you shall bee well intreated You shall want nothing fitting your estates March with vs on our way for Capua March Caesar Katherine her two boyes Ensignes Soldiers Trumpets Drums Exeunt SCAE. 5. Enter Alexander out of his studie Alex. Bring in that Opium and bowle of Wine Heere I must act a Trage-comoedie Bernardo is it well confected and prepar'd According to my conference with Rotsi Bernardo with a flaggon of wine and a boule Ber. He sent it as your Holines may see Safe sealed vp Alex Fill me that bowle of wine Alexander openeth a box and putteth in the powder Bâ—r. T is a drowsie medicine do not tast it my Lord Alex. Thou hast ben taster to me many times Begin Bernardo Ber. My Lord I slept too much the last night and I dare not Alex. It holds good colour hold here Bernardo Giue good attendance bring them to their rest Then giue me notice at my study doore Ber. One set was past before I parted from them And by this time they be well heated Alex. Sirra be diligent and seruiceable in this Euen as thou louest thy maister Exit Alexander into his study Ber. Feare me not Were it not that my conscience hath bene fyer'd With flames of purgatory by this Pope I neuer could endure such villany The best is he doth pardon all my sinnes Exit Bernardo Enter Astor and Philippo in their wast-cotes with rackets Ast. This set was strangely lost I durst haue wagerd An hunder'd ducats after the first chase Phi. You thinke you play well but beleeue me brother You cannot take paines not obserue a ball With that dexterity which appertaineth Ast. Holla within there if I take no paines My wastcote well can witnes for I sweate Enter Bernardo Ber. Barber bring in some linnen for my Lords Phil. Bring me some wine for I am very thirsty Enter two Barbers with linen Ber. I listend for that string and he hath toucht it Bar. Wil t please your Lordship sit on this low chaire Phi. Rub my head first then combe it Ast. Fill me some wine Bernardo Ber. Good my Lord coole your selfe a litle Ast. Giue me wine and let it be thy laboure good Barnardo To call for musicke Bernardo deliuereth wine Brother in this cup I commend the loues Of all true Fauentines our trusty friends Hoping ere long to liue againe with them Phi I thanke you brother if our father Pope Performe his promise we' shall soone returne Ast. This wine was good yet tasteth of the casck It hath a musty rellish Phi. Le ts here this musicke After the barbers had trimmed and rubbed their bodies a litle Astor caleth Ast. Holla within there Ber. My Lord Ast. I thinke it good after this little rubbing to repose my body Phil. I am some what heauy Ber. I know the cause Ast. And what Bernardo Ber. Marry with much motion of your bodies my Lords You must not be so vehement in play I knew a noble French man at Anchona Twenty yeares since at tennice tooke his death With ouer heating of him selfe in play They lay them selues vpon a bed and the barbers depâ—â—â— Phi. More musicke there after one straine of musicke they fall a sleepe Ber. My Lords are both a sleepe musicke depart And leaue them to their ease alasse sweet boyes Is it not pitty that these noble branches So sweetly knit in one should neuer wake I that am hard of heart sighe for their sake My Lord Bernardo knocketh at the study Alex. What newes man Ber. Both fast a sleepe Alex. And both vpon one bed Ber. T is done Alex And chamber voyded Ber. All is performed my Lord Alex. My blessinge rest vpon thee my Benardo Depart now with those letters I deliuerd To be conuayd to Florence leaue me here Alexander vpon the stage in his cassock and 〈◊〉 â—â—ap with a box vnder each arme Alexander solus Sleepe both secure vpon your fatall bed Now that the God of silence Morpheus Hath with his figure toâ— black horne seal'd vp Your langued eye lids loaden with pale death Sleepe vntill you draw your latest breath Poore harmeles boyes strangers to sinne and euill Oh were my soule as innocent as yours This office is of highest consequence In friendship for I consider it I sent you from a million of sorrows Into the flowry fields of Paradice Their to goe habit in the groues of mirtle To feed on Manna and to drinke pure Nectar A