had one to stopp her mouth Ans. But I must observe her upon her fathers displeasure She is committed to my Ladies custody who hath made Me her keeper she must be lockt up Die Ha lockt up Ans. Madam it is now time you would retire to your owne Chamber Ber. Yes prethee doe Ansilva in this gallery I breathe but too much aire oh Diego you le have An answer I perceive ere you returne Die My journey were to no purpose else Madam I apprehend her I le waite an opportunity alas poore lady is my sweete heart become a jaylor there 's hope of an office without money Enter Ansilva hastily Ans. Diego I spy my Lady Catalina comming this way pray shrowd your selfe behinde this cloth I would be loath shee should ice us here together quickely I heare her treading Enter Catalina Cata. Ansilva Ans. Madam Cata. Who 's with you Ans. No body Madam Cata. Was not Diego with you Antonioes man Ans. He went from me Madam halfe an houre agoe To visit friends i th' City Caf. He hath not seene Berinthia I hope Ans. Vnlesse he can pierce stone walls Madam I am sure Cat. Direct Don Valasco hither by the backe staires I expect him Ans. I shall Madam Cat. Ha what 's this a Letter to Berinthia from whom Subscrib'd Antonio what devill brought this hither Furies torment me not ha while I am Antonio expect Not I can be other then thy servant all my thoughts Are made sacred with thy remembrance whose hope Sustaines my life oh I drink poyson from these fatall accents Be thy soule blacker then the inke that staines The cursed paper would each droppe had falne From both your hearts and every Character Beene texed with blood I would have tir'd mine eyes To have read you both dead here upon my life Diego hath beene the cunning Mercury In this conveyance J suspect his love Is but a property to advance this suite But I will crosse um all Enter Valasco Don Valasco you are seasonably arriv'd I have a Letter for you Val. For me Cata. It does concerne you Val. Ha Cata. How doe you like it sir Val. As I should a Punyard sticking here how came You by it Cata. I found it here by accident o th' ground I am sure it did not grow there I suppose Diego the servant of Antonio Who colourably pretends affection To Ansilva brought it hee s the agent for him Now the designe appeares day is not more conspicuous Then this cunning Val. I am resolv'd Cat. For what Val. Antonio or I must change our ayre This is beyond my patience sleepe in this And never wake to honour oh my fates He takes the freehold of my soule away Berinthia and it are but one creature I have beene a tame foole all this while Swallowed my poyson in a fruitelesse hope But my revenge as heavy as Ioves wrath Wrapt in a thunderbolt is falling on him Cat. Now you appeare all noblenesse but collect Draw up your passions to a narrow point Of vengeance like a burning glasse that fires Surest i th smallest beame he that would kill Spends not his idle fury to make wounds Farre from the heart of him he fights withall Looke where you most can danger let his head Bleed out his braines or eyes aime at that part Is deerest to him this once put to hazzard The rest will bleed to death Val. Apply this Madam Cat. The time invites to action I le be briefe Strike him through Berinthia Val. Ha Cat. Mistake me not I am her sister Shee is his heart make her your owne you have A double victory thus you may kill him With most revenge and give your owne desires A most confirm'd possession fighting with him Can be no conquest to you if you meane To strike him dead pursue Berinthia And kill him with the wounds he made at you It will appeare but justice all this is Within your fathom sir Val. T is some divinity hangs on your tongue Cat. If you consent Berinthia shall not see More sunnes till you enjoy her Val. How deere Madam Cat. Thus you shall steale her away Val. Oh when Cat. Provide Such trusty friends but let it not be knowne Vpon your honour I assist you in 't And after midnight when soft sleepe hath charm'd All sences enter the Garden gate Which shall to open for you to know her chamber A candle shall direct you in the Window Ansilva shall attend too and provide To give you entrance thence take Berinthia And soone convey her to what place you thinke Secure and most convenient in small time You may procure your owne conditions But sir you must engage your selfe to use her With honourable respects she is my sister Did not I thinke