Mess. He will; and has commanded all his men To come ashore, and march through Malta streets, That thou mayest feast them in thy citadel.
Bar. Then now are all things as my wish would have 'em, There wanteth nothing but the Governor's pelf, And see, he brings it.20
Enter Governor.
Now, Governor, the sum.
Gov. With free consent, a hundred thousand pounds.
Bar. Pounds say'st thou, Governor? well, since it is no more, I'll satisfy myself with that; nay, keep it still, For if I keep not promise, trust not me. And, Governor, now take my policy: First, for his army, they are sent before, Entered the monastery, and underneath In several places are field-pieces pitched, Bombards, whole barrels full of gunpowder,30 That on the sudden shall dissever it, And batter all the stones about their ears, Whence none can possibly escape alive: Now as for Calymath and his consorts, Here have I made a dainty gallery, The floor whereof, this cable being cut, Doth fall asunder; so that it doth sink Into a deep pit past recovery. Here, hold that knife, and when thou seest he comes, And with his bassoes shall be blithely set,40 A warning-piece shall be shot off from the tower, To give thee knowledge when to cut the cord And fire the house; say, will not this be brave?
Gov. O excellent! here, hold thee, Barabas, I trust thy word, take what I promised thee.
Bar. No, Governor, I'll satisfy thee first, Thou shalt not live in doubt of anything. Stand close, for here they come [Governor retires]. Why, is not this A kingly kind of trade to purchase towns By treachery and sell 'em by deceit?50 Now tell me, worldlings, underneath the sun [156] If greater falsehood ever has been done?
Enter Calymath and Bassoes.
Caly. Come, my companion bassoes; see, I pray, How busy Barabas is there above To entertain us in his gallery; Let us salute him. Save thee, Barabas!