Eust Give it the Duke with your own Hands make hast Exit Albert. How Princes are abus'd how Truth 's down-fac'd Exit Enter Rodulphus and Leopaldus Rod. Wee 'll not fail to wait upon her Grace Exit Leop. So thou Ordain'd the Priest shalt be the Offering now Exit Enter Duke bringing a Letter The Dutchess intends to poyson you with a Posset this night Eustace Pish pish Exit Enter Eustace Fredrick Férdinando at one Door Rodulphus Godfrey and Thierrie at another Eust Well met Rodulphus Rod. Not so Well I fear What o' the Devil make these Fellows here Aside Eust Start not We 're Friends there is the Dutchess hand Throws him the Dutchess her Letter Do'st see me Dog Execute her Command Canst thou read Hell-hound Rod. Yes Eust yet do not look That thou shalt e'er be saved by the Book 'T is past the Clergy's Power such Crimes as these Draws Heaven it self cannot pardon Fred. To appease The injur'd Ghost of my Clementia see Her Fredrick comes to be reveng'd on thee Eust No that 's my Duty Rod. Come bravely then come all I 'm pleas'd to see that others with me fall They fight Eustace and Fredrick fight with Rodulphus and Godfrey and Thierrie with Ferdinando Fredrick falls and Godfry Fred. My Crimes out-ballance his sin is a load Lies heavy when stern Justice cries for Blood Ferdinando falls and Thierrie comes to assist Rodulphus Thierrie dies Eustace thou canst not ' scape Enter Leopaldus Rodulphus falls Alive yet Runs Eustace through he falls Enter Albert. Eust Kill him some Friend Albert and Leopaldus fight Leopaldus falls Eust Thanks honest Albert. Alb. Death o' my Soul my Lord and Master dead Enter Duke with a Guard Duke All slain See Eustace how Heaven strikes Traitors D' ee see that Hand Eust T is mine Duke There you invite Otho to invade me Eust. He desir'd my Sister for a Wife and I considering 't would conclude a Peace did encline to 't and Writ him that Invitation it being against her Inclinations to marry one she had never seen By my now expiring Soul 't is true there 's his Letter to me Throws him a Letter Godf. How black 's Ingratitude I loath my Deeds Pardon't my Soul more than my Body Bleeds Dyes Duke You never courted the Dutchess to Vanity Eust No by all the Gods that Letter will assure you Gives him the Dutchess's Letter sent to Rodulphus Enter Gertrudo Ger. All my Joys are consumptive How pale they 're grown Be not so lavish every drop's my own Kneels by Ferdinand Ferd. Such Cordials even with rough Hell can strive Quite nonplus Fate and make a dead-man live Death is too weak when in thine Arms I twine I grow Immortal by thus being thine If your Grace is not satisfi'd I can clear all your Doubts When Conradine knew Gertrudo's hatred to him was impregnable he sent word to the Duke of Sohawden that he was murther'd by your directions knowing he should thereby Create a War then putting himself into a disguise feigns a Letter from his Brother Otho to Eustace wherein he asks his Sister for his Wife upon Conditions of Peace as you see and names himself Ferdinando who instead of courting her for Otho courts for himself If Gertrudo had still been obdurate to all my Stratagems then the Duke of Schawden should have mediated for me For I am that unfortunate suppos'd happy Conradine Puts of his disguise Gozelo go to the Duke my Uncle and relate this sad Story tell him the last Whispers of my departing Soul were that he would not injure this good Prince by any Acts of Hostility Since the Cause is taken away let the Effect cease Farewel my Gertrudo Dies Ger. VVas any so tormented here on Earth My Life is dead and thence my Grief takes birth To suffer pain after death's Hell thus I Am dead and yet tormented I can't die What shall I ask Great God's what shall I crave O give me back my Life or give a Grave Fred. Tell me Rodulphus did Clementia stain My Bed with thee speak truly death speaks plain Rod. No she was chaste Fred. Finish thy Conquest death For fear I poyson the world with my Breath I slew Clementia give me no reprieve 'T would be the greatest torment now to live Dies Eust Live who can her death was all Mankind's Tomb Life dy'd with her Blest Soul I come I come Dies Duke How monstrous is Libussa grown I see VVith melting Eyes her gross deformity Ah cruel Aunt but more hard-hearted VVise At once to strike his Honour and my Life Enter Dutchess with a Bowl of Poyson in her Hand Libussa Nay do not rail before you know 't is true I 'm not so great a Churl there 's some for you She gives the Duke the Bowl Rodulphus come thuâ— haâ—d in hand we 'll go Either to Joys above or