It will be true And which is worse than this There 's little hope the Army will be continued The Enemies Pox on 'em are all quiet And we that fought for this peace must Starve and Stink For ought I know suddainly Dem. Nay prithee be clear with us and tell us Thy own thoughts of the General Alex. By the Word of an Officer Dem. who 'll take it Alex. If you cannot take my Word to what purpose Should I answer your question Why I 'le tell you And you shall judge your selves what will Become of â—im These two days he hath Drunk nothing but Water Eat nothing but Sallads Talk'd nothing but Religion and now and then falls Into a long Fit of Prayer that signifies nothing If these be not Prognosticks of a falling General Then would I had all my Arrears Dam. Why for your comforts the Senate may hold fit to keep The Army up still and though the General lay down 'T is not impossible to find another will take up VVill it hurt you to Receive your Money Alex. Nay nay for my part I shall be contented so I be paid amongst a great many more That shall be happy to be retain'd in your Thoughts As men that dare empty their best Veâ—ns to serve you 1. Sen. We have experience of your Valour Colonel 2. Sen. And shall deserve it Alex. Your most humble Servant Exit Alexius Dem. What think you now 1. Sen. My Faith settles apace Enter Cleomenes Dem. 'T is he my Lord Cleomenes my Heart Leaps to congratulate your safe return Gentlemen of the Senate of my Principles Your Victories were here before your Person Our Enemies in Affrick are all tam'd Cleo. And Dionysius marching Home in Triumph I shall take an Opportunity after I have seen the General to give you a more particular accompt Dem. One Word Sir We have Wonders here that You expect not strange Revolutions Cleo. How Dem. I dare not tell you aloud and it will ask Your stronge Faith the General Whispers aside 1. Sen. He is a most Noble Gentleman and has Preserv'd the Honor of his Family And still maintain'd his Current clear uot mix'd With foul rebellious Streams 2. Sen. 'T was his Fortune to be abroad when Damocles began his Faction here and but since his Return And the Kings loss engag'd with Dyonisius Aside Cleo. But that I know the Wisdom and Friendship Of good Demaratus I should Suspect He would abuse my Faith It frights my Reason Resign his interest in the Army But who are those approach us with grave Ceremony Enter Hugo and others Is not this Hugo de Petra Dem. The same One that may write himself Knave General Hugo My most Noble Lord I know not whither I should First deliver my Message from the General or Bid you Wellcom home from my self But 't is good manners to Obey his Excellence Cleo. You preserve your ingenious Humor still Hug. Sir I was Commanded to wait your Entrance into The City and in the Generals name to Congratulate your return Cleo. He was ever gracious Hug. But that 's not all By his Command I am to Salute Yoâ— by the Title of Grand Master of the great Castle of Syracuse which is a Signal Mark of His Confidence I will assure you Leave off your Wonder And Read there Delivers him a Commission Cleo. It were no manners to distrust his Act Or your Relations who have always been A friend to truth Hug. Let me Kiss thy honorable Hand upon my own Accompt If I have a soul your Honor shall Command it to your Service 1. Sen. If he have a Soul he makes a doubt on 't Cleo. But 't is too great an honor to Cleomenes His goodness thus would prompt me to a worth Who finding only some desires in me To serve his just Commands would quicken them To some becoming Action but my Duty Is not performed till I wait upon him Hug. And we shall attend you my good Lord Demaratus and Gentlemen Exit Hugo and Cleom. Dem. This beyond all confirmes me 1. Sen. A good Preface Dem. Excuse me Gentlemen if some great affair Call me hence I 'le not fail to meet you at Tâ—moleons Tombe where if things succeed To expectation I shall tell you something to startle you And you shall thank me for 't Exit Demaratus 1. Sen. But 't is not without my Wonder That Cleomenes 2. Sen. There 's the policy ' Its frequent When Princes fear a popular man they labour To gain him to their party by preferments Nor is it safe yet to Irritate the Souldier To whom Cleomenes stands Pretious 1. Sen. I know not what to think 2. Sen. Think no more let the gods play their Game out They are wise and