with himself that this disfavour might rather arise from the power of her bashfulnesse than from any contempt of his person he resolv'd to try whether he could with lesse open testimonies of his Service move her to be more sensible toward him he went out in the depth of night with certain musical Instruments the choicest his love and curiosity could search out and leaning to the Wall of Silvia's little habitation he began three Canzonets praising among other things the perfections of her Face the great beauty of her Mouth which was such that it needed not the help of her Eye to subdue the heart of any man alive which he sung in Consort with two other Musicians his Servants I. So looks the virgin-Rose Which cherish'd by the genial South Her crimson beauties doth disclose As do the ruby-portals of her Mouth Which when she doth unfold Two bright transparent rows Of Pearly ye may behold From between which a breath of amber flows II. AMore than Tyrian purple doth o'respread Her Lips which softer are Than the Swans Down and smoother far The costly Juyce that dwells In Oriental shells To them looks pale they are so purely red Fair Cheeks that look like blushing Roses plac'd In purest Ivorie Or Coral within Snow inchas'd The glories of the Spring Grow pale and languishing For Envie so cutshin'd by them to be III. SWeetly triumphing Eyes That in two crystal Prisons do contain Death in a frowns disguise How gladly would I die to be by these eyes slain Delightful cruelty Of those all-charming Eyes That have on me design'd to try With what a pleasing Empire they can tyrannize Silvia diligently list'ning to this Song knew that it was sung by the Gentleman who had talked with her the night before She was once about to have op'ned the Window to testifie her grateful resentment of his civility and that it might appear her behaviour was not so rustick as her habit but fearful that if she should have been seen it might have render'd her the object of some malicious tongue that would perhaps have taken that advantage of bringing her Honour in question she held it fitter to forbear There were in Don Francisco those Excellencies that she could not chuse but be much taken with his comely proportion of Body his courtesie and his discreet carriage besides the good opinion which his merit gain'd him in her heart there superven'd a certain natural inclination which sprung from the agreeablenesse of their humours but being dejected at the consideration of her mean parentage she could not perswade her self that his Applications were real and therefore resolv'd to stifle in the birth this new-sprung Affection which notwithstanding had already taken too deep an impression to be easily effac'd Don Osorio on the other side concluded himself disesteem'd because he thought she had slighted the Praises he had bestowed on her in his Serenade not comprehending that out of a prudent reserv'dnesse she had dissembled her true apprehensions So that he return'd to his Lodging in greater disquiet of minde than one would have thought the soundnesse of his Judgment would have permitted he imploy'd all the powers of his minde to fortifie himself against her disdain and to enable him to overcome the violence of his passion but he strove against the stream The likeliest way he had was to remove from that place wherein to have tarried would have been to have proclaim'd himself her Lover and to make that course whereby he intended to manifest his Service a means to disoblige her for he could not but be sensible that the habit he appear'd in at that time would prove disadvantageous to him in his Addresses to Silvia which thereby became liable to a strict observation in such an obscure Village Once he had in his minde to returne to Madrid but to that the force of love and Silva's beauty would by no means consent In this languishing and desperate condition for a while remain'd the enamour'd Osorio restlesse in his minde and tost to and fro between many contrary imaginations At last he advis'd with himself and resolv'd to put it to a tryal whether if he should disguize himself and change his habit he might not become more acceptable to her supposing that it might be perhaps not so much the dislike of his person as the suppos'd disparity of estate that might make her backward to impart her Favours to him for it is not safe to give way to the desiring of that of which there is little hope of ever attaining to but thought that if Silvia should behold him devested of his true quality and clad in mean Country-attire she might haply shew lesse aversion to him descending to be her equal than she did before In this Resolution he slept being resolved to leave no way unattempted to calm the inquietude of his thoughts On the morrow he call'd to him the Goodman of the house to whom he disclos'd the Love he had for Silvia and the coldnesse wherewith she had hitherto treated him in lieu of all the diligent tenders of his Service And withal reveal'd to him the design which he had pitch'd upon for the subduing of her impassible heart desiring him to add his best advice and assistance for the furtherance of this his purpose for which he promis'd such a large reward that he should be the better for it while he liv'd This he urged so passionately and with such tender sighs that the Old-man partly oblig'd with his promises partly affected with the sorrowfulnesse of his condition faithfully promis'd that on his part there should be nothing omitted that