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  • The Second Part of The Bloody Conquests of mighty Tamburlaine. With his impassionate fury, for the death of his Lady and love, faire Zenocrate: his fourme of exhortation and discipline to his three sons, and the maner of his own death.

    • Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine, Part 2

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      [DRAMATIS PERSONAE

    • TAMBURLAINE, king of Persia

        • his sons

      • CALYPHAS
      • AMYRAS
      • CELEBINUS
    • THERIDAMAS, king of Argier
    • TECHELLES, king of Fez
    • USUMCASANE, king of Morocco
    • ORCANES, king of Natolia
    • KING OF TREBIZON
    • KING OF SORIA
    • KING OF JERUSALEM
    • KING OF AMASIA
    • GAZELLUS, viceroy of Byron
    • URIBASSA
    • SIGISMUND, king of Hungary

        • Lords of Buda and Bohemia

      • FREDERICK
      • BALDWIN
    • CALLAPINE, son to Bajazeth and prisoner to Tamburlaine
    • ALMEDA, his keeper
    • GOVERNOR OF BABYLON
    • CAPTAIN OF BALSERA
    • HIS SON
    • MAXIMUS, PERDICAS, physicians, Lords, Citizens, Messengers, Soldiers, and Attendants
    • ZENOCRATE, wife to Tamburlaine
    • OLYMPIA, wife to Captain of Balsera
    • Turkish Concubines.]
    The Prologue.
    The generall welcomesTamburlainreceiv'd,
    When he arrived last upon our1 stage,
    Hath2 made our Poet pen his second part,
    Wher death cuts off the progres of his pomp,3
    5
    And murdrous Fates4 throwes5 al his triumphs6 down.7
    But what became of faire Zenocrate,
    And with how manie cities sacrifice
    He celebrated her sad8 funerall,
    Himselfe in presence shal unfold at large9.

    The Second Part of The Bloody Conquests
    10

    of mighty Tamburlaine.
    With his impassionate fury, for the death of
    his Lady and love, faire Zenocrate: his fourme
    of exhortation and discipline to his three
    sons, and the maner of his own death.

