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SCEN. V.

Zisco, Ursini, &c.
Zisc.
The night comes on apace, streight every thing
Will be as blacke as I, and alike terrible.
Nay out-doe mee too: each leafe that stirres
Affrights the featfull, makes the guilty tremble,
And yet this night, what is it but a shadow?
Yet I am lesse than that, for I do lesse:
I that have purpos'd so much, act nothing!
Horrour! could but my thoughts be seene, they'd owne
Murders, more than the basiliske could commit,
Were he all eye, more than revenge has acted,
Or than the triviall spight of plague, and warre
Produce, in their full heate.—Ursini be speedy
Or I'le outrunne designe.—

(Enter Ursini.
Urs:
Zisco.

Zisc.
My Lord.

Urs:
The houres are favourable
And have brought opportunitie along with 'em,
We must resolve for action.

Zis.
I'me prepar'd.

Urs:
But Zisco, art thou sure Felicia was.—

Zis.
Sure? puh! would you know? I my selfe
Am the Moore he caus'd to ravish her.

Urs.
And canst thou do't againe?

Zis.
Bravely.

Urs.
This night then thou shalt—ravish his Mistris,
Calantha! this night! I've prepar'd all things ready
For thy conveyance into her chamber—thou wilt doe't

Zis.
Resolv'd.

Urs.
And kill her too?

Zisc.
An shee were my mother.

(Enter Grutti.
Urs.
Obscure your selfe a while.—how now?

Grut.
My Lord, the French have kept their word,
And unespied have stolne from Genoa,
Enter'd our haven, and this night have set
Upon our fleete, the bold Sicilians too
I'th towne are up in armes.

Urs.
There spoke my Genius.

(Enter Cassio.
Cass:
My Lord! the Cittie's in a mutinie,
The Court in wild distraction.

Urs:

Well, beyond my hopes: excellent well; Grutti, Cassio,
be nere us, we must use your helpe to night.

Cass:
Valenzo playes from the Castle with his Canons,
And strikes both parties without distinction:
He's now marching up with a well ord'red troope,
T'is thought he had intelligence of your intents.

Urs.
O my fate! that man undoe's mee.
Thus early sins are blasted in the bud,
There is no safety but in being good.

Exeunt.