vast Globe Terrestriall should be cantled And almost three parts ours and that the â—…ons Who suspiration draw out of this aire With vniuersall Aues showâ—…s and oâ—…es Should vs acknowledge to be head supreame To this great body for a world of yeares Yet now when we had made our Crowne compleat And clos'd it strongly with a triple arch And had inrich'd it with those pretious jewels Few Princes â—…uer see white haires euen now Our greatnesse hangs in ballance and the stampe Of our true 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. King By whâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Emp. Aske these holy Fathers Aske those our out-cast sonnes a throne vsurped Our chaire is counted all our titles stolne 2. King What blasphemy dare speake so Emp. All our roabes Your vestments reuerend yet pontificall This sword these keyes that open kingdoms hearts To let in sweet obedience All but borrowed 3. King What soule aboue the earth Emp. Our royall signet With which we in a mothers holy loue Haue sign'd so many pardons is now counterfeit From our mouth flow riuers of blasphemy And lies our Babylonian Sinagogues Are counted Stewes where Fornications And all vncleannesse Sodomiticall Whose leprosy touch'd vs neuer are now daily acted Our Image which like Romane Caesars stamp'd In gold through the whole earth did currant passe Is now blanch'd copper or but guilded brasse 3. King Can yonder roofe that 's naild so fast with Couer a head so impious and not cracke starres That Sulphure boyling o're celestiall fires May drop in whizing flakes with skalding veÌ„geaÌ„ce On such a horrid sinne 1. King No mortall bosome Is so vnsanctified 2. King Who i' st bright Empresse That feeds so vlcerous and so ranke a Spleene Emp. A woman Omn. VVoman who Emp. The Fairie Queene nights Fiue Summers haue scarce drawn their glimmering Through the Moons siluer bowe since the crownd Of that adored beast on which we ride heads VVere strucke and wounded but so heal'd againe The very scarres were hid But now a mortall An vnrecouerable blovv is taken And it must bleed to death 3. King Heauen cannot suffer it Empr. Heauen suffers it and sees it and giues ayme Whilst euen our Empires heart is cleft in sunder That strumpet that inchantresse who in robes White as is innocence and with an eye Able to tempt stearne murther to her bed Calles her selfe Truth has stolne faire Truths attire Her crowne her sweet songs counterfets her voyce And by prestigious tricks in sorcerie Ha's raiz'd a base impostor like Truths father This subtile Curtizan sets vp againe Whom we but late banisht to liue in caues In rockes and desart mountaines 2. King Feare her not shee 's but a shadow Empr. O t' is a cunning Spider And in her nets so wraps the Fairie Queene That shee suckes euen her breast Sh 'as writ a booke Which shee calles holy Spels 3. King Wee le breake those spels Empr. The poles of heauen must first in sunder breake For from the Fairie shores this Witch hath driuen All such as are like these our Sooth-Saiers And cal'd false Seers home that of things past Sing wonders and diuine of things to come Through whose bewitching tongues runne golden chaines To which ten thousand eares so fast are bound As spirits are by spells that all the Tones Of harmony that Babylon can sound Are charmes to Adders and no more regarded Than are by him that 's deafe the sicke mans groanes Shee they Titania and her Fairie Lords Yea euen her vassaile elues in publike scorne Defame me call me Whore of Babylon Omn. O vnheard of prophanation Empr. Giue out I am common that for lust and hire I prostitute this body that to Kings I quaffe full bowles of strong enchanting wines To make them dote on me Omn. Le ts heare no more Emp. And that all Potentates that tread on earth With our abhominations should be drunke And be by vs vndone Omn. Wee le heare no more 3. King You haue thrust Furies whips into our hands 1. King Say but the word and wee le turne home your wroÌ„gs In torne and bloody collours 2. King All her bowers Shall like burnt offerings purge away in fire Her lands pollution Omn. Let 's to armes Empr. Stay heare me Her kingdome weares a girdle wrought of waues Set thicke with pretious stones that are so charm'd No rockes are of more force her Fairies hearts Lie in inchanted towers impregnable No eâ—…gine scales them Therefore goe you three Draw all your faces sweetly let your browes Be sleekd your cheekes in