Kings and rulers -- Drama; Political plays; Tragicomedy
Fear not Madam,
The King will alter, 'tis some sudden rage,
And you shall see it end some other way.
_Pan_.
Pray heaven it do.
_Tig_.
Though she to whom I swore, be here, I cannot
Stifle my passion longer; if my father
Should rise again disquieted with this,
And charge me to forbear, yet it would out.
Madam, a stranger, and a pris'ner begs
To be bid welcome.
_Pan_.
You are welcome, Sir,
I think, but if you be not, 'tis past me
To make you so: for I am here a stranger,
Greater than you; we know from whence you come,
But I appear a lost thing, and by whom
Is yet uncertain, found here i'th' Court,
And onely suffer'd to walk up and down,
As one not worth the owning.
_Spa_.
O, I fear
_Tigranes_ will be caught, he looks, me-thinks,
As he would change his eyes with her; some help
There is above for me, I hope.
_Tigr_.
Why do you turn away, and weep so fast,
And utter things that mis-become your looks,
Can you want owning?
_Spa_.
O 'tis certain so.
_Tigr_.
Acknowledge your self mine.
_Arb_.
How now?
_Tigr_.
And then see if you want an owner.
_Arb_.
They are talking.
_Tigr_.
Nations shall owne you for their Queen.
_Arb_.
_Tigranes_, art not thou my prisoner?
_Tigr_.
I am.
_Arb_.
And who is this?
_Tigr_.
She is your Sister.
_Arb_.
She is so.
_Mar_.
Is she so again? that's well.
_Arb_.
And then how dare you offer to change words with her?
_Tigr_.
Dare do it! Why? you brought me hither Sir,
To that intent.
_Arb_.
Perhaps I told you so,
If I had sworn it, had you so much folly
To credit it? The least word that she speaks
Is worth a life; rule your disordered tongue,
Or I will temper it.
_Spa_.
Blest be the breath.
_Tigr_.
Temper my tongue! such incivilities
As these, no barbarous people ever knew:
You break the lawes of Nature, and of Nations,
You talk to me as if I were a prisoner
For theft: my tongue be temper'd? I must speak
If thunder check me, and I will.
_Arb_.
You will?
_Spa_.
Alas my fortune.
_Tigr_.
Do not fear his frown, dear Madam, hear me.
_Arb_.
Fear not my frown? but that 'twere base in me
To fight with one I know I can o'recome,
Again thou shouldst be conquer'd by me.
_Mar_.
He has one ransome with him already; me-thinks
'T were good to fight double, or quit.
_Arb_.
Away with him to prison: Now Sir, see
If my frown be regardless; Why delay you?
Seise him _Bacurius_, you shall know my word
Sweeps like a wind, and all it grapples with,
Are as the chaffe before it.
_Tigr_.
Touch me not.
_Arb_.
Help there.
_Tigr_.
Away.
_1 Gent_.
It is in vain to struggle.
_2 Gent_.
You must be forc'd.
_Bac_.
Sir, you must pardon us, we must obey.
_Arb_.
Why do you dally there? drag him away
By any thing.
_Bac_.
Come Sir.
_Tigr_.
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