THE
TRAGEDIE
of
Tancred
and
Gismund
.
COMPILED
BY
THE
GENtlemen
of
the
Inner
Temple
,
and
by
them
presented
before
her
MAIESTIE
.
Newly
reuiued
and
polished
according
to
the
decorum
of
these
daies
.
By
R.
W.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
Thomas
Scarlet
,
and
are
to
be
sold
by
R.
Robinson
.
1591
.
¶
To
the
right
Worshipfull
and
vertuous
Ladies
,
the
L.
Anne
Graie
,
&
the
Ladie
Marie
Peter
,
long
health
of
bodie
,
with
quiet
of
minde
,
in
the
fauor
of
God
and
men
for
euer
.
IT
is
most
certaine
(
right
vertuous
and
wershipfull
)
that
of
all
humane
learning
,
Poetrie
(
how
contemptible
so euer
it
is
in
these
daies
,
is
the
most
ancient
)
and
in
Poetrie
,
there
is
no
argument
of
more
antiquitie
and
elegancie
than
is
the
matter
of
Loue
;
for
it
seemes
to
be
as
old
as
the
world
,
&
to
beare
date
from
the
first
time
that
man
&
woman
was
:
therfore
in
this
,
as
in
the
finest
mettall
,
the
freshest
wits
haue
in
all
ages
shown
their
best
workmanship
.
So
amongst
others
these
Gentlemen
,
which
with
what
sweetnesse
of
voice
and
liuelinesse
of
action
they
then
expressed
it
,
they
which
were
of
her
Maiesties
right
Honorable
maidens
can
testifie
.
Which
being
a
discourse
of
two
louers
,
perhappes
it
may
seeme
a
thing
neither
fit
to
be
offered
vnto
your
Ladyships
,
nor
worthie
me
to
busie
my selfe
withall
:
yet
can
I
tell
you
Madames
,
it
differeth
so
farre
from
the
ordinarie
amorous
discourses
of
our
daies
,
as
the
manners
of
our
time
do
from
the
modestic
and
innocencie
of
that
age
.
And
now
for
that
wearie
winter
is
come
vpon
vs
,
which
bringeth
with
him
drouping
daies
and
tedious
nights
,
if
it
be
true
,
that
the
motions
of
our
mindes
follow
the
temperature
of
the
aire
wherein
we
liue
,
then
I
thinke
,
the
perusing
of
some
mournfull
matter
,
tending
to
the
view
of
a
notable
example
,
will
refresh
your
wits
in
a
gloomie
day
,
&
ease
your
wearines
of
the
louring
night
.
Which
if
it
please
you
serue
ye
also
for
a
solemne
reuell
against
this
Festiuall
time
,
for
Gismunds
bloudie
shadow
,
with
a
little
cost
,
may
be
intreated
in
her
self-like
person
to
speake
to
ye
.
Hauing
therfore
a
desire
to
be
knowen
to
your
W
I
deuised
this
waie
with
my selfe
to
procure
the
same
,
persuading
my selfe
,
there
is
nothing
more
welcome
to
your
wisedomes
,
then
the
knowledge
of
wise
,
graue
,
&
worthie
matters
,
tending
to
the
good
instructions
of
youths
,
of
whom
you
are
mothers
.
In
this
respect
therefore
,
I
shall
humblie
desire
ye
to
bestow
a
fauour
able
countenance
vpon
this
little
labor
,
which
when
ye
haue
graced
it
withall
,
I
must
&
will
acknowledge
my selfe
greatly
indebted
vnto
your
Ladyships
in
this
behalfe
:
neither
shall
I
amongst
the
rest
,
that
admire
your
rare
vertues
,
(
which
are
not
a
fewe
in
Essex
)
cease
to
commend
this
vndeserued
gentlenes
.
Thus
desiring
the
king
of
heauen
to
increase
his
graces
in
ye
both
,
granting
that
your
ends
may
be
as
honorable
,
as
your
liues
are
vertuous
,
I
leaue
with
a
vaine
babble
of
many
needlesse
wordes
to
trouble
you
longer
.
Your
Worships
most
dutifull
and
humble
Orator
Robert
Wilmot
.
To
his
frend
R.
W.
Master
R
:
W.
looke
not
now
for
the
tears
of
an
intreator
,
I
wil
beg
no
longer
,
and
for
your
promises
,
I
wil
refuse
them
as
bad
paiment
:
neither
can
I
be
satisfied
with
any
thing
,
but
a
peremptorie
performance
of
an
old
intention
of
yours
,
the
publishing
I
meane
of
those
wast
papers
(
as
it
pleaseth
you
to
cal
them
,
but
as
I
esteem
them
,
a
most
exquisite
inuention
)
of
Gismunds
Tragedie
.
Thinke
not
to
shift
me
off
with
longer
delayes
,
nor
alledge
more
excuses
to
get
further
respite
,
least
I
arrest
you
with
my
Actum
est
,
and
commence
such
a
sute
of
vnkindenesse
against
you
,
as
when
the
case
shal
be
scand
before
the
Judges
of
courtesie
,
the
court
wil
crie
out
of
your
immoderat
modestie
.
And
thus
much
I
tel
you
before
,
you
shal
not
be
able
to
wage
against
me
in
the
charges
growing
vpon
this
action
,
especially
,
if
the
worshipful
company
of
the
Inner
temple
gentlemen
patronize
my
cause
,
as
vndoubtedly
they
wil
,
yea
,
&
rather
plead
partially
for
me
then
let
my
cause
miscary
,
because
themselues
are
parties
.
The
tragedie
was
by
them
most
pithely
framed
,
and
no
lesse
curiously
acted
in
view
of
her
Maiesty
,
by
whom
it
was
then
as
princely
accepted
,
as
of
the
whole
honorable
audience
notably
applauded
:
yea
,
and
of
al
men
generally
desired
,
as
a
work
,
either
in
statelines
of
shew
,
depth
of
conceit
,
or
true
ornaments
of
poeticall
arte
,
inferior
to
none
of
the
best
in
that
kinde
:
no
,
were
the
Roman
Seneca
the
censurer
.
The
braue
youths
that
then
(
to
their
high
praises
)
so
feelingly
performed
the
same
in
action
,
did
shortly
after
lay
vp
the
looke
vnregarded
,
or
perhaps
let
it
run
abroade
(
as
many
parentes
doe
their
children
once
past
dandling
)
not
respecting
so
much
what
hard
fortune
might
befall
it
being
out
of
their
angers
,
as
how
their
heroical
wits
might
againe
be
quickly
conceiued
with
new
inuentions
of
like
worthines
,
wherof
they
haue
been
euer
since
wonderfull
fertill
.
But
this
orphan
of
theirs
(
for
he
wandreth
as
it
were
fatherlesse
)
hath
notwithstanding
,
by
the
rare
&
bewtiful
perfections
appearing
in
him
,
hetherto
neuer
wanted
great
fauourers
,
and
louing
preseruers
.
Among
whom
I
cannot
sufficiently
commend
your
more
then
charitable
zeale
,
and
scholerly
compassion
towards
him
,
that
haue
not
only
rescued
and
defended
him
from
the
deuouring
iawes
of
obliuion
,
but
vouchsafed
also
to
apparrel
him
in
a
new
sute
at
your
own
charges
,
wherin
he
may
again
more
boldly
come
abroad
,
and
by
your
permission
returne
to
his
olde
parents
,
clothed
perhaps
not
in
richer
or
more
costly
furniture
then
it
went
from
them
,
but
in
handsomnes
&
fashion
more
answerable
to
these
times
,
wherein
fashions
are
so
often
altered
.
Let
one
word
suffice
for
your
encouragement
herein
:
namely
,
that
your
commendable
pains
in
disrobing
him
of
his
antike
curiositie
,
and
adorning
him
with
the
approoued
guise
of
our
stateliest
Englishe
termes
(
not
diminishing
,
but
more
augmenting
his
artificiall
colours
of
absolute
poesie
,
deriued
from
his
first
parents
)
cannot
but
bee
grateful
to
most
mens
appetites
,
who
vpon
our
experience
we
know
highly
to
esteem
such
lofty
measures
of
sententiously
composed
Tragedies
.
How
much
you
shal
make
me
,
and
the
rest
of
your
priuate
frends
beholding
vnto
you
,
I
list
not
to
discourse
:
and
therfore
grounding
vpon
these
alledged
reasons
,
that
the
suppressing
of
this
Tragedie
,
so
worthy
for
that
presse
,
were
no
other
thing
then
wilfully
to
defraud
your selfe
of
an
vniuersall
thank
,
your
frends
of
their
expectations
,
and
sweete
G.
of
a
famous
eternitie
.
I
will
cease
to
doubt
of
any
other
pretence
to
cloake
your
bashfulnesse
,
hoping
to
read
it
in
print
(
which
lately
lay
neglected
amongst
your
papers
)
at
our
next
appointed
meeting
.
I
bid
you
heartely
farewell
.
From
Pyrge
in
〈◊〉
,
August
the
eight
,
1591
.
Tuus
fide
&
facultate
.
Guil.
Webbe
.
TO
THE
WORSHIP
FVLL
AND
learned
Societie
,
the
Gentlemen
Students
of
the
Inner
Temple
,
with
the
rest
of
his
singular
good
friends
,
the
Gentlemen
of
the
middle
Temple
,
and
to
all
other
curteous
readers
,
R.
W.
wisheth
increase
of
all
health
,
worship
&
learning
,
with
the
immortall
glorie
of
the
graces
adorning
the
same
.
YE
may
perceiue
(
right
Worshipful
)
in
perusing
the
former
Epistle
sent
to
mee
,
how
sore
I
am
beset
with
the
importunities
of
my
friends
,
to
publish
this
Pamphlet
:
Truly
I
am
and
haue
bin
(
if
there
be
in
me
anie
soundnes
of
iudgement
)
of
this
opinion
,
that
whatsoeuer
is
committed
to
the
presse
is
commended
to
eternitie
,
and
it
shall
stand
a
liuely
witnes
with
our
conscience
,
to
our
comfort
or
confusion
,
in
the
reckning
of
that
great
daie
.
Aduisedly
therefore
was
that
Prouerbe
vsed
of
our
elder
Philosophers
,
Manum
a
Tabula
:
with-hold
thy
hand
from
the
paper
,
and
thy
papers
from
the
print
or
light
of
the
world
:
for
a
lewd
word
escaped
is
irreuocable
,
but
a
bad
or
base
discourse
published
in
print
is
intollerable
.
Hereupon
I
haue
indured
some
conflicts
between
reason
and
iudgement
,
whether
it
were
conuenient
for
the
common
wealth
,
with
the
indecorum
of
my
calling
(
as
some
thinke
it
)
that
the
memorie
of
Tancreds
Tragedie
should
be
againe
by
my
meanes
,
reuiued
,
which
the
oftner
I
read
ouer
,
and
the
more
I
considered
theron
,
the
sooner
I
was
won
to
consent
therunto
:
calling
to
mind
that
neither
the
thrice
reuerend
&
lerned
father
M.
Beza
,
was
ashamed
in
his
yonger
yeres
,
to
send
abroad
in
his
owne
name
,
his
Tragedy
of
Abraham
,
nor
that
rare
Scot
(
the
scholer
of
our
age
)
Buchanan
,
his
most
pathetical
Ieptha
.
Indeed
I
must
willingly
confesse
this
worke
simple
,
and
not
worth
comparison
to
any
of
theirs
:
for
the
writers
of
them
were
graue
men
;
of
this
,
young
heads
:
In
them
is
shewn
the
perfection
of
their
studies
;
in
this
,
the
imperfection
of
their
wits
.
Neuertheles
herein
they
al
agree
,
commending
vertue
,
detesting
vice
,
and
liuely
deciphering
their
ouerthrow
that
suppresse
not
their
vnruely
affections
.
These
things
noted
herin
,
how
simple
so euer
the
verse
be
,
I
hope
the
matter
wil
be
acceptable
to
the
wise
.
Wherefore
I
am
now
bold
to
present
Gismund
to
your
sights
,
and
vnto
yours
only
,
for
therfore
haue
I
coniured
her
,
by
the
loue
that
hath
bin
these
24.
yeres
betwixt
vs
,
that
she
waxe
not
so
proude
of
her
fresh
painting
,
to
stragle
in
her
plumes
abroad
,
but
to
contein
her selfe
within
the
walles
of
your
house
;
so
am
I
sure
she
shal
be
safe
from
the
Tragedian
Tyrants
of
our
time
,
who
are
not
ashamed
to
affirme
that
ther
can
no
amarous
poeme
sauour
of
any
sharpnes
of
wit
,
vnlesse
it
be
seasoned
with
scurrilous
words
.
But
leauing
them
to
their
lewdnes
,
I
hope
you
,
&
all
discreet
readers
,
wil
thankfully
receiue
my
pains
,
the
fruites
of
my
first
haruest
:
the
rather
,
perceiuing
that
my
purpose
in
this
Tragedie
,
tendeth
onely
to
the
exaltation
of
vertue
,
&
suppression
of
vice
,
with
pleasure
to
profit
and
help
al
men
,
but
to
offend
,
or
hurt
no
man
.
As
for
such
as
haue
neither
the
grace
,
nor
the
good
gift
to
doe
well
themselues
,
nor
the
common
honestie
,
to
speak
wel
of
others
,
I
must
(
as
I
may
)
heare
and
bear
their
baitings
with
patience
.
Yours
deuoted
in
his
ability
,
R.
Wilmot
.
A
Preface
to
the
Queenes
Maidens
OF
HONOR
.
FLowers
of
prime
,
pearles
couched
all
in
gold
,
Light
of
our
daies
that
glads
the
fainting
hearts
Of
them
that
shall
your
shining
gleams
behold
,
Salue
of
each
sore
,
recure
of
inward
smarts
,
In
whom
Vertue
and
Beautie
striueth
so
,
As
neither
yeelds
,
behold
here
for
your
gaine
Gismonds
vnluckie
loue
,
her
fault
,
her
wo
And
death
,
at
last
her
cruell
Father
slaine
Through
his
mishap
,
and
though
you
do
not
see
,
Yet
reade
and
rew
their
wofull
Tragedie
.
So
Ioue
,
as
your
high
vertues
done
deserue
,
Grant
you
such
pheeres
,
as
may
your
vertues
serue
With
like
vertues
,
and
blisfull
Venus
send
Vnto
your
happie
loues
an
happie
end
.
Another
to
the
same
.
GIsmond
,
that
whilome
liu'de
her
fathers
ioy
And
died
his
death
,
now
dead
,
doth
as
she
may
By
vs
praie
you
to
pittie
her
annoy
.
And
to
requite
the
same
,
doth
humbly
pray
,
Heauens
to
forefend
your
loues
from
like
decay
.
The
faithfull
Earle
doth
also
make
request
,
Wishing
those
worthie
knights
whom
ye
imbrace
,
The
constant
truth
that
lodged
in
his
breast
.
His
hartie
loue
,
not
his
vnhappie
case
,
Befall
to
such
a
triumph
in
your
grace
.
The
King
praies
pardon
of
his
cruell
hest
,
And
for
amends
,
desires
it
may
suffice
,
That
by
his
bloud
he
warneth
all
the
rest
Of
fond
fathers
,
that
they
in
kinder
wise
,
Intreat
the
Iewels
where
their
comfort
lies
.
We
,
as
their
messengers
,
beseech
ye
al
On
their
behalfes
,
to
pittie
all
their
smarts
,
And
for
our selues
,
(
although
the
worth
be
small
)
We
praie
ye
,
to
accept
our
humble
hearts
Auoud
to
serue
with
praier
and
with
praise
,
Your
Honors
,
all
vnworthie
other
waies
.
The
Tragedie
of
Tancred
and
Gismund
.
Argumentum
Tragediae
.
TAncred
the
Prince
of
Salerne
,
ouerloues
His
onely
daughter
(
wonder
of
that
age
)
Gismund
,
who
loues
the
Countie
Palurin
,
Guishard
,
who
quites
her
likings
with
his
loue
:
A
Letter
in
a
cane
,
describes
the
meanes
Of
their
two
meetings
,
in
a
secret
caue
.
Vnconstant
fortune
leadeth
forth
the
king
To
this
vnhappie
sight
,
wherewith
in
rage
,
The
gentle
Earle
he
doometh
to
his
death
,
And
greets
his
daughter
with
her
louers
hart
.
Gismunda
fils
the
goblet
with
her
teares
,
And
drinkes
a
poison
which
she
had
distild
,
Whereof
she
dies
,
whose
deadly
countenance
So
grieues
her
Father
,
that
he
slew
himselfe
.
An other
of
the
same
more
at
large
in
prose
.
TANCRED
king
of
Naples
and
Prince
of
Salerne
,
gaue
his
only
daughter
Gismund
(
whom
he
most
dearely
loued
)
in
mariage
to
a
foraine
Prince
,
after
whose
death
she
returned
home
to
her
Father
,
who
hauing
felt
great
griefe
of
hir
absence
whilst
her
husband
liued
,
immesurably
esteeming
her
,
determined
neuer
to
suffer
any
second
mariage
to
bereaue
him
of
hir
She
on
the
other
side
waxing
wearie
of
that
her
fathers
purpose
,
bent
hir
mind
to
the
secret
loue
of
the
County
Palurin
:
to
whom
(
he
being
likewise
inflamed
with
loue
of
her
)
by
a
Letter
subtilly
inclosed
in
a
clouen
cane
,
she
gaue
to
vnderstand
a
conuenient
waie
for
their
desired
meetings
,
through
an
old
ruinous
vaut
,
whose
mouth
opened
directly
vnder
her
chamber
floore
.
Into
this
vaut
when
she
was
one
day
descended
(
for
the
conuaiance
of
hir
louer
)
hir
father
in
the
meane
season
(
whose
only
ioy
was
in
his
daughter
)
came
to
hir
chamber
,
and
not
finding
her
there
,
supposing
her
to
haue
bin
walked
abroad
for
hir
disport
,
he
threw
him
downe
on
hir
bed
,
and
couered
his
head
with
a
curtain
,
minding
to
abide
and
rest
there
till
hir
returne
.
She
nothing
suspecting
this
hir
fathers
vnseasonable
comming
,
brought
vp
hir
louer
out
of
the
cane
into
hir
chamber
,
where
hir
father
espied
their
secret
loue
:
and
hee
(
not
espied
of
them
)
was
vpon
this
sight
striken
with
meruailous
griefe
;
but
either
for
that
the
sodaine
despight
had
amazed
him
,
&
taken
from
him
all
vse
of
speech
,
or
for
that
he
resolued
himself
to
a
more
conuenient
reuenge
,
he
then
spake
nothing
,
but
noted
their
returne
into
the
vant
,
and
secretly
departed
.
Afterward
bewailing
his
mishap
,
be
commanded
the
Earle
to
be
attached
,
imprisoned
,
strangled
,
vnbowelled
,
and
his
heart
in
a
cup
of
golde
to
be
presented
to
his
daughter
:
she
thankefully
receiueth
the
present
,
filling
the
cuppe
(
wherein
the
heart
was
)
with
her
teares
,
with
a
vonimcus
potion
(
by
her
distilled
for
that
purpose
)
shee
dranke
to
her
Earle
.
Which
her
father
hearing
of
,
came
too
late
to
comfort
his
dying
daughter
,
who
for
her
last
request
besought
him
,
that
her
louer
and
her selfe
,
might
in
one
tombe
be
together
buried
,
for
a
perpetuall
memorie
of
their
faithfull
loues
,
which
request
he
graunted
,
adding
to
the
buriall
,
himselfe
slaine
with
his
owne
hands
,
to
his
owne
reproch
,
and
the
terror
of
all
other
hard
hearted
fathers
.
