to Look on her who still her self confest her self to be The principal in blood This penitence in her compassion Wrought in him who took her up and kist her In witness of forgiveness she wept the more to see him Pitty her for which she knew she did deserve the less From him So like two weeping Niobies they stood and read As well as tears would give them leave their own Misfortunes in each others face and both in pity Wept while they themselves themselves unpittied Yet for each other pitifully wept When I unus'd I Must confess to wash my face in tears made up A third in mourning Which she perceiving humbly Thank't me for my compassion and hop't it was Bestowed on him as what she not deserved This And such like expressions of repentance with streames Of hearty sorrow flowing wrought so in him he ask'd Her if she lov'd him dying she so much injured Living Which she as well as words and tears could witness For her answered yes so well that were she but as Sure of his she should rejoyce a faithfull penitent in death This in true signs of love and sorrow uttered he Sends away straight for a holy man o' th Church Who after some private confession on both sides made Joyned both their hands in holy marriage which Done as griefe would give them leave they both Rejoyc't and kist then wept again so that my Pitty in my tears rather increast then lessned by my Stay When urging necessity for my departure I sadly Took my leave and left them prodigally bestowing Their tears upon each others face Anto. I blame thee not Eugenio for being a weeping witness of their woes when I can scarce forbear At the relation heaven knows I wish them long Life on earth to enjoy each others love Corneli Eugenio Thou hast delivered miracles But know I can believe what comes from thee Which had appear'd much doubtfull from anothers Mouth she hath purchac't now my pitty and my Prayers which I 'l acknowledg justly due and pay Enter Fabi. weeping Anto. How now Fabius weeping for your young master Fabi. You cannot blame me Sir when I am Made the messenger of death Eugeni How sure 't is not yet come to that Fabi. I would it were not or else some other had Been made the messenger Corneli Prethe speak out that we may understand you Fabi. The King inraged to understand his son Was married to his murtherer commanded me to Let them know 'bout four a clock this afternoon They must prepare to dye and keep their Wedding in the other world Which they poor Souls with joy received and thank't me for my paines As willingly as if I had deserved it Anto. 'T was but short warning the gods Prepare them for their long journey Gentlemen I have some present business calls me aside but I shall soon return to share with you in sorrow Ex. Anto. Eugeni You 'l hardly find us unprepared for that But think'st thou Fabius the King intends this Hasty execution 't is surely done to fright them into a Preparation for the other world Fabi. Sir Pray heaven you not deceive your self The King is known too constant in his resolves To alter what he with seriousness protests which to our Griefes we too too soon shall find Corneli Eugenio The tim 's but short and 't is But labour lost if we not speed If he will have Them dye let 's move for longer time Eugeni With all any heart I shall plead hard for one Corneli Then let 's away Exit Enter Delirus Artesia In mourning habits as in prison Deli. Come my Artesia dry those fair eyes the gods We know are mercifull and can forgive what We can act Thou hast with penitentiall tears in Streames of sorrow from thy swoln eyes Washt off that guilt that clouded thy faire soul And do'st appear as white as sainted innocence We Are married to another world Artesia let them Injoy the happiness in this if there by any in 't That are wedded to it whom we with pity not With envy must behold And 't is no little joy amid'st Our sea of troubles to see thee thus prepar'd for Death which we 'l imbrace as greedily as Shipwrackt travellers do the long'd for shoare And O thou injured maid in what celestiall Part so e'r thy now made glorious soul doth hover Look down with pitty and a forgiving eye on us Thy sorrowfull murtherers who ready stand to Sacrifice two lives to appease thy angry ghost Give me thy hand Artesia our time draws on apace And yet methinks I fain would have thee live Would my poor life pay the great debt we owe But the devouring law cryes all or none Thy blood Artesia sits with a confidence in thy fair cheeks As if it meant not suddenly to leave its habitation And 't is great pity now it hath possession to turn it Out of doores Artesi My Lord I have but ill deserved this Noble pity and here my dying breath shall witness For me I would not live on earth after your Death to be commandress of the world Yet know My Lord I gladly could both live and dye to