you 'l hear me and not laugh When I deplore my misery in love and I do glory To be found more constent than you are The scorns Of my Mistresse have not altered me I think It vice to change how ere she uses me Phil. Rather 't is vice not to change when reason does command it Age Reason can never be your warrant to be false I had been false to reason and my selfe both To love where I should finde neglect yet Where I love 't is with much passion but Not your blind-fold constant way Age Nor would I that you should I shall be happy In your happinesse or you in mine if either Of our different waies do prosper But you Now love you know not whom nor know you where to finde her Phil. Pardon me the skilfull Moor late come to Court Assures me that he will let me see again That Lady by his art Age When this Phil. This morning I sent my man before to tell him I am comming his house is here hard by Age May I not see her too Phil. Perhaps if you disguise you like my servant Age I will Phil. Let 's go then I know he does expect me Exit Enter Moor and a Servant Serv. Sir my Master will streight be here Moor Sir I am ready Enter Philanthus and Agenor Phil. Great Master of your art good-morrow Moor Good-morrow noble Sir Phil. I hardly yet believe it possible You should perform what you have undertaken Moor More Sir if I please I am in substance What others seem nor shall you stay The making of a Circle But who 's this with you Phil. A servant Sir that I dare trust Moor Pardon me Sir I have reason to be wary This art is no waies lawfull for telling fortunes That I count nothing Is there nought else that you desire Phil. Nothing Moor Stand by then By that great power that 's given me Recorder I charge thee the form of that Lady to Appear that this Prince desires so habited As when he saw her last Enter Lucinda Phil. Oh ye powers 't is she I must confesse your art Is inimitable 't is the same form me-thinks It looks so like the life that it would speak If I should question it no beauty can be greater Shee 's gone can you not once more shew her Exit Luc Moor Yes and much more if I were pleas'd Phil. What Moor What sit down and you shall see Return thou beauteous shadow Enter Lucinda Phil. She 's by much fairer then Aurelia I was a fool To pursue what 's fled and to refuse a blessing Offered like this she smiles as if she understood me And confirm'd my saying Age Although I burst I 'le see the end Phil. When first I saw what 's here presented I could not think she was the thing she seem'd And now I cannot think she is a shadow But a substance That sigh assures me That shee 's flesh and blood and yet a Daemon May possesse a body making it move by its own Organs A dead Body not a living body pardon if shadow Or if substance this bold touch it is not profane Since it proceeds from an affection equall To what a mortall ere could boast of in so short a time This soft and warm hand does assure me you are That noble Lady to whose courtesie I owe My life and now again it is within your power To see me die But if you shall once more make me a tender Of that love which at your Castle I refus'd As being then a prisoner to anothers beauty Assure your selfe I shall redeem that errour With an affection equall to your merits paying the debt Of two lives that I owe you and this of love the greater Age Oh false friend Phil. She answers not I fear I all this while transported By my passion have spoken to a shadow Luc. Rather I fear your protestations will prove such Age 'T is she and I am miserable Phil. Oh my joy No Madam they are as firm as are the Poles Here the Gipsie pulls off his beard That prop up heaven and can I doubt the proofs That you have given me of your love are infinite In that you thus disguise your selfe thus once more T' ingage me in an infinite affection which I desire to seal thus Luc. Will you not think you recall your vowes When you shall know my name Age Cruell woman thou needst not tell him he too well knowes Thou art Lucinda the unkind Mistresse of his Too kind and much wronged friend Agenor Phil. Lucinda Oh my crosse fortune I am false and knew it not Age Excuse it not but justifie thy self That I may kill thee without repining Phil. You know I never saw saw her Age True But was it possible thou couldst believe That I could be transported with that passion For any other beauty then for that thou seest in her How often ravished with admiration did I describe Her face and thought by love like the must cunning Painter To draw her very feature to thy understanding All this while after their swords are drawn the Gipsie and the Lady perswade and hold the Prince As they do to the sight so much at least As if thou hadst but been that friend Which I did hope it would have prompted thee to fear No other but Lucinda could have been so fair Phil. Y' are passionate without all reason and Forget friendship Hear me Age No I am too tame suffering thee that hast Nothing but the empty name of friendship Thus to abuse me and shall that be a sufficient Bridle to hold back my revenge Draw thy sword Phil. Why you are mad Luc. I fear some ill event Age Why smile you Think you because my valour is not like to yours The subject of each tongue my maiden-sword Never unsheathed till now that I do fear In a just cause to use it Provide your best defence Phil. Defence hear me Age Come draw and do not dally Your guilt hath Made you weaker then you think you are not What you were when you were faithfull Luc. If I have any power let me conjure you Age You have none Here she breaks from the Gipsie Luc. Hear me How do you noble Sir Oh for a Chirurgeon Age Ha! what have I done Phil. 'T is in vain I am well well as I could have wish'd I am remov'd from being a hinderance to My friend in his affection You perceive How much he loves you since it did force him To make a sacrifice of me me his better halfe Sir give me your hand it was my fortune not my will That crost you in this Ladies love And Madam Remember that my last breath is employ'd To assure you that I shall never rest In peace if any other shall possesse that place Which you thought me worthy to hold in your affection Then this Prince who onely does deserve it To whom I hope my weak defence may justifie my innocence Luc. Thou cruell murtherer of thy