Actus
.
1.
Scaena
.
1.
Cupid
commeth
out
of
the
heauens
in
a
cradle
of
flowers
,
drawing
forth
vpon
the
stage
in
a
blew
twiste
of
silke
,
from
his
left
hand
Vaine
hope
,
Brittle
ioy
.
And
with
a
carnation
twist
of
silke
from
his
right
hand
,
Faire
resemblance
,
Late
Repentance
.
Cupid
.
There
rest
my
chariot
on
the
mountaine
tops
,
I
that
in
shape
appeare
vnto
your
sight
A
naked
boy
,
not
cloathde
but
with
my
wings
,
Am
that
great
God
of
Loue
,
who
with
his
might
Ruleth
the
wast
wide
world
,
and
liuing
things
.
This
left
hand
beares
vaine
hope
,
short
ioyfull
state
,
With
faire
Resemblance
,
louers
to
allure
,
This
right
hand
holds
Repentance
all
too
late
,
Warre
,
fire
,
bloud
,
and
paines
without
recure
.
On
sweete
Ambrosia
,
is
not
my
foode
,
Nectar
is
not
my
drinke
,
as
to
the
rest
"
Of
all
the
Gods
:
I
drinke
the
louers
bloud
,
"
And
feed
vpon
the
heart
within
his
breast
.
Well
hath
my
power
in
heauen
and
earth
bin
tride
,
And
deepest
hell
,
my
pearcing
force
hath
knowen
.
The
marble
seas
,
my
wonders
haue
descride
,
Which
elder
age
throghout
the
world
hath
blowen
.
To
me
,
the
king
of
Gods
and
men
doth
yeeld
,
Tom
.
As
witnes
can
the
Greekish
maide
,
whom
I
Made
like
a
cow
go
lowing
through
the
field
,
Least
iealous
Iuno
should
the
scape
espie
:
The
doubled
night
,
the
Sunnes
restrained
course
,
His
secret
stealths
,
the
slander
to
eschew
,
Like
to
Amphitrio
to
Alcmena
.
In
shape
transformd
,
we
list
not
to
discourse
.
All
that
and
more
we
forced
him
to
do
.
The
warlike
Mars
hath
not
subdude
our
might
,
We
feard
him
not
,
his
furie
nor
disdaine
,
That
can
the
Gods
record
:
before
whose
sight
He
laie
fast
wrapt
in
Vulcans
subtill
chaine
.
He
that
on
earth
yet
hath
not
felt
our
power
,
Let
him
behold
the
fall
and
cruell
spoile
Of
thee
faire
Troy
,
of
Asia
the
flower
,
So
foule
defast
,
and
leueld
with
the
soile
.
Who
forst
Leander
with
his
naked
brest
So
many
nights
to
cut
the
frothie
waues
,
But
Heroes
loue
,
that
lay
inclosde
in
Sest
?
The
stoutest
hearts
to
me
shall
yeeld
them
slaues
.
Who
could
haue
matcht
the
huge
Alcides
strength
,
Hercules
.
Great
Macedon
,
what
force
might
haue
subdude
?
Alexand.
Wise
Scipio
who
ouercame
at
length
,
But
we
,
that
are
with
greater
force
endude
?
Who
could
haue
conquered
the
golden
fleece
But
Iason
,
aided
by
Medeas
art
?
Who
durst
haue
stolne
faire
Helen
out
of
Greece
But
I
,
with
loue
that
boldned
Paris
heart
?
What
bond
of
nature
,
what
restraint
auailes
Against
our
power
?
I
vouch
to
witnes
truth
.
The
Myrhe
tree
that
with
shamefast
teares
bewailes
Myrrha
Her
fathers
loue
,
still
weepeth
yet
for
ruth
.
But
now
,
this
world
not
seeing
in
these
daies
,
Such
present
proofes
of
our
al-daring
power
,
Disdaines
our
name
,
and
seeketh
sundrie
waies
,
To
scorne
and
scoffe
,
and
shame
vs
euerie
houre
,
A
brat
,
a
bastard
,
and
an
idle
boy
,
A
rod
,
a
staffe
,
a
whip
to
beate
him
out
,
And
to
be
sicke
of
loue
,
a
childish
toy
,
These
are
mine
honors
now
the
world
about
,
My
name
disgrast
,
to
raise
againe
therefore
,
And
in
this
age
,
mine
ancient
renowme
By
mightie
acts
,
intending
to
restore
,
Downe
to
the
earth
,
in
wrath
now
am
I
come
.
And
in
this
place
,
such
wonders
shall
ye
heare
,
As
these
your
stubborne
,
and
disdainfull
hearts
,
In
melting
teares
,
and
humble
yeelding
feare
,
Shall
soone
relent
by
sight
of
others
smarts
.
This
princely
pallace
,
will
I
enter
in
,
And
there
inflame
,
the
faire
Gismunda
,
so
Inraging
all
her
secret
vaines
within
,
Through
firie
loue
,
that
she
shall
feele
much
wo
.
Too
late
repentance
,
thou
shalt
bend
my
bow
.
Vaine
hope
,
take
out
my
pale
dead
heauie
shaft
,
Thou
faire
Resemblance
,
formost
forth
shalt
go
,
With
Brittle
joy
:
my selfe
will
not
be
least
,
But
after
me
,
comes
death
,
and
deadly
paine
.
Thus
shall
ye
march
,
till
we
returne
againe
,
Meane while
,
sit
still
,
and
here
I
shall
you
shew
Such
wonders
,
that
at
last
with
one
accord
,
Ye
shall
relent
,
and
saie
that
now
ye
know
,
Loue
rules
the
world
,
Loue
is
a
mightie
Lord
,
Exit
.
Cupid
with
his
traine
entereth
into
King
Tancreds
Pallace
.
Gismunda
in
Purple
commeth
out
of
her
Chamber
,
attended
by
foure
maides
that
are
the
Chorus
.
Scaena
.
2.
Gismund
.
"
O
Vaine
,
vnsteadfast
state
of
mortall
things
,
"
Who
trusts
this
world
,
leans
to
a
brittle
stay
,
"
Such
fickle
fruit
,
his
flattering
bloome
forth
brings
"
Ere
it
be
ripe
,
it
falleth
to
decay
,
The
ioy
and
blisse
that
late
I
did
possesse
,
In
weale
at
will
,
with
one
I
loued
best
,
Is
turned
now
into
so
deepe
distresse
,
As
teacheth
me
to
know
the
worlds
vnrest
.
For
neither
wit
nor
princely
stomackes
serue
Against
his
force
that
slaies
without
respect
,
The
noble
and
the
wretch
:
ne
doth
reserue
,
So
much
as
one
,
for
worthines
elect
.
Ah
me
deare
Lord
,
what
well
of
teares
may
serue
To
feed
the
streames
of
my
foredulled
eies
,
To
weepe
thy
death
,
as
thy
death
doth
deserue
,
And
waile
thy
want
in
full
sufficing
wise
.
Ye
lampes
of
heauen
,
and
all
ye
heauenly
powers
,
Wherein
did
he
procure
your
high
disdaine
,
He
neuer
sought
with
vast
huge
mounting
towers
To
reach
aloft
,
and
ouer-view
your
raigne
,
Or
what
offence
of
mine
was
it
vnwares
,
That
thus
your
furie
should
on
me
be
throwen
,
To
plague
a
woman
with
such
endles
cares
,
I
feare
that
enuie
hath
the
heauens
this
showen
.
The
Sunne
his
glorious
vertues
did
disdaine
,
Mars
at
his
manhood
mightily
repind
,
Yea
all
the
Gods
no
longer
could
sustaine
,
Each
one
to
be
excelled
in
his
kind
.
For
he
my
Lord
surpast
them
euerie
one
,
Such
was
his
honor
all
the
world
throughout
,
But
now
my
loue
,
oh
whither
art
thou
gone
?
I
know
thy
ghost
doth
houer
here
about
,
Expecting
me
(
thy
heart
)
to
follow
thee
:
And
I
(
deare
loue
)
would
faine
dissolue
this
strife
,
But
staie
a
while
,
I
may
perhaps
foresee
Some
meanes
to
be
disburdend
of
this
life
,
And
to
discharge
the
dutie
of
a
wife
,
Which
is
,
not
onely
in
this
life
to
loue
,
But
after
death
her
fancie
not
remoue
.
Meane while
accept
of
these
our
daily
rites
,
Which
with
my
maidens
I
shall
do
to
thee
,
Which
is
,
in
songs
to
cheere
our
dying
spirits
With
hymnes
of
praises
of
thy
memorie
.
Cantant
.
Qua
mihi
cantio
nondum
occurrit
.
The
Song
ended
,
Tancred
the
King
commeth
out
of
his
pallace
with
his
guard
.
Scaena
.
3.
Tancred
.
Faire
daughter
,
I
haue
sought
thee
out
with
griefe
,
To
ease
the
sorrowes
of
thy
vexed
heart
.
How
long
wilt
thou
torment
thy
father
thus
?
Who
daily
dies
to
see
thy
needles
teares
,
Such
bootlesse
plaints
that
know
nor
meane
nor
end
To
but
increase
the
flouds
of
thy
lament
,
And
since
the
world
knowes
wel
there
was
no
want
In
thee
,
of
ought
that
did
to
him
belong
Yet
all
thou
seest
could
not
his
life
prolong
.
Why
then
doest
thou
prouoke
the
heauens
to
wrath
?
His
doome
of
death
was
dated
by
his
starres
,
"
And
who
is
he
that
may
withstand
his
fate
?
By
these
complaintes
small
good
to
him
thou
doest
,
Much
griefe
to
me
,
most
hurt
vnto
thy selfe
,
And
vnto
Nature
greatest
wrong
of
all
.
Gis.
Tell
me
not
of
the
date
of
natures
daies
,
Then
in
the
Aprill
of
her
springing
age
:
No
,
no
,
it
was
my
cruell
destinie
,
That
spited
at
the
pleasance
of
my
life
.
Tanc.
My
daughter
knowes
the
proofe
of
natures
course
"
For
as
the
heauens
do
guide
the
lamp
of
life
"
So
can
they
search
no
further
forth
the
flame
,
"
Then
whilst
with
oyle
they
do
maintain
the
same
.
Gis.
Curst
be
the
starres
,
and
vanish
may
they
curst
,
Or
fall
from
heauen
,
that
in
the
dire
aspect
,
Abridgde
the
health
and
welfare
of
my
loue
.
Tanc.
Gismund
my
ioy
,
set
all
these
griefes
apart
,
"
The
more
thou
art
with
hard
mishap
beset
,
"
The
more
thy
patience
should
procure
thine
ease
.
Gis.
What
hope
of
hap
may
cheere
my
haples
chance
What
sighs
,
what
teares
may
counteruail
my
cares
?
What
should
I
do
,
but
still
his
death
bewaile
,
That
was
the
solace
of
my
life
and
soule
?
Now
,
now
I
want
the
wonted
guide
and
stay
Of
my
desires
,
and
of
my
wreaklesse
thoughts
,
My
Lord
,
my
loue
,
my
life
,
my
liking
gone
,
In
whome
was
all
the
fulnes
of
my
ioy
,
To
whom
I
gaue
the
first
fruites
of
my
loue
,
Who
with
the
comfort
of
his
onely
sight
,
All
cares
and
sorrowes
could
from
me
remoue
.
But
father
,
now
my
ioyes
forepast
to
tel
,
Doe
but
reuiue
the
horrors
of
my
hell
.
As
she
that
seemes
in
darkenes
to
behold
The
gladsome
pleasures
of
the
chearefull
light
.
Tanc.
What
then
auailes
thee
fruitlesse
thus
to
rue
His
absence
whom
the
heauens
cannot
returne
:
Impartiall
death
thy
husband
did
subdue
,
Yet
hath
he
spar'd
thy
kingly
fathers
life
:
Who
during
life
,
to
thee
a
double
stay
,
As
father
,
and
as
husband
will
remaine
,
With
doubled
loue
to
ease
thy
widowes
want
.
Of
him
whose
want
is
cause
of
thy
complaint
,
Forbeare
thou
therefore
al
these
needlesse
teares
,
That
nippe
the
blossoms
of
thy
beauties
pride
.
Gis.
Father
,
these
teares
loue
chalengeth
of
due
.
Tan.
But
reason
saith
thou
shoulds
the
same
subdue
.
Gis.
His
funerals
are
yet
before
my
sight
.
Tan.
In
endles
mones
Princes
should
not
delight
.
Gis.
The
turtle
pines
in
losse
of
her
true
mate
.
Tan.
And
so
continues
poore
and
desolate
.
Gis.
Who
can
forget
a
Iewell
of
such
price
?
Tanc.
She
that
hath
learnd
to
master
her
desires
.
"
Let
reason
worke
that
time
doth
easilie
frame
"
In
meanest
wittes
:
to
beare
the
greatest
illes
.
Gis.
So
plenteous
are
the
springs
Of
sorrowes
that
increase
my
passions
,
As
neither
reason
can
recure
my
smart
,
Nor
can
your
care
,
nor
fatherly
comfort
Appease
the
stormie
combats
of
my
thoughts
,
Such
is
the
sweet
remembrance
of
his
life
.
Then
geue
me
leaue
,
of
pittie
pittie
me
,
And
as
I
can
I
shall
allay
these
greefes
.
Tan.
These
solitarie
walkes
thou
doest
frequent
,
Yeeld
fresh
occasions
to
thy
secrete
mones
:
We
wil
therefore
thou
keep
vs
companie
,
Leauing
thy
maidens
with
their
harmonie
.
Wend
thou
with
vs
,
virgins
withdraw
your selues
.
Tan.
and
Gis.
with
the
Gard
,
depart
into
the
pallace
,
the
four
maydens
stay
behind
,
as
Chorus
to
the
Tragedie
.
Chor.
1.
The
diuers
haps
which
alwayes
worke
our
care
,
Our
ioyes
so
farre
,
our
woes
so
neere
at
hand
,
Haue
long
ere
this
,
and
dayly
doe
declare
The
fickle
foot
on
which
our
state
doeth
stand
.
"
Who
plants
his
pleasures
here
to
gather
roote
,
"
And
hopes
his
happy
life
wil
still
endure
,
"
Let
him
behold
how
death
with
stealing
foote
"
Steps
in
,
when
he
shall
thinke
his
ioyes
most
sure
.
"
No
ransome
serueth
to
redeem
our
daies
.
If
prowes
could
preserue
,
or
worthy
deedes
,
He
had
yet
liu'd
whose
twelue
labours
displayes
His
enddlesse
fame
,
and
yet
his
honor
spreades
.
And
that
great
king
that
with
so
small
a
power
Alexander
.
Bereft
the
mightie
Persian
his
crowne
:
Doeth
witnesse
well
our
life
is
but
a
flower
,
Though
it
be
deckt
with
honor
and
renowme
.
Chor.
2
"
What
growes
to day
in
fauor
of
the
heauen
,
"
Nurst
with
the
sun
,
and
with
the
showers
sweete
,
"
Pluckt
with
the
hand
it
withereth
ere
euen
.
"
So
passe
our
daies
euen
as
the
riuers
fleete
.
The
valiant
Greekes
that
vnto
Troya
gaue
The
tenne
yeeres
siege
,
left
but
their
names
behind
.
And
he
that
did
so
long
and
onelie
saue
Hect
.
His
fathers
walles
,
found
there
at
last
his
end
.
Proud
Rome
herselfe
,
that
whilome
laid
her
yoke
On
the
wide
world
,
and
vanquisht
all
with
warre
,
Yet
could
she
not
remoue
the
fatall
stroke
Of
death
,
from
them
that
stretcht
her
power
so
farre
.
Chor.
3
Looke
what
the
cruell
sisters
once
decreed
The
thunderer
himselfe
cannot
remoue
:
They
are
the
Ladies
of
our
destinie
,
To
worke
beneath
,
what
is
conspirde
aboue
,
But
happie
he
that
ends
this
mortall
life
,
By
speedie
death
,
who
is
not
forst
to
see
,
The
many
cares
,
nor
feele
the
sundrie
griefes
Which
we
sustaine
,
in
wo
and
miserie
.
Heere
Fortune
rules
,
who
when
she
list
to
play
,
Whirleth
her
wheele
,
and
brings
the
high
full
low
,
To
morow
takes
,
what
she
hath
giuen
to
daie
,
To
shew
she
can
aduance
,
and
ouer
throw
.
Not
Euripus
vnquiet
floud
so
oft
Ebs
in
a
daie
,
and
floweth
too
and
fro
,
As
Fortunes
change
,
pluckes
downe
that
was
aloft
,
And
mingleth
ioy
,
with
enterchange
of
wo
.
Chor.
4
Who
liues
below
,
and
feeleth
not
the
strokes
,
Which
often
times
on
highest
towers
do
fall
,
Nor
blustering
winds
,
wherwith
the
strongest
okes
Are
rent
and
torne
,
his
life
is
surest
of
all
:
For
he
may
scorne
Fortune
,
that
hath
no
power
On
him
,
that
is
well
pleasd
with
his
estate
:
He
seeketh
not
her
sweets
,
nor
feares
her
sower
,
But
liues
contented
in
his
quiet
rate
,
And
marking
how
these
worldly
things
do
wade
,
Reioyceth
to
himselfe
,
and
laughs
to
see
The
folly
of
men
,
that
in
their
wits
haue
made
,
Fortune
a
goddesse
,
placed
in
the
skie
.
Finis
Actus
1.
Exegit
Rod
.
Staf
.
Actus
.
2.
Scaena
.
1.
Gismund
.
DEare
Aunt
,
my
sole
companion
in
distresse
,
And
true
copartner
of
my
thoughtfull
cares
:
When
with
my selfe
,
I
way
my
present
state
,
Comparing
it
with
my
forepassed
daies
,
New
heapes
of
cares
,
afresh
beginne
t'
assay
My
pensiue
heart
:
as
when
the
glittering
raies
,
Of
bright
Phoebus
,
are
sodainely
ore-spred
,
With
duskie
clouds
,
that
dim
his
golden
light
,
Namely
,
when
I
,
laid
in
my
widowes
bed
,
Amid
the
silence
,
of
the
quiet
night
,
With
curious
thought
,
the
fleeting
course
obserue
,
Of
gladsome
youth
:
how
soone
his
flower
decaies
.
How
time
once
past
,
may
neuer
haue
recourse
,
No
more
then
may
the
running
streames
reuert
,
To
climbe
the
hilles
,
when
they
bin
rowled
down
The
hollow
vales
,
there
is
no
curious
art
,
Nor
worldlie
power
,
no
not
the
gods
can
hold
The
sway
of
flying
time
,
nor
him
returne
When
he
is
past
:
all
things
vnto
his
might
Must
bend
,
and
yeeld
,
vnto
the
Iron
teeth
Of
eating
time
:
this
in
the
shedy
night
,
When
I
record
,
how
soone
my
youth
withdrawes
It selfe
away
,
how
swift
my
pleasaunt
spring
Runnes
out
his
race
,
this
this
(
Aunt
)
is
the
cause
.
When
I
aduise
me
sadlie
on
this
thing
,
That
makes
my
heart
,
in
pensiue
dumps
dismaid
.
For
if
I
should
,
my
springing
yeares
neglect
.
And
suffer
youth
,
fruitles
to
fade
away
:
Whereto
liue
I
?
or
whereto
was
I
borne
?
Wherefore
hath
nature
deckt
me
with
her
grace
?
Why
haue
I
tasted
the
delights
of
loue
?
And
felt
the
sweets
of
Hymeneus
bed
?
