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FERNEZE。Now,gentlemen,betakeyoutoyourarms,AndseethatMaltabewellfortified;

Anditbehovesyoutoberesolute;

ForCalymath,havinghover’dheresolong,Willwinthetown,ordiebeforethewalls。

FIRSTKNIGHT。Anddieheshall;forwewillneveryield。

EnterBELLAMIRAandPILIA—BORZA。

BELLAMIRA。O,bringustothegovernor!

FERNEZE。Awaywithher!sheisacourtezan。

BELLAMIRA。Whate’erIam,yet,governor,hearmespeak:

Ibringtheenewsbywhomthysonwasslain:

Mathiasdiditnot;itwastheJew。

PILIA—BORZA。Who,besidestheslaughterofthesegentlemen,Poison’dhisowndaughterandthenuns,Strangledafriar,andIknownotwhatMischiefbeside。

FERNEZE。Hadwebutproofofthis————

BELLAMIRA。Strongproof,mylord:hisman’snowatmylodging,Thatwashisagent;he’llconfessitall。

FERNEZE。Gofetchhim<180>straight[ExeuntOFFICERS]。

Ialwaysfear’dthatJew。

Re—enterOFFICERSwithBARABASandITHAMORE。

BARABAS。I’llgoalone;dogs,donothalemethus。

ITHAMORE。

Normeneither;Icannotout—runyou,constable。——O,mybelly!

BARABAS。Onedramofpowdermorehadmadeallsure:

Whatadamn’dslavewasI!

[Aside。]

FERNEZE。Makefires,heatirons,lettherackbefetch’d。

FIRSTKNIGHT。Nay,stay,mylord;’tmaybehewillconfess。

BARABAS。Confess!whatmeanyou,lords?whoshouldconfess?

FERNEZE。ThouandthyTurk;’twasthatslewmyson。

ITHAMORE。Guilty,mylord,Iconfess。YoursonandMathiaswerebothcontracteduntoAbigail:[he]forgedacounterfeitchallenge。

BARABAS。Whocarriedthatchallenge?

ITHAMORE。

Icarriedit,Iconfess;butwhowritit?marry,evenhethatstrangledBarnardine,poisonedthenunsandhisowndaughter。

FERNEZE。Awaywithhim!hissightisdeathtome。

BARABAS。Forwhat,youmenofMalta?hearmespeak。

Sheisacourtezan,andheathief,Andhemybondman:letmehavelaw;

Fornoneofthiscanprejudicemylife。

FERNEZE。Oncemore,awaywithhim!——Youshallhavelaw。

BARABAS。Devils,doyourworst!——I[’ll]liveinspiteofyou。——

[Aside。]

Asthesehavespoke,sobeittotheirsouls!——

Ihopethepoison’dflowerswillworkanon。

[Aside。]

[ExeuntOFFICERSwithBARABASandITHAMORE;BELLAMIRA,andPILIA—BORZA。]

EnterKATHARINE。

KATHARINE。WasmyMathiasmurder’dbytheJew?

Ferneze,’twasthysonthatmurder’dhim。

FERNEZE。Bepatient,gentlemadam:itwashe;

Heforg’dthedaringchallengemadethemfight。

KATHARINE。WhereistheJew?whereisthatmurderer?

FERNEZE。Inprison,tillthelawhaspass’donhim。

Re—enterFIRSTOFFICER。

FIRSTOFFICER。Mylord,thecourtezanandhermanaredead;

SoistheTurkandBarabastheJew。

FERNEZE。Dead!

FIRSTOFFICER。Dead,mylord,andheretheybringhisbody。

MARTINDELBOSCO。Thissuddendeathofhisisverystrange。

Re—enterOFFICERS,carryingBARABASasdead。

FERNEZE。Wondernotatit,sir;theheavensarejust;

Theirdeathswereliketheirlives;thenthinknotof’em。——

Sincetheyaredead,letthembeburied:

FortheJew’sbody,throwthato’erthewalls,Tobeapreyforvulturesandwildbeasts。——

So,nowawayandfortifythetown。

[Exeuntall,leavingBARABASonthefloor。<181>]

BARABAS。[rising]What,allalone!wellfare,sleepydrink!

I’llbereveng’donthisaccursedtown;

ForbymymeansCalymathshallenterin:

I’llhelptoslaytheirchildrenandtheirwives,Tofirethechurches,pulltheirhousesdown,Takemygoodstoo,andseizeuponmylands。

Ihopetoseethegovernoraslave,And,rowinginagalley,whipttodeath。

EnterCALYMATH,BASSOES,<182>andTURKS。

CALYMATH。Whomhavewethere?aspy?

BARABAS。Yes,mygoodlord,onethatcanspyaplaceWhereyoumayenter,andsurprizethetown:

MynameisBarabas;IamaJew。

CALYMATH。ArtthouthatJewwhosegoodsweheardweresoldFortribute—money?

BARABAS。Theverysame,mylord:

Andsincethattimetheyhavehir’daslave,myman,Toaccusemeofathousandvillanies:

Iwasimprisoned,butscap<’>dtheirhands。

CALYMATH。Didstbreakprison?

BARABAS。No,no:

Idrankofpoppyandcoldmandrakejuice;

Andbeingasleep,beliketheythoughtmedead,Andthrewmeo’erthewalls:so,orhowelse,TheJewishere,andrestsatyourcommand。

CALYMATH。’Twasbravelydone:buttellme,Barabas,Canstthou,asthoureport’st,makeMaltaours?

BARABAS。Fearnot,mylord;forhere,againstthetrench,<183>

Therockishollow,andofpurposedigg’d,TomakeapassagefortherunningstreamsAndcommonchannels<184>ofthecity。

Now,whilstyougiveassaultuntothewalls,I’llleadfivehundredsoldiersthroughthevault,Andrisewiththemi’themiddleofthetown,Openthegatesforyoutoenterin;

Andbythismeansthecityisyourown。

CALYMATH。Ifthisbetrue,I’llmaketheegovernor。

BARABAS。And,ifitbenottrue,thenletmedie。

CALYMATH。Thou’stdoom’dthyself。——Assaultitpresently。

[Exeunt。]

Alarumswithin。EnterCALYMATH,<185>BASSOES,TURKS,andBARABAS;withFERNEZEandKNIGHTSprisoners。

CALYMATH。Nowvail<186>yourpride,youcaptiveChristians,Andkneelformercytoyourconqueringfoe:

Nowwhere’sthehopeyouhadofhaughtySpain?

Ferneze,speak;haditnotbeenmuchbetterTokept<187>thypromisethanbethussurpris’d?

FERNEZE。WhatshouldIsay?wearecaptives,andmustyield。

CALYMATH。Ay,villains,youmustyield,andunderTurkishyokesShallgroaningbeartheburdenofourire:——

And,Barabas,aserstwepromis’dthee,Forthydesertwemaketheegovernor;

Usethematthydiscretion。

BARABAS。Thanks,mylord。

FERNEZE。Ofatalday,tofallintothehandsOfsuchatraitorandunhallow’dJew!

Whatgreatermiserycouldheaveninflict?