serve you Dye for to confirm this doubtfull world with What a feeling sorrow for my sins I could endure Death and live with you on earth to witness to the World how I could love and honour you Which Since denyed I gladly shall imbrace my death and Only grieve I have rob'd the world of you Enter Fabius Fabi. My Lord your guard waits you and you to Death are summon'd Deli. It shall be welcome Fabius Thou seest no Pannique fear about us Takes her by the chin See how the lillyes and the roses in these Faire cheeks undaunted fit Why do'st thou weep for us Fabi. I weep my lord for you and for my self for You that you must loose your life and for my self that none But I must be chose out the messenger of death Deli. Thou art vainly troubled at what I thank thee for Come my Artesia this kiss now lead us to our deaths Kisses her Exit Enter Goldcalf sol Gold Heer 's doings indeed my Mistriss going to pot I'faith What a deal of mony't has cost me to be a Colonel To no purpose A plague of that stripling stranger he made no Stranger of my mony I am sure the Jack napes firkt Me too out of my Deeds of almost a thousand pounds a year Pox of those German's bones my Cozen Captain slue in Duell They were sufficiently reveng'd on me for the murther but 'T is no matter I have saved my life yet by not being Too hasty If I had married Artesia I had been peppered i'faith However I scape yet for ther 's Delirus a brave spark Must dye but for offering to have her Enter Snap gallaut Hey day Snap what turn'd Gentleman Snap Sirra no more such buggs words which if you dare But utter I 'l nail your ears to the wall a punishment Your honourable father
and honourable a charge may be committed To me unworthy I shall with care and duty Express my joy to imbrace it Sebast Ferdinando I should ungratefull be For to suspect neglect of care of her thou hast preserved From death take her into thy charge she is Still Aurelia who knows not how to disobey Whatever I command Blessings light on you both you prosper must Where ther 's so good a child a man so just Ex. Ambo Enter Delirus Sol. Deli. How black and ugly to my self do I My self appear methinks my hands looke Bloody and my friends stare on my face with that Vnaccustomed earnestness as if they saw my Guilt 'T is but my foolish fancy a factious spirit Within me that rebells which I 'l suppress How many thousand in our kingdome quaffe Vp this cup that never starte in sleep And yet Methinks sometimes I hear the innocent faire on With milky hands held up for mercy Pleading Artesia too the price of blood Who I must love if live she yet as faire Appears as Sainted innocence sure 't was but Justice in her and no fault at all Then am I Quit when we too are but one Enter Artesia See where she comes no Angel but of light Durst ere assume that shape Justice it self Must quit me for a fact the gods would have Committed to have enjoyed that Saint What man that is but mortal would refuse my guilt But for to touch that lip My Artesia I bring You joy Aurelia's not long liv'd Artesi My dear Delirus is it done Deli. Few hours will confirm it the slave Bit greedily at the golden bait and cunningly Contriv'd her death as thus He as his custome is trusted to guard Aurelia in her private walks Drills her to the sea side where drown'd he straight way ships for flight Artesi 'T is to my wish but from my woman This must be kept close she dotes on him And must not know his flight Deli. Aptly considered her death once known Our long'd for joyes draw neer Sweetest faire one I must a little leave thee and to Court from whence I hope to bring thee news she 's lost This kiss farwell kisses her Artesi Pray make no stay Deli. When thou command'st 't wer sin not to obey Ex. Deli. Artesi How vainly hope fond fools deludes Delirus thou art contracted my instrument not yet My husband where ther 's a Prince I cannot love A subject Aurelia dead Delirus stands too deep ingaged Although his passion boyl to dare an injury to me And then who knows but that the King may cast his eyes On me my wealth and beauty if I mistake not will put Him to his travels to out-match them That spirit 's poor and weak that judgement 's seen Who lives a subject that may be a Queen Exit Enter Snap Gold Gold Snap 'T is strange I do nothing but dream Of that Lady I would I were a Colonel we might be Married When shall I see my Officers Snap I have appointed some of them to wait upon you Here I wonder at their stay I hope they 'r not Engag'd in fight which should they be in Some unlucky quarrel The streets would bleed Gold Will they fight so Snap they 'l not be angry with Me that give them mony I hope What are their names how must I call them Snap You must observe their Titles as I present them To you the Captain however through the fortune Of the wars brought low is