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The Works of Christopher Marlowe

The Massacre at Paris

Act: 1 Scene: 4

Though gentle minces should pittie others paines,

Yet will the wisest note their proper greefes:

And rather seeke to scourge their enemies,

Then be themselves base subjects to the whip.

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I am disguisde and none nows who I am,

And therfore meane to murder all I meet.

That charge is mine. Swizers keepe you the streetes,

And at ech corner shall the Kings garde stand.

Cossin, the Captaine of the Admirals guarde,

Plac'd by my brother, will betray his Lord:

Now Guise shall catholiques flourish once againe,

The head being of, the members cannot stand.

In lucky time, come let us keep this lane,

And slay his servants that shall issue out.

Now cosin view him well,

It may be it is some other, and he escapte.

I sweare by this crosse, wee'l not be partiall,

But slay as many as we can come neer.

Anjoy will follow thee.

Kill them, kill them.

Stay my Lord, let me begin the psalme.

Act: 1 Scene: 7

Whom have you there?

Well, say on.

Nere was there Colliars sonne so full of pride.

For that let me alone, Cousin stay heer,

And when you see me in, then follow hard.

He knocketh, and enter the King of Navarre and Prince of Condy, with their scholmaisters.

How now my Lords, how fare you?

I, so they are, but yet what remedy:

I have done all I could to stay this broile.

Who I? you are deceived, I rose but now

Away with them both.

Act: 1 Scene: 8

My Lords of Poland I must needs confesse,

The offer of your Prince Elector's, farre

Beyond the reach of my desertes:

For Poland is as I have been enformde,

A martiall people, worthy such a King,

As hath sufficient counsaile in himselfe,

To lighten doubts and frustrate subtile foes.

And such a King whom practice long hath taught,

To please himselfe with mannage of the warres,

The greatest warres within our Christian bounds,

I meane our warres against the Muscovites:

And on the other side against the Turke,

Rich Princes both, and mighty Emperours:

Yet by my brother Charles our King of France,

And by his graces councell it is thought,

That if I undertake to weare the crowne

Of Poland, it may prejudice their hope

Of my inheritance to the crowne of France:

For if th'almighty take my brother hence,

By due discent the Regall seat is mine.

With Poland therfore must I covenant thus,

That if by death of Charles, the diadem

Of France be cast on me, then with your leaves

I may retire me to my native home.

If your commission serve to warrant this,

I thankfully shall undertake the charge

Of you and yours, and carefully maintaine

The wealth and safety of your kingdomes right.

Then come my Lords, lets goe.