---

img: 1-a
sig: [N/A]

---

img: 1-b
sig: A2r

---

img: 2-a
sig: A2v

---

img: 2-b
sig: A3r


ln 0001TOTO
ln 0002MYMY VVORTHYWORTHY
ln 0003FRIENDFRIEND, Mr.Mr.MasterMr. THOMASTHOMAS
ln 0004HAMMONHAMMON, OFOF GRAYESGRAY’SGray’s
ln 0005INNEINNinn, &c.etc.


ln 0006THis_THisTHisThis PlayPlay, composedcomposed byby soso
ln 0007worthyworthy anan AuthourAuthor asas Mr.MasterMr.
ln 0008MarloMarloweMarlo; andand thethe partpart ofof thethe
ln 0009JewJew presentedpresented byby soso vnimi-vnimitablevnimi∣tableunimitable
ln 0010table
ln 0010anan ActorActor asas Mr.MasterMr. AllinAlleynAllin,
ln 0011beingbeing inin thisthis laterlater AgeAge com-commendedcom∣mendedcommended
ln 0012mended
ln 0012toto thethe StageStage: AsAs II
ln 0013vsher’dushered itit untounto thethe CourtCourt, andand
ln 0014presentedpresented itit toto thethe Cock-pitCockpit,
ln 0015withwith thesethese ProloguesPrologues andand E-EpiloguesE∣piloguesEpilogues
ln 0016pilogues
ln 0016herehere insertedinserted, soso nownow beingbeing newlynewly broughtbrought toto
ln 0017thethe PresseIressePress, II waswas loathloath itit shouldshould bebe publishedpublished withoutwithout
ln 0018thethe ornamentornament ofof anan EpistleEpistle; makingmaking choycechoice ofof youyou
ln 0019vntounto whomwhom toto deuotedevote itit; thenthan whomwhom (ofof allall thosethose
ln 0020GentlemenGentlemen andand acquaintanceacquaintance, withinwithin thethe compassecompass ofof
ln 0021mymy longlong knowledgeknowledge) therethere isis nonenone moremore ableable toto taxetax

A3

Ignorance

---

img: 3-a
sig: A3v

The Epistle Dedicatory:

ln 0022IgnoranceIgnorance, oror attributeattribute rightright toto meritmerit. SirSir, youyou hauehave binbeen
ln 0023pleasedpleased toto gracegrace somesome ofof minemine owneown workesworks withwith youryour
ln 0024curteouscourteous patronagepatronage; II hopehope thisthis willwill notnot bebe thethe worseworse
ln 0025acceptedaccepted, becausebecause commendedcommended byby meeme; ouerover whomwhom,
ln 0026nonenone cancan claymeclaim moremore powerpower oror priuilegeprivilege thanthan youryour selfeyourself
ln 0027 selfe.
ln 0027II hadhad nono betterbetter aa New-yearesNew year’sNewyears giftgift toto presentpresent youyou
ln 0028withwith; receiuereceive itit thereforetherefore asas aa continuancecontinuance ofof thatthat in-inuiolablein∣uiolableinviolable
ln 0029uiolable
ln 0029obliegementobligement, byby whichwhich, hehe restsrests stilstill ingagedengaged;
ln 0030whowho asas hehe euerever hathhath, shallshall alwayesalways remaineremain,


ln 0031TuissmusTuissimusTuissmus:


ln 0032THO.THOMASTHO. HEYVVOODHEYWOOD.

---

img: 3-b
sig: A4r


ln 0001TheThe ProloguePrologue spokenspoken atat CourtCourt.

ln 0002GRaciousGRacious andand GreatGreat, thatthat wewe soso boldlyboldly daredare,
ln 0003( ’’Mo[·]gstMongstMo●gst’MongstMongst otherother PlayesPlays thatthat nownow inin fashionfashion areare)
ln 0004ToTo presentpresent thisthis; writwritwritten manymany yearesyears agoneagoneago,
ln 0005AndAnd inin thatthat AgeAge, thoughtthought secondsecond vntounto nonenone;
ln 0006WeWe humblyhumbly c[·]avecravec●avecrave youryour pardonpardon: wewe pursuepursue
ln 0007TheThe storystory ofof aa richrich andand famousfamous JewJew
ln 0008WhoWho liu’dlived inin MaltaMalta: youyou shallshall findfind himhim stillstill,
ln 0009InIn allall hishis p[·]oiectsproiectsp●oiectsprojects, aa soundsound MacheuillMachevilMachiavel;
ln 0010AndAnd that’sthat’s his●ishis CharacterCharacter: HeHe thatthat hathhath pastpassed
ln 0011SoSo manymany CensuresCe●suresCensures, isis nownow comecome atat lastlast
ln 0012ToTo hauehave youryour princelyprincely EaresEars, gracegrace youyou himhim; thenthan
ln 0013YouYou crownecrown●crown thethe ActionAction, andand renownerenown thethe penpen.




ln 0014EpilogueEpilogue.

ln 0015ITIT isis ourour fearefear (dreaddread SoueraigneSovereign) wewe hauehave binbeen
ln 0016TooToo tediouste●ioustedious; neitherneither can’tcan’t bebe lesseless thanthan sinnesin
ln 0017ToTo wrongwrong youryour PrincelyPrincely patiencepatience: IfIf wewe hauehave,
ln 0018(ThusThus lowlo●low deiecteddejected) wewe youryour pardonpardon crauecrave:
ln 0019AndAnd ifif oughtaught herehere offendoffend youryour eareear oror sightsight,
ln 0020WeWe onelyone●yonly ActAct, andand SpeakeSpeak, whatwhat othersothers writewrite.

---

img: 4-a
sig: A4v

ln 0021TheThe ProloguePrologue toto thethe StageStage, atat
ln 0022thethe Cocke-pitCockpit.

ln 0023WEWE know〈…〉know notnot howhow thisthis PlayPlay maymay passepass thisthis StageStage,
ln 0024*MarloMarloweMarlo.ButBut byby thethe bestbest ofof * PoetsPoets inin thatthat ageag●age
ln 0025TheThe Malta-JewMalta-Jew hadhad beingbeing, andand waswas mademade;
ln 0026*AllinAlleynAllin.AndAnd HeHe, thenthen byby thethe bestbest ofof * ActorsActors play’dplayed:
ln 0027InIn HeroHero andand LeanderLeander, oneone diddid gainegain
ln 0028AA lastinglasting memoriememory: inin TamberlaineTamburlaine,
ln 0029ThisThis JewJew, withwith othersothers manymany: th’th’ otherother manman
ln 0030TheThe AttributeAttribute ofof peerelessepeerless, beingbeing aa manman
ln 0031WhomWhom wewe maymay rankerank withwith (doingdoing nono oneone wrongwrong)
ln 0032ProteusProteus forfor shapesshapes, andand RoseiusRoseius forfor aa tonguetongue,
ln 0033SoSo couldcould hehe speakespeak, soso varyvary; nornor is’tis’t hatehate
ln 0034*PerkinsPerkins.ToTo meritmerit: inin * himhim whowho dothdoth personatepersonate
ln 0035OurOur JewJew thisthis dayday, nornor isis itit hishis ambitionambition
ln 0036ToTo exceedexceed, oror equallequal, beingbeing ofof conditioncondition
ln 0037MoreMore modestmodest; thisthis isis allall thatthat hehe intendsintends,
ln 0038(AndAnd thatthat tootoo, atat thethe vrgenceurgence ofof somesome friendsfriends)
ln 0039ToTo proueprove hishis bestbest, andand ifif nonenone herehere gaine-saygainsay itit,
ln 0040TheThe partpart hehe hathhath studiedstudied, andand intendsintends toto playplay itit.




ln 0041EpilogueEpilogue.

ln 0042ININ GravingGraving, withwith PigmalionPygmalion toto contendcontend;
ln 0043OrOr PaintingPainting, withwith ApellesApelles; doubtlessedoubtless thethe endend
ln 0044MustMust bebe disgracedisgrace: ourour ActorActor diddid notnot soso,
ln 0045HeHe onelyonly aym’daimed toto goego, butbut notnot out goeoutoutgoout goe go.
ln 0046NorNor thinkethink thatthat thisthis dayday anyany prizeprize waswas plaidplayed,
ln 0047HereHere werewere nono bettsbett●bets atat allall, nono wagerswagers laidlaid;
ln 0048AllAll thethe ambitionambition thatthat hishis mindmind dothdoth swellswell,
ln 0049IsIs butbut toto hearehear fromfrom youyou, (byby meme) ’twas’twas wellwell.

---

img: 4-b
sig: B1r



wln 0050THETHE
wln 0051IEWJEW OFOF
wln 0052MALTAMALTA.


wln 0053MacheuilMachevil.
wln 0054ALbeit_ALbeitAlbeit thethe worldworld thinkethink MacheuillMachiavel isis deaddead,
wln 0055YetYet waswas hishis soulesoul butbut flowneflown beyondbeyond thethe AlpesAlps,
wln 0056AndAnd nownow thethe GuizeGuize isis deaddead, isis comecome fromfrom FranceFranc●France
wln 0057ToTo viewview thisthis LandLand, andand frolickefrolic withwith hishis friendsfriends.
wln 0058ToTo somesome perhapsperhaps mymy namename isis odiousodious,
wln 0059ButBut suchsuch asas louelove meme, gardguard meme fromfrom theirtheir tonguestongues,
wln 0060AndAnd letlet themthem knowknow thatthat II amam MacheuillMachiavel,
wln 0061AndAnd weighweigh notnot menmen, andand thereforetherefore notnot mensmen’s wordswords:
wln 0062Admir’dAdmired II amam ofof thosethose thatthat hatehate meme mostmost.
wln 0063ThoughThough somesome speakespeak openlyopenly againstagainst mymy bookesbooks,
wln 0064YetYet willwill theythey readeread meme, andand therebythereby attaineattain
wln 0065ToTo PetersPeter’s ChayreChair: AndAnd whenwhen theythey castcast meme offoff;
wln 0066AreAre poyson’dpoisoned byby mymy climingcliming followersfollowers.
wln 0067II countcount ReligionReligion butbut aa childishchildish ToyToy,
wln 0068AndAnd holdhold therethere isis nono sinnesin butbut IgnoranceIgnorance.
wln 0069BirdsBirds ofof thethe AireAir willwill telltell ofof murdersmurders pastpast;
wln 0070II amam asham’dashamed toto hearehear suchsuch fooleriesfooleries:
wln 0071ManyMany willwill talketalk ofof TitleTitle toto aa CrowneCrown.
wln 0072WhatWhat rightright hadhad CaesarCaesar toto thethe EmpireEmpire?
wln 0073MightMight firstfirst mademade KingsKings, andand LawesLaws werewere thenthen mostmost suresure
wln 0074WhenWhen likelike thethe DrancusDran●usDrancus theythey werewere writwrit inin bloodblood.

B

Hence

---

img: 5-a
sig: B1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0075HenceHence comescomes itit, thatthat aa strongstrong builtbuilt CitadellCitadel
wln 0076CommandsCommands muchmuch moremore thenthan lettersletters cancan importimport:
wln 0077WhichWhich maximemaxim hadhad PhalerisPhaleris obseru’dobserved,
wln 0078H’hadH’Hadhe’d neuernever bellowedbellowed inin aa brasenbrazen BullBull
wln 0079OfOf greatgreat onesones enuyenvy; o’tho’th’o’th poorepoor pettypetty witeswightswites,
wln 0080LetLet meme bebe enuy’denvied andand notnot pittiedpitied!
wln 0081ButBut whitherwhither amam II boundbound, II comecome notnot, IIay,
wln 0082ToTo readeread aa lecturelecture herehere inin BritaineBritain,
wln 0083ButBut toto presentpresent thethe TragedyTragedy ofof aa IewJewjew,
wln 0084WhoWho smilessmiles toto seesee howhow fullfull hishis bagsbags areare cramb’dcrammed
wln 0085WhichWhich monymoney waswas notnot gotgot withoutwithout mymy meanesmeans.
wln 0086II crauecrave butbut thisthis, GraceGrace himhim asas hehe deseruesdeserves,
wln 0087AndAnd letlet himhim notnot bebe entertain’dentertained thethe worseworse
wln 0088BecauseBecause hehe fauoursfavours meme.
wln 0089EnterEnter BarabasBarabas inin hishis Counting-houseCountinghouse,
wln 0090withwith heapesh●apesheaps ofof goldgold beforebefore himhim.
wln 0091IewJewjew,SoSo thatthat ofof thusthus muchmuch thatthat returnereturn waswas mademade:
wln 0092AndAnd ofof thethe thirdthird partpart ofof thethe PersianPersian shipsships,
wln 0093ThereTh●reThere waswas thethe ventureventure summ’dsummed andand satisfiedsatisfied.
wln 0094AsAs forfor thosethose SamintesSamnitesSamintes, andand thethe menmen ofof VzzUz,
wln 0095ThatThat boughtbought mymy SpanishSpanish OylesOils, andand WinesWines ofof GreeceGreece,
wln 0096HereHere hauehave II purstpursed theirtheir paltrypaltry siluerbingssiluerlingssiluerbingssilverlings.
wln 0097FyeFie; whatwhat aa troubletrouble tis’tis toto countcount thisthis trashtrash.
wln 0098WellWell farefare thethe ArabiansArabians, whowho soso richlyrichly paypay,
wln 0099TheThe thingsthings theythey traffiquetraffic forfor withwith wedgewedge ofof goldgold,
wln 0100WhereofWhereof aa manman maymay easilyeasily inin aa dayday
wln 0101TellTell thatthat whichwhich maymay maintainemaintain himhim allall hishis lifelife.
wln 0102TheThe needyneedy groomegroom thatthat neuernever fingredfingered groatgroat,
wln 0103WouldWould makemake aa miraclemiracle ofof thusthus muchmuch coynecoin:
wln 0104ButBut hehe whosewhose steele-bardsteel-barred coffersco●●erscoffers areare cramb’dcrammed fullfull,
wln 0105AndAnd allall hishis lifelife timetime hathhath binbeen tiredtired,
wln 0106WearyingWearying hishis fingersfingers endsends withwith tellingtelling itit,
wln 0107WouldWould inin hishis ageage bebe loathloath toto labourlabour soso,
wln 0108AndAnd forfor aa poundpound toto sweatsweat himselfehimself toto deathdeath:
wln 0109GiueGive meme thethe MerchantsMerchants ofof thethe IndianIndian MynesMines,
wln 0110ThatThat tradetrade inin mettallmettle ofof thethe purestpurest mouldmould;
wln 0111TheThe wealthywealthwealth MooreMoor●moor, thatthat inin thethe EasterneEastern rockesrocks

Without

---

img: 5-b
sig: B2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0112WithoutWithout controulecontrol cancan pickepick hishis richesriches vpup,
wln 0113AndAnd inin hishis househouse heapeheap pearlepearl likelike pibble-stonespebble-stones:
wln 0114ReceiueReceive themthem freefree, andand sellsell themthem byby thethe weightweight,
wln 0115BagsBags ofof fieryfiery OpalsOpals, SaphiresSapphiresSaphires, AmatistsAmethystsAmatists,
wln 0116IacintsJacinthsjacints, hardhard TopasTopazTopas, grasse-greenegrass-green EmerauldsEmeralds,
wln 0117BeauteousBeauteous RubyesRubies, sparklingsparkling DiamondsDiamonds,
wln 0118AndAnd seildseneseld-seen costlycostly stonesstones ofof soso greatgreat priceprice,
wln 0119AsAs oneone ofof themthem indifferentlyindifferently ratedrated,
wln 0120AndAnd ofof aa CarrectC●rrectCarat ofof thisthis quantityquantity,
wln 0121MayMay serueserve inin perillperil ofof calamitycalamity
wln 0122ToTo ransomeransom greatgreat KingsKings fromfrom captiuitycaptivity.
wln 0123ThisThis isis thethe wareware whereinwherein consistsconsists mymy wealthwealth:
wln 0124AndAnd thusthus me thinkesmethinks shouldshould menmen ofof iudgementjudgement frameframe
wln 0125TheirTheir meanesmeans ofof traffiquetraffic fromfrom thethe vulgarvulgar tradetrade,
wln 0126AndAnd asas theirtheir wealthwealth increasethincreaseth, soso incloseenclose
wln 0127Infinite●mite richesInfinite richesriches inin aa littlelittle roomeroom.
wln 0128ButBut nownow howhow standsstands thethe windwind?
wln 0129IntoInto whatwhat cornercorner peerespeers mymy HalcionsHalcyon’shalcyon’s billbill?
wln 0130HaH●Ha, toto thethe EastEast? yesyes: SeeSee howhow standsstands thethe VanesVanes?
wln 0131EastEast andand by-Southby-by-by-SouthSouthSouth: whywhy thenthen II hopehope mymy shipsships
wln 0132II sentsent forfor EgyptEgypt andand thethe borderingbordering IlesIsles
wln 0133AreAre gottengotten vpup byby NilusNilus’ windingwinding bankesbanks:
wln 0134MineMine ArgosieArgosy fromfrom AlexandriaAlexandria,
wln 0135LoadenLoaden withwith SpiceSpice andand SilkesSilks, nownow vnderunder sailesail,
wln 0136AreAre smoothlysmoothly glidinggl●dinggliding downedown byby CandieCandycandy shoareshore
wln 0137ToTo MaltaMalta, throughthrough ourour MediterraneanMediterranean seasea.
wln 0138ButBut whowho comescomes hearehear? HowHow nownow.
wln 0139EnterEnter aa MerchantMerchant.
wln 0140Merch.MerchantBarabasBarabas, thythy shipsships areare safesafe,
wln 0141RidingRiding inin MaltaMalta RhodeRhode: AndAnd allall thethe MerchantsMerchants
wln 0142WithWith otherother MerchandizeMerchandise areare safesafe arriu’darrived,
wln 0143AndAnd hauehave sentsent meme toto knowknow whetherwhether your selfeyourself
wln 0144WillWill comecome andand customecustom themthem.
wln 0145IewJewjew.TheThe shipsships areare safesafe thouthou saistsayest, andand richlyrichly fraughtfraught.
wln 0146Merch.MerchantTheyThey areare.
wln 0147IewJewjew.VVhyWhy thenthen goego bidbid themthem comecome ashoreashore,
wln 0148AndAnd bringbring withwith themthem theirtheir bilsbills ofof entryentry:

B2

I

---

img: 6-a
sig: B2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0149II hopehope ourour creditcredit inin thethe Custome-houseCustomhouse
wln 0150WillWill serueserve asas wellwell asas II werewere presentpresent therethere.
wln 0151GoeGo sendsend ’vm’em●m’em threescorethreescore CamelsCamels, thirtythirty MulesMules,
wln 0152AndAnd twentytwenty WaggonsWaggons toto bringbring vpup thethe wareware.
wln 0153ButBut artart thouthou mastermaster inin aa shipship ofof minemine,
wln 0154AndAnd isis thythy creditcredit notnot enoughenough forfor thatthat?
wln 0155Merch.MerchantTheThe veryvery CustomeCustom barelybarely comescomes toto moremore
wln 0156ThenThan manymany MerchantsMerchants ofof thethe TowneTown areare worthworth,
wln 0157AndAnd thereforetherefore farrefar exceedsexceeds mymy creditcredit, SirSir.
wln 0158IewJewjew.GoeGo telltell ’em’em thethe IewJewjew ofof MaltaMalta sentsent theethee, manman.
wln 0159TushTush, whowho amongstamongst ’em’em knowesknows notnot BarrabasBarabas?
wln 0160Merch.MerchantII goego.
wln 0161IewJewjew.SoSo thenthen, there’sthere’s somewhatsomewhat come●omecome.
wln 0162SirraSirrah, whichwhich ofof mymy shipsships artart thouthou MasterMaster offofoff?
wln 0163Merch.MerchantOfOf thethe SperanzaSperanza, SirSir.
wln 0164IewJewjew.AndAnd saw’stsaw’stsawest thouthou notnot minemine ArgosieArgosy atat AlexandriaAlexandria
wln 0165ThouThou couldstcouldst notnot comecome fromfrom EgyptEgypt, oror byby CaireCaire
wln 0166ButBut atat thethe entryentry therethere intointo thethe seasea,
wln 0167WhereWhere NilusNilus payespays hishis tributetribute toto thethe mainemain,
wln 0168ThouThou needsneeds mustmust sailesail byby AlexandriaAlexandria.
wln 0169Merch.MerchantII neitherneither sawsaw themthem, nornor inquir’denquired ofof themthem.
wln 0170ButBut thisthis wewe heardheard somesome ofof ourour sea-menseamen saysay,
wln 0171TheyThey wondredwondered howhow youyou durstdurst withwith soso muchmuch wealthwealth
wln 0172TrustTrust suchsuch aa crazedcrazed VessellVessel, andand soso farrefar.
wln 0173IewJewjew.TushTush; theythey areare wisewise, II knowknow herher andand herher strengthstrength:
wln 0174ByBy goego, goego thouthou thythy wayesways, dischargedischarge thythy ShipShip,
wln 0175AndAnd bidbid mymy FactorFactor bringbring hishis loadingloading inin.
wln 0176AndAnd yetyet II wonderwonder atat this●histhis ArgosieArgosy,
wln 0177EnterEnter aa secondsecond MerchantMerchant.
wln 01782.2. Merch.MerchantThineThine ArgosieArgosy fromfrom AlexandriaAlexandria,
wln 0179KnowKnow BarabasBarabas dothdoth rideride inin MaltaMalta RhodeRhode.
wln 0180LadenLaden withwith richesriches, andand exceedingexceeding storestore
wln 0181OfOf PersianPersian silkessilks, ofof goldgold, andand OrientOrient PerlePearl:
wln 0182IewJewjew.HowHow chancechance youyou camecame notnot withwith thosethose otherother shipsship●shipsship
wln 0183ThatThat sail’dsailed byby EgyptEgypt?
wln 018422 Merch.MerchantSirSir wewe sawsaw ’em’em notnot.
wln 0185IewJewjew.BelikeBelike theythey coastedcoasted roundround byby CandieCandycandy shoareshore

About

---

img: 6-b
sig: B3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0186AboutAbout theirtheir OylesOils, oror otherother businessesbusinesses.
wln 0187ButBut ’twas’twas illill donedone ofof youyou toto comecome soso farrefar
wln 0188WithoutWithout thethe aydaid oror conductconduct ofof theirtheir shipsships.
wln 01892.2. Merch.MerchantSirSir, wewe werewere waftedwafted byby aa SpanishSpanish FleetFleet
wln 0190ThatThat neuernever leftle●tleft vsus tilltill withinwithin aa leagueleague,
wln 0191ThatThat hadhad thethe GalliesGalleys ofof thethe TurkeTurk inin chasechase.
wln 0192IewJewjew.OhOhO theythey werewere goinggoing vpup toto SicilySicily: wellwell, goego
wln 0193AndAnd bidbid thethe MerchantsMerchants andand mymy menmen dispatchdispatch
wln 0194AndAnd comecome ashoreashore, andand seesee thethe fraughtfraught discharg’ddischarged.
wln 0195Merch.MerchantII goego.ExitExit.
wln 0196IewJewjew.ThusThus trowlestrolls ourour fortunefortune inin byby landland andand SeaSea,
wln 0197AndAnd thusthus areare weewe onon eueryevery sideside inrich’denriched:
wln 0198TheseThese areare thethe BlessingsBlessings promis’dpromised toto thethe IewesJews,
wln 0199AndAnd hereinherein waswas oldold AbramsAbraham’s happinessehappiness:
wln 0200WhatWhat moremore maymay HeavenHeaven doedo forfor earthlyearthly manman
wln 0201ThenThen thusthus toto powrepour outout plentyplenty inin theirtheir lapslaps,
wln 0202RippingRipping thethe bowelsbowels ofof thethe earthearth forfor themthem,
wln 0203MakingMaking thethe SeaSea theirtheir seruantsservants, andand thethe windswinds
wln 0204ToTo driuedrive theirtheir substancesubstance withwith successefullsuccessful blastsblasts?
wln 0205WhoWho hatethhateth meme butbut forfor mymy happinessehappiness?
wln 0206OrOr whowho isis honour’dhonoured nownow butbut forfor hishis wealthwealth?
wln 0207RatherRather hadhad II aa IewJewjew bebe hatedhated thusthus,
wln 0208ThenThanThen pittiedpitied inin aa ChristianChristian pouertypoverty:
wln 0209ForFor II cancan seesee nono fruitsfruits inin allall theirtheir faithfaith,
wln 0210ButBut malicemalice, falshoodfalsehood, andand excessiueexcessive pridepride,
wln 0211WhichWhich me thinkesmethinks fitsfits notnot theirtheir professionprofession.
wln 0212HappilyHappily somesome haplessehapless manman hathhath conscienceconscience,
wln 0213AndAnd forfor hishis conscienceconscience liueslives inin beggerybeggary.
wln 0214TheyThey saysay wewe areare aa scatter’dscattered NationNation:
wln 0215II cannotcannot telltell, butbut wewe hauehave scambledscambled vpup
wln 0216MoreMore wealthwealth byby farrefar thenthen thosethose thatthat bragbrag ofof faithfaith.
wln 0217There’sThere’s KirriahKirriabKirriahKirriab IairimJairimjairim, thethe greatgreat IewJewjew ofof GreeceGreece,
wln 0218ObedObed inin BairsethBairseth, NonesNo●esNones inin PortugallPortugal,
wln 0219My selfeMyselfmyself inin MaltaMalta, somesome inin ItalyItaly,
wln 0220ManyMany inin FranceFrance, andand wealthywealthy eueryevery oneone:
wln 0221IAyay, wealthierwealthier farrefar thenthan anyany ChristianChristian.
wln 0222II mustmust confesseconfess wewe comecome notnot toto bebe KingsKings:

B3

That’s

---

img: 7-a
sig: B3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0223That’sThat’s notnot ourour faultfault: AlasAlas, ourour number’snumber’s fewfew,
wln 0224AndAnd CrownesCrowns comecome eithereither byby successionsuccession
wln 0225OrOr vrg’durged byby forceforce; andand nothingnothing violentviolent,
wln 0226OftOft hauehave II heardheard telltell, cancan bebe permanentpermanent.
wln 0227GiueGive vsus aa peacefullpeaceful rulerule, makemake ChristiansChristians KingsKings,
wln 0228ThatThat thirstthirst soso muchmuch forfor PrincipalityPrincipality.
wln 0229II hauehave nono chargecharge, nornor manymany childrenchildren,
wln 0230ButBut oneone solesole DaughterDaughter, whomwhom II holdhold asas dearedear
wln 0231AsAs AgamemnonAgamemnon diddid hishis IphigenIphigen:
wln 0232AndAnd allall II hauehave isis hershers. ButBut whowho comescomes herehere?
wln 0233EnterEnter threethree IewesJews.
wln 02341.1 Jew1.TushTush, telltell notnot meme ’twas’twas donedone ofof policiepolicy.
wln 02352.2 Jew2.ComeCome thereforetherefore letlet vsus goego toto BarrabasBarabas;
wln 0236ForFor hehe cancan counsellcounsel bestbest inin thesethese affairesaffairs;
wln 0237AndAnd herehere hehe comescomes.
wln 0238IewJewjew.WhyWhy howhow nownow CountrymenCountrymen?
wln 0239WhyWhy flockeflock youyou thusthus toto meme inin multitudesmultitudes?
wln 0240WhatWhat accident’saccident’s betidedbetided toto thethe IewesJews?
wln 02411.1 Jew1.AA FleetFleet ofof warlikewarlike GallyesGalleys, BarabasBarabas,
wln 0242AreAre comecome fromfrom TurkeyTurkey, andand lyelie inin ourour RhodeRhode:
wln 0243AndAnd theythey thisthis dayday sitsit inin thethe Counsell-houseCounsel-house
wln 0244ToTo entertaineentertain themthem andand theirtheir EmbassieEmbassy.
wln 0245IewJewjew.WhyWhy letlet ’em’em comecome, soso theythey comecome notnot toto warrewar;
wln 0246OrOr letlet ’em’em warrewar, soso wewe bebe conquerorsconquerors:
wln 0247NayNay, letlet ’em’em combatcombat, conquerconquer, andand killkill allall,AsideAside.
wln 0248SoSo theythey sparespare meme, mymy daughterdaughter, andand mymy wealthwealth.
wln 02491.1 Jew1.WereWere itit forfor confirmationconfirmation ofof aa LeagueLeague,
wln 0250TheyThey wouldwould notnot comecome inin warlikewarlike mannermanner thusthus.
wln 02512.2 Jew2.II fearefear theirtheir commingcoming willwill afflictafflict vsus allall.
wln 0252IewJewjew.FondFond menmen, whatwhat dreamedream youyou ofof theirtheir multitudesmultitudes?
wln 0253WhatWhat needneed theythey treattreat ofof peacepeace thatthat areare inin leagueleague?
wln 0254TheThe TurkesTurks andand thosethose ofof MaltaMalta areare inin leagueleague.
wln 0255TutTut, tuttut, therethere isis somesome otherother mattermatter in’tin’t.
wln 02561.1 Jew1.WhyWhy, BarabasBarabas, theythey comecome forfor peacepeace oror warrewar.
wln 0257IewJewjew.HappilyHappily forfor neitherneither, butbut toto passepass alongalong
wln 0258TowardsTowards VeniceVenice byby thethe AdriatickAdriatic SeaSea;
wln 0259WithWith whomwhom theythey hauehave attemptedattempted manymany timestimes,

But

---

img: 7-b
sig: B4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0260ButBut neuernever couldcould effecteffect theirtheir StratagemStratagem.
wln 02613.3 Jew3.AndAnd veryvery wiselywisely saydsaid, itit maymay bebe soso.
wln 02622.2 Jew2.ButBut there’sthere’s aa meetingmeeting inin thethe Senate-houseSenate-house,
wln 0263AndAnd allall thethe IewesJews inin MaltaMalta mustmust bebe therethere.
wln 0264IewJewjew.VmhUmhumh; AllAll thethe IewesJews inin MaltaMalta mustmust bebe therethere?
wln 0265IAyay, likelike enoughenough, whywhy thenthen letlet eueryevery manman
wln 0266ProuideProvide himhim, andand bebe therethere forfor fashion-sakefashion-sake.
wln 0267IfIf anyany thingthing shallshall therethere concerneconcern ourour statestate
wln 0268AssureAssure your seluesyourselves I’leI’ll lookelook vntounto my selfemyself.asideaside,
wln 02691.1 Jew1.II knowknow youyou willwill; wellwell brethrenbrethrenbrothers letlet vsus goego.
wln 02702.2 Jew2.Let’sLet’s taketake ourour leauesleaves; FarewellFarewell goodgood BarabasBarabas.
wln 0271IewJewjew.DoeDo soso; FarewellFarewell ZaarethZaareth, farewellfarewell TemainteTemainte.
wln 0272AndAnd BarabasBarabas nownow searchsearch thisthis secretsecret outout.
wln 0273SummonSummon thythy sencessenses, callcall thythy witswits togethretogether:
wln 0274TheseThese sillysilly menmen mistakemistake thethe mattermatter cleaneclean.
wln 0275LongLong toto thethe TurkeTurk diddid MaltaMalta contributecontribute;
wln 0276WhichWhich TributeTribute allall inin policiepolicy, II fearefear,
wln 0277TheThe TurkesTurks hauehave letlet increaseincrease toto suchsuch aa summesum,
wln 0278AsAs allall thethe wealthwealth ofof MaltaMalta cannotcannot paypay;
wln 0279AndAnd nownow byby thatthat aduantageadvantage thinkesthinks, belikebelike,
wln 0280ToTo seizeseize vponupon thethe TowneTown: IAyay, thatthat hehe seekesseeks.
wln 0281How ereHowe’erhowe’er thethe worldworld goego, I’leI’ll makemake suresure forfor oneone,
wln 0282AndAnd seekeseek inin timetime toto interceptintercept thethe worstworst,
wln 0283WarilyWarily gardingguarding thatthat whichwhich II haha’ gotgot.
wln 0284EgoEgo mihimetmihimet sumsum sempersemper proximasproximusproximas.
wln 0285WhyWhy letlet ’em’em enterenter, letlet ’em’em taketake thethe TowneTown.
wln 0286EnterEnter GouernorsGovernors ofof MaltaMalta, KnightsKnightsknight’s metme●metme● byby
wln 0287BassoesBassoes ofof thethe TurkeTurk; CalymathCalymath.
wln 0288Gouer.GovernorNowNow BassoesBassoes, whatwhat demanddemand youyou atat ourour handshands?
wln 0289Bass.BashawBass.KnowKnow KnightsKnights ofof MaltaMalta, thatthat wewe camecame fromfrom RhodesRhodes
wln 0290FromFrom CyprusCyprus, CandyCandy, andand thosethose otherother IlesIsles
wln 0291ThatThat lyelie betwixtbetwixt thethe MediterraneanMediterranean seasseas.
wln 0292Gov.GovernorWhat’sWhat’s CyprusCyprus, CandyCandy, andand thosethose otherother IlesIsles
wln 0293ToTo vsus, oror MaltaMalta? WhatWhat atat ourour handshands demanddemand yeye?
wln 0294Calim.CalymathCalim.TheThe tenten yearesyears tributetribute thatthat remainesremains vnpaidunpaid.
wln 0295Gov.GovernorAlasAlas, mymy LordLord, thethe summesum isis ouergreatovergreat,
wln 0296II hopehope youryour HighnesseHighness willwill considerconsider vsus.

Calim.

