Scepter as the Prince of Rome I will Ghost Enough I must away The Morn dos usher in the Day My Ghost hast's to the Asian Flood Exit Caesar I 'le pacifie thy Ghost with Parthian Blood Exit The Scene is the Lawrel Grove Enter the two Ladies as from out the Grove 1. Lad. The Stars start from their Dreams and seem to say We must unto our Mansions float away Lest staying here Heav'ns resplendent Eye Should put us out as Glow-worms of the Skie For now the Champion of the day dos rise And routs those Common Link-boyes from the Skies A Flourish from Flagilets within Both. Hark Hark 2. Lad. 'T is Philomel whose warbles seem to say Make Room there for the Planet of the Day 1. Lad. Would Night again begloom'd this glorious place Whose winged Tenants mock us to our Face Might an Eternal sleep our Sense delude Who late were Inmates to that Solitude That we might find like them who Opium take Our Souls i' th' other world when as we wake My sorrow whil'st I speak my Tears exacts And turns my weeping Eyes to Chataracts She weeps 2. Lad. Why weep'st Secreta come discharge your Mind Sorrow when 't is declar'd relief may find 1. Lad. 'T is most unjust my sorrow to reveal 2. Lad. 'T is most unkind your sorrow to conceal Your Shipwrack't fortune I did share at Sea Let me at Land in grief your sharer be 1. Lad. If in my grief you should a sharer be The Shipwrack would be worse then that at Sea 2. Lad. Not knowing of your sorrow whil'st you cry I 'm Shipwrack't by the Tempests in your Eye 1. Lad. If in mine Eyes such Tempests you do find You 'l find far greater Tempests in my Mind 2. Lad. Come speak your Mind that I at last may prove My self your friend and manifest my Love For in your grief I 'le share 't is some redress To have Campanions when we 're in Distress 1. Lad. You force my tears and tongue First Madam know That to Sardinia I my Birthright owe. My Name 's Selania I to Spain did come When bloody War call'd brave Uxama home 2. Lad. You call'd your self Secreta Selania 'T is no shame If Love be all the fault to change one's Name My Name 's Selania when yerst while in Spain Thousands by Pompey's bloody Sword were slain The Brave Uxama taken Prisoner And carr'd to Rome to grace his Triumphs there I went in hopes to find him out at last But with you on this unknown Shoar am cast Uxama gone I could not longer stay Shadows pursue the substance ev'ry way But like an Amazon did take up Arms Such is the power of Love's forcing Charms Nor was it more then just that I should be Disguis'd for him who was disguis'd for me He call'd himself Oranges or our Isle And stamp't his Fortune from my frown or smile She weeps Lady I pity your hard fate nor is mine less Though not in Tears I 'm Rival in distress Grief 's like a River which dos silent creep And makes but little Noise if it be deep Spare fruitless Tears in vain you do deplore What once being lost you never can find more Selania Who from so small a Tribute can refrain As Tears although the tribute be in vain We weep dead friends although each Tear that 's shed Prove but a needless payment to the dead Merchants may mourn their Loss though tears they spill Do with more water drown the Treasure still My dear Uxama who conceal'dst thy Name And call'dst thy self Or anges She weeps Lady You 're too blame To yield to passion and give way to tears Cast away sorrow and subdue your fears I 'de fain divert you from your grief I 'le sing And see if musick may diversion bring Selan Madam I wish whil'st for my grief you seek a Cure You may a Balsome for your own procure Exit as into the Grove Musick and Voices THE SONG THou God of Love whose Quivers hold Shafts of Heat and shafts of Cold. When hot we do Love's flame indure When cold they do disdain procure Whose points are sharp and strong enough To pierce through Maile or coats of Buff. Which can from hearts of flint strike fire To catch the tinder of Desire Then dive the Seas and there create In Neptune flame in Fishes heat Then mount the Skies and with new fire Snatcht from the Sphears the Gods inspire That Jove himself becomes the prize Being shot with darts from Danaes Eyes Such power has the God of Love He Empires greater rules then Jove Though the cold Zone should gird with Art Or ribs of Ice immure a heart Yet ribs of Ice would thaw with Love And the cold Zone would torrid prove Enter the Lady and with her another Lady in the habit of a Shepherdess Lady Madam I 've met with a kind Shepherdess Who vows she will take part in our distress Selan Kind Maid I would not have thee change thy state And for our sakes become unfortunate Shepherdess Madam Please you to give me leave I will attend Your sate 'till happiness dos crown the end Selania and the other Lady whisper I find they know me not and this disguise Dos hide distress'd Astragia from their eyes I need not ask for to attend their fate When as mine own makes me unfortunate Though we were shipwrackt all yet now I find The gods in this our meeting do prove kind My Sister 's Lov'd by one whom I do Love I will her Faith and his Affection prove I 'le try if she Love him and then I 'le know Whether he Loves Astragia or No. Enter Uxama disguis'd like a Shepherd with a Hook in his hand Uxama What are you are you Stars fell from the Skies Or Apparitions which deinde mine eyes Speak if like me you be of humane Race What make you all thus early at this place Lady Coming along last night we lost our way And waited here the conduct of the day Uxama Please you sweer Ladies to accept of mine Where lies the place for which you do design Selan In Italy I