1883From sonne to sonne, some foure or fiue discents,

1884Since the first father wore it. This Ring he holds

1885In most rich choice: yet in his idle fire,

1886To buy his will, it would not seeme too deere,

1887How ere repented after.

1888Wid Now I see the bottome of your purpose.

1889Hel You see it lawfull then, it is no more,

1890But that your daughter ere she seemes as wonne,

1891Desires this Ring; appoints him an encounter;

1892In fine, deliuers me to fill the time,

1893Her selfe most chastly absent: after

1894To marry her, Ile adde three thousand Crownes

1895To what is past already.

1896Wid I haue yeelded:

1897Instruct my daughter how she shall perseuer,

1898That time and place with this deceite so lawfull

1899May proue coherent. Euery night he comes

1900With Musickes of all sorts, and songs compos'd

1901To her vnworthinesse: It nothing steeds vs

1902To chide him from our eeues, for he persists

1903As if his life lay on't.

1904Hel Why then to night

1905Let vs assay our plot, which if it speed,

1906Is wicked meaning in a lawfull deede;

1907And lawfull meaning in a lawfull act,

1908Where both not sinne, and yet a sinfull fact.

1909But let's about it.

19131. LordE He can come no other way but by this hedge

1914corner: when you sallie vpon him, speake what terrible

1915Language you will: though you vnderstand it not your

1916selues, no matter: for we must not seeme to vnderstand

1917him, vnlesse some one among vs, whom wee must pro-

1918duce for an Interpreter.

19191. Sol Good Captaine, let me be th' Interpreter.

1920Lor.E. Art not acquainted with him? knowes he not

1921thy voice?

19221. Sol No sir I warrant you.

1923Lo.E. But what linsie wolsy hast thou to speake to vs

1924againe.

19251. Sol E'n such as you speake to me.

1926Lo. . He must thinke vs some band of strangers, i'th

1927aduersaries entertainment. Now he hath a smacke of all

1928neighbouring Languages: therefore we must euery one

1929be a man of his owne fancie, not to know what we speak

1930one to another: so we seeme to know, is to know straight

1931our purpose: Choughs language, gabble enough, and

1932good enough. As for you interpreter, you must seeme

1933very politicke. But couch hoa, heere hee comes, to be-

1934guile two houres in a sleepe, and then to returne & swear

1935the lies he forges.

1937Par Ten a clocke: Within these three houres 'twill

1938be time enough to goe home. What shall I say I haue

1939done? It must bee a very plausiue inuention that carries

1940it. They beginne to smoake mee, and disgraces haue of

1941late, knock'd too often at my doore: I finde my tongue

1942is too foole-hardie, but my heart hath the feare of Mars

1943before it, and of his creatures, not daring the reports of

1944my tongue.

1945Lo. . This is the first truth that ere thine own tongue

1946was guiltie of.

1947Par What the diuell should moue mee to vndertake

1948the recouerie of this drumme, being not ignorant of the

1949impossibility, and knowing I had no such purpose? I

1950must giue my selfe some hurts, and say I got them in ex-

1951ploit: yet slight ones will not carrie it. They will say,

1952came you off with so little? And great ones I dare not

1953giue, wherefore what's the instance. Tongue, I must put

1954you into a Butter-womans mouth, and buy my selfe ano-

1955ther of BaiazethsMule, if you prattle mee into these

1956perilles.

1957Lo. . Is it possible he should know what hee is, and

1958be that he is.

1959Par I would the cutting of my garments wold serue

1960the turne, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.

1961Lo. . We cannot affoord you so.

1962Par Or the baring of my beard, and to say it was in

1963stratagem.

1964Lo. . 'Twould not do.

1965Par Or to drowne my cloathes, and say I was stript.

1966Lo. . Hardly serue.

1967Par Though I swore I leapt from the window of the

1968Citadell.

1969Lo.E. How deepe?

1970Par Thirty fadome.

1971Lo.E. Three great oathes would scarse make that be

1972beleeued.

1973Par I would I had any drumme of the enemies, I

1974would sweare I recouer'd it.

1975Lo.E. You shall heare one anon.

1976Par A drumme now of the enemies.

1978Lo.E. Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo

1979All Cargo, cargo, cargo, villianda par corbo, cargo

1980Par O ransome, ransome,

1981Do not hide mine eyes.

1982Inter Boskos thromuldo boskos

1983Par I know you are the MuskosRegiment,

1984And I shall loose my life for want of language.

1985If there be heere German or Dane, Low Dutch,

1986Italian, or French, let him speake to me,

1987Ile discouer that, which shal vndo the Florentine.

1988Int Boskos vauvado I vnderstand thee, & can speake

1989thy tongue: Kerelybontosir, betake thee to thy faith, for

1990seuenteene ponyards are at thy bosome.

1991Par Oh.

1992Inter Oh pray, pray, pray,

1993Manka reuania dulche

1994Lo. E Oscorbidulchos voliuorco

1995Int The Generall is content to spare thee yet,

1996And hoodwinkt as thou art, will leade thee on

1997To gather from thee. Haply thou mayst informe

1998Something to saue thy life.

1999Par O let me liue,

2000And all the secrets of our campe Ile shew,

2001Their force, their purposes: Nay, Ile speake that,

2002Which you will wonder at.

2003Inter But wilt thou faithfully?

2004Par If I do not, damne me.

2005Inter Acordo linta

2006Come on, thou are granted space. Exit

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