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Scœn. 3.

Enter Dansiker, three or foure Sailers, Lief: Dansiker reads a letter.
Leif.
What newes braue Captaine?

Dans.
Good. These letters from my wife bring certainty
Of our obtained pardons, on condition
We henceforth for the state of France imploy
Our liues and seruice.

Omn.
Long liue King Henry of France.

Shout Dansiker
Dans.
My valiant friends this 4 years
Hath led you proudly through a sea of terrour,
Through deeds so full of prowesse they might haue grac'd
The brow of worthinesse, had iustice to our cause
Giuen life and action. But since the breach of lawes
Of Nations, ciuill society, iustly intitles vs
With the hatefull stile of robbers, let's redeeme our honour
And not returne into our country, with the names
Of pardoned theeues, but by some worthy deed,
Daring attempt, make good vnto the world
Want of imployment, not of vertue forct
Our former act of spoyle and rapine.

Leif.
Set the designe downe may regaine vs credit.
Deserue this grace so freely offer'd vs
Weel or accomplish it, or with our liues
Seale the attempt.

Omn.
Braue Captaine, through death wee'le follow thee,

Dans.
Then thus, that with the same weapon, we may
Our country cure, with which we wounded her,
My purpose is to ruine all the Pyrats
Lie in the harbour here.

Leif.
Rare! it may be easy done, obserue the wind
And firing but of one consume the rest.

Dans.
We must not trust to such incertainties.
Thus I haue plotted it: we first will set a fire
Some house ith' towne, to which when each man makes,
As they will be inforced from the hauen
To yeeld their helps, with much facility
We may performe our purpose.

Lif.
How? vndiscri'd, shall we attempt the towne?

Dans.
That charge be mine, the Renegado Iew,
You know giues free and open entertaine
To all of our profession. In some out-house of his
I will conuey a pot of wild-fire to it,
I'le make a traine of match, that at three howres
Shall giue it fire.

Sailers.
Excellent! The time sir.

Dans.
To morrow night: meane time make ready
For our departure, but with such secresie
Suspitions selfe may not discry it: provide the balles
We must bestow vpon the ships.

Lift.
That care be ours.

Dans.
The rest leaue vnto me,
Wee'l returne nobly, or else nobly dye.
Exeunt.
Enter Ruben.
Ruben, what newes?

Rub.
My maister sir, desires your company,
Ther's a new Pyrat landed, his name is Gallop.

Dans.
More yet? do they come on so fast?
Your maister would ingrosse his prize.

Rub.
He would: and for your curtesie herein,
He will forbeare three months the crownes you owe him:

Dans.
Il'e vse my Art sir to his benefit,
And for the Crownes, no longer Ile delay him,
Heere is my hand to morrow night Ile pay him.

Exeunt.