fear w' are far from thence Uxama Th' Imperial City 's not far distant hence Selania seems transported Selan Thanks you tempestuous Seas How things succeed When shipwracks are so fortunate decreed Aside Chance hath preferr'd my wishes and I 'm come Where I shall see Oranges now at Bonee Uxama What 's that Oranges do you know that name Selan That name adds a new fewell to my flame Aside Uxama A Pris'ner call'd Oranges as 't is said Must put the Garland on great Pompey's head But then must die For Pompey thinks it good Two of the Ensigns should be steept in 's blood Selania swouns the others help her Then hung in Janus's Temple for to be The bloody Trophies of his Victory Lady Help Help the Lady Swouns Exit Shepherdess Uxama helps Enter a Souldier Sould. Hold Ravisher Vxama It is this Lady not thy sword I fear Sould. What didst
friendship may make each your friend Perhaps to your proposals they 'l consent Oblige the Senate and the War prevent Not that I fear a War but shall obey And follow dangers when you lead the way But yet 't is madness if we chuse to run Into a storm whose fury we may shun Caesar They 'l not their safety forfeit at that rate To trust themselves with me whom they do hate My Letter speaks 'um fair if that won't do I shall expect the rest be told by you Curio Sir I obey your Will Caesar 'T is fit Since Pompey's Army that they mine admit Else I may justly think they do design To side with Pompey and my Cause decline Has he done more for Rome then I have done Who have proud Nations to her Empire won Th' outragious Gauls who with their num'rous swarms Made Macedonians tremble at their Arms Who wasting Asia and disposing things Did insolently make and unmake Kings This hand did Conquer There I gave decrees Then wounded Neptune's bosome with wing'd Trees The Gauls no more presuming of their might I did the World divided Britains fight The Germans from their Youth inur'd to War Whil'st neither Hills nor Seas my Course could bar Whose Martial minds still haughty thoughts have bred Yerst saw the Rhene with their own blood run red Nations where e're I went did trembling stand Who with my Sword carr'd Conquest in my hand Nor did they ever think themselves secur'd Though moted in with Seas or Hills immur'd Those Eagles for their prey have Kingdoms won And conquer'd both the Mansions of the Sun Nothing could ever yet controul their force Nor Alps nor Pyren Hills could stop their Course Whose wings with Conquest imp't spread uncontroul'd Disdaining Southern heat and Northern cold The Acts that I have done my glories raise My Deeds in number do exceed my Daies Curio You by your Conquests have inlarg'd Rome's Bounds By which they think your Power too much abounds Caesar Who dare to lodge such thoughts within their minds Curio They whom your bright Meridian glory blinds Caesar They who do think my glories to suppress As well may think to make the Sun shine less Thou think'st in vain proud Rome my high-born Soul Will Cringe so low as to let thee controul No Rome thou dost mistake though Jove should shroud Or case thee in the bowels of a Cloud Yet Gyant-like I 'd heap up Hills so high If he 'd not yield thee up I 'd scale his Skie Should he transport thee past remotest Seas Or carry thee to the Antipodes I 'd pass those Seas or shute some Gulf and go To scourge thy Damn'd ingratitude below I would pursue thee ev'ry way where force Could not arrive I 'd damn thee with my Curse Caesar walks in a Passion Valerius and Curio whisper Caesar comes and speaks Caesar Valerius What do you think is fittest to be done Valer. The way that 's safest Sir 't is best to run Caesar My safety dos depend upon your Swords Valer. Love greater safety then our swords affords Caesar Nought to a Prince can more inconstant prove Then strength that 's builded on the peoples love Unhappy Monarch whose ill founded State Stands on his Subjects Love or on their hate He holds at Will the Scepter and must be A Tenant to his Crown by Courtesie His spirit 's mean Who dares not to controul Is made a Subject by his dastard Soul Valer. Love 's a foundation that will ne're decay Caesar Yet oft in Ruine doth the builder lay The Peoples love may like the Sea awhile Whil'st Calms salute her surface seem to smile But by the Winds saluted by and by The rough imbrace makes her invade the Skie Whose foaming Billows post unto the Shore And flit for fury that they can't do more Thus in affection do the Vulgar prove Inconstant There 's the Weathercock of Love Lend me brave Souldiers but your Swords and where Rome dos deny to Love I 'le make her fear Val. Curio Our Swords and Lives are yours great Sir Sould. Vivat Caesar Vivat Caesar Caesar Jove would not firmly in his Heaven stand But that he holds the Thunder in his hand That Idol Greatness which most men adore Is gotten with great pains and kept with more It never can be truly kept secure But by those means which did it first procure But I waste time Curio make haste to Rome And tell the Senate that from Me you come Give 'um My Letters if they do command That Pompey all his Army shall disband I to the same conditions then will stand And Mine dismiss if not I think it Just Since they to His I to my Army trust And then what they refuse I 'le force and Might Shall be the Arbitrator of my Right And when by Pompey's Army I 'm withstood I 'le march to Rome through reeking fields of blood Thus what a Torrent 's force impeaches more Swels th' uncontrouled streams and makes them roar When Pyramids do burn whose tops aspire Engines are useless and can't reach the fire