That can keep in a man so mad with wrong What do'st thou weep Alve. I would fain shed a tear But from mine eyes so many showrs are gon Grief drinks my tears so fast that here 's not one You must to prison Phil. Do'st thou speak to me Alve. You must to prison Phil. And from thence to death I thought I should have had a tomb hung round With tottred colours broken spears I thought My body should have fallen down full of wounds But one can kill an Emperor fool then why Would'st thou have many curse be mad and dye Exeunt The end of the fourth Act Act. V. Scena I. Enter Roderigo and Christofero two bare-headed before them Alvero Cardinall alone Zarack and Baltazar bearing the Crown on a cushion Eleazar next Queen Mother after him other Lords after her Alvero sad meets them Card. ALvero 't is the pleasure of the King Of the Queen Mother and these honoured States To ease you of Philip there 's a warrant Sent to remove him to a stronger guard Alve. I thank you you shall rid me of much care Eleaz. Sit down and take your place Alve. If I might have the place I like best it should be my grave Sits down The Moors stand aside with the Crown Eleazar rising takes it Eleaz. Stand in voice reach away Both Moors Wee are gon Exeunt Eleaz. Princes of Spain if in this royall Court There sit a man that having laid his hold So fast on such a jewel and dare wear it In the contempt of envie as I dare Yet uncompell'd as freely as poor pilgrims Bestow their praiers would give such wealth away Let such a man step forth what do none rise No no for Kings indeed are deities And who 'd not as the sun in brightnesse shine To be the greatest is to be divine Who among millions would not be the mightest To sit in God-like state to have all eyes Dazled with admiration and all tongues Showing lowd Praiers to rob every heart Of love to have the strength of every arm A Soveraigns name why 't is a Soveraign charm This glory round about me hath thrown beams I have stood upon the top of fortunes wheel And backward turn'd the Iron screw of fate The destinies have spun a silken thread About my life yet Noble Spaniards see Hoc tantum tanti thus I cast aside The shape of Majestie and on my knee Kneels the Cardinall fetches the Crown and sets it on the chair To this Imperiall State lowly resigne This usurpation wiping off your tears Which stuck so hard upon me let a hand A right and royall hand take up this wreath And guard it right is of it self most strong No kingdom got by cunning can stand long Car. Proceed to new election of a King All Agreed Eleaz. Stay Peers of Spain if young Philippo Be Philips son then is he Philips heir Then must his Royall name be set in gold Philip is then the Diamond to that ring But if he be a bastard here 's his seat For basenesse has no gall till it grow great First therefore let him blood if he must bleed Yet in what vein you strike him best take heed The Portugall's his friend you saw he came At holding up a finger arm'd this peace Rid hence his dangerous friendship he 's at home But when he hears that Philip is ty'd up Yet hears not why he 'l catch occasions lock And on that narrow bridg make shift to lead A scrambling army through the heart of Spain Look to 't being in he 'l hardly out again Therefore first prove and then proclaim him bastard Alve. How shall we prove it Eleaz. He that put him out to making I am sure can tell if not Then she that shap'd him can here 's the Queen Mother Being prick'd in conscience and preferring Spain Before her own respect will name the man If he be noble a Spaniard born hee 'l hide The apparent scarrs of their infamies With the white hand of marriage that and time Will eat the blemish off say shall it All No Card. Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall dye Hort. Death is too easie for such villany Eleaz. Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall dye I would he might I know my self am clear As is the new born Infant Madam stand forth Behold to speak shame in the grave wants sence Heaven with sins greatest forfeits can dispence Q. Mo. Would I were covered with the vail of night You might not see red shame sit on my cheecke But being Spains common safety stands for truth Hiding my weeping eyes I blush and say Philippo's father sits here Roder Here name him Q. Mo. The Lord Mendoza did beget that son Oh! let not this dishonour further run Alve, What Cardinall Mendoza Qu. Mo. Yes yes even hee Eleaz Spaniard or Moor the saucy slave shall die Car. I Philips father Coms down the rest talk Q. M. Nay deny me not Now may a kingdom and my love be got Car. Those eyes and tongue bewitch me shame lie here That love has sweetest tast that is bought dear Christo. What answers Lord Mendoza to the Queen Car. I confesse guilty Philip is my son Her Majestie hath nam'd the time and place Alv. To you but not to us go forward Madam Q. Mo. Within the circle of twice ten years since Your deceast King made warr in Barbarie Won Tunis conquered Fesse and hand to hand Slew great Abdela King of Fesse and father To that Barbarian Prince Eleaz. I was but young but now methinks I see my fathers wounds poor Barbaria No more Q. Mo. In absence of my Lord mourning his want To me alone being in my private walk I think at Salamanca I 't was there Enters Mendoza under shew of shrift Threatens my death if I deni'd his lust In fine by force he won me to his will I wept and cri'd for help but all in vain Mendoza there abus'd the bed of Spain E'eaz Spaniard or Moor that saucy slave shall die Alve Why did not you complain of this vile act Q Mo. Alas I was alone young full of fear Bashful and doubtfull of my own defame Knowing King Philip rash and jealous I hid his sins thinking to hide my shame Horten. What says the Cardinall Car. Such a time there was 'T is past I 'le make amends with marriage And satisfie with Trentalls dirges praiers The offended spirit of the wronged King Queen and they talk Eleaz. Spaniard or Moor that saucy slave shall die Oh! 't would seem best it should be thus Mendoza She to accuse I urge and both conclude Your marriage like a comick interlude Lords will you hear this hatefull sin confest And not impose upon the ravisher death The due punishment oh it must be so Alve. What does the Queen desire Qu. Mo. Justice revenge On vile Mendoza for my ravishment I kiss the cold earth with my humbl'd knees From whence I will not rise till some just hand Cast to the
wrongs And tread upon thy heart for murd'ring me Thy tongue hath murd'red me Cry murder boyes 2 Boies Murder the Queen 's murd'red Eleaz. Love slaves peace 2 Boies Murder the Queen 's murd'red Eleaz. Stop your throats Hark Hush you Squales Dear love look up Our Chamber window stares into the Court And every wide mouth'd ear hearing this news Will give Alarum to the cuckold King I did dissemble when I chid my love And that dissembling was to try my love Queen Thou call'dst me strumpet Eleaz. I 'le tear out my tongue From this black temple for blaspheming thee Queen And when I woo'd thee but to smile on me Thou cri'dst away away and frown'dst upon mee Eleaz. Come now I 'le kiss thee now I 'le smile upon thee Call to thy ashy cheeks their wonted red Come frown not pout not smile smile but upon me And with my poniard will I stab my flesh And quaffe carrowses to thee of my blood Whil'st in moist Nectar kisses thou do'st pledge me How now why star'st thou thus Knock Enter Zarack. Zarack. The King is dead Eleaz. Ha! dead you hear this is 't true is 't true the King dead Who dare knock thus Zarack. It is the Cardinall making inquiry if the Queen were here Eleaz. See shee 's here tell him and yet Zarack stay Enter Baltazar Baltaz. Don Roderigo's come to seek the Queen Eleaz. Why should Roderigo seek her here Baltaz. The King hath swounded thrice and being recovered Sends up and down the Court to seek her grace Eleaz. The King was dead with you Run and with a voice Erected high as mine say thus thus threaten To Roderigo and the Cardinall Seek no Queens here I 'le broach them if they do Upon my falchions point Again more knocking Knock again Zarack. Your father is at hand my Gracious Lord Eleaz. Lock all the chambers bar him out you apes Hither a vengeance stir Eugenia You know your old walk under ground away So down hye to the King quick quick you Squalls Crawle with your Dam i' ch dark dear love farewell One day I hope to shutt you up in hell Eleazar shuts them in Act. Imus Scena IIda Enter Alvero Alvero SOn Eleazar saw you not the Queen Eleaz Hah Alvero Was not the Queen here with you Eleaz. Queen with mee