THE
TRVE
HISTORY
of
the
tragicke
loues
of
Hipolito
and
Isabella
,
Neapolitans
.
AMongst
all
the
accidents
that
vsually
draw
men
into
the
greatest
admiration
&
astonishment
,
there
are
none
so
strange
or
prodigious
as
those
which
Loue
produceth
:
A
passion
,
or
rather
fury
,
so
violent
;
as
that
,
ouerthrowing
the
reason
and
vnderstanding
of
those
it
seazeth
,
it
leaues
them
no
consideration
of
the
euent
of
what
it
makes
them
vndertake
.
And
although
the
examples
of
the
warres
,
euersions
of
Kingdomes
and
estates
,
with
the
errors
it
hath
caused
the
wisest
men
to
commit
,
and
the
ruines
into
which
it
hath
precipitated
the
greatest
Personages
,
be
so
ordinary
as
no
man
can
be
ignorant
of
them
;
yet
wee
finde
scarce
one
that
will
make
the
right
vse
of
them
;
neuerthelesse
,
they
ought
to
be
knowne
,
to
the
end
that
some
more
happy
than
the
rest
,
may
by
the
representation
of
others
miseries
,
be
diuerted
from
falling
into
the
like
.
Amongst
the
chiefest
where
this
passion
hath
displaied
her
tragicall
effects
;
This
of
which
I
now
vndertake
to
write
,
deserues
a
remarkable
place
.
Italy
hath
beene
in
all
times
a
region
fertile
in
high
and
noble
spirits
,
and
capable
of
the
greatest
and
fullest
fruits
of
vertue
or
vice
,
and
also
the
most
amorous
and
subiect
to
loue
of
all
other
Nations
:
which
hath
beene
the
occasion
that
the
men
(
finding
this
inclination
so
common
and
naturall
to
them
)
haue
ordained
the
lawes
for
the
liues
of
women
so
strict
&
seuere
in
their
restraint
,
to
which
they
subiect
them
,
as
not
assured
of
their
chastities
without
the
interdiction
of
the
sight
and
frequentation
of
men
,
excepting
onely
the
conuersation
of
their
neere
allies
.
Now
amongst
all
the
Townes
of
Italy
,
where
vertues
and
faire
exercises
are
in
greatest
recommendation
,
and
where
is
commonly
the
best
and
noblest
company
,
Naples
is
one
of
the
chiefe
,
and
where
there
is
a
greater
liberty
then
in
other
Cities
of
the
Countrey
.
In
this
Citie
there
liued
a
Gentleman
,
Fabritio
by
name
,
who
as
well
for
the
much
desert
of
his
vertues
,
as
for
the
noblenes
of
his
descent
,
held
the
place
of
one
of
the
most
honoured
Magistrates
of
the
Citie
;
In
which
charge
he
so
wel
demeaned
himselfe
,
and
got
himselfe
so
good
a
reputation
,
as
hauing
buried
one
Wife
,
hee
married
a
second
,
of
birth
and
meanes
much
aboue
his
owne
:
for
though
both
Nature
and
Fortune
had
yeelded
him
enough
,
yet
they
both
had
more
aduantaged
her
than
him
.
This
Woman
by
name
Liuia
,
had
to
her
first
Husband
a
Lord
of
the
best
bloud
of
the
Countrey
,
who
left
her
two
children
,
the
eldest
named
Pompeio
,
the
other
Cornelio
.
Fabritio
had
by
his
first
Wife
amongst
other
children
a
daughter
named
Isabella
,
the
which
besides
an
excellent
beauty
with
which
she
was
adorned
,
was
endowed
with
so
great
an
vnderstanding
,
as
she
seemed
not
onely
to
surpasse
those
of
her
age
,
(
which
was
then
about
fifteene
or
sixteene
yeares
)
but
to
leaue
short
of
her
,
all
those
that
euer
nature
had
produced
excellent
of
her
sex
,
in
such
sort
as
shee
was
esteemed
and
admired
of
all
as
the
wonder
of
her
time
.
And
that
which
yeelded
her
more
luster
,
was
a
certaine
braue
and
proud
fashion
,
but
suted
with
a
sweetnesse
agreeable
to
her
age
and
condition
,
that
made
her
loued
and
feared
both
at
once
.
Those
whom
Nature
hath
giuen
to
taste
the
sweetnesse
of
a
fatherly
loue
,
may
imagine
what
pleasure
and
contentment
Signiour
Fabritio
receiued
in
being
father
of
many
hopefull
children
,
especially
of
so
rare
a
treasure
as
this
daughter
,
being
withall
fauoured
with
so
great
an
increase
of
fortunes
,
and
conuenience
(
by
this
second
marriage
)
to
breed
&
more
highly
aduance
his
children
,
and
chiefly
his
Isabella
:
for
whom
he
&
his
wife
Liuia
had
designed
a
marriage
with
Pompeio
(
her
eldest
Son
by
her
first
Husband
)
who
of
her
part
also
was
most
glad
to
haue
so
happily
found
for
her selfe
so
good
a
Daughter
,
&
her
Son
so
faire
a
Wife
,
breeding
her
more
carefully
then
if
she
had
been
her
naturall
childe
.
The
good
and
commendable
proiect
of
this
marriage
being
agreed
on
by
these
Parents
,
and
whereon
they
built
the
principall
happinesse
of
their
house
and
family
,
brought
them
much
more
ruine
then
it
had
promised
them
contentment
;
being
the
ordinary
pleasure
of
fortune
to
build
vpon
the
foundation
of
our
designes
,
euents
most
contrary
to
our
hopes
.
This
Maid
to
whom
the
greatnesse
of
her
wit
(
with
her
knowledge
of
Letters
)
did
aduance
the
discourse
of
her
soule
to
the
iudging
of
things
farre
aboue
her
sex
,
or
what
her
age
might
seeme
to
beare
,
did
make
her
also
disdaine
that
which
she
thought
vnworthy
of
her
faire
parts
,
bestowing
her
time
more
on
priuacy
than
conuersation
,
partly
in
studie
,
partly
in
Musicke
;
sometime
marrying
with
her
Instrument
her
voyce
which
she
had
perfectly
sweet
;
sometime
vsing
her
Needle
in
working
some
rare
storie
or
curious
Hieroglifique
,
that
euery
thing
might
be
a
witnesse
of
the
well-spending
of
her
time
.
Being
arriued
at
the
seauenteenth
yeare
of
her
age
,
she
had
notice
giuen
her
by
her
father
of
her
appointed
husband
,
with
much
discourse
of
the
sence
she
ought
to
haue
of
so
good
a
fortune
.
To
which
she
made
such
answer
,
as
a
Father
may
expect
from
such
a
daughter
;
who
besought
him
onely
to
leaue
yet
awhile
some
liberty
to
her
youth
,
and
time
to
frame
her selfe
to
the
obedience
of
a
Husband
.
Liuia
being
discreet
and
wise
,
and
knowing
many
imperfections
in
her
Sonne
,
had
left
him
to
abide
euer
since
her
marriage
in
a
Countrey
house
of
hers
,
some
eight
or
ten
miles
from
Naples
,
where
she
kept
discreet
and
well-fashioned
people
about
him
,
to
the
end
to
correct
and
some
way
amend
the
ill
habits
of
his
minde
and
body
,
for
certainly
he
was
borne
vnpleasing
to
the
eye
,
and
very
vncapable
of
any
thing
gentle
or
vertuous
:
but
as
it
is
vnpossible
to
ouercome
so
great
an
enemy
as
Nature
,
(
which
though
you
beat
from
you
,
yet
will
returne
againe
)
so
proued
the
care
of
his
Mother
,
and
the
paine
of
those
about
him
most
vnprofitable
to
this
young
man
,
who
hauing
attained
to
the
age
of
twenty
two
yeares
,
was
then
aduertised
by
his
Mother
of
her
intention
for
his
mariage
,
of
which
the
beauty
of
this
faire
Maid
made
him
so
greedily
desirous
,
that
after
his
first
fight
of
her
,
he
had
no
disposition
to
be
from
his
Mistresse
,
who
then
began
to
looke
better
vpon
him
then
she
was
woont
to
doe
before
she
knew
her
Fathers
pleasure
.
So
frequentation
made
her
know
him
,
and
her
knowledge
of
him
to
disdaine
him
:
her
disdaine
bred
hatred
,
her
hate
despaire
,
and
despaire
those
strange
resolutions
in
her
that
you
shall
hereafter
vnderstand
.
In
this
time
an
Vncle
of
hers
,
called
Hipolito
,
was
returned
home
from
Bolonia
,
where
he
had
remained
foure
or
fiue
yeares
,
as
well
to
study
,
as
to
learne
Horsmanship
,
Fensing
,
Musicke
,
and
other
commendable
parts
befitting
a
Gentleman
,
in
which
hauing
bestowed
himselfe
to
the
age
of
one
or
two
and
twenty
yeres
,
his
elder
Brother
(
who
assumed
the
office
of
a
Father
)
thought
it
fit
to
call
him
home
to
aduise
with
him
of
the
setling
of
his
estate
.
This
young
man
being
returned
to
Naples
,
faire
mannered
,
handsome
,
that
knew
to
dresse
himselfe
well
,
and
whose
speech
was
gracefull
and
pleasing
,
was
foorthwith
knowne
and
affected
of
all
,
but
chiefly
of
his
Neece
,
with
whom
(
as
well
through
the
affinity
of
their
natures
and
yeares
,
as
of
their
bloud
)
he
was
receiued
into
that
peculiar
degree
of
friendship
and
primacy
,
as
if
he
had
been
her
Brother
;
yea
more
,
they
had
so
great
a
communication
and
mutuall
relation
each
with
other
,
as
they
were
growne
to
esteeme
it
an
iniury
to
themselues
not
to
make
each
master
of
the
others
neerest
thoughts
.
They
had
not
long
liued
in
this
fashion
when
the
young
Maid
acquainted
him
with
her
appointed
marriage
,
and
her
little
affection
to
it
,
complaining
much
of
the
cruelty
of
her
fortune
,
and
the
seuere
resolution
of
her
Father
to
couple
her
with
a
man
so
ill
suting
her
in
euery
thing
,
and
who
(
setting
aside
the
aduantage
of
his
birth
and
meanes
)
had
nothing
in
him
remarkable
.
The
company
of
this
Vnckle
of
hers
increased
still
her
disdaine
against
her
louer
,
by
the
approofe
hee
gaue
of
her
opinion
of
the
others
wants
,
whose
company
annoyed
them
both
more
then
they
were
pleased
with
,
in
such
sort
,
as
they
sought
all
meanes
to
free
themselues
of
it
,
and
retire
to
reading
and
other
mutuall
pleasures
betweene
themselues
.
But
as
it
is
easie
and
most
ordinary
for
extremities
euen
in
vertuous
things
to
slip
into
vices
;
so
this
excellent
friendship
could
not
long
containe
it selfe
within
the
bounds
and
limits
of
his
duty
,
but
growing
to
a
farther
liberty
by
their
priuate
frequentation
,
began
to
be
accompanied
with
a
certaine
vnmeasured
doting
vpon
this
retirednesse
,
and
a
melancholy
passionate
griefe
in
absence
each
of
the
other
,
and
a
loathing
of
all
other
company
,
and
in
conclusion
,
(
it
being
the
custome
of
their
age
to
discourse
of
loue
more
then
any
other
subiect
)
loue
so
mingled
with
them
,
that
it
became
the
master
of
both
their
hearts
.
And
although
their
yeares
had
as
yet
giuen
them
little
practise
in
this
affaire
,
and
that
feare
tooke
from
him
,
and
shame
from
her
,
the
ordinary
meanes
of
declaring
their
affections
;
yet
the
quicknesse
of
both
their
apprehensions
made
them
both
soone
acquainted
with
their
reciprocall
passions
.
Which
incouraged
Hipolito
one
time
among
the
rest
,
to
take
this
aduantage
of
a
discourse
they
had
had
of
loue
,
and
the
thraldome
his
subiects
liue
in
,
and
speake
to
this
purpose
.
Certainly
Neece
I
haue
read
a
maxime
which
I
now
receiue
for
purer
truth
then
heretofore
,
that
men
cannot
rightly
iudge
or
discourse
of
the
true
quality
of
any
passion
without
hauing
had
some
triall
or
feeling
of
it
himselfe
,
and
whereas
I
haue
diuers
times
with
your selfe
and
others
,
inforced
in
my
discourses
what
I
had
read
and
heard
of
the
strange
effects
of
loue
,
and
how
there
is
no
passion
nor
any
part
of
the
soule
that
yeelds
not
to
it
,
and
that
reason
and
prudence
are
able
to
make
but
weake
resistance
against
it
,
yet
I
must
confesse
I
speake
rather
for
arguments
sake
,
then
beleeuing
in
the
trueth
of
what
I
related
,
esteeming
indeed
,
that
affect
the
easiest
to
gouerne
and
hide
of
most
others
.
But
I
must
now
confesse
all
true
,
and
much
more
then
I
could
haue
said
or
can
,
that
might
expresse
the
admirable
effects
that
loue
produces
,
and
strong
hand
it
holds
ouer
our
reasonable
part
.
How
now
Vncle
!
(
answered
shee
)
will
the
lawes
of
our
friendship
allow
this
,
that
you
haue
thought
one
thing
,
and
spoken
another
to
me
?
Pardon
me
Neece
(
answered
Hipolito
)
it
hath
not
beene
that
I
would
barre
you
of
any
thought
in
my
bosome
,
nor
that
I
would
,
or
alas
could
hide
this
from
you
;
feare
onely
hath
denied
mee
the
libertie
.
Neither
thinke
(
I
beseech
you
)
that
I
would
any
way
offend
you
,
or
faile
in
the
least
cause
of
a
friends
dutie
,
but
rather
double
my
respect
and
obseruance
,
as
the
subiect
and
cause
is
increased
;
and
will
beleeue
that
the
occasion
of
this
discourse
is
happened
mee
by
fate
,
to
remooue
my
feare
,
and
giue
you
some
occasion
to
approoue
the
power
of
this
deitie
in
mee
,
whom
of
a
free
man
it
hath
made
a
captiue
,
and
instead
of
that
Vncle
and
friend
,
I
haue
beene
hitherto
to
you
,
your
seruant
and
vassall
;
and
turned
all
my
free
thoughts
into
so
deuoted
an
obseruance
,
that
they
haue
no
will
left
to
will
any
thing
but
obedience
to
your
thoughts
,
to
honour
you
,
to
desire
you
,
and
lastly
,
to
make
me
so
acceptable
to
you
,
as
to
bee
by
you
,
onely
esteemed
worthy
your
affection
.
The
teares
and
earnest
sighes
that
accompanyed
these
words
,
stayed
them
there
,
and
made
her
no
lesse
amazed
at
their
vnexpected
nouelty
,
then
troubled
and
doubtfull
,
what
answere
shee
might
fittest
make
to
them
:
the
conformitie
of
her
passion
of
the
one
side
more
then
halfe
yeelding
,
and
of
the
other
,
her
maiden
bashfulnesse
drawing
her
with
no
lesse
violence
backe
;
at
last
after
a
little
silence
,
the
witnesse
of
some
change
in
her
thoughts
,
quoth
she
,
I
doe
now
finde
it
true
that
I
haue
heard
wise
people
say
;
that
a
vertuous
and
faire
appearance
often
couers
a
vitious
designe
;
and
for
this
reason
,
if
solitude
had
not
beene
ordained
to
our
sexe
,
I
had
so
disposed
of
my selfe
,
as
to
shunne
the
vnhappy
consequence
,
which
ordinarily
(
by
my
obseruation
)
follow
the
societie
and
haunting
with
men
,
euen
those
that
opinion
rankes
amongst
the
honestest
,
but
you
I
thought
so
innocent
of
dissembled
purposes
,
and
all
your
courses
so
led
by
vertue
,
as
nothing
but
your selfe
could
haue
perswaded
mee
(
I
being
what
I
am
)
you
would
haue
intended
any
thing
against
that
which
I
shall
euer
hold
deerer
then
my
life
.
I
see
the
too
much
neerenesse
I
haue
allowed
you
,
giues
the
bouldnesse
to
take
this
aduantage
,
(
or
it
may
be
the
guessing
me
too
easie
,
)
to
trie
and
know
the
disposition
of
my
humour
,
it
being
otherwayes
impossible
you
should
attempt
the
honour
of
one
so
neere
you
,
as
nature
binds
you
to
the
preseruation
of
it
;
but
since
it
is
thus
,
I
hope
hereafter
to
let
you
better
see
,
I
detest
these
things
,
and
neither
your
subtiltie
nor
company
please
me
.
Those
which
being
young
beginners
in
loue
,
haue
to
an
extreame
passion
,
receiued
such
a
refusall
,
may
conceiue
the
anguish
this
answere
brought
to
poore
Hipolito
;
who
thought
he
heard
a
sentence
against
his
life
;
and
loosing
colour
,
speech
,
and
vnderstanding
,
remained
a
good
while
without
speaking
;
at
last
returning
to
himselfe
as
from
an
extacy
,
with
a
trembling
voyce
,
as
full
of
sighes
as
words
,
hee
made
this
answere
.
If
my
fortune
haue
led
me
to
an
enterprize
so
harmefull
to
my selfe
,
and
to
you
so
offensiue
;
your
perfections
,
the
diuine
force
of
loue
,
or
my
cruell
destinies
,
not
my
will
must
be
accused
;
which
hath
but
by
violent
necessitie
offended
you
.
O
be
satisfied
with
the
infinitie
of
those
other
miseries
that
I
see
prepared
for
me
,
without
adding
to
them
the
priuation
of
your
company
,
and
leaue
mee
yet
the
short
comfort
of
that
trouble
,
whereof
I
hope
ere
long
,
by
the
end
of
my
life
to
deliuer
you
,
&
my selfe
by
the
same
meane
,
from
the
punishment
of
myrashnesse
,
the
which
I
earnestly
beseech
you
not
to
imagine
to
haue
beene
guided
by
any
craft
or
subtiltie
.
I
haue
all
my
life
had
this
vice
of
dissimulation
in
too
great
a
horror
to
bee
able
now
to
vse
it
;
especially
with
you
,
towards
whom
(
though
it
were
familiar
to
me
)
yet
the
lawes
of
my
affinitie
and
loue
would
forbid
it
mee
.
Beleeue
mee
,
truth
accompanies
my
wordes
;
and
the
respect
of
your
honour
,
my
intentions
:
which
haue
no
other
end
then
the
assurance
of
your
fauour
,
and
of
a
more
particular
affection
then
friendship
may
dispence
with
you
to
beare
to
another
:
t
is
no
breach
of
your
honour
that
I
pretend
vnto
;
nor
more
then
I
will
hope
you
may
thinke
belongs
to
me
,
being
but
so
●arre
a
preferring
me
before
others
,
as
the
obligation
of
nature
,
and
our
vowed
friendship
makes
to
become
due
to
me
.
He
was
beginning
to
say
more
,
when
one
came
to
call
them
to
supper
;
so
as
Isabella
had
onely
leisure
to
tell
him
,
that
she
was
to
heare
no
more
of
those
matters
:
which
thrust
him
yet
farther
into
despaire
;
by
which
occasion
,
and
the
many
teares
hee
had
shed
,
his
face
was
so
changed
,
that
hee
was
faine
to
perswade
his
brother
and
sister
in
law
,
that
hee
was
not
well
,
so
excusing
himselfe
for
not
supping
,
he
went
to
a
house
of
another
of
his
brothers
,
a
Notary
,
a
rich
man
,
and
there
lodged
with
another
fourth
brother
named
Scipio
somewhat
elder
then
himselfe
,
where
hee
lay
with
opinion
of
euery
one
that
hee
was
sicke
as
hee
seemed
,
and
remooued
his
brother
from
his
chamber
,
to
the
end
to
enioy
more
fully
the
libertie
of
his
plaints
and
passions
,
which
all
the
night
held
him
in
such
vnrest
,
as
he
not
onely
slept
not
,
but
fell
into
a
feauer
,
a
fit
bodily
disguise
for
the
affliction
of
his
minde
.
Hee
lay
foure
daies
contending
in
his
reason
,
with
loue
for
the
mastery
:
and
to
beate
him
from
the
hold
hee
had
got
in
him
,
but
alas
,
what
resistance
can
men
make
against
gods
?
Hee
was
already
in
the
snare
,
which
the
more
hee
strugled
to
get
free
of
,
still
the
faster
held
him
,
and
was
forced
backe
to
the
pursuit
of
his
vnfortunate
loue
.
Hee
resolued
to
take
more
courage
,
and
to
write
to
his
mistresse
,
since
hee
had
neither
meanes
nor
assurance
to
see
her
.
She
was
no
lesse
diuided
,
by
as
great
a
ciuill
warre
of
loue
,
sometimes
accusing
her selfe
of
ingratitude
,
sometimes
of
crueltie
,
for
casting
him
shee
loued
best
of
all
worldly
things
,
into
so
great
a
dispaire
:
of
this
she
would
excuse
her selfe
vpon
a
greater
fault
,
that
shee
had
too
easily
receiued
the
first
offer
of
his
seruice
,
whom
diuine
,
humane
,
and
the
lawes
of
publique
honesty
,
had
forbidden
her
.
