BERNARDO

Comfort your self in Gods name blessed father. S e long as no wounds of the body bleed. He sent it as your Holiness may see, Safe sealed up My Lord I slept too much the last night and I dare not, One set was passed before I parted from them, And by this time they be well heated. Fear me not? Were to not that my conscience hath be fyer'd, With flames of purgatory by this Pope, I never could endure such villainy, The best is he does pardon all my sins. Exit Bernardo. Barber bring in some linen for my Lords I listened for that string and he hath touched it. Good my Lord cool your self a little, My Lord. I know the cause, Marry with much motion of your bodies my Lords, You must not be so vehement in play. I knew a noble French man at Anchona, Twenty years since at tennice took his death. With over heating of him self in play. My Lords are both a sleep music depart. And leave them to their ease; alas sweet boys, Is it not pity that these noble branches, So sweetly knit in one, should never wake? I that am hard of heart sigh for their sake, My Lord. Bernardo knockeh at the study. Both fast a sleep. Ti done. All is performed my Lord. 'Tis done in deed alas they both be dead: Now must I follow my directions, Holla within there. Enter Cardinal Caraffa with Bentinoli. Alas my Lord ill news, But that his Holiness is fast a sleep, And this day stirred not from his bedchamber I would have brought him to this woeful sighed: Prince Astor with Phillippo was at Tennis, And being overheated at their game, Drinking so suddenly upon that heat, With much sweet Wine did surfeit instantly, And here alas lie dead upon this bed. My Lord hath sent me for the things he spoke of. Nay but do not you respect him, least he doubt you suspect him. Farewell fellow Rotsi. Now do not I pity this Spanish villain because he consented to the poisoning of this soldier, but for that I am innocent. Have spetiall care you that have these in charge. That these two sealed bottles be not stirred, Until his Holiness call for that wine Most blessed Lord, Ambassadors from Ferdinand of Naples Arrived here attend your holiness. Thus does one hideous act succeed and other, Until the mouth of mischief be made up: Now must I train my fellow to his death, A deed of such and I did swear the same, Not only for the secrecy thereof. But to conceal a matter of more we ght, Of greater moment and high cruelty: When any worser ed of murder must be done, To serve his Holiness, call for Bernardo. He must be princ pall or accessary To serve all purposes; for gold or pardon, The Pope gives both; and I can take them both: Gold can make hard the soft to conscience, And mine is hardened by the practice of it. Holla Signeor Bandino. He knocketh at a door, O 'tis a perilous villeine if you knew him so well as I, believe me he would peper you for it if he understood so much, peace man he hath broken up the bottle let him drink. And by this signet you are to deluiuer me the bottles. We y near six by Saint Peters bell Well have you done your partly, set down your bottles, And read this letter from the Duke Valentinoys, We do congratulate your safe return.