FERNEZE。Now,gentlemen,betakeyoutoyourarms,AndseethatMaltabewellfortified;
Anditbehovesyoutoberesolute;
ForCalymath,havinghover’dheresolong,Willwinthetown,ordiebeforethewalls。
FIRSTKNIGHT。Anddieheshall;forwewillneveryield。
EnterBELLAMIRAandPILIA—BORZA。
BELLAMIRA。O,bringustothegovernor!
FERNEZE。Awaywithher!sheisacourtezan。
BELLAMIRA。Whate’erIam,yet,governor,hearmespeak:
Ibringtheenewsbywhomthysonwasslain:
Mathiasdiditnot;itwastheJew。
PILIA—BORZA。Who,besidestheslaughterofthesegentlemen,Poison’dhisowndaughterandthenuns,Strangledafriar,andIknownotwhatMischiefbeside。
FERNEZE。Hadwebutproofofthis————
BELLAMIRA。Strongproof,mylord:hisman’snowatmylodging,Thatwashisagent;he’llconfessitall。
FERNEZE。Gofetchhimstraight[ExeuntOFFICERS]。
Ialwaysfear’dthatJew。
Re—enterOFFICERSwithBARABASandITHAMORE。
BARABAS。I’llgoalone;dogs,donothalemethus。
ITHAMORE。
Normeneither;Icannotout—runyou,constable。——O,mybelly!
BARABAS。Onedramofpowdermorehadmadeallsure:
Whatadamn’dslavewasI!
[Aside。]
FERNEZE。Makefires,heatirons,lettherackbefetch’d。
FIRSTKNIGHT。Nay,stay,mylord;’tmaybehewillconfess。
BARABAS。Confess!whatmeanyou,lords?whoshouldconfess?
FERNEZE。ThouandthyTurk;’twasthatslewmyson。
ITHAMORE。Guilty,mylord,Iconfess。YoursonandMathiaswerebothcontracteduntoAbigail:[he]forgedacounterfeitchallenge。
BARABAS。Whocarriedthatchallenge?
ITHAMORE。
Icarriedit,Iconfess;butwhowritit?marry,evenhethatstrangledBarnardine,poisonedthenunsandhisowndaughter。
FERNEZE。Awaywithhim!hissightisdeathtome。
BARABAS。Forwhat,youmenofMalta?hearmespeak。
Sheisacourtezan,andheathief,Andhemybondman:letmehavelaw;
Fornoneofthiscanprejudicemylife。
FERNEZE。Oncemore,awaywithhim!——Youshallhavelaw。
BARABAS。Devils,doyourworst!——I[’ll]liveinspiteofyou。——
[Aside。]
Asthesehavespoke,sobeittotheirsouls!——
Ihopethepoison’dflowerswillworkanon。
[Aside。]
[ExeuntOFFICERSwithBARABASandITHAMORE;BELLAMIRA,andPILIA—BORZA。]
EnterKATHARINE。
KATHARINE。WasmyMathiasmurder’dbytheJew?
Ferneze,’twasthysonthatmurder’dhim。
FERNEZE。Bepatient,gentlemadam:itwashe;
Heforg’dthedaringchallengemadethemfight。
KATHARINE。WhereistheJew?whereisthatmurderer?
FERNEZE。Inprison,tillthelawhaspass’donhim。
Re—enterFIRSTOFFICER。
FIRSTOFFICER。Mylord,thecourtezanandhermanaredead;
SoistheTurkandBarabastheJew。
FERNEZE。Dead!
FIRSTOFFICER。Dead,mylord,andheretheybringhisbody。
MARTINDELBOSCO。Thissuddendeathofhisisverystrange。
Re—enterOFFICERS,carryingBARABASasdead。
FERNEZE。Wondernotatit,sir;theheavensarejust;
Theirdeathswereliketheirlives;thenthinknotof’em。——
Sincetheyaredead,letthembeburied:
FortheJew’sbody,throwthato’erthewalls,Tobeapreyforvulturesandwildbeasts。——
So,nowawayandfortifythetown。
[Exeuntall,leavingBARABASonthefloor。]
BARABAS。[rising]What,allalone!wellfare,sleepydrink!
I’llbereveng’donthisaccursedtown;
ForbymymeansCalymathshallenterin:
I’llhelptoslaytheirchildrenandtheirwives,Tofirethechurches,pulltheirhousesdown,Takemygoodstoo,andseizeuponmylands。
Ihopetoseethegovernoraslave,And,rowinginagalley,whipttodeath。
EnterCALYMATH,BASSOES,andTURKS。
CALYMATH。Whomhavewethere?aspy?
BARABAS。Yes,mygoodlord,onethatcanspyaplaceWhereyoumayenter,andsurprizethetown:
MynameisBarabas;IamaJew。
CALYMATH。ArtthouthatJewwhosegoodsweheardweresoldFortribute—money?
BARABAS。Theverysame,mylord:
Andsincethattimetheyhavehir’daslave,myman,Toaccusemeofathousandvillanies:
Iwasimprisoned,butscapdtheirhands。
CALYMATH。Didstbreakprison?
BARABAS。No,no:
Idrankofpoppyandcoldmandrakejuice;
Andbeingasleep,beliketheythoughtmedead,Andthrewmeo’erthewalls:so,orhowelse,TheJewishere,andrestsatyourcommand。
CALYMATH。’Twasbravelydone:buttellme,Barabas,Canstthou,asthoureport’st,makeMaltaours?
BARABAS。Fearnot,mylord;forhere,againstthetrench,
Therockishollow,andofpurposedigg’d,TomakeapassagefortherunningstreamsAndcommonchannelsofthecity。
Now,whilstyougiveassaultuntothewalls,I’llleadfivehundredsoldiersthroughthevault,Andrisewiththemi’themiddleofthetown,Openthegatesforyoutoenterin;
Andbythismeansthecityisyourown。
CALYMATH。Ifthisbetrue,I’llmaketheegovernor。
BARABAS。And,ifitbenottrue,thenletmedie。
CALYMATH。Thou’stdoom’dthyself。——Assaultitpresently。
[Exeunt。]
Alarumswithin。EnterCALYMATH,BASSOES,TURKS,andBARABAS;withFERNEZEandKNIGHTSprisoners。
CALYMATH。Nowvailyourpride,youcaptiveChristians,Andkneelformercytoyourconqueringfoe:
Nowwhere’sthehopeyouhadofhaughtySpain?
Ferneze,speak;haditnotbeenmuchbetterTokeptthypromisethanbethussurpris’d?
FERNEZE。WhatshouldIsay?wearecaptives,andmustyield。
CALYMATH。Ay,villains,youmustyield,andunderTurkishyokesShallgroaningbeartheburdenofourire:——
And,Barabas,aserstwepromis’dthee,Forthydesertwemaketheegovernor;
Usethematthydiscretion。
BARABAS。Thanks,mylord。
FERNEZE。Ofatalday,tofallintothehandsOfsuchatraitorandunhallow’dJew!
