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Act. 5. Scoen. 8.
HYARCHVS, EVPHOREVS, HIPPONAX, LAELIO,
AMILCAR, FAVORINA, BVFO, GRACCHVS,
GLADIATOR, LESBIA, MILITES,
STIPATORES.
OM.
Long liue the Queene.
HIP.
Draw the damn'd villaine forth,
And let him swallow sulphure; flaming pitch,
Or else be roasted pittilesse aliue.
AMI.
O giue mee oile of Mandrakes, Poppey iuice
Or poyson of infected Helleber.
HY.
Flea him, and make a trophey of his skin.
FAV.
Cut off his members; bind and broile the slaue.
HIP.
Let him be quarterd.
AMI.
To deceiue all these
Were pollicy aboue the rules of Art:
I haue concluded to preuent the shapes
Of torture; death by death alone escapes.
OM.
Saue, saue the Traitor, saue him.
GLA:
Hee is dead.
HIP.
May then the Traitor sleepe in tortures bed.
EVP.
But may Maenanders dying soule ascend;
Whom for the safety of this Common-wealth,
I did restore to happinesse and health.
HIP. HY.
Amazement of our age! wonder of time!
EVP.
Touch'd with a feeling of my Countries good
I dipt my dagger in his royall blood,
By his owne chiefe desire; so leaue mad care,
Which my suspicion did assume through feare.
OM.
The Queene shall Crowne thee.
EVP.
So I leaue the schoole
Of madnesse, to become mad fortunes foole.
FAV.
Remoue the Carkasse of that slaught'red King.
EVP.
Wee once obey'd him: after extasy
Let's therefore follow his dead obsequy.
(Nature) stand speech-lesse, for aboue thy part
With man preuailes both Lunacy and Art.