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Actus Quartus:

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Enter Captaine, & Soldiers.
Cap.
Are the Horsse left where I appointed'em?
and all the Soldiers ready?

Sold.
they are all Captaine.

Cap.
'tis well: Modesbargen is abroad for certaine,
hunting this morning.

Sold.
'tis most likely Sir:
for round about the Castle, since the dawning
we haue heard the merry noyce of hornes.

Cap.
dispeirce then,
except some three, or fowre to watch the Castle
least he break in againe: what Company
haue ye discoverd, that attends him?

Sold.
few Sr,
I do not thinck he has five within the Fort, now
able to make resistaunce.

Cap.
[Hornes]

[Hornes.]
Sol.
with all care Sr.

—Exeunt.
—Enter Modes-bargen & Huntesmen.
Modesb.
The doggs haue hunted well this dewy morning,
and made a merry cry:

1. Huntes.
the Hare was rotten
you should haue heard els, such a rore, and seene'em
make all hir dobles out with such neat hunting,
and run at such a merry rate togeather
they should haue dapled ore yor bay wt h fame Sr.

Mod:
'Tis very well: and so well, I affect it
that I could wish I had nere hunted after
any delight but this, nor sought more honor:
this is securely safe, drawes on no danger,
nor is this Chace crost with malignant envy:
how sweetly do I live, and laugh vpon
the perrills I haue past, the plotts, and traynes,
and now (methincks) I dare securely looke on
the steepe & desprat follyes, my indiscretion
like a blind careles foole had allmost cast me on,
Here I stand saffe, 'gainst all their strengths, and Stratagems:
I was a boy, a Foole, to follow Barnauelt,
to step into his attempts, to wedd my freedom
to his most dangerous Faction, a meere Coxcomb,
—Enter 2: Huntesmā
but I haue scapd their clawes: haue ye found more game?

2. Hunt.
beating about to find a new Hare, we discoverd

Mod.
discoverd? what?

2. Hunt
Horsemen, and't please ye Sir.
scowt round about vs; and wc h way still the doggs went
they made vp, wt hin view,

Mod.
look't they like Soldiers?

2. Hunt.
for certaine they are Soldiers, for if theis are eyes,
I saw their pistolls.

Mod.
many?

2. Hunt.
some half a score, Sir.

Mod.
I am betraid: away, and raise the Boores vp,
bid'em deale manfully.

1. Hunt.
take a close way home,
and clap yor spurrs on roundly.

Mod.
no place safe for me
this Prince has long armes: and his kindled anger
a thousand eyes: make hast, and raise the Cuntry

—Ext.
—Enter Captn. & Soldiers
Cap.
This was a narrow scape: he was ith' Feild sure

Sold.
yes, that was certaine he, that ridd of by vs,
when we stood close ith' brakes.

Cap
a devill take it,
how are we cozend? pox of or goodly providence,
if he get home, or if the Cuntry know it.

Sold.
make haste, he is yet vnmand: we may come time enough
to enter with him: besides ther's this advantage
they that are left behind, in stead of helping
a Boores Cart ore the Bridge, loden with hay
haue crackt the Ax-tree wt h a trick, and there it stands
and choakes the Bridge, from drawing.

Cap
ther's some hope yet:
away, and clap on spurs: he shall scape hardly
if none of vs salute him: mounte, mounte.

—Ext
—Enter Modesbe«rg» & Huntesmen
Mod.
Hell take this hay: 'tis set on purpose here:
fire it, and draw the Bridge, clap faggotts on't
and fire the Cart, and all: no Boores come in yet?
where be yor Musketts, Slaves?

Hunt.
we haue no powder Sr,

Mod.
you haue sold me, Rogues, betrayd me: fire the Cart I say
or heave it intoth'Moat.

