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  FERNEZE。Now,gentlemen,betakeyoutoyourarms,AndseethatMaltabewellfortified;

  Anditbehovesyoutoberesolute;

  ForCalymath,havinghover’dheresolong,Willwinthetown,ordiebeforethewalls。

  FIRSTKNIGHT。Anddieheshall;forwewillneveryield。

  EnterBELLAMIRAandPILIA—BORZA。

  BELLAMIRA。O,bringustothegovernor!

  FERNEZE。Awaywithher!sheisacourtezan。

  BELLAMIRA。Whate’erIam,yet,governor,hearmespeak:

  Ibringtheenewsbywhomthysonwasslain:

  Mathiasdiditnot;itwastheJew。

  PILIA—BORZA。Who,besidestheslaughterofthesegentlemen,Poison’dhisowndaughterandthenuns,Strangledafriar,andIknownotwhatMischiefbeside。

  FERNEZE。Hadwebutproofofthis————

  BELLAMIRA。Strongproof,mylord:hisman’snowatmylodging,Thatwashisagent;he’llconfessitall。

  FERNEZE。Gofetchhimstraight[ExeuntOFFICERS]。

  Ialwaysfear’dthatJew。

  Re—enterOFFICERSwithBARABASandITHAMORE。

  BARABAS。I’llgoalone;dogs,donothalemethus。

  ITHAMORE。

  Normeneither;Icannotout—runyou,constable。——O,mybelly!

  BARABAS。Onedramofpowdermorehadmadeallsure:

  Whatadamn’dslavewasI!

  [Aside。]

  FERNEZE。Makefires,heatirons,lettherackbefetch’d。

  FIRSTKNIGHT。Nay,stay,mylord;’tmaybehewillconfess。

  BARABAS。Confess!whatmeanyou,lords?whoshouldconfess?

  FERNEZE。ThouandthyTurk;’twasthatslewmyson。

  ITHAMORE。Guilty,mylord,Iconfess。YoursonandMathiaswerebothcontracteduntoAbigail:[he]forgedacounterfeitchallenge。

  BARABAS。Whocarriedthatchallenge?

  ITHAMORE。

  Icarriedit,Iconfess;butwhowritit?marry,evenhethatstrangledBarnardine,poisonedthenunsandhisowndaughter。

  FERNEZE。Awaywithhim!hissightisdeathtome。

  BARABAS。Forwhat,youmenofMalta?hearmespeak。

  Sheisacourtezan,andheathief,Andhemybondman:letmehavelaw;

  Fornoneofthiscanprejudicemylife。

  FERNEZE。Oncemore,awaywithhim!——Youshallhavelaw。

  BARABAS。Devils,doyourworst!——I[’ll]liveinspiteofyou。——

  [Aside。]

  Asthesehavespoke,sobeittotheirsouls!——

  Ihopethepoison’dflowerswillworkanon。

  [Aside。]

  [ExeuntOFFICERSwithBARABASandITHAMORE;BELLAMIRA,andPILIA—BORZA。]

  EnterKATHARINE。

  KATHARINE。WasmyMathiasmurder’dbytheJew?

  Ferneze,’twasthysonthatmurder’dhim。

  FERNEZE。Bepatient,gentlemadam:itwashe;

  Heforg’dthedaringchallengemadethemfight。

  KATHARINE。WhereistheJew?whereisthatmurderer?

  FERNEZE。Inprison,tillthelawhaspass’donhim。

  Re—enterFIRSTOFFICER。

  FIRSTOFFICER。Mylord,thecourtezanandhermanaredead;

  SoistheTurkandBarabastheJew。

  FERNEZE。Dead!

  FIRSTOFFICER。Dead,mylord,andheretheybringhisbody。

  MARTINDELBOSCO。Thissuddendeathofhisisverystrange。

  Re—enterOFFICERS,carryingBARABASasdead。

  FERNEZE。Wondernotatit,sir;theheavensarejust;

  Theirdeathswereliketheirlives;thenthinknotof’em。——

  Sincetheyaredead,letthembeburied:

  FortheJew’sbody,throwthato’erthewalls,Tobeapreyforvulturesandwildbeasts。——

  So,nowawayandfortifythetown。

  [Exeuntall,leavingBARABASonthefloor。]

  BARABAS。[rising]What,allalone!wellfare,sleepydrink!

  I’llbereveng’donthisaccursedtown;

  ForbymymeansCalymathshallenterin:

  I’llhelptoslaytheirchildrenandtheirwives,Tofirethechurches,pulltheirhousesdown,Takemygoodstoo,andseizeuponmylands。

  Ihopetoseethegovernoraslave,And,rowinginagalley,whipttodeath。

  EnterCALYMATH,BASSOES,andTURKS。

  CALYMATH。Whomhavewethere?aspy?

  BARABAS。Yes,mygoodlord,onethatcanspyaplaceWhereyoumayenter,andsurprizethetown:

  MynameisBarabas;IamaJew。

  CALYMATH。ArtthouthatJewwhosegoodsweheardweresoldFortribute—money?

  BARABAS。Theverysame,mylord:

  Andsincethattimetheyhavehir’daslave,myman,Toaccusemeofathousandvillanies:

  Iwasimprisoned,butscapdtheirhands。

  CALYMATH。Didstbreakprison?

  BARABAS。No,no:

  Idrankofpoppyandcoldmandrakejuice;

  Andbeingasleep,beliketheythoughtmedead,Andthrewmeo’erthewalls:so,orhowelse,TheJewishere,andrestsatyourcommand。

  CALYMATH。’Twasbravelydone:buttellme,Barabas,Canstthou,asthoureport’st,makeMaltaours?

  BARABAS。Fearnot,mylord;forhere,againstthetrench,

  Therockishollow,andofpurposedigg’d,TomakeapassagefortherunningstreamsAndcommonchannelsofthecity。

  Now,whilstyougiveassaultuntothewalls,I’llleadfivehundredsoldiersthroughthevault,Andrisewiththemi’themiddleofthetown,Openthegatesforyoutoenterin;

  Andbythismeansthecityisyourown。

  CALYMATH。Ifthisbetrue,I’llmaketheegovernor。

  BARABAS。And,ifitbenottrue,thenletmedie。

  CALYMATH。Thou’stdoom’dthyself。——Assaultitpresently。

  [Exeunt。]

  Alarumswithin。EnterCALYMATH,BASSOES,TURKS,andBARABAS;withFERNEZEandKNIGHTSprisoners。

  CALYMATH。Nowvailyourpride,youcaptiveChristians,Andkneelformercytoyourconqueringfoe:

  Nowwhere’sthehopeyouhadofhaughtySpain?