---

img: 8-a
sig: B4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0297Calim.CalymathCalim.II wishwish, grauegrave GouernoursGovernors ’twere’twere inin mymy powerpower
wln 0298ToTo fauourfavour youyou, butbut ’tis’tis mymy fathersfather’s causecause,
wln 0299WhereinWherein II maymay notnot, naynay II daredare notnot dallydally.
wln 0300Gov.GovernorThenThen giuegive vsus leaueleave, greatgreat Selim-CalymathSelim-Calymath.
wln 0301Caly.CalymathCaly.StandStand allall asideaside, andand letlet thethe KnightsKnights determinedetermine,
wln 0302AndAnd sendsend toto keepekeep ourour GalliesGalleys vnder-saileunder-sail,
wln 0303ForFor happilyhappily wewe shallshall notnot tarrytarry herehere:
wln 0304NowNow GouernoursGovernors howhow areare youyou resolu’dresolved?
wln 0305Gov.GovernorThusThus: SinceSince youryour hardhard conditionsconditions areare suchsuch
wln 0306ThatThat youyou willwill needsneeds hauehave tenten yearesyears tributetribute pastpast,
wln 0307WeWe maymay hauehave timetime toto makemake collectioncollection
wln 0308AmongstAmongst thethe InhabitantsInhabitants ofof MaltaMalta for’tfor’t.
wln 0309Bass.BashawBass.That’sThat’s moremore thenthan isis inin ourour CommissionCommission.
wln 0310Caly.CalymathCaly.WhatWhat CallapineCallapine aa littlelittle curtesiecourtesy.
wln 0311Let’sLet’s knowknow theirtheir timetime, perhapsperhaps itit isis notnot longlong;
wln 0312AndAnd ’tis’tis moremore KinglyKingly toto obtaineobtain byby peacepeace
wln 0313ThenThen toto enforceenforce conditionsconditions byby constraintconstraint.
wln 0314WhatWhat respitrespite askeask youyou GouernoursGovernors?
wln 0315Gov.GovernorButBut aa monthmonth.
wln 0316Caly.CalymathCaly.WeWe grantgrant aa monthmonth, butbut seesee youyou keepkeep youryour promisepromise.
wln 0317NowNow lanchlaunch ourour GalliesGalleys backeback againeagain toto SeaSea,
wln 0318VVhereVVh●rewhere wee’llwe’ll attendattend thethe respitrespite youyou hauehave tanet●neta’en,
wln 0319AndAnd forfor thethe monymoney sendsend ourour messengermessenger.
wln 0320FarewellFarewell greatgreat GouernorsGovernors, andand brauebrave KnightsKnights ofof MaltaMalta.
wln 0321ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0322Gov.GovernorAndAnd allall goodgood fortunefortune waitwait onon CalymathCalymath.
wln 0323GoeGo oneone andand callcall thosethose IewesJews ofof MaltaMalta hitherhither:
wln 0324VVereWere theythey notnot summon’dsummoned toto appeareappear to daytoday.
wln 0325OfficerOfficer.TheyThey werewere, mymy LordLord, andand herehere theythey comecome.
wln 0326EnterEnter BarabasBarabas, andand threethree IewesJews.
wln 032711 KnightKnight.HaueHave youyou determin’ddetermined whatwhat toto saysay toto themthem?
wln 0328Gov.GovernorYesYes, giuegive meme leaueleave, andand HebrwesHebrews nownow comecome nearenear.
wln 0329FromFrom thethe EmperourEmperor ofof TurkeyTurkey isis arriu’darrived
wln 0330GreatGreat Selim-CalymathSelim-Calymath, hishis Highnessehighness’ sonneson,
wln 0331ToTo leuielevy ofof vsus tenten yearesyears tributetribute pastpast,
wln 0332NowNow thenthen herehere knowknow thatthat itit concernethconcerneth vsus:
wln 0333Bar.BarabasBar.ThenThen goodgood mymy LordLord, toto keepekeep youryour quietquiet stillstill,

Your

---

img: 8-b
sig: C1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0334YourYour LordshipLordship shallshall doedo wellwell toto letlet themthem hauehave itit.
wln 0335Gov.GovernorSoftSoft BarabasBarabas, there’sthere’s moremore longslongs too’tto’t thanthan soso.
wln 0336ToTo whatwhat thisthis tenten yearesyears tributetribute willwill amountamount
wln 0337ThatThat wewe hauehave castcast, butbut cannotcannot compassecompass itit
wln 0338ByBy reasonreason ofof thethe warreswars, thatthat robb’drobbed ourour storestore;
wln 0339AndAnd thereforetherefore areare wewe toto requestrequest youryour aydaid.
wln 0340Bar.BarabasBar.AlasAlas, mymy LordLord, wewe areare nono souldierssoldiers:
wln 0341AndAnd what’swhat’s ourour aidaid againstagainst soso greatgreat aa PrincePrince?
wln 034211 Kni.KnightTutTut, IewJewjew, wewe knowknow thouthou artart nono souldiersoldier;
wln 0343ThouThou artart aa MerchantMerchant, andand aa moniedmonied manman,
wln 0344AndAnd ’tis’tis thythy monymoney, BarabasBarabas, wewe seekeseek.
wln 0345Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow, mymy LordLord, mymy monymoney?
wln 0346Gov.GovernorThineThine andand thethe restrest.
wln 0347ForFor toto bebe shortshort, amongstamongst youyou ’tmust’tmust bebe hadhad,
wln 0348IewJewjew.AlasAlas, mymy LordLord, thethe mostmost ofof vsus areare poorepoor.
wln 0349Gov.GovernorThenThen letlet thethe richrich increaseincrease youryour portionsportions:
wln 0350Bar.BarabasBar.AreAre strangersstrangers withwith youryour tributetribute toto bebe tax’dtaxed?
wln 035122 Kni.KnightHaueHave strangersstrangers leaueleave withwith vsus toto getget theirtheir wealthwealth?
wln 0352ThenThen letlet themthem withwith vsus contributecontribute.
wln 0353Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow, equallyequally?
wln 0354Gov.GovernorNoNo, IewJewjew, likelike infidelsinfidels.
wln 0355ForFor throughthrough ourour sufferancesufferance ofof youryour hatefullhateful liueslives,
wln 0356WhoWho standstand accursedaccursed inin thethe sightsight ofof heauenheaven,
wln 0357TheseThese taxestaxes andand afflictionsafflictions areare befal’nebefallen,
wln 0358AndAnd thereforetherefore thusthus wewe areare determineddetermined;
wln 0359ReadeRead therethere thethe ArticlesArticles ofof ourour decreesdecrees.
wln 0360ReaderReader.FirstFirst, thethe tributetribute monymoney ofof thethe TurkesTurks shallshall allall bebe
wln 0361LeuyedLevied amongstamongst thethe IewesJews, andand eacheach ofof themthem toto paypay oneone
wln 0362HalfeHalf ofof hishis estateestate.
wln 0363Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow, halfehalf hishis estateestate? II hopehope youyou meanemean notnot minemine.
wln 0364Gov.GovernorReadRead onon.
wln 0365Read.ReaderRead.SecondlySecondly, heehe thatthat deniesdenies toto paypay, shalshall straightstraight be-becomebe∣comebecome(come
wln 0366
wln 0366AA ChristianChristian.
wln 0367Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow aa ChristianChristian? HumHum, what’swhat’s herehere toto doedo?
wln 0368Read.ReaderRead.LastlyLastly, hehe thatthat deniesdenies thisthis, shallshall absolutelyabsolutely loselose alall hehe hashas.
wln 0369AllAll 33 IewesJews.OhOhO mymy LordLord wewe willwill giuegive halfehalf.
wln 0370Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO earth-mettall’dearth-mettled villainesvillains, andand nono HebrewsHebrews bornborn!

C

And

---

img: 9-a
sig: C1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0371AndAnd willwill youyou baselybasely thusthus submitsubmit your seluesyourselves
wln 0372ToTo leaueleave youryour goodsgoods toto theirtheir arbitramentarbitrament?
wln 0373Gov.GovernorWhyWhy BarabasBarabas wiltwilt thouthou bebe christnedchristened[·]?●?
wln 0374Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, GouernourGovernor, II willwill bebe nono conuertiteconvertite.
wln 0375Gov,GovernorThenThen paypay thythy halfehalf.
wln 0376Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy knowknow youyou whatwhat youyou diddid byby thisthis deuicedevice?
wln 0377HalfeHalf ofof mymy substancesubstance isis aa CitiesCity’s wealthwealth.
wln 0378GovernourGovernor, itit waswas notnot gotgot soso easilyeasily;
wln 0379NorNor willwill II partpart soso slightlyslightly therewithalltherewithal.
wln 0380Gov.GovernorSirSir, halfehalf isis thethe penaltypenalty ofof ourour decreedecree,
wln 0381EitherEither paypay thatthat, oror wewe willwill seizeseize onon allall.
wln 0382Bar.BarabasBar.CorpoCorpo didi deodeo; staystay, youyou shallshall hauehave halfehalf,
wln 0383LetLet meme bebe vs’dused butbut asas mymy brethrenbrothers areare.
wln 0384Gov.GovernorNoNo, IewJewjew, thouthou hasthast denieddenied thethe ArticlesArticles,
wln 0385AndAnd nownow itit cannotcannot bebe recall’drecalled.
wln 0386Bar,BarabasBar,WillWill youyou thenthen stealesteal mymy goodsgoods?
wln 0387IsIs thefttheft thethe groundground ofof youryour ReligionReligion?
wln 0388Gov.GovernorNoNo, IewJewjew, wewe taketake particularlyparticularly thinethine
wln 0389ToTo sauesave thethe ruineruin ofof aa multitudemultitude:
wln 0390AndAnd betterbetter oneone wantwant forfor aa commoncommon goodgood,
wln 0391ThenThan manymany perishperish forfor aa priuateprivate manman:
wln 0392YetYet BarrabasBarabas wewe willwill notnot banishbanish theethee,
wln 0393ButBut herehere inin MaltaMalta, wherewhere thouthou gotstgo●stgot'stgotst thythy wealthwealth,
wln 0394LiueLive stillstill; andand ifif thouthou canstcanst, getget moremore.
wln 0395Bar.BarabasBar.ChristiansChristians; whatwhat, oror howhow cancan II multiplymultiply?
wln 0396OfOf noughtnaught isis nothingnothing mademade.
wln 039711 KnightKnight.FromFrom noughtnaught atat firstfirst thouthou camstcanstcam'stcanst toto littlelittle welthwealth,
wln 0398FromFrom littlelittle vntounto moremore, fromfrom moremore toto mostmost:
wln 0399IfIf youryour firstfirst cursecurse fallfall heauyheavy onon thythy headhead,
wln 0400AndAnd makemake theethee poorepoor andand scorn[*]dscornedscorn●dscorned ofof allall thethe worldworld,
wln 0401’Tis’Tis notnot ourour faultfault, butbut thythy inherentinherent sinnesin.
wln 0402Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat? bringbring youyou ScriptureScripture toto confirmconfirm youryour wrongewrong?
wln 0403Preach●reachPreach mem●me notnot outout ofof mymy possessionspossessions.
wln 0404SomeSom●Some Iewesjews areare wickedwicked, asas allall ChristiansChristians areare:
wln 0405ButBut saysay thethe TribeTribe thatthat II descendeddescended ofof
wln 0406WereWere allall inin generallgeneral castcast awayaway forfor sinnesin,
wln 0407ShallShall II bebe tryedtried byby theirtheir transgressiontransgression?

The

---

img: 9-b
sig: C2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0408TheThe manman thatthat dealethdealeth righteouslyrighteously shallshall liuelive:
wln 0409AndAnd whichwhich ofof youyou cancan chargecharge meme otherwiseotherwise?
wln 0410Gov.GovernorOutOut wretchedwretched BarabasBarabas, sham’stshamest thouthou notnot thusthus
wln 0411ToTo iustifiejustify thy selfethyself, asas ifif wewe knewknew notnot
wln 0412ThyThy professionprofession? IfIf thouthou relyrely vponupon thythy righteousnesserighteousness,
wln 0413BeBe patientpatient andand thythy richesriches willwill increaseincrease.
wln 0414ExcesseExcess ofof wealthwealth isis causecause ofof covetousnessecovetousness:
wln 0415AndAnd couetousnessecovetousness, oho ’tis’tis aa monstrousmonstrous sinnesin.
wln 0416Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, butbut thefttheft isis worseworse: tushtush, taketake notnot fromfrom meme thenthen,
wln 0417ForFor thatthat isis thefttheft; andand ifif youyou robrob meme thusthus,
wln 0418II mustmust bebe forc’dforced toto stealesteal andand compassecompass moremore.
wln 041911 Kni.KnightGraueGrave GouernorsGovernors, listlist notnot toto hishis exclamesexclaims:
wln 0420ConuertConvert hishis mansionmansion toto aa NunneryNunnery,EnterEnter OfficersOfficers.
wln 0421HisHis househouse willwill harbourharbour manymany holyholy NunsNuns.
wln 0422Gov.GovernorItIt shallshall bebe soso: nownow OfficersOfficers hauehave youyou donedone?
wln 0423Offic.OfficerIAyay, mymy LordLord, wewe hauehave seiz’dseized vponupon thethe goodsgoods
wln 0424AndAnd wareswares ofof BarabasBarabas, whichwhich beingbeing valuedvalued
wln 0425AmountAmount toto moremore thenthan allall thethe wealthwealth inin MaltaMalta.
wln 0426AndAnd ofof thethe otherother wewe hauehave seizedseized halfehalf.
wln 0427ThenThen wee’llwe’ll taketake orderorder forfor thethe residueresidue.
wln 0428Bar.BarabasBar.WellWell thenthen mymy LordLord, saysay, areare youyou satisfiedsatisfied?
wln 0429YouYou hauehave mymy goodsgoods, mymy monymoney, andand mymy wealthwealth,
wln 0430MyMy shipsships, mymy storestore, andand allall thatthat II enioy’denjoyed;
wln 0431AndAnd hauinghaving allall, youyou cancan requestrequest nono moremore;
wln 0432VnlesseUnless youryour vnrelentingunrelenting flintyflinty heartshearts
wln 0433SuppresseSuppress allall pittypity inin youryour stonystony breastsbreasts,
wln 0434AndAnd nownow shallshall movemove youyou toto bereavebereave mymy lifelife.
wln 0435Gov.GovernorNoNo, BarabasBarabas, toto stainestain ourour handshands withwith bloodblood
wln 0436IsIs farrefar fromfrom vsus andand ourour professionprofession.
wln 0437Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy II esteemeesteem thethe iniuryinjury farrefar lesseless,
wln 0438ToTo taketake thethe liueslives ofof miserablemiserable menmen,
wln 0439ThenThen bebe thethe causerscausers ofof theirtheir miserymisery.,
wln 0440YouYou hauehave mymy wealthwealth thethe labourlabour ofof mymy lifelife,
wln 0441TheThe comfortcomfort ofof minemine ageage, mymy childrenschildren’s hopehope,
wln 0442AndAnd thereforetherefore ne’rene’ernever distinguishdistinguish ofof thethe wrongwrong.
wln 0443Gov.GovernorContentContent theethee, BarabasBarabas, thouthou hasthast noughtnaught butbut rightright.
wln 0444Bar.BarabasBar.YourYour extremeextreme rightright doesdoes meme exceedingexceeding wrongwrong:

C2

But

---

img: 10-a
sig: C2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0445ButBut taketake itit toto youyou i’thi’th’ deuilsdevil’s namename.
wln 0446Gov.GovernorComeCome, letlet vsus inin, andand gathergather ofof thesethese goodsgoods
wln 0447TheThe monymoney forfor thisthis tributetribute ofof thethe TurkeTurk.
wln 044811 KnightKnight,’Tis’Tis necessarynecessary thatthat bebe look’dlooked vntounto:
wln 0449ForFor ifif wewe breakebreak ourour dayday, wewe breakebreak thethe leagueleague,
wln 0450AndAnd thatthat willwill proueprove butbut simplesimple policiepolicy.ExeuntExeunt,
wln 0451Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, policiepolicy? that’sthat’s theirtheir professionprofession,
wln 0452AndAnd notnot simplicitysimplicity, asas theythey suggestsuggest.
wln 0453TheThe plaguesplagues ofof EgyptEgypt, andand thethe cursecurse ofof heauenheaven,
wln 0454EarthsEarth’s barrennessebarrenness, andand allall mensmen’s hatredhatred
wln 0455InflictInflict vponupon themthem, thouthou greatgreat PrimasPrimusPrimas MotorMotor.
wln 0456AndAnd herehere vponupon mymy kneesknees, strikingstriking thethe earthearth,
wln 0457II banneban theirtheir soulessouls toto everlastingeverlasting painespains
wln 0458AndAnd extremeextreme torturestortures ofof thethe fieryfiery deepedeep,
wln 0459ThatThat thusthus hauehave dealtdealt withwith meme inin mymy distressedistress.
wln 046011 IewJewjew.OhOhO yetyet bebe patientpatient, gentlegentle BarabasBarabas.
wln 0461Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO sillysilly brethrenbrothers, borneborn toto seesee thisthis dayday!
wln 0462WhyWhy standstand youyou thusthus vnmou’dunmoved withwith mymy lamentslaments?
wln 0463WhyWhy weepeweep youyou notnot toto thinkethink vponupon mymy wrongswrongs?
wln 0464WhyWhy pinepine notnot II, andand dyedie inin thisthis distressedistress?
wln 046511 IewJewjew.WhyWhy, BarabasBarabas, asas hardlyhardly cancan wewe brookebrook
wln 0466TheThe cruellcruel handlinghandling ofof our seluesourselves inin thisthis:
wln 0467ThouThou seestseest theythey hauehave takentaken halfehalf ourour goodsgoods.
wln 0468Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy diddid youyou yeeldyield toto theirtheir extortionextortion?
wln 0469YouYou werewere aa multitudemultitude, andand II butbut oneone,
wln 0470AndAnd ofof meme onelyonly hauehave theythey takentaken allall.
wln 047111 IewJewjew.YetYet brotherbrother BarabasBarabas rememberremember IobJobjob,
wln 0472Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat telltell youyou meme ofof IobJobjob? II wotwot hishis wealthwealth
wln 0473WasWas writtenwritten thusthus: hehe hadhad seuenseven thousandthousand sheepesheep,
wln 0474ThreeThree thousandthousand CamelsCamels, andand twotwo hundredhundred yoakeyoke
wln 0475OfOf labouringlabouring OxenOxen, andand fiuefive hundredhundred
wln 0476SheeShe AssesAsses: butbut forfor eueryevery oneone ofof thosethose,
wln 0477HadHad theythey beenebeen valuedvalued atat indifferentindifferent raterate,
wln 0478II hadhad atat homehome, andand inin minemine ArgosieArgosy
wln 0479AndAnd otherother shipsships thatthat camecame fromfrom EgyptEgypt lastlast,
wln 0480AsAs muchmuch asas wouldwould hauehave boughtbought hishis beastsbeasts andand himhim,
wln 0481AndAnd yetyet hauehave keptkept enoughenough toto liuelive vponupon;

So,

---

img: 10-b
sig: C3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0482SoSo thatthat notnot hehe, butbut II maymay cursecurse thethe dayday,
wln 0483ThyThy fatallfatal birth-daybirthday, forlorneforlorn BarabasBarabas;
wln 0484AndAnd henceforthhenceforth wishwish forfor anan eternalleternal nightnight,
wln 0485ThatThat cloudsclouds ofof darknessedarkness maymay incloseenclose mymy fleshflesh,
wln 0486AndAnd hidehide thesethese extremeextreme sorrowessorrows fromfrom minemine eyeseyes:
wln 0487ForFor onelyonly II hauehave toyl’dtoiled toto inheritinherit herehere
wln 0488TheThe monthsmonths ofof vanityvanity andand losseloss ofof timetime,
wln 0489AndAnd painefullpainful nightsnights hauehave binbeen appointedappointed meme.
wln 049022 IewJewjew.GoodGood BarabasBarabas bebe patientpatient.
wln 0491Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, II praypray leaveleave meme inin mymy patiencepatience.
wln 0492YouYou thatthat werewere ne’rene’ernever possestpossessed ofof wealthwealth, areare pleas’dpleased withwith (wantwant.
wln 0493ButBut giuegive himhim libertyliberty atat leastleast toto mournemourn,
wln 0494ThatThat inin aa fieldfield amidstamid hishis enemiesenemies,
wln 0495DothDoth seesee hishis souldierssoldiers slaineslain, himselfehimself disarm’ddisarmed,
wln 0496AndAnd knowesknows nono meanesmeans ofof hishis recouerierecovery:
wln 0497IAyay, letlet meme sorrowsorrow forfor thisthis suddensudden chancechance,
wln 0498’Tis’Tis inin thethe troubletrouble ofof mymy spiritspirit II speakespeak;
wln 0499GreatGreat iniuriesinjuries areare notnot soso soonesoon forgotforgot.
wln 050011 IewJewjew.ComeCome, letlet vsus leaueleave himhim inin hishis irefullireful moodmood,
wln 0501OurOur wordswords willwill butbut increaseincrease hishis extasieecstasy.
wln 050222 IewJewjew.OnOn thenthen: butbut trusttrust meme ’tis’tis aa miserymisery
wln 0503ToTo seesee aa manman inin suchsuch afflictionaffliction:
wln 0504FarewellFarewell BarabasBarabas.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0505Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, farefare youyou wellwell.
wln 0506SeeSee thethe simplicitiesimplicity ofof thesethese basebase slauess●auesslaves,
wln 0507WhoWho forfor thethe villainesvillains hauehave nono witwit themseluesthemselves,
wln 0508ThinkeThink meme toto bebe aa senselessesenseless lumpelump ofof clayclay
wln 0509ThatThat willwill withwith eueryevery waterwater washwash toto dirtdirt:
wln 0510NoNo, BarabasBarabas isis borneborn toto betterbetter chancechance,
wln 0511AndAnd fram’dframed ofof finerfiner moldmould thenthen commoncommon menmen,
wln 0512ThatThat measuremeasure noughtnaught butbut byby thethe presentpresent timetime.
wln 0513AA reachingreaching thoughtthought willwill searchsearch hishis deepestdeepest witswits,
wln 0514AndAnd castcast withwith cunningcunning forfor thethe timetime toto comecome:
wln 0515ForFor euilsevils areare aptapt toto happenhappen eueryevery dayday
wln 0516ButBut whitherwhither wendswends mymy beauteousbeauteous AbigallAbigallAbigal?
wln 0517EnterEnter AhigallAbigallAbigall thethe IewesJew’sJews daughterdaughter.
wln 0518OhOhO whatwhat hashas mademade mymy louelylovely daughterdaughter sadsad?

C3

What,

---

img: 11-a
sig: C3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0519WhatWhat? womanwoman, moanemoan notnot forfor aa littlelittle losseloss:
wln 0520ThyThy fatherfather hashas enoughenough inin storestore forfor theethee.
wln 0521Abig.AbigallAbig.NotNot forfor my selfemyself, butbut agedaged BarabasBarabas:
wln 0522FatherFather, forfor theethee lamentethlamenteth AbigaileAbigallAbigail:
wln 0523ButBut II willwill learnelearn toto leaueleave thesethese fruitlessefruitless tearestears.
wln 0524AndAnd vrg’durged theretothereto withwith mymy afflictionsafflictions,
wln 0525WithWith fiercefierce exclaimesexlaimesexclaims runrun toto thethe Senate-houseSenate-house,
wln 0526AndAnd inin thethe SenateSenate reprehendreprehend themthem allall,
wln 0527AndAnd rentrent theirtheir heartshearts withwith tearingtearing ofof mymy hairehair,
wln 0528TillTill theythey reducereduce thethe wrongswrongs donedone toto mymy fatherfather.
wln 0529Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, AbigailAbigallAbigail, thingsthings pastpast recoueryrecovery
wln 0530AreAre hardlyhardly cur’dcured withwith exclamationsexclamations.
wln 0531BeBe silentsilent, DaughterDaughter, sufferancesufferance breedsbreeds easeease,
wln 0532AndAnd timetime maymay yeeldyield vsus anan occasionoccasion
wln 0533WhichWhich onon thethe suddensudden cannotcannot serueserve thethe turneturn.
wln 0534BesidesBesides, mymy girlegirl, thinkethink meme notnot allall soso fondfond
wln 0535AsAs negligentlynegligently toto forgoeforgo soso muchmuch
wln 0536WithoutWithout prouisionprovision forfor thy selfethyself andand meme.
wln 0537TenTen thousandthousand PortaguesPortagnesPortuguese, besidesbesides greatgreat PerlesPearls,
wln 0538RichRich costlycostly Iewelsjewels, andand StonesStones infiniteinfinite,
wln 0539FearingFearing thethe worstworst ofof thisthis beforebefore itit fellfell,
wln 0540II closelyclosely hidhid.
wln 0541Abig.AbigallAbig.WhereWhere fatherfather?
wln 0542Bar.BarabasBar.InIn mymy househouse mymy girlegirl.
wln 0543Abig.AbigallAbig.ThenThen shallshall theythey ne’rene’ernever bebe seeneseen ofof BarrabasBarabas:
wln 0544ForFor theythey hauehave seiz’dseized vponupon thythy househouse andand wareswares.
wln 0545Bar.BarabasBar.ButBut theythey willwill giuegive meme leaueleave onceonce moremore, II trowtrow,
wln 0546ToTo goego intointo mymy househouse.
wln 0547Abig.AbigallAbig.ThatThat maymay theythey notnot:
wln 0548ForFor therethere II leftleft thethe GouernourGovernor placingplacing NunnesNuns,
wln 0549DisplacingDisplacing meme; andand ofof thythy househouse theythey meanemean
wln 0550ToTo makemake aa NunneryNunnery, wherewhere nonenone butbut theirtheir owneown sectsect
wln 0551MustMust enterenter inin; menmen generallygenerally barr’dbarred.
wln 0552Bar.BarabasBar.MyMy goldgold, mymy goldgold, andand allall mymy wealthwealth isis gonegone.
wln 0553YouYou partiallpartial heauensheavens, hauehave II deseru’ddeserved thisthis plagueplague?
wln 0554WhatWhat willwill youyou thusthus opposeoppose meme, lucklesseluckless StarresStars,
wln 0555ToTo makemake meme desperatedesperate inin mymy pouertypoverty?

And

---

img: 11-b
sig: C4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0556AndAnd knowingknowing meme impatientimpatient inin distressedistress
wln 0557ThinkeThink meme soso madmad asas II willwill hanghang my selfemyself,
wln 0558ThatThat II maymay vanishvanish oreo’er thethe earthearth inin ayreair,
wln 0559AndAnd leaueleave nono memorymemory thatthat e’ree’er II waswas.
wln 0560NoNo, II willwill liuelive; nornor loathloathe II thisthis mymy lifelife:
wln 0561AndAnd sincesince youyou leaueleave meme inin thethe OceanOcean thusthus
wln 0562ToTo sinkesink oror swimswim, andand putput meme toto mymy shiftsshifts,
wln 0563I’leI’ll rouserouse mymy sensessenses, andand awakeawake my selfemyself.
wln 0564DaughterDaughter, II hauehave itit: thouthou perceiu’stperceivest thethe plightplight
wln 0565WhereinWherein thesethese ChristiansChristians hauehave oppressedoppressed meme:
wln 0566BeBe rul’druled byby meme, forfor inin extremitieextremity
wln 0567WeWe oughtought toto makemake barrebar ofof nono policiepolicy.
wln 0568Abig.AbigallAbig.FatherFather, what e’rewhate’er itit bebe toto iniureinjure themthem
wln 0569ThatThat hauehave soso manifestlymanifestly wrongedwronged vsus,
wln 0570WhatWhat willwill notnot AbigallAbigallAbigal attemptattempt?
wln 0571Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy soso; thenthen thusthus, thouthou toldsttoldst meme theythey hauehave turn’dturned (mymy househouse
wln 0572IntoInto aa NunneryNunnery, andand somesome NunsNuns areare therethere.
wln 0573Abig.AbigallAbig.II diddid.
wln 0574Bar.BarabasBar.ThenThen AbigallAbigallAbigal, therethere mustmust mymy girlegirl
wln 0575IntreatEntreat thethe AbbasseAbbessabbess toto bebe entertain’dentertained.
wln 0576Abig.AbigallAbig.HowHow, asas aa NunneNun?
wln 0577Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, DaughterDaughter, forfor ReligionReligion
wln 0578HidesHides manymany mischiefesmischiefs fromfrom suspitionsuspicion.
wln 0579Abig.AbigallAbig.IAyay, butbut fatherfather theythey willwill suspectsuspect meme therethere.
wln 0580Bar.BarabasBar.LetLet ’em’em suspectsuspect, butbut bebe thouthou soso preciseprecise
wln 0581AsAs theythey maymay thinkethink itit donedone ofof HolinesseHoliness.
wln 0582IntreatEntreat ’em’em fairefair, andand giuegive themthem friendlyfriendly speechspeech,
wln 0583AndAnd seemeseem toto themthem asas ifif thythy sinnessins werewere greatgreat,
wln 0584TillTill thouthou hasthast gottengotten toto bebe entertain’dentertained.
wln 0585Abig.AbigallAbig.ThusThus fatherfather shallshall II muchmuch dissembledissemble.
wln 0586Bar.BarabasBar.TushTush, asas goodgood dissembledissemble thatthat thouthou neuernever mean’stmeanest
wln 0587AsAs firstfirst meanemean truthtruth, andand thenthen dissembledissemble itit,
wln 0588AA counterfetcounterfeit professionprofession isis betterbetter
wln 0589ThenThan vnseeneunseen hypocrisiehypocrisy.
wln 0590Abig.AbigallAbig.WellWell fatherfather, saysay II bebe entertain’dentertained,
wln 0591WhatWhat thenthen shallshall followfollow?
wln 0592Bar.BarabasBar.ThisThis shallshall followfollow thenthen;

There

---

img: 12-a
sig: C4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0593ThereThere hauehave II hidhid closeclose underneathunderneath thethe planckeplank
wln 0594ThatThat runsruns alongalong thethe vpperupper chamberchamber floorefloor,
wln 0595TheThe goldgold andand Iewelsjewels whichwhich II keptkept forfor theethee.
wln 0596ButBut herehere theythey comecome; bebe cunningcunning AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 0597Abig.AbigallAbig.ThenThen fatherfather goego withwith meme.
wln 0598Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, AbigallAbigallAbigal, inin thisthis
wln 0599ItIt isis notnot necessarynecessary II bebe seeneseen.
wln 0600ForFor II willwill seemeseem offendedoffended withwith theethee for’tfor’t.
wln 0601BeBe closeclose, mymy girlegirl, forfor thisthis mustmust fetchfetch mymy goldgold.
wln 0602EnterEnter threethree FryarsFriars andand twotwo NunsNuns.
wln 060311 Fry.FriarFry.SistersSisters, wewe nownow areare almostalmost atat thethe new madenewnew-madenew made made Nun-NunneryNun∣neryNunnery(neryNunnery.
wln 060411 Nun.NunTheThe betterbetter; forfor wewe louelove notnot toto bebe seeneseen:
wln 0605’Tis’Tis 3030 winterswinters longlong sincesince somesome ofof vsus
wln 0606DidDid straystray soso farrefar amongstamongst thethe multitudemultitude.
wln 060711 Fry.FriarFry.ButBut, MadamMadam, thisthis househouse
wln 0608AndAnd waterswaters ofof thisthis new madenewnew-madenew made made NunneryNunnery
wln 0609WillWill muchmuch delightdelight youyou.
wln 0610Nun.NunItIt maymay bebe soso: butbut whowho comescomes herehere?
wln 0611Abig.AbigallAbig.GraveGrave AbbasseAbbessabbess, andand youyou happyhappy VirginsVirgins guideguide,
wln 0612PittyPity thethe statestate ofof aa distresseddistressed MaidMaid.
wln 0613Abb.AbbessWhatWhat artart thouthou daughterdaughter?
wln 0614Abig.AbigallAbig.TheThe hopelessehopeless daughterdaughter ofof aa haplessehapless IewJewjew,
wln 0615TheThe IewJewjew ofof MaltaMalta, wretchedwretched BarabasBarabas;
wln 0616SometimesSometimes thethe ownerowner ofof aa goodlygoodly househouse,
wln 0617WhichWhich theythey hauehave nownow turn’dturned toto aa NunneryNunnery.
wln 0618Abb.AbbessWellWell, daughterdaughter, saysay, whatwhat isis thythy suitsuit withwith vsus?
wln 0619Abig.AbigallAbig.FearingFearing thethe afflictionsafflictions whichwhich mymy fatherfather feelesfeels,
wln 0620ProceedProceed fromfrom sinnesin, oror wantwant ofof faithfaith inin vsus,
wln 0621I’deI’d passepass awayaway mymy lifelife inin penitencepenitence,
wln 0622AndAnd bebe aa NouiceNovice inin youryour NunneryNunnery,
wln 0623ToTo makemake attonementatonement forfor mymy labouringlabouring soulesoul.
wln 06241.1. Fry.FriarFry.NoNo doubtdoubt, brotherbrother, butbut thisthis proceedethproceedeth ofof thethe (spiritspirit.
wln 062522 Fry.FriarFry.IAyay, andand ofof aa movingmoving spiritspirit tootoo, brotherbrother; butbut comecome,
wln 0626LetLet vsus intreatentreat sheshe maymay bebe entertain’dentertained.
wln 0627Abb.AbbessWellWell, daughterdaughter, wewe admitadmit youyou forfor aa NunNun.
wln 0628Abig.AbigallAbig.FirstFirst letlet meme asas aa NoviceNovice learnelearn toto frameframe
wln 0629MyMy solitarysolitary lifelife toto youryour streightstraight laweslaws,