    Act One, Scene One10

    [Enter]Orcanes, king of Natolia, Gazellus, Yice-roy of Byron, Uribassa11, and their traine, with drums and trumpets.
    Orcanes
    15
    Egregious Viceroyes of these Eastern parts
    Plac'd by the issue of great Bajazeth,12
    And sacred Lord,13 the mighty Calapine:
    Who lives in Egypt, prisoner to that slave,
    Which kept his father in an yron cage:
    20
    Now have we martcht from faire Natolia
    Two hundred leagues, and on Danubius banks,
    Our warlike hoste in compleat armour rest,
    Where Sigismond the king of Hungary
    Should meet our person to conclude a truce.
    25
    What? Shall we parle with the Christian,14
    Or crosse the streame, and meet him in the field?15
    Gazellus16
    King of Natolia, let us treat of peace,
    We all are17 glutted with the Christians blood,
    And have a greater foe to fight against,
    30
    Proud Tamburlaine, that now in Asia,
    Neere Guyrons head doth set his conquering feet,
    And means to fire 18Turky1920 as he goes:
    Gainst him my Lord must you21 addresse your power.
    Uribassa22
    Besides, king Sigismond hath brought from Christendome,
    35
    More then his Camp of stout Hungarians,
    Sclavonians, Almans,23 Rutters, Muffes24, and Danes,
    That with the Holbard, Lance, and murthering Axe,
    Will hazard that we might with surety25 hold.
    Orcanes26
    Though from the shortest Northren Paralell,
    40
    Vast Gruntland27 compass with the frozen sea,
    Inhabited with tall and sturdy men,
    Gyants as big as hugie28 Polypheme:
    Millions of Souldiers cut the29 Artick line,
    Bringing the strength of Europe to these Armes:30
    45
    Our Turky blades shal glide through al their throats,
    And make this champion31 mead a bloody Fen.32
    Danubius stream that runs toTrebizon,
    Shall carte wrapt within his scarlet waves,
    As martiall presents to our friends at home,33
    50
    The slaughtered bodies of these Christians.
    The Terrene main wherin Danubius fals,
    Shall by this battell be the bloody Sea.
    The wandring Sailers of proud Italy,
    Shall meet those Christians fleeting with the tyde,
    55
    Beating in heaps against their Argoses,34
    And make faire Europe mounted on her bull,
    Trapt with the wealth and riches of the world,
    Alight and weare a woful mourning weed.
    Gazellus35
    Yet stout Orcanes, Prorex of the world,
    60
    Since Tamburlaine hath mustred all his men,
    Marching from Cairon northward with his camp,
    To Alexandria, and the frontier townes,
    Meaning to make a conquest of our land:
    Tis requisit to parle for a peace
    65
    With Sigismond the king of Hungary:
    And save our forces for the hot assaults
    Proud Tamburlaine intends Natolia.
    Orcanes
    Viceroy of Byron, wisely hast thou said:
    My realme, the Center of our Empery
    70
    Once36 lost, All Turkie37 would be overthrowne:
    And for that cause the Christians shall have peace
    Slavonians, Almains,38 Rutters, Muffes39, and Danes
    Feare not Orcanes, but great Tamburlaine:40
    Nor he but Fortune that hath made him great.
    75
    We have revolted Grecians, Albanees,
    Cicilians41, Jewes, Arabians, Turks, and Moors,
    Natolians, Sorians42, blacke43 Egyptians,
    Illirians44, Thracians, and Bythinians45,
    Enough to swallow forcelesse Sigismond,46
    80
    Yet scarse enough t'47encounter Tamburlaine.
    He brings a world of people to the field,
    From Scythia to the Orientall Plage48
    Of India, wher raging Lantchidol
    Beates on the regions with his boysterous blowes,
    85
    That never sea-man yet discovered:
    All Asia is in49 Armes with Tamburlaine.50
    Even from the midst of fiery Cancers Tropick,
    To Amazonia under Capricorne,51
    And thence as far as Archipellago:52
    90
    All Affrike is in Armes with Tamburlaine.
    Therefore Viceroies53 the Christians must have peace.
    [Enter] Sigismond, Fredericke, Baldwine, and their traine with drums and trumpets.
    Sigismond54
    Orcanes (as our Legates promist thee)
    Wee with our Peeres have cross Danubius stream
    To55 treat of friendly peace or deadly war:
    95
    Take which thou wilt, for as the Romans usde
    I here present thee with a naked sword.56
    Wilt thou have war, then shake this blade at me,
    If peace, restore it to my hands againe:
    And I wil sheath it to confirme the same.
    Orcanes
    100
    Stay Sigismond, forgetst thou I am he
    That with the Cannon shooke Vienna57 walles,58
    And made it dance upon the Continent:
    As when the messy substance of the earth,
    Quiver59 about the Axeltree of heaven.
    105
    Forgetst thou that I sent a shower of cartes
    Mingled with powdered shot and fethered steele
    So thick upon the blink-ei'd Burghers heads,
    That thou thy self, then County-Pallatine,
    The king of Boheme, and the Austrich Duke,
    110
    Sent Herralds out, which basely on their knees
    In all your names desirde a truce of me?
    Forgetst thou, that to have me raise my siege,
    Wagons of gold were set before my tent60:
    Stampt with the princely Foule that in her wings
    115
    Caries the fearfull thunderbolts of Jove.61
    How canst thou think of this and offer war?
    Sigismond
    Vienna was besieg'd, and I was there,
    Then County-Pallatine,but now a king:
    And what we did, was in extremity:
    120
    But now Orcanes, view my royall hoste,
    That hides these plaines, and seems as vast and wide,
    As dooth the Desart of Arabia62
    To those that stand on Badgeths lofty Tower,
    Or as the Ocean to the Traveiler
    125
    That restes upon the snowy Appenines:
    And tell me whether I should stoope so low,
    Or63 treat of peace with the Natolian king?
    Gazellus64
    Kings of Natolia and of Hungarie,
    We came from 65Turky6667 to confirme a league,
    130
    And not to dare ech other to the field:
    A friendly parle might become ye68 both.
    Fredericke
    And we from Europe to the same intent,
    Which if your General refuse or scorne,
    Our Tents are pitcht, our men stand69 in array,70
    135
    Ready to charge you ere you stir your feet.
    Orcanes71
    So press are we, but yet if Sigismond
    Speake as a friend, and stand not upon tearmes,
    Here is his sword, let peace be ratified
    On these conditions specified before,
    140
    Drawen with advise of our Ambassadors.
    Sigismond
    Then here I sheath it, and give thee my hand,
    Never to draw it out, or72 manage armes
    Against thy selfe or thy confederates:
    But whilst I live will be at truce with thee.
    Orcanes73
    145
    But confirme it with an oath,
    And sweare in sight of heaven and by thy Christ.
    Sigismond
    By him that made the world and sav'd my soule,74
    The sonne of God and issue of a Mayd,
    Sweet Jesus Christ, I sollemnly protest,
    150
    And vow to keepe this peace inviolable.
    Orcanes75
    By sacred Mahomet, the friend of God,
    Whose holy Alcaron remaines with us,
    Whose glorious body when he left the world,
    Closde in a coffyn mounted up the aire,
    155
    And hung on stately Mecas Temple roofe,
    I sweare to keepe this truce inviolable:
    Of whose conditions76, and our solemne othes
    Sign'd with our handes, each shal retaine a scrowle:
    As memorable witnesse of our league.
    160
    Now Sigismond, if any Christian King
    Encroche upon the confines of thy realme,
    Send woord, Orcanes of Natolia
    Confirm'd77 this league beyond Danubius streame,
    And they will (trembling) sound a quicke retreat,
    165
    So am I fear'd among all Nations.
    Sigismond
    If any heathen potentate or king
    Invade Natolia, Sigismond will send
    A hundred thousand horse train'd to the war,
    And backs by78 stout Lanceres of Germany,79
    170
    The strength and sinewes of the imperiall seat.
    Orcanes80
    I thank thee Sigismond, but when I war
    All Asia Minor, Affrica, and Greece
    Follow my Standard and my thundring Drums:
    Come let us goe and banquet in our tents:
    175
    I will dispatch chiefe of my army hence
    To faire Natolie, and to Trebizon,
    To stay my comming gainst proud Tamburlaine.
    Freend Sigismond, and peeres of Hungary,
    Come banquet and carouse with us a while,
    180
    And then depart we to our territories.
    Exeunt.

