The Effigies of the Lord Digby Son and Heyre to the Right honble Iohn Earle of Bristoll ELVIRA OR The worst not always true A COMEDY Written by a Person of Quality Licens'd May 15. 1667. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by E. Cotes for Henry Brome in Little-Brittain 1667. PERSONS Don Julio Rocca Don Pedro de Mendoca Don Fernando Solis In love with Donna Elvira Don Zancho de Menezes In love with Donna Blanca Fabio Servant to Don Fernando Fulvio Servant to Don Pedro. Chichon Servant to Don Zancho A Page WOMEN Donna Elvira A beautiful Lady Don Pedro's Daughter Donna Blanca A Lady of a high Spirit Don Julio's Sister Silvia Elvira's disguised Name when she was put to wait upon Donna Blanca Francisca Donna Blanca's VVoman SCAENE VALENCIA ELVIRA OR The Worst not always True ACT. I. SCAENE I. The Room in the Inn. Enter Don Fernando and at another door his servant Fabio both in Riding Cloathes Booted Don Fer. HAve you been with him Fabio and given him The Note Fabio I found him newly got out of his bed pris ' He seem'd much satisfied though much sur With your arrival and as soon as possibly He can get ready hee 'l be with you heer He says he hopes some good occasion brings you To Valencia and that he shall not be At quiet till he know it 'T was not fit For me without your Orders to give him Any more light then what your Ticket did Don Fer. 'T is well go now and see if Donna Elvira Be stirring yet for I would gladly have her A witness even at first to what shall pass Betwixt my friend and me in her concernments If she be still a sleep Fabio make bold To knock and wake her w'have no time to loose O heer she comes wait you Don Julio Enter Donna Elvira Exit Fabio Don. Elv. Ah can you think my cares and sleep consistent Slumber and tears have sometimes met in dreams But hearts with such a weight as mine opprest Find still the heaviest sleep too light a Guest Don Fer. Madam though such least pity do deserve Who by their own unsteadiness have drawn Misfortune on themselves Yet truly Elvira Such is my sense of Yours and my compassion To see a Lady of your Quality Brought to such sad extreams in what is dearest As makes me even forgit my own resentments Granting to Pity the whole place of Love And at that rate I 'le serve you Yet thus far You must allow th' eruption of a heart So highly injur'd as to tell you franckly 'T is to comply with my own Principles Of Honour now without the least relation To former passion or to former favours Don. Elv. Those you have found a ready way to cancel Your sullen silence during all our journy Might well have spared you these superfluous words That had sufficiently instructed me What power meer appearances have had Without examination to destroy With an umbragious nature all that Love VVas ever able on the solid'st grounds To found and to establish Yet me thinks A man that boast such pâ—inciples of Honour And of such force to sway him in his Actions In spight of all resentments should reflect That Honour does oblige to a suspense At least of judgement when surprising chances Yet unenquired into tempt gallant men To prejudicial thoughts of those with whom They had setled friendship upon vertuous grounds But 't is from heaven I see and not from you Elvira must expect her vindication And until then submit to th' hardest fate That ever can befal a generous spirit Of being oblig'd by him that injures her Fer. Nay speak Elvira speak You have me attentive With a kind of scornful accent It were a wonder worthy of your wit To make me trust my Ears before my Eyes Don. Elv. Those are the witnesses indeed Fernando To whose true testimonies false Inference You owe my moderation and my silence And that I leave it to the gods and time To make appear both to the world and you The Maxime false That still the worst proves true Enter Fabio Fabio Don Julio is without Fer. VVait on him in Exit Fabio And now Elvira If you 'l be pleas'd to rest your self a while VVithin that Closet you may hear what passes Betwixt my friend and me until such time As I by some discourse having prevented Too great surprise you shall think fit t' appear He is the man as I have often told you During my happy days for whom alone I have no reserves and 't is to his assistance That I must owe the means of serving you In the concernments of your safety and honour And therefore Madam 't will be no offence I hope to trust him with the true occasion That brings me hither to employ his friendship Observing that respect in the relation Colset VVhich I shall always pay you Elvira retiring as into the