21241989Like stinging Bees in hottest summers day,

21251990Led by their Master to the flowred fields,

21261991And be aduengde on cursed Tamora:

21271992And as he saith, so say we all with him.

21281993Lucius. I humblie thanke him and I thanke you all,

21291994But who comes here led by a lustie Gothe?

21321997Goth. Renowmed Lucius from our troupes I straid,

21331998To gaze vpon a ruinous Monasterie,

21341999And as I earnestly did fixe mine eye,

21352000Vpon the wasted building suddainely,

21362001I heard a child crie vnderneath a wall,

21372002I made vnto the noise, when soone I heard,

21382003The crying babe controld with this discourse:

21392004Peace tawnie flaue, halfe me, and halfe thy Dame,

21402005Did not thy hue bewray whose brat thou art,

21412006Had nature lent thee but thy mothers looke,

21422007Villaine thou mightst haue bin an Emperour.

21432008But where the bull and Cow are both milkewhite,

21442009They neuer doe beget a coleblacke Calfe:

21452010Peace Villaine peace, euen thus he rates the babe,

21462011For I must beare thee to a trustie Goth,

21472012Who when he knowes thou art the Empresse babe,

21482013Will hold thee dearely for thy mothers sake.

21492014With this my weapon drawen I rusht vpon him

21502015Surprisde him suddainely, and brought him hither

21512016To vse as you thinke needefull of the man.

21522017Lucius. Oh worthie Goth this is the incarnate diuell,

21532018That robd Andronicus of his good hand,

21542019This is the Pearle that pleasd your Empresse eye,

21552020And her's the base fruit of her burning lust,

21562021Say wall-eyd slaue whither wouldst thou conuay,