foundation that our 〈◊〉 laid When first a did ordain the Vestal-fires It would have been more proper had ye limm'd her Smiling and pointing to a sumptuous house Built on the rowling land the Motto this Sine me peris Impensa well the next Temperance decipher'd in a white Robe with a sober countenance in her left hand a Cornucopia with this Motto In abundantiâ— absteâ—io the next Chastity pictur'd in a green Robe a Lion couching by her side she points to a Lilly the Mooto Pares nos sumus Friendship binding a fardle of sticks together the Motto Concordio regna florent Constancy depainted in a purple Robe her left hand pointing to the Moon her right to her Bosom the Motto Mutabile quiâ—quid extra nil imus Patience limm'd in a Violet Robe pointing to mee Hah it 's not so 't is so the Motto Dispares nos sumus and under Saâ— ciro 〈◊〉 sat bent This was a good conceit it likes me passing well For now I see my Lords yee will not flatter me Well I 'le indevour to amend it Lord Come now to your sports Musick and they dance the Mask ended Time presents the Prisoners and exeunt Jehoch Mercy my gracious Lord The Prisoners kneel Titus What stately Prisoner's heâ— that wears the Diadem Je. My honor'd Lord this is the cruel Simeon And this Jehochanan Tit. What! art sure t is he Je. Most certain mighty Prince Sim. Mercy my honor'd Lord. Tit. Look down look down ye powers above and see the basest scum of all mortality Is' t possible to see the Villains kneel And beg Seaven daies together let the Slaves be led In triumph to be mocks and scorn'd and kickâ— And each day tortur'd to extremity then put them to an ignominious death Si. Curses and plagues reward thee Exeunt Prisoners and Guard Ti. Now worthy Gorion thou hast liv'd to see thy self reveng'd of all thine injury Gor. Ah my good Lord I joy not in revenge that I must leave to heaven Shout within Ti. Enquire the cause of that shout 1. Attendant More prisoners brought my Lord. Ti. Let them have entrance Enter Officers leading Zareck and the Lady Miriam Prisoners another following leading Peter with an hasteâ— about his neck the Lady weeps 1. Officer Come along Sir Come alongâ— you have no stomach to go too 't Pâ—â—t I have more stomach beha'â—e to eat if I had some vittailâ— hark ye Sir pray do not pull too hard least ye pull my head off it 's held on by nothing but skin and dry bones the marrow is wasted long since I believe I shall never hold the hanâ—â—â—g Tit. What Lady 's that whose sad behaviour speaks such discontents Gor. Ah Noble Titus to relate the story Of her sad fate will prove a task too weighty For a woful breast to utter Let others speak her sad calamity Weeps For me it is enough to weep her misery Titus Rise up distressed woman by all that 's good Lady 〈◊〉 I joy not in so sad a spectacle Tell me thy cause of grieâ—ance If there be A way to make thee happy leave it to me And I will see thee righted Lady A way to make me happy ay the poor wretch the world to me is a distastfull thing Full of affrighting Objects pensive thoughts and fears Horrors amazements anguish greefe and â—ears Attend my restless hours no room is left For the least hope of comfort no starting hole to ease the torture of a wearied soul She weeps Ti. Know'st thou this Lady Ioseph Io. My honor'd Lord this is the Lady Miriamâ— Extracted from a noble family the sad Epitome of grief and misery the wofull mother of a murther'd son Titus Murther'd by whom Lady Miriam By me by this accursed arme enâ—ombed here within the wretched womb that gave it life She weeps Peter Me thinks I feel a great 〈◊〉 stir in my stomack â—â—w Lady Ah my dear son thy wounds bleed fresh In my remembrance the bloudy act Siâ—â— sad upon my soul â—â—â—â—ghts my guilty breast Distracts my working brain Iustice my Lord I cry for Justice against my cruel 〈◊〉 And must not be denâ—e◠〈◊〉 She weeps Titus The vnpleasing Spectacle disturbs me Lead her away and see her sâ—fâ—ly kept And gently vs'd let warâ—â—st eyes Attend her actions least she offer Violence to her unhappy self La. Were I at liberty for that I would not linger out a moment I hate to live and yet I feel to dy By mine own handâ— for Heavens love â—et me Titus Leadher away and comfort her Lady Ah! be not so vnkind can ye 〈◊〉 piâ—â—y see a Caâ—â—iffon the wrack of misery and not relieve her Gorion Passion I â—ear will over co◠〈◊〉 if she persist in this extremity Lady Open a passage to my guilty soul and send it to eternal vengeance or if there be one drop of mercy leâ—◠〈◊〉 misery 〈◊〉 â—o heaven to begg it Weeps Titus My soul relents to see 〈…〉 A Peter That 's old gray-beard that was led a way Eyes Gorion by me to tortures if he remembers me I go to pot ' st Madam Lady Madam Speak a good word for me Titus What 's he that wears that livery of Death Gorion A servant to the Lady Miriam the very same that led my aged limbs to torture but by cumpulsion of the rebel Iews I therefore humbly beg his pardon Peter I I I must to 't now a has spy'd me Titus Come hither sirrah Peter Now I go now I go now I go Lady madam Titus Although I know thee to be guilty of an offence Deserving death yet for thy Ladies sake And this good man's I give thee life and liberty Loose him and leave him to his lady's service See thou be careful of her preservation Lady Ay me most miscrable They take the Halter off Peter O rare now could I leap out of my skin for Joy Come away Madam come a way the sight of the halter makes my stomack wamble Come away I say Zareck A ha ha ha ha Confusion play thy part And hatch up mischief to the highest strain Of mans invention Titus What daring prisoner's he Whose uncouth laughter scorns at misery Iosephus The most unheard of piece of villany that ever Nature gave a being to this is that cursed wretch that blew the coles Of hot dissention 'twixt the Citizens that murdred the high Priest and promted on the three seditious Captains to ambition that rob'd this wretched Lady and gave fire to Jewries sacred temple Titus Villain What saist thou for thy self Is all this true Peter A broke my pate too Za. Ha ha ha all this all this and ten times more all this is nothing not the thousand part Of my unknown designs did'st thou but know the danger that is in me thou wouldst not venture me So near thy person Titus Halter him and lead him to the wrack Let him be tortur'd with the greatest rigour Can be invented They halter him Za. Ha ha ha ha Could'st thou devise As many tortures as have e're bin born By all the sons of Adam thus wood I slight Spurns at it Both them and thee Tit. I shall unmask this hellish bravery Lead him away I say Zar. Thou canst not Roman in spight of cruelty Zareck will triump in the Victory Officers Come along Sir come along Pet. Hark yee Sir when ye begin to cry Oh Remember whose pate yee broke Sir Zar. Peace Babler Exeunt Officers with Zareck Tit. Come honor'd friends upon a Romans word Ye 're nobly welcome let not Jewrys fall Descends his throne Dismay your Princely hearts Romes General Will find a way to raise your ruin'd State The gods are just we must submit to fate Take care of that distressed Lady Pet. Now do I long to see the Captains at it Exeunt omnes the Lady weeping Finis Actus Quinti EPILOGVS THE lofty Buskin and the learned Bay Are not exspected to adorn our Play Our Author dâ—â—meth these fair trophies fiâ— To grace the raptures of a riper wit The stately lines of Sophocles high strain Flow from the fountain of Minerva's brainâ— Instead of Bayes and Buskins if our stile May fairly merit your deserved smile 'T is all we aime as either grant us this Or gently pardon what you judge amiss FINIS
