Citizens then wee 'l command On pain of death that none presume to stand for peace or for the payment of the tribute money This done what 's he that dares deny it Ie. My Lord I do approve of the design But fear a potent opposition I therefore do advise that we provide Some speedy aids to give assistance to Our enterprize Elea. But how shall this be done Ie. Leave that to me mean while be sure to keep the time appointed Elea. I will not fail farewel Iehochanan Exit Eleazer Ie. Adew my Lord Why let the Mungril Curs go play And lordly Lions fight The braver beast shall win the day And so my Lord good night But I forget my self T is now about the time the lazy watch With wary steps begin to walk the round And this the night that Zareck must be here I will withdraw my self for what noise is that Enter the Watch. 1 W. Come neighbor come 't is we must stand too 't when all 's done 2 W. I neighbour wee 'l stand to our tacklings Je. I warrant ye The Watch I'â—e steal aside 1 What was that that went by neighbour 2 Where where neighbour where 1 Marry there just there something stole along 2 Was it not a spright God bless us 1 No no no 't was nothing but a diffusion But as I was saying neighbour 't is we must stand too 't because we be not book-learn'd as they say they count us but unlitter'd fellows but let um say what they will we are the very legs of the Commonwealth for when we be drunk the City reels for t I 'me sure 2 Mas neighbour and ye say true 1 I woo'l stand too t that a Watchman hath more torrity than a Justice a Peace 2 What wool ye neighbour how prove ye that 1 Marry thus I prove it Yer watchman taking him in his office of presermity may be drunk by torrity of his place because he watches the City and no body watches him so cannot your Justice Agen your watchman may issue out and reprehend any person for any fribolous offence as murder or the like and for a feeling as they call it let him go without further excommunication so cannot your Justice for when the Benefactor is before him he must nilli willi reign him according to the vigour of the Law 2 How say by that 1 Nay I heard my neighbour Timothy say that if all your chief officers should dye in a night your watchman should be a Justice a peace himself nay I tell ye neighbours the depth or our places is very high 3 See see 1 W. Well come let us take our stand here we shall see some vacant fellow rambling this way anon I warrant you 2 What must we do then neighbour 1 Marry we must remit um to prison and then ask 'um whither they were going 3 But what if they run away neighbour 1 Why then we must knock um down and bid 'um stand Nay I warrant ye neighbour I have all ye 'r points of law Barbatim 1 This gate neighbour you wood ' mire to hear it This gate for I am sure I speak within my compass This gate Lord how the time runs away me thinks 't was e'ne but yesterday This very Gate Thunder What was that what was that neighbour 2 'T was a clap of thunder 1 Maâ— if this weather hold we shall have a stormy night on 't Where did I end neighbour can ye tell 2 At gate neighbour Oliver 1 Well Well this very gate was directed that very night that I was made a watchman which did pronosticate as I may say the good service that I shoo'd do here Thunders agen 2 Trust me truly neighbour if this weather hold we shall have a soul night on 't as you say 1. 'T was e'ne in such a night as this that my neighbour Timothy and I ran away from the Constable for I tell ye neighbour we are not to repose our selve to the danger of such seasonable weather 2 Maâ— neighbour I 'me e'ne of your minde for that let 's go get some shelter 1 Content content Exeunt Thunder and enter Zareck with a Rapier and a wrenching Iron Za. Lye there a while till I have use for thee Layes down the Iron and goes sofe to the Gate A as I could wish it this stormy night hath driven the watch away Beyond my hopes why it may now be done With ease and safety Thunder Speak lowder lowder yet thou dreadful sky Whose flaming face speaks terror to the world The daring Lion now dares not approach The craggy mountain to devour his prey the ravening Wolf lies lurking in his den And howls to hear this strange combustion the fatal bird of night whose dismal voice Foretels some ill event cryes now for fear Nor man nor beast dares budg yet unto me thou art as pleasing as the rosie morn Whose lovely cheeks look smiling on the day How fit thou comest to give assistance too My brave exploit for now no sooner shall the thunder speak but I will thunder too upon the gates now now the sport begins It thunders and he wrenches the gate the gates unbar'd and Edomites let in I le post immediately to the Synagogue And there relate with admiration the strange effect of the late fearful thunder till I have maz'd the learned fools with wonder thunder agen he opens the gates Agen agen agen once more and then 't is done And bravely too without suspicion Enter L. Skimeon with others with torches Rapiers and a Drum Za. My Lord Sk. Thou art a trusty fellow I will reward thy pains Where is thy Lord Za. Follow me I will conduct ye to him About to go out Enter Jehochanan and others with torches and Rapiers Je. Welcome my dearest friend come wee 'l away And take our stand within the market place Strike up the Drum the dreadful noise will fright the drowsie Prelats in the dead of night Exeunt Enter H. Priest and Gorion at several doors in haste with Night-gowns and tapers H. P. O Gorion we are loâ—t the Rebel Skimeon with his ragged band of theeves and Cut-throats this tempestuous night Hath gotten entrance Jechochanan I fear will joyn his forces too speak Gorion speak What 's to be done Go. Wee 'l take the temple for our sanctuary thither the Citizens will boldly come H. P. We must be speedy then O Gorion we want time to weep for our calamity Enter Mechanicks with Weapons Cap. Come on my brave bilbow blades my roaring Renegadoes and my ragged Ruffians which side shall we take now 1 Marry my brave Captain of the ragged Regiment we will take the strongest Cap. Mark me my valiant Mirmidons 2. Me. Mark him mark him C. I will instruct ye in the Rudiments of war 1. M. A will instruct us rudely in the war mark him mark him Cap. When I your brave Commander bid you stand Be sure ye budg not Hum Hum Stand 1 M. Why so we do don't we
ill which thou deservest Jehochanan Call'd Coward to my face Oh heaven Beâ—â— witness now with what disdainful scorn I entertain that title Jchochanan thou lyest and wouâ—d to Heaven I were Within the distance of this trusty Blade to make it good Death have I outliv'd my reputation 1 Cap. Nay good my Lord. Josep Indeed I trifle time we have no leisure to be passionate You see in what a maze of misery the State of Jenâ—y stands if therefore we Wil prisâ— our Honours or our Countreys good we must with resolution bid defiance to Vespatian If we embrace a peace we raise a war Amongst our selves and so we make a breach For Rome to enter Hark! hark Vespatian is at hand Drums best afar off Courage brave Soldiers let not Romes command Abate your valours make speed to muster up your Forces to morrow early e're the break of day I mean to give them battel Exeunt Enter an Herauld and VALERIO with a white Flag the Herauld summons the town to a parley is answered and enter IOSEPH and Captains upon the wall Valerio To thee the chief Commander of this place And to the rest my Master bid me say He sends this Flag of Peace and wills thee pay the wonted tributo to the Roman-State this done A doth command thy late subjection Josep Bold Roman tell thy Master we defie His proud Command nor will Judea pay The wonted tribute Bid Vespatian come Himself and do his Message Val. Rebels take heed if great Vspatian come He comes in blood Jo. Proud Roman tel thy Master Ioseph scornâ— to parley with a meaner then himself tell proud Vespatian that Iudea stands In equal terms of honour with his Lord. Val. Jew thou 't repent this arrogancy Io. Roman I tell thee ere this Holy Land Shall yeild obedience to the Roman yoke Ioseph will make the Roman Eagle totter Val. Rebel farewel when next we meet I 'le try How well thou canst maintain this bravery Exeunt omnes Enter Vespatian Titus and Captains with Dâ—ums and Colours Vesp How far are we now from Jorpata Tit. Within the distance of a League my Lord. Vesp What think ye Souldiers shall we be receive'd in peace Nica. My Lord I doubt it Ves Well how ere it be we are prepar'd Tit. I give to thee the sole Command Of the right wing to thee the left Nicanor My self will stand betwixt ye both that I may see your equal Valour strive For equal Honor in the Victory Tit. My Lord Valerio Vesp Welcome Valerio com'st thou in peace Val. My Lord prepare to fight the sturdy Citizens intend this night to bid you battel Vesp What! are they stil so stout By Heaven I 'le scourge their pride Val. My Lord I saw them troop upon the hill Not two mile distant Hark! their Drums do beat they march Droms beat a far off Vesp Courage my Roman Souldiers let me see this day your brave attempts for Rome and me They come Valerio make good the Vanguard Val. I shall my Lord. Enter Joseph and Captains with Drumâ— and Colours Jo. What mean'st thou Roman to disturb your peace Vesp Rebel I do command thee kneel in Cesar's name Io. Command thy slaves for Ioseph scorns to bend Were Cesar here himself Titus How 's that Jo. Titus I tell thee Joseph is a Prince Deputed for the State of Galilee Royal in Blood and Cesar is no more Nor thou so much Vesp Com'st thou to brave it out bold Jew with words Wee 'l shew thee deeds to prove our Honors by Draws And when thou seest our pedegrees made good Write thou thine own descent in Roman blood Drums beat and exeunt They fight within and enter Titus and Joseph at several doors they fight Joseph retires And enter Vespatian wounded in the Leg with an Arrow Titus How fares my Father Vesp Lead me aside Titus I am hurt Exeunt Leads him out Enter Valerio and Nicanor Val. The fight was bravely man'd on either part Pray Heaven the General be well Nica. I saw his silver tresses circled round With troops of Souldiers till his valiant Son Bravely reliev'd him Val. The Jewish Captain bravely stood it out Even when his ranks had lest him Didst thou not see him when he was begirt With troops of Romans with what brave advantage A still maintain'd the fight and then even then When death stood gazing on him and his men Adjudg'd him lost through what a bleeding Lane A bravely made his way and so escap't Ni. This way a took come let 's pursue the chase Exeunt Enter Joseph wounded leaning upon his Sword Io. This way or that is' t so then I have caught my selfe and must take neither So I must obey Lies down Lye there thou wretched carcass and prepare thy self for dissolution O Heavens see the strange desires of base Mortality Canst thou desire to live thou wretched Earth And see thy Honour dye O misery Beyond expression Enter Josephs two Captains 1 Cap. This way our Leader took 2 Cap. See where he lyes 1 Cap. How fares my Lord Ioseph Even at the Lyon fares When strong entangled in the Hunters toil A chafes his Royal heart with rage to see Himself intrapt Cry within follow follow follow 1 Cap. My Lord we are persu'd even at the heels Shift for your life Ios Away and save your selves my wounds will not give leave 1. Cap. Come we will bear you hence Ios Your hands stay Within this Vale there is a secret Cave Whose private entrance now o'regrown with moss Will hardly be discern'd Lead me to that 1 Cap. Happily thought of They enter the cave Enter Titus Valerio Nicanor Titus 'T is beyond my understanding which way their General hath scap't us Val. And mine too my Lord but sure I am a cannot be far henceâ— Nor can a long continue where a is Vnless Camelion like a feeds on air Ti. Well hee 's a noble fellow if thou find'd him Valerio use him with equal honor to his worth Val. My Lord I shall Ti. Tell him on the faith of great Vespatians Son A shall be gently us'd So fare thee well I wish thee good success Val. My Lord I shall obey Exit Titus What course shall we take now Nicanor Ni. Troth we may wink and chuse our first and second course is all but Sallets Physick Physick Valerio most inexpressible Physick why I have walkt my self into such an abstract of abstinence that I can relish ye the distinct nourishment of the thicker thinner and more refined air and shall in time no doubt attain to the perfection of the Camelions diet Val. Prethee be serious now And le ts pursue the search Ni. Contents but by this hand I swear I will endur 't no longer then this night Exeunt Enter the two Captains out of the Cave 1 Cap. Death I am almost starv'd My hungry maw devours my vital blood What is to be done 2. Cap. To make escape's impossible We are begirt with Romans round about 1 Cap.
