fire Which with his memory richer than all spices Dispersed odors round about my soul And did refresh it when 't was dull and sad With thinking of his absence Jac. This is strange My Ladie is in love with him Cleon. Yet stay Thou goest too soon away where is he speak Dulc. He gave me no Commission for that Ladie He will soon save that question by his presence Cle. Time h 'as no feathers he walks now on crutches Relate his gesture when he gave thee this What other words did mirth smile on his brow I would not for the wealth of this great world He should suspect my faith what said he prethee Dulc. He said what a warm lover whom desire Makes eloquent could speak Jac. I have found it That boy comes from the Duke that letter love 'T will be a match and please your Ladiship Cleo. Forbear your Ceremonies what needs all this Preparation if the Duke vouchsafe His person for my guest dutie will teach me To entertain him without half this trouble I 'le have no Ryot for his Highness Jac. Hum How 's this Cleo. Be less officious you forget Sweet Youth go forward with thy storie Jac. Hum This is a Fayrie and the Devil sent him To make my Ladie mad 't were well to trie Whether he be flesh and blood ha I 'le pinch him first Cleo. How now He pinches Dulcino Jac. My care shall see nothing be wanting for Your honour and the Dukes Cleo. Your place I see Is better than your manners go too be Less troublesom his Highness brings intents Of grace not burden to us know your dutie Jac. So I were best keep my self warm with my own office while I may the tyde is turn'd I see within two minutes here was nothing but look to the Gallerie perfume the Chambers what Musick for the Duke a Banquet for the Duke now be less officious We 'll have no Riot for his Highness 't is this Urchin h 'as undone all our preferment Cle. The Suns lov'd flower that shuts his yellow Curtain When he declineth opens it again At his fair rising with my parting Lord I clos'd all my delights till his approach It shall not spread it self Enter Gentleman Gent. Madam the Duke Cleon. Already Enter Astella and Ladies Ast. He is entred Cleon. Do not leave me I shall remember more Enter Duke Fabrichio Soranzo Giotto Duke Excellent Cleona Cleo. The humble dutie of a Subject to your Highness Duke Rise high in our thoughts and thus Confirm we are welcom to these eyes our heart Shall pay a lower dutie than obedience Hath taught your knee Cleon. Your Grace much honours me Till this white hour these walls were never proud T' inclose a guest the genius of our house Is by so great a presence wak'd and glories To entertain you Duke Everie accent falls Like a fresh Jewel to encrease her value We can but thank Cleona Cleon. Royal Sir Duke Let me revoke that hastie syllable But thank thee yes we can do more and will We have a heart to do 't our much griev'd Sister I know you do not wear this sadness for Our presence Ast. If I 've anie skill in mine own eys Since they beheld you they have looked More chearfullie than they were wont Duke And yet I see a tear is readie to break prison Ast. It is of joy to see you sir in health I hope the Prince is well Duke He will be so Astella when he leaves to be unkind To thee but let 's forget him Dulc. Fame ha's not Injur'd him in the character of his person And his shape promiseth a richer Soul I feel a new and fierie spirit dance Upon my heart-strings Duke We are come My fair Cleona Cleo. With your Highness pardon That name was never so attended it Becomes your bountie but not me to wear That Title Duke What Cleo. Of fair my Lord Duke I said you were my fair Cleona Cleo. Sir Duke I did apply I hope 't does not offend to call you so Y' are yet my Subject Cleo. When I leave that name may heaven Duke Be pleas'd to change it for a better Cleo. It cannot Duke Do not sin 't is in our power With your consent to work that wonder Ladie Cleo. I want my understanding Duke I 'le explain Cleo. Do not believe him Youth by all the faith Of Virgins I 'le not change my service to Thy Master for his Dukedom Dulc. Y' are too Noble Duke What boy is that Ha Giotto Dulc. Madam the Duke observes us Duke I ha seen him It is no common face Soran. My Lord we know not Duke VVhere is Grimundo Giot. Not yet come my Lord. Duke Send for him strait and bid him bring the picture VVe gave into his keeping yet forbear It is in vain Soran. My Lord Cleona waits Your farther Courtship Duke VVhither am I carried Cleo. I hope dread Sir my house affords no object To interrupt your quiet Duke None but heavenly Or could this Roof be capable of ill Your onlie presence Ladie would convert it There is a vertuous magick in your eye For wheresoere it casts a beam it does Create a goodness y 'ave a handsom boy Dulc. The Duke is troubled Cleo. He 's a prettie Youth Dulc. I hope he wo'not take me from my Ladie I 'le say I am her servant Duke Something binds My speech my heart is narrow of a sudden Giotto take some opportunitie To enquire that Youths condition name and Countrey And give us private knowledge to cut off * Circumstance Ladie I am not your fresh And unacquainted Lover that doth waste Soranzo whispers with Jacome The tedious Moons with preparation To his amorous suit I have been Cleona A long admirer of your Vertues and Do want the comfort of so sweet a partner In your young state Cleo. You mock your humble hand-maid Soran. A stranger saist Jac. He brought some welcom letter To my Ladie Sor. Not know his name nor whence Jac. No my good Lord. So so I like this well My Ladie does applie her to the Duke There is some hopes agen things may succeed This Lords discoursing with me is an Omen To my familiaritie to greatness Duke Grimundo not come yet I am not well Cle. Good heaven defend Angels protect your Highness Duke Your holie prayers cannot but do me good Continue that devotion Charitie Will teach you a consent to my departure Cleo. I am unhappie Duke Make me not so Ladie By the least trouble of your self I am Acquainted with these passions let me breath A heart upon thy lip farewell agen Your pardon Exit Soran. 'T is a verie strange distemper And sudden Noble Ladie we must wait Upon the Duke Exeunt Jac. My bud is nipt agen Would all the banquet were in his bellie for 't Dulc. Let not my eyes betray me Jac. I 'm sick too Let not your Ladiship repent your cost I 'le have a care the sweet-meats be not lost Exit Cleo. Acquaint him with
