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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 III.

Enter1 the King,Arundel,2 the two Spencers, with others.

Edw.

• Thus after many threats of wrathful war,
• Triumpheth England's Edward with his friends;
• And triumph, Edward, with his friends uncontrolled!
• My lord of Gloucester, do you hear the news?

Y. Spen.

• What news, my lord?

Edw.

• Why, man, they say there is great execution
• Done through the realm; my lord of Arundel,
• You have the note, have you not?

Arun.3

• From the Lieutenant of the Tower, my lord.

Edw.

• I pray let us see it. What have we there?

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• Read it, Spencer.
• [Spencer reads their names.
• Why, so; they barked apace a month4 ago:
• Now, on my life, they'll neither bark nor bite.
• Now, sirs, the news from France? Gloucester, I trow,
• The lords of France love England's gold so well,
• As Isabella5 gets no aid from thence.
• What now remains? have you proclaimed, my lord,
• Reward for them can bring in Mortimer?

Y. Spen.

• My lord, we have; and if he be in England,
• 'A will be had ere long, I doubt it not.

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Edw.

• If, dost thou say? Spencer, as true as death,
• He is in England's ground; our portmasters
• Are not so careless of their king's command.
• Enter a Messenger.
• How now, what news with thee? from whence come these?

Mess.

• Letters, my lord, and tidings forth of France,
• To you, my lord of Gloucester, from Levune.

Edw.

• Read.

[Spencer reads the letter.]

“My duty to your honour premised, &c., I have, according to instructions in that behalf, dealt with the King of France his lords, and effected, that the queen, all discontented and discomforted, is gone. Whither, if you ask, with Sir John of Hainault, brother to the marquis, into Flanders with them are gone Lord Edmund, and the Lord Mortimer, having in their company divers of your nation, and others; and, as constant report goeth, they intend to give King Edward battle in England, sooner than he can look for them: this is all the news of import.

Your honour's in all service, Levune.”36

Edw.

• Ah, villains! hath that Mortimer escaped?
• With him is Edmund gone associate?
• And will Sir John of Hainault lead the round?
• Welcome, a God's name, madam, and your son;

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• England shall welcome you and all your rout.
• Gallop apace,1 bright Phoebus, through the sky,
• And dusky night, in rusty iron car,
• Between you both shorten the time, I pray,
• That I may see that most desirèd day,
• When we may meet these traitors in the field.
• Ah, nothing grieves me, but my little boy
• Is thus misled to countenance their ills.
• Come, friends, to Bristow, there to make us strong;
• And, winds, as equal be to bring them in,

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• As you injurious were to bear them forth!
• [Exeunt.

[1]Scene: the royal palace, London.

[2]Old eds. “Matr.” and “Matreuis.”—The elder Spencer is a muia persona. Mr. Fleay, who ousts him altogether from this scene, observes “There is no hint of Old Spencer being on the stage after the third act,”—strangely forgetting that he is introduced in the fifth scene of the present act.

[3]Old eds. “Matr.”

[4]So ed. 1598.—Eds. 1612, 1622, “not long ago.”

[5]Old eds. “Isabell.”

[1]Cf. Romeo and Juliet, iii. 2:—“Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,” &c.