Hunt.
we haue not men enough
will ye goe in, the Cuntry will rise presently
and then you shall see Sr, how wee'll buckle wt h'em

Mod.
I see I am vndon; they hay choakes all,
—Enter Captaine & Soldiers
I cannot get beside it

Cap.
Stir not afoote,
for he that do's has mett his preist: goe ceize his body:
but hurt him not: you must along with vs, Sir
we haue an easie nag will swym away with ye,
you ghesse the cause I am sure: when you are ith'saddle once
let yor Boores loose, wee'll show'em such a base:
do not deiect yorself, nor rayle at fortune
they are no helpes: thinck what you haue to answeare

Mod.
Captaine, within this Castle, in ready Coyne
I haue a thousand Ducketts, doe me one curtesie
it shalbe brought out presently.

Cap.
what is it,
for I haue vse of money?

Mod.
doe but shoot me,
clap both yor Pistolls into me.

Cap.
no I thanck ye,
I know a trick worth ten o'that: ile love ye
and bring ye to those men that long to see ye:
away, away: and keepe yor pistolls spand still
we may be forced.

Mod.
I am vndon for ever.

—Exeunt.

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Enter Orange, Bredero, Vandort: [Lords.]
Bred.
Is't possible he should be so far tempted
to kill himself?

Vand.
has don it, and most desperatly,
nor could strong Nature stay his hand: his owne Child
that slept beside him: which showes him guilty lords,
more than we suspected.

Or.
'tis to be feard soe
and therefore, howsoere I moud you r lordships
to a mild, and sweet proceeding in this busines
that nothing might be construde in't malitious,
and make the world beleeue or owne ends wrought it,
now it concernes ye to put on more strictnes
and with seveerer eyes to looke into it,
you robb yorselues of yor owne rightes els, Iustice
and loose those pious names, yor Cuntries safeties:
and sodainely this must be don, and constantly
the powre ye hold els, wilbe scornd, & laughd at
and theis vnchristian stroakes, be laid to yor charge.

Bred.
yor Grace goes right; but with what generall safetie
(for ther's the mayne point:) if we proceed seveerely
may this be don? We all know how much followed
and with what swarmes of love, this Mounsieur Barnauelt
is courted all the Cuntry over: Besides at Leyden
we heare how Hogerbeets behaues himself
and how he stirrs the peoples harts against vs:
and Grotius has byn heard to say, and openly
(a man of no meane mark, not to be slighted)
that if we durst imprison Barnauelt
he would fire the Court, and State-house; and that Sacrifize
he would make more glorious wt h yor blood, and or s, Sir.

Vand.
All angers are not armd; the lowdest Channell
runs shallowest, and there betrayes his weakenes,
the deep & silent man, threatens the danger.

Or.
if they had equall powre to man their wills
and hope, to fling theis miseries vpon vs,
I that «n»ere feard an Army in the feild
a body of most choice & excellent Soldiers,
and led by Captaines honord for experience
can I feare them, or shake at their poore whispers?
I that haue broke the beds of Mute«n»ies,
and bowde againe to faire obedience
those stubborne necks, that burst the raynes of order
shall I shrinck now, and fall, shot wt h a rumor?
no, my good Lords, those vollyes neuer fright me;
yet, not to seeme remisse, or sleep secure here,
I haue taken order to prevent their angers:
I haue sent Potents out for the choicest Companies
hether to be remou'd: first Collonell Veres
from Dort, next Sr Charles Morgans, a stowt Company
and last my Cosens, the Count Ernests Company:
wt h theis I doubt not, to make good or busines,
they shall not find vs babes.

Bred.
you are nobely provident.

Vand.
and now proceed; when it please You: and what You thinck fit
we shall subscribe to all.

Or.
I thanck yor Honor s.
Call in the Captaine of my Guard.

—Enter Captaine
Ser.
hee's here, Sir

Or.
harck in you r eare.

Cap.
I shall Sir,

Or.
doe it wisely
and without tumult.

Cap.
I observe you r Grace

Or.
now take you r rest, my lords: for what care followes
leave it to me.

all.
we wish it all succes Sr.

—Exeunt.

