wrongs And tread upon thy heart for murd'ring me Thy tongue hath murd'red me Cry murder boyes 2 Boies Murder the Queen 's murd'red Eleaz. Love slaves peace 2 Boies Murder the Queen 's murd'red Eleaz. Stop your throats Hark Hush you Squales Dear love look up Our Chamber window stares into the Court And every wide mouth'd ear hearing this news Will give Alarum to the cuckold King I did dissemble when I chid my love And that dissembling was to try my love Queen Thou call'dst me strumpet Eleaz. I 'le tear out my tongue From this black temple for blaspheming thee Queen And when I woo'd thee but to smile on me Thou cri'dst away away and frown'dst upon mee Eleaz. Come now I 'le kiss thee now I 'le smile upon thee Call to thy ashy cheeks their wonted red Come frown not pout not smile smile but upon me And with my poniard will I stab my flesh And quaffe carrowses to thee of my blood Whil'st in moist Nectar kisses thou do'st pledge me How now why star'st thou thus Knock Enter Zarack. Zarack. The King is dead Eleaz. Ha! dead you hear this is 't true is 't true the King dead Who dare knock thus Zarack. It is the Cardinall making inquiry if the Queen were here Eleaz. See shee 's here tell him and yet Zarack stay Enter Baltazar Baltaz. Don Roderigo's come to seek the Queen Eleaz. Why should Roderigo seek her here Baltaz. The King hath swounded thrice and being recovered Sends up and down the Court to seek her grace Eleaz. The King was dead with you Run and with a voice Erected high as mine say thus thus threaten To Roderigo and the Cardinall Seek no Queens here I 'le broach them if they do Upon my falchions point Again more knocking Knock again Zarack. Your father is at hand my Gracious Lord Eleaz. Lock all the chambers bar him out you apes Hither a vengeance stir Eugenia You know your old walk under ground away So down hye to the King quick quick you Squalls Crawle with your Dam i' ch dark dear love farewell One day I hope to shutt you up in hell Eleazar shuts them in Act. Imus Scena IIda Enter Alvero Alvero SOn Eleazar saw you not the Queen Eleaz Hah Alvero Was not the Queen here with you Eleaz. Queen with mee because my Lord I 'me married to your daughter You like your daughter will grow Jealous The Queen with me with me a Moore a Devill A slave of Barbary a dog for so Your silken Courtiers christen me but father Although my flesh be tawny in my veines Runs blood as red and royal as the best And proud'st in Spain there do'es old man my father Who with his Empire lost his life And left me Captive to a Spanish Tyrant Oh! Go tell him Spanish Tyrant tell him do He that can loose a kingdom and not rave He 's a tame jade I am not tell old Philip I call him Tyrant here 's a sword arms A heart a head and so pish 't is but death Old fellow shee 's not here But ere I dye Sword I 'le bequeath thee a rich legacy Alvero Watch fitter hours to think on wrongs then now Deaths frozen hand hold's Royal Philip's heart Halfe of his body lies within a grave Then do not now by quarrells shake that state Which is already too much ruinate Come and take leave of him before he dye Exit Eleaz. I 'le follow you now purple villany Sit like a Roab imperiall on my back That under thee I closelyer may contrive My vengeance foul deeds hid do sweetly thrive Mischief erect thy throne and sit in state Here here upon this head let fools fear fate Thus I defie my starrs I care not I How low I tumble down so I mount high Old time I 'le wait bare-headed at thy heels and be a foot-boy to thy winged hours They shall not tell one Minute out in sands But I 'le set down the number I 'le stil wake And wast these bals of sight by tossing them In buâ—e observations upon thee Sweet opportunity I 'le bind my self to thee in base apprentice-hood so long Till on thy naked scalp grow hair as thick As mine all hands shal lay hold on thee If thou wilt lend me but thy rusty sithe To cut down all that stand within my wrongs And my revenge Love dance in twenty formes Upon my beauty that this Spanish dame May be bewitch'd and doat her amorous flames Shall blow up the old King Consume his Sons And make all Spain a bonefire This Tragedie beeing acted hers does begin To shed a harlots blood can be no sin Exit Act. Imus Scena 3tia The Courtains being drawn there appears in his bed King Phillip with his Lords the Princesse Isabella at the feet Mendoza Alvero Hortensio Fernando Roderigo and to them Enter Queen in hast Queen WHose was that Screech-Owls voice that like the sound Of a hell tortur'd soul rung through mine ears Nothing but horrid shreiks nothing but death Whil'st I vailing my knees to the cold earth Drowning my withered cheeks in my warm tears And stretching out my arms to pull from heaven Health for the Royal Majestie of Spain All cry'd The Majestie of Spain is dead That last word dead struck through the ecchoing air Rebounded on my heart and smote me down breathelesse to the cold earth and made me leave My praiers for Philips life but thanks to heaven I see him live and lives I hope to see Unnumbred years to guide this Empery K. Phil. The number of my years ends in one day E're this Sun 's down all a King's glory sets For all our lives are but deaths counterfeits Father Mendoza and you Peers of Spain Dry your wet eies for sorrow wanteth force T' inspire a breathing soul in a dead coarse Such is your King Where 's Isabel our Daughter Mendo. At your beds-feet confounded in her tears K. Phil. She of your grief the heaviest burthen bears You can but lose a King but she a Father Queen She bear the heaviest burthen Oh say rather I bear and am born down my sorrowing Is for a husbands losse losse of a King K. Phil. No more Alvero call the Princess hither Alvero Madam his Majestie doth call for you K. Ph. Come hither Isabella reach a hand Yet now it shall not need in stead of thine Death shoving thee back claspe his hands in mine And bids me come away I must I must Though Kings be gods on earth they turn to dust Is not Prince Philip come from Portugal Roder The Prince as yet is not return'd my Lord K. Ph. Commend me to him if I ne're behold him This tells the order of my funeral Do it as 't is set down Embalm my body Though worms do make no difference of flesh Yet Kings are curious here to dig their graves Such is man's frailty when I am embalm'd Apparel me in a rich Roial Robe According to the custome of the Land Then place my bones
