your excellent degree. Yours, most humble at commandment, R[ichard] J[ones], printer. 

       THE FIRST PART OF TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT.     

 THE PROLOGUE. From jigging veins of rhyming mother-wits, And such conceits as clownage keeps in pay, We'll lead you to the stately tent of war, Where you shall hear the Scythian Tamburlaine Threatening the world with high astounding terms, And scourging kingdoms with his conquering sword. View but his picture in this tragic glass, And then applaud his fortunes as you please. 

 DRAMATIS PERSONAE. MYCETES, king of Persia. COSROE, his brother. MEANDER,     ]      THERIDAMAS,  ]      ORTYGIUS,    ] Persian lords. CENEUS,      ]      MENAPHON,    ]      TAMBURLAINE, a Scythian shepherd. TECHELLES,   ]      USUMCASANE,  ] his followers. BAJAZETH, emperor of the Turks. KING OF FEZ. KING OF MOROCCO. KING OF ARGIER. KING OF ARABIA. SOLDAN OF EGYPT. GOVERNOR OF DAMASCUS. AGYDAS,      ]      MAGNETES,    ] Median lords. CAPOLIN, an Egyptian. PHILEMUS, Bassoes, Lords, Citizens, Moors, Soldiers, and Attendants. ZENOCRATE, daughter to the Soldan of Egypt. ANIPPE, her maid. ZABINA, wife to BAJAZETH. EBEA, her maid. Virgins of Damascus. 

  

       THE FIRST PART OF TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT.     

  

       ACT I.     

  

       SCENE I.     

           Enter MYCETES, COSROE, MEANDER, THERIDAMAS, ORTYGIUS, CENEUS, MENAPHON, with others. MYCETES. Brother Cosroe, I find myself agriev'd; Yet insufficient to express the same, For it requires a great and thundering speech:      Good brother, tell the cause unto my lords; I know you have a better wit than I. COSROE. Unhappy Persia,—that in former age Hast been the seat of mighty conquerors, That, in their prowess and their policies, Have triumph'd over Afric, 5 and the bounds Of Europe where the sun dares scarce 

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