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A47379	Fovr nevv playes viz : The seege of Vrbin, Selindra, Love and frienship, Tragy-comedies, Pandora, a comedy / written by Sr. William Killigrew ...; Plays. Selections	Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695.; Stapylton, Robert, Sir, d. 1669.; Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Ormasdes.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Seege of Vrbin.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Selindra.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Ormasdes.; Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. Pandora.	1666 (1666)	Wing K458; ESTC R17595	186,688	237

compliance Cle Let me think on this a little at first sight this looks likely to agree us if two impossibilities can make one possible this might do our businesse Lon Well what do you resolve Cle Nothing why do you tempt me to farther evils I know not what to resolve nor what to say but will no more of love my heart shakes at the thought of my last tryal I blush to think how much lesse then man I was and hovv much more then Woman I created her in those fevv houres I lov'd Enter a Messenger Messen The Duke calls for Lonzartes Lon I 'le attend his Highnesse presently Cle I take you for my Friend Lonzartes do not discourse me into a Ruine you will share in Lon I have no Rule for friendship above my desire to see you happy Cle I believe it Sir and beg your pardon for my distracted language I must attend the Duke too Lon And I. Exeunt Enter Pandora and Lindamira Pan You tire me Lindamira and chide me for a fault I cannot own I had no other way to free my self Lin You might have check'd his approaches with somewhat lesse severity your rigour may beget despair in him Pan Dispair of what my undertaking was only on the Dukes command to afford him civil visits which I have done in hope of his conversion Lin You did give o're before the work was perfected Pan You speak as if the design to set him free were to inslave me to the humour of a mad man Lin The wildest young men do often prove the soberest at the last and the truth is Madam we do all desire to see you and Clearcus convert one another so to beget that unity of hearts which the World seeks most Pan Do you believe that I who have a prejudice against the best of men can e're esteem the worst Lin If Clearcus were under that notion I should have other thoughts but when I consider such men reclaim'd do often make good Husbands I have hopes of him Pan If his wildnesse were his only fault time and experience might reclaim him Lin If these be your only Exceptions Madam I wish you would trust me to mannage this affair Pan You must not talk me into an Intreque which I avoid I do not love him Lin You will do when you have him I know many have done so after Marriage who did not before Pan That is too bold a venture for me who have no faith in men and those Examples you mention so rarely to be found my courage dares not undertake it pray no more of this Lin The Princess desires your company at Court this Evening Pan I did intend to wait on her Enter Duke Theodocia and Lonzartes Duke I have given you Arguments enough on his behalf which his dejected looks you see declare Your favours Theodocia should not be restrain'd because his adoration is so great he dares not beg 'um come near Lonzartes The Lonzartes's Worth is understood beyond the weak Rhetorick of flattering words he cannot wish to be more valued then he is by me Lon Nor will I ever sue for favours beyond these you now afford me Madam may I confirm my hopes by understanding what you say my own way The You may for since my Father does so much advise for Marriage I may alter my opinion when I find just cause to value men above my resolves against them Lon For Heavens sake Madam say no more my breast cannot contain these spreading joyes you give me my hopes increase too fast for my dispairing heart to comprehend these honours you allow without an Extacy Duke Theodocia I shall nee'r revoke the freedome I have given to make your own choice though I direct you to Lonzartes to whom our Ancestors have done wrong The This your indulgence Sir makes me more cautious how I proceed Marriage is a concern so great I dare not at once resolve it and the same day chuse the man I can yet only say that I have alter'd my opinion in favour of Lonzartes Lon My Amazement and my concern are too great to answer Madam my felicity is above the reach of a reply Duke Theodocia I have given you my best Councel and my full consent to please your self The I thank you Sir and I will endeavour to regulate my heart to your advise and to Lonzartes wish give me but time to examine and approve what I am willing to submit to Enter Pandora and Lindamira to them with Silvander Duke How is it Madam that you quit the field before your undertaking be perform'd Pan I have done my part Sir which was on your command to allow him civil visits and to entertain the Princess I complyed with Lindamira