can wish to be Her Lysander did not your Father When you last parted with him giue you A little Cabinet in which he bid you looke When you should marry on his blessing Not before not at your death Lys. It is true he did so but I Was so distracted betwixt ioy and griefe That I had quite forgot it Her Send for it with all haste Kin. What can this Cabinet produce to stop The Marriage Cleo. I cannot plead desert Thou God of Loue because I haue so short a while Beene subiect to thy Lawes but well thou knowst If thou oblige me to become thy subiect By giuing me Lysander that I shall More extoll thy power then any Subiect That thou hast but on the contrary If thou dost not assist mee I will returne againe Vnto Diana thy vtter enemy and in her seruice Spend the loath'd remnant of my life Enter with a Cabinet Paper in it Kin. The Cabinet is come Duk. I make no doubt If 't be within thy power thou God of Loue But thou wilt grant to me thy truest Subiect The wishes of my heart but I doe feare a greater Power then thine doth ouer-rule the destinies Her Here Sir read that paper there you shall Finde what you doe little thinke King reads Lysander I doe giue you leaue to marry whom you doe thinke sit because I know you are able to make a worthy Choyce onely Clarinda you cannot marry for she is your Sister Lys. How my Sister Duke Loue thou hast heard my prayer though I were Ignorant and knew not what to aske Kin. I am amaz'd sure this is Witch-craft Duke Sir I beseech you proue this to be true Her My Lord if you will beg a Pardon from the King It is for a fault that was neuer proued against me I then will make all things so plaine that no man shall deny it Enter Messenger Mes. And please your Maiesty Iacomo is proued to be The Count Orsinio's Brother Her My Lord let him be brought hee le helpe to the clearing of the discourse I am to make Duke Sir I must beg a pardon for the sauer of my life Kin. What hath he done I pardon him be 't what it wil Her Then Sir behold a banisht man puls off his beard Kin. The Count Orsinio Lys. My Father your blessing Sir Utran. My deare friend welcome Enter Iacomo Duke Sir I le not bid you welcome Till you make it plaine it can be no Marriage Iaco. My Brother Her O thou wicked villaine art thou aliue yet I might haue knowne thee by thy villanies Through thy disguises Du. Good my Lord proceed vnto your discouery Her My second wife being barraine I had No hope of Issue Male for I had Mariana There by my first and it did grieue my Soule To thinke that villaine there should be my heyre For he dayly practiz'd mischiefe before vnheard of It was not long before my wife obserued That the chiefe cause of all my discontent Grew from her barrennesse and she being fearefull That my affection might decline as did my hope Of Issue thought of a strange and most vnwonted Meanes to make her selfe appeare a happy mother My friends Wife here the Count Utrante Finding her selfe to bee with Childe my Wife By helpe of Art did seeme so too but strange To see how gold will worke for by a somme of Money my Wife did worke the Mid-wiues Nurse And Doctor to cozen the true Mother of her Child When ere she should be brought to bed Kin. How was that possible Her Most easie Sir as they did handle it The Child was borne and prou'd a Boy As my Wife wisht for had it beene a Girle It could not then haue eas'd me of my griefe My land being tied vpon the Heyres Male Duke Good Sir proceed Her The Nurse was by the Doctor straight Commanded to carry into the next roome the child Alleaging that it was most necessary The Mother after so much labour should Sleepe which the Childs crying might hinder Within a short space comes in the Mid-wife Pittifully weeping telling the Mother That the Child could hardly liue but straight The Nurse she entring the Chamber cried out Alas the Child is dead the wofull Mother Falling in a swoone had almost made That sorrow reall for her which then but Counterfeited for the Child Duke The Child then was not dead Her No Sir the crafty Nurse Had by a back-dore conuaid it out o' th house By helpe of another Nurse that she had there For the purpose hauing recouer'd The Mother out of her trance the poore Lady Desir'd to see her late comfort though now Her only cause of sorrow the dead Child But the Doctor vtterly denyed that Alleaging that would but increase her sorrow Which might impeach her health My friend here was not then at home And who durst contradict the Doctor In such a case Kin. Was there No seruants in the house Did none of them Aske for the Childe Her Sir to preuent that They had before prouided a piece of wood Shapt like a Childe and about that they put A winding sheete King But what excuse then made they For their haste in dressing of it For the graue that was not then Scarce cold