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A35284
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The history of Charles the Eighth of France, or, The invasion of Naples by the French as it is acted at His Highnesses the Duke of York's Theater / written by Mr. Crowne.
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Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712.
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1672
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the French Guards prevent Our other passage Heavens what is 't I see The Princess here blest opportunity Now now 's the time you run and aid the Prince You stay and help me to conveigh her hence They go out several ways Trivultio and a party towards Julia who shreiks and runs off the Stage crying murder At the same time clashing of Swords within is heard and immediately enter Charles defending Julia and pursued by Salerne Trivultio and his party Salerne beating down the Swords of Trivultio and the rest Sal. Vilanes retire I do'nt your succours need The Tyrant by my hand alone shall bleed Ch. Thou 'rt brave who e're thou art As Salerne and the rest are going about to assault Charles Enter Mompensier and a Guard rushing in on all sides of the Stage Crying Treason and assist Charles all assaulting Salerne who with Trivultio are forced off the Stage by Charles and the Guard after which Julia recovers her self from her surprize Jul. Oh Heavens in what confusions have I been With what my heart has felt my eyes have seen Sav'd by the King my ruin'd heart 's betray'd Into an ambush which my Stars have made Punisht for doting on an airy shape My enslav'd heart must never hope to ' scape Euph. Fate seems not By this surprize your flame to disapprove Rather exalts it to a generous love Jul. But all in vain Euph. A Princess young and fair Such youth and beauty's yours should ne're despair Jul. But when I love a Prince I ought to hate What passion can be more unfortunate Enter Charles as from the Chase of Salerne c. Jul. But see he comes my yielding spirits flye Help me Euphemen or I faint and dye Ch. Madam How much am I asham'd you find Such barbrous treatment here where I design'd You withall Honour should be entertain'd Giving commands that whilst you here remain'd My slaves the same respect to you should bear As if the King your father govern'd here But since my guards Did not this horrid vilany prevent Your own fair mouth shall name their Punishment Jul. Sir rather let Those slaves of ours if they are fled be sought Who ' gainst your life have this bold Treason wrought For Sir the horrid vilany th 'ave done I know my Royal brother will disown And punish too if he had so much power And though from the obliging Conquerour By all brave ways he will his Crown redeem For this great act He will his gen'rous enemy esteem Ch. Ah Madam though by my unhappy fate I 've been too much expos'd to your just hate And in pursuit of fame have been betray'd To all those wars I with the house of Arragon have made I now acknowledge I so vanquisht am That I for ever do renounce the name Of enemy And do repent the crimes my Sword has done And at your feet will lay the Crown I 've won Jul. Sir you know best your guilt or innocence I shall not judge you for your wrong pretence Let Heaven do that to whom our right is known But if my Brother e're regain his Crown The obligation now on us you have laid Shall be some gen'rous way by him repaid As Julia is going Charles proffers to lead her by the hand which she seems to refuse and withdraws her hand At the same time enters Isabella Isab As from my close retitement I withdrew Me thoughts wild noises from the Gardens flew And horrid cryes loud ecchos did repeat Has the proud Tyrant some disaster met Discovers Charles leading Julia within the Scenes Isab But ha the Tyrant and my Sister there Oh! cursed Vision quickly disappear I 'le charm you be you spirits bad or good I 'le rend your shapes I 'le circle you in blood Julia goes and Charles turns and sees Isabella Ch. Ha! The Dutchess Isabel Isab Yes Sir 't is I I fear I have disturb'd your privacy If so great Sir I do your pardon crave Ch. Madam for that you need no pardon have Since all the Palace is at your command Isab I 'm glad my liberty I understand But pray Sir On your fair Princess to'r apartment wait This kindness then we farther will debate Ch. Madam your councel I do well approve But none need teach me What duty