who want no giddinesse Had they but opportunity and such A master Rebell as Vittori to Make spoyle of all who counceld him to this Al. Not I and please your grace I wish it heartily Vndone Pr. You wish it sir are wishes now The remedy for such a mischiefe you When the state bleeds will wish it well agen Y' are fine court Surgeons had you staide his Father It might have check'd his treason or Cassandra Al. That 's his torment Pr. We had beene secure Exasperated now with his affront As never traitor wanted impudence To blanch ore his rebellion he may inflame The Neighbour Princes to conspire some warre For his revenge Fa. his grace sayes right there may Be a consequence of much danger and Vittori Has fame abroad Ki. I did it for the best By his absence thinking to remoue his anger I could have beene content to have honoured him For to say truth his services did challenge More friendly paiment Fa. To say truth he was A noble valiant gentleman and deseru'd Pr. What deseru'd he Fa. A halter and shall please Your Highnesse I did wonder at your patience He was not put to death Pr. I must acknowledge Vittori has deseru'd for many services The love and honour of his country fought Their battels and brought conquest home made tame The Seas that threatned us secur'd the Land And Rome allowd some Consuls for lesse Victories Triumphs and Statues Fa. Most excellent Prince How just he is Pr. But when opinion Of their owne merit swels em into pride Which sets a price of that which modesty Should count an act of their obedience They forfeit the reward of thankes and honour And betray poore and most vaine-glorious soules Scipio and Antony and other Romanes Deseru'd well of the Senate and were honoured But when they ran to faction and pursued Ambitious endes to undo their Countries peace They were no longer Patriots but declared Romes poyson and like gangrenes on the state To bee cut off lest they corrupt the body Fa. Was ever Prince so wise Ki. But sonne sonne how Can these staines reach Vittori he hath given No argument to suspect his fall from Loyalty Pr. I do not sir accuse him nor did I More then became the spirit of a Prince Show I was sensible of his Fathers impudence If you remember when I urg'd what trespasse His Father had committed he urg'd aloude Was this all his reward as if his service Were obligation to make us suffer And justifie their affronts but I waste breath Since you are so well pleas'd my duty sir Shall speake me still your Sonne but let me take Boldnesse to prophesie their insolence Strucke at my person first but you will find Their pride reach higher I am but a branch Superfluous and may be prund away You have you say no argument to suspect His fall from Loyalty if what 's done to me Be dead within you yet remember now You have disingag'd by exile his relation And tie of subject he owes now no faith to you What that and his disgrace and opportunity Abroad may frame him to I leave to imagine Ki. Nay prethee come backe thou hast awak'd me I finde my rashnesse I did never thinke There had beene so much danger we will study Timely prevention let em be cald backe Fly after em and in our name command Pr. You shanot need Ki. How shanot need Pr. Your pardon In hope your wisedome would allow it after I have made that my act Iulio is gone With strict commission for that purpose Ki Iulio I thanke thy care Fa. I was most divinely thought on most maturely Now all your jealousies are laid Pr. I shall Compose my selfe at his returne to weare What countenance you will direct Ki. Cassandra Y 'ave sent for too Pr. By any meanes she is So precious to Vittori had she sinn'd Alone to merit banishment hee would follow her Through all the world Ki. Women are strangly attractive Fame speaks her vertuous too Fr. Some vertue she has Enter Julio Alphonso guarded Julio has prospered Tha 'st done good service Alphonso though your late affront to us Be foule in its owne nature and may encourage Others by your impunitie yet we have With the remembrance of your former actions Lost your offence Vittori too shall find The honour he deserves Al. How 's this Pr. Where is he He does not scorne our mercy Iulio Where is Cassandra Iulio Shipt with Vittori thanke Alphonso for t Whom you have pardoned they are both at Sea Pr. Whirle winds pursue