The Argument.
Roderigo, King of Spaine, being
deepely enamored upon Iacynta, a beautifull yong Spanish
Lady, daughter to a great Commander in the warres,
(called Iulianus) hath often
by private solicitations and gifts, tryed to winne
her to his embraces; but they not prevailing, hee
resolves to enioy her by force: whilst hee sailes in
these lustfull thoughts, Lothario, (a Gentleman
of better fortunes than condition) is his Pilot,
steering his wickednesse on. To helpe which with
winde and weather, Mulymumen, King of Barbary,
with an Army of 60000. Moores, is ready
to crosse into Spaine, to invade Roderigo,
who no way frighted, but laying hold on this occasion,
sends Iulianus as Generall against the African,
and by his two evill Spirits, Lothario and
Malæna) gets accesse to the Lady in her Fathers
absence, but their Engines breaking, he ravishes
her. The Dove being thus ruffled, is delivered
out of one Falcons Tallons, to the gripe of another:
Lothario is made her Keeper, whom Iacynta one
day finding fast asleepe, takes the keyes of the Castle
from him, & flyes to her Father in the Camp;
who hearing the storie of the Ravisher, ioynes
with those Spanish Lords in his Army, to bee revenged
on the Tyrant: To hasten this vengeance,
the African is taken prisoner, and againe set at
liberty, with condition that hee shall Rally all his
scattered Troopes, and then those two Armies being
incorporated in one, to drive Roderigo out
of his Kingdome, & to inthrone the Moore there.
Mulymumen so likes the ravished Lady, that
he begges her of her Father to be his: but Roderigo
flying into Biscany, and the African Lord of
all, is scorned by Iacynta, who in revenge, calls
for Iulianus (her Father) commanding his eyes
to be put out, and her tongue to be cut out, and so
to leade him; In the end, the Barbarian to shorten
Iulianus his misery, gives him a weapon, the
Moore hath another, with intent to runne ful-butt
at one another, much intreaty being made to let
Iacynta dye nobly, tis promist, and then they both
being ready to runne, the Moore snatches Iacynta
before him, and so the Father kils his own Daughter,
and is presently by the Moore slaine himselfe.
Antonio marries Margaretta, faire, but low
in fortunes, and comming to these warres, fals in
love with Dionysia, daughter to Alonzo, but
the women come to tragicall ends, and Antonio
for upbraiding Iulianus with selling his King
and Country to the Moore, is by Iulianus slaine.
