dost not fetch her Ferd. Be patient thou shalt along with us Dost know the face that late i th •orrest lost you Catz. I have cause to know it they talke of countenances I got more by that face in an hour then the best countenance i th' Court will get me in an age though I were Usher to the best Lady of them all Ferd. My heart presages Good heaven work thy will When we least hope the heavens prove kindest still Sirra bring him along Ex. • Catz. Come Sir will you jog into the Garden Sigis. You 'l bring me to the Lady then Catz. Yes presently as soon as ever we can overtake her Ex. A Bare Enter Gisbert as a Senator with others Oswell Alexis Adellezia Officers A Senate Gisb. Stand forth Alexis though my soul doth tell me Thy thoughts are cleere from foul 〈◊〉 Yet since thy Accuser by just course of Law Pursues thy life thou must endure the hand of peerless Justice Alex. I crave no other Let equall combat prove us worthy death Or else just vengeance stop his perjur'd breath Osw. I seale to thy Request if in one houre Two witnesses besides my selfe doe not make good This accusation Exit Gisb. Your offer stands confirm'd Officer at Armes If ere the appointed time these witnesses Make no Appearance bring into the Lists Those Combatants equally prepar'd Officer It shall be done Gisb. Although my place forbids to doe thee other Right Alexis yet this comfort I will give thee which stands for all No power were just if guiltlesse men should f•ll Alex. I have no other hope who beares a spotless brest Doth want no comfort else how ere distrest Adel That speakes our happinesse for spite of destiny We can nor live nor dye unhappily How ever I le conceale my parentage Exeunt Gisb. What other cause depends to crave our hearing Const. Bring em forth away with em Enter Constable Gulman Lucius Vrania Vinc. How now what noyse is this Gul. Justice let me have Justice Noble Senators Gisb. Speak freely woman 〈…〉 Gul. Behold the bloody 〈…〉 Gisb. How Lucius one of em vile wretch Doest thou not know this day doth end thy life If thou shalt faile to finde thy hapless wife Luc. That sentence thus is voyd 〈…〉 Your daughter and my wife Gisb. My daughter Vra. Oh thinke that I am lost still or that You ne're were happie in the injoyment of a 〈◊〉 For know I stand guilty of this abhorred 〈◊〉 Luc. She wrongs her innocent soule 't was this hand did it In just mov'd Anger Vra. But 't was I that bid him And that in Law is principall Gul. Between em both I have lost my daughter A very chast Virgin and a vertuous Luc. A noted whore a Curtezan Gisb. Divided soule in what amazement stand'st thou On this hand Justice stands but here a father Nature thou art powerfull in me Immaculates Robes You shall not blush at my partiality Vinc. What meane you Sir Gisb. To be a man a father oh my Vrania Vinc. This violent passion needs not Sir possesse your seat againe Gisb. It suites not with my fortunes vouchsafe Me leave to plead her cause you worthy Judges Behold three lives layd in a doubtfull scale 'Gainst which a strumpets Lust the ballance swayes Three worthy lives if age and fate deny To make mine miserable which if your gentler hands Refuse to poise are lost and must pay the price Of an adulteresse blood Oh thinke what a whore is A creature onely shap't like woman that we might see In that faire foile ' •est her deformitie The wombe of sinne from whence all horrid crimes As Rivolets from the Sea derive their streames The Devills warehouse for though we voyd all snares This surely takes and here he vends his wares Which no shop else wu'd utter hence avarice Pride pale murder all black deeds doe rise besides Thinke how she stands in Law to whom deny'd A Christian Buryall this Law by which we are try'd Oh let it not exact such payment then For those deserve not common Rights of men This is the onely fa•our I doe crave Judge her unworthy life as of a grave Vinc. Your Arguments are forcible onely let 's know The Motives to her death Luc. Her sensuall rage Brought her into the place where much unlook'd for Joy forc'd one embrace The wretch at sight hereof orecome with spleene Or hatefull Jealousie with violent hands Did seise my wife which sight on sodaine rais• My just incensed blood that with one stroake Her cursed life unhappily I tooke Gisb. Make it your owne case thinke how free they stood In height of their owne Joyes from others blood Vinc. The case is plaine she sought her owne death Willfully and seeking her owne ill We judge them free now take your place agen Gisb. Beare witnesse I have playd a fathers part Vinc. A carefull father Amb. One most kinde and loving Gisb. Let me