My courage and a proud contempt of all Corriuall Nations could send back a no Able to fright a Parliament of gods It could so but if Baiazet gaine-say My plumy valour flags my thoughts gaue way Cherseo. Then thus he wills you to discard your force And send the black Tartarians to their home Withall averring the Hungarian foe Against whose power you haue summon'd Armes Is full of strength and power ne're oppos'd Without the bitter downefall of our side Nor would the worlds great Monarch 〈◊〉 Empaire his fame so much as to be sayd He tam'd a Foe by Tartars borrowed ayd Selym. Ha I am vilely non-plust Courteous Vize-roy Returne our duty back to Baiazet Euen in the humblest termes wit can inuent Tell him 〈◊〉 haâ—h a sonne of that high spirit As doth detest a cowardly retreat Were all the dead Heroes of our foes All that are now and all that are to come Met in one age I 'de face them drum to drum Bid our deare Father be secure of me And my proceedings then true valour shines Most bright when busied in the great'st designes Is not this answere faire Cherseo. Most true and yet 'T will proue distastfull Sâ—lym No it cannot be If there be too much valour in this breast Blame him that plac't it there euen Baâ—azet My vertues and my bloud are both deriu'd From his first iâ—fluence and I must either hate Disgracefull calumâ—'s or degenerate Châ—rseo All this I 'le tell your Father yet hee 'le rest As much vnsatisfied as at the first He will expect the head-strong pride of youth Should strike low sayle to his graue providence Selym. And so it shall sage Vize-roy I obey And reuerence his counsell more then feare An host of armed foes tell him I 'le come To his Court gates with neither man nor drum Cherseo. I 'le tell it him with ioy which when he heares Hee 'le be disburden'd of a thousand feares Selym. Remember my just duty 't is no matter I will retaine that till I come my selfe I am not out-reach'd yet by all these trickes My hopes are farther strong I 'le to the Court With a close martch in no submissiue sort And steale vpon them Instantly I goe To meete my Faâ—hâ—r but a subtill foe As he goes out a Messenger meetes hiâ— giues him the Letters Messen. Good health to Selymus Selym Good health From whom Messen. Iâ—aack Mesithes Mustapha salute you Selym. Those good Trinm vâ—i what is 't they speake Opens the Letters 1 To feede on hopes is but a slender dyet 'T is short but full of weight to feede on hope Is but a slender diet Let it be Descants I 'le mend my table though no feast with me 2 Faire oportunity is bald behind Reades second 'T is true indeede Mesâ—thes Neuer feare I 'le twist my fingers in her golden haire What speakes the third This writes more at large And comments on the prefixt principalls Your Father did proclaime who should succeede Reads Publique denialls nullified his deede Your hast will be conuenient things concurre To blesse your hopes Fate bids you not demurre Yours Isaack Bassa Isaack I am thine And come to finish vp our great designe Exit Actus Quâ—rti Scena Sexta Enter Achomates 〈◊〉 Achom. Vnquiet anguishments and iealous feare Fly from any thoughts like night before the Sunne I 'me lifted to the highest Spheare of ioy My top inuelopt in the azure cloud And starry rich habiliments my feete Set rampant on the face of Natures pride The rarest worke weau'd by her handmayd Art Cloathes my soft pleasures I 'me as great as Ioue Onely I rule below he raignes aboue Oh! the vnspoken beauty of a Crowne Whose empty speculation mounts my soule Vp to an heauenly Paradise of thoughts Father I come that thou may'st crowne my head Whilst apprehensiue reason stands amaz'd Amidst the blisfull shades of sweet conceit Then I 'le call back my wandring intellect From dreames and those imaginary ioyes I 'le teach my soule to twine about a Crowne To sweat in raptures to fill vp a Throne With the bigge-swelling lookes of Majestie I'leamble through a pleasures Labyrinth And wander in the path of happinesse As the true obiect of that faculty Great Baiazet I come Thou must descend From Honours high Throne and put off thy right To build me vp an heauen of choyse delight Exit Actus Quarti Scena