the skirmish Ni. My Lord Ni. My Lord what nothing â—ut â—â—y Lord Souns must I dance attendance on your answer Strikes him Now sir what my Lord Ni. Souns what d' ye strike me Va. Fye fye vilely spoken very vilely spoken Ask his Lordship why a strikes Why this â—avours of too much arrogance and woo'd incense him beyond measure Ye should rather have said My Lord I am sorry I have trespast on your patience Or I crave your Lordships pardon for my duâ—â—ess Or the like Ni. Pox a patience and your Lordship too Why did ye strike me so hard Val. Out upon 't worse and worse by this light Limit his Lordship how hard to strike Why this were to tell his Lordship what to do How to command and where to punish this woo'd not be endur'd Ni. I prethee leave thy jesting Or by this light I shall fall out in earnest and let your Lordship know I am displeased Val. Well I have done but prethee canst thou tell the cause of this distemper For in himself what e're hath alter'd him He is a Captain of as mild a nature As brave Command and of as sweet converse as Rome hath ever bred Ni. Faith I am ignorant nor can I judge the cause But Val. Peace the General Enter Titus Ti. Valerio Val. My Lord Ti. Come hither nearer yet nearer nearer yet I say Souns must I trumpet my Oration Or dost thou think my throat 's an Organ-pipe There has been lately a great out-rage done within the Camp know you ought of it Val. Not I my Lord. Ti. Take heed I trap thee not upon thy life take heed By Heaven if I do I say agen there has been lately acted A most inhumane murder on the Jews the Captive Jews that fled to us for mercy Know'st thou ought yet V. My Lord I know not ought nor ought have ever heard of this inhumane act Ti. Nor you why dost not speak speak I say Death if I ask agen Ni. My Lord Nor I. Ti. Nor I what nor I Death are ye so sparing of your speech sir Take heed I do not frame an answer for thee By Heaven if I do 't will cost thee dear the penning Ni. My gracious Lord Ti. Comma Ni. I am Ti. Comma Ni. Altogether Ti. Colon. Ni. Ignorant Ti. Period Troth I believe thee Ni. Of this proceeding Ti. What 's all this put together now Ni. My Lord Ti. My contumelious Coxcomb Why was not this mishapen answer given without distraction If thy soul be clear Why did thy guilty looks proclaim thee evil Why didst thou vail the face of honesty and innocence within the mask of fear Thou wert begotten sure in some distraction When Nature was disturb'd to get a man Go get thee hence and get more Faith but yet look to 't look to 't I say for if I find thee guilty thy life shall pay the ransome of thy sin Go get thee hence stay read that going away He reads and read it out A Catalogue of the Massacre of the Captive Jews who fled to us for mercy Vnder Valerio's Squadron four hundred Vnder Nicanor's five hundred Murdred out of the camp and ript for their Jewels VVhich they had swallowed for fear of rifling eleven hundred The whole number amounting to two thousand Ni. This is strange my Lord. Gives him the Paper Ti. Yes 't is wondrous strange that we Whose Princely-Valour Power and Clemency the world admires should be so foul abus'd Abus'd by you by you I say abus'd And say 't agen Death if tâ—were not so who durst attempt attempt durst think to do An act so foul so most inhumane Have we not given the sole command to you and you to do what you think fit And must we have our Honor now traduc't Trampled and trod upon through your neglect Must we when we have past our princely word For fair protection have our Subjects snatcht By such discorder from our Princely bosom By heaven this is not well I say it is not Look too 't look too 't I say I hear no more of this For by a Romans honour if I do go to I say look too 't Va. Now by my life but this is wondrous strange Exit Two thousand Jews destroi'd and we not know'â—â— Ni. T is so nor can I blame the General To be distemperd But now the storm is over Let us by strict inquiry search the truth Perchance he may be mis-inform'd and we abus'd Va. Content let us about it Exeunt Enter the Lady Miriam with a knife in her hand How tedious are our daies of miseries And yet how breefe the means to cut them off What multitudes of Wretched dayes and nights In whose each minute the affrighted soul Lives on the wrack of grief and discontent Wâ—â—'d this smal instrument of death dispatch And why do I then VVretched I protract My dayes of misery I' st not enough that I have liv'd to see My parents slain by native crueltie My countrey Sackt and my religion Scorn'd My self forsaken and my stripling live To ask me food and I not food to give Can I have brains to know and wil to do Reason to judge and hands to help me too And still procrastinate my daies of woâ— Doo 't Miriam doo 't I say it must be so Goes to stab her self VVhat i st that barrocadoes back mine