embrace you both farewell think here Your father dyes and now y' are to be doomd by an impartiall Judge Vinc. What meanes this Circumstance Gisb. Know that a man consists of soule and body The one by Nature the other by Justice rul'd So he is lesse then man that swerves from either And disobeyes these equall Governours What Nature might command I have perform'd Now Justice takes his place true partlesse Justice That heavenly Names bestows upon us here That we like Gods might no Affection beare Which once agen commands unto the Barre Those bloody murderers Vinc. Strange and unheard of Gisb. Stand forth you haplesse wretches that have robd A creature of her life which to restore Would make the world turne bankrout nay more You have robd Heaven of a soule inforc'd her hence Loaden with all her sinnes without defence Not given her time to shed one pennitent teare That might plead for her before that severe And all-confounding Judge with losse of breath You have repriev'd her soule to far•e worse death Lastly you have felloniously usurpt The sword of Government violated Law And being borne Subjects you have assum'd The seat of death-inflicting Soveraigntie for which We doome you Weake heart why doest thou faint Thou injurest me You trayterous eyes since that You dare not see to doe such worthy Justice On these wretches I will blind and barre that light Whose partiall view doe make so few doe right Now know we doome you for this your horrid murder To present Execution and command That where the fact was done a Jibbit stand On which you both shall suffer forthwith Officers away Your lives are forfeit in one houres delay Vinc. Beyond all president Luc. For mine owne life 'T is justly forfeited but to this creature Vrania not as she is my wife But thy daughter the hope of thy name And wisht posterity be pitifull Gisb Thou beatst the Ayre though all the world should fa•l Justice must be her selfe beare equall sail Vra Be patient gentle Love since 't is for thee I cannot thinke
acknowledge you for his father were you my father it should be upon good tearmes ere I would take acquaintance on you Gisb. Leave me your faculties of reason virtue thou art a begger I will hate thy company There 's none but fools and knaves that happy be Canst thou deny thy name didst not thou come From the Arcadian plaines Surd. What an asse is this we came from a baudy house stay but a little I le shew thee the way thither we 'l be very jovial I command all the under whores thou shalt go upon the ticket with her Gisb. Insufferable man cannot bear it Surd. It will try your back that 's certain marry then you shall have your Eringo rootes Crabs guts Doves pizles sryed Clary and Lambes stones that shall Girb Thou wilt provoke me slave Surd. Oh! beyond all measure what is it makes threescore venture upon a girle of sixteen stay but a little till the Senate rise and thou shalt to 't old lad make it not strange if it be a fin t is of a good standing ever since Adam I le be for thee presently Ex. Gisb. Dissolve thou seat of life that dost not yeeld one good that 's Worthy life so many deaths each hour pursue us Thou dastard earth why doest thou on thy aged shoulders bear More sorrowes yet when as one groan would end thy misery And ours what ill canst thou expect Beyond this age of fin would'st thou behold more bribery Do•t think thou canst sustain more More sighs of wronged innocents whose tears Have eaten into thy bowels Dost thou desire To bring forth more ingratefull monsters yet Whose sighs have turn'd all charity to flint Hast thou no place of refuge left ye• the Senate They will relieve thee Gisbert these are men Bred of superfluous humour the sound bloud Lies at the heart thy wrongs once understood By those impartiall Judges thy woes are cur'd They are the Kingdomes props by whom secur'd The harmelesse Lamb lies by the ravenous Wolfe And smiles to se• him grin Oh! pardon me You honourable men that sway this monarchie As the first Mover doth the generall globe In equall motion I will recant mine errour And to posterity speak your partless doomes For their base minds are sway'd by bribes and blood The world shall know great men are just and good Ex. ACT. III. Enter Officers with robes fitting a Senator Lucius between Leonardo and Silleus the rest attendant two Officers 1. Offic. Bea• back roome for the Senate bear back you are too forward I do not speak to you Sir make roome for the Gentleman in the imbroydered doublet Enter Catzo Catz. My hose are sutable to it I assure you Sir Gisb. I beseech you Sir my entrance much concerns me 1. Offic. What 's that to me Dost think