With your sister I le not suspect your love since faire Cornelia Is not displeasd to be directed by Her highnesse and be confident my love Shall make the memory of it welcome to you You will excuse me if I take my leave These houres are full of businesse and I have Many commands upon me Exit Bo. In good time I am in a good state agen I was an asse To thinke the Dutchesse meant me any thing But mockery she told me so before To make more sport I ha' lost my sister too Shee s for Ursinis carving I could curse My selfe to Millan but t is not impossible I may retrive Cornelia by giving her A timely satisfaction I am not Her brother Borgia Ther 's all the hope is left I shall be loath To hunt two hares and after lose them both Exit Actus Quartus Enter Mercutio and Borgia at severall dores Mer. SOnne y' are well met Bo. Your pleasure Sir Mer. No great pleasure I am almost hoarse with Enquiring for you I must aske you a question First let me examine your countenance Bo. Your meaning Sir Mer. I have no skill in Metaposcopie De' e know me Bo. I am not discover'd sure What crotchet 's this Mer. Hee 's proud he wonnot know me 'T is so hee 's lost he is undone nay nay It will become me to stand bare to you Sir And teach my hammes the officious cringe be cover'd Bo. I know not how to interpret Sir your language Yet I would hope you mocke me not altho It was the Dutchesse pleasure to create Mirth from this barren heape and counterfeit Favors to try my duty joyne not you With others to enlarge my scorne I am not So tame of soule but I have sense of all Their Ieeres Mer. Their Ieeres whom doe you point upon Bo. I dare not name the Dutchesse I am all Obedience to her person yet she might Have plac'd her giddy humor somewhere else It swells not me with expectation I was not made for state Mer. Doe not you then Thinke to be Duke Bo. Should any but your selfe Name such a title to me I should answer His question with a frowne and something else To waite upon 't tho I engag'd my life To a fresh danger but I am instructed By nature and religion to be calme At what you say Mer. On this condition I le give thee leave to beate me 't was my feare Thou hadst an easie faith and wert transported Indeede out of thy wits but since I see Thou art not madde I will commend a wife to thee Bor. To me I thanke you Sir not yet I shall be madde indeed then I will marry None but my sister take my word Mer. Thy sister Bo. I cannot raile upon the Dutchesse safely A wife my mother 's dead Mer. thou d'st not have her Bo. I thinke you wod not have her out of heaven T' were little Charrity and the whole sex Were in a dead sleepe wer 't not finne to wake 'em A wife I le seeke my sister Mer. Stay and take My keyes this opens to my gould goe home And take out ten bagges Bo. What to doe Sir Mer. To spend 'em all 's thine owne leave something for Cornelia because perhaps shee 'l marry And I am satisfied a prudent boy How am I bound to heaven that hee 's not proud Nor taken in the subtle toyles of women Hee 'l never marry how shall I consume My estate Dost heare a little portion Will serve Vrsini with thy sister Bo. Must He marry her Mer. I let him we shall please The Dutchesse too and when she is disposd The rest is ours to revell with Bo. I le thinke on t Exit Enter Iulio and Lucio Mer. Did you not meet my sonne Iu. Yes somewhat melancholy Mer. You are deceiv'd hee 's cholericke and let Me advise you gentlemen although I know He loves you doe not mocke him hee 's no foole No bladder to be swolne with breath of praise And Ladies Iigges he is sensible he is And will not be the hatefull stocke of pastime To Groomes and Pages Lu. What doe you meane my Lord Mer. Call him not Duke I counsell you Iu. We doe not Mer. Nor do'e not thinke it possible it may be Lu. Have patience and we doe not we have alter'd Our opinions and are cleare of your side now Iu. As the wheeles move we doe thinke nothing lesse Your sonne shall not be Duke there is no feare on 't Whilst Ferrara lives Mer. He shall not Iu. So we say sleepe quietly Mer. He shall not very peremptory You are no Oracles would I were Dutchesse For halfe an houre he shud be Duke de' e heare now No matter who repented I thought you Had beene his friend he shannot be a Duke How ere I thought on 't it becomes not you To circumscribe his fortune he can number Descents of noble blood and had his breeding Has none of the worst faces heads nor hearts How ere you value him and discharge your boults At randome thus he shannot Lu. Heare us Sir Mer. He shall not be a Duke Exit