affection_n to_o monfredo_n and_o therefore_o with_o frown_n in_o her_o look_n and_o anger_n in_o her_o eye_n she_o thunder_v out_o a_o whole_a catalogue_n of_o dispraise_v and_o recrimination_n against_o he_o and_o because_o yet_o she_o despayr_v to_o prevail_v with_o she_o hereby_o she_o now_o think_v it_o high_a time_n resolve_v to_o divert_v and_o change_v the_o stream_n of_o her_o affection_n from_o he_o to_o god_n and_o so_o at_o last_o to_o mew_v and_o betake_v she_o to_o a_o nunnery_n whereon_o her_o desire_n and_o intention_n have_v so_o long_o ruminate_v and_o her_o wish_n and_o vow_v aim_v at_o to_o which_o end_n calm_v the_o storm_n of_o her_o tongue_n and_o compose_v her_o countenance_n to_o patience_n and_o piety_n she_o with_o her_o best_a art_n and_o eloquence_n speak_v to_o she_o thus_o that_o in_o regard_n she_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o don_n delrio_n for_o her_o husband_n with_o who_o she_o may_v have_v enjoy_v prosperity_n content_n and_o glory_n but_o will_v rather_o marry_v monfredo_n from_o who_o she_o can_v and_o must_v expect_v nothing_o but_o poverty_n grief_n and_o repentance_n she_o therefore_o out_o of_o her_o natural_a regard_n of_o she_o and_o tender_a affection_n to_o she_o have_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n bethink_v herself_o of_o a_o medium_n between_o both_o which_o be_v to_o marry_v neither_o of_o they_o but_o in_o a_o religious_a and_o sanctify_v way_n to_o espouse_v herself_o to_o god_n and_o his_o holy_a church_n when_o think_v to_o have_v take_v time_n by_o the_o forelock_n she_o depaint_v she_o the_o felicity_n and_o beatitude_n of_o a_o nun_n profession_n and_o life_n so_o please_v to_o god_n and_o the_o world_n to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o angel_n and_o man_n when_o her_o daughter_n cecilliana_n be_v tire_v and_o discontent_v with_o this_o poor_a and_o ridiculous_a oration_n of_o she_o she_o lift_v up_o her_o eye_n to_o heaven_n with_o a_o modest_a boldness_n and_o yet_o with_o a_o bold_a truth_n interrupt_v her_o mother_n thus_o that_o god_n have_v inspire_v heâ—…_n heart_n to_o affect_v monfredo_n so_o dear_o and_o to_o love_v he_o so_o tender_o as_o she_o will_v rather_o content_v herself_o to_o beg_v with_o he_o then_o to_o live_v with_o delrio_n in_o the_o great_a prosperity_n which_o either_o this_o life_n or_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v she_o that_o although_o she_o have_v no_o bad_a opinion_n of_o nun_n yet_o that_o neither_o the_o constitution_n of_o her_o body_n much_o less_o of_o her_o mind_n be_v proper_a for_o a_o nunnery_n or_o a_o nunnery_n for_o she_o in_o which_o regard_n she_o have_v rather_o pray_v for_o they_o then_o with_o they_o and_o honour_n then_o imitate_v they_o when_o the_o lady_n her_o mother_n not_o able_a to_o contain_v herself_o in_o patience_n much_o less_o in_o silence_n at_o this_o audacity_n and_o as_o she_o think_v impiety_n of_o her_o daughter_n she_o with_o much_o choler_n and_o spleen_n demand_v she_o a_o reason_n of_o these_o her_o exorbitant_a speech_n when_o her_o daughter_n no_o way_n deject_v her_o look_n to_o earth_n but_o rather_o advance_v and_o raise_v they_o to_o heaven_n requite_v she_o with_o this_o answer_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o body_n but_o the_o mind_n not_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v chief_o requisite_a and_o require_v to_o give_v ourselves_o to_o god_n and_o his_o church_n that_o to_o throw_v or_o which_o be_v worse_o to_o permit_v ourselves_o to_o be_v throw_v on_o the_o church_n through_o any_o cause_n of_o constraint_n or_o motion_n of_o distaste_n or_o discontent_n be_v a_o act_n which_o savour_v more_o of_o profaneness_n than_o piety_n and_o more_o of_o earth_n than_o heaven_n that_o as_o god_n power_n so_o his_o presence_n be_v not_o to_o be_v confine_v or_o tie_v to_o any_o place_n for_o that_o his_o centre_n be_v every_o where_o and_o therefore_o his_o circumference_n no_o where_o that_o god_n be_v in_o egypt_n as_o well_o as_o in_o palestyne_n or_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o heaven_n be_v as_o near_o we_o and_o we_o heaven_n in_o a_o mansion_n house_n as_o in_o a_o monastery_n or_o nunnery_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o place_n which_o sanctify_v the_o heart_n and_o soul_n but_o they_o the_o place_n and_o that_o church_n and_o cloister_n have_v no_o privilege_n or_o power_n to_o keep_v out_o sin_n if_o we_o by_o our_o own_o lively_a faith_n and_o god_n by_o his_o all-saving_a grace_n do_v not_o which_o speech_n of_o she_o as_o soon_o as_o she_o have_v deliver_v and_o see_v that_o the_o lady_n her_o mother_n be_v more_o capable_a to_o answer_v she_o thereunto_o with_o silence_n then_o reason_n she_o make_v she_o a_o low_a reverence_n and_o crave_v her_o excuse_n depart_v from_o she_o and_o leave_v she_o here_o alone_o in_o the_o garden_n to_o herself_o and_o her_o muse_n her_o mother_n have_v a_o little_a walk_v out_o her_o choler_n in_o see_v her_o daughter_n firm_a resolution_n not_o to_o become_v a_o nun_n she_o leave_v the_o garden_n and_o retire_v to_o her_o chamber_n where_o send_v for_o her_o son_n martino_n she_o relate_v he_o at_o full_a what_o conference_n have_v there_o pass_v between_o his_o sister_n and_o herself_o who_o likewise_o be_v so_o much_o perplex_v and_o grieve_v hereat_o as_o put_v their_o head_n and_o wit_n together_o they_o within_o a_o day_n or_o two_o vow_v to_o provide_v a_o remedy_n for_o this_o her_o obstinacy_n and_o wilfulness_n as_o for_o cecilliana_n she_o likewise_o report_v this_o verbal_a conference_n which_o have_v pass_v between_o her_o mother_n and_o herself_o to_o her_o brother_n don_n pedro_n and_o monfredo_n when_o according_a to_o promise_v they_o meet_v that_o afternoon_n in_o the_o augustine_n garden_n who_o exceed_o laugh_v thereat_o and_o yet_o again_o fear_v lest_o the_o malice_n of_o their_o brother_n don_n martino_n towards_o they_o may_v cause_v his_o mother_n to_o use_v some_o violence_n or_o endurance_n to_o she_o and_o so_o to_o make_v force_n extort_v that_o from_o her_o will_n which_o fair_a mean_n can_v not_o they_o bid_v she_o to_o assume_v a_o good_a courage_n and_o to_o be_v cheerful_a and_o generous_a promise_v she_o that_o if_o her_o mother_n attempt_v it_o that_o monfredo_n shall_v steal_v she_o away_o by_o night_n and_o that_o he_o as_o he_o be_v do_v pedro_n her_o brother_n will_v assist_v she_o in_o her_o escape_n and_o flight_n whereon_o they_o all_o resolve_n with_o hand_n and_o conclude_v with_o kiss_n neither_o do_v their_o doubt_n prove_v vain_a or_o their_o fear_n and_o suspicion_n deceive_v they_o herein_o for_o her_o incense_a mother_n be_v resolute_a in_o her_o will_n and_o wilful_a in_o â—…er_a obstinacy_n to_o make_v her_o daughter_n a_o nun_n she_o shut_v she_o up_o in_o her_o chamber_n make_v it_o no_o less_o than_o her_o prison_n and_o her_o brother_n do_v martino_n her_o guardian_n or_o â—…ather_o her_o gaoler_n poor_a cecilliana_n now_o exceed_o weep_v and_o grieve_v at_o this_o â—…ruelty_n of_o her_o mother_n and_o brother_n do_v martino_n which_o as_o yet_o her_o dear_a brother_n do_v â—…dro_fw-la can_v remedy_v by_o persuade_v or_o prevail_v with_o they_o to_o release_v she_o he_o acquaint_v monfredo_n herewith_o and_o they_o both_o consult_v find_v no_o better_o expedient_a to_o free_v she_o from_o this_o domestical_a imprisonment_n then_o counterfeit_o to_o give_v her_o mother_n to_o understand_v and_o believe_v that_o her_o daughter_n have_v now_o change_v her_o mind_n and_o that_o by_o god_n direction_n she_o be_v full_o resolve_v to_o abandon_v monfredo_n and_o so_o to_o spend_v and_o end_v her_o day_n in_o a_o nunnery_n but_o contrariwise_o they_o resolve_v to_o fetch_v she_o away_o by_o night_n and_o without_o delay_n according_o hereunto_o cecilliana_n act_v her_o part_n well_o and_o pretend_v now_o to_o this_o spiritual_a will_n and_o resolution_n of_o her_o mother_n sa_o before_o she_o be_v disobedient_a her_o mother_n infinite_o rejoice_v at_o this_o her_o conversion_n and_o no_o less_o or_o rather_o more_o do_v her_o brother_n do_v martino_n who_o to_o fortify_v and_o confirm_v she_o in_o this_o her_o religious_a resolution_n they_o send_v some_o friar_n and_o nun_n to_o persuade_v she_o to_o appoint_v the_o precise_a day_n for_o her_o entrance_n into_o this_o holy_a house_n and_o order_n which_o with_o her_o tongue_n she_o do_v but_o in_o her_o heart_n resolve_v nothing_o less_o or_o rather_o direct_o the_o contrary_a the_o mother_n now_o acquaint_v both_o her_o son_n with_o this_o resolution_n of_o their_o sister_n which_o be_v the_o next_o sunday_n to_o give_v herself_o to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n and_o to_o take_v holy_a order_n when_o do_v pedro_n purposely_o very_o artificial_o seem_v as_o strong_o to_o oppose_v as_o his_o brother_n do_v martino_n cheerful_o approve_v thereof_o now_o extol_v her_o devotion_n and_o piety_n as_o far_o as_o the_o
and_o france_n be_v short_o follow_v by_o a_o peace_n as_o a_o mother_n by_o the_o daughter_n which_o be_v conclude_v at_o the_o hage_n by_o his_o excellency_n of_o nassaw_n and_o marquis_n spinola_n be_v chief_a commissioner_n of_o either_o party_n alsemero_n see_v his_o hope_n frustrate_v that_o the_o key_n of_o peace_n have_v now_o shut_v up_o the_o temple_n of_o war_n and_o that_o musket_n pike_n and_o corslet_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o grace_v the_o field_n where_o now_o rust_v by_o the_o wall_n he_o be_v irresolute_a what_o course_n to_o take_v resemble_v those_o fish_n who_o delight_n to_o live_v in_o cataract_n and_o trouble_a water_n but_o die_v in_o those_o that_o be_v still_o and_o quiet_a for_o he_o spurn_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o court_n and_o refuse_v to_o haunt_v and_o frequent_v the_o company_n of_o lady_n and_o so_o not_o affect_v but_o rather_o disdain_v the_o pomp_n bravery_n and_o vanity_n of_o courtier_n he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o validolyd_n to_o valentia_n with_o a_o noble_a and_o generous_a intent_n to_o seek_v war_n abroad_o since_o he_o can_v find_v none_o at_o home_n where_o be_v arrive_v although_o he_o be_v often_o invite_v into_o the_o company_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o honourable_a lady_n both_o of_o the_o city_n and_o country_n yet_o his_o thought_n run_v still_o on_o the_o war_n in_o which_o heroic_a and_o illustrious_a profession_n he_o conceive_v his_o chief_a delight_n and_o felicity_n and_o so_o take_v order_n for_o his_o land_n and_o affair_n he_o resolve_v to_o see_v malta_n that_o inexpugnable_a rampire_n of_o mars_n the_o glory_n of_o christendom_n and_o the_o terror_n of_o turkey_n to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v gain_v any_o place_n of_o command_n and_o honour_n either_o in_o that_o island_n or_o in_o their_o galley_n or_o if_o not_o he_o will_v from_o thence_o into_o transilvania_n hungary_n and_o germany_n to_o enrich_v his_o judgement_n and_o experience_n by_o remark_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o castle_n and_o city_n their_o order_n and_o discipline_n in_o war_n the_o potency_n of_o their_o prince_n the_o nature_n of_o their_o law_n and_o custom_n and_o all_o other_o matter_n worthy_a the_o observation_n both_o of_o a_o traveller_n and_o a_o soldier_n and_o so_o build_v many_o castle_n in_o the_o air_n he_o come_v to_o alicant_n hope_v to_o find_v passage_n there_o for_o naples_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o ship_v himself_o upon_o the_o neapolitan_a galley_n for_o malta_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o vain_a as_o our_o thought_n nor_o so_o uncertain_a as_o our_o hope_n for_o common_o they_o deceive_v we_o or_o rather_o we_o ourselves_o in_o rely_v on_o they_o not_o that_o god_n be_v any_o way_n unjust_a for_o to_o think_v so_o be_v impiety_n but_o that_o our_o hope_n take_v false_a object_n and_o have_v no_o true_a foundation_n and_o to_o imagine_v the_o contrary_a be_v folly_n the_o which_o alsemero_n find_v true_a for_o here_o the_o wind_n do_v oppose_v he_o his_o thought_n fight_v and_o vanquish_v themselves_o yea_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n do_v cross_v he_o in_o his_o intend_a purpose_n and_o give_v way_n to_o that_o he_o lest_o intend_v for_o come_v one_o morning_n to_o our_o lady_n church_n at_o mass_n and_o be_v on_o his_o knee_n in_o his_o devotion_n he_o espy_v a_o young_a gentlewoman_n likewise_o on_o she_o next_o to_o he_o who_o be_v young_a tender_a and_o fair_a he_o through_o her_o thin_a veil_n discover_v all_o the_o perfection_n of_o a_o delicate_a and_o sweet_a beauty_n she_o espy_v he_o feast_v on_o the_o dainty_n of_o her_o pure_a and_o fresh_a cheek_n and_o tilt_v with_o the_o invisible_a lance_n of_o his_o eye_n to_o she_o he_o be_v instant_o ravish_v and_o vanquish_v with_o the_o please_a object_n of_o this_o angelical_a countenance_n and_o now_o he_o can_v no_o more_o resist_v either_o the_o power_n or_o passion_n of_o love_n this_o gentlewoman_n who_o name_n as_o yet_o we_o know_v not_o be_v young_a and_o fair_a and_o can_v refrain_v from_o blush_v and_o admire_v to_o see_v he_o admire_v and_o blush_v at_o she_o alsemero_n die_v in_o conceit_n with_o impatiency_n that_o he_o can_v enjoy_v the_o happiness_n and_o mean_n to_o speak_v with_o she_o but_o he_o see_v it_o in_o vain_a to_o attempt_v it_o because_o she_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o company_n of_o many_o lady_n and_o he_o of_o many_o cavalier_n but_o mass_n be_v end_v he_o inquire_v of_o a_o good_a fellow_n priest_n who_o walk_v by_o what_o she_o be_v and_o whether_o she_o frequent_v that_o church_n and_o at_o what_o hour_n the_o priest_n inform_v he_o that_o she_o be_v don_n diego_n de_fw-fr vermandero_n daughter_n he_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o that_o city_n that_o her_o name_n be_v dona_fw-la beatrice-ioana_a and_o that_o she_o be_v every_o morning_n in_o that_o church_n and_o place_n and_o near_o about_o the_o same_o hour_n alsemero_n have_v the_o sweetness_n of_o her_o beauty_n so_o deep_o engrave_v in_o his_o thought_n and_o imprint_v in_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o vow_v beatrice-ioana_a be_v his_o mistress_n and_o he_o her_o servant_n yea_o here_o his_o warlike_a resolution_n have_v end_n and_o strike_v sail_n and_o now_o he_o leave_v bellona_n to_o adore_v venus_n and_o forsake_v mars_n to_o follow_v cupid_n yea_o so_o fervent_a be_v his_o flame_n and_o so_o violent_a be_v his_o passion_n as_o he_o can_v neither_o give_v nor_o take_v truce_n of_o his_o thought_n till_o he_o be_v again_o make_v happy_a with_o her_o sight_n and_o bless_v with_o her_o presence_n the_o next_o morn_n as_o lover_n love_v not_o much_o rest_n alsemero_n be_v stir_v very_o timely_a and_o hope_v to_o find_v his_o mistress_n no_o other_o church_n will_v please_v he_o but_o our_o lady_n nor_o place_n but_o where_o he_o first_o and_o last_o see_v she_o but_o she_o be_v more_o zealous_a than_o himself_o for_o she_o be_v first_o in_o the_o church_n and_o on_o her_o knee_n to_o her_o devotion_n