I stand here for nothing Gisb. You must pardon my ignorance here 's all I have 1. Off. Nay then you will in Sir Enter Gisbert Gisb. I swear he stands not there for nothing the heaven of justice must needs be seated there here is such hard entrance Enter Lucius Leonardo Vincentio Silleus Glisco 2 Offic. What means this rude companion stand back Gisb. This Officer must have somewhat too but I have never an Asper left I shall never be able to purchase an other entrance if I do not speak 2. Off. This fellow dotes Gisb. Not of thy company Justice grave sirs let me have justice Luc. Death Gisbert here Gisb. If ever you 'l deserve the prayers of good men or have Your names preserv'd to happy memory When soules corrupted rot give a free ear To mine inhumane wrongs 2. Off. Fellow stand back Vinc. Officer forbear speak freely aged man Luc. Some Planet strike him dead this fellow 's mad Talks of a daughter lost has had some hinderance by her And being crost will rail at any man he meets Gisb. Most shamelesse impudence Leon He 's far gone indeed t were fit he had some Physick given him or carried to the house of the Insani Silleus His age doth make him past recovery Poor man who brought him hither Gisb. How 's this do they take me for a mad man Vinc. I see no sign of such distemperance Speak aged father Who has done thee wrong Gisb. That Monster Lisander that ingratefull wretch Sil. Ha ha ha al•s good old man Vin. Lisander thy passion blinds thee sure •ere's none of that name Gisb. Is not your name Lisander did not you marry my daughter Luc. I told you as much before a place more private or lesse free of aire would fit him better Leon See how his eyes turn how fearfully he g•zes on us It is a deep Lunacie Glisco As I am a States-man I pity him Gisb. It may be I am mad have lost my senses I must confesse I have not been mine own man this 20. days Glis• It seems no lesse Gisb. Yet let me tell you Sir were you Lisander as you look very like him I could unfold a tale that had you harts of flint Vin• His words me thinks speak no distraction Say aged Father if thy griefes be curable Thou shalt find comfort Gisb. Nay it makes no matter I shall but trouble you I finde my sorrowes have orecome me and or•turn'd my brain And I de be very loath Luc. To trouble us Poor man go home thou but disturb'st thy soul with the renewing of some ancient grief Gisb. Look on me once again and tell me if I be mad have lost the faculties of a reasonable man as sight or hearing Glisc Lost all as I am truly virtuous Vin• You wrong your judgement Gisb. I le be tryed by you Sir you which do seem to have some spark of man left I le trust your eyes compassion speaks in them Am I my self a knowing creature able to di••inguish Vinc. Thou art discourage not thy self how ever grief Transports thee thou art as free from Lunacy as my self Luc. Vexation Gisb. Then he that fits in purple there 's a villaine Luc. Now by mine honour I le pluck thy tongue out Vin• This violence proves some guilt• Gisb. Nay let him come has only le•t me life And that I am weary of hear let him take it The groaning earth the silent aire shall speak In thundering Accents my inhumane wrongs Vin• Leave circumstance name the particulars Gisb. I must give larger vent first they have too long possest This narrow seat• Know honour'd Sir his name I cannot name him once did bear Lisanders name But that as all his deeds may well be counterfeit Some ten years since laden with grief and sorrow Made to my lodge though poor yet happye• farre Then those whose terrets much more lofty are It was that day made fatall by the losse Of virtuous Ferdinand Luc. Some Planet strike him dead Gisb. His eyes and silent gesture spake his griefs No tedious way was made to his relief It was sufficient that his wants were known True charity makes others wants their own I gave him safe
If thou hast any sense look mildly on me Why dost thou all in fear and terrour gaze Upon thy father thus Sigis. Help help help Catz. Here here what 's the matter Sigis. Has he not eat my bowels out already Catz. Who do you mean Sir Sigis. Yonder Hyena Catz. Yonder he• Sigis. Dost thou not see his tears See how cunningly he would •eise me in his paw See how he followes me shoot shoot I say Catz. My powder 's damp it will not off Ferd. Some God or good man help Sigis. He comes he comes he comes flie flie flie Ferd. Can none prescribe me comfort Vinc. May be some musick would allay his passions Catz. Please him with musick you may as well catch a hare with a Taber the very tuning of the fidles would make him starke mad Ferd. Art thou acquainted with his humours