Lucio. Not better than he, by her own report. Lucio. Marry, fir, I think, if you handled her privately, she should sooner confefs; perchance, publickly fhe'll be afham'd. Enter Duke in the Friar's habit, and Provoft. Ifabella is brought in. Efcal. I will go darkly to work with her. a Lucio. That's the way; for women are light at mid night. Efcal. Come on, miftrefs; here's a gentlewoman denies all that you have faid. Lucio. My lord, here comes the rafcal I spoke of; here with the Provoft. Efcal. In very good time:-speak not you to him, 'till we call upon you. Lucio. Mum. Efcal. Come, fir; Did you set these women on to flander lord Angelo? they have confefs'd you did. Duke. 'Tis false. Efcal. How! know you where you are? Duke. Refpect to your great place! and let the devil Be fometime honour'd for his burning throne:Where is the duke? 'tis he should hear me fpeak. Efcal. The duke's in us; and we will hear you speak: Look, you speak justly. Duke. Boldly, at least:-But, oh, poor fouls, Come you to feek the lamb here of the fox? Good night to your redrefs: Is the duke gone? Then is your caufe gone too. The duke's unjust, a light-full of levity. Por. Thus b Thus to retort your manifest appeal, Lucio. This is the rafcal; this is he, I spoke of. To call him villain? And then to glance from him to the duke himself, C To the rack with him:-We'll touze you joint by joint, But we will know this purpose:-What? unjust? Duke. Be not fo hot; the duke Dare no more stretch this finger of mine, than he d Nor here provincial: My bufinefs in this ftate с Where I have seen corruption boil and bubble, As much in mock as mark. Efcal. Slander to the ftate! Away with him to prifon. Ang. What can you vouch against him, fignior Lucio? Is this the man, that you did tell us of? Lucio. 'Tis he, my lord. Come hither, goodman baldpate: Do you know me? b to report, &c.]-to refer your cause from himself to Angelo. touze]-tear. d provincial:]-within his jurifdiction. few:]-few-pan. the forfeits in a barber's shop,]-tables hung up there, containing rules for the behaviour of their cuftomers, together with the penalties annexed to each tranfgreffion. Duke. Duke. I remember you, fir, by the found of your voice: I met you at the prifon, in the abfence of the duke. Lucio. Oh, did you fo? And do you remember what you faid of the duke? Duke. Moft notedly, fir. Lucio. Do you fo, fir? And was the duke a flefhmonger, a fool, and a coward, as you then reported him to be? Duke. You must, fir, change perfons with me, ere you make that my report: you, indeed, spoke fo of him; and much more, much worse. Lucio. O thou damnable fellow! Did not I pluck thee by the nofe, for thy fpeeches? Duke. I proteft, I love the duke, as I love myself. Ang. Hark! how the villain would clofe now, after his treasonable abuses. Efcal. Such a fellow is not to be talk'd withal: Away with him to prison:-Where is the provost ?-Away with with him to prifon; lay bolts enough upon him: let him speak no more :--away with those & giglots too, and with the other confederate companion. g [The Provoft lays hands on the Duke. Duke. Stay, fir; stay a while. Ang. What! refifts he? Help him, Lucio. Lucio. Come, fir; come, fir; come, fir: foh, fir; Why, you bald-pated, lying rafcal! you must be hooded, muft you? fhow your knave's vifage, with a pox to you! fhow yourfheep-biting face, and be hang'd an hour! Will't not off? [Pulls off the friar's hood, and difcovers the Duke. giglots-ftrumpets. ."" young Talbot was not born "To be the pillage of a giglot wench. HENRY VI, Part I, Act V, S. 1. Pucel. Ꮒ fheep-biting face, and be hang'd an hour!-thievifh, pilfering face, and be fufpended an hour by the neck, in the colliftrigium, or ancient pillory. Duke. Duke. Thou art the first knave, that e'er mad'st a duke.— First, provost, let me bail thefe gentle three: Sneak not away, fir; [to Lucio.] for the friar and you Duke. What you have spoke, I pardon; fit you down.— [To Efcalus. We'll borrow place of him :-Sir, by your leave: Haft thou or word, or wit, or impudence, [To Angelo. That yet can do thee office? if thou haft, Ang. O my dread lord, I should be guiltier than my guiltinefs, When I perceive, your grace, like power divine, k Hath look'd upon my paffes: Then, good prince, Is all the grace I beg. Duke. Come hither, Mariana : Say, wait thou e'er contracted to this woman?. Ang. I was, my lord. Duke. Go take her hence, and marry her inftantly. Do you the office, friar; which 'confummate, Return him here again :-Go with him, provoft. [Exeunt Angelo, Mariana, Peter and Provoft. Efcal. My lord, I am more amaz'd at his dishonour, Than at the strangeness of it. i And hold]-And then thou canst hold out no longer. k paes-the paffages of my life, occurrences in my government. 1 confummate,]-being confummated. Duke. Duke. Come hither, Ifabel: Your friar is now your prince: As I was then Not changing heart with habit, I am still n Ifab. Oh, give me pardon, That I, your vaffal, have employ'd and pain'd Duke. You are pardon'd, Ifabel: And now, dear maid, be you as ° free to us. Which I did think with flower foot came on, That brain'd my purpose: But, peace be with him! Than that which lives to fear: make it your comfort, Re-enter Angelo, Mariana, Peter, and Provost. Duke. For this new-marry'd man, approaching here, Whofe falt imagination yet hath wrong'd Your well-defended honour, you must pardon him For Mariana's fake: But as he adjudg'd your brother, (Being criminal, in double violation. Of facred chastity; and of promife-breach, m Advertifing, and holy]-Sedulous and trufty. "Attorney'd at]-A willing agent in. Prash remonstrance]-a premature difcovery. brain'd]-defeated. free]-as generous in pardoning. double violation-intentional, and actual. Thereon |