arm Nor will nor brain nor heart nor hand are mine All stand subjected to a power divine Tush I am deceived Henceforward I nor God nor good will know Religion is a thing fantasticall And heaven and hell are meer Poeticall Hence coward fear t is thou that dost command Mine arm to slack thou makst my shaking hand Let fall the fatal instrument of death I will no more be subject to thy Law But in a minute Goes to stab her self agen Alas how cruell mercifull am I To free my self from sad calamity And leave my pretty child to suffer more I le kill him first and that once bravely done I le kill the mother that has kild her son Enter boy Now swift occasion tempt us to do evil See where the stripling comes How pretily a looks upon me and must I doest Was ever mother so unatural Shee weeps And yet I must My pretty boy art thou not very sick for want of meat Boy Yes very sick indeed and feeble too So feeble I have much adoe to go La. Had'st thou not rather die then live In this extremity Boy Alas good mother I am loath to die I wood fain live to see you get some food La. would'st therefore live my boy Why thou shalt be my food When I have kill'd thee I will feed on thee Boy Good God forbid such Crueltie I hope you do not mean to kill me mother La. Yes my sweet Lamb look here 's the knife prepar'd Boy Nay then I see I shall be kill'd indeed Alass what have I done what deed so foul To make you so unkinde Weeps Indeed I did not think you
will May much endanger us mean while we stand As friend with one that we may both command Weep Gorian weep or else our hearts will break Our eyes will tell more then our tongues can speak But I have done the times are so extreme VVe have not leisure to lament our state Our sudden danger summons us to sit In counsel strait to take some speedy course About our safety Go. Heaven give a blessing to our fair proceedings A table brought and they sts H. P. How truly doth experience teach us now That fear once grounded in a Commonwealth Proves oftentimes hereditary The common rumor of Vespatians Host Strikes terror to the people O the power Of this distracted sear Even death it self Appears not half so terrible But we trifle time We are inform'd by sure intelligence That he intends within these three dayes space Set footing in Iudea How appointed Yet we know notâ— but to be suppos'd In all points like unto Vespatian O Gorion how methinks that Name Begets abortive twins of horrid grief Within this brest of mine Those streams of blood Which by that fatal hand were lately spilt Bleeds fresh within my soul Gor. So would they do in mine if not repeld To grieve our selves with what 's impossible To be represt is to desire to be More wretched then we are Io. 'T is true it such is Nature that it strives to know It self in wretchedness how truly we Acquire the center of our misery H. P. Wel No more of this now tó our present business That you are zealous for your countries good I rest assur'd Nor do I doubt your care And actual courage in a fair desence Such I have ever deem'd ye Nor do I fear but I shall find ye now The same Now your attentions then your fair assents To what I have to utter To broach a war and not to be assur'd Of certain means to make a fair defence How e're the ground be just may justly seem A wilful madness Such is Iewries case Are not our Towers defac't our Walls unbuilt Our Forces weakned and our treasure spent Our countrey ruinate our people too Imbroile in native blood O Gorion see Iudea wars with Rome Rome with the world The world is conquer'd and yet Iewry stands In opposition Is not this to be Our own tormenters in self-cruelty Go. We know the weakness of our State to be Vnable to resist yet know not how To yeeld or not to yeeld or what to do The furious tempest drives us on the Rocks Of Forreign and Domestick Enemies The raving multitude will not endure To pay the Roman tribute Elea. VVhere common dangers meet with equal power It stands not with our Honors to expose Our lives and fortunes to a base repulse H.P. VVe will proclaim it death to him that dares Deny the tribute Money Josep That were to blow the fire that burns so hot already Such is our fate that we are forc't to sight VVith Rome or with our selves H.P. Since so it is we will not sheath our sword In our own bosom we will rather dye By Roman sword then native butchery Elea. Bravely resolv'd nor do I doubt to see Iudea's ruines loss and poverty Made good again with loss of Roman blood Entera Messenger Mess Peace to this sacred Meeting but to Iudea bloody wars Vespatian with ten thousand horse and forty thousand foot is now arriv'd H.P. Hast thee ' immediate to Iehocanan bid him proclaim Vespacian coming command him in our Name to muster up his forces and to attend your further pleasure Mess I shall my Lord. H.P. Is it possible already come we must be speedy then in our designs Iosep 'T were best with speed to send Embassadors To crave a truce for some small time whilest we Prepare our selves in fair hostility Elea Shame blast thy tongue shall Iewry seek To Heathen Nation Let their venom burst Into the worst of malice we will stand In terms of equal Honor. Go. Thy judgement Eleazer is too rash Thy youthful blood boils fury in thy brests And captivates thy reason unto passion Elea. Gorian I tell thee Iosep Ioseph tells thee first That if thou blast my Fathers tongue with shame As thou hast blasted mine may Ioseph lose his Name Of sacred Priesthood but H.P. I do command you cease the blood of strife Begins already to seize our sacred streets I therefore will assign to each by Lot His several command nor will my self stand free But bear a part in this hostility VVe will even in the period of our age Grow strong again instam'd with holy rage Of our dishonor VVithin thore bring forth the Lots Elea. To me the country of the Edomites One brings Lots they draw and open them Iosep To me Galilee H.P. To us Ierusalem Go. To all success from Heaven may each man be Inspir'd with holy Zeal Chivalry Exeunt omnes Finit Actus Primus ACT. II. Incipit Actus Secundus Scoena Secunda Sound Droms and enter VESPATIAN and TITUS his Son VALERIO and NICANOR two Captains with others Vesp VALERIO Val. My gracious Lord. Vesp Since now we are thus happily arriv'd VVithin Iudea's Confines March thou To Galilee say we offer peace To Iewries Priests from Romes great Emperor But on thy life take heed thou speak us not In too rough Language Let thy milder phrase Sute thy Embassage with a pleasing stile Adorn'd with powerful Eloquence Yet with such graceful brave aspect that thou Eclips not Roman Honor. Theâ— lews are stout and losty therefore Art Shall give the first Alarum If they refuse Let then our Roman Eagle be displaid VVith all her sable Feathers soaring high O're sad Iudea's desolation Val. My Lord I shall obey Exit Vesp Is the Ammunition safely landed Titus My Lord it is and brought from Antioch within a dayes journey of Gamala Vesp See it be safely stow'd and let our Iron Rams be strongly fitted for the battory Ni. It shall be done Vesp I 'le make this sturdy Nation 's greatness stoop To Romes command or spend my aged blood In the Attempt See there be store of strong Scaladoes too VVe'el force their breaches in despight of death And raze their sacred buildings to the ground Lead on to Galilee Excunt Enter ZARECK Zare To be a piece of walking câ—ay a thing VVhose highest happines hath ever been To keep it self alive and that life too Not for it selfe preserv'd but others is To be worse then a Beast for they However miserable in effect Yet live contented void of Reasons eye They cannot see nor seel their misery To be man whose wretched life is fraught As full of fears as minutes whose calamities the world laments and yet not know his plague Is to be happy Why should Nature give More priviledge to beast then man Lives there a Deity whose powerful hand Moves the great Module of this Vniverse And can this be Soft Who comes here Iehochannan I will withdraw my self Enter JEHOCHANAN The Letter shall
Death shall we dye like Dogs 2 Cap. No in despight of hunger we will dye like men Draws takes the weapon Here take this weapon and despatch me first 1. Cap. Stay swear to be constant in the brave performance 2 Cap. I do do thou the like Kisses the Sword 1 Cap. I vow the same we are agreed And now in honour to our brave farewel Wee 'l kill our Captain first 2 Cap. Content let 's call him out 1 Cap. What ho Ioseph come forth prepare thy self to dye Ioseph comes out with his weapon drawn Jo. Are we discovered 2 Cap. Yes hunger has spy'd us in her grannamâ— den And sent her Sister Famine to devour us Jos What means this mad Discourse 1 Cap. Know brave Commander we have cal'd thee out To lead thy Souldiers in the march of death As thou hast liv'd so thou shalt bravely dye thou art the Prologue to our tragedy We mean to kill thee therefore prepare thy self Ios Villains ye dare nor 1 Cap. Dare not Offers a thrust at him Ios Hold ask counsel first of Heaven tel me then Which of your bold rebellious tongues dare speak So fowl a word O ye wretched fools Where is that better part of man become whose nobler Nature hunger cannot touch that can endure to feel the Carcase pine Yet scorn to yeild till by a power Divine It 's summon'd to obey Lo where 's your valour now Lives it within this wretched lump of earth Or is it seated in the sacred soul O Heavens have we power to make the most despised creature breathing here And shall our daring hands presume to take Away the noblest For shame remember 1 Cap. No more by heaven we will endure no longer Thinkst thou with words to alter our intent Come prepare thy self for we have sworn Ioseph Hold I do consent But let me crave a little time of truce To make my peace with Heaven 2 Cap. We grant it thee Jo. prays apart Io. I am resolv'd to dye But ere I do receive the fatal blow I do command ye by the sacred tye Of solemn Oaths to grant me one request 1 Cap. Except thy life and ours we yeild to any thing Io. I do embrace your offer Here swear on your Honours to perform what I command Cap. We swear to do it They swear upon his Sword Io. Since then our dying minutes do depend upon each others fatal Execution to free each person from the bloody guilt Of wilful slaughter I ordain by lots Each man receive his death the manner shall be this Our number in the Cave is forty just We will unite our selves by two and two then cast by lots which couple shall dye first the couple first to dye shall likewise cast Which of them two shall kill his fellow then He that remaineth shall make choice of one Of the next lot to take his life away This done each may in order fairly dye Without the guilt of wilful butchery 1 Cap. We like thy counsel well make thou the lots And let us to the Execution they enter the cave Enter Nicanor and Valerio Ni. This search is endless which way now Valerio Va. Faith even to bed I think Ni. Into what secret angle of the earth Is this distressed Iew retired Va. Hee 's not above ground sure or if a be Hee 's metamorphosed to some other shape Groan in the Cave Ni. Hark what noise was that Va. Your fancy sure I heard no noise Ni. Prethee be still and listen Hark Groan agen I hear it now let us go forward and enquire the cause Ni. Which way came it Va. That way Ni. Let us go soft and listen They go soft along and Exeunt Enter Ioseph and his follow with weapons Cap. Why dost thou lead me out Io. To kill thee if thou make resistance thoufool Canst thou beleeve that Ioseph means to dye Without his makers leave Curst be that hand that dares be listed up Against the power that made it Even by that sacred power whose awful name I dare not utter t is not I fear to dye But to offend so great a Majesty Cap. Tush I will not hear thee prepare thy self to fight I am resolvd to dye Io. Be wise thou wretched man and do not fool thy life away remember who I am that hath preserv'd thee in the lot with me Beware thou tempt me not too far If thou resist me by all that 's good I vow to kill thee and preserve my self Cap. Thou hast prevaild do with me what thou wilt Io. Retire we then into the Cave agen left we be discovered They enter the Cave Enter Valerio and Nicanor agen following Ni. By this light I le follow thhee no further Va. Prethee be patient le ts search this vale And on a Romans word we will retire Didst thou not hear it since Ni. No or if I did I woo'd not tell thee so For fear we amble out another night But sure I am we are not far remote From whence we heard it first Va. There 's surely some enchantment in this place I will enquire the cause What ere thou art that in this shady grove Do'st shroud thy self from sight whose dismal voice Declares the story of some sad distress Be thou infernal feind confined here To dwell in darkness for a thousand year Or be thou some sad soul enforc't to dwell Within this place till thou return to hell Or be thou Goblin Fairy Elf or Hag Or Witch in shape wolf that lov'st to drag Poor infants to the den what ere thou be If thou have power to speak I charge thee answer me Speaks in the Cave Jo. If thou wilt tye thy self by solemn vow Not to discover me I will declare Both who and where I am Ni. Art thou there old boy Val. Tye me to any thing but that and I will grant it thee And swear to doo 't Jo. Art thou a Roman Va. I am Io. Swear then to bring me safe unto Vespatian Va. By all the gods I will Io. Tell me thy name Va. Valerio Io. Make now a Covenant 'twixt thy self and me That what thou hast protested may appear Vnder thine hand and seal Write that thou wilt conduct both me and mine In safety to thy Lord Vespatian Writes and reaches it to him on the end of his Lance and thâ—n Io. and the Capt. comes out Va. To give thee satisfaction I will doo 't Where art thou now Opens the Cave Io. Here. Doo'st thou not know me Roman Va. Art thou that brave Commander of the Iews Whose Martial Prowess Rome doth so admire Ios Lo I am he brave Roman that have stood The furious shock of my distressed fate Behold me now and whilst thou lookst upon This lump of earth captivd to thee and Rome Know then that Ioseph dares but cannot dye Our sacred Law forbids such cruelty Va. By all the tyes of a true Roman word Thou art nobly welcome Ni. Welcome to us both Io. To both my equal thanks N.
C. March up in equal rank 2 M. We are not such fools I trow did not a bid us stand 1 M. I marry did a we wont budg an inch I warrant him Cap. By the bright honour of mine Eminence My reputation will be quite defac't I must indoctrinate their dull capacities With a more ample measure of my meaning Advance your Bilbows thus They advance Look over their shoulders Now faces about C. Now Mars defend me what a rabblement Of rude disorderd Rebels have I met with all 1 M. O ho faces about follow me follow me Cap. Well done my valiant Varlets Now march each man with fury in his face And I your valiant Don will lead you on unto the Market place Enter Zareck M. O ho here comes one knock him down down with him Ca. Hold I say he comes perhaps to joyn in our Batalio Whose side art thou on fellow speak why dost not speak Ha. Za. Your patience and I le declare my business 1 Me. Patience we scorn patience we must maâ—ch in fury 2 M. Down with him down with him do's a talk of patience Cap. Silence I say ye shallow-brain'd simplicians For we are pleas'd to hear his embassie 1 Silence silence and listen to the emphasis Apart Za. Vnless â— speak in some unheard of stile T is sure impostible to get fairly off Most indefatigable Commander and cabalistical Captain of this most enormious equipage Cap. The stile is most profound and enigmatical Za. From the three Captains of the Regiment I was commanded to acoast thy greatness Cap. Hum hum declare the sum of thy concernancy Za. I will be most concise By the energetical power of this my embassie I do command thee tell why thou art up in Arms. Cap. Thou hast concocted the crudities of my stomack into choller and I am displeased at thy most profuse evaporation Talk'st thou of commanding fellow Hah Za. Mistake me not most mighty man at Arms. Cap. Avant thou vapour of indingity Go tel thy Lord I 'le parly with himself Za. I will return thy most elaborate encounter Exit Cap. Now by mine honour I am mov'd with mighty indignation and will approach in my fury Come follow my boyes follow M. Follow follow Exeunt Enter Ananias and Gorion with weapons and Eleazar Jeho Skimeon with weapons at several doors Ananias Goodness defend me am I awake or do I dream of horror Starts back at the sight of his son Look up ye wretched eyes and gaze your fill Glut all the greedy faculties of soul With this prodigiuos sight Rebellious boy I do command thee kneel Elea. smiles By all that 's good a laughs laughs me to scorn And still persists even to my face persists with mockery Assist me heaven and thou distressed earth Extend thy forces to the highest strain Of mans invention let this fatal hour Extort the noblest of thine aged powr Ignoble irreligious Paricide Monster of men rebellious runnagate By the Celestial powers severe commands By filial duty and the sacred tye Of Iewries Law or if by none of these By that eternal vengeance that shall Fall upon thy cursed head I do command thee kneel Guard me ye blessed ones and look up E. laughs the great affliction of a poor old man Elea. I knew the froward humor must have vent Now it has eas'd it self and will not be so tutchy Why thou impetuous fool canst thou expect Obedience from a Son Look look but upon thy self and see Of what decrepped age and misery thou art compos'd Behold the reeling State Distracted feeble sick and ruinate turn'd topsie-turvy by thy doating brain And canst thou dream of Soveraignty An. O my distressed Fate Ingrateful Cur that hast been bred to prove An open shame to all posterity Behold me wretch and whilst thou look'st upon A Sons Rebellion and a Fathers wrong Curse the detested hour that did beguile Thy erring soul with this pernicious plot Elea. Peace dotard I will hear no more the rotten tooth insects the wholsom gunt Is noisom painful loose and troublesom Hinders the growth of that that must succeed And must be drawn Enter Mechanicks Cap. Come follow follow my boys follow Go. Welcome my worthy citizens thrice welcom all Cap. Gramarcy old bully Go. Behold Sk. If ye respect your lives and liberties hear not the babler speak Go. Behold dear countrey-men behold a man Points to the high-priest Your Priest your Prophet and your Soveraign Religious wise and zealous for the state Even from his Infancy immaculate Cap. Be brief be brief old boy Behold a Son O heaven why do I call Him son behold a villain most unnatural A cursed wtetch that dares devise a plot to cheat te State and cut the Kingdoms throat Cap. How 's that how 's that cheaters and cut-throats cheaters and cut-throats I like not that Barlady Me. Look to your pockets boyes look to your pockets they be cheaters Go. O can ye see those precious tears run down And not be mov'd with pity Ananias wâ—â—ps M. Pity hang pity we are Souldiers we scorn pity Ie. Dear friends wise Citizens and valiant countrey men Salutes them M. I I let us alone for Wisdom and Valour Cap. Let the circle of thy circumference be mov'd to his proper place 1 M. What d ee mean I what d ee mean pray be cover'd 2 M. Go not too near him Captain for all this the more curtsie the more craft An. Ingrateful slave dar'st thou oppose thy self ' gainst him that gave thee life and liberty Go. O hear him not dear friends a will beguile Your honest understandings C. Beguile a pudding speak on Jocky speak on Ie. That you are zealous for your Countries good I nothing doubt nor do I fear your love And fair attentions Mark then dear Countreymen mark I beseech you And with your deep discretions truly weigh the scope of our proceedings Cap. Hum hum begin my man of mettle Ie. In the black tempest of a shipwrackt State When Prince and People stagger'd with the load Of sad Oppression when the peoples groans When Mothers tears and Infants miseries Were at the full where where was then the man that durst oppose this strange confusion Was it not I my valiant Coutrey-men Behold Iehochanan dar'st boldly say 't was he that forc'd that bastard King from hence that slew the Roman Lords that did deny to yeild to Romes outragious cruelty T is not unknown unto the meanest here M. What 's that does a make mean fellows of us Ie. Mistake me not I know ye worthy all All men of judgement wise and valiant all Yet give me leave dear friends to let ye know there are degrees of worth M. O ho we mistoost him we mistook him we are mean in worth that 's well that 's well go on my brave Captain Ie. 'T is not unknown I say what heavy yokes Observe the word dear friends for 't is emphatical Cap. Very good an emphatical yoke Ie. What heavy yokes I say have been
apparel'd in a Canvase suit Pet. Come come sir come away sir come away G. Nay prethee friend be not so rigorous Give me a little time to breathe a while Pet Breathe a while I I I 'le breathe ye I warrant ye Come come follow me follow me I say Ye shall want for no breathing Go. Inhumane wretch I cannot follow thee Thou hast already wearied out my limbs With thy ingrateful usage P. Nay nay nay sir all 's one for that Limbs or not limbs I say Folllow me Drags him along exeunt Beat Drom within and enter Titus Joseph Vallerio and Nicanor at one door and the three Captains at the other and after them Peter leading old Gorion in the Halter P. Come forward I say a comes like a Bear to the stake Titus What means this spectacle of misery Io. O Titus 't is my Father Wert thou enthral'd in more captivity Thus low would Ioseph bow to do thee honor Jo. kneels Go weeps I never felt my self so far surpriz'd With sudden passion Nature is or'e charg'd And fain woo'd have some vent I fear I shall forget my self â—ye Ioseph fie apart Art thou a souldier So now the stream is turn'd Ti. Now my brave Lords of Jewry which of you stands chief Commander in this bold Rebellion Elea. Rebellion Titus S. Speak that word agen And Simeon dares reply that Titus lyes Ti. Should Titus speak 't agen 't were still the same Nor is it less spoke once Ie. Then know bold Roman Jewries sons are free And scorn to bend to Cesar or to thee Ti. The sturdy stick that will not bend must break E. But not with Titus Arm nor Cesar too Jo. Aâ— dearest countreymen I come not here to lift mine arm against Jerusalem But to lament it Lords for well I know the heavens have fore-decreed your overthrow The great Caldeans Golden Head is laid the mighty Persians silver Arms are lopt the Grecians thighs of brass are broken down What 's then remaining but those Iron Legs On which the sturdy Roman Empire stands And stamps the World to Powder Ah my Lords Will ye contend with Faâ—e Iehoc. Peace thou base coward that to save thy life Hast lost thine honor Thou com'st with fawning zeal to beg for mercy Ioseph To beg for mercy then mercy ne're protect me Forgive me Heaven that I am forc't to draw My sword against my self my Native countreymen Draws Tit. Now by my life they come to brave me here Rebels those lordly hearts of yours shall bleed By all the Gods they shall Deliver up that aged prisoner Or by the Roman Powers ye shall repent it Schim Not for the Roman Crown Elea. Lead him away to torture Come come come away sir I 'le tickle him with tortures Io. O my distressed Fate Ti. Villains there 's not a torture you inflict Vpon those aged limbs but I 'le return With millions on your own Sound Drums and exeunt omnes Beat Droms and they fight within then enter Joseph and fights with Eleazer and exeunt Enter Valerio and fights with Jehoc. and exeunt Enter Nicanor fights with Simeon and exeunt The three seditious are repulst then enter Titus and meets with Eleazer they fight then enter Jehoc. and Simeon at several Doors Titus fights with the three Eleazer cryes kill him Jehochanan take him alive Simeon cryes the second time kill him Jehochanan take him alive Eleazer the third time kill him Jehochanan take him alive Titus makes way through them wounded and escapes E. Death and the Devil why did ye let him scape S. O we are finely cheated of the booty And shall be laught to scorn Death I could tear my flesh Ie. Stand ye to beat the air with idle words Let 's follow close and find him out agen Disperse your selves and follow Exeunt at several wayes Enter Peter Call ye this Honour a pox of honor Give me honesty down-right honesty Souns break ones head and give him no warning I woo'd not have Honor come so fast upon me neither Looks who comes I m'e pepperd with a vengeance Farewel Honor I le to my Lady agen Exit Enter Titus wounded Iosephus Valerio Nicanor follow Io. How fares my Lord Ti. Well my Iosephus trust me passing well 't is Titus glory to be bath'd in blood Now by mine Honor Ioseph I am glad to see such valour in thy Countrey-men the charge was hot and bravely seconded Didst thou not see where I was forc't to fight to man the Front that then began recoile Io. My Lord I did Tit. There my brave Lords mine Honor lay at stake there was I round begirt with Enemies and must be ransomed by mine own desert O my Valerio then I call'd to mind the great Vespatian the Tiberius then mighty Julius and then Arm'd with disdain and envy I assail'd the stout Jehochanan then Skimeon then Lordly Eleazer then all and then Stood all their bold repulses back agen There I receiv'd these wounds and then at last Rapt into rage with fury and revenge Sweating and bleeding in despight of all this arm maintain'd me still a General But now no more of this A more convenient time shal fitter serve For this discourse Come worthy Souldier Exeunt oâ— My wounds are stiff I must retire my self Enter L. Eleazer with his Rapier drawn The glorious prey is lost Puts his Rapier Now Eleazer to thy other business I do remember wel a sed my father was alive And then as if my fathers life were my disgrace A slighted me with scorn It must be so My father must not live I am resolv'd Exit Enter Jehochanan his Rapier drawn A pair of pretious Villains By this light Puts up his Rapier I laugh to think how â—inely they are cheated The Lordly Eleazer woo'd be King And so woo'd Simeon too Both aim at me But I wil live in spight of policy Exit Enter Simeon wounded The game is ended and the Deer escap't the night draws on apace and I am hurt Exit Enter Eleazer and Zareck Elea. The time 's within this hour make haste I say And fit thy self with instruments of death Smal pocket-daggers But be sure thou hast A special care that no o're reaching eye Detect the plot Then with a cloak of seeming sanctity Deject behaviour visage meanly sad Eies full of tears but heart replete with blood Low bending to my aged father Say What thy more wary wits shall think upon But on thy life take heed thou fail not Zar. Not for the world Elea. The time draws on apace they should be here I must disarm my self and wait their coming disarms There 's something troubles me all is not well within I would not see him fall and yet I must O Eleazer but I forget my self Exit A noise of still musick and Enter the high Priest with attendants Guards and Quiresters they sing An Alter and Tapers set See those buildings where once thy glorie liv'd in with heavenly essence See how it droopeth and
Oh Oh I wool Sir I wool Sir Enter Eleazer with his rapier drawn E. Give me some food you hungry Canniballs Pe. Here 's another here 's another Ie. Keep off thou frantick fool Pe. Why Madam Lady look to the Rost-meat the Captains the captains Ie. Minion Come down come down I say or by my life I le fetch thee down Exit L Mir. Patience my Lord I pray and you shall see She drawes her Window curten That Miriam has reserv'd a part for you A plenteous part enough to feast ye all E. There stands the queen of heaven what ho Châ—hâ—a Enter the Lady Bring forth the bak't meats Come Lords sit ye down Pe Brings 〈◊〉 I le feed ye with such Cates so rare and delicate And of such sturring nature you will wonder When you shal feel their powerfull operation See there 's a hand for you for you a foot For you my Lord the heart the pâ—eâ—ious heart Now-good my Lords fall to fall to I pray Elea. The heart is raw-and bloudy I le not eat it It sturâ—s-it sturâ—s Rises Lady What sturâ— Elea. My fathers heart I le not endure to â—ee 't Exit Pet. I have a monstrous quame come over my stomack now Lady What not a bitt my Lord Ah my beloved sonn She weeps How sweet and pleasing was thy Company Whilst thou wert yet a live and even in death Thou still art sweet and pretious for by thee These Cruell Captains are beâ—ome my friends By the I am sustain'd and kept alive Sim. I am amaz'd Rise all Ie. Farâ— theâ— well thou 〈◊〉 womanâ— Exeunt softly Lady For shame my Lords let nor a womans heart Out-brave a soldiers dare ye not â—aste a bit Was 't not your Cruelty that cauâ—â—d me kill him She Weeps And will ye then refuse to eat apart Exit Peter Now have I a conceit