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DIVILSCHARTER ~
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Cohteining the: Life and Death of ,
Tape ALEXANDER t/aefxt. *

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, 7pm]. Candlcma {Tc night; laft1by his
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'PROLOGVS.

G chiom jpeihmr: doe notlheere‘expelﬁ
Vzﬁom of pleaﬁre,amorom dzﬁ‘aurﬁ : ‘
Ourfnh‘a'} IL: ofélaud and Tragédie,
Marther,ﬁulc I rgccﬁ‘, and H ypo‘crz’ﬁe‘
Behold the Strumpctf of proud Babylon,
~ Her Cup withfbrm‘mtianfoamingfull .
OfGod: high wraith zimd 'vm emceﬁar that: win;
‘ Which mu impoﬁi 211902: her I thr-Diﬂg'ﬁ. ‘ ‘ j I ' ,

Francis Gui cchiardi'ne.

, " Em From the Chriﬁall Palace of' true Fame; ( »\
?\nd bright Starr-e-i§hambex"of ctcmall {ouléc‘j ‘
Seucrd from Angels Fellowﬁwip airghxl‘c,
To dwell with mortzﬁ bodies here on eartH:. ‘ -
I Framed Guiccinrdiwe a Florentine, ”
Am by the powerful! and commanding Muff, ‘ "
( Which bearer}: domination in out foules) ‘
Seat down: to let you fee the T ragcd-ic,
Ofs querigo Borgia lately Pope, '
C 311d the ﬁxt Mlexmader,with his fonnc '
Proud Ccejhr : to prefent vnto your eyes, '
Their fhithlcifcfcarclcﬂ‘cgnd ambitious lines :
ﬁnd 811’: by what vngodly mcanps and AR,
He: did attains the Triple.Diad¢m, ’
This viﬁon offcrd to your cyés declares; /
He: with aﬂluer rad m’oamtbt/co ajre tbrutmg
, ~ Enter, , >
exft me dear: betwixt two oth‘er CdrdinaigRodcrigo in bi: purl ‘
p14: Iméit clef} in conﬁrms: “with rim”, one ofw/aiqb 11;: guidctb to a ,
ﬂ ' Tenawkere a Tazé/e i; famiﬂzed with. dim” éagge: ofmongr,'wkicb
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rod , i7: primztc whifﬁemg with Rodegick , n’hoi‘i’w “36’ WWL‘?
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girdle .- Rodérigo daylzf’keth . He: difcwdeth .- after more mmder

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Lancet: 4: hisgém'ie , a littlepcece afﬁne parchment i3 hi: hmd, ,
whe heeiﬁgg hrwght 7mm Alexander , he: willing!“ ‘- recemwh him;
tq whome hee dcliiwreth the nytiizg , whichﬁeming t0 read? 3 PW"
ﬁmg; the Prohomzyﬂrzppcth 21p Alcxandersﬂeme and [erreih hi5.
Mme 610ml 2'» éﬁzmer 1aim! haying mhgn a peeve from 1‘17? 7’70“"

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the 1:10:44 , the other dim]! fwmeth toﬁqnpe 72p; and from him d‘f'
roahad 1': put the rich Cap the Tamale , and the triple Crmhe ﬁt
@130” Alexanders head , the raﬂé— eye; délz‘iwred into hr: handy;
dhdwithdll a magical! hooks: this dohm: with thmzderaﬁd [ight-

' ning the diui/l: dzﬁmd : A1¢xapder admhceth himfé’éfé‘ : “mi"

departeth.

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Thus ﬁiﬂ wichxgoldenbribes he did corrupt
The purple conclaue :then bytdiuelifhxart

_ Sath an tranfﬁgur’dlike a” Pronotarie

“To him makes offer ofthc triple Crown:
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‘ Eater marcbiﬂg after dmmm‘ﬂ (9 trumpet: at-twa ﬁzemllplaceg

Kirg Charics of France, Gilbert Mompanfeir , Cmfdz'mll bf

Sm: PCWY ad Vmcula :jgldz'e'r: : encozmtring them Lodowik
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Sforza,Cnanes Baiblauo, the ng of Emma mzd LonWIkC

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(1547', Renamed Lodawilgour warlike Couzcn,
Auihiciouﬂy cu‘coymred on the skirtes
‘ fI-"iea’mwtwe greets ybu ioyfully.

Leda, Thi‘ifc and former mbﬁ renowned 65ml“),

; A faithful! tongue from an Vnﬁximd heart.

As a iuﬂ hermld full oft Md) and honor

On the bchaife of forlorn: jmlz'e

Needing and. tl'auréngat your ?r'mcely hands,

Ofihch a Potent and Viétorious ng

Humbly {alums yourroyaﬂ Maieﬁy. . 7
The {h'ippe ofvvhich {ome—timewell guidedﬁ'ate,
Is through tempeﬂious timcsmahgniiy» , ,
By worthl'cﬂ‘e Pilotsfoolifh Gouerncrs

Mutualiy faﬁiOusJikc to {1an through Schifmev

Into the bottoms ofthe blacks abifme '

Through th’ impoﬁtion ofneceﬁity.

: Doﬁétleh do no: then(mcﬁ Chriﬂmn Charla);

Do not forfakc hir holding vp hir hands

For fuccorfto your royallCl'cmency: _

Hit faylcs are rengmaﬁcs (pen: and rudder brook:

And vndcr water fuch wide open leakcs ., " .
As vnder water {cone W111 make her ﬂuke. ‘ - ‘

Hauing bcene biigfd qun (0 many ﬂmclucs,

So torne,fo rotten and f0 long vnrig’d ,

And playing with the waucs to and againe.

As on: not goucrned Wiih hech ofhclmc.‘

One then Whome nature in his vowes toGodéa / ‘

\Bath tied to tender her forlonc cﬁatc ~ T

With cycsforciccing andcompaﬂisnate.‘ \ y ‘
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- ‘ ’7 ’ ' THE DIVIL s 0 HA KNTE 3‘,
Rctcndzrshcr to your high Maicﬁic,
, A Chriﬂian’Prince [a wife f0 valiant:

‘ ’ Vndoubtcd hc‘irc mm the Crowne oszplex,
’ ' By lawfull right of that greatc houfc OfeAﬂiolﬂ.
Of which your, grace is well knowne lawfull heu'c,
By th’ iﬁucs ofchat Charla the ﬁri},that ﬁrﬁ:
dfthc b}oud royal! ofthe Crowne of Fran“, ‘-
Obtain’d that Kingdoms ages manic paﬁ. .
’I hcfe reafons‘wcare with Lodawik‘SJ/‘brza mou’d',
To mouc your Maicﬁy with martial! force ,

To paﬂé theft: mountaincs to poﬂ’cﬂ}, your'ownc.

   
   

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Match then moﬁ Chriﬂian and rcnOwncd Prince, . x ' ' 4; .
Aduancc thy lillyﬂandard'potcnt King: ‘ ‘ _ ' 926"»
p And ﬁncc all {kandalls arc‘ remou’dmd cIccr'd, ‘ \ a I 3;§:’;.LV

Strike vp ye'ur chccrcfull drﬁmmcs and mgrc'n along
In Gods name; with gopd aufpiccs ofSaint Denjs, *
I know you doubt n6: mine intcgrity: ‘
Can more groﬂ": error rcﬁin poliicy. ,
*Thcn ﬁrl’c to ra.‘ 'c a hturbulent (harp: Home,
And vnaduifcdl r to lcaucdﬁwcc
To doubtfull c~ ancc and polﬁbilities, ' _ _ 1
F‘ To broachﬂféng' poyfon is too dangerous, W
’ And not bc ccrtcine 'of'thc prefcm vcrtue ' ‘
Which/is contained in his Antidot. '
'Wildc ﬁre permitted without liminit burnes,
Buen to confumc them that ﬁrﬂ kindled it:
I d_id aduifc you,I induéied you, _ .
And Lo {owikawhich brodght you on withhonor,
Will bring you of with triumph and rcnownc.

(7147', Embrace mp'Couzén Sform : by the faults
Of my forefathers I, rcioyce as mhch ,
, .1 In thy dear: ﬁicndfhip 'and wife indqﬂricg
As 1n the more parteofmy Patrimonic:
Courage tegithcr let ys {hate all one;
In lifc,in death, in pure afe or in nbnc.

Enter a Weﬁnger with letter: to Charles.

Thcf'c ncwes are fortunate for ﬂauéggfgy, \

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THE .D IVIL s CHAR 7‘53, ’ ”W ,
(Although wszﬁ didaccord With chem) ‘ ‘
Declared hauc thcm-fclucs for France and'vs .

Without diflembling qr hypbcriﬁé. ’ . - '
Lode. Why this wasitl did cxpeﬁ great Charley
Our armies and our Friends haue bccnc lcrngfowne’
The ground well plowedgbcblade is ﬁlll-comcvp, , » J /
A ud dcubt not me {hall luau: a ioyfull hamcﬁ I
Char. Coofcn Mompmﬁar .
2‘ aMm ch with your rc guncn ts to Tamrmmlz
"f?lExpeél‘ vs; 0! from vs «liméﬁons, ,.
, . , _. ‘ To mccte curfOrccsm'hen wee come ncér-e Florence,
'W " ‘Thcrc flml'l you ﬁnds the Smjﬂ’wixh their Artillérilc,
_ _. Newly by fca brought vmo Sperm, ' <‘
Come Coofcn march we cheercfully togcsher, ,
' ‘Fairqis the wayfair: fmtuncgndufaire wethcr, ,
Mompanﬁer Wirbfome [oul’dé‘ers dﬁd/Eﬁﬂgnef 59%;”;
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I gem. Nay {uch prephanc and moxnﬁrous’Soa/amic,
, Such @bfcure lnccﬁ and Adultery, ‘
. Such odious Au-aricc and perﬁdlc,
Such vinolencc and brutifh glngtoxay, _ _ ,
_ 50 barrel; of ﬁncerc integrit‘ic, —
2.6mt. In whom there is no {hams not verigig,
Faith nor religion, but mccmc’ruclty P ’
Immodcratc ambiﬁbn,gl1ilfull treachcric,
/ Such rcplnanatlon and Apoﬂacic ,
And in all falfehoodfuch» dexteritic. . l
1 ‘Gmt. As heagens defeﬂgnd men on e .‘nh-diﬂal’gc,

' agent. Such impious facriledgcjuch adulation : l \
¥1.Gent.Of all good mcn fuch detcﬁation; , ' ‘
a.geat. Such Magmlc skillfucl: diuiliﬂﬂncantat‘loq;
1.9m, Apparantﬁgurcs of damn’d rcprobation.

9.5:)”. As in all thoughtsisxhought abhomination. ,
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" 1.6m. 'Iimé will out-ﬁrip vs ; for the morning ﬂgrre',
Portends the mounting offairc Tisa’ém Carre,

2.66;”. Haﬁ wafer danger dtawnc on by delay,
Admits no time {Q tarry till clecrc day,

1., mt, Fix on your Papers,thefc for Alexander
And his ambitioué C‘eﬂzn: fer on yours, ‘
Hale rcucrcnt PafquilLIdoll ofvetitic, / Ax becﬁxetr': or: hit
Acc’ePt theft: factiﬁces which we bring, , Papa”, '

2.6‘ém. Theft: beﬁnne oﬁfrings ﬁguring fouls vice,

- Qh glorious guidcr of the golden Spheres,

And thou that from {by precious lyticke ﬁrings
Makes Gods and mcnin heauen and earth to dance ' '
With facred touch of fweeteﬁ harmony:
Pitty thcfe times,by whofe malignitic,
We Ioofe our grace, and thou thy dignity.

’ I .Gent, High Mufe,wbich whilomz Vertucs patraniztd5
In whofc etcmall rowlcs ofmcmory
The famous aé’ts of‘Ptinces were comprizcd
By force of cuer—liuin'g Hiﬁoric: ,
What {hall wc‘e doc to call thee backt- againe? '
True Chrdniclcr of all immortall glory, ‘
When here with mortall men nought is deuif’d,
But how all ﬁorics with fouls vice to thine:
So that alas thy gratious Oratorie, ,
Whichwith meere truth and'Vertue ﬁmpathiz’d5 ,
ls ﬁlcnt ; and Wee Poets now with pains,
( Wh1ch'in [aﬂalz’mz Fountaincs dip’d‘our quilles)
Arc forc’d ofmens impictie to plaine ;
And Well thou wotcﬁwvrought againﬁ our wills,
In rugged verfc,viie matters to ,contai-ne:
And herein lurkes the worﬂ of mortall ills,
That Rome (which fhould be Vcrtu’es Paradiqé)
Bare .ofall good,is wildcmcﬂE of'vicc. . g

a.gmt. How luculent ‘an'd morc confpicu'aus

Eucn then the funncﬁn cleercf’t Maicf’cic, '
His vehement and more then hcllifh tbirﬂ: ‘ 4
Soaring to pcarch Vpon the fpirc of hdnout '
Difplaics his baﬁard‘ wings‘mnd in that n91}:

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Where princely Fawlcons,or latte: klngly Birds,
Should hatch theiryoung oncggﬂaﬁts his raucnous Harpies!
His gracclcfleﬁmgiougand dilallrous fonnes, ‘
Emmy in the {Gueraignc Chaire @F domination.

i.‘Gent, But chieﬂy one,:hat diuélifh Cat‘dinall,

Proud foarfalﬁ, with ficrccimpietic; ;.
HisOraclc and inﬁrument of ﬂagme
In all nefarious plans and praé‘cilés,
Is now become as wicked as hixnfelfc :

But haﬂ we now,lca{’c an}; {bouldiﬂzfpeé‘l vs; H

agent. Much conference with ?afquilz’ may dctcﬁ vs.

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Enter Gifmond dierfl’elliﬂrquﬁgr him Bathaljgﬂ’a,

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/ Bar; Die vigsmrdzz Szgxiar i/[uﬂrgiﬂmo ’:‘ whether in ﬁzéh ha.&

7 K \m noble Lord thus early?

Gd: Szgnior CBarbarajfa in happy, time well encolmtrem for I

Emmi;

hauc fome buﬁneﬂe this morning with iny brother the Duke ,

of Candie, wherein I would both vfe‘ ybur counfcll and coun-
tenance, ’ _ .7 a l ”

“Bar. My good Lord Wﬁlli,the countenance ofyour denoted

ore friend, is ofleﬁl: vaer then his counfc‘ll , ycc both ofvcry
ﬁnall validity : fuch as they be,with his life and Bell fortunes 11c
ﬁnccrély facriﬁ‘ceth all to your feruicc. ' ..

Giﬁ Pardon mee decrc ﬁr no fcruice more then’ rcciprocall,
and in due paritie betwixt vs,an,d ﬁnce wee be f0 near: it, let‘vs
no: paffe Paﬁaillwizhout an Am : what fca‘ndalous hycrogli-f
Phickcs hauc Wee heere ?1 « _ .

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‘ » erz‘tia,Superéia,7’e;ﬁdz‘4,Malina,

cAIexmder,Sex tm,Pomzﬁx, Maximm,

A gainﬂ: my Lord the Pages holincﬁce‘ﬁxchhlafbhemous impug

dcncefuch intollcrahlc bitternellc! , / 7
UV, ‘7’. S. 2/5". Thgfe age. the fame letters With the ﬁrﬁ‘bcglm
hing at thelaﬁ,ﬂ1agm¢m Petmm Acqzimr Antichré/lm . P19]

Diaéolopur bleﬂéd Alexander ( bccin g Saint Patter: fucccﬂ'or) -

this diuilifh libeller calls Antichriﬂ. a
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THE D [VILS‘ CHA R TE K,-
Bzr. Paufc there my L&d a litlé,f0me‘what hm concern“
my Lord ch: erdinall Borgim
‘ ngcad it good Bzrézroﬂk.
} Bar, Alexander wazrgmfmam Galen: et panama donam‘t w J
l!‘ mmﬂzi‘lwﬁﬁiﬂm‘cﬁg @mmapniléer‘fumﬁmwl canﬂaﬂeﬁﬂbmr‘et,
H ’ ngh maﬂ iutoiicxable abhommatxcn} \ “
I 7 Bar; Ax’lexarzder adopted- his fonne [kﬁz‘r' into the fellow-
{hip of Cardinails , that he with the ugnﬁmous poyf'omofhis
breath might c akc the whole Conclaue. . ‘ ' ' 7
9'17fo the B éffgd alter ofSaint Peetar ch13 Vlllamc furpaﬁ‘eth
patience, . ‘ » , " ‘
Bar.My Lord here’s a long libcll. . ' .
, Giﬂ Read it"good,Baréaroﬁwmore mxfchezfc ofmy wxfc‘nay 7
read it; _ ‘ " .
Bar. Quid mifum?Rom:eﬁzE}d eﬁ‘Lucrctia Thais,
, Vm‘m Alexandriﬁlmﬁmnfa mmx, '
’ r ‘ _ The famcin cﬁ‘céiinfcueth, ‘
ii i Welcome good P03 from Rome tgll v’s Tome: newcs,
' Lucrece is‘tu-mcd T 11-43713 of the ﬂaw s:
In whom: her father ﬁlexmdef (aw,
g His'onely daughtcrmifgand daughter in law, .
Shall Iread‘on my Lord9‘hcrexis much more, ».\
GiﬁN'ay read out all}: is but ofa'whorc. '
Barfmnceﬁ'a di Ganfdga was the ﬁrf’c‘, ' ,
That married Lucrece Alexander: daughter,
And yet ﬁfe Pope thofe bains ofbrida-lc barf},
And made Qfmarriaga facramcnt a laughter,
HiSrea-fon was becaufe that fellow poore,
Lackﬁgnaintenancc for fuck a noble whom,
j.gfé’wifﬂMalignant afpcétof vngratious Ha 1's, ‘
, , ‘Why hams you poyntbd at my miﬂeries?~ ’
: BahHaucpatiencc gOOd my Lard andhcrethe rcﬁ; ' ‘ “
"Giﬂpzatienzﬂ perfarza, but thi‘s vvou ads to th’quicko,
Banlaﬁm Sforza now Lord ﬁlarqm: ofl’eﬁ'ére,_,
Wasfccond husband to this 3on dame, '
0f natué‘es faculties he being bard,
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THEwDIVILS CHAR'I'Ek, 9 ,

‘Paéﬂ/Wéllmlght ; buz'pcn or'inckc none ﬁndc. y

GiﬁOh villainies of‘monf’crous-Peoplc, _
Falhxons and units deformed and vnf’calbnalilc, I
liar“, Yet my Lord a little haue patience ih your
ownc camel , , r ‘ , ~
6:]; M allicc perfqrmc thy Worﬁ leaﬂ comming late, ‘
I with anticipation croile that fare. Read it,toot man. '
Bamgfmmd (I(zﬁllimobly dei‘ccndcd, V ‘ *
Is for hxs fbamefull match much dil‘COmmendcd.
For ncuer was the fbamclelTe Palm», m »
Nor L413: nomd for {'0 many woccrs,‘

’ Nor that vnc’hal’c profufe Semproma.

A common denlcrwith f0 many dooers, ~ _.
So préudfo faichlcffe, and f0 voyd ofﬂmme,~

L A s is new brodel! bride Lucretia,

Taketo thee szmmd both théfkornc and Hume; 1

,- And liuc 10mg lcalous of Lucretia;

With puﬂaing homes keeps: our all commers in,
Pomow thy xncartall mifcries begin.

GiﬂMmtall mifertesiblit we are all mortall,
Fortune I (come thy malxccgnd thy mccd,
Kebpe them vp fal’c that I may fbcw them to his holines;
Is this theliccncc which our citty Rome ‘ ‘
Hath gluen to bcal’cly Bards: ,and fatyriﬁs ,
Ribbaldly Rimeﬂer_s,and malicious curs,
To lcauc no ﬁat: ofChurch nor fcculcr,
Free from their ordurc,and polution.
Gcod Bzrlmraﬂk bcarc me Company} ‘
Exile and Punifhmcnt for fuch bafc poets;-
Imd llnpes with wic‘ry {courges wcrc toolltle. ”1
Which breathing here in Rome, and taking gra CE!
From the faire Sunnc-fhine‘of this hemifphcrcrr __

V Cont aminatc that ayrc with their vile breach.

Obumbrating this light'by which they line, 9 9

Ifthcfﬁ were truth; thimimcs impictie, » _ 9 9 _ 9

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Elexanderin I'az‘sﬂguy with éookgs,coﬁrém,}ji5 triph-
1, Crawm 017,992 a Csiiﬂfmﬂ lyefora him, _ ‘
k 3 v , Aim. With what expcncc‘otzmoney glare and jewels
1; -' This Miter is attayn’d my (39%“ Witneffe: . ~
> 7 But o/fﬂézroth my couena-nt with thee «
Made for’this foule moré prctious then all tmafureé.
Aﬂhé‘ts my Confcienceﬁ) but~ Alexander
Thy confcicnce is no confcicnce; ifa canfﬁiencc,‘ ’ ‘ ‘~\
It is a Ecoproufe and polutcd confcience; -
But what ? a coward for thy confcience?
,‘I’hc diuill is witneITe with me when Ifeald is
And cauteriz’d this confcience new (card VP
To banifh out f3ith,hopc and ch arity; '
Vﬁng the name ofChrii’tian as a Bale
For dream plats and intricate deﬁgnes.
That all-my miﬂy machinations
And Counféls held with black Tartariam ﬁendg
Were for the glorious {unnmﬂﬁne of'my fonnes;
That they might mountain equall Paralel
With golden maieﬂy like Szthmes fonne
To darts dovvne ﬁrcand thunder on their foes,
That,that was igwhich E fqmuch deﬁr’d
To fee my {onnes throngh all the world admir’d;
311 fpight ofgracc,confcience,.and e/Ib/mron
Iwill reioyce‘and triumph in my Charter, j ,
, ' , AIexanderreadEth, '

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' Holla Berunrdo? ‘ He 15220th a 5 1?
Call hethcr my tizvo fonnesthc Duke of‘ d - ‘f a
Cardinall ofmmce. '- 0’” 7 and ‘he

Happie thofe fonnes whom fathers louc fo well
/ ‘ T hat for their fakes they dare aduenture hell. " :\
~ 'Em‘cr tb: Dmﬁe of Candy and foar Borgia

, . ‘ ﬁriﬂingfor priority.

- Come my dearc fonnes the comfort of— my 1ti
Yours 13 this earthly glory which I hold,
Cannot the fpacious boundes of Italy
Eiuid‘ed equally coutaine you both?‘

. From Frame and Swzﬂérland I will beginneh

' With .Naple: and thofc Townes in Peqa’mom“

And all the ﬁgnories in'Lomédrz/z'} 7 I
From Torte di Velma to Swami

‘And Gem: on th’ othcr ﬁde oflmly K

' ”Vpon the, Mediterranean tow ards Greere; ‘ , \

Allotted‘ Candy for his patrimony.‘ "
And in Ramania from Pontremoh‘

And Pram to fairc Florence 5 and from thence: ' '

In Tuikany within the Riucr Nam: , 1 \

And fxuitfuxl Mme zhofc fweetc Prouidces

Eucn to Mom: Alra,N4ple:,Polimﬂra

, And Petmﬁlia in (az’aéﬂa , ,

. . Thefurthsl’t home offal] for (?efizr, ‘ ’, *
Gains dubble Rrength With your vm‘tcd loucsA ‘
Louc One another boies you {hal be Kings:

Fortunehath beehe aufpicious at my birth .
And will continue gratious to mine end.
(:‘zﬂor and Pollux would not hut: in Hcaucm
~ aneffcs they might be ﬂelliﬁed togithcr‘, ‘
You for anlittle—turf'e‘ofearth contend ‘ ~

* When they togither lh'me the wclkin cleercs: ..

" And gentle galcs beare fourth thewinged failcs; .
But when they {him a parte they threaten ﬂormes‘ 7
And hiddeous tempef’cs t6 the Marriners '
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I Be (afar: Candy,[}eﬁzr,[ahndiu ['dﬁr,

With perfeﬁloueﬁeare bcyesioue gne .andthcr .
So either {ha} be ﬁrengthened by his brother,

(1:. MoPc bleﬂed reuct’end and renewncd father,
The lone by nature to my brether (22mg,

. Enforceth me {omemmes in plainer fort

To clear: my confciencc iﬂuing from pure lone, . . 2
It is meere loue which mpoues theft pafﬁons,
When I dd cahnfdl or aduife your good. , ,
(a. I know dee-re brother ,w en your counfell tends
Vnto my good,it iﬂ'ucthﬁ pure lou c,
Caz, Aswhen I tax yq/g/Qﬂﬂcdy confciencc
Like an vhpitted penetcntiarie, ‘

. Brother with rcucrence ofhls HolineITc .

Your heart is tofo much fpic’d with honeﬁy. .
Alex. I and Ifeare me he will ﬁnd it {0,
Your brother C&ﬁtr tells you very true: ‘
You rhuﬁ not be {0 ccremonious
Ofoathes and heneﬁy,Prinees ofthis world
Are not p; ickt in the bookes ofconfcicnéé',
X6151 may not h'reake your promife for a world: , " “x"
Learne this one leﬁ‘on Iooke yeemarkeit Wcll,

_Jt'is npt alwaicsneedfull to keepe promlfc;

For Printesﬂ'orc’d b'y mecre neccfﬁty ,

To page their faithfull promiffesﬁgaine

Perch by the fame neccfhty to breake promifc; .
Cue. And for your more inﬁruéﬁés lcatnc theferules! -

"If any Cedar,in your forreﬁ :fptcad, ‘

And oue‘t-peerc your branches with his'tqp,

Prouidc an axe to cut him at the more, ”

Subom e informers or by ﬁtaresintrap

That Kin‘g of'Flies within the Spiders Wehbe; ' ’
0t els ininarc him in the Lions toylcs. '

What though the multitude applaud his fame:

Becauic the qug‘ar haue Wide open cares

Mutter amongﬂ them and poifcﬂ'e their hearts

Th at his deﬁgntments wrought againﬁ the Rate

33y which yea wand him Withapublickc hate. , ‘S
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Sole: him crifh, yet feeme pittif'uii , 1
Cherrifh a e wcakeneﬂe of h1s ﬂock: and race

.As if 211 11:: he merizted difgrace

8111173421111 Court to 1110111111: his ﬁmeraiis,

_ But urne a hone-ﬁre for him 111 your Chamber.

' Alex. Cwﬁzr deliuereth Oracles ofttuth

.Tis well fayd (‘ 4415th attend a little, ]

' And binde 11 um l1ke iich biacelets 011 thine 11111195
01 as a precious iewell at thine earc.

