corner'd minds Where Womans crooked fancie turns and winds You that can Love explore and truth impart Where both lye deepest hid in Womans heart Arise The Ghosts of Traxalla and Acacis arise they stand still and point at Montez High Pr. I did not for these Ghastly Visions send Their sudden coming does some ill portend Begon begon they will not dis-appear My Soul is seiz'd with an unusual fear Mont. Point on point on and see whom you can fright Shame and Confusion seize these shades of night Ye thin and empty forms am I your sport They smile If you were flesh You know you durst not use me in this sort The ghost of the Indian Queen rises betwixt the Ghosts with a Dagger into her Breast Mont. Ha! I feel my Hair grow stiff my Eye-balls rowl This is the only form could shake my Soul Ghost The hopes of thy succesless Love resign Know Montezuma thou art only mine For those that here on Earth their passion show By death for Love receive their right below Why doest thou then delay my longing Arms Have Cares and Age and Mortal life such Charms The Moon grows sickly at the sight of day And early Cocks have summon'd me away Yet I 'le appoint a meeting place below For there fierce winds o're dusky Vallies blow Whos 's every puff bears empty shades away Which guidless in those dark Dominions stray Just at the entrance of the Fields below Thou shalt behold a tall black Poplar grow Safe in its hollow trunk I will attend And seize thy Spirit when thou doest descend Descends Mont. I 'le seize thee there thou Messenger of Fate Would my short Life had yet a shorter date I 'm weary of this flesh which holds us here And dastards manly Souls with hope and fear These heats and colds still in our breasts make War Agues and Feavers all our passions are Exeunt SCENE II. Cydaria Alibech Betwixt the two Armies Alib. Blessings will Crown your Name if you prevent That Blood which in this Battel will be spent Nor need you fear so just a fute to move Which both becomes your duty and your Love Cyd. But think you he will come their Camp is near And he already knows I wait him here Alib. You are too young your power to understand Lovers take wing upon the least command Already he is here Enter Cort. and Vasq. to them Cort. Methinks like two black storms on either hand Our Spanish Army and your Indians stand This only space betwixt the Clouds is clear Where you like day broke loose from both appear Cyd. Those closing Skies might still continue bright But who can help it if you 'l make it night The Gods have given you power of Life and Death Like them to save or scatter with a breath Cort. That power they to your Father did dispose 'T was in his choice to make us Friends or Foes Alib. Injurious strength would rapine still excuâ—e By off'ring terms the weaker must refuse And such as these your hard conditions are You threaten Peace and you invite a War Cort. If for my self to Conquer here I came You might perhaps my actions justly blame Now I am sent and am not to dispute My Princes orders but to execute Alib. He who his Prince so blindly does obey To keep his Faith his Vertue throws away Cort. Monarchs may err but should each private breast Judge their ill Acts they would dispute their best Cyd. Then all your care is for your Prince I see Your truth to him out-weighs your love to me You may so cruel to deny me prove But never after that pretend to Love Cort. Command my Life and I will soon obey To save my Honour I my Blood will pay Cyd. What is this Honour that does Love controul Cort. A raging fit of Vertue in the Soul A painful burden which great minds must bear Obtain'd with danger and possest with fear Cyd. Lay down that burden if it painful grow You 'l find without it Love will lighter go Cort. Honour once lost is never to be found Alib. Perhaps he looks to have both passions Crown'd First dye his Honour in a Purple Flood Then Court the Daughter in the Father's Blood Cort. The edge of War I 'le from the Battel take And spare her Father's Subjects for her sake Cyd. I cannot Love you less when I 'm refus'd But I can dye to be unkindly us'd Where shall a Maids distracted heart find rest If she can miss it in her Lovers breast Cort. I till to morrow will the fight delay Remember you have conquer'd me to day Alib. This grant destroys all you have urg'd before Honour could not give this or can give more Our Women in the foremost ranks appear March to the Fight and meet your Mistress there Into the thickest Squadrons she must run Kill her and see what Honour will be won Cyd. I must be in the Battel but I 'le go With empty Quiver and unbended Bow Not draw an Arrow in this fatal strife For fear its point should reach your Noble life Cort. No more your kindness wounds me to the death Honour be gone what art thou but a breath I 'le live proud of my infamy and shame Grac'd with no Triumph but a Lovers name Men can but say Love did his reason blind And Love 's the noblest frailty of the mind Draw off my Men the War 's already done Piz. Your orders come too late the Fight 's begun The Enemy gives on with fury led And fierce Orbellan combats in their head Cort. He justly fears a Peace with me would prove Of ill concernment to his haughty Love Retire fair Excellence I 'le go to meet New Honour but to lay it at your feet Exeunt Cort. Vasq. Piz. Enter Odm. and Guy to Alib. and Cyd. Odm. Now Madam since a danger does appear Worthy my Courage though below my Fear Give leave to him who may in Battel dye Before his Death to ask his destiny Guy He cannot Dye whom you command to Live Before the Fight you can the Conquest give Speak where you 'l place it Alib. Briefly then to both One I in secret Love the other Loath But where I hate my hate I will not show And he I Love my Love shall never know True worth shall gain me that it may be â—ed Desert not fancy once a Woman led He that in fight his courage shall oppose With most success against his Countries Foes From me shall all that recompence receive that Valour Merits or that Love can give 'T is true my hopes and fears are all for one But hopes and fears are to my self alone Let him not shun the danger of the strife I but his Love his Country claims his Life Odm. All obstacles my Courage shall remove Guy Fall on fall on Odm. For Liberty Guy For Love Exeunt the Women follewing SCENE Changes to the Indian Country Enter Mont. attended by his Indians Mont. Charge charge their ground the faint Taxallans