But
to
say
sooth
(
deare
Aunt
)
it
is
not
I
Sole
and
alone
,
can
thus
content
to
spend
My
chearefull
yeares
:
my
father
will
not
still
Prolong
my
mournings
,
which
haue
grieued
him
,
And
pleased
me
too
long
.
Then
this
I
craue
,
To
be
resolued
of
his
princelie
minde
.
For
,
stoode
it
with
the
pleasure
of
his
will
To
marrie
me
,
my
fortune
is
not
such
,
So
hard
,
that
I
so
long
should
still
persist
Makelesse
alone
in
wofull
widowhood
,
And
shall
I
tell
mine
Aunt
?
come
hether
then
,
Geue
me
that
hand
,
by
thine
owne
right
hand
,
I
charge
thy
heart
my
councels
to
conceale
.
Late
haue
I
seene
,
and
seeing
,
tooke
delight
,
And
with
delight
,
I
will
not
say
,
I
loue
,
A
Prince
,
an
Earle
,
a
Countie
in
the
Court
.
But
loue
and
duetie
force
me
to
refraine
,
And
driue
away
these
fond
affections
,
Submitting
them
vnto
my
fathers
hest
.
But
this
(
good
Aunt
)
this
is
my
chiefest
paine
,
Because
I
stand
at
such
vncertaine
stay
.
For
if
my
kinglie
father
would
decree
His
finall
doome
,
that
I
must
leade
my
life
Such
as
I
doe
,
I
would
content
me
then
To
frame
my
fancies
to
his
princely
heast
,
And
as
I
might
,
endure
the
greefe
thereof
.
But
now
his
silence
doubleth
all
my
doubts
,
Whilest
my
suspitious
thoughts
twixt
hope
&
feare
,
Distract
me
into
sundrie
passions
.
Therefore
(
good
Aunt
)
this
labour
must
be
yours
,
To
vnderstand
my
fathers
will
herein
:
For
wel
I
know
your
wisdome
knowes
the
meanes
,
So
shall
you
both
allay
my
stormie
thoughts
,
And
bring
to
quiet
my
vnquiet
mind
.
Luc.
Sufficeth
this
(
good
Neece
)
that
you
haue
said
,
For
I
perceiue
what
sundrie
passions
Striue
in
your
brest
,
which
oftentimes
ere
this
Your
countenance
confused
did
bewray
,
The
ground
whereof
since
I
perceiue
to
grow
On
iust
respect
of
this
your
sole
estate
,
And
skilfull
care
of
fleeting
youths
decay
,
Your
wise
foresight
such
sorrowing
to
eschew
I
much
commend
,
and
promise
as
I
may
To
breake
this
matter
,
and
impart
your
mind
,
Vnto
your
father
,
and
to
worke
it
so
,
As
both
your
honor
shal
not
be
impeacht
,
Nor
he
vnsatisfied
of
your
desire
.
Be
you
no
farther
greeued
,
but
returne
Into
your
chamber
.
I
shall
take
this
charge
,
And
you
shall
shortlie
truely
vnderstand
What
I
haue
wrought
,
and
what
the
king
affirmes
.
I
leaue
you
to
the
fortune
of
my
starres
.
Gis.
departeth
into
her
chamber
,
Luc.
abiding
on
the
stage
.
Luc.
The
heauens
I
hope
will
favour
your
request
.
My
Neece
shall
not
impute
the
cause
to
be
In
my
default
,
her
will
should
want
effect
:
But
in
the
king
is
all
my
doubt
,
least
he
My
suite
for
her
new
mariage
should
reiect
.
Yet
shall
I
proue
him
:
and
I
heard
it
said
,
He
meanes
this
euening
in
the
parke
to
hunt
,
Here
will
I
wait
attending
his
approach
.
Tancred
commeth
out
of
his
Pallace
with
Guiszard
the
Countie
Palurine
,
Iulio
the
Lord
Chamber
laine
,
Renuchio
captaine
of
his
Guard
,
allready
to
hunt
.
Scaena
.
2.
Tancred
VNcouple
all
our
hounds
:
Lords
to
the
chase
:
Faire
sister
Lucre
,
what
's
the
newes
with
you
?
Luc.
Sir
as
I
alwaies
haue
imployd
my
power
,
And
faithfull
seruice
,
such
as
lay
in
me
,
In
my
best
wise
,
to
honour
you
and
yours
:
So
now
,
my
bounden
dutie
moueth
me
,
Your
maiestie
most
humblie
to
intreat
,
With
patient
eares
,
to
vnderstand
the
state
,
Of
my
pore
neece
,
your
daughter
.
Tanc.
what
of
her
?
Is
she
not
well
?
Inioyes
she
not
her
health
?
Say
sister
,
ease
me
of
this
iealous
feare
?
Lucr.
She
liues
my
Lord
,
&
hath
her
outward
helth
,
But
all
the
danger
of
her
sicknes
lies
In
the
disquiet
of
her
princelie
mind
:
Tan.
Resolue
me
?
what
afflicts
my
daughter
so
,
Lucr.
Since
when
the
Princes
hath
intoumb'd
her
Lord
Her
late
disseased
husband
of
renowne
:
Brother
,
I
see
,
and
verie
well
perceiue
,
She
hath
not
clos'de
together
in
his
graue
,
All
sparkes
of
nature
,
kindnes
,
nor
of
loue
:
But
as
she
liues
,
so
liuing
may
she
feele
,
Such
passions
as
our
tender
hearts
oppresse
,
Subiect
vnto
th
impressions
of
desire
:
Forwell
I
wot
,
my
neece
was
neuer
wrought
,
Of
steele
,
nor
carued
from
the
stonie
rocke
,
Such
stearne
hardnes
,
we
ought
not
to
expect
,
In
her
,
whose
princelie
heart
,
and
springing
yeares
,
Yet
flowring
in
the
chiefest
heat
of
youth
,
Is
lead
of
force
,
to
feed
on
such
conceits
,
As
easilie
befalles
that
age
,
which
asketh
ruth
Of
them
,
whome
nature
bindeth
by
foresight
Of
their
graue
yeares
,
and
carefull
loue
to
reach
,
The
things
that
are
aboue
their
feeble
force
:
And
for
that
cause
,
dread
Lord
although
.
Tanc.
Sister
I
say
.
If
you
esteeme
,
or
ought
respect
my
life
,
Her
honor
,
and
the
welfare
of
our
house
,
Forbeare
,
and
wade
no
further
in
this
speech
.
Your
words
,
are
wounds
,
I
verie
well
perceiue
,
The
purpose
of
this
smooth
oration
:
This
I
suspected
,
when
you
first
began
,
This
faire
discourse
with
vs
:
Is
this
the
end
Of
all
our
hopes
,
that
we
haue
promised
Vnto
ourselfe
,
by
this
her
widdowhood
?
Would
our
deare
daughter
,
would
our
onely
ioy
,
Would
she
forsake
vs
?
would
she
leaue
vs
now
?
Before
she
hath
closde
vp
,
our
dying
eies
,
And
with
her
teares
,
bewaild
our
funerall
?
No
other
solace
,
doth
her
father
craue
,
But
whilst
the
fates
,
maintaine
his
dying
life
,
Her
healthfull
presence
,
gladsome
to
his
soule
,
Which
rather
then
he
willing
would
for-goe
,
His
heart
desires
,
the
bitter
tast
of
death
:
Her
late
marriage
,
hath
taught
vs
to
our
griefe
,
That
in
the
fruits
,
of
her
perpetuall
sight
Consists
the
onely
comfort
and
reliefe
,
Of
our
vnweldy
age
:
for
what
delight
What
ioy
?
what
comfort
?
haue
we
in
this
world
,
Now
growen
in
yeares
,
and
ouer-worne
with
cares
,
Subiect
vnto
the
sodain
stroke
of
death
,
Already
falling
like
the
mellowed
fruite
,
And
dropping
by
degrees
into
our
graue
.
But
what
reuiues
vs
?
what
maintaines
our
soule
Within
the
prison
of
our
withered
brest
?
But
our
Gismunda
and
her
chearefull
sight
.
O
daughter
,
daughter
,
what
desert
of
mine
,
Wherein
haue
I
beene
so
vnkind
to
thee
?
Thou
shouldst
desire
to
make
my
naked
house
Yet
once
againe
stand
desolate
by
thee
?
O
let
such
fansies
vanish
with
their
thoughts
,
Tell
her
I
am
her
father
,
whose
estate
,
Wealth
,
honor
,
life
,
and
all
that
we
possesse
,
Whollie
relies
vpon
her
presence
here
.
Tell
her
I
must
account
her
all
my
ioy
,
Worke
as
she
will
:
But
yet
the
were
vniust
,
To
haste
his
death
that
liueth
by
her
fight
Lucr.
Her
gentle
hart
abhors
such
ruthles
thoughts
.
Tan.
Then
let
her
not
geue
place
to
these
desires
.
Lucr.
She
craues
the
right
that
nature
chalengeth
.
Tan.
Tell
her
the
king
commaundeth
otherwise
.
Lucr.
The
kings
commandment
alwais
should
be
iust
.
Tan.
What ere
it
be
the
kings
commaund
is
iust
.
Lucr.
Iust
to
commaund
:
but
iustlie
must
he
charge
.
Tanc.
He
chargeth
iustlie
that
commands
as
king
.
Lucr.
The
kings
command
concerns
the
body
best
.
Tan.
The
king
commands
obedience
of
the
minde
.
Luc.
That
is
exempted
by
the
law
of
kinde
,
Tan.
That
law
of
kind
to
children
doth
belong
.
Luc,
In
due
obedience
to
their
open
wrong
.
Tan.
I
then
,
as
king
and
father
,
will
commaund
.
Luc.
No
more
then
may
with
right
of
reason
stand
.
Tan.
Thou
knowest
our
minde
,
resolue
her
,
depart
,
Returne
the
chase
,
we
haue
beene
chac'd
enough
.
Tancred
returneth
into
his
pallace
,
&
leaueth
the
hunt
.
Luc.
He
cannot
heare
,
anger
hath
stopt
his
eares
,
And
ouer-loue
his
iudgement
hath
decaide
.
Ah
my
poore
Neece
,
I
shrewdly
feare
thy
cause
.
Thy
iust
complaint
shall
neuer
be
relieu'd
.
Gismunda
commeth
alone
out
of
her
chamber
.
Scaena
3.
Gis.
BY
this
I
hope
my
aunt
hath
mou'd
the
king
.
And
knows
his
mind
,
&
makes
return
to
me
To
end
at
once
all
this
perplexitie
.
Lo
where
she
stands
.
Oh
how
my
trembling
heart
In
doubtfull
thoughts
panteth
within
my
brest
.
For
in
her
message
doth
relie
my
smart
,
Or
the
sweet
quiet
of
my
troubled
minde
.
Luc.
Neece
,
on
the
point
you
lately
willed
me
To
treat
of
with
the
king
in
your
behalfe
,
I
brake
euen
now
with
him
so
farre
,
till
he
In
sodain
rage
of
griefe
,
ere
I
scarce
had
My
tale
out
tolde
,
praid
me
to
stint
my
suite
,
As
that
from
which
his
minde
abhorred
most
.
And
well
I
see
his
fansie
to
refute
,
Is
but
displeasure
gainde
,
and
labor
lost
.
So
firmely
fixed
stands
his
kingly
will
,
That
til
his
body
shal
be
laid
in
graue
,
He
will
not
part
from
the
desired
sight
Of
your
presence
,
which
silder
he
should
haue
,
If
he
had
once
allied
you
againe
,
In
marriage
to
any
prince
or
peere
.
This
is
his
finall
resolution
.
Gis.
A
resolution
that
resolues
my
bloud
Into
the
Ice-sie
drops
of
Lethes
flood
,
Luc.
Therefore
my
counsel
is
,
you
shall
not
sturre
,
Nor
further
wade
in
such
a
case
as
this
:
But
since
his
will
,
is
grounded
on
your
loue
,
And
that
it
lies
in
you
,
to
saue
or
spill
,
His
old
fore-wasted
age
:
you
ought
t'
eschew
,
The
thing
that
greeues
so
much
his
crazed
heart
,
And
in
the
state
you
stand
,
content
your selfe
:
And
let
this
thought
,
appease
your
troubled
mind
,
That
in
your
hands
,
relies
your
fathers
death
,
Or
blisfull
life
,
and
since
without
your
sight
,
He
cannot
liue
,
nor
can
his
thoughts
indure
,
Your
hope
of
marriage
,
you
must
then
relent
,
And
ouer-rule
these
fond
affections
:
Least
it
be
said
,
you
wrought
your
fathers
end
.
Gis.
Deare
Aunt
,
I
haue
with
patient
eares
indurde
,
The
hearing
of
my
fathers
hard
behest
:
And
since
I
see
,
that
neither
I
my selfe
,
Nor
your
request
,
can
so
preuaile
with
him
,
Nor
anie
sage
aduice
perswade
his
mind
To
grant
me
my
desire
,
In
willing
wise
,
I
must
submit
me
vnto
his
command
,
And
frame
my
heart
to
serue
his
maiestie
.
And
(
as
I
may
)
to
driue
awaie
the
thoughts
That
diuersly
distract
my
passions
,
Which
as
I
can
,
I
le
labour
to
subdue
,
But
sore
I
feare
,
I
shall
but
toile
in
vaine
,
Wherein
(
good
Ant
)
I
must
desire
your
paine
.
Luc.
What
lies
in
me
by
comfort
or
aduice
,
I
shall
discharge
with
all
humilitie
.
Gismund
and
Lucre
depart
into
Gismunds
chamber
.
Chorus
primus
.
Who
markes
our
former
times
and
present
yeres
,
What
we
are
now
,
and
lookes
what
we
haue
bin
,
He
cannot
but
lament
with
bitter
teares
,
The
great
decay
and
change
of
all
women
.
For
as
the
world
wore
on
and
waxed
olde
,
So
vertue
quaild
,
and
vice
began
to
grow
.
So
that
,
that
age
,
that
whilome
was
of
golde
,
Is
worse
than
brasse
,
more
vile
than
yron
now
,
The
times
were
such
,
that
if
we
ought
beleeue
Of
elder
daies
)
women
examples
were
,
Of
rare
vertues
:
Lucre
disdaind
to
liue
Longer
then
chast
:
and
boldly
without
feare
Tooke
sharpe
reuenge
on
her
inforced
heart
,
With
her
owne
hands
:
for
that
it
not
withstood
The
wanton
will
,
but
yeelded
to
the
force
Of
proud
Tarquin
,
who
bought
hir
fame
with
blood
.
Chor.
2.
Queene
Artemissa
thought
an
hepe
of
stones
,
Although
they
were
the
wonder
of
that
age
)
A
worthlesse
graue
,
wherein
to
rest
the
bones
Of
her
deare
Lord
,
but
with
bold
courage
,
She
dranke
his
heart
,
and
made
her
louely
breast
His
tombe
,
and
failed
not
of
wifely
faith
,
Of
promist
loue
,
and
of
her
bound
behest
,
Vntill
she
ended
had
her
daies
by
death
.
Vlysses
wife
(
such
was
her
stedfastnesse
)
Abode
his
slow
returne
whole
twentie
yeeres
:
And
spent
her
youthfull
daies
in
pensiuenes
,
Bathing
her
widdowes
bed
with
brinish
teares
.
Chor.
3
The
stout
daughter
of
Cato
Brutus
wife
,
Portia
When
she
had
heard
his
death
,
did
not
desire
Longer
to
liue
:
and
lacking
vse
of
knife
,
(
A
most
strange
thing
)
ended
her
life
by
fire
,
And
eat
whot
burning
coales
:
O
worthy
dame
!
O
vertues
worthy
of
eternall
praise
!
The
floud
of
Lethe
cannot
wash
out
thy
fame
,
To
others
great
reproach
,
shame
,
and
dispraise
.
Chor.
4
Rare
are
those
vertues
now
in
womens
mind
,
Where
shall
we
seeke
such
iewels
passing
strange
?
Scarse
can
you
now
among
a
thousand
finde
One
woman
stedfast
:
all
delight
in
change
.
Marke
but
this
princesse
that
lamented
here
,
Of
late
so
sore
her
noble
husbands
death
,
And
thought
to
liue
alone
without
a
pheare
,
Behold
how
soone
she
changed
hath
that
breath
.
I
thinke
those
Ladies
that
haue
liu'd
to fore
,
A
mirror
and
a
glasse
to
women
kinde
,
By
those
their
vertues
they
did
set
such
store
,
That
vnto
vs
they
none
bequeath'd
behinde
.
Els
in
so
many
yeeres
we
might
haue
seene
As
vertuous
as
euer
they
haue
beene
.
Chor.
1
Yet
let
not
vs
maydens
condemne
our
kinde
,
Because
our
vertues
are
not
all
so
rare
:
For
we
may
freshly
yet
record
in
minde
,
There
liues
a
virgin
,
one
without
compare
:
Who
of
all
graces
hath
her
heauenly
share
.
In
whose
renowme
,
and
for
whose
happie
daies
,
Let
vs
record
this
Paean
of
her
praise
.
Cantant
.
Finis
Actus
2.
Per
Hen.
No.
Actus
.
3.
Scaena
.
1.
Cupid
.
SO
,
now
they
feel
what
lordly
loue
can
d
that
proudly
practise
to
deface
his
nam
Invaine
they
wrastle
with
so
fierce
a
foe
,
of
little
sparkes
arise
a
blazing
flame
.
"
By
small
occasions
loue
can
kindle
heate
,
"
and
wast
the
Oken
brest
to
cinder
dust
:
Gismund
I
haue
entised
to
forget
her
widdowes
weedes
,
and
burne
in
raging
lust
:
T
was
I
enforst
her
father
to
denie
her
second
marriage
to
any
peere
:
T
was
I
allur'd
her
once
againe
to
trie
the
sower
sweetes
that
Louers
buy
too
deere
.
The
Countie
Palurin
,
a
man
right
wise
,
a
man
of
exquisite
perfections
:
I
haue
like
wounded
with
her
pearsing
eyes
,
and
burnt
her
heart
with
his
reflections
.
These
two
shall
ioy
in
tasting
of
my
sweete
,
to
make
them
proue
more
feelingly
the
greefe
That
bitter
brings
:
for
when
their
ioyes
shall
fleete
,
their
dole
shal
be
increast
without
releefe
.
Thus
loue
shall
make
worldlings
to
know
his
might
,
thus
loue
shall
force
great
princes
to
obey
.
Thus
loue
shall
daunt
each
proud
rebelling
spirite
,
thus
loue
shall
wreake
his
wrath
on
their
decay
.
Their
ghostes
shall
doe
black
hell
to
vnderstand
,
how
great
and
wonderfull
a
God
is
Loue
:
And
this
shall
learne
the
Ladies
of
this
lande
,
with
patient
mindes
his
mighty
power
to
proue
.
From
whence
I
did
descend
now
will
I
mount
,
to
Ioue
,
and
all
the
Gods
in
their
delights
:
In
throne
of
triumph
there
will
I
recount
,
how
I
by
sharpe
reuenge
on
mortall
wights
,
Haue
taught
the
earth
,
and
learned
hellish
spirites
to
yeeld
with
feare
their
stubburn
hearts
to
loue
:
Least
their
disdain
,
his
plagues
and
vengeance
proue
Cupid
remounteth
into
the
heauens
.
Lucrece
commeth
out
of
Gismunds
Chamber
solitary
.
Scaena
.
2.
Luc.