Suppofe We 0 faéhous Princes bozh thy friends A
Ambitious both, and both compet1101s,
,Aduance111 hoﬁile armcs againﬂ each other

. loyne with the ﬂrongeﬁ to confound the weak:
But let youi wars foundation touch his Crowne,
Your neerei’t Charity concernes your feife;

E13 let him perifh , yet {eeme chaiitable

,As 1f you were meerely compofd ofv-ertue:
Beleeue meCand} things are as they feem 6,

Not wh at they be the1nfeiues;all is opinion:

And all this world 15 but opinion

‘ , '_ Locke whaclarge diﬂance IS twixt Heauen and Earth,

80 manyieagues twixt wealth and hénefiy:
And they that liue puling vpon the fruits
thonei’t confciences Harue on the COmmom,
Caeﬁzr can tell thee this 111 ample forte.
' And Caaﬁzrloue him, loue him hartily;
Though mildeneﬂ‘e do poiieiie thy brother Candie;
It is a oentie vice,vicini11g vertuc
Cam V11 der coucﬁion of your Hoiineﬂ‘e,
.Thofe w arre’s which vertuc leuies againﬁ v CC,
A1 e or eiy known c to Fome particulers
Which haue them wr-ytteti in their confciences
1‘ hofe are the £11m: they f‘eemc and 111 fuch watrcs
Yom ionne {hall make 1emonﬂrance of his valour,
)And (0 become true Champion of the Church
wa It IS the premons Ornament of Princes.
To be [irong hearted ”proud and valiant,

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Brothet with reucrencc of his holincﬂ‘e
(Whofe facred wprds like bleiTcd Oraclcs
Haue pointed at your prudence) C4301)“ would
i Haue lgiutn the like aduife :but(in concluﬁon) ,
Vndoubtcdiy to Workc‘ out thy confuﬁon.
~ - Enter Barnarda. ' ,
eﬂle. Vpdn my blefﬁng follow Ctzﬁm cdunfeﬂ; ' .
It tendcth to thy gloryu ’:
BermMoﬂ bleifed Lord,
Embaffadors from Ferdinande of Naples“
7 Arriucd hccre attend your holinetfe,
IgAle. This is a welcome mefrengcr far gadﬁ‘gy,
To make a marriage with the Lady; 54mm
And’ﬂzm’] for {'0 much asthis requires 3
A ioyfuil entertainment;take that honor ‘* t ‘ , . \ 7
- And bid him welcome with due complements, '
‘ Shcw courteoUs,'language laudable épportc;
Let them be {639th in more fumptcous fort ‘
Then ordinary mchengers ofﬂatc:
Obfetue his fpsechesfathome his dcﬁgnes;
And for I know thy nature traéiable,
' ‘An‘d full ofcourtcﬁe : fhew courtcﬁe
And good intreatie to them : Gentle [audit- _
N ow fhew thy felfe a polititian;
_ 1 neede not giuc thee large inﬂruéiions;
. For that I know thee Wifc,and htmorabic \ ‘
Creete th em from vs : Cazﬁzr {hall at a turn: - .
, ‘Jiue con'tfpondcncc to thy courteﬁe: ’
I as well ﬁtteth with my ﬂat: and honor
' Within theft ten daies wil admit them hearing:
’ \ Meane while lcamc out by lore ofpolicic
The fubﬁancc of their motions,that we may
Be better arm‘d to giué thcni’refolution.
(kn, Yelll‘ holincffe in this {hall fee my skill, , _
\ Todo you feruicc, ' Exit Canéj‘,
_ eﬂlex. Ccefarnow to thee. " i
This taskc vpon thyfhaulders oncly'lcanes;
1 ref} VPOX] thee (‘wﬁnwerc it hot

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THE DIVILS CHARTER,
That 'thoumuﬁ {econd ir,or ﬁyf’c it rather W _ ~.
I durﬁ nbt cruﬁ fuch things of confcquence, '
To fecblc‘fpitits : therefore from ourﬁablcs‘
Six P609472 Courfers arm’d and furnithgrd/ * g y _
With rich Caparifcns ofgold and chﬂe,‘ ‘ K /
With EX rich Complex Armors for thcirfaddlcs, ’
And {uch aCabbinct ofpretiOLis Iewels ' , h ’ 7
As we {11:11} chaofc within tomorrow morning '
Prcfc'nt from vs in'token ofbur leuc.
Let. for no coﬂ in fumptuous banquctmg,
Bcéxreue me 6‘ £121? fome—times at a banquet,
More grqund is go: then at a bloudy battell.
Wmme out their humorsfaghom their Helights g
Ifthcy dehgh: m that Which Naplex‘cmuqts,
Finemittyﬁioue-ﬁckjbrat: cana‘ b eautif‘ull;

' -' J'Hoqucm, ggan cingfull of Fantaﬁgs.‘

Such Sugaz' harccd .,‘;‘}'7'e;15.;01' fuch Comm‘cts,

As [hints in our impcl'i'all Rate ofRaém, ~ -

True pick-locks in ciofcwards ofpolicic,

Prefer}: them With the Pﬁragons of Rome:

And {pare not For a Million in expencc,,

Solong as here they keepc their rcﬁdcnce. . g
(afar. Caz]: r in fuch a‘cafe-will- ' rooc- true gaeﬁzr, *

Wife,frankc,and honorable. ‘ '
Alexsldoubt it not: ‘ ' \ ,

And C&fhf,(as thou dooﬂ imbracc my Ioue, '

More then the world bcﬁdes) accompiifh this,

And we: {hall Ceeﬁzr with high blcfﬁngs bliﬁe,E.rit
(Rf By’thistjme is my faire Lucretia,

Béﬁtted for a buﬁneﬂ}: ofbloud, ,

. Nccrdy conger’ning her eﬁatc and mine. E Mr.

S (EA). 5. ,
Eater Lucrc tia 41m in leer mgktgawm pnrired,
liringmg in a okai‘zcggbicb 177: planter}:
72pm the Stifge.,

I156. Lucretia £33 0ij all feruile fearc, '
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‘ Reuenge thyxfeif‘e vpon thy icalous hu§band 7
That hath bczraidir'lhinehonorzwrong d, thy bed : ' ’
Peak not ; with rcfblution a(‘fc‘his death:
L‘ct none ofBorgiM race in policies _
Exceed thee Lucrez'cmow prOuc (:8!de SiHc-r, »
So deep: in bioudy ﬁrataggms as hce:
Ali {innes hauc found examples in all times,
IF womanly thou melt then call to minds,
Impatient ﬂiedws Wrathfuli fhrie,
And raging Clz'rmemnﬂ‘mc: hichus (ac? :
Progm: {image murther (if her onciy ionn 6,
And ‘Drzmm ﬁfty Daughters<a11 but one) g
That in one n1ght,their husbands ﬂceping ﬂew.
My caufc as iuﬁuas thcirgmyhcarc as rcfolmc, . /
My hands as ready. Gifmmd 1 come,
Haiid on with furic to rcuenge theft: wron
And louc impcifon’d with thy ieaiouﬁe; x . f
Ihaue dcuifed Inch a curious ﬁnre, ‘
.As icalious Vulcan ncuer yet dcuif‘d,
To griafpe his axmcs vnablc tqreﬁﬁ,
Deaths inﬁnimcms inclofc‘d in thgfé hands.
. ' . ‘ Aloe: kneeleth 502mg.
’ You gricﬂy Daugiigers ofgrimme Ereéw,'
Which {pit out veiigcance From your viperous heircs, I
Infui'e a thrce—foid viger in theft arme’s 5 j -
\ Imarblc more my ﬁrong induréte heart, \
To confumatc the p10: of my reu'enge, . / f
V , Skcerz'ﬁ’tb £22251 walker]: Womnél,
,7 Exit? Gifmond diVifclii wntm/fedzin 1912 -
' Mgktécdp,t}iigg 171'; péintx.
Heerc comes the fubieéi of my Tragedy,
ng. What mthdcretm walking alone 2“
Theft: folitaric Paﬂions fhould bew ray
Some difcontentmcnt; and thofé gracious evcs
Seems ‘0 be moEu’d with angemet wirh léue :
Tell me Lucretia,may thy Gifmmd know ,> _ K3
’ LuaDemaixndi’: thou thecaufc iniurious szmmdﬁ '
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I Iiuc clofe prifoner to thy icalouﬁc ?v

TE'ROI

Thc’Efchrim Dragons k'cptnot with moré Watch,

The golden ﬁ‘uii,t‘nen thou my fatal] beauty

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Thou wouldﬁ exclude me Frbm thegﬁght o’fSunncb
But that his béaxnes hr;- akc through ibmec-rcuiﬁes
Thou wouldﬁ d’cbarrt mc from the common ayrci ' , '

But that againﬂ my willfl fuck it in,’
And breath it out in fcalding ﬁghcs again: :
W'crc I in 1Vaxa: where :30 noi-fc 18 head

But [\Tcpmlnc‘s rage ,no ﬁghts butruthelcifemcks,

Or in the L: '{iﬁiﬁ difertsgor exchang’d

’ ThisHemi‘fphm‘c ofi’iqme foxth’yj’ntzpodcy,

W‘cre not {0 gricuousas to dwell inﬂame,

Baniih’d from ﬁght and confm'cnccof friends; \ _
(72f: Efilam‘i‘r thou my Jealouﬁc P nay blame thyhcautys

And louc imprifon’d in thofeamprous lookés:

If‘care the Sunnes reﬁcé‘tions on thy face,

1633 he more wondring at thy prccxous eyes,

Then any Nxmphes which he moﬁ‘honorcd,

ShouEéi hears thee to fomc other Paradicc,
And rob me, ﬁiiy man, of this worlds toy,

I fears the windcstlcaﬂ amorous I am in them,
( Enuying iuch prctious nature amengﬂ men )
Wish extreamc paﬂion hence {hould hurxy thee.

0h ions is ful! offearc .-- all things If'eatc;
By which lméght bx: fmﬁrare ufthy lobe, j

Lac. Scoffﬂ thou mcc Giﬁmnd With contmuall taunts 1"

10h God of heaucnsﬁmil 1 both fuf’ﬁer fhamc

, “And {comqwith £15317 difPifd capnimtieg

61]" Here in thc’Erc-{cncc ofthe pews“ inHezucn; ,
1 doe uh: Iheake ineaeorachut in mean: lone:

And Further Lm'rcfé, { of thy demands,

For laugand beautic,hcch arc rich‘c iii bountie? . , .

Pmrgiue ms: wha‘t ie- pathand I‘willﬁsﬁzarc,
News? m vex thee wigh memezlumﬁg. ’

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When Ibcﬁewgd on t'nce this diamgmd
A lewd} once held precious asmy life 5'
And wm‘n ig caﬁ away my {elf}: 05‘: £566 ‘
Didi]: thou no: promife co maintai‘hc mine I'mnour,
/ ' Naithc—r iii word nor deed to give ﬁzfpcﬁ ‘ ' , ,
Ofﬁiv éiﬂikcgaxfd haﬂ thou no: ﬁnca then ‘
In pECJiFCncc ofmy ncercﬁ Noble friends
Rebukd me like a 12¢!in For my Iighmcfﬁ?
ﬁﬁdfas a mich Ebckcs his many VP ,
’So :ﬁereﬁramd from Quét‘ch and ﬁght ofthcm? \
, ijWE‘scn ﬁiﬁ thou didﬁi {ﬁcw this Diamend;
It had a precious iuﬁre in mine eye: ,
And “as poﬂéﬂ- ofvez‘tucgwhen I vow‘d
”To maintains that, which was impoiﬁblc:
But ﬁnce that time- this 99116 hath had a'H/aw,
,» Broken within the ringﬁis foiie growne dimme,
» The/vcrtue. vamfhmnd the Inﬁea’lof}, 7 ' ,
/ ' .Sbegmﬁmb 1917mm b j: cbaire’.
L915, I can no longer brooké thefe bafe rebukes.
. , Thefc taunting riddles,and clofclibelljngs
ng Oh helpe I am {’rranglcd‘. \
‘ S/aéﬂOPPet/o I’m mouthpw’et}: out 1m
* \ dagger gm! afereﬁ) 20 ﬁg: him,
LuPeace wretched Vill’ameﬁhcn rcci :1: this quickly:
0: by the lining powers of‘hcauen i1: kill thee.
Sbegaggetk bzmymd may}; a paper om of/am‘ 505‘ 07716.
Take pen and ‘incke : tis motto make thy wili;
Fdr ifithouwijt fubfcribc} will not kill. \
Tis but to cleere zhofc fcandalls ofmy ﬂaame,
Withwhich thy iealouﬁc did me defame.
‘ GJmazdejhéﬁriéeth .
, So now that part is playd,what fbllowes now?
Thou Ribbauld,CuckCOld,Rafcall,Libeller,
Pemicious Lcchervoide ofall performance;
Pgriurious Coxcombc,Fo‘ble,now for thofe wrongs.
Which no gr eat fpirit could well tolierate
, Come I,wip h mortall vengeamcéou thy-foulc. 1
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My blgﬁ’cd fatber and my brothch‘cﬁzr‘ slagﬂdém’t;

Wxth mccﬂnhls take for my brother Cam}: ‘

And tizis for Noble Spboma whom thou Wrongeﬂ;

And hncc the rim: is fhortcl will be {harm * ‘

Per 1951;}? g vp oftﬁejﬁalling me whore,

Setting dpiaﬂs tending at my tails; \

'fakﬁ thisgﬁﬁd €533,296 this to make amends, tbrecﬂafx togitljer.

And pm thee From 222579311165; '

5/98 'zwéz‘wdm‘b bi??? , lazf'c‘rly £75m w: rkagrowml; putter!) the dagger
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Now wiil my father afflemmdc’rﬁ W '

That Idid cake the beﬁ and fafci’c way;

And wagzr Wm a_pproue it. with his heart,

That LI/zcrere Jath pei'fo‘rm’da cunning part6.

Ifothcrs afkc who. Giﬂﬁzmda kild 01: why

It was himfciFC rapeming xcalouﬁc, ‘ £in Lucretia.

V J g Baréaroﬂk knockgt/a at a (1073?,
Bar, Holla withizithere?
Why fcliowes? '
Serxs'infgmm, Heere my Lord,
58.47; What 13 my Lord Zy‘zj’élli ﬂirting yet?

My Lord the Poptz expcéﬁs himgand the ambaffadors

OFszleJ c ‘au‘c his company. ,‘Enter Bai‘ﬂﬁd Sémiﬂgmm.
‘ ‘ ’Ser, My Lord I haue net fecne him yet this morning,

73;”; Is not your Lady Latcrce ﬂirting yet .9
_ Ser. No my good Lord I think: thee be not. ycf come from
her ch‘amber,her cuﬁome is not to be {cent [0 1‘00an ~ , ,
, ' Barffis Weihtis weUc: her mke cafe in gads’ ngme‘, ,_
Buﬁ make hai’c,‘ call vp my Lord thy maiﬁcr honéﬂ fallow,
Ser. With patience ofyour Lordﬂxip iwili I‘peake:
For three daiesfpacel did ﬁnds: in my Lord ‘\ F,
Pamonatc motions,and ﬂrange melancholic \ ‘
’Tmay be his {01311146 hath drawnc him forth,
. I will ﬁz‘ﬂlookc thc garden and the gallcries. ‘ . _
“Boar, Do my good fricr; Iwill_,expe& ahce in Ereﬁ‘parlet hgre?
/ As ‘szrbargﬂagow em bee ﬁadqtk Viielli myrrh“:
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“‘1 t Yam Lord lies murthtcd heregcall vp your Lady;

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4 (“us dagger grafped in his fate” hand ~
1f { Reuealcs. tome violtncc, wrought on himfclfeg
‘l ‘ 7' ’ Could nature [0 much violat: her feigz?
Wasit not Vitought b} blouéyl 'Ewt‘gim’: race? _
Ideal}; in this the diutils hygschtiﬁc,
\Iuﬁic’c othatzcns time and inftrutablc
Reutaicigoh reuealc it 111 thy mercy,

* Emmi Lucretia with Moticilla. '
L#:,'thre is my Lotd P my dcat‘c Lord?
3392;”. Tatty Lady. :1 .

Approch not ngctc this t‘uthfuﬂ QJ/€&QC16;

Apptoch not near: this {ptétacle ofbldud,

This mthfull ikeétaclcofbloud and death,

Lcaﬁvfuddainc horror ofthcih bleeding wounds -

Wound thy diﬂmé‘tad fpitits to pale death. ‘
Lm‘, W ha: horror or what mortall {peﬂ‘aclty

Vpon fucﬁfuddainc hath aﬂoniﬂted me?

Oh my deerc LordsVzﬁ’ﬂy [puke to me:

Oh moPt difaﬂtous accident and houre;

Ay me muff Wtctchcd and vnf‘ortunate," ‘ ’

My decrcﬂ lord the treafure ofmy life, ' ’

The fwccteﬁ paradicc of my beﬁ hqpes,

Is mutthredd‘eckc outthe t1i°urthcrcrs

Leaue not vnfeartcht a corner nor a Crany:

Locke vp the dates thereJeaﬂ that homicide

Efcapc ys in thzs paﬂion. 7
Bar, Haue patience Lady, .

Haaucns wall rcucale thcmurthcr doubtlit nota ‘ ’ , ~

‘ ‘ Lﬁ'c‘, Ah Noble Ba‘réaroﬂa muth I Fear: '

Now With theft eyes I fee thc mutthcrer,

Stained with the guilt ofnaturegoh my Lord

303 ﬂittlc know that chef}; weake womans hands:

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me killing ofirimf'elfc bcfbte this time:

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Which leaue mc defolatc a forcloi‘ne widr'iow.

- Mat. Madam thefc papers will hcwray fame matter,

» Lac. Oh mighclﬁndc an other murthercr, ‘ .
Bar. Thcfe do contain: {ome matter read them Lady. '
Lac, My heart l‘woln‘c VP With forrow,lcnds no light ‘3

Vnto mine eyesmorfor‘cc vrito my tongue “ \

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" To {Ea one letter, or to readeone word,

I‘fr’ay you read: it good Lord Bazrédroﬂk,
‘ _ Bzréagoﬂ’h readctla.

I Giﬁnond di Wﬁllz‘rhropgh dcl'pcratc griefe concciucd in ical-
louﬁ'c (which! bare againﬁ my Lady Lucrccz‘a) hauing found
out by much ‘triall,and \examination her faiclrfulnelle and inno-
ccncy , make this my proreliacion as the 121% piacular ablation
to her For thofc wrongs that; with mine ownvnfortunatc hdnds
Ihauc ended my life , deﬁrijiig her and all others to forgiuc me,
and pray for me , ﬁr bfcribe'd with mine ownc hand, 313d {ealcd

With my {6316. - ~ ‘ gzﬁnomt' de [412112;

'1! veleuo d’mmre,
.Am: tmﬁjfé il ware,

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Math Lord ofhcaucns haue pardonon his ﬁzulc.
Lm‘. This is his hand and feaic, {peakc now my Lord;~ ‘
Did notI {bone dildoﬁsthc m‘urthcrei? L
Told Inot that the murahcrcr was prcfcnt? A -
Ah neucr nearer {hall 1 liue to l'cé. . ﬂveﬁwndeth.
847. Comfort you felfe dcere Lady God will [end fuccor'
Your husband hath paicd deerely for thefc wrongs. \
4 Luca Glue me my lord againc,death {hall nor hauc him,
Come my dccre szmwdpome againe my ioy'c:
Delay mo not: lcaﬂ l preuent thy louc _
I cannot brooks délay_’s,Errcrece {hall follow. \ ‘ J \ H
, , Lucrecc oﬁmth toﬂab herﬁlﬁ- Barhoroﬁ'a

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' Bar. Temp: not God's i'ufiicc Lady, fall to praier,.
Helpc,in there,take your Loréo’ut ofher ﬁght:
L740, .Oh my dear: friendsthat fee my mimics, .
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7‘12; 1‘) IVILS (3' HA}: TE K.”
That Ibcfbre my death may<vyish thcfc eyes)
Behold him hciaor’d in his obiaquies, ‘
BI27‘.AI‘3d I wii begre thefe papers to his Holines,
VEhoﬁ: Ibrmw wiI ﬁxcccd for szmond: deathﬁxeﬂw,
o Ezra-Guicchiaxdin,
C/yof‘nus fouls fufpizionfcarc and icalouﬁc

Offhemc, iiﬂzonorjand his wiucs hot Iuﬁ,

Hath feaz'd vgon ViJ 5:15 mhofe rsuengc,

W'as to reﬁr—aine L2:5r:c: from Company.

Bat fwcliing pfidgand Euﬂbouh limitless,

Anfwér‘d his louiﬁg fcarc and (ham: with (15;;th

Attend‘the fcqucIE.N0W fuccciﬁudy '

(After fuch warlike preparations,

. So many ﬁrms hopes fbmtd in Italy)

King [ﬁlmrlex With ﬁfteenc hundred men at armes,

Three tl‘zoufand Archersmith ﬁx thoufand SwiﬂTs'.

Franc}: mcn,3nd szmm twifeasémany more, ‘ ‘ \
With martial!1ncai11r€s,ouerPiemmt ' '
Treads a long match after his drums gnd ﬁfe, ,
With (Milan: force,and now his n'mizpezs hard;
Vnto the gates ‘ofRome giuc frefh aliarms,
‘ Ynto the Peggwho Rirreth VP in armcs,

‘ :4.“ mm .mmue. 7 , . ,

,ACT.2.,S€<-ﬁg I. ,
Enter Alexandemz’t}; a Lint/fac/{z'n hi: hmdgwitb him
foar Borgia, Céraﬁ‘aﬁcrnardo Piccolomini‘,
the Caﬁilian,Gaffp er de fois M‘. of the

ordinance. \

Alexﬁaﬂz’llz‘an take ﬁuc hundred harguebuﬁc,
Two hundred Arbalaﬂzcsgnd fortiﬁc,
Vpon the tower of Saint Seéaﬂiax, ~ '
Affronting that port where prewd Clmrle: fheuld enter,
Call’d Santa (Maria 612' P012010, 7, , ,_

Pic.0ur’fouldi¢rs ready berwith match in Cockc,
T’attendxhis feruice,:1nd our fcurricrs;
Age now ncturn’d hauing difcryd King Charley,
ngcnﬁgns and his Comets proudly mend,

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THE D [VILS 0 HA R TE 2:, *
With pEumed regimcntmmd trod};— es of‘horfe,
Marching‘m glorx t0 the gates ofﬁomc, Exit Piccolo;
Alex. b‘rwdy bring on your campanies bald'hearts,
géégﬂiff 51% Pass , are tiégfe two 34/255,535, \\
Alzeaciy mbunted on their carsiages Pr ' J
, 525x, We make yen maﬁa ofam Ordinance He delimretk
And can the Turret 0553th A&rim; « , x In}; Linﬂock.
Plane ﬁx more Cammnjand fume Cniuerings,
Feure Lizardsjang eight Sacresmith all fpeed,
, Take Gum‘zezs With you to the Citeadeﬂ, \
Powcier and ﬂuotg‘with Ladies for their charge,
See meme be wanting ; fet them to their taskc,
Haue a good care you r Pyoners Workehard,
'Z’io further yew: fertiﬁcations, , ‘ Exit Gafpef.
(29f Pleafenhygur Hoiineffe to giant: me leauc"a
h. ﬁtteth well-wieh Gist owne ?m'pofes, :
To-giue Charles entrancegand Without ref’craint,‘
Leaﬁi hob}: rigor {'hmﬁd vﬁlrpe that Ieaue,
Which to reﬁi’c were vaine and dangerous;
Bdeeue me Faeher we muﬁ temporize. ' —
emf. Beﬁdes you fee how the CalrLérizm Duke,
Out «OFthe Port ofSa'mt Sgéaﬁlm», ‘
Not one house paﬁ,h ath iﬂhed'and left Rome;
Now :hough you do Faﬁweéﬁcoméaie all doubts:
For you {hail ﬁede {his ﬂare an'dccmmonly,
Dan ,gers accompany fufpition, ‘ 7 - , V »
‘ 13433.21. We ngl embrace that courfe,but With your Italic,
In C aﬂle Angelo Capitulate: ’ _ ,
$tazt:ading (as beﬁ beﬁts vs) on our guard‘c. g