might conduce to his advantage and calling to remembrance a Son of his who when he left his Country was scarce arriv'd to the Spring of his Age of whom he had not heard any News since his departure till that very day He told him He would give out that his Son was newly arriv'd home and that he might very opportunely make use of this pretence to bring his wished design to effect Don Francisco exceedingly pleas'd imbrac'd the Old-man and gave him a thousand thanks for his happy invention and imparting to his Companions the intention of his disguize he went for a while to Madrid where fitting himself with Cloaths for the purpose very near though of the plain Country-fashion and changing his Name from Don Francisco to Cardenio he return'd one night to the house of his new Father who against his coming had divulg'd throughout all the neighbourhood the return of his own long look'd-for Son All the Friends and Neighbours came to see him and gave him a thousand welcoms home Every one glad to see him so well improv'd and become so brave a man through the Experience of his Travels Cardenio began to be acquainted with the principal men of the place he knowing well the bounds of Courtesie and what gallantry the meannesse of his disguize would give him leave to use so behav'd himself toward all that he was
envy'd of all and yet attracted the good-will of all Thus liv'd he joyful and contented with the happy successe of his Enterprize and underwent with a great deal of willingnesse this homely kinde of life for he had every day happy opportunities offer'd of seeing Silvia he serv'd her warily and with much zeal taking advantage of his being newly come home to visit her often which gave occasion to some curious pryers into other mens actions with which sort of people all places abound to say that Cardenio lov'd Silvia that his love was betray'd by his very eyes which could not dissemble and his following her from place to place as if he had been the shadow of her brightnesse She well observ'd the notice that was taken and therefore carried her self with the greater Caution not that it was any new thing to her to be Courted but because she thought there was not any anong all the Country-Swains more deserving her Favour than Cardenio She being of a most prompt and acute wit could easily discern the Graces and Endowments of him that should be admitted to serve her and having well consider'd the admirable Attraits of this her new Servant she could not chuse but think him worthy of her Love It is impossible that that thing should ever be absolutely displeasing which hath once throughly pleas'd So that by little and little she remitted much of her natural severity discovering her minde fo far as it might plainly appear That if she lov'd not she at least was pleas'd with his Service which came to the same passe for whosoever begins to be pleas'd with any thing takes no pleasure in despising it She looks now upon Cardenio as on her equal saw her self lov'd by him and envy'd by many of the yong Shepherdesses her Companions who us'd in her presence oft-times to load Cardenio with infinite praises therefore she thought she should have been guilty of a grievous offence should she have persecuted with disdain one that dy'd for her Many times would Silvia admit these considerations to her minde in respect of many who had formerly serv'd her Seldome doth a Woman lay to heart the sufferings of others until she have undergone the pangs of Love her self now Silvia loves and since she loves obligeth Cardenio with many Favours As she stood alone one night in her Chamber revolving these things in her minde and Contemplating the perfections of the feigned Shepherd Her Old-father for so Albanius had hitherto been reputed by her being inform'd of the Addresses that many had made to her to obtain her Affection especially Cardenio whom he judg'd the same that he feign'd himself to be and fearing lest she should unadvisedly run into some misbeseeming action or engage her self in a Match that would be inferiour to the noblenesse of her descent He related to her the story of her Parents misfortunes and the strange accidents of her Birth which brought her into this condition And shewing her some of the Letters which he had receiv'd from her true Father assur'd her that she should be exalted sooner than she imagin'd to a far more splendid manner of living than at present she enjoy'd that it behov'd her to bethink her self and consider that the Actions of great persons are more strictly censur'd than those of the meaner sort And that since she was born with such great Endowments of Wit and Beauty and above all such vertuous and discreet inclinations he besought her not to admit of any demeanour that might in the least wise dishonour the generous Blood of which she was sprung nor to hearken unto the Sollicitations of every foolish admirer of her since none thereabouts could come neer to deserve her With notable attention did the discreet Maid hear the sage Counsel of Albanius and the Secret of her Nativity she gave full Credit to all that he had related and promis'd not to swerve from his Advice remaining not lesse troubled in her minde than undeceiv'd in her own esteem the thoughts of Cardenio 's deserts came often into her minde and the inequality of their estates which strictly commanded her to with-hold all her former Favours from him which her minde could not very easily consent unto yet considering That to love him was to