Where are the Souldiers that escaped with thee Io. Dead all save this whom I desire you both To favour as my special friend and one Whose valour may deserve your love The circumstances of the others loss We will refer untill some fitter time Va. Let it be so Come my brave Souldier great Vespatians son Will joy to see thee safe Exeunt Sound Musick and enter a Dumb Shew Vespatian and Titus two Souldiers follow bearing a Crown Vespa confâ—rreth with Titus then enter Valerio and Nicanor with Ioseph and the Cap. they present Ioseph to Vespa Ioseph kneels Vespatian and Titus imbrace him Valerio and Nicanor whisper with the Souldiers take the Crown of them and present it kneeling to Vespatian he refuseth twice they draw and force him to ascend and take it Titus kneeleth Vespatian imbraceth him Ioseph takes leave of Titus and the rest and exit with Vespatian and the Captains consult and exeunt at the other doors Chorus Romes great Commander Nero lately dead Behold now good Vespatians aged head Enjoyes the Diadem conceive him now Ariv'd at Rome there with a solemn vow Of bloody war he raiseth fresh supply to aid his valiant son in Galile Ioseph is sent to Rome by Cesars son there lives a captive till the wars begun Against Ierusalem mean time we pray Let pleasing musick charm the time away Finis Actus Secundies Incipit Actus tertius Scena secunda Enter Zareck with Ieho Letter THe times steals on apace I must be brief in my delivery Knockâ— within Who knocks Za. A servant to the Lord Ichochanan Serv. Your business Za. T is private to yor Lord Serv. I will inform him so Enter Skimeon Skim From whom thy business Za. Read this my Lord and you shall be resolv'd Skim My Lord multiplicity of words protract time the third night from the date of this you shall have entrance into the City be sudden strong a bold farewel Reads the Letter I shall not fail commend me to thy Lord and bid him rest assured of my appearance Exit Za. I will my Lord. Skim Farewel be sudden strong and bold Za. I will be all Exit But 't is Ichochanan to work thy fall Enter Eleazer Elea. To be or not to be I there 's the doubt For to be Sovereign by unlawful means Is but to be a slave to base desire And where 's my honour then What a strange buzzing of ambition Pusues my thirsty soul O Eleazer can thy traytor breast Give harbour to a thought of Paricide It is thy father O the sacred tye Of filial duty how that awful name Affrighteth all my faculties with fear With fear of what with foolery by heaven If there be ought within this awful name That can extort obedience from a son 'T is but the rotten Carcass there 's the thing That for to please its self begets another So does a beast and yet 'twixt them we see An equal freedome of society As for the nobler part of man we know That 's of a higher birth if it be so Thus low my knee shall bend but thou my heart Bends his knee Scorn to obey remember where thou art I am resolv'd the times are bloody and the peoples hearts I hear are bent on me Ichochanans the man that I must fairly close withall this done We shall be strong for opposition Soft here a comes Enter Jehochanan Iehoc. My Lord Eleazer Elea. Iehochanan well met Ie. My Lord if without a breach of manners I might be bold to question with your Lordship I should desire to know the secret cause of your accustomed sadness which good my Lord pardon my boldness as tender of your Lordships health and honour I have of late observed Elea. O my Iehochanan I know thou lovest me well imbraces him Nor will I in words or actions give the cause To say I am unthankful though I must confess The greatest part of my requital is Too mean for thy deserts the means Iehochanan I want the means to counterpoise thy worth Io. O my gracious Lord your love hath ever been A full requital to my poor deserts But good my Lord the cause of this your sadness Elea. O I have been tormented to the soul To see the strange distraction of the times To see the sacred City rul'd by those Whose poor decrepid brains are fiâ—ter far For drowsing pillows than for bloody war Ie. My Lord your father Elea. O that cheating name With what a magick spell it doth bewitch The crazy judgement and besot the soul With adoration of this lump of earth Ie. You know my Lord there is a sacred tye Enjoyns obedience Elea. Tush meer policy A trick a cheat to keep the world in aw Death I am vext to think how men are gull'd Ie. My Lord I understand not what you mean Elea. Thou canst not be so dull Is' t so I dare not utter now what I conceive O my good Lord remember that your father Apart Elea. No more by all that 's good I hate the name of father Ie. Death I am discover'd Ie. Now I have found ye Sir and must have leave To tell your Lordship that you do me wrong From which of all my actions have ye pickt Even but a shew of treason to the state Elea. How ye forget your self Ie. T is you my Lord that both forget your slef and me Elea. Agen Ie. Nay I must tell ye 't was not for your honour Vpon the buzzing of some bare report To undermine your friend Elea. Speakst thou this in earnest Ie. I do and will in earnest stand Against that traytor whose presumptuous hand Dare touch your aged father Elea. Vngrateful slave the traytor I return With interest of what thou dost deserve Traytor to me and traytor to the state Ie. This but to play another time upon me Which ended still Iehochanan's the same Elea. Dar'st thou not stand for Eleazer then Ie. I neither dare nor will Elea. Then I dare kill thee They draw and sight Ie. Hold art thou in earnest Elea. The to'ther bout will tell thee Ie. Swear by the honour of a loyal friend And I beleeve it Elea. By heaven I swear and by the sacred tye Of settled friendship what my words express My actions shall confirm Ie. Then thus I do imbrace your love Now my Lord What ere the project be I vow assistance and fidelity Elea. Then take it thus Thou hast command to muster up thy forces Let it be done with expedition My doting father hath devis'd this plot To cheat the Citizens whose greedy souls thirst for Vespatians blood but fearful they while thus they gull the people mean to pay the wonted tribute money and with slavish fear to crave a peace of the proud Emperour This on my life is true but wee 'l prevent it Ie. I but the means my Lord E. To morrow morning ere the break of day Muster thy forces to the market place there I will meet thee with a warlike troop Of youthful
and night to speak with me and will have no denyal Za. VVho i' st who i' st my Lord E. A Sooty fellow black exceeding black And wonderous lean too Very lean and hungry And but e'ne now I stole and stole away Could ye but get a truce for some three dayes VVe woo'd be wonderous merry Zareck Za. Methinks we should prevail Let 's sooth him in this humour and we shall have excellent sport anon Atten. Content content Za. My Lord I 'le warrant ye let me alone to deal with him El Ye must be wondrous earnest for I tell ye he 's a pestilent knave Tell him at three days end I 'l hear him all Mean while I 'le hide me here â— thinde the orras Exit za st ' st st Zareck if a ask for me Be sure thou dost not tell him where I am Stand close stand close hah what 's that Att. A ratt behinde the hangings Elea. A comes a comes a comes Enter Za. Att. Be not afraid my Lord t is Zareck comes coms out soft Za. T is done my Lord I warrant ye E. For three whole dayes Za. For three whole dayes E. And nights Za. And nights El. Gramerrcy boy Ifaith There were three fidlers at a fray For scraping of their strings in tway And jenkin jobson ran away With hay tralolly lolly Methinkes it were a rare thing to be a Jig-maker Come shall wee dance-shall we dance hay-hay 2 Att. Certainly a will fall into as much extremity of mirth Za. I told ye wee should have rare sport anon E Excellent good Ifaith t will do passing well Hark ye boyes hark ye I have excellent crotchets in my head Za. What be they what be they E. Musical musical crotchets my bullyes And therefore I 'l have a noise of fidlers dwell there To run division wilt not do rare my boyes Za. O passing rare my Lord. E. Vory good and then 1 Att. What then E. And then will I turn ballet singer You shall carry my pack and you I 'l think of some imployment whorthy your deserts Will not this be fine Ifaith hah speak 2 Att. very fine very fine E. And then wee 'l sing and laugh conscience out of countenance Fare yo well fare ye wel my boys Exit Za. If a should meet his conscience by the way now We should have an old racket with him 1 Att. No no hee 'l be wholly taken vp now with making ditties Most inexpressible ditties we shal have such fustian we meet him next 2 Att. Death I 'l lay my life 't is he E. Bounces at the door Za. Did not I prejudicate the issue What will become of us now What shall we do knocks agen Elea. Ope the door ope the door ye musty rascalls Att. If we ope not the door hee 'l break it ope And then a will be ten times worse Za. Stay is there no trick to pacify his fury Hum I have found out one I think will doo 't Att. What i' st what i' st Za. There dwells a fellow not far off knocks agen Elea. Rake-hells hell hounds ope the door Att. By and by Za. Whose Meager looks will surely couzen him He is in all description like his conscience A wears black too him wee 'l produce fast bound To give him satisfaction knocks agen Elea. Rogues Rascalls Cheaters Za. Come ope the doors ope the door Enter Eleazer Za. Why how now my Lord what 's the matter E. My conscience slaves my conscience Za. Has a been at home has a been at home since E. You you you know a has You know a has rascalls Za. O perfidious conscience how did a swear to us Not to mollest him till the time expir'd My Lord my Lord have but a little patience And if I bring him not fast bound E. ' Vm if you do not bandogs Exeunt E pulls back onâ— Nay nay nay you shall be pawn'd for the reckoning I I I wil so Jerk ye if a brings him not I will have thee cut out into a town-top and whipt And Petrusioâ—s Skin shall make scourges Att. Any thing any thing my Lord do with me what ye will But woo'd I were fairly quit pray heaven they bring the fellow E. Nay nay nay I wool doo 't and to purpose too Att. See see my lord see where a comes they bring onâ— bound E. Hah is a fast is a fast bound Att. I warrant ye fear not E. Look too 't Za. come foreward man