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A08731
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The lost lady a tragy comedy.
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Berkeley, William, Sir, 1608-1677.
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1638
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STC 1902; ESTC S106656
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feare Exeunt Enter Milesia Hermione Irene Physitian PHY. Madam my innocence will plead my pardon I could Not ghesse for whom my Lord intended it the truth is I feard considering his deepe melancholy he Intended to use it on himselfe and therefore meant to Make him out of love with death by suffering the paines Our soules doe feele when they are violenc'd from us I had provided Antidotes but could not till this houre Learne on whom it was imployed sure I was it could Be death to none though full of torment MI. Till I have farther meanes thanke you receive this ring HE. But Madam what did your poore Hermione deserve That you should hide your selfe from her Or are you the Milesia that were pleas'd To call me friend or is she buried By Pallas Temple truely beleefe and memory Opposing sence makes doubt which to credit I wept you dead the Virgins did intombe you Were we then or no deceiv'd MI. My faire deare friend you shall know all my story T is true my Uncle did designe my death For loving Lysicles for at his comming hither He charg'd me by all ties that were betweene us To hate him as the ruine of his honour And yet for some darke ends I understood not Resolv'd to leave me here I swore obedience But knew not what offence it was to keepe An oath so made till I had seene the Lysicles Which at your house I did when he came wounded From hunting of the Boare all but his name Appear'd most god-like to me you all did runne To stoppe his wounds and I thought I might see My enemies bloud yet soone did pitty ceaze me To see him bleed thus love taking the shape Of pitty glided unseene of me into my heart And whilst I thought my selfe but charitable I nurst my infant love with milke of pitty Till he grew strong enough to take me prisoner I found his eyes on mine and ere I could Remove them heard him say he 'de thanke his fortune For this last wound if 't were the cause Of seeing me then tooke his leave But left me speechlesse that I could not say My heart farewell after this visite our loves Grew to that height that you have heard of HER. The Groves and Temples and darke shade have heard Them mourned and celebrated by your friend MI. I had a servant unsuspected of me For none I trusted that observ'd our meetings And ghessing by my sighes that love had made them Betray'd them to my Uncle on PALLAS Eve He rusht into my Chamber his sword drawne And snacht me by the arme I fell downe But knowing yet no fault could begge no pardon A while our eyes did onely speake our thoughts At length out of his bosome he pull'd out A paper 't was the contract 'twixt my Lord and me And ask't me if I would avow the hand Heaven said I has approv'd it and the gods Have chose this way to re-unite our houses Staine of thy kindreds honour he exclaimes Was there no other man to ease your lust But he that was our greatest enemy Resolve to dye thy bloud shall hide the staines Of our dishonour HER. He could not be so cruell to intend it MI. He was for leaving me oppress'd with sighes And teares yet not of sorrow and repentance But feare that I should lose my dearest servant Commands his cruell slaves to murther me As I descended and least pitty should Create remorse in their obdurate hearts The lights were all put out then hastily My name was heard I then intreated her That betray'd me tell them I was comming And tooke this time to write unto my Lord She went but by the way was ceaz'd And strangled by those murtherers That expected me My Uncle heard Her latest groanes and now the act was past His power to helpe he wisht it were undone Brings lights to see the body and perceiv'd The strange mistake by signes and lifted eyes Confess'd Heavens hand was in 't yet would not leave His revenge here commands his slaves to change My cloathes with hers was slaine then takes the head off And on the Trunke did leave a note which told My death for loving LYSICLES in hope my ruine Knowing his noble nature would be his At mid-night quits this Towne leaving none behind Were conscious of the fact immures me in his house Till I escapt in that disguise I wore When I first came to you IR. Why did you not declare your selfe when you came hither MI. You were the cause on 't at my arrivall here I heard my LYSICLES should marry you And therefore kept the habite I was in To search unknowne the truth of this report And practiz'd in the private actions of some neere friends Got an opinion I could presage The future thus was I sought by you Thus found the faith of my deare LYSICLES When at the Tombe I did appeare his ghost And had reveal'd my selfe had not the shame Of doubting such a faith kept my desires in HER. Then he dissembled when he made love to me MI. He did forgive it him 't was for his friend HER. I am sorry for it MI. How my deare friend HER. Nay it is true Enter LYSICLES EVGENIO EVGENIO and he are of such equall tempers I shall suspect he has dissembled too MI. Oh you are pleasant Here comes my Lord LY. Is there a wish beyond this happinesse When I embrace thee thus I will not aske Thy Story now it is enough to know That you are living MI. The gods have made this tryall in my sufferings If I deserv'd so great a blessing I have but one griefe left LY. Is that word yet not earth MI. Yes but it springs from an excessive joy Of finding such admired worth in you What I hereafter shall doe in your service Must weare the name of Gratitude not Love LY. No my MILESIA Mine was the first ingagement and the gods Made thee so excellent to keepe on earth Love that was flying hence finding no object Worthy to fixe him here HER. No more EVGENIO if your words could adde Expressions to your love you had not had So much of mine and after I have tryed Your faith so many waies it would appeare Ingratitude not modesty to shew a Mistresse coldnesse EU. May I beleeve all advantagious words Or may I doubt them seeing they come from you Who are all truth I will not speake How undeserving I am of these favours Because I will not wrong the Election Your gracious pitty forceth on your Iudgement LY. Our joyes doe multiply but my deare friend I have yet something that will adde to yours My Father 's call'd to Court and you are left Governor in his place this I know will make Lord PINDARVS consent to both your wishes Your pardon Madam and when you lye embrac't With your EVGENIO tell him if my faith Had not the double tye of Friend and Mistresse A single one had yeelded to the hopes Enter Of the enjoying you Here
