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The tragedie of Cleopatra Queen of Ægypt. By T.M. Acted 1626
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May, Thomas, 1595-1650.
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gestures words and looks Will make his heart lie open to my view Enter CaeSAR and EPAPHRODITUS Cae. How sweet a sorrow dwels upon that brow How would she look in smiling dalliance Oh pardon me thou powerfull God of love That durst presume to tempt thy Deitie Forgive my confidence I now excuse Antonius weaknesse but stay there my heart My vertuous Livia is more fair then she CLE. Hail mighty Prince for that high name the Gods Dio. Plutarch Who reft me of it have bestow'd on thee Cae. Rise Cleopatra Caesar's victory Takes nought from you CLE. Oh let me never rise Till Caesar grant my suit Cae. Good Queen stand up And freely speak what you desire CLE. I beg A boon but small which Caesar nere deni'd His greatest enemies Cae. And can you think I should deny it you Do but expresse it CLE. That thou would'st kill me Caesar I have liv'd These many yeers too long I should have dy'd Dio. When that great Worthy that renowmed Caesar Was basely murther'd in Romes Capitoll Surviving him was my unhappinesse But I have liv'd to see his sonne inherit Dio. His state and Empire and controll the world Cae. Be cheery Cleopatra fear no wrong At Caesar's hands CLE. Death is no wrong at all I have deserv'd it Sir Cae. But can you think That we whose clemencie so many men And stubborn enemies so oft have prov'd Should now at last be cruell to a Queen But we must chide you that so long together Have sided with Antonius and with him Conspir'd the wrack of Rome CLE. That 's soon excus'd If 't were a crime to love Antonius Dio. Plutarch Which I confesse I did and his large favours Truly deserv'd it think it was not mine But fates own crime that first allotted me To his protection had your share of rule In Egypt lyen I had been Caesars friend Cae. Besides with men and money you give aid To Caius Cassius in Philippi field Who murther'd Caesar in the Capitoll CLE. Caesar as false as truth it self is true I was accused to Antonius Plutarch Appian For that before but in Cilicia I quickly cleer'd those causelesse jealousies Witnesse thou glorious starre which the great soule Of noble Julius when he left the earth Added to heaven how innocent I am From any fault in that but Caesar know Dio. Against thy father not the act alone But even suspition shall be purg'd with death I can no longer live Cae. What have I done I fear my rashnesse has too far betray'd Dio. My thoughts to Cleopatra gentle Queen Be comforted expect at Caesar's hand Nothing but love and friendship do not wrong My goodnesse with unjust suspition All former grievances are quite forgot Your port and state shall be maintain'd at full Your houshold servants not diminished Epaphroditus see the Queen attended As fits her stare and honour and till next We visit you rest with a full assurance Of our best love and friendship CLE. All the payment That my poor fortunes can return to Caesar Is thanks and service Cae. Epaphroditus EPAP. Caesar they whisper CLE. Yes whisper on you cannot over-reach My jealousies no signes of love at all Exit Caesar No smile nor amorous glance I was deceiv'd And meerly coosen'd by base Thyreus But I must hide my fears and cleer this brow The better to effect my purposes EPA. How fares your Majesty CLE. Never so well As now I am I did not think great Caesar Had been so full of love and courtesie EPA. Oh Madam Caesar's th' unexampled mirrour Of royaltie and does as far exceed All petie Kings in goodnesse as in power And if my humblest services in ought May give content to royall Cleopatra I shall be proud to be commanded still CLE. Thanks good Epaphroditus That love is true that 's shew'd in misery But what have I forgot I had a note Of some particulars I meant to give To Caesar's hand and quite forgot it here Nor would I trust the cariage of a thing Of so great consequence to every hand EPA. Will you command my service CLE. I shall rest Indebted to your love Caesar will thank you It much concerns both his estate and mine Dio. Be speedy good Epaphroditus for I long to heare his answer EPA. Fear not Madam A quick performance it rejoyces me To see her look so cheerily again Exit Epa. CLE. So now my trouble is remov'd I come I come my dearest Lord Antonius Never till now thy true and faithfull love My much abused Lord do not disdain Or blush t' acknowlege Cleopatra's name When tears and bloud have wash'd her spotted soul Wert thou alive again not all the world Should shake my constancie or make divorce Twixt thee and mee but since too late alas My tears of sorrow come I 'll follow thee And beg thy pardon in the other world All crimes are there for evermore forgot There Ariadne pardons Theseus falshood Dido forgives the perjur'd Prince of Troy And Troilus repentant Cressida Though false to thee alive I now am come A faithfull lover of thy dust and combe Exit Enter AGRIPPA GALLUS and two Psyls GAL. Marcus Agrippa I have here provided As Caesar gave in charge two Libyan Psyls All Afrik yields not fitter for his purpose AGRI. They look like likely ones GAL. They have been prov'd And have already on my souldiers When they were bit by Serpents done strange cures Past all belief or hope recall'd fled life Back to his mansion and beyond the power Of Aesculapius have suck'd and charm'd The mortall venome from their dying limbs These two Agrippa in their infancy Their doubting sires to try their lawfull births Plinius Solinus Lucanus As Eagles try their Eaglets 'gainst the Sun Expos'd to mortall Serpents and were so Confirm'd in what they sought the trembling Snakes Durst not assault the Infants Enter CaeSAR AG. Here he comes Cae. Are those the men GAL. Yes Caesar Cae. Carry them To Cleopatraes Palace let them wait Neer to Epaphroditus What 's the news How fares the Queen EPA. Never more cheery Sir Her looks expresse her hopes nor in her words Can she conceal her inward cheerfulnesse But one thing Sir she sai'd she had forgot Which neerly did concern both you and her And that in such a cause she durst not trust A common messenger requesting me To give it to your hands Cae. She has deceiv'd thee And all of us the worst that I could fear Is come to passe oh run Epaphroditus I 'll follow thee with all the speed I can But all too late I fear our speed will come Exeunt Enter CLEOPATRA crown'd attended by GLAUCUS MARDIO EIRA CHARMIO shee takes her state ANTHONY's Herse brought in CLE. This is my second Coronation day But nobler then the first and fuller farre Of reall honour and magnificence Nor till this pompous houre was Cleopatra A perfect Queen alas I did not sway A Scepter over fortune or command As now I do the destinies themselves I wore a painted