THE
VNFORTVNATE
POLITIQUE
,
OR
THE
LIFE
OF
HEROD
I
Have
cast
my
eyes
and
thoughts
on
divers
Histories
,
but
never
could
light
on
any
that
might
better
bring
great
ones
really
to
apprehend
how
much
they
are
deceived
,
who
sway
a
Court
,
or
State
by
pure
policie
,
and
humane
wisdome
,
squaring
religion
to
their
own
ends
,
and
interests
,
then
the
life
and
death
of
this
unfortunate
King
of
Iury.
Hee
had
a
naturall
judgement
of
a
deep
reach
;
an
understanding
,
that
could
pierce
unto
,
and
fathome
the
most
wonderfull
and
mysterious
practices
;
&
a
courage
mounted
to
the
highest
degree
and
pitch
that
can
bee
expressed
:
A
man
that
had
sprung
out
of
nothing
,
yet
built
his
fortunes
as
high
as
a
Throne
,
and
established
it
amidst
so
various
,
so
knotty
,
and
intricate
affaires
,
that
he
made
himselfe
to
be
admired
even
of
the
most
understanding
heads
then
in
the
world
.
But
since
he
built
on
that
impious
maxime
,
That
hee
ought
to
make
Law
and
Religion
his
stalkinghorse
for
to
serve
his
own
purposes
,
hee
led
a
life
as
full
of
villany
,
as
disquiet
,
which
ended
with
the
most
wofull
death
that
imagination
can
reach
unto
to
conceive
.
What
made
me
yet
to
resolve
upon
this
History
(
which
I
have
taken
out
of
Iosephus
,
and
some
other
smaller
fragments
,
and
Commentaries
,
spinning
it
out
according
to
the
copiousnesse
of
my
style
,
&
not
strictly
tying
my selfe
to
any
exact
translation
)
was
,
that
(
beside
the
Vnfortunate
Politique
)
you
read
there
Innocence
persecuted
and
wearied
in
the
life
of
a
Lady
that
was
the
very
mirrour
of
Patience
;
and
whom
I
propose
here
in
the
first
rank
,
as
one
of
the
greatest
Ornaments
of
our
holy
Court
.
It
is
not
here
without
reason
,
that
I
would
cull
the
fairest
Roses
amidst
the
sharpest
Thornes
;
shew
her
serenity
,
and
calmnesse
in
the
greatest
tempest
of
a
troublesome
state
;
and
seek
a
hony
Comb
even
in
the
jawes
of
a
Lion
:
since
from
Herods
Court
I
goe
to
fetch
out
a
chast
,
and
patient
Mariamne
,
the
very
Tablet
of
Innocence
most
despightfully
entreated
.
The
patience
of
this
poore
Queen
deserves
to
bee
consecrated
with
the
pen
of
a
Diamond
to
the
Temple
of
Eternity
;
since
it
is
able
to
ecclipse
the
glory
of
the
greatest
Heroes
,
to
transcend
the
power
of
Rhetorick
,
and
to
ravish
the
spirits
,
even
of
those
that
use
not
to
admire
ought
that
is
obvious
and
vulgar
.
God
who
rayses
the
glory
of
his
chosen
on
the
foundation
(
as
it
were
)
of
the
greatest
miseries
,
seeing
the
soule
of
this
Princesse
to
be
of
a
most
hardy
,
and
noble
temper
,
thought
fit
to
give
her
a
spacious
field
for
combat
,
that
so
shee
might
win
the
more
glorious
&
triumphant
Palmes
of
patience
:
And
to
this
end
he
gave
her
wicked
Herod
to
her
husband
,
a
Persecutor
,
a
barbarous
,
and
infamous
Executioner
,
but
by
so
much
the
more
sutable
to
the
patience
of
Mariamne
,
by
how
much
the
more
like
a
Persecutor
,
and
a
Headsman
then
a
husband
,
and
a
head
.
To
know
the
strength
,
and
roughnesse
of
this
anvill
,
we
must
know
the
hammer
that
beat
upon
it
:
The
better
to
speak
the
singular
goodnesse
of
this
Queen
,
wee
must
oppose
unto
it
an
anti-parallel
,
the
malice
of
Herod
;
wee
must
obserue
how
this
disloyall
person
,
holding
his
Life
,
Scepter
,
&
Crown
from
the
house
of
Mariamne
,
in
recompence
thereof
,
took
away
from
her
both
Scepter
,
Crown
,
and
Life
.
After
hee
had
ript
out
her
bowels
(
as
I
may
so
speak
)
putting
to
death
her
neerest
blood
before
her
eyes
,
&
at
last
he
flings
her
too
,
all
weltring
in
her
blood
,
upon
the
pile
(
where
her
kindred
,
and
brethren
were
made
a
holocaust
)
to
bee
the
last
sacrifice
to
his
hellish
furie
;
yet
could
he
never
shake
her
invincible
patience
,
and
constancy
.
Each
one
speaks
of
Herod
,
as
a
man
composed
of
clay
tempered
with
blood
,
as
of
a
Tyrant
that
would
murther
mercy
it selfe
:
But
every
man
knoweth
not
the
art
,
and
subtlety
,
which
hee
used
to
get
into
possession
of
his
Mariamne
,
and
Davids
Scepter
;
oppressing
the
one
with
all
Ingratitude
,
and
swaying
the
other
with
extream
Tyranny
.
About
fifty
yeares
before
the
Nativity
of
our
Saviour
,
the
kingdome
of
Iudah
,
that
since
David
stood
on
its
bottome
neer
a
thousand
yeares
(
though
in
that
period
it
oft
had
suffered
strange
ecclipses
,
&
changes
,
being
often
rent
,
and
sore
shaken
,
&
by
those
concussions
often
knit
again
,
and
took
deeper
root
,
)
found
its
Tombe
,
and
utter
ruine
in
the
fatall
discord
of
two
Brothers
.
Hyrcanus
an
honest
man
,
but
a
bad
King
,
did
then
beare
rule
:
hee
had
neither
strength
,
resolution
,
nor
courage
;
as
coward
like
in
his
charge
,
as
innocent
in
his
manners
,
&
conversation
.
His
over-facile
demeanour
made
him
degenerate
into
a
kinde
of
stupidity
,
and
though
unable
to
do
any
harm
,
yet
did
he
suffer
himselfe
to
bee
an
instrument
of
all
the
insolencies
that
were
committed
,
for
that
he
was
too
ductile
,
&
capable
of
the
impressions
of
another
:
Being
apprehensive
of
this
his
weaknesse
,
hee
casts
the
honour
,
and
burden
of
the
Realme
(
with
all
willingnesse
)
on
the
shoulder
of
his
brother
Aristobulus
,
a
man
valiant
,
and
hearty
,
but
who
had
more
imploiments
then
good
successe
.
During
this
declining
and
tottering
state
of
Royalty
,
Palestina
was
much
eyed
,
and
courted
of
her
Neighbours
,
and
aboue
all
,
by
Antipater
(
the
father
of
this
Herod
)
an
Idumean
by
birth
,
in
's
manners
an
Arabian
,
a
factious
spirit
,
well
monied
,
and
by
his
stratagems
able
to
overturne
a
great
Empire
;
who
had
of
a
long
time
on
foot
a
project
upon
the
Realm
of
Iudea
,
he
well
foresaw
that
it
would
be
a
hard
taske
for
him
to
put
in
practise
his
wicked
designes
,
as
long
as
that
bold
Lion
Aristobulus
stood
on
the
top
,
or
pinacle
;
but
if
hee
were
once
dismounted
,
and
Hircanus
restored
to
the
throne
,
then
all
should
be
at
his
arbitrement
and
disposall
.
What
doth
the
Arabian
,
but
goe
about
sowing
the
seeds
of
rebellion
in
the
hearts
of
the
people
against
their
Leige
Lord
Aristobulus
?
Telling
them
,
they
were
disloyall
cowards
,
to
permit
their
lawfull
King
Hircanus
to
be
dethroned
(
in
whose
hand
nature
had
put
the
Scepter
,
)
and
the
Kingdome
to
be
transferred
on
a
mutinous
,
and
a
turbulent
spirit
,
who
ere
long
would
make
them
the
wracks
&
desolation
of
all
Palestine
;
that
they
had
abandoned
a
King
,
whom
they
could
not
tax
with
ought
,
but
excesse
of
goodnesse
,
to
admit
of
one
,
who
having
entred
at
the
gate
of
treachery
,
could
not
reigne
over
them
without
the
trouble
,
and
combustion
of
his
country
,
when
good
Hircanus
would
devest
himselfe
of
his
right
,
they
were
to
blame
to
condescend
to
his
modesty
,
who
was
by
so
much
the
worthier
to
rule
,
by
how
much
he
deem'd
himselfe
the
more
unworthy
:
The
glory
which
hee
did
fly
from
in
undervaluing
his
own
person
,
should
have
pursued
him
to
his
grave
.
If
they
did
object
against
him
too
much
gentlenesse
,
it
was
the
more
agreeable
to
the
piety
,
and
sweet
behaviour
of
the
Iews
.
If
the
Doues
were
to
chuse
them
a
King
,
they
would
ever
make
a
choise
of
a
Stalue
,
before
a
Sparrow-hawk
.
This
subtile
head
,
by
such
like
remonstrances
found
many
that
gave
eare
unto
him
,
partly
amongst
those
that
loved
innovation
,
&
partly
too
,
among
those
that
were
carried
away
with
the
pretended
justice
of
the
cause
,
&
none
would
yet
espie
his
drift
,
which
under
the
colour
of
publique
good
,
went
about
to
erect
a
Monarchy
for
himselfe
,
or
his
heires
.
Having
now
thrust
the
iron
so
farre
into
the
fire
,
hee
studied
how
to
win
the
heart
of
Hyrcanus
with
all
manner
of
obsequiousnesse
,
and
testimonies
of
friendship
,
which
was
not
difficult
to
purchase
;
this
Prince
permitting
himselfe
to
be
overruled
by
those
that
would
make
any
semblance
of
good
will
towards
him
.
Behold
him
now
(
become
as
it
were
)
Lord
Protector
,
or
Guardian
of
this
flexible
spirit
,
when
under
pretence
of
love
he
possesses
in
that
manner
,
that
all
the
actions
of
Hyrcanus
past
currant
no
longer
by
any
other
authority
,
then
the
directions
and
counsells
of
Antipater
.
Neverthelesse
when
he
began
to
egge
him
forward
for
to
make
warre
on
his
brother
for
the
recovery
of
the
royall
Throne
,
hee
found
his
heart
so
far
benumbd
that
he
had
much
adoe
to
warm
it
,
and
strike
a
spark
of
courage
into
his
soule
,
for
the
excessive
coldnesse
and
the
unmanlinesse
of
his
Nature
.
But
at
length
hee
preacht
one
day
effectually
,
and
did
edifie
much
,
telling
him
,
that
this
quitting
of
his
kingdome
,
which
he
had
translated
to
his
brother
,
was
a
thing
that
could
not
stand
with
his
Honour
,
and
safety
of
Life
.
What
eye
would
not
distill
teares
to
see
him
in
that
contempt
,
&
misery
,
while
his
brother
lived
in
riot
,
and
pomp
:
This
was
to
confound
the
Laws
of
nature
;
this
was
to
authorize
tyranny
.
Petty
theeves
are
cast
into
a
Dungeon
,
or
Stocks
,
and
Aristobulus
that
had
usurpt
a
kingdome
,
rufled
in
silk
,
&
sparkled
with
Diamonds
.
A
Kingdome
was
a
shirt
which
a
man
should
not
shift
off
,
but
with
his
life
:
they
were
the
tales
and
dreames
of
idle
talking
Philosophy
,
that
Crowns
were
lin'd
with
thorns
,
whereas
they
are
Rubies
&
Diamonds
,
that
never
yet
molested
any
mans
head
.
The
life
which
then
Hyrcanus
lead
,
would
better
become
an
Essean
Monk
,
or
a
Capuchin
,
then
a
King
:
And
to
conclude
,
that
all
the
people
desired
with
passion
to
see
him
re-enstated
in
his
fathers
Throne
.
Hee
possest
his
eares
with
so
powerfull
Rhetorique
,
that
hee
began
now
to
gaine
upon
him
But
there
were
many
reasons
,
which
held
him
in
suspense
.
The
one
was
his
oath
,
by
which
hee
had
renounced
his
Royalty
;
the
other
want
of
sufficient
strength
for
the
enterprise
.
For
the
oath
,
Antipater
soon
resolved
him
of
that
,
telling
him
,
he
swore
a
hainous
crime
,
and
there
was
nothing
could
obliege
him
to
the
performance
;
and
for
strength
,
he
acquainted
him
with
the
auxiliary
forces
of
lusty
Arabians
,
which
he
could
levy
at
his
command
.
While
hee
yet
staggerd
at
this
unsteedy
footing
,
he
went
on
to
breath
into
his
heart
black
mistrusts
,
and
jealousies
touching
his
brother
,
as
though
(
after
he
had
preyed
upon
his
estate
)
he
had
an
enterprize
upon
his
life
;
surmising
conspiracies
to
be
plotted
against
him
:
and
this
hee
did
with
such
art
,
&
sleight
,
that
Hyrcanus
yeelded
to
him
,
and
gave
him
full
commission
of
war
,
or
peace
,
to
doe
according
as
it
liked
him
best
.
This
concluded
,
the
Apple
of
discord
was
flung
into
the
midst
:
Antipater
fail'd
not
to
implore
the
ayd
of
Aretas
King
of
the
Arabs
,
who
comes
up
with
a
mighty
army
,
which
like
an
inundation
over-runs
all
Palestine
,
committing
over-runs
all
Palestine
,
committing
all
outrage
,
and
hostility
,
sacking
&
depopulating
(
without
mercy
)
all
the
way
he
went
,
insomuch
,
that
hee
drove
Aristobulus
to
a
very
narrow
strait
,
beseiging
him
within
Ierusalem
the
Metropolis
,
and
Royall
City
.
But
as
the
greater
Serpent
devours
the
lesser
;
so
hapneth
it
hereupon
,
that
the
Romans
under
the
conduct
of
Pompey
the
Great
,
now
displaying
their
dreadfull
Eagles
on
the
plaines
of
Syria
,
leading
an
army
of
fire
,
before
which
all
other
Roytlets
or
minor
Princes
were
but
as
chaffe
,
make
this
Arabian
glad
to
retire
within
his
own
territories
,
they
march
on
victoriously
without
controle
,
and
interpose
themselves
to
prescribe
laws
,
to
pronounce
peace
,
or
war
,
how
,
and
to
whom
soever
they
pleased
.
The
two
brothers
made
all
Courtship
to
the
Roman
,
to
purchase
his
favour
,
and
amity
;
each
one
striving
eagerly
to
win
him
of
his
side
,
well
perceiving
that
the
obtaining
of
this
would
speedily
put
a
period
to
the
controversie
.
Aristobulus
(
as
the
more
generous
hold
,
and
King-like
)
at
the
first
accessefound
the
more
favour
,
in
regard
that
among
other
largesses
,
he
presented
him
with
a
vine
al
of
massie
gold
,
one
of
the
rarest
,
and
most
exact
workmanship
in
the
world
,
which
afterward
,
for
a
long
time
served
for
an
ornament
in
the
Capitoll
.
At
length
behold
both
brothers
prostrate
at
Pompey's
feet
,
contesting
both
,
&
pleading
not
for
a
Hamlet
,
or
Vineyard
,
but
a
Kingdome
;
nothing
suspecting
that
while
they
staked
their
fortunes
in
the
hands
of
a
stranger
,
(
who
knew
no
other
law
but
his
ambition
)
insteed
of
Umpire
he
would
play
the
Vulture
,
&
clasp
them
in
his
tallons
.
Antipater
seeing
at
first
the
ballance
to
perpend
to
Aristobulus
his
side
,
as
one
that
the
Romans
had
reason
to
hope
would
be
more
serviceable
,
&
advantagious
to
their
designes
,
never
ceased
to
decry
him
,
to
cast
black
aspertions
on
his
reputation
,
and
to
work
the
Romans
to
a
mistrust
of
his
inclination
towards
them
,
still
fawning
,
and
couching
like
a
Spaniell
before
Pompey
:
insomuch
that
Aristobulus
foreseeing
that
this
pernicious
spirit
,
abusing
the
name
,
&
weaknesse
of
his
brother
,
would
sel
both
to
the
Roman
,
sets
himselfe
on
his
gard
;
where
he
had
but
too
much
resolution
,
and
too
little
strength
to
cope
with
the
Army
of
so
potent
an
Empire
.
This
poore
Prince
being
overmatched
,
and
sinking
under
the
weight
of
such
an
encounter
,
was
taken
captive
,
bound
in
chaines
with
his
two
soones
and
so
many
daughters
,
and
led
away
to
Rome
to
furnish
a
triumph
for
Pompey
:
Ierusalem
is
made
tributary
,
the
Pontificate
confer'd
upon
Hyrcanus
,
but
all
the
authority
committed
to
the
hands
of
Antipater
.
This
was
a
spectacle
that
drew
teares
even
from
those
,
who
before
times
could
not
affect
Aristobulus
,
to
see
this
unfortunate
King
in
bolts
,
laden
with
iron
,
together
with
his
Princely
sonnes
,
and
the
poor
Ladies
his
daughters
,
all
the
heires
of
their
fathers
misfortunes
who
were
,
leaving
their
native
country
,
where
they
reigned
in
such
Honour
,
for
to
seek
through
so
uncouth
and
tedious
voyages
by
sea
&
●and
,
their
thraldome
or
death
,
which
is
the
more
ordinary
wish
of
unhappy
wights
.
Antipater
reapes
the
bayes
of
this
victory
,
and
begins
(
though
as
yet
staind
with
blood
)
to
establish
his
litle
Monarchy
which
he
had
been
so
long
a
contriving
.
Hyrcanus
seem'd
like
an
old
sepulcher
which
retain'd
nothing
but
the
name
,
or
inscription
.
All
things
were
effected
by
him
in
appearance
,
though
not
any
thing
indeed
:
The
other
entertain'd
the
Romans
out
of
his
Exchequer
,
bestowed
presents
,
sent
,
and
received
Embassadours
,
practised
confederacies
,
corrupted
the
forces
of
his
adversaries
and
rid
his
way
of
all
the
rubs
,
and
impediments
that
might
oppose
his
advancement
,
&
greatnesse
;
and
made
it
beleeved
that
this
mild
Pontiffie
was
prime
mover
and
author
of
all
.
Then
seeing
himselfe
each
day
to
grow
stronger
in
repute
and
authority
,
the
better
to
assure
the
Realme
for
his
sonnes
after
his
decease
,
hee
made
the
elder
(
namely
Phaselus
)
governour
of
Ierusalem
,
and
on
Herod
his
younger
son
he
confer'd
the
Prefectureship
of
Galile
.
In
short
time
after
,
when
he
had
suckt
up
all
the
winde
with
his
flatulent
ambition
had
engendred
,
and
being
now
at
his
non
ultra
,
not
knowing
which
way
to
bend
his
machinations
,
he
suckt
up
a
glasse
of
poyson
that
was
ministed
unto
him
at
a
feast
by
the
device
of
Malicus
his
enemie
.
Behold
here
the
issue
of
humane
practices
!
Those
who
are
drunk
with
ambition
,
and
are
mad
for
Honours
which
they
seeke
to
arrive
at
by
mischievous
plots
,
and
all
the
travell
of
body
and
minde
,
are
like
those
litle
bubbles
which
arise
on
the
surface
of
the
water
in
a
tempest
,
they
swell
,
and
burst
in
a
moment
.
Antipater
being
dead
,
his
two
sonnes
,
Phaselus
and
Herod
share
equally
in
the
succession
,
each
of
them
maintaines
his
own
station
firmly
,
&
studies
to
temper
the
matter
so
as
to
get
Hyrcanus
still
to
act
the
same
part
to
represent
a
King
.
Herod
was
no
sooner
entred
upon
his
charge
,
even
while
his
father
was
yet
living
(
being
not
full
fifteen
yeares
of
age
)
shewed
early
what
in
time
hee
would
prove
by
some
excursions
of
his
inbred
disposition
,
which
sometimes
hee
made
to
sallie
out
,
like
those
litle
streaks
,
and
sparks
of
heat
in
the
ayre
,
that
burst
out
of
a
cloud
,
and
then
after
flash
in
lightning
.
He
was
of
a
fraudulent
,
and
malignant
spirit
,
ambitious
even
to
a
degree
of
madnes
,
whose
fingers
did
alwaies
itch
to
bee
imbrued
in
blood
,
and
slaughter
;
and
indeed
he
stained
his
tender
years
and
the
prologue
of
his
reigne
with
effusion
of
humane
blood
,
putting
to
the
sword
Ezekias
,
who
indeed
lived
in
the
esteem
of
a
Rover
&
common
robber
,
but
he
cut
in
peeces
many
other
Iews
with
him
without
discerning
the
guiltlesse
,
fed
the
guilty
,
which
caused
that
many
innocent
soules
were
involv'd
in
this
common
ruine
.
The
mothers
of
these
people
who
were
massacred
by
Herod
,
stirr'd
not
out
of
the
Temple
,
lamenting
,
and
with
their
heire
disheveld
,
demanding
justice
from
Hyrcanus
,
who
was
but
an
Idoll
,
or
Statue
of
Majestie
.
Notwithstanding
being
importun'd
with
the
cryes
of
these
distressed
women
,
&
set
on
by
some
of
his
Nobility
,
he
caused
Herod
to
be
summond
for
to
appeare
in
judgement
.
In
this
action
it
was
well
that
this
young
Prince
shewed
some
resolution
,
and
gave
some
assurance
of
courage
.
Others
that
were
accused
came
to
this
Parliament
of
Iudea
,
all
sad
&
dejected
,
but
he
arrived
thither
as
to
a
feast
or
Theatre
,
attended
with
a
flourishing
convoy
clad
in
Skarlet
,
all
perfum'd
and
his
haire
frizel'd
,
&
moreover
with
Letters
of
recommendation
from
the
Romans
,
which
were
writ
in
the
stile
of
authority
,
and
military
language
,
commanding
the
Iudges
to
acquit
him
without
any
further
processe
.
Hee
was
scarce
fifteen
yeares
of
age
,
and
yet
with
his
very
presence
dasht
the
Iudges
,
and
Advocates
so
out
of
countenance
that
of
all
those
that
had
provided
long
haranges
against
him
,
there
was
not
one
that
durst
open
his
mouth
while
he
was
there
.
One
of
the
Iudges
whose
name
was
Sameas
,
a
right
honest
man
,
and
of
more
courage
then
all
the
rest
,
spake
aloud
to
King
Hyrcanns
,
who
was
there
present
:
Idoe
not
wonder
that
this
young
Lord
appeares
before
this
Tribunal
in
such
equipage
every
man
would
secure
him selfe
as
well
as
he
may
;
but
I
doe
wonder
Sir
,
that
you
and
your
Counsell
should
omit
this
demeanour
,
as
if
he
came
hither
not
to
be
judg'd
,
but
to
cut
the
Iudges
throats
.
You
will
now
pardon
him
in
favour
,
but
he
will
one
day
assacinate
you
in
justice
.
And
indeed
of
this
whole
Senate
there
scap'd
not
one
that
Herod
did
not
put
to
death
,
when
he
had
got
the
full
power
of
the
kingdome
,
except
him
onely
that
had
delivered
his
opinion
of
him
with
this
bold
simplicity
.
It
is
recorded
of
this
Sameas
,
how
that
some
yeares
after
a
question
being
made
of
receiving
Herod
to
bee
their
King
;
when
others
did
stiffely
oppose
it
,
he
spake
freely
that
hee
gave
his
suffrage
to
Herod
,
&
as
they
were
wondring
at
the
speech
,
marvell
not
at
the
matter
(
quoth
he
)
God
would
give
you
a
King
in
his
anger
,
and
hee
could
not
finde
one
naughtier
then
Herod
:
He
is
the
scourge
which
you
doe
want
to
chastise
your
infidelity
.
Hyrcanus
then
seeing
the
Iudges
somewhat
animated
by
the
speech
of
Sameas
and
to
be
more
inclined
to
the
side
of
lustice
then
Mercy
,
made
him
secretly
to
slink
away
,
for
hee
loved
him
intirely
,
and
so
hatcht
the
egge
of
a
Cockatrice
within
his
own
bosome
.
Herod
who
came
not
any
way
behind
his
Father
in
pollicie
,
following
his
examples
and
practices
adhered
firmly
unto
the
Romans
,
winning
them
by
all
manner
of
observances
,
and
entertaining
Hyrcanus
with
all
pleasance
,
and
flattery
.
The
kingdome
of
Iudea
seemd
as
yet
to
bee
farre
enough
from
his
reach
,
Phaselus
as
the
elder
held
the
better
part
of
it
:
Aristobulus
whom
you
have
seen
led
away
in
chaines
to
Rome
,
had
yet
two
sonnes
,
whereof
the
elder
call'd
Alexander
was
father
to
chast
Mariamne
,
whose
patience
we
doe
here
blazon
;
the
other
was
Antigonus
,
who
spunne
Herod
a
spindle
full
of
matter
to
untwist
.
But
hee
was
soone
rid
of
both
;
for
unfortunate
Alexander
successour
of
his
father
Aristobulus
his
disasters
,
being
come
to
the
field
with
certaine
forces
,
which
he
had
pickt
up
as
well
as
his
weak
fortunes
enabled
him
,
was
opprest
by
the
Romans
,
who
came
to
the
assistance
of
Herod
.
Antigonus
being
got
loose
from
captivity
,
wherein
he
was
detained
at
Rome
,
together
with
his
father
Aristobulus
,
cut
out
much
employment
too
for
Herod
.
For
casting
himself
into
the
armes
of
the
Parthians
,
hee
made
them
so
many
promises
,
and
swel'd
them
with
such
hopes
that
they
undertook
to
invest
him
with
the
kingdome
:
and
forthwith
they
made
preparations
by
Sea
&
Land
,
and
prevailed
so
far
both
by
force
,
and
cunning
,
that
they
chased
out
Hyrcanus
,
&
Phaselus
:
Herod
very
narrowly
escapt
his
life
,
and
though
he
had
a
courage
of
steele
,
yet
was
hee
so
amaz'd
with
this
surprise
,
that
hee
went
very
neer
to
make
himself
away
.