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Epﬁgne,Dmmmcx am! 7 rumpets.
'5 Piccal. Tis time ycur Holineﬂe tookc to your guard;
, For Pot em (MM); ( like oneth‘iaﬁtdnquemth )R
- .Amn’d at all peeces,in his plumed caske, .
Am iwizh a Launce reﬂing vpon his thigh,-
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THE DIVILS CHARTER.
The fubérbsmnd is now come [0 the gages.
e/ﬂaW: arc (refolusd: Gaﬁer defoz‘: fake heed,
On pains ofdcath nofouldier be {0 bould ‘
As to difchardgc oncpeccc Gr‘arb aiaﬁ‘,
Before thalarme being giucn from them,
Wee with a cuiuen'ng {mm Came Axgdo,
Proclémc hoﬂility :troopc on a pace? \
Take w‘c what fortune peace or warm affords, I
The worﬁ ofrcibiucioxl is with fwords,
Exézéﬁ; with drum: 51ml tramp:
Enter with drum: and trumpet: :Kz'ng Charles, ‘
Cardimll Swizz; Pet er ad Vinculafmd Af-
-canio,I.odwick Sforza : (Mompan.
‘ 7 Ge: enﬂgﬁefl/bmldz‘m, ‘
(7am: Thus Fax: with, much applaufc in ioyfull gnartch,
With goodfucceﬂ}: and hopeful} auguric,
We marched hauc within thqwalls ofR‘ame,
Not litlc wandering that his Holines,
Dorhggiuc fuch ﬂender wcléomc to our troups.
Lod,Your maicﬁy may well perccauc “how fcare,
And icalcous iudgcment ofa wounded confcience,
Workcs hard in cAlcxander.
Afrat‘md how foxe—likc.
(Houlding ncwtrali‘ty the furcf’c gard)
He cooPes himfelfc in Caﬂlc Angelo, ‘ ,
.(ﬂ'langPlcafeth yburmaiﬂic to giuc a fummgns, \
Vnto the Caﬁlc forfomc parliance,
Vpon inch articles as were {ct downe,
ClmnComc we wil touch him,ﬁ1mmon Forth a park;
M), » ﬁm' drum anfwer atmmpet.
3.: , , Enter Piccolomini 72pm the wall:,
,2 ‘ What ofﬁce biearc you marching .on thofc walls, /
We made no fummcn‘s Po confcr with you. ,
PiaMaﬂ Chriﬂian pringc plcafeth your mightines,
13m Caﬂillian of Saint {f Vader his Holincsp
Cbar.To_bid dcﬁan.¢b‘to' utforccs? L i : _
PiaNo'g moﬂ gtagj'ou's Lord, _ ,
But to falur’é pp from hiéHolincs,’ \ .‘ /
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(1311'?)an hat is he Gckc? ‘ ‘ q
‘PicNot very well difpgfd, ‘
S‘Pmd vinNor cuer wasﬁor will be well d'ifpbf’d
(he, Axkozhdrjfummon's for his Holmes, Ekgt"?ict01,
50m“! drmwmfwm tfumpci
Alexander 9pm: tloe wall! in bi: pomzﬁm/lx éerwixt Czefar Bot ia’
and Caraﬁa (krdz’nall:,beﬁre him t/ac'Dukg 0f Candie 55k ‘
ring a wardﬂﬁ‘er tkem Piccolomini Gafperd ef'cis 7
2/4/5. Moﬂ Lhnﬁian (71mm, here lfalme your :7rabc
Bidding you ?eaceably welcome to Rama, 7' D , f
12' cu bring ’peace along with you to Rome, ,
[194nm ﬁliall Lou: Ithankc your Helmeg
WC litlc thoughtit Ourmoﬂ holy father,
That our alcgeancc to the Church offlome,
Which we » Jith all our predeceffors tcndrcd,
Shduld hauc e’nfbx‘cli you to take i‘ané‘tuary. , ‘
eﬂlex. Sozmc Ckarieiknow then wciookc not tlo‘thi‘s Place '
" In (care as to {omc refuge or afylc: ' ' \ ’?
But for afmuch as ncwswerc broughcin poﬁ‘, »
That you with an your- forccs did approch,’
Arm’d and in hof‘hle manncr-to this City, , _
,The Conélaue thought it ﬁt tendrmg the}: ﬁfty,
tholy Church,and facred priuxledgc, ~ »
To know your meamng ﬁrthand then with pomg, : - ’
To make your xxrclcomc in Saint Peterx paliace,
In the bcﬁ“ faﬁﬁon with due ceremonies;
C lmr Know then moﬁ holy father what we we'uld,_,
Hauing in radians march: from Frana thus far,
Paﬁ with our forces God ﬂil guiding vs, . ' . \
(As we be ‘decpely‘bound by‘lawes Qﬁmture,.
And reafon wworkc {hrcly for our right) " ' \
We left no: buﬁc doubts,nor obﬂades, , , ’ ' K '
Which thigh: preuent vs in our iuﬂ i—mprcafcs:
Hence was it that w‘edid Capitulate, ' ‘ ' ' /
So’ ﬂrié’dy with the créﬁzy Florentinex, ,
Whom: we we ell knew fauour’d ‘Alplaonfoe: par“
And this madelﬁﬁu ioyne in leaguewith vs»
Xe: hauing notice tha: youIHolincu V
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1 THErDIVILS CHARTE Ra
_ £95}: With Alpkoxﬁ (1:th vﬁjz‘ges my C‘ewne) , .,
And his forms Ferdinand druc deeper in .
Vpon conﬁderations ofmorc weight; '_
We thmlght it gaod t0 take Frame in our way.
Lad. And’shcrc to craifc fame certaine Cautiom - <1
Ofyour indif’r’crcncy to his iuﬂ' tizic
Had in the Crpwne of ATozp/m : therefore ﬁri’t
We do requireﬁfyou theft: parties tender, '
(As your lace letteﬁ's did imparts) yccld vp
In Caution ofyour good intent to szzce;
This {Cane which you now retame againﬂ: vs.
Cam. Vth’Laclowéy/éijth': wczhercocke is tumd,
rThc wmdc ﬁandsfairebut how long will that hold 2" ‘ ‘
80 may We pntin hazard 0m: whole Church
7 The deer: cﬂate oFChrif’ces ﬂock militant
Andbring confuﬁon vnte Chriﬂcndomc. '
Alex. 80 may youfcazc vpnn the Churches rights,
If that we ﬂnouid referrer all to your truﬂ,
[cm This is Saint Peter: bul—warkqfor my part:
Hcre J wiil die ere 1 furremder it. \

C/mNow ﬁnd I mm which cémpn bruite proclameth \_
Of your bad meanings and hypochriﬁe:

But Ireferrc ydur confcience to that Iudge
Whoxn(ime cenfcience barber any thought ‘ ~ ‘ *
To wrong the Church OFGQd,in any thing) , *
I call in iuﬁice to raucnge on me, ‘ ' ,

CaRenowned (‘ 1747165, f'uppof c wc {hould furrender:
How may we be fecurcd that you W111
Reﬁore it,afte1',y0ur imprcafe at Naples,

mnThe faith and honourofa Chrii’cianKing.

Ale. Your faith 8; honor? ﬂay mof’c Chriﬁiau Cigar!“
M an will not yeeld vp Caﬂds vpon wordes 4
anes thciyﬁaresgndliues grow defper'atc, .

jg/[ount'Why make we longer parlcc' wxch thzs Pope
Whofg f31{e-hood is To much that. nelthcr 0th, -.
Nor honcf’ty can p‘urc’hafe place With hxm. , , ~ 4.

k: LOdO-xWho neucryet'in*caufeqfconfcqaenm

« » . Hath kéft hié promih

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THE D IVIL’S CHARTER.
Char. Tell vs,wiil yea graunt? ,
Alex. W h at ihould we gaunt moﬂ Chriﬁian Kingjof‘Fum
And tell me truly<wcre it your owne cafe)

7thth er ygu would (0:) fuck ﬂi ght proniifes)

/ rixAc‘cord to iuch vneuen coaditions?

(bar, We did not thinker our royall promifes
Had beene f0 {lightly cenfur’d in your heart:

, But ﬁnce we ﬁnds year mﬁdclities
*We muﬂ L'eqzzitc it with extremity, 7

Couzen (.ﬂlomﬂpmzﬁir. '

c/ant. My Lord. ,

(7mm Forth with caufe ten braffe peeees with their {119:
And powder to-bc drawne out oFSaim Markgx; ~ '
Such as you ﬁnde :12ch ﬁt for battery.

You will not here vs nomwe (peaks: ('0 low:
Standing aioﬁ: yOu“proudiy fcarne inferiorsi

_chie fetid our mindes,written in ﬁry notes,

Camf, Giue doubtfull anfwer‘s,bce not peremptory
Leaf} th rough your heate, his rage exfaperatc. '
CcsﬁOPfervrito him on his Princely word,
The ﬂrength of Terracz'mz for {pledge " , ,
' Alex.Vi&Orious Charley, fuch is my'truf’c and 10116
That neither feare offerce nor violence ‘
Could anSy wayes induce me to fufpeéi yeu.
Hence came it that the portes of Rama were opened <
(About beheﬂs) to giue you gueﬁning,
Accept vs therefore with our promifes,
Which we {hall vnder hand and feale conﬁrm:
Not any way to Cr of? e your aftion. _ ‘
' (Mr, If you will yeeld vp Caﬁell'Angda ’

~ Refolue vs prefendy without delaies?

Czef, Becaufe it is $3th Peeter: Cittedell

The canciaue is in doubt to make furrcnder”
Choir. You will riot yeeid then? .
C471. We cannot,nor wee will not yeeid 1t VP,
Char. Why then a parlcwith our ordinance. '

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THE D IVILS C HﬂRTE R.
So‘md dmmmw Md tmmpet: : Aiéxaxiderwit-k I725 covfpamelaf
t1)? 12741165, ordirmxccgoez'ﬂg oﬁafwr a little JQVMJII Wf-é’lfjlm’ﬁ
fmmm from £196 02/36]! with a trgmpn ; mﬂww m 5:51am;
Enter Alexander 'vpm I’m: wall: a écjcn’. ' .1

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Afar. What come y'ce to makopillagc offlie Church,
Which hold you dgcrc as her chick Champion? /
For bean: your Vioien/cc in the namc‘of‘God:
Fearing the {courggand thunder from about, ,
Ouroﬁérs are both iuﬁ and reafonable; -\
(2f “wears which are ofmore validity A
We meancto render to your Maici’cy, ‘ “-
Clmr, What 'are chore pcccesyou would tender vs, _
Alex, To rcndcr prcfently the Cittadclls
Of Termvém,[z'uita P?ccbz'a,and Spaiét'o. .
\. Clmr, And WI: recciuethem very ;h3:)kfully.
S,P4dvin,0ur vbiccs ofthc céclauepaﬂﬂqhat Clmrler
Shalbc poﬂ‘tﬁ oFCaﬁeIl Aagel’o; 7
AﬂAnd if your meanmg with your words acéord
WC dare iogage our foulcs Forreﬁn'rendcrl, ' .
9/113. Your {ou1e59f0h foh‘ they ﬂinck in'ﬁght ofGod 86 man:
Yourfoulesﬁvhy thcy be fould £0 Lmiﬁr,
Your conI'Ci-cnces arc offo large a 121?:
That you would fall Satin; Peter: Patrimony, .
' As Eﬂm did his heritage for breath, ,
Pee_v3dVi, Thou moﬁ prophainc 8: impious Moabitcgr
So f1!“ efviccs and abominablg .. V'
N0 Pope but Luciﬁ’r in Peter: Chaim.
Aﬂ Renowned [barks pull" downe this .Antichriﬂ;
Adnance {bme worebyfagher in his place,- 1 ‘
> YOUI‘famc ﬂla‘l liué‘ with all‘poﬂcritics
'VVho from a wicked Biﬂiopsxiranny '
Infranchifcd the Church ofGod mifguided; . , ‘ ,
Eucn as(in this worlds worthy memori’es) ' J ' g
The names of'Pepwa'ndemg[7mm’emaina
Your predeCcﬂ'oB,wcrc c‘rcmized , ,
For hclping goodPopcsﬁaints ofHon lif'é; r
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Leda. A Pqpe by natixre full ofﬁaudgnd Pridg; ‘

Ambitiaus,auaritiodsﬂmamclcgdiulliﬂx,
And tha: age! which your cgp‘cricnce téﬂiﬁcs)
One that With mortall mail cc hates the French;
By whome this rcconcilatien m‘ide
Was more in fcare,and hard neceﬂi-ty ,, ,
' Then faithfull inclinationpr good will,
/ Aim. [ﬁmzogreprobate’apoﬁata’,
I charge thee to dcﬁﬁ and make {ubmiHIesx
VVic’h pcxmance to thc'Mother Cbui’chofRomé
On painc ofcucrlaf’dno reprobatiou',
nfm. Blafph cmous exorﬁﬁ, hccrc are nodiuills
Vthch thou c‘anﬁ coniure,thh thy diuihi’h {hirin
' W e chargcthec rendcrvp that trip}: {jmwn
Which moﬁ vngodEy mam thou doﬁ vfurpf
Thofe robes pcntiﬁcaii which thou garoph‘ancﬁ,
, S aint Peter; Chaim whcrcinf. like Anticha'iﬂ)
’ Thou doeﬂ aduancc thy fdf‘e thou 111m ofﬁnne, ' L
Sa,‘P,ad Ci. Saint Peeter doth make chaﬁcngc t9 a:hofc keys; ' _
. Which (in ’thofe hands dehi’d with bland and bribes) ‘j /
Thou like a px‘ophanc deputy doﬁ hold, /
Aﬂm. Th at {word (with which thou fholdﬁ ﬂrikc Antighriﬂ)
Thou hkc proud Antichriﬂlconucrtcd haﬂ ‘
Vpon the members ofChriHes chofcn ﬂockc;
Saint Pom]: demaundes his fword, Peter his kcycs: 7
eAlex. Forbeare yomblafphcmics ., What know ycre‘no; 5
Clariﬁes Vicar generaﬂ chofen on earth? _ .: ‘ \
Hauc not I power to bindc and lqofc men-s ﬁnncs, . \
And fohlcspn carthﬁn hell; and purgatory?
Com; take Saint Peter: Chaim proud herctik’S; .
Herc take this triple Crownc, oh you wou‘xd take 1t:
Butzhcjthat made it,did not for you make 1ft.‘ , y
Aﬁzmz‘o thou wouldﬁ hauc thcfc Golden kexcsz’ _ 4» / ‘

, Herc take thm'with my vengeance on thy hcad, He‘tlarofve: $
And Pﬁwdo Paul”: would hauc Saint PWI“{WOI d: b" kf‘“.
Ordained for his dccollation, _ ‘7 « . -
Sonnc Cbarle:(ﬁnce we capituiato with You) '

Me thinkgs you {hould not‘fuﬁ'crlthcf: t’aﬂ'rontvs,
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THE DIVILS CHARTER.

Char Fnrbcare your idle vellctations
Angling and rubbina bvp the fei’tred {€21 res
Or wrath 11111621312126, and mettall quarrels,
We came not hem to Foﬁcr faé‘tiona , 7
All are 111 one accorded, 2111 are friencis, - , x /
But yet moﬁ H01 yoFather let me crane, ’
Two Faucurs c211111) a,both vezy rcafo21ab1e, '
2111111121 you 12111121211 hazh zhcfc Cardinal! 5,
And 011161 Barons w .hich peuake with me;
Then that the b1: other ofgma: 3212/31, ‘ ,
That ﬂed from Rhodes to Frame; and 1:19: to Rome,
With the 131022611011 of Pope 1242222121
Call d 62mm 0tt2 7722;: may be deliuer d
Into my hands, when aftcr—time {hall fem:
For my heft vantage 111 thofe holy warms
Which we pretend agaihﬂ the 'I urkcs hege-aftm'.
A1322: The {1111116 {11311116111221 fez vpon my wmth; / ‘
That leie Lamp: 0F blcﬂed Charitie ,1» 1 )
511211110: ext i11g111ﬂ1 111 my zealous heart. -
He that 12110 ”es 211 Lkﬁowes this Icanniot' {alter V
W1 1h any bmther, all are faithfuii fricnds- : ‘ $11 ,
I Be but fuhmiﬂiuc milde,and penitent, '
And 211115 132113195211 had beene wcl 1 1mm ’ \ 1 "
Now touching Game” Ottomm, fonne C [9 zrles,
When you ﬂ12‘ilvndcrtake thofe godly wanes,
I W111 deliuer him as wi 1111g1y '
As you demaund: and With a cheerefull heart,
Pra1ﬁn g) our godly zealc on Chm ”ts behalfc,
- And praying For your goo “d fucceﬁé 111 matte
Char I thanke yen! H01211eﬁ'e.
Ladw: Theft quarrels are as happily determmcd
As we could wii 111: call far 11 A&uarie,
And let a Chane: ‘sz2rt‘zze be drawn:
Betwixt you. - to conﬁrme this 3m1§y .1.
And now moﬁ bleﬂcd Father} befcech,
That I may {haw the duty wh1ch b elongs
Vnto this p1 ace ,and fee Apoﬁohck. 1
/ ﬁlex.We wiﬂ rcgrcctc your grefcncc prefcmly. , -7
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Travisrmd Tramp”: : Charles and [213: company ‘mlw gwde‘;
Gai’per dc {3015,P2cc01'0mn‘gy,Cazf’ai',Caraﬁ§2,Cardiha1s,» Fri;
6r with 9? ho!) zmter~par mﬂmgwamr ; ,téwe Dub; ofCandic with
aﬁvordﬁﬁfor Manﬁedyfhppartmg Alexanders twine, 3211 60m
44 dye Dope marcketloﬁlemnéy through, 139/90 cra/létr’: them with
bdsﬁngemq Alexander beizzgﬁntinﬂdre,foar Bérgi'as mid Ca-
raﬁh admnce yo [2'th ng Charles , who king prcﬁni-ed vnio '
the Pop 6, .kijfeth bi: foote, 9‘ then m’umciw two 3:2;‘rm bi her,
ekgffetk £7.45 c/vc’eﬁe .- 7 then Charles éﬁﬁgctb §.P€tcrk§.d Vin C1113;

, and Ai‘canio, which with all reuereﬂce @179; blisﬁ'ete; aha gftkmi
hymély 421mm» g 72p hp} erﬂé-keyegwbicr’a laee receimré ,‘éleﬁ
ﬁn; them mad the res‘Z ofCharXcs his company: The Drum and
P{feﬂz’llﬁunding. _ , ‘
Alex, Sonne Charleyyour welcome is as acceptable,» ~
As cue; was Kings pgefcncc into ”?\‘gmx: /
To marrow we will with thcpdwcr of hcauen, ’
' Together celebrate a folcmnc Mach : r
, After the SeniorﬁifhopﬁatdmaU,

You muPc take place : and as our cuﬂomc is,‘

. Shall giue vs wager when we celebrate:

' * This donawe will bcﬁow fomc time m plcafurcs;

‘1
A garde for the [ardinalxﬁrench Kizgfrier and Pope‘ -: Enm
With zﬁiemneﬂouri/lz omemDets, after whom the
garde ,traopct/ywit/J Drum: med Fzﬁ'.
Enter Guicchiardinc. . ,
Hccre Icauc wc Charles with pompasus ceremonies,
Fcaﬁing within the Vaticane at Rome :
From thence to Naplexmhere the peoples hatrad
Conceiu’d againﬂ the former Kings, made way " ,
~ For him,without rcﬁf’tance to th: crowne. '
. This done, hemércheth back againc for France, , .

' And Ferdinamd dcth repoifeﬂ}: his Hate. \ ,
Méane while King Charley ﬁck ofan A poplcxic, ’
Dyes at'Ambaxk ': thc'Duke of Oriana, /
Lem; the cv‘velfch conioyntlxknittigg force,

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THE D IVIL s CHAR TA 22.
Both match in armcs With Ferdinand (afSpdine, .
T hefe re‘uaine Nap!“ and dcuidc that realmc, . x ‘
But‘this greedcs mortall warrc bctﬁvixc them both,
» The wily Pope diﬁhmblcs at all hands, ‘
. Thcfequcll on cly concern es‘him and (Zefézr. Exit, _

~ / .
«ACTVS. ;. SCny.
Em»: Aﬁor,Manfrcdi with Phillippo,»

Aﬂ. Brorher ‘P/aillz'ppamha: auéilcth it,

When our {fate 10H the Fmix‘rz'ﬁe: compounded,»

‘ That 1 {hould hold both life and Izbsrty,

' Withall rcuenues ofmyproper’ﬂate, ,
When as my 1in within the Court of Rama, ' , "
Is much more loathfome to my fouls than death, ‘

. And liberty more griefe then fcrumzdc.

Plyz‘l, I rather choofc within the timer Tiéer
To drownc' my felfcgor from Tafpayan hill,
My vexed body to precipitate; " , . :
Then to fubicé} my‘ body to the {hams ’ I

,Y 0f ﬁrch vild brutilh and vnkinddy'luﬁ. l‘r,‘ . '

" Aﬂ, He that with ﬁrc,and Brimﬂonc did confume '
Sédame and other Gitt’icsround about. '

Dcli-ucr vs fro‘m thisfoulc-ﬂaiding ﬁnn‘c.
To which our bodies are made proﬁituté,‘
\ Emer Barnardo. ‘
' Bar, Dcarc falutations frominy Lord the Popc,
I rccomm end vnto your excellence,
With fcmblabie remembrance éfhis Iouc,
‘To you my Lard Pbillzppa;

v1]? Good Barnarda, ’
My dutic bound vnto his Holyneﬁ’c,
Returnc inpaiment ﬁom-h'rs Captiu'e fcruant‘, ‘*

‘Ber, Ingenious Prince, I bring a friendly mcffagc
Oftcndcr kindncﬂ'e, which I muﬁ‘impart:

, 772': dr‘m them- elm: 4 Mt;

_ This Ruby from our Holy-fatgers ﬁnger, f f
( In Pfiuatc token ofhisfaithf'ull lone)
Esbségrssfsswxdcliueryoua ' '

THE D IVILS 0 HA R 7‘13 x.’
' , Andchere-withall,dcﬁreth bf yourloue,
To hauc with him fomc priuatc conference.
xJ/r’. I was‘now going to our Ladies maﬁa
In Saint Iabn‘Laremm ; whcrc my ghoﬂly father- , , y ' '
Attendcth me for my confeﬂion, ' V
V Butthanke his Holyncifc on my behalfc, "
In all due rcucrence and humilitie,‘ ' '
Tcll hiinI mca'nc;-- fo-{éone as I rctume, pawﬁ.
To com; accordin g to my boundcn duty, Exit Bil“, ‘
My cafe is dcipcxatemhat {hall I doe? -
Pkillzppa, was there cuer any man
Hunted with {uch vnfatiiﬁcd rage?
Phil. What'hath hc fent aga‘ne to viﬁt you F
“Aﬂorf. To vxﬁ: me. nay to diﬂuonor mé, ,
, Behold this Ruby tent from his own“: ﬁnger,
Which as a Bawdc inuiccth'me 5: fhaine.

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‘ Alexander om“ ofa (Ezﬁ'mmt, , ‘
Alex. 94/50)"? what eA/for ? my delight my ioyy
My ﬁarrc,my mmmpley fwcetc phantaﬁ e,
: TVEy mmc thczs fom1c,my louc,my Con’cub‘inc,
La me behold thofc bright Stars my .ioycs treafure;
1 hole glorious well am. emprcd tender checkcs 3
That {pccious for—head like a lane ofLiHics: ,
That fecmcly Nofc Iougs chariot triumphant,
Breathing Paralmz‘an Odors to my fences; -
That gratiovs mouth,betwixt whofc crimoﬂnpillorl‘
Venn: and (?apz'd ﬂeeping kiﬂ‘e together, ,
That chin, the ball vow’d to the Oggcnc of beauty,
Now buddirsg ready to bring forth Ion}: bloﬂbms, ’
Aﬂar Wanﬁedi' turne thee to mylouc, '
Come hirh cr cAﬂoi‘wc muff talke abouc.
Aﬂor, Betraid ? aﬂaue to ﬁrms? what {113111 {8}]?
' ' MOP: Holy father, \.
‘ Alex. Doc not me: forget: v
I am thy’brother,and thy dccrcﬁ friend,
= ' .d though in age I loucknpw t1;t deﬁl'e‘
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THE DIVIL'S. CHA RTAR.‘
In ripcr yeares‘is purcaugi permanent,
Grounded on iudgcmengﬂowing From pure Iouc:
W'h arms the loue Tighming From. young deﬁne:
Pickle andjeeblc Will not long hold ﬁre,

. It is {o‘vio'iem it will not iai’c,

They’r blcﬁ whofc loucrs 10:36 when youth is paﬂ. -
Aﬁor, To call you friend were tcofamilian

To cail you brother forts not with our yeai‘cs :;

To call you Father doth impart fumé fcare,

Due to that age your Holincife doth bfarc. ,

, exﬂex, "[612 me not of‘minc age and Holingﬂ'c, ,
Thy ﬁght 11:53:61:th to make m'eyoung :
Neither Vpbraia‘c me with my fanﬁimonic,

Lou: is the purcﬁ eifcncefromabouc,

And tov-zhy fouls I would afﬁx my 1 reue. _

Come hither then and‘ ICE with ihee to night,

Giue me fruxtion oFthofe émoreus pits,

Where blinded [upid clofein ambufh ﬁtg 2'

Who with his Arrow (whcnuthou laugh: at Vang“) . -

Shot throughxhy {nailing chcekcs,and did incliame vs.

Thy Chamber with vfmérafmllodors bfmzheth,‘

New loues and trucloues vnto (them that cntreateth ,

And Furious Mr: made mild'e his Faulch con ﬂicatheth

At thy delicious afpeé’c :Tee thy Chamber 2 ‘ ‘

The walks are made of Rofcs,:oefe of Lilhcs,’

Be not afhax‘n’d to mount and venture it,

Here C#pki: Altersmd fairc mm hill is .

Thy bed’is made with liaise 2nd Cafamm,

With Sinamond and Spic.nard,Arabick,

With Opoba'ifam and rich gums ofﬂgipt,

Muﬁ ck eAngelz’m/l of ﬁrings and voyccs.

With fundry birds in fagrcd ﬁmphouy, \ .

Where whiﬂlin g Wood-nimphes,3ud tine plcéfannchoifc is:

OfAntique aéfion mix: with harmony;

iAttcnd thy ioyous entrance to this Chamber. , .
Phil. 1% it poiﬁblcthac the Diuil can be f0 {weer a diﬂ‘cmblcr?
‘W- chand play’tha pleafant part oFa conceited 2/1331” ’1'

‘I‘oghc can takcthc Ihape ofa bright Angeli .. ' , / ‘ .

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.AlexNow m {weer friend the i0 res of '
Thy mind togbaﬂifullisfpcakc :ngngclﬁlcejiii’e‘7’"“°‘
Thy Corral! gums cud loucs pure quz'xitii'ez'2cc. r,
And thou thy i'cjlfé fair: boy‘loues pureli ellerlce
Affph blcﬂbd heauens let Saghan tempt rm lon'
His force is powerqu yct thy iircnglit much mgr: get,
He :ham 1th guilcmll baites gilded vnt‘mth gel,
80 {celies to blaﬁ the bloflome 05 my youth,
Allax.Dciicious {mites dwinc Cm'ifcé‘tioggs
Ol‘hcaxbcsgootsgﬂowas s offuzadrie faﬂlions ,
Prci‘cruatiues dr‘awne from the rich Slixar '
Ofﬁncft'gould pure panic and precious ﬁgures
Prouided for thy dium'e apetite, ' ’
[Win c-s ofmore price(inade by th’induﬁrious art,
Inl'acred diﬁilluiozisﬁhcn that Neﬁar, ‘
Which Heé: bargwhcn [ME did moﬂ afﬁé‘t her,
, P1911 Sathan falfe god oflies,and ﬂatteric;
How palpable is this grail: villaine?
AlexNVha: wilt‘chou comeManﬁ‘ea’i to my Ch amher‘
An’d blef’fe me With thy precious breath of Amber. 3
, ‘ iA/z‘oﬁﬁcr our ladies Maflc I will returnc,
*Dcare God what fumes in his foul: doc bums?
‘ , After the Celebration oftheMaffc, 7 ‘ ~ ‘ '
. I come my Lord. Exeant Alia: mdPhiHippo;

Alex,(£omc chcn,and let that palle, Alcxandcr tin-

' Holla Barnardo? = , / [33¢], 41 hi],
All buﬁnes for this night I will adiournc, ‘ - I, i
Giuc good attendance that at his returns, "
Aﬂor may cometo me for my ﬁcke hcart,f
Till Afiar with his beauty full embrace,
’ Doc blcﬁc my body wounded with his dart, ’
Can ﬁnd no reitlouc hath it in hot chafc,
~ AC T, g. 5 (ext: 2.
Enter Czefar Bo’rgiaﬂae Cardinall,and Frcl'coaé-
baldy 4 rﬂﬂhz‘m,
_ _, CaﬂWilt thou performs it faithfully?
?leiat I ? will 1 line ta catc,to dxin‘keﬁ‘o ﬂcepc?’