THE GRATEFUL SERVANT A Comedy As it was Presented with good Applause in the private House in Drury-Lane By Her Majesties Servants Written by James Shirley Gent. LONDON Printed for William Leake at the Crown in Fleetstreet between the two Temple Gates To the Right Honourable FRANCIS EARL of RUTLAND c. My most honoured LORD WHen the Age declineth from her primitive vertue and the Silken wits of the Time that I may borrow from our acknowledg'd Master learned JOHNSON disgracing Nature and harmonious Poesie are transported with many illiterate and prodigious births it is not safe to appear without protection Among all the names of Honour this Comedy oweth most gratitude to your Lordship whose clear testimony to me was above a Theater and I applaud the dexterity of my Fate that hath so well prepared a Dedication whither my only ambition would direct it I am not pale to think it is now expos'd to your deliberate censure for 't is my security that I have studied your Lordships Candor and know you imitate the Divine nature which is mercifull above offence Go on great Lord and be the volume of our English honour in whom while others invited by their birth and quickned with ambitious emulation read and study their principles let me be made happy enough to admire and devote my self Your Lordships most humble creature James Shirley Persons DUke of Savoy Lover of Leonora and in her supposed losse of Cleona Lodwick his Brother wild and lascivious Foscari a noble Count and Lover of Cleona Grimundo a Lord and once Governour to Lodwick Noble men of Savoy Soranzo Giotto Fabrichio Piero Companion of Lodwick Jacomo a foolish ambitious Steward to Cleona Valentio a religious man Abbot Gent. Servants Satyrs Leonora the Princess of Millan but disguiz'd as a Page to Foscari and call'd Dulcino Astella a vertuous Lady Wife to Lodwick but neglected Belinda Wife to Grimundo Cleona Foscari's Mistris Ladies Nymphs The Scene SAVOY THE GRATEFUL SERVANT ACTVS 1. SCAENA 1. Enter Soranzo Giotto Giotto THe Duke is mov'd Sor. The newes displeas'd him much Giot. And yet I see no reason why he should engage so great affection to th' Daughter Of Millan he nere saw her Sor. Fame doth paint Great beauties and her picture by which Princes Court one another may beget a flame In him to raise this passion Giot. Trust a pencill I like not that State-woing see his Brother Enter Lodwicke Has left him Pray my Lord how is it with His Highnesse Lodw. Somewhat calmer Love I think Will kill neither of us although I be No Stoick yet I thank my Starres I have A power o'r my affection if hee 'le not Tame his let it melt him into Sonnets He will prove the more loving Prince to you Get in again and make wise speeches to him There is Aristotles Ghost still with him My Philosophical Governour that was He wants but you two and a paire of Spectacles To see what folly 't is to love a woman With that wicked resolution to marry her Though he be my elder Brother and a Duke I ha more wit when there 's a death of women I may turn fool and place one of their Sexe Neerer my heart farewel commend me to My Brother and the Councel-Table Exit Sor. Still the same wild Prince there needs no character Where he is to expresse him Giot. He said truth I doubt there is no roome for one whom he Should place in 's heart and honour Sor. His own Lady All pity her misfortune both were too Unripe for Hymen 't was the old Dukes act And in such marriages hearts seldom meet When they grow older Giot. Wherefore would the Duke Marry his young sonne first Sor. The walke of Princes To make provision betimes for them They can bequath small legacy knowing th' heir Carries both state and fortune for himself His fate 's before him here comes Grimundo Enter Grimundo Grim. The Duke is recollected where 's the Prince Sor. Gone I would he were return'd once to himself Giot. He has too soone forgot your precepts Sor. Your example might still be a Lecture Grim. I did not deceive the old Dukes trust While I had power to manage him Hee 's now past my tuition but to the Duke Is it not strange my Lord that the young Lady Of Millan should be forc'd to marry now with Her Uncle Giot. They 're unequal Sor. 'T is unlawful Grim. 'T is a trifle reasons of State they urge Against us least their Dukedome by this match Be subject unto Savoy for the scruple Of Religion they are in hope that A Dispensation may be procur'd To quit exceptions and by this means They shall preserve their Principality I' th name and blood so reports Fabrichio Whom the Duke imployed for treaty how now Enter Gentleman Gent. The Duke calls for you my Lords Ciot. We attend Ha he is coming forth Enter Duke and Fabrichio Sor. His looks are chearful Duke Fubrichio Fabr. My Lord. Duke We will to Tennis Fabr. What your Grace please Duke Grimundo Because you take no pleasure in such pastimes Your contemplation may busie it self with that book Grim. Book my Lord it is Duke Leonora's picture a fair Table-book You may without offence to your young wife Look on a picture Millan and we are parted our breast weares Again his natural temper allow me pray The excuse of common frailty to be moved At strangenesse of this newes Giot. Your Highnesse said You would to Tennis Duke And 't is time enough We have the day before us some Prince Grimundo In such a case as this would have been angry Angry indeed thrown of cold language and Call'd it a high and loud affront whose stirring Imagination would have weakened Death And by a miserable warre have taught Repentance to a paire of flourishing States Such things there have been Sor. But your grace is wise Duke Nay do not flatter now I do not Court Your praise so much I speak but what our stories Mention if they abuse not soft posterity I was not come to tell you what my thoughts With a strong murmure prompt me too Grim. We hope Duke Ye fear and do not know me yet my actions Shall clear your jealousie l'me reconcil'd At home and while I cherisht a peace here Abroad I must continue it there are More Ladies i' the world Fabr. Most true my Lord. Duke And as attractive great and glorious women Are there not ha Sor. Plenty my Lord i' the world Duke l'the world within the confines of our Dukedome In Savoy are there not Grim. In Savoy too Many choise beauties but your birth my Lord Duke Was but an honour purchas'd by another It might have been thy chance Grim. My Father was No Duke Duke 'T was not thy fault nor i st my vertue That I was born when the fresh Sunne was rising So came with greater shadow into life Than thou or he Grim But royal Sir be pleas'd Duke No more weare not ignorant
