Suni Awake my Lord Ambassador is near Car. Who 's that disturbs me and renews my fear Speaks drowsily sees not Kerux My Foes I had forgot nor felt a Wound Heard not the Drums alarm nor Trumpets Sound Ido Yet those who to false peace do you betray Under the greatest danger make you stay Sunid Look up my Lord and then you soon will see What Danger 's near how far from Peace you be Card. looks up seeing a Sword starts up amazed Speaks to Anoe and Path. Car. Is this your care Path. This was but a mistake Nor had it troubled you but that you wake Car. Well then I 'le shist my Place and Sleep again Curtains drawn his Chair see out he sits down Since waking does betray me to this pain Ker. My Lord I 'm much surpriz'd to find you so Careless and to indulge that Folly too Forgetting your high Birth and Trust and Place When Honour calls in Sloth to seek disgrace Card As not having seen him before rises to receive him Car. My Lord your Pardon I did not know you were here Reach for my Lord Ambassadour a Chair Chair brought Ker. sits We 're ready Sir to hear those high Commands Our Prince has sent unto us by your hands Ker. The King my Master bids me let you know You 're in great danger though you think not so And you neglect the Councellors he gave And to your ruine trust a wretched Slave When this neglect shall you to ruine bring How can you answer it before the King Car. I think my Lord Ambassador speaks true To Sunid I in my Councels must be rul'd by you Suni Yet hear him further what he hath to say Car. Speak on my Lord I your commands obey Ker. Those threatning dangers which about you stand Call forth your courage and your armed Hand While this is spoke Card. whispers with Sunid Ido Anoe Path. by turns and at last Sleeps And 't is your Princes will that you should Fight Stand in the Battel and maintain his right Nor shall you want Assistance nor Reward If you his Honour your own good regard The Foe would change those Laws which he doth give And without which this City cannot live Those then you must preserve inviolate Which while you do no Foe can work your fate To Loyalty your own high Birth doth move And the endearments of your Princes love Your Conquest by resisting you 'l obtain And from your Prince Immortal Glory gain He 'l send his Son with Power the Seige to raise And Crown your Heads with never dying Bayes To this your Councels Idos Sunidos will Prompt and Instruct you That do you fulfil But if to home born Rebels you give way They 'l to compliance with your Foes betray And if you basely yeild expect to be A Slave in Chains of base Captivity Card. Sleeps From which you 'l hardly ever be redeem'd Nor by your Prince nor your own Slaves esteem'd My Lord you mind not sure what I have said Car. Yes yes my Lord but I 've a busy Head Drowsily The present troubles do distract my Mind But you in me shall all obedience find And so commend my Service to my Prince Rises So Ker. Ker. That Service by your deeds you must evince Take heed your Service be not only words That will expose your Breast to all the Swords Your Enemies can draw nor can there be Nor to your self nor Prince worse Treachery Exit Ido Sunid attending him Car. This tedious doting old Fool staid so long That I began to fear he 'd nere be gone Path. And now his two grave Friends will be so bold That you must be by their advice controul'd Car. No I 'can hear with patience what they 'l say But it is in my choise what to obey Enter Sunid hastily his Sword drawn Sunid My Lord call all your force to Battel straight The Enemy attempts to force the Gate Rebels within prepare to let them in T is time to show your self and th'Fight begin Car. What shall I do I fear I can't withstand This mighty force with my weak armed Hand Suni Sir you forget whose Battel 't is you Fight The Prince will help you to maintain his right If once they see his Banner you display Their very courage then will melt away Your Sloth and Fear give courage to their Brow That arms their Hands and gives them Conquest too Car. Then I will go and Conquer where I go Draws so de Anoe and Path. No slothful fear shall me betray to Woe And o're suspected Rebels set such Spies Shall check rebellion e're it can arise Come we are ready Offers to go out but starts back Buy stay who must command Sunid These are too weak their fury to withstand If you rely on them they will betray You to your Foes and open them the way Card. Accuse them not they do but seek my ease Suni They 'l work your Death under pretence of Peace Car. If I do Fight I am resolv'd they lead Suni Then for the Sword prepare your careless Head Exit Angrely Car. This sawcie Fellow sure would Govern me Anoe And make you rule chain'd in his Slavery Path. Wee 'l ease you of this trouble if you will Give us command to Act while you sit still We'el meet your Foes and if we find them strong A Peace or Truce wee 'l make that can't be wrong To you nor to the Prince Car. Well then I 'le take my rest Puts up his Sword Anoe Exit they put up And leave you two to do as you think best Path. Then