seems it strange The face of plenty should so swiftly change This City never felt a Siege before But from the Lake receiv'd its daily store Which now shut up and Millions crowded here Famine will soon in multitudes appear Mont. The more the number still the greater shame Alm. What if some one should seek immortal Fame By ending of the Siege at one brave blow Mont. That were too happy Alm. yet it may be so What if the Spanish General should be slain Guy Just Heaven I hope does other-ways ordain Aside Mont. If slain by Treason I lament his death Enter Orbellan and whispers his Sister Odm. Orbellan seems in hast and out of breath Mont. Orbellan welcome you are early hear A Bridegrooms hast does in your looks appear Almeria Aside to her Brother Alm. Betray'd no 't was thy Cowardise and Fear He had not ' scap'd with Life had I been there But since so ill you act a brave design Keep close your shame Fate make the next turn mine Enter Alibech Cydaria Alib. O Sir if ever pity touch'd your breast Let it be now to your own blood exprest In teares your beauteous Daughter drowns her sight Silent as dews that fall in dead of night Cyd. To your commands I strict obedience owe And my last Act of it I come to show I want the Heart to dye before your Eyes But Grief will finish that which Fear denies Alm. Your will should by your Fathers precept move Cyd. When he was young he taught me truth in Love Alm. He found more Love then he deserv'd 't is true And that it seems is lucky too to you Your Fathers Folly took a head-strong course But I 'le rule yours and teach you Love by force Enter Messenger Arm Arm O King the Enemy comes on A sharp assault already is begun Their Murdering Guns play fiercely on the Walls Odm. Now Rival let us run where Honour calls Guy I have discharg'd what gratitude did owe And the brave Spaniard is again my Foe Exeunt Odmar and Guyomar Mont. Our walls are high and multitudes defend Their vain attempt must in their ruine end The Nuptials with my presence shall be grac'd Alib. At least but stay 'till the assault be past Alm. Sister in vain you urge him to delay The King has promis'd and he shall obey Enter Second Messenger From several parts the Enemy's repel'd One only quarter to th' assault does yield Enter Third Messenger Some Foes are enter'd but they are so few They only Death not Victory pursue Orb. Hark hark they shout From Vertues rules I do too meanly swerve I by my Courage will your Love deserve Mont. Here in the heart of all the Town I 'le stay And timely succour where it wants convey A Noise within Enter Orbell Indians driven in Cortez after them and one or two Spaniards Cort. He 's found he 's found degenerate Coward stay Night sav'd thee once thou shalt not scape by day Kills Orbellan Orb. O I am Kill'd Dyes Enter Guyomar and Odmar Guy Yield Generous Stranger and preâ—â— Why chuse you death in this unequal He is beset Almeria And Alibech falls on Orbellans body Cort. What nobler Fate could any Lover meet I fall reveng'd and at my Mistress feet They fall on him and bear him down Guyomar takes his Sword Alib. He 's past recovery my Dear Brotherâ— Slain Fates head was in it and my care is vain Alm. In weak complaints you vainly wast your breath They are not Tears that can revenge his Death Dispatch the Villain strait Cort. The Villains Dead Alm. Give me a Sword and let me take his Head Mont. Though Madam for your Brothers loss I grieve Yet let me beg Alm. His Murderer may Live Cyd. 'T was his Misfortune and the Chance of War Cort. It was my purpose and I kill'd him fair How could you so unjust and cruel prove To call that Chance that was the act of Love Cyd. I call'd it any thing to save your Life Would he were living still and I his Wife That wish was once my greatest misery But 't is a greater to behold you dye Alm. Either command his Death upon the place Or never more behold Almeria's face Guy You by his Valour once from Death were freed Can you forget so Generous a deed To Montezuma Mont. How Gratitude and Love divide my breast Both ways alike my Soul is rob'd of rest But let him Dye can I his Sentence give Ungrateful must he Dye by whom I Live But can I then Almeria's Tears deny Should any Live whom she commands to Dye Guy Approach who dares he yielded on my word And as my Pris'ner I restore his Sword Gives his Sword His Life concerns the safety of the State And I 'le preserve it for a calm debate Mont. Dar'st thou Rebel false and degenerate Boy That being which I gave I thus destroy Offers to kill him Odmar steps between Odm. My Brothers blood I cannot see you spill Since he prevents you but from doing ill He is my Rival bâ—t his Death would be For him too glorious and too base for me Guy Thou shalt not Conquer in this noble strife Alas I meant not to defend my Life Strike Sir you never pierc'd a Breast more true 'T is the last Wound I e're can take for you You see I Live but to dispute your will Kill me and then you may my Pris'ner Kill Cort. You shall not Gen'rous Youths contend for me It is enough that I your Honour see But that your Duty may noble mishtake I will my self your Father's Captive make When he dares strike I am prepar'd to fall The Spaniards will revenge their General Gives his Sword to Montezuma Cyd. Ah you too hastily your Life resign You more would Love it if you valued mine Cort. Dispatch me quickly I my Death forgive I shall grow tender else and wish to Live Such an infectious Face her sorrow wears I can bear Death but not Cydaria's Tears Alm. Make haste make haste they merit Death all three They for Rebellion and for Murder he See fee my Brother's Ghost hangs hovering there O're his warm Blood that steems into the Air Revenge Revenge it cries Mont. And it shall have But two days respite for his Life I crave If in that space you not more gentle prove I 'le give a Fatal proof how well I Love 〈◊〉 when you Guyomar your Pris'ner take 〈◊〉 him in the Castle on the Lake 〈◊〉 that small time I shall the Conquest gain Of these few Sparks of Vertue that remain Then all who shall my head-long passion see Shall curse my Crimes and yet shall pity me Exeunt omnes ACT IV. SCENE A Prison Enter Almeria and an Indian they speak entring Ind. A Dangerous proof of my respect I show Alm. Fear not Prince Guyomar shall never know While he is absent let us not delay Remember 't is the King thou doest obey Ind. See where he sleeps Cortez appears Chain'd and laid asleep Alm. Without
's deny'd Mans use Even deadly Plants and Herbs of pois'nous juice Wild hunger seeks and to prolong our breath We greedily devour our certain death The Souldier in th' assault of Famine falls And Ghosts not Men are watching on the walls As Callow Birds Whose Mother 's kill'd in seeking of their prey Cry in their Nest and think her long away And at each leaf that stirs each blast of wind Gape for the Food which they must never find So cry the people in their misery Guy And what relief can they expect from me Alib. While Monteâ—uma sleeps call in the Foe The Captive General your design may know His Noble heart to Honour ever true Knows how to spare as well as to subdue Guy What I have heard I blush to hear and grieve Those words you spoke I must your words believe I to do this I whom you once thought brave To sell my Countrey and my King Enslave All I have done by one foul act deface And yield my right to you by turning base What more could Odmar wish that I should do To lose your Love then you perswade me to No Madam no I never can commit A deed so ill nor can you suffer it 'T is but to try what Vertue you can find Lodg'd in my Soul Alib. I plainly speak my Mind Dear as my Life my Vertue I 'll preserve But Vertue you too scrupulously serve I lov'd not more then now my Countries good When for it's service I employ'd your Blood But things are alter'd I am still the same By different ways still moving to one fame And by dis-arming you I now do more To save the Town