because my Lord I 'me married to your daughter You like your daughter will grow Jealous The Queen with me with me a Moore a Devill A slave of Barbary a dog for so Your silken Courtiers christen me but father Although my flesh be tawny in my veines Runs blood as red and royal as the best And proud'st in Spain there do'es old man my father Who with his Empire lost his life And left me Captive to a Spanish Tyrant Oh! Go tell him Spanish Tyrant tell him do He that can loose a kingdom and not rave He 's a tame jade I am not tell old Philip I call him Tyrant here 's a sword arms A heart a head and so pish 't is but death Old fellow shee 's not here But ere I dye Sword I 'le bequeath thee a rich legacy Alvero Watch fitter hours to think on wrongs then now Deaths frozen hand hold's Royal Philip's heart Halfe of his body lies within a grave Then do not now by quarrells shake that state Which is already too much ruinate Come and take leave of him before he dye Exit Eleaz. I 'le follow you now purple villany Sit like a Roab imperiall on my back That under thee I closelyer may contrive My vengeance foul deeds hid do sweetly thrive Mischief erect thy throne and sit in state Here here upon this head let fools fear fate Thus I defie my starrs I care not I How low I tumble down so I mount high Old time I 'le wait bare-headed at thy heels and be a foot-boy to thy winged hours They shall not tell one Minute out in sands But I 'le set down the number I 'le stil wake And wast these bals of sight by tossing them In buâ—e observations upon thee Sweet opportunity I 'le bind my self to thee in base apprentice-hood so long Till on thy naked scalp grow hair as thick As mine all hands shal lay hold on thee If thou wilt lend me but thy rusty sithe To cut down all that stand within my wrongs And my revenge Love dance in twenty formes Upon my beauty that this Spanish dame May be bewitch'd and doat her amorous flames Shall blow up the old King Consume his Sons And make all Spain a bonefire This Tragedie beeing acted hers does begin To shed a harlots blood can be no sin Exit Act. Imus Scena 3tia The Courtains being drawn there appears in his bed King Phillip with his Lords the Princesse Isabella at the feet Mendoza Alvero Hortensio Fernando Roderigo and to them Enter Queen in hast Queen WHose was that Screech-Owls voice that like the sound Of a hell tortur'd soul rung through mine ears Nothing but horrid shreiks nothing but death Whil'st I vailing my knees to the cold earth Drowning my withered cheeks in my warm tears And stretching out my arms to pull from heaven Health for the Royal Majestie of Spain All cry'd The Majestie of Spain is dead That last word dead struck through the ecchoing air Rebounded on my heart and smote me down breathelesse to the cold earth and made me leave My praiers for Philips life but thanks to heaven I see him live and lives I hope to see Unnumbred years to guide this Empery K. Phil. The number of my years ends in one day E're this Sun 's down all a King's glory sets For all our lives are but deaths counterfeits Father Mendoza and you Peers of Spain Dry your wet eies for sorrow wanteth force T' inspire a breathing soul in a dead coarse Such is your King Where 's Isabel our Daughter Mendo. At your beds-feet confounded in her tears K. Phil. She of your grief the heaviest burthen bears You can but lose a King but she a Father Queen She bear the heaviest burthen Oh say rather I bear and am born down my sorrowing Is for a husbands losse losse of a King K. Phil. No more Alvero call the Princess hither Alvero Madam his Majestie doth call for you K. Ph. Come hither Isabella reach a hand Yet now it shall not need in stead of thine Death shoving thee back claspe his hands in mine And bids me come away I must I must Though Kings be gods on earth they turn to dust Is not Prince Philip come from Portugal Roder The Prince as yet is not return'd my Lord K. Ph. Commend me to him if I ne're behold him This tells the order of my funeral Do it as 't is set down Embalm my body Though worms do make no difference of flesh Yet Kings are curious here to dig their graves Such is man's frailty when I am embalm'd Apparel me in a rich Roial Robe According to the custome of the Land Then place my bones
