tother Lady weare upon a tire the wealth of a province have all the fashions brought first to you all Courtiers sue to you Tilts and Turnaments for you to have the aire you live in nay your very breath perfumd the pavement you tread upon kisst nay your Dog or Munkey not saluted without an officious leg and some title of reverence Are you Melancholy a Maske is prepared and Musicke to charme Orpheus himselfe into a stone numbers presented to your eare that shall speake the soule of the immortall English Ionson a scene to take your eye with wonder now to see a forrest move and the pride of summer brought into a walking wood in the instant as if the sea had swallowed up the earth to see waves capering about tall ships Arion upon a rocke playing to the Dolphins the Tritons calling up the sea-Nimphes to dance before you in the height of this rapture a tempest so artificiall and suddaine in the clouds with a generall darkenes and thunder so seeming made to threaten that you would cry out with the Marriners in the worke you cannot scape drowning in the turning of an eye these waters ravish into a heaven glorious and angelicall shapes presented the starres distinctly with their motion and musick so inchanting you that you would wish to be drowned indeed to dwell in such a happinesse Eu. Fine painted blessings Hip. Will you feast the water shall be summond to bring in her finny and shell inhabitants the aire shall be unpeopled and the birds come singing to their sacrifice Banquets shall spread like wildernesses and present more variety then men can possibly take in surfets Are you sicke all the Court shall take phisick for you if but your finger ake the Lords shall put on night-caps and happiest that Courtier that can first betray how much he suffers with you Doth not this Pallace please the Court remoues to morrow doth the Scituation distast new places are built and piramids to put downe the Egyptians will you hunt to day the game is provided and taught newes to delight you will you take the pleasure of the River the Barge attends Musicke and the Marmaides go along Swannes dy a long the shores and sing their owne dirges will you spend the Exchequer is yours all honor and offices yours and which is the crowne of all the Duke himselfe is yours whose ambition shall be to make those pleasures lasting and every day create new ones to delight his Mistresse Eu. And yet I thinke you would not give away Your right hand for all these much lesse present A poniard to your heart and stab your selfe Hi. I thinke I should not Eu. And would you tempt me to do worse Hi. Worse Eu. To sell my honor basely for these vanities Hi. Vanities Eu. Meere trifles Hi. And you go to that Lady that which you part withall for All these pleasures is but a trifle Eu. What Hi. Your maidenhead where is it who ever saw it Is it a thing in nature what markes has it many have beene lost you 'ld say who ever found em and could say and iustifie this is such or such a womans maidenhead a mere fiction and yet you thinke you have such a iewell on 't Eu. You cannot be so ignorant as you seeme Hi. I tell you what I thinke Eu. Is chastity and innocence no treasure Are holy thoughts and virgin puritie Of so small value where is your religion Were we created men and women to Have a command and empire ore the creatures And shall we loose our priviledge our charter And wilfully degrad our selves of reason And piety to live like beasts nay be such For what name else can we allow our selves Hath it been held in every age a vertue Rather to suffer death then staine our honor Does every sinne stricke at the soule and wound it And shall not this so foule as modesty Allowes no name affright us can the Duke Whose wicked cause you plead with justice punish Those by his lawes that in this kind offend And can he thinke me Innocent or himselfe When he has plaid the foule adulterer Princes are gods on earth and as their virtues Doe shine more exemplary to the world So they stricke more immediately at heaven When they offend Hi. I did not trouble you with this divinity Eu. I see you are a Gentleman he favours Be worthy of his trust and counsell him To better wayes his shame is your dishonor For every good man suffers with his prince Put him in the memory of the holy vow When he received his Septer He promis'd then protection to the innocent Tell him the punishment in store for lust This were an Angels office Hi. But I le not doo 't for a hundred angells thanke you as much As though I did that were the tricke of a wise Courtier tell The Prince of his faults Eu. If he have but the seeds of goodnesse in him Hee 'll take it well Hi. He shall doe when I take it upon me I am not weary o' my place thou wodst make a very fine Court Surgeon well d ee heare you wo'not doe this feate for the Duke then Eu. I dare not Hi. You wonot y' are resolv'd for his sake why then prethee doo 't for mine you told me once you lov'd me I le take it as a courtesie Eu. I never lov'd your vicious wayes Hi. My wayes they shanot trouble you I le take my owne Course meet him but to night for my sake and twine with him Eu. I le sooner meete with a disease with death You are ignoble do you urge it as An argument of my respect to you To sinne against my love Hi. I shall