25322352To win thy after loue, I pardon thee.

25332353Aum. Then giue me leaue that May turne the key,

25342354That no man enter till my tale be done.

25352355King. Haue thy desire.

25362357Yor. My leige beware, looke to thy selfe,

25372358Thou hast a Traitor in thy presence there.

25382359King. Vilain Ile make thee safe.

25392360Aum. Stay thy reuengefull hand, thou hast no cause to(feare

25412361York. Open the dore, secure foole, hardie King,

25422362Shall I for loue speake treason to thy face,

25432363Open the dore, or I will breake it open.

25452364King What is the matter vncle, speake, recouer breath,

25462365TeIl vs, how neare is daunger,

25472366That wee may arme vs to encounter it?

25482367Yor. Peruse this writtng heere, and thou shalt know,

25492368The treason that my haste forbids me shew.

25502369Aum. remember as thou readst, thy promise past,

25512370I do repent me, reade not my name there,

25522371My hart is not confederate with my hand.

25532372Yor. It was (vilaine) ere thy hand did set it downe.

25542373I tore it from the traitors bosome (King,)

25552374Feare, and not loue, begets his penitence:

25562375Forget to pittie him, lest thy pittie proue,

25572376A Serpent that will sting thee to the hart.

25582377King. O heynous, strong, and bould conspiracy;

25592378O loyall Father, of a treacherous Sonne,

25602379Thou sheere immaculate and siluer Fountaine,

25612380From whence this streame, through muddy passages,

25622381Hath held his current, and defild himselfe,

25632382Thy ouerflow of good, conuerts to bad:

25642383And thy aboundant goodnes, shall excuse,

25652384This deadly blot in thy digressing sonne.

25662385Yor. So shall my vertue, be his vices baude,

25672386An he shall spend mine honour, with his shame,

25682387As thriftles sonnes, their scraping Fathers gold:

25692388Mine honour liues when his dishonour dies,