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Scen. 1.

Enter Perindus.
VVhen Attyches with better sight I eye,
Some powre me thinks beyond humanity,
Some heauenly power within his bosome lyes
And plainely looks through th' windowes of his eyes.
Thalander, if that soules departed rest
In other men, thou liuest in his brest,
He is more then he seemes, or else—but see.
Enter Glaucilla.
My loue, my hate, my ioy, my miserie.

Glau.
Perindus, whither turnst thou? if thy wandring loue
My loue eschew, yet nothing canst thou see
Why thou shouldst flye me, I am no monster, friend,
That seekes thy spoyle, looke on me, I am shee
To whom th' hast vowd all fayth and loyalty,
Whom thou with vowes and prayers and oathes hast ply'd
And praying wept, and weeping beene deny'd,
And dy'd in the denyall, I am she
Whom by my brothers importunity
Thalanders meanes thou want'st, who still perseuer,
Though thou art chang'd, I louing loue for euer.
Tell me am I altered in minde or bodies frame?
What then I was am I not still the same?

Per.
Yes, yes, thou art the same both then and now
As faire, more faire then heauens clearest brow.

Glau.
What haue I now deserued?

Per.
In heauen to dwell:
The purest starre deserues not heauen so well.

Glau.
Perindus, I am the same, ah I am she
I was at first, but thou, thou art not hee
Which once thou wast.

Per.
True, ah too true:
Then was I happy being so distressed,
And now most miserable by being blessed.

Glau.
Tell me what thus hath chang'd thy former loue,
Which once thou sworst nor heauen nor hell could moue:
How hath this scorne and hate stolne in thy heart
And on a Commick stage, hast learnt the art
To play a tyrant, and a foule deceiuer?
To promise mercy, and performe it neuer?
To looke more sweete, maskt in thy lookes disguise,
Then mercies selfe, or pitties gracious eyes.

Per.
Fa, la, la, fa, la, la, lah.

Glau.
Ah me most miserable.

Per.
Ah me most miserable

Glau.
Wretched Glaucilla, where hast thou set thy loue!
Thy plaints his ioy, thy teares his laughter moue,
Sencelesse of these he sings at thy lamenting,
And laughs at thy hearts tormenting.
Wretched Glaucilla.

Per.
More wretched Perindus,
Where by refusing life, thou diest, for whom
Thou liuest, in whom thou drawst thy ioy and breath,
And to accept, thy life is more then death.

Glau.
Perindus.

Per.
Fa, la, la, fa, la, la, lah.
Exit Perindus.