Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.

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Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
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Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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London :: Printed by A. Warren, for John Martyn, James Allestry, and Tho. Dicas ...,
1662.
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Scene 38.
Enter the Arch-Prince and the Lord Dorato as at the Grate, the Curtain is drawn, and there appears the Lord Melancholy, and the Lady Perfection his Wife, as two Religious Devotes, both in Religious Habits like to the Normitans; they bow like the Religious, with their heads downwards, and bodyes bent forward.
ARch-Prince.

I come not to complain, nor reprove your Chast wife for denying my Sute, nor am I come only to give you joy of your new mar∣riage, but your new Religious Order of Chastity in marriage, which Order, I believe that few besides your self will enter into.

Lord Melancholy.

Then few will be so happy Sir as we are.

Arch-Prince.

Indeed happiness lives more in Cloysters than in Courts, or Cities, or private families; but my Lord Dorato your Father here will want the comfort of your Company, which should be a Partner with him in the Rule and Government of his Family and Fortunes.

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Lord Melancholy.

I have left him a Grand-Son Sir to be a comfort to him in my absence, and I wish he may prove as obedient to him as I have done.

Lord Dorato.

Faith Son the first time of your marriage, was without my knowledge or consent, but howsoever now I wish you joy, and for your sake I will never cross Matrimonial Love whilst I live, and I hope God will bless you both, so as that you may beget a Religious Generation.

Arch-Prince.

All the Children they beget and bring up must be of the Re∣ligious Orders.

Lord Dorato.

If they will follow their Parents purities and precepts they will.

Arch-Prince.

There may proceed from these two a great Generation, which may spread all over the World, and be famous for Piety and Acts of Devotion.

Lord Melancholy.

I hope your Highnesses words are Prophecies of what is to come.

Arch-Prince.

I wish they prove so; farewell, all happiness dwell with you both.

Both.

Long may your Highness live and flourish.

They kneel to their Father.
Lord Dorato.

My blessing on you both.

Exeunt.
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