  Ferneze,speak;haditnotbeenmuchbetterTokeptthypromisethanbethussurpris’d?

  FERNEZE。WhatshouldIsay?wearecaptives,andmustyield。

  CALYMATH。Ay,villains,youmustyield,andunderTurkishyokesShallgroaningbeartheburdenofourire:——

  And,Barabas,aserstwepromis’dthee,Forthydesertwemaketheegovernor;

  Usethematthydiscretion。

  BARABAS。Thanks,mylord。

  FERNEZE。Ofatalday,tofallintothehandsOfsuchatraitorandunhallow’dJew!

  Whatgreatermiserycouldheaveninflict?

  CALYMATH。’Tisourcommand:——and,Barabas,wegive,Toguardthyperson,theseourJanizaries:

  Entreatthemwell,aswehaveusedthee。——

  Andnow,bravebassoes,come;we’llwalkaboutTheruin’dtown,andseethewreckwemade。——

  Farewell,braveJew,farewell,greatBarabas!

  BARABAS。MayallgoodfortunefollowCalymath!

  [ExeuntCALYMATHandBASSOES。]

  Andnow,asentrancetooursafety,ToprisonwiththegovernorandtheseCaptains,hisconsortsandconfederates。

  FERNEZE。Ovillain!heavenwillbereveng’donthee。

  BARABAS。Away!nomore;lethimnottroubleme。

  [ExeuntTURKSwithFERNEZEandKNIGHTS。]

  Thushastthougotten,bythypolicy,Nosimpleplace,nosmallauthority:

  InowamgovernorofMalta;true,——

  ButMaltahatesme,and,inhatingme,Mylife’sindanger;andwhatbootsitthee,PoorBarabas,tobethegovernor,Whenasthylifeshallbeattheircommand?

  No,Barabas,thismustbelook’dinto;

  And,sincebywrongthougott’stauthority,Maintainitbravelybyfirmpolicy;

  Atleast,unprofitablyloseitnot;

  Forhethatlivethinauthority,Andneithergetshimfriendsnorfillshisbags,LivesliketheassthatAesopspeakethof,Thatlabourswithaloadofbreadandwine,Andleavesitofftosnaponthistle—tops:

  ButBarabaswillbemorecircumspect。

  Beginbetimes;Occasion’sbaldbehind:

  Slipnotthineopportunity,forfeartoolateThouseek’stformuch,butcanstnotcompassit。——

  Withinhere!

  EnterFERNEZE,withaGUARD。

  FERNEZE。Mylord?

  BARABAS。Ay,LORD;thusslaveswilllearn。

  Now,governor,——standbythere,waitwithin,——

  [ExeuntGUARD。]

  ThisisthereasonthatIsentforthee:

  ThouseestthylifeandMalta’shappinessAreatmyarbitrement;andBarabasAthisdiscretionmaydisposeofboth:

  Nowtellme,governor,andplainlytoo,Whatthink’stthoushallbecomeofitandthee?

  FERNEZE。This,Barabas;sincethingsareinthypower,IseenoreasonbutofMalta’swreck,Norhopeoftheebutextremecruelty:

  NorfearIdeath,norwillIflatterthee。

  BARABAS。Governor,goodwords;benotsofurious’Tisnotthylifewhichcanavailmeaught;

  Yetyoudolive,andliveformeyoushall:

  AndasforMalta’sruin,thinkyounot’TwereslenderpolicyforBarabasTodispossesshimselfofsuchaplace?

  Forsith,asonceyousaid,withinthisisle,InMaltahere,thatIhavegotmygoods,Andinthiscitystillhavehadsuccess,Andnowatlengthamgrownyourgovernor,Yourselvesshallseeitshallnotbeforgot;

  For,asafriendnotknownbutindistress,I’llrearupMalta,nowremediless。

  FERNEZE。WillBarabasrecoverMalta’sloss?

  WillBarabasbegoodtoChristians?

  BARABAS。Whatwiltthougiveme,governor,toprocureAdissolutionoftheslavishbandsWhereintheTurkhathyok’dyourlandandyou?

  WhatwillyougivemeifIrenderyouThelifeofCalymath,surprisehismen,Andinanout—houseofthecityshutHissoldiers,tillIhaveconsum’d’emallwithfire?

  Whatwillyougivehimthatprocureththis?

  FERNEZE。Dobutbringthistopasswhichthoupretendest,Dealtrulywithusasthouintimatest,AndIwillsendamongstthecitizens,AndbymylettersprivatelyprocureGreatsumsofmoneyforthyrecompense:

  Nay,more,dothis,andlivethougovernorstill。

  BARABAS。Nay,dothouthis,Ferneze,andbefree:

  Governor,Ienlargethee;livewithme;

  Gowalkaboutthecity,seethyfriends:

  Tush,sendnotlettersto’em;gothyself,Andletmeseewhatmoneythoucanstmake:

  HereismyhandthatI’llsetMaltafree;

  Andthuswecastit:toasolemnfeastIwillinviteyoungSelimCalymath,Wherebethoupresent,onlytoperformOnestratagemthatI’llimparttothee,Whereinnodangershallbetidethylife,AndIwillwarrantMaltafreeforever。

  FERNEZE。Hereismyhand;believeme,Barabas,Iwillbethere,anddoasthoudesirest。

  Whenisthetime?

  BARABAS。Governor,presently;

  ForCalymath,whenhehathview’dthetown,Willtakehisleave,andsailtowardOttoman。

  FERNEZE。ThenwillI,Barabas,aboutthiscoin,Andbringitwithmetotheeintheevening。

  BARABAS。Doso;butfailnot:nowfarewell,Ferneze:——

  [ExitFERNEZE。]

  Andthusfarroundlygoesthebusiness:

  Thus,lovingneither,willIlivewithboth,Makingaprofitofmypolicy;

  Andhefromwhommymostadvantagecomes,Shallbemyfriend。

  ThisisthelifeweJewsareus’dtolead;

  Andreasontoo,forChristiansdothelike。

  Well,nowabouteffectingthisdevice;

  First,tosurprisegreatSelim’ssoldiers,Andthentomakeprovisionforthefeast,Thatatoneinstantallthingsmaybedone:

  Mypolicydetestsprevention。

  Towhateventmysecretpurposedrives,Iknow;andtheyshallwitnesswiththeirlives。

  [Exeunt。]

  EnterCALYMATHandBASSOES。

  CALYMATH。Thushaveweview’dthecity,seenthesack,Andcaus’dtheruinstobenew—repair’d,Whichwithourbombards’shotandbasilisk[s]

  Werentinsunderatourentry:

  And,nowIseethesituation,Andhowsecurethisconquer’dislandstands,Environ’dwiththeMediterraneansea,Strong—countermin’dwithotherpettyisles,And,towardCalabria,back’dbySicily(WhereSyracusianDionysiusreign’d),Twoloftyturretsthatcommandthetown,Iwonderhowitcouldbeconquer’dthus。

  EnteraMESSENGER。

  MESSENGER。FromBarabas,Malta’sgovernor,IbringAmessageuntomightyCalymath:

  Hearinghissovereignwasboundforsea,TosailtoTurkey,togreatOttoman,HehumblywouldentreatyourmajestyTocomeandseehishomelycitadel,Andbanquetwithhimerethouleav’sttheisle。

  CALYMATH。Tobanquetwithhiminhiscitadel!

