Venetus who first broke the Ice in describing of those parts Monst l. 5. Cosmogr Ortelius Mercator c. 6 BAHAMAN A Prince that had reason to wish as ill to the Persian as any of the rest and deserves to live again in a Tragedy his story is briefly this About fifty years since King Meleck Bahaman raigned in Larry Joon a small and craggy territory in the straits of Mount Taurus his onely aâ—me tending to preserve his birth right and that his grey hairs might go in peace to an eternall dormitory but Abbas the victorious Persian set wholly upon conquest and now at leasure having subdued Hyrcania pretâ—nded that this mountainous Prince took opportunity to â—ansack his Caravans anticipate his progresse to the Caspian Sea c. Reasons though but conjecturall of foâ—ce enough to make Abbas send Methiculi with 30000 chosen men against him Bahaman hearing it plants Garrisons in places of defence leaves the rest being not able to take the field secures himself his Queen their two Sons and 10000 Souldiers in his Castle of Ryna before which inaccessible fortress when the Persian came despairing by reason of its incredible height and perpendicular ascent to expugne it he turns force to fraud desires a parley presents offertures of amity sâ—conds them with presents and strong invitations to the aged King to come down as well to banquet as strike a league with him engaging all the Gods he knew for his safety which strong allurements so wrought upon the old King as he broke through all the teares perswasions and prayer of his Queen Sonnes and Souldiers strongly carryed by his destiny to the Enemies Tent where indeed he was feasted all day but deteyned prisoner at night then summons the Persian the two young Princes to yeeld the Castle and descend or their Father should die they refuse the Persian assaults is forc'd to retreat with losse so sore to his Army that it mutined and vow'd to return home the Generall knowing his Masters severity considered that to return without victory were to run into the nooze first he releases Meleck Bahaman perswades him he used this discourtesie but to try him and gives him his choice of returning up to his Sonnes or perswading them to come down too and seal the easie Articles a Copy of which were with their Fathers doting Letters sent up to them the Souldiers disswade them from crediting the Persian but the Queen to enjoy her husband provoked them down where they are entertain'd with all the greatnesse and feign'd affection that so great an intended treachery could devise whilst they were here congratulating with their Father the Generall then in company at sight of a private token three Souldiers in an instant whipt off their heads with their Scimiters and ere it was divulg'd abroad by inviting the Queene and the rest by counterfeit seals and tokens to come down and partake of their joyes for the new contracted league they made them descend and yeeld the Castle some of which received destruction others mercy Herbert p. 110. c. 7 The Arabian the last of the Persians Enemies that I here recount though not the least against whom our Mirza expressed most heroick prowesse in distressing of their Bassora among other atchievements a Towne where Tygris and Euphrate empty themselves into the gulph of Persia. Herb. 8 Set equal with the Gods Plutarch writes that the Persians honour their King as the Image of the God of nature his words are these recounting that Themistocles desired Colonell Artabanus to help him to the presence of the King he makes him answer thus Amongst all the good Lawes and Customes we have we esteem this above the rest to reverence and honour our King as the image of the God of nature who keepeth all things in their perfect life and state wherefore if thou wilt fashion thy selfe after our manner to honour the King thou maist both see him and speak with him but if thou hast any òther mind then must thou use some third person as thy meane Plut. in vita Themist Justinus lib. 2. Ismenias being sent by the Thebans after their defeat of the Lacedaemonians at the battel of Leuctres into Persia to King Artaxerxes to desire his compliance being commanded to keel to the King he let fall his Ring at his feet and stooped to â—ake it up whereby it was thought of some that he did it to kneel to the King Pâ—utarch in vita Artaxerx 9 And as ador'd as is the Sunne our Brother That the Persians adored the Sun is as clear as the Sun if any doubts it to be informed he needs but open any Book that treats of that Kingdome but to point to one let him consult Justines first Book there where he treats of the fortunate choice of Darius Sonne of Hystaspis to the Monarchy his horse which beast they hallow to the sun seeming first to salute their rising God see more in the seventh Note upon the second Act. That the Kings of Persia yet took upon them so great state as to claim kindred to this adored Planet I find by their inscriptions and directions of Letters and Pattents Sapores Sonne to Mizdates Monarch of Persia in the yeaâ—e after our Saviour 315. wâ—ote thus to Constantius the Empeâ—our I Sapores King of Kings equal to the starres and Brother to the Sunne and Moon c. And Chozroes Father of Ormizda who ruled Persia Anno Dom. 542. Enstiles himselfe thus to the Emperour Mauritius I Chozroes great King of Kings Begler beg or Lord of Lords Ruler of Nations Prince of peace salvation of men among the Gods a man good and ever among men a God most glorious the great conquerour arising with the Sunne giving lustre to the night a Hero in discent c. As blustring and blasphemous Titles and Epithites gives the great Turk to himself as witnesseth M. Sandys Tra. l 1. p. 47. Nor