A

---

img: 12-b
sig: D1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0630AndAnd letlet meme lodgelodge wherewhere II waswas wontwont toto lyelie,
wln 0631II doedo notnot doubtdoubt byby youryour divinedivine preceptsprecepts
wln 0632AndAnd minemine owneown industryindustry, butbut toto profitprofit muchmuch.
wln 0633Bar.BarabasBar.AsAs muchmuch II hopehope asas allall II hidhid isis worthworth.asideaside.
wln 0634Abb.AbbessComeCome daughterdaughter, followfollow vsus.
wln 0635Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy howhow nownow AbigallAbigallAbigal, whatwhat mak’stmak’st thouthou
wln 0636AmongstAmongst thesethese hatefulhateful ChristiansChristians?
wln 063711 Fry.FriarFry.HinderHinder herher notnot, thouthou manman ofof littlelittle faithfaith,
wln 0638ForFor sheshe hashas mortifiedmortified her selfeherself.
wln 0639Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow, mortifiedmortified! I I
wln 064011 Fry.FriarFry.AndAnd isis admittedadmitted toto thethe Sister-hoodSisterhood.
wln 0641Bar.BarabasBar.ChildChild ofof perditionporditionperdition, andand thythy fathersfather’s shameshame,
wln 0642WhatWhat wiltwilt thouthou doedo amongamong thesethese hatefullhateful fiendsfiends?
wln 0643II chargecharge theethee onon mymy blessingblessing thatthat thouthou leaueleave
wln 0644TheseThese diuelsdevils, andand theirtheir damneddamned heresieheresy.
wln 0645Abig.AbigallAbig.FatherFather giuegive meme —
wln 0646Bar.BarabasBar.NayNay backeback, AbigallAbigallAbigal,
wln 0647AndAnd thinkethink vponupon thethe IewelsJewelsjewels andand thethe goldgold●gold,

{WhispersWhispers
toto herhe●her.

wln 0648TheThe boordboard isis markedmarked thusthus thatthat couerscovers itit.
wln 0649AwayAway accursedaccursed fromfrom thythy fathersfather’s sightsight.
wln 065011 Fry.FriarFry.BarabasBarabas, althoughalthough thouthou artart inin mis-beleefemis-belee●emis-belief,
wln 0651AndAnd wiltwilt notnot seesee thinethine owneown afflictionsafflictions,
wln 0652YetYet letlet thythy daughterdaughter bebe nono longerlonger blindeblind.
wln 0653Bar.BarabasBar.BlindBlind, Fryerfriar, II wreckewreck not●o●not thythy perswasionspersuasions.
wln 0654TheThe boordboard isis markedmarked thusthus †† thatthat couerscovers iti●it,;●
wln 0655ForFor II hadhad ratherrather dyedie, thenthen seesee herher thusthus.
wln 0656WiltWilt thouthou forsakeforsake meeme tootoo inin mymy distressedistress,
wln 0657SeducedSeduced DaughterDaughter, GoeGo forgetforget netnotn●tnot.asideaside toto herher.
wln 0658BecomesBecomes itit IewesJews toto bebe soso credulouscredulo●scredulous,
wln 0659To morrowTomorrow earlyearly Il’eI’ll bebe atat theth●the dooredoorsdoordoors.asideaside toto herher.
wln 0660NoNo comecome notnot atat meme, ifif thouthou wiltwilt bebe damn’ddamned,
wln 0661ForgetForget meme, seesee meme notnot, andand soso be〈…〉be gonegone.
wln 0662FarewellFarewell, RememberRemember to morrowtomorrow morningmorning.asideaside.
wln 0663OutOut, outout thouthou wretchwretch.
wln 0664EnterEnter MathiasMathias.
wln 0665Math.MathiasMath.Whosewho’s thisthis? FaireFair AbigallAbigallAbigal thethe richrich IewesJew'sJews daugh-daughterdaugh∣terdaughter(ter
wln 0666
wln 0666BecomeBecome aa NunNun, herher fathersfather’s suddensudden fallfall

D

Has

---

img: 13-a
sig: D1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0667HasHas humbledhumbled herher andand broughtbrought herher downedown toto thisthis:
wln 0668TutTut, sheshe werewere fitterfitter forfor aa taletale ofof louelove
wln 0669ThenThanThen toto bebe tiredtired outout withwith OrizonsOrisons:
wln 0670AndAnd betterbetter wouldwould sheshe farrefar becomebecome a beda-bed
wln 0671EmbracedEmbraced inin aa friendlyfriendly louerslover'slovers armesarms,
wln 0672ThenThen riserise atat midnightmidnight toto aa solemnesolemn massemass.

wln 0673EnterEnter LodowickeLodowick.
wln 0674Lod.LodowickLod.WhyWhy howhow nownow DonDon MathiasMathias, inin aa dumpdump?
wln 0675Math.MathiasMath.BeleeueBelieve meme, NobleNoble LodowickeLodowick, II hauehave seeneseen
wln 0676TheThe strangeststrangest sightsight, inin mymy opinionopinion,
wln 0677ThatThat euerever II beheldbeheld.
wln 0678Lod.LodowickLod.WhatWhat wastwas’t II pretheprithee?
wln 0679Math.MathiasMath.AA fairefair youngyoung maidmaid scarcescarce 1414 yearesyears ofof ageage,
wln 0680TheThe sweetestsweetest flowerflower inin Citherea’sCitherea’s fieldfield,
wln 0681CroptCropped fromfrom thethe pleasurespleasures ofof thethe fruitfullfruitful earthearth,
wln 0682AndAnd strangelystrangely metamorphis’dmetamorphized NunNun.
wln 0683Lod.LodowickLod.ButBut saysay, WhatWhat waswas sheshe?
wln 0684Math.MathiasMath.WhyWhy thethe richrich IewesJews daughterdaughter.
wln 0685Lod.LodowickLod.WhatWhat BarabasBarabas, whosewhose goodsgoods werewere latelylately seiz’dseized?
wln 0686IsIs sheshe soso fairefair?
wln 0687Math.MathiasMath.AndAnd matchlessematchless beautifullbeautiful;
wln 0688AsAs hadhad youyou seeneseen herher ’twould’twould hauehave mou’dmoved youryour heartheart,
wln 0689ThoThough countermin’dcountermined withwith wallswalls ofof brassebrass, toto louelove,
wln 0690OrOr atat thethe leastleast toto pittypity.
wln 0691Lod.LodowickLod.AndAnd ifif sheshe bebe soso fairefair asas youyou reportreport,
wln 0692’Twere’Twere timetime wellwell spentspent toto goego andand visitvisit herher:
wln 0693HowHow saysay youyou, shallshall wewe?
wln 0694Math,MathMath●MathiasMathII mustmust andand willwill, SirSir, there’sthere’s nono remedyremedy.
wln 0695Lod.LodowickLod.AndAnd soso willwill II tootoo, oror itit shallshall goego hardhard.
wln 0696FarewellFarewell MathiasMathias.
wln 0697Mat.MathiasMat.FarewellFarewell LodowickeLodowick.ExeuntEx●untExeunt.

Actus

---

img: 13-b
sig: D2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0698ActusActus SecundusSecundus.

wln 0699EnterEnter BarabasBarabas withwith aa lightlight.

wln 0700Bar.BarabasBar.THusTHus likelike thethe sadsad presagingpresaging RauenRaven thatthat tollstolls
wln 0701TheThe sickesick mansman’s passeportpassport inin herher hollowhollow beakebeak,
wln 0702AndAnd inin thethe shadowshadow ofof thethe silentsilent nightnight
wln 0703DothDoth shakeshake contagioncontagion fromfrom herher sablesable wingswings;
wln 0704Vex’dVexed andand tormentedtormented runnesruns poorepoor BarabasBarabas
wln 0705WithWith fatallfatal cursescurses towardstowards thesethese ChristiansChristians.
wln 0706TheThe incertaineincertain pleasurespleasures ofof swift-footedswift-footed timetime
wln 0707HaueHave taneta’en theirtheir flightflight, andand leftleft meme inin despairedespair;
wln 0708AndAnd ofof mymy formerformer richesriches restsrests nono moremore
wln 0709ButBut barebare remembranceremembrance; likelike aa souldierssoldier’s skarrescar,
wln 0710ThatThat hashas nono furtherfurther comfortcomfort forfor hishis maimemaim.
wln 0711OhOhO thouthou thatthat withwith aa fieryfiery pillerpillar led’stled’st
wln 0712TheThe sonnessons ofof IsraelIsrael throughthrough thethe dismalldismal shadesshades,
wln 0713LightLight AbrahamsAbraham’s off-springoffspring; andand directdirect thethe handhand
wln 0714OfOf AbigallAbigallAbigal thisthis nightnight; oror letlet thethe dayday
wln 0715TurneTurn toto eternalleternal darkenessedarkness afterafter thisthis:
wln 0716NoNo sleepesleep cancan fastenfasten onon mymy watchfullwatchful eyeseyes,
wln 0717NorNor quietquiet enterenter mymy distemper’ddistempered thoughtsthoughts,
wln 0718TillTill II hauehave answeranswer ofof mymy AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 0719EnterEnter AbigallAbigall aboueabove.
wln 0720Abig.AbigallAbig.NowNow hauehave II happilyhappily espy’despied aa timetime
wln 0721ToTo searchsearch thethe planckeplank mymy fatherfather diddid appointappoint;
wln 0722AndAnd herehere beholdbehold (vnseeneunseen) wherewhere II hauehave foundfound
wln 0723TheThe goldgold, thethe perlespearls, andand IewelsJewelsjewels whichwhich hehe hidhid.
wln 0724Bar.BarabasBar.NowNow II rememberremember thosethose oldold womenswomen’s wordswords,
wln 0725WhoWho inin mymy wealthwealth wudwould telltell meme winterswinter’s talestales,
wln 0726AndAnd speakespeak ofof spiritsspirits andand ghostsghosts thatthat glideglide byby nightnight
wln 0727AboutAbout thethe placeplace wherewhere TreasureTreasure hathhath binbeen hidhid:
wln 0728AndAnd nownow me thinkesmethinks thatthat II amam oneone ofof thosethose:
wln 0729ForFor whilstwhilst II liuelive, herehere liueslives mymy soulessoul’s solesole hopehope,
wln 0730AndAnd whenwhen II dyedie, herehere shallshall mymy spiritspirit walkewalk.
wln 0731Abig.AbigallAbig.NowNow thatthat mymy fathersfather’s fortunefortune werewere soso goodgood

D2

As

---

img: 14-a
sig: D2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0732AsAs butbut toto bebe aboutabout thisthis happyhappy placeplace;
wln 0733’Tis’Tis notnot soso happyhappy: yetyet whenwhen wewe partedparted lastlast,
wln 0734HeHe saidsaid hehe wudwould attendattend meme inin thethe mornemorn.
wln 0735ThenThen, gentlegentle sleepesleep, where e’rewhere’er hishis bodiebody restsrests,
wln 0736GiveGive chargecharge toto MorpheusMorpheus thatthat hehe maymay dreamedream
wln 0737AA goldengolden dreamedream, andand ofof thethe suddensudden walkewalk,
wln 0738ComeCome andand receiuereceive thethe TreasureTreasure II hauehave foundfound.
wln 0739Bar.BarabasBar.BirnBirn parapara todostodos, mymimy ganadagaganadaga nada nada nono erer:
wln 0740AsAs goodgood goego onon, asas fitfit soso sadlysadly thusthus.
wln 0741ButBut staystay, whatwhat starrestar shinesshines yonderyonder inin thethe EastEast?
wln 0742TheThe Loadstarrelodestar ofof mymy lifelife, ifif AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 0743Who’sWho’s therethere?
wln 0744Abig.AbigallAbig.Who’sWho’s thatthat?
wln 0745Bar.BarabasBar.PeacePeace, AbigalAbigallAbigal, ’tis’tis II.
wln 0746Abig.AbigallAbig.ThenThen fatherfather herehere receiuereceive thythy happinessehappiness.
wln 0747Bar.BarabasBar.HastHast thou’tthou’tthou’lt?ThrowesThrows downedown bagsbags,
wln 0748Abig.AbigallAbig.HereHere,
wln 0749HastHast thou’tthou’lt?
wln 0750There’sThere’s moremore, andand moremore, andand moremore.
wln 0751Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO mymy girlegirl,
wln 0752MyMy goldgold, mymy fortunefortune, mymy felicityfelicity;
wln 0753StrengthStrength toto mymy soulesoul, deathdeath toto minemine enemyenemy;
wln 0754WelcomeWelcome thethe firstfirst beginnerbeginner ofof mymy blissebliss:
wln 0755OhOhO AigalAbigalAigalAbigallAbigal, AbigalAbigallAbigal, thatthat II hadhad theethee herehere tootoo,
wln 0756ThenThenThan mymy desiresdesires werewere fullyfully satisfiedsatisfied,
wln 0757ButBut II willwill practisepractise thythy enlargementenlargement thencethence:
wln 0758OhOhO girlegirl, oho goldgold, oho beautybeauty, oho mymy blissebl●ssebliss!hugshugs hishis bagsbags
wln 0759Abig.AbigallAbig.FatherFather, itit drawethdraweth towardstowards midnightmidnight nownow,
wln 0760AndAnd ’boutabout thisthis timetime thethe NunsNuns beginbegin toto wakewake;
wln 0761ToTo shun●●aunshun suspitionsuspicion, thereforetherefore, letlet vsus partpart.
wln 0762Bar.BarabasBar.FarewellFarewell mymy ioy●oyjoy, andand byby mymy fingersfingers taketake
wln 0763AA kissekiss fromfrom himhi●him thatthat sendssends itit fromfrom hishis soulesoul.
wln 0764NowNow PhœbusPhoebusPhoebus opeopeopen thethe eye-lidseyelids ofof thethe dayday,
wln 0765AndAnd forfor thethe RauenRaven wakewake thethe morningmorning LarkeLark,
wln 0766ThatThat II maymay houerhover withwith herher inin thethe AyreAir;
wln 0767SingingSinging oreo’er thesethese, asas sheshe doesdoes oreo’er herher youngyoung.
wln 0768HermosoH●rmosoHermoso PiarerPiaterPi●●●rPiarer, dede lesles DenirehDenirchD●nirchDenireh.ExeuntExeuntExeunt.●

Enter

---

img: 14-b
sig: D3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0769EnterEnter GovernorGovernor, MartinMartin deldel BoscoBosco, thethe knightsknights.
wln 0770Gov.GovernorNowNow CaptaineCaptain telltell vsus whitherwhither thouthou artart boundbound?
wln 0771WhenceWhence isis thythy shipship thatthat anchorsanchors inin ourour Rhoadroad?
wln 0772AndAnd whywhy thouthou cam’stcam’st ashoreashore withoutwithout ourour leaueleave?
wln 0773Bosc.BoscoBosc.GovernorGovernor ofof MaltaMalta, hitherhither amam II boundbound;
wln 0774MyMy ShipShip, thethe flyingflying DragonDragon, isis ofof SpaineSpain,
wln 0775AndAnd soso amam II, DelboscoDel boscoDel-bosco isis mymy namename;
wln 0776Vizadmirallvice-admiral vntounto thethe CatholikeCatholic KingKing.
wln 077711 Kni.Knight’Tis’Tis truetrue, mymy LordLord, thereforetherefore intreatentreat himhim wellwell.
wln 0778Bosc.BoscoBosc.OurOur fraughtfraught isis GreciansGrecians, TurksTurks, andand AfrickAfrique MooresMoors.
wln 0779ForFor latelate vponupon thethe coastcoast ofof CorsicaCorsica,
wln 0780BecauseBecause wewe vail’dveiled notnot toto thethe SpanishSpanish FleetFleet,
wln 0781TheirTheir creepingcreeping GallyesGalleys hadhad vsus inin thethe chasechase:
wln 0782ButBut suddenlysuddenly thethe windwind beganbegan toto riserise,
wln 0783AndAnd thenthen wewe leftleft, andand tooketook, andand foughtfought atat easeease:
wln 0784SomeSome havehave wewe fir’dfired, andand manymany hauehave wewe sunkesunk;
wln 0785ButBut oneone amongstamongst thethe restrest becamebecame ourour prizeprize:
wln 0786TheThe Captain’sCaptain’s slaineslain, thethe restrest remaineremain ourour slauesslaves,
wln 0787OfOf whomwhom wewe wouldwould makemake salesale inin MaltaMalta herehere.
wln 0788Gov.GovernorMartinMartin deldeal BoscoBosco, II hauehave heardheard ofof theethee;
wln 0789WelcomeWelcome toto MaltaMalta, andand toto allall ofof vsus;
wln 0790ButBut toto admitadmit aa salesale ofof thesethese thythy TurkesTurks
wln 0791WeWe maymay notnot, naynay wewe daredare notnot giuegive consentconsent
wln 0792ByBy reasonreason ofof aa TributaryTributary leagueleague.
wln 079311 Kni.KnightDelboscoDel boscoDel-bosco, asas thouthou louestlovest andand honour’sthonour’st vsus,
wln 0794PerswadePersuade ourour GouernorGovernor againstagainst thethe TurkeTurk;
wln 0795ThisThis trucetruce wewe hauehave isis butbut inin hopehope ofof goldgold,
wln 0796AndAnd withwith thatthat summesum hehe crauescraves mightmight wewe wagewage warrewar.
wln 0797Bosc.BoscoBosc.WillWill KnightsKnights ofof MaltaMalta bebe inin leagueleague withwith TurkesTurks,
wln 0798AndAnd buybuy itit baselybasely tootoo forfor summessums ofof goldgold?
wln 0799MyMy LordLord, RememberRemember thatthat toto Europ’sEurope’sEurop’s shameshame,
wln 0800TheThe ChristianChristian IleIsleI’ll ofof RhodesRhodes, fromfrom whencewhence youyou camecame,
wln 0801WasWas latelylately lostlost, andand youyou werewere statedstated herehere
wln 0802ToTo bebe atat deadlydeadly enmityenmity withwith TurkesTurksTurk’s
wln 0803Gov.GovernorCaptaineCaptain wewe knowknow itit, butbut ourour forceforce isis smallsmall:
wln 0804Bosc.BoscoBosc.WhatWhat isis thethe summesum thatthat CalymathCalymath requiresrequires?
wln 0805Gov.GovernorAA hundredhundred thousandthousand CrownesCrowns.

D3

Bosco

---

img: 15-a
sig: D3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0806Bosc.BoscoBosc.MyMy LordLord andand KingKing hathhath titletitle toto thisthis IsleIsle,
wln 0807AndAnd hehe meanesmeans quicklyquickly toto expellexpel youyou hencehence;
wln 0808ThereforeTherefore bebe rul’druled byby meme, andand keepekeep thethe goldgold:
wln 0809I’leI’ll writewrite untounto hishis MaiestyMajesty forfor aydaid,
wln 0810AndAnd notnot departdepart vntilluntil II seesee youyou freefree.
wln 0811Gov.GovernorOnOn thisthis conditioncondition shallshall thythy TurkesTurks bebe soldsold.
wln 0812GoeGo OfficersOffi●ersOfficers andand setset themthem straightstraight inin shewshow.
wln 0813BoscoBosco, thouthou shaltshalt bebe Malta’sMalta’s GenerallGeneral;
wln 0814WeWe andand ourour warlikewarlike KnightsKnights willwill followfollow theethee
wln 0815AgainstAgainst thesethese barbarousbarbarous mis-beleeuingmisbelieving TurkesTurks.
wln 0816Bosc.BoscoBosc.SoSo shallshall youyou imitateimitate thosethose youyou succeedsucceed:
wln 0817ForFor whenwhen theirtheir hideoushideous forceforce inuiron’denvironed RhodesRhodes,
wln 0818SmallSmall thoughthough thethe numbernumber waswas thatthat keptkept thethe TowneTown,
wln 0819TheyThey foughtfought itit outout, andand notnot aa manman suruiu’d●uruiu’dsurvived
wln 0820ToTo bringbring thethe haplessehapless newesnews toto ChristendomeChristendom.
wln 0821Gov.GovernorSoSo willwill wewe fightfight itit outout; comecome, let’slet’s awayaway:
wln 0822Proud-daringProud-daring CalymathCalymath, insteadinstead ofof goldgold,
wln 0823Wee’llwe’ll sendsend thethe bulletsbullets wraptwrapped inin smoakesmoke andand firefire:
wln 0824ClaimeClaim tributetribute wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt, wewe areare resolu’dresolved,
wln 0825HonorHonour isis boughtbought withwith bloudblood andand notnot withwith goldgold.ExtuntExeuntExtunt
wln 0826EnterEnter OfficersOfficers withwith slauesslaves.
wln 082711 Off.OfficerThisThis isis thethe Market-placeMarketplace, herehere letlet ’em’em standstand:
wln 0828FeareFear notnot theirtheir salesale, forfor they’llthey’ll bebe quicklyquickly boughtbought.
wln 082922 Off.OfficerEueryEvery onesone’sones priceprice isis writtenwritten onon hishis backeback,
wln 0830AndAnd soso muchmuch mustmust theythey yeeldyield oror notnot bebe soldsold.Ent.EnterEnt. Bar.BarabasBar.
wln 083111 Off.OfficerHereHere comescomes thethe IewJewjew, hadhad notnot hishis goodsgoods binbeen seiz’dseized,
wln 0832He’dehe’d giuegive vsus presentpresent monymoney forfor themthem allall.
wln 0833EnterEnter BarabasBarabas.
wln 0834Bar,BarabasBar,InIn spitespite ofof thesethese swine-eatingswine-eating ChristiansChristians,
wln 0835(VnchosenUnchosen NationNation, neuernever circumciz’dcircumcised;
wln 0836SuchSuch asas poorepoor villainesvillains werewere ne’rene’ernever thoughtthought vponupon
wln 0837TillTill TitusTitus andand VespasianVespasian conquer’dconquered vsus.)
wln 0838AmAm II becomebecome asas wealthywealthy asas II waswas:
wln 0839TheyThey hop’dhoped mymy daughterdaughter wouldwould haha’ binbeen aa NunNun;
wln 0840ButBut she’sshe’s atat homehome, andand II hauehave boughtbought aa househouse
wln 0841AsAs greatgreat andand fairefair asas isis thethe GouernorsGovernor’sGovernors;
wln 0842AndAnd therethere inin spitespite ofof MaltaMalta willwill II dwelldwell:

Hauing

---

img: 15-b
sig: D4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0843HauingHaving FernezesFerneze’s handhand, whosewhose heartheart I’leI’ll hauehave;
wln 0844IAyay, andand hishis sonnessons tootoo, oror itit shallshall goego hardhard.
wln 0845II amam notnot ofof thethe TribeTribe ofof LevyLeviLevy, IIay,
wln 0846ThatThat cancan soso soonesoon forgetforget anan iniuryinjury.
wln 0847WeWe IewesJews cancan fawnefawn likelike SpanielsSpaniels whenwhen wewe pleaseplease;
wln 0848AndAnd whenwhen wewe gringrin wewe bitebite, yetyet areare ourour lookeslooks
wln 0849AsAs innocentinnocent audand harmelesseharmless asas aa Lambeslamb’s.
wln 0850II learn’dlearned inin FlorenceFlorence howhow toto kissekiss mymy handhand,
wln 0851HeaveHeave vpup mymy shouldersshoulders whenwhen theythey callcall meme doggedog,
wln 0852AndAnd duckeduck asas lowlow asas anyany bare-footbarefoot FryarFriar,
wln 0853HopingHoping toto seesee themthem staruestarve vponupon aa stallstall,
wln 0854OrOr elseelse bebe gather’dgathered forfor inin ourour SynagogueSynagogue;
wln 0855ThatThat whenwhen thethe offering-Basonoffering-basin comescomes toto meme,
wln 0856EuenEven forfor charitycharity II maymay spitspit intoo’tinto’t.
wln 0857HereHere comescomes DonDon LodowickeLodowick●Lodowick thethe Gouernor’sGovernor’s sonneson,
wln 0858OneOne thatthat II louelove forfor hishis goodgood fathersfather’s sakesake.
wln 0859EnterEnter LodowickeLodowick.
wln 0860Lod.LodowickLod.II hearehear thethe wealthywealthy IewJewjew walkedwalked thisthis wayway;
wln 0861I’leI’ll seekeseek himhim outout, andand soso insinuateinsinuate,
wln 0862ThatThat II maymay hauehave aa sightsight ofof AbigallAbigallAbigal;
wln 0863ForFor DonDon MathiasMathias telstells meme sheshe isis fairefair.
wln 0864Bar.BarabasBar.NowNow willwill II shewshow my selfemyself toto hauehave moremore ofof thethe Ser-SerpentSer∣pentSerpent(pent
wln 0865
wln 0865ThenThanThen thethe DoueDove; thatthat isis, moremore knaueknave thanthan foolefool.
wln 0866Lod.LodowickLod.YondYond walkswalks thethe IewJewjew, nownow forfor fairefair AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 0867Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, Iay, nono doubtdoubt butbut shee’sshe’s atat youryour commandcommand.
wln 0868Lod.LodowickLod.BarabasBarabas, thouthou know’stknowest II amam thethe GouernorsGovernor’sgovernor’s sonneson.
wln 0869Bar.BarabasBar.II wudwould youyou werewere hishis fatherfather tootoo, SirSir, that’sthat’s alall thethe harmharm
wln 0870II wishwish youyou: thethe slaueslave lookslooks likelike aa hogshog’s cheekcheek newnew sindg’dfindg’dsinged.
wln 0871Lod.LodowickLod.WhitherWhither walk’stwalk’st thouthou BarabasBarabas?
wln 0872Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo furtherfurther: ’tis’tis aa customecustom heldheld withwith vsus,
wln 0873ThatThat whenwhen wewe speakespeak withwith GentilesGentiles likelike toto youyou,
wln 0874WeWe turneturn intointo thethe AyreAir toto purgepurge our seluesourselves:
wln 0875ForFor vntounto vsus thethe PromisePromise dothdoth belongbelong.
wln 0876Lod.LodowickLod.WellWell, BarabasBarabas, canstcanst helpehelp meme toto aa DiamondDiamond?
wln 0877Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO, SirSir, youryour fatherfather hadhad mymy DiamondsDiamonds.
wln 0878YetYet II hauehave oneone leftleft thatthat willwill serveserve youryour turneturn:
wln 0879II meanemean mymy daughterdaughter: — butbut e’reere hehe shallshall hauehave herher

I’le

---

img: 16-a
sig: D4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0880I’leI’ll sacrificesacrifice herher onon aa pilepile ofof woodwood.asideaside.
wln 0881II haha’ thethe poysonpoison ofof thethe CityCity forfor himhim, andand thethe
wln 0882WhiteWhite leprosieleprosy.
wln 0883Lod.LodowickLod.WhatWhat sparklesparkle doesdoes itit givegive withoutwithout aa foilefoil?
wln 0884Bar.BarabasBar.TheThe DiamondDiamond thatthat II talketalk ofof, ne’rne’er waswas foildfoiled:
wln 0885ButBut whenwhen hehe touchestouches itit, itit willwill bebe foildfoiled:
wln 0886LordLord LodowickeLodowick, itit sparklessparkles brightbright andand fairefair.
wln 0887Lod.LodowickLod.IsIs itit squaresquare oror pointedpointed, praypray letlet meme knowknow.
wln 0888Bar.BarabasBar.PointedPointed itit isis, goodgood SirSir, — butbut notnot forfor youyou.asideaside
wln 0889Lod.LodowickLod.II likelike itit muchmuch thethe betterbetter.
wln 0890Brr.BarabasBrr.SoSo doedo II tootoo.
wln 0891Lod.LodowickLod.HowHow showesshows itit byby nightnight?
wln 0892BarB●r.BarabasB●r.Out shinesOutOutshinesOutshinesshines Cinthia’sCynthia’sCinthia’s rayesrays:
wln 0893Yeu’leyou’ll likelike itit betterbetter farrefar a nightsa nights thanthan dayesdays.asideaside.
wln 0894Lod.LodowickLod.AndAnd what’swhat’s thethe priceprice?
wln 0895Bar.BarabasBar.YourYour lifelife andand ifif youyou hauehave itit. — OhOhO mymy LordLord
wln 0896WeWe willwill notnot iarrelarrejar aboutabout thethe priceprice; comecome toto mymy househouse
wln 0897AndAnd II willwill giu’tgive’t youryour honourhonour — withwith aa vengeancevengeance.asideaside
wln 0898Lod.LodowickLod.NoNo, BarabasBarabas, II willwill deseruedeserve itit firstfirst.
wln 0899Bar.BarabasBar.GoodGood SirSir, youryour fatherfather hashas deseru’ddeserved itit atat mymy handshands,
wln 0900WhoWho ofof meeremere charitycharity andand ChristianChristian ruthruth,
wln 0901ToTo bringbring meme toto religiousreligious puritypurity,
wln 0902AndAnd asas itit werewere inin CatechisingCatechising sortsort,
wln 0903ToTo makemake meme mindfullmindful ofof mymy mortallmortal sinnessins,
wln 0904AgainstAgainst mymy willwill, andand whetherwhether II wouldwould oror nono,
wln 0905Seiz’dSeized allall II hadhad, andand thrustthrust meme outout a dooresa doors,
wln 0906AndAnd mademade mymy househouse aa placeplace forfor NunsNuns mostmost chastchaste.
wln 0907Lod.LodowickLod.NoNo doubtdoubt youryour soulesoul shallshall reapereap thethe fruitfruit ofof itit.
wln 0908Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, butbut mymy LordLord, thethe haruestharvest isis farrefar offoff:
wln 0909AndAnd yetyet II knowknow thethe prayersprayers ofof thosethose NunsNuns
wln 0910AndAnd holyholy FryersFriars, hauinghaving monymoney forfor theirtheir painespains,
wln 0911AreAre wondrouswondrous; andand indeedindeed doedo nono manman goodgood:asideaside.
wln 0912AndAnd seeingseeing theythey areare notnot idleidle, butbut stillstill doingdoing,
wln 0913’Tis’Tis likelylikely theythey inin timetime maymay reapereap somesome fruitfruit,
wln 0914II meanemean inin fulnessefullness ofof perfectionperfection.
wln 0915Lod.LodowickLod.GoodGood BarabasBarabas glanceglance notnot atat ourour holyholy NunsNuns.
wln 0916Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, butbut II doedo itit throughthrough aa burningburning zealezeal,

Hoping

---

img: 16-b
sig: E1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0917HopingHoping ereere longlong toto setset thethe househouse a fireaafirea fire fire;
wln 0918ForFor thoughthough theythey doedo aa whilewhile increaseincrease andand multiplymultiply,asideaside.
wln 0919I’leI’ll hauehave aa sayingsaying toto thatthat NunneryNunnery.
wln 0920AsAs forfor thethe DiamondDiamond, SirSir, II toldtold youyou ofof,
wln 0921ComeCome homehome andand there’sthere’s nono priceprice shallshall makemake vsus partpart,
wln 0922EuenEven forfor youryour HonourableHonourable fathersfather’s sakesake.
wln 0923ItIt shallshall goego hardhard butbut II willwill seesee youryour deathdeath,asideaside.
wln 0924ButBut nownow II mustmust bebe gonegone toto buybuy aa slaueslave.
wln 0925Lod.LodowickLod.AndAnd, BarabasBarabas, I’leI’ll bearebear theethee companycompany.
wln 0926Bar.BarabasBar.ComeCome thenthen, here’shere’s thethe marketplacemarketplace; whatswhat’s thethe priceprice
wln 0927OfOf thisthis slaueflaueslave, 200200 CrownsCrowns? DoDo thethe TurkeTurk weighweigh soso muchmuch?
wln 0928Off.OfficerSirSir, that’sthat’s hishis priceprice.
wln 0929Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat, cancan hehe stealesteal thatthat youyou demanddemand soso muchmuch?
wln 0930BelikeBelike hehe hashas somesome newnew tricketrick forfor aa pursepurse;
wln 0931AndAnd ifif hehe hashas, hehe isis worthworth 300300 platsplots.
wln 0932SoSo thatthat, beingbeing boughtbought, thethe Towne-sealeTown-seal mightmight bebe gotgot
wln 0933ToTo keepekeep himhim forfor hishis life timelifelifetimelifetimetime fromfrom thethe gallowesgallows.
wln 0934TheThe Sessionssession’s dayday isis criticallcritical toto theeuesthieves,
wln 0935AndAnd fewfew oror nonenone scapescape butbut byby beingbeing purg’dpurged.
wln 0936Lod.LodowickLod.RatestRatest thouthou thisthis Mooremoor butbut atat 200200 platsplots?
wln 093711 Off.OfficerNoNo moremore, mymy LordLord.
wln 0938Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy shouldshould thisthis TurkeTurk bebe dearerdearer thenthan thatthat Mooremoor?
wln 0939Off.OfficerBecauseBecause hehe isis youngyoung andand hashas moremore qualitiesqualities.
wln 0940Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat, hasthast thethe Philosophersphilosopher’s stonestone? andand thouthou hasthast,
wln 0941BreakeBreak mymy headhead withwith itit, I’leI’ll forgiueforgive theethee.
wln 0942Itha.IthamoreItha.NoNo SirSir, II cancan cutcut andand shaueshave.
wln 0943Bar.BarabasBar.LetLet meme seesee, sirrasirrah, areare youyou notnot anan oldold shauershaver?
wln 0944Ith.IthamoreIth.AlasAlas, SirSir, II amam aa veryvery youthyouth.
wln 0945Bar.BarabasBar.AA youthyouth? I’leI’ll buybuy youyou, andand marrymarry youyou toto LadyLady va-vanityva∣nityvanity(nity
wln 0946
wln 0946IfIf youyou doedo wellwell.
wln 0947Ith.IthamoreIth.II willwill serueserve youyou, SirSir.
wln 0948Bar.BarabasBar.SomeSome wickedwicked tricktrick oror otherother. ItIt maymay bebe vnderunder colourcolour
wln 0949OfOf shauingshaving, thou’ltthou’lt cutcut mymy throatthroat forfor mymy goodsgoods.
wln 0950TellTell meme, hasthast thouthou thythy healthhealth wellwell?
wln 0951Ith.IthamoreIth.IAyay,● passingpassing wellwell.
wln 0952Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo muchmuch thethe worseworse; II mustmust hauehave oneone that’sthat’s sickly●icklysickly,
wln 0953AndAnd bebe butbut forfor sparingsparing vittlesvictuals: ’tis’tis notnot aa stonestone ofof beefbeef aa dayday