em Ki. Where 's your sonne Alphonso Al. Embark'd with his faire Mistresse I observe My Lord which way your anger moves in vaine You vex your soule for them the Sea 's no part Of your command the winds are masters there Which cannot raise a storme so blacke and ominous As their owne countrey Pr. By what meanes escaped they Alp. Take it from me and after cut my head off I charg'd him as his heart wish'd to enjoy A Fathers blessing as he lov'd the honour Of his Cassandra fearing some new plot To hire a Barke and quickly put to Sea Whilst I made some stay to dispose affaires That might befriend us in another countrey He did obey and had my prayers the winds Convey'd him swiftly from the shore and had Your creature Iulio not made such haste I had dispatch'd and in another vessell Followed his ship but heaven determined I Should be agen your prisoner use your power But looke to give account for every haire Of this old head now withered in your service Pr. To the Castle with him Al. I there 's the King Let me use one word more Royall sir to you Pr. You 'le heare him Al. Feare not Prince my soule 's not falne So low to beg compassion Ki. Speake Alphonso Al. My duty still preserv'd I would advise Your age to quit the trouble of your Kingdome And aske the Princes leave to turne a Capuchin Why should you stoups with burthen of such a state And have a sonne so active turne Fryer my Lord And make the youngman King Pr. I must endure Ki. Away with him Fab. I le see him safe my Lord Enter a Messenger Pr. What hasty newes with you Mess. To Armes great sir for your defence there are New dangers from the Sea Kin. Another Fleet Mes. And sailing this way we suspect they are Sicilians Ki. Vittori gave a blow to their designe Pr. d ee but suspect it vilaine Iu. It may bee Some scattered ships Pr. Has not Vittori mock'd us And plaide the vilaine with your trust Ki. They could not be reinforcd so soone what number Mes. They cover sir the seas Pr. Gather up forces to Prevent the landing Mes T is impossible They touch our shore by this time Ki. Then make safe The City Al. It may be another fleet meant to releeve The first and came not forth so soone Ki. Now we want Vittori Exit Pr. All the diseases Naples ever
Captaine within these three dayes you cannot avoyde it sir who will not honour that man whom the bullets are afraid of The Princesse Enter Rosinda Cassandra Fabrichio Fab. Repent your grace thought me a gentleman If I faile in this duty Ros. Not a syllable Of me Fab. I am charm'd Cas. Happy successe attend you Fab. Your highnesse has much honourd me and Lady I kisse your faire hand Paz. Captaine Captaine a word Fab. I am in haste now Exit Paz. Sure the Captain 's afraid of me he knowes by instinct What I am Pag. Your grace mist excellent mirth Ros. T is done then bid him follow us Exit Pag. The Princesse desires to speak with you Paz. Desires to speake with me you have not told her Pag. d ee thinke I would betray you Paz. Would somebody would challenge mee to fight before her if the Ladies knew I were sticke free they would teare me in peeces for my company Pag. You do not know what you may get by your body that way I attend you Paz Knives daggers swords pikes gunnes both great small Now Pazzarello doth defie you all Exeunt Enter Alphonso Alberto Alp. You tell me wonders my sonne Generall Of all the enemies Forces can Vittori Lay such a staine upon our family Speake it my Lord no more no private injury Can so corrupt his nature come I know He dares not fight their cause Alb. I thinke so too The Prince hath coold his resolution By this time Alp. Ha you are misticall Alb. He has sent Him word the first attempt he makes against The towne your head must answere it and I cannot Beleeve how ere particular wrongs inflame him To a revenge but he retaines that piety Which nature printed in him toward a Father Alp. Is obligation to a parent more Then that we owe our Country oh Vittori My life were profitably spent to save Thy honour which is great in the worlds eye Time shall be grieved to have preserv'd thy name So long and when this blot shall be observ'd Vpon the last leafe of thy Chronicle It shall unsettle quite the readers faith To all the former story Enter Iulio Alb. Iulio Alph. My Lord Iulio It was the Kings command I should deliver