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by land unto the Western Isles�察�And in your confines with his lawless train 



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Daily     commits      incivil    outrages�察   �Hoping      ��misled    by   dreaming 

prophecies�� To   reign in Asia�察 �and with barbarous   arms To   make   himself 

the monarch of the East�此�But�察�ere he march in Asia�察�or display His vagrant 

ensign in the Persian fields�察�Your grace hath taken order by Theridamas�察�

Charg'd   with   a   thousand   horse�察  �to   apprehend And   bring   him   captive   to 

your highness' throne。 

     MYCETES。 Full true thou speak'st�察�and like thyself�察�my lord�察�Whom I 

may term a Damon for thy love�此�Therefore 'tis best�察�if so it like you all�察�To 

send my thousand horse incontinent To apprehend that paltry Scythian。 

How like you this�察�my honourable lords�拭�Is it not a kingly resolution�拭�

     COSROE。 It cannot choose�察�because it comes from you。 

     MYCETES。          Then    hear    thy    charge�察   �valiant   Theridamas�察      �The 

chiefest captain of   Mycetes' host�察�The   hope of Persia�察  �and the very 

legs Whereon our state doth lean as on a staff�察�That holds us up and foils 

our neighbour   foes�此�Thou   shalt   be   leader   of   this   thousand   horse�察�Whose 

foaming gall with rage and high disdain Have sworn the death of wicked 

Tamburlaine。 Go frowning forth�察�but come thou smiling home�察�As did Sir 

Paris with the Grecian dame�此�Return with speed�察�time passeth swift away�察�

Our life is frail�察�and we may die to´day。 

     THERIDAMAS。 Before the moon renew her borrow'd light�察�Doubt not�察�

my    lord   and   gracious   sovereign�察   �But   Tamburlaine      and   that  Tartarian 

rout Shall either perish by our warlike hands�察�Or plead for mercy at 

your highness' feet。 

     MYCETES。   Go�察  �stout   Theridamas�察  �thy   words   are   swords�察�And   with 

thy looks thou conquerest all thy foes。 I long to see thee back return from 

thence�察�That I may view these milk´white steeds of mine All loaden with 

the heads of killed men�察�And�察�from their knees even to their hoofs below�察�

Besmear'd with blood that makes a dainty show。 

     THERIDAMAS。 Then now�察�my lord�察�I humbly take my leave。 

     MYCETES。          Theridamas�察      �farewell    ten    thousand     times。    ��Exit 

THERIDAMAS。�А  �Ah�察  �Menaphon�察  �why   stay'st   thou   thus   behind�察  �When 

other men press forward for renown�拭�Go�察�Menaphon�察�go into Scythia�察�

And foot by foot follow Theridamas。 

     COSROE。       Nay�察  �pray   you�察    �let  him   stay�察 �a  greater   ��task�А �Fits 



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Menaphon than warring with a thief�此�Create him pro´rex of all Africa�察�

That he may win the Babylonians' hearts�察�Which will revolt from Persian 

government�察�Unless they have a wiser king than you。 

     MYCETES。   Unless   they   have   a   wiser   king   than   you�   �These   are   his 

words�察�Meander�察�set them down。 

     COSROE。 And add this to them��that all Asia Lament to see the folly 

of their king。 

     MYCETES。 Well�察�here I swear by this my royal seat 

     COSROE。 You may do well to kiss it�察�then。 

     MYCETES。         Emboss'd     with   silk  as   best  beseems     my   state�察 �To   be 

reveng'd for these contemptuous words� �O�察�where is duty and allegiance 

now�拭  �Fled   to   the   Caspian   or   the   Ocean   main�拭  �What   shall   I   call   thee�拭�

brother�拭�no�察 �a   foe�察  �Monster   of nature�察 �shame   unto thy  stock�察�That   dar'st 

presume      thy   sovereign    for  to   mock�    �Meander�察    �come�此   �I  am   abus'd�察�

Meander。 ��Exeunt all except COSROE and MENAPHON。�А�

     MENAPHON。   How   now�察  �my  lord�   �what�察  �mated  and   amaz'd To 

hear the king thus threaten like himself� �

     COSROE。 Ah�察�Menaphon�察�I pass not for his threats� �The plot is 

laid by Persian noblemen And captains of the Median garrisons To crown 

me emperor of Asia�此�But this it is that doth excruciate The very substance 

of   my  vexed   soul�察�To   see our   neighbours�察 �that   were   wont   to quake And 

tremble      at  the   Persian    monarch's      name�察    �Now     sit  and    laugh    our 

regiment to scorn�察�And that which might resolve me into tears�察�

Men   from   the   farthest   equinoctial   line   Have   swarm'd   in   troops   into   the 

Eastern India�察�Lading their ships with gold and precious stones�察�And 

made their spoils from all our provinces。 

     MENAPHON。           This   should    entreat  your    highness    to  rejoice�察 �Since 

Fortune gives you opportunity To gain the title of a conqueror By curing 

of   this   maimed   empery。 Afric   and   Europe   bordering   on   your   land�察�And 

continent   to   your   dominions�察  �How   easily   may   you�察  �with   a   mighty   host�察�

