Full fainc fhcwouldour fccretecompanic,
If flic the wifhcd way therof might finde.
Heauens hauc ye feen^or hath the age ofraan
Recorded fuch a myraclc as this/*
Inequall loue two noble harts to frame,
That ncuer fpakc one with anothers bliffe,
r am afl'urcd that fhc doth affent,
To my relicfc that I fliould rcapc the fame.
If file could frame the mcancsof my content,
Keeping her felfc from danger of defame.
In happy houre right now I did receiue
This cane from her: which gift though it be fmall,
Recciuingit what ioyes I did concciuc.
Within ray fainting ipirits therewithal!.
Who knowcth loue aright may wel conceaue,
By like aducntures that to them befall.
55 For needs the Louer muft efteemethat well,
„ Which comes from her with whom his hart doth
AfTurcdly it is not without caufc (dwel.
She gauc me thisrfomething flie meant thereby;
For therewithal! I might percciuc her paufc
AwMe,as though fome waightie thing did lie
D 2 Vpofl
7heTrAgedie
Vpon her heart,which he conceald,becaufe
The ftanders by (liould not our loues dcfcrie.
This (Ml bewraies that it hath been difclofdc.
Perhaps herein flie hath fbmething inclofde.
Hebreakesit^
thougreat thundercr/who woiildnotferue,
Where wit with beau tic chofen haue their place.
Who could deuife morc^vifely to conferuc
Things from fufpedc'Orifw^jfoi' this grace
That daines me,all vnworthyjto deferue
So rare a loue,in heauen I fhould thee place.
This fweet letter fomc ioyfuU newes conteines.
1 hope it brings rccuretobothour painesV .
Hereadesit,
CMine owneyos lam your s^rvhofi heart (1 kn(m)
Tip lejfe then minejfir Ungering help of woe
Doth lortg too torig: Lone tendering your cafe
'Lyind mine, hath taught yecureofhoth our pain.
<JHy chamber fottri doth hide a caue^where was
Kyin oide vatrtes mouth :the other in the^laine
JDoeth rife Southwardl/i furlong from the wall^
Defcendyou there. This jhallfufjice. And fo
Jyeeldmyfelfe^minehonorjife and all,
To you. Vfeyou the fame as there may grow
Tour blijJeandmine(mineEarle)andthat the fame
Free may abide from danger of defame,
larewilljandfarefo well as that your ioy
which onely can, may comfort mine annoy.
Tours more then his owne, Giimund*
O blisful chance my forowes to afTwage.
Wonderofnaturc^marucllofourage, /
Com-es this from Gifmundfdld fhc thus infold
This letter in the cancrmay ii be io/
cJ'Tancredand Gifmtwd.
Irwcrctoofvvcetaioyjamdcceu'd.
W hy Hiall I doubt,did flic not giucit mc :'
Thcitwidi (lie lmildc,{]ieioydc,rnc raughtthc cane
And wuh her owncfweet hand flicgauc it mc:
Andaswcdanfl,!!^ dalUed with the cane,
And fwccdy wiiifpercd I Ihould be her king,
And with this cane the icepteroFour rule,
Command the Tweets of her furpriled heart.
Therewith flie raught from her alluring lockcs,
Thisgoldentrefle^thcfauour of her grace.
And with her ownc fwecr hand Hie gaue it me.
O pcerclcs Queen e,tny ioy,my hearts decree;
And thou faire Lettcr,how fliall I welcome thee:
Both hand and pen wherewith thou written vvcrt,
Bkftmavyc be/uch folace that impart,
Andblcfted be this cane, and he that taught
Thcetodefcrie the hidden entrie thus :
Not onely through a darkc and dreadful! vaut.
But fireandiword,and through what cuer be,
Miflrcs of my defiresj come to thee,
Cuifz^rd defarteth tn kijl vnto t/je pal/ace.
Chorus. I.
R ight mightie is thy power,0 cruell Loue,
High Touch imfclfe cannot rcfiftthy bow.
Thou fcnt'O: him down,cuentr6 theheauensaboue^
In fundrie lliapes here to the earihbclow.
