Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	behold_v	servant_n	sorrow_n	1,997	5	9.7449	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02294	A chronicle, conteyning the liues of tenne emperours of Rome Wherin are discouered, their beginnings, procéedings, and endings, worthie to be read, marked, and remembred. Wherein are also conteyned lawes of speciall profite and policie. ... Compiled by the most famous Syr Anthonie of Gueuara, Bishop of Mondonnedo, preacher, chronicler, and counsellour to the Emperour Charles the fift: and translated out of Spanish into English, by Edward Hellowes, Groome of her Maiesties Leashe. Hereunto is also annexed a table, recapitulating such particularities, as are in this booke mentioned.; Decada de los diez Cesares y emperadores Romanos. English	Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Hellowes, Edward.	1577 (1577)	STC 12426; ESTC S103534	315,538	500

tedious_a complaint_n unto_o severus_n but_o in_o the_o end_n he_o give_v ear_n unto_o the_o complaint_n of_o plautianus_n as_o unto_o a_o servant_n but_o unto_o bassiaaus_n as_o unto_o a_o son_n severus_n consider_v the_o continual_a displeasure_n give_v he_o by_o plautianus_n the_o tyranny_n he_o execute_v in_o the_o empire_n the_o enmity_n betwixt_o he_o and_o bassianus_n and_o that_o also_o with_o his_o great_a favour_n he_o estaéeme_v he_o little_a conceive_v that_o some_o day_n he_o may_v rise_v with_o the_o empire_n wherefore_o from_o thenceforth_o he_o neither_o show_v he_o good_a countenance_n either_o give_v he_o so_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n plautianus_n do_v well_o perceive_v that_o he_o have_v not_o only_a bassianus_n unto_o his_o enemy_n but_o also_o stand_v in_o disgrace_n of_o severus_n and_o think_v with_o himself_o that_o to_o escape_v best_a cheap_a either_o they_o will_v take_v away_o his_o life_n or_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o favour_n and_o to_o deliver_v himself_o of_o so_o great_a a_o infamy_n he_o determine_v to_o kill_v they_o to_o quit_v himself_o chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o a_o certain_a treason_n that_o plautianus_n have_v ordain_v against_o severus_n and_o how_o it_o be_v discover_v the_o order_n that_o plautianus_n use_v or_o to_o say_v better_o the_o disorder_n that_o he_o practise_v to_o kill_v severus_n and_o bassianus_n proceed_v as_o from_o a_o passion_a tyrant_n and_o not_o as_o a_o man_n advise_v and_o so_o it_o afterward_o redound_v to_o his_o loss_n and_o destruction_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o there_o be_v in_o rome_n a_o tribune_n name_v saturninus_n native_a of_o assyria_n who_o be_v the_o great_a friend_n that_o plautianus_n have_v with_o who_o he_o do_v most_o communicate_v to_o who_o he_o do_v most_o commend_v his_o secret_n and_o also_o for_o who_o he_o do_v most_o pleasure_n plautianus_n send_v for_o this_o saturninus_n a_o hour_n within_o night_n and_o enclose_v themselves_o within_o a_o chamber_n say_v in_o great_a secrecy_n these_o word_n follow_v plautianus_n his_o oration_n to_o saturninus_n saturninus_n thou_o know_v how_o great_a love_n i_o have_v bear_v thou_o and_o how_o many_o good_a deed_n i_o have_v do_v to_o thou_o &_o thy_o house_n whereof_o there_o need_v no_o other_o token_n but_o the_o behold_n of_o thou_o so_o high_o advance_v in_o the_o court_n &_o so_o accept_v in_o my_o service_n many_o with_o i_o be_v offend_v &_o at_o thou_o all_o man_n have_v envy_n friend_n parent_n acquaintance_n recommend_v and_o servant_n i_o have_v for_o who_o to_o have_v do_v unto_o some_o of_o who_o i_o be_v much_o behold_v &_o of_o other_o i_o be_v to_o have_v consider_v for_o service_n all_o these_o notwithstanding_o on_o thou_o only_o i_o fix_v my_o eye_n to_o magnify_v thou_o and_o in_o thou_o i_o employ_v my_o heart_n to_o love_v thou_o i_o send_v now_o for_o thou_o to_o recount_n unto_o thou_o my_o travel_n and_o sorrow_n to_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v help_v to_o deliver_v i_o from_o they_o and_o herein_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v the_o affectionate_a love_n which_o i_o bear_v thou_o in_o that_o i_o repose_v my_o confidence_n in_o thou_o wherein_o i_o will_v not_o trust_v my_o own_o proper_a son_n for_o son_n think_v not_o but_o how_o to_o inherit_v their_o father_n good_n but_o very_a friend_n have_v care_n to_o deliver_v their_o friend_n from_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n thou_o well_o know_v saturninus_n what_o great_a service_n i_o have_v do_v to_o severus_n and_o since_o my_o youth_n have_v follow_v he_o in_o the_o war_n i_o say_v i_o serve_v he_o so_o young_a that_o i_o alone_o be_o his_o most_o ancient_a servant_n although_o i_o be_v now_o the_o most_o forget_a and_o abhor_v set_v a_o part_n all_o service_n which_o i_o have_v do_v for_o he_o and_o all_o great_a danger_n that_o i_o have_v pass_v to_o deliver_v he_o from_o peril_n i_o have_v bear_v so_o tender_a affection_n unto_o my_o lord_n severus_n that_o i_o leave_v to_o like_v he_o as_o a_o man_n and_o do_v adore_v he_o as_o a_o god_n and_o that_o this_o be_v true_a it_o appear_v most_o clear_a in_o that_o i_o give_v my_o daughter_n unto_o his_o son_n bassianus_n and_o myself_o to_o be_v his_o perpetual_a slave_n after_o i_o spend_v my_o youth_n in_o his_o service_n &_o follow_v the_o father_n throughout_o the_o world_n his_o son_n bassianus_n nourish_v in_o my_o arm_n from_o his_o infancy_n i_o do_v yield_v he_o my_o good_n i_o give_v he_o my_o only_a daughter_n i_o govern_v his_o common_a wealth_n in_o peace_n of_o his_o evil_a life_n i_o frame_v in_o all_o man_n a_o opinion_n of_o great_a virtue_n his_o cruelty_n and_o tyranny_n i_o make_v all_o man_n believe_v to_o be_v zeal_n of_o justice_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o they_o never_o commit_v vile_a deed_n that_o i_o solder_v not_o