Joys below No matter which in either we shall find Eternal Joys when thus our Loves are twin'd VVhen all our Plots are cross'd here every Breath Is redious there 's no Blessing left but Death Dies Rod. I triumph now Malice could wish no more For since they are dead I die the Conqueror And though I could not the besieg'd Crown take Be this my Monument I made it shake Dies Duke VVhat a Blow's here But why did Vengeance strike The Good with th' Unjust must all fare alike Is Justice blind and cannot Vengeance see But shoots at this or that at him or me ' Cause Heaven 's alarm'd with Sins thundering call Do's that hurl Darts and cares not where they fall Must Eustace die because Rodulphus's Fault And Libussa's threatned Heaven with an Assault Cowards to bring two Enemies to their ends VVould hazard more than twenty of their Friends Is Heaven turn'd dastard or were their Sins so great They could not them without such loss defeat 'T was none of these that made them snach thee hence But Love would not Delay thy Recompence Blest Soul when after Ages read thy Story The Eye of Faith will dazzle at its Glory Exeunt THE EPILOGUE Kind Gentlemen APplaud our Play and take these Prayers among yet May neither Wine nor Women ever wrong ye When you get Wives may they be Chast and Fair Or if they be not may you think they are In the mean time send ye handsom Wenches And when with Comb in Hand you mount the Benches May you rise just in such a Lady's Eye As may applaud that active Gallantry May you never want the Joys of Love and Wealth Unspotted Honour and unphysick'd Health In spight o' th Art may you Drink Wine that 's lusty And when the want of Money makes you musty May your kind Mistresses and Taylors trust ye FINIS
murthering his Nephew the brave Conradine Duke Tell the proud unjust Duke thy Master that he shall dearly pay for endeavouring to cloud our Rays with such detestable Actions For though his force and hatred is so great VVe 'll drown his Anger in a Bloody-sweat Exeunt Enter Leopaldus Solus I know you 're wise it is your own Affair Therefore it do's concern you to take care It do's I know and I 'll be careful too Who o' the Devil knows what she may do Base Traitor thou shalt dye said she And who can tell she may in earnest be No Dutchess no you shall not cozen me I 'll go to Eustace and disclose the Plot Unload my self of guilt but they will not Believe my Accusations and thus I Revealing Treason Traitor-like shall dye I must go through now I 've begun 't is base To faulter in the middle of a Chase Enter a Servant gives him a Box. Don Lewis left it here Leopald Be gone What 's this A Ruby Topaz and an Amithyst Dull plumbeous Brain What a Hen-hearted Slave Was I to doubt the Dutchess can one have Surer Proofs of her Loyalty than this Faint Jealousie do's often judge amiss Do not these Jewels and this Gold infer That I shall be advanced Treasurer I 'll follow 't now with eagerness I doubt Not but to succeed when he 's justled out Exit Enter Ferdinando and Philippo alias Conradine and Gozelo Am I not well disguis'd is not this Hair An exact Vizard and are not these Pair Of Mustachoes well order'd ha Phil. As well As though your Honour fetch'd them out of Hell So black so horn'd and so deceitful too The Devil 's in Men sure when they do woe Or else they would not so transform themselves For nothing but to please these waspish Elves Who if they did not court would court themselves Ferd. That 's too Satyrical but prithee how Dost like my Mask Philippo couldst thou know Me had I not foretold thee my design Phil. O Sir your Vertues through these Clouds do shine Cloaths cannot hide that Part which is Divine Ferd. You must be exercising of your Wit Phil. 'T has slept so long I fear I 've smother'd it Exeunt Enter Rodulphus I must contrive it so That he stay here and I in chief may go Against the Duke of Schawden Yet if he goes he secretly shall fall By me and I 'll return the General Exit Enter Duke Dutchess and Eustace Duke Another Regiment then must be rais'd Dutch But will you venture Eustace in this Fight Should he miscarry you loose all your might At one blow for as soon as he is lost Your Bed-rid Dukedom will give up the Ghost He is the Soul of Valour should they see Him fall your bravest Martialists would flee Like frighted Sheep before the Wolves none shall Resist but with a meek Devotion fall A Sacrifice to him some out of fear Others ' cause he is gone hate to live here Let him stay here for a reserve at last To graple with Death when all hopes are past Duke Madam to keep him here 