dimples giue out smiles Your voyces string with siluer wooe like louers Sweare you haue hils of pearle shew her the world And say shee shall haue all so shee will kneele And doe vs reuerence but if shee grow nice Dissemble flatter stoope to licke the dust Shee goes vpon and like to serpents creepe Vpon your bellies in humilitie And beg shee would but with vs ioyne a league To wed her land to ours our blessing goe 3. King When mines are to be blowne vp men dig low All three And so will wee Emp. Prosper till this sunne set The beames that from vs shoot seeme tounteâ—…fet Exeunt Manent 4. Cardinals and certaine Priests 1. Card. This physicke cures not me 2. Card. Nor me 3. Card. Nor vs. 1. Card. It is not strong of poyson to fetch vp That 's bak't within my gall is ouerflowne My blood growne ranke and fowle An inflamation Of rage and madnes so burnes vp my liuer That euen my heart-strings cracke as in a furnace And all my nerues into my eye-balles shrinke To shoot those bullets and my braines at once Against her soule that ha's halfe dambd vs falls Fetcht hie and neare to heauen light on no ground But in hels bottome take their first rebound 2. Card. Such are our falles we once had mountaine-growth With Pines and Cedars 3. Card. Now with none of both 1. Card. I could be glad to loose the diuine office Of my creation to be turn'd into A dogge so I might licke vp but her blood That thrusts vs from our vineyards Tres. So could all 4. Card. Reuenge were milke to vs. 2. Card. Manna 1. Card. And it shall But how wee will not as the head supreame Ouer all nations counselleth licke the dust The Faierie treads on nor like serpents creepe Vpon our bellies in humilitie This were with Fencers basely to giue ground When the first bowt may speed or to sound parly Whilst they within get swords to cut our throats No wee le at one blow strike the heart through Tres. How 2. Card. By ponyards 1. Card. No. 3. Card. Poyson 1. Card. No. 4. Card. Treason 1. Card. Neither 2. Card. How reuerend Como then 1. Card. Thus let 's consult nay you shal heare You know that all the springs in Fairie land Ran once to one head from that head to vs The mountaine and the valley paid vs fruit The field her corne the countrey felt no heat But from our fires Plenty still spread
yet for all the Moonâ—…s That I haue seene waxe olde and piâ—…for anger I had outwatched them and for all the candles I wasted out on long and frozen nights To thaw them into day I fild my head With books butscarcecould filmy mouth with â—…read I had the Muses smile but moneyes frowne And neuer could get out of such a gowne Camp How did you change your starre 3 3. King By changing Aire The god of waues washt of my pouertie I sought out a new sunne beyond the seas VVhose beames begat me gold Camp O me dull asse I am nail'd downe by wilfullbeggerie Yet feele not where it enters like a horse My hoofes are par'd to ' th quicke euen til they bleâ—… To make me runne from hence yet this Tortois shell My countrey lies so heauy on my backâ—… Pressing my worth downe that I slowly creep Through base and slimie waies 3. King Countrey Camp Shee hangs Her owne brats at her backe to teach them begge And in her lap sets strangers 3. King Yet your countrey Camp I was not borne to this not school'd to this My parents spent not wealth on meto this I will not stay here long 3. King Doe not Camp Beeing hence I le write in gall and poyson gainst my â—…rce This Fairie land for 〈◊〉 rewarding merit If euer I come backe I le be a Calâ—…rop To pricke my countries feet that tread on me 3. King O shee 's vnkind hard hearted Camp In disputation I dare for latine hebrew and the greeke Challenge an vniuersitie yet O euill hap Three learned languages cannot set a nap Vpon this thred-bare gowne how is Arte curs'd Shee ha's the sweetest lymbes and goes the worst Like common Fidlers drawing down others meate With lickorish tunes whilst they on scraps do eate 3. King Shake then these seruile fetters off Camp But how 3. King Play the mules part now thou hast suckt a dam Drie and vnholsome kicke her sides Camp Her heart her very heart Would it were dried to dust to strew vpon Th'inuenomed paper vpon which I le write 3. King Know you the Court of Babylon Camp I haue read How great it is how glorious and would venter A soule to get but thither 3. King Get then thither you venture none but saue a soule going thither The Queene of Babylon rides on a beast That