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    2 Hath: Have D
    3 (comma) O4: (period) O1 O2: om. O3
    4 Fates: fate Ox R
    5 throwes: throw D C B
    6 triumphs: tryumph O4 Ox R
    7 (period): (comma) O1 O2 O3 O4
    8 sad: said O1 O2 O3 O4 K
    9 at large: at at large O3
    10 Act One, Scene One: Actus.1. Scæna. 1. O1 O2 O3 O4
    11 Uribassa: Upibassa O1 O2 O3 O4
    12 (comma): (colon) O1 O2 O3 O4
    13 (comma): om. O1 O2 O3 O4
    14 (comma) O4: ? O1 O2 O3
    15 ? O4: (period) O1 O2 O3
    16 Gazellus: Byr. O1 O2 O3 O4
    17 all are: are all M K
    18 om. O4: om. O1 O2 O3
    19 Turky O1 O2 O3: Turkie O4
    20 om. O4: om. O1 O2 O3
    21 must you: you must O2 R D C B K
    22 Uribassa: Upibas O1 O2 O3 O4
    23 Almans,: Almain Coll B
    24 Muffes: Russ Coll K
    25 surety: safety Ox R
    26 Orcanes: om. O1 O2 O3 O4
    27 Gruntland: Grantland O3 O4 Ox R D C B
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    38 Almains,: Almain Coll B
    39 Muffes: Russ Coll K
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    42 Sorians: Syrians O2 Ox R C B
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    45 Bythinians: Bithymans O3 O4
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    49 in: om. O3
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    52 (colon) O2: (period) O1
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    54 Sigismond: om. O1 O2 O3 O4
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    61 (period): (comma) O1 O2 O3 O4
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    67 om. O4: om. O1 O2 O3
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    73 Orcanes: Nat. O1 O2 O3 O4
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    75 Orcanes: Nat. O1 O2 O3 O4
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    77 Confirm'd: Confirme O2
    78 by: with O3 O4
    79 (comma) O3: (period) O1 O2
    80 Orcanes: Nat. O1 O2 O3 O4



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