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CLEONICE, PRINCESS of BITHYNIA: A TRAGEDY.

As it is performed at the THEATRE ROYAL IN COVENT-GARDEN.

BY JOHN HOOLE.

DUBLIN: PRINTED BY W. SPOTSWOOD, FOR THE UNITED COMPANY OF BOOKSELLERS.

MDCCLXXV.

PROLOGUE.

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Written by THOMAS VAUGHAN, Eſq
Spoken by Mr. BENSLEY.
TELL me, ye Gods, ye arbiters of wit,
Who rule the heavens, or who lead the pit, addreſſing the gallery and pit,
Whence comes it, in an age refin'd by taſte
By ſcience poliſh'd, and by judgement chaſte,
We ſee the Muſe, in dignity ſublime,
Led on by prologue, ape-ing pantomime;
Whoſe ſportive fancy, and whoſe comic ſkill,
All muſt applaud—where Roſcius guides the quill;
Yet when Melpomene in grief appears,
Her ſuff'ring virtue bath'd in ſorrow's tears,
From Tyrant laws, or jealous love oppreſs'd,
Swelling with ſilence in her tortur'd breaſt.
How can the heart her genial impulſe ſhew,
Feel as ſhe feels, or weep another's woe;
When gay Thalia has ſo late poſſeſs'd
The laughing tranſports of the human breaſt?
Let each her province keep, let jocund mirth
To Epilogue alone give happy birth;
Eaſe the ſtruck ſoul from ev'ry anxious fcar,
And wipe from beauty's check the ſilent tear.
Twice Metaſtaſio's wings have borne our Bayes,
And ſafely brought him o'er the critic ſeas;
Fir'd with ſucceſs, he dares this awful night,
Cheer'd by your ſmiles to take a bolder flight;
Nor longer ſtoop beneath a foreign ſhade,
Like Dian ſhining from a borrow'd aid;
But comes impregnate with Icarian pride,
To ſtretch his pinnions, and forſake his guide;
Yet doubtful flies, leſt vapours damp his force,
And one black cloud ſhould ſtop his airy courſe,
To awful heights his proud ambition ſoars,
And the dread regions of applauſe explores;
[] No ſun he fears—but courts its warmeſt ray
'Tis yours to raiſe—or ſink him in the ſea.
Let Candour then proceed to try the cauſe,
That Magna Charta of dramatic laws!

PROLOGUE.

Written by a Friend, to have been ſpoken in the character of the Tragic Muſe.

Deſigned for Mrs. BARRY.

JUDGES of Genius! from whoſe hands a bard
This night awaits the laurel of reward!
To you, the Tragic Muſe, in Britain's name,
Comes to announce the merits of his claim.
'Tis I have led him timorous to this field,
And bade him dare his country's guantlet wield;
Bade him aſpire to vault her fiery breed,
Nor humbly ſtoop to mount the manag'd ſteed.
Long had I ſeen his patient merit toil,
In culling chaplets from a foreign ſoil;
Whilſt, here, tranſplanted by his ſkilful hand,
Italia's honours bloom'd in Albion's land.
Long had I mark'd, as ſuch exotic boughs
Content he wove to veil his modeſt brows,
A ſpirit that in paths untrod before
Might ſnatch the nobler foliage of this ſhore.
Pleas'd with the hopes, that I had now deſcry'd
A future ſon, from whom the buſkin's pride
To this my favourite Iſle, again might riſe;
I touch'd his ear, and pointed out the prize.
"Wither my honours in this clime (I ſaid)
"Buds here no bounteous leaf to deck thy head?
"Are theſe once foſiering ſkies ſo over-caſt,
"That Genius dares not brave th' inclement blaſt?
"Come, let me lead thee, where my ſons of yore
"In Fancy's fields amaſs'd their laureate ſtore;
[] "With active powers, aloft, beſtrode the clouds
"Inſpir'd by kind acclaims of ſhouting crowds.
"Turn thee, where Shakeſpear wav'd the myſtic rod,
"And ſaw a new creation wait his nod.
"Behold where Terror, with eccentric ſtride,
"Burſts, like a torrent from the mountain's ſide!
"Behold where gentle pity heaves the ſigh,
"Sluicing the fruitful conduit of the eye!
"See love at whoſe approach, the airy Wiles
"Of Mirth and Freedom, or the jocund Smiles
"Of ſweet content, diſpers'd in wild affright,
"Mount on their ſilken wings and take their flight.
"See Jealouſy his hideous form uprear,
"Tine the quick brand, and ſhake the vengeful ſpear:
"While, cloſe behind, fell Anguiſh aud Diſdain
"Stalk ſullen by; and ſwell his gloomy train.
"Mark where Deſpair points to ſome diſtant ground;
"On blaſted yews, where Night-birds ſhrick around,
"Where yawning Tombs add horror to the night,
"And Meteors flaſh their momentary light.
"Here mark thyſelf, what various objects riſe,
"Nor truſt the medium of another's eyes.'
I ſpoke—and Genius ſtrait began to ſpread
His ready Plumage, and my voice obey'd,
Adventurous, thence he dares this night aſpire
To ſtamp the vivid ſcene with native fire.
'Tis yours, ye Britons, then, with kind applauſe,
To fan the flame I kindled in your cauſe:
Nor be it ſaid, when on your mercy thrown,
You foſter every ſpark, but what's your own.
From your dread ſentence, crown'd with laurels won,
I ardently expect to greet a Son:
The Palm I have depoſited with you,
And truſt your hearts to give it where 'tis due.

