is a Lunacy Sprung from an over-tender sence of Honour But still I 'd undertake on pain of Death Were I but few days with him I wou'd awe him Emp. Come we 'l go visit him his Health wou'd bring Me Vigour to our ne're expiring power Ex. Emp. c. Chanc. Pray Heav'n he be but Mad I 'le never fear This cheating Quack from Persia e're can cure him He 'l sooner Poison him I 'le undertake And that part of his Art I 'le undertake And that part of his Art I 'le try him in If I can fix him well but stay this Combat The Emperor designs and I do fear The Sultan may accept in thirst of Glory Must be prevented 't is too much to stake My utmost certain hopes upon one Throw But sure I need not fear the fair Irene Will keep him from that Danger Enter Michael Mich. Noble Sir New Letters from the Bassa say his Master Doth Dote so much that he forbears all action Chanc. How 's this I fear the Love he bares Irene May make him raise the Siege Mich. I fear it too Chanc. Well something must be done that may prevent it Can you learn nothing yet of this Dorello Mich. Not any thing my Lord Chanc. Sure he walks Invisible That Danger Did threaten most of all and yet my Stats Has brought me off with Triumph But stay The Emperor designs to Beg Something by way of Loan o' th' Citizens He 'l find them Cursed free Ha! ha ha a Beggar Prince Is such a Contradiction but I 'le go And see the sport I hope I shall be able To keep my self from down right laughing at him Exeunt Enter Thomazo Solus with a Book in his hand Thom. It cannot be but all that they say's Chymera There is no sollid Truth in all this stuff 'T is meerly words They 'r Sinowy Sillogismes By which they puzle both themselves and us Are perfect Ropes of Sand If we 'l be Fools To grant their first Conceptions then they 'l prove The Consequence must needs be this or that Grant me says one an Immaterial Giant That does reside in Immaterial place I 'le prove he turns the Primum Mobile And that turn all things else about the Globe Then starts another up and he conceives That Immaterial Being is absurd Strait brings his Giant in to do his Tricks On good Material Leggs then shews a Storm Produc'd by a slight cold matter had got Which made it Sneeze all comes to such like stuff Avant substantial thick Aegyptian darkness Throws away the Book Rank mist of words be gone there 's nothing true No nothing Good and Ill are only Names 〈◊〉 Stampt by our Interests farewell all Books I 'le Study nothing but my Misery Enter Emperor Card. Dorello And how to Die apace Ah Mighty Sir And may I not have leave to do that neither 'T is all I beg you once were a kind Brother Emp. I 've not a thought but speaks me kind as ever Here is a Learned Doctor Thom. What to do I want no health If you have skill feel here Does not my Heart keep it's Pulsation right As right as ever though it is just a breaking Come wave your profit once and speak the Truth Am not I well in health Dorel Your Highness is In what the Bloods concern'd Thom. Oh let alone The inward man That goes beyond your Tools Your Probe's not long enough to Tent my Soul Sir on my Knees I beg I may be private Emp. From all but this one man Brother you shall Thom. Then since I must be Plagu'd with conversation I 'le ask some questions How go things i' th' Senate Emp. Their obstinacy forc'd me to dismiss them Thom. That was a prudent step but how the Siege Emp. The Turks like loving Neighbours seem most quiet Thom. They then expect some Revolution here Lord Cardinal when come our helps from Rome When I go next abroad nay my good Lord I 've answer'd now my self your Majesty I hope will free me now from all but him Emp. Study your health dear Brother till you 're well My Self and Empire both do languish in you Exeunt Manent Thom. and Dor. who pulls off his Beard Thom. Come Sir to work have you a Dose of Opium For I want Sleep extreamly Ha Dorello Dorel Ah Sir Can you endure a Traytors Breath For so State Pamplets and the Ballets call me For what I do not know except it be That I know some are such I must not name But I have secrets Sir that will amaze you Thom. Not more then does your Presence in this manner Sure I 'm deceiv'd on with your Beard again So now I see it only was my Fancy But where 's Dorello gone Dor. Ah Noble Sir I fear you are not so well as I did hope Thom. It is Dorello's voice too Ah dear Friend Wonder not I seem'd Craz'd Alas Irene Is Murder'd I believe or lost for ever Dor. No Sir She is not Dead though I must fear That as you guess she may be lost for ever Thom. Not Dead how know you that Dor. I 've seen her Sir And She 's i' th' Turkish Camp from whence I came Thom. From thence I 'le presently go Rescue her Exit Dorel He is too near Distraction to be told Irene's the Sultans Mistriss but I 'le