Lu. Did not I say he was mad Iu. That was dissembled He has cause now to see a turne i' th streame And Ferrara onely hopefull with the Dutchesse Enter Pisauro and Ascanio What thing is that Pis. Is he so confident As. He will lay about like a Prince de' e thinke We may present him safely if you say The word I le winde him up to an Emperour Pis. Keep thy shape boy we wonnot lose the sport And happily I will acquaint these gentlemen As. If I Should be whipt heartily for my conceit The little high German wud not take it kindly It may be the court largesse but no matter I have some gold and dare venter the last At any time for coyne of this complexion Lu. Are you in earnest In. 'T will be excellent And please her highnesse she has commanded All libertie of mirth I le undertake To prepare her Pis. About it then I le have My part i' th enterlude lose no time boy Thou shalt be Prince of Pigmieland for this The Dutchesse I le withdraw Enter Dutchesse Ferrara Ursini Borgia Cornelia Ladies Dut. My Lord you make me wonder challenge me Of promises tho I acknowledge it No act that could reflect with a dishonour Vpon our person yet we must not be So jeasted into marriage you are a Prince Of an unquestiond merit take not these Imaginary wayes to advance your hopes In us we are yet free as you my Lord And shall not in a dreame give up our selfe Were we disposd to marry or contract Our selfe the day shall witnesse it without A blush let guiltie soules call night to cover Their promises we are innocent Fer. Good Madam Render me not so lost to my owne senses To the honour of a Prince basely to coine A language for my purpose though you may Repent the last nights freedome and correct Your judgement of me make me not
highnesse for I must not longer walke in Quirpo Both We attend your excellence Exeunt Enter Julio and Lucio Lu. I 'me lost i' th wonder Iulio Iu. A strange turne From that could temper we imagin'd In her Highnesse Lu. I have heard of charmes and philters Iu. If travell have these glorious effects I le abroad too Lu. He has a hansome person Iu. And discourses grant it Lu. Is master of a noble soule Iu. Soule nay let that alone Ladies doe not looke After the soule so much the body will serve their Turne so it be nimble and at their devotion If you observe he is grac'd by all the Ladies As if he were their generall minion I doe not like his sisters eyes upon him They whirle too much and seem'd to shoot an envie Vpon the Dutchesse favors Lu. I am confident Thou hast no murmer in thy thoughts against him Iu. I but expresse my wonder In that I thinke the whole Court had a share He knowes I love him t will become his feare How to secure Ursini Lu: He preferd him First to her highnesse Iu. Not with expectation To be supplanted I make question If the humor hold whether shee may not marry him That 's a round higher then her favorite Had hope to climbe Lu. Although I honour Borgia And wish him heartily advanc'd I wod not Kneele to him my voyce is for Ferrara He is a Prince I wod not for my state This shod breake off his treatie Iu. Thy Embassador To his master he is scarce minded Lu. Come she cannot Fall so low the passion is too violent Enter Ursini and Ferrara To last who are these Iu. The Embassadour and Ursini what 's the matter I feare some discontent Urs. My Lord let me Prevaile so farre I hope you imagine I Am firme to you I have more cause to be Impatient my whole strength at Court 's concernd But have more noble thoughts then to suspect You can be slighted thinke t is but a dreame In justice to your cause and royall master Put on no face of discontent returne And see how things will close Fer. 'T is an affront Bove satisfaction but the disgrace Reflects beyond my person Urs. Had she studied Honours to his ambition it had Not wrong'd her prudence to have shewne you more Respect Fer. But I was not considerable The young Gentleman had taken up her eyes Her tongue her feete her understanding too I might have witherd in my seate no beame No discourse this way but that once she was pleasd To aske me how I lik'd the gallants dancing I le not disturbe her revels Urs. Yet my Lord Have so much fortitude 't will be a meanes If you returne to make her finde her errour To your person were she not my Princesse I should professe my selfe asham'd out come Let me beseech you to goe backe leave not The presence so for your owne honour Sir Observe a little more I hope you shannot Repent my counsell Fer. I wod ye wod excuse me I shall but vex my eyes Urs. Expect a change Fer. You have