THE ARGUMENT.
Xarino Prince of Cuba quits his
Father's Court, for the Love of
Teraminta a Beautiful Shepherdess, taking
with him his Intimate Friend Cratander,
who secretly becomes his Rival and
creates such Misunderstanding between the
Prince and Teraminta as occasions great
Distress; but the Appearance of Ardelia
whom Cratander had ungenerously forsaken
after the most solemn Protestations of Constancy,
so confounds and convicts him, that
he sincerely repents, with a Promise never
to desist till he has reconciled the Prince
and Teraminta, which at last is happily
effected. Xarino having sav'd the Life
and Empire of King Gozanes his Father,
is requested to demand the utmost of his
Wishes; he only asks Teraminta, which at
first is denied him, but afterwards granted
by means of a happy Incident, which extorts
a surprising Confession from Gozanes,
gives Teraminta to the Prince Ardelia to
Cratander, and concludes the Opera.
