Meete with the foole, and rid your royall shoulders And all the craggie rockes of Caspea. (Enter a Messenger.) Mess. My Lord, we haue discouered the enemie Ready to chardge you with a mighty armie. 645 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. 655 Cos. Thy words assure me of kind successe: Go valiant Souldier, go before and charge We are enough to scarre the enemy, 660 And more than needes to make an Emperour. (Excunt.) <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 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 Coll. So shall not I be knowen, or if I bee, They cannot take away my crowne from me. Enter Tamburlain. Tam. What fearful coward stragling from the camp When Kings themselues are present in the field? 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. Tamb. No, I tooke it prisoner. Come giue it me. Myce. You lie, I gaue it you. Tam. Then tis mine. 695 Myce. No, I meane, I let you keep it. Tamb. Wel, I meane you shall haue it againe. Here take it for a while, I lend it thee, Sound trumpets to the battell, and he runs in. (Scene V.) 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. Dyce, Cunn. Scene V. add. Dyce 703 S.D. add. Dyce As if as many kinges as could encompasse thee, Cosr. So do I thrice renowmed man at armes, 710 715 Mean. Most happy Emperour in humblest tearms 720 I vow my seruice to your Maiestie, With vtmost vertue of my faith and dutie. Cosr. Thanks good Meander, then Cosroe raign. The Lords and Captaines of my brothers campe, Cos. I will not thank thee (sweet Ortigius) Better replies shall prooue my purposes. 725 730 735 740 And now Lord Tamburlaine, my brothers Campe I leaue to thee, and to Theridamas, To follow me to faire Persepolis. 745 Then will we march to all those Indian Mines, 716 chiefest] chiefe 1592 720 happy] happiest 1605 737 739 our liues] (Staying to order all the scattered troopes) Farewell Lord Regent, and his happie friends, I long to sit vpon my brothers throne. Mena. Your Maiestie shall shortly haue your wish, And ride in triumph through Persepolis. Manent Tamb. Tech. Ther. Vsum. 750 Exeunt. Tamb. And ride in triumph through Persepolis? Is it not braue to be a King, Techelles? Vsumcasane and Theridamas, 1755 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. 760 To weare a Crowne enchac'd with pearle and golde, 76 To aske, and haue: commaund, and be obeied: Tam. Why say Theridamas, wilt thou be a king? 770 775 Tam. Why then Casane shall we wish for ought 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. 785 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. Scana 6. Cosroe, Meander, Ortygius, Menaphon, with other Souldiers. Cos. What means this diuelish shepheard to aspire With such a Giantly presumption, To cast vp hils against the face of heauen : And dare the force of angrie Iupiter. But as he thrust them vnderneath the hils, And prest out fire from their burning iawes : 815 Mean. Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt 820 Their angry seeds at his conception : For he was neuer sprong of humaine race, 805 his] him Rob. etc. 791 apeece 1605, Dyce to Bull.: apace 1590, 1592 this 1592, Dyce to Wag. 1605 809+ S.D. Exit Techelles add. Dyce, Wag. 802 the] 808 and] with |