  Ifearme,messenger,tofeastmytrainWithinatownofwarsolatelypillag’d,Willbetoocostlyandtootroublesome:

  YetwouldIgladlyvisitBarabas,ForwellhasBarabasdeserv’dofus。

  MESSENGER。Selim,forthat,thussaiththegovernor,——

  Thathehathin[his]storeapearlsobig,Soprecious,andwithalsoorient,As,beitvalu’dbutindifferently,ThepricethereofwillservetoentertainSelimandallhissoldiersforamonth;

  ThereforehehumblywouldentreatyourhighnessNottodeparttillhehasfeastedyou。

  CALYMATH。IcannotfeastmymeninMalta—walls,Exceptheplacehistablesinthestreets。

  MESSENGER。Know,Selim,thatthereisamonasteryWhichstandethasanout—housetothetown;

  Therewillhebanquetthem;buttheeathome,Withallthybassoesandbravefollowers。

  CALYMATH。Well,tellthegovernorwegranthissuit;

  We’llinthissummer—eveningfeastwithhim。

  MESSENGER。Ishall,mylord。

  [Exit。]

  CALYMATH。Andnow,boldbassoes,letustoourtents,Andmeditatehowwemaygraceusbest,Tosolemnizeourgovernor’sgreatfeast。

  [Exeunt。]

  EnterFERNEZE,KNIGHTS,andMARTINDELBOSCO。

  FERNEZE。Inthis,mycountrymen,berul’dbyme:

  HavespecialcarethatnomansallyforthTillyoushallhearaculverindischarg’dByhimthatbearsthelinstock,kindledthus;

  Thenissueoutandcometorescueme,ForhappilyIshallbeindistress,Oryoureleasedofthisservitude。

  FIRSTKNIGHT。RatherthanthustoliveasTurkishthralls,Whatwillwenotadventure?

  FERNEZE。On,then;begone。

  KNIGHTS。Farewell,gravegovernor。

  [Exeunt,ononeside,KNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO;

  ontheother,FERNEZE。]

  Enter,above,BARABAS,withahammer,verybusy;

  andCARPENTERS。

  BARABAS。Howstandthecords?howhangthesehinges?fast?

  Areallthecranesandpulleyssure?

  FIRSTCARPENTER。Allfast。

  BARABAS。Leavenothingloose,alllevell’dtomymind。

  Why,nowIseethatyouhaveart,indeed:

  There,carpenters,dividethatgoldamongstyou;

  [Givingmoney。]

  Go,swillinbowlsofsackandmuscadine;

  Downtothecellar,tasteofallmywines。

  FIRSTCARPENTER。Weshall,mylord,andthankyou。

  [ExeuntCARPENTERS。]

  BARABAS。And,ifyoulikethem,drinkyourfillanddie;

  For,soIlive,perishmayalltheworld!

  Now,SelimCalymath,returnmewordThatthouwiltcome,andIamsatisfied。

  EnterMESSENGER。

  Now,sirrah;what,willhecome?

  MESSENGER。Hewill;andhascommandedallhismenTocomeashore,andmarchthroughMalta—streets,Thatthoumaystfeasttheminthycitadel。

  BARABAS。Thennowareallthingsasmywishwouldhave’em;

  Therewantethnothingbutthegovernor’spelf;

  Andsee,hebringsit。

  EnterFERNEZE。

  Now,governor,thesum?

  FERNEZE。Withfreeconsent,ahundredthousandpounds。

  BARABAS。Poundssay’stthou,governor?well,sinceitisnomore,I’llsatisfymyselfwiththat;nay,keepitstill,For,ifIkeepnotpromise,trustnotme:

  And,governor,nowpartakemypolicy。

  First,forhisarmy,theyaresentbefore,Enter’dthemonastery,andunderneathInseveralplacesarefield—piecespitch’d,Bombards,wholebarrelsfullofgunpowder,Thatonthesuddenshalldisseverit,Andbatterallthestonesabouttheirears,Whencenonecanpossiblyescapealive:

  Now,asforCalymathandhisconsorts,HerehaveImadeadaintygallery,Thefloorwhereof,thiscablebeingcut,Dothfallasunder,sothatitdothsinkIntoadeeppitpastrecovery。

  Here,holdthatknife;and,whenthouseesthecomes,[Throwsdownaknife。]

  Andwithhisbassoesshallbeblithelyset,Awarning—pieceshallbeshotofffromthetower,Togivetheeknowledgewhentocutthecord,Andfirethehouse。Say,willnotthisbebrave?

  FERNEZE。O,excellent!here,holdthee,Barabas;

  Itrustthyword;takewhatIpromis’dthee。

  BARABAS。No,governor;I’llsatisfytheefirst;

  Thoushaltnotliveindoubtofanything。

  Standclose,forheretheycome。

  [FERNEZEretires。]

  Why,isnotthisAkinglykindoftrade,topurchasetownsBytreachery,andsell’embydeceit?

  Nowtellme,worldlings,underneaththesun

  Ifgreaterfalsehoodeverhasbeendone?

  EnterCALYMATHandBASSOES。

  CALYMATH。Come,mycompanion—bassoes:see,Ipray,HowbusyBarabasisthereaboveToentertainusinhisgallery:

  Letussalutehim。——Savethee,Barabas!

  BARABAS。Welcome,greatCalymath!

  FERNEZE。Howtheslavejeersathim!

  [Aside。]

  BARABAS。Will’tpleasethee,mightySelimCalymath,Toascendourhomelystairs?

  CALYMATH。Ay,Barabas。——

  Come,bassoes,ascend。

  FERNEZE。[comingforward]Stay,Calymath;

  ForIwillshewtheegreatercourtesyThanBarabaswouldhaveaffordedthee。

  KNIGHT。[within]Soundachargethere!