will we our own interest first secure And make these Councellors in Prison sure Anoe They hinder but the Peace what need we Fight On easy terms wee 'l make a Peace this Night Path. And in the Morning the City shall enjoy The love of them it now seeks to destroy Anoe Let us about ir straight lest discontent In Idos and Sunidos us prevent Exeunt End of Second Act. INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator meet Salute and Walk on c. Scru. ALas poor Heart methinks in this I see That very carelessness that troubles me Inter. True Sir you judge aright as Face to Face Answers in Water so is it in this case The same corruption fills your Heart and mine In this Poetick Glass we see them shine Scru. How soon he 's reconciled to those Slaves That set him in the danger and again Will trust the Knaves Inter. So quickly Men forget that Lusts do lead Them to the Paths and Chambers of the Dead And soon again repeat their base desires Though vengeance Sword threatens Eternal Fires Scr. Who 's this Ambassadour and who the Prince That doth with Truth the drowsy Heart convince Inter. The Prince is our great Governour above VVho in Divine and never failing Love By chosen Messengers speaks to the Heart His living VVords Direction to impart To know his dangers and his Friends and Foes VVith this advice Knowledg and
Conscience close The Heart by this is of the Truth convinc'd Inclines to yeild Obedience to his Prince Scru. He seems to honour the Ambassadour Commends his VVords and lends a patient Ear. Yet I observ'd that all the while he spake The Sweets of Truth that Cardian did make But small observance ever seem'd to talk Continual whispering his Tongue did walk Sometimes with one and sometimes with another In silent whispers secret thoughts did smother At last directly Sleeps Inter. 'T was well observ'd that secret whispering Shows the poor careless Hearts vain wandering VVhich when the Ear is set to hear in show Ofttimes the Heart doth in loose wand'rings flow Sometimes with Conscience the VVord approves and then The worldly Toys enjoy the Heart agen So strange a mixture Man would blush to see Such Follies in his Heart transacted be VVho thus himself deceives doth only bring A dead and hartless Carcase to his King Seru. Yet after all his fair pretence of Love His resolutions otherwise do move To his dull careless way His Slaves do easily sway Inter. Thus holy resolutions quickly fail Passion and Folly easily prevail And all advice is very soon forgot The careless hear as if they heard it not And thus the Heart it self betrays to woe Deceiving others doth it self undoe Till carelessness the Heart so hardens o're It loves those Enemies it fear'd before That Curtain drawn will show the hard sear'd Heart Half dead in Sin feeles not the greatest smart Curtains drawn discovers Cardian sitting black patches on his Eyes stopping his Ears with his Hands Anoetus Pathus on each side stand thrusting Swords at his Side Scru. VVhat black is that which covers o're his Eyes Inter. Thick Scales of blindness from carelessness arise Scru. VVhat means his Hands Inter. VVith those he stops his Ears Lest he the voice of Truth or Conscience hears And there his inbred Lusts their drawn Swords dart Levelling unrebated points at 's Heart So hard he nothing feels but now no more The rest you 'l see e're the next Act be o're Shut the Curtains and retire to Standings ACT. III. Enter Pathus Anoetus Anoe SO now the work is done our peace is made Nor are we longer of our Foes afraid Path. VVhat Folly had it been for us to Fight VVhen such sweet charms do us to peace invite Anoe Now we alone the Governour shall sway VVhile Idos and Sunidos are away Path. But are you sure they are in Prison bound Anoe I saw them both fast chain'd unto the ground Nor is it likely they escape again Since Cardian is delighted with their pain Enter Cardian Path. My Lord we bring you most surprising news Car. What comes from you I never shall refuse But I already understand your care How without fighting we in quiet are Methinks I now do rule grown absolute Impris'ning those that my commands dispute As if nothing were done without the King But all my actions to his Laws would bring To try by them if all were right and good As though I nothing ever understood An. But Peace is now confirm'd th' Articles sign'd Such as agree with your Imperial Mind And should the King this Covenant dislike He 's far and will be long e're he can strike Pa. What need we think of him can't you alone Govern this City let him mind his Throne 'T is much below his Honour and Renown To mind the little tricks of every Town An. Those sly Informers that would troubles make Quarelling those which you to union take Are fast enough Gar. Nay I their quarrels slight So much I in this new made Peace delight And the sweet carriage of my once fear'd Foes For all their words I 'le not these pleasures loose Exeurs Enter Kerux alone Ker. What dreadful mists do blind Cardians Eyes That he is now become the Rebels prize All warnings lost to him all