Pass into Graecia�察�as did Cyrus   once�察�And cause them to   withdraw 

their   forces    home�察   �Lest   you      subdue    the   pride   of  Christendom� �

��Trumpet within。�А�

     COSROE。 But�察�Menaphon�察�what means this trumpet's sound�拭�



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     MENAPHON。   Behold�察  �my   lord�察  �Ortygius   and   the   rest   Bringing   the 

crown to make you emperor� �

       Re´enter    ORTYGIUS        and   CENEUS�察         �with   others�察  �bearing   a 

crown。 

     ORTYGIUS。 Magnificent and mighty prince Cosroe�察�We�察�in the name 

of   other   Persian   states     And    commons      of  this  mighty    monarchy�察�

Present thee with th' imperial diadem。 

     CENEUS。   The   warlike   soldiers   and   the   gentlemen�察  �That   heretofore 

have fill'd Persepolis With Afric captains taken in the field�察�Whose ransom 

made them march in coats of gold�察�With costly jewels hanging at their ears�察�

And shining stones upon their lofty crests�察�Now living idle in the walled 

towns�察    �Wanting    both    pay   and   martial   discipline�察  �Begin    in  troops   to 

threaten civil war�察�And openly exclaim against their king�此�Therefore�察�

to   stay   all  sudden    mutinies�察  �We    will   invest  your    highness    emperor�察�

Whereat the soldiers will conceive more joy Than did the Macedonians at 

the spoil Of great Darius and his wealthy host。 

     COSROE。 Well�察�since I see the state of Persia droop And languish in 

my brother's government�察�I willingly receive th' imperial crown�察�And vow 

to wear it for my country's good�察�In spite of them shall malice my estate。 

     ORTYGIUS。 And�察�in assurance of desir'd success�察�We here do crown 

thee monarch of the East Emperor of Asia and Persia�察�Great lord 

of Media and Armenia�察�Duke of Africa and Albania�察�Mesopotamia and of 

Parthia�察�East India and the late´discover'd isles�察�Chief lord of all the wide 

vast Euxine Sea�察�And of the ever´raging Caspian Lake。 

     ALL。 Long live Cosroe�察�mighty emperor� �

     COSROE。 And   Jove   may   never   let   me   longer   live   Than   I   may 

seek to gratify your love�察�And cause the soldiers that thus honour me To 

triumph   over   many   provinces�   �By   whose  desires   of   discipline   in   arms   I 

doubt not shortly but to reign sole king�察�And with the army of Theridamas 

��Whither     we   presently   will   fly�察 �my   lords�撮�  To   rest  secure   against   my 

brother's force。 

     ORTYGIUS。  We   knew�察  �my   lord�察  �before   we   brought   the   crown�察�

Intending your investion so near The residence of your despised brother�察�

The   lords   would   not   be   too   exasperate   To   injury   or   suppress 



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your worthy title�察�Or�察�if they would�察�there are in readiness Ten thousand 

horse to carry you from hence�察�In spite of all suspected enemies。 

    COSROE。 I know it well�察�my lord�察�and thank you all。 

    ORTYGIUS。 Sound up the trumpets�察�then。 ��Trumpets sounded。�А�

    ALL。 God save the king� 。�Exeunt。�А�



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                                      SCENE II。 



       Enter    TAMBURLAINE             leading    ZENOCRATE�察          �TECHELLES�察�

USUMCASANE�察            �AGYDAS�察      �MAGNETES�察         �LORDS�察     �and   SOLDIERS 

loaden with treasure。 

     TAMBURLAINE。   Come�察  �lady�察  �let   not   this   appal   your   thoughts�察  �The 

jewels and the treasure we have ta'en Shall be reserv'd�察�and you in better 

state Than if you were arriv'd in Syria�察�Even in the circle of your father's 

arms�察�The mighty Soldan of Aegyptia。 

     ZENOCRATE。 Ah�察  �shepherd�察  �pity   my   distressed   plight�   。�If�察  �as   thou 

seem'st�察�thou art so mean a man�撮� And seek not to enrich thy followers By 

lawless rapine from a silly maid�察�Who�察�travelling with these Median 

lords   To   Memphis�察  �from   my   uncle's   country   of   Media�察  �Where�察  �all   my 

youth�察 �I have   been   governed�察 �Have pass'd   the   army  of   the   mighty Turk�察�

Bearing   his   privy´signet   and   his   hand   To   safe´conduct   us   thorough 

Africa。 

     MAGNETES。   And�察  �since   we   have   arriv'd   in       Scythia�察  �Besides   rich 

presents     from   the   puissant   Cham�察    �We   have    his  highness'   letters   to 

command Aid and assistance�察�if we stand in need。 

     TAMBURLAINE。 But now   you see   these letters   and commands Are 

countermanded   by   a   greater   man�察�And   through   my   provinces   you   must 

expect Letters of conduct from my mightiness�察�If you intend to keep your 

treasure safe。 But�察�since I love to live at liberty�察�As easily may you get the 

Soldan's crown As any prizes out of my precinct�察�For they are friends that 

help to wean my stat

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