  [Achargesoundedwithin:FERNEZEcutsthecord;thefloorofthegallerygivesway,andBARABASfallsintoacaldronplacedinapit。

  EnterKNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO。

  CALYMATH。Hownow!whatmeansthis?

  BARABAS。Help,helpme,Christians,help!

  FERNEZE。See,Calymath!thiswasdevis’dforthee。

  CALYMATH。Treason,treason!bassoes,fly!

  FERNEZE。No,Selim,donotfly:

  Seehisendfirst,andflythenifthoucanst。

  BARABAS。O,helpme,Selim!helpme,Christians!

  Governor,whystandyouallsopitiless?

  FERNEZE。ShouldIinpityofthyplaintsorthee,AccursedBarabas,baseJew,relent?

  No,thusI’llseethytreacheryrepaid,Butwishthouhadstbehav’dtheeotherwise。

  BARABAS。Youwillnothelpme,then?

  FERNEZE。No,villain,no。

  BARABAS。And,villains,knowyoucannothelpmenow。——

  Then,Barabas,breatheforththylatestfate,AndinthefuryofthytormentsstriveToendthylifewithresolution。——

  Know,governor,’twasIthatslewthyson,——

  Ifram’dthechallengethatdidmakethemmeet:

  Know,Calymath,Iaim’dthyoverthrow:

  And,hadIbutescap’dthisstratagem,Iwouldhavebroughtconfusiononyouall,Damn’dChristiandogs,andTurkishinfidels!

  ButnowbeginstheextremityofheatTopinchmewithintolerablepangs:

  Die,life!fly,soul!tongue,cursethyfill,anddie!

  [Dies。]

  CALYMATH。Tellme,youChristians,whatdoththisportend?

  FERNEZE。Thistrainhelaidtohaveentrapp’dthylife;

  Now,Selim,notetheunhallow’ddeedsofJews;

  Thushedetermin’dtohavehandledthee,ButIhaveratherchosetosavethylife。

  CALYMATH。Wasthisthebanquetheprepar’dforus?

  Let’shence,lestfurthermischiefbepretended。

  FERNEZE。Nay,Selim,stay;for,sincewehavetheehere,Wewillnotlettheepartsosuddenly:

  Besides,ifweshouldlettheego,all’sone,Forwiththygalleyscouldstthounotgethence,Withoutfreshmentorigandfurnishthem。

  CALYMATH。Tush,governor,takethounocareforthat;

  Mymenareallaboard,Anddoattendmycomingtherebythis。

  FERNEZE。Why,heard’stthounotthetrumpetsoundacharge?

  CALYMATH。Yes,whatofthat?

  FERNEZE。Why,thenthehousewasfir’d,Blownup,andallthysoldiersmassacred。

  CALYMATH。O,monstroustreason!

  FERNEZE。AJew’scourtesy;

  Forhethatdidbytreasonworkourfall,Bytreasonhathdeliver’dtheetous:

  Know,therefore,tillthyfatherhathmadegoodTheruinsdonetoMaltaandtous,Thoucanstnotpart;forMaltashallbefreed,OrSelimne’erreturntoOttoman。

  CALYMATH。Nay,rather,Christians,letmegotoTurkey,Inpersontheretomediateyourpeace:

  Tokeepmeherewillnaughtadvantageyou。

  FERNEZE。Contentthee,Calymath,herethoumuststay,AndliveinMaltaprisoner;forcomealltheworldTorescuethee,sowillweguardusnow,Assoonershalltheydrinktheoceandry,ThanconquerMalta,orendangerus。

  So,marchaway;andletduepraisebegivenNeithertoFatenorFortune,buttoHeaven。

  [Exeunt。]

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  had]Qy。\"hadBUT\"?

  alecturehere]Qy。\"alectureTOYOUhere\"?

  ActI。]TheScenesofthisplayarenotmarkedintheolded。;norinthepresentedition,——becauseoccasionally(wheretheaudienceweretoSUPPOSEachangeofplace,itwasimpossibletomarkthem。

  Samnites]Olded。\"Samintes。\"

  silverlings]WhenSteevens(apudDodsley’sO。P。)calledthis\"adiminutive,toexpresstheJew’scontemptofametalinferiorinvaluetogold,\"hedidnotknowthatthewordoccursinScripture:\"athousandvinesatathousandSILVERLINGS。\"

  ISAIAH,vii。23。——Olded。\"siluerbings。\"

  Tell]i。e。count。

  seld—seen]i。e。seldom—seen。

  Intowhatcornerpeersmyhalcyon’sbill?]\"Itwasancientlybelievedthatthisbird(theking—fisher),ifhungup,wouldvarywiththewind,andbythatmeansshewfromwhatquarteritblew。\"

  STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。),——whoreferstothenoteonthefollowingpassageofShakespeare’sKINGLEAR,actii。sc。2;

  \"Renege,affirm,andturntheirHALCYONBEAKS

  Witheverygaleandvaryoftheirmasters,\"&c。

  customthem]\"i。e。enterthegoodstheycontainattheCustom—house。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  But]Olded。\"By。\"

  fraught]i。e。freight。

  scambled]i。e。scrambled。(ColesgivesinhisDICT。

  \"ToSCAMBLE,certatimarripere\";andafterwardsrenders\"Toscramble\"bytheverysameLatinwords。)

  EnterthreeJEWS]Achangeofsceneissupposedhere,——toastreetortotheExchange。

  Fond]i。e。Foolish。

  Aside]Mr。Collier(apudDodsley’sO。P。),mistakingthepurportofthisstage—direction(which,ofcourse,appliesonlytothewords\"UNTOMYSELF\"),proposedanalterationofthetext。

  BARABAS。Farewell,Zaareth,&c。]Olded。\"Iew。DOESO;

  FarewellZaareth,\"&c。But\"Doeso\"isevidentlyastage—

  directionwhichhascreptintothetext,andwhichwasintendedtosignifythattheJewsDO\"taketheirleaves\"ofBarabas:

  ——heretheolded。hasno\"EXEUNT。\"

  Turkhas]SotheEditorof1826。——Olded。\"Turkeshaue\":

  butseewhatfollows。

  Egomihimetsumsemperproximus]ThewordsofTerenceare\"Proximussumegometmihi。\"ANDRIA,iv。1。12。

  Exit]ThesceneisnowsupposedtobechangedtotheinterioroftheCouncil—house。

  bassoes]i。e。bashaws。

  governor]Olded。\"Gouernours\"here,andseveraltimesafterinthisscene。

  CALYMATH。Standallaside,&c。]\"TheGovernorandtheMalteseknightshereconsultapart,whileCalymathgivesthesedirections。\"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  happily]i。e。haply。

