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Scæna 1.

Enter Aladin King of Caramania, sonne in Law to Amurath, with Nobles, Embassadors from Amurath.
Aladin.
Sends our proud father in Law this greeting to us?
Was our sword sheath'd so soone to heare this answer?

Embass.
My Lord, he bad me tell you that 'twas you
Have made him leave off this great Prophets Warres,
When he was hewing downe the Christians;
Therefore submission should not now appease him,
Mo, though your Wife, his Daughter, should her selfe,
Vpon her penitent knees be supplyant!
No sooner shall the Tycian splendent Sol,
Open Heavens Casements, and inlarge the day,
But his horse hoofes shall beat your treacherous Earth;
And that you may be warn'd of his approach,
Murder and flames shall be his Prodromo's!

Alad.
Confederate Princes and my kind allyes,
Shall his proud nosthrils breath those threats on us?

Emb.
Moreover, my Lord wil or win, or raze,
Iconium and Larenda.

Alad.
Iconium and Larenda? I? No more?
Had best looke first, how safe his Prusa stands!
Lords, I am mov'd, and will forget my Queene
Was ere the issue of his hated blood!
My splene is tost within; mine entrailes pant,
As, wen the Sea is rais'd with Southerne gusts,
The wind allay'd, yet still the Waves will tremble,
Princes, now binde your selves with such strong chaines,
Your faith and breaths can make; sweare to me all,
To be as firme to me 'gainst Amurath,
As is the skin and flesh unto the Nerves;

Here they all kneele, and sweare vpon his sword.
Nobles.
We all sweare we will.

Aladin.
Then all here kisse my Sword,
Which shall be steept within the head-mans throat:
We'l make him know those will not flye in Warre,
Which may in policie intreat a peace!
Hast thy course (time) and soone reduce the yeare!
Ensignes may Ensignes meet, Carmania's King,
Great Aladin, scornes to avoyd a Turke:
Princes, and Neighbours, muster up your strength,
That we may meet him on his full Cariere!
And let it be Carmania's pride to say,
To overcome him we askt no second day.