首页 >出版文学> The Jew of Malta>第1章
  EDITEDBYTHEREV。ALEXANDERDYCE。
  TheFamousTragedyofTheRichIewofMalta。AsitwasplaydbeforetheKingandQveene,inHisMajestiesTheatreatWhite—
  Hall,byherMajestiesServantsattheCock—pit。WrittenbyChristopherMarlo。London;PrintedbyI。B。forNicholasVavasour,andaretobesoldathisShopintheInner—Temple,neeretheChurch。1633。4to。
  TOMYWORTHYFRIEND,MASTERTHOMASHAMMON,ofGRAY’SINN,ETC。
  Thisplay,composedbysoworthyanauthorasMasterMarlowe,andthepartoftheJewpresentedbysounimitableanactorasMasterAlleyn,beinginthislateragecommendedtothestage;
  asIusheredituntothecourt,andpresentedittotheCock—pit,withtheseProloguesandEpilogueshereinserted,sonowbeingnewlybroughttothepress,IwasloathitshouldbepublishedwithouttheornamentofanEpistle;makingchoiceofyouuntowhomtodevoteit;thanwhom(ofallthosegentlemenandacquaintancewithinthecompassofmylongknowledge)thereisnonemoreabletotaxignorance,orattributerighttomerit。
  Sir,youhavebeenpleasedtogracesomeofmineownworks
  withyourcourteouspatronage:Ihopethiswillnotbetheworseaccepted,becausecommendedbyme;overwhomnonecanclaimmorepowerorprivilegethanyourself。Ihadnobetteranew—year’sgifttopresentyouwith;receiveitthereforeasacontinuanceofthatinviolableobligement,bywhichherestsstillengaged,who,asheeverhath,shallalwaysremain,Tuissimus,Tho。Heywood。
  THEPROLOGUESPOKENATCOURT。
  Graciousandgreat,thatwesoboldlydare(’Mongstotherplaysthatnowinfashionare)
  Topresentthis,writmanyyearsagone,Andinthatagethoughtseconduntonone,Wehumblycraveyourpardon。WepursueThestoryofarichandfamousJewWholiv’dinMalta:youshallfindhimstill,Inallhisprojects,asoundMachiavill;
  Andthat’shischaracter。HethathathpastSomanycensuresisnowcomeatlastTohaveyourprincelyears:graceyouhim;thenYoucrowntheaction,andrenownthepen。
  EPILOGUESPOKENATCOURT。
  Itisourfear,dreadsovereign,wehavebin
  Tootedious;neithercan’tbelessthansinTowrongyourprincelypatience:ifwehave,Thuslowdejected,weyourpardoncrave;
  And,ifaughthereoffendyourearorsight,Weonlyactandspeakwhatotherswrite。
  THEPROLOGUETOTHESTAGE,ATTHECOCK—PIT。
  Weknownothowourplaymaypassthisstage,ButbythebestofpoetsinthatageTHEMALTA—JEWhadbeingandwasmade;
  Andhethenbythebestofactorsplay’d:
  InHEROANDLEANDERonedidgainAlastingmemory;inTamburlaine,ThisJew,withothersmany,th’otherwanTheattributeofpeerless,beingamanWhomwemayrankwith(doingnoonewrong)
  Proteusforshapes,andRosciusforatongue,——
  Socouldhespeak,sovary;noris’thateTomeritinhimwhodothpersonateOurJewthisday;norisithisambitionToexceedorequal,beingofconditionMoremodest:thisisallthatheintends,(Andthattooattheurgenceofsomefriends,)
  Toprovehisbest,and,ifnoneheregainsayit,Theparthehathstudied,andintendstoplayit。
  EPILOGUETOTHESTAGE,ATTHECOCK—PIT。
  IngravingwithPygmaliontocontend,OrpaintingwithApelles,doubtlesstheendMustbedisgrace:ouractordidnotso,——
  Heonlyaim’dtogo,butnotout—go。
  Northinkthatthisdayanyprizewasplay’d;
  Herewerenobetsatall,nowagerslaid:
  Alltheambitionthathisminddothswell,Isbuttohearfromyou(byme)’twaswell。
  DRAMATISPERSONAE。
  FERNEZE,governorofMalta。
  LODOWICK,hisson。
  SELIMCALYMATH,sontotheGrandSeignior。
  MARTINDELBOSCO,vice—admiralofSpain。
  MATHIAS,agentleman。
  JACOMO,>
  BARNARDINE,>friars。
  BARABAS,awealthyJew。
  ITHAMORE,aslave。
  PILIA—BORZA,abully,attendanttoBELLAMIRA。
  TwoMerchants。
  ThreeJews。
  Knights,Bassoes,Officers,Guard,Slaves,Messenger,andCarpentersKATHARINE,mothertoMATHIAS。
  ABIGAIL,daughtertoBARABAS。
  BELLAMIRA,acourtezan。
  Abbess。
  Nun。
  MACHIAVELasProloguespeaker。
  Scene,Malta。
  THEJEWOFMALTA。
  EnterMACHIAVEL。
  MACHIAVEL。AlbeittheworldthinkMachiavelisdead,YetwashissoulbutflownbeyondtheAlps;
  And,nowtheGuiseisdead,iscomefromFrance,Toviewthisland,andfrolicwithhisfriends。
  Tosomeperhapsmynameisodious;
  Butsuchasloveme,guardmefromtheirtongues,AndletthemknowthatIamMachiavel,Andweighnotmen,andthereforenotmen’swords。
  Admir’dIamofthosethathatememost:
  Thoughsomespeakopenlyagainstmybooks,Yetwilltheyreadme,andtherebyattainToPeter’schair;and,whentheycastmeoff,Arepoison’dbymyclimbingfollowers。
  Icountreligionbutachildishtoy,Andholdthereisnosinbutignorance。
  Birdsoftheairwilltellofmurderspast!
  Iamasham’dtohearsuchfooleries。
  Manywilltalkoftitletoacrown:
  WhatrighthadCaesartotheempery?
  Mightfirstmadekings,andlawswerethenmostsureWhen,liketheDraco’s,theywerewritinblood。
  Hencecomesitthatastrong—builtcitadelCommandsmuchmorethanletterscanimport:
  WhichmaximhadPhalarisobserv’d,H’adneverbellow’d,inabrazenbull,Ofgreatones’envy:o’thepoorpettywightsLetmebeenviedandnotpitied。
  ButwhitheramIbound?Icomenot,I,ToreadalecturehereinBritain,ButtopresentthetragedyofaJew,Whosmilestoseehowfullhisbagsarecramm’d;
  Whichmoneywasnotgotwithoutmymeans。
  Icravebutthis,——gracehimashedeserves,Andlethimnotbeentertain’dtheworseBecausehefavoursme。
  [Exit。]
  ACTI。
  BARABASdiscoveredinhiscounting—house,withheapsofgoldbeforehim。
  BARABAS。Sothatofthusmuchthatreturnwasmade;
  AndofthethirdpartofthePersianshipsTherewastheventuresumm’dandsatisfied。
  AsforthoseSamnites,andthemenofUz,ThatboughtmySpanishoilsandwinesofGreece,HerehaveIpurs’dtheirpaltrysilverlings。
  Fie,whatatrouble’tistocountthistrash!