all endangered by such as you when we see That frownes procure us knees and kind usage Scarce gets us two good morrows PHO. If ever there were a Sibyll at sixteene this Lady is one By this day you have a high place in my heart IR. In your heart PHO. Nay dispise it not you 'le find good company there IR. But I love to be alone PHO. And I would saine meete you when you are so Will you give me leave to speake with your Scholler Hermione and Acanthe above IR. If you be his friend teach him to be wife PHO. For your sake I will doe all I can ERGASTO Wilt thou be happy Marry this Lady Wilt thou be Reveng'd on thy proud Mistrosse marry her Wilt thou be sure to Father wife children doe as I bid thee ER. I will deale truely with thee she has taken My heart out of HERMIONES keeping PH. Be thankefull and bestow it upon her in recompence She will accept it doubt not she has taken such paines To redeeme it looke how she casts her eies upon thee Shee 's thine owne for ever and has beene long ER. I am desperately in love PH. Marrie and get out of it there may be some little straining At the first offer of the present but if she send not for it Before you get home I le ne're trust my eies more PHILLIDA steales away CLEON followes ER. I le attempt it let what will follow PH. Be confident and prosper ER. Madam what would you expect from him You had redeem'd from captivity IR. The disposing of his liberty ER. 'T is just but this may be no great favour to the slave If his misery be onely altred not lessen'd PH. You are little curious why doe you aske who This concernes well I 'le tell you you have redeem'd ERGASTO and he kneeles to know your commands Whil'st he kneeles Hermione and the Moore looke downe from the window MO. You may beleeve her Madam she loves him Now you may revenge her perswading you to leave EVGENIO by smiling on Ergasto 't will advance Your Cozens ends too if you doe as I le advise you whilst we descend IR. 'T is festivall to day my Lords and so I admit This mirth but to morrow I will tell you I am no more Inclin'd to love than my Cozen Hermione ER. But you can suffer your selfe to be belov'd IR. I thinke I can PH. He 'le aske no more But leave the rest to his respects and services IR. But you consider not whom you may offend in this mirth ER. I 'le ne re consider whom I offend in loving you I wish her beauty centupled that my first Obligation To you might be leaving her by this faire hand I 'le never name any but you for Mistresse IR. I may beleeve you when Time and your actions Shall tell it me as well as your words PHO. You wrong your beauty to expect an assurance From time ordinarie faces require it to perfect The Impressions they make yours strikes like lightning In an instant if he did not adore you till now You must attribute it to some fascination But his judgment clear'd he will be forc'd To continue the adoration he has begun Enter HERMIONE MOORE PHILLIDA CLEON they find ERGASTO kneeling PHO. Who 's that ER. The Moore you heard of PHO. I have a strange Capriccio of love enter'd me I must Court that shade HER. How now my Lord Courting another Mistresse I see I must locke up my winds Or you will seeke the nearest harbour ER. Excluded by your rigour Madam I was intreating Your faire Cozen to present my vowes HER. Was it no more ER. No more you cannot doubt it Madam turne in Your eyes upon your beauties and perfections and they Will tell you how impossible it is to lose the Empire They have gain'd upon our hearts and wills Fortune and want of merit may make me lose The hope of your faire graces but never so much Traitor As to pay homage to any other beauty or change The resolution I have fix'd to be your servant onely HER. I thanke you Sir my Sexe will be my pardon If I returne not equall thankes we thinke if any Manumit before we license them to part They doe usurpe a power is ours by nature the posture I found you in was more than ordinary courtship gives ER. You might condemne it had not you beene the Cause on 't I never thinke your Name but with A Reverence great as I pay the gods and they Allow us bending to their Images when we Transferre our vowes The faire Irene is worthy all Have not the hope of you but whilst you give me leave To cherish that ambition I must not owne So great an injury as to admit the profer'd love of those Who are so distant from your merit HER. 'T was unkindly done to undermine me ER. In her presence I will confirme this to you HER. You shall oblige me since she has wrong'd me Irene harke you They talke in private After a long whisper the Moore strives to goe from Phormio he holds her PHO. In the name of darknesse d' ee thinke I am not In earnest that you coy it thus MO. Forbeare uncivill Lord She goes from him CL. Do'st thou not see that all the fire is out of the coale If thou would'st have it burne lay thy lips To the sparke that 's left and blow it into flame PH. What wouldst thou have me doe CL. Kisse her PH. Not for five hundred Crownes CL. Wouldst lye with her and not kisse her PH. Yes and can give reasons for 't besides experience And when this act is knowne this resolute Incounter rich widdowes of threescore will Not doubt my prowesse Hermione Irene Ergasto breake off their private talke IR. As I live he swore all this to me HE. Hide thee inconstant man thou art so false Thy oathes doe serve thee for no other use But to condemne thee not to get beleefe Be gone and leave to love till thou hast found The way to truth and let not vanity cozen you To beleeve that I am mov'd because you change A thousand other imperfections Have made me hate thee yet I chose this way To let thee know 't that deprehended with the Blacke marke upon thee thou maist not dare To trouble me againe ER. Madam HE. There may be some that for their secret sinnes The gods will punish making them love you Chuse amongst them Irene I will hope though she Be credulous will learne by this how far 't is safe to trust you MO. This was well manag'd PH. What Mountaine Have you pierc'd that hath sent forth this wind since I left you ER. I have undone my selfe for ever PH. As how ER. I told Hermione I never lov'd Irene CL. Did she heare it ER. Oh yes it mought have beene for sworne else CL. The Divell thou hast ER. Aske him he made me do 't CL. What course will you take to redeeme your fault ER. A precipice as