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The Whore of Babylon (Quarto, 1607)
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THE
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WHORE OF
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BABYLON.
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Vexat Censura Columbas
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0.007Written by THOMAS DEKKER.
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LONDON
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DRAMMATIS
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Titania the Fairie Queene: vnder whom is figured our
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Queene Elizabeth.
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Fideli.
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Florimell.
Councellors to Titania.
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Parthenophil.
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Elfiron.
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Aura.
Ladies attendant.
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Philaema.
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Agathe.
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Campeius a Scholler.
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Paridel a Doctor.
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Time.
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Truth.
Plaine-dealing.
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kings 3.
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Cardinals 4.
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Ragazzoni.
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0.033An Albanois.
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Palmio, a Iesuit.
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Milites.
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Ministri.
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T
He Generall scope of this Drammaticall
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Poem, is to set forth (in Tropicall and
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nimity, Con
stancy, Clemency, and other
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the incomparable Heroical vertues of our
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late Queene And (on the contrary part)
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chinations Vnderminings, & continual blody
stratagems of that
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Purple whore of Roome, to the taking away of our Princes liues,
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and vtter extirpation of their Kingdomes. Wherein if accor-
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and (to vse the Painters rhethorick) doe so faile in my Depthes
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& Heightnings, that it is not to the life, let this excuse me, that
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ly pointed into the clouds, that the Art of no pen is able to
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farther they are waded into, the farther is it to the bottom.
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too much, nor the other (in opppo
sition) too little in their owne
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defence.
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count of time, and set not down Occurrents, according to their
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liue vnder one law. How true Fortunes dyall hath gone whose
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mine eare
stood not within reach of their Larums. But of
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And no maruaile; for let the Poet set the note of his Nombers,
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euen to Apolloes owne Lyre, the Player will haue his owne Cro-
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Tayler: It is not mard in the wearing, but in the cutting out.
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The labours therfore of Writers are as vnhappie as the children
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after they come into the world. What a number of throwes doe
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we endure eare we be deliuered? and yet euen then (tho that hea-
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it made lame by the bad handling of them to whome it is put to
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learne to goe: if this of mine bee made a cripple by such meanes,
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at his birth; but fell vpon him by mis-fortune, and in recompence
1
PROLOGVE.
2
THe Charmes of
silence through this Square be throwne,
3That an vn-vsde Attention (like a Iewell)
4May hang at euery eare, for wee present
5Matter aboue the vulgar Argument:
8And this our peice) may reach the mi
stery:
10But as in Lantskip, Townes and Woods appeare
11Small a farre off, yet to the Optick sence,
13So, winged Time that long agoe flew hence
17There hold it but two howres, It
shall from Graues
18Raize vp the dead: vpon this narrow floore
19Swell vp an Ocean, (with an Armed Fleete,)
20And lay the Dragon at a Doues soft feete.
23When Iudgement goes vpright: for tho the Muse
24(Thats thus in
spir'de) a Nouell path does tread,
A Dumb
shew.
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brightnes, at length embrace Truth and Time, & depart with them: leauing
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the re
st going on.
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to defend her and that booke: Truth then and Time are sent in, and returne
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fore) with Images, Croziar
staues &c. They gon, certaine graue learned men,
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Exeunt Omnes.
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THE WHORE
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of Babylon.
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Empre
s
s
e of Babylon: her Canopie supported by 4. Cardinals: 2. persons in
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Pontificall roabes on either hand, the one bearing a sword, the other the
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keies: before her 3. Kings crowned, behinde her Friers, &c.
58With adoration of all dazeled eies,
59Should breath thus long, and grow so full of daies,
60Be fruitfull as the Vine, in sonnes and daughters,
61(All Emperors, Kings, and Queenes) that (like to Cedars
64Heightened our glories, whil
st we held vp them:
66And almo
st three parts ours, and that the nations,
69Should vs acknowledge to be head supreame
70To this great body (for a world of yeares:)
71Yet now, when we had made our Crowne compleat,
72And clos'd it
strongly with a triple arch,
73And had inrich'd it with those pretious jewels
74Few Princes euer see (white haires) euen now
76Of our true Soueraignty, clipt, and abas'd.
80Our chaire is counted, all our titles
stolne.
82
Empr.
All our roabes,
85To let in sweet obedience) All, but borrowed.
88With which, we, (in a mothers holy loue)
91And lies; our Babylonian Sinagogues
92Are counted Stewes, where Fornications
93And all vncleanne
s
s
e Sodomiticall,
96In gold, through the whole earth did currant pa
s
s
e;
97Is now blanch'd copper, or but guilded bra
s
s
e.
99Couer a head so impious, and not cracke?
101May drop in whizing flakes (with skalding vēgeāce)
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Emp.
A woman.
108
Omn.
Woman! who?
109
Emp.
The Fairie Queene:
110Fiue Summers haue scarce drawn their glimmering (nights
112Of that adored bea
st, on which we ride,
114The very scarres were hid. But now, a mortall,
115An vnrecouerable blovv is taken,
116And it must bleed to death.
121White as is innocence, and with an eye
122Able to tempt
stearne murther to her bed)
124Her crowne, her sweet songs, counterfets her voyce,
128Whom we but late bani
sht, to liue in caues,
129In rockes and desart mountaines.
131
Empr.
O t'is a cunning Spider,
132And in her nets so wraps the Fairie Queene,
134Which
shee calles holy Spels.
137For from the Fairie
shores this Witch hath driuen
140Sing wonders, and diuine of things to come:
141Through whose bewitching tongues runne golden chaines,
144Of harmony, that Babylon can sound,
145Are charmes to Adders, and no more regarded,
146Than are by him that's deafe, the
sicke mans groanes
147Shee, they, Titania, and her Fairie Lords,
149Defame me, call me Whore of Babylon.
150
Omn.
O vnheard of prophanation!
152I pro
stitute this body: that to Kings
154To make them dote on me.
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Omn.
Lets heare no more.
156
Emp.
And that all Potentates that tread on earth,
157With our abhominations
should be drunke,
158And be by vs vndone.
159
Omn.
Weele heare no more.
161
1. King.
Say but the word, and weele turne home your wrōgs,
162In torne and bloody collours.
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2. King.
All her bowers,
165Her lands pollution.
166
Omn.
Let's to armes.
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Empr.
Stay: heare me:
168Her kingdome weares a girdle wrought of waues,
170No rockes are of more force: her Fairies hearts,
171Lie in inchanted towers (impregnable)
172No engine scales them. Therefore goe you three,
173Draw all your faces sweetly, let your browes
176Sweare you haue hils of pearle:
shew her the world,
178And doe vs reuerence: but if
shee grow nice,
180Shee goes vpon, and (like to serpents) creepe
181Vpon your bellies, in humilitie;
182And beg
shee would but with vs ioyne a league,
183To wed her land to ours: our ble
s
sing, goe.
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3. King.
When mines are to be blowne vp, men dig low.
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Manent 4. Cardinals, and certaine Priests.
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2. Card.
Nor me.
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3. Card.
Nor vs.
193Thats bak't within: my gall is ouerflowne,
194My blood growne ranke and fowle: An inflamation
195Of rage, and madnes so burnes vp my liuer,
196That euen my heart-
strings cracke (as in a furnace)
197And all my nerues into my eye-balles
shrinke,
200Fetcht hie, and neare to heauen, light on no ground,
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2. Card.
Such are our falles: we once had mountaine-growth,
203With Pines and Cedars.
204
3. Card.
Now with none of both.
206Of my creation, to be turn'd into
207A dogge, so I might licke vp but her blood,
208That thru
sts vs from our vineyards.
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Tres.
So could all.
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4. Card.
Reuenge were milke to vs.
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2. Card.
Manna.
213But how? wee will not (as the head supreame
215The Faierie treads on, nor (like serpents) creepe
216Vpon our bellies in humilitie:
217This were (with Fencers) basely to giue ground,
220No, weele at one blow
strike the heart through.
221
Tres.
How?
222
2. Card.
By ponyards.
223
1. Card.
No.
225
1. Card.
No.
227
1. Card.
Neither.
228
2. Card.
How (reuerend Como) then?
230You know that all the springs in Fairie land
231Ran once to one head: from that head, to vs:
232The mountaine and the valley paid vs fruit;
233The field her corne, the countrey felt no heat
235And Charitie tooke away. We
stept not forth
236But with a god like adoration
237All knees bowed low vnto vs: why was this?
238Why were our gardens Eden? why our bowers
241Was not made common: therefore was not vile;
242It was because in the great Prophets Phanes
243And hallowed Temples, we were Chori
sters:
249But now our very graues
251The monumentall marble Vrnes of bodies
252(Laid to re
st long agoe) vnreuerently
253Are turned to troughes of water now for jades:
255Slept on the cold hard pillowes of the earth,
256Are emptied now, and chang'd to drinking roomes,
258
2. Card.
What's therefore to be done?
260This
shall be done: They hunted vs like wolues,
261Out of their Fairie forre
sts, whipt vs away
262(As vagabonds) mockt vs, and said our fall
263Could not be dangerous, because we bore
264Our gods vpon our backes: now mu
st we whip them,
265But wiselier.
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Tres.
How?
268Hold Beacons in their eies (blazing with fire
269Of a hot-seeming zeale) to watch our entrance,
272They are the kingdoms mu
sicke, they the Organs,
274Set them but out of tune, alls out of square,
275Pull downe the Church, and none can it repaire,
276But he that builds it: this is the faggot band
277That binds all fa
st: vndoo't, vndoe the land---
281That hold the roofe of yon Starre-chamber vp,
282From dropping downe to grinde the world to du
st,
283You
shall to Fairie land.
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Card. omnes.
A joyfull voyage.
286Haue not their voyces cleere, the
streame of ceremony
290To draw vnto our
shores the Fairie whales.
292And all we are, is not cleane driuen from thence,
295During her moneth of mourning: here we write you
297That doe: your hire's aboue.
