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MASSACRE AT PARIS

By Christopher Marlowe

Table of Contents with inital stage directions:

Dramatis Personae

Scene 1: Enter Charles the French King, [Catherine] the Queene Mother, the King of Navarre, the Prince of Condye, the Lord high Admirall, and [Margaret] the Queene of Navarre, with others.

Scene 2: Enter the Duke of Guise.

Scene 3: Enter the King of Navar and Queen [Margaret], and his Mother Queen [of Navarre], the Prince of Condy, the Admirall, and the Pothecary with the gloves, and gives them to the olde Queene.

Scene 4: Enter [Charles] the King, [Catherine the] Queene Mother, Duke of Guise, Duke Anjoy, Duke Demayne [and Cossin, Captain of the Kings Guard].

Scene 5: Enter Guise, Anjoy, Dumaine, Gonzago, Retes, Montsorrell, and Souldiers to the massacre.

Scene 6: Enter Mountsorrell and knocks at Serouns doore.

Scene 7: Enter Ramus in his studie.

Scene 8: Enter Anjoy, with two Lords of Poland.

Scene 9: Enter two with the Admirals body.

Scene 10: Enter five or sixe Protestants with bookes, and kneele together.

Scene 11: Enter [Charles] the King of France, Navar and Epernoune staying him: enter Queene Mother, and the Cardinall [of Loraine, and Pleshe].

Scene 12: Sound Trumpets within, and then all crye vive le Roy two or three times.

Scene 13: Enter the Duchesse of Guise, and her Maide.

Scene 14: Enter the King of Navarre, Pleshe and Bartus, and their train, with drums and trumpets.

Scene 15: Enter [Henry] the King of France, Duke of Guise, Epernoune, and Duke Joyeux.

Scene 16: Alarums within. The Duke Joyeux slaine.

Scene 17: Enter a Souldier.

Scene 18: Enter the King of Navarre reading of a letter, and Bartus.

Scene 19: Enter the Captaine of the guarde, and three murtherers.

Scene 20: Enter two [Murtherers] dragging in the Cardenall [of Loraine].

Scene 21: Enter Duke Dumayn reading of a letter, with others.

Scene 22: Sound Drumme and Trumpets, and enter the King of France, and Navarre, Epernoune, Bartus, Pleshe and Souldiers.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

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