NEARCHUS

You speak the nature of a right joust father: I come not hither roughly to demand My Cozens thraldom, but to free mine own: Report of great Calantha's beauty, virtue, Sweetness, and singular perfections, courted All ears to credit what I find was published By constant truth: from which if any service Of my desert can purchase fair construction, This Lady must command it. Chief, glorious Virgin, In my devotions, as in all men's wonder. Yes, to beauty's sceptre As all hearts kneel so mine. My tongue and heart are twins. We embrace him, Proud of so deer acquaintance. I dare not disobey. Great (fair one) grace my Hope's with any instance Of Livery, from the allowance of your f vour, This little spark. You're saucy. Brave me? A gallant Man at arms is here: a Doctor In feats of Chivalry; blunt, and rough spoken, Vouchsafing not the fustian of civility, Which rash spirits style good manners. You might have understood who I am. To the King too; A certain Instrument that lent supportance To your Collossicke greatness: — to that King too You might have added. This odd youths pride turns heretic in loyalty. Sirrah! low Mushrooms never rival Ced rs. I come not, Sir, to chide your late disorder: Admitting that the inurement to a roughness In Soldiers of your years and Fortune's, chiefly So lately prosperous, hath not yet shook off The custom of the war in hours of leisure: Nor shall you needs excuse, since y are to render Account to that fair Excellence, the Princess, Who in private Gallery expect it From your own mouth alone: I am a messenger But to her pleasure. The King is on a sudden indisposed, Physicians are called for; 'twere fit, Armostes, You should be near him. Amelus, I perceive Calantha's bosom Is warmed with other fires then such as can Take strength from any fuel of the love I might address to her: young Ithocles, Or ever I mistake, is Lord ascendant Of her devotions; one, to speak him truly, In every disposition nobly fashioned, I can, Amelus ; for affections injured By tyranny, or rigour of compul ion, Like Tempest-threatened Trees unfirmly rooted, Never spring to timely growth: observe, for instance, Life-spent Penthea, and unhappy Orgilus. To be jealous In public, of what privately I'll further; And though they shall not know, yet they shall find it. Sweet Princess. A perfect purity of blood enamels The beauty of your white. None dares, Lady. Long li e Calan would, Sparta's Sovereign Queen. Your will commands us. Now Orgilus thy choice. Speech hath left him. die. Royal Lady, Your law is in your will. Madam. All this should be performed, Madam, what means that word neglected husband? It's a truth too ominous. Sirs, the ong I am your King. Her last will Shall never be digressed from; wait in order Upon these faithful lovers as becomes us. The Counsels of the gods are never known, Till men can call the effects of them their own Love fea on Toys, For Cupid is a child, — vouchsafe this bounty It cannot beny'd. Name them virtuous Lady.