  Officer]Olded。\"Reader。\"

  denies]i。e。refuses。

  convertite]\"i。e。convert,asinShakespeare’sKINGJOHN,actv。sc。1。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  Thenwe’lltake,&c。]Intheolded。thislineformsaportionoftheprecedingspeech。

  ecstasy]Equivalenthereto——violentemotion。\"Thewordwasancientlyusedtosignifysomedegreeofalienationofmind。\"

  COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  ExeuntthreeJews]Ontheirdeparture,thesceneissupposedtobechangedtoastreetnearthehouseofBarabas。

  reduce]Iftherightreading,isequivalentto——repair。

  Butqy。\"redress\"?

  fond]\"i。e。foolish。\"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  portagues]Portuguesegoldcoins,socalled。

  sect]\"i。e。sex。SECTandSEXwere,inourancientdramaticwriters,usedsynonymously。\"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Olded。\"EnterthreeFryarsandtwoNuns:\"butassuredlyonlyTWOFriarsfigureinthisplay。

  Abb。]Intheolded。theprefixtothisspeechis\"1Nun,\"

  andtothenextspeechbutone\"Nun。\"ThatbothspeechesbelongtotheAbbessisquiteevident。

  Sometimes]Equivalenthere(asfrequentlyinourearlywriters)to——Sometime。

  forgiveme——]Olded。\"GIUEme——\"

  thus]Afterthiswordtheolded。has\"?,——tosignify,perhaps,themotionwhichBarabaswastomakeherewithhishand。

  forgetnot]Qy。\"forgetITnot\"

  EnterBARABAS,withalight]ThesceneisnowbeforethehouseofBarabas,whichhasbeenturnedintoanunnery。

  Thus,likethesad—presagingraven,thattollsThesickman’spassportinherhollowbeak]

  Mr。Collier(HIST。OFENG。DRAM。POET。iii。136)remarksthattheselinesarecited(withsomevariation,andfrommemory,asthepresentplaywasnotprintedtill1633)inanepigramonT。Deloney,inGuilpin’sSKIALETHEIAORTHESHADOWEOFTRUTH,1598,——

  \"LIKETOTHEFATALLOMINOUSRAVEN,WHICHTOLLS

  THESICKMAN’SDIRGEWITHINHISHOLLOWBEAKE,Soeverypaper—clothedpostinPoulesTothee,Deloney,mourninglydothspeake,\"&c。

  of]i。e。on。

  wake]Olded。\"walke。\"

  Buenoparatodosmiganadonoera]Olded。\"Birnparatodos,myganadanoer。\"

  Butstay:whatstarshinesyonderintheeast,&c。]

  Shakespeare,itwouldseem,recollectedthispassage,whenhewrote,——

  \"But,soft!whatlightthroughyonderwindowbreaks?

  Itistheeast,andJulietisthesun!\"

  ROMEOANDJULIET,actii。sc。2。

  Hermosoplacerdelosdineros]Olded。\"HormosoPiarer,delesDenirch。\"

  EnterFerneze,&c。]ThesceneistheinterioroftheCouncil—house。

  entreat]i。e。treat。

  vail’dnot]\"i。e。didnotstrikeorlowerourflags。\"

  STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  Turkish]Olded。\"Spanish。\"

  luff’dandtack’d]Olded。\"LEFT,andTOOKE。\"

  stated]i。e。estated,established,stationed。

  EnterOFFICERS,&c。]Thescenebeingthemarket—place。

  Poorvillains,suchaswere]Olded。\"SUCHASpoorevillaineswere\",&c。

  into]i。e。unto:seenote?p。15。

  city]Theprecedingeditorshavenotquestionedthisword,whichIbelievetobeamisprint。

  foil’d]=filed,i。e。defiled。

  I’llhaveasayingtothatnunnery]CompareBarnabyBarnes’sDIVILSCHARTER,1607;

  \"BeforeIdothisseruice,liethere,peece;

  ForImustHAUEASAYINGtothosebottels。HEDRINKETH。

  Truestingo;stingo,byminehonour。***

  ************

  ImustHAUEASAYINGtoyou,sir,Imust,thoughyoubeprouidedforhisHolinesownemouth;IwillbebouldtobethePopestasterbyhisleaue。\"Sig。K3。

  plates]\"i。e。piecesofsilvermoney。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——Olded。\"plats。\"

  Slave]TothespeechesofthisSlavetheolded。prefixes\"Itha。\"and\"Ith。\",confoundinghimwithIthamore。

  LadyVanity]SoJonsoninhisFOX,actii。sc。3。,\"Getyouacittern,LADYVANITY,Andbeadealerwiththevirtuousman,\"&c。;

  andinhisDEVILISANASS,acti。sc。1。,——

  \"SATAN。WhatVice?

  PUG。Why,any:Fraud,OrCovetousness,orLADYVANITY,OroldIniquity。\"

  Katharine]Olded。\"MATER。\"——ThenameofMathias’smotherwas,asweafterwardslearn,Katharine。

  stay]i。e。forbear,breakoffourconversation。

  was]Qy。\"wasBUT\"?

  O,brave,master]Themoderneditorsstrikeoutthecommaafter\"BRAVE\",understandingthatwordasanepithetto\"MASTER\":

  butcomparewhatIthamoresaystoBarabasinactiv。:\"That’sBRAVE,MASTER,\"p。165,firstcol。

  yournose]Anallusiontothelargeartificialnose,withwhichBarabaswasrepresentedonthestage。SeethepassagecitedfromW。Rowley’sSEARCHFORMONEY,1609,intheACCOUNT

  OFMARLOWEANDHISWRITINGS。

  Ure]i。e。use,practice。

  a—good]\"i。e。ingoodearnest。Toutdebon。\"REED(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  EnterLODOWICK]Achangeofscenesupposedhere,——totheoutsideofBarabas’shouse。

  vowlovetohim]Olded。\"vowTOLOUEhim\":butcompare,inBarabas’snextspeechbutone,\"AndsheVOWSLOVETOHIM,\"&c。

  madesure]i。e。affianced。

  Ludovico]Olded。\"Lodowicke。\"——Inactiii。wehave,\"Ifearsheknows——’tisso——ofmydeviceInDonMathias’andLODOVICO’Sdeaths。\"p。162,sec。col。

  happily]i。e。haply。

  unsoil’d]\"Perhapsweoughttoread’unfoil’d’,consistentlywithwhatBarabassaidofherbeforeunderthefigureofajewel——