Hyrcanus
was
very
coursly
handled
by
the
command
of
his
Nephew
Antigonus
,
he
had
his
eares
cropt
off
,
and
so
was
made
forever
uncapable
of
the
Pontificate
.
Phaselus
,
Herods
brother
,
being
so
enraged
with
this
unexpected
chance
of
fortune
,
dasht
his
brains
against
a
stone
.
Herod
,
who
had
alwaies
stuck
as
close
to
the
Romans
,
as
the
lvy
to
the
wall
,
seeing
his
affaires
in
such
a
plunge
&
extream
hazard
,
implores
their
aid
,
and
complains
in
most
pathetick
expressions
of
the
violence
of
Antigonus
,
the
incursions
,
and
hostility
of
the
Parthians
,
puts
them
in
minde
of
the
good
services
of
his
father
Antipater
,
and
promises
on
his
part
the
Ocean
,
and
all
the
scaly
Legions
.
Which
letters
found
so
good
successe
,
that
he
(
beyond
all
hopes
and
expectation
)
was
proclaimed
King
of
Iudea
,
and
Antigonus
an
enemy
to
the
Roman
estate
because
a
fugitive
,
and
allyed
to
the
Parthians
.
Herod
pursues
him
with
hue
&
cry
,
being
assisted
with
the
forces
of
the
Roman
Empire
.
Antigonus
still
unfortunate
in
all
adventures
,
after
a
fierce
encounter
,
and
long
resistance
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
was
the
first
of
any
king
that
by
the
command
of
M.
Anthony
was
executed
in
a
manner
so
unbefitting
his
quality
,
and
to
the
Romans
unusuall
,
leaving
his
head
upon
a
scaffold
in
the
City
of
Antioch
,
for
no
other
reason
then
seeking
to
recover
his
fathers
inheritance
:
But
Strabo
saith
that
M.
Anthony
knew
no
other
way
to
make
Herod
to
bee
agniz'd
for
King
;
both
for
that
there
were
yet
living
some
of
the
blood
Royall
,
that
were
capable
of
the
Scepter
;
and
for
that
the
people
loved
their
naturall
King
,
but
hated
the
stranger
.
This
Tragoedy
ended
,
Herod
mounted
on
the
top
of
fortunes
wheele
.
Lo●
all
the
thornes
in
his
way
(
as
he
thinks
)
now
grub'd
up
.
There
now
remained
of
the
Illustrious
race
of
the
H●smoneans
,
but
an
aged
&
weather-beaten
Prince
,
one
infant
Boy
,
and
two
Girles
to
bee
defeated
.
Hyrcanus
was
that
aged
Prince
,
who
intruth
drew
an
unwilling
breath
,
whose
head
many
turmoiles
,
and
vicissitudes
of
fortune
hastned
his
hoary
haire
,
he
was
then
held
captive
in
the
Parthians
hands
;
but
the
King
,
though
a
Barbarian
,
had
compassion
on
a
milde
,
debonaire
nature
in
so
deplor'd
a
case
,
so
that
hee
permitted
him
to
live
within
the
walls
of
Babylon
,
with
all
the
liberty
as
might
be
desired
.
This
poor
Prince
who
lived
all
his
life
time
without
any
ambition
did
beare
this
change
of
fortune
with
an
equall
temper
,
and
tenor
of
minde
.
The
Iews
who
lived
in
that
Kings
dominions
seeing
him
so
maim'd
,
and
in
a
manner
excoriated
with
stripes
,
poore
&
forlorn
,
yet
gave
him
the
respect
of
a
King
and
expressed
such
honour
,
and
reverence
towards
him
,
that
hee
found
a
kingdome
(
in
a
manner
even
in
his
captivity
.
)
Herod
who
saw
that
this
man
might
stand
him
yet
in
some
steed
against
those
that
could
disquiet
and
annoy
his
anxious
and
unsetled
estate
dispatcheth
an
Embassadour
strait
to
the
King
of
the
Parthians
,
with
many
faire
presents
,
and
Letters
fraught
with
sugred
words
,
and
soothing
complements
;
wherein
hee
doth
beseech
him
not
to
bereave
him
of
that
onely
and
best
contentment
that
he
had
in
the
world
but
to
ad
this
curtesie
unto
his
former
favours
wherewith
hee
had
obliged
him
:
Hyrcanus
,
saith
hee
,
was
his
good
Benefactor
,
his
Protector
,
&
Father
,
and
since
God
had
now
given
some
repose
unto
his
affairs
,
it
would
be
a
singular
comfort
unto
him
to
communicate
the
Scepter
,
the
cares
and
pleasures
of
a
King
with
one
so
trusty
&
so
worthy
to
be
beloved
.
The
Parthian
King
willing
to
gratifie
Herod
whom
he
saw
to
be
supported
by
the
Roman
Empire
(
which
he
did
more
feare
for
its
puissance
,
then
honour
for
its
valour
)
granted
full
leave
to
Hyrcanus
to
goe
whither
he
would
.
He
(
good
man
)
consulted
with
the
principall
men
of
his
nation
,
who
did
altogether
disswade
him
from
it
,
but
the
easines
of
his
good
nature
(
which
did
alwaies
swallow
the
bait
without
heeding
the
hooke
)
yeelded
to
those
supposed
curtesies
of
Herod
,
and
so
returned
straight
to
Ierusalem
,
where
hee
was
received
with
all
demonstrations
of
joy
,
&
amity
.
Behold
no
wall
the
Royall
family
in
the
hands
of
this
barbarous
usurper
.
Hyrcanus
had
but
one
daughter
,
who
took
not
after
her
father
kinde
,
for
shee
was
extream
haughty
,
and
in
this
servitude
did
fret
,
and
champ
upon
the
bit
,
with
much
discontent
,
she
was
the
mother
of
two
children
,
a
Boy
and
a
Girle
,
his
name
was
Aristobulus
,
and
hers
Mariamne
,
who
was
after
married
to
Herod
.
Mariamne
was
esteemed
the
most
beautifull
Princesse
in
the
world
.
For
Gellius
who
went
about
to
survey
the
rarest
features
in
the
world
,
for
to
return
a
List
of
them
to
M.
Anthony
,
having
well
scan'd
the
most
excellent
pieces
of
Nature
,
when
he
saw
Mariamne
,
he
protested
that
all
other
beauties
were
course
,
&
cast
in
a
mould
of
earth
,
in
comparison
of
this
which
seemed
to
him
to
have
dropt
from
the
spheres
,
&
to
have
been
drawn
by
some
divine
,
and
immortall
Limmer
.
This
man
saw
but
the
bark
,
and
casket
,
and
yet
was
ravished
with
admiration
;
but
her
comelinesse
of
body
was
nothing
in
comparison
of
the
noble
qualities
of
her
soule
.
This
was
a
tender
Imp
of
the
stock
of
the
famous
Machabees
,
well
verst
in
Gods
laws
,
discreet
,
modest
,
&
respectfull
,
that
as
Susanna
,
but
aboue
all
couragious
and
patient
;
living
in
the
Court
of
Herad
as
Iob
upon
the
dunghill
.
Never
was
beauty
,
&
goodnesse
so
discountenanc'd
,
&
unhappy
in
the
fortunes
of
one
person
.
This
creature
that
might
have
been
courted
by
so
many
Princes
,
that
might
have
had
such
attendance
ever
ready
at
her
feet
,
had
now
Herod
for
her
Lord
,
who
had
nothing
of
a
man
but
skin
,
&
shape
;
and
it
was
even
all
one
to
couple
the
Lamb
with
the
Lion
,
the
Dove
with
the
Hawk
,
and
tye
the
living
to
the
dead
,
joyning
them
mouth
to
mouth
,
as
to
wed
such
a
Lady
to
such
a
Monster
.
But
hee
that
had
now
the
power
in
his
own
hand
,
sues
for
her
very
passionatly
,
both
for
her
unparallel'd
beauty
,
and
moreover
the
better
to
strengthen
his
estate
,
considering
that
the
alliance
of
this
young
Lady
,
who
descended
from
so
great
kindred
,
would
adde
honour
to
him
,
and
his
house
,
who
was
but
lately
sprung
up
,
and
might
make
him
to
place
more
confidence
in
the
Iews
,
and
make
them
more
loving
,
and
loyall
to
him
.
Hyrcanus
the
Grandfather
of
Mariamne
,
and
Alexandra
her
mother
,
seeing
that
Herod
had
now
got
his
head
aboue
the
waters
,
and
was
become
master
of
his
affaires
,
having
now
got
the
Scepter
into
his
own
hands
,
although
by
tyranny
,
and
intrusion
;
yet
they
measuring
all
by
his
place
,
&
fortunes
,
not
by
his
person
and
conditions
,
judg'd
that
this
marriage
might
be
yet
for
their
advantage
,
and
that
his
wife
might
supple
his
harsh
nature
,
and
make
him
more
favourable
to
the
Royall
house
.
This
noble
maid
fore-saw
well
that
to
put
her
into
the
hands
of
Herod
,
was
to
cast
her
into
the
Lions
jawes
:
But
not
to
contradict
those
to
whom
shee
owed
her
being
,
and
to
obey
the
lawes
of
necessity
,
shee
submitted
her
neck
to
the
yoke
,
fortifying
her
royall
heart
against
all
the
stormes
that
seemed
to
threaten
&
come
thronging
upon
her
.
Behold
her
now
married
!
Herod
loues
her
,
as
the
Huntsman
doth
his
Venison
for
his
own
ends
,
and
benefit
:
not
loosing
by
love
one
graine
of
his
former
ambition
,
or
cruelty
.
This
perverse
thing
held
a
kingdome
like
a
woolfe
by
the
eares
,
still
fickle
,
and
shaking
,
and
when
his
affaires
seemed
to
be
well
setled
,
hee
studied
nothing
but
how
to
rid
himselfe
of
those
,
whom
hee
had
stript
naked
of
their
fortunes
,
and
strength
.
His
Queen
could
finde
no
respect
,
nor
could
she
any
whit
mollifie
,
and
reclaim
his
savage
conditions
;
hee
shewed
how
litle
affection
he
bare
to
her
soly
,
when
he
wrought
for
his
own
pretended
interests
,
at
that
time
when
it
was
debated
whom
to
Surrogate
to
be
grand
Pontifie
in
liew
of
H●●●nus
who
(
by
his
late
deformation
)
being
irregular
in
the
law
,
was
excluded
from
the
Altar
.
Herod
saw
every
day
before
his
eyes
in
his
own
Court
young
Aristobulus
,
the
only
brother
of
his
wife
a
Prince
every
way
accomplisht
,
and
generally
designed
for
the
Tiare
,
yet
he
casts
his
eyes
abroad
and
goes
to
seek
beyond
Euphrates
in
the
City
of
Babylon
a
forraigne
Iew
named
Ananell
,
&
created
him
chiefe
Priest
.
This
was
a
pill
which
Alexandra
the
mother
of
Aristobulus
,
and
Mariamne
could
not
easily
swallow
.
It
was
in
vain
to
candy
o're
the
businesse
:
Shee
saw
manifestly
the
rejection
of
her
house
,
in
that
her
son
(
notwithstanding
so
many
obligations
)
was
in
a
manner
dispossest
of
an
honour
,
which
blood
&
nature
,
and
the
generall
vote
of
the
world
did
call
him
unto
,
and
to
be
bestowed
on
a
man
of
no
worth
,
no
repute
.
Shee
could
not
well
represse
her
anger
from
breaking
out
,
and
that
in
a
higher
straine
then
the
miseries
of
the
times
,
and
malice
of
Herod
would
suffer
unquestioned
.
Mariamne
all
this
while
injoying
the
tranquility
of
her
noble
minde
,
goes
upon
a
day
unto
the
King
,
and
with
her
naturall
gracefulnesse
,
and
sweet
carriage
tells
him
,
that
the
prop
,
&
stay
of
her
house
was
sore
fhaken
,
and
greatly
weakned
,
&
at
the
present
in
such
a
plight
that
she
had
no
joy
to
hold
a
Scepter
any
longer
:
She
desired
only
shee
might
quit
the
world
with
honour
:
Had
he
then
bestowed
the
Miter
on
her
brother
,
he
had
advanced
a
creature
,
whom
he
could
not
stand
in
feare
of
,
his
Scepter
being
thereby
the
more
secured
,
and
of
whom
hee
could
not
(
in
all
reason
)
but
hope
the
best
,
who
was
but
young
,
and
tender
as
wax
(
being
in
his
own
hand
)
she
could
temper
,
and
stamp
what
impressions
he
pleased
.
This
act
would
haue
made
him
reigne
in
hearts
as
well
as
Provinces
,
when
men
should
see
him
the
father
,
and
protectour
of
the
young
son
of
Hyrcanus
,
whose
vertues
he
had
alwaies
hououred
.
Lastly
,
that
the
honor
which
did
redound
to
her
by
his
alliance
could
not
seem
to
her
consummate
,
so
long
as
she
saw
her
own
blood
debar'd
from
those
honours
,
and
promotions
which
he
could
place
them
in
,
without
any
prejudice
to
his
own
estate
.
Herod
suffred
himselfe
to
bee
wonne
for
that
time
by
the
charming
language
of
Marinmne
,
and
when
he
had
well
pondred
the
businesse
,
after
mature
deliberation
,
he
resolved
to
confer
the
Pontificate
on
young
Aristobulus
his
brother
in
law
,
which
was
performed
with
great
solemnity
.
He
assembles
his
friends
in
the
Pallace
hall
;
then
calling
for
Alexandra
,
hee
made
a
set
speech
against
her
in
the
presence
of
them
all
,
much
complaining
of
her
behaviour
,
and
telling
them
that
she
studied
nothing
but
how
to
thwart
,
and
disquiet
his
affaires
,
and
to
take
from
him
a
Scepter
which
Heaven
made
him
to
purchase
with
much
travell
,
&
sweat
,
for
to
put
it
into
the
hands
of
an
Infant
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Queen
her
daughter
:
neverthelesse
he
could
forget
injuries
,
but
could
not
forget
his
nature
,
which
was
to
doe
well
to
those
that
sought
to
doe
him
harme
.
Intestimony
and
confirmation
hereof
,
hee
conferres
the
Pontificate
on
her
son
,
his
purpose
being
never
any
other
,
and
the
Surrogation
of
Ananel
made
with
no
other
intention
then
to
continue
for
a
time
,
while
hee
did
expect
the
child
should
grow
to
riper
yeares
.
This
poore
mother
ambitious
according
to
and
beyond
the
nature
of
her
sex
(
upon
this
tender
of
the
Pontificate
)
was
so
transported
with
joy
,
that
her
heart
melted
at
her
eyes
,
and
thereupon
avowed
freely
to
Herod
,
that
she
attempted
all
the
means
possible
to
retain
the
Tiare
in
the
royall
house
,
judging
it
a
matter
very
unbefitting
to
transfer
it
another
way
:
but
as
for
the
Kingdome
that
she
never
pretended
any
right
to
it
,
&
that
such
designes
were
farre
from
her
thoughts
:
when
it
would
please
God
to
sequester
her
from
the
world
she
would
dye
with
a
contented
heart
,
leaving
her
son
great
Pontifie
,
and
her
daughter
Queen
.
Moreover
if
she
had
lasht
it
out
beyond
the
bounds
of
duty
and
decency
in
uncivill
speeches
,
that
she
was
excusable
,
as
being
a
mother
very
tenderly
affected
towards
a
son
that
deserv'd
to
bee
belov'd
,
the
mother
in
law
of
a
King
to
whom
such
a
neer
affinity
would
permit
some
more
liberty
of
speech
,
and
the
daughter
of
a
King
to
whom
servitude
was
such
a
tough
morsell
,
that
her
stomacke
could
not
well
digest
:
and
since
he
did
deal
so
friendly
with
her
,
that
he
should
have
no
occasion
hence
forth
to
complain
of
her
contumacy
,
and
disobedience
.
Hereupon
they
joyne
hands
,
and
behold
them
now
very
good
friends
.
But
alas
how
like
are
the
friendships
of
this
world
to
the
felicity
of
it
:
Worldly
friendship
is
fickle
&
deceitfull
,
&
worldly
felicity
hangs
on
a
rotten
Cable
,
and
hath
its
foundation
on
the
Quick-fands
.
This
poore
mother
rejoyced
for
a
little
tickling
of
her
ambition
,
but
could
not
perceive
that
her
sonne
was
not
a
Priest
indeed
,
but
a
sacrifice
to
the
cruelty
of
Herod
.
Wise
Mariamne
,
who
by
long
experience
had
learn't
to
hold
prosperity
stil
in
suspicion
,
would
not
permit
her
heart
to
be
so
dilated
,
nor
give
the
reynes
to
her
joyes
,
but
that
shee
arm'd
her selfe
each
day
against
the
revolt
of
fottune
.
The
feast
of
Tabernacles
which
is
so
solemnly
celebrated
among
the
Iews
,
being
come
,
Ananel
after
he
had
served
a
while
for
a
Cipher
is
shamefully
discarded
.
Aristobulus
begins
to
exercise
his
function
:
He
was
then
but
seventeen
yeares
of
age
,
but
of
a
very
tall
stature
,
well
proportion'd
,
and
streight
as
a
Palm-tree
,
glorious
as
a
Star
,
and
very
much
resembling
his
father
:
When
the
people
saw
him
accoutred
in
his
Pontificalibus
,
which
were
full
of
Majesty
,
marching
up
to
the
Altar
,
and
performing
his
office
with
such
gravity
and
decency
,
hee
seem'd
to
them
like
a
new
Sunne
that
issued
out
of
the
Clouds
,
and
came
to
guild
the
world
,
which
was
before
enwrapt
in
gloomy
darknesse
.
The
hearts
of
al
the
Hebrews
which
had
groaned
under
the
pressures
of
civill
warres
,
did
now
spread
like
Roses
by
the
favourable
aspect
of
this
young
Pontifie
.
His
naturall
comelinesse
enchafed
(
as
it
were
)
within
his
Majestich
Robes
did
cast
an
incredible
luster
,
and
statelinesse
,
which
did
dazle
the
eyes
of
the
spectators
.
Some
beheld
him
with
a
wist
,
and
earnest
look
,
remaining
like
statues
,
but
yet
their
teares
prov'd
that
their
eyes
were
not
of
marble
.
Others
did
betray
their
affections
by
many
dumb
emblems
,
and
inarticulate
expressions
.
Others
gave
vent
to
their
joyes
,
and
their
mouthes
delivered
what
their
hearts
conceiv'd
;
not
being
able
to
forbeare
acclamations
,
though
somewhat
too
free
in
respect
of
the
times
;
yet
pardonable
in
their
simple
affection
.
They
call'd
to
minde
the
prowesse
of
those
ancient
Macchabees
,
who
had
redeem'd
them
from
Idolatry
;
they
knew
how
that
poore
Hyrcanus
was
but
a
Ghost
,
or
shadow
surviving
his
own
funerall
.
They
had
fresh
in
memory
the
Grandfather
of
this
young
Pontifie
,
the
great
Aristobulus
,
who
was
led
away
manacled
,
and
fast
bound
in
cords
like
a
Gallie-slave
to
Rome
.
They
were
not
ignorant
how
that
Alexander
his
father
,
and
his
uncle
Antigonus
had
lost
their
lives
in
opposing
the
usurpation
of
a
stranger
.
This
young
Prince
alone
remain'd
,
that
had
escapt
so
many
wracks
,
and
they
saw
that
in
his
youth
did
live
and
spring
forth
the
hopes
of
their
country
,
and
(
as
it
is
easie
to
believe
what
we
love
)
they
perswaded
themselves
,
that
Herod
who
at
the
beginning
demanded
the
Realme
in
the
name
of
this
young
Prince
Aristobulus
,
was
now
to
relinquish
the
booty
,
yeelding
to
equity
,
and
right
.
And
for
this
effect
,
they
did
expresse
their
applause
with
the
more
freedome
.
But
the
ignorant
multitude
were
far
out
in
their
accompts
.
Herod
having
well
observ'd
the
posture
of
this
peoples
countenance
,
saw
that
to
talke
out-right
according
to
maxims
of
state
,
or
to
make
a
grave
morall
speech
,
would
have
savoured
somewhat
of
a
Clark
,
(
and
this
was
not
his
method
or
ordinary
stile
)
but
enters
into
a
furious
jealousie
,
&
causeth
the
Pontifie
,
and
his
mother
,
and
his
own
wife
to
be
so
narrowly
watcht
,
and
their
actions
pried
into
,
that
they
could
not
wag
a
finger
but
he
was
advertis'd
thereof
.
The
prudent
Mariamne
,
among
these
suspicions
,
still
living
in
good
respect
,
appeasing
discontents
on
either
party
,
as
much
as
her
employments
would
permit
her
:
But
her
mother
Alexandra
being
prickt
to
the
heart
to
see
her selfe
among
so
many
spies
,
and
eves-droppers
,
who
ever
used
,
and
still
would
faine
converse
with
Royall
freedome
,
resolv'd
to
play
hazard
,
either
to
quit
losses
,
or
to
double
them
,
and
to
break
the
bonds
of
her
specious
servitude
,
or
to
offer
her
neck
to
Herods
fauchion
.
So
high
a
point
did
her
miseries
carry
her
to
!
In
this
extremity
,
what
doth
shee
?
Cleopatra
that
Queene
,
whose
name
had
travel'd
the
world
over
,
and
fill'd
it
with
the
noise
,
was
at
that
time
in
Aegypt
;
and
she
hated
Herod
naturally
,
both
for
his
barbarous
conditions
,
and
for
some
respects
of
her
own
:
for
shee
understood
by
good
intelligence
that
he
had
entermedled
in
her
affaires
,
and
had
counsell'd
M.
Anthony
to
forsake
her
,
yea
,
and
to
take
away
her
life
too
.
This
Tyrant
was
so
accustom'd
to
the
word
Kill
,
that
hee
prescribes
easily
to
others
those
remedies
which
himselfe
us'd
for
his
own
maladies
.
'T
is
a
strange
memorable
thing
that
Cleopatra
being
to
passe
one
day
through
Iudea
,
he
took
a
resolution
to
send
her
to
another
world
,
thinking
to
gratifie
Mark
.
Anthony
by
this
meanes
:
but
his
friends
disswaded
him
from
it
,
telling
him
it
was
an
enterprise
too
rash
,
and
difficult
,
&
able
to
ruine
his
fortunes
eternally
.
But
yet
the
project
was
never
discovered
.
Cleopatra
had
but
too
much
reason
to
hate
Herod
:
which
did
embolden
distressed
Alexandra
to
write
unto
her
in
these
tearmes
.
ALEXANDRA
to
Queen
CLEOPATRA
Sends
Greeting
.
MADAM
SInce
God
hath
made
you
to
be
borne
with
that
advantage
aboue
all
other
Queenes
for
eminent
qualities
,
it
stands
with
good
reason
,
that
your
greatnesse
should
serve
as
a
refuge
,
and
Sanctuary
to
the
innocent
,
and
an
Altar
to
miserable
persons
.
Poore
Alexandra
that
hath
much
innocence
without
support
,
and
too
much
misery
without
all
succour
,
or
consolation
,
casts
her selfe
into
the
armes
of
your
Majestie
,
&
is
now
become
your
suppliant
not
for
the
recovery
of
a
Scepter
,
but
for
the
security
of
her
life
,
and
the
life
of
her
son
,
which
is
the
most
pretious
gage
,
and
pledge
of
heavens
bounty
,
that
was
now
left
her
.
Your
Majestie
is
not
ignorant
how
that
fortune
made
mee
the
daughter
and
mother
of
a
King
,
but
Herod
hath
reduc'd
me
to
the
ranke
,
and
condition
of
Maid-servants
.
I
am
not
ambitious
of
my
suffering
which
I
had
rather
dissemble
,
then
with
ostentation
repeat
,
but
all
that
a
slave
can
endure
in
a
Galley
,
doe
I
undergoe
in
a
Kingdome
,
by
the
in
humanity
of
a
son
in
law
,
who
having
snatcht
the
Diadem
into
his
hands
,
would
faine
deprive
me
also
of
life
.
Wee
are
all
the
day
among
spies
,
knives
and
the
apprehensions
of
death
,
which
would
doe
us
lesser
harme
if
it
were
more
suddain
.
Reach
out
your
assisting
hand
to
the
afflicted
and
grant
us
some
small
obscure
nook
within
your
Realme
,
while
we
expect
this
tempest
to
be
blown
over
;
while
we
wait
the
dawning
of
some
hope
,
and
some
light
of
comfort
to
shine
againe
on
our
affaires
:
The
glory
will
remaine
yours
,
ours
the
eternall
commemoration
of
your
piety
.
Cleopatra
having
received
these
Letters
,
made
answer
without
delay
,
and
invited
her
to
come
down
to
Aegypt
with
all
speed
convenient
,
and
her
son
with
her
,
telling
her
that
she
held
it
an
honour
for
her
to
bee
able
to
serve
for
an
harbour
to
the
afflictions
of
such
a
Princesse
.
Departure
is
fully
resolved
of
,
but
the
meanes
to
contrive
it
was
a
piece
of
difficultie
.
Poore
Io
knew
no
way
to
steale
her selfe
away
from
this
Argus
,
who
had
so
many
eyes
upon
her
:
at
last
(
as
the
wits
of
women
are
nimble
for
inventions
,
especially
in
cases
that
neerely
concern
them
)
shee
without
imparting
her
intention
to
any
body
,
no
not
to
her
daughter
Mariamne
,
fearing
lest
her
too
soft
,
and
tender
nature
would
advise
her
to
continue
still
within
the
bounds
of
patience
,
rather
then
to
undergoe
so
dangerous
,
and
wearisome
a
voyage
:
shee
(
I
say
)
consorting
the
businesse
onely
to
her
own
fancy
,
caus'd
two
Coffins
(
by
an
unlucky
omen
)
to
be
provided
for
to
put
her selfe
and
her
son
in
;
(
thinking
by
this
meanes
to
delude
the
diligence
of
the
Guard
,
where
in
they
were
to
bee
conveyed
to
the
sea-side
,
where
lay
a
Shippe
ready
to
waft
them
,
and
so
to
save
her
life
through
the
dominions
of
death
.
But
by
misfortune
one
of
her
servants
named
Esop
one
of
those
that
should
have
carried
the
Coffin
,
going
to
visit
one
Sabbion
,
a
man
well
affected
to
the
house
of
Alexandra
,
hapned
to
let
fly
some
speeches
touching
this
adventure
of
his
Mistris
,
as
thinking
hee
had
talkt
to
one
that
was
privie
to
all
her
secrets
.
