Selected quad for the lemma: book_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A08065
|
The tragedy of Nero, newly written; Nero.
|
|
1624
(1624)
|
STC 18430; ESTC S113150
|
37,080
|
68
|
their minde Seeke alwayes recompence in that same kind The wrong was done them Loue was mine offence In that reuenge in that seeke recompence Popp. Further to answere will still cause replyes And those as ill doe please me as your selfe If you 'le an answere take that 's breefe and true I hate my selfe If I be lou'd of you exit Popp Petro. What gone but she will come againe sure no It passeth cleane my cunning all my rules For Womens wantonnesse there is no rule To take her in the itching of her Lust A propper young-man putting forth himselfe Why Fate There 's Fate and hidden prouidence In cod piece matters Anto: O vnhappie Man What comfort haue I now Petronius Pet. Counsell your selfe I le teach no more but learne Ant. This comfort yet He shall not so escape Who causeth my disgrace Nimphidius Whom had I here Well For my true-hearts loue I see she hates me And shall I loue one That hates me and bestowes what I deserue Vpon my riuall no Farewell Poppea Farewell Poppea and farewell all Loue Yet thus much shall it still preuaile in me That I will hate Nimphidius for thee Pet. Farewell to her to my Euanthe welcome Who now will to my burning kisses stoope Now with an easie cruelty deny That which she rather then the asker would Haue forced from her then begins her selfe Their loues that list vpon great Ladies set I still will loue the Wench that I can get Exeunt Enter Nero Tigellinus Epaphroditus and Neophilus Nero Tigellinus said the villaine Proculus I was throwne downe in running Tigel: My Lord he said that you were crown'd for that You could not doe Nero For that I could not doe Why Elis saw me do et and doe 't with wonder Of all the Iudges and the lookers on And yet to see A villane could not doe 't Who did it better I warrant you he said I from the Chariot fell against my will Tigil: He said my Lord you were throwne out of it All crusht and maim'd and almost bruis'd to death Nero Malicious Rogue when I fell willingly To show of purpose with what little hurt Might a good rider beare a forced fall How sayest thou Tigillinus I am sure Thou hast in driuing as much skill as he Tigil: My Lord you greater cunning shew'd in falling Then had you sate Nero I know I did or bruised in my fall Hurt I protest I felt no griefe in it Goe Tigillinus fetch the villaines head This makes me see his heart in other things Fetch me his head he nere shall speake againe ex Tigil What doe we Princes differ from the durt And basenesse of the common Multitude If to the scorne of each malicious tongue We subiect are For that I had no skill Not he that his farre famed daughter set A prise to victorie and had bin crown'd With thirteene Sutors deaths till he at length By fate of Gods and seruants treason fell Shoulder pack't Pelops glorying in his spoyles Could with more skill his coupled horses guide Euen as a Barke that through the moouing Flood Her linnen wings and the forc't ayre doe beare The Byllowes fome she smoothly cutts them through So past my burning Axeltree along The people follow with their eyes and voyce And now the wind doth see it selfe outrun And the Clouds wonder to be left behind Whilst the void ayre is fild with shoutes and noyse And Neroes name doth beate the brasen Skie Jubiter cruying loath doth heare my praise Then there greene bowes and Crownes of Oliue wre'aths The Conquerors praise they giue me as my due And yet this Rogue sayth no we haue no skill Enter a seruant to them Seruant My Lord the Stage and all the furnitures Nero I haue no skill to driue a Chariot Had he but robde me broke my treasurie The red-Sea 's mine mine are the Indian stones The Worlds mine owne then cannot I be robde But spightfully to vndermine my fame To take away my arte he would my life As well no doubt could he tould how Enter Tegillinus with Proculus head Neoph: My Lord Tegillinus is backe come with Proculus head strikes him Nero O cry thee mercie good Neophitus Giue him fiue hundred sesterces for amends Hast brought him Tegillinus Tegil: Here 's his head my Lord Nero His tongue had bin enough Tegil: I did as you commanded me my Lord Nero Thou toldst not me though he had such a Nose Now are you quiet and haue quieted me This t is to be commander of the