298
Card. omnes.
We know it well.
300Rowe in your
streames, when they grow cold in working,
301And weary of their owne waters, that the sayles
303And that (like reedes, playing with a paire of winds.)
305The trees by the root, then'le make the branches blow,
306And drop their mellowed fruits, euen at your feet,
307Gather them they are our owne, then is the houre,
309From her. (their
stepdame) and to make them take,
310A ble
s
sing from our reuerend mothers hands,
311Be happie goe.
313In all our kneelings.
316Take Periapts, Pentacles, and potent Charmes
317To coniure downe fowle feinds, that will be rayzed
318To vex you, tempt you, and betray your bloud,
319About your necks hang hallowed Amulets,
320That may Conserue you from the plagues of Error
321Which will
strike at you.
323
1. Car.
And heare you,
324If clymbing vp to this haught enterprize
325The foot
slip, and (ith' fal) with death you meet---
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Sacr. Omn.
O glorious ladder!
328Farewell: Mount all the engines of your wit
Exeunt
Sacr.
330There is a fellow to whome, because he dare
331Not be a
slaue to greatnes, nor is molded
334Hath giuen this name. (Plaine Dealing): this plaine dealing
337Intelligence of all Occurrences,
339Into that Harlots Company (whom the fairyes
341That
strumpet by inticement heele bring ouer,
343That this plaine dealing serues the fairy Queene,
344And will no more be seene in Babilon.
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Titania Fidely, Florimell, Elfiron,
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Pentioners,
352How many plots were laid to barre vs hence,
353(Euen from our Cradle?) but our Innocence
354Your wisedome (fairy Peeres) and aboue all,
355That Arme) that cannot let a white soule fall,
356Hath held vs vp, and lifted vs thus hie,
358Of that bad woman, (Babilons proud Queene,
361When forth it bur
sts, to her owne downfall light.
362
Tita.
Truth be my witnes (whome we haue imployde,
363To purge our Aire that has with plagues de
stroyed
367to gaine that triple wreath that binds her head,
368Tho mine
shee would let forth, I know not why,
369Only through rancke lu
st after Souereigntie.
370
Flor.
Enough it is for me, if with a hand,
371(Vn
staind and vn-ambitious) fairy Land
372I Crowne with Oliue-branches: all those wounds,
381These ciuill woes in their own depth lay drowned.
382He to immortall
shades beeing gone,
383(Fames minion) great King (b) Oberon
(b) Hen. 8.
384
Titaniaes royall father, liuely springs,
385Whose Court was like a campe of none but Kings.
386From this great conquering Monarchs glorious
stemme,
387Three (in direct line) wore his Diadem:
390Sits now aboue their hopes: her maiden hand,
& Q. Eliz.
391Shall with a
silken thred guide Fairie land.
394Cut for her (downe) long yeeres that
shee may climbe
397Her birth-day as their beeing)
shall complaine,
398They are weary of a peacefull, golden raigne.
400Shall keepe their ancient beauty: and your bowers
401(Which late) like prophan'd Temples empty
stood,
406Shall cheere as well the
stranger as our owne.
408For who can tell vnder what point of heauen
410Trophies of reuerend Age, fall by our
stroaks,
411Nor
shall the brier, or hawthorne (growing vnder)
412Feare them, but flie to them, to get from thunder,
414Weele build about our waters wooden walles.
417
Flor.
Parthenophill, a Fairie Peere.
418
Titan.
Parthenophill.
422From whence, they'l vs not learne, and doe intreat
423Faire, and a free acce
s
s
e.
427As here at hand, hither them drawes, prote
sting
429That they the tribute of their loues may pay,
431
Titan.
Allow them entrance.
432
Parth.
They in a Fairie maske, the argument
433Of this their dutie, gladly would present.
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fetch them in, who
enter bare headed the three Kings queintly attired
440You are no Fairies.
441
All three.
No: but wounded louers.
444We know you not: what are you? and from whence?
446He lends them his complexion, giues me birth,
(a) Spaine
447The Indian and his gold are both my
slaues,
448Vpon my sword (as on the Axell tree)
449A world of kingdomes mooue: and yet I write
452Reard vp two pillars for me, on whose Capitals
454And with my head knock at the roofe of Heauen:
455Hence come I, this I am, (O mo
st diuine)
456All that I am is yours, be you but mine.
458Haue royally bin fed, is nurce to me:
(a) France.
459The god of grapes is mine, whose bounteous hand
460In clu
sters deales his gifts to euery land:
461My Empire beares for greatnes, pollicy,
463Of this Globe vniuersall. All her Princes
464Are warriours borne: whose battels to be told,
465Would make the hearers souldiers: t'is a land
467That to behold her, and to conquer her,
468(In amorous combats,) great king Oberon,
469Your awefull father, oft ha's thither come,
470Like to a bridegrome, or a Reueller,
471And gone agen in goodly triumphs home.
473All that this is, is yours, be you but mine.
474
3. King.
Be you but mine, and doubly will I treble
475Their glories and their greatne
s
s
e: like to thunder
477Stands on Seauen (b) hills, whose towers, and pinnacles,
478And renarend Monuments, hold in them such worth,
480(Like barefoote pilgrims) at her feet doe fall,
481Bowing to her trible crowne imperiall.
485A rich inheritance, if to your sonnes,
486Our fluent tongue you leaue, (nor need they more)
488On many nations necks, a foot to set,
489If it be glorious, then may you be great.
491Of three, we care not which two be deni'd.
493From whence we draw our nouri
shment, would runne
495Our aged mother twentie times an hower,
497And from her own cup you
should drinke that wine
498Which none but Princes ta
st, to make you looke
499With cheerefull countenance.
501Rebellious, wild, ingratefull, poore, and yet
502
Apollo from's owne head cuts golden lockes,
503To haue them grow on his: his harp is his,
505That runnes on all the errands of the gods,
507This child of yours is (by adoption)
508Our mothers now, her ble
s
sing he receiues;
509And tho (as men did in the golden Age)
510He liue ith' open fields, hiding his head
513We home agen will bring, to your owne fold,
514Humbly to graze vpon your Faierie plaines,
516On which your whole land wholesomely may feed.
517
Titan.
We know you now: O what a deale of paines
518Would you (as others of this wing haue taken)
519To be in Faierie land calld Soueraignes?
522To giue the bride: Princes in tying such bands,
524For that one Acte giues like an enginous wheele
526And windes it vp to height, or hurles it down,
532Faire, double-leaued doores, where light comes forth
533To cheere the world, neuer to open more?
534Would you haue all your
slūbers turn'd to dreams,
535Frightfull and broken? would you see your Lords
537Locking their graue, white, reuerend heads in
steele?
538If so, you cannot for all Fairie land
539Find men to fit you better.
540
Titan.
Florimell,
541Breathes there in you Fidelies spirit?
542
Flor.
No Lady.
545With golden chords; Angels guide on your tongue.
547Would to their mitred fortunes tie our fates:
548Our Fairie groues are greene, our temples
stand
549Like goodly watch-towers, wafting pa
s
s
engers
550From rockes, t'arriue them in the Holy land:
551Peace (here) eats fruits, which her own hād hath sown,
552Your lambes with lyons play: about your throne,
553The Palme, the Lawrell, and the abundant Vine
554Grow vp, and with your roses doe entwine.
555But if these gripe your Scepter once,
556
Titan.
What then?
560In nothing (but in miserie) youle be great:
562In their rough torrent, Fairie townes and towers,
563And drownd our fields in Marianaes daies,
564Will (in a mercile
s
s
e inundation)
565Couer all againe: red Seas will flow again:
566The Deuill will roare againe: if these you loue,
567Be (as the Serpent,) wise then, tho a Doue.
569
Titan.
Are you all,
570Of this opinion Lordes?
571
Omn.
All, all.
572
All 3. Lets hence.
574
Titani.
Stay: Princes are free-borne, & haue free wils,
575
Theis are to vs, as vallies are to hills,
576We may, be counceld by them, not controld:
577Our wordes our Law.
578
Elfyr.
Bright Souereigne.
579
Titan.
Y'are too bold.
580
3. King.
I knew the fort would yeeld.
581
1. King.
Attend.
582
2. King.
Shees ours.
584would breake.
585
1. King.
A League!
586
2. King.
Holy.
587
3. King.
Honorable.
589You court me for my loue, you I imbrace
591As you doe me: receiue our answere then:---
592
I cannot loue you:---what! such hardy men
595Euen by my birth-day, by the crowne I weare,
600When one day comes, which now to you Ile name.
604
Tita.
May be to morrow:
605Marke els and iudge whether it may or no:
606When Lambes of ours, are kild by wolues of yours,
607Yet no bloud suckt: when Heauen two Suns endures:
608When Soules that re
st in vnder-groundes,
611That they can wa
sh out murders guilt:
613Can cure our woundes, being cald vpon:
614When from yon towers I heare one cry,
615You may kill Princes lawfully:
616When a Court has no Para
site,
618When Conscience goes in cloth of gold,
620When merchants wiues hate co
stly clothes,
621When ther's no lies in tradsmens oathes:
622When Farmers by deere yeeres do leeze,
623And Lawyers sweare to take no fees:
624(And that I hope will neuer, neuer bee)
625But then (and not till then) I sweare,
626Shall your bewitching Charmes
sleepe in mine eare.
627Away.
Exeunt Faires: Manent 3. Kings.
628
1. King.
Derided to our faces!
630
3. King.
Made fooles!
633
3. King.
Reuenge:
635Sedition, Herezies confederacies,
636The violation of al sacred leagues.
637The combination of all leagues vniu
st,
639And when ye'are swolne with theis, returne againe,
641Whole heards of bulls loaden with hallowed curses,
642With Interdictions, excommunications,
643And with vnbinding Subiects fealties,
644And with large pattents to kill Kings and Queens
645Driue roaring hither, that vpon their hornes
646This Empire may be to
st.