Her For that they told the seruants The Childe being deform'd they made such haste To hide it from the neighbours that they Might not be witnesses of their Ladies shame In bringing such a Monster into the world The Nurse the same night came and told my Wife What they had done and she aduising with Her agents the next night after seem'd To fall in labour and by the helpe of those Her creatures made perfect by their former practise She cozen'd me and the world by making vs Belieue that she had truly brought me forth a son I did a thousand times kisse my young heyre And by my carefull education and his owne Braue naturall parts hee 's growne to be What now you find Lysander for he 's the same King But how came you to know Lysander was not your naturall sonne and these Particulars Her My Wife Sir Being vpon her death bed she found her conscience Troubled with this deceit and could not Depart in peace till she had freely told me Of this strange Story I still conceal'd it Out of my iust anger against my wicked Brother Besides that great affection which I bare Lysander Continued still and is now so great That if your Maiestie by your Prerogatiue Will but confirme it I doe adopt him for my Heire King It shall Iaco. Thus Sir was I defeated of my right My Lord the Duke there by his power though I did proue this in the open Court by witnesse of the Nurse and Midwife yet he made mee to be banisht as an iniurer of others Duke I doe confesse the wrong I did thee Though ignorant and for to make thee satisfaction I will be a suitor to the King in thy behalfe Sir now vpon my knowledge I dare
her leaue to doe she curst her beauty As the cause of all this mischiefe at last Considering who it was that spoke A Father that deseru'd an answere Her iudgement shut her passions in a lesse roome For hauing calm'd the tempest of her greefes She mildly answer'd that she was happy In his liberty though now she saw It was but giuen him to procure her bondage For such she did account all ties of marriage Made by the parents without the childs consent Though nere so rich or hononrable Mari. And hauing said so did she not cast her watry eyes Vpon you and in this sad yet pleasing language Tell you that she would not forsake you for the Duke Lys. It is true shee did so there is no tongue That can expresse the hearts of those that loue Like their owne eyes but Sister it will be late Before you reach the Forrest the Princesse too May wonder at your stay Mari. Brother it 's true but I so seldome see you That I 'le not goe vnlesse you promise to come and see me Lys. You know the strict command That none but those appointed should come neere the Lodge Mari. That is but your excuse I haue told you how often the Princesse Earnestly hath desir'd to see you yet you would neuer goe Lys. Sister I feare these sad occasions will hinder me But I will write Mari. Will you not come sixe miles to see a Sister That so dearely loues you Lys. Sister I know you loue nor will I be a debter You are both my Friend and Sister Exeunt Flourish Enter King Utrante and Attendants King My Lord Vtrante can you not then Perswade your Daughter to receiue a Blessing Which euen the greatest Ladies in this Kingdome Would desire on their knees Enter Duke and Followers Is this a Man to be neglected Though he were not A Kinsman to your King besides my Lord Remember you may draw vpon your selfe Our high displeasure by her refusall Duke Great Sir let not your loue and care of me Bar faire Clarinda the freedome of her choyce By threatning punishments vnto her Father If she choose not me for should she offended Which she might iustly be if I should seeme To force Loue from her it were not within your power Though that you would giue all that you possesse To make me satisfaction for the wrong King Yes I could make you satisfaction Though shee were offended by forcing her Into your armes to whom the wrong was done Duke Her Person Sir you might but not her Minde Which is indeed the obiect of my Loue That 's free from your subiection for it 's free From Loue a greater power by farre Utran. My Lord I thinke shee 's free from reason too For did that gouerne her she could not thus neglect Her happinesse or rather she may yet suspect your Lordship Doth not meane what you professe and from that feare Seemes coy till she be more assured Duke I cannot pluck my heart out of my brest To shew her I wish I could yet liue to doe her seruice There she might see her worth truely ingrauen In lasting Characters not to be razed out By the hand of Time nor which is more her scorne King Cozen if you will be rul'd by me I 'le make her leape with ioy into your armes Duke Sir so that it be by no way of violence I will obey you King In act I 'le vse no way of violence Yet I must threaten it Duke