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A29556
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Elvira, or, The worst not always true a comedy / written by a person of quality.
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Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.
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1667
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Wing B4764; ESTC R232462
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sooner now we see what 't is he drives at The sooner we shall take from thence our measures I 'le therefore go out to him and be sure To entertain him still so near the door That you may hear what passes Fer. I shall be attentive and expect the Issue With much impatience Exit Julio And the Scene changes to Don Julio's Ante-Chamber Enter Don Pedro and his servant and Don Julio and a Page Don Ped. My business Sir is to Don Julio Rocca Adressing himself to D. Julio If you be he I shall desire the favour Of some few words with you in Private Don Jul. Sir I am he to serve you Page set Chairs He points to the Page and makes him set the chairs by the door where Don Fernando is and then the Page and Don Pedro's man retire They sit down D. Ped. Having not the honour to be known t' ee Sir 'T is fit this Letter make my Introduction 'T is from the Duke of Medina He gives Don Julio the letter which he receives with great respect And going a little aside reads it THE LETTER DOn Pedro de Mendoca my Kinsman and most particular Friend goes to Valencia in pursute of one who hath highly Injur'd his family whose righting I am so much concern'd in as could it have been done without too much publication of the thing I would have accompanied him my self but my presence will be needless in a place where you have power I do therefore conjure you and expect from your regard and kindness to me that you employ it throughly in his behalf and what service you shall do him put it upon my account whom you shall always find Your most affectionate Cousin to serve you The Duke of Medina Don Julio giving the Letter to Don Pedro and he taking it Don Jul. Sir it is sit you see how heartily The Duke hath recommended your concernments Whose will 's a Law to me Don Pedro having read it and restoring it Don Ped. He told me indeed how very sure he was Of your Friendship and dependance I am proud to find he makes So obliging use of it to my advantage D. Jul. I do avow my self his Creature Sir Therefore the sooner you shall let me know In what I may be useful t' ee the sooner You 'l see my readiness to serve you Don Pedro. Your personal reputation Sir as well As your relation to the Duke assured me Before hand of what I find and therefore As hard a part as it is for a Gentleman Of my blood and temper to become Relator of his own shame unreveng'd On the Authour of it I shall tell you in short I live under an affront of th' highest Nature To the Honour of my Family And the Person Who did it makes Valencia his retreat 'T is against him Don Julio That your assistance must support me here I have already got some notice of him And when I shall be acertain'd I 'le repair Again unto you for your friendly aide And for the present trouble you no farther Don Pedro offers to rise as going away Don Jul. A little patience I beseech you Sir I have express'd my readiness and be sure I am a man never to fail where once I have engaged my word but Sir withall You must must consider with a fair reflexion That in this place are all my chief Relations Of blood and friendship and though neither shall Have power t'exempt me from the serving you In any just pretension yet you know That men of Honour ever ought to seek How to comply with one duty without Violating another Don Ped. I understand you Sir and as 't is that Which well becomes a person of your worth To have reflected on so it becomes me To satisfie before I engage you further Then give me leave to ask you whither or no Don Zancho de Menezes be of the number Of those towards whom y' are under obligation Either of blood or friendship Don Julio shewing some little surprise but presently recovering Don Jul. Don Zancho de Meneses say you Don Ped. Sir the same He startled at his Name Aside D. Jul. He is a person I have always liv'd In friendly correspondance with without Any such tye upon me towards him As ought to hinder my frank serving you Don Ped. You have reviv'd me and since I have now nam'd My Enemy I can conceal no longer The Grounds on which he is so That Don Zancho About a fourtnight since was late at night Found in my house run newly through the body And weltring in his blood ready to expire I by the outcry brought upon the place Surpriz'd as you may imagine and enraged Was yet so far Master of my passion As to disdain the owing my revenge To an unknown hand perhaps as guilty Towards me as was the sufferer I made Him straight be carried to a Surgeon where I thought it generous to give him life Then dead that living I might give him death Recover'd sooner then I thought he Fled And with him as I have reason to believe My only Daughter who the very night Of the accident was missing O the Curse Of men to have their Honours Subjected To the extravagance of such vile Creatures Jul. sighing 'T is our hard fate indeed D. Ped. I presently employ'd all diligence To know what way he took and having Learn't 'T was towards this place hither I have pursued him Confirm'd in my pursuit by information A long the Road that an unknown Gallant Had with his Servant guarded all the way A conceal'd Lady in a Coach And thus Sir You have the story of my injury Whereof I doubt not but your generous heart Will wed the just revenge Jul. You may rely on 't Sir without reserves To th' utmost of my power Don Ped. May the gods reward you The life that you Renue to these gray heirs I 'le take my leave at present and return t' ee As soon as from the diligences used I shall have Clearer lights Don Jul. Here you shall find me waiting your Commands Exit Don Pedro and Don Julio waiting on him out Scene changes and Enter Don Julio and Don Fernando as in the private Apartment Don Jul. I hope you over heard us Fer. All distinctly And with surprizing joy at his mistake Did ever blood-hound in a hot pursute Run on so readyly upon the change Jul. I hope it boads good fortune in the Rest. Fer. Were e're two friends engag'd in an adventure So intricate as we and so Capricious Jul. Sure never in this world me thinks it merits A special recapitulation You at the height of all your happiness Supplanted with your Mistriss by a Rival You neither knew nor dream't of Evidence Anticipating jealousie Fer. And when that Rival fallen by my Sword In her own presance is by miracle Revived and fitter to serve her then I That faithless Mistriss with the same assurance She could have done had she been true as fair And for my