CALYMATH。’Tisourcommand:——and,Barabas,wegive,Toguardthyperson,theseourJanizaries:

Entreat<188>themwell,aswehaveusedthee。——

Andnow,bravebassoes,<189>come;we’llwalkaboutTheruin’dtown,andseethewreckwemade。——

Farewell,braveJew,farewell,greatBarabas!

BARABAS。MayallgoodfortunefollowCalymath!

[ExeuntCALYMATHandBASSOES。]

Andnow,asentrancetooursafety,ToprisonwiththegovernorandtheseCaptains,hisconsortsandconfederates。

FERNEZE。Ovillain!heavenwillbereveng’donthee。

BARABAS。Away!nomore;lethimnottroubleme。

[ExeuntTURKSwithFERNEZEandKNIGHTS。]

Thushastthougotten,<190>bythypolicy,Nosimpleplace,nosmallauthority:

InowamgovernorofMalta;true,——

ButMaltahatesme,and,inhatingme,Mylife’sindanger;andwhatbootsitthee,PoorBarabas,tobethegovernor,Whenas<191>thylifeshallbeattheircommand?

No,Barabas,thismustbelook’dinto;

And,sincebywrongthougott’stauthority,Maintainitbravelybyfirmpolicy;

Atleast,unprofitablyloseitnot;

Forhethatlivethinauthority,Andneithergetshimfriendsnorfillshisbags,LivesliketheassthatAesopspeakethof,Thatlabourswithaloadofbreadandwine,Andleavesitofftosnaponthistle—tops:

ButBarabaswillbemorecircumspect。

Beginbetimes;Occasion’sbaldbehind:

Slipnotthineopportunity,forfeartoolateThouseek’stformuch,butcanstnotcompassit。——

Withinhere!<192>

EnterFERNEZE,withaGUARD。

FERNEZE。Mylord?

BARABAS。Ay,LORD;thusslaveswilllearn。

Now,governor,——standbythere,waitwithin,——

[ExeuntGUARD。]

ThisisthereasonthatIsentforthee:

ThouseestthylifeandMalta’shappinessAreatmyarbitrement;andBarabasAthisdiscretionmaydisposeofboth:

Nowtellme,governor,andplainlytoo,Whatthink’stthoushallbecomeofitandthee?

FERNEZE。This,Barabas;sincethingsareinthypower,IseenoreasonbutofMalta’swreck,Norhopeoftheebutextremecruelty:

NorfearIdeath,norwillIflatterthee。

BARABAS。Governor,goodwords;benotsofurious’Tisnotthylifewhichcanavailmeaught;

Yetyoudolive,andliveformeyoushall:

AndasforMalta’sruin,thinkyounot’TwereslenderpolicyforBarabasTodispossesshimselfofsuchaplace?

Forsith,<193>asonceyousaid,withinthisisle,InMaltahere,thatIhavegotmygoods,Andinthiscitystillhavehadsuccess,Andnowatlengthamgrownyourgovernor,Yourselvesshallseeitshallnotbeforgot;

For,asafriendnotknownbutindistress,I’llrearupMalta,nowremediless。

FERNEZE。WillBarabasrecoverMalta’sloss?

WillBarabasbegoodtoChristians?

BARABAS。Whatwiltthougiveme,governor,toprocureAdissolutionoftheslavishbandsWhereintheTurkhathyok’dyourlandandyou?

WhatwillyougivemeifIrenderyouThelifeofCalymath,surprisehismen,Andinanout—houseofthecityshutHissoldiers,tillIhaveconsum’d’emallwithfire?

Whatwillyougivehimthatprocureththis?

FERNEZE。Dobutbringthistopasswhichthoupretendest,Dealtrulywithusasthouintimatest,AndIwillsendamongstthecitizens,AndbymylettersprivatelyprocureGreatsumsofmoneyforthyrecompense:

Nay,more,dothis,andlivethougovernorstill。

BARABAS。Nay,dothouthis,Ferneze,andbefree:

Governor,Ienlargethee;livewithme;

Gowalkaboutthecity,seethyfriends:

Tush,sendnotlettersto’em;gothyself,Andletmeseewhatmoneythoucanstmake:

HereismyhandthatI’llsetMaltafree;

Andthuswecast<194>it:toasolemnfeastIwillinviteyoungSelimCalymath,Wherebethoupresent,onlytoperformOnestratagemthatI’llimparttothee,Whereinnodangershallbetidethylife,AndIwillwarrantMaltafreeforever。

FERNEZE。Hereismyhand;believeme,Barabas,Iwillbethere,anddoasthoudesirest。

Whenisthetime?

BARABAS。Governor,presently;

ForCalymath,whenhehathview’dthetown,Willtakehisleave,andsailtowardOttoman。

FERNEZE。ThenwillI,Barabas,aboutthiscoin,Andbringitwithmetotheeintheevening。

BARABAS。Doso;butfailnot:nowfarewell,Ferneze:——

[ExitFERNEZE。]

Andthusfarroundlygoesthebusiness:

Thus,lovingneither,willIlivewithboth,Makingaprofitofmypolicy;

Andhefromwhommymostadvantagecomes,Shallbemyfriend。

ThisisthelifeweJewsareus’dtolead;

Andreasontoo,forChristiansdothelike。

Well,nowabouteffectingthisdevice;

First,tosurprisegreatSelim’ssoldiers,Andthentomakeprovisionforthefeast,Thatatoneinstantallthingsmaybedone:

Mypolicydetestsprevention。

Towhateventmysecretpurposedrives,Iknow;andtheyshallwitnesswiththeirlives。

[Exeunt。]

EnterCALYMATHandBASSOES。<195>

CALYMATH。Thushaveweview’dthecity,seenthesack,Andcaus’dtheruinstobenew—repair’d,Whichwithourbombards’shotandbasilisk[s]<196>

Werentinsunderatourentry:

And,nowIseethesituation,Andhowsecurethisconquer’dislandstands,Environ’dwiththeMediterraneansea,Strong—countermin’dwithotherpettyisles,And,towardCalabria,<197>back’dbySicily(WhereSyracusianDionysiusreign’d),Twoloftyturretsthatcommandthetown,Iwonderhowitcouldbeconquer’dthus。

EnteraMESSENGER。

MESSENGER。FromBarabas,Malta’sgovernor,IbringAmessageuntomightyCalymath:

Hearinghissovereignwasboundforsea,TosailtoTurkey,togreatOttoman,HehumblywouldentreatyourmajestyTocomeandseehishomelycitadel,Andbanquetwithhimerethouleav’sttheisle。

CALYMATH。Tobanquetwithhiminhiscitadel!