face Pish hence Maria Enter Alvero Maria To the King I 'le fly He shall reveng my Lord's indignity Exit Alve. Mendoza woo's the King to banish thee Startle thy wonted spirits awake thy soul And on thy resolution fasten wings Whose golden feathers may out-strip their hate Eleaz. I 'le tye no golden fethers to my wings Alvero Shall they thus tread thee down which once were glad To Lacquey by thy conquering Chariot wheeles Eleaz. I care not I can swallow more sower wrongs Alve. If they triumph o're thee they spurn me down Eleaz. Look spurn again Alve. what Ice hath coold that fire Which sometimes made thy thoughts heaven aspire This patience had not wont to dwell with thee Enter Fernando Maria Eleaz. 'T is right but now the World 's chang'd you see Though I seem dead to you here lives a fire No more here comes the King my Maria The Spaniard loves my wife she swears to me Shee 's chast as the white Moon well if she be Well too if shee be not I care not I I 'le climb up by that love to dignitye Fernan. Thou woo'st me to revenge thy husbands wrong I woo thy fair self not to wrong thy self Swear but to love me and to thee I 'le swear To crown thy husband with a diadem Maria Such love as I dare yeeld I 'le not deny Fernan. When in the golden armes of Majesty I am broke off yonder thy husband stands I 'le set him free if thou unite my bands Soe much for that Durst then the Card'nall Put on such insolence tell me fair Madam Wher'e 's your most Valiant Husband Eleaz. He see 's me and yet inquires for me Maria Yonder 's my Lord Fernan. Eleazar I have in my brest writ down From her Report your late receiv'd disgrace My father lov'd you dearly so will I Eliaz. True for my wife's sake aside Fernan. This Indignitye will I have Interest in for being your King You shall perceive I 'le curbe my underling This morning is our Coronation And father's funerall solemnized Be present step into your wonted place wee 'l guild your dim disgraces with our grace Exeunt Eleaz. I thank my Soveraign that you love my wife I thank thee wife that thou wilt lock my head In such strong armour to bear off all blows Who dare say such wives are their husband foes Let 's see now by her falling I must rise Cardinal you die if the King bid me live Philip you die for railing at me proud Lorde you die That with Mendoza cry'd Banish the Moors And you my loving Liege you 're best fit fast If all these live not you must die at last The end of the first Act Act. II. Scena I. Enter two Lords Philip his brother Mendoza Eleazar with him the King Crown'd Queen mother Alvero Zarack Baltazar and attendants Mend. WHy stares this Divell thus as if pale death Had made his eyes the dreadfull messengers To carry black destruction to the world Was hee not banisht Spain Phil. Your sacred mouth pronounc'd the sentence of his banishment Then spurn the villain forth Eleaz. Who spurns the Moor were better set his foot upon the Devill Do spurn me and this confounding arm of wrath Shal like a thunderbolt breaking the clouds Divide his body from his soul Stand back Spurn Eleazar Rode Shall wee bear his pride Alve. Why not he under went much Injurie Mendo. What injury have we perform'd proud Lord Eleaz. Proud Cardinall my unjust banishment Mendo. 'T was wee that did it and our words are laws King 'T was wee repeal'd him and our words are laws Zara. Baltaz. If not these are All the Moors draw Phil. How threatned and out-dar'd King Shal we give arm to hostile violence Sheath your swords sheath them it 's wee command Eleaz. Grant Eleaz justice my dread Leige Mendo. Eleazar hath had justice from our hands And he stands banish'd from the Court of Spain King Have you done justice why Lord Cardinall From whom do you derive authority To banish him the Court without our leave Mendo. From this the Staffe of our Protectorship From this which the last will of your dear Father Committed to our trust from this high place Which lifts Mendoza's spirits beyond the pitch Of ordinary honour and from this King Which too much over-weening Insolence Hath quite ta'ne from you Eleazar up takes the staff from Mendoza and gives it to Eleaz. And from us sway this Staffe of Regency All How 's this Phil. Dare sons presume to break their fathers will King Dare Subjects counter-check their Soveraigns will 'T is done