power with me my Lord Urs. You honour me Exit Ju. What will become o this what thinke you now They doe resent it and for ought I heare Have little hope to mend it Lu. Can she be In love so soone well Borgia if this Hold I le applaud thy fate Iu. For after this Allowance hee 'l be Duke of Urbin tomorrow Give thee joy bully let me see if he Turne Prince t is best for us turne beggers Lu. Beggers Iu. Court beggers Hee 'l deny us nothing Now for some witty knave to finde out suits I must keepe some in pension for that purpose They are profitable vermine Enter Pisauro His companion Pis. Save you Gentlemen what de' e meane Why stand yee bare Lu. In being Borgias friend It will become us Iu. He knowes no title yet But chiefe secretary to her highnesse what honours Are in her brest laid up for him we know not He has a mounting fate and in his we Pronounce you happy Pis. We shall all be Princes In time but Gentlemen le ts be more familiar We thinke so well of things does he preserve The Dutchesse smile or does she use to make At some time o' the Moone sport with her subjects Iu. You are wide all the heaven Sir had you come A little sooner you had heard discourse Enter Borgia To cleare your doubt hee 's here himselfe Bo. Pisauro What will become on 's t is as thou saist Pis. What prethee Bo. The Dutchesse is mad Pis. How Bor. Why she is certainly in love shat in and see How I am us'd and yet I now come forth To recover breath I ha danc'd my selfe to a jellie The Ladies ha no mercy but the Dutchesse Pis. What prethee Bo. Is as I told thee mad I prethee counsell me Altho her grace be pleasd to shew me favors 'T were boldnesse to beleeve and thanke her Pis. How I hope thou art not mad Bo. I know not whether The fit will last I may hold some proportion With Cornelia my suppos'd sister she Poore wretch does cast such speaking eyes upon me As she were Iealous of the Dutchesse too And wrings me by the hand when I dance with her Enter Pietro Pie The Dutchesse Sir calls for you Bo. I attend What were I best to doe Pis. Dost make a question Lose not the fortune that 's presented in The Dutchesse love thy starres ordaind thee for her I le make a shift with Cornelia looke high And prosper when th' art a Duke I say no more Bo. What shall 's doe with Pimponio that foole May betray all Pis. He is a Prince before you I ha made him sure and swolne him into a pride He shall not know you but of that hereafter Away and please the Dutchesse Enter Dutchesse Ladies Ferrara Ursini Bo. Your our graces pardon Du. 'T is late good night my Lord Embassador Exit Fer. 'T is well I am bid goodnight yet all my hopes Vanish in mists what thinke you now cosin Urs. I know not what to thinke let me waite on you To your lodgings Fer. They joyne toth ' Court Urs. 'T is the lesse service Fer. To morrow morning if I may be honor'd With your presence I will impart a secret to you And be happy in your Counsell Urs. I obey Any commands Fer. For this time give me pardon goodnight my Lord Ex. Urs. A happy night to your Lordship After so many yeares spent in the Court I am to learne the tricke on 't these are actions Gainst my first rules I am ignorant Of this new Court philosophy what should The Dutchesse meane so prodigall of her graces To one she scarce remembers with such open Neglect to th' Dukes Embassador I was carefull She wod not use him kindely enough wert not Affection to his sister lyes up my Revenge I de drop it on his heart but I Must worke with art and by a Counter magicke
guilt Pis. You are troubled at it A signe of grace how ere you thinke of me Now in the heate of Counsell I 'me your friend You 'l finde it so I kisse your hand farewell De' e heare but two words more if you doe finde As being acquainted best with your owne body No disposition to hold out longer I ha' that will cure you and I le justify 't Before the colledge Take me De' e marke that does it I kisse your hand Agen farewell and have a conscience I le tell you more next time this way may worke Exit Cor. This Gentlemans discourse though somewhat wild And without method shakes me I am lost If I obey I know not what within me Too Prompts me to a love so irreligious He is my brother holy thoughts possesse me And when a furious passion seekes to invade My will destroy it heaven hee 's here I dare Enter Dutchesse and Borgia Not stay to tempt my frailtie let them move With joy I am not in my spheare of love Exit Dut. But tell me signior nay we are pleas'd You should be free upon what confidence Knowing your guilt and danger to reward it