I should pay to those I love Isab Thou lov'st Immortal powers with unmov'd brows Dar'st thou relate how thou contemn'st thy vows Ch. The vows To Isabel of Arragon I made To Millanes Dutchess ought not to be paid Isab But Millanes injur'd Dutchess shall chastise Th' inconstant Prince that dares her love despise Heavens thou inflamâ—st me to so great a rage that nothing but thy bloud shall it asswage Ch. Good Madam what should this great passion mean Is it because you have inconstant been And now into a fit of rage are flown To hide those faults which you disdain to own Isab Tyrant I never did a crime commit But when my heart did to thy love submit Thy love Thy hate thy scorn for which I now Would stab that heart which would so poorly bowe And with false Meteors so deluded be But that I live to have revenge on thee Ch. Madam first seek revenge on your own scorn Which vainly slighted Crowns you might have worn And your preposterous pride did in my stead Advance a puny lover to your bed Whose little Coronet Isab Preposterous pride Ch. Yes when for Millane France should be deny'd Isa Thou fir'st my bloud I 'm rackt with grief and shame Wouldst thou have had me stay and court thy flame Thy feign'd addresses did not I receive And for thy loytring flame in silence grieve Waiting the motion of thy painted fire Till modesty compel'd me to retire Then by a thousand differing passions lead Was I not forc'd into that Princes bed By such commands I durst not disobey And by distractions of more power then they And now of him and all my friends bereft The Kingdom lost and no assistance left Opprest both by thy falshood and thy Sword Dost thou such recompence as this afford Ch. Madam Isab No more no more insulting Prince Treat nor a Lady with this insolence Is this your valour mighty King t' oppress A poor afflicted Princess in distress Go hide thy head with shame and with some fear For know thy fall thy fall proud King is near Th' ast rob'd me of all my friends Thou shalt not rob me of my courage too I will do more then all our Troops could do The glory of our house I 'le yet regain And all thy Laurels in thy bloud I 'le stain Exit Ch. Alas poor Lady I her pain perceive She sees 't is vain for her old scorn to grieve And now to soften her remorslless fate Flatters her self with pride revenge and hate But see Mompensier here Enter Momp And by his looks do some ill tydings bear Mom. Ah Sir The bearer of ill news I 'm forc'd to be Not only the actors of this vilany Have scap'd our hands and
when fortune do's remove All I esteem my Glory Crown and love And which encreases my impatience more By Charles's gallantry I 'm triumph'd o're Who gives me freedom but to make me wear Those hated Chains no Royal mind can bear Soft Musick within Ferd. Ha! would they flatter my imperious grief These fond diversions give but small relief Asc Ah Sir for Heavens sake Enter Ascanio in hast Ferd. What hast thou seen Asc An airy fantome or the Cyprian Queen Listening to find whence these soft airs should come I chanc'd to look in an adjoyning room And saw two shapes lean on a silken bed They seem'd too fair and lively for the dead And if in some transport I have not been They are Irene and the Cyprian Queen Ferd. Thou dream'st Or else their disturb'd spirits wander here To pursue me their guilty murderer Ferd. and Asc go out The Scene is drawn and Cornelia and Irene are presented asleep upon a Couch and at their feet Sylvia The King and Ascanio enter Ferd. What is 't I see I dye with high surprize Some fair enchautment do's delude my eyes And in a Vision do's my Queen restore In all the beams her living beauty wore Asc Surely they live or else the waves and wind Has all their beauties faithfully resign'd Ferd. The lovely Vision strikes a Sacred awe Into my Soul Let 's near the Altar draw Where the fare shape enshrin'd in beauty lyes Lest it too quickly vanish from our eyes Ferd. and Asc go to the Couch and kneeling kiss the Hands of Cor. and Iren. Ferd. She gently breaths her hand is soft and warm This cannot be some fair deceitful charm With all the devout rev'rence which we pry Into some grear and sacred Mystery I 'le draw the Scene which from my longing sight Vainly conceals a Mystery so bright Wake my ador'd Cornelia wake and see Impatient Ferdinand upon his knee Watching to see thy eyes their light display Like devout Persians for the dawning day Cor. and Iren. wake Cor. Where am I now Bless me the powers divine