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Sce. 4.
[Hoboys]A Dumb Shew.
Enter at one Dore the Souldan with souldiers, from the other a Herald meets him, delivers him a paper. The Souldā sends in a souldier, who brings Lysander. Hee kneels, the Souldan embraces him, and shews him the paper, hee kisses it, beckons to the Herald, houlds out the paper with his left hand and lays his right hand on his sword. With courtesy they part. The Souldan and Herald goe of severally. Lysander stays.
Lysander.
How princes when they stand in need of men
can faune vpon their subiects! the proud Souldan
that lately banisht me the camp, in haste
now sends for mee, embraces, honours mee
with wishing I had led his army vp
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he had not tane the foyle. And now from thence
a challenge comes, from one call Armidan,
who singles mee by name to combat him,
to cleare the right of both the royalties.
I've vndertaken it; and the Herald's gone
to beare my answer backe. Thus tyrants doe,
wrong those they may be moste behoulding to.
Exit.
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