Septima Enter Mesâ—thes Mustapha Isaack Mesith. The Emperour begins to smell deâ—eit I know by his ill lookes and sparkling eye That he affects vs not Musta. I doubt as much Young Selymus ha's wrong'd our loyalty In his so slack proceedings we were rash And indiscreetly-forward in consent When we ioyn'd on to raise his gouernment Isaack Peace 't is too late to chide at what is done We haue so deepely waded in the streames Of those procellous plots nor can reuoke Repentant footsteps or securely creepe Back to the Throne of safety 't is now good To venture on and swim quite through the flood Here comes the Emperouâ— Enter Bajazet and Asmehemedes Baia. Attend vs Bassaes. Ar't sure hee 's dead Asm. Mahometes is dead There 's nothing mouing of him but his soule And that robd of his body by this hand Baia. Enough That soule reuiues to see him dead That wrong'd the body Oh! my bloudy heart Must in his frenzy act an horrid part Follow thy Prince to hell Stabs him Asmeh. To death Oh deuillish ingratitude I 'me slaine I dye Moritur Baia. And iustly would each foe And Traytor to my state were thwarted so Bassaes conuay this hated body hence The sight of that damn'd villaine moues offence They carry him out Now pause a while my soule and reckon vp What obstaclâ—â— are yet to be remou'd Achoâ—ates must stay the peoples leasure Corcutus dally with Minorâ—aes Nimphes The last and worst proud Selymus shall dye Thus I 'le compose a firme security Enter Bassaes with Cherseogles Baia. Arriu'd already noble Cherseogles You 'r carefull in our cause but speake the newes From our pert Souldier What meanes Selymus Cherseo. To track the path backward from whence he came To strip himselfe of martiall ornaments And to fill vp the duty of a Sonne Come visite you in low submission Baia. These are too fairely promis'd to be meant Ambition hath already chain'd his soule Too surely in the captiue bonds of pride Then that he now should cloath his stately hopes In the plaâ—ne sordid weedes of penitence He doth but varnish o're some treacherous plot In this smooth answere come wee'â—e leade along To our Imperiall seat of 〈◊〉 That strongly fortified we need not feare The weake attempts an home-bred foe can dare Excunt Bajazet and Cherseogleâ— Mesith. Ha! we are sweetly plung'd if cold despaire Benumme his youthfull courage and he faint Mustaph. VVould I were fairly rid of all these cares Isaack Dejected Cowards are you not asham'd Thus to giue vp the goale of dignity To heartlesse feare Here comes the Messenger VVhat
I of envy hence I le ground my hate When fierce Bellona smil'd on Baiazet Amidst the fiery tumults of the Warre She offered Zemes to Achmetes hand They fought Achmetes conquered at his foote Fell the proud rebell wounded but not slaine There might Achmetes with a blow of death Cut off our feares continued in his breath This shall incense the angry Emperor And crush Achmetes in his fairest hopes True polititians worke by others hands So I will by the Prince my plot stands firme See where he comes now sly Mercurius whet My tongue to kindle hate in Baiazet Enter Baiazet Baia. Isaack how thriu'd Achmetes in his Warres Fame is of late growne dumbe of his renowne Surely vnwelcome newes clogs her swift wings Else had she now bin freqvent in our Court And we had fully knowne the chance of all Isa. We had yet could not the event Lie so conceal'd but Isaac found it out Which when I first discovered straight it wrought Tempests of passions in me joy and griefe Raign'd at one instant in the selfe same breast Baiazet As how Isa. As thus I joy'd that Zemes fell Was sorry he escap'd Baia Fell and yet escap'd Isa. Beneath Achmetes feete the traytor fell Baia. And yet escaped good Ioâ—e how may this bee Isa. Thus it might be and was so when sad death Was glutted with the ruine of each side When slaughtring Mars had stain'd the field with blood And cast a purple colour o'r the earth At length some milder providence desir'd An end of those hot tumults that were seene To last in Zemes breath so that their fire Would be extinct when Zemes should expire Then from the middle skirmish forth were brought He and Achmetes