's to loose the Day What strength remains when the Soul 's ta'ne away Eust Those Court-silk-worms whose sophisticated Fare Is Peace sauc'd up in Pleasure whose Pallats War Do's nauseate who with ease Ermin their Gown Mind not their Princes Interest but their own Should we sit still and let the Commons sweat Alone they would our Honour from us get Had I Ten thousand Lives each drop of Blood Should be exhausted for my Countries good Exeunt Enter Eustace Ferdinando Rodulphus Phillippo Eust Great Sir your Fame Has made the World enamour'd with your Name You need not bring a Letter to be known There 's nothing Great nor Good that 's not your own Since you have put your Rays under the Cloud Of Nancy let my poor House be allow'd That Honour Ferdinando may be as free As if he was brave Otho Exeunt Rodulph Otho he Letters from him from Otho that shall be Matter wherewith I 'll feed my Villany Exit Enter Eustace By thus matching my Sister with the Brother of the dead Conradine I shall create a Peace upon Honourable Terms He who muzzles the Jaws of the Sword do's his Country as great a Service as he who vindicates her honour by it Yet I will keep it secret that it may be more vallued for we are apt to prize those Blessings most which come unexpected Exit Enter Three Soldiers 1. Come Boys let 's bid adieu to these Thred-bare knitty Jirkins these Spawns of Peace she who never gave Soldiers any thing but a king Bellies and itching Backs 2. Faith if we had lain still any longer every one I think had been a General I believe I can Muster Ten thousand besides what have had the strapado and been turn'd out of Service 3. But now we 'll ruffle in Silk and be lousie with Credit Brace our Bellies with Provocatives make our Souls tyde it to Elysium in Wine then have an Alderman's Wife to close up the Stomach 1. Take it off you mean 2. Faith I must have half a dozen to cure my Itch. 3. No one with her Husband 's best new Suit and clean Shirt will do 't for they are famous for such Cures Exeunt Enter Eustace Gertrudo and Ferdinando Gertrud I do his noble praise admire And emulate his worth but Cupid's Fire Catch from the Eyes Eust h' has your Picture Ger. I will He live and doat upon my Picture still I 'll marry none by Proxy Kings in that Are then their Subjects more unfortunate Ferd. 'T was not report that rais'd Otho's Love Or your Effigies did his Passion move But he has seen you Madam from your Eyes The Fire was kindled for this Sacrifice He offers a true broken Heart Quench not That holy Flame your Beauty has begot Gertrud What 's got by Beauty will with Beauty fade When the Sun sets we are left in the Shade Ferd. Beauty is not External but Divine He do's adore the Features of your Mind You are the Fountain of Divinity Through you all Glory Bliss and Goodness run The Heavens do boast of your Affinity Your splendant Eyes renew and beam the Sun Should you be angry and withdraw your Light The World would grovel in eternal Night Let not let not your too much Cruelty Give cause to doubt of your Divinity Gertrud How do's he plead against himself 't is he By whom I 'm Conquer'd he has fetter'd me Aside Justice as well as Mercy 's in the Gods One Hand holds Blessings and the other Rods To punish proud Offenders Sir can I Think Otho do's count me his Deity When in his first address I read such Crimes O Heavens the Pride of Men in these our Times Can the Proud Otho think that I 'm Divine When Scrivener-like he courts me thus by Line The Path to Conquer her is strait thought he And easie 'T is a sign he Honours me Did he so much
Stenay I must go For he who does dispute his King's Command No Subject is but the Crowns Countermand Exit Duke I cannot fathom't Treason 's budding yet The Armies Head must be lop'd off 1s't fit I should be busied 'bout a little Fort And leave all else Confus'd There 's something more in it But since I 'm free From the least stain it cannot injure me Exit Enter Rodulphus Thierrie and two new made Captains You are but young and must not be asham'd of Directions Thier Your Commands to me are Lovely and like a Loadstone draw me By their Motion all my Actions shall point Directly at your will Rodulph And that 's your Honour You too Captains must make me still your Rule Consult me always For you must know those Men whose Places you inherit are not Well satisfi'd and are studdying your Ruine with eagerness and though they smile They 'r cruel Traps varnish'd but to beguile VVith greater ease uncloset not your Souls To all they 'll quickly be unrivetted From your Bodies if ye do