displease Albanius and stain the greatnesse of her Birth she resolv'd with her self although not without much regret to forget that ever she had the least appearance of love toward him and to expect that day wherein her Affections should meet with a subject agreeable to her quality Cardenio upon a calm evening looking toward the Walls of Albanius his Palace for so of a Cottage the presence of Silvia had made it in his esteem he saw her come forth directing her walk towards a green flourishing Meadow to passe away with pleasure the tedious night and to enjoy the benefit of those cool Airs that gave life to the sweet Flowers in that cheerful season Cardenio following surpriz'd her unawares but in such a manner that he might be perceiv'd to have done it rather out of design than chance Notwithstanding this disguized Diana kept on her pace toward the place intended she seated her self in a little Garden of Common Flowers which Nature without the help of humane industry had produc'd assisted by a murmuring Rivolet that ran hard by and seriously revolving in her minde that which Albanius had the night before related to her not without much admiration at the strangenesse of it she began to bewaile her mishap for that no sooner had she almost yielded up her Affections to a Gentleman whom for his Merits and his true Love to her she could not chuse but very much esteem but she was taken off by an opinion of being far inferiour to him in degree and now that Cardenio being thought her equal had so far succeeded in his Service toward her as to be thought worthy of answerable Love and Respect the late knowledg she had learn'd of her noble Descent interpos'd as an obstacle to their happinesse and forbids them any farther progresse These thoughts drave her into such an extasie and fixt Cardenio so deeply in her minde that her outward sence had not leisure to take notice of him though standing at a small distance from her He on the other side perceiving the disturbance of her thoughts was willing to reveal the Secrets of his heart some other way than by directing his speech to her herself So taking on him not to have seen her and giving truce a while to his restlesse thoughts he breath'd forth this sweet amorous Sonnet 1. HIther I come delightful Groves To spend my sighs and make my moan To whose still shades it best behoves To make my plaints and sorrows known And the gentle Trees invite To pity my discons ' late plight 2. 'T is rigorous love that doth torment This disturbed heart of mine But of a Creature so divine That I ought not to repent To have lov'd though unlov'd again The sole
she desir'd him to pardon her and that if he lov'd her so truely as he profess'd he would shew it by not coming again into those places where she us'd to be lest is should be taken notice of to the calling her Fame in question and so bidding him farewel she shut the Window Cardenio remain'd so bitterly stung with this cruel Reply that he began almost to wish that he had receiv'd his doom sooner that he might by this time have made an end of dying thinking it more tolerable than his present state wherein having so long lingred out his life in false hopes he was now to begin to die he griev'd not onely that she was so averse from loving him but that the pawning of her affections to another was the cause she treated him so rigorously and as if his rich Habit had been the sole cause of his Grievances he tore it to pieces resolving to do penance in Rags for his Offences although committed through error he curs'd his evil Fortune and wish'd earnestly to be disburthen'd of his wretched life since in a manner he was already slain by the cruelty of Silvia that he liv'd but to the sence of his Miseries but was dead to all hopes and seeing that all the avenues to her pity were shut against him that to all his Prayers she was a Rock because she was uncivil and void of courtesie not to be pleas'd with the most obsequious Services because she took a pride in being ungrateful with bravery of Apparel unmov'd as wanting courtly breeding despising a homely garb out of high-mindedness denying her heart to him whose faith constancy gave him a just pretension to it because she pretended that it was else where bestowed He bethought himself that jealousie hath oft-times wrought miracles in the most wavering obdurate minds since a Woman is ever most apt to love being slighted and to slight when she is lov'd and took on a resolution since his Truth and Simplicity so little avail'd to betake himself to Subtilty as his last Refuge purposing to try if he could discover who this fortunate Lover should be that deserv'd to have the sole possession of Silvia's heart to effect which an opportunity was soon offer'd There dwelt in the Neighbourhood a young Shepherdess of a sprightly air gentily educated rich and not of the meanest Quality she having observ'd the compleatness of Cardenio was many times so large in the Character of his worth that it being reported to him gave him sufficient assurance that it would have been no very hard matter for him to have obtain'd her Love so that Cardenio began not obscurely to declare himself her Lover She proud to be courted by him counted her self happy in being thought worthy of his observance In his Letters he pretended much Love but because it was faigned he manag'd his Expressions warily and her Answers though somewhat cunningly and coyly fram'd were yet courteous and far from giving him any denial Silvia in