THE FOOL Would be a FAVOURIT Or the DISCREET LOVER A Trage-Comedy Written by LODOWICK CARLELL Gent. LONDON Printed for Humphrey Moseley and are to be sold at his shop at the Prince's Armes in St. Pauls Church-yard 1657. Drammatis Personae Duke Of Milaine Agenor His son in love with Lucinda Philanthus Friend to Agenor Adrastus A Lord in love with Aurelia Old Gudgen A simple Bumpkin Young Gudgen The Favourit that would be His Man Courtiers Herald at Armes Dancing Master Singing Master Taylor Moor Servant Aurelia Daughter to the Duke Lucinda Sister to Adrastus Miranthe Aurelia 's waiting-woman Linda Lucinda 's waiting-woman Scene Milain THE FOOL Would be a FAVOURITE Or the DISCREET LOUER Actus primus Enter Aurelia and a Servant Aur. CAN the Prince Philanthus my cosen look so far beneath himself as on my servant Ser. Madam believe me he makes love to her daily and now they are together in the Garden Aur. If this be true as I begin to fear for I have heard him make some desperate protestations yet by the stronger Magick of this brow I 'le break those Spells that hold him these Eyes which have to all that sued •een clad in frownes shall for his sake receive all the ••ditions that a womans art can give to make them •ictors He shall not cast away himselfe nor spend a sigh more for so mean a person For sure when I shall cosen him making him think that I will daigne to love hee 'l hate himselfe and flie so mean a Mistresse I 'l see if they be still together Exeunt Enter Philanthus and Miranthe Mir. I see the Princess comming Phil. The better Injure not so much your own merit To misdoubt the truth of what I say and if you fear A change I 'le call the gods to witnesse Enter Aurelia and Servant Mir. Good my young Lord spare your rash inconsiderate oaths Which you would be content to buy again at any rate Within this month Aur. Crafty Wench she sees us Mir. You must not think that I will lay my selfe Open to your courtship thus alone it was By accident you met me pray let go Phil. Will you then leave me Aur. How now Cosen making love to Miranthe Phil. Madam I should be glad to gain her good opinion Aur. Consen I hope the Court has not infected you as yet Will you dissemble with me your friend or no if I should seriously ask you a question Phil. Madam if I already know that vic•••… name My I or No will be but small assurance Aur. yet I dare trust you Love you Miran earnest Why do I ask I do not think you yet know love means Phil. Not what it is I would I did not Aur. I see you do that sigh approves it And Miranthe you love entirely Phil. Admit I grant Exeunt Miran Ser. Aur. Leave us a little Then you must grant withall That you much injure your self for you are equall To the greatest in your blood to say your minde Or person 's lovly is a truth befits some other Better then my selfe to speak Yet friendship And pitty of your youth to see you ignorantly offer your devotions To so poor a Saint whose influence though ne'r so favourable Cannot protect you from a generall scorn forces me To tell you you will be counted of a low spirit Or wondrous ignorant in loving Miranthe Your birth being so far above hers Phil. Madam 't is true that being descended from your house I should have as just reason to be proud in that respect as any But being otherwise defective in those things Which I could not receive from Ancestours my mind and manners Wonder not that like a bastard Eaglet I refuse to look upon The Sun-bright Beauties of the Court Yet Madam You must think in her I lord there 's something Though perhaps not obvious to your eyes That to me renders her lovely Aur. 'T is true shee 's a good Wench perhaps her vertue takes you Phil. Madam I know you do not sleight that in others ••…ough in her you do shee 's your servant and you say ••…e's my Mistresse and Vertue should be Mistresse to us all Give me leave so far to justifie her and my selfe as to say If she be more vertuous then the fairest Lady living I ought to love her best Aur. Yes if you could be married to her vertues not to her person For fix pence I 'le buy a Book shall more instruct you in that way But think you Cosen Vertue and Beauty may not dwell together I am accounted fair wherein have I appeared to you Lesse vertuous than Miranthe Phil. In nothing Madam rather the wonder of your sex Aur. Cousen believe me there are many in the Court that exceed Me in both Let me perswade you leave Miranthe rather for your Man to woe and dedicate your worthier services to some of those that I shall name you Phil. Madam you perswade strongly for I rely upon your counsell As an Oracle But think you I have handsomess o wit To make me acceptable to a fair Lady Aur. Yes doubtlesse Phil. I fear you say it only to draw me from my Mistress But swear you think me worthy Aur. As I live I do Phil. Well Madam you have perswaded me to be unconstant If there be a punishment may 't light on you Or if I fail to gain a Mistress you must promise To instruct me for whom you 'l please to name As worthy I 'le make love to tell you all my discourse And shew you all my Letters Aur. Must you needs be in Love it seems you he been much given to read love Books when I know your study I shall fit you with a Mistresse Phil. Faith Madam they live such pleasant lives in those books Kissing their Mistresses hands and looking on their fair eyes That I have envied them Aur. Your imagination's very strong you begin with me I must provide a Mistress for you very shortly I shall be troubled with you else my self Exeunt Enter two Courtiers 1. Trust to my skill thus far I have wrought him handsomly 2. My part is onely to be ready to entertain you 1. No more 2. Fare-well then 1. Fare-well Let me alone to fit him here in the Country to the business th' ass is rich his father more fool then he doting upon his sons believed perfections Here comes the old fool Enter old Gudgen O. Gud. Good-morrow Mr. Courtier you 'r late a rising you should have seen my son your scholler break halfe a dosen staves else as gratiously as ere a poor mans son in Milain and for Cut black Cut 1. Indeed hee 's a good sober beast O. Gud. Very quick he starts before you can tell twenty first does he trot but then stand I have the barrier thus with my whip alost and when he comes flash quoth I away goes Cut so fast you cannot see him move then does he stop most willingly • He does indeed O. Gudg And turnes about