Ifearme,messenger,tofeastmytrainWithinatownofwarsolatelypillag’d,Willbetoocostlyandtootroublesome:

YetwouldIgladlyvisitBarabas,ForwellhasBarabasdeserv’dofus。

MESSENGER。Selim,forthat,thussaiththegovernor,——

Thathehathin[his]storeapearlsobig,Soprecious,andwithalsoorient,As,beitvalu’dbutindifferently,ThepricethereofwillservetoentertainSelimandallhissoldiersforamonth;

ThereforehehumblywouldentreatyourhighnessNottodeparttillhehasfeastedyou。

CALYMATH。IcannotfeastmymeninMalta—walls,Exceptheplacehistablesinthestreets。

MESSENGER。Know,Selim,thatthereisamonasteryWhichstandethasanout—housetothetown;

Therewillhebanquetthem;buttheeathome,Withallthybassoesandbravefollowers。

CALYMATH。Well,tellthegovernorwegranthissuit;

We’llinthissummer—eveningfeastwithhim。

MESSENGER。Ishall,mylord。

[Exit。]

CALYMATH。Andnow,boldbassoes,letustoourtents,Andmeditatehowwemaygraceusbest,Tosolemnizeourgovernor’sgreatfeast。

[Exeunt。]

EnterFERNEZE,<198>KNIGHTS,andMARTINDELBOSCO。

FERNEZE。Inthis,mycountrymen,berul’dbyme:

HavespecialcarethatnomansallyforthTillyoushallhearaculverindischarg’dByhimthatbearsthelinstock,<199>kindledthus;

Thenissueoutandcometorescueme,ForhappilyIshallbeindistress,Oryoureleasedofthisservitude。

FIRSTKNIGHT。RatherthanthustoliveasTurkishthralls,Whatwillwenotadventure?

FERNEZE。On,then;begone。

KNIGHTS。Farewell,gravegovernor。

[Exeunt,ononeside,KNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO;

ontheother,FERNEZE。]

Enter,above,<200>BARABAS,withahammer,verybusy;

andCARPENTERS。

BARABAS。Howstandthecords?howhangthesehinges?fast?

Areallthecranesandpulleyssure?

FIRSTCARPENTER。<201>Allfast。

BARABAS。Leavenothingloose,alllevell’dtomymind。

Why,nowIseethatyouhaveart,indeed:

There,carpenters,dividethatgoldamongstyou;

[Givingmoney。]

Go,swillinbowlsofsackandmuscadine;

Downtothecellar,tasteofallmywines。

FIRSTCARPENTER。Weshall,mylord,andthankyou。

[ExeuntCARPENTERS。]

BARABAS。And,ifyoulikethem,drinkyourfillanddie;

For,soIlive,perishmayalltheworld!

Now,SelimCalymath,returnmewordThatthouwiltcome,andIamsatisfied。

EnterMESSENGER。

Now,sirrah;what,willhecome?

MESSENGER。Hewill;andhascommandedallhismenTocomeashore,andmarchthroughMalta—streets,Thatthoumaystfeasttheminthycitadel。

BARABAS。Thennowareallthingsasmywishwouldhave’em;

Therewantethnothingbutthegovernor’spelf;

Andsee,hebringsit。

EnterFERNEZE。

Now,governor,thesum?

FERNEZE。Withfreeconsent,ahundredthousandpounds。

BARABAS。Poundssay’stthou,governor?well,sinceitisnomore,I’llsatisfymyselfwiththat;nay,keepitstill,For,ifIkeepnotpromise,trustnotme:

And,governor,nowpartakemypolicy。

First,forhisarmy,theyaresentbefore,Enter’dthemonastery,andunderneathInseveralplacesarefield—piecespitch’d,Bombards,wholebarrelsfullofgunpowder,Thatonthesuddenshalldisseverit,Andbatterallthestonesabouttheirears,Whencenonecanpossiblyescapealive:

Now,asforCalymathandhisconsorts,HerehaveImadeadaintygallery,Thefloorwhereof,thiscablebeingcut,Dothfallasunder,sothatitdothsinkIntoadeeppitpastrecovery。

Here,holdthatknife;and,whenthouseesthecomes,[Throwsdownaknife。]

Andwithhisbassoesshallbeblithelyset,Awarning—pieceshallbeshotoff<202>fromthetower,Togivetheeknowledgewhentocutthecord,Andfirethehouse。Say,willnotthisbebrave?

FERNEZE。O,excellent!here,holdthee,Barabas;

Itrustthyword;takewhatIpromis’dthee。

BARABAS。No,governor;I’llsatisfytheefirst;

Thoushaltnotliveindoubtofanything。

Standclose,forheretheycome。

[FERNEZEretires。]

Why,isnotthisAkinglykindoftrade,topurchasetownsBytreachery,andsell’embydeceit?

Nowtellme,worldlings,underneaththesun<203>

Ifgreaterfalsehoodeverhasbeendone?

EnterCALYMATHandBASSOES。

CALYMATH。Come,mycompanion—bassoes:see,Ipray,HowbusyBarabasisthereaboveToentertainusinhisgallery:

Letussalutehim。——Savethee,Barabas!

BARABAS。Welcome,greatCalymath!

FERNEZE。Howtheslavejeersathim!

[Aside。]

BARABAS。Will’tpleasethee,mightySelimCalymath,Toascendourhomelystairs?

CALYMATH。Ay,Barabas。——

Come,bassoes,ascend。<204>

FERNEZE。[comingforward]Stay,Calymath;

ForIwillshewtheegreatercourtesyThanBarabaswouldhaveaffordedthee。

KNIGHT。[within]Soundachargethere!

[Achargesoundedwithin:FERNEZEcutsthecord;thefloorofthegallerygivesway,andBARABASfallsintoacaldronplacedinapit。

EnterKNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO。<205>

CALYMATH。Hownow!whatmeansthis?

BARABAS。Help,helpme,Christians,help!

FERNEZE。See,Calymath!thiswasdevis’dforthee。

CALYMATH。Treason,treason!bassoes,fly!

FERNEZE。No,Selim,donotfly:

Seehisendfirst,andflythenifthoucanst。

BARABAS。O,helpme,Selim!helpme,Christians!

Governor,whystandyouallsopitiless?

FERNEZE。ShouldIinpityofthyplaintsorthee,AccursedBarabas,baseJew,relent?

No,thusI’llseethytreacheryrepaid,Butwishthouhadstbehav’dtheeotherwise。

BARABAS。Youwillnothelpme,then?

FERNEZE。No,villain,no。

BARABAS。And,villains,knowyoucannothelpmenow。——

Then,Barabas,breatheforththylatestfate,AndinthefuryofthytormentsstriveToendthylifewithresolution。——

Know,governor,’twasIthatslewthyson,——

Ifram’dthechallengethatdidmakethemmeet:

Know,Calymath,Iaim’dthyoverthrow:

And,hadIbutescap’dthisstratagem,Iwouldhavebroughtconfusiononyouall,Damn’dChristian<206>dogs,andTurkishinfidels!

ButnowbeginstheextremityofheatTopinchmewithintolerablepangs:

Die,life!fly,soul!tongue,cursethyfill,anddie!

[Dies。]

CALYMATH。Tellme,youChristians,whatdoththisportend?

FERNEZE。Thistrain<207>helaidtohaveentrapp’dthylife;

Now,Selim,notetheunhallow’ddeedsofJews;

Thushedetermin’dtohavehandledthee,ButIhaveratherchosetosavethylife。

CALYMATH。Wasthisthebanquetheprepar’dforus?

Let’shence,lestfurthermischiefbepretended。<208>

FERNEZE。Nay,Selim,stay;for,sincewehavetheehere,Wewillnotlettheepartsosuddenly:

Besides,ifweshouldlettheego,all’sone,Forwiththygalleyscouldstthounotgethence,Withoutfreshmentorigandfurnishthem。

CALYMATH。Tush,governor,takethounocareforthat;

Mymenareallaboard,Anddoattendmycomingtherebythis。

FERNEZE。Why,heard’stthounotthetrumpetsoundacharge?