you noble for the world I would not runne that hazzard Val. Let heaven forsake me then was ever mortall So bound to womans care my mothers was Halfe paid her at my birth but you have made me An everlasting debtor Cat. Select your friend bethinke you of a place You may transpose her Val. I am all wings Cat. Cat. So when gentle physicke will not serve we must Apply more active but there is Yet a receipt behind Valascoes shallow And will be planet strucke to se Berinthia Dye in his armes t is so yet he himselfe Shall carry the suspition if art Or hell can furnish me with such a poyson sleepe thy last sister whilst thou livest I have No quiet in my selfe my rest thy grave Exi Exit Diego comes from behinde the hangings Die. Goe thy wayes and the devill wants a breeder thou Art for him one spirit and her selfe are able to furnish Hell and it were unprovided but I am glad I heard all I shall love hangings the better while I live I perceive some good may be done behind em But I le acquaint my Lady Berinthia Here 's her chamber I observ'd Madam Madam Berinthia Berinthia above Ber. Whos 's there Die T is I Diego I am Diego Ber. Honest Diego what good newes Die Ya 're undone undone lost undone for ever it is time now to be serious Ber. Ha Die Where 's my Master Antonioes Letter Ber. Here where ha alas I feare I have lost it Die Alas you have undone your selfe and your sister my Lady Catalina hath found it and is mad with rage and envy against you I overheard your destruction she hath shewed it to Don Valasce and hath plotted that he shall steale you away this night the doores shall be lest open the houre after twelve Ber. You amaze me t is impossible Die Doe not cast away your selfe by incredulity upon my life your fate is cast nay more worse then that Ber. Worse Die You must be poysoned too oh shee s a cunning devill and she will carry it so that Valasco shall bee suspected for your death what will you doe Ber. I am overcome with amazement Die Madam remember with what noble love my Master Antonio does honour you and now both save
and Ladies above Cast. Treacherous Sforza hast thou brought us hither to be stroke dead Mount Hold Gentlemen give me audience Seb. What 's the matter my Lord Mount My fit is on me t is so I had forgot my selfe This is my ague day Seb. How Mount Yes a sextile ague looke you doe you not see me shake admirable Doctor it will be as much as my life is worth if I should fight a stroke Seb. Hell on such basenesse wee le engage no more Let our swords try it out Val. Sebastiano hold th art not so ill be friended Exchange a person I le leape the battlement Mount With all my heart I am sorry it happens so vunfortvnately oh rare phisitian Vil. Good cozen grant it Ant. What saies Sebastiano Vil. I conjure you by all honour Seb. It is granted Ber. He shall nor goe Ant. Meete him my Lord you will become his place of a Spectator best Enter Valasco Ber Sebastiano brother Cast. Antonio here me Vil. Guard thee Valasco then Cast. O brother spare him for my sake Ber. Sebastiano every wound thou givest him Drawes blood from me Cast. Sebastiano remember hee s thy friend Ber. Antonio t is my brother with whose blood Thou dyest thy sword Ant. When thou liv'st againe shalt be more honorable Kils Valasco Sebastiano doe you observe the advantage Yet thinke upon 't Seb. It is not in my power I value not the odds Ber. Hold Antonio is this thy love to me it is not noble Seb. So thy death makes the scale even Kils Villandras Cast. Antonio hold Berinthia dyes Ber. Sebastiano Castabella sinkes for sorrow murder helpe I will leape downe Ant. Where art Berinthia let me breath my last upon thy lip make haste least I die else Seb. Antonio before thou dyest cut off my hand art wounded mortally Ant. To die by thee is more then death Sforza be honest But love thy sister for me I me past hope Thou hast undone another in my death Enter Berinthia Sforza Mount Ber. Antonio stay oh cruell brother Ant. Berinthia thy lip farewell and friend and all the world Sfor. The gate is open I am sworne to render Ber. Hee s not dead his lips are warme have you no balsome a Surgeon dead some charitable hand send my soule after him Seb. Away away Ber. It will be easie to die All life is but a walke in misery Exeunt Actus 5. Scaen. 