ill which thou deservest Jehochanan Call'd Coward to my face Oh heaven Beâ—â— witness now with what disdainful scorn I entertain that title Jchochanan thou lyest and wouâ—d to Heaven I were Within the distance of this trusty Blade to make it good Death have I outliv'd my reputation 1 Cap. Nay good my Lord. Josep Indeed I trifle time we have no leisure to be passionate You see in what a maze of misery the State of Jenâ—y stands if therefore we Wil prisâ— our Honours or our Countreys good we must with resolution bid defiance to Vespatian If we embrace a peace we raise a war Amongst our selves and so we make a breach For Rome to enter Hark! hark Vespatian is at hand Drums best afar off Courage brave Soldiers let not Romes command Abate your valours make speed to muster up your Forces to morrow early e're the break of day I mean to give them battel Exeunt Enter an Herauld and VALERIO with a white Flag the Herauld summons the town to a parley is answered and enter IOSEPH and Captains upon the wall Valerio To thee the chief Commander of this place And to the rest my Master bid me say He sends this Flag of Peace and wills thee pay the wonted tributo to the Roman-State this done A doth command thy late subjection Josep Bold Roman tell thy Master we defie His proud Command nor will Judea pay The wonted tribute Bid Vespatian come Himself and do his Message Val. Rebels take heed if great Vspatian come He comes in blood Jo. Proud Roman tel thy Master Ioseph scornâ— to parley with a meaner then himself tell proud Vespatian that Iudea stands In equal terms of honour with his Lord. Val. Jew thou 't repent this arrogancy Io. Roman I tell thee ere this Holy Land Shall yeild obedience to the Roman yoke Ioseph will make the Roman Eagle totter Val. Rebel farewel when next we meet I 'le try How well thou canst maintain this bravery Exeunt omnes Enter Vespatian Titus and Captains with Dâ—ums and Colours Vesp How far are we now from Jorpata Tit. Within the distance of a League my Lord. Vesp What think ye Souldiers shall we be receive'd in peace Nica. My Lord I doubt it Ves Well how ere it be we are prepar'd Tit. I give to thee the sole Command Of the right wing to thee the left Nicanor My self will stand betwixt ye both that I may see your equal Valour strive For equal Honor in the Victory Tit. My Lord Valerio Vesp Welcome Valerio com'st thou in peace Val. My Lord prepare to fight the sturdy Citizens intend this night to bid you battel Vesp What! are they stil so stout By Heaven I 'le scourge their pride Val. My Lord I saw them troop upon the hill Not two mile distant Hark! their Drums do beat they march Droms beat a far off Vesp Courage my Roman Souldiers let me see this day your brave attempts for Rome and me They come Valerio make good the Vanguard Val. I shall my Lord. Enter Joseph and Captains with Drumâ— and Colours Jo. What mean'st thou Roman to disturb your peace Vesp Rebel I do command thee kneel in Cesar's name Io. Command thy slaves for Ioseph scorns to bend Were Cesar here himself Titus How 's that Jo. Titus I tell thee Joseph is a Prince Deputed for the State of Galilee Royal in Blood and Cesar is no more Nor thou so much Vesp Com'st thou to brave it out bold Jew with words Wee 'l shew thee deeds to prove our Honors by Draws And when thou seest our pedegrees made good Write thou thine own descent in Roman blood Drums beat and exeunt They fight within and enter Titus and Joseph at several doors they fight Joseph retires And enter Vespatian wounded in the Leg with an Arrow Titus How fares my Father Vesp Lead me aside Titus I am hurt Exeunt Leads him out Enter Valerio and Nicanor Val. The fight was bravely man'd on either part Pray Heaven the General be well Nica. I saw his silver tresses circled round With troops of Souldiers till his valiant Son Bravely reliev'd him Val. The Jewish Captain bravely stood it out Even when his ranks had lest him Didst thou not see him when he was begirt With troops of Romans with what brave advantage A still maintain'd the fight and then even then When death stood gazing on him and his men Adjudg'd him lost through what a bleeding Lane A bravely made his way and so escap't Ni. This way a took come let 's pursue the chase Exeunt Enter Joseph wounded leaning upon his Sword Io. This way or that is' t so then I have caught my selfe and must take neither So I must obey Lies down Lye there thou wretched carcass and prepare thy self for dissolution O Heavens see the strange desires of base Mortality Canst thou desire to live thou wretched Earth And see thy Honour dye O misery Beyond expression Enter Josephs two Captains 1 Cap. This way our Leader took 2 Cap. See where he lyes 1 Cap. How fares my Lord Ioseph Even at the Lyon fares When strong entangled in the Hunters toil A chafes his Royal heart with rage to see Himself intrapt Cry within follow follow follow 1 Cap. My Lord we are persu'd even at the heels Shift for your life Ios Away and save your selves my wounds will not give leave 1. Cap. Come we will bear you hence Ios Your hands stay Within this Vale there is a secret Cave Whose private entrance now o'regrown with moss Will hardly be discern'd Lead me to that 1 Cap. Happily thought of They enter the cave Enter Titus Valerio Nicanor Titus 'T is beyond my understanding which way their General hath scap't us Val. And mine too my Lord but sure I am a cannot be far henceâ— Nor can a long continue where a is Vnless Camelion like a feeds on air Ti. Well hee 's a noble fellow if thou find'd him Valerio use him with equal honor to his worth Val. My Lord I shall Ti. Tell him on the faith of great Vespatians Son A shall be gently us'd So fare thee well I wish thee good success Val. My Lord I shall obey Exit Titus What course shall we take now Nicanor Ni. Troth we may wink and chuse our first and second course is all but Sallets Physick Physick Valerio most inexpressible Physick why I have walkt my self into such an abstract of abstinence that I can relish ye the distinct nourishment of the thicker thinner and more refined air and shall in time no doubt attain to the perfection of the Camelions diet Val. Prethee be serious now And le ts pursue the search Ni. Contents but by this hand I swear I will endur 't no longer then this night Exeunt Enter the two Captains out of the Cave 1 Cap. Death I am almost starv'd My hungry maw devours my vital blood What is to be done 2. Cap. To make escape's impossible We are begirt with Romans round about 1 Cap.
