias cold Perhaps you doubt me Princes He that shall free the King shall be my Husband By that most bright and Sacred Shrine I swear Before these Holy Men I here proclaim it No stirring yet Looks on Ruidias Rui. If Madam to attempt this Royal Rescue Thro' all forms of Danger Might crown your hope I had not lost this Minute But here where Conduct must keep Pace with Courage The starting fiery Will is rein'd with Torment To Judgment 's flower march Qui. Take your own Method Ba. Madam believe him here I 'll raise an Army Shall bring him to you Island Fort and all And fix it here Sy. What may be Madam And what my Pow'r can promise I engage Go. Ha Ha! Madam their Pow'r and Arts are all too weak 'T is only in my Will to give your Wishes I seiz'd your Brother to secure you mine Then thus the Treaty's finisht Take your Prisoner And make me yours close Prisoner to these Arms Say but the word your Brother shall be render'd quick as your wishes Qui. Know base Ravisher I hate both you your Country and your Love Heav'n knows how dear I prize his Liberty But e're I wou'd so basely buy his Freedom I 'd study to forget he was my Brother By Force you took him he that wou'd possess me Must fetch him back by Force or ne're succeed Arm. Noble Spirit Gov. Be Wise and use me better Qui. I say by Force and suddenly so return Sir And glad we have kept Faith for your safe Passage Gov. How 's this Pini Your hopes are great good Governor Gov. Am I then made a Property I 'll check this Pride This neglect of me Shall cost your Brother dear For as till now I 've us'd him like a King He now shall in a Dungeon fetter'd lye Darkness and lingring Death for his Companions And let me see who dares attempt his Rescue Farewell And when you find him thus lament your scorn Nay I shall make you kneel to take my Offer Exit Governour Qui. Provoking Insolence he dares you Princes Your Honour now 's concern'd Haste joyn your Powers When Majesty's thus wrong'd all Princes shou'd revenge Oh that I were a Man to lead you on To free a King and punish that Barbarian That Tyrant who by treach'rous Force wou'd gain What ev'n submissive Truth can scarce obtain Exit Quisara with her Train Bak. and Sya. Rui. We must resolve and speedily Walk with me Gentlemen Eexit Rui. Christ. and Pin. Manent Armusia Emanuel and Sosa Em. Now Sir you stand as you were charm'd Arm. O Sosa O Emanuel So. What now Arm. This Captive King What an Action Would this be to put forwards Friends What glory Em. And what an everlasting Wealth to crown it Arm. To step into 't while they are thinking So. Sir 't is impossible The Fort 's impregnable Arm. No more dissuade me not for I will rule in this So. If it must be Arm. Stay not for second Thoughts Oh! She 's an Angel At least we can attempt our very Fate Will sometimes be the Theme of her Discourse And I would dye ten thousand thousand Deaths To have her talk of me Love Love with all his Fires has shot himself Into my Soul and urges on to dare Shou'd we succeed how vast is the Reward Come on my Friends For such a Prize 't is wise to hazard all Blest if we Live and Glorious tho' we Fall Exeunt The End of the First Act. ACT II. SCENE I. A Vault under the Castle Armusia Sosa Emanuel and two more in Disguise some of 'em with lighted Matches Arm. OUR prosperous Passage was a lucky Omen The Sea and Wind strove which should most befriend us Where lies our Boat So. Safe lodg'd within the Reeds behind the Enemies Castle Arm. These Merchant's Habits too have done us service Unquestion'd thus I 've travel'd thro the Town View'd all the Tyrant's Magazines got knowledge Ev'n of the Prison Where the King 's dungeon'd and the Power that guards it So. You attempt strong Work Arm. Courage is strong besides a Monarch's Fate 's in 't Yet lose or win there 's no retiring now Thus far our Game holds fair as Merchants we Have hir'd this Vault and stow'd those Mattled Wares That soon will blow