do no good upon her were I the Duke you should Find another usage Eu. A tirant might do any thing Enter Duke Du. How now is she moist and supple Will she stoope to the impression Hi. I told you sir I was not arm'd toth ' purpose you tooke me un provided at the next bou't I may do somewhat i th meane time let me Counsell you to let her feed high shee 'le never fall low enough else she must be dieted if you let her pick her sallets you may fast another Lent and all our paines be not worth an egge at Easter Du. Come cruell faire one we may take the aire together Hi. So so I m'e discharged now to my guest Exeunt Enter Clariana and her maide Cla. Not yet returnd I shall expect too long He is a hansome Gentleman and witty I must not alwayes walke in clouds his friend Must bring us more acquainted I do love him Not yet his businesse has much force upon him Mil. Madam the doores are lock'd Cla. What should this meane he knowes me not I cannot feare betraying Enter Bellamente Bel. Now for this Ladybird ha Mil. Madam t is Bellamente Cla. Cupid defend wench ha Bel. Sure t is a dreame Cla. All is at stake I must be confident how does my servant Bel. I am wondring Cla.
Gallouse Du. Take the frantick hence Seb. Take hence the ravisher Cour. Sebastian Seb. Although he ravish not Eubella From her selfe yet he does ravish A daughter from her father and I le voice it Through every streete I am not bound to whisper When griefes so loud within me Du. Place him where his noise may make his owne headake not others This liberty of tongue shall be corrected Seb. It will but spread thy infamy when men Shall speake my cause and thy lasciviousnes Which I will tell so often to the stones The vault shall be ashamd to eccho thee Eubella Du. Away with him Seb. Do bury me alive be strong Eubella And let not death by my example shake thee Du. This may incline her do not weepe Eubella They are not worth a teare yet t is within Thy power to ransome their bold heads were they Humbled toth block this Pitty shewes a child But Princes loose their awe that are too mild Bellamente and Servant Exeunt Bel. Where 's your Lady Ser. In her Chamber Bel. Whoe 's with her Ser. None but the Gentleman you left here Bel. Hippolito I wonot have so base a thought Ilt to e'm Yet you may go and say I am returnd and wish her presence Ha there is something busie with my braine Exit Ser. And in the shape of jealousie presents A thousand feares they have beene very loving Since we were married thou soules corrupter Who sent thee to me to distract my peace Be gon be gon and scatter thy foule seedes Vpon a ground that will be fruitfull to thee The innocence I carry in my breast Armes me against the thoughts of others treason My friend my wife the very names are sacred And like the heads of Saints and holy Martyrs Invested with such glorious beames they strike Conspiracy blind how now what 's in thy face Enter Servant Ser. Oh sir Bel. What 's the matter Ser. Would you could understand without my tongue Bel. How does thy Lady Ser. My Lady is Bel. Ha why dost pause vilaine answer me Ser. Alas I know not with what words to tell you Would I had never seene her or you never Married her Bel. Ha stay there Shall I trust thee now fury but speake and Be not tedious what is my Lady doing upon thy life Ser. Alas sir it will make you madde Bel. Speake or never speake agen I am prepard Ser. Pardon my unhappinesse to deliver then A truth that will distract you you have now Nor friend nor wife Bel. Are they both dead Ser. Yes dead to honor finding her chamber lockt I know not what did prompt me to make use Of a small cranny where I beheld em both I want modest language To tell how they are falne and yet too soone I know you cannot choose but understand me Bel. How long hast thou beene a Raven Ser. Good sir collect your selfe T is my misfortune and no fault to be The sad reporter Bel. Do I live still Ser. And shall I hope long Bel. Th' art most uncharitable if thou hadst lou'd Thy master thou wouldst wish him happinesse Which all life denies is my composition So hard a sorrow great and high like this Cannot disolve it wonot my heart breake With this then melt it some celestiall fire In pitty of my sufferings some cloud Of raine since my owne eyes refuse to drowne me Fall and orewhelme this miserable Iland Ser. Sir Bel. Can this be possible be sure they are Divells Or I shall find such a new hell for thee Ser. I would it were not true Ser. I would it were not true Bel. Some mercifull whirlewind snatch this burden up And carry it into some wildernesse Leave not If it were possible the mention Of what I was behind the wolues are honester Then mankind is to man I prethee kill me I kneele to be destroyd it is thy duty When thou shalt tell the world my wretched story And what soule killing and devouring griefes Thy good hand rid me of it shall acquit thee And call thy murder charity Ser. Good sir Bel. O whither shall I runne to find a friend Will do the gentle office to despatch me Without my owne hand Ser. Rather live to take Iustice upon their periuries Bel. Good man My better Angel how had I forgot My selfe Coward to thinke of dying yet Who would put confidence in heaven hereafter If it should suffer me depart the world Without revenge and that