1. Enter Sebastiano Seb. MY friend my noble friend that had deserved Most honorably from me by this hand Divorc'd from life and yet I have the use on t Haplesle Sebastiano oh Berinthia Let me for ever lose the name of Brother Wilt thou not curse my memory give me up To thy just hate a murtherer Enter Villarezo Vil. Ha this must not be Sebastiano I shall be angry if you throw not off This mellancholly it does ill become you Doe you repent your duty were the action Againe presented to be done by thee And being done againe should challenge from thee A new performance thou wouldst shew no blood Of Vilarezoes if thou didst not runne To act it though all horror death and vengeance Dog'd thee at thy heeles come I am thy Father Value my blessing and for other peace I le to the King let me no more see thee cloudy Exit Enter Diego Castabella like a page Die That was his Father Cast. No more farewell be all silence Exit Diego Cast. Sir Seb. Hee s newly gone that way mayst soone ore take him Cast. My businesse points at you sir Seb, At me what newes thou hast a face of horrour more welcome speake it Cast. If your name be Don Sebastiano sir I have a token from a friend Seb. I have no friend alive boy carry it backe T is not to me I 've not another friend In all the world Cast. He that hath sent you sir this gift did love you You le say your selfe he did Seb. Ha name him prethee Cast. The friend I came from was Antonio Seb. Thou lyest and th art a villane who hath sent thee To tempt Sebastianoes soule to act on thee Another death for thus afrighting me Cast. Indeede I doe not mocke nor come to afright you Heaven knowes my heart I know Antonioes dead But t was a gift he in his life design'd To you and I have brought it Seb. Thou dost not promise cozenage what gift is it Cast. It is my selfe sir while Antonio liv'd I was his boy But never did boy loose so kinde a Master in his life he Promised he would bestow me so much was his love To my poore merit on his dearest friend And nam'd you sir if heaven should point out To overlive him for he knew you would Love me the better for his sake indeed I will be very honest to you and Refuse no service to procure your love and good opinion to me Seb. Can it be Thou wert his boy oh thou shouldst hate me then Th' art false I dare not trust thee unto him Thou shewest thee now unfaithfull to accept Of me I kild him thy Master t was a friend he could commit thee to I onely was Of all the stocke of men his enemy His cruellest enemy Cast. Indeede I am sure it was he spoke all truth And had he liv'd to have made his will I know He had bequeathed me as a legacy To be your boy alas I am willing sir To obey him in it had he laid on me Command to have mingled with his sacred dust My unprofitable blood it should have beene A most glad sacrifice and ' thad beene honour To have done him such a duty sir I know You did not kill him with a heart of mallice But in contention with your very soule To part with him Seb. All is as true as Oracle by heaven Dost thou beleeve so Cast. Indeede I doe Seb. Yet be not rash T is no advantage to belong to me I have no power nor greatnesse in the Court To raise thee to a fortune worthy of So much observance as I shall expect when thou art mine Cast. All the ambition of my thoughts shall be To doe my dutie sir Seb. Besides I shall afflict thy tendernesse With sollitude and passion for I am Onely in love with sorrow never merry Weare out the day in telling of sad tales Delight in sighes and teares sometimes I walke To a Wood or River purposely to challenge The bouldest Eccho to send backe my groanes i th' height I breake e'm come I shall undoe thee Cast, Sir I shall be most happy to beare part In any of your sorrowes I nere had So hard a heart but I could shed a teare To beare my Master company Seb. I will not leave thee if thou 'lt dwell with me For wealth of Indies be my loved boy Come in with me thus I le begin to do Some recompence for dead Antonio Enter Berinthia Ber. So I will dare my fortune to be cruell And like a mountanous peece of