CALYMATH。Yes,whatofthat?

FERNEZE。Why,thenthehousewasfir’d,Blownup,andallthysoldiersmassacred。

CALYMATH。O,monstroustreason!

FERNEZE。AJew’scourtesy;

Forhethatdidbytreasonworkourfall,Bytreasonhathdeliver’dtheetous:

Know,therefore,tillthyfatherhathmadegoodTheruinsdonetoMaltaandtous,Thoucanstnotpart;forMaltashallbefreed,OrSelimne’erreturntoOttoman。

CALYMATH。Nay,rather,Christians,letmegotoTurkey,Inpersontheretomediate<209>yourpeace:

Tokeepmeherewillnaughtadvantageyou。

FERNEZE。Contentthee,Calymath,herethoumuststay,AndliveinMaltaprisoner;forcomeall<210>theworldTorescuethee,sowillweguardusnow,Assoonershalltheydrinktheoceandry,ThanconquerMalta,orendangerus。

So,marchaway;andletduepraisebegivenNeithertoFatenorFortune,buttoHeaven。

[Exeunt。]

<1>HeywooddedicatestheFirstPartofTHEIRONAGE(printed1632)"TomyWorthyandmuchRespectedFriend,Mr。ThomasHammon,ofGrayesInne,Esquire。"

<2>Tho。Heywood]Thewell—knowndramatist。

<3>censures]i。e。judgments。

<4>bin]i。e。been。

<5>bestofpoets]"Marlo。"Marg。noteinolded。

<6>bestofactors]"Allin。"Marg。noteinold。ed。——Anyaccountofthecelebratedactor,EdwardAlleyn,thefounderofDulwichCollege,wouldbesuperfluoushere。

<7>InHEROANDLEANDER,&c。]Themeaningis——Theone(Marlowe)

gainedalastingmemorybybeingtheauthorofHEROANDLEANDER;

whiletheother(Alleyn)wantheattributeofpeerlessbyplayingthepartsofTamburlaine,theJewofMalta,&c。——Thepassagehappenstobemispointedintheolded。thus,"InHeroandLeander,onedidgaineAlastingmemorie:inTamberlaine,ThisJew,withothersmany:th’otherwan,"&c。

andhenceMr。Collier,inhisHIST。OFENG。DRAM。POET。iii。

114,understoodthewords,"inTamburlaine,ThisJew,withothersmany,"

asapplyingtoMarlowe:heafterwards,however,inhisMEMOIRS

OFALLEYN,p。9,suspectedthatthepunctuationoftheolded。

mightbewrong,——whichitdoubtlessis。

<8>him]"Perkins。"Marg。noteinolded。——"ThiswasRichardPerkins,oneoftheperformersbelongingtotheCock—pittheatreinDrury—Lane。HisnameisprintedamongthosewhoactedinHANNIBALANDSCIPIObyNabbes,THEWEDDINGbyShirley,andTHEFAIRMAIDOFTHEWESTbyHeywood。Aftertheplay—houseswereshutuponaccountoftheconfusionarisingfromthecivilwars,PerkinsandSumner,whobelongedtothesamehouse,livedtogetheratClerkenwell,wheretheydiedandwereburied。TheybothdiedsomeyearsbeforetheRestoration。SeeTHEDIALOGUE

ONPLAYSANDPLAYERS[Dodsley’sOLDPLAYS,1。clii。,lasted。]。"

REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。PerkinsactedaprominentpartinWebster’sWHITEDEVIL,whenitwasfirstbroughtonthestage,——perhapsBrachiano(forBurbadge,whowascelebratedinBrachiano,doesnotappeartohaveplayeditoriginally):inanoticetothereaderattheendofthattragedyWebstersays;

"InparticularImustrememberthewell—approvedindustryofmyfriendMasterPerkins,andconfesstheworthofhisactiondidcrownboththebeginningandend。"About1622—3PerkinsbelongedtotheRedBulltheatre:about1637hejoinedthecompanyatSalisburyCourt:seeWebster’sWORKS,note,p。51,ed。Dyce,1857。

<9>prizewasplay’d]Thisexpression(sofrequentinourearlywriters)isproperlyappliedtofencing:seeSteevens’snoteonShakespeare’sMERRYWIVESOFWINDSOR,act。i。sc。1。

<10>nowagerslaid]"Wagersastothecomparativemeritsofrivalactorsinparticularpartswerenotunfrequentofold,"

&c。Collier(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Seemyed。ofPeele’sWORKS,i。x。ed。1829;andCollier’sMEMOIRSOFALLEYN,p。11。

<11>theGuise]"i。e。theDukeofGuise,whohadbeentheprincipalcontriverandactorinthehorridmassacreofSt。Bartholomew’sday,1572。Hemetwithhisdeservedfate,beingassassinated,byorderoftheFrenchking,in1588。"

REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Andseeourauthor’sMASSACRE

ATPARIS。

<12>empery]Olded。"Empire。"

<13>theDraco’s]"i。e。theseverelawgiverofAthens;’whosestatutes,’saidDemades,’werenotwrittenwithink,butblood。’"

STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——Olded。"theDrancus。"

<14>had]Qy。"hadBUT"?

<15>alecturehere]Qy。"alectureTOYOUhere"?

<16>ActI。]TheScenesofthisplayarenotmarkedintheolded。;norinthepresentedition,——becauseoccasionally(wheretheaudienceweretoSUPPOSEachangeofplace,itwasimpossibletomarkthem。

<17>Samnites]Olded。"Samintes。"

<18>silverlings]WhenSteevens(apudDodsley’sO。P。)calledthis"adiminutive,toexpresstheJew’scontemptofametalinferiorinvaluetogold,"hedidnotknowthatthewordoccursinScripture:"athousandvinesatathousandSILVERLINGS。"

ISAIAH,vii。23。——Olded。"siluerbings。"

<19>Tell]i。e。count。

<20>seld—seen]i。e。seldom—seen。

<21>Intowhatcornerpeersmyhalcyon’sbill?]"Itwasancientlybelievedthatthisbird(theking—fisher),ifhungup,wouldvarywiththewind,andbythatmeansshewfromwhatquarteritblew。"

STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。),——whoreferstothenoteonthefollowingpassageofShakespeare’sKINGLEAR,actii。sc。2;

"Renege,affirm,andturntheirHALCYONBEAKS

Witheverygaleandvaryoftheirmasters,"&c。

<22>customthem]"i。e。enterthegoodstheycontainattheCustom—house。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<23>But]Olded。"By。"

<24>fraught]i。e。freight。

<25>scambled]i。e。scrambled。(ColesgivesinhisDICT。

"ToSCAMBLE,certatimarripere";andafterwardsrenders"Toscramble"bytheverysameLatinwords。)

<26>EnterthreeJEWS]Achangeofsceneissupposedhere,——toastreetortotheExchange。

<27>Fond]i。e。Foolish。

<28>Aside]Mr。Collier(apudDodsley’sO。P。),mistakingthepurportofthisstage—direction(which,ofcourse,appliesonlytothewords"UNTOMYSELF"),proposedanalterationofthetext。

<29>BARABAS。Farewell,Zaareth,&c。]Olded。"Iew。DOESO;