Perfidious
Sabbion
had
no
sooner
pumpt
out
the
whole
story
from
this
groom
,
but
he
repaires
straight
to
Herod
,
to
disclose
all
that
hee
had
heard
,
judging
this
to
bee
a
very
expedient
course
for
to
purchase
a
reconciliation
:
for
hee
was
a
long
time
suspected
to
bee
of
the
faction
of
Alexandra
.
Herod
,
when
he
received
this
intelligence
,
multiplies
the
number
of
his
spies
and
sentinells
.
The
poore
Lady
is
apprehended
,
and
taken
out
of
the
Coffin
(
as
out
of
the
Sepulchre
of
the
dead
,
&
condemned
to
live
a
longer
captivity
)
all
abasht
,
&
chafing
for
that
the
Comoedy
sorted
not
to
a
wisht
effect
,
thinking
that
(
since
shee
mist
her
ayme
)
shee
should
not
desire
to
live
any
longer
.
Yet
notwithstanding
Hered
(
whether
it
was
that
he
feared
the
great
name
of
Cleopatra
,
or
that
he
would
not
startle
Alexandra
,
that
hee
might
oppresse
her
by
some
more
facile
way
,
)
did
nothing
to
her
for
the
present
:
He
kept
close
within
himselfe
,
dissembling
over
the
matter
without
speaking
one
word
thereof
,
though
hee
saw
the
clouds
to
gather
thick
,
and
ready
to
burst
into
thunder
and
tempest
.
This
royall
Divell
that
had
rid
so
many
soules
out
of
the
world
by
Martiall
Law
,
and
force
of
Armes
would
now
send
away
one
in
sport
.
Vpon
a
day
in
sommer
,
as
hee
dined
with
unhappy
Alexandra
,
fayning
all
that
had
past
to
be
buried
in
deep
oblivion
,
tells
her
that
in
favour
of
youth
,
hee
would
play
the
young
man
,
and
invites
Aristobulus
his
brother
in
law
to
play
at
Racket
,
or
some
such
exercise
.
The
match
is
made
,
the
emulation
growes
hot
,
the
young
Prince
being
earnest
at
his
game
had
not
plaid
long
before
he
was
all
in
a
sweat
,
as
many
other
Lords
,
and
Gentlemen
were
.
Behold
they
runne
all
to
the
waters
,
which
did
glide
along
neere
the
place
of
recreation
.
Hered
(
who
well
knew
the
custome
of
Aristobulus
,
and
presupposed
that
hee
would
not
fayle
to
goe
and
fling
himselfe
into
these
cold
bathes
,
)
doth
villanously
complot
with
some
youngsters
,
who
(
under
colour
of
sporting
)
should
make
him
drinke
more
water
then
should
serve
to
quench
his
thirst
.
All
things
succeed
according
as
hee
had
forecast
.
Aristobulus
seeing
others
in
the
water
,
strips
himselfe
of
his
cloathes
,
and
beares
'
them
company
,
hee
had
no
other
intent
but
to
swim
,
play
,
and
skirmish
on
this
element
,
alwaies
dangerous
,
though
not
so
treacherous
as
Herod
.
The
poore
sacrifice
frisks
,
&
leaps
,
nothing
aware
of
the
misfortune
that
attended
him
:
But
the
execrable
murtherers
knew
it
wel
,
forespying
their
opportunity
at
this
fatal
sport
,
they
stifle
the
poor
Pontifie
under
the
mercilesse
waters
,
being
the
18
yeare
of
his
age
,
and
the
first
of
his
Pontificate
.
This
faire
sun
which
arose
with
such
splendor
and
applause
,
sets
under
the
waters
never
to
rise
again
but
with
the
palenes
of
death
in
's
visage
.
O
humane
hopes
,
where
,
or
what
be
yee
?
Meere
dreames
of
waking
men
,
aëry
phantasmes
of
flitting
fire
,
that
shine
only
to
be
extinguished
,
and
in
extinguishing
bereave
us
of
light
,
leaving
us
a
bad
stench
,
and
the
sorrow
of
your
losse
!
This
Prince
in
whom
was
built
a
new
all
the
hopes
,
and
glory
of
the
roy
,
all
house
of
the
Hasmoneans
;
This
Prince
that
should
have
reunited
the
Miter
,
and
the
Diadem
,
and
revived
the
honour
of
a
race
quite
extinct
,
behold
him
now
by
accursed
treason
stifl'd
under
water
,
in
such
an
age
,
and
of
so
comely
a
personage
,
that
they
made
this
accident
by
so
much
the
more
full
of
pitty
,
by
how
much
it
was
more
desperate
of
all
remedy
.
At
this
newes
all
the
City
of
Ierusalem
was
in
such
amazement
,
as
if
Nebuchadnezar
being
returned
from
the
other
world
stood
again
before
her
gates
.
Every
where
there
was
nothing
but
teares
and
lamentations
,
but
horrour
and
astonishment
,
out-cries
,
and
the
image
of
death
.
You
would
have
said
that
each
house
carried
forth
to
buriall
their
first
borne
,
as
had
been
seen
long
before
to
fall
out
in
Egypt
.
But
above
all
others
Alexandra
the
pitious
mother
afflicted
her
selse
with
sorrow
that
would
admit
of
no
consolation
:
Sometime
shee
bemoan'd
,
lying
prostrate
on
the
dead
corps
of
her
son
,
seeking
within
his
eyes
(
those
two
ecclipsed
luminaries
)
and
on
his
cold
lips
for
some
remnant
of
life
:
Sometimes
she
roles
her
eyes
like
some
franticke
Priestesse
of
Sacchus
,
crying
for
fire
&
sword
,
halters
and
precipices
,
that
shee
might
put
a
period
to
her
life
and
miseries
!
Heavie
Mariamne
,
(
though
the
patientst
of
all
)
yet
had
much
adoe
to
withstand
the
violent
assault
of
incomparable
griefe
:
shee
lov'd
this
brother
entirely
,
as
the
portrait
of
her selfe
,
as
the
dispositary
of
her
heart
,
as
the
hope
of
her
house
too
miserably
rent
,
and
all
wounded
with
griefe
(
as
she
was
;
)
yet
(
good
Lady
)
she
thought
of
the
sorrows
of
her
mother
,
and
lies
behind
the
dead
body
of
her
brother
,
as
if
she
had
been
the
very
shadow
thereof
.
Then
turning
to
God
with
an
affectionate
heart
she
sends
up
this
●jaculation
.
O
my
God
behold
mee
now
in
an
estate
wherein
I
have
nothing
more
to
feare
but
thy
justice
,
and
nothing
more
to
hope
for
then
thy
mercies
.
Hee
for
whom
I
fear'd
,
and
in
whom
I
hop't
all
that
might
be
fear'd
or
hopt
for
in
all
the
events
,
and
affaires
of
this
world
is
ravisht
from
me
by
some
secret
decree
of
thy
providence
,
which
I
have
taught
my
hart
to
adore
,
though
the
weaknesse
of
my
apprehension
cannot
trace
the
footsteps
of
it
.
If
among
so
many
calamities
,
I
did
yet
suck
any
sweetnes
from
the
world
in
presence
of
this
object
,
which
thou
hast
bereaved
mee
of
,
loe
I
am
now
robd
of
all
;
hence
for
ward
,
I
shal
finde
nothing
but
worm
wood
,
that
so
renouncing
all
earthly
comforts
,
I
may
learne
to
rellish
those
which
are
proper
to
thy
children
reserv'd
in
Heaven
.
Behold
how
pious
and
gentle
souls
can
extract
hony
out
of
the
rock
and
turn
all
to
merit
even
the
distillation
of
a
teare
that
trickles
down
the
cheekes
.
The
impatient
,
as
Alexandra
,
wound
themselves
without
all
consolation
,
torture
themselves
without
remedy
,
and
sometimes
split
against
the
rock
of
dispaire
without
remission
.
What
shall
wee
say
that
Herod
too
in
this
sad
consort
of
grief
did
beare
his
part
?
He
made
(
indeed
)
an
outward
shew
,
and
by
close
hypocrisie
,
did
well
personate
a
reall
mourner
.
He
curst
the
sport
,
rail'd
against
fortune
:
He
charg'd
Heaven
with
sinister
envy
in
bereaving
him
of
an
object
,
on
whom
he
desired
to
expresse
all
the
cordiall
love
,
and
respect
that
he
bore
to
the
royall
house
,
to
the
which
he
did
(
in
part
)
owe
his
advancement
.
He
went
to
visit
the
Queen
,
and
her
Mother
very
ceremoniously
,
and
when
he
beheld
them
bemoaning
about
the
dead
body
,
the
brinish
teares
gusht
out
of
his
eyes
:
whether
it
was
that
he
had
taught
them
to
drop
at
command
,
to
carry
this
dissembling
the
more
artificially
,
or
whether
indeed
he
had
some
compassion
,
or
pang
of
grief
beholding
on
the
one
side
this
tender
flowre
,
so
early
cut
down
with
deaths
impartiall
sickle
,
together
with
so
many
celestiall
graces
,
which
found
their
period
and
horizon
,
at
the
point
of
their
uprising
and
nativity
;
and
on
the
other
side
considering
the
poore
Queene
drown'd
in
a
sea
of
sorrow
,
which
to
behold
might
force
teares
from
rocks
.
This
perfidious
wretch
that
had
something
yet
of
a
man
,
and
I
believe
that
nature
for
that
time
did
extort
those
teares
from
his
barbarous
cruelty
:
hitherto
he
feigned
himselfe
to
have
supprest
his
griefe
manfully
;
then
turning
to
the
Ladies
,
tells
them
that
hee
was
not
come
then
to
dry
up
the
flouds
of
their
teares
so
soone
,
which
had
but
too
just
a
subject
to
be
spent
upon
,
himselfe
had
not
the
power
to
keep
back
his
,
he
was
forc't
to
give
nature
leave
to
haue
her
course
,
and
act
her
part
,
time
would
shortly
act
his
too
,
and
apply
a
plaister
to
their
griefes
;
that
he
would
performe
in
the
memory
of
the
dead
Prince
as
much
as
an
only
son
could
expect
from
an
affectionate
father
,
and
potent
King
,
and
that
thenceforth
hee
would
bee
the
son
of
Alexandra
,
the
husband
and
brother
eke
of
Mariamne
,
since
God
would
needs
redouble
his
obligations
by
the
losse
that
they
had
suffered
.
Genuine
Tytanny
,
what
is
it
but
an
insatiable
appetite
of
revenge
?
Alexandra
who
(
a
man
would
think
)
should
have
thundred
in
injurious
and
reproachfull
termes
,
as
one
that
knew
well
that
Herod
(
whatsoever
hee
put
upon
it
)
was
author
of
this
Tragoedy
,
did
dissemble
the
matter
very
strongly
without
shewing
towards
the
king
on
her
part
,
so
much
as
a
discontented
look
when
time
and
place
would
favour
her
.
Herod
withdrawing
himselfe
now
from
the
stage
,
thought
hee
had
acted
his
part
wondrous
well
,
without
casting
any
shadow
of
suspicion
on
his
side
,
seeing
that
Alexandra
did
not
utter
a
syllable
,
whose
manner
was
to
pout
,
and
quarrell
on
farre
smaller
occasions
.
To
bring
in
the
last
lenitive
,
he
causes
the
funcralls
of
the
deceased
Prince
to
bee
celebrated
with
such
pomp
,
and
magnificence
,
that
nothing
more
could
be
added
,
both
for
the
order
,
or
conduct
,
and
for
the
rarity
of
the
spices
,
and
odours
,
and
also
for
the
costly
structure
of
the
Sepulchre
:
the
simpler
sort
did
verily
belieue
that
this
proceeded
from
a
true
,
&
sincere
affection
;
but
wiser
judgements
said
they
were
but
feigned
teares
,
or
wrung
out
perforce
,
and
that
Herod
could
not
be
sad
in
earnest
for
this
accident
,
which
took
the
mote
out
of
his
eye
,
and
did
lettle
him
in
full
possession
of
the
Kingdome
of
Iude
a.
Alexandra
joyning
the
passion
of
sorrow
with
that
of
vengeance
,
fayl'd
not
presently
after
funerall
rites
performed
to
advertise
Queen
Cleopatra
of
all
that
had
haphed
,
and
in
such
dolefull
accents
,
that
each
period
seem'd
to
have
beene
writ
in
teares
of
bloud
.
Cleopatra
,
who
was
already
well
prepar'd
,
took
fire
suddenly
:
shee
entertaines
the
matter
so
hotly
,
as
though
it
had
been
her
own
,
she
gives
the
alarme
to
the
whole
Court
,
shee
stormes
&
doth
continually
lash
the
eares
of
M.
Anthony
,
crying
,
that
this
was
a
thing
insupportable
,
to
see
a
forreigner
weare
a
Scepter
,
that
did
by
no
right
belong
to
him
,
to
massacre
the
heyre
apparent
with
such
barbarous
cruelty
,
to
keep
poore
Queenes
in
slavery
against
all
reason
,
and
the
priviledge
of
their
births
.
Anthony
who
knew
that
Herod
was
his
creature
,
&
the
work
of
his
own
hands
,
did
not
willingly
give
eare
to
these
complaints
:
Neverthelesse
to
satisfie
Cleopatra
,
he
swore
a
solemn
oath
,
that
hee
would
examine
the
businesse
,
and
would
send
for
Herod
,
and
if
he
found
him
guilty
of
such
barbarousnesse
,
he
would
execute
exemplary
justice
upon
him
.
Behold
Herod
is
summoned
to
Laodicea
,
where
M.
Anthony
for
a
time
was
to
sojourn'
,
hither
hee
is
citee
to
make
his
appearance
,
&
to
purge
himselfe
of
the
murther
of
Aristobulus
,
which
hee
was
held
to
be
the
author
of
.
This
was
a
crack
of
thunder
to
his
guilty
soule
,
which
did
terribly
awaken
him
,
when
he
least
of
all
thought
of
it
,
&
put
him
in
such
fearefull
dumps
,
and
apprehensions
that
can
scarce
bee
imagined
.
On
the
one
side
hee
had
before
his
eyes
the
guilt
of
his
ofsence
,
and
the
voice
of
blood
which
cryed
loudly
in
his
eares
:
On
the
other
side
,
hee
saw
that
all
his
fortune
did
depend
on
M.
Anthony
,
who
would
not
have
stirr'd
then
,
but
by
the
instigations
of
Cleopatra
his
mortall
adversary
,
&
whom
hee
knew
to
have
had
a
great
longing
after
the
Kingdome
of
Iudea
for
her
own
accommodation
.
But
nothing
tortur'd
his
braines
so
much
as
some
franticke
fit
of
jealousie
,
for
hee
imagined
that
Anthony
,
a
wanton
Prince
,
who
went
about
to
observe
the
beauties
of
Queenes
,
would
have
had
a
tast
of
his
wife
,
whose
picture
had
been
before
brought
unto
him
,
and
that
for
to
purchase
his
quietnesse
,
he
would
cause
him
to
prostitute
her
,
as
a
sacrifice
to
his
lustfull
pleasures
.
The
man
was
puzzl'd
and
perplext
on
all
sides
,
and
did
descry
every
where
objects
of
feare
and
danger
;
sometimes
he
resolves
on
a
voluntary
banishment
,
sometimes
hee
thought
it
the
better
course
to
rid
himselfe
out
of
the
world
,
another
time
he
musters
up
his
wits
,
and
strength
,
and
goes
about
to
make
resistance
,
but
nothing
seem'd
better
in
his
judgement
,
then
to
delay
,
and
protract
the
businesse
,
as
much
as
he
could
possibly
.
Anthony
being
ready
prest
for
his
expedition
against
the
Parthians
,
sends
for
him
in
good
earnest
;
his
delayes
,
and
evasions
did
improve
the
former
suspicion
.
He
must
needs
travell
:
or
resolve
to
loose
all
.
Hee
takes
leave
of
his
Mother-in-law
Alexandra
,
and
his
wife
Mariamne
,
without
all
feare
,
or
complaining
,
not
shewing
any
signe
of
discontentment
,
as
if
he
had
been
tomake
a
journy
only
for
pleasure
.
Moreover
,
he
had
yet
his
own
Mother
at
Court
,
and
his
Sister
Salome
,
to
whom
hee
gave
strict
charge
to
watch
heedfully
the
steps
and
behaviour
of
those
whom
he
thought
had
wrapt
this
web
for
him
.
Then
taking
his
unkle
Ioseph
aside
,
hee
speakes
to
him
in
these
words
;
Uncle
,
you
know
the
businesse
which
cals
me
to
Laodicea
,
which
is
indeed
of
no
smal
consequence
,
seeing
my
innocence
undermin'd
with
so
much
study
,
&
eagernes
,
and
by
many
powerfull
personages
,
who
were
the
more
to
be
feared
,
if
their
purposes
could
take
so
much
effect
as
it
hath
of
affection
.
But
I
hope
to
break
through
this
mist
,
and
fowle
weather
,
that
you
shall
see
me
triumph
over
calumny
by
mine
integrity
,
as
you
have
er'st
seen
me
triumph
over
hostile
attempts
by
mine
Armes
:
if
God
dispose
of
it
otherwise
,
all
this
trouble
is
procured
mee
for
my
beauteous
wifes
sake
,
on
whom
M.
Anthony
might
have
some
plot
,
&
this
might
be
the
occasion
of
hastning
my
journey
,
for
to
give
his
passion
more
ease
,
and
liberty
.
But
for
the
present
I
adjure
you
by
the
respect
you
did
alwaies
beare
towards
me
,
by
my
fortune
which
you
doe
reverence
,
by
our
bloud
and
nature
,
that
if
(
peradventure
)
you
doe
understand
that
I
bee
otherwise
entreated
,
then
my
quality
and
innocence
will
beare
,
you
permit
not
after
the
death
of
Herod
that
his
bed
be
injur'd
.
Maintaine
the
Kingdome
for
you
and
yours
,
and
cause
my
wife
forthwith
to
be
dispatcht
out
of
the
world
,
for
to
beare
mee
company
in
another
life
.
Kill
her
resolutely
for
feare
some
take
possession
of
her
after
my
death
.
If
soules
departed
have
any
sense
,
or
seeling
of
the
affaires
of
this
world
,
this
will
greatly
solace
,
and
content
me
.
Ioseph
was
not
a
litle
startled
at
this
tale
,
yet
promises
notwithstanding
to
put
all
things
in
execution
according
to
his
will
,
in
case
necessity
required
it
.
But
his
fortune
alwaies
dreadfull
,
and
invincible
,
made
him
to
conceive
farre
better
hopes
:
Hereupon
hee
sets
him
on
his
way
,
taking
with
him
the
choicest
pieces
,
and
ornaments
in
his
Treasury
for
to
present
unto
those
,
whom
he
should
stand
in
need
of
:
shewing
moreover
such
confidence
in
his
countenance
,
as
he
harbour'd
dispaire
in
his
heart
.
When
he
was
arrived
at
Laodicea
,
he
found
many
strange
informations
,
&
articles
drawn
against
him
,
which
did
charge
him
sorely
with
the
murther
of
Aristobulus
.
It
was
made
manifest
to
M.
Anthony
,
that
Herod
had
alwaies
his
eyes
,
and
thoughts
bent
upon
the
kingdome
of
Iudea
,
set
on
by
his
furious
and
exorbitant
ambition
,
so
that
nothing
more
did
check
his
hopes
then
to
see
Aristobulus
living
,
to
whom
hee
knew
in
his
conscience
,
the
Scepter
so
justly
to
belong
,
that
he
durst
not
beg
it
himselfe
from
the
Romans
,
but
with
the
title
of
Regency
,
&
Protectorship
,
during
the
minority
of
the
right
heire
.
That
hee
had
converted
his
Regency
first
into
a
Royalty
,
then
to
Tyranny
,
removing
(
as
much
as
possibly
hee
could
)
the
blood
Royall
from
all
dignities
,
for
to
advance
men
of
naught
into
such
places
,
witnesse
Ananel
substituted
to
the
Pontificate
,
whereof
Hyrcanus
was
dispoil'd
,
that
which
made
him
change
his
purpose
was
not
his
good
will
and
affection
,
but
importunity
,
and
the
apparent
danger
which
he
saw
to
arise
by
the
peoples
insurrection
,
for
the
repulse
of
the
Royall
family
.
That
Aristobulus
being
promoted
to
the
and
receiv'd
with
the
generall
shouts
,
and
acclamations
of
the
people
,
this
action
was
so
distastfull
and
odious
unto
him
,
that
hee
could
not
conceale
the
madnesse
of
his
envy
,
under
the
mask
of
his
ordinary
hypocrisie
,
that
since
that
time
he
never
gave
over
to
persecute
the
deceased
Prince
and
his
mother
,
in
such
amanner
,
that
they
finding
no
place
of
rest
among
the
living
,
hid
themselves
in
the
Coffins
among
the
dead
,
so
to
be
convei'd
to
Sea
,
and
thence
to
saile
for
Egypt
;
that
hee
caused
them
to
bee
apprehended
in
the
fact
,
and
that
from
thence
forward
,
he
studied
nothing
more
then
how
to
rid
them
out
of
his
way
,
that
the
young
Prince
died
in
the
waters
not
solitary
,
&
abandoned
to
himselfe
,
but
stifled
manifestly
by
some
insolent
Pages
of
the
Court
,
and
bosome
of
Herod
.
All
this
processe
,
or
bill
of
information
(
say
they
)
was
so
evident
,
and
cleare
,
as
if
it
were
written
with
the
Sun-beam
.
The
voice
of
blood
reacht
up
into
heaven
,
that
the
Traytor
could
not
still
the
cry
.
They
shew'd
the
picture
of
this
poore
Prince
,
which
was
a
litle
before
his
death
brought
into
Egypt
for
the
singular
admiration
of
his
beauty
,
they
made
his
Ghost
also
to
speak
,
&
to
demand
justice
of
M.
Anthony
,
for
being
so
inhumanely
assascinned
in
the
flowre
and
spring
of
his
yeares
,
by
the
blackest
treason
that
ever
had
been
devis'd
.
The
regrets
and
sorrows
of
the
poor
mother
amongst
all
these
were
not
pretermitted
in
her
absence
.
Cleopatra
did
act
on
the
Tragoedy
,
the
onset
was
hot
,
the
battery
very
fierce
,
and
violent
:
Herod
who
never
wanted
an
eloquent
,
and
smooth
tongue
in
his
own
behalfe
,
makes
his
Apology
with
a
most
demure
,
and
sober
modest
countenance
.
Illustrious
Prince
,
ANd
you
my
Noble
Lords
that
assist
at
this
Councell
,
I
doe
not
hold
the
Scepter
of
Iudea
from
Hyrcanus
,
nor
yet
from
Alexandra
,
I
never
had
the
intention
to
flatter
them
to
this
effect
,
and
have
lesse
reason
yet
to
stand
in
awe
of
them
:
You
know
(
most
noble
Anthony
)
that
the
Kingdome
that
is
now
in
my
hands
I
hold
from
you
;
by
you
have
I
advanced
my
greatnesse
,
and
in
you
are
terminated
all
my
hopes
.
If
you
command
,
I
am
ready
at
this
houre
,
not
to
lay
downe
my
Scepter
only
,
but
also
my
life
,
which
I
was
never
desirous
to
preserve
but
for
your
service
:
But
it
troubles
mee
that
the
way
of
death
,
being
wide
and
open
to
all
the
world
,
that
of
reputation
(
which
to
mee
is
dearer
then
my
life
)
is
blockt
up
against
mine
innocence
.
I
am
persecuted
by
women
,
and
I
doe
greatly
wonder
that
the
soule
of
Cleopatra
all
divine
could
ingender
so
much
choller
,
and
rancor
against
a
King
,
who
never
fail'd
in
his
respects
justly
due
to
her
worth
and
honor
.
For
Alexandra
I
doe
not
at
all
marvell
if
she
rais'd
this
tempest
against
me
;
her
fierce
,
and
high
spirit
hath
still
tempted
my
patience
,
labouring
by
all
sinister
waies
to
avile
,
and
disparage
my
government
,
and
to
take
away
perforce
a
crown
,
with
a
more
puissant
hand
then
those
of
her
fore-fathers
hath
set
upon
my
head
.
What
reason
could
she
pretend
?
Since
by
the
favour
of
the
Romans
,
I
doe
peaceably
stand
in
a
Kingdome
,
which
was
cast
upon
me
with
the
consent
even
of
my
adversaries
.
I
never
sought
for
it
(
my
ambition
was
so
regular
&
modest
)
if
I
had
,
I
had
been
guilty
of
a
crime
so
horrible
,
that
could
not
come
within
the
thoughts
of
a
mankind-wolfe
.
There
is
no
man
would
play
the
villaine
meerly
for
pleasure
;
the
Idea
of
vengeance
,
which
is
represented
to
the
fancie
,
carries
(
as
it
were
)
a
torch
before
the
offence
for
to
reveale
it
to
the
world
.
To
what
purpose
had
it
beene
to
attempt
the
life
of
Aristobulus
?
Was
it
to
establish
my
estate
?
That
was
secure
enough
already
:
Your
favour
(
most
noble
PRINCE
)
hath
conferr'd
on
me
more
then
all
casualities
whatsoever
shall
be
able
to
conquer
,
or
ravish
from
me
.
But
I
have
ever
put
back
the
royall
house
from
all
promotions
.
How
put
it
back
?
What
in
calling
the
disjoynted
and
scattered
kindred
within
my
bosome
,
as
much
as
lay
in
my
power
?
Every
man
knowes
,
how
that
Hyrcanus
chiefe
of
the
royall
family
,
being
detained
prisoner
among
the
Parthians
,
I
stretcht
my
nerves
,
bent
my
veines
,
and
engaged
all
my
credit
to
set
him
at
liberty
,
and
make
him
returne
to
Court
where
he
lives
now
in
contented
peace
,
partaking
of
all
the
rights
,
and
priviledges
of
Majestie
,
without
molesting
his
head
with
any
care
of
Civil
affairs
.
'T
is
well
knowne
I
have
shar'd
with
him
my
Crowne
,
and
my
bed
with
his
daughter
Mariamne
,
making
her
Queene
of
Nations
,
and
the
spouse
of
a
King
.