cup of euerlasting happines Where such sweet musick vn-con-ceiueable Shall entertaine your senses in sweet comfort As the delight thereof shall neuer die Astor what Astor speake awake Phillippo Both fast a sleepe He stireth and moueth them opening both their bosomes Now Roderick betake thee to thy taske What peace Astor begins to talke I will attend Astor speaketh in his sleepe Ast. Faire gratious Angell of eternall light Which reachest out that hand of happines Hayling my spirit to that triumphant throne Of endles comfort I adore thy grace Phi. In his sleepe Oh goulden light of neuer setting Sunne Harke brother Astor harke my soule is rapt Into the ioyes of heauen with harmony Alex. Doe they not sleepe are they not yet a sleepe Be not their sences yet lockt vp in sleepe he stirreth them Astor awake awake awake Philippo All safe and sure oh this was but a dreame Their Genius hath fore told them of their end And ioyfully they doe shake hands with death He draweth out of his boxes aspiks Come out here now you Cleopatraes birds Fed fat and plump with proud Egiptian slime Of seauen mouth'd Nylus but now turn'd leane He putteth to either of their brests an Aspike Take your repast vpon these Princely paps Now Ptolamies wife is highly magnified Ensigning these faire princely twins their death And you my louely boyes competitors With Cleopatra share in death and fate Now Charon stayes his bote vpon the strond And with a rugged for head full of wrath He thrusts a million from the shore of Stix To giue you waftage to the Elisian fields I see their coulors chang and death sittes heauy On their fayre foreheads with his leaden mace My birds are glutted with this sacrefice He taketh of the Aspiks and putteth them vp in his box What now proud wormes how tasts you princes blood The slaues be plump and round in to your nests Is there no token of the serpents draught All cleere and safe well now faire boyes good-night Bernardo Bernardo the feate is done Vse thy discretion as I did derect Exit Alexander Ber. T is done in deed alasse they both be dead Now must I follow my directions Holla within there Enter Cardinall Caraffa with Bentiuogli Caer. What newes Bernardo Ber. Alas my Lord ill newes But that his Holinesse is fast a sleepe And this day stir'd not from his bed-chamber I would haue brought him to this wofull sight Prince Astor with Phillippo was at Tennis And being ouer-heated at their game Drinking so suddainly vpon that heate With much sweete Wine did surfet instantly
should enter Call'd Santa Maria di Popolo Pic. Our souldiers ready be with match in cocke T' attend this seruice and our scurriers Are now return'd hauing discryd King Charles His ensigns and his Cornets proudly mand With plumed regiments and troopes of horse Marching in glory to the gates of Rome Exit Piccolo Alex. Brauely bring on your companies bold hearts Gaspar de Fois are those two Basiliskes Already mounted on their carriages Gasp. They bee Alex. We make you maister of our Ordinance He deliuereth his Linstock And on the Turret of Saint Adrian Plant six more Cannon and foure Culuerings Foure Lizards and eight Sacres with all speed Take Gunners with you to the Cittadell Powder and shot with Ladles for their charge See none be wanting set them to their taske Haue a good care your Pyoners worke hard To further your fortifications Exit Gasper Caes. Pleaseth your Holinesse to giue me leaue It fitteth well with our owne purposes To giue Charles entrance and without restraint Least he by rigor should vsurpe that leaue Which to resist were vaine and dangerous Beleeue me Father we must temporize Caraff. Besides you see how the Calabrian Duke Out of the Port of Saint Sabastian Not one houre past hath issued and left Rome Now though you do suspect conceale all doubts For you shall finde this sure and commonly Dangers accompany suspition Alex. We will embrace that course but with your leaue In Castle Angelo Capitulate Standing as best befits vs on our guarde Enter Piccolomini Gasper de Fois with small shot Ensigne Drummes and Trumpets Piccol. T is time your Holinesse tooke to your guard For Potent Charles like one that conquereth