carries vp seauen heads Camp Rare 3. King Each head crow'nd Enter his man like a sayler with rich attires vnder his arme Camp O admirable 3. King Shee with her owne hand Will fil thee wine out of a golden bowle There 's Angels to conduct thee Get to sea Steale o're behold here 's one to waft thee hence Take leaue of none tell none th' art made farewell Camp Thus to meet heauen who would not wade through hell Exeunt Campeius and Sayler manet 3. King enter Sayler presently 3. King To flea off this hypocrisie t is time Least worne too long the Foxes skinne be known In our dissembling now we must be braue Make me a courtier come Asses I see In nothing but in trappings different be From foote-cloth nags on which gay fellows ride Saue that such gallants gallop in more pride Away Stow vnder hatches that light stuffe T is to be worne in Babylon 〈◊〉 At this groue And much about this howre a slaue well moulded In profound learned villany gaue oath Enter Couiâ—…r To meet me Art thou come Can thy blacke Arte This wonder bring to passe Con. See it is done 3. King Tiâ—…s picture right Con. This virgin waxe Burie I will in slimie putred ground Where it may peece-meale rot As this consumes So shall shee pine and after languor die These pinnes shall sticke like daggers to her heart And eating through her breast turnethere to gripings Cramp-like Convâ—…ns â—…g vp her nerues As into this they eate 3. King Thou art fam'd for euen If these thy holy labours well succeed Statues of molten brasse shall reare thy name The Babylonian Empresse shall thee honour And for this each day shalt thou goe in chaines Where wilt thou burie it Coniur. On this dâ—…ghill 3. King Good And bind it down with most effectuall charmes That whosoeuer with vnhallowed hands Shall dare to take it hence may raue and die Con. Leaue me 3. King Farewell and prosper be blinde you skies You looke on things vnlawfull with sore eies Exit Dumbe shewe The Hâ—…lt-boyes sound and whiâ—… is bâ—…ying the picture Truth and Time enter Fideli Parthenophil â—…on and a Guard following aloose They discouer the follow â—…ee is taken the picture found hee kneeles for mercy but they making signer of refusall be snatcheth at some weapon to kill himselfe is preuented and led away The Empres Cardinals c. Emp. Who sets those tunes to mockâ—… vs Stay them Omn. Peace 1. King Peace there 1. Card. No more your musicke must be dombe Emp. When those Caelestiall bodies that doe moue Within the sacred Spheres of Princes bosomes Goe out of order t is as if you Regiment Weare all in vp-roare heauen should then be vext Me thinkes such indignation should resemble Dreadfull eclypses that portend dire plagues To nations fall to Empires death to Kings To Citties deuastation to the world That vniuersall hot calamitie Of the last horror But our royall bloud Beates in our veines like seas strugling for bounds Aâ—…tna burns in vs bearded Comets shoote Their vengeance through our eyes our breath is lightning Thunder our voyce yet as the idle Cannon Strikes at the Aires Invulnerable brest Our darts are phillip'd backe in mockery Wanting the poynts to wound 1. King Too neere the heart Most royall Empresse these distempers fit So please you wee le againe assayle her bewtie In varied shapes and worke on sutler Charmes Again loues poysoned arrowes wee le let she Emp. No proud spirits once denying still deny 1. Car. Then be your selfe a woman change those ouer turâ—…s You made to her of an vnusuall peace To an vnusde defiance giue your reuenge A full and swelling saile as from your greatnes You tooke in â—…yling to her you haue beene Too cold in punishment too soft in â—…hyding And like a mother cause her yeares are greene Haue winck't at Errors hoping time or councell Oâ—…her owne guilt seing how she goes awry Would streigtenall you find the contrarie Empe. What followes 1 Card. Sharp chastizment leaue the Mother And be the steptdame wanton her no more On your Indulgent knee signe no more pardons To her Off-fallings and her flyings out But let it be a meritorious Act Make it a ladder for the soule to climbe Lift from the hindges all the gates of heauen To make way for him that shall kill her Omnes Good 1 Card. Giue him an office in you Starâ—…-chamber Or els a Saints place and Canonize him So Sanctifie the arme that takes her life That sylly soules may go on pilgrimage Only to kisse the Instrument that strikes As a most reuerent relique Empe. Be it so