Excunt Caesar Valerius and Souldiers at one door Curio at the other The Scene lyes in Italy Enter Astragia habited as before leading her sister Ast I cannot in my Language periods find For to express the Vertues of your Mind Rhet'rick's too scant all Metaphors in one Speaking of You are diminution Hyperbole's no figure and in this Auxesis too is but a Miosis My tongue mine Admiration can't impart Accept mine eyes as Agents for my heart Madam 't is just you should accept the same Since from your eyes mine admiration came Lady I can't with dumb Embassadors conferr Fond Youth thine eyes want an Interpreter Ast Madam the Language may be understood As easie as a dumb Man's Signes for food And as to him you 'd charitable prove So let me now experience your love Lady Can'st thou love one thou never saw'st till now Ast Like motion Love dos in an instant grow I cannot doubt your vertues since I know Distress and vertue both together go Lady I am distress'd upon the score of Love Ast Upon that score I would distressed prove But Madam can distress from Love arise When as all blessings Center in your eyes Your Lover's absence can you count distress When you may tread new wayes to happiness Lady Who do new Lovers before old preferr Walking new paths of Love may chance to err And whil'st they quit the Course they stear'd before May leave the Indies for a Barren Shore Ast Pursuing Love you cannot go astray When vertue guides your beauty in the way who 'd go to th' Indies if at home they could Find Pearls of equal price and mines of Gold So that Love's progress now may ended be If what you sought in him you find in me Lady Much more sweet youth unto thy vertue 's due I blush to tell thee that I Love thee too Ast But may I hope that you Love me alone For Love resents a Rival in his
Those vertues which in thee I did preferr Did not the Adriatick Sea intomb Thy Beauty where the sportive Fish do come Not to devour but unto Kisses bent And from thy Lipps receive their nourishment I should have thought thee here but 't is I find Thy Picture may it like thy Self prove kind Had not a gen'rous Youth observ'd the waves How eagerly they op't their liquid graves As if ambitiously the waves were bent Each striv'd to be thy weeping Monument Had not he seen thee drowned who must thank Kind Heaven for his safety on a Plank I should have vow'd thee living but I find Thou' rt gone but yet in her thou' rt left behind But why think I of Love when I must be The Author of her Lovers Liberty These Keys must set him free or else he dies Suppose I suffer it it may suffice If I pretend I came too late or say Strong Guards of Souldiers at the Gates did slay But can I thus resolve and think I love When I not faithful but perfidious prove Or think that love can like the Phoenix rise From out her Lovers Ashes when he dyes Ah love all thy suggestions are in vain What love commands my honour dos restrain I 'le go and set him free although I be The Author of mine own Captivity Exit The Scene is Rome Enter two Senators in Gowns 1 Sen. Sure of this City there can come no good Whose new built walls were bath'd with humane blood Inhumane Founder must thy Brother dye Thou from a Wolf did'st suck the Cruelty 2 Sen. I fear those Twins nurst by a Wolf portend Some homeborn Wolf will spoil her in the end 1 Sen. Caesar they say and Crassus did combine And Pompey too in a most high design To share the Roman Greatness but the death Of Crassus and of Julia give her breath She being Caesar's Daughter He his friend Do by their deaths give the design an end Whil'st Julia liv'd she did debar all strife Betwixt them two one's Daughter t'other's Wife Those Twins of Fame then which the World affords None more ambitious none more potent Lords 2 Sen. Caesar and Pompey both do strive I know Like neighbouring Cedars which shall highest grow Whose lofty tops when shaken with the Wind Fall foule upon each other thus you 'l find Whilest for vain glory equally they strive The one the other's Ruine will contrive But Heavens prevent the props once took away The Building soon dos run into decay Exeunt The Scene continues Enter the Shepherdess in mans Apparel Shep. I 've try'd my Sisters Lover and I find That he affects her with a constant mind And now in this Disguise I mean to try Her love to him and prove her Constancy And if I find she do inconstant prove Her falshood I will expiate by my love I then will tell him that I love and he What he once sought in her shall find in me Astragia Loves but will suppress her flame Unless my Sister first resign her Claim Selania and my Sister sav'd I find The gods seem'd cruel to appear more kind No sooner I arriv'd but loe I found An armed man lie sleeping on the ground I humbly kist the Shoar and Heavens did thank For my protection on a floating Plank The Souldier wak'd and sighing oft did say Have you not heard of one Selania I said in short I saw her cast away He tore his hair with passion so possest The Sea seem'd calm to th' Tempest in his breast Sure it was rais'd from Love When Windmils go 'T is only Wind that can transport them so Would I could meet him that I might excuse The rash report and tell him better news Selania lives On Planks we safely find When gods are Pilots and their breath the wind Finis Actus Secundi ACTUS III. SCENA PRIMA The Scene is Italy Caesar Valerius Curio Souldiers Caesar and Valerius in private Conference Caesar VAlerius No. I firmly have design'd If favours will not by constraint to bind Curio with these shall to the Senate go Curio Bows And give 'um notice what I