fear nothing Pet. Why do's a gape so will a not bite Za. No no no I warrant thee P. I am peslance affraid of my nose it hangs but by the Skin If a should but touch it 't were utterly lost Elea. Fury why dost thou hunt me Pe. What must I say now â—a Say for food P. For food Eleaz For food what food will 〈◊〉 thy hungry 〈◊〉 P. Let me alone to answer now Pouderd-beef Elea. I will have him shut up a Crâ—mming wilt not do well Zareck Za. Exceeding well Elea. And then I will make him a chopping boy â— O rare does a speak in earnest â—ow Elea. Petrusio I will have him â—ed with chopt hay And then I will cut him out in steaks for my breakfast Pet A had better feed upon Câ—w-beef for I shall eat monstrous tuff E. Away with him Zareck ho ho ho I have him fast now I' st Petrusio Exeunt all three with Peter Att. My Lord E. Feed him with a Pitchlork lâ—â—st a bite thâ—â— by the fingers Ho ho ho I have caught the woodcock in a â—â—ring Exit A table brought out and spread and Enter Peter We have rare cheer towards Ifaith And I am monsterous sharp set But I am pestelence affraid of these same hungry Captains If they should invite themselves to dinner now What woo'd become of me One knocks Here 's one come already I le lay my life on 't Who knocks there Ie. Ope the door sirrah Pe. T is he t is he I knâ—w him by his terrible voice Madam madam lady madam Here 's my lord Iochy come agen Ie. Ope the door I â—ay Pe By and by Knocks agen P. now is the edg of â—ine appetiâ—e as dâ—â— as a beetle Hay hay â—eres a whole rabblement of captains Why madam-lady One knocks at other door I must ope the door or 〈◊〉 they 'l break my paâ—e agen Opens the door Enter L. Iehochanan Ie. Rost-meat rost-meat-I smel rost-meat P. Pox a your quick sent by and by Knocks agen and opens the door Enter Simion S. Death I am almost starv'd A share a share I cry a share this fellow smells of faâ— Of pretious â—at firrah confess confess they draw Layeâ— hold on him What hast thou 〈◊〉 to â—â—ys Iâ— Thou smeâ—â—â— of roast-meat â—â—ave where iâ—t Where ' i st I say for I wool have it all Pe. They 'l eat me up between um sure S. Thou sha'â— take me too then Rascal go fetch it me P. If they don't eat me up they 'l pull me in peeces
foundation that our 〈◊〉 laid When first a did ordain the Vestal-fires It would have been more proper had ye limm'd her Smiling and pointing to a sumptuous house Built on the rowling land the Motto this Sine me peris Impensa well the next Temperance decipher'd in a white Robe with a sober countenance in her left hand a Cornucopia with this Motto In abundantiâ— absteâ—io the next Chastity pictur'd in a green Robe a Lion couching by her side she points to a Lilly the Mooto Pares nos sumus Friendship binding a fardle of sticks together the Motto Concordio regna florent Constancy depainted in a purple Robe her left hand pointing to the Moon her right to her Bosom the Motto Mutabile quiâ—quid extra nil imus Patience limm'd in a Violet Robe pointing to mee Hah it 's not so 't is so the Motto Dispares nos sumus and under Saâ— ciro 〈◊〉 sat bent This was a good conceit it likes me passing well For now I see my Lords yee will not flatter me Well I 'le indevour to amend it Lord Come now to your sports Musick and they dance the Mask ended Time presents the Prisoners and exeunt Jehoch Mercy my gracious Lord The Prisoners kneel Titus What stately Prisoner's heâ— that wears the Diadem Je. My honor'd Lord this is the cruel Simeon And this Jehochanan Tit. What! art sure t is he Je. Most certain mighty Prince Sim. Mercy my honor'd Lord. Tit. Look down look down ye powers above and see the basest scum of all mortality Is' t possible to see the Villains kneel And beg Seaven daies together let the Slaves be led In triumph to be mocks and scorn'd and kickâ— And each day tortur'd to extremity then put them to an ignominious death Si. Curses and plagues reward thee Exeunt Prisoners and Guard Ti. Now worthy Gorion thou hast liv'd to see thy self reveng'd of all thine injury Gor. Ah my good Lord I joy not in revenge that I must leave to heaven Shout within Ti. Enquire the cause of that shout 1. Attendant More prisoners brought my Lord. Ti. Let them have entrance Enter Officers leading Zareck and the Lady Miriam Prisoners another following leading Peter with an hasteâ— about his neck the Lady weeps 1. Officer Come along Sir Come alongâ— you have no stomach to go too 't Pâ—â—t I have more stomach beha'â—e to eat if I had some vittailâ— hark ye Sir pray do not pull too hard least ye pull my head off it 's held on by nothing but skin and dry bones the marrow is wasted long since I believe I shall never hold the hanâ—â—â—g Tit. What Lady 's that whose sad behaviour speaks such discontents Gor. Ah Noble Titus to relate the story Of her sad fate will prove a task too weighty For a woful breast to utter Let others speak her sad calamity Weeps For me it is enough to weep her misery Titus Rise up distressed woman by all that 's good Lady 〈◊〉 I joy not in so sad a spectacle Tell me thy cause of grieâ—ance If there be A way to make thee happy leave it to me And I will see thee righted Lady A way to make me happy ay the poor wretch the world to me is a distastfull thing Full of affrighting Objects pensive thoughts and fears Horrors amazements anguish greefe and â—ears Attend my restless hours no room is left For the least hope of comfort no starting hole to ease the torture of a wearied soul She weeps Ti. Know'st thou this Lady Ioseph Io. My honor'd Lord this is the Lady Miriamâ— Extracted from a noble family the sad Epitome of grief and misery the wofull mother of a murther'd son Titus Murther'd by whom Lady Miriam By me by this accursed arme enâ—ombed here within the wretched womb that gave it life She weeps Peter Me thinks I feel a great 〈◊〉 stir in my stomack â—â—w Lady Ah my dear son thy wounds bleed fresh In my remembrance the bloudy act Siâ—â— sad upon my soul â—â—â—â—ghts my guilty breast Distracts my working brain Iustice my Lord I cry for Justice against my cruel 〈◊〉 And must not be denâ—e◠〈◊〉 She weeps Titus The vnpleasing Spectacle disturbs me Lead her away and see her sâ—fâ—ly kept And gently vs'd let warâ—â—st eyes Attend her actions least she offer Violence to her unhappy self La. Were I at liberty for that I would not linger out a moment I hate to live and yet I feel to dy By mine own handâ— for Heavens love â—et me Titus Leadher away and comfort her Lady Ah! be not so vnkind can ye 〈◊〉 piâ—â—y see a Caâ—â—iffon the wrack of misery and not relieve her Gorion Passion I â—ear will over co◠〈◊〉 if she persist in this extremity Lady Open a passage to my guilty soul and send it to eternal vengeance or if there be one drop of mercy leâ—◠〈◊〉 misery 〈◊〉 â—o heaven to begg it Weeps Titus My soul relents to see 〈…〉 A Peter That 's old gray-beard that was led a way Eyes Gorion by me to tortures if he remembers me I go to pot ' st Madam Lady Madam Speak a good word for me Titus What 's he that wears that livery of Death Gorion A servant to the Lady Miriam the very same that led my aged limbs to torture but by cumpulsion of the rebel Iews I therefore humbly beg his pardon Peter I I I must to 't now a has spy'd me Titus Come hither sirrah Peter Now I go now I go now I go Lady madam Titus Although I know thee to be guilty of an offence Deserving death yet for thy Ladies sake And this good man's I give thee life and liberty Loose him and leave him to his lady's service See thou be careful of her preservation Lady Ay me most miscrable They take the Halter off Peter O rare now could I leap out of my skin for Joy Come away Madam come a way the sight of the halter makes my stomack wamble Come away I say Zareck A ha ha ha ha Confusion play thy part And hatch up mischief to the highest strain Of mans invention Titus What daring prisoner's he Whose uncouth laughter scorns at misery Iosephus The most unheard of piece of villany that ever Nature gave a being to this is that cursed wretch that blew the coles Of hot dissention 'twixt the Citizens that murdred the high Priest and promted on the three seditious Captains to ambition that rob'd this wretched Lady and gave fire to Jewries sacred temple Titus Villain What saist thou for thy self Is all this true Peter A broke my pate too Za. Ha ha ha all this all this and ten times more all this is nothing not the thousand part Of my unknown designs did'st thou but know the danger that is in me thou wouldst not venture me So near thy person Titus Halter him and lead him to the wrack Let him be tortur'd with the greatest rigour Can be invented They halter him Za. Ha ha ha ha Could'st thou devise As many tortures as have e're bin born By all the sons of Adam thus wood I slight Spurns at it Both them and thee Tit. I shall unmask this hellish bravery Lead him away I say Zar. Thou canst not Roman in spight of cruelty Zareck will triump in the Victory Officers Come along Sir come along Pet. Hark yee Sir when ye begin to cry Oh Remember whose pate yee broke Sir Zar. Peace Babler Exeunt Officers with Zareck Tit. Come honor'd friends upon a Romans word Ye 're nobly welcome let not Jewrys fall Descends his throne Dismay your Princely hearts Romes General Will find a way to raise your ruin'd State The gods are just we must submit to fate Take care of that distressed Lady Pet. Now do I long to see the Captains at it Exeunt omnes the Lady weeping Finis Actus Quinti EPILOGVS THE lofty Buskin and the learned Bay Are not exspected to adorn our Play Our Author dâ—â—meth these fair trophies fiâ— To grace the raptures of a riper wit The stately lines of Sophocles high strain Flow from the fountain of Minerva's brainâ— Instead of Bayes and Buskins if our stile May fairly merit your deserved smile 'T is all we aime as either grant us this Or gently pardon what you judge amiss FINIS