  WellfaretheArabians,whosorichlypayThethingstheytrafficforwithwedgeofgold,WhereofamanmayeasilyinadayTellthatwhichmaymaintainhimallhislife。
  Theneedygroom,thatneverfinger’dgroat,Wouldmakeamiracleofthusmuchcoin;
  Buthewhosesteel—barr’dcoffersarecramm’dfull,Andallhislife—timehathbeentired,Wearyinghisfingers’endswithtellingit,Wouldinhisagebeloathtolabourso,Andforapoundtosweathimselftodeath。
  GivemethemerchantsoftheIndianmines,Thattradeinmetalofthepurestmould;
  ThewealthyMoor,thatintheeasternrocksWithoutcontrolcanpickhisrichesup,Andinhishouseheappearllikepebble—stones,Receivethemfree,andsellthembytheweight;
  Bagsoffieryopals,sapphires,amethysts,Jacinths,hardtopaz,grass—greenemeralds,Beauteousrubies,sparklingdiamonds,Andseld—seencostlystonesofsogreatprice,Asoneofthem,indifferentlyrated,Andofacaratofthisquantity,Mayserve,inperilofcalamity,Toransomgreatkingsfromcaptivity。
  Thisisthewarewhereinconsistsmywealth;
  AndthusmethinksshouldmenofjudgmentframeTheirmeansoftrafficfromthevulgartrade,And,astheirwealthincreaseth,soincloseInfiniterichesinalittleroom。
  Butnowhowstandsthewind?
  Intowhatcornerpeersmyhalcyon’sbill?
  Ha!totheeast?yes。Seehowstandthevanes——
  Eastandbysouth:why,then,IhopemyshipsIsentforEgyptandtheborderingislesAregottenupbyNilus’windingbanks;
  MineargosyfromAlexandria,Loadenwithspiceandsilks,nowundersail,AresmoothlyglidingdownbyCandy—shoreToMalta,throughourMediterraneansea。——
  Butwhocomeshere?
  EnteraMERCHANT。
  Hownow!
  MERCHANT。Barabas,thyshipsaresafe,RidinginMalta—road;andallthemerchantsWithothermerchandisearesafearriv’d,AndhavesentmetoknowwhetheryourselfWillcomeandcustomthem。
  BARABAS。Theshipsaresafethousay’st,andrichlyfraught?
  MERCHANT。Theyare。
  BARABAS。Why,then,gobidthemcomeashore,Andbringwiththemtheirbillsofentry:
  Ihopeourcreditinthecustom—houseWillserveaswellasIwerepresentthere。
  Gosend’emthreescorecamels,thirtymules,Andtwentywaggons,tobringuptheware。
  Butartthoumasterinashipofmine,Andisthycreditnotenoughforthat?
  MERCHANT。TheverycustombarelycomestomoreThanmanymerchantsofthetownareworth,Andthereforefarexceedsmycredit,sir。
  BARABAS。Gotell’emtheJewofMaltasentthee,man:
  Tush,whoamongst’emknowsnotBarabas?
  MERCHANT。Igo。
  BARABAS。So,then,there’ssomewhatcome。——
  Sirrah,whichofmyshipsartthoumasterof?
  MERCHANT。OftheSperanza,sir。
  BARABAS。Andsaw’stthounotMineargosyatAlexandria?
  ThoucouldstnotcomefromEgypt,orbyCaire,Butattheentrythereintothesea,WhereNiluspayshistributetothemain,ThouneedsmustsailbyAlexandria。
  MERCHANT。Ineithersawthem,norinquir’dofthem:
  Butthisweheardsomeofourseamensay,Theywonder’dhowyoudurstwithsomuchwealthTrustsuchacrazedvessel,andsofar。
  BARABAS。Tush,theyarewise!Iknowherandherstrength。
  Butgo,gothouthyways,dischargethyship,Andbidmyfactorbringhisloadingin。
  [ExitMERCHANT。]
  AndyetIwonderatthisargosy。
  EnteraSecondMERCHANT。
  SECONDMERCHANT。ThineargosyfromAlexandria,Know,Barabas,dothrideinMalta—road,Ladenwithriches,andexceedingstoreOfPersiansilks,ofgold,andorientpearl。
  BARABAS。HowchanceyoucamenotwiththoseothershipsThatsail’dbyEgypt?
  SECONDMERCHANT。Sir,wesaw’emnot。
  BARABAS。BeliketheycoastedroundbyCandy—shoreAbouttheiroilsorotherbusinesses。
  But’twasilldoneofyoutocomesofarWithouttheaidorconductoftheirships。
  SECONDMERCHANT。Sir,wewerewaftedbyaSpanishfleet,Thatneverleftustillwithinaleague,ThathadthegalleysoftheTurkinchase。
  BARABAS。O,theyweregoinguptoSicily。
  Well,go,Andbidthemerchantsandmymendespatch,Andcomeashore,andseethefraughtdischarg’d。
  SECONDMERCHANT。Igo。
  [Exit。]
  BARABAS。Thustrollsourfortuneinbylandandsea,Andthusareweoneverysideenrich’d:
  Thesearetheblessingspromis’dtotheJews,AndhereinwasoldAbraham’shappiness:
  WhatmoremayheavendoforearthlymanThanthustopouroutplentyintheirlaps,Rippingthebowelsoftheearthforthem,Makingthesea[s]theirservants,andthewindsTodrivetheirsubstancewithsuccessfulblasts?
  Whohatethmebutformyhappiness?
  Orwhoishonour’dnowbutforhiswealth?
  RatherhadI,aJew,behatedthus,ThanpitiedinaChristianpoverty;
  ForIcanseenofruitsinalltheirfaith,Butmalice,falsehood,andexcessivepride,Whichmethinksfitsnottheirprofession。
  Haplysomehaplessmanhathconscience,Andforhisconsciencelivesinbeggary。
  Theysayweareascatter’dnation:
  Icannottell;butwehavescambledupMorewealthbyfarthanthosethatbragoffaith:
  There’sKirriahJairim,thegreatJewofGreece,ObedinBairseth,NonesinPortugal,MyselfinMalta,someinItaly,ManyinFrance,andwealthyeveryone;
  Ay,wealthierfarthananyChristian。
  Imustconfesswecomenottobekings:
  That’snotourfault:alas,ournumber’sfew!
  Andcrownscomeeitherbysuccession,Orurg’dbyforce;andnothingviolent,OfthaveIheardtell,canbepermanent。
  Giveusapeacefulrule;makeChristianskings,Thatthirstsomuchforprincipality。
  Ihavenocharge,normanychildren,Butonesoledaughter,whomIholdasdearAsAgamemnondidhisIphigen;
  AndallIhaveishers。——Butwhocomeshere?