~CataLWilt thou perfoxmckif'valiandyéf ' ' ‘ ‘ H '

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ISHE ,(DIVIL’S, CHARTER.
Fmﬁ Will I care to drinkemill I drink»: to ﬂeepegwilll ﬂeepe
to Jim: ? , 7 ' _
C'azf. Wtﬂ t hou be fecx'et,and Conceale my plot a
Fz‘z’ﬂ My name is Freﬁoéﬂdiﬁs for my pedigree,
My mother was of conﬁnguinitietwith the :Pnnceffe
QFPemgia: my fathcr-of the noble family of the Odiii, "
. Plbrmtzm; both .- I my i‘clfe "
Brought vp a Page vnder Rayner King ofSieizﬁ
Haue fetu’d‘ againﬁ the Twig: and Sarminiex,
Where at&‘zfemm (with my ﬁhgle Pike,
\ Arm’d in a Mafy .‘Brz’gglmdie of Naplex,
And with an oldpFox which I kept inﬁorc,
Amonument of Mar: when I depart)
" I did vnhorfe therethree ‘kaz‘e Ianizaties. . .
Then ( in the warrcs of Ferdinand thethr‘tg ) ' /
[This Hippe was fhott through with a Croeadile, . ’ ’
But that it were too tedious Icould ﬂ‘lﬂW you;
VndertheKing of Romaine: I was cut,
IuPt from this fhoulcjer to the very’papﬁe :
' And yet by fortunes of the Want: am heere,
I thanke God,and my Surgion all ﬁx trillill,
I fought at Mdlya when the towne was git:
With Satgeants headsjjand bulebeggers ofTazrkzﬁe :
~ And by my plot ( immuge below the- rampiet)
We gaue th’obgoblings leauc to fcale our walls,
And being mounted all vpon that place .- ,
, I with my Lint-Hock gauc ﬁre to the traine,
And fen: them capring vp to Capricornm.
Which when thc'vvife Af’tt‘c aomers of Greece,
Prodigiouﬂy difcouered from a farte. L
Th ey thought thofe Turme: ﬁery meteors. _ ,
Which with thex: Pikes were pafhin'g in the dowds,
\The learhed Booke-mcn wrjtc Grange Almanacks, ’
Of f ‘ ' .. ,ahd;apparitions in the ayre :
And thefc honors (iFI prone a blabbe) *
_ They call mee villaine,var1ct,eoward, skabbe,
7 Cxﬁ Then tell mee Freﬁaéaldz‘ '
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Frefz-jaith for the 3103 pane m manﬁoh is 'n ' ‘da '
nella/fmda dzﬁzn [arena , mere thcyconduél at algcgzltlolgzriif
dies houfc, ladazfaﬁmpranin at ﬁgne of the gliﬂér’pipemh'etc if
you chance to‘faglc ofmcc , Within three houfcs more at ﬁgne ‘

'5

QI'ofthe frymg~panne you may commande‘mc’c , at all homes in ,

the fore-noonc, _

Cdﬂ Well gramercic Freﬁoéaldil wil take the nofc ofthofc

houfcs in my tables. ‘ ,L ‘
‘ But be furs and ready when opcrtutiitic callcs vpon you

Frcﬁa. May it plcafc your mol’: rcucrend grace ( Wltl‘lom of}
fcnce to your Lordfhip ) to deliuer me the prctics name vpon
whom: I ﬂnould perform: this Tragedy . For I may parcafc
catch him in a gildcr my fclf’e before you are aware; and moylic ' ‘
muﬂe vp his maiﬁ:rﬂuip,with thcgarotm, or ﬂigma, perchance . l ’
the ponyaxjd or-pillol , fuch as 1 Warrant you fhal férue hi's-tumc ‘ l ’

Caef, Be it fulﬁcienc thou 11131: know hereafter, I , ,
My buﬁncﬂ": and aﬁ‘aires are very great:
One word more,and adue. ,
y H: rowndetk with FrefCobaldi, i ,
Ffe. Secret as midonightﬁxrc as thcfunnc,qulck as the waters

('f Why? [0 fayd brauc Frefc‘aéaldz‘ like a than offome refo- ‘
lutibnfarcwcll remember the watéhwardndo not failc», L l '

Prefab. My buﬁncﬂband aﬁ‘altes are very great my gra-icious
Lord,ohc word more With your grace my good Lord', aEd [o I
kill}: your frame, ‘7 He wbifperatb wit}? [wﬁzr ,

‘ Caﬁlc was not ingratitud, neither forgetfulncffd in me Pref-
coéaldi :Herc take this and remember me. , l
. \ ‘ . ‘ He delimrvth Lin; apkrﬁ,

Freﬁl encounter your muniﬁccnc; with my lens , and your ‘
loi‘xc with my feruicc, my loue and {cl‘uicc With your mony ‘ ’
Tadrone mia mélta bonamto, ‘ ‘

‘More for yourlono thcnyour mony, \ _ y
l And yet your grace wcl knowes,clothcs mall bc wrought,wea- _
ons mull b; boughtgand Taucrns muﬂ‘be fought,and all brauc
exploits mull bc donc,as they {hould be done brandy. '

(22f. But that I kccPc my {c cm to my {elf‘q
I would not vfe this ﬂaue for any gold: -

Yet when I trul’: himhc ﬂaall not dcpciuc me, Exit Catlin" \
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Frefc, Now {keEdcr yee {soundcrds‘i i'kclderyou maggot.
mﬁgcrsqou pompiésgyou woodwormegyou magacapépxcocs; ‘
I"am for you,no‘w Freﬁ'oéeldzgcalllthy wits togi’thcr, let me now
fee when a clock it is : very neere eight , and 31 :OH breakfaﬁ

time at a clcauen,this vei'y night muff Iﬁand Psrdﬂe fm‘thisr j .

bloudy fcruzccl know my piaéc and houre; Imuﬁ confeﬂe am?! ‘
pcrchance hc hang’d,l bank: in the Bardcllz‘aa and in other fuch .
houfcs of naturaﬂ recreation and agility , rcceiucd three 0:,

foure {core broken‘pazcs in my time : and fomebaﬁh'zadocs for

\ crofﬁng courting fpicy,~»fpi1'itcd inamoratocs In their humors,

Beﬁdes I was the ﬁtﬁ that ﬁonrtthmﬁﬁﬁquarterﬁh me raigne ‘ 7

'ofking Ferdinand br‘dughtvp in hisyarmy the fhﬂﬁqns of’bow-a

ﬂag and towﬁng Gregke and Spanyﬂx wincs’hy the Hagen , with .
that Old ﬂinckard mea ‘Baymm', fomtimc Mllféroe: to Capi; ‘

Mme Piccolomim’ 36 my felfe ; I remember likewifchtTmatim
I broakca glaﬂ‘c ( conrayning fame quart ofRobolliQVPon the
face offapz'mmo Frmﬁ/Ea ‘Bacmnfacclgi a very fuﬁimcnz' foul;-
dicr in that femice, and to my knowledge a tall trenches‘mam ‘

'howb'cit‘from thctccth dOwn-ward ‘as bafcamctticd coward

as cut: was coyn’d out efrhc foory ﬁ‘de ofa CoPper K’cgtle; {0 he
waszwcll 1 Will fccond my Lord in any ﬂaughtcr for his wages, ’
ﬁnd ifany man will giue me bettcr hicrs (when I have fcru’d t_hc
CardinallSturnC)! will prcfcnt'ymy pgﬁoll vPon his {acrc'd pen.
{on afterward for charities fake : well , now to the dririkina
ﬁhoolc) then to the fence {choolc , and Iaf‘dy to she vaulting
fchooleﬁo my Lady Semprania; - Exit, "w >
Enter the Duh; ofCanglz‘e am! Barhamfra, '

Can, This wasﬂan a6} offuch ﬁrangc ﬁonfequcncc, "
As ncucr yet was heard, a'man found d gad ' _ '
Within a priu ate chamber of his houfe; '

When alt his fcruants Bird 2 notone of them

(That could giue cuidcntc ofwhat befall» A

But that he kill’d himfclfc. Caﬁz impaﬁz‘éile,‘
‘Bar. I was thcﬁrf’c that found him in his bioud;

As yet I, tremble go remembe‘nit.
0w- ]: is impoﬂibiqaftcr a {catchy '
No ﬁrangcr found within Wﬁl/m docrs;

Then warm: {ram {laughter : fuch a‘ruthfull ﬁght,

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.i' ‘: "I'HEDIVILS CHARTER“;
, Butr’thaﬁt'fomc fcruantfof his family .
Shonldhaué furc notice how the mutthcr Was I
' gmxcwas hxs oWnc hand fure. \ '
~ Can. I cannot think: it. , ,
The gentleman was honcﬁfull oFfPor:
Anagweuaffcém _ ’
. l' Bar; Pardon me my Lord,
- L. My Ladle Lucrece told it in great grief}:
/ She twifc before had refcued his lifej‘}
_ CM. CO too,go too, ‘ ,1
‘ Bar. Bcﬁdcs my‘Noblc Lard.
Papers both wrigandfcaled with his‘hand
“ 'Wercfound a‘boua him cuﬂifying this.
' E CM, Good Bﬂréaraﬂkgpray my ﬁller Lacrece;
‘ H ere toencountcr me with her good company:-
Sormwha: 1 would in p'riuatc talkc With her; .
$47; My Lord I will. . ~ Em Barb.
-,.. Cam. High God be mqglﬁxll’.‘ ’ L .
Thou that 306?} Rnowthcfecrcts ofal hearts,
IF’Lucrecefas my father doth fufpeél) '
'Wa-s prime :0 this murther ofmylifE
‘ ‘ Exfer Lucrece Barbﬂztbber,
I can leamc all ﬁxeaerowes. ' 7' E , _ ,
”But yet I will no: either fufpeéfpr v_rge her were it trite
Being indeed: a violation of brother-hood accommonlmma‘l
Sh: maketh gowards me—Jﬁf’cer how‘faires‘ it with you? (nity
Lac. As, with a dead Cogfe i3} 3 Sepulcher l ~ ‘
Cold,liucleﬂk,comforcleflcpppLCﬂ with [017mm
/Nor {incevmy ibyxdigi lcauemc defolace
Euer could I brooks well this opcnayrc -
Bugﬂill lamenting and di‘fconfclate
Kept vp in \Ch ambergnbuming fdr my Lord,’ .. ,
Can. 'What older tooke you fbr’hls'ﬁmncrallﬁ
Lac. He thataliue was Ihrincd (in my breﬂ, "
Now deadlines yetintombed iri m‘ythoughtsﬁ; . '
There is é model! 055: in my clofct'.‘ 1 4'
(2m. Pcrformc it decently With dilligcnce.

Lu. Biorhcr me thinkers the syn? is cold and l'éW; ' ~ W ~ , , »
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THE/DIVILS CHARTER.
I And as you picafE ict vs—{o’hf‘crte within“,

(2m. (ii adiyidccte ﬁﬁict with what haﬁ you may,
Ami i dsﬁrc you noble Bmvfwréﬁz \- ‘
To meme vs at my Chamber after (upper. r _ '~
My bi‘otiiir Cteﬁzr hath appoynted with me- . ' i ,
Some huﬁiicﬂéﬁnd I craueyoui' ccmpany. , .

Ber Th 3 iiiCS my good Lordzhut matters ofmuch moment,
Ihaue atth fi‘f‘timc with my Lord Carajﬁzg .. _

'Atid Imuii fpeake this night with my Lard Cafézr;
Cpl”, Teii him I wiii attend by nine of clocks,
Bar. Iwiil my good Lord. , 7 Cm:d.Farechl Barkaroﬂgz..,

 

173m. Iuy to you hath, \ i Exit Bai'bai‘oﬂa.
Cam My trembiing Iiuei‘ throbsJ my cold hearts hcauy;
My mind diﬂurhed and I know not why \ ,,
But all as he wiil,heauens about: for 111C“. Exmrzt ammn
SCEN,;

Enter Ftcfcohaidiﬁlw;

Freﬂ This is the black night,this the fatal“ hand?
Theft: ate the [)1me weapons which, muﬁ bet ,
Witncffe and aﬁors ofthis Tragedy. i ’
Now Freﬁoéaldi play thy, maﬁersipr‘ize:

Here is a rich pli’rfc tramli With recicrui'adocs:

Which doth infpire me with amartiali {pirig

Now could I‘ combats with the 'diuili to flight,

Fitiidid I’ wafh my liuer,lungs;and heart, i

In [retmq wines and hcad iiroxig Malueﬁe

(Sixth as would'make a coward ﬁght with wan); ' , ”

Then ieaﬁl {hcuid with any weapons drawnt‘.

Be driuen to daugcr_ofminc enemy;

Ipraéh'fcd my marziail fcié’ts offence:

As for example it‘with armcs vnﬂheath’d,

Iwere to kill this mndué’t here I come. beﬁmet/Lﬁ;

He makes a thruﬂtl with a fvviﬁ pafﬁdo,

Make quick auoydancc,3nd with this ﬂoccado

(Although hefence win’taﬂ his ﬁnd} force) 7

Bar’d of his bod}! thruﬁ him in the throate. )
~ Gmrdatepéi émqgmrz‘ laonomqolz; * ‘

 

?”HE DIF’ILS CHARTER.

Suppofc this conduiSt or my duciiiﬁ, 3 ~*
Should falﬁﬁe thefoine Vpon me thus, ' ‘
.‘ Here wili I take him,tuming downs this hand
Eater chrico Bagiioni looking mmqﬂaa
_ 71pm Frcfcobaidi. ‘ ' , ‘
‘. Ilhpynto verfa mdrz'zmta,thus.
, Admithe farce me with his ambroccada
( . Here I dccciuc then, with this paﬂ‘ado
And come vppon him in the fpecdmg Place, ‘*
Bag, what Wandmgw 01' faiuagc aﬂfmpdﬁ,
what Pwtacangcr ox: Pan’tagmall
’ ,Art thou that ﬁghts?! with thy Fathers fouie
. ‘Or with fonds fubtiil apparitions, ‘ ‘
. Which no man can hehould with mdrtall eyes ‘
Or art thou rauifhed with hcdlamy
Fighting with ﬁgments and vainc fantazieé
'Chimcracs 0g blacker fpirrits of the night.
, Frefc: Come not within 9. furlongs of this place;
My name is Ru éofbngazl the grimmc ghoﬁ
‘ Of‘Bemlzemmber king of [blicum _
And here for thisnight Skeepe centrgnell '
‘For [Li’ufcopdteran great king’ofﬂyes;
Great grandﬁcr often thoufand hccacombes. ~ ,
- . Bagi- I COniurc thee fowl; ﬁends of wckrron i ‘ , \_ '
' ﬂy puii’fant HQélZEac/{and Zrzﬂlcme, ‘
By Windimper JMmti-éaggl: 50,
:Palz‘potmo: and the dreadfull 03111 65 ,7 _
0f(ﬂ41¢lli.fpzcke and Hermocotterock, ' ‘ h i
By PetrwideMi, by the dogged {Pirrits ' L ‘
OF $406M: which Canary land inherrits.
By purpic Alégazm the bloudy gyant. (
And leaden headed hoilock pure‘and pliant;
\ ' By Birrka ’thartm and by 5yairackfweﬂc
'Who did with mathevv Glyn?” in combat meete,
And by this awﬁiii croﬂ‘c Vppon my blade .
Of which black curres and hedghogges are affraid.
And by this fox which Hinkcs ofPaggan blond,

Do’ﬁ: ghou walke there f0; mifchicfc or fiat good}
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“ " THE; DIVILS CHARTER.“
Freﬂ Brauc man whofc fpxrit is approued well,
(As moﬂ aprooued panders truly tell)
Vnder greens hedgcsﬂnder Coblers ﬁaﬂcs, »~
In pot:allyorcheswndcr,bazterd wands,
Which daygby night keepes watch—full ccntinell
To guaze the plcafums off’aire [1472599121
meanc arch patriark ofPamw‘aége Rseplc,
The bauidy beakcn ofvngodly people, _
- With bthir mﬁaer which I might alieadge
T0 the Grand Captainaof C 0!’[Mﬁﬁ~k€dg$,
Marching fowle ﬂﬂgﬁzOﬁiﬂﬂ tmEEs in troupes ,
VVhofc la‘nzhomeg arc Frill lighted in their Poupes, \ '
Some wighou: kerchief'és, othcrs with come ﬁncckes;
Certaine‘imboch’d with piies, and {01116: with pcxcs,
Others With“ rotten ﬂaoocs and Hockings rent:
{ «Wish canine in each ditch keeps parliament; "
‘ ‘ r In petticoces a2! patch’d and waﬂ—coate tome,
And wandring thh fame ragga 'bleﬂ'c euety theme;
' Which with their Targets nsucr make retire,
From any breach ti“ they their foomen ﬁre. V
Rebatmg the ﬁiﬁE pointcs oftheir keene bladés
Till 3‘! their champions mafcuIiUE prone iades.
To thee faith Frefcoéz "a? ’cafe thy Heck:
A Leaﬁ thouthe rigor ofmy furieiéclc, ‘ .
Bag. And ye: Hone thee fbr thy martian grace,
Thine in all feruice:,ﬂma3<e hands and Embrace.
FrffC. A, pox vpon thy coward ﬁi’tes fouie'knauc,
And yet Ilouc thee roague: afke roagueand hauc.
’ . Emémceﬁnmﬂiéd/ér, ' _
{5 3435- Come and, embrace: US 19111}? When mait—cmen meete;
And ‘dri.nkc till they haue loﬁ‘ borh head and fectc.
And drlueling Heep: on eucty ﬁall and bench 7
With CUCW man a knee in his hand. and in his Can a prettic
But; Freﬁobszldz'my braue Bodzgomi‘o, ' ' (Wench
:Val‘let ofvcluet,tny moccado Villaine,
_ 01d heart ofdtjrance,my Hript canuafc {houldcrs
And my Perpetuana pander tell me;
Tell 11%? what 13999953 C&tapl aﬁnatickg

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f THE DIVILS CHARTER;
.» Excited haue thy Bacrlaiaki’antaﬁes: \
To ’draW that triumPham MerlidxldidO,
Vpon fome ﬁwirit of the Buttery,
Fn'ﬁ This wasno barmie fpi‘rit ofthe Bottle,
' It was a bloudy fpirit of the'bauen; . ’ «3
And ifl Iye,call me t'ny Wimbie-cock,
Bag, A mouldy iei'},wei I i7v111anfvxrcrc thee .
Icpniuirc thee by {Veng‘Lwciaw name, ' _
By ‘30! Pattenmby thefubtill iliape, ' " " - . ' '-
' Oszmmz Bahkenby the gunning Heights ’ I
\ Of Vim‘ Clerilz’clq with his faire i'prights :
By Mga (bzzrrswith Wlazrga Marichalm,
‘ That in Turw’lzéa/Z doth keepc an Aie—houfe:
Fy’Nom Rizwbamo that hate Plegmatiﬁ, ,
«Now bedded with th’Im/{zmiVi‘tr‘iaiiliﬁEf'. '
' VW;2ich in the ﬁerie Phlegz’tom'pzh' games,
« Did workc {hangs vitriall dildidoes for Dames, . V
Her {pirits haue no power to touch this ﬁrand.
Till they tranfpozted from Lamlaeclm land,
By Charon Fcrriman of Black Amrm, '
Fall Anchor' at the Sti/lz’ard Tauerne, .
And by Tartarmn Plume: H elam bowie,
‘ Why didf’t thou combate w1th thy Fathers foul: ? i ‘ i ,;
Pref. Learned Magitianiskild in Hidden Aries, ‘ » ‘ r
As well in prior as poﬂerlor parts, ’ _ i , '
I fee thou kennii’c the fecrets ofall forts, , .W .7
Ofﬂiarpc ﬁringues and falacious {ports : 7 \ . \_ , 3}}
Venerail Buboes,Tubcrs Vicerous, ‘ , " 1
And 1mm: Dqﬁﬂz‘mnckgw vcncmous. ‘
Doubtieﬂc CDah Viga then his vigor pour’d 7 » ~
Into :hy._braines,wkien he thy bottle fcour’d. , . . ’ Q
' Nobie Henrilico queﬁion no further, ‘ / . i‘ ‘
E M medications are of :bioudand-murthffi‘a' ‘
lieaﬁei bane too long, premhee be gorge.
Henrico Bagﬁwz’ ( by this {Word ) i

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' .vv—‘er". ’

1am to morrow to performe a due“, . . . p I . ,
Ami pratiiﬁng in this nights melaneholl¢, ; ' , ,
HOW to difpatgh it with zrbraue ﬂoccadocgf - ,
“ww— » « ~~~ - . , Hcege:

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THE 'DIVILS’. CHARTER.
Htércl did make a pmafeyrithic‘ goadqﬁght,
Tropbﬁc me now no‘morc: early to marrow, _
116 match mm the ﬁgnc 0th ﬁ'ymgpanncj ‘ ‘ ' ’ .ﬁij
And take time timciy'wizh thy poizgtes vntruﬂ, "
To drinks a H‘agon Ofgrecke wine v‘ﬁth the e, '
3dg,G00dhight my noble Rilliéz‘llvxéa, .

Thou {halt be wckomc in the daykef’c midnight. Exit Bagﬁ.

' Fry; Now to my Watchvard i: is quight forgotph '
Ca! 71%?!01014 Piaggm : thinks vpon it . ,

» _, , 1 ‘ 5’ i): clackgﬂriég: 61mm!

Thié ismine howcr appoynted,this [the place, -

Here will Iﬂand Clofe til} tha’liarum cal}, .
_ , beﬂamd: éckimf tbqg/f, ‘

Enter a Tag? with dtorcbgDake ofCandie dmi
/, ‘ ‘ " ‘ . Czefar Borgia dijgmﬁd,
[dn.What iﬁ a élocke boy
‘Pa sMy gracious Lord, , ‘x
By 55g”!!! boro-z’ogc tis ﬂrooke cleucn,
[ﬁﬁm‘kﬁt howcr for em- purpofe noble b§@€h€ig
Cmﬁut hath La 3:114 ﬁrmz'mm notice, .
Ofour aproch to night, ' ' ,

, QﬂOh dou'bt’it nomillaine :put out that tgrciaj ‘ The éay
Bemg dingif’d we will not be dlfcrycd, ‘ . 13%!th mt
Depart you to my lodging prefemly, . the torch,

Paine ofthylife not one word tha‘t‘tho’u faw vs. , ' Ex” 1’43"!»
. Cm.Tis very da-rkc,goo,d brother goc before,

Y Qu know the ﬂrects bcﬂ, ' ‘
(?eﬁzﬂhkecpe your waygyou cannet lightly fall, ~

l‘But ifyou doc. \ * V

’ [‘anﬁow then. ‘ / é

‘ . .Caﬂz,You ﬂaalbe fupported. » '
(szy heart begins to throb,my foulemi‘fdoubts,

Ifegre fomc treachery 9/1 :be Mfﬁdﬂ’gﬂﬂrdd me Did,

On 111 Gods name. '

Ce/IGiuc me your hand brotherﬁc doe not faint?

Qaizﬂwfazrl can fcarfc gas,

A {uyddgincqsuglmc haW‘feaz’d vppn my fpiritsg

 

' THE DIVILS CHARTER.

‘ f CazﬁTut brozhcx forward with aIacrisic
' Mylife for yours youl‘c be at‘cafc amen. ’. ‘ h . ‘
CanIis a fouls buﬁncs 1c: vs retire ‘ ' I I
_ And fcckc fame Other {cafone for eur f’porcs
Caﬁl am afham’d thou fhould’ﬂ be gcnexfall ,_ 7
To lead thofc forces that ﬁght for the Church ,2 '
And ‘heere {hcw fuch faint harxcd'cowardize. ’
. Cwﬁfc you d'f‘pofgd to quarrcll in the ﬂrccts,
Neither the time not place {trues inﬁandy; ’
To call you to'fomc audit for theft: words. ’
QaﬂAbortiue Cowazd borne before thy time, foar tripxrrvp
I will notbrooké thy foolifh infolcnce, Candies [geek
Cal ”Maia 1&1 piaggm. ' ‘ , °
. _ Citfar«ncLFrcfcobaldiﬂzzlikim;
, CanDcere God rcucnge my wrongsgrcccaue my rome,
[meet him rcc‘eauc thy foul: when be thinch good, ‘
Ilc take im order for ghy buriall. -, ‘ '
Helps Freﬁoéxldz‘ letvs hcauc him ouer, \ \
That he may fall into the riuer Tiber,
Come to the bridge with him. ‘ . ,
_ . FrchBe what. he “111thc‘ villaine’s ponderous;
Hath he {'ome gould about him {113111 take it?
CxﬂTakc it were there a mi‘llion'ofduckets,
Thou haﬁ done bxauely Frcfcobalji,
Stretch thceﬁrqth out :hinc*,a1‘1ncs fcarc that he
‘ Pall not vpcm the arches. ‘ ‘
Preﬂllc wa (h him doubt you not ofa new fafhiom
Cxﬂl thinkc thouneucr hadﬂ thy Ci‘xriﬁcndome, -
Follow for Company prenitious villaincr ;
PreﬂHold hold,Coxwounds my Lord hold,

Ca: .The duel} T0:: with on both for company, 7‘ ‘ f
f 5 . y . .foarcaﬂetlo chfcobaldl aﬁer“

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\ a ‘ foarﬁzlml- a
New ijkr Muﬂer VP thy Wittcs together; .
Summon thy fences and aduancc thy felfel,
Ware and Earth haue interpdf’d their bodlcs,

Be: vixf t . a e bri hte c and this blacke murthcr.,
' ’,_;~1‘_, AM. he ,V‘ 9rld s g, y ‘. " .-_... ‘ .,.. ...-x»— “ ” {chcﬁ

 

 

 

 

  

THE D IVI‘L s 6 HA 37.5%.: x “
Sweetcﬁlentnight ( guarded With fecret ﬂartcs)
chpc ﬁlem‘c,and conceals this Tragedic :‘ '
Sﬂfﬂ‘l‘ﬂé’is 10rd afcendant oft his hOVVCl',
Ptopitious patron ofaffaihnatcs
Ofmurrhcrs,Paracidcs,and xnaﬂhcres :
,Lord of my birthgaufpiticus to my life,
This is my ﬁzﬁ degree to domination.