THE JEWES TRAGEDY OR Their Fatal and Final OVERTHROW BY VESPATIAN and TITUS his Son Agreeable To the Authentick and Famous History OF JOSEPHVS Never before Published By William Hemings Master of Arts of OXON LONDON Printed for Matthew Inman and are to be sold by Richard Gammon over-against Excester-House in the Strand 1662. THE ACTORS Nero Cesar Emperor of Rome Aprippa King of Jewry Vespatian Nero's Gen after Emp Titus Son to Vespatian Valerio A Roman Captain Nicanor A Roman Captain Ananias High Priest for Ierusalem Gorion Priest Joseph Son to Gorion and Captain of the Iews Eleazer Seditious Captains of the Jews Iehochanan Seditious Captains of the Jews Simeon Seditious Captains of the Jews Zareck A poor Iew Miriam A Iewish Lady Peter The Ladies man Prologus IUdicious friends our Author bids me say That he hath labour'd to adorn his Play With such Varieties as may befit The fair deportment of a sober wit Stories are strict and challenge from the Stage The true Dimensions of their former Age Where Fancy guides the Plot the Field is wide And freely grants what here will be deni'd What 's wanting to his will by this defect Your gentle Censures and more milde aspect Will fairly answer Grant him this and he Will study to deserve your Curtesie THE JEVVES TRAGEDY Act. I. Scene I. Sound Musicke and enter NERO Emperour of Rome Crown'd with a Lawrel Wreath and attended by Roman Lords he ascends his Chair by state NERO. MY Lords of Rome since first the auspicious eye Of Heaven look't singly on our bold attempts We ne'r incounter'd fortunes so advers Since first our Father Romulus ordain'd The Eternal Fire by vestal Nunns preserv'd And since Religious Numa did create Our Holy Sacrifices for the Gods We never had such signes prodigious Our Bulls for Offerings to the Gods of War Fall dead untoucht by hand of Holy Priest And such as wounded dye by sacred Knife Their Intralls spotted tell us all 's not well The God are sure displeas'd I. Lord. Our War my Soveraign can import no less The Perstans Grecians and the Galls revolts With ill success in Jewry these can tell Most mighty Cesar that all is not well Nero. Now by the Gods I swear That sturdy Nation shall repeat their pride Have we not sent Embassadors from Rome To treat them fair and to confirm our Truce Have we not sent a Bull for sacrifice And Sheep for offerings of a sacred Peace Even to the God himself whom they adore And in his Temple too What could we more Save what we did to give our Royal Word That never heneeforth Roman Prince Should rule the Nation but a Native born Even their own King Agrippa Hear'st thou not yet of his arrival 2. Lord. Our packets do inform us of his neer approach Each hour heis expected Nero. By heaven I thirst to know the certainty of their proceedings Nor can I chuse but wonder at the stay of our Vespatian I fear all not well with him my Lords Haste thee Hostilius to the sacted Priests Exit a massenger Bid them again go offer sacrifice I long to see some luckie signs appear Shout within Go know the reason of that shout Exit a Lord. The cheerful noyse should seem to speak of joy Lord. The King of Iewry is at hand my Lord. Enters agen Nero. Now by my life he 's welcom go forth meet him And conduct him to our presence Exit agen Lord. I shall my lord Nero. Now have we half our wish were but Vespatian here We had our full desire A Florish and enter King Agrippa two of of his Attendants go before him bearing his Crown between them with other follower those that bear the crown kneel before the Emperor K. Agrip. Thus lowe great Caesar to thy Majestie Bowes Inrges King to do thee fealtie Nero. And thus lowe Caesar steps to bid thee welcom Welcom Agrippa take from Caesars hand Thy sacred Diadem with sole command Hee puts the Crown upon him sets him by him Of thy rebellious Jews But tell K. Agrippa where are those Embassadors of mine which lately were Dispatch't with presents to thy Nation With sacred offrings and with flags of peace Embrac't with solemn joy and safely stowde Within our Temple thy Embassage done With due regards to Romes and Iewrits honor But loe the fury of a frantick mind The factious Commons in their heat of blood Have slain thy Roman Lords stoutly stand Rebellious Captains of our holy Land Nero. What! Agrip. T is true great Emperor nor was my self secure But forc't to flie for safety Nero. Is' t possible O ye gods Rises and goes down To what a wretched time am I reserv'd That this final handful dares affront me thus Where art thou Iulius at whose great command The utmost ends of Europe did obey Where worthy Alexander that didst swear to dwel Within the circuit of this little Earth Behold a wretched caltiff in your room Contend despis'd rebel'd against O ye gods what more Not able to maintain what you have won Lord. Most mighty Gafar Let not thy passion rob thee of thy right Let Caesar be himself and then hee l see Himself as great in pow'r greater in degrees of sovraignty Nero. Away thou fawning Cur upon my life thou Hatterst me Lord. My LOrd Nero. No more I say But laugh me to scorn behind my back And yet though I deserve it take heed thou dost it not Upon thy life take heed look too 't Agrip. Great Soveraign give Agrippa leave to speak Thou canst not Mighty Caesar now behold Thy self nor others with a judging eye Recall thy self from passion and be still As great in Powre as thou art great in Will Nero. Thou gav'st the wound Agrippa and hast heal'd it But yet the loss of my Embassadors was stranges ' t vvas vvonderous strange And wonderous daring too Daring to me to me I say t was daring Agrip. No more most mighty Caesar Nero. Well I have done pardon my hast Agrippa And you forget what I have said Nero. The News A shout within enter a messengers Mossen My gracious Lord Vespatian is arriv'd And Prays admittance to your royal presence Nero. Vesâ—â—â— come Thou bringsâ— us happy news Exit a messenger Conduct him hither strait we long to hear welcom nevvs He ascends his chair with King Agrippa Enter Vespatian with other Roman Lords Vesp All happiness attend imperious Caesar Peace from the Gods from Europe victory And from Vespatian duty to the King Nero. Welcom Vespatian the Gods are pleas'd indeed raises him Since with thy Victors brow we crowned stand Glad yet our ears more with a true and full relation Of thy successful voyage Vesp From vanquisht Persia mighty Caesar we Were by stresse of weather forc't to touch Vpon the Coasts of Spain there we renew'd Our weather beaten Barks with freth supply Of men and Amunition Thence we steor'd Our course for Gallia and the Britains shore The Gauls at our arrival
will May much endanger us mean while we stand As friend with one that we may both command Weep Gorian weep or else our hearts will break Our eyes will tell more then our tongues can speak But I have done the times are so extreme VVe have not leisure to lament our state Our sudden danger summons us to sit In counsel strait to take some speedy course About our safety Go. Heaven give a blessing to our fair proceedings A table brought and they sts H. P. How truly doth experience teach us now That fear once grounded in a Commonwealth Proves oftentimes hereditary The common rumor of Vespatians Host Strikes terror to the people O the power Of this distracted sear Even death it self Appears not half so terrible But we trifle time We are inform'd by sure intelligence That he intends within these three dayes space Set footing in Iudea How appointed Yet we know notâ— but to be suppos'd In all points like unto Vespatian O Gorion how methinks that Name Begets abortive twins of horrid grief Within this brest of mine Those streams of blood Which by that fatal hand were lately spilt Bleeds fresh within my soul Gor. So would they do in mine if not repeld To grieve our selves with what 's impossible To be represt is to desire to be More wretched then we are Io. 'T is true it such is Nature that it strives to know It self in wretchedness how truly we Acquire the center of our misery H. P. Wel No more of this now tó our present business That you are zealous for your countries good I rest assur'd Nor do I doubt your care And actual courage in a fair desence Such I have ever deem'd ye Nor do I fear but I shall find ye now The same Now your attentions then your fair assents To what I have to utter To broach a war and not to be assur'd Of certain means to make a fair defence How e're the ground be just may justly seem A wilful madness Such is Iewries case Are not our Towers defac't our Walls unbuilt Our Forces weakned and our treasure spent Our countrey ruinate our people too Imbroile in native blood O Gorion see Iudea wars with Rome Rome with the world The world is conquer'd and yet Iewry stands In opposition Is not this to be Our own tormenters in self-cruelty Go. We know the weakness of our State to be Vnable to resist yet know not how To yeeld or not to yeeld or what to do The furious tempest drives us on the Rocks Of Forreign and Domestick Enemies The raving multitude will not endure To pay the Roman tribute Elea. VVhere common dangers meet with equal power It stands not with our Honors to expose Our lives and fortunes to a base repulse H.P. VVe will proclaim it death to him that dares Deny the tribute Money Josep That were to blow the fire that burns so hot already Such is our fate that we are forc't to sight VVith Rome or with our selves H.P. Since so it is we will not sheath our sword In our own bosom we will rather dye By Roman sword then native butchery Elea. Bravely resolv'd nor do I doubt to see Iudea's ruines loss and poverty Made good again with loss of Roman blood Entera Messenger Mess Peace to this sacred Meeting but to Iudea bloody wars Vespatian with ten thousand horse and forty thousand foot is now arriv'd H.P. Hast thee ' immediate to Iehocanan bid him proclaim Vespacian coming command him in our Name to muster up his forces and to attend your further pleasure Mess I shall my Lord. H.P. Is it possible already come we must be speedy then in our designs Iosep 'T were best with speed to send Embassadors To crave a truce for some small time whilest we Prepare our selves in fair hostility Elea Shame blast thy tongue shall Iewry seek To Heathen Nation Let their venom burst Into the worst of malice we will stand In terms of equal Honor. Go. Thy judgement Eleazer is too rash Thy youthful blood boils fury in thy brests And captivates thy reason unto passion Elea. Gorian I tell thee Iosep Ioseph tells thee first That if thou blast my Fathers tongue with shame As thou hast blasted mine may Ioseph lose his Name Of sacred Priesthood but H.P. I do command you cease the blood of strife Begins already to seize our sacred streets I therefore will assign to each by Lot His several command nor will my self stand free