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A64724
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The unnatural mother the scene in the kingdom of Siam : as it is now acted at the new theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's servants / written by a young lady.
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Young lady.; Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. Distress'd innocence.
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1698
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Wing U87; ESTC R34686
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outragious Come Bebbemeah thou art my Charge Beb. Such Grief as mine admits no lookers on pray Sir give me leave to retire to my Chamber Senn. I must not leave you to such Grief fair Mourner I 'll wait on you Exeunt Scene shuts on the Body Cemat comes forward Cem. So he 's safe enough O excellent Woman fit only to be the Mother of Cemat As he goes off enter Callapia and calls him Call Hist Cemat come back Pechai's dead do'st know it Cem. I do I stood conceal'd and see your Grief I almost thought it real you counterfeited rarely Call Now Cemat I will pretend such an unbounded Grief that like our Indian Wives who burn themselves in the Pile which consumes their Husbands Bodies so I will feign to do 't will take off suspicion Cem. You may safely venture to attempt it you know 't is not the Custom of our happier Siameses and 't will not be permitted you Call But you however shall to Choufera and tell her my intention and beg her to be earnest with Sennorat to prevent it Cem. You need not doubt Choufera will be sure to do her part her love to you will prompt her quickly to undertake it as soon as I have told her I 'll instantly about it Exit Cem. Call sola With Caution I must act I have a mighty Game to play before Munzuffer will be mine if Bebbemeah dies her Fortune comes to me by Contract of my Marriage with Pechai but let her live for my Cemat I have enough I hope to dazle the young Eyes of my dear lovely Charmer and move his Father to consider my Fortune in value far exceeding hers to be the better Match for his brave Son I had a Prince when I was young who was my private Lover from whose vast Bounty I rais'd a most invaluable Treasure which I most carefully conceal'd from Pechai's Knowledge and likewise my first Husband in whose days it was this I will shew to Sennorat and his most charming Son But something I must do with Bebbemeah to ruine her in the good Opinion of both the Son and the Father but I will try all Arts to win him first by fair and gentle means They 're both coming this way now for my Handkercher and Tears again Enter Sennorat and Munzuffer Call I had just sent for you my Lord to let you know my Resolution 's fix'd to expire in the Pile whose flames are to consume the dear dead Body of my much-lov'd Lord. Senn. I cannot but commend the Piety to your departed Husband but 't is not a Custom here that will be countenanc'd therefore you must forbear the Thoughts and live to be a Comfort to your Children Call Alas what 's Life to me now he is gone the only Comfort of it I have that to leave my Son and Daughter beside the Provision already made most largely will provide for them and make 'em always happy which I 'll entâ—â—st you with to see it equally dispos'd to both Draw in that Chest calls at the Door Servant draws in a Chest and exit she opens the Chest Senn. Prodigious this is a mass would enrich an Emperor whence came this Madam Call 'T was given to my Father by our late King of Siam for a private Service he did him who left it all to me Senn. If you resolve to die I will with Justice see your Will perform'd Choufera I will take into my Care your Son 's a Man I hear and will not like a Guardian Call I beg my Lord you 'd see the Rites prepar'd I have a greater business takes up all my Thoughts Exit Call Enter Bebbemeah and Choufera Beb. I come my Lord with my afflicted Sister to beg you 'd save her Mother from the hard Death we hear she 'as doom'd her self Senn. I do design fair Ladies to prevent it but she 's so bent upon it I fear there 's no prevailing with her to lay the Thoughts aside let her to satisfie her Melancholy Humour appear in all the solemn Pomp us'd on such occasions and in the sight of all the lookers on I 'll interpose and save her Chouf May you be ever blest in all you wish for this kind Pity Aside Would I might die for her and loose this miserable Load of Life I bear Exeunt Enter Callapia Call This I have overheard most luckily thus far Success has crown'd my Designs The Brave that dare may always happy be Laugh at the Fates and baffle Destiny The End of the Second ACT. ACT III. Scene draws discovers the Body of Pechai laid on a Pile of Wood Callapia dress'd in white seated at the feet of Pechai's Body with a Garland of Flowers on her Head Sennorat Munzuffer Cemat at a distance Bebbemeah and Choufera in mourning Veils six Priests and two Women Two Priests and two Women sing the following Song First Priest HEnce you infernal Spirits come not near This sacred Pile let those pure Ashes rest His spotless Soul to the great God's most dear Ascend through these bright Flames up to the Blest Second Priest O Vespa place this Vrn safe from the reach Of the black Serpent of the House of Smoak Let his most pious Life Example teach The God of thousand Gods we thus invoke Chorus together Great Tanagoopoo hear our Prayer These Ashes take into thy Care Keep the foul Dragon in his Den The Enemy of Gods and Men. First Woman Thou that to Virgin-Prayers an Ear dost lend Sacred Amida Goddess of our Vow To thy chaste Care these Ashes we commend Thy Favour to our just Request allow Second Woman To Paradise his holy Soul convey What happy Spirits on the Good do wait Where the bright Sun makes an eternal Day Blessed for ever from the reach of Fate They all walk round the Pile singing this Chorus together and set fire to the pile with Torches which they have in their Hands all the time Ascend ye Flames up to the Skies We with it send our Prayers and Cries Great Tanagoopoo bow thine Ear Vouchsafe our Pray'rs and Tears to hear Chouf O save her save her from the raging Flames Senn. takes Call up by the Hand It is enough Callapia you have show'd your Kindness to your Husband surpassing far the common Love of Wives I must not let you die Call Will you not let me go to Paradise most barbarous Man She endeavours to break from him they all gather about her and hold her the Scene shuts behind them on the Pile Senn. Conduct her to her Chamber and there let 's labour all to give her quiet Exeunt all but Cemat who comes forward Cem. Ha ha ha you need not take such care of her she has out-done the very Original of Dissimulation I could e'en hug my self to see our thriving Plots go on so fast Are they coming They must not see me Absconds Enter Sennorat and Munzuffer Senn. She 's so immoderate in her Grief all Reasoning is in vain Munz. A little time will wear