either_o at_o any_o time_n command_v any_o difficult_a matter_n that_o i_o accomplish_v not_o the_o matter_n be_v thus_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o god_n permit_v or_o my_o sorrowful_a destiny_n procure_v i_o be_o fall_v into_o so_o great_a hatred_n of_o severus_n and_o in_o so_o cruel_a contempt_n and_o enmity_n with_o bassianus_n that_o in_o recompense_n of_o all_o my_o service_n which_o i_o have_v do_v they_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n they_o be_v now_o determine_v to_o take_v away_o my_o life_n thou_o see_v now_o saturninꝰ_n whether_o it_o be_v reason_n that_o i_o endure_v the_o same_o whereunto_o if_o i_o shall_v give_v place_n i_o shall_v perish_v my_o house_n shall_v be_v lose_v the_o god_n unserved_a the_o whole_a empire_n scandalise_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o i_o execute_v on_o they_o that_o which_o they_o will_v execute_v upon_o i_o for_o that_o it_o be_v more_o consonant_n unto_o reason_n that_o the_o evil_a be_v correct_v of_o the_o good_a then_o that_o the_o virtuous_a shall_v come_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o wicked_a behold_v saturninus_n what_o affection_n i_o bear_v thou_o that_o have_v lay_v up_o in_o thy_o breast_n so_o great_a a_o secret_a this_o terrible_a deed_n i_o will_v put_v into_o thy_o hand_n therefore_o present_o thou_o must_v depart_v unto_o the_o court_n and_o go_v into_o his_o chamber_n where_o severus_n sleep_v and_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n &_o from_o bassianus_n his_o son_n also_o thou_o shall_v take_v away_o his_o life_n thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o guard_n at_o court_n that_o even_o now_o there_o come_v unto_o i_o a_o post_n out_o of_o asia_n and_o be_v send_v by_o i_o to_o give_v severus_n intelligence_n thereof_o and_o go_v at_o such_o a_o hour_n for_o that_o danger_n depend_v thereon_o and_o since_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v abash_v to_o hear_v it_o be_v not_o terrify_v to_o perform_v it_o for_o that_o i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o by_o the_o immortal_a god_n that_o after_o severus_n be_v dead_a and_o i_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o empire_n conformable_a unto_o the_o great_a peril_n wherein_o now_o thou_o do_v adventure_v thyself_o shall_v be_v thy_o reward_n that_o then_o thou_o shall_v receive_v these_o and_o such_o other_o thing_n plautianus_n say_v unto_o saturninus_n who_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v his_o commandment_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o in_o writing_n in_o what_o manner_n he_o will_v have_v he_o to_o kill_v severus_n and_o bassianus_n his_o son_n which_o he_o desire_v to_o this_o end_n that_o if_o in_o time_n he_o shall_v forget_v the_o recompense_n of_o so_o great_a a_o service_n he_o may_v show_v he_o that_o writing_n both_o to_o remember_v the_o service_n past_a as_o also_o the_o reward_n unperformed_a plautianus_n doubt_v not_o to_o give_v saturninus_n a_o writing_n sign_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n wherein_o he_o command_v to_o kill_v severus_n and_o bassianus_n his_o elder_a son_n the_o content_n of_o the_o writing_n be_v thus_o i_o plautianus_n do_v request_n as_o a_o friend_n and_o command_v as_o a_o censor_n that_o thou_o saturninus_n tribune_n do_v kill_v the_o emperor_n severus_n and_o bassianus_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o for_o the_o same_o i_o promise_v thou_o and_o by_o the_o immortal_a god_n swear_v unto_o thou_o that_o as_o thou_o be_v only_o in_o peril_n so_o to_o make_v thou_o singular_a in_o the_o empire_n saturninus_n as_o a_o man_n skilful_a and_o subtle_a for_o more_o assurance_n unto_o plautianus_n upon_o his_o knee_n kiss_v his_o hand_n as_o though_o already_o he_o have_v be_v sure_a of_o the_o empire_n and_o then_o be_v in_o the_o deep_a of_o the_o night_n he_o depart_v unto_o the_o court_n the_o guard_n present_o give_v place_n and_o the_o chamberlain_n in_o like_a manner_n who_o place_v himself_o direct_o before_o severus_n as_o he_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n say_v these_o word_n oh_o severus_n how_o careless_a be_v thou_o of_o

and_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v not_o adventure_v to_o spend_v the_o good_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n in_o matter_n either_o unprofitable_a or_o superfluous_a but_o to_o the_o defence_n of_o enemy_n or_o repair_v of_o fortification_n either_o else_o for_o provision_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n in_o time_n of_o dear_a year_n there_o be_v in_o rome_n certain_a stipendary_n interpreter_n of_o all_o language_n to_o manifest_v the_o meaning_n of_o strange_a ambassador_n who_o fee_n and_o office_n antoninus_n command_v to_o be_v forbid_v and_o take_v away_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v very_o convenient_a unto_o the_o greatness_n and_o majesty_n of_o rome_n that_o all_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n shall_v learn_v to_o speak_v their_o speech_n and_o that_o it_o be_v abasement_n for_o they_o to_o learn_v any_o strange_a tongue_n also_o he_o do_v ordain_v that_o all_o the_o old_a impotent_a &_o blind_a people_n in_o rome_n shall_v be_v sustain_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o such_o as_o be_v young_a and_o more_o able_a shall_v be_v constrain_v either_o to_o boult_v meal_n at_o the_o baker_n or_o to_o blow_v the_o bellows_n at_o the_o smith_n by_o chance_n on_o a_o certain_a day_n he_o find_v a_o old_a servitor_n which_o he_o have_v know_v long_o in_o the_o war_n rub_v and_o claw_v himself_o against_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o church_n adrian_n demand_v why_o he_o do_v so_o rub_v himself_o and_o wear_v out_o his_o clothes_n the_o old_a man_n make_v answer_v i_o have_v no_o