the skirmish Ni. My Lord Ni. My Lord what nothing â—ut â—â—y Lord Souns must I dance attendance on your answer Strikes him Now sir what my Lord Ni. Souns what d' ye strike me Va. Fye fye vilely spoken very vilely spoken Ask his Lordship why a strikes Why this â—avours of too much arrogance and woo'd incense him beyond measure Ye should rather have said My Lord I am sorry I have trespast on your patience Or I crave your Lordships pardon for my duâ—â—ess Or the like Ni. Pox a patience and your Lordship too Why did ye strike me so hard Val. Out upon 't worse and worse by this light Limit his Lordship how hard to strike Why this were to tell his Lordship what to do How to command and where to punish this woo'd not be endur'd Ni. I prethee leave thy jesting Or by this light I shall fall out in earnest and let your Lordship know I am displeased Val. Well I have done but prethee canst thou tell the cause of this distemper For in himself what e're hath alter'd him He is a Captain of as mild a nature As brave Command and of as sweet converse as Rome hath ever bred Ni. Faith I am ignorant nor can I judge the cause But Val. Peace the General Enter Titus Ti. Valerio Val. My Lord Ti. Come hither nearer yet nearer nearer yet I say Souns must I trumpet my Oration Or dost thou think my throat 's an Organ-pipe There has been lately a great out-rage done within the Camp know you ought of it Val. Not I my Lord. Ti. Take heed I trap thee not upon thy life take heed By Heaven if I do I say agen there has been lately acted A most inhumane murder on the Jews the Captive Jews that fled to us for mercy Know'st thou ought yet V. My Lord I know not ought nor ought have ever heard of this inhumane act Ti. Nor you why dost not speak speak I say Death if I ask agen Ni. My Lord Nor I. Ti. Nor I what nor I Death are ye so sparing of your speech sir Take heed I do not frame an answer for thee By Heaven if I do 't will cost thee dear the penning Ni. My gracious Lord Ti. Comma Ni. I am Ti. Comma Ni. Altogether Ti. Colon. Ni. Ignorant Ti. Period Troth I believe thee Ni. Of this proceeding Ti. What 's all this put together now Ni. My Lord Ti. My contumelious Coxcomb Why was not this mishapen answer given without distraction If thy soul be clear Why did thy guilty looks proclaim thee evil Why didst thou vail the face of honesty and innocence within the mask of fear Thou wert begotten sure in some distraction When Nature was disturb'd to get a man Go get thee hence and get more Faith but yet look to 't look to 't I say for if I find thee guilty thy life shall pay the ransome of thy sin Go get thee hence stay read that going away He reads and read it out A Catalogue of the Massacre of the Captive Jews who fled to us for mercy Vnder Valerio's Squadron four hundred Vnder Nicanor's five hundred Murdred out of the camp and ript for their Jewels VVhich they had swallowed for fear of rifling eleven hundred The whole number amounting to two thousand Ni. This is strange my Lord. Gives him the Paper Ti. Yes 't is wondrous strange that we Whose Princely-Valour Power and Clemency the world admires should be so foul abus'd Abus'd by you by you I say abus'd And say 't agen Death if tâ—were not so who durst attempt attempt durst think to do An act so foul so most inhumane Have we not given the sole command to you and you to do what you think fit And must we have our Honor now traduc't Trampled and trod upon through your neglect Must we when we have past our princely word For fair protection have our Subjects snatcht By such discorder from our Princely bosom By heaven this is not well I say it is not Look too 't look too 't I say I hear no more of this For by a Romans honour if I do go to I say look too 't Va. Now by my life but this is wondrous strange Exit Two thousand Jews destroi'd and we not know'â—â— Ni. T is so nor can I blame the General To be distemperd But now the storm is over Let us by strict inquiry search the truth Perchance he may be mis-inform'd and we abus'd Va. Content let us about it Exeunt Enter the Lady Miriam with a knife in her hand How tedious are our daies of miseries And yet how breefe the means to cut them off What multitudes of Wretched dayes and nights In whose each minute the affrighted soul Lives on the wrack of grief and discontent Wâ—â—'d this smal instrument of death dispatch And why do I then VVretched I protract My dayes of misery I' st not enough that I have liv'd to see My parents slain by native crueltie My countrey Sackt and my religion Scorn'd My self forsaken and my stripling live To ask me food and I not food to give Can I have brains to know and wil to do Reason to judge and hands to help me too And still procrastinate my daies of woâ— Doo 't Miriam doo 't I say it must be so Goes to stab her self VVhat i st that barrocadoes back mine arm Nor will nor brain nor heart nor hand are mine All stand subjected to a power divine Tush I am deceived Henceforward I nor God nor good will know Religion is a thing fantasticall And heaven and hell are meer Poeticall Hence coward fear t is thou that dost command Mine arm to slack thou makst my shaking hand Let fall the fatal instrument of death I will no more be subject to thy Law But in a minute Goes to stab her self agen Alas how cruell mercifull am I To free my self from sad calamity And leave my pretty child to suffer more I le kill him first and that once bravely done I le kill the mother that has kild her son Enter boy Now swift occasion tempt us to do evil See where the stripling comes How pretily a looks upon me and must I doest Was ever mother so unatural Shee weeps And yet I must My pretty boy art thou not very sick for want of meat Boy Yes very sick indeed and feeble too So feeble I have much adoe to go La. Had'st thou not rather die then live In this extremity Boy Alas good mother I am loath to die I wood fain live to see you get some food La. would'st therefore live my boy Why thou shalt be my food When I have kill'd thee I will feed on thee Boy Good God forbid such Crueltie I hope you do not mean to kill me mother La. Yes my sweet Lamb look here 's the knife prepar'd Boy Nay then I see I shall be kill'd indeed Alass what have I done what deed so foul To make you so unkinde Weeps Indeed I did not think you