face Pish hence Maria Enter Alvero Maria To the King I 'le fly He shall reveng my Lord's indignity Exit Alve. Mendoza woo's the King to banish thee Startle thy wonted spirits awake thy soul And on thy resolution fasten wings Whose golden feathers may out-strip their hate Eleaz. I 'le tye no golden fethers to my wings Alvero Shall they thus tread thee down which once were glad To Lacquey by thy conquering Chariot wheeles Eleaz. I care not I can swallow more sower wrongs Alve. If they triumph o're thee they spurn me down Eleaz. Look spurn again Alve. what Ice hath coold that fire Which sometimes made thy thoughts heaven aspire This patience had not wont to dwell with thee Enter Fernando Maria Eleaz. 'T is right but now the World 's chang'd you see Though I seem dead to you here lives a fire No more here comes the King my Maria The Spaniard loves my wife she swears to me Shee 's chast as the white Moon well if she be Well too if shee be not I care not I I 'le climb up by that love to dignitye Fernan. Thou woo'st me to revenge thy husbands wrong I woo thy fair self not to wrong thy self Swear but to love me and to thee I 'le swear To crown thy husband with a diadem Maria Such love as I dare yeeld I 'le not deny Fernan. When in the golden armes of Majesty I am broke off yonder thy husband stands I 'le set him free if thou unite my bands Soe much for that Durst then the Card'nall Put on such insolence tell me fair Madam Wher'e 's your most Valiant Husband Eleaz. He see 's me and yet inquires for me Maria Yonder 's my Lord Fernan. Eleazar I have in my brest writ down From her Report your late receiv'd disgrace My father lov'd you dearly so will I Eliaz. True for my wife's sake aside Fernan. This Indignitye will I have Interest in for being your King You shall perceive I 'le curbe my underling This morning is our Coronation And father's funerall solemnized Be present step into your wonted place wee 'l guild your dim disgraces with our grace Exeunt Eleaz. I thank my Soveraign that you love my wife I thank thee wife that thou wilt lock my head In such strong armour to bear off all blows Who dare say such wives are their husband foes Let 's see now by her falling I must rise Cardinal you die if the King bid me live Philip you die for railing at me proud Lorde you die That with Mendoza cry'd Banish the Moors And you my loving Liege you 're best fit fast If all these live not you must die at last The end of the first Act Act. II. Scena I. Enter two Lords Philip his brother Mendoza Eleazar with him the King Crown'd Queen mother Alvero Zarack Baltazar and attendants Mend. WHy stares this Divell thus as if pale death Had made his eyes the dreadfull messengers To carry black destruction to the world Was hee not banisht Spain Phil. Your sacred mouth pronounc'd the sentence of his banishment Then spurn the villain forth Eleaz. Who spurns the Moor were better set his foot upon the Devill Do spurn me and this confounding arm of wrath Shal like a thunderbolt breaking the clouds Divide his body from his soul Stand back Spurn Eleazar Rode Shall wee bear his pride Alve. Why not he under went much Injurie Mendo. What injury have we perform'd proud Lord Eleaz. Proud Cardinall my unjust banishment Mendo. 'T was wee that did it and our words are laws King 'T was wee repeal'd him and our words are laws Zara. Baltaz. If not these are All the Moors draw Phil. How threatned and out-dar'd King Shal we give arm to hostile violence Sheath your swords sheath them it 's wee command Eleaz. Grant Eleaz justice my dread Leige Mendo. Eleazar hath had justice from our hands And he stands banish'd from the Court of Spain King Have you done justice why Lord Cardinall From whom do you derive authority To banish him the Court without our leave Mendo. From this the Staffe of our Protectorship From this which the last will of your dear Father Committed to our trust from this high place Which lifts Mendoza's spirits beyond the pitch Of ordinary honour and from this King Which too much over-weening Insolence Hath quite ta'ne from you Eleazar up takes the staff from Mendoza and gives it to Eleaz. And from us sway this Staffe of Regency All How 's this Phil. Dare sons presume to break their fathers will King Dare Subjects counter-check their Soveraigns will 'T is done and who gainsaies it is a Traitor Phil. I do Fernando yet I am no Traitor Mendo. Fernando I am wrong'd by Peters Chair Mendoza vows revenge I 'le lay aside My Cardinals hat and in a wall of steel The glorious livery of a souldier fight for my late lost honour King Cardinall Mend. King thou shalt be no King for wronging me The Pope shall send his bulls through all thy Realm And pul obedience from thy Subjects hearts To put on armour of the Mother Church Curses shal fal like lightnings on your heads Bell book and candle holy water praiers Shal all chim vengeance to the of Court Spain Till they have power to conjure down that feind That damned Moor that Devil that Lucifer That dares aspire the staffe the Card'nall swaid Eleaz. Ha ha ha I laugh yet that the Cardinall 's vext Phil. Laughts thou base slave the wrinckles of that scorn Thine own heart blood shall fill Brother farewell Since you disprove the will our father left For base lust of a loathed Concubine Eleaz. Ha Concubine who does Prince Philip mean Phil. Thy wife thy daughter base aspiring Lords Who to buy honour are content to sell Your names to infamy your souls to hell And stamp you now do do for you shal see I go for vengeance and she 'l com with me Eliaz. Stay for she 's here already see proud boy They both draw Q. Mo. Hold stay this fury if you long for blood Murder me first Dear son you are a King Then stay the violent tempest of their wrath King Shall Kings be overswaid in their desires Roderi. Shall Subjects be opress'd by tyranny Q. Mother No State shall suffer wrong then hear mee speak Mendo you have sworn you love the Queen Then by that love I charge you leave these arms Eliaz for those favours I have given you Embrace the Cardinall and be friends with him Eliaz. And have my wife call'd strumpet to my face Qu. Mo. 'T was rage made his tongue erre do you not know The violent love Mendoza bears the Queen Then speak him fair for in that honied breath I 'le lay a bait shall train him to his death Come come I see your looks give way to peace Lord Cardinall begin and for reward Ere this fair setting Sun behold his bride Be bold to challenge love yet be deni'd Aside Mendoz. That promise makes