who_o alsemero_n glad_o espy_v he_o kneel_v next_o to_o she_o and_o have_v hardly_o the_o patience_n to_o let_v pass_v one_o poor_a quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n he_o resolve_v as_o yet_o to_o conceal_v his_o name_n like_o a_o fond_a lover_n who_o great_a glory_n be_v in_o compliment_n and_o court_v his_o mistress_n he_o board_v she_o thus_o fair_a lady_n it_o seem_v that_o these_o two_o morning_n my_o devotion_n have_v be_v more_o powerful_a and_o acceptable_a then_o heretofore_o since_o i_o have_v have_v the_o felicity_n to_o be_v place_v next_o so_o fair_a and_o so_o sweet_a a_o nymph_n as_o yourself_o who_o excellent_a beauty_n have_v so_o sudden_o captivate_v my_o eye_n and_o so_o secret_o ravish_v my_o heart_n that_o he_o which_o heretofore_o reject_v can_v now_o resist_v the_o power_n of_o love_n and_o therefore_o have_v end_v my_o devotion_n i_o beseech_v you_o excuse_v i_o if_o i_o begin_v to_o pray_v you_o to_o take_v pity_n of_o i_o since_o my_o flame_n be_v so_o fervent_a and_o my_o affection_n be_v so_o passionate_a as_o either_o i_o must_v live_v you_o or_o not_o die_v my_o own_o beatrice-ioana_a can_v not_o refrain_v from_o blush_v under_o her_o veil_n to_o see_v a_o unknown_a cavalier_n board_v she_o in_o these_o term_n in_o the_o church_n and_o as_o she_o give_v attentive_a ear_n to_o his_o speech_n so_o she_o can_v not_o for_o a_o while_n refrain_v from_o glance_v her_o eye_n upon_o the_o sprucenesse_n of_o his_o person_n and_o the_o sumptuousnesse_n of_o his_o apparel_n but_o at_o last_o accuse_v she_o own_o silence_n because_o she_o will_v give_v he_o no_o cause_n to_o condemn_v it_o she_o with_o a_o modest_a grace_n and_o a_o graceful_a modesty_n return_v he_o this_o answer_n sir_n as_o your_o devotion_n can_v neither_o be_v please_v to_o god_n nor_o profitable_a to_o your_o soul_n if_o in_o this_o place_n you_o account_v it_o a_o felicity_n to_o enjoy_v the_o sight_n of_o so_o mean_v a_o gentlewoman_n as_o myself_o so_o i_o can_v repute_v it_o to_o affection_n but_o flattery_n that_o this_o poor_a beauty_n of_o i_o which_o you_o unjust_o paint_v forth_o in_o rich_a praise_n shall_v have_v power_n either_o to_o captivate_v the_o eye_n or_o which_o be_v more_o to_o ravish_v the_o heart_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o cavalier_n as_o yourself_o such_o victory_n be_v reserve_v for_o those_o lady_n who_o be_v as_o much_o your_o equal_a as_o i_o your_o inferior_a and_o therefore_o direct_v your_o zeal_n to_o they_o if_o they_o find_v your_o affection_n such_o as_o you_o profess_v to_o i_o no_o doubt_n but_o regard_v your_o many_o virtue_n and_o merit_n they_o will_v in_o honour_n grant_v you_o that_o favour_n which_o i_o in_o modesty_n be_o constrain_v to_o deny_v you_o alsemero_n though_o a_o novice_n in_o the_o art_n of_o love_n be_v not_o so_o
yield_v and_o render_v up_o to_o the_o king_n law_n and_o justice_n but_o he_o be_v resolute_a to_o defend_v himself_o they_o threaten_v he_o with_o their_o pistol_n but_o their_o sight_n do_v as_o little_a amaze_v he_o as_o their_o report_n and_o bullet_n so_o they_o alight_v from_o their_o horse_n and_o environ_v he_o with_o their_o sword_n and_o have_v hurt_v two_o of_o they_o and_o perform_v the_o part_n of_o a_o desperate_a gladiator_n the_o three_o join_v with_o he_o they_o break_v his_o rapier_n within_o a_o foot_n of_o the_o hilt_n whereat_o he_o yield_v himself_o alsemero_n thus_o take_v be_v the_o same_o night_n bring_v back_o to_o alicant_n in_o who_o gate_n and_o street_n a_o wonderful_a concourse_n of_o people_n assemble_v to_o see_v he_o pass_v who_o as_o much_o pity_n his_o person_n as_o execrate_v and_o condemn_v his_o fact_n the_o senate_n be_v assemble_v and_o alsemero_n bring_v to_o appear_v who_o consider_v the_o heinousness_n of_o his_o treacherous_a and_o bloody_a fact_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v cause_v he_o to_o commit_v he_o stay_v for_o no_o witness_n but_o accuse_v himself_o of_o this_o murder_n the_o which_o from_o point_n to_o point_n he_o confess_v and_o so_o they_o adjudge_v he_o to_o lose_v his_o head_n but_o this_o be_v too_o honourable_a a_o death_n for_o a_o gentleman_n who_o have_v so_o treacherous_o and_o base_o dishonour_v and_o blemish_v his_o gentility_n as_o he_o be_v on_o the_o scaffold_n prepare_v himself_o to_o die_v and_o see_v no_o far_a hope_n of_o life_n but_o the_o image_n of_o death_n before_o his_o eye_n know_v it_o no_o time_n now_o either_o to_o dissemble_v with_o god_n or_o to_o fear_v the_o law_n he_o to_o the_o amazement_n of_o all_o the_o world_n tell_v the_o people_n that_o although_o he_o kill_v don_n thomaso_n piracquo_n yet_o he_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n don_n alonso_n who_o he_o say_v de_n flores_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o wicked_a and_o wretched_a wife_n beatrice-ioana_a have_v murder_v and_o bury_v in_o the_o east_n casemate_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o withal_o affirm_v that_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a in_o any_o thing_n concern_v that_o murder_n it_o be_v only_o in_o conceal_v it_o which_o he_o have_v do_v till_o then_o and_o whereof_o he_o say_v he_o now_o most_o hearty_o repent_v himself_o as_o be_v unwilling_a any_o long_o to_o charge_v his_o soul_n with_o it_o since_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o leave_v this_o world_n and_o to_o go_v to_o another_o and_o so_o beseech_v they_o all_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o forgive_v he_o who_o sacred_a majesty_n he_o confess_v he_o have_v high_o and_o infinite_o offend_v and_o wish_v they_o all_o to_o beware_v and_o fly_v the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o become_v better_a christian_n by_o his_o example_n the_o judge_n advertise_v hereof_o cause_n his_o head_n to_o be_v strike_v off_o for_o murder_v of_o don_n thomaso_n piracquo_n and_o his_o body_n to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o sea_n for_o conceal_v that_o of_o don_n alonso_n which_o be_v according_o execute_v and_o from_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n they_o immediate_o go_v to_o the_o castle_n and_o so_o to_o the_o east_n casemate_n where_o cause_v the_o stone_n to_o be_v remove_v they_o find_v the_o mournful_a murder_a body_n of_o don_n alonso_n piracquo_n which_o they_o give_v to_o his_o kinsfolk_n to_o receive_v a_o more_o honourable_a burial_n according_a to_o his_o rank_n and_o degree_n and_o from_o thence_o they_o return_v to_o the_o church_n where_o the_o body_n of_o de_n flores_n and_o beatrice-ioana_a be_v inter_v after_o they_o be_v bring_v back_o from_o valentia_n the_o which_o for_o their_o horrible_a murder_n they_o at_o the_o common_a place_n of_o execution_n cause_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o their_o ash_n to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o air_n as_o unworthy_a to_o have_v any_o rest_a place_n on_o earth_n which_o they_o have_v so_o cruel_o stain_v and_o pollute_v with_o innocent_a blood_n loe_o here_o the_o just_a punishment_n of_o god_n against_o these_o devilish_a and_o bloody_a murderer_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o who_o execution_n all_o that_o infinite_a number_n of_o people_n that_o be_v spectator_n universal_o laud_v and_o praise_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n for_o purge_v the_o earth_n of_o such_o unnatural_a and_o bloody_a monster_n god_n revenge_n against_o the_o cry_v and_o execrable_a sin_n of_o murder_n history_n v._n alibius_n murther_v his_o wife_n merilla_n he_o be_v discover_v first_o by_o bernardo_n then_o by_o emilia_n his_o own_o daughter_n so_o he_o be_v apprehend_v and_o hang_v for_o the_o fact_n how_o far_o be_v they_o from_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n and_o all_o his_o creature_n when_o they_o lie_v violent_a hand_n on_o their_o own_o wife_n yea_o when_o they_o murder_v they_o in_o their_o bed_n in_o stead_n of_o repose_v their_o secret_n and_o affection_n in_o â—…heir_a bosom_n these_o be_v hellish_a resolution_n and_o infernal_a stratagem_n that_o nature_n neither_o allow_v nor_o grace_n approve_v for_o beside_o the_o union_n betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o church_n there_o be_v none_o so_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a on_o earth_n as_o be_v that_o of_o man_n and_o wife_n for_o as_o this_o world_n have_v make_v they_o two_o person_n so_o god_n have_v conjoin_v and_o make_v they_o one_o and_o therefore_o what_o madness_n nay_o what_o cruelty_n be_v it_o to_o be_v so_o cruel_a to_o those_o who_o if_o not_o ourselves_o be_v at_o least_o our_o second_o self_n charity_n the_o daughter_n of_o heaven_n teach_v we_o to_o love_v all_o the_o world_n but_o especiâ—…lly_o those_o who_o be_v our_o kinsfolk_n or_o friend_n religion_n the_o mother_n of_o charity_n step_v a_o degree_n far_o and_o enjoin_v we_o to_o love_v those_o who_o hate_v we_o yea_o these_o likewise_o be_v not_o only_o the_o rule_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o precept_n of_o grace_n therefore_o to_o kill_v those_o who_o love_v we_o and_o to_o depâ—…ive_v those_o of_o life_n who_o do_v occasion_n present_a be_v ready_a to_o sacrifice_v they_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o we_o it_o must_v needs_o proceed_v rather_o from_o a_o monster_n then_o a_o man_n or_o rather_o from_o a_o devil_n then_o a_o monster_n but_o such_o devil_n and_o such_o monster_n be_v but_o too_o rife_a and_o common_a in_o these_o our_o sinful_a time_n and_o among_o other_o i_o here_o produce_v one_o for_o exâ—…mple_n who_o for_o that_o cruel_a and_o inhuman_a fact_n of_o he_o by_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v just_o reward_v with_o a_o halter_n and_o may_v all_o those_o who_o perpetrate_v the_o like_a crime_n partitipate_v of_o the_o same_o or_o of_o a_o worse_a punishment_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o spreare_n some_o fifteen_o mile_n distant_a from_o the_o beautiful_a and_o noble_a city_n of_o brescia_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o venetian_n there_o dwell_v a_o poor_a country_n man_n term_v alibius_n who_o can_v vaunt_v of_o no_o other_o wealth_n leave_v he_o by_o his_o decease_a parent_n but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o comely_a stature_n and_o proportion_n and_o withal_o that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o honest_a fame_n and_o reputation_n so_o if_o his_o virtue_n have_v answer_v they_o his_o poverty_n have_v never_o prove_v so_o pernicious_a and_o fatal_a a_o enemy_n to_o he_o as_o to_o ruin_v his_o fortune_n with_o his_o life_n and_o his_o life_n with_o his_o fortune_n or_o have_v the_o vice_n of_o his_o soul_n not_o contaminate_v or_o stain_v the_o perfection_n of_o his_o body_n my_o pen_n have_v sleep_v in_o silence_n and_o his_o history_n lie_v rake_v up_o in_o the_o dust_n of_o his_o grave_n but_o since_o his_o action_n have_v exceed_v the_o bound_n both_o of_o nature_n and_o grace_n yea_o since_o he_o have_v learn_v of_o the_o devil_n to_o imbath_n his_o hand_n in_o poison_n and_o to_o imbrue_v they_o in_o innocent_a blood_n i_o encourage_v by_o the_o connivencie_n and_o silence_n of_o other_o not_o out_o of_o any_o want_n of_o charity_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o dead_a alibius_n but_o in_o detestation_n of_o his_o bloody_a resolution_n and_o action_n and_o chief_o and_o especial_o to_o the_o comfort_n and_o instruction_n of_o the_o live_n who_o may_v abhor_v his_o crime_n by_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o punishment_n i_o have_v adventure_v and_o resolve_v to_o give_v this_o a_o place_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o tragical_a history_n that_o italy_n as_o well_o as_o brescia_n and_o spreare_v and_o peradventure_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n with_o italy_n may_v understand_v thereof_o this_o alibius_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v attain_v the_o age_n of_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n marry_v a_o honest_a maiden_n term_v merilla_n be_v a_o farmer_n daughter_n of_o the_o same_o parish_n of_o spreare_n with_o who_o he_o have_v but_o small_a
sypontus_n and_o victorina_n she_o like_v a_o bad_a woman_n a_o wicked_a wife_n and_o a_o wretched_a creature_n redouble_v he_o her_o complaint_n and_o discontent_n against_o her_o husband_n and_o because_o sypontus_n know_v it_o wisdom_n to_o strike_v while_o the_o iron_n be_v hot_a as_o also_o that_o time_n must_v be_v take_v by_o the_o forelock_n he_o like_v a_o wretched_a politician_n lay_v hold_v of_o this_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n and_o so_o consent_v to_o the_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n when_o from_o this_o bloody_a resolution_n they_o pass_v to_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o effect_v it_o they_o consult_v on_o this_o lamentable_a business_n victorina_n industrious_a in_o her_o malice_n propose_v to_o poison_v he_o and_o so_o to_o bury_v he_o in_o her_o little_a garden_n but_o sypontus_n dislike_v this_o project_n and_o proffer_v she_o to_o murder_v he_o in_o his_o gondola_n as_o he_o come_v from_o luifizina_fw-la whereon_o they_o agree_v so_o some_o ten_o day_n after_o victorina_n advertise_v he_o that_o her_o husband_n be_v to_o go_v to_o his_o house_n of_o pleasure_n in_o the_o country_n near_o milan_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n brenta_n where_o he_o be_v only_o to_o stay_v three_o day_n sypontus_n embrace_v this_o occasion_n and_o continual_o wantonize_a with_o his_o wife_n in_o his_o absence_n promise_v she_o to_o meet_v her_o husband_n at_o his_o return_n and_o then_o to_o dispatch_v he_o which_o news_n with_o a_o long_a desire_n this_o miserable_a courtesan_n victorina_n attend_v he_o with_o as_o much_o impatience_n as_o impudency_n sypontus_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n in_o favour_n of_o twice_o ten_o zeckynes_n be_v prepare_v of_o two_o wicked_a gondolier_n or_o waterman_n who_o deep_o vow_v and_o swear_v to_o conceal_v this_o murder_n so_o the_o precise_a day_n of_o souranza_n departure_n from_o his_o country_n house_n be_v come_v sypontus_n not_o to_o fail_v of_o his_o promise_n to_o victorina_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o bloody_a and_o damnable_a attempt_n take_v his_o gondola_n and_o hover_v in_o the_o direct_a passage_n betwixt_o lucifizina_n and_o venice_n for_o souranza_n his_o arrival_n who_o poor_a harmless_a gentleman_n love_v his_o young_a wife_n so_o tender_o and_o dear_o as_o he_o think_v this_o short_a time_n long_o that_o he_o have_v want_v from_o she_o but_o he_o have_v see_v his_o last_o of_o she_o and_o allasse_n alas_o he_o shall_v see_v a_o end_n of_o himself_o for_o about_o five_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o evening_n it_o be_v summer_n time_n his_o usual_a hour_n of_o return_n he_o take_v gondola_n at_o lucifizina_n for_o venice_n and_o near_a midway_n betwixt_o both_o sypontus_n espy_v he_o and_o the_o soon_o because_o it_o be_v hot_a weather_n and_o no_o wind_n stir_v