  ’ThediamondthatItalkofNE’ERWASFOIL’D’。\"

  COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Butseethatpassage,p。155,sec。col。,andnote?

  cross]i。e。pieceofmoney(manycoinsbeingmarkedwithacrossononeside)。

  thou]Olded。\"thee。\"

  resolv’d]\"i。e。satisfied。\"GILCHRIST(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  EnterBELLAMIRA]Sheappears,wemaysuppose,inaverandaoropenporticoofherhouse(thatthesceneisnottheinteriorofthehouse,isprovedbywhatfollows)。

  EnterMATHIAS。

  MATHIAS。Thisistheplace,&c。]Thesceneissomepertofthetown,asBarabasappears\"ABOVE,\"——inthebalconyofahouse。

  (Hestood,ofcourse,onwhatwastermedtheupper—stage。)

  Olded。thus;

  \"EnterMATHIAS。

  Math。Thisistheplace,nowAbigailshallseeWhetherMathiasholdsherdeareorno。

  EnterLodow。reading。

  Math。What,daresthevillainwriteinsuchbaseterms?

  Lod。Ididit,andreuengeitifthoudar’st。\"

  Lodovico]Olded。\"Lodowicke。\"——Seenote*,p。158。

  tall]i。e。bold,brave。

  Whatsightisthis!]i。e。WhatAsightisthis!Ourearlywritersoftenomitthearticleinsuchexclamations:compareShakespeare’sJULIUSCAESAR,acti。sc。3,whereCascasays,\"Cassius,WHATNIGHTISTHIS!\"

  (afterwhichwordsthemoderneditorsimproperlyretaintheinterrogation—pointofthefirstfolio)。

  Lodovico]Olded。\"Lodowicke。\"

  Thesearmsofmineshallbethysepulchre]SoinShakespeare’sTHIRDPARTOFKINGHENRYVI。,actii。sc。5,theFathersaystothedeadSonwhomhehaskilledinbattle,\"THESEARMSOFMINEshallbethywinding—sheet;

  Myheart,sweetboy,SHALLBETHYSEPULCHRE,\"——

  lines,letmeadd,nottobefoundinTHETRUETRAGEDIEOF

  RICHARDDUKEOFYORKE,onwhichShakespeareformedthatplay。

  Katharine]Olded。\"Katherina。\"

  EnterITHAMORE]ThescenearoominthehouseofBarabas。

  heldinhand]i。e。keptinexpectation,havingtheirhopesflattered。

  bottle—nosed]Seenote?p。157。

  Jaques]Olded。\"Iaynes。\"

  sire]Olded。\"sinne\"(which,modernisedto\"sin\",theeditorsretain,amongmanyotherequallyobviouserrorsoftheoldcopy)。

  As]Olded。\"And。\"

  EnterBARABAS]ThesceneisstillwithinthehouseofBarabas;butsometimeissupposedtohaveelapsedsincetheprecedingconferencebetweenAbigailandFriarJacomo。

  pretendeth]EquivalenttoPORTENDETH;asinourauthor’sFIRSTBOOKOFLUCAN,\"Andwhich(ayme)everPRETENDETHill,\"&c。

  self]Olded。\"life\"(thecompositor’seyehavingcaught\"life\"intheprecedingline)。

  ’less]Olded。\"least。\"

  Wellsaid]Seenote*,p。69。

  theproverbsays,&c。]AproverbasoldasChaucer’stime:

  seetheSQUIERESTALE,v。10916,ed。Tyrwhitt。

  batten]i。e。fatten。

  pot]Olded。\"plot。\"

  thoushalthavebrothbytheeye]\"Perhapshemeans——thoushaltSEEhowthebroththatisdesignedfortheeismade,thatnomischievousingredientsenteritscomposition。Thepassageis,however,obscure。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——\"BYTHE

  EYE\"seemstobeequivalentto——inabundance。CompareTHECREED

  ofPiersPloughman:

  \"Greygrete—hededquenesWithgoldBYTHEEIGHEN。\"

  v。167,ed。Wright(whohasnonoteontheexpression):andBeaumontandFletcher’sKNIGHTOFTHEBURNINGPESTLE,actii。

  sc。2;\"here’smoneyandgoldBYTH’EYE,myboy。\"InFletcher’sBEGGARS’BUSH,actiii。sc。1,wefind,\"Come,Englishbeer,hostess,EnglishbeerBYTHEBELLY!\"

  Infew]i。e。inafewwords,inshort。

  hebon]i。e。ebony,whichwasformerlysupposedtobeadeadlypoison。

  EnterFERNEZE,&c。]ThesceneistheinterioroftheCouncil—house。

  basso]Olded。\"Bashaws\"(theprinterhavingaddedanS

  bymistake),andintheprecedingstage—direction,andinthefifthspeechofthisscene,\"Bashaw\":butinanearlierscene(seep。148,firstcol。)wehave\"bassoes\"(andseeourauthor’sTAMBURLAINE,PASSIM)。

  theresistlessbanks]i。e。thebanksnotabletoresist。

  basilisks]Seenote?p。25。

  EnterFRIARJACOMO,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheNunnery。

  convers’dwithme]ShealludestoherconversationwithJacomo,p。162,sec。col。

  envied]i。e。hated。

  practice]i。e。artfulcontrivance,stratagem。

  crucifiedachild]AcrimewithwhichtheJewswereoftencharged。\"Tovey,inhisANGLIAJUDAICA,hasgiventheseveralinstanceswhichareuponrecordofthesechargesagainsttheJews;whichheobservestheywereneveraccusedof,butatsuchtimesasthekingwasmanifestlyingreatwantofmoney。\"REED

  (apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  EnterBARABAS,&c。]Sceneastreet。

  to]WhichtheEditorof1826deliberatelyalteredto\"like,\"means——comparedto,incomparisonof。

  Cazzo]Olded。\"catho。\"——SeeFlorio’sWORLDEOFWORDES

  (Ital。andEngl。Dict。)ed。1598,inv。——\"Apettyoath,acantexclamation,generallyexpressive,amongtheItalianpopulace,whohaveitconstantlyintheirmouth,ofdefianceorcontempt。\"

  Gifford’snoteonJonson’sWORKS,ii。48。

  nose]Seenote?p。157。

  inmate]Olded。\"inmates。\"

  theburdenofmysinsLieheavy,&c。]Oneofthemoderneditorsaltered\"LIE\"to\"Lies\":butexamplesofsimilarphraseology,——ofanominativesingularfollowedbyapluralverbwhenapluralgenitiveintervenes,——arecommoninourearlywriters;seenotesonBeaumontandFletcher’sWORKS,vol。v。7,94,vol。ix。185,ed。Dyce。

  sollars]\"i。e。lofts,garrets。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  untold]i。e。uncounted。——Olded。\"vnsold。\"

