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Scena prima.
Enter Carazie, Manto.Car.
In the name of wonder! Manto, what hath my Ladie
Done with her selfe since yesterday.
Manto.
I know not.
Malicious men report we are all guided
In our affections by a wandering Planet?
But such a suddaine change in such a person,
May stand for an example to confirme
Their false assertion.
Car.
Shee's now pettish, froward,
Musique, discourse, obseruance tedious to her.
Manto.
She slept not the last night: and yet preuented
The rising Sun in being vp before him.
Call'd for a costly Bath, then willd the roomes
Should be perfum'd; Ransackde her Cabinets
For her choyce, and richest Iewells: and appeares now
Like Cinthia in full glory, wayted on
By the fairest of the Stars.
Car,
Can you guesse the reason,
That guards the entrance of the inmost port
Were call'd before her.
Manto.
They are both her creatures,
And by her grace prefer'de, but I am ignorant
To what purpose they were sent for.
Enter Donusa.
Car.
Heere shee comes.
Full of sad thoughts: we must stand further off.
What a frowne was that!
Manto.
Forbeare.
Car.
I pittie her.
Donu.
What Magicque hath transform'd me from my selfe?
Where is my Virgin pride? How haue I lost
My boasted freedome? what new fire burnes vp
My scortched intrailes. What vnknowne desires
Inuade, and take possession of my soule;
All vertuous obiects vanish'd? Haue I stood
The shocke of fierce temptations, stopte mine eares
Against all Siren notes lust euer sung,
To drawe my barke of chastitie (that with wonder
Hath keept, a constant, and an honourd course.)
Into the gulfe of a deserude ill fame?
Now fall vnpittied? And in a moment
With mine owne hands digge vp a graue to burie
The monumentall heape of all my yeares,
Imployde in Noble actions? O my fate!
But there is no resisting. I obey thee
Imperious god of loue, and willingly
Put mine owne Fetters on, to grace thy tryumph;
Twere therefore more then crueltie in thee
To vse me like a tyranne. What poore meanes
Must I make vse of now? And flatter such,
To vvhom, till I betrayde my libertie,
One gratious looke of mine, would haue erected
An altar to my seruice. How now Manto?
Thou hast beene faithfull too.
Car.
I dare not call
My life mine owne since it is yours, but gladly
Will part with it: when ere you shall command mee;
And thinke I fall a Martir, so my death
May giue life to your pleasures.
Manto.
But vouchsafe
To let me vnderstand what you desire
Should be effected: I will vndertake it
And curse my selfe for Cowardice if I pausde
To aske a reason why.
Donu.
I am comforted,
In the tender of your seruice, but shall be
Confirm'd in my full ioyes, in the performance.
Yet trust me: I will not impose vpon you
But what you stand ingagde for, to a Mistres,
(Such as I haue beene to you.) All I aske
Is faith, and secresie.
Car.
Say but you doubt me,
And to secure you I'le cut out my tongue
I am libde in the breech already.
Manto.
Doe not hinder
Your selfe by these delayes.
Donusa.
Thus then I Whisper
Mine owne shame to you.—O that I should blush
To speake what I so much desire to doe!
And further—
Whispers, and vses vehement actions.
Manto.
Is this all.
Donusa.
Thinke it not base
Although I know the office vndergoes
A course construction.
Car.
Course? 'tis but procuring
A smocke imploiment, which has made more Knights,
In a Countrie I could name, then twenty yeares
Of seruice in the field.
You haue my ends.
Manto.
Which say you haue arriu'de at, be not wanting
To your selfe, and feare not vs.
Car.
I know my burthen
I'le beare it with delight,
Manto.
Talke not, but doe.
Exeunt Carazie, Manto.
Do.
O Loue what poore shifts thou dost force vs too.
Exit Donusa.
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