Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 8 (massinissa, yaw, league, renown, quasi, apud…). Matches are highlighted.
viseroies and sturdy Janissaires Of Amurath, son to Sultan Solimon. Such and no other we repute the cause, That forwardly for thee we undertake, Thrice puissant and renowned Abdilmelec, And for thine honour, safety and crown, Our lives and honours frankly to expose, To all the dangers that our war attends, As freely and as resolutely
Full speech
Courteous and honourable Abdelmelec, We are not come at Amuratbs command, As mersenarie men to serve for pay, But as sure friends by our great master sent To gratify and to remunerate, Thy love, thy loyalty, and forwardness, Thy service in his father's dangerous war, And to perform in view of all the world, The true office of right and royalty, To see thee in thy kingly chair inthronde, To settle and to seat thee in the same, To make thee Emperor of this Barbary, Are come the viseroies and sturdy Janissaires Of Amurath, son to Sultan Solimon. Such and no other we repute the cause, That forwardly for thee we undertake, Thrice puissant and renowned Abdilmelec, And for thine honour, safety and crown, Our lives and honours frankly to expose, To all the dangers that our war attends, As freely and as resolutely all, As any More whom thou commandest most. Heave up your swords against these stony holds, Wherein these barbarous rebels are enclosed, Called for is Abdilmelec by the Gods, To fit upon the throne of Barbary. Well worthy of the aid of Amurath, Is Ab dilmelec and these noble dams, Rubin thy son I shall ere long bestow, Where thou dost him bequeathe in honours fee, On Amurath, mighty Emperor of the East, That shall receive the imp of royal raze, With cheerful looks and gleams of princely grace, This chosen guard of Amurath's Ienizaries, I leave to honour and attend on thee, King of Morocco conqueror of thy foes, True king of Fesse, Emperor of Barbary, Muly Molocco live and keep thy seat, In spite of Fortune's spite or enemies threats, Ride Bassa now, bold Bassa homeward ride, As glorious as great Pompey in his pride.
Plot summary
Plot — The Battle of Alcazar
The law of Barbary provides that the sons of Ml} Mahanietieque shall succeed one another, but the eldest son has arranged to bypass his brothers and pass the kingdom to his own eldest son, MilyMahamet The third son of Xeque, AIBGEIMIEIEE, flees into exile, and, after his father’s death, Muly Mahamet has his own brothers and his eldest uncle murdered to secure his power. Abdelmelec returns to Barbary with military support from the [RG@FKISHINEMIperor, deposes Muly Mahamet, and re-establishes the succession on his own younger brother, Sth Muly Mahamet lives rough, eating the raw flesh of wild animals, and solicits military help from S@bastian of Portugal, offering him the crown of Morocco. Sebastian in turn seeks aid from other princes; SHURE and his allies, delayed in Lisbon on the way to convert Ireland to Catholicism, are also conscripted. Spurred on by a promise of Spanish troops which fail to arrive, Sebastian sets sail for Africa. The two sides prepare their forces and join battle at Alcazar. Abdelmelec dies after initial setbacks, but Seth rallies the troops by displaying the dead body propped ===== PAGE 430 ===== up to look as if alive. As the tide of battle turns, Muly Mahamet procures a horse to flee, but is drowned when the horse throws him in the river. Stukely’s men turn on him, and he dies after telling the audience his life story. Sebastian is also killed in the thick of battle. Seth becomes King of Barbary, and orders Muly Mahamet’s body flayed and stuffed as a warning to potential traitors. B-Text The excision of one scene (@iB) has little substantive effect on the narrative. Obviously there may have been changes in the part of the MS which has not been preserved. In particular, the conclusion may have been amended to tie in with SESESHORNOMPSRUEA! (1284). This must have been a sequel based on the rumours of Sebastian's survival, rather than another retelling of the same stor: both plays were apparently in the Admiral's Men's repertory in the same year. ttis therefore possible that Sebastian was not seen to be dead (or indeed seen not to be dead) at the end of the B-Texi.