  BARABAS。Thisismerefrailty:brethren,becontent。——

  FriarBarnardine,goyouwithIthamore:

  Youknowmymind;letmealonewithhim。

  FRIARJACOMO。Whydoeshegotothyhouse?lethimbegone]

  Olded。thus;

  \"BAR。Thisismeerefrailty,brethren,becontent。

  FryarBarnardinegoeyouwithIthimore。

  ITH。Youknowmymind,letmealonewithhim;

  Whydoeshegoetothyhouse,lethimbegone。\"

  theTurk]\"MeaningIthamore。\"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。ComparethelastlinebutoneofBarabas’snextspeech。

  covent]i。e。convent。

  Therefore’tisnotrequisiteheshouldlive]Lestthereadershouldsuspectthattheauthorwrote,\"Therefore’tisrequisiteheshouldnotlive,\"

  Imayobservethatwehavehadbefore(p。152,firstcol。)

  asimilarformofexpression,——

  \"ItisnotnecessaryIbeseen。\"

  fair]Seenote?p。15。

  shallbedone]Hereachangeofsceneissupposed,totheinteriorofBarabas’shouse。

  Friar,awake]Here,mostprobably,Barabasdrewacurtain,anddiscoveredthesleepingFriar。

  have]Olded。\"saue。\"

  Whattimeo’nightis’tnow,sweetIthamore?

  ITHAMORE。Towardsone]Mightbeadduced,amongotherpassages,toshewthatthemoderneditorsarerightwhentheyprintinShakespeare’sKINGJOHN。actiii。sc。3,\"IfthemidnightbellDid,withhisirontongueandbrazenmouth,SoundONEintothedrowsyearofNIGHT,\"&c。

  EnterFRIARJACOMO]ThesceneisnowbeforeBarabas’shouse,——theaudiencehavinghadtoSUPPOSEthatthebodyofBarnardine,whichIthamorehadsetupright,wasstandingoutsidethedoor。

  proceed]Seemstobeusedhereasequivalentto——succeed。

  on’s]i。e。ofhis。

  EnterBELLAMIRA,&c。]Thescene,asinp。160,averandaoropenporticoofBellamira’shouse。

  BELLAMIRA。Sincethistownwasbesieg’d,\"etc。>

  tall]Whichourearlydramatistsgenerallyuseinthesenseof——bold,brave(seenote?p。161),ishereperhapsequivalentto——handsome。(\"TallorSEMELY。\"PROMPT。

  PARV。ed。1499。)

  neck—verse]i。e。theverse(generallythebeginningofthe51stPsalm,MISEREREMEI,&c。)readbyacriminaltoentitlehimtobenefitofclergy。

  of]i。e。on。

  exercise]i。e。sermon,preaching。

  withamuschatoes]i。e。withapairofmustachios。Themoderneditorsprint\"withMUSTACHIOS,\"and\"withaMUSTACHIOS\":

  butcompare,——

  \"MyTuskesmorestiffethanareaCatsMUSCHATOES。\"

  S。Rowley’sNOBLESPANISHSOLDIER,1634,Sig。C。

  \"Hiscrow—blackMUCHATOES。\"

  THEBLACKBOOK,——Middleton’sWORKS,v。516,ed。Dyce。

  Turkoftenpence]Anexpressionnotunfrequentlyusedbyourearlywriters。SoTaylorinsomeversesonCoriat;

  \"ThatifhehadATURKEOFTENPENCEbin,\"&c。

  WORKES,p。82,ed。1630。

  AndseenoteonMiddleton’sWORKS,iii。489,ed。Dyce。

  youknow]Qy。\"youknow,SIR,\"?

  I’llmakehim,&c。]Olded。thus:

  \"I’lemakehimsendmehalfhehas,&gladhescapessotoo。

  PENANDINKE:

  I’llwritevntohim,we’lehauemonystrait。\"

  Therecanbenodoubtthatthewords\"Penandinke\"wereadirectiontotheproperty—mantohavethosearticlesonthestage。

  cunning]i。e。skilfullyprepared。——Olded。\"running。\"

  (TheMAIDSaresupposedtoheartheirmistress’ordersWITHIN。)

  Shaltlivewithme,andbemylove]Aline,slightlyvaried,ofMarlowe’swell—knownsong。Intheprecedingline,theabsurdityof\"byDisABOVE\"is,ofcourse,intentional。

  beard]Olded。\"sterd。\"

  givemeareamofpaper:we’llhaveakingdomofgoldfor’t]Aquibble。REALMwasfrequentlywrittenream;andfrequently(asthefollowingpassagesshew),evenwhentheformerspellingwasgiven,theLwasnotsounded;

  \"VponthesiluerbosomeoftheSTREAME

  FirstganfaireThemisshakeheramberlocks,WhomalltheNimphsthatwaightonNeptunesREALME

  Attendedfromtheholloweoftherocks。\"

  Lodge’sSCILLAESMETAMORPHOSIS,&c。1589,Sig。A2。

  \"HowhemaysureststablishhisnewconquerdREALME,HowofhisgloriefardesttoderiuetheSTREAME。\"

  AHERINGSTAYLE,&c。1598,Sig。D3。

  \"Learchusslewhisbrotherforthecrowne;

  SodidCambysesfearingmuchtheDREAME;

  Antiochus,ofinfamousrenowne,Hisbrotherslew,torulealonetheREALME。\"

  MIROURFORMAGISTRATES,p。78,ed。1610。

  runsdivision]\"Amusicalterm[ofverycommonoccurrence]。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  EnterBARABAS]ThescenecertainlyseemstobenowtheinteriorofBarabas’shouse,notwithstandingwhathepresentlysaystoPilia—Borza(p。171,sec。col。),\"Pray,when,sir,shallIseeyouatmyhouse?\"

  tatter’d]Olded。\"totter’d\":butinapassageofourauthor’sEDWARDTHESECONDthetwoearliest4toshave\"TATTER’D

  robes\":——andyetReedinanoteonthatpassage(apudDodsley’sOLDPLAYS,wherethereadingofthethird4to,\"totteredrobes\",isfollowed)boldlydeclaresthat\"ineverywriterofthisperiodthewordwasspeltTOTTERED\"!Thetruthis,itwasspeltsometimesoneway,sometimestheother。

  catzery]i。e。cheating,roguery。ItisformedfromCATSO

  (CAZZO,seenote*,p。166),whichourearlywritersused,notonlyasanexclamation,butasanopprobriousterm。

  cross—biting]i。e。swindling(acantterm)。——Somethinghasdroptouthere。

  tale]i。e。reckoning。

  whathewritesforyou]i。e。thehundredcrownstobegiventothebearer:seep。170,sec。col。

  Ishouldpart]Qy。\"IE’ERshouldpart\"?

