heads 't is thought They cannot kisse hansomely without them Trist But how does Prospero excuse her flight Altest He saies she 's stoln away but shews no manner how And th' angry Duke though he be precious in His love threatens him much Vas Some Angell stole her from him and Gentlemen If I have any skill in Magick you Shall see her three daies hence pirking in a Cloud Southward of yonder Star look up just there With her Ivory Lute hanging at her back And working me a scarfe of sky-colour'd Sattin Altest A halter Vasco to save the poore State The charge of a penny thou 'lt have need on 't Vas What 's become of Melora your faire prisoner You heare the Proclamation Altest Yes and am well pleas'd I meane to wooe and marry her she hath Twelve thousand crowns by good intelligence Vas If she consent but I am of the faith Such Suckets are but seldome swallow'd by Us wealthy Aldermen o' th Campe a joynture Is the word Altesto and then you 'l shew her A young back with a Sword hanging over 't Worse than a handsaw Altest Just now I left her at my mothers house And sirra Vasco she looks oh rogue rogue A Flanders peake i' th middle of her brow Which straight I spy and shake and melt then speak Fine language to her and am dutious with My Bonnet at her Instep thus Vas Th' ast sound the way Altest Then Vasco she moves back discovering but The very verge of both her picked toes But in white Shoes and then I 'm taken that I stand like one of the Turkes chidden mutes A girle in a Bongrace thus high may ravish me Fri. Alas poore Gentleman Altest But Vasco her fiugers by this good day I think they are smaller than thy point tags And she behaves them on the Virginass So prettily I 'ld wish no more of he ven Than once to hear her play Fortune my Foe Or John come kisse me now Vas Those are tunes my old widdow prisoner sings With more division than a water work When the maine pipe is halfe stopt Fri. You have a yeare allow'd to wooe her Vasco Trist She 's rich I knew her husband he thriv'd much By a monopoly he had of dead womens hair All Millaine talk'd of it she kept another shop Under St Maudlins wall and quilted ushers Calves Vas Well Gentlemen let 's waste no time I 'le to My Barbers straight purge shave and wash for know If cleanenesse and good looks will do 't I le teach Her Grandameship to mump and marry too Or my arts faile Frivolo you and Tristan Follow me I shall employ you both Altest I am for Prospero he sent to speak with me Exeunt Enter Alvaro Prospero with a Key and Lights Pros Sir you have made me know my cruelty 'T was such incomely valour that I blush To name 't and trust me could I sink low as The Center whilest I kneel stil would I thus Implore your pardon and your love Kneels Alva Arise I have a memory so apt T' advance my pitty 'bove my anger when It mentions thee that I le forget the cause That made thy guilt and me to mourne but O This dismal place brings it again to thought This lookes methinks like to the dark And hidden dwelling of the winds as yet Unknown to men where storms ingender and The whirling blasts that trouble Nature till She tremble at their force and ruine all The sumptuous piles of Art Pros Necessity hath caus'd this choice till the Severe inquiry of your Father be Appeas'd and we can shape her a disguise fit to Convey her from the Towne Alva VVith soft and gentle summons call that she May clime unto the top and verge o' th cave Prof. Evandra speak ascend to us I am Your penitentiall Enemy that come To weep away my trespasse at your feet Alva Evandra rise break from this thick And silent darknesse like the eldest light The Stage opens Prospero lifts Evand. vn Evan. Ha! my Lord the Prince Alva O noble mind what expiation can Make fit this young and cruell Souldier for Society of men that hath defir'd The Genius of triumphant glorious war VVith such a rape upon thy I berty Or what lesse hard than marble of The Parian Rock canst thou beleeve my heart That nurc'd and bred him my Disciple in The Campe and yet could teach his valour no More tendernesse than injur'd Scythians use VVhen they are vex'd to a revenge but he Hath mourn'd for it and sure Evandra thou Art strangely pittifull that dost so long Conceale an anger that would kill us both Evand Sir I am nobly recompenc'd in that You will vouchsafe me worthy of your grief And though I dye forgotten here a poore And luckless maid lost like a blossome which Th' injurious wind buries in dust yet so Much courtesie deserves to be remembred even in heaven Alva Was this a subject fit to beare the pride And insolent calamity of war As well had it become in the worlds youth The Giant Race to hunt with mighty speare And iron shield the soft and tender Ermine Evandra I have lov'd thee much and long Why dost thou start as if some jealous thought Did whisper that my love devis'd this snare To keep thee here within my power and reach Evand I cannot think you are so cruell to Your self t' afflict the thing that you esteem Alva No beautious maid had I behold thy flight In our sterne exercise of wrath I would Have made the bloudy field a garden fit I' adorne the shews of a triumphant peace And ev'ry soldier