brother brother help against a madman Enter Don Julio D. Jul. Peace Blanca peace you know not what you say Don Pedro is Master here D. Blan. I know not your Don Pedro but I 'me sure One to be tyde in Chains could do no more Then he has done D. Jul. Have patience Sister 'T is Elvira's Father With cares enough upon him to justifie Any distemper Blan. Precious Elvira's Father Nay then I leave you Blanca flings out of the Room Jul. O the unluckiness of his coming Aside So unseasonably 'T was to prevent that I went abroad to seek him D. Ped. What 's this Don Julio can a Gentleman Of Blood and Honour use another thus What after such engagements to the Duke And to my self to be my friend and helper To prove the shelterer of my shame 's chief Authour I do not wonder now Don Zancho himself Should have been here at midnight D. Jul. I am hard put to 't help wit to bring us off Aside Be as distemper'd as you please Don Pedro It shall not alter me But yet me-thinks It would not ill become your gravity To think a while before you make a judgement And rashly frame injurious conclusions From things wherein a friend has merited from you Do but consider and then say what Julio Could do of more advance to what you wish Then having found your Daughter to have brought her To his own house where she might be with honour Accompanied and serv'd as such by Blanca Until such time as things maturely weigh'd You should a final resolution take And since Zancho's being here last night I see 's no secrett'ee me-thinks you ought T' have been so just to me as to believe That since I admitted him within these walls It was in order to the serving you D. Ped. Noble Don Julio you must pity have Of an old man's distemper in affliction I see I was in the wrong pray pardon it D. Jul. O this is more then needs and now good Sir If you 'l be pleas'd to walk a turn or two I' th' Garden I 'le there give you a full account How I have laid things for your satisfaction D. Ped. I 'le wait on you D. Jul. Go Sir there lies your way And you boy fail not when Don Zancho comes To give me notice of it in the Garden Exeunt Enter Don Zancho and passes over the Stage with Chichon after him and Enter Francisca and pulling Chichon stays him Fran. Stay stay Chichon a word w' e it imports She whispers with him Chic I hope you are not in earnest Fran. By my soul I am There is no other way but for us both To get up the back way and there to watch The time to interpose Chic Can she be such a Fury her looks are All milk and honey Fran. You cannot fancy any thing so Tragique But she is capable of executing When once provok'd in point of Love and Honour Beyond her bounds of temper Chic Lead the way I 'le have the pleasure to hold up the fright She 's in since I am sure there is no danger Knowing as I do my Master's mind towards Blanca Besides 't is to be hoped that these disorders May produce somewhat that may put an end To my Masters Quarrel or afford me means To give Fernando his Letter Exeunt Enter D. Fer. Elvira lying upon the Couch in the private A. D. Fer. This last dissimulation moves me more partment Then all the rest but yet it must not alter What honour hath inspired see how she lies And how scarce brought to life from her dismay She resumes scorn to have been sav'd by me But multiply what injuries thou wilt Persidious Maid thou shall 't not disappoint Fernando of the glory that he aims at Of making thy proud heart Elvira owe It's happiness to him But I hear again A noise without He peeps 'T is Don Zancho And I see Blanca coming towards him This falls out luckely that I may hear What passes for certainly their meeting Avowedly thus can be no other Subject But what Don Julio has propos'd to Blanca Exit as to go harken Enter Don Julio and Don Pedro as in the Garden D. Jul. That 's all the remedy that in these cases The wisest can propose unto themselves His fortun 's strait 't is true D. Ped. That 's what I least regard in this occasion So honour be but safe the less they have The more will be her pennance for her folly But should Don Zancho upon any Umbrage From what has past between them prove so Insolent As to reject the marriage Then I trust Jul. O say no more of that Rely upon 't Should he be guilty of that horrid Outrage This Sword should pierce his heart tho' th' only friend I have i' th' world should interpose his own And Sir to let you see my franck proceeding Come along with me I 'le bring you to a place Where joyntly over hearing all that passes 'Twixt him and Blanca should he play the Villain His life may pay for 't ear he stir from thence D. Ped. May heaven repay such generous acts of friendship Exeunt Enter Don Zancho and Fernando appears as behind the door D. Zanc. For her so suddenly and so avow'dly To send for me hither is very strange What can it mean Enter Blanca D. Blan. Now lend me temper heaven but for a moment Aside Till calmly I have drawn him to pronounce The sentence of his own too noble death For such a Traytor I think you come not without some surprize Don Zancho at my sending for you so But let 's sit down for I have much to say t' ee She takes him by the hand and seats him in one Chair and she sets her self in the other close to him on his right hand and fumbles in her sleeve D. Blan. I 'me so well plac't I cannot miss the mark Aside D. Zanc. Good Madam what 's the matter for I see Disorder in you put me out of pain D. Blan. That I shall quickly do Know then Don Zancho In the first place you must not interrupt me What ever you shall hear I 'le take it ill else When I have done then speak your mind at leasure I come not to argue but conclude D. Zanc. Your will 's a Law to me But whither tend's all this D. Blan. I do for once allow you to remember All that has past between us The folly of my Love The falshood of yours That done And never to be thought on more D. Zanc. For heavens sake Madam D. Blan. Break not the Rule was set Know I instructed am in all your story And am so far grown Mistress of my self That I who th' other day could scarce o're come The sense of a slight failour at Madrid Can here at home suffer Indignities And tell you calmly and with unconcern'dness Be you Elvira's and Elvira yours I come to do a part you little look't for From Blanca's spirit