could be merry Su. Will your grace have any musick Ha. Any thing He. Strike lustily Musicke Ha. I have begun no health yet Gentlemen Su. Now you must honour us Ha. Health to the Prince He. That is your title sir As you are Sonne to a Queene Ha. My father was no King father I 'le drown The memory of that name Drinkes He. The Prince Turgesius health Su. He 's not far off By the Court Computation happinesse now To Prince Haraldus mistress He. With devotion Ha. Alas I am too young to have a mistress He. Sir you must crown it Ha. These are complements At Court where none must want a drinking mistress Su. Methinks loud musick should attend these Healths Ha. So shall we dance Drinkes He. We want Ladies Ha. I am as light thou shalt go for a Lady Su. Shall I Dance Is not this better then to sigh away Our spirits now Ha. I 'me hot He. A cup of wine is the most naturall cooler Ha. You are my Physitians Gentlemen Su. Make it a health to my Lord Gotharus Drinks I 'le pledge it as heartily as he were my father Ha. Whose father Throws wine in Sueno's face Su. Mine I said Ha. Cry mercy Su. Nay 't is but so much wine lost fill 't again Ha. I 'le drink no more He. What think you of a song Song Su. A catch to 't boyes Ha. Shall we to bed Gentlemen I did not sleep last night He. If your Grace Desire to sleep there 's nothing to prepare it Like to'ther cup Ha. A health to both your Mistresses Drinks Su. You do us grace He. There 's hope of his conversion Ha. I am nos well what wheels are in my brains Philosophy affirms the earth moves not 'T is here me thinks confuted Gentlemen You must be faine to lead me to some couch Where I may take a nap and then I 'le thank you I 'le come agen to morrow Su. Every day For a twelve-month He. That will make you a good fellow Exit Enter Prince Turgesius Reginaldus Souldiers marching Olaus meets they salute and whisper P. You tell me wonders Ol. 'T is all truth we must Stand on our guard 't is well we are provided P. Is it not some device to make us feare That at our entertainment we may find Our joyes more spatious Ol. There is some device in 't P. It is not possible a father should Be so unkind to his own blood and honour Ol. My life was threatned P. Who durst threaten it Ol. The King your father P. Oh say not so good sir Ol. And if you please him not with your behaviour Your head may be soon humbled to the axe And sent a token of his love to your stepdame The Queen I trifle not Pr. For what sinnes Hath angry heaven decreed to punish Norway And lay the Scene of wrath in her own bowels I did suspect when none came forth to meet Our victory to have heard of some mis-fortune Some prodigies engendring down with all Our pride of war the Garlands we bring home Will but adorne us for the sacrifice And while our hairs are deck'd with flowers and ribbands We shall but march more gloriously to death Are all good women dead within the Kingdom There could be found none worth my fathers love But one whose fame and honour is suspected Ol. Woulst they were but suspected P. Marpisa Ol. Her preferment was no doubt Gotharus act for which 't is whisper'd She payes him fair conditions while they both Case up the Kings eyes or confine him to Look through such cunning opticks as they please P. I 'le have his heart Ol. But how will you come by 't He 's safe in the Kings bosome who keeps warm A serpent till he find a time to gnaw Out his preserver P. We had dyed with honour By the Enemies sword something might have been read In such a fall as might have left no shame Upon our story since 't is chance of war Not want of valour gives the victory This ship-wracks all and eates into the soule Of all our fame it withers all the deeds Is owing to our name Entter Cortes Co. Health to the Prince Ol. Cortes welcome what news Co. These Letters will inform his highness Ol. Sent from the King Cortes has he thought upon 't Are we considerable at last and shall The Lady Geugaw that is pearch'd upon His throne be counsell'd not to take too much Upon her will Gotharus give us leave To be acquainted with the King agen ha Co. These Letters came sir from Aquinus Ol. How I hope he mentions not the broken pate I gave him and complains on 't to the Prince I may be apt to make him an amends With such another Pr. Sir Ol. What 's the matter P. Read I am planet-stroke cursed Gotharus What would the traytor have Ol. 