like a reaper cloth'd Fitter to use his sickle than his sword Still thou recoyl'st like the chaste Indian plant at the That shrinks and curles his bashfull leaves Approach of man Evan. I 've lost my reason and I want the courage To entertaine you kindnesse as I ought Alva Is it because my yeares a little have Oregrowne my youth or that the enmity Our Fathers interchange begetts in thee A factious hate till 't make thy duty sinne But t is not possible thou canst create A thought will merit such a name Evan. The gentle businesse sir of love is fit For howers more calme and blest than those A captive can injoy Alva These are not words To quiet me in sleepe peacefull thoughts Pros Nor shall I evermore rellish delights And triumphs of the court or haughty joyes Of warre and victorie Alva Evanara live be yet some happinesse Vnto thy selfe and with the patience that Becomes a maids divinitie relieve Thy heart with easie hope of libertie Inforcing a content within this darke And solitarie cave till I have power With apt disguise to further thy escape Which shall be hastned with my ablest skill Beleeve me good Evandra the honour of My birth and soule shall warrant it Evan. You are a Prince renound and precious for Your faith and courtesie Alva Thinke not I le use advantage or constraint Vpon
this morning must Expose me to great charge Fri. Thou dost not meane To court her at her window with rare musick Vas No she 's very deafe so that cost is sav'd Fri. What other charge she hath no teeth sit for A dry banquet and dancing she is past Unlesse with crutches in an Antimasque Vas I must provide her Culleises and Broths That may stir metall in her in this case She is know my good friends I find Her no more fit for the businesse of encrease Than I am to be a Nunne Trist Thou wilt take care to trim thy person Vas I came just now from consultation with My Barber who provides me a large maine A lock for the left side so rarely hung With Ribbanding of sundry colours sir Thou 'lt take it for the Rainebow newly crisp'd And trim'd Bucephalus nere wore the like Fri. VVhen you have reach'd Sir Leonels Ransome And the rich widdows wealth we are forgot Like creatures of Japan things hardly to Be search'd for in the Map Trist In one short month I shall not know his name Vas 'T is then because thou canst not read for thou Shalt find it fairely carv'd on each new Church And Hospitall I meane to build apace And have my blew boyes March through the streets Two and two provided for in guilded Primmers And their chops of mutton go haste to the widdows Present your Damsel I le be with you straight My captive Knight would speak with me Exeunt Manet Vas Enter Leonell Leon I am bold sir to make free use of your Most spacious roomes for benefit of aire Vas Sir you are welcome 't is a liberty That I expect and I joy much your wounds So prosper in their cure Leon You shew your inclination kind and noble But is there of Evandra yet no newes You promis'd to enquire whether her flight Be true or to what place she made escape Vas No certaintie is known but all the Court Troubled with doubts shortly you will heare more Leo If you could bring me sir to Prospero Or to the Prince on some affaires that may Perhaps advantage them and my own good You shall oblige me much to serve you in My better state of fortunes Vas I will endeavor it and as you find Me ready to assist all your requests I hope sir you le see cause to pay your ransome With what haste you can for I would faine be able To doe good deeds we have many poore I' th towne that want their charitie who have A will as ready as their wealth Leon Beleeve me you expresse a soule that hath Been bred and exercis'd in holy thoughts Vas Faith sir not much only you know a man Would joy to doe some good whilst he 's alive For after death our gifts I ever thought Rather proceeded from a devout necessity Than any free desire Leon T is wisely urg'd Vas It hath been a maxime I have held long Leo And it becomes you still my ransome shall Be suddenly prepard Vas I thanke you sir follow I le procure You an addresse toth ' prince or Prospero Exit Leon If she were fled her person is of so Esteem'd and eminent a rate that straight Her instant residence must needs be known There is much art in these affaires how will She looke on me that in so great a cause Could strike or yeeld to angry fate I will Indure her scornes as a deserv'd reward Nor should a lovers hopes grow cold because The Influence that last did governe him Was sick and cold that destiny is gone The firmament containes more starres than one Exit Act. 3. Scaena 1. Enter Leonell and Prospero with a light and a key Pros It glads me to behold your strength so well Restor'd and sir I wish the fortune of My sword had met another cause enemie Your ransome I have paid and so much prize Evandra's happinesse that since you make 't Appeare your company will render her Some quietnes and joy in this her sad And solitarie state you shall both see and stay with her Leon From my first infancy I tooke my speech And breeding in her fathers court and by My neerenes to her both in deeds and place I' th day of fight you