The Spanish Tragedie.
Happely the gentle Nightingale,
Shall carroll vs asleepe ere we be ware:
And singing with the prickle at her brest,
Tell our delight and mirthfull dalliance.
Till then each houre will seeme a yeere and more.
Shall carroll vs asleepe ere we be ware:
And singing with the prickle at her brest,
Tell our delight and mirthfull dalliance.
Till then each houre will seeme a yeere and more.
Hor. But, honie-sweet, and honourable loue,
Returne we now into your fathers sight,
Dangerous suspition waites on our delight.
Returne we now into your fathers sight,
Dangerous suspition waites on our delight.
Lor. I, danger mixt with iealous despite,
Exeunt.Shall send thy soule into eternall night!
Exeunt.Shall send thy soule into eternall night!
Enter King of Spaine, Portingale Embassadour, Don Ciprian, &c.
King. Brother of Castile, to the Princes loue,
What sayes your daughter Bel-imperia?
What sayes your daughter Bel-imperia?
Cip. Although she coy it as becomes her kinde,
And yet dissemble that she loues the Prince:
I doubt not I, but she will stoope in time.
And were she froward, which she will not be,
Yet herein shall she follow my aduice,
Which is to loue him, or forgoe my loue.
And yet dissemble that she loues the Prince:
I doubt not I, but she will stoope in time.
And were she froward, which she will not be,
Yet herein shall she follow my aduice,
Which is to loue him, or forgoe my loue.
King. Then, Lord Embassadour of Portingale,
Aduise thy King to make this marriage vp,
For strengthening of our late-confirmed league.
I know no better meanes to make vs firiends,
Her dowrie shall be large and liberall,
Besides that, she is daughter and halfe heire,
Vnto our brother, here Don Ciprian,
And shall enioy the moitie of his land,
Ile grace her marriage with an vnckles gift.
And this is it, in case the match goe forward,
The tribute which you pay shall be releast,
And if by Balthazar she haue a sonne,
He shall enioy the kingdome after vs.
Aduise thy King to make this marriage vp,
For strengthening of our late-confirmed league.
I know no better meanes to make vs firiends,
Her dowrie shall be large and liberall,
Besides that, she is daughter and halfe heire,
Vnto our brother, here Don Ciprian,
And shall enioy the moitie of his land,
Ile grace her marriage with an vnckles gift.
And this is it, in case the match goe forward,
The tribute which you pay shall be releast,
And if by Balthazar she haue a sonne,
He shall enioy the kingdome after vs.
Embass. Ile make the motion to my Soueraigne liege,
And worke it if my counsaile may preuaile.
And worke it if my counsaile may preuaile.
King. Do so, my Lord, and if he giue consent,
I hope his presence heere will honour vs,
I hope his presence heere will honour vs,
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