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<title>Ecerinis</title>
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<forename>Albertino</forename>
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<licence>
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<bibl type="originalSource">
<title>Albertino Mussato, Ecerinis. In Humanist Tragedies. Translated by Gary
Grund. The I Tatti Renaissance Library, 45. Cambridge: Harvard University
Press, 2011. 2-47.</title>
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<persName xml:lang="la">Ecerinus</persName>
</person>
<person xml:id="Adelheita" sex="FEMALE">
<persName xml:lang="la">Adelheita</persName>
</person>
<person xml:id="Albricus" sex="MALE">
<persName xml:lang="la">Albricus</persName>
</person>
<personGrp xml:id="Chorus" sex="Unknown">
<name>Chorus</name>
</personGrp>
<person xml:id="Nuntius" sex="MALE">
<persName role="messenger" xml:lang="la">Nuntius</persName>
</person>
<person xml:id="Ziramons" sex="MALE">
<persName xml:lang="la">Ziramons</persName>
</person>
<person xml:id="FraterLucas" sex="MALE">
<persName role="friar" xml:lang="la">Frater Lucas</persName>
</person>
<person xml:id="Ansedisius" sex="MALE">
<persName xml:lang="la">Ansedisius</persName>
</person>
<personGrp xml:id="Commilitones" sex="MALE">
<name role="soldiers">Commilitones</name>
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<language ident="la">Latin</language>
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<change>
<date>2024-11-14</date>
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<listEvent>
<event type="written" notBefore="1314" notAfter="1315">
<label>1314-1315 CE</label>
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<text>
<body>
<div>
<head type="author" corresp="#Mussato">Albertino Mussato</head>
<head type="title">Ecerinis</head>
<head type="characters">Characters</head>
<castList>
<milestone unit="column" n="1"/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Adelheita">Adeleita, mother of Ezzelino</role>
</castItem>
<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Ecerinus">Ezzelino, her son</role>
</castItem>
<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Albricus">Alberico, her son, brother of Ezzelino</role>
</castItem>
<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Ziramons">Ziramonte, half brother of Ezzelino</role>
</castItem>
<milestone unit="column" n="2"/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#FraterLucas">Friar Luca</role>
</castItem>
<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Ansedisius">Ansedisio, nephew of Ezzelino</role>
</castItem>
<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Commilitones">Soldiers</role>
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<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Nuntius">Messenger</role>
</castItem>
<lb/>
<castItem type="role">
<role sameAs="#Chorus">Chorus</role>
</castItem>
</castList>
</div>
<div type="act">
<head>ACT I</head>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene I</head>
<stage>Adelheita, Ecerinus, Albricus</stage>
<sp who="#Adelheita">
<speaker>Ad.</speaker>
<milestone n="1" unit="line"/>
<l>Quadnam cruentum sidus Arcthoo potens</l>
<milestone n="2" unit="line"/>
<l>regnavit orbe, pestilens tantum michi,</l>
<milestone n="3" unit="line"/>
<l>gnati, nefando flebiles cum vos thoro</l>
<milestone n="4" unit="line"/>
<l>genui? Patris iam detegam falsi dolos</l>
<milestone n="5" unit="line"/>
<l n="5">infausta mater. Non diu tellus nefas</l>
<milestone n="6" unit="line"/>
<l>latere patitur; durat occultum nichil.</l>
<milestone n="7" unit="line"/>
<l>Audite nullo tempore negandum genus,</l>
<milestone n="8" unit="line"/>
<l>devota proles. Arx in excelso sedet</l>
<milestone n="9" unit="line"/>
<l>antiqua colle, longa Romanum vocat</l>
<milestone n="10" unit="line"/>
<l n="10">aetas: in altum porrigunt tectum trabes,</l>
<milestone n="11" unit="line"/>
<l>premitque turrim contigua ad austrum domus,</l>
<milestone n="12" unit="line"/>
<l>ventorum et omnis cladis aereae capax.</l>
<milestone n="13" unit="line"/>
<l>Hoc accubans ipso Monachus olim loco</l>
<milestone n="14" unit="line"/>