PItie
,
that
moueth
euery
gentle
heart
,
To
rue
their
griefs
,
that
be
distrest
in
pain
,
Inforceth
me
,
to
waile
my
neeces
smart
,
Whose
tender
brest
,
no
long
time
may
sustaine
,
The
restlesse
toyle
,
that
her
vnquiet
mind
,
Hath
causd
her
feeble
bodie
to
indure
,
But
why
it
is
,
(
alacke
)
I
must
not
find
,
Nor
know
the
man
,
by
whome
I
might
procure
Her
remedie
,
as
I
of
dutie
ought
,
As
to
the
law
of
kindship
,
doth
belong
,
With
carefull
heart
,
the
secret
meanes
I
sought
,
Though
small
effect
,
is
of
my
trauell
sprong
:
Full
often
as
I
durst
,
I
haue
assaid
,
With
humble
words
,
the
princes
to
require
,
To
name
the
man
,
which
she
hath
so
denaid
,
That
it
abasht
me
,
further
to
desire
,
Or
aske
from
whence
,
those
cloudie
thoughts
proceed
,
Whose
stonie
force
:
that
smokie
sighs
forth
send
.
Is
liuelie
witnes
,
how
that
carefull
dread
,
And
hot
desire
,
within
her
doe
contend
.
Yet
she
denies
,
what
she
confest
of
yore
,
And
then
conioynd
me
,
to
conceale
the
same
:
She
loued
once
,
(
she
saith
)
but
neuer
more
,
Nor
euer
will
,
her
fancie
thereto
frame
:
Though
daily
,
I
obserued
in
my
brest
,
What
sharpe
conflicts
,
disquiet
her
so
sore
,
That
heauy
sleep
cannot
procure
her
rest
,
But
fearefull
dreames
present
her
euermore
Most
hideous
sights
her
quiet
to
molest
.
That
starting
oft
therwith
she
doth
awake
,
to
muse
vpon
those
fancies
which
torment
Her
thoughtfull
heart
with
horror
,
that
doth
make
Her
cold
chil
sweat
break
foorth
incontinent
From
her
weake
lims
:
and
while
the
quiet
night
Geues
others
rest
,
she
turning
to
and
fro
Doth
wish
for
day
.
But
when
the
day
brings
light
,
She
keepes
her
bed
,
there
to
record
her
woe
.
As
soon
as
when
she
riseth
flowing
teares
Stream
down
her
chekes
,
immixt
with
dedly
grones
Whereby
her
inward
sorow
so
appeares
,
That
as
salt
teares
the
cruell
cause
bemones
.
In
case
she
be
constrained
to
abide
In
preace
of
company
,
she
scarcely
may
Her
trembling
voice
restraine
it
be
not
spied
From
careful
plaints
her
sorrowes
to
bewray
.
By
which
restraint
the
force
doth
so
increase
,
When
time
and
place
geue
liberty
to
plaine
.
That
as
small
streames
from
running
neuer
cease
,
Til
they
returne
into
the
seas
againe
:
So
her
laments
we
feare
wil
not
amend
,
Before
they
bring
her
Princely
life
to
end
.
To
others
talke
when as
she
should
attend
,
Her
heaped
cares
her
sences
so
oppresse
,
That
what
they
speak
,
or
wherto
their
words
tende
She
knowes
not
,
as
her
answeres
do
expresse
.
Her
chiefe
delight
is
stil
to
be
alone
,
Her
pensiue
thoughts
within
themselues
debate
,
But
whereupon
this
restlesse
life
is
growen
,
Since
I
know
not
nor
how
the
same
t'
abate
.
I
can
no
more
but
wish
it
as
I
may
,
That
he
which
knowes
it
would
the
same
allay
,
For
which
the
Muses
with
my
song
shal
pray
.
After
the
song
,
which
was
by
report
very
sweetely
repeated
of
the
Chorus
,
Lucrece
departeth
into
Gismunds
chamber
,
and
Guiszhard
commeth
out
of
the
Pallace
with
Iulio
&
Renuchio
,
gentlemen
,
to
whom
he
turneth
,
and
saith
.
Scaena
.
3.
Guis.
LEaue
me
my
frends
,
this
solitarie
walke
Intiseth
me
to
breake
your
companie
.
Leaue
me
my
frends
,
I
can
endure
no
talk
.
Let
me
intreat
this
common
curtesie
.
The
Gentlemen
depart
.
WHat
greeuous
pain
they
dure
which
neither
may
Forget
their
Loues
,
ne
yet
enioy
their
loue
.
I
know
by
proofe
,
and
daily
make
assay
,
Though
Loue
hath
brought
my
Ladies
hart
to
loue
My
faithfull
loue
with
like
loue
to
requite
:
This
doeth
not
quench
,
but
rather
cause
to
flame
The
creeping
fire
,
which
spreading
in
my
brest
With
raging
heat
,
graunts
me
no
time
of
rest
.
If
they
bewaile
their
cruell
destenie
,
Which
spend
their
loue
wher
they
no
loue
can
find
Wel
may
I
plaine
,
since
Fortune
haleth
me
To
this
torment
of
far
more
greeuous
kind
.
Wherein
I
feele
as
much
extremitie
,
As
may
be
felt
in
body
or
in
minde
.
For
by
that
sight
which
should
recure
my
paine
,
My
sorowes
are
redoubled
all
in
vaine
.
Now
I
perceiue
that
only
I
alone
Am
her
belou'd
,
her
lookes
assure
me
so
:
The
thought
thereof
prouokes
me
to
bemone
Her
heauy
plight
that
greeueth
at
my
woe
.
This
entercourse
of
our
affections
:
I
her
to
serue
,
she
thus
to
honor
me
,
Bewraies
the
trueth
of
our
elections
,
Delighting
in
this
mutual
sympathie
.
Thus
loue
for
loue
intreates
the
Queen
of
loue
,
That
with
her
help
Loues
solace
we
may
proue
.
I
see
my
mistres
seekes
as
well
as
I
To
stay
the
strife
of
her
perplexed
mind
:
Full
faine
she
would
our
secrete
companie
,
If
she
the
wished
way
therof
might
finde
.
Heauens
haue
ye
seen
,
or
hath
the
age
of
man
Recorded
such
a
myracle
as
this
?
In
equall
loue
two
noble
harts
to
frame
,
That
neuer
spake
one
with
anothers
blisse
,
I
am
assured
that
she
doth
assent
,
To
my
reliefe
that
I
should
reape
the
same
,
If
she
could
frame
the
meanes
of
my
content
,
Keeping
her selfe
from
danger
of
defame
.
In
happy
houre
right
now
I
did
receiue
This
cane
from
her
:
which
gift
though
it
be
small
,
Receiuing
it
what
ioyes
I
did
conceiue
,
Within
my
fainting
spirit
therewithall
,
Who
knoweth
loue
aright
may
wel
conceaue
,
By
like
aduentures
that
to
them
befall
.
"
For
needs
the
Louer
must
esteeme
that
well
,
"
Which
comes
from
her
with
whom
his
hart
doth
dwel
.
Assuredly
it
is
not
without
cause
She
gaue
me
this
:
something
she
meant
thereby
:
For
therewithall
I
might
perceiue
her
pause
Awhile
,
as
though
some
waightie
thing
did
lie
Vpon
her
heart
,
which
he
conceald
,
because
The
standers
by
should
not
our
loues
descrie
.
This
clift
bewraies
that
it
hath
been
disclosde
.
Perhaps
herein
she
hath
something
inclosde
.
He
breakes
it
.
O
thou
great
thunderer
!
who
would
not
serue
,
Where
wit
with
beautie
chosen
haue
their
place
,
Who
could
deuise
more
wisely
to
conserue
Things
from
suspect
?
O
Venus
,
for
this
grace
That
daines
me
,
all
vnworthy
,
to
deserue
So
rare
a
loue
,
in
heauen
I
should
thee
place
.
This
sweet
letter
some
ioyfull
newes
conteines
.
I
hope
it
brings
recure
to
both
our
paines
.
He
reades
it
.
Mine
owne
,
as
I
am
yours
,
whose
hear
:
(
I
know
)
No
lesse
then
mine
,
for
lingering
help
of
woe
Doth
long
too
long
:
Loue
tendering
your
case
And
mine
,
hath
taught
recure
of
both
our
pain
.
My
chamber
floure
doth
hide
a
caue
,
where
was
An
olde
vautes
mouth
:
the
other
in
the
plaine
Doeth
rise
Southward
,
a
furlong
from
the
wall
,
Descend
you
there
.
This
shall
suffice
.
And
so
I
yeeld
my selfe
,
mine
honor
,
life
and
all
,
To
you
.
Vse
you
the
same
as
there
may
grow
Your
blisse
and
mine
(
mine
Earle
)
and
that
the
same
Free
may
abide
from
danger
of
defame
.
Farewell
,
and
fare
so
well
as
that
your
ioy
Which
onely
can
,
may
comfort
mine
annoy
.
Yours
more
then
his
owne
,
Gismund
.
O
blisful
chance
my
sorowes
to
asswage
.
Wonder
of
nature
,
maruell
of
our
age
,
Comes
this
from
Gismund
?
did
she
thus
infold
This
letter
in
the
cane
?
may
it
be
so
?
It
were
too
sweet
a
ioy
,
I
am
deceu'd
.
Why
shall
I
doubt
,
did
she
not
giue
it
me
?
Therewith
she
smilde
,
she
ioyde
,
she
raught
the
cane
And
with
her
owne
sweet
hand
she
gaue
it
me
:
And
as
we
danst
,
she
dallied
with
the
cane
,
And
sweetly
whispered
I
should
be
her
king
,
And
with
this
cane
the
scepter
of
our
rule
,
Command
the
sweets
of
her
surprised
heart
.
Therewith
she
raught
from
her
alluring
lockes
,
This
golden
tresse
,
the
fauour
of
her
grace
,
And
with
her
owne
sweet
hand
she
gaue
it
me
.
O
peereles
Queene
,
my
ioy
,
my
hearts
decree
;
And
thou
faire
Letter
,
how
shall
I
welcome
thee
:
Both
hand
and
pen
wherewith
thou
written
wert
,
Blest
may
ye
be
,
such
solace
that
impart
,
And
blessed
be
this
cane
,
and
he
that
taught
Thee
to
descrie
the
hidden
entrie
thus
:
Not
onely
through
a
darke
and
dreadfull
vaut
,
But
fire
and
sword
,
and
through
what euer
be
,
Mistres
of
my
desires
,
I
come
to
thee
.
Guiszard
departeth
in
hast
vnto
the
pallace
.
Chorus
.
1.
Right
mightie
is
thy
power
,
O
cruell
Loue
,
High
Ioue
himselfe
cannot
resist
thy
bow
,
Thou
sent'st
him
down
,
euen
from
the
heauens
aboue
,
In
sundrie
shapes
here
to
the
earth
below
,
Then
how
shall
mortall
men
escape
thy
dart
?
The
feruent
flame
,
and
burning
of
thy
fire
?
Since
that
thy
might
is
such
,
and
since
thou
art
,
Both
of
the
seas
and
land
the
Lord
and
sire
.
Chor.
2
But
why
doth
he
that
sprung
from
Ioues
high
head
?
And
Phoebus
sister
shene
,
despise
thy
power
?
Ne
feares
thy
bow
?
why
haue
they
alwaies
led
A
maiden
life
,
and
kept
vntoucht
the
flowre
?
Why
doth
Aegistus
loue
?
and
to
obteine
His
wicked
wil
,
conspires
his
vncles
death
,
Or
why
doth
Phaedra
burne
?
for
whom
is
slaine
Theseus
chast
sonne
?
or
Helen
false
of
faith
?
"
For
Loue
assaults
not
but
the
idle
heart
,
"
And
such
as
liue
in
pleasure
and
delight
,
"
He
turneth
oft
their
gladsome
ioyes
to
smart
,
"
Their
play
to
plaint
,
their
sport
into
despite
,
T
is
true
that
Dian
chaseth
with
her
bow
,
Chor.
3.
The
flying
Hart
,
the
Goat
and
fomie
Bore
,
By
hil
,
by
dale
,
in
heat
,
in
frost
,
in
snow
,
She
recketh
not
,
but
laboureth
euermore
.
Loue
seeks
not
her
,
ne
knoweth
where
her
to
finde
,
Whil'st
Paris
kept
his
heard
on
Ida
downe
Cupid
nere
sought
him
out
,
for
he
is
blinde
.
But
when
he
left
the
field
to
liue
in
towne
,
He
fel
into
his
snare
,
and
brought
that
brand
From
Greece
to
Troy
,
which
after
set
on
fire
Strong
Ilium
,
and
al
the
Phryges
land
:
"
Such
are
the
fruites
of
loue
,
such
is
his
hire
.
Chor.
4.
Who
yeeldeth
vnto
him
his
captiue
heart
,
Ere
he
resist
,
and
holds
his
open
breast
Withouten
war
to
take
his
bloudy
dart
,
Let
him
not
thinke
to
shake
off
when
him
list
His
heauy
yoke
.
"
Resist
his
first
assault
,
"
Weake
is
his
bow
,
his
quenched
brand
is
cold
,
"
Cupid
is
but
a
child
,
and
cannot
daunt
"
The
minde
that
beares
him
,
or
his
vertues
bold
.
But
he
geues
poyson
so
to
drinke
in
golde
.
And
hideth
vnder
pleasant
baites
his
hooke
,
But
ye
beware
,
it
wil
be
hard
to
hold
Your
greedy
minds
,
but
if
ye
wisely
looke
What
slie
snake
lurkes
vnder
those
flowers
gay
,
But
ye
mistrust
some
clowdie
smokes
,
and
feare
A
stormy
shower
after
so
faire
a
day
.
Ye
may
repent
,
and
buy
your
pleasure
deare
,
For
seldome
times
is
Cupid
wont
to
send
"
Vnto
an
idle
loue
a
ioyful
end
.
Finis
Actus
3.
G.
Al.
Actus
.
3.
Scaena
.
1.
Before
this
Act
Megara
riseth
out
of
hell
,
with
the
other
Furies
,
Alecto
and
Tysyphone
,
dauncing
an
hellish
round
:
which
done
she
saith
.
SIsters
be
gone
,
bequeath
the
rest
to
me
,
That
yet
belongs
vnto
this
Tragaedie
.
The
two
Furies
depart
down
.
Vengeance
and
death
from
foorth
the
deepest
hell
I
bring
the
cursed
house
where
Gismund
dwels
.
Sent
from
the
grislie
god
that
holds
his
raigne
In
Tartars
vglie
Realm
,
where
Pelops
sire
(
Who
with
his
own
sonnes
flesh
whom
he
had
slain
Did
feast
the
Gods
)
with
famin
hath
his
hire
.
To
gape
and
catch
at
flying
fruites
in
vaine
,
And
yeelding
waters
to
his
gasping
throte
,
Where
stormie
Aeoles
sonne
with
endlesse
paine
Rowles
vp
the
rock
:
where
Titius
hath
his
lot
To
feede
the
Gripe
that
gnawes
his
growing
heart
.
Where
proud
Ixion
wherled
on
the
wheele
,
Pursues
himselfe
:
where
due
deserued
smart
The
damned
Ghosts
in
burning
flame
do
feele
,
From
thence
I
mount
:
thither
the
winged
God
,
Nephew
to
Atlas
,
that
vpholds
the
skie
,
Of
late
downe
from
the
earth
,
with
golden
rod
,
To
Stigian
Firrie
,
Salerne
soules
did
guide
,
And
made
report
,
how
Loue
that
lordly
boy
,
Highly
disdaining
his
renownes
decay
,
Slipt
downe
from
heauen
,
haue
fild
with
fickle
ioy
,
Gismunds
heart
,
and
made
her
throw
awaie
Chastnes
of
life
,
to
her
immortall
shame
,
Minding
to
shew
by
proofe
of
her
foule
end
,
Some
terror
vnto
those
that
scorne
his
name
,
Blacke
Pluto
(
that
once
found
Cupid
his
friend
In
winning
Ceres
daughter
Queene
of
hels
)
And
Parthie
moued
by
the
grieued
Ghost
Of
her
late
husband
,
that
in
Tartar
dwels
,
Who
praid
due
paines
for
her
,
that
thus
hath
lost
All
care
of
him
,
and
of
her
chastitie
,
The
Senate
then
of
hell
by
graue
aduice
Of
Minos
,
Aeac
,
and
of
Radamant
,
Commands
me
draw
this
hatefull
aire
,
and
rise
Aboue
the
earth
,
with
dole
and
death
to
dant
The
pride
and
present
ioyes
,
wherewith
these
two
Feed
their
disdained
hartes
,
which
now
to
do
Behold
I
come
,
with
instruments
of
death
.
This
stinging
snake
which
is
of
hate
and
wrath
,
I
le
fixe
vpon
her
fathers
heart
full
fast
,
And
into
hers
,
this
other
will
I
cast
,
Whose
rankling
venome
shall
infect
them
so
With
enuious
wrath
,
and
with
recurelesse
wo
Each
shall
be
others
plague
and
ouerthrow
.
Furies
must
aide
when
men
surcease
to
know
Their
gods
:
and
hel
sends
foorth
reuenging
paine
On
those
whom
shame
from
sin
cannot
restraine
.
Megaera
entreth
into
the
pallace
,
and
meeteth
with
Tancred
comming
out
of
Gismunds
chamber
with
Renuchio
and
Iulia
,
vpon
whom
she
throweth
her
Snake
.
Scaena
.
2.
Tan.
GOds
are
ye
guyds
of
iustice
and
reuenge
?
O
thou
great
Thunderer
,
doest
thou
beholde
With
watchful
eyes
the
subtile
scapes
of
men
Hardned
in
shame
,
sear'd
vp
in
the
desire
Of
their
owne
lustes
:
why
then
dost
thou
withhold
The
blast
of
thy
reuenge
?
why
doest
thou
graunt
Such
liuely
breath
,
such
lewd
occasion
To
execute
their
shamelesse
villanie
?
Thou
,
thou
art
cause
of
al
this
open
wrong
,
Thou
that
forbear'st
thy
vengeance
all
too
long
,
If
thou
spare
them
raine
then
vpon
my
head
The
fulnesse
of
thy
plagues
with
deadly
ire
,
To
reaue
this
ruthfull
soule
,
who
all
too
sore
Burnes
in
the
wrathfull
torments
of
reuenge
.
O
earth
the
mother
of
each
liuing
wight
,
Open
thy
wombe
,
deuour
this
withered
corps
,
And
thou
O
hel
,
(
if
other
hel
there
be
Then
that
I
feele
)
receiue
my
soule
to
thee
.
O
daughter
,
daughter
,
wherefore
do
I
grace
Her
with
so
kind
a
name
?
O
thou
fond
girle
,
The
shamefull
ruine
of
thy
fathers
house
,
Is
this
my
hoped
ioy
?
is
this
the
stay
Must
glad
my
griefe-ful
yeares
that
wast
away
?
For
life
which
first
thou
didst
receiue
from
me
,
Ten
thousand
deaths
shal
I
receiue
by
thee
?
For
al
the
ioyes
I
did
repose
in
thee
,
Which
I
(
fond
man
)
did
settle
in
thy
sight
,
Is
this
my
recompence
?
that
I
must
see
The
thing
so
shameful
,
and
so
villanous
,
That
would
to
God
this
earth
had
swalowed
This
worthlesse
burthen
into
lowest
deepes
,
Rather
then
I
(
accursed
)
had
beheld
The
sight
that
howerly
massacars
my
life
.
O
whether
,
whether
flyest
thou
foorth
my
soule
?
O
whether
wandreth
my
tormented
mind
?
Those
paines
that
make
the
miser
glad
of
death
Haue
ceaz'd
on
me
,
and
yet
I
cannot
haue
What
villains
may
commaund
,
a
speedie
death
.
Whom
shal
I
first
accuse
for
this
outrage
?
That
God
that
guideth
all
,
and
guideth
so
This
damned
deede
.
Shal
I
blaspheme
their
names
?