Don. Elv. There needs no management in the Relation I am indifferent what others think Since those who ought t' have thought the best have fail'd me Sir I obey resign'd up to your conduct Till Mistriss of my own Exit Enter Don Julio and Fernando and he Embrace Don. Jul. My joy to have my dear Fernando heer So unexpectedly as great as 't is Cannot make Jullo unsensible Of th' injury you have done him t' have alighted And past a night-within Valencia At any other place than at his house Donna Blanca her self will scarce forgive it VVhen she shall know it Don. Fer. I hope she 's well Jul. She is so thanks to heaven But I must bid you expect a chiding from her Fer. You both might well accuse me of a failure Did not th' occasion of my coming hither Bring with it an excuse alass too just As you will quickly find Don Jul. Nay then you raise disquiet ease me quickly By telling me what 't is of this be sure Heart hand and fortune are entirely yours At all Essays Fer. It is not new t' ee that I was a Lover After pawsing a while Ingaged in all the passion that e're Beauty In heigth of it's perfection could produce And that confirm'd by reason from her wit Her Quality and most unblemish't conduct Nor was there more to justifie my love Then to perswade my happiness in her Just correspondance to it by all the ways Of honourable admission that might serve To make esteem transcend the pitch of Love Don Jul. Of all this I have not only had knowledge But great participation in your joys Than which I thought nothing more permanent Since founded on such virtue as Elvira's Don Fer. Ah Julio how fond a creature is the man That founds his bliss upon a womans firmness Even that Elvira when I thought my self Securest in my happiness nothing wanting To make her mine but those exterior forms VVithout which men of honour that pretend In way of Marriage would be loath to find Greater concession where the love is greatest As I was sitting with her late at
sake exposed to fatall hazards Flys to my Arms for her Protection Jul. And whil'st that you refining point of Honour In spite of Rage expose your self to serve her She asks and takes with a vovved indignation To be beholding t' ee new obligations Fer. I have recourse unto my only Friend To help me in protecting my false Mistress And he at the same time by heighest Powers Impos'd upon to be her persecutor Jul. Whil'st the same friend and by the self-same Powers Is urg'd to Act in their revenge against The man on whom you most desire to take it And then to heighten all beyond invention That very friend is forst even in that instant To a dependance on your only Aide In his Honours nearest and most nice concerns Fer. Heaven sure delights t' involve us in a kind Of Laberinth will pose it self to unwind Exeunt ACT. IV. Scene changes to the Room at Don Zancho's Enter D. Zancho and Chichon at another door halting still with a staff D. Zan. VVHat here again already have you spead Chichon Lame as I am you see I have made good speed In my return what e're I have had in my Arrant D. Zan. Leave fool your quibling and deliver me From the disquiet of uncertainly Chich. That 's quickly done set Sir your heart at rest From the vain hopes of ever seeing Blanca Now you are at ease I trow Don Zanc. You 'l be at little unless you leave your jesting With such edg'd tools Is banishment from her Matter of Rallery say Sirrah and say Quickly what hopes Prithy if thou lov'st me kindly Hold me no longer in suspence Chichon Chich. Why then for fear the Divel a bit for love I 'le tell you Sir That luckely I met The Drab Francisca at the Capuchins Lodging behind her Lady I think on purpose For I perceiv'd her eager Sparrow-Hawks eye With her veil down near stirs a twinckling while From it's fly peeping hole had found me straight I took my time in th' nick but she out nick't me For trudging on her face an other way With such a voice as some you have seen have had The trick to draw from Caverns of their Belly And make one think it came from a mile off She made me hear these words about twilight Fail not to pass by our door and ask no more At this time Varlet And thus Sir you see That neither she nor I have been prolixe For this is all You have leave to make your Comment On a brief text Don Zanc. As sweet me-thinks as short such words imply Little less then a demy Assignation D. Zanc. All puddings have two ends and most short sayings Two handles to their meaning Don Zan. I 'me sure I 'le still lay hold upon the pleasing'st Till it be wrested from me i' th' mean while If any visitants come this afternoon