I
gave
the
Pontificate
to
her
brother
Aristobulus
of
meere
free-will
,
being
no
way
constrained
thereunto
,
as
being
absolute
in
the
managing
of
my
estate
;
and
if
I
have
adjourn'd
it
for
a
time
,
it
was
because
the
age
of
the
child
did
not
tread
equall
paces
with
my
desires
,
for
in
effect
they
have
seene
him
Pontiffie
at
eighteene
yeares
of
age
,
which
was
no
ordinary
favour
.
Alexandra
his
Mother
which
caused
all
this
stirre
and
turmoile
,
ever
had
full
liberty
in
my
Court
,
except
the
Licence
to
undoe
her selfe
,
which
she
so
oft
,
and
eagerly
desir'd
.
For
what
reason
had
she
to
thrust
her selfe
into
a
Coffin
,
and
be
carried
by
night
as
a
dead
body
,
to
steale
away
out
of
my
Court
,
and
after
she
had
revil'd
me
in
my
house
,
now
to
goe
and
disparage
me
abroad
among
strangers
?
If
shee
had
desire
to
make
a
journey
to
Egypt
,
had
she
spoke
the
word
,
it
would
have
sufficed
;
but
she
pleas'd
to
surmise
false
dangers
in
true
safety
,
and
to
put
those
into
hazard
of
their
lives
,
that
made
her
to
live
in
all
security
.
When
I
had
discover'd
this
imposture
I
have
not
let
out
one
harsh
distastfull
word
against
her
,
making
her
to
enjoy
with
case
the
spectacle
of
my
patience
,
and
judging
that
every
foolish
offender
is
sufficiently
punished
by
his
owne
conscience
.
A
short
time
after
followed
the
lamentable
death
of
the
young
PRINCE
,
which
drew
from
me
bitter
teares
of
compassion
,
for
I
lov'd
him
dearly
,
and
I
am
sorry
his
Mother
alter'd
the
sweetnesse
of
his
good
nature
,
and
caus'd
so
much
trouble
to
his
younger
yeares
.
He
died
not
with
me
,
but
at
his
Mothers
house
,
and
by
an
accident
which
no
man
could
prevent
;
died
sporting
in
the
water
,
an
element
that
we
cannot
trust
unto
,
where
thousands
have
perished
,
without
any
treachery
;
died
with
some
pages
of
the
Court
,
with
whom
he
did
usually
take
his
pastime
.
'T
was
his
owne
motion
that
brought
him
to
the
water
:
The
alacrity
of
his
youth
made
him
play
with
danger
it selfe
,
which
none
could
disswade
him
from
,
and
his
dismall
fate
drowned
him
.
It
were
too
hard
,
and
unreasonable
a
taske
impos'd
upon
me
,
if
Alexandra
would
have
me
be
accountable
for
the
youthfulnesse
of
her
son
,
as
though
I
had
been
his
Governour
,
or
for
the
infidelity
and
inconstancy
of
the
elements
,
as
if
I
were
Lord
over
them
.
This
pernicious
head
delivered
this
speech
with
such
grace
,
and
plausibility
that
hee
tooke
off
the
edge
of
their
spleene
.
Such
power
hath
Rhetorick
even
in
the
tongue
of
a
miscreant
!
Loe
he
is
past
all
danger
,
being
as
yet
but
got
abord
(
as
they
say
,
)
walking
in
the
Court
of
Anthony
with
all
freedome
,
expecting
his
sentence
of
justification
.
In
the
meane
while
(
as
he
was
courteous
&
liberal
on
occasions
)
by
vertue
of
his
donatives
hee
wonne
the
hearts
of
the
chiefest
men
in
the
Court
,
and
made
all
the
accusations
to
be
but
the
pettishnesse
,
and
spleen
of
a
woman
misinform'd
.
inform'd
.
M.
Anthony
himselfe
told
Cleopatra
that
she
did
ill
to
intermedie
so
much
in
forreigne
Kingdomes
,
and
if
that
he
should
offend
by
her
incitement
shee
might
stirre
up
enemies
to
the
hazard
of
his
estate
;
that
Herod
was
a
King
,
and
it
was
not
fit
to
use
him
as
a
subject
,
nay
it
was
his
happinesse
to
have
him
rather
for
his
friend
then
his
foe
.
While
matters
were
a
canvasing
in
Anthony's
Court
,
the
Mother
and
sister
of
Herod
fail'd
not
to
observe
with
all
diligent
circumspection
the
actions
of
the
Queene
Mariamne
and
of
her
Mother
Alexandra
.
His
Vncle
Joseph
was
Keeper
of
the
Prison
,
and
did
often
visit
Mariamne
,
sometimes
for
businesse
,
and
sometimes
for
complement
.
This
man
began
to
be
sindged
like
a
butterfly
with
beames
shot
from
the
eyes
of
this
incomparable
beauty
,
and
did
beare
a
great
deal
of
affection
towards
her
,
and
though
hee
saw
himselfe
farre
enough
from
all
manner
of
pretensions
,
yet
notwithstanding
he
took
a
delight
,
that
hee
had
plac'd
his
love
on
so
high
an
object
.
This
passion
turn'd
his
braines
,
and
made
him
foolish
and
talkative
,
being
already
clowne
enough
by
ill
education
,
which
made
him
talke
wonderfull
ridiculous
,
and
foolish
.
For
one
day
when
there
was
a
speech
made
of
the
affection
that
Herod
beare
to
his
wife
Mariamne
,
Alexandra
her
Mother
jeer'd
at
it
very
ironically
,
according
to
her
fashion
;
Ioseph
who
would
have
the
Queene
still
to
entertaine
a
good
liking
of
her
husband
his
Master
,
whether
hee
was
mad
or
drunke
spake
with
a
loud
voice
:
Madam
,
let
your
Mother
Alexandra
speak
her
pleasure
,
but
to
shew
you
an
evident
testimony
of
the
love
the
King
your
husband
beares
you
,
he
gave
me
a
charge
,
in
case
he
were
put
to
death
himself
,
to
kill
you
also
,
for
that
he
could
not
be
without
your
company
in
the
other
world
.
At
this
speech
the
poor
Ladies
grew
pale
and
wan
with
feare
.
Alas
the
Tyrant
(
quoth
Alexandra
in
her
heart
)
what
will
hee
doe
being
alive
,
since
that
in
his
death
he
causeth
those
to
die
that
survive
him
.
In
the
mean
while
there
went
a
rumour
very
briefe
in
Ierusalem
(
the
dreames
of
credulous
men
)
that
Herod
was
dead
,
that
M.
Anthony
had
sent
him
to
execution
,
being
convicted
of
the
death
of
Aristobulus
.
Whether
this
bruite
was
divulged
abroad
by
some
of
Herod's
enemies
,
or
whether
himselfe
made
it
be
spread
secretly
,
for
to
prove
the
countenance
and
inclinations
of
men
.
Wise
Marianme
seem'd
to
give
it
no
credit
.
Alexandra
grew
impatient
and
shrudded
like
a
bird
on
the
perch
,
beseeching
Ioseph
with
all
supplications
possible
to
take
them
out
of
the
pallace
,
and
to
lead
them
to
the
Court
of
Guard
of
the
Roman
legions
,
committing
them
into
the
protection
of
Colonel
Iulius
,
that
they
might
thence
passe
with
safe
conduct
to
M
,
Anthony
;
for
shee
greatly
desir'd
that
this
PRINCE
might
see
her
daughter
;
perswading
her selfe
that
as
soone
as
hee
should
have
a
view
of
her
,
hee
should
be
captivated
with
her
eies
,
and
would
shew
all
possible
favour
.
These
intentions
being
naughty
,
had
no
good
successe
at
all
,
and
all
the
pursuits
of
Alexandra
serv'd
for
nothing
but
to
vent
her
passion
.
Herod
at
length
returnes
victoriously
with
authentique
testimonies
of
his
justification
,
notwithstanding
all
the
endeavours
of
Cleopatra
:
God
reserving
this
Paracide
for
a
Cain's
life
which
concluded
with
a
wretched
,
and
fearefull
death
.
His
mother
and
sister
fail'd
not
to
present
him
forthwith
at
his
arrivall
with
a
modell
of
their
mystery
,
and
to
acquaint
him
with
the
intention
that
Alexandra
had
to
put
her selfe
under
the
power
of
the
Romans
.
Salome
,
who
envy'd
Mariamne
beyond
measure
,
dipping
her
serpentine
tongue
in
the
gall
of
calumnie
,
accused
her
of
secret
familiarity
with
Ioseph
:
Wherefore
Herod
who
was
extreamly
jealous
,
thought
instantly
to
cure
it
,
and
taking
Mariamne
apart
,
askt
her
whence
proceeded
that
amitie
which
shee
had
contracted
with
Ioseph
.
The
most
Chast
Queen
,
whose
patience
was
never
vanquisht
,
shew'd
by
her
eies
,
by
the
posture
of
her
countenance
,
and
speeches
that
shee
was
so
stung
with
this
black
slander
that
her
perfidious
husband
did
easily
perceive
how
farre
she
was
from
such
thoughts
;
and
(
in
truth
)
being
asham'd
of
himselfe
for
proposing
such
Questions
unto
her
,
he
crav'd
pardon
,
shedding
hot
tears
,
and
thanking
her
for
proving
so
faithfull
to
his
bed
,
and
making
a
thousand
protestations
of
immortal
affection
.
The
good
Lady
somewhat
displeas'd
to
see
so
much
hypocrisie
,
told
him
covertly
,
that
indeed
hee
bare
reall
love
to
his
wife
who
would
needs
have
her
company
in
the
other
world
.
Herod
presently
apprehended
at
halfe
a
word
what
shee
meant
,
and
entred
into
such
distemper
and
violent
passion
,
that
he
seemed
to
be
distracted
,
tearing
his
beard
&
hair
,
and
crying
Ioseph
had
betray'd
him
,
and
that
now
hee
must
needs
say
hee
had
too
much
intelligence
with
Mariamne
;
otherwise
no
man
could
be
so
simple
and
sottish
as
to
reveale
so
important
a
secret
.
Hereupon
he
commands
Ioseph
to
be
kill'd
outright
for
a
sacrifice
to
his
returne
,
not
permitting
him
to
come
in
his
sight
,
nor
would
he
hearken
to
one
word
of
excuse
.
It
did
want
but
a
litle
that
he
did
not
then
fel
down
more
sacrifices
to
his
wide
insatiate
cruelty
,
and
did
not
put
Mariamne
too
to
death
;
but
the
assured
proofe
of
her
innocence
,
and
the
impatient
heate
of
his
love
suspended
the
blow
,
that
hee
might
make
his
anger
(
like
nimble
lightning
)
fly
further
off
,
which
hee
discharged
on
Alexandra
,
whom
hee
did
confine
for
a
●●me
,
keeping
her
asunder
from
Queene
Mariamne
her
daughter
,
taking
it
now
for
certaine
that
it
was
in
her
forge
that
all
the
machinations
,
&
conspiracies
for
his
ruine
were
fram'd
and
fill'd
.
Not
long
after
,
Herod
saw
himselfe
imbarkt
in
another
businesse
no
lesse
dangerous
then
the
former
.
M.
Anthony
(
who
ever
lent
him
his
shoulder
to
support
him
)
had
a
long
time
contended
against
the
fortune
of
Augustus
Caesar
,
and
was
quite
discomfited
in
the
battell
of
Actium
,
ending
his
hopes
and
life
with
a
sad
Catastrophe
.
This
accident
astonisht
the
Tyrant
more
then
can
be
imagined
,
seeing
the
prop
whereon
he
lean'd
,
ruin'd
:
His
affaires
which
hee
thought
were
now
well
knit
,
ripe
againe
in
a
night
,
and
had
him
for
an
adversary
who
was
so
forward
in
his
designe
for
the
Empire
of
the
whole
world
.
His
friends
and
foes
deem'd
him
one
of
the
forlorne
hope
:
He
that
escap't
so
many
shipwracks
doth
not
a
whit
despaire
in
this
extremity
,
he
takes
a
resolution
to
goe
,
and
find
Caesar
who
was
then
at
Rhodes
,
and
to
cast
himselfe
at
his
feet
:
but
before
he
sets
out
on
's
journey
,
hee
commits
one
most
barbarous
and
inhumane
act
.
Hyrcanus
the
right
and
lawfull
King
,
who
by
his
gentlenesse
and
facility
of
nature
first
rais'd
Antipater
,
then
sav'd
Herod's
life
,
promoting
him
to
the
Kingdome
to
the
prejudice
of
his
owne
blood
,
was
yet
surviving
in
a
decrepit
age
laden
with
yeares
&
cares
:
for
he
was
past
fourescore
yeares
.
The
Tyrant
fearing
that
he
alone
being
left
of
the
Royall
blood
,
should
bee
restored
to
the
throne
by
the
requests
of
the
people
,
who
did
tender
his
innocence
,
seeing
him
now
at
the
brinck
of
the
grave
flings
him
in
,
expelling
(
by
brutish
violence
)
that
soule
which
he
was
ready
to
surrender
up
to
nature
.
This
was
judg'd
meer
savage
cruelty
without
any
colour
of
justice
,
wherewith
this
abominable
monster
ever
us'd
to
palliat
his
actions
:
others
write
the
death
of
Hyrcanus
to
have
beene
hastned
by
this
occasion
.
Alexandra
(
who
could
not
shake
off
her
ambition
but
with
her
skin
)
seeing
that
Herod
went
on
a
voyage
,
whence
,
peradventure
,
he
was
never
to
return
,
boords
her
father
Hyrcanus
,
and
shews
him
that
the
time
was
come
wherein
God
would
make
his
venerable
old
age
to
flourish
anew
in
Royall
purple
:
The
Tyrant
is
intangled
in
such
nets
and
labyrinths
that
hee
shall
never
get
himself
out
againe
.
Fortune
knocks
at
Hyrcanus
his
dore
to
render
him
the
Diadem
which
is
due
unto
him
by
right
of
inheritance
,
and
taken
from
him
by
tyranny
.
It
remain'd
that
he
would
but
help
himselfe
as
much
as
in
him
lay
,
and
his
good
fortune
would
work
out
the
rest
.
Hyrcanus
replies
;
daughter
the
time
is
come
that
I
should
rather
meditate
on
my
grave
then
a
Royall
Throne
.
You
know
what
esteem
I
made
of
greatnesse
being
yet
in
an
age
,
and
condition
when
I
had
all
reason
to
entertaine
them
,
yet
I
have
reno●●ac't
them
with
a
free-will
,
preferring
my
rest
before
all
the
Diadems
in
the
world
.
Now
that
I
am
in
the
Haven
would
you
have
me
lanch
again
into
the
tempestuous
Seas
:
Forbeare
such
fond
speeches
(
good
daughter
)
I
have
beheld
but
too
much
miseries
,
talk
to
me
of
a
Sepulchre
,
and
not
of
a
Scepter
.
Alexandra
replies
,
that
since
he
did
not
pretend
to
the
life
,
nor
the
fortune
of
the
living
,
yet
notwithstanding
that
he
ought
not
to
neglect
his
own
blood
,
that
he
should
give
way
to
equity
,
and
he
needed
not
to
disquiet
himself
,
but
onely
to
write
a
few
lines
to
Malchus
Lieutenant
of
Arabia
,
and
hee
would
supply
him
with
mony
&
sufficient
forces
,
as
much
as
he
had
need
of
.
Lastly
,
he
was
bound
in
conscience
,
and
by
the
law
of
nature
to
preserve
his
daughter
and
Grand
child
from
the
teeth
of
this
Tigre
.
She
did
so
ply
his
eares
with
these
&
the
like
reasons
,
that
at
length
hee
yeelded
to
her
,
and
treats
with
Malchus
,
that
he
should
levy
for
him
anumber
of
horse
.
The
Letters
are
delivered
into
the
hands
of
one
D●sitheus
(
a
Cosen
of
this
Ioseph
which
Herod
had
caus'd
lately
to
be
slaine
)
for
to
be
carried
withall
safety
;
but
this
perfidious
slave
betraying
the
blood
of
his
allies
,
and
the
fortune
of
Hyrcanus
,
insteed
of
carrying
faithfully
the
Letter
to
Malchus
,
delivers
it
into
the
hands
of
Herod
,
who
bids
him
go
and
deliver
the
said
Letter
,
and
bring
back
the
answer
to
him
for
to
discover
further
the
countenance
,
and
intention
of
the
Arabian
.
He
fail'd
not
to
promise
Hyrcanus
all
assistance
,
inviting
him
with
all
kindnesse
to
come
over
speedily
unto
him
.
Herod
having
discover'd
the
whole
matter
,
calls
for
Hyrcanus
,
and
asketh
him
if
he
had
received
any
Letters
from
Malchus
?
Yea
(
quoth
he
)
but
they
contained
nothing
but
complements
:
the
other
demandes
,
if
with
these
Letters
he
did
not
receive
some
presents
?
He
confessed
that
Malchus
(
indeed
)
had
made
him
a
present
of
foure
horses
to
draw
his
Coach
.
Hereupon
without
any
further
forme
of
proceeding
,
the
Tyrant
commands
the
reverend
old
man
to
be
murther'd
,
dying
with
blood
the
hoary
head
of
him
who
had
been
his
Nurse
,
Protector
,
Father
&
all
.
Then
after
he
had
cag'd
up
Alexandra
,
and
Mariamne
in
some
place
of
strength
under
the
guard
of
Ioseph
his
Treasurer
,
&
Soheme
the
I●urean
,
he
goes
streight
waies
towards
Rhodes
,
committing
the
whole
charge
of
his
Realme
to
his
brother
Pheroras
.
The
History
makes
no
mention
of
the
laments
of
the
Queene
and
her
Mother
upon
the
death
of
Hyrcanus
:
T
is
credible
that
all
was
conceald
from
them
a
long
time
,
being
kept
in
close
prison
,
having
no
communication
with
any
body
.
Alexandra
champt
upon
the
bit
with
much
impatience
:
Mariamne
did
beare
out
the
tediousnesse
of
this
captivity
with
noble
constancy
,
&
sought
by
all
meanes
to
addulce
her
Mothe●s
discontents
.
All
her
comfort
was
in
God
,
for
what
else
could
she
speak
of
,
or
think
on
?
My
God
(
quoth
she
)
thou
steepest
all
thy
creatures
for
me
in
wormewood
:
If
I
have
at
any
time
lov'd
them
and
suckt
any
sweet
from
the
world
,
thou
gavest
me
for
one
ounce
of
Hony
a
pound
of
Gall
,
Ever
since
I
lai'd
the
Diadem
on
my
head
,
I
have
felt
nothing
but
thornes
,
and
soveraignty
was
to
me
but
a
gorgious
and
noble
slavery
.
My
God
,
when
shall
we
behold
that
joyfull
day
to
shine
upon
us
,
which
wee
doe
each
day
wait
for
,
that
shall
dry
up
our
teares
,
and
bursting
the
bonds
of
our
captivity
,
shall
send
us
into
Abrahams
bosome
,
and
into
the
freedome
of
thine
elect
?
These
poore
Ladies
remained
there
in
durance
among
horrid
wals
without
seeing
any
thing
but
rocks
,
&
wild
solitude
,
which
seemed
to
retain
some
compassion
of
their
griefes
:
they
knew
not
how
the
world
went
,
much
lesse
how
any
of
the
affaires
of
the
Court
stood
:
Every
time
the
keeper
came
to
visit
them
,
they
expected
no
other
tidings
but
the
doome
of
death
.
The
Guard
at
the
beginning
shewed
some
severity
in
their
looks
,
&
were
reserv'd
in
their
speeches
,
&
all
seem'd
full
of
horrour
,
feare
,
&
sad
silence
.
But
there
is
no
iron
but
molifies
at
last
in
the
fire
.
Soheme
,
visiting
them
the
oftner
according
to
his
commission
,
felt
the
rayes
that
issued
from
Mariamnes
eyes
so
sharp
,
that
they
pierc't
his
heart
with
relenting
compassion
;
judging
it
too
harsh
dealing
,
to
detaine
a
Queene
captive
,
who
by
the
liberall
endowments
which
heaven
had
enricht
her
person
with
,
could
captivate
all
hearts
.
Hee
begins
to
carry
a
more
benigne
aspect
towards
her
,
and
Mariamne
seeing
him
one
day
in
a
good
mood
took
occasion
to
speak
to
him
with
boldnesse
,
and
to
aske
him
some
news
from
the
other
world
.
Soheme
(
saith
the
Princesse
)
you
see
us
now
in
a
very
wofull
estate
,
and
our
personages
,
but
a
day
will
come
(
perhaps
)
when
this
tempest
will
be
blown
over
:
misfortunes
doe
not
alwaies
attend
at
the
same
haven
;
you
know
what
I
am
,
and
that
in
shewing
me
favour
you
shall
not
oblige
an
impotent
much
lesse
an
ingratefull
creature
:
only
give
us
some
hint
of
Herods
purpose
in
deteining
us
here
,
and
in
what
case
the
affaires
are
now
abroad
.
Soheme
at
these
words
felt
his
heart
sorely
shaken
with
a
mosT
fierce
assault
:
on
th'
one
side
represented
to
his
thoughts
the
revenge
of
Herod
,
which
he
observed
lately
in
the
example
of
Ioseph
,
on
the
other
side
hee
was
so
touched
with
commiseration
at
this
noble
Princesse
,
that
this
frozen
heart
began
now
to
melt
and
to
break
forth
at
his
eyes
.
Mariamne
seeing
him
perplext
,
and
at
a
stand
:
Speak
boldly
Soheme
,
this
shall
no
way
prejudice
thee
being
lockt
up
in
deep
secrecy
,
&
it
may
doe
us
much
service
,
for
the
safty
of
our
estate
.
Soheme
imagining
that
either
Herod
would
never
return
in
the
quality
of
a
King
,
or
that
being
in
the
protection
of
Mariamne
,
hee
might
easily
purchase
his
pardon
,
unfolds
his
heart
and
tells
her
.
Madam
I
commit
my
secrets
,
&
life
into
your
power
;
also
I
desire
to
dye
the
death
before
that
ever
I
should
come
to
execute
the
barbarous
command
that
Herod
gave
me
,
in
case
the
affaires
where
of
hee
now
treats
with
Caesar
,
should
not
succeed
according
to
his
expectation
.
And
what
was
it
(
quoth
Madam
)
Madam
I
tremble
only
to
think
on
it
.
'T
is
a
matter
that
concernes
your
life
.
My
friend
(
replied
Mariamne
)
this
is
his
ordinary
stile
:
so
ran
the
mandate
to
his
uncle
Ioseph
in
his
first
voyage
.
But
are
there
no
meanes
to
get
out
hence
?
Soheme
makes
answer
,
that
Pheroras
Herod's
brother
had
charge
of
the
Realme
,
&
that
(
as
extreamly
jealous
&
mistrusting
)
he
has
a
heedfull
eye
,
left
by
some
new
device
you
contrive
your
escape
.
Well
,
dye
then
wee
must
(
quoth
the
Princesse
:
)
to
what
side
shall
I
turne
my selfe
?
I
see
nothing
but
angers
and
the
Image
of
death
,
with
which
I
begin
now
to
be
familiarly
acquainted
.
Soheme
comforted
her
as
much
as
lay
in
his
power
;
but
the
stopping
her
eares
thence
forward
to
all
charmes
of
worldly
comfort
dilated
her
heart
to
receive
some
from
heaven
;
purifying
her
vexed
soule
day
by
day
in
a
Bath
of
teares
,
&
the
smarting
fornace
of
her
afflictions
.
O
the
providence
of
the
Almighty
!
'T
is
very
true
what
the
Scripture
saith
,
Thy
paths
are
in
the
deep
,
and
thy
tracks
on
the
waters
,
who
can
discover
such
dark
footsteps
!
When
this
most
chast
,
and
innocent
Queen
in
an
obscure
prison
swimmes
every
day
for
a
good
part
of
her
life
in
her
own
teares
.
Herod
being
imbarkt
(
as
yet
all
bloody
with
the
massacre
committed
on
the
person
of
Hyrcanus
)
findes
the
Seas
and
Windes
,
men
and
opportunity
all
propitious
to
his
affaires
.
This
Proteus
whose
wit
was
pliant
for
all
adventures
,
seeing
that
he
could
not
dissemble
the
services
hee
had
done
to
M.
Anthony
,
still
prostrating
himself
,
like
a
fawning
Curre
at
the
feet
of
his
fortune
,
intends
to
put
a
faire
glosse
upon
them
,
and
cover
them
with
the
mantle
of
vertue
.
Hee
knew
that
Augustus
was
a
Prince
well
born
,
generous
and
just
,
and
that
hee
would
employ
faithfull
servants
in
this
new
motion
of
businesses
which
he
had
them
in
hand
;
hee
disguiseth
himselfe
under
the
shadow
of
vertue
,
and
cheats
under
the
colour
of
constancy
,
and
pretext
of
fidelity
.
Loe
now
he
presents
himself
to
the
Emperour
&
bespeaks
his
Highnesse
in
these
tearmes
.
Great
Emperour
,
BEhold
my
Person
and
my
Crown
at
your
Highnesse
feet
;
t
is
reason
good
that
all
should
rise
by
your
greatnesse
,
since
that
God
would
commit
the
Empire
of
the
universe
to
your
hands
.
As
for
me
I
cannot
feigne
,
and
bely
what
I
have
been
,
no
more
would
I
dissemble
what
I
ought
and
should
be
.
I
haue
hitherto
(
't
is
true
)
stood
for
my
noble
friend
M.
Anthony
,
and
if
he
had
given
eare
to
mee
as
he
did
to
Cleopatra
his
Mistris
,
you
should
have
found
(
Caesar
)
how
much
I
was
your
enimy
,
and
his
friend
;
but
this
unhappy
Prince
being
gull'd
and
besotted
by
that
creature
took
money
from
me
,
&
advise
from
her
to
ruinate
(
by
so
doing
,
his
own
fortune
,
&
to
build
yours
upon
their
ruines
:
I
have
followed
him
even
to
the
margen
of
the
grave
but
did
not
enter
in
,
in
regard
my
death
could
no
way
advantage
him
;
he
is
in
that
condition
that
I
can
do
nothing
but
send
him
the
tribute
of
my
teares
;
To
you
(
great
Caesar
)
are
due
the
services
which
I
do
tender
with
a
fre
&
ready
heart
,
if
you
bee
pleas'd
to
accept
of
them
on
the
condition
not
to
constrain
mee
to
think
or
speak
any
thing
injuriously
to
the
memory
of
my
ancient
Master
,
whom
being
not
able
to
serve
,
I
ought
neverthelesse
to
respect
,
and
love
after
death
.
