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A34999
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The heroick-lover, or, The infanta of Spain by George Cartwright ...
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Cartwright, George, fl. 1661.
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Wing C694; ESTC R5678
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affect Admir Upon my word the matter you propose Is not so easly done as you suppose You 'le find a harder business without doubt Then you conceive to compass it about You must so many persons discontent Displacing them without the Kings consent That if you had no other rub alone ' T woo'd hinder your design from going on Selu If that be all we have not lost our hold So long as we can compass store of gold That joyn'd with a pretence that 's somewhat fair Will tempt the vulgar any thing to dare Admir That is 't is true the life and soul of war But with our King to wage it be it far From us who are his Subjects not his foes And are oblig'd to purchase his repose There may no doubt a better way be found To heal the Kingdom and make all things sound Then by so rude a course to let it blood If that the manner how we understood Zor But since the King refuses our request Which tendeth only to his Royal rest What other course can we conceive to take If not by force his Majesty to make Admir Intreat him twice or thrice and if that then He will not grant beseech him thrice agen A Subject ought to have no other sword To force his Prince then a submissive word If that will not prevail we ought to have Recourse to Heaven and his assistance crave To sweeten him and mollifie his heart It not belonging justly to our part Selu It by your favour does belong to those Which steer the State to punish all its foes Now if that he to save them will pretend We do not ill our selves for to defend Admir Do so but not with his own weapons then Nor so as misbecomes discreet States-men Zor What weapons else have we except the Law Which he esteems no more then a Jack Daw Because the Cardinal instructs him still That he shoo'd rule according to his will And know no other Law but what he makes When and so often as his fancy takes VVhom from his ear we must and will remove Though to the Kingdom it shall fatal prove You know it well enough if you'd but speak And us assist them of their wills to break As it does aptly in your power fall To aid us now as you are Admiral Admir Are you my Lord in earnest or in jest So strange I vow to me seems your request Zor My Lord I am in earnest 't were a crime In jesting now to spend away the time Admir No no I 'le not consent to such a thing VVhen namely so to do you 'de make me King VVere he a Tyrant or a Prince unjust It were no argument to break my trust Heaven on conditions gave him not to me Unless it were for me 't obedient be VVherefore I 'le faithful be be what he will He is my King and I his Subject still A tye so close and strong that one cannot Undo it well except he breaks the knot Selu 'T is not to break it for the Kingdoms good 'T is to preserve it and the Subjects blood VVe will maintain you in a thing so just Into our hands do but resign your trust VVhat can the King in his own person do VVithout his Subjects for to succour you 'T is not the name of King that makes him strong That only to his people does belong That Prince upon my word is most secure VVhich of his Subjects love is alwayes sure Think you that Heaven plac't on his head a Crown For to oppress and keep his people down No no you are deceiv'd if you think so The King is to himself the greatest foe Zor And you will be one of his greatest friends If you will help for to correct his sins There is no better way to take him down Then let him know who 't is upholds his Crown VVithout a King there is no question we May live if that we will most happily So cannot he without his Subjects live For it is they which to him life do give Admir Your Doctrine is of Devils I fear to name The words which you have utter'd without shame That I shoo'd help for to correct the King VVere he the worst of any living thing Or were his Royal soul more black then Hell Far be 't in me such wickedness shoo'd dwell Let Heaven who sees more clearly then we do And with less passion his correction shew To us who cannot judge of common things Does not belong the judgement of great Kings They shoo'd be like stars seated in the Sky Far from our reach though seeming near our eye Zor But in mean while wee 'le keep you in our reach Aâ—d to you better doctrine likewise teach Enter Guard and carry him to prison The third ACT the first Scene Enter Symphrona and Francina Symphro AH Heavens what change is this why weep you so Sweet Madam the occasion let me know Speak quickly then you kill me with delay My apprehension will no longer stay There 's something 'bout my Lord I 'le lay my life Which causes in your spirits this same strife Say is he kill'd or is he drown'd at Sea Or will he not no longer faithful be O how I bleed and how my soul 's in pain The reason of these tears from you to gain Fran. VVhy do I live or why have I the pow'r To keep this frame together for an how'r VVere it not better I were in my Tomb Then live and thus unfortunate become No doubt it were if Death woo'd be so kind To take me hence to ease my troubled mind Sym. Good Madam out with it what e're it be Me of a thousand thousand doubts to free Be 't what it will to speak it do not fear For I am ready and prepar'd to hear Fran. You know not what you say in saying so Unless the thing you certainly did know Can you be prepared of a friend To hear the story of his fatal end Sym. To be prepar'd to hear it is no sin So that no pleasure I do take therein But what mischance may 't be I cannot hear VVithout offence unto my chaster ear Dear Madam let me know it though I die And be partaker with the Destiny Fran. Then to be brief and make you understand VVhat I have heard from one that by did stand VVho had not then escapt this news to tell Had he not known to swim exactly well My brother had no sooner put to Sea VVith hope and joy to visit you and me But presently was spy'd not far to lurk A man of war belonging to the Turk Which made t'wards him with all their might and main Not doubting quickly but their prey to gain The Captain of his Ship who as I 'me told VVas Sea-man good enough and very bold Thought it more sure them striving to out-sail Then rashly hope by fighting to prevail His Vessel being small and so ill mann'd It 'gainst the other coo'd not likely stand And thereupon commanded all his