your selfe and make him happy how Ber. I am lost man Die Feare not I will engage my life for your safety Seeme not to have knowledge or suspicion be carefull What you receive least you be poysond leave the Rest to me I have a crotchet in my pate shall spoyle Their musicke and prevent all danger I warrant you By any meanes be smooth and pleasant the devils A knave your sisters a Traytor my Master is your noble Friend I am your honest servant and Valasco shall Shake his eares like an annimall Ber. It is not to be hoped for Die Then cut of my eares slit my nose and make a devill of me shall I about it say t is done Ber. Any thing thou art honest heaven be neare Still to my innocence I am full of feare Die Spurre cut and away then Exeunt Enter Signior Sharkino in his study furnished with glasses viols pictures of wax characters wands conjuring habit Powders paintings and Scarabeo Sh. Scarabeo Sca. Sir Sh. Is the doore tongue tide scrue your selfe halfe out at one of the crevices and give me notice what patient approathes me Sca. I can runne through the key hole sir Sh. This fucus beares A lively tincture oh the checke must blush That weares it their deceiv'd that say Art is the ape of nature Sca. Sir Sh. Who i st Sca. My Ladies apronstrings Mistris Ansilva her chamber-maide Sh. Admit her Enter Ansilva Ans. How now raw head and bloody bones where 's the Doctor Sharkino oh here he is Sh. How does your vertuous Ladie Ans. In good health sir Where 's the Fucus and the Powder Sh. All is prepared here Ans. To see what you can doe many make legges and you make faces sir Sh. Variety of faces is now in fashion and all little enough for some to set a good face on 't oh Ladies may now and then commit a slip and have some colour for 't but these are but the outsides of our art the things we can prescribe to be taken inwardly are pretty curiosities we can prolong life Ans. And kill too can you not Sh. Oh any that will goe to the price Ans. You have poysons I warrant you how doe they looke pray le ts see one Sh. Oh naturall and artificiall Nessas blood was milke To em an extraction of Todes and Vipers looke Here 's a parcell of Claudius Caesars posset Given him by his wife Agrippina here is some of Hannibals medicine he carried alwaies in the Pummell of his sword for a dead lift a very active Poyson which passing the Orifice kindles Straite a fire inflames the blood and makes marrow Fly have you occasion to apply one Ans. Introth we are troubled with a rat in my Ladies Chamber Sh. A Rat give him his bane would you destroy a City I have probatinus of Italian Sallets and our owne Country figs shall doe it rarely a Rat I have scarse a poyson so base the worst is able to kill a man I have all sorts from a minute to seven yeares in operation and leave no markes behinde em a Rat 's a Rat Ans. Pray let me see a remover at twelve houres and I would be loath to kill the poore thing presently Sh. Here you may cast it away upon 't but t is a disparagement to the poyson Ans. This will content you Sh. Because it is for a Rat you shall pay no more my service to my Ladie my poysons howsoever I give them variety of operations are all but one Knockes within Honest Rats bane in severall-shapes their vertue is common and will not be long in killing you were best looke it be a Rat Scarabeo Sca. Sir here 's a Gallant enquires for Dector Sharkino Sh. Vsher him in it is some Don Enter Count de Monte Nigro Count Is your name Signior Sharkino the famous Doctor Sh. They call me Sharkino Count Doe you not know me Sh. Your gracious pardon Count I am Count de Monte Nigro Sh. Your honours sublimity doth illustrate this habitation Is there any thing wherein Sharkino may expresse His humble service if ought within the circumference Of a medicinall or Mathematicall science May have acceptance with your celsitude it shall devolve it selfe Coun. Devolve it selfe that word is not in my Table booke what are all these trinkets Sh. Take heede I beseech your honour they are dangerous this is the devils girdle Coun. A pox o th devill what have I doe with him Sh. It is a dreadfull circle of conjuration fortified With sacred characters against the power Of infernall spirits within whose round I can tread Safely when hell burnes round about me Coun. Not unlikely Sh. Will you see the devill sir Coun. Ha the devill not at this time I am in some hast Any thing but the devill I durst fight with all harke You Doctor letting these things passe hearing Of your skill I am come in my owne person for A fragment of your art harke you have you any Receipts to procure love sir Sh. All the degrees of it this is ordinary Coun. Nay I would not have it too strong the Lady I intend it for is pretty well taken already an easing working thing does it Sh. Here 's a powder whose ingrediences were fetchd From Arabia the happy a sublimation of the