then Catz. Who I Sir I have almost lost mine owne wits in his service Humours call you them I le tell you Sir sometimes he will be dumb two houres together and then must I be speechlesse as long then do we two sit making of faces one at another like a brace of Baboones or a picture-drawer at his counterfeit anone he will start up and make way with his hands for fear you should run a tilt against his nose which as he is perswaded hangs two fathome in his light at least If any body looks on him he takes it in snuff and railes at him like a Copper-smith then must I turn Physitian and make him believe I pare away two stones at least in collops Ferd. Didst ever hear him speak of his parentage Talk of his Father Catz. Oh Sir It 's a Tragedy if he name his Father once 't is no boot for me to stay by it Ferd. I prethe why Catz. He sayes they took his crown from him and banisht him and then he fals upon me in his fathers right and so malls me that I am not able to lift up mine hand to mine own crown I have lost much bloud in your quarrell Sir Ferd. Poor boy it was our losse depriv'd thy sense Of her best residence and me eternally Of joy and comfort Here friend we will reward thee better If thou wilt follow him still Catz. Should he run out of his wits never so far here be they would drive me after him t is for these the whole world runs mad nowadayes Exe Ferd. I prethe leave him not till we by art And good mens prayers find out some means to cure him Yet that we may not seem all buried In our own particular grief and to 〈◊〉 Commons good ingratefull know we confirm• Your ancient priviledge of Senators Who may determine the affaires of State Next be it proclaimed that whosoever stand Banisht in our cause shall be restor'd to honour And indued with our best love Vinc. What death shall we inflict upon these Traytors tane in the field upon the Tyrants part Ferd. Release them freely This is the difference twixt bad Kings and good The one through peace doth prosper th' other with bloud Proclaime our generall pardon Kings oft do grant That happinesse to others which themselves do want Let each brow put on joy wee 'l only mourn Our good is you•s our grief shall be our own Flourish Ex. Enter Vrania as a Bride Gisbert Lucius Cosmo Licippus Alexis Surdo Gisb. Be this the saddest day you ere may know Dance If ever Hymen tyed a happy knot Or that a parents blessing ere procur'd A good from Heaven this day a fathers prayer• Be powerfull in your joyes Luc. Our love and duty shall deserve your wishes Gisb. We cannot doubt it each man unto his •eat The neighbouring Shepheards to expresse their love Born to my daughter and to grace the day With harmlesse sports are making to our lodge Dance These notes proclaime them Musick and a Dance which ended What newes Venalcas Enter Menalcas Menal. A poa•• from Court scowring along the plaines Inquir'd thy lodge and hearing that my service Belong'd to you charg'd me on my allegiance Deliver this Proclamation that with instant speed It might be published Gisb. My bloud turns cold I pray heaven all be well Luc. Did he exchange no other words with thee Menal. His haste denyed much talk only in brief He told me that King Ferdinand by the •ide Of the Sicilian Prince was reinthron'd The Tyrant fled and those that er'st bewayl'd Their exile fortunes are again restor'd Gisb. This Proclamation speaks it which doth by name give note to Lord Vincentio late Senator of State Francisco Ipinolo 〈◊〉 Luc. Not my name mentioned Gisb. Lord Lutius Luc. The same I thought he had forgotten me Gisb. With all other Lords Knights or Gentlemen that have willingly for our love or forcibly been constrained to suffer banishment be forth with restored with double interest for all their losses as well in goods as rents to be received at our Exchequer upon demand thereof made Most worthy Prince Luc. His gratitude best speaks him Gisb. And this Proclamation doth confirme it which craves my haste neighbours you must along with me all fears are past This doubles our present joyes but time doth call A Tyrants death makes a true festiv•ll Ex. Luc. This news transport me Ferdinand restor'd Which cals me home and addes unto my name The honour of my Ancestors Heaven canot give A good equall to this but I forget my self This is my wedding day my wife the daughter To a poor Shepheard Disgrace unto mine Honour And perpetuall shame to my posterity Vra. This newes hath much distemper'd him tell me love What means this suddain pale that doth possesse thine eyes with fear this happy day invites all mirth and triumph you have not now a thought that can give colour