Whatgreatermiserycouldheaveninflict?
CALYMATH。’Tisourcommand:——and,Barabas,wegive,Toguardthyperson,theseourJanizaries:
Entreatthemwell,aswehaveusedthee。——
Andnow,bravebassoes,come;we’llwalkaboutTheruin’dtown,andseethewreckwemade。——
Farewell,braveJew,farewell,greatBarabas!
BARABAS。MayallgoodfortunefollowCalymath!
[ExeuntCALYMATHandBASSOES。]
Andnow,asentrancetooursafety,ToprisonwiththegovernorandtheseCaptains,hisconsortsandconfederates。
FERNEZE。Ovillain!heavenwillbereveng’donthee。
BARABAS。Away!nomore;lethimnottroubleme。
[ExeuntTURKSwithFERNEZEandKNIGHTS。]
Thushastthougotten,bythypolicy,Nosimpleplace,nosmallauthority:
InowamgovernorofMalta;true,——
ButMaltahatesme,and,inhatingme,Mylife’sindanger;andwhatbootsitthee,PoorBarabas,tobethegovernor,Whenasthylifeshallbeattheircommand?
No,Barabas,thismustbelook’dinto;
And,sincebywrongthougott’stauthority,Maintainitbravelybyfirmpolicy;
Atleast,unprofitablyloseitnot;
Forhethatlivethinauthority,Andneithergetshimfriendsnorfillshisbags,LivesliketheassthatAesopspeakethof,Thatlabourswithaloadofbreadandwine,Andleavesitofftosnaponthistle—tops:
ButBarabaswillbemorecircumspect。
Beginbetimes;Occasion’sbaldbehind:
Slipnotthineopportunity,forfeartoolateThouseek’stformuch,butcanstnotcompassit。——
Withinhere!
EnterFERNEZE,withaGUARD。
FERNEZE。Mylord?
BARABAS。Ay,LORD;thusslaveswilllearn。
Now,governor,——standbythere,waitwithin,——
[ExeuntGUARD。]
ThisisthereasonthatIsentforthee:
ThouseestthylifeandMalta’shappinessAreatmyarbitrement;andBarabasAthisdiscretionmaydisposeofboth:
Nowtellme,governor,andplainlytoo,Whatthink’stthoushallbecomeofitandthee?
FERNEZE。This,Barabas;sincethingsareinthypower,IseenoreasonbutofMalta’swreck,Norhopeoftheebutextremecruelty:
NorfearIdeath,norwillIflatterthee。
BARABAS。Governor,goodwords;benotsofurious’Tisnotthylifewhichcanavailmeaught;
Yetyoudolive,andliveformeyoushall:
AndasforMalta’sruin,thinkyounot’TwereslenderpolicyforBarabasTodispossesshimselfofsuchaplace?
Forsith,asonceyousaid,withinthisisle,InMaltahere,thatIhavegotmygoods,Andinthiscitystillhavehadsuccess,Andnowatlengthamgrownyourgovernor,Yourselvesshallseeitshallnotbeforgot;
For,asafriendnotknownbutindistress,I’llrearupMalta,nowremediless。
FERNEZE。WillBarabasrecoverMalta’sloss?
WillBarabasbegoodtoChristians?
BARABAS。Whatwiltthougiveme,governor,toprocureAdissolutionoftheslavishbandsWhereintheTurkhathyok’dyourlandandyou?
WhatwillyougivemeifIrenderyouThelifeofCalymath,surprisehismen,Andinanout—houseofthecityshutHissoldiers,tillIhaveconsum’d’emallwithfire?
Whatwillyougivehimthatprocureththis?
FERNEZE。Dobutbringthistopasswhichthoupretendest,Dealtrulywithusasthouintimatest,AndIwillsendamongstthecitizens,AndbymylettersprivatelyprocureGreatsumsofmoneyforthyrecompense:
Nay,more,dothis,andlivethougovernorstill。
BARABAS。Nay,dothouthis,Ferneze,andbefree:
Governor,Ienlargethee;livewithme;
Gowalkaboutthecity,seethyfriends:
Tush,sendnotlettersto’em;gothyself,Andletmeseewhatmoneythoucanstmake:
HereismyhandthatI’llsetMaltafree;
Andthuswecastit:toasolemnfeastIwillinviteyoungSelimCalymath,Wherebethoupresent,onlytoperformOnestratagemthatI’llimparttothee,Whereinnodangershallbetidethylife,AndIwillwarrantMaltafreeforever。
FERNEZE。Hereismyhand;believeme,Barabas,Iwillbethere,anddoasthoudesirest。
Whenisthetime?
BARABAS。Governor,presently;
ForCalymath,whenhehathview’dthetown,Willtakehisleave,andsailtowardOttoman。
FERNEZE。ThenwillI,Barabas,aboutthiscoin,Andbringitwithmetotheeintheevening。
BARABAS。Doso;butfailnot:nowfarewell,Ferneze:——
[ExitFERNEZE。]
Andthusfarroundlygoesthebusiness:
Thus,lovingneither,willIlivewithboth,Makingaprofitofmypolicy;
Andhefromwhommymostadvantagecomes,Shallbemyfriend。
ThisisthelifeweJewsareus’dtolead;
Andreasontoo,forChristiansdothelike。
Well,nowabouteffectingthisdevice;
First,tosurprisegreatSelim’ssoldiers,Andthentomakeprovisionforthefeast,Thatatoneinstantallthingsmaybedone:
Mypolicydetestsprevention。
Towhateventmysecretpurposedrives,Iknow;andtheyshallwitnesswiththeirlives。
[Exeunt。]
EnterCALYMATHandBASSOES。
CALYMATH。Thushaveweview’dthecity,seenthesack,Andcaus’dtheruinstobenew—repair’d,Whichwithourbombards’shotandbasilisk[s]
Werentinsunderatourentry:
And,nowIseethesituation,Andhowsecurethisconquer’dislandstands,Environ’dwiththeMediterraneansea,Strong—countermin’dwithotherpettyisles,And,towardCalabria,back’dbySicily(WhereSyracusianDionysiusreign’d),Twoloftyturretsthatcommandthetown,Iwonderhowitcouldbeconquer’dthus。
EnteraMESSENGER。
MESSENGER。FromBarabas,Malta’sgovernor,IbringAmessageuntomightyCalymath:
Hearinghissovereignwasboundforsea,TosailtoTurkey,togreatOttoman,HehumblywouldentreatyourmajestyTocomeandseehishomelycitadel,Andbanquetwithhimerethouleav’sttheisle。
CALYMATH。Tobanquetwithhiminhiscitadel!