Then how Hiall mortall men cfcapc thy dart<*
The fcrucnt fiamc,and burningofthy firer*
Since that thy might is ruch,and fincc thou art.
Both of the leas and land the Lord and fire.
But why doth hethatfprungfrom loueshigh hcad.^ Choi.
And Phoebus fift :r fhcne^defpife thy power:'
.3 Ne
TkeTngeSe
N e fcares thy bow^ why haue they alwalcs led
A maiden Iifc,and kept vntoucht the flowrcf
Why doth Mgijlfulowt'iz.nd to obteinc
His wicked wil^confpires his vncles death.
Or why doth Phaedra burnc^for whom is flainc
Thelcus chaft fbnnc/'or Helen falfe of faith?
35 ForLoucafTauts not butthc idle heart,
„ And f uch as liuein pleafiire and delight,
5, He turn^ th oft their gladfomeioyes to imart,
,, Their play to plaint, their /port into dcfpite,
Tis true that Vian chafeth with her bow,
Chor.;?. The flying Hart,the Goat and fomic Bore,
By hiljby dale,in heatjin froft,in fnow.
She recketh not,but labourcth euermorc.
Loucfceks notherjneknowcth where her to findc,
Whirft Park kept his heard on Ida downe
Cupid nere fought him out, for hcisblindc.
But when he left the field to liuein towne.
He fel into his fnare^and brought that brand
From Greece to Troy,which after fet on fire
Strong Ilium^and al the Phryges land:
55 Such are the fruites ofloue,(uch is his hire.
^^, Who yeeldeth vnto him his captiuc heart,
olior. 4. £j.g 1^^ rcfift^and holds his open breaft
Withoutcn war to take his bloudy dart,
Let liim not thinke tofhake off when him lift
His heauy yoke, „ Refift his firft alTauIt,
,5 Weake is his boWjhis quenched brand is cold,'
„ Cupid is but a child,and cannot dauat
„ The minde that beares him,or his vcrtues bold.
But hegeues poyibnfb to drinke in goldc«
And hideth vnder pleafant baiteihis hooke,
But
1 'f
But yc bcware,it wil be hard to hold
Your greedy minds^hutifyc wifely lookc
What ilic fnake iurkcs vndcr thofc flowers gay,
But ye miftruftfbme clowdielmokes,andfearc
A ftormy flio vver after [o faire a day.
Yc may repcnt,and buy your plcafuredcare.
For fcldome times is C upid worn to fen d
5, Vnto anidlclouc a ioyf ulcnd.
FinisASim 3. C. AU
Before this AB ^iegAYA rifeth cut»fhell^wth the 0*
ther Furies , AUih AnaT'jfjfhone ^damcmg An
hellijl) round: which done y)efAnh.
A^us. j. Sca?na.i.
Sifters be gone^bequearfi the reft to me.
That yet belongs vnto this Tragaedie,
The two Furies depArt down.
Vengeance and death from foorth the dcepcft hell
I brine the curfcd houfe where Gifinunddwds,
Sent m>mthegri{liegod that holds his raigne
In Tartars vslie Rea£n>wherc Pelops (ire
(Who with his own fbnnes flefh whom he had flain;
Did feaft the Gods) with famin hath his hire.
To gape andcatch at flyingfruites iu vaine.
And yeelding waters to his gafping throtc,
WhereftormiciEoles fbnne with cndlcfTepaine
Rowlcs vp therock: where Titius hath his lot
To feede the Gripe that gnawes his growing heart.
Where proudlxion wherlcd on the wheele.
Purities
The Tragedie
Puriuesbirnfcirc : where due defcrucd fmart
The damned Ghoih in burning flame do fccic,
From tlicncc I mount ; thither the winged GoJ^
Nephew to Atlas,that vpholds thcskie,
Qf hie downe from the earth,with golden rod^
To Scigian Firrie5Salerne foulcs did guide,
And made report>how Loue thatlordly boy.
Highly difdaining hisrenowncs decay,
Slipt downe from heauen,haue fild with fickle ioy,
Gilinunds heart,and made her throw awaic
Chaftnesoflife5to her immortal! (liame.
Minding to (licvv by proofcofhcr tbule end.