648Euen ioynt from ioynt: to haue her baited wel,
649(If we cannot) wee will vn-kennell hell:
650
1. King.
Will not you home with vs?
651
3. King.
No: here Ile lurke,
652And in a Doue-like
shape rauen vpon Doues:
654Poyson the Courtier with ambitious drugs,
655Throw bane into the cups where learning drinkes,
656Ile be a Saint, a Furie, Angell, Deuill,
657Or'e Seas, on this
side Seas; Deuils forreners,
658With Deuils within hel freedome, Deuils in Vaults.
659And with Church Deuil, be it your soules health,
660To drinke downe Babylonian Stratagems.
661And to forge three-forkt thunderbolts at home,
665Eightie eight Legions, and take open armes,
667
Omn.
Twi'll be a glorious warre.
668
1. King.
Farewell.
669
3. Kidg.
Bee gon,
670Who cleaues a Realmes head, needs more swordes then one.
671
Exeunt.
672
Fideli, Florimell, Parthenophill, Elfiron,
674Like hideous dreames, yet haue they left behind them,
675Throbs, and heart akings, in the generall boosome,
676As omynous bodings. Fairy Lackeyes.---
677
4. Footmen
Here.
679(On paine to be into an vrchin turnd)
682
Fidel.
Theis to the Spirits that our waters keepe,
686Where Lyons, Panthers, and the kingly heardes
687Feede in one company; that if wild Boares,
688Mad Buls, or rauing Beares, breake in for prey,
689Hoping to make our groues their wildernes,
691
Parth.
Theis to the Shepheards on our Fairie downs
693And Iolly pipings driue into fat pa
stures
696And is the be
st at kenning) in our Nauy,
697Courage
shall wait on her.
699To goe with vs.
702And kil our fairie deare, or change themselues
703Into the
shape of Fawnes, being indeed Foxes,
704Range all the forre
st danger to preuent,
707
Manent Titania, and her maides.
710Deepe rooted is a
state, and growes vp hie,
711When Prouidence, Zeale, and Integritie
712Husband it well: Theis fathers twill be said
713(One day) make me a grandame of a maid.
714Meane time my farewell to such gaudy lures
715As here, were thrown vp t'haue me quite ore-thrown,
716I charge you maids, entertaine no de
sires,
718Oh, they ha snakes
sleeky tongues, but hearts more rugged
719Then is the Russian Beare: our Fairie bowres
721(Mortall as killing Hemlocke) here
should grow,
722Which to preuent, Ile haue you vow.
723
Aur.
We vowe
724By the white balles in bright Titaniaes eies,
725We their inchantments skorne.
727To bind it sure, Strew all your meades with charmes,
728Which if they doe no good,
shall doe no harme.
730
Enter Plaine dealing.
731
Titan.
Now Sirra, where haue you bin?
737ued euery day with woodcockes there, lie there in a manner vp-
738on Execution: they dare not peepe out of doores for feare of
739Serieants.
742nūber of your courtiers are deare in their acquaintāce: why they
743are certaine men-midwiues, that neuer bring people to bed, but
744when they are sore in labour, that no body els can deliuer them.
746what is the true fa
shion of them, whats their order?
750dinarie.
755a young countrey gentleman, and that I were to come in (like an
757
Titan.
What then?
758
Plain.
Mary then doe all the gylt rapiers turne their Tobacco
761
salt to throw vpon them, and to make them leaue gaping, but
766matter.
768of Babylon.
770knaues & fooles here: for your Ordinary is your I
sle of Gulles,
776Che
s
s
e-board in the world.
777
Titan.
Why?
779then pawnes, but here a good pawne is better then a knight.
781
Plain.
Wonders? why this one little Cocke-pit, (for none come
783your kingdome, in a few Apes of the kingdome.
790better know how to heale others: then haue you other fellowes
791that take vpon them to be Surgeons, and by letting out the cor-
793them in places as big as this, and before a thousand people, rip
795at an Execution, that can endure to see men quartred aliue) the
796beholders learne more villany then they knew before: others
798bribed, they whip, but draw no blood, and of these I haue made
803ly pointed) to looke through and through that our great Citie,
806
Plain.
If I giue you the copie of the Cities countenance, Ile
809But liue with vs, and be our Officer.
810
Plain.
Haue I any kinred in your Court? is there any one of
812good, to haue two of the Plain-dealings in one office, they'l bee
813beggars if they doe.
817the
signe of the Holy Lambe.
819To haue her labour in our Vineyards:
821But of her fining. Set your hand to hers,
822Liue with her in one house, fetch from our Court
823Maintenance to serue you all: t'will be to her
826That you will count your fore
st labour light,
828Away loose no more minutes.
830
Elfiron. Paridel.
831
Titan.
Whats yonder man that kneeles?
837You by your heauenly Influence change his vileues
839
Tita.
Oh: we remember it; you are condemnd?
840
Elf.
To Death.
842
Tita.
You had your hand
843Not coulored with his bloud.
845Vpon my vowed Loyalty.
847It was no actuall nor commenced violence
848That brought death with it, but intent of ill.
851Who pardons, hath a
share in halfe the guilt.
852You
strooke, our lawes not hard, yet what the edge
853Of Iu
stice could take from you, mercy giues you
854(Your life.) Yo haue it
signed, rize.
855
Pari.
May yon Clouds
858
Pathenophill with Campeius.
866When Princes giue life, they so bind men to 'em,
867That tru
sting them with too much, they vndo 'em.
869Great fortunes (eanrd thus) are great Slaueries:
870Snatcht from the common hangmans hands for this?
871To haue my mind feele torture! now I see,
873That tho we haue them, yet we scarce beleeue them.
875Thart quicke enough, yet liue
st within a tombe.
876
Tita.
His name.
879But with it heare (from some whome we haue weied
880For iudgement and experience) that he caries:
882Yet not one
steddy.
883
Parthe.
It may be the rumor
885
Tita.
Belieue vs no: of his, and tothers fate,
886The threedes are too vnlike, to haue that wouen.
887
Camp.
To gaine her crowne Ile not kneele thus.
890We haue be
stowed it.
893That bay tree will endure a little fire,
894My Lord, my Lord,
896Are kingdoms poysons, hung on golden hookes,
898
Tita.
Such men oft proue.
899Valleyes that let in riuers to confound
900The hils aboue them, tho themselues lie drounde,
901My Lord, I like not calme and cunning seas
906
Camp.
Thrown downe, or raizd?
907
Parth.
All hopes (for this) are gone,
912Where beggers once take almes, they looke for't euer.
914
Pary.
Tenne yeares.
916To let you goe with life, that
should want liuing,
917What is it we can grant you.
918
Pary.
I ha beene by two great Fayries in your land,
921That all my happy thoughts lie in the du
st,
923Begge I your gratious leaue that I may vary,
924This natiue Aire for Forren.
925
Tita.
Oh you would trauell,
926You may, you haue our leaue: Challenge our hand.
928
Fideli Florimell.
933
Tita.
What people are they?
934
Fidel.
Neighbours: tis the nation, The Netherlanders.
935With whome our Faries enterchange commerce,
936And by negotiation growne so like vs,
937That halfe of them are Fayries: th'other halfe
938Are hurtfull Spirits, that with sulphurous breath
939Bla
st their corne feilds, deface their temples, cloth
940their townes in mourning, poyson hallowed founts,
942Full of dead bodies, or (like pallaces,
943From whence the Lords are gone) all desolate.
944They haue but 17. danghters young and faire,
945Vowd to liue ve
stalls, and to know the touch
946Of any forced or vnreuerend hand.
947Yet Lu
st and Auarice (to get their dowers)
949Threaten to raui
sh them, to make their bodies
950The temples of polution, or their bedds,
951Graues where their honors
shall lie buried,
952They pray to haue their virgins wait on you,
953That you would be their mother, and their nurse,
954Their Guardian and their Gouernour; when Princes
955Haue their liues giuen 'em, fine and golden threds
956Are drawne and spun (for them) by the good fates,
957That they may lift vp others in low
states.
962Not how they ha bin, but how I might relieue them.
963
Parthenophill.
965(Ri
sing but onely in this poynt of heauen,
966Spred through the world, So that a Prince (made wretched,
967By his vnhappy father, that lies
slaine
968By barbarous swords, and in his goary wounds,
969Drownes all the hopes of his po
steritie)
970Hether, is like an orphan come (from farre)
972That would defeat him of his portion.
973
Tita.
Pittie and we had talke before you came,
974She hath not taken yet her hand from ours,
976Behold that Prince: good workes are theirs, not ou'rs;
979
Fideli Florimell the
states of the countries,
980
Parthenophill Elfyron, the Prince of
981
Portugal.
982
To the States.
983
Auxilio tutos dimittam, opibusque Iuuabo.
984
Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.
Exeunt.
985
The third King to the King of Portugall.
987White haires like
siluer cloudes a priuiledge haue,
989Make away those 2. turne coates. Suite me next
990Like to a Sattin diuell (brauely) flie
993This very cap makes my head swell with wit.
995Bin mutinous, raild at the State, cursd peace:
996They walke with cro
s
s
e-armes, gaping for a day,
997Haue vnder-
shorde their eie-lids (like trap windows.)
998To keep them open, and with yawning eares,
1000Beat vp her drum: this lards me fat with laughter,
1002That are to bleed are mark'd: and all those doores,
1003Where ciuill Ma
s
s
acres, murders (di'd in graine)
1005Haue tokens
stamp'd on them (to make 'em knowne)
1006More dreadfull then the Bils that preach the plague:
1007From them, with oyl'd hammes (lap'd in seruile blew)
1009To liue things (made of clods) poore countrey sots,
1010And drunke they are: whole
shires with it do reele,
1013But poorely man'd, and cannot hold out long
1015Y'are a poore scholler?
1016
Campeius.
Yes.
1017
3. King.
What read you?
1018
Camp.
A booke.
1023
3. King.
What troubles you?
1024
Camp.