mean to do Letters When they do understand my full intent Perhaps they 'l them cease to be insolent But if they should accept what I propose You need not my intentions then disclose In vain we do besiege the yielding Town Who by a smile can conquer needs not frown Caesar in private conference with Curio Valer. I fear whil'st Caesar dos so high aspire That his ambition will set Rome on fire I know the Senate with unlevel'd eyes Look on his greatness through a false disguise Pretending Love when they intend to do All that their hate and pride can prompt them to Caesar Romes Empire hath o're Kingdoms spread Who where he came or lookt still conquered Hence springs their hate shall Stars that shine less bright Envy the Sun whence they derive their Light I wish his Letters may acceptance find Or else shee 'l know too soon what he'has design'd When he infests her with intestin Wars And Like a Viper through Her bowels tears Caesar gives Curio the Letters trim'd with Lawrell And speaks Caesar I 'le have it so Curio Can Civil War procure Caesar War may make Rome less proud me more secure Curio We ill secure our selves by shedding blood Caesar We may less evils act for greater good Curio Yet Sir remember by this fatal strife You ruine her who first did give you life Rome Who o're Mighty Kingdoms dos command Caesar The greater part were conquered by this hand But as when on Foundations we do lay Too great a weight the building dos decay So Romes own greatness for her ruine calls Who under insupported Glory falls Thus Sisyphus his stone when with much pain Rowl'd up the Hill soon tumbles down again Nature a term of greatness dos assign Which once being past things more and more decline Curio Nations subdu'd whilest we at home do fight By safe incursions may regain their right As when two Lyons quarrel for the prey In comes a Wolf and carries it away Sir be advis'd let it be never said That Rome was ruin'd by the Man She bred The glorious Sun whose Rayes salute the Earth Untill her teeming womb gives all things birth Dos not consume her though she often lies And dos Eclipse his Glory from our eyes Sir 'T is enough that all the world dos know That Rome her greatness to your hand should owe. Caesar Heavens should owe Your spirits faint I find What! thoughts of Civil War do scare your mind Should owe dos she not then if she deny My Sword shall give her sawcy tongue the lye You did advise me to go arm'd 't is strange Your Council in so short a time should change Curio Your pardon Sir 't was my advise 't is true But now you may a better course pursue Councils like Seamen as they cause do find Must tack about according to the wind First Sir for Cato and Marcellus send A seeming
Throne Lady Ah! Gen'rous Youth thou art the only guest That I admit to lodge within my Brest Ast Say Madam have you ever Lov'd before Lady Not on my own but on my Sisters score Distress'd Astragia where so e're thou art Thy Sister means to give away thy heart I know thou Lov'st the man who once Lov'd me But in thy Love he may more happy be I therefore do resign all claim that she In him may happy prove and I in thee Astragia weeps But why these tears sweet Boy You must not cry Unless you mean to drown me in your eye Ast How can I chuse but weep to think I shou'd Deceive a Sister which dos prove so good Ah Madam I have cause to weep you 'l say When you do know I am Astragia Pulls off her Peruke Lady Propitious Gods with blessings don't destroy We wept for sorrow once but now for Joy How quickly my affection thou had'st won Thy vertue 's strong that could subdue so soon What greater blessing could there be then this She who my Lover was My Sister is Ast Whil'st others leave self int'rest to controul Honour the Bias was that lead thy Soul For what could cause thee to resign thy claim Lady Because I knew yours was the nobler flame Your Love exceeded mine 't was therefore fit That to the strong the weaker should submit Ast Could you all this for poor Astragia do Lady Dear Sister can I do too much for you Not doing this I should unworthy prove 'T is fit that honour should give Laws to Love Exeunt The Scene is Rome Enter the two former Senators 1 Sen. The time yields nothing but distracting care And gives a prospect only to despair Since Julia's death Pompey aspires so high Admits no Rival nor Equality And Caesar is so great a Conquerour He 'l ne'r admit of a Superiour And this I fear will cause Domestick Jarrs 2 Sen. Their Armies are ingag'd in forrain Wars Part of great Pompey's Army dos remain Under the Valiant Afranius in Spain Caesar's in Gallia sure they 'l never come And thence remove the Wars to bring 'um home 1 Sen. Pray Heavens Amen I wish they never may I would not live to see that fatal Day But shall I fear Who with Ambition thirst Imbibe the poyson 'till at last they burst And with their ruine draw on thousands more And make it universal on that score Enter to them Uxama A Boy bearing Lawrels after him and Garlands Is this a Time for Triumphs when we may Rather expect this Empire should decay Ah Rome Thy greatness dos draw on thy Fate What Atlas can support thy tott'ring State 2 Sen. How goes Report Uxama Grave Senators I hear News which with terrour will invade your eare Curio's Just now arriv'd 't is Thought that he From Caesar brings some dreadful Embassy Whil'st Caesar with his Army as they say A day's march distant from the Town dos stay Expecting his return from Rome I fear He 'l turn your Triumphs to a bloody War 1 Sen. Wise Cato told the Senat as a friend To what all Caesar's deeds would turn