Meete with the foole, and rid your royall shoulders (Enter a Messenger.) Mess. My Lord, we haue discouered the enemie 645 Ready to chardge you with a mighty armie. Cos. Come, Tamburlain, now whet thy winged sword And lift thy lofty arme into the cloudes, 650 That it may reach the King of Perseas crowne, And set it safe on my victorious head. Tam. See where it is, the keenest Cutle-axe, That ere made passage thorow Persean Armes. Cos. Thy words assure me of kind successe: Go valiant Souldier, go before and charge We are enough to scarre the enemy, 655 660 And more than needes to make an Emperour. (Exeunt.) <Scene IV.) To the Battaile, and Mycetes comes out alone with Myc. Accurst be he that first inuented war, 665 If Nature had not giuen me wisedomes lore? 670 For Kings are clouts that euery man shoots at, Our Crowne the pin that thousands seeke to cleaue. And far from any man that is a foole. 675 646 S.D. add. Dyce Coll. 656 or the breath] o'er the breadth conj. 662 enough 1590, 1605: enow 1592 663 S.D. add. Rob. Scene IV. add. Dyce 667 Stand] Stand those 1605 So shall not I be knowen, or if I bee, Enter Tamburlain. Tam. What fearful coward stragling from the camp Myc. Thou liest. Tam. Base villaine, darst thou giue the lie ? 680 685 Tam. Are you the witty King of Persea ? Tam. Is this your Crowne? Myce. I, Didst thou euer see a fairer ? Tamb. You will not sell it, wil ye? 690 Myce. Such another word, and I will haue thee executed. Come giue it me. Tamb. No, I tooke it prisoner. 695 Myce. You lie, I gaue it you. Tam. Then tis mine. Myce. No, I meane, I let you keep it. Tamb. Wel, I meane you shall haue it againe. Sound trumpets to the battell, and he runs in. (Scene V.) 700 (Exit.) 705 Cosroe, Tamburlaine, Theridamas, Menaphon, Meander, Tamb. Holde thee Cosroe, weare two imperiall Crownes. Euen by the mighty hand of Tamburlaine, 682 giue 1590, 1592, Rob., Dyce1, Bull, Wag.: giue me 1605. 703 S.D. add. Dyce Scene V. add. Dyce As if as many kinges as could encompasse thee, 710 715 Since he is yeelded to the stroke of War, On your submission we with thanks excuse, And giue you equall place in our affaires. Mean. Most happy Emperour in humblest tearms I vow my seruice to your Maiestie, 720 With vtmost vertue of my faith and dutie. Cosr. Thanks good Meander, then Cosroe raign 725 And gouerne Persea in her former pomp: And grace your calling with a greater sway. Cos. I will not thank thee (sweet Ortigius) Better replies shall prooue my purposes. And now Lord Tamburlaine, my brothers Campe Then will we march to all those Indian Mines, 716 chiefest] chiefe 1592 720 happy] happiest 1605 730 735 740 745 737 739 our liues] (Staying to order all the scattered troopes) I long to sit vpon my brothers throne. Mena. Your Maiestie shall shortly haue your wish, Manent Tamb. Tech. Ther. Vsum. 750 Exeunt. Tamb. And ride in triumph through Persepolis? V sumcasane and Theridamas, Is it not passing braue to be a King, And ride in triumph through Persepolis? Tech. O my Lord, tis sweet and full of pompe. 755 760 765 To weare a Crowne enchac'd with pearle and golde, Tam. Why say Theridamas, wilt thou be a king? 770 775 Tam. Why then Casane shall we wish for ought The world affoords in greatest noueltie, And rest attemplesse faint and destitute? Me thinks we should not, I am strongly moou'd, 780 That if I should desire the Persean Crowne, Ther. I know they would with our perswasions. To get the Persean Kingdome to my selfe: Then thou for Parthia, they for Scythia and Medea. 753 Prefix Mean. 1592, Dyce to Bull. 735 As if the Turke, the Pope, Afrike and Greece, Tech. Then shall we send to this triumphing King, 790 Vsum. Nay quickly then, before his roome be hot. Tam. Twil prooue a pretie iest (in faith) my friends. The. A iest to chardge on twenty thousand men? 796 I iudge the purchase more important far, Tam. Iudge by thy selfe Theridamas, not me, Ther. Goe on for me. 800 805 810 Exeunt. Actus 2. Scena 6. Cosroe, Meander, Ortygius, Menaphon, with other Souldiers. Cos. What means this diuelish shepheard to aspire To cast vp hils against the face of heauen : But as he thrust them vnderneath the hils, 815 Mean. Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt 820 Their angry seeds at his conception : For he was neuer sprong of humaine race, 791 apeece 1605, Dyce to Bull.: apace 1590, 1592 this 1592, Dyce to Wag. 805 his] him Rob. etc. 1605 809+s.D. Exit Techelles add. Dyce, Wag. 802 the] 808 and] with |