  rid]i。e。despatch,destroy。

  EnterBELLAMIRA,&c。]TheyaresupposedtobesittinginaverandaoropenporticoofBellamira’shouse:seenote*,p。168。

  Of]i。e。on。

  BELLAMIRA。]Olded。\"Pil。\"

  RivoCastiliano]TheoriginofthisBacchanalianexclamationhasnotbeendiscovered。RIVOgenerallyisusedalone;but,amongpassagesparalleltothatofourtext,isthefollowingone(whichhasbeenoftencited),——

  \"AndRYUOwillhecryandCASTILEtoo。\"

  LOOKEABOUTYOU,1600,Sig。L。4。

  AwriterinTHEWESTMINSTERREVIEW,vol。xliii。53,thinksthatit\"isamisprintforRICO—CASTELLANO,meaningaSpaniardbelongingtotheclassofRICOSHOMBRES,andthephrasethereforeis——

  ’Hey,NOBLECASTILIAN,aman’saman!’

  ’Icanpledgelikeamananddrinklikeaman,MYWORTHYTROJAN;’

  assomeofourfarce—writerswouldsay。\"ButthefrequentoccurrenceofRIVOinvariousauthorsprovesthatitisNOT

  amisprint。

  he]Olded。\"you\"。

  andheandI,sniclehandtoofast,strangledafriar]

  Thereissurelysomecorruptionhere。Steevens(apudDodsley’sO。P。)proposestoread\"handTOFIST\"。Gilchrist(ibid。)

  observes,\"asnicleisanorth—countrywordforanoose,andwhenapersonishanged,theysayheissnicled。\"Seetoo,inV。SNICKLE,Forby’sVOC。OFEASTANGLIA,andtheCRAVEN

  DIALECT。——TheRev。J。Mitfordproposesthefollowing(veryviolent)alterationofthispassage;

  \"Itha。Icarriedthebroththatpoisonedthenuns;andheandI——

  Pilia。Twohandssnickle—fast——

  Itha。Strangledafriar。\"

  incony]i。e。fine,pretty,delicate。——Olded。\"incoomy。\"

  theystinklikeahollyhock]\"Thisflower,however,hasnooffensivesmell。STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。Itsodourresemblesthatofthepoppy。

  mushrooms]Forthisword(as,indeed,formostwords)ourearlywritershadnofixedspelling。Heretheolded。has\"Mushrumbs\":andinourauthor’sEDWARDTHESECOND,the4toshave\"mushrump。\"

  undertheelderwhenhehangedhimself]ThatJudashangedhimselfonanelder—tree,wasapopularlegend。Nay,theverytreewasexhibitedtothecuriousinSirJohnMandeville’sdays:

  \"Andfasteby,iszittheTreeofEldre,thatJudashengehimselfupon,fordespeytthathehadde,whanhesoldeandbetrayedoureLorde。\"VOIAGEANDTRAVAILE,&c。p。112。ed。1725。But,accordingtoPulci,Judashadrecoursetoacarob—tree:

  \"EradisopraalafonteUNCARRUBBIO,L’ARBOR,SIDICE,OVES’IMPICCOGIUDA,\"&c。

  MORGANTEMAG。C。xxv。st。77。

  nasty]Olded。\"masty。\"

  me]Olded。\"we\"。

  EnterFerneze,&c。]Scene,theinterioroftheCouncil—

  house。

  him]Qy。\"’em\"?

  Exeuntall,leavingBarabasonthefloor]HeretheaudienceweretosupposethatBarabashadbeenthrownoverthewalls,andthatthestagenowrepresentedtheoutsideofthecity。

  Bassoes]Hereolded。\"Bashawes。\"Seenote?p。164。

  trench]Adoubtfulreading。——Olded。\"Truce。\"——\"Query’sluice’?’TRUCE’seemsunintelligible。\"COLLIER(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。——TheRev。J。Mitfordproposes\"turret\"or\"tower。\"

  channels]i。e。kennels。

  EnterCALYMATH,&c。]Scene,anopenplaceinthecity。

  vail]i。e。lower,stoop。

  Tokept]i。e。Tohavekept。

  Entreat]i。e。Treat。

  Bassoes]Hereolded。\"Bashawes。\"Seenote?p。164。

  Thushastthougotten,&c。]Achangeofsceneissupposedhere——totheCitadel,theresidenceofBarabasasgovernor。

  Whenas]i。e。When。

  Withinhere]Theusualexclamationis\"WithinTHERE!\"butcompareTHEHOGGEHATHLOSTHISPEARLE(byR。Tailor),1614;

  \"What,ho!withinHERE!\"Sig。E2。

  sith]i。e。since。

  cast]i。e。plot,contrive。

  Bassoes]Hereandafterwardsolded。\"Bashawes。\"Seenote?p。164。——Scene,outsidethewallsofthecity。

  basilisk[s]Seenote?p。25。

  And,towardCalabria,&c。]SotheEditorof1826。——Olded。

  thus:

  \"AndtowardCalabriaback’dbySicily,TwoloftyTurretsthatcommandtheTowne。

  WHENSiracusianDionisiusreign’d;

  Iwonderhowitcouldbeconquer’dthus?\"

  EnterFERNEZE,&c。]Scene,astreet。

  linstock]\"i。e。thelongmatchwithwhichcannonarefired。\"STEEVENS(apudDodsley’sO。P。)。

  Enter,above,&c。]Scene,ahallintheCitadel,withagallery。

  FIRSTCARPENTER。]Olded。here\"Serv。\";butitgives\"CARP。\"astheprefixtothesecondspeechafterthis。

  off]Aninterpolationperhaps。

  sun]Olded。\"summe。\"

  ascend]Olded。\"attend。\"

  Achargesoundedwithin:FERNEZEcutsthecord;thefloorofthegallerygivesway,andBARABASfallsintoacaldronplacedinapit。

  EnterKNIGHTSandMARTINDELBOSCO]

  Olded。hasmerely\"Acharge,thecablecut,ACaldrondiscouered。\"

  Christian]Olded。\"Christians。\"

  train]i。e。stratagem。

  pretended]i。e。intended。

  mediate]Olded。\"meditate。\"

  all]Olded。\"call。\"

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