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IV. ii

Enter Captaine, Leiftenant, Iulio antient, duke, Barber as hauing trimd him
barb
so gett the body of a duke where yee Can; thers the best face and the
likst all the art I haue Could make out of that yll fauord stuffe at least

Cap
well well desire no better

anti
hee like the duke I wonder what Crocthett Came into my Captaines
head to thinke hee should looke like the duke

Capt
Ile tell yow that herafter, reach mee my new beauer and my best
night gowne, on wt h them, so: how do yow like him now

anti
him what him sdeath but that I am Confident of the Contrary: I
should swere yt were the dvke indeed.

[Cap] Iuli
aparell may do much

Cap
obserue him well yow shall see a kind of mat i e in's looks
and state in his Cariadg

duke
I shall grow stately enough quickly neuer fer't: I should make
a good actor sure, for I thinke my selfe the very man I personate allredy

Iuli
sett a begger a horsback and heele ride

antient
but Come now yow haue made this mock duke to what vse will you put him

Cap
there goes a report yow know the good duke was murdred

anti
thats to trew amy Conscience the mores the pitty

Cap
and yet but only a report; Could but wee perswade the world (as
vnlikely things haue beene) that wee preserud him by some accident
and that this were hee

duke
nay & I make em not sweare that neuer trust imposture more for my sake

Cap
twould bee a meanes not only to practise our reuenge on aspero; reforme
some abuses in the state; wt hout authority, but saue much inocent bloud
wc h otherwise may bee spent & perhaps faile of our ends too.

Anti
an excellent proiect & a Charitable
now the newes wt h the laundresse

ent victoria as before
vict
my noble lord the duke

Iuli
wee shall haue yow play the foole for want of witt now.

Cap
hold thy toung heres some sport towards allredy

duke
peace wt h that slaue what sayes my obedient subiect
speake thy greefes freelly who has done thee wrong

vict
I must bee plaine my gratious lord, yor selfe
none but yor selfe has done yor subiect wrong

duke
I do thee wrong

vict
yes most iniurious wronge

Iuli
godamercy wench tell him his error soundly

vict
sought not alone to robb mee of myne honor
brand mee wt h imputation of a strumpet
but pratise how to murther mee wt hout legall or publike triall

Iulio
yst midsomer moone wt h thee, and yet Ime glad of
this ocasion to.

Cap
and our Iest should bring forth some serious discouery
twould bee a thing remarkable

duke
I do all this whats

asper
saluation.

Isabell
what afrights yor manly Coradg

aspe
th—that dambnd fury there

Isa
what fury where

asper
the—there: see where hee stalks & stares vpon mee

Isa
who

asper
picentio: see how hee frownes

Isa
tis nothing but Conceipt
and strange imagination, yf hee were here
sure I should see or heare or feele or some thing
away begone—are yow sure y'are waking

aspe
waking
Exit Picentio
I vse not to walk in my sleep—& yett
now I see nothing

Isa.
vpon my life yow drempt then
I haue done as much my selfe, marry t'has beene by some
that I lou'd dearly

asp
so did I picentio

Isa
I know yow did; but Come forgett him Come
and minde things more materiall or mariadge

aspe
I am prowd to heare yow talke thus

Isa
talke & doe,
any thing to exclude those fantasyes
out of yor thoughts

enter picentio as adoctor
aspe
I haue forgott em—Come, oh mr doctor welcome
I am bold to visitt yor sick patient

picen
how seeka. de voman seeka; so be de gran diabolo. & shee bee seeka
begar bee all a mond pour loue a.

aspe
for loue of whome

picen
for dat sweet face a yor. provida for de mariash in time begar will
runa like de (Come apella vous) vile Catt out of so litle vitt elce

aspe
'tshalbee my instant busines, the meane while
sweet Chandge a kisse; now my best planetts smile

Exit
Isab
first, last, and all:
Enter Cosmo Gismond fernesee
now my good lords the newes

Cosmo
good beyond vttrrance wee are tould by letters
(and those not ydle the dukes owne hand writt em)
the duke and dutches are both liuing

Isa
heauen throwes downe his blessings powerfully, but where

Gis
at Castle angelo. where hearing of the outrage
of aspero. to saue the expence of bloud
hath Ioynd him selfe wt h the true harted soldiers
and pitcht a toyle to catch him wt h; in wc h yow must asist vs

Isa
wt h my vtmost strength—to his vndoing

Cos
had but picentio liud, to see this happy and vnlookt for Change

pice
picentio, vat picentio. dat loua de dusshes begar
be so liuea as de bloud in yor vaine

all
picentio liuing where

pice
hera hard by widdin two tree fowre dore a my shamra.

Cos
good mr doctor do vs the fauor but to send for him

picen

how senda? begar mee runa miselfe for him balla moy de mane for pulla
of my gownesleeue dat I may run more lighta; de loderatoo prestamento.
so: begar dis same horstaile do so tickla my shopps, & make a me sweatt
so & now my lords behold picentio.

discouer himselfe
embrace him
Cosmo.
fitt to our plott as may bee
Cloud yow againe, the maner & the time
how to intrap & when to take the tyrant
wt h the meanes of yor strange preseruation
refer to priuat Counsell, now bentivoli

Ent Benti
bent
as merry as a duck wt h her taile in her mouth
what ys this bell tyed about grim tiberts necke yet.

Cos
as good as done for both our Country freinds
& Cytty tenants haue promisd vs to doo'te

bent
nay faith then tis as good as no thing; Ile tell yee a tale shall make
yow Confes so much to; vpon a time a fox became tenaunt to a Country
yeoman indeed tenant at will for shee kept possession spight of his teeth
yet fearing her house should bee taken ouer her head; euery morning when
shee went forth to fetch in prouision.

Cosmo
for her selfe

benti

and her yong ones (the poore widdow had a great Chardge) shee Comaunded
her Cubbs to sculke in the brakes & bushes and listen what newes abroad.

fer
& tell her when shee Came home

benti
[mary did they,] so sayes my tale indeed. anon Comes mee the
landlord & his sonne Complaining how his tenants had broake downe his
fences, stolne his lambs & filcht his pullen but I haue tane a Course
quoth hee to bee ridd of them for to morow quoth hee my Contry tenants
haue promisd to Come and help mee digg em out & so departed.
at night when their mother Came home

Cosmo
the litle ones tould her what they heard

bent

mary did they and w
t hall fearfull of their landlords words intreated her to remoue her lodging, peace fooles quoth shee yow tremble at
shaddowes, yf hee trust to his tenants wee may safly venter one day
longer; they did so: next day the landlord Came vexing y
t his tenants had deceiud him: but tomorrow quoth hee my Cytty ffreinds & kinsmen
haue promisd to hellp mee

fer

they deceiud him to.

bent

yare i'the right, the third day he vext terribly, and now sonne quoth hee
since both tenants and kinsmen deceiue mee, prouide a mattoke & a spade
for to morrow Ile doot my selfe; at night when the Crafty fox herd this
I mary Children quoth shee, now tis high time to begone wee are like to
bee throwne out of dores indeed elce

Cos
then trusting nether tenants, freinds nor kinsmen
weele tye the [knott] bell a bout the Catts neck our selues

benti
I mary sir. why now I heare yow talke somwhat
freinds often faile & letters seldome speed.
what a man does him selfe ys done indeed.

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