, Who can,or ( ifthcy could) who dare fufpéét,
How, C‘eﬁzr Borgia kild‘his brother Candie P
This is infallible,that many crimes
Lurke vnderneath the robes of Holiucffe :

And vnderneath my Purple tunicfc

This Faét concealed is :Aﬁmz‘o Sforgmsa 7,: A
Shall ﬁxangcly (by fame wilie policies ) a ‘ ‘ . ' ,
Be byought into @Ipeﬁ for Candie: dcathff fa
Siﬂer Lucretia thou muf’c follcvv ncx: .- ‘ '1 i‘ -

My fathers {hamc and mine,cn deth in thee, / ‘ . t _
,Now fhcw thy felfe truc C‘eﬁr 5 [afar {hall 5*- .
Either liuc [aﬁrlikcpr not at Tali, ‘ x “

' ’ (3’ttrz'cclaz‘zzrd'inee

Death and blond oncly lengthen out our Sccenqu
Thcfe- be the viﬁblc and {peaking ﬂiewes,

That bring vice into dcteﬂatiOu,
Vnnaturall rhurthcrs,curfcd poyfonings, , L / "" ,, ' '
Horrible exorcifmc,and Inuocation, . "‘ '
In them examine the rcwardc, ‘

What followcs,vicw with gentle patignce.

 

ACT. 4, 56:16, 1.
Alexander-in 132k ﬂudie éeboldiﬂg a Magical! £1475
with ot/m'" oéﬁmmiaﬂs,‘ ’*
“ Alex, Forc-god ’tis Candie,’tis CamdyJ know ’tis ﬂmdi?»
Wherqis that traitcro'us homicide? where is here? ' '
Icannot fefc him : hce {hall not fcapc me {0,
, I myﬂ and will ﬁnd; him3though he wcnt inuiﬁblc,

 

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THE DIVILS 01-1412 75m

APPem aPpcmsﬁotyct-ha and Md - 7,: r 7.
Lctmeiooke forth, ,‘ ( lmuithcred too, .9

, » i Alexander commetk ape}: tbé Stage om oféixﬂud] witfa

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; Bright Arman; increafeth Thais not combuﬁ.

’ , What are our angcils this quarter? / ’

‘

h h d awake 2:72 191': laxmd,
O , 0 very goo V613] goddzweil I crf'cﬁj V '
By :hisiiefccntion of'Arﬁopki/ax, ' P Y Beccxue,

‘Niaat time of night it is,forrow giue place- ~

Rcucnge in bloéd and .ﬁerie facraﬁce, ,

Commaun detb : nature‘mw preuems her currencyecld .

Ilet vs adore the fecond eye ofhcauen, L 'Iae'éowet/a bi; éodie 7'
O facred feafon for noﬁm‘nall Ceremonies. r ' '
This icyeous quarter is in Cafmzmnha, b? loo at}; on )1 met
W11 ac bower ofnighc iPcPWhy tis Salemﬁvvcluc aéldkc, c.“
gargatq’l ’I'a‘rz'el Gpmiel. _ ‘ V

How goodly thcfe' augurize fairc aufpicés, oftruth,

Now mountes bright Atkaman in his gouldc'n afcentionj‘,"
«Dit€& in dppoﬁtion‘ with our hemifphcr, be‘tinlietb an a 5013'.

’ And now there hower with them is Acmlon: ’

Bernardo bring hither thy white robes offanéﬁt‘y,
Haf’c thou Cole’s ready burnt bring in my Thuriblc, ,
‘And fence about’this fgnétiﬁcd place,
Fpr hcerc Feﬂatiui mUH hauc her honbr,

, Candie my form: is murt-hcredﬂandiemy fonnc',’ Ii

Candie my fonne is murtheredd Will raifc

All the great diuiils to {hew the murtherer,

Euen as thou lou’dﬁmy fonne haﬂ and difpatch, '
Haﬂ and difpat-ch it as thou louci’t my foule,

T is not ycxjmne byithreﬁ'quart crs ofan bower,

What are our Angels of' this night?Mc/mel,Daralazel?Hamﬁpd
Ina triumphant carrc of’burning gold,
Crownd with a circlet ofbiackc hebeny, M
And with a mace ofIc‘t King [771er rides,” ' » ,
Attended with his mimﬂers ofﬂétc,Andm and Cfﬂﬂédm
Fit difmall times for Qur folemnities. l I ’

$ b ; Enter Blcrnardo. _ '
futon my robes giue me my Parade; " ’ ..

 

  

  

 

Ccnfe Well 224mm : bri n g me {ome ﬁre in‘ an earthen vcﬂ'cl!
Now muf’c Ilaboure like :1, coiiyers horfe, ‘ I ' ’ \ ,

After Bernardo 114d C mﬁd b: 6rz'ngeth in 6816!,dﬁd Alex.

I and er ﬁzﬂaiamt/a am hi: circle the}: taker}: 122': red;
M y pretlous bel’r approu’d 2nd rm! % y feruazzt, .
Hence mall haﬂ be—take‘theeto thy beads,
Wmlﬁ t'hefeldarke workes of‘horror are m hand,
Red Sandal! is my ﬁzmigati‘on, \ >

ﬂmzding without the circle be numeric 192‘: rod to t be Eaﬂ,

 

And calleth vpou V1 ONATRABA,
Totthe Weﬂ. S VSERATos.

Tothe North. ’ A (U1 E' L.

To the Srowth. J , M A c H A s A E L,

"?ConiMo, ct canﬁrma ﬂiper w: in ”amine Eyexyeg)’; h aft vp 8!. a1;
. ccnde pemammjadzzga ; kagbejae; us 5 by}? ; kajmjm ; wpa,
’é’lplgdmdi’iﬂﬂ; . , __ '
‘ Fiﬁ] ex/m/atibm lzgr’mziag tbémder dﬁ'md d K ingl, Mr}!

4 ’redfacecrawned imperial! riding ppm 41 L )W’: , or dm; .
W 4 gm : Alexander partake” mare perfume andﬁitb. ‘
I coni‘ure thee bygthefe aforefaidnames, ' -
That thou receiueno phantatﬁnatike illuﬁons.
Dz‘m.What would great Alexander hauc with vs,
That From our ﬁeryregiou millibps oflea’gu es, _ ‘
Beneath the fulphurous bottome of'wwﬂ, " ‘
Where mummy” tells his euer tryed goyld,
Thou calm me from {irongbuﬁélcs ofhigh ﬂare:
From‘furc {ubuerﬁom and mutations \ ‘
Ofmighty Monarchesﬁmperorsgand. King;
From plotgjng bleody feildskand maﬁhctcs,“
Triumphant treafons and aﬂ‘aﬂinatcs. ’
Whats thy demand? , ‘
= lullexl charge thee bythefovéer recited names;
, And by the dreadful! title’ofgreat P1943; '

By which all creatures are fure‘fcaled vp,
~ By which theprinbc 6fdérkrges‘ and an powers,

in earth and‘hell doe tremble and Fall downe,
L 8th me the {hapc oftha‘t condemned'man,
_ Which; mgkcred my [qgne‘the duke of Camﬁk’

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, 7mg) IV-IL S CHAR 7‘13 1:;
(DichcPe‘fa ﬁrm'éﬂaﬁen Gir nor for thy life
_EXPC& amcﬂcﬁscr‘J‘WH Hand {33, *', ‘ ' I I ‘
. ' ~ . f 777:? distal! dcfcma‘etb with t/a'Wh M '
‘ [gluing and after more exhalamn

I , a cmdm t};
Dimﬁ cm; from the foggy lake offéarcfulligixfr all?» me

Am I comaundcd'by that puiﬁant monarch,

Which rides tryumphing in a charriot, _
0n miﬁy bIackc clouds miXt with quenchI-es ﬂit;
Through vnquoth corners in darkc Path‘es ofdcath,

4 A _ To doc what thou demandcﬂ,

Al!cx.Thcn by the dreadﬁﬂl names ofeA'mz'amm‘
" L Tirzpand Sadai {hcw me that damned childe ofréprgbaﬁm- ;
' .Which this night murthércd the duke ofﬁndz’e,‘ .3 . L . ‘
DigiKecpc gﬁrme Ration ﬁir not for thy life, . 6. . _
’ Hfgaéfk to we daore 0ft6cﬂngeﬁm
whence lye 6rixgetb the G60]? 6f C indie
gaﬂl} Imuuted 6} foaf perfu'ing ml
ﬂ¢z6iﬂg it ,thcﬂ: wmifh in at another doom.
_ Alex.H01d,hold,hold,hol d 3 per todo: ﬂmmr 110W ”no more,
C‘eﬁn‘ hath kill’d a brother and a father. \
/ Diuc_Whac wouldef’c thou more [hall] dcfccn'd?
M/exjhcw me the pcrfon by whofeimpieus‘hand;
~ gifmmd Vi cllijwas done to death?
DmechRe a ﬁrme Ration ﬂirrc not for thy life.
H a briﬂgetbfrom the ﬂame daare Gifmond Vifcllishi: wound:
" gaping malafter [aim Luqcmwndreﬁ , balding a daggerﬁxft
in 62': 6lcedi7¢g 601mm : thy 1/4an, ‘ ; ~
Alcx,0ut,out,no more no m9re,my foul: difolucs.
r Deéz‘ﬁayfay what wo‘uldcﬁ than more Pdifcend, . *
‘A!CX_ Beldﬂcbienfix, Beralamnﬁx, Heliarm,xdz_{2wde , défmdt, '
riu6e0,ma}zdo}impcra_ l _ ' ' ‘ 6 , .
13:14:11 defexdctb wit}: thymzerxﬁ‘c, ‘ ' ‘ , ’
, . Enter Bernardo. Alexander tinkgtb bis/Ml,
vilexﬂ'u: out alas ‘Bermrda I am wounded, / r, '
With griﬂy wounds and deep: incurable, ' . * ,7 »
Ber.Comfort your {dfc in Gods namcblcffcdfathcr,

‘ Soelongasnocwounds efthcbod blccd,: " - 1
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THE" 17 MI 13 s c HA‘R‘ 71.4 (x.
, A!ex.-The curcles wounds 1 msanc are of my body
\ Wounds both of my fouls and bodybutﬁermrde
This is my comfort .in calamity '
Someihall packs after themfor-company
W hats. a clocke?‘
Bzmz. Vt! Y ncerc ﬂy; by Saint Peter: ball 7
eﬂlex. Hap: thee,then paﬁ}: thee to my Poticaty’, bid him,
prouidc thofc druggcs I {poke for yeﬁcr-day,and beard tbcmitl
* ail 1191’: to ?)omim‘co giglz‘o take you thofc letters with you
Which are here, bid himdeliucr them Lodam’cké’fam’zw name
her 1:11}qu Paramourc; make haﬂ and fee that he difpgtchr it
quickly , deliu-cr him; putfe from mcc for a'token cramd with .7
twdhundréd ducates, bid himBeg fecreat as i‘1<~:‘1<3t:es'})islife£3 t ,
haf’c and began. - Exit Bernardo.
Aﬂor {hall followl muﬁ haue his Lands ‘
?hi—s'atshomc‘muﬂ be cut 0E being but {€53de
Then- cutdt foone whim it is yong and ﬂendcro‘,
\Leaﬁ grewing great it prick thee to-the bone
My Iuﬁimportuncs-it ’and ht: {hall die, ,_
' «Sonnes,NcpheWes,Daughters,Concubinesﬁmll die;-
My coxufciencfe"is turrfd marries enemy, _
He that woald rifeto riches and renowne
Mui’t not regard though he put] millions downc, - <1
- . - ' é’xz’t Alexandcn'nto tbcﬂﬂdiés
, S C E N. * 2. _ » ~
Enter. "Czefar Borgia with Caraffa
,. z ‘ . . _ andBcntiu'oli.
(?eﬂ Where is- his Holineffthctc is my father? -
Alas your Sonne is Hainegyour haples Sonnc,
My noble brother out alas,alas ,
Ismurthered 2 in tender psfﬁon ’
Le: curious [catch and inquiﬁtiom

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Be made, through R97” to ﬁnds the. {nurthererss
Ifcarc that Traitrous. [wins Cardinall ‘

, [Albania qurzmvith his‘complccies: ‘ “
Iwill nothould fraternity with him: . '
And here beheld my meaning bleﬂ'ed father:
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And in chefe armes which I haue bucled on
I do Forfweare a1 ofﬁces oi'Chui‘ch,.
Vntill I be reuenged For his death, ‘7 =5} .
i H: dzfroéerh [Jimﬁ’lﬁ 21nd appgd’ktb in War' ,,
' Alex, A fouie red vengeance ouer’hixﬁs his» head};
Whofe heart inciurate or whefc diuiiiﬂi Brim.
Could execute con’ceiue ormeditate ’ \ ‘
So fouie a murther of an Innocent, ‘
Cgrﬂfawith Bemimli giue leaue- 1 ' y ,
SemeQwhat Iwould in priuate haiigmith C‘efar. ' _
. C‘eﬁzr defembie nor. for that we mama , Exam: Car ct Ben ‘.
Whence comeﬁ thou. ’ ' _ . " J _' ,
C45]: Dii'ecf’rly from my Chamber; ,
eAle.yWhere didi‘c‘thou here this neweSi.
Cr]? Fiﬂiersyyhich fm’md his body brought the new“r
Alex, Then" he was droun’d [mﬁr was he not?
Cef, It feemes he was,
exka. What by fame Fifher.
Cceﬂ How {hould I know that. " _
. exile, Sure by fome fuhtill Fifher that layd'nets'v
‘ For Candiex life and homombut fay truly,
Was it thy breather.
\ fo, Are net you my fatherﬁ
Ale. A’h‘that I neuer hadbeene any fd‘ther, ‘ '
But {peaks ag ainemian fpeake the truth and feare not:
Who ﬂew thy bro’ther Cmm'z’e this IaPc night,
Who traind him forth who walk’d along with'him.;§
Cceﬁ Am I the keepei‘of my brothers perform,
\ Alexi Execrable’ Camsperﬁdious. Homccide,
~ Apparant villainewhat canﬂ thqu deﬁgne? '
Which I would know that thou canﬁ hide From ma. '
Cazﬂ A plague vpon yogr diuilis yeu dealt: with them; ‘
That watch more narrowiy to catch yourifoule ' y , ,
Then he which fought my brother Candie; death, _
‘You know that Sathan is the lord oflics '
K ‘A falfe accufcrand‘defembler, 7 .
Tell your falce licrs they be lying Dimls. . , 9
_ ' edlex.,(2¢far no morengﬁzr no mgrcghoukqeyvﬂw ' “
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(2]: What know I .3 ' ‘ _
ﬂiex. That I know,di{1?mblc 110E. ‘
C(gﬂ Suppofcyou know, {uppofe m wrath 8L fury.
I killd my brother ; canwe mend 1: noyv ?
He was noxfaﬂaion’d for theft: buﬁe tunes :
He reﬂs in pcacép‘ur pciace rcﬁs in our {words- f '
v11“. Caﬁzr thou do’ﬁ vnkindly vex toy foulc,
With rubbing vp my {ecrcc mifcrief : “
Incur’dby fcckmgto lift vpthy head . . , _ ‘ __; V
Caeﬂ Pull mono: downe goodfathcr vyxthé'yo'm? coﬁﬁicncc :/ _
Your coufcicnccfath er of my canfciencc 1531);;
My confcicncc is as like yohr confciencc, _‘
As it were printed with‘the fclfmfamc Ramp c, ‘ . _
Iknow my Homes are burthcnous, and bean: them, .
Your ﬁnﬁes more haioousgct your tobcs'conccalc them. ' .
Alex, Out wigkcdan’d nefarious homicide. ' . i
' Ca]: Vpbraid me notfor iFthat Lampc bum: dimme. 4
.Which ﬂxould giuc light to mcn’in darkcﬁ mght ;
k _ How can they ch oofc but muﬁ in ﬂuaddqwcs crrc,
That follow thc blitnxd~glimcring th ercof:
Dork this one petty fault appcarc {o gricuou's ?'
Which if'yoy vvcll conﬁde: is no-f'auit ; x
He was an honc-ﬂ man,and ﬁt: for hcauen : ' . *‘
Whilﬁc hc liu’d here he brcath’d in mifcric ;
And would hauc bccne cnIargZd :1ch himfrce, ‘
Now if I may compare youf Rate with his,
. Or your condition with my qualitie, _ ‘ ~ .
y Heme you not (old your {clfc vnto the Diuill, . / y _ ~ ‘ , - '
‘ To be promoted to the Papacic : ‘ ’ ’
Hauc you not fouf‘d thc huings of the “Church 9
Are not your‘coﬁ‘crs oram’d vvith bcaf’dy bribes.
With foule exmrtiongnd bafc Vfury ?_ .
Ha-uc ycc not (ﬁnqc your inauguration) “ /
Poyfoncd and done to death ﬁxCardinalss -
In diuilifh auaricc to get, their goods 2‘
\ ~ Hauc you not (Which is moﬁ gbhomi11ahl_e)
Commite'd inccﬁ With your o’ncly daugﬁ‘ﬁér;
«And made me ﬁnnc Withhcr fox; company, ‘

 

  
   

 

‘ Your bloudic plots,inhuznan~e crucltic, , ‘

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7 THE D IVIL s ,c HA RTE x.
. That both might raigne in béll for company ?

Diéd ydunot take ofgc'orgia Bucciarda

One hundred theuisnd Bucatsfrdm'thc Turk,
To kill hxs brother Grmm 01¢de ? ¥ ’ '
Haue you not kept the Pearle of Iml‘ie,

A ?or (ﬂ/Zaﬂﬁc’dz that young vertueus Prince,   '
1n bcaﬁly lui}, and ﬁlthy Sodoﬁéie, ' ’
Blaﬁing thé bloﬁbmc ofhis toward youth ?-
Hauc yc-u net‘ now giuen order for the death
Of m d'cege Siﬁer , whom your masons cauf’d,

‘ To kill hézﬂarr'er 1’1qu and ‘Di szél/i, ' ’
Axwétﬁbdlhc noble'EarIc of his new {pom}, ‘
Onc'Iy-eto'rcloakc your vile impiczy,

‘Al'e‘C'aeﬁr ch: Diuill hath bin thy Scholc-maiﬂm
C59]: I paﬂé your {ccrct céunfcll with the diuill, A 4'
.Y our Auariccgmbition,pcrﬁdie, ‘ .

a,”
Why then vpbmyd yee met with Candie: dmthi»
A baf’tard ofour houfc,dcgcncmzc, ‘
In whom no fparkc or {piraclc of honor”
Appear’d to raifc the race of Borgia,
But had Ebccn‘; Licutenant of your forces;
This armc had conquex"d alLRommzia, '
Fume bcferc this had tremblcdﬁpa‘mc had ﬂoop’d; ,
The Romaine Emperor had faml’d vpon vs. *'
King Charla: had been: rcﬁ’raind, Frederiakcxgulfd, /
And Naples had been: made our heritage; ,
Alex, A triple ioy.‘ fuc'cceds a‘ﬁnglc‘ gricfem
W Ihauc engag’d all to make [Icfar great,
' (Zeﬁzr it fut cth Wlth thy grace and glory,
To cloak: my vicesﬂzwill pardon thine,
Leg: one ofvs cxgufc an others crimes,
And for this blaudy féﬁlfozlatcly done,
As thou didﬂ cunningly beginvgrocccd, . ,
To lay the guilt or imputation , - ' > ‘
' 0n them whofc death may doc thee bcncﬁ't:
And ncucr was my-foulc better contented, / , ‘
Thcg that our woes axe wichrich hogcs ptcucnﬁrdm

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(122]? Now ﬁands Rowaniafubicéi to my {worda -
1m!» farii’, Camerigs, and White _' ' w '
511 all hauc the ﬁrﬁ 'tharge,if I there Hiccccd',
Hauc forward farther with a better fpced, r
Casﬁzr a mile written in my guydon, ‘
When with my troop‘és'vié’coniouﬂy I ride on, ,
:Alex. H0113. Bernarda,call in [kmfa with Bemiml]: Enter .
Ay nownow mommy precious 5031,1113? Caﬁzr, ' Barmf‘
Piafccute as thou halt begunne, ,
With Arte,looke {uilaine and demure, ‘ , , . k . ,
Hold downs thy head,1ike one fwolnc vp with fotrdw.
. EmerCai'aﬂ‘a with B'enriudly. ‘ ' * 7 7 - 2‘ ,
They come,they comefay :hat‘thofe armeéWcrc {ant on;
In reucnge of Candie: death, ‘ , ‘
The foucraigne medicine o'Fthings paﬁ cure,
Is for to beare with patience and forget,
[‘oeﬂzr hath vewd’c rcugiige for Cmuiz'a’yldeath,I
And in regards o‘f'C'aﬁm piety, _ ,
:1 makchim generall in his brother‘s place,
Caz]? And neucr {hall I {heath this {word in peace
Till it haue wrought vpcn thc'murth crcr. ' .
\ ﬂraﬁHappy fucccﬂ‘e accompany my Lord,
And in your battles giue you vic'ftory. ’
Bent. Isforder takcnfor his funerals. ,
Cw]: Bmtiuo‘li take you no thought for that,
That is the grand? carc,which troubles me.
Alex. Come enemy, Lords,we will aduifc within, ,

For I muﬁfhauc your counfcls in my gricfc. Exam: omxei,‘
. S C EN. , 3.
Enter Lucretia richly attired with a V33! "
in ‘lnr band. -

LucaKindc Lodowilg'e hadﬂ thou prefenced me," I
‘Wittherfiem clothes ofgold or ﬁnﬁlq, ,.
With rich Arabian Odorgprctious Ron cs,
01' what braue wémcn thd in; highcﬂ price,
~ Could not haue bccnc f0 gracious is this tinﬁgre,
Which I_ more 'v'aléwthen my’tichei’c icwels, ‘ Oh

 

”THE D IVILS“ CHARTER. '
Oh Mttigiﬂa, -V \ Enter Motticilla."
Brim m'e ome minutes and m dl‘cfﬁne b ‘
Ihlsgnight I purpofc priuately u); {up a axes, ‘
With my Lord C ard'mall of 04pm. ,
Enter mm Pa, 6: with a 746k two [00 'z'na - ,‘
(1971256: anfznﬂmmmuﬂ 7:65 56»le o £140?!" 50x With \ ,
Bring me fame blanchingwater in this'bowlc. Exit Matti;
‘ 517:6 lcekg’tbin bergiygﬂ}, ‘ ‘ ' “ ”
[Here I perceiue a littleriueling »
7 Abouc my fot—head but I‘wimpleit
‘ ,Eith er wghaewejs or. a lock of'haire,
And yetit 1% as white as the pure (how:
0 60¢th thaitfweet‘Marqm: Mammy,
Did in Fermm feaﬂ‘ my Lord and mac, 1 ,
. What rich compax'ifons and ﬁmilies, , ‘7 ,.
He with ingemous fantaﬁe deuif’d,
‘Dotin g vporr the whiteneffe of my browcs P
Asvthat betwixt them ﬂood the chaire ofi’tatc,
Compo’f’d of’Iu‘orie for the Paplmn (heme ':
. Sitting in comfort after amou‘tous conqaeﬂ,
And km my fm—head twenty thoufan-d tunes.
OF: haue I wiiht the coulour of this hair:
More brighgand not of fuch aSMnilb dyc,./
And yet the Duke of ‘Baurbm on his knees’
As the diuineﬁ fauour of this world, ' ,7 -
Did-bcg one lock to make aBraceler, ,
For which few haire'sih’e‘ garnifhed my head
With Ievv cIs worth ﬁx thoufand crownes atlcaﬂ;
My beaming eyes yctfull of Maieﬂy, ' ,
Dart loue,and giue'bright luﬁer t0 the g1 aﬂ'e,
As when the funnebeames touch a Diamond.
ThePrince cif' 34km folcmnly did fweare,
Th 61%: eics werequiuers,which{11Ch {113st did bcare
That were {0 fharpeﬁnd hadfuch ﬁet‘je touch,
. As Cupid: Arrowes neucr had [0 much, , .
, The R066 Garden afthefc amourous cheekes,
\My nofe the gratious forte ofconqueting loue, .
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THE rblwz; s CHA R TA 2:.
That Ianguiﬂa and arevénquiﬂit with dcﬁrc, .
gammy callethrit the ﬁiuer pgarch‘, ‘
Where Wumituxtlcs mutuall Plcaﬁxr; {catch-
' Sweet mouth she Ruby port to Paradicc
Ofmy worlds picaﬁzrc from, whencaiﬁizc forth,
Many faife brags,bold fallics, fwcct fupplics,
Aichinn c 511:: rpatchlcs fabrickc affairs nature, _
A neckccwo bi‘ci’cs vpoh whofc cherry niplcs.
So many {weer i'oicions Cupid fuckc,
. Gin: mgfom‘c blanchin g waterin this baulc,
Wafh my face W'atritz’lla with this cloih,
So tis wciiﬁowmﬂH try chcfe Collours,
Giuc Vmethas oyle of Talckg, _ ; ‘
Take faxfnet Mottic‘é/Lz (xii’Both my Forehead, ’ .
‘ S be lama!) in two glqﬂéxmdéelwldﬁb Iver 5047}, i
I muﬁ delay this colour is i: carnation right,
. M:,Oh the true tiné‘turcrofa damask rofc,
Lm. What is it extellcnt. ‘
Jlat,Moﬂ full ofiifca' » : f ‘
And madame thats a. pr'etious Iinimcnt,
A‘s cut: I beheld cofmomh the browcs, i“
Lmﬁ will cbtréé‘c thcfe arches with this muiict,
Pluck: not td hard,bciecue me Matricﬂla,
You plucke to hard. v z ‘ . ’ ‘
I feel: a foulé‘ﬁinckc in my naﬂreijls, _ ,
Some ﬁinkc isvchcmcnt and hurts my brainc, ‘ .
My cheekcs bath burn: and Ring” gins me my glaﬂ'c.
Out out for ﬂumcl fee the blood it kifc,
Difpcrfcd and infiamcdgiuc me from: water. _ .
, ' Motticiila mlzéub-lm' cheeky: with 4:10:55

. , . Lu‘créxtigalooket}: in tbeglgzﬁ. \-
VMy braincs intoxicatic my Fate is 'fcaided-, ,
Hence with the glaifc : cooie cooic my facc,r::mckc poyfon,
13 miniﬂrcd tobring me to my death,‘ * x

I fcde the vcnime boyiin; in my nines,

, ‘ WﬁAhme decrgLady ;_ what Pcrang lcop reﬁt?
lb? '32?! 51 ‘9'th 5h: more 1' prcgds onyoux face, , L w; 1

 

7'HE D 1mm CHAR T 7
LﬂcSend to my fathcrgcall hiﬁtion ‘ ‘1‘ ,.
Oh Candie where art thou my fomforteijn’ Ex” Mm:

’ , Dead and incomb’dgLucrece muf’t follow thee;

\

Ingcridc'rd out ofhi: difloyalry,
,._,_3 ’ ‘ \ g

I bur:1clbufnc,oh thrms my dccre Lord,
My braincs arc feard/vp With lolnefatall ﬁre.
Enter aﬁmant mzd ‘I’laz‘ﬂtz'on with M otticila. '
S:r,Dcerc Lady cheers your felfﬁbcnox diﬁﬁayd
His Holmes in half bath fcntrelaif‘c: , 7 _ ’
His owns Phiﬁtion t0 récomfort y'ou,
Imam: our dcere Ladies ﬁamon bring fogng~wagcrm coo‘Iie _ /

\ my thirﬂ,

‘J’kizMad am you may not drinke,

Till you recitape (his; (m; prcfé't‘uati;_,: _ ’
, LaaA foule vnléum’ie lbailafmne%nkc éhoakcs VP

My vitall {lenceszand a boyling heat '
{uppcs vp tlac Eiucly 113m: in my lungs,

Pbijhis poyfon {preads and is iiicurablei '
Madame rec’cxue oneprgcious antidqtc.