The
gods
the
authors
of
this
spectacle
:
Or
shal
I
iustly
curse
that
cruel
starre
Whose
influence
assigned
this
destinie
?
But
nay
,
that
traitor
,
shal
that
vile
wretch
liue
By
whom
I
haue
receau'd
this
iniurie
?
Or
shal
I
longer
make
account
of
her
That
fondly
prostitutes
her
widowes
shame
?
I
haue
bethought
me
what
I
shall
request
.
He
kneeles
.
On
bended
knees
,
with
hands
heau'd
vp
to
heauen
This
(
sacred
senate
of
the
Gods
)
I
craue
,
First
on
the
traytor
your
consuming
ire
:
Next
,
on
the
cursed
strumpet
dire
reuenge
:
Last
,
on
my selfe
,
the
wretched
father
,
shame
.
He
riseth
.
Oh
could
I
stampe
,
and
therewithall
commaund
Armies
of
Furies
to
assist
my
heart
,
To
prosecute
due
vengeance
on
their
soules
.
Heare
me
my
frends
,
but
as
ye
loue
your
liues
,
Replie
not
to
me
,
hearken
and
stand
amaz'd
,
When
I
(
as
is
my
wont
)
oh
fond
delight
,
Went
foorth
to
seek
my
daughter
,
now
my
death
,
Within
her
chamber
(
as
I
thought
)
she
was
,
But
there
I
found
her
not
,
I
demed
then
For
her
disport
she
and
her
maidens
were
Downe
to
the
garden
walkt
to
comfort
them
,
And
thinking
thus
,
it
came
into
my
mind
There
all
alone
to
tarry
her
returne
:
And
thereupon
I
(
wearie
)
threw
my selfe
Vpon
her
widdowes
bed
(
for
so
I
thought
)
And
in
the
curten
wrapt
my
cursed
head
.
Thus
as
I
lay
anon
I
might
beholde
Out
of
the
vaut
vp
through
her
chamber
floore
My
daughter
Gismund
bringing
hand
in
hande
The
Countie
Palurin
,
alas
it
is
too
true
,
At
her
beds
feete
this
traitor
made
me
see
Her
shame
,
his
treason
,
and
my
deadly
griefe
.
Her
Princelie
body
yeelded
to
this
theefe
.
The
high
despite
wherof
so
wounded
me
That
traunce-like
,
as
a
senceles
stone
I
lay
,
For
neither
wit
,
nor
tongue
could
vse
the
meane
T'
expresse
the
passions
of
my
pained
heart
.
Forcelesse
,
perforce
,
I
sunke
downe
to
this
paine
,
As
greedie
famin
doth
constraine
the
hauke
,
Peecemeale
to
rent
and
teare
the
yeelding
praie
:
So
far'd
it
with
me
in
that
heauie
stound
,
But
now
what
shal
I
doe
?
how
may
I
seeke
To
ease
my
minde
that
burneth
with
desire
Of
dire
reuenge
?
For
neuer
shal
my
thoughts
Graunt
ease
vnto
my
heart
,
til
I
haue
found
A
meane
of
vengeance
to
requite
his
paines
,
That
first
conueyd
this
sight
vnto
my
soule
.
Tan.
Renuchio
.
Renu.
What
is
your
Highnes
will
?
Tan.
Call
my
daughter
:
my
heart
boyles
till
I
see
Her
in
my
sight
,
to
whom
I
may
discharge
All
the
vnrest
that
thus
distempereth
me
.
Should
I
destroy
them
both
?
O
gods
ye
know
How
neere
and
deere
our
daughter
is
to
vs
.
And
yet
my
rage
perswades
me
to
imbrue
My
thirstie
hands
in
both
their
trembling
bloods
,
Therewith
to
coole
my
wrathful
furies
heate
.
But
Nature
,
why
repin'st
thou
at
this
thought
?
Why
should
I
thinke
vpon
a
fathers
debt
To
her
that
thought
not
on
a
daughters
due
?
But
stil
me thinks
if
I
should
see
her
die
,
And
therewithall
reflexe
her
dying
eyes
Vpon
mine
eyes
,
that
sight
would
slit
my
heart
.
Not
much
vnlike
the
Cocatrice
,
that
slaies
The
obiect
of
his
foule
infections
.
Oh
what
a
conflict
doth
my
mind
endure
?
Now
fight
my
thoughts
against
my
passions
:
Now
striue
my
passions
against
my
thoughts
.
Now
sweates
my
heart
,
now
chil
cold
falles
it
dead
.
Helpe
heauens
,
and
succour
ye
Celestiall
powers
,
Infuse
your
secrete
vertue
on
my
soule
.
Shall
nature
winne
?
shall
iustice
not
preuaile
?
Shall
I
(
a
king
)
be
proued
partiall
?
"
How
shall
our
Subiects
then
insult
on
vs
,
"
When
our
examples
(
that
are
light
to
them
)
"
Shal
be
eclipsed
with
our
proper
deedes
?
And
may
the
armes
be
rented
from
the
tree
?
The
members
from
the
body
be
disseuer'd
?
And
can
the
heart
endure
no
violence
?
My
daughter
is
to
me
mine
onlie
heart
,
My
life
,
my
comfort
,
my
continuance
,
Shall
I
be
then
not
only
so
vnkinde
To
passe
all
natures
strength
,
and
cut
her
off
.
But
therewithall
so
cruell
to
my selfe
,
Against
all
law
of
kinde
to
shred
in
twaine
The
golden
threed
that
doth
vs
both
maintaine
.
But
were
it
that
my
rage
should
so
commaund
,
And
I
consent
to
her
vntimelie
death
,
Were
this
an
end
to
all
our
miseries
?
No
,
no
,
her
ghost
wil
still
pursue
our
life
.
And
from
the
deep
her
bloodles
gastfull
spirit
Wil
as
my
shadow
in
the
shining
day
,
Follow
my
footsteps
till
she
take
reuenge
.
I
will
doe
thus
therefore
:
the
traitor
dies
,
Because
he
scornd
the
fauor
of
his
king
,
And
our
displeasure
wilfullie
incurde
:
His
slaughter
,
with
her
sorow
for
his
bloud
,
Shall
to
our
rage
supplie
delightfull
foode
.
Iulio
.
Iul.
What
is
t
your
Maiestie
commaunds
?
Tan.
Iulio
,
if
we
haue
not
our
hope
in
vaine
,
Nor
all
the
trust
we
doe
repose
in
thee
:
Now
must
we
trie
if
thou
approue
the
same
.
Herein
thy
force
and
wisdome
we
must
see
,
For
our
commaund
requires
them
both
of
thee
.
Iul.
How
by
your
Graces
bounty
I
am
bound
,
Beyond
the
common
bond
wherein
each
man
Stands
bound
vnto
his
king
,
how
I
haue
found
Honor
and
wealth
by
fauor
in
your
sight
,
I
doe
acknowledge
with
most
thankfull
minde
.
My
trueth
(
with
other
meanes
to
serue
your
Grace
,
What euer
you
in
honor
shall
assigne
)
Hath
sworne
her
power
true
vassall
to
your
hest
,
For
proofe
let
but
your
Maiestie
commaund
I
shall
vnlock
the
prison
of
my
soule
,
(
Although
vnkindlie
horror
would
gaine-say
)
Yet
in
obedience
to
your
Highnes
will
,
By
whom
I
hold
the
tenor
of
this
life
,
This
hand
and
blade
wil
be
the
instruments
,
To
make
pale
death
to
grapple
with
my
heart
.
Tan.
Wel
,
to
be
short
(
for
I
am
greeu'd
too
long
By
wrath
without
reuenge
)
I
thinke
you
know
Whilom
a
Pallace
builded
strong
For
warre
,
within
our
Court
,
where
dreadlesse
peace
Hath
planted
now
a
weaker
entrance
.
But
of
that
pallace
yet
one
vaut
remaines
,
Within
our
Court
,
the
secret
way
whereof
Is
to
our
daughter
Gismunds
chamber
laide
:
There
is
also
another
mouth
hereof
,
Without
our
wall
:
which
now
is
ouergrowen
,
But
you
may
finde
it
out
,
for
yet
it
lies
Directly
South
a
furlong
from
our
place
:
It
may
be
knowen
,
hard
by
an
auncient
stoope
,
Where
grew
an
Oke
in
elder
daies
decaide
,
There
wil
we
that
you
watch
,
there
shall
you
see
A
villain
traitor
mount
out
of
a
vaut
:
Bring
him
to
vs
,
it
is
th'
Earle
Palurin
,
What
is
his
fault
neither
shal
you
enquire
,
Nor
list
we
to
disclose
,
these
cursed
eyes
Haue
seene
the
flame
,
this
heart
hath
felt
the
fire
That
cannot
els
be
quencht
but
with
his
bloud
.
This
must
be
done
:
this
will
we
haue
you
do
.
Iul.
Both
this
,
and
els
what euer
you
thinke
good
.
Iulio
departeth
into
the
Pallace
.
Renugio
bringeth
Gismund
out
of
her
chamber
,
to
whom
Tancred
saith
.
Scaena
3.
REnugio
depart
,
leaue
vs
alone
.
Exit
Renugio
.
Gismund
,
if
either
I
could
cast
aside
All
care
of
thee
:
or
if
thou
wouldst
haue
had
Some
care
of
me
,
it
would
not
now
betide
That
either
thorow
thy
fault
my
ioy
should
fade
,
Or
by
thy
folly
I
should
beare
the
paine
Thou
hast
procur'd
:
but
now
t
is
neither
I
Can
shun
the
griefe
:
whom
thou
hast
more
than
slain
Nor
maist
thou
heale
,
or
ease
the
grieuous
wound
,
Which
thou
hast
geuen
me
.
That
vnstained
life
Wherein
I
ioy'd
,
and
thought
it
thy
delight
,
Why
hast
thou
lost
it
?
Can
it
be
restor'd
?
Where
is
thy
widdowhood
,
there
is
thy
shame
.
Gismund
,
it
is
no
mans
,
nor
mens
report
,
That
haue
by
likely
proofes
enformd
me
thus
.
Thou
knowest
how
hardly
I
could
be
induc'd
To
vex
my selfe
,
and
be
displeasde
with
thee
,
With
flying
tales
of
flattering
Sicophants
.
No
,
no
,
there
was
in
vs
such
setled
trust
Of
thy
chaste
life
,
and
vncorrupted
minde
:
That
if
these
eyes
had
not
beheld
thy
shame
,
In
vaine
ten
thousand
censures
could
haue
tolde
,
That
thou
didst
once
vnprincelike
make
agree
With
that
vile
traitor
Countie
Palurin
.
Without
regard
had
to
thy selfe
or
me
,
Vnshamefastly
to
staine
thy
state
and
mine
.
But
I
vnhappiest
haue
beheld
the
same
,
And
seeing
it
,
yet
feeleth
'
exceding
griefe
That
slaies
my
heart
with
horror
of
that
thought
.
Which
griefe
commandes
me
to
obey
my
rage
,
And
Iustice
vrgeth
some
extreame
reuenge
,
To
wreake
the
wrongs
that
haue
been
offred
vs
.
But
Nature
that
hath
lockt
within
thy
brest
Two
liues
:
the
same
inclineth
me
to
spare
Thy
bloud
,
and
so
to
keep
mine
owne
vnspilt
.
This
is
that
ouerweening-loue
I
beare
To
thee
vnduetifull
,
and
vndeserued
.
But
for
that
traitor
,
he
shal
surelie
die
,
For
neither
right
nor
nature
doth
intreat
For
him
,
that
wilfully
without
all
awe
Of
gods
,
or
men
,
or
of
our
deadly
hate
,
Incurde
the
iust
displeasure
of
his
king
.
And
to
be
briefe
,
I
am
content
to
know
What
for
thy selfe
thou
canst
obiect
to
vs
,
Why
thou
shouldst
not
together
with
him
die
,
So
to
asswage
the
griefes
that
ouerthrow
Thy
fathers
heart
.
Gis.
O
king
,
and
father
,
humbly
geue
her
leaue
To
plead
for
grace
,
that
stands
in
your
disgrace
.
Not
that
she
recks
this
life
:
for
I
confesse
I
haue
deseru'd
,
when
so
it
pleaseth
you
,
To
die
the
death
.
Mine
honor
and
my
name
(
As
you
suppose
)
distained
with
reproach
,
And
wel
contented
shall
I
meet
the
stroke
That
must
disseuer
this
detested
head
From
these
lewd
limmes
.
But
this
I
wish
were
known
That
now
I
liue
not
for
my selfe
alone
.
For
when
I
saw
that
neither
my
request
,
Nor
the
intreatie
of
my
carefull
Aunt
,
Could
winne
your
Highnes
pleasure
to
our
will
:
"
Then
Loue
,
heate
of
the
heart
,
life
of
the
soule
,
"
Fed
by
desire
,
increasing
by
restraint
,
Would
not
endure
controlment
any
more
:
But
violently
enforst
my
feebled
heart
.
For
who
am
I
alas
,
still
to
resist
Such
endlesse
conflicts
?
To
relent
and
yeelde
Therewith
I
chose
him
for
my
Lord
and
pheare
.
Guiszard
mine
Earle
that
holds
my
loue
full
deare
,
Then
if
it
be
so
setled
in
your
mind
,
He
shall
not
liue
because
he
dar'd
to
loue
Your
daughter
.
Thus
I
geue
your
Grace
to
know
Within
his
heart
there
is
inclosde
my
life
.
Therfore
O
father
,
if
that
name
may
be
Sweet
to
your
eares
,
and
that
we
may
preuaile
By
name
of
father
,
that
you
fauour
vs
.
But
otherwise
,
if
now
we
cannot
finde
That
which
our
falsed
hope
did
promise
vs
.
Why
then
proceed
,
and
rid
our
trembling
hearts
Of
these
suspitions
:
since
neither
in
this
case
His
good
deserts
in
seruice
to
your
Grace
,
Which
alwaies
haue
bin
iust
,
nor
in
desires
May
mittigate
the
cruel
rage
of
griefe
.
That
straines
your
heart
,
but
that
mine
Earl
must
die
Then
all
in
vaine
you
aske
what
I
can
say
Why
I
should
liue
,
sufficeth
for
my
part
To
say
I
wil
not
liue
,
and
so
resolue
.
Tan.
Dar'st
thou
so
desperat
decree
thy
death
.
Gis
A
dreadles
heart
delites
in
such
decrees
.
Tan.
Thy
kind
abhorreth
such
vnkindly
thoughts
.
Gis.
Vnkindly
thoughts
they
are
to
them
that
liue
In
kindly
loue
.
Tan.
As
I
doe
vnto
thee
.
Gis.
To
take
his
life
who
is
my
loue
to
me
.
Tan.
Haue
I
then
lost
thy
loue
?
Gis.
If
he
shal
lose
His
life
,
that
is
my
loue
.
Tan.
Thy
loue
.
Be
gone
.
Returne
vnto
thy
chamber
.
Gis.
I
wil
goe
.
Gismund
departeth
to
her
chamber
.
Iulio
with
his
gard
bringeth
in
the
County
Pal.
prisoner
Scaena
.
4.
Iu.
IF
it
please
your
highnes
hither
haue
we
broght
This
captiue
Earl
as
you
commanded
vs
.
Whom
(
as
we
wer
fortold
)
euen
there
we
found
Where
by
your
maiesty
we
were
inioin'd
To
watch
for
him
.
What
more
your
highnes
willes
,
This
heart
and
hand
shal
execute
your
hest
.
Tan.
Iulio
we
thank
your
paines
.
Ah
Palurin
,
Haue
we
deserued
in
such
traiterous
sort
Thou
shouldst
abuse
our
kingly
courtesies
,
Which
we
too
long
in
fauor
haue
bestowed
Vpon
thy
false-dissembling
hart
with
vs
.
What
grief
thou
therewithal
hast
throwen
on
vs
What
shame
vpon
a
house
,
what
dire
distresse
,
Our
soul
endures
,
cannot
be
vttered
.
And
durst
thou
villen
dare
to
vndermine
Our
daughters
chamber
,
durst
thy
shameles
face
Be
bolde
to
kisse
her
:
th'
rest
we
wil
conceale
.
Sufficeth
that
thou
knowest
I
too
wel
know
All
thy
proceedings
in
thy
priuat
shames
.
Herin
what
hast
thou
wonne
?
thine
own
content
,
With
the
displeasure
of
thy
Lord
and
king
.
The
thought
whereof
if
thou
hadst
had
in
mind
The
least
remorce
of
loue
and
loyaltie
Might
haue
restraind
thee
from
so
foule
a
fact
.
But
Palurin
,
what
may
I
deem
of
thee
,
Whom
neither
feare
of
gods
,
nor
loue
of
him
(
Whose
Princely
fauor
hath
been
thine
vpreare
)
Could
quench
the
fewel
of
thy
lewd
desires
.
Wherfore
content
thee
that
we
are
resolu'd
(
And
therfore
laid
to
snare
thee
with
this
bayt
)
That
thy
iust
death
,
with
thine
effused
blood
,
Shal
coole
the
heate
and
choler
of
our
mood
.
Guiz.
My
Lord
the
King
,
neither
do
I
mislike
Your
sentence
,
nor
do
your
smoking
sighes
Reacht
from
the
entrals
of
your
boiling
heart
,
Disturbe
the
quiet
of
my
calmed
thoughts
:
For
this
I
feele
,
and
by
experience
proue
,
Such
is
the
force
and
endlesse
might
of
loue
,
As
neuer
shal
the
dread
of
carren
death
That
hath
enuide
our
ioyes
,
inuade
my
brest
,
For
if
it
may
be
found
a
fault
in
me
(
That
euermore
haue
lou'd
your
Maiestie
)
Likewise
to
honor
and
to
loue
your
child
,
If
loue
vnto
you
both
may
be
a
fault
,
That
vnto
her
my
loue
exceedes
compare
,
Then
this
hath
been
my
fault
,
for
which
I
ioy
That
in
the
greatest
lust
of
all
my
life
,
I
shall
submitte
for
her
sake
to
endure
The
pangues
of
death
.
Oh
mighty
Lord
of
loue
Strengthen
thy
vassall
,
boldlie
to
receaue
Large
wounds
into
this
body
for
her
sake
.
Then
vse
my
life
or
death
,
my
Lord
and
king
,
For
your
reliefe
to
ease
your
grieued
soule
:
For
whether
I
liue
,
or
els
that
I
must
die
,
To
end
your
paines
I
am
content
to
beare
:
Knowing
by
death
I
shall
bewray
the
trueth
Of
that
sound
heart
which
liuing
was
her
owne
,
And
dide
aliue
for
her
that
liued
mine
,
Tan.
Thine
Palurin
,
what
,
liues
my
daughter
thine
?
Traitor
thou
wrongst
me
,
for
she
liueth
mine
.
Rather
I
wish
ten
thousand
sundrie
deaths
,
Then
I
to
liue
and
see
my
daughter
thine
.
Thine
,
that
is
dearer
then
my
life
to
me
?
Thine
,
whom
I
hope
to
see
an
Empresse
?
Thine
,
whom
I
cannot
pardon
from
my
sight
?
Thine
,
vnto
whom
we
haue
bequeath'd
our
crown
?
Iulio
,
we
wil
that
thou
informe
from
vs
Renuchio
the
Capten
of
our
Gard
,
That
we
commaund
this
traitor
be
conueyd
Into
the
dungeon
vnderneath
our
Tower
,
There
let
him
rest
vntil
he
be
resolu'd
What
further
we
intend
,
which
to
vnderstand
,
We
will
Renuchio
repaire
to
vs
.
Iul.
