Mann'd with the strength of all the eastern kings, To invade the island where her highness reigns, *check] Qy." cheek?" This high-flown compliment to her majesty is very far from intelligible. Sith danger, death and hell doth follow thee, His Holiness Pope Gregory the seventh Hath made us four the leaders of the rest: SEB. Tell me, lord bishop, captains, tell me, all, BISH. To aid Mahamet king of Barbary, 'Tis 'gainst our vows, great king of Portugal. SEB. Then, captains, what say you? JON. I say, my lord, as the bishop said, We may not turn from conquering Ireland. HERC. Our country and our countrymen will condemn us Worthy of death, if we neglect our vows. SEB. Consider, lords, you are now in Portugal, And I may now dispose of you and yours: Hath not the wind and weather given you up, And made you captives to our royal will? JoN. It hath, my lord, and willingly we yield To be commanded by your majesty ; But if you make us voluntary men, Our course is then direct for Ireland. SEB. That course will we direct for Barbary: Follow me, lords; Sebastian leads the way To plant the Christian faith in Africa. STUK. St. George for England! and Ireland now adieu, For here Tom Stukeley shapes his course anew. [Exeunt. ACTUS III.* Enter the PRESENTER, and speaks. amain Lo thus into a lake of blood and gore By this time is the Moor to Tangier come, And now doth Spain promise with holy face, * In the old copy the Act is not marked here. + cause] Old copy" case:" compare the last line but one of this page. But nothing less than king Sebastian's good He met, some say, in person with the Portugal, [Exit. Enter [SEBASTIAN] the king of Portugal and his lords, LEWES DE SILVA, and the EMBASSADORS of Spain. SEB. Honourable lords, embassadors of Spain, The many favours by our meetings done From our beloved and renowned brother, Philip the Catholic king of Spain, Say therefore, good my lord embassador, Say how your mighty master minded is To propagate the fame of Portugal. EMB. To propagate the fame of Portugal, And plant religious truth in Africa, Philip the great and puissant king of Spain, For love and honour of Sebastian's name, Promiseth aid of arms, and swears by us To do your majesty all the good he can, With men, munition, and supply of war Of Spaniards proud, in king Sebastian's aid, To spend their bloods in honour of their Christ. LEGATE. And farther to manifest unto your majesty, How much the Catholic king of Spain affects This war with Moors and men of little faith, * His majesty doth promise to resign The titles of the islands of Moluccas, That by his royalty in Judah + he commands; SEB. And God so deal with king Sebastian's soul, As justly he intends to fight for Christ! Philip the king of honour and of zeal, By you the chosen orators of Spain Are not so precious in our account, * doth] Old copy "with." + Judah] Qy." India." A line appears to have dropped out here. $ Cadiz] Old copy here, and elsewhere, "Cardis." |