garment_n to_o clothe_v myself_o neither_o any_o man_n give_v i_o to_o eat_v yet_o if_o it_o may_v please_v thou_o adrian_n i_o have_v find_v mean_a to_o rub_v myself_o adrian_n take_v great_a compassion_n of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v see_v but_o much_o more_o of_o that_o which_o he_o hear_v and_o present_o he_o command_v good_n to_o be_v give_v he_o and_o slave_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o as_o envy_v be_v natural_a unto_o the_o poor_a as_o pride_n be_v common_a among_o the_o rich_fw-fr the_o next_o day_n other_o two_o poor_a man_n come_v before_o adrian_n rub_v themselves_o amongst_o the_o pillar_n in_o hope_n to_o receive_v the_o like_a liberality_n who_o he_o will_v to_o be_v call_v unto_o he_o command_v the_o one_o to_o scratch_v the_o other_o and_o by_o turn_n to_o ease_v each_o other_o of_o his_o itch_n unto_o king_n pharasmaco_n of_o the_o parthian_n adrian_n give_v great_a gift_n that_o be_v to_o say_v fifty_o eliphant_n arm_v with_o their_o tower_n and_o three_o hundred_o man_n of_o hiberin_n in_o the_o country_n of_o spain_n which_o be_v of_o his_o guard_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o prodigious_a and_o monstruous_a thing_n that_o happen_v during_o the_o empire_n of_o antoninus_n many_o travel_n and_o hard_a adventure_n follow_v the_o emperor_n antoninus_n while_o he_o live_v and_o also_o in_o all_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n because_o fortune_n be_v so_o variable_a that_o she_o never_o stay_v her_o wheel_n or_o ever_o cease_v to_o be_v turn_v thereof_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n hunger_n be_v so_o great_a so_o sharp_a and_o so_o general_a throughout_o all_o italy_n that_o thereof_o there_o die_v no_o less_o then_o if_o it_o have_v be_v of_o a_o fierce_a pestilence_n there_o be_v in_o asia_n so_o cruel_a and_o so_o general_a a_o earthquake_n that_o many_o house_n and_o building_n be_v subvert_v many_o people_n slay_v and_o not_o a_o few_o city_n disinhabit_v for_o the_o repair_n of_o which_o great_a hurt_n he_o send_v not_o only_a money_n from_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o rome_n but_o also_o plentiful_o send_v his_o treasure_n out_o of_o his_o own_o coffer_n in_o the_o month_n of_o januarie_n there_o be_v in_o rome_n so_o furious_a a_o fire_n that_o it_o burn_v ten_o thousand_o house_n wherein_o there_o perish_v of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n more_o than_o ten_o thousand_o in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v burn_v the_o stately_a place_n of_o carthage_n the_o one_o half_a of_o antioch_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n the_o whole_a city_n of_o narbona_n in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n there_o be_v at_o rome_n great_a flood_n and_o beside_o loss_n of_o their_o corn_n both_o reap_v and_o unreaped_a the_o river_n tiber_n do_v so_o swell_v and_o overflow_v that_o one_o day_n loss_n be_v not_o repair_v in_o three_o year_n on_o the_o four_o of_o the_o month_n of_o may_n there_o appear_v a_o star_n over_o rome_n contain_v the_o quantity_n of_o the_o wheel_n of_o a_o mill_n which_o throw_v out_o spark_n so_o thick_a and_o so_o continual_a that_o it_o seem_v rather_o the_o fire_n of_o a_o forge_n than_o the_o shine_a of_o a_o star_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o antoninus_n in_o rome_n be_v bear_v a_o child_n with_o two_o head_n the_o one_o like_o a_o man_n the_o other_o like_o a_o dog_n but_o the_o strangeness_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v more_o exceed_v in_o that_o with_o one_o head_n he_o do_v cry_v and_o bark_n as_o a_o whelp_n and_o with_o the_o other_o do_v weep_v as_o a_o child_n in_o the_o city_n of_o capua_n a_o woman_n be_v bring_v a_o bed_n and_o deliver_v of_o five_o son_n at_o that_o time_n be_v see_v in_o arabia_n a_o great_a and_o a_o most_o huge_a serpent_n which_o be_v see_v of_o many_o person_n upon_o the_o height_n of_o a_o rock_n do_v eat_v half_a his_o own_o tail_n in_o which_o year_n there_o be_v throughout_o all_o arabia_n &_o marvelous_a great_a pestilence_n in_o the_o nine_n year_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o antoninus_n in_o the_o city_n of_o mesia_n barley_n be_v see_v to_o grow_v in_o the_o head_n of_o their_o tree_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o no_o tree_n bare_a fruit_n that_o year_n but_o ear_n of_o of_o barley_n in_o the_o same_o year_n there_o happen_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o artenito_n in_o a_o city_n name_v triponia_n four_o wild_a and_o unknown_a lion_n to_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o market_n place_n which_o become_v so_o tame_a that_o they_o make_v they_o packehorsse_n to_o the_o mountain_n for_o wood_n and_o boy_n become_v horseman_n upon_o their_o back_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mauritania_n a_o child_n be_v bear_v which_o have_v the_o head_n turn_v backward_o which_o live_v and_o be_v breed_v up_o and_o also_o such_o as_o will_v either_o see_v or_o speak_v with_o he_o most_o convenient_o do_v place_v themselves_o at_o his_o back_n which_o notwithstanding_o can_v both_o see_v speak_v and_o go_v but_o with_o his_o hand_n may_v not_o feed_v himself_o there_o die_v in_o rome_n a_o senator_n name_v rufus_n a_o man_n of_o great_a wealth_n and_o credit_n which_o after_o his_o death_n do_v many_o time_n come_v to_o the_o senate_n sit_v in_o his_o wont_a place_n and_o clad_v with_o garment_n after_o his_o old_a fashion_n but_o be_v never_o hear_v speak_v one_o word_n and_o this_o vision_n continue_v in_o the_o senate_n full_o two_o year_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o war_n that_o happen_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n and_o other_o his_o act_n it_o chance_v unto_o no_o roman_a prince_n as_o it_o do_v unto_o antoninus_n