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I needs not ask which is the Persian king, The virtues shining in his glorious looks, Say this is Cyrus, and in sign of love, will Abradates thus salute his grace, Fair Lord was never captive gentler used, Then Panthea of this gracious conqueror. For Panthea, Cyrus I and this my train, Of which the meanest Soulder may take charge, and be commander of a camp of men, So able, wise and venturous they are, Does rest for ever at your highness beck, Our horses which are grazing on the plain, In winter gallops, and in Isie seas, and in the summer swims the deepest streams, Swifter are they in pace then lightfoot Heart, Surer they are then Camels dlodding on the ways, Fiercer then Tigers, and as Olephants with Castles on their backs, And if they were compassed with arming pikes, They knew which way to make their passage forth, And when their sides is painted eke with blood, they pull their reins, and looks down to the ground As if they vaunted of their service done, The rider being dismounted they stand still, And kneel upon the ground to take him up, But if he chance to die, they pine to death. These are Cyrus and the riders too, Soldiers as good as ever sun beheld, For that comes Abradates, lets away. Fair be my fortune for my Panthea, Renowned Cyrus, honour me thus far, To have the leading of your vanguard forth. Fortune hath favoured me, the lot is mine. As mine own life so tender I these men, Now to the battle, Panthea Farewell. Exeunt.
Plot summary
Plot — The Wars of Cyrus, King of Persia
Cyrus has conquered the rulers of Lydia, Arabia, and Assyria, and now he divides the spoils with his men, accepting none for himself. Unwilling to serve the new King of Assyria, who murdered his son, Gobryas defects to Cyrus and is given a command in his army. Panthea is taken captive: the Persians propose to present her to Cyrus, but she is faithful to her husband, Abradatas, and Cyrus refuses the temptation to love her. Appointed Panthea’s keeper, Araspas falls in love with her. When she rejects him, he resorts to magic; but the charm fails, and she reports him to Cyrus. Antiochus, the new King of Assyria, seeks revenge on Cyrus for his father’s death, and sends Ctesiphon as a feigned defector to the Persian camp. He also has vengeful designs on Gobryas’ daughter, Alexandra, but she swaps clothes with her page Libanio, who persuades Antiochus to hold ‘her’ hostage while ‘her page’ goes to persuade Gobryas to return. However, these plans go awry: Ctesiphon is so impressed with Cyrus that he renounces Antiochus’ sovereignty, confesses his former King’s plot, and offers to kill him; and when Dinon attempts to seduce the false Alexandra, ‘she’ sings him to sleep, kills him, and absconds to the Persian camp. Gobryas randomly selects a Persian husband for his daughter using the custom of blindfold turf-throwing; the clod lands on Hystaspas. Cyrus sends Ctesiphon back to Antiochus with a letter purportedly offering peace terms; in fact, it tells the Assyrian king of Ctesiphon’s treachery, and the would-be murderer is executed. Though Araspas is pardoned when he confesses the impropriety of his amorous behaviour, Cyrus persuades him to pretend to desert in fear of his wrath, and sends him to Babylon to spy on the Assyrians. Panthea persuades Cyrus to send for her husband Abradatas, who defects to the Persians because Antiochus attempted to seduce her. Araspas returns with news of Antiochus’ preparations for battle, and the Persians draw lots for the honour of leading the vanguard. Abradatas wins, and goes into battle. Panthea prays to Bellona for his safety, but he is killed. The grieving Panthea kills herself, leaving Cyrus to promise them both a worthy funeral.