<l>parens eburno vester Ecerinus thoro est</l>
<milestone n="15" unit="line"/>
<l n="15">dormire visus, cuius ad laevum latus</l>
<milestone n="16" unit="line"/>
<l>supina iacui. Iam eloqui factum pudet,</l>
<milestone n="17" unit="line"/>
<l>pavet animus, advenit horror et membra occupat.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="18" unit="line"/>
<l>Effare, genetrix: grande quodcumque et ferum est</l>
<milestone n="19" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">audire iuvat.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Adelheita">
<speaker>Ad.</speaker>
<l part="F">Heu me nefandi criminis</l>
<milestone n="20" unit="line"/>
<l n="20">stupenda qualitas! Quasi ad vultum redit</l>
<milestone n="21" unit="line"/>
<l>imago facti. Frigore solutum cadit</l>
<milestone n="22" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">exangue corpus.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<l part="F">Erige labantem cito,</l>
<milestone n="23" unit="line"/>
<l>Albrice, matrem: illusit amentem timor.</l>
<milestone n="24" unit="line"/>
<l>Resperge faciem, Nuntius sincopim limphis leva.</l>
<milestone n="25" unit="line"/>
<l part="I" n="25">Facile resurget.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Albricus">
<speaker>Al.</speaker>
<l part="F">Pristinas vires habet.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="26" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Recolis?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Adelheita">
<speaker>Ad.</speaker>
<l part="F">Adelheita: Recolo, primogenite, primum tui</l>
<milestone n="27" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">natalis.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<l part="F">O mea mater, id pande otius.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Adelheita">
<speaker>Ad.</speaker>
<milestone n="28" unit="line"/>
<l>Cum prima noctis hora, communis quies,</l>
<milestone n="29" unit="line"/>
<l>omni teneret ab opere abstractum genus,</l>
<milestone n="30" unit="line"/>
<l n="30">et ecce ab imo terra mugitum dedit,</l>
<milestone n="31" unit="line"/>
<l>crepuisset ut centrum et foret apertum chaos,</l>
<milestone n="32" unit="line"/>
<l>altumque versa resonuit caelum vice:</l>
<milestone n="33" unit="line"/>
<l>faciem aeris sulphureus invasit vapor,</l>
<milestone n="34" unit="line"/>
<l>nubemque fecit. Tunc subito fulgur domum</l>
<milestone n="35" unit="line"/>
<l n="35">lustravit ingens, fulminis ad instar, tono</l>
<milestone n="36" unit="line"/>
<l>sequente: oletum sparsa per thalamum tulit</l>
<milestone n="37" unit="line"/>
<l>fumosa nubes. Occupor tunc et premor,</l>
<milestone n="38" unit="line"/>
<l>et ecce pudor, adulterum ignotum ferens.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="39" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Qualis is adulter, mater?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Adelheita">
<speaker>Ad.</speaker>
<l part="F">Haud tauro minor.</l>
<milestone n="40" unit="line"/>
<l n="40">Hirsuta aduncis cornibus cervix riget,</l>
<milestone n="41" unit="line"/>
<l>setis coronant hispidis illum iubae:</l>
<milestone n="42" unit="line"/>
<l>sanguinea binis orbibus manat lues,</l>
<milestone n="43" unit="line"/>
<l>ignemque nares flatibus crebris vomunt:</l>
<milestone n="44" unit="line"/>
<l>favilla, patulis auribus surgens, salit</l>
<milestone n="45" unit="line"/>
<l n="45">ab ore; spirans os quoque eructat levem</l>
<milestone n="46" unit="line"/>
<l>flammam, perennis lambit et barbam focus.</l>
<milestone n="47" unit="line"/>
<l>Votis potitus talis ut adulter suis</l>
<milestone n="48" unit="line"/>
<l>implevit uterum Venere letali meum,</l>
<milestone n="49" unit="line"/>
<l>cum strage cessit victor e thalamo, petens</l>
<milestone n="50" unit="line"/>
<l n="50">telluris ima; cessit et tellus sibi.</l>
<milestone n="51" unit="line"/>
<l>Sed heu recepta pertinax nimium Venus</l>
<milestone n="52" unit="line"/>
<l>incaluit intus viscera exagitans statim;</l>
<milestone n="53" unit="line"/>
<l>onusque sensit terribile venter tui,</l>
<milestone n="54" unit="line"/>
<l>Ecerine, digna vereque propago patris.</l>
<milestone n="55" unit="line"/>