fortifie Opinion they are kind and hospitable to Strangers Fosc. Thy indulgence to my wound Which owes a Cure unto thy pretty Surgery Hath made thee too much Prisoner to my chamber But we shall walk abroad Dulc. It was my duty Since you receiv'd it in my cause and could My blood have wrought it sooner it had been Your balmy Fountain Fosc. Noble youth I thank thee Enter Servant How now didst speak with him Serv. I had the happinesse My Lord to meet him Waiting upon the Duke abroad he bid me Make haste with the remembrance of his Service He 'll bring his own joys with him instantly To welcome your return Fosc. Didst thou reqnest His secresie Ser. I did he promis'd silence Fosc. So I 'le expect him thou art sad Dulcino I prophesie thou shalt have cause to bless The minute that first brought us to acquaintance Dulc. Do not suspect my Lord I am so wicked Not to do that already you have saved My life and therefore have deserv'd that dutie Fosc. Name it no more I mean another way Dulc. It is not in your power to make me Richer With anie benefit shall succeed it though I should live ever with you Fosc. I require Not so much gratitude Dulc. There is no way Left for my hope to do you any service Near my preserving but by adding one New favour to a suit which I would name Fosc. To me I prethee speak it must be something I can deny thee Dulc. 'T is an humble suit You license my departure Fosc. Whither Dulc. Any whither Fosc. Do you call this a way to do me service Dulc. It is the readiest I can studie Sir To tarrie were but to increase my debt And waste your favours in my absence I May publish how much vertue I have found In Savoy and make good unto your fame What I do owe you here this shall survive you For I will speak the story with that truth And strength of passion it shall do you honour And dwell upon your name sweeter than Myrrhe When we are both dead Fosc. Thou hast art to move In all things but in this change thy desire And I 'le denie thee nothing do not urge Thy unkind departure thou hast met perhaps With some that have deceiv'd thee with a promise Won with thy prettie looks and presence but Trust not a great man most of them dissemble Pride and Court-cunning hath betrai'd their faith To a secure Idolatry their soul Is lighter than a complement take heed They 'le flatter thy too young ambition Feed thee with names and then like subtle Chimists Having extracted drawn thy spirit up Laugh they have made thee miserable Dulc. Let No jealousie my Lord render me so Unhappie that preferments or the flatteries Of anie great man hath seduc'd my will To leave you Fosc. Still I suspect thy safety And thou maist thus deceive me it may be Some wanton Ladie hath beheld thy face And from her eyes shot Cupids into thine Trust not the innocence of thy soul too far For though their bosoms carrie whiteness think It is not snow they dwell in a hot Climate The Court where men are but deceitful shadows The women walking flames what if this Ladie Bestow a wealthie Carkanet upon thee Another give thee Wardrobes a third promise A Chain of Diamonds to deck thy youth 'T is to buy thy vertue from thee and when Thy outside thrives upon their treacherous bountie Th' outstarve at heart and lust will leave thy bodie Manie unpitied Ruines thou art young Dulc. There is no fear my Lord that I shall take Such wicked courses and I hope you see not Anie propension in my youth to sin For pride or wantonness Fosc. Indeed I do not But being my boy so young and beautiful Thou art apt to be seduc'd Dulc. Believe me Sir I will not serve the greatest Prince on earth When I leave you Fosc. Thou shalt not serve me I Will make thee my companion Dulc. No Reward Though just should buy the freedom I was born with Much less base ends if I but meet agen That good man who in Reverence to his habit The theeves let go before your happie valour Came to my Rescue Fosc. He that was your Conduct From Millan for so if I remember You named a Father what could he advantage Your fortune were he present more than with Religious Counsel Dulc. I did trust him Sir As being the 〈…〉 asurer with that Would make me welcom in Savoy and I know he will be faithful when we meet For his sake let me beg you would discharge A worthless Servant that inquest of him Fosc. No more to cut off all unwelcom motives I charge thee by thy Love thy Gratitude Thy life preserv'd which but to stay thee here I would not name agen urge no consent From me to thy departure I have now Use of thy faith thou wo't not run away I have employment for thee such a one As shall not onlie pay my services But leave me in arrerage to thy love Receive this letter Enter Grimundo Let me embrace thee with a spreading arm Grim. I have dispens'd with my attendance on The Duke to bid you welcom Sir from death Fame so had couz'nd our belief but thus She has made you the more precious Fosc. Then I prospered If I may call it so for I procur'd That Rumour to be spread excuse a minute I 'le tell thee all my Counsels I need not Waste anie instructions on thee Dulcino For the conveyance of this paper let me Commend it to thy care 't is to my Mistress Conceal my lodgings and do this for him Will study noble Recompence Dulc. You command me Exit Grim. What prettie youth is that sure I have seen That face before Fosc. Never I brought him first To Savoy having rescu'd him from the Bandetti in my passage ore the Confines Is 't not a sweet-fac'd thing there are some Ladies Might change their beauties with him Grim. And gain by it Fosc. Nay to his shape he has as fine a Soul Which graceth that perfection Grim. You ha not Been long acquainted with him Fosc. I have skill In Phisnomy believe my Character He 's full of excellent sweetness Grim. You express him Passionately Fosc. His vertue will deserve More praise he suffers sit for love in that He is a Gentleman for never could Narrow and earthly minds be capable Of Loves impression or the injurie He willinglie forsook his friends and Countrey Because unkindlie for unworthie ends They would have forc'd him marrie against his heart He told me so himself and it were sin Not to believe him but omitting these How fares the best of Ladies my Cleona Grim. Your Cleona Fosc. Mine she is in affection She is not married Grim. No. Fosc. She is in health Grim. Yes Fosc. There is something in thy looks I cannot Read be thy own gloss and make me know That doubtful Text to whom hath she given up The hope of