FarewellZaareth,"&c。But"Doeso"isevidentlyastage—

directionwhichhascreptintothetext,andwhichwasintendedtosignifythattheJewsDO"taketheirleaves"ofBarabas:

——heretheolded。hasno"EXEUNT。"

<30>Turkhas]SotheEditorof1826。——Olded。"Turkeshaue":

butseewhatfollows。

<31>Egomihimetsumsemperproximus]ThewordsofTerenceare"Proximussumegometmihi。"ANDRIA,iv。1。12。

<32>Exit]ThesceneisnowsupposedtobechangedtotheinterioroftheCouncil—house。

<33>bassoes]i。e。bashaws。

<34>governor]Olded。"Gouernours"here,andseveraltimesafterinthisscene。

<35>CALYMATH。Standallaside,&c。]"TheGovernorandtheMalteseknightshereconsultapart,whileCalymathgivesthesedirections。"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<36>happily]i。e。haply。

<37>Officer]Olded。"Reader。"

<38>denies]i。e。refuses。

<39>convertite]"i。e。convert,asinShakespeare’sKINGJOHN,actv。sc。1。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<40>Thenwe’lltake,&c。]Intheolded。thislineformsaportionoftheprecedingspeech。

<41>ecstasy]Equivalenthereto——violentemotion。"Thewordwasancientlyusedtosignifysomedegreeofalienationofmind。"

COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<42>ExeuntthreeJews]Ontheirdeparture,thesceneissupposedtobechangedtoastreetnearthehouseofBarabas。

<43>reduce]Iftherightreading,isequivalentto——repair。

Butqy。"redress"?

<44>fond]"i。e。foolish。"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<45>portagues]Portuguesegoldcoins,socalled。

<46>sect]"i。e。sex。SECTandSEXwere,inourancientdramaticwriters,usedsynonymously。"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<47>EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Olded。"EnterthreeFryarsandtwoNuns:"butassuredlyonlyTWOFriarsfigureinthisplay。

<48>Abb。]Intheolded。theprefixtothisspeechis"1Nun,"

andtothenextspeechbutone"Nun。"ThatbothspeechesbelongtotheAbbessisquiteevident。

<49>Sometimes]Equivalenthere(asfrequentlyinourearlywriters)to——Sometime。

<50>forgiveme——]Olded。"GIUEme——"

<51>thus]Afterthiswordtheolded。has"?,——tosignify,perhaps,themotionwhichBarabaswastomakeherewithhishand。

<52>forgetnot]Qy。"forgetITnot"

<53>EnterBARABAS,withalight]ThesceneisnowbeforethehouseofBarabas,whichhasbeenturnedintoanunnery。

<54>Thus,likethesad—presagingraven,thattollsThesickman’spassportinherhollowbeak]

Mr。Collier(HIST。OFENG。DRAM。POET。iii。136)remarksthattheselinesarecited(withsomevariation,andfrommemory,asthepresentplaywasnotprintedtill1633)inanepigramonT。Deloney,inGuilpin’sSKIALETHEIAORTHESHADOWEOFTRUTH,1598,——

"LIKETOTHEFATALLOMINOUSRAVEN,WHICHTOLLS

THESICKMAN’SDIRGEWITHINHISHOLLOWBEAKE,Soeverypaper—clothedpostinPoulesTothee,Deloney,mourninglydothspeake,"&c。

<55>of]i。e。on。

<56>wake]Olded。"walke。"

<57>Buenoparatodosmiganadonoera]Olded。"Birnparatodos,myganadanoer。"

<58>Butstay:whatstarshinesyonderintheeast,&c。]

Shakespeare,itwouldseem,recollectedthispassage,whenhewrote,——

"But,soft!whatlightthroughyonderwindowbreaks?

Itistheeast,andJulietisthesun!"

ROMEOANDJULIET,actii。sc。2。

<59>Hermosoplacerdelosdineros]Olded。"HormosoPiarer,delesDenirch。"

<60>EnterFerneze,&c。]ThesceneistheinterioroftheCouncil—house。

<61>entreat]i。e。treat。

<62>vail’dnot]"i。e。didnotstrikeorlowerourflags。"

STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<63>Turkish]Olded。"Spanish。"

<64>luff’dandtack’d]Olded。"LEFT,andTOOKE。"

<65>stated]i。e。estated,established,stationed。

<66>EnterOFFICERS,&c。]Thescenebeingthemarket—place。

<67>Poorvillains,suchaswere]Olded。"SUCHASpoorevillaineswere",&c。

<68>into]i。e。unto:seenote?p。15。

<note?p。15,TheFirstPartofTamburlainetheGreat:

"?into]Usedhere(asthewordwasformerlyoftenused)

forUNTO。">

<69>city]Theprecedingeditorshavenotquestionedthisword,whichIbelievetobeamisprint。

<70>foil’d]=filed,i。e。defiled。

<71>I’llhaveasayingtothatnunnery]CompareBarnabyBarnes’sDIVILSCHARTER,1607;

"BeforeIdothisseruice,liethere,peece;

ForImustHAUEASAYINGtothosebottels。HEDRINKETH。

Truestingo;stingo,byminehonour。***

************

ImustHAUEASAYINGtoyou,sir,Imust,thoughyoubeprouidedforhisHolinesownemouth;IwillbebouldtobethePopestasterbyhisleaue。"Sig。K3。

<72>plates]"i。e。piecesofsilvermoney。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——Olded。"plats。"

<73>Slave]TothespeechesofthisSlavetheolded。prefixes"Itha。"and"Ith。",confoundinghimwithIthamore。

<74>LadyVanity]SoJonsoninhisFOX,actii。sc。3。,"Getyouacittern,LADYVANITY,Andbeadealerwiththevirtuousman,"&c。;

andinhisDEVILISANASS,acti。sc。1。,——

"SATAN。WhatVice?

PUG。Why,any:Fraud,OrCovetousness,orLADYVANITY,OroldIniquity。"

<75>Katharine]Olded。"MATER。"——ThenameofMathias’smotherwas,asweafterwardslearn,Katharine。

<76>stay]i。e。forbear,breakoffourconversation。

<77>was]Qy。"wasBUT"?

<78>O,brave,master]Themoderneditorsstrikeoutthecommaafter"BRAVE",understandingthatwordasanepithetto"MASTER":

butcomparewhatIthamoresaystoBarabasinactiv。:"That’sBRAVE,MASTER,"p。165,firstcol。

<79>yournose]Anallusiontothelargeartificialnose,withwhichBarabaswasrepresentedonthestage。SeethepassagecitedfromW。Rowley’sSEARCHFORMONEY,1609,intheACCOUNT

OFMARLOWEANDHISWRITINGS。

<80>Ure]i。e。use,practice。

<81>a—good]"i。e。ingoodearnest。Toutdebon。"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<82>EnterLODOWICK]Achangeofscenesupposedhere,——totheoutsideofBarabas’shouse。

<83>vowlovetohim]Olded。"vowTOLOUEhim":butcompare,inBarabas’snextspeechbutone,"AndsheVOWSLOVETOHIM,"&c。

<84>madesure]i。e。affianced。

<85>Ludovico]Olded。"Lodowicke。"——Inactiii。wehave,"Ifearsheknows——’tisso——ofmydeviceInDonMathias’andLODOVICO’Sdeaths。"p。162,sec。col。