<l n="55">Testor supernum numen adversum michi:</l>
<milestone n="56" unit="line"/>
<l>quos egi abinde tunc gravida menses decem,</l>
<milestone n="57" unit="line"/>
<l>lacrimae fuere angustiae gemitus dolor;</l>
<milestone n="58" unit="line"/>
<l>interna gessit bella visceribus furor.</l>
<milestone n="59" unit="line"/>
<l>Nec monstruoso, nate, sine partu venis.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="60" unit="line"/>
<l part="I" n="60">Qualis?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Adelheita">
<speaker>Ad.</speaker>
<l part="F">Necis pronosticus ventrem levas</l>
<milestone n="61" unit="line"/>
<l>cruentus infans, fronte crudeli minax,</l>
<milestone n="62" unit="line"/>
<l>terribile visu atroxque portentum indicans.</l>
<milestone n="63" unit="line"/>
<l>Tu, care fili Albrice, iam video tuos</l>
<milestone n="64" unit="line"/>
<l>attendis ortus nosce. Si quicquam scio,</l>
<milestone n="65" unit="line"/>
<l n="65">tu quoque scies: penitus dubia semper fui,</l>
<milestone n="66" unit="line"/>
<l>quis te huic nefando corpori inseruit pater.</l>
<milestone n="67" unit="line"/>
<l>A tempore quidem, nate, dicti criminis</l>
<milestone n="68" unit="line"/>
<l>semper medullas ussit Aethnaeus calor,</l>
<milestone n="69" unit="line"/>
<l>viscera malignus abinde torsit spiritus,</l>
<milestone n="70" unit="line"/>
<l n="70">nec nostra curis pectora absolvit sopor.</l>
<milestone n="71" unit="line"/>
<l>Cum me vigilia vana seu somni quies</l>
<milestone n="72" unit="line"/>
<l>incerta tenuit, - vera ne prorsus negem</l>
<milestone n="73" unit="line"/>
<l>aut falsa fatear - utitur eodem stupro</l>
<milestone n="74" unit="line"/>
<l>adulter idem verus Ecerini pater.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="75" unit="line"/>
<l n="75">Quid poscis ultra, frater? An tanti pudet,</l>
<milestone n="76" unit="line"/>
<l>vesane, patris? abnegas divum genus?</l>
<milestone n="77" unit="line"/>
<l>Diis gignimur. Nec stirpe tanta Romulus</l>
<milestone n="78" unit="line"/>
<l>Remusque quondam Marte tolluntur suo.</l>
<milestone n="79" unit="line"/>
<l>Hic maior est, latissimi regni deus,</l>
<milestone n="80" unit="line"/>
<l n="80">rex ultionum, cuius imperio luunt</l>
<milestone n="81" unit="line"/>
<l>poenas potentes principes reges duces.</l>
<milestone n="82" unit="line"/>
<l>Erimus paterno iudices digni foro,</l>
<milestone n="83" unit="line"/>
<l>si vendicemus operibus regnum patris,</l>
<milestone n="84" unit="line"/>
<l>cui bella mortes exitia fraudes doli</l>
<milestone n="85" unit="line"/>
<l n="85">perditio et omnis generis humani placent.</l>
</sp>
</div>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene II</head>
<stage>
<milestone n="86" unit="line"/>
<l>Sic fatus ima parte secessit domus</l>
<milestone n="87" unit="line"/>
<l>petens latebras, luce et exclusa caput</l>
<milestone n="88" unit="line"/>
<l>tellure pronus sternit in faciem cadens</l>
<milestone n="89" unit="line"/>
<l>tunditque solidam dentibus frendens humum</l>
<milestone n="90" unit="line"/>
<l n="90">patremque saeva voce Luciferum ciet.</l>
</stage>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<milestone n="91" unit="line"/>
<l>Depulse ab astris, mane iam lucens polis,</l>
<milestone n="92" unit="line"/>
<l>pater superbe, triste qui regnum tenes</l>
<milestone n="93" unit="line"/>
<l>chaos profundi, cuius imperio luunt</l>
<milestone n="94" unit="line"/>
<l>delicta manes, excipe ex imo specu,</l>
<milestone n="95" unit="line"/>
<l n="95">Vulcane, dignas supplicis gnati preces:</l>
<milestone n="96" unit="line"/>
<l>te certa et indubitata progenies vocat.</l>
<milestone n="97" unit="line"/>
<l>Potiare me; experiare, si quicquam potest</l>
<milestone n="98" unit="line"/>
<l>insita voluntas pectori flagrans meo.</l>
<milestone n="99" unit="line"/>
<l>Paludis atrae lividam testor Stigem,</l>
<milestone n="100" unit="line"/>
<l n="100">Christum negavi semper exosum michi</l>
<milestone n="101" unit="line"/>
<l>odique semper nomen inimicum Crucis.</l>
<milestone n="102" unit="line"/>
<l>Assint ministrae facinorum comites michi:</l>
<milestone n="103" unit="line"/>
<l>suadeat Alecto scelera, Thesiphone explicet,</l>
