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But did he break without all circumstance To you his Foe, that he would have the fort To kill me, and then escape. It sounds incredibly. Not so Callian x. Well I will try him, and if this be true I'll pawn my life isle find it, ift be false And that you cloth your hate in such a lie You shall hereafter dote, in your own house, Not in the Court. And will still where I may do with justice to the world, you have no witness. No more I mean there were that herd it. But so you may hang honest men too if you please. Such witnesses we needs not. Enough, where's Strato. Why where all the Company? call Amintor in Evadne, where my brother, and Melantius, Bid him come too, and Diphilus, call all Exit Strat. That are without there, if he should desire The combat of you, 'tis not in the power Of all our laws to hinder it, unless We mean to quit they. Come sirs, Amintor thou art yet a Bridegroom, And I will use thee so, thou shalt fit down, Evadne fit, and you Amint r too This banquet is for you sir, who has brought A merry tale about him, to raise laughter Amongst our wine, why Strato where art thou Thou wilt chopped out with them unseasonably When I desire they not. Reach me a boul of wine, Melantius thou art sad. Give me the wine. Melantius I am now considering How easy it for any man we trust To poison one of us in such a boul. I faith it easy, it becomes us well To get plain dealing men about our selves, Such as you all are here, Amintor to thee And to thy fair Evadne. Reach to Amintor, Strato. Yet I wonder much Of the strange desperation of these men That dare attempt such acts here in our state, He could not escape that did it. It would be known Melantius. No I should think no man Could kill me and escape clear but that old man. I do not think thou wouldst but yet thou mightest, For thou hast in thy hands the means to escape, By keeping of the fort, he has Melantius, And he has kept it well. You are not merry, brother drink wine, Fit you all still, Callianax Aside I cannot trust thus, I have thrown out words, That would have fetched warm blood upon the cheeks Of guilty men, and he is never moved, He knows no such thing. A must if he were guilty feel and alteration At this our whisper, while we point at him, You see he does not. Melant. you can easily conceive What I have meant, for men that are in faults Can subtly apprehend when others aim At what they do amiss, but I forgive Freely before this man, heaven do so too; I will not touch thee so much as with shame Of telling it, let it be so no more. Nay if you stand so stiff, I shall call back my mercy. Not to instruct your knowledge, but to show you my ears are every where, you meant to kill me, and get the fort to escape. Licip: cheer Amintor and his Lady, theres no found Comes from you, I will come and doo't my self. Melantius I do credit this from him, How sleight so ere you mak't. Melantius I held it great injustice to believe Thine enemy, and did, if I did, I do not, let that satisfy, what struck With sadness all more wine. This is lunacy I hope, Melantius. Some that love him get him to bed, why? pity should not let age make it self contemptible, we must be all old, have him away. Too well, Call : but if you use This once again I shall entreat some other To see your offices be well discharged. Be merry Gentlemen it grows somewhat late, Amintor thou wouldst be a bed again. And you Evadne let me take thee in my arm, Me lantius thou art as thou deservest to be, my friend, Still, and for ever good Call : Sleep soundly, it will bring thee to thy self. Whose that? My deer Evadne, I have been dreaming of thee, come to bed. What pretty new device is this Evadne? What, do you tie me to you by my love? This is a quaint one: come my deer and kiss me, I'll be thy Mars, to bed my Queen of love, Let us be caught together, that the gods may look, And envy our embraces. Prithee to bed then, let me take it warm, Here thou shalt know the state of my body better. Bleed! How Evadne? Thou dost not mean this, 'tis impossible, Thou art too sweet and gentle. No. Thou art not. I prithee speak not these things, thou art gentle, And w rt not meant thus rugged. Hear Evadne, Thou soul of sweetness, hear, I am thy King. Hold Evadne, I do command thee, hold. What bloody villainy Provoked thee to this murder? O. Evadne, pity me. O I die. This is no time To force you too't I do love you both, Calianax you look well to your office, And you Melantius are welcome home, Begin the mask. Take light their Ladies, get the Bride to bed, We will not see you laid, good night Amintor, Weel ease you of that tedious ceremony, Were it my case I should think time run slow If thou be'st noble youth, get me a boy That may defend my Kingdoms from my foes. Good night Melantius. Exeunt. Good morrow all. Amintor joy on joy fallen thick upon thee, But Madame you are altered since I saw you, I must salute you, you are now another's, How liked you your nights rest. Amintor Wertenberg thou truly honost till thou Wertenberg married. Tell me how then shows the sport to you. What did you do. But prithee I should think by her black eye And her read cheek, she should be quick and stirring In this same business; would? Well yowl trust me then Amintor, To choose a wife for you again. Why? Like you this so ill. I do not Like this; all forbear the room But you Amintor and your Lady, I have some speech that may Concern your after living well You will suffer me to talk with her Amintor, And not have jealous pangs. How do you Like Amintor. Howes that? I see there is no lasting faith in sin, They that break word with heaven, will break again With all the world, and so dost thou with me. This subtle woman's ignorance Will not excuse you, thou hast taken oaths So great, that me thought they did misbecome A woman's mouth, that thou wouldst never enjoy A man but me. Day and night have herd it. Why thou dissemblest, and it is in me To punish thee. But thou hast let Amintor lie with thee. Impudence, he says himself so. A does not. Speak lower, 'tis false. Do not I know the uncontrolled thoughts, That youth brings with him, when his blood is high, With expectation and desire of that He long hath waited for, is not his spirit Though he be temperate, of a valiant train As this our age hath known, what could he do If such a sudden speech had met his blood, But ruin thee for ever, if he had not killed thee He could not bear it thus, he is as we Or any other wronged man. Draw not thy sword, thou knowest I cannot fear A subjects hand, but thou shalt feel the weight Of this if thou dost rage. Thou mayest live Amintor, Free as thy King, if thou wilt wink at this, And be a means that we may meet in secret, Well, I am resolute, you lay with her, And so I leave you. Exit King. No, for I believe thee honest, as thou Wertenberg valiant. I cannot tell how I should credit this From you that are his enemy.