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God leave us, if we forsake our Friends, Or leave our sister in extremity. I hear them coming: brother now stand close. What seeks thou lovely maid, amongst wretched men? Danger then must hasten our departure: Farewell sweet Phillida, Queen of my heart. Exit. The worse does still prevail, Marchetto hath attempted thy fair wife. Fortunio sought, to ravish Lucida: And we rescuing them have hardly escaped with life, Their friendship, with thy Fortune's took and end. Ashamed, we beg a pardon at thy hands, We humbly crave submission of our brother. If we return to Venice we are but dead. Kill us before we perish by your foes? Shall innocenth great Lords kill guilty men? No man shall led my Lelio to his death, Except by self same sword we perish too. Bind, break our bones, spare neither life nor limbs, We come to die, and merit not to live, We bend no knees, for mercy mighty Duke, Only our suit is for our brother's life, Whose danger we unhappy men have wrought. When from the City speedily we fled, Werey to see our father's hard distress, We hied us to the Duke of Florentines camp, And sought out Lelio, and with naked swords, Forced him to High to Venice and redeem our sier. Hereon through fear of us he came, And in his rescue both of us will die. My Lord we hope that for the aunient league, Betwixt our Father and your worthy self, You will vouchsafe somewhat to succour us. I vow before the mighty God of heaven, To wed and honour none but Phillida. Though u seest our Father in declining age, Is banished quite for saving of thy life, And we his sons, unless he does return, Are never Like to visit Venice more: Resolve you then to hie you back again, And by thy head, revoke our exiled Sire, Or by our swords, prepare thy self to die. What man art thou that favourest misery? What swords are these Friend, report the truth? Thou art too piteous to ingrateful men, We forced thee hither, we must ransom thee, If Lelio die, our father will not live, He priseth Lelio more than both his sons. Returned to keep my faith with Phillida. Dishonest Lord, our father in thy wants Did use thee better, And wilt thou leave his sons in misery? These strange repulses make me desperate, Speak brother Zepherus, what shall we do? Use us Like gentlemen we crave no more. How does Fortunio? Dear father, who shall succour us when you are dead? I, such as scorn to be disgraced by thee: He never keeps, where wretched men abide.
Plot summary
Plot — A Knack to Know an Honest Man
Sempronio has attempted to commit adultery with Lelio’s wife, so Lelio fights and wounds him in a duel. The affray is witnessed by three shepherds, who pursue him as a murderer, leaving Sempronio dying. He is found by an old hermit, Philip, who attempts to heal his wounds. His uncle, Servio, appeals to the Duke of Venice for justice against Lelio - though, glad to inherit Sempronio’s estate, he is motivated more by malice than moral outrage. The Duke pronounces Lelio guilty of murder and sentences him to death in his absence; his estate is confiscated, but his wife and daughter are allowed to keep his house. The Duke m ===== PAGE 250 ===== further puts a price on his head and orders that nobody should succour him on pain of banishment. Lelio’s father-in-law Brishio helps him to escape from Venice, but Servio sees him being winched into the ship. Brishio is arrested and banished, and his sons, Zepherius and Orphinio, are left destitute. Philip revives Sempronio, whose near-death experience has made him chaste and ascetic. Philip disguises him as an old man, and he swears not to reveal his true identity until the hermit permits it. He assumes the alias Penitent Experience, and meets Fortunio and Marchetto, who are discussing their interest in Lelio’s family and estate: Fortunio wants the love of Lelio’s daughter, Lucida, but Marchetto is more interested in the money. Sempronio tells them that both gold and beauty are evanescent, and offers to show them how to recognize an honest man; Fortunio accepts him into his service. Marchetto seizes Lelio’s property, and offers to give some of it back to Annetta if she will grant him sexual favours; Fortunio also propositions Lucida. Refused, the men plan to return that night and rape them. Sempronio notifies Zepherius and Orphinio, who intervene and wound Fortunio as he is trying to force an entry. They are imprisoned and Servio tries to have them executed for. murder; but his daughter, Phillida, is in love with Orphinio and releases them, on condition that he will marry her should he ever return to Venice. Servio is arrested and sentenced to death for letting the brothers escape; but he is pardoned after Fortunio recovers, newly penitent, and admits that the brothers were right to stop the attempted rape. Lelio and Brishio flee to Florence and Milan ‘ respectively; but the two dukes are on the point of war over a dowry dispute, and the two refugees are appointed their champions. When the two kinsmen recognize one…