which_o always_o remain_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o italy_n and_o common_o within_o rome_n be_v so_o belove_v fear_a and_o serve_v of_o all_o strange_a king_n and_o kingdom_n as_o if_o personal_o he_o visit_v &_o have_v conquer_v they_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o empire_n king_n pharasmaco_n come_v to_o rome_n but_o only_o to_o see_v antoninus_n and_o bring_v and_o present_v unto_o he_o so_o much_o and_o so_o marvelous_a thing_n that_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n be_v not_o satisfy_v in_o behold_v either_o their_o heart_n in_o wish_v they_o the_o king_n of_o parthian_n have_v take_v away_o much_o land_n from_o the_o king_n of_o armenia_n who_o send_v to_o complain_v unto_o the_o roman_n as_o unto_o their_o friend_n ally_n and_o confederate_n for_o who_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n do_v write_v his_o letter_n unto_o the_o king_n of_o parthian_n to_o cease_v to_o do_v wrong_n and_o also_o to_o make_v restitution_n unto_o the_o armenian _n who_o letter_n be_v receive_v and_o read_v be_v present_o obey_v and_o perform_v king_n abogarus_n one_o of_o the_o mighty_a and_o most_o notable_a king_n of_o the_o orient_a the_o emperor_n antoninus_n do_v force_v to_o come_v to_o rome_n because_o that_o owe_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n unto_o one_o of_o his_o vassal_n he_o will_v not_o come_v to_o account_v the_o good_a emperor_n traiane_n have_v constrain_v the_o parthian_n to_o receive_v their_o seat_n and_o royal_a crown_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o roman_n which_o subjection_n the_o parthian_n both_o deny_v and_o refuse_v but_o antoninus_n not_o only_o by_o letter_n but_o also_o by_o apparent_a threaten_n do_v force_v they_o to_o yield_v

become_v friend_n and_o their_o agreement_n be_v that_o they_o have_v divide_v the_o empire_n he_o remain_v with_o the_o estate_n and_o seat_n of_o rome_n and_o geta_n his_o brother_n have_v antioch_n the_o head_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o the_o estate_n of_o all_o asia_n as_o bassianus_n then_o say_v so_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o good_n of_o the_o patrimony_n be_v divide_v in_o three_o part_n two_o part_n for_o the_o two_o brethren_n and_o the_o three_o for_o julia_n their_o mother_n and_o further_o that_o all_o senator_n captain_n and_o other_o notable_a person_n of_o the_o empire_n free_o if_o they_o so_o like_v may_v go_v with_o geta_n into_o asia_n or_o remain_v with_o bassianus_n in_o rome_n there_o be_v no_o man_n there_o that_o like_v this_o agreement_n much_o less_o allow_v the_o same_o for_o they_o all_o do_v see_v it_o be_v but_o feign_v and_o that_o ere_o long_o the_o empire_n will_v be_v inflame_v with_o war_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o julius_n caesar_n and_o pompeius_n of_o caesar_n augustus_n and_o marcus_n antonius_n although_o all_o man_n be_v grieve_v with_o that_o which_o be_v say_v yet_o all_o man_n do_v both_o dissemble_v and_o keep_v silence_n with_o sad_a countenance_n cast_v their_o eye_n to_o the_o ground_n which_o their_o mother_n julia_n possess_v patience_n in_o sufficient_a answer_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o as_o follow_v chap._n four_o ¶_o of_o a_o excellent_a speech_n utter_v by_o the_o mother_n unto_o her_o son_n i_o may_v well_o call_v you_o son_n oh_o child_n of_o my_o heart_n since_o thou_o geta_n procee_v from_o my_o entrail_n &_o thou_o bassianus_n i_o have_v nourish_v with_o my_o breast_n &_o i_o swear_v by_o the_o immortal_a god_n that_o much_o great_a be_v the_o love_n that_o i_o bear_v thou_o than_o the_o affinity_n which_o i_o have_v with_o thy_o brother_n thou_o well_o know_v bassianus_n that_o from_o the_o first_o hour_n that_o i_o come_v to_o the_o court_n &_o be_v wife_n unto_o thy_o father_n severus_n i_o have_v the_o name_n of_o mother_n in_o law_n &_o the_o work_n of_o a_o perfect_a mother_n and_o that_o many_o time_n thou_o do_v request_v i_o to_o cherish_v thy_o brother_n geta_n for_o that_o it_o seem_v unto_o thou_o he_o be_v not_o favour_v in_o such_o wise_a that_o if_o he_o be_v the_o only_a person_n that_o i_o have_v bear_v thou_o only_o be_v he_o that_o be_v cherish_v i_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o call_v you_o my_o child_n &_o to_o bewail_v you_o as_o child_n to_o talk_v with_o you_o as_o child_n for_o on_o the_o day_n that_o the_o one_o proceed_v from_o my_o bowel_n the_o other_o enter_v into_o my_o heart_n marvel_v you_o not_o to_o see_v i_o pour_v forth_o so_o many_o tear_n &_o at_o every_o word_n to_o be_v dismay_v &_o swoon_z for_o as_o you_o see_v my_o sorrowful_a eye_n so_o may_v you_o behold_v my_o lamentable_a heart_n you_o shall_v well_o perceive_v it_o gush_v out_o more_o with_o blood_n than_o my_o eye_n do_v flow_v with_o tear_n if_o my_o husband_n &_o your_o father_n shall_v hear_v that_o which_o i_o hear_v and_o shall_v see_v that_o which_o i_o see_v it_o will_v grieve_v he_o that_o ever_o you_o be_v bear_v and_o no_o less_o that_o ever_o he_o beget_v you_o because_o you_o will_v give_v no_o credit_n unto_o your_o friend_n either_o obey_v i_o your_o sorrowful_a mother_n or_o perform_v his_o will_n &_o commandment_n wherefore_o do_v you_o seek_v the_o whole_a for_o one_o since_o he_o leave_v the_o same_o for_o both_o what_o a_o heavy_a matter_n be_v this_o my_o child_n the_o god_n have_v create_v you_o brethren_n and_o you_o have_v convert_v yourselves_o enemy_n the_o glory_n which_o you_o possess_v to_o have_v have_v such_o a_o father_n you_o will_v quit_v he_o with_o so_o much_o grief_n to_o have_v so_o froward_a child_n to_o leave_v the_o empire_n entire_a your_o father_n slay_v julianus_n pessenius_fw-la niger_n and_o albinius_n that_o hold_v it_o divide_v in_o three_o part_n and_o now_o again_o you_o will_v divide_v and_o rend_v