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。
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  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。"