1887Deny thy cheerfull light unto the world,

1888Where nothing reigns but falshood and deceit.

1889What said I, falshood? I, that filthy crime,

1890For Locrine hath forsaken Guendoline.

1891Behold the heavens do wail for Guendoline:

1892The shining sun doth blush for Guendoline:

1893The liquid air doth weep for Guendoline:

1894The very ground doth groan for Guendoline.

1895I, they are milder then the Britain King,

1896For he rejecteth luckless Guendoline.

1897Thra. Sister, complaints are bootless in this cause,

1898This open wrong must have an open plague:

1899This plague must be repaid with grievous war,

1900This war must finish with Locrinus death,

1901His death will soon extinguish our complaints.

1902Guen. O no, his death will more augment my woes,

1903He was my husband, brave Thrasimacus,

1904More dear to me then the apple of mine eye,

1905Nor can I find in heart to work his scathe.

1906Thra. Madam, if not your proper injuries,

1907Nor my exile, can move you to revenge:

1908Think on our father Corineus words,

1909His words to us stand alwayes for a Law.

1910Should Locrine live that caus'd my fathers death?

1911Should Locrine live that now divorceth you?

1912The heavens, the earth, the air, the fire reclaims;

1913And then why should all we deny the same?

1914Guen. Then henceforth farewell womanish complaints,

1915All childish pitty henceforth then farewell:

1916But cursed Locrine look unto thy self,

1917For Nemesis the mistresse of Revenge,

1918Sits arm'd at all points on our dismal blades,

1919And cursed Estrild that inflam'd his heart,

1920Shall if I live, die a reproachfull death.

1921Madan. Mother, though nature makes me to lament

1922 My luckless fathers froward lechery;

1923Yet for he wrongs my Lady mother, thus,

1924I, if I could, my self would work his death.

1925Thra. See Madam, see, the desire of revenge

1926Is in the children of a tender age.

1927Forward, brave souldiers, into Mertia,

1932Locr. Tell me, Assaracus, are the Cornish chuffes

1933In such great number come to Mertia,

1934And have they pitched there their host,

1935So close unto our Royal mansion?

1936Assa. They are, my Lord, and mean incontinent

1937To bid defiance to your Majesty.

1938Locr. It makes me laugh, to think that Guendoline

1939Should have the heart to come in armes 'gainst me.

1940Estr. Alas, my Lord, the horse will run amain

1941When as the spur doth gall him to the bone;

1942Jealousie, Locrine, hath a wicked sting.

1943Locr. Sayst thou so, Estrild, Beauties paragon?

1944Well, we will try her choler to the proof,

1945And make her know, Locrine can brook no braves.

1946March on, Assarachus, thou must lead the way,

1950Ghost. Behold, the circuit of the azure sky

1951Throws forth sad throbs, and grievous suspirs,

1952Prejudicating Locrine's overthrow:

1953The fire casteth forth sharp darts of flames,

1954The great foundation of the triple world

1955Trembleth and quaketh with a mighty noise,

1956Presaging bloudy massacres at hand.

1957The wandring birds that flutter in the dark,

1958When hellish night in cloudie chariot seated,

1959Casteth her mists on shadie Tellus face,

1960With sable mantles covering all the earth,

1961Now flies abroad amid the cheerfull day,

1962Foretelling some unwonted misery.

1963The snarling curres of darkned Tartarus,

1964Sent from Avernus ponds by Radamanth,

1965With howling ditties pester every wood;

1966The watrie Ladies and the lightfoot Fawns,

1967And all the rabble of the woodie Nymphs,

1968All trembling hide themselves in shadie groves,

1969And shrowd themselves in hideous hollow pits.

1970The boysterous Boreas thundreth forth revenge:

1971The stonie rocks cry out on sharp revenge:

1972The thornie bush pronounceth dire revenge.

1974Now Corineus stay and see revenge,

1975 And feed thy soul with Locrine's overthrow,

1976Behold they come, the Trumpets call them forth:

1977The roaring drumms summon the souldiers.

1978Loe where their army glistereth on the plains.

1979Throw forth thy lightning, mighty Jupiter,

1980And pour thy plagues on cursed Locrine's head.

1985Loc. What is the Tygre started from his cave?

1986Is Guendoline come from Cornubia,

1987That thus she braveth Locrine to the teeth?

1988And hast thou found thine armour, pretty boy,

1989Accompanied with these thy stragling mates?

1990Believe me but this enterprise was bold,

1991And well deserveth commendation.

1992Guen. I Locrine, trairerous Locrine, we are come,

1993With full pretence to seek thine overthrow:

1994What have I done that thou should'st scorn me thus?

1995What have I said that thou should'st me reject?

1996Have I been disobedient to thy words?

1997Have I bewray'd thy arcane secrecie?

1998Have I dishonoured thy marriage bed

1999With filthy crimes, or with lascivious lusts?

2000Nay it is thou that hast dishonoured it,

2001Thy filthy mind orecome with filthy lusts,

2002Yieldeth unto affections filthy darts.

2003Unkind, thou wrong'st thy first and truest feer,

2004Unkind, thou wrong'st thy best and dearest friend;

2005Unkind, thou scorn'st all skilfull Brutus lawes,