may beleeve I am Of qualitie enough to be esteemd and well-com'd in her miserie Pros Your valour then did speake you more than all The praise your modestie can urge Leon My Lord it is your gentlenesse to have A courteous faith but I am bold to think My sight will comfort her so much that she Will pay you thanks for giving so free trust Vnto my confidence Pros My kindnes to you I shall reserve Till happier howers this sir is for her sake That she may have the benefit of your Approach retire a while within that key When I am gone will open you a doore That leades unto a cave Exit Leonell Melora where art thou this way the light Conducts thee thou art safe Enter Melora Mel. How darke like the dusty hollownes Of tombes where death inhabits this appeares Pros Now you shall know the cause why I have bought Your liberty Evandra daughter to Your Millain duke lyes here imprisond by The chance of battaile and thus hidden and Reserv'd till we can free her by disguise Melor O sad discoverie of a sorrow worse Than I indure I hop'd she had escap'd Pros I heard that thou wert taken in her traine But when the storyes of thy beauty and Thy vertues reach'd mine eare I did beleeve Thou hadst familiar knowledge of her face And thoughts Mel. I know too much of her to think that Heaven Could thus permit her languish in a Cave Pro. None can resist their destinie but good Melora comfort her and prethee for Kind pitty when your conversation shall Beget some pleasant houre mention my care And then my love for know she hath so wrought Upon my heart that trust me I shall melt Like Tapers overcharg'd with flame and die Wilt thou implore in my behalfe Melo Your bounties have oblig'd me to performe My best else I were cruell sir Pro. Feare no surprize you are secure for twice To day my house by sterne Authority Was search'd but vainly they suspect and strive To find this hidden dwelling that no art Can imitate for secrefie and depth Mel. will you be gone Pros I 'm sent for to the Pallace where I 'm told I shall endure for this concealement more Than natures strength can beare but L 've a soule Dares welcome it with scorne Ent. Evand. Mel. Lend me the light look there 's Evandra sir Pre. It is remember me that I may live Exit Mel. This mingled passion of strange griefe and joy I can no longer quietly containe Hail the most beautious virtue of the world Evand Lov'd Melora what dismall chance more than My sorrow can digest hath brought thee here Mel. Why am I thought on or enquir'd for as A creature that deserves a life whilst
then for more dispatch answer you selfe Trist The Duke hath sent for him by Calladine Who told me 't was for busines of import The Court is all disturb'd but for what use He is designd I cannot learne where is he Altest Follow wee 'l convey thee to him strange luck Sir Leonells ransome this widowes wealth And now imployd at Court Uasco th' art a gon man Vsury furrd gownes long dinners and short sleepes Thou art condemd to without help or hope Exeunt Enter Evandra Melora Leonell at one dore at the other Prospero muffled and hid A Table and lights set out Evandra sits to reade Leo Sister where is your tendernesse shall I Be ever lost through your defect of will And courage to present me to her care In winning characters tell her how long VVith fervencie I have pursued my love Melo Vnhappy Leonell why dost thou tempt Me with impossible desires how oft Have I sollicited thy sute with a Repulse and she hath charm'd me by a vow Never to mention's more till her release Pros False Leonell did I for this assist Thee to injoy her lov'd societie That thou shouldst rivall me and have more fit Convenience for thy wishes than me self Melora is his sister too what strange New chances have these later howers produc'd I have no Advocate nor am I hold Enough to be mine owne Leon I see you love me not And since I am a trouble to your sight Ere long thou shalt behold my face no more Pro. Thou art a Prophet to thy self and I Thy Priest to cut thee out in Sacrifice Although unworthy of Evandras deity Leon Melora can you shew no kind remorse Mel. Alas you do mistake my power and will Think on some other beauty for the world Hath many that may make you fortunate Leon None but Evandra governs in my breast Pro. Her thou shalt nere enjoy lend me thine eare Leads him aside Leon Ha! Prospero Pro. False Knight was this the cause That made thee beg conceal'd admittance here To practice love where I had planted mine Leon My Lord I understood not of your love Pro. If thou art bold and since thy vanquishment Darst tempt a second hazard of my sword Go waite me on the garden mount there I Will order though my heart is doubtfull to Enjoy Evandras love thine never shall Leon I will expect thee there and fiercely long To ravish from thy crest the honour that I lent thee in our former fight Exit Enter Alvaro Alva Evandra reach me thy faire hand that I Seale on it my last farewell Evand Ha whither do you go Alva Where shadows vanish when the worlds eye wincks Behind a cloud and they are seene no more The place of absence where we meet by all The guesse of learned thought we know not whom Only a prompt