Dramatis Perſonae.

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MEN.
WOMEN.

Guards, Attendants, &c.

SCENE, a city on the frontiers of Bithynia, and the country adjacent.

CLEONICE: A TRAGEDY.

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ACT I.

SCENE, a gallery.
TERAMENES, AGENOR.
TERAMENES.
AGENOR, ſtill Bithynia muſt retain
The ſword unſheath'd, and ſtill remov'd afar,
Shall Peace, in vain deſir'd, mock every hope,
Of dear domeſtic happineſs—the leagues
Of factious princes, whoſe aſſociate force
Has vex'd this bleeding land, now yield indeed
To Lycomedes' arms, or rather ſhrink
Before the genius of your noble friend.
Agen.
Arſetes, bred in diſtant realms, and long
A wanderer o'er the face of earth, muſt hail
The hour that led his ſteps to tread your ſoil,
And gave him Teramenes for his friend.
Tera.
Tho' now the rage of civil ſtrife is paſt,
Full well thou know'ſt, to-morrow's ſun declin'd,
His next returning beam lights up the day
That ends the truce with Pontus, and demands
Our ſtrongeſt force to meet a mightier foe,
In Artabaſus.
Agen.
Five returning ſuns
Have chang'd your vernal groves, ſince as the breath
Of Fame declares, your armies met and fought
On Hippias' banks, what time your martial powers
(Forgive me, if report miſlead my tongue,)
Bow'd to a foreign ſtandard.
Tera.
Lycomedes,
Whoſe thirſt of glory in his vigorous life
Compell'd the neighbouring ſtates to bend beneath
Bithynia's yoke; when creeping time had clogg'd
[8] The vital ſprings, and kept his age from ſcenes,
Of active valour, by his generals ſtill
Maintain'd the field, and thro' the nations ſpread
His martial terrors, till that fatal day,
When Hippias, down his current, dy'd with blood,
The frequent corſe and glittering enſign bore:
Then, midſt the ſlaughter, fell a ſacrifice
To iron war, our king's lamented ſon;
A youth, the early darling of his ſire,
The ſoldier's hope, and nurſling of the field.
Agen.
Oft have I heard Polemon's name, whoſe brave
Unpractis'd arm encounter'd Artabaſus,
And from his ſword receiv'd a glorious death.
Tera.
But tho' the time's neceſſity compell'd
Bithynia to the truce, ſtill, ſtill the thought
Of his Polemon rankled in the boſom
Of our afflicted monarch, ſtill the hope,
Tho' diſtant hope of vengeance, glow'd within,
And fed eternal hatred in his ſoul.
While now to Pontus' bounds, his army ſpreads
Its conquering legions, he forgoes the ſtate
Of Nicomedias' palace, to reſide
Amidſt this city, whoſe oppoſing bulwarks
Riſe on the kingdom's edge, and dare the foe.
Agen.
Fame ſpeaks your rival great, and gives the praiſe
Of might and wiſdom to the king of Pontus;
And more, 'tis ſaid, his ſon, amidſt the files
Of Rome's immortal legions, diſtant far
From Pontus, learns the rugged trade of war,
And gathers laurels in his blooming age,
That veterans view with envy: his return
Gives earneſt of new triumphs.
Tera.
Let him come;
Would yet Arſetes aid Bithynia's cauſe
His ſword with brave Orontes join'd, whoſe hand
Muſt ſway the ſcepter of Bithynia's realm,
Might fix th' unſteady wing of victory
To Lycomedes' bands.
Agen.
Orontes' valour
Your ſovereign deems to merit Cleonice,
Whoſe piety forſakes the pomp of courts,
The ſplendid eaſe of female life, to attend
[9] A father's ſteps, amidſt the clang of war.
But for Arſetes, thou remembereſt well
When firſt he join'd to thine his ſocial arms,
He pledg'd his faith for five returning moons
To abide your welcome gueſt, and now the tenth
Wanes in her ſilver orb.
Tera.
What ſays Agenor?
My mind, tho' loth, recalls each circumſtance.
But ſtill I hop'd Arſetes might be won
To breathe our friendly air, ſtill mix'd among
Bithynia's warlike ſons, now hovering o'er
The verge of hoſtile Pontus, when the time
And place concurr'd to pour with ſudden inroad
The ſtorm of conqueſt on our hated foe,
To avenge a form, a worth ſo like his own—
—But ſee, he comes—
Enter ARSETES.
Belov'd Arſetes, welcome!
Youth, at thy preſence, buds with bloom renew'd,
Such as I was, when, on Arabia's ſands,
I cruſh'd the wandering robbers of the deſert.
Arſe.
My lord, too partial friendſhip ever finds
New praiſe for your Arſetes; if I claim
Of merit aught, here Heaven receive my thanks,
That bade me wield the ſword for Lycomedes.
Tera.
And yet Arſetes now methinks forgets
To prize our country's honours; while the bond
Of friendſhip holds no more his changing heart;
That heart, which once I preſs'd with tranſport here,
Which ſeem'd with mutual tranſport to receive
The love I proffer'd, when my boſom glow'd
With warmth of gratitude to him, whoſe arm
Snatch'd Teramenes from impending death,
As fierce Lyſippus aim'd the threatening blade
At my defenceleſs head, when you ruſh'd in,
(Till then unknown) and ſav'd me from the foe.
Arſ.
'Twas ſure ſome happy ſtar, that led my ſteps
At that bleſt moment—if I ſav'd the life
Of Teramenes, I preſerv'd indeed
A faithful counſellor for Lycomedes,
An army's chief, but for myſelf a friend.
Tera.
And wilt thou, my Arſetes, now forſake