There shall be nothing able to keep me From sudden death not your command Aur. Adrastus what i st troubles you Adra I st possible that you can aske me Aur. You see I do Adra Maddam you know how intirely I gave my selfe Reserving no facultie of mind or body to be imploy'd Other wayes then by your Discretions nor dare I say I yet repent tho I see another ready to reape The fruit of my labors 't is Philanthus happy Philanthus Whoe 's the more fortunat in that hee s not above me in merit In affection far beneath me nor should I greeve To see him happy were he not raisd upon my ruines But I must say to hope to see him one day forsaken Like my self oh no I dare not sure this change proceeds From some defect in me which you beleeve You have found and not from your inconstancy Aur. Adrastus the knowledge which I have had of your actions towards me And my owne beauty assur'd me that your lov'd But that my Courtesie had bred a beleefe in you That I desired you should do so till now I knew not of Henceforward I shall set a remedy to that For Philanthus Being rais'd upon your ruins t is a building of your fancy only But trust me t is strange you should be Jelous of what your nere Possest but you beleeved you did that was sufficient From this time know to value me and your self In so doing you may regain that good opinion I held of your judgment which by this rash•… you have lost E•… Abra. Lost even so I am contemned is this the ward Of all my services all my fair hopes Thus blasted This Philanthus was born to ruine 〈◊〉 In all attempts of war and peace he robs me of prize What ere she seemed till Philanthus supplanted me My services were most acceptable I had not else forsook Miranthe for her and well I know shee 's even with me already Furthering Philanthus my Rivall in his affection Now I must look For nought but scorns from Aurelia Could I 〈◊〉 Philanthus Yet with my selfe 't were some content umh The way to do it is to continue the seeming friendsh•… Which I bear him so shall my plot be carried free From suspicion Hee 's of an open heart And such natures are easie to work on The Politician when he huggs does strike Rivalls in Love and State will do alike Ex•… Finis Actûs primi Actus secundus Enter Agenor and Philanthus Phil. SIr you have bound me to you by so many vours That you do give me cause to hope that this Discovery is not displeasing to you Ag. Come leave this ceremony it does not fit our loves If you do love my sister the friendship I have vow'd Ties me to aid you although I know it may much Prejudice me in my Father's love should he know 't For he so doats upon my sister that he believes None but a god is worthy of her Phil. 'T is true shee 's full of all that can be excellent In women yet so far do I prize you above mine own desires or hopes That could your sister recompence me with a love equall to mine And yet that love purchast by you prove prejudiciall to you I rather would give o're the thought of love for ever At least in silence rather pine and die No far bee 't from my friendship to build my happiness Though ne're so great upon your smallest discontent Ag. You wrong my love in this and undervalue me For you do seem to say I fear to hazzard my fathers frown Though I could purchase for you what you so desire Now by the gods 't was a most unkinde thought Nay from a man lesse honest 't would appear Hypocrisie or do you think my youth hath not yet taught me What 't is to be a friend Know Philanthus The few years I have past have been employed To make me something capable of those parts Which most enobles us and I have found Friendship to be the soul and essence of a man Therefore believe me since for your merits I have chose you For a friend your discontents dangers and happiness Are all mine no friend I say your growing love Can plead for you not without successe She loves but would not have you too assured on 't Lest it should make you lesse esteem the purchase Phil. Sir you in this assurance of your friendship And her love transport me with a double joy Not to be exprest in words I should fall down And worship such a god-like friend that thus Bestowes his favours on a desertlesse person Made onely worthy by his love Age Still you forget our friendship heaping your thanks And praise on me a burthen my weak deserving Cannot bear without much shame let it suffice My love makes me a servant to your wishes If they do take effect 't is your own merits Whom the gods cannot refuse that 's the cause of it My friendship onely a willing instrument Strives to bring their divine wills to passe But Oh! friend Phil. Why sigh you Sir Age I have long lik'd and now I fear I love And therefore think friendship obliges me To tell you yet with the reservation of her name For shee 's so cruell so proud if 't be no sacriledge In me a Lover to give that attribute I say shee 's so disdainfull and there 's so little hope Nay rather such a certain impossibility That she will never love me that I am asham'd To name the Tiger that will in time I know Consume my heart Phil. Tell me her name and send me to her and I shall quickly Make her know shee 's cruell to her self Age Oh friend I do not wish to lose you 'T were the ready way to make you false such a faith as yours Perhaps for once might bring you off free and untouch'd But should you often see her and converse you 'd soon Break faith with me and all the world to gain One smile from her yet even that smile were death Except you might enjoy them often the deprivation Of a good possest being our greatest misery Phil. Sir may I not know this wonder for such I must believe her From your love but more that you believe she could Taint my faith Venture to name her Age If you urge it as a duty belonging to our friendship I must tell you otherwaies I would for some Respects conceal it Phil. Except you mean to imploy me to serve you 'T will be to no advantage Age If you will I 'le tell you Phil. Faith Sir I shall not take it ill if you conceal her May be 't is her will because her cruell usage Of you if known would be thought folly Age 'T is her will indeed yet friend she hath more wit then all her sex Phil. Sir were I not a Lover too I should believe you Age I dare not let you see her so to approve it Shee 'l quickly finde your worth to exceed mine Now is