true Coūceller Already you speake musicke you are strung VVith golden chords Angels guide on your tongue Flor. These potent politicke and twin-borne States VVould to their mitred fortunes tie our fates Our Fairie groues are greene our temples stand Like goodly watch-towers wafting passengers From rockes t'arriue them in the Holy land Peace here eats fruits which her own hād hath sown Your lambes with lyons play about your throne The Palme the Lawrell and the abundant Vine Grow vp and with your roses doe entwine But if these gripe your Scepter once Titan. VVhat then Flor. Vultures are not more rauenous thā these men Confusion tyranie vproares will shake all Tygres wolues and beares will fil your seat In nothing but in miserie you le be great Those black and poisonous waters that bore down In their rough torrent Fairie townes and towers And drownd our fields in Marian◅es daies VVill in a mercilesse inundation Couer all againe red Seas will flow again The Deuill will roare againe if these you loue Be as the Serpent wise then tho a Doue 2. King This hee that speakes in musicke Titan. Are you all Of this opinion Lordes Omn. All all All 3. Le ts hence 3. King VVhen close plots faile vse open violence Titani. Stay Princes are free-borne haue free wils Theis are to vs as vallies are to hills VVe may be counceld by them not controld Our wordes our Law Elfyr. Bright Souereigne Titan. Y' are too bold 3. King I knew the fort would yeeld 1. King Attend. 2. King Shee s ours Titan. You would Combine a League which these would breake 1. King A League 2. King Holy 3. King Honorable Titan. Nay heare me speake You court me for my loue you I imbrace As maides doe Suiters with a smiling face as you doe me receiue our answere then I cannot loue you what such hardy men And flie for one repulse I meane as yet As yet I'mnot at leisure But I sweare Euen by my birth-day by the crowne I weare By those sweet waters which into vs powre Health that no sicknes taints by that blest flower Vpon whose roseal stalke our peace does grow I sweare I will my loue on you bestow VVhen one day comes which now to you I le name 1. King The time O blessed time 2. King Balme to our sorrow 3. King Name that most happie houre Tita. May be tomorrow Marke els and iudge whether it may or no When Lambes of ours are kild by wolues of yours Yet no bloud suckt when Heauen two Suns endures When Soules that rest in vnder-groundes Heare Anthems sung and prayse the soundes When drops of water are so spilt That they can wash out murders guilt When Surgeons long since dead and gone Can cure our woundes being cald vpon When from yon towers I heare one cry You may kill Princes lawfully When a Court has no Parasite When truth speakes false and falshood right When Conscience goes in cloth of gold When Offices are giuen not sold When merchants wiues hate costly clothes When ther 's no lies in tradsmens oathes When Farmers by deere yeeres do leeze And Lawyers sweare to take no fees And that I hope will neuer neuer bee But then and not till then I sweare Shall your bewitching Charmes sleepe in mine eare Away Exeunt Faires Manent 3. Kings 1. King Derided to our faces 2. King Baffuld 3. King Made fooles 1. King This must not be Omn. It shall not be 3. King Reuenge Flie to our Empres bosome there sucke treason Sedition Herezies confederacies The violation of al sacred leagues The combination of all leagues vniust The dispensation for sacramentall oathes And when ye' are swolne with theis returne againe And let their poyson raine downe here in showres Whole heards of bulls loaden with hallowed curses VVith Interdictions excommunications And with vnbinding Subiects fealties And with large pattents to kill Kings and Queens Driue roaring hither that vpon their hornes This Empire may be tost 2. King Shee shall bee torne Euen ioynt from ioynt to haue her baited wel If we cannot wee will vn-kennell hell 1. King Will not you home with vs 3. King No here I le lurke And in a Doue-like shape rauen vpon Doues I le suck allegiance from the common brest Poyson the Courtier with ambitious drugs Throw bane into the cups where learning drinkes I le be a Saint a Furie Angell Deuill Or'e Seas on this side Seas Deuils forreners VVith Deuils within hel freedom◅ Deuils in Vaults And with Church Deuil be it your soules health To drinke downe Babylonian Stratagems And to forge three-forkt thunderbolts at home VVhilst I melt Sulphure here If