then arming you before Guy Things good or ill by circumstances be In you 't is Vertue what is Vice in me Alib. That ill is pardon'd which does good procure Guy The good 's uncertain but the ill is sure Alib. When Kings grow stubborn slothful or unwise Each private man for publick good should rise As when the Head distempers does endure Each several part must join t' effect the cure Guy Take heed Fair Maid how Monarchs you accuse Such reasons none but impious Rebels use Those who to Empire by dark paths aspire Still plead a call to what they most desire But Kings by free consent their Kingdoms take Strict as those Sacred Ties which Nuptials make And what e're faults in Princes time reveal None can be Judge where can be no Appeal Alib. In all debates you plainly let me see You love your Vertue best but Odmar me Go your mistaken Piety pursue I 'll have from him what is deny'd by you With my Commands you shall no more be grac'd Remember Sir this trial was your last Guy The gods inspire you with a better mind Make you more just and make you then more kind But though from Vertues rules I cannot part Think I deny you with a Bleeding Heart 'T is hard with me what ever choice I make I must not merit you or must forsake But in this streight to Honour I 'le be true And leave my Fortune to the gods and you Enter a Messenger Privately Mess. Now is the time be aiding to your Fate From the Watch-Tower above the Western Gate I have discern'd the Foe securely lye Too proud to fear a beaten Enemy Their careless Chiefs to the cool Grottoes run The Bowers of Kings to shade them from the Sun Guy Upon thy life disclose thy news to none I 'le make the Conquest or the shame my own Exit Guyomar and Messenger Enter Odmar Alib. I read some welcome message in his Eye Prince Odmar comes I 'le see if he 'l deny Odmar I come to tell you pleasing News I beg a thing your Brother did refuse Odm. The News both pleases me and grieves me too For nothing sure should be deny'd to you But he was blest that might commanded be You never meant that happiness to me Alib. What he refus'd your kindness might bestow But my Commands perhaps your burden grow Odm. Could I but live till burdensome they prove My Life would be immortal as my Love Your wish e're it receive a name I grant Alib. 'T is to relieve your dying Countries want All hopes of succour from your Arms is past To save us now you must our Ruine haste Give up the Town and to oblige him more The Captive General 's liberty restore Odm. You speak to try my Love can you forgive So soon to let your Brother's Murderer live Alib. Orbellan though my Brother did disgrace With treacherous Deeds our Mighty Mothers Race And to revenge his Blood so justly spilt What is it less then topartake him guilt Though my Proud Sister to revenge incline I to my Country's good my own resign Odm. To save our Lives our Freedom I betray Yet since I promis'd it I will obey I 'le not my Shame nor your Commands dispute You shall behold your Empire 's absolute Exit Odmar Alib. I should have thank'd him for his speedy grant And yet I know not how fit words I want Sure I am grown distracted in my mind That joy this grant should bring I cannot find The one denying vex'd my Soul before And this obeying has disturb'd me more The one with grief and slowly did refuse The other in his grant much haste did use He us'd too much and granting me so soon He has the merit of the gift undone Methought with wondrous fase he swallow'd down His forfeit Honour to betray the Town My inward choice was Guyomar before But now his Vertue has confirm'd me more I rave I rave for Odmar will obey And then my promise must my choice betray Fantastick Honour thou hast fram'd a toyl Thy self to make thy Love thy Vertues spoyl Exit Alibech SCENE III. A pleasant Grotto discover'd in it a Fountain spouting round about it Vasquez Pizarro and other Spaniards lying carelesly un-arm'd and by them many Indian Women one of which Sings the following Song SONG Ah fading joy how quickly art thou past Yet me thy ruine haste As if the cares of Humane Life were few We seek out new And follow Fate that does too fast pursue See how on every bough the Birds express In their sweet notes their happiness They all enjoy and nothing spare But on their Mother Nature lay their care Why then should Man the Lord of all below Such troubles chuse to know As none of all his Subjects undergo Hark bark the Waters fall fall fall And with a Murmuring sound Dash dash upon the ground To gentle slumbers call After the Song two Spaniards arise and Dance a Saraband with Castanieta's at the end of which Guyomar and his Indian'â— enter and e're the Spaniards can recover their Swords feizâ— them Guy Those whom you took without in Triumph bring But see these streight conducted to the King Piz. Vasquez what now remains in these extreams Vasq. Only to wake us from our Golden Dreams Piz. Since by our shameful conduct we have lost
Freedom Wealth Honour which we value most I wish they would our Lives a Period give They Live too long who Happiness out-live Spaniards are led out 1 Ind. See Sir how quickly your success is spread The King comes Marching in the Armies head Enter Montezuma Alibech Odmar Discontented Mont. Now all the gods reward and bless my Son Embracing Thou hast this day thy Fathers Youth out-done Alib. Just Heaven such Happiness upon him shower Till it confess it's will beyond it's power Guy The heavens are kind the gods propitious be I only doubt a Mortal Deity I neither Fought for Conquest nor for Fame Your Love alone can recompence my Flame Alib. I gave my Love to the most brave in War But that the King must Judge Mont. 'T is Guyomar Souldiers shout A Guyomar c. Mont. This day your Nuptials we will Celebrate But guard these haughty Captives till their Fate Odmar this night to keep them be your care To morrow for their Sacrifice prepare Alib. Blot not your Conquest with your Cruelty Mont. Fate says we are not safe unless they Dye The Spirit that fore-told this happy day Bid me use Caution and avoid delay Posterity be juster to my Fame Nor call it Murder when each private Man In his defence may justly do the same But private persons more then Monarchs can All weigh our Acts and what e're seems unjust Impute not to Necessity but Lust. Exeunt Montezuma Guyomar and Alibech Odm. Lost and undone he had my Fathers voice And Alibech seem'd pleas'd with her new choice Alas it was not new too late I see Since one she hated that it must be me I feel a strange Temptation in my will To do an action great at once and ill Vertue ill treated from my Soul is fled I by Revenge and Love am wholly led Yet Conscience would against my rage Rebel Conscience the foolish pride of doing wellâ— Sink Empire Father Perish Brother Fall Revenge does more then recompence you all Conduct the Pris'ners in Spaniards you see your own deplor'd Estate What dare you do to reconcile your Fate Enter Vasquez Pizarro Vasq. All that Despair with Courage joyn'd can do Odm. An easie way to Victory I 'le show When all are Buried in their Sleep or Joy I 'le give you Arms Burn Ravish and Destroy For my one share one Beauty I design Engage your Honours