Sir if you threaten her you ruine me Her Sun-bright Eyes by faithfull seruice May in time shine gently on me and warme My frozen hopes But on the contrary Shee knowing that I 'm the cause of these your threatnings Will from her iust vext soule throw curses on me I would not see thee heauen of her faire face Clouded with any raised by my power to be a Monarch King You know my loue and you presume vpon it Take your owne way of loue deliuer vp your selfe Vnto her mercy that I would make at yours Would you be ruled go see your Mistris Tell her you loue her more then euer man did woman To proue which true pray her that shee 'l command you Taskes more dangerous then did the enuious Iuno To great Hercules all which you will performe With much more ease since you by her command Shall vndertake 'em whose vertue hath the power To arme you 'gainst a world of dangers doe Make her proud with praises and then see How she will torture you Duke Sir she may torture me and iustly too For my presumption since I haue dared To tell so much perfections that I loue Not being first made worthy by my suffering For her Vtran. My Lord if you 'l be pleas'd to grace my house This day she either shall requite your sufferings O I will deny her for a child of mine Duke My Lord most willing I would see faire Clarinda But not vpon such conditions nothing But gentle intreaties must be vs'd for tho the King Were pleas'd to say that my humility Would make her proud I would not haue a subiect Say not you that are her Father that she can Doe an act or thinke a thought that tends not To perfection King Come my Lords we will goe hunt a Stag to day And leaue my Cozen to his amorous thoughts Exe. K. Atten Duke I thanke your Maiestie for this dayes licence My Lord Vtrante shall I then see Clarinda And will you lend your best assistance To make me Master of a happinesse the world may enuy Utran. My Lord you make an Idol of a peeuish Girle Who hath indeed no worth but what you please To giue her in your opinion Duke I must not heare you thus blaspheme You might as well say Pallas wanted wisdome Diana chastitie or Venus beautie As say she wanted worth for euery seueral excellence That shin'd in them and made them By mens admirations Goddesses Flow mixt in her indeed shee hath Too much of Dians Ice about her heart And none of Venus heate but come my Lord I lose my selfe in her vast praises and so Deferre the ioy of seeing what I so commend Exe. Enter Iacomo and Lysander at seuerall dores Lys. Good morrow honest Iacomo is my young Ladie readie Iaco. She is my Lord Lys. And where 's her Father Iaco. He was this morning early sent for by the King Lys. Tell your Ladie I would speake with her Iaco. My Lord I will Exit Lys. The Count Utrante is happie in this honest seruant Let me before I doe perswade Clarinda consider well Surely that houre in which I see her led to the Temple And there made fast with Hymeneall rights vnto another Will be my vtmost limit and death is terrible Not where there is so glorious a reward propos'd As is her happinesse shee shall be happie And in her happinesse consisteth mine Haue I not often sworne I lou'd her better Then my selfe and this is onely left to make it good Enter
come to Supper to the Dukes to night Clar. He was resolued to haue sup'd heere How hath he chang'd his mind Ias. Madame he desires you not to fayle But come and bring my Lord here with you Clar. Well I will obey him Exeunt Enter two Seruants 1. Come prethee be carefull we shall gaine More vpon my Lords good opinion If we please him this day then hereafter In the whole seruice of our liues 2. Why prethee 1. Here will this day be his faire Mistris Clarinda And her Father 2. I thought it was some extraordinary occasion He was himselfe so carefull will there be none else Will not the King be here the entertainment Would be worthy of him 1. It may be braue Lysander will be here none else For he is alwayes with the Count Utrante 2. When came he home from trauaile I did not see him since hee lay here in my Lords house To be cured of the wounds the bore gaue him He owes my Lord for sauing of his life then I helpt to bring him out of the field 1. My Lord was happy in sauing of so braue a Gentleman Enter Lysander Utrante and Clarinda Lys. Can I loue Clarinda yet goe about To hinder her of being Mistris of all this riches Each roome we passe through is a Paradise The Musicke like the Musicke of the Spheares Rauishing the hearers with content and admiration But that which addes vnto all the rest Is the Dukes true affection I am asham'd When I consider of my indiscretion That would haue brought her to the counterpoynt Of this great happinesse Enter Duke and Followers Duke Noble Lysander welcome Excellent Lady All the honors that my great and royall Master Hath