'T is here I take it he would have you sent Yonder and has tooke order with Aquinus For your conveyance hence at both their charges But now you know the plot you wo' not trust Your life as he directs P. Not trust Aquinus Ol. You are desperate hark you I do suspect him And I ha' cause I broke his head at Court For his impertinent counsell when I was In passion with the King you sha'not trust him This may be cunning to revenge himselfe I know he has a spirit come you sha' not Be cheated of your life while I have one To counsell you P. Uncle I am unmov'd He is a Souldier to that name and honour I 'le trust a Princes life he dares not be A traytor Ol. I have read that one Prince was So credulous and scap'd but Alexander Though he were great was not so wise a Gentleman As heaven in that occasion might have made him The valiant confidence in his doctor might Ha' gnawn his bowels up and where had been My gallant Macedonian come you shall Consider on 't P. I am resolv'd already March to the City every thought doth more Confirm me passion will not let you see Good Uncle with your pardon the true worth And inside of Aquinus he is faithfull Should I miscarry 't is my single life And 't is obedience to give up our breath When fathers shall conspire their Childrens death Exeunt Act. 4. Enter King Gotharus Go. YOu may surrender up your Crown 't will shew Brave on Turgesius Temples whose ambition Expects it Ki. Nay Gotharus Go. Has my care Cast to prevent your shame how to preserve The glories you possesse by cutting off A Canker that would eat into your trunck And hinder your fair growth and do you make A scruple to be cured Ki. I did but mention And nature may excuse he is my son Go. The more your danger when he dares be impious The forfeit of his duty in this bold And hostile manner to affright your subjects And threaten you with articles is already The killing of your honour and a treason Nature abhors a guilt heaven trembles at And you are
friends Ol. Upon condition that you will Ki. What Ol. Now have I forgot what I would have Oh that my Ladie Circe that transform'd you May be sent whether I ha' forgot agen To the Devil any whether far enough A curse upon her she troubles me both when I think on her and when I forget her Enter Albina Ki. Gotharus wife the sorrowful Albina Al. If pittie dwell within your royal bosome Let me be heard I come to find a husband I le not believe what the hard hearted rebels Told me that he is dead they lov'd him not And wish it so for you would not permit His murder here You gave me sir to him In holy marriage I 'le not say what sorrow My poor heart since hath been acquainted with But give him now to me and I 'le account No blessing like that bountie where oh where Is my poor Lord none tell me are you all Silent or deaf as Rocks yet they sometimes Do with their hollow murmurs answer men This does increase my fears none speak to me I aske my Lord from you sir you once lov'd him He had your bosome who hath torne him thence Why do you shake your head and turn away Can you resolve me sir the Prince alive Whose death they would revenge upon Gotharus O let me kisse your hand a joy to see You safe doth interrupt my griefe I may Hope now my Lord is safe too I like not That melancholly gesture why do you make So dark your face and hide your eies as they Would shew an interest in sorrow with me Where is my Lord can you or any tell me Where I may find the comfort of mine eies My husband or but tell me that he lives And I will pray for you then he is dead Indeed I feare Pr. Poor Ladie Aq. Madam be comforted Al. Why that 's well said I thank you gentle sir You bid me be comforted blessing on you Shew me now reason for it tell me something I may believe Aq. Madam your husband 's dead Al. And did you bid me sir be comforted For that oh you were cruel dead who murdered him For though he lov'd not me in life I must Revenge his death Pr. Alas you cannot Al. No Will not heaven heare me think you for I 'le pray That horror may pursue the guiltie head Of his black murderer you doe not know How fierce and fatall is a widowes curse Who kil'd him saie Aq. We know not Al. Y' are unjust Pr. Pursue not sorrow with such inquisition Ladie Al. Not I who hath more interest Ki. The knowledge of what circumstance depriv'd him Of life will not availe to his return Or if it would none here know more then that He was brought hither dead in that inclosure Al. Where Aq. In that Coffin Ladie Al. Was it charitie Made this provision for him oh my Lord Now may I kisse thy wither'd lip discharge Upon thy bosome a poor widowes tears There 's something tempts my heart to shew more dutie And wait on thee to death in whose pale dresse Thou dost invite me to be reconcil'd Ki. Remove that Coffin Al. Y' are uncharitable Is 't not enough that he is rob'd of life Among you but you 'l rob me of his bodie Poor remnant of my Lord I have not had Indeed so many kisses a great while Pray do not envie me for sure I sha'not Die of this surfet he thought not I was So neare to attend him in his last and