it_o in_o piece_n do_v you_o not_o understand_v how_o prince_n that_o have_v their_o will_n unite_v need_v not_o to_o divide_v their_o country_n have_v you_o not_o hear_v say_v that_o to_o obtain_v honour_n &_o to_o defend_v that_o which_o we_o possess_v for_o these_o two_o only_a thing_n &_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n war_n be_v raise_v betwixt_o king_n and_o prince_n if_o this_o be_v true_a as_o it_o be_v and_o both_o you_o fall_v out_o for_o good_n know_v you_o not_o that_o your_o father_n only_o of_o himself_o have_v leave_v you_o more_o than_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n have_v leave_v unto_o they_o and_o if_o it_o so_o be_v that_o you_o strive_v for_o the_o attainment_n of_o honour_n i_o know_v not_o to_o what_o end_n you_o will_v have_v more_o honour_n then_o to_o be_v emperor_n of_o rome_n oh_o immortal_a god_n i_o invocate_v and_o most_o humble_o pray_v you_o that_o you_o deal_v not_o according_a to_o the_o childishness_n of_o these_o young_a man_n but_o agreeable_a unto_o the_o great_a service_n which_o their_o father_n have_v do_v you_o &_o the_o abundance_n of_o tear_n which_o their_o lamentable_a mother_n have_v pour_v forth_o for_o otherwise_o the_o memory_n of_o my_o lord_n severus_n shall_v perish_v &_o be_v lose_v &_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o empire_n put_v in_o great_a danger_n if_o we_o do_v think_v my_o child_n that_o this_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n may_v be_v a_o occasion_n from_o henceforth_o to_o deal_v &_o live_v like_o brethren_n we_o will_v hold_v it_o all_o for_o good_a and_o think_v it_o all_o right_a well_o but_o what_o do_v it_o profit_n that_o you_o have_v divide_v the_o empire_n only_o in_o two_o part_n and_o you_o twain_o remain_v divide_v in_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o difference_n if_o you_o will_v be_v favour_v of_o the_o god_n &_o obey_v of_o man_n call_v to_o remembrance_n your_o father_n commandment_n condescend_v unto_o your_o mother_n request_n and_o yield_v yourselves_o unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o your_o friend_n for_o that_o young_a prince_n do_v never_o know_v to_o govern_v well_o if_o they_o permit_v not_o to_o be_v govern_v of_o the_o virtuous_a consider_v child_n that_o you_o be_v but_o youngling_n and_o in_o great_a affair_n have_v small_a experience_n and_o that_o your_o youth_n shall_v lead_v you_o unto_o many_o vice_n &_o your_o small_a experience_n cause_v you_o to_o fall_v in_o great_a &_o many_o error_n also_o my_o child_n you_o have_v to_o consider_v that_o you_o possess_v your_o heart_n too_o much_o passion_v and_o go_v environ_v with_o many_o liar_n which_o two_o thing_n be_v most_o cruel_a and_o enorm_a in_o the_o person_n &_o house_n of_o prince_n because_o with_o their_o passion_n they_o commit_v much_o injustice_n and_o by_o lie_n they_o cloak_n many_o foul_a and_o pernicious_a deed_n the_o passion_a and_o furious_a heart_n be_v suffice_v with_o his_o own_o fury_n to_o be_v lead_v into_o all_o error_n and_o the_o liar_n defend_v he_o from_o all_o knowledge_n and_o acquaintance_n of_o his_o own_o fault_n if_o you_o remember_v yourselves_o that_o you_o be_v man_n and_o that_o i_o be_o a_o woman_n with_o great_a reason_n you_o may_v have_v small_a regard_n unto_o that_o which_o i_o do_v say_v but_o if_o you_o consider_v that_o you_o be_v my_o child_n and_o i_o your_o mother_n great_a estimation_n shall_v you_o conceive_v of_o my_o counsel_n for_o that_o credit_n which_o i_o lose_v to_o be_v a_o woman_n i_o recover_v for_o that_o i_o be_o your_o mother_n if_o you_o do_v love_v your_o father_n as_o your_o father_n love_v you_o your_o sorrowful_a mother_n shall_v have_v no_o cause_n so_o much_o to_o persuade_v you_o to_o be_v friend_n for_o that_o to_o remove_v all_o cause_n to_o bring_v his_o honour_n in_o disputation_n you_o will_v refuse_v &_o cast_v behind_o you_o all_o interest_n whatsoever_o of_o any_o good_n since_o you_o will_v not_o live_v in_o peace_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o touch_v the_o service_n unto_o the_o god_n and_o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o must_v follow_v your_o own_o person_n and_o the_o infamy_n wherewith_o you_o shall_v infect_v your_o dead_a father_n yet_o shall_v you_o do_v the_o same_o for_o the_o love_n and_o behalf_n of_o your_o live_a mother_n because_o the_o dissension_n travel_n and_o infidelity_n of_o the_o child_n many_o they_o be_v that_o do_v behold_v they_o but_o in_o the_o end_n the_o mother_n do_v only_o bewail_v they_o against_o the_o testament_n of_o your_o father_n without_o the_o will_n of_o your_o mother_n contrary_a unto_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o without_o advice_n of_o any_o friend_n you_o have_v betwixt_o you_o divide_v the_o empire_n leave_v i_o unto_o myself_o to_o be_v divide_v wherein_o speak_v

antoninus_n galba_n and_o otho_n otho_n and_o bytellus_n bytellus_n and_o vaspasianus_fw-la &_o now_o of_o late_a betwixt_o severus_n my_o father_n and_o julianus_n and_o albinius_n all_o these_o great_a calamity_n which_o the_o miserable_a common_a wealth_n of_o rome_n have_v suffer_v be_v not_o for_o that_o many_o will_v not_o be_v command_v but_o for_o that_o many_o will_v command_v admit_v that_o my_o father_n command_v in_o his_o testament_n that_o geta_n my_o brother_n and_o i_o shall_v divide_v the_o empire_n yet_o many_o do_v know_v &_o they_o be_v not_o few_o which_o presume_v that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v it_o but_o his_o wife_n and_o my_o mother_n in_o law_n constrain_v he_o so_o to_o assign_v and_o in_o a_o case_n so_o great_a hard_a &_o grave_a respect_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o that_o which_o he_o do_v but_o unto_o that_o which_o he_o will_v have_v do_v because_o the_o magnificence_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o