being met they fought Zemes was vanquish't by a violent blow Which strucke him trembling lower then his knees Now whither flattering or present gifts Redeem'd him from his fate I cannot show Something they plotted what none yet can know Baia. Canst thou advise me Isaack how to sound The depth of all his mischiefe Isa. Thus you may He being come from Zâ—mes ouerthrow And yet luke-warme in blood and full of ioy You may in way of honour and free mind Call him this night to banquet then being seâ— When the hot spirits of carroused healths Haue spoyl'd his wit of smooth and painted tales And wine vnlockt the passage for the truth Bid him relate the manner of his warre The chances and events then when he comes To Zemes if he erre about his â—light His ends are bad his bosome blacke as night Baia. Thou art my good Angel Isaack I applaud Thy faithfull plot Achmetes were thy soule As darke as hell and thy enclosed thoughts As subtill as a winding Laberinth By such a guide as can remoue each doubt And by a quill of threed â—'de tracke them out But Isaacke if we trappe him in this wiles How shall we kill the traytor We haue a tricke Already strange to catch him in the nicke Isac Easily thus our lawes allow a custome Not vs'd of late yet firme still in effect And thus it is when there doth breath a man Direfully hated of the Emperour And he in strickt seueritie of right Cannot proceed against him then he may Oâ—ewhelme him in a robe of mourning blacke Which we haue cal'd â—eaths mantle that thing done The man thus vâ—'d is forâ—etâ—ed to fate And a deuoted sacrifice to him Whom he had er'â—t offendeâ— neither can Strength or intrâ—atie wâ—est him from his death Both which are treason and inexpiable Thus then you may proceeâ—e vvhen banquets done And all their comicke merrimâ—nt runne on To the last sceane and euery man expects A solemne gift due to Achmetes vvorth Call for a robe therewith to decke your friend Anâ— perfect all his glory let that bee This robe of fate in which ready at hand You may intombe the traytor and bewrappe His pampered body in a vaile of death So let him dye dreame not on the event Vice is rewarded in it's punishment Baia. I will be fierce and sudden Isaack inuite Achmetes to a feast he dies this nâ—ght Exit Baia. Isa. I shall vvould not a private vvarning serue But open penance must correct my child And a seuere divorcemâ—nt qâ—ite degrade Her oâ—her honoured Matrimoniall rights Were he as strong as steele-like joynted Mars As much applauded through our popular streetes As er'st Dictator Fâ—bius was in Rome Or great Augustus yet the slaue should feele The wrath of an inflamed father light Heauy vpon his soule and that e'r the next sunne Appeare Achmetes all thy glorie 's done Exit Actus Secundi Scena Sexta Enter Aâ—â—metes and Caigubus his sonne Caigu. I fear'â— your saâ—ety and â—â—voutly prayed The sword of justice which your hand did swaye Might be of conquering force Ach. Thy prayers were heard And I am here as safe as I went forth Vntouch't by the rough hands of desperate warre Nor did I once spie danger in the field But when I fronted Zemes then there met Two streames of valor sith on vs was set The chance of the whole combat others stood Expecting which of vs should loose his blood But heaven was just and to compose the strife This sword at one sad blow tooke thence his life Caig. The heavens were iust indeed but who comes heere Isaack Mesithes and Baiazets three sonnes Enter Isaack Mesithes Mahometes Achomates Selymus Ach. They come to gratulate my late successe I see their errand â—oulded in their smiles How cheerefully they looke vpon my ioyes Omnes All happines attend Achmetes Ach. Thankes Noble friends how fares the Emperor Isaack Well by your guard and he hath sent vs now All to invite your presence to a feast We must be frolike and this following night Shall Crowne your joy with revels and delight Or else deprive thy soule of that good light aside Ach. We must be frolicke Captaines thinke not then On my loud drummes and staring trumpeters Such whose strong â—â—â—gs roare out a bellowing voyce Would make a man daunce Antick in the fire Wee le haue a