do any of these Oriental Monarch go less everyone thinking himself greatest so good opinions have they of themselves for particulars see Herb. p. 129.130 10 Higher then that in Spawhawn Spawhawn though it stands in Parthia is the imperiall City of all the Persian Monarchy and the best built 't is by some called Spaan by others Spahan Jespaa and Hispahan as their severall Dialects concord in her infancy she was called Dura but whether that Dura wherein Nebuchadnezzar erected his golden Coloss I know not the ancient Greeks called it Hecatompiles from its hundred Gates as the Isle of Crete Hecatompolis as having so many Cities the Persians Hyperbolically term her for her greatnesse Half the world though her circuit is not now much above nine English miles and in that the better halfe is Gardens her form is near round like Paris the number of inhabitants 300000. at most In this City is a monument of our Abbas his mercilesse cruelty being a Pillar compact of severall heads of men Antilopes Bucks Goats Buffols Elephants and Camels 't is at the base about
secret MAHOMET ALLYBEG SELEUCUS I Need not tell thee my SELEUCUS what Hast secrecy and care must wait youâ— journey Attend Duke ELâ—HEE first but privately And with my letters give him high salutes To work in him a confidence of me When you have obtain'd Audience of the Prince Note with what gust he takes his call to court And ere he be upon the way be sure I have a Post t' inform me of the minute I may expect him here that his arrivall Anticipates not my provision for it Sel. My Loâ—d no part of your instructions shall Be unobserv'd and what my care can more Rely upon Maâ— Be happy This will prove His faith and diligence and those shall be The rules by which I 'l further trust or slight him All tooles are not for greatest works they must Be try'd and ' bide the tryall must be made Staves in the ladder we ascend a Throne by MAHOMET-ALLY-BEG BELTAZAR HAil my Lord BELTAZAR what you are going To take possession of your new command I wish your journey and that too prosperous You know you have a friend in Court and I Assure my self of one now in the Army Bel. That your assurance will never fail you The King expecteth your Attendance Mah. I Am with his grace already Adieu my Lord. BELTAZAR HOw quick's this Jack of state if this my journey And th' whole project be not a web of his I misse my mark The Prince is grown too great And must be fear'd and presently remov'd Not 'cause he is too great for ABBAS but For ALLY-BEG But this I must not see Because I cannot help Should I suggest it Unto the Prince 't were but to fall with him I 'le rather save my self and try if I Can keep an even Path 'twixt the two hills 'T is beâ—ter give way to then resist ills And raging Lions of too horrid might To be withstood by force of Law or right The Prince must fall his ruines will be great Enough many lesse Princes to create Why may not I be one of those so from A River stop't many small runs do stream Vertue I love thee but with thee to stand Were now to fall ' Yet what the King commands That word makes Vertue or at least Law for he Can do no wrong since 'gainst himself't must be And to the willing nothing's injury How ere 't is wisdom to obey They who Will rise at Court must not dispute but do CHORUS O Misery of greatest states Obnoxious to unconstant Fates ' Great and good Persons well may be From guilt but not from envy free They that stand high in Publique trust Expect the forked arrowes must Of such below as deem their parts Lesse in employment then deserts These vapours yet may hap ore fly So long as the helm is guided by Temperate Spirits and severe Judges that both know and dare And whilst that Kings will in things high Their action to good counsell tie And not by single advise be led o th' passionate unsalted head But since that flattery and ease Crept into Princes Palaces 'T is dangerous to be good or great For such the Court 's a slippery seat Nor is it safe for Subjects since Too too much t' oblige their Prince With mighty service that exceed The Power of his noblest meed For whom he cannot well reward He 'l find occasion to discar'd To which many a Parasite His easie nature wil excite Things sold to riot that still swell With envy 'gainst such as do well Because their glory blazing higher Then theirs ecclipses their false fire So must he for their private ends Divest himself of his best friends Nor so their humour 's fed care they If he and his become a prey To 's greatest foâ— 'gainst whom their care Defâ—nd him neither can nor dare These are those ear-wiggs to a King ' Then hostile foes more ruine bring As Ivy seems the blooming spray T' adorn but sucks his heart away So do they rob their Prince of 's heart In making him his duty ' invert And the best Government Monarchy Degenerate into Tyranny Perswading him his single will His Realms are made but to fulfill They make a wolfe thus of whom Heaven To th' flock hath for a shepheard given The Sun they might as truly say Is vested with his flaming Ray To scorch and not assist the Earth With gentle warmth to naturall birth The Flatterer merits worse of you O Kings then whose pale Poisons brue They kill but single Princes he Assassinates even Monarchie Leave then with beasts your sportive war Or hunt no beast but th' Flatterer Act. 2. MIRZA DOe Fortuâ—e doe frown on that th' world may see My constant Vertue can orecome even thee And when thou pour'st out with full sea thy spite Swim with more strength against the angry tide Conspire with the Foe that not to you The honour may but to my self be due But if thou bee'st the Mistresse of the world From whose mad wheel all our events are