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Scena prima.
Alarum.Enter the King and Eumenes, Sortanes, Cleon, Pausanes and Hiparcus with these Swords drawne.
King.
Eumenes now the Souldiers are landed
Let 'em be drawne into Battalia,
Wee'le charge this instant and not give 'em leave
On land to cellect their losse at Sea.
Eum.
They were Gallippus his Gallies that boarded us,
Yet I saw not the Pluto there,
Her brazen prow had wont wi'th earliest
To bath in blood her Proserpine.
King.
That injury hath brought
Some fewell to my rage, to see they have giv'n
Harbour to that traytour that twice has attempted
The rape of my sister and in advowance
Of his fault in his Prow he weares
The hellish president for that blacke deed.
Eum.
Loose no time then, but while th'are scattered
With their dangers and their feares strike for us
Let us bring that justice their treacheries have cald downe.
King.
Away every man to his charge.
Exit all but Hiparchus and Pausanes.
Paus.
O Hyparchus they joy to finde Gallippus,
Here has disperst all my sad thoughts,
Yee powers that rule our Fates, if Pausanes have
Any of you to friend, give me Gallippus
This day within my Swords reach.
Alarum.
So, now my friend speakes like himselfe, and when,
Thou strik'st not at thy selfe thou stands safe
Harke we must away.
Alarum.
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