But bear a part in this hostility VVe will even in the period of our age Grow strong again instam'd with holy rage Of our dishonor VVithin thore bring forth the Lots Elea. To me the country of the Edomites One brings Lots they draw and open them Iosep To me Galilee H.P. To us Ierusalem Go. To all success from Heaven may each man be Inspir'd with holy Zeal Chivalry Exeunt omnes Finit Actus Primus ACT. II. Incipit Actus Secundus Scoena Secunda Sound Droms and enter VESPATIAN and TITUS his Son VALERIO and NICANOR two Captains with others Vesp VALERIO Val. My gracious Lord. Vesp Since now we are thus happily arriv'd VVithin Iudea's Confines March thou To Galilee say we offer peace To Iewries Priests from Romes great Emperor But on thy life take heed thou speak us not In too rough Language Let thy milder phrase Sute thy Embassage with a pleasing stile Adorn'd with powerful Eloquence Yet with such graceful brave aspect that thou Eclips not Roman Honor. Theâ— lews are stout and losty therefore Art Shall give the first Alarum If they refuse Let then our Roman Eagle be displaid VVith all her sable Feathers soaring high O're sad Iudea's desolation Val. My Lord I shall obey Exit Vesp Is the Ammunition safely landed Titus My Lord it is and brought from Antioch within a dayes journey of Gamala Vesp See it be safely stow'd and let our Iron Rams be strongly fitted for the battory Ni. It shall be done Vesp I 'le make this sturdy Nation 's greatness stoop To Romes command or spend my aged blood In the Attempt See there be store of strong Scaladoes too VVe'el force their breaches in despight of death And raze their sacred buildings to the ground Lead on to Galilee Excunt Enter ZARECK Zare To be a piece of walking câ—ay a thing VVhose highest happines hath ever been To keep it self alive and that life too Not for it selfe preserv'd but others is To be worse then a Beast for they However miserable in effect Yet live contented void of Reasons eye They cannot see nor seel their misery To be man whose wretched life is fraught As full of fears as minutes whose calamities the world laments and yet not know his plague Is to be happy Why should Nature give More priviledge to beast then man Lives there a Deity whose powerful hand Moves the great Module of this Vniverse And can this be Soft Who comes here Iehochannan I will withdraw my self Enter JEHOCHANAN The Letter shall
be writ immediately I but the means the trusty means to send it For to begin a work of such importance And in the midst even when the brave design Grows ripe with action to be jaded then Woo'd prove a piece of policy to be Laught at by School-boyes VVhat a secret maze Of hidden danger may the working brain Securely trade in if not guided by The wary judgement Certainly there is More crafty wiles and ambiguities VVithin this secret trade of villany Then in the world beside something must be done With speed and safety Zareck blows the Windâ— in that Door If I reveal the secret to a man Whose frighted soul shrikes from the undertaking I loose my self for ever and to be Assur'd in this is impossible Since then the weighty project must depend Vpon uncertainty advise Iehochanan Vpon some secret way whose circumstances Bar apparent danger Stay that must not be To break it to a near Ally Were to invite is zealous charity To countermand the Plot. No I must find a man Whose pining carcase wearied out with wo Gapes after Gold there there must be the pill To work it Zare If my genius fail me not I am the man I 'le shew my self a part Iehoc. Well I 'le about it ha There stands a fellow whose deject Estate Proclaims him truly wretched cruel Fate Looks frowningly upon him what a troop Of sorrows muster in his face and yet He looks me thinks as if a did despise His present Fortune I 'le try what 's in him Come hither fellow why didst thou gaze even now With such a serious eye on those despised rags Za. Yet these how e're despis'd will not afford A ragged answer to resolve your doubt This ruin'd outside may for ought you know Have afair inside Did your Lordship think That that was tatter'd too Why what have you to do to question me Should I have ask't your Lordship what even now Your brains were busied on you would have call'd Me sawcy fellow for my pains I 'me sure And yet behold Nature hath been to me As freely loving in distributing Her sundry gifts as she hath been to you My Limbs right shap't my faculties endu'd With as much vigor as the best of yours My thoughts as free nor is my will confin'd With streighter limits then anothers is VVhere 's then the difference Is' t because I wear These ragged Robes why these do clothe me too Yours do no more nay not so much perhaps For these however poor yet keep me warm apart Iehoc. I have not seen such boldness in such distress apart I 'le yet try him further Why thou despised wretch thou pittiful Patch't piece of misery made for nothing else But to be pointed atâ— thou nasty thing Whose noisom savour poisons those that meet it How dar'st thou be so impudent Za. But that I do desire to vex thee more I would not answer thee I dare did I but know the way to doo 't vex thee to death And for I know 't will case thee now to rail I 'le leave thee to thy self About to go out Iehoc. I prethee stay by this light I do love thoe beyond expression Za. How should I know that Iehoc. Do but come back and I will give thee proof of my affection Thy Name Comes back Za. ZARECK Iehoc. Take that and if thou dar'st but do what I command Gives him Gold Thou shalt not want preferment Za. 'T is Gold If I dare do if perform not what 's in man to do Let me be curs't into more misery then I have endur'd Jehoc. Canst thou be secret too Za. I can be any thing Jehoc. Hark then and take a weighty secret from me Thou know'st L. Skimeon Za. Very well Jehoc. Hast heard the time the manner in each circumstance Of his late banishment Za. I have Jehoc. And yet thou seest that I have freedom Now mark The fawning Prelates under fair pretence Of love and liberty intend my ruine My life is aim'd at Zareck Which for they dare not publikely attempt Fearing the Commons which on my side stand They 'le act in private bur Jehochanan Will live in spight of all their policy Thou know'st the City Gates are slightly kept This third succeeding night I have designd Lord Skimeons entrance with ten thousand men This briefly shall acquaint him with the plot VVrites Which thou shalt carry but as thou lov'st thy life Be secret Zareck Za. Silence it self shall not be more my Lord. Iehoc. This done return again with expedition And then I there 's the master-piece indeed The Gates the City-Gates must be surpriz'd Za. Let me alone for that Jehoc. The watchmen must be murder'd Zareck and I fear Least in revealing of the plot to many We be discover'd Za. Not for a world Jehoc. How then Za. I 'le doo 't my self Jehoc. Thy self thou canst not Za. Tush â—ear not my Lord The drowsie whatchmen in the dead of night void of suspition will be taken napping Jehoc. Dar'st thou attempt it then alone Za. Rest you secure if I perform it not I lose my self you stand still undiscovered Jehoc. Well I will build upon thy trusty resolution Enter a Messenger Jehoc. To whom thy Message Mess Vnto you my Lord. The sacred Priesthood greets you well and doth command you muster up your Forces ready to attend their further pleasure Jehoc. It. shall be done Exit Mess Vespatian is at hand and we have power To raise our Forces what a blessed hour This Message came in Skimeon let in Our Forces joind the Citizens will turn to us for fear Now Zareck play thy part And I will hug thee for thy precious Art Exeunt Enter JOSEPHUS and Captains Josep What think ye Soldiers is not Jewry mad to wage a war with such a potent Prince Whose territories do extend as far As Britain and the Kingdom of the Gauls I Cap. I fear the factious Commons are seduc't And gatherhead against the sacred priests Josep T is to be fear'd indeed I wonder much The Messenger returns not from Jerusalem The News is certain that Vespatian means To give the first assault to us in Galilee We must be therefore sudden in our actions I muse what good effect our Letters take 2 Ca. See here my Lord the Messenger Josep Of peace I hope so it may stand with â—onor Enter a Mess thou com'st in happy time we shall reward thy pains and care Mess My Lord about to deliver your Letters to the sacred Priesthood I was prevented by Jehochanan and dispatcht away with this unto your Lordship Delivers the Letter and exit Josep Our Letter 's intercepted all 's not wel I fear Opens the Let. reads Josephus we have received thy Letters and know not whether we may question thy wisdom or thy valour we will at this time censure neither but leave them to a further tryal of thy actions But on thy life take heed thou treat not with Vespatian for a peaco So fare thou well or