great a favour Sir You 'ld be my guest in absence of the Duke I 'm but ambitious to remember His health in Greek Wine Lodw. So this Lady will be temperate and use me but like a Stranger without pressing me to inconveniences of kissing her and other superstitious Courtship of a husband Cleon. I will engage she 'll not offend you Lodw. And yet it goes against my conscience to tarrie so long in honest companie but my comfort is I do not use it Come away Piero you have had a fine time on 't Cleon. My Lord. Grim. I follow Madam yet have comfort Though reason and example urge our fears Heaven will not let you lose so many tears Exeunt Enter Foscari and Dulcino Fosc. Did she receive my Letter with such joy Dulc. I want expression my Lord to give you The circumstance with what a flowing love Or rather with what glad devotion She entertain'd it at your very name For so I ghest to which her covetous sight Made the first haste one might have seen her heart Dance in her eies and as the wonder strove To make her pale warm love did fortifie Her cheeks with guilty blushes she did read And kisse the paper often Fosc. This was before the Duke came thither Dulc. Yes my Lord. Fosc. And didst thou not Observe her at his presence â—lack that fervour Her former passion had begot of me Was she not courtlie to him Boy Dulc. So far As her great birth and breeding might direct A Lady to behave her self to him that was her Prince Fosc. She kiss'd him did she not Dulc. She kiss'd Fosc. He did salute her Dulc. Yes my Lord. Fosc. And didst not see a flame hang on her lip A spirit busie to betray her love And in a sigh conveigh it to him Oh Thou canst not read a woman Did he not Wooe her to be his Dutchesse Dulc. Yes my Lord. Fosc. Thou shouldst ha watcht her cheek then there a blush Had been a guilt indeed a feeble answer With half a smile had been an argument She had been lost and the temptation Above her strength which had I known I could Have slept and never been disturb'd although I had met her in a dream Dulc. My Lord you weave a causeless trouble to your self Fosc. Oh jealousie I am asham'd Dulc. If ever any woman lov'd With faith Cleona honours you above Mankind t were sin but to suspect so chaste So furnish'd with all vertue your Cleona Fosc. It were indeed I am too blame Dulcino Yet when thou comst to be so ripe for so Much miserie as to love thou wo't excuse me Dulc. My Lord if I might not offend with my Opinion it were safest that you lose No time your presence would confirm a joy To either and prevent the Duke whose strong Solicits may in time endanger much The quiet of your thoughts Fosc. O never never and I will reward Her love beyond example Thus Dulcino Thou shalt return Dulc. My Lord I had much rather Write on you to her Fosc. Tush thou understandst not What I have purpos'd thou shalt presentlie Go back and tell Cleona I am dead Dulc. How dead Fosc. I boy that I am dead nay mark the issue Dulc. But my Lord she hath your Letter To check that Fosc. Thou shalt frame something to take That off some fine invention may be made To say 't was forg'd we 'll studie that anon In the assurance of my death which must Be so delivered as she shall believe thee She may affect the Duke Dulc. Ho sir the Duke Fosc. I I the Duke for that 's the plot I must advance Dulc. And will you thus reward so great a love to you Fosc. Best best of all Shall I be so ungrateful to a Ladie Of such rare merit when a Prince desires To make her great by my unworthie interest Destroy her blessings hinder such a fortune From fair Cleona Let her love the Duke In this I will expresse the height and glorie Of my best service Dulc. Are you sir in earnest Fosc. I love her and can never see her more Posteritie shall learn new pietie In love from me it will become me look on Cleona a far off and only mention Her name as I do Angels in my prayer Thus she deserves I should converse with her Thus I most nobly love her Dulc. Doth she languish Expecting you and shall I carrie death To comfort her good heaven forbid this Sir Fosc. Heaven doth engage me to it she shall Reign glorious in power while I let fall my Beads That she might prosper Be not thou an enemy To her and me but do it or never see more Exit Dulc. I 'm lost i' th springing of my hope shall I Obey him to destroy my self I must I dare not be my self no need have they Of other force that make themselves away Exit ACTUS 3. SCAENA 1. Enter Jacomo Iac. I smell a Match agen the Duke will fetch her about here was another Ambassadour at dinner and his Highnesse is again expected in confidence of my place that shall be I will continue my state posture use my Tooth-pick with discretion and cough distinctly what can hinder my rising I am no Schollar that exception is taken away for most our States-men do hold it a saucy thing for any of their Servants to be wiser than themselves Enter Dulcino Dulc. Worthy Sir Iac. My Lady shall be at leisure for you presently It may be you would speak with me first Dulc. I only entreat my Lady may have knowledge That I wait here Iac. I will enrich my Ladies understanding I le say nothing else but that you are here shall I That 's enough if you have another Letter Dulc. What then Iac. I would wish you deliver it to her own hand but under your favour the Contents of the last Chapter had like to undone us all and Cupid had not bin more merciful Dulc. Fear nothing the news I bring will make you merrie Iac. I 'de laugh at that howsoever you are heartilie welcome and ever shall be You do hear no harm of the Duke Dulc. No harm Iac. You shall hear more shortly I say no more but heaven bless my Ladie and his Highnesse together for my part though I speak a proud word I 'le tell my Ladie that you attend her Dulc. I prithee do and hasten the discharge Of my sad Embassie which when I have done And that it prospers in mine own misfortune I 'le teach my breath to pray Enter Cleona Fabrichio Jacomo Fabr. A glorious fate Courts your acceptance and I hope your wisdom Will teach you how to meet it y 'ave receiv'd His Highness bosom now I le take my leave Cleon. Will you not see the Prince again Fabr. I saw his highnesse walking with Grimundo Toward the garden and the Duke expects me Think of a Dutches Madam Cleon. I 'me not worthy And needs must sink under the weight of such A title my humblest service