hurl'd Thank thee for being coy It will improve The pleasure of the Conquest and my love Slight favours are not for a Princes ware The foulest ground the fairest crop doth bear ' In a dull calm a child may play with th' helm ' But he 's a Pilot can outride a storm Raise raise them then let loose the winds to rage And let this tumour with that warfare wage Block up the way that to Fames Palace lies To give my spirit nobler exercise Why am I more observ'd and courted too Then other men unlesse I more can do And suffer more 'T is not enough to be But born a Prince our greatest Royaltie Lies in our Acts if we have greatest parts ' In reverence let 's have so in deserts And though the bravest souldier at this day The whole worlds terrour under me in pay Did never hear me saying yet go thee Where slaughter highest rag'd but follow me Yet could he stronglier 'gainst the Torrent swim Of War then I I 'd yield my Palme to him But Counsell must direct each martiall feat Uncounsel'd force is crush'd with its own weight ELCHEE PAGE I Study nothing here so much as how to merit your hâ—gh favour and do something Reading Mahomets letters to him may fix me strong in your desired friendship WHy this to me that never yet could gain More then a quarter face thus or perhaps An over shoulder look from this great MAHOMET This sole ingrosser of the royall aspect To me this a disgrac'd cast Courtier Sure this is more then complement yet not scorn It lookes like serious He has his ends if he But speaks or bowes or nods to any man His very looks and smiles are all design Had I best meet his courtesie half way Or shun it as a snare Sure he thinks not Me cheap enough to be his instrument In a low matter and in great his craft Has not enough of confidence in me I 'le not embarque too far yet still
Brass and what Wilt thou sayes she that hast given up thy name To me go wanton in the Courts soft pleasures When yet the field is cover'd with thy Army And new attempts resolv'd Alk. Heare heare her sir. Mâ—r. Then filial duty calls loud from the Temple T' obey is your chiefe honour the contrary Would fix more staines upon your Name then all The Ottoman blood could you set it a Tilt Could ever wash away O strait who sayes not To go is Cowardize to stay Rebellion Ema Excuse me sir were it not blasphemy 'Gainst our great 7 MITHRA to say the Sun wants light When he doth but keep state in gloomy dayes No no your Highness have possess'd the world Enough with your known valour now no spot Will stick to you besides who knows your business Your Highness going may be necessary And so your journey give more honour to you Then kicking ope this Towns Gates with your foot Met. O' th' other side some handsome excuse may Give satisfaction to the King till this Design be over and not incur displeasure Ema It may so yet why should our Lord the Prince Run that hazard his stay may do him hurt In losing th' opportunity of some Action Sure of concernment else the King would not Have sent knowing the weight of his work here Or worse it may provoke his Fathers anger At least suspition His going cannot harm him This Plot is so contriv'd as we may act it Nor need the common Souldier know he 's gone Put one into his Armour to disguize it When he is there if the affair be urgent 'T is well he went if not he may return To us before the Action Mâ—r. I 'm confirm'd Obedience possesses me all over I le up and down again quick as your thought If I be forc't to stay go on and prosper But duty bears me not faster to him Then Love and honour shall again to you And so adieu my Lords Ema Heaven keep your Highness Elc. Go safe Met. And safe return Hyd. And well as safe BELTAZAR EMANGOLY ELCHEE METHICVLI Hâ—DASPVS ALKAHEM MATZED BENEFIAN HAil my Lord Duke of Shiras Ema My Lord BELTAZAR What wind wast drave hither trow In secret Elc. No good one You may be confident Bel. Save you my Lords Ema O my apprehensive soul I 'd give Aside An eye my Lord the Prince were here again Bel. 'T is thus in short my Lords His Majestie Dreading some sickness growing strong upon him Hyd. He was in health even now Aside Alk. Stay sir observe Bel. Thought good to send down for his Sonne the Prince The staffe of his old age to be about him And has done me the honour to command me Hither to stand in joynt Commission over Th' Army with you My Lord EMANGOLY My honour'd Colleague Ema Your standing is my fall Aside Bel. My Lords methinks I see and grieve to see Something like Discontent in all your faces Ema I 'm justly proud sir to be joyned with So eminent a Vertue but this in this Conjuncture of time I think was ill advis'd Now when the Army is neer worried out In a long war to tear their darling from them Will rellish ill Ben. I 'l up and turn Platonick Met. And I Stoick Mat. I le to my Farm and there They whisper Sow Mustard-seed the Prince gone farewell Arms. Elc. This is a trick the Prince nere dreamt of it Alk. A bait to lure him up and lodge him O. Ema My Lord his Highness ere we lost him laid The Plat-form of a Plot to gain this City By a surprize till that be done wil't please you To keep close your Commission lest th'novelty Disturbs the Action Bel. Sir I 'l be advis'd In this and all things by your better judgement Met. We all do know our duties let 's attend them Ema Go then my Lords I 'l follow or I thinke We had as good let this adventure fall 'T was but to please the Prince Bel. Sir as you please I 've some dispatches those over I am yours EMANGOLY ELCHEE METHICULI HYDASPUS ALKAHEM MATZED BENEFIAN THe Prince call'd up to stay and one sent down To take his place and that a Courtier too Plot of some Turk to ruine Persia By striking her good Genius