World Let them extoll weake pittie that doe neede it Let meane men cry to haue Law and Iustice done And tell their griefes to Heauen that heares them not Kings must vpon the Peoples headlesse courses Walke to securitie and ease of minde Why what haue we to doe with th' ayrie names That old age and Philosophers found out Of Iustice and ne're certaine Equitie The Gods reuenge themselues and so will we Where right is scand Authoritie 'is orethrowne We haue a high prerogatiue aboue it Slaues may doe what is lust we what we please The people will repine and thinke it ill But they must beare and prayse too what we will Enter Cornutus to them Neoph: My Lord Cornutus whom you sent for 's come Nero Welcome good Cornutus Are all thigs ready for the Stage As I gaue charge Corn: They onely stay your comming Nero Cornutus I must act to day Orestus Cornu You haue done that alreadie and too truely aside Nero And when our Sceane is done I meane besides To read some compositions of mine owne Which for the great opinion I my selfe And Rome In generall of thy Iudgement hath Before I publish them I le shew them thee Cornu My Lord my disabilities Nero I know thy modestie I le onely shew thee now my works beginning Goe see Epaphroditus Musick made ready I will sing to day Exit Epa. Cornutus I pray thee come neere And let me heare thy Iudgement in my paynes I would haue thee more familiar good Cornutus Nero doth prise desert and more esteemes Them that in knowledge second him then power Marke with what style and state my worke begins Cornu Might not my Interuption offend What 's your workes name my Lord what write you of Nero I meane to write the deeds of all the Romans Cornu Of all the Romans a huge argument Nero I haue not yet bethought me of a Title You Enthrall Powers which the wide Fortunes doome he reades Of Empyre crown'd seauen Mountaine-seated Rome Full blowne Inspire me with Machlaean rage That J may bellow out Romes Prentisage As when the Menades doe fill their Drums And crooked hornes with Mimalonean humme And Ennion doe Ingeminate a round Which reparable Ecchoe doth resound How doest thou like our Muses paines Cornutus Cornu The verses haue more in them then I see Your worke my Lord I doubt will be too long Nero Too long Tigel: Too long Cornu I If you write the deedes of all the Romans
How many Bookes thinke you t' include it in Nero I thinke to write about foure hundred Bookes Cornu Foure hundred why my Lord the 'yle nere be read Nero Hah Tigil: Why he whom you esteeme so much Crisippus Wrote many more Cornu But they were profitable to common life And did Men Honestie and Wisedome teach Nero Tigillinus Exit Nero Tigeli Cornu See with what earnestnesse he crau'd my Iudgment And now he freely hath it how it likes him Neoph: The Prince is angry and his fall is neere Let vs begon least we partake his ruines Exeunt omnes praeter Cornu Manet Cornutus solus What should I doe at Court I cannot lye Why didst thou call me Nero from my Booke Didst thou for flatterie of Cornutus looke No let those purple Fellowes that stand by thee That admire shew and things that thou canst giue Leaue to please Truth and Vertue to please thee Nero there 's nothing in thy power Cornutus Doth wish or feare Enter Tigellinus to him Tigel: T is Neroes pleasure that you straight depart To Giarae and there remaine confin'd Thus he out of his Princely Clemencie Hath Death your due turn'd but to banishment Cornu Why Tigellinus Tigel: I haue done vpon your perill goe or stay ex Ti. Cornu And why should Death or Banishment be due For speaking that which was requir'd my thought O why doe Princes loue to be deceiu'd And euen doe force abuses on themselues There Eares are so with pleasing speech beguil'd That Truth they mallice Flatterie truth account And their owne Soule and vnderstanding lost Goe what they are to seeke in other men Alas weake Prince how hast thou punisht me To banish me from thee O let me goe And dwell in Taurus dwell in Ethiope So that I doe not dwell at Rome with thee The farther still I goe from hence I know The farther I leaue Shame and Vice behind Where can I goe but I shall see thee Sunne And Heauen will be as neere me still as here Can they so farre a knowing soule exyle That her owne roofe she sees not ore her head Exit Enter Piso Sceuinus Lucan Flauius Piso Noble Gentlemen what thankes what recompence Shall hee giue you that giue to him the