shake hands shake hands Pen. Why thou art not run away from thy Lady too art Pet. No but I am sent of an everlasting Errand and will leave the answer to my Executors I 'me for push a pike boy Pen. Stand close stand close here come the Captains Enter Eleazer Skimeon and Zareck with a Paper in his hand Elea. The Commons are in arms against us Skimeon And resolutely take our Fathers part Yet he I hear gives no allowance too 't But rhinks with fair perswasions to prevail But we are arm'd with resolution Sk. We must be wise my Lord those aged hairs Are taught by long experience to intrap our younger brains and this may be a plot to take us at ' advantage Therefore my Lord in time let me advise that we encrease our forces speedily Let us make know â— the Proclamation Elea. Read the â—â—ntents of it once again Zareck reads Whosoever listeth to be rid from the bondage of his Master or hath any injury in his Countrey or what servant soever desireth to beset at liberty or who so cannot abide the rule of his father or his mother all that be in debate and stand in fear of their Creditors or fear the Iews for shedding innocent blood If there be any man that is accused of any notorious crime in danger therefore To be short whosoever iâ— disposed to rob to haunt Whores to murder and to live freely at other mens cost let him come to me and I will relieve him Pet. O rare I am ravished I am ravished the wenches the wâ—nches boy Elea. I do not like the Proclamation the subject sounds too harsh and will beget Distractions in the graver Citizens Skim Death what need we care for that So we be strong for opposition Elea. Delays are dangerous and we may be surpriz'd Indeed upon the sudden well let it be done But in thy Name for I must seem to be Vpright and zealous for their liberty Enter the High Priest and Gorion the High Priest kneels Ananias Behold young man thy aged Father kneels And knnels to thee even unto thee his Son And begs with tears with tears of bitterness the ransom of thy soul and of the State Both lost for ever ever lost if thou persist Elea. Patience defend me or I shall be o'recom Sk. Take heed ye be not caught Elea. Caught is' t possible for man to view this sight Apart this most prodigious sight and not be caught O Heavens Did I not hear him say a was my Father Go this passion I hope wil work some good effect the Carter comes Have I not heared him beg and seen him kneel Had a been Jewries slave a could have done no more Is' t possible these Rivolets of blood should flow From such a Fountain Come hither fellow Time and Maturity do seem to say Pet. Hee 'l hang him sure thou mayest have been a Father to a Son tell me hadst thou e're a son Cart. Had I and have too an 't like your Worship or chood be zorry Elea. The power of Nature works as strong in thee As in thy Prince thou lov'st him too I know Cart. By th' mass I zee your Worship 's vilely cunning I do indeed Elea. Couldst thou afford upon some weighty cause Suppose to save thy life to kneel unto thy son Car. Kads nails kneel I scorn that esaith I hil make the Looby kneel to me I hil warrant him El. Come hither seest thou this old man Car. Ay Canst thou believe this man to be my Father C. Vather ketha no by my troth not I. El. Vp thou decrepped lump of vanity thou base impostor that wouldst cheat the world With a supposed Name thou beastly shame Of Age and Honour thou indignity Vnto thy self and thy Posterity Come come disrobe thy self I say and yeild Whilst he speaks he disrobes him these ornaments to him that scorns to kneel Here fellow put um ofâ— put um on I say for I will have it so Let our Proclamation be publisht Za. It shall my Lord. Exit Elea. Skim and Zareck at one door and Anna. Gor. at the other weeping and after them the Carter whistling Pet. St Pennel ' st Pennel The heighth of his preserment will not let him answer me Well I am astonished to think what honor I shall come too Finis Actus primus Incipit Actus Quartus Enter Titus Valerio Nicanor Titus NOw fellow-Souldiers what Methinks ye look Not smiling on Vespatians Son Let not the miss of your old Captain strike Your manly hearts with grief Come come let me See your cheerful countenances speak My hearty welcome Courage noble friends For know there 's not a dram of worth infus'd Within Vespatians noble loins but lives Invested here these lusty Roman veins Swell high as ere did his with hopeful pride Of happy victory this loyal brest Harbours a heart as full of Clemency If gently sought unto but slighted once the daring Lyon harbours one more mild More merciful the I I tell ye Lords I 'le not expect more duty from your hands then my deserving actions truly weigh'd Shall justly challenge And be thus assur'd My aged Father thus far I le out-do there 's not a tiâ—tle of his former promises to either here but shall by me be crown'd With fair performance To witness which we give you joint Command And Martial Pow'r as next unto our self Val. My gracious Lord the best of my endeavours Shall strive to merit what your noble hand Hath now conferr'd my hearts best blood my Lord Shall seal my faithful protestation Ni. My actions my good Lord shall better speak My humble thâ—nks then my unskilful phrase Mean time your Lordships pardon for my silence Ti. T is well Now I must tell ye Lords As I have ript my heart to let you see My lifes Compendium I expect that you Should shape your actions to deserve my love For I must tell ye Lords 't is not a formal shew of gilded words that can perswade me so Let me behold your brave attempts pursue Imperious victory through seas of blood Your panting souls in midst of Massacre thirst after Honour till the reaking blade cry 't is enough Have ye not seen when in a bloody fray My Noble Father hath been left alone Alone begirt with ranks of Enemies Whose strong Batalio's kept all rescue from him How then even then when horror infinite Stood gazing on him with a grim aspect How then I say his daring countenance Stood in defiance of them all at once How the more danger still the more he durst Like a strange Mastiff fiercely set upon by mungril Curs in number ten to one With angry teeth and courage bravely bold A snarles and snaps now this now that doth bite And stoutly still maintains the unequal fight with equal fury till the bawling curâ—es be quite disperst So he but with such Kingly awful Majesty as if in midst of this confusion A found but sport of recreation Such and so daring
must you be my Lords to gain my love and win your countrey honor Ni. My Lord our lives Fortunes weigh'd with either We prize at nothing nor can we desire more felicity then to enjoy the least of either Va. My honored Lord your most exact command will teach us Valour had we ne're been train'd in Martial Discipline Ti. I like your answers wel saving that yours Valerio â—avours too much of â—lattery and yet upon life thou art not that way guilty And trust me souldiers I am confident Your words and actions will in all points sympathize But we trifle time and most redeem it by a strict surveigh of our proceedings Enter Joseph from Rome Ie. From great Vespatian my most honor'd Lord I come to do thee humble service Ti. Now by my life thou it welcome welcome worthy friends Our Royal Father ne'er could send a man More deer in our affection Thou com'st as we could wish thee Ioseph to morrow we intend to parley with Ierusalem thy friendly presence may perchance perswade thy Countreymen to yeild subjection If they refuse by the Majestick power Of mighty Cesar's sacred Diadem I 'le scourge their pride with such severity shall make the Rebels curse their misery Exeunt Come my endeared friend Takes Jo. by the hand Enter Zareck The three seditious Captains are at odds Each hunts the other's lifes yet all do bear A fair pretence of friendship to each other Each seeks for soveraignty whilst Sinon I With protestations of integrity And zealous love do fairly close with all For being friends to all in time of league 't will be a riddle to the wisest pate Whose love I prized most then I protest With what obsequious care and â—â—â—ling pains My wits are wearied to design a ploâ— Whose wary circumstances may discry All shew of falshood in the enterprize to trip the heels of either enemy then shew the time the place the manner how to do 't O I am tickled with the fine conceit My Father in a fair and good eâ—tate Was by these Rebels rob'd and spoil'd of all And I his son left naked to the world poor and dejected till my working brain Projected this employment to relieve me Since when I have been busied for revenge O how methinks that very word Revenge Allaies the fury of my discontent But soft 't is much about the time they should be here I will withdraw my self Zareck stands behind the hangings Enter Eleazer I must be wise and cloath my pleasing phrase With fair pretence of peace and amity The blustring wind commands with angry brow The toiling travellier to leave his Cloak the storm encreases but the pelting man still gripes it faster till the pleasing Sun By gentle rayes intreats him lay it down Enter L. Jehochanan and L. Skimeon Ieho Good morrow to the Lord Eleazer A tubla set and Zareck stands behind the Arras Elea. Welcome Iehochanan welcome noble friends Come sit we down and each man freely speak His cause of grievance Ah my worthy friends Dissention is amongst us Vpon my life I dare presume there is some strange mistake For else it cannot be that we should differ Ie. Some strange mistake Indeed my Lord 't was strange Your Lordship should mistake your self so much And us your friends your friends nay more my Lord then friends For friends are formal now the strength of your designs To send to us a publike messenger to summon us upon command to be Attendants on your Lordships pleasure My Lord this was not fair nor friendly E. Not fair my Lords nor friendly which of you that stood in equal terms of honor with my self Woo'd lose one tittle of that Dignity that fairly rank't this state and qualityâ— Was it for me to say I woo'd intreâ—tâ— Was not the Message publike Had it been private you should then have seen My fair respect and friendly love to either But as it was my Lord L. Skim Nay then I must have leave to tell ye Sir Your Honour swells too high and must be qualifi'd In equal terms of Honor with your self My Lord I dare affirm thus Simeon stands In equal terms of honour with your self Elea. How 's that Sim. Nay good my Lord your Father 's yet alive And you are then a private man 〈◊〉 we Elea. This is in jest to see how I can poize A Friends affection or perchance totry the bent of mine Sim Your Honour may do weâ—â— to pass iâ— so Or else perchance your Lordship may be angry And then how much your helth may be impair'd With such distemper may perhaps Elea. No more I was not wont to be ridiculous Nor did I come to hear such airy talk If this be earnest let me hear who dares pronounc'tagen Ie. Who dares that brave reflects on me that dare stand up spurn at that and thee Elâ— Is' t possible S. Iehochanan thou dost me open wrong to intercept me The cause was mine to me it did belong to give an answer Wer 't thou not who thou art I should not take this well Ie. Simeon I am as deep engag'd as thou And will have leave to prize mine Honor highest S. And will have leave Ie. I say and will have leave and say 't agen S. Death thou dar'st not say 't agen Za. Apart is works Ie. Dare not Elea. I do command ye cease For shame give o're this rash behaviour Is this a time to broach a Faction When Cesars son has conquer'd Galileâ— And now is marching to Ierusalem Ie. Command thy slaves proud man for I am free And will command my self E. Villain Ie. Thou lyest E. O my inraged sould must I endure all this S. All this and more thou must endure me too E. Must Simeon S. I must I say and shall Couldst thou dart lightnings from thy countenance Thus woo'd I meet thee and out-face thee thus E. O I am lost in rage and can endure no longer They draw and a trumpet sounâ—â— from within Enter an Merauld Her From Cesar's sons brave Lords I come to say He offers parley to Jerusalem The time prefixt is the next morning sun Elea. Go tell thy Master we accept it H. I shall return your answer Exit El. This is no time to sight nor will I now Stand to defend mine honor But stay before we sheath our weapons let us swear Howe're our private quarrel may proceed That we will still maintain each other's part Against Vespaian's son Both We are content E. Your hands Lay hands on the Sword By a true souldiers Honour we do swear Fairly to friend each other in the field And jointly to oppose Vespatian Both We swear to do 't E. The same swear I. I shall expect you both to morrow early Both. We will not miss the hour Exeunt at several wayes Za. The Furies are broke loose if either fall Zarech may rise to be a General Exit Enter Perter with a Sword and Buckler leading Gorion manicled with an halter about his neck