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Enter Barnauelt (in his Studdy)
Bar.
This from the King of Fraunce, of much importaunce,
and this from Englands Queene, both mightie Princes
and of im̄ortall memories: here the Rewards sett:
they lou'd me both: the King of Swethland, this,
about a Truyce: his bounty too: what's this?
from the Elector Palatine of Brandenburge
to doe him faire and acceptable offices,
I did so; a rich iewell, and a Chaine he sent me:
the Count of Solems; And this from his faire Countess
about compounding of a busines:
I did it, and I had their thancks. Count Bentham,
the Archbisshop of Cullen, Duke of Brunswick,
Graue Embden; theis from Citties, theis from Prouinces
Petitions theis: theis from the States for places,
haue I held corespondence with theis Princes,
and had their loves, the molding of their busines,
trusted with their most secreat purposes?
of every State acquainted wt h the misteries?
and must I stick here now? stick vnreleeud too?
must all theis glories vanish into darknes?
and Barnauelt passe with'em, and glide away
like a spent Exhalation? I cannot hold,
I am crackt too deepe alredy: what haue I don,
I cannot answeare? Foole, remember not
Fame h'as too many eares, and eyes to find thee,
what help? ô miserable man, none left thee:
—Enter a Sruant
what constant frends? 'tis now a cryme to know thee
«if it» be death.

Sert.
My Lady would entreat Sir,

Bar.
my head: what art thou? from whom sent?

Sert.
heaven blesse me

Bar.
are they so greedy of my blood? ô pardon me
I know thee now; thou art my honest Servant,
what would thy Lady?

Sert.
your Company to supper, Sir.

Bar.
I cannot eate«:» I am full alredy tell hir,
bid hir sitt downe: full, full, too full—my thancks,
poyzd equally with those faire services
I haue don the State, I should walk confidently
vpon this high-straind danger: ô, this end swayes me
a heavy bad opinion is fixt here
that pulls me of: and I must downe for ever

—Enter Daughter
Daughter
Sir, will it please ye;

Bar.
ha?

Daughter
will it please ye Sir.

Bar
please me, what please me?
that I send thee, Girle
to some of my great Masters to beg for me,
didst thou meane soe?

Daugh.
I meane Sir.

Bar.
thou art too charitable
to prostitute thy beutie, to releeue me,
with thy soft kisses, to redeeme from fetters
the stubborne fortune of thy wretched Father.

Daugh.
I vnderstand ye not.

Bar.
I hope thou do'st not.

Daugh.
my lady Mother, Sir

Bar.
pre'thee, good Girle
be not so cru«el»l to thy aged father
to som̄e vp all his miseries before him

Daugh.
I come Sir, to entreat Yor Company

Bar
I am not alone.

Daugh.
my Mother will not eate Sir:
what fitt is this?

Bar.
there can be no attonement:
I know the Prince: Vandort is fleshd vpon me,
and Bredero, though he be of noble nature
dare not step in: wher's my Son William?
His Goverment is gon too, and the Soldier,
ô the falce Soldier, what wouldst thou haue, a husband?
goe marry an English Captaine, and hee'll teach thee
how to defy thy Father, and his fortune.
I cannot eate; I haue no stomach, Girle.

Daught.
good Sir, be patient.

Bar.
no newes from Grotius?
no flow of Frends there? Hoger-beets lye still too?
away: ile come anon.

Daugh.
now heaven preserve ye

—Exit
Bar.
a gentle Girle: why should not I pray too?
I had nere more need: when I am sett, and gon,
what vnderstanding can they stick vp then
to fill the place I bore? none, not a man:
to traffick wt h great Princes? none: to deale
with all the trobles of the war? none: certaine, no man,
to bring in daylie treasure, I know no man,
they cannot pick a man, made vp to serve 'em:
why should I feare then? doubt, and fly before
myne owne weake thoughts? art thou there too?

—Enter Wife and daught.
Wife

Bar.
I shall shortly
an everlasting ease, I hope.

Wife
why weep ye?
my deere Sir, speak.

Bar.
neuer till now vnhappie,
thy fruit there, and my fall, ripen togeather
and Fortune gives me heires of my disgraces.

