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A17968	The deseruing fauorite As it was lately acted, first before the Kings Maiestie, and since publikely at the Black-Friers. By his Maiesties seruants. Written by Lodovvicke Carlell, Esquire, Gentle-man of the Bovves, and Groome of the King and Queenes Priuie Chamber.	Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675.; Castillo Solórzano, Alonso de, 1584-1648? Duquesa de Mantua.	1629 (1629)	STC 4628; ESTC S107554	55,341	120

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

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

haue turn'd The streame of her affection vpon you Du. Can this be true Sure feare makes him inuent this no sure He cannot bee a Coward Lysander Thou hast told me that if it be true Doth render thee a perfect man but not A perfect louer and trust me if there were A possibility that I could liue without Clarinda I should be friends with thee but since she Is the marke at which we both ayme the one must By the bloud of the other purchase that happines And therefore gard your selfe They fight Lys. My Lord the iniustice of your cause Not Fortune hath disarmed you and therfore yeeld Duke If feare of death could make me Forget Clarinda weare the Victors prize Then I perchance might yeeld but since it cannot Make vse of your aduantage Lys. I scorne to gaine a victory so poorely But to this man that sau'd my life Du. You are a noble enemy and haue so won Vpon me by my courtesie that could you Quit your interest in Clarinda I should with ioy Share fortunes with you Lys. We lose time for since we cannot both Enioy Clarinda both must not liue Lys. falls Du. Fortune I thank thee Now I am euen with you rise Lys. I owe you for my life we were but quit before I would our quarrell were of another nature Duke I would it were but as it is One of vs must lye colde vpon this grasse Before we part Fight Duke fals Lys. Ah poore Clarinda this is too sad a witnesse Of thy perfections would thou were here yet That I might take my last farewell Enter Cleonarda and Mariana Mar. O deare Madame what a sad obiect 's this Cleo. Bee not afraid See if the breath haue quite forsaken that body Lys. O my best loue Clarinda Receiue from my dying lips a dying kisse Cleo. How 's this Mari. Madame the breath hath quite forsaken this body as I thinke O my deare Brother Cleo. Is it Lysander then whom I haue long'd so much to see I saw him not since he came home from trauaile And much it grieues me that I see him thus This is the second time that I haue seene him Besmeard in bloud Mari. Deare Brother speake who hath hurt you Lys. Deare Sister What blest Angell hath brought you hither Cleo. This it no fit time for questions Mariana Let 's helpe him to the Lodge before his losse of bloud O'recome his spirits Lys. Faire and courteous Lady pardon me My sight did faile through my excessiue bleeding Which made me to mistake Mari. Brother it is the Princesse Lys. O Madame lead me no further then For you will curse your charity if you preserue me Cleo. Why Sir Lys. Because I haue by this vnlucky hand Robd you of such a Kinsman as our Soueraigne And your selfe were iustly proud of Cleo. Who is that Lys. The Duke who lyes there as you see Cleo. It cannot be Lys. Madame it is too true Cleo. Alas my Cozen Sir you haue an vnlucky hand indeed For you haue this day murdered two Iustice will at your hands require his blood Mar. O Madame say not so had you but eu'n now So great a care to saue his life and are you now So cruell to say that he must perish by the hand Of Iustice though he should scape these wounds Would not the Duke haue kild him if he could I le pawn my life vpon 't my Brother kild him fairly Cleo. What shall I doe if I helpe to preserue him That kild my Kinsman it is vnnaturall in me And I besides may lose my Brothers good opinion And should I be the cause that Mariana's brother perish I shall lose her for euer either shee 'l dye for griefe Or else shee 'l hate me I le doe as I did first intend My conscience tels me it is the nobler course Besides there is something I know not what it is Bids me preserue Lysander the great desire I had To see him bred from the generall commendations which The world bestowes vpon him imported somthing Mari. Deare Brother what was your quarrell Cleo. Come Sir be of good comfort neither your wounds Nor the cold hand of Iustice if it be Within my power to helpe it shall rob Your louing Sister of you shee is by me So well belou'd Mar. I want words to expresse how much I loue And honour you Lys. Madame I would not haue you goe about To preserue mee with your owne danger I meane the Kings displeasure besides I feare Your labour will be fruitlesse for if the Lodge Be not hard by sure I shall bleed to death Before we can come thither Cleo. It is but hard by Lys. Then I may liue to doe you seruice Rather let me perish before I trouble you Cleo. You are her Brother and cannot trouble me Wee 'l lay the body behind yon bush vntill we Send for it Exeunt Actus tertius Scoena prima Enter Cleonarda and Gerard Cleo. Can you not finde the Dukes body Say you Gerard Ger. No where Madame can I finde it And yet I haue sought it round about the place Where you appointed me I found the bloudy plot Where it had beene his horse I found to Tied fast to a tree Cleo. It is strange what can become of it Gerard Vpon your life keepe secret what you know And see that none come neere the Lodge I will send you all prouision necessary Pretending that Mariana is sicke Ger. Madame I feare she will be so indeed She doth so apprehend her Brothers danger Cleo. She hath no cause no wounds of his are mortall Or if they were I haue applyed such soueraigne remedies That they shall cure 'em but who shall be my Surgeon Loue I must flye to thee I feare for remedy I pray thee goe backe and see that all things be well And in the morning bring me word how she hath Slept to night Ger. Madame there shall bee nothing wanting That lyeth within my power Exit Cleo. How carefull am I Of his wounds me thinkes I would not Haue him dye for all the world fie Cleonarda Taken at the first sight with outward beauty Nor being assur'd first of the inward worth I wrong my selfe and him It was The inward brauery of his mind which all The Kingdome doth admire that turn'd my heart Which vntill now hath beene like adamant To Kings to melting Ice to him and not his Outward beauty that neuer could haue found A passage to my heart but that the way Was chalked out to it by his Fame but stay Whither doe my vaine imaginations carry me Though Lysander could in worth equall the Gods Yet it were not fit for me to loue him as a husband He is my Brothers Subiect shall he be my Master No To my old sports agen to morrow I will bee vp by breake of day And Reason as I chase the Stagge Shall chase these thoughts away Exit Enter King Bernardo Iacomo Attendants King When rode your Lord abroad Ber. Early this morning King How

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