In
the
meane
time
Hipolito
was
often
visited
by
his
brother
Fabritio
,
and
had
speech
with
him
of
the
marriage
of
Pompeio
with
his
daughter
,
which
hee
seemed
much
to
approoue
of
,
wisely
dissembling
his
griefe
,
and
offring
Pompeio
his
seruice
in
all
good
offices
to
his
mistresse
,
for
which
he
hourely
importuned
him
.
Amongst
these
passages
Hipolito's
foote-man
,
fit
enough
for
such
imployments
,
brought
Isabella
a
letter
from
his
master
,
faining
to
bee
onely
sent
to
inquire
of
her
health
.
The
fellow
being
gone
,
shee
retired
into
her
chamber
,
and
read
the
letter
,
which
was
to
this
purpose
.
IF
I
had
left
me
any
power
to
command
my
desires
,
I
might
bee
content
to
discourse
only
with
my selfe
,
of
the
sufferings
of
my
most
vnhappy
condition
,
without
importuning
you
with
the
view
of
my
afflictions
;
but
since
loue
hath
inforced
the
subiection
of
all
my
will
to
his
lawes
,
and
your
seruice
,
pardon
mee
(
I
beseech
you
)
if
inforced
by
both
these
,
I
flie
to
your
pitie
,
which
I
implore
with
all
the
vowes
of
my
soule
,
as
the
onely
helpe
and
meane
left
mee
to
escape
a
neuer
ending
torment
.
Though
it
bee
vneasie
to
you
,
yet
you
owe
it
him
,
who
honours
you
aboue
all
worldly
things
,
and
adores
you
as
the
onely
modell
of
all
excellence
here
below
:
who
liues
not
but
by
you
,
nor
desires
life
but
for
you
,
and
to
bee
so
happy
,
as
to
spend
it
in
your
seruice
,
to
which
I
am
so
vowed
,
as
heauen
shall
as
soone
bee
false
as
I
alter
this
resolution
.
Accept
,
if
you
please
,
this
deuotion
,
and
gouerning
it
by
what
lawes
you
shall
thinke
fit
,
make
your selfe
of
it
what
assurance
my
life
or
death
can
yeeld
you
,
and
let
not
cruelty
which
findes
some
limits
,
euen
in
them
to
whom
it
is
proper
and
peculiar
,
bee
a
perpetuall
blot
to
your
faire
vertues
,
in
not
suffering
me
to
finde
that
mercy
at
deaths
hand
,
that
I
may
not
at
your
.
A
weake
perswasion
will
carry
a
diuided
and
doubtfull
minde
,
to
that
part
whither
it selfe
inclines
;
so
these
letters
finding
her
leaning
more
to
loue
then
dutie
,
forced
her
through
all
the
doubts
that
could
oppose
themselues
,
and
after
some
discourse
with
her selfe
,
of
such
differing
accidents
in
those
occurrences
as
her
able
vnderstanding
set
before
her
;
reason
at
length
gaue
place
to
loue
,
and
respect
to
passion
;
but
with
this
resolution
,
not
to
engage
her
honour
,
or
by
any
thing
confesse
her
purpose
,
till
the
last
she
could
possibly
delay
it
to
;
and
the
next
morning
shee
sent
this
following
answere
.
IF
I
had
not
by
all
the
points
of
a
faithfull
obseruance
,
assured
you
of
as
perfect
a
friendship
as
you
can
desire
of
me
,
I
should
allow
the
complaints
of
your
letter
;
being
incident
to
euery
good
disposition
,
to
desire
a
friendship
with
his
kindred
;
or
if
our
case
were
such
as
wee
might
expect
the
end
their
desires
looke
to
,
who
seeke
the
vnion
of
their
liues
,
by
the
holyknot
of
a
lawful
loue
,
I
should
receiue
that
passion
you
complaine
to
suffer
for
my
sake
,
as
a
most
assured
testimony
,
of
the
worthy
opinion
you
held
of
mee
,
to
whom
you
would
permit
your selfe
to
addresse
such
an
affection
;
but
since
I
am
assured
of
the
one
,
and
cannot
hope
any
thing
of
the
other
;
I
aduise
you
restore
your selfe
to
reason
,
that
you
may
condemne
(
as
you
ought
)
your
grieuings
for
their
vnfitnesse
,
your
passions
as
lecentions
,
and
beyond
the
bounds
of
your
part
;
and
to
shew
you
that
pitie
hath
in
mee
an
equall
place
with
friendship
,
since
you
put
your selfe
vpon
the
rules
of
my
discretion
,
I
beseech
you
lay
from
you
your
vniust
griefes
,
and
impossible
hopes
,
and
expect
from
me
,
onely
all
the
effects
of
a
most
solid
,
and
most
perfect
friendship
,
such
as
my
honour
,
and
what
I
am
to
you
,
can
bestow
vpon
you
;
in
so
doing
,
you
shall
finde
my
faith
constant
aboue
the
least
change
,
that
any
thing
of
this
world
can
indeauour
to
make
in
it
.
This
I
promise
;
this
I
sweare
to
you
;
and
coniure
you
to
be
contented
with
this
vtmost
I
can
doe
,
and
not
seeke
to
intice
my
affection
beyond
the
bounds
of
my
duty
,
assuring
my selfe
in
so
reasonable
a
sute
,
your
desires
will
agree
with
mine
.
I
will
lastly
,
intreat
you
to
bee
well
,
that
I
may
sodainely
receiue
the
pleasure
of
your
company
.
This
letter
was
better
Physicke
to
Hipolito's
disease
,
then
all
the
Physitians
of
Naples
could
giue
him
,
which
hauing
read
ouer
,
and
ouer
,
infinitely
often
,
hee
was
much
troubled
on
what
resolution
to
settle
himselfe
,
and
as
a
minde
possest
with
desire
,
is
euer
therewith
accompanied
with
feare
,
so
did
he
giue
so
diuers
interpretations
to
the
letter
,
as
not
a
word
in
it
,
but
hee
made
to
suffer
a
double
vnderstanding
,
sometime
taking
it
for
generall
and
indifferent
words
,
sometime
gathering
somewhat
thence
to
his
owne
aduantage
:
after
many
discourses
of
his
fantasie
,
hee
resolued
at
last
on
the
better
part
,
and
hope
making
him
take
heart
,
began
by
that
meane
to
recall
his
health
so
well
,
as
that
within
two
dayes
,
leauing
his
chamber
,
hee
went
to
visit
a
sister
of
his
,
a
Nunne
,
betweene
whom
and
him
,
by
reason
of
the
simpathie
of
their
natures
,
there
was
an
extraordinarie
loue
and
amitie
.
This
Nun
,
vnderstood
but
too
much
for
her
profession
,
and
was
then
of
the
age
of
thirtie
fiue
yeeres
,
hauing
more
exercised
her
wit
about
honest
affaires
of
the
world
(
as
farre
as
the
restraint
of
a
Cloister
might
suffer
her
)
then
in
the
strict
obseruance
of
the
duties
of
her
order
.
The
Lady
Isabella
her
Neece
,
had
often
leaue
to
goe
to
that
Monastery
,
as
well
to
heare
the
Seruice
,
as
to
see
her
Aunt
,
and
learne
of
her
to
worke
curious
workes
with
the
Needle
,
which
she
much
affected
.
Shee
was
glad
to
see
her
brother
so
well
amended
,
and
hauing
made
him
sit
,
and
discoursing
of
his
sickenesse
,
she
blamed
the
strictnesse
of
her
condition
,
that
had
denied
her
the
meane
of
visiting
him
,
as
otherwise
she
would
haue
done
,
if
the
Lawes
shee
liued
vnder
would
haue
permitted
her
.
To
which
,
finding
hee
made
no
answere
,
but
sate
immoderately
sighing
;
she
added
,
certainely
Brother
,
either
it
is
your
sickenesse
hath
so
strangely
altered
you
,
that
I
may
say
,
I
scarce
know
you
,
or
you
haue
somewhat
in
your
minde
,
that
you
will
keepe
to
your selfe
,
that
makes
you
so
melancholy
,
as
may
hazard
the
casting
of
you
downe
againe
,
if
you
take
not
heede
.
You
know
there
is
no
disease
more
dangerous
then
that
of
the
minde
,
the
Physitians
haue
no
Receipt
,
nor
Apothecaries
any
Drugge
,
that
may
auaile
to
heale
it
:
the
best
thing
for
it
,
is
the
aduice
of
a
faithfull
friend
,
and
where
can
you
expect
it
more
faithfull
,
then
from
me
,
who
you
know
haue
not
onely
loued
you
aboue
my
other
Brothers
,
but
euen
before
my selfe
.
I
beseech
you
by
that
inuiolable
,
and
more
then
sisterly
loue
,
make
mee
a
partner
of
your
sufferings
;
vpon
this
assurance
that
you
shall
finde
mee
secret
,
seruiceable
,
and
assisting
you
to
all
you
can
desire
;
dispise
not
a
vailed
head
,
as
an
vnprofitable
thing
that
cannot
giue
you
comfort
equall
with
others
more
conuersant
in
the
world
.
Deere
Sister
(
answered
Hipolito
)
my
affection
to
you
is
built
vpon
too
sure
a
foundation
to
bee
shaken
,
or
indangered
by
any
earthly
accident
,
nor
haue
I
euer
doubted
of
the
abilitie
of
your
vnderstanding
,
but
my
despaire
of
remedy
to
my
affliction
,
takes
from
me
all
will
to
giue
it
you
;
for
giue
me
good
Sister
,
and
since
you
can
in
nothing
helpe
,
let
mee
alone
endure
the
penance
of
my
idle
thoughts
.
How
?
(
answered
she
)
where
is
the
resolution
you
men
attribute
to
your selues
aboue
the
courage
of
women
?
Certainely
,
your
part
of
it
is
very
little
,
that
you
dispaire
of
executing
,
before
you
attempt
the
meanes
;
if
your
owne
inuention
doe
not
presently
giue
you
a
smoothe
way
to
your
desires
,
you
must
not
therefore
thinke
that
others
cannot
finde
it
out
for
you
,
the
fullest
vnderstandings
,
in
their
owne
affaires
are
distrustfull
,
and
for
feare
of
loosing
themselues
,
doe
often
repaire
to
the
faith
of
a
friend
for
their
resolution
.
If
I
can
serue
in
nothing
else
but
to
keepe
your
griefes
for
you
,
it
is
no
little
lightning
to
a
heauy
and
oppressed
heart
,
to
leaue
his
vexations
with
those
he
knowes
,
will
affectionately
imbrace
all
,
to
take
but
a
part
from
him
.
The
principall
effects
of
friendship
,
are
helpe
and
consolation
;
though
I
bee
vnusefull
for
the
one
;
yet
am
I
most
fit
for
the
other
,
and
I
hope
able
for
both
.
God
often
times
raises
the
meanes
of
our
reliefe
beyond
our
hope
,
and
from
those
we
lest
expect
it
:
deere
Sister
(
answered
he
)
out
of
the
meere
dutie
of
my
loue
,
and
no
hope
at
all
of
any
allay
to
my
griefes
;
I
will
tell
you
their
subiect
,
which
shame
ought
still
as
much
to
conceale
,
as
reuerence
to
the
lawes
of
Nature
,
should
haue
at
first
forbidden
.
Know
(
deere
Sister
)
I
haue
beene
so
long
engaged
,
that
now
in
despight
of
my
best
oppositions
,
I
am
constrained
to
giue
my selfe
vp
to
the
loue
of
our
Neece
Isabella
.
This
hath
beene
,
and
is
the
occasion
of
my
anguish
,
and
must
so
remaine
as
long
as
my
vnhappy
fate
shall
allow
mee
life
:
behold
the
laborinth
of
my
paines
,
and
the
little
meanes
I
haue
to
get
out
,
since
I
am
already
gone
on
so
farre
.
With
this
he
tould
her
the
discourse
of
all
had
past
betweene
them
,
shewing
her
the
letters
he
had
writ
,
and
her
answers
to
them
.
To
which
his
Sister
said
,
I
finde
now
that
one
of
the
greatest
faults
that
the
Ancients
haue
made
in
the
picture
of
Loue
is
in
blinding
his
eyes
,
for
though
he
indifferently
disperseth
his
shafts
amongst
all
sorts
of
creatures
,
yet
the
eie
was
neuer
against
this
effect
,
and
in
that
respect
they
needed
not
haue
blindfolded
him
,
but
this
marke
I
see
belongs
better
to
those
whom
hee
hath
once
touch't
,
and
whom
he
leaueth
not
onely
blinde
in
body
,
but
euen
estranged
from
all
due
considerations
of
the
minde
,
so
much
as
they
remaine
insensibly
confused
and
lost
in
themselues
,
without
ability
to
make
vse
of
their
owne
vnderstandings
.
Oh
how
truely
was
it
said
of
that
Phylospher
,
that
for
the
most
part
wee
make
things
difficult
and
impossible
to
our selues
for
want
of
courage
to
vndertake
them
!
Make
your selfe
(
Brother
)
iudge
of
this
in
your selfe
,
who
vpon
the
first
difficulty
that
affronts
you
in
your
designe
,
remaine
astonished
and
confounded
.
You
loue
a
Lady
that
is
vpon
the
point
of
marriage
with
another
.
There
are
many
marriages
intended
,
yet
so
crost
,
as
they
neuer
arriue
to
their
consummation
:
and
though
that
must
be
,
yet
were
not
that
the
worst
that
might
happen
you
;
marriage
often
bringing
conuenience
to
loue
.
Next
,
you
loue
one
that
you
cannot
marry
?
Well
?
and
hath
loue
no
other
ends
for
his
contentment
,
then
marriage
?
since
it
as
often
disseuers
affections
as
it
ioynes
them
,
while
being
subiected
to
the
lawes
of
an
obligation
and
dutie
,
you
disarme
him
of
his
chiefest
forces
.
A
wife
(
though
neuer
so
faire
)
is
like
a
guest
,
or
the
raine
that
becomes
a
trouble
in
three
dayes
.
But
you
will
say
,
I
loue
one
whom
the
lawes
doe
forbid
me
both
all
desire
and
all
hope
to
enioy
,
which
so
distracts
me
in
this
thornie
way
,
as
I
am
there
ruined
with
the
impossibilitie
of
getting
out
.
You
are
not
the
first
that
haue
vndertaken
things
as
much
forbidden
,
which
haue
yet
attained
to
a
happie
end
.
Thinke
vertue
consists
in
great
and
difficult
things
,
and
is
pleased
in
a
resistance
,
and
the
more
paine
and
difficultie
there
is
in
an
affaire
,
the
more
glorie
followes
the
enterprize
,
and
pleasure
the
excution
:
the
attempt
may
content
you
,
whether
you
gather
the
desired
fruits
of
your
paines
,
or
fall
vnder
an
impossible
enterprize
,
and
where
your
fortune
failes
you
,
not
your
courage
.
In
summe
,
you
stand
not
in
ill
●earmes
.
I
find
in
these
Letters
ground
enough
to
build
hope
enough
on
:
leaue
the
gouernment
of
this
businesse
to
me
;
it
may
be
I
shall
giue
you
a
better
account
then
you
expect
of
it
.
Be
you
of
good
cheere
,
goe
see
your
Mistresse
,
and
procure
her
repaire
hither
vpon
our
Ladies
day
to
heare
the
Vespers
,
and
faile
not
to
be
here
your selfe
.
All
these
faire
promises
of
the
Nunne
wrought
little
in
her
Brothers
beleefe
;
onely
they
so
farre
restored
him
to
himselfe
,
as
that
commending
his
loue
to
her
care
,
with
more
affection
then
he
would
haue
done
his
life
,
he
returned
to
his
Brother
the
Notaries
house
till
the
next
day
after
dinner
,
when
hee
went
to
see
Fabritio
,
and
(
vnder
that
pretence
)
his
Daughter
Isabella
,
where
he
receiued
the
gladdest
welcome
from
Brother
,
Sister
,
Neece
,
and
Signiour
Pompeio
that
might
be
.
That
afternoone
past
in
the
discourse
of
his
sicknesse
,
and
how
much
euery
one
suffered
for
him
.
Euening
being
come
,
hee
returned
home
,
deferring
the
speech
with
his
Neece
till
next
day
,
which
was
our
Ladies
Eue
,
when
he
was
to
dine
with
his
Brother
Fabritio
,
and
Pompeio
should
be
gone
home
.
He
then
intreated
her
to
go
the
next
day
to
the
Nuns
to
Vespers
,
if
she
could
get
leaue
,
which
she
easily
obtained
:
her
Mother
in
law
being
sicke
,
and
accompanied
with
an
old
Gentlewoman
her
neighbour
.
She
carried
with
her
onely
her
Maid
Iulia
,
in
whom
she
wholly
affi●d
.
This
commoditie
gaue
Hipolito
a
presage
of
his
good
fortune
,
and
her
the
first
danger
of
her
ruine
,
whereof
she
had
some
apprehension
at
her
departure
;
for
getting
vp
into
the
Coach
,
a
weaknesse
seized
her
,
with
a
head-ache
,
and
a
cold
sweat
all
ouer
her
bodie
,
and
hauing
been
a
while
in
the
Coach
,
the
Horses
that
vsed
before
times
to
be
quiet
enough
,
began
to
start
,
and
rush
one
vpon
the
other
,
with
such
force
and
confusion
as
droue
the
Coachman
into
danger
of
his
life
,
who
had
much
a
doe
to
bring
them
into
order
againe
.
These
accidents
not
a
little
affrighted
the
vnderstanding
of
the
vnfortunate
Ladie
:
but
the
force
of
our
destinie
violently
driues
vs
to
what
is
fatally
ordained
to
vs
;
so
these
things
could
nothing
hinder
her
from
the
persuit
of
her
misfortunes
,
in
spight
of
all
the
contradictions
of
either
her
feare
,
or
reason
.
Being
arriued
at
the
Nunnerie
,
shee
found
her
Vncle
and
her
Aunt
walking
together
in
a
Garden
,
there
attending
her
comming
,
who
assoone
as
they
had
perceiued
her
,
and
seeing
her
paler
then
she
vsed
to
be
,
her
Aunt
said
to
her
;
Certainly
Neece
you
haue
not
brought
your
best
lookes
hither
,
me
thinks
you
are
afraid
of
shaming
my
Brother
,
and
therefore
will
partake
with
his
sickly
lookes
.
Then
Isabella
told
them
what
had
happened
her
in
her
comming
,
and
occasioned
that
feare
which
perhaps
her
lookes
had
still
retained
.
Well
then
(
said
the
Nunne
)
since
ye
are
both
of
you
ill
at
ease
,
my
counsaile
is
,
that
ye
repose
your selues
,
and
dispence
with
to
daies
deuotion
.
Iulia
and
I
will
go
heare
the
Vespers
for
you
.
No
good
Aunt
(
said
Isabella
)
I
came
not
here
to
see
your
Garden
;
I
will
go
heare
seruice
with
you
and
I
thinke
my
Vncle
is
here
for
the
same
purpose
too
.
God
will
be
no
lesse
pleased
(
answered
the
Nunne
)
with
your
wills
,
and
perhaps
more
,
then
if
ye
did
what
might
preiudice
your
healths
.
The
Diuines
say
,
that
although
in
the
affirmatiue
precepts
of
pietie
one
be
not
alwaies
busied
in
the
action
affirmatiue
,
yet
that
the
sight
alone
sufficeth
:
in
precepts
negatiue
,
the
troth
is
,
we
must
be
conuersant
,
and
bent
to
the
action
negatiue
.
Stay
here
,
stay
,
I
will
take
your
sinne
vpon
me
;
and
with
that
went
away
,
carrying
Iulia
along
with
her
.
Well
Neece
(
said
Hipolito
)
let
vs
stay
then
,
since
it
is
my
Sisters
counsaile
,
and
taking
her
by
the
hand
,
led
her
to
sit
vnder
a
hanging
roofe
couered
with
Gelsomines
and
Musk-Roses
,
and
gan
to
speake
to
her
in
this
sort
.
If
euer
man
had
reason
to
praise
Heauen
,
it
must
be
I
,
for
the
happinesse
I
now
receiue
in
this
meanes
offered
me
,
to
returne
you
my
due
humble
thankes
for
the
honour
of
your
Letters
in
my
sicknesse
:
and
to
vnfold
the
thoughts
of
my
soule
to
you
;
to
the
end
that
comprehending
them
better
then
heretofore
you
haue
suffered
your selfe
to
do
,
you
will
daine
to
receiue
my
griefes
and
relieue
them
.
I
beseech
you
then
take
my
words
in
that
good
part
that
my
affection
deserues
,
and
with
such
pitie
of
my
afflictions
as
your
goodnesse
ought
to
moue
you
to
.
I
will
not
importune
you
with
the
repetition
of
any
my
former
discourses
,
you
may
haue
remembred
enough
to
found
your
determination
vpon
,
and
to
know
the
bounds
of
mine
intentions
so
limitted
,
as
that
I
nor
pretend
,
nor
desire
ought
of
you
that
is
not
in
all
honestie
and
honour
permitted
:
nor
more
then
a
preheminence
of
affection
,
such
as
loue
may
stablish
in
a
heart
,
that
is
,
to
giue
the
fruits
to
others
,
for
whom
they
are
by
the
superstition
of
our
lawes
,
and
their
fauourable
destinies
more
happily
reserued
.