choicer musique and my feete Shall tread a neater march then such harsh straines Can teach them with more pleasure and lesse paines Since it hath pleas'd the Eâ—peror to grace Our slender merrits thus we shall be there To taste his bountie Mes. Wee le lead on before Ach. I le follow you Isa. Ne'r to returne more aside Exeunt omnes Maâ—â—nt Achmetes and Caigâ—bus Ach. I am happy aboue envie and my state Not to be thwarted with 〈◊〉 â—ate I could disburden all my jealous thoughts And shake that currish vice supition off From my sincere affection I haue wrong'd Sure I haue wrong'd thee Isack thy chast loue Cloakes not intended mischiefe blacke deceit Cannot lie hid vnder so pure a white But it would cast a coloured shadow out Through such a slender vayle thy generous thoughts Nourish no base detraction thy free loue Thy profest actions say t' were no just fate That good
mens deedes should die by ill mens hate Caig. Pray heaven they doe not Ach. feare not I am guest To Baiazet expected at the feast Exeunt Actus Secundi Scena Septima Enter Baiazet and Cherseogles Baia. The day 's farre spent is not Achmetes come Chers. Not yet great Emperor Baia. Vice-roy of Greece say now there were a man Whom my mind honored and I should command To cloath his body in a suite of gold Studded with gems worth all the Indian snore Dâ—rst any tongue gainsay it Chers. Surely no. Baia. What if I hated him and should command To wrappe him in a sable coloured blacke And sentence him to death Chers. Then he must die Baia. My thoughts are troubled Chers. What should these questions meane Abrupt demands one to confound the other My liege your guests are come Enter Achmetes Isaack Mahometes Achomates Selymus Mesithes Caigubus Baia. Blest be the houre in which I see Achmetes safe return'd Bring in our banquet souldiers boyes kneele round Enter a banquet all kneele A ring of brauer lads nere blest the ground Supplie vs here with nectar giue it me takes the cup Achmetes noble warriour heer 's to thee A health to thy blest fortunes it shall runne A compleate circle ere the course be done Ach. My dutie bids me pledge it I returne Good health to Isaack and in this wee'â— drownd All conceal'd enmities drinkes Isa. Ioue split me with his thunder if my brest Harbour one bad thought when this draught is past And so I greet thy sonne health to Caigubus drinkes Caigu. Mahometes the turne lights next on you drinkes Mahâ— I le pledget freely Viceroy her 's to you drinkes Chers. Achâ—mates to you I must commend The welfare of Achmetes in this cup. drinks Achâ— To you Mesithes thus I proue my loue drinks Mes. Yong Prince I doe commit this health to you drinks Sely. I am the last be prodigallin wine Fill vp my bowle with Nectar let it rise Aboue the goblets side and may it like A swelling Ocean flow aboue the banckes I will exhaust it greedily 't is my due drinkes Omnes Wee le drinke with Bacchus and his roaring crew Baia. Already done so quickly runne about One health to me faith sith you are set too 't Heer 's a carouse to all Omnes Wee le pledge it round As they drinke round Baiazet riseth and speakes aside Baia. 'T is the last draught to some or I shall faile In mine intendments let a â—oe escape When he was trampled downe beneath his feete There must be treason in it how my blood Boyles in my breast with anger not the wine Could worke such strong effect my soule is vext A chafing heat distempers all my blood Achmetes thou must coole it when thy limbes Are emptied of that moisture they sucke in And thy stain'd blood vnchannel'd from thy veines Then shall I be secure a quiet rest Shall rocke my soule asleepe 't is thy last howre Must set a period to my restlesse feares What are you merry friends drinke on your course Then all arise and now to consummate Our happy meeting and shut vp our joyes Discourse Achmetes of your finish't warres After an age of woes it proues at last A sweete content to tell of dangers past Let'â— know your whole events Ach. Great Emperor Scarce had the rosie day-starre through the East Display'd her silver colours through the heauen But all the watchfull souldiers ready arm'd Dim'd her pale cheekes