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A54291
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Peppa, or, The reward of constant love a novel : done out of French : with several songs set to musick for two voices / by a young-gentlewoman.
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A. C.
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1689
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Wing P1448; ESTC R20576
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was ingenious and contriving had turn'd the Mind of his Daughter and had ingag'd her to prefer the Marquess Spinola before the Spaniard which confirm'd him in the Opinion that he had already of the Inconstancy of the greatest part of Women but he was nevertheless in a great Perplexity and Doubt what measures to take In the mean time as the Senate did not proceed to any Resolution to satisfie the King of France upon those occasions of Complaint that he had caus'd to be declar'd to the Republick the French Envoy retir'd from Genoa which rais'd cruel Apprehensions in the Minds of the greatest part of the Senators especially since they came to know that there was fitting out at Toulon a great Fleet and that all the Ships were loaded with a prodigious quantity of Bombs Granadoes and Mortar-pieces The Commonalty maintain'd that all these great Preparations were made against the Algereens whom the French design'd to exterminate The greatest part of the Genoeses believ'd all this to be very probable besides they were so possessed that it was a difficult matter for any State to injure them that they would never believe that these forces were preparing against Genoa but the wiser sort who know that Kings do seldom â—et Affronts go unpunish'd liv'd in great fears and were of Opinion that â—hey ought to accommodate the matter with that King upon any Terms The publick Affairs employ'd every Body â—o hard and private persons were so â—ssiduous at Council and at the diffeâ—ent Assemblies that were thereupon summon'd that none had leisure to think of their domestick Affairs The Prince Doria who was without contradiction one of the most considerable of the City was call'd every moment to the Consultation of the Senate and the little Time that he had to himself oblig'd him to defer his private Affairs He determin'd therefore by the Counsel of his Wife not to fix upon any Resolution about the Marriage of his Daughter while this Business which concern'd the publick was not fully decided While the Affairs of Genoa were in this Condition Peppa liv'd in continual fears encompass'd with her Enemies under the Authority of a Father who would sacrifice her to a Spaniard and under a Mother-in-Law who meditated new Projects to betray her to the Marquess Spinola Every thing waâ— suspected by her and at last the publick Calamity became her private consolation for the formidable Fleet thaâ— the French fitted out and the just occasions of Complaint that the King had against the Genoeses though a matter of disquiet to all was the only Subject of her joy and the only thing that nourish'd her Hopes because that if the French King became Master of Genoa she should then have the Pleasure by loving the Chevalier of to be assur'd before-hand of a Powerful Protector for her Family As she could not find one Person but what spoke against the French she avoided all Conversation Her Cousin to whom she disclos'd her most secret thoughts was the only Person that she thought endued with Reason since she condemn'd not the French. Much about that time they heard that the Divan of Algiers more cunning then the Senate of Genoa had made his Peace with the King without staying for new Marks of his Anger and that he had already sent away Embassadours to ask this Monarch Pardon for what was past This news put the Genoeses quite into Despair no longer doubting but that the Storm which was gather'd about Toulon would fall upon their City The Senate assembled at all Hours in the Day at every turn they were making new Propositions but never came to any Conclusion The Wisest were of Opinion that it was best to send away Post an Embassador to make their Submission to the King others judg'd that it was too late The Envoy of Spain hereupon arriv'd promis'd them that they should not want a Fleet bravely mann'd nor a Warlike Army And he would send for all the Gold of Peru for their Service Although their Counsels were very different they receiv'd however a Spanish Regiment into the City which the Governour of Millan sent thither They also recall'd all the Bandits and as much as the Confusion wherein they were would permit them they distributed through all Parts such Orders as were necessary to put them in a Condition of making a vigorous Resistance In the mean time the most considerable Persons of the City sent their Wives and Children to Millan and to the other neighbouring Villages The Prince Doria after having most tenderly embrac'd his Wife and his Daughter would also have them take their Leave of Genoa and gave them an Equipage more numerous than magnificent He advis'd the Princess his Wife to retire either to Millan or to Turin which she thought most convenient and above all things recommended his Daughter to her Care. The Princess Doria who had still a design for her Nephew and who fear'd the Authority of the Marquess of Villa Mediana would not therefore go to Millan lest she should deliver her self up into the Hands of the Spaniards She retir'd to Turin where she had some Relations believing as she had Reason that she should there have her Liberty more than at Millan Soon after her Arrival she writ to the Marquess Spinola who was still at Venice sending him Word that she impatiently expected him The Court of Savoy which is without contradiction one of the most polite in all Europe has been an inviolable Sanctuary for the Illustrious Unfortunate It would be even a difficult matter to find a Stranger that was ever discontented with his Reception at Turin The Officers of the Portuguese Fleet can testify whether Victor Amadeus the Second who now Reigns in Savoy and Pâ—â—â—mont has degenerated from the Mâ—gniâ—â—cency of his Ancestors and of laâ—e the Officers of the King of France's Houshold retir'd from Châ—â—â—bâ—ay loaden with Presents and so extreamly satisfy'd with their acting after an obliging manner which doubl'd their value that at their return there was not one but what spoke the Elogies of the Duke of Savoy This Prince had just espous'd Madamoiselle the Off-spring of many Kings and to speak in a word Daughter to Monsieur of France Upon the Princess Doria's arriving at Turin the Duke who knew her Merit and Quality receiv'd her with all the marks of Esteem that she could wish or expect and offer'd her very obligingly all that was in his Power Peppa who did not want the Assistance of her Birth to gain the Respects of all wheresoever she appear'd was regarded by all the Nobility with Admiration The Ladies perhapâ— could not see her without some Jealousie whereof there was no great cause of wonder Nevertheless she was not at any of the Diversions that the Duke of Savoy had prepar'd at the arrival of the Dutchess because the Princess Doria pretended to a Preheminence which could not be granted her without Injustice to several Ladies of extraordinary Quality who were at the Court of Savoy The