The Works of Ben Ionson Author:Ben Jonson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1875 Original Publisher: Bickers and son Subjects: Drama / General Drama / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Drama / Shakespeare History / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Drama Literary Criticism / Shake... more »speare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Reg. Yes, But dearer; it will cost you a shilling. I Cust. Verily, There is a nine-pence, I will shed no more. Reg. Not to the good of the saints ? i Cust. I am not sure That man is good. Reg. Read from Constantinople Nine penn'orth. Tho. They give out here, the grand signior Is certainly turnd Christian ; and to clear The controversy 'twixt the pope and him, Which is the Antichrist, he means to visit The church at Amsterdam this very summer, And quit all marks of the beast. i Cust. Now joyful tidings ! Who brought in this ! which emissary ? Reg. Buz, Your countryman. 1 Cust. Now, blessed be the man, And his whole family, with the nation! Reg. Yes, for Amboyna, and the justice there!9 -- This is a Dopper, a she Anabaptist! Seal and deliver her her news, dispatch. 2 Cust. Have you any news from the Indies ? any miracle 9 Yes, for Amboyna, and the justice there /] The massacre of Amboyna took place in 1622 ; but the news of it did not reach this country till the commencement of 1624,50 that the horror of it was in all its freshness. If nations could ever profit by experience; if they could perceive the danger as well as the guilt of wantonly venturing on deeds of inhumanity and injustice, this bloody tragedie, as Wilson calls it, would not be acted wholly in vain. Two centuries have elapsed since it to...« less