Arm'd at all peeces in his plumed caske And with a Launce resting vpon his thigh Already with his forces hath possest The suberbs and is now come to the gates Ale We are resolued Gasper de fois take heed On paine of death no souldier be so bould As to dischardge one peece or arbalast Before th' alarme being giuen from them Wee with a culuering from Castle Angelo Proclame hostility troope on a pace Take we what fortune peace or warre affords The worst of resolution is with swords Exeunt with drums and trumpets Enter with drums and trumpets King Charles Cardinall Saint Peter ad vincula and Ascanio Lodwick Sforza Mompansier ensignes souldiers Charles Thus far with much applause in ioyfull martch With good successe and hopefull augurie We marched haue within the walls of Rome Not litle wondering that his Holines Doth giue such slender welcome to our troups Lod. Your maiesty may well perceaue how feare And iealeous iudgement of a wounded conscience Workes hard in Alexander Asc. And how foxe-like Houlding newtrality the surest gard He coopes himselfe in Castle Angelo Mon. Pleaseth your maistie to giue a summons Vnto the Castle for some parliance Vpon such articles as were set downe Char. Come we wil touch him summon forth a parle sound drum answer a trumpet Enter Piccolomini vpon the walls What office beare you marching on those walls We made no summons to confer with you Pic. Most Christian prince pleaseth your mightines I am Castillian of Saint Angelo Vnder his Holines Char. To bid defiance to our forces Pic. Noe most gracious Lord But to salute you from his Holines Mon. What is he sicke Pic. Not very well dispos'd S. Pe ad vin Nor euer was nor will be well dispos'd Cha, An other summons for his Holines Exit Piccol Sound drums answere trumpet Alexander vpon the walls in his pontificalls betwixt Caesar Borgia and Caraffa Cardinalls before him the Duke of Candie bearing a sword after them Piccolomini Gasperdefois Ale Most Christian Charles here I salute your grace Bidding you peaceably welcome to Rome If you bring peace along with you to Rome Char. In filiall Loue I thanke your Holines We litle thought it our most holy father That our alegeance to the Church of Rome Which we with all our predecessors tendred Should haue enforc'd you to take sanctuary Alex. Sonne Charles know then we tooke not to this place In feare as to some refuge or asyle But for asmuch as news were brought in post That you with all your forces did approch Arm'd and in hostile manner to this Citty The Conclaue thought it fit tendring the safty Of holy Church and sacred priuiledge To know your meaning first and then with pomp To make your welcome in Saint Peters pallace In the best fashion with due ceremonies Char. Know then most holy father what we would Hauing in tedious marcht from France thus far Past with our forces God stil guiding vs As we be deepely bound by lawes of nature And reason to worke surely for our right We left noe busie doubts nor obstacles Which might preuent vs in our iust imprease Hence was it that we did Capitulate So strictly with the crafty Florentines Whome we well knew fauour'd Alphonsoes part And this made Venice ioyne in league with vs Yet hauing notice that your Holines Both with Alphonso that vsurpes my Crowne And his sonne Ferdinand drue deeper in Vpon considerations of more weight We thought it good to take France in our way Lod. And there to craue some certaine Cautions Of your indifferency to his iust title Had in the Crowne of Naples therefore first We do require if you these parties tender As your late letters did importe yeeld vp In Caution of your good intent to France This Castle which you now retaine against vs Can. Why Lodowick the wethercocke is turnd The winde stands faire but how long will that hold So may we put in hazard our whole Church The deere estate of Christes flock militant And bring confusion vnto Christendome Alex. So may you seaze vpon the Churches rights If that we should referre all to your trust Can. This is Saint Peters bul-warke for my parte Here I will die ere I surrender it Cha. Now find I true which cōmon bruite proclameth Of your bad meanings and