Nobly born and Must your kinsman be as one that 's neer allyed unto The fair Artesia your beautious Mistriss whom you with Great respect must use as the onely man should She prove coy can make you happy in her marriage For know she fortifies her self upon his judgement And must approve her choice Gold Honest Snap how I love thee then he sai's I shall Have her If he do he shall want nothing Snap Sir I have procur'd you his consent and know He could not want would his great spirit give him Leave to spend some of his Couzens thousands Which as she 's a woman he scorns to do And to the Furtherance of your business know you are much in 's Favour he will accept your mony Gold Which Snap he shall not want while I have any and so I 'l tell him Snap 'T wer an affront your life would hardlie satisfie For know what ere by me you let him have Should he perceive that you but notice took on 't his fury would be great and he in scorn return your mony besides The certain loss of your faire Mistriss Gold Sai'st thou me so Snap why then I 'l not say A word on 't Snap By no means Sir I think I hear them comming Enter Lievtenant Cannon Ensigne Drake holding Captain Thunder with their swords drawn Lievtenant Renowned Captain the slaughter you have Made is great and furie may be slack't Captain Now by my fathers Ghost who when alive The Tamer of the Eastern world let go your hold Or mercy I forget And shall the son of Mars be bark't at By the whelps of Lilly and not destroy the fry Snap Sir speak to the Noble Captain You may appease his fury Gold Pray Sir let me entreat you put up your Sword Capt. Sir you have prevail'd Puts up his sword Your breath hath from the jaws of death Redeem'd the caitiffes which else had slept Gold Sir I thank you pray how fell you out Capt. Lievtenant my breath is hot declare To this my Noble friend the matter Liev. Then mark for thus it chanc't My ever to be renowned Captain from Visiting his Cozen a vertuous Lady your Worthy self is pleas'd to honour with the name of Mistris her coach being Gold Hum Hum. Otherwise imployed on foot made hither When in the street and not far hence some scattered Troops of Curiassiers chanc't to pass by an Officer it 'h Reare whether by chance or at My Captain is unknown held up his finger to his Nose which soon my Captain seeing not Us'd to such affronts straight drew his sword And with a blow glanc't from his Armour kil'd his horse Snap The Officers horse you mean That held his finger up Liev. The very same when on the ground My Captain scorning to take advantage on His foe gave him fair leave to rise VVho being up presum'd to draw which dear He paid for for with the loss of his sword Hand he was forc't retreat my Captain being Merciful was pacified with this His bloody Sword not being fully sheathed when back A Troop return'd threatning alowd revenge But had you seen how then like lightning my Captain Flew about him you would have thought the god Of warr had then descended from his throne For to destroy the world my Captain by the multitude Engag'd we to his rescue drew who we Through lanes of scatterred limbs redeem'd and as you saw Brought off impatient we withheld him From further pursuit of the foe Snap VVith what a confidence
gracious Lord There is a traveller a stranger he seems Desires to be admitted to your presence who as he Doth pretend hath businesse of much concernment to deliver Belli Admit him in Welcome friend wouldst Enter Anto. his coat chang'd a false beard Thou ought with us Anto. Yes my good Lord I have something to impart that Much concerns your knowledge Deli. I do not like this fellowes looks what should his Businesse be Sir your businesse may require privacie I 'l wait within your call Deli. offers to go off Anto. stayes him Anto. Pray stay sir my gracious Lord such is the nature Of my businesse I shall not onely crave this Gentleman may Hear the delivery of it but also such of your Royal Councel as are near at hand Belli Fabius call those that wait without Fabius goes to the hangings calls them Ent. Corneli Eugeni Now when you please begin Anto. Then by your gracious favour it sadly thus fell out 'T was when the harbinger of light had given notice To the late darkned world that the bright Sun was darting Forth his radiant beams upon the teeming earth when neer To the black Cliffe a place well known to all and fit So black a purpose upon the top of which a man I thought I spy'd but prov'd a monster near whom after a Stricter view I could discern something to move but Knew not what it was Towards it I gently made willing To see unseen when by the help o' th craggy Cliffe I soon Had got within the hearing of a voice in such a Tone of woe Sadly lamenting the neighbouring rocks in teares did seem To melt to hear the moan it made Pity and curiositie To