Be sure to tell them I am gone abroad That nothing else embarque us at the time You shall not go alone Chic I thank you for it Holding up his staff I cannot go alone Exeunt Chichon halting Scene changes to Don Julio's private Apartment Enter Don Fernando and Julio as in the private Apartment Don Jul. All things are rightly laid for Violante Will pass the afternoon with Blanca and then I waiting on her home in th' evening Blanca Will be secure from me till late at night I shall be where I told you in full view Of those two windows If the Gallant come Up the great Stairs he must pass through that Room And cannot scape your knowledge If up the back one You needs must here him passing through the Entry Close by that door If this latter way Be sure to set the Candle in that window Pointing If up the other in that and in either case As soon as he 's within fail not to bolt On th' inside th' Entry door that so he may Find no retreat that way I coming up The other Don Fern. Be assured I shall be punctuall As you direct Exeunt Scene changes to Don Pedro's Lodging Enter Don Pedro and his servant Fulvio Don Ped. Are you sure of what you say Ful. As sure Sir As my own Eyes can make me of what I saw You cannot doubt my knowing him since t' was I You may remember fetcht the Surgeon to him And saw his wounds drest more then once or twice The Tavern where I was looks into his Garden And there I left him walking to come tell you D. Ped. We are well advanc't then towards my just Revenge I found Don Julio as ready to comply With all the Dukes desires as I could wish And my great fear is over That Don Zancho Might possibly have been some near Relation Of his own so that now Fulvio if you Keep but a careful Eye upon his motions And give me notice he can hardly scape us Ful. Doubt not my diligence Exeunt Scene changes to the Garden Enter Blanca and Francisca as in a fine Garden with Orange-trees and Fountains Don. Blan. You must have your will but know Francisca If you expose me to his vanity I never shall forgive you Fran. I tell you Madam I will bring him t' ee So mortifyed he shall an object be For pity not for anger you 'l need employ Kindness to erect the poor dejected Knight Don. Blan. It fell out luckely that Violante Came hither for my Brother now engaged With her w' are safe till ten a Clock at least Fran. But how shall we dispose of Silvia It will be hard to scape her observation For she has wit and of the dangerous kind A melancholy wit O the unlucky Star That leads a Lady engaged in love intrigues To take a new Attendant near her Person Don. Blan. 'T was an unluckiness but Violante Could not be deny'd I having told her So often that I wanted one besides Who could have thought sh 'had one ready at hand But we must make the best on 't for this night 'T will not be hard to busle her till 't be late In the perfuming Room This near occasion Well o're I think it will not be amiss Against another to say some what to her That may in case she have perceiv'd any thing Perswade her she is not distrusted Fran. Madam take heed of that when e're you find It necessary to say any thing Be sure to say that that she may think all Take one Rule more from my experience Nothing so fatal as a Confidence By halves in amorous transactions But here she comes D. Blan. Come Silvia and take your part of this sweet Place This is a day indeed to tast it's freshness Sil. Madam I needs must say within a Town I never saw so fine a one Don. Blan. In truth I think not many sweeter Those Fountains Playing among those Orange trees and Mirtles Have a fine mix't effect on all the senses But think not Silvia to enjoy the pleasure Without contributing to make it more Sil. How can I be so happy D.
dissipate I now begin to pardon thee Fernando Since what thou hast heard in this inchanted Place Carries conviction in 't against my firmness Above the power of Nature to suspend My condemnation Unless wrong'd vertue might Expect in thee a justice so refin'd As ne're was found in man to woman kind 'T is now I must confess the lost Elvira Fit only for a Cloister where secure In her own spotless mind she may defie All censures And without Impietie Reproach her Fate even to the Deitie Exit groaping her way ACT. V. Enter Don Julio talking to himself and at another door Fernando who perceiving it stands close Don. Jul. BLest be the gods that yet my Honour 's safe Amidst such strange perplexities from which Fortune and wit I think together joyn'd With all their strength could hardly an issue find To temper comfort or to serve my friend What argument