to try how our Raleary would work on him which did produce so unlook'd for an effect that I was forc'd to quit my part to save my self Duke Were you in danger to be lost then I did not think Clearcus had prevail'd so farre but if he be reclaim'd he will be worthy your esteem Pan Your Highnesse did mistake me I was in no danger to be lost through love nor at all concern'd for a man who does declare against all worth in Women where he can get an interest pray Sir make me understand what you would have me do Duke We would have you marry Clearcus Pan Whether he will or no if I consent can you prevail with him Duke Do you comply wee 'l try what we can do Pan I would not be Treypand into a Marriage I am so much averse to in confidence of his old humour think my self secure and be so lost Lin You may venture safely Madam you see he is so great a Coward that he only dares pursue them that fly him do but charge and he will runne away Pan If I were sure of that I would seem any thing to be freed from farther trouble Lon Trust me Madam he is now worse then ever Duke Lonzartes pray use your interest to bring him to us now Exit Lonzartes The Do you think Cousin we have a design to harm you Pan No but your Highnesse disputes me into a condition your self does not approve pray shew me the way to this felicity that I may credit what you say by what you do The Will you then ingage to marry Clearcus the same day I marry Pan Shall I chuse your man as you would mine The Suppose I have already chosen Pan I thought your Highnesse had been of my opinion But if provided I give you joy The Now you runne too fast the other way I am only towards marriage Pan That journey seldome proves long Madam when we look towards it Lin That was said like a sage Sibell the quintessence of truth in few words 't is but a willing mind and then Pan Prethee Lindamira help me to be rid of this uncertain man Lin I know no better councel then to be in love with him or to seem so for if he should take you at your

Rampier you shall finde me Exeunt severally Enter Florio and Pedro. Florio Happy and blest occasion for my crosse fate the best here I may fall without the crime of my own hands acting in my long wish'd for Death here unknown without pitty or reproach I may Sacrifice my loath'd life to appease my inraged Father whose unnaturall impositions have destroy'd me Methinks Melina our disguise becomes us excellently well and this Town besiedg'd will keep us undiscover'd while we stay what sayes my fellow Souldier canst thou fight Pedro. If my Argument to put on Breeches were the same with yours Madam I should like this habit and your designe much better then I doe you flye the man you hate and I leave him I love to waite on you Florio I see thy Complement in its best dress Fidelity but t is now two late to sigh or to repent we are ingag'd past retreating and must on Pedro. I wonder Maddam you do not shake to think what hazzards you must runne this looks like leaping into the Sea to avoid Shipwrack the cure more desperate then the evill you fly from Florio Not more desperate Melina I cannot feare nor fancy an evill beyond the imbraces of that rich rotten Carcas my unkind Father would match me to as if guilding a sad heart would make it happy 'T is easy to consent to dye when we consider how much better 't is to be in Heaven then here Melina Pedro. True Madam if we be sure this were the way thither but how shall we answer at the Resurrection for our Vira-goships for ou● own and others blood thus shed if our Needles should prick our Fingers and those small wounds fester to Gangreens that were to dye in our own callings but this way to fall is a kind of self murther and beyond my Faith to merrit Heaven by doing mischiefe to our selves and others who have no way offended us Florio I have no thought of mischiefe in my heart towards any nor is my Nature lesse smooth then thine but my starres have ordain'd me a Rugged Fate that I cannot subdue Pedro. Allow all this the meanes you still propose are hopelesse as the end you aime at How will drawn Swords look in our weak ha●s how soon will feeble strokes discover our faint hearts and lay us open to reproach Florio Thou art mistaken Melina 't is courage and not strength that is ●o necess●●y here when Multitudes fall on none can observe whose Sword does the Execution but thou shalt stay at home while my dispaire leads me where danger strikes the greatest terror thou know'st part of my younger dayes led with my banish'd Father in wilde Mountaines there train'd for this work at hand but my businesse is now to dye as thine to live 't is not thy Valour I ingag'd to this adventer but thy fidelity who after my decease must witnesse to the World the truth of my sad story least our sex be scandaliz'd you shall not ●ight Melina Pedro. If I survive will a relation from me your fellow wanderer have credit with the World I fear your flight from home and such a Romantick death may prove eternall scandall to your Name Innosence is