Wife
take nobler thoughts

Bar.
what will becom of thee, Wiffe?
when I am gon, when they haue gorgd their envies
with what I haue, what honest hand in pitty
will powre out to thy wants? what noble eye
will looke vpon my Children strooke with miserie
and say you had a father that I honord,
for his sake be my Brothers, and my Sisters?

Wife
there cannot be such crueltie

Bar.
I hope not:
yet, what so confident Sailor, that heares the Sea rore,
the winds sing lowd, and dreadfull, the day darkend
but he will cry a storme: downe with his Canvas,
and hull, expecting of that horrid feauor?
—Enter Son.
how now? what newes?

Son.
pluck vp yor hart Sir, fairely
and wither not away, thus poorely from vs:
be now secure: the myst ye feard is vanishd:
Leidenberch's dead.

Bar.
dead?

Son.
killd himself: his owne hand.
most bravely was his Iustice: nor left behind him
one peece of paper to dishonor ye:
they are all to seeke now, for their Accusations

Bar.
and is he dead? so timely too? so truly?
speak't againe, Will.

Son.
hee's dead Sir: if I live here.

Bar.
and his owne hand?

Son.
his hand, and will performd it.

Bar.
give me some wyne: I find now notwt hstanding
—Enter Serut.
the opposition of those mindes that hate me
a wise-man spyns his owne fate, and secures it;
Nor can I, that haue powre to perswade men dye
—Ent: wt h wyn
want living frends, to iustefie my Creadit:
goe in, and get me meat now: invyte my frends
I am determind to be high, and merry:
Thou hast lost thy Charge, wee'll haue another, Will)
it shall goe hard els: The Prince of Orange now
will find what Frends I haue, and of What reckning:
and when he seekes this life, he must make passage
through thousands more, and those he litle dreames of

Son
I wonder how he got that sperit, Sir, to dye soe?

Bar.
he was a weak man indeed; but he has redeemd it:
there be some-other, I could wish of his mind
do'st thinck they dare doe any thing now?

Son.
'troth I thinck not Sir.

Bar.
no Boy, I warrant thee: they make great soundes
but mark what followes: prethee lets be merry
I want it much.

—Enter Serut
Son.
I am glad to see you so, Sir.

Bar.
I cannot be aboue two daies from Councell.
I know their wants? how now? what haste?

Sert.
ô Sir; ye are vndon
we haue lost ye?

Bar.
ha?

Sert.
for ever lost ye.

Bar.
why?
The Captaine of the Guard; the Princes Captaine

—Enter Wife & Daughter
Bar.
where? how?

Sert.
is broken in, now, vpon vs.

Wife
he will not be denyde: ô my deere Husband
the cruell Princes Captaine

—Captaine wt hin.
Cap.
ope the dore:
wee'll force it els: and all that dare resist vs
Wee'll put toth' Sword.

Bar.
open the dore: farwell Wiffe,
goe to the French Embassador, presently,
there's all my hope: to him make knowne my misery:
wooe him, with teares, with praires: this kisse: be happie

Wife
ô we shall neuer see ye more

—Ext
Bar.
away:
—Enter Captaine & others
Now Instrument of blood, why doe ye seeke vs?
I haue knowne the day you haue wayted like a Suppliant,
and those knees bended, as I past: Is there no reverence
belonging to me, left now? that like a Ruffian
rudely ye force my lodgings? no punishment
due to a cryme of that fowle nature?

Cap.
you must pardon me,
I haue Com̄ission Sir, for what I offer,
and from those men, that are you r Masters too,
at least you'll find 'em soe: you must shift yor lodging,
and presently: I haue a charge to see ye,
yeild yorself quietly

Bar.
goe, and tell their Lordships
I will attend to morrow: I know my time,
and how to meet their mallice without guards;
this is the Prince, the cruell Prince your Master,
the thirstie Prince of this poore life.

