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Scena Secunda.

Enter Carionil, Lucora and Nentis.
Car.
And Lady you shall not wish any thing
(If that an humane power can obtain it)
But I will make it yours. I hope you do
Not wrong my love with a suspicion
That I cannot perform what ere I promise.

Luc.
I do not, Sir, distrust your affection:
But give me leave to doubt I shall not live
According to my content in Æthiopia.

Car.
Most noble Lady, I that have seen both places,
Dare promise you, you will.

Luc.
I cannot tell Sir, I must believe you.

Car.
For these few words (whose sweetness doth exceed
Vast and elaborate volumes of eloquence)
May all the joyes that ever have made happy
The numerous Queens and Empresses that have
Been ornaments and glories to the world,
Meet unto their perfection in you.

Luc.
My Tucapelo! when I did see you first,
I fell in Love as deep as Lady could.

Car.
And may I dye when (in unperfect thoughts)
You do repent your choice: Mistris, I can
Make famous Gamara as pleasing to you
As is your native Countrey: You shall find
Delights above, not equal to your mind.

Luc.
Sir, your company shall be all things unto me.

Car.
You shall not touch one drop of water, but shall
Be of more virtue then the Thespian spring,
Where reverent Poets of the former times
Quaft off huge bowls to great Apollo's health.
Young virgins (whose sweet voyces do exceed
Mnemosyne's daughters) shall sing you a sleep
Each night, and (when you grace the happy woods
With your rich presence) they shall make a consort
With the innocuous queristers of the spring,
To entertain the Mistris of my life.

Nent.
And I go thither they shall teach me to sing— Aside.


Car.
The Jewel-tippets of your ears shall weigh
The curious points of precious Isicles,
When Leo breathes hot vapours on the earth.
Your sedulous slaves (enrich'd by noble bloud)
Shall bear your Litter through the tedious streets
Of Gamara, while all the gallant youth
Within it runs to wonder at your beauty.

Luc.
I do believe you love me so much Sir,
That you will shew it all the wayes you can:
And I do thank you for it, and love you,
And I will shew it all the wayes I can.

Car.
O happiest speech my ears did ever hear!—
Amphions musick made not such a sound;
Nor Orpheus Lute that tam'd the stubborn spleen
Of hells inhumane dogge, when he did play
For the redemption of his ravish'd spouse;
Nor Phœbus (when unto his gold-strung Lyre
He for superiority did sing
His sweetest Anthems and best Madrigals
Against ambitious Pan) made harmony
To parallel the sweetness of your tongue.

Luc.
If that all my endevours can deserve
At this height your affection, by my fault
It never shall decrease.

Car.
You over-act me much, but never shall
Have thoughts beyond me.

Luc.
I pray you spare my company a while;
A while I would be private with my woman.

Car.
Lady, I will do things unwillingly
At your command: but give me license (fairest)
To print my heart upon your heavenly lips,
Ere my departure hence—The Ottoman Emperours
—Kisses her.
In their immense Seraglio never saw
Your matchless features in their numberless
Successive multitudes. I am so blest,
That my excessive joyes cannot be guest.
Ex. Car.

Luc.
Nentis!

Nent.
Madam.

Luc.
Unfold thy heart unto me: Let me know
What thoughts thou hast of me.

Nent.
I may offend.

Luc.
Indeed thou shalt not.

Nent.
Then I do wonder (Madam) that you will
Bestow your self (I think) unworthily.

Luc.
How!

Nent.
This is unpleasing to you, I will be
Hereafter silent: I have offended you.

Luc.
No: proceed.

Nent.
You are a Lady untill now unstain'd
With any blot (save obstinacy to
The brave deceas'd Carionil) and will you
Give the world reason, a good one (pardon
My honest boldness (Madam) to taxe your judgement;
And (which is worse) your virtue for this choice?
Is not Falorus far more worthy of you?
Marry him (Madam) and live still in England.
I'me sure my counsel would be seconded
By all the friends you have, did they but know
As much as I. But (Madam) if you have
Settled your affection past recall, and are
Resolved, I will be most obedient
And secret unto all your purposes.

Luc.
And wilt thou go to Æthiopia with me?