long Progresse that built this funerall tenement Without a roome for me the sad Albina Must sleepe by her dead Lord I feel death coming And as it did suspect I durst not look On his grim visage he has drawn a curtaine Of mist before my eies Ki. Look to the Ladie Pr. Look to Albina our Physitians There is not so much vertue more i' th Kingdome If she survive this passion she is worth A Prince and I will court her as my blessing Say is there hope Phy. There is Pr. Above your lives preserve her Phy. With our best art and care Exit with Albina Ol. She has almost made me woman too but Come to other businesse Enter Queene Aq. Is not this the Queene Ol. The Queen of hell give her no hearing but Shoot shoot her presently without more repentance There is a leacherous Devil in her eye Give him more fire his hell 's not hot enough Now shoot Pr. Be temperate good sir Qu. Nay let his cholerick highness be obey'd Aq. She is shot-free Qu. The Prince alive where is Gotharus Ol. Your friend that was Qu. It is confest Ol. Your Stallion Qu. He has more titles sure Ol. Let but some strangle her in her own haire Qu. The office will become a noble hangman Ol. Whore Qu. I le not spend my breath upon thee I have more use on 't does Gotharus live Aq. You may conjecture Madam if you turn Your eyes upon that object Qu. It has wrought then Ki. What has wrought Qu. His Physick sir For the state Megrim A wholsome poyson which in his poor feares And fainting when the Rebels first pursu'd him It was my happinesse to minister In my poor boyes revenge kil'd by his practise Pr. Poyson'd Ol. She is turn'd Doctor Qu. He becomes Deaths pale complexion and now I 'm prepar'd Pr. For what Qu. To die Ol. Prepar'd to be damn'd a seven years killing Will be too little Qu. I pitty your poor rage I sha'not stay so long nor shall you have The honour sir to kill me Ol. No let me trie Qu. Ha ha Ol. Dost thou laugh Helcat Qu. Yes and scorne all your furies I was not So improvident to give Gotharus all My cordiall you may trust the operation Here 's some to spare if any have a mind To taste and be assur'd will you my Lord 'T will purge your choler rarely Ol. I le not be your patient I thank you Qu. This box was ever my companion Since I grew wicked with that Polititian To prevent shameful death nor am I coy To pleasure a friend in 't Ol. Devils charity Qu. It works with method and doth kill discreetly Without a noise your Mercury is a rude And troublesome destroyer to this medicine I feel it gently seize upon my vitals 'T is now the time to steale into my heart Ki. Hast thou no thought of heaven Qu. Yes I do think Sometimes but have not heart enough to pray Some vapour now rises 'twixt me and heaven I cannot see 't lust and ambition ruin'd me If greatnesse were a priviledge i' th other World it were a happiness to die a Queene I find my conscience too late 't is bloody And full of staines oh I have been so wicked 'T were almost impudence to aske a pardon Yet for your own sakes pitty me survive All happie and if you can forgive forgive Moritur Ki. Those accents yet may be repentance Pr. See's dead Ki. Some take their bodies hence Pr. Let them have buriall Ki. 'T is in thee Turgesius To dispose all to whom I give my Crown Salute him King by my example Pr. Stay Upon your dutie staie will you be traytors Consent your lawful King should be depos'd Sir do not wound your Son and lay so great A staine upon his hopeful his green honour I now enjoy good mens opinions This change will make 'em think I did conspire And force your resignation were it still By justice and your selfe it shall not touch My brow till death translate you to a Kingdome More glorious and you leave me to succeed Better'd by your example in the practise Of a Kings power and dutie Ki. This obedience Will with excess of comfort kill thy father And hasten that command thou wouldst decline Pr. Receive this Captain and reward his faith To you and me Ki. Be Captaine of our guard And my good Uncle to your eare I leave The Souldiers let the largesse speak our bountie And your love Ol. I this sounds well fellow Souldiers Trust me beside your pay for the Kings bountie Within Sol. Heaven preserve The King and Prince Ol. Not a short prayer for me Om. Sol. Heaven bless the Duke heaven bless the Duke Ol. Why so money will do much Ki. A bright daie shines upon us come my sonne Too long a stranger to the Court it now Shall bid thee wellcome I do feel my years Slide off and joy drown sorrow in my tears Exeunt omnes FINIS
