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Scœn. 5.

Hyrvdo
, Menander, Favorina, Hyarchvs, Phevdippe, Malindo, Evphorbvs, Hipponax, Lictor.
My sorry conscience doth recoyle (old men)
Worthy Malindo did inforce my vow
To proue delinquent, rather then oppose
My dreaded soueraignes life (an impious act,
Vrg'd by the cunning of more impious age.)
O then submit, with pœnitentiall teares
Confesse, your age offends the King through feares,

Omn. Magistr.
Our age offend the King? we vrge this act?

Hy.
Of murther: yes, you loue Monopolies.

Om. Mag.
Subtill distraction!.

Lic.
Silence.

Me.
Hipponax.
Hyarchus we disclaime your subtilties.

Favo.
My father so reiected?

Men.
Queene forbeare,
Malindo is our faithfull favourite.

Ma.
In thy protection let our kingdome liue.

Men.
Welcome braue Duke; be euer mine, belou'd;
Accounted in the chiefest scarlet ranke
Of vnderstanding Iudices; we thanke
Your noble and magnaminous resolue,
Your charitable vndertaking; be aduanc'd
And euer in my bosome: you are loyall.

Mal.
Daigne mighty Monarch but experience,

Me.
Your loue already hath in ample sort,
Giu'n testimoniall enough: be grac'd
And euer happy in our high account:
Another subiect Officer I haue,
Pheudippe cal'd; on whom the graces smile:
A man so absolute in my approofe,
That Nature hath reseru'd small dignity
Which he enioyes not. Welcome friend approch,
Forsake the Citie, euer dwell in Court;
Nay neerer, in my bosome: we obserue
Your manifest indeuour, diligence,
And all industrious faculties that lodge
Themselues in thee with a true correspondence,
Wee note your proiects, and esteeme them highly.

Phe.
I seruile groome put forth small industry,
Excepting what I owe in subiects duty.

Men.
My father, in the latest fillable
Of his weake vt'trance, did inculcate often,
Thy vnrewarded loyalty: be bigge
In honour, and out-shine the radiant glosse
Of bearded polititians: kneele before vs,
And in vprising swell with a new name:
No more Pheudippe, but all-potent Duke
Of wide Illirium; (noble friend) arise,
We diue into the bottome of thy soule,
Which doth ingender a sweet sympathy.
Liue long and happy in a Monarchs loue:
Malindo, you prouide some Theater,
Some regall shew, wherewith we mutually
May solace and disport our heauinesse.
Hyrudo liue: May treason euer finde
The biting tortures of a troubled minde.
You magistrates imagine it a curse,
And punishment beyond all punishment.
(If you attainted are with any guilt
Of so enorme designes) thinke it a curse
To sucke vp the salubrious aire, and liue,
Fame will infect you, though I pardon giue:

Omn.
So prosper we as we are innocent.