the mean time who had been so severe to her self as to banish from her self that person whom she held so dear purchas'd with the price of her health the losse of that which she esteem'd more than her health so really did she love so really did she feign not to love and was strangely divided within her self between this one yet divided passion consulting whether it were best to adhere to her real Love or to turn her feigned hatred into real When she look'd upon her self as Noble she could not endure to think of staining her Honour with the mixture of an ignoble Blood when she look'd upon Cardenio as greatly meriting she thought it impossible to draw out her poor Pilgrimage of Life without him In this plight remain'd the unfortunately fair Silvia wavering in her minde between not daring to love him and not having the heart to resolve to slight him when suddenly the unwelcome fame of her Lovers chang'd Affection arriv'd to her Ears which struck such an amazement into her heart being careless of any other felicity than the enjoyment of Cardenio though but in imagination that her life had like to have forsaken her at the same instant that her jealousie possess'd her one while she intended to punish his neglect by changing her love into hatred but was not able to put in practice her design for Love although it be not easily produc'd without the consent of our wills yet being once sprung up in the heart and grown to maturity it lieth not in our wills to remove it another while by coming where he might see her to bring him to see his error but that she durst not lest he professing love to another her reputation might have suffered by it in fine she held it best to conceal as much as she could those torments which the violence of her jealousie made her endure although it would have been a great ease to her minde to have discovered them whereas to keep them smother'd in her brest added much to the extremity of her anguish One evening a cool fresh gale of winde invited her to walk forth into the Fields and the rather as being desirous to breath forth her grievances to those quiet solitudes and to communicate her sad thoughts to the pitiful Birds wishing they were endued with articulate voice that they might relate to Cardenio what she suffer'd when casting her eyes toward the skirts of a little Hill which serv'd as a stately Crown to the bordering Plain she saw three men most injuriously set against the Life of one Person who notwithstanding gallantly defended himself and recollecting all his Courage together he made a shift what with the puissance of his blows and what with the advantage of place which he gain'd and the skill wherewith he manag'd his Weapon to keep off that approaching Fate wherewith the dangerousnesse of that assault threatned him and to befriend him with her shades the night came on so fast that partly having the darkness of their fact represented before them through the horror of the nights darkness partly being sore wounded by the valour of their Adversary they sled away leaving him as they thought dead or with small hopes of Life Silvia came nigh and saw clasped in the Arms of a fair Shepherdess this undaunted Combatant who weltering in his own Blood gave to understand by the ghastlinesse of his look that he wanted but little of yielding himself up to death Silvia being about to have demanded of them the reason of this tragical accident first observing the Maid well perceiv'd that it was her Corrival and the Author of her Jealousies and afterward looking intently upon the wounded man knew him to be her false Lover her revolted Cardenio so grievous was the sight unto her so deeply did it strike her heart that she could almost have wish'd that his Soul would quite forsake its unfaithful Mansion both that she might be free from the pain of her tormenting Jealousie and that he might
Duel should be infring'd which was that as soon as any one man fell the rest should desist from farther violence and retreat Cardenio only that he might not render himself suspected made no extraordinary haste away but leaving that street where the Quarrel was manag'd took sanctuary in the next house he saw open desiring the Favour of those within That he might there rest himself secure from the malice of some that sought his mischief A Servant of the house who had been an eye-witnesse how valiantly he behav'd himself in the Combate led him to an innermost Chamber at one end of which there was a Door which op'ned into the Room where his Master and Mistris used to be where he might remain conceal'd from the search of Justice in case he were pursu'd Leaving him there and promising to afford him all the assistance he could he lock'd the Chamber-door upon him and went forth to see if he could gather by learning out how the Report went of it about the Town what this issue of the Fray was likely to prove that according as he heard of it he might the better know how to advise him for his safety Meanwhile Cardenio left all alone and pensive in an unknown obscure place had leasure to contemplate upon his adverse Fortune and the mischances that every moment attended him but more especially he reflected upon the many troubles and inconveniencies which Silvia's unfaithfulnesse had cost him and being about to counsel himself to forget the love that was so fruitlesse and had been so prejudicial to him he heard from the next room the delicate sound of a Womans shrill Complaints which interstop'd with many a heavie