What means how to assist Don Pedro in his aims and to comply With what I owe the Duke I see as little And less conceive how to behave my self As ought a Gentleman towards a Lady With whose Protection he hath charg'd himself And brought her to his house on that assurance Whom to expose cannot consist with honour However she may have expos'd her own And least of all how to repair to Blanca The injury I have done her whose high spirit I fear will be implacable O Heavens What a condition 's mine He stands pawsing and startles seeing Fernando Enter Fernando D. Fer. Pardon dear Cousin if to avoid one rudenss I have another unawares committed Whilst fearing to interrupt I have overheard Yet nothing Cousin but the self same things My thoughts have been revolving all this night Concern'd for you much more then for my self For I upon reflexion find I am Much easier then I was By certainty Free'd from the forest weight Perplexity In the first place You must forgive your friend The high distemper of last Nights transportments I hope you 'l find me well recover'd from them And that my morning resolutions are Such as will make amends D. Jul. Make no excuse dear friend such provocations Surprising are above Philosophy And 't is no small experiment of yours If after them you can have brought your self So soon to fix a judgement what to do Don Fer. I have fix't on that which I am sure will serve All Interests but my own as heretofore I understood my happiness but now I shall no longer place it in any thing Dependant on the wild Capricho of others No Julio I will be happy even in spight of fate By carrying generosity up to the height Elvira shall her dear bliss owe to me Not only by desisting but by making Her lov'd Don Zancho marry her his refusal Alone can make me kill him o're again Don Jul. Since that unhappy Maid withall her beauty And that high Quality hath made her self Unworthy of your Marriage certainly None but Fernando ever could have pitch't Upon so Noble a thought but think withal What difficulties are likely to obstruct it D. Fer. Say what occur's to you D. Jul. Don Zancho is a man of wit and courage And though his passion out of doubt be great Since it hath made him do so wild an action As that of coming twice into my house After so strange a manner Yet Fernando You cannot but imagine such a One Likely to have quite different reflexions Upon Elvira's conduct for a wife From what he has upon it for a Mistress They are two notions very differing Besides should the proposal but appear In the least kind to spring from your desire Whose former commerce with her's not unknown It were the only way to drive him off Past all recall I think few have accepted Wifes recommended to them by their Rival D. Fer. In that y'have reason I confess But Julio Think of the way for marry her he must Or die and by no other hand but mine I am thinking of it and I hope to purpose Don Julio pawsing What Interposer can be found so fit As Blanca in this business since Don Zancho Has long been her particular acquaintance And what can be more Natural then for her To take to heart Elvira's chief concernment Whom he finds here retired in her misfortune As to her surest friends D. Fer. Y'have lighted Cousin on the only way And lose no time I beg you D. Jul. The least that may be but you must consider In what a predicament I am likely To be with Blanca at present D. Fer. I understand you since the jealousie You exprest of her But 't is to be hoped The peace will not be long a making D. Jul. You little know her spirit once inflamed But as I 'le lose no time so I 'le omit No Art to bring her to a temper fit To hear and to advance the Proposition D. Fer. Heaven give you good success D. Jul. I had forgot to tell you that I think It will be necessary that as soon As I have weather'd Blanca's storm I make A visit to Don Pedro to prevent His coming hither to disorder us Before we have set things Right D. Fer. 