delight we have in faith Gives us the easie comfort of a hope That our necessitie must rather praise than feare as false Evan. O horrid mystery my tender senses are amaz'd I faine Would learne what it is dangerous to know Mel. Why do the stars neglect us thus why should VVe lose the noblest and the best of men Pro. Me thinks my spirits climbe and life me to A valiant envy of his sufferings Alva That thou mayest live here safe till Prospero Restore thee unto liberty and light I must to darknesse go hover in clouds Or in remote untroubled aire silent As thoughts or what is uncreated yet Or I must rest in some cold shade where is No flowry spring nor everlasting growth To ravish us with sent and shew as our Philosophy hath dreamt and rather seems To wish than understand Evan. All this for me you shall not dye why will You lay so cheape a value on your selfe To think the world should lose you for my sake Alas a needlesse triviall Virgin that Can never shew in hopefull promise halfe That excellence which you reveale in art Alv. It is decreed Evandra thou mayst live T' encrease the small example we have lest Of vertue which hath made thy breast her throne Time hath begun to weare away my youth And all the good I can performe is to Preserve the future hope of it in thee Evan. Melora help sorrow hath fild my heart With such a heavinesse that I must sink Beneath its weight here let me lye and mourne And chide that haughty destiny that thinks Us so unworthy of their care Mel. My Lord the Prince Is it no lesse than death Of her or you can ease your Fathers wrath Alv. ' The doome is past and the sad houre will want No wings to hasten its approach come hither Prospero Pro. It must not be though I want phrase to shew My nature smooth it shall appeare in deeds Alv. I charge thee by our love by all my care That bred thee from thy childhood to a sense Of honour and the worthiest feates of war Thou keep Evandra safe till happier daies Conspire to give her liberty use her With such respective holinesse as thou Wouldst do the reliques of a Saint inshrind And teach thy rougher manners tendernesse Enough to merit her society Pro. What need this conjuration sir I meane To dye for her that I may save your life A brave design disswade me not though I Faile oft in choice of fitting enterprise I know this is becoming sir and good Alva Thou dye for her alas poore Prospero That will not satisfie the shaft aimes here Or if it would I do not like thou shouldst Thus presse into a cause that I reserve To dignifie my selfe urge it no more Pros VVhat am I fit for then if not to die Eva How am I worthy of this noble strife Alva Evandra rise that I may see some hope And comfort in thy strength before I take My everlasting leave Evan. You have the voyce of death already sir Mel. Dismall it sounds like the last groane which men In torture breath out with their soule Alva I could have wish'd I might enjoy thee and Be mortall still mix in a love that should Produce such noble vertues as would soone Entice the Angels to live here yet not B'our conversation grow impain'd but these Are wishes made too high and late to thrive For evermore farewell Evan. O sir where will you leave me then Alva How pittie moystens me there in the Cave Evan. It is the mansion Sir of death something Horrid as midnight thoughts can forme so frights Me still I tremble when I enter it Alva Ha! what that is but humane dares disturbe thy quietnesse Pro. Sir let me see it dies if it be vulnerable Alva Still you usurpe my Businesse Prospero Bide there I will go down my selfe Evan. Sir 't will not presently appeare Alva I will attend its saucy leasure then descends the Cave Evan. Lock safe the doore Melora with this Key Pro. VVhat 's your designe meane you t' imprison him Evan. Discover Prospero the inside of Thy breast dost thou affect the Prince Pro.
thy love a virgins heart I know Is sooner strok'd than check'd into a kind Surrender of her breast Evan. Sir all the bounties that the heavens provide For truth and clemency fall on your still Alva If thou suspect'st I 've not enough of cold And holy temper to resist the flames Of appetite command that I shall see Thee here no more my obedience straite Shall be restraind within a sacred vow For I would have thy thoughts Evandra safe As thy beauties are Evan. It were a crime Greater I hope than I shall ere commit To doubt such princely goodnesse can pervert it selfe Alva Then I shall cherish oportunities To hasten my returne Evan. Not Angells sure when they converse can meet VVith lesse intent of sinne and more of joy Alva VVell I must see thee oft thy wondrous eyes Have softned all my spirits to a calme And easie temper for thy sway that I Could change my corslet and my iron vests Of rugged war to move in gentle pace Vnto the tunefull whispers of thy Lute Still cloth'd in tender garments of thy work And for a plumed Helmet weare chapletts Of flowers in a mysterious order rank'd By thy white virgin hand theu like thy neat Ore'busie maid bind up thy looser philetting And pleate in curles thy soft dishevelld haire I le make my frequent visits here till thou Confesse how much I am subdu'd