Mankind is their mockery But we loose time I am for Timoleous Tombe 1. Sen. The Scean of our whole Fate lies there 2. Sen. I wait upon you Exit Enter Damocles Cleomenes Hugo Colonel Strato Alexius and Proclus Dam. The Place I have confirm'd is but an earnest Of that great debt is owing to your Services You have made my Son a Souldier Cleomenes He cannot fail of Victory that lives Near the example of so much Honor. Cleo. I have perform'd my Duty All above it Sir is your Bounty Dam. But is Timandra within his Train of Captives Heir to the great Numidian King Ophella whose unquiet Armes kept us so much in Action Cleo. But his fall procur'd you many Victories Dam. A Princess of much Beauty by my Sons Description so much excellency of Person And bravery I guess there 's something in 't Beside the naked Story He does write as He were prompted by Affection Cleo. His Deportments have been fair to her And like himself Dam. We shall see this Wonder But what 's the Moore he talks off Cleo. A person of no mean Extraction That came to shew his Valour in her Cause VVhom the impatient Courage of your Souldier Compel'd to wait upon Timandra's Fortune And fills a place now in her Train Dam. 'T is well Cleomenes The present state Of things requires you take possession Of the Castle where I shall soon give you a visit I have trusted you with Siracuse and my self Cleo. To both I shall be faithful Sir Exit Cleo. Dam. What think'st thou of him Hugo Hug. You have done wisely to Secure him thus This will Câ—jole the Citizens Dam. How now Gentlemen I thought you would have waited on Cleomenes To his new Charge Your looks are Sullen Ha! This shews like an Affront to me as you Meant to dispute the Justice of my Faâ—vourâ— Col. Str. We know Cleomenes is a Noble Gentleman And think your Excellence hath not been sparing In your Reward We hope you do remember VVe have fought for you too In all your Fortunes Shew'd both our Love and Courage Dam. Now I see and pity your Envies y' are not wise Can you remember this and think I can Forget my Veteranes to whose constant Valour I owe my Growth my
or VVhen Hug. That did you Sir you were weary of your life before Now the Law shall hang you to your own Hearts desire Parm. Upon my life I know not what he means Hug. The thing that was your Page my Lord O he 's Prov'd an impudent young Traytor Cleo. Ha! VVhat has he done Hug. Nay I know not Enter the Souldier leading Calanthe 'T is he by good Fortune he is recovered honest Souldier Look for a reward my Lord it is The King command you put this Rogue into a Dungeon Cleo. 'T is she my Heart dares not look forth Aside Hug. He shall want no Charge I warrant him I am Sorry he had no more Grace for his Relation once To your Lordship the Crimes are high You shall Hear more my Lord I know you are honourable He has an honest Face but your Lordships wisdom Will be concern'd to use him like a Rascal and so I take my leave My most Honourable Lord. Enter a Guard of Souldiers Cleo. It shall Speak my Innocence And Duty to the King Take him away I hate to look upon him The Guard take off Calan. My Soul 's upon the Torture Hug. Farewel Son of the Senator thou mayst live now To be an honest man and see what will come on 't Exit Cleo. Parmenio thou shalt not Repent to Live I see thy Courage and in thy Name And Blood have an Assurance of thy Faith Parm. In all I am your servant Cleo. Bid an Officer of the Guard bring the Boy back And wait me at my Chamber to be examin'd And be you near to Observe my further Order Parm. I shall my Lord. Cleo. I have a narrow path To walk on Guide me Honour and thou great Soul of the World Things now for Action call This Tempest looks as it would drown us all Exeunt Actus Quartus Enter Sicanus Dorion Scrophilus Scro. I Do not like the present Face of things Dor. Nor I. Scro. I did expect a finer Time on 't Sic. The Triumph quickly Vanish'd Enter Alexius Alex. Your Servant Colonels Where 's his Highness Sic. In 's Bed-chamber writing Letters Alex. What to his Mistriss the Queen Timandra She 's a Rare Beauty Sic. Would Affrick had kept this admiration To it self I fear she will be fatal And undo us all Dor. For my part I think no woman in the World is worth a mans melancholy Scr. I am sure it hath thrown us into a melancholy Posture The Prince does not enjoy himself Alex. And the King is strangely alter'd Sic. I