that she shall be mine Piz. I gladly Swear Vasq. And I but I request That in return one who has touch'd my breast Whose name I know not may be given to me Odm. Spaniard 't is just she 's yours who e're she be Vasq. The night comes on if Fortune bless the bold I shall possess the Beauty Piz. I the Gold Exeunt Omnes SCENE IV. A Prison Cortez discovered bound by one Foot Almeria talking wiâ—h him Alm. I come not now your constancy to prove You may believe me when I say I Love Cort. You have too well instructed me before In your intentions to believe you more Alm. I 'm justly plagu'd by this your unbelief And am my self the cause of my own grief But to beg Love I cannot stoop so low It is enough that you my passion know 'T is in your choice Love me or Love me not I have not yet my Brother's Death forgot Lays hold on the Dagger Cort. You Menace me and Court me in a breath Your Cupid looks as dreadfully as Death Alm. Your hopes without are vanish'd into smoak Your Captains taken and your Armies broke Cort. In vain you urge me with my miseries When Fortune falls high Courages can rise Now should I change my Love it would appear Not the effect of gratitude but fear Alm. I 'le to the King and make it my Request Or my Command that you may be releast And make you Judge when I have set you free Who best deserves your passion I or she Cort. You tempt my Faith so generous a way As without guilt might constancy betray But I 'm so far from meriting esteem That if I Judge I must my self Condemn Yet having given my worthless heart before What I must not possess I 'le still adore Take my devotion then this humbler way Devotion is the Love which Heaven we pay Kisses her hand Enter Cydaria Cyd. May I believe my Eyes what do I see Is this her Hate to him his Love to me 'T is in my Breast she sheaths her Dagger now False Man is this the Faith is this the Vow To him Cort. What words dear Saint are these I hear you use What Faith what Vows are these which you accuse Cyd. More cruel then the Tyger o're his spoyl And falser then the Weeping Crocodile Can you adde Vanity to Guilt and take A Pride to hear the Conquests which you make Go publish your Renown let it be said You have a Woman and that Lov'd betray'd Cort. With what injustice is my Faith accus'd Life Freedom Empire I at once refus'd And would again ten thousand times for you Alm. She 'l have too great content to find him true And therefore since his Love is not for me I 'le help to make my Rivals misery Aside Spaniard I never thought you false before To him Can you at once two Mistresses adore Keep the poor Soul no longer in suspence Your change is such as does not need defence Cort. Riddles like these I cannot understand Alm. Why should you blush she saw you kiss my hand Cyd. Fear not I will while your first Love 's deny'd Favour your shame and turn my Eyes aside My feeble hopes in her deserts are lost I neither can such power nor beauty boast I have no tye upon you to be true But that which loosned yours my Love to you Cort. Could you have heard my words Cyd. Alas what needs To hear your words when I beheld your deeds Cort. What shall I say the Fate of Love is such As still it sees too little or too much That act of mine which does your passion move Was but a mark of my Respect not Love Alm. Vex not your self excuses to prepare For one you love not is not worth your care Cort. Cruel Almeria take that life you gave Since you but worse destroy me while you save Cyd. No let me dye and I 'le my claim resign For while I live methinks you should be mine Cort. The Bloodiest Vengeance which she could pursue Would be a triffle to my loss of you Cyd. Your change was wise for had she been deny'd A swift Revenge had follow'd from her Pride You from my gentle Nature had no Fears All my Revenge is only in my Tears Cort. Can you imagine I so mean could prove To save my Life by changing of my Love Cyd. Since Death is that which Nat'rally we shun You did no more then I perhaps had done Cort. Make me not doubt Fair Soul your constancy You would have dy'd for Love and so would I. Alm. You may believe him you have seen it prov'd Cort. Can
Rivals bed Alm. If news be carried to the shades below The Indian Queen will be more pleas'd to know That I his scorns on him that scorn'd her pay Orb. Would you could right her some more noble way She turns to him who is kneeling all this while Mont. Madam this posture is for Heaven design'd Kneoling And what moves Heaven I hope may make you kind Alm. Heaven may be kind the Gods uninjur'd live And crimes below cost little to forgive By thee Inhumane both my Parents dy'd One by thy sword the other by thy pride Mont. My haughty mind no fate could ever bow Yet I must stoop to one that scorns me now Is there no pity to my sufferings due Alm. As much as what my mother found from you Mont. Your mothers wrongs a recompence shall meet I lay my Scepter at her Daughters feet Alm. He who does now my least commands obey Would call me Queen and take my pow'r away Odm. Can he hear this and not his Fetters break Is love so pow'rful or his soul so weak I 'le fright her from it Madam though you see The King is kind I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the Crown is due Alm. Distance and modesty prescrib'd by you Odm. Almeria dares not think such thoughts as these Alm. She dares both think and act what thoughts she please 'T is much below me on his Throne to sit But when I do you shall petition it Odm. If Sir Almeria does your bed partake â—â—ourn for my forgotten mothers sake Mont. When Parents loves are order'd by a Son Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run Odm. In all I urge I keep my duty still Not rule your reason but instruct your will Mont. Small use of reason in that Prince is shown Who follows others and neglects his own Almeria to Orbellan and Alibech who are this while whispering to her Alm. No he shall ever love and always be The subject of my scorn and cruelty Orb. To prove the lasting torment of his life You must not be his Mistress but his Wife Few know what care an Husbands peace destroys His real griefs and his dissembled joys Alm. What mark of pleasing vengeance could be shown If I to break his quiet lose my own Orb. A brothers life upon your love relies Since I do homage to Cydarias eyes How can her Father to my hopes be kind If in your heart he no example find Alm. To save your life I 'le suffer any thing Yet I 'le not flatter this tempestuous King But work his stubborn soul a nobler way And if he love I 'le force him to obey I take this Garland not as given by you to Montez But as my merit and my beauties due As for the Crown that you my slave possess To share it with you would but make me less Enter Guyomar hastily Odm. My brother Guyomar methinks I spye Hast in his steps and wonder in his eye Mont. I sent thee to the frontiers quickly tell The cause of thy return are all things well Guy I went in order Sir to your command To view the utmost limits of the land To that Sea shore where no more world is found But foaming billows breaking on the ground Where for a while my eyes no object met But distant skies that in the Ocean set And low