not enough to justify so bold an Act Florio Conceale me then I carry here an innosence beyond the reach of Censure and though I flye that moving Sepulcher at home I have a courage that dares meet againe my old acquaintance the Ravening Wolfe and hungry Bear rather then be so buried while I live Melina Is all this danger to avoid the man that you dislike no inclination for another you would have Florio Had I been so weak as to like any I had not found strength for this bold adventure prethee sweet Melina do not betray me by thy feares I did believe thee bold and a fit Confident or I had neer imparted my designe Pedro. I must confesse I did not fear to go at midnight in the darke through our long entries to meet my Lover those joyes were ever above the thought of shadowes but these dangers are of a higher Nature Madam our lives and Credits both at stake Florio Fye Melina dost thou own courage in actions void of Modesty and shrink when honour bids the hazzard thou makest me tremble now indeed lest some guilt of thine should pull a crosse Fate on us Pedro. Remove those thoughts of me and all your feares together for I am Arm'd with such a vertuous confidence as will shrink at no danger you dare look on but will vie Perills with you when occasions call me to it Florio Bravely resolv'd thus then let us in private practice how to wave our Swords lest we show ignorance when we have use of She drawes with the Scabbard on them Why should not Womens hearts agree with such a strength as our Arms have to mannage this Sword 't is only custome and a tender Education makes us lesse bold and active then the bravest men the Amazons we read have done great things and my spirit prompts me to an honourable death before a wretched life which makes me thus endeavour to fall worthy a Noble Character for after times to pitty or to praise and wonder at Pedro. I am now fully confirm'd Madam and hope to see you fight like the brave Maid of Orleance who drove the English from those parts of France when almost all was Conquer'd by that Warlike Nation So that in after Ages your Renowne May out-shine hers that sav'd the Gallique Crowne Florio If France do that bould Virgins vallor own Why should not we now make that wonder none Enter towards them Fernando muffled in a gray Cloake behind him five Banditee who seize on his Cloake he drawes and fights till Florio and Pedro rescue him and beate off the Theeves he returnes starts as he imbraces Florio Fernando To what Angels Face and Heroes Arme do I owe my Life or has great Mars put Venus figure on my amazement is beyond the sence of my deliverance what are you Sir Florio A stranger here but now ariv'd Fern. Are not you hurt Florio I feel none Sir pray who were those assaulted you Fern Banditee who in such times of Warre stand in corners to take Clokes Perd. If this be all the danger our drawn Swords will bring us I shall To Florio aside neer be out Enter Luco Luco Are these Enemies Sir Fern They are my good Angells Luco from Heaven sent to guard me have you taken lodgings Luco I have Fern But I must first attend you to your house Sir lest these To Florio Villains return upon you Florio We yet have none but were inquiring where to lodge when you came by us Luco The house that I now came from has Roome for all Fern Pray let us lodg together that I may finde some way to serve you who have ingaged me so highly Florio We shall gladly be obliged as you desire and will wate on you Fern By your daring courage I judge you come to

Officer Fernando has slighted their last work Sir and beaten them out of their new Trenches he pursu'd so farre that their whole Camp is now in Armes while your Troopes retire in safety Fernando is by this time alighted at the Court. Duke Fernando has made good his undertaking let us meet him with our discovery to welcome his returne what will you do Silviana Princess I shall attend that you may see I can To vertue bow though not adore the man Exeunt Enter Clara Marianas Mayde at one Doore and Pedro at the other Clara. Pedro where is the Duke gone where the Princess and where be all our goods I saw you under the window when I threw down my red Cabinet pray where be they all Pedro. The Duke and Princess are gone to meet Fernando but before he went the Duke gave the Plunder of all the Traytor Corbinos goods unto his Guards who quenched the Fire Clara. If my Lord be twenty Traytors I am none all my goods were thrown down with his but that Red Cabinet Pedro doest thou know which of the Guard took that Pedro. You are concern'd as if your Portion lay within that little compasse were all your Jewels there Clara Clara. The greatest Treasure I have is there Letters Pedro Letters of Love from a Gentleman that Pedro. That what that has or would do something you are asham'd to own is 't not so or so Clara. Neither Pedro there is nothing in any Letters I shall blush at Pedro. That may be too but say are you so farre gone as to admit of no other Suitor Clara. Leave this fooling Pedro he seeks