You trouble me: pray leaue me.
1026
Camp.
Say yee?
1029
3. King.
You know me not.
1031Are you a scholler?
1035Mee thinks you
should know manners, by your leaue Sir.
1036
3. Ring.
Pray leaue your name behind you.
1037
Camp.
Name, Campeius.
1038
3. King.
Campeius! vmh: Campeius? a lucky plannet
1039Strikes out this houre: Campeius! Babylon,
1040His name hath in her tables: on his forehead,
1041Our Queene hath set her marke: it is a mould
1043A Church in two, then Schollers discontent.
1045Y'are happely met.
1047And you Sir.
1052Those that to vs here, are th'Antipodes,
1054Ne're drunke you of that nectar.
1055
Camp.
Neuer.
1056
3. King.
Neuer!
1057I wi
sh you had, I gather from your eyes,
1059This was Campeius once (tho not so learn'd)
1060For I was bred (as you) in Fairy Land,
1061A Country! well but tis our country: and so,
1062Good to breed beggers. Shee
starues Arts: fatts fools,
1064
Camp.
So Sir.
1066Pallats not you.
1067
Camp.
Yes.
1069I hope, again
st my countrey, or the State,
1070That any you can take hold of.
1071
Camp.
If they could,
1072Tis but mine I, to your no.
1077
Camp.
Sir, I know you not: this thing which you haue (raiz'd,
1079To feare (as they on sunbankes lie to read)
1083
3. King.
Doe you take me for a hangman?
1084
Camp.
I would be loath,
1085For any har
sh tune that my tongue may warble,
1088Welfare vnto you.
1089
Camp.
And to you. A word Sir:
1090Bred in this countrey?
1091
3. King.
Yes.
1092
Camp.
I am no bird
1094Your words make through this ayre (tho it be trobled)
1095Myne eare Sir, is no reaching Fowling piece
1096What pa
s
s
es through it, kills: you may proceed,
1098You haue th'aduantage now,
1099I put the longe
st weapon into your hands.
1101You draw me by this line: let's priuate walke.
1102
Camp.
This paths vnbruz'd: goe on Sir.
1103
3. King.
Sir I loue you.
1104The Dragons that keep learnings golden tree,
1105As you now haue, I fought with, conquered them,
1106Got to the highe
st bough, eat of the fruit,
1107And gathered of the seauen-fold leaues of Art,
1108What I de
sir'd; and yet for all the Moones
1109That I haue seene waxe olde, and pine for anger,
1110I had outwatched them: and for all the candles
1111I wa
sted out on long, and frozen nights,
1112To thaw them into day; I fild my head
1115And neuer could get out of such a gowne.
1117
3. King.
By changing Aire:
1118The god of waues wa
sht of my pouertie,
1120Whose beames begat me gold.
1122I am nail'd downe by wilfull beggerie,
1123Yet feele not where it enters: like a horse
1124My hoofes are par'd to 'th quicke) euen til they bleed)
1125To make me runne from hence, yet this Tortois
shell,
1126(My countrey) lies so heauy on my backe,
1129
3. King.
Countrey!
1130
Camp.
Shee hangs
1131Her owne brats at her backe, to teach them begge,
1133
3. King.
Yet your countrey.
1135My parents spent not wealth on me to this,
1136I will not
stay here long.
1137
3. King.
Doe not.
1138
Camp.
Beeing hence,
1140This Fairie land, for not rewarding merit:
1141If euer I come backe Ile be a Calthrop
1142To pricke my countries feet, that tread on me.
1145I dare for latine, hebrew, and the greeke,
1146Challenge an vniuer
sitie; yet (O euill hap!)
1147Three learned languages cannot set a nap
1148Vpon this thred-bare gowne: how is Arte curs'd?
1150Like common Fidlers, drawing down others meate
1153
Camp.
But how?
1158Th'inuenomed paper vpon which Ile write.
1159
3. King.
Know you the Court of Babylon?
1160
Camp.
I haue read,
1161How great it is, how glorious, and would venter
1162A soule to get but thither.
1164a soule going thither:
1165The Queene of Babylon rides on a bea
st,
1166That carries vp seauen heads.
1167
Camp.
Rare.
1170
3. King.
Shee with her owne hand
1171Will fil thee wine out of a golden bowle.
1173Steale o're, behold, here's one to waft thee hence,
1174Take leaue of none, tell none, th'art made, farewell.
1175
Camp.
Thus to meet heauen, who would not wade through hell?
1176
Exeunt Campeius and Sayler, manet 3. King,
1177
enter Sayler presently.
1179Lea
st worne too long, the Foxes skinne be known:
1182In nothing but in trappings, different be
1183From foote-cloth nags, on which gay fellows ride,
1184Saue that such gallants gallop in more pride.
1186Tis to be worne in Babylon.
Exit Sayler.
1187At this groue,
1188And much about this howre, a
slaue well moulded,
1189In profound, learned villany, gaue oath
Enter Coniurer.
1190To meet me: Art thou come! Can thy blacke Arte
1191This wonder bring to pa
s
s
e?
1192
Con.
See, it is done.
1194
Con.
This virgin waxe,
1195Burie I will in
slimie putred ground,
1196Where it may peece-meale rot: As this consumes,
1199And eating through her brea
st, turne there to gripings
1201As into this they eate.
1202
3. King.
Thou art fam'd for euer,
1206And (for this) each day
shalt thou goe in chaines.
1207Where wilt thou burie it?
1208
Coniur.
On this dunghill.
1209
3. King.
Good:
1211That whosoeuer with vnhallowed hands,
1212Shall dare to take it hence, may raue and die.
1213
Con.
Leaue me.
1221
ted, and led away.
1222
The Empres, Cardinals &c.
1224
Omn.
Peace.
1225
1. King.
Peace there.
1229Goe out of order, tis as if yon Regiment,
1230Weare all in vp-roare: heauen
should then be vext,
1232Dreadfull eclypses, that portend dire plagues
1233To nations, fall to Empires, death to Kings,
1234To Citties deua
station, to the world,
1235That vniuersall hot calamitie
1236Of the la
st horror. But our royall bloud,
1238
Aetna, burns in vs: bearded Comets
shoote
1239Their vengeance through our eyes: our breath is lightning;
1240Thunder our voyce; yet, as the idle Cannon,
1241Strikes at the Aires Invulnerable bre
st)
1242Our darts are phillip'd backe in mockery,
1243Wanting the poynts to wound.
1244
1. King.
Too neere the heart,
1252To an vnusde defiance: giue your reuenge,
1254You tooke, in veyling to her: you haue beene
1256And like a mother (cause her yeares are greene)
1257Haue winck't at Errors, hoping time, or councell,
1260
Empe.
What followes?
1262And be the
steptdame; wanton her no more
1263On your Indulgent knee,
signe no more pardons
1265But let it be a meritorious Act:
1266Make it a ladder for the soule to climbe,
1267Lift from the hindges all the gates of heauen;
1268To make way for him that
shall kill her.
1269
Omnes.
Good.
1271Or els a Saints place and Canonize him;
1273That sylly soules may go on pilgrimage,
1275As a mo
st reuerent relique.
1278
Empe.
Her fayrie Lordes
1279(That play the Pilots nowe, and
steere her kingdome
1280In fowle
st weather) as white bearded corne
1281Bowes his proud head before th'imperiall windes,
1282Shall soly groueling (heere) when that day comes.
1285
1. King.
Is not the good and politique Satyran
1289They haue
strange workings (down-wards) into hel.
1290
Emp.
That Satiran is this hand: his braines a forge
1291Still working for ys he's the trew set clocke
1292By which we goe, and of our houres doth keepe
1295Vnder your holy cullors and forsake
1297Whose heartes are Babylonized: all the Mutiners
1298All the damb'd Crew, that would for gold teare off
1299The deuills beard: All schollers that doe eate
1302Their backes like Innocent Lambes, their minds like (woues,
1304Again
st their owne annointed; their owne Country,
1305Their very parent. And thus
shippes 'em hither.
1306To make em yours.
1308
1. Card.
Only to imploy them
1310With hony, hiue them, when they are droanes, de
stroy them.
1312Are three fit engines for vs.
1313
Empr.
Are they wrought?
1315Out of your Cup made wee them drunke with wines,
1318From lippe to lippe, in mid'
st of taking healths,
1319They tooke their owne damnation, if their bloud
1324A while for pleasure, and then hang them by,
1325Who Princes can vpbrayd, tis good they die.
1326For as in building sumptuous pallaces,
1328Till wee haue raized the Frame: and that being done,
1329(To grace the worke) we take the Scaffolds downe,
1336Looke Cheerefully; backs turn'd, no more thought vpon.
1340They scarce are worth the killing: with the Larke
1341(The morning's fawlkner) so they may mount hie,
1343What are they but leane hungry Crowes that tyre
1344Vpon the mangled quarters of a Realme?
1345And on the house-tops of Nobilitie
1346(If there they can but
sit) like fatall Rauens,
1347Or Skrich-Owles croake their fals and hoarsely bode,
1350
Emp.
True: like corrupted Churchmē they are doues,
1351That haue eate carrion: home weele therefore send
1353Of their owne countrey, when their venemous bags
1355Are full and vpon bur
sting: let them there
1356Weaue in their politicke loomes nets to catch flies;
1357To vs they are but Pothecary drugs,
1358Which we will take as Phy
sicall pils, not food:
1359Vse them as lancets to let others bloud,
1360That haue foule bodies, care not whom you wound,
1362
Omn.
Here come they.
1365In honours and our fauour: you haue thru
st
1366Your armes into our cofers, haue you not?
1368
Camp.
And into our owne,
1369Haue rayned downe
showers of gold.
1372Be you but duteous tributarie
streames:
1373But is your temper right? are not the edges
1375Doe not your hearts
sinke downe yet? will you on?
1376
All 3. Stood death ith' way.
1377
Lup.
Stood hell.