Augustus
liked
well
of
this
bold
language
,
and
deem'd
that
this
man
was
of
good
proofe
&
mettle
to
make
a
good
servant
of
,
not
seeing
the
subtlety
of
the
Fox
,
measuring
all
for
his
own
interest
.
He
takes
the
Crown
and
places
it
on
the
head
of
Herod
,
saying
,
I
would
you
should
live
peaceably
in
your
dominions
,
and
be
but
as
loyall
to
me
as
you
have
bin
to
M.
Anthony
.
Herod
after
this
so
lucky
an
accesse
,
ceast
not
to
set
himselfe
forward
to
the
good
liking
of
Augustus
,
seeking
all
occasions
so
to
do
,
but
most
of
all
in
that
voyage
of
the
Emperour
made
to
Aegypt
,
where
he
did
continually
give
assistance
and
serve
in
many
good
offices
.
This
businesse
so
happily
sped
,
hee
returnes
in
triumph
to
Hierusalem
with
the
astonishment
of
all
the
world
.
This
was
it
that
the
vertuous
Queen
Mariamne
did
protract
a
life
for
ever
to
bee
a
sacrifice
for
the
solemnity
of
her
bloody
husbands
triumphs
.
Let
us
now
see
how
this
Lamp
was
extinguisht
,
we
cannot
expect
any
ill
sent
,
the
faire
qualities
of
her
life
did
accompany
her
to
her
death
.
Assoon
as
Herod
was
entred
within
the
chief
City
,
he
goes
to
salute
the
Queen
his
wife
whom
he
had
caused
to
be
set
at
liberty
,
being
his
affaires
were
in
safety
,
&
brings
her
the
first
tidings
of
the
happy
successe
of
his
voyage
,
hee
was
so
swolne
with
the
conceit
of
his
good
fortunes
,
that
hee
could
hardly
contain
himselfe
within
his
skin
,
and
the
loue
of
so
amiable
an
object
as
was
then
present
after
so
many
dangers
exhausted
,
did
let
his
tongue
loose
to
much
boasting
&
vain
superfluous
speeches
,
thinking
that
by
his
discourse
he
did
much
improve
his
honour
and
reputation
.
Mariamne
pin'd
away
upon
her
leggs
with
fretfulnesse
to
heare
his
vanities
,
and
as
she
was
free
and
genuine
in
all
her
carriage
,
shee
shewed
how
litle
pleasure
she
took
in
his
Rhodomantades
,
which
his
joy
did
heighthen
to
a
degree
of
folly
.
He
imagining
this
at
first
to
bee
but
a
fit
of
Melancholy
which
would
soon
vanish
into
smoak
,
did
chear
her
up
the
more
with
words
,
shewing
more
Court-ship
then
usuall
.
Among
these
caresses
,
the
poore
Lady
breathes
out
a
sigh
or
two
,
calling
to
minde
the
secret
command
lately
given
to
Soheme
.
He
well
perceived
by
her
countenance
that
she
was
somewhat
discontented
,
and
entred
into
a
suspition
that
Soheme
also
had
the
flux
in
the
tongue
as
well
as
Ioseph
.
He
knew
not
then
how
to
compose
his
countenance
,
so
much
was
hee
moved
within
himselfe
.
Love
,
choler
,
and
jealousie
did
incessantly
hurry
,
and
disquiet
him
:
hee
could
not
be
angry
as
he
would
,
&
could
not
choose
but
love
whom
he
had
still
impotently
lov'd
.
This
haughty
spirit
that
could
never
stoop
to
any
,
but
to
deceive
,
was
asham'd
to
see
himselfe
thus
disarm'd
,
and
become
as
it
were
a
Zanie
in
amorous
dalliances
not
ordinary
to
his
nature
;
then
seeing
that
these
subtilties
did
not
succeed
,
hee
torments
himselfe
the
more
,
and
thinks
now
to
flourish
with
the
sword
,
but
love
was
so
predominant
over
wrath
,
&
withheld
the
stroak
:
Hereupon
he
retires
,
shaking
his
head
,
and
muttering
I
know
not
what
between
his
teeth
,
as
cursing
that
love
which
made
him
mercifull
in
despight
of
his
inclination
.
But
alas
there
is
no
hatred
to
that
of
women
against
their
own
kinde
,
when
a
jealousie
once
seiseth
on
their
braines
!
Cipre
an
Arabian
by
nation
,
the
mother
of
Herod
,
&
Salome
his
sister
,
seeing
him
so
passionate
fayled
not
to
blow
the
coales
with
their
tongues
,
and
to
kindle
them
with
impudent
slanders
which
the
Tyrant
gave
credit
to
in
part
,
but
yet
could
not
resolve
to
strike
the
stroak
.
It
was
a
long
time
in
agitation
ere
any
thing
could
be
concluded
upon
;
at
last
there
arives
an
unhappy
day
,
when
at
noone-tide
having
withdrawn
himselfe
to
his
privy
chamber
he
sends
for
Mariamne
,
who
presently
comes
upon
the
message
:
But
Herod
being
minded
to
a
game
in
bed
,
shee
would
not
consent
thereto
,
telling
him
the
law
of
nature
forbad
her
to
lye
with
a
man
that
had
murther'd
her
Father
and
her
Brother
,
meaning
Alexander
,
who
by
the
persuit
of
Herod
had
been
overthrown
by
the
Romans
,
and
her
brother
Aristobulus
so
cruelly
stifled
in
the
waters
.
Here
Iosephus
the
Historian
,
after
hee
hath
so
highly
extol'd
Mariamne
as
a
chast
Queen
and
truly
endowed
with
an
inviolable
faith
(
for
these
be
his
words
)
taxes
her
with
a
litle
disdain
which
was
(
as
hee
saith
)
grown
up
with
her
nature
,
in
that
shee
did
disrespect
the
caresses
of
her
husband
.
But
hee
that
would
well
ponder
how
Herod
had
entreated
her
neerest
kindred
,
massacring
them
most
indignly
,
&
how
that
holding
the
Scepter
from
her
house
hee
did
not
esteem
of
her
as
of
a
Queen
,
but
as
of
a
poore
victime
,
which
he
caus'd
to
be
shut
up
,
commanding
it
to
be
beheaded
whensoever
he
ran
in
jeopardie
of
his
life
,
for
feare
that
any
other
should
enjoy
her
after
his
death
;
he
shall
finde
that
the
Lady
had
sufficient
reason
to
give
him
this
answer
.
Neverthelesse
Herod
that
could
not
brook
such
freedome
of
speech
,
was
so
incens'd
at
these
words
that
he
went
neere
then
to
doe
her
a
mischiefe
;
his
eyes
sparkling
with
anger
,
his
voice
rough
,
and
his
hands
lift
up
to
commit
violence
.
As
he
walkt
up
&
down
in
his
chamber
in
a
chafe
,
skirmishing
thus
with
his
choler
,
Mariamne
standing
by
without
any
farther
reply
,
treacherous
Salome
thought
it
now
a
convenient
time
to
give
vent
to
her
malitious
project
;
shee
sends
a
servant
that
had
pawn'd
his
faith
and
credit
,
and
whom
she
a
long
time
had
been
instructing
for
to
make
him
depose
a
slander
as
wicked
as
ridiculous
,
which
was
,
that
Mariamne
having
an
intention
to
giue
her
husband
a
philtre
(
or
love
potion
)
she
addrest
her selfe
to
him
,
who
being
then
the
Kings
Taster
and
sought
to
work
him
to
doe
this
feat
with
many
rewards
,
and
promises
,
which
he
would
never
give
care
unto
.
Moreover
hee
was
so
taught
his
lesson
,
that
if
,
peradventure
Herod
demanded
the
ingredients
of
the
Philtre
,
hee
should
answer
without
farther
hesitation
that
the
Queen
had
the
contriving
of
it
,
and
that
she
required
of
him
only
but
to
administer
it
.
This
miscreant
enters
the
chamber
in
cold
bloud
,
and
makes
deposition
most
seriously
:
whereat
Herod
,
who
was
all
fire
already
,
being
more
inflam'd
then
ever
,
thought
with
himselfe
that
he
needed
not
wonder
any
more
whence
this
impatience
of
love
should
proceed
.
Hee
commands
presently
an
Eunuch
of
the
Queen
,
one
of
the
most
trustie
of
them
to
be
attacht
,
thinking
that
nothing
past
without
his
knowledge
,
hee
puts
him
to
the
rack
,
insomuch
that
his
body
being
already
weak
enough
,
not
able
to
beare
out
the
violence
of
the
tortures
,
and
on
the
other
side
having
nothing
to
speak
against
his
good
Mistris
,
in
whose
conversation
he
never
knew
any
thing
but
what
was
honourable
and
honest
;
hee
was
kept
a
great
while
in
this
miserable
plight
,
at
length
hee
lets
fly
a
word
,
saying
that
hee
had
seen
Soheme
talking
a
long
time
in
private
with
the
Queen
,
as
though
hee
made
some
discovery
and
that
since
that
time
hee
well
perceived
that
she
was
much
dejected
.
Herod
had
no
sooner
heard
this
speech
,
but
't
is
enough
,
saith
he
,
take
him
off
and
call
Soheme
.
Soheme
knew
nothing
of
this
that
passed
,
he
liv'd
in
great
content
,
having
lately
attain'd
to
some
good
place
of
command
by
the
Queens
recommendation
.
He
was
quite
astonisht
when
he
saw
them
lay
hands
on
him
and
compell
him
to
confesse
the
discourse
hee
had
with
Mariamne
when
she
was
in
prison
:
he
utterly
denying
the
matter
is
forthwith
slain
.
This
day
Herod
retires
into
his
Cabinet
,
drinking
by
full
draughts
the
gaul
and
venome
of
his
fatall
anger
,
meditating
in
his
heart
on
the
fury
which
hee
should
make
to
burst
out
shortly
in
publique
:
for
without
allowing
any
truce
to
his
labouring
brain
,
he
assembles
his
Privie
Councell
,
and
sends
for
his
Queen
,
who
exprected
nothing
lesse
then
such
arraignment
.
This
monster
that
studied
alwaies
to
set
a
colour
of
justice
on
his
most
unreasonable
actions
,
beginnes
a
long
Oration
which
he
had
indited
at
his
leasure
,
and
as
every
man
stood
like
a
Ghost
struck
with
feare
and
filence
,
expecting
the
issue
of
this
Tragoedy
(
onely
bold
Mariamne
stood
arm'd
with
an
undanted
constancy
for
all
events
)
he
speaks
to
them
in
these
termes
.
It
seems
God
would
counterballance
my
prosperous
affaires
abroad
with
the
unhappinesse
of
domestick
evills
:
I
have
found
safety
among
the
winds
and
tempests
in
irksome
voyages
I
have
undertaken
,
and
in
many
perillous
atchievements
that
I
have
brought
about
,
to
finde
in
my
return
a
tempest
in
mine
own
Court
.
You
are
not
ignorant
how
that
I
have
fostered
all
the
house
of
Hyrcanus
in
my
bosome
in
those
deplored
times
,
when
it
was
at
a
low
ebb
,
&
neer
confusion
;
in
recompence
whereof
as
if
I
did
sit
upon
the
egs
of
a
Serpent
,
so
I
have
found
but
hissing
and
stinging
.
God
knowes
how
oft
I
have
dissembled
injuries
,
and
how
oft
I
have
cur'd
them
with
patience
,
but
yet
I
cannot
bring
my
heart
to
so
obdurat
and
brawnie
a
temper
,
but
it
is
ever
&
anon
stirr'd
up
and
scarified
with
some
new
sores
.
Behold
there
my
wife
,
who
following
his
Mothers
steps
,
is
ever
bent
to
trouble
my
repose
.
As
soon
as
I
was
return'd
from
my
late
dangerous
voyage
,
as
you
know
,
I
brought
her
tiding
of
the
happy
successe
to
my
affaires
,
shee
shewing
how
litle
esteem
she
made
of
my
estate
and
person
,
did
heare
mee
with
such
a
coy
and
disdainfull
carriage
,
that
notwithstanding
all
the
Courtship
I
made
to
her
,
I
could
not
draw
from
her
pride
one
good
word
,
nay
shee
was
not
content
with
this
,
shee
proceeds
to
open
mischiefes
,
and
bloudy
machinations
,
which
I
had
rather
(
in
honour
of
your
eares
)
passe
over
in
silence
,
&
come
to
effects
.
Behold
there
one
of
my
faithfull
servants
,
that
doth
testifie
how
that
she
had
suborn'd
him
to
give
me
a
Philtre
,
that
is
,
poyson
for
to
giddie
my
braines
,
and
take
away
my
life
,
which
God
doth
still
preserve
to
make
a
recognizance
of
all
the
good
offices
which
all
in
generall
and
you
in
particular
have
done
me
:
So
you
see
that
I
am
arrived
home
with
my
temples
girt
with
Laurells
,
honoured
and
favour'd
by
the
most
renowned
men
of
the
world
,
to
bee
the
shittle-cock
of
a
womans
mallice
,
and
the
But
of
her
treachery
.
I
could
not
win
her
by
ardency
of
love
,
or
any
good
turnes
,
no
more
then
if
shee
had
been
a
Lionesse
.
Consult
among
you
what
you
ought
to
doe
,
I
deliver
her
to
the
power
of
your
iustice
,
being
not
(
in
this
case
)
to
follow
mine
own
judgement
,
that
posterity
may
know
that
mine
own
interests
come
alwaies
below
the
truth
,
to
which
I
have
taught
them
ever
to
stoop
and
bend
the
knee
.
Herod
in
speaking
these
words
would
seem
to
be
very
calme
conjuring
down
his
passion
,
and
curbing
his
nature
which
was
pliable
enough
,
but
yet
his
choler
so
wrought
and
fum'd
up
,
that
the
Councell
soon
discover'd
his
malady
,
&
that
he
had
a
full
purpose
to
exterminate
the
Queen
.
They
summon
her
to
answer
upon
the
suddain
without
any
Advocate
.
This
glorious
Amazon
,
a
young
Impe
of
the
Macchabees
,
and
heire
of
their
heroick
patience
,
being
presented
before
this
crue
&
conventicle
of
malignant
spirits
,
28
yeares
before
the
comming
of
our
Saviour
in
the
flesh
,
did
then
what
may
instruct
posterity
most
illustriously
by
her
example
.
No
man
ever
observ'd
an
impatient
word
to
sally
out
of
her
mouth
,
she
used
not
any
word
of
recrimination
,
or
charged
back
any
with
their
own
crimes
,
and
being
able
to
lay
before
the
Councell
the
many
outrages
she
had
suffered
in
her
own
person
,
and
in
her
kindred
,
she
swallowed
all
wrongs
with
more
then
humane
patience
only
touching
the
main
Article
of
her
accusation
,
she
said
that
for
the
draught
or
potion
that
was
objected
to
her
,
't
was
a
thing
in
the
judgement
of
all
that
would
confider
it
well
,
farthest
off
any
thing
from
her
thoughts
,
seeing
that
she
had
alwaies
dreaded
the
love
of
Herod
more
then
his
hate
:
moreover
that
she
made
not
any
account
of
her
life
wherein
she
had
endur'd
but
too
many
afflictions
,
much
lesse
of
the
Court
where
she
never
drew
any
ayre
of
delight
,
and
that
if
they
would
oppresse
her
innocence
by
false
witnesse
,
it
was
most
easie
to
overcome
her
,
no
subject
more
obvious
and
probable
.
It
was
most
easie
to
take
the
Diadem
off
her
head
and
her
head
off
her
shoulders
,
but
it
would
bee
no
easie
taske
to
take
from
her
the
reputation
of
a
Lady
of
Honour
which
she
held
in
Capite
from
her
ancestors
,
&
which
she
would
carry
along
with
her
to
the
dust
.
The
poore
soule
was
as
a
filly
Lamb
in
the
jawes
of
a
Lion
,
and
in
the
fangs
of
many
Wolues
:
They
proceed
to
judgement
and
all
proceed
according
to
Herods
propension
.
They
knew
it
was
his
will
to
rid
her
out
of
his
way
,
that
was
sufficient
.
There
was
not
one
found
that
had
the
boldnesse
to
stand
up
in
the
defence
of
the
innocent
Queen
,
or
to
asswage
the
passion
of
Herod
in
any
manner
.
Each
mans
conscience
was
clog'd
either
with
crimes
,
or
timorousnesse
;
whence
it
hapned
that
these
impious
judges
did
more
in
favour
of
the
Tyrant
then
he
would
have
done
,
for
they
all
concluded
to
adjudge
her
to
death
:
hee
was
struck
with
some
horrour
at
the
first
,
as
bloudy
a
man
as
he
was
,
&
commanded
that
shee
should
bee
committed
to
safe
custody
within
the
Court
,
suspending
the
execution
,
thinking
perhaps
thereby
to
make
her
the
more
tractable
to
his
humour
.
But
enraged
Salome
that
had
stirr'd
up
this
tempest
not
willing
to
leave
a
thing
halfe
done
drawes
neere
to
the
King
her
brother
,
&
makes
remonstrance
,
that
such
birds
were
not
to
be
kept
in
cages
that
this
was
a
businesse
which
concern'd
his
Crowne
and
Life
,
and
that
all
now
tended
to
a
revolt
,
if
he
delai'd
this
execution
he
would
hasten
his
owne
ruine
and
the
estates
both
:
whereupon
Herod
let
slip
this
speech
,
Why
let
her
be
taken
away
;
and
immediately
a
Tribune
was
dispatcht
,
to
the
good
Queene
,
who
brings
her
news
of
her
last
houres
approach
,
saluting
her
with
all
reverence
,
Madam
the
King
calls
for
you
,
and
you
are
presently
to
die
:
she
nothing
moved
with
the
message
replies
,
let
us
goe
(
friend
)
outright
,
Herod
cannot
be
so
speedy
but
he
seemes
slow
to
me
:
and
when
she
had
thus
said
shee
advances
forward
,
and
marches
streight
to
the
place
of
execution
,
without
changing
her
colour
,
with
a
cleer
countenance
which
drew
tears
from
all
spectatours
to
crowne
her
patience
.
As
she
was
ready
to
receive
the
fatall
stoake
,
Alexander
a
her
Mother
,
her
companion
in
Prison
,
the
Cabinet
of
her
thoughts
,
that
both
seem'd
to
have
but
one
heart
intwo
breasts
betraying
her
blood
,
nature
,
and
all
pietie
for
some
mischievous
reason
of
estate
that
she
might
not
be
suspected
of
Herod
as
though
she
had
consented
to
her
daughters
perversnesse
,
comes
there
to
taxe
her
with
horrible
injuries
,
and
shee
went
neere
to
dragge
the
poore
Princesse
by
the
haire
of
the
head
,
and
to
hale
her
along
the
pavement
,
telling
her
in
extreme
rage
,
that
she
was
an
untoward
peevish
dame
,
and
that
shee
did
well
deserve
death
for
that
she
would
not
agree
with
so
good
a
husband
for
the
supporting
of
their
common
fortunes
.
See
here
the
greatest
indignity
that
can
be
conceived
!
In
such
an
accident
there
is
no
better
hony
,
nor
a
worser
sting
then
that
of
bees
,
and
no
better
amity
,
nor
worser
enmity
then
that
of
kindred
.
Patient
Mariamne
did
not
speake
a
word
,
not
so
much
as
,
Good
Mother
permit
my
soule
to
depart
in
peace
which
is
now
upon
my
lips
ready
to
take
her
flight
,
and
trouble
not
my
last
and
eternall
rest
;
but
with
a
generous
silence
sealing
her
mouth
to
all
replies
,
and
opening
her
heart
towards
God
the
only
witnesse
of
her
innocence
,
being
thus
indignly
handled
,
shee
profers
her
neck
to
the
headsman
for
to
seale
with
her
blood
the
last
testimonies
of
her
patience
.
Iosephus
speakes
not
so
expressely
of
the
manner
of
her
death
as
being
a
matter
without
controversie
that
shee
was
executed
according
to
the
ordinary
manner
of
those
times
,
which
was
to
behead
all
delinquents
of
such
ranke
.
This
faire
breaking
of
the
day
which
as
yet
carried
comfort
and
healing
in
his
wings
to
the
poore
afflicted
soules
that
were
in
this
horrible
confusion
of
Tyranny
,
was
then
obscur'd
and
quite
put
out
with
her
blood
:
the
eyes
of
all
the
throng
that
did
assist
at
this
ruefull
tragedie
being
bath'd
in
teares
did
behold
her
in
her
red
lips
.
When
they
saw
this
countenance
(
arm'd
with
royall
Majesty
)
so
couragiously
to
affront
death
which
makes
the
boldest
heart
to
tremble
,
and
her
alabaster
neck
stretcht
out
and
stoop't
to
the
glittering
axe
to
be
sever'd
from
her
faire
body
,
a
cold
horror
ran
through
the
shivering
joynts
,
and
bones
of
all
the
croud
,
and
there
was
no
rock
so
hard
but
would
have
sweated
watry
drops
of
teares
to
ransome
her
blood
from
being
spilt
.
Her
head
was
sever'd
from
her
body
,
and
her
body
from
her
soule
,
but
this
will
never
be
separated
from
her
God
,
who
rears
to
her
memory
an
eternall
trophie
of
patience
.
Her
trunck
lay
cold
,
and
extended
upon
the
place
,
and
the
voice
of
innocent
blood
,
which
now
mounted
up
to
pierce
the
Clouds
,
&
demand
revenge
from
the
protector
of
innocence
,
was
incontinently
heard
to
good
purpose
,
as
you
shall
e're
long
understand
.
This
faithlesse
husband
that
had
so
barbarously
handled
a
Princesse
so
worthy
of
all
respect
,
was
soone
as
she
had
yeelded
up
the
ghost
as
if
he
had
been
struck
with
an
invisible
dart
,
cryed
out
of
griefe
,
and
sai'd
that
he
had
given
a
blow
that
deserved
God's
anger
&
vengeance
;
then
with
fearfull
howling
he
invokes
incessantly
the
memory
and
name
of
the
deceased
Queene
,
to
whom
hee
could
not
by
his
plaints
restore
what
he
had
taken
away
by
the
executioners
hatchet
:
whither
soever
he
went
,
he
was
stil
accompanied
with
the
Image
of
his
crime
;
black
furies
revelling
in
his
conseience
,
&
terrifying
him
with
sights
and
fearfull
apparitions
:
hee
tried
all
manner
of
feasting
,
dancing
,
and
delights
to
expell
melancholy
;
but
it
encreas'd
the
more
,
in
so
much
that
he
was
constrained
to
abandon
the
helme
of
government
,
though
hee
had
been
active
and
indefatigable
in
this
exercise
:
he
became
at
first
a
dotard
,
and
all
stupid
,
not
knowing
what
hee
did
;
for
sometime
at
dinner
he
speakes
to
his
attendants
,
and
bids
them
call
the
Queene
to
him
,
as
if
shee
had
been
still
alive
,
they
hearkned
unto
him
without
returning
a
word
,
&
all
the
Court
was
struck
with
silence
and
amazement
;
at
last
he
being
not
able
to
endure
the
pallace
walles
,
as
though
they
did
upbraid
his
cruelty
,
hee
goes
and
haunts
the
groves
&
uncouth
places
of
retreate
like
a
salvage
,
thereby
contracting
such
a
strange
disease
in
his
braines
,
and
so
violent
a
frenzy
,
that
the
Physitians
saw
no
way
to
remedy
it
,
telling
him
freely
that
it
was
a
blow
from
heaven
:
God
who
did
reserve
him
for
further
calamities
would
not
vouchsafe
to
take
away
his
life
at
that
present
.
That
wicked
Mother
Alexandra
that
so
outragioussly
scolded
at
her
daughter
on
the
scaffold
,
went
shortly
after
the
way
of
all
flesh
,
tasting
the
bitternesse
of
death
but
loosing
the
glory
of
it
.
In
the
reare
of
this
,
followed
a
pestilence
which
swept
away
many
of
Herod's
counsellors
of
state
;
and
all
these
were
but
the
scourges
of
heaven
to
avenge
this
so
lamentable
death
,
but
never
enough
lamented
.
Mariamne
from
her
chast
bed
left
Herod
two
sonnes
,
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
who
were
very
young
,
capable
to
endure
much
more
in
after-times
,
but
as
then
incapable
to
understand
their
present
miseries
.
Herod
for
to
take
away
from
them
the
resentments
of
this
horrid
fact
,
and
to
raise
them
both
together
by
good
education
to
the
glory
of
his
Scepter
,
packs
them
away
in
good
time
,
and
sends
them
to
Rome
to
be
train'd
up
in
Augustus
Casar's
Court
,
held
at
that
time
the
Academy
of
Kings
,
and
the
most
renowned
School
of
the
world
.
After
some
years
expir'd
he
tooke
a
desire
to
make
a
journey
into
Italy
for
to
salute
Casar
,
and
by
that
meanes
to
see
his
sonnes
,
whom
hee
found
very
well
improv'd
,
and
ingeniously
brought
up
,
and
so
compleat
,
that
hee
would
faine
with
the
good
leave
of
Augustus
bring
them
along
with
him
back
to
Iudea
,
and
so
he
did
:
These
young
Princes
returning
to
Ierusalem
with
Herod
,
did
ravish
all
the
people
with
admiration
;
they
were
of
a
very
comely
proportion
very
nimble
and
active
,
and
well
exercis'd
in
feats
of
armes
,
well
spoken
,
affable
,
and
as
much
worthy
of
love
as
their
Father
of
hatred
.
Men
beheld
them
as
they
doe
the
two
starres
of
Castor
and
Pollux
after
a
tempest
;
they
fill'd
all
with
joy
,
and
seem'd
already
to
have
wonne
hearts
enough
to
winne
them
crownes
according
to
their
merit
,
yet
those
that
call'd
to
mind
the
usage
of
their
Mother
Mariamne
could
not
containe
their
teares
.
Pheroras
,
Herod's
brother
,
and
his
sister
Salome
,
who
had
both
of
them
a
hand
in
the
murther
of
the
innocent
Queene
,
entred
into
such
apprehensions
that
cannot
be
exprest
,
seeing
that
the
blood
which
they
had
spilt
was
one
day
to
rule
over
them
:
They
began
thenceforth
tartly
to
traduce
them
,
and
convey
(
by
some
creatures
subborn'd
thereto
)
many
reports
to
Herod's
cares
,
which
were
in
effect
to
informe
,
how
that
the
Princes
his
sonnes
(
in
regard
of
what
had
hapned
touching
their
mother
)
were
very
averse
from
their
Father
,
&
would
never
beinduced
to
affect
him
againe
.
