them name Antonio Vil. Seb Cat. Ha Vil. T is true upon my soule oh false Antonio Cat. Vnworthy Gentleman Val. Let none have the honour to revenge but I the wrongd Valasco let me beg it sir Vil. Antonio boy up before the day Vpon my blessing I command thee post To Eluas Castle summon that false man Enter Count To quit his shamefull action bid him returne Thy sister backe whose honour will be lost For ever in 't if he shall dare deny her Double thy Fathers spirit call him to A strickt account and with thy sword enforce him Oh I could leape out of my age me thinkes And combat him my selfe be thine the glory This staine will never wash off I feele it settle On all our blood away my curse pursue This disobedience Exit Val. I had an interrest in Berinthia Why have not I commission I have a sword Thirsteth to be acquainted with his veines It is too meane a satisfaction To have her rendred on his heart I de write A most just vengence Seb. Sir she is my sister I have a sword dares tent A wound as farre as any spare your vallour Cat. I have a tricke to be rid of this foole my Lord Doe you accompany my brother you I know are valiant Mount Any whither I le make me ready presently Exit Seb. My most unhappy sister Exit Cat. Oh I could surfet I am confident Antonio hath her t is revenge beyond My expectation to close up the eyes Of his Berinthia dying in his armes Poyson'd maturely mischiefe I shall prove Thy constant friend let weakenesse vertue love Actus 4. Scaena I. Enter Antonio Berinthia Castabella Villandras Sforza Diego Ant. THe welcom'st guest that ever Eluas had Sister Villandras y are not sensible what treasure You possesse I have no loves I would not here divide Cast. Indeed Madam y are as welcome here as are my mother was Vil. And you are here as safe as if you had an army for your Guard Sfor. Safe armies and guard Berinthia ya 're a Lady But I meane not to court you guard â—notha here 's A Toledo and an old arme tough bones and sinewes Able to cut off as stout a head as wags upon a shoulder Th art Antonios guest welcome by the old bones Of his Father th' ast a wall of brasse about thee My young Daffodill Vil. Nor thinke my noble cozen meaneth you any dishonour here Ant. Dishonour it is a language I never understood yet Throw off your feares Berinthia y are i th' power Of him that dares not thinke The least dishonour to you Sfor. True by this busse jerkin that hath look'd i th face of an Army and he lies like a termagant denies it Antonio is Lord of the Castle but I le command fire to the gunnes upon any Renegado that confronts us set thy heart at rest my gilloflower we are all friends I warrant thee and hee s a Turke that does not honour thee from the haire of thy head to thy pettitoes Ant. Come be not sad Cast. Put on fresh blood y are not cheerefull how doe you Ber. I know not how nor what to answer you Your loves I cannot be ungratefull to Y are my best friends I thinke but yet I know not With what consent you brought my body hither Ant. Can you be ignorant what plot was laid To take your faire life from you Ber. If all be not a dreame I doe remember Your servant Diego told me wenders and I owe you for my preservation but Sfor. Shoote not at Buts Cupids an archer here a faire marke a f fooles bolts soone shot my names Sforza still my double Daisie Cast It is your happinesse you have escaped the malice of your sister Vil. And it is worth A noble gratitude to have been quit By such an honourer as Antonio is Of faire Berinthia Ber. Oh but my Father under whose displeasure I ever sinke Ant. You are secure Ber. As the poore Deere that being pursuid for safety Gets up a rocke that over hangs the Sea Where all that she can see is her destruction Before the waves behinde her enemies Promise her certaine ruine Ant. Faine not your selfe so haplesse my Berinthia Raise your dejected thoughts be merry come Thinke I am your Antonio Cast. It is not wisdome To let our passed fortune trouble us Since were they bad the memorie is sweete That we have past them looke before you Lady The future most concerneth Ber. You have awak'd me Antonio pardon Vpon whose honour I dare trust my selfe I am resolv'd if you dare keepe me here T' expect some happier issue Ant. Dare keepe thee here with thy consent I dare Deny thy Father by this sword I dare And all the world Sfor. Dare what giant of vallour dates hinder us from daring to slit the weasands of them that dare say wee dare not doe any thing that is to be dared under the poles I am old Sforza that in my dayes have scoured rogues faces with hot bals made em cut crosse capers and sent them away with a powder I have a company of roring buls upon the wals shall spit fire in the faces of any ragamuffian that dares say we dare not fight pell mell and still my name is Sforza Enter Diego hastily