THE SECOND PART OF \

The bloody Conquests.

of mighty Tamburlaine.

With his impassionate fury, for the death of
his Lady and loue, faire Zenocrate his fourme
of exhortation and discipline to his three
sons, and the maner of his own death.

The Prologue.

The generall welcomes Tamburlain receiu'd,

When he arriued last vpon our stage,
Hath made our Poet pen his second part,

Wher death cuts off the progres of his pomp,

Heading. With his.. maner of his own death om. 1606

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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. Scana 1.

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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

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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,

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We all are glutted with the Christians blood,

And haue a greater foe to fight against,

Proud Tamburlaine, that now in Asia,

And means to fire Turky as he goes:

Neere Guyrons head doth set his conquering feet,

Gainst him my Lord must you addresse your power.

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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.

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

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to Bull.

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,

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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,

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Shall meet those Christians fleeting with the tyde,

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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

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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

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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,

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Nor he but Fortune that hath made him great.
We haue reuolted Grecians, Albanees,
Cicilians, Lewes, Arabians, Turks, and Moors,
Natolians, Sorians, blacke Egyptians,
Illirians, Thracians, and Bythinians,
Enough to swallow forcelesse Sigismond

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