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Title: The False One

Author: Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Release Date: January 23, 2005 [eBook #14771]

Language: English

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THE FALSE ONE

A Tragedy

by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Edited by Arnold Glover

PERSONS REPRESENTED IN THE PLAY.

Julius Caesar, _Emperour of_ Rome.
Ptolomy, _King of_ AEgypt.
Achoreus, _an honest Counsellor, Priest of_ Isis.
Photinus, _a Politician, minion to_ Ptolomy.
Achillas, _Captain of the Guard to_ Ptolomy.
Septimius, _a revolted Roman Villain._
Labienus, _a Roman Souldier, and_ Nuncio.
Apollodorus, _Guardian to_ Cleopatra.
Antonie, )
Dolabella, ) Caesars _Captains._
Sceva, _a free Speaker, also Captain to_ Caesar.
_Guard._
_Three lame Souldiers._
_Servants._

_WOMEN._

Cleopatra, _Queen of_ AEgypt. Caesar's _Mistris._
Arsino, Cleopatra's _Sister._
Eros, Cleopatra's _waiting Woman._

_The Scene_ AEgypt.

The principal Actors were,

_John Lowin._
_John Underwood._
_Robert Benfield._
_Richard Sharpe._
_Joseph Taylor._
_Nicholas Toolie._
_John Rice._
_George Birch._

_ACTUS PRIMUS. SCENA PRIMA._

_Enter_ Achillas, _and_ Achoreus.

[_Ach._] I love the King, nor do dispute his power,
(For that is not confin'd, nor to be censur'd
By me, that am his Subject) yet allow me
The liberty of a Man, that still would be
A friend to Justice, to demand the motives
That did induce young _Ptolomy_, or _Photinus_,
(To whose directions he gives up himself,
And I hope wisely) to commit his Sister,
The Princess _Cleopatra_ (if I said
The Queen) _Achillas_ 'twere (I hope) no treason,
She being by her Fathers Testament
(Whose memory I bow to) left Co-heir
In all he stood possest of.

_Achil._ 'Tis confest
(My good _Achoreus_) that in these Eastern King