Die Sir your noble friend don Sebastionc is at the castle gate Ant. Your brother Lady and my honoured friend Why doe the gates not spread themselves to open At his arrivall Sforza t is Berinthiaes brother Sebastiano the example of all worth And friendship is come after his sweete sister Ber. Alas I feare Ant. Be not such a coward Lady he cannot come Without all goodnesse waiting on him Sforza Sforza I say what pretious time we lose Sebastiano I almost lose my selfe In joy to meete him breake the iron barre And give him entrance Sfor. I le breake the wals downe if the gates be too little Cast. I much desire to see him Ant. Sister now hee s come he did promise me But a short absence he of all the world I would call brother Castabella more Then for his sisters love oh hee s a man Made up of merit my Berinthia Throw off all cloudes Sebastianoes come Ber. Sent by my Father to Ant. What to see thee he shall see thee heÌ„re Respected like thy selfe Berinthia Attended with Antonio begirt with armies of thy servants Enter Sebastiano Mounte Nigro Sforza Oh my friend Seb. T is yet in question sir and will not be So easily proved Moun. No sir wee le make you prove your selfe our friend Ant. What face have you put on am I awake Or doe I dreame Sebastiano frownes Seb. Antonio I come not now to Complement While you were noble I was not least of them You cald your friends but you are guilty of An action that destroyes that name Sfor. Bones a your Father does he come to swagger My name is Sforza then Ant. No more I guiltie of an action so dishonourable Has made me unworthy of
THE MAIDES REVENGE A TRAGEDY As it hath beene Acted with good Applause at the private house in Drury Lane her Majesties Servants Written by IAMES SHIRLEY Gent. LONDON Printed by T. C. for William Cooke and are to be sold at his shop at Furnivalls Jnne Gate in Holbourne 1639 The Actors names GAsper De Vilarezo an old Count Father to Sebastiano Catalina and Berinthia Sebastiano sonne to Vilarezo Antonio a lover of Berinthia and friend to Sebastiano Valindras a kinsman Antonio Sforza a blunt Souldier Valasco a lover of Berinthia Count de monte nigro a braggard Diego Servant to Antonio Signior Sharkino a shirking Doctor Scarabeo a Servant to Sharkino Daughters to Vilarezo Catalina Berinthia Castabella Sister to Antonio Ansilva a waiting gentle woman to the two Sister Nurse Servants TO THE WORTHILY Honoured Henry Osborne Esquire SIR Till J be able to give you a better proofe of my service let not this oblation be despised It is a Tragedy which received encouragement and grace on the English Stage and though it come late to the Impression it was the second birth in this kinde which I dedicated to the Scene as you have Art to distinguish you have mercy and a smile if you finde a Poem infirme through want of age and experience the mother of strength It is many yeares since I see these papers which make haste to kisse your hand if you doe not accuse the boldnesse and pride of them I will owne the child and beleeve Tradition so farre that you will receive no dishonour by the acceptance I never affected the wayes of flattery some say I have lost my preferment by not practising that Court sinne but if you dare beleeve I much honour you nor is it upon guesse but the taste and knowledge of your abilitie and merit and while the Court wherein you live is fruitfull with Testimonies of your mind my Character is seal'd up when I have said that your vertue hath taken up a faire lodging Read when you have leasure and let the Author be fortunate to be knowne Your Servant IAMES SHIRLEY A Catalogue of such things as hath beene Published by James Shirley Gent. TRaytor Witty Faire one Bird in a Cage Changes or Love in a Maze Gratefull Servant Wedding Hide Parke Young Admirall Lady of Pleasure Gamster Example Dukes Mistresse Ball Chabot Admirall of France Royall Master Schoole of Complements Contention for Honour and Riches Triumph of peace a Masque Maides Revenge THE MAIDES REVENG Actus 1. Scaena 1. Enter Sebestiano and Antonio Seb. THe noble curtesies I have received At Lisbone worthy friend so much engage me That I must dye endebted to your worth Vnlesse you mean to accept what I 've studied Although but partly to discharge the summe Due to your honour'd love Ant. How now Sebastiano will you forfeit The name of friend then I did hope our love Had outgrowne complement Seb. I speake my thoughts My tongue and heart are relatives I thinke I have deserved no base opinion from you I wish not onely to perpetuate Our friendship but to exchange that common name Of friend for Ant. What take heede do not prophane Wouldst thou be more then friend It is a name Vertue can onely answer to couldst thou Vnite into one all goodnesse whatsoe're Mortality can boast of thou shalt finde The circle narrow