bestow'd vpon me equals not this That you haue done in gracing at my request This now most glorious house since it containes within it The glory of the world Clar. My Lord your praises flie too hie a pitch to light on Duke They must doe so or they 'l fall short Of your great worth Clar. A reasonable pitch would sooner strike Me with beliefe Duke To giue you a firme beleefe of the respect I beare you is that I onely ayme at Clar. My Lord it lyeth in your choyce whether I shall Belieue you or no for if you will speake Only that which in reason is likely to be true I am no Infidell I shall beleeue Duke You are so farre from being an Infidel That you are a Saint at whose blest shrine I offer vp my life and Fortunes With a truer deuotion then euer Louer did Clar. I see I must allow you the Louers Phrases Which is to call their Mistris St. and their affection Deuotion but to let your Phrases passe And answere the meaning of your protestation How can I belieue that you can loue me Better then any man did euer loue his Mistris There being such an inequalitie in our present fortunes When equalitie doth giue birth to more affection And those more violent there being no respect To be a hindrance I meane both the equalities Of Birth and Fortunes in both which we farre differ You being the next a kin vnto the King And I the Daughter to a condem'd man Though now for your owne ends at liberty Duke If it be lawfull for your deuoted seruant To contradict you in any thing it is In the defence of his affection You know that Riuers being stopt by any impediment As rocks or bridges run the more fierce When they are from that which did incomber them So might I say for my affection If I should acknowledge which yet I will not That the consideration of my Greatnesse Was for a while an Impediment to the current Of my Loue but alas those considerations Could neuer finde harbor in that heart Where loue and admiration had already Taken vp their lodgng nor doe they in my opinion Deserue to be happy who mixe the consideration Of the good of fortune with their affections Clar. My Lord in this last I doe vnfainedly belieue you I meane in your opinion which is that true loue Cannot be mixt with respects and to shew now How well I belieue you I will make it my shield Both to defend me against your worthy affection I confesse if your thoughts and words agree And against my Fathers vniust commands For since you confesse that to mixe loue with respects Spoyles the puritie of it and that they Who so mixe it deserue not to be happy It must needs be great iniustice in you And my Father to desire me to loue you Vnworthily since I cannot loue you Without mixing the consideration Of the benefits my Father shall receiue By my Marriage with your Grace besides The satisfaction of me owne ambition In being a Dutchesse may make any streame Of affection which can proceed from me Vnfit to mixe with so pure a streame As you professe yours is Duke Madame I cannot denie what you affirme Since you ground your argument vpon my confest Opinion but know deare Lady that as you manifest In this your cruell answere your disdaine of me Which will incense my despaire yet on the Other side the excellence of your wit Will increase my desire for euen out of that Which I brought as an argument to moue you The more to loue you conclude that you are To neglect and with a seeming Iustice Which shews that your wit can bring ny thing To passe that your will shall employ it in Clar. I should account my selfe happie were I So furnished but my Lord I must not looke Vpon my selfe in the flattering glasse Of your praises for I hate flattery though a woman And as I am my selfe arm'd against flatterie So would I haue you be therefore I tell you That I can neuer be yours to arme you against The flatterie of hope yet I must tell you That your deserts if it were possible For me to loue might sooner doe it then any other But as I am a votresse to Diana in whose Temple I doe shortly meane to dwell I am free From any fire that can bee kindled By desert in Man Duke Tho your intention in this cruell answere May bee charitable as intending To allay my heat by manifesting your boldnesse Yet it hath wrought deadly Effects for it Forceth me tell you that I must disobey you For rather then I and the rest of the world Will lose so great a blessing there shall not Be a Temple left standing that is sacred To Diana within this Kingdome when this is done To make your crueltie admir'd I le build An Alter to selfe-loue it is that power you obey And not Diana's on which some frend shall lay My bleeding heart which now in thought And then in act shall be a reall Sacrifice Smile not nor thinke this iest For by that Dian whom you seeme to worship Being your selfe a greater Deitie When you doe cruelly performe what You haue rashly said this heart Which now seales what my tongue hath spoke Shall
