[297] So ed. 1.—Ed. 2. (i.e. 8vo of 1633) “powers.”

[298] Ed. 1. reads “ouse,” which becomes “house” in ed. 2.

[299] Cn. Scipio, who fell fighting in Spain, B.C. 212. See Livy, xxv. 36.

[300] See Livy, xxv. 34.

SCENE II.

Sophonisba’s bedchamber.

Enter Arcathia; Nycea, with tapers; Sophonisba, in her night attire, followed by Zanthia.

So. Watch at the doors: and till we be reposed
Let no one enter. Zanthia, undo me.

Zan. With this motto under your girdle:
You had been undone if you had not been undone.
Humblest service!

So. I wonder, Zanthia, why the custom is,
To use such ceremony, such strict shape,