Some terror vnto thofethat fcornc his nam^,
Biacke Pluto (that once found Cupid his friend
[n winning Ceres daughter Queene of hcis)
And Parthie moued by the grieued G hoil
Ofher late husbsndjthat in Tartar dwels,
Who praid due paines for her,that thus hath loft
All care of him, and of her chaftitie,
The Senate thcii of hell by graue aduice
Of Minos,y£ac,and of R adamant.
Commands medravv this hatcf ull aire,and rife
AboucthcearthjWith dole and death to clant
Tiie pride and prefcntioyesAvherewith thelet>,vo
Feed their diidained hartes,which now to do
Behold I comc,with inftruments of death.
Tills Ainging fnakewhich is of hatt^and wrath/
He fixevpon her fathers heart full faft,
And into hers,this other will I caft.
Whole rankling venome fhall infcdl them fo
With cnLiious\vrath,and witli rccurdedewo
...^ Hach fliall be others plague and ouenhro Wc
.•*c,<».
cfTmcredand Ctfrmnd.
„ Furies muft aide when men furccafc to know
, Their gods; and hcl fends foorih rcuenging painc
, On thofc whom flume from fm cannot reftraine.
Mcgxxs. e^ttrcthmto the paf/ace, Andtneeteth rvith
Tzncvcd comming out of Gi^^munds chamber
mth R enuchio a»d lulia^vpoff whomJlK thr^
weth her Snake,
^^ S Ciena. 2.
ToH. f^ Ods arcyc guyds of iuftice and rcuengc^
ITO thou great Thundercr,doeft thou DC-
holde
With watchful cye$ thefubtilc fcapes of men
Hardnedin !hamc,fear*d vp in the dcfirc
Of their owne luftesrwhythen doft thou withhold
The blaftof thy reuenge^why doeft thou graunt
Suchiiuely breath/uchlewdoccafion
To execute their fhamelcflc villanie.^
Thou5thou artcaufc of al this open wrong.
Thou that forbear'ft thy vengeance all too long,
If thou fpare them raine then vpon my head
The fulneflc of thy plagues witn deacily ire.
To rcaue this ruthfull loulc^who all too^ibre
Burnes in the wrathfull torments of reuengc.
O earth the mother of each lining wight.
Open thy wombc,deuour this withered corps,
And thou O hel, (ifother hel there be
Then that I feele) receiuc my foulc to thee.
O daughter^daughter, wherefore do I grace
Her with fo kind a namei*0 thou fond girle.
The ihamefuU ruinc of thy fathers houic,
E 1$
TheTr^ged'te
Is this my hoped ioyc'is this the /lay
Muft glad my gricfc-ful yeares that waft awayi*
For life which fiift thou didft receiuc from me,
Ten thouiand deaths flial I receiuc by thcc^
For al the ioyes I did repo(e in thee,
Which I(rondmanjdidietdcin thy fight,
Is this my recompcnccc'that I muftfec
The thing fo fliamcful, and fb villa nous.
That would to God this earth had fwalowed
This worthleflc burthen intoioweftdeepes,
Rather then ICaccurfcdjhad beheld
The fight thathowerly mafiacars my life, .;
O whether jwhether flyeft thou foorth my fbulc:'
whether wandrcth my tormented mind^
Thofc paines that make the mifer glad of death
Kaueccaz'donmc,andyctI cannot hauc
What villains may commaund,a fpeedic death.
Whom flial I firft acculc for this outraged " !
That God that guideth all,andffuideth(c>'
This damned deede.Shallblaiphemethcirnamcsf
The gods the authors of this fpedaclc ; .
O r ihall iuftly curfc that cruel ftarrc i
Whofe influence alfigned this deftinicf
But nay,that traitor^ftial that vile wretch liuc
By whom I hauereceau'd thisiniurie/* '
Or flial Ilonger make account of her
That fondly proftitutes her widowes fliamc/*
1 hauc bethought me what I fliall requeft. \
Be kneeks. -i
On bended kneeSjWith hands heau'd vp to he auen
This(lacrcdfcnateoftheGods)Icrair:, j
Firft on the tray tor your counfming ire:
Next
fifTancred andGifmtmd.