Ifearme,messenger,tofeastmytrainWithinatownofwarsolatelypillag’d,Willbetoocostlyandtootroublesome:
YetwouldIgladlyvisitBarabas,ForwellhasBarabasdeserv’dofus。
MESSENGER。Selim,forthat,thussaiththegovernor,——
Thathehathin[his]storeapearlsobig,Soprecious,andwithalsoorient,As,beitvalu’dbutindifferently,ThepricethereofwillservetoentertainSelimandallhissoldiersforamonth;
ThereforehehumblywouldentreatyourhighnessNottodeparttillhehasfeastedyou。
CALYMATH。IcannotfeastmymeninMalta—walls,Exceptheplacehistablesinthestreets。
MESSENGER。Know,Selim,thatthereisamonasteryWhichstandethasanout—housetothetown;
Therewillhebanquetthem;buttheeathome,Withallthybassoesandbravefollowers。
CALYMATH。Well,tellthegovernorwegranthissuit;
We’llinthissummer—eveningfeastwithhim。
MESSENGER。Ishall,mylord。
[Exit。]
CALYMATH。Andnow,boldbassoes,letustoourtents,Andmeditatehowwemaygraceusbest,Tosolemnizeourgovernor’sgreatfeast。
[Exeunt。]
EnterFERNEZE,KNIGHTS,andMARTINDELBOSCO。
FERNEZE。Inthis,mycountrymen,berul’dbyme:
HavespecialcarethatnomansallyforthTillyoushallhearaculverindischarg’dByhimthatbearsthelinstock,kindledthus;
Thenissueoutandcometorescueme,ForhappilyIshallbeindistress,Oryoureleasedofthisservitude。
FIRSTKNIGHT。RatherthanthustoliveasTurkishthralls,Whatwillwenotadventure?
FERNEZE。On,then;begone。
KNIGHTS。Farewell,gravegovernor。
[Exeunt,ononeside,KNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO;
ontheother,FERNEZE。]
Enter,above,BARABAS,withahammer,verybusy;
andCARPENTERS。
BARABAS。Howstandthecords?howhangthesehinges?fast?
Areallthecranesandpulleyssure?
FIRSTCARPENTER。Allfast。
BARABAS。Leavenothingloose,alllevell’dtomymind。
Why,nowIseethatyouhaveart,indeed:
There,carpenters,dividethatgoldamongstyou;
[Givingmoney。]
Go,swillinbowlsofsackandmuscadine;
Downtothecellar,tasteofallmywines。
FIRSTCARPENTER。Weshall,mylord,andthankyou。
[ExeuntCARPENTERS。]
BARABAS。And,ifyoulikethem,drinkyourfillanddie;
For,soIlive,perishmayalltheworld!
Now,SelimCalymath,returnmewordThatthouwiltcome,andIamsatisfied。
EnterMESSENGER。
Now,sirrah;what,willhecome?
MESSENGER。Hewill;andhascommandedallhismenTocomeashore,andmarchthroughMalta—streets,Thatthoumaystfeasttheminthycitadel。
BARABAS。Thennowareallthingsasmywishwouldhave’em;
Therewantethnothingbutthegovernor’spelf;
Andsee,hebringsit。
EnterFERNEZE。
Now,governor,thesum?
FERNEZE。Withfreeconsent,ahundredthousandpounds。
BARABAS。Poundssay’stthou,governor?well,sinceitisnomore,I’llsatisfymyselfwiththat;nay,keepitstill,For,ifIkeepnotpromise,trustnotme:
And,governor,nowpartakemypolicy。
First,forhisarmy,theyaresentbefore,Enter’dthemonastery,andunderneathInseveralplacesarefield—piecespitch’d,Bombards,wholebarrelsfullofgunpowder,Thatonthesuddenshalldisseverit,Andbatterallthestonesabouttheirears,Whencenonecanpossiblyescapealive:
Now,asforCalymathandhisconsorts,HerehaveImadeadaintygallery,Thefloorwhereof,thiscablebeingcut,Dothfallasunder,sothatitdothsinkIntoadeeppitpastrecovery。
Here,holdthatknife;and,whenthouseesthecomes,[Throwsdownaknife。]
Andwithhisbassoesshallbeblithelyset,Awarning—pieceshallbeshotofffromthetower,Togivetheeknowledgewhentocutthecord,Andfirethehouse。Say,willnotthisbebrave?
FERNEZE。O,excellent!here,holdthee,Barabas;
Itrustthyword;takewhatIpromis’dthee。
BARABAS。No,governor;I’llsatisfytheefirst;
Thoushaltnotliveindoubtofanything。
Standclose,forheretheycome。
[FERNEZEretires。]
Why,isnotthisAkinglykindoftrade,topurchasetownsBytreachery,andsell’embydeceit?
Nowtellme,worldlings,underneaththesun
Ifgreaterfalsehoodeverhasbeendone?
EnterCALYMATHandBASSOES。
CALYMATH。Come,mycompanion—bassoes:see,Ipray,HowbusyBarabasisthereaboveToentertainusinhisgallery:
Letussalutehim。——Savethee,Barabas!
BARABAS。Welcome,greatCalymath!
FERNEZE。Howtheslavejeersathim!
[Aside。]
BARABAS。Will’tpleasethee,mightySelimCalymath,Toascendourhomelystairs?
CALYMATH。Ay,Barabas。——
Come,bassoes,ascend。
FERNEZE。[comingforward]Stay,Calymath;
ForIwillshewtheegreatercourtesyThanBarabaswouldhaveaffordedthee。
KNIGHT。[within]Soundachargethere!
[Achargesoundedwithin:FERNEZEcutsthecord;thefloorofthegallerygivesway,andBARABASfallsintoacaldronplacedinapit。
EnterKNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO。
CALYMATH。Hownow!whatmeansthis?
BARABAS。Help,helpme,Christians,help!
FERNEZE。See,Calymath!thiswasdevis’dforthee。
CALYMATH。Treason,treason!bassoes,fly!
FERNEZE。No,Selim,donotfly:
Seehisendfirst,andflythenifthoucanst。
BARABAS。O,helpme,Selim!helpme,Christians!
Governor,whystandyouallsopitiless?
FERNEZE。ShouldIinpityofthyplaintsorthee,AccursedBarabas,baseJew,relent?
No,thusI’llseethytreacheryrepaid,Butwishthouhadstbehav’dtheeotherwise。
BARABAS。Youwillnothelpme,then?
FERNEZE。No,villain,no。
BARABAS。And,villains,knowyoucannothelpmenow。——
Then,Barabas,breatheforththylatestfate,AndinthefuryofthytormentsstriveToendthylifewithresolution。——
Know,governor,’twasIthatslewthyson,——
Ifram’dthechallengethatdidmakethemmeet:
Know,Calymath,Iaim’dthyoverthrow:
And,hadIbutescap’dthisstratagem,Iwouldhavebroughtconfusiononyouall,Damn’dChristiandogs,andTurkishinfidels!