hung clouds that dipt themselves in rain To shake their fleeces on the earth again At last as far as I could cast my eyes Upon the Sea somewhat methought did rise Like blewish mists which still appearing more Took dreadful shapes and mov'd towards the shore Mont. What forms did these new wonders represent Guy More strange than what your wonder can invent The object I could first distinctly view Was tall straight trees which on the waters flew Wings on their sides instead of leaves did grow Which gather'd all the breath the winds could blow And at their roots grew floating Palaces Whose out-bow'd bellies cut the yielding Seas Mont. What Divine Monsters O ye gods were these That float in air and flye upon the Seas Came they alive or dead upon the shore Guy Alas they liv'd too sure I heard them roar All turn'd their sides and to each other spoke I saw their words break out in fire and smoke Sure 't is their voice that Thunders from on high Or these the younger brothers of the Skie Deaf with the noyse I took my hasty flight No mortal courage can support the fright High Pr. Old Prophecies foretel our fall at hand When bearded men in floating Castles Land I fear it is of dire portent Mont. Go see What it fore-shows and what the gods decree Mean time proceed we to what rites remain Odmar of all this presence does contain Give her your wreath whom you esteem most fair Odm. Above the rest I judge one beauty rare And may that beauty prove as kind to me He gives Alibech the wreath As I am sure fair Alibech is she Mont. You Guyomar must next perform your part Guy I want a Garland but I 'le give a heart My brothers pardon I must first implore Since I with him fair Alibech adore Odm. That all should Alibech adore 't is true But some respect is to my birth-right due My claim to her by Eldership I prove Guy Age is a plea in Empire not in Love Odm. I long have staid for this solemnity To make my passion publick Guy So have I. Odm. But from her birth my soul has been her slave My heart receiv'd the first wounds that she gave I watcht the early glories of her Eyes As men for day break watch the eastern Skies Guy It seems my soul then mov'd the quicker pace Yours first set out mine reach'd her in the race Mont. Odmar your choice I cannot disapprove Nor justly Guyomar can blame your love To Alibech alone refer your suit And let her sentence finish your dispute Alib. You think me Sir a Mistress quickly won So soon to finish what is scarce begun In this surprise should I a judgment make 'T is answering Riddles ere I 'm well awake If you oblige me suddenly to chuse The choice is made for I must both refuse For to my self I owe this due regard Not to make love my gift but my reward Time best will show whose services will last Odm. Then judge my future service by my past What I shall be by what I was you know That love took deepest root which first did grow Guy That love which first was set will first decay Mine of a fresher date will longer stay Odm. Still you forget my birth Guy But you I see Take care still to refresh my memory Mont. My Sons let your unseemly discord cease If not in friendship live at least in peace Orbellan where you love bestow your wreath Orb. My love I dare not ev'n in whispers breath Mont. A vertuous Love may venture any thing Orb. Not to attempt the Daughter of my King Mont. Whither is
Imperial sway But think it sin if they themselves obey Vasq. It seems then our Religion you accuse And peaceful homage to our King refuse Mont. Your gods I slight not but will keep my own My Crown is absolute and holds of none I cannot in a base subjection live Nor suffer you to take though I would give Cort. Is this your answer Sir Mont. This as a Prince bound to my Peoples and my Crowns defence I must return but as a man by you Redeem'd from death all gratitude is due Cort. It was an act my Honour bound me to But what I did were I again to do I could not do it on my Honours score For Love would now oblige me to do more Is no way left that we may yet agree Must I have War yet have no Enemy Vasq. He has refus'd all terms of Peace to take Mont. Since we must fight hear Heavens what Prayers I make First to preserve this Antient State and me But if your doom the fall of both decree Grant only he who has such Honour shown When I am dust may fill my empty Throne Cort. To make me happier than that wish can do Lies not in all your gods to grant but you Let this fair Princess but one minute stay A look from her will your obligements pay Exeâ—uteunt Mont. Odm. Guy Orbel Alm. and Alib. Mont. to Cyd. Your duty in your quick return be shown Stay you and wait my Daughter to the Town To his Guards Cyd. is going but turns and looks back upon Cortez who is looking on her all this while Cyd. My Father 's gone and yet I cannot go Sure I have something lost or left behind Aside Cort. Like Travellers that wander in the Snow I on her beauty gaze till I am blind Aside Cyd. Thick breath quick pulse and heaving of my heart All signs of some unwonted change appear I find my self unwilling to depart And yet I know not why I would be here Stranger you raise such storms within my breast That when I go if I must go again I 'le tell my Father you have rob'd my rest And to him of your injuries complain Cort. Unknown I swear those wrongs were which I wrought But my complaints will much more just appear Who from another world my freedom brought And by your conquering Eyes have lost it here Cyd. Where is that other world from whence you came Cort. Beyond the Ocean far from hence it lies Cyd. Your other world I fear is then the same That souls must go to when the body dies But what 's the cause that keeps you here with me That I may know what keeps me here with you Cort. Mine is a love which must perpetual be If you can be so just as I am true Enter Orb. Orb. Your Father wonders much at your delay Cyd. So great a wonder for so small a stay Orb. He has commanded you with me to go Cyd. Has he not sent to bring the stranger too Orb. If he to morrow dares in fight appear His high plac'd Love perhaps may cost him dear Cort. Dares that word was never spoke to Spaniard yet But forfeited his Life that gave him it Hast quickly with thy pledge of safety hence Thy guilt 's protected by her innocence Cyd. Sure in some fatal hour my Love was born So soon o'rcast with absence in the morn Cort. Turn hence those pointed glories of your Eyes For if more charms beneath those Circles rise So weak my Vertue they so strong appear I shall turn ravisher to keep you here Exeunt Omnes ACT II. SCENE The Magitians Cave Enter Montezuma High Priest Mont. NOT that I fear the utmost Fate can do Come I th' event of doubtful War to know For Life and Death are things indifferent Each to be chose as either brings content My motive from a Nobler cause does spring Love rules my heart and is your Monarchs King I more desire to know Almeria's mind Then all that Heaven has for my state design'd High Pr. By powerful Charms which nothing can withstand I 'le force the Gods to tell what you demand Charm Thou Moon that aid'st us with thy Magick might And yea small Starrs the scattered seeds of light Dart your pale beams