What voice is that that calls Ferd. Fair Queen 't is mine Cor. The King Ferd. Your poor adorer one that dyes With the high rapture of excessive joys What kind power sent you here on Angels wings To bless the world and save the lives of Kings Cor. That gentle power of pity which we find Sways in the Empire of each gen'rous mind I was inform'd you did my death bemone And now you 've lost both freedom and a Throne I thought 't was cruelty To let a meer delusion ask a share Of tears when real grief had none to spare Ferd. Oh! What a melting joy o're flows my breast Like drooping flowers with morning Dew opprest But Heavens How did you scape the fatal day Cor. We in another Galley got away To the next shore where in a Grove we stay'd Till fields and plains were gloomy as the shade Then all in darkness solitude and fear We wander'd on the shore we knew not where Still trembling at each little noise we heard Til near the morn we met some of the Guard Of whom I beg'd safe conduct to the Town And though they knew me not yet I must own They shew'd me all the due respect became My sexes honour and their Nations fame And brought me here where I decreed to stay For some few hours and sail by break of day When by a message from me you had known That all was well and I in safety gone Ferd. Ah! will you shew me Heaven in all its light And then for ever close it from my sight Cor. Alas Sir you attempt a vain design Only to wed your miseries to mine Suppose I should so kind and yielding prove Only t' oblige your importuning love W' are of our Crowns bereft where should we flye In what dark Cave should we obscurely die Ferd. Madam forgive me that without a Throne My bold pretences I still dare to own But if th' ador'd Cornelia lov'd like me A Cell or Grotto would a Kingdom be Asc Now my Irene we are blest again The joys through so much danger we obtain Let us preserve As one would the rich treasure which he saves By unexpected aid from Rocks and Waves Iren. You know my heart is yours but we must wait Our Princes fortunes and th' events of fate An alarm Ferd. Whence is this Asc There 's some contention grown I fear 'twixt the French Army and the Town But see the Princess Enter Julia with a Guard Jul. Ah Royal Brother as e're For being great and good you 'd honour'd be Go save the life of your brave enemy Who midst slain Guards do's now forsaken stand Whilst barb'rous Traytors do his life demand And using your great name for their pretence Do act their Treasons with high insolence This from the Palace eastern Towre I 've seen Where by his Guards I have protected been Ferd. This is bold Salerne and my Sister too Her fond revenge and malice to pursue Jul. My Sister is too faulty in 't I fear But be not Sir too much displeas'd with her You know whence her high passion do's arise Spare her and her bold followers chastise Ferd. I go with passion Madam I implore To Cor. You will not leave us in this fatal hour Nor take away the aid your presence brings As sent from Heaven in the support of Kings Cor. Sir 't is so generous To save your Royal foe in his distress That in that cause I wish you all success Ferd. Sir I commit the Ladies to your Guard To one of the Guard Ex. Ferd. and Asc Your Loyal service shall not want reward As the Guard is conducting out the Ladies they are met by Mompensier who enters in bast Momp Hold Hold The Ladies must not move from hence This place alone is left for their defence The enrag'd Dutchess strives to seize the Towre And w 're too few to guard it from her power VVhat more is done I could not understand But to an Officer I gave command Enter an Officer The news To bring the news and see he 's here Off. All 's well King Ferdinands's leap'd into the throng And like a god drives all the crowd along The Dutchess has receiv'd a wound in fight And to the Domo ta'ne a speedy flight Momp Blest news I 'le on the Battlements and see The valiant Kings pursue their victory But see another comes in hast Enter another Messenger 2. Off. Undone undone VVith all your Guards to th' Kings assistance run The Town is all with Troops of Bandits fill'd Lead by a Traytor to whom all parties yield And the mock title of a King do's bear And with success pursues us every where Cor. Oh Heavens Cor. Jul. seem to saint and are suported by their women Momp runs out as to the Kings assistance enter Ferdinand with a Guard chasing Salerne Sal. Oh curse and is my glory thus betray'd Ferd. Help help the King I do