Phoenix Ashes when she last burned her selfe it beares the Colour of sinamon two or three souples put into A cup of wine fetches up her heart she can scarce Keepe it in for running out of her mouth to you My noble Lord Count That let me have that Doctor I know t is deare Will that gold buy it Sh. Your honour is bountifull there needs no circumstance Minister it by whom you please your intention binds it to operation Cout. So so Catalina I will put your mornings draught In my pocket Knocke at the doore Doctor I would not be seene Sh. Please you my Lord obscure your selfe behinde these hangings then till they be gone I le dispatch 'em the sooner or if your honour thinke fit t is but clouding your person with a simple cloake of mine and you may at pleasure passe without discovery my Anotomy shall waite on you Enter three Servingmen 1 Prethee come backe yet 2 Oh by any meanes goe laynes 1 Dost thou thinke it possible that any man can tell where thy things are but he that stole 'em hee 's but a jugling imposter a my conscience come backe againe 2 Nay now wee are at furthest be not rul'd by him I know he is a cunning man he told me my fortune once when I was to goe a journey by water that if I scapt drowning I should doe well enough and I have iiv'd ever since 3. Well I will try I am resolv'd stay here hee is Pedro you are acquainted with him breake the ice he is alone 2. Blesse you Mr. Doctor sir presuming on your Art here is a fellow of mine indeede the Butler for want of a better has lost a dozen of Dyaper spoones
your friendship Come y' are not in earnest t is enough I know My se'fe Antonio Seb. Adde to him ungratefull Ant. T was a foule breath delivered it and wert any But Sebastiano he should feele the weight Of such a falshood Seb. Sister you must along with me Ant. Now by my Fathers soule he that takes her hence Vnlesse she give consent treads on his grave Sebastiano y' are unnoble then T is I that said it Mount So it seemes Seb. Antonio for here I throw of all The ties of love I come to fetch a sister Dishonourably taken from her father Or with my sword to force thee render her Now if thou beest a Souldier redeliver Or keepe her with the danger of thy person Thou canst not be my brother till we first Be allied in blood Ant. Promise me the hearing And that have any satisfaction Becomes my fame Mount So so he will submit himselfe it will be our honor Ant. Were in your power would you not account it A pretious victory in your sisters cause To dye your sword with any blood of him Sav'd both her life and honour Seb. I were ungratefull Ant. You have told your selfe and I have argumēnt to prove this Seb. Why would you have me thinke my sister owes to you such preservation Ant. Oh Sebastiano Thou dost not thinke what devill lies at home Within a sisters bosome Catalina I know not with what worst of envy laid Force to this goodly building and through poyson Had rob'd the earth of more then all the world Her vertue Seb. You must not beate my resolution off With these inventions sir Ant. Be not cozend With your credulity for my blood I value it Beneath my honour and I dare by goodnesse In such a quarrell kill thee but heare all And then you shall have fighting your heart full Valasco was the man appointed by That goodly sister to steale Berinthia And Lord himselfe of this possession Just at that time but heare and tremble at it Shee by a cunning poyson should have breath'd Her soule into his armes within two houres And so Valasco should have borne the shame Of theft and murther how doe you like this sir Seb. You amaze me sir Ant. T is true by honours selfe heare it confirm'd And when you will I am ready Vil. Pitty such valour should be imployd Vpon no better cause they will enforme him Mount Harke you sir d ee thinke this is true Vil. I dare maintaine it Mount That 's another matter why then the case is Altered what should we doe fighting and lose Our lives to no purpose Sf. It seemes you are his second Mount I am Count de Monte Nigro Sfor. And my names Sforza sir you were not best to come here to brave us unlesse you have more legges and armes at home I have a saza shall picke holes in your doublet and firke your shankes my gallimaufry Seb. I cannot but beleeve it oh Berinthia I am wounded ere I fight Ant. Holds your resolve yet constant if you have Better opinion of your sword then truth I am bound to answer but I would