Next,on the curled ftrumpet dire reuengc;
Laft,on my fclfe,thc wretched fathcrjiliame.
Herifeth.
Oh could I ftampc,and therewithal! commaund
Armies of Furies to aiTift my heart.
To profccutc due vengeance on their fbules.
Hearc me my frends,butasyc loucyour Hues,
Replic not to me,hcarken and (land amaz'd.
When I (as is my wont) oh fond delight.
Went foortli to feek my daughter,now my death.
Within her chamberCas I thought)nic was,
But there I found her not,I dcmed then
For herdifport flic and her maidens were
Downc to the garden walkt tu comfort them.
And thinking tnuSjit came into my mind
There all alone to tarry her returnc:
And thereupon I (wearie) threw my felfc
Vpon her widdowes bed ffor lb I thought)
And inithecurtcn wrapt my curfed head.
Thus as I lay anon I might beholdc
Out of the vaut vp through her chamber floorc
My daughter C7/yw»W bringing hand in handc
TlicCountic?4/«W;;,alasitis too true, J
At her beds fectc this traitor made me fee
Her fliamc,his trealbnjand my deadly gricfct
Her Princelic body yecldcd to this theefc*
The high dcfpite wherof fb wounded mc
. That traunce-like,as a fencclcs ftonc I lay.
For neither wit^nor tongue could vfc the mcane
T'expreflc the paflions of my pained heart.
Forcele(re,perfbrcc,I fun ke downc to this painc.
As greedie famin doth conflrainc the hauke,
E 2 Pcccc
TheTragedie
Pccccmeale to rent and teare thcycelding praic:
So far d it widi mc in that hcauic ftound ,
But now what fhal I doc/'how may I fcekc
To cafe my minde thatburncth with defirc
Of dire reuengc^For ntuer fhal my thoughts
Graunteafe vntomy heart,til I haue found
A mcanc of vengeance to requite his paines^
That firft conucyd this fight vnto my foulc.
Tan, Renuchio.
Rcnu. W^at is your Highnes wilk
Tdjt. Call my daughter: my heart boyles till I fee -
Her in my fight,to whom I may difchargc
All the vnreft that thus diftempereth mc.
Shouldl deftroy them bothf*0 gods yeknow
How neere and dccrc our daughter is to vs.
And yet my rage perf\vadcs me to imbrue
My thirftie hands in both their trembling bloods.
Therewith to coole my wrathful furies heate.
ButNaiure,why repin'ft thou at this thoughts
Why fliould I thinkcvpona fathers debt
To her that thoughtnot on adaughters ducf
But ftilmc thinks if I fhould fee her die.
And therewithall reflexe her dying eyes
Vpon mine eyes,that fight would flit my heart*
Not much vnlikc the Cocatricejthat flaies
The obie<5t of his foule infe(^ions.
Oh what a confli(ft doth my mind endure?
Now fight my thoughts againft my paffioHS:
Now ftriuc my paffions againfl my thoughts.
Now fweates my heart,now chil cold falles it dead,
Helpc hcauens,and fuccour ye Celefliall powers,
Iftfufc youriecretc vcrtuc on my foulc.
- • ilialJ
./ f
r
ofTancredandG'tJmund.
Shall nature winne.<*fhalliuftice notpreuaiici*
Shall I (a king) be proued partiall ^
,5 How (liall our Subic(5tsthen infulton v$,
„Whcn our examples (that arc light to them)
3, Shalbc ccliprcd with our proper dcedcsc*
And may the armesbc rented from the tree/*
The members from the body be diflcuer'di*
And can the heart endure no violence?
My daughter is to me minconlie heart.
My lifc,my comfort,my continuance.
Shall I be then not only fo vnkinde
To palTe all natures ftrengthjand cut her off.
But therewithal! fo crucll to my felfe,
Againft all lawofkinde to (hrcd in twainc
The golden threed that doth vs both maintainc.
But were it that iny rage fliouldfbcommaund.
And I confcnt to her vntimclic death,
Were this an end to all our miferies^
No5no, her ghoft wil ftill purfuc our life.