i' th' end If that his Pride were not controul'd in time Made great by Conquests He too high would clime But Pride 's best Curb'd still by as proud a one A Diamond must cut a Diamond or none Therefore I think we wisely did admit Great Pompey's Army 2 Sen. Ne'r think that Caesar will to force submit He has an Army and may come secure And force by foul what fair means won't procure And when his force by Pompey's is withstood Our Eagles then will prey on Roman blood Lo when two Clouds of Fire and Water meet They kiss in Lightning and in Thunder greet Exeunt Senators Uxama stayes Vxama What are these troubles in the State When I Reflect on those which in my Bosome lie No Civil War like that within my Breast Where love and honour equally contest Honour comes arm'd with Glory in her hand And thus methinks she speaks Vxama stand What must Love's passions thus distract thy mind And must my Mansion be to Love resign'd Can Love preserve thy Name 't is I that must Like to the Phoenix spring from out thy dust Love with thy body dies but I controul And keep thy name immortal like thy Soul But now comes love and thus methinks dos say Dost thou refuse bold Rebel to obey Who take my Weapons from her eyes and owe The Twist unto her hair which strings my Bow Enter Selania undiscover'd Eagles which build aloft shall teach their Young To try their Eyes at hers and not the Sun June still resides upon her Cheeks and ows Unto her Breath the perfumes of each Rose He discovers her I must confess I 'm conuer'd by surprise Love dos pursue too fast when honour flies Selan Have you releas'd the Pris'ner Uxam. Madam he Has Liberty but you have fetter'd me Aside Selan Did you appoint him for to meet me here Vxam. I thought the place not safe the Prison's near But in a Pilgrims habit sent him Selan Whither Uxam. Unto you Plains Selan Will you conduct me thither Vxam. Madam I wait upon you Selan Since you prove Thus generous Let that express my Love Gives him a Purse Uxama I prize your favours but refuse the gold The service done for you should not be sold The name of servant when 't relates to you Both payes the service and gives honour too Exeunt The Scene is some Italian Plain Enter Astragia nd her Sister A Pilgrim is discover'd asleep Lady Ha. A weary Pilgrim sleeping on the ground Thy quiet breast is with contentment crown'd These fresh and fragrant Plains thy Eyelids close With a secure and undisturb'd repose Here wandring Streams do in soft murmurs flye And Court sweet sleep to lodge within thine eye Ast Let 's wake him Lady Pilgrim awake arise Stamps with her foot Chase away drowsie slumber from thine eyes Enter Selania and Uxama The Pilgrim rises Selan Did you most holy Sir a stranger see Uxama If that you mean the Pris'ner this is He. Selan You have mistook Orang There 's no mistake in it Oranges never was in fetters yet Unless you count the man in fetters lyes Whom you have captiv'd by your powerfull eyes Madam he lives is free and kept secure By a Disguise I did for him procure Selan Be blest good man for ever since that breath Calls back my soul both from despair and death And dos Oranges live you Powers divine Your Altars daily shall with Incence shine Vxam. What Labyrinth is this things seem to me Riddles in love and all a Mysterie Orang I hear his Voice Selan You fancy that you hear I wish his happy Voice would bless my ear Orang But for a little time subdue your fears His sight shall bless your eyes his voice your ears Provide to meet him at you Lawrel Grove Selan I shall not fail appointments made by love Orang Thither I 'le bring him to you
fought o're again Or did he Nations to this end subdue That all in her might at one time accrue No. We must stop his Pride lest we indure What our delay may put beyond our cure Let 's sit in Council and with speed conclude What course is fittest for to be pursu'd Pompey Since you my Army did admit I 'le do What honour and your safety bind me to His fury I 'le withstand and for Romes good Like the kind Pelican I 'le spend my blood Enter a Messenger hastily a Perspective in his hand Consul What is thy message that thou seem'st afraid Mess I fear great Sir that we are all betray'd I through this glass did distant objects spye When Lo an Army marched in mine eye I stood a while in which they drew so near That Sir by this I fear they 'r almost here An Other Messenger hastily 2 Mes On the Tarpean Hill I stood which yields A fair prospect to the Italian fields Where Caesar's Army march'd and where it came Towns still burst forth with a most dismal flame Horrour and Outcryes posted through the Skye Resolve to conquer or resolve to dye Cons To Arms. To Arms. Pompey Command that Crimber with his utmost force Charge the right Wing with my Italian horse You the left Wing You in the Rere fall on 't With my Thessalian horse I 'le charge the Front If he be beat Or by our Power be slain Italia by his Death her peace will gain But if we lose the fortune of this day We next will fight him at Pharsalia Caesar beware least whil'st thou soar'st too high I pull thy Towring Eagles from the Skie Exeunt Omnes The Scene is the Grove Enter Vxama Solus Uxama This is the fatal Place to which Both tend She for to meet her Lover He his end His Glass of life or mine is almost run One of us two sets with this Evening Sun Both can't enjoy Loves individuum Makes it a Blessing which belongs to one Men ne're were partners yet to an Estate Let him take all who dos survive his fate The fire of Love like to the common fire The fewel being gone dos strait expire Or like sight which