I had Such an advantage gainst another man As the justice of my cause all vallour fights But with a sayle against it Vil. Take a time to informe your father sir my noble Cozen is to be found here constant Seb. But will you backe with me then Ber. Excuse me brother I shall fall too soone Vpon my sisters malice whose foule guilt Will make me expect more certaine ruine Ant. Now Sebestiano Puts on his judgement and assumes his noblenesse Whilst he loves equity Seb. And shall I carry shame To Villarezoes house neglect of father Whose precepts bindes me to returne with her Or leave my life at Eluas I must on I have heard you to no purpose shall Berinthia Backe to Avero Ant. Sir she must not yet t is dangerous Seb. Choose thee a second then this Count and I Meane to leave honor here Vill. Honour me sir Ant. T is done Sebastiano shall report Antonio just and noble Sforza sweare Vpon my Sword oh doe not hinder me If victory crowne Sebastianoes arme I charge thee by thy honesty restore This Lady to him on whose lip I seale My unstain'd faith Mount Vmh t is a rare physitian my spirit is abated Cast. Brother Ber. Brother Seb. And wilt thou be dishonourd Ber. Oh doe not wrong the Gentleman beleeve it Dishonour nere dwelt here and he hath made A most religious vow not in a thought To staine my innocence he does not force me Remember what a noble friend you make A most just enemy he sav'd my life Be not a murtherer take yet a time Runne not your selfe in danger for a cause Carries so little justice Mount Faith sir if you please take a time to thinke on 't a month or two or three they shall not say but wee are honorable Cast. You gave him to my heart a Gentleman Seb whisp Compleate with goodnesse will you rob the world And me at once alas I love him Ant. Never man fought with a lesser heart the conquest Will be but many deathes he is her brother My friend this poore girles joy Mount With all my heart I le post to Avero presently Seb. Let it be so Antonio Cast. Alas pore Castabella what a conflict seest thou within thee their fight woundeth thee And I must die who ere hath victory Ant. Then friend againe and as Sebastiano I bid him welcome and who loves Antonio Must speake that language Sfor. Enough not a Masty upon the Castle wall But shall barke too I congratulate thee if thou Beelest friend to the Castle of Eluas and still my name Is Sforza Ant. Well said my brave Adelautado come Sebastiano And my Birinthia by to morrow we shall know The truth of our felicity Exeunt Enter Vilarezo Vil. What are the Nobles more than common men When all their honour cannot free them from Shame and abuse as greatnesse were a marke Stucke by them but to give direction For men to shoote indignities upon them Are we call'd Lords of riches we possesse And can defend them from the ravishing hand Of strangers when our children are not safe From theeves and robbers none of us can challenge Such right to wealth and fortunes of the world Being things without us but our children are Essentiall to us and participate Of what we are part of our very nature Our selves but cast into a younger mold And can we promise but so weake assurance Of so neere treasures O Villarezo shall Thy age be trampled on no it shall not I will be knowne a father Portugall Shall not report this infamy unreveng'd It will be a barre in Vilarezoes armes Past all posterity Enter Catalina Come Catalina thou wilt stay with me Prepare to welcome home Sebastiano Whom I expect with honour and that baggage Ambitious girle Berinthia Cat. Alas sir censure not her too soone Till she appeare are guilty Vil. Here 's thy vertue
earth that suckes The balls of hot Artillery I will stand And weary all the gunshot oh my soule Thou hast beene too long icy Alpes of snow Have buried my whole nature it shall now Turne Element of fire and fill the ayre With bearded Comets threatning death and horrour For my wrong'd innocence contemn'd disgrac'd Nay murther'd for with Antonio My breath expired and I but borrow this To court revenge for justice if there be Those furies which doe waite on desperate men As some have thought and guide their hands to mischiefe Come from the wombe of night assist a maide Ambitious to be made a monster like you I will not dread your shapes I am dispos'd To be at friendship with you and want nought But your blacke aide to seale it Enter Mounte Nigro and Ansilva Mount First I le