bounded to containe This swelling treasure every good admits Degrees but this being so good it cannot For he 's no friend is not superlative Indulgent parents brethren kindred tied By the naturall flow of blood alliances And what you can imagine is to light To weigh with name of friend they execute At best but what a nature prompts e'm to Are often lesse then friends when they remaine our kinsmen still but friend is never lost Seb. Nay then Antonio you mistake I meane not To leave of friend which with another title Would not be lost come them I le tell you Sir I would be friend and brother thus our friendship Shall like a diamond set in gold not loose His sparkling but shew fairer I have a paire Of sisters which I would commend but that I might seeme partiall their birth and fortunes Deserving noble love if thou beest free From other faire ingagement I would be proud To speake them worthy come shalt go and see them I would not beg them sutors fame hath spred Through Portugall their persons and drawne to Avero Many affectionate gallants Ant. Catalina and Berinthia Seb. The same Ant. Report speakes loud their beauties and no less Vertue in either well I see you strive To leave no merrit where you meane to honour I cannot otherwise escape the censure Of one ingratefull but by waiting on you Home to Avero Seb. You shall honour me And glad my noble Father to whom you are No stranger your owne worth before hath beene Sufficient preparation Ant. Ha I have not so much choise Sebastiane But if one Sister of Antonios May have a commendation to your thoughts I will not spend much Art in praysing her Her vertue speake it selfe I shall be happy And be confirmd you brother though I misse Acceptance at Avero Seb. Still you out doe me I could never wish My service better plac'd at opertunity I le visit you at Eluas i' th meane time Le ts hast to Avero where with you I le bring My double welcome and not faile to second Any designe Ant. You shall teach me a lesson Against we meete at Eluas Castle sit Exeunt Enter Gaspar de Vilarezo and a Servant Vil. What gallants sirra are they newly entred Ser. Count de Monte Nigro my Lord and Don Valasco Vil. Give your observance then I know their businesse Catalina and Berinthia are the starrs Direct them hither Gaspars house shall give Respect to all but they are two such Iewels I must dispose maturely I should else Returne ingratitude upon the heavens For leaving me such pledges not am I Like other fathers carried with the streame Of love toth youngest as they were in birth They had my tendernesse Catalina then Is eldest in my care Berinthia Her childs part too both faire and vertuous But daughters are held losses to a family Sonnes onely to maintaine honour and stemme Alive in their posterity and I now thinke on 't My sonne Sebastiano hath beene slow In his returne from Lisbone oh that boy Renewes my age with hope and hath returnd My care in education weight for weight With noble quality will belov'd by th best O th Dons in Spaine and Portugall whose loves Do often threten his absence to such length As this hath beene Enter Count de monte Nigro and Catalina But Here 's my eldest daughter With her amorous Count I le not be seene Exit Cata. You have beene absent long my noble Count beshrew me but I dreamt on you last night Count Ha ha did you so I tickle her in her sleep I perceive Sweete Lady I did but like the valiant beast Give a
often have prophan'd and mockd thy fires Thy flames now punish me let me collect They are both excellent creatures there is A Majestie in Catalinas eye and every part carries ambition Or Queene upon it yet Berinthia Hath something more than all this praise though she Command the world this hath more power ore me Here I have lost my freedome not the Queene Of love could thus have wounded poore Antonio I le speake to her Lady I 'm an Novice yet in love Ber. It may be so Anto. She jests at me yet I should be proud to be Your servant Ber. I entertaine no servants that are proud Val. Divine Berinthia Anto. She checks my rudenesse that so openly I seeme to court her and in presence too Of some that have engaged themselves perhaps To her already Vila. Come let us in my house spreads to receive you Which you may call your owne I le leade the way Cata. Please you walke Sir Ant. It will become me thus to waite on you Exeunt manet Count and Valasco Count Does not the foole ride us both Val. What foole both whom Count That foole both us we are but horses and may Walke one another for ought I see before the doore when he Is alight and entred I do not relish that same Novice he were not best gull me harke you Don Valasco what shal s doe Val. Doe why Count This Antonio is a sutor to one of 'em Val. I feare him not Coun. I do not feare him neither I dare fight with him and He