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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 XVII.

Enter1King Henry, Guise, Epernoun, and Joyeux.

Henry.

• My sweet Joyeux, I make thee general
• Of all my army, now in readiness
• To march 'gainst the rebellious King Navarre;
• At thy request I am content thou go,
• Although my love to thee can hardly suffer['t],
• Regarding still the danger of thy life.

Joyeux.

• Thanks to your majesty: and so, I take my leave
• Farewell to my Lord of Guise, and Epernoun.

Guise.

• Health and hearty farewell to my Lord Joyeux.
• [ExitJoyeux.

Henry.

• So kindly, cousin of Guise, you and your wife
• Do both salute our lovely minions.
• Remember you the letter, gentle sir,
• Which your wife writ
• To my dear minion, and her chosen friend?
• [Makes horns atGuise.

Guise.

• How now, my lord! faith, this is more than need.
• Am I thus to be jested at and scorn'd?
• 'Tis more than kingly or emperious:
• And, sure, if all the proudest kings
• In Christendom should bear me such derision,
• They should know how I scorn'd them and their mocks.

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• I love your minions! dote on them yourself;
• I know none else but holds them in disgrace;
• And here, by all the saints in heaven, I swear,
• That villain for whom I bear this deep disgrace,
• Even for your words that have incens'd me so,
• Shall buy that strumpet's favour with his blood!
• Whether he have dishonour'd me or no,
• Par la mort de Dieu1 il mourra!
• [Exit.

Henry.

• Believe me, this jest bites sore.

Eper.

• My lord, 'twere good to make them friends,

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• For his oaths are seldom spent in vain.
• Enter Mugeroun.

Henry.

• How now, Mugeroun! mett'st thou not the Guise at the door?

Mug.

• Not I, my lord; what if I had?

Henry.

• Marry, if thou hadst, thou mightst have had the stab,
• For he hath solemnly sworn thy death.

Mug.

• I may be stabb'd, and live till he be dead:
• But wherefore bears he me such deadly hate?

Henry.

• Because his wife bears thee such kindly love.

Mug.

• If that be all, the next time that I meet her,
• I'll make her shake off love with her heels.

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• But which way is he gone? I'll go take1 a walk
• On purpose from the court to meet with him.
• [Exit.

Henry.

• I like not this. Come, Epernoun,
• Let us go seek the duke, and make them friends.
• [Exeunt.

[1]Scene: an apartment in the Louvre.

[1]Olded. “mordu.”

[1]Old ed. “make.”