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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52477	Pausanias, the betrayer of his country a tragedy, acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majesties servants / written by a person of quality.	Norton, Richard, 1666-1732.; Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746.	1696 (1696)	Wing N1327; ESTC R8251	27,919	50

our Laws Laws quoth'a I thought he 'd ne're ha' done with his Laws he throated you out Laws Laws Laws for an hour together I stood up my Lord and what do mee I my Lord but but wisht the Devil had him and his Laws I never had so much of the Laws in my Head in all my life my head does so sing of his Laws that I don't know what to do my Lord I am quite and clean deaf with ' em Paus. Well Polaemon and what then Pol. My Lord Paus. How did our Friends take it Pol. A Plague of his Laws I can't hear a word my Lord. Paus. Eternal blockhead how shall I endure him aside Pol. Why truly my Lord you 'l find it a hard matter he is never to be gain'd over to us my Lord he is a bitter Enemy to Persia and to your Lordship Paus. No matter I fear him not Polaemon Pol. The Laws did your Lordship say any thing of the Laws Paus. I say I fear him not loud Pol. Oh ho you fear him not no hang him fear him but then my Lord don't think we had nothing to say to this grim Gentleman we told him he was of the Sect of Lycurgus and would set up a Democracy amongst us an Athenian in his heart and then rail'd at Democracy and said 't was a nasty slovenly Government and not fit for a Gentleman and then the most Tyranical Government of all he had need talk against Tyranny indeed pray what did your Lordship say Paus. Nothing Polaemon nothing Pol. Ay my Lord as you say their we were even with his Laws but then he began to reflect upon you with a side wind methought by Iuno's bedstaff I grew into choler then and said and said and said my Lord Paus. Ay you did so my Lord Polaemon I thank you kindly you have spent your self with Zeal I advize you to go home and refresh your self my dear Friend and be Crucifi'd aside Pol. And so I will my Lord for indeed I am in a very bad way but my Lord I did what I is going returns cou'd to serve you and so did some body else that you little think off for my Lord to tell you the whole thing as it happen'd Paus. Nay nay you are not well I must take care of you you shall go home goes with him towards the door Pau. Impertinence and busie Knaves encrease the weight Of all those deeper cares which load exalted State But there 's a rising Pleasure still in being great Argilius comes to him Argilius thou art always my retreat From Crowds and Fools I would retire awhile Thy Friendship be my guarde Some minutes hence I must confer with thee Exit Arg. I will attend A knocking Argilius goes to the door The Ambassadour of Persia by his knocking The door open'd the Ambassadour enters in hast Amb. Where 's the Regent The Lord Pausanias Arg. my Lord he has commanded Stops him None shall have admittance farther Amb. Prithee fond Youth I must and will go in Arg. my Lord you have forgot Thermopylae You may have heard Spartans can keep a pass Amb. What do you mean Arg. To act Leomidas To learn from him the lesson of my duty To Stand against a Persian Army and In such a cause Dye in my Post like him Amb. Noble Argilius I commend thy truth More then a thousand Tryals I have known Arg. Then this might have been spared Amb. Come we are Friends Here is a pledge you shall accept this triffle Offers him a Ring A kind forerunner of suceeding Love Arg. My Lord I serve the Regent out of Love And am a Spartan Sir of Noble Blood We Spartans ne're take gifts from Forreigners If there be found such honest Men that do At least I know my duty to my Country Amb. Well then I must find out some other way To prove my just Esteem My int'rest with the Regent shall be us'd To raise his kindness equal to your merit Arg. My Lord the Regent now comes forth himself Enter Pausanias Pau. My Lord Ambassadour You have been here some time Amb. I did not think it long I was delighted with the company Of sweet Argilius his Spartan honesty And wondrous faithful love he bears to you Trust me deserve the friendship you have for him Pau. His Spartan honesty I like it not Pretended Liberty and sawey Pride There 's nothing good that 's Spartan But kind advice like gently falling showers Will wash a