2159Hell. Hoe,
Hellicanus? 2161Per. Thou art a graue and noble Coun
seller,
2162Mo
st wi
se in generall, tell me if thou can
st, what this mayde
2163is, or what is like to bee , that thus hath made mee
2165Hel. I know not, but heres the Regent
sir of
Metaline,
2166speakes nobly of her.
2167Lys. She neuer would tell her parentage,
2168Being demaunded, that
she would
sit
still and weepe
. 2169Per. Oh
Hellicanus,
strike me honored
sir, giue mee a
2170ga
sh, put me to pre
sent paine, lea
st this great
sea of ioyes ru
- 2171shing vpon me, ore-beare the
shores of my mortalitie, and
2172drowne me with their
sweetne
sse: Oh come hither,
2173thou that beget
st him that did thee beget,
2174Thou that wa
st borne at
sea, buried at
Tharsus,
2175And found at
sea agen, O
Hellicanus,
2176Downe on thy knees, thanke the holie Gods as loud
2177As thunder threatens vs, this is
Marina. 2178What was thy mothers name? tell me, but that
2179for truth can neuer be con
firm'd inough,
2180Though doubts did euer
sleepe.
2181Mar. Fri
st sir, I pray what is your title?
2182Per. I am
Pericles of
Tyre, but tell mee now my
2183Drownd Queenes name, as in the re
st you
sayd,
2184Thou ha
st beene God-like per
fit, the heir of kingdomes,
2185And an other like to
Pericles thy father.
2186Ma. Is it no more to be your daughter, then to
say, my
2187mothers name was
Thaisa, Thaisa was my mother, who did
2188end the minute I began.
2189Pe. Now ble
ssing on thee, ri
se th'art my child.
2190Giue me fre
sh garments, mine owne
Hellicanus,
shee is not
2191dead at
Tharsus as
shee
should haue beene by
sauage
Cleon,
2192she
shall tell thee all, when thou
shalt kneele, and iu
sti
fie in
2193knowledge,
she is thy verie Princes, who is this?
Hel. Sir
I