ButnowbeginstheextremityofheatTopinchmewithintolerablepangs:
Die,life!fly,soul!tongue,cursethyfill,anddie!
[Dies。]
CALYMATH。Tellme,youChristians,whatdoththisportend?
FERNEZE。Thistrainhelaidtohaveentrapp’dthylife;
Now,Selim,notetheunhallow’ddeedsofJews;
Thushedetermin’dtohavehandledthee,ButIhaveratherchosetosavethylife。
CALYMATH。Wasthisthebanquetheprepar’dforus?
Let’shence,lestfurthermischiefbepretended。
FERNEZE。Nay,Selim,stay;for,sincewehavetheehere,Wewillnotlettheepartsosuddenly:
Besides,ifweshouldlettheego,all’sone,Forwiththygalleyscouldstthounotgethence,Withoutfreshmentorigandfurnishthem。
CALYMATH。Tush,governor,takethounocareforthat;
Mymenareallaboard,Anddoattendmycomingtherebythis。
FERNEZE。Why,heard’stthounotthetrumpetsoundacharge?
CALYMATH。Yes,whatofthat?
FERNEZE。Why,thenthehousewasfir’d,Blownup,andallthysoldiersmassacred。
CALYMATH。O,monstroustreason!
FERNEZE。AJew’scourtesy;
Forhethatdidbytreasonworkourfall,Bytreasonhathdeliver’dtheetous:
Know,therefore,tillthyfatherhathmadegoodTheruinsdonetoMaltaandtous,Thoucanstnotpart;forMaltashallbefreed,OrSelimne’erreturntoOttoman。
CALYMATH。Nay,rather,Christians,letmegotoTurkey,Inpersontheretomediateyourpeace:
Tokeepmeherewillnaughtadvantageyou。
FERNEZE。Contentthee,Calymath,herethoumuststay,AndliveinMaltaprisoner;forcomealltheworldTorescuethee,sowillweguardusnow,Assoonershalltheydrinktheoceandry,ThanconquerMalta,orendangerus。
So,marchaway;andletduepraisebegivenNeithertoFatenorFortune,buttoHeaven。
[Exeunt。]
HeywooddedicatestheFirstPartofTHEIRONAGE(printed1632)"TomyWorthyandmuchRespectedFriend,Mr。ThomasHammon,ofGrayesInne,Esquire。"
Tho。Heywood]Thewell—knowndramatist。
censures]i。e。judgments。
bin]i。e。been。
bestofpoets]"Marlo。"Marg。noteinolded。
bestofactors]"Allin。"Marg。noteinold。ed。——Anyaccountofthecelebratedactor,EdwardAlleyn,thefounderofDulwichCollege,wouldbesuperfluoushere。
InHEROANDLEANDER,&c。]Themeaningis——Theone(Marlowe)
gainedalastingmemorybybeingtheauthorofHEROANDLEANDER;
whiletheother(Alleyn)wantheattributeofpeerlessbyplayingthepartsofTamburlaine,theJewofMalta,&c。——Thepassagehappenstobemispointedintheolded。thus,"InHeroandLeander,onedidgaineAlastingmemorie:inTamberlaine,ThisJew,withothersmany:th’otherwan,"&c。
andhenceMr。Collier,inhisHIST。OFENG。DRAM。POET。iii。
114,understoodthewords,"inTamburlaine,ThisJew,withothersmany,"
asapplyingtoMarlowe:heafterwards,however,inhisMEMOIRS
OFALLEYN,p。9,suspectedthatthepunctuationoftheolded。
mightbewrong,——whichitdoubtlessis。
him]"Perkins。"Marg。noteinolded。——"ThiswasRichardPerkins,oneoftheperformersbelongingtotheCock—pittheatreinDrury—Lane。HisnameisprintedamongthosewhoactedinHANNIBALANDSCIPIObyNabbes,THEWEDDINGbyShirley,andTHEFAIRMAIDOFTHEWESTbyHeywood。Aftertheplay—houseswereshutuponaccountoftheconfusionarisingfromthecivilwars,PerkinsandSumner,whobelongedtothesamehouse,livedtogetheratClerkenwell,wheretheydiedandwereburied。TheybothdiedsomeyearsbeforetheRestoration。SeeTHEDIALOGUE
ONPLAYSANDPLAYERS[Dodsley’sOLDPLAYS,1。clii。,lasted。]。"
REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。PerkinsactedaprominentpartinWebster’sWHITEDEVIL,whenitwasfirstbroughtonthestage,——perhapsBrachiano(forBurbadge,whowascelebratedinBrachiano,doesnotappeartohaveplayeditoriginally):inanoticetothereaderattheendofthattragedyWebstersays;
"InparticularImustrememberthewell—approvedindustryofmyfriendMasterPerkins,andconfesstheworthofhisactiondidcrownboththebeginningandend。"About1622—3PerkinsbelongedtotheRedBulltheatre:about1637hejoinedthecompanyatSalisburyCourt:seeWebster’sWORKS,note,p。51,ed。Dyce,1857。
prizewasplay’d]Thisexpression(sofrequentinourearlywriters)isproperlyappliedtofencing:seeSteevens’snoteonShakespeare’sMERRYWIVESOFWINDSOR,act。i。sc。1。
nowagerslaid]"Wagersastothecomparativemeritsofrivalactorsinparticularpartswerenotunfrequentofold,"
&c。Collier(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Seemyed。ofPeele’sWORKS,i。x。ed。1829;andCollier’sMEMOIRSOFALLEYN,p。11。
theGuise]"i。e。theDukeofGuise,whohadbeentheprincipalcontriverandactorinthehorridmassacreofSt。Bartholomew’sday,1572。Hemetwithhisdeservedfate,beingassassinated,byorderoftheFrenchking,in1588。"
REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Andseeourauthor’sMASSACRE
ATPARIS。
empery]Olded。"Empire。"
theDraco’s]"i。e。theseverelawgiverofAthens;’whosestatutes,’saidDemades,’werenotwrittenwithink,butblood。’"
STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——Olded。"theDrancus。"
had]Qy。"hadBUT"?
alecturehere]Qy。"alectureTOYOUhere"?