'T was not ill thought on And till your return I shall keep close in your Apartment For Blanca has not seen me and Elvira Has too great cares upon her to be curious Exeunt Enter Blanca and Francisca Blanca with a gay air As in her Ante-Chamber D. Blan. Say my Francisca can Romances equal Our last night's adventure was there ever Such a come off Our Sex has used to boast Presence of mind in Exigents of Love But I believe none of us ever match't Don Zancho's readiness in an occasion So sudden and so Critical Fran. Ever give me the man of ready Parts D. Blan. But prithy whil'st we give Don Zancho his dues Let us be just too to poor Silvia's merit Was ever any thing so generous Or so obliging to a Mistress Fran. So it appears Madam I must confess But the excess of it makes it suspicious Don. Blan. Fye leave this humour of detracting still And call her to me that I may embrace And thank her That done consider how To bring her off who has brought us off so well Offers to go out Enter Don Julio Fran. Stay I beseech you and compose your self To act a part quite of another Nature Here comes Don Julio towards whom I hope You 'l tune your self to a far differing Key From that of thanks and kindness Don Blan. Let me alone for that I 'le play the Dragon As Julio advances Blanca turns from him with a furious countenance and flyes out of the Room Julio following her D. Jul. Dear Sister stay and hear me D. Blan. Detested Brother leave me She makes as if she were going and he holds her D. Jul. Hear me but Blanca and then vent your passion Against a Brother that condemns himself As much as you can do But hear me speak D. Blan. Your actions Julio have
spoke loud enough To Eccho through the world your shame and mine Has all the tenour of my life been such With such exactness of unblemish't conduct That malice might have stain'd the noon day Sun More easily then tarnish't Blanca's honour And must that Honour now be prostitute By the Capricho of an unworthy Brother Should any other have invaded it Had not you righted her She has a heart Would have sound ways to right her self But you Th'Agressor What remedy but Rage She flings from him and Exit Fran. She acts it rarely Aside D. Jul. Was ever man so unfortunate as I To Francisca I must confess she has reason and the sense She thus expresses of my fault becomes her But it must be your work my dear Francisca To pacifie When once you shall but know All that has past these Nights I am certain You 'l say no humane confidence could ear Be proof against such circumstances Fran. Alass my offices can signifie As if she were crying But little But I 'me sure the occasion Gives me a sad heart O my dear Lady D. Jul. I love good Nature but I prithy leave And come in with me that I may tell thee all Exeunt Enter Don Pedro and Fulvio as in his lodging Don Ped. A God's name Fulvio what has been thy meaning To make me sit up almost all last night Expecting thee when such impatience held me Thou wert not wont to be so negligent In things of so great weight Fulv. Nor have I been it now 'T is over care Of your commands hath held me so long from you You know the orders that you gave me Sir To watch Zancho's motions Accordingly I sate all day in my observing place Till about twilight I saw him and 's man Steal as it were abroad I as warily Dogg'd them from Street to Street till Sir at length He made a stand up close against a Wall Whilst that his Servant entertain'd a Woman Close Vail'd who was come out I think on purpose From an adjacent house soon after he Accosted her himself their Conference Lasted but little she made hast away To th' house from whence she came and he as much To follow her in Don Ped. Where wa st and why cam'st thou not presently To give me notice as you were directed Fulv. At that you will not wonder when you know Whose house he enter'd But at this you 'l wonder It was Don Julio's D. Pedro startling Ha! Don Julio's say'st thou He pawses But now I think on 't 't is no marvel Fulvio Since newly come to Town For I remember Don Julio told me that Don Zancho and he Had always lived in friendly correspondence Fulv. Visits Sir only of fair civility After long absence are not usually Begun by twilight in such cautious manner Nor usher'd in by Female vail'd conducters But pray Sir hear the rest D. Ped. What can this be say on then quickly Aside Ful. I presently concluded with my self That since Don Julio was the friend on whose Assistance you relyed against Don Zancho You near would think Sir attacquing him As he came out from thence I judg'd it therefore My wisest course to stay and mark the issue And stay I did till it was after midnight About which time walking from side to side That I might see both Issu's of the house It being as light almost as day I saw The Gallant and his man leap from the wall Of Julio's Garden and from thence in hast Make home Julio's D. Ped. S'death man thou dream'st Don Zancho from Don In that manner Awake fool and speak sense Fulv. I say but what I saw as I see you D. Ped. O the Devil What the same Villain Found the affronter of my friend too here In the same kind Give me my Cloak and Sword I must know the bottom of this Exeunt Enter Blanca and Francisca as