into this gloomy place That the sad powers of the Infernal race May read above what 's hid from Humane Eyes And in your walks see Empires fall and rise And ye Immortal Souls that once were Men And now resolv'd to Elements agen That wait for Mortal frames in depths below And did before what we are doom'd to do Once twice and thrice I wave my Sacred wand Ascend ascend ascend at my command An Earthy Spirit rises Spir. In vain O mortal men your Prayers implore The aid of powers below that want it more A God more strong who all the gods commands Drives us to exile from our Native Lands The Air swarms thick with wandring Deities Which drowsily like humming Beetles rise From our lov'd Earth where peacefully we slept And far from Heaven a long possession kept The frighted Satyrs that in Woods delight Now into Plains with prick'd up Ears take flight And scudding thence while they their horn-feet ply About their Syres the little Silvans cry A Nation loving Gold must rule this place Our Temples Ruine and our Rites Deface To them O King is thy lost Scepter given Now mourn thy fatal search for since wise Heaven More ill then good to Mortals does dispence It is not safe to have too quick a sense Descends Mont. Mourn they who think repining can remove The firm decrees of those that rule above The brave are safe within who still dare dye When e're I fall I 'le scorn my destiny Doom as they please my Empire not to stand I 'le grasp my Scepter with my dying hand High Pr. Those Earthy Spirits black and envious are I 'le call up other gods of form more fair Who Visions dress in pleasing Colours still Set all the good to show and hide the ill Kalib ascend my fair-spoke â—ervant rise And sooth my Heart with pleasing Prophecies Kalib ascends all in White in the shape of a Woman and Sings Kalib I look'd and saw within the Book of Fate Where many days did lower When lo one happy hour Leapt up and smil'd to save thy sinking State A day shall come when in thy power Thy cruel Foes shall be Then shall thy Land be free And thou in Peace shall Raign But take O take that opportunity Which once refus'd will never come again Descends Mont. I shall deserve my Fate if I refuse That happy hour which Heaven allots to use But of my Crown thou too much care do'st take That which I value more my Lov 's at stake High Pr. Arise ye subtle Spirits that can spy When Love is enter'd in a Females eye You that can read it in the midst of doubt And in the midst of frowns can find it out You that can search those many
Remorse you know bears a perpetual sting Alm. For mean remorse no room the Valiant finds Repentance is the Vertue of weak minds For want of judgement keeps them doubtful still They may repent of good who can of ill But daring Courage makes ill actions good 'T is foolish pity spares a Rivals Blood You shall about it streight Exeunt Alm. Orb. Guy Would they betray His sleeping Vertue by so mean a way And yet this Spaniard is our Nations Foe I wish him dead but cannot wish it so Either my Country never must be freed Or I consenting to so black a deed Would Chance had never led my steps this way Now if he dyes I Murther him not they Something must be resolv'd e're 't is too late He gave me freedom I 'le prevent his Fate Exit Guyomar SCENE II. A Camp Enter Cortez alone in a Night-gown Cort. All things are hush'd as Natures self lay dead The Mountains seem to nod their drowsie head The little Birds in dreams their Songs repeat And sleeping Flowers beneath the night-dew sweat Ev'n Lust and Envy sleep yet Love denies Rest to my Soul and slumber to my Eyes Three days I promis'd to attend my Doom And two long days and nights are yet to come 'T is sure the noyse of some Tumultuous Fight Noyse within They break the truce and sally out by Night Enter Orbellan flying in the dark his Sword drawn Orb. Betray'd pursu'd Oh whither shall I flye See fee the just reward of Treachery I 'm sure among the Tents but know not where Even night wants darkness to secure my fear Comes near Cortez who hears him Cort. Stand who goes there Orb. Alas what shall I say Aside A poor Taxallan that mistook his way To him And wanders in the terrours of the night Cort. Souldier thou seem'st afraid whence comes thy flight Orb. The insolence of Spaniards caus'd my fear Who in the dark pursu'd me entring here Cort. Their Crimes shall meet immediate punishment But stay thou safe within the Generals Tent. Orb. Still worse and worse Cort. Fear not but follow me Upon my Life I 'le let thee safe and free Cortez Leads him in and returns To him Vasquez Pizarro and Spaniards with Torâ—hes Vasq. O Sir thank Heaven and your brave Indian Friend That you are safe Orbellan did intend This night to kill you sleeping in your Tent But Guyomar his trusty Slave has sent Who following close his silent steps by night Till in our Camp they both approach'd the light Cryed seize the Traytor seize the Murtherer The cruel Villain fled I know not where But far he is not for he this way bent Piz. Th' inraged Souldiers seek from Tent to Tent With lighted Torches and in Love to you With bloody Vows his hated life pursue Vasq. This Messenger does since he came relate That the old King after a long debate By his imperious Mistress blindly led Has given Cydaria to Orbellan's Bed Cort. Vsquez the trusty Slave with you retain Retire a while I 'le call you back again Exeunt Vasquez Pizarro Cortez at his Tent Door Cort. Indian come forth your Enemies are gone And I who sav'd you from them here alone You hide your Face as you were still afraid Dare you not look on him that gave you aid Enter Orbellan holding his Face aside Orb. Moon slip behind some Cloud some Tempest rise And blow out all the Stars that light the Skies To shrowd my shame Cort. In vain you turn aside And hide your Face your Name you cannot hide I know my Rival and his black design Orb. Forgive it as my passions fault not mine Cort. In your excuse your Love does little say You might how e're have took a fairer way Orb. 'T is true my passion small defence can make Yet you must spare me for your Honours sake That was engag'd to set me safe and free Cort. 