The Argument of this Tragedy.
Ivno the Wyfe and sister of Iupiter, hating his bastard broode, cometh
dovvne from heauen, complayning of all his iniuries done to her, deuising
also by vvhat despight she may vexe his base Sonne Hercules. And
hauing by experience proued, no toyles to be to hard for him, findeth the
meanes to make his ovvne hand his ovvne vengeance. Hercules therefore
returning novv from Hell (from vvhence he vvas enioyned to fet Cerberus)
and finding that the Tyrant Lycus had inuaded his coūtrey, destroieth
the tyrant. For the vvhich victory as hee sacrificeth to his Goddesse,
vvrathfull Iuno strikes him into a sodayne frensy: Wherevvith he beinge
sore vexed, thynking to slea the Children and Wyfe of Lycus, in steede of
them, killeth his ovvne Wyfe and Children in his madnes. This done hee
sleapeth. Iuno restoreth to him agayne his Wits. He being vvakt, seing his
Wyfe and Children slayne by his ovvne hand, at last also vvould kill himselfe.
