Silleus.
WEll […]ound faire Salome Iudaeas pride,
inn[…]ted wisedome found the way
To make Silleus deeme him deified,
By gaining a more then precious pray?
Salo.
I haue deuisde the best I can deuise,
A more imperfect meanes was neuer found:
But what cares Salome, it suffice
If our indeuours with their end be crown'd.
In this our land we haue an ancient vse,
Permitted first by our law-giuers head:
Who hates his wife, though for no iust abuse,
May with a bill diuor[…] her from his bed.
But in this custome women are not free,
Yet I for once will wrest it, blame not
The ill I doe, since what I do'es for ,
Though others blame, Silleus should allow.
Solleus.
Thinkes Salome, Silleus a tongue
To censure her faire action[…]: let my blood
Bedash my proper brow, for such a wrong,
The being yours, can make euen vices good:
Arabia ioy, prepare earth with greene,
neuer happie wert indeed till now:
Now shall ground be trod by beauties Queene,
Her foote is destin'd to depresse brow.
faire Salome comm[…]und as much
As i[…] the royall ornament were :
The weaknes of Ara[…]ias King is such,
The kingdome is not his so much as mine.
My mouth is our Obodas oracle,
Who thinkes not ought but what Sill[…]us will?
And rare creature. Asias miracle,
be to me as It: Obo[…]as still.
Salome.
not for glory I loue accept,
Iudea yeelds me honours worthy store:
Had not affection in my bosome crept,
My natiue count[…]y should my life […]plore.
Were not Silleus n[…] with home I goe,
I would not change my Palastine for Rome:
Much lesse woul[…] I a glorious state to shew,
Goe far to purc[…]ase an Arabian roome[…]
Silleus.
Far be it from Silleus so to thinke,
I know it is gratitude requites
The loue that is in me, and shall not shrinke
Till death doe seuer me from earths delights.
Salom.
But whist; me thinkes the wolfe is in our talke,
Be gone Silleus, who here arriue?
Constabarus that walke,
Ile find a quarrell, him from me to driue.
Sille.
Farewell, but were it not for commaund,
In his despight Silleus here would stand.