Capt. We 'll observe Your Instructions to a Tittle Rodulph These are dull Fools and may be drawn aside Unto all Villanies when I 'm their Guide Fight with Devotion ' gainst their Prince cause they Believe they can't err when I lead the way Exeunt Enter Duke solus What then That does not prove him Traitor the best Men Are most abus'd Fame's Falfe Suspition's grudge And Jealousie is an unequal Judge Rodulphus may forge it In this Age all Think 't is Religion to supplant the fall Of Princes Favourites Nature Contrives She Envy roots as soon as Heaven breaths Lives Yet let him plow the Deep and fetch from thence Legions of Devil's to delude my Sence Scale great Jove's Fabrick seduce Angels there To come and own his Accusations here They 'd make me fear 't was true yet never move My Heart ' gainst Justice t' extirpate my Love I 'd hear him speak not damn cause I distrust Kings are not Men till they can be unjust Exit Enter Eustace Ferdinando Philippo Albert. Eust I 've left a Letter with Leopaldus Ferdina Go Fetch it I 'll inclos't in mine Exit Phil. Sir may I know How soon you will return Eust In Ten days See You are not idle in your Courtship shee Seems better humour'd now and when he 's come She 'll melt Courtship at distance is but dumb Fear not her frowns persue your Amorous Sence Be bold it is a pleasing violence Ferdin I cant wait on you 't is much ' gainst my will Eust Duty takes place of Ceremony still Enter Lodovick Arnulph VVelpho Eust This is great kindness Sirs Welph Men are bereft Of Comfort when they are in darkness left Arnul Fancy paints Death Lodo. No marvel if we run To take our leaves of our departing Sun Ferd. The Sun sets but to rise Welph Thought we not so You 'ld see us all depart before you go Arnul Go that word's Hell Lodo. Let us wait on you Sir Welph The Soul gone the Trunk's so benum'd can't stir Eust I 'm wrack'd to leave you but it must be when I come our Friendship will be new again Arnulph In Grief and Discontent we 'll make our Urn There will we buried be till you return Exeunt Albert. VVhen Earth's not Earth Sea Sea till then 't must be That great Men shall be gull'd with Flattery Exit Enter Frederick Can he Distrust my Conduct or my Loyalty Though I 'm Master of the Horse I might have been A Colonel too Plurality's no Sin Or Venial at most 't might be forgiven Since 't is their Tract who point the way to Heaven Dos he think I 'm no Soldier no his Eyes Has dazled been to see the Prodigies This Hand has hew'd out for his safety yet Kings are not Gods because they can forget Enter Eustace Albert booted Booted my Lord Eust Yes Fredrick I must go Ferdi. Give me leave to wait on your Lordship Eust No You must stay here Fred. You do but take the Air I do presume your Lordship rides not far Eust But unto Stenay Fred. Unto Stenay you Can you be spar'd Eust I know-not but'tis true Why dost thou muse Fred. My Lord I like it not There is some jugling in 't some dirty Plot Upon my Life you 're sent away and my Commission 's seis'd by I know not why Vlric and Bruno are uncaptain'd they Who 've done this have an after Game to play Godfrey's Son 's made Colonel Is 't a time When we should be at top to learn to climb He 's but Seventeen scarce knows to draw a Sword He is not taught to speak should give the Word Then there are two more in the room of those I nam'd would tremble at the name of Foes I grieve to think my Country shall be lost Conducted by those have been on the Post Traitor Rodulphus he is soaring still A Raven though's Wings are imp'd with Doves Quill Eust I 've weigh'd these things to Fredrick and can't guess Rodulphus false to me Fred. I nothing less Eust 'T was I rais'd him can he be so deprav'd To destroy that by whom himself is sav'd Fred. Ill Men are Enemies to Goodness they Delight to see them ragged made them gay You are too good to think all Just Eust I see Thou' rt Captive still to dreaming Jealousie 'T is the Dukes Love says he you I can trust I know not that Rodulphus will be just Fred. Well Heaven avert what my Dream 's do foresee To trust all 's the High-way to beggary Eust Though I beleiv't I 'll not his Mood foment 'T is Treason to encourage Discontent Aside Exeunt Actus Quartus Scoena Prima Enter Duke and Leopaldus Duke NOT gone last Night and in her Chamber too Till Three this Morning O Gods What to do Leop. Could I 't were Sin to tell Good Deeds love light But theirs were masqued with the Clouds of Night Duke Thou speak'st as though she were false to my Bed By all the Gods or prove 't or Dog thou' rt dead Leop. Prove it who