go And humour all his fancies till he sleeps Perhaps some rest will make him fit for Council Exit Shouts without Enter Emperor Chancellor Cardinal Attendants and Rabble Michael Emp. Their Obstinacy makes things desperate What 's to be done my Lord Enter Alderman Chanc. Try a few more here comes an Alderman Emp. Friend you are Rich I 'm told and therefore shou'd Spare something of it for your Countries safety Nay for your own your Wife and Childrens too For they and all you have lies now at stake Alder. Your Majesty is misinform'd of me I Rich alas Sir I am very poor Chanc. Consider Friend who 't is that goes a Begging Your careful Emperor himself in Person Card. Your much distress'd Prince consider that Give something Sir and Heav'n will sure reward it Emp. Friend 'T is not for my self I ask Heaven knows That was 't not for you my loving People I 'd sooner die then undergo this Shame Come Sir be liberal that others may By your Example lend their mony freely That so the Soldiers paid may boldly Fight And here I promise on my Royal Word That what you lend I 'le faithfully repay As soon as Peace has open'd Trade again Alder. This way of borrowing Sir I fear 's Illegal Without the Senates leave and I 'd be loath To break the Law and make bad Presidents That might infringe the Liberty o' th' Subject Chanc. Ay! there 's the Argument that choaks them all Emp. How strangly Friend you do mistake the Law Am I in worse condition than a Subject Who wanting mony borrows any where Nay what I borrow I by force might take At such a time as
my Fortunes on your Game But how shall I conceal this charming Beauty Calist Deliver her to me as a Boy Sent you by some mistake her sears will then Prompt her to keep conceal'd Synan Well I 'le prepare her Exit Synan Calist Now base Thomazo I 'le Revenge thy scorns Upon the Person of the lov'd Irene She and Vdexia both shall feel the sinart Of an inrag'd Love led by despair Yet still my powers secure I must dissemble This Synan Bassa has a Soul too honest To be Assaulted with my great Designs 'Till I 'm above his Arts to keep me out But that once brought about then my great Soul Shall freely have it's swing without controule Enter Synan with Irene Synan Your Labour will not be much Madam this Boy Sent me I know not why here I devote To do you service Ex. Synan Calist My Lord I thank you A pretty Boy indeed your name sweet Youth Irene I had not time to make it Oh my Fate To be condemn'd a Slave to her I hate Calist What are your Blushes Feare or Modesty Dispence with both at present tell your Name Irene My Name 's Thomazo Calist Heaven 's she mocks me But oh my Rage be still till I can feast Thee Where were you Bred and who did you belong to Iren. I 've hardly wit enough to answer Madam My over tender Friends childishly Bred me And I 'm afraid 't will Kill my Aged Father To find that I am lost If you have goodness But equal to your Beauty 't is excessive And sure a just Request you can't deny Calist It may be not but tell me what it is Your Complement does strongly plead for you Irene Madam it is you would prevent the trouble An unexperienc'd Boy will hourly give you And send me back agen to my poor Father Calist That must not be you are too fair to part with I like these Childish looks This pretty Face Must not Adorn it self with Blushes thus They do assault a heart too hastily Part with such sweetness Every word that begs it Stroaks plays with Irene Is a new Charm to strengthen a Denyal I 'le fetch a Glass we will compare our Faces Exit Calist Iren. It is no wonder Prince Thomazo gain'd her Upon his first address since she can thus Court me yet think me all the while a Boy Enter Calista with a glass Calist Come hither pretty Rogue That Nose of thine Would match this Face much better Those Plump lips Methinks I cou'd Steal too I needs must kiss 'em Irene Good Madam pardon me Calist So very Coy That pretty Chin I like but for my Eye I wou'd keep that my Eye-brows too and Forehead Betwixt thy Face and mine might sure be made A Beauty that wou'd Captivate all Hearts Let 's try to make one such Thy Innocence Can do no harm in Bed come thou and I Wont part till both get better Bed-fellows Ex. Calista Iren. Prodigious Impudence This goes beyond The worst invented Stories of our Sex Ha! Enter Calista and Udoxia Calist Perhaps Irene will own her self to you To me she seems all man and Courts me too Irene Pardon me Madam that I durst not own A Person I wisht lost to the whole World Calist What to Thomazo Irene Las that Name I took In too much haste I know not what I said Vdox. But can this be Irene Iren. Dear Friend it is The much surpriz'd Irene to meet you here Calist Did not Dorello tell you of us both Iren. How Madam can you know he met with me Calist