ActI。]TheScenesofthisplayarenotmarkedintheolded。;norinthepresentedition,——becauseoccasionally(wheretheaudienceweretoSUPPOSEachangeofplace,itwasimpossibletomarkthem。
Samnites]Olded。"Samintes。"
silverlings]WhenSteevens(apudDodsley’sO。P。)calledthis"adiminutive,toexpresstheJew’scontemptofametalinferiorinvaluetogold,"hedidnotknowthatthewordoccursinScripture:"athousandvinesatathousandSILVERLINGS。"
ISAIAH,vii。23。——Olded。"siluerbings。"
Tell]i。e。count。
seld—seen]i。e。seldom—seen。
Intowhatcornerpeersmyhalcyon’sbill?]"Itwasancientlybelievedthatthisbird(theking—fisher),ifhungup,wouldvarywiththewind,andbythatmeansshewfromwhatquarteritblew。"
STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。),——whoreferstothenoteonthefollowingpassageofShakespeare’sKINGLEAR,actii。sc。2;
"Renege,affirm,andturntheirHALCYONBEAKS
Witheverygaleandvaryoftheirmasters,"&c。
customthem]"i。e。enterthegoodstheycontainattheCustom—house。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
But]Olded。"By。"
fraught]i。e。freight。
scambled]i。e。scrambled。(ColesgivesinhisDICT。
"ToSCAMBLE,certatimarripere";andafterwardsrenders"Toscramble"bytheverysameLatinwords。)
EnterthreeJEWS]Achangeofsceneissupposedhere,——toastreetortotheExchange。
Fond]i。e。Foolish。
Aside]Mr。Collier(apudDodsley’sO。P。),mistakingthepurportofthisstage—direction(which,ofcourse,appliesonlytothewords"UNTOMYSELF"),proposedanalterationofthetext。
BARABAS。Farewell,Zaareth,&c。]Olded。"Iew。DOESO;
FarewellZaareth,"&c。But"Doeso"isevidentlyastage—
directionwhichhascreptintothetext,andwhichwasintendedtosignifythattheJewsDO"taketheirleaves"ofBarabas:
——heretheolded。hasno"EXEUNT。"
Turkhas]SotheEditorof1826。——Olded。"Turkeshaue":
butseewhatfollows。
Egomihimetsumsemperproximus]ThewordsofTerenceare"Proximussumegometmihi。"ANDRIA,iv。1。12。
Exit]ThesceneisnowsupposedtobechangedtotheinterioroftheCouncil—house。
bassoes]i。e。bashaws。
governor]Olded。"Gouernours"here,andseveraltimesafterinthisscene。
CALYMATH。Standallaside,&c。]"TheGovernorandtheMalteseknightshereconsultapart,whileCalymathgivesthesedirections。"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
happily]i。e。haply。
Officer]Olded。"Reader。"
denies]i。e。refuses。
convertite]"i。e。convert,asinShakespeare’sKINGJOHN,actv。sc。1。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
Thenwe’lltake,&c。]Intheolded。thislineformsaportionoftheprecedingspeech。
ecstasy]Equivalenthereto——violentemotion。"Thewordwasancientlyusedtosignifysomedegreeofalienationofmind。"
COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
ExeuntthreeJews]Ontheirdeparture,thesceneissupposedtobechangedtoastreetnearthehouseofBarabas。
reduce]Iftherightreading,isequivalentto——repair。
Butqy。"redress"?
fond]"i。e。foolish。"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
portagues]Portuguesegoldcoins,socalled。
sect]"i。e。sex。SECTandSEXwere,inourancientdramaticwriters,usedsynonymously。"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Olded。"EnterthreeFryarsandtwoNuns:"butassuredlyonlyTWOFriarsfigureinthisplay。
Abb。]Intheolded。theprefixtothisspeechis"1Nun,"
andtothenextspeechbutone"Nun。"ThatbothspeechesbelongtotheAbbessisquiteevident。
Sometimes]Equivalenthere(asfrequentlyinourearlywriters)to——Sometime。
forgiveme——]Olded。"GIUEme——"
thus]Afterthiswordtheolded。has"?,——tosignify,perhaps,themotionwhichBarabaswastomakeherewithhishand。
forgetnot]Qy。"forgetITnot"
EnterBARABAS,withalight]ThesceneisnowbeforethehouseofBarabas,whichhasbeenturnedintoanunnery。
Thus,likethesad—presagingraven,thattollsThesickman’spassportinherhollowbeak]
Mr。Collier(HIST。OFENG。DRAM。POET。iii。136)remarksthattheselinesarecited(withsomevariation,andfrommemory,asthepresentplaywasnotprintedtill1633)inanepigramonT。Deloney,inGuilpin’sSKIALETHEIAORTHESHADOWEOFTRUTH,1598,——
"LIKETOTHEFATALLOMINOUSRAVEN,WHICHTOLLS
THESICKMAN’SDIRGEWITHINHISHOLLOWBEAKE,Soeverypaper—clothedpostinPoulesTothee,Deloney,mourninglydothspeake,"&c。
of]i。e。on。
wake]Olded。"walke。"
Buenoparatodosmiganadonoera]Olded。"Birnparatodos,myganadanoer。"
Butstay:whatstarshinesyonderintheeast,&c。]
Shakespeare,itwouldseem,recollectedthispassage,whenhewrote,——
"But,soft!whatlightthroughyonderwindowbreaks?
Itistheeast,andJulietisthesun!"
ROMEOANDJULIET,actii。sc。2。
Hermosoplacerdelosdineros]Olded。"HormosoPiarer,delesDenirch。"
EnterFerneze,&c。]ThesceneistheinterioroftheCouncil—house。
entreat]i。e。treat。
vail’dnot]"i。e。didnotstrikeorlowerourflags。"
STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
Turkish]Olded。"Spanish。"
luff’dandtack’d]Olded。"LEFT,andTOOKE。"
stated]i。e。estated,established,stationed。
EnterOFFICERS,&c。]Thescenebeingthemarket—place。
Poorvillains,suchaswere]Olded。"SUCHASpoorevillaineswere",&c。
into]i。e。unto:seenote?p。15。
city]Theprecedingeditorshavenotquestionedthisword,whichIbelievetobeamisprint。
foil’d]=filed,i。e。defiled。
I’llhaveasayingtothatnunnery]CompareBarnabyBarnes’sDIVILSCHARTER,1607;
"BeforeIdothisseruice,liethere,peece;
ForImustHAUEASAYINGtothosebottels。HEDRINKETH。
Truestingo;stingo,byminehonour。***
************
ImustHAUEASAYINGtoyou,sir,Imust,thoughyoubeprouidedforhisHolinesownemouth;IwillbebouldtobethePopestasterbyhisleaue。"Sig。K3。
plates]"i。e。piecesofsilvermoney。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——Olded。"plats。"
Slave]TothespeechesofthisSlavetheolded。prefixes"Itha。"and"Ith。",confoundinghimwithIthamore。
LadyVanity]SoJonsoninhisFOX,actii。sc。3。,"Getyouacittern,LADYVANITY,Andbeadealerwiththevirtuousman,"&c。;
andinhisDEVILISANASS,acti。sc。1。,——
"SATAN。WhatVice?