th' other Maria OH kill me ere you stain my chastity King My hand holds death but love sits in mine eye Exclaim not dear Maria do but hear me Though thus in dead of night as I do now The lustfull Tarquin stole to the chast bed Of Collatines fair wife yet shalt thou be No Lucrece nor thy King a Romane slave To make rude villanie thine honours grave Maria Why from my bed have you thus frighted me King To let the view a bloody horrid Tragedy Maria Begin it then I 'le gladly loose my life Rather then be an Emperours Concubine King By my high birth I swear thou shalt be none The Tragedy I 'le write with my own hand A King shall act it and a King shall dye Except sweet mercies beam shine from thine eye If this affright thee it shall sleep for ever If still thou hate me thus this Noble blade This Royall purple temple shall invade Maria My husband is from hence for his sake spare me King Thy husband is no Spaniard thou art one So is Fernando then for countries sake Let mee not spare thee on thy husbands face Eternall night in gloomy shades doth dwel But I 'le look on thee like the guilded Sun When to the west his fiery horses run Maria True true you look on me with Sun set eyes For by beholding you my glory dies King Call me thy morning then for like the morn In pride Maria shall through Spain be born This musick I prepar'd thine ears musick plays within Loue mee and thou shalt hear no other sounds Lo here 's a banquet set with mine own hands A banquet brought in Love me and thou shalt feast thee like a Queen I might command thee being thy Soveraign But love me and I 'le kneel and sue to thee And circle this white forehead with the Crown Of Castile Portugall and Arragon And all those petty Kingdoms which do bow Their tributarie knees to Philip's heir Maria I cannot love you whilst my husband lives King I 'le send him to the wars and in the front Of some maine army shall he nobly dye Maria I cannot love you if you murder him King For thy sake then I 'le call a Parlament And banish by a law all Moors from Spain Maria I 'le wander with him into banishment King It shall be death for any Negroes hand To touch the beauty of a Spanish dame Come come what needs such cavells with a King Night blinds all Jealous eyes and we may play Carowse that bole to me I 'le pledg all this Being down we 'l make it more sweet with a kiss Begin I 'le lock all doors begin Spains Queen Locks the doors Loves banquet is most sweet when 't is least seen Maria Oh thou conserver of my honours life Instead of poisoning him drown him in sleep Because I 'le quench the flames of wild desire I 'le drink this off let fire conquer loves fire King Were love himselfe in reall substance here Thus would I drink him down let your sweet strings Speak lowder pleasure is but a slave to Kings In which love swime Maria kiss thy King Circle me in this ring of Ivory Oh! I grow dull and the cold hand of sleep Hath thrust his Icie fingers in my brest And made a frost within me sweet one kiss To thaw this deadnesse that congeales my soul Maria Your Majestie hath overwatch'd your self He sleeps already not the sleep of death But a sweet slumber which the powerfull drugg Instill'd through all his spirits Oh! bright day Bring home my dear Lord ere his King awake Else of his unstain'd bed he 'l shipwrack make Offers to go Enter Oberon and Fairyes dancing before him and musick with them Maria Oh me what shapes are these Oberon Stay stay Maria Maria My Soveraign Lord awake save poor Maria Oberon He cannot save thee save that pain Before he wake thou shalt be slain His mothers hand shall stop thy breath Thinking her own son is done to death And she that takes away thy life Does it to be thy husbands wife Adieu Maria we must hence Imbrace thine end with patience Elves and Fairyes make no stand Till you come in Fairy Land Exeunt dancing and singing Maria Fairyes or Divels whatsoe're you be Thus will I hide me from your company Offers to be gone Act. III Scena III To her Enter Queen Mother suddainly with Alvaro and Roderigo with Rapiers Q Mo. LAy hold upon the strumpet where 's the King Fernando son ah me your King is dead Lay hand upon the murdresse Maria Imperious Queen I am as free from murder as thy self Which I will prove if you will here me speak The King is living Roder If he liv'd his breath would beat within his breast Q. Mo. The life he leads Maria thou shalt soon participate Maria Oh father save me Alvero thou' rt no child of mine had'st thou been owner of Alvero's spirit Thy heart would not have entertain'd a thought That had converst with murder yet mine eyes Howe're my tongue want words brim full with tears Intreat her further tryall Verdugo To what end here lies her tryall from this royall brest Hath she stolne all comfort all the life Of every bosom in the Realm of Spain Roder She 's both a traytor and murdress Q. Mo. I 'le have her forthwith strangled Alv. Hear her speak Q. Mo. To heaven let her complain if she have wrong I murder but the murdresse of my son Alv. We murder the murdresse of our King Alv. Ah me my child oh Oh cease your torturing Maria Heaven ope the windows that my spotlesse soul Riding upon the wings of innocence May enter paradice Fairyes farewell Fernandoes death in mine you did foretell She dyes King wake King Who calls Fernando love Maria speak Oh! whither art thou fled whence flow these waters That fall like winter storms from the drown'd eyes Alv. From my Maria's death King My Maria dead Damn'd be the soul to hell that stop'd her breath Maria Oh me who durst murder her Q. M. I thought my dear Fernando had been dead And in my indignation murdred her King I was not dead untill you murdred me By killing fair Maria Qu. Mo. Gentle son King Ungentle mother you a deed have done Of so much ruth that no succeeding age Can ever clear you of Oh my dear love Yet heavens can witnesse thou wert never mine Spains wonder was Maria Qu. Mo. Sweet have done King Have done for what for shedding zealous tears Over the tomb of virtues chastitie You cry have done now I am doing good But cri'd do on when you were shedding blood Have you done mother yes yes you have done That which will undo your unhappy son Roder These words become you not my gracious Lord King These words become not me no more it did Become you Lords to be mute standers by When lustfull fury ravish'd chastity It ill becomes mee to lament her death But it became you well to stop her