souranza_n have_v cause_v his_o curtain_n to_o be_v withdraw_v sypontus_n inflame_v with_o boil_a malice_n and_o revenge_n with_o all_o possible_a celerity_n make_v towards_o his_o gondola_n the_o which_o disguise_v and_o mask_v he_o enter_v and_o there_o with_o his_o poniard_n very_o devilish_o stab_v he_o three_o several_a time_n at_o the_o heart_n when_o fall_v down_o to_o his_o foot_n he_o most_o barbarous_o cut_v of_o his_o beard_n and_o nose_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v know_v and_o so_o throw_v he_o into_o the_o sea_n as_o also_o his_o waterman_n after_o he_o that_o they_o may_v tell_v no_o tale_n when_o have_v finish_v these_o execrable_a murder_n he_o with_o his_o gondola_n with_o all_o possible_a speed_n hie_v first_o to_o murano_n and_o so_o land_n by_o the_o patriarchy_n from_o thence_o by_o the_o arsenal_n and_o so_o to_o his_o own_o house_n behind_o saint_n servi_n church_n thereby_o to_o cast_v a_o fair_a varnish_n on_o this_o villainy_n by_o land_v and_o come_v into_o the_o city_n another_o way_n when_o be_v arrive_v at_o his_o house_n he_o that_o night_n by_o a_o confident_a servant_n of_o he_o send_v victoryna_n this_o letter_n sypontus_n to_o victoryna_n fair_a and_o dear_a victoryna_n i_o have_v begin_v and_o end_v a_o business_n which_o infinite_o import_v thy_o good_a and_o my_o content_n the_o party_n have_v drink_v his_o fill_n of_o white_a and_o claret_n and_o be_v now_o go_v to_o his_o eternal_a rest_n so_o a_o little_a time_n i_o hope_v will_v wipe_v off_o thy_o old_a tear_n and_o confirm_v thy_o new_a joy_n be_v but_o as_o affectionate_a as_o i_o secret_a and_o as_o secret_a as_o till_o death_n i_o will_v be_v affectionate_a and_o thou_o need_v neither_o fear_n my_o fortune_n nor_o doubt_v thy_o own_o judge_v what_o i_o will_v do_v to_o enjoy_v thou_o and_o for_o thy_o sake_n since_o i_o have_v already_o undertake_v and_o act_v a_o business_n of_o this_o nature_n we_o must_v for_o a_o time_n refrain_v each_o other_o company_n that_o we_o may_v the_o soon_o meet_v and_o embrace_v withmore_o content_a and_o less_o danger_n sypontus_n victoryna_n infinite_o rejoice_v at_o this_o news_n and_o the_o better_a to_o cloak_v her_o malice_n under_o the_o veil_n of_o secrecy_n she_o lament_v and_o complain_v to_o her_o father_n of_o her_o husband_n long_a absence_n souranza_n parent_n be_v by_o beraldi_n acquaint_v herewith_o they_o begin_v to_o find_v the_o time_n of_o his_o stay_n very_o long_o and_o now_o resolve_v to_o send_v his_o nephew_n scignior_n andrea_n souranza_n up_o the_o river_n brenta_n to_o know_v the_o cause_n thereof_o he_o pass_v and_o repass_v the_o sluice_n of_o lucifizina_n and_o bring_v word_n that_o he_o depart_v thence_o for_o venice_n in_o a_o gondola_n four_o day_n since_o victoryna_n his_o wife_n grieve_v and_o weep_v at_o his_o absence_n so_o do_v his_o own_o parent_n and_o friend_n who_o enquiâ—…e_v of_o all_o side_n but_o find_v comfort_n or_o news_n from_o none_o what_o be_v become_v of_o he_o and_o here_o reader_n before_o thy_o curiosity_n carry_v thou_o further_o i_o conjure_v thou_o to_o stand_v astonish_v and_o wonder_n at_o the_o inscrutable_a and_o wonderful_a judgement_n of_o god_n in_o the_o detection_n of_o this_o murder_n for_o fisherman_n some_o eight_o day_n cast_v out_o their_o net_n betwixt_o the_o land_n of_o la_fw-fr lazareto_o and_o saint_n george_n majore_fw-la bring_v up_o this_o dead_a body_n of_o murder_v souranza_n be_v well_o apparel_v but_o chief_o for_o their_o own_o discharge_n they_o bring_v the_o dead_a corpse_n to_o venice_n and_o lanâ—…_n he_o at_o saint_n mark_v stair_n where_o they_o extend_v and_o expose_v his_o body_n to_o be_v know_v of_o passenger_n now_o behold_v further_a god_n miraculous_a providence_n in_o the_o discovery_n and_o find_v out_o hereof_o for_o among_o the_o numberless_a number_n of_o spectator_n and_o walker_n who_o daily_o and_o almost_o hourly_o frequent_a and_o adorn_v that_o famous_a burse_n and_o incomparable_a pâ—…lace_n it_o happen_v that_o andrea_n souranza_n cast_v his_o eye_n on_o this_o dead_a and_o sea-withered_n body_n on_o who_o he_o look_v with_o as_o much_o steadfastness_n as_o curiosity_n as_o if_o nature_n have_v make_v his_o live_a body_n a_o part_n of_o that_o dead_a or_o as_o if_o his_o hot_a blood_n have_v some_o sympathy_n and_o affinity_n with_o that_o of_o the_o dead_a personage_n which_o long_o since_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v congeal_v and_o freeze_a but_o at_o last_o espy_v a_o red_a spot_n in_o his_o neck_n under_o his_o right_a ear_n that_o he_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o and_o which_o all_o the_o influence_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v not_o power_n to_o deface_v and_o wash_v away_o as_o also_o observe_v a_o wart_n over_o his_o left_a eyelid_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v his_o birth_n and_o his_o youth_n his_o age_n he_o passionate_o cry_v out_o before_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o his_o uncle_n seigâ—…ior_n jovan_n baptista_n souranza_n so_o it_o be_v visit_v by_o his_o parent_n and_o friend_n and_o know_v to_o be_v the_o same_o so_o they_o carry_v he_o to_o a_o adjoin_a house_n and_o there_o divest_v it_o naked_a find_v that_o he_o have_v tâ—…ree_a several_a wound_n in_o his_o body_n either_o of_o a_o sword_n or_o poniard_n which_o give_v matter_n of_o talk_n and_o administer_v cause_n of_o admiration_n in_o all_o the_o city_n so_o they_o bury_v he_o honourable_o according_a to_o his_o rank_n and_o degree_n and_o all_o know_v he_o to_o be_v murder_v infinite_o bewail_v his_o untimely_a and_o lament_v his_o mournful_a death_n but_o especial_o his_o wife_n victoryna_n who_o have_v former_o play_v the_o strumpet_n than_o the_o murderess_n now_o take_v on_o the_o mask_n and_o assume_v the_o representation_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n outward_o seem_v to_o die_v for_o sorrow_n when_o god_n and_o her_o foul_a ulcerate_v conscience_n know_v that_o inward_o her_o heart_n leap_v for_o joy_n thus_o to_o be_v deprive_v and_o free_v of_o her_o old_a husband_n
prison_n although_o she_o partly_o believe_v and_o know_v that_o she_o never_o affect_v or_o love_v she_o when_o aim_v to_o add_v consolation_n to_o her_o affliction_n as_o god_n will_v have_v it_o laurieta_n out_o of_o her_o ignorance_n or_o folly_n return_n la_o 〈◊〉_d this_o unlooked_a for_o answer_v that_o herself_o be_v as_o innocent_a of_o belluile_n death_n as_o she_o be_v of_o poligny_n which_o word_n be_v overhear_v by_o some_o curious_a head_n of_o the_o company_n be_v instant_o carry_v and_o report_v to_o the_o criminal_a judge_n who_o instant_o cause_n la_o palaisiere_n to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o bring_v before_o they_o who_o they_o examine_v upon_o poligny_n death_n which_o do_v no_o way_n affâ—…ight_n or_o afflict_v she_o because_o her_o conscience_n be_v untainted_a and_o herself_o as_o innocent_a as_o innocence_n herself_o thereof_o they_o deal_v further_o with_o she_o to_o understand_v the_o passage_n of_o former_a business_n betwixt_o herself_o poâ—…gny_n and_o belluile_v she_o give_v they_o a_o true_a and_o faithful_a account_n thereof_o yea_o and_o relate_v they_o as_o much_o and_o no_o more_o than_o this_o history_n have_v former_o relate_v we_o and_o to_o verify_v and_o confirm_v her_o speech_n like_o a_o discreet_a young_a gentlewoman_n she_o give_v they_o the_o key_n of_o a_o trunk_n of_o she_o wherein_o she_o say_v be_v her_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n she_o write_v to_o poligny_n and_o his_o answer_n again_o to_o she_o which_o she_o pray_v they_o to_o send_v for_o for_o her_o better_a clear_n and_o discharge_n the_o judge_n send_v speedy_o away_o for_o these_o letter_n which_o be_v find_v produce_v and_o read_v direct_o concur_v with_o the_o true_a circumstance_n of_o her_o former_a deposition_n whereupon_o with_o much_o applause_n and_o commendation_n they_o acquit_v and_o discharge_v she_o but_o if_o la_o palaisier_n virtue_n have_v clear_v she_o laurieta_n vice_n which_o the_o judge_n begin_v to_o smell_v out_o by_o poligny_n letter_n do_v the_o more_o narrow_o and_o straight_o imprison_v she_o and_o yet_o know_v that_o la_fw-fr palasiere_n neither_o have_v nor_o can_v any_o way_n accuse_v she_o for_o either_o of_o these_o two_o murder_n she_o set_v a_o good_a face_n on_o her_o bad_a heart_n and_o so_o very_o brave_o frollike_v it_o in_o prison_n and_o to_o speak_v truth_n with_o far_o more_o joy_n and_o less_o fear_n than_o heretofore_o but_o to_o check_v and_o overthrow_v these_o vain_a triumph_n of_o she_o in_o their_o birth_n and_o to_o niâ—…_n they_o in_o their_o bâ—…ds_n news_n be_v bring_v she_o that_o her_o wait_v maid_n lucilla_n be_v secret_o flee_v which_o her_o judge_n understanding_n they_o now_o more_o vehement_o than_o ever_o heretofore_o suspect_v that_o without_o doubt_n laurieta_n be_v the_o author_n and_o her_o maid_n lucilla_n the_o accessary_a of_o belluile_n murder_n and_o so_o they_o set_v all_o the_o city_n and_o country_n for_o her_o apprehension_n and_o this_o news_n indeed_o make_v laurieta_n fear_v that_o she_o will_v iâ—…allibly_o be_v take_v which_o do_v afflict_v and_o amaâ—…e_v she_o and_o indeed_o here_o at_o she_o can_v refrain_v from_o bite_v her_o lip_n and_o hang_v down_o her_o head_n but_o see_v the_o miraculous_a and_o just_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o this_o wretched_a and_o bloody_a lucilla_n for_o she_o for_o fear_n fly_v as_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o night_n from_o avignion_n to_o orange_n to_o her_o parent_n be_v there_o drown_v and_o the_o next_o morn_n find_v and_o take_v up_o dead_a in_o one_o of_o the_o fenny_a lake_n betwixt_o the_o two_o city_n which_o news_n be_v report_v to_o laurieta_n she_o again_o convert_v her_o fear_n into_o hope_n and_o sorrow_n into_o joy_n as_o know_v well_o that_o dead_a body_n can_v tell_v no_o tale_n but_o the_o wisdom_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o judge_n by_o the_o apparency_n of_o laurieta_n crime_n in_o that_o of_o her_o wayting-mayd_n flight_n again_o command_v she_o to_o be_v rack_v but_o the_o devil_n be_v yet_o so_o strong_a with_o she_o and_o she_o with_o the_o devil_n that_o she_o again_o endure_v the_o cruelty_n of_o these_o torment_n with_o a_o wonderful_a patience_n with_o a_o admirable_a constancy_n and_o resolution_n and_o so_o courageous_o and_o stout_o deny_v her_o crime_n and_o peremptory_o maintain_v her_o innocence_n and_o justification_n her_o judge_n lead_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sharpness_n and_o bitterness_n of_o her_o torment_n as_o also_o that_o they_o can_v find_v no_o direct_a proof_n or_o substantial_a evidence_n against_o she_o begin_v to_o conceive_v and_o imagine_v that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o wayting-mayd_n and_o not_o the_o mistress_n that_o have_v send_v belluile_a into_o another_o world_n and_o so_o resolve_v the_o week_n follow_v if_o they_o hear_v nothing_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o accuse_v laurieta_n to_o release_v and_o acquit_v she_o which_o laurieta_n understand_v the_o torment_n which_o her_o limb_n and_o body_n feel_v be_v nothing_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o contentment_n and_o joy_n her_o heart_n and_o thought_n conceive_v and_o already_o build_v castle_n and_o triumph_n in_o her_o heaâ—…_n and_o contemplation_n for_o the_o hope_n and_o joy_n of_o her_o speedy_a enlargement_n she_o in_o her_o appareâ—…_n and_o behaviour_n flaunt_v it_o out_o far_o brave_a than_o before_o but_o she_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v heâ—…_n peace_n with_o her_o judge_n neither_o have_v they_o pronounce_v her_o quieta_fw-la est_fw-la and_o alas_o how_o foolish_o and_o ignorant_o do_v the_o vanity_n of_o her_o hope_n deceive_v and_o betray_v she_o whenâ—…_n the_o foulness_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o contamination_n of_o her_o conscience_n every_o hour_n and_o minute_n prompt_v she_o that_o god_n the_o judge_n of_o judge_n who_o have_v see_v will_v in_o his_o good_a time_n and_o pleasure_n both_o detect_v and_o punish_v as_o well_o her_o whoredom_n as_o her_o murder_n in_o heâ—…_n death_n and_o lo_o here_o come_v both_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o wherein_o god_n providence_n and_o justice_n do_v miraculous_o resplend_v and_o shine_v for_o laurieta_n be_v indebt_v to_o her_o landlord_n mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr riehcourt_n as_o well_o for_o a_o whole_a year_n rend_v as_o for_o three_o hundred_o livre_n in_o money_n which_o he_o have_v lend_v she_o be_v impatient_a of_o her_o delay_n but_o more_o of_o her_o disgrace_n le_fw-fr we_o out_o that_o part_n of_o his_o house_n which_o she_o hold_v of_o he_o to_o the_o dean_n of_o carpentras_n who_o for_o his_o health_n sake_n come_v to_o sojourn_v that_o winter_n in_o avignion_n and_o despair_v of_o her_o enlargement_n and_o to_o satisfy_v himself_o begin_v to_o sell_v away_o her_o householdstuff_n yea_o to_o the_o very_a billet_n which_o she_o have_v in_o her_o cellar_n which_o he_o retain_v for_o himself_o whereof_o when_o his_o servant_n come_v to_o clear_v the_o cellar_n they_o remove_v the_o last_o billet_n find_v the_o earth_n new_o remove_v and_o open_v in_o the_o length_n and_o proportion_n of_o a_o grave_a whereof_o wonder_v they_o present_o inform_v their_o master_n who_o view_v the_o same_o as_o god_n will_v have_v it_o he_o instant_o apprehend_v and_o believe_v that_o laurieta_n have_v undoubted_o kill_v belluile_n and_o there_o bury_v he_o when_o not_o permit_v his_o servant_n to_o remove_v the_o least_o jot_n of_o earth_n he_o as_o a_o discreet_a and_o honest_a citizen_n with_o all_o possible_a celerity_n trip_v away_o to_o the_o criminal_a judge_n and_o acquaint_v they_o herewith_o who_o concur_v with_o richcourt_n in_o his_o opinion_n and_o belief_n they_o dispee_v themselves_o to_o his_o house_n and_o cellar_n where_o cause_v the_o new_a open_a earth_n to_o be_v remove_v behold_v they_o find_v the_o miserable_a dead_a body_n of_o belluile_n there_o inhumane_o throw_v in_o and_o bury_v in_o his_o clothes_n which_o cause_v to_o be_v take_v off_o thereby_o to_o search_v his_o body_n they_o find_v himshot_v into_o the_o reins_n with_o two_o pistol_n bullet_n and_o his_o body_n stab_v and_o pâ—…erced_v with_o six_o several_a wound_n of_o a_o rapier_n or_o poniard_n they_o be_v amaze_v at_o this_o pitiful_a and_o lamentable_a spectacle_n and_o so_o rest_v confident_a it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o laurieta_n and_o her_o maid_n lucilla_n that_o have_v commit_v this_o cruel_a murder_n they_o very_o private_o and_o secret_o cause_n belluile_v dead_a body_n to_o be_v convey_v to_o the_o prison_n and_o there_o when_o laurieta_n lest_o dream_v thereof_o expose_v it_o to_o her_o sight_n and_o in_o rough_a term_n charge_v and_o cry_v out_o upon_o she_o for_o this_o murder_n but_o this_o monster_n of_o nature_n and_o she-devil_n of_o her_o sex_n have_v yet_o her_o heart_n so_o obdurate_v with_o revenge_n and_o her_o soul_n so_o overcloud_a and_o benumb_v with_o impiety_n as_o she_o be_v nothing_o daunt_v or_o terrify_v with_o the_o sight_n hereof_o but_o