reason vain Flatter'd by Foolish Passion to never dying pain His Enemies suffer'd to rule in part But will hereafter quite subdue his Heart His faithful Councellors in Prison cast His Loyalty doth base rebellion blast Yet to my Prince and him I 'le true remain And show him yet what spots his Mind do stain The Prison is not far where there do lye His best of Friends in darkest Misery This is the Door I will look in and see How sar I can regain their liberty Draws the Curtain within are discovered Idos and Sunidos as in Prison bound and gag'd What fatal crime hath brought you to this place Or what sly Traitor wrought you this disgrace After Pause What can't you spake Alas you 'r gag'd I see VVell I will loose your Tongues and set them free Takes out the Gags Said Basely betray'd the Enemy drew near And we together did his forces chear Instead of Fight he basely do's compound And none but we did feel the smallest wound Ido And for our care the Prison's our reward Anoetus and Pathus head his Guard And our expulfion for false peace doth pay That they more safely may his Life betray Ker. I have restor'd your Tongues now see that you Employ them to inform him what is true He 's come ere long this way when he draws near Be sure that he may both your Voices hear Shuts the Curtains and walks off Now though he hate me I to find him go Of this false Peace his certain Sorrows t' show Exit Enter Cardian Solus Car. How sweet a Life is this all fears are gone My City's safe and I command alone My Enemies are now become my Friends And I their Sorvice use to my own ends I neither fear my Prince nor seek his aid No terrors near to make my Heart afraid Enter Pathus Path. Sir here is Kerux the Ambassadour Car. His absence to his presence I prefer Say I am not at leasure now to lend An Ear to th tedious message he intends Path. I fear he 's not be so put off he 's come And presses after me to the next Room Car. Tell him O tell him any thing that so He may depart or I from hence may go Offers to go and Enter Ker. anotherway and Anoetus with him Pa. 'T is now too late see where he do's appear Car. What ere he says I 'se not regard not hear Retire to the Curtains stop his Ears Ker. Sir I am come your danger to declare You think you 've Peace but a more dreadful War Is comming to your Gates rebellious places Provoke their Prince unto their own disgraces They who refuse to have their Prince their Friend Call for his Wrath in peices them to rend Your feigned Friends can't help you for one frown Of his can make the strongest Forts fall down His Son his Army leads and wont delay But comes to punish those that disobey To those that slight his love and Mercies day His Arm to swift revenge will cut his way How now not hear Path. Sir he can rule alone Nor fears your Princes Frowns nor from
God Lupa An Herald or Messenger Affliction Scrutator One doubting the frame of his Heart  Interpres Interpreter of the meaning of the several passages  ANTIMASKE Scrutator After a Pause speaks LOst in the Shades of Night and lost at Home A Stranger there while Mans wild thoughts de Roam Searching abroad he thinks he something knows But then the knowledg of himself doth loose How vainly do Men boast of what they find While the great Mystery of Man 's own Mind Remains a secret an unridled doubt From which the World can never help me out But yet in vain I muse Foulding his Arms stands silently as studying Enter Interpres and speaks Who 's that in melancholly Dumps I see My Friend Scrutator He has need of me Goes to him Still in this musing Vein what means my Friend Will thy unsettled doubts nere have an end How now Man Planet strook cannot thy Tongue Propose its usual questions right or wrong Come come I can no longer this endure He to thy Melancholly give a Cure Scrut Pray Sir forbear I fear 't will be in vain My wound 's invisible an inward pain Afflict that part which I shall never see Nor ever understand my Misery Inter. Yet dear Serutator let Interptes know Under what doubts thy labouring Mind do's bow Friendly relief from me you 've often found Scru. That 's a confessed Truth and gives me ground To hope for satisfaction after you Have clear'd my cloudy mind and set in view What I with restless thoughts in vain have sought But now my doubt's be yond the reach of thought Inter. But yet conceal it not no doubt I fear But by the light of Knowledg I can clear Scru. Oft hath your kind assistance made me know How all things in the greater World do go Which when my thoughts had swiftly travell'd ore Just as the Sun when there remains no more I found my self where I set out before No more advanc'd then when I first began For there 's the little World a slender Span The unseen Heart the peevish part of Man I never travell'd that 's the Mistery That to my self I should a stranger be Now setting forth to travel o're my self I find I am thus struck upon the Shelf My Bark's unmoveable the Stormy Waves Of restlesas thoughts my crasy Vessel braves Threatning a Wrack or sinking in the Flood Nor can I see how one can be withstood Inter. This Rocky Mystery wherewith you 're toil'd Is that where all Philosophy is foil'd Scru. My Heart I fain would know but cannot see The various Intrigues of Policy That there transacted are though I do act I find my self a Stranger to the Fact What subtile Power Rules there that makes me do Those very things I can't consent unto When for my self I should do all things well My Heart betrays me to the works of Hell Inter. 