I do forget my self you came but now Vdox. But what in this disguise has brought you hither Iren. How we 're all here I know not but Calista I fear your Father has been much too blame Vdox. But I 'le amend his Fault by keeping you From being seen by any person living 'Till you are safe got back Iren. If this prove true Her worth will my Aversion quite subdue Exeunt Enter Emperor and Chancellor Discoursing earnestly Emperor This to my Reason seems incredible Yet to my sence is plain Chanc. Your Majesty Will sure perceive my Innocence by this And what just grounds I had for all my Fears Emp. I know not what to think but sure he cannot Be so unnatural as this does speak him Ill men begin at first with petty Crimes And dare not by degrees lanch forth to great But he at one great leap from good to bad Seems to love mischief in Extremity And scorn to mount it's top by graduation Chanc. Sir to be near and yet but near a Crown In Souls like his move strong Agitations Emp. What shall I say to it I cannot think But he will soon be here Dorello too I scarce have Faith enough to doubt of his But to believe an only Brother Traitor And Traytor to this height I cannot do 't Chanc. Sir as you please for that I charge him not Alas he is too great for me to Cope with But I had rather much his Power should Crush me Ay! Crush me into nothing then that you Who are my Soveraign Lord and such an one To whom I owe all that is Noble in me Shou'd seem to hazard life and Empire both By any fears of mine Emp. What shall I do Cannot a Prince be merciful and safe 'T is very hard I find this wicked Age Does almost think there 's no such thing as goodness And villifie all Persons that profess it If Princes pardon Crimes they count it weakness And if they punish them 't is Tyranny Enter Thomazo Thom. Sir did you send for me Emp. Ay Thomazo But 't is to tell you that which does amaze Far more then Anger me Cannot you guess At what the matter is and spare my Tongue The trouble to declare such unkind things I wish you would Thomazo Thom. Your Majesty Shall not find it hard to know the greatest secret My mind can labour with Emp. Then tell me Brother Have not some late transactions done by you Or by Dorello's Ministry at least Bin of that Nature well nigh cause my Anger Thom. Commented on by Enemies they may And I suspect no Friend was so officious To tell you my design Chanc. I do perceive I 'm some restraint upon the Princes Candor Therefore shall take my leave Exeunt Chanc. Emp. And can you Brother Wish Empire without Glory Thom. Sir I know not What 't is your words do tend to All I know Or have transacted that might trouble you Has not the least Reflections towards Empire Emp. Then tell your Reasons Brother Thom. Sir the Cause I kept my Passion secret was for fear Some scruples in your own or Senates Breasts Might have prevented that which when once done I knew you soon wou'd Pardon Emp. Pardon Brother What think you I 'm so tame to Pardon Treasons That ware so black a Visage Thom. Sure no Law Does limit my free choice of any Wife Under so high a Penalty as Treason But if
first holy War When they betray'd those pious valiant Knights Godfrey of Bulloign Robert of Normandy And all the holy Cruciado'd Pilgrims That did accompany or follow them But let 's no more of him 't is in his blood He hates both you and me nay more unjustly Envies the Deeds of our brave General Great Justiniano here without whose help This barb'rous Turk would quickly swallow us But do not be discourag'd Sir you 'l find The Emperor your true and faithful Friend And me your Servant constant to your merit Justin I do not doubt it Sir nor fear his envy The Genowees my valiant Country-men Give them their pay will fight in following me Till they and I perform such mighty things Shall turn that envy into admiration Envy me It stirs my rage me-thinks to hear it nam'd That any Greek though of the greatest blood Should so exalt his thoughts to envy me Chanc. Your Anger 's great noble Sir but spare it 'T was his Ambition to have had your place And whilst that hope continu'd he was still Pressing for War though now what man so Peaceful But fear him not I 'le watch the Emperour That no affront shall e're be plac'd upon you Justin On me affront what Prince so hardy dares it Let him that does it though the Turks were here Here close before our Walls expect and sind I 'le turn this noble City to a slame And then like Zenophon from th'mid'st of Persia I 'd force my way through all the Turkish Camp And carry back my full four thousand men To Genoa again This I would do Sir And on the least Affront by Heavens I would And tell the Emperor this and so farewell You 've heated me I am not fit for Councel Exeunt Chanc. How his brave Rage becomes him 