Alp. What Jul. What must displease you You must prepare for death Alp. Has my sonne put Rebellion into act already that Will save my executioner a labour He has I read it looke into the tombes Of all our ancestours and see their ashes Looke paler then before the Marble sweates The Eboine pillars that so many yeares Sustain'd our titles shake and sinke beneath em The Genius of our house grones at this treason I will not live for any man to tell me I am Vittories Father Enter Prince Alb. Here the Prince Alp. Forgive me sir my passions I have guilt Enough without em to deserve your anger He was my sonne and that must needes condemne me But I will loose him from my bloud and cut His name from that faire list that numbers up Our family but I forget my selfe I have no minutes at command my life Is at the last sand and I cannot stay Be just and purge Vittories sinne with his Old Fathers bloud I do obey your doome Pr. What doome you talke as you were destin'd To some blacke execution I have Beene too unkinde already and must aske Your gentle pardon for t by goodnesse selfe I mocke not I bring life Alphonso to thee And but prepar'd by Iulio thy heart With sorrow to meete honour with more tast Alp. Good my Lord distract me not let me dy In my right wits Iul. Alphonso you may trust The Prince my message was but counterfeit Pr. Th' art a brave man and can'st not be provok'd I see to wound thy honest fame so just To vertue that thou darst preferre her cause To thy owne life and rather violate The lawes of nature to thy sonne then leave Exit Iulio The priviledge of honour undefenc'd Thus we embrace thee do not kneele Alphonso Vnlesse You 'le bring us lower thus as a friend We circle thee and next as a Souldier Able in spight of age and active still We give these armes this sword the best in all My Fathers armory and us'd to conquest Take from thy Prince and fight fight for thy Country And purchase new wreathes to thy honoured browes Before the old be wither'd I do see thee Already mounted as a challenger The proud steed taking fire and mettall from the rider all bedewd with his white foame Flying to meete thy sonne whose once faire plume Is staind with bloud of his owne countrimen Alp. I reach your sense in part my Lord but cannot Gather your words into a summe beside The honour is so great I dare not with The safety of my understanding thinke One so unworthy as Alphonso Pr. What Dares fight against a Traitor for his Country Alp. Gainst all the world I dare Pr. Be valiant And breath defiance against one Alp. A glory My soule 's ambitious of Pri. Vittori Is That traitor whose offence whom dost become More nobly to chastise then his owne Father Which title if you should forget to encourage you Thinke whose defence you undertake for Whom You punish and what consequence of fame Waites on this pious action Enter Julio Iul. My Lord A Captaine of the other side hath boldly offer'd Himselfe a prisoner and desirees accesse To your highnesse to whom only he must impart Something he sayes that will be acceptable We have search'd him and find nothing but a letter Directed to your selfe Pr. To me admit him Meane time you may consider Is it with us Captaine Enter Fabrichio Fab. Please you peruse this paper Pr. Ha from Cassandra Alp. Oh Alberto I Could wish Vittori dead but two not satisfie Vnlesse we murder one another too And I must challenge him he is my sonne Although he be a Rebell Pr. Iulio Thy bosome is my owne Captaine a word Iu. I am astonishd ha I like not this my Lord Alb. The Prince is troubled something like Excesse of joy transports him Pr. Th' art a foole Iu. This may be a plot how dare you trust yourselfe upon this invitation Pr. Not on this be coward then for ever Iu. Are you sure this is her character Pr. Perfectly beside she has confirm'd me by this Ring Vittori gave it her I know 't and woed her Once to exchange Iu. Yet thinke upon the danger Pr. I would run through flames to meet her use no argumets I can be at the worst a prisoner And shall be ransom'd keepe you councell sir Captaine the word Enough Kisse her white hand and say I come this night waite on him to the gates Let his returne be safe Alphonso how Stands your resolve dare you be Naples Champion Against the enemy proposd Alp. My sonne Will both the Kings trust to our swords their cause Pr. I cannot promise that Alp. What profit brings My valour then if I orecome Pr.