That can keep in a man so mad with wrong What do'st thou weep Alve. I would fain shed a tear But from mine eyes so many showrs are gon Grief drinks my tears so fast that here 's not one You must to prison Phil. Do'st thou speak to me Alve. You must to prison Phil. And from thence to death I thought I should have had a tomb hung round With tottred colours broken spears I thought My body should have fallen down full of wounds But one can kill an Emperor fool then why Would'st thou have many curse be mad and dye Exeunt The end of the fourth Act Act. V. Scena I. Enter Roderigo and Christofero two bare-headed before them Alvero Cardinall alone Zarack and Baltazar bearing the Crown on a cushion Eleazar next Queen Mother after him other Lords after her Alvero sad meets them Card. ALvero 't is the pleasure of the King Of the Queen Mother and these honoured States To ease you of Philip there 's a warrant Sent to remove him to a stronger guard Alve. I thank you you shall rid me of much care Eleaz. Sit down and take your place Alve. If I might have the place I like best it should be my grave Sits down The Moors stand aside with the Crown Eleazar rising takes it Eleaz. Stand in voice reach away Both Moors Wee are gon Exeunt Eleaz. Princes of Spain if in this royall Court There sit a man that having laid his hold So fast on such a jewel and dare wear it In the contempt of envie as I dare Yet uncompell'd as freely as poor pilgrims Bestow their praiers would give such wealth away Let such a man step forth what do none rise No no for Kings indeed are deities And who 'd not as the sun in brightnesse shine To be the greatest is to be divine Who among millions would not be the mightest To sit in God-like state to have all eyes Dazled with admiration and all tongues Showing lowd Praiers to rob every heart Of love to have the strength of every arm A Soveraigns name why 't is a Soveraign charm This glory round about me hath thrown beams I have stood upon the top of fortunes wheel And backward turn'd the Iron screw of fate The destinies have spun a silken thread About my life yet Noble Spaniards see Hoc tantum tanti thus I cast aside The shape of Majestie and on my knee Kneels the Cardinall fetches the Crown and sets it on the chair To this Imperiall State lowly resigne This usurpation wiping off your tears Which stuck so hard upon me let a hand A right and royall hand take up this wreath And guard it right is of it self most strong No kingdom got by cunning can stand long Car. Proceed to new election of a King All Agreed Eleaz. Stay Peers of Spain if young Philippo Be Philips son then is he Philips heir Then must his Royall name be set in gold Philip is then the Diamond to that ring But if he be a bastard here 's his seat For basenesse has no gall till it grow great First therefore let him blood if he must bleed Yet in what vein you strike him best take heed The Portugall's his friend you saw he came At holding up a finger arm'd this peace Rid hence his dangerous friendship he 's at home But when he hears that Philip is ty'd up Yet hears not why he 'l catch occasions lock And on that narrow bridg make shift to lead A scrambling army through the heart of Spain Look to 't being in he 'l hardly out again Therefore first prove and then proclaim him bastard Alve. How shall we prove it Eleaz. He that put him out to making I am sure can tell if not Then she that shap'd him can here 's the Queen Mother Being prick'd in conscience and preferring Spain Before her own respect will name the man If he be noble a Spaniard born hee 'l hide The apparent scarrs of their infamies With the white hand of marriage that and time Will eat the blemish off say shall it All No Card. Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall dye Hort. Death is too easie for such villany Eleaz. Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall dye I would he might I know my self am clear As is the new born Infant Madam stand forth Behold to speak shame in the grave wants sence Heaven with sins greatest forfeits can dispence Q. Mo. Would I were covered with the vail of night You might not see red shame sit on my cheecke But being Spains common safety stands for truth Hiding my weeping eyes I blush and say Philippo's father sits here Roder Here name him Q. Mo. The Lord Mendoza did beget that son Oh! let not this dishonour further run Alve, What Cardinall Mendoza Qu. Mo. Yes yes even hee Eleaz Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall die Car. I Philips father Coms down the rest talk Q. M. Nay deny me not Now may a kingdom and my love be got Car. Those eyes and tongue bewitch me shame lie here That love has sweetest tast that is bought dear Christo. What answers Lord Mendoza to the Queen Car. I confesse guilty Philip is my son Her Majestie hath nam'd the time and place Alv. To you but not to us go forward Madam Q. Mo. Within the circle of twice ten years since Your deceast King made warr in Barbarie Won Tunis conquered Fesse and hand to hand Slew great Abdela King of Fesse and father To that Barbarian Prince Eleaz. I was but young but now methinks I see my fathers wounds poor Barbaria No more Q. Mo. In absence of my Lord mourning his want To me alone being in my private walk I think at Salamanca I 't was there Enters Mendoza under shew of shrift Threatens my death if I deni'd his lust In fine by force he won me to his will I wept and cri'd for help but all in vain Mendoza there abus'd the bed of Spain E'eaz Spaniard or Moor that saucy slave shall die Alve Why did not you complain of this vile act Q Mo. Alas I was alone young full of fear Bashful and doubtfull of my own defame Knowing King Philip rash and jealous I hid his sins thinking to hide my shame Horten. What says the Cardinall Car. Such a time there was 'T is past I 'le make amends with marriage And satisfie with Trentalls dirges praiers The offended spirit of the wronged King Queen and they talk Eleaz. Spaniard or Moor that saucy slave shall die Oh! 't would seem best it should be thus Mendoza She to accuse I urge and both conclude Your marriage like a comick interlude Lords will you hear this hatefull sin confest And not impose upon the ravisher death The due punishment oh it must be so Alve. What does the Queen desire Qu. Mo. Justice revenge On vile Mendoza for my ravishment I kiss the cold earth with my humbl'd knees From whence I will not rise till some just hand Cast to the