All
I
desire
is
,
that
as
all
my
thoughts
are
dedicated
and
vowed
to
the
seruice
,
honour
,
and
loue
of
the
heauenly
vertues
of
your
soule
,
and
all
my
wishes
but
to
be
acceptable
to
you
;
yours
may
so
farre
answer
them
,
as
to
set
all
other
friendship
and
affections
behinde
mine
,
&
so
farre
distinguish
my
portion
in
you
from
other
mens
,
as
not
to
receiue
them
in
comparison
or
equalitie
with
me
.
Pay
me
no
more
then
for
Gods
sake
with
the
loue
of
a
Neece
,
which
may
be
common
to
many
more
;
and
iudging
aright
of
my
deuotions
,
receiue
them
,
since
they
tend
not
to
your
preiudice
,
nor
to
any
thing
vnlawfull
or
interdicted
.
I
had
thought
Vncle
(
answered
Isabella
)
I
had
so
satisfied
you
by
my
Letters
,
as
you
had
remained
as
well
content
as
you
haue
cause
to
be
,
and
that
your
reason
had
had
the
power
to
disperse
those
vaine
fantasies
that
had
clouded
your
iudgement
;
but
for
ought
I
see
,
the
worke
is
new
to
begin
:
would
to
God
I
had
beleft
those
presages
that
should
haue
diuerted
me
from
comming
to
this
place
to
enter
anew
into
our
wonted
contestations
.
I
know
(
Vncle
)
that
all
desires
tend
vnto
the
end
of
their
contentment
.
You
say
that
that
of
your
loue
is
fixed
vpon
the
soule
,
and
those
perfections
which
you
make
your selfe
beleeue
mine
is
accompanied
with
.
These
are
still
for
ought
I
can
perceiue
those
first
dissembled
protestations
,
by
which
those
that
are
seized
with
your
passion
,
are
woont
to
abuse
such
as
they
finde
easie
of
beleefe
,
and
within
the
bounds
whereof
they
determine
not
to
keepe
themselues
:
and
though
there
might
be
found
some
men
so
discreet
as
would
be
content
to
be
so
limited
,
yet
loue
still
being
become
their
master
,
and
hauing
taken
from
them
all
power
of
ruling
and
bounding
their
will
,
and
bowing
it
to
the
appetites
of
the
bodie
(
which
is
most
conuersant
with
vs
)
it
soone
wearies
the
wit
and
spirit
with
the
contemplation
of
things
seperated
from
humanitie
,
and
drawes
it
to
the
pursuit
of
those
delights
and
pleasures
,
to
which
our
sences
and
appetites
doe
leade
vs
.
Doe
you
not
know
that
the
brands
or
Torches
which
they
paint
in
Cupids
hands
betoken
his
double
and
different
effects
?
for
as
the
light
of
the
fire
pleaseth
the
eies
,
and
reioyceth
vs
when
we
behold
it
onely
,
and
not
feele
the
heate
too
neere
vs
;
but
when
it
comes
to
burne
vs
,
we
suffer
then
the
hurt
of
that
thing
that
before
so
much
delighted
vs
;
euen
so
Loue
hath
his
beginnings
pleasing
,
because
he
doth
not
at
first
possesse
and
take
vp
the
discourse
of
our
reason
,
and
represents
nothing
to
vs
for
a
while
but
the
sweetnesse
of
a
felicitie
and
contentment
which
he
sets
before
vs
,
and
makes
vs
easily
hope
for
:
but
when
hee
hath
once
seized
vs
wholly
,
as
hee
takes
his
possession
,
hee
dazels
vs
with
the
alluring
appearances
of
his
pleasures
,
and
putting
vs
into
the
middest
of
his
flame
,
melts
and
makes
to
waste
from
vs
all
the
freedome
of
our
reason
and
iudgement
that
wee
had
before
.
It
were
better
therefore
(
good
Vncle
)
you
draw
back
the
first
foot
you
haue
set
into
it
,
before
the
other
follow
it
,
and
faile
you
too
,
and
not
to
desire
of
me
what
I
can
neither
giue
,
nor
you
ought
to
pretend
vnto
.
You
know
I
am
vpon
the
point
of
marriage
:
if
ill
hap
discouer
your
addresses
(
as
time
if
you
perseuere
cannot
long
hide
them
)
you
not
onely
ruine
this
my
fortune
,
which
brings
mee
profit
,
if
not
contentment
,
but
with
it
my
reputation
;
and
be
assured
,
if
I
giue
you
not
a
most
ample
content
,
it
is
not
want
of
will
but
power
.
This
discourse
which
Hipolito
beleeued
to
come
from
a
sincere
truth
,
and
not
mingled
with
dissimulation
,
sent
him
backe
to
his
old
feuer
,
and
made
him
speake
thus
.
Neece
,
why
should
you
not
conceiue
my
loue
rather
placed
betweene
Hercules
and
Mercury
,
that
is
,
betweene
Reason
and
Courage
,
as
ancient
Academies
haue
painted
him
,
then
betweene
voluptuous
pleasure
and
vnfaithfulnesse
,
where
you
seate
him
?
Why
,
will
you
not
allow
him
vertue
for
his
obiect
,
before
a
base
lust
,
and
which
you
forbid
me
too
?
Why
,
will
you
rather
thinke
me
wicked
and
false
,
then
such
as
I
am
,
and
you
haue
reason
to
iudge
me
?
I
could
easily
answer
the
scrupulous
ceremonies
of
law
with
which
you
combate
me
.
The
holy
Bible
offers
mee
examples
of
such
,
and
things
much
farther
in
neerenesse
of
alliance
.
The
force
of
loue
is
diuine
,
and
may
iustifie
vs
against
all
ciuill
or
Ecclesiasticall
ordinances
.
But
I
will
not
goe
so
farre
,
nor
alter
the
stile
of
my
first
language
,
or
ouerthrow
your
marriage
,
much
lesse
your
reputation
.
I
haue
enough
protested
,
but
since
so
vnprofitably
,
I
finde
death
must
end
my
loue
,
and
despaire
;
and
I
hope
it
will
not
be
long
first
:
I
shall
not
be
alone
vnhappie
,
when
like
Timageres
you
happily
will
too
late
repent
the
ruine
of
your
Miletus
,
and
so
reuenge
vpon
your
owne
selfe
your
crueltie
.
In
speaking
this
,
the
teares
fell
from
his
eies
,
and
drew
as
many
from
Isabella
.
As
they
were
taking
new
heart
and
speech
,
the
Nunne
returned
from
her
short
Vespers
,
and
at
the
entrance
of
the
Garden
(
to
be
freed
from
Iulia
)
gaue
her
her
Psalter
,
to
deliuer
her
Maid
,
willing
them
to
prouide
some
collation
.
And
comming
to
her
Brother
and
Neece
,
a
little
smiling
,
quoth
she
:
how
now
sweet
hearts
,
I
am
affraid
you
haue
spent
this
time
ill
you
are
both
so
sad
,
make
mee
a
partner
of
your
entertainments
:
though
I
be
not
so
cunning
as
you
worldlings
,
yet
I
am
not
such
an
innocent
as
my
habit
speakes
me
,
I
haue
bookes
ye
know
of
other
vse
then
to
the
Church
;
nor
am
I
altogether
vnpractized
in
any
thing
;
feare
not
to
giue
me
your
discourse
,
for
should
it
be
euen
of
Loue
,
I
might
be
able
to
put
in
a
word
.
Of
Loue
Aunt
(
answered
Isabella
)
the
deuotions
and
walls
of
a
Cloister
allow
it
no
entrance
.
What
(
answered
the
Nunne
)
can
you
that
haue
read
so
much
be
ignorant
of
his
effects
,
in
the
Temple
of
A●ubis
,
in
Saturnes
Temple
at
Alexandria
,
or
how
little
the
strict
guard
of
Danaë
,
Laeda
,
and
many
others
,
could
preuent
the
powerfull
workings
of
this
God
?
There
is
nothing
that
his
brands
cannot
fire
,
or
his
arrowes
pierce
;
and
I
had
ill
spent
my
time
in
the
house
of
your
dead
Mother
,
who
was
the
woman
I
loued
best
in
this
world
,
and
whose
memory
I
doe
most
honour
,
if
I
had
learned
nothing
of
this
.
My
Mother
Aunt
(
answered
Isabella
)
what
can
you
say
of
her
?
I
was
not
so
blest
as
to
see
her
in
an
age
fit
to
iudge
of
her
condition
,
but
sure
she
died
with
a
more
faire
and
vnquestioned
reputation
,
then
(
if
her
life
and
maners
had
not
throughly
deserued
it
)
this
age
would
haue
giuen
her
.
Neece
(
answered
the
Nunne
)
nothing
vndoth
vs
but
indiscretion
:
your
Mother
was
happie
in
placing
her
fauours
vpon
a
wise
and
respectfull
Gentleman
,
and
she
of
her
part
was
in
nothing
vnwarie
.
This
preserued
her
,
and
will
keepe
vp
the
honour
and
happinesse
of
all
that
ioyne
it
with
their
loue
.
I
will
giue
you
the
whole
truth
,
for
I
saw
it
.
The
yeare
I
was
profest
Nunne
(
it
is
some
eighteene
yeares
since
)
the
Marquesse
of
Coria
was
sent
to
this
Towne
in
businesse
of
his
Maiesties
;
he
stayed
here
some
seuen
or
eight
moneths
,
bestowing
the
time
his
great
employments
left
him
in
the
noblest
exercises
,
and
most
worthy
his
qualitie
;
hee
was
some
fiue
and
thirtie
yeares
old
,
and
the
most
accomplished
man
that
I
euer
saw
.
The
Lords
and
Gentry
to
doe
him
honour
,
made
him
many
feasts
,
and
there
alwaies
followed
Balls
,
Masques
,
Comedies
,
and
other
pleasurable
pastimes
,
in
which
he
would
againe
returne
his
thankes
to
them
.
He
tooke
much
pleasure
in
Masques
,
for
the
priuiledge
it
gaue
him
of
discoursing
with
Ladies
.
My
eldest
Brother
was
the
man
of
this
Towne
he
most
affied
in
,
and
to
whom
he
did
most
freely
impart
his
negotiation
;
my
Sister
the
woman
that
pleased
him
best
,
finding
her
excellently
faire
,
well
graced
,
of
a
pleasing
discourse
,
and
an
vnderstanding
aboue
the
rest
.
This
inclination
grew
to
a
loue
,
in
which
he
gouerned
himselfe
so
well
,
and
so
well
disguised
it
,
that
he
escaped
all
suspition
.
He
resolued
to
impart
it
to
my
Sister
,
but
with
such
fitnesse
as
none
but
shee
,
or
some
most
trusted
woman
should
know
it
.
And
knowing
the
common
curiosity
and
sudden
suspitions
that
ordinarily
follow
neere
frequentations
in
those
kinds
,
might
soone
ruine
his
hopes
,
he
retained
still
his
ordinary
modest
fashion
and
seemings
.
But
the
Carneuall
drawing
neere
,
the
Masques
and
daunces
were
also
more
frequent
,
and
gaue
him
more
conuenience
to
speake
to
her
,
&
entertaine
her
as
hee
did
;
yet
so
disguized
,
as
though
hee
was
knowne
to
bee
in
the
troupe
,
yet
hee
was
vnknowne
to
all
but
her
,
to
whom
(
finding
,
or
presuming
,
that
she
was
not
displeased
,
hee
should
make
more
estimation
of
her
then
the
rest
)
hee
gaue
a
signe
to
know
him
by
,
which
made
the
meanes
of
his
approaches
more
easie
.
And
after
hauing
enough
by
generall
and
doubtfull
words
,
giuen
her
the
chiefe
end
and
aime
of
his
desires
,
at
last
,
hee
reuealed
himselfe
wholly
to
her
.
To
bee
short
,
his
discretion
so
managed
his
affaire
for
him
,
as
that
helpt
with
the
force
of
his
vertue
and
noblenesse
,
(
and
the
seruice
of
my
Sisters
Nurce
,
whom
hee
found
meanes
to
gaine
,
and
make
the
messenger
of
his
letters
)
hee
led
my
Sister
to
such
composition
,
as
that
(
conuenience
and
safetie
permitting
)
shee
gaue
him
promise
of
sight
,
and
speech
with
her
in
more
priuacy
.
Such
as
are
practised
in
Italy
,
and
Spaine
,
vnderstand
well
enough
,
what
such
permissions
doe
promise
to
those
that
women
haue
a
will
to
fauour
.
To
bring
this
to
passe
,
there
happened
a
very
fit
meane
;
which
was
the
necessitie
of
an
affaire
of
import
for
the
Kings
seruice
,
wherein
hee
was
to
send
to
Rome
out
of
hand
to
his
Holinesse
.
The
Marquesse
(
and
the
Counsell
by
his
aduice
)
iudged
my
Brother
,
fitter
then
any
other
for
this
purpose
;
whereupon
,
soone
as
the
Carneuall
was
ended
,
my
brother
made
that
voyage
,
where
hee
was
fiue
or
sixe
weekes
;
in
which
time
,
the
Marquesse
taking
the
occasion
,
found
meanes
to
visit
my
Sister
by
night
,
following
her
permission
,
which
stretch't
at
length
euen
to
the
point
,
whither
they
say
loue
pretends
;
with
such
continuance
as
that
euery
second
night
he
visited
her
,
without
euer
hauing
bin
discouered
by
any
but
my
Sisters
Nurce
,
who
lay
in
her
Chamber
,
and
I
in
her
inner
Chamber
,
by
reason
of
a
sickenesse
I
had
,
that
made
me
leaue
the
Monastery
a
while
,
to
bee
the
better
tended
in
my
Brothers
house
?
And
,
who
not
being
yet
throughly
recouered
,
slept
not
so
soundly
,
but
I
sometimes
heard
soft
noises
of
doores
,
and
murmures
of
words
,
which
put
me
into
a
little
suspition
,
with
some
other
things
that
I
had
already
beene
imployed
about
,
which
kept
mee
still
in
doubt
:
In
such
sort
,
as
one
day
I
cast
out
a
word
to
my
sister
;
who
so
rebuked
me
,
that
I
neuer
after
durst
speake
any
more
to
her
of
it
.
But
neere
vpon
the
time
that
my
Brother
was
expected
backe
againe
;
shee
offered
occasion
of
speech
with
mee
to
that
purpose
,
expressely
coniuring
mee
to
harbour
no
such
opinions
in
my
fantasie
,
and
not
to
frame
any
false
and
iniurious
tales
of
her
.
I
that
loued
,
and
honoured
her
more
then
any
other
thing
,
and
had
all
the
obligation
of
nature
,
and
loue
from
her
to
make
me
doe
so
:
gaue
her
all
the
assurances
that
shee
could
desire
,
of
what
shee
commanded
mee
,
telling
her
by
way
of
discourse
what
I
had
seene
here
,
which
so
satisfied
her
,
seeing
I
had
both
ingaged
my selfe
,
and
had
besides
a
little
knowledge
of
the
world
;
as
she
promised
mee
,
if
time
gaue
her
proofe
of
the
faith
I
profest
her
,
shee
would
one
day
speake
more
freely
to
me
,
then
yet
she
would
,
as
afterward
she
did
,
which
ye
shall
heare
.
But
first
ye
must
know
,
that
my
Brother
being
returned
,
this
practise
betweene
them
ceased
,
not
their
loues
;
but
vertue
was
of
both
sides
so
reciprocally
obeyed
,
as
their
pleasure
,
nor
desire
,
had
not
the
power
to
carry
them
beyond
the
limits
of
respect
,
nor
had
they
other
commerce
then
by
letters
,
and
those
but
seldome
.
Not
long
after
Easter
,
the
Marquesse
hauing
dispatch't
the
affaires
hee
had
in
charge
,
was
called
home
by
the
King
his
Master
,
which
summons
,
honour
,
and
duety
both
commanded
him
to
obey
.
You
may
imagine
,
what
an
affliction
was
this
eternall
separation
,
both
of
them
despairing
euer
to
see
one
another
againe
.
I
will
onely
adde
this
for
one
of
the
rarest
,
and
most
notable
examples
of
discretion
,
and
constancy
in
them
both
,
that
I
thinke
hath
beene
euer
seene
vpon
the
like
occasion
:
that
in
a
feast
which
the
Signory
of
the
towne
made
him
before
his
departure
,
whither
the
Ladies
were
inuited
,
and
among
the
rest
my
Sister
,
whom
he
led
in
the
gran
ballo
,
or
Measures
,
and
in
whose
pauses
,
or
times
of
rest
,
this
sad
subiect
serued
them
for
entertainement
,
that
neither
there
,
in
taking
their
leaues
,
nor
here
in
this
place
where
hee
saw
her
afterwards
(
as
if
it
had
beene
by
chance
,
comming
to
bid
our
Abbesse
farewell
)
none
could
euer
by
either
of
their
faces
,
or
gestures
,
perceiue
any
alteration
in
their
mindes
,
or
any
appearance
so
differing
from
their
accustomed
fashion
,
as
might
giue
any
the
least
suspition
of
the
truth
.
He
being
gone
,
and
my
Sister
big
with
child
,
and
drawing
neere
her
time
;
she
came
hither
to
see
me
,
and
tooke
of
me
the
greatest
assurances
she
could
deuize
of
secrisie
,
of
what
I
should
receiue
from
her
.
Which
I
haue
hitherto
most
inuiolably
kept
;
and
should
still
,
had
not
this
occasion
pluct
it
from
mee
,
besides
that
,
yee
,
and
I
owe
an
equal
respect
vnto
her
memory
,
and
all
other
danger
is
long
since
past
.
She
fpake
to
me
in
this
sort
.
Sister
,
you
may
remember
,
when
my
husband
was
imployed
to
Rome
,
wee
had
speech
together
of
a
conceipt
you
had
then
taken
;
and
I
promised
,
so
you
would
haue
patience
for
the
present
,
I
would
hereafter
talke
more
freely
to
you
.
The
occasion
is
now
come
,
that
(
hauing
had
many
testimonies
of
your
loue
,
though
peraduenture
,
your
youth
might
giue
cause
to
question
your
discretion
)
I
shall
repose
my selfe
vpon
the
assurances
,
and
trialls
that
I
haue
had
of
your
affection
in
the
thing
that
more
concernes
mee
then
my
life
;
assuring
my selfe
,
it
cannot
light
into
more
faithfull
,
more
fit
,
or
more
safe
hands
then
into
yours
.
Then
she
relates
to
me
,
the
loues
of
the
Marquesse
and
her
,
and
how
the
childe
,
with
which
she
was
then
great
,
was
his
,
as
hee
knew
,
and
not
my
Brothers
;
but
because
shee
was
not
aboue
three
weeks
gone
with
child
before
my
Brothers
returne
,
it
was
easie
to
conceale
it
.
Neuerthelesse
,
shee
desired
the
Marquesse
should
know
(
as
was
agreed
betweene
them
)
what
issue
her
great
belly
should
come
to
:
which
shee
determined
her selfe
to
doe
,
if
God
gaue
her
life
,
but
if
it
pleased
him
by
her
death
,
to
depriue
her
of
the
meanes
,
shee
desired
me
to
discharge
this
office
,
and
to
this
purpose
;
three
dayes
after
she
should
be
brought
a
bed
,
a
Pilgrime
should
come
,
faining
to
bee
returned
from
Ierusalem
,
bringing
images
,
and
other
things
of
deuotion
,
and
should
aske
almes
to
make
his
voyage
to
Saint
Iaques
in
Spaine
:
whom
you
shall
find
meanes
(
said
shee
)
to
take
into
your
chamber
,
and
giue
him
this
little
cofer
,
whereof
this
is
the
key
:
there
is
in
it
a
Iewell
,
his
picture
,
and
his
letters
,
at
the
bottome
of
one
of
which
,
you
shall
write
a
sonne
,
or
a
daughter
,
according
as
I
shall
be
deliuered
,
and
you
shall
so
discharge
him
,
without
more
words
to
him
.
If
I
die
,
you
shall
be
freed
of
this
trouble
,
and
shall
only
keepe
this
boxe
,
which
she
opened
,
and
read
his
letters
to
mee
,
the
best
written
I
thinke
,
that
euer
were
seene
;
the
Iewell
was
this
Diamond
,
which
you
haue
so
much
desired
,
and
I
haue
euer
promised
you
:
she
gaue
it
mee
at
her
death
,
in
the
presence
of
my
Brother
to
keepe
for
you
till
your
Marriage
.
Now
you
must
note
,
that
the
Marquesse
was
to
send
some
one
of
trust
to
Naples
,
about
the
time
of
my
Sisters
lying
in
;
who
clad
like
a
Pilgrime
,
should
temporize
and
dissemble
himselfe
for
a
time
,
in
all
but
the
place
,
where
hee
was
certainely
to
bee
found
out
,
by
those
hee
should
bee
sent
vnto
from
,
though
he
knew
them
not
.
God
would
that
soone
after
his
arriuall
,
she
was
deliuered
of
you
,
Neece
,
so
happily
,
as
she
had
the
meanes
to
see
him
dispatch't
herselfe
.
But
she
left
the
cofer
with
mee
still
,
which
I
kept
till
her
death
,
shee
commanded
mee
to
burne
within
a
while
after
,
all
that
was
within
it
(
as
I
did
)
and
gaue
me
the
Iewell
(
as
I
haue
told
you
)
the
which
my
Brother
beleeued
,
she
had
had
of
her
Borther
the
Bishop
of
Ostia
,
when
she
went
to
see
him
on
his
deathbed
,
a
little
before
her
being
with
child
of
you
.