[10] The bands, that late purſued the glorious taſk
Of conqueſt, taught by thee—now when the great,
Th' important moment comes, on which depends
Our monarch's fame, our vengeance—led by thee
And brave Orontes, we have ſtemm'd the tide
Of inbred tumult: every rebel head
Now lies ſubdued, and fluſh'd with great ſucceſs,
Our ſoldiers now demand, with loud acclaim,
To pour their fury o'er yon hoſtile bounds,
Beneath Arſetes and Orontes.
Arſe.
Heaven
Be witneſs here, compulſive honour long
Has chanlleng'd my departure—yet, till now
I wav'd obedience to the frequent calls
Of duty; but the flame of civil broils
At length ſubſiding thro' your troubled ſtate,
I muſt (forgive me, chief, forgive me, friend,)
Yield to the powerful voice, and quit Bithynia.
By every toil my ſword has known in battle,
But moſt the toils I ſhar'd with Teramenes,
Unwilling and compell'd, I leave your clime,
And quit a country dearer than my own.
Tera.
Farewell, Arſetes; think that Teramenes
Feels from his in moſt ſoul the fix'd reſolve
Of him, whom once he fondly deem'd by fortune,
From all mankind ſelected for his friend.
I'll ſeek the king—no leſs will he regret
Arſetes' loſs, whoſe preſence might inſure
His wiſh'd revenge, and fix his kingdoms glory.
[Exit.
ARSETES, AGENOR.
Agen.
Why droops Arſetes? O! diſcover all
Thy ſecret grief and let Agenor ſhare it.
Arſe.
Indeed thou doſt—my every thought is thine,
My other ſelf, my boſom's counſellor!
What needs there more to rend my heart, to fill
My tortur'd ſoul, while loitering here I wrong
My native ſoil, the voice of filial duty
Chides my delay, yet Love, the powerful God
Reigns in my breaſt, and mocks each ſettled purpoſe:
Come, my Agenor, with thy friendly aid
Confirm my thoughts, and teach me yet to tread,
Yet to reſume the path my ſeet have left;
[11] To quit the land, where all my joys are center'd,
To tear myſelf from love and Cleonice—
—O! never!—never—
Agen.
Yet again reflect,
Think who you are, to what has Heaven reſerv'd
Your virtues—Shall a kingdom's heir—
Arſe.
Go on—
'Tis honeſt chiding—Shall a kingdom's heir,
(Thus would'ſt thou ſay) on whom th' expecting eyes
Of thouſands look for happineſs, on whom
A father fixes every deareſt hope
To ſee himſelf renew'd to diſtant times,
Shall he, forgetting all the claims of glory,
Forgetting all the ties of filial duty,
Defraud his longing people of their prince,
And from his ſire with-hold a darling ſon?
Say—ſhall Bithynia's hoſtile lands detain,
From Artabaſus' ſight his loved Pharnaces?
O! no—Agenor—thou haſt fir'd my ſoul;
My father!—yes, I will embrace the knees
Of him, whoſe love reproaches my delay.
Yet never, Cleonice, ſhall this breaſt
Forget its wonted flame:—Is it a crime
To adore the ſum of all her ſex's graces,
Tho' wayward chance has plac'd the hopeleſs bar
Of lineal enmity between our loves?
Agen.
And yet, my prince; the indulgent hand of fate,
Perchance may weave your future web of life
With threads of brighter dye; even love itſelf
May find a way to clear the gloomy proſpect:
Diſcord perhaps may once again extinguiſh
Her hated torch that fires the rival nations,
And Cleonice be the bond of peace:
Too long, already, ſtrangers have we lived,
Alien from friends and home: tho' Artabaſus
Sent you beneath my father's guardian care,
To learn hard leſſons in the ſchool of glory,
Yet ſure the parent ſuffer'd in that abſence,
Which, as a king, his virtue deem'd would raiſe
Your fame, and fit you for a people's weal.
Arſe.
Yes, my Agenor, oft his tendereſt greetings
Have warn'd me to return, when circling time
[12] Had brought the period fix'd for my departure;
Or when the pauſe of arms, or honour's duty
Permitted me to quit the hoſt of Rome.
Agen.
And yet—my prince—
Arſe.
And yet—too true, Agenor,
I feel each juſt reproach—the land indeed
I left, and journey'd o'er a length of ſoil,
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java.lang.RuntimeException: net.sf.saxon.s9api.SaxonApiException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
	at com.google.common.base.Throwables.propagate(Throwables.java:234)
	at info.textgrid.services.aggregator.html.HTMLWriter.write(HTMLWriter.java:298)
	at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.provider.BinaryDataProvider.writeTo(BinaryDataProvider.java:176)
	at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.utils.JAXRSUtils.writeMessageBody(JAXRSUtils.java:1666)
	at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSOutInterceptor.serializeMessage(JAXRSOutInterceptor.java:249)
	at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSOutInterceptor.processResponse(JAXRSOutInterceptor.java:122)
	at org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.interceptor.JAXRSOutInterceptor.handleMessage(JAXRSOutInterceptor.java:84)
	at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:307)
	at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.OutgoingChainInterceptor.handleMessage(OutgoingChainInterceptor.java:90)