E

Will

---

img: 17-a
sig: E1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0954WillWill maintainemaintain youyou inin thesethese chopschops; letlet meme seesee oneone
wln 0955That’sThat’s some whatsomesomewhatsomewhat what leanerleaner.
wln 095611 Off.OfficerHere’sHere’s aa leanerleaner, howhow likelike youyou himhim?
wln 0957Bar.BarabasBar.WhereWhere waswas thouthou borneborn?
wln 0958Itha.IthamoreItha.InIn TraceThraceTrace; broughtbrought vpup inin ArabiaArabia.
wln 0959Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo muchmuch thethe betterbetter, thouthou artart forfor mymy turneturn,
wln 0960AnAn hundredhundred CrownesCrowns,; I’leI’ll hauehave himhim; there’sthere’s thethe coynecoin.
wln 096111 Off.OfficerThenThen markemark himhim, SirSir, andand taketake himhim hencehence.
wln 0962Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, markemark himhim, youyou werewere bestbest, forfor thisthis isis hehe
wln 0963ThatThat byby mymy helpehelp shallshall doedo muchmuch villanievillainy.
wln 0964MyMy LordLord farewellfarewell: ComeCome SirraSirrah youyou areare minemine.
wln 0965AsAs forfor thethe DiamondDiamond itit shallshall bebe yoursyours;
wln 0966II praypray, SirSir, bebe nono strangerstranger atat mymy househouse,
wln 0967AllAll thatthat II hauehave shallshall bebe atat youryour commandcommand.
wln 0968EnterEnter MathiasMathias, MaterMater.
wln 0969Math.MathiasMath.WhatWhat makesmakes thethe IewJewjew andand LodowickeLodewickeLodowick soso priuateprivate?
wln 0970II fearefear meme ’tis’tis aboutabout fairefair AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 0971Bar.BarabasBar.YonderYonder comescomes DonDon MathiasMathias, letlet vsus staystay;
wln 0972HeHe louesloves mymy daughterdaughter, andand sheshe holdsholds himhim dearedear:
wln 0973ButBut II hauehave swornesworn toto frustratefrustrate bothboth theirtheir hopeshopes,
wln 0974AndAnd bebe reveng’drevenged uponupon thethe — GouernorGovernor.
wln 0975MaterMater.ThisThis Mooremoor isis comeliestcomeliest, isis hehe notnot? speakespeak sonson.
wln 0976Math.MathiasMath.NoNo, thisthis isis thethe betterbetter, mothermother, viewview thisthis wellwell.
wln 0977Bar.BarabasBar.SeemeSeem notnot toto knowknow meme herehere beforebefore youryour mothermother
wln 0978LestLest sheshe mistrustmistrust thethe matchmatch thatthat isis inin handhand:
wln 0979WhenWhen youyou hauehave broughtbrought herher homehome, comecome toto mymy househouse;
wln 0980ThinkeThink ofof meme asas thythy fatherfather; SonneSon farewellfarewell.
wln 0981Math.MathiasMath.ButBut whereforewherefore talk’dtalked DonDon LodowickLodowick withwith youyou?
wln 0982Bar.BarabasBar.TushTush manman, wewe talk’dtalked ofof DiamondsDiamonds, notnot ofof AbigalAbigallAbigal.
wln 0983MaterMater.TellTell meme, MathiasMathias, isis notnot thatthat thethe IewJewjew?
wln 0984Bar.BarabasBar.AsAs forfor thethe CommentComment onon thethe MachabeesMachabees
wln 0985II hauehave itit, SirSir, andand ’tis’tis atat youryour commandcommand.
wln 0986Math.MathiasMath.YesYes, MadamMadam, andand mymy talketalk withwith himhim waswas
wln 0987AboutAbout thethe borrowingborrowing ofof aa bookebook oror twotwo.
wln 0988MaterMater.ConuerseConverse notnot withwith himhim, hehe isis castcast offoff fromfrom hea-heauenhea∣uenheaven(uen.
wln 0989
wln 0989ThouThou hasthast thythy CrownesCrowns, fellowfellow, comecome let’slet’s awayaway.exeuntexeunt
wln 0990Math.MathiasMath.SirraSirrah, IewJewjew, rememberremember thethe bookebook.

Bar.

---

img: 17-b
sig: E2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 0991Bar.BarabasBar.MarryMarry willwill II, SirSir.
wln 0992Off.OfficerComeCome, II hauehave mademade aa reasonablereasonable marketmarket, let’slet’s awayaway.
wln 0993Bar.BarabasBar.NowNow letlet meme knowknow thythy namename, andand therethere withallwithal
wln 0994ThyThy birthbirth, conditioncondition, andand professionprofession.
wln 0995Ithi.IthamoreIthi.FaithFaith, SirSir, mymy birthbirth isis butbut meanemean, mymy name’sname’s IthimerIthimore,
wln 0996MyMy professionprofession whatwhat youyou pleaseplease.
wln 0997Bar.BarabasBar.HastHast thouthou nono TradeTrade? thenthen listenlisten toto mymy wordswords,
wln 0998AndAnd II willwill teachteach thatthat shallshall stickestick byby theethee:
wln 0999FirstFirst bebe thouthou voydvoid ofof thesethese affectionsaffections,
wln 1000CompassionCompassion, louelove, vainevain hopehope, andand hartlesseheartless fearefear,
wln 1001BeBe mou’dmoved atat nothingnothing, seesee thouthou pittypity nonenone,
wln 1002ButBut toto [*]hy selfethy●hythyselfthyselfeself smilesmile whenwhen thethe ChristiansChristians moanemoan.
wln 1003Ithi.IthamoreIthi.OhOhO brauebrave, mastermaster, II worshipworship youryour nosenose forfor thisthis.
wln 1004Bar.BarabasBar.AsAs forfor my selfemyself, II walkewalk abroadabroad a nightsa nights
wln 1005AndAnd killkill sickesick peoplepeople groaninggroaning underunder wallswalls:
wln 1006SometimesSometimes II goego aboutabout andand poysonpoison wellswells;
wln 1007AndAnd nownow andand thenthen, toto cherishcherish ChristianChristian theevesthieves,
wln 1008II amam contentcontent toto loselose somesome ofof mymy CrownesCrowns;
wln 1009ThatThat II maymay, walkingwalking inin mymy GalleryGallery,
wln 1010SeeSee ’em’em goego pinion’dpinioned alongalong byby mymy dooredoor.
wln 1011BeingBeing youngyoung II studiedstudied PhysickePhysic, andand beganbegan
wln 1012ToTo practisepractise firstfirst vponupon thethe ItalianItalian;
wln 1013ThereThere II enric’denriched thethe PriestsPriests withwith burialsburials,
wln 1014AndAnd alwayesalways keptkept thethe Sexton’sSexton’s armesarms inin vreure
wln 1015WithWith diggingdigging grauesgraves andand ringingringing deaddead mensmen’s knelskneels:
wln 1016AndAnd afterafter thatthat waswas II anan Engineereengineer,
wln 1017AndAnd inin thethe warreswars ’twixt’twixt FranceFrance andand GermanieGermanygermany,
wln 1018VnderUnder pretencepretence ofof helpinghelping CharlesCharles thethe fifthfifth,
wln 1019SlewSlew friendfriend andand enemyenemy withwith mymy stratagemsstratagems.
wln 1020ThenThen afterafter thatthat waswas II anan VsurerUsurer,
wln 1021AndAnd withwith extortingextorting, cozeningcozening, forfeitingforfeiting,
wln 1022AndAnd trickstricks belongingbelonging vntounto BrokeryBrokery,
wln 1023II fill’dfilled thethe IailesJailsjails withwith BankroutsBankrupts inin aa yeareyear,
wln 1024AndAnd withwith youngyoung OrphansOrphans plantedplanted HospitalsHospitals,
wln 1025AndAnd eueryevery MooneMoon mademade somesome oror otherother madmad,
wln 1026AndAnd nownow andand thenthen oneone hanghang himselfehimself forfor griefegrief,
wln 1027PinningPinning vponupon hishis breastbreast aalonga longlong greatgreat ScrowleScroll

E2

How

---

img: 18-a
sig: E2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1028HowHow II withwith interestinterest tormentedtormented himhim.
wln 1029ButBut markemark howhow II amam blestblessed forfor plaguingplaguing themthem,
wln 1030II hauehave asas muchmuch coynecoin asas willwill buybuy thethe TowneTown.
wln 1031ButBut telltell meme nownow, HowHow hasthast thouthou spentspent thythy timetime?
wln 1032Ithi.IthamoreIthi.FaithFaith, MasterMaster, inin settingsetting ChristianChristian villagesvillages onon firefire,
wln 1033ChainingChaining ofof EunuchesEunuchs, bindingbinding gally-slauesgalley-slaves.
wln 1034OneOne timetime II waswas anan Hostlerostler inin anan InneInn,
wln 1035AndAnd inin thethe night timenightnight-timenight timetime secretlysecretly-wouldsecretlysecretly-would wouldwould II stealesteal
wln 1036ToTo trauellerstravellers’travellers ChambersChambers, andand therethere cutcut theirtheir throatsthroats:
wln 1037OnceOnce atat IerusalemJerusalemjerusalem, wherewhere thethe pilgrimspilgrims kneel’dkneeled,
wln 1038II strowedstrewed powderpowder onon thethe MarbleMarble stonesstones,
wln 1039AndAnd therewithalltherewithal theirtheir kneesknees wouldwould rancklerankle, soso
wln 1040ThatThat II hauehave laugh’dlaughed agoodagood toto seesee thethe cripplescripples
wln 1041GoeGo limpinglimping homehome toto ChristendomeChristendom onon stiltsstilts.
wln 1042Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy thisthis isis somethingsomething: makemake accountaccount ofof meme
wln 1043AsAs ofof thythy fellowfellow; wewe areare villainesvillains bothboth:
wln 1044BothBoth circumcizedcircumcised, wewe hatehate ChristiansChristians bothboth:
wln 1045BeBe truetrue andand secretsecret, thouthou shaltshalt wantwant nono goldgold.
wln 1046ButBut standstand asidea●ideaside, herehere comescomes DonDon LodowickeLodowick.
wln 1047EnterEnter LodowickeLodowick.
wln 1048Lod.LodowickLod.OhOhO BarabasBarabas wellwell metmet; wherewhere isis thethe DiamondDiamond
wln 1049YouYou toldtold meme ofof?
wln 1050Bar.BarabasBar.II hauehave itit forfor youyou, SirSir; pleaseplease youyou walkewalk inin withwith meme:
wln 1051WhatWhat, hoho, AbigallAbigallAbigal; openopen thethe dooredoor II saysay.
wln 1052EnterEnter AbigallAbigall.
wln 1053Abig.AbigallAbig.InIn goodgood timetime, fatherfather, herehere areare lettersletters comecome
wln 1054FromFrom OrmusOrmus, andand thethe PostPost stayesstays herehere withinwithin.
wln 1055Bar.BarabasBar.GiueGive meme thethe lettersletters, daughterdaughter, doedo youyou hearehear?
wln 1056EntertaineEntertain LodowickeLodowick thethe GouernorsGovernor’sgovernor’s sonneson
wln 1057WithWith allall thethe curtesiecourtesy youyou cancan affoordafford;
wln 1058ProuidedProvided, thatthat youyou keepekeep youryour Maiden-headMaidenhead.
wln 1059VseUse himhim asas ifif hehe werewere aa PhilistinePhilist●●●Philistine.asideaside.
wln 1060DissembleDissemble, sweareswear, protestprotest, vowvow toto louelo●elove himhim,
wln 1061HeHe isis notnot ofof thethe seedseed ofof AbrahamAbraham.
wln 1062II amam aa littlelittle busiebusy, SirSir, praypray pardonpardon meme.
wln 1063AbigallAbigallAbigal, bidbid himhim welcomewelcome forfor mymy sakesake.
wln 1064Abig.AbigallAbig.ForFor youryour sakesake andand hishis ownown he’she’s welcomewelcome hitherhither.

Bar.

---

img: 18-b
sig: E3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1065Bar.BarabasBar.DaughterDaughter, aa wordword moremore; kissekiss himhim, speakespeak himhim fairefair,
wln 1066AndAnd likelike aa cunningcunning IewJewjew soso castcast aboutabout,
wln 1067ThatThat yeye bebe bothboth mademade suresure e’reere youyou comecome outout.
wln 1068Abig.AbigallAbig.OhOhO fatherfather, DonDon MathiasMathias isis mymy louelove.
wln 1069Bar.BarabasBar.II knowknow itit: yetyet II saysay makemake louelove toto himhim;
wln 1070DoeDo, itit isis requisiterequisite itit shouldshould bebe soso.
wln 1071NayNay onon mymy lifelife itit isis mymy Factorsfactor’s handhand,
wln 1072ButBut goego youyou inin, I’leI’ll thinkethink vponupon thethe accountaccount:
wln 1073TheThe accountaccount isis mademade, forfor LodowickeLodowick dyesdies.
wln 1074MyMy FactorFactor sendssends meme wordword aa Merchant’sMerchant’s fledfled
wln 1075ThatThat owesowes meme forfor aa hundredhundred TunTun ofof WineWine:
wln 1076II weighweigh itit thusthus muchmuch; II hauehave wealthwealth enoughenough.
wln 1077ForFor nownow byby thisthis hashas hehe kistkissed AbigallAbigallAbigal;
wln 1078AndAnd sheshe vowesvows louelove toto himhim, andand heehe toto herher.
wln 1079AsAs suresure asas heauenheaven rain’drained MannaManna forfor thethe IewesJews,
wln 1080SoSo suresure shallshall hehe andand DonDon MathiasMathias dyedie:
wln 1081HisHis fatherfather waswas mymy chiefestchiefest enemieenemy.
wln 1082WhitherWhither goesgoes DonDon MathiasMathias? staystay aa whilewhile.
wln 1083EnterEnter MathiasMathias.
wln 1084Math.MathiasMath.Witherwhither butbut toto mymy fairefair louelove AbigallAbigallAbigal?
wln 1085Bar.BarabasBar.ThouThou know’stknowest, andand heauenheaven cancan witnessewitness itit isis truetrue,
wln 1086ThatThat II intendintend mymy daughterdaughter shallshall bebe thinethine.
wln 1087Math.MathiasMath.IAyay, BarabasBarabas, oror elseelse thouthou wrong’stwrongest meme muchmuch:
wln 1088Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO heauenheaven forbidforbid II shouldshould hauehave suchsuch aa thoughtthought.
wln 1089PardonPardon meme thoughthough II weepeweep; thethe GouernorsGovernor’sgovernor’s sonneson
wln 1090WillWill, whetherwhether II willwill oror nono, hauehave AbigallAbigallAbigal:
wln 1091HeHe sendssends herher lettersletters, braceletsbracelets, jewelsjewels, ringsrings.
wln 1092Math.MathiasMath.DoesDoes sheshe receiuereceive themthem?
wln 1093Bar.BarabasBar.Sheeshe? NoNo, MathiasMathias, nono, butbut sendssends themthem backeback,
wln 1094AndAnd whenwhen hehe comescomes, sheshe lockeslocks her selfeherself vpup fastfast;
wln 1095YetYet throughthrough thethe key[·]holekeykey●keyholekey hole hole willwill hehe talketalk toto herher,
wln 1096WhileWhile sheshe runsruns toto thethe windowwi●dowwindow lookinglooking outout
wln 1097WhenWhen youyou shouldshould comecome andand halehale himhim fromfrom thethe dooredoore●door:
wln 1098Math.MathiasMath.OhOhO treacheroustreacherous LodowickeLodowick!
wln 1099Bar.BarabasBar.EvenEven nownow asas II camecame homehome, hehe sliptslipped meme inin,
wln 1100AndAnd II amam suresure hehe isis withwith AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 1101Math.MathiasMath.I’leI’ll rouzerouse himhim thencethence.

E3

Bar

---

img: 19-a
sig: E3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1102Bar.BarabasBar.NotNot forfor allall MaltaMalta, thereforetherefore sheathsheath youryour swordsword;
wln 1103IfIf youyou louelove meme, nono quarrelsquarrels inin mymy househouse;
wln 1104ButBut stealest●alesteal youyou inin, andand seemeseem toto seesee himhim notnot;
wln 1105I’leI’ll giuegive himhim suchsuch aa warningwarning e’ree’er hehe goesgoes
wln 1106AsAs hehe shallshall hauehave smallsmall hopeshopes ofof AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 1107AwayAway, forfor herehere theythey comecome,
wln 1108EnterEnter LodowickeLodowicke●LodowickLodowicke’s, AbigallAbigall.
wln 1109Math.MathiasMath.WhatWhat handhand inin handhand, II cannotcannot suffersuffer thisthis.
wln 1110Bar.BarabasBar.MathiasMathias, asas thouthou lou’stlovest meme, notnot aa wordword.
wln 1111Math.MathiasMath.WellWell, letlet itit passepass, anotheranother timetime shallshall serueserve.
wln 1112ExitExit.
wln 1113Lod.LodowickLod.BarabasBarabas, isis notnot thatthat thethe widoweswidow’s sonneson?
wln 1114Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, andand taketake heedheed, forfor hehe hathhath swornesworn youryour deathdeath.
wln 1115Lod.LodowickLod.MyMy deathdeath? whatwhat isis thethe base bornebasebase-bornbase borne born peasantpeasant madmad?
wln 1116BarB●r.BarabasB●r.NoNo, nono, butbut happilyhappily hehe standsstands inin fearefear
wln 1117OfOf thatth●tthat whichwhich youyou, II thinkethink, ne’rene’ernever dreamedream vponupon,
wln 1118MyMy daughterdaughter herehere, aa paltrypaltry sillysilly girlegirl.
wln 1119Lod.LodowickLod.WhyWhy louesloves sheshe DonDon MathiasMathias?
wln 1120Bar.BarabasBar.DothDoth sheshe notnot withwith herher smilingsmiling answeranswer youyou?
wln 1121Abig.AbigallAbig.HeHe hashas mymy heartheart, II smilesmile againstagainst mymy willwill.
wln 1122Lod.LodowickLod.BarabasBarabas, thouthou know’stknowest II hauehave lou’dloved thythy daughterdaughter (longlong.

wln 1123Bar.BarabasBar.AndAnd soso hashas sheshe donedone youyou, eueneven fromfrom aa childchild.
wln 1124Lod.LodowickLod.AndAnd nownow II cancan nono longerlonger holdhold mymy mindemind.
wln 1125Bar.BarabasBar.NorNor II thethe affectionaffection thatthat II bearebear toto youyou.
wln 1126Lod.LodowickLod.ThisThis isis thythy DiamondDiamond, telltell meme, shallshall II hauehave itit?
wln 1127Bar.BarabasBar.WinWin itit, andand wearewear itit, itit isis yetyet vnsoyl’dvn●oyl’dunsoiled,
wln 1128OhOhO butbut II knowknow youryour LordshipLordship wudwould disdainedisdain
wln 1129ToTo marrymarry withwith thethe daughterdaughter ofof aa IewJewjew:
wln 1130AndAnd yeryetyet I’leI’ll giuegive herher manymany aa goldengolden crossecross
wln 1131WithWith ChristianChristian posiesposies roundround aboutabout thethe ringring.
wln 1132Lod.LodowickLod.’Tis’Tis notnot thythy wealthwealth, butbut herher thatthat II esteemeesteem,
wln 1133YetYet crauecrave II thythy consentconsent.
wln 1134Bar.BarabasBar.AndAnd minemine youyou hauehave, yetyet letlet meme talketalk toto herher;
wln 1135ThisThis off-springoffspring ofof CainCain, thisthis Iebusitejebusite
wln 1136ThatThat neuernever tastedtasted ofof thethe PasseouerPassover,
wln 1137NorNor e’ree’er shallshall seesee thethe landland ofof CanaanCanaan,

Nor

---

img: 19-b
sig: E4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1138NorNor ourour MessiasMessias thatthat isis yetyet toto comecome,asideaside.
wln 1139ThisThis gentlegentle Magotmaggot LodowickeLodowick II meanemean,
wln 1140MustMust bebe deludeddeluded: letlet himhim hauehave thythy handhand,
wln 1141ButBut keepekeep thythy heartheart tilltill DonDon MathiasMathias comescomes.
wln 1142Abig.AbigallAbig.WhatWhat shallshall II bebe betroth’dbetrothed toto LodowickeLodowick?
wln 1143Bar.BarabasBar.It’sIt’s nono sinnesin toto deceiuedeceive aa ChristianChristian;
wln 1144ForFor theythey them seluesthemselves holdhold itit aa principleprinciple,
wln 1145FaithFaith isis notnot toto bebe heldheld withwith HeretickesHeretics;
wln 1146ButBut allall areare HereticksHeretics thatthat areare notnot IewesJews;
wln 1147ThisThis followesfollows wellwell, andand thereforetherefore daughterdaughter fearefear notnot.
wln 1148II hauehave intreatedentreated herher, andand sheshe willwill grantgrant.
wln 1149Lod.LodowickLod.ThenThen gentlegentle AbigalAbigallAbigal plightplight thythy faithfaith toto meme.
wln 1150Abig.AbigallAbig.II cannotcannot chusechoose, seeingseeing mymy fatherfather bidsbids:
wln 1151NothingNothing butbut deathdeath shallshall partpart mymy louelove andand meme.
wln 1152Lod.LodowickLod.NowNow hauehave II thatthat forfor whichwhich mymy soulesoul hathhath long’dlonged.
wln 1153Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo hauehave notnot II, butbut yetyet II hopehope II shallshall.asideaside.
wln 1154Abig.AbigallAbig.OhOhO wretchedwretched AbigalAbigallAbigal, whatwhat hasthast theethee donedone?
wln 1155Lod.LodowickLod.WhyWhy onon thethe suddensudden isis youryour colourcolour chang’dchanged?
wln 1156Abig.AbigallAbig.II knowknow notnot, butbut farewellfarewell, II mustmust bebe gonegone.
wln 1157Bar.BarabasBar.StayStay herher, butbut letlet herher notnot speakespeak oneone wordword moremore.
wln 1158Lod.LodowickLod.MuteMute ao’ thethe suddensudden; here’shere’s aa suddensudden changechange.
wln 1159Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO musemuse notnot atat itit, ’tis’tis thethe HebrewesHebrews’ guizeguise,
wln 1160ThatThat maidensmaidens newnew betroth’dbetrothed shouldshould weepeweep aa whilewhile:●
wln 1161TroubleTrouble herher notnot, sweetsweet LodowickeLodowick departdepart:
wln 1162SheeShe isis thythy wifewife, andand thouthou shaltshalt bebe minemine heireheir.
wln 1163Lod.LodowickLod.OhOhO, is’tis’t thethe customecustom, thenthan II amam resolu’dresolved:
wln 1164ButBut ratheratherratherather letlet thethe brightsomebrightsome heauensheavens bebe dimdim,
wln 1165AndAnd NaturesNature’s beautybeauty choakechoke withwith stifelingstifling cloudsclouds,
wln 1166ThenThan mymy fairefair AbigalAbigallAbigal shouldshould frownefrown onon meme.
wln 1167ThereThere comescomes thethe villainevillain, nownow I’leI’ll bebe reueng’drevenged.
wln 1168EnterEnter MathiasMathias.
wln 1169Bar.BarabasBar.BeBe quietquiet LodowickeLodowick, itit isis enoughenough
wln 1170ThatThat II hauehave mademade theethee suresure toto AbigalAbigallAbigal.
wln 1171Lod.LodowickLod.WellWell, letlet himhim goego.ExitExit.
wln 1172Bar.BarabasBar.WellWell, butbut forfor meme, asas youyou wentwent inin atat doresdoors
wln 1173YouYou hadhad binbeen stab’dstabbed, butbut notnot aa wordword on’ton’t nownow;
wln 1174HereHere mustmust nono speechesspeeches passepass, nornor swordsswords bebe drawnedrawn.

Math.

---

img: 20-a
sig: E4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1175Math.MathiasMath.SufferSuffer meme, BarabasBarabas, butbut toto followfollow himhim.
wln 1176Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo; soso shallshall II, ifif anyany hurthurt bebe donedone,
wln 1177BeBe mademade anan accessaryaccessary ofof youryour deedsdeeds;
wln 1178ReuengeRevenge itit onon himhim whenwhen youyou meetmeet himhim nextnext.
wln 1179Math.MathiasMath.ForFor thisthis I’leI’ll hauehave hishis heartheart.
wln 1180Bar.BarabasBar.DoeDo soso; loelo herehere II giuegive theethee AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 1181Math.MathiasMath.WhatWhat greatergreater giftgift cancan poorepoor MathiasMathias hauehave?
wln 1182ShallShall LodowickeLodowick robrob meme ofof soso fairefair aa louelove?
wln 1183MyMy lifelife isis notnot soso dearedear asas AbigallAbigallAbigal.
wln 1184Bar.BarabasBar.MyMy heartheart misgiuesmisgives meme, thatthat toto crossecross youryour louelove,
wln 1185Hee’sHe’s withwith youryour mothermother, thereforetherefore afterafter himhim.
wln 1186Math.MathiasMath.WhatWhat, isis hehe gonegone vntounto mymy mothermother?
wln 1187Bar.BarabasBar.NayNay, ifif youyou willwill, staystay tilltill sheshe comescomes her selfeherself.
wln 1188Math.MathiasMath.II cannotcannot staystay; forfor ifif mymy mothermother comecome,
wln 1189Shee’llShe’llshe’ll dyedie withwith griefegrief.ExitExit.
wln 1190Abig.AbigallAbig.II cannotcannot taketake mymy leaueleave ofof himhim forfor tearestears:
wln 1191FatherFather, whywhy hauehave youyou thusthus incenstincensed themthem bothboth?
wln 1192Bar.BarabasBar.What’sWhat’s thatthat toto theethee?
wln 1193Abig.AbigallAbig.I’leI’ll makemake ’em’em friendsfriends againeagain.
wln 1194Bar.BarabasBar.You’llYou’ll makemake ’em’em friendsfriends? areare therethere notnot IewesJews
wln 1195EnowEnowEnough inin MaltaMalta.
wln 1196ButBut thouthou mustmust dotedote vponupon aa ChristianChristian?
wln 1197Abig.AbigallAbig.II willwill hauehave DonDon MathiasMathias, hehe isis mymy louelove.
wln 1198Bar.BarabasBar.YesYes, youyou shallshall hauehave himhim: GoeGo putput herher inin.
wln 1199Ith.IthamoreIth.IAyay, I’leI’ll putput herher inin.
wln 1200Bar.BarabasBar.NowNow telltell meme, IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, howhow lik’stlik’stlikest thouthou thisthis?
wln 1201Ith.IthamoreIth.FaithFaith MasterMaster, II thinkethink byby thisthis
wln 1202YouYou purchasepurchase bothboth theirtheir liueslives; isis itit notnot soso?
wln 1203Bar.BarabasBar.TrueTrue; andand itit shallshall bebe cunninglycunningly perform’dperformed.
wln 1204Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO, mastermaster, thatthat II mightmight hauehave aa handhand inin thisthis.
wln 1205Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, soso thouthou shaltshalt, ’tis’tis thouthou mustmust doedo thethe deeddeed:
wln 1206TakeTake thisthis andand bearebear itit toto MathiasMathias streightstraight,
wln 1207AndAnd telltell himhim thatthat itit comescomes fromfrom LodowickeLodowick.
wln 1208Ith.IthamoreIth.’Tis’Tis poyson’dpoisoned, isis itit notnot?
wln 1209Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, nono, andand yetyet itit mightmight bebe donedone thatthat wayway:
wln 1210ItIt isis aa challengechallenge feign’dfeigned fromfrom LodowickeLodowick.
wln 1211Ith.IthamoreIth.FeareFear notnot, I’leI’ll soso setset hishis heartheart a fireaafirea fire fire, thatthat hehe

Shall

---

img: 20-b
sig: F1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1212ShallShall verilyverily thinkethink itit comescomes fromfrom himhim.
wln 1213Bar.BarabasBar.II cannotcannot choosechoose butbut likelike thythy readinessereadiness:
wln 1214YetYet bebe notnot rashrash, butbut doedo itit cunninglycunningly.
wln 1215Ith.IthamoreIth.AsAs II behauebehave my selfemyself inin thisthis, imployemploy meme hereafterhereafter.
wln 1216Bar.BarabasBar.AwayAway thenthen.ExitExit.
wln 1217SoSo, nownow willwill II goego inin toto LodowickeLodowick,
wln 1218AndAnd likelike aa cunningcunning spiritspirit feignefeign somesome lyelie,
wln 1219TillTill II hauehave setset ’em’em bothboth atat enmitieenmity.ExitExit.




wln 1220ActusActus TertiusTertius.


wln 1221EnterEnter aa CurtezanecourtesanCurtezan●CourtesanCourtesans.

wln 1222SInceSInce thisthis TowneTown waswas besieg’dbesieged, mymy gainegain growesgrows coldcold
wln 1223TheThe timetime hashas binbeen, thatthat butbut forfor oneone barebare nightnight
wln 1224AA hundredhundred DucketsDucats hauehave binbeen freelyfreely giuengiven:
wln 1225ButBut nownow againstagainst mymy willwill II mustmust bebe chastchaste.
wln 1226AndAnd yetyet II knowknow mymy beautybeauty dothdoth notnot failefail.
wln 1227FromFrom VeniceVenice MerchantsMerchants, andand fromfrom PaduaPadua,
wln 1228WereWere wontwont toto comecome rarerare wittedwitted GentlemenGentlemen,
wln 1229SchollersScholars II meanemean, learnedlearned andand liberallliberal;
wln 1230AndAnd nownow, sauesave Pilia-borzaPilia-borza, comescomes therethere nonenone,
wln 1231AndAnd hehe isis veryvery seldomeseldom fromfrom mymy househouse;
wln 1232AndAnd herehere hehe comescomes.
wln 1233EnterEnter Pilia-borzaPilia-borza.
wln 1234Pilia.Pilia-BorzaPilia.HoldHold theethee, wenchwench, there’sthere’s somethingsomething forfor theethee toto (spendspend.
wln 1235Curt.CourtesanCurt.’Tis’Tis siluersilver, II disdainedisdain itit.
wln 1236Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.IAyay, butbut thethe IewJewjew hashas goldgold,
wln 1237AndAnd II willwill hauehave itit oror itit shallshall goego hardhard.
wln 1238Curt.CourtesanCurt.TellTell meme, howhow cam’stcam’st thouthou byby thisthis?
wln 1239Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.FaithFaith, walkingwalking thethe backeback laneslanes throughthrough thethe Gar-GardensGar∣densGardens(dens
wln 1240
wln 1240II chanc’dchanced toto castcast minemine eyeeye vpup toto thethe IewesJews counting-housecountinghouse
wln 1241WhereWhere II sawsaw somesome bagsbags ofof monymoney, andand inin thethe nightnight II
wln 1242Clamber’dClambered vpup withwith mymy hookshooks, andand asas II waswas takingtaking
wln 1243MyMy choycechoice, II heardheard aa rumblingrumbling inin thethe househouse; soso II tooketook

F

Onely

---

img: 21-a
sig: F1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1244OnelyOnly thisthis, andand runnerun mymy wayway: butbut here’shere’s thethe IewsJew’sjews manman.
wln 1245EnterEnter IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1246Curt.CourtesanCurt.HideHide thethe baggebag.
wln 1247Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.LookeLook notnot towardstowards himhim, let’slet’s awayaway:
wln 1248Zoon’sZounds’zounds whatwhat aa lookinglooking thouthou keep’stkeepest,
wln 1249Thou’ltThou’lt betraye’sbetray’s anonanon.
wln 1250Ith.IthamoreIth.OO thethe sweetestsweetest faceface thatthat euerever II beheldbeheld! II knowknow sheshe isis
wln 1251AA CurtezaneCourtesancourtesan byby herher attireattire: nownow wouldwould II giuegive aa hundredhundred
wln 1252OfOf thethe IewesJew’sJews CrownesCrowns thatthat II hadhad such●uchsuch aa ConcubineConcubine.
wln 1253WellWell, II hauehave deliuer’ddelivered thethe challengechallenge inin suchsuch sortsort,
wln 1254AsAs meetmeet theythey willwill, andand fightingfighting dyedie; brauebrave sportsport.
wln 1255ExitExit.
wln 1256EnterEnter MathiasMathias.
wln 1257Math.MathiasMath.ThisThis isis thethe placeplace, nownow AbigallAbigallAbigal shallshall seesee
wln 1258WhetherWhether MathiasMathias holdsholds herher dearedear oror nono.
wln 1259EnterEnter Lodow.LodowLodowickLodow. readingreading.
wln 1260Math.MathiasMath.WhatWhat, daresdares thethe villainvillain writewrite inin suchsuch basebase termsterms?
wln 1261Lod.LodowickLod.II diddid itit, andand reuengerevenge itit ifif thouthou dar’stdar’st.
wln 1262FightFight: EnterEnter BarabasBarabas aboueabove.
wln 1263Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO brauelybravely foughtfought, andand yetyet theythey thrustthrust notnot homehome.
wln 1264NowNow LodowickeLodowick, nownow MathiasMathias, soso;
wln 1265SoSo nownow theythey hauehave shew’dshowed themseluesthemselves toto bebe talltall fellowesfellows.
wln 1266WithinWithin,PartPart ’em’em, partpart ’em’em.
wln 1267Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, partpart ’em’em nownow theythey areare deaddead: FarewellFarewell, farewellfarewell.
wln 1268ExitExit.
wln 1269EnterEnter GouernorGovernor. MaterMater.
wln 1270Gov.GovernorWhatWhat sightsight isis thisthis? mymy LodowickeLodowick slaineslain!
wln 1271TheseThese armesarms ofof minemine shallshall bebe thythy SepulchreSepulchre.
wln 1272MaterMater,WhoWho isis thisthis? mymy sonneson MathiasMathias slaineslain!
wln 1273Gov.GovernorOhOhO LodowickeLodowick! hadsthadst thouthou perish’dperished byby thethe TurkeTurk,
wln 1274WretchedWretched FernezeFerneze mightmight hauehave veng’dvenged thythy deathdeath.
wln 1275MaterMater.ThyThy sonneson slewslew minemine, andand I’leI’ll reuengerevenge hishis deathdeath.
wln 1276Gov.GovernorLookeLook, KatherinKatherineKatherin, lookelook, thythy sonneson gauegave minemine thesethese (woũdswoūdswounds
wln 1277Mat.MaterMat.OO leaueleave toto griuegrieve meme, II amam grieu’dgrieved enoughenough.
wln 1278Gov.GovernorOhOhO thatthat mymy sighssighs couldcould turneturn toto liuelylively breathbreath;
wln 1279AndAnd thesethese mymy tearestears toto bloodblood, thatthat hehe mightmight liuelive.
wln 1280MaterMater.WhoWho mademade themthem enemiesenemies?

