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Now worthy Muses with unwilling mind, Venus is forced to trudge to heavens again: For luppiter that God of peerless power, Proclaimed hath a solemn festival, In honour of dame Danaes luckless death: Unto the which, in pain of his displeasure He hath invited all the immortal Gods And Goddesses, so that I must be there, Unless I will his high displeasure bear: You see Alphonsus hath with much ado, At length obtained fair Iphigina Of Amuracke her father, for his wife. Who now are going to the Temple wards, For to perfo me dame Juno's sacred rites, When e we will leave them till the feast be done: Which in the heavens by this time is begun, Mean time deer Muses, wander you not far Forth of the path of high Pernassus hill: That when I come to finish up his life, You may be ready for to succour me. Adieu deer dams, farewell Calltope. Melpomine, Errato and the rest, From thickest shrubs dame Venus did espy The mortal hatred which you jointly bear Unto your sister high Calliope. What do you think if that the tree do bend, It follows therefore that it needs must breaks And since her pipe a little while does rest, It never shall be able for to found? Yes Muses yes, if that she will vouchsafe To ente tain Dame Venus in her school, And further me with her insti tions, She shall have scholars which will dame to be In any other Muses company. Then found your pipes, and let us bend our steps Unto the top of high Pernassus hill, And there together do our best devoir For to describe Alphonsus warlike fame: And in the manner of a Comedy, Set down his noble valour presently.
Plot summary
Plot — Alphonsus, King of Aragon
Twenty years before the action, Alphonsus’ branch of the royal family of Aragon was dispossessed of the crown through the Duke of Milan’s treachery, and banished, along with their supporters. Now, a generation later, the usurping King is making war on Naples. Alphonsus poses as a common soldier and is recruited to King Belinus’ defending army; he makes the condition that he will unconditionally own anything he wins by fighting. In battle he kills the usurping King of Aragon, and King Belinus grudgingly gives him the crown; he then claims sovereignty over Naples. After rescuing a follower from beheading by Belinus, he conquers Italy and crowns his followers. Albinius, his oldest ally, is made King of Aragon in his place, while he pursues Belinus, who has fled to the court of the Great Turk Amurack. Amurack promises Belinus military help, and summons armies from throughout his wide dominions. Encouraged by the anxious Empress Fausta, the enchantress Medea seeks supernatural information about the coming wars, and it comes in a vision to the sleeping Amurack: defeat, captivity, then release through Alphonsus’ love for his daughter Iphigina, and the expulsion of paganism. When Fausta speaks against this, she and Iphigina are banished from the court; encouraged by Medea to accept the inevitable, they go to gather their Amazon troops. The prophecy is also overheard by the god Muhammad, who withdraws his support from Amurack, but encourages his pagan allies to attack Alphonsus; when they do, they are killed in battle. Then Amurack himself gives battle, and is captured. Alphonsus woos Iphigina on the battlefield, but is scornfully rejected. Later, in defeat, she offers herself to save her father’s life, and he rejects her in turn. Alphonsus’ father, having met the dispossessed Duke of Milan, learned of Alphonsus’ success, and killed his old enemy, presents himself at court. He encourages his son to accept Iphigina after all and brokers a peace, reluctantly accepted by Amurack, which fulfils the prophecy; Alphonsus returns to Naples as heir apparent to the Turkish Empire.