less_o do_v his_o father_n castelnovo_n for_o that_o of_o his_o son_n only_o their_o grief_n comformable_a to_o their_o passion_n be_v diametrical_o different_a and_o opposite_a for_o she_o be_v fervent_a and_o true_a as_o proceed_v from_o the_o sincerity_n of_o her_o affection_n and_o his_o hypocritical_a and_o feign_a as_o derive_v from_o the_o profundity_n of_o his_o malice_n and_o revenge_n towards_o he_o and_o not_o to_o transgress_v from_o the_o decorum_n and_o truth_n of_o our_o history_n old_a castelnovo_n can_v not_o so_o artificial_o bear_v and_o overvaile_n his_o sorrow_n for_o his_o son_n death_n but_o the_o premise_n consider_v our_o young_a afflict_a widow_n and_o lady_n vehement_o suspect_v he_o have_v a_o hand_n therein_o and_o likewise_o partly_o believe_v that_o jerantha_n be_v likewise_o accessary_a and_o engage_v therein_o in_o respect_n she_o look_v more_o aloft_o and_o be_v grow_v more_o familiar_a with_o her_o lord_n and_o master_n then_o before_o and_o indeed_o as_o her_o sorrow_n increase_v her_o jealousy_n so_o her_o jealousy_n throw_v she_o into_o a_o passionate_a and_o violent_a resolution_n of_o revenge_n both_o against_o he_o and_o she_o if_o she_o can_v be_v future_o assure_v that_o they_o have_v murder_v and_o poison_v the_o knight_n her_o husband_n now_o to_o be_v assure_v hereof_o she_o thus_o reason_v with_o herself_o that_o if_o her_o father_n in_o law_n be_v the_o murderer_n of_o his_o son_n her_o husband_n his_o malice_n and_o hatred_n to_o he_o proceed_v from_o his_o beastly_a lust_n to_o herself_o and_o that_o he_o now_o dispatch_v he_o will_v again_o short_o revive_v and_o renew_v his_o old_a lascivious_a suit_n to_o she_o which_o if_o he_o do_v she_o vow_v to_o take_v a_o sharp_a and_o cruel_a revenge_n of_o he_o which_o she_o will_v limit_v with_o no_o less_o than_o his_o death_n and_o indeed_o we_o shall_v not_o go_v far_o to_o see_v the_o event_n and_o truth_n answer_v her_o suspicion_n for_o within_o a_o month_n or_o two_o after_o her_o husband_n be_v lay_v in_o his_o untimely_a grave_n his_o old_a lustful_a and_o lascivious_a father_n do_v again_o burst_v and_o vomit_v forth_o his_o beastly_a solicitation_n against_o her_o chastity_n and_o honour_n which_o observe_v she_o somewhat_o disdainful_o and_o coy_o put_v he_o off_o but_o yet_o not_o so_o passionate_o nor_o chollericke_o as_o before_o only_o of_o purpose_n to_o make_v he_o the_o more_o eager_a in_o his_o pursuit_n thereby_o the_o better_a to_o draw_v he_o to_o her_o lure_n that_o she_o may_v perpetrate_v her_o malice_n and_o act_v her_o revenge_n on_o he_o and_o so_o make_v his_o death_n the_o object_n of_o her_o rage_n and_o indignation_n as_o his_o lust_n and_o malice_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sorrow_n of_o her_o life_n but_o unfortunate_a and_o miserable_a lady_n what_o a_o bloody_a and_o hellish_a enterprise_n do_v thou_o engage_v thyself_o in_o and_o why_o have_v thy_o affection_n so_o blind_v thy_o conscience_n and_o soul_n to_o make_v thyself_o the_o author_n and_o actor_n of_o so_o mournful_a and_o bloody_a a_o tragedy_n for_o alas_o alas_o sweet_a perina_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o more_o to_o commend_v thy_o affection_n to_o thy_o husband_n or_o condemn_v thy_o cruel_a malice_n intend_v to_o his_o father_n for_o o_o grief_n o_o pity_n where_o be_v thy_o virtue_n where_o be_v thy_o religion_n where_o thy_o conscience_n thy_o soul_n thy_o god_n thus_o to_o give_v thyself_o over_o to_o the_o hellish_a tentation_n of_o satan_n thou_o which_o heretofore_o flee_v from_o adultery_n will_v thou_o now_o follow_v murder_n or_o because_o thy_o heart_n will_v not_o be_v accessary_a to_o that_o shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v now_o so_o irreligious_a and_o impious_a to_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o but_o as_o her_o father_n in_o law_n be_v resolute_a in_o his_o lust_n towards_o she_o so_o be_v she_o likewise_o in_o her_o revenge_n towards_o he_o and_o far_o the_o more_o in_o that_o she_o perceive_v ierantha_n great_a belly_n sufficient_o proclaim_v that_o she_o have_v play_v the_o strumpet_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o she_o fear_v with_o her_o execrable_a and_o wretched_a father_n in_o law_n so_o as_o now_o no_o long_o able_a to_o stop_v the_o furious_a and_o impetuous_a current_n of_o her_o revenge_n she_o be_v so_o graceless_a and_o bloody_a as_o she_o vow_v first_o to_o dispatch_v the_o lord_n and_o master_n than_o the_o wayting-gentlewoman_n as_o her_o thought_n and_o soul_n suggest_v she_o they_o have_v do_v first_o the_o mother_n than_o the_o son_n so_o impious_a be_v her_o thought_n so_o inhuman_a and_o bloody_a her_o resolution_n now_o in_o the_o interim_n of_o this_o time_n the_o old_a lecher_n her_o father_n be_v again_o become_v impudent_a and_o importunate_a in_o his_o suit_n so_o our_o wretched_a lady_n perina_n degenerate_v from_o her_o former_a virtue_n and_o indeed_o from_o herself_o she_o after_o many_o request_n and_o solicitation_n very_o feign_o seem_v to_o yield_v and_o strike_v sail_n to_o his_o desire_n but_o indeed_o with_o a_o bloody_a intent_n to_o dispatch_v he_o out_o of_o this_o world_n so_o have_v conclude_v this_o sinful_a fatal_a match_n there_o want_v nothing_o but_o the_o finish_n and_o accomplish_v thereof_o only_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n and_o circumstance_n the_o father_n be_v desirous_a to_o go_v to_o the_o daughter_n in_o law_n bed_n the_o daughter_n to_o the_o father_n in_o law_n but_o both_o conclude_v that_o the_o night_n and_o not_o the_o day_n shall_v give_v end_n to_o this_o lascivious_a and_o beastly_a business_n his_o reason_n be_v to_o avoid_v the_o jealousy_n and_o rage_n of_o jerantha_n who_o now_o although_o she_o be_v near_o her_o time_n of_o deliverance_n he_o refuse_v to_o marry_v she_o but_o the_o lady_n perina_n if_z that_o she_o may_v pollute_v and_o stain_v his_o own_o bed_n with_o his_o blood_n and_o not_o she_o but_o especial_o because_o she_o may_v have_v the_o fit_a mean_n to_o stab_v and_o murder_v he_o and_o hereon_o they_o conclude_v to_o which_o end_n not_o only_o the_o night_n but_o the_o hour_n be_v appoint_v betwixt_o they_o which_o be_v come_v and_o castelnovo_n in_o bed_n burn_v with_o impatience_n and_o desire_n for_o her_o arrival_n he_o think_v on_o nothing_o but_o his_o beastly_a pleasure_n nor_o she_o but_o on_o her_o cruel_a malice_n and_o revenge_n she_o soft_o enter_v his_o chamber_n but_o not_o in_o her_o night_n but_o her_o day_n attire_n have_v a_o pisa_n poniard_n close_o in_o her_o fleeve_n when_o have_v bolt_v his_o chamber_n door_n because_o none_o shall_v divert_v she_o from_o this_o her_o bloody_a design_n she_o approach_v his_o bed_n and_o he_o lift_v himself_o up_o purposely_o to_o welcome_v and_o kiss_v she_o she_o see_v his_o breast_n open_a and_o naked_a like_o a_o incense_a fury_n draw_v out_o her_o poniard_n and_o utter_v these_o word_n thou_o wretched_a whoremaster_n and_o murderer_n this_o life_n of_o my_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o death_n of_o my_o dear_a knight_n and_o husband_n thy_o some_o and_o so_o stab_v he_o at_o the_o heart_n with_o many_o blow_n she_o kill_v he_o stark_o dead_a and_o leave_v he_o reek_v in_o his_o hot_a blood_n without_o give_v he_o time_n to_o speak_v a_o word_n only_o he_o fetch_v a_o screek_n and_o groan_n or_o two_o as_o his_o soul_n take_v she_o last_o farewell_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v overhear_v of_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o house_n they_o ascend_v his_o chamber_n and_o find_v our_o inhuman_a perina_n issue_v forth_o all_o gore_a with_o the_o effusion_n of_o his_o blood_n have_v the_o bloody_a poniard_n which_o be_v the_o fatal_a instrument_n of_o this_o cruel_a murder_n in_o her_o hand_n they_o be_v amaze_v at_o this_o bloody_a and_o mournful_a spectacle_n so_o they_o seize_v on_o she_o and_o the_o report_n hereof_o fly_v through_o the_o city_n the_o criminal_a judge_n that_o night_n cause_v she_o to_o be_v imprison_v for_o the_o fact_n which_o she_o be_v resolve_v no_o way_n to_o deny_v but_o to_o acknowledge_v as_o rather_o glory_v then_o grieve_v thereat_o jerantha_n at_o the_o very_a first_o understanding_n hereof_o vehement_o suspect_v that_o her_o two_o poison_a murder_n will_v now_o come_v to_o light_v and_o so_o as_o great_a as_o her_o belly_n be_v she_o to_o provide_v for_o her_o safety_n very_o secret_o steal_v away_o to_o a_o dear_a friend_n house_n of_o she_o in_o the_o city_n which_o now_o from_o all_o part_n rattle_v and_o resound_v of_o this_o cruel_a and_o unnatural_a murder_n yea_o it_o likewise_o pass_v the_o alps_n and_o be_v speedy_o bruit_v and_o know_v in_o saint_n john_n de_fw-fr mauriene_n where_o although_o her_o father_n arconeto_o will_v never_o heretofore_o affect_v she_o yet_o he_o now_o exceed_o grieve_v at_o this_o her_o bloody_a attempt_n and_o imminent_a danger_n but_o her_o irregular_a affection_n and_o
conclusion_n be_v four_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o cure_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o ground_n of_o physic_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o chirurgery_n and_o therefore_o impossible_a to_o be_v effect_v the_o other_o two_o be_v of_o a_o contrary_a judgement_n and_o hold_v it_o feasable_a and_o that_o many_o time_n god_n bless_v the_o art_n and_o labour_n of_o a_o man_n not_o only_o beyond_o expectation_n but_o also_o beyond_o hope_n and_o reason_n so_o de_fw-fr clugny_n see_v that_o these_o two_o with_o michaele_n be_v three_o against_o four_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o tender_a care_n and_o affection_n he_o bear_v his_o daughter_n resolve_v to_o employ_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o hundred_o double_a pistollet_n in_o hand_n to_o attempt_v it_o with_o promise_n of_o as_o much_o more_o when_o he_o have_v perform_v it_o whereof_o this_o miscreant_n and_o hellish_a empiric_n michaele_n be_v exceed_o glad_a he_o betake_v himself_o to_o this_o business_n visit_v the_o young_a lady_n who_o promise_v he_o to_o reduble_v her_o father_n sum_n if_o he_o make_v her_o body_n straight_o when_o to_o reduce_v his_o impious_a contemplation_n into_o infâ—…rnall_a action_n he_o outward_o apply_v plaster_n and_o cerecloth_n to_o her_o body_n and_o inward_o administer_v her_o pill_n and_o potion_n and_o o_o grief_n to_o write_v it_o therein_o infuse_v deadly_a poison_n which_o he_o know_v at_o the_o end_n of_o ten_o day_n will_v assure_o make_v a_o divorce_n between_o her_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o so_o send_v that_o to_o the_o death_n of_o this_o world_n and_o this_o to_o the_o life_n of_o that_o to_o come_v so_o this_o sweet_a and_o innocent_a lady_n wish_v good_a to_o herself_o and_o hurt_v to_o none_o in_o the_o worâ—…d_n first_o find_v a_o giddiness_n and_o swim_v in_o her_o head_n and_o within_o some_o six_o day_n after_o in_o which_o time_n the_o poison_n have_v disperse_v itself_o throughout_o all_o the_o vein_n and_o pore_n of_o her_o body_n many_o sharp_a gripe_n and_o bitter_a throw_n and_o convulsion_n whereat_o her_o father_n grieve_v and_o she_o weep_v only_o that_o graceless_a villain_n her_o empiric_n bid_v they_o be_v of_o good_a comfort_n and_o that_o the_o more_o pain_n and_o grief_n she_o suffer_v the_o better_a and_o speedy_a hope_n there_o be_v of_o her_o cure_n but_o yet_o inward_o in_o his_o devilish_a heart_n know_v that_o the_o poison_n effectual_o operate_v and_o wrought_v with_o she_o as_o he_o desire_v and_o expect_v and_o that_o by_o these_o infallible_a sign_n and_o simptome_n his_o patient_n draw_v near_o towards_o the_o period_n of_o her_o end_n whereupon_o he_o repair_v secret_o to_o la_o hay_o and_o bid_v she_o provide_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o money_n for_o that_o la_fw-fr frange_a can_v not_o possible_o live_v two_o day_n to_o a_o end_n whereat_o she_o triumph_v and_o rejoice_v with_o much_o alacrity_n aga_v promise_v it_o he_o and_o indeed_o the_o hellish_a art_n of_o this_o execrable_a empiric_n do_v not_o now_o deceive_v he_o though_o in_o the_o end_n the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n his_o doctor_n will_v for_o just_a as_o the_o ten_o day_n be_v expire_v this_o harmless_a sweet_a young_a lady_n die_v to_o the_o incomparable_a and_o unspeakable_a grief_n of_o the_o good_a old_a precedent_n her_o father_n for_o that_o she_o be_v the_o staff_n of_o his_o age_n and_o the_o chief_a and_o only_a comfort_n of_o his_o life_n who_o disconsolat_o and_o mournful_o seem_v to_o drown_v himself_o in_o his_o tear_n hereat_o curse_v the_o hour_n that_o he_o first_o see_v this_o accurse_a empiric_n michaele_n who_o have_v rob_v he_o of_o his_o only_a joy_n and_o delight_n of_o his_o dear_a and_o sweet_a daughter_n la_fw-fr frange_a but_o this_o murderous_a michaele_n have_v learn_v of_o the_o devil_n to_o fear_v no_o colour_n mean_v not_o to_o step_v a_o foot_n from_o tholouse_n and_o so_o send_v private_o for_o lâ—…_n hay_o of_o who_o he_o crave_v the_o performance_n of_o her_o promise_n for_o that_o quoth_v he_o he_o have_v perform_v he_o why_o quoth_v la_n hay_n be_v that_o crookbackt_a dwarf_n la_fw-fr frange_a dead_a she_o be_v go_v quoth_v michaele_n to_o her_o eternal_a rest_n when_o la_o hay_o not_o able_a to_o retain_v herself_o for_o excess_n of_o joy_n run_v to_o he_o give_v he_o the_o other_o hundred_o crown_n together_o with_o many_o kiss_n which_o take_v quoth_v she_o as_o a_o pledge_n of_o my_o continual_a good_a will_n towards_o thou_o when_o again_o swear_v secrecy_n they_o both_o take_v leave_v each_o of_o other_o and_o part_n the_o news_n of_o la_fw-fr franges_n death_n ratlâ—…th_n and_o resound_v over_o all_o tholouse_n her_o kinsfolk_n grieve_v at_o it_o her_o friend_n lament_v it_o and_o all_o who_o either_o know_v she_o or_o her_o fame_n bewail_v it_o only_o de_fw-fr salez_n and_o execrable_a la_fw-fr hay_o except_v who_o know_v she_o to_o have_v be_v the_o only_a stop_n and_o hindrance_n of_o their_o marriage_n they_o be_v so_o ravish_v with_o joy_n heereat_o as_o they_o seem_v to_o contest_v and_o envy_v each_o other_o who_o shall_v first_o bring_v the_o news_n hereof_o each_o to_o other_o yea_o the_o excess_n of_o de_fw-fr salez_n his_o joy_n be_v as_o boundless_a as_o that_o of_o la_fw-fr hayes_n delight_n so_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o fly_v to_o she_o to_o her_o father_n house_n where_o she_o with_o out-spread_a arm_n receive_v and_o entertain_v he_o and_o there_o they_o mutual_o congratulate_v each_o other_o for_o this_o her_o death_n he_o affirm_v and_o she_o believe_v that_o la_fw-fr frange_a be_v go_v to_o heaven_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v long_o ere_o the_o church_n make_v they_o man_n and_o wife_n on_o earth_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o her_o poison_n and_o yet_o the_o old_a precedent_n her_o father_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o