were ten Antonios but the Ladies Don the Ladies Val. Berinthia to whom I pay my love devotions in my eare Seemd not to welcome him your Lady did Coant I but for all that he had most mind to your mistris And I do not see but if he pursue it There is a possibility to scale the fort Ladies Mindes may alter by your favour I have lesse Cause to feare o' th two if he love not Catalina My game is free and I may have a course in Her Parke the more easily Val. T is true he preferred service to Berinthia And what is she then to resist the vowes Antonio if he love dare heape upon her He 's gracious with her father and a friend Deere as his bosome to Sebastiano And may be is directed by that brother To aime at her or if he make free choyce Berinthias beauty will draw up his soule Count And yet now I thinke on 't he was very sawcey With my love to support her arme which she Accepted too familiarly and she should But love him it were as bad for me for tho he care Not for her I am sure she will never abide me after it By this hilts I must kill him there 's no remedy I cannot helpe it Val. I le know my destiny Count And I my fate but here he comes Enter Antonio Ant. The strangest resolution of a father I ever heard I was covetous To acquaint him with my wishes praid his leave I might be servant to Berinthia But thus he briefly answered untill His eldest daughter were dispos'd in marriage His youngest must not love and therefore wisht me Vnlesse I could place Catalina here Leave off soliciting yet I was welcome you fed on nothing but Berinthia From whose faire eyes love threw a thousand flames into Antonios heart her cheeks bewraying As many amorous blushings which brake out Like a forc'd lightning from a troubled cloud Discovering a restraint as if within She were at conflict which her colour onely Tooke liberty to speake but soone fell backe And as it were checkt by silence Cou. I le stay no longer sir a word with you are you desperat Ant. Desperate why sit Count I aske and you be desperate are you weary of your Life and you be say but the word some body can tell How to dispatch you without a physitian at a minuits warning Anto. You are thē noble Count de monte Nigro Count I care not a Spanish fig what you count me I must Call you to account sir in briefe the Lady Dona Catalina is my mistris I do not meane to be baffled While this toole has any steele in 't and I have some Mettall in my selfe too Ant. The Dona Catalina do you love her Enter Vila Sebast. Cata. Ber. She is a Lady in whom onely lives Natures and Arts perfection borne to shame All former beauties and to be the wonder Of all succeeding which shall fade and wither When she is but remembred Count I can endure no more Diablo he is mortally in love With Catalina Vala. T is so he 's tane with Catalinaes beautie Count. Sir I am a servant of that Lady therefore eate up Your words or you shall be sensible that I am Count De monte Nigro and she 's no dish for Don Antonio Ant. Sir I will do you right Count Or I will right my selfe Cata. He did direct those prayses unto me This doth confirme it Ber. He cannot so soone alter I shall discover a passion through my eyē Count Thou shewest thy selfe a noble Gentleman the Count is now thy friend Ant. Does it become me sir to prosecute Where such a noble Count is interessed Vpon my soule I wish the Lady yours Here my suite fals with tender of my servicē Would you were married nay in bed together My honourable Count Cata. Your face is cloudy sir as you suspected Your presence were not welcome had you naught But title of a brothers friendship it were Enough to oblige us to you but your worth In Catalinaes eies bids me proclaime you A double acceptation Ant. Oh you are bounteous Ladie Count Sir Ant. Doe not feare me I am not worthie your opinion It shall be happinesse for me to kisse This Ivory hand Count The whilst I kisse her lip and be immotall Seb. Antonio my father is a rocke In that he first resolved and I account it part of my Owne unhappinesse I hope you hold me not suspected Ant. I were unworthy such a friend his care Becomes him nobly has not younder Count Some hope of Catalina Seb. My father thinkes that sister worthy of More than a bare Nobility Ant. I le backe to Eluas noble sir This entertainement is so much above Antonios merit if I leave you not I shall be out of hope to Vila. Nay then you mocke me sir you must not leave me Without discourtesie so soone we triffle time This night you are my guest my honored Count My Don Valasco Count Yes my Lord wee 'le follow Ant. Ha I am resolv'd like Barge-men when they row I le looke another way then that I goe Exeunt Actus 2. Scaena I. Enter Catalina and Ansilva Cata. Ansilva you observe with curious eye All Gentlemen that come hither what 's your opinion Of Don Antonio Ans. My opinion Madam I want Art To judge of him Cata. Then without Art your judgement Ans. He is one of the most accomplisht Gentlemen Ansilva ere beheld