Behold
the
trueth
of
the
History
,
to
which
I
sweare
to
you
,
I
haue
added
nothing
of
my
owne
,
but
deliuered
the
simple
trueth
of
all
as
it
past
;
being
one
of
the
seldomest
seene
,
and
rarest
passages
carried
in
this
kinde
,
that
I
thinke
hath
beene
lightly
heard
,
or
reade
of
;
and
by
relation
,
whereof
I
hope
I
shall
not
haue
diuerted
,
or
slact
either
of
you
in
the
offices
of
that
amitie
,
which
the
mutuall
opinions
of
your
neere
alliance
each
to
other
hath
engendered
betweene
you
:
and
wherein
(
though
ye
may
in
trueth
discouer
the
mistaking
of
your
beleefes
hitherto
)
yet
your
vertues
,
I
know
will
smoothe
ouer
greater
errours
,
for
the
honour
of
your
house
,
and
the
memorie
of
so
worthy
a
woman
as
she
was
.
Isabella
through
this
discourse
,
faining
to
bee
much
displeased
with
her
Aunt
,
said
to
her
;
pardon
me
(
Aunt
)
if
I
bate
you
a
little
of
the
respect
I
bore
you
,
to
the
end
to
giue
the
cinders
of
my
dead
Mother
their
due
;
which
command
mee
to
tell
you
that
I
hold
the
story
you
haue
told
,
as
repugnant
to
trueth
,
as
all
those
that
haue
knowne
her
,
haue
euer
iudged
her
actions
conformable
and
obedient
to
vertue
.
And
you
can
not
more
plainely
forbid
mee
your
conuersation
,
then
by
defaming
the
honour
of
one
I
owe
so
much
to
as
a
Mother
.
No
,
no
Neece
,
(
said
the
Nunne
)
I
pray
you
doe
not
thinke
I
haue
discoursed
any
thing
to
you
that
is
not
most
true
,
or
haue
spoken
at
all
to
offend
you
,
or
blemish
the
honour
of
my
dead
Sister
,
in
the
reuerence
whereof
(
though
you
be
her
Daughter
)
you
shall
neuer
exceed
me
.
'T
was
by
chance
I
fell
into
this
discourse
,
and
vpon
the
occasion
your
words
gaue
me
,
and
vpon
that
assurance
that
ought
to
be
betwixt
vs
,
which
I
imagined
too
great
to
haue
suffered
any
such
distrusts
to
haue
stept
betweene
vs
.
The
experience
that
the
world
and
more
yeares
may
giue
you
,
will
shew
you
,
that
such
,
and
stranger
accidents
than
these
,
are
nothing
impossible
:
Although
I
must
confesse
,
if
I
had
imagined
it
would
haue
so
much
offended
you
,
I
had
withheld
my selfe
from
speaking
any
thing
of
this
matter
.
I
would
not
Sister
(
said
Hipolito
)
for
the
better
halfe
of
my
life
but
you
had
brought
me
this
vnexpected
quiet
,
and
drawne
me
out
of
the
conflict
my
soule
was
in
,
and
rebellion
against
mee
,
and
my
destinies
against
all
my
dearest
desires
,
nay
,
against
Heauen
it selfe
,
for
hauing
plunged
me
into
a
gulfe
of
miseries
so
deepe
,
as
no
other
thing
but
the
remedie
this
your
discourse
may
prepare
for
me
,
can
deliuer
me
out
of
.
Behold
(
answered
the
Nunne
)
to
what
passe
I
am
come
;
for
my
owne
part
,
I
hold
you
both
deare
,
and
loue
you
with
so
equal
an
affection
,
as
I
cannot
make
any
distinction
between
you
,
and
hauing
at
once
pleased
the
one
,
and
offended
the
other
,
I
am
as
much
afflicted
with
that
distast
,
as
glad
of
the
other
contentment
.
But
had
I
knowne
the
occasion
of
these
contrary
motions
,
perhaps
my
small
vnderstanding
had
prompted
me
to
haue
so
fitly
spoken
,
that
I
had
remained
equally
accepted
of
you
both
.
I
pray
Aunt
(
said
Isabella
)
let
vs
leaue
this
ill
subiect
;
't
is
not
onely
to
you
Neece
(
said
she
:
)
but
to
me
deare
Goddesse
(
answered
Hipolito
)
who
proposing
to
my selfe
from
hence
all
my
happinesse
,
will
beleeue
that
my
Sister
is
miraculously
falne
vpon
this
discourse
,
to
draw
backe
my
life
not
from
the
graue
,
but
(
which
is
worse
)
from
the
for-euer
languishing
griefes
,
whither
the
mischiefe
of
my
desperate
condition
was
leading
me
.
Then
began
hee
to
discourse
anew
of
his
loues
,
as
if
he
had
not
yet
imparted
them
to
the
Nunne
,
who
the
better
to
giue
the
last
accomplishment
to
this
worke
,
had
sent
word
that
her
Neece
was
to
sup
with
her
,
and
that
the
Coach
should
not
a
wait
her
returne
till
the
euening
.
She
obserued
well
the
Maids
countenance
during
Hipolito's
discourse
,
and
beleeued
her
heart
meant
him
no
ill
,
though
she
often
interrupted
him
,
as
desirous
they
should
beleeue
the
contrarie
:
in
the
end
she
enforced
her selfe
to
this
speech
.
Was
it
not
enough
that
you
had
digrest
so
much
from
what
you
ought
,
as
to
haue
followed
the
direction
of
so
vnreasonable
an
opinion
,
and
so
farre
presumed
as
to
haue
thus
often
importuned
mee
,
but
that
you
must
now
be
transported
beyond
the
limits
of
modestie
and
your
owne
honour
,
in
daring
to
lay
open
all
this
to
her
,
before
whom
the
least
thought
of
it
should
make
you
blush
?
I
beseech
you
be
satisfied
with
my
patience
,
and
your
own
impudence
,
without
going
farther
.
The
Nunne
beleeuing
she
said
this
rather
forced
then
heartily
,
interrupted
her
,
saying
,
(
Neece
)
scornes
doe
not
alwaies
sit
well
vpon
modest
women
,
nor
ought
they
to
light
indifferently
vpon
all
those
that
offer
them
their
seruice
:
The
honestie
,
birth
,
wit
,
iudgement
,
good
fashion
,
with
other
faire
parts
and
vertues
of
such
as
possesse
them
,
ought
to
commend
&
make
them
more
acceptable
then
others
,
lesse
remarkably
accomplish't
;
and
shee
that
should
not
make
this
difference
,
must
deserue
to
be
thought
without
iudgement
or
vnderstanding
.
You
are
not
of
that
number
;
and
the
especiall
communication
of
your
friendship
with
my
Brother
,
shewes
in
what
ranke
you
hold
him
.
And
now
that
you
haue
occasion
to
iudge
his
,
to
you
greater
then
euer
,
and
more
compleat
,
since
his
parts
heretofore
made
you
esteeme
him
worthy
your
fauour
,
why
must
the
increase
and
perfection
of
his
loue
be
the
diminution
and
end
of
yours
?
restore
your selfe
to
your selfe
,
and
doe
not
a
thing
so
vnlike
you
;
doe
not
(
sweet
Neece
)
make
him
miserable
,
whom
you
haue
euer
knowne
honest
and
worthy
of
loue
,
nor
pay
the
debt
of
the
faithfull
seruice
he
hath
vowed
to
you
,
with
a
lesse
fauourable
vsage
then
you
were
content
to
allow
him
when
you
owed
him
lesse
.
Isabella
,
though
she
made
shew
that
these
discourses
displeased
her
,
and
that
she
beleeu'd
the
tale
of
her
Mothers
loues
to
be
but
a
cunning
imposture
of
her
Aunts
,
to
draw
her
to
her
Brothers
desires
,
neuerthelesse
this
serued
for
the
first
excuse
of
their
loues
,
and
to
cleare
them
of
those
difficulties
which
till
now
had
diuided
them
;
for
in
the
end
,
led
by
her
destinies
,
woone
by
her
Aunts
perswasions
,
with
the
oaths
and
assurances
she
gaue
her
of
the
truth
of
her
relation
,
and
by
the
teares
and
coniurations
of
Hipolito
,
but
chiefly
by
the
force
of
loue
,
she
yeelded
her selfe
wholly
to
his
power
:
for
alas
,
how
can
a
silly
Maid
maintaine
her
libertie
against
him
who
subdues
all
whom
he
will
,
and
euen
when
he
will
to
his
yoke
and
subiection
.
At
last
then
,
after
such
ceremonies
as
likely
passe
in
things
of
this
kinde
,
Hipolito
is
receiued
by
Isabella
for
her
seruant
,
with
such
contentment
as
onely
those
may
imagine
who
haue
incountred
the
like
happie
successes
,
but
with
condition
that
his
loue
should
be
still
confined
within
those
discreet
limits
he
had
before
offered
,
without
forcing
her
permission
farther
then
her
lookes
and
speech
should
giue
him
cause
to
hope
.
These
are
leaues
with
which
many
couer
the
workings
of
their
loues
,
to
giue
the
more
glosse
to
the
colours
of
their
intentions
.
But
hee
willingly
receiues
that
law
which
inables
him
to
make
a
greater
,
and
he
who
desires
to
haue
a
victorie
,
imbraces
it
vpon
any
conditions
;
vnder
the
hope
,
that
being
once
master
,
his
obedience
lies
in
his
owne
hands
.
All
this
poore
Maid
could
desire
,
was
sworne
and
promised
by
her
Vncle
,
with
all
the
assurances
could
be
giuen
.
So
hauing
supt
,
and
the
Coach
being
come
,
they
tooke
their
leaues
of
the
Nunne
,
with
many
thankes
for
the
easie
meane
she
had
giuen
them
to
establish
their
contentment
,
promising
each
to
other
an
often
meeting
in
that
or
other
alike
conuenient
place
.
Some
happie
daies
they
enioyed
to
the
full
of
their
wishes
,
but
as
all
things
are
subiect
to
mutabilitie
;
so
neither
could
this
happinesse
long
subsist
,
without
some
feeling
of
the
inconstancie
of
fortune
.
Fabritio
presseth
his
Daughter
to
her
marriage
,
beleeuing
her
Vncle
his
Brother
no
smal
part
of
the
cause
of
the
coldnesse
of
her
inclination
to
it
;
thereupon
he
resolues
to
send
him
to
Padua
,
to
confirme
those
noble
parts
his
education
had
begun
in
him
,
and
tells
him
this
his
resolution
;
laying
before
him
his
youth
,
and
how
much
it
was
yet
too
early
to
retire
himselfe
,
and
put
an
end
to
so
faire
beginnings
,
that
it
behooued
him
to
goe
yet
further
to
exceed
the
vulgar
;
that
his
fortune
was
to
be
built
vpon
extraordinary
merits
,
since
his
owne
meanes
were
not
great
;
and
that
onely
for
so
good
purposes
he
should
make
vse
of
him
,
as
of
one
that
euer
would
reckon
him
one
of
his
;
and
that
though
at
Naples
there
was
no
want
of
honest
exercises
,
yet
they
had
not
letters
,
the
chiefe
ornament
and
perfection
of
a
Gentleman
:
besides
,
that
,
the
place
of
our
birth
is
neuer
so
fit
for
our
education
as
another
.
Hipolito
surprised
with
this
vnexpected
newes
,
was
vnprouided
of
an
answer
,
yet
neither
accepteth
nor
refuseth
it
,
but
found
some
pretence
to
delay
the
time
for
a
few
daies
.
In
the
end
,
his
dutie
,
his
honour
,
his
reason
,
and
the
reuerence
hee
bore
his
Brother
made
him
consent
;
but
his
desire
,
his
passion
,
his
loue
and
contentment
contradicted
it
:
amid
these
doubts
he
went
to
aduise
with
his
Sister
the
Nunne
,
where
hauing
long
waied
all
these
considerations
,
and
finding
that
the
respect
and
honour
of
his
Mistresse
,
was
too
strong
for
any
other
argument
for
his
stay
,
and
the
many
accidents
that
might
crosse
their
contentments
being
to
be
feared
;
besides
,
that
his
Brother
the
Notarie
,
of
whom
he
depended
,
and
who
began
a
little
to
suspect
this
businesse
,
had
absolutely
told
him
,
that
if
he
would
euer
hope
for
any
thing
from
him
,
he
was
out
of
hand
to
obey
the
appointment
of
their
elder
Brother
,
which
was
for
his
good
and
aduancement
;
and
that
if
he
voluntarily
reiected
the
well
wishes
of
his
friends
,
he
should
finde
himselfe
abandoned
of
them
,
and
of
all
the
hope
of
his
fortunes
.
The
Nunne
(
on
the
other
side
)
perswaded
him
,
that
the
yeelding
to
his
Brothers
,
besides
that
it
might
be
to
him
a
step
to
his
better
fortune
,
would
be
a
no
lesse
principall
safety
for
the
communication
of
his
,
and
his
Mistresses
desires
,
it
being
hard
and
almost
impossible
that
the
first
hear
of
their
loues
could
be
so
cunningly
couered
,
but
that
some
flames
would
be
perceiued
,
that
it
was
not
for
him
to
hope
to
interrupt
her
marriage
,
and
though
he
could
,
yet
that
he
should
rather
helpe
it
forward
as
the
fi●test
meane
to
establish
their
happinesse
,
gaining
thereby
the
liberty
to
see
,
haunt
and
communicate
each
with
other
,
with
all
the
priuacie
they
could
desire
;
that
it
was
to
be
feared
that
time
might
open
the
eies
of
Signiour
Fabritio
,
and
his
Wife
,
to
see
more
then
they
would
they
should
,
that
after
this
marriage
these
feares
would
cease
,
their
actions
being
no
more
subiect
to
so
much
ouer-looking
,
the
suspition
of
the
occasion
of
those
hinderances
being
taken
away
.
Hipolito
at
length
concluded
vpon
his
iourney
to
Padua
,
and
that
a
while
after
Isabella
should
consent
to
the
marriage
,
without
showing
any
greater
easinesse
then
before
;
to
remooue
all
surmize
of
her
Vncles
being
any
cause
of
her
former
backwardnesse
:
without
staying
then
till
Fabritio
should
presse
him
againe
,
his
Brother
of
himselfe
,
vrges
him
for
the
meanes
to
accomplish
his
will
,
promising
him
so
well
to
employ
his
time
and
expence
,
as
should
giue
him
contentment
;
this
Fabritio
,
receiues
gladly
.
The
day
before
his
departure
,
hee
met
his
Isabella
at
the
Nunnery
;
there
did
their
approaching
separation
,
giue
all
passage
of
both
sides
to
those
griefes
,
teares
,
and
sad
complaints
,
that
the
violence
of
a
mutuall
Loue
passion
,
might
raise
in
the
young
heate
of
these
Louers
affection
;
there
was
Fortune
hewen
,
and
their
Destinies
accused
of
too
excessiue
a
cruelty
,
for
bringing
on
them
so
sudden
a
night
of
parting
,
euen
in
the
morning
of
their
warme
affections
.
After
that
,
their
Eyes
,
Voyces
,
Lips
,
and
Armes
,
had
done
their
mutuall
offices
,
and
that
the
Nunne
had
comforted
them
,
with
the
assurance
of
her
continuall
assistance
;
they
confirmed
againe
the
promises
of
their
Loues
,
with
the
strong
pledges
,
of
all
the
solemnest
Oathes
they
could
deuize
,
inuoking
all
the
execrations
,
and
miseries
that
Heauen
,
and
Hell
could
lay
vpon
either
of
them
that
should
faile
in
the
least
point
,
with
protestation
,
that
what
euer
other
vow
they
should
make
repugnant
to
these
(
which
againe
,
and
againe
,
they
repeated
)
should
not
bee
by
voluntary
consent
,
but
forced
,
and
constrained
:
and
thereupon
went
and
heard
Masse
together
.
To
the
end
,
to
write
with
more
safetie
each
to
other
,
they
resolued
Hipolito
should
inclose
his
letters
,
within
those
hee
should
write
to
the
Nunne
,
who
should
giue
them
to
Isabella
,
and
returne
him
againe
their
answere
.
They
coniured
one
another
also
,
to
beare
the
anguish
of
their
absence
with
patience
,
and
so
to
command
themselues
at
parting
,
as
no
appearance
of
either
side
,
should
breed
any
suspition
of
their
affection
:
which
they
did
fitly
enough
;
for
Hipolito
found
meanes
to
speake
to
his
Brothers
,
and
take
leaue
of
them
,
and
his
Sisters
in
the
absence
of
his
Neece
,
whom
afterward
hee
met
,
as
by
chance
going
to
her
Chamber
,
and
there
took
his
leaue
of
her
with
little
stay
.
Shee
tooke
onely
leasure
to
intreate
him
,
that
shee
might
see
him
before
her
marriage
,
which
she
promised
to
send
him
word
of
.
Hee
was
no
sooner
at
Padua
,
which
was
in
September
,
but
hee
caused
to
bee
made
a
Mirhor
of
Christall
of
the
Rocke
couered
with
gold
,
and
in
that
,
his
Picture
inclosed
,
the
inside
of
the
couer
,
was
sealed
vp
with
their
cifer
,
or
marke
,
which
was
in
this
forme
[
SS.
]
Without
of
one
side
was
a
Heart
in
the
middes
of
a
fire
kindled
by
the
beames
of
a
Sunne
,
and
blowne
by
a
Cupid
,
with
these
wordes
written
about
it
;
Puro
ardet
&
vno
:
of
the
other
side
,
was
a
burning
Fire
ascending
vpward
,
and
Teares
showring
on
it
,
with
these
words
;
Nec
lachrymis
,
nec
mergitur
vndis
:
and
sent
it
by
his
Laquey
disguised
,
directing
it
to
the
Nunne
,
with
this
letter
following
.
I
Haue
beene
euer
of
opinion
,
that
the
passions
of
Loue
had
their
effects
,
much
more
approaching
to
extreames
,
then
all
others
,
and
their
fruites
farre
aboue
imagination
,
and
discourse
.
The
deere
proofe
that
now
I
haue
,
assures
me
of
it
.
I
haue
as
yet
onely
tasted
the
pleasure
one
receiues
in
the
sight
,
of
what
he
truely
loues
;
and
thereby
,
doe
guesse
at
the
perfection
of
that
contentment
,
which
possession
yeelds
.
But
I
am
at
the
present
,
so
throughly
afflicted
with
the
priuation
,
of
both
the
one
and
the
other
,
as
none
but
he
that
feeles
it
can
imagine
,
nor
though
hee
felt
could
expresse
it
.
Yet
I
doe
digest
it
with
such
patience
,
as
it
pleases
the
well
come
necessitie
of
so
rare
,
and
worthy
a
subiect
to
lay
on
me
,
willing
to
liue
in
sufferance
,
or
rather
to
begge
a
languishing
life
of
so
beloued
a
remembrance
,
as
is
the
representation
of
your
faire
Idea
,
assuring
my selfe
you
will
not
altogether
banish
mine
from
your
eyes
,
but
bee
pleased
to
entertaine
likewise
the
memory
of
that
seruant
of
yours
,
who
will
be
euer
so
much
yours
,
as
Heauen
shall
as
soone
bee
false
,
as
he
vnfaithfull
:
and
doe
not
you
(
O
my
dearest
)
whose
pure
Soule
,
hath
neuer
produced
action
of
crime
,
to
these
other
base
,
and
common
ones
;
but
like
it selfe
spotlesse
,
and
Noble
,
doe
not
you
(
I
beseech
you
)
suffer
it
to
fall
vnder
the
ordinary
effects
of
time
,
and
absence
;
but
liue
pleased
to
Loue
him
,
who
will
liue
adoring
you
,
and
from
the
heate
of
whose
affection
you
haue
already
inkindled
,
and
raised
those
flames
,
which
neuer
can
be
extinct
,
or
abated
.
This
letter
being
receiued
by
the
Nunne
,
was
foorthwith
,
deliuered
together
with
the
present
to
Isabella
;
whom
now
Pompeio
visited
with
more
frequencie
then
euer
,
being
assured
by
his
Father-in-law
,
and
his
Mother
,
that
he
should
marry
her
before
the
Carneuall
next
;
the
troublesome
importunities
of
these
Parents
,
redoubled
the
griefe
the
young
maide
felt
for
the
absence
of
her
Hipolito
.
Al
the
ease
she
found
,
was
in
those
often
deuotions
she
made
at
the
Nunnery
with
her
good
Aunt
,
by
whose
helpe
,
she
caused
to
bee
made
her
Picture
,
by
an
excellent
Painter
in
a
small
Oual
,
and
got
it
incloased
in
a
little
Enameld
boxe
of
gold
,
vpon
one
side
of
which
,
there
were
two
Cupids
Painted
,
houlding
each
in
the
one
hand
their
Bow
,
and
in
the
other
,
a
Crowne
of
Palmes
,
which
they
held
aloft
;
as
for
reward
of
him
that
shot
best
,
and
written
about
,
Neutri
sed
vtrique
,
and
on
the
other
side
,
were
their
Cifers
ioyned
,
made
of
opposed
Sha●ts
,
inclosed
within
a
Chaplet
of
Myrtle
,
and
Pomgranade
,
and
about
it
,
Non
nisi
mutuis
confodi
potuere
sagittis
:
which
shee
sent
to
Hipolito
,
by
him
that
had
brought
his
letter
,
with
this
answere
.