	at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:307)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:121)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:267)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:233)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:207)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:159)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFNonSpringServlet.invoke(CXFNonSpringServlet.java:224)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:312)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doGet(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:222)
	at jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:564)
	at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:279)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:197)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:142)
	at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:57)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:142)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:165)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:88)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:535)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:115)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:86)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:71)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:348)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:408)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:71)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:1307)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:2032)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:74)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:976)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:494)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:80)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583)
Caused by: net.sf.saxon.s9api.SaxonApiException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
	at net.sf.saxon.s9api.XsltTransformer.transform(XsltTransformer.java:371)
	at info.textgrid.services.aggregator.html.HTMLWriter.write(HTMLWriter.java:292)
	... 39 more
Caused by: net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException: I/O error reported by XML parser processing char:EOLhyphen
	at net.sf.saxon.resource.ActiveSAXSource.deliver(ActiveSAXSource.java:248)
	at net.sf.saxon.event.Sender.send(Sender.java:104)
	at net.sf.saxon.functions.DocumentFn.makeDoc(DocumentFn.java:310)
	at net.sf.saxon.functions.DocumentFn$DocumentMappingFunction.mapItem(DocumentFn.java:160)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.ItemMappingIterator.next(ItemMappingIterator.java:161)
	at net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceTool.supply(SequenceTool.java:153)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.sort.DocumentOrderIterator.<init>(DocumentOrderIterator.java:41)
	at net.sf.saxon.functions.DocumentFn.call(DocumentFn.java:131)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.SystemFunctionCall$SystemFunctionCallElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPull$1(SystemFunctionCall.java:608)
	at net.sf.saxon.value.SingletonClosure.asItem(SingletonClosure.java:105)
	at net.sf.saxon.value.SingletonClosure.head(SingletonClosure.java:89)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.LocalVariableReference$LocalVariableReferenceElaborator.lambda$elaborateForItem$2(LocalVariableReference.java:245)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.SimpleStepExpression$SimpleStepExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPull$0(SimpleStepExpression.java:185)
	at net.sf.saxon.functions.Exists$ExistsFnElaborator.lambda$elaborateForBoolean$0(Exists.java:111)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$10(Choose.java:1177)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$4(Block.java:895)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.FixedElement$FixedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$0(FixedElement.java:641)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:960)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComputedElement$ComputedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ComputedElement.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesPackage.processLeavingTail(ApplyTemplates.java:553)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:981)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:864)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$13(Choose.java:1198)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:960)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplateElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(CallTemplate.java:633)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(Block.java:885)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComputedElement$ComputedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ComputedElement.