the sweet bane I lay bee swallowed oh a Kingdome bursts But if the poysoned hooke be spied then leuy Eightie eight Legions a◅d take open armes The Guidon shall be mine I le beare the Standard Omn. T wi'll be a glorious warre 1. King Farewell 3. Kidg Bee gon then one VVho cleanes a Realmes head needs more swordes Exeunt Fideli Florimell Parthenophill Elfiron Flory These euill Spirits are vext tho they vanisht Like hideous dreames yet haue they left behind them Throbs and heart akings in the generall boosome As omynous bodings Fairy Lack eyes 4. Foo◅men Here. Flory Flie Sirra throug the Ayre and neuer rest On paine to be into an vrchin turnd Till thou hast fixt vpon the highest gates Of our great'st Cities Thei's a warning peece Away Exit Fidel. Theis to the Spirits that our waters keepe Charge thē that none rowst ther but those whose nets Are cast out of our Fairy gundolets Away Exit 2. Elfyr. Theis to the keepers of those royall woods VVhere Lyons Panthers and the kingly heardes Feede in one company that if wild Boares Mad Buls or rauing Beares breake in for prey Hoping to make our groues their wildernes Ours may like souldiers bid thē battaile Flie. Exit 3. Parth Theis to the Shepheards on our Fairie downs To warne them not to sleepe but with sweet Layes And Iolly pipings driue into fat pastures Their goodly flocks VVolues are abroad say Fly Exit 4. Fidel. Place Prouidence because she has quick eye And is the best at kenning in our Nauy Courage shall wait on her Flor. No shee s most fit To goe with vs. Omn. Let her in Counsell ◅it Fid. T is said and least they breake into our walkes And kill our fairie-dear or change themselues Into the shape of Fawnes being indeed foxes Range all the forrest danger to preuent Foresight beats stormes backe when most Imminent Omn. Away then Exeunt Manent Titania and her maides Titani. Wise Pilots firmest pillers how it agrees When Princes heads sleepe on their counsels knees Deepe rooted is a state and growes vp hie VVhen Prouidence Zeale and Integritie Husband it well Theis fathers t will be said One day make me a granda◅e of a maid Meane time my farewell to such gaudy lures As here were thrown vp t' haue me quite ore-thrown I charge you
1 King In that one word she expires Empe. Her fayrie Lordes That play the Pilots nowe and steere her kingdome In fowlest weather as white bearded corne Bowes his proud head before th' imperiall windes Shall soly groueling heere when that day comes 1 Ki. And that it shall come fates thēselues prepare Emp. True but old Lyons hardly fall into the snare 1 King Is not the good and politique Satyran Our leagued brother and your vassaile sworne Euen now this very minute sucking close Their fairest bosomes if his trayn◅ take well They haue strange workings down-wards into hel Emp. That Satiran is this hand his braines a forge Still working for vs he 's the trew set clocke By which we goe and of our houres doth keepe The numbred strokes when welye bound in sleepe 1 Card. Besides such voluntaries as will serue Vnder your holy cullors and forsake The Fairie standard all such fugitiues Whose heartes are Babyloni◅ed all the Mu◅ers All the damb'd Crew that would for gold teare off The deuills beard All schollers that doe eate The bread of sorrow want and discontent Wise Satryan takes vp presses apparrels woues Their backes like Innocent Lambes their minds like Rubs or'e their tongues with poyson which they spot Against their owne annointed their owne Country Their very parent And thus shippes'em hither To make em yours Emp. To vse 1. Card. Only to imploy them As Bees whilst they haue stings bring thighs laden With hony hiue them when they are droanes destroy them 1. King The earnest which he giues you adored Empresse Are three fit engines for vs. Empr. Are they wrought 2. King They are and waite in Court your vtmost pleasure Out of your Cup made wee them drunke with wines To sound their hearts which they with such deuotion Receiued downe that euen whilst Bacchus swom From lippe to lippe in mid◅st of taking healths They tooke their owne damnation if their bloud As those grapes stream'd not forth to effect your good Emp. Let vs behold these fire-workes that must run Vpon shortlines of life yet wil Wee vse them Like instruments of musicke play on them A while for pleasure and then hang them by Who Princes can vpbrayd t is good they die For as in building sumptuous pallaces We climb by base and