IF
the
effects
of
our
desires
,
were
subiect
to
no
contraction
,
and
Fortune
were
alwayes
obedient
to
our
wils
,
the
glory
not
onely
of
our
actions
,
but
of
vertue
it selfe
would
be
defaced
,
the
pleasure
of
our
hope
lost
,
and
that
of
our
enioying
abated
,
and
diminished
.
Certainely
,
all
things
whatsoeuer
must
confesse
themselues
indebted
to
their
contraries
;
because
by
the
opposition
of
the
one
,
the
perfection
of
the
other
is
onely
best
knowne
.
Thinke
then
that
the
sharpnesse
of
this
absence
,
which
our
disaster
makes
vs
now
feele
,
is
but
to
relish
to
vs
,
the
better
the
sweetnesse
of
each
others
presence
,
when
Heauen
shall
fauour
vs
to
enioy
it
,
and
which
we
are
not
to
feare
will
be
long
interdicted
vs
.
But
being
I
doe
no
lesse
,
longingly
awaite
the
one
,
then
I
lothly
abide
the
other
:
I
will
vow
to
you
,
that
I
should
esteeme
my selfe
most
happy
,
if
I
could
be
suffered
,
but
to
enioy
the
libertie
of
my
loanenesse
with
peace
.
But
behold
the
misery
of
my
condition
,
being
not
dayly
,
but
hourely
drawne
,
or
rather
haled
by
force
,
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
loathsome
,
and
vnpleasing
importu●ities
of
my
tormenters
;
to
whose
subiection
,
the
the
tyranny
of
my
fate
hath
too
vniustly
reserued
mee
.
So
as
in
this
continuall
warre
,
with
my
nature
and
desires
,
I
liue
so
artificiall
,
and
forced
a
life
,
as
I
scarce
vnderstand
my selfe
:
but
beare
it
,
forming
to
my selfe
by
such
faining
,
some
little
ease
(
and
all
that
is
left
mee
)
from
from
the
affliction
of
my
liues
houres
.
Liue
assured
of
my
vowes
,
which
I
will
keepe
inuiolable
to
you
;
and
as
I
haue
beene
the
first
cause
that
your
heart
hath
felt
the
force
of
Loues
fire
,
be
likewise
assured
,
you
shall
be
the
first
,
and
alone
that
shall
euer
imbrace
me
.
They
continued
all
they
could
the
commerce
of
their
letters
;
in
the
meane
time
,
Signior
Fabritio
wanted
no
counsailers
to
perswade
his
daughter
,
what
happinesse
this
marriage
with
Pompeio
did
promise
her
:
Shee
finding
which
course
was
her
best
to
hold
,
made
shew
of
more
good
liking
towards
him
then
aforetimes
,
the
which
gaue
great
contentment
to
Signior
Fabritio
and
Liuia
,
who
now
esteeming
her
wholly
reclaimed
to
their
wills
,
made
her
acquainted
with
their
desire
of
the
dispatch
of
her
Marriage
,
presently
after
the
end
of
the
Christmas
holy-dayes
;
Shee
that
alwayes
beleeued
it
should
haue
beene
deferred
till
the
end
of
the
Carneuall
,
(
for
feare
of
being
surprised
)
writ
to
Hipolito
this
letter
following
.
YOu
haue
alwayes
promised
me
,
and
I
haue
presumed
on
it
,
that
I
should
haue
the
happinesse
to
see
you
before
the
dayes
of
my
sacrifice
.
Now
knowing
they
are
to
be
hastened
,
and
that
presently
after
these
holy-dayes
,
I
must
into
my
fetters
;
I
haue
found
the
meanes
to
acquaint
you
with
this
sad
newes
,
whose
euents
,
I
hope
you
will
preuent
with
your
promise
.
To
this
I
doe
summon
you
,
beseech
you
,
coniure
you
,
by
the
obligation
of
your
word
,
by
the
dutie
of
your
loue
,
by
the
assurance
you
haue
of
mine
,
by
the
holy
oathes
wee
haue
made
,
and
by
that
respect
and
reuerence
,
you
owe
to
those
diuine
powers
,
which
our
inuocation
made
our
witnesses
.
You
owe
my
misfortunes
this
consolation
,
because
the
hope
of
your
contentment
in
it
was
not
the
first
,
but
onely
cause
of
my
consenting
to
this
match
.
I
will
not
feare
you
will
by
refusing
this
my
first
request
,
giue
mee
so
iust
occasion
to
distrust
your
affection
,
because
you
owe
it
;
it
lies
in
your
power
to
doe
it
,
I
desire
it
,
and
there
needes
but
your
will
,
to
the
accomplishment
of
your
due
,
and
my
satisfaction
.
This
letter
was
safely
deliuered
to
Hipolito
,
which
more
afflicted
him
,
then
if
it
had
brought
him
the
doome
of
his
death
.
And
,
but
that
hee
knew
it
madnesse
to
oppose
what
he
could
not
hinder
(
and
though
he
could
,
it
might
bee
his
destruction
)
hee
had
to
his
vttermost
laboured
to
haue
crost
it
:
but
hee
yeelded
in
his
resolution
to
necesssitie
,
and
conuenience
,
and
sent
this
answere
.
THey
are
weake
and
cold
affections
,
that
neede
so
much
chafing
,
and
remembrance
of
their
duties
,
and
not
those
who
by
their
owne
feelings
are
enough
disposed
;
it
is
not
from
these
things
that
I
would
giue
you
the
estimation
of
my
obedince
,
but
by
the
hazard
,
of
as
many
liues
if
I
had
them
,
as
I
would
wish
there
might
be
dayes
betweene
this
and
the
accomplishment
of
what
you
enforme
mee
,
since
Heauen
shewes
it selfe
so
intentiue
to
my
ruine
,
as
to
hasten
so
much
the
time
of
your
appointed
Marriage
,
we
must
indure
his
bitter
lawes
.
But
if
it
meane
absolutely
to
triumph
ouer
my
happinesse
,
it
must
suddenly
breake
off
the
course
of
my
life
;
for
that
onely
shall
deny
me
the
blisse
of
your
sight
,
almost
with
this
letter
which
leaues
mee
as
full
of
griefes
,
as
I
wish
you
may
bee
euer
of
contentment
.
By
good
hap
the
Post
of
Naples
,
was
then
at
Padua
,
who
had
brought
letters
and
money
to
Hipolito
from
his
Brothers
,
and
by
whom
hee
returned
them
answere
,
which
gaue
him
the
fitter
commoditie
to
steale
his
iourney
without
being
discouered
.
He
went
disguized
during
the
Christmas
holy-dayes
,
and
by
bywayes
got
to
Naples
,
where
hee
arriued
late
in
the
euening
,
and
without
being
knowne
to
any
one
,
found
the
way
the
next
morning
to
the
Nunnery
,
where
hee
lay
concealed
for
the
space
of
eight
or
tenne
dayes
in
his
Sisters
Chamber
;
in
which
time
Isabella
(
who
quickly
heard
of
it
)
had
but
three
times
the
meanes
to
see
him
;
and
then
caused
certaine
workes
to
bee
made
there
,
which
was
the
pretext
of
her
visitations
.
During
the
two
last
whereof
,
the
good
and
discreete
Nunne
left
them
alone
in
her
Cabinet
,
two
or
three
houres
,
where
they
employed
the
time
about
(
you
may
imagine
what
)
rather
then
to
looke
on
Pictures
.
For
so
was
it
fit
,
and
reasonable
,
that
the
deere
and
last
gage
of
the
confirmation
of
a
loue
ariued
to
his
perfection
,
should
be
reserued
for
him
,
whose
merite
and
affection
might
best
claime
it
;
not
for
one
that
had
but
the
shadow
giuen
him
by
the
blind
tyrany
of
fate
.
A
little
after
Twelfe
day
,
because
the
time
of
her
Marriage
drew
neere
,
and
his
longer
stay
,
could
not
bee
but
incommodious
and
daungerous
;
hee
prepared
for
his
departure
,
and
after
hauing
anew
repeated
their
old
oathes
,
and
assurances
;
and
giuen
each
other
fresh
witnesses
of
the
affections
of
their
soules
,
by
all
sorts
of
lamentable
complaints
,
that
may
bee
occasioned
by
so
d●spleasing
a
seperation
(
which
they
could
not
leaue
off
till
Teares
,
Words
,
and
time
failed
them
)
he
left
her
.
Shortly
after
,
and
almost
assoone
as
Hipolito
was
arriued
at
Padua
,
the
long
promised
Nuptialls
of
Pompeio
,
and
Isabella
were
dispatch't
,
with
the
honour
of
much
great
and
Noble
company
,
Combats
,
Races
for
prizes
,
Masques
,
and
other
pleasures
vsuall
in
such
occasions
.
He
that
had
well
obserued
Isabella's
lookes
that
day
(
howsoeuer
she
might
dissemble
them
)
would
haue
iudged
that
what
shee
did
then
,
was
more
by
constraint
,
then
out
of
her
wils
election
.
This
alteration
(
apparant
sometimes
in
her
teares
,
which
yet
she
stroue
to
hide
)
was
by
such
as
perceiued
it
,
attributed
rather
to
the
apprehension
she
might
haue
of
the
change
of
her
condition
(
which
often
troubles
in
such
occurrences
,
the
chast
hearts
of
young
maides
)
then
to
the
true
cause
,
which
none
knew
of
.
The
dauncing
being
ended
,
the
Bride
led
into
her
Chamber
and
vndrest
,
and
the
women
that
accompanied
her
,
departed
,
shee
retired
into
her
inner
Chamber
,
where
in
despite
of
her
best
resolution
,
the
force
of
her
teares
ouer-bare
the
strongest
opposition
her
reason
could
make
Detesting
with
sobbing
,
and
broken
complaints
,
the
fault
shee
made
against
her
faith
to
Hipolito
,
and
the
more
shee
sought
to
curbe
her
passion
,
the
more
violent
it
grew
,
so
as
in
this
conflict
,
she
was
halfe
distracted
.
In
the
end
comming
a
little
more
to
her selfe
,
shee
tooke
paper
,
and
bad
her
maide
bring
her
handkercher
,
faining
that
her
nose
bled
,
to
excuse
her
long
stay
;
and
in
the
meane
time
opened
a
vaine
so
well
to
her
purpose
,
as
she
had
blood
enough
to
write
this
letter
to
Hipolito
.
SInce
my
teares
are
not
able
to
write
my
griefes
,
my
bloud
shall
,
and
I
would
these
were
my
last
drops
,
that
I
might
die
as
innocent
in
my
actions
,
as
I
will
for
euer
liue
constant
in
the
sincerity
of
my
will
towards
you
.
Which
will
is
so
contrary
to
what
I
am
forced
to
,
as
that
(
but
for
being
your
command
)
I
would
sooner
haue
consented
to
my
death
,
and
though
the
offence
might
be
excused
through
my
constraint
,
yet
neuerthelesse
the
extremity
that
forces
me
to
the
fault
I
commit
against
you
,
and
against
my selfe
,
will
neuer
be
able
to
serue
me
for
remedy
against
the
incurable
vlcer
that
I
make
in
my
soule
,
in
being
able
to
suffer
that
any
other
should
be
partaker
of
that
which
is
onely
due
to
you
,
and
that
(
as
consenting
to
the
victory
of
mine
enemy
)
I
should
yeeld
my selfe
to
him
for
his
prey
and
trophy
.
I
goe
then
,
no
,
rather
I
am
drag'd
to
a
loathed
bed
.
Why
did
not
my
destinies
rather
ordaine
my
life
for
a
bleeding
sacrifice
vpon
the
altar
of
Diana
,
then
to
slaue
it
to
the
tyranous
seruitude
of
these
vnworthy
bands
?
from
the
which
(
if
you
will
not
)
I
vow
death
must
be
ere
long
the
meanes
of
my
deliuerance
,
She
had
onely
the
leisure
to
end
and
seale
this
Letter
,
when
her
Mother
who
had
staid
all
that
while
in
her
Chamber
,
came
to
take
her
to
bed
and
found
her
binding
vp
her
hand
,
which
shee
fained
to
haue
hurt
by
mischance
.
She
seeing
her
face
so
sad
and
full
of
teares
,
imputed
it
to
the
anguish
of
her
hurt
,
and
to
the
apprehension
that
Maids
vsually
haue
of
their
first
nights
endurings
.
But
when
she
was
to
go
to
bed
,
her
teares
brake
out
anew
,
and
her
Mother
finding
her
vnwillingnes
so
great
,
as
she
could
hardly
in
a
long
time
draw
her
out
of
that
inward
Chamber
where
she
was
,
sent
for
her
Father
,
and
said
much
to
him
that
witnest
her
griefe
to
finde
things
in
so
ill
tearmes
,
and
that
this
marriage
was
ingaged
beyond
the
recouery
of
repentance
.
At
length
she
was
put
to
bed
,
not
without
the
pitie
of
all
about
her
,
and
beliefe
that
onely
her
word
was
forced
,
not
her
will
gained
to
this
marriage
:
and
had
her
Husband
vnderstood
any
thing
,
hee
might
easily
haue
perceiued
in
bed
how
the
world
went
;
but
hauing
no
sight
but
in
his
eies
,
hee
could
see
no
farther
than
their
obiect
.
Hee
suffered
scornfull
refusals
euen
till
morning
,
when
he
receiued
it
for
a
great
fauour
,
to
receiue
but
a
kisse
.
Some
daies
after
the
Carneuall
,
this
solemnity
lasted
;
and
then
Pompeio
and
Isabella
were
honourably
conducted
to
their
owne
house
,
where
his
chiefest
abode
was
before
.
A
little
after
,
the
Nunne
that
had
conuaied
Isabella's
letter
to
Hipolito
,
receiued
,
and
sent
her
this
following
answer
.
THis
is
not
the
onely
example
that
may
teach
vs
that
things
which
haue
their
beginnings
remoued
from
the
vulgar
,
and
differing
from
the
ordinary
tract
of
the
world
,
haue
their
consequences
so
rare
and
seldome
seene
,
as
that
our
ignorance
to
preuent
them
,
and
the
difficulty
of
finding
out
the
remedies
,
would
rather
take
from
whom
they
concerne
,
all
will
to
pursue
them
,
then
giue
them
any
hope
of
their
atchieuement
.
But
since
vertue
shines
most
in
the
most
difficult
things
,
and
the
more
things
seeme
impossible
,
the
more
their
execution
is
worth
the
compassing
.
Let
vs
(
deare
soule
)
stoope
,
but
not
sinke
vnder
the
burden
of
these
afflictions
,
death
is
a
possible
and
easie
remedy
for
all
,
since
we
haue
it
when
we
list
in
our
owne
power
.
But
as
it
were
the
end
of
our
present
miseries
,
so
would
it
be
the
priuation
of
our
future
happinesse
.
That
then
must
be
our
latest
refuge
,
when
desperate
of
enioying
the
one
,
wee
may
thereby
escape
the
other
.
Shal
we
throw
our selues
at
the
feet
of
misfortune
?
if
we
must
conclude
there
,
let
me
make
my
ruine
memorable
by
the
faire
markes
I
shall
leaue
of
the
power
loue
hath
in
a
resolued
breast
.
Leaue
me
the
care
of
what
remaines
,
for
you
haue
for
your
part
but
too
well
discharged
your
dutie
,
since
all
the
honor
of
our
loue
hath
hitherto
beene
yours
;
and
hauing
no
other
merit
to
answer
it
with
,
it
is
fit
that
all
the
smart
should
be
mine
.
But
we
both
feele
that
part
too
much
:
be
not
you
weary
still
to
loue
mee
,
assuring
your selfe
my
seruice
shall
for
euer
accompany
the
faith
of
mine
affection
,
patience
my
misfortune
,
and
it
may
be
a
happy
euent
my
enterprises
.
Of
which
I
hope
at
Easter
to
come
and
aduise
with
you
.
These
Letters
gaue
Isabella
some
comfort
,
whose
sorrowes
neither
the
great
feasting
,
entertainments
,
visitations
of
kinred
,
friends
and
neighbours
,
the
commodities
of
a
pleasant
and
rich
house
,
nor
all
the
fondnesse
of
her
new
Husband
could
any
whit
diminish
;
so
much
her
minde
laboured
with
the
impatience
of
loue
and
desire
,
w●th
the
absence
of
her
Hipolito
,
and
with
the
displeasure
she
tooke
at
the
fault
she
accused
her selfe
of
hauing
made
against
him
.
In
this
time
Hipolito
sent
his
elder
Brother
word
that
hee
would
visit
him
at
Easter
,
who
now
hauing
married
his
Daughter
,
was
indifferent
for
his
Brothers
returne
:
and
he
hauing
receiued
a
leaue
,
came
two
daies
before
Easter
;
and
the
day
after
,
came
Pompeio
and
his
Lady
thither
.
The
ioy
and
contentment
of
these
louers
at
their
meeting
was
so
great
,
as
bred
them
no
little
paine
to
dissemble
it
:
Isabella
fayning
such
a
welcome
come
to
her
Vncle
,
as
if
his
comming
had
beene
vndream't
of
,
and
vnexpected
.
They
were
there
together
eight
or
ten
daies
without
oportunity
of
any
priuacy
,
but
once
,
because
she
could
not
goe
now
as
before
without
company
to
the
Nunnery
.
In
this
time
Hipolito
vsing
the
fittest
carriage
for
the
time
and
quality
of
his
loue
,
addrest
himselfe
so
well
to
his
Nephew
,
and
so
woone
his
affection
,
as
no
mans
company
was
so
pleasing
and
acceptable
to
him
as
his
.
After
that
,
Pompeio
and
his
Lady
went
home
to
their
owne
house
,
but
not
without
hauing
first
drawne
a
promise
and
assurance
from
Hipolito
,
that
hee
would
within
two
dayes
see
them
:
which
he
did
,
being
now
freed
from
the
curiosity
of
many
eies
,
and
hauing
only
his
to
blind
,
which
were
of
themselues
well
enough
seeled
.
There
was
yet
in
the
house
an
old
woman
,
who
had
long
liued
there
a
seruant
,
who
being
the
generall
Key-keeper
of
all
the
roomes
,
and
so
went
too
and
fro
through
the
house
,
entred
easily
into
those
suspitions
that
a
wicked
old
age
is
often
subiect
to
,
being
also
led
by
those
many
appearances
which
loue
in
an
vnwarie
young
couple
(
transported
with
the
conuenience
of
an
vnexpected
liberty
)
takes
not
heed
to
preuent
;
and
hatching
this
opinion
without
making
shew
of
it
to
any
,
more
narrowly
watcheth
their
behauiours
,
who
hauing
with
contentment
enough
enioyed
some
dayes
together
,
concluded
it
at
last
better
to
vse
discreetly
those
oportunities
,
than
abuse
their
fortune
;
as
also
the
good
Nunne
had
carefully
aduised
them
to
beware
of
being
surprized
in
inconueniences
.
Hipolito
returnes
to
Naples
,
from
whence
he
often
visits
his
Nephew
for
his
Neeces
sake
,
who
could
not
so
well
command
her
passions
,
but
she
must
shew
much
more
contentment
in
her
face
,
when
her
Vncle
was
there
,
then
at
other
times
,
feasting
him
more
then
her
Husband
,
who
was
so
blinde
and
yeelding
to
them
,
as
he
would
leaue
them
to
entertaine
one
another
(
as
hee
call'd
it
)
and
himselfe
spend
the
whole
day
in
hunting
.
Wherein
Hipolito
excused
himselfe
,
being
the
thing
he
was
most
vnfit
for
,
and
least
delighted
in
;
the
malice
that
appeared
in
the
doubtfull
lookes
of
this
busie
old
woman
,
began
to
make
them
distrust
her
,
so
as
Hipolito
durst
neither
goe
so
often
,
nor
stay
so
long
in
the
house
of
Pompeio
,
as
before
:
who
both
tooke
his
strangenesse
ill
,
and
complained
of
it
to
his
Wife
.
Hee
gaue
her
leaue
to
goe
to
Naples
to
see
her
Mother
,
with
charge
to
returne
with
her
Vncle
;
ye
may
imagine
this
iourny
was
vndertaken
with
much
gladnesse
,
and
the
condition
accepted
with
more
.
She
remained
with
her
a
good
while
;
fauoured
with
her
Mothers
sicknesse
,
and
the
commodity
of
often
going
to
the
Nunnery
,
where
she
had
euer
somewhat
or
other
a
making
for
colour
of
her
going
.
During
her
absence
from
home
,
an
Vncle
of
her
Husbands
(
sometime
his
guardian
,
a
Knight
of
marke
and
noble
descent
)
came
to
see
him
,
and
his
house
,
liuing
at
that
time
not
farre
thence
;
where
hauing
some
daies
expected
his
Neeces
returne
,
thought
her
long
stay
very
strange
,
and
told
his
Nephew
that
he
was
not
to
winke
at
such
courses
,
and
that
since
she
had
brought
little
other
aduantage
to
his
house
,
he
was
to
expect
from
her
at
least
a
carefull
eie
ouer
his
domesticall
affaires
,
which
would
run
into
confusion
if
she
continued
this
fashion
.
The
malitious
old
woman
vpon
this
occasion
could
not
containe
her selfe
from
discouering
to
the
Knight
what
she
thought
of
her
Lady
,
beseeching
him
to
take
it
well
,
as
comming
from
an
ancient
and
faithfull
seruant
of
that
house
,
who
could
not
passe
ouer
so
great
a
blemish
without
violating
her
duty
.