me an honourable way Pedro. Which of the honourable wayes sweet Clara Clara. Marriage Pedro. Then I am safe and may be merry without danger Clara. Now you have talk'd me out of my conserne for my Cabinet pray informe me who Florio is and how it happens that he has no affection for any of our Ladies Pedro. If you will direct me to a Conjurer I shall inquire what Florio does impart to none Come Clara let us not trouble our heads with what your Lady or my Lord thinks but let us be merry when we meet He takes her Hand Clara. Keep your distance good Pedro and then be as merry as you please my credit is not in the Cabinet as you suppose nor yet am I at your dispose Pedro. Why so coy bright Beauty my approach is civell Clara. I can neither by your looks nor language discerne that Pedro. If you were not ingaged unto the letter man I should have shew'n my esteem of your perfections in a more serious way Clara I can now have no designe but mirth since you declare for a pretender whose lines you lay up as Reliques Clara. You did mistake me Pedro I only said that a Gentleman did seek but I told you not that he had found my heart which is yet as free as yours Pedro. I am catch'd and must come quickly off dear Clara I aside would advise you not to cast off a Gentleman who truly loves you on vaine hopes of others liking Clara. You are doubly deceiv'd now Pedro I have no designe on your sweet Face your Lord and you will be both secure in URBIN from being ravish'd by our Ladies or their Servants if you can direct who has my lost Cabinet I 'le thank ye if not Adiew good Pedro. Pedro. I am glad I am thus freed Exeunt severally Enter Duke and Traine who meet from the other Doore Fernando and Officers a Crye without of Ioy from the People Duke Fernando we bring you joyfull hearts instead of such Triumphall ornaments as your high Actions merrit Fernando You honour me too much Sir but if the Princess own my indevours I may hope the scandall of that letter sticks not on me Duke Wee have found the foul coppy of that forg'd Letter in Corbinos Closet and the Author of it shall ere night suffer as he deserves Fernando Pray Sir forgive him as I do his designe has done you good I had not venter'd full so farre but to wipe off that scandall and now Sir for Marianas sake I beg that you will pardon her old Father Duke She shall have all his Lands immediatly but I must deterre others from the like horrid actions if I had believ'd him and imprison'd you what a mischiefe might that Barbarous beast have ledde me to Princes who pardon such crimes will neer be free from the like Vipers who devoure the good Names of the innocent 't is our work to cherish truth and vertue and to banish such Monsters as Corbino from the converse of men he is condemn'd to the Dungeon while he lives 't is fit that you retire Fernando Exeunt Duke and Traine Florio and Fernando stay Florio Now they are gone I will congratulate your victory with some good hopes that Silviana may comply Fern. Florio is my good Angell still yet I must pitty Thee Vnhappie Youth expos'd in●o a crow'd Of Beauties where thou freely art allow'd To looke and chuse invited to enjoy A full variety in hope to cloye Or ●ix thy fancies which by Nature grow Beyond the power of satisfying so Flo. If Youth of Beauty must be still afraid Why were those Glorious Objects ever made Beauty to Age is like a painted Fire Warmes not though it create a faint desire That mocks the appetite of Old mens Eyes With Youthfull wishes but neer satisfies Cause Age repines much oftner then recants Past follyes still lamenting what it wants Fern. If brightest Beauties cannot youth reclaime Nor raise an Old mans fancy to a flame By such experience taught we may conclude Our Passions doe our Iudgments still delude Which leads us on to Idolize a Face Without inquiring the intrincique grace Florio take heed when Lovers soare too high They seldome finde a lucky Destiny Flo. My fortune and my fate in love will neere Be worth my care nor worthy of your feare I will within impart what I have done And shew how Silviana may be wonne Florio imbraces him Exeunt Enter Camillo and Borosco with three Officers Camillo Corbino is got o●● at Fernandos intercession and wee are safe Borosco Safe indeed and freed from all imployment in the State these strangers are now ●ix'd unlesse you Camillo help us to remove u'm Camillo I have away to do it if you Gentlemen will joyne to free your selves from this forraigne yoake All. Wee l live and dye with great Camillo Camillo Thus then fellow Souldiers at the next generall sally we will ingage our two young Leaders into the midst of the Enemies and then retreat so suddenly they shall be cut in pieces ere they see their danger Borosco Good very good but when will this Sally be Camillo Suddenly I hope for since Fernandos returne my scouts bring newes that the Enemies whole forces are drawn up to countenance their men while they repaire the works Fernando slighted so that when he has slept a little I will