PUG。Why,any:Fraud,OrCovetousness,orLADYVANITY,OroldIniquity。"
Katharine]Olded。"MATER。"——ThenameofMathias’smotherwas,asweafterwardslearn,Katharine。
stay]i。e。forbear,breakoffourconversation。
was]Qy。"wasBUT"?
O,brave,master]Themoderneditorsstrikeoutthecommaafter"BRAVE",understandingthatwordasanepithetto"MASTER":
butcomparewhatIthamoresaystoBarabasinactiv。:"That’sBRAVE,MASTER,"p。165,firstcol。
yournose]Anallusiontothelargeartificialnose,withwhichBarabaswasrepresentedonthestage。SeethepassagecitedfromW。Rowley’sSEARCHFORMONEY,1609,intheACCOUNT
OFMARLOWEANDHISWRITINGS。
Ure]i。e。use,practice。
a—good]"i。e。ingoodearnest。Toutdebon。"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
EnterLODOWICK]Achangeofscenesupposedhere,——totheoutsideofBarabas’shouse。
vowlovetohim]Olded。"vowTOLOUEhim":butcompare,inBarabas’snextspeechbutone,"AndsheVOWSLOVETOHIM,"&c。
madesure]i。e。affianced。
Ludovico]Olded。"Lodowicke。"——Inactiii。wehave,"Ifearsheknows——’tisso——ofmydeviceInDonMathias’andLODOVICO’Sdeaths。"p。162,sec。col。
happily]i。e。haply。
unsoil’d]"Perhapsweoughttoread’unfoil’d’,consistentlywithwhatBarabassaidofherbeforeunderthefigureofajewel——
’ThediamondthatItalkofNE’ERWASFOIL’D’。"
COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Butseethatpassage,p。155,sec。col。,andnote?
cross]i。e。pieceofmoney(manycoinsbeingmarkedwithacrossononeside)。
thou]Olded。"thee。"
resolv’d]"i。e。satisfied。"GILCHRIST(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
EnterBELLAMIRA]Sheappears,wemaysuppose,inaverandaoropenporticoofherhouse(thatthesceneisnottheinteriorofthehouse,isprovedbywhatfollows)。
EnterMATHIAS。
MATHIAS。Thisistheplace,&c。]Thesceneissomepertofthetown,asBarabasappears"ABOVE,"——inthebalconyofahouse。
(Hestood,ofcourse,onwhatwastermedtheupper—stage。)
Olded。thus;
"EnterMATHIAS。
Math。Thisistheplace,nowAbigailshallseeWhetherMathiasholdsherdeareorno。
EnterLodow。reading。
Math。What,daresthevillainwriteinsuchbaseterms?
Lod。Ididit,andreuengeitifthoudar’st。"
Lodovico]Olded。"Lodowicke。"——Seenote*,p。158。
tall]i。e。bold,brave。
Whatsightisthis!]i。e。WhatAsightisthis!Ourearlywritersoftenomitthearticleinsuchexclamations:compareShakespeare’sJULIUSCAESAR,acti。sc。3,whereCascasays,"Cassius,WHATNIGHTISTHIS!"
(afterwhichwordsthemoderneditorsimproperlyretaintheinterrogation—pointofthefirstfolio)。
Lodovico]Olded。"Lodowicke。"
Thesearmsofmineshallbethysepulchre]SoinShakespeare’sTHIRDPARTOFKINGHENRYVI。,actii。sc。5,theFathersaystothedeadSonwhomhehaskilledinbattle,"THESEARMSOFMINEshallbethywinding—sheet;
Myheart,sweetboy,SHALLBETHYSEPULCHRE,"——
lines,letmeadd,nottobefoundinTHETRUETRAGEDIEOF
RICHARDDUKEOFYORKE,onwhichShakespeareformedthatplay。
Katharine]Olded。"Katherina。"
EnterITHAMORE]ThescenearoominthehouseofBarabas。
heldinhand]i。e。keptinexpectation,havingtheirhopesflattered。
bottle—nosed]Seenote?p。157。
Jaques]Olded。"Iaynes。"
sire]Olded。"sinne"(which,modernisedto"sin",theeditorsretain,amongmanyotherequallyobviouserrorsoftheoldcopy)。
As]Olded。"And。"
EnterBARABAS]ThesceneisstillwithinthehouseofBarabas;butsometimeissupposedtohaveelapsedsincetheprecedingconferencebetweenAbigailandFriarJacomo。
pretendeth]EquivalenttoPORTENDETH;asinourauthor’sFIRSTBOOKOFLUCAN,"Andwhich(ayme)everPRETENDETHill,"&c。
self]Olded。"life"(thecompositor’seyehavingcaught"life"intheprecedingline)。
’less]Olded。"least。"
Wellsaid]Seenote*,p。69。
theproverbsays,&c。]AproverbasoldasChaucer’stime:
seetheSQUIERESTALE,v。10916,ed。Tyrwhitt。
batten]i。e。fatten。
pot]Olded。"plot。"
thoushalthavebrothbytheeye]"Perhapshemeans——thoushaltSEEhowthebroththatisdesignedfortheeismade,thatnomischievousingredientsenteritscomposition。Thepassageis,however,obscure。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——"BYTHE
EYE"seemstobeequivalentto——inabundance。CompareTHECREED
ofPiersPloughman:
"Greygrete—hededquenesWithgoldBYTHEEIGHEN。"
v。167,ed。Wright(whohasnonoteontheexpression):andBeaumontandFletcher’sKNIGHTOFTHEBURNINGPESTLE,actii。
sc。2;"here’smoneyandgoldBYTH’EYE,myboy。"InFletcher’sBEGGARS’BUSH,actiii。sc。1,wefind,"Come,Englishbeer,hostess,EnglishbeerBYTHEBELLY!"