He
seemed
to
beleeue
nothing
of
what
she
said
,
and
like
a
subtile
Fox
,
reproued
her
sharpely
taxing
the
v●ldnesse
of
her
disposition
in
conceiuing
so
false
and
wicked
an
opinion
,
of
a
discreete
and
vertuous
Lady
,
and
her
impudence
in
daring
to
speake
it
to
him
.
The
old
woman
in
her
owne
excuse
,
told
him
all
the
particulars
shee
had
built
vpon
,
which
sunke
so
deepe
into
the
apprehension
of
this
man
,
as
they
neuer
after
left
him
.
As
it
is
the
propertie
of
a
malitious
nature
,
to
doe
iniury
to
what
it
hates
,
(
according
as
the
passion
is
defined
,
to
be
a
disposition
of
the
will
intentiue
to
the
hurt
of
others
)
so
this
minister
of
hate
,
willing
to
execute
her
fury
vpon
these
poore
louers
,
tooke
the
occasion
of
their
mutuall
affections
,
to
exercise
vpon
them
her
own
rage
,
for
not
being
now
able
in
her
withered
age
,
to
haue
the
part
in
these
Loue
pleasures
,
like
one
euer
before
liquerish
of
such
fruit
,
and
now
not
capable
of
being
satisfied
,
for
the
three
score
and
fift
decreped
yeere
of
her
age
,
that
had
already
disfigured
her
face
,
with
a
hundred
foultes
and
wrincles
,
forbad
all
beholders
not
onely
the
desire
,
but
euen
opinion
.
Certainely
,
as
the
Childe
is
the
signe
of
Virginitie
past
;
the
scarre
,
that
there
hath
beene
a
wound
;
and
Diomedes
his
slipper
,
that
hee
had
a
lame
club-foote
;
so
was
the
past
ill
life
of
this
old
woman
,
enough
visible
in
that
crooked
disposition
of
her
minde
,
that
droue
her
forward
in
the
ill
fruites
of
her
hate
and
malice
,
who
as
Prisoners
sometimes
play
with
their
Shackles
and
fetters
,
so
not
knowing
perhaps
how
else
to
passe
the
time
,
and
deceiue
the
languishment
of
a
weary
age
,
busied
her selfe
with
the
afflicting
this
young
cupple
,
so
shaking
(
as
it
were
)
the
fetters
of
her
loathed
Prison
and
solitude
.
We
must
beleeue
so
;
for
it
is
most
credible
that
in
matters
vncertaine
,
and
that
consist
in
the
onely
knowledge
of
their
cause
(
as
are
these
inconueniences
hapning
in
the
way
of
the
renowne
and
credit
of
faire
demeaned
people
)
the
opinions
of
honest
mindes
,
will
rather
accorde
to
their
honour
,
then
suffer
the
rashnesse
of
their
iudgements
to
conclude
them
vitious
.
If
we
finde
some
faults
in
the
life
and
actions
of
men
and
women
,
we
should
rather
determine
them
the
defects
,
or
errors
of
vertue
,
not
yet
arriued
to
the
perfection
,
then
flat
wickednesses
,
proceeding
from
a
setled
vice
;
and
speake
of
them
with
a
modest
shame
,
and
charitable
compassion
of
poore
humane
Nature
,
which
cannot
produce
creature
so
perfect
and
accomplish't
,
as
their
liues
shall
bee
altogether
exempt
from
reprehension
,
but
there
will
euer
be
somewhat
faulty
and
wanting
.
Examples
doe
teach
vs
,
that
it
hath
euer
beene
an
infamous
,
and
dishonest
fashion
,
to
blot
and
destroy
the
credite
and
fame
of
people
,
by
reason
of
the
importance
,
and
consequence
of
so
many
miserable
accidents
that
ensue
thereof
:
for
what
else
doe
these
exact
obseruers
,
but
sacrifice
to
the
worlds
malice
(
as
to
an
euill
spirit
)
their
outrages
;
prouoking
vntimely
(
and
often
most
vniustly
)
the
sorrowes
,
and
furies
of
such
as
apprehend
themselues
iniured
.
As
the
Carpenters
that
had
the
charge
of
the
Deliak
Galley
,
haue
(
by
supplying
,
or
lining
still
the
rotten
and
decayed
ribbes
,
with
new
pieces
of
wood
,
kept
it
sound
and
entire
since
the
time
it
was
first
built
:
So
certainely
must
wee
doe
with
this
Reputation
,
and
it
is
no
more
hard
to
mainteine
,
and
hold
vp
a
good
name
and
honour
,
then
a
flame
,
in
keeping
still
vnder
it
somewhat
to
support
,
and
preserue
it
aliue
;
but
when
once
fury
,
and
malice
haue
vtterly
quench't
,
and
kild
it
,
there
is
then
no
more
hope
left
of
recouering
the
one
,
then
renewing
the
other
,
when
the
matter
is
spent
;
yet
such
is
the
peruersenesse
of
the
age
we
liue
in
,
and
so
many
ill
inclinations
there
are
,
as
for
a
little
profit
,
or
pleasure
,
they
care
not
to
see
all
things
in
combustion
,
and
as
a
field
full
of
weedes
,
so
is
the
world
in
euery
corner
,
full
of
vngratefull
,
and
disloyall
mindes
.
The
wise
therefore
ought
to
be
circumspect
,
and
as
mischiefes
are
like
to
arise
,
seeke
to
preuent
them
,
and
if
not
vtterly
kill
,
and
roote
them
out
,
yet
keepe
them
vnder
forgetting
the
mastery
of
their
reputations
.
The
wise
(
said
the
wise
man
)
receiue
profit
from
their
enemies
,
wherefore
they
at
least
,
whose
liues
are
not
without
colour
of
suspition
,
ought
curiously
to
practise
this
art
and
science
.
The
Satyr
pressing
to
imbrace
and
kisse
fire
the
first
time
he
saw
it
,
Prometheus
cries
to
him
,
Satyr
,
thou
wilt
wipe
the
beard
off
thy
chinne
;
for
it
burnes
being
touch't
,
it
giues
(
besides
)
warmthe
,
and
light
,
and
is
our
most
vsefull
element
being
well
and
rightly
vsed
.
So
doubtlesse
,
nothing
in
this
world
is
so
hurtfull
,
but
one
side
or
other
,
it
may
bee
approach't
and
handled
,
and
applied
to
some
vse
,
and
profit
.
Fooles
are
the
poyson
of
societie
,
but
such
as
are
descreete
and
prudent
,
can
turne
to
their
owne
profit
and
aduantage
,
and
fit
to
their
owne
vse
,
all
the
designes
of
enmitie
and
hatred
.
And
euen
so
,
what
prooued
most
hurtfull
to
Hipolito
and
Isabella
,
might
haue
become
no
lesse
profitable
to
them
,
if
they
had
beene
as
carefull
and
wary
as
they
should
haue
beene
.
To
wit
,
in
this
time
,
that
this
Vncle
and
guardian
(
incensed
with
what
he
had
from
the
olde
womans
report
)
growes
from
that
time
vigilant
and
watchfull
ouer
them
.
Hee
vses
meanes
that
Isabella
is
sent
for
,
who
soone
after
arriues
accompanied
with
her
Vncle
;
both
of
them
resoluing
to
honour
this
olde
Gentleman
,
as
they
did
.
After
their
greetings
,
Isabella
gaue
him
a
faire
wrought
Towell
,
and
a
Purse
of
the
Nunnes
worke
,
and
to
her
Husband
many
other
little
toyes
;
wanting
no
faire
and
probable
excuses
for
her
tarriance
.
This
Knight
or
guardian
stayed
there
three
dayes
after
their
returne
,
prying
into
all
their
actions
,
and
watching
them
strictly
,
leauing
no
meanes
vnsought
,
whereby
to
discouer
their
neerest
passages
.
And
as
one
of
that
age
and
Nation
,
being
once
rouch't
with
a
suspition
,
yeeldes
himselfe
easie
to
perseuer
in
it
,
vpon
any
the
least
appearances
that
may
bee
presented
to
him
;
so
,
though
hee
perceiued
none
sufficient
to
confirme
,
and
se●tle
his
iudgement
vpon
,
yet
the
insufficiency
that
hee
knew
in
his
Nephew
,
and
the
disparitie
betweene
his
wife
and
him
,
made
him
dislike
the
honest
priuacies
betweene
her
and
her
Vncle
,
although
they
stretch't
no
farther
then
might
bee
permitted
.
He
resolues
before
his
departure
to
put
a
man
to
his
Nephew
to
waite
on
him
in
his
Chamber
,
that
had
beene
of
his
owne
breeding
,
whom
hee
furnish't
with
all
such
instructions
as
he
thought
the
fittest
to
bring
him
to
the
knowledge
of
what
hee
desired
to
discouer
.
This
Chamberlaine
is
willingly
receiued
of
both
the
Husband
and
the
Wife
too
,
who
nothing
suspecting
him
for
that
Centinell
and
Watchman
ouer
her
,
that
her
Vncle
had
designed
him
for
,
laboured
to
make
him
hers
by
the
deserts
of
a
good
and
kinde
vsage
.
Hipolito
of
the
other
side
,
let
passe
no
occasion
that
might
binde
him
to
him
;
but
vnder
the
disguize
of
a
fained
affection
to
their
seruice
,
and
acknowledgment
of
his
ob●igation
(
this
crafty
malitious
fellow
)
soothes
,
and
lulles
them
a
sleepe
.
Thus
this
young
coupple
ingulfed
in
the
middes
of
their
pleasures
,
guided
by
the
onely
motion
of
their
desires
,
foresee
not
the
Shelues
,
and
Rockes
that
threaten
them
with
the
Shipwracke
and
vtter
losse
of
all
their
contentment
.
So
hurtfull
often
times
is
our
happinesse
,
in
hindring
the
persuite
of
our
designes
,
through
the
sloath
,
negligence
,
and
inconsideration
,
with
which
it
stupifies
vs
,
and
driues
vs
head-long
to
our
ruine
.
This
Chamberlaine
seconded
with
the
old
woman
,
(
to
whom
the
Knight
had
also
declared
his
intention
)
had
within
a
moneth
or
two
,
at
certaine
times
of
Hipolito's
repaire
to
his
Masters
house
,
perceiued
somewhat
betweene
them
,
which
hee
foorthwith
acquainted
the
Knight
withall
.
Who
thereupon
goes
to
Naples
,
where
(
like
enough
by
his
meanes
)
there
was
already
some
whispering
rumour
spread
about
of
this
newes
;
and
where
no
sooner
arriued
,
but
without
any
word
to
his
Brother
Fabritio
,
or
his
Wife
Liuia
,
of
what
led
him
thither
;
hee
goes
to
the
Notary
;
who
was
Hipolito's
chiefe
refuge
,
and
tells
him
,
that
if
his
Brother
out
of
hand
refrained
not
his
dishonest
frequentation
with
his
Neece
,
hee
was
in
danger
ere
long
to
smart
for
it
,
adding
how
much
they
abused
the
aduantage
of
their
neere
alliance
;
and
that
hee
had
not
beleeued
the
first
report
of
the
vnlawfull
priuacies
that
had
long
beene
betweene
them
,
but
now
was
so
vndoubtedly
resolued
thereof
,
as
hee
could
no
longer
be
ignorant
,
or
conceale
them
:
and
that
(
saue
for
the
respect
and
honour
of
their
house
)
he
had
ere
then
,
taken
such
reuenge
as
had
befitted
such
a
forfaite
:
how
hee
had
reuealed
it
to
none
but
himselfe
onely
,
as
one
who
best
,
and
with
least
scandall
might
stop
the
progresse
of
the
businesse
,
and
bury
it
:
and
whose
wisedome
hee
knew
of
abilitie
,
for
so
discreete
a
conduct
,
and
as
the
consequence
of
the
affaire
required
.
All
the
allegations
that
the
Notary
could
make
to
the
contrary
of
this
Knights
opinion
,
and
to
possesse
him
with
other
beliefe
of
his
Brother
and
Neece
,
and
how
there
was
nothing
,
that
could
be
iudged
more
licentious
betweene
them
,
then
their
neere
alliance
permitted
,
serued
to
no
purpose
.
In
conclusion
,
he
intreated
him
that
he
might
know
no
more
such
fashions
in
his
Brother
,
least
he
found
his
course
more
roughly
interrupted
then
hee
looked
for
.
This
Notary
mistrusted
nothing
of
the
trueth
the
Knight
had
told
him
,
being
himselfe
a
man
that
vsed
not
to
condemne
any
kinde
of
this
vice
,
and
besides
,
had
before
(
as
granted
)
warned
his
Brother
to
bee
wary
in
the
menage
of
his
affaires
,
aduertising
him
how
hard
a
matter
it
was
for
him
,
long
to
conceale
them
,
if
hee
once
gaue
ouer
their
conduct
,
wholly
to
the
libertie
of
his
affections
.
Soone
after
(
then
)
hee
tells
him
what
the
Knight
had
discouered
;
whereupon
he
refrained
from
visiting
his
Neece
as
before
,
saue
by
letters
,
which
yet
were
frequent
,
and
gaue
her
often
newes
of
him
.
She
on
the
other
side
(
to
whom
writing
was
not
sufficient
)
being
of
a
nature
apt
enough
to
expose
to
all
dangers
,
her
Fortune
,
and
Life
,
to
giue
the
greater
proofe
of
her
affection
,
to
whom
she
had
vowed
it
;
and
condemning
all
artifice
of
dissimulation
,
and
euen
discretion
,
as
proceeding
from
a
minde
,
too
free
within
it selfe
,
and
exempt
from
passion
;
full
of
vnrest
,
could
not
containe
her selfe
,
from
discouering
the
alteration
in
her
thoughts
,
but
yeelded
to
rage
,
and
displeasure
(
vpon
all
occasions
)
against
this
old
woman
,
and
often
against
her
new
man
,
of
whom
shee
was
now
growne
distrustfull
.
Being
aduertized
by
Hipolito
,
of
an
intention
hee
had
to
accompany
the
Prince
of
Lusignan
to
Rome
;
her
quicke
inuention
,
supplied
her
readily
,
with
a
colourable
occasion
to
goe
to
Naples
,
and
such
as
her
Husband
was
most
willing
with
,
there
shee
learned
more
particularly
,
all
what
this
Knight
had
told
the
Notary
,
by
the
aduice
of
whom
,
and
of
the
Nunne
,
Hipolito
goes
to
Rome
.
Isabella's
iourney
was
not
approued
of
by
the
Knight
her
Vncle
;
and
confirmed
in
him
,
and
in
others
,
the
doubt
into
which
he
was
entred
of
this
Loue
,
and
in
her
Mother
also
,
who
thought
much
more
of
it
then
she
spake
.
During
Hipolito's
abode
at
Rome
,
the
old
Woman
,
and
the
Chamberlaine
,
had
but
few
pleasant
houres
,
but
still
shee
found
somewhat
or
other
amisse
in
their
actions
:
so
as
one
day
,
this
old
carcase
told
her
,
that
for
being
too
true
a
seruant
to
her
Maister
,
her
Lady
lou'd
her
not
;
and
that
if
shee
could
haue
seene
and
said
nothing
,
she
had
liued
a
quieter
life
.
This
came
to
the
Husbands
eares
;
who
sounding
not
the
bottome
of
it
,
past
it
ouer
.
The
Chamberlaine
was
more
subtile
,
for
though
hee
could
heare
it
said
,
that
they
were
worthy
of
hate
,
that
could
indure
to
serue
in
a
place
,
where
they
were
knowne
to
be
onely
set
to
doe
base
offices
;
and
serue
for
candles
,
to
light
strangers
into
all
the
basenesse
of
the
house
,
with
much
more
to
that
purpose
,
yet
,
hee
stopt
eare
and
mouth
,
to
all
,
and
seeming
to
vnderstand
nothing
of
it
,
made
likewise
no
answere
to
any
thing
.
The
Knight
who
had
beene
still
informed
of
al
things
,
came
againe
to
his
Nephew
:
where
freely
hee
told
his
Neece
,
of
his
discontent
at
her
fashion
of
life
,
intreating
her
to
change
it
,
or
that
else
hee
was
to
make
the
World
know
,
how
vnworthy
she
was
,
to
hold
the
honour
of
such
a
house
and
alliance
.
All
her
well
couch't
and
probable
speeches
(
which
the
many
angry
teares
of
her
great
heart
,
would
not
of
a
long
time
giue
passage
to
)
did
no
whit
abate
the
obstinacy
of
this
Vncle
;
who
at
length
,
more
sweetning
his
speech
,
then
altering
his
opinion
;
told
her
,
that
to
make
her
innocence
appeare
,
and
remooue
all
misdoubts
(
since
things
were
already
come
to
so
ill
a
passe
)
she
was
by
a
change
of
life
to
remooue
their
c●use
;
and
that
to
this
,
there
wanted
but
her
will
,
by
the
resolution
whereof
,
shee
might
alwayes
make
her selfe
appeare
,
such
as
shee
desired
the
World
should
iudge
her
.
After
hauing
well
thought
of
what
course
was
fittest
for
her
to
take
,
shee
had
recourse
to
the
inforced
remedy
of
dissimulation
;
Shee
spake
not
so
much
of
her
Vncle
as
before
,
nor
so
often
commended
his
actions
,
nor
curiously
enquired
after
him
,
yet
shee
often
heard
newes
of
him
,
though
not
so
secreetly
,
but
still
this
Chamberlaine
perceiued
,
and
tooke
notice
of
frequent
messages
to
his
Lady
,
which
his
Maister
had
no
word
of
;
shee
shewed
her selfe
more
easie
to
please
,
and
bee
serued
then
in
former
times
,
and
to
shew
her
purpose
of
confining
her
thoughts
,
within
the
compasse
of
her
house
,
and
attend
onely
to
the
care
of
her
domesticke
affaires
,
shee
tooke
the
charge
of
them
vpon
her
,
with
so
fit
and
dextrous
a
management
,
that
one
would
haue
thought
,
shee
had
busied
the
study
of
her
whole
life
in
them
.
Shee
caused
to
be
made
her
a
Cabinet
,
or
study
,
with
the
entry
into
it
of
her
garderobe
,
or
inner
Chamber
,
and
a
passage
out
into
the
Garden
of
the
house
,
by
a
narrow
staire-case
glazed
of
either
side
,
and
the
Glasse
couered
with
false
windowes
,
to
see
,
and
not
be
seene
.
She
caused
it
to
be
Varnish't
,
Gilt
,
adorned
with
Pictures
,
Bookes
,
China
cofers
,
and
other
such
singularities
as
people
that
vnderstand
,
and
are
curious
in
that
kinde
vse
to
haue
.
There
she
spent
such
time
as
the
company
of
her
Husband
,
Stangers
,
and
Houshold
businesse
left
free
to
her
.
Shee
went
sometimes
to
Naples
,
but
stayed
not
;
three
or
foure
moneths
togethers
,
shee
was
constant
to
this
new
life
,
with
much
content
to
her
Husband
,
Mother
,
and
the
Knight
her
Vncle
.
During
her
Hipolito's
absence
,
shee
caused
to
bee
made
a
Bracelet
of
Knots
of
her
Haire
to
weare
on
his
arme
,
studded
with
Rubies
,
and
Diamonds
,
with
a
large
locke
of
Gold
foure
square
,
and
set
with
a
rich
stone
at
each
corner
,
the
midst
was
Inameled
blew
,
resembling
cloudes
sowen
with
Teares
halfe
hidden
,
and
little
appearing
,
and
written
about
,
Conduntur
non
siccantur
,
which
she
sent
with
this
letter
.
TO
beare
alwayes
a
face
differing
from
my
passions
,
to
haue
my
words
contrary
to
my
thoughts
,
my
deedes
to
my
will
,
teares
in
my
heart
,
and
laughter
in
my
mouth
,
anguish
in
my
soule
,
and
ioy
in
my
lookes
;
disdaine
within
,
and
respect
in
outward
appearance
,
to
be
alwayes
present
,
where
my
minde
and
thoughts
,
are
vtterly
absent
,
to
faigne
a
doting
affection
,
out
of
a
perfect
loathing
.
Briefe
,
to
shew
a
full
content
in
liuing
vnder
the
subiection
of
a
most
contrary
seruitude
;
these
are
the
ordinary
pleasures
of
my
life
.
Till
now
,
the
hope
I
gaue
my selfe
,
that
it
might
bee
Heauen
would
in
the
end
grow
weary
of
afflicting
vs
,
hath
inabled
me
to
struggle
with
the
miseries
,
of
this
my
strange
condition
;
But
I
must
confesse
,
I
doe
now
begin
to
feele
so
great
a
failing
in
the
force
of
my
patience
,
as
if
I
finde
not
my selfe
speedily
assisted
,
with
the
demonstration
of
some
thught
and
care
of
your
part
for
my
deliuerance
,
I
shall
giue
ouer
the
care
of
my
life
,
for
alas
it
were
but
vnprofitable
to
you
,
and
to
me
most
miserable
.
Thinke
on
it
,
and
make
mee
I
beseech
you
capable
of
your
deliberation
,
and
keepe
with
the
memory
of
my
trueth
,
this
pledge
(
perhaps
my
last
)
that
herewith
I
send
you
.
