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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54921	Piso's conspiracy, a tragedy acted at the Duke's theatre	Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692. Nero, Emperor of Rome.	1676 (1676)	Wing P2285; ESTC R4724	29,678	62

fare-well to all Love Yet thus much shall it still prevaile in me That I will hate Nimphidius for thee Pet. Fare-well to her to my Euanthe well-come VVho now will to my burning Kisses stoop Now with an Easie Cruelty deny That which she rather than the Asker would Have forced from her then begins her self Their Loves that list upon great Ladies set I still will love the Cheapest I can get Exeunt SCENE the Second Nero's Palace Enter Nero Tigellinus Epaphroditus and Nimphidius Ner. Tigellinus say'd the Villain Proculus I was thrown down in running Tig. My Lord he say'd that you were Crown'd for that You could not do Ner. For that I could not do VVhy Elis saw me do 't and do 't with VVonder Of all the Judges and the Lookers on And yet to see a Villain Could not do 't VVho did it better I warrant you he say'd I from the Chariot fell against my will Tig. He said my Lord you were thrown out of it All crush't and maim'd and almost bruis'd to Death Ner. Malicious Rogue when I fell willingly To show of Purpose with what little Hurt Might a Good Rider bear a forced Fall How sayest thou Tigellinus I am sure Thou hast in Driving as much skill as he Tig. My Lord you greater Cunning shew'd in falling Than had you sate Ner. I know I'did Bruis'd in my Fall Hurt I protest I felt it not Go Tigellinus fetch me the Villain 's Head This makes me see his Heart in other things Fetch me his Head he ne'r shall speak again Exit Tig. What do we Princes differ srom the Dust And baseness of the Common Multitude If we are subject to the Scorn Of each Malicious Tongue say That I had no skil When all that saw me gaz'd with Admiration The People follow'd with their Eyes and Voice And now the Wind do's see it self out-run And the Clouds wonder to be left behind Whil'st the Void Air is fill'd with noyse And Nero's Name sounds to the Sky Jupiter envying loth to hear my Praise Then their Green Bows and Crowns of Olive VVreath's The Conquerout's Praise they give me as my due And Yet this Rogue say's no we have no skill Enter Neophilus Neop My Lord the Stage and all the Furniture Ner. I have no skill to drive a Chariot Had he but rob'd me broke my Treasury The Red-Sea's mine mine are the Indian Stones The World 's mine own then cannot I be rob'd But spightfully to undermine my Fame To take away my Art He would my Life As well no doubt could he told how Enter Tigellinus and Executioner with Proculus's Head Neop My Lord Tigellinus is come with Proculus Head Ner. Give him Five Hund'red Sesterces for amends Hast ' brought him Tigellinus Tig. Here 's his Head my Lord. Ner. His Tongue had been enough Tig. I did as you commanded me my Lord. Ner. Now are you quiet This 't is to be Commander of the World Let them extoll weak Pity that do need it Let Men cry to have Law and Justice done And tell their Griefs to Heaven that hear's them not Kings must upon their headless Peoples Graves Walk to Security and Ease of Mind VVhy what have we to do with the Airy Names That Old Age and Philosophers found out Of Justice and of Equity The God's Revenge themselves and so will we VVhere Right is scand Authority is over-thrown VVe have a High Prerogative above it Slaves may do what is Just VVe what we please The People will repine and think it ill But they must bear and praise too what we will Enter Cornutus Neop My Lord Cornutus whom you sent for 's come Ner. Well-come good Cornutus Are all things ready for the Stage As I gave Order Cor. They only stay your Coming Ner. Cornutus I must Act to day Orestes Cor. You have done that already and too truly Aside Ner. And when our Scene is done I mean besides To Read some Compositions of my own Which for the Great Opinion of my self And Rome in General of my Judgment has Before I publish them I 'le shew'em thee Cor. My Lord my Disabilities Ner. I know thy Modesty I 'le only show thee now my Workes beginning Go see Epaphroditus Th' Musick be ready I will Sing to Day Cornutus I pray thee come near And let me hear thy Judgment in my Pains I would have thee more familiar good Cornutus Nero do's prize Desert and more esteems Them that in Knowledge second him than Power Mark with what Stile and State my VVork begin's Cor. Might not my Interruption offend What 's your Work 's name my Lord what write you of Ner. I mean to write the Deed 's of all the Romans Cor. Of all the Romans a huge Argument Ner. I have not yet bethought me of a Title You Aethereal Power 's which the wide Fortunes doom Reads Of Empire Crown'd Seven Mountain-seated Rome Full blown Inspire me with Machilaean Rage That I may bellow out Romes Prentisage And when the Menades do fill their Drums And Crooked Hornes with Mimalonean Humms And Ennion do Ingeminate a round Which Reparable Eccho do resound How dost'thou like our Muse's pains C●…tus Cor. The Verses have more in 'em than I see Your Work my Lord I fear will be too long Ner. Too long Tig. Too long Cor. I if you write the Deeds of all the Roman's How many Books think you t' include it in Ner. I think to write about Four Hund'red Books Cor. Four Hund'red why my Lord they 'l ne'r be read Ner. Ha! Tig. Why he whom you esteem so much Crisippus Wrote many more Cor. But they were profitable to Common Life And taught Men Honesty and Wisdom Ner. Tigellinus Exit Nero and his Train Cor. See with what Earnestness he crav'd my Judgment And now he freely has it how it likes him Neop The Prince is angry and his Fall is near I 'le begon least I partake his Ruines Exit Neoph. Cor. What should I do at Court I cannot ly Why did'st thou call me Nero from my Book Did'st thou for Flattery of Cornutus look No let those Purple Fellows that stand by thee That admire Shew and things that thou can'st give Leave to please Truth and Vertue to please thee Nero there 's nothing in thy Power Cornutus Do's wish or fear Enter Tigellinus Tig. 'T is Nero's Pleasure that you straight depart To Giara and there remain Confin'd Thus he out of his Princely Clemency Hath Death your due turn'd but to Banishment Cor. Why Tigellinus Tig. I have done upon you Peril go or stay Exit Tig. Cor. And why should Death or Banishment be due For speaking Truth or that which was requir'd my Thought O why do Princes love to be deceiv'd And do even force Abuses on themselves Their Eares are so with pleasing Speech beguil'd That Truth they Malice Flattery Truth account And their own Soul and Understanding's lost Alas weak Prince how hast thou punish't me To Banish me from thee O let me go And