'T is true Scrutator you a doubt have nam'd Which to find out all Humane help is maim'd But help Divine lends our weak Eyes a Light Whereby we 're guided how to judg aright And from that Light I 'le borrow one small Spark To bring your clouded Mind out of the Dark And in an Interlude this Evening show That hidden World which you desire to know In a short Parable which I 'le unfold The secret you desire here shall be told The great Imposter Heart I will discry With all its fatal Cheats and Treachery Against its self it s own most deadly Foe Which the experienced Souls with Sorrow know And will discover how this Traitor may Be taught the Paths of Truths most Holy way Scru. The ways of Truth may dwell in Poesy I 'le pay my Thanks and lend my Mind an Eye They Retire to the Curtain and stand as Spectators ACT I. SCENE I. Enter Cardian Sunidos Idos who walk on while Pathus and Anoetos stand bare at the Curtain as Servants Card. BRight as the Noon Days Sun my Glory stands This City prospers rul'd by my Commands Ali'd by Birth to our most potent King The Blood that fills my Vein's deriv'd from him On me depends the welfare of you all With me you stand If I but shake you fall Peace Plenty and Prosperity do fill My happy City and the Fields we Till What then remains but that our fond cares cease And we untroubled tast the Fruits of Peace Path. And of those Fruits who doth deserve to have The largest share but you who quiet gave Ano. Inferiours may a tast of those enjoy But Governours may all their time employ To bath themselves in the smooth streams of pleasure The richest safest most assured treasure Card. Well well Anoetiu you flatter me Ano. Not I my Lord 't is but what does agree With our great Governours most high renown The greatest happiness below the Crown Path. Your Princes favour is so good a Guard That you 'l abuse it with a Cowards fear To think that any Enemies so hard To dare assault you while his favours near 'T is folly then to give your self to care Since he cares for us do you that labour spare Card. Though Millions of my Foes my Walls assail I shall not fear that any shall prevail Ido Sir In this Cities welfare we have share And in the Government you use our care Nor can its peace without our care endure Though you are pleas'd to think your self secure Sunid 'T is from our potent Princes higher Throne Our safety comes he owns us as his own 'T is his high Power has fortified us so We need not dread what forreign Foes can do Strongest assaults we from abroad may scorne Yet may rebellion within our Walls be born The boldest forreign Enemy we brave Fear only danger from the home-born Slave Car. Still thy ill boding Mind Sunidos fears In midst of greatest pleasures Sighs and Tears Ido 'T is not great Sir our cowardise but Love That those expressions on our Tongues do move Nor in true safety would we dangers make But Reap those Joys our Prince gives leave to take But so to take that he may have renown Our Loyalty gives glory to his Crown Nor can we better Loyalty express Then when his strength our weakness we confess Nor do we that confess unless prepare In times of Peace for the assaults of War For how can we succour from him expect If we our selves and his commands neglect Sunid Our Prince is safe above the Sword of War But yet his Cities still in danger are And though the Governours his Favour boast If they their charge neglect his Favour 's lost The charge we know to see his Laws obey'd To have his Forces still in Arms array'd And trust me Sir our care can't be too great Since Enemies for our surprizal wait And though at present all things seem as calm The Seas smoath brow always foregoes a Storm Ido The time of Peace must not be thrown away In Idleness to Eat and Drink and Play But to prepare for Combat Swords
his Throne Desires help Ker. If then your Ears you stop open your Eyes Shows his Commission Can you his Precepts written here dispise Path. These pretty Fancies Sir he foorns to see Path. Anoe put their hands bespre his Eyes They cannot shake him from security He will not doubt to find his Princes love You in his mind do needless terrors move Ker. Nay then he 's lost your Treachery hath won He by rebellion hath himself undone Ano. The threatn'd Man lives long he may do so Go and insecret now lament his voe VVhile we laugh at the unseen 〈◊〉 blow Car. So he is gone at last what was ' the said Exit Keru and then teke down their hands Path. Nothing you either need regard or dread Ano. Amartan by the Articles of Peace Is made high Steward and he claims his Plade Car. Well he shall be instail'd this day but you See that he be unto our interest true Suni within Hastening that ruine that to your Folly's due Path. Ha! How got you your Tongue at liberty starting back Your bawling cease or you shall stifled be Anoe When Amartan the Stewardship hath got He 's punish you with Death or Prison rot Or clap the searing Iron to your Throat Car. Well I can hear and yet not mind his Voice Exit Car. Path. 