my owne upon em Come draw take my sword I will be double arm'd I charge thee by thy duty or thy life If that be more stay you at bottome of The staires while I ascend their sinfull chamber And if my Pistoll misse his treacherous heart He has no way to passe but on thy sword The place gives such advantage that with Safety thou maist command his life Kill him with losse compunction then a witch Fleas a dead Infant for his skin to perfect A hellish incantation thou wo't do 't Ser. I le do my best he shano't scape Bel. Wife friend You hang like vlcers on me I am bound To cut you from my heart to cure my wound Exeunt Actus Quartus Enter Hippolito and Clariana upon a bed Hip. WHat pitty t is these pleasures are not lawfull Cla. Lawfull that would take much from the delight And value I have heard some Gentlemen That want no venison of their owne Sweare they had rather strike their neighbors deere Then hunt in their owne parke what we possesse We keepe for our necessity not game Or wearied with enjoying give 't a way To purchase thanks abroad Hi. For all that Madam there is danger in some purlies and when the Keeper is none of the wisest their bolts are sooner shot I like the sport but would not be taken at the deere stealing yet for such a Doe as thou art I would venter Cla. T is no glory to take a towne without some hazard that victorie is sweetest which is got in the face of danger when the very cannons are hoarse with clamor then the bold souldier goes on and thinkes the noise loude musicke to him give me the man that feares no colours was there ever any thing worth the enioying that came easily and without trouble to us what makes a maidenhead the richer purchase thinke you but I am married and my husband is your friend Hip. Prethee no more o'th at Cla. No more oth at in my conscience you are fearefull this is the ballad right Courtier hey Courtier ho wilt thou be my true love no no no fy upon 't I should name my husband often to arme and fortifie our selves I confesse I do not wish him here perhaps he would do some mischiefe and hinder another meeting but if he were present now and should see us kisse for and he were ten husbands I would trust his eyes no further what could he say for he did but kisse her for he did but kisse her and so let her go come for shame be
occasion That brought me hither I would heare what practise Is meant against my life which I would now Preserue for that deere virgin more then love To keepe it for my use I did imagine How ever Bellamente shewed a formall And calme release yet he would meditate Revenge at such a time he most should wound me And had not I a perfect confidence Your thoughts meant simple pitty to my danger I should not thus farre have engaged my self Then I beseech you tell me Cla. Any thing Hi. Why d ee delay me thus Clariana Cla. Pardon o pardon me Hippolito Indeed I will discover all the plot Hi. I am prepard Cla. But there is no misfortune Leveld at you the danger is all mine And I but use this policy to take My last farewell for I must never see You married Hi. You amaze me what unhappinesse Will Bellamente be so cruell to thee Having forgiven Cla. A hand more severe Is armd against me Hi. Is there no prevention Cla. It is within your mercy to do much Hi. Pronounce then as much safety as my strength can give thee against any enemy be But Bellamente I have wounded him Too much already may I credit then There is treachery ayming at my blood Declare what man I must oppose in thy Protection Cla. No man Hi. Y' are misticall Cla. A woman is my enemy Hi. There will be No use of valour then Cla. But much of love If you resolve to save bleeding Clariana Thou must oppose Eubella Hi. What was that Kill my Eubella Cla. It stretches not so farre onely I beg You would not marry her and I shall live Hi. Not marry her why there 's no steele can bring So certaine and so violent a death Forsake Eubella now now when shee 's drest My glorious bride the Nuptiall ceremonie And Priest expecting us I know you speake not In hope I should beleeve you may as well Bid me'commit a murder on my life For this will kill her and we both are one Who hath instructed you to this Cla. My love My love that will not suffer me to know Thou must be given thus away for ever I could endure thy absence for whole yeeres And not complaine repent my equall sorrow We have so farre offended while you keepe Your present freedome there were then some hope A possibility at last to meet In new affections to redeeme the old But thus my expectation is destroyd You understand Hi. Too much be not deceived There is no love that is not vertuous And thy consenting thus farre but in thought Is sacriledge and thou dost rob the Church Twice first in violation of thy vowes Which there were registred and then mine expected I dare not heare you talke thus Cla. Is this all All the reward for loosing of my selfe For thy sake Hip. Y' are not yet quite lost Cla. What curse Made blacke the houre of my conception Farewell Hippolito when you heare me dead Come to my grave and drop one teare upon me Hip. What meanes Clariana Enter Milena Mi. Oh Madam looke behind me I see my Master comming in and he Suspecting my hast this way followes me With his sword drawne Enter Bellamente Bel. Are you