<milestone n="104" unit="line"/>
<l>Megaera in actus saeva prorumpat truces,</l>
<milestone n="105" unit="line"/>
<l n="105">faveatque coeptis diva Persephone meis.</l>
<milestone n="106" unit="line"/>
<l>Ingenia praedae quisque sollicitus paret,</l>
<milestone n="107" unit="line"/>
<l>nec inferorum spiritus quisquam vacet;</l>
<milestone n="108" unit="line"/>
<l>animos ad iras odia et invidias citent.</l>
<milestone n="109" unit="line"/>
<l>Ensis cruenti detur officium michi:</l>
<milestone n="110" unit="line"/>
<l n="110">ipse executor finiam lites merus:</l>
<milestone n="111" unit="line"/>
<l>nullis tremescet sceleribus fidens manus.</l>
<milestone n="112" unit="line"/>
<l>Annue, Sathan, et filium talem proba.</l>
</sp>
</div>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene III</head>
<stage>Chorus</stage>
<sp who="#Chorus">
<milestone n="113" unit="line"/>
<l>Quis vos exagitat furor,</l>
<milestone n="114" unit="line"/>
<l>o mortale hominum genus?</l>
<milestone n="115" unit="line"/>
<l n="115">Quo vos ambitio vehit?</l>
<milestone n="116" unit="line"/>
<l>Quonam scandere pergitis?</l>
<milestone n="117" unit="line"/>
<l>Nescitis cupidi nimis</l>
<milestone n="118" unit="line"/>
<l>quo discrimine quaeritis</l>
<milestone n="119" unit="line"/>
<l>regni culmina lubrici:</l>
<milestone n="120" unit="line"/>
<l n="120">diros expetitis metus,</l>
<milestone n="121" unit="line"/>
<l>mortis continuas minas:</l>
<milestone n="122" unit="line"/>
<l>mors est mixta tyrannidi,</l>
<milestone n="123" unit="line"/>
<l>non est morte minor metus.</l>
<milestone n="124" unit="line"/>
<l>Ast haec dicere quid valet?</l>
<milestone n="125" unit="line"/>
<l n="125">Sic est: sic animus volat;</l>
<milestone n="126" unit="line"/>
<l>tunc, cum grandia possidet,</l>
<milestone n="127" unit="line"/>
<l>illis non penitus satur;</l>
<milestone n="128" unit="line"/>
<l>cor maiora recogitat.</l>
<milestone n="129" unit="line"/>
<l>Vos in iurgia, nobiles,</l>
<milestone n="130" unit="line"/>
<l n="130">atrox invidiae scelus</l>
<milestone n="131" unit="line"/>
<l>ardens elicit, inficit:</l>
<milestone n="132" unit="line"/>
<l>numquam quis patitur parem.</l>
<milestone n="133" unit="line"/>
<l>O quam multa potentium</l>
<milestone n="134" unit="line"/>
<l>nos et scandala cordibus</l>
<milestone n="135" unit="line"/>
<l n="135">plebs vilissima iungimus!</l>
<milestone n="136" unit="line"/>
<l>Illos tollimus altius,</l>
<milestone n="137" unit="line"/>
<l>hos deponimus infimos:</l>
<milestone n="138" unit="line"/>
<l>leges iuraque condimus,</l>
<milestone n="139" unit="line"/>
<l>post haec condita scindimus.</l>
<milestone n="140" unit="line"/>
<l n="140">Nobis retia tendimus,</l>
<milestone n="141" unit="line"/>
<l>mortale euxilium damus,</l>
<milestone n="142" unit="line"/>
<l>falsum praesidium sumus.</l>
<milestone n="143" unit="line"/>
<l>Haec demum iugulis luunt:</l>
<milestone n="144" unit="line"/>
<l>nos secum miseri trahunt,</l>
<milestone n="145" unit="line"/>
<l n="145">nos secum cadimus; cadunt,</l>
<milestone n="146" unit="line"/>
<l>Sic semper rota volvitur,</l>
<milestone n="147" unit="line"/>
<l>durat perpetuum nichil.</l>
<milestone n="148" unit="line"/>
<l>En, cur Marchia nobilis</l>
<milestone n="149" unit="line"/>
<l>haec Tarvisia sic fremit,</l>
<milestone n="150" unit="line"/>
<l n="150">signis undique classicis</l>
<milestone n="151" unit="line"/>
<l>clamor bellicus obstrepit,</l>
<milestone n="152" unit="line"/>
<l>exardet furor excitus,</l>
<milestone n="153" unit="line"/>
<l>gentes e requie trahit,</l>
<milestone n="154" unit="line"/>
<l>cives otia deserunt?</l>
<milestone n="155" unit="line"/>
<l n="155">Dirum pax peperit nefas.</l>
<milestone n="156" unit="line"/>
<l>Bullit sanguinis impetus</l>
<milestone n="157" unit="line"/>
<l>et certamina postulat,</l>
<milestone n="158" unit="line"/>
<l>partes crimina detegunt,</l>
<milestone n="159" unit="line"/>
<l>ferrum poscitur urbibus,</l>
<milestone n="160" unit="line"/>
<l n="160">turbat iustitiae forum.</l>
<milestone n="161" unit="line"/>
<l>Verona venit anxius,</l>
<milestone n="162" unit="line"/>
<l>qui iam fert nova, nuntius.</l>
</sp>
</div>
</div>
<div type="act">
