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Scena quinta.

Enter Fedele with Pedante, and with them, two Watch-men with Billes.
Fortunio.
Upon thee will I waighte.
See where Fedele comes, because he shall not me suspecte,
I will auoyde the streetes a while, that nothing me detecte.

Exit.
Fedele.
And is it so Pedante?

Pedante.
It is as I tell ye.
Attilia tolde me, that her mistresse had made a request,
To Crack-stone, to sheathe his sworde in your brest.
Besides I goe as you knowe, disguised to the house for an other intent,
I sawe him come thence, bragging what he would doe, in the streetes as he went.

Fedele.
Alas poore soule, I know he dare scarce looke a flye in the face,
But seest thou this? I will prouide my Captaine to disgrace.
Come on my friendes, goe you and set this net at the Lanes end,
For when he comes, my sworde vpon this Gallant will I bend.
And crye aloude arme, arme, as though our enemies had the wall,
He hearing this, will take his heeles and let his anger fall.
We will pursue him so, that we will driue him to the net,


When he is in, pull you the cordes, for that same purpose set.
And make him fast, then will we leade him hampred in the same,
With mirth and glee about the towne, to put him to the shame.
Goe set it vp.

Watchmē
We will.

Pedante.
Ah, Sirra, I perceiue we shall goe a batfowling this night,
I would ye Captaine would come, that of this pretie sport I might haue a sight.

Fedele.
Whiste, not a worde, for he is at hande,
Come let vs both priuily in ambush stande.