Nent.
If I do get no Servant before, and if
You will (if I dislike the country) give
Me liberty to return home.

Luc.
Most willingly.

Enter Falorus, Cleanthe, and Phyginois.
Nent.
My Lord Falorus.

Luc.
Where?

Phyg.
If I can find the least opportunity
I will try (Nentis) of what mettal th'art made.

Fal.
I hope (Mistris) our company
Is not unwelcome to you.

Luc.
By no means Sir.

Fal.
How gently it past her tongue!
For that sweet word I kiss your hand, dear Lady.

Luc.
Where did you leave my father my Lord?

Fal.
Above a reading Guicciardin.

Nent.
Sir, I can perceive when I am flatter'd.

Phyg.
Earnest expressions of love deserve a better name.

Nent.
Why Sir, I cannot believe you love me.

Phyg.
You need not doubt of that, Mistris, I do
With as much fervency as servant can;
I do beseech you Lady to believe me.

Nent.

They are of easie faiths that believe all their
servants say.

Luc.
What ail you my Lord? you are not well.

Fal.
Unwelcome guest away—I was thinking of—

Luc.
Of what?

Fal.
I ha forgot—would they would all love me—
—Aside.
I am most strangely alter'd on the sudden:
My friendship (I fear) will be too weak a tye
To make me silent.

Clean.
My Lord!

Fal.
Thou hadst a Master did deserve thee better.

Cle.
But he is dead, and I am yours by his
Last Legacy.

Fal.
What wouldst thou say?— Aside.


Cle.
I hope y'are well.

Fal.
He has found out an alteration in me:
I must beware of publick signs. I was
Privately.
Full of Carionil; my thoughts were busie
Concerning him:
Madam, I pray you pardon my neglect
Of frequents visits; I have been too guilty.

Luc.
You have not offended.

Fal.
Tis your great goodness to say so.

Nent.
This, Sir, is too importunate.

Phy.
To slack (dear Mistris) but wink at my insufficiency.

Nent.
You said, you love no woman in the world
But me.

Phy.
And may you hate me if I do.

Nent.

As I see you ready to give me full satisfaction
that you mean faithfully, so shall you find
me willing to requite you.

Phy.

No man can boast such happiness.

Nent.

Sir, be moderate; y'are not so sure of me,
but (upon occasion) I can retire; neither would I
have the company take notice of us.

Phyg.
You shall command me (Mistris)

Fal.
These passions are new to me: woo'd I were private.
I never did observe her so well before.

Luc.
My Lord!

Fal.
What say you (Madam?)

Luc.
You saw not my brother Philander to day?

Fal.
No truly Lady I did not.

Luc.
Your brother (Nentis saies) shall shortly be married to.
The rich widow her sister.

Fal.
So he doth hope.

Enter Tandorix.
Rosin.
Madam, dinner stayes of you.

Luc.
You hear my Lord.

Fal.

Nay Anclethe, stay not for me, wait on the
Lady: Ile follow immediately.

Exeunt Luc. Nen. Phy. Clean.
What ailes me? let me see
What is the cause of such an alteration
I find within me: doubtless it is Love.
To whom? to whom but to the worthiest
And sweetest Lucora? Take heed, tis dangerous;
A sudden ruine so will seise my friendship,
And prove my former protestations
Feign'd untruths. Cannot the noble name
Of young Carionil prevent me? No,
Nor certainty of all the evil wills
Of all the friends I have;
Were-both our better Genius Orators,
And here embraced fast my knees, and wept
Miraculous tears (to quench the rising flames
Lucora's irresistible eyes have kindled
In me, or to drown this late impression Love
Hath seald upon my heart) I'de be as remorseless
As the most stern and unremoved Scythian,
And deafer then the people that inhabit
Near the Egyptian Cataracts of Nile.
But I am base, base to infringe the knot
Of amity a long and serious knowledge
Of each other hath tyed betwixt us. Twere safer
Sayling with drunken Mariners between
Hard Sylla and Charybdis, then to sufter
My much divided thoughts, and forth of them
To work such a conclusion to my passions,
As might hereafter confirm me noble in
Th'opinion of the world: but I'me most ignorant,
And know not what to do. Wood I were so
Distraught, that my own self I could not know.

Exit.