And let me tell thee though thy mother had Merit enough to engage my senses Yet there was something more in thee consider'd That rais'd my thoughts and study to advance Thee to these pregnant hopes of state methinks I see thee a King already Ha. Good sir do not Prompt me to that ambition I possess Too much already and I could so pleas'd My Mother travell where I should not hear Of these great titles and it comes now aptly I should entreat your Lordship to assist me In a request to her I know she loves you And will deny you nothing I would faine Visit the University for study I do lose time methinks Go. Fie Haraldus And leave the Court how you forget your selfe Study to be King I shall halfe repent my care If you permit these dull and phlegmatick Thoughts to usurpe they 'l stifle your whole reason Catch at the Sunne devest him of his beame And in your eye wear his proud rayes let day Be when you smile and when your anger points Shoot death in every frowne covet a shade Affect a solitude and books and forfeit So brave an expectation Ha. Of what Go. Of Norwayes Crown Ha. Could there be any thought Within me so ambitious with what hope Could it be cherished when I have no title Go. I that have thus farre studied thy fortune May find a way Ha. The King Go. Is not immortal while he has Physitians Ha. What 's that unsaid The King is happy And the whole Nation treasure up their hopes In Prince Turgesius who with his great uncle Valiant Olaus Go. Are sent to 'th warres where 't will concerne 'm To think of fame and how to march to honour Through death Ha. I dare not hear him Go. Or if they Return Ha. They will be welcome to all good Mens hearts and next the King none with more joy Congratulate their safeties then your selfe I am confident my Lord you will remember To see my Mother and excuse me if To finish something else I had in charge I take my leave all good dwell with your Lordship Exit Go. But that I have Marpisas faith I could Suspect him not the issue of my blood He is too tame and honest at his yeers I was prodigiously in love with greatnesse Or if not mine let him inherit but His Mothers soule she has pride enough and spirit To catch at flames his education Has been too soft I must new form the boy Into more vice and daring strange we must Study at Court how to corrupt our Children Enter Marpisa The Queene Ma. My expectation to speak With thee Gotharus was too painfull to me I feare we are all undone dost hear the news The Prince is comming back with victory Our day will be o're-cast Go. These eyes will force A brighter from those clouds are not you Queene Ma. But how Turgesius and his bold uncle Wil look upon me Go. Let 'em stare out Their eyeballs be you mistress still of the Kings heart and let their gall spout in their stomack We 'l be secure Ma. Thou art my fate Go. I must confesse I was troubled when I heard it first seem not You pale at their return but put on smiles To grace their triumph now you have most need Of womans art dissemble cunningly Ma. My best Gotharus Go. They shall find stratagems in peace more fatal Then all the Engines of the war what mischiefe Will not Gotharus fly to to assure The fair Marpisa's greatness and his own In being hers an Empire 'bove the world There is a heaven in either eye that calls My adoration such Promethean fire As were I struck dead in my works shouldst thou But dart one look upon me it would quicken My cold dust and informe it with a soul More daring then the first Ma. Still my resolv'd Gotharus Go. Let weak Statesmen think of conscience I am arm'd against a thousand stings and laugh at The tales of Hell and other worlds we must Possess our joyes in this and know no other But what our fancy every minute shall Create to please us Ma. This is harmony How dull is the Kings language I could dwell Upon thy lips why should not we engender At every sense Go. Now you put me in mind The pledge of both our hopes and blood Haraldus Is not well bred he talks too morally He must have other discipline and be fashion'd For our great aims upon him a Crown never Became a Stoick pray let me commend Some conversation to his youth Ma. He is thine Enter Helga Ge. He shall be every way my own Hel. The King desires your presence Madam Ma. I attend you 'l follow Exit Go. Thee to death and triumph in My ruines for thy sake a thousand forms Throng in my braine that is the best which speeds Who looks at Crowns must have no thought who bleeds Exit Act. 2. Enter King Hormenus Cortes Sueno K. THis musick doth but add to melancholly I le hear no more Co. He 's strangely mov'd Ho. I cannot think a cause You were wont to fool him into mirth Where 's Helga Your dear companion no device between you To raise his thoughts Su. I am nothing without my fellow Musick is best in Consort H. Your buffonry is musical belike Co. Your Juglers cannot do some o' their tricks Without confederacy Su. I 'le try alone If please your Majesty there is K. That for your unseasonable and saucie fooling strikes him Ho. That was a musical box o' th' ear Ki. Leave us Co. 