O
that
I
might
your
Maiestie
entreate
With
clemencie
to
beutifie
your
seate
,
Toward
this
Prince
distrest
by
his
desires
,
Too
many
,
all
too
strong
to
captiuate
Tan.
"
This
is
the
soundest
safetie
for
a
king
"
To
cut
them
off
that
vex
or
hinder
him
.
Iul.
"
This
haue
I
found
the
safetie
of
a
king
,
"
To
spare
the
Subiects
that
do
honor
him
.
Tan.
Haue
we
been
honourd
by
this
leachers
lust
?
Iul.
No
,
but
by
this
deuout
submission
.
Tan.
Our
fortune
saies
we
must
do
what
we
may
.
Iul
"
This
is
praise-worth
,
not
to
do
what
you
may
.
Tan.
And
may
the
Subiect
countermaund
the
king
?
Iul.
No
,
but
intreat
him
.
Tan.
What
he
shal
decree
.
Iul.
What
wisdom
shall
discern
.
Iul.
Nay
what
our
word
Shal
best
determine
.
We
wil
not
replie
.
Thou
knowest
our
mind
,
our
heart
cannot
be
easd
,
But
with
the
slaughter
of
this
Palurin
.
The
king
hasteth
into
his
Pallace
.
Guis.
O
thou
great
God
,
who
from
thy
hiest
throne
Hast
stooped
down
,
and
felt
the
force
of
loue
,
Bend
gentle
eares
vnto
the
wofull
mone
,
Of
me
poore
wretch
,
to
graunt
that
I
require
:
Help
to
perswade
the
same
great
God
,
that
he
So
farre
remit
his
might
,
and
slack
his
fire
From
my
deare
Ladies
kindled
heart
,
that
she
May
heare
my
death
without
her
hurt
,
Her
face
,
wherein
there
is
as
cleere
a
light
As
in
the
rising
moone
:
let
not
her
cheekes
As
red
as
is
the
partie-coloured
rose
.
Be
paled
with
the
newes
hereof
and
so
I
yeeld
my selfe
,
my
sillie
soul
,
and
all
,
To
him
,
for
her
,
for
whom
my
death
shall
shew
I
liu'd
,
and
as
I
liu'd
,
I
dide
her
thrall
.
Graunt
this
thou
Thunderer
:
this
shal
suffice
,
My
breath
to
vanish
in
the
liquid
skies
.
Guizard
is
led
to
prison
.
Chorus
primus
.
Who
doth
not
know
the
fruits
of
Paris
loue
,
Nor
vnderstand
the
end
of
Helens
ioy
,
He
may
behold
the
fatall
ouerthrow
Of
Priams
house
,
and
of
the
towne
of
Troy
.
His
death
at
last
,
and
her
eternal
shame
,
For
whom
so
many
a
noble
knight
was
slaine
.
So
many
a
Duke
,
so
many
a
Prince
of
fame
Bereft
his
life
,
and
left
there
in
the
plaine
.
Medeas
armed
hand
,
Elizas
sword
,
Wretched
Leander
drenched
in
the
floud
.
Phillis
so
long
that
waited
for
her
Lord
All
these
too
dearly
bought
their
loues
with
bloud
.
Cho.
2.
But
he
in
vertue
that
his
Lady
serues
Newils
but
what
vnto
her
Honor
longs
,
He
neuer
from
the
rule
of
reason
swarues
,
He
feeleth
not
the
pangs
,
ne
raging
throngs
Of
blind
Cupid
:
he
liues
not
in
despaire
As
done
his
seruants
:
neither
spends
his
daies
In
ioy
,
and
care
,
vaine
hope
,
and
throbbing
feare
.
But
seekes
alway
what
may
his
soueraine
please
In
honor
:
he
that
thus
serues
,
reapes
the
fruite
Of
his
sweet
seruice
:
and
no
ielous
dread
Nor
base
suspect
of
ought
to
let
his
sute
(
Which
causeth
oft
the
louers
hart
to
bleed
)
Doth
fret
his
mind
,
or
burneth
in
his
brest
:
He
wayleth
not
by
day
,
nor
wakes
by
night
,
When
euery
other
liuing
thing
doth
rest
.
Nor
findes
his
life
or
death
within
her
sight
.
Cho.
3.
Remember
thou
in
vertue
serue
therfore
Thy
chast
Lady
:
beware
thou
do
not
loue
As
whilom
Venus
did
the
faire
Adonne
,
But
as
Diana
lou'd
the
Amazons
sonne
.
Through
whose
request
the
gods
to
him
alone
Restorde
new
life
:
the
twine
that
was
vndone
Was
by
the
sisters
twisted
vp
againe
.
The
loue
of
vertue
in
thy
Ladies
lookes
,
The
loue
of
vertue
in
her
learned
talke
,
This
loue
yeelds
matter
for
eternall
bookes
.
This
loue
intiseth
him
abroad
to
walke
,
There
to
inuent
and
write
new
rondelaies
Of
learned
conceit
,
her
fancies
to
allure
To
vaine
delights
,
such
humors
he
allaies
,
And
sings
of
vertue
and
her
garments
pure
.
Cho.
4.
Desire
not
of
thy
Soueraigne
the
thing
Whereof
shame
may
ensue
by
any
meane
:
Nor
wish
thou
ought
that
may
dishonor
bring
.
So
whilom
did
the
learned
Tuscan
serue
His
faire
Lady
:
and
glory
was
their
end
.
Such
are
the
praises
Louers
done
deserue
,
Whose
seruice
doth
to
vertue
and
honor
tend
.
Finis
Actus
4.
Composuit
Ch.
Hat
.
Actus
5.
Scaena
1.
Renuchio
commeth
out
of
the
Pallace
.
Renu.
OH
cruel
fate
,
oh
miserable
chaunce
Oh
dire
aspect
of
hateful
destinies
,
Oh
wo
may
not
be
told
:
suffic'd
it
not
That
I
should
see
and
with
these
eyes
behold
So
foule
,
so
bloody
,
and
so
base
a
deede
:
But
more
to
aggrauate
the
heauie
cares
Of
my
perplexed
mind
,
must
onelie
I
Must
I
alone
be
made
the
messenger
,
That
must
deliuer
to
her
Princelie
eares
Such
dismall
newes
?
as
when
I
shal
disclose
I
know
it
cannot
but
abridge
her
daies
.
As
when
the
thunderer
and
three
forked
fire
Rent
through
the
cloudes
by
Ioues
almighty
power
Breakes
vp
the
bosom
of
our
mother
earth
,
And
burnes
her
heart
before
the
heat
be
felt
.
In
this
distresse
whom
should
I
most
bewaile
,
My
woe
,
that
must
be
made
the
messenger
Of
these
vnworthie
and
vnwelcome
newes
?
Or
shall
I
mone
thy
death
,
O
noble
Earle
?
Or
shal
I
still
lament
the
heauie
hap
That
yet
,
O
Queene
,
attends
thy
funeral
.
Cho.
1.
What
mones
be
these
?
Renuchio
is
this
Salerne
I
see
?
Doth
here
king
Tancred
hold
the
awful
crown
?
Is
this
the
place
where
ciuill
people
be
?
Or
do
the
sauage
Scythians
here
abound
?
Cho.
2.
What
mean
these
questions
?
whether
tend
thes
words
?
Resolue
vs
maidens
,
&
release
our
fears
.
What euer
newes
thou
bring'st
,
discouer
them
,
Deteine
vs
not
in
this
suspicious
dread
,
„
The
thought
whereof
is
greater
then
the
woe
.
Renu.
O
whither
may
I
cast
my
lookes
?
to
heauen
?
Black
pitchy
clouds
from
thence
rain
down
reuenge
The
earth
shal
I
behold
?
stainde
with
the
gore
Of
his
heart
bloud
that
dide
most
innocent
.
Which
way
so ere
I
turn
mine
eyes
,
me thinks
His
butchered
corps
stands
staring
in
my
face
.
Cho.
3.
We
humbly
pray
thee
to
forbear
these
words
So
ful
of
terror
to
our
mayden
hearts
:
„
The
dread
of
things
vnknown
breedes
the
suspect
„
Of
greater
dread
,
vntil
the
worst
be
knowen
.
Tel
therfore
what
hath
chaunst
,
and
whereunto
This
bloudy
cup
thou
holdest
in
thy
hand
.
Renu.
Since
so
is
your
request
that
I
shal
doe
,
Although
my
mind
so
sorrowful
a
thing
Repines
to
tell
,
and
though
my
voice
eschewes
To
say
what
I
haue
seene
:
yet
since
your
will
So
fixed
stands
to
heare
for
what
I
rue
,
Your
great
desires
I
shall
herein
fulfill
.
First
by
Salerne
Citie
,
amids
the
plaine
,
There
stands
a
hil
,
whose
bottom
huge
and
round
,
Throwen
out
in
breadth
,
a
large
space
doth
contain
And
gathering
vp
in
height
small
from
the
grounde
Stil
lesse
and
lesse
it
mounts
:
there
sometime
was
A
goodly
towre
vpreard
,
that
flowrde
in
fame
While
fate
and
fortune
seru'd
,
but
time
doth
passe
,
And
with
his
sway
suppresseth
all
the
same
:
For
now
the
walles
be
euened
with
the
plaine
.
And
all
the
rest
so
fowly
lies
defast
:
As
but
the
only
shade
doth
there
remaine
Of
that
which
there
was
built
in
time
forepast
:
And
yet
that
shewes
what
worthy
work
tofore
Hath
there
been
reard
:
one
parcel
of
that
towre
Yet
stands
,
which
eating
time
could
not
deuoure
:
A
strong
turret
compact
of
stone
and
rock
:
Hugie
without
,
but
horrible
within
:
To
passe
to
which
by
force
of
handy
stroke
A
crooked
straite
is
made
,
that
enters
in
And
leades
into
this
vgly
loathsome
place
.
Within
the
which
carued
into
the
ground
A
deep
dungeon
there
runnes
of
narrow
space
Dreadful
and
darke
,
where
neuer
light
is
found
:
Into
this
hollow
caue
,
by
cruel
hest
Of
king
Tancred
,
were
diuers
seruants
sent
To
worke
the
horror
of
his
furious
brest
,
Earst
nourisht
in
his
rage
,
and
now
sterne
bent
,
To
haue
the
same
performde
:
I
woful
man
Amongst
the
rest
,
was
one
to
do
the
thing
That
to
our
charge
so
straitly
did
belong
,
In
sort
as
was
commanded
by
the
king
.
Within
which
dreadful
prison
when
we
came
,
The
noble
Countie
Palurin
that
there
Lay
chain'd
in
giues
,
fast
fettered
in
his
bolts
,
Out
of
the
darke
dungeon
we
did
vpreare
And
hal'd
him
thence
into
a
brighter
place
,
That
gaue
vs
light
to
worke
our
tyrannie
.
But
when
I
once
beheld
his
manly
face
,
And
saw
his
cheare
,
no
more
appauld
with
feare
,
Of
present
death
,
then
he
whom
neuer
dread
Did
once
amate
:
my
heart
abhorred
then
To
geue
consent
vnto
so
foul
a
deede
,
That
wretched
death
should
reaue
so
worthy
a
man
On
false
fortune
I
cride
with
lowd
complaint
,
That
in
such
sort
ouerwhelmes
nobilitie
.
But
he
whom
neuer
griefe
ne
feare
could
taint
,
With
smiling
cheare
himselfe
oft
willeth
me
,
To
leaue
to
plaine
his
case
,
or
sorrow
make
,
For
him
,
for
he
was
far
more
glad
apaide
Death
to
imbrace
thus
for
his
Ladies
sake
,
Then
life
,
or
all
the
ioyes
of
life
he
said
.
For
losse
of
life
(
quoth
he
)
greeues
me
no
more
,
Then
losse
of
that
which
I
esteemed
least
,
My
Ladies
griefe
,
least
she
should
rue
therefore
,
Is
all
the
cause
of
griefe
within
my
brest
.
He
praid
therfore
that
we
would
make
report
To
her
of
those
his
last
words
he
would
say
:
That
though
he
neuer
could
in
any
sort
Her
gentlenes
requite
,
nor
neuer
lay
Within
his
power
to
serue
her
as
he
would
,
Yet
she
possest
his
heart
with
hand
and
might
,
To
doe
her
all
the
honor
that
he
could
.
This
was
to
him
of
all
the
ioyes
that
might
Reuiue
his
heart
,
the
chiefest
ioy
of
al
,
That
,
to
declare
the
faithfull
heart
which
he
Did
beare
to
her
,
fortune
so
wel
did
fall
,
That
in
her
loue
he
should
both
liue
and
die
.
After
these
words
he
staid
,
and
spake
no
more
,
But
ioyfully
beholding
vs
each
one
,
His
words
and
cheare
amazed
vs
so
sore
That
stil
we
stoode
:
when
forthwith
thereupon
But
why
slack
you
(
quoth
he
)
to
do
the
thing
For
which
you
come
?
make
speed
and
stay
no
more
Performe
your
masters
will
:
now
tel
the
king
He
hath
his
life
for
which
he
long'd
so
sore
:
And
with
those
words
himselfe
with
his
own
hand
Fastned
the
bands
about
his
neck
.
The
rest
Wondring
at
his
stout
heart
,
astonied
stand
To
see
him
offer
thus
himselfe
to
death
.
What
stony
brest
,
or
what
hard
heart
of
flint
Would
not
relent
to
see
this
dreery
sight
?
So
goodly
a
man
,
whom
death
nor
fortunes
dint
Could
once
disarme
,
murdred
with
such
despite
.
And
in
such
sort
bereft
amidst
the
flowers
Of
his
fresh
yeares
,
that
ruthfull
was
to
seene
:
"
For
violent
is
death
,
when
he
deuoures
"
Yong
men
,
or
virgins
,
while
their
yeares
be
green
.
Lo
now
our
seruants
seeing
him
take
the
bands
And
on
his
neck
himselfe
to
make
them
fast
:
Without
delay
set
to
their
cruel
hands
,
And
sought
to
worke
their
fierce
intent
with
hast
,
They
stretch
the
bloudy
bands
,
and
when
the
breth
Began
to
faile
his
brest
,
they
slackt
againe
.
Thrise
did
they
pull
,
and
thrise
they
losed
him
,
So
did
their
hands
repine
against
their
hearts
:
And
oft
times
losed
to
his
greater
paine
.
"
But
date
of
death
that
fixed
is
so
fast
,
"
Beyond
his
course
there
may
no
wight
extend
,
For
strangled
is
this
noble
Earle
at
last
,
Bereft
of
life
,
vnworthy
such
an
end
.
〈◊〉
.
O
damned
deed
.
Ren.
What
deem
you
this
to
be
Al
the
sayd
newes
that
I
haue
to
vnfould
?
Is
here
(
think
you
)
end
of
the
crueltie
That
I
haue
seen
?
Chor.
Could
any
heauier
woe
Be
wrought
to
him
,
then
to
destroy
him
so
?
Ren.
What
,
think
you
this
outrage
did
end
so
well
?
The
horror
of
the
fact
,
the
greatest
griefe
,
The
massaker
,
the
terror
is
to
tell
.
Cho.
Alack
what
could
be
more
?
they
threw
percase
The
dead
body
to
be
deuourd
and
torne
Of
the
wild
beasts
.
Renu.
Would
God
it
had
been
cast
a
sauage
praie
To
beasts
and
birds
:
but
lo
,
that
dreadfull
thing
Which
euen
the
tyger
would
not
work
,
but
to
Suffice
his
hunger
:
that
hath
the
tyrant
king
Withouten
ruth
commaunded
vs
to
doe
,
Onely
to
please
his
wrathfull
heart
withal
.
Happy
had
been
his
chance
,
too
happy
alas
,
If
birdes
,
or
beasts
had
eaten
vp
his
corps
,
Yea
heart
and
all
:
within
this
cup
I
bring
,
And
am
constrained
now
vnto
the
face
Of
his
deare
Ladie
to
present
the
same
.
Chor.
What
kind
of
crueltie
is
this
you
name
?
Declare
foorthwith
,
and
wherunto
doth
tend
This
farther
plaint
.
Ren.
After
his
breath
was
gone
,
Forced
perforce
thus
from
his
panting
brest
Straight
they
dispoiled
him
,
and
not
alone
Contented
with
his
death
,
on
the
dead
corps
Which
rauenous
beasts
forbeare
to
lacerate
,
Euen
vpon
this
our
villens
fresh
begunne
To
shew
new
crueltie
:
foorthwith
they
pearce
His
naked
bellie
,
and
vnript
it
so
,
That
out
the
bowels
gusht
:
who
can
rehearse
Their
tyrannie
,
wherwith
my
heart
yet
bleedes
.
The
warme
entralles
were
torne
out
of
his
brest
.
Within
their
hands
trembling
not
fully
dead
,
His
veines
smok'd
,
his
bowels
all
to
reeked
Ruthlesse
were
rent
,
and
throwen
about
the
place
:
All
clottered
lay
the
bloud
in
lumps
of
gore
,
Sprent
on
his
corps
,
and
on
his
paled
face
,
His
trembling
heart
,
yet
leaping
,
out
they
tore
,
And
cruelly
vpon
a
rapier
They
fixt
the
same
,
and
in
this
hateful
wise
Vnto
the
king
this
heart
they
do
present
:
A
sight
longd
for
to
feede
his
irefull
eies
.
The
king
perceiuing
each
thing
to
be
wrought
As
he
had
wilde
,
rejoysing
to
behold
Vpon
the
bloudie
sword
the
pearced
heart
,
He
calles
then
for
this
massie
cup
of
gold
,
Into
the
which
the
wofull
heart
he
cast
,
And
reaching
me
the
same
,
now
go
,
quoth
he
,
Vnto
my
daughter
,
and
with
speedy
hast
Present
her
this
,
and
say
to
her
from
me
,
Thy
father
hath
here
in
this
cup
thee
sent
That
thing
to
ioy
and
comfort
thee
withal
,
Which
thou
louedst
best
,
euen
as
thou
wert
content
To
comfort
him
with
his
chiefe
ioy
of
all
.
Cho.
O
hateful
fact
!
O
passing
crueltie
!
O
murder
wrought
with
too
much
hard
despite
O
hainous
deede
,
which
no
posteritie
Wil
once
beleeue
!
Ren.
Thus
was
Earle
Palurin
Strangled
vnto
the
death
,
yea
after
death
His
heart
and
bloud
disboweled
from
his
brest
:
But
what
auaileth
plaint
?
it
is
but
breath
Forewasted
all
in
vaine
:
why
do
I
rest
Here
in
this
place
?
why
goe
I
not
and
doe
The
hateful
message
to
my
charge
committed
?
Oh
were
it
not
that
I
am
forc'd
thereto
,
By
a
kings
will
,
here
would
I
stay
my
feet
,
Ne
one
whit
farder
wade
in
this
intent
:
But
I
must
yeeld
me
to
my
Princes
hest
,
Yet
doth
this
somewhat
comfort
mine
vnrest
,
I
am
resolu'd
her
griefe
not
to
behold
,
But
get
me
gone
my
message
being
told
.
Where
is
the
Princesse
chamber
?
Cho.
Lo
where
she
comes
Gismund
commeth
out
of
her
chamber
,
to
whom
Renuchio
deliuereth
his
cup
,
saying
.
Scaena
2.
THy
father
,
O
Queen
,
here
in
this
cup
hath
sent
The
thing
to
ioy
and
comfort
thee
withall
Which
thou
louedst
best
,
euen
as
thou
wast
content
To
comfort
him
with
his
chiefe
ioy
of
all
.
Gis.
I
thanke
my
father
,
and
thee
gentle
squire
,
For
this
thy
trauell
take
thou
for
thy
paines
This
bracelet
,
and
commend
me
to
the
king
.