to his grace I am his beads-woman Exit Fabrichio Iac. Madam here 's the youth Cleon. Art thou return'd already why were you So rude to make him waite Dul. Since I arriv'd 'T is but a pair of minutes Cleon. They are worth As many dayes Iac. He shall be with your Ladiship Next time before he come when I but spye him A mile off I le acquaint you in my duty To your self and my honour unto him Cleon. Withdraw Iac. Here is no couth I do not like My Ladies familiarity with a boy Methinks a man were fitter and more able To give her a refreshing but this Lobby Shall be my next remove Exit and stays behind the hangings Dul. You will repent This welcom Madam Cleon. What harsh sound is that Thy looks upon a suddain are become Dismal thy brow dull as Saturns issue Thy lips are hung with black as if thy tongue Were to pronounce some funeral Dul. It is But let your vertue place a guard about Your eare it is too weak a sence to trust With a sad tale that may disperse too soon The killing sillables and some one or other Find out your heart Cleon. The Mandrake hath no voice Like this the Raven and the night birds sing More soft nothing in nature to which fear Hath made us superstitious but speak gently Compar'd with thee discharge thy fatall burthen I am prepar'd or stay but answer me I will and save thy breath and quickly know The total of my sorrow is Foscari Dead since I saw thee last or hath some wound Or other dire mis-fortune seal'd him for The grave that though he yet live I may bid My heart despair to see him Dulc. None of these Since last I saw you Madam Cleon. None of these Then I despise all sorrow boy there is Not left another mischief in my Fate Call home thy beauty why dost look so pale See I am arm'd and can with valiant blood Hear thee discourse of my terror now Methinks I can in the assurance of His safety hear of Battails Tempest death With all the horrid shapes that Poets fancy Tell me the tale of Troy or Rome on fire Rich in the trophies of the conquered world I will not shed so many tears to save The Temples as my joy doth sacrifice To hear my Lord is well Dul. Turn them to grief Agen and here let me kneele the accuser Of him that hath deserv'd more punishment Than your wrong'd piety will inflict Cleon. Dost kneele and call thy self accuser Dulc. Yes Cleon. Of whom Thy Lord take heed for if I be thy judge I shall condemn thee ere thou speak Dul. You may But I accuse my self and of an injury To you Cleon. To me Dulc. Too great to be forgiven Cleona My love to him thou serv'st hath found a pardon Already for it be it an offence Against my life Dulc. For his sake you must punish Dear Madam I have sinn'd against his ghost In my deceiving you Cleon. His Ghost Dul. And if His soul had not forgotten how he loved you I must expect him to afright my dreams The truth is my Lord is dead Cleon. How dead when where did I Not hear thee say since I receiv'd this letter He was alive Dulc. No Madam Cleon. Be not impious Dul. I said that neither death nor any black Misfortune had befalne him since I gave The letter to you Cleon. Grant this truth I am secur'd agen Dul. 'Las he was dead before I 'm sure you could not choose but hear as much It was my wickedness arriv'd to mock Your credulous heart with a devised letter I know you are in wonder what should move me To this imposture sure it was no malice For you nere injur'd me and that doth make My crime the more deform'd all my aime was Being a stranger here and wanting means After my Lords death by this cunning to Procure some bounty from you to sustain My life until by some good fortune I Might get another Master for I knew There was no hope to benefit my self By saying he was dead good heaven forgive me And keep my eys from weeping Cleon. Thou hast undone me Like a most cruel boy Dul. Madam I hope I shall repair the ruines of your eye When I declare the cause that leades me to This strange confession I have observ'd The Duke does love you love you in that way You can deserve him and though I have sinn'd I am not stubborn in my fault to suffer you In the belief of my deceitful story To wrong your fortune by neglect of him Can bring your merit such addition Of state and title Cleon. Dost thou mock agen Dul. Heaven knows I have no thought of such impiety If you will not believe that for your sake I have betrayed my self yet be so charitable To think it something of my duty to The Duke whose ends while they are just and noble All loyal subjects ought to serve for him Whom I am not bound to honour and I love him Else may I never know one day of comfort I durst not without guilt of treason to His chaste desires deceive you any longer Collect your self dear Madam in the grave There dwells no musick in the Dukes embrace You meet a perfect happinesse Cleon. Begon And never see me more who ever knew Falshood so ripe at thy years Exit Dul. Is not yet My poor heart broke hath nature given it So strong a temper that no wound will kill me What charm was in my gratitude to make me Undoe so many comforts with one breath Or was it for some sin I had to satisfie I have not only widowed Cleona But made my self a misery beneath An Orphant I nere came to have a friend I ha destroy'd my hope that little hope I had to be so happy Jacomo comes forth Jac. Is 't e'ne so My friend what make you here who sent for you begon d ee hear begon I say the word too there is a Porters lodge else where you may have due chastisement you le begon Dule I 'm sorry I have offended Sir Exit Dul. Jaec. So am not I Let me see some body is dead if I knew who no matter 't is one that my Lady lov'd and I am glad to hear it for mine own sake now Venus speed the Dukes plough and turn me loose to a privy Councellor Enter Soranzo Sor. Signior Jacomo where 's your Lady Jac. She is within my good Lord wilt please you walk this way Sor. Prethee make haste the Duke is coming Exeunt Jac. I smell him hitherto Enter Jacomo presently So so I will take this opportunitie to present my self to his Highness that he may take particular notice of my bulk and personage he may chance speak to me I have common places to answer any ordinarie question and for other he shall find by my impudence I come not short of a perfect Courtier Here he comes I will dissemble some contemplation and with my Hat