1383Grow
stormie, houer, keepe aloofe: if feares,
1384Shipwracks, and death lie tumbling on the waues,
1385And will not off, then ombe venturous,
1388Her narrow eyes, turne your selues then to Moles,
1389Worke vnder ground, and vndermine your countrey,
1390Tho you ca
st earth vp but a handfull high,
1391To make her
stumble: if that bloud-hound hunt you,
1392(That long-ear'd Inqui
sition) take the thickets,
1393Climbe vp to Hay-mowes, liue like birds, and eate
1394The vndeflowred corne: in hollow trees
1396Flie with the Batt vnder the eeues of night,
1399Or if you walke abroad, be wrapt in clouds,
1400Haue change of haires, of cie-brows, halt with soldiers,
1402To escape taking: But if they ayre be cleere,
1403Flie to the Court, and vnderneath the wings
1404Of the Eagle, Faulcon, or some great bird houer,
1405Oakes and large Beech-trees many, bea
sts doe couer.
1407Of that my onely foe the Fairie Queene,
1408Shalbe my loue, and (clad in purple) ride
1410Seuen Kingdomes on seuen heads.
1411
Camp.
If all the Spels
1412That wit, or eloquence, or arts can set:
1416(But as I merit
shall) vp in your eye.
1420
Emp.
Fare you well:
1421Our benediction goe along with you----
1424And wedge you into earth low as the deepe
1425Where are the damned, if our world you fire,
1428Onely to emptie quiuers, and to
shoot
1429Whole
sheafes of forked arrowes at the Sunne,
1430Yet neuer hit him?
1436Should all breake in at once, and in a deluge
1437Of Innouation, rough rebellion, factions,
1439Swallow the kingdome vp, and that the bloud
1442Is yours? what land
shall you recouer?
1443
1. King.
All.
1444
Com.
All!
1445
1. King.
I, all:
1448In what degree we are, and of what height
1450Being vnderneath that Tropicke: as those jewels
1451Of night and day are by alternate course
1452Worne in Heauens fore-head,
1453So when Deaths Winter comes,
1455Which in this oblique and Zodiacall Sphere
1458Shall Fairie land get warmth? meerely from hence.
1459Let but the taper of her life burne out,
1460We haue such torches ready in her land
1462Shall make the frighted people thinke earth burnes,
1463And being dazled with our Copes of Starres,
1467Nor scarce the colour: by your charmes I gather
1468You haue seene Fairie land---but in a Map:
1469Can tell how't
stands: but if you giue't a fall,
1471This to your eare; though you bait hookes with gold,
1472Ten thousand may be nibbling, when none bites,
1474Say that Titania were now drawing
short breath,
1475(As that's the Cone and Button that together
1478Of
stronger talent, of more dreadfull beake,
1479Who swooping through the ayre, may with his beating
1480So well commaund the winds, that all those trees
1482Will tremble, & (through feare
strucke dead) to earth,
1484Driue them from thence, yea and perhaps his talent
1486That it may
shake all Babilon.
1487
Emp.
All Babylon!
1489
Emp.
How the preuention?
1491Our axe mu
st cleaue the kingdome, that's the Oake.
1492
Emp.
The manner.
1494Are anuiling abroad, call Satyran home,
1495He in his fadome metes va
st Argozies,
1497As by enchantment of the waters moue:
1498To his, marry yours and ours; and of them all
1500That may breake Neptunes backe to carry it:
1501Such for varietie, number, pui
s
s
ance,
1502As may fetch all the Fairie Land in turfes,
1503To make a greene for you to walke vpon
1504In Babilon.
1505
1. King.
Inuincible! goe on.
1509So that the very Aluerado giuen,
1511Your warlike Pageants dancing on the waues,
1512Yours is the Land, the Nation are your
slaues.
1515Braue voyage! Rig out
ships, and fetch a Realme.
1516
Exeunt.
1517
Parydell and Palmio.
1519Is good: it will be bought vp of vs all
1520With our deere blouds: be con
stant, doe not warpe
1521In this your zeale to Babilon.
1522
Paryd.
Graue Palmio,
1523To you I haue vnladen euen my soule,
1524The wings frō home that brought me had
sick feathers,
1527I tread on downe-beds now.
1528
Pal.
But are your countreymen
1532I dare doe what I told you.
1533
Pal.
Noble valour!
1535A warrant writ vnder the seale of Heauen,
1537
Palm.
You haue my hand,
1538And
shall haue more. Y'are reconcil'de (Sonne?)
1539
Pary.
Yes.
1541
Pary.
Father Anniball.
1542
Pal.
But did the Nuntio Campeggio
1544At Babylon.
1547(One of the capitall Columnes of the
state)
1548This I receiued.
1550'Tis
strong; why went you not?
1551
Pary.
I like it not:
1552There wants a conuoy of some better words,
1553Which hourely I expect: vpon a Sea
1555(Albeit the venture holy and of honour)
1557Of noble Pilots, home I would not come
1558Basely, but like a glorious voyager.
1559
Enter Ragazzoni.
1560
Palm.
Yea, you do well; the Nuntio Raggazoni!
1561Not know him?
1562
Pary.
Certes no.
1565To haue your armes about him.---
1566
Rag.
Willingly.
1570And he will doo't, by letting one veine bloud.
1572
Palm.
Yes.
1573
Rag.
Draw home, and giue
1574Your arrowes compa
s
s
e, that vntill they fall
1575Full on the head, none see them: you do well:
1576My hands are yours: good speede.---
1577
Exit Ragazoni.
1578
Campeggio.
1579
Pal.
Campeggio?
1582The Mi
stris of vs all, hath on this paper
1583Breath'd you a ble
s
sing: your deuotion
1584Is recommended highly, and to nouri
sh
1585The flames new kindled in you, here's more fewell,
1588Good: would it had come sooner.
1589
Camp.
Why?
1590
Palm.
'Tis generall,
1591Exceeding absolute and peremptorie.
1594Beat me not backe, I will to Babylon,
1597
Camp.
You change not byas.
1599
Raggazoni at one dore, a Gentleman at another.
1601
Pal.
Yonder comes one of your owne countrey.
1602
Pary.
Oh I know him Sir.
1604Ile send or bring to you a Gentleman,
1605Next neighbour to your countrey: an Albanois-----
1606The man I told you of.
Exeunt.
1607
Pary.
Thankes Sir.
1608
Gent.
Met happily, I look'd for you.
1609
Pary.
Deere countryman the parly we late held
1610About the land that bred vs, as how order
1611Was rob'd of ceremonie (the rich robe of order)
1612How Truth was freckled, spotted, nay made leaprous:
1613How Iu
stice----
1614
Gent.
Come, no more.
1615
Pary.
Euen now (as then)
1616You ward blowes off from her, that at all weapons
1617Strikes at your head: but I repent we drew not
1623A bond of your deuotion, to goe forth
1624As champion of vs all, in that good quarrell,
1625That hath co
st many liues.
1627Circumgyrations, and such wheelings? Sir,
1630
Gent.
I know what bird you meane, & whō you hate,
1631But let him
stand to fall: no Sir, the Deere
1632Which we all hope you'le
strike, is euen the pride
1633And glory of the Forre
st: So, or not?
1635So this may be but settled.
1637
Pary.
All winds are not yet layd.
1638
Gent.
Haue you looked out
1641Out of all touch of danger?
1642
Pary.
I haue met many,
1645
Pary.
Faith a little jarring:
1647And Anniball a Codreto keepe the
streame
1648In which I swim: the Nuntio Ragazzoni
1650My honored Friend Campeggio makes it cleere,
1651That it is lawfull.
1654
Raggazzoni, Palmio, Campeggio, & the Albonoys.
1656In such a noble worke your friends are neere;
1658Are for your vse, goe on; and let no heate
1660Before you take to Sea.
1662
Gen.
My dewtie.
1663
Pai.
This is the worthy Gentleman, to whome
1665
Pary.
Borne Sir in Fairy Land?
1666
Alba.
No marry Sir-An Albanois,
1667
Pary.
Then for proximitie
1668Of Countries, let vs enterchange acquaintance,
1669I wi
sh'd for your embracements, for your name
1670Is crown'd with titles of integritie,
1671Iudgement and Learning: let me vpon their Bases
1672Erect a piller, by which Babylon,
1673And all we may be
strengthned.
1674
Alba.
I pray be apert and plaine.
1675
Pary.
Then thus Sir; by the way of Argument
1680Commixt of halfe your kinsfolke, friends, and louers,
1681The other halfe sworne foes, (all countrimen;)
1682And that the leader of them were your father,
1683And that this leading father were so partiall,
1684That to preserue that halfe which loues you not,
1685Ye would loose that which loues you: & that to take
1686This Captaines life away, might bring this good,
1688Would not you doe it.
1689
Alba.
Vmh: ya're ful of Ambage:
1693
Par.
Come, Come, I know (without al commenting)
1694This text you vnder
stand: wey the vtilitie,
1695That goes with it: the health it giues to thousands;
1697The re
stauration---
1699Of this deepe well you diue in: I doe arme you,
1701Which I would weare to guard mee, and those are
1702My readings and beliefe setled by reading,
1706
Pary.
Tis no euill.
1709
legitimè fieri pote
st:
For Sir I know, that
Deus magis amat aduerbia
1710
quam nomina. Quia in actionibus magis et Placent Benè & legitimè quàm
1711
bonum. Ita vt nullum bonum Liceat facere, ni
si bene & legitime fieri pote
st.
1712
Quod in hoc Casu fieri non pote
st.
1714Are cleane from your opinion, and doe hold,
Quòd licet.
1716That to saue many, they to one mans danger,
1717(Referring all to the depth inscrutable)
1718May allow of a particular; on no warrant
1720With a humaine compa
s
sion to mens liues:
1721And le
s
s
e you reuelation haue diuine,
1722That bids you do, doe not; Thus you haue mine.
1724
Pary.
We haue done: the time,
1726
Pal.
You will to Babylon.