Cap.
be not vext
that will not help ye, Sir:

Bar.
I wilbe vext;
and such an anger I will fling amongst'em
shall shake the servile soules of those poore Wretches
that stick his slight deservings aboue mine:
I charge ye draw yor Guard off, and dispeirce 'em:
I haue a powre as full as theirs.

Cap.
you'll find not;
and I must haue ye with me.

Bar.
and am I subiect
that haue stood the brunt of all their busines?
and when they slept, watcht to secure their slombers?
subiect to slights, to scornes, to taynts, to tortures?
to feed one privat mallice, am I betrayd,
myne age, myne honor, and my honest dealing
sold to the hangmans Sword?

Cap.
I cannot stay.

Bar

Cap.
no man come neere, on paine of death: away with him. —Exeunt

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Enter Orange: & 1 Captaine.
Cap.
And, as I told you r Highnes, so wee tooke him:

Or.
'twas with discretion, and valor followd,
You were not noted, as you made yor entraunce
into the Hage?

Cap.
no, Sir, 'twas about Midnight
and few were stirring but the Guard.

Or.
the better:
let his being brought in, be still conceald, and tell him
if vncompelld he will confes the truth
at Barnauelts Arraignement, that all fauor
that I can wyn him, shall prepare a Way
—Enter Burgers & women, wt h Bowghs & flowres.
to quallifie his fault.

Cap.
ile work him to it
and doubt not

Or.
what are theis

Cap
'Tis Keramis-time
in which it is a custome with the people
to deck[«t»] their dores wt h Garlonds, Bowghes, & flowres
that are most gratious.

Or.
ô I remember:
stand close.

1 Burgr.
strow, strow: more Garlonds, and more, flowres,
vp wt h the Bowghes; 'sacramant I will haue
my noble Frends house, Mounseiur Barnauelts
as well deckt as his Excellencies Court:
for though they haue got him in prison, he deserves
as well as any.

Cap.
mark you that.

2. Burg.
'tis said
they will cutt of his head

1. Burgr
much: with a Cusshio«n»:
they know he h'as too many Frends.

Burgr
they dare not:
people will talke: I hope ere long to see him
as great as ever:

Burgr.
greater too; I doubt not,
and of more powre: his feet vpon the neckes
of all his Enemies

Or.
I am glad, I heard this:
and Barnauelt shall feele I will make vse of't
Come, follow me.

—Exeunt
Burgr.
So, now the merry Song
we made for his good Lady: lustique hoa:

—Song:
—Enter Wife, aboue.
Wife

Burg.
now for the Daunce, Boyes.

—[Daunce].
Wife
ther's something for your paines; drinck it, I pray:

Burg.
to a doyt, my vroa: to thy Lords health, and thine:
the Bree: for his Excellence, and the Heeres,
that love him not: ten hunderd towsand blessings
to him and thee, my vroa.—

[Daunce]
Wife
I thanck you Frend—

Exeunt

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Enter Orange; Bredero: Vandort William [Henry]: Lords.
Table.
—A Bar brought in
Vand.
Let him be sent for presently: he shall know,
were he ten times more popular, his Frends
and flatterers Centuple, the Sword of Iustice
shall fall on him, as on the meanest man
since he deserves it.

—Enter Prouost, Captaines & Guard wt h Barnauelt
Pro.
Make roome for the Prisoner:

Bar.
My dutie to Yor Highnes, and theis Princes.
and an increase of wisdome to Yor Lordships
for wc h the world admires you, I wish to You:
Alas, what troble do's a Weake old man
(that is being out of all imployment, vseles,
the bag of his deserts too, cast behind you)
impose vpon this Senat? my poore life
(wc h others envy makes you Instruments
to fight against) will hardly be a Conquest
worthie such great performers.

Vand.
Mounseiur Barnauelt
'tis no mans envy, that hath brought vs hether
to sitt as Iudges on You, but yor owne
your owne late Actions, they haue raisd a War
against yor former merritts, and defeated
what ever then was ranckt for good, and great,
for wc h your Enemies, those that you thought Frends,
triumph, not wee.