'T is nothing without a fellow he knows Musick is best in Consort Exit Su. Would you had your parts K. Hormenus you may stay Ho. Your pleasure sir Ki. Men do account thee honest H. 'T is possible I May fare the worse K. And wise canst tell the cause why I am sad Ho. Not I sir Ki. Nor I my self 't is strange I should be subject To a dull passion and no reason for it Ho. These things are frequent Ki. Sometimes ominous And do portend Ho. If you enjoy a health What is in fate Ki. I am King Still and I not Ho. We are all happy in 't And when time shall with the consent of nature Call you an old man from this world to heaven May he that shall suceed you Prince Turgesius The glory of our hope be no less fortunate Ki. My Son I was too rash to part with him Ho. We should Have thought his stay a blessing and did wish You would not have expos'd such tender years To the rough warre but your commands met with His duty and our obedience Ki. It is very Strange we of late hear no success I hope This sadnesse is not for his loss he has A kinsman with him loves him dearly 't is The Queen Enter Queen and Helga I feel my drooping thoughts fall off And my clouds fly before the wind her presence Hath an infusion to restore dead nature My sweet my dear Marpisa Mar. You sent for me Ki.
I am but the shadow of my selfe without thee Enter Cort. Sueno No wonder I was sad my soul had plac'd All her delight in these fair eyes and could not But think it selfe an exile in thy absence Why should we ever part but chaine our selves Together thus Su. He 's in a better humour I hope I do not think but his Majestie would cuffe well His hand carryes a princely weight He. A favour Su. Would you might weare such another in your eare Ki. Come hither on this side Su. You were on that side before Ki. wo'dst not thou lose thy life to do a service My Queen would smile upon Su. Alas My life Is the least thing to be imagin'd he Is not a faithful subject would refuse To kill his wife and children after that To hang himselfe to do the Queen a service Ki. Come hither Helga Hel. Royal sir Ki. What would affright thy undertaking to deserve The least grace from my Queen He. I cannot tell But I 've an opinion the Devill could not My life is nothing fir to obtaine her favour I would hazard more I have heard talk of hell So farre she should command me Hor. Bless me goodness What wretched Parasites are these how can The King be patient at 'em here is flattery So thick and grosse it would endure a hand-saw Co. His judgement 's I fear stupified Hor. Come hither Which of you can resolve what serpent spawn'd you Su. You are pleasant He. My good Lord it hurts not you There is necessity of some knaves and so Your Lordship be exempted why should you Trouble your selfe and murmur at our courses Enter Aquinus hastily A. The King He. Peace Su. Your businesse Aq. News from the field Su. Good A. Good He. How Su. How prethee Aq. The day the field the safety O the glory Of warre is Norwaies Letters to the King He. Give 'em to me Su. Or me He. Trust not a fool with things of consequence He 's the Kings mirth let me present the news Su. Sir I should know you this is a knave Would take to him all the glory of your report If please you let me present the Letters He. My Leige Su. My Soveraigne He. News Su. Good news He. Excellent newes Su. The Prince He. The Prince is Su. The enemy is o'rethrown He. They have lost the day Su. Defeated utterly He. And are all slain Su. Madam will you hear the news Ki. Say on what is 't you would relate He. One of my creatures sir hath brought you Letters Aquinus delivers the Letters My servant sir one strengthened to your service Out of my maintenance an instrument of mine So please you to consider my duty in his service Aq. Why hark you Gentlemen I have but mock'd Your greedy zeals there 's no such matter in Those Letters as you have told we have lost all And the Prince taken prisoner will you not Stay for the reward you know I 'm but your Creature I look for nothing but your courtly faces To pay my travel He. We wo'not appear yet Exit Aq. How the Rats vanish Ki. Read here my best Marpisa news that makes A triumph in my heart great as the conquest Upon our enemies Hormenus Cortes Our Son will prove a Souldier was my sadnesse Omen to this good fate or nature fear'd The extasie of my joy would else o'recome me They are return'd victorious Ho. Thanks to heaven Ki. And some reward is due to thee wear that For the Kings sake Aq. You too much honour me Ki. But something in Marpisa's face shews not So clear a joy as we express forbear Exeunt