make the couenant perfect Clar. I see this is no way my Lord This rash oath you haue made may cost you deare Duke In that consider the greatnesse of my loue Clar. The greatnesse of your folly rather That thinke by threatning punishments to your selfe To make me pitty you when since I doe not loue you I am not toucht with any feeling of your greefes Duke If not for mine yet for your Goddesse sake Giue ouer your ill grounded resolution Enter Bernardo Ber. My Lord the King is newly lighted at the garden gate And in all hast cals for you Duke Madame the King to whom my person is a subiect Commands my presence and I must obey him But my heart which I haue made you Soueraigne of Shall stay to wait on you my returne must needs Be speedy since I leaue my heart at the mercy Of you my cruell enemy Clar. My Lord I shall so martyr it before I come agen That you will repent you Duke You cannot giue it deeper wounds Then you haue done already and in that Confidence I le leaue you Ber. Madame will it please you walke into the gallery There are some pictures will be worth your seeing Exeunt Actus secundus Scoena prima Enter King Attendants Iacomo Duke and Followers meeting King Will none go call the Duke Welcome deare Cozen You lost a braue chase to day but you had other game A foote what sayes your cruell Mistris will she loue you Duke I hope she will Sir she doth heare me speake King How heare you speake Duke Of loue I meane Sir King Fye passionate man Duke Why Sir doe you not thinke him happie Whom she will vouchsafe to heare King You know my loue hath made you what you are Out of an opinion that you deserud it Not for that you were my Kinsman I neuer yet deny'd What you would aske relying on your iudgement And your vertue Should you haue ask'd my Sister For your Wife I sooner should haue giuen consent And taxt your iudgement lesse then I doe now For doting on this Lady Call backe for shame then That iudgement which had wont to gouerne all Your actions and make me once more proud That I haue such a Kinsman whose iudgement Can controule his strongest passions euen loue it selfe When it is preiudiciall to his honor Duke Sir You haue alwayes beene a Father to me And studyed that which hath beene for my good Better then I could thinke I know your Maiesties Intent in this is to perswade me from that Which you belieue is preiudiciall to me But since without her loue gain'd the faire way Of seruice not by threatnings I can take ioy In nothing this world can afford me Pardon me Sir if I desire you to spare Your Counsell since I am capable of none Except you perswade me to loue more King Well Sir I will leaue you to your amorous passions See me no more till I send for you Exeunt King Atten Duke The King is mou'd Should he take from me all that he hath giu'n me Yet it were a happinesse if for her sake I lost it Iaco. My noble Lord Duke Friend what is your suit to me If it be reasonable it shall not bee deny'd For your young Ladies sake Iaco. My Lord the businesse I haue to deliuer Concernes your Grace Duke How me what is it speake Iaco. My Lord it is a secret and doth concerne Clarinda And therefore send your people off That with more freedome I may speake with you Duke Waite me without now speake Exeunt Seruants Iaco. What thinks your Lordship is the cause That moues Clarinda to neglect your Loue Du. The knowledge of her own worth and my vnworthines Which defect I hope in time my faithfull seruice Shall make good and she will loue me Iaco. Neuer my Lord Duke Why is her vow of Chastity already past Iaco. Shee vow Chastitie Duke Why villaine dost thou smile at that Think'st thou Diana's selfe is Chaster Iaco. Great Sir mistake me not I smile to thinke How she deceiues your Grace telling you She neuer meanes to marrie when I dare Pawne my life she is already contracted Duke Traitor to my best hopes Thou hast kindled in my brest a iealous fire That will consume me fiends take thee for thy newes Would thou hadst beene borne dumbe betrothd it cannot be Who durst presume knowing I lou'd her once To thinke of Loue much lesse to name it to her Iacom. My Lord if you will with patience heare me I will tell you whom Duke Speake quickly giue me that case For I vow the earth shall not long beare vs both I will not tell you vnlesse you will promise To follow my aduice which if you will I will shew you a cleare way to your desires Duke What do you riddle me is she contracted And can I by your counsell attaine my wishes No the House of Fate though they should all Take Counsell cannot backe restore the happinesse Th' ast rob'd me of in saying shee 's contracted Iaco. My Lord do not thus wast your selfe In fruitlesse passion but