  EnterthreeJEWS。
  FIRSTJEW。Tush,tellnotme;’twasdoneofpolicy。
  SECONDJEW。Come,therefore,letusgotoBarabas;
  Forhecancounselbestintheseaffairs:
  Andherehecomes。
  BARABAS。Why,hownow,countrymen!
  Whyflockyouthustomeinmultitudes?
  Whataccident’sbetidedtotheJews?
  FIRSTJEW。Afleetofwarlikegalleys,Barabas,ArecomefromTurkey,andlieinourroad:
  Andtheythisdaysitinthecouncil—houseToentertainthemandtheirembassy。
  BARABAS。Why,let’emcome,sotheycomenottowar;
  Orlet’emwar,sowebeconquerors。——
  Nay,let’emcombat,conquer,andkillall,Sotheyspareme,mydaughter,andmywealth。
  [Aside。]
  FIRSTJEW。Wereitforconfirmationofaleague,Theywouldnotcomeinwarlikemannerthus。
  SECONDJEW。Ifeartheircomingwillafflictusall。
  BARABAS。Fondmen,whatdreamyouoftheirmultitudes?
  Whatneedtheytreatofpeacethatareinleague?
  TheTurksandthoseofMaltaareinleague:
  Tut,tut,thereissomeothermatterin’t。
  FIRSTJEW。Why,Barabas,theycomeforpeaceorwar。
  BARABAS。Haplyforneither,buttopassalong,TowardsVenice,bytheAdriaticsea,Withwhomtheyhaveattemptedmanytimes,Butnevercouldeffecttheirstratagem。
  THIRDJEW。Andverywiselysaid;itmaybeso。
  SECONDJEW。Butthere’sameetinginthesenate—house,AndalltheJewsinMaltamustbethere。
  BARABAS。Hum,——alltheJewsinMaltamustbethere!
  Ay,likeenough:why,then,leteverymanProvidehim,andbethereforfashion—sake。
  Ifanythingshallthereconcernourstate,AssureyourselvesI’lllook——untomyself。
  [Aside。]
  FIRSTJEW。Iknowyouwill。——Well,brethren,letusgo。
  SECONDJEW。Let’stakeourleaves。——Farewell,goodBarabas。
  BARABAS。Farewell,Zaareth;farewell,Temainte。
  [ExeuntJEWS。]
  And,Barabas,nowsearchthissecretout;
  Summonthysenses,callthywitstogether:
  Thesesillymenmistakethematterclean。
  LongtotheTurkdidMaltacontribute;
  Whichtributeallinpolicy,Ifear,TheTurkhasletincreasetosuchasumAsallthewealthofMaltacannotpay;
  Andnowbythatadvantagethinks,belike,Toseizeuponthetown;ay,thatheseeks。
  Howe’ertheworldgo,I’llmakesureforone,Andseekintimetointercepttheworst,WarilyguardingthatwhichIha’got:
  Egomihimetsumsemperproximus:
  Why,let’ementer,let’emtakethetown。
  [Exit。]
  EnterFERNEZEgovernorofMalta,KNIGHTS,andOFFICERS;
  metbyCALYMATH,andBASSOESoftheTURK。
  FERNEZE。Now,bassoes,whatdemandyouatourhands?
  FIRSTBASSO。Know,knightsofMalta,thatwecamefromRhodes,>FromCyprus,Candy,andthoseotherislesThatliebetwixttheMediterraneanseas。
  FERNEZE。What’sCyprus,Candy,andthoseotherislesTousorMalta?whatatourhandsdemandye?
  CALYMATH。Thetenyears’tributethatremainsunpaid。
  FERNEZE。Alas,mylord,thesumisover—great!
  Ihopeyourhighnesswillconsiderus。
  CALYMATH。Iwish,gravegovernor,’twereinmypowerTofavouryou;but’tismyfather’scause,WhereinImaynot,nay,Idarenotdally。
  FERNEZE。Thengiveusleave,greatSelimCalymath。
  CALYMATH。Standallaside,andlettheknightsdetermine;
  Andsendtokeepourgalleysundersail,Forhappilyweshallnottarryhere。——
  Now,governor,howareyouresolv’d?
  FERNEZE。Thus;sinceyourhardconditionsaresuchThatyouwillneedshavetenyears’tributepast,WemayhavetimetomakecollectionAmongsttheinhabitantsofMaltafor’t。
  FIRSTBASSO。That’smorethanisinourcommission。
  CALYMATH。What,Callapine!alittlecourtesy:
  Let’sknowtheirtime;perhapsitisnotlong;
  And’tismorekinglytoobtainbypeaceThantoenforceconditionsbyconstraint。——
  Whatrespiteaskyou,governor?
  FERNEZE。Butamonth。
  CALYMATH。Wegrantamonth;butseeyoukeepyourpromise。
  Nowlaunchourgalleysbackagaintosea,Wherewe’llattendtherespiteyouhaveta’en,Andforthemoneysendourmessenger。
  Farewell,greatgovernor,andbraveknightsofMalta。
  FERNEZE。AndallgoodfortunewaitonCalymath!
  [ExeuntCALYMATHandBASSOES。]
  GooneandcallthoseJewsofMaltahither:
  Weretheynotsummon’dtoappearto—day?
  FIRSTOFFICER。Theywere,mylord;andheretheycome。
  EnterBARABASandthreeJEWS。
  FIRSTKNIGHT。Haveyoudetermin’dwhattosaytothem?
  FERNEZE。Yes;givemeleave:——and,Hebrews,nowcomenear。
  >FromtheEmperorofTurkeyisarriv’dGreatSelimCalymath,hishighness’son,Tolevyofustenyears’tributepast:
  Now,then,hereknowthatitconcernethus。
  BARABAS。Then,goodmylord,tokeepyourquietstill,Yourlordshipshalldowelltoletthemhaveit。
  FERNEZE。Soft,Barabas!there’smore’longsto’tthanso。
  Towhatthistenyears’tributewillamount,Thatwehavecast,butcannotcompassitByreasonofthewars,thatrobb’dourstore;
  Andthereforearewetorequestyouraid。
  BARABAS。Alas,mylord,wearenosoldiers!
  Andwhat’souraidagainstsogreataprince?
  FIRSTKNIGHT。Tut,Jew,weknowthouartnosoldier:
  Thouartamerchantandamoney’dman,And’tisthymoney,Barabas,weseek。
  BARABAS。How,mylord!mymoney!
  FERNEZE。Thineandtherest;
  For,tobeshort,amongstyou’tmustbehad。
  FIRSTJEW。Alas,mylord,themostofusarepoor!
  FERNEZE。Thenlettherichincreaseyourportions。
  BARABAS。Arestrangerswithyourtributetobetax’d?
  SECONDKNIGHT。Havestrangersleavewithustogettheirwealth?
  Thenletthemwithuscontribute。
  BARABAS。How!equally?