we are interrupted Enter Giotto Soranzo Giot. There he is with Grimundo Sor. His late Governour he is giving him good counsell Giot. Pray heaven he have the grace to follow it Grim. Consider Sir what will be the end Of all these wicked courses Lodw. Precious Tutor Grim. We must be circumspect Lodw. No more I have a crotchet new sprung Where shall I meet thee Grim. I 'le expect you in the Park be very secret My Lord I can but grieve for you Exit Lodw. How have we all been couzen'd What is my Brother here Sor. This hour my Lord he is now upon return Lodw. I 'le see him and then prepare me for this Ladie I feel a boiling in my veins alreadie This is the life of greatnesse and of Court They 're fools that will be frighted from their sport Exeunt ACTUS 4. SCAENA 1. Enter Lodwick and Piero. Lodw. Do 't and thou lov'st me Pier. What d' ye mean my Lord Lodw. Nay we must have such a deal of circumstance I say do it Pier. What that Lodw. That is that such a piece of matter does it appear so horrid in your imagination that you should look as if you were frighted now Pier. My Lord it is Lodw. A thing your heat will prompt you to but that you affect ceremonie and love to be entreated Pier. With your Ladie Lodw. Yet again you have not been observ'd so dull in a businesse of this supple nature Pier. But think on'c agen I pray you think a little better I ha no great ambition to ha my throat cut Lodw. By whom Pier. By you you cannot chuse but kill me for 't when I have done Your Ladie Lodw. Is your mountanous promise come to this Remember if I do not turn honest Pier. My Lord do but consider well I will do what I can and there be no remedie but Lodw. Never fear it for if thou canst but corrupt her I 'le sue a Divorce presentlie Pier. And bring me in for a witness Enter Astella Lodw. She 's here fear nothing I 'le be thy protection it were not amisse to cast away some kindness upon her nay I was coming to take my leave Ast. I know you never meant it Lodw. Thus my best intents are rewarded still the more sin upon your conscience y'have a hard heart but heaven forgive us all Astella farewell Piero expect my return here pray entertain this Gentleman courteouslie in my absence you know not how kindlie I may take it Ast. I would you would enjoyn me any testimonie So I may be in hope to win your love Lodw. 'T is in the will of women to do much do not despair the proudest heart is but flesh think a that Ast. Of what Lodw. Of flesh and so I leave you Exit Pier. Will 't please you Madam walk into your Chamber I have something to impart will require more privacie Ast. If it be grief 't is welcome Exeunt Enter Duke and Lords Giot. Please your Highness A Stranger but some Gentleman of qualitie Intending to leave Savoy humbly prays To kisse your hand Duk. A Gentleman admit him Enter Foscari disguised and kisses the Dukes hand Fosc. You are a gracious Prince and this high favour Deserves my Person and my Sword when you Vouchfafe so much addition to this honour To call them to your service Duk. You are Noble Fosc. It is not complement my Lord alone Made me thus bold I have a private message Please you command their distance Duk. Wait without Fosc. Have you forgot this face Duk. Foscari's shadow Fosc. The substance Sir and once more at your feet Duk. Return'd to life Rise meet cut arms why in This Cloud Fosc. Your pardon Royal Sir it will Concern your Hignesse to permit me walk In some Eclipse Duk. How Fosc. I said I had a message I come from Cleona Duk. From Cleona Fosc. And in her name I must Propound a question to which she prays You would be just and noble in your answer Duk. Without disputing your Commission Upon mine honour Fosc. Princes cannot stain it D' ye love her Duk. Do I love her Strange Fosc. Nay she would have you pause and think well e'r You give her resolution for she bid me tell you She has been much afflicted since you left her about your love Duk. About my love I prithee be more particular Fosc. I shall So soon as you were gone being alone and full Of melancholie thoughts Duk. I left her so Fosc. Willing to ease her head upon her Couch Through silence and some friendship of the dark She fell asleep and in a short dream thought Some Spirit told her softly in her ear You did but mock her with a smoo h pretence Of love Duk. Ha Fosc. More that you were fallen from honour Have taken impious flames into your bosome That y' are a bird of prey and while she hath No houshold Lar to wait upon her threshold You would flie in and seize upon her honour Duk. I hope she hath no faith in dreams Fosc. She cannot tell she hath some fears my Lord Great men have left examples of their vice If you but once more say you love Cleona And speak it unto me and to the Angels Which in her prayers she hath invok'd to hear you She will be confident Duke Though I need not Give an account to any but to heaven And her fair self Foscari thou shalt tell her With what alacritie I display my heart I love her with chaste and noble fire my intents are Fair as her brow tell her I dare proclaim it In my devotions at that minute when I know a millon of adoring Spirits Hover about the Altar I do love her Fosc. Enough my Lord be pleas'd to hear What I have now to say You have exprest A brave and vertuous soul but I must not Carrie this message to her therefore take Your own words back agen for I love Cleona With chaste and noble fire my intents are Fair as her brow I dare proclaim it Sir In my devotions at that minute when I know a million of adoring Spirits Hover about the Altar Duk. Do ye mock me Fosc. Pardon a truth my Lord I have apparrel'd My own sense with your language Duk. Do you come To affront us you had better ha been sleeping In your cold Urn as fame late gave you out And mingled with the rude forgotten ashes Than live to move our anger Fosc. Spare your frowns it is not breath Can fright a noble truth nor is there Magick I' th' person of a King Duk. You threaten us Fosc. Heaven avert so black a thought Though in my honours cause I can be flame My blood is frost to treason yet I must tell you I love Cleona too and I may say You reach not my affection I admit You value her above your Dukedome health That you would sacrifice your blood to avert Any mishap should threaten that dear head All this is but above your self but I Love