so nimble ha Hi. Woman thou hast undone me Cla. Oh my fortune againe betraid Bel. Nay then I le make sure worke Exit Mi. Alas what shall become of me the doores are lockt Hip. Cruell dessembler Cla. Hippolito the sequell shall acquit My thoughts I me circled with more certaine danger And cannot hope life Hi. T is not that I feare To dy thou knowst I am not guilty Of any second shame but my Eubella That every minute lookes to be my bride How the thought rends me Cla. I can prevent his furie Against thee Hi. There is no way Cla. Yes this Hi. Ha divell what hast done Mi. Alas what ha you both done Cla. I thanke thee Thou hast spar'd my execution on my selfe I le tell thee now Hippolito by this This crimson in whose ebbe my life hasts from me I did not looke for Bellamente but Surprisd I thought it honor to beg in The tragedy I know my fate was not To be resisted t was impossible To find a second mercy from him and I would secure no woman after me Should boast the Conquest of Hippolito Thy sword was gentle to me search't againe And thou shalt see How my embracing blood will keepe it warme And kisse the kind destroyer Enter Bellamente and Servants Milena runns in Bel. What are you humbled must not serve your turne Cla. We have deceivd your triumph Hi. Bellamente Cla. Heare me first and know this bold hand sav'd Thy fury to Hippolito whom with My last breath I pronounce not in a thought Guilty of new dishonor Bel. As soone perswade It is not day Hi. This letter summond me Cla. I had no other meanes to speake with him And my unruly love did prompt me to it Hi. I tremble not in my innocence to thinke Of death but my Eubella poore Eubella Cla. If she but lovd thee as I did sheel 'le follow Furies will lend a torch to light her to The shades we go to Bel. Is the wickednesse all thine Hi. Except the wound my hasty sword Gave as reward for this too neere my heart I feare Cla. Dost feare Hi. For poore Eubellas sake Bel. Now thou hast met a justice in thy blood For thy first sinne but I will have a Surgeon Hi. Send for Eubella rather Oh let me breath my last upon her lips It will concerne thee Bellamente somewhat The world will think this murder was thine else Bel. Make hast O woman thou didst weepe once when thy teares Won my forgivenesse where are all the drops The penitent showers in which thy stained soule Should bath it selfe this minute lanching forth To thy eternity Cla. Th' are of another colour oh forgive me Good heaven I have wrongd thee Bellamente Oh wives hereafter meane your hearts to them You give your holy vowes what mist weighs downe My eyes already oh t is death I see In a long robe of darkenesse is preparing To seale them up for ever t were no death If we could loose our sinnes as we do breath Bel. Shee s gone to a long silence place her body There and then gently raise Hippolito To the other chaire Hi. Hast hast my deare Eubella Enter Bonaldo Bo. How came this tragedy Hi. Give me your last blessing I me going a long Pilgrimage you gave Too great a licence to my youth Bo. Howe 's this Hi. My wanton bloud now payes for t Clariana And I have changd a wound where is Eubella Bo. She is too neere this griefe this punishment Should ha beene mine long since I was his father In sinne as well as yeeres she is dead already Thy glasse had many sands till it was broken Then those few minutes that are left of mine I le number with my prayers Enter Duke Eub. Seb. Court Eu. Hippolito Hip. My wound hath had a happy patience Farewell Seb. Eubella Bo. He is departed Du. Bellamente who hath done all this Bel. I le do my best to tell you Here 's all that 's left of them whom how I lov'd Heaven and my poore heart knowes Eu. And is he slaine But once more let me kisse him Bel. I did not kill em sir they were too willing To leave the world together but their wrongs All all the paiment for my honest love awakd me to revenge and had they beene The very strings that tye my life together It should ha falne to peeces but their hands Prevented mine Du. The cause you rather leade me To thinke you were their murderer we must Be better satisfied or your blood must answer For this effusion Bel. The cause my Lord t is growne since it came hither Pray give me leave because you shanot suffer i th expectation you shall have it all Together this Hippolito and that Clariana Harke there t is Enter Milena Seb. His griefe has overchargd him Du. None to decipher these sad characters Mi. With your pardon I can Seb. Be comforted Eubella all thy teares Will not recall his life Eu. Pray give me leave Since he is dead to embalme him had I di'ed Before him hee 'd ha wept as much for me Du. We have heard too much but moderate Eubella Thy sorrows he surviues that will supply A bridegroome and thy vertue bids me tender My selfe a recompence for thy sufferings Eu. I know you wod not lead me to forget Hippolito so soone I dare not thinke Of being a Bride agen Seb. Does your grace meane this honor Du. By my Dukedome Seb. After this shower is over she will shine Doubt not my Lord and blesse her happy starres Du. Lead from this charvell house they shall be interrd With all solemnity becomes there birth And when their funerall rites and teares are done New joyes shall rise with the next mornings Sunne Exit omnes FINIS