<head>ACT II</head>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene I</head>
<stage>Nuntius, Chorus</stage>
<sp who="#Nuntius">
<speaker>Nu.</speaker>
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<l>Excelse mundi rector, omnipotens Deus,</l>
<milestone n="164" unit="line"/>
<l>altos abhinc tu forsitan caelos colis</l>
<milestone n="165" unit="line"/>
<l n="165">nostro remotos aethere, et Marti sinis</l>
<milestone n="166" unit="line"/>
<l>soli regendas climatis nostri plagas?</l>
<milestone n="167" unit="line"/>
<l>O dira nobilium odia, o populi furor!</l>
<milestone n="168" unit="line"/>
<l>Finis petitus litibus vestris adest;</l>
<milestone n="169" unit="line"/>
<l>adest tyrannus, vestra quem rabies dedit.</l>
<milestone n="170" unit="line"/>
<l part="I" n="170">Nefanda vidi.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Chorus">
<speaker>Ch.</speaker>
<l part="F">Pande, quod series habet,</l>
<milestone n="171" unit="line"/>
<l>flatu remisso; siste, dum cedat frequens</l>
<milestone n="172" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">anhelitus.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Nuntius">
<speaker>Nu.</speaker>
<l part="F">Dicam aliquid ex gestis prius,</l>
<milestone n="173" unit="line"/>
<l>dedere quae praesentibus causas malis.</l>
<milestone n="174" unit="line"/>
<l>O, semper huius Marchiae clades vetus,</l>
<milestone n="175" unit="line"/>
<l n="175">Verona, limen hostium et bellis iter,</l>
<milestone n="176" unit="line"/>
<l>sedes tyranni; sive sit terrae situs</l>
<milestone n="177" unit="line"/>
<l>belli capacis sive tale hominum genus</l>
<milestone n="178" unit="line"/>
<l>natura ab ipsa tale producat solum.</l>
<milestone n="179" unit="line"/>
<l>Intrinseca odia civium peperit nefas</l>
<milestone n="180" unit="line"/>
<l n="180">in Marchia tunc, cum regimen urbis gerens</l>
<milestone n="181" unit="line"/>
<l>Estensis Azo marchio eiectus fuit:</l>
<milestone n="182" unit="line"/>
<l>favore falso fulta; non notus sagax</l>
<milestone n="183" unit="line"/>
<l>Ecerinus erat, in ambitum flagrans suum.</l>
<milestone n="184" unit="line"/>
<l>Hic coepta lis, hic Marchiae exitium fuit.</l>
<milestone n="185" unit="line"/>
<l n="185">Nam pulsus inde Marchio iusta furens</l>
<milestone n="186" unit="line"/>
<l>exarsit ira, cuius in partem Comes</l>
<milestone n="187" unit="line"/>
<l>Bonifacius haerens iunxit ultrices manus.</l>
<milestone n="188" unit="line"/>
<l>Braida cruentae sustulit caedis nefas,</l>
<milestone n="189" unit="line"/>
<l>litem diremit sanguine effuso prius</l>
<milestone n="190" unit="line"/>
<l n="190">campestre bellum, fusus et campis cruor.</l>
<milestone n="191" unit="line"/>
<l>Dedere victi terga Monticuli fugae</l>
<milestone n="192" unit="line"/>
<l>turpi recessu, scelere seducti suo,</l>
<milestone n="193" unit="line"/>
<l>quos arce tuta sustulit Gardae lacus.</l>
<milestone n="194" unit="line"/>
<l>Non ullus inde litibus finis fuit:</l>
<milestone n="195" unit="line"/>
<l n="195">fortuna varios partibus casus dedit.</l>
<milestone n="196" unit="line"/>
<l>Exertus hinc Ecerinus, et vires agens</l>
<milestone n="197" unit="line"/>
<l>in iurgia Salinguerra Monticulis favens,</l>
<milestone n="198" unit="line"/>
<l>exinde Comes et Marchio, iuncti simul,</l>
<milestone n="199" unit="line"/>
<l>traxere saeva ad bella populorum manus</l>
<milestone n="200" unit="line"/>
<l n="200">facile paratas. O, labans hominum genus,</l>
<milestone n="201" unit="line"/>
<l>vulgus, et ad omne facinus in clades ruens,</l>
<milestone n="202" unit="line"/>
<l>voces secutum et negligens facti fidem!</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Chorus">
<speaker>Ch.</speaker>
<milestone n="203" unit="line"/>
<l>Procede: redeas unde coepisti prius.</l>
<milestone n="204" unit="line"/>
<l>Sermone cur nos anxios dudum tenes?</l>
<milestone n="205" unit="line"/>
<l part="I" n="205">Quae nova?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Nuntius">
<speaker>Nu.</speaker>
<l part="F">Nova audietis et finem statim.</l>
<milestone n="206" unit="line"/>
<l>Iam iam peregi exordia et causas cito</l>
<milestone n="207" unit="line"/>
<l>saevae tyrannidis. Ita ut ancipites vices</l>