'T is a Crime In a great Souldier to be Ceremonious They that can laugh at Death on days of 's Triumph When circl'd round with Javelings Spears Darts Arrows Pikes Partizans and battle-Axes Mounted on Chariots arm'd with murdering Sithes Mowing down life it self in fields of men And prais'd by plaudits of the thundering Canon Almost annihilating those they kill Those that I say can meet Death thus and smile Need not concern themselves in lesser sears Card. He 's of that Country fame has ever courted For Arts and Armes sweet fertile Italy And without Arrogance though I 'm its native I 'le say no Nation under Heav'n comes near it Now though its Eagles wings are quite displum'd For Souldiers States-men or Philosophers Chanc. We need not travel thither Sir for proof That the true Romane vertue is not spent Which civiliz'd the greatest part o th' World Since in your self we have full evidence Your Eminence speaks Rome in her full Luster Card. My Lord your Complement I 'le send to Rome It was I know design'd his Holiness And I 'le not rob him of it 'T is too high For me his poor and humble Immitator But my Lord All I can say won't heighten his esteem Of your true Zeal Wisdom or Piety That under Heaven are like to have the glory Of rooting up this long continu'd Schisme And giving to St. Peters Chaire his due Chanc. 'T is all the honour in this world I wish Cardin. I 'le not defer my Letters Sir for Rome That they may know your pious resolution Of staking all against this barb'rous Turk Chanc. I wish your Eminence would press them hard For speedy succors and that his Holiness Would interpose his sacred admonitions To reconcile the Kings of France and England That private discords lay'd by them aside They might assist the general Christian Cause Card. I shall not fail it Chanc. Your Letters writ the Emperors express Shall wait upon Eminence for them Card. Your Lordships faithful Servant Chanc. Your Eminencies Creature Exeunt Cardinal Who waits there Call Michael my new Secretary to me Dance mighty Genius at my growing Fate All things as well as Thee conspire my glory What a dull Earth-born crowd of groveling souls Are all men but my self I yet could meet with This Cardinal the Cato now of Rome How I unnerve his Reason when I speak And make his Rhetorick lacqu't after mine That Souldier too the Cethegus of Genoa How I can make him by one single word Rage or be calme humble or insolent These are good Tooles to work with I consess But 't is in hands that mannage 'em like me Not in an Emperors whose honest soul Sees not the inside of his own affairs But winds and turns totters and then grows steddy Not as his own but my designs require it Enter Michael Michael my faithful friend though Seeming Servant Write presently to thy great Lord and mine That with all speed that may be he advances And claps before our Walls I in the Councel According to my promise carry'd it For War and to refuse the Tribute he requires The Western Princes the wise Emperor Relys on will be long consulting on 't Before that they conclude of our relief And longer e're they send it Micha What excuse Shall I my Lord make unto Synan Bassa That you have taken in 4000 men Under this Justiniano These recruits Chanc. Shall make us far more feeble than we were As I will order it for the Senate I 'le still possess with jealousies and fears Of Laws subverting and religious change That they no aid shall to the Emperor give Then in due time these men shall mutiny And so the Town is his besides these Aydes Were the sole argument against Prince Thomazo That we would weather out the growing storm Till larger succors come from Italy Inform the Bassa this under your Cypher My Letters of the rest shall streng then yours And bid Lorenzo come Exeunt Michael So much for Adrianople now for Rome Enter Lorenzo Lorenzo my ever true Lorenzo prithee quickly Prepare a trusty Currier for Rome To the Cardinal Patron let your Letters be To this effect That I 've receiv'd his Bills And thank him for 'em Tell him too The Warrs decreed in Councel spite of Thomazo And a Defiance sent to Mahomet Who I believe's on 's March Next that the Ayds He or his Holiness intends to send Let 'em not come till joyn'd with th' other Forces The rest o' th' Christian Princes may prepare They may prove useless else So far in yours And mine shall speak the rest Exit Lorenzo I know their minds The Turk must take this Town and then the Pope Will have no Rival Bishop in the World Let them have their design so I can be Gâ—and Vizier to this growing Monarchy Exit Chancel Enter Thomazo Dorello Irene Udoxia attended by Mutantrope Irene Was my Ambition but what 's Natural To our half-witted Sex your Highness would not Be troubl'd to pursue but to avoyd But I 'le confess before Udoxia here And your Dorello too the more you speak Of Love to me The more I must deny nay I shall find From every new obliging