bad declare What our intentions whom and whence we were We answerd Mighty Caesar we were come To claim obedience to the Roman yoke The haughty King deny'd and stoutly stood In bold desiance Long was the dreadful sight and doubtful too Till at the length thy souldiers won the day And forc't their stubborn King in spight obey From thence great King we fteer'd to Britains shore Where we were entertain'd as was of old Our famous Iulius with a dreadful noise Of hiddeous outcries thieeks and yellings out To fright our Souldiers while themselves made good Their craggy Clifts with loss of Brittish blood Thrice were we beaten of and thrice again Recover'd footing yet still great King were forc'd To give them ground till thy Vespatian cry'd Fight fight on your honour lives and Casars side For mighty Casar fight Hadst thou but seen great King thy Captains then And Roman Lords come bleeding on again Repulse the Foe and bravely win the shore Maintain the On sent stillm tho still oppos'd Till Chariot waves were drown'd in Brittish blood There hadst thou seen their ranks with fury broke and them subjected to thy sole command This Mighty Caesar is the brief of all Since thy Commission made me General Nero. Blest he the gods Vespatian and be thou Blest in the favour of our gracious Brow And now again thrice welcom worthy Roman Thy valor shall be crown'd with full reward Of fair preferment worthy thy deserts We therefore here create thee General Of all Indea and the Holy Land O my Vespatian I can tell the stories Will spurte thee on in fury to revenge But nowi no more of that We will to triumph for our victories That done set ope the Gates of Ianus wide Exeunt omnes That bloody war may quel Judea's pride ACT. I. SCAEN II. Enter Lord JEHOCHANAN and Lord SKIMEON Skim IS the News certain that Agrippa's fled Iehoe Most certain and to Caesar for relief Skim Tush let the venom burst I dare the worst of fates extremity Death entertain'd with fear more terrifies The frighted soul then doth the fatal blow Let Pidgeon-liver'd slaves be tormented thus I 'le meet it smiling with as bold aspect As e're I met the braving enemy Iehoc. How full of hidden Ambiguities Grow these distracterd times The factious Commons giddy censure stand So strange and doubful that 't were policy indeed To sound 'um to the bottom Skim To be a crouching crawling fawning Cur To lick the lazy bands of prating Priests With protestations of integrity Devoted whole to them With true compuction of unfeigned grief Submissively to crave their gracious pardon To paw the ragged multitude with praise Of their ingenous care and servant love For preservation of the Common-wealth To promise fair rewards to froward fools Perhaps with durtie feet to mire with fawnings And then be beaten with the shameful staffe Of foul Reproach To do all this were to be born a fool To live a slave and dye a coward Death I will stand between the counterbuffs Of these devouring storms in spight of Hell Nor Priest nor Pesant shall inforce me stoop An inch to either as I have liv'd I 'le fall Or freed from both or rent up root and all Iehoc. Or banishment or death we must expect Hast thou not seen the ragged multitude Whose stupid brains are ftust with nothing else But their mechanick skill whose highest strain Of Cunning is to get some musty meat TO feed the hungry maw or ragged clothes TO cover nakednesse proclaim us bloody tyrants These are they Whose strange distractions guided by the voice Of two or three proclaim a traytors death Now save him strait and now nor save nor kill Nor yet release him such their frantick will Skim The doting Priests believe um too Death and the Devil woo'd it noâ— vex one's very soul TO be arraign'd by these In what a hodge podge of confusion Live Iewry now Must the rough sword of War Be guided by the rusty hand of Peace TO strike but when where and whom she please Must we whose noble actions have deserv'd Our place of Government by countermand Of babling Priests be taught our lessons how And when and where and what and why to do Have our unspotted same traduc't by men Of vulgar note by painted Butterflyes That buz the common rumours of the time And know not why Death I could burst with rage Iehoc. And I with laughter to behold the State And kingdom rul'd by a Mecanick pate Enter Lord Eleazer musted Skim See where 's the prologue to the bloody Scoente Iehoc. Lord Eleazer mufled Eleaz. Good morrow to you both Skim The like retor'd from both to Eleazer My Lord this outward guise of face and gesture May seen to speak some inward discontent Elea. Nay more then seems my friends for seems are show But mine is substance would it were not so Iehoc. We will be sharers then my Eleazer Eleaz. Nay must Iehochanan and deep ones too So deep I fear your patience will not bear it Skim It mus be deeper than destruction then What e're it be uâ—bosome it Eleaz. You are betray'd There 's strict inquirie made to apprehend ye The City Gates are barr'd and strait commands On pain of death that no man dare to stand In opposition Skim We did expect no less Elea. Occasions of importance call me hence Nor woo'd I be discovered in your company What the event will be I know not yet But fear your lives are aim'd at A fitter time shall give a fairer scope To my dicourse and counsel So sare ye well Exit Elea. Iehoc. Our love and thanks go with thee Skim How think'st thou now Iehochanan Stand'st thou amaz'd why didst not thou expect The fatal blow Ieho Skimeon I dids nor do I sear to know What I have heard the Message unto me Is but a tale twice told whose second part Was told by him the first by mine own heart Vnto a soul whose unprepared mind Dreams not of danger when afflictions come How terrible the yleok the sudden chance O're whelms the frame of Nature with distraction But to a man whose resolution stands Vnmov'd 'twixt floods of danger and despair Whose sturdy stomack beats the Billows off With Arms of constancy when every thought Proves traitor to the brest that gave it life To him no mischief fate can strive to do But boldly is embrac't and scorn'd at too And such am I. Skim I do embrace thee and with aqual courage Stand arm'd for all even'ts Enter Officers or apprehend them Officer By the High Priests sacred power and stict command We apprehend ye both as traytors to the State of Iewry Ieho We do obey Know'st thou where L Aeleazer is They deliver their weapons Offic. We met him even now hard by the Synagogue Skim Befriend us with a Messehger that may Intreat him come and speak with us we shall Reward you for your pains Offic. It shall be done my Lord. Exeunt Enter Eleazer
