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• Publisher's Notice
• To My Worthy Friend , Master Thomas Hammon, of Gray's Inn , &c.
• Persons Represented.
• The Jew of Malta.
• Act the First.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Act the Second.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Act the Third.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act the Fourth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act the Fifth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Edward the Second.
• Act the First.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Act the Second.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Act the Third.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Act the Fourth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Act the Fifth.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• The Massacre At Paris.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Scene V.
• Scene VI.
• Scene VII.
• Scene VIII.
• Scene IX.
• Scene X.
• Scene XI.
• Scene XII.
• Scene XIII.
• Scene XIV.
• Scene XV.
• Scene XVI.
• Scene XVII.
• Scene XVIII.
• Scene XIX.
• Scene XX.
• Scene XXI.
• Scene XXII.
• Scene XXIII.
• Scene XXIV.
• The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage.
• Act I.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Act II.
• Scene I.
• Act III.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene III.
• Scene IV.
• Act IV.
• Scene I.
• Scene II.
• Scene Iii
• Scene IV.
• Scene V
• Act V.
• Scene I.

SCENE I.

Enter1Bellamira, a courtesan.

Bell.

• Since this town was besieged, my gain grows cold:
• The time has been that, but for one bare night,
• A hundred ducats have been freely given:
• But now against my will I must be chaste;
• And yet I know my beauty doth not fail.
• From Venice merchants, and from Padua
• Were wont to come rare-witted gentlemen,
• Scholars I mean, learnèd and liberal;
• And now, save Pilia-Borsa, comes there none,
• And he is very seldom from my house;

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• And here he comes.
• EnterPilia-Borsa.

Pilia.

• Hold thee, wench, there's something for thee to spend.

Bell.

• 'Tis silver. I disdain it.

Pilia.

• Ay, but the Jew has gold,
• And I will have it, or it shall go hard.

Court.

• Tell me, how cam'st thou by this?

Pilia.

• 'Faith, walking the back-lanes, through the gardens, I chanced to cast mine eye up to the Jew's counting-house, where I saw some bags of money, and in the night I clambered up with my hooks, and, as I was taking my choice, I heard a rumbling in the house; so I took only this, and run my way: but here's the Jew's man.

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Bell.

• Hide the bag.
• EnterIthamore.

Pilia.

• Look not towards him, let's away: zoon's, what a looking thou keep'st; thou'lt betray 's anon.
• [Exeunt Courtesan andPilia-Borsa.

Itha.

• O the sweetest face that ever I beheld! I know she is a courtesan by her attire: now would I give a hundred of the Jew's crowns that I had such a concubine. Well,

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• I have delivered the challenge in such sort,
• As meet they will, and fighting die; brave sport.
• [Exit.

[1]Bellamira displays herself on a balcony. Cf. a stage-direction in Brome's Covent Garden Weeded:—“Enter Dorcas above on a Bellome. Gabriel gazes at her. Dorcas is habited like a curtizan of Venice.”