Infew]i。e。inafewwords,inshort。
hebon]i。e。ebony,whichwasformerlysupposedtobeadeadlypoison。
EnterFERNEZE,&c。]ThesceneistheinterioroftheCouncil—house。
basso]Olded。"Bashaws"(theprinterhavingaddedanS
bymistake),andintheprecedingstage—direction,andinthefifthspeechofthisscene,"Bashaw":butinanearlierscene(seep。148,firstcol。)wehave"bassoes"(andseeourauthor’sTAMBURLAINE,PASSIM)。
theresistlessbanks]i。e。thebanksnotabletoresist。
basilisks]Seenote?p。25。
EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheNunnery。
convers’dwithme]ShealludestoherconversationwithJacomo,p。162,sec。col。
envied]i。e。hated。
practice]i。e。artfulcontrivance,stratagem。
crucifiedachild]AcrimewithwhichtheJewswereoftencharged。"Tovey,inhisANGLIAJUDAICA,hasgiventheseveralinstanceswhichareuponrecordofthesechargesagainsttheJews;whichheobservestheywereneveraccusedof,butatsuchtimesasthekingwasmanifestlyingreatwantofmoney。"REED
(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
EnterBARABAS,&c。]Sceneastreet。
to]WhichtheEditorof1826deliberatelyalteredto"like,"means——comparedto,incomparisonof。
Cazzo]Olded。"catho。"——SeeFlorio’sWORLDEOFWORDES
(Ital。andEngl。Dict。)ed。1598,inv。——"Apettyoath,acantexclamation,generallyexpressive,amongtheItalianpopulace,whohaveitconstantlyintheirmouth,ofdefianceorcontempt。"
Gifford’snoteonJonson’sWORKS,ii。48。
nose]Seenote?p。157。
inmate]Olded。"inmates。"
theburdenofmysinsLieheavy,&c。]Oneofthemoderneditorsaltered"LIE"to"Lies":butexamplesofsimilarphraseology,——ofanominativesingularfollowedbyapluralverbwhenapluralgenitiveintervenes,——arecommoninourearlywriters;seenotesonBeaumontandFletcher’sWORKS,vol。v。7,94,vol。ix。185,ed。Dyce。
sollars]"i。e。lofts,garrets。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
untold]i。e。uncounted。——Olded。"vnsold。"
BARABAS。Thisismerefrailty:brethren,becontent。——
FriarBarnardine,goyouwithIthamore:
Youknowmymind;letmealonewithhim。
FRIARJACOMO。Whydoeshegotothyhouse?lethimbegone]
Olded。thus;
"BAR。Thisismeerefrailty,brethren,becontent。
FryarBarnardinegoeyouwithIthimore。
ITH。Youknowmymind,letmealonewithhim;
Whydoeshegoetothyhouse,lethimbegone。"
theTurk]"MeaningIthamore。"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。ComparethelastlinebutoneofBarabas’snextspeech。
covent]i。e。convent。
Therefore’tisnotrequisiteheshouldlive]Lestthereadershouldsuspectthattheauthorwrote,"Therefore’tisrequisiteheshouldnotlive,"
Imayobservethatwehavehadbefore(p。152,firstcol。)
asimilarformofexpression,——
"ItisnotnecessaryIbeseen。"
fair]Seenote?p。15。
shallbedone]Hereachangeofsceneissupposed,totheinteriorofBarabas’shouse。
Friar,awake]Here,mostprobably,Barabasdrewacurtain,anddiscoveredthesleepingFriar。
have]Olded。"saue。"
Whattimeo’nightis’tnow,sweetIthamore?
ITHAMORE。Towardsone]Mightbeadduced,amongotherpassages,toshewthatthemoderneditorsarerightwhentheyprintinShakespeare’sKINGJOHN。actiii。sc。3,"IfthemidnightbellDid,withhisirontongueandbrazenmouth,SoundONEintothedrowsyearofNIGHT,"&c。
EnterFRIARJACOMO]ThesceneisnowbeforeBarabas’shouse,——theaudiencehavinghadtoSUPPOSEthatthebodyofBarnardine,whichIthamorehadsetupright,wasstandingoutsidethedoor。
proceed]Seemstobeusedhereasequivalentto——succeed。
on’s]i。e。ofhis。
EnterBELLAMIRA,&c。]Thescene,asinp。160,averandaoropenporticoofBellamira’shouse。
BELLAMIRA。Sincethistownwasbesieg’d,"etc。>
tall]Whichourearlydramatistsgenerallyuseinthesenseof——bold,brave(seenote?p。161),ishereperhapsequivalentto——handsome。("TallorSEMELY。"PROMPT。
PARV。ed。1499。)
neck—verse]i。e。theverse(generallythebeginningofthe51stPsalm,MISEREREMEI,&c。)readbyacriminaltoentitlehimtobenefitofclergy。
of]i。e。on。
exercise]i。e。sermon,preaching。
withamuschatoes]i。e。withapairofmustachios。Themoderneditorsprint"withMUSTACHIOS,"and"withaMUSTACHIOS":
butcompare,——
"MyTuskesmorestiffethanareaCatsMUSCHATOES。"
S。Rowley’sNOBLESPANISHSOLDIER,1634,Sig。C。
"Hiscrow—blackMUCHATOES。"
THEBLACKBOOK,——Middleton’sWORKS,v。516,ed。Dyce。
Turkoftenpence]Anexpressionnotunfrequentlyusedbyourearlywriters。SoTaylorinsomeversesonCoriat;
"ThatifhehadATURKEOFTENPENCEbin,"&c。
WORKES,p。82,ed。1630。
AndseenoteonMiddleton’sWORKS,iii。489,ed。Dyce。
youknow]Qy。"youknow,SIR,"?
I’llmakehim,&c。]Olded。thus:
"I’lemakehimsendmehalfhehas,&gladhescapessotoo。
PENANDINKE:
I’llwritevntohim,we’lehauemonystrait。"
Therecanbenodoubtthatthewords"Penandinke"wereadirectiontotheproperty—mantohavethosearticlesonthestage。
cunning]i。e。skilfullyprepared。——Olded。"running。"
(TheMAIDSaresupposedtoheartheirmistress’ordersWITHIN。)
Shaltlivewithme,andbemylove]Aline,slightlyvaried,ofMarlowe’swell—knownsong。Intheprecedingline,theabsurdityof"byDisABOVE"is,ofcourse,intentional。
beard]Olded。"sterd。"
givemeareamofpaper:we’llhaveakingdomofgoldfor’t]Aquibble。REALMwasfrequentlywrittenream;andfrequently(asthefollowingpassagesshew),evenwhentheformerspellingwasgiven,theLwasnotsounded;
"VponthesiluerbosomeoftheSTREAME
FirstganfaireThemisshakeheramberlocks,WhomalltheNimphsthatwaightonNeptunesREALME
Attendedfromtheholloweoftherocks。"
Lodge’sSCILLAESMETAMORPHOSIS,&c。1589,Sig。A2。
"HowhemaysureststablishhisnewconquerdREALME,HowofhisgloriefardesttoderiuetheSTREAME。"
AHERINGSTAYLE,&c。1598,Sig。D3。
"Learchusslewhisbrotherforthecrowne;
SodidCambysesfearingmuchtheDREAME;
Antiochus,ofinfamousrenowne,Hisbrotherslew,torulealonetheREALME。"
MIROURFORMAGISTRATES,p。78,ed。1610。
runsdivision]"Amusicalterm[ofverycommonoccurrence]。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
EnterBARABAS]ThescenecertainlyseemstobenowtheinteriorofBarabas’shouse,notwithstandingwhathepresentlysaystoPilia—Borza(p。171,sec。col。),"Pray,when,sir,shallIseeyouatmyhouse?"