This
letter
so
mooued
Hipolito
,
as
immediately
vpon
the
receipt
of
them
,
he
returned
to
Naples
,
where
he
could
not
stay
three
dayes
without
seeing
his
Neece
,
with
whom
(
after
the
Husbands
many
welcommings
)
hee
was
retained
certaine
dayes
with
more
ease
then
needed
.
Alas
,
that
the
first
day
could
not
passe
,
without
reducing
to
them
their
former
fashion
;
they
stirred
not
out
of
their
Cabinet
,
the
Husband
was
left
,
the
care
of
his
affaires
neglected
;
such
as
came
to
speake
to
them
,
had
no
more
audience
or
accesse
:
all
businesse
,
all
company
was
displeasing
and
troublesome
,
all
the
Husband
could
haue
,
was
after
suppers
,
some
leane
entertainment
,
mingled
oftentimes
with
certaine
ambiguous
speeches
,
and
smiles
sauouring
more
of
mockery
,
or
contempt
then
othewise
:
which
began
at
last
to
displease
him
,
and
they
perceiued
it
,
and
withall
,
were
told
by
Isabella's
maide
Iulia
,
that
the
old
Woman
,
and
Chamberlaine
,
were
diligent
priers
into
their
behauiours
,
and
held
hourely
little
counsailes
betweene
themselues
of
their
actions
;
which
made
them
presume
,
that
they
would
not
faile
to
giue
the
Knight
her
Vncle
notice
of
euery
thing
.
Hipolito
hereupon
takes
new
counsaile
,
which
was
(
hauing
informed
himselfe
perfectly
of
the
secreatest
meane
of
comming
into
the
Garden
,
by
a
little
doore
out
of
the
Parke
,
and
thence
into
the
Cabinet
by
the
close
staires
)
to
returne
to
Naples
,
as
he
did
,
and
thence
fained
a
iourney
to
the
Court
of
Sau●y
;
this
is
giuen
out
in
the
house
,
and
his
Brothers
being
aduertised
of
it
,
doe
gladly
furnish
him
with
Horses
,
Money
,
and
Letters
of
fauour
to
their
friends
.
Hee
would
yet
carry
but
one
Lacquey
with
him
,
whom
hee
wholly
affied
in
,
and
with
him
went
to
a
house
of
his
Brothers
the
Notary
(
some
eight
miles
from
Naples
where
hee
at
that
time
was
)
from
thence
his
Isabella
had
newes
of
him
;
and
there
hee
lay
concealed
for
the
space
of
two
moneths
;
going
thence
euery
second
or
third
night
to
see
her
,
hauing
found
by
waies
into
the
Parke
,
whence
he
past
into
the
Garden
,
and
so
into
the
Cabinet
;
hee
arriued
there
commonly
at
nine
or
ten
at
night
,
meane
while
his
man
held
his
Horses
in
a
most
vnhaunted
,
and
remote
place
of
the
Parke
,
where
hee
awaited
him
till
too
or
three
in
the
morning
,
and
to
auoid
all
suspition
shee
vsed
before
,
to
retire
her selfe
into
her
Cabinet
after
Suppers
,
and
lye
there
alone
.
From
the
beginning
of
September
,
till
about
the
end
of
October
,
this
fashon
held
betweene
them
:
But
alas
,
the
night
hath
eyes
,
and
trueth
is
seene
in
the
darke
.
'T
is
knowne
Hipolito
conceales
himselfe
in
this
house
.
Pompeio's
Vncle
that
had
vnderstood
all
the
passage
of
his
former
iourney
,
knowes
this
last
deceit
too
,
but
not
the
conueiance
of
the
Cabinet
.
Hee
growes
more
inraged
then
euer
;
goes
to
his
Neece
,
taunts
her
with
all
the
sharpest
language
hee
had
,
threatning
her
and
her
Hipolito
,
with
no
lesse
then
an
ignominious
death
:
tells
all
to
the
Husband
,
reproaching
him
for
his
little
sence
of
this
iniury
,
and
his
want
of
courage
to
reuenge
it
.
And
hauing
sufficiently
plaide
his
part
there
,
goes
foorthwith
to
Naples
,
and
does
there
also
the
like
,
discouering
all
to
Fabritio
and
his
wife
,
from
point
to
point
,
how
euery
particular
had
past
,
the
warnings
hee
had
giuen
,
and
intreaties
hee
had
made
to
them
to
decist
from
their
course
:
then
inueyes
against
the
Notary
,
who
denies
his
Brothers
being
at
his
house
(
at
least
to
his
knowledge
,
himselfe
being
then
at
Naples
)
Hipolito
,
was
foorthwith
aduertized
of
this
,
to
the
end
hee
might
not
bee
found
there
;
but
because
those
of
the
house
,
could
not
so
readily
be
instructed
(
some
woman
and
a
childe
affirming
that
hee
had
beene
there
,
and
was
but
two
dayes
before
gone
from
thence
)
this
made
all
the
rest
credible
,
&
after
all
the
bitternesse
that
the
displeasure
of
such
an
affaire
could
put
into
his
words
,
and
that
hee
had
therewith
bound
his
two
brothers
by
their
oathes
not
to
receiue
Hipolito
,
this
Vncle
left
them
;
resoluing
to
vse
all
meanes
to
surprize
him
.
Thus
,
this
poore
miserable
Louer
,
beaten
with
so
many
tempests
,
left
of
his
chiefest
friends
,
abandoned
of
all
hope
▪
findes
(
though
too
late
)
how
slippery
is
the
downe-fall
of
our
pleasures
,
and
how
great
the
disproportion
is
of
the
short
contentments
,
and
long
miseries
of
this
life
.
Hee
retire
himselfe
to
his
Brother
Scipio's
house
,
who
was
married
some
twelue
miles
from
Naples
,
in
the
way
to
Suca
.
There
he
remained
some
daies
,
and
after
hauing
rested
his
wits
diuersely
distracted
,
and
ouerwrought
with
the
consideration
of
the
extremitie
hee
was
in
,
and
what
course
was
fittest
to
be
taken
,
hee
resolued
by
the
aduice
of
his
Brother
(
a
man
more
subtile
in
vice
,
then
ingenious
in
vertuous
matters
)
to
cause
dispersed
abroad
,
a
rumor
that
hee
was
slaine
,
hoping
by
this
meane
to
drowne
al
noise
already
spread
of
matters
past
,
and
lay
a
certaine
ground
whereon
to
build
the
last
designe
for
the
contentment
of
his
Mistresse
and
himselfe
.
Before
he
began
to
put
this
in
execution
,
he
sent
her
a
Tablet
full
of
stances
written
vpon
the
subiect
of
his
Fortune
,
couered
with
Gold
,
sowen
full
of
Thornes
to
the
life
in
Inameled
worke
,
and
in
the
middest
of
either
face
was
a
Tombe
of
blacke
Amell
,
and
on
the
top
of
it
a
Semperuiue
to
the
life
,
and
at
the
foote
written
,
Del
piacer
Sepolto
la
seranza
viua
;
with
this
letter
following
,
which
the
Nunne
(
whom
he
sent
it
to
,
)
caused
it
to
be
deliuered
.
LEt
not
these
accidents
that
combat
vs
,
I
beseech
you
,
driue
you
into
despaire
of
their
remedy
.
Beleeue
me
,
as
long
as
Heauen
shall
spare
mee
life
,
our
misfortunes
shall
enioy
no
peaceable
victory
ouer
vs
,
nor
fall
on
vs
,
vnresisted
.
And
since
what
you
suffer
,
proceedes
only
through
my
occasion
,
if
my
death
could
deliuer
you
;
I
should
hold
it
most
happily
gained
;
but
knowing
it
vnauaileable
,
and
that
it
would
rid
onely
me
out
of
paine
;
to
faigne
it
,
may
perhaps
giue
remedy
to
vs
both
.
Let
not
then
the
newes
you
shal
heare
of
it
afflict
you
,
as
a
trueth
;
though
in
appearance
as
beleeuing
it
.
'T
is
the
last
,
and
best
meane
I
haue
resolued
on
,
to
gaine
vs
the
freedome
of
our
contentments
:
desiring
therein
onely
,
and
onely
aiming
at
your
happinesse
,
and
that
I
may
still
enioy
your
loue
,
be
happy
to
receiue
your
commandements
,
and
serue
you
,
hauing
nothing
so
deepely
ingraued
in
my
soule
,
as
the
faithfull
obseruance
I
owe
you
;
and
if
any
remembrance
shall
accompany
it's
immortalitie
,
beleeue
,
it
will
bee
onely
that
of
your
name
,
and
of
my
obligation
;
the
which
though
it
bee
vnpossible
for
mee
to
repay
,
my
will
at
least
shall
neuer
faile
mee
.
But
I
as
yet
,
giue
you
onely
words
,
the
shadow
;
I
hope
shortly
,
my
deedes
will
prooue
enough
fortunate
,
to
let
you
see
the
body
.
Soone
as
Hipolito
was
sure
his
Mistresse
had
receiued
his
letters
,
hee
began
to
play
his
fained
Tragedy
,
certaine
people
are
set
on
,
who
come
betimes
in
the
morning
to
his
Brothers
lodging
,
telling
him
that
there
was
a
man
slaine
,
that
night
in
the
next
Village
,
vpon
the
way
to
his
house
,
with
the
Horse
hee
rode
on
,
and
it
should
seeme
was
his
younger
Brother
.
He
rises
hastily
,
and
goes
to
the
place
whither
these
people
led
him
,
where
hee
found
a
thing
trust
vp
in
forme
of
a
man
,
which
hee
had
caused
to
be
stuft
with
haye
,
and
drest
vp
in
a
sute
,
his
Brother
had
sometime
worne
,
cut
and
mangled
in
diuerse
places
,
resembling
blowes
,
and
thrusts
with
swords
,
and
all
besmeared
with
blood
,
and
his
Horse
also
dead
by
him
.
He
takes
a
Notary
of
the
Village
,
and
a
Priest
for
his
purpose
,
and
in
presence
of
those
that
conducted
him
thither
,
and
some
other
of
his
owne
people
,
caused
to
bee
made
a
verball
processe
,
how
his
Brother
Hipolito
had
beene
by
them
found
in
that
place
,
newly
slaine
with
so
many
hurts
,
in
such
places
,
clad
in
such
a
sute
,
his
Horse
likewise
dead
,
beside
him
:
and
instantly
,
omitting
nothing
that
might
make
all
credible
,
caused
that
bundle
,
or
false
man
to
bee
buried
as
if
it
had
beene
the
body
of
Hipolito
,
in
the
Church
of
that
Village
;
puts
himselfe
into
blackes
,
and
sends
foorthwith
,
the
verball
proesse
to
Naples
to
his
Brothers
;
ere
long
,
the
death
of
Hipolito
was
generally
bruted
about
,
and
came
to
the
cares
of
Pompeio
and
his
wife
,
who
faining
to
beleeue
it
,
(
and
the
Husband
beleeuing
)
seemed
much
to
lament
it
.
The
Winter
was
at
that
time
well
spent
,
when
Hipolito
hauing
executed
this
stratagem
,
gets
him
disguised
all
alone
,
on
foote
,
by
night
,
by
vnused
by
wayes
to
the
Parke
of
Pompeio's
house
,
and
lodges
in
his
Mistresses
Cabinet
,
where
hee
was
two
dayes
,
there
they
consulted
of
what
was
to
bee
done
,
for
their
deliuery
out
of
thraldome
.
It
was
concluded
then
,
that
they
must
resolue
for
Cypres
,
or
Candy
,
and
that
,
to
that
effect
,
he
would
prouide
a
Barke
,
and
lay
it
ready
victualled
,
and
furnish't
of
all
things
fit
,
against
the
end
of
March
,
or
beginning
of
April
next
.
For
this
purpose
shee
gaue
him
such
monies
as
she
had
,
resoluing
withall
,
to
employ
her
vttermost
indeauour
,
to
get
together
the
most
shee
could
,
to
make
their
voyage
,
and
maintaine
them
after
.
In
the
meane
time
,
they
resolued
,
he
was
to
visite
her
,
with
the
oftnest
,
and
secretest
meanes
hee
could
,
hauing
prouided
himselfe
,
of
some
safe
retraite
for
himselfe
not
farre
of
.
Being
gone
,
shee
aduised
with
her selfe
,
to
perswade
her
Husband
to
make
a
voyage
into
France
,
the
peace
being
made
betweene
the
Kings
of
France
,
and
Naples
.
Shee
wanted
no
faire
inducements
to
vrge
him
with
;
how
it
was
a
shame
for
one
of
his
age
,
&
place
in
the
world
,
to
haue
neuer
seene
other
,
then
the
angle
hee
was
borne
in
:
that
this
voyage
would
fashion
,
and
make
him
vp
better
;
and
yeeld
him
more
knowne
,
and
honoured
of
the
best
and
Noblest
company
:
that
hee
had
not
yet
gained
that
esteeme
in
the
World
,
that
hee
might
enable
himselfe
to
expect
,
by
more
inriching
his
minde
,
with
experience
to
iudge
,
and
abilitie
to
discourse
,
in
which
,
an
infinite
of
others
out
went
him
,
and
were
therefore
preferred
,
and
respected
before
him
:
which
both
in
birth
and
meanes
,
and
all
other
things
,
were
farre
to
yeeld
to
him
:
and
how
though
his
present
estate
in
possession
yeelded
him
not
much
,
shee
would
finde
him
enough
,
without
much
preiudicing
it
,
for
that
effect
:
that
his
lands
were
well
timbred
,
so
as
the
sale
of
foure
,
or
fiue
thousand
crownes
worth
,
would
not
bee
much
mist
:
that
they
would
lease
out
part
of
their
lands
,
and
make
that
way
as
much
more
money
in
incummes
:
and
that
with
such
a
like
summe
,
he
might
make
his
voyage
,
with
credit
and
honour
:
how
for
her
part
,
shee
would
keepe
but
her
maides
,
and
one
man
,
and
to
auoid
expence
,
would
retire
her selfe
to
Naples
to
her
Mother
,
who
shee
knew
would
thinke
her
company
no
trouble
.
She
gildes
her
language
so
well
,
that
her
Husband
beginnes
to
relish
the
motion
,
and
goes
to
his
Vncle
and
guardian
,
and
communicates
it
to
him
:
who
likes
well
enough
of
the
businesse
;
and
giues
the
charge
to
Isabella
,
to
finde
Merchants
,
and
make
the
bargaine
with
them
,
saying
,
he
would
authorize
her
,
because
her
Husband
was
yet
in
his
minoritie
.
You
may
imagine
whither
shee
bestirred
her selfe
or
no
,
or
Hipolito
of
the
other
side
,
who
(
hauing
prouided
a
Barke
,
Rigged
,
Victualled
,
and
furnish't
with
all
things
necessary
to
make
the
voyage
into
Cypres
,
vpon
the
first
day
of
April
)
goes
confidently
about
with
his
Lacquey
disguised
,
like
Venetian
Merchants
,
coasting
the
Countrey
,
to
looke
out
some
place
of
retreite
for
himselfe
neere
his
Mistresses
house
;
and
as
there
is
no
difficultie
,
but
money
passes
through
it
,
hee
gaines
by
that
baite
,
a
Countrey
fellow
that
dwelt
in
a
little
house
,
by
a
Woodes
side
;
farre
enough
from
neighbours
,
and
onely
three
miles
off
from
his
Mistresse
;
where
he
remained
till
the
periode
of
his
misfortune
,
faining
himselfe
fled
out
of
Venice
for
certaine
debts
,
and
that
during
his
absence
,
his
friendes
were
labouring
some
reasonable
composition
for
him
,
with
his
Creditors
,
his
poore
Hoste
,
for
the
profit
hee
receiued
by
him
,
could
haue
wish't
him
still
in
businesse
:
hauing
expressely
forbidden
those
of
his
house
,
not
to
discouer
him
to
any
one
,
serued
him
with
all
things
for
himselfe
,
and
his
Horses
.
When
hee
went
by
night
to
see
his
Mistresse
(
which
was
often
)
hee
made
his
Host
beleeue
,
that
it
was
either
to
speake
with
some
that
negotiated
for
him
,
or
to
deliuer
,
or
to
receiue
letters
at
a
place
they
were
still
by
appointment
left
.
In
the
meane
time
,
Isabella
of
her
part
was
not
idle
,
for
hauing
bargained
for
fiue
thousand
crownes
worth
of
timber
,
with
Merchants
that
had
the
money
ready
at
an
houres
warning
,
and
leased
out
a
great
part
of
her
Husbands
lands
for
certaine
yeeres
,
for
the
receipt
of
fiue
thousand
more
,
shee
aduertized
the
Knight
her
Vncle
of
it
,
and
intreates
of
him
to
come
the
eighteenth
of
March
,
to
see
the
couenants
dispatch't
for
his
Nephew
,
her
Husband
,
at
his
house
:
whither
hee
came
the
seuenteenth
day
to
dinner
.
Hipolito
,
and
Isabella
had
determined
(
this
money
being
receiued
,
and
lock't
vp
in
her
Cabinet
,
which
they
made
account
,
would
be
at
the
furthest
by
the
twentieth
day
)
to
depart
the
night
following
,
vpon
Hipolitos
Horses
,
hee
carrying
his
Mistresse
behinde
him
;
and
his
man
,
and
her
maide
vpon
another
Horse
,
all
laden
with
as
much
as
they
could
carry
in
Money
,
and
Iewels
,
and
gaine
that
night
the
Port
Gaietta
,
and
straight
hoise
vp
the
sailes
of
the
Barke
that
lay
ready
for
them
,
accomodated
at
all
points
,
as
well
with
Linnen
,
Cloathes
,
Bookes
,
as
all
other
necessary
mooueables
.
The
Knights
two
spies
had
so
well
watch't
ouer
the
vnfortunate
Isabella
,
that
they
had
heard
some
one
walking
and
talking
in
the
night
with
her
,
in
her
Cabinet
,
who
they
knew
were
none
of
her
women
,
hauing
found
them
both
a
sleepe
in
her
gardrobe
:
besides
,
had
further
discouered
,
that
Iulia
did
often
times
conuey
meate
,
and
wine
thither
,
without
telling
for
whom
:
and
at
three
or
foure
seuerall
times
,
that
it
had
rained
in
the
night
,
they
had
tract
the
footing
of
some
person
,
going
and
comming
through
the
Garden
,
to
the
staire
of
the
Cabinet
,
and
thence
to
the
Parke
gate
,
and
the
entrie
thereof
beaten
with
the
footing
of
a
Horse
.
All
this
is
told
to
the
Knight
,
soone
after
his
arriuall
,
who
without
seeming
to
haue
knowne
any
thing
new
,
passes
the
rest
of
the
day
in
discourse
of
his
Nephewes
voyage
;
of
the
traine
he
should
carry
with
him
,
of
the
gouernment
of
his
expences
;
and
time
of
his
stay
abroad
,
and
his
returne
.
The
night
being
come
,
hee
sent
one
of
his
men
to
watch
without
the
Parke
gate
,
which
was
fastned
onely
,
but
that
of
the
Garden
lock't
euery
night
,
commanding
him
to
conceale
himselfe
all
hee
could
,
and
speake
to
no
man
of
it
,
and
if
hee
saw
any
one
come
in
that
way
,
to
bring
him
present
word
.
That
night
there
appeared
nothing
;
the
next
morning
betimes
,
the
Marchants
come
,
the
couenants
are
past
,
and
dispatch't
,
the
last
monies
receiued
and
lock't
into
Isabella's
Cabinet
,
and
early
enough
for
her
to
aduertise
Hipolito
of
it
,
by
that
meane
they
vsed
to
heare
from
one
another
those
daies
they
met
not
,
which
was
by
leauing
their
letters
in
a
hollow
tree
in
the
Parke
,
where
they
fetch
't
,
or
sent
for
them
at
a
fit
houre
.
Hipolito
sent
his
man
thither
that
night
at
Supper
time
,
who
found
a
little
note
,
containing
the
aduertisement
of
all
.
The
night
comming
,
the
Knight
sends
his
man
againe
as
before
.
Misfortune
,
and
mischiefe
intentiue
to
the
ruine
of
these
vnhappy
louers
,
and
meaning
to
set
them
for
paternes
to
shew
how
little
auailes
mans
foresight
,
to
withstand
the
Heauens
appointment
;
and
that
when
we
hold
the
end
of
our
hopes
neerest
,
and
most
certaine
,
't
is
then
commonly
,
that
we
feele
the
euents
farthest
off
,
and
most
contrary
to
our
expectations
:
This
mischiefe
(
I
say
)
would
that
Hipolito
,
who
now
prefumed
all
things
so
happily
laid
,
as
there
wanted
nothing
but
to
goe
to
take
his
Isabella
,
(
and
whom
the
long
expectance
of
this
so
desired
houre
,
had
made
vtterly
impatient
of
any
longer
stay
)
came
his
accustomed
way
,
at
nine
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
hauing
left
his
man
,
and
Horses
in
the
Parke
.
The
Knights
man
hauing
discouered
them
,
comes
to
his
Master
vndiscouered
by
any
,
tells
him
what
hee
had
seene
;
hee
sends
him
with
two
more
of
his
men
with
Pistolls
to
make
good
the
Parke
gate
,
and
stay
by
force
such
as
were
gone
in
,
or
shoote
them
if
they
prest
out
,
they
found
meanes
to
get
out
vndiscouered
before
the
gates
of
the
house
were
shut
in
.