within that brazen shrine Which death hath builded for my ancestors I cannot name death but he strait steps in And pulls me by the arm Fern. His Grace doth faint help me my Lords softly to raise him up Enter Eleazar and stands sadly by K. Phil. Lift me not up I shortly must go down When a few dribling minutes have run out Mine hour is ended King of Spain farewell You all acknowledg him your Soveraign All When you are dead we will acknowledg him K. Phil. Govern this kingdom well to be a King Is given to many but to govern well Granted to few have care to Isabel Her virtue was King Philips looking-glasse Reverence the Queen your mother Love your sister And the young Prince your brother even that day When Spain shall solemnize my Obsequies And lay me up in earth let them crown you Where 's Eleazar Don Alvero's son Fernand. Yonder with crost arms stands he malecontent K. Phil. I do commend him to thee for a man Both wise and warlike yet beware of him Ambition wings his spirit keep him down What wil not men attempt to win a crown Mendoza is Protector of thy Realm I did elect him for his gravity I trust hee 'l be a father to thy youth Call help Fernando now I saint indeed Fern. My Lords K. Phil. Let none with a distracted voice Shreik out and trouble me in my departure Heavens hands I see are beckning for my soul I come I come thus do the proudest die Death hath no mercy life no certainty Mendo. As yet his soul 's not from her temple gone Therefore forbear loud lamentation Queen Mo Oh he is dead hee 's dead lament and die In her King's end begins Spains misery Isa He shall not end so soon Father dear Father Fern. Forbear sweet Isabella shreiks are vain Isa. You crie forbear you by his losse of breath Have won a kingdom you may cry forbear But I have lost a Father and a King And no tongue shal controul my sorrowing Horten. Whither good Isabella Isa. I will go Where I will languish in eternal wo Horten. Nay gentle Love Isa. Talk not of love to me The world and the Worlds pride henceforth I 'le scorn Exit Hort. My love shall follow thee if thou deny'st To live with poor Hortenzo as his wife I 'le never change my love but change my life Enter Philip Hastily Phillip I know he is not dead I know proud Death Durst not behold such sacred majesty Why stand you thus distracted Mother Brother My Lord Mendoza where 's my Royal father Qu. Here lyes the temple of his Royall soul Fernan. Here 's all that 's left of Philips Majesty Wash you his tombe with tears Fernandoes mone Hating a Partner shall be spent alone Exit Phil. Oh happy father miserable Sonne Philip is gone to Joy Philip's forlorn He dies to live my life with woe is torn Qu. Sweet sonne Phil. Sweet mother oh how I now do shame To lay on one so foul so fair a name Had you been a true mother a true wife This King had not so soon been robb'd of life Qu. What means this rage my sonne Phil. Call not me your sonne My father whilst he liv'd tyr'd his strong armes In bearing christian armour gainst the Turk's And spent his brains in warlike stratagems To bring Confusion on damn'd Infidels Whil'st you that snorted here at home betraid His name to everlasting Infamy Whilst you at home suffered his bed-chamber To be a Brothelry whilst you at home Suffered his Queen to be a Concubine And wanton red cheekt boy's to be her bawds Whilst shee reeking in that leachers armes Eleaz. Me Phil. Villaine 't is thee thou hel-begotten fiend at thee I stare Qu. Philip thou art a villain to dishonour me Phil. Mother I am no villain 't is this villain Dishonours you and me dishonours Spain Dishonours all these Lords this Divell is he that Eleaz. What! Oh pardon me I must throw off All chains of duty wert thou ten Kings sons Had I as many soules as I have sins As this from hence so they from this should fly In just revenge of this Indignity Phil. Give way or I 'le make way upon your bosoms Eleazer Did my dear Soveraigne live sirrha that tongue Queen Did but King Philip live traytor I 'de tell Phil. A tale that should rid both your soules to hell Tell Philip's ghost that Philip tells his Queen That Philip's Queen is a Moor's Concubine Did the King live I 'de tell him how you two Rip't up the entrails of his treasury With Masques and antick Revellings Eleaz. Words insupportable do'st hear me boy Que. Stand you all still and see me thus trod down Phil. Stand you all still yet let this divell stand here Mendo Forbear sweet Prince Eleazar I am now Protector to Fernando King of Spain By that authority and by consent Of all these peers I uterly deprive thee Of all those Royalties thou hold'st in Spain Qu. M. Cardinall who lends thee this Commission Ele. Cardinall I 'le shorten thee by the head for this Phil Forward my Lord Mendoza damne the feind Eleaz. Princes of Spain consent you to this pride All wee doe Qu. For what cause let his faith be try'd Men. His treasons needs no tryal they 're too plain Come not within the Court for if you do To beg with Indian slaves I 'le banish you Exeunt all but Alvero Queen and Eleazar Act. I. Scena IV. Alvero WHy should my sonne be banished Enter Maria Qu. Of that dispute not now Alvero I 'le to the King my sonne it shall be try'de If Castiles King can cool a Cardinall's pride Exeunt Queen and Alvero Eleaz. If I disgest this Gall Oh! my Maria I am whipt and rackt and torn upon the wheel Of giddy fortune She and her Minions Have got me down and treading on my bosome They cry lye still the Cardinal Oh! rare would bandy me away from Spain And banish me to beg I beg with slaves Maria Conquer with patience these indignityes Eleaz. Patience ha ha yes yes an honest Cardinall Ma. Yet smother the grief seek revenge Eleaz. Hah banish me s'foot why say hey do Ther 's Portugal a good air France a fine Country Or Barbary rich and has Moors the Turke Pure Divell and allowes enough to fat The sides of villany good living there I can live there and there and there Troth 't is a villain can live any where But say I goe from hence I leave behind me A Cardinall that will laugh I leave behind me A Philip that will clap his hands for joy And dance levaltoes through the Castile Court But the deep'st wound of all is this I leave My wrongs dishonours and my discontents Oh! unrevenged my bed-rid enemies Shal never be rais'd up by the strong Physical Curing of my sword therefore stay still Many have hearts to strike that dare not kill Leave me Maria Cardinall this disgrace Shall dye thy soule as Inky as my