'T is that will make Amartans Heart rejoyce Anoe Come let 's go to his Chamber to consult To keep Cardian lest he should revolt Path. But in dark Paths we must our Councels guide Lest our designs should be by him descry'd Anoe Nor must the smallest whisper this convey To Idos or Sunidos for should they Discover what we do though they are bound They 'l make our deeds out of the Prison sound Path. And should he either back from Prison call He would grow Loyal and so ruine all Exeunt The End of the Third Act. INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator come and Salute and walk on c. Scru. WHat means this Peace dear Sir which they so boast As though it never could again be lost Inter. This Peace they Boast is but a slippery tye And no true Peace but false security Which the Heart never has until it wound Its Knowledg and can keep its Conscience bound Scru. Yet he here at rejoyces as if free His Princes Laws shook of he at liberty Ina. Thus when the Heart its Power gives up to Sin To slight the Laws Divine it doth begin Flattering himself says the most high don't know Or not regard the things done here below Pleas'd with his Folly slights his Conscience call Scru. Yet Kerux here once more discovers all And doth again untie the Conscience Tongue Inter. The Power of the Word Divine is strong And gives new Voice to Conscience whose strong cry Never forsakes the Sinner though he die Scr. All 's well he thinks and now no danger neer But Kerux brings new motives unto fear First he avoids to see 'm and when he 's come His Ears are stopt Eyes shut and Tongue is dumb Inter. This shows what shifts the heardned Heart doth use To shut out Truth and so it self abuse The danger threaten'd is at the dreadful Day When Justice shall to all their own works pay By Peace with Sin the Peace above is broke The Heart expos'd to Vengeance dreadful stroke But the Heart by degrees doth grow so hard As neither threats or promise to regard With Death in Covenant at Peace with Hell Flatters it self as if all things were well And Truths advice will neither read nor hear Blind with Presumption will not danger fear For love still hopes forgets Justice of God Laughs at the thoughts of his revenging Rod But who continues proffered Love to slight Shall find his Portion in Eternal Night And here I thought to stop but will proceed To show the Heart under Convictions bleed They retire too Standing at the Curtains ACT. IV. Enter Cardian Solus Card. THis Insolence I can no way endure But must find out some way to ease or cure Amartan now is greater grown then me All him Obey and my Commands they flie What have I got by yeilding small content Nothing that lasts but a short blandishment Councels are held from me in secresie The grand Cabal doth in his Lodgings lie Nor ever can I know what 't is they do Till 't is in Action and half finished too Suni within And all will end in this to ruine you Car. Well Sir I hear but cannot that believe As slighting Nor yet from Prison will I give reprieve But Idos shall in part my favour find I want his Councel to instruct my mind If he 'l contented be to know nothing Besides my self to be his Lord and King And keep his foolish Tongue from prating more Dreadful Alarms upon the Princes score And only teach me how I may Command Those Slaves that do begin to hold my hand I find their rudeness makes me something weak Which if continued all my strength will break I am resolv'd to try what Idos will do Pauses Perchance now he has th'Prisons sadness try'd Those Chains may put a curb unto his Pride But if he 'l not be rul'd I will again Send him to Prison to his former pain I know these new come Friends will ne're agree That he should be restor'd to Liberty Therefore 't is my own hands that deed must do That favour will the more oblige him too Opens the Curtains Idos and Sunidos in Prison as before Has yet the weight of Prison taught you how With low Obedience to my Precepts bow Suni Ah Sir will you at length some pitty take On our unjust restraint for your own sake 'T is you will feel the grief that we 're confin'd In our release you to your self are kind Caer. Peace Slave for you I yet no kindness have Sn. Ah Sir my wounds will bring you to your Grave Those cruel wounds which they inflict on me By fatal Magick they transfer on thee Car. Sir for your part you shall in Prison lie You still are insolent but I 'le untie Unbinds him he rises and bows shuts the Curtain The Bonds of Idos and thus set him free Ido I own you th' Author of my Libertie Car. Let your unruly Tongue keep within bounds ' And no more utter old distastful sounds Ido I can't forbear if dangers are in view I can't conceal them but must say what 's true Car. If dangers real be but do not feign Pretended dangers to renew my pain Ido These your pretended Friends great perils be Which you 'l discover by their hate of me Car. That they won't like your liberty I grant Yet they will never let me Pleasures want But those on me in such disorder press I seek advice disorders to redress Ido That cannot be while thus you do remain Their seeming pleasures always end in pain A little tickling fills your Mind and then Your former Sighs oppress your Heart agen And though at my advice you