with their transparent steele And added lustre to the dull sight morne So stood we in full pride till the bright Sunne Climing the glasse pauement of the skies Rouz'd the slow spirits of the backward foe And vrg'd them to the field at length stept forth Zemes in all the trappings of his state And like a well-taught Hâ—ctor rang'd his troupes Into their seuerall orders all prepar'd Titan being fearefull stept behind a cloud Lest when he saw our limbs bath'd all in blood And purple streames gush't from our wounded breasts Like vvater from their springs he in a feare Should be eclips'd or startle from his spheare The ayre was thicke and dimme our armies joyn'd The skirmishes grew hot and angry Mars Inthron'd vpon the battlements of heauen Left either side to tugge with their owne strength Till their oppressing multitude bore downe The justice of our cause and our whole side Not daring to withstand scorning to flye Stood trembling on the vtmost brinke of hope Then the propitious Gods singled me out Zemes the life and spirit of our foes We met and fought such was my happy fate That at the first encounter Zemes fell And I disarm'd him when in proud contempt He spit defiance in the face of death Open'd his brest and dard me to the stroake Whereby I might hane sent him hence to hell But I in admiration of his worth Arm'd his right hand once more and bad him fight Chance did direct my sword vpon his head He fell before me and cry'd Achmetes hold I 'me wounded to the death and Captaine goe Tell Baiazet that thou hast slaine his foe I left the dying Prince our warres were done And ceas'd with him by whom they were begunne Isaacke The plot has tooke aside Baia. Treason by Mahomet I left the dying Prince Isaack Pursue the proiect Baia. Worthy Achmetes Well we may giue but not reward by gifts And thanke but not requite thee I would hate That liberality which would abâ—te The worth of the receiuer thy true fame Outstrips the length of titles and a name Of weightie honour is a slender price To grace thy merits with as for a voice To crowne thee after death thou art the choice Of euerliuing glory on thy crest Is her abode and when the latest rest Of nature hath betrayd thee to thy graue Then shall she print in characters of gold How braue a man thou wast how great how bold Though we be dumb yet shall the world vplift Thy name and thou shalt liue without our gift Yet thy blest fates haue not created thee So clearely Godlike but some other chance May crosse thy greatnesse and thy high renowne The envie of some God may shoulder downe Then thus wee le make thee happy future events Ne'r shall oppresse thy worth nor enuious chance Blot thy ensuing fame Achâ—â—tes know Death an immortall gift we 〈…〉 He casts a gowne of black◠〈◊〉 vpon him called th◠〈◊〉 of death Caigub. Treason treason O my Father treason Helpe lanizaries Excurâ—â—â— Baia. Stop the furious youth Exeunt Bassâ—â—â— Bring in an Heads-man Traytor Zemes dead He liues to see this hand vntwine thy thread Enter seuen or eight lanizaries with swords 〈◊〉 What meanes this outrage Ianiza 1. Cruell homicide 2. Vngrateâ—ull wrâ—tch 3. Tyrant 4. Meete hilts in 's guts Circle him 5. First let his owne hands take that Mantle off Baia. Helpe Treason I am slaine 6. Helpe why From whom Is not thy Guard about thee Baia. Hemn'd in with death My friends beset me round
quickly hence I 'le tell you as we walke if constant Chance Smile on our project e're this Sunne goe downe We may salute you with a glorious Crowne Selym. I follow euen to death Grand Mâ—rs to thee I 'le build an Altar if thou prosper me Exeunt Actus quinti Scena quarta Enter Achomates and Soâ—ldiers Achom. Revenge my black impiety each brow Seemes with a scornfull laughter to deride Those empty Menaces of 〈◊〉 And Baiazet is not our Father now Sith he hath wrong'd the duty of a Sonne But a scorn'd Enemy whose prostrate soule Shall make a step by which I will ascend Vp to the heauenly throne of heauenly state If you but lend your helpe and free consent Souldiers Leade vs along the misty bankes of hell Through Seas of danger and the house of death We are resolu'd to follow and by one To second