know what it might be joyn'd to contrive how I might make my approach so near to satisfie my doubts Remaining undiscovered when envious nature conspiring The ruine of what she should preserve by a small creek O' th Sea divided us Yet at so small a distance I could Discover a maid for such she seem'd to be upon her knees With hands held up for mercy to her murtherer Who Less relenting then the hardned Rocks proclaim'd himself an Enemy to pitty And with a voice befitting such a bloody Minde demanded if she were prepar'd to dye As if he meant for to preserve in her what in himself i' th Very act he must destroy To which she answered something So faintly dying not to be understood when streight I could Perceive the slave prepare into the Sea to cast the innocent Fair one whom he before had drown'd in teares This sight I tremblingly beheld cursing the water that divided Us. Yet hoping to prevent his bloudy execution a loud I cal'd as confident in the consideration of his own present Safety being discovered I happily might save her life But all in vain for what with threats fair promises and teares I could prevail was onely to behold her fall into the sea At which unheard of peece of crueltie the Sun not daring to Behold so foul a murther withdrew his waterish beams Made pale with fear behind the burthened clouds who big With Tears in thousand spouts did trickle to the earth There witnesses of sorrow The Villain his black deed done question 's the justnesse Of the Gods in hopes he should escape which to prevent I nimbly down descended fetching a compasse to the place my Reason prompt me to believe he must attempt to make his Flight where by the Justnesse of those Gods he so mistook We met I drew and bid him stand at which the daring Slave grin'd in my face and with a confidence as if his Cause were just drawes in defiance of my single opposition To blowes and thrusts we went when guided by the hand Of Justice my sword soon found a passage to his death When he afraid to die when death appear'd so near Tremblingly for mercie beg'd in hope he might have liv'd On which I took advantage and with the promise of My assistance in his cure and silence for the fact he had Committed he to my joy in his behalf discovered not Onely who it was he had murthered but also who had hired Him to that accursed deed of darknesse which when at Full delivered to my amazed wonder I fell to earth as if I had received the greater wound Onely I rose again which He did never for just as if the Gods had lent him breath Enough for his confession he left the world My Lord I have not yet quite finish'd Deli. offers to go out And shall desire all that are present may hear my story out Bellicos Delirus stay I do command you stay Deli My Lord I am not wel o' th suddain Bellicos So short a stay as this requires can no waies Prejudice your health Friend go on to let us know as well The Murtherers as the murthered heaven knowes I tremble But to think at what I urge to know Anto As soon as grief will give me leave My Lord I shall Anto. pretends to weep The murthered person was that virtuous innocent the Fair Aurelia Daughter to the Lord Sebastian Deli. O Delirus thou art lost for ever ever lost aside Bellico Sure friend thou didst but dream and this some Vision was It was an act so horrid the gods in justice Never could have beheld And there must want temptation In the fiends of hell to work on man though frail To be her murtherer Anto. My Lord it was no idle dream yet heaven can Witness I could have gladly slept for ever rather then lived To see this waking truth Bellico Then briefly speake her murtherers Anto. First on my knees I beg your gracious Pardon for what Kneels I must deliver or burst And here I stand to accuse Riseth Your son Delirus and the Lady Artesia daughter to the Late Lord Endimion the innocent Aurelia's murtherers And Ferdinando servant to the Lord Sebastian whom with this Hand I slew by them was hired her executioner Bellico My trembling heart will hardly give my tongue The utterance to say it is impossible Deli. My Lord I am confident your grave wisdom 's such Ther 's nothing this loose fellow in madness hath delivered Deserves your serious consideration more then what punishment He hath deserved for give me leave my Lord had he his wits Which no man here can think in what hath faire Aurelia Injur'd me or if she had my faire actions in the world Speak me no murtherer Besides this frantick accusation Delivered by a single man whom none knows whence Or what he is My Honoured father this rightly weighed 'T were fit the slave should know his punishment which Must be great as his offence For villain know Turns to Anto. Thy lif 's to poor a satisfaction for my injury Anto. Sir I have heard you and must take leave to tell You I am no slave nor villain nor is there in these veines of Mine one drop of blood however I appear but sprung From Noble parents And here I