Evand I am opprest with feare the watchfull Duke Your father should observe unto this sad Vnusuall place your stolne approach then My sorrowes would be doubled in your danger Alva Danger how noble lovers smile at such A thought 't is love that onely fortifies And gives us mighty vigor to attempt On others force and suffer more than we Inflict would all the souldiers that I leade In active war were lovers too though leane Feebled weakned with their ladys frowns How when their valours stirrd would they march strong Through hideous gulphs through numerous herds Of angry Lyons and consuming fire Knock within Evan. What doubtfull noyse is that Alva 'T is Colladine I did appoint him here Stay Prospero let him not enter yet O envious chance must we depart so scone They put Evendra downe in the cave Descend like the bright officer of day Whilst darkned we thy beauteous absence mourne And every flower doth weepe till thy returne Opens the doore le ts in Calladine Pros His looks declare there 's hazard and some haste Alv. What wouldest thou speake Cal. The Duke your father sir is much perplext He calls for Prospero and it is feard Will torture him to find Evandra's flight Alva He shall not yet appeare I will indure His angers edge with venture of my selfe Stay till I send Exit Cal. My Lord I grieve to see your sorrowes beare So great a weight as makes you groane unto Your selfe this silence and fixation of Your eyes untill unchanged objects cause Them ake is much unlike your wonted mind Suspect not but the Prince will qualifie His Father to a peace and a more just Interpretation of your worth Pros Know Calladine 't is not Evandras bonds Nor all the torments that th' incensed Duke From cruelty or art can minister Have power to freeze and fixe me like a statue thus I have another cause that swels my heart Till 't grow too spacious for my breast Cal. 'Las sir your favours have oblig'd me so That I must share your griefe and 't would perhaps Afferd some remedy to share the cause Pro. I know not Calladine in the vast world One I more love or would so boldly trust But thou wilt think me mad Cal. My Lord I le forget then my manners and My reason too Pro Come thou shalt know I love How wilt thou smile to seem ambitious eyes Looke higher than the Eagle when he soares To elevate his sight I love Cal. Who is' t you love Pro. Evandra now mixe pitty in thy scorn Cal. 'T is sad the Prince and you should meet with so Much violence in the same choice Pro. At first i' th rage of fight I gaz'd on her With halfe discernings of her forme a mi•• Of fury hung between us then but since That I have viewd her beauty with some care And seen how sweetly she demeanes her in Calamity I have orethrown my heart With liking her too much Cal. It will require great wisdome to perswade In this the cause is dangerous Pro. Would I had nere been born then I had miss'd The sight and memory of her and my Fond errors should have been as much unknown As m' uncreated selfe Enter Altesto Alt. My Lord your servant gave me entrance with Command that I should speake with you Pro. 'T is true Altesto y' have a maiden prisoner Call'd Melora 't is my request that you Conduct her hither in disguise though law Newly proclaimd allow no ransome for her You shall be paid your own demand Altest I le obey your Lordship she shall attend You straight what use can he imploy her to Prosp Come Calladine ease me with thy counsell Exeunt Enter Vasco Tristan Frivolo Lelia Vas Is Lelia your own prisoner Tristan Trist The powerful purchase of my sword Vas What is she heire to a brasse thimble and A skeane of brown thread she 'l not yeeld thee in Algiers above a ducket being strip'd And for her clothes they 'r fitter for a paper-mill Than a Pallace Fri. Let her serve your captive widdow Vas Why Tristan that 's a yeares wages for you 'T is well thought on will you serve Lelia Lel. I hope sir I shall be fit to serve Vas Yes serve for an Hospitall when the sins Of the Campe are retir'd into your bones She 's vilely out of Linnen Trist How can I help't Vas Let her make love to a Sexton and steale shrowds Fri. Trust my knowledge Vasco she 's for thy turne Present her to thy widdow she may wooe In thy behalf toste plum cakes for her Muskadine And brush her velvet hood on holy-dayes Vas Tristan convey her to her as my gift But Lelia you must speake notable words Of me first what a goodly man I am That I get Matrons at a hundred and ten VVith double Twins and how in time of warre I fill up the muster with mine own Issue Lel. Marry sir heaven forbid Vas D' you heare this wench has been villanously Ill bred and I le lay my life She sings at her work too the holy caroll O' th Ladies daughter converted in Paris She was of Paris properly c. Trist Fie Lelia you must now take care you are Not now i' th Campe but in a civill Common wealth Lel. I shall endeavour sir to learne Vas Nor must you perswade you Mistris rise Too early to her beads she may catch cold Having already a pestilent cough And so will dye before I marry her Lel. I hope I shall not be so mischievous Vas VVell Gentlemen the fruitfull houre is now Drawn neere that gives successe