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Passed four. I do think, to cure some strange corruptions in the common wealth. Then you rise to see your wenches? 'Tis sent. He is alone, but I think your Lordship may en ter. The Count is new gone in, but the Duke will come forth, before you can be weary of waiting. I must wait without the door. A Lord, and a Soldier, one in good favour with the Duke; if you could get him to deliver your Petition— If you could get him to deliver your petition for you, or to second you, 'twere sure. If it please your grace there's a back door. I have been in it. Yes madam, I am well, wo'd you were so. And yet you cannot live long, madam. Why, you must die. It does; this hand the Duke commands shall give you death. Lady, your prayers may do your soul some good, That sure your body cannot merit by'vm: You must prepare to die. You shall not. Then Lady, you must know, you are held unhonest; The Duke, your brother, and your friends in court, With too much grief condemn you: though to me, The fault deserves not to be paid with death. Lord Gondarino. I would not strike. With hazard of my life, if it should be known? I will: Lady, there is that means yet to escape your death, if you can wisely apprehend it. I dare, and will, if you dare but deserve it. Then madam, this is the means, or else you die: I love you. And you must lie with me. Come you must resolve, say yea or no. Speak, will you yield? Will thou not be drawn to yield by fair perswa zions? Peace, know your doom then; your Ladyship must reme ̄ ber, you are not now at home, where you dare jest at all that come about you: but you are fallen under my mercy, which shall be small: if thou refuse to yield, hear what I have sworn unto my self; I will enjoy thee, though it between the parting of thy soul and body. Yield yet and live. Lady, the scene of blood is done; you are now as free from scandal, as from death. Madam, hers and old Country gentlewoman at the door, that came nodding up for Justice, she was with the Lord Gondarino to day, and would now again come? to the speech of him; she says. You shall know more of that without. You secretly will cross some other states, that do conspire against you. You are a very loving Prince in deed. 'Tis in the chamber of Lazarello. A Courtier my Lord, and one that I wonder your grace knows not: for he hath followed your Court, and your last predecessors, from place to place, any time this seven year, as faithfully as your Spits and your Drip ping-pans have done, and almost as greasely. You have already. Very provident. The very same. Unsuspected by them. I know the house to be sinful enough, yet I have been heretofore, and durst now, but for discovering of you, appear here in my own likeness. My Lord, he said, the affairs of the Common wealth, would not suffer him to attend always. There he is in state, to give you audience. I do accept your money, walk here, and when the Duke comes out, you shall have fit opportunity to deliver your petition to him. Madame, the business now imposed upon me, concerns you nearly; I wish some worse man might finish it. Are you so resolute then? Duke's. from ̄ above. Hold, hold, I say.