tatter’d]Olded。"totter’d":butinapassageofourauthor’sEDWARDTHESECONDthetwoearliest4toshave"TATTER’D
robes":——andyetReedinanoteonthatpassage(apudDodsley’sOLDPLAYS,wherethereadingofthethird4to,"totteredrobes",isfollowed)boldlydeclaresthat"ineverywriterofthisperiodthewordwasspeltTOTTERED"!Thetruthis,itwasspeltsometimesoneway,sometimestheother。
catzery]i。e。cheating,roguery。ItisformedfromCATSO
(CAZZO,seenote*,p。166),whichourearlywritersused,notonlyasanexclamation,butasanopprobriousterm。
cross—biting]i。e。swindling(acantterm)。——Somethinghasdroptouthere。
tale]i。e。reckoning。
whathewritesforyou]i。e。thehundredcrownstobegiventothebearer:seep。170,sec。col。
Ishouldpart]Qy。"IE’ERshouldpart"?
rid]i。e。despatch,destroy。
EnterBELLAMIRA,&c。]TheyaresupposedtobesittinginaverandaoropenporticoofBellamira’shouse:seenote*,p。168。
Of]i。e。on。
BELLAMIRA。]Olded。"Pil。"
RivoCastiliano]TheoriginofthisBacchanalianexclamationhasnotbeendiscovered。RIVOgenerallyisusedalone;but,amongpassagesparalleltothatofourtext,isthefollowingone(whichhasbeenoftencited),——
"AndRYUOwillhecryandCASTILEtoo。"
LOOKEABOUTYOU,1600,Sig。L。4。
AwriterinTHEWESTMINSTERREVIEW,vol。xliii。53,thinksthatit"isamisprintforRICO—CASTELLANO,meaningaSpaniardbelongingtotheclassofRICOSHOMBRES,andthephrasethereforeis——
’Hey,NOBLECASTILIAN,aman’saman!’
’Icanpledgelikeamananddrinklikeaman,MYWORTHYTROJAN;’
assomeofourfarce—writerswouldsay。"ButthefrequentoccurrenceofRIVOinvariousauthorsprovesthatitisNOT
amisprint。
he]Olded。"you"。
andheandI,sniclehandtoofast,strangledafriar]
Thereissurelysomecorruptionhere。Steevens(apudDodsley’sO。P。)proposestoread"handTOFIST"。Gilchrist(ibid。)
observes,"asnicleisanorth—countrywordforanoose,andwhenapersonishanged,theysayheissnicled。"Seetoo,inV。SNICKLE,Forby’sVOC。OFEASTANGLIA,andtheCRAVEN
DIALECT。——TheRev。J。Mitfordproposesthefollowing(veryviolent)alterationofthispassage;
"Itha。Icarriedthebroththatpoisonedthenuns;andheandI——
Pilia。Twohandssnickle—fast——
Itha。Strangledafriar。"
incony]i。e。fine,pretty,delicate。——Olded。"incoomy。"
theystinklikeahollyhock]"Thisflower,however,hasnooffensivesmell。STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Itsodourresemblesthatofthepoppy。
mushrooms]Forthisword(as,indeed,formostwords)ourearlywritershadnofixedspelling。Heretheolded。has"Mushrumbs":andinourauthor’sEDWARDTHESECOND,the4toshave"mushrump。"
undertheelderwhenhehangedhimself]ThatJudashangedhimselfonanelder—tree,wasapopularlegend。Nay,theverytreewasexhibitedtothecuriousinSirJohnMandeville’sdays:
"Andfasteby,iszittheTreeofEldre,thatJudashengehimselfupon,fordespeytthathehadde,whanhesoldeandbetrayedoureLorde。"VOIAGEANDTRAVAILE,&c。p。112。ed。1725。But,accordingtoPulci,Judashadrecoursetoacarob—tree:
"EradisopraalafonteUNCARRUBBIO,L’ARBOR,SIDICE,OVES’IMPICCOGIUDA,"&c。
MORGANTEMAG。C。xxv。st。77。
nasty]Olded。"masty。"
me]Olded。"we"。
EnterFerneze,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheCouncil—
house。
him]Qy。"’em"?
Exeuntall,leavingBarabasonthefloor]HeretheaudienceweretosupposethatBarabashadbeenthrownoverthewalls,andthatthestagenowrepresentedtheoutsideofthecity。
Bassoes]Hereolded。"Bashawes。"Seenote?p。164。
trench]Adoubtfulreading。——Olded。"Truce。"——"Query’sluice’?’TRUCE’seemsunintelligible。"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——TheRev。J。Mitfordproposes"turret"or"tower。"
channels]i。e。kennels。
EnterCALYMATH,&c。]Scene,anopenplaceinthecity。
vail]i。e。lower,stoop。
Tokept]i。e。Tohavekept。
Entreat]i。e。Treat。
Bassoes]Hereolded。"Bashawes。"Seenote?p。164。
Thushastthougotten,&c。]Achangeofsceneissupposedhere——totheCitadel,theresidenceofBarabasasgovernor。
Whenas]i。e。When。
Withinhere]Theusualexclamationis"WithinTHERE!"butcompareTHEHOGGEHATHLOSTHISPEARLE(byR。Tailor),1614;
"What,ho!withinHERE!"Sig。E2。
sith]i。e。since。
cast]i。e。plot,contrive。
Bassoes]Hereandafterwardsolded。"Bashawes。"Seenote?p。164。——Scene,outsidethewallsofthecity。
basilisk[s]Seenote?p。25。
And,towardCalabria,&c。]SotheEditorof1826。——Olded。
thus:
"AndtowardCalabriaback’dbySicily,TwoloftyTurretsthatcommandtheTowne。
WHENSiracusianDionisiusreign’d;
Iwonderhowitcouldbeconquer’dthus?"
EnterFERNEZE,&c。]Scene,astreet。
linstock]"i。e。thelongmatchwithwhichcannonarefired。"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。
Enter,above,&c。]Scene,ahallintheCitadel,withagallery。
FIRSTCARPENTER。]Olded。here"Serv。";butitgives"CARP。"astheprefixtothesecondspeechafterthis。
off]Aninterpolationperhaps。
sun]Olded。"summe。"
ascend]Olded。"attend。"
Achargesoundedwithin:FERNEZEcutsthecord;thefloorofthegallerygivesway,andBARABASfallsintoacaldronplacedinapit。
EnterKNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO]
Olded。hasmerely"Acharge,thecablecut,ACaldrondiscouered。"
Christian]Olded。"Christians。"
train]i。e。stratagem。
pretended]i。e。intended。
mediate]Olded。"meditate。"
all]Olded。"call。"