Wait till we call can this offend my Queen To hear of happinesse to my Son O let Thy eyes look bright there shine hath force to make The wreath of Laurel grow upon his temples Why dost thou weep this dew will kill the victory And turn his Bay to Cipresse Ma. Witnesse heaven There 's not a teare that mourns for him his safety And conquest is most welcome and he shall Have still my prayers he may grow up in fame And all the glorious fortunes of a Prince But while my wishes fly to heaven for blessings Upon his head at the same time I must Remember in what miserable condition My stars have plac'd me Ki. What can make thy state Guilty of such a name and so deject Thy nobler thoughts am not I still the King And is not fair Marpisa mine by marriage Crown'd here my Queen immortally M. Though I be By royall bounty of your love possest Of that great Title sir I have some fears Ki. You amaze me speak thy doubts at large M. The Prince Dear to your love and I still wish him so Dear to your peoples hearts I fear will think Our marriage his dishonour and Olaus Your passionate Uncle no good friend of mine When he shall see to what a height your love And holy vow hath rais'd me most unworthy Will but salute Marpisa with his scorn And by his counsell or some waies of force Unchain our hearts and throw me from your bosome To death or worse to shame oh think upon me And if you have one fear that 's kin to mine Prevent their tyrannie and give me doom Of exile e're their cruelty arrive I le take my sentence kindly from your lips Though it be killing Ki. Let my Son or Uncle Dare but affront three in a look I shall Forget the ties of nature and discharge 'em Like the corruption in my blood M. I can Submit my selfe to them and would you please To allow my humblenesse no staine to what You have advanc'd me to I can be their servant And with as true a duty wait upon 'em Ki. Thou art all goodnesse twenty Kingdoms are Too little for thy dowry who attends Enter Horm and Cortes Thus every minute I will marry thee And wear thee in my heart vanish the thought Of all thy sex beside and what can else Attempt our separation th' art obscure And liv'st in Court but like a masking star Shut from us by the unkindnesse of a cloud When Cynthia goes to Revels I will have A chariot for my Queen richer then er'e Was shewn in Roman triumph and thou shalt Be drawn with Horses white as Venus doves Till heaven it selfe in envy of our bliss Snatch thee from earth to place thee in his Orbe The brightest constellation Co. He dotes strangely K. Hormenus Cortes I would have you all Search your inventions to advance new joyes Proclaime all pleasures free and while my fair Queen smiles it shall be death for any man I' th Court to frown Exeunt Ho. You ha' not so much love i' th Court Aquinus Co. How do you like the Queen Aq. Why she 's not married He does but call her so Ho. And lyes with her Aq. The Prince yet knows it not Ho. Hee 'l meet it coming home Go. Aquinus Enter Gotharus Aq. Sir Go. You brought Letters from the Camp Aq. I did my
bound in care of your own province To shew your justice and not be partiall To your own blood but let your Kingdome suffer Her heart be torn by civill Wars 't is none Of mine and let him in the blood of many Fathers be made a King your King and you That now command be taught obedience Creep to your child exchange your pallace for A prison and be humbled till you think Death a preferment I have but a life Ki. Which I will cherish be not passionate And I consent to all thou hast contained Thou art my friend Go. I would be sir your honest Chyrurgion And when you have a Gangrene in your limb Not flatter you to death but tell you plainly If you would live the part so poyson'd must be Cut from your body Ki. And I wo'not shake With horror of the wound but meet my safety And thank my best preserver but art sure Aquinus will be resolute Go. Suspect not He is my Creature Enter Hormenus Ho. The Prince your Sonne Ki. Is a bold Traytor And they are Rebels joyne with him Go. What of the Prince Hormenus Ho. He is very near the City with his Army Ki. Are the walls fortified Ho. They are Ki. We wo'not trust him nor the Ruffian Olaus that Incendiary Go. The Queen Enter Marpisa Qu. O sir Ki. There are more wounds in those sad accents Then their rebellion can give my Kingdome Q. My boy my child Haraldus Ki. What of him Qu. Is sick is dying sir Go. Forbid it heavens he was in health Qu. But if I mean to see him A live they say I must make hast The comforts of my life expire with him Exit Go. The Devils up in arms and fates conspire Against us Ki. Mischiefes tumble like waves upon us Ho. Sir It will be necessary You lend your person to direct what shall Be further