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The passionate lovers a tragi-comedy : the first and second parts ... / written by Lodowick Carlell, Gent.
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Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675.
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your ends Enter Clarimant Cle. The Prince Make shew as if you only Did of me enquire for him Sel. My Lord Cle. There Lady is Prince Clarimant whom you Enquire for If he do read it here I shall Observe his action Sel. From Clorinda this accompanied with all misfortunes Clar. How Sel. Pardon the duty of a servant Clar. Stay Lady Sel. I must receive no answer Exit Clar. Since from her hand however I receive it Thus Kisses it Cle. Certain she hath abused Selina He kift the paper as knowing the inside Differs from the superscription Clar. reads Of Lovers most injurious of Brothers falsest Of all Mankind the worst Yet know I wish now What before I only griev'd for that Clarimant Should love Clorinda may it be to madness If less only because the sense of torment May be more in which alone I can expect A diminution of that grief which by thy means I suffer Thine everlasting enemy Clorinda Clar. So long my Saint O you Gods do I deserve this Yes I do for she like you is just And we blaspheme when we in thought repine As not conceiving how though certainly We have offended my guilt is clear 'T is crime enough to be the accidental cause Of misery to her Cle. This sure is real sadness Selina I believe thee now Exit Cleon. Clar. Let me examine have I not through ambition Or hope to gain Clorinda for my self Been aiding to my Brothers wrongs Sure I am guilty I but think I did My best to appease my Father yes the Gods know And she as being divine may see my real Love to him not only as my brother But my friend did either want and could be So supplied how gladly would I pour this Blood into their empty veins and yet she Hates me thus perhaps my brother does so too What 's that nothing 'T is true if I durst Wholly yield my heart He meanly does deserve a Lovers name That can know mixture in his grief or flame Exit Enter Agenor and Lucidor disguis'd Lucid. Though you have lost your Country for the present All your hopes dasht in the minute of your greatest Expectation yet sir consider the hand of fortune That presses you thus low may as she turns The wheel raise you agen Age. Never oh never 't is not the hand of fortune But my guilt that bears me down Justice The justice of the Gods lies heavy on me Treason and disobedience till now I never Found their weight Lucid. I know not sir what you call Treason Though what you did intend succeeded not â— hold your fortune to be better now Then in in your Fathers Court you are safe in this Country and your own disposer neither of which â— take it was allowed you there Age. Why do you injure truth and seek to lessen My foul faults Think not to make my grief Diminish so rather express your friendship In yielding as I do so shall you quickly Be inform'd that our crimes are so great No punishment can be too much and I have now No joy but in this burden of my sorrows Lucid. Nor I in my particular no grief so great As in the lightness of my purse Age. We have enough these Jewels will From want secure us for I am resolv'd Never to quit this habit and condition Since justice hath impos'd it as a punishment For my ambition Enter Two I. Make haste make haste sure we shall come Too late Age. Let 's leave the street Exeunt Enter Two 1. Do you think we shall get neer to see Sure she 'll chuse one of the strange Princes 2. Troth who can tell Newstrea affords Handsomer men then they 1. Indeed she 's past fifteen I 'll warrant she has A Sweetheart some at her age have two Or three 2. Trust me she 's the wiser to have plenty When age comes they 'll drop like leaves In Autumn Exeunt Enter with all the glory can be King Austella three Princes Lords Ladies Sister and People King Daughter this is the day Wherein you have full power To dispose my Kingdom nay more Your self Austel This freedom sir of choice which customâ— And your Majesty allows is that wherein My bondage will consist nay all this Glorious troop appear to me no other Then if they came with joy to see me Put into the grave alive K. How daughter Aust Many Virgins sir that have been forc'd to Marry those they did not love have rather Chosen death as the less evil K. I understand you not call you this force Where the election's absolutely free Aust I grant sir I am free to choose But if I would not chuse at all does not The same constraint still rest upon me Pardon great Princes whose expectation To enjoy me and a Crown have drawn you From your Countries you are all indifferent In my eye nor does my knowledg of your merits Which I confess is great perswade that in The choice of any one I