Bre
We rather wish you could
acquitt yorself of that, for which we haue
too evident prooffes, then labor to intrap you.

Bar.
I must beleeue, and suffer whatsoever
yor Lordships charge me with: yet would gladly heare
what my faultes are.

Vand.
read the Confessions
of Leidenberch, and Taurinus.

Bar.
Leidenberch?

Officer
reads.

First, that the Arminian Faction (of w
c h Sr Iohn Van + Olden Barnauelt, late Advocate of Holland, and West Frizeland
and Councellor of State, was w
t hout contradiction the head) had resolued, and agreed, to renounce, and break, the
generallity, and vnitie of the State.

Secondly Change, and alter the Religion: and to that end,
w
t hout the Consent of the generall States, had raysed vp and dispeirsed 3000. Arminian Soldiers,

Thirdly. To degrade the Prince of Orange.

Fourthly. To massacre the people of the Townes, w
c h were their greatest Enemies; or offered resistaunce.

Fiftly yf that fayled, to take in assistaunce of some forreigne
Potentates, as Spaine, or Brabant, delivering vnto them
Vtricht, Nimweghen, Bergen op zone, and the Brill.

Bar.
and that, with others this was Barnauelts purpose
for so yor Lordships take it.

Bred.
with good reason.

Vand.
too many, and strong prooffes invyting vs
to creadit it

Bar.
yf you will haue them such
all truth I can bring to dyvert You r Lordships
from your determinate opinion that way
will not remove them: yet 'tis strange that man
should labor to devide those generall States
that had no weak hand, in vnyting them,
That Barnauelt, (a name you haue remembred
when you haue thought by whom you were made happie)
That Barnauelt (alowd I dare repeat it)
Who, when there was Combustion in the State,
yor Excellence, Graue William, and Count Henrie
taking Instructions for your Com̄aunds
from one that then ruld all: the Prouinces
refucing to bring in their Contributions
and arguing whether the West Frizelander
and Hollander had powre to raise such Tribut,
when many of the Governor s stood ill
affected to you; all or Garrisons
not sworne then to the Generall States, but others,
wc h the promiscuous multitude gladly followed:
when Graues & Vendloe, were held by the Spaniard
and Nimweghen wt h violence assaulted,
Confusion wt h one greedy gripe being ready
to seaze on all; then, when the Sluice was lost,
and all in muteny at Midleborough:
who then rose vp, or durst step in before me,
to doe theis Cuntries service? who then labourd
more then the now suspected Barnauelt
t'appease seditions, and compound all Quarrells?
who pacifide the Malcontents? who taught you
to stand vpon yor Guards, and trust your selves?
Ô you forgettfull, all this I performd,
and in the golden fagot of faire Concord
bound safely vp those strengthes, which Mutenies,
Corruption, and home-bred Traitorr s scatterd.

Vand.
this is a point you often choose to treat of:
and yet some part of theis good services
none will deny you.

Or.
but to ingrosse all,
would argue me yor ward, should I give way too't,
and theis grave Lords, yor Schollers.

Bar

[Vand.]
[You take leave]
[to speak of that, which you so oft haue told]
[that 'tis the talk of Children.]

[Bar]

Or.
pawse I beseech you,
and while you gather breath to fill the Trumpet
of your deserts, give me leave to deliuer
a litle for the States, and mine owne honor,
We haue heard a glorious Catologue of your vertues,
but not one vice, or slip of yours, remembred:
but I will help yor memory: who was he
that gave intelligence of my sodaine com̄ing
to surprize Antwerpe? they that brought the Letters
were knowne, and but from you could haue no notice
of any such design«.»: who hinderd me
from rescuing of Rhinberch in the last Seige?
who warranted the yeilding of it vp
wt hout necessitie to the Governor?
who was the cause no greater powre was sent
against the Enemie, when he past the Rhine,
and tooke the Townes of Oldensell, Lingen, Groll?
To thinck of this, would give a litle vent
to the windy bladder of you r vanitie,
which you have blowne to an vnlymitted vastnes.
your Insolence to me, before the Battaile
of Flaunders, I forget.