in her Ante-Chamber D. Blan. I come from seeing and caressing Silvia But with most strange surprise at her Comportment Towards me Fran. How Madam D. Blan. My words and Actions both expressing to her Not only highest gratitude and kindness But a solicitude in the concerns Of her honor equal to what she had shown In mine They were receiv'd with such a coldness With such an air of Melancholly pride With half replys and those not half to th' purpose As make me with amazment to conclude That either she has lost her understanding Or that there 's somewhat in 't we understand not Fran. She 's a Maid of an odd composition And besides that I needs must tell you Madam That having had my observation freer Then you perhaps during last nights adventure I remark'd some what both in her demeanour And in Don Zancho's makes me confident They met not there strangers to one another As you imagine But there 's time enough To think and talk of that What presses now Is your right ordering of Don Julio You have begun as well as can be wish't D. Blan. Say did I not do my part Jollily Fran. Beyond imagination But take heed now of over doing it 'T is time to tack about to reconcilement And thought of drawing those advantages From the Embroilment as may for the future Secure you from like accidents D. Blan. You say well but how Fran. The first step must attonement be between you Of which he hath so earnestly conjured me To be an Instrument that you consenting To give him a hearing through my mediation I am made for ever an setled in the power Of serving you by better cozenning him Besides he tell 's me he hath that to say And to propose unt'ee as shall not only Excuse him with you but prevent all danger Of prejudicial rumors which might rise From last night's accident D. Blan. Agreed let 's in And play the second part Exeunt Enter Don Zancho and Chichon as in his own house D. Zan. Were we not born with Cauls upon our heads Jollily Think'st thou Chichon to come off twice a row Thus rarely from such dangerous Adventures Chich. Rather I think with Combs so of 't to venture D. Zan. Thou Coxcomb say had I not my wits about me Chich. 'T were too uncomplaizant to deny that You know I love not to talk seriously But tell me now in earnest are you satisfi'd To have come off so is there no qualm remaining Upon your gentle heart for leaving i' th' suds A poor distressed Virgin who she is I neither know nor care but I am sure Had generous Chichon to save his life Play'd a sweet Innocent Lady such a trick He would have past but for a Recreant Knight And much the more she having shown her self So gallant as to save her Ladies honour T' expose her own Say true Don Galor say Were your part found in a Romance or Play Whose Character would it not disluster D. Zanc. How soon a fool's bolt's shot without distinction Of what 's the mark Thou censurest without knowing Who th'exposed Lady is
brother brother help against a madman Enter Don Julio D. Jul. Peace Blanca peace you know not what you say Don Pedro is Master here D. Blan. I know not your Don Pedro but I 'me sure One to be tyde in Chains could do no more Then he has done D. Jul. Have patience Sister 'T is Elvira's Father With cares enough upon him to justifie Any distemper Blan. Precious Elvira's Father Nay then I leave you Blanca flings out of the Room Jul. O the unluckiness of his coming Aside So unseasonably 'T was to prevent that I went abroad to seek him D. Ped. What 's this Don Julio can a Gentleman Of Blood and Honour use another thus What after such engagements to the Duke And to my self to be my friend and helper To prove the shelterer of my shame 's chief Authour I do not wonder now Don Zancho himself Should have been here at midnight D. Jul. I am hard put to 't help wit to bring us off Aside Be as distemper'd as you please Don Pedro It shall not alter me But yet me-thinks It would not ill become your gravity To think a while before you make a judgement And rashly frame injurious conclusions From things wherein a friend has merited from you Do but consider and then say what Julio Could do of more advance to what you wish Then having found your Daughter to have brought her To his own house where she might be with honour Accompanied and serv'd as such by Blanca Until such time as things maturely weigh'd You should a final resolution take And since Zancho's being here last night I see 's no secrett'ee me-thinks you ought T' have been so just to me as to believe That since I admitted him within these walls It was in order to the serving you D. Ped. Noble Don Julio you must