have heard one man possess'd with many Devils but I never heard of two men possess'd With one and the same evil Spirit before Well I fear a Storm 's not far off the Clowds Are gathering This outward Reconcilement Between Father and Son is but a dream of Fair weather Dor. I wish his Highness well Sic. So we do All. Enter Dionysius He 's here Dion Fellow Souldiers welcome Sic. Your Highness humble Servants who should be all Happy to kiss your Hand and see you chearful Dion Why so I am Am I not chearful Gentlemen Look well upon me Scr. Your pardon Sir Your Servants canot chuse but be concern'd When any Cloud 's upon you Sir we are Men that truly Honour you and see through all The Sun-shine you put on that something Has got too near your Heart and darkens you Dion I did not Sleep well Alex. We Believe it Sir And something is the cause Change but your Fancy And it will Vanish like a dream Dion Your Remedies are pleasant Alex. You 'd say so if you knew my Frolicks And yet I must Confess I have had my Fits As high as a Mistris but never Ventur'd Love Above a Moon Took notice of my Tides Of Love yet made my Voyage off and on Without a Storm or straining the least String About my Heart You 'l pardon Sir the freedom Dion But you mistake Cause Alex. I wish I did Sir But this disease call'd Love has a most certain Symtome and wears his Night-cap so visible That the distempers still appear although The Cure may sometimes fail Dion Gentlemen 't is no woman hath discompos'd My thoughts Scr. Why is 't a Man Who in the name Of nature can be so weary of his Life As to disturb our Freedom Dor. If my counsel may be offer'd Sir no matter what 's the Cause Drink Wine and bear up above all the thoughts Or Friends or Enemies Would we were I' th' Camp agen this Drowsiness and Ease Will Tarnish all our Souls Dion You love me Gentlemen and I hope I have deserv'd it Dor. Is there one here that stands suspected A man that will not Sacrifice his Life And in your Service fight in any Cause 'Gainst any Person Dion None I believe You would contribute all your Courages T' assist my Honour if it shall Require A worthy Vindication Therefore Gentlemen In the Evening I shall communicate a Secret In which I shall desire your Faith and Counsels Till when I ask your pardon noble Colonels Scr. We 'l wait you Sir Alex. And shall be proud to serve you Exeunt Colonels Enter Hugo Hug. What make all these Officers here I like it not Dion Hugo to my wishes thou hast kept thy promise Hug. Pardon the boldness of this interruption My duty may want method but not zeal To serve your Highness Dion Thou hast given me proof Hug. I came to give you account Sir of your Father Dion How is it with the King dear Hugo Hug. Much the better since I sweetn'd him with your Resolve to quite Your Hopes in fair Timandra I found him Raving at first and a Commission drawing up For your present expedition to Corinth But I soon qualified that cold Unkindness And he expects your Visit. Dion Thou hast Oblig'd me Hugo and to justifie The truth of thy Relation and Confirm him That all is my Obedience and clear Duty Here is a Letter to the Queen from me With full Resign of my Pretensions to her And that there may be nothing wanting Hugo To uncreate his Jealousie of either Thou shalt deliver it thy self and give him Thy own accompt of all things Hug. I applaud Your Care to satisfie him 't is excellent and I Shall take it as a great Honour to carry this express to her Dion Honest man What can Reward thy Faith And care of me Hug. My duty pays it self Dion Farewell dear Hugo I expect no Answer Hug. I think you need not This will do your work Sir Dion I cannot chuse but Smile that I shall make Aside This cunning Knave my Engine I 'le not trust him Too much Parasites are a Race of dangerous men Especially to Princes who abuse Their Beams as Serpents do the Sun-shine Thrive And yet Infect the very Light they live by Aside Exit Dion Hug. So I have an Office his Highness Letter-carrier But I consider the Circumstance carried a Gloss Of Cunning. That nothing may be wanting Hugo Thou shalt deliver
