stand sentry, or so; but I'll be hang'd and quartered before I'll have my members cut off. 2 SOLD. And I too; hold thee there! PHIL. Hold you both there! away, you rogues, you dirt! [Beats them both in. Thus do I tread upon you; out, begone! One valiant is an host; fight then alone! Enter CARDINAL, ALVERO, CHRISTOFERO, and SOLDIERS. CARD. Prince Philip! PHIL. For the crown of Spain, come all? PHIL. But come in war; Bring naked swords, not laurel boughs; in peace! Plague on your rank peace! will you fight and cry, Down with the Moor? and then I'm yours; I'll die I have a heart, two arms, a soul, a head; I'll lay that down; I'll venture all; s'foot, all! PHIL. Thy hand and thine. [Flings down his weapons. Give me but half your hearts, you have all mine; By heaven! shall he fall? CARD. Yes upon thee, Like to the ruins of a tower, to grind Thy body into dust. Traitor and bastard! I do arrest thee of high treason. PHIL. Hah! Traitor and bastard! and by thee! my weapons! CARD. Lay hands him! upon PHIL. Ah! you're best do so. to CARD. Alvero, there's the warrant ; your The prisoner is committed. Lords, let's part: Look to him on your life. hands [Exeunt Card. &c. Manent PHILIP and ALVERO. PHIL. 'Heart! 'heart! 'heart! 'heart! [Tears the warrant. The devil and his dam-the Moor and mother my Their warrant! I will not obey: old grey beard, ALV. I would fain shed a tear, But from mine eyes so many show'rs are gone; PHIL. Dost thou speak to me ALV. You must to prison. ? PHIL. And from thence to death. I thought I should have had a tomb hung round ACT THE FIFTH. SCENE I. Enter RODERIGO and CHRISTOFERO; two bareheaded before them; CARDINAL alone; ZARACK and BALTAZAR bearing the crown on a cushion; ELEAZAR next; QUEEN MOTHER after him; other LORDS after her; ALVERO, sad, meets them. CARD. Alvero, 'tis the pleasure of the king, Of the Queen Mother, and these honoured states, To ease you of Philip; there's a warrant Sent to remove him to a stronger guard. ALV. I thank you; you shall rid me of much care. ELEAZ. Sit down, and take your place. ALV. If I might have the place I like best, It should be my grave. [Sits down. [The Moors stand aside with the crown: Eleazar, rising, takes it. ELEAZ. [Aside to the Moors.] Stand in voice' reach. [Aloud.] Away! BOTH MOORS. We are gone. [Exeunt. ELEAZ. Princes of Spain, if in this royal court There sit a man, that having laid his hold So fast on such a jewel, and dare wear it In the contempt of envy, as I dare, Yet uncompell'd (as freely as poor pilgrims Bestow their prayers) would give such wealth away; Let such a man step forth;-what, do none rise? No, no, for kings indeed are deities; And who'd not, as the sun, in brightness shine? Who among millions, would not be the mightiest? [Kneels: the Cardinal fetches the crown and sets it on the chair. To this imperial state lowly resign This usurpation; wiping off your fears ELEAZ. Stay, peers of Spain! if young Philippo Be Philip's son, then is he Philip's heir; Then must his royal name be set in gold; Philip is then the diamond to that ring; But if he be a bastard, here's his seat, For baseness has no gall till it grow great: A scrambling army through the heart of Spain: ELEAZ. He that put him out to making I am sure can tell; if not, Then she that shap'd him can: here's the Queen Being prick'd in conscience, and preferring Spain If he be noble, and a Spaniard born, He'll hide the apparent scars of their infamies, ALL. NO! CARD. Spaniard or Moor, the saucy slave shall die! |