unto disconte•t Luc Forbeare you are troublesome your words trouble me Vra. How trouble you you speak not like a lover Luc. I would I did not prethee Vrania leave me Vra. Some old renued grief possesseth him What ere it be let me bear equall part It is my due and duty I have a heart Beyond my sex to indure calamity Luc. You will offend Vra. Rather my soul then thee Luc. Away then get you in Vra. To death shouldst thou command Grief pressed heart this day thy tears back keep Thou 'lt finde hereafter time enough to weep Luc. She 's virtuous and fair why should I leave her then Her birth is low that 's Fortunes fault not hers Besides she is my wife I have married her And shall I leave her now there is a thing Call'd Conscience would persue me Dull and abject thought You fit Lisander a poor shepheards s••l Not Luci• son unto a Senator I cannot stoop so low no I le abjure her sight Sell both my lodge and 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 me As is my breeding Suppose old Gisbert curse His daughter raile talke of ingratitude They beat the aire great men are above their crimes Who has a thriving soul must change with times
maid Thy birth did promise better but I see Want best discovers Idoll Majestie Enter Sigismond Catzo Sigis. Ho! illo illo illo Catz. The game 's not up yet Sir I think some gelder had a hand in the getting of him he understands no language but the born Sigis. I le hunt no more then Cat. You 'l hunt a 〈◊〉 then and that will tame you when all is done If a poor man had had this disease it had been whipt out him but great men may be soo• or madmen and they must be humour'd forsooth Will you go home again Now he 's as speechlesse as an unfeed Atturney not a word for the world But how now what creature 's this it should be a woman for she lies as her mother taught her she has the common fault of her sex she sleeps so soundly that a man may do what he will with her So ho how the fool gapes he 'l ride her anone What not more yet What an excellent thing a woman were and she had no tongue Hillo illo They say women must be roughly handled she turnes up the white of the eye she should be either a Punck or a Puritan by that Adelez Alas I am betrayed as you are men I do conjure you Catz. La• poor soul I thought she wanted mans help Adelez As you are virtuous be compassionate Of a distressed maid Fair Sir to you My suit 's to you your eye speaks pity Sigis. A fire burns within me Catz. What a trecherous wol•'s this I cannot blame him t is a pretty wench if I could talke wisely I might perchance exchange a pretious stone with her Adelez Not one poor word of comfort tell me gentle friend where am I Catz. You 'r in a wood yet but for one of your pretious jewels and some light curtesie besides I le help you out Adelez If wealth will buy• my freedome you cannot aske Beyond my payment below yo• hanging rock The bodies lie of many Ship-wrackt Gentlemen Yeeld them but buriall they 'l pay thee liberall hire Catz. And if they be drown'd I may take my payment otherwise I would be loath to take a gallants word now adaies Are you sure they are dead Adelez I am too sad a witnesse to 't Catz. Below yonder I shall break my neck with haste to be their Executor T was told me hanging or drowning would be my destinie I le put my self in fashion and be with you presently Sigis. She is some Goddesse sure Adel What moves this stay his looks congeal my bloud Why doest thou kneel why wring thy hands and weep Thou doest not know my griefs that they should move compassion in thee Sigis. Rare more yet speak more Adel Here 's sure distraction Oh! if thou be'st a man Art capable of passion grief and fear Leave thy amazed looks and tell the cause Moves this strange action Sigis. Art thou a woman Adel Yes a miserable woman Sigis. Let me embrace thee then Thou happy anchor of my better being Adel Defend me heaven Sigis. Why dost thou flee me to whom thy charmed breath Hath given a second soul thy language hath exhal'd All clouds whose foggy mists did captivate My freer sense I am thy creature Faire Depriv'd of thee I lose that vitall aire In which I only breathe I must I will injoy thee I know thou mad'st me not now to destroy me Adel Keep thy unchast hands off thou barbarous creature Were they thy unchast thoughts that mov'd thy lust To speechless extasie You powers above more just Preserve my Virgin flame from the pollution Of this insensuall creature Keep off I say Sigis. I would should all the Devils in hell say nay Let me but draw in thy delicious breath But touch those lips of thine Adel Rather to death Would I give up my life If there be a