Luc.Whac hauc I caught you :5 forum,

, Who painted my lime face with thefe foul; {139:5} ‘

You {cc them in my foulc defogmed blots,
Deliucr me from that murthcx cd man,
He comes to ﬂab my foulc Lwounded him,

011 ngmon’i Gifmmd hide thofc bleeding wounds,

My l'oulc bleeds drops oflbrrow for thy aka; ‘
Look: no: {0 wrathfull I am penitcnt, -
Loue‘ and rcmorfcidid harbour inlrchinc hart,
Whazdoel’fthou bccken to me I will come,
And follow theé through mllliOns ofwocs,
’ Pkichct Lady will you take a little ICE,
1‘: will refreﬂm your fpirits inﬂantly.
LuaNo rcﬁ vntill I {be my Lord agaige.
MotDcth Lady doc y’ou Ioue yourlitcﬁakcyﬁ, , A . A
l. , ' , . .519“- mkgtk bald afc/flvbtmila.
LuaFrom the pure burning colcs" oftmc’céntritiag,

, Me thinkcs 1ch the liuclfi counterfet, ‘ ’

Ofcaaiuefreﬂédin hermifcry, .
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‘ THE D IVIL s; 0 HA RTElg.
Ah Mariam whom: I trained vp 7 _
“' 1n cunning ﬂeight’s andfnar'es ofﬁlthincﬂ'c,‘
’Forgiuc me for that ﬁnnqliuc asnd'repent,
(ﬂick Oh God forgiuc me for my ﬁnnesarc grear,
And ifhis goodneffc lead my life fome fpacc,
I will with \pemancc call on him for grace, 7 '
And fpcnd the remnant (ifmy life in prayer, '.
Lm: Ican no mote,death fumm'oncthmy l'oule3

I \ 015611 thy'bol'cmc father Abmlyzzpz,

 

srcyfull fachcr let thy mercy péﬂc

Extend thy mercy where no mercy was,

‘ Mcrc‘yfhll father for thy fonnes dce‘re merrit

Pardon my ﬁnnﬁzll {oulc'rec-ciuc my fpisrir. Expz'mt Lucrm,
5PM:- Now is her foul: at rcﬂ tis. vcryﬂranger,» ‘

As Well ghejcaufeas‘max‘mct of'hcr death,

I haue beetle ﬁudicd in, Eipacmm,

Jn bookes of (fallen ad (1' bide Auecz‘m,

Obferu‘d thc cures ofdiucrs learned doé'tors;

In France in S pain: and highc'riqcrmaa}, .»

r \ Yet ncucr met with fuchan acCicent‘,‘

‘ \ Beare in her body I will'im all hall, ~ ~‘

Erin g woﬁxll newes vnto faint Peetm Pallace,; *
/ His Holincﬂ'c will grleuieuﬂy, lament, / ‘ Exempt mum

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. / .9 (VB. 4.
'Enter‘Cael’ar 4nd Barbaroffajbyldz'ar; drum: mad trtimpefx. .
(?zﬁ Fellows marines after ourvié’corics, ,

Had in the ﬁrﬂ from of cm lzappié warr, . \
Withmen of'hardy ref'clmion, ‘ ‘ ‘ A/
Now muﬁ we bend our forces‘ againﬂ F%rly,’
Where that proaﬁfxrd Amazonian Kmbarim,’
Darcth deﬁance in the face ofwhrr,
And yet our hopes are {urcgall paffa‘gc Clare,-
And {he before I lodge this rcﬂles head,
: Sh?! begs; ?hle'bondage of this viStorie. .
. gr: ‘ c Ve proud rel'uming f irrits ofﬂine Women!
thfc §§oodléﬂh woﬁndcs arc'ongly blsmly words, I ’
m; vgxchgu; rggfqn'lﬁght without xcﬁﬁancc, ‘

gig.

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THE D IVIL s CHAR TEX;
But on the face ofgrimmc dcuourin g Wane,
With frowning forc-hcad menacing his force,»
They falldowne on their backs as Venm did, ‘ k
When Mar: beheld her with a Souldicrs face,

0% N ay wc muﬂ ﬁght :1 kno w the puiffant fbirit
Ofwarlikc Kate the pride of 1mm, . 7 .
, Sforzae: braucﬁﬁer and old Riarzaw widdovﬁ
Exccilent yalour,and deepe policic 7 ‘

’ Mul’c winne 1t,ifw‘c purchafe athcr hands.

' Bar. And yet we be b’efbreahdhd with the Lady?
Hauiug furprized her trcafure and h'cr fonncs,

As .{hcy were making their cfcapé for Flore“? :

, What {hall we tricz'enowncd general}? -

And {catch her refolution,‘

0% Shall wee P doubt ou not,
~ Nay tﬁbugh the wallcs of Fair!) were omeelc, .
Thefe pledges {hguld make paﬁage Favour povécrs, .
And what? {hall we ﬁoope for thofc twc‘nty Enﬁgnes,
Which thislaf’c nighthauc cnccr’d theirPorts,

Nay were they ten t9 one within th‘ofc Wants, ,
‘ . C‘efar-(tha: carries Forums in his Standcrd) \ f ..
‘ Would make them giucground 5: fubjeSt th cm-fclucs,
Bar, Speak‘e then ét'once renowned generall,

Shall we go Souldicr—Iikc to work”: atﬁrﬂ? "
Shall we falutc her with our Cannon? « ‘ _‘

. Caf What ?no Baréaraﬂlz not without a parlec,
_‘ Forc-God ,1" lane her,and‘ admire her valOur,
And till‘ we ﬁnd: her words prooue empty fqnibs, ‘
We giuc her all the'nnblc rights ofwarre, ‘ {
Summon a parka, Soﬂnd‘dmniﬂhfm’r 7'73”?"-

Enter 72pm the Walk: Counteﬂé KatherineJulio Sf'orz'a,~
Enﬁgna ﬁy/diers,Drummesﬂ'mmpetJ, 4

What bane wee T3148 come vpon thcfc wallgs,

. To bring conﬁxﬁon of our companies : ‘ 7,
Dath proud ‘Pmtlaeﬁlm liuc againe, .
Which {emcetimg raging in the Fields ofblood,

Made galﬁge withher angry WI? through millions; 7

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THE mm; s 0 me E T‘E R. :
Kat; I tell thee (?rfrrr {brine of dfexmder
A booke beﬁts rhec better then a blade:
Percale in {come thou Wilt reply the like,
A dillaffé ﬁts me betrer th en a pike,
Knowfafm had I now fo many liues "
\‘As here are Homes or haires vpon your beards,
VI would forgo them 31 before this honor,»
Which my d_eerc Lord Riaréa did leauc mee,
The pledge of‘my decre loueihis‘Chilr-l rens patrimony.
Clef, Speake in a milder key renowned K4”, ,
I lone you well and all braue Sfarwcx race , .
Yet you mulryeeld thereis no remedy, ,
I: is the Churches right and I mullhaue it, .
7 Kath, Me thi-nkesa pulpet were more ﬁt for thee,- .
' But did’l’cthbu euer reade Saint gregar}:
That he Which huntcrh for authority, .
Himfelfc lhoulcl goueme direél and know well;
He did a deed: ofdanger that aduanc’d thee, ’
Fol: proudJambirionviolates all right, I,
Crsf: Be not {0 bitter K are a friend intreares you,
But ifinrrearies will’norJooke vpon mce: , , R '
Heere ﬂanidcth Crﬁmhe {harpe fco'urge ofFarﬁ
And were your fort fenc’d with as many men,
' As it is gm. With Hones Caeﬁzr would haue it.
Subdue them and make pillage of their goods
. And in rcﬁﬂance {ealeit with their blonds, \ ,.
th. What are your weapons {heathed in your thwarts?
7. Is cuery word a {word then {bake hands C(rﬂrr:
Vcntcr no further and we Will be friends ‘
But if your words 'haue accents in keen: {Words
And end in_ bloUd,rhen Ceﬁrlookeon‘mc: ’
I with deﬁance tume {words in your throares,
‘ You {hall not rhruﬂ that: imput arion
Vpon our fexfor I will ﬁght it out
So long as I can Hand vpon chef's Walls,
Cerf You would repent it, iF you knew the worﬁ,
[Conﬁdcr Kate be well aduifed ﬁrfl,
(Km' CW" 311 «one ‘word‘to difchargc’my.confcience;
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THE p IV-IL S CHAR TEA ‘
Were there a Cannon there to be difchardg’cl '
Vpo'n this ftuitfull wombe the 21me of Children
And lfurc pcccc mall tobClzomc withall ’ "
IF I would not l‘urrcn‘dcr vpdﬁg {Om ’
Your Cannon {hot f‘noulel plowe thcfe bowéus v
That vow to God 21K; my deer: l‘Ufbmd magic. P:
I ncucr will infringe With pcrfcdy ; f .
Iknow tl'aCC biouéy (kﬁzmhc alumna};
In ycclding vp thy x‘cuercnd purple roabcs
Which {hould protcé’t widowcs and Orphancs rightcs
Appeareth well in taking vniull armcs, , 3
, To wrong the W'idowes and thc Fatherlcffc
wElmer ﬁght (leper or fdrfakc thc ﬁeld,
Perl‘wadc thy {clfe aliue I Will not yccld.’
Cat]: Then [Will ﬂlcw you whatwa-rrcs dcl’tcny, '
Prognoﬂicawgbxing forth hbt‘ranfomc hithér / x
' Barbarella ért'ngetb ﬁam Cxl‘ars Tm; 9_
,\ lair two 60:3. ’
1? nature be not quite cxningu’zﬂlcd‘ ‘ ‘
Theft: pledges {hall enﬁ‘anchizeyou from warm“
Ibrought them tosthis p‘llrpol‘¢;that-in them,
You with your friends might liuc in liberty. \ x
, Kat. Neucr but with advantagcsdcere Lordg
, Monl’ter of‘mil'ery what think’ﬁ thotl Cg 47'
That lell ‘yceld mine honor‘fbr their fafcty '2
Be not decciu’d thou hallxlhtpriz’d my_Childrcn,
Riariagn‘i‘c his left in my tuition
And bomc‘out ofthcfc bowcllsgbu’t deer; boy cs,
Courage your {clues I will defend your ’l’lODOI‘s:
I tell thee Caylzr thcfc my boycs are taught ,
, To bear: with- patience fates Lacuitablc
Thefc c’ark‘y é’forme: fpirit and their fatln er: ; -
.1 date gal élilb and afkc them they will (hula,
TOIICk {Eek line; before they loo’fcthcu honors.
. Cdﬂ (?:fdr in this hath oﬁ'etcd like himfclfc,’
He pz'offcreth to-prcfcruc your townc vntcuch t: _
, Your goodsijurWiucsgourliucs‘, your Iibcrtxgs: ' _

Bﬂﬁmaréc what ﬁgigg thy biggcr‘ntllgbr‘ings‘ {95th}! ‘ ?\-

 

 

' ‘ THE , DjVI-LS C H4 RTE R.
To make thine hard heart infamous For emer,
Besze thy face tbefe boyes {lull loofe {heir liues
Ifthou furz'ender no: Wirlaoutemere parlee.
Kalb, Eloudy ﬁgﬁrix K deli ' eliy malice,
I {pit deﬁance in thy cowards face, -
Traycour m Goéand mgn'hgd’ﬁ thou laeeneaeﬁr,
I‘nﬁﬁing 0:} high tearmes ofworth and-honor
Theu woul'ﬂ conﬁder that their blend is Noble,
Thou wouldl’: conﬁde: that they be but children,
Thou woula‘f’c conﬁder that thou art a waxriex
And that fuel) noble blond {pile with difhonor
And trgm’d in With inﬁdeous trechery,
By God not man in heauen npr earth below .
Can be Forgotten or abolilhed. , .
Baré, Braue genef’all you parlce with a woman,
Whol‘ e heart is ‘obf’cinateﬁhof e hands are freeble,
Seemeth in value and ouer tedious. ' ,
Caﬁzr. S peake at'a‘worvd' cannon is my next parlee,
You will not‘yee'd yeur Gate to l'auetheir laiues;
K atb, I will not [‘mfm ' ' '
Cw]: Cu: of boch their heads. . ' , _
I .130]. Le: vs intreat our mother noble generall, ,,
For to deliuer vp the Rate ‘of Far!)
And will you ﬁne our liues then.
2.30]. Good Captaine do not kxll vs.
ij.‘ If [he will yeeld the Rate your lines are fafe.
1.30]. Good mother for my fathers/fake that’s dead,-
And for mine Vnclca fake ‘part ofycur bawells
And for our owne fakes yeeld yen: {clues andfaue vs,
2.1%}. Good fweetemoxhez (wen, .
' Kilt. Peon: boies,in heartvnhke Riariue: race,
01‘ 5399mm: warlikelinnage by the mother
Know wha; it is die with liberty,
,A‘nd line with i gnomin eous féruitude.
9“ YOU your lines buy with the loﬁ‘eofﬂatés
3?» were of' all extreal11eties'thc vileﬁ '
But 1n extreamety to die'rcfolu’d I
\PIC[€IUiDg;ﬂagg and reputaﬁom

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.‘THE DIVILS CHARTEKt

Is {aid to dye within the bed ofhonour, ‘
This 18 an honor for Rixrz'ogs chudren, -
, And let my part,it neuer {hall be fayd, ‘
That Katbcréﬂ? being ﬂrcng vpou hir guards,
Hauing good forcqs able to defend, -
l 7 In brutifh fearc ﬂ‘lOUld giue away your Hates,
I rather will obtrud-c my felfe vnarm’d, ' *

/ ' And mectethe thickei’c ranckcs that enter breachﬁ

Te lac toPc vp vpon their fouldiers pikes,

Sooner I will ('6: allthe towns on ﬁre’,’ ~

And with my foldiers lhc’riﬁge my felfe, ,

.rRathcr thﬁu rcndcr vp your heritage, .'
Cu]: Oh brauely fpokcn warlike wmgzau. _

I ,Boy.Moth er we {com e’death in refpeé‘c ofhomz:
let him perform: his worﬁwve feare him not, I ‘
Courage fwcete brother,thinke vpon my father,

I will dye ‘ﬁrﬁ, be not affraicl of death. ‘
, Cazﬁ Why then you are refolu’d to dye ?
1.1730]th dye Cceﬁzr.
('ceﬁ Bringhethcr both theithcads. ' l l
7 Karla. Gods blcliing rcﬂ with you my dcereﬁ faunas _
And il'I loofc your ﬁatcs,my life ﬂuall folléw, ‘ '
Nothing but Violence {hall force it from vs;
Erelong this quarrell twixt vs Will Hand cucn:
Farewell deer: boycsgill we three mccte 'm heauen. ‘
2.580} Ah dcere Mother, fwectc mether, good Vnclc Inlio
fan: ourliucs. . ‘ _ p ‘
(hf Away with him. ,
2,.Baylet me before Idye, but'kiﬂc my mother.
Kath. What wouldﬁ thou mime ag’aine into my womb: .3
1f thOu wcrt hens thou ﬂiouldﬂ be Paﬂmmm,
And rip: out of‘hiy ﬁdes with foldiers (words,
Before I would yeeld vp thine heritage, -
I . 5’0}. Come brother let vs brauelyd-ye togﬁher.
Cazﬂ i tell thee when that chefs haue loll their htadsg
» i will make {acke and pillage of your Hate,
Mamwomenpriﬁiancs,all patio the MOM,

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“THE DIVILS CHARTAR. _
Carry them hence,bring hcthcr both theirhcads. Exeum with
And then a charge vpon tlhis valiant Lady,- ' t/ae éajw,
ThisTkamrrerﬁhis proud Sememmzk,
Whole valour Baréarojﬂz by thefc hcauc‘ns,
Is very wonderful! and glorious. .
KareHad he more forccyvhat would this txrant do?
Cmﬂ A chargaa charge. /
Km. For Gods fake chargm. charge let vs toﬁght;
Cwﬂ A fpii‘i: full ofyengcame,wrazh,and fpiIC,
_ AHaulr,aiTau‘lt,cl‘mrgcnoble hearts 9. ch arge;

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0/! charge zxriﬁ/J'A [9:14]: of Ordinance Cm faraﬁgr tworez‘rm‘tcnr;~
antret/a £1} fmlada, law Efﬂgne.—émrerﬂainexa£iithﬂi1'1 ”6’50”"
rat!) the Enﬁgm,(’j”ﬁg_/atetla With it in bar bﬂﬂ4.H€5‘V 6/53/1751?" ’ b ' ’
ex c‘ellent magmnimz'g, C11 far the tr/Jz'rdztz'me repulﬁ'd, at length
‘wt‘rw/a éyfc‘ﬂ/dda,ﬁ£rprzﬁtb leer , érz'ngetb her down: witbjam:
prgfbfwﬁfmnd Drum; and Trumpet}.

’_ (sz Couragious Kategou that would throw deﬁance,

Into the face audchroatc offatc and Cafér, _

. Such are the ﬁ'uitcs‘of' pride and wilfulneﬂé,

Haue I pcrform’d'my Word? are you furpriz’d ?‘

Is not your life and lining in my power?

Kat. Now that my fonnesﬁrﬁby inﬁdiousmeancs,

Bereausd oftheirliuesgnd their ﬁatesloﬁ,

The date of my calamities is out, .

Goe forward with thy tyrannie, (hike Caeﬁar, .

And take away the Mmhcr With her fonnes:

This done,recount what isxthy vi&ory,

A woman withtwo children vanquifhedm

A prizcbcﬁtting'the remwncroffafkﬂ .

Cigﬁ Come hither th/Jerz‘ncwondqr ofthy'fgxg

The grace ofall Italian woman-h‘ood : - ;' ,

Céefm' {hall neuer proouc difhohou'rabie,

Behold thy children lining in; my Tent; - _

He déﬁ'oh'cret/a hi3 Tent Where bar mﬁm: were at 64253639.
2.30}, Oh mother, mother,arc you com¢,wee bc not dead.2
_ 1.60]. Good 1no;her,phaoke the Captaincwve hue yet,
{hey gaugvg fpiccswincsgndbad 'vs wclcom e,

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\ THE IDIVILS CHARTER,
I pray you thankc them, ‘ ‘

Kate. Oh but your lands“ and honors are bod: Ioﬁ“
Had not an honorable death becne better : I,
Then thus to loofe your ﬂares and.liuely~hoods
Heroike fmuldicr,whofe decvcipt is hOnour, ._

Thou that haﬁ vncxpcéted fau’d the hues
Ofmy two childrcnﬂ fubmic them here
Thy captiuesfor their ranfome what is ﬁtt,
C‘ef," Ifiéely pardon :hcfe two boycs their rahfomc

' Lady behold thy tréafure in my Tent, , ‘ 2
Had I not v_Vomxc this'towne, this hadﬂ thou loﬁ,

‘ See Souldlers thathcr 1:: W613 be r’eferu’d 4 ,

For her eWnc feruicemow th C’quarre‘ll‘ ends, '

3km, But noble Cqsﬁsr well intregte oufpebple,

They be men vaiialigciuillpbedtent, 7 ,

If you their M agiﬁratcs inmate them well.

" ‘ Cw]: Take you the charge ofFurly, CBan’mmﬂk, \ /

Intre ate the people wcll,do not féﬁr'aine them, ‘
We freely pardon all ofthcm their tanfomes,

"-So 'much :is is in vs,we pardon all,
er them as Cittizens onghze in fauor,

Other inﬂruﬂpns you {hall brags her’cmaftcr :

r ‘Till then regards your ch argc and [a farewell,

' Enter wit]: a deB arb aroﬂ‘a,.S oldieﬁ. \‘
ladygourfelfemithyourtWOIitde babes, ‘
{I will take order‘ﬂaalbe fem to Rome, ‘

Be not difmaid, youfhall bee well int mated,
‘You {hall want nothing ﬁtting your cﬁatcs,
‘ March with vs on our way for [412%, '*
' Mart}; foar,Karherine,ber twaéalregEﬁjz‘gnc-r,

Soldigrsﬂmmpgggfpmm. Emmi.

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7 \ Enter Alexandeum of hzkﬂudz‘n ‘

eAlex.Briz1g iuthat Opiumsand boWIc ofWing,’
“Heart: I mui’c 215% a Tragc-comoedic,

‘Berxm'doisimdl confcé‘tcd and PYQPar’d? '1 , H . .
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THE D IVIL S 0 HA 2a TE R. .
Accordizag'to my conference with Rotﬂ.
’ Bernarde') wii‘}: aﬂgggw afwim Md a 50316
. BmHe f e :11: it a$~your Holmes may ﬂee, ' x '
Safe feakrd VP. ‘ _ 7.»?
AIMEE! me that hawk: ofwine, ‘
‘ Alex adder opemtb a box and gaffer}: irz #3:? powder,
125’ r.Tis a drbwﬁc medicine, do not taﬂit my Lord,
e/‘JZwLﬁThou haﬂ bcn tai’ccr to mqm any times, '
Begin Bsmam’o. I i . ‘
BenMy Lord I. ﬂop: too mvch the IaPc mght and Idarc nor,
, Mimi: hoids good colour hold here Bermzrdv, ~ ‘
Giue goocgatten’dancehring thgm to their ref’c,
Then giué me notice at my Rudy ‘doorc. 6 ‘
BenOnc fer was paf’r before I parted from-them,
And by this time they be well heated, “ ,,
Aler,Sirra be diligent and fe‘z‘uiceable in this, ‘
Eucn as thou Ioueﬂ thy maiﬁer, Exit Alexander into bixﬂwj.
Berfearc me not? '
We're it not that my coaf'cience hath be’nc Fyer’d , ,
Wich ﬂames o‘fpurgatory by this Pope,
Incuer cguld endure fuch villany, _ , '
'Ihc bcﬁ-is hcdoth pardon all my fumes, ' Exit Bernardo.

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€zmr AﬁorandPh'ilippo in their waﬂ-cates‘
. with mkm, _
Aﬂ_Thisfet was ﬁrm; ' :chng 1911 {I’durﬁ hauc wagerd,
An hundcr’d ducats afféi’T ,ﬁfﬁ’ffffc-lﬁg .
PlaiXou thinks: you p 2W§Lbu€lﬁ ecucme brewer; 1
You cannot take paincs n? vﬁferu aibjﬁ, .. ,
With that dexterity which‘r‘éﬁperzaincthﬁ: * * ‘
wﬁﬁolla within there intake no paints, 5»
My waﬂcotc well can wigncs forI fwcatc, ’ Eater B #4740.
_ iBmBm-ber bring in {ome Iinncn for my'Lords
Phil. Bring me {ome wine ferI am vcryathirﬁy

  
 
 
  

 

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~ 3M! M’tcnd for that ﬁring and he hath toucht It;
3‘91: Wilt Elgafcngg g?tdﬂhip ﬁt on thiglow chain? 127‘
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THE D IVIL 3 CHAR TE E,
‘Pbi‘Rub my head ﬁrﬁ then comb: it, .h
- MARI! me fomc wine Bernarda, ’“ a
Ber.Good my Lord coolc your fclfc é litle, I ‘
Aﬂ, Giue me wine and let it be thy labbure good Barnard
T0 can for ““15ka- Bernardo deliizeret/a wine.
Brother in this cupl commend the 101153,
_' Of all true Famntines our tmﬁy friends,
'Hcping 61’6 108g to liue‘again: with them, 9
Phaﬁf thank: you brother, ifour father‘Popc,
Performe his promifﬁ wc‘f'nall foam: return: .' ‘
44/311115 Wine was good yet taf’ccth ofchc cafck, ‘
It hath a muﬁy fellifh, _ ' _ , 4
Pkilcts harp this muﬁcke; 7; h h ' _
e/a'ﬂer the 6917/5”: km)! trimmedwd
‘ “ ~~ méécd their éadiex 4-!it/e,Aﬂorwletbt
,, ~ ﬁﬁﬂaﬂ’a‘vvithinthcrq
‘Ber,My Lord. 7. ’ -
‘ b Aﬁ. Ithinkc it gcod after this little rubbing t0 repofe m‘y
,_ 0d .4 ' , , .
Pail. I am fomc what heauy,
Ber} know th e cauie, ‘
Aﬂ.And what Bermrda; r - .
Ber.Marry with much motion ofa'yourhbodics my‘Lord's,
YOu muﬁ 110: be {0 vehement in play. ‘ "
11m e'w a noble Frenchman at 'e/fmhomz,
Twenty yeares ﬁnce at tennice tooke his death,
With ouer heating ofhun felf'e in play. D ’
7 T1967 [4} them ﬁlm: vpon a bed and they 52176572: dtpiﬂ;
PhAM'orevmuﬁckc there, , h
* aﬂer‘aﬁeﬂmine ofmuﬁcke they fall «flap:
BertrMy Lords are both a ﬂeepe muﬁ cke depart,
And leaue them to their eafcgalaf'fe fwect boyes, *
Is it not pitty that theft: noble branches,
' 5 So fweetly knit'in oneﬁlouldneuer wgke?’
I that am'hard ofhcart ﬁghe forrheir take, _.