Gov.

---

img: 21-b
sig: F2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1281Gov.GovernorII knowknow notnot, andand thatthat grieuesgrieves meme mostmost ofof allall.
wln 1282Mat.MaterMat.MyMy sonneson lou’dloved thinethine.
wln 1283Gov.GovernorAndAnd soso diddid LodowickeLodowick himhim.
wln 1284Mat.MaterMat.LendLend meme thatthat weaponweapon thatthat diddid killkill mymy sonneson,
wln 1285AndAnd itit shallshall murdermurder meme.
wln 1286Gov,GovernorNayNay MademMadamMadem staystay, thatthat weaponweapon waswas mymy son’sson’s,
wln 1287AndAnd onon thatthat ratherrather shouldshould FernezeFerneze dyedie.
wln 1288Mat.MaterMat.HoldHold, let’slet’s inquireinquire thethe causerscausers ofof theirtheir deathsdeaths,
wln 1289ThatThat wewe maymay vengevenge theirtheir bloodblood vponupon theirtheir headsheads.
wln 1290Gov.GovernorThenThen taketake themthem vpup, andand letlet themthem bebe interr’dinterred
wln 1291WithinWithin oneone sacredsacred monumentmonument ofof stonestone;
wln 1292VponUpon whichwhich AltarAltar II willwill offeroffer vpup
wln 1293MyMy dailydaily sacrificesacrifice ofof sighessighs andand tearestears,
wln 1294AndAnd withwith mymy prayersprayers piercepierce impartiallimpartial heauensheavens,
wln 1295TillTill theythey thethe causerscausers ofof ourour smartssmarts,
wln 1296WhichWhich forc’dforced theirtheir handshands diuidedivide vnitedunited heartshearts:
wln 1297ComeCome, KatherinaKatherina, ourour losseslosses equallequal areare,
wln 1298ThenThen ofof truetrue griefegrief letlet vsus taketake equallequal shareshare.
wln 1299ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1300EnterEnter IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1301Ith.IthamoreIth.WhyWhy waswas therethere euerever seeneseen suchsuch villanyvillainy, soso neatlyneatly
wln 1302PlottedPlotted, andand soso wellwell perform’dperformed? bothboth heldheld inin handhand, andand
wln 1303FlatlyFlatly bothboth beguil’dbeguiled.
wln 1304EnterEnter AbigallAbigall.
wln 1305Abig.AbigallAbig.WhyWhy howhow nownow IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, whywhy laugh’stlaughest thouthou soso?
wln 1306Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO, MistresseMistress, haha haha haha.
wln 1307Abig.AbigallAbig.WhyWhy whatwhat ayl’stailest thouthou?
wln 1308Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO mymy mastermaster.
wln 1309Abig.AbigallAbig.HaHa.
wln 1310Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO MistrisMistress! II hauehave thethe brauestbravest, grauestgravest, secretsecret, subtilsubtle
wln 1311Bottle-nos’dBottle-nosed knaueknave toto mymy MasterMaster, thatthat euerever GentlemanGentleman hadhad
wln 1312Abig.AbigallAbig.SaySay, knaueknave, whywhy rail’strailest vponupon mymy fatherfather thusthus?
wln 1313Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO, mymy mastermaster hashas thethe brauestbravest policypolicy.
wln 1314Abig.AbigallAbig.WhereinWherein?
wln 1315Ith.IthamoreIth.WhyWhy, knowknow youyou notnot?
wln 1316Abig.AbigallAbig.WhyWhy nono.
wln 1317Ith.IthamoreIth.KnowKnow youyou notnot ofof MathiaMathia &and DonDon LodowickLodowick disasterdisaster?

F2

Abig.

---

img: 22-a
sig: F2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1318Abig.AbigallAbig.NoNo, whatwhat waswas itit?
wln 1319Ith.IthamoreIth.WhyWhy thethe deuildevil inuentedinvented aa challengechallenge, mymy Mr.Mr.MasterMr. writwrit itit,
wln 1320AndAnd II carriedcarried itit, firstfirst toto LodowickeLodowick, andand imprimisimpr●misimprimis toto MathiaMathia.
wln 1321AndAnd thenthen theythey metmet, asas thethe storystory sayessays,
wln 1322InIn dolefulldoleful wisewise theythey endedended bothboth theirtheir dayesdays.
wln 1323Abig.AbigallAbig.AndAnd waswas mymy fatherfather furthererfurtherer ofof theirtheir deathsdeaths?
wln 1324Ith.IthamoreIth.AmAm II IthimoreIthamoreIthimore?
wln 1325Abig.AbigallAbig.YesYes.
wln 1326Ith.IthamoreIth.SoSo suresure diddid youryour fatherfather writewrite, &and II carycarry thethe chalengechallenge.
wln 1327Abig.AbigallAbig.WellWell, IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, letlet meme requestrequest theethee thisthis,
wln 1328GoeGo toto thethe new madenewnew-madenew made made NunneryNunnery, andand inquireinquire
wln 1329ForFor anyany ofof thethe FryarsFriars ofof St.St. IaynesJaynesjaynes’,
wln 1330AndAnd saysay, II praypray themthem comecome andand speakespeak withwith meme.
wln 1331Ith.IthamoreIth.II praypray, mistrismistress, wilwill youyou answeranswer meme toto oneone questionquestion?
wln 1332Abig.AbigallAbig.WellWell, sirrasirrah, whatwhat is’tis’t?
wln 1333Ith.IthamoreIth.AA veryvery feelingfeeling oneone; hauehave notnot thethe NunsNunsnun’s finefine sportsport
wln 1334WithWith thethe FryarsFriars nownow andand thenthen?
wln 1335Abig.AbigallAbig.GoGo toto, sirrasirrah saucesauce, isis thisthis youryour questionquestion? getget yeye gongone
wln 1336Ith.IthamoreIth.II willwill forsoothforsooth, MistrisMistress.ExitExit
wln 1337Abig.AbigallAbig.Hard-heartedHard-hearted FatherFather, unkindunkind BarabasBarabas,
wln 1338WasWas thisthis thethe pursuitpursuit ofof thythy policiepolicy?
wln 1339ToTo makemake meme shewshow themthem fauourfavour seuerallyseverally,
wln 1340ThatThat byby mymy fauourfavour theythey shouldshould bothboth bebe slaineslain?
wln 1341AdmitAdmit thouthou lou’dstlov’dst notnot LodowickeLodowick forfor hishis sinnesin,
wln 1342YetYet DonDon MathiasMathias ne’rene’ernever offendedoffended theethee:
wln 1343ButBut thouthou wertwert setset vponupon extremeextreme reuengerevenge,
wln 1344BecauseBecause thethe PryorPrior dispossestdispossessed theethee onceonce,
wln 1345AndAnd couldstcouldst notnot vengevenge itit, butbut vponupon hishis sonneson,
wln 1346NorNor onon hishis sonneson, butbut byby MathiasMathias meanesmeans;
wln 1347NorNor onon MathiasMathias, butbut byby murderingmurdering meme.
wln 1348ButBut II perceiueperceive therethere isis nono louelove onon earthearth,
wln 1349PittyPity inin IewesJews, nornor pietypiety inin TurkesTurks.
wln 1350ButBut herehere ComesComes cursedcursed IthimoreIthamoreIthimore withwith thethe FryarFriar.
wln 1351EnterEnter IthimoreIthamoreIthimore. FryarFriarfriar.
wln 1352Fry.FriarFry.VirgoVirgo, salvesalve.
wln 1353Ith.IthamoreIth.WhenWhen duckeduck youyou?
wln 1354Abig.AbigallAbig.WelcomeWelcome grauegrave FryarFriar IthamoreIthimore: begonbegone,ExitExit

Know

---

img: 22-b
sig: F3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1355KnowKnow, holyholy SirSir, II amam boldbold toto sollicitesolicit theethee.
wln 1356Fry.FriarFry.WhereinWherein?
wln 1357Abig.AbigallAbig.ToTo getget meme bebe admittedadmitted forfor aa NunNun.
wln 1358Fry.FriarFry.WhyWhy AbigalAbigallAbigal itit isis notnot yetyet longlong sincesince
wln 1359ThatThat II diddid labourlabour thythy admitionadmission,
wln 1360AndAnd thenthenthan thouthou didstdidst notnot likelike thatthat holyholy lifelife.
wln 1361Abig.AbigallAbig.ThenThen werewere mymy thoughtsthoughts soso frailefrail &and vnconfirm’dunconfirmed,
wln 1362AndAnd II waswas chain’dchained toto folliesfollies ofof thethe worldworld:
wln 1363ButBut nownow experienceexperience, purchasedpurchased withwith griefegrief,
wln 1364HasHas mademade meme seesee thethe differencedifference ofof thingsthings.
wln 1365MyMy sinfullsinful soulesoul, alasalas, hathhath pac’dpaced tootoo longlong
wln 1366TheThe fatallfatal LabyrinthLabyrinth ofof misbeleefemisbelief,
wln 1367FarreFar fromfrom thethe SonneSon thatthat giuesgives eternalleternal lifelife.
wln 1368Fry.FriarFry.WhoWho taughttaught theethee thisthis?
wln 1369Abig.AbigallAbig.TheThe AbbasseAbbessabbess ofof thethe househouse,
wln 1370WhoseWhose zealouszealous admonitionadmonition II embraceembrace:
wln 1371OhOhO thereforetherefore, IacomiJacomijacomi, letlet meme bebe oneone,
wln 1372AlthoughAlthough unworthyunworthy ofof thatthat Sister-hoodSisterhood.
wln 1373Fry.FriarFry.AbigalAbigallAbigal II willwill, butbut seesee, thouthou changechange nono moremore,
wln 1374ForFor thatthat willwill bebe mostmost heauyheavy toto thythy soulesoul.
wln 1375Abig.AbigallAbig.ThatThat waswas mymy father’sfather’s faultfault.
wln 1376Fry.FriarFry.ThyThy father’sfather’s, howhow?
wln 1377Abig.AbigallAbig.NayNay, youyou shallshall pardonpardon meme: oho BarabasBarabas,
wln 1378ThoughThough thouthou deseruestdeservest hardlyhardly atat mymy handshands,
wln 1379YetYet neuernever shallshall thesethese lipslips bewraybewray thythy lifelife.
wln 1380Fry.FriarFry.ComeCome, shallshall wewe goego?
wln 1381Abig.AbigallAbig.MyMy dutyduty waitswaits onon youyou.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1382EnterEnter BarabasBarabas readingreading aa letterletter.
wln 1383Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat, AbigallAbigallAbigal becomebecome aa NunneNun againeagain?
wln 1384FalseFalse, andand vnkindeunkind; whatwhat hasthast thouthou lostlost thythy fatherfather?
wln 1385AndAnd allall vnknowneunknown, andand vnconstrain’dunconstrained ofof meme,
wln 1386ArtArt thouthou againeagain gotgot toto thethe NunneryNunnery?
wln 1387NowNow herehere sheshe writeswrites, andand wilswills meme toto repentrepent.
wln 1388RepentanceRepentance? SpurcaSpurca: whatwhat pretendethpretendeth thisthis?
wln 1389II fearefear sheshe knowesknows (’tis’tis soso) ofof mymy deuicedevice
wln 1390InIn DonDon MathiasMathias’Mathias andand LodovicoesLodovico’s deathsdeaths:
wln 1391IfIf soso, ’tis’tis timetime thatthat itit bebe seeneseen intointo:

F3

For

---

img: 23-a
sig: F3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1392ForFor sheshe thatthat variesvaries fromfrom meme inin beleefebelief
wln 1393GiuesGives greatgreat presumptionpresumption thatthat sheshe louesloves meme notnot;
wln 1394OrOr louingloving, dothdoth dislikedislike ofof somethingsomething donedone:
wln 1395ButBut whowho comescomes herehere? OhOhO IthimoreIthamoreIthimore comecome neerenear;
wln 1396ComeCome neerenear mymy louelove, comecome neerenear thythy mastersmaster’s lifelife,
wln 1397MyMy trustytrusty seruantservant, naynay, mymy secondsecond lifelife;
wln 1398ForFor II hauehave nownow nono hopehope butbut eueneven inin theethee;
wln 1399AndAnd onon thatthat hopehope mymy happinessehappiness isis builtbuilt:
wln 1400WhenWhen saw’stsawest thouthou AbigallAbigallAbigal?
wln 1401Ith.IthamoreIth.To dayToday.
wln 1402Bar.BarabasBar.WithWith whomwhom?
wln 1403Ith.IthamoreIth.AA FryarFriar.
wln 1404Bar.BarabasBar.AA FryarFriar? falsefalse villainevillain, hehe hathhath donedone thethe deeddeed.
wln 1405Ith.IthamoreIth.HowHow, SirSir?
wln 1406Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy mademade minemine AbigallAbigallAbigal aa NunneNun.
wln 1407Ith.IthamoreIth.That’sThat’s nono lyelie, forfor sheshe sentsent meme forfor himhim.
wln 1408Brr.BarabasBrr.OhOhO vnhappyunhappy dayday,
wln 1409FalseFalse, credulouscredulous, inconstantinconstant AbigallAbigallAbigal!
wln 1410ButBut letlet ’em’em goego: AndAnd IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, fromfrom hencehence
wln 1411Ne’reNe’erNever shallshall sheshe grieuegrieve meme moremore withwith herher disgracedisgrace;
wln 1412Ne’reNe’erNever shallshall sheshe liuelive toto inheritinherit oughtaught ofof minemine,
wln 1413BeBe blestblessed ofof meme, nornor comecome withinwithin mymy gatesgates,
wln 1414ButBut perishperish vnderneathunderneath mymy bitterbitter cursecurse
wln 1415LikeLike CainCain byby AdamAdam, forfor hishis brother’sbrother’s deathdeath.
wln 1416Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO mastermaster.
wln 1417Bar.BarabasBar.IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, intreatentreat notnot forfor herher, II amam mou’dmoved,
wln 1418AndAnd sheshe isis hatefullhateful toto mymy soulesoul andand meme:
wln 1419AndAnd leastlest thouthou yeeldyield toto thisthis thatthat II intreatentreat,
wln 1420II cannotcannot thinkethink butbut thatthat thouthou hat’sthatest mymy lifelife.
wln 1421Ith.IthamoreIth.WhoWho II, mastermaster? WhyWhy I’leI’ll runrun toto somesome rockerock andand
wln 1422ThrowThrow my selfemyself headlongheadlong intointo thethe seasea; whywhy I’leI’ll doedo anyanythingany
wln 1423ThingThing
wln 1423forfor youryour sweetsweet sakesake.
wln 1424Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO trustytrusty IthimoreIthamoreIthimore; nono seruantservant, butbut mymy friendfriend;
wln 1425II herehere adoptadopt theethee forfor minemine onelyonly heireheir,
wln 1426AllAll thatthat II hauehave isis thinethine whenwhen II amam deaddead,
wln 1427AndAnd whilstwhilst II liuelive vseuse helfe〈◊〉halfhelp; spendspend asas my selfemyself;
wln 1428HereHere taketake mymy keyeskeys, I’leI’ll giuegive ’em’em theethee anonanon:●

Goe

---

img: 23-b
sig: F4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1429GoeGo buybuy theethee garmentsgarments: butbut thouthou shaltshalt notnot wantwant:
wln 1430OnelyOnly knowknow thisthis, thatthat thusthus thouthou artart toto doedo:
wln 1431ButBut firstfirst goego fetchfetch meme inin thethe potpot ofof RiceRice
wln 1432ThatThat forfor ourour suppersupper standsstands vponupon thethe firefire.
wln 1433Ith.IthamoreIth.II holdhold mymy headhead mymy master’smaster’s hungryhungry: II goego SirSir.
wln 1434ExitExit:
wln 1435Bar.BarabasBar.ThusThus eueryevery villainevillain amblesambles afterafter wealthwealth
wln 1436AlthoughAlthough hehe ne’rene’ernever bebe richerricher thenthan inin hopehope:
wln 1437ButBut hush’thu●h’thush’t.
wln 1438EnterEnter IthimoreIthamoreIthimore withwith thethe potpot.
wln 1439Ith.IthamoreIth.HereHere ’tis’tis, MasterMaster.
wln 1440Bar.BarabasBar.WellWell saidsaid, IthimoreIthamoreIthimore; whatwhat hasthast thouthou broughtbrought
wln 1441TheThe LadleLadle withwith theethee tootoo?
wln 1442Ith.IthamoreIth.YesYes, SirSir, thethe prouerbproverb saiessays, hehe thatthat eatseats withwith thethe deuildevil
wln 1443HadHad needneed ofof aa longlong spoonespoon, II hauehave broughtbrought youyou aa LadleLadle.
wln 1444Bar.BarabasBar.VeryVery wellwell, IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, thenthen nownow bebe secretsecret;,●
wln 1445AndAnd forfor thythy sakesake, whomwhom II soso dearelydear louelove,
wln 1446NowNow shaltshalt thouthou seesee thethe deathdeath ofof AbigallAbigallAbigal,
wln 1447ThatThat thouthou maystmayst freelyfreely liuelive toto bebe mymy heireheir.
wln 1448Ith.IthamoreIth.WhyWhy, mastermaster, wilwill youyou poisonpoison herher withwith aa messemess ofof ricerice
wln 1449PorredgePorridge thatthat wilwill preseruepreserve lifelife, makemake herher roundround &and plumpplump,
wln 1450AndAnd battenbatten moremore thenthan youyou areare awareaware.
wln 1451Bar.BarabasBar.IAyI butbut IthimoreIthamoreIthimore seestseest thouthou thisthis?
wln 1452ItIt isis aa preciousprecious powderpowder thatthat II boughtbought
wln 1453OfOf anan ItalianItalian inin AnconaAnoonaAn●●naAncona onceonce,
wln 1454WhoseWhose operationoperation isis toto bindebindebind,● infectinfect,
wln 1455AndAnd poysonpoison deeplydeeply: yetyet notnot appeareappear
wln 1456InIn fortyforty houreshours afterafter itit isis taneta●eta’en.
wln 1457Ith.IthamoreIth.HowHow mastermaster?
wln 1458Bar.BarabasBar.ThusThus IthimoreIthamoreIthimore:
wln 1459ThisThis EuenEven theythey vseuse inin MaltaMalta herehere (’tis’tis call’dcalled
wln 1460SaintSaint IaguesJaques’jaques’ EuenEven) andand thenthen II saysay theythey vseuse
wln 1461ToTo sendsend theirtheir AlmesAlms vntounto thethe NunneriesNunneries:
wln 1462AmongAmong thethe restrest bearebear thisthis, andand setset itit therethere;
wln 1463There’sThere’s aa darkedark entryentry wherewhere they●●eythey taketake itit inin,
wln 1464WhereWhere theythey mustmust neitherneither seesee thethe messengermessenger,
wln 1465NorNor makemake enquiryenquiry whowho hathhath sentsent itit themthem.

Ith.

---

img: 24-a
sig: F4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1466Ith.IthamoreIth.HowHow soso?
wln 1467Bar.BarabasBar.BelikeBelike therethere isis somesome CeremonyCeremony in’tin’t.
wln 1468ThereThere IthimoreIthamoreIthimore mustmust thouthou goego placeplace thisthis plotplot:
wln 1469StayStay, letlet meme spicespice itit firstfirst.
wln 1470Ith.IthamoreIth.PrayPray doedo, andand letlet meme helphelp youyou Mr.Mr.MasterMr. PrayPray letlet meme tastetaste (firstfirst.
wln 1471Bar.BarabasBar.Pretheprithee doedo: whatwhat saistsayest thouthou nownow?
wln 1472Ith.IthamoreIth.TrothTroth Mr.Mr.MasterMr. I’mI’m lothloath suchsuch aa potpot ofof pottagepottage shouldshould bebe (spoyldspoiledspoilt.

wln 1473Bar.BarabasBar.PeacePeace, IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, ’tis’tis betterbetter soso thenthanthen spar’dspared.
wln 1474AssureAssure thy selfethyself thouthou shaltshalt hauehave brothbroth byby thethe eyeeye.
wln 1475MyMy pursepurse, mymy CofferCoffer, andand my selfemyself isis thinethine.
wln 1476Ith.IthamoreIth.WellWell, mastermaster, II goego.
wln 1477Bar.BarabasBar.StayStay, firstfirst letlet meme stirrestir itit IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1478AsAs fatallfatal bebe itit toto herher asas thethe draughtdraught
wln 1479OfOf whichwhich greatgreat AlexanderAlexander drunkedrunk, andand dyeddied:
wln 1480AndAnd withwith herher letlet itit workework likelike BorgiasBorgia’sBorgias winewine,
wln 1481WhereofWhereof hishis siresire, thethe PopePope, waswas poyson’dpoisoned.
wln 1482InIn fewfew, thethe bloodblood ofof HydraHydra, Lerna’sLerna’s banebane;
wln 1483TheThe iouycejuice ofof HebonHebon, andand CocitusCocytus’Cocytus breathbreath,
wln 1484AndAnd allall thethe poysonspoisons ofof thethe StygianStygian poolepool
wln 1485BreakeBreak fromfrom thethe fieryfiery kingdomekingdom; andand inin thisthis
wln 1486VomitVomit youryour venomevenom, andand inuenomeenvenom herher
wln 1487ThatThat likelike aa fiendfiend hathhath leftleft herher fatherfather thusthus.
wln 1488Ith.IthamoreIth.WhatWhat aa blessingblessing hashas hehe giu’ntgiven’t? waswas euerever potpot ofof
wln 1489RiceRice porredgeporridge soso sauc’tsa●c’tsauced? whatwhat shallshall II doedo withwith itit?
wln 1490Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO mymy sweetsweet IthimoreIthamoreIthimore goego setset itit downedown
wln 1491AndAnd comecome againeagain soso soonesoon asas thouthou hasthast donedone,
wln 1492ForFor II hauehave otherother businessebusiness forfor theethee.
wln 1493Ith.IthamoreIth.Here’sHere’s aa drenchdrench toto poysonpoison aa wholewhole stablestable ofof
wln 1494FlandersFlanders maresmares: I’leI’ll carry’tcarry’t toto thethe NunsNuns withwith aa powderpowder.
wln 1495BarB●r.BarabasB●r.AndAnd thethe horsehorse pestilencepestilence toto bootboot; awayaway.
wln 1496Ith,IthamoreIth,II amam gonegone.
wln 1497PayPay meme mymy wageswages forfor mymy workework isis donedone.ExitExit.
wln 1498Bar.BarabasBar.IleI’ll paypay theethee withwith aa vengeancevengeance IthamoreIthimore.ExitExit.
wln 1499EnterEnter GovernGovernor. Bosco〈◊〉Bosco. KnightsKnights. BashawBashaw.
wln 1500Gov.GovernorWelcomeWelcome greatgreat BashawsBashaws, howhow faresfares CallymathC●llymathCalymath,
wln 1501WhatWhat windwind drivesdrives youyou thusthus intointo MaltaMalta rhoderoadrhode?

Bash.

---

img: 24-b
sig: G1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1502Bash.BashawBash.TheThe windwind thatthat blowethbloweth allall thethe worldworld besidesbesides,
wln 1503DesireDesire ofof goldgold.
wln 1504Gov.GovernorDesireDesire ofof goldgold, greatgreat SirSir?
wln 1505That’sThat’s toto bebe gottengotten inin thethe WesterneWestern IndeIndeInd:
wln 1506InIn MaltaMalta areare nono goldengolden MineralsMinerals.
wln 1507Bash.BashawBash.ToTo youyou ofof MaltaMalta thusthus saithsaith CalymathCalymath:
wln 1508TheThe timetime youyou tooketook forfor respiterespite, isis atat handhand,
wln 1509ForFor thethe performanceperformance ofof youryour promisepromise pastpast;
wln 1510AndAnd forfor thethe Tribute-monyTribute-money II amam sentsent.
wln 1511Gov.GovernorBashawBashaw, inin briefebrief, shaltshalt hauehave nono tributetribute herehere,
wln 1512NorNor shallshall thethe HeathensHeathens liuelive vponupon ourour spoylespoil:
wln 1513FirstFirst willwill wewe raceraze thethe CityCity walswalls our seluesourselves,
wln 1514LayLay wastewaste thethe IlandIsland, hewhew thethe TemplesTemples downedown,
wln 1515AndAnd shippingshipping ofof ourour goodsgoods toto SicilySicily,
wln 1516OpenOpen anan entranceentrance forfor thethe wastfullwasteful seasea,
wln 1517WhoseWhose billowesbillows beatingbeating thethe resistlesseresistless bankesbanks,
wln 1518ShallShall ouerflowoverflow itit withwith theirtheir refluencerefluence.
wln 1519Bash.BashawBash.WellWell, GouernorGovernor, sincesince thouthou hasthast brokebroke thethe leagueleague
wln 1520ByBy flatthat●●atflat denyalldenial ofof thethe promis’dpromised TributeTribute,
wln 1521TalkeTalk notnot ofof racingrazingracing downedown youryour CityCity walswalls,
wln 1522YouYou shallshall notnot needneed troubletrouble your seluesyourselves soso farrefar,
wln 1523ForFor Selim-CalymathSelim-Calymath shallshall comecome himselfehimself,
wln 1524AndAnd withwith brasse-bulletsbrass-bullets batterbatter downedown youryour TowersTowers,
wln 1525AndAnd turneturn proudproud MaltaMalta toto aa wildernessewilderness
wln 1526ForFor thesethese intolerableintolerable wrongswrongs ofof yoursyours; AndAnd soso farewellfarewell.
wln 1527Gov.GovernorFarewellFarewell:
wln 1528AndAnd nownow youyou menmen ofof MaltaMalta lookelook aboutabout,
wln 1529AndAnd let’slet’s prouideprovide toto welcomewelcome CalymathCalymath:
wln 1530CloseClose youryour Port-culliseportcullis, chargecharge youryour BasiliskesBasilisks,
wln 1531AndAnd asas youyou profitablyprofitably taketake vpup ArmesArms,
wln 1532SoSo nownow couragiouslycourageously encounterencounter themthem;
wln 1533ForFor byby thisthis AnswerAnswer, brokenbroken isis thethe leagueleague,
wln 1534AndAnd noughtnaught isis toto bebe look’dlooked forfor nownow butbut warreswars,
wln 1535AndAnd noughtnaught toto vsus moremore welcomewelcome isis thenthen warswars.ExeuntExeunt
wln 1536EnterEnter twotwo FryarsFriars andand AbigallAbigall.
wln 153711 Fry.FriarFry.OhOhO brotherbrother, brotherbrother, allall thethe NunsNuns areare sickesick,
wln 1538AndAnd PhysickePhysic willwill notnot helpehelp themthem, theythey mustmust dyedie.