  FERNEZE。No,Jew,likeinfidels;
  Forthroughoursufferanceofyourhatefullives,Whostandaccursedinthesightofheaven,Thesetaxesandafflictionsarebefall’n,Andthereforethuswearedetermined。——
  Readtherethearticlesofourdecrees。
  OFFICER。[reads]FIRST,THETRIBUTE—MONEYOFTHETURKS
  SHALLALLBELEVIEDAMONGSTTHEJEWS,ANDEACHOFTHEMTOPAY
  ONEHALFOFHISESTATE。
  BARABAS。How!halfhisestate!——Ihopeyoumeannotmine。
  [Aside。]
  FERNEZE。Readon。
  OFFICER。[reads]SECONDLY,HETHATDENIESTOPAY,SHALL
  STRAIGHT—BECOMEACHRISTIAN。
  BARABAS。How!aChristian!——Hum,——what’sheretodo?
  [Aside。]
  OFFICER。[reads]LASTLY,HETHATDENIESTHIS,SHALLABSOLUTELY
  LOSEALLHEHAS。
  THREEJEWS。Omylord,wewillgivehalf!
  BARABAS。Oearth—mettledvillains,andnoHebrewsborn!
  AndwillyoubaselythussubmityourselvesToleaveyourgoodstotheirarbitrement?
  FERNEZE。Why,Barabas,wiltthoubechristened?
  BARABAS。No,governor,Iwillbenoconvertite。
  FERNEZE。Thenpaythyhalf。
  BARABAS。Why,knowyouwhatyoudidbythisdevice?
  Halfofmysubstanceisacity’swealth。
  Governor,itwasnotgotsoeasily;
  NorwillIpartsoslightlytherewithal。
  FERNEZE。Sir,halfisthepenaltyofourdecree;
  Eitherpaythat,orwewillseizeonall。
  BARABAS。CorpodiDio!stay:youshallhavehalf;
  Letmebeus’dbutasmybrethrenare。
  FERNEZE。No,Jew,thouhastdeniedthearticles,Andnowitcannotberecall’d。
  [ExeuntOFFICERS,onasignfromFERNEZE]
  BARABAS。Willyou,then,stealmygoods?
  Istheftthegroundofyourreligion?
  FERNEZE。No,Jew;wetakeparticularlythine,Tosavetheruinofamultitude:
  Andbetteronewantforacommongood,Thanmanyperishforaprivateman:
  Yet,Barabas,wewillnotbanishthee,ButhereinMalta,wherethougott’stthywealth,Livestill;and,ifthoucanst,getmore。
  BARABAS。Christians,whatorhowcanImultiply?
  Ofnaughtisnothingmade。
  FIRSTKNIGHT。Fromnaughtatfirstthoucam’sttolittlewealth,>Fromlittleuntomore,frommoretomost:
  Ifyourfirstcursefallheavyonthyhead,Andmaketheepoorandscorn’dofalltheworld,’Tisnotourfault,butthyinherentsin。
  BARABAS。What,bringyouScripturetoconfirmyourwrongs?
  Preachmenotoutofmypossessions。
  SomeJewsarewicked,asallChristiansare:
  ButsaythetribethatIdescendedofWereallingeneralcastawayforsin,ShallIbetriedbytheirtransgression?
  Themanthatdealethrighteouslyshalllive;
  Andwhichofyoucanchargemeotherwise?
  FERNEZE。Out,wretchedBarabas!
  Sham’stthounotthustojustifythyself,Asifweknewnotthyprofession?
  Ifthourelyuponthyrighteousness,Bepatient,andthyricheswillincrease。
  Excessofwealthiscauseofcovetousness;
  Andcovetousness,O,’tisamonstroussin!
  BARABAS。Ay,buttheftisworse:tush!takenotfromme,then,Forthatistheft;and,ifyourobmethus,Imustbeforc’dtosteal,andcompassmore。
  FIRSTKNIGHT。Gravegovernor,listnottohisexclaims:
  Converthismansiontoanunnery;
  Hishousewillharbourmanyholynuns。
  FERNEZE。Itshallbeso。
  Re—enterOFFICERS。
  Now,officers,haveyoudone?
  FIRSTOFFICER。Ay,mylord,wehaveseiz’duponthegoodsAndwaresofBarabas,which,beingvalu’d,AmounttomorethanallthewealthinMalta:
  Andoftheotherwehaveseizedhalf。
  FERNEZE。Thenwe’lltakeorderfortheresidue。
  BARABAS。Well,then,mylord,say,areyousatisfied?
  Youhavemygoods,mymoney,andmywealth,Myships,mystore,andallthatIenjoy’d;
  And,havingall,youcanrequestnomore,UnlessyourunrelentingflintyheartsSuppressallpityinyourstonybreasts,Andnowshallmoveyoutobereavemylife。
  FERNEZE。No,Barabas;tostainourhandswithbloodIsfarfromusandourprofession。
  BARABAS。Why,Iesteemtheinjuryfarless,TotakethelivesofmiserablemenThanbethecausersoftheirmisery。
  Youhavemywealth,thelabourofmylife,Thecomfortofmineage,mychildren’shope;
  Andthereforene’erdistinguishofthewrong。
  FERNEZE。Contentthee,Barabas;thouhastnaughtbutright。
  BARABAS。Yourextremerightdoesmeexceedingwrong:
  Buttakeittoyou,i’thedevil’sname!
  FERNEZE。Come,letusin,andgatherofthesegoodsThemoneyforthistributeoftheTurk。
  FIRSTKNIGHT。’Tisnecessarythatbelook’dunto;
  For,ifwebreakourday,webreaktheleague,Andthatwillprovebutsimplepolicy。
  [ExeuntallexceptBARABASandthethreeJEWS。]
  BARABAS。Ay,policy!that’stheirprofession,Andnotsimplicity,astheysuggest。——
  TheplaguesofEgypt,andthecurseofheaven,Earth’sbarrenness,andallmen’shatred,Inflictuponthem,thougreatPrimusMotor!
  Andhereuponmyknees,strikingtheearth,Ibantheirsoulstoeverlastingpains,Andextremetorturesofthefierydeep,Thatthushavedealtwithmeinmydistress!
  FIRSTJEW。O,yetbepatient,gentleBarabas!
  BARABAS。Osillybrethren,borntoseethisday,Whystandyouthusunmov’dwithmylaments?
  Whyweepyounottothinkuponmywrongs?
  WhypinenotI,anddieinthisdistress?
  FIRSTJEW。Why,Barabas,ashardlycanwebrookThecruelhandlingofourselvesinthis:
  Thouseesttheyhavetakenhalfourgoods。
  BARABAS。Whydidyouyieldtotheirextortion?