power That guards distressed chastity Oh! hear me Sigis. Didst thou but know my thoughts thou wudst not fear me Upon my knees I do conjure thee stay Adel To my escape some better power make way See he persues me some god or good man aid me Ex. Sigis. If not my words let sighes and tears perswade thee Ex. Enter Alexis Alex. Thy search is vain Alexis unkind Vrania Thy p•esence was too great a good for me Long to enjoy nor will I ere return But like a banisht man ever inhabit These solitary woods depriv'd of thee I le flie all others as thy love doth me Adel Help help help Within Alex. What eccho beats mine ears is there no place But sorrow finds a passage to it Adel Help help Alex. It is a womans voice speak once again Enter Adellizia Sigismund And gain thy freedome whosoere thou art Adell Here here save a poor maids honour Sigis. Thou wrongst my just thought much I seek for love Alex. Rather thy beastfull lust for which Receive this punishment foul monster lie thou there Adell Oh save his life I do conjure you Sir Alex. Thou art too pitifull rise beauteous maide Remove all thoughts of fear let me perswade I have been virtuous thou unfortunate Adell This thy humanity orewhelmes my joy And quite confounds the power of my minde Alex. The blisse of thine own thoughts is my reward I am happy yet to guard so fair a dame Catz. Soho illo illo illo Within Alex. But hark the following noise of some persuers It may be they are known by thee Adell T is not in use for grief to have companions My woe knowes no partakers Alex. I le be thy partner then Wilt thou give credit to my loyall brest Adell As unto heaven true virtue knowes no lust Alex. Follow me then though mean may be thy fare Content and safety may give thee ample share Exeunt Sigis. It was a thunderbold you have the ods of me you are above me sure I had mauld you else but where is Europa see where she swims away upon a buls back my kingdom for a boat for a muscle boat lay more sailes on the envious winde blow whirle into a mountain I le after her sowze I come I come Ex. Enter Madam Gulman Vrania disguised Gulm. Your breeding I perceive hath been in the Countrey then Vra. It has been plain and honest Gulm. It makes no matter now thou art a Gentlewoman my daughter 's a Gentlewoman and though I say it as good a servants Mistresse as any in all Thessaelie you shall do no worse then she doth her self nay she shail spare it out of her won belly rather then thou shall want it Can you handle your needle Vra. True stitch or so Gulm. You will be past that shortly your Mistresse will set you a new example and though I say it she has laid her hand to as many good pieces as most Ladies in the Kingdome at this instant she is about a piece of work for the Lord that is with her she 'l make him a pair of hangers ere she has done Vra. Beshrew her fingers what might you call his
on your prosperity Yet cannot choose but love you whose sympathy Speaks mine own woes pray Sir accept this Gives him gold Luc. O! tell me true Did not Flavias hand commit this charge to thee Vra. Can you yet think she loves you Sir whose hate Has reacht a height so far above her sex Or is your weaknesse such to love her still Luc. My constancy is such I ever shall Alas t is not her hate but fear to suffer in my disgrace t is her want that moves her thus to my injury Vra. These are the effects Of lust whose seat is in the bloud and sway'd by that As by the nourishing food whereas love Having her residence only in the soul And setling her affections once is not more moy'd by Any outward accident then are our thoughts by Captiving our bodies Luc. Thou speakest beyond a woman Vra. You have a wife Sir or it seems you had one Though by your much ingratitude undone Compare these two the strumpee and your wife One seeks your death the other gives you life Luc. Thy words do trouble me I am not well Vra. Alas how can you Sir you are in hell Tyed to the flames of an inchanting Harlot Pardon me Sir if beyon• modesty I presse a strangers ear in whom I see My own sad fate answer me one demand Luc. Freely speak what ere it be Vra. What one particular Most moves your love unto this creature Luc. Her beauty which alone I would injoy Vra. But never did What pleasure has the Userer in seeing Anothers gold he cannot hord or what Particular happinesse gives that which every day Man for a Pistollet may make purchase on O! think that willingly you would not wear The garments of another nor lay your body In the common bed of a suspected Harlot Think how much more you should abhor to mix Your blood with an adulterate curtezan Wash in a leprous bath a