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Show I le fhould refufe to give her when he dies. Yet grant he did his Life to her bequeath M a y I not claim m y Ihare of him m Death ? I only beg when all theGbry sgone, The headefc Beams of a departing Sun Gonf. Never was Paffion hid fo modeitly, ^jK^no^hain of Lovers UnkM in Death; Julia goes firft, Gonfalvo hangs on her, And Angellina holds upon Gonfalvo, As I on Angellina. Hip. Nay, here's Honoria too : -• You look on me with wonder in your Eyes, T o fee me here, and in this ttrange dilguile. Jul. What new Miracle is tins ? Honoria . Man. I left you with m y Aunt nBarcellona, And thought e'er this you had been married to The old rich Man, Don EftevandeGama Hp. I ever had a ttrange averfion tor him; But when Gonfalvo landed there, and made A kind of Courtfliip, (though it fcems in jetL> It ferv'd to Conquer me, which Eftevan ; Perceiving, prcft m y Aunt to haft the Marriage. What fhould I do ? M y Aunt importun d me For the next day: Gonfalvo, though I lov d him, Knew not m y Love; nor was I fure his Courtlhip W a s not th'effea of a bare Gallantry. Gonf. Alas! H o w griev'd lam, that flight addrefs Should make fo deep impr effions on your Mind In three days time. Hip. That accident in which You fav'd m y Life, when firft you faw m e , causdit. Though now the ftory be too long to tell; HoweV it was, hearing that night you lay Aboard your Ship, thus as you fee difguis'd, In Cloaths belonging to m y youngeft Nephew, I rofe e'er day, refolv'd to find you out, And, if I could, procure to wait on you Without difcovery of m y felf; but Fortune Croft all m y hopes. Gonf. It was that difmal Night Which tore m y Anchor up, and toft m y Ship Paft hope of fafety, many days together, Until at length it threw m e on this Port. Htp. I will tell not yo» what m y forrows were T o find you gone ; but there was now no help. Go back again I durft not; But, in fine, Thought beft, as faft as m y weak Legs would bear m e T o come to Alicant, and find m y Sifter, Unknown to any elfe : But being near The City, I was feiz'd upon by Thieves, From w h o m you refcu'd m e ; the reft you know. Gonf. I know too much indeed for m y repofe. Enter Captain. Capt. D o you know m e ? Gonf. N o w I look better on thee, Thou feem'it a greater Villain than I thought thee. Jul. 'Tis he. Hp. That bloody Wretch who robb'd us in the Woods. Gonf. Slave! Dar'ft thou lift thy hand againft m e ? Dar'ft thou touch any one w h o m he protects; W h o gave thee Life ? But I accufe m y felf, Not thee: The Death of all thefe guiltlefs Perfons Became m y Crime that Minute when I fpar'd thee. - - TheK Rival Ladies. Capt. It is not all your dueats can alter me From what I have refolv'd. Gonf. Begin then firft with me. Capt. I will, by laying here m y Sword. All. What means this fudden change ? Capt. 'Tis neither new, nor fuddain: From that time You gave m e Life, I watch'd how to repay it; And Rodorick's Servant gave m e fpeedy means T' effea m y wifh : For telling me, his Matter Meant a Revenge on you, and on Don Manuel, Andthentofeizeon Julia, and depart : I proffer'd him m y aid to feize a Veffel; And having by enquiry found out yours, Acquainted firft the Captain withmypurpofe, T o make a teeming Maft'ry ofthe Ship. Man. H o w durft he take your word ? Capt. Thatlfecur'd By letting him give notice to the Ships That lay about: This done, knowing the place You were to Fight on was behind the Rock; Not far from thence, I, and fome chofen Men, Lay out of fight, that if foul play were offer'd, W e might prevent it. But came not in; becaufe when there was need, Don Manuel, who was nearer, ftept before me. Gonf. Then the Boat which feem'd T o lie by chance, Hulling not far from fhore, W a s plac'd by your direction there? Capt. It was. Gonf. You'r truly Noble; and I owe much more Than m y own Life and Fortunes to your worth. Capt. 'Tis time I fhould reftore their Liberty T o fuch of yours as yet are teeming Pris'ners. I'll wait on you again. Rod. M y Enemies are happy, andtheftorm Prepar'd for them, muft break upon m y head. Gwz/^Sotar a m i from happinefs, Heav'n knows Mygriefs are doubled:- I ft and ingag'd in hopelefsLove to Julia; In Gratitude to thefe : Here I have giv'n m y Heart, and here I owe it. Hip. Dear Matter, trouble not your felf for m e J I ever made your happinefs m y o w n; Let Julia Witnefs with what Faith I ferv'd you, W h e n you employ'd m e in your Love to her. I gave your Noble heart away, as if , It had been fome light Gallant's, little worth,- Not that I lov'd you lefs than Angellina, But m v Self, lefs than You. Gonf. Wonder of Honour, Of which m y O w n was but a fainter Ibadow, W h e n I gave Julia, whom I could not keep. You fed a Fire within, with too rich Fuel, In giving it your Heart to prey upon; The fweeteft Off ring that was eyer burnt Since laft the Phsnier dy'd. Hip. If Angellina knew, like me, the pride Of Noble minds, which is to give, not take; Like m e fhe would befatisfy'd, her Heart W a s well beftow'd, and ask for no return. Amid. Pray let m y Heart alone; you II ufe it as The Gipfics do our Money; If they once touch it, they have pow rupont. [Lays his Sword at GortfalvoV Feet. [Exit Captain^ HP I O £ Erie/ |