friend who rather than Endanger thee would not defend himselfe Thou cruell Butcher Age I fear I have been too rash He no way did employ his sword Luc. Oh cruell fate Gon he 's gone for ever Age He 's quite dead and you are hurt too I think Ha! Luc. A scratch Age He did employ his last breath to gain my love From you too did he not Luc. He did but 't is in vain for I shall hate thee more then a Serpent Age Yet lesse then I shall do my cursed selfe The vildest monster of ingratitude That the earth ever bore I wonder why It does not gape and swallow me alive 'T is mockery to believe the gods are just After this sufferance Here if you have any mercy kill me Luc. Not I. Age I 'le do 't my selfe then Moor Hold Sir for heavens sake Age Thou ignorant 't was to please heaven I would have done it Moor You are deceived they want not proper instruments If 't were their divine pleasure to shed your blood To shew their justice No they delight in mercy more Age But not so far as to confound their justice I am no subject for it Moor Madam your help to save another mischief Luc. Onely that thought makes you unfit y' are penitent already And that I may remove from you this black despair That darkens thus your understanding know For your friends dear sake if e're I love again It shall be you except his memory Age Fain I would die yet fain I would believe her Oh love what power thou hast that thus can change My just revenge although I know this protestation Growes from a fear to offend his ghost and not From love to me for that 's impossible Yet I will live to inflict such punishment Upon my selfe that you shall give me leave to die To end my misery The Tombe I will erect For this dear Coarse shall well expresse my love Howe're my unfortunate hand did shed his blood Let your care be bestowed upon the body Till I dispose of it I shall reward your pain Moor My Lord I will Age Heaven affects Why do I live and see him thus And I the Author Madam what is your pleasure Will you remove unknown or shall I wait Upon you to your brother Luc. Sir I beseech you give me leave to be my own disposer Age Obedience is my sacrifice Luc. But how or where is yet unknown to me Uncertain fate yet certain misery Exeunt Finis Actûs quarti Actus quintus Enter the two Courtiers 2. WHat are our Comedians ready 1. Yes yes 1. That 's well the Princesse does walk presently and comming in unlook'd for 't will please her the better It 's fine Poetry is' t not 1. Onely faulty if not foolish enough a quarter of an houres work when 't was done and yet I have studied a long time and can finde nothing more ridiculous 2. Is there no prologue 1. No there 's too few Actors Here 's the Princesse They have their one they 'l enter sure Enter Aurelia and Miranthe Aur. How now what strange hob-goblin's this Enter Man Man Love that intoxicates the brains of mortals where there is any Here inhabits none to be intoxicated 't is well known Not Sisiphus that restlesse rowles the stone still Takes more delight then I do in my own fill Enter Gudgen like a Lady My Phillida lo where she does appear More humble then a Peacock or his peer The Turky who with her bristling plumes Confounds my sense and my poor heart consumes Oh gods Oh most glittering Wight Thou workst upon me I had need go write My passion 't is not a stumbling tongue That can expresse the love I bear thy bung Y. G. Kisse where thou lov'st I thee pray even here Nothing I have too pretious for my dear But you do fool me I and frump me you I Venus fair or chast go too go too Man Is Venus like to thee thou durty sow No thou art like unto our brended Cow But yet I fear she will prove wilder far Thou art incenst thy goblin eyes make war Y. G. Puh let me go these come not from your heart Too late I finde you play the Courtiers part Man May all the joyes of earth confound me I Have dyed thy love and live I will perdy Y. G. Oh perjur'd man see where she comes you wot of Betwixt you surely I am made a sot of Enter a Wench Wen. Sir I am come to visit you and your fair Mistress Man Most odoriferous Lady you are offensibly welcome for you have done me a most desperate and intolerable favour my Mistresse does with me I know congratulate the mischiefe Wench Sir I am a simple wench that understand nothing beyond sense Man I am sorry for it yet I will descend to your understanding and speak none or very little hereafter Wen. It will become your person Y. G. Hark how she woes my dear Oh I am lost I fear Wen. Lady you are sad and much I wonder being so happy in your servant Y. G. Damosell you are unkinde your scorns are scurvy and become you not Man Oh thou art such a pretty wench I could wish my selfe a gib Cat and we two together in the dark Y. G. Ah me he 's lost Sir you forget me your Phillida Man Thee I do contemn the thought of such a dowdie Y. G. Ah me then let me die thou constant wretch maist thou sink down to blisse but shall I curse whom I have loved more then my best Cow M•ll Oh no Come death and end my woe But what shall finish my unhappy daies this knife this shall afford me passage to the shades below where I will try by dying thus my love to show and fill his hard heartfull of dismall wo Man Alas good fool Wen. Will you not save her Y. G. Now I am dead dost thou not grieve thou cruell else If I had known I had not kill'd my selfe Now I am stark dead pray tell him so Man Would thou wert buried thou 'lt ne're leave talking else Aur. Miranthe this is so wofull a story I 'le hear no more make my excuse to the dead Lady when she revives Exeunt Aur. and Miran Man Master Master rise rise Y. G. That 's not my cue he 's out Man The Princesse is gone Y. G. Gone is not my cue neither Man The play is done Y. G. Thou lyest I must be kis'd first I wil I not open mine eyes till I be kis'd Man What a coile 's here I could finde in my heart now his eyes are shut to undo my points and give him his cue Sir Master I think hee 's a verier asse then my selfe there let him lie for me I 'le follow for a reward Exit Y. G. Is he gone had I no place about me worthy his kisse Then let me wake from death Why this it is Since when I courted him he would not come My Ghost shall haunt him till he kisse my hum