'T was to a Stranger not an Enemy Nor is it prudence to prolong thy breath When all my hopes depend upon thy death Yet none shall tax me with base perjury Something I 'le do both for my self and thee With vow'd revenge my Souldiers search each Tent If thou art seen none can thy death prevent Follow my steps with silence and with haste They go out the Scene changes to the Indian Countrey they return Cort. Now you are safe you have my out-guards past Orb. Then here I take my leave Cort. Orbellan no When you return you to Cydaria go I 'le send a Message Orb. Let it be exprest I am in haste Cort. I 'le write it in your Breast Draws Orb. What means my Rival Cort. Either Fight or Dye I 'le not strain Honour to a point too high I sav'd your Life now keep it if you can Cydaria shall be for the bravest Man On equal terms you shall your Fortune try Take this and lay your flint-edg'd weapon by Give him a Sword I 'le arm you for my Glory and pursue No Palm but what 's to manly Vertue due Fame with my Conquest shall my Courage tell This you shall gain by placing Love so well Orb. Fighting with you ungrateful I appear Cort. Under that shadow thou wouldst hide thy fear Thou wouldst possess thy Love at thy return And in her Arms my easie Vertue scorn Orb. Since we must Fight no longer let 's delay The Moon shines clear and makes a paler day They Fight Orbellan is wounded in the Hand his Sword falls out of it Cort. To Courage even of Foes there 's pity due It was not I but Fortune vanquish'd you Throws his Sword again Thank me with that and so dispute the prize As if you Fought before Cydarias eyes Orb. I would not poorly such a gift requiâ—e You gave me not this Sword to yield but Fight But see where yours has forc'd its bloody way He strives to hold it but cannot My wounded Hand my Heart does ill obey Cort. Unlucky Honour that controul'st my will Why have I vanquish'd since I must not Kill Fate sees thy Life lodg'd in a brittle Glass And looks it through but to it cannot pass Orb. All I can do is frankly to confess I wish I could but cannot love her less To swear I would resign her were but vain Love would recal that perjur'd breath again And in my wretched case 't will be more just Not to have promis'd then deceive your trust Know if I Live once more to see the Town In bright Cydaria's Arms my Love I 'le crown Cort. In spight of that I give thee Liberty And with thy person leave thy Honour free But to thy wishes move a speedy pace Or Death will soon o'retake thee in the Chace To Arms to Arms Fate shows my Love the way I 'le force the City on thy Nuptial day Exeunt severall SCENE III. Mexicâ— Enter Montezuma Odmar Guyomar Almeria Mont. It moves my wonder that in two days space This early Famine spreads so swift a pace Odm. 'T is Sir the general cry nor
I not gain belief how I have Lov'd What can thy ends Inhumane Creature be Can he who kill'd thy Brother live for thee A noyse of Closhing of Swords Vasquez within Indians against him Vasq. Yield Slaves or dye our Swords shall force our way within Ind. We cannot though o'â—e-powr'd our trust betray within Cort. 'T is Vasquez voice he brings me Liberty Vasq. In spight of Fate I 'le set my General Free within Now Victory for us the Town 's our own Alm. All-hopes of safety and of love are gone As when some dreadful Thunder-clap is nigh The winged Fire shoots swiftly through the Skie Strikes and Consumes e're scarce it does appear And by the sudden ill prevents the fear Such is my state in this amazing wo It leaves no pow'r to think much less to do But shall my Rival Live shall she enjoy That Love in Peace I labour'd to destroy Aside Cort. Her looks grow black as a Tempestuous wind Some raging Thoughts are rowling in her mind Alm. Rival I must your jealous Thoughts remove You shall hereafter be at rest for Love Cyd. Now you are kind Alm. He whom you Love is true But he shall never be possest by you Draws her Dagger and runs towards her Cort. Hold hold ah Barbarous Woman flye oh flye Cyd. Ah pity pity is no succour nigh Cort. Run run behind me there you may be sure While I have Life I will your Life secure Cydaria gets behind him Alm. On him or thee light Vengeance any where She stabs and hurts him What have I done I see his blood appear Cyd. It Streams it streams from every Vital part Was there no way but this to find his Heart Alm. Ah! Cursed Woman what was my design At least this Weapon both our Blood shall joyn Goes to stab her self and being within his reach he snatches the Dagger Cort. Now neither Life nor Death are in your power Alm. Then sullenly I 'le wait my Fatal hour Enter Vasquez and Pizarro with drawn Swords Vasq. He Lives he Lives Cort. Unfetter me with speed Vasquez I see you troubled that I bleed But 't is not deep our Army I can head Vasq. You to a certain Victory are led Your Men all Arm'd stand silently within I with your Freedom did the work begin Piz. What Friends we have and how we came so strong We 'l softly tell you as we March along Cort. In this safe place let me secure your fear To Cydaria No Clashing Swords no Noyse can enter here Amidst our Arms as quiet you shall be As Halcyons Brooding on a Winter Sea Cyd. Leave me not here alone and full of fright Amidst the Terrors of a Dreadful night You judge alas my Courage by your own I never durst in Darkness be alone I beg I throw me humbly at your Feet Cort. You must not go where you may dangers meet Th' unruly Sword will no distinction make And Beauty will not there give Wounds but take Alm. Then stay and take me with you though to be A Slave to wait upon your Victory My Heart unmov'd can Noyse and Horrour bear Parting from you is all the Death I fear Cort. Almeria ' â—is enough I leave you free You neither must stay here nor go with me Alm. Then take my Life that will my rest restore 'T is all I ask for saving yours before Cort. That were a Barbarous return of Love Alm. Yet leaving it you more inhumane prove In both extreams I some relief should find Oh either hate me more or be more kind Cort. Life of my Soul do not my absence Mourn But chear thy Heart in hopes of my return To Cydaria Thy Noble Father's Life shall be my care And both thy Brothers I 'm oblig'd to spare Cyd. Fâ—te makes you Deaf while I in vain implore My Heart forebodes I ne'r shall see you more I have but one request when I am Dead Let not my Rival to your Love succeed Cort. Fate will be kinder then your Fears fore-tell Farewel my Dear Cyd. A long and last farewel So eager to imploy the cruel Sword Can you not one not one last look afford Cort. â— melt to Womanish Tears and if I stay I find my Love my Courage will betray Yoâ— Tower will keep you safe but be so kind To your own Life that none may entrance find Cyd. Then lead me there He leads her For this one Minute of your Company I go methinks with some content to Dye Exeunt Cortez Vasquez Pizarro Cydaria Alm. Farewel O too much Lov'd since Lov'd in vain Sola What Dismal Fortune does for me remain Night and Despair my Fatal Foot-steps guide That Chance may give the Death which he deny'd Exit Cortez Vasquez Pizarro and Spaniards return again Cort. All I hold dear I trust to your defence To Pizarro â—uard her and on your Life remove not hence Exeunt Cortez and Vasquez Piz. I 'le venture that The gods are good I 'le leave her to their care Steal from my Post and in the Plunder share Exit ACT V. SCENE I. The Chamber Royal an Indian Hamock discover'd in it Enter Odmar with souldiers Guyomar Alibech bound Odm. FAte is more just then you to my desert And in this Act you blame Heaven takes my part Guy Can there be Gods and no Revenge provide Odm. The gods are ever of the Conquering side She 's now my Queen the Spaniards have agreed I to my Fathers Empire shall succeed Alib. How much I Crowns contemn I let thee see Chusing the younger and refusing thee Guy Were she Ambitious she 'd disdain to own The Pageant Pomp of such a Servile Throne A Throne which thou by Parriâ—ide do'st gain And by mâ—st base submission must retain Alib. I Lâ—v'd thee not before but Odmar know That now I hate thee and despise thee too Odm. With too much Violence you Crimes pursue Which if I Acted 't was for Love of you This if it teach not Love may teach you Fear I brought not Sin so far to stop it here Death in a Lovers Mouth would sound but ill But know I either must enjoy or Kill Alib. Bestow base Man thy idle Threats elsewhere My Mothers Daughter knows not how to Fear Since Guyomar I must not be thy Bride Death shall enjoy what is to thee deny'd Odm. Then tâ—ke thy wish Guy Hold Odmar hold My right in Alibech I will resign Rather then see her Dye I 'le see her thine Alib. In vain thou would'st resign for I will be Even when thou leav'st me Constant still to thee That shall not save my Life wilt thou appear Fearful for her who for her self wants Fear Odm. Her Love to him shows me a surer way I by her Love her Vertue must betray Aside Since Alibech you are so true a Wife To her 'T is in your power to save your Husbands Life The gods by me your Love and Vertue try For both will suffer if you let him Dye Alib. I never can believe you will