1727
Pary.
I cannot tell;
1728Whether I doe or no, you
shall haue notice,
1729How this great worke goes forward;
strengthen mee,
1730With all your comforts, and commend my seruice
1731To the mo
st glorious throne: if I get or'e,
1732There lands blacke vengeance on the Fairy
shore.
1734
Plaine dealing and Truth.
1739the painters.
1741But
simple, plaine and homely; in mine eyes,
1743No witching smiles doe dwell: vpon my tongue
1746That baseborne trueth, that liues in Babylon.
1753ling hath lept from country to country, till he had scarce a paire
1754of soales to carrie him.
1755
Tru.
Why? in what Countries haue you beene?
1757the Turkes too, the Turkes made as much of poore plaine dea-
1762taken for the greate
st Turke there.
1763
Tru.
Where had you bin, when now you met with me.
1767Taylor for Ladies and gentlemen, and fooles, for I haue seene
1770in, that euer raiz'd spirit.
1776within a yeare after they are married; and within halfe a yeare
1777after they be widdowes, knights vndo them: they'le giue a 100.
1778pound to be dubd ladies, and to ride in a coach, when they haue
1780
Truth, I met in one
street a number of men in gowns, with papers
1781in their hands, what are all those?
1783That beat the kingdom leuell, keep it smooth
1784And without rubs: they are the poore mans captaine,
1785The rich mans souldier, and cal'd Lawiers.
1787
Truth.
A few.
1788
Plain.
I wondred what they were, I asked one of them if they
1794follow me? Is our Time mad?
1800
another with rich gloues in a boxe, another with a bridle, Time, Truth
1801
with her banner, and Plain-dealing enter &
stand aloofe beholding all.
1802
Time.
See there's the Caue, where that Hyena lurkes,
1803That counterfets thy voyce, and calles forth men
1807Doomes day; father Time, what conduit-pipes are these, that
1808breake out of the earth thus?
1812Through Fairies hearts, to turne them into elues:
1818Is cloath'd in garments of hypocri
sie.
1822That Bull mu
st bellow, at the Flamins gate:
1825Beeing all inclos'd: that bull will on his backe
1826Beare all.
1827
Plain.
Whither? whither?
1829That will but
sit him, till with hoofe or horne,
1830He goare the annointed Fairie.
1832people: I
should once haue rid vpon one of thē, but he that beg'd
1836With imprecations, if that blade he
sheath not,
1838
Plain.
O rogue! what good cloathes hee weares, and yet is a (villaine?
1845The higher villaines climbe, they fall the higher.
1848the collours? thou ha
st collour enough in thy face already, thou
1850two rapiers in the whole regiment: now they mu
ster, now they
1851double their files: marke how their hands juggle, and lay about;
1854
Tim.
To death; their falles, thus Time and Truth proclaime,
1856Lets follow them.
1857
Plain.
To the gallowes? not I; what doe we know, but this
1858freckled face queane, may be a witch.
1860That keepes the inchanted towers of Babylon.
1861This is the Truth, that did bewitch thee once.
1863The goodlie
st woman that euer wore fore part of Sattin:
1865or 3. Nations; how quickly they were carbuneles & rich
stones?
1866now
shee is more vgly then a bawd.
1868In mens eyes, till they see me, and then they loath her.
1870
Plain.
With hue and crie, now I know her: this villanous drab is
1871bawd, now I remember, to the Whore of Babylon; and weele ne-
1873ples with drinking Aquauite, the common drinke of all bawdes:
1874come.
Exeunt.
1875
Titania, Elfiron, Florimel, a gentleman
standing aloofe,
1876
and Ropus.
1879
Fidel.
The Moone that from your beames did borrow light,
1881T'ecclipse your brightnes: heauen tooke your part,
1883Haue her vnworthy found to
shine agen:
1884Your Fairies therefore on their knees intreat,
1885Shee may be puld out from the firmament,
1886Where
shee was plac'd to glitter.
1888Strike those whom we haue lou'd? albeit the children,
1890Set daggers to it, we could be content
1891To chide, not beat them, (might we vse our will,)
1892Our hand was made to saue, but not to kill.
1895
Fid.
The fall of one, like multitudes on yee,
1896Makes all the re
st, (of footing) be more nyce:
1899Ten thousand to like danger it doth arme:
1900All mercy in a Prince, makes vile the
state,
1903But are the impartiall beame between both scales;
1904Yet if we needs mu
st bow, we would incline
1905To that where mercy lies, that scale's diuine:
1907Nay (which is more) our peoples: for their good,
1908We mu
st the Surgeon play, and let out blood.
1910But falling by Luciferan insolence,
1911With him a Con
stellation drops from thence.
1914That doing this worke, we wi
sh we could not write.
1916Not one arm'd man among
st vs? you might now
1917Be all old-beaten souldiers: truth I thanke ye;
1918If I were now a jewel worth the
stealing,
1919Two theeues might bind you all.
Omn.
With much adoe.
1920
Tita.
I marry I commend yon gentleman.
1921Pray Sir come neere, looke you hee's well prouided
1922For all rough wethers: Sir, you way be proud,
1923That you can giue armes better than these Lords,
1926This would goe through
stich; had I heart to kill
1927I'de wi
sh no better weapon; but our dayes
1929We ha put vp wrongs ere now, but this is right,
1930Nay we are not falling yet,
1931
Flor.
It did vs good
1933The
silly gentleman.
1937Where is hee?
1940
Omn.
How?
1941
Fid.
The traytor.
1942
Flor.
Locke the Court gates.
1944
Tita.
You guard it well. Alacke! when louers wooe,
1945An extreame ioy and feare, them so apall,
1946That ouer much loue,
shewes no loue at all.
1948When the frais done, Cowards crie whers the Flight.
Pentioners.
1949
Florimell
1951I had like to ha made his heart my ponyards graue.
1954Mine eyes tooke marke of him; that he would
shoot
1955Twa's told me, and I tried if he dur
st doo't.
1956Is Ropus here, our Doctor?
1957
Rop.
Gratious Lady.
1963Relli
sh the like.
1968Is throwne (as he deserues) vpon the Sword
1970I bring this happy newes, Campeius,
1971(A Snake that in my bosome once I warm'd:)
1972The man for whome---.
1973
Tyta:
Oh, wee remember him.
1975Stole or'e the Seas by darknes, and was held
1976In Babilon a bird of noble flight:
1977They tourn'd him to a Go
shawke, fether'd him
1978Arm'd him with tallents, & then gaue him bels,
1981Inticing birdes that had the skill in song,
1985To mangle all the Golden eares of corne.
1986But now hee's tan'e.
1988How many foxes fall into the Snare.
Enter Elfyron.
1993
Tyta:
Bring him hither:
1994Lord Florimell, pray call Fideli to vs.
1995
Florimell, Fideli, Ropus.
1997
Tyta:
Set it to coole.
1998
Fid:
Hell and damnation, Diuels,
1999
Flor:
What's that?
2001O ble
s
s
ed mayd: let not the toad come neere her:
2002What's this? If't be his brewing, touch it not---
2005Sucke your owne teat, you--- pray;
2006Thou art preseru'd.
2007
Tyta:
From what? From whome?
2009One crowne doe's serue thy tourne, but heere's a theefe,
2011Thy life: Here 'tis in blacke and white--thy life,
2012Sirra thou Vrinall, Tynoco, Gama,
2013
Andrada, and Ibarra, names of Diuels,
2018Heap'd fauours on thee.
2022
Omu.
Away with him: foh.
2023
Rop:
Here my tale but out.
2024
Fid:
Ther's too muchout already.
2028What would not Wolues doe, he that this paper writte,
2031Their own spots will betray them: they build caues
2032Euen in our parkes: to them, him; and the re
st,
2034As may not be too frightfull. Alacke! what glorie
2035Is it to buffet wretches bound in giues?
2036The debt is derely paid that's payd with liues
2037Oh! leaue vs all.
2038
Enter Elfiron and Paridell.
2041
Tytania, Paridell.
2042
Tyta:
Florimell! Stay,
2043But giue vs liberty.
2049(Being not well pointed) is my doome to death:
2050But if your sacred iudgement (on the Margine,)
2054(Your gracious hand allow'd it) in my wandring,
2061A polliticke league, the lines of all their treasons,
2062(Drawne from one damned circle) met in mee,
2063My heart became the Center, and the point
2064Was this-----I dare not tell it.
2068To drincke vp all their mischiefe, and lay drown'd
2069In their infected waters, (with much loathing,)
2070Onely that I before you might wring out
2071This their corruption, and my selfe make cleere.
2072And now (immortall maid) i'me not vnlike
2073A casket wherein papers
stuft with danger,
2079You make vs now your debter, but a day
2080Will come, when we
shal pay. My Lord, we want your Arme.
2081
Pary.
Vmh! I feare----
2085
Enter Como, and the three Kings:
2088Or health to
sicke men.
2091Stroue all (at once) t'expire, (when it was blowne
2092Hither from Faiery land, that all the darts
2093Which ours heere, and your arme deliuered there,
2094Fell either
short, or lighted vpon yee)
2098Till the Diuell parted them; but pluckt off none,
2099I kept aloofe out of the reach of pawes:
2100Better to fight with Lions then with lawes.
2101What drummes are these?
2106And walke on Fayeries hearts, their beaten waies
2107With their owne heades weele paue, whil
st ours with bayes,
2108And oake (the conquering souldiers wreath) we crowne:
2111Angels hang beckoning vs to make more ha
ste,
2112Vengeance deferd growes weake, and runnes to wa
ste.
2113Whats this?---
Enter a Herrald before one: sounds once, and
staies.
2115
Omn.
Away.
2117
The Herrald reades.
