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Enter duke, Martiall, laura:du:
soe now wee are at rest or sonn and daughter
[s]seeme quite to haue abiur'd their foolish loue
and study reformation, you in spetiall, laura
whose chaunge of passions wee doe much com̄end
lau:
alas my lord that loue was but a foolish burden
and I had the witt to shake it of, a man, why whattes
one man more then another but to fill number, I
now esteeme them all alike, and indeed, excepting
whom I muste except, yor grace, not one
good amongst them
du:
now speakes my daughter to her ffathers mind
and as hee would instruct her were shee now
wrapt in her first obstinate errors
lau:
mee a husband
not foure and twenty teame of horse and oxen
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the missery of a wife, if wee be faire they thinke
vs falce, if witty wanton, if merry light, if sadd
sower, if curious cunning, if not over wise wearis«om»
if wee speake they say wee skold, be wee silen«t»
wee are sullen, a husband Martiall
Ma:
good princesse now shee pleases
du:
for this chaunge
aske any thing wt hin plazenzae's gift
tis thine as wee are royall.
lau:
saye yee soe sir
then to confirme mee better in yor thought
I am soe farr from begging a release, for Iaspero
that here I craue his lasting banishment
I would not breath that aire that hee resides
nor liue where hee has being
du:
should wee deny this wee were noe ffather
Ma:
graunt it good my liege
I rather wish him spend his time abroad
in trauell and experience of the world
then liue at home in discontented bondes
void of all earthly Comfort
du:
take or signet
and see him straight discharg'd to enter here
wthout or free Consent, is most disgracefull
death
lau:
then happy mee
this if I see not to the full perform'd
disclaime mee for yor daughter
Exit
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woo
gracious liege pervse this small peticion
du:
what conteines it
woo:
that the contentes will at the full illustrate
a ffather's pleading for a daughters life
du:
you here pretend the virgin late falne sick
in extreame danger of a feare full death
you would haue leaue to vissit her, there
may bee daunger in't
woo
Ile bind my selfe in body life and goodes
my suite's iust & honest
du:
next that some doctor of or best trust
may take charge of her health
theres nothinge can be motiond for her good
but fills vs wt h distast
pr:
it were not royall, wt h pardon of yor highnes
not to yield, to this soe iust a motion, will you
bestowe a life and tak't a way againe, where
you not helpe you mainely hinder, where you
not saue you murder and destroy
Ma:
the prince speakes sence my lord
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thy Councells are discreet
& haue tane of that edge of violence
wc h was too sharpe against her, th'ast leaue
to vissit thy sick daughter, weele appoint
one of or trustiest artistes to study for her health
but her release noe suite shall euer gaine
woo:
I beg it not, thankes gracious souereigne
thankes noble prince, liue euer blest
Exit
Enter Laura:
du:
what is yor ffrend dispatch'd for banishmt
Lau:
my frend my lord, none can deserue that name
from Laura but that rivalls her in birth
or equalls her in state, he that is lesse
wee hold him enemy, as to our royaltie
one most oppos'd
du
while thou art such thou art for euer or s
what is he past the Citty
lau:
quite discharg'd
du:
that ffeare then's past, the other to prvent
Martiall provide a strict and carefull watch
plac'd on both sides the bridge that giues entrance
into the Castle where she li'es inclos'd
if any but the woodman haue accesse
and that or trustiest artist weele ascribe it
to thy neglect of duty
Ma:
royall sir
Argus him selfe had not more eyes about him
nor wthout musick lesse inclin'd to sleepe
then Ile imploy in her safe Custody
you know my ffaith.
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du:
and wee will build vpon't
Enter Iaspero like an Indian
whattes hee
lau:
sure some virginia straunger
or remoted Indian falne vpon these Coastes
du:
question him Martiall
Ma:
sir you seeme a straunger
whatt'es yor busines in plazenzae's Court
would you soiourne in these partes of Christendome
Ia:
Sib, a re, Crib a re, bunck a me tod, lethe, tu:
hoc vnge, hungarion siped ley:
du:
whattes that hee saies
Ma:
greeke hee speakes greeke my lord, what languag[OMITTED]
so'ere tis, tis greeke to mee I'm sure,
du:
comāund him neerer
ffrend what busines, wouldst thou bee imploid in
Ia:
Quisquim Kin, bolsanin Kin.
Ma
my lord I vnderstand his action better then his
speech I take it he would serue yor grace
would«'»st not ffrend
Ia:
ya far boone Mariscall
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but entertaine him not good my lord hee
call's mee rascall
pr
sure you mistake him tis his kind of speech
lau:
ift please you not to accept his service
bestowe him sir I doe intreat on mee
Ile make him of my traine he may in time
perfect another language
du:
take him to thee
wer't thou as I not feare depriu'd of Modesty
I durst securely trust thee wt h that face
sirra attend the princesse, martiall yor charge
and bee't hence forth wee may yor cares com̄end
and bee't yor pride, in you or ffeares haue end
Exeunt
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