him I love with him I hate Mont. What shall I do in this perplexing streight My tortur'd Limbs refuse to bear my weight Endeavouring to walk and not being able I cannot go to Death to set me free Death must be kind and come himself to me Alm. I 've thought upon 't I have Affairs below Alm. musing Which I must needs dispatch before I go Sir I have found a place where you may be To him Though not preserv'd yet like a King dye free The General left your Daughter in the Tower We may a while resist the Spaniards power If Guyomar prevail Mont. Haste then and call She 'l hear your Voice and answer from the Wall Alm. My voice she knows and fears but use your own And to gain entrance feign you are alone Almeria steps behind Mont. Cydaria Alm. Lowder Mont. Daughter Alm. Lowder yet Mont. Thou canst not sure thy Father's voice forget He knocks at the door at last Cydaria looks over the Zoty Cyd. Since my Love went I have been frighted so With Dismal Groans and Noyses from below I durst not send my Eyes abroad for fear Of seeing dangers which I yet but hear Mont. Cydaria Cyd. Sure 't is my Father calls Mont. Dear Child make haste All hope of succour but from thee is past As on the sand the frighted Traveller Sees the high Sea come rolling from a far The Land grow short he mends his weary pace While Death behind him covers all the place So I by swiâ—t mis-fortunes am 〈◊〉 Which on each othâ—◠〈◊〉 â—ike Waves renew'd Cyd. Are you alone Mont. I am Cyd. I 'le strait descend Heaven did you here for both our safeties send Cydaria descends and opens the door Almeria rushes betwixt with Montezuma Cyd. Almeria here then I am lost again Both thrust Alm. Yield to my strength you struggle but in vain Make haste and shut our Enemies appear Cortez and Spaniards appear at the other end Cyd. Then do you enter and let me stay here As she speaks Almeria oevr-powers her thrusts her in and shuts Cyd. Oh Heavens Cort. Sure I both heard her voice and saw her face She 's like a Vision vanish'd from the place Too late I find my absence was too long My hopes grow sickly and my fears grow strong He knocks a little then Montezuma Cydaria Almeria appear above Alm. Look up look up and see if you can know Those whom in vain you think to find below Cyd. Look up and see Cydaria's lost estate Mont. And cast one look on Montezuma's Fate Cort. Speak not such dismal words as wound my Ear Nor name Death to me when Cydaria's there Despair not Sir who knows but Conquering Spain May part of what you lost restore again Mont. No Spaniard know he who to Empire born Lives to be less deserves the Victors scorn Kings and their Crowns have but one Destiny Power is their Life when that expires they dye Cyd. What Dreadful Words are these Mont. Name Life no more 'T is now a Torture worse then all I bore I 'le not be brib'd to suffer Life but dye In spight of your mistaken Clemency I was your Slave and I was us'd like one The Shame continues when the Pain is gone But I 'm a King while this is in my Hand His Sword He wants no Subjects who can Death Command You should have ty'd him up t' have Conquer'd me But he 's still mine and thus he sets me free Stabs himself Cyd. Oh my dear Father Cort. Haste break ope the door The Souldiers break open the first door and gâ—â—in We shall have time enough to take our way ' Ere any can our Fatal Journey stay Mont. Already mine is past O powers divine Take my last thanks no longer I repine I might have liv'd my own mishaps to Mourn While some would Pity me but more would Scorn For Pity only on fresh Objects stays But with the tedious sight of Woes decays Still less and less my boyling Spirits flow And I grow stiff as cooling Mettals do Farewel Almeria Dyes Cyd. He 's gone he 's gone And leaves poor me defenceless here alone Alm. You shall not long be so prepare to Dye That you may bear your Father Company Cyd. Oh name not Death to me you fright me so That with the Fear I shall prevent the blow I know your Mercy 's more then to destroy A thing so young so Innocent as I. Cort. Whence can proceed thy cruel thirst of Blood Ah Barb'rous Woman Woman that 's too good Too mild for thee there 's pity in that name But thou hast lost thy pity with thy shame Alm. Your cruel words have pierc'd me to the Heart But on my Rival I 'le revenge my smart Cort. Oh stay your hand and to redeem my fault I 'le speak the Kindest words That Tongue e're utter'd or that Heart e're thought Dear Lovely Sweet Alm. These words offend me more You act your kindness on Cydaria's score Cyd. For his dear sake let me my Life receive Alm. Fool for his sake alone you must not Live Revenge is now my Joy he 's not for me And I 'le make sure he ne're shall be for thee Cyd. But what 's my Crime Alm. 'T is Loving where I Love Cyd. Your own example does my act approve Alm. 'T is such a Fault I never can forgive Cyd. How can I mend unless you let me live I yet am Teâ—der Young and full of Fear And dare not Dye but fain would tarry here Cort. If Blood you seek I will my own resign O 〈◊〉 her Life and in exchange take mine 〈◊〉 The Love you shew but hastes her Death the more Cort. I 'le run and help to force the inner door Is going in haste Alm. Stay Spaniard stay depart not from my Eyes That moment that I lose your sight she dyes To look on you I 'le grant a short Reprieve Cort. O make your gift more full and let her Live I dare not go and yet how daâ—e I stay Her I would save I murder either way Cyd. Can you be so hard-hearted to destroy My ripening hopes that are so neaâ— to joy I just approach to all I would possess Death only stands 'twixt me and happiness Alm. Your Father with his Life has lost his Throâ—e Your Countries Freedom and Renown is gone Honour requires your Death you must obey Cyd. Do you dye first and shew me then the way Alm. Should you not follow my Revenge were lost Cyd. Then rise again and Fright me with your Ghost Alm. I will not trust to that since Death I chuse I 'le not leave you that Life which I 〈◊〉 If Death 's a pain 't will not 〈…〉 me And if 't is nothing 't is no more to thee But hark the noyse increases from behind They 're near and may prevent what I design'd Take there 's a Rival's giâ—t Stabs her Cort. Perdition 〈◊〉 thee for so Black a Deed. Alm. Blame not an Act that did from Love proceed I