long before his death wisely Prevented by leaving them behind him on the Pillory For Cozening such honest Gentlemen as my self For know you wretch you that dare talk saucily the Gentleman that won your Deeds of you at play when be perus'd Them and knew them to be the very same your father Cozen'd my uncle of He in pitty of my present wants Bestowed them upon me and they are mine And should I chance to hear you should but say they e'r were Yours People should soon forget you were alive But as you may behave your self I may forget all your Past folly and keep you company Gold Thank you good Snap Snap You draw no breath if I but hear that word again Gold Pray sir forgive me for this once and I 'l remember How may I call you are you a Colonel too Snap No sir by chance I am no Colonel the name I Answer too is Sunck-low Gold Sunck-low Methinks you are risen very high A side Well honest Mr. Sunk-low pray let me have your company for Old acquaintance sake you know you can loose nothing by it But by no means be not known how I was belov'd for Mr. Sunk low it were as much as my lif 's worth were it but Known Artesia would have married me for ther 's one Must dye but for offering to have her Snap Well Sir I shall be careful so you observe as I Instruct Farewell Exit Snap Gold I am finely gull'd i'faith but I must wiser be Or else resolve to wear Snaps liverie Exit Enter upon a black Stage Bellicosus Sebastian weeping Antoni Corneli Eugeni Fabi. Delirus Artesia in mourning Executioner After them the King and Ferdinando Disguised Belli My Lord Sebastian the gods you see have here Miraculously discovered to the world your daughters Murtherers And yet but that we know them to be so They do not look like such my Lord you shall have Speaking to Sebastian Justice done Delirus wer't thou a Stranger to my blood as It ill becomes a Judg. And all you gods can witness amidst My mass of grief I have rejoyc'd to hear your sorrows for Your faults exprest and willingness to dye I must confess Your have been cruel bitterly cruel to your selves and us for by your Means Heaven knows I not accuse your wills to do 't we have Lost a general loss unspeakable a King a vertuous King never to be Enough lamented But I shall cease to add unto a grief This world affords no cure for and will forbear to stop You longer in your journey to a better But ere you go take with you my forgivenesse and with it Both my blessings And may that comfortable joy good men Receive in death fill both your breasts Deli. My gracious father unhappie in so unfortunate a son We come with no set speeches here for to prolong Our wretched lives Let not those aged eyes distil a tear For us we are prepar'd for death Can you my lord Sebastian And all the rest shew mercy to a dying pair in your Forgiveness we gladlie would depart this life in peace With all the world if you vouchsafe it may be so All. Our prayers and tears speak for us we both Forgive and pitty Deli. The gods above with store of blessings Arte. Reward your charity We are now at peace with Heaven and earth and fain would be at our expected rest Bellico Then Sirra do your office The executioner prepares to strike King Hold hold I say Bellico Who 's that dares contradict what we command King If you have not forgot me Bellicosus 't is one That had power to dare nor do I know by what Strange means I have lost it know you this face King discovers himself Anto. The King Long may the gods preserve your Life and make us thankfull acknowledgers of his Blessings in your Highness safety Bellico Pardon me gracious Prince my sudden joy Encountring so much grief made a confusion in my troubled Senses and did retard my duty Which thus upon my knees He kneels I beg forgiveness for and what so e'r for'cd for the Common safety of your distracted kingdome I have taken On me here on my knees in duty to your Highness I surrender with tears of joy Long live our gracious King Amasius King of Sicily All Long live Amasius King of Sicily all kneele King My Lords and Gentlemen I thank you all For the Loyall remembrance of your poor Prince Whose tender care shall be to study all your Safeties and preserve them Rise Bellicosus thou Ever to be admired pattern of love and Loyalty Just man I ask thee pardon for every evill thought I ever Harboured ' gainst thy virtue Justice and mercy still Walk hand in hand I know thou canst forgive it Belli O my much honoured Lord your virtue ever Kept too strong a guard on vice to let you act what Could deserve forgiveness from any but the gods My Lord I shall become an earnest suitor that You l vouchsafe to let a piece of justice pass on these Prepar'd Offenders King Offenders Delirus and the