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Show Gonf. Where's my Reward Tul. The honour ofthe Ilame. Tul. /4W00 w«fA 4 AJr/ry ' rT ? T//y difobedience does to Treajon rile, ,f• -r Wliich thou, like Rebels, wouldfi with Love dijgmje. Vllkdlmyfelf, andif thou cfft** Tafeeme happy, thou bait fee me die. Gonf. 0% ! Uan with lefs Regret bequeath My love to Rodorick, than you to Death: And yet- • *--" £ , , fut. What new Objections can you find? Gonf. But are you fure you never jballbebnd? Jul. Never. Gonf. What never! I ul. Never to remove. . Gonf. OA/tf*/ iVewr to&w/; </*«« I* L e w! Jul L?4^ me to Rodorick. Gonf. Oh balmy fweetnefs \ But'tis loft tome, Like Food upon a Wretch condemn'd to die: Another, and I vow to go : One more ; )f I fwear often I fhall be forfwore. ( W r * 4?4/»/ ^ « > mils may hafte their Fate ; I only toil to be unfortunate : More my own Foe than all my Stars could prove; They ?ive her Perfon, but I give her Love. I muft not truft m y felf. -Hippolito. Enter Hippolito. Hip. My Lord ! Gonf. Quickly go find D o n Rodorick out: Tell him the Lady Julia will be walking On the broad Rock that liesbefide the Port, And there expects to fee him inftantly. In the mean time I'll call for Amideo. Jul. You'll keep your promife to D o n Rodorick. Gonf. Madam, Since you bring Death I welcome it; . Ratio his Fortune not his Lovefutmit £&" Gonfalvo. Hip. I dare not ask what I too fain would hear : But, like a tender Mother, hope and fear', . My equalTwins, my equal care Imake; . [Afide. And keep Hope quiet left that Fear fhould wake. [Extt Hippolito. Jul. So, now I'm firmly at m y own difpofe; And all the Lets, m y Virtue caus'd, remov'd: N o w Rodorick I come Enter Gonfalvo again. Gonf. Madam, M y Boy's not yet return'd. Jul. N o matter, we'll not ftay for him. Gonf. Pray make not too much haft. [Exeunt Julia, Gonfalvo SCENE II. Enter Don Rodorick, and Servant, Rod. Have you befpoke a Veffel as I bid you ? Serv. I have done better ; for I haveemploy'd Some, w h o m I know this day to feize a Ship; Which they have done; clapping the M e n within her All under Hatches, with fuch fpeed andfilence, That though fhe rides at Anchor in the Port Among the reft, the Change is not difeovcr'd. The Rival Ladies. 93 Rod. Let m y beft Goods and Jewels be embarked With fecrecy: We'll put to Sea this Night. Have you yet found m y Sifter, or her W o m a n ? Serv. Neither Sir ; but in all probability She is with Manuel. Rod. Would God the meaneft M a n in Alicant Had Angellina rather thanX>on Manuel. I never can forgive, much lefs forget H o w he ('the younger Soldier; was prefer'd T o that C o m m a n d of Horfe which was m y due; Serv. And after that, by force diffeiz'd you of Your Quarters Rod. Should I meet him fev'n years hence At th' Altar, I would kill him there: 1 had Forgot to tell you the defign w e had; T o carry Julia by force away Will now be needlefs ; fhe'll come to the Rock T o fee m e , you unfeen fhall ftand behind, And carry her into the Veffel. Serv. Shall I not help you to difpatch D o n Manuel ? Rod. I neither doubt m y Valour, nor m y Fortune: But if I die, revenge m e : prefently About your bufinefs; I muft to the Rock For fear I come too late. [Exeunt fever ally. SCENE III. Through a Rock is difewer'd a Navy of Ship riding at a diftante. Enter Amideo. Amid. Thus far unfeen by Manuel, I have trae'd him: H e can be gone no farther than the Walk Behind the Rock; I'll back and tell m y Matter. Enter Hippolito at the other end. Hip. This is the place where Rodorick muft expect Wis Julia : How ! Amideo here ! Amid. Hippolito! Hip. This were fo fit a time For m y Revenge; had I the Courage, now: M y heart fwells at him, and m y breath grows Uiort, But whether Fear or Anger choaks it up, I cannot tell. Amid. H e looks fo Ghaftfully, Wyybbftweretfcft *im ; yet I fear to try it, Becaufe m y mind mif-gives me'hewulftopme. B' your, leave Hippolito. / Hip. Whither fo feft ? • r* Amid. You'll not prefume to hinder m y Lord s buhnels f H e fhall know it. Hip. I'll make you fure, before, For telling any Tales: D o you remember Since you defended Angelica's Beauty Againft Honoria's; nay, and would maintain it. Amid. And fo I will do ftill; (I muft feign Courage [Afide, There is no other way.) Hip. I'll fo revenge That injury, fif m y Heart fails m e not.) Amid. Come, confefs truly, for I know it fails you. What would you give to avoid fighting n o w Hip. N o , 'tis your Heart that fcils. Amid. I feorn the danger; ( . Yet, what compaffion on your Youth might do ^ ^ ^ |