slender scaffoldings Till wee haue raized the Frame and that being done To grace the worke we take the Scaffolds downe So must we these we know they loue vs not But Swallow-like when their owne summers past Here seeke for heat or like flight Traualers Swolne with vaine-glory or with lust to see They come to obserue fashions and not mee 1. King As Traualers vse them then till they be gone Looke Cheerefully backs turn◅d no more thought vpon Emp. What are they that fly hither to our bosome But such as hang the wing such as want neasts Such as haue no sound feathers birds so poore They scarce are worth the killing with the Larke The morning's fawlkner so they may mount hie Care not how base and low their risings be What are they but leane hungry Crowes that tyre Vpon the mangled quarters of a Realme And on the house-tops of Nobilitie If there they can but sit like fatall Rauens Or Skrich-Owles croake their fals and hoarsely bode Nothing but scaffolds and vnhallowed graues 1. King Fitter for vs yet sit they here like doues Emp. True like corrupted Churchmē they are doues That haue eate carrion home wee le therefore send These busie-working Spiders to the wals Of their owne countrey when their venemous bags Which they shall stuffe with scandales libels treasons Are full and vpon bursting let them there Weaue in their politicke loomes nets to catch flies To vs they are but Pothecary drugs Which we will take as Physicall pils not food Vse them as lancets to let others bloud That haue foule bodies care not whom you wound Nor what parts you cut off to keepe this sound Omn. Here come they Campeius Parydell and Lupus Emp. Welcome rise and rise vp high In honours and our fauour you haue thrust Your armes into our cofers haue you not All 3. Yes sacred Empresse Camp And into our owne Haue rayned downe showers of gold Emp. You shall deserue it You see what Ocean can replenish you Be you but duteous tributarie streames But is your temper right are not the edges Of your sharpe spirits rebated are you ours Doe not your hearts sinke downe yet will you on All 3. Stood deathith ' way Lup. Stood hell Emp. Nobly resolu'de But listen to vs and obserue our counsell Backe must we send you to the Fairie Land Danger goes with you here 's your-safetie listen Chuse winds to sayle by if the way ward seas Grow stormie houer keepe aloofe if feares Shipwracks and death lie tumbling on the waues And will not off then on be venturous Conquests hard got are sweet and glorious Being landed if suspition cast on you Her narrow eyes turne your selues then to Moles Worke vnder ground and vndermine your countrey Tho you cast earth vp but a hand full high To make her stumble if that bloud-hound hunt you That long-ear'd Inquisition take the thickets Climbe vp to Hay-mowes liue like birds and eate The vndeflowred corne in hollow trees Take such prouision as the Ant can make Flie with the Batt vnder the eeues of night And shift your neasts or like to Ancresses Close vp your selues in artificiall wals Or if you walke abroad be wrapt in clouds Haue change of haires of cie-brows halt with soldiers Be shauen and be old women take all shapes To escape taking But if the ayre be cleere Flie to the Court and vnderneath the wings Of the Eagle Faulcon or some great bird houer Oakes and large Beech-trees many beasts doe couer He that first sings a Dirge tun de to the death Of that my onely foe the Fairie Queene Shal be my loue and clad in purple ride Vpon that scarlet-coloured beast that beares Seuen Kingdomes on seuen heads Camp If all the Spels That wit or eloquenee or arts can set If all the sleights that bookemen vse in schooles Be pow◅efull in such happinesse 't is mine Rop. What physicke can I dare onely to grow But as I merit shall vp in your eye Emp. Wee le erect ladders for you strong and high That you shall climbe to starrie dignitie Both. We take our leaue dread Empresse Exeunt Emp. Fare you well Our benediction goe along with you Our malediction and your soules confusion Like shiuer'd towers fall on your hickelesse heads And wedge you into earth low as the deepe Where are the damned if our world you fire Since desperately you 'le ride and dare aspire 1. King But is this all shall we thus bend our sinews Onely to emptie quiuers and to shoot Whole sheafes of forked arrowes at the Sunne Yet neuer hit him 2. Car. And the marke so faire Com. Nay which is more suppose that al these torrēts Which from your