G

2 Fry

---

img: 25-a
sig: G1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 153922 Fry.FriarFry.TheThe AbbasseAbbessabbess sentsent forfor meme toto bebe confestcon●estconfessed:
wln 1540OhOhO whatwhat aa sadsad confessionconfession willwill therethere bebe?
wln 154111 Fry.FriarFry.AndAnd soso diddid fairefair MariaMaria sendsend forfor meme:
wln 1542I’leI’ll toto herher lodginglodging; hereaboutshereabouts sheshe lyeslies.ExitExit.
wln 1543EnterEnter AbigallAbigall.
wln 154422 Fry.FriarFry.WhatWhat, allall deaddead sauesave onelyonly AbigallAbigall?
wln 1545Abig.AbigallAbig.AndAnd II shallshall dyedie tootoo, forfor II feelefeel deathdeath commingcoming.
wln 1546WhereWhere isis thethe FryarFriar thatthat conuerstconversed withwith meme?
wln 154722 Fry.FriarFry.OhOhO hehe isis gonegone toto seesee thethe otherother NunsNuns.
wln 1548Abig.AbigallAbig.II sentsent forfor himhim, butbut seeingseeing youyou areare comecome
wln 1549BeBe youyou mymy ghostlyghostly fatherfather; andand firstfirst knowknow,
wln 1550ThatThat inin thisthis househouse II liu’dlived religiouslyreligiously,
wln 1551ChastChaste, andand deuoutdevout, muchmuch sorrowingsorrowing forfor mymy sinnessins,
wln 1552ButBut e’reere II camecame —
wln 155322 Fry.FriarFry.WhatWhat thenthen?
wln 1554Abig.AbigallAbig.II diddid offendoffend highhigh heauenheaven soso grieuouslygrievously,
wln 1555AsAs II amam almostalmost desperatedesperate forfor mymy sinnessins:
wln 1556AndAnd oneone offenceoffence tormentstorments meme moremore thenthan allall.
wln 1557YouYou knewknew MathiasMathias andand DonDon LodowickeLodowick?
wln 155822 Fry.FriarFry.YesYes, whatwhat ofof themthem?
wln 1559Abig.AbigallAbig.MyMy fatherfather diddid contractcontract meme toto ’em’em bothboth:
wln 1560FirstFirst toto DonDon LodowickeLodowick, himhim II neuernever lou’dloved;
wln 1561MathiasMathias waswas thethe manman thatthat II heldheld dearedear,
wln 1562AndAnd forfor hishis sakesake diddid II becomebecome aa NunneNun.
wln 156322 Fry.FriarFry.SoSo, saysay howhow waswas theirtheir endend?
wln 1564Abig.AbigallAbig.BothBoth iealousjealous ofof mymy louelove, enuiedenvied eacheach otherother:
wln 1565AndAnd byby mymy father’sfather’s practicepractice, whichwhich isis therethere
wln 1566SetSet downedown atat largelarge, thethe GallantsGallants werewere bothboth slaineslain.
wln 156722 Fry.FriarFry.OhOhO monstrousmonstrous villanyvillainy:
wln 1568Abig.AbigallAbig.ToTo workework mymy peacepeace, thisthis II confesseconfess toto theethee:
wln 1569ReuealeReveal itit notnot, forfor thenthen mymy fatherfather dyesdies.
wln 157022 Fry.FriarFry.KnowKnow thatthat ConfessionConfession mustmust notnot bebe reueal’drevealed,
wln 1571TheThe CanonCanon LawLaw forbidsforbids itit, andand thethe PriestPriest
wln 1572ThatThat makesmakes itit knowneknown, beingbeing degradeddegraded firstfirst,
wln 1573ShallShall be●ebe condemn’dcondemned, andand thenthen sentsent toto thethe firefire,
wln 1574Abig.AbigallAbig.SoSo II hauehave heardheard; praypray thereforetherefore keepekeep itit closeclose,
wln 1575DeathDeath seizethseizeth onon mymy heartheart, ahah gentlegentle Fryarfriar

Conuert

---

img: 25-b
sig: G2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1576ConuertConvert mymy fatherfather thatthat hehe maymay bebe sau’dsaved,
wln 1577AndAnd witnessewitness thatthat II dyedie aa ChristianChristian.
wln 157822 Fry.FriarFry.IAyay, andand aa VirginVirgin tootoo, thatthat grieuesgrieves meme mostmost:
wln 1579ButBut II mustmust toto thethe IewJewjew andand exclaimeexclaim onon himhim,
wln 1580AndAnd makemake himhim standstand inin fearefear ofof meme.
wln 1581EnterEnter 11 FryarFriar.
wln 158211 Fry.FriarFry.OhOhO brotherbrother, allall thethe NunsNuns areare deaddead, let’slet’s burybury themthem.
wln 158322 Fry.FriarFry.FirstFirst helpehelp toto burybury thisthis, thenthen goego withwith meme
wln 1584AndAnd helpehelp meme toto exclaimeexclaim againstagainst thethe IewJewjew.
wln 158511 Fry.FriarFry.WhyWhy? whatwhat hashas hehe donedone?
wln 158622 Fry.FriarFry.AA thingthing thatthat makesmakes meme trembletremble toto vnfoldunfold.
wln 158711 Fry.FriarFry.WhatWhat haahash●ahas hehe crucifiedcrucified aa childchild?
wln 158822 Fry.FriarFry.NoNo, butbut aa worseworse thingthing: ’twas’twas toldtold meme inin shriftshr●ftshrift,
wln 1589ThouThou know’stknowest ’tis’tis deathdeath andand ifif itit bebe reueal’drevealed.
wln 1590ComeCome let’slet’s awayaway.ExeuntExeunt.




wln 1591ActusActus QuartusQuartus.

wln 1592EnterEnter BarabasBarabas. IthaIthamoreItha. BellsB●llsBells withinwithin.

wln 1593Bar.BarabasBar.THereTHere isis nono musickemusic toto aa ChristiansChristian’s knellknell:
wln 1594HowHow sweetsweet thethe BelsBells ringring nownow thethe NunsNuns areare deaddead
wln 1595ThatThat soundsound atat otherother timestimes likelike TinkersTinkers’Tinkers panspans?
wln 1596II waswas afraidafraid thethe poysonpoison hadhad notnot wroughtwrought;
wln 1597OrOr thoughthough itit wroughtwrought, itit wouldwould hauehave donedone nono goodgood,
wln 1598ForFor eueryevery yeareyear theythey swellswell, andand yetyet theythey liueli●elive;
wln 1599NowNow allall areare deaddead,● notnot oneone remainesremains aliuealive.
wln 1600Ith.IthamoreIth.That’sThat’s brauebrave, Mr.Mr.MasterMr. butbut thinkthink youyou itit wilwill notnot bebe knownknown
wln 1601Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow cancan itit ifif wewe twotwo bebe secretsecret.
wln 1602Ith.IthamoreIth.ForFor mymy partpart fearefear youyou notnot.
wln 1603Bar.BarabasBar.I’deI’d cutcut thythy throatthroat ifif II diddid.
wln 1604Ith.IthamoreIth.AndAnd reasonreason tootoo; butbut here’shere’s aa royallroyal MonastryMonastery hardhard
wln 1605ByBy, goodgood mastermaster letlet meme poysonpoison allall thethe MonksMonks.
wln 1606Bar.BarabasBar.ThouThou shaltshalt notnot needneed, forfor nownow thethe NunsNuns areare deaddead,

G2

They’ll

---

img: 26-a
sig: G2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1607They’llThey’ll dyedie withwith griefegrief.
wln 1608Ith.IthamoreIth.DoeDo youyou not●otnot sorrowsorrow forfor youryour daughtersdaughter’s deathdeath?
wln 1609Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, butbut II gr[*]euegrieuegr●euegrieve becausebecause sheshe liu’dlived soso longlong anan HebrewHebrew
wln 1610BorneBorn, andand wouldwould becomebecome aa ChristianChristian. CathoCazzoCatho diaboladiabolediabola.
wln 1611EnterEnter thethe twotwo FryarsFriars.
wln 1612Ith.IthamoreIth.LookLook, looklook, Mr.MasterMr. herehere comecome twotwo religiousreligious Caterpil-CaterpillersCaterpil∣lersCaterpillars(lers.
wln 1613Bar.BarabasBar.II smeltsmeltsmelled ’em’em e’reere theythey camecame.
wln 1614Ith.IthamoreIth.God-a-mercyGod-a-mercy nosenose; comecome let’slet’s begonebegone.
wln 161522 Fry.FriarFry.StayStay wickedwicked IewJewjew, repentrepent, II saysay, andand staystay.
wln 161611 Fry.FriarFry.ThouThou hasthast offendedoffended, thereforetherefore mustmust bebe damn’ddamned.
wln 1617Bar.BarabasBar.II fearefear theythey knowknow wewe sentsent thethe poyson’dpoisoned brothbroth.
wln 1618Ith,IthamoreIth,AndAnd soso doedo II, mastermaster, thereforetherefore speakespeak ’em’em fairefair.
wln 16192.2 Friar2.BarabasBarabas, thouthou hasthast —
wln 16201.1 Friar1.IAyay, thatthat thouthou hasthast —
wln 1621Bar.BarabasBar.TrueTrue, II hauehave monymoney, whatwhat thoughthough II hauehave?
wln 16222.2 Friar2.ThouThou artart aa —
wln 16231.1 Friar1.IAyay, thatthat thouthou artart aa —
wln 1624Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat needsneeds allall thisthis? II knowknow II amam aa IewJewjew.
wln 16252.2 Friar2.ThyThy daughterdaughter —
wln 16261.1 Friar1.IAyay, thythy daughterdaughter, —
wln 1627Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO speakespeak notnot ofof herher, thenthan II dyedie withwith griefegrief.
wln 16282.2 Friar2.RememberRemember thatthat —
wln 16291.1 Friar1.IAyay, rememberremember thatthat —
wln 1630Bar.BarabasBar.II mustmust needsneeds saysay thatthat II hauehave beenebeen aa greatgreat usurerusurer.
wln 16312.2 Friar2.ThouThou hasthast committedcommitted —
wln 1632Bar.BarabasBar.FornicationFornication? butbut thatthat waswas inin anotheranother CountryCountry:
wln 1633AndAnd besidesbesides, thethe WenchWench isis deaddead.
wln 16342.2 Friar2.IAyay, butbut BarabasBarabas rememberremember MathiasMathias andand DonDon LodowickLodowick.
wln 1635Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy, whatwhat ofof themthem?
wln 16362.2 Friar2.II willwill notnot saysay thatthat byby aa forgedforged challengechallenge theythey metmet.
wln 1637Bar.BarabasBar.SheShe hashas confestconfessed, andand wewe areare bothboth vndoneundone;
wln 1638MyMy bosomebosom inmatesinmates, butbut II mustmust dissembledissemble.asideaside.
wln 1639OhOhO holyholy FryarsFriars, thethe burthenburden ofof mymy sinnessins
wln 1640LyeLie heauyheavy onon mymy soulesoul; thenthen praypray youyou telltell meme,
wln 1641Is’tIs’t notnot tootoo latelate nownow toto turneturn ChristianChristian?
wln 1642II hauehave beenebeen zealouszealous inin thethe IewishJewishjewish faithfaith,
wln 1643HardHard hartedhearted toto thethe poorepoor●poor, aa couetouscovetous wretchwretch,

That

---

img: 26-b
sig: G3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1644ThatThat wouldwould forfor Lucarslucre’s sakesake hauehave soldsold mymy soulesoul.
wln 1645AA hundredhundred forfor aa hundredhundred II hauehave tane●aneta’en;
wln 1646AndAnd nownow forfor storestore ofof wealthwealth maymay II comparecompare
wln 1647WithWith allall thethe IewesJews inin MaltaMa●taMalta; butbut whatwhat isis wealthwealth?
wln 1648II amam aa IewJewjew, andand thereforetherefore amam II lostlost.
wln 1649WouldWould pennancepenance serueserve forfor thisthis mymy sinnesin,
wln 1650II couldcould affordafford toto whipwhip my selfemyself toto deathdeath.
wln 1651Ith.IthamoreIth.AndAnd soso couldcould II; butbut pennancepenance willwill notnot serueserve.
wln 1652Bar.BarabasBar.ToTo fastfast, toto praypray, andand wearewear aa shirtshirt ofof hairehair,
wln 1653AndAnd onon mymy kneesknees creepecreep toto Ierusalemjerusalem,
wln 1654CellersCellars ofof WineWine, andand SollersSollers fullfull ofof WheatWheat,
wln 1655Ware-housesWarehouses stuftstuffed withwith spicesspices andand withwith drugsdrugs,
wln 1656WholeWhole ChestsChests ofof GoldGold, inin BulloineBullion, andand inin CoyneCoin,
wln 1657BesidesBesides II knowknow notnot howhow muchmuch weightweight inin PearlePearl
wln 1658OrientOrient andand roundround, hauehave II withinwithin mymy househouse;
wln 1659AtAt AlexandriaAlexandria, MerchandizeMerchandise vnsoldunsold:
wln 1660ButBut yesterdayyesterday twotwo shipsships wentwent fromfrom thisthis TowneTown,
wln 1661TheirTheir voyagevoyage willwill bebe worthworth tenten thousandthousand CrownesCrowns.
wln 1662InIn FlorenceFlo●enceFlorence, VeniceVenice, AntwerpeAntwerp, LondonLondon, CiuillSevilleCivil,
wln 1663FrankefordFrankfurtFrankford, LubeckeLubeck, MoscoMoscowMosco, andand wherewhere notnot,
wln 1664HaueHave II debtsdebts owingowing; andand inin mostmost ofof thesethese,
wln 1665GreatGreat summessums ofof monymoney lyinglying inin thethe banchobancobancho;
wln 1666AllAll thisthis I’leI’ll giuegive toto somesome religiousreligious househouse
wln 1667SoSo II maymay bebe baptiz’dbaptised andand liuelive thereintherein.
wln 16681.1 Friar1.OhOhO goodgood BarabasBarabas comecome toto ourour househouse.
wln 16692.2 Friar2.OhOhO nono, goodgood BarabasBarabas comecome toto ourour househouse.
wln 1670AndAnd BarabasBarabas, youyou knowknow —
wln 1671Bar.BarabasBar.II knowknow thatthat II hauehave highlyhighly sinn’dsinned,
wln 1672YouYou shallshall conuertconvert meme, youyou shallshall hauehave allall mymy wealthwealth.
wln 16731.1 Friar1.OhOhO BarabasBarabas, theirtheir LawesLaws areare strictstrict.
wln 1674Bar.BarabasBar.II knowknow theythey areare, andand II willwill bebe withwith youyou.
wln 16751.1 Friar1.TheyThey wearewear nono shirtsshirts, andand theythey goego bare-footbarefoot tootoo.
wln 1676Bar.BarabasBar.ThenThen ’tis’tis notnot forfor meme; andand II amam resolu’dresolved
wln 1677YouYou shallshall confesseconfess meme, andand hauehave allall mymy goodsgoods.
wln 16781.1 Friar1.GoodGood BarabasBarabas comecome toto meme.
wln 1679Bar.BarabasBar.YouYou seesee II answeranswer himhim, andand yetyet hehe stayesstays;
wln 1680RidRid himhim awayaway, andand goego youyou homehome withwith meme.

G3

2. I’le

---

img: 27-a
sig: G3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 16812.2 Friar2.I’leI’ll bebe withwith youyou to nighttonight.
wln 1682Bar.BarabasBar.ComeCome toto mymy househouse atat oneone a clockeo’clock thisthis nightnight.
wln 16831.1 Friar1.YouYou hearehear youryour answeranswer, andand youyou maymay bebe gonegone.
wln 16842,22 Friar2,WhyWhy goego getget youyou awayaway.
wln 16851.1 Friar1.II willwill notnot goego forfor theethee.
wln 16862.2 Friar2.NotNot, thenthen I’leI’ll makemake theethee goego.
wln 16871.1 Friar1.HowHow, dostdost callcall meme roguerogue?FightFight.
wln 1688Ith.IthamoreIth.PartPart ’em’em, mastermaster, partpart ’em’em.
wln 1689Bar.BarabasBar.ThisThis isis meeremere frailtyfrailty, brethrenbrothers, bebe contentcontent.
wln 1690FryarFriarfriar BarnardineBernadineBarnardine goego youyou withwith IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1691Ith.IthamoreIth.YouYou knowknow mymy mindmind, letlet meme alonealone withwith himhim;
wln 1692WhyWhy doesdoes hehe goego toto thythy househouse, letlet himhim begonebegone.
wln 1693Bar.BarabasBar.I’leI’ll giuegive himhim somethingsomething andand soso stopstop hishis mouthmouth.
wln 1694ExitExit.
wln 1695II neuernever heardheard ofof anyany manman butbut hehe
wln 1696Malign’dMaligned thethe orderorder ofof thethe IacobinesJacobines:
wln 1697ButBut doedo youyou thinkethink thatthat II beleeuebelieve hishis wordswords?
wln 1698WhyWhy BrotherBrother youyou conuertedconverted AbigallAbigall;
wln 1699AndAnd II amam boundbound inin charitiecharity toto requiterequite itit,
wln 1700AndAnd soso II willwill, oho IocomeJacomo, failefail notnot butbut comecome.
wln 1701Fry,FriarFry,ButBut BarabasBarabas whowho shallshall bebe youryour godfathersgodfathers,
wln 1702ForFor presentlypresently youyou shallshall bebe shriu’dshrived.
wln 1703Bar.BarabasBar.MarryMarry thethe TurkeTurk shallshall bebe oneone ofof mymy godfathersgodfathers,
wln 1704ButBut notnot aa wordword toto anyany ofof youryour CouentConventconvent.
wln 1705Fry.FriarFry.II warrantwarrant theethee, BarabasBarabas.ExitExit
wln 1706Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo nownow thethe fearefear isis pastpast, andand II amam safesafe:
wln 1707ForFor hehe thatthat shriu’dshrived herher isis withinwithin mymy househouse,
wln 1708WhatWhat ifif II murder’dmurdered himhim e’reere IocomaJacomojocoma comescomes?
wln 1709NowNow II hauehave suchsuch aa plotplot forfor bothboth theirtheir liueslives,
wln 1710AsAs neuernever IewJewjew nornor ChristianChristian knewknew thethe likelike:
wln 1711OneOne turn’dturned mymy daughterdaughter, thereforetherefore hehe shallshall dyedie;
wln 1712TheThe otherother knowesknows enoughenough toto hauehave mymy lifelife,
wln 1713ThereforeTherefore ’tis’tis notnot requisiterequisite hehe shouldshould liuelive.
wln 1714ButBut areare notnot bothboth thesethese wisewise menmen toto supposesuppose
wln 1715ThatThat II willwill leaueleave mymy househouse, mymy goodsgoods, andand allall,
wln 1716ToTo fastfast andand bebe wellwell whiptwhipped; I’leI’ll nonenone ofof thatthat.
wln 1717NowNow Fryarfriar BernardineBernardine II comecome toto youyou,

I’le

---

img: 27-b
sig: G4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1718I’leI’ll feastfeast youyou, lodgelodge youyou, giuegive youyou fairefair wordswords,
wln 1719AndAnd afterafter thatthat, II andand mymy trustytrusty TurkeTurk —
wln 1720NoNo moremore butbut soso: itit mustmust andand shallshall bebe donedone.
wln 1721IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, telltell meme, isis thethe FryarFriar asleepeasleep?
wln 1722EnterEnter IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1723Ith.IthamoreIth.YesYes; andand II knowknow notnot whatwhat thethe reasonreason isis.●
wln 1724DoeDo whatwhat II cancan hehe willwill notnot stripstrip himselfehimself,
wln 1725NorNor goego toto bedbed, butbut sleepessleeps inin hishis owneown clothescloth●clothes;
wln 1726II fearefear meme hehe mistrustsmistrusts whatwhat wewe intendintend.
wln 1727Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, ’tis’tis anan orderorder whichwhich thethe Fryarsfriar’s vseuse:
wln 1728YetYet ifif hehe knewknew ourour meaningsmeanings, couldcould hehe scapescape?
wln 1729Ith.IthamoreIth.NoNo, nonenone cancan hearehear himhim, crycry hehe ne’rene’ernever soso loudloud.
wln 1730Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy truetrue, thereforetherefore diddid II placeplace himhim therethere:
wln 1731TheThe otherother ChambersChambers openopen towardstowards thethe streetstreet.
wln 1732Ith.IthamoreIth.YouYou loyterloiter, mastermaster, whereforewherefore staystay wewe thusthus?
wln 1733OhOhO howhow II longlong toto seesee himhim shakeshake hishis heelesheels.
wln 1734Bar.BarabasBar.ComeCome onon, sirrasirrah, offoff withwith youryour girdlegirdle, makemake aa hansomhandsome (noosenoose;
wln 1735Fryarfriar awakeawake.
wln 1736Fry.FriarFry.WhatWhat doedo youyou meanemean toto stranglestrangle meme?
wln 1737Ith.IthamoreIth.YesYes, ’cause’cause youyou vseuse toto confesseconfess.
wln 1738Bar.BarabasBar.BlameBlame notnot vsus butbut thethe prouerbproverb, ConfesConfess &and bebe hang’dhanged
wln 1739PullPull hardhard.
wln 1740Fry.FriarFry.WhatWhat, willwill youyou sauesave mymy lifelife?
wln 1741Bar.BarabasBar.PullPull hardhard, II saysay, youyou wouldwould hauehave hadhad mymy goodsgoods.
wln 1742Ith.IthamoreIth.IAyay, andand ourour liueslives tootoo●too. thereforetherefore pullpull amaineamain.
wln 1743’Tis’Tis neatlyneatly donedone, SirSir, here’shere’s nono printprint atat allall.
wln 1744Bar.BarabasBar.ThenThen isis itit asas itit shouldshould bebe, taketake himhim vpup.
wln 1745Ith.IthamoreIth.NayNay, Mr.Mr.MasterMr. bebe rul’d●ul’druled byby meme aa littlelittle; soso, letlet himhim leanelean
wln 1746VponUpon hishis staffestaff; excellentexcellent, hehe standsstands asas ifif hehe werewere beggingbegging (ofof BaconBacon.

wln 1747Bar.BarabasBar.WhoWho wouldwould notnot thinkethink butbut thatthat thisthis FryarFriar liu’dlived?
wln 1748WhatWhat timetime aa nightnight is’tis’t nownow, sweetsweet IthimoreIthamoreIthimore?
wln 1749Ith.IthamoreIth.TowardsTowards oneone.
wln 1750EnterEnter IocomaJacomojocoma.
wln 1751Bar.BarabasBar.ThenThen willwill notnot IocomaJacomojocoma be〈◊〉be longlong fromfrom hencehence.
wln 1752Ioco.Jacomojoco.ThisThis isis thethe hourehour whereinwherein II shallshall proceedproceed;
wln 1753OhOhO happyhappy hourehour, whereinwherein II shallshall conuertconvert

An

---

img: 28-a
sig: G4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1754AnAn InfidellInfidel, andand bringbring hishis goldgold intointo ourour treasurytreasury.
wln 1755ButBut softsoft, isis notnot thisthis BernardineBernardine? itit isis;
wln 1756AndAnd vnderstandingunderstanding II shouldshould comecome thisthis wayway,
wln 1757StandsStands herehere aa purposepurpose, meaningmeaning meme somesome wrongwrong,
wln 1758AndAnd interceptintercept mymy goinggoing toto thethe IewJewjew; BernardineBernardine;
wln 1759WiltWilt thouthou notnot speakespeak? thouthou think’stthink’st II seesee theethee notno●not;
wln 1760AwayAway,● I’deI’d wishwish theethee, andand letlet meme goego byby:
wln 1761NoNo, wiltwilt thouthou notnot? naynay thenthen I’leI’ll forceforce mymy wayway;
wln 1762AndAnd seesee,● a●a staffestaff standsstands readyready forfor thethe purposepurpose:
wln 1763AsAs thouthou lik’stlikest thatthat, stopstop meme anotheranother timetime.
wln 1764StrikeStrike himhim, hehe falsfalls. EnterEnter BarabasBarabas.
wln 1765Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy howhow nownow IocomaJacomojocoma, whatwhat hasthast thouthou donedone?
wln 1766Ioco.IocoIo●oJacomoIoco.WhyWhy strickenstricken himhim thatthat wouldwould hauehave strokestroke atat meme.
wln 1767Bar.BarabasBar.WhoWho isis itit BernardineBernardine? nownow outout alasalas, hehe isis slaineslain.
wln 1768Ith.IthamoreIth.IAyay, Mr.MasterMr. he’she’s slainslain; looklook howhow hishis brainsbrains dropdrop outout on’son’s (nosenose.

wln 1769Ioco.Jacomojoco.GoodGood sirssirs II hauehave don’tdone’tdon’t, butbut nobodynobody knowesknows itit butbut
wln 1770YouYou twotwo, II maymay escapeescape.
wln 1771Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo mightmight mymy manman andand II hanghang withwith youyou forfor com-companycom∣panycompany(pany.
wln 1772Ith.IthamoreIth.NoNo, letlet vsus bearebear himhim toto thethe MagistratesMagistrates.
wln 1773Ioco.Jacomojoco.GoodGood BarabasBarabas letlet meme goego.
wln 1774Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, pardonpardon meme, thethe LawLaw mustmust hauehave hishis coursecourse.
wln 1775II mustmust bebe forc’dforced toto giuegive inin euidenceevidence,
wln 1776ThatThat beingbeing importun’dimportuned byby thisthis BernardineBer●ardin●Bernardine
wln 1777ToTo bebe aa ChristianChristian, II shutshut himhim outout,
wln 1778AndAnd therethere hehe satesat: nownow II toto keepekeep mymy wordword,
wln 1779AndAnd giuegive mymy goodsgoods andand substancesubstance toto youryour househouse,
wln 1780WasWas vpup thusthus earlyearly; withwith intentintent toto goego
wln 1781VntoUnto youryour FrieryFriaryfriary, becausebecause youyou staidstayed.
wln 1782Ith.IthamoreIth.FieFie vponupon ’em’em, Mr.MasterMr. willwill youyou turneturn ChristianChristian, whenwhen
wln 1783HolyHoly FriarsFriars turneturn deuilsdevils andand murdermurder oneone anotheranother.
wln 1784Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, forfor thisthis exampleexample I’leI’ll remaineremain aa IewJewjew:
wln 1785HeauenHeaven blessebless meme; whatwhat, aa FryarFriar aa murderermurderer?
wln 1786WhenWhen shallshall youyou seesee aa IewJewjew commitcommit thethe likelike?
wln 1787Ith.IthamoreIth.WhyWhy aa TurkeTurk couldcould ha●aha’ donedone nono moremore.
wln 1788Bar.BarabasBar.To morrowTomorrow isis thethe SessionsSessions; youyou shallshall toto itit.
wln 1789ComeCome IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, let’slet’s helpehelp toto taketake himhim hencehence.

Ioco.

---

img: 28-b
sig: H1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1790Ioco.Jacomojoco.Villainesvillains, II amam aa sacredsacred personperson, touchtouch meme notnot.
wln 1791Bar.BarabasBar.TheThe LawLaw shallshall touchtouch youyou, we’llwe’ll butbut leadlead youyou, wewe.●
wln 1792’Las’LasAlas II couldcould weepeweep atat youryour calamitycalamity.
wln 1793TakeTake inin thethe staffestaff tootoo, forfor thatthat mustmust bebe showneshown:
wln 1794LawLaw wilswills thatthat eacheach particularparticular bebe knowneknown.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1795EnterEnter CurtezantCourtesancourtesan, andand Pilia-borzaPilia-borz●Pilia-borza.
wln 1796Curt.CourtesanCurt.Pilia-borzaPilia-borza, didstdidst thouthou meetmeet withwith IthimoreIthamoreIthimore?
wln 1797Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.II diddid.
wln 1798Curt.CourtesanCurt.AndAnd didstdidst thouthou deliuerdeliver mymy letterletter?
wln 1799Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.II diddid.
wln 1800Curt.CourtesanCurt.AndAnd whatwhat think’stthink’st thouthou, willwill hehe comecome?
wln 1801Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.II thinkthink soso, andand yetyet II cannotcannot telltell, forfor atat thethe readingreading ofof
wln 1802TheThe letterletter, hehe look’dlooked likelike aa manman ofof anotheranother worldworld.
wln 1803Curt.CourtesanCurt.WhyWhy soso?
wln 1804Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.ThatThat suchsuch aa basebase slaueslave asas hehe shouldshould bebe salutedsaluted byby suchsuch
wln 1805AA talltall manman asas II amam, fromfrom suchsuch aa beautifullbeautiful damedame asas youyou.
wln 1806Curt.CourtesanCurt.AndAnd whatwhat saidsaid hehe?
wln 1807Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.NotNot aa wisewise wordword, onlyonly gauegave meme aa nodnod, asas whowho sholdshould
wln 1808saysay, IsIs itit eueneven soso; andand soso II leftleft himhim, beingbeing driuendriven toto aa
wln 1809Non-plusNonplus atat thethe criticalcritical aspectaspect ofof mymy terribleterrible countenancecountenance.
wln 1810Curt.CourtesanCurt.AndAnd wherewhere didstdidst meetmeet himhim?
wln 1811Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.VponUpon minemine owneown free-holdfreehold withinwithin 4040 footfoot ofof thethe
wln 1812GallowesGallows, conningconningcunning hishis neck-verseneck-verse II taketake itit, lookinglooking ofof aa
wln 1813FryarsFriar’sfriar’s ExecutionExecution, whomwhom II salutedsaluted withwith anan oldold hempenhempen
wln 1814prouerbproverb, HidieHodieHidie tibitibi, crascras mihimihi, andand soso II leftleft himhim toto thethe mercymercy
wln 1815OfOf thethe HangmanHangman: butbut thethe ExerciseExercise beingbeing donedone, seesee wherewhere
wln 1816HeHe comescomes.
wln 1817EnterEnter IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1818Ith.IthamoreIth.II neuernever knewknew aa manman taketake hishis deathdeath soso patientlypatiently asas
wln 1819ThisThis FryarFriar; hehe waswas readyready toto leapeleap offoff e’reeree’er thethe halterhalter waswas
wln 1820AboutAbout hishis neckeneck; andand whenwhen thethe HangmanHangman hadhad putput onon hishis
wln 1821HempenHempen TippetTippet, hehe mademade suchsuch hastehaste toto hishis prayersprayers, asas ifif
wln 1822HeeHe hadhad hadhad anotheranother CureCure toto serueserve; wellwell, goego whitherwhither
wln 1823HeHe willwill, I’leI’ll bebe nonenone ofof hishis followersfollowers inin hastehaste:
wln 1824AndAnd nownow II thinkethink on’ton’t, goinggoing toto thethe executionexecution, aa fellowfellow
wln 1825MetMet meme withwith aa muschatoesmuschatoesmustachoes likelike aa RauensRaven’sraven’s wingwing, andand
wln 1826AA DaggerDagger withwith aa hilthilt likelike aa warming-panwarming-pan, andand hehe

H

Gaue

---

img: 29-a
sig: H1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1827GaueGave meme aa letterletter fromfrom oneone MadamMadam BellamiraBellamira,
wln 1828SalutingSaluting meme inin suchsuch sortsort asas ifif hehe hadhad meantmeant toto makemake
wln 1829CleaneClean mymy BootsBoots withwith hishis lipslips; thethe effecteffect waswas, thatthat
wln 1830II shouldshould comecome toto herher househouse, II wonderwonder whatwhat thethe reasonreason isis;
wln 1831ItIt maymay bebe sheshe seessees moremore inin meme thanthan II cancan findfind inin
wln 1832My selfeMyselfmyself: forfor sheshe writeswrites furtherfurther, thatthat sheshe louesloves meme
wln 1833EuerEver sincesince sheshe sawsaw meme, andand whowho wouldwould notnot requiterequi●erequite suchsuch
wln 1834LoueLoveLove?● here’she●e’shere’s herher househouse, andand herehere sheshe comescomes, andand nownow
wln 1835WouldWould II werewere gonegone, II amam notnot worthyworthy toto lookelook vponupon herher.
wln 1836Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.ThisThis isis thethe GentlemanGentleman youyou writwrit toto.
wln 1837Ith.IthamoreIth.GentlemanGentleman, hehe floutsflouts meme, whatwhat gentrygentry cancan bebe inin aa
wln 1838PoorePoor TurkeTurk ofof tenten pencepence? I’leI’ll bebe gonegone.
wln 1839Curt.CourtesanCurt.Is’tIs’t notnot aa sweetsweet fac’dfaced youthyouth, PiliaPilia?
wln 1840Ith.IthamoreIth.AgenAgain, sweetsweet youthyouth; diddid notnot youyou, SirSir, bringbring thethe sweetsweet
wln 1841YouthYouth aa letterletter?
wln 1842Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.II diddid SirSir, andand fromfrom thisthis GentlewomanGentlewoman, whowho asas mymy
wln 1843SelfeSelf, &and thethe restrest ofof thethe familyfamily, standstand oror fallfall atat youryour seruiceservice.
wln 1844Curt.CourtesanCurt.ThoughThough womanswoman’s modestymodesty shouldshould halehale meme backeback,
wln 1845II cancan with-holdwithhold nono longerlonger; welcomewelcome sweetsweet louelove.
wln 1846Ith.IthamoreIth.NowNow amam II cleaneclean, oror ratherrather foulyfoully outout ofof thethe wayway.
wln 1847Curt.CourtesanCurt.WhitherWhither soso soonesoon?
wln 1848Ith.IthamoreIth.I’leI’ll goego stealesteal somesome monymoney fromfrom mymy MasterMaster toto
wln 1849MakeMake meme hansomehandsome:
wln 1850PrayPray pardonpardon meme, II mustmust goego seesee aa shipship discharg’ddischarged.
wln 1851Curt.CourtesanCurt.CanstCanst thouthou bebe soso vnkindunkind toto leaueleave meme thusthus?
wln 1852Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.AndAnd yeye diddid butbut knowknow howhow sheshe louesloves youyou, SirSir.
wln 1853Ith.IthamoreIth.NayNay, II carecare notnot howhow muchmuch sheshe louesloves meme;
wln 1854SweetSweet AllamiraAllamira, wouldwould II hadhad mymy MastersMaster’s wealthwealth forfor thythy (sakesake:

wln 1855Pilia.Pilia-borzaPilia.AndAnd youyou cancan hauehave itit, SirSir, andand ifif youyou pleaseplease.
wln 1856Ith.IthamoreIth.IfIf ’twere’twere aboueabove groundground II couldcould, andand wouldwould hauehave itit;
wln 1857ButBut heehe hideshides andand buriesburies itit vpup asas PartridgesPartridges doedo
wln 1858TheirTheir eggeseggs, vnderunder thethe earthearth.
wln 1859Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.AndAnd is’tis’t notnot possiblepossible toto findfind itit outout?
wln 1860Ith.IthamoreIth.ByBy nono meanesmeans possiblepossible.
wln 1861Curt.CourtesanCurt.WhatWhat shallshall wewe doedo withwith thisthis basebase villainevillain thenthen?
wln 1862Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.LetLet meme alonealone, doedo butbut youyou speakespeak himhim fairefair:

But

---

img: 29-b
sig: H2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1863ButBut youyou knowknow somesome secretssecrets ofof thethe IewJewjew, whichwhich ifif theythey werewere
wln 1864Reueal’dRevealed, wouldwould doedo himhim harmeharm.
wln 1865Ith.IthamoreIth.IAyay, andand suchsuch asas — GoeGo toto, nono moremore,
wln 1866I’leI’ll makemake himhim sendsend meme halfhalf hehe hashas, &and gladglad hehe scapes’scapesscapes soso tootoo.
wln 1867PenPen andand InkeInk:
wln 1868I’leI’ll writewrite vntounto himhim, we’lewe’ll hauehave monymoney straitstraight.
wln 1869Pil,Pilia-borzaPil,SendSend forfor aa hundredhundred CrownesCrowns atat leastleast.
wln 1870HeHe writeswrites.
wln 1871Ith.IthamoreIth.TenTen hundredhundred thousandthousand crownescrowns, — Mr.Mr.MasterMr. BarabasBarabas.
wln 1872Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.WriteWrite notnot soso submissiuelysubmissively, butbut threatningthreatening himhim.
wln 1873Ith.IthamoreIth.SirraSirrah BarabasBarabas, sendsend meme aa hundredhundred crownescrowns.
wln 1874Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.PutPut inin twotwo hundredhundred atat leastleast.
wln 1875Ith.IthamoreIth.II chargecharge theethee sendsend meme 300300 byby thisthis bearerbearer, andand thisthis
wln 1876ShallShall bebe youryour warrantwarrant; ifif youyou doedo notnot, nono moremore butbut soso.
wln 1877Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.TellTell himhim youyou willwill confesseconfess.
wln 1878Ith.IthamoreIth.OtherwiseOtherwise I’leI’ll confesseconfess allall, vanishvanish andand returnereturn inin aa
wln 1879TwinckleTwinkle.
wln 1880Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.LetLet meme alonealone, I’leI’ll vseuse himhim inin hishis kindekind.
wln 1881Ith.IthamoreIth.HangHang himhim IewJewjew.
wln 1882Curt.CourtesanCurt.NowNow, gentlegentle IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, lyelie inin mymy laplap.
wln 1883WhereWhere areare mymy MaidsMaids? prouideprovide aa runningrunning BanquetBanquet;
wln 1884SendSend toto thethe MerchantMerchant, bidbid himhim bringbring meme silkessilks,
wln 1885ShallShall IthimoreIthamoreIthimore mymy louelove goego inin suchsuch ragsrags?
wln 1886Ith.IthamoreIth.AndAnd bidbid thethe Iewellerjeweller comecome hitherhither tootoo.
wln 1887Curt.CourtesanCurt.II hauehave nono husbandhusband, sweetsweet, I’leI’ll marrymarry theethee.
wln 1888Ith.IthamoreIth.ContentContent, butbut wewe willwill leaueleave thisthis paltrypaltry landland,
wln 1889AndAnd sailesail fromfrom hencehence toto GreeceGreece, toto louelylovely GreeceGreece,
wln 1890I’leI’ll bebe thythy IasonJasonjason, thouthou mymy goldengolden FleeceFleece;
wln 1891WhereWhere paintedpainted CarpetsCarpets o’reo’er thethe meadsmeads areare hurl’dhurled,
wln 1892AndAnd BacchusBacchus’ vineyardsvineyards ore-spreado’erspread thethe worldworld:
wln 1893WhereWhere WoodsWoods andand ForrestsForests goego inin goodlygoodly greenegreen,
wln 1894I’leI’ll bebe AdonisAdonis, thouthou shaltshalt bebe LouesLove’slove’s QueeneQueen.
wln 1895TheThe MeadsMeads, thethe OrchardsOrchards, andand thethe PrimrosePrimrose laneslanes,
wln 1896InsteadInstead ofof SedgeSedge andand ReedReed, bearebear SugarSugar CanesCanes:
wln 1897ThouThou inin thosethose GrouesGroves, byby DisDis aboueabove,
wln 1898ShaltShalt liuelive withwith meme andand bebe mymy louelove.
wln 1899Curt.CourtesanCurt.WhiiherWhitherWhi●herWhither willwill II notnot goego withwith gentlegentle IthimoreIthamoreIthimore?

