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But that is more fubftantial,

Of another make

And Gentlemen, if this be all,

Sentence must pass

Enter Tamoren and Stramador.

Tam. Orfabrin?

Orfa. Ha! who names me there?
Tam. A Friend; hear me:

I am an Officer in that dark World
From whence thou cam'ft, fent

Thus difguis'd by Reginella our fair Queen,
And to redeem thee.

Orfa. Reginella!

I'the midst of all these Ills,

How preciously that Name does found?
Tam. If thou wilt fwear to follow me,
At the Inftant thou art releas'd,

I'll fave thee and thy Friends, in fpite of Law. -
Orfa. Doubt not of that:

Bring me where Reginella is,

And if I follow not, perpetual Mifery follow me,
It cannot be a Hell where the appears

Tam. Be confident. [Goes out and brings Torcular. Behold, grave Lords, the Man

Whofe Death question'd the Life of these,

Found and recover'd by the Thieves i'th' Woods;

And rescued fince by us, to rescue Innocence.

Orfa. Rare Devil,

With what Dexterity h'as raised this
Shape up, to delude them--

Prince. Ha! Torcular alive?

Phil. Torcular?

I fhou'd as foon believe my Brother

Ne'er in being too.

Tor. You cannot wonder more to find me hear,

Than I do to find my

felf.

Naf. Come unbind, unbind, this Matter's answer'd.

2 Judge.

2 Fudge. Hold; they are not free, the Law exacts The fame for Breach of Prison, that it did before. Orfa. There is no fcaping out of Fortune's Hands. Doft hear; haft never a Trick for this?

Tam. Doubt me not, I have without at myCommand, Those which never fail'd me;

And it fhall coft many a Life yet,

Sir, e'er yours be loft.

Enter Prince and Philatell, from above: Stramador, Peridor and Reginella meet them below.

Prince. Stramador, you have been a Stranger here of late. Stra. Perufe thisPaper,Sir, you'll find there was good reaPrince. How! old Tamoren's Brother, Captain(fon for't. Of the Thieves, that has infefted thus

Our Country?

Reginella too, the Heir of that fear'd Family!
A happy and a ftrange Discovery.

Tam. Peridor, and Reginella, the Villain

Has betray'd me.

Reg. 'Tis Orfabrin, they have kept their Words.
Orfa. Reginella? fhe was a Woman then.

O let me go.

failor. You do forget fure what you are.
Orfa. I do indeed: oh to unriddle now!
Stra. And to this Man you owe it, Sir,
You find an Engagement to him there;
And I must hope you'll make me juft to him.
Prince. He does deferve it, feize on him.
Tam. Nay then all Truths muft out.
That I am loft and forfeit to the Law,
I do confefs,

Yet fince to fave this Prince.

Prince. Prince!

Orfa. (Our Mephofto-philus is mad.)
Tam. Yes, Prince, this is the Orfabrin.
Orfa. Ha!

Tam. So long ago supposed lost,
Your Brother, Sir;

Fetch in there Ardelan and Piramont.

Enter Ardelan and Piramont.

Naf. What mad Planet rules this Day! Ardelan and Piramont?

Orfa. The Devil's wanton,

And abuses all Mankind to Day.

Tam. Thefe Faces are well known to all Francelians, Now let them tell the reft.

Pira. My noble Mafter living! found in Francelia?
Ard. The Gods have fatisfy'd our tedious Hopes.
Phi. Some Imposture.

Orfa. A new Design of Fortune

I dare not truft it.

Tam. Why fpeak you not?

Pira. I am fo full of Joy, it will not out. Know ye Francelians,

When Sanborn fatal Field was fought,

So defperate were the Hopes of Orfabrin,
That 'twas thought fit to fend away this Prince,
And give him Safety in another Clime;
That fpight of an ill Day, an Orfabrin might be
Preferv'd alive. Thus you all know,

To Garradan's chief Charge he was committed:
Who when our Bark by Pirates was furpriz'd,
(For fo it was) was flain i'the first Encounter;
Since that we have been forc'd to wait

On Fortune's Pleasure.

And, Sir, that all this time we kept
You from the Knowledge of your felf,
Your Pardon; it was our Zeal that err'd,
Which did conclude it wou'd be prejudicial.

Ard. My Lords, you look as if you doubted still:
If Piramont and I be loft unto your Memory,
Your Hands I hope are not

Here's our Commiffion:

There's the Diamond Elephant,

That which our Princes Sons are ever known by,
Which we, to keep him undiscover'd,

Tore from his Ribbon in that fatal Day

When

When we were made Prisoners;

And here are those that took us,
Which can witness all Circumftance,
Both how, and when, Time and Places
With whom we ever fince have liv'd by force;
For on no Kingdom, Friend unto Francelia,
Did Fortune ever land us, fince that Hour;
Nor gave us means to let our Country know
He liv'd-

Tam. These very Truths, when they cou'd have no ends, (For they believ'd him loft)

I did receive from them before,

Which gave me now the Boldness to appear

Here, where I'm loft by Law.

Shouts without, Long live Prince Orfabrin,
Long live Prince Orfabrin.

Naf. Pellagrin, let's fecond this;

Right or wrong 'tis best for us.

Per. Obferve, obferve.

Prince. What Shouts are those?
Stra. Soldiers of Tamoren's, the firft;
The fecond was the Peoples, who
Much prefs to see their long loft Prince.

Phi. Sir,'tis moft evident,and all agrees:
This was his colour'd Hair,

His Air, though alter'd much with time:
You wear too ftrange a Face upon this News;
Sir, you have found a Brother,

I, Torcular, the Kingdom's Happiness;
For here the Plague of Robberies will end.
It is a glorious Day-

Prince. It is indeed, I am amazed, not fads
Wonder does keep the Paffage fo,

Nothing will out.

Brother (for fo my kinder Stars will have it)
I here receive you as the Bounty of the Gods;
A Bleffing I did not expect,

And

And in return to them, this Day
Francelia ever fhall keep holy.

Orfa. Fortune, by much abufing me, has
So -dull'd my Faith, I cannot
Credit any thing.

I know not how to own fuch Happiness.
Prince. Let not your Doubts leffen your Joys;
If you have had Difafters heretofore,

They were but given to heighten what's to come.
Naf. Here's as ftrange a Turn, as if 'twere the
Fifth Act in a Play.

Pel. I'm fure 'tis a good Turn for us.

Orfa. Sir, why ftands that Lady fo neglected there, That does deserve to be the Business of Mankind ? Oh ye Gods, fince you'll be kind

And bountiful, let it be here.

As fearfully, as jealous Husbands ask

After fome Secrets which they dare not know;

Or as forbidden Lovers meet i'th'night,

Come I to thee, (and 'tis no ill Sign this,

Since Flames when they burn highest tremble moft)
Oh! fhou'd fhe now deny me!

Reg. I know not perfectly what all this means;
But I do find some Happiness is near,

And I am pleas'd, because I fee you are

Orfa. She understands me not

Prince. He feems t'have Paffion for her.

Tam. Sir, in my dark Commands these Flames broke out

Equally violent, at first fight;

And 't was the Hope I had to reconcile my felf.
Orfa. It is a holy Magick that will make

Of you and I but one.

Reg. Any thing that you wou'd ask me, fure I might Orfa. Hark Gentlemen, fhe does confent, (grant. What wants there else?

Per. My Hopes grow cold, I have undone my self.
Prince. Nothing; we all will join in this;

The long-liv'd Feud between the Families

Here

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