done i' th City Aquinus hath Charge of the Gate and Walls that offer The first view to the Enemy Ki. He is trusty and A daring Souldier what at stand Gotharus Go. I was thinking of the Queen sir and Haraldus And grieve for the sweet child Ki. Some feaver would my Son were in his state but soon we shall Conclude his destiny if Aquinus prosper But to the walls Go. I attend my very soule Is in a sweat Hormenus Ho. I wait on you Exeunt Enter Prince Turgesius Olaus Cortes Reginaldus Souldiers Pr. The Gates are shut against us Souldiers Ol. Let our Engines Teare 'em and batter down the walls Pr. Good Uncle Your counsell I obey'd i' th wars abroad We did there fight for honour and might use All the most horrid formes of death to fright Our enemies and cut our way to victory But give me leave to tell you sir at home Our conquest will be losse and every wound We give our Country is a crimson teare From our own heart they are a viperous brood Gnaw through the bowels of their parent I Will rather dye without a monument Then have it bear my name to have defaced One heap of stones Enter Gotharus on the walls Ho. Aqui. Cor. Gotharus on the walls Ol. Hormonus and Aquinus now a speech And 't were at Gallowes would become him better Go. Thus from my master to the Prince of Norway We did expect and had prepar'd to meet Your victory with triumphs and with Garlands Due to your fate and valours entertain'd you Nor has your Army sacrific'd so many Warm drops of blood as we have shot up prayers That you might prosper and return the pledge Of all our hope and glory But when pride Of your own fames and conquest in a war Hath poyson'd the obedience of a Sonne And tempted you to advance your sword new bath'd In enemies blood 'gainst your Countries bosome Thus we receive you and declare your pietie And faith lost to your Country and your Father Pr. My Lord all this concerns not me we have But done our dutyes and return to lay The Trophies at his feet whose justice did Make us victorious more then our own valour And now without all titles but his sonne I dare hells accusation to blast My humble thoughts Go. Sir give us leave to feare Not your own nature calme as the soft aire When no rude wind conspires a mutiny Ol. Leave Rethorique and to 'th point why do not The Gates spread to receive us and your joyes Shoot up in acclamations I would have Thy house give good example to the City And make us the first-born fire Go. Good heaven knows How willingly I would sacrifice my selfe To do a grateful service to the Prince And I could wish my Lord you were less passionate And not inflame his Highnesse gentle spirit To these attempts Pr. I am ignorant Gotharus Of what you mean where is the King my father Aq. Where a sad father is to know his Sonne Bring arms against his life Pr. How now Aquinus Ol. Dare you be saucy O that Gentleman Is angry his head akes with the remembrance of My Truncheon Aq. 'T was a valiant act And did become the greatness of Olaus Who by the priviledge of his birth may do A wrong and boast it Ol. Shall these Groomes affront us Pr. Have you commission to be thus insolent They do not know us Go. Yes and in our hearts Bleed that our fears of your unjust demand Compell us to this separation Pr. Demands is it injustice for a Sonne To aske his fathers blessing by thy duty Gotharus I command thee tell my father His Sonne desires access let me but speak with him Go. I have not in your absence sir neglected What did become my service to your highnesse To take his anger off Pr. What Riddles this Go. But let me with a pardon tell your Grace The Letters that you sent were not so dutyfull You were to blame to chide and Article So with a King and Father yet I said And pawn'd my Conscience 't was no act of yours I mean intyre but wrought and form'd by some Rash spirits to corrupt you with ambition Feeding your youth with thought of hasty empire To serve their ends whose counsell all this while Did starve that sweetness in you we all hop'd for Ol. Devices more devices Pr. I am amaz'd And if the King will not vouchsafe me conference I shall accuse thy cunning to have poyson'd My Fathers good opinion Enter King Go. Innocence May thus be stain'd pray let your justice clear me Ki. What would our Sonne Pr. Thus pay his filiall duty K. 'T is but counterfet if you bring no thought To force our blessing in this rude manner how Dare you approach dismiss your souldiers Ol. Not the meanest knapsack That were a way to bring us to the mercy Of wolves indeed Gotharus grinds his teeth Already at us Ki. We shall talk with you sir Hereafter I command thee by thy duty Thou ow'st a father and a King dismiss Your Troops Pr. I will Ola. You shall not that were fine So we may