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A39712
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Erminia, or, The fair and vertuous lady a trage-comedy / written by Rich. Flecknoe.
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Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?
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1661
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to comfort her in her solitude and sadness in her husbands absence Duc. Ha! this is a discovery I lookt not for Aside 't is well my Lord y' are very charitable to other mens wives in their absence give me example what to do when you are absent with other womens husbands too and is this your going a hunting I 'm glad I faith I know what Game it is you chase Exit Duke What have I done betray'd my self this is this foolish conscience makes us do such poor ignoble things a noble spirit wod be asham'd of she 's gone inrag'd and rage that in petty bosoms as winds in narrow brooks makes small commotion in mighty ones raises as fearful storms as boisterous winds in the vaste Ocean no matter let her go if Erminia's name can raise a tempest I have an exorcisme of Aurindo's can allay it again nor will I desist the bold and resolute when checkt and reprehended for their faults grow more licentious and devoid of shame onely the weak and timerous refrain Exit maner Althea Al. I 'm glad she 's gone and I safe here I was in a terrible fright for her calling me Bawd it never angred me it 's no disgrace to a waiting woman but to call me old Hag SCENA 8. Erminia Aurindo Althea Cleander Amynter Er. Prithy good boy no more pitty so much handsomeness shud be so unhandsomely imploy'd and so much good language and eloquence cast away upon so bad a cause find out somewhat wherein I may do thee good and I shall gladly do it but I shud do thee harm to make thee complice of anothers ill Au. She instructs me excellently her kindness invites me to discover my self unto her somewhat here bids me accept the invitation who knows she may be so nobly generous to help me in my love hinder me I 'm sure she cannot I 'le try 't is but my blushes lost and in a better cause I cannot lose my shame Noblest of Ladies whilst I discover t' ye a secret you 'l sooner wonder at then believe to take from your wonder and adde to your belief be pleased to behold this Portrait here Gives her her Portrait Er. What 's this Clea. How taking presents nay then sh 'as sold her self and is no longer mine and whispering womens shames go always with their whispers how close they ar as he were pouring out himself into her ear as she inclines her ear as she were careful nothing shud be lost now h 'as told her somewhat that tickles her now she looks on 's present now on him agen as she were begetting babies in his eyes Preludiums and images in little of procreation 'T is good 't is very good I see you but you see not the revenge I 'le take for it Er. Is 't possible comparing what I hear with what I see I can no wayes doubt the truth of what you say I 've seen your Portrait formerly and wonder comparing it with you now I knew you not before Au. You see Madam how your sweet goodness has imboldned me to the discovery of a secret to you I shud have conceal'd even from mine own bosom if it had been possible Er. And I shall keep it as safe as your own bosome sweet Cyrena assure your self Cle. See she even embraces him by heaven Au. Beseech you Madam call me Aurindo still and shew some kindness to the Prince when next he visits you lest he suspect I have neglected his commands and had more care of mine own concern then his Er. For your sake I 'le do any thing I may in honour do and I hope sweet friend e're long to let you see you not deceiv'd your self in trusting me Au. Dearest Madam my ravishment is so great my joy must needs burst forth in some expression or I shall burst my self here then before I go I make a solemn league of friendship with ye and seal it with my breast They embrace and depart severally SCENA 9. The Duchess enters and sees them embracing Cleander Amynter Cl. By heaven I le kill them both offers to draw Am. Fie fie be more advis'd and temperate Closes with him and leads him out Duc. Unparallel'd impudence embrace in publique the very action of coupling no strumpet lost to shame and abandoned to infamy wod e're have don 't I burn no less with rage and jealousie then they with lust and the fire of my love is quite extinguisht by 't as greater fires extinguish lesser ones I 'le be reveng'd on both for her I now do loath her worse then a Toad or Snake and for him ungrateful as he is I 'le let him see since he wod not have me for a friend what 't is to have me for an enemy Finis Actus tertii ACTUS 4. SCENA 1. The Prince Aurindo several wayes Prince AUrindo welcome I have awaited thee just as the trembling prisoner at the bar suspended 'twixt hope and fear awaits his doom and what is 't ha dost bring me life or death Au. Life life assure your self my Lord or else I shud not live to tell it you had rather dye my self a hundred times then bring you death Pri. Thanks gentle Aurindo I know thou lovest me Au. You know nothing yet compar'd to what I hope you 'l know e're long Prin. Well hast ' been there Au. I have my Lord. Pri. And how didst finde her ha Au. Beyond expectation kinde she hearkened to me and that is half consent and th' other half y' are to expect e're long well I say nothing but there are those in Missena here who love you dearly love you I can tell you that my Lord though I am sworn yet not to tell their names Pr. Come prithy tell me Au. Let it suffice 't is one you 'd least imagine one you 'l shortly know and I hope be happy in her knowledge too Pr. Enough enough I know then it is she for there 's none else in nature can make me happy but Erminia O my dear Aurindo how thou obligest me with thy joyful news Au. Happy conjuncture Embraces him blest moment that it wod alwayes last or that the heart did but go now with th' hands that thus embrace me Aside Pr. Never was Prince more happy in a Page then I in thee Au. I hope your Highness e're long will finde it so indeed Pr. More more I prithy more of Erminia Au. See here comes company Pri. Le ts withdraw then to my apartment and there I 'le take th' Ambrosrek food into mine ear SCENA 2. Cleora Olinda Cleo. Tell me Olinda wert thou ever in love Olin. Yes faith a little once for fashion sake as much as came to jeast and methought 't was pretty sport but never in earnest I to make me whine and cry leave my meat break my sleep and be melancholly and mad as my Lady is Cle. Thou wert the wiser for love indeed is but a sort of madness and as you have several sorts