And that way you Card. The rest I will divide The Lords shall be convented Eleaz. Good Card. Let 's meet Qu Mo. Where Eleaz. Here anon this is thy winding-sheet Exit Cardinal The Moor walks up and down musing Qu. Mo. What shape will this prodigious womb bring forth Which groans with such strange labour Eleaz Excellent Qu. Mo. Why Eleazar art thou wrap't with joyes Or does thy sinking policy make to shore Eleaz. Ha! Qu. Mo. Eleazar mad man hear'st thou Moor Eleaz. Well so you turn my brains you mar the face Of my attempts i' th making for this chaos This lump of projects ere it be lick't over 'T is like a Bears conception stratagems Being but begot and not got out are like Charg'd Cannons not discharg'd they do no harm Nor good true policy breeding in the brain Is like a bar of Iron whose ribs being broken And softned in the fire you then may forge it Into a sword to kill or to a helmet to defend life 'T is therefore wit to try All fashions ere you apparel villany But but I ha suited him fit fit Oh fit Qu. Mo. How prethee how Eleaz. Why thus yet no let 's hence My heart is nearest of my counsel yet I scarce dare trust my heart with 't what I do It shall look old the hour wherein 't is born Wonders twice seen are garments over-worn Exeunt Act. IV. Scena V. Enter Cardinal at one door Philippo half arm'd and two souldiers following him with the rest of the armour the Cardinal seeing him turns back again Phil. SIrrah you Cardinal coward run-away So ho ho what Cardinal Card. I am not for your lure Exit Phil. For that then Oh! that it had nail'd thy heart Up to the pommel to the earth come arm me Ha! s'foot when all our swords were royally guilt with blood When with red sweat that trickled from our wounds Wee had dearly earn'd a victory when hell Had from their hinges heav'd off her iron gates To bid the damn'd Moor and the divels enter Then to lose all then to sound base retreat Why souldiers hah 1. Sould. I am glad of it my Lord Phil. Hah glad art glad I am dishonored That thou and he dishonored 1. Sould. Why my Lord I am glad that you so cleanly did come off Phil. Thou hast a lean face and a carrion heart A plague on him and thee too then s'heart then To crack the very hearts-strings of our Army To quarter it in pieces I could tear my hair And in cursing spend my soul Cardinal what Judas come wee 'l fight Till there be left but one if I be hee I 'le die a glorious death 1. Sould. So will I I hope in my bed 2. Sould. Till there be but one left my Lord why that 's now for all our fellows are crawl'd home some with one leg some with ne're an arm some with their brains beaten out and glad they scap't so Phil. But my dear Countrymen you 'l stick to me 1. Sould. Stick I my Lord stick like Bandogs till wee be pull'd off Phil. That 's nobly said I 'le lead you but to death Where I 'le have greatest share we shall win fame For life and that doth crown a souldiers name 1. Sould. How to death my Lord not I by gadelet I have a poor wife and children at home and if I die they beg and do you think I 'le see her go up and down the wide universal world Phil. For every drop of blood which thou shalt lose Coward I 'le give thy wife a wedge of gold 2. Sould. Hang him meacock my Lord arm your self I 'le fight for you till I have not an eye to see the fire in my touch-hole Phil. Be thou a King's companion thou and I Will dare the Cardinal and the Moor to fight In single combate shall we hah 2. Sould Agreed Phil. Wee 'l beat 'em to hell gate shall we hah 2. Sould. Hell gate 's somwhat too hot somewhat too hot the Porter 's a knave I 'de be loath to be damn'd for my conscience I 'le knock any bodies costard so I knock not there my Lord hell gates Phil. A pox upon such slaves 1. Sould. Hang him a peasant my Lord you see I am but a scrag my Lord my legs are not of the biggest nor the least nor the best that e're were stood upon nor the worst but they are of God's making And for your sake if ever we put our enemies to flight again by Gad's lid if I run not after them like a Tiger hoffe me Phil. But wilt thou stand to 't e're they flye ha wilt thou 1 Soul Will I quoth a by this hand and the honour of a souldier Phil. And by a souldiers honour I will load thee Whith Spanish pistolets to have this head Thy face and all thy body stuck with scars Why 't is a sight more glorious then to see A Lady hung with Diamonds If thou lose A hand I 'le send this after if an arm I 'le lend thee one of mine com then le ts fight A mangled Lame true souldier is a jem Worth Cesars Empire though fools spurn at them 1 Soul Yet my Lord I ha seen lame souldiers not worth the crutches they leant upon hands and arms quotha Zounds not I I 'le double my files or stand centry or so But I 'le be hang'd and quartred before I 'le have my members cut off 2 Sould. And I too hold thee there Beats 'em both in Phil. Hold you both there away you rogues you durt Thus do I tread upon you out begon One valiant is an host fight then alone Enter Cardinall Alvero Christofero and Souldiers Car. Prince Philip Phil. For the Crown of Spain come all Car. We come in love and peace Phil. But come in warr Bring naked swords not lawrell boughs in peace Plague on your rank peace will you fight and cry Down with the Moor and then I 'm yours I 'le dye I have a heart two arms a soul a head I 'le lay that down I 'le venture all s'foot all Come tread upon me so that Moor may fal Car. By heaven that Moor shall fall Phil. Thy hand and thine Flings down his weapons Give me but halfe your hearts you have all mine By heaven shall he fall Car. Yes upon thee Like to the ruines of a tower to grind Thy body into durt traitor and bastard I do arrest thee of High treason Phil. Hah Traitor and bastard and by thee my weapons Car. Lay hands upon him Phil. I you 're best do so Car. Alvero there 's the warrant to your hands The prisoner is committed Lords le ts part Look to him on your life Exeunt Cardinall c. Manent Philip and Alvero Phil. Hart hart hart hart Tears the warrant The Devill and his dam the Moor and my Mother Their warrant I will not obey Old gray beard Thou shalt not bee my Jayler there 's no prison No dungeon deep enough no grates so strong