Prince Prince Car. My Prince that sent it must I trust him then Eccho Trust agen agen Ca. How dare I trust him who I 've thus disgrac't Eccho Thou maiest maiest Ca. How shall I then my Princes Favour find Eccho Kind kind Car. Thou bablest Eccho I dare not believe Eccho Believe lieve Car. Can I believe when thus he does torment Eccho Therefore sent sent Car. But then I must let forth Sunidos free Eccho Sunidos free free Car. This is no Eccho but Sunidos Tongue Suni within 'T is true Sir but I tell you nothing wrong To Councel then to councel straight 'T is the last turning of the fate If you this Messenger refuse The King will not another use Or should you flatter him away And in your former courses stray His angry Army then must take their turn The Town consum'd you in its flames must burn Car I now begin to fear all this is true And to all comfors I must bid adue Excunt End of the Forth Act INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator Meet Bow and walk on c. Scru. SIr this oblieging favour you bestow Binds me with all respect my thanks to show Bows I have observ'd each passage of each Scene But underfland not clearly what all mean Must beg your help to teach me once again Why in Security doth he complain Inter. The Heart of Man 's not satisfi'd with Sin Though as one ends another does begin For though in acts of Sin the Heart seems glad Yet in and after 't is in secret sad Scru. What means their secret councel that 't is unknown To him what is a doing till 't is done Inter. The Heart habituate to Sin still goes So blindly on he sins before he knows And therefore willing to have knowledg free For without that his way he cannot see In worldly things and therefore would confine Knowledg to them alone nothing Divine Cares he to hear But Knowledg can't forbear Scru. But while that Conscience under restraint doth stay The words of Knowledg are but cast away But yet his League of Peace is broke with Sin By that he 's seeming to return agen Yet moves but slowly Inter. Some spark of grace may be remaining still Though 't is so small 't is hardly visible But as a Man by dreadful lightning shot Has still some Life although he knows it not Scru. But who 's this new come Messenger that now With one small stroke makes all his strength to bow Who strongest Guards could not keep out yet he Says he had entrance by their Treachery Inter. This Lupa is Affliction which doth shake The strongest earthly Heart unfit to make A good Account before the King of Kings This to remembrance calls the forepast Sins They bring Affliction from Sin it first began Affliction shows how weak's the strongest Man Sin lets Affliction in Sid can't withstand When the most high by that lays on his hand The Worl's too weak to keep Affliction out Though fenc'd with worldly comforts round about 'T will find a passage to the Heart And though he threatens help of Sin to seek That cannot help but all its power 's too weak Scru. But yet the wicked Heart is loath to see The hand that does inflict this Miserie Inter. So Man forgets from whence affliction 's sent To Chance or Magick ascribes punishment Seru. Yet Luta tells that he doth bring no ill But only whence his evils come doth tell In. 'T is Sin that wounds Affliction doth but snow The wounds of Sin that make the Heart thus bow Scru. What means the bringing to the hollow Vail Inter. Conscience and Truth speak in the Oracle Sorrows to silent cogitations lead Seeking retirement or the afflicted bed Scru. Conscience here says this Message is the last 'T is favour too if scorn'd his ruine hasts Inter. Chastizing warnings find nor every one Some are cut off by swift destruction And swift destruction always does await Such as do scorn reproof and dare their fate By fond delaies Scru. Sir I have been to hold You by impertinence thus long too hold Inter. If these but pardon and are satisfi'd To the Presence I shall incourage you rather than chide Now view the end and and see how dreadful fear Pursues the trembling Heart in black dispair ACT. V. Curtains drawn Cardian discovered sitting in his Chair as melancholly Lupa Anoetus and Pathus attending him after a pause he starts up in a rage Curtains shut Car. AMartan O tame easy Fool that I ragingly strikes his Breast Should ever trust my deadly Enemy His fatal Poison reaches every part And with whole Legions now assaults my Heart Lays hand on Breast Ano. This is the kindness of your friendly King Lu. 