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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30300	A tragedy of Cola's furie, or, Lirenda's miserie written by Henry Burkhead, 1645.	Burkhead, Henry, fl. 1641-1645.	1646 (1646)	Wing B5734; ESTC R20062	36,932	72

Ladie Flor. Seeing the Poets fancie hath pleas'd you thus wee crave the like respect which granted us shall not divert you long from them affaires whereto wee see you are enclin'd to most how like you of a dance my Lords Mine Fairest beautie none dares denie when you expresse the law that keepes offending lovers most in awe Flor. It merits not this complement your love in this is that which we desire to prove some musicke there Musick and the Lords and Ladyes dance Athe. believe me this was neatly done Mine And gave us much contentment Dora Ladies a banquet after this to entertaine our Noble friends Flor. If that small worth you thinke will please your friend leade on the way my Lords and wee 'l attend Exeunt omnes preter Ellenora Elle Goe goe spend the remnant of your happy dayes whil'st I with silent griefe doe vent my thoughts thoughts able to dismay a minde most resolute if what a maidens braine conceives will take effect our woefull houres are posting on we may be confident Angolias furie arm'd with a mortall hatreds ready bent to mischiefes void of pittie with pretence this cruell rage is in their owne defence least we who have been still as slaves to them should now endeavour to regaine our owne religion lawes and liberty this O this it feares me will produce more inhuman acts then ever brutish Nero did invent oh oh silly heart why doest thou figure forth so strange a forme silence no more no more let not the aire be private to thy griefe fearing some fatall starre approves thy speech propheticall and make these thoughts in fact a mournfull Chorus to the following act Exit The second Act Enter Athenio Mineus Aretas Dora Theodoricke and Lentimos Beat a march Athe. This day deere friends and kinsmen we must behave our selves like brave couragious Lirendeans not regarding the politique stratagems of Cola wherein he thinks to find us in a foule disorder his Machavillian plots ne're so privately contriv'd but heaven you see doth send us timely notice wherefore wee 'll expect him with spirits altogether void of feare what though wee are not so well arm'd as he nor furnisht with that plentie of ammunition the justnesse of our cause will shield us from the spitefull fury of his invading power be sensible of your wrongs the infamous disgrace without respect of birth or person how odious the name of Catholique hath ever been unto them a hatred there 's by inheritance the losse of your estates by a thousand damn'd inventions beside innumerable edicts against Religion These torments were not held sufficient in respect we somewhat yet possesse of this our native soile wherefore they have contriv'd the last and worst of evills to raze us from the world No nor leave so much as one alive to encrease the memory of us hereafter a grudge sutable to hells blacke purposes Reflect I pray how neere it doth concerne us then to venture our lives and fortunes in a noble vertuous way that truly tends to the safety of your wives children and friends Admit gentlemen of the worst may happen what an they breake on ours 't is no dishonor neither our reputations blemisht in 't when th' advantage of armes and numbers theirs May not fortune as well grace our desires when all her motions are uncertaine should wee defeate them now the world would speake our praise Come let 's resolve to doe them more annoy then Agamemnon in the warres of Troy Lent The grave and learned eloquence of Roman Orators noble Colonell could not more perfect a description give off those insufferable injuryes which captivated our hearts in chaines of ice that must again perforce dissolve in flames of just revenge Theod. Our enemies too neere approach else we could enlarge the subject of this conference with as many materiall circumstances which for the present we abreviate to prosecute our right leade on Sir bravely guide the way heaven will I hope grant this our happy day Exunt Alarums Soone after the Alarums begun Enter Cola his weapon drawne Cola. Was ever seene or heard such bold audacious rogues that dares upbraid my fury have not I to their confused shame and losse caused many townes and villages to be destroyed in dreadfull flames themselves like dismall fugitives compeld to flye and yet they dare affront me still O impudence that with extracted villanie deserves a totall ruin thy harme I seeke and longe to glorie in soe good an action motives sufficient doth enduce me to it to hang to racke to kill to burne to spoile untill I make this land a barren soile Exit Alarums Allarums Enter Athenio Lentimos severally their weapons drawne Lent Fly Cosen fly ther 's no hope of safety else notwithstanding a stout resistance our men affrighted with the unusuall sight of blood and slaughter are fouly broken on routed by a number crueller then famisht lions in th' Arabian desert Cola like a demi-divell or Canniball cryes out kill kill spare neither man woman child regard not age or sex downe downe with them all Athe. For Christ his passion doe you once more oppose his furie make good the trench whilst I perswade our timerous men to face about Exit Lent As Athenio would depart Enter Celar Celar Stand traitor perfidious traytor stand Athe. Thy foe a loyall subject and prove it so on your guard Sir They fight Celar is kild Athenio departs then Cola Enters with Tibernus and Souldiers Cola. Tibernus charge Crambich post unto the bridge where the most number of the villens are in strife to passe let not a mothers child escape but see due execution on them all Tiber. Your will shall be observ'd effectually Exit Tiber Hee spies Celar kil'd Cola. What stout Celar kil'd O damn'd bowitching fate Beare hence this body then after take the pillage of the towne for your good service Exeunt Enter Belfrida Belfr. Now as I live its like to prove a mad world a desperate time with our Citizens an' it continue thus where they did breake by dozens heretofore we shall have hundreds now at a light rate i'faith such pretty shifts and sleights are so cunningly contrived these dayes under pretence of safetie as shutting shops packing up goods and sent the Lord knowes whither Coine Iewels plate houshold-stuffe every thing vanisheth like superfluous clouds to the vast center of the hollow earth my countreymen are styled to discontented gentlemen well if e're I did intend to make a fortune now 's the time to stirre my selfe a fitter opportunitie will never offer my acceptance ha the mischiefes on t I shall be reputed so a prime promoter tush a blast of breath no sooner blowne then gone honesty canno• thrive at all times the proverb sayes he must needs dye a begger that is knowne too just wherefore I will scrue up my wits to the full height of knavery whereby I may demurely insinuate my selfe with the good liking of Sir Carola whom no sooner 's made acquainted