Durst you returne to Urbin Bo. I was more fortunate Then I have reason for and yet my country And friends were pretious madam nor could life In such a wildernesse abroad where none Durst owne me be a benifit there was A blessing in my fate to meete your mercy That gave me boldnesse Dut. Cunningly dissembled You met no Lady then in all your travell I meane none whom you cald mistresse with Her loving magicke to lay charmes upon you And forc'd your stay Bo. None Madam I was not Worth any Ladies thought none were so lost To their owne Iudgements to imagine me More then a walking shaddow or if any Had cherish'd better thought of me a stranger They quickly found they had not plac'd it right On so much barrennesse which left their charity To pay it selfe Dut. You doe not promise such A hard and horrid composition But love may finde a shift to enter more Then skinne deepe in your bosome but perhaps You left your heart at home and could not then Dispence with new ingagements it was so And for her sake you willingly forgot Your danger to returne nay be not troubled Confession will not injure you I like You should preferre the beauties of your country Bo. It Cannot be thought flattery if I Acknowledge with the narrowest observation My eyes could take no place hath beene more fruitfull In beautie then your owne and it doth hold Proportion with your excellence all should Be faire and imitate your first example Dut. I see you can be when you lift a Courtier But this confirmes your love is planted here And since we are falne by accident upon This subject wee 'l pursui 't a little further Come I must know your Mistris doe not doubt I shall disturbe the progresse of your loves Bor. What answer shall I frame things are not ripe Yet for discovery so please your highnesse You would be modest and excuse be wiser And apprehend my meaning to advance Your wishes t is within my power to effect As much as your ambition can ayme at Who is it if her heart be stubborne we Can make it soft if great above your fortune We can raise you to her equality Or bring her downe to your levell since we ha' promist In hope not to repent either declare The mistresse of your thoughts and finde them prosper We are not us'd to expresse such bounteous language But be the proudest greatest in our Dutchy Without all limitation she shall carry No birth or state here to despise the service You fairely meane her if we faile in this We will not thinke our strength worth the preserving Bo. If I have any wit Enter Cornelio Cor. Madam the Duke Dut. What Duke Cor. The Duke of Ferrara with a glorious traine Is come to Court and as the loud voyce is Given out by himselfe to claime you for his wife For which he has your promise Dut. How our promise Can Princes be so insolent beshrew His haste but we shall lose much of our honour To give no ceremony to his person How e're our thoughts point we will entertaine him And dresse our face in smiles Cor. His lookes renew My sufferings I have not power to manage My wilde affection my heart will not Be denied but by a secret destinie Runnes to imbrace him Brother Dut. Ha Cornelia I hope you are not courting Borgia He is your brother know your place within Our traine Exit Bo. Shee 's jealous jealous starres I thanke you T is cleare as light shee does affect me now Did she not put me too 't to name my mistris Yet in a shaddow pointed at her selfe Be she the proudest greatest in our Dutchy Without all limitation I mark'd that And had my sense if great above your fortune We can raise you to her equalitie Fine moralls poore Cornelia loves me too But I must give her no encouragement Her grace is much the better woman ha Loud Musicke A passage over the Stage Duke Dutchesse Ursini Iulio Lucio Pietro Ladies She appeard discontent when first Cornelia Brought her the newes yet they march lovingly Together but that ceremony must Be allow'd at Court where shift of face and tongue Are wisely to be practiz'd my good Lord Enter Ursini and Pietro Urs. Your servant Borgia T is her graces pleasure every gentleman That has relation to the Duke taste all The bounties of her Court Bo. How 's this Urs. None dare To affront a Groome on forfeit of his place Let all the offices of entertainment Be free and open Pie I shall signifie These her commands Urs. And they that of her owne Court are ambitious to expresse their duties Let it appeare in keeping this day solemne To wine and mirth that every brow may speake A joy and welcome to the Duke Pie I shall Exit Bo. Here 's like to be a triumph with your