Impudent head Worthy a thousand thunderbolts that durst Once mention it why stay we in the Army There 's not a Captains place now to be given But some Court-Madam must dispose it to Perhaps some little leg'd Gentleman-Usher Ben. Or decay'd Stallion Elc. Though we toil'd and sweat To purchase honour for the Prince we will not That BELTAZAR shall share with us Ema Shall I Be coupled now after so many Triumphs With a Court Spaniell I 'le let the Turk in first Say my good Lords what can you shrug and fawn And complement your Generall is a Courtier Now you must fight in method exercise Your men as in a Dance Met. Pox let all fall Hyd. Best call MOZENDRA back and le ts do nothing Mat. But mutiny Elk. Or at beâ—t raise the Siege Ema The shame wil not be ours but the dul Kings That knowes â—ot how to prize a worthy Son Omneâ— With all our hearts Met. Let'â—hold together then And we are safe Ema You are an Oracle The King shall know that nothing shall be done Lesse we be pleas'd and have again his Son BELTAZAR SELEUCUS SELEUCUS is thy Post upon his wings T' inform thy master of the Princes coming Sel. My Lord I have dispatch'd him Bel. Prethee stay him For my Packet Sel. My Lord I 'l after him Bel. Do so and then the King shall know he must not Pull down his Son and let these great ones stand That are but his dependents pieces of him They 're grown too great to obey any but Their Prince and will not brook my rising ore them And yet to speak my conscience they 're but honest And do but what I should yet now that is not The way to thrive and so may well be lov'd And wished but not practis'd without losse As he that fells an Elm must also fell The Ivy Vine and under shrubbs that dwell Beneath his shade and cling in loving sort About his bole some but for their support Some to suck sap from him So who 'd remove A Prince or great man strong i th' Peoples love Must strike his followers too A mighty man Doth never fall alone no more then can The beams and columns of a Palace and The Rafters and the sparrs unmoved stand CHORUS WHat dire effects evill Counsell workes Even to unhinging greatest states It doth allure with specious baits But underneath foul Poison lurkes The Prince to please a factious few Must rob himself even of his best Of friends and discontent the rest Which he may ever after rue This happens when the Princes ear Is open droâ—n'd in soft delight Unto the bosom Favorite Or undermining Flatterer How hard and difficult a thing Almost above the power of man Or
Abb. Doe and SELEUCUS hast thee down to 23 Larr Be happy in thy Government let us know What 's fit more to be done there and how they Take this great change of state Sel. I will my Leige SELEUCUS YOu soon will know what you have done and what You should have left undone whâ—n 't is too late What Prince would have disarm'd himself of so Trusty a strâ—ngth and to his watchfull â—oâ— Laid himselfe open thus but one in whom Strict justice would have that impartiall doom Of Tyrants to be proved Him whom fate Meanes to destroy she doth infatuate MIRZA PAGE FARRABAN Blinded and led by his Page THe empty nothing of our worldly greatnesse Pag. O that your trusty Scimiter had stuck Acrosse my heart when I depriv'd you of it Arm'd but with that the Sons of earth had felt Their brothers fortune that made head 'gainst JOVE Mir. Remember it no more sweet youth alas Hell and dire Treason call'd call'd in the voyce Of love the fiend ith'Cherubins disguize Safest disguize but cruellest I came led By powerfull Fate to my destruction And this by chance the wrathfull Powers made joyne To pluck me down So To a falling man Every thing gives a thrust to hast his ruine Who 's that Pag. 'T is FARRABAN your Goaler sir. Mir. The Devills setting Dog guide me but to him My wrathfull arms shall crush out his black soule Pag. Alas Sir your revenge is toothlesse hear him 'T will lesse exasperate Far. NYMPHADORA sir Your Princesse comes to see you Mâ—r. Can that name Come in thy mouth and not convert thee wretch MIRZA NYMPHADORA SOFFIE IFFIDA PAGE O Heavens and has the Kite got that Dove too Into his fangs the Gods have sure forgot All justice and hurle plagues about at random Nym. Goodness what do I see O that I still Did not onely dreame O Iff. Ah! alas sweet Madam She 's swounded help me DORIDO Mir. What Tyrant Frighted to see the Prince blind she swounds They chafe her Planet did rage not raign at my curs'd birth Too cruell heavens to ply me thus with wounds Do harsh JOVE do shoot shoot again but know If thou spendst many Darts upon me more Thou 'lt soon disarm thy selfe Is not my woe Enough without addition of hers To sink me to the Centre Lead O lead me To her my comfort once but now my sorrow That I may revive her with fervent kisses Or mix with hers my dying breath Pag. Take heed sir. Mâ—â— O NYMPHADORA speak thy MIRZA calls Still MIRZA and still thine O speak speak quickly Lest griefe before thou speak'st puts me past hearing My name was once belov'd and powerfull with thee Nym. Who O who calls me from the pleasant shades Mir. Thy MIRZA dearest 't is thy MIRZA calls thee Nym. O the vast power of that Charm where is he Bless me what see I Heavens let me returne To that sweet Grove there stood my MIRZA for me Glorious and bright and I le to him againe Iff. Alas She 's gone againe sweet SOFFIE Speake to her Mir. Ah! and is he here too Sof Madam ah Madam SOFFIE never ask'd Ought yet of you in vaine Mir. Heaven is proud T' have got so pure a soule and vowes to keep it Iff. Here comes poor FATIMA too Sof Madam FATIMA MIRZA SOFFIE NYMPHADORA FATIMA IFFIDA PAGE O ye infernall Powers your conquest is Compleat ore me why kill you me no faster