can But is not a Nights stay Alone with her enough Duk. Screech-Owl away Yet stay and tell me more or I 'll advance Thy Head on yonder Tower Leop Circumstance Is all the Proof in such a Case we may Conclude the Sun 's not far at break of day How careful is she for Eustace his good She draws Life from his Breath Duke Nearness in Blood Allows that kindness Leop. But Great Sir no kin Can check the Passions of unruly Sin How uncontroulable is pamper'd Lust It makes the very worst of Deeds most Just To gratifie its Sence Nero's Mother Could not divert his Flames nought can smother Those Hellish Fires They who make Lust their God Justice despise contemn th' Avenger's Rod Such a one 's Eustace and the Dutchess too These Jewels were not sent to him by you He shews him the Jewels the Dutchess gave him No these
are Trophies of his Antes desire The Sparks declare her base incestuous Fire Pardon Great Sir this boldness on my Knee I beg 't was forc'd by Zeal Truth should be free The Duke seems troubl'd Duke These are great Circumstances Sir yet more Must be found out to prove a Queen a Whore And shall by thee or thou a Traitor prove Shall Subjects undermine their Sovereigns Love Guard Enter Carry him to the Tower during our Pleasure Leop. Aside I 've built my self a Castle Exeunt Guards with Leopal Duke This Treasure Sent by my Wife to Eustace and his stay All night affrights me Heavens What can she say To justifie this Action it appears Odious to me yet Enter Dutchess sola weeping Duke What all in Tears Why is your Grace to day so sadly drest Dutch With what Convulsions are their Souls opprest Who are forc'd to accuse those they love best That Case is mine Next unto You my poor abused Love Unto your Brother Eustace still did move Because I thought him pardon't Gods above More than Divine But how does he reward my Love Curs'd Fate Heavens Why was I made thus unfortunate He Courted me he Courted base ingrate How shall I speak He Courted me would you believ 't to lye With him last night unheard of Infamy Eustace where is now thy Divinity Deceiv'd Heart break When I repuls'd him he reply'd what then Did those Jewels you sent me mean we Men Know Ladies Presents give for Love again Come come your Eyes Say you meant so When by your Soul I sent Them to be match'd and polish'd my intent By Heaven was altogether Innocent Duke By Jove he dyes For he that would defile his Sovereigns Wife Waits but a fit time to enshare his Life Dutch Pardon his Life he may repent in time When Age comes on our Thoughts are more sublime Enter Rodulphus gives the Duke a Letter Duke reads Eustace To the Renowned Otho How can the Ship sail without a Pilot In what disorder will an Army be Without a General Come then your self And head your own Party if you mean to Prosper for I do not find it easie To gain Compliance you being absent Dispose therefore of your Affairs into Trusty Hands and make hast hither where you Shall find all things prepar'd according to Your desires but leave none of your Courage Behind you for we are to deal with Resolute and Politick Enemies Howere I 'll not distrust for I am Confident They 'll vanish when you appear to Countenance the Endeavours of your Eustace Duke Ingrateful Eustace couldst thou serve me so But I 'll reward thee Let 's to Cbuncel go Exeunt Enter Phillippo and Ferdinando The Packquet was gone before I came Ferd. Gods What will Otho think when he receives An Invitation from Eustace to come hither But it can't be help'd Enter to him Fredrick and Three Officers of the Army 1 Sold. Godfrey made Treasurer Fred. 'T is too true and Rodulphus General 1. Was Eustace rais'd so high to make his fall The greater 2 What! And shall we Soldiers see Brave Eustace suffer this Indignity Without Revenge 3. No By great Mars I 'll take My Troop and face the very Pallace Gate And there dispute his Right with my last Breath Who dyes for him finds Honour in his Death Shan't we share Fortunes Captain 1. Yes Ferd. What! now Let Eustace come first till then smooth your Brow Make all your Discontents march in the dark Fetter your Tongues the fiercest Dogs don't bark Sold. omnes We shall obey your Orders till he come Exeunt Soldiers Fred. We 'll write this night to bid him make haste home Exeunt Enter Lodovick Arnulph Welpho Lod. A silly shallow Lad could better tell To lead a Dance than be a Colonel Yet Ap'd General Arn. I though the spruise Young Gallant would grow quickly out of use A thing made up of Words a Courtier fit To Fire the Ladies with a flash of Wit His Tongue was very fleet off o' th' Score