1553So shall you saue me labour for to do it,

1554And proue your selues true old men of your words.

1555And here I vow in sight of all the world,

1556I ne're will trouble you whilst I liue agayne.

1557Leir.Affright vs not with terrour, good my friend,

1558Nor strike such feare into our aged hearts.

1559Play not the Cat, which dallieth with the mouse;

1560And on a sudden maketh her a pray:

1561But if thou art markt for the man of death

1562To me and to my Damion, tell me playne,

1563That we may be prepared for the stroke,

1564And make our selues fit for the world to come.

1565Mes. I am the last of any mortall race,

1566That ere your eyes are likely to behold,

1567And hither sent of purpose to this place,

1568To giue a finall period to your dayes,

1569Which are so wicked, and haue liued so long,

1570That your owne children seeke to short your life.

1571Leir. Camst thou from France, of purpose to do this?

1572Mes. From France? zoones, do I looke like a Frenchman?

1573Sure I haue not mine owne face on; some body hath chang'd

1574faces with me, and I know not of it: But I am sure, my apparell

1575is all English. Sirra, what meanest thou to aske that question?

1576I could spoyle the fashion of this face for anger. A French face!

1577Leir. Because my daughter, whom I haue offended,

1578And at whose hands I haue deseru'd as ill,

1579As euer any father did of child,

1580Is Queene of Fraunce, no thanks at all to me,

1581But vnto God, who my iniustice see.

1582If it be so, that shee doth seeke reuenge,

1583As with good reason she may iustly do,

1584I will most willingly resigne my life,

1585A sacrifice to mittigate her ire:

1586I neuer will intreat thee to forgiue,

1587Because I am vnworthy for to liue.

1588Therefore speake soone, & I will soone make speed:

1589Whether Cordella will'd thee do this deed?

1590Mes. As I am a perfit gentleman, thou speakst French to me: