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A04539	The Diuils charter a tragædie conteining the life and death of Pope Alexander the sixt. As it was plaide before the Kings Maiestie, vpon Candlemasse night last: by his Maiesties Seruants. But more exactly reuewed, corrected, and augmented since by the author, for the more pleasure and profit of the reader.	Barnes, Barnabe, 1569?-1609.	1607 (1607)	STC 1466; ESTC S122228	50,322	96

THE DIVILS CHARTER A TRAGAEDIE Conteining the Life and Death of Pope ALEXANDER the sixt As it was plaide before the Kings Maiestie vpon Candlemasse night last by his Maiesties Seruants But more exactly reuewed corrected and augmented since by the author for the more pleasure and profit of the Reader AT LONDON Printed by G. E. for Iohn Wright and are to be sold at his shop in New-gate market neere Christ church gate 1607 TO THE HONORABLE AND HIS VERY DEARE FRIENDS SIR WILLIAM HERBERT AND SIR WILLIAM POPE KNIGHTS ASSOCIATES IN THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE BATHE BARNABE BARNES CONSECRATETH HIS LOVE The Tragaedie of Alexander the 6. PROLOGVS GRacious spectators doe not heere expect Visions of pleasure amorous discourse Our subiect is of bloud and Tragedie Murther foule Incest and Hypocrisie Behold the Strumpet of proud Babylon Her Cup with fornication foaming full Of Gods high wrath and vengeance for that euill Which was imposd vpon her by the Diuill Francis Guicchiardine SEnt from the Christall Palace of true Fame And bright Starre-Chamber of eternall soules Seuerd from Angels fellowship awhile To dwell with mortall bodies here on earth I Francis Guicciardine a Florentine Am by the powerfull and commanding Muse Which beareth domination in our soules Sent downe to let you see the Tragedie Of Roderigo Borgia lately Pope Calld the sixt Alexander with his sonne Proud Caesar to present vnto your eyes Their faithlesse fearelesse and ambitious liues And first by what vngodly meanes and Art Hee did attaine the Triple-Diadem This vision offerd to your eyes declares Hee with a siluer rod mooueth the ayre three times Enter At one doore betwixt two other Cardinals Roderigo in his purple habit close in conference with them one of which hee guideth to a Tent where a Table is furnished with diuers bagges of money which that Cardinall beareth away and to another Tent the other Cardinall where hee deliuereth him a great quantity of rich 〈◊〉 imbraces with ioyning of hands Exeunt Card. Maner 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ●ome from an other place a Moncke with a magical booke and 〈◊〉 in priuate whispering with Roderick whome the Monke draweth to a chaire on midst of the Stage which hee circleth and before it another Circle into which after semblance of reading with 〈◊〉 appeare exhalations of lightning and 〈◊〉 smoke in 〈◊〉 whereof a diuill in most vgly shape from which Roderigo turneth his face hee beeing coniured downe after more thunder and fire ascends another diuill like a Sargeant with a mace vnder his girdle Roderigo disliketh Hee discendeth after more thunder and fearefull fire ascend in robes pontificall with a triple Crowne on his head and Crosse keyes in his hand a diuill him ensuing in blacke robes like a pronotary a cornerd Cappe on his head a box of Lancets at his girdle a little peece of fine parchment in his hand who beeing brought vnto Alexander hee willingly receiueth him to whome hee deliuereth the wryting which seeming to reade presently the Pronotary strippeth vp Alexanders sleeue and letteth his arme bloud in a saucer and hauing taken a peece from the Pronotary subscribeth to the parchment deliuereth it the remainder of the bloud the other diuill seemeth to suppe vp and from him disroabed is put the rich Cap the Tunicle and the triple Crowne set vpon Alexanders head the Crosse-keyes deliuered into his hands and withall a magicall booke this donne with thunder and lightning the diuill discend Alexander aduanceth himselfe and departeth Guicchiardine Thus first with golden bribes he did corrupt The purple conclaue then by diuelish art Sathan transfigur'd like a Pronotarie To him makes offer of the triple Crowne For certaine yeares agreed betwixt them two The life of action shall expresse the rest ACTVS 1. SCAEN 1. Enter marching after drummes trumpets at two seuerall places King Charles of France Gilbert Mompanseir Cardinall of Saint Peter ad Vincula soldiers encountring them Lodowik Sforza Charles Balbiano the King of France and Lodowike embrace Char. Renouned Lodowik our warlike Couzen Auspiciously encountred on the skirtes Of Piedmont we greete you ioyfully Lo●o. Thrise and foreuer most renowned Charles A faithfull tongue from an vnfained heart As a iust herrold full of truth and honor On the behalfe of forlorne Italie Needing and crauing at your Princely hands The patronage and true protection Of such a Potent and victorious King Humbly salutes your royall Maiesty The shippe of which some-time well guided state Is through tempestious times malignity By worthlesse Pilots foolish Gouerners Mutually factious like to sinck through Schisme Into the bottome of the blacke abisme Through th' imposition of necessity Do not oh do not then most Christian Charles Do not forsake hir holding vp hir hands For succor to your royall Clemency Hir sayles are rent mastes spent and rudder brooke And vnder water such wide open leakes As vnder water soone will make her sinke Hauing beene bilg'd vpon so many shelues So torne so rotten and so long vnrig'd And playing with the waues to and againe As one not gouerned with helpe of he●●e One then whome nature in his vowes to God Hath tied to tender her forlone estate With eyes fore-seeing and compassionate Retenders her to your high Maiestie A Christian Prince so wise so valiant Vndoubted heire vnto the Crowne of Naples By lawfull right of that greate house of Aniou Of which your grace is well knowne lawfull heire By th' issues of that Charles the first that first Of the bloud royall of the Crowne of France Obtain'd that Kingdome ages manie past These reasons weare with Lodowik Sforza mou'd To moue your Maiesty with martiall force To passe these