sigh and groan argued her the subject of some unspeakable grief His curiosity to know what it was gave a breathing place to his own sad thoughts and made him deeply attentive to what she said Ay me said she what hath this poor beauty of mine if it be such as may deserve that name profited me or rather how much hath it not injur'd me by betraying my heart to him that is so ungrateful and treats me with so little respect To what end have I so long gloriously resisted his powerful intreaties inveiglements when in the end I could not forbear surrendring my self to him who hath so ill requited me What hath it avail'd me to dissemble all this while the ardency of my love to him since at length I am come off with the shame of yielding my self so quickly and love without the recompence of bring lov'd again Oh Cardenio who would have thought That that Woman who disprais'd thee more justly than she her self imagin'd should so easily yield her self a prey to thy false allurements to perswade thou art very Eloquent but how to shew Gratitude altogether inexpert thy Words speak thee Noble thy Deeds act a Clown Cardenio to hear his name mention'd in a strange place was much amaz'd yet he imagin'd that haply some other bearing his Name though not his Fortune might have been the occasion of this complaint By this time the Servant was return'd assuring him that he was now at liberty to go where he pleas'd Justice being satisfied with the imprisonment of one of the Adversaries Cardenio gratifying the man with the expressions of real Thanks for what he had done and the reward of some Crowns demanded the Name of him he serv'd The Servant told him It was a Gentleman that came hither to be Married to a Lady whom since he first lov'd there are many years now past as appears by that sweet Pledge which they have brought along with them a fair Daughter born in the infancy of their Love not above three leagues from Court who till now hath in a mean Village alwayes liv'd obscure and under the notion of a plain Country-Shepherdesse until such time as her Parents might with safety own her These things Cardenio hear as it were transported out of himself with wonder to observe the strange Story of Silvia's Fortune and turning to the Servant he said Without doubt this is the same Lady that I heard so tenderly complaining to her self but even now 'T is most likely to be her the Servant reply'd for ever since she came to the City she bath been noted for her excessive sadness eft breaking forth into such violent passions of grief that it is by most conceiv'd her melancholy ariseth from some strong affection left behinde her which yet aetains her heart at Pinto and although she created a belief in most that her perplexity was for the absence of those shepherdesses her companions whom her long conversation with them had very much endeared to her affection yet I for my part have some ground to think otherwise because many times I have heard her bitterly complaining of one whom she calls Cardenio therefore I presume it is not her love onely of her absent companions that occasions this melancholy It was a Task sufficient for Cardenio to suppress that excessive Joy he conceiv'd hearing those happy tidings but discreetly concealing it he entreated the man that he would if it were possible bear this Message from him to the Lady That a Gentleman who was an intimate Friend to Cardenio humbly desir'd her she would be pleas'd to give way that he might see her and present her with a Letter from him The Servant though at first somewhat cautious to attempt the carrying of that Message to his Lady yet oblig'd by Cardenio's Gifts and knowing that whatever strangeness she might dissemble at first she would quickly be perswaded to come to the speech of her Lover went confidently to Silvia who was now call'd Donna Violanta and deliver'd his Errant to her Silvia was a little amaz'd and the Conflict between her Love and Honour bred some Demurs but incited by the unresistable force of Love she resolv'd to venture and causing the door to be op'ned she came into the Chamber to him Great was the Astonishment on both sides when they beheld one another in habits so different from those wherein they were seen of one another last you would have thought they had felt the power of Medusa's head and were become Marble with admiring Silvia was inwardly over-joy'd that she had in her presence him whom she had given over for lost but his chang'd apparel would scarce permit her to give credit to her own eyes Cardenio on the other side seeing her so differently attir'd could not tell what to think of it As for Silvia she imagin'd that without doubt Cardenio having learn'd the certainty of her quality lest his suppos'd disparity should cause her to forgo her love had assum'd to himself this Gentile garb and so began largely to insist how vain a thing it was to be taken with outward appearances saying that to go in obscure or splendid Apparel avail'd little either to the confirming or infringing of a well-grounded affection and she did not so much dis-esteem a mean habit as she prized a