  Youwereamultitude,andIbutone;
  Andofmeonlyhavetheytakenall。
  FIRSTJEW。Yet,brotherBarabas,rememberJob。
  BARABAS。WhattellyoumeofJob?IwothiswealthWaswrittenthus;hehadseventhousandsheep,Threethousandcamels,andtwohundredyokeOflabouringoxen,andfivehundredShe—asses:butforeveryoneofthose,Hadtheybeenvalu’datindifferentrate,Ihadathome,andinmineargosy,AndothershipsthatcamefromEgyptlast,Asmuchaswouldhaveboughthisbeastsandhim,Andyethavekeptenoughtoliveupon;
  Sothatnothe,butI,maycursetheday,Thyfatalbirth—day,forlornBarabas;
  Andhenceforthwishforaneternalnight,Thatcloudsofdarknessmayinclosemyflesh,Andhidetheseextremesorrowsfrommineeyes;
  ForonlyIhavetoil’dtoinherithereThemonthsofvanity,andlossoftime,Andpainfulnights,havebeenappointedme。
  SECONDJEW。GoodBarabas,bepatient。
  BARABAS。Ay,Ipray,leavemeinmypatience。You,thatWerene’erpossess’dofwealth,arepleas’dwithwant;
  Butgivehimlibertyatleasttomourn,Thatinafield,amidsthisenemies,Dothseehissoldiersslain,himselfdisarm’d,Andknowsnomeansofhisrecovery:
  Ay,letmesorrowforthissuddenchance;
  ’TisinthetroubleofmyspiritIspeak:
  Greatinjuriesarenotsosoonforgot。
  FIRSTJEW。Come,letusleavehim;inhisirefulmoodOurwordswillbutincreasehisecstasy。
  SECONDJEW。On,then:but,trustme,’tisamiseryToseeamaninsuchaffliction。——
  Farewell,Barabas。
  BARABAS。Ay,fareyouwell。
  [ExeuntthreeJEWS。]
  Seethesimplicityofthesebaseslaves,Who,forthevillainshavenowitthemselves,Thinkmetobeasenselesslumpofclay,Thatwillwitheverywaterwashtodirt!
  No,Barabasisborntobetterchance,Andfram’doffinermouldthancommonmen,Thatmeasurenaughtbutbythepresenttime。
  Areachingthoughtwillsearchhisdeepestwits,Andcastwithcunningforthetimetocome;
  Forevilsareapttohappeneveryday。
  EnterABIGAIL。
  ButwhitherwendsmybeauteousAbigail?
  O,whathasmademylovelydaughtersad?
  What,woman!moannotforalittleloss;
  Thyfatherhasenoughinstoreforthee。
  ABIGAIL。Norformyself,butagedBarabas,Father,fortheelamentethAbigail:
  ButIwilllearntoleavethesefruitlesstears;
  And,urg’dtheretowithmyafflictions,Withfierceexclaimsruntothesenate—house,Andinthesenatereprehendthemall,Andrenttheirheartswithtearingofmyhair,Tilltheyreducethewrongsdonetomyfather。
  BARABAS。No,Abigail;thingspastrecoveryArehardlycur’dwithexclamations:
  Besilent,daughter;sufferancebreedsease,Andtimemayyieldusanoccasion,Whichonthesuddencannotservetheturn。
  Besides,mygirl,thinkmenotallsofond
  AsnegligentlytoforgosomuchWithoutprovisionforthyselfandme:
  Tenthousandportagues,besidesgreatpearls,Richcostlyjewels,andstonesinfinite,Fearingtheworstofthisbeforeitfell,Icloselyhid。
  ABIGAIL。Where,father?
  BARABAS。Inmyhouse,mygirl。
  ABIGAIL。Thenshalltheyne’erbeseenofBarabas;
  Fortheyhaveseiz’duponthyhouseandwares。
  BARABAS。Buttheywillgivemeleaveoncemore,Itrow,Togointomyhouse。
  ABIGAIL。Thatmaytheynot;
  ForthereIleftthegovernorplacingnuns,Displacingme;andofthyhousetheymeanTomakeanunnery,wherenonebuttheirownsect
  Mustenterin;mengenerallybarr’d。
  BARABAS。Mygold,mygold,andallmywealthisgone!——
  Youpartialheavens,haveIdeserv’dthisplague?
  What,willyouthusopposeme,lucklessstars,Tomakemedesperateinmypoverty?
  And,knowingmeimpatientindistress,ThinkmesomadasIwillhangmyself,ThatImayvanisho’ertheearthinair,Andleavenomemorythate’erIwas?
  No,Iwilllive;norloatheIthismylife:
  And,sinceyouleavemeintheoceanthusTosinkorswim,andputmetomyshifts,I’llrousemysenses,andawakemyself。——
  Daughter,Ihaveit:thouperceiv’sttheplightWhereintheseChristianshaveoppressedme:
  Berul’dbyme,forinextremityWeoughttomakebarofnopolicy。
  ABIGAIL。Father,whate’eritbe,toinjurethemThathavesomanifestlywrongedus,WhatwillnotAbigailattempt?
  BARABAS。Why,so。
  Thenthus:thoutold’stmetheyhaveturn’dmyhouseIntoanunnery,andsomenunsarethere?
  ABIGAIL。Idid。
  BARABAS。Then,Abigail,theremustmygirlEntreattheabbesstobeentertain’d。
  ABIGAIL。How!asanun?
  BARABAS。Ay,daughter;forreligionHidesmanymischiefsfromsuspicion。
  ABIGAIL。Ay,but,father,theywillsuspectmethere。
  BARABAS。Let’emsuspect;butbethousopreciseAstheymaythinkitdoneofholiness:
  Entreat’emfair,andgivethemfriendlyspeech,Andseemtothemasifthysinsweregreat,Tillthouhastgottentobeentertain’d。
  ABIGAIL。Thus,father,shallImuchdissemble。
  BARABAS。Tush!
  Asgooddissemblethatthounevermean’st,Asfirstmeantruthandthendissembleit:
  AcounterfeitprofessionisbetterThanunseenhypocrisy。
  ABIGAIL。Well,father,sayIbeentertain’d,Whatthenshallfollow?
  BARABAS。Thisshallfollowthen。
  TherehaveIhid,closeunderneaththeplankThatrunsalongtheupper—chamberfloor,ThegoldandjewelswhichIkeptforthee:——
  Butheretheycome:becunning,Abigail。
  ABIGAIL。Then,father,gowithme。
  BARABAS。No,Abigail,inthisItisnotnecessaryIbeseen;
  ForIwillseemoffendedwiththeefor’t:
  Beclose,mygirl,forthismustfetchmygold。
  [Theyretire。]
  EnterFRIARJACOMO,FRIARBARNARDINE,ABBESS,andaNUN。
  FRIARJACOMO。Sisters,Wenowarealmostatthenew—madenunnery。
  ABBESS。Thebetter;forwelovenottobeseen:
  ’TisthirtywinterslongsincesomeofusDidstraysofaramongstthemultitude。
  FRIARJACOMO。But,madam,thishouseAndwatersofthisnew—madenunneryWillmuchdelightyou。
  ABBESS。Itmaybeso。——Butwhocomeshere?
  [ABIGAILcomesforward。]
  ABIGAIL。Graveabbess,andyouhappyvirgins’guide,Pitythestateofadistressedmaid!
  ABBESS。Whatartthou,daughter?
  ABIGAIL。ThehopelessdaughterofahaplessJew,TheJewofMalta,wretchedBarabas,Sometimestheownerofagoodlyhouse,Whichtheyhavenowturn’dtoanunnery。
  ABBESS。Well,daughter,say,whatisthysuitwithus?