But crucifie me thus with lingring tortures I 'l do 't my selfe and never be beholding To you for my last rest 24 BAâ—AZET'S Cage Arm'd him with high resolves my woe 's as great As powerfull Fat O Gods Pag. Sir sir the Princesse Hâ— throwes himself downe and beâ—ts hâ—s head on the fâ—oâ—re Sweet FATIMA cling you to him to hinder His violence to himselfe Fat O eyes what see you Sof O choice of bitter sights Fat Wer'nt one enough To break so soft a heart as mine O Father O Mother whither shall I turne me first Which first bewaile or add my losse to yours O that I could redeem his life with mine Sof Or I with my blood randsome hers 't would be A noble payment for the breath she lent me Mâ—r. Oh oh Nym. Ah! what strong groans are those Sof 'T is MIRZA dies Madam 't is MIRZA dies Infected with your griefe Nym. No Mâ—RZA is Immortall as his Vertue O what cheats Are these even now I left him in â—lizium Yet now I find him here squallid and bloâ—dy As in my dream Iff. Madam put off your fright Assist now his recovery Nym. O my MIRZA Which wound shall I first kiss here this or that In silent streams below now dost thou bath Thy bleeding wounds but ah why dost thou seek To wash them any where but in my eyes See! see they flow These tears when once I dropt Into thy hurts when thou cam'st hot from conquest Thou didst call balme Ah! they are still as warm As clear and flow as free See see I 'de weep All my whole moisture into cures couldst thou But feel it yet I 'l weep because thou dost not Ah ah thou dost not Thou art now possess'd Of thy fresh Grove and there to fame deliver'st Thy Nâ—MPHADORA'â— Name or on the rind Of some faire Tree perhaps thou now ingrav'st it Then hugg'st thou the fresh bark and askest pardon For wounding it with thy beloved Letters O'wake ' wake dearest and embrace the substance Mâ—â— Where O-where am I Fat O thank Heaven he lives NYâ— Th' art in my Arms thy Nâ—MPHADORA'S Aâ—mes Where O that thou hadst ever been or now At least may ever be Mâ—â— No no I am not I 'm in the Torrid Zone right O right under The vehement Line Water-O-water quickly What Devill has in my sleep thrown me to Affrick O for a River though 't were Acheron Or Sâ—yx its selfe to bath in Nym. Alas he burns He 's high in a strong feavour Iff. Madam that Will find an easie cure get him to rest That 's the first step to health in a distemper Mâ—r. Ah me What COLCHIS what Thessalian Hag Thus tortures me poor wretch with Magick charms And boyles my guts in such a scorching flame Melting my marrow as her wax dissolves Nym. Alas dear Prince best try to rest my Lord. Mâ—r. To Lybâ—an Lions TITAN is more mild Then thus to rage VULCAN feeles no such heat At 's glowing forge Neither is Aetna's selfe So scalding when she vomits burning coles Nym. O I will sigh my soul to air to cool thee Mâ—r. O who put HERCULES shirt on me I feel The poison work and all my veins boyl high With Centauâ—'s blood Fat That I could weep till like AEGIRIA I thaw'd into a fountain To cool him Sof Might I ACIS like melt to a stream Mâ—r. Pretty obedience Fortunate PROMETHEUS Though thy eternall entrailes still should feed A thousand Eagles the kind Caucasus Benums with cold O that I might with thee Vnder that hill handle eternall frost Roul in
you then But do what JOVE shall envy and wish his You 'l hold the second place Lievtenant General Elc. Yes Mah. Then what friends can you oblige to us Elâ— I le try them all but MATZED young BENEFIAN And Stout MOZENDRA I promise to my selfe Mah. Those are sure cards what banks have you ith'City Will push out freely to a contribution These publick works need many private purses Elc. Some we shall find Mah. The beautious FLORADELLA Has promis'd largely her I have ingaged We shall proceed the merrier for the Ladies Elc. We 'l give them back their gold to buy their silence Mah. The best way to assure our selves of that Is to engage them deep enough we need them To work their friends and to augment our treasure All wars are chargeable but civil most And we that mean the publick good must not ' Lie heavie on the people I intend A guard of horse my Government of Shiras Will bear it out thither I have sent SELEVCVS To govern Larr and raise three Regiments there Of horse one two of foote This Cittadell Is mine and that is all that readily Could give me any trouble another force I le pick up here the Town and Country swarm With casheer'd souldiers thirsting for employment Elc. My Lord what if I levyed in 3 Hircania Mah. 'T is fit call all your friends about you here To cast your strength up but avoid all listing Listing is dangerous in secret Plots One paper lost discovers all take only The great ones names and what they promise trust to Elâ— We can have no resistance suddenly The first must be by forreiners call'd in Nor can the King trust to those mercenaries Nor will the Persian like their comming in Besides My Lord our powers may be ready To be with us ere they can reach the fronâ—iers How ere they 'l hinder the Kings levies there Mah. Thou art my Oracle of war Elc. But why May we not seize the King and cut the fear Of all resistance off the Princes friends Are ours already the rest we 'l find or make so Mah. Of that at our next Councell mean time work Your friends as I will mine but above all Provide what money and what armes you can Who has the gold shall never want the man Elc. Enough Farewell my Lord my good Lord Generall MAHOMET-ALLYBEG HOw shall I fall in love with mine own parts That have so conn'd all cunning mistique Arts On every side have I set wheeles a going Shall work my purpose with their own undoing Torches shall spend themselves to give me light Stages for me to climb