senate_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o procurement_n of_o a_o vain_a woman_n but_o unto_o that_o which_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o the_o common_a wealth_n chap._n vii_o ¶_o of_o the_o great_a cruelty_n of_o bassianus_n and_o of_o such_o as_o he_o command_v to_o be_v slay_v all_o the_o time_n that_o bassianus_n use_v this_o speech_n unto_o the_o senate_n no_o man_n cut_v off_o his_o talk_n or_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v no_o person_n dare_v answer_v one_o word_n but_o that_o he_o in_o end_v his_o tale_n behold_v all_o his_o friend_n &_o such_o as_o he_o suspect_v he_o will_v not_o once_o look_v upon_o whereof_o they_o remain_v not_o only_o despite_v but_o also_o terrify_v because_o the_o thing_n that_o the_o heart_n love_v be_v see_v and_o know_v by_o the_o vent_v and_o window_n of_o the_o eye_n neither_o for_o that_o bassianus_n have_v say_v in_o open_a place_n either_o for_o any_o advisement_n of_o friend_n in_o secret_a do_v he_o cease_v to_o continue_v his_o cruelty_n but_o that_o present_o he_o command_v to_o be_v slay_v not_o only_o such_o as_o his_o brother_n geta_n hold_v for_o friend_n but_o also_o the_o friend_n of_o his_o friend_n he_o slay_v all_o the_o servant_n and_o officer_n of_o his_o brother_n not_o only_o such_o as_o serve_v he_o in_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o all_o such_o also_o as_o serve_v he_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o vile_a thing_n of_o his_o house_n that_o be_v to_o say_v cook_n butler_n cator_n swéeper_n moil_n keper_n turn_v spit_n and_o boy_n of_o the_o kitchen_n at_o the_o death_n of_o who_o albeit_o both_o before_o and_o after_o he_o slay_v many_o yet_o of_o none_o have_v they_o so_o great_a compassion_n in_o rome_n as_o of_o those_o person_n also_o he_o slay_v all_o his_o wagginer_n all_o his_o horsekéeper_n all_o his_o baker_n all_o his_o launderer_n all_o his_o musician_n all_o his_o tailor_n final_o he_o slay_v all_o that_o his_o brother_n love_v and_o all_o such_o as_o do_v serve_v he_o he_o slay_v all_o the_o senator_n and_o officer_n of_o rome_n that_o follow_v the_o partiality_n of_o his_o brother_n geta_n and_o kill_v all_o questor_n praetor_n and_o valiant_a captain_n throughout_o the_o empire_n he_o slay_v lucilla_n a_o excellent_a matron_n of_o rome_n sister_n unto_o the_o emperor_n commodus_n and_o daughter_n unto_o the_o great_a marcus_n aurelius_n who_o all_o emperor_n past_a do_v honour_n as_o a_o empress_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o mother_n and_o this_o be_v in_o such_o wise_a that_o as_o any_o temple_n of_o rome_n her_o house_n be_v privilege_v the_o cause_n wherefore_o they_o say_v he_o slay_v the_o lady_n lucilla_n be_v for_o that_o when_o she_o hear_v of_o the_o death_n of_o geta_n she_o go_v unto_o the_o court_n to_o comfort_v the_o mother_n and_o bewail_v her_o sorrow_n whereof_o bassianus_n be_v advertise_v say_v since_o lucilla_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o my_o brother_n geta_n with_o my_o mother_n in_o law_n it_o signify_v that_o she_o will_v joy_v of_o his_o life_n and_o of_o my_o death_n but_o i_o will_v live_v and_o she_o shall_v die_v also_o he_o slay_v many_o of_o the_o vestal_a virgin_n some_o that_o he_o accuse_v for_o break_v their_o virginity_n and_o other_o for_o that_o they_o presume_v to_o be_v virgin_n say_v it_o be_v a_o jest_n to_o believe_v that_o any_o may_v live_v and_o die_v a_o virgin_n in_o this_o life_n he_o slay_v a_o ancient_a knight_n name_v letus_fw-la which_o be_v at_o the_o death_n of_o commodus_n and_o also_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o death_n of_o geta_n his_o brother_n he_o slay_v rufus_n a_o knight_n of_o africa_n and_o his_o near_a kinsman_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o uncle_n son_n who_o at_o the_o evening_n do_v invite_v he_o to_o supper_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n command_v to_o be_v slay_v he_o slay_v pompeyanus_n the_o son_n of_o lucilla_n and_o nephew_n unto_o marcus_n aurelius_n a_o man_n of_o great_a courage_n in_o war_n and_o venturous_a in_o arm_n who_o he_o command_v to_o be_v slay_v travel_v upon_o the_o way_n and_o cast_v forth_o report_v that_o thief_n have_v slay_v he_o he_o slay_v papianus_n the_o learned_a lawyer_n who_o in_o those_o day_n be_v most_o famous_a in_o knowledge_n and_o counsel_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o thus_o it_o pass_v that_o bassianus_n when_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o senate_n do_v take_v papianus_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o all_o alonge_v the_o street_n lay_v his_o right_a arm_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n until_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o house_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o stair_n where_o with_o a_o axe_n such_o as_o they_o cleave_v wood_n he_o command_v his_o head_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o he_o slay_v petronius_n which_o have_v be_v consul_n senator_n questour_n praetor_n edil_n and_o flamen_n forty_o year_n in_o all_o which_o time_n he_o never_o offend_v any_o man_n either_o any_o person_n have_v complain_v of_o he_o wherefore_o he_o be_v name_v the_o good_a petronius_n he_o slay_v samonicus_n serenus_n which_o also_o be_v a_o lawyer_n and_o of_o this_o man_n it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o eloquence_n he_o be_v very_o sweet_a and_o in_o write_v no_o less_o satirical_a also_o he_o slay_v a_o son_n of_o the_o emperor_n pertinax_n name_v elius_n pertinax_n who_o for_o a_o wonder_n be_v say_v in_o rome_n that_o in_o either_o word_n or_o deed_n it_o be_v never_o perceive_v in_o he_o that_o ever_o in_o his_o whole_a life_n he_o do_v so_o much_o as_o vent_v for_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o