shall be happy And where the wife is discontented the husband sure If he have real worth cannot be pleas'd K. From the knowledg of the liberal power The law allows and the necessity of a successor You cannot but have often thought on this dayes Ceremony Let not a fained modesty Or be it real prevail above your duty and your reason The ripeness of your years may justly challenge All delight and here a Husband and the assurance Of a Crown attend you She weeps If these do make you weep What can cause joy in woman Since you are My daughter I dare not think that you have plac'd Your love on any man you are ashamed to name Aust The Gods are witness sir I never saw that person Yet whom I thought worthy to exchange My heart with but custom sir and you impose On me the prostitution of my love perhaps to one Who wer 't not for the Crown I bring Nay even with that addition will happily refuse me 1 Pr. Refuse you Madam 2 Pr. He must not sure be mortal That dare aspire a greater happiness 3 Pr. The Gods have left heaven for mortals Then here there never was a greater cause Aust Princes these words do fitly wait upon The action you are now engag'd in I do not doubt you should refuse me But I perhaps may choose one whose affection Is already given how miserable am I then Since there to be refused were the less mischief For his acceptance only grants a perjur'd And ambitious husband K. How vain are these excuses since the custom And my age inforce a choice Aust Like one condemned I beg for mercy Cross not the course of nature even beasts sir Do not couple till they wooe K. Plead not the rights of nature since those you wrong By thus refusing marriage On your posterity Depends the safety of my State and I nor can Nor will dispence with what custom and law Appoint Aust The law doubtless was made in favor of The daughter to make her happy in
expect An answer Speak Clorinda give your sentence For by the Gods there is no way but one of these Clo. O Clarimant Clar. Heavens can you suffer What you have made so excellent to be thus Miserable Pr. These lamentations boot not Speak Lady I can admit of no delay Clo. What can I say Pr. No! strike off his head then Clo. Oh hold Pr. Speak are you mine Clo. Say Clarimant Clar. Madam to me death will be ease Since I have liv'd to see you injured thus And have not power for to revenge it Pr. Are you resolved Clar. To suffer what thy barbarous nature can inflict O help fire fire Within Pr. What cry is that Quench quench the fire Within Enter 1. O sir we are all undone the fire hath taken Amongst the Cabins past all hope of extinguishing Enter 2 Flie flie the ship the cordage is a fire For all the water we can bring it still increases Pr. What burn in the sea slaves quench the flames 2. The Sailors sir descend into the Boat Make sure of that and reach your other ships The only means of safety Pr. Hell and confusion 2. There 's none obey command but each man looks To his own safety Clar. O heavens must then Clorinda perish Pr. Make sure of the Long-boat for me Some one kill Cleon Or rather let him perish in the flames My wounds receiv'd from Clarimant I Will revenge My self Offers to kill Clo. O sir if you have hope in me Pr. It is true he shall not die yet But the Gods hereafter shall not save him Though they thus crost my wishes now Come Lady I will take care of you Clo. We must not part Pr. I mean it not there may be use of her Nay for your sake bring Clarimant along Clar. 'T is for thine own false Prince Pr. But look well to him Clar. You Gods Your powerful justice in these flames is shown Preserve Clorinda and your mercy 's known Exeunt Enter Sailor with a casket Gramercy fire the element of water never yet Afforded me so much this I can swim to shore With yet the wind blows high but to the Shoreward I may escape if not why so Whoever finds my body shall give me thanks Enter Selina her hands bound Sel. O gentle Sailor untie my hands Sail. A pretty boy come It will not do My knife so canst swim Sel. Oh no. Sail. Then get some board or pack I fear I shall be Drown'd I am so well natur'd on the sudden No use of this Exit Enter Cleon hands bound Cle. Just heavens Sel. True Cleon never so manifest Cle. Gentle Selina unbind my hands Sel. I were ingrate else Cleon you did as much for me Cle. And would do more any thing unbind me Sweet I 'll swim with thee upon my back to shore Sel. You cannot swim I am sure you shall not Cle. No creature living better I oft have swam two leagues For pleasure O delay not the fire approaches Sel. But will you marry me and make good all your promises Cle. By the Gods I will Sel. Sure you will agen deceive me Cle. Never by my hopes Sel. The only time you ever yet spoke truth You shall not yet still thy heart is false Cle. It is not quick unbind me gentle Selina Sel. Well for once I 'll try what your heart holds Cle. Blest Selina O