with us in St. Sophia-street was damn'd Unlucky too Michael Would that was all But thus to lose our prize makes me stark Mad Let 's to the Barge perhaps they may inform us Exeunt Irene These are the Villains that the Round did stop And Prince Thomazo too it seems was there Oh! my unlucky Fear that made me fly From such a Sanctuary that was so near me Their words seem'd darkly to reflect on me And on a Boat I hope I am not betray'd But where should be the Boy he stays thus long I am affraid in seeking out his way He 's slipt into the Sea Heavens guard him from it Enter Boy Boy Hist hist Irene Here here oh there has bin two men Came talking by Two of the Chancellors Servants They seem'd to speak of me and of a Boat Boy Which way went they Irene Down this Street Boy That 's our way I now have found it out Come let 's make haste Irene No let 's go any way rather than that Boy We must go that there is no other truly Irene I tell thee Child I 'le rather seek Thomazo He 's on the Round I wish I had not shun'd him Come let 's up this Street Boy Stay a little What shall I do how unlucky 't was I went That they should miss us thus I 'de better kill her I 'm sure than she should meet Thomazo That must not be then but I will trifle time Perhaps they may return Irene Come Child what look'st thou for Prithee let 's go This way I 'm sure does lead to the higher street And that way to the Sea Boy No I 'm confident this is our way And I must go no other Pray come then Iren. This Boy Surprizes me I will go this way Boy You shall not take my Cloaths along with you Draws I am sure of that if you will needs be going Strip and deliver them first Iren. Prithee Child let me perswade thee Boy No no give me my Cloaths and go where you will Iren. You know I want my own and they 're much better Put up thy Sword Boy No no go back toth ' house and take your Cloaths But on you shall not go if I han't mine Iren. I have a Sword too and sure methinks his strength Should not be more than mine Come Prithee Be rul'd and go this way I have a Sword else And twice the strength of thee but I am loth To do thee hurt if thou wilt put up thine Boy No I will not except you 'l go this way Irene Nay then there 's more than Childish thoughts Does prompt the Boy To this a greater sear Must drive away the less Come Child be rul'd I still am loth to hurt thee Draws Boy Nay if you come to that do what you can You shall not steal my Cloaths I must gain time yet I 'm loth to hurt her They fight aukerdly and at a great distance Enter Lorenzo and Michael Irene Boy you see your Sword can do no good Then trust my word and go along with me Boy If I had thought you 'd ha' serv'd me thus I 'd never have helpt you that I wou'd not Lorenz How 's this They 're here Aside What Men a quarrelling Mich. No on my life meer Boys Ripe Soldiers I 'le be Sworn what is the Quarrel Boy Let him tell it if he will Iren. O! I am lost these are the Murderers The Boy will certainly discover me Loren. Young Gentlemen here take your Swords agen What would your Quarrel be Rivals in Love Mich. Ay for a Paper Kite or some such thing What will neither of you relate your Quarrel Boy Our Quarrel was about the way to Court He said 't was that and I affirm'd 't was this Loren. Then he was in the wrong and ought ask pardon Irene I do with all my heart Pray Sir forgive me What a good Boy is this that still conceals me Mich. We just came both from Court Yet will go back a little way with you To set you right that you sha'nt miss it after Boy I humbly thank you Sir Irene And so do I But I still doubt this way I know not why Exeunt Enter Synan and Calista Synan It was a strange neglect you and your Father Both made in not discovering this Dorello To be a Lord o' th' Council I 'm afraid 'T will cost his Head but I have given him notice He is gone back and on what Errand too Calist I hope his Wisdom soon will find away To clear himself and place all guilt on him But good my Lord how stands my great affair Synan Madam as you wou'd wish to morrow Night The Sultan does intend you for his Bed Therefore adorn your self with all your Charms Calista My Lord this Obligation is so great That no sufficient thanks can be repay'd Synan Yes Madam but it may for tho we Eunuchs Cannot be Lovers yet our other Passions Grow more unruly by our loss of that As Deprivation of one Sense does double The Vigour of another so Ambition Ost gives hopes fears fruition and despair To us more violently then Lovers feel them Then when you shall possess the Sultans heart This passion of my Soul you may indulge Calist Next pleasing him it shall be all my