bad declare What our intentions whom and whence we were We answerd Mighty Caesar we were come To claim obedience to the Roman yoke The haughty King deny'd and stoutly stood In bold desiance Long was the dreadful sight and doubtful too Till at the length thy souldiers won the day And forc't their stubborn King in spight obey From thence great King we fteer'd to Britains shore Where we were entertain'd as was of old Our famous Iulius with a dreadful noise Of hiddeous outcries thieeks and yellings out To fright our Souldiers while themselves made good Their craggy Clifts with loss of Brittish blood Thrice were we beaten of and thrice again Recover'd footing yet still great King were forc'd To give them ground till thy Vespatian cry'd Fight fight on your honour lives and Casars side For mighty Casar fight Hadst thou but seen great King thy Captains then And Roman Lords come bleeding on again Repulse the Foe and bravely win the shore Maintain the On sent stillm tho still oppos'd Till Chariot waves were drown'd in Brittish blood There hadst thou seen their ranks with fury broke and them subjected to thy sole command This Mighty Caesar is the brief of all Since thy Commission made me General Nero. Blest he the gods Vespatian and be thou Blest in the favour of our gracious Brow And now again thrice welcom worthy Roman Thy valor shall be crown'd with full reward Of fair preferment worthy thy deserts We therefore here create thee General Of all Indea and the Holy Land O my Vespatian I can tell the stories Will spurte thee on in fury to revenge But nowi no more of that We will to triumph for our victories That done set ope the Gates of Ianus wide Exeunt omnes That bloody war may quel Judea's pride ACT. I. SCAEN II. Enter Lord JEHOCHANAN and Lord SKIMEON Skim IS the News certain that Agrippa's fled Iehoe Most certain and to Caesar for relief Skim Tush let the venom burst I dare the worst of fates extremity Death entertain'd with fear more terrifies The frighted soul then doth the fatal blow Let Pidgeon-liver'd slaves be tormented thus I 'le meet it smiling with as bold aspect As e're I met the braving enemy Iehoc. How full of hidden Ambiguities Grow these distracterd times The factious Commons giddy censure stand So strange and doubful that 't were policy indeed To sound 'um to the bottom Skim To be a crouching crawling fawning Cur To lick the lazy bands of prating Priests With protestations of integrity Devoted whole to them With true compuction of unfeigned grief Submissively to crave their gracious pardon To paw the ragged multitude with praise Of their ingenous care and servant love For preservation of the Common-wealth To promise fair rewards to froward fools Perhaps with durtie feet to mire with fawnings And then be beaten with the shameful staffe Of foul Reproach To do all this were to be born a fool To live a slave and dye a coward Death I will stand between the counterbuffs Of these devouring storms in spight of Hell Nor Priest nor Pesant shall inforce me stoop An inch to either as I have liv'd I 'le fall Or freed from both or rent up root and all Iehoc. Or banishment or death we must expect Hast thou not seen the ragged multitude Whose stupid brains are ftust with nothing else But their mechanick skill whose highest strain Of Cunning is to get some musty meat TO feed the hungry maw or ragged clothes TO cover nakednesse proclaim us bloody tyrants These are they Whose strange distractions guided by the voice Of two or three proclaim a traytors death Now save him strait and now nor save nor kill Nor yet release him such their frantick will Skim The doting Priests believe um too Death and the Devil woo'd it noâ— vex one's very soul TO be arraign'd by these In what a hodge podge of confusion Live Iewry now Must the rough sword of War Be guided by the rusty hand of Peace TO strike but when where and whom she please Must we whose noble actions have deserv'd Our place of Government by countermand Of babling Priests be taught our lessons how And when and where and what and why to do Have our unspotted same traduc't by men Of vulgar note by painted Butterflyes That buz the common rumours of the time And know not why Death I could burst with rage Iehoc. And I with laughter to behold the State And kingdom rul'd by a Mecanick pate Enter Lord Eleazer musted Skim See where 's the prologue to the bloody Scoente Iehoc. Lord Eleazer mufled Eleaz. Good morrow to you both Skim The like retor'd from both to Eleazer My Lord this outward guise of face and gesture May seen to speak some inward discontent Elea. Nay more then seems my friends for seems are show But mine is substance would it were not so Iehoc. We will be sharers then my Eleazer Eleaz. Nay must Iehochanan and deep ones too So deep I fear your patience will not bear it Skim It mus be deeper than destruction then What e're it be uâ—bosome it Eleaz. You are betray'd There 's strict inquirie made to apprehend ye The City Gates are barr'd and strait commands On pain of death that no man dare to stand In opposition Skim We did expect no less Elea. Occasions of importance call me hence Nor woo'd I be discovered in your company What the event will be I know not yet But fear your lives are aim'd at A fitter time shall give a fairer scope To my dicourse and counsel So sare ye well Exit Elea. Iehoc. Our love and thanks go with thee Skim How think'st thou now Iehochanan Stand'st thou amaz'd why didst not thou expect The fatal blow Ieho Skimeon I dids nor do I sear to know What I have heard the Message unto me Is but a tale twice told whose second part Was told by him the first by mine own heart Vnto a soul whose unprepared mind Dreams not of danger when afflictions come How terrible the yleok the sudden chance O're whelms the frame of Nature with distraction But to a man whose resolution stands Vnmov'd 'twixt floods of danger and despair Whose sturdy stomack beats the Billows off With Arms of constancy when every thought Proves traitor to the brest that gave it life To him no mischief fate can strive to do But boldly is embrac't and scorn'd at too And such am I. Skim I do embrace thee and with aqual courage Stand arm'd for all even'ts Enter Officers or apprehend them Officer By the High Priests sacred power and stict command We apprehend ye both as traytors to the State of Iewry Ieho We do obey Know'st thou where L Aeleazer is They deliver their weapons Offic. We met him even now hard by the Synagogue Skim Befriend us with a Messehger that may Intreat him come and speak with us we shall Reward you for your pains Offic. It shall be done my Lord. Exeunt Enter Eleazer
The City up in Arms Agrippa fled The Roman Legate slain and Rulers banish't And we his Son next succession What can we wish for more but foft This day our Jewish Captains are arraign'd Now Eleazer is the nick of time That thy aspiring thoughts may bravely mount To Jewriâ— Scepter How my distemper'd doubts disturb my brain Puzzle my will excrutiate my soul Distract my judgement O thou sacred thirst Of fwelling honor with what powerful aw Thou rul'st our erring actions Be wary Eleazer and foresee What chiefly may oppose or further thee If these Commanders dye where 's then thy hope Of their united Power No that must not be Their lives are precious and preserv'd by mine assistance Tyes them fast in strength and secresie It shall be so Enter Mess By this time our Father's preparing to the Judgement I must away to meet with him Mess My honor'd Lord the Lord Iehothanan with due respect unto your Lordship desires you come and speak with him Elea. Tell him we will be with him instantly 'T is a I could wish it to be sent for too If I can bring them off I make them sure mine own I will go visit them Exit Enter Mechanicks 1. The zay the Captains shall be rain'd to day 2. J neighbor Oliver but how do they rain um can ye tell 1. Marry Neighbor I will tell ye and for your better destruction and more plain and perniciens understanding in the matter I will deride my speech into sixten several Sects 2. Meâ—cy upon us hold Neighbor hold by no means I pray the derision will be too long of all conscience and I shall never remember what contains to the Discourse Let it be but two-fold Neighbor and I shall reprehend in much better 1 Very good Neighbor Timothy it shall and I will so handle the matter that the whole Discourse shall be derided between you and I. 2. I marry that will do passing well 1. Hum-'um mark neighbor and medigate upon the matter 2. I warra Et yee Neighbor 1. Why look ye Sir You are the Benefastor and I am the Judge Now Sir your Benefactor is invited to appear before your Iudge And to answer to such objections as he shall be justly excused for Now sir am I to hear and excuse you of the crime And to examine and commend your defence And you to accuse your self of all that is alledged against you 2. Peace Bully peace here comes the Iudges 1. Mas here they come indeed by and by come your Benefactors I warrant yee Enter the High Priest and Eleazer his Son talking in secret with him Gorian Priest and Joseph his Son with Attendants the High Priest ascends the Chair the other three sit below