'T is love to show the State you 've brought him in Pa. Can this be love to vex him thus with grief Lu. You vex his Prince calls him to seek relief Car A martan that vile Slave has poison'd me I fear it too was by your treacherie To Anoetus and Pathus Ano. What ours my Lord chear up we hope to see You merry once again from this stroke free Pa Shake that attendant off your Prince forget Points to Lu And there 's no doubt you may be merry yet Car. Flatter nor tempt no more I know you now Your falshood 't was that makes me weak and low I for Sunidos to the Prison sent Ano. His coming Sir will give you small content Instead of comfort he 'l your torment be Car. I fear his coming won't much comfort me But he that feels the pains that I endure Will ask of all he may to find a Cure Enter Sunidos lead in by Idos See where he comes who I so long did slight And now his very Presence does affright Turns away Though he 's my Servant I did so disgrace His faithful love I scarce dare see his Face Anoctus and Pathus run behind the Curtain Ido What do you hide your Heads 't is time to go That have you Master thus betray'd to woe Lu. 'T is time to go and fit you were confin'd That were most cruel when you seem'd most kind Sunid Sir you have sent for me but I 'm so weak By Wounds and Prison I can scarcely speak Car. 'T was I that gave those Wounds and now I feel My self am toucht by the envenom'd Steel O how I reel and totter that once though Staggers My strength too great to be to weakness brought Ido Had you our councel taken none of this Had ever come to interrupt your bliss But now your Friends are weak your strength surpriz'd By Rebels siding with your Enemies Su. Your Prince provok'd by your rebellion To your destruction swiftly hastens on Your self grown weak you cannor now oppose Your Princes strength nor comfort find in those You entertain'd as Friends and trusted to 'T is their infectious Wounds that ruine you Id. O! whether can you turn to seek for aid Lu. Or where indeed can any help be had Your Prince
Come Sir let 's go and all this work compleat In honour reinstate you in your Seat Guard and disarm those Slaves that they no more To Lupa May hope to rise and trouble as before Disarms Anoetus and Pathus Thus the great power that ruleth in the Skies Subdues the Base and makes the Worthy rise Exeunt The End of the Fifth Act. INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator meet Bow and Walk on c. Inter. COme Sir I've almost done what think you now O' th ' Hearts sharp torment and the bitter woe Sensible of a Sin polluted State From the most high justly deserving hate Scrut This dreadful Scene so discompos'd my Mind That I can scarcely yet it setled find Yet by the sweetning and refreshing close In Sympatizing Joies my fancie flows Here I observe that Lupa still doth stay By force nor flatterie will he away Inter. When once Affliction hath seis'd the Heart By the Divine Command 't will never part Either it will to reformation bring Or set a point upon the Conscience sting The Sparks of torments fire with it bears Which are not quencht but by repentant rears Scrut What means Cardian's fierce complaint and rage Which all their comforts hardly can asswage Inter. That shows the Hearts sad State and dreadful fear Poison'd with Sin when Death and Judgment 's near Where now unreconcil'd it must appear The sence of Sin raises that thick black Cloud Where slighted Mercie Comforts Face doth shrowd Scrut And yet those Slaves are interposing still What false hope flatters in the midst of ill Inter. Folly and Lust Repentance do oppose But sharp Affliction shuts the Mouth of those Scrut His faithful Councellors add to his grief To aggravate his crimes is small relief Sunidos weak to help doth grief inflame Idos no comfort gives but shows his shame Neglecting Councels in his Princes name Threatens his frowns and sudden lasting blame Advising him so weakly yet to move Again to seek his angry Princes love That Folly soon perswades to end that strife To cut off fear and trouble with his life Inter. So Knowledg of offence Conscience of Sin When by Affliction they are both call'd in Do set the Soul on rack small comfort give The Heart doth rather chuse to die than live In deep dispair Conscience though weak stops the too forward hand And puts that resolution to a stand Showing though he in danger was before That this new Sin will make his danger more Death 's not the way a Sin sick Soul to cure Nor ends Sins grief which ever will endure Such a dispairing stroke will make Damnation sure Scru. But the Ambassadour now comes again Offering him to free him from all pain Promises help Pardon and Princes love His Foes from their usurped Power to move If he but willing be clears every doubt Only unwillingness can keep comfort out Inter. See here the charming sweets of love Divine Which in the sacred Oracles do shine Affliction teaches Knowledge them to seek Which heal the sick in Soul confirm the weak Only unwillingness or unbelief Chain up the doubting Soul in drooping grief Faith breaks