friend_n suspect_v it_o they_o cause_v her_o body_n to_o be_v open_v and_o although_o they_o find_v no_o direct_a poison_n yet_o remark_v a_o little_a kind_n of_o yellow_a tincture_n on_o her_o heart_n and_o liver_n as_o also_o some_o show_n thereof_o through_o her_o freeze_a vein_n they_o cause_n michaele_n to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o imprison_v and_o so_o procure_v a_o decree_n from_o the_o parliament_n to_o have_v he_o rack_v at_o the_o news_n whereof_o la_fw-fr hay_o be_v extreme_o torment_v and_o perplex_v as_o well_o foreseeing_a and_o know_v that_o her_o life_n lie_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o tongue_n wherefore_o to_o fortify_v his_o secrecy_n and_o thereby_o to_o secure_v she_o own_o fear_n and_o danger_n she_o by_o a_o confident_a friend_n of_o he_o send_v he_o a_o hundred_o french_a crown_n more_o and_o promise_v he_o to_o give_v he_o a_o rich_a diamond_n worth_a as_o much_o again_o who_o as_o before_o be_v extreme_o covetous_a and_o the_o devil_n resemble_v himself_o still_o haâ—…ping_v to_o he_o on_o that_o string_n which_o most_o delight_v he_o his_o heart_n be_v so_o devilish_o obdurate_v and_o his_o fortitude_n so_o arm_v and_o prepare_v as_o his_o patience_n and_o constancy_n not_o only_o endure_v but_o outbraves_a the_o cruelty_n of_o his_o torment_n and_o so_o he_o be_v acquit_v of_o this_o his_o pretend_a crime_n but_o he_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o now_o be_v de_fw-fr salez_n resolve_v to_o make_v a_o journey_n to_o paris_n to_o draw_v his_o father_n consent_n that_o he_o may_v marry_v la_fw-fr hay_o but_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v anticipate_v the_o folly_n of_o the_o son_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v in_o paris_n of_o la_fw-fr franges_n death_n and_o still_o fear_v that_o because_o of_o his_o frequent_a familiarity_n with_o that_o strumpet_n la_fw-fr hay_o he_o will_v in_o the_o end_n marry_v she_o he_o in_o paris_n buy_v a_o captain_n place_n for_o he_o in_o the_o regiment_n of_o the_o king_n guard_n and_o likewise_o deal_v with_o a_o very_a rich_a counsellor_n of_o that_o court_n of_o parliament_n named_z mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr brianson_n that_o his_o son_n may_v marry_v his_o elder_a daughter_n madamoyselle_fw-fr de_fw-fr plessis_n a_o very_a sweet_a and_o fair_a young_a gentlewoman_n and_o the_o old_a folk_n be_v already_o agree_v on_o all_o condition_n only_o it_o rest_v that_o the_o young_a see_v and_o love_v to_o which_o end_n argentier_n write_v away_o with_o all_o speed_n to_o tholouse_n for_o his_o son_n de_fw-fr salâ—…z_n to_o come_v up_o to_o he_o who_o before_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o father_n letter_n as_o we_o have_v former_o understand_v be_v ready_a to_o undertake_v that_o journey_n la_o hay_o infinite_o fearful_a and_o jealous_a to_o lose_v she_o pray_v with_o crocodile_n tear_n in_o her_o eye_n and_o hyena_n aspect_n in_o her_o look_n inform_v de_n salez_n that_o she_o fear_v that_o his_o father_n have_v provide_v a_o wife_n for_o he_o in_o paris_n
both_o cry_v and_o groan_n which_o he_o do_v very_o mournful_o and_o which_o indeed_o be_v soon_o overhear_v by_o a_o man_n and_o a_o maid-servant_n of_o he_o who_o only_o remain_v in_o the_o house_n who_o hear_v their_o master_n voice_n and_o hasty_o run_v up_o at_o these_o his_o pitiful_a and_o lamentable_a out_o cry_v stepe_v to_o his_o assistance_n they_o hear_v he_o with_o his_o best_a power_n utter_v these_o fearful_a speech_n that_o strumpet_n my_o wife_n have_v kill_v i_o o_o that_o she-devil_n my_o wife_n have_v murder_v i_o whereat_o they_o cry_v out_o at_o the_o window_n to_o the_o neighbour_n for_o help_n allege_v that_o their_o master_n be_v murder_v the_o neighbour_n assemble_v and_o hear_v he_o report_v so_o much_o so_o they_o send_v away_o for_o his_o confessor_n and_o the_o lieutenant_n criminal_a to_o both_o who_o he_o again_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v the_o strumpet_n his_o wife_n who_o have_v murder_v he_o and_o then_o raise_v himself_o up_o in_o his_o bed_n with_o as_o much_o strength_n as_o his_o die_a wound_n will_v permit_v he_o he_o take_v they_o both_o by_o the_o hand_n with_o infinite_a sign_n and_o tear_n reveal_v to_o they_o that_o he_o it_o be_v who_o at_o the_o seduce_a of_o the_o devil_n have_v stifle_v his_o father_n argentier_n to_o death_n in_o paris_n that_o he_o do_v it_o only_o to_o marry_v this_o whore_n his_o murderous_a wife_n la_o hay_o that_o the_o kill_n of_o his_o father_n yea_o the_o very_a remembrance_n thereof_o infinite_o grieve_v his_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o for_o the_o which_o he_o infinite_o repent_v himself_o and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n in_o mercy_n to_o forgive_v it_o he_o and_o likewise_o pray_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o he_o and_o these_o be_v his_o last_o word_n for_o now_o his_o fleet_a and_o fade_a breath_n will_v permit_v he_o to_o say_v no_o more_o all_o that_o be_v present_a be_v amaze_v at_o this_o lamentable_a confession_n of_o he_o to_o see_v that_o he_o shall_v murder_v his_o father_n and_o his_o execrable_a wife_n well_o near_o himself_o so_o they_o all_o glorify_a god_n for_o the_o detection_n and_o discovery_n hereof_o but_o the_o lieutenant_n criminell_n and_o the_o counsellor_n his_o associate_n step_v to_o the_o window_n and_o consult_v to_o have_v he_o hang_v while_o he_o be_v yet_o live_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o father_n but_o de_fw-fr salez_n save_v they_o that_o labour_n for_o there_o and_o then_o he_o sink_v into_o his_o bed_n and_o die_v away_o before_o they_o so_o they_o instant_o search_v the_o house_n and_o city_n for_o this_o wretched_a murderess_n la_o hay_o who_o impious_a and_o bloody_a strumpet_n they_o at_o last_o find_v in_o the_o dominican_n friar_n church_n at_o a_o sermon_n from_o whence_o with_o much_o obloquy_n and_o indignity_n they_o drag_v she_o to_o prison_n where_o they_o charge_v she_o with_o the_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n de_fw-fr salez_n which_o the_o devil_n as_o yet_o will_v not_o permit_v she_o to_o confess_v but_o be_v adjudge_v by_o they_o to_o the_o rack_n she_o at_o the_o very_a first_o torment_n confess_v it_o upon_o which_o several_a murder_n the_o criminell_n judge_n of_o the_o tournell_n proceed_v to_o sentence_n so_o first_o they_o adjudge_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o de_fw-fr salez_n for_o so_o inhuman_o murder_v his_o father_n argentier_n to_o be_v half_o a_o day_n hang_v by_o the_o heel_n to_o the_o common_a gallow_n and_o then_o to_o be_v burn_v to_o ash_n which_o be_v according_o execute_a then_o they_o adjudge_v his_o wife_n la_o hay_o for_o murder_v he_o the_o next_o day_n to_o be_v strangle_v then_o burn_v so_o that_o night_n some_o divine_n deal_v with_o she_o in_o prison_n about_o the_o state_n of_o her_o soul_n who_o they_o find_v infinite_o obdurate_v through_o the_o vanity_n of_o her_o youth_n and_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o they_o work_v effectual_o with_o she_o and_o so_o at_o last_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n draw_v she_o to_o contrition_n and_o repentance_n when_o will_v she_o not_o to_o charge_v her_o soul_n with_o the_o conceal_n of_o any_o other_o crime_n and_o show_v she_o the_o danger_n thereof_o she_o very_o free_o yet_o sorrowful_o confess_v how_o she_o it_o be_v that_o for_o three_o hundred_o crown_n have_v cause_v the_o empiric_n michaele_n to_o poison_n la_fw-fr frange_a for_o the_o which_o she_o tell_v they_o she_o be_v now_o exceed_o repentant_a and_o sorrowful_a whereof_o the_o divine_n since_o it_o be_v not_o deliver_v they_o under_o the_o seal_n of_o confession_n advertise_v the_o judge_n they_o all_o wonder_n at_o god_n providence_n to_o see_v how_o all_o these_o murder_n be_v discover_v and_o burst_v forth_o one_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o other_o so_o they_o alter_v her_o sentence_n and_o for_o these_o her_o double_a murder_n they_o condemn_v she_o to_o have_v her_o right_a hand_n cut_v off_o and_o then_o to_o be_v burn_v alive_a and_o so_o they_o make_v curious_a inquiry_n and_o research_n to_o apprehend_v this_o old_a bloody_a varlet_n michaele_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o very_a afternoon_n this_o miserable_a and_o murderous_a courtesan_n la_o hay_o though_o to_o the_o grief_n of_o her_o sorrowful_a father_n and_o sister_n yet_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o all_o tholouse_n be_v bring_v and_o fasten_v to_o her_o stake_n where_o her_o hand_n be_v first_o strike_v off_o she_o with_o many_o sigh_n and_o tear_n deliver_v these_o few_o word_n that_o her_o crime_n be_v so_o foul_a and_o odious_a as_o she_o be_v ashamed_a to_o look_v either_o god_n or_o man_n in_o the_o face_n that_o she_o be_v very_o sorrowful_a for_o cause_v la_n frange_a to_o be_v poison_v as_o also_o for_o murder_v of_o her_o husband_n de_fw-fr salez_n who_o wealth_n she_o only_o affirm_v she_o love_v but_o not_o himself_o the_o which_o she_o whole_o attribute_v to_o the_o lust_n and_o vanity_n of_o her_o youth_n to_o her_o neglect_n of_o prayer_n and_o forsake_v of_o god_n which_o make_v the_o devil_n so_o strong_a with_o she_o and_o she_o with_o the_o devil_n and_o which_o be_v the_o sole_a cause_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o her_o miserable_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n she_o with_o tear_n and_o prayer_n beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v good_a unto_o her_o soul_n and_o lift_v up_o her_o eye_n and_o hand_n to_o heaven_n likewise_o beseech_v the_o whole_a assembly_n to_o pray_v hearty_o unto_o god_n for_o she_o when_o recommend_v her_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o redeemer_n the_o fire_n be_v alight_v her_o body_n be_v soon_o consume_v to_o ash_n who_o lamentable_a yet_o just_a end_n and_o punishment_n cause_v a_o number_n of_o spectator_n to_o weep_v as_o yet_o pity_v her_o youth_n and_o beauty_n as_o much_o as_o they_o detest_v the_o enormity_n of_o her_o crime_n and_o now_o for_o this_o devilish_a and_o murderous_a empiric_n michaele_n although_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o hear_v of_o la_fw-fr hayes_n imprisonment_n he_o to_o save_v himself_o leave_v tholouse_n and_o flee_v towards_o castres_n disguise_v in_o a_o friar_n habit_n with_o his_o beard_n shave_v yet_o by_o the_o care_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o immediate_a finger_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n he_o be_v find_v out_o and_o bring_v back_o to_o tholouse_n where_o for_o poison_v of_o la_fw-fr frange_a the_o which_o he_o now_o without_o the_o rack_n confess_v he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v break_v on_o the_o wheel_n there_o to_o remain_v till_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o then_o his_o body_n to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o river_n of_o garrone_n the_o which_o the_o same_o day_n be_v according_o execute_v and_o perform_v to_o the_o infinite_a joy_n of_o all_o the_o spectator_n but_o as_o he_o live_v a_o atheist_n so_o he_o desperate_o die_v a_o devil_n without_o any_o show_n at_o all_o either_o of_o contrition_n or_o repentance_n only_o he_o vomit_v forth_o this_o wretched_a speech_n that_o because_o the_o world_n have_v so_o much_o to_o say_v to_o he_o he_o will_v say_v nothing_o to_o the_o world_n but_o bid_v the_o executioner_n dispatch_v he_o now_o by_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o mournful_a and_o bloody_a history_n the_o christian_a reader_n may_v observe_v and_o see_v how_o god_n revenge_n do_v still_o triumph_n against_o murder_n and_o how_o he_o in_o his_o due_a time_n and_o providence_n do_v assure_o still_o detect_v and_o punish_v it_o it_o be_v a_o history_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o deter_v and_o forewarn_v all_o young_a gentleman_n not_o to_o frequent_v the_o company_n of_o whore_n and_o strumpet_n and_o all_o son_n not_o to_o transgress_v the_o will_n of_o their_o parent_n much_o less_o not_o dare_v to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o they_o it_o be_v a_o glass_n wherein_o young_a gentlewoman_n and_o wife_n may_v
beseech_v leonardo_n and_o valerio_n to_o forgive_v he_o in_o respect_n he_o know_v he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n because_o he_o be_v sure_a they_o shall_v not_o long_o survive_v he_o he_o likewise_o forgive_v his_o fool_n as_o be_v assure_v that_o it_o be_v not_o he_o in_o the_o letter_n but_o god_n in_o he_o that_o have_v reveal_v the_o letter_n for_o his_o just_a punishment_n and_o confusion_n and_o last_o he_o with_o many_o tear_n forgive_v his_o wife_n and_o lady_n clara_n who_o he_o affirm_v from_o his_o heart_n be_v by_o far_o too_o virtuous_a for_o so_o dissolute_a and_o vild_a a_o husband_n as_o himself_o he_o blame_v himself_o for_o neglect_v to_o love_v she_o and_o curse_a his_o quean_n and_o courtesan_n as_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o his_o misery_n when_o request_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n he_o be_v turn_v off_o but_o his_o judge_n see_v that_o he_o have_v add_v murder_n to_o murder_v they_o hold_v it_o justice_n to_o add_v punishment_n to_o his_o punishment_n and_o so_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o cut_v down_o but_o they_o cause_v his_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o his_o ash_n to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o air_n which_o be_v according_o perform_v now_o because_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o justice_n will_v punish_v as_o well_o the_o agent_n as_o the_o author_n of_o murder_n while_o albemare_n be_v act_v the_o last_o scene_n and_o catastrophe_n of_o his_o tragedy_n his_o wretched_a hireling_n leonardo_n and_o his_o execrable_a servant_n valerio_n be_v likewise_o aâ—…ed_v find_v guilty_a and_o condemn_v to_o be_v hang_v for_o their_o several_a murder_n oâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d and_o â—…ro_n and_o so_o the_o very_a same_o afternoon_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o their_o executioner_n where_o leonardo_n his_o former_a life_n and_o profession_n have_v make_v he_o know_v better_o how_o to_o sin_v than_o repent_v he_o out_o of_o a_o soldierlike_a bravery_n or_o rather_o vanity_n think_v rather_o to_o terrify_v death_n than_o that_o death_n shall_v terrify_v he_o he_o beg_a pardon_n for_o his_o sin_n in_o general_a of_o god_n and_o the_o world_n and_o then_o bid_v the_o hangman_n do_v his_o office_n he_o take_v his_o last_o adieu_n of_o the_o world_n when_o immediate_o valerio_n ascend_v the_o ladder_n who_o have_v repentance_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n in_o his_o look_n as_o near_o as_o can_v be_v observe_v and_o gather_v speak_v these_o word_n that_o be_v poor_a both_o in_o friend_n and_o mean_n the_o only_a hope_n of_o preferment_n under_o his_o master_n make_v he_o at_o his_o request_n to_o