Philosophers do say Would cease to be were objects took away So that his death alone I find can prove The only means that 's left to gain her Love Die then And teach all Lovers a new Art That Love which wades through blood must reach the heart Kisses his Sword Exit Finis Actus Quarti ACTUS V. SCENA PRIMA The Scene is the same Grove Enter Oranges Musick following of him he having a Paper in his hand gives it to one of them Orang THE Song Goe place your selves within the Grove This Evening we will dedicate to Love This is the Sign When I do stamp begin First Play a strain or two and after Sing Stamps Exeunt as into the Grove One returns hastily and speaks Musick An armed man lyes sleeping on the ground With a drawn Sword Orang Has he receiv'd no wound Exit as into the Grove he returns suddainly Orang Things are arriv'd where I would wish and now To Fortune more then to design I owe. His sleep suggests a course I will pursue Which he will blame me for and thank me too Sleep is deaths emblem and it may be said Whil'st sleep locks up our senses we are dead This of her Lover I 'le report and say That by his side his fatal Weapon lay Perhaps she may dispair I know distress Gives greater relish unto happiness Blessings expected lose much of their rate Unlookt for when they come they 've estimate I by this means shall try her faith and find If death can change the tenure of her mind Forgive me dearest Master what I do Is but to try her constancy to you I 'le tell her as I came I found him lye All gor'd thus spoke then wisht me close his eye Enter Selania and the associate Lady habited as before like Amazons They stand undiscovered Most holy Father if you chance to find A Virgin beauty as if heavens combin'd And joyn'd with Nature for to make her fair That with the Queen of Beauty might compare For such she is tell her that I was slain In seeking her disguised like a Swain Say my expiring Soul did wait a while For had she come she 'd cur'd me with a smile Tell her her beauty hath a double skill Her smiles can keep alive her frowns can kill Say that Oranges dying did bequeath All Legacies of Love in his last breath They appear Selania takes a Dart out of her Quiver Selan Selania will not long survive thy death She is prevented by the other Lady Lady Hold Madam hold Selan Do not so cruel prove To hinder the last act of Constant love Lady What you do call an act of love would seem Rather despair in you then love for him Selan Why do you thus prolong my misery And save alive one who resolves to dye You by this cruel kindness seem to strive My Soul being gone to keep my corps alive Suffer this Dart to pierce my breast that by My death I may confirm my Constancy For I have vow'd why then is death deny'd I 'd not outlive that day on which he dy'd Orang Madam Let not distracted thoughts disturb your Brest Nor that your vow rule with such interest Oranges Lives but is not lov'd by you Selan If he were here he 'd tell you 't were not true Orang Can you love one that yet you never knew Oranges vows he knows you not Selania Can he Forget his solemn vows so soon and me Should this be true 't would more distract my mind I 'd rather have him dead then prove unkind Orang Madam he loves you but you love not him Selan Then were I guilty of the highest sin My breast is kindled with more noble fire Then pouder like to burn and strait expire I love Oranges so that for his sake This dangerous voyage I did undertake And till I find him out I 'le spend mine Age Either thus Arm'd or else in Pilgrimage The Ladyes whisper Orang Her love ' arriv'd at strange perfection Penelope her self is now out-done Since in such constancy she dos excel Some Vestal flame must be her Parallel Selan You say Oranges lives Orang Madam 't is true But vows to dye if not belov'd by you I promis'd he should meet you here and bring His wounded heart to be your Offering Which he now layes at th' Altars of your Eyes Burnt by those beams to be your Sacrifice And though mistaken bounty set me free Reduce me not into captivity Pulls off the disguise Selan Are you then the Oranges that was freed Orang Madam to me that blessing was decreed And if you love me not upon that score You make my bondage worse then 't was before Fetters till now did but my body bind But your perfections captivate my mind Why weep you Madam Let your Chimick love
She weeps Convert those tears to Oyle that they may prove Matter for some new flame which may impart A warmth unto my poor dispairing heart Which in expectance of your sentence lyes Like a tame Lamb prepar'd for Sacrifice Selania You bring an Off'ring which I must refuse Orang If I offend in ought let love excuse I must confess what 's offer'd at your shrine Should like your self have something that 's divine Selan It were unjust to give another's due Unto a stranger which I never knew Orang Although a stranger yet do not despise The flame that you have kindled by your eyes Selan I will with tears endeavour to suppress The flame you talk of and to make it less She weeps Orang Rivers of tears cannot suppress desire Nor Seas of Water ever quench Love's fire Whil'st tears bedew your Cheeks you do but more Inhaunce your beauty's lustre on that score As Roses sprinkled by the drops of Dew Do smell more fragrant and more lovely shew Fair Maid too late you do begin to shroud Those Twins of light under a watry Cloud And I too late alas forbear to look Upon those Stars when I am Planet strook Since I am call'd Oranges let that name Give me some title to my Name-sakes claim Selania If to the Name alone