Duk. How now who are you Y. G. A poor favourit of you graces that desires to be better acquainted Duk. A favourit of mine how came you so Y. G. Knowing my selfe fitly qualified and well accoutred as they say I made bold to venture a summe of mony Duk. Is this he 2. Yes Sir Duk. I am bound to you it seemes you love me well that would buy my service venturing in it my refusall of yee too Y. G. Yes in good faith I love yee very well I have heard in the Country a good report of you besides y' are bound to love me too by my place Duk. Who swore you your own imagination Y. G. Swore me why do you misdoubt me I warrant yee Sir I 'l execute it rarely Stand by there the Duke is busie another time hee 'l hear you Duk. We shall be troubled with this Asse Y. G. Take away this fellow you hear what the Duke saies Duk. Take him away this is not a time for fooling I am serious Y. G. Your grace is wise 't is true indeed See the Councill-Chamber made ready 't is a businesse of great importance worthy your fear I would my old father were here we two would advise you rarely i faith Duk. A way coxcomb Y. G. He has a villanous head of his own hee 'l tell you how many acres of land are in your Dukedome and never measure it Duke How Y. G. Another shall measure it for him Cour. Away with this fool strikes up Gudgens heels Y. G. Slight what do you use a young Gentleman and a favourite thus that comes out of his meer love to Court 2. Hee 's quite discouraged that rude fellow hath spoil'd all 1. Not a whit if I do not raise him to a beliefe above what he had ne're trust my skill Y. G. 'T was you Sir that made me believe I should rise at Court 1. Why so you do but you are no ordinary Favourite they rise first and fall after commonly but you shall rise after your fall Florish Charge 2. 'T is not without example Exeunt Enter Adrastus and Philanthus Duk. Are the Knights ready 1. Yes Sir see where they enter Duk. Then let the justice of the injured's cause protect them they sight 1. Was ever seen a braver Combat Duk. 'T were pitty to lose such Knights perhaps their quarrell Truly understood may not be great Aur. The stranger does appear the braver Duk. I fear Adrastus Sweet daughter make tryall of your power To stay the Combat 't is an an office will become you Aur. Most willingly Sir I beseech you hold She pulls him and he turning suddenly her fear makes her fall he offering to help her Adrastus comes behind but he recovering himself laies Adrastus at his feet Phil. Traitor this basenesse will expresse thee Aur. Hold Sir I adjure you by her whom you Best love give me his life Phil. Let him confesse the wrong he has basely Done to me and her whom you adjure me By and he shall live by your command Though far unworthy to be so obliged Adr. I am dead else I do or any thing Phil. Live then to be more miserable then death could make thee Duk. Be carefull of Adrastus but see this stranger Receive no injury from any of Adrastus friends Though ye have fought with one that we love dearly Yet I so much admire your courtesie And valour that I should think my Court Much honoured by your stay Florish Adr. Friends if you love me or my fortunes revenge me The way I leave to your discretion Friends Enough wee 'l die or do ot ' Notwithstanding the Dukes command Ex. omnes Finis Actûs secundi Actus tertius Enter Lucinda and Linda Luc. LIghted that arm'd Knight that rid fast by at that little house Lin Hee did Maddam this fine day hath tempt you To walke further then you think they say there 's often Robberies done in this wood Luc. Alas poore wench art afraid Enter Adrastus Friends Luc. What are these that make this haste Oh Maddam theeves I feare 1. Saw you a Knight ride by here dear Lady i st you Luc. Well met sir yes I saw him how does my brother Oh speak I long to know I dreamt of him to night 1. Maddam I fear your brother is no more Luc. Ha dead Oh speak it not for I shall bear him companie 1. Rather shew us which way that Knight went the Author of his death That so we may revenge his murther Luc. Oh heavens murder'd yet you are just ye powers That makes me thus the instrument of his revenge I will not wash this hand kercher in womanish teares But first in the murderers blood then clense it againe With tears for my dear Brother 2. But Maddam which way went he Luc. I le bring you where you cannot misse him t is Not long since I saw him enter a little house As we came walking hither Enter an old man and an old woman Wom. Now his wounds are drest hee sleeps soundly Man Alas good gentleman he takes our poore entertainment kindly He said at first he would come hither when he went to fight Wom. I wonder his man that drest him staies so long Enter Lucinda Linda and friends 'T is not far to the next Town O Man What are these theeves 1. Stop their mouths he sleeps shal I strike him dead Luc. No let me see the Murderer first sure he looks ugly You need not kill him let the law seise on him 2. Maddam I would not have him wake hee 's stout 'T wil not be in our powers to compell him By all the gods 't is Philanthus but he shall die Luc. Stay it must be by my hand no other I am most injur'd and so most interested in the revenge 1. Alas you are not able Luc. Leave it to me or else by all that 's sacred I le lay you open to the Law give me your Dagger Retire and leave me 1. Alas Maddam you Luc. Are you such fooles not to be content To have a dangerous enterprise effected and your selves Freed from danger of the Law none will supect me 2. Maddam if he should wake Luc. Stay you without and if you hear me call For help come in not otherwise 1. We dare not disobey you her own great spirit And the much love she beares her brother makes her Forget her sex 1. But we shall lose your thanks since she performs it 2. Not a whit he shall not know it for us how ere Shee 's a witness of our zeal to doo 't and we are free From danger of the Law if ever the deed be known Enter Lucinda Luc. 'T is done away he welters in his blood leave all to me 2. But what for these Luc. Fie no 't is unnecessary by giving Gold I le make them speechless ever but now I better Think beare them into some wood and bind them But hurt them not 1. Maddam 't is possible your brother may not yet b•
