And murdrous Fates throwes al his triumphs down.
But what became of faire Zenocrate,

And with how manie cities sacrifice
He celebrated her sad funerall,

Himselfe in presence shal vnfold at large.

Actus I. Scena I.

2325

Orcanes, king of Natolia, Gazellus, vice-roy of Byron,
Vribassa, and their traine, with drums and trumpets.

Orcanes.

Egregious Viceroyes of these Eastern parts
Plac'd by the issue of great Baiazeth
And sacred Lord the mighty Calapine:
Who liues in Egypt, prisoner to that slaue,
Which kept his father in an yron cage:
Now haue we martcht from faire Natolia
Two hundred leagues, and on Danubius banks,
Our warlike hoste in compleat armour rest,
Where Sigismond the king of Hungary
Should meet our person to conclude a truce.
What? Shall we parle with the Christian,

Or crosse the streame, and meet him in the field?
Byr. King of Natolia, let vs treat of peace,

2330

2335

We all are glutted with the Christians blood,

And haue a greater foe to fight against,
Proud Tamburlaine, that now in Asia,

2340

Neere Guyrons head doth set his conquering feet,

And means to fire Turky as he goes:

Gainst him my Lord must you addresse your power.
Vribas. Besides, king Sigismond hath brought from
Christendome,

More then his Camp of stout Hungarians,
Sclauonians, Almans, Rutters, Muffes, and Danes,

That with the Holbard, Lance, and murthering Axe,
Will hazard that we might with surety hold.

2345

(Orc.) Though from the shortest Northren Paralell, 2350 Vast Gruntland compast with the frozen sea,

2321 tryumph 1606, Rob.

2347 Muffes] Russ conj.

2324 sad Rob. to Bull.: said 15901606, Wag. 2344 must you] you must 1592, Rob. to Bull. Almans, Rutters] Almain Rutters conj. Coll. Coll. 2350 Prefix om. 1590-1606

to Bull.

2351 Grantland 1606, Rob.

Inhabited with tall and sturdy men,

Gyants as big as hugie Polypheme:

Millions of Souldiers cut the Artick line,

Bringing the strength of Europe to these Armes,
Our Turky blades shal glide through al their throats,
And make this champion mead a bloody Fen.
Danubius stream that runs to Trebizon,
Shall carie wrapt within his scarlet waues,
As martiall presents to our friends at home
The slaughtered bodies of these Christians.
The Terrene main wherin Danubius fals,
Shall by this battell be the bloody Sea.
The wandring Sailers of proud Italy,

2355

1

2360

Shall meet those Christians fleeting with the tyde,

2365

Beating in heaps against their Argoses,

And make faire Europe mounted on her bull,
Trapt with the wealth and riches of the world,
Alight and weare a woful mourning weed.

Byr. Yet stout Orcanes, Prorex of the world,
Since Tamburlaine hath mustred all his men,
Marching from Cairon northward with his camp,
To Alexandria, and the frontier townes,
Meaning to make a conquest of our land:
Tis requisit to parle for a peace

2370

2375

With Sigismond the king of Hungary:

And saue our forces for the hot assaults

Proud Tamburlaine intends Natolia.

Orc. Viceroy of Byron, wisely hast thou said:

My realme, the Center of our Empery

2380

Once lost, All Turkie would be ouerthrowne :

And for that cause the Christians shall haue peace.

Slauonians, Almains, Rutters, Muffes, and Danes

Feare not Orcanes, but great Tamburlaine,

Nor he but Fortune that hath made him great.

2385

We haue reuolted Grecians, Albanees,

Cicilians, lewes, Arabians, Turks, and Moors,
Natolians, Sorians, blacke Egyptians,
Illirians, Thracians, and Bythinians,

Enough to swallow forcelesse Sigismond

2390

2354 cut the] out of 1606 2383 Almain Rutters, Russ conj. Coll. 2387 Cicilians] Qy. Cilicians 2388 Sorians] Syrians 1592 blacke] and black 1606 2389 Illirians 1606: Illicians 1590, 1592 Between 2388 and 2389 ed. 1606 inserts: FRED. And we from Europe to the same intent which is really l. 2443 and is there missing in ed. 1606

Yet scarse enough t'encounter Tamburlaine.
He brings a world of people to the field,
From Scythia to the Oriental Plage

Of India, wher raging Lantchidol

Beates on the regions with his boysterous blowes,

That neuer sea-man yet discouered :

All Asia is in Armes with Tamburlaine,

Euen from the midst of fiery Cancers Tropick,

To Amazonia vnder Capricorne.

And thence as far as Archipellago,

All Afrike is in Armes with Tamburlaine.

Therefore Viceroies the Christians must haue peace.

Act. I. Scana 2.

Sigismond, Fredericke, Baldwine, and their traine with drums and trumpets.

2395

2400

Sigis. Orcanes (as our Legates promist thee)
Wee with our Peeres haue crost Danubius stream
To treat of friendly peace or deadly war :
Take which thou wilt, for as the Romans vsde
I here present thee with a naked sword.