by to my heighâ— Then down go they then my hot credulous Lord And then my fine soft wench will I discard The Lovers and the Courtiers Master-piece And the states-mans dissimulation is High favour and sure friendship to pretend To him whose Throat he 'l cut to gain his end This must he do will rise and then its best To swear most love when he intends it least OLYMPA FLORADELLA EARINA â—LOE THis and much more we 'l do to let men see That we can help as well as they to save A sinking State Flo. And happy are we Madam In putting obligation on the present And future ages For this act the Prince The Princesse SOFFIE nay the King shall call us Their Patronessâ—â— that did timely bring An arme to save them from their hasting ruines Ear. Children unborn and Priests not yet begotten Shall sing our names upon high festivalls Oly. And many a happy Pen shall toyle to keep Our memories as fresh when time himselfe Grows old and halts as now our beauties are Ear. But why sha'nt we improve the debt the State Owes us by injoying offices and sitting In councell with the men Flo. Madam y' are happy In that conceit Indeed we are fram'd by nature With th'same parts o' th mind for th'exercise Of vertue as men be Ear. And if men boast Such exellencies it is reason to think Those no lesse excellent of whom they are Since timerous Doves did never yet hatch Eâ—gles But men and beasts and all the whole creation Inherit th'minds and spirits of their Parents Flo. 'T is no hard task to patern in our sex All excellent things that ever men performed Not arts excepted nor that active valour That lift so many Demi-gods to heaven 4 The valiant Amazons are proof enough Ear. Nor do others fairnesse take away their force Oly. True vertu's not oblig'd to live with beards Alone she may chuse the smoother edifice But the rough part of vertue skill in armes I am content to let the men ingrosse 4 I have no mind to lose a breast to wear A shield the better Yet state offices And to be Counsellors would become us well Our Witts are sharpest and we fittest made For Embassies as having smoothest tongues Flâ— And should our Rhetorick fail we 'l but employ Our lookes to plead and conquer with our eyes Olâ— Besides the novelties and varieties We meet ith'state will yeeld us strange delight Ear. We 'l have them both the Buffe and Fur shall be A new and fashionable dresse and every Lady appear a PALLAS with an Aegis Vpon her breast Flo. This Madam and what else Our Cabinet thoughts can dictate to us shall be All in our powers Ear. Pluralitie of husbands Would be thought on Flo. Yes and Seraglâ—o's too For downy peachy chins This and all elâ—e If we but ply the work There 's Madam OMAY Is worth the winning who has interest in her Oly. There has been long a league between us strong Enough I hope to make her hear reason from me Far. She has her share too of ambition that Will work Flo. Ambition Madam what are we Without it 't is necessary as beauty To a great Lady Ear. What sounds high in others And is pride is but needfull state in us And the true knowledge of our selves Flo. She 's rich And young and handsome and you say ambitious Then She 's well qualified Ear. Handsome in troth At first she presents well but then she loses Her selfe presently Flo. She does indeed what now Clo. Madam my Lord. â—n secret Oly. Well Madam your great friend Expects you Flo. No. Oly. Come come deny him do Ear. Well we all know our parts and will noâ— loiter Flo. The pains will pay it selfe Now where's my Lord MAHOMET-ALLYBEG FLORADELLA HEre where he would be Dearest in thy armes The Centre my soul tends to Flo. Welcome ah Welcome hither as conquest to the souldier Mah. How do the Ladies take thy proposition Flo. as their best wishes Mah. Good good ELCHEE too Has swallow'd the hook and promis'd his Allies I feel the Crown warm on my head already My guard is rais'd I want but the Kings license For their attendance for that plead thou strongly Possesse him wiâ—h the need of 't for my safetie This last service having pul'd envie on me Flo. It shall be granted or I 'le lowre the dotard
proud foes â— that have so inlarg'd his Territories And stretch't his line beyond 13 the Caspian Sea â—14 Drivâ—n the Mogul into his Candahor To stand and see me wast his other lands 15 Made Balsora th' Arabians utmost bound And 16 bounded th' Tartar with th' Hyrcanian Ocean 17 I that check't CYCALA'S insulting Progresse Torturing th' Georgâ—ans our Confederates With eighty thousand men I that first chased His bulkie Army to th' Aâ—menian bounds Then forc't him fight and gave my selfe the pleasure To paddle i th' blood of thirty thouâ—and â—urkes I that did still pursue that flying General Into Iâ—eria and slaughter'd all The Turkish Garrisons in Testis Tauris Cazbeen and Babyloâ— 17 that year regaining No lesse from ACHMAT to ungratefull ABBAâ— Then our TAMAS lost to their SOLYMAN 17 I that since that beat that stout CYCALA Oft as he could recruit till the Foe vow'd Never to follow more that lucklesse Chieftain Must now be th' Martyr of the Insolence Of slaves and a besotted Tyrants wrath Ema 18 I that gave Ormus scepter to his hand 18 And brought her Captive King to live upon His slender Pension of five Markes a day 19 I that subdued Larrs sandy Kingdom for him Mangre her wall of Rock am now accused By him for killing her King treacherously When he himself angry I gave him quarter Commanded it I now must tire out My life in exile or as bad disgrace Met. And 20 I that won the Realm of Larry Joâ— Am taxt with a perfidious Victory When I had died had I return'd without it Ema Why murâ—ur subjects when his Son escapes noâ— Mir. And how could I hope other when