stain out of the hardest marble I hope it will Argilius By the bright Sun I love thee as I ought and can no more Thou One Example of a faithful Friend Amb. Emportant business and my zeal to serve you Brought me thus early Pau. Retire Argilius We must be private Keep off the buzzing crowd of fawning Rascalls Those teazing Candidates for Places and Preferment Filling the restless Courts of great Ones With lies and feathers falshood and perfume Arg. Wou'd to the Gods I cou'd prevent your ruine As sure as that Ambassadour designs it Exit Pau. So now no more Ambassadour but Friend Dear Artabazus tell me hast thou ought Receav'd from Persia Amb. Long live my Master the great King and you The backward fruit which you dispair'd to taste Behold this moment to perfection brought And here 's the Sun that ripens it gives him a Letter Pau. I know well the policy of Xerxes Deep Universal hid in time to come With such dexterity perform'd that all The lazy Counsels of the World are stunn'd Nor can they fend the blow Amb. His Letter will inform you Pausanias reads Thus saith King Xerxes to Pausanias As for all thy kindness and sufferings on my account the benefit is laid up in our house indelibly registred for ever my Daughter also is thine as thou desirest let neither night nor day make thee remiss in what thou hast promis'd Me neither be thou hindred by the expense of Gold or Silver I have a hundred thousand Men lye ready at Rhodes who wait thy orders to Set sail for Greece with Artabazus do boldly Mine and thine own business as shall be most fit for the dignity of Vs both Amb. What think you now my Lord Pau. As One whom Nature made imperfect Whose Mother gave him blind into the World Hearing of day or light or the bright Sun Cannot conceive but thinks 't is mockery Or that he is in Natures Work house still Conversing with unfinisht beings like himself His faculties like false Lotteries most Blanks Few his Ideas dark and unstampt the rest They tell him it indeed but all his Sense Just gives him pow'r to feel himself a Man If in a moment the dark curtain drawn Darkness is coucht and light springs all around Like him I stand aghast like him admire Husht with enlightned joy my other senses lye And I forget to speak Amb. Blest be the glorious Ruler of the day Blest the great Xerxes and my Lord Pausanias O! be not silent Sir but give your

pleas'd Resentment way Pau. Gods the Stupendious goodness of the King Kind as he 's great he calls his intrest Mine And with a hundred thousand Swords offers To make it good All my misfortunes all My former sufferings are now pleasures to me Since they have giv'n me favour with the King O! that I cou'd deserve such condescention Ay there 's the point good Artabazus how O! tell me how Amb. Sir you deserve it all you are his Friend Pau. O! now you flatter me Amb. My dearest Lord you know your Artabazus Better He bids me tell you Sir he has enuff In having you his Friend and hopes his actions Will well perswade the generous Pausanias Still to continue so Pau. He asks my Friendship desires to make me Great In both my growing happiness is sure But to be known his Friend is to be great He asks my friendship he shou'd have askt my life All that I am or have is his He he desires To make me great Xerxes that God on Earth I shoud desire it he can make me so Tell him I 'm Guardian to an Infant King An Infant too he 'll find himself in power When I no more am Regent a Servant to The Ephori a King in naught but name I wou'd be Lord of the Inheritance A King to all the purposes of Power A King indeed to every thing but Xerxes And unless I can make him absolute Supream of Greece I wonnot be at all Amb. Spoke like your self my Lord. Pau. But yet I know not what methinks I fear The crafty Ephori agen may find us out And prove too Powerful Amb. Pausanias fear the trembling Ephori will scarce Have time to fear if you will push in such A readiness things are so near the Goal You cannot miss the way or loose the Prize Dispatch your orders then and call the Persians in They 'l bring such tools with 'em will quickly free Th' imprison'd Crown clense every Jewel there And bnrnish the dim Gold made cheap and soild With sawey handling of the Populace Not the lest rust lest speek of liberty Shall scape the file till bright and glittering The Royal Circles set upon your worthy Head Paus. O you transport Me Amb. Millions of dazling streams