faire Artesia If I mistake not King looks at Deli. Artesi My Lord what masque is this for sure they cannot act Offenders parts in earnest pray make me understand you Belli Forgive me then my Lord that must be the sad Reporter of my shame and their unheard of cruelty In them behold the fair and virtuous innocent Aurelia's murtherers King You have unjustly done but to suspect them Guiltie your witnesses are false Delirus and Artesia Murtherers it cannot be it is impossible poor soul she ever Lov'd them well so they did her it is some villainous Train by forgery laid to betray their innocent lives And here I set them free King takes them by the hand Belli My gracious lord they have confest the fact King 'T was then because they were asham'd to live After so foul a charge maliciously laid on them Delirus Artesia speak was it not so Deli. My Lord and King we are Aurelia's murtherers For which foul deed we have with tears and prayers Made peace with heaven and earth if you 'l be Mercifull and but forgive us too King With as much willingness as I 'l receive a blessing Rise both rise I say so Bellicosus I hope in my They rise Late pilgrimage I have made my peace with heaven For all my youthfull sins and am at length return'd With joy As for Aurelia know Bellicosus I Loved her more then life but since unfortunately She is dead and these her murtherers as they confess Have truly sorrowed for their offence I here Pronounce their pardons which stands irrevocable If I command in chief Belli Why then my Lord you are to your self and All the world unjust In your commanding hands you Hold a sword as well as scales can it be mercy call'd To act injustice Princes as the Embassadors From heaven are bound to right the wrong'd and not To wrong who should be righted Behold this Aged man whose bitter tears of sorrow cry out Turns to Sebast Aloud for Justice And if my gratious Lord you Have made a vow at the return from your devotions to act A piece of mercy now shew it on your self in Doing Justice on these prepar'd offenders King O Bellicosus thou art my safe Protector and my Guide to vertue behold this warrant for the justness The King brings in Aurelia in rich attire Bellira following Of my actions nay be not wonder-struck She is alive And warm Kisses her Bellicos I am o'rcome with the apprehension of a joy I fear my self unable for to bear Wellcome to Life thou vertuous maid Cornelius Eugenio all see Aurelia Is alive and our lost Prince return'd safely return'd Delirus and Artesia ask mercy of the King and Faire Aurelia they are good exceeding good and can forgive So so my joy must have a larger vent Or I shall burst Turns about and weeps Deli. The gods preserve your Highness Deli. Art And the much wrong'd Arte kneels Aurelia Ferdinando discovers himselfe to Bellira Artesi O my most Gratious Prince and thou Much injur'd maid if ever tears from a true sorrowing Heart compassion moved pronounce forgiveness To a pair whose tears in prayers to the just Gods we 'll Daily pay for your Eternal happiness King Rise and here receive from us Forgiveness and our favour Aureli. May all my actions prosper as I freely do forgive You both Long may you live and love Deli. The gods crown all your desires with joy Arte. And length of daies King My Lord Sebastian I now must call you father For by to morrow night I doubt not your consent To bed the faire Aurelia Sebast My Lord we are your poor creatures can onely pay Our daily thanks for what undeserved honours you Are pleas'd to throw upon us Aurel. So please your Majestie I see a pair Of lovers met I have long parted desirous To kiss your hand Ferdinando kneels and Bellira the King gives him his hand to kiss King Rise Ferdinando and may'st thou joy in thy Faire choyce thy faithful services shall be My Care to see rewarded Come Bellicosus we shall some mysteries unriddle to you And let you understand Antonio's mistake in his relation Our following dayes do fairly promise joy He ignorantly fears The sailing of his ship that Bellicosus steers The Epilogue intended for the STAGE ALL from our Author that I have to say Is that he hopes as we you 'l like his play Confirm then what as yet but stands in doubt As you came welcome in you 'l go pleas'd out Epilogue to the Reader NOw Critick woudbees faith my play 's not good You 'l say because when read 't is understood Would I have pleas'd you I should have written so Not to understand 't my self nor you you know When you have read it pox on 't what 's easily said Though ne'r so quick ought to be buried Which if it be 't will rise again by fits To fright you if you have any from your wits Which to preserve be modest or write better You'h more then paid me then I 'l rest your debtor As unto all wipes out my faulty score Till by my next I run indebted more FINIS