poison_n pedro_n in_o prison_n that_o many_o time_n since_o he_o have_v hearty_o grieve_v for_o it_o and_o now_o from_o his_o very_a soul_n repent_v himself_o of_o it_o and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o forgive_v it_o he_o that_o he_o be_v as_o guilty_a of_o this_o murder_n as_o innocent_a of_o baretano_n yea_o or_o of_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o before_o his_o master_n be_v imprison_v for_o the_o same_o and_o that_o as_o this_o be_v his_o first_o capital_a crime_n so_o since_o he_o must_v nowdie_a he_o rejoice_v it_o be_v his_o last_o and_o so_o pray_v all_o servant_n to_o beware_v by_o his_o miserable_a example_n not_o to_o be_v seduce_v to_o commit_v murder_n either_o by_o their_o master_n or_o the_o devil_n and_o beseech_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n he_o resign_v and_o commend_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o redeemer_n be_v likewise_o turn_v off_o and_o these_o be_v the_o miserable_a yet_o deserve_v end_n of_o these_o bloody_a murderer_n and_o thus_o do_v god_n justice_n and_o revenge_v triumph_n over_o their_o crime_n and_o themselves_o by_o heap_v and_o reign_v down_o confusion_n on_o their_o head_n from_o heaven_n when_o the_o devil_n false_o make_v they_o believe_v they_o sit_v secure_a yea_o when_o they_o least_o dream_v thereof_o on_o earth_n oh_o that_o the_o sight_n and_o remembrance_n of_o their_o punishment_n may_v restrain_v and_o deter_v we_o from_o conspire_v and_o commit_v the_o like_a crime_n so_o shall_v we_o live_v fortunate_a and_o die_v happy_a whereas_o they_o die_v miserable_o because_o they_o live_v impious_o and_o profane_o and_o here_o full_o to_o conclude_v and_o shut_v up_o this_o history_n and_o therein_o as_o i_o think_v to_o give_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o curiosity_n of_o the_o reader_n who_o may_v perchance_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o become_v after_o of_o the_o fair_a and_o virtuous_a clara._n why_o her_o sorrow_n be_v so_o infinite_a and_o her_o quality_n and_o nature_n so_o sorrowful_a as_o be_v weary_a of_o the_o world_n and_o as_o it_o be_v weigh_v down_o with_o the_o incessant_a vanity_n cross_n and_o affliction_n thereof_o she_o notwithstanding_o the_o power_n and_o persuasion_n of_o her_o parent_n assume_v her_o former_a resolution_n to_o retire_v &_o sequester_v herself_o from_o converse_v with_o the_o world_n and_o so_o enter_v into_o the_o nunnery_n of_o the_o annunciation_n so_o famous_a in_o milan_n where_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v or_o can_v since_o understand_v to_o the_o contrary_a she_o yet_o live_v a_o pensive_a and_o solitary_a sister_n god_n revenge_n against_o the_o cry_v and_o execrable_a sin_n of_o murder_n history_n xiii_o la_fw-fr vasselay_n poison_v her_o wait_a maid_n gratiana_n because_o she_o be_v jealous_a that_o her_o husband_n de_fw-fr merson_n be_v dishonest_a with_o she_o whereupon_o he_o live_v from_o she_o in_o revenge_n whereof_o she_o cause_v his_o man_n la_fw-fr villete_a to_o murder_v he_o in_o a_o wood_n and_o then_o marry_v he_o in_o requital_n the_o say_a la_fw-fr villete_fw-la a_o year_n after_o ride_v through_o the_o same_o wood_n his_o horse_n fall_v with_o he_o and_o almost_o kill_v he_o when_o he_o confess_v the_o murder_n of_o his_o master_n de_fw-fr merson_n and_o accuse_v his_o wife_n la_fw-fr vasselay_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o so_o for_o these_o their_o bloody_a crime_n he_o be_v hang_v and_o she_o burn_v alive_a how_o false_o nay_o how_o impious_o do_v we_o term_v ourselves_o christian_n when_o under_o that_o glorious_a and_o sanctify_a title_n we_o seek_v to_o profane_v and_o deface_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n in_o cruel_o murder_v our_o brethren_n his_o member_n effect_n not_o of_o zeal_n but_o of_o rage_n not_o of_o piety_n but_o of_o madness_n invent_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o perpetrate_v by_o none_o but_o by_o his_o agent_n lamentable_a effect_n yea_o i_o say_v bloody_a and_o infernal_a crime_n which_o still_o ruin_n those_o who_o contrive_v and_o confound_v those_o who_o finish_v they_o for_o let_v we_o but_o look_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n from_o satan_n to_o god_n from_o nature_n to_o grace_n and_o from_o our_o heart_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o we_o shall_v assure_o find_v it_o very_o difficult_a for_o we_o to_o define_v whether_o charity_n be_v a_o sweet_a virtue_n or_o malice_n a_o foul_a vice_n whether_o that_o be_v more_o secure_a or_o this_o pernicious_a fatal_a &_o dangerous_a whether_o that_o be_v a_o more_o apparent_a testimony_n of_o god_n save_v grace_n towards_o we_o or_o this_o of_o our_o own_o inevitable_a perdition_n and_o reprobation_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o odious_a sin_n and_o displease_a sacrifice_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o a_o stranger_n to_o kill_v another_o o_o then_o how_o much_o more_o execrable_a and_o diabolical_a must_v it_o be_v for_o a_o gentlewoman_n to_o poison_v her_o waiting-maid_n and_o for_o a_o servant_n to_o pistol_n his_o master_n to_o death_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o same_o gentlewoman_n his_o wife_n for_o murder_n no_o less_o ingrateful_a and_o cruel_a do_v this_o subsequent_a history_n report_n and_o relate_v wherein_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o god_n in_o the_o triumph_n of_o his_o revenge_a justice_n and_o out_o of_o his_o sacred_a &_o secret_a providence_n have_v in_o all_o point_v make_v their_o punishment_n as_o sharp_a and_o severe_a as_o their_o crime_n be_v bloody_a and_o deplorable_a may_v we_o then_o read_v it_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o our_o own_o consolation_n which_o we_o shall_v assure_o perform_v if_o we_o hate_v the_o like_a crime_n in_o other_o and_o detest_v they_o in_o ourselves_o in_o the_o fair_a and_o pleasant_a city_n of_o man_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o capital_a of_o the_o province_n of_o maine_n in_o france_n in_o the_o very_a latter_a year_n that_o the_o marshal_n of_o boys-daulphin_n be_v governor_n thereof_o under_o the_o present_a king_n lewes_n xiii_o his_o master_n there_o dwell_v a_o gentlewoman_n age_v of_o threescore_o and_o three_o year_n term_v la_o vasselay_n be_v well_o descend_v and_o leave_v very_o rich_a as_o well_o in_o land_n as_o moveable_n by_o she_o late_o decease_a husband_n monsieur_fw-fr froyset_v who_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o queen_n
both_o accuse_v 〈◊〉_d condemn_v himselâ—…_n for_o the_o same_o for_o the_o very_a image_n of_o that_o conceit_n 〈◊〉_d his_o 〈◊〉_d â—…s_v his_o feaâ—…_n do_v his_o frenzy_n and_o madness_n he_o in_o thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o fiâ—…s_n aâ—…_n the_o height_n of_o that_o agony_n and_o anxiety_n driâ—…_n out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o mâ—…ther_n in_o the_o well_o i_o have_v drown_v 〈…〉_z he_o suffer_v you_o to_o hang_v i_o i_o speak_v it_o on_o earth_n and_o by_o my_o part_n of_o heaven_n what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v true_a which_o word_n 〈◊〉_d soon_o esâ—…aped_v his_o 〈◊〉_d â—…ut_o he_o â—…nstantly_o â—…nes_v again_o to_o his_o out-cry_n of_o phreâ—…_n and_o madness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…d_v the_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d â—…ed_v at_o these_o fearful_a 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o attribute_v to_o madness_n yet_o they_o lead_v he_o to_o the_o hospital_n he_o still_o rave_v and_o cry_v as_o he_o pass_v the_o street_n but_o oh_o let_v we_o here_o far_o admire_v with_o wonder_n and_o wonder_v with_o admiration_n at_o the_o providence_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n here_o again_o miraculous_o make_v apparent_a and_o manifest_v in_o this_o execrable_a wretch_n maurice_n for_o he_o who_o outrageous_o cry_v in_o his_o prison_n and_o licentious_o rave_v in_o the_o street_n be_v no_o soon_o enter_v into_o the_o hospital_n but_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n have_v so_o ordain_v it_o as_o his_o madness_n full_o fall_v from_o he_o and_o he_o absolute_o recover_v again_o his_o wit_n and_o sense_n in_o such_o firm_a and_o settle_a manner_n as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o former_o be_v touch_v or_o afflict_v therewith_o his_o gaoler_n make_v report_n to_o the_o magistrate_n first_o of_o his_o confession_n of_o drown_v his_o mother_n and_o then_o of_o his_o sudden_a and_o miraculous_a recover_v of_o his_o perfect_a memory_n judgement_n and_o sense_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o set_v foot_n within_o the_o hospital_n whereupon_o they_o as_o much_o astonish_v at_o the_o one_o as_o wonder_v at_o the_o other_o do_v instant_o repair_v thither_o to_o he_o and_o there_o arraign_v and_o accuse_v he_o for_o that_o inhuman_a and_o bloody_a fact_n of_o he_o whereof_o his_o own_o evidence_n and_o confession_n have_v now_o make_v he_o guilty_a but_o they_o take_v he_o for_o another_o or_o at_o least_o he_o will_v not_o be_v the_o same_o man_n he_o deny_v this_o horrible_a and_o bloody_a crime_n of_o he_o with_o many_o oath_n and_o asseveration_n which_o they_o maintain_v and_o affirm_v he_o have_v confess_v say_v that_o they_o either_o hear_v a_o dream_n or_o see_v a_o vision_n whereof_o he_o neither_o dream_v not_o think_v of_o and_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o lose_v all_o the_o blood_n and_o life_n of_o his_o body_n to_o find_v out_o and_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o the_o murderer_n of_o his_o mother_n but_o the_o magistrate_n be_v deaf_a to_o his_o apology_n and_o consider_v the_o violence_n of_o his_o madness_n by_o its_o sudden_a abandon_v he_o as_o also_o his_o free_a and_o uninforce_v confession_n of_o drown_v his_o mother_n they_o conceive_v that_o god_n providence_n and_o justice_n do_v strong_o operate_v in_o the_o detection_n of_o this_o foul_a and_o inhuman_a murder_n and_o therefore_o contemn_v his_o request_n and_o oath_n in_o the_o vindication_n of_o his_o innocency_n they_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v refetched_a from_o the_o hospital_n to_o the_o prison_n and_o there_o adjudge_v he_o to_o the_o rack_n when_o although_o his_o heart_n and_o soul_n be_v terrify_v and_o affright_v with_o his_o apprehension_n and_o accusation_n yet_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o strong_a with_o he_o as_o he_o can_v yet_o find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o relent_v much_o less_o to_o repent_v this_o foul_a and_o inhuman_a crime_n of_o he_o but_o consider_v that_o he_o act_v it_o so_o secret_o as_o all_o the_o world_n can_v not_o produce_v a_o witness_n against_o himself_o except_o himself_o he_o vow_v he_o will_v be_v so_o impious_a and_o profane_a in_o his_o fortitude_n and_o courage_n as_o to_o disdain_v these_o his_o torment_n and_o to_o look_v on_o they_o and_o his_o tormentor_n with_o a_o eye_n rather_o of_o contempt_n than_o fear_n but_o god_n will_v be_v as_o propitious_a and_o indulgent_a to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v rebellious_a and_o refractory_a to_o god_n for_o here_o we_o shall_v see_v both_o his_o conscience_n and_o resolution_n teach_v another_o rule_n and_o prescribe_v a_o contrary_a law_n yea_o here_o we_o shall_v behold_v and_o observe_v in_o he_o that_o now_o righteousness_n shall_v triumph_v over_o siâ—…e_n grace_n over_o nature_n his_o soul_n over_o his_o body_n heaven_n over_o hell_n and_o god_n over_o satan_n for_o at_o the_o very_a first_o sight_n of_o the_o rack_n the_o sight_n and_o remembrance_n of_o his_o bloody_a crime_n make_v he_o shake_v and_o tremble_v extreme_o when_o his_o soul_n be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o resplendent_a sun_n beam_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o the_o foggy_a mist_n of_o hell_n and_o satan_n expel_v and_o banish_v thence_o he_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n on_o his_o knee_n first_o beat_v his_o breast_n and_o then_o erect_v his_o eye_n and_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n he_o with_o a_o whole_a deluge_n of_o tear_n again_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v drown_v his_o mother_n in_o the_o well_o from_o and_o for_o the_o which_o he_o humble_o crave_v remission_n both_o from_o earth_n and_o heaven_n and_o although_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o god_n will_v forgive_v his_o soul_n for_o this_o his_o soul_n murder_n yet_o the_o magistrate_n of_o morges_n who_o have_v gravity_n in_o their_o look_n religion_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o speecheâ—…_n and_o justice_n in_o their_o action_n will_v not_o pardon_v his_o body_n so_o in_o detestation_n of_o this_o his_o fearful_a crime_n and_o inhuman_a parricide_n they_o in_o the_o morning_n condemn_v he_o that_o very_a afternoon_n to_o be_v hang_v at_o the_o pronounce_v of_o which_o sentence_n as_o he_o have_v reason_n to_o approve_v the_o equity_n of_o their_o justice_n in_o condemn_v he_o to_o die_v so_o he_o can_v refrain_v from_o grieve_v at_o the_o strictness_n of_o the_o time_n which_o they_o allot_v he_o fot_o his_o preparation_n to_o death_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o forsake_v the_o devil_n we_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n all_o morges_n and_o losanna_n ring_v of_o this_o mournful_a and_o tragical_a news_n and_o in_o detestation_n of_o this_o mournful_a inhuman_a and_o bloody_a crime_n of_o our_o execrable_a maurice_n they_o flock_v from_o all_o part_n and_o street_n to_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n to_o see_v he_o expiate_v it_o by_o his_o dearh_n and_o so_o to_o take_v his_o last_o farewell_n of_o his_o life_n the_o divine_n who_o be_v give_v he_o for_o fortify_v and_o assist_v his_o soul_n in_o this_o her_o flight_n and_o transmigration_n from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n have_v religious_o prevail_v with_o he_o so_o as_o they_o make_v he_o see_v the_o foulness_n of_o his_o crime_n in_o the_o sharpness_n of_o his_o contrition_n and_o repentance_n for_o the_o same_o yea_o he_o be_v become_v so_o humble_a and_o withal_o so_o sorrowful_a for_o this_o his_o bloody_a and_o degenerate_a offence_n as_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o think_v thereof_o with_o more_o grief_n or_o remember_v it_o wirh_n detestation_n and_o repentance_n at_o his_o ascend_v the_o ladder_n most_o of_o his_o spectator_n can_v refrain_v from_o weep_v and_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o their_o tear_n prove_v the_o argument_n of_o he_o as_o his_o remembrance_n of_o murder_v his_o mother_n be_v the_o cause_n he_o tell_v they_o he_o grieve_v at_o his_o very_a soul_n for_o the_o foulness_n of_o his_o fact_n in_o give_v his_o mother_n her_o death_n of_o who_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o life_n he_o affirm_v that_o drunkenness_n be_v not_o only_o the_o root_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o his_o beggary_n and_o misery_n of_o his_o crime_n and_o punishment_n and_o of_o his_o debauch_a life_n and_o deserve_a death_n from_o which_o with_o a_o world_n of_o sigh_n and_o tear_n he_o seek_v and_o endeavour_n to_o divert_v all_o those_o who_o affect_v and_o practice_v that_o beastly_a vice_n he_o declare_v that_o his_o mother_n be_v too_o virtuous_a so_o soon_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o himself_o too_o vicious_a and_o wirhall_v too_o cruel_a any_o long_a to_o live_v in_o it_o that_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o life_n have_v deserve_v this_o his_o shameful_a death_n and_o although_o he_o can_v not_o prevent_v the_o last_o yet_o that_o he_o hearty_o and_o sorrowful_o repent_v the_o first_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o be_v merciful_a to_o his_o soul_n and_o then_o beseech_v the_o world_n to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o that_o mercy_n when_o speak_v a_o few_o word_n to_o himself_o and_o seal_v they_o with_o