from every side Shall shoot making the slavish Ephori first behold The King despotick darted in their eyes Paus. O! what a pleasure such a day would bring To humble Sparta with an enrag'd King Amb. But two Sweet words shall then make all the Law I will those charming Royal words I will With resty Laws volumnious Statutes Rights Charters and privileges dusty heaps Of those worm eaten Monuments of pow'r Vast bonfires shall be built Paus. Like Becons blaze To shew the coming wrath of Majesty These are fit victims to the Sovereignty Xerxes shall see my Triumph and shall be The Lord of humbled Greece and Lord of Me. O you immortal Powers Amb. Riches and Force will make you great abroad As you 'l be Idoliz'd and Fear'd at home You 'l be as Iove himself who reigns above Absolute Lord and not to be controul'd Dispatch your orders then and bring the Persians in Paus. I will be suddain stay I had forgot A hundred Thousand let me pause on them aside The Spartan Army being sent abroad To War with the Athenians The Friends my Interest can raise at home With the assistance of the Helots whom Upon their promist Freedom I have gain'd Are strength enough to execute the Deed. Amb. It works it cannot fail Paus. To morrow is the day appointed for The general insurrection then what need Of Persians they may hinder my more deep designs Dear Artebazus I will to Pandora 'T is very fit she know this mighty news She 'l bear a joyful part Amb. But now my Lord the wind sits fair from Rhodes Consider Sir what mischief may produce Delay in this conjuncture Greece waits to call you King of Sparta too Can you be great too soon Then Sir make hast and bring the Persians in Paus. She who has born a share in all my labours She who inspir'd Me first with love and zeal For the great Xerxes Royal interest Pandora who has left Luxurious Persia Contented with hard Spartan entertainment Advis'd in our most secret Councils Must have a share too in our hopes and joy To her I must this welcome news impart No time is lost where gratitude is paid You meet me there retires Ambassadour alone Amb. What does he mean 't is the first time I 've fail'd I have not study'd thee so long Pausanias To be taught cunning by thee at last My tool thou hast been and my tool shalt be So the good labouring Hound with eager chase Pursues the Game his sporting Master eats Encourag'd Prais'd his youth and strength he wasts Till growing old and having done his most The useless cur is hang'd His Mistress is a Persian and our Pensioner And which is well last night she had a Jewel From me worth a Province Cunning she is And knows our drift and now the last stake Is playing may prevent Us first because She loves Pausanias then which I think May be the stronger with her she well knows She parts with her dear profit if she looses him That must be answer'd and made up to her Rich Petticoats Rich Jewels Furniture And Equipage don't always come from visible Estates I must exert my utmost cunning with her Before his business gives him time to see her For on this turn depends our whole design If I succeed I have serv'd my Master well The Spartan Army by this time may be Well beaten by the Athenians be it so Such numbers Landing will be quickly known But then We know the Spartan temper too Lazy in Preparation and they think To brave to need to be upon their guard Their Troops at home raw and undisciplin'd Ours season'd and long practis'd in their trade Hast Artabazus hast the means prepare And bring 'em in to make new Conquests here Exit Pausanias enters Pau. Now to Pandora I 'le stop the Persian Army What need of strangers when our Friends can do 't Pleas'd with my promises 't is true I 've had Some of their Persian Gold employd it too To serve my own and not their Interest Vain Xerxes think'st thou I'm to toyl for thee And only Conquer for a Spartan Crown No tho' ruine I design and rather than fail I wou'd call in and ev'n assist thy arms Yet first I 'le try to get the spoyl my self Greece I design shall fall and Crown With Sovereign Rule my pains alone When General of the Greecian force I drove Almost three hundred thousand Persians Mardonius slaine from fam'd Platea's fields Then I sought glory with my Countrys good Now with it's undoing still I seek for glory Honour that cheats the World is but a Name 'T is waste and ruin lead the way to Fame Exit The End of the First Act. ACT II. SCENE I. A Public Place