hypochrisie But I referre your conscience to that Iudge Whom if my conscience harber any thought To wrong the Church of God in any thing I call in iustice to reuenge on me Cae. Renowned Charles suppose we should surrender How may we be secured that you will Restore it after your imprease at Naples Char. The faith and honour of a Christian King Ale Your faith honor stay most Christian Charles Men will not yeeld vp Castels vpon wordes Vnles their states and liues grow desperate Mount Why make we longer parlee with this Pope Whose false-hood is so much that neither oth Nor honesty can purchase place with him Lodo. Who neuer yet in cause of consequence Hath kept his promise Char. Tell vs will yee graunt Alex. What should we graunt most Christian King of France And tell me truly were it your owne case Whether you would on such slight promises Accord to such vneuen conditions Char. We did not thinke our royall promises Had beene so slightly censur'd in
spread Viandes brought in after the trumpets sound drums and sif enter Alexander in his pontificalls after him Cornetto with Caesar Barbarossa with Modina Bentiuoli with Caraffa the Pope taketh his place three Cardinalls on one side and captaines on thither Alx. Martiall your selues heere sworne-men and there Church-men Cas. Here sit we swordmen to defend the Church Alex. My Lords giue answere in sinceritie Hath not my Caesar fought well for the Church That hath so soone subiected in her right Imola Furly Camerino Capua Vrbine Faenza Sinegaglia Braue Caesar I must bost of it in presence That I Christes vicare of his Church on earth Haue such a sonne which issued from my loynes That being vicare of the Churches warres Hath in reuolution of one year Done more then all the generalls haue done In honor of our Church for fortie yeares Corn. Your Holines with all your Cardinalls Your barrons and indeed all christendome Are bound to giue God thankes for such a Prince And him great honor for his fortitude The Deuill commeth and changeth the Popes bottles Mâ—d. Your excellence did in a blessed hower Surrender vp your Holy robes and hat Be taking 〈…〉 and armes By which you might enlarge our liberties Caâ—. 〈◊〉 my Lord and see we haue all of vs good cause to reioyce would I had bene with your excellence at Capua I would hâ—d one boat with them as old as I am Câ—s You might my Lord haue had your choyse of Ladies Beautiful prisoners to be sent to Rome Cara I marry my Lord some what might haue beene said to this geere to dieâ—◠〈◊〉 but transeant cum ceteris erroribus would to GOD I weare as young as when I was a Scholler in Padua faith then I could haue swingd a sword and a buckler and I did that then wil being but a spring all of 24. yeares which be talkt of in Padua these 40. yeares I warrant it faith my Lord were I so lusty now I would goe with you to the waires this next spring that 's flat wil you eate any sallet my Lord faith here are excellent herbes if you loue them Câ—sa. They be my Lord too cold for my stomacke wilt please you my Lord to drinke a cup of old Greeke wine with it bring me some wine here Alex. Bring me some wine here I will drinke a Ioy to Caesar and this Noble company Caes. Some wine for his Holines owne mouth Bernardo Wine is brought to Alexander Alex. Cesar your selfe are master of this feast I drinke a good successe and victory Alexander drinketh trumpets sound To Caesar and great happines to all Caesar drinketh Caesa. Happy successe and fortune to you all Alex. Hold Caesar stay for wee are poysoned rush from the table Caes. My Lord it is all of Alex Then art thou quite vndone Cas. Some villanous conspiracie lyes hid Within this company and this pernicious villaine Cesar stabbeth Bernardo Hath practiz'd with them goe with thy soule to hell I feele the raging of it Corn. Away my Lord Modina come away This traine was laide of purpose for our liues Modi, Our refuge and defence is from aboue Let Sathan worke he neuer shall preuaile Exit Corn and Modina Carâ—ss. How doth my gratious Lord Alex. Oh very sick â— bring me preseruatiues I thinke I haue as good as any man Alex. to his studie Cas. My Lord Bentiuogli take heere my keyes