And from the deep her bloodies gaftfullfpirit
Wil as my fliadowin thefhining day,
Follow my footfteps till fhe take rcuenge.
I will doe thus therefore: the traitor dies,
Becaufc he fcornd the ^uor of his king,.
And our difpleafure wilfullie incurde:
His flaughter,with her forow for his bloud.
Shall to our rage fupplic delightfuU foode.
lulio.
Jul. What ift your Maicftic commaundsi*
Tan, Iulio5if wehauc not our hope in vaine,
Norall thetruftwedoerepofcinthee:
Now muft wc trie if thou approue the fame.
E3 Herein:
The Tragedie
Herein thy force and wifdome wc mud fee.
For our commaund requires them both of thce»
////. How by your Graces bounty I am bound,
Beyond thccommon bond wherein each man
Stands boundvnto his king.how I haue found
Honor and Avcalth by fauor in your fight,
I doe acknowledge with moft ihankfullmindc.
My tructh(with other meancs to fcrue your Grace.
What cucr you in honor fliall aflignc)
Hath fwornc her power true \'aflall to your hefl.
For proofc let but your Maieftic commaund
I iliall vnlockthcpriibn of my foule,
C Although vnkindlic horror would gaine-fay)
Yet in obedience to your Highn cs will,
]'y whom I hold the tenor of this life.
This hand and blade wil be the inftruments.
To make pale death to grapple with my heart.
Tm. Wei, to be (}iort(for I am greeu'cf too long
By wrath without rcuengc) I thinkeyou know
Whilom a Pallace buildcd ftrong
For warrCjWithin our Court^where dreadlefle peace
Hath planted now a weaker entrance.
But of that pallace yet one vaut rcmaines.
Within our Court,thciccrct way whereof
Is to our daughter Gijmunds chamber laidc:
There is alfb another mouth hereof,''
Without our wall: which now is ouergrowcn.
But you may finde it out,for yet it lies
Dire(ftly South a furlong from our place;
It may be knowen,hard by an auncicnt ftoope.
Where grew an Okcin elder daies decaide,
There wil we that you watch,there fhallyou fee
Avil-
if T after ed^ndGtJmtmd,
A yllain traitor mount outof a vaut:
firing iiim to vs,it is th'Earlc Paiurm,
What is his fault neither flialyou enquire,
N or lift vvc to difdorcjtheic curfcd eyes
Haue f'ecne the flame, this heart hath felt the fire
That cannot els be qucncht but with his bloud.
This muft be done: this will we haue you do.
IhI. Both thisjsnd els what eucr you thinkc good,
lulio defarteth into the P*ilUc(*
Rcnueio hringeth Gifinund out of her ckimber, /#
mjomTdincitdfdith,
Sca?na 3.
REnugio dcpartjicaue v$ alone.
Exit Renugio^
Gi(mund,ifeithcr I could caft afidc
All careoft!ice:orifthou wouldft haue had
Somecarcofmc,itwould not now betide
That either thorowthyfaultmyioyiliould fade.
Or by thy folly I fhould bearc the painc
Thou haft procur d: but nowtis neither I
Can fliun thcgriefc: whom thou haft more the flain
Nor maift thou hcale^or eafcthegrieuous wound.
Which thou haft'geuen me. That vnftaincd hfc
Wherein I ioy'd,and thought it thy delight.
Why haft thou loft itc'Can itbereilor'd/*
Where is thy widdowhoodjthcre is thy ihame.
Gifinundjitis no mans,noi* mens report,
That haue by likely proofes cnformd me thus.
Thou knovveft how hardly I could be indued
To
ThttrAgtdU
To vex my fclfcsnd be dii^cafdc with thee,
With flying talcs of flattering Sicophants,
No,no,thcrc was in vs fiich ktlcd truft
Of thy cbaftc lifc^and vncormptcd mindc;
That if thefc eyes had not beheld thy fliame.
In vainctcn thouiandccnfurcs could hauc tolde.
That thou didft once vnprincelike make agree
With that vile traitor Countie Vdurin.
Without regard had to thy felfc or me,
Vnfliamefadly to flaine thy ftate and mine.
