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A62311	The comical romance, or, A facetious history of a company of stage-players interwoven with divers choice novels, rare adventures, and amorous intrigues / written originally in French by the renowned Scarron ; and now turned into English by J.B.; Roman comique. English	Scarron, Monsieur, 1610-1660.; J. B.	1665 (1665)	Wing S830A; ESTC R12793	230,557	440

himself in a little time so much in favour that it perplexed him to guess whence sprang th● sudden love He is immediately made Treasure● Secretary Gentleman and Confident His fe●low Servants respect him little less then Don Fernand himself and no doubt he might be happy finding so much affection in a Master that appear so amiable and one whom he is by a secret instin●● constrained to love above the common rate 〈◊〉 inconstant Sophia did not so often come into h●●● thoughts and bring so great a melancholly there that neither the caresses of so dear a Master nor h●● repaired Happiness and Fortune could in the least dispel whatever endearments Sophia used toward him yet was she pleased to see him afflict himsel● so much not doubting but she her self was th● cause of it She spake so often to him of Sophia and Vindicated her often times with so muc● heat and tartness when he inveighed against he want of Faith and Honour that in the end he began to believe that this Don Fernand who ever renewed the same discourse had without doubt bee● formerly enamoured with Sophia and perhap● cherished part of that kindness still The War in Africk was brought to that period Recorded in the History of those times The Emperour afterwards carried on the like in Germany in Italy and divers other Countries Our Virago under th● feigned name of Don Fernand encreased her Reputation of a Valiant and experienced Captain by several acts of Courage and Conduct though this ●ist quality is seldom found in a person of so green ●ears as this daring Maidens Sex and Features ●ade her appear to be The Emperour was ob●●ged to go into Flanders and to that purpose de●●red the King of France to grant him passage ●●rough his Dominions The grand Monarch ●ho then raigned would needs in generosity and ●●●eness surpass a mortal enemy who ever had ●●rpassed him in good Fortune of which he had ●ot always made the best use Charles the Fifth ●●as received in Paris as if he had been really ●ing of France The fair don Fernand was one of ●●e small retinue of persons of Qualiy that atend●d him and if his Master had made a longer abode 〈◊〉 that most Gallant Court that beautiful Spani●d taken for a man had inspired a great many ●rench Ladies with her love and caused no little ●alousie in the mind of our most accomplish'd ●ourtiers In the mean while the Vice-Roy of Valentia ●●ied in Spain don Fernand had confidence enough 〈◊〉 his merits and the affection his Master had so ●●ong expressed as to adventure to Petition him ●or that important command and obtained it ●ithout opposition or envy He acquainted Don ●arlos as hastily as possible with the good success of ●●e Petition made him hope that as soon as ever 〈◊〉 had taken possession of the Government of ●alemia he would compose the difference between ●im and the Parents of Sophia obtain his pardon ●f the Emperour for having been head of the Bandits and also endeavour to repossess him of 〈◊〉 Estate never leaving to do him all the o●fices lay in his power when ever any opportuni●● did profer the means Don Carlos might hav● tasted some consolation in these noble promises the too great unhappiness of his love had not ou● weighed all latter comforts The Emperour a●rived in Spain and went directly to Madrid an● Don Fernand to Valentia to be possessed of that G●vernment The next day after his arrival at V●lentia Sophia's Parents presented a Petition again● Don Carlos who had the Offices both of Steward 〈◊〉 the Vice-Roy and his Secretary The Vice-Ro● promised to do them justice and to protect D●● Carlos his innocency a new Indictment wa● drawn against him witnesses were heard a s●cond time and in Conclusion Sophia's Parents an● mated with the regret of the loss of their Daughter and a desire of a just revenge as they supposed pressed the business so vigorously that 〈◊〉 five or six dayes time it was ready for judgmen● They desired that the person accused might b● sent to Prison He gave his parole that he shoul● not stir out of the Court and appointed a day t●● give judgment The Even of that fatal day whic● held all the inhabitants of Valentia in suspence D●● Carlos begg'd audience of the Vice-Roy in pr●●vate