Renuchio
departeth
.
So
now
is
come
the
long
expected
houre
,
The
fatall
hower
I
haue
so
looked
for
,
Now
hath
my
father
satisfied
his
thirst
With
giltlesse
bloud
which
he
so
coueted
What
brings
this
cup
?
(
ay
me
)
I
thought
no
lesse
,
It
is
mine
Earles
,
my
Counties
pearced
heart
,
Deare
heart
,
too
dearely
hast
thou
bought
my
loue
Extreamely
rated
at
too
high
a
price
.
Ah
my
sweet
heart
,
sweet
wast
thou
in
thy
life
,
But
in
thy
death
thou
prouest
passing
sweet
.
A
fitter
hearce
then
this
of
beaten
gold
,
Could
not
be
lotted
to
so
good
an
heart
:
My
father
therefore
well
prouided
thus
To
close
and
wrap
thee
vp
in
massie
gold
,
And
there
withall
to
send
thee
vnto
me
,
To
whom
of
duety
thou
doest
best
belong
.
My
father
hath
in
all
his
life
bewraid
A
princely
care
and
tender
loue
to
me
:
But
this
surpasseth
,
in
his
later
dayes
To
send
me
this
,
mine
owne
deare
heart
to
me
.
Wert
thou
not
mine
,
dear
hart
,
whil'st
that
my
loue
Daunced
and
plaid
vpon
thy
golden
strings
?
Art
thou
not
mine
(
deere
heart
)
now
that
my
loue
Is
fled
to
heauen
,
and
got
him
golden
wings
?
Thou
art
mine
owne
,
and
stil
mine
own
shalt
be
Therfore
my
father
sendeth
thee
to
me
.
Ah
pleasant
harborough
of
my
hearts
thought
!
Ah
sweete
delight
,
the
quickner
of
my
soule
Seuen
times
accursed
be
the
hand
that
wrought
Thee
this
despight
,
to
mangle
thee
so
foule
:
Yet
in
this
wound
I
see
mine
owne
true
loue
,
And
in
this
wound
thy
magnanimitie
,
And
in
this
wound
I
see
thy
constancie
.
Goe
gentle
heart
,
go
rest
thee
in
thy
tombe
,
Receaue
this
token
at
thy
last
farewell
:
She
kisseth
it
.
Thine
owne
true
heart
anon
will
follow
thee
,
Which
panting
hasteth
for
thy
companie
.
Thus
hast
thou
run
(
poore
heart
)
thy
mortall
race
,
And
rid
thy
life
from
fickle
fortunes
snares
,
Thus
hast
thou
lost
this
world
,
and
worldly
cares
,
And
of
thy
foe
,
to
honour
thee
withall
,
Receau'd
a
golden
graue
,
to
thy
desert
,
Nothing
doth
want
to
thy
iust
funerall
,
But
my
salt
teares
to
wash
thy
bloudy
wound
.
Which
to
the
end
thou
mightst
receaue
,
behold
My
father
sends
thee
in
this
cup
of
gold
,
And
thou
shalt
haue
them
,
though
I
was
resolu'd
To
shed
no
teares
,
but
with
a
chearefull
face
Once
did
I
think
to
wet
thy
funerall
Only
with
bloud
,
and
with
no
weeping
eye
.
This
done
,
foorthwith
my
soule
shal
fly
to
thee
,
For
therfore
did
my
father
send
thee
me
.
Ah
my
pure
heart
,
with
sweeter
companie
,
Or
more
content
,
how
safer
may
I
proue
To
passe
to
places
all
vnknowen
with
thee
.
Why
die
I
not
therfore
?
why
doe
I
stay
?
Why
doe
I
not
this
wofull
life
forgoe
,
And
with
these
hands
enforce
this
breath
away
?
What
meanes
this
gorgeous
glittering
head
attir
How
ill
beseeme
these
billaments
of
gold
Thy
mournfull
widdowhood
?
away
with
them
,
So
let
thy
tresses
flaring
in
the
winde
She
vndresseth
her
haire
.
Vntrimmed
hang
about
thy
bared
necke
:
Now
hellish
furies
set
my
heart
on
fire
,
Bolden
my
courage
,
strengthen
ye
my
hands
Against
their
kind
,
to
do
a
kindly
deed
:
But
shall
I
then
vnwreaken
downe
descend
?
Shall
I
not
worke
some
iust
reuenge
on
him
That
thus
hath
slain
my
loue
?
shall
not
these
hands
Fire
his
gates
,
and
make
the
flame
to
climbe
Vp
to
the
pinnacles
,
with
burning
brands
,
And
on
his
cynders
wreake
my
cruell
teene
.
Be
still
(
fond
girle
)
content
thee
first
to
die
,
This
venomd
water
shall
abridge
thy
life
,
she
taketh
a
violl
of
poyson
out
of
her
pocket
.
This
for
the
same
intent
prouided
I
,
Which
can
both
ease
and
end
this
raging
strife
.
Thy
father
by
thy
death
shall
haue
more
woe
,
Then
fire
or
flames
within
his
gates
can
bring
:
Content
thee
then
in
patience
hence
to
go
,
Thy
death
his
bloud
shall
wreake
vpon
the
king
.
Now
not
alone
(
a
griefe
to
die
alone
)
"
The
onely
myrror
of
extreame
anoy
,
But
not
alone
,
thou
diest
my
loue
,
for
I
Will
be
copartner
of
thy
destinie
.
Be
merrie
then
my
soule
,
canst
thou
refuse
To
die
with
him
,
that
death
for
thee
did
choose
?
Chor.
1.
What
damned
furie
hath
possest
our
Queen
Why
sit
we
still
beholding
her
distresse
?
Madame
forbeare
,
suppresse
this
headstrong
rage
.
Gis.
Maidens
forbeare
your
comfortable
wordes
.
Cho.
2.
O
worthy
Queene
,
rashnes
doth
ouerthrowe
The
author
of
his
resolution
.
Gis.
Where
hope
of
help
is
lost
what
booteth
feare
?
Cho.
3.
Feare
wil
auoyd
the
sting
of
infamie
.
Gis.
May
good
or
bad
reports
delight
the
dead
?
Cho.
4.
If
of
the
liuing
yet
the
dead
haue
care
.
Gis.
An
easie
griefe
by
councel
may
be
cur'd
.
Cho.
1.
But
hedstrong
mischiefs
princes
should
auoid
Gis.
In
headlong
griefes
and
cases
desperate
?
Cho
2.
Cal
to
your
mind
(
Gis
.
)
you
are
the
Queene
.
Gis
,
Vnhappy
widow
,
wife
,
and
paramour
.
Cho.
3.
Think
on
the
king
.
Gis.
The
king
?
the
tyrant
king
Cho.
3.
Your
father
.
Gis.
Yea
,
the
murthrer
of
my
loue
Ch.
4.
His
force
.
Gis.
the
dead
fear
not
the
force
of
men
Ch.
1.
His
care
&
griefe
.
Gis.
That
neither
car'd
for
me
Nor
greeued
at
the
murther
of
my
loue
,
My
mind
is
setled
,
you
with
these
vain
words
,
Withhold
me
but
too
long
from
my
desire
.
Depart
ye
to
my
chamber
.
Cho.
We
wil
hast
To
tel
the
king
hereof
.
Chorus
depart
into
the
Pallace
.
Gis.
I
will
preuent
Both
you
and
him
.
Lo
here
,
this
harty
draught
The
last
that
in
this
world
I
meane
to
tast
,
Dreadlesse
of
death
(
mine
Earle
)
I
drink
to
thee
.
So
now
worke
on
,
now
doth
my
soul
begin
To
hate
this
light
,
wherein
there
is
no
loue
,
No
loue
of
parents
to
their
children
,
No
loue
of
Princes
to
their
Subiects
true
,
No
loue
of
Ladies
to
their
dearest
loues
.
Now
passe
I
to
the
pleasant
land
of
loue
,
Where
heauenly
loue
immortall
flourisheth
:
The
Gods
abhorre
the
company
of
men
,
Hel
is
on
earth
,
yea
hel
it selfe
is
heauen
Compar'd
with
earth
.
I
cal
to
witnes
,
Heauen
,
said
I
?
no
,
but
hel
record
I
call
,
And
thou
sterne
Goddesse
of
reuenging
wrongs
Witnesse
with
me
I
die
for
his
pure
loue
That
liued
mine
.
Shee
lieth
down
and
couereth
her
face
with
her
haire
.
Tancred
in
hast
commeth
out
of
his
pallace
with
Iulio
.
Scaena
3
,
Tan
WHere
is
my
daughter
?
Iul
Behold
,
here
,
wofull
king
.
Tan
Aime
,
break
hart
,
&
thou
fly
foorth
my
soul
What
,
doth
my
daughter
Gis
.
take
it
so
?
What
hast
thou
done
?
oh
let
me
see
thine
eyes
,
Oh
let
me
dresse
vp
those
vntrimmed
locks
,
Looke
vp
,
sweet
child
,
look
vp
mine
only
ioy
,
T
is
I
thy
father
that
beseecheth
thee
:
Reare
vp
thy
body
,
straine
thy
dying
voice
To
speake
to
him
,
sweet
Gismund
speake
to
me
.
Gis.
Who
staies
my
soul
?
who
thus
disquiets
me
?
Tan.
T
is
I
thy
father
,
ah
behold
my
teares
Like
pearled
deaw
that
trickle
down
my
cheekes
,
To
wash
my
siluer
haires
.
Gis.
Oh
father
king
Forbeare
your
teares
,
your
plaint
wil
not
auaile
.
Tan.
Oh
my
sweetheart
,
hast
thou
receau'd
thy
life
From
me
,
and
wilt
thou
to
requite
the
same
,
Yeeld
me
my
death
?
yea
death
and
greater
greefe
To
see
thee
die
for
him
that
did
defame
Thine
honor
thus
,
my
kingdome
,
and
thy
name
.
Gis.
Yea
therfore
father
gaue
ye
life
to
me
,
That
I
should
die
,
and
now
my
date
is
done
.
As
for
your
kingdome
,
and
mine
own
renowne
,
Which
you
affirme
dishonoured
to
be
That
fault
impute
it
where
it
is
,
for
he
That
slew
mine
Earle
,
and
sent
his
heart
to
me
,
His
hands
haue
brought
this
shame
and
griefe
on
vs
But
father
,
yet
if
anie
sparke
remaine
Of
your
deare
loue
,
if
euer
yet
I
could
So
much
deserue
,
or
at
your
hands
desire
,
Grant
that
I
may
obtaine
this
last
request
,
Tans.
Saie
louely
child
,
saie
on
,
what ere
it
be
,
Thy
father
grants
it
willingly
to
thee
.
Cis.
My
life
I
craue
not
,
for
it
is
not
now
In
you
to
giue
,
nor
in
my selfe
to
saue
,
Nor
craue
I
mercie
for
mine
Earle
and
me
,
Who
hath
bin
slaine
with
too
much
crueltie
.
With
patience
I
must
awhile
abide
Within
this
life
,
which
now
will
not
be
long
.
But
this
is
my
request
,
Father
I
praie
,
That
since
it
pleased
so
your
maiestie
,
I
should
inioy
my
loue
aliue
no
more
,
Yet
neretheles
let
vs
not
parted
be
,
Whom
cruell
death
could
neuer
separate
:
But
as
we
liude
and
dide
together
here
,
So
let
our
bodies
be
together
tombde
,
Let
him
with
me
,
and
I
with
him
be
laid
Within
one
shrine
,
where euer
you
appoint
,
This
if
you
grant
me
,
as
I
trust
you
will
,
Although
I
liue
not
to
requite
this
grace
,
Th'
immortall
Gods
due
recompence
shall
giue
To
you
for
this
,
and
so
vaine
world
farewel
,
My
speech
is
painefull
,
and
mine
eie-sight
failes
.
Tanc.
My
daughter
dies
,
see
how
the
bitter
pangs
Of
tyrannous
death
,
torments
her
princely
heart
,
She
lookes
on
me
,
at
me
she
shakes
her
head
,
For
me
she
grones
,
by
me
my
daughter
dies
,
I
,
I
,
the
author
of
this
Tragedie
.
On
me
,
on
me
,
yee
heauens
know
downe
your
〈◊〉
Now
dies
my
daughter
,
princely
with
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Oh
faire
in
life
,
thrice
fairer
in
thy
death
,
Deare
to
thy
father
in
thy
life
thou
wert
,
But
in
thy
death
,
dearest
vnto
his
heart
,
I
kisse
thy
paled
cheekes
,
and
close
thine
eies
,
This
duetie
once
I
promist
to
my selfe
,
Thou
shouldst
performe
to
me
,
but
ah
false
hope
Now
ruthful
wretched
king
what
resteth
thee
?
Wilt
thou
now
liue
wasted
with
miserie
?
Wilt
thou
now
liue
that
with
these
eies
didst
see
Thy
daughter
dead
?
wilt
thou
now
liue
to
see
Her
funerals
,
that
of
thy
life
was
stay
?
Wilt
thou
now
liue
that
wast
her
liues
decay
?
Shal
not
this
hand
reach
to
this
heart
the
stroke
Mine
armes
are
not
so
weake
,
nor
are
my
limmes
So
feebled
with
mine
age
,
nor
is
my
heart
So
daunted
with
the
dread
of
cowardice
,
But
I
can
wreake
due
vengeance
on
that
head
That
wrought
the
means
these
louers
now
be
dead
Iulio
come
neare
,
and
lay
thine
own
right
hand
Vpon
my
thigh
,
now
take
thine
oath
of
me
.
Iul.
I
sweare
to
thee
,
my
liege
Lord
,
to
discharge
What euer
thou
enioynest
Iulio
.
Tan.
First
then
I
charge
thee
that
my
daughter
haue
Her
last
request
,
thou
shalt
within
one
tombe
Interre
her
Earle
and
her
:
and
thereupon
Engraue
some
Royall
Epitaph
of
love
.
That
done
,
I
swear
thee
thou
shalt
take
my
corps
Which
thou
shalt
find
by
that
time
done
to
death
,
And
lay
my
bodie
by
my
daughters
side
.
Sweare
this
,
sweare
this
I
say
.
Iul.
I
sweare
.
But
will
the
king
do
so
vnkingly
now
.
Tan.
A
kingly
deed
the
king
resolues
to
doe
.
Iul.
To
kil
himselfe
.
Tan.
To
send
his
soule
to
ease
.
Iul
Doth
Ioue
command
it
?
Tan.
Our
stars
compell
it
.
Iul.
The
wiseman
ouerrules
his
stars
.
Tan.
So
we
Iul
Vndaunted
should
the
minds
of
kings
indure
.
Tan.
So
shal
it
in
this
resolution
.
Iulio
forbeare
,
and
as
thou
louest
the
king
,
When
thou
shalt
see
him
weltring
in
his
gore
,
Stretching
his
limmes
,
and
gasping
in
his
grones
Then
Iulio
set
to
thy
helping
hand
,
Redouble
stroke
on
stroke
,
and
driue
the
stab
Down
deeper
to
his
heart
,
to
rid
his
soule
.
Now
stand
aside
,
stir
not
a
foote
,
least
thou
Make
vp
the
fourth
to
fill
this
Tragedie
.
These
eyes
that
first
beheld
my
daughters
shame
,
These
eyes
that
longed
for
the
ruthful
sight
Of
her
Earles
heart
,
these
eyes
that
now
haue
seene
His
death
,
her
woe
,
and
her
auenging
teene
:
Vpon
these
eyes
we
must
be
first
auenged
.
Vnworthy
lamps
of
this
accursed
lump
,
Out
of
your
dwellings
:
so
,
it
fits
vs
thus
In
bloud
and
blindnes
to
goe
seeke
the
path
That
leadeth
down
to
euerlasting
night
.
Why
frighst
thou
dastard
?
be
thou
desperate
,
One
mischiefe
brings
another
on
his
neck
,
As
mighty
billowes
tumble
in
the
seas
.
Now
daughter
,
seest
thou
not
how
I
amerce
My
wrath
that
thus
bereft
thee
of
thy
loue
,
Vpon
my
head
?
now
fathers
learn
by
me
,
Be
wise
,
be
warnde
to
vse
more
tenderly
The
iewels
of
your
ioyes
.
Daughter
,
I
come
.
EPILOGVS
.
Iul.
LO
here
the
sweets
of
,
grisly-pale
despaire
,
These
are
the
blossoms
of
this
cursed
tree
Such
are
the
fruits
of
too
much
loue
and
care
Orewhelmed
in
the
sence
of
miserie
.
With
violent
hands
he
that
his
life
doth
end
,
His
damned
soul
to
endles
night
doth
wend
.
Now
resteth
it
that
I
discharge
mine
oath
,
To
see
th'
unhappy
louers
and
the
king
,
Layd
in
one
tombe
:
I
would
be
very
loath
:
You
should
wayt
here
to
see
this
mournful
thing
.
For
I
am
sure
,
and
do
ye
all
to
wit
,
Through
griefe
wherin
the
Lords
of
Salerne
be
,
These
funerals
are
not
prepared
yet
:
Nor
do
they
think
on
that
solemnitie
.
As
for
the
fury
,
ye
must
vnderstand
,
Now
she
hath
seen
the
'ffect
of
her
desire
,
She
is
departed
,
and
hath
left
our
land
,
Graunting
this
end
vnto
her
hellish
ire
.
Now
humbly
pray
we
that
our
English
dames
May
neuer
lead
their
loues
into
mistrust
:
But
that
their
honors
may
auoid
the
shames
That
follow
such
as
liue
in
wanton
lust
.
We
know
they
beare
them
on
their
vertues
bold
With
blisfull
chastitie
so
wel
content
,
That
when
their
liues
,
and
loues
abroad
are
told
,
All
men
admire
their
vertuous
gouernment
.
Worthie
to
liue
where
Furie
neuer
came
,
Worthie
to
liue
where
loue
doth
alwaies
see
,
Worthie
to
liue
in
golden
trump
of
Fame
,
Worthie
to
liue
,
and
honoured
stil
to
be
.
Thus
end
our
sorrowes
with
the
setting
Sun
:
Now
draw
the
curtens
for
our
Scaene
is
done
.
FINIS
.
R.
W.
Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
Notes for div A15498-e100730
Introduction
in
Actum
Secundum
.
BEfore
the
second
Act
the
〈◊〉
heard
a
sweete
noice
of
stil
pipes
,
which
sounding
,
Lucrece
entred
,
attended
ended
by
a
mayden
of
honor
with
a
couered
goddard
of
gold
,
and
drawing
the
curtens
,
shee
offreth
vnto
Gismunda
to
tast
thereof
:
which
when
she
had
done
,
the
maid
returned
,
and
Lucrece
rayseth
vp
Gismund
from
her
bed
,
and
then
it
followeth
vt
in
Act.
2.
Scen.
1.
Introductio
in
Actum
tertium
.
Before
this
Acte
the
Hobaies
sounded
a
lofty
Almain
,
and
Cupid
Vshereth
after
him
,
Guizard
and
Gismund
hand
in
hand
.
Iulio
and
Lucrece
,
Renuchio
and
another
maiden
of
honor
.
The
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
〈◊〉
genes
a
cane
into
Guiszards
hand
,
and
they
are
all
ledde
forrth
again
by
Cupid
,
Et
sequitur
.
Introductio
in
Actum
4.
Before
this
Act
there
was
heard
a
consort
of
sweet
musick
,
which
playing
,
Tancred
commeth
forth
,
&
draweth
Gismunds
curtens
,
and
lies
down
vpon
her
bed
,
then
from
vnder
the
stage
ascendeth
Guisz
.