be_v not_o a_o little_a to_o be_v praise_v and_o also_o marvel_v because_o son_n natural_o be_v not_o only_o incline_v to_o inherit_v their_o father_n good_n but_o also_o to_o succeed_v they_o in_o their_o honour_n furthermore_o he_o command_v a_o notable_a roman_a too_o be_v slay_v name_v chilus_fw-la because_o he_o have_v continual_o travel_v to_o make_v he_o friend_n with_o his_o brother_n geta_n who_o presuppose_v that_o they_o come_v to_o kill_v he_o stripte_n himself_o clean_o out_o of_o his_o apparel_n and_o escape_v out_o at_o a_o certain_a window_n of_o his_o house_n he_o kill_v his_o first_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o plautianus_n which_o be_v exile_v into_o sicyl_n &_o cause_v search_v to_o be_v make_v in_o rome_n throughout_o the_o empire_n for_o all_o that_o be_v son_n cousines_n uncle_n nephew_n or_o near_a parent_n unto_o the_o blood_n royal_a all_o which_o he_o command_v to_o be_v slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n because_o neither_o root_n branch_n or_o memory_n shall_v remain_v of_o ancient_a or_o generous_a blood_n as_o well_o in_o rome_n as_o else_o where_o throughout_o the_o empire_n bassianus_n command_v many_o other_o to_o be_v slay_v but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o cruel_a the_o erecutioner_n have_v authority_n to_o take_v away_o their_o miserable_a life_n but_o not_o to_o bury_v their_o body_n leave_v they_o to_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n as_o for_o the_o noble_a they_o be_v carry_v in_o car_n on_o heap_n and_o consume_v with_o fire_n even_o to_o ash_n he_o be_v not_o only_o evil_a and_o cruel_a but_o also_o do_v boast_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o friend_n of_o such_o as_o be_v note_v to_o be_v evil_a &_o cruel_a for_o they_o never_o hear_v he_o say_v well_o of_o any_o prince_n past_a but_o of_o silla_n the_o cruel_a brutus_n the_o traitor_n catiline_n the_o tyrant_n the_o gracchy_n seditious_a domitian_n the_o defame_a and_o commodus_n the_o dissolute_a exact_o to_o accomplish_v his_o cruelty_n it_o chance_v on_o a_o certain_a day_n represent_v the_o circen_n play_v in_o rome_n unto_o which_o feast_n a_o huge_a number_n of_o people_n be_v come_v to_o behold_v that_o as_o the_o guide_n of_o the_o imperial_a chariot_n may_v not_o pass_v because_o the_o street_n be_v

emperor_n go_v to_o sea._n chap._n ix_o of_o a_o horrible_a cruelty_n that_o bassianus_n commit_v in_o alexandria_n after_o that_o bassianus_n have_v see_v the_o great_a ilium_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o asia_n and_o bythinia_n he_o come_v unto_o the_o city_n of_o antioch_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a ceremony_n and_o all_o the_o time_n that_o he_o remain_v there_o no_o less_o feast_v from_o antioch_n he_o take_v his_o way_n into_o alexandrie_n with_o great_a desire_n to_o see_v that_o famous_a city_n which_o the_o great_a alexander_n have_v build_v whereof_o the_o citizen_n be_v advertise_v they_o make_v most_o solemn_a &_o costly_a preparation_n wherewith_o to_o receive_v he_o which_o never_o have_v be_v do_v to_o any_o prince_n either_o greek_a or_o roman_a chief_o move_v there_o unto_o because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n unto_o alexander_n many_o league_n before_o bassianus_n come_v unto_o the_o city_n they_o repair_v the_o bridge_n amend_v the_o high_a way_n furnish_v all_o place_n with_o victuales_fw-la make_v many_o summer_n house_n with_o bough_n and_o scatter_v all_o the_o way_n with_o flower_n and_o further_o all_o his_o train_n do_v take_v all_o thing_n at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n without_o payment_n of_o any_o money_n but_o when_o he_o arrive_v in_o the_o city_n general_o the_o alexandrine_n come_v forth_o to_o receive_v he_o in_o most_o gorgeous_a apparel_n accompany_v with_o instrument_n and_o many_o kind_n of_o music_n present_o at_o his_o entry_n into_o alexandrie_n he_o go_v on_o foot_n unto_o the_o temple_n where_o he_o offer_v very_o great_a sacrifice_n and_o burn_v therein_o great_a quantity_n of_o incense_n myrrh_n aloe_n and_o such_o other_o fume_n this_o be_v do_v he_o go_v to_o visit_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o great_a alexander_n where_o he_o use_v a_o imperial_a magnificence_n that_o be_v to_o weet_v he_o put_v off_o a_o most_o rich_a robe_n wherewith_o he_o be_v clad_v he_o take_v from_o his_o cap_n a_o brooch_n of_o great_a price_n a_o curious_a collar_n from_o his_o neck_n from_o his_o breast_n a_o stone_n of_o value_n inestimable_a and_o from_o his_o finger_n all_o his_o ring_n &_o kneel_v upon_o the_o ground_n do_v offer_v the_o same_o upon_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o great_a alexander_n incredible_a be_v the_o joy_n that_o the_o alexandrine_v conceive_v to_o behold_v a_o live_a prince_n of_o rome_n to_o have_v a_o greek_a prince_n which_o be_v dead_a in_o so_o great_a veneration_n in_o respect_n whereof_o they_o love_v he_o with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o their_o power_n all_o which_o thing_n bassianus_n perform_v not_o of_o intent_n to_o honour_n alexander_n or_o to_o pleasure_v the_o alexandrine_n but_o with_o more_o certintie_a to_o assure_v himself_o of_o they_o all_o and_o afterwards_o joint_o to_o kill_v they_o all_o many_o day_n have_v pass_v since_o bassianus_n have_v bear_v great_a hatred_n unto_o the_o alexandrine_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o unkindness_n be_v because_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o scorn_v he_o with_o word_n and_o also_o deride_v he_o in_o interlude_n say_v it_o be_v a_o scoff_a matter_n for_o he_o to_o make_v comparison_n with_o alexander_n to_o name_v himself_o achilles_n and_o to_o imitate_v hercules_n also_o bassianus_n understand_v how_o they_o have_v much_o despise_v he_o