You know my study search my Cabbinet There shall you finde a little Christall Phiall Wrapt vp in Sarcenet bring it hether straight I feele Vesonus raging in my guttes Exit Alex. Heere Cesar taste some of this precious water Against all plague poison and pestilence A present helpe I bought it of a Iew Borne and brought vp in Galily Caesar tasteth Câ—s. My Lord it is too forceable and hotte Alex. The flames of Mongibell consume my liuer Bring me to some repose Caraff. Comfort your selfe my Lord Alex. Cesar take rest Send for Physitions all my feare remaines That Caesar shall miscarry Caes. And all my griefe that both Noble Bentiuogli with-draw we both Vnto my Chamber I am very sick Exeunt omnes SCEN. 5. Enter Astaroth and calleth Asta. Belchar Belchar Belchar Bel. Varca Varca Varca Var. Astaroth Astaroth Astaroth The diuills meete and embrace Asto. Let Orcus Erebus and Acheron And all those Ghosts which haunt the pitchy vaultes Of cole black hags in Cimerian shades Muster themselues in numbers numberlesse To daunce about the Ghost of Alexander Var. Our firy region voyd of all religion And diuilish order by necessity Compell'd requires his present policy Bel. That fatall wine which for his Cardinalls He destined I tooke out of the place And plac'd his owne wine for those Cardinalls Bar. The date of his damnation is at hand Asta. Be ready then for I the first will beare As swift as wirl-winde his black soule to Stix Bel. And I with poysned toads will stop his mouth Whose heart was neuer satisfied with lust Asta. And I with snakes and stinging Scorpions Will scourge him for his pride and insolence Var. And I with force of fiends will hall his limmes And pull them till he stretch an achor length Bel. And for his auarice I will fill his paunch With store of moulten gold and boyling leade Asto. Then let vs for his sake a horne-pipe treade They dance an antick SCEN. Vltima Alexander vnbraced betwixt two Cardinalls in his study looking vpon a booke whilst a groome draweth the Curtaine Alex. You talke of pennance and of penitence Compunction with contrition and remission For all my sinnes I pray you thinke of yours You vex your selues too much I cannot thank you Haue patience sirs oh t is a goodly exorcisme Quem penitet peccasse paene est innocens Giue leaue giue leaue come hither when I call Eyther mere fooles or good phisitions all They place him in a chayre vpon the stage a groome setteth a Table before him Nay leaue me good my lords faine would I meditate Leaue me I pray you Caraf. We leaue our praiers with your Holinesse Call vpon God thinke of his endlesse bounty Ale Pray for your selues troble not me with praiers I pray you troble not your selues with praying Alex. solus What is repentance haue I not forgotten He looketh vpon a booke Why repentance is a spirituall martiredome Which mortifieth sinnes and heales the soule Hauing beene wounded with the spirits sword This sword Gods booke that booke by me profain'd And by which booke of God my soule is damn'd I damn'd vndoubtedly Oh wretched Alexander slaue of sinne And of damnation what is he that can Deliuer thy poore soule oh none but he That when thou didst renounce him cast of thee Repentance is in vaine mercy too late Oh why should miserable mortall man Whose languashing breath liues in his nostrills Vex and torment himselfe with dayly trauell To scrape vp heapes of gold to gape for honors What were the conquests of great Alexander Of Cyrus Cayus Caesar what were it
Alex. I tell thee I cannot be resolu'd To dwell in darkenesse breake black soule dissolue And poyson all this Hemisphere with sinne Heere Alexander is in extreame torment and groneth whilst the diuill laugheth at him Alex. And if I may not reach that happinesse Since for my sonnes sake I my selfe inthral'd Tell me shall Caesar die this death with me Diuill Caesar his youth and strength of blood driues out This fat all poyson and shall liue a while Alex. Oh shew me then the manner of his death Diu. Attend it time growes short all feare is past The Diuill bringeth from the doore Lucreciaes Ghost and after her the ghost of Candie stabbed Alex. What meanes that ghastly