her above her self and while you can But give your life and all you have to do Cleona service I can give away Her self Cleona's self in my love to her I see you are at losse I 'le reconcile All she is yours this minute ends my claim Live and enjoy her happilie may you be Famous in that beauteous Empire She Blest in so great a Lord. Duk. I must not be O'recome in honour nor would do so great A wrong to enjoy the blessing I knew not You were engag'd Fosc. E're you proceed I must Beseech you hear me out I am but fresh Return'd from travail in my absence she Heard I was slain at my return upon The hearing of these honours you intend her And which I now believe from your own lip I found a means and have wrought her already Into a firm belief that I am dead For I have but pretended I came from her If for my sake you leave her now I can Make good her faith and die 't sha' not be said I liv'd and overthrew Cleona's fortune Duk. Staie miracle of honour and of love Fosc. If you proceed as it concerns your happiness I can secure all fear of me I am Resolv'd a course wherein I will be dead To her yet live to pray for her and you Although I never see you more will you My Royal Lord. Duk. Did ever Lover plead Against himself before Fosc. I love her still And in that studie her advancement Sir In you I cannot give her Duk. Well I will still love her and solicite Fosc. And not open that I am living Duk. Not a sillable Fosc. I am confident let me but kiss your hand Agen my blessings dwell with you for ever Exit Duk. He was alwaies noble but this passion Has out-gone Historie it makes for me Hail to my courteous fate Foscari thanks Like th' aged Phoenix thy old love expires And from such death springs life to my desires Exit Enter Dulcino Dulc. The Father is not come yet nor my Lord Return'd yet when they do I have no way To help my self nor have I power to go From hence sure this is the Religious Man Enter Valentio Val. Ha 't is the same Dulc. Father Valentio Val. Dear Leonora Dulc. Sir the same Val. Oh let My tears express my joys what miracle Gave you this libertie Dulc. I was rescued By th' happie valour of a Gentleman To whom in gratitude I pay this service He bid me here expect a holy man and is it you Val. The circumstance confirms it Dulc. Are you the good man whom my Lord expects 'T is some refreshing in the midst of sorrow To meet agen Val. And heaven hath heard my praier Dulc. But I am miserable still unless Your counsel do relieve me Val. Why my charge Dulc. This noble Gentleman to whom I owe My preservation who appointed you To meet him here having resolv'd to enter Into Religion hath been very urgent For me to do so too and overcome With many importunities I gave Consent not knowing what was best to do Some cure or I am lost you know I cannot Mix with religious men Ual. Did you consent Dulc. I did and he is now upon the point Of his return Val. Y' are in a straight I must Confess no matter hold your purpose and Leave all to me He is return'd Enter Foscari Fosc. Good Father Now I am readie have you dispos'd him for such a life Val. He is constant to attend you I have prepat'd him and made way to the Abbot For your reception Fosc. I am blest Dulcino Nay no distinction now methinks we move Upon the wings of Cherubims alreadie 'T is but a step to heaven come my sweet Boy We climbe by a short Ladder to our joy Exeunt Enter Lodwick and Grimundo Grim. This my Lord is her Garden into which you see My Key hath given us a private accesse Lodw. 'T is full of curiositie Grim. You see that Grove Lodw. I do Grim. There is her house of pleasure let your eie Entertain some delight here while I give her happie Knowledge you are entred Exit Lodw. Do so an honest knave I see that how Happie shall I be in his conversation I sha not Need to keep any in fee to procure and he be So well furnished if ever I come to be Duke I will Erect a magnificent Colledge endow it With Revenue to maintain Wenches and With great Pensions invite the fairest Ladies From all parts of Christendome into my Seraglio Then will I have this fellow gelded and make him My chief Eunuch ranger or overseer of all My precious tame Fowl Enter 3 like Satyrs and lie down How now what 's this some Furie asleep I le take another path another into what wilderness has this Fire-drake brought me I dare not crie out for fear of waking 'em would Grimundo were come back Enter one like Silvanus Silv. Rise you drowsie Satyrs rise What strong charm doth bind your eies See who comes into your Grove To embrace the Queen of Love Leap for joy and frisk about Find your prettie Dryads out Hand in hand compose a ring Dance and circle your new King Him Silvanus must obey Satyrs rise and run in Hence and crie a holiday Exit Lodw. Some Mask a device to entertain me ha And yet I see not how they should prepare so much ceremony unlesse they had expected me A curse upon their ill faces they shook me at first how now Enter Satyrs pursuing Nymphs they dance together Exeunt Satyrs 3 Nymphs seem to intreat him to go with them Have ye no tongues yes I will venture my self in your company and you were my destinies wo'd there were no worse in hell must I walk like a bride too fortune set on afore then and thou dost not guide into a hansome place wo'd thy eyes were out and so thou maist be taken for the blind goddess indeed forward to Venus Temple Exit Recorders Enter again where the Nymphs suddainly leave him a banquet brought in Lod. Vanished like Fayries Ha what musicks this the motion of the Sphears or am I in Elisium Enter Grimundo bare leading Belinda richly attired and attended by Nymphs Here is Grimundo ha what glorious creatures this commits a rape upon my sences on every side but when I look on her all other admirations are forgot and lessen in her glory Bel. My Lord y' are welcom most welcom Grim. I have kept my word Sir Lod. Thou hast oblieg'd my soul. Gri. Be high and frolick she loves to see one Domineer when y' are throughly acquainted you 'le Give me thanks Lodw. Let us be private with at much speed as may be Away with those gossips so so Exeunt all but Lodwick and Belinda I forgot to ask her name Lady am come Bel. Wilt please you use that chair Lodw. You are not ignorant Of the intents my blood hath brought with me Grimundo I hope hath told my coming Lady And you I 'me confident