<86>happily]i。e。haply。

<87>unsoil’d]"Perhapsweoughttoread’unfoil’d’,consistentlywithwhatBarabassaidofherbeforeunderthefigureofajewel——

’ThediamondthatItalkofNE’ERWASFOIL’D’。"

COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Butseethatpassage,p。155,sec。col。,andnote?<i。e。note70。>

<88>cross]i。e。pieceofmoney(manycoinsbeingmarkedwithacrossononeside)。

<89>thou]Olded。"thee。"

<90>resolv’d]"i。e。satisfied。"GILCHRIST(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<91>EnterBELLAMIRA]Sheappears,wemaysuppose,inaverandaoropenporticoofherhouse(thatthesceneisnottheinteriorofthehouse,isprovedbywhatfollows)。

<92>EnterMATHIAS。

MATHIAS。Thisistheplace,&c。]Thesceneissomepertofthetown,asBarabasappears"ABOVE,"——inthebalconyofahouse。

(Hestood,ofcourse,onwhatwastermedtheupper—stage。)

Olded。thus;

"EnterMATHIAS。

Math。Thisistheplace,nowAbigailshallseeWhetherMathiasholdsherdeareorno。

EnterLodow。reading。

Math。What,daresthevillainwriteinsuchbaseterms?

Lod。Ididit,andreuengeitifthoudar’st。"

<93>Lodovico]Olded。"Lodowicke。"——Seenote*,p。158。<i。e。

note85。>

<94>tall]i。e。bold,brave。

<95>Whatsightisthis!]i。e。WhatAsightisthis!Ourearlywritersoftenomitthearticleinsuchexclamations:compareShakespeare’sJULIUSCAESAR,acti。sc。3,whereCascasays,"Cassius,WHATNIGHTISTHIS!"

(afterwhichwordsthemoderneditorsimproperlyretaintheinterrogation—pointofthefirstfolio)。

<96>Lodovico]Olded。"Lodowicke。"

<97>Thesearmsofmineshallbethysepulchre]SoinShakespeare’sTHIRDPARTOFKINGHENRYVI。,actii。sc。5,theFathersaystothedeadSonwhomhehaskilledinbattle,"THESEARMSOFMINEshallbethywinding—sheet;

Myheart,sweetboy,SHALLBETHYSEPULCHRE,"——

lines,letmeadd,nottobefoundinTHETRUETRAGEDIEOF

RICHARDDUKEOFYORKE,onwhichShakespeareformedthatplay。

<98>Katharine]Olded。"Katherina。"

<99>EnterITHAMORE]ThescenearoominthehouseofBarabas。

<100>heldinhand]i。e。keptinexpectation,havingtheirhopesflattered。

<101>bottle—nosed]Seenote?p。157。<i。e。note79。>

<102>Jaques]Olded。"Iaynes。"

<103>sire]Olded。"sinne"(which,modernisedto"sin",theeditorsretain,amongmanyotherequallyobviouserrorsoftheoldcopy)。

<104>As]Olded。"And。"

<105>EnterBARABAS]ThesceneisstillwithinthehouseofBarabas;butsometimeissupposedtohaveelapsedsincetheprecedingconferencebetweenAbigailandFriarJacomo。

<106>pretendeth]EquivalenttoPORTENDETH;asinourauthor’sFIRSTBOOKOFLUCAN,"Andwhich(ayme)everPRETENDETHill,"&c。

<107>self]Olded。"life"(thecompositor’seyehavingcaught"life"intheprecedingline)。

<108>’less]Olded。"least。"

<109>Wellsaid]Seenote*,p。69。

<note*,p。69,TheSecondPartofTamburlainetheGreat:

"*Wellsaid]Equivalentto——Welldone!asappearsfrominnumerablepassagesofourearlywriters:see,forinstances,myed。ofBeaumontandFletcher’sWORKS,vol。i。

328,vol。ii。445,vol。viii。254。">

<110>theproverbsays,&c。]AproverbasoldasChaucer’stime:

seetheSQUIERESTALE,v。10916,ed。Tyrwhitt。

<111>batten]i。e。fatten。

<112>pot]Olded。"plot。"

<113>thoushalthavebrothbytheeye]"Perhapshemeans——thoushaltSEEhowthebroththatisdesignedfortheeismade,thatnomischievousingredientsenteritscomposition。Thepassageis,however,obscure。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——"BYTHE

EYE"seemstobeequivalentto——inabundance。CompareTHECREED

ofPiersPloughman:

"Greygrete—hededquenesWithgoldBYTHEEIGHEN。"

v。167,ed。Wright(whohasnonoteontheexpression):andBeaumontandFletcher’sKNIGHTOFTHEBURNINGPESTLE,actii。

sc。2;"here’smoneyandgoldBYTH’EYE,myboy。"InFletcher’sBEGGARS’BUSH,actiii。sc。1,wefind,"Come,Englishbeer,hostess,EnglishbeerBYTHEBELLY!"

<114>Infew]i。e。inafewwords,inshort。

<115>hebon]i。e。ebony,whichwasformerlysupposedtobeadeadlypoison。

<116>EnterFERNEZE,&c。]ThesceneistheinterioroftheCouncil—house。

<117>basso]Olded。"Bashaws"(theprinterhavingaddedanS

bymistake),andintheprecedingstage—direction,andinthefifthspeechofthisscene,"Bashaw":butinanearlierscene(seep。148,firstcol。)wehave"bassoes"(andseeourauthor’sTAMBURLAINE,PASSIM)。

<Fromp。148,thisplay:

"EnterFERNEZEgovernorofMalta,KNIGHTS,andOFFICERS;

metbyCALYMATH,andBASSOESoftheTURK。">

<118>theresistlessbanks]i。e。thebanksnotabletoresist。

<119>basilisks]Seenote?p。25。

<note?p。25,TheFirstPartofTamburlainetheGreat:

"basilisks]Piecesofordnancesocalled。Theywereofimmensesize;seeDouce’sILLUST。OFSHAKESPEARE,i。425。">

<120>EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheNunnery。

<121>convers’dwithme]ShealludestoherconversationwithJacomo,p。162,sec。col。

<p。162,secondcolumn,thisplay:

"ABIGAIL。Welcome,gravefriar。——Ithamore,begone。

[ExitITHAMORE。]

Know,holysir,Iamboldtosolicitthee。

FRIARJACOMO。Wherein?">

<122>envied]i。e。hated。

<123>practice]i。e。artfulcontrivance,stratagem。

<124>crucifiedachild]AcrimewithwhichtheJewswereoftencharged。"Tovey,inhisANGLIAJUDAICA,hasgiventheseveralinstanceswhichareuponrecordofthesechargesagainsttheJews;whichheobservestheywereneveraccusedof,butatsuchtimesasthekingwasmanifestlyingreatwantofmoney。"REED

(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<125>EnterBARABAS,&c。]Sceneastreet。

<126>to]WhichtheEditorof1826deliberatelyalteredto"like,"means——comparedto,incomparisonof。

<127>Cazzo]Olded。"catho。"——SeeFlorio’sWORLDEOFWORDES

(Ital。andEngl。Dict。)ed。1598,inv。——"Apettyoath,acantexclamation,generallyexpressive,amongtheItalianpopulace,whohaveitconstantlyintheirmouth,ofdefianceorcontempt。"