pardon Madam Cata. Nay it doth not displease y are not alone He hath friends to second you and who dost thinke Is cause he tarries here Ans. Your noble father will not let him goe Cata. And canst thou see no higher then thou art dull Ans. Madam I guesse at something more Cata. What Ans. Love Cata. Of whom Ans. I know not that Cata. How not that thou 'dst bring thy former truth Into suspition why t is more apparant Then that he loves Ans. If judging eyes may guide him I know where he should chuse but I have heard That love is blind Cata. Ha Ans. Vertue would direct him Madam unto you I know not his Obedience I shall repent if I offend Cata. Tha' rt honest be yet more free hide not a thought that may concerne it Ans. Then Madam I thinke he loves my Lady Berinthia I have observ'd his eyes rowle that way Even now I spied him Close with her in the Arbour pardon me Madam Cata. Th' ast done me faithfull service be yet more vigilant I know thou speakst all truth I doe suspect him Exit Ans. My sister ha Dare shee maintaine contention Is this the dutie bindes her to obey A fathers precepts t is dishonour to me Enter Ansilva Ans. Madam here 's a pretty hansome stripling new alight Enquires for Don Antonio Cata. Let me see him 't will give me good occasion to be My owne observer Enter Diego Whom would you sir Die I am sent in quest of Antonio Cata. He speakes like a Knight errant he comes in quest Die I have heard it a little vertue in some Spanniels to Quest now and then Lady Cata. But you are none Die My Mr. cannot beate me from him Madam I am one of The oldest appurtenances belonging to him and yet I Have little mosse in my chinne Cata. The more to come a wittie knave Die No more wit then will keep my head warme I beseech you amiable Virgin help my Master Antonio to some intelligence that a servant of his waits to speake with him from his sister Madona Castabella Cata. It shall not neede sir I le give him notice my selfe Ansilva Entertaine time with him Exit Ans. A promising young man Die Doe you waite on this Lady Ans. Yes sir Die Wee are both of a tribe then though wēe differ in our sexe I beseech you taxe me not of immodesty or want of breeding that I did not salute you upon the first view of your person this kisse be as good as presse-mony to bind me to your service Ans. Y are very welcome by my virginity Exit Die Your virginitie a good word to save an oath for all she made me a cursie it was not good manners to leave mee so soone y are very welcome by my virginity was she afraid of breaking it may be she is crack'd already but here she is againe Enter Ansilva Ans. May I begge your name sir Die No begger sweet would you have it at length then My name is Signior Baltazaro Clere Mautado But for brevities sake they call me Diego Ans, Then Signior Diego once more you are welcome Die Bazelez manes Signiora and what my tongue is not able to expresse my head shall it seemes you have liv'd long a Virgin Ans. Not above seven or eight and thirty yeares Die By Lady a tried Virgin you have given the world A large testimony of your virginity Enter Ant. Berin and Catal. Ber. I should be thus a disobedient daughter A Fathers Hests are sacred Ant. But in love They have no power it is but tyranny Plaine usurpation to command the minde Against its owne election I am yours Vow'd yours for ever send me not away Shipwrack'd i th' habour say but you can love me And I will waite an age not wish to move But by commission from you to whom I render the possession of my selfe Ha we are betrai'd I must use cunning She lives in you and take not in worse sence You are more gracious in that you are So like your eldest sister in whom lives The coppy of so much perfection All other seemē to imitate Cata. Does he not praise me now Ant. But here she is Madam not finding you i th' garden I met this Lady Cata. I came to tell you A servant of yours attends with letters from Your sister Madona Castabella Ant. Diego what newes Die Sir my Lady remembers her love these letters informe you the state of all things Cata. What serious conference had you sister with that Gentleman Ber. Would you had heard them sister they concern'd your Commendations Cata. Why should he not deliver them to my selfe Ber. It may be then You would have thought he flattered Cata. I like not this rebound T is fairest to catch at fall Ber. Sister I hope You have no suspition I have courted His stay or language on my life no accent Fell from me your owne eare would not have heard With acceptation Cata. It may be so and yet I dare acquit you In duty to a Father you would wish me All due respect I know it Ant. Diego Die Sir Ant. You observe the waiting