pity have Of an old man's distemper in affliction I see I was in the wrong pray pardon it D. Jul. O this is more then needs and now good Sir If you 'l be pleas'd to walk a turn or two I' th' Garden I 'le there give you a full account How I have laid things for your satisfaction D. Ped. I 'le wait on you D. Jul. Go Sir there lies your way And you boy fail not when Don Zancho comes To give me notice of it in the Garden Exeunt Enter Don Zancho and passes over the Stage with Chichon after him and Enter Francisca and pulling Chichon stays him Fran. Stay stay Chichon a word w' e it imports She whispers with him Chic I hope you are not in earnest Fran. By my soul I am There is no other way but for us both To get up the back way and there to watch The time to interpose Chic Can she be such a Fury her looks are All milk and honey Fran. You cannot fancy any thing so Tragique But she is capable of executing When once provok'd in point of Love and Honour Beyond her bounds of temper Chic Lead the way I 'le have the pleasure to hold up the fright She 's in since I am sure there is no danger Knowing as I do my Master's mind towards Blanca Besides 't is to be hoped that these disorders May produce somewhat that may put an end To my Masters Quarrel or afford me means To give Fernando his Letter Exeunt Enter D. Fer. Elvira lying upon the Couch in the private A. D. Fer. This last dissimulation moves me more partment Then all the rest but yet it must not alter What honour hath inspired see how she lies And how scarce brought to life from her dismay She resumes scorn to have been sav'd by me But multiply what injuries thou wilt Persidious Maid thou shall 't not disappoint Fernando of the glory that he aims at Of making thy proud heart Elvira owe It's happiness to him But I hear again A noise without He peeps 'T is Don Zancho And I see Blanca coming towards him This falls out luckely that I may hear What passes for certainly their meeting Avowedly thus can be no other Subject But what Don Julio has propos'd to Blanca Exit as to go harken Enter Don Julio and Don Pedro as in the Garden D. Jul. That 's all the remedy that in these cases The wisest can propose unto themselves His fortun 's strait 't is true D. Ped. That 's what I least regard in this occasion So honour be but safe the less they have The more will be her pennance for her folly But should Don Zancho upon any Umbrage From what has past between them prove so Insolent As to reject the marriage Then I trust Jul. O say no more of that Rely upon 't Should he be guilty of that horrid Outrage This Sword should pierce his heart tho' th' only friend I have i' th' world should interpose his own And Sir to let you see my franck proceeding Come along with me I 'le bring you to a place Where joyntly over hearing all that passes 'Twixt him and Blanca should he play the Villain His life may pay for 't ear he stir from thence D. Ped. May heaven repay such generous acts of friendship Exeunt Enter Don Zancho and Fernando appears as behind the door D. Zanc. For her so suddenly and so avow'dly To send for me hither is very strange What can it mean Enter Blanca D. Blan. Now lend me temper heaven but for a moment Aside Till calmly I have drawn him to pronounce The sentence of his own too noble death For such a Traytor I think you come not without some surprize Don Zancho at my sending for you so But let 's sit down for I have much to say t' ee She takes him by the hand and seats him in one Chair and she sets her self in the other close to him on his right hand and fumbles in her sleeve D. Blan. I 'me so well plac't I cannot miss the mark Aside D. Zanc. Good Madam what 's the matter for I see Disorder in you put me out of pain D. Blan. That I shall quickly do Know then Don Zancho In the first place you must not interrupt me What ever you shall hear I 'le take it ill else When I have done then speak your mind at leasure I come not to argue but conclude D. Zanc. Your will 's a Law to me But whither tend's all this D. Blan. I do for once allow you to remember All that has past between us The folly of my Love The falshood of yours That done And never to be thought on more D. Zanc. For heavens sake Madam D. Blan. Break not the Rule was set Know I instructed am in all your story And am so far grown Mistress of my self That I who th' other day could scarce o're come The sense of a slight failour at Madrid Can here at home suffer Indignities And tell you calmly and with unconcern'dness Be you Elvira's and Elvira yours I come to do a part you little look't for From Blanca's spirit