his Natuâ—â— Thirsts after blood as food O when so many Innocent subjects fell they warned me What signified 21 his wrong to the poor Chrâ—stians 22 His murdering of his Embassadour To th' â—â—rk as he 'd kill all can't work his ends Meâ— 23 His Treachery to the Magician set him On work then hang him up for conjuring â—ma 24 His murder of the sleeping Traveller Becaâ—se his pamper'd horse but startled at him Hyd. 25 His coupling of the souldiers lustful wife To an Asinego Alk. 26 His cutting a Clerks hand off But for not writing fair 27 His wrath to th' two Pilfering Souldiers more for their raggs then theft Met. But above all 28 his ore-ambitious murder Of his brave Father and far braver Brother Mir. His Torture Poysons strangling with bow-strings 29 Men eating Doggs and Arts of Tyranny Proclaim his nature that it must be glutâ—ed With bloâ—d and why not ours since 't is best Mâ—â— What better promises 30 his irreligion In taking needlesse Journeies still in Lent T' avoid fasting under pretence of Travell Ema Our misery is his inconstancy Like the weather about the Equinoctial Now a quiet breath and gentle gale and then A storm so fierce a ship can feel no helm 31 Thus he 'l forbid and tolerate the same thing Oft in one year not as his interest But as his variable humour swaies him Mir. Go my EMANGOLY take my bank at Ormus Rally with it a Troop of your old Souldiers And give me liberty take my SOFFIE Into your care and make him safe in private Sof Sir here 's a way propounded for my freedom To change cloaths with my Sister FATYMA And go like her out hence Mâ—r. Let it be done Be ready to receive him and be to him As much a Father as thou ' hast friend to me Ema So Heaven be mine as I his faithfull friend Mâ—r. 'T is no small benefit that this rough fortune Discovers yet my friends severs the doubtfull From the assur'd for Prosperity At her departure took away with her Those that were her's and left me still mine own O at how vast a rate would I have bought This fair discovery before my fall And when I thought my self most fortunate If Heaven again will my lost state restore And wealth I 'le use them better then before If not my soul not at the losse repines Having found friends a greater wealth thâ—n Mines VASCO CLOE LAdy but that no fault or disrespect In me to your sweet Beauties merit it I should afflict my self to see your Countenance Estranged thus to your best servant Clo. Sir I know no fault nor is my countenance chang'd But with my state due gravitie increas'd Vas. As how dear Lady since I left the Court Is our state chang'd I hope the cloud upon My Lord shall not obscure me Clo. No but you Think then I am the same you left me Vas. Yes Lady I see no change your lip your eye Has the same lustre the same tincture on 't If there be any change 't is for the better Clo. Better I know that marry yes my hopes Nay certainties are higher then before And shall my thoughts then bear no correspondence Is it no more to be chief Maid of Honour To the Empresse of Persia then woman to My Lady FLORADELLA Vas. Sure she 's mad Empresse we have none Clo. But we shall have soon Follow me in and I 'le unriddle to you Since we are one the secret is safe still And were the fortune mine it should be yours Vas. Love and amazement what will this produce ABBAS FATTYMA FARRABAN 'T Is granted pretty heart they all shall have Their just desires and I truly wish I could as safely give them liberty As necessaries in their just restraint FARRABAN see your royall Prisoners have What they desire fit for their condition Wait my fair granchild to them Fat Sir my thanks Come FARRABAN Far. Madam your humble Servant ABBAS O Strength of vertue how dost thou shine forth In this sweet Innocent how dutifull How carefull how solicitous is she For her Parents and shall not nature then As well descend as ascend am not I As well his father as she his daughter but Here 's she will turn these thoughts another way FLORADELLA to him INtrude not I upon your privacies Abb. No my best love for what is more important Then thy embrace and what affair shall not Vanish at thy approach as mists at daies But I see businesse in thy face come speak it Flo. Though hither chiefly love and duty brought me Which puts me strongly forward to your pleasure I have indeed somewhat to ask your Grace 'T is for your servant MAHOMET his last service Has render'd him most odious and envy'd The factious threaten in private and in publick Beard him to 's face Abb. There 's lightning in his eyes Shall blast all his maligners Flo. They are great Strong and increast much by th'cast Officers Most now in Town all of the Princes faction So that without a guard he can't with safetie Attend your person or follow your affairs Which ask his publick presence and you know How much your service needs him Abb. He shall have part of our guards assign'd him Flo. Those can't we aside Trust that your state permits not see himselfe ABBAS MAHOMET-ALLYBEG