  ABIGAIL。FearingtheafflictionswhichmyfatherfeelsProceedfromsinorwantoffaithinus,I’dpassawaymylifeinpenitence,Andbeanoviceinyournunnery,Tomakeatonementformylabouringsoul。
  FRIARJACOMO。Nodoubt,brother,butthisproceedethofthespirit。
  FRIARBARNARDINE。
  Ay,andofamovingspirittoo,brother:butcome,Letusentreatshemaybeentertain’d。
  ABBESS。Well,daughter,weadmityouforanun。
  ABIGAIL。FirstletmeasanovicelearntoframeMysolitarylifetoyourstraitlaws,AndletmelodgewhereIwaswonttolie:
  Idonotdoubt,byyourdivinepreceptsAndmineownindustry,buttoprofitmuch。
  BARABAS。Asmuch,Ihope,asallIhidisworth。
  [Aside。]
  ABBESS。Come,daughter,followus。
  BARABAS。[comingforward]Why,hownow,Abigail!
  Whatmak’stthou’mongstthesehatefulChristians?
  FRIARJACOMO。Hinderhernot,thoumanoflittlefaith,Forshehasmortifiedherself。
  BARABAS。How!mortified!
  FRIARJACOMO。Andisadmittedtothesisterhood。
  BARABAS。Childofperdition,andthyfather’sshame!
  Whatwiltthoudoamongthesehatefulfiends?
  IchargetheeonmyblessingthatthouleaveThesedevilsandtheirdamnedheresy!
  ABIGAIL。Father,forgiveme——
  BARABAS。Nay,back,Abigail,Andthinkuponthejewelsandthegold;
  Theboardismarkedthusthatcoversit。——
  [AsidetoABIGAILinawhisper。]
  Away,accursed,fromthyfather’ssight!
  FRIARJACOMO。Barabas,althoughthouartinmisbelief,Andwiltnotseethineownafflictions,Yetletthydaughterbenolongerblind。
  BARABAS。Blindfriar,Irecknotthypersuasions,——
  Theboardismarkedthusthatcoversit——
  [AsidetoABIGAILinawhisper。]
  ForIhadratherdiethanseeherthus。——
  Wiltthouforsakemetooinmydistress,Seduceddaughter?——Go,forgetnot。——
  [Asidetoherinawhisper。]
  BecomesitJewstobesocredulous?——
  To—morrowearlyI’llbeatthedoor。——
  [Asidetoherinawhisper。]
  No,comenotatme;ifthouwiltbedamn’d,Forgetme,seemenot;andso,begone!——
  Farewell;rememberto—morrowmorning。——
  [Asidetoherinawhisper。]
  Out,out,thouwretch!
  [Exit,ononeside,BARABAS。Exeunt,ontheotherside,FRIARS,ABBESS,NUN,andABIGAIL:and,astheyaregoingout,]
  EnterMATHIAS。
  MATHIAS。Who’sthis?fairAbigail,therichJew’sdaughter,Becomeanun!herfather’ssuddenfallHashumbledher,andbroughtherdowntothis:
  Tut,shewerefitterforataleoflove,Thantobetiredoutwithorisons;
  Andbetterwouldshefarbecomeabed,Embracedinafriendlylover’sarms,Thanriseatmidnighttoasolemnmass。
  EnterLODOWICK。
  LODOWICK。Why,hownow,DonMathias!inadump?
  MATHIAS。Believeme,nobleLodowick,IhaveseenThestrangestsight,inmyopinion,ThateverIbeheld。
  LODOWICK。Whatwas’t,Iprithee?
  MATHIAS。Afairyoungmaid,scarcefourteenyearsofage,ThesweetestflowerinCytherea’sfield,Croptfromthepleasuresofthefruitfulearth,Andstrangelymetamorphos’d[toa]nun。
  LODOWICK。Butsay,whatwasshe?
  MATHIAS。Why,therichJew’sdaughter。
  LODOWICK。What,Barabas,whosegoodswerelatelyseiz’d?
  Isshesofair?
  MATHIAS。Andmatchlessbeautiful,As,hadyouseenher,’twouldhavemov’dyourheart,Thoughcountermin’dwithwallsofbrass,tolove,Or,attheleast,topity。
  LODOWICK。Anifshebesofairasyoureport,’Tweretimewellspenttogoandvisither:
  Howsayyou?shallwe?
  MATHIAS。Imustandwill,sir;there’snoremedy。
  LODOWICK。AndsowillItoo,oritshallgohard。
  Farewell,Mathias。
  MATHIAS。Farewell,Lodowick。
  [Exeuntseverally。]
  ACTII。
  EnterBARABAS,withalight。
  BARABAS。Thus,likethesad—presagingraven,thattollsThesickman’spassportinherhollowbeak,
  AndintheshadowofthesilentnightDothshakecontagionfromhersablewings,Vex’dandtormentedrunspoorBarabasWithfatalcursestowardstheseChristians。
  Theincertainpleasuresofswift—footedtimeHaveta’entheirflight,andleftmeindespair;
  AndofmyformerrichesrestsnomoreButbareremembrance;likeasoldier’sscar,Thathasnofurthercomfortforhismaim。——
  OThou,thatwithafierypillarledd’stThesonsofIsraelthroughthedismalshades,LightAbraham’soffspring;anddirectthehandOfAbigailthisnight!orletthedayTurntoeternaldarknessafterthis!——
  Nosleepcanfastenonmywatchfuleyes,Norquietentermydistemper’dthoughts,TillIhaveanswerofmyAbigail。
  EnterABIGAILabove。
  ABIGAIL。NowhaveIhappilyespiedatimeTosearchtheplankmyfatherdidappoint;
  Andhere,behold,unseen,whereIhavefoundThegold,thepearls,andjewels,whichhehid。
  BARABAS。NowIrememberthoseoldwomen’swords,Whoinmywealthwouldtellmewinter’stales,AndspeakofspiritsandghoststhatglidebynightAbouttheplacewheretreasurehathbeenhid:
  AndnowmethinksthatIamoneofthose;
  For,whilstIlive,herelivesmysoul’ssolehope,And,whenIdie,hereshallmyspiritwalk。
  ABIGAIL。Nowthatmyfather’sfortuneweresogoodAsbuttobeaboutthishappyplace!
  ’Tisnotsohappy:yet,whenwepartedlast,Hesaidhewouldattendmeinthemorn。
  Then,gentleSleep,where’erhisbodyrests,GivechargetoMorpheusthathemaydreamAgoldendream,andofthesuddenwake,
  ComeandreceivethetreasureIhavefound。
  BARABAS。Buenoparatodosmiganadonoera:
  Asgoodgoon,assitsosadlythus。——
  Butstay:whatstarshinesyonderintheeast?
  Theloadstarofmylife,ifAbigail。——
  Who’sthere?
  ABIGAIL。Who’sthat?
  BARABAS。Peace,Abigail!’tisI。
  ABIGAIL。Then,father,herereceivethyhappiness。
  BARABAS。Hastthou’t?
  ABIGAIL。Here。[throwsdownbags]Hastthou’t?
