17511592Cates. He for his fathers sake so loues the Prince,

17521593That he will not be wonne to ought against him.

17531594Buck. What thinkest thou then of Stanley what will he?

17551595Cat. He will doe all in all as Hastings doth.

17561596Buck. Well then no more but this:

17571597Go gentle Catesby, and as it were a farre off,

17581598Sound thou Lo: Hastings, how he stands affected

17591599Vnto our purpose, if he be willing,

17631600Encourage him, and shew him all our reasons:

17641601If he be leaden, icie, cold, vnwilling,

17651602Be thou so too: and so breake off your talke,

17661603And giue vs notice of his inclination:

17671604For we to morrow hold deuided counsels,

17681605Wherein thy selfe shalt highly be emploied.

17691606Glo. Commend me to Lo: William, tell him Catesby,

17701607His auncient knot of dangerous aduersaries

17711608To morrow are let bloud at Pomfret Castle,

17721609And bid my friend for ioy of this good newes,

17731610Giue Mistresse Shore, one gentle kisse the more.

17741611Buck. Good Catesby effect this busines soundly.

17751612Cat. My good Lo: both, with all the heede I may.

17761613Glo. Shall we heare from you Catesby ere we sleepe?

17771614Cat. You shall my Lord.

17781615Glo. At Crosby place there shall you finde vs both.

17801616Buc. Now my Lo: what shall we doe, if we perceiue

17821617William Lo: Hastings will not yeeld to our complots?

17831618Glo. Chop of his head man, somewhat we will doe,

17851619And looke when I am King, claime thou of me

17861620The Earledome of Hereford and the moueables,

17871621Whereof the King my brother stood possest.

17881622Buc. Ile claime that promise at your Graces hands.

17891623Glo. And looke to haue it yeelded with all willingnes:

17901624Come let vs suppe betimes, that afterwards

17911625We may digest our complots in some forme. Exeunt.

17951627Mes. What ho my Lord.

17961628Hast. Who knockes at the dore.

17971629Mess. A messenger from the Lo: Stanley. Enter L. Hast.

F3 Hast.