Study And let me be despis'd by the Great Sultan That hour I fail to be your faithful Creature Thus I must talk till I possess my power Then I am free to act as I see cause Enter Mutan with a Letter which Synan reads Synan Go bring that Person in that brought this Letter Madam 't is from your Father Enter Messenger Tell me Friends how did the Youths you brought Behave themselves Messeng One Sir was quiet to'ther shew'd a sorrow Approach'd near Madness oft if not prevented He had leapt over-board to drown himself Thus he continued 'till our Boat was boarded By one went hence to Town in that there was A Christian the Boy knew and whisper'd with On which he did produce a large Commission Under the Sultans Seal and sign'd by you Pretending he had power to take him from us But all in vain our Orders were too strict So we resus'd obedience and have brought him Synan You have done well keep them without a little Ex. Mess and Mut. This desperate Youth he talks of is Irene And he that would have seiz'd her is Dorello None else have had my pass What 's to be done Calist Sir if the Sultan sees her I am despis'd Her charming Beauty will eclipse mine quite Synan But how shall I prevent it Calist If you would Oblige me to the full then tell the Sultan That she is lost by 'th' way her Sex conceal'd As I perceive 't is yet will make the Story Above all Contradiction but by me And for my own sake I shall never clear it This way you may secure my happiness And place about his Person your own Creature Synan I will devote my suture life to you And hazard all
there was the Merit of Irene Wou'd strongly plead I 'm sure in my excuse Emp. This Love you own I never did dislike Though I suspected it but 't is not that Has brought me to this Parly but worse matters Thom. Sir I am ignorant of any thing Besides my hopeless Love can move your Anger Emp. Nay Brother you shall see 't is not slight matters That have oblig'd me to this unkind Parly Enter Messenger Bring in that fellow there friend tell your Story Messeng Sir as I said before being employ'd Toth ' Turkish Camp about Intelligence I there have heard them say that Prince Thomazo Must be Morea's King and that this Town On that condition he will soon give up Thom. Sir can you credit Slaves hir'd to accuse me Of such impossible designs as these Villain who has suborn'd you to say this Emp. Be patient till you hear his Story out Thom. I sooner might be patient when hot Pincers Were tearing off my Flesh Emp. But I commend you Thom. Then silent Sir as Death I 'le hear my honour Be blasted by his Breath and never murmur No Sheep shall fall more tamely Sir then I. Friend say all that the Chancellor has taught you Messeng Sir what I 've said and what I am to say My Senses all must Witness is most true Though in the least I do not accuse your Highness What I have said I heard i' th' Turkish Camp I did and what I saw there is to follow Which is that oft at Synan Bassa's Tent I 've seen the Lord Dorello in great favour And Courted by the Bassa but last Night He did come back to Town in a disguise For meeting in their Fleet we boarded Boats And though he knew not me yet I did him I saw him there produce a large Commission And shew it to the Turkish Admiral By which he had full power to close with you This Sir is true as I have proof enough Emp. Return to your Confinement for a while You nor your Fellows sha'nt be long restram'd What think you of this Brother Exit Messenger Thom. Sir I think That Vertue which you Worship proves an Idol An empty name less sollid then a shaddow Oh deep unfathom'd Vilanies of State Through what strange Mazes do you wind your selves That honest men cannot find Clews to trace you Emp. What a sad Fate have Princes that are born To bare the Fate of sinking Monarchy Those actions which we judge will prop it most Produce its speedier Ruin Faction grows And spreads it self through Councel Court and Notion And nothing can be heard but accusations These when we wou'd Unite for common good They say we Cherish for our private safety If we believe them all then none are honest If we give Ear to none all will grow angry So whether we 're severe or moderate Our Glory 's hid i' th' Ruin of the State Thom. Sir I have thought upon 't all this seems false But how to prove it so I cannot guess Emp. Brother I 'le say no more but only this Act as you please I n're can be unkind Exit Emperor Thom. What worth the keeping life for now is left I am stript of all that 's Dear Friend Mistriss Brother And of my Honour too why live I then Because I am a Christian Surely though That cou'd at the first teach Contradictions What were most Martyrs but Self-Homicide What severe Hermit too but shortens life Why then 't is plain I 'm Master of my self By