for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n geta_n &_o lay_v their_o tongue_n upon_o his_o own_o mother_n note_v her_o unchastity_n which_o injury_n he_o want_v not_o skill_n to_o dissemble_v many_o day_n &_o after_o to_o revenge_v the_o same_o at_o a_o instant_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o the_o feast_n be_v finish_v he_o command_v proclamation_n to_o be_v make_v that_o all_o the_o lusty_a young_a man_n either_o stranger_n or_o native_n of_o the_o country_n shall_v muster_v in_o a_o field_n to_o the_o end_n he_o will_v see_v view_n and_o also_o arm_v they_o after_o the_o old_a manner_n say_v that_o from_o thence_o forth_o his_o will_n be_v that_o all_o his_o man_n of_o war_n shall_v fight_v not_o after_o the_o order_n of_o the_o roman_n but_o according_a to_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o greek_n great_a glory_n and_o also_o vain_a glory_n possess_v the_o alexandrine_n when_o they_o hear_v these_o proclamation_n and_o he_o that_o may_v soon_o come_v first_o into_o the_o field_n conceive_v that_o such_o as_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o crier_n such_o shall_v be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o emperor_n all_o the_o youth_n of_o alexandria_n remain_v in_o the_o field_n bassianus_n with_o all_o his_o army_n in_o armour_n issue_v forth_o to_o behold_v they_o and_o he_o command_v to_o bring_v themselves_o into_o a_o square_a to_o the_o end_n that_o one_o by_o one_o shall_v pass_v before_o he_o of_o who_o he_o will_v take_v his_o choice_n and_o present_o after_o give_v they_o armour_n now_o when_o the_o miserable_a alexandrine_n stand_v all_o as_o sheep_n together_o unarm_v bassianus_n give_v a_o sign_n unto_o his_o soldier_n to_o give_v the_o charge_n as_o upon_o enemy_n who_o in_o their_o slaughter_n make_v so_o great_a haste_n that_o within_o a_o hour_n those_o field_n be_v all_o cover_v not_o with_o flower_n but_o with_o dead_a body_n great_a be_v the_o hurt_n that_o bassianus_n commit_v that_o day_n upon_o the_o alexandrine_n for_o that_o he_o leave_v the_o widow_n without_o son_n grandfather_n without_o nephew_n uncle_n without_o cousines_n brethren_n without_o brethren_n and_o neighbour_n without_o friend_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o none_o remain_v that_o be_v not_o slay_v or_o else_o torment_v with_o the_o death_n of_o other_o the_o place_n where_o bassianus_n commit_v this_o great_a treason_n and_o so_o inhuman_a cruelty_n be_v in_o a_o broad_a plain_a field_n near_o unto_o the_o great_a river_n nilus_n and_o the_o number_n be_v so_o great_a of_o they_o which_o be_v slay_v that_o the_o blood_n by_o stream_n run_v through_o those_o field_n and_o stain_a and_o die_v that_o river_n nilus_n in_o such_o extreme_a manner_n that_o that_o so_o stately_a a_o river_n seem_v not_o to_o run_v with_o water_n but_o with_o blood_n the_o alexandrine_n may_v not_o be_v excuse_v of_o their_o fault_n in_o speak_v evil_a of_o bassianus_n defame_a his_o mother_n &_o represent_v his_o vile_a fact_n in_o interlude_n admit_v that_o of_o evil_a we_o can_v speak_v but_o evil_a yet_o prince_n enter_v not_o into_o this_o reckon_n who_o work_n we_o have_v licence_n to_o judge_v only_o in_o our_o heart_n but_o not_o with_o the_o tongue_n to_o blaspheme_v and_o despise_v they_o and_o albeit_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o alexandrine_n be_v very_o great_a yea_o though_o it_o have_v be_v much_o great_a yet_o without_o comparison_n much_o more_o vehement_a be_v the_o cruelty_n that_o bassianus_n do_v execute_v on_o they_o which_o if_o he_o have_v be_v as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v the_o contrary_a he_o will_v have_v perform_v for_o in_o the_o house_n of_o heroical_a and_o excellent_a prince_n chastisement_n be_v give_v by_o ounce_n and_o clemency_n without_o measure_n chap._n x._o of_o a_o letter_n which_o bassianus_n do_v write_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o parthian_n to_o have_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n it_o seem_v unto_o bassianus_n that_o to_o rob_v temple_n to_o sack_v town_n to_o subvert_v wall_n and_o to_o kill_v the_o whole_a neighbourhood_n of_o alexandrie_n be_v but_o a_o small_a matter_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o vile_a and_o cruel_a condition_n wherewith_o he_o be_v incline_v and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o determine_v to_o attempt_v so_o rare_a and_o odious_a a_o treason_n that_o all_o man_n which_o shall_v hear_v or_o read_v thereof_o may_v count_v his_o cruelty_n pass_v but_o a_o trifle_n even_o as_o amongst_o such_o as_o be_v virtuous_a one_o virtue_n awake_v another_o virtue_n so_o amongst_o the_o wicked_a one_o evil_a or_o mischief_n draw_v with_o it_o another_o mischief_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o there_o be_v some_o person_n so_o vow_v unto_o evil_a and_o mischief_n that_o without_o delay_n fall_v into_o the_o profundity_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o vice_n and_o mischief_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o that_o bassianus_n see_v himself_o in_o the_o east_n part_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o make_v a_o conquest_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o for_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o make_v they_o war_n open_o he_o remember_v to_o devise_v a_o treason_n for_o they_o in_o secret_a so_o much_o more_o vile_a be_v the_o fact_n as_o small_a be_v the_o occasion_n which_o move_v he_o to_o commit_v the_o same_o for_o at_o that_o present_a the_o parthian_n with_o the_o roman_n &_o the_o roman_n with_o the_o parthian_n be_v in_o great_a friendship_n and_o confederacy_n without_o advice_n of_o parent_n friend_n or_o counsellor_n bassianus_n send_v a_o great_a ambassage_n unto_o arthabanus_fw-la king_n of_o parthia_n send_v