Gifford’snoteonJonson’sWORKS,ii。48。

<128>nose]Seenote?p。157。<i。e。note79。>

<129>inmate]Olded。"inmates。"

<130>theburdenofmysinsLieheavy,&c。]Oneofthemoderneditorsaltered"LIE"to"Lies":butexamplesofsimilarphraseology,——ofanominativesingularfollowedbyapluralverbwhenapluralgenitiveintervenes,——arecommoninourearlywriters;seenotesonBeaumontandFletcher’sWORKS,vol。v。7,94,vol。ix。185,ed。Dyce。

<131>sollars]"i。e。lofts,garrets。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<132>untold]i。e。uncounted。——Olded。"vnsold。"

<133>BARABAS。Thisismerefrailty:brethren,becontent。——

FriarBarnardine,goyouwithIthamore:

Youknowmymind;letmealonewithhim。

FRIARJACOMO。Whydoeshegotothyhouse?lethimbegone]

Olded。thus;

"BAR。Thisismeerefrailty,brethren,becontent。

FryarBarnardinegoeyouwithIthimore。

ITH。Youknowmymind,letmealonewithhim;

Whydoeshegoetothyhouse,lethimbegone。"

<134>theTurk]"MeaningIthamore。"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。ComparethelastlinebutoneofBarabas’snextspeech。

<135>covent]i。e。convent。

<136>Therefore’tisnotrequisiteheshouldlive]Lestthereadershouldsuspectthattheauthorwrote,"Therefore’tisrequisiteheshouldnotlive,"

Imayobservethatwehavehadbefore(p。152,firstcol。)

asimilarformofexpression,——

"ItisnotnecessaryIbeseen。"

<137>fair]Seenote?p。15。<’15’sic。>

<note?p。13,TheFirstPartofTamburlainetheGreat:

"Infair,&c。]Here"FAIR"istobeconsideredasadissyllable:compare,intheFourthactofourauthor’sJEWOFMALTA,"I’llfeastyou,lodgeyou,giveyouFAIRwords,And,afterthat,"&c。">

<138>shallbedone]Hereachangeofsceneissupposed,totheinteriorofBarabas’shouse。

<139>Friar,awake]Here,mostprobably,Barabasdrewacurtain,anddiscoveredthesleepingFriar。

<140>have]Olded。"saue。"

<141>Whattimeo’nightis’tnow,sweetIthamore?

ITHAMORE。Towardsone]Mightbeadduced,amongotherpassages,toshewthatthemoderneditorsarerightwhentheyprintinShakespeare’sKINGJOHN。actiii。sc。3,"IfthemidnightbellDid,withhisirontongueandbrazenmouth,SoundONEintothedrowsyearofNIGHT,"&c。

<142>EnterFRIARJACOMO]ThesceneisnowbeforeBarabas’shouse,——theaudiencehavinghadtoSUPPOSEthatthebodyofBarnardine,whichIthamorehadsetupright,wasstandingoutsidethedoor。

<143>proceed]Seemstobeusedhereasequivalentto——succeed。

<144>on’s]i。e。ofhis。

<145>EnterBELLAMIRA,&c。]Thescene,asinp。160,averandaoropenporticoofBellamira’shouse。

<p。160,thisplay:

"EnterBELLAMIRA。<91>

BELLAMIRA。Sincethistownwasbesieg’d,"etc。>

<146>tall]Whichourearlydramatistsgenerallyuseinthesenseof——bold,brave(seenote?p。161),<i。e。note94>ishereperhapsequivalentto——handsome。("TallorSEMELY。"PROMPT。

PARV。ed。1499。)

<147>neck—verse]i。e。theverse(generallythebeginningofthe51stPsalm,MISEREREMEI,&c。)readbyacriminaltoentitlehimtobenefitofclergy。

<148>of]i。e。on。

<149>exercise]i。e。sermon,preaching。

<150>withamuschatoes]i。e。withapairofmustachios。Themoderneditorsprint"withMUSTACHIOS,"and"withaMUSTACHIOS":

butcompare,——

"MyTuskesmorestiffethanareaCatsMUSCHATOES。"

S。Rowley’sNOBLESPANISHSOLDIER,1634,Sig。C。

"Hiscrow—blackMUCHATOES。"

THEBLACKBOOK,——Middleton’sWORKS,v。516,ed。Dyce。

<151>Turkoftenpence]Anexpressionnotunfrequentlyusedbyourearlywriters。SoTaylorinsomeversesonCoriat;

"ThatifhehadATURKEOFTENPENCEbin,"&c。

WORKES,p。82,ed。1630。

AndseenoteonMiddleton’sWORKS,iii。489,ed。Dyce。

<152>youknow]Qy。"youknow,SIR,"?

<153>I’llmakehim,&c。]Olded。thus:

"I’lemakehimsendmehalfhehas,&gladhescapessotoo。

PENANDINKE:

I’llwritevntohim,we’lehauemonystrait。"

Therecanbenodoubtthatthewords"Penandinke"wereadirectiontotheproperty—mantohavethosearticlesonthestage。

<154>cunning]i。e。skilfullyprepared。——Olded。"running。"

(TheMAIDSaresupposedtoheartheirmistress’ordersWITHIN。)

<155>Shaltlivewithme,andbemylove]Aline,slightlyvaried,ofMarlowe’swell—knownsong。Intheprecedingline,theabsurdityof"byDisABOVE"is,ofcourse,intentional。

<156>beard]Olded。"sterd。"

<157>givemeareamofpaper:we’llhaveakingdomofgoldfor’t]Aquibble。REALMwasfrequentlywrittenream;andfrequently(asthefollowingpassagesshew),evenwhentheformerspellingwasgiven,theLwasnotsounded;

"VponthesiluerbosomeoftheSTREAME

FirstganfaireThemisshakeheramberlocks,WhomalltheNimphsthatwaightonNeptunesREALME

Attendedfromtheholloweoftherocks。"

Lodge’sSCILLAESMETAMORPHOSIS,&c。1589,Sig。A2。

"HowhemaysureststablishhisnewconquerdREALME,HowofhisgloriefardesttoderiuetheSTREAME。"

AHERINGSTAYLE,&c。1598,Sig。D3。

"Learchusslewhisbrotherforthecrowne;

SodidCambysesfearingmuchtheDREAME;

Antiochus,ofinfamousrenowne,Hisbrotherslew,torulealonetheREALME。"

MIROURFORMAGISTRATES,p。78,ed。1610。

<158>runsdivision]"Amusicalterm[ofverycommonoccurrence]。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<159>EnterBARABAS]ThescenecertainlyseemstobenowtheinteriorofBarabas’shouse,notwithstandingwhathepresentlysaystoPilia—Borza(p。171,sec。col。),"Pray,when,sir,shallIseeyouatmyhouse?"