shadow which came first Diuil By that which represents Lucretia Leprous and poisoned is thy death declar'd By poyson which now struggleth with thy spirits And by that other which sets out to thee The murther of thy sonne the Duke of Candy Prefigur'd is the death of thy sonne Caesar Thou for the poysoning of thy daughter poysoned He for the murthering of his brother murthered Alex. Thus God is onely iust Diu. The Diuill cannot deny it Alex Man onely false Learne miserable wretched mortall men By this example of a sinfull soule What are the fruites of pride and Auarice Of cruell Empire and impietie Of prophanation and Apostacie Of brutish lust falsehood and perfidie Of deepe dissembling and hypocrisie Learne wicked worldlings learne learne learne by me To saue your soules though I condemned be Sound a Horne within enter a Diuill like a Poast 1 Diu. Here comes a fatall message I must hence Exit Alex. My roabes my roabes he robs me of my roabes Bring me my roabes or take away my life My roabes my life my soule and all is gone Alexander falleth in an extasie vpon the ground 2. Diuil From the pale horror of eternall fire Am I sent with the wagon of blacke Dis To guide thy spirit to the gates of death Therefore I summon thee to come with speed For horrizons now stand thee not insteed Alexander aduanceth a little Alex. Horror and horror feare ensueth feare Torment with tormentes is Incompassed Dispaire vpon dispaire damnation Vpon damnation hell and consience Murther lust auarice impiety Vaine prophanation and apostacie Rage and distraction tiranize away Away proud Lucifer away Diuill away away The Diuill windeth his horne in his eare and there more diuills enter with a noise incompassing him Alexander starteth Alex. Holla holla holla come come come what when where when why deaf strike dead aliue oh alas oh alas alwaies burning alwayes freezing alwayes liuing tormented neuer ending neuer neuer neuer mending out out out out why why whether whether thether Diuills Thether thether thether Thunder and lightning with fearefull noise the diuells thrust him downe and goe Triumphing Enter Cardinalls and Bentiuoli Bent. What is he dead Car. Dead and in such a fashion As much affrights my spirits to remember Thunder and fearfull lightning at his death Out cries of horror and extremity Bent. Cause all your bells to ring my lords of Rome Rome is redeemed from a wicked Pope Car. God hath beheld vs with his eyes of mercy His name be glorified ioyne all in prayer And giue him praise that tooke away your shame â—ent. Goe your procession sing your letinies And let your Churches through with multitudes Banquets and bonfiers through the Citty make In signe our Church is freed from infamy Car. Euen as his spirit was inflate with pride Behold his bodie puffed vp with poyson His corps shall be conuaied to saint Peeters Open for all beholders that they may See the reward of sinne amend and pray Guicchiardine Th' omnipotent great guider of all powers Whose essence is pure grace and heauenly loue As he with glorie crownes heroyick actions Bearing a taste of his eternall vertue So semblably doth he with terror strike In heauie vengeance sinnes detestable As in this tragike myrrour to your eyes Our sceane did represent in Alexander Flagicious Caesar his ambicious sonne Reseru'd for more calamities to come After he was imprisoned by the Church Escap't into the kingdome of Nauarre Vnto King Iohn then brother to his wife Where in an ambush at Viano slaine Iust Nemesis repaide his treacherie Epilogus HEroicke and beneuolent spectators Your gratious eares and curious obseruations Iuditious censures and sweete clemencie Haue thus addrest our Tragick Theater T' exchange contentment for benignitie Humbly deuoted to your good desires For some delight cause of discourse for others For all example and for none offence Your fauours are a royall recompence Which when our loftie Muses shall perceiue Then in more pompous and triumphant state Your eyes with glory shall the deed receaue Of mightie Monarches Kings and change of fate By me those persons which our Scene presented Kisse all your hands and wish you well contented FINIS