2119and dreadfull command (vpon paine of a curse to be denounced
2120vpon him that is disobedient) from her who hath power giuen her
2122perours her va
s
s
alles: the mother of Nations; the triple-crowned
2125Captaine Generals of Armies, Generals of Squadrons, Admirals,
2127comparable, formidable, and inuincible Armada, which is orday-
2136Our glorious body circumvolue? dare night
2138To draw vp darkne
s
s
e on our golden beames:
2139And vs t'ecclipse, why is not Babilon
2140In a contorted chaire made all of
starres,
2141Wound vp by wheeles as high, nay boue the thrones
2143That we might ride heere as the Queene of heauen.
2144And with a spurne from our controwling foote,
2146Of life and heauen them both ot once bereaue,
2147That thither vp dare clime vithout our leaue.
2148
Com.
You doe: you ride there now this is your Sphere,
2149Earth is all one with heauen when you are heere.
2150
3. King.
Yet ther's a hell on earth or if not hell,
2151Diuels there are or worse then Diuels, that roare onely at you.
2152
Emp.
At vs? what, dare they roare?
2153
3. King.
Your pardon, and ile tell it.
2158The great whore, that on many waters
sitteth,
2159Which they call many Nations: whil
st their Kings,
2162For you to drinke or swimme in.
2163
Omn.
O prophane!
2166Follow their blowe and sweare, that where you claime,
2167Supremacie monarchall ouer Kings,
2168Tis but your tiranous pride, and not your due.
2173Your scarlet veiles, and mantles are not giuen you
2174As types of honour and regality,
2176And that (all or'e) y'are with red murder gilt:
2177The drinke euen in that golden cup, they sweare
2179Low on the lees of error, which in ta
ste,
2181Of the true grape, but tis ranke poyson downe.
2183
Emp.
Nay, vtter all.
2186And leaue them glowing as red gads of
steele?
2189That on your brow (they say) is writ a name
2190In letters mi
sticall, which they interpret
2191
Confu
sion, by great Babylon they meane
2192The Citie of Confu
sion.
2193
Emp.
View our forhead?
2195Point out these markes: Which of you all can lay
2196A finger on that Moale that markes our face?
2198To make vs thinke you faire.
2205Repeate our vengeance o're, which to beate Kings
2208Ships, Pynaces, Pataches, huge Caruiles,
2209For number, rib and belly are so great,
2210That
should they want a Sea neere Faiery land
2211Of depth to beare them vp, they in their wombs
2213Of your imperiall Armies.
2214
Emp.
Reade them lowde:
2215Thunder ner'e speakes, but the voice crackes a clowde.
2217Floate like twelue moouing Ca
stles: Zabraes two.
2218Habilimented gloriou
sly for warre,
2219With Souldiers, Seamen,
shot, and ordinance:
2220This Squadron
stout Medyna does command:
2221Who of the maine is Captaine Generall.
2222The second Squadron braue Ricalde leades,
2223Being Admirall to fouretene Galleons.
2224
Flores de Ualdes guides the third, the fourth
2226
Pedro de Valdes that tryed warriour.
2227
Oquendo in the fift front cries a Charge.
2228
Bretandona bringes vp the Leuantines
2229With his
sixt Squadron: Gomes de Medyna
2230Waftes vp the seauenth like the God of warre,
2231The eighth obayes Mendoza: and the ninth
2232Fierce Vgo de Montada: all these Squadrons,
2233For ve
s
s
ell, numbred are one hundred thirtie,
2234The
sight of Souldiers, Marriners, and Slaues
2235Twentie nine thousand, eight hundred thirtie three.
2237Six hundred thirtie: adde to these Gallions
2238Twentie Caruiles, and Saluees ten: which make
2240Add to all these your Generals of Armies,
2241Your Captaines, En
signe bearers, (which in role,
2242Are eightscore and eleauen) the Voluntaries,
2244That are in pay: to these, all men of orders,
2248Will fall to guide vs on: these totald vp,
2251Men will seeme borne with weapons in their handes.
2253And let our Galeons feele euen child-birth panges,
2254Till their great bellies be deliuered
2257Kneeles to these glorious wonders, or be trampled
2258To death for her contempt: burne, batter, kill,
2259Blow vp, pull downe, ruine all, let not white haires,
2260Nor red cheekes blunt your wrath, snatch babes from bre
sts,
2261And when they crie for milke, let them sucke bloud,
2262Turne all their fieldes to lakes of gellyed goare,
2263That Sea-men one day sayling by the land
2267You all are ours, bow and adore the bea
st,
2268On whome we ride.
2269
Omn.
We fall beneath his feete.
2272Humility, he bowes whil
st you adore him:
2274A health to all, and as our cup goes rownd,
2276Who buildes on heartes confirmd, buildes on a rocke:
2277The seale of heauen! who on their foreheads weare it,
2279We marke for Action: Heere, a health to all.
2284
Enter Paridell and his kinsman.
2289For what I doe: A pardon
sign'd, that giues
2290Indulgence plenarie, and full remi
s
sion
2291(For any criminall breach of the highe
st Law)
2292After 'tis done: nay more, a voice as cleere
2293As that of Angels, which proclaimes the act,
2294Good, honourable, meritorious,
2295Lawfull, and pyous, what if I
shew you this?
2296
Cox:
Come, come, you cannot, then let riotous heires
2297beg pattents to kill fathers: graunt but this
2298Murder may be a faire Monopoly,
2300Who i'
st dare that thing meritorious call,
2301Which feindes themselues count diabolicall?
2303ronne vp to'th necke, from drowning to saue her,
2304That treades vpon your head; your throat, to
sincke you?
2307But death, di
shonour; yea, damnation
2310Is not more easy: looke vpon the Court,
2313Shee walkes not with a Ianisarie--Guard,
2316Like to a payre of hangmen: no, alas:
2317Her Courts of Guard are Ladies, & (sometimes)
2318Shee's in the garden with as small a trayne,
2319As is the Sun in heauen: and our Acce
s
s
e,
2320May then as easy be as that of Clyents,
2321To Lawyers out of terme--time.
2322
Coz:
Grant all this:
2325
Pari:
Nay, good cozen.----
2327By water: why the gates will all be lockt,
2328Wayters you mu
st haue none.
2330You mu
st not haue a man, and if you kill
2331With powder, ayre betrayes you.
2334My pathes are: looke you Sir,
2336
Pari:
Nay, nay, heare mine,
2338My leuell is thus lowe, but er'e I rise,
2339My hand's got vp thus hie: the deere, being
strucke,
2343All in that
ship runne to make good the breach,
2348Be
shot at her vntill we take our ayme
2349In S. Iagoes parke; a rare, rare Altar!
2351It
shall be there: in S. Iagoes parke:
2352Ha coz! it
shall be there: in the meane time,
2353We may keepe followers (nine or ten a peece)
2357All of vs well appoynted---Case of dags
2361Then to our swordes.--Come, ther's no mettle in you.
2363I quickly would finde Armour: what's the goade
2364So
sharpe, that makes you wildely thus to runne
2365Vpon your certaine ruine?
2368
Coz:
She gaue you yours.
2369
Pari:
To ha tan'e it had bin tyrany, her owne lips
2371My youth, and meanes in seruing her: what reape I?
2373(Sweet meates that rotte the eater:) why, la
st day
2375Of Santa Cataryna, twas denied me.
2376
Coz:
She keepes you to a better.
2379
Coz:
Well coz, ile hence.
2382Let me but breath, and what I meane to doe,
2384
Pari: Fare you well,
2386
Tytania, Elfyron, Parthenophil, Parydel, Florimell.
2389Their heads and handes togither, at one pull
2390To heaue you from your throne: that manni
sh woman-Diuell,
2391That lu
stfull bloudie Queene of Babylon,
2392Hath (as we gather ripe intelligence)
2393Rigd an Armd fleete, which euen now beates the waues,
2394Boa
sting to make their wombes our Cities graues.
2395
Tyta.
Let it come on: our Generall leades aboue them,
2396Earth-quakes may kingdomes mooue, but not remooue them.
2397
Fideli.
2399The little Captaine that's made all of fire,
2400Sweares (Flemming-like) by twenty thousand Diuels,
2405With such big bellies, all the linnen's gone,
2406To finde them linnen and in Babylon,
2407That ther's not one ragge left,
2410Which from their riuers beate their water-fowle,
2412And pluckt the Halcions winges that roue at sea,
2413And made their wilde-duckes vnder-water diue,
2414So long, that some neuer came vp aliue.
2415This Sea-pie Babylon, her bug-Beare calles,
2418For him thei'le cudgell vs: will you ha the troth?
2420But yours, and ours (sweete maide) can doe her good.
2423
Flor.
Good Lady dread not you, what ere befall.
2427Feare a Tyrants Arme?
2428Tyrants may kill vs, but not doe vs harme.
2431We entertaynd your speech (as we remember)
2433To fire which you were praid.
2435Albeit it were again
st our life.
2437
Tyta.
We forget them not: at that time
2438Here was but one, (true) but one counceller,
2439Who
stood aloofe, heard nothing; and though a bloud
2443Yet of our princely grace (tho twas not fitte,
2446Tis in our eare: the hammers lie not
still,
2447But that new clubs of iron are forging now,
2448To bruife our bones, and that your selfe doe knowe,
2449The very Anuile where they worke.
2450
Pari.
I.
2453To bla
st our Faiery circles by the Moone,
2454Are your Familiars.
2456Thee therefore I coniure (if not by faith,
2457Oathed allegeance, nor thy conscience,
2458Perhaps this ranckling vlcerateth them)
2459Yet by thy hopes of bli
s
s
e, tell, and tell true,
2461
Pary.
O vnhappie man;
2463I open now my bre
st euen to the heart,
2464My very soule pants on my lips: none, none,
2465I know of none.
2467They are no common droppes when Princes bleede.
2468What houre is this? does not my larum
strike?
2469This watch goes false.
2470
Pari:
This watch goes true.
2471
Tyta:
All's naught.----what houre is this?
2473The worke you haue begun: where art thou heart?
2475
Pari:
Tis downe.
2477Why was thine armed hand reard to his height?
2478What blacke worke art thou doing?