<160>tatter’d]Olded。"totter’d":butinapassageofourauthor’sEDWARDTHESECONDthetwoearliest4toshave"TATTER’D

robes":——andyetReedinanoteonthatpassage(apudDodsley’sOLDPLAYS,wherethereadingofthethird4to,"totteredrobes",isfollowed)boldlydeclaresthat"ineverywriterofthisperiodthewordwasspeltTOTTERED"!Thetruthis,itwasspeltsometimesoneway,sometimestheother。

<161>catzery]i。e。cheating,roguery。ItisformedfromCATSO

(CAZZO,seenote*,p。166<i。e。note127>),whichourearlywritersused,notonlyasanexclamation,butasanopprobriousterm。

<162>cross—biting]i。e。swindling(acantterm)。——Somethinghasdroptouthere。

<163>tale]i。e。reckoning。

<164>whathewritesforyou]i。e。thehundredcrownstobegiventothebearer:seep。170,sec。col。

<p。170,secondcolumn,thisplay:

"ITHAMORE。[writing]SIRRAHJEW,ASYOULOVEYOURLIFE,SENDMEFIVEHUNDREDCROWNS,ANDGIVETHEBEARERAHUNDRED。

——TellhimImusthave’t。">

<165>Ishouldpart]Qy。"IE’ERshouldpart"?

<166>rid]i。e。despatch,destroy。

<167>EnterBELLAMIRA,&c。]TheyaresupposedtobesittinginaverandaoropenporticoofBellamira’shouse:seenote*,p。168。<i。e。note145。>

<168>Of]i。e。on。

<169>BELLAMIRA。]Olded。"Pil。"

<170>RivoCastiliano]TheoriginofthisBacchanalianexclamationhasnotbeendiscovered。RIVOgenerallyisusedalone;but,amongpassagesparalleltothatofourtext,isthefollowingone(whichhasbeenoftencited),——

"AndRYUOwillhecryandCASTILEtoo。"

LOOKEABOUTYOU,1600,Sig。L。4。

AwriterinTHEWESTMINSTERREVIEW,vol。xliii。53,thinksthatit"isamisprintforRICO—CASTELLANO,meaningaSpaniardbelongingtotheclassofRICOSHOMBRES,andthephrasethereforeis——

’Hey,NOBLECASTILIAN,aman’saman!’

’Icanpledgelikeamananddrinklikeaman,MYWORTHYTROJAN;’

assomeofourfarce—writerswouldsay。"ButthefrequentoccurrenceofRIVOinvariousauthorsprovesthatitisNOT

amisprint。

<171>he]Olded。"you"。

<172>andheandI,sniclehandtoofast,strangledafriar]

Thereissurelysomecorruptionhere。Steevens(apudDodsley’sO。P。)proposestoread"handTOFIST"。Gilchrist(ibid。)

observes,"asnicleisanorth—countrywordforanoose,andwhenapersonishanged,theysayheissnicled。"Seetoo,inV。SNICKLE,Forby’sVOC。OFEASTANGLIA,andtheCRAVEN

DIALECT。——TheRev。J。Mitfordproposesthefollowing(veryviolent)alterationofthispassage;

"Itha。Icarriedthebroththatpoisonedthenuns;andheandI——

Pilia。Twohandssnickle—fast——

Itha。Strangledafriar。"

<173>incony]i。e。fine,pretty,delicate。——Olded。"incoomy。"

<174>theystinklikeahollyhock]"Thisflower,however,hasnooffensivesmell。STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Itsodourresemblesthatofthepoppy。

<175>mushrooms]Forthisword(as,indeed,formostwords)ourearlywritershadnofixedspelling。Heretheolded。has"Mushrumbs":andinourauthor’sEDWARDTHESECOND,the4toshave"mushrump。"

<176>undertheelderwhenhehangedhimself]ThatJudashangedhimselfonanelder—tree,wasapopularlegend。Nay,theverytreewasexhibitedtothecuriousinSirJohnMandeville’sdays:

"Andfasteby,iszittheTreeofEldre,thatJudashengehimselfupon,fordespeytthathehadde,whanhesoldeandbetrayedoureLorde。"VOIAGEANDTRAVAILE,&c。p。112。ed。1725。But,accordingtoPulci,Judashadrecoursetoacarob—tree:

"EradisopraalafonteUNCARRUBBIO,L’ARBOR,SIDICE,OVES’IMPICCOGIUDA,"&c。

MORGANTEMAG。C。xxv。st。77。

<177>nasty]Olded。"masty。"

<178>me]Olded。"we"。

<179>EnterFerneze,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheCouncil—

house。

<180>him]Qy。"’em"?

<181>Exeuntall,leavingBarabasonthefloor]HeretheaudienceweretosupposethatBarabashadbeenthrownoverthewalls,andthatthestagenowrepresentedtheoutsideofthecity。

<182>Bassoes]Hereolded。"Bashawes。"Seenote?p。164。

<i。e。note117。>

<183>trench]Adoubtfulreading。——Olded。"Truce。"——"Query’sluice’?’TRUCE’seemsunintelligible。"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——TheRev。J。Mitfordproposes"turret"or"tower。"

<184>channels]i。e。kennels。

<185>EnterCALYMATH,&c。]Scene,anopenplaceinthecity。

<186>vail]i。e。lower,stoop。

<187>Tokept]i。e。Tohavekept。

<188>Entreat]i。e。Treat。

<189>Bassoes]Hereolded。"Bashawes。"Seenote?p。164。

<i。e。note117。>

<190>Thushastthougotten,&c。]Achangeofsceneissupposedhere——totheCitadel,theresidenceofBarabasasgovernor。

<191>Whenas]i。e。When。

<192>Withinhere]Theusualexclamationis"WithinTHERE!"butcompareTHEHOGGEHATHLOSTHISPEARLE(byR。Tailor),1614;

"What,ho!withinHERE!"Sig。E2。

<193>sith]i。e。since。

<194>cast]i。e。plot,contrive。

<195>Bassoes]Hereandafterwardsolded。"Bashawes。"Seenote?p。164。<i。e。note117。>——Scene,outsidethewallsofthecity。

<196>basilisk[s]Seenote?p。25。

<note?p。25,TheFirstPartofTamburlainetheGreat:

"?basilisks]Piecesofordnancesocalled。Theywereofimmensesize;seeDouce’sILLUST。OFSHAKESPEARE,i。425。">

<197>And,towardCalabria,&c。]SotheEditorof1826。——Olded。

thus:

"AndtowardCalabriaback’dbySicily,TwoloftyTurretsthatcommandtheTowne。

WHENSiracusianDionisiusreign’d;

Iwonderhowitcouldbeconquer’dthus?"

<198>EnterFERNEZE,&c。]Scene,astreet。

<199>linstock]"i。e。thelongmatchwithwhichcannonarefired。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

<200>Enter,above,&c。]Scene,ahallintheCitadel,withagallery。

<201>FIRSTCARPENTER。]Olded。here"Serv。";butitgives"CARP。"astheprefixtothesecondspeechafterthis。

<202>off]Aninterpolationperhaps。

<203>sun]Olded。"summe。"

<204>ascend]Olded。"attend。"

<205>Achargesoundedwithin:FERNEZEcutsthecord;thefloorofthegallerygivesway,andBARABASfallsintoacaldronplacedinapit。

EnterKNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO]

Olded。hasmerely"Acharge,thecablecut,ACaldrondiscouered。"

<206>Christian]Olded。"Christians。"

<207>train]i。e。stratagem。

<208>pretended]i。e。intended。

<209>mediate]Olded。"meditate。"

<210>all]Olded。"call。"

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