my Love were due Then I might Justly pay the debt to you But 't is a debt I must to merit pay Orang Presumption past a pardon 't were to say Merit might reach you or deserts might stand And Love your free gift saucily command Selan He who I love may plead deserts to me Orag If that in love there might a merit be Or he who lov'd might but deserving prove I 'd boldly then plead merit since I love Selan My love to honour and to vertue 's due Orang Though I won't say I have 'um both 't is true Yet I do love them both in loving you Selan Sir I am preingag'd let that suffice Orang The Antidote 's too late to him who dyes Too late we take the Taper from the flie When he is burnt so that he needs must dye Selan Since I have thus far gone I 'le let you know His name to whom my love and vows I owe. Orang Oranges is it not Selan He once did own That for his Name to keep himself unknown His Name 's Uxama whom if I forget I quit the Pearl to take the counterfeit Orang Vxama said you sure that generous guest Only deserves to live within your Brest Madam I quit my claim and do implore Only your pardon who begg'd love before Durst I presume his Rival Glow-worms might Rival the Sun with all his beams of light I knew his love long since and constancy Turtles no more shall now love's Emblems be And as I know his faith so now I prove Your constancy to him and equal love This moment puts a period to distress Which once being past dos sweeten happiness He stamps The Musick Playes within Enter the Lady Singing Selania admires THE SONG COme Hymen come 't is Thou alone Of these two lovers can'st make one Who one in heart already be As when two flames unite we see Thou lazy God make haste away And do not thus consume the day Which is beholding for supplyes To the bright Planets of her Eyes Astragia advances with a Garland on her head and a Torch in her hand as Hymen Hymen make haste prepare the Church And do not stay to light thy Torch Make ready the Solemnities And Light thy Taper at her Eyes Vxama advances to whom Oranges bows and Uxama looks earnestly upon him The Turtles on the Altars mourn Hymen make haste or I 'le be sworn Thou never shalt be thought Divine Wee 'l only Worship at her Shrine Uxama to his Servant Uxama Parmeno The Ladyes whisper How cam'st thou here Parmeno I came Sir to provide That you might meet your Mistriss like a Bride Uxama My Mistress ah Parmeno she is dead Parmeno They by her Ghost my fancy has been lead Parmeno goes to take off his upper Garment Sir give me leave to take off your disguise Then see if you are known unto those Eyes Vxama What dost thou mean Parmeno Parmeno Sir I pray Let me disclose you to Selenia Selania gazes upon him Lady Selania Madam cast your eyes on me Her eyes are fixt with some strange Extasie Selan Yee Gods as once ye helpt me in distress So now support me under happiness Such throngs of blessings with Uxama come That in my breast they hardly can find room Vxama The Persians don 't with adoration run Kisses her hand Greater then mine to welcome in the Sun Alas Selania I have been mislead Report came to my ear that you were dead I had resolv'd not to survive your Fate But then your sight did new resolves create I striv'd in vain my passion to subdue And liv'd because she seem'd to live in you In this respect alone the diff'rence lay I lov'd but knew not 't was Selania Selan When from Sardinia you return'd to Spain Report came to my car that you were slain I strait imbarqu't for Spain when I came there All did affirm you were took Prisoner Then in this garb I firmly did decree To dye in the attempt or set you free I was misguided by th' assumed name For the report still of Oranges came It was my love that did suspect your fate Knowing that you had us'd that name of late Uxama I was too blame Parmeno why did you Presume to call your self Oranges too Parmeno When I was bore in Fetters Sir from Spain I did despair my freedom to obtain Using Oranges name the means I knew You then to gain my freedom would pursue Since you by mutual vows had both agreed Either imprison'd should at last be freed If either Plot or Ransome might but be A means whereby the Captive might be free But then A noise of Arms within Selan A noise of Arms invades mine ear Uxama Your Vertues guard you and you need not fear You may the god of War himself defie He must resign to Loves Artilery Ceaseth To the other Ladyes Where ere you look you conquer by surprise Conquest still waits on those victorious eyes Caesar did take his Motto sure from you Who where he came or lookt did still subdue Those glances like the Cephalian Dart wound still And Parthian like whil'st you do flye you kill A noise of Arms again Caesar and Pompey are ingag'd I fear And by the Noise their Armyes should be near Please you wee 'l walk awhile within the Grove And there discourse the Adventures of our Love Exeunt omnes Uxama leading Selania as into the Grove The Scene is the appearance of an Army The Armyes fight o're the Stage Pompey retreats Enter Pompey hastily his Sword drawn Pomp. Have I in War as many actions done As that proud Eastern Conqueror the Sun Of Fortune rather then of Macedon The amazed World fill'd with astonishment