saint_n saviour_n and_o that_o his_o name_n be_v signior_n pedro_n de_fw-fr castello_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o they_o seek_v for_o put_v their_o servant_n to_o watch_v over_o this_o footman_n that_o he_o may_v not_o escape_v to_o give_v the_o least_o inkling_n of_o their_o demand_n to_o his_o old_a master_n idiaques_n they_o present_o send_v away_o post_n to_o saint_n saviour_n for_o castello_n and_o in_o honour_n to_o justice_n these_o two_o corigador_n as_o christian_a magistrate_n have_v put_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n for_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o deplorable_a matter_n that_o very_a night_n idiaques_n arrive_v at_o coimbra_n and_o descend_v from_o his_o coach_n to_o the_o house_n of_o one_o of_o these_o corigador_n where_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o his_o daughter_n marsillia_n lie_v at_o who_o mournful_a fight_n as_o soon_o as_o his_o passionate_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n have_v cause_v he_o to_o shed_v and_o sacrifice_v many_o rivulet_n of_o tear_n when_o he_o lest_o dream_n or_o think_v thereof_o these_o two_o corigador_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v seize_v on_o and_o instantlycommit_v he_o close_a prisoner_n without_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o cause_n hereof_o where_o all_o that_o night_n his_o guilty_a heart_n and_o conscience_n as_o so_o many_o fiend_n and_o fury_n assure_v he_o that_o it_o be_v for_o poison_v of_o his_o own_o lady_n honoria_n there_o horror_n and_o terror_n grief_n and_o despair_n and_o sorrow_n and_o anguish_n do_v act_n their_o several_a part_n upon_o the_o theatre_n of_o his_o soul_n the_o next_o morn_n castello_n mathurina_n father_n likewise_o arrive_v to_o coimbra_n to_o who_o the_o corigador_n communicate_v this_o letter_n of_o don_n ivan_n to_o his_o wife_n which_o he_o send_v she_o from_o spain_n wherein_o they_o tell_v he_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o daughter_n mathurina_fw-la seem_v probable_o and_o strong_o to_o reflect_v upon_o idiaques_n and_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n marsillia_n when_o they_o far_o acquaint_v he_o with_o her_o tragical_a death_n as_o also_o with_o his_o imprisonment_n castello_n with_o a_o world_n of_o tear_n and_o cry_n exclaim_v that_o undoubted_o they_o be_v the_o author_n if_o not_o the_o actor_n of_o his_o daughter_n lamentable_a murder_n and_o so_o very_o passionate_o and_o sorrowful_o crave_v justice_n of_o they_o on_o idiaques_n for_o the_o same_o which_o they_o be_v as_o willing_a to_o grant_v and_o perform_v as_o he_o to_o desire_v so_o after_o dinner_n in_o the_o public_a tribunal_n of_o justice_n they_o send_v for_o idiaques_n legal_o and_o juridical_o there_o to_o appear_v before_o they_o where_o this_o sorrowful_a father_n with_o much_o passion_n and_o more_o tear_n do_v strong_o accuse_v he_o for_o the_o murder_n commit_v and_o perpetrate_v on_o his_o daughter_n mathurina_fw-la the_o which_o idiaques_n with_o many_o high_a and_o stout_a answer_n deny_v he_o allege_v many_o oily_a word_n and_o sugar_a and_o silken_a phrase_n to_o justify_v and_o apologise_v his_o innocence_n which_o these_o corigador_n lead_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n hold_v rather_o to_o be_v far_o more_o airy_a than_o solid_a and_o far_o more_o plausible_a than_o real_a or_o true_a so_o they_o still_o remember_v his_o son_n don_n ivans_n letter_n to_o his_o wife_n marsillia_n do_v without_o regard_n to_o his_o quality_n or_o age_n adjudge_v he_o to_o the_o rack_n the_o which_o idiaques_n fear_v infinite_o more_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o own_o lady_n honoria_n than_o that_o of_o mathurina_fw-la endure_v the_o torture_n and_o torment_n thereof_o with_o a_o fortitude_n and_o resolution_n far_o beyond_o his_o strength_n and_o age_n and_o with_o a_o admirable_a constancy_n stand_v firm_o to_o the_o denial_n of_o this_o fact_n and_o accusation_n so_o see_v the_o rack_n take_v away_o and_o himself_o from_o the_o rack_n he_o be_v therefore_o very_o confident_a and_o joyful_a that_o his_o danger_n be_v likewise_o over_o past_a and_o over_o blow_v but_o these_o vain_a hope_n of_o his_o will_n yet_o both_o deceive_v and_o in_o the_o end_n betray_v he_o for_o as_o yet_o his_o conscience_n have_v not_o make_v peace_n with_o god_n for_o the_o grief_n &_o sorrow_n of_o this_o mournful_a father_n for_o this_o lamentable_a murder_n of_o his_o daughter_n have_v now_o make_v he_o both_o industrious_a in_o his_o solicitation_n and_o religious_a in_o this_o his_o prosecution_n against_o idiaques_n towards_o these_o corigador_n to_o who_o again_o he_o become_v a_o earnest_n and_o yet_o a_o humble_a petitioner_n that_o they_o will_v give_v he_o eight_o day_n time_n more_o to_o fortify_v his_o accusation_n and_o that_o all_o that_o time_n he_o may_v still_o remain_v prisoner_n without_o bail_n or_o surety_n which_o they_o find_v reasonable_a and_o consonant_a to_o all_o equity_n and_o law_n they_o free_o grant_v he_o when_o castello_n have_v god_n for_o his_o councillor_n and_o who_o in_o a_o small_a time_n idiaques_n shall_v find_v for_o his_o judge_n call_v to_o mind_v some_o word_n of_o his_o decease_a daughter_n touch_v the_o suspicion_n of_o poison_v her_o old_a lady_n by_o her_o husband_n to_o make_v way_n for_o this_o match_n with_o don_n ivan_n he_o do_v no_o more_o accuse_v he_o for_o murder_v of_o his_o daughter_n mathurina_fw-la but_o some_o two_o day_n after_o he_o frame_v and_o present_v a_o new_a indictment_n and_o accusation_n to_o his_o judge_n against_o he_o for_o poison_v his_o old_a wife_n the_o lady_n honoria_n which_o these_o judge_n admire_v and_o wonder_v at_o they_o then_o partly_o nay_o almost_o confident_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v some_o great_a crime_n and_o foul_a fact_n in_o this_o business_n against_o idiaques_n which_o god_n will_v in_o fine_a detect_v and_o bring_v to_o light_v by_o the_o solicitation_n and_o industry_n of_o this_o honest_a poor_a gentleman_n castello_n so_o they_o admit_v again_o of_o his_o second_o indictment_n against_o he_o and_o by_o virtue_n hereof_o convent_v he_o before_o they_o at_o their_o tribunal_n of_o justice_n idiaques_n understand_v hereof_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n now_o denounce_v such_o thunder_a peal_n of_o fear_n and_o amazement_n to_o his_o appal_a heart_n and_o tremble_a soul_n as_o they_o will_v give_v no_o peace_n either_o to_o himself_o or_o they_o and_o the_o devil_n who_o have_v ever_o heretofore_o promise_v he_o his_o best_a aid_n and_o assistance_n now_o fly_v from_o he_o and_o leave_v he_o to_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o himself_o and_o here_o it_o be_v that_o his_o courage_n begin_v to_o fail_v he_o and_o that_o his_o fear_n and_o shame_n be_v almost_o resolve_v and_o ready_a to_o proclaim_v himself_o guilty_a of_o this_o his_o last_o and_o worst_a accusation_n the_o poison_n of_o his_o own_o wife_n the_o lady_n honoria_n but_o again_o the_o hope_n of_o life_n be_v yet_o so_o sweet_a to_o he_o as_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v displease_v and_o bitter_a and_o therefore_o with_o a_o wretched_a resolution_n and_o a_o miserable_a confidence_n he_o again_o artificial_o endeavour_v to_o blear_v the_o eye_n of_o these_o his_o judge_n with_o his_o chief_a eloquence_n and_o sweet_a oratory_n who_o have_v give_v he_o his_o full_a career_n to_o speak_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n and_o justification_n when_o they_o perfect_o know_v he_o yet_o speak_v not_o one_o valuable_a word_n or_o reason_n either_o to_o defend_v or_o justify_v himself_o then_o one_o of_o these_o clear-sighted_a corigador_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o both_o of_o they_o return_v he_o this_o grave_a reply_n and_o pious_a exhortation_n that_o as_o they_o have_v not_o the_o will_v to_o accuse_v he_o so_o they_o have_v not_o the_o mean_n or_o power_n to_o excuse_v he_o for_o be_v at_o least_o accessary_a to_o both_o or_o either_o of_o these_o murder_n of_o his_o lady_n honoria_n or_o mathurina_fw-la that_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o the_o first_o and_o the_o violent_a and_o untimely_a one_o of_o the_o last_o the_o voluntary_a absence_n of_o his_o son_n don_n ivan_n in_o spain_n with_o his_o kill_n of_o de_fw-fr perez_n there_o and_o now_o the_o fearful_a and_o lamentable_a end_n of_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n marsillia_n who_o body_n be_v yet_o unburse_v and_o her_o blood_n scarce_o cold_a leave_v a_o dangerous_a reflection_n and_o a_o pernicious_a suspicion_n on_o his_o life_n and_o action_n at_o least_o of_o adultery_n and_o incest_n if_o not_o of_o murder_n whereof_o his_o son_n don_n ivans_n letter_n which_o he_o write_v to_o his_o wife_n marsillia_n which_o they_o have_v there_o to_o show_v isa_n most_o strong_a and_o pregnant_a witness_n and_o that_o the_o least_o of_o these_o crime_n be_v capable_a to_o ruin_v a_o great_a personage_n than_o himself_o that_o he_o can_v cast_v no_o mist_n of_o delusion_n before_o god_n eye_n though_o he_o artificial_o endeavour_v and_o labour_v to_o cast_v a_o veil_n before_o they_o that_o the_o shed_n of_o innocent_a blood_n
pure_a and_o religious_a soul_n towards_o god_n make_v she_o send_v many_o tear_n to_o earth_n sigh_n to_o heaven_n once_o she_o think_v to_o acquaint_v her_o brother_n vimory_n herewith_o but_o then_o fear_v that_o his_o just_a choler_n may_v peradventure_o exasperate_v he_o against_o her_o husband_n she_o again_o as_o soon_o forsake_v that_o opinion_n and_o intent_n as_o hold_v it_o more_o discretion_n and_o safety_n to_o be_v silent_a herein_o towards_o he_o and_o yet_o consult_v her_o grief_n and_o affliction_n with_o god_n who_o sacred_a advice_n and_o assistance_n how_o to_o bear_v herself_o in_o this_o action_n and_o accident_n she_o religious_o implore_v she_o at_o last_o deem_v it_o a_o part_n both_o of_o her_o affection_n duty_n and_o conscience_n to_o use_v her_o best_a zeal_n and_o endeavour_n to_o reclaim_v they_o from_o this_o their_o abominable_a and_o beastly_a course_n of_o life_n and_o in_o regard_n her_o poverty_n weakness_n and_o sickness_n will_v not_o according_a to_o her_o desire_n and_o wish_n permit_v she_o to_o ride_v over_o to_o they_o in_o person_n to_o genâ—…va_n she_o therefore_o commit_v and_o impose_v that_o charge_n to_o her_o pen_n to_o write_v both_o to_o her_o husband_n harcourt_n as_o also_o to_o his_o lewes_z sister_n or_o rather_o his_o lascivious_a strumpet_n masserina_n to_o see_v if_o her_o letter_n by_o the_o permission_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n may_v prevail_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n to_o reform_v and_o draw_v they_o home_o the_o which_o she_o purposely_o and_o express_o send_v by_o a_o confident_a messenger_n and_o with_o the_o great_a secrecy_n she_o possible_o can_v devise_v her_o letter_n to_o her_o husband_n intimate_v this_o la_fw-fr precoverte_fw-fr to_o harcourt_n your_o flight_n and_o adultery_n with_o that_o graceless_a strumpet_n masserine_n be_v so_o displeasinâ—…_n to_o god_n as_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v that_o his_o divine_a justicewil_n permit_v geneva_n or_o any_o other_o place_n of_o the_o world_n to_o contain_v you_o without_o punish_v you_o for_o iâ—…_n yea_o when_o in_o this_o foul_a crime_n of_o you_o i_o consider_v she_o by_o myself_o and_o you_o by_o your_o brother_n vimorye_n i_o find_v that_o his_o grief_n prove_v myshame_n and_o myshame_n his_o grief_n and_o that_o you_o and_o she_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o both_o i_o have_v examine_v my_o thought_n and_o action_n my_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o can_v conceive_v that_o i_o have_v any_o way_n deserve_v this_o your_o ingratitude_n towards_o i_o and_o therefore_o fail_v not_o to_o certify_v i_o why_o and_o wherefore_o you_o have_v undertake_v this_o vicious_a and_o lewd_a course_n of_o life_n which_o in_o the_o end_n will_v assure_o produce_v thy_o misery_n as_o now_o already_o it_o do_v your_o infamy_n except_o your_o contrition_n to_o god_n do_v speedy_o redeem_v it_o and_o in_o regard_n that_o you_o be_v my_o husband_n and_o that_o i_o both_o hoape_n and_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v the_o first_o fault_n in_o this_o kind_n and_o nature_n i_o therefore_o hold_v you_o more_o worthy_a of_o my_o pity_n than_o of_o my_o hatred_n and_o of_o my_o prayer_n then_o of_o my_o curse_n so_o if_o you_o will_v abandon_v your_o debauch_a sister_n and_o come_v home_o and_o live_v with_o i_o who_o be_o thy_o chaste_a and_o sorrowful_a wife_n my_o arm_n and_o heart_n shall_v be_v as_o open_v as_o ever_o they_o be_v both_o to_o receive_v and_o forgive_v you_o yea_o i_o will_v whole_o forget_v what_o be_v past_a and_o prepare_v myself_o to_o welcome_v you_o home_o with_o a_o thousand_o smile_n and_o kiss_v if_o you_o will_v resolve_v and_o remember_v henceforth_o to_o love_v i_o as_o much_o as_o former_o without_o cause_n or_o reason_n you_o have_v neglect_v and_o hate_v i_o la_fw-fr precoverte_fw-fr her_o letter_n to_o masserina_n bewray_v these_o passion_n la_fw-fr precoverte_fw-fr to_o masserina_n no_o long_o sister_n but_o lewd_a strumpet_n be_v it_o not_o enough_o for_o thou_o to_o abuse_v thy_o own_o husband_n but_o that_o thou_o must_v likewise_o bereave_v i_o of_o i_o who_o be_v his_o own_o and_o only_a brother_n as_o if_o a_o single_a sin_n and_o ingratitude_n can_v not_o content_v thy_o lascivious_a lust_n or_o satisfâ—…e_v thy_o inordinate_a desire_n but_o that_o thy_o impiety_n to_o god_n and_o profaneness_n and_o obscenity_n to_o thyself_o shall_v make_v thou_o guilty_a of_o so_o foul_a a_o crime_n as_o adultery_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o of_o such_o a_o foul_a and_o base_a adultery_n as_o come_v very_o near_o to_o the_o worst_a kind_n of_o incest_n whereof_o thy_o thought_n and_o heart_n can_v inform_v thou_o and_o thy_o conscience_n and_o soul_n assure_v thou_o it_o will_v