Bu 1 1 vnhappicft haue beheld the lame.
And feeing it,yct fecle th 'receding griefc
Thatflaics my heart with horror of that thought.
Which griefc commandcs me to obey my rage.
And luftice vrgeth fome extrcame rcuenge.
To wreake the wrongs that haue been offred vs»
But Nature that hath lockt within thy brcft
Two Hues: the lame inclineth metolpare
Thy bloud, and ^o to keep mine ownc vnfpilt.
This is thatouerwecning-loue I bcarc
To thee vnductifulljand vndeferucd.
But for that traitor,he Ihal furclie die,
For neither right nor nature doth intrcat
For him,that wilfully without all awe
Of gods, or mentor of our deadly hate,
Incurde theiuft difpleafureof hisking.
And to be briefe,! am content to know
What for thy felfe thou canfl: obiecfl to vs,
Why thou ffiouldfl not together with him die.
So to alTwage the griefcs that oucrthrow
Thy fathers heart.
Cif O king,and father,humbly geuc hcrleauc
To
dj TaneredandCijmtmd.
*to'^\t2L^,^oxgi2LCC^xh2X. ftands inyourdifgracc.
Hot thatflieYeclcS this lifcfor I confcfTe
I haue dcreru'djWhen fo ir plcafcth you.
To die the dcath*Mine honor and my name
(As you ruppore)diftainedwith reproach.
And wel contented fhall I meet the ftrokc
That rauftdifreaer this detcfted head
Frothefelcwdlimmes.ButthisI wi(h were known
That now I liue not for my felfe alone.
For when I faw that neither my requeft,
Nor the intre^tic of my carcfuU Aunt,
Could wihne your Highnespleafure to our will;
5, Then Loue,heatcof thcheart,life of the foule,
„ Fed by dcfirejincrealing by reftraint.
Would not endure coritrolment any more.-
But violently cnforft my feebled heart,
(For who ami alas,ftill to refift]
Such.endleffecqnflids^ To relent and yeeldc
Therewith I chofc him for my Lord and pheare.
Cuifzard mine Earlc that holds my louc full dcaie,
, Then if it be r9 fetled in your mind,
' He fli^jll not iiCic;^ecaufe'hc dar'd to louc •
I ypuj- daugh'ter.' Thtisj geue yOUr Grace to know
^ithmliSti^a^^
Therfore O ftthcr.if that name may be
' Sweet to your ear^,4nd that We may prcuailc
By nam^ of ^therajthit )f b)i fatiour vs.
But othehyifofrio^^^ (janndt finde
That wbi€f\|)yr feiicd hope did promife vs.
Why then proceed,and rid our trembling hearts
Of thefe fujpitionsrfince neither in thiscafe
His good d^fcrtsin fcruice to ygur Grace,
- ' F Which
The Trdgedie 1
Which alwalcs hauc bin iuft^nor in deGrej
May mittigate the cruel rage ofgriefc.
Thatftraincs your heart^but that mine Eatlmuft die
Then all in vaine you aske what lean lay J
Why I iliould liucfufficeth for my part '
To fay I wil not liuc5and ^o relblue.
Tan. Dar'ft thou fo dcfpcrat decree thy deaths
Cif. A d readies heart dclites in fuch decrees*
Tan . Thy kind abhorreth fuch vnkindly thought?*
C7//r Vnkindly thoughts they arc to them that liuc
Inkindlylouc,T4«.AsIdoe vnto thee,
Gif. To take his life who is my loue to me.
TanMdwt I then loft thy louc/*C7//IIf he dial lofc
His life,thatis my louc.T-i^.Thy loue.Begohc.
Returne vnto thy chamber.(7/y;i wil goe.
Cipnuttddr^drteth to her chamber.
lulio with his^ardbringeth in the County Pd.frifener
Scxna. 4* I
lu.l F it plcafcyour highnes hither haue we broght
J[ 1 his captiue Earl as you commanded vs.
Who (as we wcr fortold) euen there wc found
Where by your maicfty wc were inioind
To watch for him. What more your highnes willcs,
This heartand hand Ihal execute your heft.
