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Enter Philadelpha, Tullius Bride and Ianus her page/
Phy.
Thy newes darts death and horror to my harte
thinkest thou tis true

Ian:
Madame I wishe twere falce, but creditt mee
it tis a generall rumor through the Cittie
heere comes one can resolue yee.

Enter Armanus.
Phy.
My Lords best freind, best welcome
oh, Armanus, free my sad fears from this
same killing sound, that flys from vulgar mouthes
words dipt in Gall haue pearct my quickest sence
must Tullius leaue mee,

Arm.
Pardon mee Ladye,
if my harsh Languadge, shall offend yr ears
in seconding what you haue caught alredy
my freind must leaue you, no desire of his
purchase of fame or wealth, but the Kings will,
and Cuntries safetie, care of publicke good
wc h like the Gods decrees, must bee obserued
the Sabines that haue bowed theire lowly necks
thus long beneath Roomes milde and gentle yoake
pull there sad fates from our vnwilling hands
by base rebellion and foule breach of faith
and your great Lord, for such is the King's Loue
must go as generall to correct there pride
an honor that great Princes emulate
and striue to be preferd too, let that grace
with thought of his returne, and high renowne
cleere your wett eyes, and make pale feare looke redd
to see a Woman Valiant

Phy
You haue words [able to comfort]
able to comfort a dispaireing soule
yet sure you do but try mee, it cannot bee
nor shall I euer thinke nature would wast
such paines and cost to frame a man, in whom
she might admire her selfe, to be a pray
for Cutthroates in his prime

Arm:
No lady heauen defend
a better Angell gards him

Phy
Where is hee good Armanus
haue wee but one poore minutes tyme to part in
and shall wee loose a sand or thought of that

Arm:
ere you can wish agen heel visitt yow

Phy.
Visit in deede for I am sick to death
to thinke of his departure

Arm.
he is now in conference with young Marius

Ian.
Marius

Arm.
that should haue wed his sister the bright Lelia,

Ian.
hould my hart

Phy.
Is he cald home agen

Arm.
and in more grace then euer

Phy.
deed Ime glad onte

Ian.
my breasts too little to conteyne my ioy
my toung will sure betray mee

Arm:
Both by this are entring the first Courte

Phy.
Looke Ianus

Ian.
Looke my eye balls out

Phy.
and giue mee notice ere they enter heere
least the wisht sight orecome mee

Ian.
I could stand
a teadious winters night on a cold playne
to enterteyne the obiect, Marius come.
Exit Ianus

Phy.
tell mee Arm: must the generall fight

Arm.
Yes fairest if the day growe dangerous.
for when the Souldiers spirits growe weake and faint
it hartens vp the troopes, and adds a double strength
to see him strike

Phy
alas my Tullius neuer practised it
or if he were invrd, or trained in armes
he has not the hart I know to kill a man
I neuer saw him angry.

Arm.
tis a signe
he is the better man, more temperate
for he that knowes howe to respect a freind
best knowes wc h way to vse an enimie,
smooth Amorists are roughest warriors
harke madam how the Generall
Florish Drum & Trum: & a shout—
Salutes yee, and with what ioy
the Souldiers welcome him, who would not leape
to heere it, see they Come,

Enter Ianus—
Ian.
My message was before mee,

Phy.
oh deare loue—

Enter Tull. & Mar—
Mar.
What a true Sorrowe speaks that mute imbrace

Ian.
durst I vnclaspe the booke in wc h is writt
my harts affection thou wouldst read it heare
but envious tyme forbids it/

Tull.
Comfort Sweete,
thinke not on danger, that is furthest of
Immagin I accompany the Kinge
in a short progresse tis no more my loue
[although sterne Mars was the cruell God of Warr,]
[euer since that still rememberd tyme]
[he lay in Vulcans giues a laughing stake]
[has binn to louers ioyes and irefull fate foe]
[and tugs me from these armes to armes of steele]
[envying our soft imbraces.]

Phy.
I see all earth bred ioyes, are borne and dead
in a short moment, I fare now like her
was turnd from Paradice, ere she had tasted blis
or like a King: kild at his Coronation.

Tull.
Weepe not loue, oh spare those orient pearles
whose worth out vallews all the world beside
for euery drop those Christall Spheares let fall
a crimson floud from there black brest shall run
that thus diuorce vs, prethee dry thy teares
or I shall trator proue to honord Armes
discouering a wett eye lid/

Phy
You shall comaund what Kings want power to doc
my passions, yr pardon noble sir,
this sudden cause of sorrow has bereft
my better faculties of all respect
fitting so worthy a Guest

Mar.
I want power
in all things but the will, to render thankes
for my rich welcome, you haue feasted mee
with what I haue most longd for, yr faire sight
yr Cates I come not for, yr lord and I
must not looke now to feede delitiously
I am his seruant Lady in this warr
and will in life & death take part with him

Ian.
I am now lost for euer, wretched Lelia,
what planet raigned at thy natiuity
that thus prolongs still thy desired blis
Marius to warrs, no danger shall detaine mee
but step by step ile still attend on him
and dally with destruction.

Phy.
to part thus
the all seeing Sunn that makes chast Virgins blush
but three short nights hath hid his peeping eyes
since that vniting by men, tied our harts
in a Coniubiall band, yet neare allowed
so much true freedome to our infant sports
to make vs practicke louers

Tull.
theres no helpe, wee must part, tho with les greefe
I could attend my fathers funerall hearse
then leaue thee, in whose ech part raignes a world
of strange attractiue pleasures,

Phy
Shall not these breasts for this night be yr pillowe

Tull.
tis my wish and if with my safetie it may be
wc h for thy sake I only striue to keepe.

Enter Rufinus
Ruf.
Hayle to the Generall.

Tull.
like my lord to you.

Arm.
what makes this scretch owle heere
I neuer see him but me thinks his face
is more prodigeous then a fierie Comett

Ruf.
the King by mee Sir greets you, and Comaunds
you instantly make to the Enimie
before his forces ioyne and make the way
to victory more difficult, Iu'e done sir
Exit Ruf.

Mar.
A strict Iniunction more seuerely vttered

Tull.
My Philadelpha sees then thers no stay
only a kis and part, that thoe the foe were enterd Rome
and redy to giue fier to her proud buildings
and my presence soly could saue the ruine I would stay to take
my loue transports mee, pardon my Armanus
pardon my madnes, nothing els thou knowest
could make me let thee stand so long neglected
farewell [my] deerest freinde.

Arm:
farewell, to whome
you wrong me freind to thinke my loue so faint
to leaue you now, no thoe yr way were through
hels pitchy Caue, without a Sibells clue Ide followe ye
Sands shall be numbred first, the heauens stand still,
earth fly her Center, before death or

Tull.
forbeare thou best of men, a true and faithfull freind
vrge not what cannot bee, I know thy loue, and valor
both exceed comparison, yet now thou must not goe

Arm.
not goe—

Tull.

Arm.
Ime Wonne Sir: and yeild at first chardge, may yr foes do soe
and heauen gard mee but as I striue to keepe
yr honors cleare and spotles.

Tull.
I should sinne in making question of't; now i'me happy
but I feare I am ore bold with tyme,
dearest farewell, and thinke our parting now
when wee meete next will seale our pleasures high
and ad a new step to felicitie./

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