<milestone n="208" unit="line"/>
<l>facileque verti Marchiae vidit statum,</l>
<milestone n="209" unit="line"/>
<l>tunc fovit odia Ecerinus, exacuens dolo</l>
<milestone n="210" unit="line"/>
<l n="210">partes amicas, litis et causas movet</l>
<milestone n="211" unit="line"/>
<l>sedatque motas arbiter dirus latens.</l>
<milestone n="212" unit="line"/>
<l>Sic sic repente, ut maior, augmentat statum,</l>
<milestone n="213" unit="line"/>
<l>sicque eminentes clanculum calcat viros,</l>
<milestone n="214" unit="line"/>
<l>dum restat ipse, magna qui solus potest.</l>
<milestone n="215" unit="line"/>
<l n="215">Quidnam revolvo? Taliter serpens fera</l>
<milestone n="216" unit="line"/>
<l>subiit tyrannis, sicque Veronam iugo</l>
<milestone n="217" unit="line"/>
<l>dolis et astu traxit Ecerinus suo.</l>
<milestone n="218" unit="line"/>
<l>Quid plura? Coepti colligo formam novi.</l>
<milestone n="219" unit="line"/>
<l>Eversa terra nobilis pretio iacet</l>
<milestone n="220" unit="line"/>
<l n="220">parens tyranno Padua: iam sceptrum tenet,</l>
<milestone n="221" unit="line"/>
<l>agens superbas dirus Imperii vices</l>
<milestone n="222" unit="line"/>
<l>Ecerinus. Ah quot exitia, populis minax,</l>
<milestone n="223" unit="line"/>
<l>promittit atrox! carceres ignes cruces</l>
<milestone n="224" unit="line"/>
<l>tormenta mortes exilia diras fames.</l>
<milestone n="225" unit="line"/>
<l n="225">Sed, o maleficis digna permittens Deus</l>
<milestone n="226" unit="line"/>
<l>supplicia, meriti nobiles primi luunt;</l>
<milestone n="227" unit="line"/>
<l>qui vendidere, scelera iam expendunt sua.</l>
</sp>
</div>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene II</head>
<stage>Chorus</stage>
<sp who="#Chorus">
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<l>Christe, qui caelis resides in altis</l>
<milestone n="229" unit="line"/>
<l>patris in dextris solio sedentis,</l>
<milestone n="230" unit="line"/>
<l n="230">totus an summi illecebris Olympi</l>
<milestone n="231" unit="line"/>
<l>gaudiis tantum frueris supernis,</l>
<milestone n="232" unit="line"/>
<l>negligis quicquid geritur sub astris?</l>
<milestone n="233" unit="line"/>
<l>Non tuas affert fremitus ad aures</l>
<milestone n="234" unit="line"/>
<l>rumor humani generis per auras?</l>
<milestone n="235" unit="line"/>
<l n="235">Sanguis Abel ad Dominum querelas</l>
<milestone n="236" unit="line"/>
<l>pertulit, fratrem perhibens cruentum.</l>
<milestone n="237" unit="line"/>
<l>Foeda Gomorrae Sodomaeque labes</l>
<milestone n="238" unit="line"/>
<l>imbre divinam satiavit iram.</l>
<milestone n="239" unit="line"/>
<l>Cur modo non sic, moderator aequi,</l>
<milestone n="240" unit="line"/>
<l n="240">cernis errores hominum modernos?</l>
<milestone n="241" unit="line"/>
<l>Praepotens nostro dominatur aevo</l>
<milestone n="242" unit="line"/>
<l>saeva tyrannis,</l>
<milestone n="243" unit="line"/>
<l>nulla quam mundo memoravit aetas.</l>
<milestone n="244" unit="line"/>
<l>Bistonis cedit stabuli vetustas</l>
<milestone n="245" unit="line"/>
<l n="245">nota seu torvi rabies Procustis,</l>
<milestone n="246" unit="line"/>
<l>cedit et pravi feritas Neronis.</l>
<milestone n="247" unit="line"/>
<l>Carceres edunt tenebris opacis</l>
<milestone n="248" unit="line"/>
<l>morte vivaci gemitus iacentum;</l>
<milestone n="249" unit="line"/>
<l>mors famis vinctis sitis et nefandae</l>
<milestone n="250" unit="line"/>
<l n="250">donat extremum miseranda finem</l>
<milestone n="251" unit="line"/>
<l>saepe petitum.</l>
<milestone n="252" unit="line"/>
<l>Plebe cum tota populus subegit</l>
<milestone n="253" unit="line"/>
<l>colla, devoti veluti iuvenci</l>
<milestone n="254" unit="line"/>
<l>victimis sacras veniunt ad aras.</l>
<milestone n="255" unit="line"/>
<l n="255">Invenit causas dominus patrandae</l>
<milestone n="256" unit="line"/>
<l>caedis in cives sceleratus omnes:</l>
<milestone n="257" unit="line"/>
<l>pervigil semper timet, et timetur.</l>
<milestone n="258" unit="line"/>
<l>Iura naturae vitiis laborant,</l>
<milestone n="259" unit="line"/>
<l>exulat nostris pietas ab oris,</l>
<milestone n="260" unit="line"/>
<l n="260">regnat Herinis.</l>
<milestone n="261" unit="line"/>