best Rules of our Philosophy But some will hold 't is Cowardize to die For fear of Misery Why then I 'le live Yet scarce my self my self alive shall know In strict retirement my few hours will spend And by sharp Abstinence my life will end Exit Enter Emperor Theophilus Chancellor Cardinal and Justiniano who kneels and Kisses the Emperors hand Just Sir I with thanks receive my Liberty And shall discharge the Duty of my place With all the Zeal that may be since I hear You have laid by the Prince Emp. My Lord I wish You 'd place a greater Guard upon your words It is not I but my unlucky Stars Have for the Empires ruine laid him by Just Sir you shall see it 's stronger prop If you will find away to pay my men Chanc. My Lord you do offend his Majesty In speaking of the Prince with such contempt You had best attend your Charge and leave to me The getting of your Pay The Emperor Is put upon a project to get Mony And you shall find your share Just My Lord my men Wont Fight one stroak without it that I tell you Ex. Justin Chanc. Nay good my Lord no more Your Majesty Should not regard his Folly but his Courage Emp. Courage Each private Soldier may have that 'T is Conduct only makes a General And I suspect his much for all your Pray'rs But I 'le not long endure his Insolence I 'le rather hazard all on my own person Chanc. What means your Majesty Emp. Why Fame does say This Sultan Mahomet's a Valiant Prince I 'le try if he 'l on single Combat stake The Fortune of this War Chanc. How 's this Aside Cardinal Perhaps You have not well consider'd that design Your Majesty in such a weighty Cause Must ask advice of Piety not Passion Emp. My Lord you speak as if strong Appetite Did make me seek this Combat for a pleasure But I 'le assure you 't is on no such Cause Thank Heav'n I dare but do not love to fight Card. No Sir nor must not singly Heaven 's strict Laws Deliver'd by the Church does quite forbid All Duells under pain of highest censure Emp. Surely when Heav'n gave Sacred Characters To Clergy men it did not then divest The rest of Mankind of the use of Reason Did it my Lord Card. No not of common Sir Emp. Common I understand no such distinction Reason is Reason and that does plainly say If I i' th' head of Thousands may make War And hazard both my own and others lives I sure much more may singly do the same Card. Not without dispensation from the Pope As humbly I conceive Emp. The Pope good Man No Dispensations from his Officers 'T is they must have a Fee These tricks of Rome Of first forbidding then dispensing things Has Rob'd it of the Reverence once it had From best Advisers to Mens Consciences They now are grown to be their Torturers Things in themselves indifferent they make sin And real sins they dare give leave to act A man may be a Saint and Traitor both When Dispensation frees him from his Oath But trouble not your self Lord Cardinal I 'le ask the Sultans Dispensation only If he consents I 'le not refuse the Fight Enter Dorello like a Doctor What have you seen him Doctor Dorel Sir I find Except you Majesty in person goes His Servants dare not let him be disturb'd Emp. How do they say he is Dorel They do believe As I have said it
this a Law there is A Narural Law of Pow'r it may be call'd Which gives the Prince aright to every thing He thinks may keep the Common-wealth from sinking And this no other Law can Abrogate Alder. My Council does inform me otherwise And I shall take his word Except my Lord You 'l give your hand upon 't he 's in the wrong Chanc. Good Friend forbare I am no Advocate That signs my hand to every Case that 's put His Majesty expects your answer Sir Enter Thomazo and Dorello disguised Thom. Ha! what Mock State is this Alder. Your Majesty Must pardon me for I can spare no Mony Exit Alder. Rabble Emp. 'T is labour lost Heav'n surely binds their Eyes To their Destruction but I find my Lord That you concur with their false arguing Chanc. The times are dangerous Sir I dare not speak Except in private Council Emp. Princes may By me be warn'd of two much Lenity The Rabble is a Jade must feel her Rider 'T is not soft taps I see but whips must rule her Humility moves none but generous Souls Exeunt Emp. c. Thom. Was I not obstinate to see Irene I scarce could let this Traytor live a Moment Dorel Good Sir let me intreat you to desist From that so dangerous and vain attempt Thom. Dorello say no more I 'm resolv'd To shew her I was true though she 's not so And shou'd Death wait me in the Turkish Camp Yet I wou'd go see how the Traytor laughs Chanc. I put him on this project for his Ruin It was a subtle Myne I knew when sprung Wou'd blow up all that little power he had An humble Prince makes Subjects Insolent Then what does Begging do ha ha ha honest Michael Go