written in this Line Adr. This fellow is a devill besides I see my falshood does not thrive Aur. What saies he to you Adr. He is indeed a rare man and I recant And much esteem him and his skill Age I see he has told you things that please you Adr. He has so Exit Age Sister if you love me Aur. Well you know I can deny you nothing I would not see him else How I long to speak with him yet I 'le torment him too It troubles me to think my brother divides The channell of his love which else would wholly Run in one continued stream to me Enter Agenor I esteem you learned above all those I ever saw or heard of This evening Sir wee 'l talk at better leasure Now I desire all to retire and leave me Exeunt Gipsie and Maids Now brother where is Philanthus Age Friend Enter Philanthus Phil. How I tremble Were I to enter Combat against a Lion Nay against an Hoste of men me-thinks I should not Be thus fearfull I know 't is not my part To play the passionate Lover shee 'l laugh at me But I have lost that power I had over my passion By her unkindnesse nor can I hide the sorrows of my heart she offers to go away Age Whither sister did not you promise to hear him Aur. Whom Age Philanthus Aur. Yes but I see nothing but a statue there 's neither Sound nor motion comes from that Phil. It is your cruelty that hath transform'd me then Dear Madam tell me from what can grow this alteration If any false report have done it 't is great injustice To believe an enemy wronging a friend and not To hear that friend first answer for himselfe Aur. Philanthus I do not complain at all why do you go about To justifie your selfe before you be accused Phil. Madam why am I then banished from Your presence and your favour Aur. 'T was your occasion drew you from the Court For ought I know and for my favour I never Doated on you nor do I hate you now Age Yet sister this cold answer does not become That love which you on my knowledge desir'd That he should think you bear him Aur. Brother I must acknowledge that I love and honour Philanthus merits But yet I take it I never so far did engage my selfe As not to be my own disposer and you too far Interest your selfe in being more a friend to him than me Age As how Aur You blind my judgment which should wholly direct me in my choice For he whom you commend of reasonable parts Must from me gain respect above the best deserver And much I wonder that Philanthus will call in question His own merits for so he does in my opinion to use you As a secundary means since if he be a man deserves my love I hope he thinks that I have wit to know it Phil. Madam 't were ignorance in me or any other to plead other Desert than readinesse to obey and fortune enviously To me hath still denyed such an occasion as might let you see The greatest danger should to me seem none Where I might hope to do you any service Aur. Your promises are large and I may perhaps Meet with employment Phil. Madam if so I shall beleeve my selfe most happy Age Well dear sister use him kindly Aur. Brother you did desire that I should give him hearing None by but you I will exceed that favour And wish to enjoy his company alone pray leave us Age Most willingly Exit Aur. You may stay Sir if you please except you fear To be alone with me Phil. Madam why fear what danger Aur. More then you think I must impart a businesse to you In which I shall make tryal of The great love that you professe Phil. I am blest if you be serious though I should Perish in what you employ me I must Account my end most fortunate Aur. You must swear to perform what I enjoyne you According to your power Phil. Madam I vow 't if it be not against mine honour I value you above my life but lesse then that Aur. Well Phil. One exception more and then be what it will Aur. What 's that Phil. Not to command me to cease to love you Aur. Oh! fear it not and yet I will not promise to love you Not when you have performed what I shall now enjoyne Yet I confesse the service will be most acceptable Nor must you make my Brother though your dearest friend Partaker of the secret Phil. That 's worst of all Aur. Swear Phil. I do Aur. Then know that I do hate that Knight that overcame Adrastus More then I love my beauty or my health Phil. How Aur. This cannot chuse but pinch him And do enjoyne you By your oath to find him out and so deliver him into my hands That I may have still power to punish him as I think fit Phil. And Madam wherefore do you hate him I heard His actions did not deserve it Aur. For his discourtesie and neglect of me Phil. Know you of what Country he is Aur. No Phil. Oh Madam I finde your plot you know you shall Still be importuned by my love which will Not give me leave to let you live in peace And therefore you have set me on this uselesse task You are witty in your cruelty Aur. Not onely so for I desire to be reveng'd upon that Knight Phil. Will 't content you if I kill him Aur. No his punishment I reserve unto my self The way to bring him hither to your own discretion By force or by entreaty as you please And so I leave you Think on your oath remember too I promise no reward Phil. Nor may I hope one neither Aur. You are your own disposer Phil. At least allow me this encouragement Why should I strive to please this scornfull she that hates me Nay hates me when I do deserve all love The beautious Lady of the Castle did not so Am I not by the gods thus punished for my ingratitude to her yes Certainly she sav'd my life Her beauty is not much inferiour Her wit seemes equall how e're she ought To be esteemed by me much more But where 's she Or what is she I know not onely I feel her growing here here in my heart flourish Enter Duke Agenor Aurelia Courtiers Duk. This custome shall no longer be of use The last Combat was granted it seemes Hath drawn on this Age Your Court will be dishonoured by the refusall Shall it be said You protect those who do wrong To others when the guilt perhaps makes them Too feeble to defend themselves Duk. Well be it as you will I am innocent Of any blood that shall this day be shed Age Let the Knight enter Enter Gudgen and his Man Duk. How Gudgen my favourit nay then there 's no great danger Meant you 't was he Which of the women will he challenge Aur. Nay rather how many men at all these weapons