My Lord . ' Bernardo [wacky]: at the‘ﬁua};
Alex.What newcs man?“ '
BmBogh fgﬁ. aﬂcepc. . £13;

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’7'11’2'3 DIVILS C HAK‘TER’
w’lax.And bath vpon‘ one bed?
Ecr,'l‘is done, « l N
ﬁlam-And chamber voyd ed?‘
Bcr.All is performed my Loyd, \ *
Alex,My blgﬁagc ref’c vpon thee my Bmarda. ,
Depart now with thbfc letters Idcliucrd, ‘ .
To bé conunyd to Fz’mwce leaue me here, . ,
‘ Alexander 72pm the 3436231 bi! ’cqﬂbckdné
zzzg/afmp wirls a 50x vnder each‘arme.
‘ Achanderﬁ/mr, ‘
Skepe both fcc-ure vpon your fatall bed,
‘ {\low that the, God of ﬁlcncc Ullorplaem,
" Hath with his ﬂgnet of 131ch home l'cal’d vp,
Your langued eye lids loaden with pale death,
Sleep: vntil-l you draWyOurlaccﬂ breath,
Poore harmélcs boyes lirangers tQ ﬁmic and cuillg,
0b were mylbulc as innocent as yours!
This ofﬁce is ofhigh ell confequenc‘e,’
‘ In fricndlhip for I conﬁder it, L
‘ - Ifent you from a million offorrows, a ‘
Into the ﬂowry ﬁelds ofParadicc,
Their to goe habit in the groues ofmirtlc,
To feed on Wanna audio drinkc puze Neﬁar,
A cup of'euerlaﬂiﬁg happincs.
’VVherg fuch fweet muﬁck vn—con-ceiueablc,
Shallcntertainc your fcnfes in fwcet, cemfox t,
As the delight thereofﬂaall neucr die'
Aﬂar what Aﬂor {p.eakc awakc Phillz’ppa, : , '
Both Mic a ﬂcepq, , ‘Heﬂz‘ret/o am! momﬂ: tiaem 0196111511;
\ l l ’ v ‘ both their bofamext
Noyv Raderickbetakc thee to thy taske, x '
What? peace Aﬂor begins to talkcI will attend, .
. g ' Aﬂorﬁmhrtl: imbixﬂwpe. '
Aﬂﬁairc gratious Ah gell oF-ctcma-II light, 3%.:
Which reacheﬁ out that'hanﬂd ofhappinés, ' ' ‘
9 Haylingmy fpiric to that friumphant threats;v
Ofcndles comfort I adore thy grace; ' k
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  , yi’ﬂor awake awakeﬁwake ‘Plvz‘lzppo,

THE D IVIL S ‘CHAR Tm;
Phil” laixﬂeepe. Oh gouldcn Ii ht ofncucg
. Harké brathcr Aﬂor hatke my {gule is rapt, {Cttmg Sunnc,
Into the io‘yes 0t hcaucn— with harmony. / ‘
VflexDoe they not ﬂecpc? are they not yet a ﬂcepc?

' ” ‘ .Bq pottheir fences yet lock: VP 1:) ﬂccpc.

7A1} {afe and fu—reph'this was‘but a dreame,
Their smim‘mt‘n fore toldthemofthcir end, *

‘And ioyﬁﬂly they doc [hakethéndsawith death.

, He drawetla am 3165!}: 50x8: aﬁvikg. “ '

’ Came out here now yet: Cleopdtwe: birds,

' . Fed fat and plump with proud Egz’ptz‘m ﬂimc,

Offcauen mquth’d Afjlm-butnow turn’d leane: ‘
. ‘ , Iﬁputtez‘ly to either oft’lveir“
' $761}; {w Afpikg.» "
Take ycur repaf’t‘ vpon thcfe Princel'y Paps. \ 3"...“
\ Now Ptalamz‘e: wife is highly magniﬁed, ‘ t
‘ Enﬁgning thefe faire princely twins their death”,
And you my lonely boycs competitors,
With [leopatm {hate in death and fans",
Now [Imran- Hayes his thewponzthcﬂrondw
And'with a rugged for head full of wrath?
He thruﬁs a million ﬁom the {horc ofStix, '
To giue you wattage to the Elzﬁm ﬁelds,
Ifec their coulors changand death‘ﬁttc-s h‘eauy.
. On their fayrc forebeiad‘s with his lcadcn mace, ”
My birds are gluttcd with this factcﬁcs. V , . . . -
' z ’ ' t \ He—mkgtkafrize Afpiks analpﬁta
"“;,f’»v§j V ' ' m}: them 71;) in kiiéax,
What now prou37Wthe39how taﬁs yon pringcg biood.
The ﬂaues beplui'i‘fzignd roundgi‘n to your ncﬁsfiftﬁw , .
Is {there no token ofthefcrpcn’ts draught, . . *5, --
All clcere and {721% well ‘nbwfaim boifgsjgdodgnighr. ’
Bernardoﬁermrdoghe feats is dong,“
\ er thy difcrction as I did detect. ‘ ,
Ber. Tis done in deed alaffe they both b9: dead:
Now gmﬁ lfollow my dircaiQHSa» ~ ' H0119,

. beﬂirret/i £56m;

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' THE ‘D [VILS CEFARTER.

Holla within there, « : . , Enter C'medim/lCaraff‘a
Car, What newes Bamamh ? , ‘ \With Bentiuoii. ‘
Ber. Alas my Lord ill nEWes, \

But that his Holineffe is faﬁ a ﬂecpe, ‘ (K ’

_ And this day ﬁir’d not From his bed-chamber

I would haue brought him to this wofull ﬁght;

Prince Aﬂor with Phillippa was at Tennis,

And being oucr—heated at their game, ,

Drinking fo {uddainiy vpon that heate,
With much {weete Wine did furfet inﬁantly,
’And here alas lye dead vPon this bed. ’
Bent. Alas it is a ruthful! fpeéta-cle,
Two princelyboyes oftioble difpoﬁtion,
e Endued With honorable gifts ofvettue.
CmaOf‘ gracious fauour,wiié‘,and Iiberall,
‘Thaenme: hope : Berxardo beare them in,
His Holyneﬂ'e will muchrbemone their fate. \
Bent. My Lord,'my LordJ do not like ofthis,
[amﬁPeace man,no more do Lhut beare with paticniﬁ' ' ’
* Beat. It is i'ufpictous but we may not talks,
‘Come let vs in,' oh God 1' .
Car. Oh GOd‘what times are thefe. .é’xeﬂnt mms.

Guiccbidrdine,

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. After the bloudy Duke Valintinq:

‘Had conquered Furljmith the warlick Lady,

~ By wily force he tookein (4pm, '

Then through infidious ﬂeights and treacheries,

He did furpt‘ize the Gate ofCamerinc,

Where he captiued lulz'a di Vamm,

With his two fonnes all which he (irangled,

With fcmblable tyranny PYOUd CW5”:

On termes of trqﬁ meetes with the ‘Duke Grazia,

And Ifnlfaztza with the prince of'Fermo:

Whome he betraidc at Smigaglz‘a,‘ , '

Bereauing them both oftheit Rates and lines, '

He conquered: Uréingand with violenge, . ~- ,.
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, THE. DIVILﬁ-CT‘HAMmt
’Pa‘Fonmcth ﬂrangetand hiddeous, qgtragég; V i i ‘
By this time with his foree‘éback'e to Row, 5 "
Cafar is marchingm'hat beryded there, _.
Endcs in the (ubieé‘c’ of this Txagedie,

we TVS.5; $0432.43; ‘

Ewe?“ Czefar aft emﬁorzﬂ; oft‘rmmpet: liril‘iﬁgrﬁmfjeﬁﬁgﬁgj’

I joldz‘hrs, Barbareﬁhﬂardimﬂ Caraffa,
Bentiuogiﬁagiionii,
[eﬂzNow that by cunnihgvforce 5nd pollicie,
‘AM the free Gates and Citties ofI'EorIzzzm'a’"K ‘ ~

, .. Subieé’ced are vnto the Church of Rome.

And that our pikes and ward'es’in bleed and ﬂaUghter,
Are ﬂaind and {heathid quiet in but ﬁabtrds,‘ \
Our blood and wounds ﬂanch’d and bound VP in fcarfs,
Let vs for this could feafon oftheyeak, ‘ '

Reﬁ vs and checre our feiues till the next fpring.

‘ And then march fbrWard,with'aiacrity, '

Brage Baréaroffzz take thefe fouldiers, 7
Vnto fome quarter where by found Of dfum;

; According to their muﬂer giue them payg
‘ Let them be fati-fﬁed and {o difchargd. ‘

2 Fellowes in arines faithfull and valiant, .

, , I thanke you for your paines and honeﬁies ,

In token of our good heart toyouri'emice, ‘

Wee giue each common foldier more then pay
Two ducatesmnd all other ofﬁcefs. ' . » '

{ According to their pluce redoublcd,

. With many thankes for your exceeding valor,

Aﬂurilig you that inthefe wanes with vs,

Cxﬁzr {hall make you Captaines ofyout fgoyles,

’ Andi?) doth 'he commend you to year 69.16. , ‘

Sd/dA C ceﬁzr a Czeﬂzr God faue (‘zefzzn Exit Ba: ba.

' A’olmd trumpetx’mzd aﬁcﬁfb wizk drﬂmr
marching, wét/o ﬁldieri,

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THE DIVILS CHARTER.

fok Sirra come hether you muﬁ waytc on me.
MYo aood Lord Cardin all and Bentimli, ’
M uch chankcs and dccrc acceptance ofyour Iouc‘s,
I loumolv retumc for your great pwaincs -
(212117” His lioliiicﬂe gauc vs in fmious charge, ‘
To g1 w: you greeting a 1d Withai {prepares
A iumptsous fcaii for that folemnity,
To whit h 111: doth 1nuite1hc Cardinalls '
With 011131 Lords your fauourers 111 mime;
61f £41131th commend my duty to my father
Tell him {his 111511: I purpofc to be with him,
Pointing m“ letter: m lai: [mud
Tell h1m I iue in health and touching there,
I pray you ccmﬁe his Holipcﬂc,
.1 will hauelpeciall care: and {0 my Lords
For aﬁnall feafon I will rakc my leauc
‘36”. We do congratulatcyour fate ietume .
Exzt Carafi‘a (’3' Bent C xfat locket}: on his fetrem;
[22f Come hichc1 Bagliom' {peakc fin cc rely,
Knowﬁ thou 'andino Rat]? th apothccary . ‘
Bag. What I my gratious Lmd?know I my felfe?
CaszHow {houldl know thatﬁr? , " 7 ,
Bot May 1: plcafc your highnes he ferues his Holmes
(If He did indeed fomtime and for his villanicg
Is wort! .ily cal} of} bun; tell me ﬁrm
Thou do 11 1emcmbcr how for breach ofarmes
Jhe‘n thou didﬁ Hal) 2 ccrtaine lancc-Prizado: - '
Ipardon d thee thy l‘if‘c.
5.4g 1‘ rue 111ygood Lord I very well rememhex,
He was a lowﬁcb v11lame,m qrry was be,
And if he liued yet fuch 13 my ﬂomackc, / '
Thai: were he chppt m mammockes I could cate him:
But for that hohour 111 a louldiers Word ' - '
Ilc {pend my life to do your highnelfe fcruice ‘ '
C If, Hal’c {nou thy pecce then ready. '
Bag Oh my good Lord lies ﬁxfound as 21 b6“,

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With a 11 my warlike ﬁ11nitu1e bcﬁdc

Good ﬂask and touch-box, a Valmm blade .
A ﬂauiﬂa dagger , Powdcx ofR/Jemcx and buncm
Here they bccnéc ‘

Of 80111111116 this afccr-hocnc within 1111: 211116
Next to the I mmw Rmﬂc wilbc: P 1'
_And as I 1111011111161: 110111 and rcfeluce , _

136901211 :1 ha! Ice 011111111 as he paﬂeth; 7

Few words 1f any man attach thee 10111,

By my 111016811011 thou {halt be c11 IargcJ.

" y‘Bag. And 1“ do 1101 my good Lord da111me m: 501' 11:
Ihaue an old gmdgc at h1m 101: black cu11c, '

, I-Ie 01a! 1 bauc 111:0 ﬂeck: bullets 1111311eg charg d ,

Nay but beer 6 me my Loxd?
11c tel} you what -
By this 1111: fax ofﬁce}: »
Ihad as good a fpaniell for the water,
As 6116*: hunted duckc: and 11115 11116 villwmc . 13-1 .
Bccadfc my dog did case vp apannado ’
Withm his houiegwhat did that Sparr/b roaguc?
What d1dhe thinkc yo111‘11y I 01d?
Many V: y Fmrc am inﬂantly ,
Poyfon d my panic1lw1th Raﬁaﬂﬂi:
\ A pox on him m1chc1,fa11h 11: pay him hi soldeﬁppcnce for"
now.
C11”. Take this to buy thee clothcs my 11uﬂyfc1uan1;
Nay 115 void be 1101: affea1d ofit -
Bag Aﬁcmd my Lord ' ‘ :1 7
Were 11 a témpcﬁ 111 3 {11011116 ofgoid
IWould indurc 1t and ado: c you fox 1. .1
C [. Then Baglz'on ﬁtzhec,1othyﬁ1mituic,
Watch 111 a corner clofc beyond {01111: 1112c: . '
And wbcﬁ the deed 1s dens: 1121231115 19 1111*
Say that thy peccc went ogagamﬂ thy 11121, 1 ,
Keepe- a M17111 mazcn in cack 11 6:11: ﬂasks: 311Jtoucb-bu11: , I

A1111 takcba 1111111611 11111111 theefo fa1e-well 1 , .
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THE D [VILS CHﬂK'TER.
Thus muﬁ Idiuc dccpe m aVilIain‘es nature, . . _
And thus ﬁzni’c faue a viliai‘nc fiat? “the gallows - '
0 ~12 ' in arms in other ur 0 es. ~'
$h§m€m vigomel co benc‘i’ic Iwould choofc,
lmui’: in matters ofnioré‘momcnt vfc: '
- Or cls dei not beneﬁt aman, _ ‘
, , _,:_.A_u J. :ut Lim 0-“; nifoqu 012291131") ,
Bag, Here mqbut my good Lord marke my Words WP“:
\ Ifold Henri! co ﬂii‘ink' in this feruicc »
Caiicir him,caii him whip—Pcock,lcc him periﬂi,
Foriwant of’SimuiM wines,and maluaﬁc, a‘- ,
CccﬂThen Faiie 110: my mic {eru’am ﬁnciy, clofcly. Exit Cerf.
i; B4g,No more but by this cro’ﬂ‘a‘, , \ L 9
Why now this Neblc wakr; likc himfcif,‘
g Hath ﬁtted me with fcruiceﬁfrhe world,
Had fought outfom-what to contcnt'aman,’
Nothing could better pieafe old Ballion
Then to’ kiil a raskall,co'ward,cuirc, '
ASpmzz'ﬂ: {quirt-vpﬁ‘black pbyi‘ni’ng roads.
I like this trading better then the warms, .
For there I (cm: for two ducatcs a month,"
And not a duck eggc richer when I march
And in continuali hazard ofmy'lifc ' .
For which pcrc‘afc my peeps” kiiis twenty‘pcrfons: "\1
Now {hall 1 march in purfc with many ducatcs,
Foijonc hourcs feruicc but to kill one man; '
Frcc ﬁ‘om all danger ofminc enemy; ‘, - ' _ _ , .
I will about i: and- take vp myﬂand, ’ ‘ ' Ext}? . ~

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_ Bern.Thus doth’qnc hideous aé‘tfuclcccd an Other,
Vntill themouth ofmifch éifc be made vp: 3 ' ’
Now mui’t I train: my ,erw to his death,‘

A dead ofruth and! did fwéare the fatﬁc,

N9: only foithg fecrpcy thcrggﬁ.
V ' ” Bag

 

~ . EU: to écnceale a mattctof more weight,

" ‘To ferue his Holinefie,call for Bernardq. '

i * I Gold can‘makc' hard the foﬁcﬁ confcience,

“THE 1D [VIL’S CHARTER. V I

' ofgrcatcr moment anrd’high cruelty; ,
i WhenvanyrdCCd ofmurther'muﬂ be done,

He tnuﬂ be principal] or acccffary /
W To fcrue all purpofesgfm' gbld or pardohc,
. The Pope giucs both;and I can take them both: ;

ﬁnd mine is harden’d'by the Ptaﬁife ofit,
‘ '< Holla Sigmor Bandino, He @ockgtb at a done, ,
EmerRotGe, I '
‘ Rat. Who call‘swithout th»ere?what my good fellow Bernardo?
Very welcomewvhat newcs with you? , ' ‘ ‘ - ~
'1- Ber. My Lord hath fem: me ferathc things hefpakc of.
Rat, Hate theybcve‘ryf’trongaud fuﬂiciently compounded
According to direﬁions {tort} his. Holineﬂie, ‘ ' ‘ .
And fpeciall warrant vndcr his p-riuy ﬁgncét
' "I tried them on threelmﬁn cbndcmn’d to death:
For tapine and vile murth‘c‘t: but the ﬁiﬁ ,
Within leﬂ‘c then opt quarter of an hourc, ,
Puft vp grew Icaprous and his heart ﬁrings broakc. * , . ,
Thcn'didl giuc all-a‘y the fccond time, . , ' , ,
- . ~ ‘ , Enter Bagﬁoni with kixpm'e. ,
. ' ,‘Thgfecbnd, prizoner dibd within three houtcs
' Iditi the third time mittigatqalittle, _ 7
'And faw when it' was» miniffer’d the third man,
Who did within eight hotttcs {well t'ag’d' and die. ‘ ,
Ber, Well hau: you dOnc yOut part {et do wnc your bonds,
Andread this letter from the Duke Valentg’ooyx, » _
» ‘ ‘ Hcﬁttgtb dmme 171'; éattel: mall _
/ ’ .; t ~ , . - -~ - g‘f , .- walkzlhg redJetb’tO blmﬁ’lfco
' Bag.WcIl fay‘d brauc Pihcagingar by mine honour '
1 BeforcIdo this fcruic: lie there pccce'. ~ . ~ . .. ,.
’ Forlmuﬁhauc'ét ﬂying to theft: bot‘tcls, » . , H" erkgtffo
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Tn": {lingo Gingob, m‘me honour. Ohthat uiine oldﬁ‘iend '

anii Bacmdillio Fra’fcoéaldi Wcare hjcarcnaliuc again: to talk: of
this other bottle , Well I will ‘vcnter vponic ,5 that I may-drinkc
. onchealt-hTo Freﬁaéaldi 5 I Will encounter with this ﬂout He: g;
‘ tarmn,§reg](,. ‘, _ . . , .. 7 _ ,. - u
’ Were Afelmger here that ﬂew the boorc.
Like a Bamw/u’o armed all in fackc,‘
Or Houtc Mcki/[um a pewter coate,
» 01' 01d Aﬂhmcm armed in a wicker Iyt‘kin,
Of {’ridmw armed with 5a leather Iackcx, 7 A
111) d and “301309 with Alligant andl-lollCCk
By forch @fhnnm and War: his valiant hand,
I would encounter them whilﬁ Icould Hand.
'Ih'cﬂaucs are‘buiﬁe reading their, paphlagoriian'p:apcrs,:
I muf’c haue a faying to yc-u ﬁr lmul’c ;. though,
You bcprouidcd fer his Holines own: mouthﬂ will be,
Bould to bathe Popes taf’tcr by his lcauc, ' 7
‘ Now tuiﬂyjiﬁojlmjzkzﬁ i0: mmw, ‘*
Katie: him albnc it is tthukes‘plca-furuc,
Thdt-if he will taﬂe he {hall bcfuﬁ’cred’, . ,
.Andthcrcforc I was commanded to {ct them downc, '
In prefence offuch a fellow whom: for his- fawcincifc,’ ‘
Ihauc pcpcrcd, ,‘ x V r f . *

Bern. Oh tis a perilous villeinc if you knew him {'0 Well as l,
belcéuc me he WOuld paper you for It if he Vndcx-liood f0 much,

eacc man he hath'brokcn vp the battle let him drinks, *-

Ratﬁ. Nay‘ let him drinkc and burl): , forgbclcgue me ‘1 was
enform’d before offuch a fcllowc ; for whom: I Was comman-
deal to lay bate; oh notable villeinc,how hefcalscth death, I

Brg.Th=is is‘aNoble nipﬂer ifaithfo f0; V ’ H: drinckgly.
‘ Backs again: to'kenncll ﬂ‘auc. ' i . ' i l . ,

Rot, He hath his full wages dout not Bemmdo, to fcrue him
tillth die,’ {etmc/not to relPeé‘t him in any cafe docI pray you,

‘ Ber. Nay bu: doe snét you rcfpgéihim, leaf: hie; d'qubtc. you
fufpcé’chun, , ‘ - ' = , 'v . .. ‘ ‘

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, THE D IVIL CHAR TE 12.“
turneoun taike Tell his Holineﬂ'c tis well compounded and

' -Cbﬁ’P°{ed ofali tho“? drugges mentioned in your letter , giuc

the: Duke right humblcthahkes for his token,and with all reut-

rcnce kiﬂ'e his excellent hand; _ , »

. BermAnd by this ﬂgnct you are to-dcluiucr me thebotties.
Rot.Hauc arcarc of them and deiiutr them. ’ ‘

i > i ‘ I . Bernardo recmmrbgtbe 5mm.
, BenFarcweli fciiow Ratfi’. '
RotJidieu Bermrda'. 7 , _ .
Ber, Now doc net I pitty: this. Spamz'ﬂ) villainc becaufe he:

i ‘ cohfentcd to the. poyfoning of this foldier, but for thatI am

innocent. - _
Tide] gee forth twoﬁ’igemllmzyesmida

Rotﬁ 1‘: Ike: 5] Bag‘iioni; " ,
~ Bag. What is the wild goofs fallen? hauc at youxSir,might a“
poor: foldier {peaks halfe ai‘corp woords- to your v'cnemousv‘
worﬂiipand according to your accuﬂomed furiineffe hauc non

‘ _repiyaII:I beiceue youzﬁrryour wordes are notioffcnciue in any ‘I

fort I muﬁ coxsfciie. jNow thou infcﬁious ﬂaué, thpu compiéii-
ous Rafcalﬁhou confcéiionary viiléinciWherc is you fublimatum
now ﬁr ? where is your Ratsbmatum-nbwhow whet; arc; yput
poyf‘oncd puiiets in ﬂ‘ued—brot‘h ? where be: they P; you? new?!
drcmpt ofa poyfoncd bulict,did you go: too?n0-W‘S{gn?r WW”:
gaming wiii I romagc in the worms catcnikﬁélfmt. YOUr 1'01““
hulke:paﬂion of my fouic whatpaperslai'rﬂ'thoctic;F01) powder, x
Powder foh, whats here} marryﬁr‘ I him this, Welham Y 0“ f0 '

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spurﬁc ﬁr,tms may few: to i’copva gap In my nmgdbouts hedg,

what is this you {how me with a {hams- to YOU : yeaand maﬁa: -
ofthe {mall ordinance to , this ngé‘lifkha'thbccfﬂc 0&6” moun-
ted where thsi'e‘hath hccnenhot’ézid dangerousﬁwice‘iii {he He?“
091312427, hold paHién of‘mc my guts, outva’“ that thou haﬁ
pOyfoned mce with thy Hinking breath or Wish my “now?
Powdersmut aiaiTe aiaff: what Erie'commotxons I {Cele 3:
my bodic gryping frctting ’and fuming : a Plague on bail:

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THE DLVILS CHARTER.
bottle. ill; With; vengeance, I‘am peppered .thcrc is no 'rem c.»
dicm all théfc cxtrcamc agoniesl mull draw this villeinc fun...
the: and throwhim into a ditch ‘, De}: valenedell Diaéola’ Fare-
.Wfll Farewell my old Skurcardzllio Frefbae’aldz‘farewell Madam
‘Semprém'azfor in confcien‘c'cgl gm guilty ofmine owne deamhoh
the panes of. hell and purgatory 5 Com: you lowﬁe Raskall I

a .
' will bury thee with canyon in the next dltch. ‘
. ' ~ ‘ l ' He dmmtb in Rodi é]
" {12: heeled: grazing, , ,

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I “ @15kéﬂd6f,‘ mfkrl?ofgmg 4

' eAlexHauc you-dcliucrcd t0 the botclcman,
The fatall wine. , ‘ _ _\
(Ieﬂl I gauc chargcito CBeerdo,
Hau‘m'g them fafely {eald with mine ownc ﬁgnct,
That wh cn fcaﬂing I do call for wine, '
He {hall btcakc vpthe fcales and ﬁll chat-out, .
' Fd'r the tWQCardib alls Corvette and Madind, ,
Alex,Tis Wellsnov‘v if ourplor proueright, ‘ -
Thou {halt be maiﬁer of much wclth to night, » / l ‘
‘ Dying in cﬁatc all comes to my lhafc, , l «
Camﬁhloucs a fallet paﬂing well,
And I haue ﬁtted one to ferue his tourne,
Their gould will make thy foldicrsﬁght in blood,
And yvingc thy viélories with‘goodﬁxcccﬂ'e. '
(kﬁzlet vs no: longer entertainer the time, .
By this tthardinalls exp68c our ,Prcfcncc, ,
. Allex,0n,with aufpicious ﬂcpc triumphant Caeﬁzr.
' And entertain: them in braﬂuc iollity, . l
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l x S C 1/15, 43 I , , l 5.
I? Saund 10ml mnﬁcke .- a cuppord ofplat: hougbf
imEﬂter wit/déattle: Bernardo wit}: , ‘
the éottlcmnn. ‘

‘ Berﬂaue fpetiall care yeu that haue thcfc in charge; .

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That thcfc two fealéd bonds be not Bird,

- Vntill his Holmes call for that wine

Botfearc um I will attend it as my life.

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j ’ 50mm! trumpetiﬁﬂcmalﬁenrer a £426.]? [1},er , Wander hoggbﬁ

, in : after the trampm [band dmm: amdﬁf; mter Alcx'andc:
, in bi: pomgﬁmllmﬁer [aim Cometto with foarﬁarbaroEg 5
' With Medina , Bcntluoli wit}: Camila ; the Pope take“: lair
lyl‘m’gkree C ardim; 11: an one/z'de amiaspmim: on tbcthcn

Mix, Martian your (clues. he-cre {womeémcn and ﬁlm:
Church-mcn. , ' . ' '7“ '

7 (?sﬂHserc ﬁt we {wordm-cn t6 defend theChurch.

' Alengy Lords glue anfwc’rc in ﬁnccritle,

I I'Hath‘ not my Caﬁzr fought Well forth: Church?
m That hath fo {cone belC&Cd in her: right.