sworn thou ne'r shouldst feel death from our hand We 'l keep our Oath but leave it to our Heir A strict command that on my funerall day Thou dyest 5 the ancient death of boats Maâ— Then have I Great MITHRIDATES for my pattern Abb. Mean while Officers lead him to the publique market There let the common Hangman bore his eyes out In a Dungeon shall he sustain his life With what he gets by begging onely Mah. Nay I 'l then sustain my soul with full mouth'd curses To thee meant and the rest of my undoers Especially that open Sex whose souls are So loose they cannot keep them in their breasts But they will still swim on their lips Abb. VASCO To thee we do decree his whole Estate And our best thanks for thy discovery Vas. I humbly thank your Majestie Abb. Let Souldiers Go pull down all his Palaces and Statues And make a Jakes there where his chief house stood Ema Admired Justice Omnes Equall equall Justice Mah. Do do ball on Abb. You strumpet are the next Mah. But that I scorn to ask it might I heare Her sentence and I 'de triumph in mine own Flo. Envious villaine Abb. Away with him he shall not Give so much pleasure to his envious soul. Mah. Write on my dust DY'D All ills betide you Abb. Lead that impious wretch To th'publique Market there 6 beat her brains out i th' ancient way ordain'd for Poysoners As for the murder of her Queen STATIRA Base GIGIS dy'd then 7 burn her limbs with Cats dung Flo. Mercy great sir. Abb. Thou hast too much in dying But that we are not rigorous to thy Sex Away with her Flo. O this is a sad fall Abb. All her Estate to CLOE we confer 'T is fit she have reward t'incourage others Though she not meant to do us good she did it Clo. Indeed my Gracious Lord I ever meant it I humbly thank your Majestie Vas. See now CLOE Secret I counsell'd you for th' best Come I 'm still constant Our businesse here is over we 'l to better Abb. Take FARRABAN with the rest and strangle him Far. O mercy mercy Abb. Quick away with him Far. The Citadell cost me faire O dire ambition Abb. The Citadel we give thee ALKAHEM Alk. I hope to do you better service in it Abb. We doubt it not Now ELCHEE Ben Now now I feel the Bow-string at my throat Moz Nay sure Secret He 'l let us die like Souldiers Abb. Though we credit The good of your intention yet your life Is by your hasty error forfeited But that we give you and confine you onely To th' I le of Ormus whence on good behaviour We may recall you Elc. Thanks dread Soveraigne I hope my carriage will induce you to it My feare was never so great of your justice As griefe for the rash error I ran into And so insnar'd my friends Met. Troth I believe him Ben. Sure he 'l send us thither too MOZENDRA Are there any handsome Ladies there canst tell Moz I care not so there be a Book I 'l Secret never Converse but with the dead hereafter I. Ema This true repentance speaks him noble Abb. Yes Your two friends shall attend you Eâ—c A noble mercy Moz Long live the Gracious ABBAS Ben. More then live Met. My Lord my love to you remaines To Elchee still firm And eggs me on to prompt a way unto you How you may happily avoid exilement Secret The Kings rigour I know will not extend To th'Ladies lives yet in the fright they stand in They will do any thing may get them mercy Urge them to promise if they have their lives To give the King in gratitude those summes They ingag'd for to the Traytors then be you Their speaker to him and he can't in honour Urg'd by my meditation but receive The favour as from you and shew you grace Elc. My Lord my humble thanks I will atttempt it Abb. But MATZED for examples Elchee whispers wâ—th the Ladies sake must die Being ith'very act of Treason raising Of Arms against us You my Lord HYDASPUS Take a Brigade of our own Guards and hast Down to Hyrcania to apprehend him Strike off his head to you the Government Of that fair Province we assigne until If he deserves it we recall Duke ELCHEE Hyd. I wish he may mean while I shall be carefull Abb. EMANGOLY send you some trusty person To Shiras arm'd to seize SELEUCUS there And strike off his head too Ema My Liege I will Abb. These Ladies still expect how shall we use them Ear. Oma O my good Lord. Oly. There 's mercy in his looks Ema Sir they' are beneath your anger they can't hurt you Nor stands it with the honour of great States To take strict notice of vain womans actions Abb. Well mercy is no lesse a virtue royal Then justice and 't is fit we shew some since Heaven has shewn us so much we pardon you Ladies hereafter pray avoid state-matters Oma Ear. We will we will my Lord. Oly. Our humble thanks Omnes Long live King ABBAS long long-live the King Elc. You 'l keep your words To the Ladies Oly Ear. Oma Yes yes my Lord we will Elc. May 't please your Majestie these noble Ladies Not to say by my instinct do resent So heartily your royal favour to them As to their powers to attempt gratitude Whereas their error late involv'd them in A promise of considerable summes To'advance what they thought duty but proves treason As testimonies of their thankfulnesse For pardoning them that fault they humbly pray Your sacred Majestie to accept those sums Towards the raising of your force again T is 'mong them all an hundred thousand Crowns Em. A brave amends Alk. A noble gratitude Abb. Ladies we thank your loves Oly. And we your mercy Abb. METHICULI'S Treasurer Oly. My Lord we will Attend you anon at the Exchequer Met. Now They do deserve their Pardon and I 'd almost Said ELCHEE merits his too for procuring These donatives it proves his loyalty Ben. Hark! hark Abb. ELCHEE for improving thus Your interest with the Ladies to our service We do revoke your sentence of exilement Elc. My best thanks and indeavours still shall serve you Met. These two offended sir but on his score They 're his dependents Abb. Them we pardon too Ben. Our humble thanks Moz We 'l labour to deserve it Elc. My Lord I am your Creature for To Methiculi your hint Met. I joy my love could prove behooffull to you Moz A fair escape Ben. A Resurrection I 'le Ne'r hazzard more so high a member as My neck VENUS is my star Abb. This were a happy day were SOFFIE found Ema And the brave Prince restor'd Abb. That he shall be Ema Then SOFFI's safe sir Abb. Thou wert born t' oblige me Where my good Genius Ema In METHICVâ—'s care And mine and now forth comming at your service Abb. Go METHICULI bring him to th' Castle Wee 'l meet thee