H2

Enter

---

img: 30-a
sig: H2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1900EnterEnter Pilea-borzaPilia-borzaPilea-borza.
wln 1901Ith.IthamoreIth.HowHow nownow? hasthast thouthou thethe goldgold?
wln 1902Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.YesYes.
wln 1903Ith.IthIt●.IthamoreIt●.ButBut camecame itit freelyfreely, diddid thethe CowCow giuegive downdown herher milkmilk (freelyfreely?
wln 1904Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.AtAt readingreading ofof thethe letterletter, hehe star’dstared &and stamp’dstamped, &and turndturned
wln 1905AsideAside, II tooketook himhim byby thethe sterdsterd, &and look’dlooked vponupon himhim thusthus;
wln 1906ToldTold himhim hehe werewere bestbest toto sendsend itit, thenthan hehe hug’dhuggedhuged &and imbrac’dembraced (meme.●
wln 1907Ith.IthamoreIth.RatherRather forfor fearefear thenthen louelove.
wln 1908Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.ThenThen likelike aa IewJewjew hehe laugh’dlaughed &and jeer’djeered, andand toldtold meme hehe
wln 1909lou’dloved meme forfor youryour sakesake, &and saidsaid whatwhat aa faithfullfaithful seruantservant youyou (hadhad binbeen.
wln 1910Ith.IthamoreIth.TheThe moremore villainevillain hehe toto keepkeep meme thusthus:
wln 1911Here’sHere’s goodlygoodly parrell’parel, isis therethere notnot?
wln 1912Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.ToTo concludeconclude, hehe gauegave meme tenten crownescrowns.
wln 1913Ith.IthamoreIth.ButBut tenten? I’leI’ll notnot leaueleave himhim worthworth aa graygrey groatgroat, giuegive
wln 1914MeMe aa ReameReam ofof paperpaper, we’llwe’ll hauehave aa kingdomekingdom ofof goldgold for’tfor’t.
wln 1915Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.WriteWrite forfor 500500 CrownesCrowns.
wln 1916Ith.IthamoreIth.SirraSirrah IewJewjew, asas youyou louelove youryour lifelife sendsend meme 500500 crownscrowns,
wln 1917AndAnd giuegive thethe BearerBearer 100.100. TellTell himhim II mustmust hau’thave’t.
wln 1918Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.II warrantwarrant youryour worshipworship shallshall hau’thave’t.
wln 1919Ith,IthamoreIth,AndAnd ifif hehe askeask whywhy II demanddemand soso muchmuch, telltell himhim,
wln 1920II scornescorn toto writewrite aa lineline vnderunder aa hundredhundred crownescrowns.
wln 1921Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.You’dYo●’dYou’d makemake aa richrich PoetPoet, SirSir. II amam gonegone.ExitExit.
wln 1922Ith.IthamoreIth.TakeTake thouthou thethe monymoney, spendspend itit forfor mymy sakesake.
wln 1923Curt.CourtesanCurt.’Tis’Tis notnot thythy monymoney, butbut thy selfethyself II weighweigh:
wln 1924ThusThus BellamiraBellamira esteemesesteems ofof goldgold;
wln 1925ButBut thusthus ofof theethee.— KisseKiss himhim. —
wln 1926Ith.IthamoreIth.ThatThat kissekiss againeagain; sheshe runsruns diuisiondivision ofof mymy lipslips.
wln 1927WhatWhat anan eyeeye sheshe castscasts onon meme?
wln 1928ItIt twincklestwinkles likelike aa StarreStar.
wln 1929Curt.CourtesanCurt.ComeCome mymy dearedear louelove, let’slet’s inin andand sleepesleep togethertogether.
wln 1930Ith.IthamoreIth.OhOhO thatthat tenten thousandthousand nightsnights werewere putput inin oneone,
wln 1931ThatThat weewe mightmight sleepesleep seuenseven yeeresyears togethertogether aforeafore
wln 1932WeWe wakewake.
wln 1933Curt.CourtesanCurt.ComeCome AmorousAmorous wagwag, firstfirst banquetbanquet andand thenthen sleepsleep.
wln 1934EnterEnter BarabasBarabas readingreading aa letterletter.
wln 1935Bar.BarabasBar.BarabasBarabas sendsend meme 300300 CrownesCrowns.
wln 1936PlainePlain BarabasBarabas: oho thatthat wickedwicked CurtezaneCourtesancourtesan!

He

---

img: 30-b
sig: H3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1937HeHe waswas notnot wontwont toto callcall meme BarabasBarabas.
wln 1938OrOr elseelse II willwill confesseconfess: IAyay, therethere itit goesgoes:
wln 1939ButBut ifif II getget himhim CoupeCoupe dede GorgeGorge, forfor thatthat
wln 1940HeHe sentsent aa shaggyshaggy totter’dtottered staringstaring slaueslave,
wln 1941ThatThat whenwhen hehe speakesspeaks, drawesdraws outout hishis grislygrisly beardbeard,
wln 1942AndAnd windswinds itit twicetwice oror thricethrice aboutabout hishis eareear;
wln 1943WhoseWhose faceface hashas binbeen aa grind-stonegrindstone forfor mensmen’s swordsswords,
wln 1944HisHis handshands areare hackthacked, somesome fingersfingers cutcut quitequite offoff;
wln 1945WhoWho whenwhen hehe speakesspeaks, gruntsgrunts likelike aa hoghog, andand lookslooks
wln 1946LikeLike oneone thatthat isis imploy’demployed inin CatzerieCatzerie,
wln 1947AndAnd crosbitingcrossbiting suchsuch aa RogueRogue
wln 1948AsAs isis thethe husbandhusband toto aa hundredhundred whoreswhores:
wln 1949AndAnd II byby himhim mustmust sendsend threethree hundredhundred crownescrowns.
wln 1950WellWell, mymy hopehope isis, hehe willwill notnot staystay therethere stillstill;
wln 1951AndAnd whenwhen hehe comescomes: OhOhO thatthat hehe werewere butbut herehere!
wln 1952EnterEnter Pilia-borzaPilia-borza.
wln 1953Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.IewJewjew, II mustmust haha’ moremore goldgold.
wln 1954Bar.BarabasBar.WhyWhy wantstwant’stwantest thouthou anyany ofof thythy taletale?
wln 1955Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.NoNo; butbut 300300 willwill notnot serueserve hishis turneturn.
wln 1956Bar.BarabasBar.NotNot serueserve hishis turneturn, SirSir?
wln 1957Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.NoNo SirSir; andand thereforetherefore II mustmust hauehave 500500 moremore.
wln 1958Bar.BarabasBar.I’leI’ll ratherrather —
wln 1959Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.OhOhO goodgood wordswords, SirSir, andand sendsend itit youyou werewere bestbest;, seesee,
wln 1960There’sThere’s hishis letterletter.
wln 1961Bar.BarabasBar.MightMight hehe notnot asas wellwell comecome asas sendsend; praypray bidbid himhim
wln 1962ComeCome &and fetchfetch itit, whatwhat heehe writeswrites forfor youyou, yeye shallshall hauehave (streightstraight.
wln 1963Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.IAyay, andand thethe restrest tootoo, oror elseelse —
wln 1964Bar.BarabasBar.II mustmust makemake thisthis villainevillain awayaway: pleaseplease youyou dinedine
wln 1965WithWith meme, SirSir, &and youyou shalshall bebe mostmost hartilyheartily poyson’dpoisoned.asideaside
wln 1966Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.NoNo god-a-mercygod-a-mercy, shallshall II hauehave thesethese crownescrowns?
wln 1967Bar.BarabasBar.II cannotcannot doedo itit, II hauehave lostlost mymy keyeskeys.
wln 1968Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.OhOhO, ifif thatthat bebe allall, II cancan pickepick opeopeopen youryour lockslocks.
wln 1969Bar.BarabasBar.OrOr climbeclimb vpup toto mymy Counting-houseCountinghouse windowwindow:
wln 1970YouYou knowknow mymy meaningmeaning.
wln 1971Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.II knowknow enoughenough, andand therforetherefore talketalk notnot toto meme ofof youryour
wln 1972Counting-houseCountinghouse, thethe goldgold, oror knowknow IewJewjew itit isis inin mymy powerpower (toto hanghang theethee.●
wln 1973Bar.BarabasBar.II amam betraidbetrayed.

H3

’Tis

---

img: 31-a
sig: H3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 1974’Tis’Tis notnot 500500 CrownesCrowns thatthat II esteemeesteem,
wln 1975II amam notnot mou’dmoved atat thatthat: thisthis angersangers meme,
wln 1976ThatThat hehe whowho knowesknows II louelove himhim asas my selfemyself
wln 1977ShouldShould writewrite inin thisthis imperiousimperious vainevain? whywhy SirSir,
wln 1978YouYou knowknow II hauehave nono childechild, andand vntounto whomwhom
wln 1979ShouldShould II leaueleave allall butbut vntounto IthimoreIthamoreIthimore?
wln 1980Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.Here’sHere’s manymany wordswords butbut nono crownescrowns; thethe crownescrowns.
wln 1981Bar.BarabasBar.CommendCommend meme toto himhim, SirSir, mostmost humblyhumbly,
wln 1982AndAnd vntounto youryour goodgood mistrismistress asas vnknowneunknown.
wln 1983Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.SpeakeSpeak, shallshall II hauehave ’vm’em, SirSir?
wln 1984Bar.BarabasBar.SirSir herehere theythey areare.
wln 1985OhOhO thatthat II shouldshould partpart withwith soso muchmuch goldgold!
wln 1986HereHere taketake ’em’em, fellowfellow, withwith asas goodgood aa willwill —
wln 1987— AsAs II wudand●ndwouldand seesee theethee hang’dhanged; oho, louelove stopsstops mymy breathbreath:
wln 1988NeuerNever lou’dloved manman seruantservant asas II doedo IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 1989Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.II knowknow itit, SirSir.
wln 1990Bar.BarabasBar.PrayPray whenwhen, SirSir, shallshall II seesee youyou atat mymy househouse?
wln 1991Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.SooneSoon enoughenough toto youryour costcost, SirSir:
wln 1992FareFare youyou wellwell.ExitExit.
wln 1993Bar.BarabasBar.NayNay toto thinethine owneown costcost, villainevillain, ifif thouthou com’stcom’stcomest.
wln 1994WasWas euerever IewJewjew tormentedtormented asas II amam?
wln 1995ToTo hauehave aa shag-ragshag-ragshagrag knaueknave toto comecome
wln 1996300300 CrownesCrowns, andand thenthen 500500 CrownesCrowns?
wln 1997WellWell, II mustmust seekeseek aa meanesmeans toto ridrid ’em’em allall,
wln 1998AndAnd presentlypresently: forfor inin hishis villanyvillainy
wln 1999HeHe willwill telltell allall hehe knowesknows andand II shallshall dyedie for’tfor’t. II hauehave itit.
wln 2000II willwill inin somesome disguizedisguise goego seesee thethe slaueslave,
wln 2001AndAnd howhow thethe villainevillain reuelsrevels withwith mymy goldgold.ExitExit.
wln 2002EnterEnter CurtezaneCourtesancourtesan. IthimoreIthamoreIthimore. Pilia-borzaPilia-borza.
wln 2003Curt.CourtesanCurt.I’leI’ll pledgepledge theethee, louelove, andand thereforetherefore drinkedrink itit offoff.
wln 2004Ith.IthamoreIth.SaistSayest thouthou meme soso? hauehave atat itit; andand doedo youyou hearehear?
wln 2005Curt.CourtesanCurt.GoeGo toto, itit shallshall bebe soso.
wln 2006Ith.IthamoreIth.OfOf thatthat conditioncondition II wilwill drinkdrink itit vpup; here’shere’s toto theethee.
wln 2007Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.NayNay, I’leI’ll hauehave allall oror nonenone.
wln 2008Ith.IthamoreIth.ThereThere, ifif thouthou lou’stlovest meme doedo notnot leaueleave aa dropdrop.
wln 2009Curt.CourtesanCurt.LoueLove theethee, fillfill meme threethree glassesglasses.
wln 2010Ith.IthamoreIth.ThreeThree andand fiftyfifty dozendozen, I’leI’ll pledgepledge theethee,

Pil.

---

img: 31-b
sig: H4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2011Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.KnauelyKnavelyknavily spokespoke, andand likelike aa KnightKnight atat ArmesArms.
wln 2012Ith.IthamoreIth.HeyHey RiuoRivo CastilianoCastiliano, aa man’sman’s aa manman.
wln 2013Curt.CourtesanCurt.NowNow toto thethe IewJewjew.
wln 2014Ith.IthamoreIth.HaHa toto thethe IewJewjew, andand sendsend meme monymoney youyou werewere bestbest.
wln 2015Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.WhatWhat wudstwouldst thouthou doedo ifif hehe shouldshould sendsend theethee nonenone?
wln 2016Ith.IthamoreIth.DoeDo nothingnothing; butbut II knowknow whatwhat II knowknow,
wln 2017He’sHe’s aa murderermurderer.
wln 2018Curt.CourtesanCurt.II hadhad notnot thoughtthought hehe hadhad beenbeen soso brauebrave aa manman.
wln 2019Ith.IthamoreIth.YouYou knewknew MathiasMathias andand thethe GouernorsGovernor’sgovernor’s sonson, hehe andand
wln 2020II kildkilled ’em’em bothboth, andand yetyet neuernever touch’dtouched ’em’em.
wln 2021Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.OhOhO brauelybravely donedone.
wln 2022Ith.IthamoreIth.II carriedcarried thethe brothbroth thatthat poyson’dpoisoned thethe NunsNuns, andand hehe
wln 2023AndAnd II sniclesnickle handhand tootoo fastfast, strangledstrangled aa FryarFriar.
wln 2024Curt.CourtesanCurt.YouYou twotwo alonealone.
wln 2025Ith.IthamoreIth.WeWe twotwo, andand ’twas’twas neuernever knowneknown, nornor neuernever shallshall
wln 2026BeBe forfor meme.
wln 2027Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.ThisThis shallshall withwith meme vntounto thethe GouernorGovernor.
wln 2028Curt.CourtesanCurt.AndAnd fitfit itit shouldshould: butbut firstfirst let’slet’s haha’ moremore goldgold:●
wln 2029ComeCome gentlegentle IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, lyelie inin mymy laplap.
wln 2030Ith.IthamoreIth.LoueLove meme littlelittle, louelove meme longlong, letlet musickemusic rumblerumble,
wln 2031WhilstWhilst II inin thythy incoomyincony laplap doedo tumbletumble.
wln 2032EnterEnter BarabasBarabas withwith aa LuteLute, disguis’ddisguised.
wln 2033Curt.CourtesanCurt.AA FrenchFrench MusicianMusician, comecome let’slet’s hearehear youryour skillskill?
wln 2034Bar.BarabasBar.MustMust tunatuna mymy LuteLute forfor soundsound, twangtwang twangtwang firstfirst.
wln 2035Ith.IthamoreIth.WiltWilt drinkedrink French-manFrenchman, here’shere’s toto theethee withwith aa —
wln 2036PoxPox onon thisthis drunkendrunken hick-vphiccup.
wln 2037Bar.BarabasBar.GramercyGramercy MounsierMonsieurmonsieur.
wln 2038Curt.CourtesanCurt.PrethePritheeprithee, Pilia-borzaPilia-borza, bidbid thethe FidlerFiddler giuegive meme
wln 2039TheThe poseyposy inin hishis hathat therethere.
wln 2040Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.SirraSirrah, youyou mustmust giuegive mymy mistrismistress youryour poseyposy.
wln 2041Bar.BarabasBar.AA voustrevôtrevoustre commandementecommandement MadamMadameMadam.
wln 2042Curt.CourtesanCurt.HowHow sweetsweet, mymy IthimoreIthamoreIthimore, thethe flowersflowers smellsmell.
wln 2043Ith.IthamoreIth.LikeLike thythy breathbreath, sweet-hartsweetheart, nono violetviolet likelike ’em’em.
wln 2044Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.FohFoh, me thinkesmethinks theythey stinkestink likelike aa Holly-HokeHollyhockhollyhock.
wln 2045Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo, nownow II amam reueng’drevenged vponupon ’em’em allall.
wln 2046TheThe scentscent thereofthereof waswas deathdeath, II poyson’dpoisoned itit.
wln 2047Ith.IthamoreIth.PlayPlay, FidlerFiddler, oror I’leI’ll cutcut youryour catscat’s gutsguts intointo chitterlinschitterlings

Bar.

---

img: 32-a
sig: H4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2048PardonaPardonnezPardona moymoimoy, bebe nono inin tunetune yetyet; soso nownow, nownow allall bebe inin.
wln 2049Ith.IthamoreIth.GiueGive himhim aa crownecrown, andand fillfill meme outout moremore winewine.
wln 2050Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.There’sThere’s twotwo crownescrowns forfor theethee, playplay.
wln 2051Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow liberallyliberally thethe villainvillain giuesgives meme minemine ownown goldgold. asideaside.

wln 2052Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks hehe fingersfingers veryvery wellwell.
wln 2053Bar.BarabasBar.SoSo diddid youyou whenwhen youyou stolestole mymy goldgold.asideaside
wln 2054Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.HowHow swiftswift hehe runnesruns.
wln 2055Bar.BarabasBar.YouYou runrun swifterswifter whenwhen youyonyouyond threwthrew mymy goldgold outout ofof
wln 2056MyMy WindowWindow.asideaside.
wln 2057Curt.CourtesanCurt.MusicianMusician, hasthast beenebeen inin MaltaMalta longlong?
wln 2058Bar.BarabasBar.TwoTwo, threethree, fourefour monthmonth MadamMadameMadam.
wln 2059Ith.IthamoreIth.DostDost notnot knowknow aa IewJewjew, oneone BarabasBarabas?
wln 2060Bar.BarabasBar.VeryVery mushmushmuch, MounsierMonsieurmonsieur, youyou nono bebe hishis manman.
wln 2061Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.HisHis manman?
wln 2062Ith.IthamoreIth.II scornescorn thethe PeasantPeasant, telltell himhim soso.
wln 2063Bar.BarabasBar.HeHe knowesknows itit alreadyalready.
wln 2064Ith.IthamoreIth.’Tis’Tis aa strangestrange thingthing ofof thatthat IewJewjew, hehe liueslives vponupon
wln 2065PickledPickled GrashoppersGrasshoppers, andand sauc’dsau●’dsauced MushrumbsMushroomsmushrooms.
wln 2066Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat aa slaue’sslave’s thisthis?
wln 2067TheThe GouernourGovernor feedsfeeds notnot asas II doedo.asideaside.
wln 2068Ith.IthamoreIth.HeHe neuernever putput onon cleaneclean shirtshirt sincesince hehe waswas circumcis’dcircumcised
wln 2069Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO raskallrascal! II changechange my selfemyself twicetwice aa dayday.asideaside
wln 2070Ith.IthamoreIth.TheThe HatHat hehe weareswears, IudasJudasjudas leftleft vnderunder thethe ElderElder
wln 2071WhenWhen hehe hang’dhanged himselfehimself.
wln 2072Bar.BarabasBar.’Twas’Twas sentsent meme forfor aa presentpresent fromfrom thethe greatgreat ChamCham. asideaside

wln 2073Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.AA mastymasty slaueslave hehe isis;
wln 2074WhetherWhitherWhether nownow, FidlerFiddler?
wln 2075Bar.BarabasBar.PardonaPardonnezPardona moymoimoy, MounsierMonsieurmonsieur, wewe bebe nono wellwell.ExitExit.
wln 2076Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.FarewellFarewell FidlerFiddlerFidler: OneOne letterletter moremore toto thethe IewJewjew.
wln 2077Curt.CourtesanCurt.PrethePritheeprithee sweetsweet louelove, oneone moremore, andand writewrite itit sharpsharp.
wln 2078Ith.IthamoreIth.NoNo, I’leI’ll sendsend byby wordword ofof mouthmouth nownow;
wln 2079BidBid himhim deliuerdeliver theethee aa thousandthousand CrownesCrowns, byby thethe samesame
wln 2080TokenToken, thatthat thethe NunsNuns lou’dloved RiceRice, thatthat Fryarfriar BernardineBernardine
wln 2081SleptSlept inin hishis owneown clothesclothes,
wln 2082AnyAny ofof ’em’em willwill doedo itit.

Pil.

---

img: 32-b
sig: I1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2083Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.LetLet meme alonealone toto vrgeurge itit nownow II knowknow thethe meaningmeaning.
wln 2084Ith.IthamoreIth.TheThe meaningmeaning hashas aa meaningmeaning; comecome let’slet’s inin:
wln 2085ToTo vndoeundo aa IewJewjew isis charitycharity, andand notnot sinnesin.ExeuntExeunt.




wln 2086ActusActus QuintusQuintus.

wln 2087EnterEnter GouernorGouernorsGouernorGovernorGovernors.● KnightsKnights. MartinMartin Del-BoscoDel BoscoDel-Bosco.

wln 2088Gov.GovernorNOwNOw, GentlemenGentlemen, betakebetake youyou toto youryour ArmesArms,
wln 2089AndAnd seesee thatthat MaltaMalta bebe wellwell fortifi’dfortified;
wln 2090AndAnd itit behouesbehoves youyou toto bebe resoluteresolute;
wln 2091ForFor CalymathCalymath hauinghaving houer’dhovered herehere soso longlong,
wln 2092WillWill winnewin thethe TowneTown, oror dyedie beforebefore thethe walswalls.
wln 2093Kni.KnightAndAnd dyedie hehe shallshall, forfor wewe willwill neuernever yeeldyield.
wln 2094EnterEnter CurtezaneCurtezan●CourtesanCourtesans, Pilia-borzaPilia-borza.
wln 2095Curt.CourtesanCurt.OhOhO bringbring vsus toto thethe GouernorGovernor.
wln 2096Gov.GovernorAwayAway withwith herher, sheshe isis aa CurtezaneCourtesancourtesan.
wln 2097Curt.CourtesanCurt.What e’reWhate’erwhate’er II amam, yetyet GouernorGovernor hearehear meme speakespeak;
wln 2098II bringbring theethee newesnews byby whomwhom thythy sonneson waswas slaineslain:
wln 2099MathiasMathias diddid itit notnot, itit waswas thethe IewJewjew.
wln 2100Pil.Pilia-borzaPil.WhoWho, besidesbesides thethe slaughterslaughter ofof thesethese GentlemenGentlemen,
wln 2101Poyson’dPoisoned hishis owneown daughterdaughter andand thethe NunsNuns,
wln 2102StrangledStrangled aa FryarFriar, andand II knowknow notnot whatwhat
wln 2103MischiefeMischief besidebeside.
wln 2104Gov.GovernorHadHad wewe butbut proofeproof ofof thisthis.
wln 2105Curt.CourtesanCurt.StrongStrong proofeproof, mymy LordLord, hishis man’sman’s nownow atat mymy
wln 2106LodgingLodging thatthat waswas hishis AgentAgent, he’llhe’ll confesseconfess itit allall.
wln 2107Gov.GovernorGoeGo fetchfetch himhim straightstraight, II alwayesalways fear’dfeared thatthat IewJewjew.
wln 2108EnterEnter IewIe●Jew, IthimoreIthamoreIthimore.
wln 2109Bar.BarabasBar.I’leI’ll goego alonealone, dogsdogs dodo notnot halehale meme thusthus.
wln 2110Ith.IthamoreIth.NorNor meme neitherneither, II cannotcannot out-runoutrun youyou ConstableConstable, oho (mymy bellybelly.
wln 2111Bar.BarabasBar.OneOne dramdram ofof powderpowder moremore hadhad mademade allall suresure,
wln 2112WhatWhat aa damn’ddamned slaueslave waswas II?

I

Gov.

---

img: 33-a
sig: I1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2113Gov.GovernorMakeMake firesfires, heatheat ironsirons, letlet thethe rackerack bebe fetch’dfetched.
wln 2114Kni.KnightNayNay staystay, mymy LordLord, ’tmay’tmay bebe hehe willwill confesseconfess.
wln 2115Bar.BarabasBar.ConfesseConfess; whatwhat meanemean youyou, LordsLords, whowho shouldshould (confesseconfess?

wln 2116Gov.GovernorThouThou andand thythy TurkTurk; ’twas’twas youyou thatthat slewslew mymy sonson.
wln 2117Ith.IthamoreIth.GiltyGuilty, mymy LordLord, II confesseconfess; youryour sonneson andand MathiasMathias
wln 2118WereWere bothboth contractedcontracted vntounto AbigallAbigall,
wln 2119Forg’dForged aa counterfeitcounterfeit challengechallenge.
wln 2120IewJewjew.WhoWho carriedcarried thatthat challengechallenge?
wln 2121Ith.IthamoreIth.II carriedcarried itit, II confesseconfess, butbut whowho writwrit itit?
wln 2122MarryMarry eueneven hehe thatthat strangledstrangled BernardineBernardine, poyson’dpoisoned thethe
wln 2123NunsNuns, andand hishis owneown daughterdaughter.
wln 2124Gov.GovernorAwayAway withwith himhim, hishis sightsight isis deathdeath toto meme.
wln 2125Bar.BarabasBar.ForFor whatwhat, youyou menmen ofof MaltaMalta, hearehear meme speakespeak;
wln 2126SheeShe isis aa CurtezaneCourtesancourtesan andand hehe aa theefethief,
wln 2127AndAnd hehe mymy bondmanbondman, letlet meme hauehave lawlaw,
wln 2128ForFor nonenone ofof thisthis cancan preiudiceprejudice mymy lifelife:
wln 2129Gov.GovernorOnceOnce moremore awayaway withwith himhim; youyou shallshall hauehave lawlaw.
wln 2130Bar.BarabasBar.Deuilsdevils doedo youryour worstworst, II liuelive inin spitespite ofof youyou.
wln 2131AsAs thesethese hauehave spokespoke soso bebe itit toto theirtheir soulessouls:
wln 2132II hopehope thethe poyson’dpoisoned flowersflowers willwill workework anonanon.ExitExit.
wln 2133EnterEnter MaterMater.
wln 2134MaterMater.WasWas mymy MathiasMathias murder’dmurdered byby thethe IewJewjew?
wln 2135FernezeFeruezeFerneze, ’twas’twas thythy sonneson thatthat murder’dmurdered himhim.
wln 2136Gov.GovernorBeBe patientpatient, gentlegentle MadamMadam, itit waswas hehe,
wln 2137HeHe forgedforged thethe daringdaring challengechallenge mademade themthem fightfight.
wln 2138Mat.MaterMat.WhereWhere isis thethe IewJewjew, wherewhere isis thatthat murderermurderer?
wln 2139Gov.GovernorInIn prisonprison tilltill thethe LawLaw hashas pastpassed onon himhim.
wln 2140EnterEnter OfficerOfficer.
wln 2141Offi.OfficerMyMy LordLord, thethe CurtezaneCourtesancourtesan andand herher manman areare deaddead;
wln 2142SoSo isis thethe TurkeTurk, andand BarabasBarabas thethe IewJewjew.
wln 2143Gov.GovernorDeadDead?
wln 2144Offi.OfficerDeadDead, mymy LordLord, andand herehere theythey bringbring hishis bodybody.
wln 2145BoscoBosco.ThisThis suddensudden deathdeath ofof hishis isis veryvery strangestrange.
wln 2146Gov.GovernorWonderWonder notnot atat itit, SirSir, thethe heauensheavens areare iustjust:●
wln 2147TheirTheir deathsdeaths werewere likelike theirtheir liueslives, thenthen thinkthink notnot ofof ’em’em
wln 2148SinceSince theythey areare deaddead, letlet themthem bebe buriedburied.