2481Heere, heere that
stickes which I feare will not out
2483Turnd backe vpon me, I had long ere this
2486Thou mak'
st my good thoughts of thee now declyne,
2487Who loues not his owne bloud, will ne're spare mine,
2488Why doe
st thou weepe?
2489
Pari.
When on your face I looke,
2492(Your fathers father, and your grandfather,)
2494Gnawing the branches of that glorious tree,
2495The griefe melts euen my soule, O pardon me.
2497Take a full man into thee, for beholde
2498All these blacke clowdes we cleere: looke vp, tis day,
2503As towers of flint. All traytors are but waues,
2504That beate at rockes, their owne blowes digge their graues.
2507Halde, tortured, and growne wilde? on leaues eternall
2509So texted them in characters capitall,
2510I cannot race them but I blot my name
2512On your court-roles. Then keepe it, vp to heauen
2513Thy ladder's but thus hie: courage, to kill
2514Ten men I
should not freeze thus: yet her murder
2515Cannot be named bloud-
shed, for her Faieries
2516Are all of faith, and fealty a
s
s
oyled,
2518Her crowne is now not hers; vpon the paine
2520I climbe to heauen by this, climbe then and
slay her.
2522Ran mad for
sleepe, and died Princes that plunge
2526And make mine arme reuolt) I might haue colour
2528An Angel thru
sts this iron into my hand,
2529My warrant
signd from Babylon to kill her,
2534Tis done, tis done, All you ble
st powers I charme,
2535Now, now, knit all your
sinewes to this arme.
2537Fidely, Florimel, Parthenophil, Elfiron, the Ladies,
2538
a Guard, and the Doctors Cozen.
2540
Fid.
The hand of Angels guide vs: Shees not heere,
2548This learned knaue is sworne to murder thee.
2556
Fid.
Better, his yeas goe naked, and your noes
2557Very well clokd: off, come, truth naked goes,
2558And heres his naked truth.
---Shewes his drawn dagger.
2559
Tyta.
Againe.
2562May grieue at traytors falles but not forgiue.
2565
Omn.
Away with him.
2567We haue one foote.
2568
Fid.
I, I, looke to the head.
2569The hangman cures those members.
2570
Tita.
What is done?
2572Haue raisde an Armie both by sea and land.
2574That the world owes (true hearts:) their wōbes are ful,
2575Of noble spirits, each man in his face
2577So thickly on the decke, so brauely plum'd,
2578(The Silken
steamers wauing ore their heades)
2580And that the iollie young
sters of your townes,
2581Had flockt togither in gay multitudes,
2582For May-games, and for summer merriments,
2584So many Faieries neuer dwelt at once,
2586The drum that gaue the call, could not be heard
2587For iu
stling armours: er'e the call was done,
2588It was so ringd about with groues of pikes,
2589That when they brake on both
sides to giue way,
2590The beating of the drum was thunders noise,
2594From the huge Cyclops-hammer, when they sweate
2595To forge Ioues thunder: And in such a heate
2600
Parth.
Old grandams that on crutches beare vp age,
2601Full nimbly buckled Armours on their sonnes,
2602And when twas on,
she clapt him on his backe,
2604Thy bloud can neuer be more brauely
shed.
2605
Tita.
How are the numbers you haue leuied?
2607
Elf.
We haue rais'd double walls to fence your land.
2608The one the bodie of a
standing Camp,
2609Whose tents by this are pitcht in Beria,
2610On the
shores point, to barre the foe from footing.
2612Your Florimell Lieuetenant Generall;
2617Footemen 22000. The mouing Army, which attends on you,
2618Is thus made vp: of horsmen & of foote, Launcers 481.
2619Light horse-men 1421. Footemen 34050.
2622Lambes may beate Lions in a warre not right.
2623The Generall of all armies be our leader,
2624Be full of courage Lordes as ya're in yeares.
2625For this be sure weele not out-liue our peeres.
2631
Truth and Plaine-dealing leading souldiers with drum
2632
and colours, Time meeting them.
2634
Plai: Nay, when we come to binde vp the whore of Babilons
2637
Time,
Incorporate this to you then: tis the mandate
2638Of your Liefetenant Generall. You fight
2639In your great Faieries quarrell, and Truthes right,
2640Stand therefore too't.
2642Or to cry out of warlike kybes in the heele.
2644The bre
st-plates fetcht from thine owne Armoury,
2645Let euery souldier weare one, on each leader
2647That may as faithfull be to his good sword
2648As thou art to his heart: head all the speares
2649With gold of Angell-proofe. Sit like a doue
2650Vpon the Horsmans helme, and on his face
2652Goe, beate thy drum, that men may know thy march,
2654Souldiers may sweare thei'le follow none but thine. Away.
2657On, what doe you set me to?
2662From running, will choake vs all.
2664
Plai.
Time may do it, this tis: A Broker and his wife that dropt
2665out of the Hangmans budget but la
st day, are now eating into the
2666Camp, and are victualers to it: their very Cannes haue hoopes of
2668day: 15. Liefetenants haue eaten vp their buffe Ierkins with
2671coates, that are linde cleane out with Ale: the Rogue lies euery
2672night vpon as many fethers which grew in souldiers hats, as will
2673vndooe foure hundred Schoolema
sters to hire them for their boyes
2674to goe a fea
sting,
2677three Muskateeres came but to drinke Tabacco in her cabbin, and
2684
Play.
They are by this time leading one another, for when I
2686to.
Exit.
2688And from their tacklings and their maine-ma
st tops.
2690Wedge like to split their Nauie to the keele.
2691Ile cut their Princes downe as blades of gra
s
s
e,
2694
The Seafight.
2699
1. King.
Wher's Medyna?
2706Hauing about him 50. Canons throates,
2709
Oquendo burnt, Moncada drown'd or
slaine,
2712We more
shall Sextons neede than Surgeons.
2717
Florimell followed by Captaines, Marriners and Gun-
2718
ners with Lin
stockes.
2723
Titania in the Camp.
2724
Tita.
We neuer held a royal Court till now:
2726To haue Emba
s
s
adors to greete vs thus?
2728Ruffling about vs, heads cas'd vp in globes.
2732I could change Courts to campes, in fieldes to dwell.
2733Tis a braue life: Me thinkes it be
st becomes
2734A Prince to march thus, betweene guns and drums.
2740Twas kindled in their cradles,
strength, courage, zeale,
2742We come with yours to venture our owne bloud.
2743For you and we are fellowes; thus appeares it,
2744The souldier keeps the crowne on, the prince weares it.
2746But for a souldier I had not beene heere.
2748
Tita:
How? we are tried,
2750The Cannon (thunders Zany) playes to vs,
2751Soft mu
sikes tunes, and more mellodious:
2755Nay were not borne, but like to new sowne graine
2756Lay hid i'th mold, when we went to be crown'd,
2757Tho now th'are tall corne fields, couering the ground.
2758
Plaine Dealing.
2761mi
stris) is brought to bed of a man childe it'h Camp: a boy that
2763led him in, is the peece of an old torne Ancient: his blankets are
2764two souldiers Mandilions: his cradle is the hollow backe-peece of
2765a ru
stie Armour: his head lies in a Murren thats quilted to keepe
2767cheon, on which a Captaine leand to looke vpon him, hee'le bee a
2768warriour I warrant. A Can of beere is set to his mouth already,
2769yet I doubt hee'le prooue but a victualer to the Camp: A notable
2770fat double-chind bulchin.
2771
Tyta:
A child borne in our Camp! goe giue him fame,
2772Let him be Beria cald, by the Campes name.
2774taine
shall beare him to the Fount, and if there be any women to
2778
Time, Florimell, Captaines, Souldiers.
2782
Flor.
And driuen into the gloomie caues of night.
2783
Tyta:
Our handes be heau'd vp for it.
2785We'are bown'd to doe so by the higher lawes.
2786Those roaring Whales came with deuouring wombes
2789Vnder what Zenith, did they
share your land.
2790At dice they plaid for Faieries; at each ca
st
2792This Knight cries one (and names him) no, a Lord
2793Or none, tis done, he throwes and sweepes the bord,
2794His hatte is fall of Lords vp to the brimme,
2795The sea threw next at all, won all and him,
2797
Fid.
See now? where?
2800To waite on you, heele lackie by your
side.
2803Are out of reach: of them the world receaues
2804But what Times booke
shewes turning back the leaues,
2805But if you'le see this Concubine of Kinges,
2807That houre is now but numbring out in sand,
2808These minutes are not yet run through Times hand.
2809For you and for your Faieries sweete delight
2810Time
shall doe this,
2813On the greene Mount of Trueth: let the Armie moue,
2814And meete you in the vale of Oberon,
2815Your captiues are sent thither: quicke as thought
2818
Time descending: Enter the Empre
s
s
e, three Kings,
2819
and foure Cardinals.
2822
3. King.
Y'are madde.
2823
Ambo.
Y'are madde.
2824
4. Card.
ô falles not heauen!
2828In our disgrace.
2829
3. King.
You lie:
2830
4. Card:
O horrible!
2831
3. King.
You Raue yet know not why,
2836Slit fourescore wezand-pipes of ours,
2837
1. King.
Of yours:
2838
Oquendo burnt, Piementelli Slaine,
2839Pedro de Valdes tane,
2840
1. Card.
Could dwarfes beate Gyants?
2841
3. King.
In one day fell 500. Galleous 15.
2849So I may be but deafe, turne me into
2850A speckled Adder: O you Mountaines fall,
2851And couer me, that of me, memory
2860Vpon their knees to take a mothers doome.
2862But you are spotted or'e, from head to feete,
2863This neck ile yoke,---this throate a
staires ile make,
2870A ring into thy no
strils.
2875Neuer was day to me thus Tragicall,
2876Great Babylon thus lowe did neuer fall.
2877
Tita.
Thankes Time for this; lanch forth to Oberons vayle
2879
Exeunt.
FINIS.