More honor and lesse paine it may procure, To dy by this resolued hand of thine, Than stay the torments he and heauen haue sworne. And with this stab slumber eternally. (Stabs himselfe.) Tech. Vsumcasane, see how right the man Tech. Agreed Casane, we wil honor him. 1095 (Exeunt, bearing out the body.) Act. 3. Scana 3. Tamburlain, Techelles, Vsumcasane, Theridamas, Bassoe, Zenocrate, with others. Tamburlaine. Bassoe, by this thy Lord and maister knowes, I meane to meet him in Bithynia: See how he comes! Tush. Turkes are ful of brags 1105 Bass. Your men are valiant but their number few, And cannot terrefie his mightie hoste. My Lord, the great Commander of the worlde, Hath now in armes ten thousand Ianisaries, Brought to the war by men of Tripoly. 1091 S.D. add. 1605 meane 1605 1115 Two hundred thousand footmen that haue seru'd If he think good, can from his garrisons, Tech. The more he brings, the greater is the spoile, 1120 1124 Tam. But wil those Kings accompany your Lord? Bass. Such as his Highnesse please, but some must stay To rule the prouinces he late subdude. Tam. Then fight couragiously, their crowns are yours. This hand shal set them on your conquering heads : That made me Emperour of Asia. Vsum. Let him bring millions infinite of men, Vnpeopling Westerne Affrica and Greece: Yet we assure vs of the victorie. Ther. Euen he that in a trice vanquisht two kings, More mighty than the Turkish Emperour : Shall rouse him out of Europe, and pursue 1130 1135 Tamb. Wel said Theridamas, speake in that mood, I that am tearm'd the Scourge and Wrath of God, Wil first subdue the Turke, and then inlarge 1140 Those Christian Captiues, which you keep as slaues, 1145 And when they chance to breath and rest a space, Are punisht with Bastones so grieuously, That they lie panting on the Gallies side, And striue for life at euery stroke they giue. That make quick hauock of the Christian blood. 1123 seate] set 1592, Dyce, Bull. 1149 breath and rest 1590, 1605, Wag.: Bull. 1151 they om. 1605 1150 1155 1140 giue 1592, Dyce to Bull. rest or breath 1592, Rob. to But as I liue that towne shall curse the time That Tamburlaine set foot in Affrica. Enter Baiazeth with his Bassoes and contributorie Bai. Bassoes and Ianisaries of my Guard, The greatest Potentate of Africa. Tam. Techelles, and the rest prepare your swordes. I meane t'incounter with that Baiazeth. Bai. Kings of Fesse, Moroccus and Argier, He cals me Baiazeth, whom you call Lord. 1160 1165 Note the presumption of this Scythian slaue : I tell thee villaine, those that lead my horse And dar'st thou bluntly call me Baiazeth? Tam. And know thou Turke, that those which lead my horse, 1170 Shall lead thee Captiue thorow Affrica. And dar'st thou bluntly call me Tamburlaine? He shall be made a chast and lustlesse Eunuke, 1175 And all his Captaines that thus stoutly stand, Whom I haue brought to see their ouerthrow. Tamb. By this my sword that conquer'd Persea, 1180 Thy fall shall make me famous through the world: I will not tell thee how Ile handle thee, But euery common souldier of my Camp Shall smile to see thy miserable state. Fess. What meanes the mighty Turkish Emperor 1185 To talk with one so base as Tamburlaine ? Moro. Ye Moores and valiant men of Barbary, How can ye suffer these indignities? 1190 Arg. Leaue words and let them feele your lances pointes, Which glided through the bowels of the Greekes. Bai. Wel said my stout contributory kings, Your threefold armie and my hugie hoste, Shall swallow vp these base borne Perseans. 1158 S.D. contributorie] his contributory 1605 Zabina and Ebea add. Dyce Ile] I will 1605 1185 the] this 1605 1163 to encounter 1592 1168 title 1605 1182 1188 ye] you 1605 Tech. Puissant, renowmed and mighty Tamburlain, Why stay we thus prolonging all their liues? 1195 Ther. I long to see those crownes won by our swords That we may raigne as kings of Affrica. Vsum. What Coward wold not fight for such a prize? Tamb. Fight all couragiously and be you kings. I speake it, and my words are oracles. Bai. Zabina, mother of three brauer boies, Than Hercules, that in his infancie Did pash the iawes of Serpents venomous: Whose hands are made to gripe a warlike Lance, Than all the brats ysprong from Typhons loins: Whose eies are brighter than the Lamps of heauen, 1200 1205 1210 1215 That with thy lookes canst cleare the darkened Sky: 1220 And calme the rage of thundring Iupiter : Sit downe by her adorned with my Crowne, As if thou wert the Empresse of the world. Me martch victoriously with all my men, Til then take thou my crowne, vaunt of my worth, And manage words with her as we will armes. 1225 1230 Returne with victorie, and free from wound. Bai. Now shalt thou feel the force of Turkish arms, Which lately made all Europe quake for feare : I haue of Turkes, Arabians, Moores and lewes Enough to couer all Bythinia. 1195 all 1590, 1605, Wag.: of 1592, Rob. to Bull. 1590, 1605, Wag.: rule 1592, Rob. to Bull. 1235 1197 raigne Let thousands die, their slaughtered Carkasses 1240 That leaue no ground for thee to martch vpon. 1245 Tam. Our conquering swords shall marshal vs the way We vse to march vpon the slaughtered foe : Braue horses, bred on the white Tartarian hils: 1250 As these my followers willingly would haue : Direct our Bullets and our weapons pointes 1255 And make our strokes to wound the sencelesse aire, And when she sees our bloody Collours spread, 1260 Exit, with his followers. Bai. Come Kings and Bassoes, let vs glut our swords That thirst to drinke the feble Perseans blood. Exit, with his followers. Zab. Base Concubine, must thou be plac'd by me That am the Empresse of the mighty Turke ? Zen. Disdainful Turkesse and vnreuerend Bosse, Call'st thou me Concubine that am betroath'd Vnto the great and mighty Tamburlaine ? 1265 Zab. To Tamburlaine the great Tartarian thiefe ? Zen. Thou wilt repent these lauish words of thine, 1270 When thy great Bassoe maister and thy selfe 1242 thee] them Dyce2 1249 the omit conj. Dyce: th' Cunn., Bull. 1256 our] your Dyce etc. air conj. Dyce: lure 1590, 1605: lute 1592 light Rob. etc.: wind conj. Cunn.: winds conj. Wag. 1266 Bosse] Bassa conj. Mitford |