The
Knight
went
to
bed
,
so
did
his
Nephew
soone
after
,
and
was
as
soone
a
sleepe
;
when
he
knew
his
men
gone
,
this
Knight
rises
,
and
sends
a
Gentleman
of
his
,
whom
hee
kept
with
him
,
for
his
Nephewes
man
,
him
hee
commanded
,
to
watch
and
bring
him
word
,
when
his
Neeces
maides
should
bee
gone
out
into
her
inner
Chamber
;
which
hauing
done
,
he
sends
this
Gentleman
of
his
,
commanding
him
with
a
sword
drawne
to
keepe
the
women
vpon
their
liues
,
from
stirring
out
of
the
roome
they
were
in
,
or
making
any
noise
,
or
exclamation
,
till
they
were
sent
for
out
.
Iulia
was
within
,
with
her
Mistresse
in
her
Cabinet
.
In
the
meane
time
,
plants
himselfe
at
the
doore
of
the
Cabinet
,
listning
what
was
done
there
,
hee
could
heare
speaking
,
but
not
the
words
,
opening
and
shutting
of
cofers
,
remouing
of
monies
,
and
other
things
;
at
length
,
after
a
whiles
stay
,
being
neere
eleuen
of
the
clocke
,
hee
heard
Iulia
comming
to
the
doore
saying
:
I
will
goe
see
then
Madam
,
if
all
the
house
be
a
sleepe
,
and
take
these
purses
that
I
haue
:
and
her
Mistresse
answering
her
,
stay
not
then
,
for
't
is
time
wee
were
gone
;
thereupon
,
the
maide
halfe
opening
the
doore
,
perceiued
this
man
,
that
presses
to
enter
in
,
which
shee
stroue
against
,
and
during
their
contention
,
Hipolito
saues
himselfe
by
the
staires
into
the
garden
,
thinking
that
he
not
being
taken
,
his
Mistresse
should
runne
no
hazard
:
yet
hee
could
not
shift
himselfe
away
so
sodainely
,
but
the
Knight
hauing
borne
ope
the
dore
,
might
perceiue
him
shutting
the
other
after
him
.
His
Nephewes
man
,
that
he
had
put
to
him
,
entred
the
Cabinet
with
him
;
as
soone
as
Isabella
saw
that
fellow
,
she
could
not
hold
from
flying
furiously
at
his
face
,
with
such
iniuries
,
as
witnest
the
beliefe
she
had
of
being
discouered
by
him
.
The
Kinght
sends
him
to
wake
,
and
bring
his
Maister
,
and
sends
a
man
hee
had
there
of
his
owne
in
the
next
roome
,
along
with
Iulia
,
into
the
chamber
himselfe
lay
in
,
to
the
end
,
to
gaine
the
trueth
out
of
her
,
more
easily
by
this
separation
.
Nature
then
shewed
sufficiently
in
this
poore
Lady
,
how
shee
pleases
her selfe
,
often
times
to
stray
from
the
course
of
her
ordinary
rules
,
and
make
to
appeare
in
subiects
,
wee
esteeme
weake
and
lesse
perfect
,
high
and
great
effects
;
shewing
vs
in
this
woman
,
how
farre
differing
a
soule
from
the
vulgar
,
and
capable
of
rare
vertues
,
is
often
found
in
that
sexe
:
and
how
a
resolution
hauing
once
taken
sure
footing
in
them
,
remaines
commonly
more
firme
,
and
immooueable
,
then
in
men
;
she
then
,
in
this
crosse
and
vnexpected
accident
,
instead
of
hauing
recourse
to
Teares
,
and
Prayers
,
(
the
refuge
naturall
to
the
weakenesse
some
impute
to
women
)
armed
her selfe
(
contrarywise
)
with
such
an
vnstirred
assurance
,
amazed
her
enemies
:
for
this
Vncle
hauing
set
his
dagger
to
her
throate
,
and
asking
her
who
it
was
went
downe
the
staires
,
and
whither
she
was
going
,
at
such
an
houre
with
that
money
,
which
was
part
put
vp
into
bagges
and
sackes
,
and
part
spread
vpon
the
table
,
shee
without
shew
of
amazement
,
told
him
,
that
it
was
the
fashion
of
a
poore
soul'd
man
,
to
speake
to
a
woman
with
his
armes
in
his
hand
,
and
that
without
more
threatning
it
was
an
easie
matter
,
to
●ill
,
one
who
resisted
not
;
that
neuer
Noble
,
nor
honest
minde
,
vsed
to
alot
any
part
of
his
time
,
to
so
base
occupations
,
as
to
play
the
hourely
euesdroper
,
and
spie
ouer
the
actions
of
an
honest
woman
:
That
no
body
was
gone
downe
the
staires
,
but
that
shee
then
shut
that
doore
,
when
her
maide
opened
the
other
to
goe
fetch
purses
,
to
put
vp
the
rest
of
that
money
vpon
the
table
,
to
be
lock't
vp
:
that
her
bidding
of
her
returne
quickly
,
that
they
might
bee
gon
,
was
to
dispatch
her
sooner
to
bed
,
because
it
was
late
.
The
Husband
being
come
,
was
not
a
little
amazed
at
the
newes
his
Vncle
tells
him
,
which
before
he
dream't
not
of
:
yet
,
euen
the
Vncle
himselfe
,
beginnes
a
little
to
stagger
in
his
confidence
,
seeing
the
constancy
of
this
woman
;
when
his
man
came
to
tell
him
,
if
Iulia
might
bee
assured
her
life
,
that
she
would
confesse
the
trueth
.
The
Knight
leaues
Isabella
in
guarde
,
with
this
seruant
of
his
,
and
his
Gentleman
,
commanding
them
vpon
their
liues
,
not
to
suffer
her
to
rise
out
of
a
Chaire
,
where
they
made
her
sit
;
and
thence
,
hee
and
his
Nephew
goes
into
the
Chamber
where
Iulia
was
,
where
they
were
scarce
entred
,
when
shee
retaining
of
the
base
condition
of
a
low
seruile
heart
,
falls
full
of
teares
at
their
feete
,
begging
pardon
,
which
is
promised
her
,
vpon
a
true
relation
,
of
her
Ladies
practises
and
intent
,
which
shee
made
,
and
was
foorthwith
brought
to
Isabella
,
who
beholding
her
with
them
,
and
looking
her
in
the
face
,
guest
how
the
matter
went
,
and
forceing
to
rise
vp
,
said
;
Ah
false
treacher
,
why
am
I
not
suffered
yet
before
I
die
,
to
punish
thy
detestable
disloyaltie
?
They
made
this
maide
,
auouch
to
her
all
she
had
told
them
.
They
ransack't
her
cofers
,
which
were
all
open
;
in
one
of
them
,
they
found
all
the
letters
Hipolito
had
written
to
her
,
bound
vp
by
themselues
;
they
found
in
another
,
her
Iewels
ranged
together
;
and
not
farre
off
,
two
other
little
boxes
of
Mercury
sublimate
,
and
other
poisons
made
into
Pilles
;
in
the
vpper
part
of
one
of
the
Chests
,
they
found
laide
in
a
place
apparant
enough
to
the
sight
,
this
following
Euidence
,
written
with
her
hand
.
I
Know
that
the
precipitation
of
your
iudgements
is
so
suddaine
,
so
mooued
with
passion
,
and
waying
to
the
worser
part
;
as
that
my
departure
shall
bee
no
sooner
knowne
,
then
blamed
of
you
;
and
my selfe
condemned
as
an
incestuous
adulteresse
,
in
leauing
one
,
who
is
held
to
bee
my
Husband
,
to
goe
away
with
him
,
that
is
reputed
my
Vncle
.
But
I
beseech
all
those
,
before
whose
eyes
this
Euidence
shall
come
,
that
hauing
patience
to
read
it
,
they
will
rather
settle
their
opinions
vpon
the
certaine
assurance
of
the
trueth
they
finde
in
it
,
then
vpon
the
false
appearance
of
a
common
errour
.
'T
is
an
exceeding
great
griefe
to
me
,
that
in
defence
of
my
innocence
,
I
must
discouer
both
my
fault
,
and
my
shame
,
and
inhumanly
breake
open
the
Sepulchre
,
and
disease
the
bones
of
the
dead
,
taint
the
honour
,
and
blemish
the
memory
of
her
that
brought
me
into
the
World
:
But
since
I
haue
onely
this
meane
,
whereby
to
wash
off
the
staine
of
my
reputation
,
I
beseech
her
Ghost
to
pardon
mee
,
and
both
God
and
men
not
to
impute
to
impietie
,
and
ingratitude
,
what
I
am
compelled
vnto
,
through
necessitie
,
and
for
my
iustification
.
It
is
knowne
,
and
I
haue
learned
,
that
the
Lawes
doe
say
,
that
onely
the
consent
makes
the
Marriage
;
which
consent
cannot
proceede
but
from
a
voluntary
and
free
will
,
and
exempt
from
all
force
,
and
constraint
,
the
which
being
vsed
therein
,
forbids
what
arises
thence
,
to
bee
called
a
consent
of
the
will
;
and
consequently
barres
all
possibilitie
of
establishing
a
Marriage
vpon
the
contrary
of
that
whence
onely
it
ought
necessarily
to
come
.
There
is
not
any
one
that
hath
beene
practised
with
any
frequency
in
the
businesse
of
our
house
,
but
must
needes
know
,
what
artifices
,
subtilities
,
what
authoritie
,
and
force
,
what
threatnings
and
ill
vsages
,
my
Father
(
or
hee
whom
I
did
esteeme
for
such
)
and
those
of
whom
I
depended
,
haue
vsed
towards
mee
,
to
make
mee
condescend
to
the
Marriage
with
Signior
Pompeio
;
their
force
and
constraint
,
had
the
power
to
make
mee
his
Concubine
,
not
his
wife
;
my
will
contracting
it
,
and
the
abilitie
of
becomming
so
,
being
taken
from
mee
,
hauing
promised
,
and
giuen
my selfe
before
for
wife
to
Hipolito
.
And
since
the
Lawes
permit
such
as
enter
into
any
Religion
by
force
,
who
both
doe
,
and
sweare
the
obligation
of
those
vsuall
vowes
;
since
the
Lawes
(
I
say
)
doe
giue
them
,
the
abilitie
to
dispence
with
those
,
and
giue
ouer
their
orders
;
why
shall
not
Marriage
haue
the
like
power
,
whereof
the
promises
cannot
binde
those
more
strictly
who
make
them
to
men
,
then
the
vowes
of
Religion
doe
those
that
sweare
them
to
God
?
I
am
not
ignorant
,
that
the
common
opinion
euery
one
hath
,
that
Hipolito
as
Brother
to
my
Father
,
and
therefore
my
Vncle
does
thereby
conclude
my
Marriage
with
him
vnlawfull
:
But
it
is
not
so
long
since
,
but
I
may
entreate
some
yet
of
this
age
to
remember
,
that
about
eighteene
,
or
twentie
yeeres
since
,
the
King
sent
to
Naples
the
Marquesse
of
Coria
,
a
Spaniard
,
who
stayed
there
some
time
,
during
which
,
he
made
loue
to
my
Mother
,
and
gained
such
interest
in
her
,
as
that
during
the
absence
of
Signior
Fabritio
her
Husband
,
in
a
Voyage
hee
made
to
his
Holinesse
,
his
affection
had
arriued
to
what
the
affections
of
men
doe
vsually
pretend
.
For
in
this
time
I
was
begotten
:
I
call
God
to
witnesse
of
my
wordes
,
and
that
I
speake
a
perfect
trueth
.
My
Mothers
Nurse
,
and
her
Sister
in
Law
the
Nunne
,
are
yet
both
liuing
,
who
are
neither
of
them
ignorant
hereof
.
But
to
alledge
a
proofe
,
that
may
at
all
times
bee
produced
,
I
assure
my selfe
,
there
may
bee
found
among
the
Registers
of
the
Towne-Treazor
,
the
day
of
the
departure
of
Signior
Fabritio
to
Rome
,
and
of
his
returne
to
Naples
;
and
by
his
charges
,
and
their
discharge
in
his
imployment
,
and
the
expedition
hee
obtained
of
his
Holinesse
,
may
be
seene
the
day
of
my
Birth
in
his
papers
,
and
that
of
my
Baptisme
in
the
Registers
of
the
Church
where
I
receiued
it
.
Let
these
bee
brought
,
and
it
will
bee
found
that
it
cannot
bee
I
should
bee
his
Daughter
;
since
by
the
immooueable
Lawes
of
Nature
,
a
childe
(
to
liue
)
must
of
necessitie
bee
borne
either
vpon
the
seuenth
,
ninth
,
or
eleuenth
moneth
after
Conception
:
And
so
farre
was
it
from
any
of
these
,
as
in
the
beginning
of
the
eight
after
his
returne
,
I
was
borne
;
a
time
altogether
insufficient
,
and
incapable
of
giuing
life
to
a
childe
.
Being
not
Daughter
to
Fabritio
,
I
am
not
Neece
,
nor
of
kinne
to
Hipolito
;
Now
since
freedome
and
libertie
begets
the
will
;
the
will
consent
;
and
consent
the
Marriage
;
and
that
all
this
hath
giuen
me
for
wife
to
Hipolito
:
Since
no
alliance
can
bee
any
barre
betweene
vs
;
since
force
,
or
violence
drawes
,
or
workes
no
obligation
;
and
since
by
that
onely
,
I
was
cast
vnder
the
bondage
and
seruitude
of
Pompeio
:
why
shall
it
not
bee
lawfull
,
for
mee
to
redeeme
my
libertie
,
from
the
vniust
vsurpation
,
of
him
that
hath
too
long
abused
,
and
enioyed
by
violence
,
what
was
none
of
his
;
and
restore
my selfe
,
into
the
hands
of
him
to
whom
God
,
the
Lawes
,
my
Election
,
and
my
Faith
hath
giuen
me
.
The
contentment
that
I
giue
my selfe
,
in
being
able
to
worke
my
release
from
mine
enemies
;
makes
me
resolue
to
suffer
with
cheerefulnesse
,
all
the
iniuries
of
Fortune
,
of
the
Heauens
,
of
the
Time
,
of
Necessitie
,
and
all
that
can
happen
me
in
a
strange
Clime
:
Where
resolued
to
goe
confine
my selfe
,
and
end
the
rest
of
my
dayes
;
I
beg
of
my
friends
no
more
,
then
to
forget
my
name
,
and
imagine
me
dead
.
This
Euidence
being
read
,
shee
was
asked
,
what
shee
intended
with
those
poysons
;
she
said
,
shee
made
them
to
take
,
if
shee
were
pursued
so
narrowly
,
as
shee
could
not
saue
her selfe
;
to
the
end
,
to
barre
her
enemies
the
contentment
,
and
preuent
the
mischiefe
of
falling
aliue
into
their
power
.
After
shee
had
confest
much
more
,
and
more
voluntarily
,
then
shee
was
questioned
;
the
Vncle
said
;
since
you
determined
to
bee
your
owne
executioner
,
and
punish
your
owne
dishonestie
;
it
were
pitie
(
though
you
haue
beene
preuented
in
the
execution
of
so
wicked
an
enterprise
)
that
you
should
bee
frustrated
too
,
in
the
iust
punishment
,
you
haue
so
well
deserued
,
and
so
prouidently
prepared
for
your selfe
;
and
therefore
you
are
speedily
,
by
the
meane
of
your
owne
appointment
,
to
receiue
your
death
;
where-with
,
taking
one
of
the
pilles
,
which
her
Vncle
presented
her
;
shee
answered
them
;
it
is
for
them
that
haue
either
pleasure
,
or
desire
of
life
,
to
seeke
the
meanes
to
keepe
it
;
and
for
such
as
haue
lost
both
the
one
,
and
the
other
,
to
hasten
the
end
of
it
,
and
flie
to
death
,
which
is
so
farre
from
being
a
thing
odious
to
mee
,
(
being
depriued
of
my
Hipolito
)
as
that
(
were
ye
as
inclinable
to
pitie
,
and
should
deny
it
mee
;
as
you
are
bent
to
cruelty
,
and
to
giue
it
me
)
I
would
beseech
you
,
to
let
mee
take
it
with
my
owne
hands
.
Now
after
all
the
trecherous
,
and
ignoble
courses
you
haue
taken
against
me
;
I
must
confesse
my selfe
much
bound
to
you
,
for
shortning
my
miserable
life
,
whose
end
,
is
as
pleasing
to
mee
,
as
the
course
hath
beene
vnfortunate
:
hoping
that
as
God
doeth
affoorde
you
by
this
meane
,
the
triumph
of
your
desires
ouer
me
,
and
mee
the
end
of
my
afflictions
;
hee
will
also
please
to
giue
my
soule
her
rest
in
eternall
blisse
,
which
I
humbly
craue
of
him
,
and
that
the
long
paines
of
my
life
,
and
vniust
Martyrdome
of
my
death
,
may
obtaine
mee
his
pitie
,
and
my
sinnes
their
pardon
.
Shee
spake
these
words
,
with
so
resolute
,
and
vnmooued
a
face
,
and
fashion
,
that
all
those
about
her
,
were
seized
with
astonishment
,
and
pitie
.
Her
Vncle
himselfe
,
and
Husband
began
to
speake
to
her
,
testifying
a
moderation
of
their
doome
,
and
rage
;
when
she
swallowed
the
Pill
,
and
with
a
nimble
hand
taking
two
more
,
said
;
One
is
too
few
,
and
nothing
is
hard
to
doe
that
giues
vs
contentment
,
and
barres
our
enemies
the
pleasure
of
a
long
vengeance
.
Soone
after
,
the
force
and
quantitie
of
the
poyson
wrought
his
effect
;
and
seizing
all
the
Vitall
parts
,
left
her
onely
power
to
speake
these
last
words
:
Receiue
,
receiue
,
my
Hipolito
,
these
last
proofes
of
my
affection
;
and
know
by
my
death
,
what
power
a
faithfull
loue
hath
in
a
soule
resolued
:
and
vpon
that
word
yeelded
vp
the
ghost
,
in
the
same
chaire
,
where
they
had
set
her
:
leauing
her
memory
no
lesse
admirable
,
for
the
constancy
of
her
end
,
then
remarkeable
,
for
the
bouldnesse
of
her
desperate
enterprise
.
Here
(
Reader
)
with
Isabella's
end
,
would
I
end
too
;
so
wearied
I
am
,
with
the
already
too
sad
relation
,
of
these
vnhappy
Louers
fortunes
,
and
most
vnwilling
to
adde
hereto
,
the
lamentable
end
of
the
poore
Hipolito
,
whom
my
Authour
tells
mee
,
his
Isabella's
death
,
made
so
desperat
a
despiser
of
his
owne
life
,
as
to
forsake
all
his
hopes
,
meanes
of
sustenance
,
friends
and
allies
,
and
die
an
exile
to
his
Countrey
for
her
reuenges
sake
.
For
I
finde
that
within
few
weekes
after
her
death
,
hee
slew
her
Husband
,
and
his
Vncle
vpon
their
way
,
in
a
iourney
to
Rome
;
for
which
fact
,
neither
his
Brothers
(
who
being
questioned
about
him
,
were
driuen
to
much
trouble
for
him
)
nor
any
other
friend
,
or
his
Countrey
durst
owne
him
:
but
hee
was
constrained
(
being
opprest
with
extreame
want
)
to
returne
himselfe
,
into
the
State
of
Venice
,
where
fiue
yeeres
after
Isabella's
death
,
to
auoide
staruing
,
he
was
inforced
to
Marry
a
Widdow
,
that
had
some
reasonable
meanes
to
sustaine
him
a
while
with
,
but
no
more
then
what
hee
had
in
a
short
time
so
farre
wasted
,
as
shee
(
as
well
out
of
discontentment
thereat
,
as
also
discouering
perhaps
withall
,
the
many
degrees
of
comparison
betweene
the
loue
shee
found
hee
bore
her
,
and
might
imagine
,
hee
might
beare
to
an
Isabella
,
or
one
more
worthy
of
him
,
then
she
,
who
was
neither
handsome
,
nor
well
natured
)
poysoned
him
,
as
it
was
thought
,
with
a
messe
of
broath
,
shee
caused
to
bee
made
for
him
one
morning
,
that
hee
had
taken
a
little
Physick
,
for
some
indisposition
of
body
he
complained
of
.
There
was
found
in
his
Study
,
after
his
death
a
table
,
which
it
seemed
,
hee
had
not
long
before
caused
to
be
made
,
wherein
there
was
Painted
his
Isabella
,
lying
along
dead
,
with
her
eyes
closed
,
and
himselfe
,
kneeling
at
her
feete
,
with
certaine
verses
vnder
written
;
speaking
(
it
seemes
)
to
her
eyes
.
The
verses
were
to
this
purpose
.
SLeepe
in
your
lids
(
ye
loued
shades
Of
my
vail'd
Sunnes
;
)
I
vow
'T
is
not
to
spare
my
bloud
,
that
thus
I
spill
my
teares
on
you
.
Griefe
and
affliction
(
onely
due
To
me
)
are
iustly
bent
To
giue
me
a
wasting
life
,
t'
indure
A
lasting
languishment
.
That
when
mine
eyes
can
weepe
no
more
,
My
heart
might
bleede
;
and
I
,
(
Because
I
liu'd
the
longer
life
)
A
longer
death
might
die
.
FINIS
.