Welp Ay it has run its Master out of Door He thought t was fine to hear the Ladies laugh At his pump'd Wit when alas do but waff A Straw about your Head and they will giggle Their Blood is so refin'd does alwaystickle Lad. Besides good Manners make them keep the Mode They laugh are pleas'd with all be 't bad or good Arnulph And Policy sometimes does make them smile Thereby they do the Gallants much beguile Who think they understand what they do not 'T is a deceitful pretty Female Plot. Yet this pleas'd him Lod. Indeed all his Designs Were womanish Welph How Honour multiplies Merit he is naturally as dull And empty as the meanest yet his Name Boy'd up by the Duke's smiles gave wings to Fame Enter Rodulphus c. Arnulph My Lord we heartily Congratulate Your New-born Honours may they dispise Fate Lodovick VVhen Time has snow'd your Head with Silver Plumes Soaring leave them and greater reassume Radulph I thank ye Sirs ye 're kind my Friend ye 're kind Aside These Weathercocks do turn with every Wind. Exeunt Enter Clementia sola How do my Fears congeal my Hopes I freeze In Winters of Dispair and by degrees My Heart blood turns to Isikles O may These Clouds just Powers end in a Sunshine day Yet these Death whispers force me to distrust I ne're shall Eustace see Then Heaven's unjust Exit Enter Duke and Rodulphus Rodulph Should he come to a legal Tryal he Would let the VVorld by me yet blinded see How Innocent he is how great our Guilt Then all our Labours and our Hopes are spilt No I 'll divert that Stream Aside Indeed 't is just You take away his Life but then you must Regard your Honour he is of your Blood Oh that so great a Prince should not be good Yet let not his prodigious Treasons blot The divine Veins of Lorein's Crown let not The World say Treason from th' Stem Royal came Not that his Vice can vitiate your Name Yet ' cause he is your Father's Son Salve his bright Fame and take his Life alone So shall you prune the Vine not hurt the Root Duke I like your Counsel but how shall I do 't Rod. This Friend of mine I 'll send to Stenay he Shall strike him with a deadly Lethargy A Pill neatly conveighed into his Wine Sends him to sup with Death with Pluto dine And though it works so suddenly none shall Surmise his Death was preternatural Thus by anticipating Sir his Fate You 'll undermine the Ground-work of his Hate Duke See it be done without delay Exit Ro. I will You need not hasten murtherous mind to kill aside Gosbert take Post and in thy Act prove true I have Commission now for what I do Exit Gosbert I see the Port For when Eustace is dead The Crown shall be too heavy for thy Head 'T will make it ake blind Duke Thou gone strait I Rise circumvest with Beams of Majesty But first I will
me Revenge I say trust not to Jove He 'll gratifie that Traitor with his Love For had not the Villain don't thou hadst been here And he still languishing till thou cam'st there Let me revenge Clementia I will try To find out Tortures beyond Cruelty Exit Enter Dutchess and Leopaldus Dutch I know you silently do murmur that Your Services have been neglected what Yo 've lost by Time I pay with Interest now I did delay't on purpose but to know Your Temper to see how you 'd bear 't but you I find even to th' unjust can be true Leop. Where Duty binds there no Rewards are due I 'm largely gratifi'd in serving you Who serves his Prince only for Gain serves Gain And not his Prince Madam the Loyal Vein Holds not one drop which it does not impart With all obsequiousness to chear the Heart Kings are the Heart We the Veins must them feed If the Veins are Corrupt 't is fit they bleed Dutch Your Principles are honest but yet they Should cherish those which do good Blood conveigh Go with this Letter to Rodulphus he Has Orders to Reward thy Loyalty Exeunt Enter Leopaldus at the other Door By your leave Dutchess 'fore I farther go The Business and my Reward both I 'll know Opens the Letter Perhaps it is to hang me that I may Not unvail her Clouded Deeds to the day He reads The Duke on Thursday will his Nephew hear How sooty we how snowy he 'll appear To morrow murther him the next night I Will give the Duke a Posset he shall dye Then will our Loves mount by their fall all hate Cease Let the Messenger have the same Fate Indeed 't is well I 'll do 't If it does hit They both shall dye and I 'll be Treasurer yet Exit Enter Eustace Frederick Ferdinando and Three Officers of the Army 1 My Regiment is yours 2 My Troop 3 I do Acknowledge Sir no General but you 1 The Army is all yours except those few Peacock