each step of Achomates Achom. This resolution is as great as iust Continue it braue spirits he 's a slaue That hauing sinn'd dares not defend his sinne The world shall know I dare For though our cause Be wrong yet we 'le make good the breach of lawes 〈◊〉 Actus quinti Scena quinta Enter Baiazet and Corcutus Corcut. Would I had slept with Trizham and that hand That strangled Mahomet had stopt my breath Rather then liue to see my selfe thus wrong'd Baia. Despaire not sweet Corcutus what I promis'd I 'le keepe most true and here againe I vow When I am dead this honour to thy brow I haue call'd home that rebell Selymus Onely to tame a Traytor And that done We haue no other heire no other sonne Beside Corcutus to whose free command VVe doe bequeath the duty of this land Enter Mesithes and Mustapha Is Isaack not return'd Mesith. My Liege he is Mustaph. And Selyâ—â—s with him Enter Selymus and Isaack as they enter speake Baia. Let them approach Isa. Let your high spâ—rit shrink below it selfe In a dissâ—mbled sheâ— of penitence Selym. Tush I can bow as if my ioynts were old And tumble at his feet Isaack Practise your skill Selymus falls at Bajazets feet Baiaz Lesse shew and more good meaning Selymus Arise these crouching feates giue slender proofes Of inward loyalty Selym. Right noble Father Mine expedition to auenge your cause Vpon the head of proud Achomates Be my iust triall Baia. Hast then May thy arme By breathlesse treason raise vp a full ioy And turne that monster back vnto the earth From whence it leapt a most prodigious birth Selym. VVe flie to the performance who both dare And will correct his boldnesse now we tread The path to honour and me thinkes I heare The peoples Viua â— Eccho in mine eare Exit Selymus with the Bassaes. Baia. New insolence The Bassaes slipt away How the obsequious villaines As if he were their Godhead Cherseo. I suspect Some plotted mischiefe else they durst not leaue Your person thus vnguarded Baia. Plot and hang. We weigh not all their treasons at a straw One must not rule too long 't is subiects law Exeunt Pâ—â—sse ouer the stage Bassaes and Souldiâ—rs carrying Selymus aloft and crying out Long liue Sâ—lymus Viuat Selymus Magnificent Emperour of the Turkes Exeunt Enter Bajazet and Cherseogles Baia. Hell and the furies vex their damned soules What people Hah what Nation is 't we liue in Is 't our State and Monarchy good gods Two Emperours at once Liue Selymus Can slauish vassailes thus supplant their Prince What 's this enshrines my head a type for fooles To fleare at a diuided ornament Faile not my sense and courage let me liue To finde my selfe againe Vize-roy of Greece Didst thou not see a Baiazet withdraw And vanish hence tell thou most faithfull man What is become of that forgetfull name Or who hath stole it from me Selymus Oh that damn'd villaine with his treacherous plot Hath rob'd me of that glory Death a sense If t' haue a soule of Adamant or Steele Else had that hated nâ—ise reft it in twaine What are thou or whence com'st thou Enter Meâ—ithes Mesith. From a Prince Baia. Yet I beleeue thee Mesith. From thine enemie Baia. Yet I beleeue thee Mesith. From the Emperour Baiaz. And I beleeue thee still yet slaue thou liest These parts must know no Emperour but me Vnleâ—se base vsurpation hath stept-vp Vnto my chaire of honour Right 't is so 'T is so indeede Well then what will your Emperour Mesith. That by my hand you yeeld him vp his crowne Baiaz. Traytor his crowne so now I am resolu'd I haue forgone my selfe else had this hand Tore out thy spotted heart and that one word Of yeelding had beene cause enough to spoyle Thee and thy generation Heartlesse slaue Why sneak'st thou from our presence stay behold Here I commend this gorgeous ornament These trappings to thy Emperour as full Bestead with curses as my heart with woes That it may clogge his eares and vex his head With daily terrours Hence thy Prince is sped Exit Mesith. Vize-roy of Greece to thee our last farewell Thou worthiest truest best deseruing man That euer made vs happy if thy faith Respect me not my fortune Doe this charge Fly to Achomates and rather ayde Him then this faithlesse