heare the remedy That I le propound Du. First let me know which of the Gods it is That in a mortall shape hath gain'd her loue That thou suspect'st she is contracted Or else some King that in disguise hath left His Kingdome to obtaine her Loue Who is worth many Kingdomes Name not a meaner Riuall if thou dost Expect I should belieue Iaco. My Lord it is a man to whom Your valorous hand gaue life Du. Curst be my hand then for that vnkinde office Against my heart name him Iaco. It is the young Lord Lysander Du. Take that ignorant foole Lysander Strikes him Iaco. How strucke is this my hop't reward By all that 's good I le be reueng'd Duke I was too rash She is a Woman and may dissemble Lysander to Is noble courteous valiant handsome But yet compar'd with me his fortunes nothing Alas that cannot barr loue out of a noble breast Such as Clarinda's is what wayes my Birth Or greatnesse with the King in her consideration Lysanders equall fortunes and her owne In that their Fathers suffer for one cause His banisht hers a prisoner till I releast him Hath I feare begot a mutuall loue betwixt them Friend prethee pardon me I was too rash I le heale thy hurt with gold Iaco. My Lord I am a Gentleman And were you not a Kinsman to the King The blow you gaue me might haue cost you deare Duke I le heale thy reputation and thy head With store of crownes here but prethee tell me What mou'd thee to discouer this to me Or how camst thou thy selfe to know of it I thinke her Father doth not Iaco. I thinke he doth not it is long since Since I suspected it and to assure my selfe The other night I crept behind the Arbour Where they vse to meet somtimes and soon by their Discourse I found what I suspected to be most true My
loue vnto your Grace made me so curious For I protest there is no man aliue That 's more ambitious to do your Lordship seruice It grieu'd my soule to see a man that so deseru'd So much neglected and abus'd Some of this is true Duke If thou wilt make thy fortune Bring me where vnseene I may ouerheare them Iaco. So your Grace will not discouer your selfe I le promise you once within three nights Duke By mine honour I will not performe Thy promise and I will make thee happie Iaco. Be sure you shew not At your returne to them the least distemper Duke Feare not that Exeunt Enter Clarinda Vtrante Lysander Bernardo Clar. Sir you haue shew'd vs many Pictures But aboue all the rest I like that of your Lords Ber. Madame I know my Lord would thinke him happie Would you accept the picture but much happier If you would take the substance Clar. It may be Sir I will Utran. Daughter I charge you on my blessing When the Duke returnes to vse him with respect Clar. Father I see you haue no skill you doe not know The craft we women vse to make men loue the more The smallest fauour I shall shew him after this harsh vsage Will make him thinke himsele in heauen Utran. Before you part when he comes backe I pray you vrge my restoration But first promise to marry him Clar. Leaue that to my Discretion Enter Duke Duke Gentle Lady I craue your pardon for my stay Which was drawne out beyond my expectation Lys. Me thinkes my Lord looks soure vpon me Clar. My Lord indeed I wondred how you stayd so long O rather how you liu'd your heart and you being parted For that you left behind you when you went Duke Madame I doe confesse it is a miracle Proceeding from your beauty that I could liue So long wanting a heart but trust me If my faithfull seruice cannot procure me yours But that you needs will send my owne againe The Miracle will then be alterd quite For now the Miracle consisteth in that I liue And yet you haue my heart and then it will Be a Miracle indeed if I doe liue after Your scorne shall giue it backe againe Clar. My Lord I see it was not bounty But hope of gaine made you giue me your heart For you expect that I should giue you mine By way of recompence which yet I cannot doe But that I may be sure they are true Miracles That you are pleas'd to say my Beauty worketh For there are many false ones here in Loues Religion I le take a Moneth for tryall of the truth All which time my charity compels me to keepe your heart For should I send it backs you say it would kill you Or worke another Miracle which I desire not In that time I shall be acquainted with your heart If then it doth appeare the same it now doth Clad in the same pure zeale that now it weares I le make a change and giue you mine for it For when a Moneth is once past come you And lead me to the Church I le not refuse to goe Du. Slaue that I was to trust that villaine Iacomo That told me she lou'd Lysander Deare Lady You haue in this comfortable answere Reuiu'd a dying man this mercy at the blocke Shewes you to be diuine and so an obiect Fit for my affection which hath beene