rich minde neither was a Rural courtship so unpleasing to her as a Courtly and Civil deportment was pleasing nor did she think it a shame for her to confess that she would sooner chuse to love that man who was but of an obscure quality and constant than the most accomplish'd Gallant and perfidious And thinking to take revenge on him for his forgetfulness she continued her discourse somewhat sharply saying That since his meanness not so much dishonour'd her as his unfaithfulness offended her she was not so greatly incensed toward him for being inferiour to her in condition as because she saw him not correspondent to her in firmness and sincerity of affection however in this she comsorted her self That she hop'd she should be able rather to endure and conceal her afflictions nay even to die than to suffer her self any more to be inclinable to his false pretensions the experience of whose Ingratitude might be a sufficient warning to her More she had said would her passion have given her leave but what she left unspoken her eyes spake for her for the violence of her sorrow not able to be contain'd within her brest burst forth in tears Cardenio was put to a strange non-plus hearing the undeserved complaints which Silvia made of his surmis'd neglect whenas from the very day that she first forsook Pinto he neither had receiv'd any message from her nor could he come to know by means of Albanio where her abode was Wherefore he made her this Answer That as to the Ingratitude and Unworthiness she alleadg'd against him such was his innocence that it was needless for him to make any excuse and that he so far preferr'd her contentment before his own that if she had design'd to bestow her Love upon some one more deserving he would rather yeeld to the hazarding his life by seeing her in the power of some other man whom her affection might have made choice of than seek to enjoy her himself as long as his happiness should be inconsistent with her repose yet that she might be undeceiv'd in the opinion she had both of his condition and his want of loyalty toward her he told her That whereas he had all this while gone under the name of Cardenio and the form of a Country-villager he was both of a quality Nobler than what he had hitherto profess'd and his right name was Don Osorio and that to make the credit of what he alleadg'd the more indisputable it was sufficient to say he was ally'd unto the House of Lemos and that it was he who passing one time thorow Pinto and espying her became a captive to her beauty and impatient till he had obtain'd the oportunity of an address unto her came one night into her company though through the nights obscurity he was scarce able to discern her but that afterwards to gain frequent oportunities of seeing her and to have time to make his passion known by the most zealous services he could be capable of rendering to her he had put on that same Country-disguise in which he so oft appear'd to her and that however she was pleas'd to inveigh against his neglect of her he had ever remain'd a Rock in that sincerity he first profess'd and at that very time when it was rumour'd abroad that she was missing from Albanio's house he was exceedingly perplex'd about it seeing all men whisper and entertain odde conceits about it but when neither from Albanio nor any one else he could receive the certainty of what was the occasion of her departure nor whither she was remov'd he thought it needless to stay any longer here and so return'd back to Court and walking forth one evening with a friend he chanced to be engaged in a Quarrel in which one of the adversaries fell and that he fleeing from the severity of Justice was by his good Genius happily directed to this house where hearing his name repeated among many sighs and complaints he came to be inform'd of the whole Story of her proceedings and that he remain'd absolutely devoted to her command resolving not to dispose of himself in any way that should not submit to her concernments or afford him the opportunities of having the honour to serve her and that she might the better satisfie her self of the reality of his affection he pray'd her to consider that he had not altogetherdeclin'd the acting of what might in some sort pretend to her esteem having devested himself of his own Quality for her sake whom he absolutely concluded to be his inferiour whereas she on the other side since the late change of her Fortune had out of the same consideration sought to retract her long-profess'd Love To which she answered That notwithstanding the Reverend old Man who in her esteem had ever had the place of a Father had long since reveal'd to her whose child she was withal strictly admonish'd her that having regard to her Modesty and Honour she should not entertain any one beneath her in degree yet that she remain'd constant and unmov'd in that Affection which took beginning in her from that night forward wherein he having obtained an opportunity of addressing himself to her made so large professions of his Love And that he might see how much the reality of her Love prevailed above the thought of her Quality she gave him a Letter to read which she had written at Pinto thinking to have left it behinde her to be sent him by Albanio as a testimony of her constancy the Letter Cardenio read it being to this effect Violanta to Cardenio If with the change of my Habit and Fortune I had chang'd that Love which I have so long borne you I might seem to have done that which the respect of Blood and greatness oblig'd me to but so far am I from the least thought of forsaking you that I was never more firmly than now resolv'd to be wholly yours he that gives you this will give you an account of my condition and the reason of my departure Rest happy and assur'd that though at present the distance between our qualities be as great as