hee with before,
I must confesse thou wert my Generall,
But that cannot a vaile to saue thy life.
Talke of thy Fortune while thou list, 700
There is thy fortune _Pompey_ in my fist.
_Pom._ O you that know what hight of honor meanes,
What tis for men that lulled in fortunes lap,
Haue climd the heighest top of soueraignety.
From all that pomp to be cast hed-long downe,
You may conceaue what _Pompey_ doth sustayne,
I was not wont to walke thus all alone,
But to be met with troopes of Horse and Men.
With playes and pageants to be entertaynd,
A courtly trayne in royall rich aray, 710
With spangled plumes, that daunced in the ayre,
Mounted on steeds, with braue Caparisons deckt,
That in their gates did seeme to scorne the Earth.
Was wont my intertaynment beautiefie,
But now thy comming is in meaner sort,
They by thy fortune will thy welcom rate.
_Sem._ What dost thou for such entertaynement looke,
_Pompey_ how ere thy comming hether bee,
I haue prouided for thy going hence.
_Achi._ I will draw neere, and with fayre pleasing shew, 720
Wellcome great _Pompey_ as the _Siren_ doth
The wandering shipman with her charming song.
_Pom._ O how it greeues a noble hauty mind,
Framed vp in honors vncontrouled schoole,
To serue and sue, whoe erst did rule and sway
What shall I goe and stoope to _Ptolomey_,
Nought to a noble mind more greefe can bring
Then be a begger where thou wert a King,
_Ach._ Wellcome a shore most great and gratious prince
Welcome to _AEgipt_ and to _Ptolomey_. 730
The King my Maister is at hand my Lord,
To gratulate your safe ariuall heere.
_Sem._ This is the King, and here is the Gentleman,
Which must thy comming gratulate a non,
_Pom._ Thanks worthy Lord vnto your King and you,
It ioyes me much that in extremity,
I found so sure a friend as _Ptolomey_,
_Sem._ Now is the date of thy proud life expird,
To which my poniard must a full poynt put,
_Pompey_ from _Ptolomey_ I come to thee, 740
From whome a presant and a guift I bring,
This is the gift and this my message is _Stab him_
_Pom._ O Villaine thou hast slayne thy Generall,
And with thy base hand gor'd my royall heart.
Wel