and who gainsaies it is a Traitor Phil. I do Fernando yet I am no Traitor Mendo. Fernando I am wrong'd by Peters Chair Mendoza vows revenge I 'le lay aside My Cardinals hat and in a wall of steel The glorious livery of a souldier fight for my late lost honour King Cardinall Mend. King thou shalt be no King for wronging me The Pope shall send his bulls through all thy Realm And pul obedience from thy Subjects hearts To put on armour of the Mother Church Curses shal fal like lightnings on your heads Bell book and candle holy water praiers Shal all chim vengeance to the of Court Spain Till they have power to conjure down that feind That damned Moor that Devil that Lucifer That dares aspire the staffe the Card'nall swaid Eleaz. Ha ha ha I laugh yet that the Cardinall 's vext Phil. Laughts thou base slave the wrinckles of that scorn Thine own heart blood shall fill Brother farewell Since you disprove the will our father left For base lust of a loathed Concubine Eleaz. Ha Concubine who does Prince Philip mean Phil. Thy wife thy daughter base aspiring Lords Who to buy honour are content to sell Your names to infamy your souls to hell And stamp you now do do for you shal see I go for vengeance and she 'l com with me Eliaz. Stay for she 's here already see proud boy They both draw Q. Mo. Hold stay this fury if you long for blood Murder me first Dear son you are a King Then stay the violent tempest of their wrath King Shall Kings be overswaid in their desires Roderi. Shall Subjects be opress'd by tyranny Q. Mother No State shall suffer wrong then hear mee speak Mendo you have sworn you love the Queen Then by that love I charge you leave these arms Eliaz for those favours I have given you Embrace the Cardinall and be friends with him Eliaz. And have my wife call'd strumpet to my face Qu. Mo. 'T was rage made his tongue erre do you not know The violent love Mendoza bears the Queen Then speak him fair for in that honied breath I 'le lay a bait shall train him to his death Come come I see your looks give way to peace Lord Cardinall begin and for reward Ere this fair setting Sun behold his bride Be bold to challenge love yet be deni'd Aside Mendoz. That promise makes
sweet they 'le lick it till all burst Hee will be proud and pride you know must fall Come come he shall not no no 't is more meet To keep him down safe standing on his feet Isabel. Eleazar Eleaz. Mark the imperial chair of Spain Is now as empty as a Misers Alms Be wise I yet dare fit in 't it 's for you If you will be for me there 's room for two Do meditate muse on 't it 's best for thee To love me live with me and lye with me Isabel. Thou knowst I 'le first lye in the arms of death My meditations are how to revenge Thy bloody tyrannies I fear thee not Inhumane slave but to thy face defie Thy lust thy love thy barbarours villany Eleaz. Zarack Enter Zarack. Zarack. My Lord Eleaz. Where 's Baltazar Zarack. A drumming Elea. I have made them rave and curse and So guard her Your Court shall be this prison guard her slaves With open eyes defie me see my veins Struck 't out being over heated with my blood Boyling in wrath I 'le tame you Isabel. Do do Eleaz. Hah I wil and once more fil a kingdoms Throne Spain I 'le new-mould thee I will have a chair Made all of dead mens bones and the ascents Shall be the heads of Spaniards set in ranks I will have Philip's head Hortenzo's head Mendoza's head thy Mothers head and this This head that is so crosse I 'le have 't The Scene wants Actors I 'le fetch more and cloth it In rich Cothurnall pompe A Tragedy Ought to be grave graves this shall beautifie Moor execute to 'th life my dread cōmands Vengeance awake thou hast much work in hand Exit Zarack. I 'm weary of this office and this life It is too thirsty and I would your blood Might scape the filling out By heaven I swear I scorn these blows and his rebukes to bear Isabel. Oh! Zarack pity me I Iove thee well Love deserves pity pity Isabel Zarack. What would you have me do Isabel. To kill this Moor Zarack. I 'le cast an eye of death upon my face I 'le be no more his slave swear to advance me And by yo'n setting sun this hand and this Shall rid you of a tyrant Isabel. By my birth No Spaniards honour'd place shall equall thine Zarack I 'le kill him then Isabel. And