ground the Traitor Cardinall All Stand forth Mendoza Eleaz. Swells your heart so high Down Lecher if you wil not stand then lie Car. You have betrai'd me by my too much trust I never did this deed of Rape and Lust Roder Your tongue confest it Car. True I was intic'd Eleaz. Intic'd do you beleeve that Qu. Mo. Justice Lords sentence the Cardinall for His hatefull sin Alve. We will assemble all the States of Spain And as they Judge so Justice shall be done Eleaz. A guard to prison with the Cardinall Car. Dam'd slave my tongue shall go at liberty Enter Zarack Baltazar others To curse thee ban that strumpet Doggs keep off Eleaz. Hist hist on on Qu. Mo. I cannot brook his sight Alv. You must to prison and bee patient Card. Weep'st thou Alvero all struck dumb my fears Are that those drops will change to bloody teares This woman and this Serpent Qu. Mo. Drag him hence Car. Who dares lay hands upon me Lords of Spain Let your swords bail me this false Queen did lye Eleaz. Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall die Card. I 'le fight with thee damn'd hell-hound for my life Eleaz. Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall die Card. I 'le prove upon thy head Eleaz. The slave shall die Card. Lords stop this villains throat Eleaz. Shal die shall die Card. Hear me but speak Eleaz. Away Alve. Words are ill spent Where wrong sits Judg you 'r arm'd if innocent Card. Well then I must to prison Moor no more Heavens thou art just Prince Philip I betraid And now my self fall Guile with guile is paid Exit Qu. Mo. Philip being prov'd a bastard who shall sit Upon this empty throne Eleaz. Strumpet not you Qu. Mo. Strumpet and I not sit there who then Eleaz. Down Back if she touch it shee 'l bewitch the chair This throne belongs to Isabel the fair Bring forth the Princes drest in royal robes The true affecter of Alvero's son Virtuous Hortenzo Lords behold your Queen Act. V. Scena II. Enter Isabella led in in royal robes Hortenzo Qu. Mo. THou villain what intendst thou savage slave Eleaz. To advance virtue thus and thus to tread On lust on murther on adulteries head Look Lords upon your Sovereign Isabel Though all may doubt the fruits of such a Womb Is she not like King Philip let her rule Qu. Mo. She rule Eleaz. She rule I shee Qu. Mo. A child to sway an empire I am her Protectress I 'le pour black curses on thy damned head If thou wrongst me Lords Lords Eleaz. Princes of Spain Be deaf be blind hear not behold her not She kill'd my virtuous wife Qu. Mo. He kill'd your King Eleaz. 'T was in my just wrath Qu. Mo. 'T was to get his Crown Eleaz. His Crown why here 't is thou slewst my Maria To have accesse to my unstained bed Qu. Mo. Oh heaven Eleaz. 'T is true how often have I stopt Thy unchast songs from passing through mine ears How oft when thy luxurious arms have twin'd About my jetty neck have I cry'd out Away those scalding veins burn me 't is true Qu. Mo. Divel 't is a lie Eleaz. Thou slewst my sweet Maria Alvero 't was thy daughter 't was Hortenzo She was thy sister Justice Isabella This Serpent poison'd thy dear fathers bed Setting large horns on his Imperial head Qu. Mo. Hear me Eleaz. Hah why Alv. Madam you shall be heard Before the Courts before the Courts of Spain Eleaz. A guard a guard Enter two Moors and others Qu. Mo. A guard for what for whom Hort. To wait on you So many great sins must not wait with few Qu. Mo. Keep me in prison dare you Lords Alv. Oh no! Were your cause strong we would not arm you so But honor fainting needeth many hands Kingdoms stand safe when mischief lies in bands You must to prison Exeunt Qu. Mo. Must I must I slave I 'le dam thee ere thou triumph'st o're my grave Exit with a guard Act. V. Scena III Manet Eleazar Eleaz. DO do my jocund spleen It does it will it shall I have at one throw Rifled away the Diademe of Spain 'T is gone and there 's no more to set but this At all then at this last cast I 'le sweep up My former petty losses or lose all Like to a desperate Gamester hah how fast Enter Zarack. Zarack. Except their bodies turn to airy spirits And fly through windows they are fast my Lord If they can eat through locks and barrs of Iron They may escape if not then not Eleaz. Ho! Zarack Wit is a thief there 's pick-lock policie To whom all doors flye open therefore go In our name charge the Keeper to resign His office and if he have tricks of cruelty Let him bequeath 'em at his death for kill him Turn all thy body into eyes And watch them let those eyes like fiery comets Sparkle out nothing but the death of Kings And. ah now thus thou know'st I did invent A torturing Iron chain Zarack. Oh! for necks my Lord Eleaz. I that that that away and yoak them stay Enter Baltazar Here 's Balt go both teach them to preach Through an Iron Pillory I 'le spread a net To catch Alvero oh he 's is old and wise They are unfit to live that have sharp eyes Hortenzo Roderigo to 't to 't all They have supple knees sleack'd brows but hearts of gall The bitterness shall be wash'd off with blood Tyrants swim safest in a crimson flood Balt I com to tel your grace that Isabella Is with Hortenzo arm in arm at hand Zarack and I may kill them now with ease Is 't done and then 't is done Zarack. Murther thou the man And I 'le stab her Eleaz. No I 'le speed her my selfe Arm in arm so so look upon this Ring Who ever brings this token to your hands Regard not for what purpose seiz on them And chain them to the rest they com away Murder be proud and Tragedy laugh on I 'le seek a stage for thee to jett upon Enter Isabella Hortenzo seeing the Moor turn back Eleaz. My Lord my Lord Hortenzo Hortenzo Hah is 't you Trust me I saw you not Eleaz. What makes your grace so sad Hor. She grievs for the imprisoned Queen her Mother And for Philip in the sandy heap That wait upon an hour there are not found So many little bodies as those sighs And tears which she hath every Minute spent Since her lov'd Brother felt Imprisonment Eleaz. Pity great pity would it lay in mee To give him liberty Isabel. It does Eleaz. In me Free him your Mother Queen and Cardinall too In me alas not me no no in you Yet for I 'le have my conscience white and pure Here Madam take this Ring and if my name Can break down Castle walls and open Gates Take it and do 't fetch them all forth and yet 'T is unfit you should go Hor. That happy office I 'le execute My selfe Eleaz. Will you would I