  There’smore,andmore,andmore。
  BARABAS。Omygirl,Mygold,myfortune,myfelicity,Strengthtomysoul,deathtomineenemy;
  Welcomethefirstbeginnerofmybliss!
  OAbigail,Abigail,thatIhadtheeheretoo!
  Thenmydesireswerefullysatisfied:
  ButIwillpracticethyenlargementthence:
  Ogirl!Ogold!Obeauty!Omybliss!
  [Hugsthebags。]
  ABIGAIL。Father,itdrawethtowardsmidnightnow,And’boutthistimethenunsbegintowake;
  Toshunsuspicion,therefore,letuspart。
  BARABAS。Farewell,myjoy,andbymyfingerstakeAkissfromhimthatsendsitfromhissoul。
  [ExitABIGAILabove。]
  Now,Phoebus,opetheeye—lidsoftheday。
  And,fortheraven,wakethemorninglark,ThatImayhoverwithherintheair,Singingo’erthese,asshedoeso’erheryoung。
  Hermosoplacerdelosdineros。
  [Exit。]
  EnterFERNEZE,MARTINDELBOSCO,KNIGHTS,andOFFICERS。
  FERNEZE。Now,captain,telluswhitherthouartbound?
  Whenceisthyshipthatanchorsinourroad?
  Andwhythoucam’stashorewithoutourleave?
  MARTINDELBOSCO。GovernorofMalta,hitheramIbound;
  Myship,theFlyingDragon,isofSpain,AndsoamI;DelBoscoismyname,Vice—admiraluntotheCatholicKing。
  FIRSTKNIGHT。’Tistrue,mylord;thereforeentreathimwell。
  MARTINDELBOSCO。
  OurfraughtisGrecians,Turks,andAfricMoors;
  ForlateuponthecoastofCorsica,Becausewevail’dnottotheTurkishfleet,Theircreepinggalleyshadusinthechase:
  Butsuddenlythewindbegantorise,Andthenweluff’dandtack’d,andfoughtatease:
  Somehavewefir’d,andmanyhavewesunk;
  Butoneamongsttherestbecameourprize:
  Thecaptain’sslain;therestremainourslaves,OfwhomwewouldmakesaleinMaltahere。
  FERNEZE。MartindelBosco,Ihaveheardofthee:
  WelcometoMalta,andtoallofus!
  ButtoadmitasaleofthesethyTurks,Wemaynot,nay,wedarenotgiveconsent,Byreasonofatributaryleague。
  FIRSTKNIGHT。DelBosco,asthoulov’standhonour’stus,PersuadeourgovernoragainsttheTurk:
  Thistrucewehaveisbutinhopeofgold,Andwiththatsumhecravesmightwewagewar。
  MARTINDELBOSCO。WillknightsofMaltabeinleaguewithTurks,Andbuyitbaselytooforsumsofgold?
  Mylord,rememberthat,toEurope’sshame,TheChristianisleofRhodes,fromwhenceyoucame,Waslatelylost,andyouwerestatedhereTobeatdeadlyenmitywithTurks。
  FERNEZE。Captain,weknowit;butourforceissmall。
  MARTINDELBOSCO。WhatisthesumthatCalymathrequires?
  FERNEZE。Ahundredthousandcrowns。
  MARTINDELBOSCO。Mylordandkinghathtitletothisisle,Andhemeansquicklytoexpelyouhence;
  Thereforeberul’dbyme,andkeepthegold:
  I’llwriteuntohismajestyforaid,AndnotdepartuntilIseeyoufree。
  FERNEZE。OnthisconditionshallthyTurksbesold。——
  Go,officers,andsetthemstraightinshow。——
  [ExeuntOFFICERS。]
  Bosco,thoushaltbeMalta’sgeneral;
  WeandourwarlikeknightswillfollowtheeAgainstthesebarbarousmisbelievingTurks。
  MARTINDELBOSCO。Soshallyouimitatethoseyousucceed;
  For,whentheirhideousforceenviron’dRhodes,Smallthoughthenumberwasthatkeptthetown,Theyfoughtitout,andnotamansurviv’dTobringthehaplessnewstoChristendom。
  FERNEZE。Sowillwefightitout:come,let’saway。
  ProuddaringCalymath,insteadofgold,We’llsendtheebulletswraptinsmokeandfire:
  Claimtributewherethouwilt,weareresolv’d,——
  Honourisboughtwithblood,andnotwithgold。
  [Exeunt。]
  EnterOFFICERS,withITHAMOREandotherSLAVES。
  FIRSTOFFICER。Thisisthemarket—place;herelet’emstand:
  Fearnottheirsale,forthey’llbequicklybought。
  SECONDOFFICER。Everyone’spriceiswrittenonhisback,Andsomuchmusttheyyield,ornotbesold。
  FIRSTOFFICER。
  HerecomestheJew:hadnothisgoodsbeenseiz’d,He’dgiveuspresentmoneyforthemall。
  EnterBARABAS。
  BARABAS。Inspiteoftheseswine—eatingChristians,(Unchosennation,nevercircumcis’d,Poorvillains,suchaswerene’erthoughtuponTillTitusandVespasianconquer’dus,)
  AmIbecomeaswealthyasIwas。
  Theyhop’dmydaughterwouldha’beenanun;
  Butshe’sathome,andIhaveboughtahouseAsgreatandfairasisthegovernor’s:
  Andthere,inspiteofMalta,willIdwell,HavingFerneze’shand;whoseheartI’llhave,Ay,andhisson’stoo,oritshallgohard。
  IamnotofthetribeofLevi,I,Thatcansosoonforgetaninjury。
  WeJewscanfawnlikespanielswhenweplease;
  Andwhenwegrinwebite;yetareourlooksAsinnocentandharmlessasalamb’s。
  Ilearn’dinFlorencehowtokissmyhand,Heaveupmyshoulderswhentheycallmedog,Andduckaslowasanybare—footfriar;
  Hopingtoseethemstarveuponastall,Orelsebegather’dforinoursynagogue,That,whentheoffering—basincomestome,EvenforcharityImayspitinto’t。——
  HerecomesDonLodowick,thegovernor’sson,OnethatIloveforhisgoodfather’ssake。
  EnterLODOWICK。
  LODOWICK。IhearthewealthyJewwalkedthisway:
  I’llseekhimout,andsoinsinuate,ThatImayhaveasightofAbigail,ForDonMathiastellsmesheisfair。
  BARABAS。NowwillIshewmyselftohavemoreoftheserpentthanthedove;thatis,moreknavethanfool。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Yond’walkstheJew:nowforfairAbigail。
  BARABAS。Ay,ay,nodoubtbutshe’satyourcommand。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Barabas,thouknow’stIamthegovernor’sson。
  BARABAS。
  Iwouldyouwerehisfathertoo,sir!that’salltheharmIwishyou。——Theslavelookslikeahog’scheeknew—singed。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Whitherwalk’stthou,Barabas?