propitious still and guide my steps Thou hast engag'd me thus farre Paz. Coughes Paz. Vh uh Pr. Whos 's that Paz. There 's somebody now I begin for all this to be afraid flesh will be flesh and tremble in spight of the devill what were I best to doe Pr. T is some perdue Paz. Though I be sticke and shotfree I may be beaten and bruis'd as I remember more I may be taken prisoner by the enemy and be hang'd afterward and then what am I the better for my inchantment what a dull rogue was I not to except the gallowes in my conditions but it may be there is but one qui vala the word Pr. Rosinda Paz. Oh are you there t is my Lady the Princesses name Pr. Thy Lady prethee shew me the way to her tent Paz. I had almost forgot such a gentleman is expected Pr. Here 's gold prethee make haste Paz. Now by your favour you shall first goe to my Captaine Pr. His Name Paz. Fabrichio Pr. The same with all my heart here 's more gold Paz. I will make the more haste Exit Enter King of Sicily Horatio and a Guard King Thy newes does take me infinitely if he Keepe touch we may propound what Articles We please Hor. Fabrichio is confident hee le come Ki. He will deserve our favour keepe at distance Sent for in Cassandras name belike He loves that Lady let him t is a strange Adventure sure my daughter is of counsell With her she had some bend that way till he Became ingratefull to us Hor. When you have Him in possession you may throw off Vittori one whose honesty I feare Vnder your princely favour you have built Too much but heaven has sent the young Prince hither To disengage your trust he that dares prove A rebell to his Country dares be guilty Of any other treason King What shall we Doe with Cassandra Hor. Keepe her still to waite Vpon the Princesse and expect the first Opportunity for your kingdome Naples will Attend your leisure then and court your mercie Enter Prince Cassandra Rosinda Flavia Pazzorello aloofe Ki. Be silent Hor. Lose no time Pr. For this embrace I dare agen neglect my life villaines Ro. We are betrayd my father Cas. Oh misfortune Paz. What will become of me Ki. Y' are welcome prince of Naples Pr. Am I betrayd false woman Paz. And please your majesty I am innocent I brought him hither I confesse Ki. Reward him Hor. Come hither sirra Paz. Howe 's this are you in earnest my Lord a word but is this the Prince of Naples Hor. The very same sir Paz. Take your gold agen I will have more for taking a Prince I crave the law of armes I will have his ransome Ki. Away with the foole Paz. Give me my prisoner agen then Exit Ros. Sir heare me Ki. Another time Rosinda by thy duty Exit Ros. Flavia Cas. Heare me great sir Ki. Wee le heare and thanke thee at more leisure too attend our daughter Cas. Oh my Lord be you But master of so much charity Pr. Away Never was such a blacke and fatall houre As that when I first saw thy cozening face Enter Vittori Vi. The Prince I dare not trust my senses ha How came he hither wonder circles me Cassandra busie with him too she courts him The Basiliske is not more killing than This object Pr. Strumpet hence Vi. Ha Cas. My Lord Vittori Vi. What name was that the Prince bestow'd upon you Yet doe not answere me away new tortures Exit Cas. Pr. Vittori ha ha ha Vi. Your grace is mighty merry I could wish You had more cause Pr. Vittori I see trouble in thy face Perhaps t is wonder upon what invitation I am a guest here Vi. Are you not a prisoner Pr. You are no stranger to the plot it seem̄es Base villaine to betray thy Prince Vi. My Lord You are too rash in censure I betray you I am so farre from the conspiracy That yet I cannot reach it in my thought Much lesse with guilty knowledge I dare tell you The Devill shannot tempt me too 't nor more Wrongs then your hate can throw upon me Pr. Iuggling Can he that dares take armes against his Countrey Make conscience to betray a part of it His Prince degenerate rebell Vi. Heaven and this King Know upon what severe necessity I am engag'd to warre Ki. As things fall out Your valour may be uselesse we acknowledge This happinesse from Cassandra though she meant Other successe Vi. Cassandra Pr. Yes that peece Of frailety rather impudence by the witchcraft Of her letter