still Aboue my reason but would you in the mean time Command me somthing where my faithfull seruice Might appeare more then in words I then should be Most happie Enter Seruants with a Banquet and stooles Clar. This offer I expected My Lord you know the iniuries my Father Hath receiu'd if you will see him righted His Lands and Honors backe to him restor'd Which is but Iustice for a bribe for euen iust causes Now haue need of bribery I le giue you thankes And trust me that is more then great men Should expect for doing iustice Duke Rather if it please you Let it be somthing wherein I shall haue no other tie Vpon me but only your command my honor Ties me to see this perform'd Clar. This once perform'd Since you so much desire it I will studie Some Command that may adde honor to you In the faire performance Utran. Come my Lord we will draw neare I see their parley 's at an end Duke Come sit faire Lady My Lord what sayes my Daughter Will shee yet yeeld to his owne happinesse Du. I hope she wil at last make me a fitter marke For Enuy in that I am belou'd of her Then for my present greatnesse Lys. My Lord there is no cause of Enuy for either The greatnesse of your honors being but the Iust Reward of your vnequal'd merit and for Clarinda Tho her worth be great as you can wish it Yet you doe well deserue her both for your worthy Loue And for the many fauors you haue done her Father Utran. My Lord belieue me he hath spoke my thoughts Duke Now when the King sent for me I had preuented Your Daughter in a command that she layd vpon me Concerning your restoring to your Landes But that the King was angry at something that I said Lys. I thought it had beene Impossible He could haue beene offended with your Grace Duke 'T is true at other times he could not But the Lords told me that his Sister Faire Cleonarda had receiud a hurt By rescuing of the hounds from the Stags fury When he stood at bay and that made him it may be So apt for to be angry Lys. Why did they suffer her so to endanger her selfe Du. My Lord she apprehends not danger Which you 'l confesse your selfe when you haue heard Me tell what I haue seene her doe Lys. This act to me my Lord is a sufficient testimony That she doth not feare for by the lawes of hunting It is not to any man thought a disparagement To giue way to a Stagge his head being hard Du. She is a Lady of that noble Spirit That she wants nothing but the person of a Man To be one her heart being equall To the most valiant with these eyes I saw her The King her brother being in the Forrest Breake from the company and pursue a wolfe Which the hounds following of a Stagge Did bring out of a thicket and being well horst She ply'd him with so many wounding shafts That he at length was forc'd to stay his course And seing there was no way to scape by flight He turnd for to reuenge the wounds he had Receiu'd in which he shew'd himselfe a beast indeed And led by bruitish fury for had he beene Indew'd with reason hee 'd haue tane the wounds She gaue for fauors and kist the instrument That honour'd him with death from her faire hand Lys. My Lord 't is strange a woman should do this Duke I was the near'st but ere I could come in She had cut off his head the seruice That I could doe her was to carry to the
chances you then did not sooner Bring me this Letter Ber. I was commanded otherwayes by him King reads Royall Sir adde to the number of your many fauors the performance of this my last request What doth hee meane by this I pray you see Clarinda who is my wife possest of what was mine and withall pardon him that kils mee for I will compell him to fight How 's this Begin not after my death to deny me that which is iust since in my life time you neuer did see the will of the dead effected as you desire to haue your Testament perform'd after your death which I pray the Gods that it may be yet a long life O what a Character is here deliuer'd of a pure mind Which only seems to shew the greatnes of my losse The plainer his death is not yet certaine Let me not like a woman spend that time In fruitlesse lamentations which may perchance Afford a remedy but now it is night What shall I do call all the Court and let them all Disperse themselues each man a seuerall way He that brings word the Duke is aliue Shall haue a thousand pounds he is gone to fight A Combat with whom I know not but he that Apprehends the man that kild him shal haue his land Is there none here that knowes of any falling out Betweene him and some other Lord speake Is there none can tell me Iaco. And if it please your Maiesty I thinke I haue a guesse King Speake then Iaco. If he bee gone to fight it is with Young Lysander King Let one goe looke for Lysander presently What grudge was betwixt them or fell they lately out Iaco. I will tell