sweet they 'le lick it till all burst Hee will be proud and pride you know must fall Come come he shall not no no 't is more meet To keep him down safe standing on his feet Isabel. Eleazar Eleaz. Mark the imperial chair of Spain Is now as empty as a Misers Alms Be wise I yet dare fit in 't it 's for you If you will be for me there 's room for two Do meditate muse on 't it 's best for thee To love me live with me and lye with me Isabel. Thou knowst I 'le first lye in the arms of death My meditations are how to revenge Thy bloody tyrannies I fear thee not Inhumane slave but to thy face defie Thy lust thy love thy barbarours villany Eleaz. Zarack Enter Zarack. Zarack. My Lord Eleaz. Where 's Baltazar Zarack. A drumming Elea. I have made them rave and curse and So guard her Your Court shall be this prison guard her slaves With open eyes defie me see my veins Struck 't out being over heated with my blood Boyling in wrath I 'le tame you Isabel. Do do Eleaz. Hah I wil and once more fil a kingdoms Throne Spain I 'le new-mould thee I will have a chair Made all of dead mens bones and the ascents Shall be the heads of Spaniards set in ranks I will have Philip's head Hortenzo's head Mendoza's head thy Mothers head and this This head that is so crosse I 'le have 't The Scene wants Actors I 'le fetch more and cloth it In rich Cothurnall pompe A Tragedy Ought to be grave graves this shall beautifie Moor execute to 'th life my dread cōmands Vengeance awake thou hast much work in hand Exit Zarack. I 'm weary of this office and this life It is too thirsty and I would your blood Might scape the filling out By heaven I swear I scorn these blows and his rebukes to bear Isabel. Oh! Zarack pity me I Iove thee well Love deserves pity pity Isabel Zarack. What would you have me do Isabel. To kill this Moor Zarack. I 'le cast an eye of death upon my face I 'le be no more his slave swear to advance me And by yo'n setting sun this hand and this Shall rid you of a tyrant Isabel. By my birth No Spaniards honour'd place shall equall thine Zarack I 'le kill him then Isabel. And Baltazar Zarack. And hee Isabel. I pray thee first fetch Philippo Hortenzo Out of that Hell they two will be most glad To ayd thee in this Execution Zarack. My Lord Philippo and Hortenzo rise Your hands so talk to her at my return This sword shall reek with blood of Baltazar Exit Phil. Three curses like three comendations To their three soules I send thy tortur'd brother Does curse the Cardinall the Moor thy Mother Isabel. Curse not at all dear soules revenge is hot And boyles in Zaracks brains the plot is cast Into the mold of Hell You freemen are Zarack will kill the Moor and Baltazar Hort. How can that relish Isabel. Why I 'le tell you how I did profess I and protested too I lov'd him well what will not sorrow do Then he profest I and protested too To kill them both what will not devils do Phil. Then I profess I and protest it too That here 's for him what will not Philip do Hort. See where hee coms Enter the two Moors Balt. Zarack what do I see Hortenzo and Philip who did this Zarack. I Baltazar Balt. Thou art halfe damn'd for it I 'le to my Lord Zarack. I 'le stop you on your way lie there thy tongue shal tel no tales to day Stabs him Phil. Nor thine to morrow his revenge was well Stabs him By this time both the slaves shake hands in hel Isabel. Philippo and Hortenzo stand you still what doat you both cannot you see your play well fare a woman then to lead the way Once rob the dead put the Moors habits on and paint your faces with the oil of hell so waiting on the Tyrant Philip Come no more 't is here and here room there below stand wide bury them well since they so godly di'd Hort. Away then fate now let revenge be plac'd Philip Here Hort. And here a tyrants blood doth sweetly tast Exeunt Act V. Scena VI. Enter Eleazar Alvero Roderigo Christofero and other Lords Eleazar WHat I imprison who All Philip and Hortenzo Eleaz. Philip and Hortenzo Ha ha ha Roder Why laughs the Moor Eleaz I laugh because you jest laugh at a jest who I imprison them I prize their lives with weights their necks with chains their hands with Manacles do I all this because my face is in nights colour dy'd Think you my conscience and my soul is so Black faces may have hearts as white as snow And 't is a generall rule in morall rowls The whitest faces have the blackest souls Alvero But touching my Hortenzo Eleaz. Good old man I never touch'd him do not touch me then with thy Hortenzo Christofero. Where 's Philip too Eleaz. And where 's Philippo too I pray I pray is Philip a tame Spaniard what can I philip him hither hither make him flye First where 's Hortenzo where 's Philippo too Roderigo And where is Isabel she was with you Eleaz. And where is Isabel she was with me and so are you yet are you well you see but in good time see where their keepers come Come hither Zarack Baltazar come hither Zarack old Lord Alvero asks of thee where young Hortenzo is Enter Philip and Hortenzo like Moors Horten My Lord set free Eleaz Oh is he so come hither Baltazar Lord Christofero here would ask of thee where Prince Philippo is Phil. My Lord set free Eleaz. Oh is he so Roderigo asketh mee for Isabel Philip I say my Lord shee 's free Eleaz. Oh! is she so Phil. Believe me Lords Hortenzo And mee Philip I set Philippo Hortenzo I Hortenzo free Eleaz. My Lords because you shal believe me too Go to the Castle I will follow you Alv. Thanks to the mighty Moor and for his fame Be more in honour then thou art in name But let me wish the other prisoners well The Queen and Cardinall let all have right Let law absolve them or disolve them quite Eleaz. Grave man thy gray hairs paint our gravity Thy counsells wisedom thy wit pollicie There let us meet and with a general brain Erect the peace of spirit and of Spain Alv. Then will Spain flourish Eleaz. I when it is mine Roder O heavenly meeting Eleaz. we must part in hell Chri. True peace of joy Exeunt manent Ele Phil. Hor. Ele. 'T is a dissembling knel. Farewell my Lords meet there so ha ha ha Draws his Rapier Now Tragedy thou Minion of the night Rhamnusias pew-fellow to thee I 'le sing Upon an harp made of dead Spanish bones The proudest instrument the world affords When thou in Crimson jollitie shalt Bath Thy limbs as black as mine in springs of blood still gushing from the Conduit-head of Spain To