Herod
who
was
yet
warm
with
the
heat
of
his
affection
towards
them
,
gave
no
credit
to
the
slander
;
for
seeing
them
now
upon
the
march
towards
ripes
yeares
,
he
bethought
him
how
to
match
them
honourably
,
sueing
for
his
son
Alexander
the
daughter
of
Archilaus
King
of
Capadocia
named
Glaphira
,
which
was
granted
him
,
&
for
Aristobulus
he
was
betrothd
to
the
daughter
of
Salome
,
his
cosin
Germane
;
thus
cementing
the
breaches
&
enmities
of
his
house
.
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
did
converse
together
very
freely
,
and
spoke
all
that
lay
upon
their
hearts
,
talking
of
the
death
of
their
mother
,
in
such
a
manner
,
that
they
shewed
that
they
were
sensible
of
it
:
Pheroras
,
and
Salome
very
close
and
malignant
spies
,
did
not
cease
to
toll
them
into
dangerous
ipeeches
,
and
all
that
they
had
spoken
(
either
through
vanity
,
or
some
fit
of
anger
,
or
through
presumption
of
secrecy
)
was
presently
reported
to
Herod's
eares
.
Crafty
Salome
yet
beating
sway
over
her
new
married
daughter
,
who
was
a
simple
harmlesse
creature
,
did
shrife
her
punctually
,
to
know
of
her
what
her
husband
did
use
to
talke
of
in
the
privacy
of
their
mutuall
embraces
.
Shee
forth
with
related
all
the
speeches
,
which
these
poor
Princes
had
spoken
in
simplicity
or
merriment
,
namely
,
that
Aristobulus
brag'd
,
that
the
Empire
appertain'd
to
the
issue
of
Mariamne
as
the
linage
of
a
true
Queen
:
as
for
the
sonnes
of
Herod
,
they
were
sow'd
abroad
,
and
dispersed
in
good
number
(
for
hee
had
some
nine
or
ten
wives
)
so
that
he
made
most
of
them
advocates
in
petty
Townes
,
and
it
went
well
with
them
if
they
had
learn'd
to
read
and
write
;
shee
added
moreover
,
that
Alexander
spake
in
a
bravado
,
that
he
was
somewhat
of
another
mold
then
his
Father
,
yet
notwithstanding
when
hee
convers'd
with
him
,
seeing
him
of
a
jealous
humour
he
kept
himselfe
within
his
scabbard
,
not
daring
freely
to
expresse
himselfe
,
for
fear
of
casting
shadowes
of
his
ability
;
that
going
to
hunt
,
and
walke
with
Herod
,
he
us'd
to
contract
and
wind
in
his
body
,
that
he
might
not
seem
bigger
then
his
father
:
If
he
went
to
draw
a
bowe
,
hee
did
it
very
bungler-like
,
of
purpose
to
free
himselfe
from
all
envy
.
This
was
a
maine
peece
of
wisdome
to
doe
so
,
but
the
trick
of
a
very
novice
to
talk
so
much
,
though
words
as
innocently
spoken
,
as
sinisterly
and
captiously
interpreted
;
and
above
all
a
very
simple
errour
,
to
commit
their
secrets
to
a
woman
,
whose
brest
(
for
the
most
part
)
is
as
fit
to
guard
any
thing
intrusted
to
its
custody
,
as
a
five
to
carry
water
.
When
Pheroras
,
and
Salome
had
diligently
plyed
the
ears
of
Herod
with
these
petty
informations
,
seeing
some
suspition
to
plant
,
&
take
rooting
in
his
mind
,
and
that
the
fathers
affection
towards
his
sonnes
did
waxe
cold
,
they
strike
in
opportunely
,
and
advise
him
seriously
to
take
heed
of
his
sons
,
that
they
were
in
labour
with
some
great
exploit
,
and
spake
loudly
,
That
all
those
that
had
any
hand
in
the
shedding
their
mothers
blood
,
should
not
beare
the
punishment
off
in
the
other
world
:
For
indeed
as
they
were
harping
on
that
harsh
string
,
such
like
speeches
did
escape
from
them
.
Herod
was
exceedingly
astonisht
at
this
freedome
,
as
thinking
it
necessary
to
represse
their
boldnesse
with
some
counterprise
.
What
doth
he
to
take
downe
the
spirits
of
these
Princes
?
Hee
goes
,
and
takes
him
one
of
his
other
sonnes
call'd
Antipater
,
(
begot
upon
one
Dorid
a
woman
of
meane
ranck
,
and
who
was
afterward
shamefully
banisht
the
Court
)
he
hoists
him
in
a
moment
to
the
top
of
the
wheele
,
not
that
hee
purpos'd
to
leave
him
there
,
but
hee
would
have
him
serve
as
a
Check-mate
for
the
sons
of
Mariamne
,
judging
him
a
fit
instrument
for
that
end
:
For
indeed
this
Antipater
was
a
darke
,
sullen
,
and
malicious
spirit
,
who
held
much
after
the
Father
.
When
he
saw
himselfe
on
an
instant
so
highly
mounted
,
he
resolv'd
not
to
descend
,
but
with
the
losse
of
his
skin
,
&
to
share
of
the
Realm
as
well
as
the
rest
,
by
some
device
or
other
.
Well
,
to
that
end
he
fits
the
Scene
,
and
conforms
himselfe
to
all
fashions
for
to
get
into
credit
with
Herod
,
(
who
from
that
time
began
to
like
him
very
well
)
and
he
fail'd
not
under
hand
to
put
on
foot
afresh
those
accusations
,
to
get
surer
footing
in
this
new
preferment
,
that
had
been
commenced
against
the
sonnes
of
Mariamne
.
And
when
hee
had
flung
the
stone
,
he
drew
in
his
arm
so
neatly
,
that
hee
seem'd
not
to
have
any
way
stirr'd
in
it
;
for
he
did
alwaies
bear
a
most
respectful
carriage
towards
Alexander
,
and
Aristobulus
,
as
towards
his
Masters
,
espcially
when
hee
caus'd
those
false
reports
to
be
instill'd
afresh
into
his
Fathers
eares
,
by
some
creatures
well
taught
and
rewarded
.
He
fain'd
also
,
with
a
borrowed
modesty
to
take
their
cause
in
hand
,
but
hee
excused
them
so
slily
to
his
own
advantage
,
that
he
brought
them
within
greater
suspicion
then
before
.
King
Herod
for
to
bring
him
into
some
esteem
and
authority
,
thought
it
were
not
amisse
to
send
him
to
Rome
for
a
time
,
which
he
did
,
giving
him
a
flourishing
attendance
,
and
an
infinite
deale
of
recommendations
.
Here
hee
sate
a
brooding
more
ingenious
mischiefs
,
&
from
hence
pursued
his
plots
more
closely
,
&
with
more
art
.
In
a
letter
to
his
father
,
hee
wrote
that
he
had
discovered
at
Rome
strange
plots
,
that
he
should
beware
of
his
brethren
,
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
;
for
they
had
every
where
ingrossed
the
hearts
of
the
people
,
and
that
their
designe
was
no
other
,
then
to
shorten
his
daies
,
&
to
dispossesse
him
of
his
kingdome
.
This
had
the
more
colour
,
for
that
the
yong
Princes
being
not
a
litle
moved
with
their
late
rejection
or
degradation
could
not
dissemble
their
discontents
,
and
did
dayly
cast
about
some
words
,
which
were
gather'd
up
by
the
spies
of
Pheroras
,
and
Salome
,
that
no
fillable
fell
to
the
earth
.
It
griev'd
Herod
to
see
that
having
compos'd
all
in
peace
abroad
,
the
fire
had
caught
hold
on
his
own
house
:
and
thence
forward
he
had
a
minde
to
seize
upon
his
sonnes
,
but
hee
would
not
make
any
attempt
upon
their
persons
without
Casars
command
,
to
whom
he
referr'd
all
,
both
for
the
expression
of
his
obeisance
,
and
for
the
safety
of
his
estate
.
After
he
had
meditated
on
the
matter
with
himselfe
very
carefully
and
seriously
,
(
for
it
did
much
grieve
his
heart
whence
all
his
Counsels
did
spring
,
&
had
their
first
rise
,
)
he
resolv'd
to
bring
his
sonnes
to
Rome
,
&
there
to
accuse
them
before
Caesar
.
All
along
the
way
from
Palestine
to
Italy
,
did
hee
carry
his
thoughts
so
close
,
that
his
lookes
did
never
betray
them
,
nor
did
he
shew
any
symptoms
of
distast
towards
his
Sonnes
,
lest
hee
should
cast
some
shadowes
of
suspition
.
Being
arriv'd
at
Rome
,
hee
understands
that
Caesar
was
then
in
Aquilegia
,
whither
hee
posts
without
delay
,
bringing
his
two
sons
along
,
who
were
by
the
Emperor
(
who
was
as
a
father
to
them
)
very
courteously
received
with
all
demonstrations
of
affection
.
In
the
interim
this
wretched
father
,
espying
his
opportunity
begges
from
Caesar
a
day
of
audience
,
in
a
businesse
(
as
he
said
)
of
great
consequence
,
which
he
granted
him
,
&
he
came
upon
the
very
instant
agreed
upon
,
bringing
with
him
the
two
delinquents
,
who
intended
nothing
as
then
,
but
to
laugh
,
&
passe
the
time
with
their
old
acquaintance
.
When
they
were
in
the
midst
of
a
glorious
assembly
(
which
were
of
purpose
there
met
)
Herod
fetching
a
deep
sigh
,
addresseth
his
speech
to
the
Emperour
.
You
now
behold
(
Great
Caesar
)
a
King
happy
enough
by
your
Grace
,
and
favour
,
but
a
most
unhappy
Father
in
the
disgraces
,
&
ill
fortunes
of
my
house
:
if
nature
had
deni'd
me
issue
,
fortune
would
haue
sav'd
me
much
misery
,
and
trouble
.
It
doth
much
grieue
mee
to
soile
your
eares
(
renowned
Caesar
)
with
the
recitall
of
such
ungraciousnesse
;
but
necessity
which
hath
no
law
compels
me
,
&
your
justice
which
protects
all
Lawes
,
invited
me
to
it
.
Loe
here
my
two
Sonnes
(
unnaturall
Sons
)
who
had
the
honour
to
bee
brought
up
at
your
feet
,
after
that
they
had
receiv'd
from
mee
all
favour
,
that
might
be
expected
from
a
king
by
your
goodnesse
potent
enough
,
&
from
a
father
by
his
own
nature
most
indulgent
,
betraying
the
glory
of
their
education
received
at
your
hands
,
and
forgetting
their
bloud
and
nature
receiv'd
from
me
,
they
have
attempted
a
crime
which
I
am
afraid
to
utter
.
I
endured
much
for
them
,
add
their
welfare
,
and
I
enjoy
a
kingdome
now
a
faire
terme
of
yeares
,
which
I
have
purchas'd
with
so
much
sweat
,
and
turmoile
;
I
have
opened
the
gate
of
honour
for
them
to
enter
at
after
my
decease
,
when
a
naturall
death
should
close
up
mine
eyes
;
but
they
would
needs
enter
in
at
the
gate
of
paricide
,
laying
ambush
for
my
life
,
for
to
take
away
the
spoile
soakened
in
my
bloud
.
I
haue
them
here
at
your
feet
,
not
retaining
in
mine
own
wrongs
any
right
of
a
King
,
or
father
,
but
what
your
justice
will
think
fit
to
ordaine
,
and
prescribe
:
Yet
(
Creat
Caesar
)
I
must
beg
of
you
this
request
,
that
you
would
grant
my
old
age
,
which
you
have
so
much
honoured
,
some
rest
in
mine
own
house
,
&
to
rescue
me
from
the
hands
of
these
Paricides
.
Also
I
doe
not
think
it
any
way
expedient
,
that
such
gracelesse
,
&
ungratefull
Sons
,
that
have
trod
under
feet
the
Laws
of
God
and
men
,
should
any
longer
look
the
Sun
in
the
face
,
which
should
both
witnesse
,
and
upbraid
their
folly
.
The
man
spake
this
with
wonderfull
vehemency
,
so
that
he
did
amaze
all
the
assembly
;
and
the
poor
youths
which
had
as
much
innocence
,
as
simplicity
,
seeing
themselves
thus
battered
,
&
overborne
with
a
tempest
of
words
,
which
they
did
never
presage
,
made
their
eyes
to
weep
an
Apologie
,
&
they
fall
a
crying
in
good
earnest
:
they
strove
to
recover
their
speech
,
fearing
that
their
silence
would
prove
them
guilty
;
but
the
more
they
labour'd
to
vent
their
thoughts
,
the
more
did
their
sobs
interrupt
their
course
.
Augustus
Caesar
,
a
judicious
and
humane
Prince
,
saw
well
by
their
demeanour
,
and
countenance
,
that
the
young
men
were
guilty
of
more
misery
,
then
mischiefe
,
and
casting
a
gracious
look
upon
them
Courage
my
Youths
,
saith
hee
to
them
,
stand
firme
,
answer
all
by
leasure
,
let
nothing
dismay
,
or
trouble
you
.
All
the
Court
did
now
pitty
them
,
and
Herod
too
shew'd
in
his
countenance
,
that
he
was
a
litle
mov'd
;
so
eloquent
are
our
naturall
strength
and
armes
Alexander
seeing
the
eyes
of
all
to
cast
propitious
,
and
favourable
beames
upon
them
,
wakens
his
spirits
,
and
breaking
through
a
throng
of
sighs
(
as
he
was
pretty
well
tongu'd
)
he
spake
as
followeth
:
My
Lord
and
Father
,
your
Majestie
hath
not
(
I
trust
)
brought
us
so
far
before
the
Altars
of
mercy
,
for
to
make
us
a
sacrifice
to
vengeance
;
wee
are
at
the
knees
of
Caesar
,
as
in
the
temple
of
clemencie
,
whither
being
conducted
by
your
consent
,
&
command
,
I
must
needs
say
,
that
as
your
words
were
rough
,
and
bitter
,
so
are
your
proceedings
most
faite
and
gentle
.
If
calumnie
could
have
so
altered
your
good
nature
,
as
to
have
wrought
you
to
assaile
our
lives
,
to
the
disadvantage
,
and
hazard
of
our
innocence
,
this
you
might
have
done
in
Palestine
,
as
a
Father
,
and
as
a
King
,
the
doome
and
execution
was
in
your
own
power
:
but
God
permitted
it
,
that
you
have
led
us
to
the
court
of
Caesar
,
not
to
leave
our
heads
here
,
which
you
have
destinated
to
a
Crowne
,
but
to
bring
them
backe
victoriously
triumphing
over
detractio
.
It
is
a
strange
thing
,
to
invent
so
erroneous
a
crime
against
persons
of
our
quality
&
reputation
,
without
alleaging
why
,
or
how
.
Here
is
no
speech
of
any
letters
,
poysons
,
complots
,
treacheries
,
Ministers
subom'd
to
practise
them
,
only
we
are
proclaim'd
Paricides
,
and
the
proofes
left
behind
,
not
any
produc'd
:
if
this
sufficeth
,
there
will
not
be
found
such
exalted
innocence
in
the
world
,
which
slander
wil
not
dare
to
fasten
his
teeth
upon
.
Our
enimies
,
who
of
a
long
time
have
been
weaving
this
web
,
say
nothing
,
but
that
we
have
age
and
courage
enough
to
performe
this
,
&
that
we
would
one
day
attempt
to
avenge
our
Mother
Mariamnes
death
.
As
for
the
first
reason
,
who
sees
not
how
weak
it
is
?
If
there
needs
but
age
,
&
courage
to
commit
a
murther
,
this
were
to
make
the
whole
surface
of
the
world
a
〈◊〉
and
to
overwhelm
it
with
a
deluge
of
bloud
;
to
make
all
parents
jealous
,
&
mistrustfull
,
and
all
children
criminall
.
For
the
second
reason
,
which
touched
out
deceased
Mother
,
she
hath
left
us
at
those
yeares
,
that
we
cannot
as
yet
bemoan
,
or
apprehend
well
our
miseries
.
Since
we
have
out-liv'd
our
childhood
,
we
were
never
desirous
to
prie
into
your
cabinet
counsells
,
to
examine
your
justice
:
Her
falt
to
doe
ill
should
not
have
made
us
the
more
bold
,
but
the
more
heedfull
,
and
studious
to
doe
well
.
We
bestowed
our
teares
upon
her
only
,
not
to
bewaile
her
death
,
but
to
satisfie
our
sorrowes
,
seeing
that
our
enimies
ceased
not
to
disquiet
her
urne
,
whole
bloud
they
spilt
.
Father
,
if
our
teares
which
did
issue
forth
by
the
command
of
nature
,
behold
crimes
at
your
barre
,
where
shall
wee
finde
any
safety
,
but
in
your
justice
?
Never
among
these
our
complaints
did
there
escape
a
hard
,
or
irreverent
speech
against
your selfe
,
but
indeed
against
those
,
who
abuse
your
authority
to
the
ruine
of
yours
.
We
have
no
reason
to
hate
your
life
,
but
to
loue
it
;
and
by
so
much
the
more
,
in
that
you
have
judged
us
capable
,
&
worthy
to
inherit
your
Crown
,
before
all
our
brethren
.
You
have
given
us
all
the
ensignes
of
soveraignty
,
all
the
honour
we
can
expect
;
so
that
to
demande
more
were
to
beg
a
Licence
to
undoe
our selves
:
Why
should
wee
seek
a
Kingdome
by
a
murther
,
which
is
to
fall
to
us
with
your
consent
,
and
good
liking
,
that
so
Heaven
,
Earth
,
and
Se
as
conspiring
with
Caesar
might
bar
those
gates
againstus
,
to
the
which
wee
would
have
made
a
key
tempred
in
the
blood
of
our
Father
.
Your
Majestie
(
it
may
be
)
hath
begot
us
more
unfortunate
,
then
now
it
were
expedient
for
your
estate
;
but
we
shall
never
be
so
foolishly
impious
,
as
to
commit
a
villany
that
would
eternally
ruine
us
without
recovery
.
Most
honour'd
Father
,
expell
that
fiend
of
suspition
which
hath
possest
you
;
or
if
it
please
you
to
entertain
it
longer
we
will
both
part
with
our
lives
,
whereof
wee
are
not
so
tenderly
enamour'd
,
that
we
would
retain
them
,
with
the
displeasure
of
him
that
gave
them
.
This
speech
attended
with
the
teares
of
the
young
Princes
did
ravish
all
the
Auditors
,
and
as
they
saw
them
both
with
dejected
eies
,
expecting
the
sentence
of
the
judge
,
each
man
burn'd
with
a
defire
to
stand
up
in
their
justification
,
Caesar
casts
his
eyes
on
Herod
,
who
shewed
himselfe
to
be
much
moved
with
pitty
,
&
would
have
wisht
hee
had
never
thought
on
such
an
accusation
;
for
indeed
this
accusation
did
put
him
much
out
os
conceit
,
and
credit
with
the
assembly
,
and
made
him
blame
his
credulity
.
Augustus
not
willing
to
shame
him
,
pronounced
that
(
in
truth
)
the
children
were
much
to
blame
,
that
they
had
any
way
molested
him
;
but
as
for
the
crime
intended
,
hee
ought
to
raze
it
out
of
his
Register
.
The
young
Princes
were
well
bred
,
and
brought
up
hitherto
;
it
remained
that
they
should
live
henceforward
in
good
correspondence
,
and
renew
the
sacred
bond
of
nature
,
which
could
not
bee
broken
by
so
good
a
father
,
nor
by
the
children
,
who
did
promise
so
much
&
so
faire
for
the
future
.
This
being
spoken
,
Herod
embraces
his
Sonnes
one
after
another
with
weeping
eyes
,
which
drew
teares
even
from
those
that
were
no
way
interessed
in
it
.
After
many
Leuvoyes
,
&
complements
,
behold
them
now
on
their
return
,
together
with
their
father
,
and
brother
Antipater
,
who
did
act
(
though
behinde
the
curtain
)
all
this
faire
Tragoedy
;
neverthelesse
he
did
captivate
them
with
his
curtesies
,
rejoycing
and
congratulating
their
good
successe
,
as
if
his
heart
had
blaz'd
in
joyfull
fires
.
So
works
the
tyrannie
of
dissimulation
in
Courts
untill
that
God
one
day
take
off
the
maske
!
Being
return'd
to
Ierusalem
,
a
yeare
did
scarce
run
about
,
before
that
malice
lay'd
new
giones
,
to
the
innocence
of
these
poore
Princes
.
Pheroras
thought
within
himselfe
to
possesse
Alexanders
head
with
jealousie
,
telling
him
with
much
secrecy
,
that
his
father
Herod
did
wantonly
sport
and
dally
with
Glaphyra
,
his
wife
,
(
daughter
of
King
Archelaus
)
judging
that
this
would
be
a
powerfull
way
to
make
him
revolt
,
and
set
him
all
in
a
rage
against
his
father
,
and
so
to
precipitate
him
to
his
ruine
.
These
words
indeed
did
very
senfibly
touch
this
noble
soule
,
that
he
began
thence
forward
to
observe
with
a
jealous
eye
,
the
actions
of
Herod
,
who
in
truth
plai'd
the
minion
all
day
with
the
young
Princesse
,
who
was
endow'd
with
surpassing
feature
,
but
more
he
could
not
discover
at
all
in
his
conversation
:
save
the
blandishments
of
a
father
in
Law
towards
a
daughter
,
worthy
to
be
cherisht
for
her
many
good
parts
.
Yet
notwithstanding
Alexander
,
after
hee
had
taken
in
this
subtile
intelligence
of
Pheroras
,
turned
this
hony
into
poyson
,
interpreting
all
to
the
worst
,
and
was
so
transported
therewith
,
that
(
rushing
one
day
to
his
fathers
chamber
,
he
declared
unto
him
the
jealousie
,
and
suspition
that
he
had
conceived
,
with
many
sighes
,
and
teares
of
anger
.
Herod
was
much
troubled
with
this
imputation
,
&
deeming
it
a
thing
unbefitting
his
person
to
stir
in
justifying
himselfe
with
multitude
of
words
,
in
excuse
of
that
which
wanted
not
any
,
hee
saith
to
him
only
,
my
good
Son
,
who
hath
put
this
into
thy
head
?
The
other
repli'd
.
That
he
knew
it
partly
,
&
Pheroras
did
assure
him
of
it
.
Pheroras
is
presently
sent
for
and
Herod
,
who
d●d
ever
u●e
him
like
a
servant
,
frown'd
upon
him
,
as
though
hee
would
have
lookt
him
dead
.
Thou
Rake-hell
(
quoth
he
)
what
hast
thou
spoken
to
this
young
man
?
It
was
not
a
tale
which
thou
hast
whisper'd
him
in
the
eare
,
but
a
sword
thou
hast
arm'd
his
hand
with
against
his
father
:
for
he
doth
justly
not
to
brook
acompanion
of
his
bed
,
no
more
would
I
of
my
Realme
.
U●gratefull
wretch
should
not
thou
have
torne
thy
heart
out
of
thy
brest
,
rather
then
conceiv'd
such
a
thought
of
thy
brother
?
The
house
was
never
tainted
with
such
crimes
,
nor
never
shal
,
except
thou
pester
it
with
thine
:
Pa●k
,
and
let
me
see
thee
no
more
;
I
ordaine
tortures
for
other
delinquents
,
but
for
thee
(
in
that
thou
art
so
wicked
)
I
leave
thee
to
the
rack
of
thine
own
conscience
,
not
finding
a
fitter
executioner
.
Pheroras
nothing
amated
with
this
noise
,
answered
,
●hat
he
knew
nothing
,
but
what
Salome
(
who
was
there
present
)
had
told
him
;
as
indeed
it
sprung
from
her
.
But
the
crafty
Megera
incontinently
crying
out
,
and
tearing
her
haire
,
said
,
it
was
a
lamentable
case
,
that
she
should
be
persecuted
by
all
the
world
,
onely
for
being
faithfull
to
her
brother
.
Herod
could
not
choose
but
stand
amaz'd
to
see
these
ruptures
in
his
house
;
and
he
saw
not
in
the
mean
while
,
that
his
bad
example
was
the
sourse
&
originall
of
all
these
curses
that
befell
it
.
He
did
nothing
to
Pheroras
,
but
discard
him
for
a
time
:
for
though
he
was
much
incenst
,
yet
he
did
not
storme
in
earnest
,
but
against
those
that
hee
thought
to
conspire
against
his
estate
;
and
Pheroras
seem'd
to
bee
none
of
those
,
for
he
was
a
lewd
person
,
a
libertine
that
had
married
his
maid
for
lust
,
refusing
a
Kings
daughter
,
&
all
his
thoughts
were
bent
only
upon
pleasure
.
It
was
by
others
judg'd
that
this
was
no
sufficient
penance
for
Pheroras
in
such
a
fault
,
and
that
this
might
increase
the
defiance
between
the
Father
and
his
Son
.
Now
see
the
reason
why
Antipater
,
who
had
alwaies
maintain'd
his
credit
with
Herod
,
taking
hold
on
this
occasion
,
begins
the
battery
more
furiously
then
ever
,
and
having
observed
some
familiarity
between
Alexander
,
and
the
three
Eunuchs
,
that
were
most
entrusted
with
Herods
chamber
,
he
gave
intelligence
under
hand
,
that
Alexanders
conspiracie
was
all
finisht
,
&
that
the
chiefest
Eunuches
about
Herods
chamber
were
his
complices
here
in
.
They
are
forthwith
attacht
,
&
tortur'd
.
Their
bodies
grown
effeminate
with
ease
and
delicacie
,
seeing
themselves
so
rudely
pincht
,
spake
both
what
they
knew
,
and
what
they
knew
not
,
and
after
all
,
they
could
not
speak
any
thing
,
but
of
the
bravery
and
youthfull
boastings
that
had
slipt
from
Alexanders
mouth
,
as
these
and
the
like
;
That
these
Eunuches
were
but
fooles
to
adhere
to
an
old
dotard
,
who
did
colour
his
haire
for
to
seem
young
,
but
it
was
bootles
,
his
houre-glasse
was
run
out
,
his
time
was
past
,
&
theirs
was
come
:
that
the
kingdome
could
not
escape
them
,
having
justice
,
strength
,
and
good
credit
to
their
side
,
yea
and
so
many
sonnes
of
Mars
,
men
of
steel
,
and
valour
,
that
would
not
faile
them
in
time
of
need
.