Lordships Pardon was that the Duke of Ferrara Urs. Yes of Urbin shortly when their marriage Is perfect every subjects heart prayes for it And sent their acclamations to heaven To see her highnesse lovingly salute him Hee 's a brave Prince Bo. A good round gentleman He did not flie hither I heard talke of an Embassadour Urs. A cloud for his owne person Till his affaires came to maturitie He stood conceal'd toth ' Dutchesse but last night He gain'd her princely word to marry him And is this morning bright in his owne glories Bo. Last night Urs. I le build more faith upon his honour Fast as a contract Bo. To what painted Paradise Would she ha' led me wood I had my sister now Urs. With this joy I had forgot my owne Borgia Brother Let not the sound be unwelcome t is the Dutchesses Pleasure to honour her unworthy creature Ursini by appointment of our marriage To Waite on hers Bo. What marriage Urs.
so miserable To let the Court thinke I invented this As destitute of nobler wayes to move you But I presume this is to try my patience And make my joyes at last more pretious By this delay I know you are all vertue And cannot staine your selfe by a denyall Of any syllable you speake Dut. With pardon Of your grace I shall laugh if you persist thus You had a pleasant dreame but lovers Are flatterd in their sleepe I speake to you Fer. Then Madam I take leave to tell you t is not Done like a Princesse of that character We have receiv'd and if I had no witnesse I see what mirth we are prepar'd for Dut. Witnesse There is too much at stake my Lord already To racke this argument for your owne fame Proceede not to enlarge it we would rather Confesse some guilt against our selfe then let You honour be expos'd to such strait censure For loving us yet if you would be silent In this we shall be proud in other things To have denyed you nothing and be asham'd You tooke our Court so unprepard to honour you Fer. Was ever such a mockery I see I must produce more testimony you see Can justifie if you please I have affirm'd Nothing but truth altho my willing eare Catch'd up the voyce she spake it to you signior Bo. What my good Lord Fer. That she resolv'd to marry us Bo. Your excellence Must pardon me I heard her highnesse speake No language to that purpose Dut. We honour You Borgia for acquitting us Cor. T is truth her highnesse never spake so but I did Whom supposd the Dutchesse and this must Sound hope in him to be so negative Fer. It seemes you have concluded Madam I Must be the generall mirth Dut. I finde Cornelias Cunning in this and must apply some complement For our owne honour good my Lord your privacie Bo. How er'e her grace be a little impudent I had beene madde to justifie the Duke In such a cause she has no minde to marry him And perhaps talk'd to me last night to try My strength of wit women are subtill creatures No matter tho Ursini court my sister My ambitions faire a tother side agen Enter Iulio and Lucio and whisper with the Dutchesse Vrs. T is strange the Dutchesse should so mistake Cor. Vpon My conscience she heard the words Urs. Yet She denies Cor. I must beleeve her too Urs. You speak a riddle Maddam Du. Will you my Lord Admit of so much mirth Fer. You shall command me Dut. Remit 'em then the rest I le cleare hereafter To your satisfaction Enter Ascanio Pimponio Pisauro Pis. De' e heare what Prince de' e meane to call your selfe Pim. Why any Prince in Spaine Pis No I le advise you You shall be an Italian Prince in Spanish habit Now I thinke better on 't t is queint and will Be gratefull for the witty noveltie Every common Prince goes in his countries fashion Such as you are not ordinary be bould Bo. Why didst bring him hither Pis. Peace I may doe you a curtesie Keepe your owne counsell and be ignorant Of this strange Creature say you are The Duke of thus disguisd for reasons Knowne to your selfe Pim. Duke of let me alone Pis. And be not beaten out of 't Pim. I wonnot let the high German first present mee in a speech Is that the Dutchesse so so As. I warrant you Pim. My master or his ghost Pis. You wonnot be a foole and lose your selfe And heaven knowes what scorne to take notice on him Remember who you are Pim. Vmph umph stand by fellow As. Dutchesse of Urbin never was your Court Grac'd with the presence of so brave a Prince As this the darling and delight of Christendome Dut. He seemes no lesse Urs. What pageants ha' we got As. And cosen not your selves he is no Spaniard But of Italian sprightly breed a man Famous in Arts and Armes as shall appeare If any man dares