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplatePackage.processLeavingTail(CallTemplate.java:515)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:981)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$14(Choose.java:1205)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:960)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:864)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$13(Choose.java:1198)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:960)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplateElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(CallTemplate.java:633)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(Block.java:885)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComputedElement$ComputedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ComputedElement.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplatePackage.processLeavingTail(CallTemplate.java:515)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:981)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$14(Choose.java:1205)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.LetExpression$LetExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$6(LetExpression.java:960)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.rules.TextOnlyCopyRuleSet.process(TextOnlyCopyRuleSet.java:72)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:518)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(ApplyTemplates.java:655)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(Block.java:867)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$12(Choose.java:1190)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(Block.java:879)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplateElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(CallTemplate.java:633)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$4(Block.java:895)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.FixedElement$FixedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$0(FixedElement.java:641)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.FixedElement$FixedElementElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$0(FixedElement.java:641)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$4(Block.java:895)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ApplyTemplates$ApplyTemplatesPackage.processLeavingTail(ApplyTemplates.java:553)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:981)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Block$BlockElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$1(Block.java:853)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$14(Choose.java:1205)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NamedTemplate.expand(NamedTemplate.java:247)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.CallTemplate$CallTemplatePackage.processLeavingTail(CallTemplate.java:515)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:981)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.NextMatch$NextMatchPackage.processLeavingTail(NextMatch.java:171)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.Expression.dispatchTailCall(Expression.java:981)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.Choose$ChooseExprElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$11(Choose.java:1183)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TraceExpression$TraceExpressionElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$3(TraceExpression.java:476)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.ComponentTracer$ComponentTracerElaborator.lambda$elaborateForPush$2(ComponentTracer.java:348)
	at net.sf.saxon.expr.instruct.TemplateRule.applyLeavingTail(TemplateRule.java:376)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.handleRuleNotNull(Mode.java:587)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.Mode.applyTemplates(Mode.java:521)
	at net.sf.saxon.trans.XsltController.applyTemplates(XsltController.java:684)
	at net.sf.saxon.s9api.AbstractXsltTransformer.applyTemplatesToSource(AbstractXsltTransformer.java:431)
	at net.sf.saxon.s9api.XsltTransformer.transform(XsltTransformer.java:359)
	... 40 more
Caused by: java.net.MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: char
	at java.base/java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:779)
	at java.base/java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:654)
	at java.base/java.net.URL.<init>(URL.java:590)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLEntityManager.setupCurrentEntity(XMLEntityManager.java:651)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLVersionDetector.determineDocVersion(XMLVersionDetector.java:150)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:861)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:825)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:141)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:1224)
	at java.xml/com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:637)
	at net.sf.saxon.resource.ActiveSAXSource.deliver(ActiveSAXSource.java:192)
	... 211 more