creatures in the blacke Harke you apprehend me Whisper Die With as much tenacity as a servant Cat. I hope sir now we shall enjoy you longer Ant. The gods would sonner be sicke with Nectar than Antoni Antonio Grow weary of such faire societie But I am at home expected a poore sister My fathers care alive and dying was His Legacy having out-staid my time Is tender of my absence Enter Vilarezo Sebastiano Count and Valasco Cata. My Lord Antonio meanes to take his leave Vila. Although last night you were inclin'd to goe Let us prevaile this morning Cat. A servant of his he saies brought letters To hasten departure Vila. Why sirra will you rob us of your master Die Not guilty my Lord Count Sir if you 'le needs go we 'le bring you on your way Ant. I humbly thank your honour I le not be so trouble some Count Would you were gone once I doe not meane to trouble my selfe so much I warrant thee Ant. I have now a charge upon me I hope it may Excuse me if I hasten my returne Vila. T is faire and reasonable well sir my sonne Shall waite on you o th' way if any occasion Draw you to Avero le ts hope you 'le see us You know your welcome Ant. My Lord the favours done me would proclaime I were too much unworthy not to visit you Oft as I see Avero Madam I part with some unhappinesse To lose your presence give me leave I may Be absent your admirer to whose memory I write my selfe a servant Count Poxe on your complemênt you were not best write In her table-bookes Cata. You doe not know What power you have o're me that but to please you Can frame my selfe to take a leave so soone Vala. What thinke you of that my Lord Count Why she sayes she has power to take her leave
your friendship Come y' are not in earnest t is enough I know My se'fe Antonio Seb. Adde to him ungratefull Ant. T was a foule breath delivered it and wert any But Sebastiano he should feele the weight Of such a falshood Seb. Sister you must along with me Ant. Now by my Fathers soule he that takes her hence Vnlesse she give consent treads on his grave Sebastiano y' are unnoble then T is I that said it Mount So it seemes Seb. Antonio for here I throw of all The ties of love I come to fetch a sister Dishonourably taken from her father Or with my sword to force thee render her Now if thou beest a Souldier redeliver Or keepe her with the danger of thy person Thou canst not be my brother till we first Be allied in blood Ant. Promise me the hearing And that have any satisfaction Becomes my fame Mount So so he will submit himselfe it will be our honor Ant. Were in your power would you not account it A pretious victory in your sisters cause To dye your sword with any blood of him Sav'd both her life and honour Seb. I were ungratefull Ant. You have told your selfe and I have argumēnt to prove this Seb. Why would you have me thinke my sister owes to you such preservation Ant. Oh Sebastiano Thou dost not thinke what devill lies at home Within a sisters bosome Catalina I know not with what worst of envy laid Force to this goodly building and through poyson Had rob'd the earth of more then all the world Her vertue Seb. You must not beate my resolution off With these inventions sir Ant. Be not cozend With your credulity for my blood I value it Beneath my honour and I dare by goodnesse In such a quarrell kill thee but heare all And then you shall have fighting your heart full Valasco was the man appointed by That goodly sister to steale Berinthia And Lord himselfe of this possession Just at that time but heare and tremble at it Shee by a cunning poyson should have breath'd Her soule into his armes within two houres And so Valasco should have borne the shame Of theft and murther how doe you like this sir Seb. You amaze me sir Ant. T is true by honours selfe heare it confirm'd And when you will I am ready Vil. Pitty such valour should be imployd Vpon no better cause they will enforme him Mount Harke you sir d ee thinke this is true Vil. I dare maintaine it Mount That 's another matter why then the case is Altered what should we doe fighting and lose Our lives to no purpose Sf. It seemes you are his second Mount I am Count de Monte Nigro Sfor. And my names Sforza sir you were not best to come here to brave us unlesse you have more legges and armes at home I have a saza shall picke holes in your doublet and firke your shankes my gallimaufry Seb. I cannot but beleeve it oh Berinthia I am wounded ere I fight Ant. Holds your resolve yet constant if you have Better opinion of your sword then truth I am bound to answer but I would I had Such an advantage gainst another man As the justice of my cause all vallour fights But with a sayle against it Vil. Take a time to informe your father sir my noble Cozen is to be found here constant Seb. But will you backe with me then Ber. Excuse me brother I