mountaines to possesse your owne March then most Christian and renowned Prince Aduance thy lilly standard potent King And since all skandalls are remou'd and cleer'd Strike vp your cheerfull drummes and march along In Gods name with good auspices of Saint Denys I know you doubt not mine integrity Can more grosse error rest in pollicy Then first to raise a turbulent sharpe storme And vnaduisedly to leaue defence To doubtfull chance and possibilities To broach strong poyson is too dangerous And not be certeine of the present vertue Which is contained in his Antidot Wilde fire permitted without limmit burnes Euen to consume them that first kindled it I did aduise you I inducted you And Lodowike which brought you on with honor Will bring you of with triumph and renowne Char. Embrace me Couzen Sforza by the soules Of my forefathers I reioyce as much In thy deare friendship and wise industrie As in the more parte of my patrimonie Courage togither let vs share all one In life in death in purchase or in none Enter a Messenger with letters to Charles 〈…〉 are fornmate for Daubigny 〈…〉 how that the Coloneses Although Alfonso did accord with them Declared haue them-selues for France and vs Without dissembling or hypocrisie Lodo. Why this was it I did expect great Charles Our armies and our friends haue beene long sowne The

Alex. I tell thee I cannot be resolu'd To dwell in darkenesse breake black soule dissolue And poyson all this Hemisphere with sinne Heere Alexander is in extreame torment and groneth whilst the diuill laugheth at him Alex. And if I may not reach that happinesse Since for my sonnes sake I my selfe inthral'd Tell me shall Caesar die this death with me Diuill Caesar his youth and strength of blood driues out This fat all poyson and shall liue a while Alex. Oh shew me then the manner of his death Diu. Attend it time growes short all feare is past The Diuill bringeth from the doore Lucreciaes Ghost and after her the ghost of Candie stabbed Alex. What meanes that ghastly shadow which came first Diuil By that which represents Lucretia Leprous and poisoned is thy death declar'd By poyson which now struggleth with thy spirits And by that other which sets out to thee The murther of thy sonne the Duke of Candy Prefigur'd is the death of thy sonne Caesar Thou for the poysoning of thy daughter poysoned He for the murthering of his brother murthered Alex. Thus God is onely iust Diu. The Diuill cannot deny it Alex Man onely false Learne miserable wretched mortall men By this example of a sinfull soule What are the fruites of pride and Auarice Of cruell Empire and impietie Of prophanation and Apostacie Of brutish lust falsehood and perfidie Of deepe dissembling and hypocrisie Learne wicked worldlings learne learne learne by me To saue your soules though I condemned be Sound a Horne within enter a Diuill like a Poast 1 Diu. Here comes a fatall message I must hence Exit Alex. My roabes my roabes he robs me of my roabes Bring me my roabes or take away my life My roabes my life my soule and all is gone Alexander falleth in an extasie vpon the ground 2. Diuil From the pale horror of eternall fire Am I sent with the wagon of blacke Dis To guide thy spirit to the gates of death Therefore I summon thee to come with speed For horrizons now stand thee not insteed Alexander aduanceth a little Alex. Horror and horror feare ensueth feare Torment with tormentes is Incompassed Dispaire vpon dispaire damnation Vpon damnation hell and consience Murther lust auarice impiety Vaine prophanation and apostacie Rage and distraction tiranize away Away proud Lucifer away Diuill away away The Diuill windeth his horne in his eare and there more diuills enter with a noise incompassing him Alexander starteth Alex. Holla holla holla come come come what when where when why deaf strike dead aliue oh alas oh alas alwaies burning alwayes freezing alwayes liuing tormented neuer ending neuer neuer neuer mending out out out out why why whether whether thether Diuills Thether thether thether Thunder and lightning with fearefull noise the diuells thrust him downe and goe Triumphing Enter Cardinalls and Bentiuoli Bent. What is he dead Car. Dead and in such a fashion As much affrights my spirits to remember Thunder and fearfull lightning at his death Out cries of horror and extremity Bent. Cause all your bells to ring my lords of Rome Rome is redeemed from a wicked Pope Car. God hath beheld vs with his eyes of mercy His name be glorified ioyne all in prayer And giue him praise that tooke away your shame ●ent. Goe your procession sing your letinies And let your Churches through with multitudes Banquets and bonfiers through the Citty make In signe our Church is freed from infamy Car. Euen as his spirit was inflate with pride Behold his bodie puffed vp with poyson His corps shall be conuaied to saint Peeters Open for all beholders that they may See the reward of sinne amend and pray Guicchiardine Th' omnipotent great guider of all powers Whose essence is pure grace and heauenly loue As he with glorie crownes heroyick actions Bearing a taste of his eternall vertue So semblably doth he with terror strike In heauie vengeance sinnes detestable As in this tragike myrrour to your eyes Our sceane did represent in Alexander Flagicious Caesar his ambicious sonne Reseru'd for more calamities to come After he was imprisoned by the Church Escap't into the kingdome of Nauarre Vnto King Iohn then brother to his wife Where in an ambush at Viano slaine Iust Nemesis repaide his treacherie Epilogus HEroicke and beneuolent spectators Your gratious eares and curious obseruations Iuditious censures and sweete clemencie Haue thus addrest our Tragick Theater T' exchange contentment for benignitie Humbly deuoted to your good desires For some delight cause of discourse for others For all example and for none offence Your fauours are a royall recompence Which when our loftie Muses shall perceiue Then in more pompous and triumphant state Your eyes with glory shall the deed receaue Of mightie Monarches Kings and change of fate By me those persons which our Scene presented Kisse all your hands and wish you well contented FINIS