&
he
helpeth
vp
Gismund
,
they
amarously
embrace
,
&
depart
.
The
king
ariseth
enraged
,
then
mas
heard
&
seen
a
storm
of
thunder
&
lightning
,
in
which
the
furies
rise
vp
,
Et
sequitur
.
Introductio
in
Actum
quintum
.
Before
this
Act
was
a
dead
march
plaid
,
during
which
entred
on
the
stage
Renuchio
capten
of
the
Guard
,
attended
vpon
by
the
guard
,
they
tooke
vp
Guisz
.
from
vnder
the
stage
,
then
after
Guiszard
had
kindly
taken
leaue
of
them
all
,
a
strangling
cord
was
fastened
about
his
neck
,
&
he
haled
foorth
by
them
.
Renuchio
bewayleth
it
,
&
then
entring
in
,
bringeth
foorth
a
standing
cup
of
gold
,
with
a
bloudy
hart
reeking
whot
in
it
,
and
then
saith
vt
sequitur
.
Faulses
escaped
.
In
the
preface
to
the
〈◊〉
.
maids
,
line
3.
geamls
,
read
gleams
.
before
act
1.
l.
x.
with
,
read
&
with
.
sce.
ii.
l.
xxiiii
.
for
fear
that
.
r.
feare
of
that
.
sce.
i.
act
i.
l.
xlvii
.
for
by
him
,
r.
by
thine
.
sce.
i.
act
iii.
l.
xxv.
for
distaind
r.
distrained
.
sce.
ii.
l.
vii.
for
liuely
breath
.
r.
liberty
.
sce.
ii.
acte
iiii.
for
but
nay
,
r.
but
may
.
sce.
iii.
act
iiii.
for
widowhood
,
r.
widows
bed
.
sce.
ii.
for
whilom
a
r.
whilom
there
was
a.
act
iiii.
l.
xxiii
.
hurt
.
reade
let
not
.
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Newly
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so●
Printed by Thomas Scarlet , and are to be
sold
by R. Robinson . 1591.
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e●er
of minde , in the fauor of God and men for
euer
.
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〈◊〉
refresh your wits in a gloomie day , & ease
your
wearines of the louring night . Which if
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yo●
of the louring night . Which if it please
you
serue ye also for a solemne reuell against
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〈◊〉
the louring night . Which if it please you
serue
ye also for a solemne reuell against this
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go●d
graue , & worthie matters , tending to the
good
instructions of youths , of whom you are
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tear●
Ma●r R : VV. looke not now for the
tears
of an intreator , I wil beg no longer ,
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erquisite
cal thē , but as I esteem them , a most
exquisite
inuention ) of Gismunds Tragedie . Thinke
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●ute
you with my Act● est , and commence such a
sute
of vnkindenesse against you , as when the
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immoder at
courtesie , the court wil crie out of your
immoderat
modestie . And thus much I tel you before
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t●en
wil , yea , & rather plead partially for me
then
let my cause miscary , because themselues
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tragedi●
miscary , because themselues are parties . The
tragedie
was by them most pithely framed , and no
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as of the whole honorable audience notably
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statelines
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po●ticall
, depth of conceit , or true ornaments of
poeticall
arte , inferior to none of the best in that
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y●uths
the Roman Seneca the censurer . The braue
youths
that then ( to their high praises ) so feelingly
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〈◊〉
in action , did shortly after lay vp the
looke
vnregarded , or perhaps let it run abroade
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beroical
being out of their ●ngers , as how their
heroical
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to these times , wherein fashions are so
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curio●tie
commendable pains in disrobing him of his antike
curiositie
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not to discourse : and therfore grounding
vpon
these alledged reasons , that the suppressing
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hearte●y
I bid you
heartely
farewell . From Pyrge in 〈◊〉 , August the
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Pyrg●
I bid you heartely farewell . From
Pyrge
in 〈◊〉 , August the eight , 1591.
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〈◊〉
TO THE WORSHIP FVLL AND learned
Societie
, the Gentlemen Students of the Inner Temple
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〈◊〉
Gentlemen of the middle Temple , and to all other
curteous
readers , R. W. wisheth increase of all
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befet
former Epistle sent to mee , how sore I am
beset
with the importunities of my friends , to
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ourage
Abraham , nor that rare Scot ( the scholer of
our age
) Buchanan , his most pathetical Ieptha
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Y●t
his mishap , and though you do not see ,
Yet
reade and rew their wofull Tragedie . So
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astriumph
, not his vnhappie case , Befall to such
a triumph
in your grace . The King praies
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Gism●nda
Gismunda
in Purple commeth out of her Chamber , attended
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OVaine
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O Vaine
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( deare loue ) would faine dissolue this
strife
, But staie a while , I may perhaps foresee
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g●iefe
Faire daughter , I haue sought thee out with
griefe
, To ease the sorrowes of thy vexed heart
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●uch
Who daily dies to see thy needles teares ,
Such
bootlesse plaints that know nor meane nor
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〈◊〉
bootlesse plaints that know nor meane nor end
To
but increase the flouds of thy lament ,
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ther e
thy lament , And since the world knowes wel
there
was no want In thee , of ought that did
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hurtvnto
him thou doest , Much griefe to me , most
hurt vnto
thy selfe , And vnto Nature greatest
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rem●ue
sight , All cares and sorrowes could from me
remoue
. But father , now my ioyes forepast to
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Ofhim
With doubled loue to ease thy widowes want .
Of him
whose want is cause ofthy complaint
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ofthy
widowes want . Of him whose want is cause
of thy
complaint , Forbeare thou therefore
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〈◊〉
is cause ofthy complaint , Forbeare thou
therefore
al these needlesse teares , That nippe the
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n●t
In endles mones Princes should
not
delight .
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ca●
Who
can
forget a Iewell of such price ?
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●well
Who can forget a
Iewell
of such price ?
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srame
" Let reason worke that time doth easilie
frame
" In meanest wittes : to beare the greatest
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do●st
These solitarie walkes thou
doest
frequent , Yeeld fresh occasions to thy
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Trag●die
four maydens stay behind , as Chorus to the
Tragedie
.
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sur●
in , when he shall thinke his ioyes most
sure
. " No ransome serueth to redeem our daies
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gre●t
fame , and yet his honor spreades . And that
great
king that with so small a power Bereft the
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might
king that with so small a power Bereft the
mightie
Persian his crowne : Doeth witnesse well
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Pluekt
the sun , and with the showers sweete , "
Pluckt
with the hand it withereth ere euen . "
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Hec●
Hect
.
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alo●t
Fortunes change , pluckes downe that was
aloft
, And mingleth ioy , with enterchange of
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w●
, And mingleth ioy , with enterchange of
wo
.
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surste
strongest okes Are rent and torne , his life is
surest
of all : For he may scorne Fortune , that
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sco●e
, his life is surest of all : For he may
scorne
Fortune , that hath no power On him , that
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beginnet
forepassed daies , New heapes of cares , afresh
beginne
t' assay My pensiue heart : as when the
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Norworldlie
hollow vales , there is no curious art ,
nor worldlie
power , no not the gods can hold
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fauoury
The heauens I hope will
favour
your request . My Neece shall not impute
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our
The heauens I hope will favour
your
request . My Neece shall not impute the
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〈◊〉
Chamber laine , Renuchio captaine of his
Guard
, allready to hunt .
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〈◊〉
Renuchio captaine of his Guard , allready to
hunt
.
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poreneece
patient eares , to vnderstand the state , Of my
pore neece
, your daughter .
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notwell
what of her ? Is she
not well
? Inioyes she not her health ? Say
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whenthe
Since
when the
Princes hath intoumb'd her Lord Her
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offorce
flowring in the chiefest heat of youth , Is lead
of force
, to feed on such conceits , As easilie
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f●sake
daughter , would our onely ioy , Would she
forsake
vs ? would she leaue vs now ? Before she
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oursoule
graue . But what reuiues vs ? what maintaines
our soule
Within the prison of our withered
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●nough
Returne the chase , we haue beene chac'd
enough
.
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Bratus
The stout daughter of Cato
Brutus
wife , Portia When she had heard his death
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●at
strange thing ) ended her life by fire , And
eat
whot burning coales : O worthy dame ! O
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e●er
yeeres we might haue seene As vertuous as
euer
they haue beene .
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Actue
Actus
. 3.
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●nforst
weedes , and burne in raging lust : Twas I
enforst
her father to denie her second marriage
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reu●nge
triumph there will I recount , how I by sharpe
reuenge
on mortall wights , Haue taught the earth
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rem●unteth
Cupid
remounteth
into the heauens .
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carefnll
forth send . Is liuelie witnes , how that
carefull
dread , And hot desire , within her doe
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d●bate
, Her pensiue thoughts within themselues
debate
, But whereupon this restlesse life is growen
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●urneth
Iulio & Renuchio , gentlemen , to whom he
turneth
, and saith .
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Ialone
redoubled all in vaine . Now I perceiue that only
I alone
Am her belou'd , her lookes assure
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yeseen
wished way therof might finde . Heauens haue
ye seen
, or hath the age of man Recorded such
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ofman
. Heauens haue ye seen , or hath the age
of man
Recorded such a myracle as this ? In
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spiri●
ioyes I did conceiue , Within my fainting
spirit
therewithall , Who knoweth loue aright may
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arightmay
fainting spirit therewithall , Who knoweth loue
aright may
wel conceaue , By like aduentures that
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th●nderer
O thou great
thunderer
! who would not serue , Where wit with beautie
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Doet●
olde vautes mouth : the other in the plaine
Doeth
rise Southward , a furlong from the wall
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d●cree
. O peereles Queene , my ioy , my hearts
decree
; And thou faire Letter , how shall I welcome
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assauts
sonne ? or Helen false of faith ? " For Loue
assaults
not but the idle heart , " And such as liue
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anidle
seldome times is Cupid wont to send " Vnto
an idle
loue a ioyful end .
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Meg●ra
Before this Act
Megara
riseth out of hell , with the other Furies
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〈◊〉
Furies , Alecto and Tysyphone , dauncing an
hellish
round : which done she saith .
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●nuious
rankling venome shall infect them so With
enuious
wrath , and with recurelesse wo Each shall
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c●az'd
paines that make the miser glad of death Haue
ceaz'd
on me , and yet I cannot haue What villains
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counsming
Gods ) I craue , First on the traytor your
consuming
ire : Next , on the cursed strumpet dire
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●nd
hardly I could be induc'd To vex my selfe ,
and
be displeasde with thee , With flying tales
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bear●
vnspilt . This is that ouerweening-loue I
beare
To thee vnduetifull , and vndeserued . But
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●ing
My Lord the
King
, neither do I mislike Your sentence , nor
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〈◊〉
, If loue vnto you both may be a fault ,
That
vnto her my loue exceedes compare , Then
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Herface
she May heare my death without her hurt ,
Her face
, wherein there is as cleere a light
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●oy
Paris loue , Nor vnderstand the end of Helens
ioy
, He may behold the fatall ouerthrow Of
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OfPriams
ioy , He may behold the fatall ouerthrow
Of Priams
house , and of the towne of Troy
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Heneuer
serues Newils but what vnto her Honor longs ,
He neuer
from the rule of reason swarues ,
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basea
eyes behold So foule , so bloody , and so
base a
deede : But more to aggrauate the heauie
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cronw
see ? Doth here king Tancred hold the awful
crown
? Is this the place where ciuill people
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Blackpitchy
whither may I cast my lookes ? to heauen ?
Black pitchy
clouds from thence rain down reuenge
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r●uenge
Black pitchy clouds from thence rain down
reuenge
The earth shal I behold ? stainde with the
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str ong
, which eating time could not deuoure : A
strong
turret compact of stone and rock : Hugie
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neue●
of narrow space Dreadful and darke , where
neuer
light is found : Into this hollow caue ,
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ioss●
life ( quoth he ) greeues me no more , Then
losse
of that which I esteemed least , My Ladies
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〈◊〉
greeues me no more , Then losse of that which I
esteemed
least , My Ladies griefe , least she should
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eachone
spake no more , But ioyfully beholding vs
each one
, His words and cheare amazed vs so
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〈◊〉
well ? The horror of the fact , the greatest
griefe
, The massaker , the terror is to tell .
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foo●hwith
kind of crueltie is this you name ? Declare
foorthwith
, and wherunto doth tend This farther plaint
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〈◊〉
dead , His veines smok'd , his bowels all to
reeked
Ruthlesse were rent , and throwen about
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〈◊〉
each thing to be wrought As he had wilde ,
rejoysing
to behold Vpon the bloudie sword the pearced
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〈◊〉
And reaching me the same , now go , quoth
he
, Vnto my daughter , and with speedy hast
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〈◊〉
this , and say to her from me , Thy father
hath
here in this cup thee sent That thing to
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despit●e
crueltie ! O murder wrought with too much hard
despite
O hainous deede , which no posteritie Wil
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〈◊〉
disboweled from his brest : But what auaileth
plaint
? it is but breath Forewasted all in vaine
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comsort
in this cup hath sent The thing to ioy and
comfort
thee withall Which thou louedst best , euen
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thoulouedst
thing to ioy and comfort thee withall Which
thou louedst
best , euen as thou wast content
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〈◊〉
Deare heart , too dearely hast thou bought my
loue
Extreamely rated at too high a price . Ah
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〈◊〉
this gorgeous glittering head attir How ill
beseeme
these billaments of gold Thy mournfull widdowhood
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billam●nts
glittering head attir How ill beseeme these
billaments
of gold Thy mournfull widdowhood ? away
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vndressesh
She
vndresseth
her haire .
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descen d
kindly deed : But shall I then vnwreaken downe
descend
? Shall I not worke some iust reuenge on
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climb●
hands Fire his gates , and make the flame to
climbe
Vp to the pinnacles , with burning brands
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violl●
she taketh a
violl
of poyson out of her pocket .
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poys●n
she taketh a violl of
poyson
out of her pocket .
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o●
thou diest my loue , for I Will be copartner
of
thy destinie . Be merrie then my soule ,
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Qu●
O worthy
Queene
, rashnes doth ouerthrowe The author of
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rashn●s
O worthy Queene ,
rashnes
doth ouerthrowe The author of his resolution
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wilauoyd
Feare
wil auoyd
the sting of infamie .
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d●light
May good or bad reports
delight
the dead ?
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wher●in
now doth my soul begin To hate this light ,
wherein
there is no loue , No loue of parents to
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wit● h●n
is heauen Compar'd with earth . I cal to
witnes
, Heauen , said I ? no , but hel record
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co●ereth
Shee lieth down and
couereth
her face with her haire .
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imput●
you affirme dishonoured to be That fault
impute
it where it is , for he That slew mine Earle
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●arle
impute it where it is , for he That slew mine
Earle
, and sent his heart to me , His hands haue
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Sa●e
Saie
louely child , saie on , what ere it be
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〈◊〉
author of this Tragedie . On me , on me , yee
heauens
know downe your 〈◊〉 Now dies my daughter
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〈◊〉
this Tragedie . On me , on me , yee heauens
know
downe your 〈◊〉 Now dies my daughter , princely
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〈◊〉
me , yee heauens know downe your 〈◊〉 Now
dies
my daughter , princely with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oh faire
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〈◊〉
know downe your 〈◊〉 Now dies my daughter ,
princely
with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oh faire in life , thrice fairer
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〈◊〉
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Oh faire in life , thrice fairer in
thy
death , Deare to thy father in thy life
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ofloue
and thereupon Engraue some Royall Epitaph
of love
. That done , I swear thee thou shalt
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●ulio
So shal it in this resolution .
Iulio
forbeare , and as thou louest the king ,
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sorbeare
So shal it in this resolution . Iulio
forbeare
, and as thou louest the king , When thou
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the'ffect
, ye must vnderstand , Now she hath seen
the 'ffect
of her desire , She is departed ,
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Furieneuer
vertuous gouernment . Worthie to liue where
Furie neuer
came , Worthie to liue where loue
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Introductio●
Introduction
〈◊〉 Secundum .
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●cundum
Introduction 〈◊〉
Secundum
.
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〈◊〉
BEfore the second
Act
the 〈◊〉 heard a sweete noice of stil pipes
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〈◊〉
BEfore the second Act
the
〈◊〉 heard a sweete noice of stil pipes ,
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〈◊〉
BEfore the second Act the 〈◊〉
heard
a sweete noice of stil pipes , which sounding
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L●crece
sweete noice of stil pipes , which sounding ,
Lucrece
entred , attended ended by a mayden of honor
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〈◊〉
of stil pipes , which sounding , Lucrece
entred
, attended ended by a mayden of honor with
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〈◊〉
pipes , which sounding , Lucrece entred ,
attended
ended by a mayden of honor with a couered
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cou●ed
attended ended by a mayden of honor with a
couered
goddard of gold , and drawing the curtens
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〈◊〉
vnto Gismunda to tast thereof : which when
she
had done , the maid returned , and Lucrece
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〈◊〉
Before this Acte the Hobaies sounded a
lofty
Almain , and Cupid Vshereth after him ,
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〈◊〉
Hobaies sounded a lofty Almain , and Cupid
Vshereth
after him , Guizard and Gismund hand in
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Gui●ard
lofty Almain , and Cupid Vshereth after him ,
Guizard
and Gismund hand in hand . Iulio and Lucrece
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〈◊〉
and Cupid Vshereth after him , Guizard and
Gismund
hand in hand . Iulio and Lucrece , Renuchio
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〈◊〉
Vshereth after him , Guizard and Gismund hand in
hand
. Iulio and Lucrece , Renuchio and another
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〈◊〉
him , Guizard and Gismund hand in hand .
Iulio
and Lucrece , Renuchio and another maiden
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L●crece
Guizard and Gismund hand in hand . Iulio and
Lucrece
, Renuchio and another maiden of honor .
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●onor
Lucrece , Renuchio and another maiden of
honor
. The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 genes a cane into Guiszards
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〈◊〉
cane into Guiszards hand , and they are all
ledde
forrth again by Cupid , Et sequitur .
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curte●s
ancred commeth forth , & draweth Gismunds
curtens
, and lies down vpon her bed , then from
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〈◊〉
commeth forth , & draweth Gismunds curtens ,
and
lies down vpon her bed , then from vnder
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〈◊〉
bed , then from vnder the stage ascendeth
Guisz
. & he helpeth vp Gismund , they amarously
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amaro●slv
ascendeth Guisz . & he helpeth vp Gismund , they
amarously
embrace , & depart . The king ariseth enraged
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ar●seth
they amarously embrace , & depart . The king
ariseth
enraged , then mas heard & seen a storm
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s●orm
ariseth enraged , then mas heard & seen a
storm
of thunder & lightning , in which the furies
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●ries
storm of thunder & lightning , in which the
furies
rise vp , Et sequitur .
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〈◊〉
Before this Act was a dead march
plaid
, during which entred on the stage Renuchio
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〈◊〉
capten of the Guard , attended vpon by the
guard
, they tooke vp Guisz . from vnder the stage
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〈◊〉
Guisz . from vnder the stage , then after
Guiszard
〈◊〉 had kindly taken leaue of them all ,
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〈◊〉
leaue of them all , a strangling cord was
fastened
about his neck , & he haled foorth by them
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〈◊〉
neck , & he haled foorth by them . Renuchio
bewayleth
it , & then entring in , bringeth foorth
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wh●t
cup of gold , with a bloudy hart reeking
whot
in it , and then saith vt sequitur .
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init
of gold , with a bloudy hart reeking whot
in it
, and then saith vt sequitur .
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〈◊〉
Faulses
escaped .
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〈◊〉
Faulses
escaped
.
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wido●●s
. sce. iii. act 〈◊〉 . for widowhood , r.
widows
bed . sce. ii. for whilom a r. whilom there