For

---

img: 33-b
sig: I2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2149ForFor thethe IewesJew’sJews bodybody, throwthrow thatthat o’reo’er thethe walswalls,
wln 2150ToTo bebe aa preyprey forfor VulturesVultures andand wildwild beastsbeasts.
wln 2151SoSo, nownow awayaway andand fortifiefortify thethe TowneTown.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2152Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat, allall alonealone? wellwell farefare sleepysleepy drinkedrink.
wln 2153I’leI’ll bebe reueng’drevenged onon thisthis accursedaccursed TowneTown;
wln 2154ForFor byby mymy meanesmeans CalymathCalymath shallshall enterenter inin.
wln 2155I’leI’ll helpehelp toto slayslay theirtheir childrenchildren andand theirtheir wiueswives,
wln 2156ToTo firefire thethe ChurchesChurches, pullpull theirtheir houseshouses downedown,
wln 2157TakeTake mymy goodsgoods tootoo, andand seizeseize vponupon mymy landslands:
wln 2158II hopehope toto seesee thethe GouernourGovernor aa slaueslave,
wln 2159AndAnd, rowingrowing inin aa GallyGalley, whiptwhipped toto deathdeath.
wln 2160EnterEnter CalymathCalymath, BashawesBashawsPashas, TurkesTurks.
wln 2161Caly.CalymathCaly.WhomWhom hauehave wewe therethere, aa spyspy?
wln 2162Bar.BarabasBar.YesYes, mymy goodgood LordLord, oneone thatthat cancan spyspy aa placeplace
wln 2163WhereWhere youyou maymay enterenter, andand surprizesurprise thethe TowneTown:
wln 2164MyMy namename isis BarabasBarabas; II amam aa IewJewjew.
wln 2165Caly.CalymathCaly.ArtArt thouthou thatthat IewJewjew whosewhose goodsgoods wewe heardheard werewere soldsold
wln 2166ForFor Tribute-monyTribute-money?
wln 2167Bar.BarabasBar.TheThe veryvery samesame, mymy LordLord:
wln 2168AndAnd sincesince thatthat timetime theythey hauehave hir’dhired aa slaueslave mymy manman
wln 2169ToTo accuseaccuse meme ofof aa thousandthousand villaniesvillainies:
wln 2170II waswas imprison’dimprisoned, butbut scap’dscaped theirtheir handshands.
wln 2171Caly.CalymathCaly.DidstDidst breakebreak prisonprison?
wln 2172Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, nono:
wln 2173II drankedrank ofof PoppyPoppy andand coldcold mandrakemandrake juycejuice;
wln 2174AndAnd beingbeing asleepeasleep, belikebelike theythey thoughtthought meme deaddead,
wln 2175AndAnd threwthrew meme o’reo’er thethe walswalls:● soso, oror howhow elseelse,
wln 2176TheThe IewJewjew isis herehere, andand restsrests atat youryour commandcommand.
wln 2177Caly.CalymathCaly.’Twas’Twas brauelybravely donedone: butbut telltell meme, BarabasBarabas,
wln 2178CanstCanst thouthou, asas thouthou reportestreportest, makemake MaltaMalta oursours?
wln 2179Bar.BarabasBar.FeareFear notnot, mymy LordLord, forfor herehere againstagainst thethe TruceTruce,
wln 2180TheThe rockerock isis hollowhollow, andand ofof purposepurpose digg’ddigged,
wln 2181ToTo makemake aa passagepassage forfor thethe runningrunning streamesstreams
wln 2182AndAnd commoncommon channelschannels ofof thethe CityCity.
wln 2183NowNow whilstwhilst youyou giuegive assaultassault vntounto thethe walswalls,
wln 2184I’leI’ll leadlead 500500 souldierssoldiers throughthrough thethe VaultVault,
wln 2185AndAnd riserise withwith themthem i’thi’th’ middlemiddle ofof thethe TowneTown,

I2

Open

---

img: 34-a
sig: I2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2186OpenOpen thethe gatesgates forfor youyou toto enterenter inin,
wln 2187AndAnd byby thisthis meanesmeans thethe CityCity isis youryour owneown.
wln 2188Caly.CalymathCaly.IfIf thisthis bebe truetrue, I’leI’ll makemake theethee GouernorGovernor.
wln 2189IewJewjew.AndAnd ifif itit bebe notnot truetrue, thenthen letlet meme dyedie.
wln 2190Caly.CalymathCaly.Thou’stThou’st doom’ddoomed thy selfethyself, assaultassault itit presentlypresently.
wln 2191ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2192AlarmesAlarms. EnterEnter TurkesTurks, BarabasBarabas, GouernourGovernor,
wln 2193andand KnightsKnights prisonersprisoners.
wln 2194Caly.CalymathCaly.NowNow vailevailveil youryour pridepride youyou captiuecaptive ChristiansChristians,
wln 2195AndAnd kneelekneel forfor mercymercy toto youryour conqueringconquering foefoe:
wln 2196NowNow where’swhere’s thethe hopehope youyou hadhad ofof haughtyhaughty SpaineSpain?
wln 2197FernezeFerneze, speakespeak, hadhad itit notnot beenebeen muchmuch betterbetter
wln 2198ToTo keptkept thythy promisepromise thenthanthen bebe thusthus surpriz’dsurprised?
wln 2199Gov.GovernorWhatWhat shouldshould II saysay, wewe areare captiuescaptives andand mustmust yeeldyield.
wln 2200Caly.CalymathCaly.IAyay, villainsvillains, youyou mustmust yeeldyield, andand vnderunder TurkishTurkish yokesyokes
wln 2201ShallShall groninggroaning bearebear thethe burthenburden ofof ourour ireire;
wln 2202AndAnd BarabasBarabas, asas ersterst wewe promis’dpromised theethee,
wln 2203ForFor thythy desertdesert wewe makemake thetheethe GouernorGovernor,
wln 2204VseUse themthem atat thythy discretiondiscretion.
wln 2205Bar.BarabasBar.ThankesThanks, mymy LordLord.
wln 2206Gov.GovernorOhOhO fatallfatal dayday toto fallfall intointo thethe handshands
wln 2207OfOf suchsuch aa TraitorTraitor andand vnhallowedunhallowed IewJewjew!
wln 2208WhatWhat greatergreater miserymisery couldcould heauenheaven inflictinflict?
wln 2209Caly.CalymathCaly.’Tis’Tis ourour commandcommand: andand BarabasBarabas, wewe giuegive
wln 2210ToTo guardguard thythy personperson, thesethese ourour IanizariesJanissariesjanissaries:
wln 2211IntreatEntreat themthem wellwell, asas wewe hauehave vsedused theethee.
wln 2212AndAnd nownow, brauebrave BashawesBashawsPashas, comecome, wee’llwe’ll walkewalk aboutabout
wln 2213TheThe ruin’druined TowneTown, andand seesee thethe wrackewrack wewe mademade:
wln 2214FarewellFarewell brauebrave IewJewjew, farewellfarewell greatgreat BarabasBarabas.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2215Bar.BarabasBar.MayMay allall goodgood fortunefortune followfollow CalymathCalymath.
wln 2216AndAnd nownow, asas entranceentrance toto ourour safetysafety,
wln 2217ToTo prisonprison withwith thethe GouernourGovernor andand thesethese
wln 2218CaptainesCaptains, hishis consortsconsorts andand confederatesconfederates.
wln 2219Gov.GovernorOhOhO villainevillain, HeauenHeaven willwill bebe reueng’drevenged onon theethee.
wln 2220ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2221Bar.BarabasBar.AwayAAwayA way way, nono moremore, letlet himhim notnot troubletrouble meme.
wln 2222ThusThus hasthast thouthou gottengotten, byby thythy policiepolicy,

No

---

img: 34-b
sig: I3r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2223NoNo simplesimple placeplace, nono smallsmall authorityauthority,
wln 2224II nownow amam GouernourGovernor ofof MaltaMalta; truetrue,
wln 2225ButBut MaltaMalta hateshates meme, andand inin hatinghating meme
wln 2226MyMy life’slife’s inin dangerdanger, andand whatwhat bootsboots itit theethee
wln 2227PoorePoor BarabasBarabas, toto bebe thethe GouernourGovernor,
wln 2228WhenWhen asWhenwhenas asas thythy lifelife shallshall bebe atat theirtheir commandcommand?
wln 2229NoNo, BarabasBarabas, thisthis mustmust bebe look’dlooked intointo;
wln 2230AndAnd sincesince byby wrongwrong thouthou got’stgot’stgottest AuthorityAuthority,
wln 2231MaintaineMaintain itit brauelybravely byby firmefirm policypolicy,
wln 2232AtAt leastleast vnprofitablyunprofitably loselose itit notnot:
wln 2233ForFor hehe thatthat liuethliveth inin AuthorityAuthority,
wln 2234AndAnd neitherneither getsgets himhim friendsfriends, nornor filsfills hishis bagsbags,
wln 2235LiuesLives likelike thethe AsseAss thatthat ÆsopeAesopeAesop speakethspeaketh ofof,
wln 2236ThatThat labourslabours withwith aa loadload ofof breadbread andand winewine,
wln 2237AndAnd leauesleaves itit offoff toto snapsnap onon ThistleThistle topstops:
wln 2238ButBut BarabasBarabas willwill bebe moremore circumspectcircumspect.
wln 2239BeginBegin betimesbetimes, Occasion’sOccasion’s baldbald behindbehind,
wln 2240SlipSlip notnot thinethine oportunityopportunity, forfor fearefear tootoo latelate
wln 2241ThouThou seek’stseek’stseekest forfor muchmuch, butbut canstcanst notnot compassecompass itit
wln 2242WithinWithin herehere.
wln 2243EnterEnter GouernorGovernor withwith aa guardguard.
wln 2244Gov.GovernorMyMy LordLord?
wln 2245Bar.BarabasBar.IAyay, LordLord, thusthus slaues●●auesslaves willwill learnelearnelearn.●
wln 2246NowNow GouernorGovernor standstand byby therethere, waitwait withinwithin,
wln 2247ThisThis isis thethe reasonreason thatthat II sentsent forfor theethee;
wln 2248ThouThou seestseest thythy lifelife, andand Malta’sMalta’s happinessehappiness,
wln 2249AreAre atat mymy ArbitramentArbitrament; andand BarabasBarabas
wln 2250AtAt hishis discretiondiscretion maymay disposedispose ofof bothboth:
wln 2251NowNow telltell meme, GouernorGovernor, andand plainelyplainly tootoo,
wln 2252WhatWhat thinkstthinkst thouthou shallshall becomebecome ofof itit andand theethee?
wln 2253Gov.GovernorThisThis; BarabasBarabas, sincesince thingsthings areare inin thythy powerpower,
wln 2254II seesee nono reasonreason butbut ofof Malta’sMalta’s wrackewrack,
wln 2255NorNor hopehope ofof theethee butbut extremeextreme crueltycruelty,
wln 2256NorNor fearefear II deathdeath, nornor willwill II flatterflatter theethee.
wln 2257Bar.BarabasBar.GouernorGovernor, goodgood wordswords, bebe notnot soso furiousfurious;
wln 2258’Tis’Tis notnot thythy lifelife whichwhich cancan availeaua●leavail meme oughtaught,
wln 2259YetYet youyou doedo liuelive, andand liuelive forfor meme youyou shallshall:

I3

And

---

img: 35-a
sig: I3v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2260AndAnd asas forfor Malta’sMalta’s ruineruin, thinkethink youyou notno●not
wln 2261’Twere’Twere slenderslender policypolicy forfor BarabasBarabas
wln 2262ToTo dispossessedispossess himselfehimself ofof suchsuch aa placeplace?
wln 2263ForFor sithsith, asas onceonce youyou saidsaid, withinwithin thisthis IleI’ll
wln 2264InIn MaltaMalta herehere, thatthat II hauehave gotgot mymy goodsgoods,
wln 2265AndAnd inin thisthis CityCity stillstill hauehave hadhad successesuccess,
wln 2266AndAnd nownow atat lengthlength amam grownegrown youryour GovernorGovernor,
wln 2267Your seluesYourselvesyourselves shallshall seesee itit shallshall notnot bebe forgotforgot:
wln 2268ForFor asas aa friendfriend notnot knowneknown, butbut inin distressedistress,
wln 2269I’leI’ll rearerear vpup MaltaMalta nownow remedilesseremediless.
wln 2270Gov.GovernorWillWill BarabasBarabas recouerrecover Malta’sMalta’s losseloss?
wln 2271WillWill BarabasBarabas bebe goodgood toto ChristiansChristians?
wln 2272Bar.BarabasBar.WhatWhat wiltwilt thouthou giuegive meme, GouernorGovernor, toto procureprocure
wln 2273AA dissolutiondissolution ofof thethe slauishslavish BandsBands
wln 2274WhereinWherein thethe TurkeTurk hathhath yoak’dyoked youryour landland andand youyou?
wln 2275WhatWhat willwill youyou giuegive meme ifif II renderrender youyou
wln 2276TheThe lifelife ofof CalymathCalymath, surprizesurprise hishis menmen,
wln 2277AndAnd inin anan out-houseoutouthouseouthousehouse ofof thethe CityCity shutshut
wln 2278HisHis souldierssoldiers, tilltill II hauehave consum’dconsumed ’em’em allall withwith firefire?
wln 2279WhatWhat willwill youyou giuegive himhim thatthat procurethprocureth thisthis?
wln 2280Gov.GovernorDoeDo butbut bringbring thisthis toto passepass whichwhich thouthou pretendestpretendest,
wln 2281DealeDeal trulytruly withwith vsus asas thouthou intimatestintimatest,
wln 2282AndAnd II willwill sendsend amongstamongst thethe CitizensCitizens
wln 2283AndAnd byby mymy lettersletters priuatelyprivately procureprocure
wln 2284GreatGreat summessums ofof monymoney forfor thythy recompencerecompense:
wln 2285NayNay moremore, doedo thisthis, andand liuelive thouthou GouernorGovernor stillstill.
wln 2286Bar.BarabasBar.NayNay, doedo thouthou thisthis, FernezeFerneze, andand bebe freefree;
wln 2287GouernorGovernor, II enlargeenlarge theethee, liuelive withwith meme,
wln 2288GoeGo walkewalk aboutabout thethe CityCity, seesee thythy friendsfriends:
wln 2289TushTush, sendsend notnot lettersletters toto ’em’em, goego thy selfethyself,
wln 2290AndAnd letlet meme seesee whatwhat monymoney thouthou canstcanst makemake;
wln 2291HereHere isis mymy handhand thatthat I’leI’ll setset MaltaMalta freefree:
wln 2292AndAnd thusthus wewe castca●tcast itit: ToTo aa solemnesolemn feastfeast
wln 2293II willwill inuiteinvite youngyoung Selim-CalymathSelim-Calymath,
wln 2294WhereWhere bebe thouthou presentpresent onelyonly toto performeperform
wln 2295OneOne stratagemstratagem thatthat I’leI’ll impartimpart toto theethee,
wln 2296WhereinWherein nono dangerdanger shallshall betidebetide thythy lifelife,

And

---

img: 35-b
sig: I4r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2297AndAnd II willwill warrantwarrant MaltaMalta freefree forfor euerever.
wln 2298Gov.GovernorHereHere isis mymy handhand, beleeuebelieve meme, BarabasBarabas,
wln 2299II willwill bebe therethere, andand doedo asas thouthou desirestdesirest;
wln 2300WhenWhen isis thethe timetime?
wln 2301Bar.BarabasBar.GouernorGovernor, presentlypresently.
wln 2302ForFor CallymathCalymath, whenwhen hehe hathhath view’dviewed thethe TowneTown,
wln 2303WillWill taketake hishis leaueleave andand sailesail towardtowardtowards, OttomanOttoman,
wln 2304Gov.GovernorThenThen willwill II, BarabasBarabas, aboutabout thisthis coynecoin,
wln 2305AndAnd bringbring itit withwith meme toto theethee inin thethe eueningevening.
wln 2306Bar.BarabasBar.DoeDo soso, butbut failefail notnot; nownow farewellfarewell FernezeFerneze:
wln 2307AndAnd thusthus farrefar roundlyroundly goesgoes thethe businessebusiness:
wln 2308ThusThus louingloving neitherneither, willwill II liuelive withwith bothboth,
wln 2309MakingMaking aa profitprofit ofof mymy policiepolicy;
wln 2310AndAnd hehe fromfrom whomwhom mymy mostmost aduantageadvantage comescomes,
wln 2311ShallShall bebe mymy friendfriend.
wln 2312ThisThis isis thethe lifelife wewe IewesJews areare vs’dused toto leadlead;
wln 2313AndAnd reasonreason tootoo, forfor ChristiansChristians doedo thethe likelike:
wln 2314WellWell, nownow aboutabout effectingeffecting thisthis deuicedevice:
wln 2315FirstFirst toto surprizesurprise greatgreat SelimsSelim’s souldierssoldiers,
wln 2316AndAnd thenthen toto makemake prouisionprovision forfor thethe feastfeast,
wln 2317ThatThat atat oneone instantinstant allall thingsthings maymay bebe donedone,
wln 2318MyMy policiepolicy detestsdetests preuentionprevention:
wln 2319ToTo whatwhat euentevent mymy secretsecret purposepurpose driuesdrives,
wln 2320II knowknow; andand theythey shallshall witnessewitness withwith theirtheir liueslives.ExitExit.
wln 2321EnterEnter CalymathCalymath, BashawesBashawsPashas.
wln 2322Caly.CalymathCaly.ThusThus hauehave wewe view’dviewed thethe CityCity, seeneseen thethe sackesack,
wln 2323AndAnd caus’dcau●’dcaused thethe ruinesruins toto bebe newnew repair’drepaired,
wln 2324WhichWhich withwith ourour BombardsBombards shotshot andand BasiliskeBasilisk,
wln 2325WeWe rentrent inin sundersunder atat ourour entryentry:
wln 2326AndAnd nownow II seesee thethe ScituationSituation,
wln 2327AndAnd howhow securesecure thisthis conquer’dconquered IlandIsland standsstands
wln 2328Inuiron’dEnvironed withwith thethe mediterraneanmediterranean SeaSea,
wln 2329StrongStrong contermin’dconterminedcountermined withwith otherother pettypetty IlesIsles;
wln 2330AndAnd towardtowards CalabriaCalabria back’dbacked byby SicilySicily,
wln 2331TwoTwo loftylofty TurretsTurrets thatthat commandcommand thethe TowneTown.
wln 2332WhenWhen SiracusianSyracusansyracusan DionisiusDionysius reign’dreigned;
wln 2333II wonderwonder howhow itit couldcould bebe conquer’dconquered thusthus?

Enter

---

img: 36-a
sig: I4v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2334EnterEnter aa messengermessenger.
wln 2335Mess.MessengerFromFrom BarabasBarabas, Malta’sMalta’s GouernorGovernor, II bringbring
wln 2336AA messagemessage vntounto mightymighty CalymathCalymath;
wln 2337HearingHearing hishis SoueraigneSovereign waswas boundbound forfor SeaSea,
wln 2338ToTo sailesail toto TurkeyTurkey, toto greatgreat OttamonOttomanottoman,
wln 2339HeHe humblyhumbly wouldwould intreatentreat youryour MaiestyMajesty
wln 2340ToTo comecome andand seesee hishis homelyhomely CitadellCitadel,
wln 2341AndAnd banquetbanquet withwith himhim e’reere thouthou leau’stleav’stleavest thethe IleIsleI’ll.
wln 2342Caly.CalymathCaly.ToTo banquetbanquet withwith himhim inin hishis CitadellCitadel,
wln 2343II feare●earefear meme, MessengerMessenger, toto feastfeast mymy trainetrain
wln 2344WithinWithin aa TowneTown ofof warrewar soso latelylately pillag’dpillaged,
wln 2345WillWill bebe tootoo costlycostly andand tootoo troublesometroublesome:
wln 2346YetYet wouldwould II gladlygladly visitvisit BarabasBarabas.
wln 2347ForFor wellwell hashas BarabasBarabas deseru’ddesern’ddeserved ofof vsus.
wln 2348Mess.MessengerSelimSelim, forfor thatthat, thusthus saithsaith thethe GouernorGovernor,
wln 2349ThatThat hehe hathhath inin storestore aa PearlePearl soso bigbig,
wln 2350SoSo preciousprecious, andand withallwithal soso orientorient,
wln 2351AsAs bebe itit valuedvalued butbut indifferentlyindifferently,
wln 2352TheThe priceprice thereofthereof willwill serueserve toto entertaineentertain
wln 2353SelimSelim andand allall hishis souldierssoldiers forfor aa monthmonth;●
wln 2354ThereforeTherefore hehe humblyhumbly wouldwould intreatentreat youryour HighnesseHighness
wln 2355NotNot toto departdepart tilltill hehe hashas feastedfeasted youyou.
wln 2356Caly.CalymathCaly.II cannotcannot feastfeast mymy menmen inin MaltaMalta walswalls,
wln 2357ExceptExcept hehe placeplace hishis TablesTables inin thethe streetsstreets.
wln 2358Mess.MessengerKnowKnow, SelimSelim, thatthat therethere isis aa monasterymonastery
wln 2359WhichWhich standethstandeth asas anan out-houseouthouse toto thethe TowneTown;
wln 2360ThereThere willwill hehe banquetbanquet themthem, butbut theethee atat homehome,
wln 2361WithWith allall thythy BashawesBashawsPashas andand brauebrave followersfollowers.
wln 2362Caly.CalymathCaly.WellWell, telltell thethe GouernorGovernor wewe grantgrant hishis suitsuit,
wln 2363Wee’llwe’ll inin thisthis SummerSummer EueningEvening feastfeast withwith himhim.
wln 2364Mess.MessengerII shallshall, mymy LordLord,ExitExit.
wln 2365Caly.CalymathCaly.AndAnd nownow, boldbold BashawesBashawsPashas, letlet vsus toto ourour TentsTents,
wln 2366AndAnd meditatemeditate howhow wewe maymay gracegrace vsus bestbest
wln 2367ToTo solemnizesolemnize ourour GouernorsGovernor’sGovernors greatgreat feastfeast.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2368EnterEnter GouernorGovernor, KnightsKnights, Del-boscoDel boscoDel-bosco.
wln 2369Gov.GovernorInIn thisthis, mymy CountrimenCountrymen, bebe rul’druled byby meme,
wln 2370HaueHave speciallspecial carecare thatthat nono manman sallysally forthforth

Till

---

img: 36-b
sig: K1r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2371TillTill youyou shallshall hearehear aa CuluerinCulverin discharg’ddischarged
wln 2372ByBy himhim thatthat bearesbears thethe LinstockeLinstock, kindledkindled thusthus;
wln 2373ThenThen issueissue outout andand comecome toto rescuerescue meme,
wln 2374ForFor happilyhappily II shallshall bebe inin distressedistress,
wln 2375OrOr youyou releasedreleased ofof thisthis seruitudeservitude.
wln 237611 Kni.KnightRatherRather thenthen thusthus toto liuelive asas TurkishTurkish thralsthralls,
wln 2377WhatWhat willwill wewe notnot aduentureadventure?
wln 2378Gov.GovernorOnOn thenthen, begonebegone.
wln 2379Kni:KnightFarewellFarewell grauegrave GouernorGovernor.
wln 2380EnterEnter withwith aa HammarHammerHammar aboueabove, veryvery busiebusy.
wln 2381Bar.BarabasBar.HowHow standstand thethe cordscords? HowHow hanghang thesethese hingeshinges, fastfast?
wln 2382AreAre allall thethe CranesCranes andand PulleyesPulleys suresure?
wln 2383Serv.ServantServ.AllAll fastfast.
wln 2384Bar.BarabasBar.LeaueLeave nothingnothing looselose, allall leueldlevelled toto mymy mindmind.
wln 2385WhyWhy nownow II seesee thatthat youyou hauehave ArtArt indeedindeed.
wln 2386ThereThere, CarpentersCarpenters, diuidedivide thatthat goldgold amongstamongst youyou:
wln 2387GoeGo swillswill inin bowlesbowls ofof SackeSack andand MuscadineMuscadine:
wln 2388DowneDown toto thethe CellerCell●rCellar, tastetaste ofof allall mymy wineswines.
wln 2389Carp.CarpenterWeWe shallshall, mymy LordLord, andand thankethank youyou:ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2390Bar.BarabasBar.AndAnd ifif youyou likelike themthem, drinkedrink youryour fillfill andand dyedie:
wln 2391ForFor soso II liuelive, perishperish maymay allall thethe worldworld.
wln 2392NowNow Selim-CalymathSelim-Calymath returnereturn meme wordword
wln 2393ThatThat thouthou wiltwilt comecome, andand II amam satisfiedsatisfied.
wln 2394NowNow sirrasirrah, whatwhat, willwill hehe comecome?
wln 2395EnterEnter MessengerMessenger.
wln 2396Mess.MessengerHeHe willwill; andand hashas commandedcommanded allall hishis menmen
wln 2397ToTo comecome ashoreashore, andand marchmarch throughthrough MaltaMalta streetsstreets,
wln 2398ThatThat thouthou maistmayst feastfeast themthem inin thythy CitadellCitadel.
wln 2399Bar.BarabasBar.ThenThen nownow areare allall thingsthings asas mymy wishwish wudwould hauehave ’em’em,
wln 2400ThereThere wantethwanteth nothingnothing butbut thethe GouernorsGovernor’sgovernor’s pelfepelf,
wln 2401AndAnd seesee hehe bringsbrings itit: NowNow, GouernorGovernor, thethe summesum.
wln 2402EnterEnter GouernourGovernor.
wln 2403Gou.GovernorWithWith freefree consentconsent aa hundredhundred thousandthousand poundspounds.
wln 2404Bar.BarabasBar.PoundsPounds saistsay’stsayest thouthou, GouernorGouer●orGovernor, welwell sincesince itit isis nono moremore
wln 2405I’leI’ll satisfiesatisfy my selfemyself withwith thatthat; naynay, keepekeep itit stillstill,
wln 2406ForFor ifif II keepekeep notnot promisepromise, trusttrust notnot meme.
wln 2407AndAnd GouernourGovernor, nownow partakepartake mymy policypolicy:

K

First

---

img: 37-a
sig: K1v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2408FirstFirst forfor hishis ArmyArmy, theythey areare sentsent beforebefore,
wln 2409Enter’dEntered thethe MonasteryMonastery, andand vnderneathunderneath
wln 2410InIn seuerallseveral placesplaces areare field-piecesfield-pieces pitch’dpitched,
wln 2411BombardsBombards, wholewhole BarrelsBarrels fullfull ofof GunpowderGunpowder,
wln 2412ThatThat onon thethe suddensudden shallshall disseuerdissever itit,
wln 2413AndAnd batterbatter allall thethe stonesstones aboutabout theirtheir earesears,
wln 2414WhenceWhence nonenone cancan possiblypossibly escapeescape aliuealive:
wln 2415NowNow asas forfor CalymathCalymath andand hishis consortsconsorts,
wln 2416HereHere hauehave II mademade aa daintydainty GalleryGallery,
wln 2417TheThe floorefloor whereofwhereof, thisthis CableCable beingbeing cutcut,
wln 2418DothDoth fallfall asunderasunder; soso thatthat itit dothdoth sinkesink
wln 2419IntoInto aa deepedeep pitpit pastpast recoueryrecovery.
wln 2420HereHere, holdhold thatthat knifeknife, andand whenwhen thouthou seestseest hehe comescomes,
wln 2421AndAnd withwith hishis BashawesBashawsPashas shallshall bebe blithelyblithely setset,
wln 2422AA warning-peecewarning-piece shallshall bebe shotshot offoff fromfrom thethe TowerTower,
wln 2423ToTo giuegive theethee knowledgeknowledge whenwhen toto cutcut thethe cordcord,
wln 2424AndAnd firefire thethe househouse; saysay, willwill notnot thisthis bebe brauebrave?
wln 2425Gov.GovernorOhOhO excellentexcellent! herehere, holdhold theethee, BarabasBarabas,
wln 2426II trusttrust thythy wordword, taketake whatwhat II promis’dpromised theethee.
wln 2427Bar.BarabasBar.NoNo, GouernorGovernor, I’leI’ll satisfiesatisfy theethee firstfirst,
wln 2428ThouThou shaltshalt notnot liuelive inin doubtdoubt ofof anyany thingthing.
wln 2429StandStand closeclose, forfor herehere theythey comecome: whywhy, isis notnot thisthis
wln 2430AA kinglykingly kindekind ofof tradetrade toto purchasepurchase TownesTowns
wln 2431ByBy treacherytreachery, andand sellsell ’em’em byby deceitdeceit?
wln 2432NowNow telltell meme, worldlingsworldlings, vnderneathunderneath thethe summesunsum,
wln 2433IfIf greatergreater falshoodfalsehood euerever hash●shas binbeen donedone.
wln 2434EnterEnter CalymathCalymath andand BashawesBashawsPashas.
wln 2435Caly.CalymathCaly.ComeCome, mymy Companion-BashawesCompanion-Bashawscompanion-bashaws, seesee II praypray
wln 2436HowHow busiebusy BarrabasBarabas isis therethere aboueabove
wln 2437ToTo entertaineentertain vsus inin hishis GalleryGallery;
wln 2438LetLet vsus salutesalute himhim, SaueSave theethee, BarabasBarabas.
wln 2439Bar.BarabasBar.WelcomeWelcome greatgreat CalymathCalymath.
wln 2440Gov.GovernorHowHow thethe slaueslave jeeresjeers atat himhim?
wln 2441Bar.BarabasBar.Will’tWill’t pleaseplease theethee, mightymighty Selim-CalymathSelim-Calymath,
wln 2442ToTo ascendascend ourour homelyhomely stayresstairs?
wln 2443Caly.CalymathCaly.IAyay, BarabasBarabas, comecome BashawesBashawsPashas, attendattend.
wln 2444Gov.GovernorStayStay, CalymathCalymath;

For

---

img: 37-b
sig: K2r

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2445ForFor II willwill shewshow theethee greatergreater curtesiecourtesy
wln 2446ThenThan BarabasBarabas wouldwould hauehave affoordedafforded theethee.
wln 2447Kni.KnightSoundSound aa chargecharge therethere.

{AA chargecharge, thethe cablecable cutcut,
AA CaldronCauldroncauldron discouereddiscovered.

wln 2448Cal.CalymathCal.HowHow nownow, whatwhat meansmeans thisthis
wln 2449Bar.BarabasBar.HelpeHelp, helpehelp meme, ChristiansChristians, helpehelp.
wln 2450Gov.GovernorSeeSee CalymathCalymath, thisthis waswas deuis’ddevised forfor theethee.
wln 2451Caly.CalymathCaly.TreasonTreason, treasontreason BashawesBashawsPashas, flyefly.
wln 2452Gov.GovernorNoNo, SelimSelim, doedo notnot flyefly;
wln 2453SeeSee hishis endend firstfirst, andand flyefly thenthen ifif thouthou canstcanst.
wln 2454Bar.BarabasBar.OhOhO helpehelp meme, SelimSelim, helpehelp meme, ChristiansChristians.
wln 2455GouernourGovernor, whywhy standstand youyou allall soso pittilessepitiless?
wln 2456Gov.GovernorShouldShould II inin pittypity ofof thythy plaintsplaints oror theethee,
wln 2457AccursedAccursed BarabasBarabas; basebase IewJewjew relentrelent:
wln 2458NoNo, thusthus I’leI’ll seesee thythy treacherytreachery repaidrepaid,
wln 2459ButBut wishwish thouthou hadsthadst behau’dbehaved theethee otherwiseotherwise.
wln 2460Bar.BarabasBar.YouYou willwill notnot helpehelp meme thenthen?
wln 2461Gov.GovernorNoNo, villainevillain, nono.
wln 2462Bar.BarabasBar.AndAnd villainesvillains, knowknow youyou cannotcannot helpehelp meme nownow.
wln 2463ThenThen BarabasBarabas breathbreathebreath forthforth thythy latestlatest fatefate,
wln 2464AndAnd inin thethe furyfury ofof thythy tormentstorments, striuestrive
wln 2465ToTo endend thythy lifelife withwith resolutionresolution:
wln 2466KnowKnow, GouernorGovernor, ’twas’twas II thatthat slewslew thythy sonneson;
wln 2467II fram’dframed thethe challengechallenge thatthat diddid makemake themthem meetmeet:●
wln 2468KnowKnow, CalymathCalymath, II aym’daimed thythy ouerthrowoverthrow,
wln 2469AndAnd hadhad II butbut escap’descaped thisthis stratagemstratagem,
wln 2470II wouldwould hauehave broughtbrought confusionconfusion onon youyou allall,
wln 2471Damn’dDamned ChristiansChristians, doggesdogs, andand TurkishTurkish InfidelsInfidels;
wln 2472ButBut nownow beginsbegins thethe extremityextremity ofof heatheat
wln 2473ToTo pinchpinch meme withwith intolerableintolerable pangspangs:
wln 2474DyeDie lifelife, flyefly soulesoul, tonguetongue cursecurse thythy fill●illfill andand dyedie:
wln 2475Caly.CalymathCaly.TellTell meme, youyou ChristiansChristians, whatwhat dothdoth thisthis portendportend?
wln 2476Gov.GovernorThisThis trainetrain hehe laidlaid toto hauehave intrap’dentrapped thythy lifelife;
wln 2477NowNow SelimSelim notenote thethe vnhallowedunhallowed deedsdeeds ofof IewesJews:
wln 2478ThusThus hehe determin’ddetermined toto hauehave handledhandled theethee,
wln 2479ButBut II hauehave ratherrather chosechose toto sauesave thythy lifelife.
wln 2480Caly.CalymathCaly.WasWas thisthis thethe banquetbanquet hehe prepar’dprepared forfor vsus?
wln 2481Let’sLet’s hencehence, lestlest furtherfurther mischiefemischief bebe pretendedpretended.

K2

Gov:

---

img: 38-a
sig: K2v

The Iew of Malta.

wln 2482Gov.GovernorNayNay, SelimSelim, staystay, forfor sincesince wewe hauehave theeth●ethee herehere,
wln 2483WeWe willwill notnot letlet theethee partpart soso suddenlysuddenly:
wln 2484BesidesBesides, ifif wewe shouldshould letlet theethee goego, all’sall’s oneone,
wln 2485ForNorForNor withwith thythy GallyesGalleys couldstcouldst thouthou notnot getget hencehence,
wln 2486WithoutWithout freshfresh menmen toto riggerig andand furnishfurnish themthem.
wln 2487Caly.CalymathCaly.TushTush, GouernorGovernor, taketake thouthou nono carecare forfor thatthat,
wln 2488MyMy menmen areare allall aboordaboard,
wln 2489AndAnd doedo attendattend mymy commingcoming therethere byby thisthis.
wln 2490Gov.GovernorWhyWhy hardstheard’stheardst thouthou notnot thethe trumpettrumpet soundsound aa chargecharge?
wln 2491Caly.CalymathCaly.YesYes, whatwhat ofof thatthat?
wln 2492Gov.GovernorWhyWhy thenthen thethe househouse waswas fir’dfired,
wln 2493BlowneBlown vpup, andand allall thythy souldierssoldiers massacredmassacred.
wln 2494Caly.CalymathCaly.OhOhO monstrousmonstrous treasontreason!
wln 2495Gov.GovernorAA IewesIewe●Jew’s curtesiecourtesy:
wln 2496ForFor hehe thatthat diddid byby treasontreason workework ourour fallfall,
wln 2497ByBy treasontreason hathhath deliuereddelivered theethee toto vsus:
wln 2498KnowKnow thereforetherefore, tilltill thythy fatherfather hathhath mademade goodgood
wln 2499TheThe ruinesruins donedone toto MaltaMalta andand toto vsus,
wln 2500ThouThou canstcanst notnot partpart: forfor MaltaMalta shallshall bebe freedfreed,
wln 2501OrOr SelimSelim ne’rene’ernever returnereturn toto OttamenOttoman.
wln 2502Caly.CalymathCaly.NayNay ratherrather, ChristiansChristians, letlet meme goego toto TurkeyTurkey,
wln 2503InIn personperson therethere toto meditatemeditate youryour peacepeace;
wln 2504ToTo keepekeep meme herehere willwill noughtnaught aduantageadvantage youyou.
wln 2505Gov.GovernorContentContent theethee, CalymathCalymath, herehere thouthou mustmust staystay,
wln 2506AndAnd liuelive inin MaltaMaliaMalta prisonerprisoner; forfor comecome callcal●call the●hethe worldworld
wln 2507ToTo rescuerescue theethee, soso willwill wewe guardguard vsus nownow
wln 2508No〈◊〉No soonersooner shallshall theythey drinkedrink thethe OceanOcean drydry,
wln 2509ThenThen conquerconquer MaltaMalta, oror endangerendanger vsus.
wln 2510SoSo marchmarch awayaway, andand letlet duedue praisepraise bebe giuengiven
wln 2511NeitherNeither toto FateFate nornor FottuneFortuneFortune, butbut toto HeauenHeaven.


wln 2512FINISFINIS.

---

img: 38-b
sig: [N/A]

---

1. 11 (1-b) : The regularized reading LONDON is supplied for the original [····]ON.
2. 3 (3-b) : The regularized reading ’Mongst is supplied for the original ’Mo[·]gst.
3. 6 (3-b) : The regularized reading crave is supplied for the original c[·]ave.
4. 9 (3-b) : The regularized reading projects is supplied for the original p[·]oiects.
5. 96 (5-a) : The regularized reading silverlings is amended from the original siluerbings.
6. 373 (9-a) : The regularized reading ? is supplied for the original [·].
7. 400 (9-a) : The regularized reading scorned is supplied for the original scorn[*]d.
8. 768 (14-a) : The regularized reading Piarer comes from the original Piarer, though possible variants include Placer.
9. 1002 (17-b) : The regularized reading thyself is supplied for the original [*]hy selfe.
10. 1095 (18-b) : The regularized reading keyhole is supplied for the original key[·]hole.
11. 1130 (19-a) : The regularized reading yet is amended from the original yer.
12. 1609 (26-a) : The regularized reading grieve is supplied for the original gr[*]eue.
13. 1899 (29-b) : The regularized reading Whither is amended from the original Whiiher.
14. 2432 (37-a) : The regularized reading sun is amended from the original summe.
15. 2511 (38-a) : The regularized reading Fortune is amended from the original Fottune.