world One life to them that must so many venture And that the worst of all is too meane paye Yet can I giue no more Take that bestow it Vpon your seruice Lucan O Piso that vouchsafest To grace our headlesse partie with thy name Whom hauing our conductors we need not Haue fear'd to goe again the well try'd vallor Of Iulius or stayednesse of Augustus Much lesse the shame and Womanhood of Nero When we had once giuen out that our pretences Were all for thee our end to make thee Prince They thronging came to giue their names Men Women Gentlemen People Soldiers Senators The Campe and Cittie grew asham'd that Nero And Piso should be offered them together Sceu. We seeke not now as in the happy dayes O' th common wealth they did for libertie O you deere ashes Cassius and Brutus That was with you entomb'd there let it rest We are contented with the galling yoke If they will only leaue vs necks to beare it We seeke no longer freedome we seeke life At least not to be murdred let vs die On Enemies swords Shall we whom neither The Median Bow nor Macedonian Speare Nor the firce Gaule nor painted Briton could Subdue lay downe our neckes to Tyrants axe Why doe we talke of Vertue that obay Weakenesse and Vice Piso Haue patience good Sceuinus Lucan Weakenesse and seruile gouernment we hitherto Obeyed haue which that we may no longer We haue our liues and fortunes now set vp And haue our cause with Pisoes credit strengthned Flaui: Which makes it doubtfull whether loue to him Or Neroes hatred hath drawne more vnto vs Piso I see the good thoughts you haue of me Lords Le ts now proceede to th' purpose of our meeting I pray you take your places Le ts haue some Paper brought Sceuin: Whos 's within Enter Milichus to them Meli. My Lord Sceu. Some Inke and Paper Exit Meli enter againe with Incke and Paper Flaui: Whos 's that Sceuinus Sceui: It is my freed man Melichus Luca: Is he trustie Sceuin: I for as great matters as we are about Piso And those are great ones Luca: I aske not that we meane to neede his trust Gaine hath great soueragintie ore seruile mindes Sceui: O but my benifits haue bound him to me I from a bondman haue his state not onely Aduanc't to freedome but to wealth and credit Piso Meli waire i th' next chamber tell we call abscondit se The thing determinde on our meeting now Is of the meanes and place due circumstance As to the doing of things t' is requir'd So done it names the action Melis: I wonder What makes this new resort to haunt our house When wonted Lucius Piso to come hither Or Lucan when so oft as now of late aside Piso And since the field and open shew of armes Dislike you and that for the generall good You meane to end all styrres in end of him That as the ground must first be thought vpon Melic: Besides this comming cannot be for forme Our visitation they goe aside aside And haue long conferences by themselues Luca: Piso his comming to your house at Baiae To bathe and banquet will fit meanes afford amidst his cups to end his hated life Let him die drunke that nere liu'd soberly Pisa O be it farre that I should staine my Table And Gods of Hospitalitie with blood Let not our cause now Innocent be soyld With such a blot nor Pisoes name made hatefull What place can better fit our action Then his owne house that boundlesse enuied heape Built with the spoyles and blood of Cittizens That hath taken vp the Citie left no roome For Rome to stand on Romanes get you gone And dwell at Uciae If that Vciae too This house ore runne not Lucan But t will be hard to doe it in his house And harder to escape being done Piso Not so Bufus the Captaine of the Guard 's with vs And diuers other o th' Preterian Band Already made many though vnacquainted With our intents haue had disgrace and wrongs Which grieue them still most will be glad of change And euen they that lou'd him best when once They see him gone will smile o' th comming times Let goe things past and looke to their owne safetie Besides th' astonishment and feare will be So great so sodaine that 't will hinder them From doing any thing Meli. No priuate businesse can concerne them all aside Their countenances are troubled and looke sad Doubt and Importance in their face is read Lucan Yet still I thinke it were Safer t' attempt him priuate and alone Flaui. But 't will not carry that opinion with it T will seeme more foule and come from priuate malice Brutus and they to right the common