that which separates our selves my Love shall make you Noble and render you worthy of my Nuptials Violanta Cardenio had no longer what to doubt nor Silvia what to fear that night he kept in the same Lodging Silvia's care not permitting him for fear of whatsoever danger might befal him to stir out of the House The next morning she went to her Father and Mother acquainted them with the whole proceedings of their loves and all the circumstances that had hapned they making it their own case having so fresh in Memory the powerful effects of Love in themselves wisely considering That to cross a Woman in her desires is to drive her into remediless inconveniences her Father also knowing Cardenio to be a man highly esteem'd of in Court for his great Quality and his compleat Vertues they gave their free consent that they
should be married About the same time it fortun'd that their Parents also came from Granada to Madrid who when they saw that their Daughter match'd to so noble a Gentleman and the Fruits of their lawful Loves appearing in so beautiful a Pledge whom not without great admiration they beheld they were so far from continuing their former aversnesse knowing it in vain to repine against that which Heaven hath decreed should come to pass that they chang'd their displeasure into content their anger into gladness Cardenio enjoy'd his beloved Silvia and the strangeness of their Loves adventure being publish'd through the Court their Nuptials were solemniz'd with a great deal of Joy all Men applauding the happiness of Cardenio and the Divine Beauty of Silvia now a principal Lady of the Court who was lately a mean Shepherdess of Pinto FINIS Reader These Books following are Printed by Nath. Brook and are to be sold at his shop at the Angel in Cornhil TImes Treasury or Academy for the Gentry for their accomplishment in Arguments of discourse habit fashion summed up all in a Character of Honour By Ri. Brathwait Esq That excellent piece of Physiognomy and Chiromancy Metoposcopy the Symmetrical Proportion and Signal Moles of the Body the subject of Dreams to which is added The Art of Memory By Ri. Sanders Fol. Magick Astrology vindicated by H. Warren Fons Lacrymarum or a Fountain of Tears with an Elegy upon Sir Charls Lucus By J. Quarles 8. A Treatise of Contentation fit for these sad and troublesome times By Ios Hall late B. of Exon and Norwich Mirrour of Complements sitted for Ladies Gentlewomen Scholars and Strangers with forms of speaking and writing of Letters most in fashion with witty Poems and a Table expounding hard English words Divinity no Enemy to Astrology A Sermon for the Society of Astrologers for the year 1653. By Dr. Thomas Swadlin Select Thoughts or Choice Helps For a pious Spirit beholding the Excellency of her Lord Jesus By J. Hall B. of Norwich A new piece The Holy Order or Fraternity of Mourners in Zion To which is added Songs in the Night or Chearfulness under Affliction By Jos Hall Bishop of Norwich A new piece The Art of Memory a cure for a weak Memory useful for all persons from the Gown to the Clown A new piece That complete piece called the Exact Surveyor of Land shewing how to plot all manner of Grounds and to reduce and divide the same Also Irish measure reduced to English statute-measure useful for all that either sell or purchase By I. E. Milk for Children or A plain and eafie Method of teaching to Read and to Write with brief Rules for School-Masters to instruct their Scholars in and Masters to instruct their Families in by Dr. Thomas Culpepers Physical and Chyrurgical Remains of his own admired Experience never published before now by his Wife being his last Legacies Culpepers Semiotica or his Astrological Judgment of Diseases much enlarged from the Decumbiture of the sick which way to finde out the Cause Change and End of the Diseases Also whether the sick be likely to live or die With the signs of life and death by the body of the sick party according to the Judgment of Hipporcates With a Treatise of Urines by N. Culpeper Cornelius Agrippa his fourth Book of Occult Philosophy of Geomancy Magical Elements of Peter de Abano the nature of Spirits made English by R. Turner Pulpit Sparks being set forms of Prayers used before Sermon by Dr. Jeremiah Taylor Dr. Gillingham Dr. Hewit and many other Eminent Divines The Queens Closet opened Incomparable secrets in Physick Chyrurgery preserving candying and cooking as they were presented to the Queen transcribed from the true Copies of her Majesties own receipt-Books by W. M. one of her late Servants The Conveyancers Light or the Complete Clark and Scrivener's Guide being an Exact draught of all Presidents and Assurances now in use as they were penned and perfected by divers Learned Judges eminent Lawyers and great Conveyancers both antient and modern whereunto is added a Coneordance from K. Rich. 3. to this present Wits Interpreter the English Parnassus or a sure Guide to those admirable Accomplishments that complete our English Gentry in the most acceptable qualifications of Discouse or Writing Also the whole Mystery of those pleasing Witchcrafts of Eloquence and Love are made easie in the Art of Reasoning Theatre of Courtship Labyrinth of Fancies Love-Songs Drollery The perfect Inditer of Letters A lamode by I. C. The Floating Island a Tragedy-Comedy acted before the King by the Students of Christ-Church by Dr. Strond Wit and Drollery with other Jovial Poems Paracelsus of Occult Philosophy or his Secrets of Nature