T^^^.Iulio w^c thank your paines. Ah Palurin,
Haue we dcferued in fuch traitcf ous fort
Thou iliouldft abufe our kingly courtcfies.
Which we too lor^ in fauor haue bcftowcd
Vpon thy falfc-diflembling hart with vs.
What grief thou therewithalhaft throw*enonv5
' What
ojTancrea ana uijmuKa .
What fiiame vpon our houfc^what dire diftrcfle,
OurfoulendurcSjCannotbevttcrcd.
And dutft thou villcn dare to vndcrminc
Our daughters chambcr,durft thy niamclesfacc
Be bolde to kiffc her:th'reft we wil conccalc .
Sufficeth that thou knowcft I too wcl know
All thy proceedings in thy priuat fliamcs.
Hcrin what haft thou wonne:" thine own content^
With thcdifplcafurcofthy Lord and king.
The thought whereof if thou hadft had in mind
The leaft remorce of loue and loyaltie
Might haue reftraind thee from lo foulc a fa(5l.
But Palurin, what may I deem of thee.
Whom neither fearc ofgods,nor loue of him
(Whofe Princely fauor hath been thine vprcare)
Could quench thcfewelofthylewd defires.
Wherforc content thee that we arc refolu'd
(And thcrforc laid to fhare thee with this bay t)
That thy iuft death5with thine cffufed blood,
Shal coole the heate andcholcr of our mood.
Gt(i:[^ My Lord the \ ing,neither do I miflikc
your fentence,nor do your fmoVingiighes
Rcacht fl'om.thc eniirals of yourboiling heart,
Difturbe the quiet of my calmed dioughts :
For thisri fecle,and by experience proue.
Such is the force and endleflc might ofloue.
As ncuer fhal the dread of carreri death
That hath cuuidc ounoyesjinuadc my brcftj
For if It may t)e found a fault in me
(That euermorc haue lou'd your Maieftic)
Likewife to honor and to loue your child,
Iflouc vntQ you both may be a fault,
, • • ' ' ?P » (But
But vnto herray loue exceeded compare, "
Then this hath been my fault, for,which J ipy
That in the grcateft luft ofall niylifc,'- ^^^ '^'-'^ ^^-"^
I fnall fubmitte for her fake to endure ' ,
The pangucs of death.' Oh mighty Lord of loue
Strengthen thy vaflall^boldlic to receaoe
La rgc wouTids into this bo<ffy for het fate';
Then vfe % lift (^r4eath,iiay Lord'and king;
Foryour rclicfc to cafe your grieued foulc:
For whether I liucor els that Imuft die,
Toendyourpaineslamcbiitcntto hearer
Knowing by death I /hall bewray the trueth
Of that found heart which liuine was her owne,
And died aliuc for her that liued mine.
Tan. Thine P^/m;?, what,liues my daughter thine.^
Traitor thou wrongfl me,for fhe liucth mine.
Rather I wifli ten thoufand fundriedeaths.
Then I to liueand fee my daughter thine. .
Thine,that is dearer then my Hfe to mci*
Thine,whom I hope toAeanEmpreflef
Thine,whom [ cannotpairdon from my fight ?
Thine,vnto whom wehauc bcqueach'd our crownf,
Iulio,wc wil thatdiou informcfrom vs
Rcnuchiothc Captenofour Card,
That we commaund this traitor be conueyd
Into the dungeon vnderncath our Tower,
There let him fefl vntil he be refolu d
What further we inrend^wiich' W vndcrfland,
We will iff/?/^r/^/<? rejpaifc to vs..
////. O that I might your Maieflie entrcatc
With clcmencie to betitificyour feate.
Toward this Prince diflrcfl by his dcfirc^,
'' " Too
i
Too many^all too ftrong to aptiuate
Tan, „ This is the foundeft faictie for a king
^Td cut them off that vex or hinder him.
lid. „ This hauc I found thefafetieof aking,
„ To (pare tlicSubiedh that do honor him.
Tan^ Haucwc been hoAourd by thisleachers lufl^
/«/. N Ojbut by this dcuout fubmilfion.
Tan, O ur fortune laies we muft do what we may.