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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 XXIII.

Enter1Dumaine, reading a letter; with others.

Dum.

• My noble brother murder'd by the king!
• O, what may I do for to revenge thy death?
• The king's alone, it cannot satisfy.
• Sweet Duke of Guise, our prop to lean upon,
• Now thou art dead, here is no stay for us.
• I am thy brother, and I'll revenge thy death,
• And root Valois his line from forth of France;
• And beat proud Bourbon to his native home,
• That basely seeks to join with such a king,
• Whose murderous thoughts will be his overthrow.

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• He will'd the governor of Orleans, in his name,
• That I with speed should have been put to death;
• But that's prevented, for to end his life,
• And2 all those traitors to the Church of Rome
• That durst attempt to murder noble Guise.
• Enter Friar.

Fri.

• My lord, I come to bring you news that your brother the Cardinal of Lorraine, by the king's consent, is lately strangled unto death.

Dum.

• My brother Cardinal slain, and I alive!
• O words of power to kill a thousand men!—

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• Come, let us away, and levy men;
• 'Tis war that must assuage this tyrant's pride.

Fri.

• My lord, hear me but speak.
• I am a friar of the order of the Jacobins,
• That for my conscience' sake will kill the king.

Dum.

• But what doth move thee, above the rest, to do the deed?

Fri.

• O my lord, I have been a great sinner in my days! and the deed is meritorious.

Dum.

• But how wilt thou get opportunity?

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Fri.

• Tush, my lord, let me alone for that.

Dum.

• Friar, come with me;
• We will go talk more of this within.
• [Exeunt.

[1]Scene: a room in Dumaine's house, at Paris.

[2]Old ed. “His life and all,” &c.