1705I brought him forth, whereas he had not bin,

1706But for good will to beare me company.

1707He left his friends, his country and his goods,

1708And came with me in most extremity.

1709Oh, if he should miscarry here and dye,

1710Who is the cause of it, but only I?

1711aMes. Why that am I, let that ne're trouble thee.

1712Leir. O no, tis I. O, had I now to giue thee

1713The monarchy of all the spacious world

1714To saue his life, I would bestow it on thee:

1715But I haue nothing but these teares and prayers,

1716And the submission of a bended knee. kneele.

1717O, if all this to mercy moue thy mind,

1718Spare him, in heauen thou shalt like mercy find.

1719Mes.I am as hard to be moued as another, and yet

1720me thinks the strength of their perswasions stirres me

1721a little.

1722Per.My friend, if feare of the almighty power

1723Haue power to moue thee, we haue sayd ynough:

1724But if thy mind be moueable with gold,

1725We haue not presently to giue it thee:

1726Yet to thy selfe thou mayst do greater good,

1727To keepe thy hands still vndefilde from blood:

1728For do but well consider with thy selfe,

1729When thou hast finisht this outragious act,

1730What horrour still will haunt thee for the deed:

1731Think this agayne, that they which would incense

1732Thee for to be the Butcher of their father,

1733When it is done, for feare it should be knowne,

1734Would make a meanes to rid thee from the world:

1735Oh, then art thou for euer tyed in chaynes

1736Of euerlasting torments to indure,

1737Euen in the hotest hole of grisly hell,

1738Such paynes, as neuer mortall toung can tell.

1741Leir. O, heauens be thanked, he wil spare my friend.

1742Now when thou wilt come make an end of me.