who granted it him He cast himself at 〈◊〉 feet and spake thus to him To morrow is the tim● my Lord that you are to make known my innocency 〈◊〉 all the world Though the witnesses which have bee● sworn in my behalf do fully acquit me of the crime a●● ledged against me yet am I come to make Oath befor● your Highness as if I were before a Deity that not only I had no hand in the conveying away Sophia but that 〈◊〉 did not so much as see her the day before she went nor had any intelligence from her then nor ever since It is ●ery true that I should have carried her away but a Misfortune hitherto kept from my knowledge ravished ●er hence to my Ruine and her own Enough enough don Carlos sayes the Vice-Roy to him go and sleep in quiet I am thy Master and thy friend and better informed of thy innocency then thou dost imagine and though I had some cause to doubt yet am I obliged not to be too exact in the search since thou art both in my Family and of my Family and hadst not adventured hither with me but on my promise of Security and Protection Don Carlos returned thanks to so obliging a Master with all the Eloquence he was indued withall He went to his repose but his impatience to be acquitted robb'd him of sleep he rose at the first approach of day and appeared before his Master in a braver Garb then was usual having dressed him with greatest curiosity attending his Lords rising But I mistake he came not to him till he was ready for from the time Sophia disguised her Sex none but Dorothea the Confident of her disguise and Travesty'd like her was admitted to the Chamber till she was habited nor rendred her such necessary Sevices which performed by any other might have discovered what she nicely concealed Don Carlos therefore entred the Vice-Roys Chamber as soon as Dorothea had open'd it for all comers and the Vice-Roy no sooner spied him but he reproached his early rising being a perso● accused who would have himself to be though innocent and told him that such a person as di● not sleep soundly must needs find his conscien●● burthened with some guilt Don Carlos replied little startled that it was not the fear of being convicted had disturbed him so much as the hope that he should suddenly be disingaged from th● pursuit of his mortal enemies by that Justice h●● Highness would shew in the decision of the Process But you are very fine and gallant sayes th● Vice-Roy to him and I find you very calm an● composed at a time when Sentence of life or deat●

Commissary told them with a great deal of c●●fidence that he had no body with him but his Wife Elvira de Silva Don Pedro answered he ●as deceived his Daughter being engaged to ●nother party and for you pursued he you can●ot deny but Victoria Portocarrero is your law●●l Spouse Victoria then discovered her self 〈◊〉 her faithless Galant who was astonished be●ond expression She reproached his ingrati●●de to which his silence was his onely plea as ●ell as to the Commissary when he told them 〈◊〉 could do no less in duty then carry him away 〈◊〉 Prison In fine his remorse of Conscience ●●ar of Imprisonment together with Don Pedros ●●thortations who minded him of his honour ●●d reputation joyned to Victorias tears and ●●auty nothing inferiour to Elviras and above 〈◊〉 some sparks of generosity still remaining in 〈◊〉 heart notwithstanding all his youth love 〈◊〉 change and the new flames kindled by El●●ras bright eyes made him hearken to reason ●●d justice and Victorias great deserts and claim 〈◊〉 tenderly embraced her she being like to ●oon betwixt his arms which no doubt but 〈◊〉 soft Kisses preserved her from Don Pedro ●on Diego and fair Elvira shared in Victorias ●●ys which infinitely transported both Santil●●●e and Beatrix to find their designs brought that perfection Don Pedro applauded Don Fer●●nds goodness and wisdom for thus Nobly re●●ring the wrongs he had committed The two ●●ung Ladies hugged each other with as great ●●stimonies of Love as if they had been sisters 〈◊〉 Diego de Maradas made a thousand protestations of obedience to his Father in Law or h●● that should be so in a short season Don Pedr● before he took his Daughter home with him made them plight their mutual faith and promises and Engage that they should all com●● and Dine the next day at his House where fo● fifteen days following he would indeavour 〈◊〉 disband their former troubles by their futur● pastimes and divertisements The Commissary was invited too who ingaged to make u● one at their merry meeting Don Pedro too him along with him and Don Fernand remained with Victoria who had as much reason ●●bless her good Fortune now as she had cause t● curse it formerly CHAP. XXIII An unexspected misfortune which hindred them from Acting the Comedy INezilla told her story very gracefully R●quebrune was so well satisfied with it that h●● caught up her hand and kissed it whether sh●● would or not She said to him in Spanish tha● great persons and fools had the liberty to d●● ●ny thing for which Rancour gave her thanks 〈◊〉 his heart This Spanish Ladies beauty began 〈◊〉 decay yet were there many footsteps and ●elicks of her former handsomeness to be seen ●ut had she been less fair the ingenuity she was ●●ill Mistress of made her deserve to be prefer●●d before most youthful people that had fresh●● faces indeed but wanted her sparkling wit ●ll those that heard her story agreed in this ●hat she had told it very pleasantly though in Language she was but yet a Scholar in being ●ftentimes compelled to make use of some Spa●ish and Italian Phrases to express her mind ●adam Star told her that instead of craving ●ardon for having put her to this trouble she ●xspected her thanks for giving her so fair an ●ccasion to shew her ready wit and judgement ●he rest of the afternoon was spent in conver●●tion the Garden being full of Ladies and ●any Citizens of Note till Supper time They ●upped after their Country mode that is to say ●t very plentifully which being over every ●ne took their place to see the Play But Madam ●ave and her Daughter were missing They sent 〈◊〉 seek them out and it was half an hour at ●east before any tidings came At last they ●eard a great rumour without the Hall and ●resently after in comes Madam Cave with her ●air hanging about her ears her face bloody ●nd bruised crying out like a distracted crea●●re that her Daughter was stoln away Her ●bbs and sighes did so interrupt her speech ●●at it was a long time before she could make them understand how a couple of strangers being gotten into the Garden by a back door where she and her Daughter were repeating their Parts one of them ceazed upon her whose eyes she had almost scratched out of his head seeing two others force her Daughter to go with them the same Rascal having put her into that sad condition as they saw and afterwards mounting on Horseback followed his Comerades whilst they fled away with Angelica She told them likewise that she persued them as far as she could crying out a Rape but finding no body was within hearing she hasted back again to the house to beg their assistance Having said this she fell into such a fit of weeping as made al● their very hearts ake with grief The whole company was disturbed Destiny got to horse upon a beast that had newly brought Ragotin to the place I cannot justly tell whether or not i● were the same that threw him in the morning 〈◊〉 Many other young men took the first horses they could lay hands on and Rode after Destiny who was gotten a good way before them Rancou● and Olive marched a Foot with their swords in their hands in the rear of the horse Roquebru●● staid with Star and Inezilla who were indeavouing to comfort Cave as much as they could I● was somewhat wondred at that he did not goe along with the rest some beleeved it was for wan● of courage but others thought it rather discretion to stay with the women In the mean time the wedding guests were forced to change their Comedy for dancing and having no Fidler ●ecause they expected a Play two or three sung ●e newest tunes they could hit upon and the ●est Footed it after the Mansean Fashion Poor ●ave was so overcome with grief that she went 〈◊〉 bed in one of the Chambers alotted for their Tyring Star took as much care as if she had ●een her Mother and Inezilla was very officious ●●kewise The afflicted woman desired they ●ould leave her alone so Roquebrune leads the ●wo Ladies to the rest of the Company that ●ere Dancing Hardly were they sat down but ●ne of the house-maids came and told Star that Cave desired to speak with her she promised ●he Poet and the Spanish Lady to return imme●iately to them and went up to the Chamber 〈◊〉 Roquebrune had any thing in him no doubt ●ut he made good use of that opportunity and ●ise vered his heart to Inezilla However as ●oon as Cave faw Star she pray'd her to shut the ●oor and come to her bed-side Star having sea●ed her self as she desired the first thing she did ●as to weep so abundantly as if she had not ●ropt one tear before and then wringing her ●y the hands she groaned and sighed most la●entably Star bid her be of good chear ma●ing her hope her Daughter would soon be re●overed again being pursued by so many sever●●