The Devil's Charter, or Pope Alexander the Sixth · chunk 11 of 45
Barnes, Barnabe · published 1607 · first performed or written 1606 (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · before the Court T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.73 · 480 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Oh my dear friends that see my miseries, I you beseech in dearest tenderness Bring in the body of my dearest Lord; That I before my death may (with these eyes) Behold him honoured in his obsequies. And I will bear these papers to his Holiness, Whose sorrow will exceed for Gismond's death. Thus foul suspicion, fear and jealousy Of shame, dishonour, and his wives hot lust, Hath seized upon Visell; whose revenge, Was to restrain Lucrece from Company. But swelling pride, and lust, both limitless, Answered his loving fear and shame with death. Attend the sequel. Now successively (After such warlike preparations, So many firm hopes found in Italy) King Charles with fifteen hundred men at arms, Three thousand Archers, with six thousand Swiss. French men, and Gascons twice as many more, With martial measures, over Piemont Treads a long march after his drums and fife, With Milan's force, and now his trumpets hard, Unto the gates of Rome give fresh alarms, Unto the Pope, who stirreth up in arms, castilian take five hundred arquebus, Two hundred Arbalests, and fortify, Upon the tower of Saint Sebastian, Affronting that port where proud Charles should enter, Called Santa Maria di Popolo. Our soldiers ready be with match in cock, T'attend this service, and our scurriers, Are now returned having descried King Charles, His ensigns and his Cornets proudly manned, With plumed regiments, and troops of horse, Marching in glory to the gates of Rome. Bravely bring on your companies bold hearts, Gaspar de Fois are those two Basilisks, Already mounted on their carriages? They be. We make you master of our Ordinance, And on the Turret of Saint Adrian. Plant six more Cannon, and four culverins, four Lizards, and eight Sacres, with all speed, Take Gunners with you to the Citadel, Powder and shot, with Ladles for their charge, See none be wanting; set them to their task. Have a good care your Pioneers work hard, To further your fortifications. Pleaseth your Holiness to give me leave, It fitteth well with our own purposes, To give Charles entrance, and without restraint, lest he by rigor should usurp that leave, Which to resist were vain and dangerous. Believe me Father we must temporize. Besides you see how the Calabrian Duke, Out of the Port of Saint Sabastian, Not one hour past, hath issued and left Rome. Now though you do suspect, conceal all doubts: For you shall find this sure and commonly, Dangers accompany suspicion, We will embrace that course, but with your leave, In Castle Angelo Capitulate: Standing (as best befits us) on our guard. 'tis time your Holiness took to your guard, For Potent Charles (like one that conquereth) Armed at all pieces, in his plumed cask, And with a Lance resting upon his thigh, Already with his forces hath possessed The suburbs, and is now come to the gates.
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Oh my deare friends that see my miseries, I you beseech in deaest tendernesse Bring in the body of my dearest Lord; That I before my death may (with these eyes) Behold him honor'd in his obsequies. And I wil beare these papers to his Holines, Whose sorrow wil exceed for Gismonds death. Thus foule suspition, feare and jealousie Of shame, dishonor, and his wiues hot lust, Hath seaz'd vpon Visell; whose reuenge, Was to restraine Lucrece from Company▪ But swelling pride, and lust, both limitles, Answer'd his louing feare and shame with death. Attend the sequell. Now successiuely (After such warlike preparations, So many firme hopes found in Italy) King Charles with fifteene hundred men at armes, Three thousand Archers, with six thousand Swisse. French men, and Gascons twise as many more, With martiall measures, ouer Piemont Treads a long march after his drums and fife, With Milans force, and now his trumpets hard, Vnto the gates of Rome giue fresh allarms, Vnto the Pope, who stirreth vp in armes, Castillian take fiue hundred harguebusse, Two hundred Arbalastes, and fortifie, Vpon the tower of Saint Sebastian, Affronting that port where prowd Charles should enter, Call'd Santa Maria di Poplo. Our souldiers ready be with match in cocke, T'attend this seruice, and our scurriers, Are now return'd hauing discryd King Charles, Hi ensigns and his Cornets proudly mand, With plumed regiments, and troopes of horse, Marching in glory to the gates of Rome. Brauely bring on your companies bold hearts, Gaspar de Fois are those two Basiliskes, Aleady mounted on their carriages? They bee. We make you maister of our Ordinance, And on the Turret of Saint Adrian. Plant six more Cannon, and foure Culuerings, Foure Lizards, and eight Sacres, with all speed, Take Gunners with you to the Cittadell, Powder and shot, with Ladles for their charge, See none be wanting; set them to their taske. Haue a good care your Pyoners worke hard, To further your fortifications. Pleaseth your Holinesse to giue me leaue, It fitteth well with our owne purposes, To giue Charles entrance, and without restraint, Least he by rigor should vsurpe that leaue, Which to resist were vaine and dangerous. Beleeue me Father we must temporize. Besides you see how the Calabrian Duke, Out of the Port of Saint Sabastian, Not one houre past, hath issued and left Rome. Now though you do suspect, conceale all doubts: For you shall finde this sure and commonly, Dangers accompany suspition, We will embrace that course, but with your leaue, In Castle Angelo Capitulate: Standing (as best befits vs) on our guarde. Tis time your Holinesse tooke to your guard, For Potent Charles (like one that conquereth) Arm'd at all peeces, in his plumed caske, And with a Launce resting vpon his thigh, Already with his forces hath possest The suberbs, and is now come to the gates.