Enter a Lady. Phi. Is it to me, or any of thefe gentlemen, you come? Lady. To you, brave lord; the princess would entreat Your prefent company, Phi. Kifs her fair hand, and fay, I will attend her. Dion. Do you know what you do? Phi. Yes, go to see a woman. Clere. But do you weigh the danger you are in? Phi. Danger in a sweet face? Her eye may shoot me dead, or those true red And white friends in her face may fteal my foul out: There's all the danger in't: But be what may, Her fingle name hath armed me. Dion. Go on: And be as truly happy as thou art fearless: [Exit. Come, gentlemen, let's make our friends acquainted, Left the king prove false. Scene changes to another apartment, Enter Arethufa and a Lady. [Exeunt. Are. Comes he not? Lady. Madam? Are. Will Philafter come? Lady. Dear madam, you were wont Το To credit me at first. Are. But didft thou tell me fo? I am forgetful, and my woman's strength How look'd he, when he told thee he would come? Are. And not a little fearful? Lady. Fear, madam? Sure he knows not what it is. Are. You all are of his faction; the whole court Is bold in praise of him; whilst I May live neglected, and do noble things, Drown'd in the doing: But, I know, he fears. more Of love than fear. Are. Of love? to whom? to you? Did you deliver thofe plain words I fent With fuch a winning gefture, and quick look, That you have caught him? Lady. Madam, I mean to you. Are. Of love to me? Alas! thy ignorance Lets thee not fee the croffes of our births. Nature, that loves not to be queftion'd why She She did or this, or that, but has her ends, And knows she does well, never gave the world Two things fo oppofite, fo contrary, As he, and I am. Lady. Madam, I think I hear him. Are. Bring him in: [Exit Lady. You Gods, that would not have your dooms with ftood, Whose holy wifdoms at this time it is, To make the paffion of a feeble maid Re-enter Lady and Philafter. Lady. Here is my lord Philafter. Are. Oh! 'tis well: Withdraw yourself. Phi. Madam, your messenger [Exit Lady. Made me believe, you wish'd to speak with me. Are. 'Tis true, Philafter. Have you ever known, That I have ought detracted from your worth? My baser inftruments to throw disgrace Phi. Never, madam, you. Are. Why then should you, in such a publick place, Injure Injure a princess, and a scandal lay Phi. Madam, this truth, which I fhall speak, will feem Foolish: But for your fair and virtuous felf, Are. Philafter, know, I must enjoy these kingdoms, of Calabria If I not calmly may enjoy them both. Phi. I would do much to fave that noble life: Yet would be loth to have pofterity Find in our ftories, that Philafter gave His right unto a fceptre, and a crown, Are. Nay, then hear: I muft, and will have them, and more. Phi. What more? Say, you would have my life; Why, I will give it you; for it is of me A thing fo loath'd, and unto you that ask Are. Fain would I fpeak, and yet the words are fuch I have to fay, and do fo ill befeem The mouth of woman, that I wish them faid, And And yet am loth to utter them.-Oh, turn Phi. What means this? Are. But that my fortunes hang upon this hour, But that occafion urges me to speak, And that perversely to keep filence now I could not thus have fummon'd thee, to tell thee, Are. Thy love !-without which all the land. Phi. Is't poffible! Are. With it, it were too little to bestow On thee: Now, though thy breath doth ftrike me. dead, (Which, know, it may) I have unript my breaft. Phi. Madam, you are too full of noble thoughts To lay a train for this contemned life, Which you may have for afking: To fufpect But |