locke up thy Gives her gold Tongue and tell thee my honorable meaning so To tell you the truth it is a love-powder J had it of the Brave Doctor which I would have thee to suger The Ladies cup withall for my sake wo't do 't And if I marry her shat find me a noble Master and thou shalt be my chiefe Gentlewoman In Ordinary keepe thy body loose and thou shalt Want no gowne I warrant thee wo't do 't Ans. My Lord I thinke my Lady is much taken with your worth already so that this will be superfluous Mount I Nay think she has cause enough but I have a great Mind to make an end on 't to tell you true there are Halfe a dozen about mee but I had rather she should have Me than an other and my blood is growne so boysterous For my body that 's another thing so that if thou wilt Doe it Ansilva thou wilt doe thy Lady good service And live in the favour of Count de Monte Nigro I will make thy children kinne to me if thou wo't Do 't Ans. I am your honours handmaid but Mount Here 's a Diamond prethee weare it be not modest Ans. 'T is done my Lord urge it no further Mount But be secret too for my honors sake we great men Doe not love to have our actions laid open to the Broad face of the world I le get thee with child And marry thee to a Knight my brave Ansilva take The first opportunity Ans. Jf there be any vertue in the powder prepare to Meete your wishes my noble Lord Moun. Thy Count de monte nigro expect to be a Lady Exit Ber. Ansilva Ans. Madam Ber. Nay you neede not hide it I heard the conference And know the vertue of the powder let me see it Or I le discover all Ans. I am undone Ber. No here take it againe I le not prevent My sisters happinesse and the Counts desire I am no Tell-tale good Ansilva giv 't her And heavens succeede the operation I begge on my knee feare not Ansilva I am all silence Exit Ans. Indeede Madam then shee shall have it presently Exit Enter Sebastiano Castabella Cast. Sir if the opportunity I use To comfort you be held a fault and that I keepe not distance of a servant lay it Vpon my love indeede if it be an errour It springs out of my duty Seb. Prethee boy be patient The more I strive to throw off the remembrance Of dead Antonio love still rubbes the wounds To make them bleede afresh Cast. Alas they are past Binde up your owne for honours sake And shew love to your selfe pray do not lose your reason To make your griefe so fruitlesse I have procur'd Some musicke sir to quiet those sad thoughts That makes such warre within you Seb. Alas good boy it will but adde more weights Of dulnesse on me I am stung with worse Than the Tarantula to be cur'd with musicke 'T has the exactest unity but it cannot Accord my thoughts Cast. Sir this your couch Seemes to invite so small repose Oh I beseech you taste it I le begge A little leave to sing She sings Enter Berinthia Sweete sleepe charme his sad sences and gentle Thoughts let fall your flowing numbers here round About hover caelestiall Angels with your wings That none offend his quiet sleepe begins To cast his nets o're me too I le obey And dreame on him that dreames not what I am Ber. Nature doth wrestle with me but revenge Doth arme my love against it justice is Above all tie of blood Sebastiano Thou art the first shalt tell Antonioes ghost How much I lov'd him She stabbes him upon his couch Castab. rises and runnes in Seb. Oh stay thy hand Berinthia no Th' ast don 't I wish thee heavens forgivenesse I cannot Tarry to heare thy reasons at many doores My life runnes out and yet Berinthia Doth in her name give me more wounds then these Antonio oh Antonio we shall now Be friendes againe Dies Ber. Hee s dead and yet I live but not to fall Lesse then a constellation more flames must Make up the fire that Berinthia And her revenge must bathe in Enter Catalina poysoned pulling Ansilva by the haire Cast. Sebastiano sister Ans. murder Cat. There 's wild-fire in my bowells sure I am poysoned Oh Berinthia Ber. Ha ha Cat. Helpe me to teare Ansilva I am poysoned by The Count and this fury Ber. Ha ha Cat. Doe you laugh hereat Ber. Yes queene of hell to see thee Sinke in the glory of thy hope for blisse But art sure th' art poysoned ha Ans. Nay I have my part on 't I did but sip and my belly Swells too call you this love-powder Count Monte Nigro hath poysoned us both Ber. Y' are a paire of witches and because I le keepe your potion working know y' are both Poyson'd by me by