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II ii
Enter Isabella & lesbia37
picentio & the dutchesse both in prison
thers some state trick int
les
nay tis boldly whispred
their heads are off to wherfore weepe yow madam
Isa
to thinke a Creature so religious
and full of goodnes as
les
picentio was
Isab
picentio
les
yes I know yow loue him lady
and yf fame lye not so did the dutchesse to
but these are things aboue mee
Isab
the dutchesse loue him
les
the duke at least suspected yt
Isa
I know not yf shee did make my loue a property
and vsd my fauours sent him as a ladder
to Climb the tree & tast the amorous fruit
wc h I well hoped shee would haue pluckt for mee
forgiue the trespase heauen; know yow the reason
why wee are sent for in this hast to Court
les
to entertaine the ambasadors: this night
the duke that for some priuat discontents
has kept his Chamber wilbee there in person
to feast the princes & receaue their ransomes
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The princes why tis rumord one of them
ys sick, or some say frantike for yor ladyes
neglect of him, yf so shees much to blame
les
thers one bolt shott alredy; shee to blame for what
Isa
in slighting him & giuing entertainment to the amorous [duke] Count
les
the humerous Coxcomb, now on my modesty shee loues him not
& ys so farr from hating the strange prince
would hee but Call her to a noble parlee
Ile vndertake hee might worke out his peace
at easy Composition, but when a Cockrill
Can nether Crow nor Clap his wings fie on him
what should one doe but make a Capon off him
Isa
in troth I Cannot blame her lets make hast
I feare the preparation tarryes vs
lesb
& tarry lett them wee meet not vpon forfeits
Exeunt
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