your Maiesty in priuate I am a seruant to the Count Utrante and was imploy'd by that most noble Duke whom I doe feare sleepes now in death for to solicite his true loue to my young Lady which I did faithfully performe but I found all I did was vaine for shee long time hath beene in loue with young Lysander which when I knew I gaue the Duke straight notice this hath so farre incenst the Duke against Lysander that they are gone to fight King This that thou hast told is certaine true Else she would neuer haue deny'd to haue married With the Duke and for thy loue and faithfull seruice to him Which I beleeue is now no more for else by this time He would haue return'd I will requite thee Iaco. He was the noblest Gentleman That I shall euer know He weepes King Alas goodman he weepes He that can bring me word the Duke is aliue Redeemes his King from misery Exeunt manet Iaco. Iaco. I hope he neuer shall come backe aliue he knowes I am a villaine I was too forward in my offers to him til I had tried his dispositions better It is kindly done of him and of Lysander yet to spare my paines there now wants nothing of my wish but that the Duke be kild and I to find out where Lysander is then I shall be reueng'd vpon them both and be possest of that which is my due Lysanders land for so the King hath promis'd My way to find Lysander if he hath kild the Duke is for to giue Clarinda a firme beleefe that I doe dearly loue him for sure if he be liuing she shall heare of him and if I finde him I haue another villanie in my head which I will put in act besides my giuing notice of him to the King My villainy shall Vertue be in show For all shall thinke me honest Iacomo Exit Enter Clarinda with a Letter Clar. reades I feare the Duke hath notice of our loues for he hath sent to me to meete him armed I feare it is to fight if it be so and I suruiue the Combate I will send you word where I abide if I be kild I doe coniure you by your vertues not to to bee vngratefull vnto the Duke who you see doth not desire to liue without he may enioy you for his wife No my Lysander in that houre when I shall heare That thy faire soule is parted from thy body I will quickly follow thee Enter Seruant Seru. Madame the King is at the gate and in a rage Threatens your Fathers death and yours they say Lysander Hath kild the Duke Clar. I fear'd as much This comes of my dissembling Enter King Utrante and Attendants Utran. Why is your Maiestie offended with your Vassall Who as yet neuer so much as in a thought offended you King Where is that Inchantresse which you call Clarinda Clar. Here Sir is the vnhappy obiect of your anger King I am amaz'd I neuer till now saw true beauty Why kneele you Lady Clar. It is my duty Sir you are my Soueraigne King Rise faire Creature came I to chide and doe I kisse This is the force of Beauty who liues That can be offended with so sweet a Creature I cannot now blame the Duke for valuing Her so much I would she were the Daughter Of some neighbouring King that I without Disparagement might loue her but I forget My selfe these are poore humble thoughts And farre beneath the Maiestie of a King Lady I came to chide I feare you are the cause That I haue lost a Kinsman a worthy one In all the worlds opinion excepting yours Cla. Sir pardon me you were your selfe the cause By your excessiue loue to him for that made me Dissemble my affections to Lysander Fearing to daw your frownes vpon my Father Should I haue shew'd neglect vnto the Duke Kin. Who euer was the cause you shall not feele The punishment the Duke did truly loue you Lady which you shall see here in this Letter Apparantly may you see your error And grieue to death for your past folly In refusing the quintessence of Mankinde Read it not now you shall haue time to grieue in He shewes there in his Letter that you are his wife That by that meanes I might be drawne the sooner To performe his will which is that you should Be possest of that which was his and so you shall If hee be dead Cla. Sir I doe vtterly refuse it all that I desire Is that your Maiestie will giue me leaue To depart my griefes doe so oppresse me That I am sicke at heart King When you please Lady Exit Cla. My Lord how chanc'd it that you neuer told me That your Daughter lou'd Lysander Utran. Sir let me perish it I knew it I am amaz'd to heare it now Exeunt Enter Lysander and Mariana Lys. But Sister can you thinke it possible The Princesse should thus loue me Mar. Brother I know you see it your selfe Though you will not take notice of it Lys. Belieue me Mariana it doth grieue me much So great a Princesse should bee so vnhappy To loue a man whose heart is not his owne For he that had a heart at his disposing Could not denie to giue it her Ma. When she shal know you haue another Mistria She will call