tempted me thus farre a curse Vpon her lust Vi. Indeed you cald her strumpet She may deserve it by this story t is Her character my eyes take in new horrour he reades My Lord if it be not too late to be sensible of your princely affection to me I implore your mercie and will deserve it by my repentance I am by misfortune a captive to your enemy but blest with the freedome to remember you I have a designe for my enlargement and if I durst cherish an ambition of your presence this night dare confidently pronounce our mutuall happinesse this ring be witnesse of my true invitation and doubt not her faith to your safety who will sooner forfeit her owne life than betray you to the least dishonour This gentleman shall instruct you with more particulars pardon great prince this infinite boldnesse of your servant and if all the seedes of love be not destroyd visite and preserve your otherwise miserable Cassandra And all this while I live and have my senses O woman woman sir if you remember T was your conclusion if I refus'd To be your Generall against my Country Cassandras head should off be constant King I wonot Ki. What Vi. Not fight nor for your Kingdome She cannot bleed too much as for you sir Pr. What of me Vi. Y' are still my Prince thanke heaven for that Did you else graspe an Empire and your person Guarded with thunder I would reach and kill you By my just rage I would stay I will fight Hor. With whom Vi. With you or all the world that dare maintaine There is a woman vertuous Hor. Neglect him Pr. How he breakes out at forehead this is some Revenge yet Ki. Come my Lord you must with us Here your command determines we shall have No further use of your great valour sir Vi. You may with as much ease discharge me of A life too your breath does it for I dare Not kill my selfe in that I am a Coward Oh my hearts griefe preserve my right wits heaven The wickednesse of other women could But shame themselves which like wild branches being Cut off the tree is beautifull agen But this spreads an infection and all The sexe is wounded in Cassandr'as fall Exit The fift Act Enter Rosinda Flavia Page Ros. Away your mirth displeases Fla. Madam I hope I have not offended Ros. Let the boy begon Pag. Good
Madam laugh a little t is my duty To drive away your sadnesse t is all the Vse Ladies have for Pages now and then To purge their melancholy Ros. Doe not tempt my anger Pag. Then I le goe seeke out Pazzorello Hee 's better company and will make me laugh If his fit of immortality hold my duty Madam Exit Ros. Oh Flavia I am undone Fla. Not so deere Madam Ros. Though I be innocent I want the courage To tell the Prince Cesario I love Were I allow'd accesse he must imagine Me guilty of his dishonour nor can I Be happy while he thinkes himselfe so miserable Art thou so wise to counsell me Vittori Enter Vittori Vi. Madam I have an humble suite to you Ro. To me Vittori for Cassandra's sake I must deny you nothing Vi. For her sake I begge it Ro. Pray be plaine Vi. That you would speake toth ' King Ros. For what Vi. To cut my head off Ros. How Vi. With sword or axe or by what other engine He please I know you le easily obtaine it T is for Cassandra's sake I would be faine Despatch'd shee le thanke you too and then the prince And she may revell Ros. I doe finde his jealousie Alas poore gentleman but I hope You doe not meane so desperately Vi. As you Love vertue doe this favour if you make Scruple there is a King a little further Will take my life away at the first word For I am resolv'd to die Ros. Shall I obtaine A small request from you Vi. These are delayes Ro. If you be weary of your life you 'le meet it For there is danger in 't Vi. And thanke you too I le doo 't by your faire selfe now now you blesse me Without exception I le obey you Madam Ros. T is this whispers Vi. Doe you not mocke me Ros. No suspition Vi. Instantly Ros. This minute wee le begin it and I le promise Something beside that you will thanke me for But things are not yet ripe will you doe me This honour Vi. Come I waite you but t is strange Why you should thus engage your selfe Ros. When you know You will allow my reasons Vi. I attend you now farewell false Cassandra Exeunt Enter Julio and Mauritio Ma. The Prince not to be found Iul. I did suspect That letter might betray