those bands makes willing to return And new inliv'ning flames of Joy do burn Renews obedience to the great Kings will That arms his hands his Lust and Sins to kill Scru. And thus restor'd to hope his thanks are paid To those that for him real kindness had Lupa himself who first did make him bow Finds grateful kindness is return'd him now Inter. The Heart being thus renew'd in Peace and calm â—inds that Affliction brought not wounds but balm A remedie against Sins sharpest ill Now taught thereby Gods precepts to fulfil Conscience and Knowledg as best Friends he chears Taught to seek saferie by their real fears But the sweet word of promises Divine Doth above all with greatest Lustre shine And justly challenges his greatest love By that new life his Sin dead Soul did move Scru. I thank you Sir you have perform'd your task There now remains no doubt for me to ask Inter. But now I doubt but not of you but these Points to the Presence Whether these empty toys them can please Your Pardon 't is I beg and patient Ear The Joyes of the renewed Heart to hear Curtains drawn within is discovered Cardian Crowned with Bayes encompassed by Kerux Idos and Sunidos who joyn Hands and hold drawn Swords in their right hands upright by them kneel Anoetus and Pathus their hands bound behind and Lupa standing behind holds a drawn Sword over their Heads Interpres with Scrutator standing at the lower end of the Stage thus describes it Inter. Scrutator there a double Emblem sees The Heart triumphant and safety of Peace Seru. Methinks my Eye discovers as it stands When faithful Councellors with joyned hands Encompass in the Govern our a round In Peace and safetie by their hands he 's crown'd The Rebels there to good behaviour ty'd Points to Anoetus and Pathus Peace and Protection guards every side Inter. Sir For the outside thus you judg aright While concords bands Governours Hearts unite Truth Wisdom Knowledg in those three are spoke That threefold Cord cannot be easily broke Where ever these together live in Peace There flourishes Prosperity and Ease Scru. Now let my Mind beguided by mine Eye To taste the sweets of the Moralitie Inter. Conscience and Knowledge do united join Guided and strengthned by the Word Divine The Heart 's at peace and safe Corruptions bound Broke by Affliction chain'd unto the ground No more arise to rule Points to Anoetus and Pathus Scru. Thus then those that would live before they die Must Flesh subdue and dear Lusts mortifie Inter. Now leave the Fable and the Moral tast To the Presence What 's spent on that can't be accounted wast Scru. We seek our selves to learn and teach The Heart deceitful we impeach Inter. Man may Man perswade amiss But out main desire is To teach aright and plainly show That which vertue bids us do Scru. Where we fail we Pardon crave We yet but small Experience have Inter. But by your graver Councels guide Hope to keep the safest side And what we learn so to improve To walk in Vertues which you love They retire bowing to the Prefence and then Card. speaks Card. Forth from the depth of black dispair I 'm brought To Happiness above the reach of thought Ido Your Peace now made by our great Kings kind Son You have a pardon for Rebellion Sunid But now you must no more to Folly turn In those hot Flames you 've felt avoid to burn Ker. And then the Bayes that now bud on your Brow Sall to Eternity for ever grow Path. While thus you guarded and advised stand There needs no other Chains to bind our hands Lupa Strugle you may but rule you shall no more While thus I guard to endanger as before Ano. We can't command and now we will obey Your Councels guide us in a righter way Ker. But from your King although your Pardon 's come Yet must you here expect another Doom Card. What must I do then Ido Step forth and beg their smile Acknowledg our Offences all this while Suni And beg their Pardon too for should they frown 'T would be a second loosing of the Town They loose hands and Cardian steps forth taking off his Crown of Bayes speaks THE EPILOGUE Car. Unerown'd again I now to you appear Methinks your presence does renew my fear But now I 'm taught Not to dispair but hope Your former kindness easily bought That gives my boldness scope I dare petition for our Pardon now When we have hop'd 't was granted long ago But when our own unworthyness I view Methinks my hopes are false my fears are true Offences now We do a new commit To raise an Anger on your Brow To make you thus long sit To hear us speak but poorly broken sence In ill plac'd Words increases our Offence Besides 't is an unpardonable Crime To mix with Fables things Divine in rime Therefore my Bayes Throws down his Wreath of Bays I here throw at your Feet 'T is you that must condemn or raise As you think meet But yet methinks you smile your looks are kind And gives new hope to our dispairing mind My Bayes I venture therefore to assume Take up Bayes Begging that Pardon you are wont to give 'T is that alone can clear our dusky fume My Bayes else wither if you are pleas'd they live Exit FINIS