me now another time Sould. I must not be deny'd I was civil to you Hug. What dost mean Sould. You must walk presently as I direct or I have A Goad will make you mend your pace Hug. Souldier oh Sould. I must do my duty I have an Order for 't I Expect a Reward too Therefore dear Hugo Hug. For thy Honour thou knowst I sav'd thy Life Sonld Do not you remember the Proverb Save a man From the Gallows and he 'l be the first Shall cut your Throat March honest Hugo march Exeunt The Senators appear in the Senate to them Cleomenes Alexius Dorion Sicanus Calanthe veil'd Cleom. That you are safe and met here is the Joy Of your Cleomenes who hath no Ambition but To Repair his sad and bleeding Country And that the Laws after so many Stromes May run in their own free and ancient Channel Lay down your Fears of an Usurping Tyrant Whose Lust of Empire hath committed such Horrid and high Impieties I tremble But to Remember And at the last hath added Unto his many Paricides the murther Of his own Son A Person that was only Unhappy that he had so vile a Father Who though not at present dead Yet Omn. Sen. How not dead Cleom. Not dead Fathers but by the Providence of Heaven that heard our prayers he is now Within your power and timely shall appear To be the Object of your Justice first 1. Sen. Thou art thy Conntries and our great Preservor Cleom. But there is something Honour'd Fathers of Greater Concern to take up your chief thoughts I meant it in my promise and shall not Detain your Hopes too long Here I present The lovely person of a long lost Princess A Branch surviving of the Royal Family Whose Story will draw up your Love and Wonder The fair Calanthe They offer to Rise Fathers keep your places And think what your own duties are oblig'd too Sen. It will Require no Study We declare Her Right to the Succession the Crown Is justly hers and we Salute her Queen Long live Cleom. Stay Honour'd Fathers though her name and Virtues Deserve as much as all her Sex together Whose preservation has been long my Study Though I have nothing to accuse your duties Yet she must not be Queen Cal. VVhat means Cleomenes Omn. Sen. My Lord your Reason Cleom. I 'le shew you a Reason presently Exeunt Cleomenes and Col onel Cal. After a great and constant zeal to place me In my own Right Is he become my Enemy The faith of man is but a Mockery Enter Cleomenes Cleander with Timandra Alexius Dorion Sicanus Cleom. Here is my Reason Fathers Do none here Know this too long obscur'd Face Omn. Sen. The King 'T is Cleander The Senators Rise Cleom. Your pardon Madam To Calanthe Cal. Ha! my Brother let me throw My Soul into his Bosome Blest Cleomenes My Royal Brother dearer to my Heart Than many thousand Kingdoms â—lean O my dear Sister Cleander led to his Seat by Cleomenes and Senators â—mn Sen. Long live Cleander King of Scicily Clean. I shall employ the best Care of my Life â—worldâ— serve you and my Country â—worldâ— Sen. You are dropt a present Sir from Heaven aand after â—s blessing there is nothing left to pray for â—t that the same great Arm that brought you â—ther with so much Miracle and Peace â—y still be a Guard about your Crown Clean. Most Honour'd Subjects â—ead firm Loyalty in every Face â—ould else think the Crown a Burthen to me â—t I must tell you that my Fortune meets it â—hen I have more Capacity of bearing â—o great a weight For here is one that must â—vide all Cares with me The fair Timandra Rises from his Seat and goes to Timandra â—ur Voices and consent will weave our Crowns â—d persons into One Heaven hath done his Office Cleo. Then long Live Cleander and Timandra â—ng and Queen of Scicily and Namidia Tim. I am rewarded now for all my Sufferings Cal. Madam To the Queen Tim. My Sister now Clea. Cleomenes pardon my unjust suspition â—pon thy Honour Cal. He is perfect in all goodness I must own him â—ly best preserver You can never Sir â—nough reward his Piety Clea. I will hope â—worldâ— you consent Calanthe Dar'st give thy self to me Cal. Most freely Sir Clea. So what think you of my Sister Cleo. What I should think if she were not your Sister â—ere soon resolv'd â—e is the wonder of her Sex A Princess â—o be with Reverence look'd on a far off Clea. My Lord if I should bring her nearer to you Cleo. She is in my Soul already Clean. Come Calanthe â—worldâ— see thou only canst Reward Cleomenes â—nd nothing else left worthy of his Faith And Honour I must give thy self to him Take her Cleomenes from me your Hearts will meet And make no difference Cal. I Confirm my Brothers gift Cleomenes Thy Blood is from the Race of noblest Ancestors Thy Virtue makes the greater and let Envy Talk it self dumb thou dost deserve a Princess And shall 't be Read in story to thy Honour When some that boast great Empires shall have dark And common Mention Cleom. 