Bastard Selymus The scandall of our race the marke for heauen To shoote reuenge But all in vaine I striue to word away my inward paine Cherseo. Nor this nor that I 'le fauour may I 〈◊〉 Baiazâ—t shall liue to see both bleed Exit Baia. Maske vp thy brightnesse Phabus louely night Hurle thy thick mantle ouer all the heauens Let this black day for euer be forgot In the eternall registers of time Which of you sacred powers are not asham'd To see a Prince so sinfully abus'd By his owne issue and vnreueng'd Eâ—ter Selymus and Bâ—ssaâ—s But stand we who comes here a face of brasse Else would it blush now thou Saturnine Ioue Thou God of great men thunder that the world Drench'd all in sinne may shake and feare the noyse That horrid scourge of villanies Selym. Father Baia. Slaue Auaunt â— feele a strong Antipathy T'wixt thee and me thy sight makes my dead heart Distill fresh drops of bloud and worke new smart Exit Selym. What furious Baiazâ—t and raging hot I hugge the amorous pleasure that I feele Creepe through â—y ioynts obserue our Father Exeunt Bessaes Else by some wilfull murder hee 'le preuent My purpos'd proiect I 'de not loose the guilt Of his destruction for a crowne heauen knowes I loue him better then to let him digge Himselfe a graue whilst I may take the paines Now mount my soule and let my soaring plumes Brush the smooth surface of the Azure skie Crowne in his hand With this I charme obeyfance from the world Thou golden counterfeit of all the heauens See how the shining starres in carâ—lâ—sse ranks Grace the composure and the beauteous Moone Holds her irregular motion at the height Of the foure poles this is a compleat heauen And thus I weare
it but me thinks 't is fixt But weakely on my brow whilst there yet breath Any whose enuie once reflect on it And those are three the angry Baiazet Puling Corcutus proud Achomates One of these three is car'd for that 's Corcutus Who ere the blushing morne salutes the Sunne Shall be dispatcht by two most hideous slaues Whom I haue bred a purpose to the fact The other riuall wise Achomates I 'le beare aside by force of men and armes Which ready Mustred but attend the stroke Then attend our Fathers Enter Hamon Here 's one deales for him Shall send him quick to hell It is decreed He that makes lesser greatnesse soone shall bleed Hamon draw neere most welcome my deare Hamon What guesse of your patient Baiazet Is he all healthfull Hamon No my gracious Prince Neither his body nor his minde is free From miserable anguish Selym. A sad case Hamon I loue him and would rid him from 't Were I so skilâ—'d in naturalls as you Hamon All that my art can worke to cure his griefe Shall be applied Selym. Vnapprehending foole I must speake broader Hamon is he ill In minde and body both Hamon Exceeding ill Selym. Then should I thinke him happier in his death Then in so hatefull life and so weake breath Hamon And that 's the readier way to cure his ill Selym. H 'as found me now but Hamon can thy Art Reach to the cure Hamon With easie diligence Selym. Then let it Haman I 'me yours Exit Hamon Selym. Walke and thy paines Shall be rewarded highly with the like As thou bestowest on Baiazet the Court Makes it a fashion now first to bring the event About and then hang vp the instrument Actus Quinti Scena Sexta Enter Cherseogles aboue disguised like a common Souldier Cherseog. Thus Cherseogles hast thou wound thy selfe Out of thy selfe to act some fearefull plot By which the Authors of this publique woe Shall skip into their graues it is confirm'd A deede of lawfull valour to defeat Those of their liues that rob'd the world of peace On this side the false hearted Selymus With his confederate Bassaes lie incampt Iust opposite the proud Achomates The Sunne now sunke into the Westerne lap Bids either part vnlace their warlike helmes Vntill to morrow light where both intend The hazard of a battell but you powers That with propitious cares tender the world And vs fraile mortals helpe me to preâ—ent A generall enemie by the fall of some Assist my spirits in a deed of blood Cruell yet honest and austeerely good Who Selymus as I expected Enter Selymus Selym. What A souldier thus licentious in his walkes A stranger Ha What art thou Chersee. A sworne friend a seruant to thy greatnesse Selym. Then returne Backe into thy rankes and orders no edict From me hath ratified this liberty To scout at randome from the standing campe Cherseo. 