H. Priest Bring forth the Prisoners A Bar set and the Prisoners brought in Iechochanan and Skimeon we do accuse ye both of treason against the state of Iewry Besides we have been true inform'd and that not by the mouth of one but many that those imperious dignities which we out of our pious love conferr'd upon you have most soul abu'sd by which our sacred Laws are violate and we though innocent yet stand deprav'd Iehoc. It was and is the custom ' mongst the Iews That the Delinquent how e're guilty yet He fairly should enjoy the priviledge Of his Accusers opposition Nor do I doubt that your obsequious care And zealous chariry can derogate So much from nobleness as to deny Vs fair proceedings H. P. What by our sacred power we can we will Skim First then we shall desire to be inform'd Who our Accusers are and what the ground Of our impeachment Next we request the freedom of our speech That we may fairly quit our selves so far as truth And our unspotted innocency require H. P. We grant thee both Read their Accusations Roads 1. First you are indicted for a rebellious Muteny against the State of Jewry 2. Next of a most inhumane murder executed upon the Roman Legates 3. Thirdly of Hight reason against AGRIPPA you lawful Soveraign L. Ieho Wee 'l answer brief to all .. That we have slain the Roman Lords 't is true But with whatservent love zeal unto your selves And to the State of Jewry may appeare Most sacred Priest by our submissions For had our loves prov'd traytor to the State Or to thy sacred self in this attempt We had by our command sufficient power To have oppos'd both thee and that But our intents were fair 'T is not unknown with what a heavy weight Of sad oppression wretched Jewry stood Basely subjected till by us made free And call you this Rebellion But when I call to mind that mungril Prince That sacriligious thief that any thing Saving the sacred Name of Soveraign That Bastard-Issue sprung from Herod's Race Of low discent in bloud obscure and base Not once regarded till by Caesar's Power A snatch't the Royal Scepter H.P. No more of that We gave thee no Commission to revile Nor hadst thou power to kill nor yet to save Those Roman Legates What by thee was done Without our leave was flat Rebellion Nor is this all we do object against ye Read the Petition One reads An humble Petition from the grieved Commons for the execution of justice upon the two seditions Captains Jehochanan and Skimeon Skim The common bawling Curs O heaven must we he weigh'd with them with their simplicity Death I disclaim from their Mechanick spleen and this ignoble tryal H. P. Read out the grievances in the Petition Skim Sir I will hear no further H. P. Boiles your hot bloùd so high with our preferment Wee 'l quench the fire and then the heat will swage We here dismisse thee of thy place of Government Now Sir ye are a private man and we Have sacred Power and sole Authority To save or kill And for we will not dive Too deep into your warlike cruelty Nor lean too much to private lenity For thy rebellion and thy bold affront We doom thee banishment We give thee three dayes liberty for thy departure And do command thee here on pain of death Not to approach within our sacred walls nor yet Iudea's confines Skim I must I do obey Exit H. P. And for you Iehochanan upon submission of your self to us we do release thee But we charge thee as thou lovest thy life and liberty thou give us not henceforward any cause of just proceedings So we dismisse thee Iehoc. My humble thanks unto your sacred Power Nor do I crave more favour at your hands then I shall strive hencesorward to deserve Exit and excunt Officers and Attendants H. P. Now we are private O Ierusalem Is thy decrepid Age already come Or art hou hastned by untimely means To end thy dayes of honor Is' t not strange that we Have sacred power to touch their cruelty Yet dare not strike Iehochanan we know as deep in blood as Skimeon Both equal guilty yet should both be banish't Their equal strength united with their
could have been so cruell La. How prettily a talks Boy have I forgotten ought of those respects That duty binds me too Or through forgetfulness Not done that service which you did command Is this the cause O hold pray hold your hand My duty shall observe ye ten times more Kneels Then ever my obedience did before La. How hard a pleads for life the Gentle Phrase Weeps agen Begins to mollifie my cruell breast In what a sad dilemma stands my choise Affection bids me spareâ— affliction strike Nor can I well approve nor yet dislike Of either Something must be done Forgive me heaven for I must kill my Son Boy O I am Kill'd indeed farewell She stabs him La. That well sound 's ill t is done it may be no For still a sturs and sturs but now t is done indeed Come take him up and Quarter him and then Invite the cruell Captain to a feast That they may see a mother eat her Son She takes him up and Exit And kill her self before the feast be done Come take him up I say Enter Eleazer with his sleeves stript up to the Elbowes with two Attendants following I have washt and washt and washt and cannor wash this blood away 〈◊〉 Att. What blood my Lord. Elea. The blood of batts put out thine eyes Doo'st thou not see how red and fresh it lookes T is very not too reaking hot so hot It Scaldes the cunduit pipes of life Fryes all my vitalls into Aetna's flames And makes a bonfire of my burning heart My Spoongy bellows that were wont to blow Cool fannings to my bodies center Are Suffocate with Sulphrous heat no crany left To cool a tortur'd Soul Go fetch me Vulcans bellows they 'l doo 't sure Or if not they I'â—â— force a passage through this house of clay and let in air Att. Lay hands upon him till the fit be past E. These flaming Lampes burn red with fury rage To feel my marrow broil my singed scull Reverberates the fury to my brain And makes me mad All this whole mass of man Is metamorphiâ—'d to confusion Hurry me strait unto the Eolean cave That Boreas may bore me through and through There shall ye see this active torrid Zone Tug for the mastry with the windy King That fire with air and air with fire may burn Till fire and air do into Chaos turn The devil sure 's a rare Doctor of ancient standing too I 'le have him sent for and to bid him welcome a shall break his fast with braines t will be a rare breakfast they are already frying in my scull For to have them cookt in a Kitchin-pan woo'd shew poor and not Suit with his greatness But let the Mercurian messenger make hast they will be fry'd too much else and then all 's not worth a button Hark hark hark how the furies laugh to see me tortur'd See See See where they come from Erebus There 's Megara Alecto there Tisiphone ho ho ho ho that 's not she t is some bastard fury made of Air to cheat my fancy I am abused I le not indur't Can your inky King Cure my black soul my soul I there 's the thing Att. See now the â—it is past How temperate he walks With what a serious eye A views the heaven and then the earth and then Himself with wonder As if heaven and earth VVere there infused See now a starts agen I fear another fit Elea. The soul 's the thing indeed this but a reaking dunghil Stay what i' st made of t is extracted sure From the pure Essence of refined air Puff'd for when the wind is gone Commend me to the Carâ—ion carcass There 's nothing left but meat for mistress maggot Of your Philosophers give me Pythagoras For all the rest are fools meer fools d ee mark me Sir Why may not this same windy soul of mine Make musick in a musty midwife Or in a mouldy bawd O t wood ' do rare in her t woo'd make her mumpe out mischiefs by the dozen Marry of all your beasts I wood not be A post horse Souns then I should be trotted and trotted and trotted to the devil No no no I le no poast horse Enter his Fathers Ghost in white Room room room for the miller Maâ— now I think on t t is as bad to be mil horse For he goes round about and round about goes round his Father And round about Ghost Fool thou art posting to the stage of death Adiew adiew adiew expect thy doom Exit Eleaz. by this light a rare miller Wo ho ho wo ho ho Miller Miller Exit Atten. We must not leave him Exeunt Enter Jehocanan and Simeon upon the Walls Sim. their valour yet lives fresh within the walls They man the breaches bravely Je. Call ye this valour meer dunghil cocks by heaven Sâ—â—ut put a Coward in the face of death Extremity of fear will make him fight Fight Valiantly too Give me the man That mans a breach in breaking through the rancks Of Romans foes their Courages dismaid the walls will man themselve A trumpet sounds and Enter Joseph in Compleat Arms Jo My honored Lords and deerest Countrymen From the right noble Titus I am come to Offer mercy Ah! my worthy friends Even on my knees I beg you to imbrace it Jeho Bring forth the rack and torture the old râ—ffin Gorion brought out and put on the rack Jo. hold hold O hold Let not your fury fall On those decreppid lims for heavens sake hold And here but Joseph speak Sim. Torture him I say Go Oh O O Jo. Tortures and torments endless vex your Souls O hold yet hold for heavens love hold not yet Go oh O O Must I indure to see those Sinews strecht And not relieve them Must I basely beg And kneel and supplicate and not be heard Wrack on wrack on I say thou cruell wretch Tear the distressed Carcass from the soul And send it up to heaven to cry for vengeance Agen they torture him O I am tortured too Go Oh And torne in peices with the spectacles Villains tormentors Rebells they beat him down with a stone S. Forsake the walls and take him Enter Jehochanan and Simeon at one door and Valerio and Nicanor as another they repulse the Jewish Captains and Joseph riseth Va. How fares Josephus Io. Hurt my good friends I thank you for this rescue they lead him away and Exeunt Enter Zareck Lord Elazer's mad there 's my revenge on him A comes a comes Now the sport begins Enter Eleazer My conscience is a bawling curr Buz buz buz Hee 's gone hee 's gone I le creep and creep and creep away And then I 'le laugh to think how I have gulld him Enter his two Atten. Whist whist whist and catch a mouse Zareck Za. My Lord E. For heavens love help me Zareck Za. Why what 's the matter now E. O vengeance I am pesterd with a Rascal beyond measure And knocks and knocks and knocks both day