Y. G. Speak your prose first and see you be not our before you begin your leggs Man No I warrant you Sir I 'le make my 〈…〉 rences very sweetly Age Something long a beginning Y. G. Take heed your tongue do not discover you Man No nor my tail neither I warrant you as 〈◊〉 tell it Y. G. Remember born a great way off Man I I and not christened for you are a T••… you know Aur. Now he begins Man Most doughty Duke Master what must I call you Y. G. Coxcomb Man Oh! Y. G. Shouldst not name me Man Most doughty Duke my Master Coxcomb whom you see Y. G. Oh slave Man Is come to Court to shew his chivalry against Y. G. Speak softly Man Against speak-softly servant to your grace Y. G. Bernardo servant to your grace you fool Man Bernardo servant to your grace you fool whom if he be within this dismall place I him defie throwing the monstrous lie into his ugly throat Age Good poetry Man And should he come I would not be in s coat For sure my Master who is come thus far Will kill him dead before he be aware I am his mouth and I do tell you from him My Master if he come will soundly bum him Y. G. Wooll a Man And therefore keep away if you be wise Till I my Trumpet have forth-sounded thrice Phil. Me-thinks the Knight should speak for himselfe Y. G. I do not understand a word of your language Duk. Hard luck how far was your Knight born Y. G. Be sure you say far enough they ' I know me else Man I warrant ye Beyond the worlds end Age How many miles may that be Man Forty good miles and more His Father Y. G. Peace sound again I am in some fear Aur. Hee 'l learn to speak anone Y. G. It seemes the enemy dares not approach if he do I 'le send him after those ten Knights that I kill'd in Thrace singly man after man though they assaulted me all at once Phil. That 's strange Y. G. I at one blow with this rusty sword rusty with being continually imbrued in blood of bruitish beasts Man Indeed he kill'd a mad Bullock once Y. G. Clove to the teeth a monstrous high and mighty mastiff Dog of a Leminian Lion's hide Age A Cow's perhaps his father was a Butcher Y. G. Sound the third time Not yet how base is he that dares do injurie but much more base that dares not justifie his wickednesse Not yet Phil. Now he speaks plain Y. G. I with this Gun have kill'd a monstrous Wren Man He come Hang him coward Y. G. Oh that he durst then would I What noise is that Man Nothing Y. G. I thirst for blood if there be any here Aur. To drink would he have it Y. G. That dare according to antient books maintain the beauty of his Lady against mine Since the enemy dare not appear I must be in action Age Where 's yours Flourist Y. G. My squire here shal be she my valour shal supply that which wants in beauty Duk. None dares I am weary of this fool Y. G. Dare none encounter me march quite away He 's come but 't is too late I scorn to stay Duk. What did you come for Y. G. I will tell you the secret I did come hitherto no end And I do mean to depart to as little purpose Therefore like other Knights that make a show In glittering Armour as I came I go Exeunt Gudg his Man Phil. Call him back again hee 's a rank coward Duk. No let him alone I 'me weary besides the day is far spent And we do lose much better sport nor were it well To have him so discouraged Aur. Pray Sir let me enjoy your friend Gudgen's company sometimes 1. C. Madam I 'le fit him the best I can to make you sport Aur. If Philanthus conceal from Agenor What I enjoyn'd he loves me more then him Which I shall much rejoyce in Age Is this your friendship Exeunt manet Phil. Age Phil. Do not accuse me where I am not guilty The secret is not mine that 's trusted by another to me And when it does concern them more then me Yet so much I am touched that I do burst With a desire to tell you Age Why do you not Phil. She bound me by an oath to the contrary most cunningly For else she knew I would have told it you Age Philanthus I see she hath wholly won you from me And I am glad you need not use my friendship further Which of you two to accuse of most unkindnesse I know not well For me I should not have entertain'd The knowledge of a secret on a condition so prejudiciall To our friendship Phil. 'T were great injustice in you if 't should A perjur'd man would ill become your friendship Age You tell it to no man in telling me Phil. Had not her tongue her action did enjoyn me to keep it from your Knowledge of all men you saw she did desire your absence Age Perhaps she fear'd to speak before me that which yet she would Be well content that I should know from you Phil. If I have friendship the knowledge of it if you love me Would more afflict you than my denyalls does Age Such an excuse does worst of all farewell Phil. Sure Aurelia so much hates me that she envies me That happinesse of her brothers friendship and onely Did invent this plot to break it Stay Sir I 'le give you proof That I dare trust you with a secret and you will Say a strange one though not this Age Well what is' t Phil. I do not love your sister Age How Phil. No otherwise then as she is your sister Age This makes me more suspect your friendship Phil. Why should you think I love her since she hates me And laies plots to deprive me of your friendship Which by the gods I prise above what happinesse Women can bring me Age This protestation makes me think you do not love indeed Phil. Be not mistaken I do love Age Whom Phil. Remember my past fortune with the beautious Lady Of the Castle and you will finde that I have cause To be a Lover if only out of gratitude Your sister's cruelty hath made my reason Once more Master of my will and being so I cannot chuse but see my former folly In hoping to enjoy so absolute a creature As Aurelia is whom heaven ordaines For one of greater merits the gods had been Indeed unjust to make unworthy me the centre Where so much worthy loves should meet the least Of which is sure to make the best deserver happy Age Philanthus my friendship 's of that nature that it does Glew me unto your designes and since I see My sister hath given over to deserve your love I must confesse I think you could not place it with more reason Than on this Lady 'T is true that I would have thee still a Lover Like my selfe for so