<l>Frater, ut saevo placet tyranno,</l>
<milestone n="262" unit="line"/>
<l>fratris incumbit iugulo cruentus:</l>
<milestone n="263" unit="line"/>
<l>proh dolor! patrem rogitat cremandum</l>
<milestone n="264" unit="line"/>
<l>natus, ardentes subicitque flammas.</l>
<milestone n="265" unit="line"/>
<l n="265">Ille tantorum scelerum superstes</l>
<milestone n="266" unit="line"/>
<l>asperans saevas Ecerinus iras,</l>
<milestone n="267" unit="line"/>
<l>prolis ut semen pereat futurae,</l>
<milestone n="268" unit="line"/>
<l>censet infantum genital recidi,</l>
<milestone n="269" unit="line"/>
<l>feminas sectis ululare mammis.</l>
<milestone n="270" unit="line"/>
<l n="270">Stratus in cunis chorus innocentum</l>
<milestone n="271" unit="line"/>
<l>luget indocto mutilatus ore;</l>
<milestone n="272" unit="line"/>
<l>lumen in caecis tenebris requirit</l>
<milestone n="273" unit="line"/>
<l>lumine cassus.</l>
<milestone n="274" unit="line"/>
<l>Quid Deus tantos pateris furores,</l>
<milestone n="275" unit="line"/>
<l n="275">quos soles et non iacularis ignes?</l>
<milestone n="276" unit="line"/>
<l>Terra cur non sub pedibus dehiscit,</l>
<milestone n="277" unit="line"/>
<l>hic ut infernas subeat tenebras</l>
<milestone n="278" unit="line"/>
<l>anguis, humani generis peremptor?</l>
<milestone n="279" unit="line"/>
<l>Te Patrem caeli populus redemptus</l>
<milestone n="280" unit="line"/>
<l n="280">invocat supplex, iterum relapsus.</l>
</sp>
</div>
</div>
<div type="act">
<head>ACT III</head>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene I</head>
<stage>Ecerinus, Albricus</stage>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="281" unit="line"/>
<l>Matris relatu, vera quem prodit fides,</l>
<milestone n="282" unit="line"/>
<l>Ditis cruenti semine egressi sumus,</l>
<milestone n="283" unit="line"/>
<l>hoc digni patre; tale nos decuit genus.</l>
<milestone n="284" unit="line"/>
<l>Sic fata forsan expetunt, quae non Deus</l>
<milestone n="285" unit="line"/>
<l n="285">prohibere curans, esse sic ultro sinit;</l>
<milestone n="286" unit="line"/>
<l>nam quisque liber arbiter in actus suos.</l>
<milestone n="287" unit="line"/>
<l>Delicta poscunt gentium ultrices manus:</l>
<milestone n="288" unit="line"/>
<l>ergo, ministri scismatis mundo dati,</l>
<milestone n="289" unit="line"/>
<l>quid plus inanes ducimus frustra moras?</l>
<milestone n="290" unit="line"/>
<l n="290">Capiamus urbes undique et late loca.</l>
<milestone n="291" unit="line"/>
<l>Verona Vicentia Padua nutu meo</l>
<milestone n="292" unit="line"/>
<l>iam subiacent: progrediar ulterius cito.</l>
<milestone n="293" unit="line"/>
<l>Promissa Lombardia me dominum vocat:</l>
<milestone n="294" unit="line"/>
<l>habere puto. Meos nec ibi sistam gradus.</l>
<milestone n="295" unit="line"/>
<l n="295">Italia michi debetur. Haud equidem satis</l>
<milestone n="296" unit="line"/>
<l>nec illa, Ad ortus signa referantur mea,</l>
<milestone n="297" unit="line"/>
<l>meus unde cecidit Lucifer quondam pater,</l>
<milestone n="298" unit="line"/>
<l>ubi vendicabo forsitan caelum potens.</l>
<milestone n="299" unit="line"/>
<l>Numquam Typheus aut Encheladus olim Iovi</l>
<milestone n="300" unit="line"/>
<l n="300">tantum intulere proelium aut ullus gigas.</l>
<milestone n="301" unit="line"/>
<l>Convertam ad austrum signa, qua medius dies</l>
<milestone n="302" unit="line"/>
<l>flagrat tepenti sidere.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Albricus">
<speaker>Al.</speaker>
<milestone n="303" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Inferus annuat pater.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<l part="F">Propere annuet.</l>
<milestone n="304" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Et tu quid audes, frater?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Albricus">
<speaker>Al.</speaker>
<l part="F">Edissero statim.</l>
<milestone n="305" unit="line"/>
<l n="305">Tarvisium tyrannidi paret meae:</l>
<milestone n="306" unit="line"/>
<l>Feltro subacto, ad Iulii pergam Forum</l>
<milestone n="307" unit="line"/>
<l>subigamque totas Arcthici gentes poli.</l>
<milestone n="308" unit="line"/>
<l>Hoc quoque parum est. Non desinam. Restat michi</l>