him now Alberto How is the King Enter Alberto Alb. Imagine how a father Can apprehend the absence of a sonne He lov'd so deerely but hee 's justly punish'd For his indulgence though we dare not say so Ma. T is very strange Iu. He was merry the last night Al. What letter wa st Iulio the Captaine brought I could distinguish it did strangely move him Iu. Letter Alb. Can you forget it Jul. Pox upon the witch That sent now shall I be examin'd and If he returne not lose my head that letter Was a discovery of some plot the enemie Purpos'd that very night Ma. Perhaps this mischiefe Why was it not prevented Iu. I shall make fine worke I know not how to shadow it would he had Laine with my sister rather than ingag'd Himselfe so farre for Venison Alb. Peace the King Enter King and Alphonso Ma. And old Alphonso I am glad to see His change of fortune Alb. The King ever lov'd him Alp. Sir have comfort Your sorrow will discourage all King Dost thinke He is not taken by the enemie And put to death Alp. They dare not t is against The rules of warre Ki. What dare not men that hate us And yet conceale the murder Enter Fabio Fab. Where 's the king Ki. Here what portends thy haste and busie countenance Fab. Oh great sir Ki. Has thy intelligence brought us knowledge of Our sonne Fa. The newes I bring my gracious Lord Concernes the Prince and how my heart flowes over That I am pointed out by heauen the first And happy messenger Ki. Proceede and wee le reward thee Fab. All my ambition aimes but at your favour My soule was never mercenary t is My duty to weare out my life in services For you and the whole state whereof although I am no able member yet Alp. Hee 's mad Fab. It is with joy then my good Lord Alphonso And by the way I must congratulate Your present favour with the king I knew The noble faculties of your soule at last Would finde their merit Ki. Villaine what dost racke My expectation speake what of my sonne Answere me without circumstance where is The Prince be briefe or Fab. I know not my good Lord Ki. Traytor didst not prepare me to expect Newes of my sonne pronouncing thy selfe happy In being the messenger is he in health Answere to that Fa. I know not my good Lord Ki. Cut off his head I shall become the scorne Of my owne subject Fa. Mercy Royall sir And I le discharge my knowledge Ki. Tell me then And I le have patience for the rest but be not Tedious is my sonne alive or dead Fab. Alas I know not my good Lord Ki. Confusion Fab. But with your Royall licence I am able To produce those can satisfie you in every Particular Ki. Where whom and quickly save thy life Fab. They waite sir Ma. This fellow was made for court dispatch An Elephant will sooner be delivered Than his head when t is stuft with any businesse Enter Fabio Vittori disguis'd Rosinda Ki. A Lady Alp. And a faire one what 's the mystery Iul. Shee 's not of Naples sure Alb. Fabio what is she Ros. Sir you may justly wonder that a woman A stranger and an enemie although My sexe present you with no feares should thus Adventure to your presence had I doubted My selfe first since suspition of anothers Defect doth rise from our owne want of goodnesse I had not us'd this boldnesse but safe here And arm'd with innocence I gave up my freedome And dare not feede one jealousie my honour Can suffer with a king Ki. An excellent presence Alp. Her bearing is above the common spirit Ki. Faire Lady make me more acquainted with Your purpose nothing can proceede from you That will not charme us to attention Ros. Your sonne great sir Ki. Where speake you do not looke As you delighted to report a Tragedy Lives my Cesario Ros. He does live my Lord Ki. Support me good Alphonso I shall faint Vnder my joy Ros. But lives a prisoner To his enemie the King of Cicily Who wish'd no greater triumph then to boast His person Captive how he meanes to deale with him May admit some feare Kings that prescribe to others In peace have great prerogatives but in warre Allow no Lawes above what anger dictates To their revenge which bloud doth often satisfie Alp. He dares not be so cruell Ros. I conclude not But yet t is worth some feare when he that was The roote of all this warre stands at their mercy That could not wish his safety and their owne Together I have told you sir the worst Ki. Alas thou hast