Where are the Souldiers that escaped with thee Io. Dead all save this whom I desire you both To favour as my special friend and one Whose valour may deserve your love The circumstances of the others loss We will refer untill some fitter time Va. Let it be so Come my brave Souldier great Vespatians son Will joy to see thee safe Exeunt Sound Musick and enter a Dumb Shew Vespatian and Titus two Souldiers follow bearing a Crown Vespa confâ—rreth with Titus then enter Valerio and Nicanor with Ioseph and the Cap. they present Ioseph to Vespa Ioseph kneels Vespatian and Titus imbrace him Valerio and Nicanor whisper with the Souldiers take the Crown of them and present it kneeling to Vespatian he refuseth twice they draw and force him to ascend and take it Titus kneeleth Vespatian imbraceth him Ioseph takes leave of Titus and the rest and exit with Vespatian and the Captains consult and exeunt at the other doors Chorus Romes great Commander Nero lately dead Behold now good Vespatians aged head Enjoyes the Diadem conceive him now Ariv'd at Rome there with a solemn vow Of bloody war he raiseth fresh supply to aid his valiant son in Galile Ioseph is sent to Rome by Cesars son there lives a captive till the wars begun Against Ierusalem mean time we pray Let pleasing musick charm the time away Finis Actus Secundies Incipit Actus tertius Scena secunda Enter Zareck with Ieho Letter THe times steals on apace I must be brief in my delivery Knockâ— within Who knocks Za. A servant to the Lord Ichochanan Serv. Your business Za. T is private to yor Lord Serv. I will inform him so Enter Skimeon Skim From whom thy business Za. Read this my Lord and you shall be resolv'd Skim My Lord multiplicity of words protract time the third night from the date of this you shall have entrance into the City be sudden strong a bold farewel Reads the Letter I shall not fail commend me to thy Lord and bid him rest assured of my appearance Exit Za. I will my Lord. Skim Farewel be sudden strong and bold Za. I will be all Exit But 't is Ichochanan to work thy fall Enter Eleazer Elea. To be or not to be I there 's the doubt For to be Sovereign by unlawful means Is but to be a slave to base desire And where 's my honour then What a strange buzzing of ambition Pusues my thirsty soul O Eleazer can thy traytor breast Give harbour to a thought of Paricide It is thy father O the sacred tye Of filial duty how that awful name Affrighteth all my faculties with fear With fear of what with foolery by heaven If there be ought within this awful name That can extort obedience from a son 'T is but the rotten Carcass there 's the thing That for to please its self begets another So does a beast and yet 'twixt them we see An equal freedome of society As for the nobler part of man we know That 's of a higher birth if it be so Thus low my knee shall bend but thou my heart Bends his knee Scorn to obey remember where thou art I am resolv'd the times are bloody and the peoples hearts I hear are bent on me Ichochanans the man that I must fairly close withall this done We shall be strong for opposition Soft here a comes Enter Jehochanan Iehoc. My Lord Eleazer Elea. Iehochanan well met Ie. My Lord if without a breach of manners I might be bold to question with your Lordship I should desire to know the secret cause of your accustomed sadness which good my Lord pardon my boldness as tender of your Lordships health and honour I have of late observed Elea. O my Iehochanan I know thou lovest me well imbraces him Nor will I in words or actions give the cause To say I am unthankful though I must confess The greatest part of my requital is Too mean for thy deserts the means Iehochanan I want the means to counterpoise thy worth Io. O my gracious Lord your love hath ever been A full requital to my poor deserts But good my Lord the cause of this your sadness Elea. O I have been tormented to the soul To see the strange distraction of the times To see the sacred City rul'd by those Whose poor decrepid brains are fiâ—ter far For drowsing pillows than for bloody war Ie. My Lord your father Elea. O that cheating name With what a magick spell it doth bewitch The crazy judgement and besot the soul With adoration of this lump of earth Ie. You know my Lord there is a sacred tye Enjoyns obedience Elea. Tush meer policy A trick a cheat to keep the world in aw Death I am vext to think how men are gull'd Ie. My Lord I understand not what you mean Elea. Thou canst not be so dull Is' t so I dare not utter now what I conceive O my good Lord remember that your father Apart Elea. No more by all that 's good I hate the name of father Ie. Death I am discover'd Ie. Now I have found ye Sir and must have leave To tell your Lordship that you do me wrong From which of all my actions have ye pickt Even but a shew of treason to the state Elea. How ye forget your self Ie. T is you my Lord that both forget your slef and me Elea. Agen Ie. Nay I must tell ye 't was not for your honour Vpon the buzzing of some bare report To undermine your friend Elea. Speakst thou this in earnest Ie. I do and will in earnest stand Against that traytor whose presumptuous hand Dare touch your aged father Elea. Vngrateful slave the traytor I return With interest of what thou dost deserve Traytor to me and traytor to the state Ie. This but to play another time upon me Which ended still Iehochanan's the same Elea. Dar'st thou not stand for Eleazer then Ie. I neither dare nor will Elea. Then I dare kill thee They draw and sight Ie. Hold art thou in earnest Elea. The to'ther bout will tell thee Ie. Swear by the honour of a loyal friend And I beleeve it Elea. By heaven I swear and by the sacred tye Of settled friendship what my words express My actions shall confirm Ie. Then thus I do imbrace your love Now my Lord What ere the project be I vow assistance and fidelity Elea. Then take it thus Thou hast command to muster up thy forces Let it be done with expedition My doting father hath devis'd this plot To cheat the Citizens whose greedy souls thirst for Vespatians blood but fearful they while thus they gull the people mean to pay the wonted tribute money and with slavish fear to crave a peace of the proud Emperour This on my life is true but wee 'l prevent it Ie. I but the means my Lord E. To morrow morning ere the break of day Muster thy forces to the market place there I will meet thee with a warlike troop Of youthful
