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。
\"?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?
<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。
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。
<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。
\"*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)。
\"EnterFERNEZEgovernorofMalta,KNIGHTS,andOFFICERS;
metbyCALYMATH,andBASSOESoftheTURK。\">
<118>theresistlessbanks]i。e。thebanksnotabletoresist。
<119>basilisks]Seenote?p。25。
\"basilisks]Piecesofordnancesocalled。Theywereofimmensesize;seeDouce’sILLUST。OFSHAKESPEARE,i。425。\">
<120>EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheNunnery。
<121>convers’dwithme]ShealludestoherconversationwithJacomo,p。162,sec。col。