Ima/a-furljﬂamerim,CaptM,
Vréz‘nefﬂanmSz‘negaglm, , , ‘ .
Bran: Caﬁzr I mull bof’c ofit’ in prefencc, ,
That 1 Chriﬁcs vicarc oﬁhisﬁChur'ch on earth; _\
Han: fuck a fonne which iﬂiicd ﬁlom myloynes,
That being vicare ofthc Churchgs Warres. 1
H'at‘h in rcuolution ofon'e year, i
Done morethcn all the gcneralls ‘haue dene,'_
In honor of our Church for forticyearcs“, ' ' -

(‘ornXour Holincs with all your C ar‘dinalls, _ ‘ /
Your-barrons and indeed all chriﬁendomc , ‘ .
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And him great honor for his Fortitude. ' '
, " ' “Ike 7km]! commatb Md
1 cb‘zxgetb tlaé Popes éotrlw,
, . WMLYour excellence did in‘a bleﬂcd hower. I
Surrender vp y(?ur Holy robes and hat, \
Bctaking youto burganc: and armes,
By which you might enlarge our liberties.
(hr. Ifaithmy Lord and foe we hauc all ofvs good caufe to
rcioyce , Would Ihad, bane with yourcxeeiicncc at Caps» , I
‘ wculd had one bout with, them as; old as 1am,
fo You might my Lord haue had Your choyi'c of Ladies,
Bewdfull prifonets to be {ant to Rg‘ma, ' ' L '
(£3721, I marry my Lordfomc-what might haue bcene {aid to
:hi‘s'g'eerc m dieém iliabut tmnféaht mm ceterz'a erroriém,would“
gtoiG O D I weave as youfxg as whenI was a Schollerin Padang
ﬁlith th'cnl could hauc fwingd a {word and a buckler , gndI
did'thzt then wil being but a fpringall of 24. yearcs whigh bye
talkt of'm Padmithcfe 4o, ycates I warzant it faith my Lord
were] (0 luﬁy now Iwoaﬂd goc with you mthc Warrcs this .
next fpring thats Hagwill‘ you cate any {alien my Lord,faith here
arc’cxcellcnt’herbes if yOu lOuethcm, , y
. Cmﬁz,They be my Lord~too col’difor my Homackcwvilt pleafc
' you-my Lord to. drinkc‘a‘ cupapf old greekg wine With it,bring.
mcfomc winé here. 3 ' 4 ‘
Alex, Bring me fomc wine hcrcl ‘w‘rlldrinkca ?oy to ("fo
and this Nobléico mpany, 1 - '
CaeﬁSomc wine for his Holmes owne mouth ,Bermm‘a,
. Wm”: éraugbt to Alexandm _ ‘
Alexﬂxﬁsr your {'61 F: are 11133 cf ofthis feaﬂ,
Idrinke a good fucccﬂ'e and vic‘l’oryw/ r' .
Alexand,6rdrz‘nkgtljgtmmpetsﬁmd. ‘
To [afar and great, happinesv :0 ail. ‘ ‘ ’ ~ '
* foardrinkgtb,
CafaHappyﬁlccefTe :1an fortune'te'you all. g .
$4163.. Hold Cmﬁrgliay fox Wee arePoyfoncd, ’ .I
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(37% My Lord it is all of, \ , A
max. Then art thou quite vndone,

Cdif. Some vilian’ous‘confpiracie lygs hid

Within ghis companyﬁgd this pernicious villain:

C 32f a9r ﬂhélvetb Bernardo. . , ,

Hath praﬁiz’d with them 5 goe with thy foulc to hell, “K ’

I feels: the raging ofit, ;\ ‘

(om. Away my Lord.Modz‘mz Come away,

This. traméwas laide ofpurpofe for but liucs.

‘ ﬂfbdi,OUI Edhgc‘and defence is from aboue,

Le: 32th w Qrkc,hc ncuer {hall preuaale, ,, -,

w . , ' ‘ ' Exit CormmdModian

Cm'zzﬂ: How doth my gratéous LCrd, ' -

Vﬂex, Oh very ﬁck : bring me pch’cruatiucs,
Ithinkel haue as good as anyman. ‘ Alex, to bitﬂadt't;
A 6% My Lord Bemu’wglz‘ take heei‘c my keycs, \
“f , You know my Rudyfearch my Cabbmet,
There {hall you (inch? '21 little Chriﬁall Phiaﬂ,
Wrap: vp m Sarccrfet,bring it hcthcr ﬁraight, ’
I fccle Veﬂmm raging In my guttes, Exg't.
Alex. Hecre Cxﬁzr taﬂe fame of this pfccmus water;
Againﬂ all plague ,poifon,and pcﬁil‘cncc
Apfefent helps : I bo‘u-ght it of 316W, ’ I ,
Borne and broughtvp in Gabi]. , 1 Caefar tdgﬂn‘h ‘
Cf My Lord it is too forceablé and horte, 3 a
. Alex. The flames ofWoagibe/chnfuglc my liner,
Bring mesto {omc repofe, , , ' ' _ V
Camﬁ‘, Camfort your/{clfc my Lord;

. Alex. C ﬁzr take rd},
Send for Phyﬁtions, all my fear: rcmaines
That Cofﬁn” (hall mifCarry.

Cdﬂ And all, my griefe that both.
Noble chiiuogli with-draw we bath, A ,
Ynto my Chamb er, I am very ﬁck. ' Ema»: am”.

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K S‘CEN'. 5-.
Enter Aﬂ‘aroth :mclxalletha
"lﬂk,BelcliarﬁeleharB‘dalmr; ‘

,« Bel. V4rta,’i}4rc4,szrm,
/ Var. 3ﬂ4rotb,A_/fnrotb,A/larotlz.
, { The dimllx me ate and embrace. /

, Aﬂo, Let Orcm E73514: and Acberon, , , ,
And all tEbfe Ghoﬁswhich haunt. the Bitchy VaulteS-a '
Ofcolc black bags in Cimerim {hadcs

, Muﬁegthemfelues in numbermumbcrlcﬂ‘e,
T‘o dauncc abeut the Ghoﬂ of Wander.
- var. Our ﬁry— regionvoyd of all religion,“
.. ‘ And diuilifh order by ncccfﬁty? '
‘ Gompell'd requires hisﬂprcfcnt policy;
Bel. T hat fatal! wine which for his. Cardin-all'sg,
He deﬂincd‘l took: out ofthewplgce: .
And plac’d his-‘owne wine for thofc Cardinalls.
Bar. Txhiexdatcofbis damnation ‘is at hand.
eAﬂa, Be ready then fonI the ﬁrﬁ will beau; .
Asfwiﬁ aswieripdc his black foule to Sﬁix,‘ , /
‘Bel, And I. with poyfnedtoads will ﬂoplhismouth,‘
Whefehcart wasncuer fatifﬁed with luf’t. , =
.Aﬂa. And I with ﬁiakcs and ﬂinging Scorpion: ~ ’l
Will fcourgchim for his pride and infdlencc; " “l
Var. And I withforceofﬁénds will hall his limmcsa, 1
And pull'them-till he Hretch an achor length. l I
73:]. And fér his ‘auariccl will ﬁll hispaunchl “ , l l
hWith Gore of moulten gold and beyling lcadc. ’ . i
Aﬂthcn let vs for his fake a homm‘pipcmadea, l
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’ S C E N. V 1mm.
Alexander vonémced éetm'xt two Cardim/l: in
laisﬂmy leakg'ng vpan‘a éaok‘ewlaz‘ljf agroome
drawetbrtke [urtagrza ‘

Alex. You talke of pennance and ofpeniténce,
‘ Compuné‘tidn with contrition and remiﬂion /
_ For all my ﬁnnes; I piay you thinke ofyours

You vex your {clues too much I cannot thank you, '
Hauc patience ﬁrsgoh (is a oedly exorcz'ﬁm- ” ‘
ﬂew penitet peccaﬂé pm: 4% innacm: ‘
. Giue leauc,giuc leaue, come hither when I call
Eyther mcrcfoolcs or good phiﬁcions all. , '

772:} placebz‘m in 4 char? 72pm: tbeﬁétgt;
_ «grooms ﬁttetb a ‘Taéle' éefore him;

Nay Icauc me good mylordsfaine would Imcditatc,‘
Beam: me I|pnay you.’ ;

(kmf. We lcauc ourpraicrs with your Holincﬂ'c,
Call vponGothinkc of his cndleﬁ‘e bounty,

Ale, Pray for year felucs,troblc not me With praiefs,
I...pray you treble not your {elites with praying.
Alcxfelm.What is repentancc?h ’9: I not forgotten?

- He aka}: 24m aéaakgg
’ Why repentanc; is afpirituall martircdome,
Which mortiﬁcth ﬁnncs and/healcs the fouls: ‘ ”
Hailing bcenewounded with thc’fpirics {word
This {word Gods booke : that book: by me profain’&'i
And by which bookc of‘ Gm! my foule is damn’d», .
I damn’d vndoubtcdly.’ ‘
‘ Oh wretched Alexander, ﬂéuc ofﬁn-ne “ ,,
And of damnation;~wh'at is he that catr-
Dieliuer thy poor: foulc?oh none but he V a 5
That when thou didﬂ fenounce him caﬁ 95th¢¢$ L
‘Repsntancc is in vaine,mercy (:3 late}. _

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THE DIVILS CHAKTER.

Oh‘why {hould mifctablc mortall man, 5
Whofe lénguaﬁxing breath lines in his“ asﬁrills _
Vex and tormenthimfclfbwith dayly trauell

To {crape vp hcapes cfgold to gape for honors?
What were the c'onqucl’ts ofgreat ﬁlexmdcr:
OFCyrmﬂg/ww Cxﬁzr 9 what were it:

To be po‘ﬁ'eilcd cf this vniuerfc
' And lcaue it all behind him in a moment?

Might fame one man attaine that happincffc
thch our ﬁrll Adam had in ‘Pazrmdzce, ‘

Before he did px'cual'icaterNhy then L '

It were a workc oflaﬂlng worthlneﬂ‘cr a

To ‘rippe the bowells of our mother Op:
" For tréafuregand tQ conquer all the world,
Becaufe eternity Would prdmifc it, x ”

Output alas my pahucsgny gu‘tges,my line:

And yet I fear: zt nouthuugh infecurity
Once more I will With poang-full cxorciilnes,
Inuok'c‘ thofc Angells ofcterﬁall datjkeneﬂé
, To ﬂlcw me now the inanncr ofdcath.

Alexander drawetla (/9: Carmine ofhir ﬂudiawbere bee diﬁ'aw4

72% the diﬁg‘llﬂtting in %i1pant{ﬁ64/x , Alexander qraﬂét/a kim-
ﬁlfe [farting m: tkeﬁgkts

Win. What doﬂ thouﬂart foul: child of'rcgrobation ‘
Vainc'arc thy croffcs,vvainc all cxorcifmies, “ . \
Thofe be no fruites offait‘h butmere hypocriﬁe’:
gym teﬂgna temere'me'tangz: (ﬂu any:

Roma (géifuéito motilzm 16;: 4mm . .

Rome Whichonce was thy gorgcous codcdbinc

Hath now forfakcn thee: now doth {he ﬁndc,

Thy falfhood Which did her a'dultcratc- z

What doﬂ thou tremble flaue ofﬁnnc and hell?

~ . Alexander takclb 61‘: 500k: ofMagtkq,the
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A1612 I exomfc thee foule malignant fpirit
In the names of, of, of
932'in Of v1 hat. 3 foul; 111011:h,poiuced (Quid?
Corrupted ﬂeih; God hath forfak 1:11 thee,
Thy date expired 15,191: powzc determined
Alex Diﬂbiue, d1 lue ,break ,hreakc,hl ac}: fouls diﬁoiuc
And peyfon all this hemifphcrc with (111112;,
Dm, Thy death. and diiToiucion {iand at dofc’,
Refolue now to d ﬂ‘oiueghy foule' IS ours.
’eﬂ'lex. Proud Luciﬁ’r Traycor, to g1 eat: [e59mg5
Father oflics my time 13 not expir d, ,
Iwill not do that violence 1:0 (3021,.
Taking that which 13 his £10m him
To be beﬁow d on his great enemy
Din. Thou that hai’c thrown: thofc gracesin his face;
How canf’t thou thinkvpon {2211112115011>

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7712?}! ft taaitlyer
A/cjx. Seaman years are yet to come, I Iook for them
5052: Examine thy fouls with this ceumcrpartc
Alex. Behold itPis 12 1101 £221 eight years 8; 8 daics?
Dix. Thou Foole examine in Arithmetik,’ _
Numbers without difiiné’cion placed thus
Amm with the ﬁgure 1 I ﬁgnifying eieuen years, 8; the ﬁgure.
Seauen applycd to ‘Dm importing {eaucn daics. i

‘ Alex How?how?how?how?howes that?

Dek 32:51]; 21241121.: ¢2’el Dméolo. Deb qnella mime dél inﬁrm.
And for what Hands this ﬁgure then. P

@2321 Why For eiohtcene this ﬁgure Hands for offrmo referred
vnto a’zi1 1211’: beforq,’ ngifying th eight day after {0 that Anna:
mdzcem wit how: diﬂinéiian ﬁdnifying elem. 1cm years; and this
ﬁgure ieaum ad ied to daiesmnd that oéﬂma paﬂ, importing the

‘ eight 2125,1011 owi n g,maren’, thou {halt die, Imcane thy hodic

with Ehy 10 1122' 111 ref p251 ofHeaucn

. Thus many daies haﬁ thou continued POW; \ '

And this is thy 13?: day deﬁgn d byfat c. 2.
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7‘33 DIVILS CHAR

Alex. Thou canﬂ not mock me with thy Sophiﬁrie,
My fouleis more'dmine and cannot periﬂi, e /
D1331 Thy fouie foule beef: is like a Menﬂruous' cioatha
Pelhted with ynpaxdonablc ﬁnnes. 5
e/Ilex, Know then malfiignant Angel] of confufion,
My {oule is a diuihe light rt} created
In likneffe liuely formed to the word,
Which word Was God,that God the caufeofcaufes,
My foule is fubfiance ofthe iiuing God, , ~
Stampt with the feaie of‘heauen,whofe Carraéier , ' /
~13 his etein all word,at which hell trembies.
Dim‘l. And what of that .3 thou therein haﬁ no part,
I do cenfeffe thy foul: wag ﬁrﬂ ordayn’d ‘ «
To good :but by free—will to ﬁnne thou ﬂaue,
Haﬁ fold that {oule from happincﬂ”: tq hell. ,
wax, Marke yet What I can anfwer for this foule.
Mightie Ielaowzb moﬂ exuperant, ‘ _
Two creatures made in feature like himfelfe,
The world and man: world reafonable and immortal], .‘
Man reafonablgbut diﬂ‘oluble and mortal],
And therefore man was, called Mcrooofmm,
The Iit‘tle.world,and fecond tipe/ofGod,
Conteyning thofe high faculties and funfiions,
And elements which are within'the world.
M an then that doth participate with all, 1
Through operation, conuerfation, angl "ﬁllibolifation, .
With matterin the fubieéi properly,
With th’tlements in body quadrifarie,
With growingpiants in vertue vegitatiuc
1n fence With bcafis ; with heaucns by th’inﬂuence
OF the fuperiour fpirits into th’infcriour
In wifedome and capacitie withAngeIs,
‘ With Eloy»: iﬁthat great continent,
’15 without doubt preferued by that God,
Finding all things conteiried in himfeIFe.
Diuil, .Aanet me vaine ‘Phﬂgfopher tothis, Th
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Thou that haﬁ planted man in this perfcﬁtion
Not looking on thy detei'iable foulc, , , ‘
Which ﬁrﬁ Like a pure leafc ofw-hltcﬁ Lilly,
Clecre from aliblcmifh was beﬂow’d by God, '

' And thou'foule bcaﬁdidf‘iﬂmmefully Polutc it,

hit not one of humaine Faculties,
To Plopoiﬁ for your telucs the bef’c you éan,’
Where Other creazures carrycd With blinde force,

. ‘ Make Ehcmmfclues: bond—ﬂaucs to thc prefcnt time.

”The fcopc of‘mans creation was to gloriﬁc
The moﬁ all patent maker ofail things,
.The Alpha and Omega: ofall bound e,
But he that wilfully betraycs this‘lfoulc, ‘ '
That precious Iewcil wherein God delights,
Difhonors God and doth dcpriuc himfclfc,
Of all falqatiojn and beatitudc. * _
Alex". Rep: with thiaanfwer,that my fault: is Gods” \
‘ Fix?! it deth know God being ﬁgurcd
According to :h at Image ofhimfelf'c,‘
And then the war! d whofehuely fhapeit bearcs, ‘ '
And to c‘oncludc,‘~ the foul: ofman knqwés an,
Bgcaufe withiallthings i: doth ﬁmbolizc,
For inthis Man that is a mindeintcllig‘cntr
_ A quicknin g word and a ccchiaIl fp'uit,
That like a lightning emery way dnﬁufhd, ,
All things whith are made by the mightypower‘,
Vnitcth,moueth,and replenifhéth. " ‘ ,

‘ Din, Theft things l'hould haue beenc thoughtvyon béqu‘g
Thcﬁz’mmum éam'mz which liucs’ in the fouls; ' .
Is an‘etcrnall pleafurc to behold, '

And haue fruition ofthc mighgic'powcx',
‘_Wh1ch thou didﬂ acne: fec,nor canﬂ eni'oy.
Alex. Pawfc yet a lit;le,‘let me meditate, (
* Alexander lyaLfet/a 12)) hi: band: Wringing

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THE DIVILS mew 7

Mercy , mercy, mercy; arife ~arife: vp,vp,vp gfyfym‘o, no 9 mm
ﬂubbumcﬁonicﬁiffinduratc: hearmot yct,vp,why,whac ?wxl:

. than not foule traytorho my {oulci’not yet? _‘

Tim fDim'll laugbetly. a.
Arifc, arife,aduauncc heartclogg’d with ﬁlms, .
O prcﬂ‘cd with damnatioan aduauncc ycr,

“Ell: thou not ﬁirrelliﬁc hearIPWhat am I damn’d?
Yet a littlc,yet:a<little, oh'yetmot yct? alas.

High God of'hcaugns and carthlf'thou bears louc,
Vhto tlie fouls ofﬁnfull man ﬂiew mcrcy,

Mercy good Lord,oh mercy;mercy,mcrcy.,

Oh’faue my foule ounofthc Lyons paw cs, ,
My darling from the dennc ofblacke damnation, _
My fault, my douc, comer with ﬁluer wings,

Her down: and plumage make ofﬁnc tryed gould,
Help,hclp,hclp,ab@ucﬁirrcﬁlrreﬁuplditic. _ _«
1%ch charmes in Dauid; v’vords with 1:4de ﬁzirit, ,

cﬂlequt will not,no it will noz,yet alas,no,ne,no?i5 that my
:léntence to damnation? '
I amvndoncwndonc.

Dim‘ll. He {hall difpaircwalﬁll ofﬁnn e and hell,
Prouidc *thy/lelfc in black difpairc to dwell, ‘ _ .

-’He €942,6th an 1712: ﬂaw, f

\ Ma’éx. I tell thee Icamaor» be refo‘lu’d, _
TOdwcllin darkeneﬁ‘e breakc black foul: diﬂbluc,
Andpoyfo'n all this Hcmifphcr; with fume,

    

H acre Alexander is in extreame torineﬁt Ami
‘ - growth wbz’lﬂ the dim]! laug/oetb‘ at him,
Mia’x. Andif I may not reach that happixieﬂc, ‘
. Sincc-f'or my {onncsfakcl my {e fc inthral’d,
Tcll me fhall Caﬁz’r die this death with me ? '
‘Dim'll, C'efézr; big youth and ﬁrcngth dfblood driucs out.
This fat all poyfon andﬂlall line a while,
Alex. Oh fhcw me then the manner of his death,
£35». Attenditsérme growcs {horn all fear: ispaﬁ.‘ VT!
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THE DIVILS CHA 1e rm,
?he Diuilléringethﬁam the dmw: Lucrcciaes Gb ' d . 2
ﬂ! ‘ Wh after her :1: £190? ?‘Can die ﬂawed. 0A4” . X
’ ex. at meancs : at g a II {had 1 h’ ’ )
Diuil. By, that which rcprefcntsyLmreig,w “h came ﬂrﬂ °‘

-; LeprGUS and goifoncd isthy death declar’d,

By Poy’fon Which glow Gruggleth with th 1' ir't ' ' ‘
And byuthat other which (as out to thee? P l 5’
The murthcr‘ofchy fonne the Duke of'C’amiy,
Prcﬁgur’dis thc deathof‘thyfmme C‘efiﬁ"

, Thdu for’ihe poyfoning ofthy daughter poyfoned:
, Hcfor th; murthcring ofhis brothermurthcxcd. ‘
, 1 AlcazThus God is oncly iuﬁ, ,‘
1 ‘ Dix. The Diuill cannot deny it.

Alex: Man oncly faivfe. - 1
Lcamc mifcrablc wretchcd mortaH men,
By this example ofa ﬁz1fnllfoulc,f ' '
What are the f‘ruit-esofpridc and ,Auaricc,
Ofcrucll Empire andim/pieti‘e, ,
Ofﬁprophanation and Apaﬁacic,
Of biutiﬂu luﬂfalfehcodﬁnd(perﬁdic,
Ofdcepc diﬂcmbling and hypocriﬁe, ‘1“
Lcamc wicked worl‘dlingsﬁcam c,leame,!carne byme
To” faixc your foulcsﬁhough I condemned be.
" Saumda H orgze within,enter a Diwilllik: “PM“;
I Dizz. Here comes a fatal! meffageJ muﬁ hence. Exit.
Algx. My ro abcs, my roab e.ghc robs me of my rozbcs,
Bring me my r'oabcspr take away my life, _
My xoabcs, my life, my fault anda‘ll isgonc.
Alexanderfalgnh in An cxmﬁe «upon thrgramd,‘
' 2:1)iwil. From the pale horrér of eternall- ﬁre,
Am Ifent with thé-wagon of black: ‘Dia, '
To guide thy fpirit to the gatcs-of death, ‘
Therefore: I fummon thee to come With (peed,
For horrizons now ﬂari’dfthec not inﬂecd. « -. ' ‘
> ” ‘ Alexandcmdmncetha little.
kaJ-Iorror and horrogfearc cnfuc:h fe'arc, .
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' THE DIVILS CHARTER.
Torment with tormentcs isY11compaﬂcd: '
D1fpaire vpon d1ﬁvai: c, 632 1111at'1011
Vpon da1nnation,hella11d conf; ence,
Mu1the1‘,lul’c, 3119.11“: impicty,
Vainc prophan 2111011 and apoﬁacic,
Rag c and d'ftraﬁion tiramze: away,
7 Away p1o11d Lucifer, aw ay. «
Dimll away, av1 21y T he Dim‘ll 1W¢deiﬂ2£5 bargain .5215 eme-
‘ 1 l and there mare 01mm enter Mm 121 ‘noz‘fé
‘ z‘ncommzﬂing him, ﬂlexanderﬁartetk.
Alex 301121310113 1101121, come ,come,come,what, when ,whcrc
When, why,dcaff°tr1lre, dead, 31111123011 alas, oh alas alwaxes bur-
ning,alWayesfreez'1ng ,alwayes liuing,tormented, neuer ending,
neucr, ncuer, neucr mcnd1ng,out,out,out out ,W by ,wl1y,whc-
thcr whether: thether, . .
Dim”: Thcthcr 1116131161, thcthcr,
7 bundemnd lightning with ﬂarefn'l mife the ‘
diuell: tlamﬂ him down: amigo: Triumghing.

’ Enter Cardinaltr and Bcnti1101‘1‘,

Bent," What is be dead? ‘
~ Car Dcad,a11d in Inch :1 fafhio’n,
AS1n11ch aﬁ‘rights my fiairits 1:0 Iemember,
Thunder an d'fcarfull l1ghcn1n g at his death,
Out cries of'horror and extremity.
Bent Caufe all your bells 1.0 rmg my lords oFRome,
Kym 1s 1edecmcd from a wicked Pope
Car. God hath beheld vs with his eyesofmcrcy,
His name be gloriﬁed,1oyne all 111 prayer, ,
And giuchim praiie that tooke away your 17121111:
$1.11” ($01: your proceﬂ10n ﬁng your letinies,
And ict your Churches through with multitudes,
Banquets and bonﬁers through the Citry make. /
, In ﬁancour Church isfreed f1om infamy,

Car. E11611 as his fgiric was mﬂacc with 11111: ' A
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, THE D IVIL s CHAR TE}.
Bcho!d his bodie puffed vp with Poyfon, .

His corps {11 all be: conuaicd to faint Testers, ’
Open for all beholdergthatthcylmayv

. Scethe reward ofﬁnnc,amcnd and Pray, -

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Guiccbidrdim,

. Th’omniporent great guide: ofall powers;

(Whofc éffcncc is pure gracc,and heauenly loucgl

As he with glorie crowncs heroyick 361mm,.

Bearing a tat’cc of his etcmhlchrtuc) ‘ ‘
So fcmolably doth he with terror ﬁxikcﬁ

' In hcauze vengeance ﬁnncs deteﬂablc:

As in this tragikc myrrour to your eyes,‘

Our fceanc did rcprefcnt in Alexander,

Flagiciom Cxﬁr his ambicious fonnc,

Rcfcru’d for more calamities to coma: ,

After he wasimprifoned by the Church;

Efcap’t into the kingdom: of Nauarrf, '

Vnto King 10/)» then brOther to his wifeﬁ

Where in an ambgfh at Vilma ﬂame,

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Tour gratiom ‘Mruﬂnd cxriom aéﬁrﬂdz‘iam,
'Iudz'tiom cenﬁtrtsﬂudfmete clemencig;
Ham: ﬂow addrt’ﬂ our Tragickamtex,
T?xchange contentmentJor ﬁenégnitz'e :
H :4me denoted toywrgaad deﬁres. ‘
forfame d:lig/at,muﬁ ofdifémrféfar others, I
' For all example,4nd far mm: gﬁnce,
. Tear famur: am: a royal! recompmce,
Wkicbwbm our Ioftie cil/lnfw 'f/mll perceiuc;
Then in more pompam and triampkantﬂate,
Tour eye: withglor] [7m II the deed: rename
Ofngbtie Momrcbcx,KingI,4nd (flung: 'ofﬁtte,
' .3] me tho]? perﬁm which our Scene prcfmted,
' Kw]? allyour. 1:41:4an wijbjm well contented.

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