Riddles in 's mouth P. Fare ye well Sir fare ye well My Lady said I should get something though I staid all night But I 'me more liker to stay till dooms-day for I think I shan't live Till morning fare ye well Sir Exit Pet. Za. This is sure the Lady Miriams man Whom Lord Iehochanan hath lately rifled Here Comes the Lord Eleazer I will withdraw steps aside Enter Eleazer Elea. Cozen'd and cheated gull'd and fool'd I am O man man man most miserable How truly vain How absolutely base Are thy lost actions yet how infinite The Seâ—s of sorrow that thou wadest through To make thee miserable Ere thy polluted face was yet produc't To face of heaven the wofull womb foretold With griping throws thy native wretchedness And when thou wert brought forth what worlds of care And greif and pains the tender mother takes To bring thee up what tedious daies and nights Are thrown away upon thine infant age Then when thy fruitfull branches bear the buds Of hopefull youth when understanding blooms The beautious blossoms of a riper wit VVhat daies and nights and hours and minutes spent On tedious papers whose enigma's dull The slender judgement of the youthfull brain Till when Maturity proclaims thee man Then loomes this goodly vessel on the main Of mutabilitie with all the sails Of honour swelling high But see O see A sable cloud of sin with angry browâ— Threatens distruction now the Venoms burst Down with the main sails ere the gust approach Alas 't is now too late all 's over whelm'd Turn'd upside down the preâ—ious lading lost The shipwrack't soul for ever ever lost in lake of death Eternall death Woo'd I Had been destroyd within the house of sin The cursed wombe or been abortive born Ne're to have seen that hatefull light that sees My wretched fall Curst be the fantacy that shap't the thought Of my conception ten times curst the act The lustfull act ten thousand times the hour Of my nativity may that ever be An hour of horrour plague and misery Za. it works it works Enter the Lady Miriam Lady For charity good courteous Sir take pitie on a poor distressed Lady Even for the love ye bear unto the womb that bred ye She kneâ— Elea. The Love I bear the love I bear is hate Hate most unatterable so inveterate That I could curse my primogenitors Sâ—fut I could curse my father Adam too La. A lass Sir I am rob'd and spoild of all Ah gentle Sir afford me some relief And I will beg a blessing for your sweet benevolence Elea. Blessing for me there 's not a scruple left Mongst the great waight of heavenly charity Vex me no more Exit La. Weeping Eleaz. The Silent tamer of diurnall careâ— That charms our weary limbs with sweet repose Yields not relief to me my wearied soul Lives in perpetual torment for if I Chance to get a minutes rest my frighted Ghost Sees ghastly Shapes more horrible then death Even now mine eyes grow dull for want of sleep Lie there distressed carcass and forget Thy self to be in misery he Sleeps Enter Persiphone with the three furies they Cirâ—le him about and Persâ—â—phone Sings FRom the infernal Kingdom wee Come to read thy destinie Know thy hands imbru'd in blood Must be bath'd in Stigian flood Mortall thou art damn'd for this Down down down down down Down down down down down Down to the deep Abyss Endless shall thy torment be Horrour plague and miserie Shall afflict thy sooty soul Whilst the tortur'd spirits howl Banisht from eternall bliss Down down c. Freezing cold and scorching fires Shal reward thy soul desires Loss of heaven shall vex thee too More then fire and frost can do Whilst the furious Sâ—akes shall hiss Down down c. Not a thousand ages shall Expiate thy bitter thrall Not a flood of tears asswage Ought of thy enflamed rage This thy doome for deeds amiss Down down c. Musick to thy meat shall be Damned fiends shal laugh at thee Laugh to scorn thy griping pain Laugh to hear thee curse in vaâ—â—â— Curse thine endless miseries Down down c. Ho ho ho ho ho ho. Laugh all and Exeunt Zareck Ha ha ha here 's sport alone for mee The murder of his father troubles him With ghastly apparitions horrour and despair Pursue thy guilty soul til I may see My ful revenge in by calamity Exit Agen agen agen without I saw Eleazer rises The Furies here the sudden apparition Has so appal'd my guilty soul that I Am lost in terror all my Vitals shrink With ghastly fear my intermissive pulse Speaks the disorder of my panting heart No comfort for a poor distressed man Down down rebellious knees so stubborn still I bear a burden of such massie weight Woo'd crack the mighty Axletree of Heaven Yet cannot force these sturdy limbs to bend My Ovens mouth is damm'd with dirty sin No vent for sorrow not a peeping-hole To steal a dram of comfort for my soul O Eleazer thou art lost for ever Exit ACTUS QUINTUS Enter VALERIO WHat a Devil ails the General I have observ'd in him of late a strange and uncouth Carriage to his near attendants His looks distracted and his words compos'd With strange disturbance Sure all it not well But I 'le observe Enter Titus crosses the stage and exit with an angry look upon Valerio Val. Death what should this mean Enter Nicanor Ni. Valerio Well met saw'st thou the General lately Val. Yes I have seen him lately Heaven bless me from the sight of him agen Ni. Why man what is the matter Val. What 's the matter Why a has star'd me into such a strange distemper I shall not be my self this hour agen A looks like Vulcan when his fiery face Looks red with rage upon the Rival God A walks by sembreess with such stately gait As if a scorn'd to tread on Casars Earth A speaks by riddles and such strange enigmae's that sure ' t wo'd pose old Oedipus to answer Hast not thou seen him in this musty mood Ni. Yes yes yes I have seen him and self him too Pox on 's fingers for'â— He askt me last night what store was in the Magazine I told him about a Months provision A steps him back and stares and stamps and says What Is' t possible No more Why dost not speak No more I say Art sure there is no more Death woo't not speak and then his truncheon walks â—'fuâ— had I not warded weâ— I had been mall'd I knew not what to say And then a call'd me â—oâ— and went his way Va. Now by this hand I am lighter by a Roman dram to hear thee in for a share too Why now I could sing or daunce Or rime or jest or do any thing Stand stand thou here and I will act the General And do thou speak to me as if he were in presence Ni. Content Val. Nicanor Ni. My Lord. Val. Come hither What store of prisoners were taken in