Fate predestin'd thee whilst I obey Mine here Cleona reads Cleon. How my Lord Foscari If he be living I must die before This separation be confirm'd my joy Doth overcome my wonder can you leave The world while I am in 't Fosc. Dear'st Leonora Then willinglie I dispence with my intention And if the Duke have found another Mistris It shall be my devotion to pray here And my Religion to honour thee Ab. Manie blessings crown this union Fosc. Your pardon gracious Princesse I did impose too much Leon. I studied To be your grateful Servant as your self Unto the fair Cleona we are all happie Enter Lodwick Astella and Piero. Lodw. They 're here by your leave Brother my Lord Abbot Witness enough Duk. Why thus kneels Lodwick Lodw. To make confession Brother and beg heavens And everie good mans pardon for the wrong I ha done this excellent Ladie whom my soul New marries and may heaven ha do not hold A justice back Grimundo is a traitor Take heed on him and say your praiers he is The Devils grand Solicitor for souls He hath not such another cunning engine i' th World to ruine vertue Grim. I my Lord Lodw. You are no hypocrite he does everie night Lie with a Succubus he brought me to one Let him denie it but heaven had pittie on me Enter Belinda Ha! there she is do you not see her Devil I do defie thee my Lord stand by me I will be honest spight of him and thee And lie with my own Wife Giot. Sure the Prince is mad Duk. O rise most noble Ladie well deserving A statue to record thy vertue Lodw. Ha Duk. This is Grimundo's Wife Lodw. 'T is so my Lord. Bel. No Devil but the servant of your vertue That shall rejoice if we have thriv'd in your conversion Ast. I hope it Lodw. Have I bin mockt into honestie Are not you a Furie and you a slie and subtile Epicure Grim. I do abhor the thought of being so Pardon my seeming Sir Ab. O go not back Prevent thus seasonable your real torment Lodw. I am fullie wakened be this kisse the Pledge Of my new heart Pier. True love stream in your bosomes Ladie forgive me too Ast. Most willinglie Duk. Our joy is perfect Lodwick salute A Sifter in this Ladie Leonora The object of our first love take the story As we return Lord Abbot we must thank You for contriving this and you good Father Embassadors shall be dispatcht to Millan To acquaint 'em where and how their absent Princess Leonora hath dispos'd her self meanwhile Poets shall stretch invention to express Triumphs for thee and Savoys happiness Exeunt Omnes FINIS Books Printed or So 〈…〉 at the Sign of the Crown in Fleet 〈…〉 the two Temple Gates YOrks Heraldry Fol. A Bible of a very fair large Roman Letter 4. Orlando Furioso fol. â—ilkinsons Office of Sheriffs Mirror of Justice 8. Parsons Law 8. â—elamans use of the Horizontal quadrant â—ilbeys second Set of Musick 3 4 5 and 6 Parts 4. Corderius in English 8. â— Fulks Meteors with Observations 8. Malthus Artificial Fireworks â—ye's Gunnery and Fireworks â—â—to Major with Annotations By William Austin Esquire â—â—tel Heliconium by Alex. Ross. 8. â—â—osce teipsum by Sir Iohn Davis 8. â—â—nimadversions on Lillies Grammar 8. â—he History of Vienna and Paris The History of Lazarido de Tormes â—ero and Licander by George Chapman â—â—ayer's Catechism 8. â—â—ercitatio Scholastica â—â—sing of the Accidence â—â—rberts Travels fol. â—an become guilty by Iohn Francis Senalt and Englished by Henry Earl of Monmouth The Idiot in four Books â—â—e Life and Reign of Hen. 8. by the Lord Herbert fol. â—â—la Lucis or the house of Light â—â—e â—â—â—t-Royal of holy Scripture or a new Concordance of the chief heads of Scripture by I. H. Tragoedy written by the most learned Hugo Gropius called CHRISTUS PATIENS and translated into English by George Sandys â—â—e Mount of Olives or solitary devotions â—â—e description and use of the double orizontal Dyal â—â—e Rights of the people concerning Imositions â—â—nce painted out to the life The second â—dition â—â—e Garden of Eden both parts â—â— exact Abridgement of the Records in â—he Tower of London from the Reign â—f K. Edward the second to K. Richard â—he third of all the Parliaments holâ—en in each Kings Reign the several Acts in every Parliament by Sir Robert Cotton Knight and Baronet Le Prince d'Amour or the Prince of Love With a collection of several ingenious Poems and Songs by the Wits of the Age. 8. The Solemn League and Covenant Arraigned and Condemned The Result of False Principles or Error convicted by its own evidence with Diottâ—phes his Dialogues by the Author of the Examination of Tyleaus before the Tryers whereunto is added a learned Disputation of Dr. Goads sent by King Iames to the Synod at Dort An Apology for the Discipline of the antient Church intended especially for that of our Mother the Church of England in answer to the Admonitoâ—y Letter lately published by William Nichoison Arch-deacon of Brâ—con and now Lord Bishop of Gloucester A learned Expositon of the Apostles Creed delivered in several Sermons by the Right Reverend Father in God William Nicholson Lord Bishop of Glocester Davâ—ds Harp strung and tuned being a brief Analysis of Davids Psalms with devout Prayers and Meditations to every Psalm framed for the most part out of the words of the Psalm and fitted for several occasions By William Nichâ—â—son Lord Bishop of Gloucester Mathematical Recreations Callis learned Readings on the Statute 21 of H. n. 8. Chap. 5. of Sewers Sken de signisicatione verborum 4. Flamma sine famo or Poems without Fictions 12. PLAYES The Wedding Philaster The Hollander The Merchant of Venice The strange Discovery Maids Tragedy King and no King Othello the Moor of Venice The Grateful Servant