shall fall too soone Vpon my sisters malice whose foule guilt Will make me expect more certaine ruine Ant. Now Sebestiano Puts on his judgement and assumes his noblenesse Whilst he loves equity Seb. And shall I carry shame To Villarezoes house neglect of father Whose precepts bindes me to returne with her Or leave my life at Eluas I must on I have heard you to no purpose shall Berinthia Backe to Avero Ant. Sir she must not yet t is dangerous Seb. Choose thee a second then this Count and I Meane to leave honor here Vill. Honour me sir Ant. T is done Sebastiano shall report Antonio just and noble Sforza sweare Vpon my Sword oh doe not hinder me If victory crowne Sebastianoes arme I charge thee by thy honesty restore This Lady to him on whose lip I seale My unstain'd faith Mount Vmh t is a rare physitian my spirit is abated Cast. Brother Ber. Brother Seb. And wilt thou be dishonourd Ber. Oh doe not wrong the Gentleman beleeve it Dishonour nere dwelt here and he hath made A most religious vow not in a thought To staine my innocence he does not force me Remember what a noble friend you make A most just enemy he sav'd my life Be not a murtherer take yet a time Runne not your selfe in danger for a cause Carries so little justice Mount Faith sir if you please take a time to thinke on 't a month or two or three they shall not say but wee are honorable Cast. You gave him to my heart a Gentleman Seb whisp Compleate with goodnesse will you rob the world And me at once alas I love him Ant. Never man fought with a lesser heart the conquest Will be but many deathes he is her brother My friend this poore girles joy Mount With all my heart I le post to Avero presently Seb. Let it be so Antonio Cast. Alas pore Castabella what a conflict seest thou within thee their fight woundeth thee And I must die who ere hath victory Ant. Then friend againe and as Sebastiano I bid him welcome and who loves Antonio Must speake that language Sfor. Enough not a Masty upon the Castle wall But shall barke too I congratulate thee if thou Beelest friend to the Castle of Eluas and still my name Is Sforza Ant. Well said my brave Adelautado come Sebastiano And my Birinthia by to morrow we shall know The truth of our felicity Exeunt Enter Vilarezo Vil. What are the Nobles more than common men When all their honour cannot free them from Shame and abuse as greatnesse were a marke Stucke by them but to give direction For men to shoote indignities upon them Are we call'd Lords of riches we possesse And can defend them from the ravishing hand Of strangers when our children are not safe From theeves and robbers none of us can challenge Such right to wealth and fortunes of the world Being things without us but our children are Essentiall to us and participate Of what we are part of our very nature Our selves but cast into a younger mold And can we promise but so weake assurance Of so neere treasures O Villarezo shall Thy age be trampled on no it shall not I will be knowne a father Portugall Shall not report this infamy unreveng'd It will be a barre in Vilarezoes armes Past all posterity Enter Catalina Come Catalina thou wilt stay with me Prepare to welcome home Sebastiano Whom I expect with honour and that baggage Ambitious girle Berinthia Cat. Alas sir censure not her too soone Till she appeare are guilty Vil. Here 's thy vertue
and Ladies above Cast. Treacherous Sforza hast thou brought us hither to be stroke dead Mount Hold Gentlemen give me audience Seb. What 's the matter my Lord Mount My fit is on me t is so I had forgot my selfe This is my ague day Seb. How Mount Yes a sextile ague looke you doe you not see me shake admirable Doctor it will be as much as my life is worth if I should fight a stroke Seb. Hell on such basenesse wee le engage no more Let our swords try it out Val. Sebastiano hold th art not so ill be friended Exchange a person I le leape the battlement Mount With all my heart I am sorry it happens so vunfortvnately oh rare phisitian Vil. Good cozen grant it Ant. What saies Sebastiano Vil. I conjure you by all honour Seb. It is granted Ber. He shall nor goe Ant. Meete him my Lord you will become his place of a Spectator best Enter Valasco Ber Sebastiano brother Cast. Antonio here me Vil. Guard thee Valasco then Cast. O brother spare him for my sake Ber. Sebastiano every wound thou givest him Drawes blood from me Cast. Sebastiano remember hee s thy friend Ber. Antonio t is my brother with whose blood Thou dyest thy sword Ant. When thou liv'st againe shalt be more honorable Kils Valasco Sebastiano doe you observe the advantage Yet thinke upon 't Seb. It is not in my power I value not the odds Ber. Hold Antonio is this thy love to me it is not noble Seb. So thy death makes the scale even Kils Villandras Cast. Antonio hold Berinthia dyes Ber. Sebastiano