2405

Wilt thou haue war, then shake this blade at me,
If peace, restore it to my hands againe:
And I wil sheath it to confirme the same.

Orc. Stay Sigismond, forgetst thou I am he
That with the Cannon shooke Vienna walles,
And made it dance vpon the Continent:
As when the massy substance of the earth,
Quiuer about the Axeltree of heauen.
Forgetst thou that I sent a shower of dartes
Mingled with powdered shot and fethered steele
So thick vpon the blink-ei'd Burghers heads,
That thou thy self, then County-Pallatine,
The king of Boheme, and the Austrich Duke,
Sent Herralds out, which basely on their knees
In all your names desirde a truce of me?
Forgetst thou, that to haue me raise my siege,
Wagons of gold were set before my tent:
Stampt with the princely Foule that in her wings

2393 Plage] Place 1606

2415 Quivers Rob. to Bull.

2410

2415

2420

2425

2402 Viceroie 1592, Dyce to Bull.

Caries the fearfull thunderbolts of Ioue,

How canst thou think of this and offer war?

Sig. Vienna was besieg'd, and I was there,
Then County-Pallatine, but now a king:
And what we did, was in extremity :
But now Orcanes, view my royall hoste,

That hides these plaines, and seems as vast and wide,

As dooth the Desart of Arabia

To those that stand on Badgeths lofty Tower,

Or as the Ocean to the Traueiler

That restes vpon the snowy Appenines :
And tell me whether I should stoope so low,
Or treat of peace with the Natolian king?

Byr. Kings of Natolia and of Hungarie,
We came from Turky to confirme a league,
And not to dare ech other to the field :
A friendly parle might become ye both.

2430

2435

2440

Fred. And we from Europe to the same intent,

Which if your General refuse or scorne,

Our Tents are pitcht, our men stand in array,

2445

Ready to charge you ere you stir your feet.
Nat. So prest are we, but yet if Sigismond

Speake as a friend, and stand not vpon tearmes,
Here is his sword, let peace be ratified
On these conditions specified before,
Drawen with aduise of our Ambassadors.

Sig. Then here I sheath it, and giue thee my hand,
Neuer to draw it out, or manage armes

Against thy selfe or thy confederates:

2450

But whilst I liue will be at truce with thee.
Nat. But (Sigismond) confirme it with an oath,

2455

And sweare in sight of heauen and by thy Christ.

Sig. By him that made the world and sau'd my soule The sonne of God and issue of a Mayd,

Sweet Iesus Christ, I sollemnly protest,

2460

And vow to keepe this peace inuiolable.

Nat. By sacred Mahomet, the friend of God,

Whose holy Alcaron remaines with vs,

Whose glorious body when he left the world,
Closde in a coffyn mounted vp the aire,

2465

And hung on stately Mecas Temple roofe,

2438 Or] As Rob., Cunn.

2442 ye] you 1592, Dyce to Bull.

2443 Here missing in ed. 1606, being wrongly inserted after 2388

2445 stand] are 1606

2453 or] and 1606

I sweare to keepe this truce inuiolable:

Of whose conditions, and our solemne othes

Sign'd with our handes, each shal retaine a scrowle
As memorable witnesse of our league.

Now Sigismond, if any Christian King

Encroche vpon the confines of thy realme,

Send woord, Orcanes of Natolia

Confirm'd this league beyond Danubius streame,

And they will (trembling) sound a quicke retreat,
So am I fear'd among all Nations.

Sig. If any heathen potentate or king

Inuade Natolia, Sigismond will send

A hundred thousand horse train'd to the war,
And backt by stout Lanceres of Germany,
The strength and sinewes of the imperiall seat.

Nat. I thank thee Sigismond, but when I war
All Asia Minor, Africa, and Greece

Follow my Standard and my thundring Drums :
Come let vs goe and banquet in our tents:
I will dispatch chiefe of my army hence
To faire Natolia, and to Trebizon,

To stay my comming gainst proud Tamburlaine.
Freend Sigismond, and peeres of Hungary,
Come banquet and carouse with vs a while,
And then depart we to our territories.

Actus I. Scana 3.

Callapine with Almeda, his keeper.

Callap. Sweet Almeda, pity the ruthfull plight Of Callapine, the sonne of Baiazeth,

Born to be Monarch of the Western world:

Yet here detain'd by cruell Tamburlaine.

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2475

2480

2485

2490

Exeunt.

2495

Alm. My Lord I pitie it, and with my heart
Wish your release, but he whose wrath is death,
My soueraigne Lord, renowmed Tamburlain,
Forbids you further liberty than this.

Cal. Ah were I now but halfe so eloquent
To paint in woords, what Ile perfourme in deeds,
I know thou wouldst depart from hence with me.
Al. Not for all Afrike, therefore mooue me not.
Cal. Yet heare me speake my gentle Almeda.
2480 by] with 1606

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