<milestone n="309" unit="line"/>
<l>vincenda triplex Gallia et sero videns</l>
<milestone n="310" unit="line"/>
<l n="310">pars occidentis usque quo oceanus diem</l>
<milestone n="311" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">absorbet.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker> Ec.</speaker>
<l part="F">O mi frater, o magno sate</l>
<milestone n="312" unit="line"/>
<l>Plutone, tantis ausibus vires ferat,</l>
<milestone n="313" unit="line"/>
<l>tellure rupta spiritus nocuos pater</l>
<milestone n="314" unit="line"/>
<l>nobis faventes commodet; functi quibus</l>
<milestone n="315" unit="line"/>
<l n="315">corpora trahamus et animas Orcho simul.</l>
<milestone n="316" unit="line"/>
<l>I, dire frater, infimi proles dei,</l>
<milestone n="317" unit="line"/>
<l>et bella mecum, pace sublata, move</l>
<milestone n="318" unit="line"/>
<l>sub fraudis astu; finge te iratum michi:</l>
<milestone n="319" unit="line"/>
<l>dolosa species haec ad interitum trahet</l>
<milestone n="320" unit="line"/>
<l n="320">hinc inde multos transfugas. Absit fides</l>
<milestone n="321" unit="line"/>
<l>pietasque nostris actibus semper procul.</l>
</sp>
</div>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene II</head>
<stage>Ecerinus, Ziramons, Frater Lucas</stage>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker> Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="322" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Ziramons?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ziramons">
<speaker>Zi.</speaker>
<l part="M">Domine.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<l part="F">Dic age, quid est? propere indica.</l>
<milestone n="323" unit="line"/>
<l>Iacet Monaldi corpore abscisum caput,</l>
<milestone n="324" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Nullo tuente?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ziramons">
<speaker>Zi.</speaker>
<l part="F">Publico squalet foro</l>
<milestone n="325" unit="line"/>
<l n="325">putata cervix; nullus et caesum movet.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker> Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="326" unit="line"/>
<l part="I">Quicquam rebelle constat?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ziramons">
<speaker>Zi.</speaker>
<l part="F">Omnino nichil.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker> Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="327" unit="line"/>
<l>Hem vicimus! Iamque omne fas licet et nefas.</l>
<milestone n="328" unit="line"/>
<l>Ferro tuenda civitas nostro vacat.</l>
<milestone n="329" unit="line"/>
<l>Cum plebe pereat omne nobilium genus;</l>
<milestone n="330" unit="line"/>
<l n="330">non sexus aetas ordo non ullus gradus</l>
<milestone n="331" unit="line"/>
<l>a caede nostra liber aut expers eat.</l>
<milestone n="332" unit="line"/>
<l>Vagetur ensis undique et largus cruor</l>
<milestone n="333" unit="line"/>
<l>abundet atra tabe perfusus foro:</l>
<milestone n="334" unit="line"/>
<l>hinc inde patulae corpora ostentent cruces;</l>
<milestone n="335" unit="line"/>
<l n="335">subdantur ignes, illa qui flammis crement,</l>
<milestone n="336" unit="line"/>
<l>stilletque sanies: fumus ad summos polos</l>
<milestone n="337" unit="line"/>
<l>a me litatas victimas tales ferat.</l>
</sp>
</div>
<div type="scene">
<head>Scene III</head>
<sp who="#FraterLucas">
<speaker>Fr.</speaker>
<milestone n="338" unit="line"/>
<l>Inclite Ecerine, parce, da fandi locum;</l>
<milestone n="339" unit="line"/>
<l>annue parumper, obsecro, ut tutus loquar.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#Ecerinus">
<speaker>Ec.</speaker>
<milestone n="340" unit="line"/>
<l part="I" n="340">340 Contexe.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#FraterLucas">
<speaker>Fr.</speaker>
<l part="F">Mira res. Quid est quod te movet,</l>
<milestone n="341" unit="line"/>
<l>o homo? Homo es, nec est ut hoc unum neges.</l>
<milestone n="342" unit="line"/>
<l>Mortalis ergo; nam omne, quod oritur, occidit.</l>
<milestone n="343" unit="line"/>
<l>Servare seriem cuncta, si pensas, vides.</l>
<milestone n="344" unit="line"/>
<l>Terra mare caelum et illa, quae substant eis,</l>