Oh Oh I wool Sir I wool Sir Enter Eleazer with his rapier drawn E. Give me some food you hungry Canniballs Pe. Here 's another here 's another Ie. Keep off thou frantick fool Pe. Why Madam Lady look to the Rost-meat the Captains the captains Ie. Minion Come down come down I say or by my life I le fetch thee down Exit L Mir. Patience my Lord I pray and you shall see She drawes her Window curten That Miriam has reserv'd a part for you A plenteous part enough to feast ye all E. There stands the queen of heaven what ho Châ—hâ—a Enter the Lady Bring forth the bak't meats Come Lords sit ye down Pe Brings 〈◊〉 I le feed ye with such Cates so rare and delicate And of such sturring nature you will wonder When you shal feel their powerfull operation See there 's a hand for you for you a foot For you my Lord the heart the pâ—eâ—ious heart Now-good my Lords fall to fall to I pray Elea. The heart is raw-and bloudy I le not eat it It sturâ—s-it sturâ—s Rises Lady What sturâ— Elea. My fathers heart I le not endure to â—ee 't Exit Pet. I have a monstrous quame come over my stomack now Lady What not a bitt my Lord Ah my beloved sonn She weeps How sweet and pleasing was thy Company Whilst thou wert yet a live and even in death Thou still art sweet and pretious for by thee These Cruell Captains are beâ—ome my friends By the I am sustain'd and kept alive Sim. I am amaz'd Rise all Ie. Farâ— theâ— well thou 〈◊〉 womanâ— Exeunt softly Lady For shame my Lords let nor a womans heart Out-brave a soldiers dare ye not â—aste a bit Was 't not your Cruelty that cauâ—â—d me kill him She Weeps And will ye then refuse to eat apart Exit Peter Now have I a conceit that some thing sturrs in my belly I am in travail sure fo my 〈◊〉 wambles and wambles And I shall be deliver'd on 't eâ—e long Exit Pe. Drums beat and they fight within Enter Eleazer E. where art thou Caesar where art thou Caesar I le sight with none but Caesar Enter Val. Here comes Achilles brave Achilles O I am fal'n for Ever They fight and E falls Enter Lo Iehochanan wounded Ie. Give fire to the Temple give fire to the Temple Exit The Temple fir'dâ— and enter Titus Ti. Forbear forbear ye cursed wretches to destroy Those sacred walls how glorious they appear O ye rebellious Slaves how dare ye tempt So Great a Deity By all the gods it burns it burns The raving fire has seiz'd the battlements Horrors and vengeance plagues and punnishments Seiz on your stubborn souls it burns it burns afresh The heavens are angry sure they â—hiâ—e with me Thunder Forbear-Forbear thou flaming firmament To chide Vespatians sonn for t is not he Hath done thee this dishonor Exit Thunder Enter Simion his rap drawn with a robe and a crown vnder his arms S. Sure the black mantle of the Mâ—mphitists That muzled once the face of Egypt aire The dreadfull darkness of Cimmerian foggs Whose neighbour nation to the frozen pole For ever 's banisht from the Glimps of light Nor hel it self nor ought if ought there be More dark then hell can be more horrible Then is this dreadfull night this night of death I heard a mighty voice within the Temple cry Come away come away Let us depart from hence Strange apparitions have been seen by many Sure Heaven and Earth and hell have all conspir'd Our ruin I am a maz'd within this darkesome dale There is a secret cave will shelter me T is here this strange disguise perchance may save my life Feels about and Enterâ— the cave Enter Iehocha his rapier drawn This way or that I know not which to take I am perfued one every side I will take this Exit Enter Valerio and Nicanor Va. The two Seditious Captains are escape But sure they cannot long conceal themselves Extremity of hunger will betray them Where is the Generall Ni. Retreating to his tent and wondrous sad To see the ruins of the Sacred Temple Va. Hee 's of a noble nature prethy Nicanor Let us invent some pleasing way To Cure him of his discontent Ni. With all my heart let us present the Maske We late intended Va. Happily thought of weâ— will ha'â—e to night Ni. Content content Enter Simeon out of the Cave with a Robe vpon him and a Crown on his head Va. Defend me heaven what apparition's that Ni. Hah let 's speak to it Simi Extremity of hunger has compel'd Me to reveal my self This strange disguise perchance may save my life The Romans are afraid Beckons them Va. A beckons us let us go near What art thou that dost wear those Kingly Robes Sim. I am of Sacred Linage Romans Sprung from the Kings of Iuda shelter'd here To save my life Conduct me to your Lord the General Ni. Lay hands upon him Now by my life t is Simeon Come Villain wee 'l conduct thee to the General Va. Now By this hand this prize was finely caught Exeunt and drag him along two follow This wool please Titus well Enter a Drum cover'd with black beating a sad Retreat with black pendants Than enter Titus Gorion and Joseph with attendants Titus Come good old man now on a Romans word Thou art welcome nobly welcome Come sit down sit there nay I will have it so Sits by Titus â—rust me I joy to se thee safe at liberty Gor. Thanks to my honor'd Lord. Tit. How fares thy aged Wife Gor. Shee 's well my gracious Lord But somewhat weak with long imprisonment Tit. O my Josephus how I grieve to see the ruines of they fair Jerusalem But as it is I give the sacred power to be dispos'd by thee Jos Thanks my most honored Lord. Tit. Thy Father it grown old and will desire to spend his days in peace A flourish from within What means that Musick Exit Joseph and comes in agen Jos Thy Captains gracious Prince desire to shew thee some pastime Tit. We do accept it give them entrance 't will rellish well to pass our discontent THE MASQVE Enter Time bearing an Escutcheon 〈◊〉 Roman Champions crown'd with Lawrel follow each bears an Escutcheon Jehochanan and Simeon follow guarded Time presents his Escutcheon to the General Tit. What 's here six Roman Champions leading the world captive the Motto Not one but all subscrib'd Times winged speed doth here present Six Moral Virtue 's fair Event Six Roman Champions whilst they live to these Six Virtues harbour give The Champions present their Escutcheons in order Tit. Piety pourtraied in a black Manâ—â—â— in her left hand a Sâ—orâ— an Embleme of reciprocal love her right arme stretcht over an Altar with a sword in her hand to shew her resolution for Religion the Motto Semper eaâ—â—â— Your inventions have done well to give this Virtue priority For 't is the Basis of our glorious actions the firm