Castabella sinkes for sorrow murder helpe I will leape downe Ant. Where art Berinthia let me breath my last upon thy lip make haste least I die else Seb. Antonio before thou dyest cut off my hand art wounded mortally Ant. To die by thee is more then death Sforza be honest But love thy sister for me I me past hope Thou hast undone another in my death Enter Berinthia Sforza Mount Ber. Antonio stay oh cruell brother Ant. Berinthia thy lip farewell and friend and all the world Sfor. The gate is open I am sworne to render Ber. Hee s not dead his lips are warme have you no balsome a Surgeon dead some charitable hand send my soule after him Seb. Away away Ber. It will be easie to die All life is but a walke in misery Exeunt Actus 5. Scaen. 1. Enter Sebastiano Seb. MY friend my noble friend that had deserved Most honorably from me by this hand Divorc'd from life and yet I have the use on t Haplesle Sebastiano oh Berinthia Let me for ever lose the name of Brother Wilt thou not curse my memory give me up To thy just hate a murtherer Enter Villarezo Vil. Ha this must not be Sebastiano I shall be angry if you throw not off This mellancholly it does ill become you Doe you repent your duty were the action Againe presented to be done by thee And being done againe should challenge from thee A new performance thou wouldst shew no blood Of Vilarezoes if thou didst not runne To act it though all horror death and vengeance Dog'd thee at thy heeles come I am thy Father Value my blessing and for other peace I le to the King let me no more see thee cloudy Exit Enter Diego Castabella like a page Die That was his Father Cast. No more farewell be all silence Exit Diego Cast. Sir Seb. Hee s newly gone that way mayst soone ore take him Cast. My businesse points at you sir Seb, At me what newes thou hast a face of horrour more welcome speake it Cast. If your name be Don Sebastiano sir I have a token from a friend Seb. I have no friend alive boy carry it backe T is not to me I 've not another friend In all the world Cast. He that hath sent you sir this gift did love you You le say your selfe he did Seb. Ha name him prethee Cast. The friend I came from was Antonio Seb. Thou lyest and th art a villane who hath sent thee To tempt Sebastianoes soule to act on thee Another death for thus afrighting me Cast. Indeede I doe not mocke nor come to afright you Heaven knowes my heart I know Antonioes dead But t was a gift he in his life design'd To you and I have brought it Seb. Thou dost not promise cozenage what gift is it Cast. It is my selfe sir while Antonio liv'd I was his boy But never did boy loose so kinde a Master in his life he Promised he would bestow me so much was his love To my poore merit on his dearest friend And nam'd you sir if heaven should point out To overlive him for he knew you would Love me the better for his sake indeed I will be very honest to you and Refuse no service to procure your love and good opinion to me Seb. Can it be Thou wert his boy oh thou shouldst hate me then Th' art false I dare not trust thee unto him Thou shewest thee now unfaithfull to accept Of me I kild him thy Master t was a friend he could commit thee to I onely was Of all the stocke of men his enemy His cruellest enemy Cast. Indeede I am sure it was he spoke all truth And had he liv'd to have made his will I know He had bequeathed me as a legacy To be your boy alas I am willing sir To obey him in it had he laid on me Command to have mingled with his sacred dust My unprofitable blood it should have beene A most glad sacrifice and ' thad beene honour To have done him such a duty sir I know You did not kill him with a heart of mallice But in contention with your very soule To part with him Seb. All is as true as Oracle by heaven Dost thou beleeve so Cast. Indeede I doe Seb. Yet be not rash T is no advantage to belong to me I have no power nor greatnesse in the Court To raise thee to a fortune worthy of So much observance as I shall expect when thou art mine Cast. All the ambition of my thoughts shall be To doe my dutie sir Seb. Besides I shall afflict thy tendernesse With sollitude and passion for I am Onely in love with sorrow never merry Weare out the day in telling of sad tales Delight in sighes and teares sometimes I walke To a Wood or River purposely to challenge The bouldest Eccho to send backe my groanes i th' height I breake e'm come I shall undoe thee Cast, Sir I shall be most happy to beare part In any of your sorrowes I nere had So hard a heart but I could shed a teare To beare my Master company Seb. I will not leave thee if thou 'lt dwell with me For wealth of Indies be my loved boy Come in with me thus I le begin to do Some recompence for dead Antonio Enter Berinthia Ber. So I will dare my fortune to be cruell And like a mountanous peece of