that some thing sturrs in my belly I am in travail sure fo my 〈◊〉 wambles and wambles And I shall be deliver'd on 't eâ—e long Exit Pe. Drums beat and they fight within Enter Eleazer E. where art thou Caesar where art thou Caesar I le sight with none but Caesar Enter Val. Here comes Achilles brave Achilles O I am fal'n for Ever They fight and E falls Enter Lo Iehochanan wounded Ie. Give fire to the Temple give fire to the Temple Exit The Temple fir'dâ— and enter Titus Ti. Forbear forbear ye cursed wretches to destroy Those sacred walls how glorious they appear O ye rebellious Slaves how dare ye tempt So Great a Deity By all the gods it burns it burns The raving fire has seiz'd the battlements Horrors and vengeance plagues and punnishments Seiz on your stubborn souls it burns it burns afresh The heavens are angry sure they â—hiâ—e with me Thunder Forbear-Forbear thou flaming firmament To chide Vespatians sonn for t is not he Hath done thee this dishonor Exit Thunder Enter Simion his rap drawn with a robe and a crown vnder his arms S. Sure the black mantle of the Mâ—mphitists That muzled once the face of Egypt aire The dreadfull darkness of Cimmerian foggs Whose neighbour nation to the frozen pole For ever 's banisht from the Glimps of light Nor hel it self nor ought if ought there be More dark then hell can be more horrible Then is this dreadfull night this night of death I heard a mighty voice within the Temple cry Come away come away Let us depart from hence Strange apparitions have been seen by many Sure Heaven and Earth and hell have all conspir'd Our ruin I am a maz'd within this darkesome dale There is a secret cave will shelter me T is here this strange disguise perchance may save my life Feels about and Enterâ— the cave Enter Iehocha his rapier drawn This way or that I know not which to take I am perfued one every side I will take this Exit Enter Valerio and Nicanor Va. The two Seditious Captains are escape But sure they cannot long conceal themselves Extremity of hunger will betray them Where is the Generall Ni. Retreating to his tent and wondrous sad To see the ruins of the Sacred Temple Va. Hee 's of a noble nature prethy Nicanor Let us invent some pleasing way To Cure him of his discontent Ni. With all my heart let us present the Maske We late intended Va. Happily thought of weâ— will ha'â—e to night Ni. Content content Enter Simeon out of the Cave with a Robe vpon him and a Crown on his head Va. Defend me heaven what apparition's that Ni. Hah let 's speak to it Simi Extremity of hunger has compel'd Me to reveal my self This strange disguise perchance may save my life The Romans are afraid Beckons them Va. A beckons us let us go near What art thou that dost wear those Kingly Robes Sim. I am of Sacred Linage Romans Sprung from the Kings of Iuda shelter'd here To save my life Conduct me to your Lord the General Ni. Lay hands upon him Now by my life t is Simeon Come Villain wee 'l conduct thee to the General Va. Now By this hand this prize was finely caught Exeunt and drag him along two follow This wool please Titus well Enter a Drum cover'd with black beating a sad Retreat with black pendants Than enter Titus Gorion and Joseph with attendants Titus Come good old man now on a Romans word Thou art welcome nobly welcome Come sit down sit there nay I will have it so Sits by Titus â—rust me I joy to se thee safe at liberty Gor. Thanks to my honor'd Lord. Tit. How fares thy aged Wife Gor. Shee 's well my gracious Lord But somewhat weak with long imprisonment Tit. O my Josephus how I grieve to see the ruines of they fair Jerusalem But as it is I give the sacred power to be dispos'd by thee Jos Thanks my most honored Lord. Tit. Thy Father it grown old and will desire to spend his days in peace A flourish from within What means that Musick Exit Joseph and comes in agen Jos Thy Captains gracious Prince desire to shew thee some pastime Tit. We do accept it give them entrance 't will rellish well to pass our discontent THE MASQVE Enter Time bearing an Escutcheon 〈◊〉 Roman Champions crown'd with Lawrel follow each bears an Escutcheon Jehochanan and Simeon follow guarded Time presents his Escutcheon to the General Tit. What 's here six Roman Champions leading the world captive the Motto Not one but all subscrib'd Times winged speed doth here present Six Moral Virtue 's fair Event Six Roman Champions whilst they live to these Six Virtues harbour give The Champions present their Escutcheons in order Tit. Piety pourtraied in a black Manâ—â—â— in her left hand a Sâ—orâ— an Embleme of reciprocal love her right arme stretcht over an Altar with a sword in her hand to shew her resolution for Religion the Motto Semper eaâ—â—â— Your inventions have done well to give this Virtue priority For 't is the Basis of our glorious actions the firm