'T is too much Grace Clean. The Command Of all our Forces both by Sea and Land Are thine with what can be hereafter found Worthy of thy Desert and fit to add unto Calanthes Dowry Cleom. Your bounties overwhelm me I must fear My Bark's too small for this great Happiness But will remember still you are Calanthe Enter Damocles Guarded Dirion Sâ—canus Dam. Are you my Guard Sic. We do attend your Person Dam. But I had men that would Obey Dor. You had a Son too but you murther'd him Dam. Fine fellows Ha! What are these Senators Their Faces are much paler then their Robes And some of these dropt at Timoleons Tomb Ha! I know 'em agen See how my dream continues When shall I wake Me thinks I feel the weight Of mountains on me Cleomenes What gay thing is that Cleom. 'T is Cleander the King Dam. Ha ha A very dream still If I were not A sleep who durst confine me thus and give me Such saucy Language What 's that Lady Cleom. 'T is the Kings Sister the fair Calanthe Dam. So so I am confirm'd and that 's Timandâ—a Whom the fine King plays withall Chimeraes What strang things do we fancy in our dreams Some Thunder wake me Enter Hugo Guarded Cleom. Hugo Sir the Usurpers Parasite A most Perfideous Villain Hug. Ha! The King I am blasted Sir I most Humbly beg that you would hang me Clea. The Laws may fit you Sir Hug. I have deserv'd it Clea. I make no question Remove this horrid Traytor from my sight This day be sacred to our Kingdoms Peace And let him dream on till the Laws and Death Awake him Alex. Ask the King mercy Speak for your self Hugo Hug. To what purpose Let me say what I will I Knew they will hang me They lead him off Dam. Then I will wake my self The next wound 's his that dares approach me Cleander I will do the Justice Wounds himself with a Poniard Clean. Restrain him Dam. 'T is too late I scorn your Canting Forms of Law 'T is in my Power to deceive all your policy Ha! I do begin to be awake This wound has don 't But I shall sleep agen I fear and quickly Vanish I know not whither My eyes grow dim o' th' sudden 'T is a trouble Now to look upwards Heaven 's a great way off I shall not find the way i' th' dark Farewell Dies Alex. He 's Dead Clea. But left his name behind A Glorious Villain His Head shall be advanc'd upon the Castle But let his Body crow'd for Burial I' th' Common Execution place You Gentlemen no more a Senate shall Be honour'd with the name of our great Counsel And leave it to my care to Recompence Your Loss and Sufferings Omne Sen. You are Gracious Clean. There shall be an Indemnity for those Whose frailty and not malice made 'em Act Under the Tyrant Cleo. Mercy becomes a King which as it flows Upon your Enemies should have a free Stream to your Friends whose Faith Sir hath been try'd You â—lse would break their Honest hearts Clean. I thank your good advice my Lord. Cleom. And in their number let me Sir present To kiss your Hand this noble Gentleman Son of the Lord Demaratus who Bleed A Martyr for you Cal. He was my second Father Clean. And my Friend you shall be Parmenio kisses the Kings Hand Restor'd both to his Honour and his Fortunes Beside the Addition of some employment That may be worthy near our Person Cleo. What shall be done with Dionysius Body Clean. It shall have honourable interment Come Timandra Set on to th' Temple first Where we may Pay Our thanks and Vows to Heaven whose Justice though It march but slow and silent Yet at the last bold Traytors all shall Feel It stricks their proud Heads with an Arm of Steel Exeunâ—â—mnes FINIS THE EPILOGUE TO THE USURPER THe Moral use of Plays does make us know Actions which virtues Raise and vice lay Low Teaching the Bad though even dead to fear They may be Reviv'd to be punish'd here As now this Play by some such Magick Call Has rais'd a bold Usurper up to Fall And if I may advise you Gentlemen Faith let him live if but to dye agen His Crime was horrid and it is not fit One death of the Usurper Expiate it Let him dye often He 's content that way Still to be punish'd so you 'l spare the Play Which by our Authors aim was meant to be Here a Record of all such Loyalty That after long Contests did safely bring Subjects to Rights and to his Throne our King