cruel yet spare me She wounds him Dear Selina Sel. Yes when I see your heart or blood come from it Cle. O witch devil Sel. I am to thee so What policie can now defend Know to thy greater torment I set the ship On fire only to be reveng'd on thee Not hoping such a happiness as this With these to behold thy false heart blood Cle. O that my eyes could look thee dead Sel. I will see them closed my dearest husband It is my duty Cle. First we 'll to sea together Sel. Since we must Exeunt fall as into the sea Enter Prince Clarimant Clorinda Olinda Sailors 1 Sail. It were best to enter further within the wood A Boat made after us when we forsook the ship 2 Sail. Some Fisherman that to avoid the storm Put to the shore Pr. Let the winds blow and split since we are Here Fire air and water have oppos'd my wishes Kind mother Earth grant what they have denied But why should I intreat that may command All my desires Once more Clorinda I propose the choice say shall he die Or will you make me happy who loves you More then he Clar. Traitor thou lyest He that truly loves Clorinda Would give some noble testimony Unbinde my hands And by my death as a worthy Rival Win her from me I ask no sword Only the freedom of my hands but if thy coward heart Think that too much take all these to assist Pr. You need not pull death faster on you By injurious words it is ready Speak Clorinda or he dies Clo. Hold and give me leave to speak a few sad words Dear Clarimant I know to save your life And yield my self anothers were such a choice You never could allow since to the miserable Life is a burden Could my death Make you happy the Gods be witness I would lay it down with joy Our fates I find are one the merit of your love And sufferings for my sake is such That I should hold my self ingrate Did I not grant you any thing That I might think might comfort you in death Clar. But shall I dare to speak wy wishes Clo. More then dare I do enjoin it Clar. There is a happiness would make my death My triumph Clo. I understand you Here alas that I should give My hand to Clarimant and he not able To receive it 1 Our hearts may yet be join'd For ever and only by these miseries They could have been Pr. Is this the fruit of my delay To hear my Rival courted Offers to kill Clar. Clo. steps between and Oâ—â— hinders it Clo. Know tyrant 't is the same One stroke dispatches both Clar. Strike here then vilain Olind. Devil dost thou believe there are no Gods Enter Agenor Clindor Age Clindor this way I saw them enter Clind. I am out of breath sir Pr. Ha who are these Clind. See sir the traitor Prince Clar. Unbind me dear Clorinda Agenor and Clindor fight with the Prince then drive off the Sailors and follow them Clar. kills the Prince Then Enter Agenor wounded and Clindor Clar. O dearest brother how is it with you Age. Well Clarimant never so well Clo. By all that 's good you never in my eye Lookt half so lovely as now yet till this day I never could have said I lov'd another better Then your Majesty Age. If it be Clarimant my joys are then compleat Olind. It is he sir who could else deserve it Age. How favourable are the Gods unto the vertuous How just to wicked men How glad will my Austela be Of this who with the King will straight be here They from the shore beheld your ship when it Took fire saw you put off from it And watcht your landing certainly Clar. Know you what Bark it was That follow'd us at sea Age. I was in that and Clindor Some twenty with me to watch the ship Till other Vessels were prepared So swift she was of sail that all the Fleet Could not have hurt us See the King Enter King Austela Attendants Au. What happiness all safe K. Welcom again my dearest Age Let 's lose no time delay were now ingratitude See a Temple close by prompts us To the performance of two duties The burial of this unhappy Prince But chiefly to render thanks unto the Gods Deliverance so great alacrity commands In giving thanks that done we 'll join your hands Clo. It were folly now to deny the ceremonial The real part already past Clar. O dear Clorinda 'T were vain to think words could my joys express Rais'd from despair to such a happiness Exeunt FINIS Epilogue FIrst Ladies unto you I am addrest As those who judge of Lovers actions best If Clarimant your suffrages hath gain'd Our Author hath his chiefest end obtain'd Now Sirs to you Sure here 's no Lover will Clorinda blame For gratitude since you must hope the same Perhaps you rather think she was too nice That such a flame no sooner thaw'd her ice Our Author hopes she did but her just part He nobly woo'd she timely gave her heart To both the sexes we prefer this sute Ere you give sentence with your selves dispute If then condemn'd to whom should we appeal But to that Prince that pardons faults of zeal If then condemn'd 't were pride to make appeal Yet there remains a pardon in our zeal