the joy he receives for his liberty, whilst the father moves to his measures, denoting the fright he had receiv'd from the Symerons, when he was surprized at his nuptial entertainment.

THE SIXTH ENTRY.

This Entry is prepar'd with a martial air, and presently the scene is chang'd; wherein is discover'd the prospect of a hilly country, with the town Panamah at a distance, and Recoes of mules, in a long train, loaden with wedges of silver and ingots of gold, and travelling in several roads down a mountain. There likewise may be discern'd their Drivers and Guards.

Enter DRAKE Senior, DRAKE Junior, PAGE. DRA., jun. The Reco is not yet within our ken. DRA., sen. It will be strait. Draw up our men, And in low whispers give our orders out! Where's Pedro now? Upon the brow

DRA., jun.

DRA., sen.

Of that high hill. I sent him there to scout. [Exit Drake, jun.

Enter ROUSE.

ROU. Chief! we are all into a body drawn, And now an hour is wasted since the dawn. DRA., sen. The time will yet suffice. We halted

here

To stay for our tir'd baggage in the rear. ROU. If aught from new resolves thou wilt command,

Speak, Chief! we now in expectation stand. DRA., sen. If English courage could at all be rais'd,

By being well persuaded, or much prais'd,

Speech were of use: but valour born, not bred,
Cannot by art (since being so,

It does as far as nature go)

Be higher lifted, or be farther led.

All I would speak, should tell you, I despise
That treasure which I now would make your prize:
Unworthy 'tis to be your chiefest aim,

For this attempt is not for gold, but fame;
Which is not got when we the Reco get,
But by subduing those who rescue it.

Enter a SOLDIER.

SOL. Pedro descends the hill, and does desire That from this open plain you would retire, And wheel behind that wood a little space.

DRA., sen. Divide our forces to secure the [Exeunt.

pass.

Enter DRAKE junior, a SOLDIER, ROUSE, and a MARINER, the Soldier and Mariner being brought to be plac'd as Sentries.

DRA., jun. This must your station be;
Stand stedfast as that tree!

ROU. Bravely alive upon this ground,

Or greater else in death be found.

[Exeunt Drake junior and Rouse.

The bells of the mules are heard from within. MAR. Mules! Mules! I hear their walking chime, Ting, ting!

They love sad tunes. How dolefully they ring!

SOL. This sound seems single, and from far does

come.

MAR.

SOL.

Would I were leading one rich mule at home.

Still one and all I cry.

The rest are passing by.

Hark! hark! this mournful tolling does foretel

Some Diego's death! it is his passing-bell. Enter PEDRO, leading a SYMERON to be plac'd as a sentry.

PEDRO. Here, Sym'ron, you must bold and watchful be.

Two foes resist, but if opprest by three, Then strait fall back to that next sentry there:

Or if in gross th' enemy does appear,

Both to the third retirement make,

Till we th' alarm, advancing, take. MAR. Friend Pedro! friend! Is't one and all? PEDRO. Speak softly, Sentry! dost thou call? MAR. How many golden Recoes didst thou spy? PEDRO. But two: in which I guess

By distant view, no less

Than ninety loaden mules are passing by. SOL. What number is their guard who march

before?

PEDRO. Five hundred foot, their horse may seem [Exit.

threescore.

SOL. Friend of the sea! their number is not

small.

MAR. 'Twill serve our turn, they crying one and all! But, brother of the land!

SOL.

We now must understand
That Basta is the word.

Would thou wer't safe aboard. MAR. Asleep under deck, and danc'd on a billow, With two silver wedges, each for my pillow.

Enter DRAKE senior, with his sword drawn.
DRA., sen. That volley was well fir'd,
Our out-guards are retir'd.

Draw all our sentries in!
The skirmish does begin.

[Exit.

[Clashing of arms is heard afar off.

Enter DRAKE Junior.

DRA., jun. More pikes! more pikes! to reinforce That squadron, and repulse the horse.

Enter ROUSE.

ROU. The foe does make his first bold count'nance good.

Our charge was bravely made, and well with

stood.

Enter PEDRO.

ROU. Your Sym'rons, valiant Pedro, seem to

reel.

PEDRO. Suspect your rocks at sea. They do

but wheel.

Haste! haste! brave Sym'rons, haste to gain that

bank,

And with your arrows gall them in the flank. [Clashing of arms within again. Exeunt.

Enter DRAKE senior, PAGE.

DRA., sen. How warmly was this strife
Maintain'd 'twixt death and life,

Till blood had quench'd the flame of valour's fire!
Death seeming to advance in haste,
Whilst life, though weary, yet stood fast;
For life is still unwilling to retire.

My land-men bravely fought,

And high renown have got,

For twice my sea-men they from death reliev'd.
As oft my sea-men have

Preserv'd them from the grave,

And did requite the rescue they receiv'd,

THE PLAY-HOUSE TO BE LET.

Enter DRAKE junior.

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DRA., jun. They fly they fly! yet now they

ROUS.

seem to face

All those who them pursue,
And would the fight renew.

Enter ROUSE & PEDRO.

They fly they fly!

DRAK., sen. Away! make good the chase.

[Exeunt omnes. CHORUS of all within. Follow, follow, follow!

Enter DRAKE senior, DRAKE junior, ROUSE, PEDRO, PAGE.

PEDRO. The mules are seiz'd, and in our pow'r remain.

DRA., sen. Draw out new guards, and range them in the plain!

Those who hereafter on our legend look,
And value us by that which we have took,
May over-reckon it, and us misprize.

Our dang'rous course through storms and raging floods,

And painful march through unfrequented woods, Will make those wings by which our fame shall

rise.

Your glory, valiant English, must be known,
When men shall read how you did dare
To sail so long, and march so far,

To tempt a strength much greater than your own.
DRA., jun. And now by making our retreat,
We shall new wreaths and statues get.

The GRAND CHORUS first sung by DRAKE Sen.
CHORUS of all. Our course let's to victorious
England steer!

Where, when our sails shall on the coast appear,