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A02091	The comicall historie of Alphonsus, King of Aragon As it hath bene sundrie times acted. Made by R.G.; Alphonsus, King of Aragon	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1599 (1599)	STC 12233; ESTC S105900	23,701	50

you can resolue Me of a question that I shall demaund Duke I that I can what euer that it be Cari. Then to be briefe not twentie winters past When these my lims which withered are with age Were in the prime and spring of all their youth I still desirous as yoong gallants be To see the fashions of Arabia My natiue soyle and in this pilgrims weed Began to trauell through vnkenned lands Much ground I past and many soyles I saw But when my feete in Millain land I set Such sumptuous triumphs daily there I saw As neuer in my life I found the like I pray good sir what might the occasion bee That made the Millains make such mirth and glee Duk. This solemne ioy wherof you now do speak Was not solemnized my friend in vaine For at that time there came into the land The happiest tidings that they ere did heare For newes was brought vpon that solemne day Vnto our Court that Ferdinandus proud Was slaine himselfe Carinus and his sonne Were banisht both for euer from Aragon And for these happie newes that ioy was made Cari. But what I pray did afterward become Of old Carinus with his banisht sonne What heare you nothing of them all this while Du. Yes too too much the Millain Duke may say Alphonsus first by secret meanes did get To be a souldier in Belinus warres Wherein he did behaue himselfe so well As that he got the Crowne of Aragon Which being got he dispossest also The King Belinus which had fostered him As for Carinus he is dead and gone I would his sonne were his companion Cari. A blister build vpon that traytors tongue But for thy friendship which thou shewedst me Take that of me I frankly giue it thee Stab him Now will I haste to Naples with all speed To see if Fortune will so fauour me To view Alphonsus in his happie state Exit Carinus Enter Amuracke Crocon King of Arabia Faustus King of Babilon Fabius with the Turkes Ganesaries Amu. Fabius come hither what is that thou sayest What did god Mahound prophecie to vs Why do our Viceroyes wend vnto the warres Before their king had notice of the same What do they thinke to play bob foole with me Or are they waxt so frolicke now of late Since that they had the leading of our bands As that they thinke that mightie Amuracke Dares do no other then to soothe them vp Why speakest thou not what fond or franticke fit Did make those carelesse Kings to venture it Fa. Pardon deare Lord no franticke fit at all No frolicke vaine nor no presumptuous mind Did make your Viceroies take these wars in hand But forst they were by Mahounds prophecie To do the same or else resolue to die Amu. So sir I heare you but can scare beleeue That Mahomet would charge them go before Against Alphonsus with so small a troupe Whose number farre exceeds king Xerxes troupe Fa. Yes Noble Lord and more then that hee said That ere that you with these your warlike men Should come to bring your succour to the field Belinus Claramount and Arcastus too Should al be crownd with crownes of beaten gold And borne with triumphes round about their tēts Amu. With triumph man did Mahound tell them so Prouost go carrie Fabius presently Vnto the Marshalsie there let him rest Clapt sure and safe in fetters all of steele Till Amuracke discharge him from the same For be he sure vnles it happen so As he did say Mahound did prophesie By this my hand forthwith the slaue shall die Lay hold of Fabius and make as though you carrie him out Enter a souldier and say Mess. Stay Prouost stay let Fabius alone More fitteth now that euery lustie lad Be buckling on his helmet then to stand In carrying souldiers to the Marshalsie Amu. Why what art thou That darest once presume For to gainsay that Amuracke did bid Messen. I am my Lord The wretcheds man aliue Borne vnderneath the Planet of mishap Erewhile a souldier of Belinus band But now Amu. What now Mess. The mirror of mishap Whose Captaine is slaine and all his armie dead Onely excepted me vnhappie wretch Amu. What newes is this and is Belinus Slaine Is this the Crowne which Mahomet did say He should with triumph weare vpon his head Is this the honour which that cursed god Did prophesie should hapen to them all Oh Dadalus and wert thou now aliue To fasten wings vpon high Amuracke Mahound should know and that for certaintie That turkish Kings can brooke no iniurie Fabi. Tush tush my Lord I wonder what you meane Thus to exclaime against high Mahomet I le lay my life that ere this day be past You shall perceiue his tidings all be waste Amu. We shall perceiue accursed Fabius Suffice it not that thou hast bene the man That first didst beate those bables in my braine But that to helpe me forward in my greefe Thou seekest to confirme so fowle a lie Stab him Go get thee hence and tell thy trayterous King What gift you had which did such tidings bring And now my Lords since nothing else will serue Buckle your helmes clap on your steeled coates Mount on your steeds take Launces in your hands For Amuracke doth meane this very day Proude Mahomet with weapons to assay Messen. Mercie high Monarch t is no time now To spend the day in such vaine threatnings Against our god the mightie Mahomet More fitteth thee to place thy men at armes In battle ray for to withstand your foes Which now are drawing towards you with speed Sound drummes within Hark how their drummes with dub a dub do come To armes high Lord and set these trifles by That you may set vpon them valiantly Amu. And do they come you kings of Turkie Now is the time in which your warlike armes Must raise your names aboue the starrie skies Call to your minde your predecessors acts Whose martiall might this many a hundred yeare Did keepe those fearefull dogs in dread and awe And let your weapons shew Alphonsus plaine That though that they be clapped vp in clay Yet there be branches sprung vp from those trees In Turkish land which brooke no iniuries Besides the same remember with your selues What foes we haue not mightie Tamberlaine Nor souldiers trained vp amongst the warres But fearefull bodies pickt from their rurall flocke Which till this time were wholy ignorant What weapons ment or bloudie Mars doth craue More would I say but horses that be free Do need no spurs and souldiers which themselues Long and desire to buckle with the foe Do need no words to egge them to the same Enter Alphonsus with a Canapie carried ouer him by three Lords hauing ouer each corner a Kings head crowned with him Albinius Laelius Miles with Crownes on their heads and their souldiers Besides the same behold whereas our foes Are marching towards vs most speedilie Courage my Lords ours is the victorie Alph. Thou Pagan dog how darst thou be so bold To