me Berinthia Being thus tormented with my wrongs I arm'd my selfe with all provision For my revenge and had in readinesse That faithfull poyson which i th' opportunity I put upon Ansilva for the exchange Of the amorous powder oh fooles my soule Ravish thy selfe with laughter politsion My eldest divell sister does the heate Offend your stomacke troth charity a little charitie Th' onely Antidote that 's cold enough Looke here 's Sebastiano Now horrour strike thy soule to whose fearelesse heart I sent this punyard for Antonioes death And if that peece of thy damnation Ansilva had not don 't I meant to have writ Revenge with the same point upon thy breast But I doe surfeit in this brave prevention Sleepe sleepe Antonioes ashes and now ope Thou marbell chest to take Berinthia To mingle with his dust Wounds her selfe Cat. I have not so much heart as to curse must I die Enter Vilarezo Castabella Mounte Nigro Cast. Here my Lord alas hee s dead my Sebastiano Vil. Catalina Cat. I am poyson'd Vil. Ha Defend good heaven by whom Ans. I am poysoned too Vil. Racke not my soule amazement t is a dreame sure Ans. Your Love-powder hath poysoned us both Mou. What will become of me now I would I were hang'd To be out of my paine by this flesh as I am a Count I bought it of the Doctor for good love-powder But Madam I hope you are not poysoned in earnest Cat. The devill on your fooleship oh I must walke The darke foggy way that spits fire and brimstone No physicke to restore me send for Sharkino a cooler A cooler there 's a Smiths forge in my belly and the Devill blowes the Bellowes Snow-water Berinthia Has poysoned me sinke by mine owne engine I must hence hence farewell will you let me die so Confusion torment death hell Mount I am glad with all my heart that Berinthia has Poysoned her yet Ber. Oh it becomes thee bravely heare me sir Antonioes death and my dishonours now Have just revenge I stabb'd Sebastiano poysoned my sister Oh but they made too soone a fury of me And split the patience from whose dreadfull breach Came these consuming fires your passions fruitless My soule is reeling forth I know not whether Oh father my heart weepes teares for you I dye oh see A maides revenge with her owne Tragedy Cat. Ansilva oh thou dull wretch hell on thy cursed Weakenesse thou gavest me The poyson but I licke earth hold a gentleman Vsher to support me oh I am gone the poyson Now hath torne my heart in peeces Moritur Vil. I am Planet strucke a direfull Tragedy and have I no part in 't how doe you like it ha wa st not Done toth ' life they are my owne children this was My eldest girle this Berinthia the Tragedian Whose love by me resisted was mother of all this Horror and there 's my boy too that slew Antonio Valiantly and fell under his sisters rage what Art thou boy Cast. I le tell you now I am no boy But haplesse Castabella sister to The slaine Antonio I had hop'd to have Some recompence by Sebastianoes love For whose sake in disguise I thus adventur'd To purchase it but death hath ravisht us And here I bury all my joyes on earth Mount Sweet lady here 's Count de Monte nigro alive To be your servant Cast. Hence dull greatnesse Vil. Were you a friend of Sebastiano then Cast. I le give you testimony Vil. No I beleeve you but thou canst not be my daughter T is false he lies that sayes Beriathia Was author of their deathes 't was Villarezo A fathers wretched curiosity dead dead dead Cast. And I will leave the world too for I meane To spend the poore remainder of my dayes In some Religious house married to heaven And holy prayers for Sebastianoes soule And my lost brother Vil. Will you so Cast. I pray let Castabella have the honour To enshrine his bones and when my breath expires For sorrow promiseth I shall not live To see more Sunnes let me be buried by him As neere as may be possible that in death Our dust may meete oh my Sebastiano Thy wounds are mine Vil. Come I am arm'd take up their bodies Castabella you Are not chiefe mourner here he was my sonne Remember that Berinthia first she was the Youngest put her i th' pithole first then Catalina Strow strow flowers enough upon em for they Were maides now Sebastiano take him Vp gently he was all the sonnes I had now March come you and I are twinnes in this dayes Vnhappinesse wee 'le match together follow close Wee 'le overtake em softly and as we go Wee 'le dare our fortune for another woe FJNIS