plumb'd-upstart-Officers whom you Can frown to Dust 3 Why will your Honour Cloud Your self 2 We 'll cry for Justice cry aloud Not with a Female Tone but with a Voice Shall make Rodulphus tremble at the noise Fred. If you will give the word we 'll make the World Look pale it shall be to a Chaos hurl'd And even then your Word can all revive And make it in due method once more live Why will you be contemn'd when with a Breath Of Wrath you rival may nay conquer Death Eust O how exactly wicked's the World grown They 'd court even Angels to Rebellion These Tempters I 'll discard Treason will find Too many ways alone t' attack the Mind Aside My Friends I thank your Valour and your Love But yet I 'll find a milder way to prove My Honour was ne'er stain'd who 'd purchase Fame With the sweet Treasure of a loyal Name Go home and check your Giant Thoughts I will As I have always think ye my Friends still Exeunt Soldiers discontented Those are rough Men I thought Fred'rick had been More honest or more wise than to be seen A Champion for Disloyalty I fear Your Smiles on me are Counterfeits not cleaâ— For this I know whate'er he may pretend He who 'd destroy his King would kill his Friend Fred. Eustace is too severe I did not mean T' include the good Duke in this Bloody Scene My thirsty Passion at Rodulphus drove If whilst my just Revenge with m' Anger strove I drop'd some Words might Treason Countenance Pardon't Religion was lost in a Trance And whilst my Heart strove to be just my Tongue Grief stifling Reason did my just Thoughts wrong Yet hadst thou Eustace the same Cause I think 'T would force thy Well-built Loyalty to sink Hear then my Griefs are keen they 'll pierce thy Heart Friends do in Joys or Woes bear equal part Summon Religion to endure this Blow Thou who hat'st Treason wilt prove Traitor now Rodulphus my Clementia did abuse Eust Ha! sdeath Fred. I thought you 'd startle at the News That Traitor told the Duke that she and you Had exchang'd Hearts she all your Treasons knew And now she 's lost have I not cause to fear That Dog has trapp'd her and they 'r wracking her Eust Hence Coward Loyalty O Heaven O Hell I you invoke Justice and Plagues pour down On her Black Murtherers on Lorain's Crown Or bless us shew us here Clementia's well They 'r dull O Anger O Revenge O Spite More Gods than they blind with eternal night That puppet Prince that earthen God who shews No Symptom's of a King but only those The Prince of Torment 's known by 't is fit he Who is so like him should Hell's Vice-Roy be Call the Officers sound a Charge sound it home Being in a Frensie he fancies the Officers enter when they do not O here they are thanks noble Friends come come Come follow me follow your Leader Boys Wee 'll drown the Thunder with our Cannons noise He is mad They hold him But he 's my Prince Love and Revenge must rest Satisfy'd our Lives are in our Kings Breasts If they will be unjust we must submit Heaven sees and that alone can punish it Then pardon Loyalty this Crime who can Be silent now is less or more than Man Rodulphus though by this Right hand shall die Though for that Act I lost Eternity Enter Leopaldus Leop. I know my Lord you that think I have been An Actor in this Tragedy of Sin But when great-bellyed Time is brought a-bed Bald truth will take that Scandal off my head Eust O impudenee Leop. If I can't be believ'd Let that I hope you are now undeceiv'd He gives him the Letter the Dutchess sent to Rodulphus Eust I never loath'd my Bonds till now were I But at liberty to scourge that wretch Rodulphus I 'd smile on Death Offi. My Lord you are at liberty I so much hate Rodulphus's Treachery I 'll wing his Fate Appoint your time I 'll wait on you and let You forth the private way Eust Thanks good Sebastion But what 's to be done Leop. I will a Letter frame For I can counterfeit the Dutchess Name Unto Rodulpus wherein he shall be Commanded to wait on her at Seven this night In the Garden and bring Godfry and Thierrie With him there you may punish them all they 'll Have only their walking Swords with them Thus will you vindicate your self and prove Them greatest Traitors who 've profess'd most Love Eust. Yet let them bring their fighting Swords I hate To trepan even Traitors to their Fate We Three alone will meet them there 's no odds But this they fight against we with the Gods The greatest sign of an heroick mind Is to die nobly when our death 's design'd Exeunt Leop. Thus do I bring them all unto their Graves They who 'd be great in this World must be Knaves Exit Enter Eustace and Albert.