question him should your grace But see him at some royall exercise You wud thinke him more then mortall he shall pitch The Barre with any of your Guard or drink with 'em Wrastle with both the West and North Olympicks Sings like the Arabian Bird and can out-dance The nimble Elephant so rarely skil'd In musicke that he has a great ambition To goe to hell to challenge Orpheus To play with him on any Instrument From the Organ to the Iewes-trumpe Dut. Miracles As. These are the outside of his qualities But looke within him and your grace shall finde Enough to ravish you Pim. Tell how I love her As. With all these vertues and advantages Of blood and state he comes to court your highnesse Dut. We are infinitely honord and wud thank him But that we know not yet this Princes name As. Duke of Ferrara Madam is his title Fer. How sirrah Iu. That is the Duke of Ferrara what de' e meane Pis. Stand too 't and say he is a counterfeit A meere impostor be not beaten out on 't Fer. Are you Duke of Ferrara sirrah ha Pim. I am Duke of all the world what 's that to thee High German stand close to me As. A true Prince needs no buckler Exit Fer. Sirrah darst usurpe my name Pim. T is mine thou art a counterfeit I hope your grace will know me another time Urs. A base affront my Lord and suspect A plot of Borgias to dishonour you He durst not stay to face it Fer. I le have's heare As for this wretch Pim. Doe doe I look'd for this a true Prince can beare Fer. Madam you have not usd me well I say no more Exit Fer. and Urs. Pim. Let him goe madam I le call him to account hereafter Dut. We are displeasd hence with that foole and whip him Exit Pim. What 's the matter Iu. You must be whipt and strip'd my scurvie Don Pim. Whip a Prince what de' e meane Lu. You must be Duke of Ferrara Pim. Duke of a Fiddle-sticke you doe not meane to let me Catch an Ague Gentlemen Iu. The lash when the fit comes will keepe you warme doe you know one Pimponio he was a footman you will be in case to overtake him presently hee has the heeles on you and you cannot give him so much weight now you are light stay but a little wee 'l send you a whip Exit Pim. How am I transform'd Duke of Ferrara quotha wud I were any thing I know not what I am as they have handled me Enter Dutchesse and Pietro Dut. Is the Duke gone Pie Yes Madam Dut. I le have the foole hang'd then Pim. That 's I Dut. Alas poore fellow ha ha ha what art thou Pim. Nothing I hope she does not know me agen I must deny my selfe Dut. Come hither Sirrah Whose devise was it to bid you say you were Duke of Ferrara Pim. Alas not I Madam he is gone Dut. Who is gone Pim. The insolent fellow that made a foole of your highnesse Dut. Whether is he gone
have me be So impious not to affect my brother Pis. But you lov'd him the wrong way de' e heare lustily You understand with the desire of coupling There lies no dispensation for that locke T is impious and abhominable you had better I' th state you are in keepe a Pensioner To give you heats a fellow that will venture His body at all houres then to offend once With so much sinne to nature Cor. Doe you thinke I am a Monster Signior Pis. Better marry An honest man and make one a great deale Your husband may be excusd i' th progresse Lady Besides he may have faults a negligence In 's visits or mistaking of his times When you are invited by another Lord To a banquet or take physicke or the aire Appointed by your Doctor there are reasons To excuse an active Lady that is married But to affect your brother so inexpiable Cor You have invention enough to furnish The Court with vice how e're you seeme to have Care of my soule pray give me pardon Sir Doe you ever meane to marry Pis. Marry oh yes Cor. Not a Court Lady sure Pis. One of that tribe to chuse Cor. Without the feare Of being such a monster made by her Whose wantonnesse you wittily have charactred Pis. I'ha read my destinie she that I shall marry Will be very honest exceeding chast as I Shall be to her I did but tell you what Whirligigs are i' th world and that 't were better And safer for your conscience to be one Of Venus order and keepe tame a Groome A stallian Dormant then embrace a brother Cor. What should incline you To imagine me so lost to modestie What have you read in me to make you thinke I love my brother so Pis. My charitie Cor. There 's little charitie in those suspitions Have you no other argument Pis. Your brother Told me himselfe you lov'd him strangely Cor. So so Pis. Nay nay he was i' th same pickle Cor. He told You that himselfe too Pis. Yes yes till