Bar.
[You shall not Sir,]

[Bar:]

[I was not there,]
[but what in Councell freely I deliuerd]
[before 'twas sought, yor Grace must graunt was honest:]
[you were in person there and pro«ui»dent]
[nor tax I that: 'tis fit a Generall:]

(Marginal note by Scribe)

['twas when your Highnes too much providence]
+ [(«fo»r willingly I «wou»ld not say yor feare)]
[«l»ed you to doubt the hazard of a battaile,]
[and said the fortune of the Prouinces]
[was put vpon the Rapiers point, there I]
[(for since you vrge me, I will speak it boldly)]
[stood vp, and offerd if that you refusd«e»,]
[to take the Charge myself]

[Vand]
+ [but well assurd]
['twould not be graunted«.»]

Bred
[and for all the boast]
[staid till the day was won, safe at Ostend«.»]

Or.
[I was in person there—]

Bar.
[and yet you clayme]
[as litle in the victory as I,]
[that then was absent: I was in Ostend,]
+ [you with three troopes of horsse were on the hill]
[and saw the battaile fought, but strook no stroak in't.]
[I must confes 'tis fitt a Generall]
[should looke out for his safetie: and you therefore]
[are to be held ex«cu»sd: But that great day,]
[that memorable day in which or honor s,]
[or lives, and liberties were at the stake,]
[«we owe to» the dir«e»ct«i»on and the vallor]
[of those vnparalelld paire of warlike Brothers]
[the ever-noble Veres: and who takes from them]
[vsurpe on what is theirs.]

Vand.
[doe we sitt here]
[t'arraigne this insolent man?]

Bred.
[or stands he there]
[to Condempne vs?]

William
[to robb you of yor honor,]
[& you sitt patient?]

Henrie.
[turne back theis base slaunders]
[into the Traitor s throat.]

Or.
[no; let him rayle]
[I can contempne his Calumnyes, and convince him]
[wt h truthes shall shake his prowdest confidence]
Call in Modesbargen

Bar.
he a prisoner too?
then I am lost

Or.
ha? do's that startle You?

Bar.
I must collect myself

—Enter [Captaine]/[prouost] wt h Modesbargen Captaine
Or.
you shall heare more.

Modesb.
ô Mounseiur Barnauelt, do wee meet thus
I am as sorry to behold you there
as know myself a Prisoner: Now you perceive
to what a desperate state yor headlong Counselles
and rash designes haue brought vs; to stand out now
were to no purpose for, alas, they haue
too pregnant prooffes against vs.

Bar.
you that feele
the horror of fowle guilt, in you r falce bosom
confes yorself soe: my strong Inocence
to the death stands constant:

Or.
take Modesbargen in.

—Ext
Vand
This is an impudence, I neuer read of:
But now wee'll show thee, miserable man
such further prooffes, as would call vp a blush
vpon the devills cheeke: looke vpon this
signd by the Gouernor, Chauncellor, and Counsell
of Gilderland, and Zutphen; who, here name thee
the roote, and head of the late Schisme:

Bred.
and this
sent from the Lords of Vtrecht, Where 'tis prou'd
that the new Companies, were raisd by you,
and to what purpose.

William
to subvert Religion
to deface Iustice, and to break the vnion
and holly league betweene the Prouinces.

Henry.
The Proclamations are allowd by you
sent forth against the Protestants: and here
yor resolution to degrade my Brother
and then dispose of him, as you thought fitt

Vand.
yor plott here to withdraw all the old Soldiers
from the Com̄aundement of the States, and wyn them
to serve for yor ends, in a Civill war.

Bred.
to raise vp Cittizen against Cittizen,
stranger 'gainst stranger: Soldier against Soldier,
and Maiestrates, against the Maiestrates

Or.
to waste the Land within, that with lesse danger
the forraigne Enemy might make his entraunce,
yf then, this be not treacherie beyond
all presidents of Traitor s.

Bar.

—Exeunt