strumpets womb And she your love is such another Luc. Impossible Vra. How if I make it apparent Luc. I should die willingly and think my tortures Too gentle for so foule a change On the ground Vra. Attend me then Here are three duckets all the store 〈…〉 me What will you say if for this gold you obtain To lie with her this night Luc. As I am Lucius whom she so contemns Vra. The same Imbrace her lustfull wast receive As much content as ever yet in the morn She shall reject your sight with loathed scorn Luc. Make me so happy in my misery My soul shall blesse thee Vra. And if I do not may I lose my hopes Come saddest soul your doubts I le not prolong Thus honest wives avenge their husbands wrong Enter Alexis Adellezia A Table Alex. How like you fair this solitary life Adell As shipwrackt men the shore or prisoners liberty I never thought a good in life to be Untill I found it here Alex. This your content doth bring in to my minde Those dayes that Cavus lived upon his plain Unhappy Courtier yet a happy swain Me thinks I now do hear his well-tun'd pipe That drew the covetous ear of listning shepheards To hear him chant his passed misery But I forget my self and stay too long Our supper 's yet to kill and night drawes on Adell You need not make such hast our store 's not spent Here 's enough left small viands serve content Alex. But time cals forth and promise liberall prey I must be gone and if my horn you hear Think I have sped I promise thee rich cheer Ex. Adell Take your own way why now I thank thee fate Thou hast made a double mends for my lost state In stead of honours and a marriage bed To chast thoughts and content my soul is wed Vain world I hate the stead of thy flattery Heaven is my Book virtue my company Enter Oswell Osw. Where should I seek out death or find some means To stop the gaping jawes of famine I could on equall Termes incounter with a Tigre whose rage hath Suck't her dry Ingratefull hunger that feeds upon His bowels whose want denies him sustenance Thou wound'st me more then all mine enemies But See some Angel yet her face speaks her woman Meat Should Devils guard it thus would I reach and eat Adel Amazement to my soul how greedily he feeds t was want sure forc'd him hither if so I am glad our poverty supplies him Oh! did he know who with a licorish palat feeds to surfet how many empty souls would be made happy in what he vomits or felt one dayes torture of piercing hunger with what temperate hand he would injoy these natures medicines food is no other Osw. So I feel my self in reasonable temper now But I forget my happinesse here 's a better course Pardon me beauty that I scaped so fair a mark as your lips but now I le make amends Adel What mean you Sir Osw. Nay I know you will plead chastity t is the common fault of your sex you have been some under vessell waiting woman and faln into the Butlers hands had an untimely broaching and now are laid aside here for ripening Adel What do you take me for Osw. A woman made for the use of man Adel I am a haplesse woman Wrackt at Sea and cast upon this shoar Osw. Did not I tell you ye had a leak Come come leave circumstance thou seest I am mortall and thou art flesh and bloud born to fall and therefore let 's down together nay nay do not resist Adel Not resist know brutish creature I am too well provided to lose mine honour so long as this frail flesh which we call life can ransome it Villain keep off chast Lucrece shall be my president Osw. So I would have her lie with Tarquin first and then kill thy self after if thou hast a minde to 't Lucretia she was the first cunning whore that ever made a fool of a Cuckold when she saw the morning her night villany was discovered to prevent the fire fell upon the sword but since you 'l needs be stabbed I le help you Adel Prevented if there be a power that helps Takes her knife Distrest chastity rescue a spotlesse maid Osw. She should be a maide she 's so unwilling to her businesse But since you force me to enter into bonds with you I le make you seal to the Articles of agreement ere I have done with you Adell Help help if I have deserv'd thine anger Heaven Oh let it fall at once Let one death expiate Osw. She should be a sinner death 's so often in her mouth What 's here Epistles To the high mighty Prince Ferdinand From whence Yours Valer• of Sicily We have sent you here our Letter daughter Fortune thou hast return'd amends for all my wrongs Revenge I wonot keep thee fasting one minute longer Horn within Adel Heaven thou art just now Monster doe thy worst Osw. Beyond Hels torture What Villaine blows that Horn Adell A vertuous Woodman who