I tamper'd with him And sacrific'd his flesh with ghostly counsell Read Law and Lectures I will tell you Madam He was once so overgrowne with love he had Resolv'd to tell you he was not your brother And rather then be frustrate of his hopes Vow'd to forsweare it and subborne testimony He was no kin to you borne I know not where And never saw the towne afore whose people Had all this while cozend themselves with an Opinion he was Borgia here 's a youth now Did he ne're deale with you to such a purpose Cor. Never he wud not be so wicked sure Pis. Did you ever heare the like you know it now Thanke heaven and a good friend that told you this A friend that wud not see this pretty vessell Lost i' th' quick-sands when both goods and it May be his owne another day I love you And none shall doe you wrong Cor. I should be ingratefull Not to acknowledge Sir this noble office Meant to preserve me Pis. That was my pure meaning You may requite it if you please Cor. With love Pis. 'T is the reward my ambition first aymes at Cor. I love my brother now in his owne place And being his bosome friend I will not question But to enlarge my knowledge of your worth And take me nearer to me for his Character And free consent Pis. Vmph now you blesse me Lady If his hopes thrive in the Dutchesse as I doubt not I am made I le seeke him out I wish no better Testimony he shall not gi 't you unders hand Cor. No haste Pis. He knowes me to a thought nay nay He shall doo 't presently if I can light on him Cor. To morrow Signior I suspect it not Pis. It does concerne my honour t is done instantly She may be cold e're morning I le not lose This opportunitie I am made for ever Exit Cor. He has an odde way of Courtship sure my brother Vnlesse he know him better then this wildnesse Can promise will be sparing to contract Our hearts too fast he has but a rough outside But my strange thoughts within me are corrected And I possesse my selfe againe thanke providence Ursini Enter Ursini Urs. Madam I am bold to presse On your retirement but when you remember I bring no mutinous thoughts but such as are Devoted to your service you will thinke it A trespasse that may soone invite a pardon Cor. You must first practise to offend my Lord This is favour to me Urs. Still such goodnesse Flowes from your language to me at the first Encounter but when I take boldnesse to Have some assurance from you alone Which I have hop'd and serv'd for with the truth Of your best honorer you decline the subject Or flie the sweet conclusion Cor. My Lord That you have lov'd at least profess'd so much May easily be granted but let me Beseech you Sir did you upon the first Motion that wrought upon your minde to thinke Me worthy of your love acquaint me with it Urs. No Madam I long cherish'd the soft fire That tryed the purenesse of it and the object That shot so bright a flame into my bosome And had supprest it still but that your vertue Grew up too powerfull against it then I tooke leave to expresse how much I wish'd To be your votary Cor. Give me equall licence My Lord in the same cause to try my selfe I have thoughts too would be compos'd of something In you to be examin'd Urs. I submit And shall obey your censure life and death Hange on your lippe I come to be determin'd Your servant or your sacrifice for to languish At distance thus Cor. Then you expect an answer Presently I much feare my Lord I shannot In that particular satisfie your Lordship Urs. You want no knowledge of me there is nothing In my past fate but may appeare to you My nature needs no glosse my blood my fortune Cleare to your view my person not much witherd If these together want a charme I can Deserve you may love for I know best The extent of my devotions and the heart That tho you should despise it must still serve you Cor. But good my Lord what answer you to this Is it becomming the discretion Of a noble servant to persue his mistris By unruly wayes and interpose commands And power of great ones to enforce the heart Of any Lady though I must confesse Her grace may challenge my obedience To her law and person it has beene yet a rule And love and religion cannot be compel'd Urs. You doe not conclude me if I obtain'd A favour from the Dutchesse to propound My wishes and plead for me I know well The soule is not her subject could her power Bestow your body on me and that I Could boast my selfe Lord of beautious frame Without your minde I were more tyrant to Accept then she to force and answer for A crime more fatall then the ravishers Enter Pietro Pie Your