'T is true my honour'd Lord nor haue I dared For some poore triuiall prey thus to remoue My selfe but for a cause of greater weight The ruine of our enemies Selym. How 's that The ruine of our enemies Cher. No lesse The quicke fall of great Achomatâ— Can worke it Sely. Soldier as thou hop'st to liue Mocke not my thoughts with false and painted tales Of a supposed stratagem Cherse. I sweare Sely. What wilt thou sweare Cherse. By all the heauenly powers I speake the trueth and if I faile in ought Grind mine accursed bodie into dust Sely. Enough vnfold the meaning and the way By which this happy project must be wrought Cher. 'T is thus at the twelfth houre of this blacke night Achomates I haue induc'd to walke Foorth to this valley weapon'd but vnmand In expectation of your presence there Where being met hee le vrge a single fight Twixt you and him after a stroake or two I haue ingag'd my selfe closely to start From ambush and against you take his part Selym. Then thou art a traytor Chers. Worse then a deuill should my heart Haue made that promise with my tongue But heauen beare witnesse that my inward thoughts Labour his welfare only whom you powers Haue prou'd most worthy therefore onely yours Meete but this foe whom I haue flattered thus To his destruction and great Selymus Shall see my strength imployed to offend Achomates and stand thy faithfull friend Sely. Oh were thou faithfull Cherse. If I â—hrinke in ought That I professe death shall strike me to the grave So thriue all falshood and each perjur'd slaue Sely Th' ast wonne our credit beare a noble mind About thee then to find me forward trust This night when sleepe triumphant hath subdu'd Her wakefull subjects and the midnight clocke Sounded full twelue in this appointed place Expect my presence and till then adiew Our next shall be a tragicke enterview Enter Achoâ—â—ates Cherseo. The first is car'd for here a second comes Assist me thou quicke jssue of Ioues braine And this one night shall make their labors vaine Achom. It shal be so my feares are too to great To joyne all in one on-set a strong band Shall with a circle hem the traytor round And intercept the passage of their flight How now from whence com'st thou what at thou Cher. A Lieg-man to Achomates Achom. To mee Cher. Yet noble Prince and one whose life is vowd To further your desert and therefore yours Achom. We thanke you and pray you leaue vs. Cher. I can vnfold an easie straâ—agem Would crowne the hopes of great Achomates Achom. What means the fellow Cher. To secure your state By Selymus his fall Achom. What i' st thou breath'st Speake it againe for many carefull thoughts Possesse my soule that euery blessed voice Steales in the passage twixt my eare and hast By Selymus his fall to secure my state Cherse. I can Achom. Delude me not and I will raine Such â—n vnmeasured plenty in thy lap Heape such continuall honors on thy head That thou shouldst snrinke and stagger with the weight Cherse. Iudge of the meanes this night I haue induc'd Young Selymus to walke foorth in this groue At the twelfe houre in hope to meete you here Where hauing vrg'd a combat and both met In â—ager conflict I haue pawn'd my vow To rush from yonder thicket and with him Ioyne against you Acho. Villaine Cher. And deuils had My heart made promise with my tongue But heauen beare witnesse that my soule affects None but Achomates try but my faith And meete this foe whom I haue bayted thus With golden hopes and you will â—ind my deed In your defence all promise shall succeed Acho. I 'm resolu'd souldier when day is past And the full fancies of mortalitie Busie â—n dreames and playing visions At the sad melancholly houre of twelue I le meete thee in this plaine Cher. And you shall find Me here before you Achom. Be so Who denyes To strike in time can seldome hope to rise Exit Chers. These two will meete and I must take both parts Now for a