MERVOLLE

TO His puzzles my belief: the sickly Moon Hath not yet twice expired her usual Since you did mingle Souls, and can That she so soon recoils from grac Harmonious quiet of your bed? Can the Duke (her Uncle) Give and encouragement to her revolt, Maintain the females Charter against the male? This grief is of Sad quality! Behold your brother (sir) whose safe return, This morn I mentioned to your ear— I hear your wife. Charintha's become her Sisters Pupil. Dear Madam hold! Each sense Of mine does blush, that can perceive, your wild, Rebellious wrath. Hath not the Church named him Your husband, and your Lord? Is not thy brother's wife a pure tame hen? How dost thou Like her noise? How so? This I esteemed My justice on her merits, but it seems Her Sisters documents over rule her now. Her dowry is of ample rate, and may Deserve the chief of our Italian youth. Dandalo, the Count of Milan? A thing Counterfeit posd of spicery and starch! Nature Contrived him in her sleep. If's ignorance Might answer for his sins; he would account Amongst his wealth, the land he has in Heaven. Never Sir: He wooes her by his letters. She desiring a personal survey Ere prosecution of the suit, he sent Her word, he'd make's address by stealth; but we Expect him not ere'th'birth of the next Moon. Her veins overflow with Gall! Does your wife know This preparation you have made to cure Her haughtiness? T'were fit your pretty Agent here, Received instructions how to shape her garb And port, joust as th'imployment does require. What makes he there. Sciolto, now my memory begins To know you better: for your riots bold And loud demeanour in this City hath Been long observed. I wonder much y'imploy Your precious minutes in a course so vile. But what excuse canst thou in honour urge, for wearing such advantageous defence, Against his joust and single violence? Fine calumny! Sciolto, this is barbarous! Sciolto, hold. If either charge do miss, He that survives, shall grind thy marble heart, Between his teeth— Had the Devil himself crep't into flesh, And undertook this service to your wife, She had possessd, the weaker Instrument. He hath in is Veins, a most intemperat blood His valour's so renowned, that all the smooth, The curled, and silken Nobles of the Town, Do homage to his Sword; and by such Acts As these, he glorifies his truant youth. Was my suspect of Fame, and dispersement Of your deep wrong, that manacled till now, Your hands. My temperate Lectures cease. Obey Revenge, and I will follow it, until My wealth, and life, are forfeited to Law. This then is the night, wherein my bold love Shall merit me th'eternall name of friend. My choice Religion, & the honours of my blood, I here do pawn to ratify the vow — My vows have promised you the ample truth Of my intelligence. Behold, whom there, Sciolto keeps in amorous whisper. Shall I disturb their speech? There is a general tainture in the Sex. All are departed that to Charintha Made visit: Your Servants have begun Their sleep, and Guards are placed upon the Gates. They are. Your strength does but entangle you the more. Leave nothing that can minister defence. Disarm him of his Pins. You shall be angered strait, till you bestow The time to bite'm off. Soon as we spied You scaling over the Orchard wall; we guessed The Hope's of your visit. There have been snares Laid for your feet, ere since you left the House. — I gave command They should awhile delay her death, lest want Of leisure might destroy her penitence. Has he not lost the benefit of breath? This way (Sir) leads unto your Grave. You shall Have space, to gain some friendship with the Saints — Howl, howl, until you wake the inhabitants Of Graves! till you disquiet all the Spheres; And put harmonious Nature out of tune, The surly Lion, and the testy Boar, Did never maintain, resistance with Like fierce And ruinous return of strength: for from Their Eyes such Lightning flew, that Villagers (Whose early labours tilled the Earth) did think Rash Phaeton did scourge the fiery Teem Again. Sciolto chipped gagged with wounds; Did bleed away his strength. This his false Sword Your Husband bade me prostrate at your feet— And it's the last memorial of his love. I'th'last remainder of his dying speech, He briefly told his Testament; which does Contain employments sad, and such as you Must actuate strait. To please his Ghost, show now A little loyalty and love, Rise, and Be conducted by my slow steps. I will Inform your knowledge all that he enjoined You have a lose that does outspeak complai If sweet and pliant discipline of Courts, If feats of mighty War, or sober A ts Advance esteem of humane quali j; It's fit your Altamont we strive to raise, Above the charity or skill of praise The choice you make Can never deserve your chaste and lawful fire She is Florello of a heart and strain Too insolent for nuptial happiness: A des'late grief Will more become thy breast then this proud rage. Thy brother's dead, and his decease caused by Her sisters pride. Like to her sister she But counterfeits a passionate esteem, That thy found Nature she might tempt beneath Her rule. If Altamont be deer unto Thy thought, leave her, and straight attend his Hearse, That in the Chapel waits thy obsequy. Exit. Behold the Throne, your Lord commanded me Prepare: and here you must be pleased to fit. — Justice hath laid her sword within your reach: And you have power to sh ath it so; that where You execute, you may a murder do, Or sacrifice. Bring the delinquents in. These two were by your husbands jealousy And hate, ordained for death: but ere that we Could actuate his will; his noble breast Received a wound, that bade him strait provide For is own eternity. The last of all His speech, referred them both unto your power. You may appoint them live or die: and I'm Obliged by vow, to see performed what you Command. Your Jewels, and your wealth, I have packed up, To ease our flight, when we have finished This usurpation of the Laws. Let them Enjoy their eyes; that they may know their Judge. Keep them divided from each others reach Sciolto, now requite the leisure I Have given thy penitence, by rendering straight Unto the world, how far thou didst corrupt These Ladies with thy gilded. For know, I still Persuaded Altamont thy lust enjoyed No more, then what concerned wishes or hope. And I was ushered to'th belief of this, By knowledge of those secret spies which he Employed to watch your personal removes, About the House: whose labours ever missed Of finding that success he prophesied. If Altamont were now alive, he would Permit this utterance clear his faith. Madam, You hear that he Scoperta vindicates By oath; though his own crime does carry and Import more evident, and black; but yet When you behold his feature, and his youth, Your mercy may conceive t'were pity that He should so soon depart from time and flesh. Your sentence I am bound to execute. Keep your intent, I will usurp The office of your tongue. Mutes, strangle them. I grant what you Request: make your performance short; while I Reveal m'opinions (Lady) to your ear. Blind them again and stay their death's awhile. Madam, your knowledge is already taught Scoperta's innocence. Sciolto is deed Stands never your punishment; but distant far From remedy. Mark, his goodly feature. With what magnificence he's built? Beside This Morn his Uncle too (the wealthiest of Our Senators) is dead, and has bine pleased Entitle him his Heir. Think how you loved him once. He will (to save His life) worser scared Scoperta is interest, And marry you: a hapinesse complete For both He did: and I assured it with my Vows. This carries wonder in't Some Angels care assisted the success. Appear Florello, and receive thy doom. You have overheard, what will your knowledge grieve. Great Altamont (your Lord) who still was prompt To curb th'incitements of your wrath; threw wise Advantage from his reach, and struggled with The bold Sciolto, in and equal war. Wise Heaven did mock your Altamont : for while Over joyed with victory, he spies in's Breast A large deep wound, and thence his Soul took flight.