Made haughty Nations tremble where I went Took Mithridates King of Pontus More The Iberians never conquer'd yet before Beat the Albanians twice to the great Sea The Roman Empire spread in Lyhia Spain to the Atlantick and Albania To th' utmost limits of the Hircanian Sea Triumph'd so late and am I beat so soon A Prodigy the Sun should set at Noon Have I Victorious been abroad that now At home I should receive my overthrow Enter one of his Generals hastily his Sword drawn Pompey How stands our Army General Sir prepar'd to flye If you think fit or else resolv'd to dye The field is overspread with slaughter'd men And bloody conquest dos incline to them Resolve some course before it be too late Pompey Wee 'l head our men again and try our fate General 'T were not couragious but 't were desperate Fly to your Army which dos now remain Under your valiant Generals Sir in Spain Fighting such Odds 't is Just as if you came And with one Bucket sought to quench a flame The game of War should not be play'd nor set Upon the odds but on an even bett Pompey True valour never thinks on odds but knows In War there is a chaunce and boldly throws Let 's to the field again and something do Both for our honour and our Countrey too Exeunt The Scene is the former Grove Enter Uxama leading Selania Astragia and her Sister Parmeno servant to Uxama Vxama Prithee go on Selania to relate The manner of the Shipwrack and your fate Selan The Winds began to roar and Tempests now Do plough deep furrows on the Oceans Brow The dismal Clouds do curtain up the Skies And masque the guides of Heaven from our Eyes No light appears but when the Thunder comes And Midwifes Lightning from the Cloud dark Wombs One in our Barque as if Seas could not tries To drown himself in Waters from his Eyes Such were his sighing accents that the Wind Did seem a Calm to th' Tempests in his Mind We all expecting to be cast away The generous youth stood up and thus did say Vouchsafe to hear yee gods of Cicily If to those Vows my lover constant be Safely conduct this Barque unto the Shore But if grown false I humbly do implore That I may perish here and that the Waves May swallow me into their liquid Graves Just now out Ship was wrackt and each one strives Upon the floating Planks to save their Lives The Sea was calm'd and winds do blow no more But what might serve to drive the Planks on shore This Lady and my Self had both design'd For the Italian Coast the Heavens prov'd kind And to the wisht for shore our Plank conveigh But sure the youth did perish in the Sea Parmeno Madam I 'm glad that after such Distress You are arriv'd at so much happiness Lady Once the companion of your harder fate Your better fortune I congratulate And as Vxama dos restore your Joy So now Astragia dos my grief destroy Astrag Before your Lovers I your love prefer If that by your example I do err It is but Just you should the fault excuse Since that his love for yours I do refuse And may you now in him as happy prove To Selania As dos Astragia in her Sisters Love Vxam. Things gain'd with ease we do contemn but prise Those blessings which from dangers do arise Love like to Conquest should be pris'd the more If that through dangers it was sought before Since our adventures then were dangerous Let it be said none lov'd so well as us A noise of Arms. Enter three or four Souldiers as flying Uxama and Parmeno draw Sould. Plunder I'faith Uxama Pray Ladyes do not fear These Cow-hearts flye the field to meet death here They fight Uxama is taken they sieze the Ladyes Ast Search Ages past and Records for their fate The fair have seldome proved fortunate Enter Julius Caesar Valerius Curio and Souldiers Caesar What Fugitives are these that thus presume To Captive others when Death waits on them They are seized by Caesar's Souldiers The Day was bloody Curio Pompey fought And the Victorious Lawrels bravely sought Curio He fought with Resolution Sir 't is true But the Victorious Lawrels are your due Valer. Conquest while in equal Ballance stood And War took equal tribute from our blood Curio The Scale of Conquest which stood ballanc'd thus Being by your valour turn'd inclin'd to us Valer. What can withstand your Power when Eagles flye All Birds of lesser prey must quit the Skie Caesar I do suppose to Spain that Pompey's fled Since by Afranius there his Troops are led With dreadful Ensigns I will march to Spain And though his Armys joyn the War maintain The Gates of Janus now must open lye And ne're shall shut till death dos close his Eye Valer. March on great Caesar till your Arms controul As far as th' Artick and Antartick Pole Curio And plant the Trophies of Victorious Arms By Sea and Land where ever Titan warms They are going off Selania to Caesar Selan Vouchsafe for to accept our thanks as due Since we all had our freedoms Sir from you Though we confess our Obligation 's more Then thanks can pay and gratitude's too poor Caesar In freeing you I have more honour gain'd Then in the field though conquest I obtain'd To this dayes fortune I ascribe far more Than to those many fields I fought before Glory in this chiefly redounds to me Not that I Pompey beat but set you free FINIS EPILOGUE IF at a Feast You should not chance to lite Upon one Dish unto Your Appetite You would condemn the Cook just so You 'l say If not one Act prove good throughout the Play I Vow I did design to have good Cheer Since You are like to pay for what is here Which if rejected or approv'd but Course I 'm sure the Stationer will fare the worse But if the Entertainment You approve He humbly beggs some token of Your Love The Poet if the Play no favour meet Resolves for to do Pennance in each Sheet And will presume no more to be in Print Since His first Coyn miscarry'd in the Mint Your Kind Acceptance may prevent My fate 'T is the Kings Stamp that gives the Mettal Rate The Rate 's inhaunc't and 't is made Currant too So shall this Play if it be stampt by You.