watch how he succeeds and bring me word Exit Michael Thom. I must Alarm him His Soul is much too jocund for a Traytors My Lord I have a mind to give allay To your excessive laughter where 's Irene Chanc. Ha! Thom. Your Daughter too Vdoxia and Dorello What you to save their lives have sent them hence What punctual day Sir must the Town be took Chanc. Sure Slave you know me not you dare talk thus Thom. Yes you are he that by the help of Souldiers Did break the Sanctuary then for Reward Bestow'd a Dose of Poison on your Slaves You thought their Dying too a pleasant sight Chanc. What Devil canst thou be that dar'st accuse Of Crimes so false as these Thom. I cannot stay at present now to prove them But in good time I may i' th' Interim I 'le step and tell your Daughter y' are a Traytor Have you no service to the Eunuch Bassa I 'le kiss his hands e're long Chanc. Ho! Michael Thom. If you 'd prolong your life one day or two You may by being Silent but if not This is your latest Moment Exit Thom. Dor. Chanc. Sure this must be Some of Dorello's Instruments in Town My Ruin is contriv'd I plainly see And I must be as quick in my preventions Enter Michael Mich. The Begging Emperor has but ill success Chanc. Curse on him we have worse all is betray'd I 've bin attaqu'd by one that knows Dorello And every thing by him that we have done Mich. Can this be possible and we not find him I hop'd he had bin drown'd in his coming Chanc. No all my Starrs grow dull of late I think They take no care of me or my designes But still my Plots are spoil'd by Countermines Exeunt ACT. V. Enter Thomazo and Dorello Dorel THe Bassa's Kindness to me still Continues Nay rather is increas'd by knowing me But yet I can't prevail to see the Ladies Enter Mutantrope They sign to one another But see your little Traitor is your Tongue Out out it is no matter you deserv'd it Nay you do well to own your fault There is no trusting such a Rogue as you If I had any business wou'd you indeed Then let me see Vdoxia or Calista How Calista in such favour where 's Irene then Thou art a lying Rogue I still perceive Oh Villain dar'st thou swear so false a thing As that the Sultan does not know Irene Thom. Can only such a Traitor speak the truth And all Man-kind be lyars yet methinks The vertue of Irene does make me hope it Dorel If this you swear be true then bring my Friend And me to see Irene If you 're forsworn Expect a greater judgment then you have Well wee 'l try your faith Ex. Mutant Thom. The Boy is strangly earnest sure he cannot Be such a Villain to invent all this 'T is possible the subtle Chancellor Contriv'd that Fame might say it was Irene Lest his Intelligence might be suspected Dorel I can't tell what to think there 's no design The Boy can have is worth his Perjury Except he wholly does delight in False-hood Thom. To see Irene and see her true will be Some few Degrees beyond felicitie Exeunt Enter Synan Synan She threatens now what a rank Ass was I To bring ambitious Beauty 'bout my Prince This Poison is for Irene I 'm confident but Lady look about you We Statesmen have our tricks 't is well I did not Inform her Father that it was her self And not the fair Irene the Sultan dotes on Did he but know it we soon should have bin here His Politick Pate wou'd still Solicite Bowstrings Might be presented us that vacant places Might be dispos'd by him but to his greif Both he and all men else think 't is Irene Enter Calista Irene Udoxia and Mutes one Carrying a Cup of Poison th' other Bowstrings Calist No! I 'le cut off my fears their hopes and thine All at one blow Synan Consider but the Crime Calist No Synan you mistake that charming Face Which in dead colours first bewitch'd my Lord Shall not remain for you to shew a line From that design Springs all your Piety Synan If you fear that then spare this other Lady Why Madam must she dye Calist For sweet revenge She did upbraid me with my Fathers Nature And now she 'l find I have it thoroughly Vdox. I will not lose a Pray'r to ask thee Mercy Nor will I live after Irene is Dead Calist You shall never doubt it Irene Ah Calista Think of the pleasant hours we three have spent In Childish sports together call to mind How both of us have strove which most shou'd please you Calist Plead not our wanton Childish Tales to me I am a Woman and do see the Danger Of that bewitching Beauty you have got Therefore make haste and chuse your way of dying Irene Save but Vdoxia's life I 'le call that Mercy And with my dying Breath beg pardon for you Vdox. Irene ne're speak of that give me the Cup I do defie all kindness from the Monster Except you share it too Calist Bravely Res lv'd But do not drink it all one half will serve I try'd it on a Slave and he dy'd calmly Made no ill Faces as