Such
speeches
they
utter'd
,
but
no
such
as
Antipater
pretended
,
and
they
spake
too
much
for
a
suspicious
head
.
It
was
a
misery
to
see
this
miserable
Court
so
much
dismembred
,
here
was
nothing
to
be
heard
or
seen
,
but
accusations
,
defiances
,
distrusts
and
tortures
.
Every
man
lookt
one
upon
the
other
,
and
thought
he
had
no
other
way
of
security
,
but
to
prevent
his
companion
.
They
depose
each
day
many
ridiculous
and
improbable
things
that
took
no
effect
.
There
were
not
found
but
one
or
two
,
that
being
prest
with
the
extremity
of
pain
,
and
to
rid
themselves
out
,
said
that
Alexander
had
given
out
in
Rome
,
that
his
father
was
more
inclin'd
to
the
Parthians
then
to
the
Romans
,
and
as
they
redoubled
their
torments
in
the
favour
of
Antipater
,
they
did
even
speak
what
ever
they
would
have
them
;
as
that
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
had
conspired
to
make
away
their
father
by
poyson
,
and
then
to
goe
to
Rome
to
demand
the
Crown
,
which
had
no
shew
of
probability
;
and
as
they
were
askt
where
was
this
poyson
?
They
added
that
it
was
in
the
Castle
of
Ascalon
.
And
diligent
search
being
made
,
there
was
no
such
matter
found
:
Neverthelesse
Alexander
is
arested
;
hee
being
of
a
generous
temper
,
and
much
moved
to
see
executioners
so
busily
imployed
,
spake
with
a
lowd
voice
to
Herod
,
by
way
of
Irony
,
What
needs
all
these
butcheries
?
Since
that
you
will
needs
be
deceived
,
why
I
have
conspired
against
your
life
:
And
if
you
desire
to
know
with
whom
,
it
was
with
Pheroras
,
your
brother
and
sister
Salome
,
with
Ptolomie
,
Lapritius
,
and
others
of
your
Conncellers
.
Kill
all
the
world
and
you
may
reigne
alone
in
safety
.
Hee
spoke
too
mueh
to
be
believed
,
and
spoke
it
with
an
accent
,
that
spoke
nothing
lesse
.
He
is
hereupon
shut
up
in
prison
for
some
daies
,
untill
that
Archelaus
(
King
of
Capadocia
)
his
father
in
law
,
being
advertis'd
of
this
disaster
,
arrives
at
Herods
Court.
Hee
makes
with
Herod
no
rash
encounter
,
charging
him
with
too
much
credulity
,
and
the
like
with
a
mild
temper
.
This
was
not
the
course
to
deale
with
a
man
that
desir'd
altogether
to
justifie
his
actions
.
The
Capadocian
with
a
mild
temper
strikes
sayle
,
makes
a
shew
of
great
pitty
to
see
him
in
these
troubles
;
saying
,
that
his
sons
did
him
great
wrong
to
molest
him
in
this
wise
,
that
he
came
thither
not
to
excuse
his
own
son
in
law
,
but
to
punish
his
own
daughter
,
if
she
were
faulty
.
Herod
took
such
comfort
to
heare
him
speak
in
that
manner
,
that
the
teares
trill'd
down
his
cheeks
:
And
Archelaus
seeing
that
hee
found
it
fit
season
for
perswasion
,
begins
by
degrees
to
tell
him
,
that
intruth
the
young
Princes
shew'd
somewhat
too
much
stubbornnesse
,
but
their
youth
and
gentlenesse
were
abused
,
and
it
were
well
if
this
were
lookt
to
.
He
acted
his
part
so
well
that
he
at
last
dispell'd
the
mist
of
calumnie
.
And
Glaphira
seeing
her selfe
now
upon
the
stage
,
did
with
good
language
,
&
her
teares
carry
all
shee
would
for
her
husband
,
so
that
the
poore
prisoner
was
forthwith
released
.
Herod
began
now
to
live
like
a
Cyclops
in
his
Cave
,
walking
still
in
the
mists
,
and
darknesse
of
distrustfull
feares
,
and
each
moment
upon
the
point
to
perpetrate
fresh
cruelties
.
And
when
they
saw
him
to
bee
so
much
frighted
with
shadowes
,
Antipater
did
not
faile
to
supply
him
with
stuffe
,
and
matter
to
feed
his
suspitions
,
thereby
to
advance
his
own
tortunes
.
There
arrives
an
impostor
,
a
Grecian
to
the
Court
of
Iudea
,
nam'd
Euricles
,
in
the
state
,
and
equipage
of
a
Prince
,
and
bestowed
many
presents
on
Herod
,
for
to
insinuate
to
his
favours
.
The
unhappy
King
likes
well
of
the
man
,
and
places
him
in
the
list
,
and
number
of
his
most
intimate
friends
.
Hee
did
Iodge
with
Antipater
,
and
(
seeing
him
predominant
in
Court
)
in
all
his
actions
hee
studied
to
win
his
favour
,
and
liking
aboue
all
,
which
he
did
abtain
by
conversing
frequently
,
and
familiarly
with
Alexander
,
and
fetching
the
secrets
of
his
heart
,
which
hee
would
after
report
(
true
,
or
false
)
to
the
eares
of
Herod
,
who
did
give
him
much
credit
.
Three
yeares
being
scarce
past
over
,
behold
calumnie
disgorgeth
the
rest
of
its
venome
:
Two
souldiers
of
Herods
guard
being
casheer'd
for
some
light
offence
,
were
afterwards
imprudently
received
into
Alexanders
house
,
who
did
favour
them
seeing
they
were
men
of
goodly
personages
,
and
capable
of
good
service
.
These
are
accus'd
to
have
partakt
in
the
conspiracy
,
they
are
immediatly
apprehended
and
put
upon
the
rack
;
the
violence
of
the
to●ments
forc't
them
to
say
that
by
the
sollicitation
of
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
they
had
a
designe
upon
the
person
of
Herod
for
to
kill
him
in
hunting
.
At
that
very
time
the
Governour
of
the
Alexandrine
Citadell
(
which
was
one
of
the
strongest
piec●s
of
the
Realme
)
is
charged
to
have
promised
to
betray
it
into
the
power
of
these
young
Princes
which
he
did
stifly
renege
.
But
his
son
who
had
suffered
some
disgrace
by
his
father
,
steps
out
and
saith
the
deposition
was
true
:
then
hee
produc'd
letters
as
from
Alexander
,
which
confirm'd
it
,
which
were
thought
notwithstanding
to
have
come
from
Secretary
Diophantes
,
who
made
a
trade
of
such
forgeries
.
Herod
required
no
farther
proofes
,
he
makes
his
two
sons
to
be
laid
hold
on
,
and
resolves
to
destroy
them
.
And
indeed
every
man
from
that
time
forward
held
them
but
lost
men
.
While
these
things
were
in
motion
,
Melas
one
of
the
Councellours
of
the
King
of
Capadocia
comes
to
Iudea
to
knowe
where
lay
the
knot
and
difficulty
of
the
businesse
;
hee
findes
the
discord
very
much
rankled
&
festred
beyond
his
art
and
remedies
.
The
wicked
father
convents
his
sonne
(
calling
him
from
prison
)
before
Melas
,
there
to
examine
him
,
and
to
charge
him
with
such
crimes
as
were
depos'd
against
him
.
Alexander
asks
where
the
deponents
were
?
It
was
answer'd
they
were
now
dead
.
H●e
repli'd
that
this
was
wrong
dealing
to
put
them
to
death
with
a
lye
in
their
mouthes
,
which
was
extorted
from
them
by
force
of
torments
,
and
to
seale
them
up
for
ever
that
they
might
not
deliver
the
truth
.
As
for
him
and
his
brother
Aristobulus
they
had
no
other
intention
then
to
fly
to
Capadocia
and
thence
to
Rome
for
to
deliver
themselves
from
the
violent
hands
of
their
father
.
When
Herod
heard
him
speak
of
the
voiage
to
Capadocia
,
he
desires
Melas
to
enquire
particularly
of
Glaphira
,
if
she
did
not
reveal
more
evidence
touching
this
designe
;
who
when
she
law
at
first
entry
her
husband
in
bolts
,
it
was
a
pittious
thing
to
see
how
it
afflicted
her
.
O
my
deare
husband
,
saith
she
,
are
these
the
favours
your
father
bestowes
on
you
!
Is
this
the
Diadem
that
he
hath
promised
you
?
Grief
that
clogg'd
her
heart
smothered
the
rest
.
A
spring
of
teares
flowed
from
Alexanders
eyes
,
who
lov'd
her
most
dearely
,
and
all
the
company
was
so
moved
with
this
piteous
spectacle
,
that
those
who
sate
there
to
examine
them
,
lookt
one
upon
another
,
and
forgot
the
formality
of
justice
.
Herod
demanded
of
Alexander
if
his
wife
were
not
,
privy
to
all
his
secrets
,
he
made
answer
,
that
for
her
deserts
and
discretion
he
,
never
conceal'd
ought
from
her
.
The
poor
Princesse
was
somewhat
frighted
at
the
speech
,
yet
spake
very
simply
that
she
was
ignorant
of
all
that
was
past
as
the
child
that
was
yet
unborn
:
howbeit
she
was
very
ready
to
tell
a
ly
for
to
save
her
husband
,
and
shee
never
used
to
disavow
any
fault
that
her
husband
should
tax
her
with
.
Alexander
being
toucht
to
the
quick
with
her
pious
intention
tells
her
,
Madam
never
wonder
at
it
,
you
know
well
that
I
never
had
any
other
drift
but
to
bring
you
to
Capadocia
to
see
the
King
your
Father
;
loe
that
is
all
our
offence
.
This
did
not
cure
Herod
,
but
made
his
suspition
yet
to
extend
towards
King
Archelaus
,
taking
it
ill
that
hee
would
have
withdrawn
his
son
without
his
leave
,
and
knowledge
:
he
sends
the
prisoners
back
to
their
quarter
,
&
in
the
mean
while
dispatcheth
new
Embassadou●s
to
Rome
for
to
justifie
himselfe
of
some
false
aspersions
cast
upon
him
,
&
to
obtain
from
Caesar
the
liberty
to
dispose
of
his
Children
according
as
justice
would
require
,
which
was
granted
him
.
The
young
Princes
were
so
exclaim'd
upon
&
belied
with
such
strange
reports
at
Rome
,
that
there
was
no
man
would
adventure
to
undertake
their
defence
.
He
being
very
glad
of
such
specdy
and
successefull
audience
(
as
he
was
a
man
ful
of
formalities
,
who
did
alwaies
give
his
passions
the
glosse
and
tincture
of
justice
.
He
calls
a
Councel
for
the
arraigning
of
his
sonnes
,
admitting
all
those
that
he
saw
,
and
knew
to
be
ill
inform'd
,
for
to
favour
his
intentions
,
&
omitting
others
that
might
any
way
divert
or
hinder
them
;
among
others
Archelaus
,
who
was
expressely
named
by
Caesar
for
to
examine
the
cause
.
Morcover
,
which
was
horrible
injustice
,
he
would
not
have
his
sonnes
to
appeare
before
the
Iudges
to
heare
what
they
could
speake
in
their
owne
defence
,
but
he
enters
to
the
Court
full
gorg'd
with
gall
and
venome
;
he
was
never
seene
to
change
the
Copy
of
his
countenance
so
much
as
that
time
;
his
passions
had
all
transsigur'd
him
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
spake
such
words
,
and
did
such
actions
as
litle
beseem
his
gravity
:
his
friends
were
mistaken
in
him
,
and
he
seem'd
to
them
to
be
a
savage
rather
then
a
King
:
sometimes
hee
did
complaine
and
lament
,
sometimes
stood
mute
and
stampt
for
anger
;
he
produced
some
Letters
of
his
sonnes
that
carried
nothing
of
weight
but
only
their
journey
to
Capadocia
,
and
yet
notwitstanding
,
as
if
he
gain'd
some
greatvictory
,
he
cryes
out
,
my
Masters
,
what
say
you
to
this
?
See
you
not
this
ungracious
dealing
!
O
that
I
had
dyed
before
I
had
know
and
seen
such
treachery
!
Then
he
saith
he
would
referre
all
to
the
course
of
justice
,
that
he
would
doe
nothing
through
passion
,
and
anon
he
proclaimes
,
that
he
had
not
called
the
Assembly
for
to
passe
a
Iudgment
,
but
to
follow
and
subscribe
to
his
sentence
,
that
posterity
might
with
the
more
horror
speake
of
such
Parracides
,
then
playing
the
Scribe
or
Theologer
,
he
quotes
Deuteronomy
,
where
it
is
permitted
to
Fathers
to
stone
their
rebellious
children
to
death
,
then
he
shewes
Caesars
Letters
,
which
with
them
carried
more
strength
then
his
Deuteronomy
,
and
insisted
so
much
upon
them
,
as
if
the
Delinquents
had
been
formerly
condemned
by
the
sentence
of
Augustus
Caesar
.
When
they
came
to
reckon
the
voices
,
Saturnine
a
Roman
,
one
of
Consular
dignity
and
great
authority
,
diswaded
plainly
this
cruelty
,
telling
him
that
hee
was
himselfe
a
Father
,
and
hee
knew
what
it
was
to
be
such
a
one
,
and
that
Herod
would
repent
of
his
rashnesse
:
this
good
man
had
three
of
his
sonnes
with
him
at
that
time
,
all
gallant
men
and
imployed
in
places
of
dignity
and
trust
,
who
did
plead
in
favour
of
the
young
Princes
,
but
all
to
no
effect
.
After
them
starts
up
one
Volumnius
a
rude
fellow
,
who
was
a
prime
man
,
and
a
leader
of
the
factious
file
,
which
was
impanell'd
to
serve
Herod's
purposes
;
these
all
with
one
accord
past
a
sentence
of
death
most
unjustly
:
when
this
arrest
was
divulg'd
abroad
,
an
old
souldier
of
Herods
guard
named
Tero
,
much
moved
with
the
newes
,
streight
goes
to
the
pallace
,
and
desires
to
speake
with
the
King
in
private
,
which
was
permitted
him
:
This
good
man
taking
him
aside
uttered
his
tale
so
seriously
,
and
withall
so
boldly
,
that
he
stuck
not
to
say
that
he
had
lost
his
wits
,
when
hee
would
put
to
death
the
true
heires
for
to
set
up
a
Viper
,
who
in
fine
would
gnaw
his
bowels
when
he
thought
himselfe
safest
.
Herod
at
first
listned
to
him
patiently
;
but
when
hee
ran
on
to
much
on
that
strain
,
he
askt
him
who
were
those
that
found
fault
with
his
proceedings
?
why
that
is
I
(
said
the
old
man
)
&
these
and
these
persons
of
quality
,
which
he
reckoned
unto
him
.
Herod
sends
him
to
safe
custody
,
while
he
makes
sure
of
the
rest
,
whom
he
dooms
all
to
die
.
Then
causing
his
sonnes
to
be
brought
all
to
the
City
of
Sebast
,
hee
dispatcheth
two
of
the
most
cruell
Lictors
that
he
had
in
his
service
,
for
to
strangle
them
in
prison
.
The
poor
Princes
,
who
expected
nothing
lesse
then
such
a
sentence
,
seeing
the
dreadfull
visages
of
these
hel-hounds
,
and
the
horrid
shape
of
death
before
their
eyes
,
grew
pale
and
bloodlesse
with
feare
,
and
askt
them
what
newes
they
brought
?
but
they
taking
them
apart
like
sheepe
aocounted
for
the
slaughter
,
and
shewing
them
the
instrument
of
death
,
they
plainly
discover'd
the
reason
of
their
comming
;
for
without
any
more
adoe
they
tooke
them
by
the
throats
,
&
putting
the
fatall
cords
about
,
strangled
them
by
maine
force
without
any
mercy
.
Poore
Glaphira
,
who
did
yet
cherish
a
good
hope
of
her
husband's
desiverance
,
when
she
was
a
preparing
of
new
batteries
to
move
her
Father
in
law
to
mercy
,
she
heares
at
once
the
sad
story
of
Alexander's
death
,
and
her
owne
widdow
.
hood
:
she
was
for
a
good
while
in
a
swoune
,
and
after
recovery
stood
as
mute
as
a
statue
,
then
recollecting
her
spirits
,
and
fetching
a
deepe
and
hearty
sigh
,
Alas
quoth
she
I
never
thought
that
Herod
would
proceed
to
this
!
Tell
him
his
sacrifice
of
cruelty
is
not
yet
compleat
:
Loe
here
one
moyty
of
it
yet
survives
.
Alexander
,
my
deare
Alexander
,
that
livest
eternally
in
my
heart
,
must
thou
have
ended
thy
candid
innocent
daies
by
such
an
infamous
executioner
?
Must
thou
have
for
thy
hang-man
one
whom
nature
had
given
for
thy
Father
?
Thou
shouldst
at
least
have
call'd
for
mee
to
receive
the
last
breathing
of
thy
departing
soule
,
to
receive
thy
last
speeches
,
&
to
lay
them
up
in
the
Cabinet
of
my
heart
.
Then
turning
to
her
two
children
that
were
by
her
side
:
Alas
poor
Orphans
,
your
Father
wil
no
more
dandle
you
,
and
you
must
now
begin
your
apprentiship
of
misery
in
this
tender
age
.
The
poore
Lady
did
afflict
her selfe
extremely
day
and
night
,
and
being
not
able
to
live
any
longer
in
the
Court
of
Iudea
,
no
more
then
in
a
Lion's
denne
,
shee
was
sent
back
to
Capadocia
to
the
King
her
Father
.
Herod
retained
her
two
sonnes
under
colour
of
bringing
them
up
;
but
indeed
for
his
greater
safety
,
for
feare
that
their
name
might
serve
for
a
pretence
to
some
revolt
.
O
the
providenceof
the
Almighty
!
Thou
seemest
too
tardy
in
powring
vengeance
upon
the
heads
of
malefactors
.
These
young
Princes
the
children
of
so
vertuous
a
Mother
,
so
well
educated
,
&
so
compleat
for
all
good
parts
,
being
declar'd
heires
apparent
to
the
Crowne
:
These
Princes
,
who
were
seene
(
but
five
years
before
)
to
returne
in
triumph
from
Rome
to
Ierusalem
,
like
the
two
twin-starres
that
gilded
all
Palestine
with
their
resplendent
beames
:
These
Princes
who
promis'd
so
many
Trophies
,
and
so
many
wonders
,
behold
them
now
in
their
verdant
yeares
,
in
the
flowre
of
their
hopes
,
at
the
gate
of
the
Temple
of
honour
,
for
a
litle
freenesse
in
language
unmercifully
massacred
,
and
insteed
of
a
crowne
upon
their
head
,
die
with
cords
about
their
necks
,
strangled
by
the
hands
of
two
of
Herod's
guard
!
Loe
the
goodly
apprentiship
,
and
essayes
that
Herod
made
three
yeares
before
the
birth
of
our
Saviour
for
to
prepare
himselfe
for
actions
,
yet
more
horrible
and
tragicall
!
It
is
said
of
Sylla
that
if
mercy
her selfe
were
in
humane
flesh
upon
the
earth
,
hee
would
have
slaine
her
;
but
Herod
did
what
was
worse
,
after
so
many
butcheries
his
thirst
of
blood
could
not
yet
be
satisfied
,
but
imbrues
his
hands
in
the
blood
of
14000
Innocents
,
and
seeks
to
destroy
the
Saviour
of
mankind
,
the
Son
of
God
himselfe
,
as
every
man
knows
the
story
out
of
holy
Writ
.
'T
is
now
time
to
see
the
guerdon
of
these
distorted
degenerous
soules
,
that
wee
may
observe
the
line
or
course
of
divine
providence
,
which
doth
use
to
inflict
some
exemplary
punishments
here
on
earth
on
the
wicked
,
and
to
give
them
a
relish
of
those
eternall
paines
they
shall
endure
in
hell
.
Detestable
Antipater
,
who
had
contriv'd
these
mischiefes
,
seeing
the
two
heires
of
the
Kingdome
made
away
by
his
undermining
wit
,
thought
hee
had
already
mounted
halfe
the
degrees
to
the
Throne
:
Hee
continued
in
his
quaint
rogueries
,
and
malicious
pranks
,
still
lurking
under
the
maske
of
piety
,
as
one
that
had
extreme
care
of
the
life
and
state
of
his
Father
,
ayming
in
the
meane
while
at
no
other
but
then
to
make
himselfe
shortly
absolute
Lord
:
And
fearing
that
Herod's
affection
toward
him
(
which
was
ever
wavering
and
changeable
,
)
should
coole
,
he
goes
about
every
day
to
practise
great
intelligences
to
make
his
cards
,
and
winne
benevolence
;
but
hee
was
hated
of
the
people
as
a
Tigre
,
and
the
souldiers
that
knew
him
guilty
of
his
brethrens
blood
(
who
were
so
wel
belov'd
of
the
nobles
)
could
never
affect
him
.
The
Commonalty
above
all
were
extremely
touch't
with
compassion
,
passion
,
when
ever
the
children
of
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
(
who
were
brought
up
in
Herod's
court
)
were
led
in
the
streets
.
All
the
world
beheld
the
poore
Orphans
with
weeping
eies
,
and
with
much
anguish
of
soule
call'd
to
mind
the
disasters
of
their
Fathers
.
Antipater
saw
well
that
it
was
exp●dient
for
him
to
absent
himselfe
from
the
Court
,
both
to
extinguish
envy
,
and
that
hee
might
not
sindge
his
wings
by
flickering
too
long
about
the
candle
,
fearing
that
in
time
his
Father
(
who
was
but
too
cunning
in
such
matters
)
would
sent
him
out
and
his
projects
.
Yet
not
withstanding
hee
was
so
close
,
that
hee
would
not
openly
begge
leave
of
Herod
for
absence
,
for
feare
hee
should
engender
suspicion
,
but
he
got
his
friend
at
Rome
(
with
whom
hee
dealt
under
hand
)
to
write
letters
to
his
father
in
his
behalfe
,
which
effected
all
that
he
desired
,
namely
;
that
it
was
expedient
for
him
to
send
him
to
Rome
,
for
to
breake
and
divert
some
enterprises
of
the
Arabians
on
the
Kingdome
of
Iudea
.
Herod
having
received
these
Letters
,
dispatcheth
him
presently
,
with
a
very
goodly
equipage
;
with
great
Presents
,
and
the
Testament
withall
,
whereby
he
was
declared
King
after
his
fathers
decease
.
Loe
fortune
hath
fill'd
the
sayles
of
his
desires
!
But
as
the
eye
of
the
Almighty
never
sleepes
,
and
takes
the
crafty
in
their
own
imaginations
,
it
hapned
that
Pheroras
,
who
as
we
have
related
,
acted
his
part
in
this
bloody
tragoedy
,
departed
this
world
by
a
suddain
death
,
and
poyson'd
as
it
was
thought
by
the
maid
which
he
had
married
.
Herod
being
intreated
to
goe
over
to
his
brothers
house
to
make
inquisition
of
the
fact
,
findes
by
good
warrant
and
far
besides
his
thoughts
,
how
that
Antipater
his
son
had
sent
Pheroras
(
when
he
was
in
disgrace
and
out
of
favour
at
Court
)
some
poyson
for
to
make
away
his
father
then
while
he
was
at
Rome
,
that
so
he
might
returne
immediatly
to
Palestine
with
his
temples
girt
with
a
Diadem
.
This
was
depos'd
by
a
son
of
Antipaters
farmer
,
whom
hee
had
made
overseer
of
his
estate
during
his
absence
;
which
was
seconded
with
such
pregnant
&
strong
presumptions
and
evident
circumstances
,
that
there
was
now
nothing
left
to
suspend
his
beliefe
.
Herod
asks
where
was
this
poyson
?
The
young
man
replied
,
it
was
with
the
window
of
his
brother
Pheroras
she
being
questioned
concerning
it
got
up
to
an
upper
roome
,
pretending
to
goe
and
fetch
it
,
but
being
got
up
to
the
top
of
the
house
,
in
a
desperate
manner
shee
casts
her selfe
down
headlong
;
but
it
pleased
God
that
this
fall
proved
not
mortall
according
to
her
desire
.
They
did
incourage
her
and
made
all
promises
of
impunity
,
if
she
would
but
freely
confesse
the
truth
:
She
confesseth
that
indeed
her
husband
had
a
poyson
sent
from
Antipater
,
and
that
hee
was
once
minded
for
to
doe
the
deed
,
but
it
repented
him
a
litle
before
his
death
,
&
he
detested
such
wickednesse
:
&
upon
these
words
shee
takes
out
the
poyson
which
they
sound
to
be
most
deadly
,
by
making
experiment
upon
condemn'd
persons
.
At
that
very
time
Eathillus
a
freeman
of
Antipaters
was
surprised
,
comming
from
Rome
to
Iudea
,
to
advise
Pheroras
to
hasten
his
designe
,
&
bringing
another
poyson
,
in
case
the
former
did
not
prove
effectuall
.
In
the
mean
time
Antipater
writes
to
his
Father
,
that
hee
labour'd
diligently
at
Rome
to
dispell
some
cloudes
of
slander
and
to
cleare
his
affaires
,
which
hee
hoped
to
bring
about
,
and
to
return
very
shortly
for
Iudea
.
Herod
who
would
have
long
since
caught
him
in
his
clawes
,
sends
to
him
these
lines
;
Sonne
,
my
declining
age
&
the
crazinesse
of
my
body
doe
every
day
instruct
me
that
I
am
mortall
,
one
thing
comforts
me
that
I
have
made
choice
of
your
person
to
succeed
me
in
my
Throne
:
I
shall
see
my
old
age
spring
againe
&
flourish
in
your
and
my
death
to
be
smother'd
(
as
it
were
)
in
your
life
,
seeing
that
I
shall
liue
in
my
other
halfe
,
which
is
your
deare
selfe
.
I
would
you
had
continued
still
neere
my
person
,
not
only
for
the
assistance
your
piety
still
afforded
me
,
but
for
the
prejudice
that
might
acrew
to
your
fortune
by
your
absence
:
Faile
not
therefore
with
the
good
leave
of
Caesar
to
render
your self
here
present
with
the
best
speed
you
can
;
delay
will
not
any
way
favour
your
affaires
here
.