Baltazar Zarack. And hee Isabel. I pray thee first fetch Philippo Hortenzo Out of that Hell they two will be most glad To ayd thee in this Execution Zarack. My Lord Philippo and Hortenzo rise Your hands so talk to her at my return This sword shall reek with blood of Baltazar Exit Phil. Three curses like three comendations To their three soules I send thy tortur'd brother Does curse the Cardinall the Moor thy Mother Isabel. Curse not at all dear soules revenge is hot And boyles in Zaracks brains the plot is cast Into the mold of Hell You freemen are Zarack will kill the Moor and Baltazar Hort. How can that relish Isabel. Why I 'le tell you how I did profess I and protested too I lov'd him well what will not sorrow do Then he profest I and protested too To kill them both what will not devils do Phil. Then I profess I and protest it too That here 's for him what will not Philip do Hort. See where hee coms Enter the two Moors Balt. Zarack what do I see Hortenzo and Philip who did this Zarack. I Baltazar Balt. Thou art halfe damn'd for it I 'le to my Lord Zarack. I 'le stop you on your way lie there thy tongue shal tel no tales to day Stabs him Phil. Nor thine to morrow his revenge was well Stabs him By this time both the slaves shake hands in hel Isabel. Philippo and Hortenzo stand you still what doat you both cannot you see your play well fare a woman then to lead the way Once rob the dead put the Moors habits on and paint your faces with the oil of hell so waiting on the Tyrant Philip Come no more 't is here and here room there below stand wide bury them well since they so godly di'd Hort. Away then fate now let revenge be plac'd Philip Here Hort. And here a tyrants blood doth sweetly tast Exeunt Act V. Scena VI. Enter Eleazar Alvero Roderigo Christofero and other Lords Eleazar WHat I imprison who All Philip and Hortenzo Eleaz. Philip and Hortenzo Ha ha ha Roder Why laughs the Moor Eleaz I laugh because you jest laugh at a jest who I imprison them I prize their lives with weights their necks with chains their hands with Manacles do I all this because my face is in nights colour dy'd Think you my conscience and my soul is so Black faces may have hearts as white as snow And 't is a generall rule in morall rowls The whitest faces have the blackest souls Alvero But touching my Hortenzo Eleaz. Good old man I never touch'd him do not touch me then with thy Hortenzo Christofero. Where 's Philip too Eleaz. And where 's Philippo too I pray I pray is Philip a tame Spaniard what can I philip him hither hither make him flye First where 's Hortenzo where 's Philippo too Roderigo And where is Isabel she was with you Eleaz. And where is Isabel she was with me and so are you yet are you well you see but in good time see where their keepers come Come hither Zarack Baltazar come hither Zarack old Lord Alvero asks of thee where young Hortenzo is Enter Philip and Hortenzo like Moors Horten My Lord set free Eleaz Oh is he so come hither Baltazar Lord Christofero here would ask of thee where Prince Philippo is Phil. My Lord set free Eleaz. Oh is he so Roderigo asketh mee for Isabel Philip I say my Lord shee 's free Eleaz. Oh! is she so Phil. Believe me Lords Hortenzo And mee Philip I set Philippo Hortenzo I Hortenzo free Eleaz. My Lords because you shal believe me too Go to the Castle I will follow you Alv. Thanks to the mighty Moor and for his fame Be more in honour then thou art in name But let me wish the other prisoners well The Queen and Cardinall let all have right Let law absolve them or disolve them quite Eleaz. Grave man thy gray hairs paint our gravity Thy counsells wisedom thy wit pollicie There let us meet and with a general brain Erect the peace of spirit and of Spain Alv. Then will Spain flourish Eleaz. I when it is mine Roder O heavenly meeting Eleaz. we must part in hell Chri. True peace of joy Exeunt manent Ele Phil. Hor. Ele. 'T is a dissembling knel. Farewell my Lords meet there so ha ha ha Draws his Rapier Now Tragedy thou Minion of the night Rhamnusias pew-fellow to thee I 'le sing Upon an harp made of dead Spanish bones The proudest instrument the world affords When thou in Crimson jollitie shalt Bath Thy limbs as black as mine in springs of blood still gushing from the Conduit-head of Spain To