  BARABAS。Nofurther:’tisacustomheldwithus,ThatwhenwespeakwithGentilesliketoyou,Weturnintotheairtopurgeourselves;
  Foruntousthepromisedothbelong。
  LODOWICK。Well,Barabas,cansthelpmetoadiamond?
  BARABAS。O,sir,yourfatherhadmydiamonds:
  YetIhaveoneleftthatwillserveyourturn。——
  Imeanmydaughter;but,ereheshallhaveher,I’llsacrificeheronapileofwood:
  Iha’thepoisonofthecityforhim,Andthewhiteleprosy。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Whatsparkledoesitgivewithoutafoil?
  BARABAS。ThediamondthatItalkofne’erwasfoil’d:——
  But,whenhetouchesit,itwillbefoil’d。——
  [Aside。]
  LordLodowick,itsparklesbrightandfair。
  LODOWICK。Isitsquareorpointed?pray,letmeknow。
  BARABAS。Pointeditis,goodsir,——butnotforyou。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Ilikeitmuchthebetter。
  BARABAS。SodoItoo。
  LODOWICK。Howshewsitbynight?
  BARABAS。OutshinesCynthia’srays:——
  You’lllikeitbetterfaro’nightsthandays。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。Andwhat’stheprice?
  BARABAS。Yourlife,anifyouhaveit[Aside]。——Omylord,Wewillnotjarabouttheprice:cometomyhouse,AndIwillgive’tyourhonour——withavengeance。
  [Aside。]
  LODOWICK。No,Barabas,Iwilldeserveitfirst。
  BARABAS。Goodsir,Yourfatherhasdeserv’ditatmyhands,Who,ofmerecharityandChristianruth,Tobringmetoreligiouspurity,And,asitwere,incatechisingsort,Tomakememindfulofmymortalsins,Againstmywill,andwhetherIwouldorno,Seiz’dallIhad,andthrustmeouto’doors,Andmademyhouseaplacefornunsmostchaste。
  LODOWICK。Nodoubtyoursoulshallreapthefruitofit。
  BARABAS。Ay,but,mylord,theharvestisfaroff:
  AndyetIknowtheprayersofthosenunsAndholyfriars,havingmoneyfortheirpains,Arewondrous;——andindeeddonomangood;——
  [Aside。]
  And,seeingtheyarenotidle,butstilldoing,’Tislikelytheyintimemayreapsomefruit,Imean,infullnessofperfection。
  LODOWICK。GoodBarabas,glancenotatourholynuns。
  BARABAS。No,butIdoitthroughaburningzeal,——
  Hopingerelongtosetthehousea—fire;
  For,thoughtheydoawhileincreaseandmultiply,I’llhaveasayingtothatnunnery。——
  [Aside。]
  Asforthediamond,sir,Itoldyouof,Comehome,andthere’snopriceshallmakeuspart,Evenforyourhonourablefather’ssake,——
  ItshallgohardbutIwillseeyourdeath。——
  [Aside。]
  ButnowImustbegonetobuyaslave。
  LODOWICK。And,Barabas,I’llbeartheecompany。
  BARABAS。Come,then;here’sthemarket—place。——
  What’sthepriceofthisslave?twohundredcrowns!dotheTurksweighsomuch?
  FIRSTOFFICER。Sir,that’shisprice。
  BARABAS。What,canhesteal,thatyoudemandsomuch?
  Belikehehassomenewtrickforapurse;
  Anifhehas,heisworththreehundredplates,
  Sothat,beingbought,thetown—sealmightbegotTokeephimforhislife—timefromthegallows:
  Thesessions—dayiscriticaltothieves,Andfewornonescapebutbybeingpurg’d。
  LODOWICK。Rat’stthouthisMoorbutattwohundredplates?
  FIRSTOFFICER。Nomore,mylord。
  BARABAS。WhyshouldthisTurkbedearerthanthatMoor?
  FIRSTOFFICER。Becauseheisyoung,andhasmorequalities。
  BARABAS。What,hastthephilosopher’sstone?anthouhast,breakmyheadwithit,I’llforgivethee。
  SLAVE。No,sir;Icancutandshave。
  BARABAS。Letmesee,sirrah;areyounotanoldshaver?
  SLAVE。Alas,sir,Iamaveryyouth!
  BARABAS。Ayouth!I’llbuyyou,andmarryyoutoLadyVanity,
  ifyoudowell。
  SLAVE。Iwillserveyou,sir。
  BARABAS。Somewickedtrickorother:itmaybe,undercolourofshaving,thou’ltcutmythroatformygoods。Tellme,hastthouthyhealthwell?
  SLAVE。Ay,passingwell。
  BARABAS。Somuchtheworse:Imusthaveonethat’ssickly,an’tbebutforsparingvictuals:’tisnotastoneofbeefa—daywillmaintainyouinthesechops。——Letmeseeonethat’ssomewhatleaner。
  FIRSTOFFICER。Here’saleaner;howlikeyouhim?
  BARABAS。Wherewastthouborn?
  ITHAMORE。InThrace;broughtupinArabia。
  BARABAS。Somuchthebetter;thouartformyturn。
  Anhundredcrowns?I’llhavehim;there’sthecoin。
  [Givesmoney。]
  FIRSTOFFICER。Thenmarkhim,sir,andtakehimhence。
  BARABAS。Ay,markhim,youwerebest;forthisisheThatbymyhelpshalldomuchvillany。——
  [Aside。]
  Mylord,farewell。——Come,sirrah;youaremine。——
  Asforthediamond,itshallbeyours:
  Ipray,sir,benostrangeratmyhouse;
  AllthatIhaveshallbeatyourcommand。
  EnterMATHIASandKATHARINE。
  MATHIAS。WhatmaketheJewandLodowicksoprivate?
  Ifearme’tisaboutfairAbigail。
  [Aside。]
  BARABAS。[toLODOWICK。]YondercomesDonMathias;letusstay:
  Helovesmydaughter,andsheholdshimdear;
  ButIhavesworntofrustrateboththeirhopes,Andbereveng’duponthe——governor。
  [Aside。]
  [ExitLODOWICK。]
  KATHARINE。ThisMooriscomeliest,ishenot?speak,son。
  MATHIAS。No,thisisthebetter,mother,viewthiswell。
  BARABAS。Seemnottoknowmeherebeforeyourmother,Lestshemistrustthematchthatisinhand:
  Whenyouhavebroughtherhome,cometomyhouse;
  Thinkofmeasthyfather:son,farewell。
  MATHIAS。Butwhereforetalk’dDonLodowickwithyou?
  BARABAS。Tush,man!wetalk’dofdiamonds,notofAbigail。
  KATHARINE。Tellme,Mathias,isnotthattheJew?
  BARABAS。AsforthecommentontheMaccabees,Ihaveit,sir,and’tisatyourcommand。
  MATHIAS。Yes,madam,andmytalkwithhimwas
  Abouttheborrowingofabookortwo。
  KATHARINE。Conversenotwithhim;heiscastofffromheaven。——
  Thouhastthycrowns,fellow。——Come,let’saway。
  MATHIAS。SirrahJew,rememberthebook。
  BARABAS。Marry,willI,sir。