hum Exit Enter Aurelia and Miranthe Aur. This is the day and this the place that Philanthus Intends to present himself as the stranger Knight To receive what punishment I shall inflict Where I will make him jealous of himselfe Mir. Why will you so torment him since you confesse you love him Aur. Still to draw greater proofes of his affection in which I glory Mir. Take heed whilst that you use him thus you do not Lessen what you would make greater his love Were I man and in his place I should have hated You for you in reason have appeared unworthy And inconstant which how his generous spirit May brook who knowes Aur. Púh these are needlesse fears see where he comes The same armes he wore when he o're came Adrastus A coldnesse strikes my heart at sight of him Enter the Moor as Philanthus Moor If you be the Princesse Aurelia I was enjoyn'd Thus low to bend my knee lower my heart In my submission to your offended deity Aur. Yes Sir I am and you I take to be the most Discourteous Knight alive Moor Madam I have already paid for that offence The forfeit of my honour if not to be recovered By faithfully performing what I was enjoyn'd Rather commanded by your Philanthus for such How e're you prise him he desires to be esteem'd Aur. How well he counterfeits anothers voice Moor By a strange accident he met me and when Perswasion would not move me for I had a desire Another way he did employ his not to be resisted valour Compelling me to swear for safeguard of my life Here to present my selfe and willingly receive What punishment your rigour can inflict Aur. What censure do you expect Moor Death for I do believe you the most cruell Lady living Aur. Why do you think so Moor Your rigour to Philanthns who partly made Me know his story made me suspect yet still He loves you more then his own soul But your Unjust hatred against me gives me assurance Of your cruell nature Aur. Perhaps I did but seem to hate you you feel am unarm'd For punishment none but my selfe and one weak woman more But you are bound by oath to endure what ere I shall inflict I 'le try him fully Moor I am and wish to know my sentence Aur. With you own sword I will perform it Moor Alas you have not strength to take my life were I unarm'd Aur. Rather no will you are not noble that would thus T' the danger of your life perform your promise Receive your sword and know I am so far From hate that I did love you for the great respect You shew'd me though I seem'd otherwise But you retiring and to me unknown Bar'd me from means to thank you or let you know How much I lik'd your valour which sure by Philanthus Could not be exceeded I rather take it as a courteous act From you to him he hoping the performance Of the task enjoyn'd might reconcile him to my love Which is now impossible yet I did much affect him Till his boasting did beget my hatred But trust me in his sending you how e're I thank him he hath much prejudic'd himselfe There is no honour that this Court can do you Which boldly you may not promise to your selfe Nor would I have you think I am unconstant For I have still profest to love where I did find Most worth untill I were confin'd by Marriage Moor Madam however some will censure this your humour To me it does appear the best I honour you And shall believe my selfe the happiest creature Living in this your good opinion Aur. Longer Sir I will not hold you but when you please To visit me at Court there 's no assurance Of my affection that I shall refuse Which honour will permit me to bestow Moor I make me in my own opinion the mark of envy To the most happy living Besides thus on your hand I seal my lasting service Exit Mir. Madam what 's your designe in this to give Philanthus As a stranger so large assurances of your affection And yet make him think you hate him as he is himself Enter the second Courtiers 2. Ah! Madam the most unfortunate accident Aur. How what thou frightest me speak 2. The Prince your brother Aur. What of him 2. Hath kill'd his dearest friend noble Philanthus Aur. 'T is impossible I know the contrary 2. Oh Madam 't is too true your brothers sorrow is a witnesse of it The Court is drown'd in tears and justly It never felt a greater losse Aur. I have abused my self then made vowes and protestations To I know not whom the voice indeed was different But is this certain truth were ye a witnesse But how or why or when I am amazed With wonder and sorrow Speak 2. 'T is so certain that your brother would have kil'd himself Had he not been prevented Aur. He had done well 't is fit we all should die For who would live after Philanthus Exeum Enter Lucinda Luc. You Gods was 't not sufficient misery for me To love a man whom I had never seen before His heart given to another or ere he knew me But that you afterwards must raise me to the happiness Of his affection and then thus violently pull Him from me Why should you thus oppose your strongest powers Against a silly woman But love I know it is thy malice That did invite the cruell destinies to cut The fine spun thread of dear Philanthus and cruelly Lengthen mine You powers it is enough for you have humbled My proud heart low as the earth Seek out some other That hath not felt your scourges I confesse Your power and am obedient too But why should I Begin to flatter unjust heaven within whose power It does not lie to pleasure me Philanthus gone Whose name I 'le reverence more in their despight Then all the envious deities that took him from me Enter Philanthus as a Ghost Phil. Impious cruell and forgetfull woman thy sacrilegious Thoughts and words I see have been the causes That have stopt my passage to the Elizium fields Forcing me thus wandring to stay above the earth To feel torments above neglect in love Nay equall to those hellish pangs bred from the thoughts Of a much lov'd inconstant Mistress But I 'le revenge My selfe by haunting thee perpetually Aur. Oh thou dear ghost such a revenge were sweet I should desire to look upon thee ever After I had thee thou wert soon lost I was not satisfied Let me if possible embrace thee at least Converse with thee for ever thus Phil. I see you have forgot my last request Think on the Prince in whom I live this way ye cross The ordinance of heaven who never failes To punish disobedience from me If you Be slack in loving him my ghost shall never rest In peace and when I next appear a thousand furies Will come along and in your sight torment me Past what a mortall can imagin if not for