This
bayt
had
charm
enough
to
allure
,
and
art
enough
to
conceale
the
hook
.
Vpon
these
news
,
hee
was
ready
to
ride
upon
the
wings
of
the
winde
to
present
himselfe
in
Ierusalem
:
He
dispatcheth
his
businesse
,
takes
leave
of
Augnstus
,
&
makes
all
expedition
possible
to
shew
the
behests
of
his
father
.
It
was
very
strange
,
that
hee
could
never
have
any
advertisements
by
the
way
of
what
had
passed
,
so
odious
was
he
to
God
and
man
!
But
being
at
Cilicia
hee
learnt
that
his
mother
was
discarded
and
expell'd
the
Court
,
which
did
much
affright
him
,
and
hee
thought
to
beat
his
way
back
againe
:
But
one
of
his
Councell
(
perchance
suborn'd
by
Herod
)
begins
to
tell
him
,
that
if
there
were
nothing
intended
against
him
he
needed
not
to
feare
,
and
if
any
slander
was
broacht
of
him
,
hee
ought
to
make
the
more
hast
to
quash
it
,
other
wise
his
absence
would
but
cause
further
suspicion
.
He
swallowes
the
advise
,
and
(
not
withstanding
some
secret
reluctancie
,
&
remorse
of
conscience
)
he
followes
the
road
for
I●dea
.
when
hee
was
arrived
at
the
haven
of
Sebaste
he
began
to
〈◊〉
into
deeper
apprehensions
of
danger
then
ever
;
for
having
seen
at
this
very
Port
not
long
before
at
his
departure
such
a
throng
of
people
tearing
the
ayre
with
their
acclamations
,
not
for
any
love
they
owed
to
him
,
but
to
shew
their
obeisance
to
Herod
,
who
would
have
it
so
;
but
he
now
perceived
that
fortune
had
turn'd
tail
,
he
was
receiv'd
with
a
lowring
countenance
,
&
some
did
look
upon
him
askue
with
a
quarter
face
,
&
murmur'd
between
their
teeth
,
as
cursing
him
for
that
hee
had
spilt
his
brethrens
bloud
.
He
was
engag'd
too
far
on
to
make
retrair
,
&
Gods
vengeance
had
already
markt
out
his
lodgings
.
He
goes
on
from
Sebaste
strait
for
Ierusalem
,
and
marches
to
the
Pallace
,
sumptuously
apparelled
,
and
with
a
numerous
traine
:
the
Gard
made
way
for
him
to
enter
,
but
were
commanded
by
the
King
to
keep
back
all
those
that
attended
him
;
hee
was
quite
astonisht
to
see
himselfe
caught
so
like
a
bird
in
a
net
,
neverthelesse
he
goes
on
his
way
,
enters
the
hall
where
his
father
staid
,
expecting
his
approach
,
accompanied
with
Quintilius
Varus
lately
sent
from
Rome
to
bee
Governour
of
Syria
.
When
hee
had
made
a
most
reverend
submissive
congy
,
he
drawes
neere
to
kisse
his
father
according
to
the
manner
of
the
Countrey
,
but
he
straightwaies
heares
the
roaring
of
a
Lion
,
for
Herod
drawing
a
step
backe
cryes
out
,
Stand
aloofe
Murtherer
,
it
is
not
for
you
any
more
or
any
such
to
receive
the
welcome
kisses
of
a
father
:
Behold
there
Q.
Varus
your
Iudge
,
bethink
your selfe
by
to
morrow
how
to
answer
to
such
crimes
as
you
are
charged
with
.
He
was
thunderstrooke
with
this
speech
and
withdrew
himself
out
of
the
roome
with
palenesse
in
his
face
,
and
the
horrour
of
his
crime
in
his
conscience
.
In
the
next
chamber
he
findes
his
mother
and
his
wife
all
drencht
in
teares
,
who
with
lamenting
eyes
had
already
solemniz'd
his
funerall
:
such
an
astonishment
seiz'd
upon
him
that
hee
had
neither
a
tongue
to
comfort
them
,
nor
so
much
as
teares
to
bewaile
his
own
misfortunes
.
He
past
over
all
the
night
with
much
disquiet
of
minde
,
finding
now
by
experiment
that
it
was
easier
for
to
commit
a
crime
then
excuse
it
.
The
morrow
being
come
,
hee
was
call'd
before
the
judgement
seat
,
where
hee
found
his
father
with
Q.
Varus
&
a
good
number
of
the
Counsellers
of
state
.
Vpon
the
very
point
,
newes
was
brought
of
some
letters
of
his
mother
that
were
intercepted
,
which
did
give
him
notice
that
all
was
discover'd
,
and
that
he
should
beware
to
return
and
put
himselfe
into
the
hands
of
his
father
,
if
hee
would
not
fall
into
the
jaws
of
a
Lion
.
This
was
shewed
him
at
his
entrie
into
the
Councell
▪
Chamber
,
hee
expected
but
the
houre
when
he
should
be
strangled
,
hee
was
already
under
the
Strapadoes
of
his
conscience
;
therefore
casting
himselfe
down
on
his
knees
,
hee
begs
of
his
father
that
hee
might
not
be
condemn'd
before
he
were
heard
:
Herod
replies
,
Varlet
what
hast
thou
to
say
?
Hath
God
reserved
thee
to
be
the
last
scourge
of
my
old
age
?
Thou
knowest
I
have
taken
thee
from
the
bottome
and
lees
of
fortune
for
to
place
thee
aboue
thy
brethren
,
both
beyond
and
against
all
hopes
.
I
have
put
all
my
treasures
,
my
revenues
,
my
authority
,
my
affection
,
my
secrets
,
my
heart
,
and
my
Crowne
into
thy
hands
by
a
testament
scaled
with
mine
own
hand
,
and
couldst
not
thou
expect
till
thy
Fathers
eyes
were
closed
up
by
a
naturall
death
,
that
thou
mightest
freely
enjoy
them
?
This
was
it
that
thy
designes
did
then
ayme
●●
when
thou
didst
so
hotly
pursue
the
death
of
thy
brethren
.
I
have
done
nothing
in
their
araignment
,
but
by
thy
denunciation
,
and
advice
.
Accurst
wretch
,
I
am
afraid
that
thou
hast
stain'd
mee
with
their
blood
;
thy
crimes
doth
now
giue
light
to
their
〈◊〉
At
these
words
hee
wept
bitterly
,
recalling
to
minde
his
Mar●●●●
,
and
unhappy
children
,
hee
fou●●
his
heart
so
opprest
with
sorrow
,
that
he
was
faine
to
entreat
his
Chancellour
Nicholas
Damascene
to
proceed
.
Antipater
prevented
him
and
spake
in
his
own
defence
,
That
they
did
him
great
wrong
to
believe
slaves
,
and
women
to
his
prejudice
,
that
he
had
Casars
letters
(
whom
he
could
no
more
deceive
then
God
himselfe
)
which
gave
ample
testimony
of
his
good
abeare
,
and
what
content
he
gaue
to
all
at
Rome
;
that
he
was
never
wanting
in
his
piety
towards
his
Father
;
and
it
were
a
peece
of
extreme
folly
to
thrust
himselfe
into
uncertain
dangers
for
a
Crowne
that
he
was
certain
of
,
and
had
in
his
own
hands
.
Briefly
,
not
to
make
a
longer
discourse
,
that
hee
offered
himselfe
to
be
used
like
a
slave
,
and
to
bee
set
upon
the
rack
to
prove
his
innocence
.
And
speaking
this
he
did
rave
,
and
stamp
in
a
fearefull
manner
,
insomuch
that
he
began
to
move
all
the
bench
to
pitty
and
wonder
.
Nicholas
Damascene
being
a
stern
and
rough
Iudge
,
takes
him
in
hand
,
confronts
him
with
witnesses
,
canvasseth
him
,
presseth
,
puzles
,
&
quite
confounds
him
,
then
dischargeth
a
invective
against
him
,
exaggerating
(
like
an
Orator
)
all
the
circumstances
of
his
crime
.
Is
it
not
(
saith
he
)
a
brutish
stupidity
to
conspire
against
your
Father
,
the
bloud
of
your
brethren
being
as
yet
before
your
eyes
,
and
all
the
assurances
of
a
Scepter
in
your
hands
.
must
a
man
needs
be
a
Parricide
for
to
bee
possessour
of
a
Crown
which
was
bequeathed
you
by
Testament
so
solemne
and
authentick
?
Did
you
expect
any
more
then
●hat
your
Fathers
blood
should
be
the
seal
?
and
such
a
father
whose
life
is
precious
among
all
good
men
,
and
whose
nature
is
so
indulgent
in
favour
of
his
children
,
deserve
they
never
so
litle
.
An
ingratitude
able
to
make
heaven
to
blush
,
and
the
earth
to
tremble
under
our
feet
,
yea
and
worthy
that
all
the
elements
should
conspire
to
chastise
it
.
The
man
ran
on
thus
in
fire
and
fury
;
powring
out
a
torrent
of
words
,
while
the
wreteh
Antipater
with
a
dejected
countenance
pra●'d
God
to
work
some
miracle
in
his
behalf
for
to
manifest
his
innocence
,
seeing
that
he
was
mercilesly
opprest
by
the
malice
of
his
adversaries
.
It
is
strange
that
a
man
who
had
no
god
in
his
life
time
,
would
now
seek
one
at
his
death
.
This
man
lived
as
though
there
were
neither
heaven
nor
Hell
,
and
seeing
him
so
neere
the
brink
of
death
,
he
besough
a
Daity
to
patronize
his
offence
.
Varus
speaks
to
him
,
my
friend
,
expect
not
any
extraordinary
signes
from
heaven
on
your
behalfe
,
but
if
you
haue
any
specious
reason
or
Apologie
produce
it
into
evidence
,
the
King
your
Father
desires
nothing
more
then
that
you
might
quit
your selfe
nobly
.
Vpon
this
hee
was
confounded
as
a
lost
man
.
Varus
taking
the
poyson
which
was
brought
to
the
judgement
seat
caus'd
it
to
be
giuen
to
a
Malefactour
that
was
sentenced
to
death
,
who
died
immediatly
in
the
place
;
whereupon
all
the
assembly
arose
forth
with
,
thereby
giving
manifest
token
of
Antipater's
condemnation
.
His
Father
now
holding
him
for
convict
,
demands
of
him
who
were
his
complices
,
he
nam'd
but
Antiphilus
Philus
only
who
had
brought
the
poison
,
and
said
that
that
Varlet
had
been
the
cause
of
his
undoing
.
It
wanted
but
litle
,
that
Herod
did
not
then
presently
execute
the
sentence
of
death
;
but
according
to
his
ordinary
proceedings
he
resolv'd
to
acquaint
Caesar
therewith
first
,
and
to
send
him
the
processe
with
full
instructions
of
the
examination
,
that
so
he
might
doe
according
to
his
good
pleasure
.
In
the
mean
while
Antipater
is
shut
up
in
close
prison
,
expecting
each
day
(
like
a
piacular
victime
)
the
fatall
stroak
.
Herod
moreover
had
now
about
threescore
and
ten
yeares
upon
his
back
,
and
by
the
feeblenesse
of
his
age
perceived
the
signalls
of
deaths
approch
:
This
was
a
bit
very
tough
to
digest
,
never
did
any
man
love
this
life
so
well
;
hee
had
verily
parted
with
his
portion
in
the
other
world
,
that
hee
might
enjoy
this
forever
,
for
that
,
indeed
he
was
superlatively
wicked
.
Towards
his
later
daies
hee
grew
so
pensive
and
thenso
cholerick
,
and
furious
,
that
his
domestick
servants
knew
not
how
to
boord
him
.
Hee
was
in
his
Court
like
an
old
Lion
bound
in
the
chaines
of
incurable
diseases
:
Hee
perswaded
himselfe
,
that
hee
was
hated
of
all
the
world
,
and
hee
was
not
deceived
in
his
opinion
,
for
hee
had
given
but
too
much
occasion
.
The
people
burst
the
yoke
of
duty
and
allegiance
,
and
could
no
longer
endure
him
.
As
soon
as
the
rumour
ran
of
his
sicknesse
,
Iudes
and
Mathias
,
two
of
the
most
famous
Doctors
of
the
Iewish
law
,
who
had
all
the
youth
of
Hierusalem
under
their
charge
,
instigated
stigated
some
of
the
boldest
of
their
sect
unto
a
venturous
attempt
,
as
thus
.
Herod
having
reëdified
&
much
beautified
the
Temple
of
Hierusalem
(
as
hee
had
alwaies
shewed
himselfe
for
his
own
interrests
an
Idolater
of
Caesars
fortune
,
)
caus'd
on
the
chiefest
gate
thereof
to
bee
planted
the
Roman
Eagle
which
glittered
all
in
gold
:
This
was
a
great
eye-sore
to
the
Iews
,
who
never
could
endure
any
shape
of
man
or
beast
within
their
Temples
:
so
much
did
they
abhor
these
monsters
which
their
fathers
in
Aegypt
ador'd
.
Loe
this
was
the
reason
why
Iudas
M●athias
,
who
were
as
the
principall
men
(
thinking
that
Herods
sicknesse
favour'd
their
purposes
)
began
to
exhort
in
good
earnest
the
most
valiant
of
the
young
men
that
frequented
their
houses
,
to
take
in
hand
Gods
quarrell
according
to
the
noble
spirits
of
their
ancesters
and
to
batter
down
this
abomination
that
was
advanc'd
upon
the
Temple
:
the
danger
was
not
now
so
great
,
Herod
being
cumbred
with
businesses
and
diseases
,
but
if
it
should
happen
that
any
should
loose
his
life
,
to
dye
in
so
good
&
glorious
an
act
was
to
dye
triumphant
,
and
Laurells
would
grow
up
out
of
their
tombes
.
They
faild
not
to
spur
up
these
younkers
,
&
to
set
an
edge
on
their
courage
,
with
many
specious
and
plausible
arguments
.
Loe
a
regiment
of
the
most
resolute
of
them
,
goes
forth
at
mid-day
,
arm'd
with
axes
and
hatchets
,
who
scale
the
Temple
&
quash
in
pieces
the
Eagle
in
the
sight
of
all
the
world
;
Judas
and
Matthias
being
then
present
,
and
serving
as
trumpets
to
the
sedition
.
The
noise
arriv'd
presently
at
Court
,
the
Captain
of
the
Guard
runs
thither
with
a
maniple
of
the
hardiest
souldiers
,
hee
was
afraid
of
some
greater
matter
towards
,
&
that
this
demolition
was
but
a
velitation
,
or
skirmish
of
a
greater
tumult
.
But
at
first
onset
,
when
he
began
to
charge
,
the
people
did
retire
,
which
did
encourage
him
to
fall
on
,
and
to
follow
closer
:
forty
young
men
that
were
busiest
were
taken
in
the
place
,
Iudas
and
Matthias
bearing
them
company
,
thinking
it
a
dishonour
to
recoile
,
and
that
they
ought
to
follow
them
at
least
into
danger
,
whom
they
at
first
had
lead
into
mischiefes
.
As
they
were
presented
to
Herod
,
and
being
askt
whence
proceeded
that
insolent
presumption
and
rashnes
,
they
frankly
answered
that
the
businesse
had
been
consulted
of
,
&
well
discust
among
them
,
and
if
it
were
yet
to
be
done
,
they
were
ready
to
put
into
execution
:
forasmuch
as
they
were
more
oblig'd
to
obey
Moses
then
Herod
.
Herod
some
what
startled
with
their
resolution
,
and
fearing
greater
commotions
,
caus'd
them
secretly
to
be
convey'd
to
Ierico
,
whether
himself
was
carried
,
though
weak
and
sickly
.
Then
assembling
the
chiefest
of
them
,
he
speaks
to
them
from
his
couch
,
making
a
large
narration
of
the
good
offices
hee
had
done
to
that
nation
,
of
the
Temple
which
he
had
built
,
the
ornaments
with
which
he
did
enrich
in
;
adding
that
in
few
yeares
he
had
done
what
their
Hassamonean
Kings
could
not
in
120
,
and
in
recompence
of
his
piety
they
went
at
high-noon
to
violate
with
strange
insolence
a
sacred
donative
he
bestowed
on
the
Temple
,
in
the
which
God
was
more
interessed
then
himselfe
,
and
therefore
he
did
so
much
the
more
require
a
reason
of
this
attempt
.
These
men
fearing
to
awake
his
anger
,
further
did
falsifie
&
clude
the
blow
,
and
did
transfer
it
all
on
their
companions
,
abandoning
them
to
the
discretion
of
the
king
.
Thereupon
the
Priest
hood
was
taken
away
from
Matthias
,
and
another
Matthias
,
who
was
held
to
be
a
ring-leader
in
the
sedition
,
was
burnt
alive
with
his
companions
that
same
night
,
at
which
time
was
seen
an
ecclipse
of
the
Moon
,
which
made
the
spectacle
yet
more
terrible
.
Herod
some
few
daies
after
having
tried
,
and
spent
in
vain
all
humane
remedies
,
was
brought
into
a
miserable
state
of
sicknesse
,
which
is
pertinently
described
by
Iosephus
and
Ensebius
.
It
was
Gods
pleasure
hee
should
drink
often
and
deep
of
the
cup
of
his
justice
in
this
life
,
wasting
his
wretched
body
with
tedious
paines
.
therefore
hee
was
smote
from
heaven
,
and
was
charged
with
a
fierce
squadron
of
incurable
diseases
,
he
that
from
his
youth
up
did
bu●●
with
a
furious
ambition
,
felt
at
his
death
a
greedy
fire
feeding
on
his
entralls
:
hee
that
all
his
lifetime
,
had
an
insatiable
thirst
of
a
massing
treasure
(
insomuch
that
he
digg'd
up
the
tombes
of
David
and
Solomon
for
to
ransack
the
spoiles
)
was
tormented
with
a
Dog
appetite
;
a
horrible
disease
,
and
which
modesty
feares
to
deseribe
,
which
made
him
cry
out
for
hunger
,
eating
day
and
night
and
could
not
be
satisfied
,
hee
that
made
so
many
voiages
and
performed
so
many
atchievements
to
raise
himselfe
aboue
the
levell
of
ordinary
fortunes
,
saw
then
his
feet
swolen
with
redundant
humours
.
He
that
practis'd
so
many
●ortures
in
his
life
time
,
was
now
rackt
with
the
violent
and
intolerable
pangs
of
a
Chollick
:
he
that
bereav'd
so
many
men
of
their
breath
,
did
now
draw
breath
with
much
difficulty
and
pain
:
He
that
held
humane
wisdome
and
pollicie
for
the
nerves
and
strength
of
his
estate
,
felt
now
in
his
body
such
Cramps
and
Convulsions
of
Nerves
and
Sinewes
,
that
hee
was
sorely
and
pittifully
shaken
:
Hee
that
had
shed
poore
Mariamnes
blood
,
murther'd
her
Sonnes
for
to
make
the
Kids
boile
in
the
milk
of
the
Damme
,
as
the
Scripture
speaks
:
Hee
that
had
imbrued
his
hands
in
the
bloud
of
about
14000
innocents
with
an
intention
to
involve
the
Saviour
of
the
world
in
that
generall
massacre
died
in
his
own
bloud
afflicted
with
a
cruell
dissentry
.
He
that
had
abused
his
member
.
with
monstrous
luxurie
was
over-run
and
consum'd
with
an
army
of
Lice
,
accompanied
with
an
ignominious
satiriasme
,
a
disease
which
I
scarce
dare
name
.
And
now
,
say
the
eye
of
providence
is
not
awakt
for
the
punishing
of
delinquents
.
This
desperate
wretch
at
his
death
insteed
of
adoring
the
justice
of
God
and
kissing
the
rod
that
gave
him
correction
,
thinks
on
now
slaughters
.
Hee
assembles
by
an
edict
the
most
principall
of
the
lewes
out
of
every
Province
unto
Ierice
,
and
having
pounded
them
within
the
cirque
hee
calls
to
him
his
Sister
Salome
and
her
husband
Alexander
,
and
addresseth
his
speech
unto
them
in
this
manner
.
It
grieves
mee
not
at
all
to
dye
and
to
render
that
tribute
to
nature
,
which
so
many
Kings
before
me
have
paid
.
But
it
troubles
mee
that
my
death
wil
not
be
so
much
bemoaned
as
I
could
wish
,
if
you
doe
refrain
your
hands
.
Know
then
that
for
this
purpose
I
have
sent
for
these
Nobles
of
Irdea
;
As
soone
as
ever
death
shall
draw
these
Curtaines
over
mine
eyes
,
let
them
all
fall
by
the
edge
of
the
sword
,
and
let
not
my
death
be
divulg'd
before
that
the
newes
of
these
mens
death
arrive
at
each
ones
Country
and
kindred
.
By
this
meanes
I
hope
to
fill
all
Iudea
with
lamentation
and
woe
,
which
will
be
musick
to
my
soule
as
her
last
departure
.
This
pernicious
fiendin
thus
spealing
,
be
fought
Sister
with
hot
teares
,
by
all
that
she
esteemed
in
the
world
most
precious
&
sacred
,
&
as
she
hoped
for
Paradise
,
to
perform
his
wil
,
and
to
give
him
content
:
she
must
promise
it
with
an
oath
at
that
very
instant
,
though
afterwards
it
was
not
at
all
put
in
execution
.
In
this
sole
act
hee
shewed
that
he
was
not
inform'd
with
a
reasonable
soule
,
he
was
but
a
wolfe
in
mans
skin
and
shape
,
and
that
the
thirst
of
humane
bloud
was
now
chang'd
into
his
nature
.
As
hee
was
making
this
goodly
Testament
,
Letters
were
brought
him
from
Caesar
which
did
acquaint
him
that
one
Acme
a
lewish
Damsell
,
who
was
of
the
train
of
Livia
the
wife
of
Augustus
,
had
beene
convicted
of
bad
intelligence
with
Antipater
,
and
was
therefore
punisht
with
death
,
as
for
his
sonnes
hee
referr'd
them
wholly
to
his
own
disposall
.
This
man
at
the
point
of
death
suckt
revenge
yet
with
wonderfull
pleasure
.
This
newes
was
balme
to
his
tortur'd
carcase
,
he
calls
for
an
apple
and
a
knife
,
thinking
to
pare
it
himselfe
,
but
thereupon
his
paines
(
that
had
given
him
but
short
truce
)
assaild
him
with
double
force
,
so
that
he
was
quite
weary
of
his
life
which
he
had
so
dearely
lov'd
.
One
of
his
grand
children
nam'd
Achiabus
,
who
at
that
time
stood
neere
the
bed
,
perceived
that
hee
rolled
his
eyes
furiously
,
and
lookt
as
though
he
would
have
rid
himself
of
his
torments
with
the
knife
hee
had
in
his
hand
,
which
did
much
affright
the
young
Prince
,
who
holding
his
arme
as
gently
as
hee
could
,
hee
beganne
to
cry
out
,
as
though
his
good
father
had
yeelded
up
the
Ghost
,
wherewith
the
whole
Court
was
mustered
up
.
Antipater
out
of
his
prison
over-heard
the
tumult
,
and
suspected
that
Herod
was
a
dying
,
he
did
not
yet
despaire
of
the
Crown
,
offering
mountaines
(
as
wee
say
)
of
gold
to
his
Warder
to
let
him
escape
.
But
behold
the
judgement
of
God!
the
keeper
of
the
prison
insteed
of
all
the
ample
rewards
that
were
promised
him
,
and
which
he
might
have
enjoyed
,
he
goes
strain
way
to
the
Father
and
relates
to
him
how
that
.
Antipater
had
urg'd
him
withall
supplications
&
promises
to
let
him
loose
out
of
the
prison
,
that
he
might
take
possession
of
the
kingdome
.
Herod
ra●ing
and
beating
his
head
,
cries
out
.
what
will
the
villain
murther
mee
in
my
bed
,
I
have
yet
life
enough
to
take
away
his
,
then
raising
him selfe
a
litle
upon
the
boulster
,
and
leaning
upon
his
elbow
,
he
cals
to
one
of
the
Guard
,
goe
you
(
quoth
he
)
hence
to
the
prison
&
kill
that
parrici●e
there
,
and
let
him
be
interred
in
the
Castle
of
Hyrcanus
with
out
any
Rites
,
or
solemnities
of
a
funerall
.
This
was
instanrly
executed
,
and
such
was
the
end
of
this
unhappy
thing
,
who
mov'd
Earth
and
Hell
for
to
mount
his
fathers
throne
,
according
as
some
Matherfaticians
had
foretold
.
Five
daies
being
exphed
from
the
death
of
Antipater
,
Herod
after
he
had
declared
Arche●aus
for
his
Succed
out
in
the
Realme
,
contrary
to
〈◊〉
determination
,
whereby
he
had
designed
it
for
Antipater
,
after
he
had
astorted
to
his
two
other
Sonnes
such
portions
as
hee
thought
good
,
and
beqdeathed
large
Legacies
to
August
us
Caesar
he
gave
up
his
wretched
soule
in
rage
,
and
despaire
,
in
the
yeare
of
his
life
threescore
and
ten
,
and
of
his
raigne
37.
A
man
(
saith
losephus
)
whose
actions
alwaies
over-rul'd
the
Lawes
,
land
his
passions
them
,
who
notwithstanding
all
his
prosperity
was
esteem'd
the
most
miserable
man
in
the
world
.
Mark
how
this
Author
speaks
,
who
was
a
wise
Statesman
to
instruct
humane
pollicy
,
that
there
is
neither
wisdome
,
nor
greatnesse
,
nor
happinesse
where
God
is
wanting
.
For
to
let
passe
〈◊〉
eternall
torments
of
the
oth●●
〈◊〉
●hich
this
barbaro●●
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●nder
the
hand
of
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
I
am
verily
perswad●●
〈◊〉
there
is
no
Pesant
,
nor
Hin●●
(
if
he
be
not
stupid
)
would
change
one
day
of
his
life
for
the
thirty
seven
yeares
of
Herods
raigne
,
which
hee
past
in
continuall
jealousnesse
,
troublesome
affaires
,
perilous
voyages
,
sinister
mistrusts
,
barbarous
cruelties
,
and
remorse
of
conscience
,
which
is
the
harbenger
,
&
preamble
of
Hell
.
Leaving
more
over
behinde
him
a
numerous
,
and
unhappy
Posterity
.
FINIS
.