Zab. Eat, Bajazeth: and let us live In spite of them,-looking some happy power Will pity and enlarge us. Tamb. Here, Turk; wilt thou have a clean trencher? Baj. I, tyrant, and more meat. Tamb. Soft, sir; you must be dieted; too much eating will make you surfeit. Ther. So it would, my lord, 'specially having so small a walk and so little exercise. [A second course is brought in of crowns. Tamb. Theridamas, Techelles, and Casane, here are [110 the cates you desire to finger, are they not? Ther. I, my lord: but none save kings must feed with these. Tech. 'Tis enough for us to see them, and for Tamburlaine only to enjoy them. Tamb. Well; here is now to the Soldan of Egypt, the King of Arabia, and the Governor of Damascus. Now1 take these three crowns, and pledge me, my contributory kings. I crown you here, Theridamas, King of Argier ; Techelles, King of Fez; and Usumcasane, King of [120 Moroccus. How say you to this, Turk? These are not your contributory kings. 1 I am not sure that I am right in printing the whole of this speech as prose. With slight alteration a part of it goes easily into verse :"Now take these three crowns, And pledge me, my contributory kings. -I crown you here, Theridamas, King of Argier; Techelles, King of Fez; Usumcasane, King of Moroccus. How say you to this, Turk? Baj. Nor shall they long be thine, I warrant them. Your births shall be no blemish to your fame, For virtue is the fount whence honour springs, And they are worthy she investeth kings. 130 Ther. And since your highness hath so well vouchsafed; If we deserve them not with higher meeds Than erst our states and actions have retained Tamb. Well said, Theridamas; when holy fates We mean to travel to the antarctick pole, 140 [Exeunt. 1 Dyce's correction for "place" of the old copies. Cf. Second Part, i. 1, 1. 68. * Old copies "value." ACT THE FIFTH. SCENE I. Enter the GOVERNOR of DAMASCO,1 with three or four Citizens, and four Virgins, with branches of laurel in their hands. Gov. Still doth this man, or rather god of war, And make us desperate of our threatened lives. And if we should with common rites of arms I fear the custom, proper to his sword, 1 So Greene (in Friar Bacon) :— "Edward, art thou the famous Prince of Wales 10 Intending so to terrify the world, By any innovation or remorse Will never be dispensed with 'till our deaths; And use us like a loving conqueror. I Virg. If humble suits or imprecations,2 20 30 These more than dangerous warrants of our death Nor you depend on such weak helps as we. Gov. Well, lovely virgins, think our country's care, To foreign powers and rough imperious yokes, 1 Cf. Dido, v. 5:—“And woeful Dido by these blubbered cheeks." 2 Entreaties. 3 So 4to.-8vo. "cares." 40 Endure as we the malice of our stars, The wrath of Tamburlaine and power of wars; 2 Virg. Then here before the Majesty of Heaven And holy patrons1 of Ægyptia, With knees and hearts submissive we entreat Grace to our words and pity to our looks And through the eyes and ears of Tamburlaine May bind the temples of his conquering head, Leave us, my lord, and loving countrymen ; 50 60 [Exeunt Governor and Citizens; manent Virgins. Enter TAMBURLAINE, TECHELLES, THERIDAMAS, USUMCASANE, with others: Tamburlaine all in black and very melancholy. Tamb. What, are the turtles frayed out of their nests? Alas, poor fools! must you be first shall feel 1 The 8vo. reads " Patrones," which is perhaps meant for "Patroness," i.e. “Isis." |