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Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe

Table of Contents with inital stage directions
* Dramatis Personae * Scene 1: Enter Charles the French King,
[Catherine] the Queene Mother, the King of Navarre, the Prince of
Condye, the Lord high Admirall, and [Margaret] the Queene of Navarre,
with others. * Scene 2: Enter the Duke of Guise. * Scene 3: Enter the
King of Navar and Queen [Margaret], and his [olde] Mother Queen [of
Navarre], the Prince of Condy, the Admirall, and the Pothecary with
the gloves, and gives them to the olde Queene. * Scene 4: Enter
[Charles] the King, [Catherine the] Queene Mother, Duke of Guise,
Duke Anjoy, Duke Demayne [and Cossin, Captain of the Kings Guard].
* Scene 5: Enter Guise, Anjoy, Dumaine, Gonzago, Retes, Montsorrell,
and Souldiers to the massacre. * Scene 6: Enter Mountsorrell and
knocks at Serouns doore. * Scene 7: Enter Ramus in his studie. * Scene
8: Enter Anjoy, with two Lords of Poland. * Scene 9: Enter two with
the Admirals body. * Scene 10: Enter five or sixe Protestants with
bookes, and kneele together. * Scene 11: Enter [Charles] the King of
France, Navar and Epernoune staying him: enter Queene Mother, and
the Cardinall [of Loraine, and Pleshe]. * Scene 12: Sound Trumpets
within, and then all crye vive le Roy two or three times. * Scene 13:
Enter the Duchesse of Guise, and her Maide. * Scene 14: Enter the
King of Navarre, Pleshe and Bartus, and their train, with drums and
trumpets. * Scene 15: Enter [Henry] the King of France, Duke of Guise,

Epernoune, and Duke Joyeux. * Scene 16: Alarums within. The Duke
Joyeux slaine. * Scene 17: Enter a Souldier. * Scene 18: Enter the King
of Navarre reading of a letter, and Bartus. * Scene 19: Enter the
Captaine of the guarde, and three murtherers. * Scene 20: Enter two
[Murtherers] dragging in the Cardenall [of Loraine]. * Scene 21: Enter
Duke Dumayn reading of a letter, with others. * Scene 22: Sound
Drumme and Trumpets, and enter the King of France, and Navarre,
Epernoune, Bartus, Pleshe and Souldiers.

[DRAMATIS PERSONAE]
CHARLES THE NINTH--King of France Duke of Anjou--his brother,
afterwards KNIG HENRY THE THIRD King of Navarre PRINCE OF
CONDE--his brother
brothers DUKE OF GUISE CARDINAL OF LORRAINE DUKE
DUMAINE
SON TO THE DUKE OF GUISE--a boy THE LORD HIGH
ADMIRAL DUKE OF JOYEUX EPERNOUN PLESHE BARTUS
TWO LORDS OF POLAND GONZAGO RETES MOUNTSORRELL
COSSINS,--Captain of the King's Guard MUGEROUN THE
CUTPURSE LOREINE,--a preacher SEROUNE RAMUS TALEUS
FRIAR SURGEONENGLISH AGENT APOTHECARY Captain of the
Guard, Protestants, Schoolmasters, Soldiers, Murderers, Attendants, &c.
CATHERINE,--the Queen Mother of France MARGARET,--her
daughter, wife to the KING OF NAVARRE THE OLD QUEEN OF
NAVARRE DUCHESS OF GUISE WIFE TO SEROUNE Maid to the
Duchess of Guise
The Massacre at Paris. With the Death of the Duke of Guise.

[Scene i]
Enter Charles the French King, [Catherine] the Queene Mother, the
King of Navarre, the Prince of Condye, the Lord high Admirall, and
[Margaret] the Queene of Navarre, with others.
CHARLES. Prince of Navarre my honourable brother, Prince Condy,
and my good Lord Admirall, wishe this union and religious league,
Knit in these hands, thus joyn'd in nuptiall rites, May not desolve, till
death desolve our lives, And that the native sparkes of princely love,

That kindled first this motion in our hearts, May still be feweld in our
progenye.
NAVAREE. The many favours which your grace has showne, From
time to time, but specially in this, Shall binde me ever to your highnes
will, In what Queen Mother or your grace commands.
QUEENE MOTHER. Thanks sonne Navarre, you see we love you well,
That linke you in mariage with our daughter heer: And as you know,
our difference in Religion Might be a meanes to crosse you in your
love.
CHARLES. Well Madam, let that rest: And now my Lords the mariage
rites perfourm'd, We think