be writ immediately I but the means the trusty means to send it For to begin a work of such importance And in the midst even when the brave design Grows ripe with action to be jaded then Woo'd prove a piece of policy to be Laught at by School-boyes VVhat a secret maze Of hidden danger may the working brain Securely trade in if not guided by The wary judgement Certainly there is More crafty wiles and ambiguities VVithin this secret trade of villany Then in the world beside something must be done With speed and safety Zareck blows the Windâ— in that Door If I reveal the secret to a man Whose frighted soul shrikes from the undertaking I loose my self for ever and to be Assur'd in this is impossible Since then the weighty project must depend Vpon uncertainty advise Iehochanan Vpon some secret way whose circumstances Bar apparent danger Stay that must not be To break it to a near Ally Were to invite is zealous charity To countermand the Plot. No I must find a man Whose pining carcase wearied out with wo Gapes after Gold there there must be the pill To work it Zare If my genius fail me not I am the man I 'le shew my self a part Iehoc. Well I 'le about it ha There stands a fellow whose deject Estate Proclaims him truly wretched cruel Fate Looks frowningly upon him what a troop Of sorrows muster in his face and yet He looks me thinks as if a did despise His present Fortune I 'le try what 's in him Come hither fellow why didst thou gaze even now With such a serious eye on those despised rags Za. Yet these how e're despis'd will not afford A ragged answer to resolve your doubt This ruin'd outside may for ought you know Have afair inside Did your Lordship think That that was tatter'd too Why what have you to do to question me Should I have ask't your Lordship what even now Your brains were busied on you would have call'd Me sawcy fellow for my pains I 'me sure And yet behold Nature hath been to me As freely loving in distributing Her sundry gifts as she hath been to you My Limbs right shap't my faculties endu'd With as much vigor as the best of yours My thoughts as free nor is my will confin'd With streighter limits then anothers is VVhere 's then the difference Is' t because I wear These ragged Robes why these do clothe me too Yours do no more nay not so much perhaps For these however poor yet keep me warm apart Iehoc. I have not seen such boldness in such distress apart I 'le yet try him further Why thou despised wretch thou pittiful Patch't piece of misery made for nothing else But to be pointed atâ— thou nasty thing Whose noisom savour poisons those that meet it How dar'st thou be so impudent Za. But that I do desire to vex thee more I would not answer thee I dare did I but know the way to doo 't vex thee to death And for I know 't will case thee now to rail I 'le leave thee to thy self About to go out Iehoc. I prethee stay by this light I do love thoe beyond expression Za. How should I know that Iehoc. Do but come back and I will give thee proof of my affection Thy Name Comes back Za. ZARECK Iehoc. Take that and if thou dar'st but do what I command Gives him Gold Thou shalt not want preferment Za. 'T is Gold If I dare do if perform not what 's in man to do Let me be curs't into more misery then I have endur'd Jehoc. Canst thou be secret too Za. I can be any thing Jehoc. Hark then and take a weighty secret from me Thou know'st L. Skimeon Za. Very well Jehoc. Hast heard the time the manner in each circumstance Of his late banishment Za. I have Jehoc. And yet thou seest that I have freedom Now mark The fawning Prelates under fair pretence Of love and liberty intend my ruine My life is aim'd at Zareck Which for they dare not publikely attempt Fearing the Commons which on my side stand They 'le act in private bur Jehochanan Will live in spight of all their policy Thou know'st the City Gates are slightly kept This third succeeding night I have designd Lord Skimeons entrance with ten thousand men This briefly shall acquaint him with the plot VVrites Which thou shalt carry but as thou lov'st thy life Be secret Zareck Za. Silence it self shall not be more my Lord. Iehoc. This done return again with expedition And then I there 's the master-piece indeed The Gates the City-Gates must be surpriz'd Za. Let me alone for that Jehoc. The watchmen must be murder'd Zareck and I fear Least in revealing of the plot to many We be discover'd Za. Not for a world Jehoc. How then Za. I 'le doo 't my self Jehoc. Thy self thou canst not Za. Tush â—ear not my Lord The drowsie whatchmen in the dead of night void of suspition will be taken napping Jehoc. Dar'st thou attempt it then alone Za. Rest you secure if I perform it not I lose my self you stand still undiscovered Jehoc. Well I will build upon thy trusty resolution Enter a Messenger Jehoc. To whom thy Message Mess Vnto you my Lord. The sacred Priesthood greets you well and doth command you muster up your Forces ready to attend their further pleasure Jehoc. It. shall be done Exit Mess Vespatian is at hand and we have power To raise our Forces what a blessed hour This Message came in Skimeon let in Our Forces joind the Citizens will turn to us for fear Now Zareck play thy part And I will hug thee for thy precious Art Exeunt Enter JOSEPHUS and Captains Josep What think ye Soldiers is not Jewry mad to wage a war with such a potent Prince Whose territories do extend as far As Britain and the Kingdom of the Gauls I Cap. I fear the factious Commons are seduc't And gatherhead against the sacred priests Josep T is to be fear'd indeed I wonder much The Messenger returns not from Jerusalem The News is certain that Vespatian means To give the first assault to us in Galilee We must be therefore sudden in our actions I muse what good effect our Letters take 2 Ca. See here my Lord the Messenger Josep Of peace I hope so it may stand with â—onor Enter a Mess thou com'st in happy time we shall reward thy pains and care Mess My Lord about to deliver your Letters to the sacred Priesthood I was prevented by Jehochanan and dispatcht away with this unto your Lordship Delivers the Letter and exit Josep Our Letter 's intercepted all 's not wel I fear Opens the Let. reads Josephus we have received thy Letters and know not whether we may question thy wisdom or thy valour we will at this time censure neither but leave them to a further tryal of thy actions But on thy life take heed thou treat not with Vespatian for a peaco So fare thou well or