hereafter_o make_v thou_o as_o true_o mâ—…serable_a as_o now_o thou_o false_o think_v thyself_o happy_a wherefore_o triumph_v not_o to_o have_v make_v my_o grief_n thy_o glory_n and_o my_o affliction_n thy_o felicity_n for_o god_n who_o be_v as_o just_a as_o powerful_a will_v requite_v my_o wrong_n in_o thy_o person_n and_o when_o thou_o least_o dream_v thereof_o his_o divine_a punishment_n will_v sharp_o scourge_v and_o revenge_v thy_o lascivious_a pleasure_n except_o thou_o deject_v and_o prostrate_v thyself_o at_o the_o feeâ—…_n of_o his_o sacred_a mercy_n with_o true_a contritioâ—…_n and_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o his_o save_a grace_n with_o unfeigned_a repentance_n for_o the_o same_o by_o restore_v my_o husband_n to_o i_o and_o thyself_o to_o thou_o and_o by_o make_v thy_o peacewith_o god_n who_o so_o high_o and_o heinous_o thou_o have_v therein_o offend_v which_o if_o thou_o do_v thou_o may_v then_o reestablish_v thy_o fortune_n anâ—…â—…edeeme_v thy_o reputation_n or_o else_o for_o ever_o assure_o ruin_n both_o they_o and_o thyself_o so_o if_o i_o seethee_o to_o imbâ—…ace_v this_o chaste_a and_o to_o follow_v this_o virtuous_a and_o religious_a course_n i_o will_v again_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o a_o sister_n and_o leave_n that_o of_o a_o strumpet_n towards_o thou_o yea_o i_o will_v whole_o forget_v these_o thy_o almost_o unpardonable_a wrong_v and_o disgrace_n which_o thou_o offere_v i_o and_o for_o ever_o bury_v they_o in_o perpetual_a silence_n and_o eternal_a oblivion_n la_fw-fr precoverte_fw-fr her_o messenger_n arrive_v at_o geneva_n he_o first_o find_v out_o noell_n and_o then_o secret_o deliver_v these_o two_o letter_n to_o harcourt_n and_o masserina_n who_o much_o muse_n and_o more_o wonder_v thereat_o withdraw_v themselves_o into_o their_o inner_a chamber_n they_o there_o break_v up_o the_o seal_n and_o peruse_v they_o whereat_o their_o heart_n gall_v and_o their_o conscience_n so_o nettle_v and_o sting_v as_o they_o can_v refrain_v from_o blush_v for_o mere_a shame_n and_o then_o again_o from_o not_o look_v pale_a with_o mere_a anger_n thereat_o thus_o look_v steadfast_o each_o on_o other_o their_o own_o guiltiness_n do_v for_o the_o time_n present_v somewhat_o afflict_v and_o perplex_v they_o harcourt_n wonder_v at_o his_o wife_n boldness_n in_o wriâ—…ing_v to_o he_o and_o masserina_n be_v not_o a_o little_a dismay_v and_o daunt_v to_o see_v that_o her_o husband_n have_v not_o write_v unto_o she_o harcourt_n be_v discontent_v with_o his_o wife_n peremptory_a letter_n masserina_n be_v apprehensive_a and_o fearful_a of_o her_o husband_n silence_n when_o again_o change_v their_o conceit_n and_o thought_n which_o inconstant_o alter_v and_o extravagant_o range_v without_o any_o intrinsicall_a peace_n or_o tranquillity_n harcourt_z think_v of_o his_o brother_n vimorye_n silence_n attribute_n it_o to_o contempt_n and_o hatred_n and_o masserina_n contemplate_v and_o ruminate_v on_o her_o sister_n la_fw-fr precovertes_n choler_n repute_v it_o to_o extreme_a grief_n sorrow_n and_o indignation_n but_o at_o last_o consult_v together_o hereon_o they_o both_o of_o they_o concur_v and_o fall_v upon_o this_o resolution_n that_o to_o colour_n out_o their_o lascivious_a life_n they_o by_o their_o answer_n to_o she_o must_v overvaile_v it_o with_o much_o seem_a chastity_n and_o pretend_a sanctity_n and_o piety_n and_o the_o better_a to_o prevent_v any_o danger_n which_o may_v proceed_v from_o vimories_n silence_n or_o revenge_n they_o must_v remove_v from_o geneva_n and_o speedy_o resolve_v to_o forsake_v and_o leave_v it_o when_o fear_n give_v life_n to_o their_o despair_n and_o despair_n add_v wing_n to_o their_o fear_n they_o call_v for_o pen_n and_o paper_n and_o each_o return_n la_fw-fr pecoverte_fw-fr their_o several_a answer_n by_o she_o own_o messenger_n who_o have_v strict_a charge_n and_o command_v from_o she_o to_o see_v they_o but_o not_o to_o dare_v once_o to_o speak_v or_o exchange_v a_o word_n with_o either_o of_o they_o the_o which_o according_a to_o his_o duty_n he_o very_o honest_o and_o punctual_o perform_v only_o to_o show_v her_o gratefulness_n to_o honest_a noell_n she_o give_v precise_a order_n to_o he_o to_o render_v he_o many_o hearty_a thanks_o from_o she_o for_o his_o true_a respect_n
dorilla_n receive_v this_o letter_n from_o castruchio_n she_o put_v it_o into_o her_o purse_n and_o promise_v he_o her_o best_a care_n and_o fidelity_n for_o the_o delivery_n thereof_o to_o signior_n borlari_n although_o she_o confess_v that_o she_o neither_o know_v he_o nor_o his_o house_n but_o see_v here_o the_o providence_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o clear_o resplend_v and_o shine_v in_o the_o deportment_n and_o action_n of_o this_o beastly_a old_a bawd_n for_o she_o meet_v with_o some_o of_o her_o gamester_n and_o gossip_n in_o the_o street_n though_o contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o italy_n away_o they_o go_v to_o a_o tavern_n where_o they_o all_o swill_v their_o head_n and_o brain_n with_o wine_n especial_o dorilla_n so_o the_o day_n be_v far_o spend_v her_o business_n for_o castruchio_n be_v end_v ere_o begin_v for_o she_o forget_v herself_o can_v remember_v his_o letter_n but_o as_o fast_o as_o her_o reel_a leg_n will_v permit_v she_o away_o she_o speed_v towards_o she_o own_o house_n which_o be_v some_o half_n a_o mile_n off_o in_o the_o city_n but_o when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o street_n and_o have_v a_o little_a take_v the_o air_n than_o she_o call_v castruchios_n letter_n to_o mind_n and_o her_o promise_n to_o he_o to_o deliver_v it_o but_o to_o who_o through_o her_o cup_n she_o have_v quite_o forget_v for_o she_o can_v once_o hiâ—…_n on_o the_o name_n borlari_n but_o at_o last_o remember_v the_o letter_n to_o be_v in_o her_o purse_n and_o she_o by_o this_o time_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o city_n she_o take_v it_o out_o in_o her_o hand_n &_o see_v a_o fair_a yet_o sorrowful_a young_a lady_n to_o stand_v at_o the_o street_n door_n of_o her_o house_n all_o in_o mourn_a attire_n and_o no_o body_n near_o she_o after_o she_o have_v do_v her_o duty_n to_o she_o she_o reach_v she_o the_o letter_n and_o humble_o request_v she_o to_o tell_v she_o the_o gentleman_n name_n to_o who_o it_o be_v direct_v when_o god_n out_o of_o the_o profundity_n of_o his_o power_n and_o immensity_n of_o his_o pleasure_n have_v so_o ordain_v and_o order_v it_o that_o this_o fair_a young_a lady_n be_v our_o sweet_a felisanna_n who_o for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o dear_a husband_n planeze_n have_v dight_v herself_o all_o in_o mourn_a attire_n and_o apparel_n thereby_o the_o better_a to_o make_v it_o correspond_v with_o her_o heart_n who_o read_v the_o superscription_n thereof_o and_o find_v it_o direct_v to_o signior_n borlari_n by_o some_o motion_n or_o inspiration_n from_o heaven_n her_o heart_n can_v not_o refrain_v from_o send_v all_o the_o bloudof_n her_o body_n into_o her_o face_n when_o demand_v of_o this_o woman_n from_o who_o this_o letter_n come_v dorilla_n as_o drink_v in_o her_o fidelity_n and_o innocency_n as_o she_o be_v guilty_a of_o her_o drunkenness_n tell_v she_o that_o the_o letter_n come_v from_o a_o apothecary_n who_o lie_v in_o prison_n name_v castruchio_n at_o the_o very_a repetition_n of_o which_o name_n our_o felisanna_n again_o blush_v and_o then_o pall_v as_o if_o god_n have_v some_o news_n to_o reveal_v she_o by_o this_o letter_n because_o she_o remember_v that_o this_o castruchio_n as_o we_o have_v former_o understand_v be_v the_o very_a same_o apothecary_n who_o give_v her_o husband_n planeze_n physic_v a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n whereupon_o she_o pray_v dorilla_n to_o come_v with_o she_o into_o her_o house_n because_o she_o purposely_o and_o politic_o affirm_v she_o can_v not_o read_v write_v hand_n herself_o but_o will_v pray_v her_o father_n to_o do_v it_o she_o leave_v she_o in_o the_o utter_a hall_n and_o herself_o go_v into_o the_o next_o room_n where_o break_v up_o the_o seal_n of_o this_o letter_n she_o at_o the_o very_a first_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n that_o her_o husband_n be_v poison_v and_o by_o who_o and_o that_o god_n have_v now_o miraculous_o reveal_v it_o to_o she_o through_o the_o ignorance_n and_o drunkenness_n of_o this_o old_a woman_n she_o for_o mere_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n be_v ready_a to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o swoon_n have_v not_o her_o father_n and_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n who_o over_o hear_v her_o passionate_a outcry_n come_v speedy_o to_o her_o assistance_n which_o yet_o can_v not_o awake_a dorilla_n who_o have_v no_o soon_o sate_v herself_o down_o in_o a_o chair_n in_o the_o hall_n but_o be_v top_n heavy_a with_o wine_n she_o present_o fall_v a_o sleep_n miniata_n rouse_a up_o his_o faint_a and_o sorrowful_a daughter_n bring_v she_o again_o to_o herself_o and_o see_v she_o in_o a_o bitter_a agony_n and_o passion_n of_o sorrow_n demand_v of_o her_o the_o cause_n thereof_o when_o the_o brinish_a tear_n trickle_v down_o her_o vermilion_a cheek_n she_o cross_v her_o arm_n and_o fix_v her_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n have_v the_o will_v but_o not_o the_o power_n to_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o he_o but_o reach_v he_o the_o letter_n to_o read_v miniata_n peruse_v it_o be_v as_o much_o astonish_v with_o grief_n as_o his_o daughter_n be_v afflict_v with_o sorrow_n at_o this_o poison_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o his_o son_n in_o law_n planeze_n so_o inquire_v of_o she_o who_o bring_v she_o this_o letter_n she_o after_o many_o sigh_n and_o pause_n tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o mercy_n and_o providence_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o send_v it_o she_o by_o a_o drunken_a woman_n who_o be_v forth_o in_o the_o hall_n they_o both_o go_v to_o she_o and_o find_v she_o fast_o sleep_v and_o snore_v miniata_n pull_v she_o by_o the_o sleeve_n and_o wake_v she_o and_o then_o demand_v of_o she_o before_o his_o daughter_n and_o servant_n where_o and_o from_o who_o she_o have_v this_o letter_n who_o as_o drink_v as_o this_o bawd_n be_v she_o be_v constant_a in_o her_o first_o speech_n and_o confession_n to_o felisanna_n that_o she_o have_v it_o from_o castruchio_n a_o apothecary_n who_o lie_v in_o prison_n but_o she_o have_v forget_v to_o who_o she_o be_v to_o deliver_v it_o and_o then_o pray_v they_o both_o to_o deliver_v and_o give_v she_o back_o her_o letter_n again_o but_o miniata_n see_v and_o know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o immediate_a finger_n of_o god_n which_o thus_o strange_o have_v reveal_v this_o murder_n of_o his_o son_n in_o law_n planeze_n he_o call_v in_o two_o gentlewoman_n his_o next_o neighbour_n to_o comfort_v his_o daughter_n felisanna_n and_o so_o leave_v dorilla_n to_o the_o guard_n of_o two_o of_o his_o servant_n he_o with_o two_o other_o gentleman_n his_o neighbour_n take_v his_o coach_n and_o have_v castruchio_n letter_n in_o his_o hand_n he_o drive_v away_o to_o the_o statehouse_n where_o he_o find_v out_o the_o podestate_a and_o perfect_a of_o the_o city_n and_o show_v they_o the_o letter_n which_o reveal_v the_o poison_n and_o poisoner_n of_o planeze_n his_o son_n in_o law_n they_o in_o honour_n to_o justice_n and_o out_o of_o their_o respect_n to_o the_o sorrowful_a lady_n his_o daughter_n take_v their_o coach_n and_o return_v with_o miniata_n home_o to_o his_o house_n where_o they_o first_o examine_v felisanna_n and_o then_o dorilla_n who_o be_v constant_a in_o her_o first_o deposition_n whereat_o these_o grave_n and_o honourable_a personage_n wonder_v and_o admire_v that_o a_o gentleman_n of_o barlari_fw-la his_o rank_n and_o quality_n shall_v make_v himself_o the_o guilty_a and_o bloody_a author_n of_o so_o foul_a a_o murder_n they_o likewise_o admire_v and_o bless_v god_n providence_n in_o the_o detection_n thereof_o do_v present_o send_v away_o their_o isbiere_n or_o sergeant_n to_o apprehend_v borlari_n and_o so_o they_o go_v to_o their_o forum_n or_o seat_n of_o justice_n and_o speedy_o send_v away_o for_o castruchio_n to_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o prison_n before_o they_o who_o at_o the_o very_a first_o news_n of_o their_o accusation_n of_o he_o and_o the_o produce_v of_o his_o letter_n to_o borlari_n he_o curse_v the_o person_n and_o name_n of_o this_o old_a bawd_n dorilla_n who_o be_v the_o prime_a author_n of_o his_o overthrow_n and_o death_n and_o then_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o actor_n and_o signior_n borlari_n to_o be_v the_o author_n cause_n and_o instigator_n of_o this_o his_o poison_n of_o planeze_n but_o never_o put_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o conscience_n and_o soul_n that_o the_o strange_a detection_n of_o this_o lamentable_a murder_n come_v direct_o from_o heaven_n and_o from_o god_n the_o sergeant_n by_o order_n from_o the_o podestate_fw-la and_o perfect_a find_v borlari_n in_o his_o own_o house_n ruffle_v in_o a_o new_a rich_a suit_n of_o apparel_n of_o black_a satin_n trim_v with_o gold_n button_n which_o he_o that_o day_n put_v on_o and_o the_o next_o be_v determine_v to_o ride_v to_o the_o city_n of_o bergamo_n to_o seek_v in_o marriage_n a_o very_a rich_a young_a widow_n who_o husband_n late_o die_v
drown_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pleasure_n and_o security_n without_o so_o much_o as_o once_o think_v of_o his_o poison_n of_o planeze_n or_o how_o he_o be_v reveal_v to_o be_v the_o author_n thereof_o by_o castruchio_n his_o letter_n send_v unto_o he_o by_o dorilla_n he_o be_v amaze_v and_o astonish_v at_o this_o his_o apprehension_n now_o beat_v his_o breast_n and_o then_o repent_v when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o that_o ever_o he_o imbrue_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o planeze_n so_o both_o himself_o and_o castruchio_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o state_n house_n where_o the_o podestate_a and_o perfect_a first_o examine_v they_o a_o part_n and_o then_o confront_v they_o each_o with_o other_o where_o find_v that_o neither_o of_o they_o deny_v but_o both_o of_o they_o to_o confess_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o this_o foul_a murder_n they_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n against_o they_o and_o condemn_v borlary_n to_o have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o and_o then_o his_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o castruchio_n to_o be_v hang_v and_o his_o body_n to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o river_n of_o addice_n whereon_o he_o be_v first_o take_v the_o which_o the_o next_o morning_n be_v according_o execute_v all_o verona_n be_v as_o it_o be_v but_o one_o tongue_n to_o talk_v and_o prattle_v of_o this_o foul_a and_o lamentable_a murder_n and_o especial_o of_o god_n miraculous_a detection_n thereof_o by_o this_o drunken_a bawd_n dorilla_n who_o have_v heretofore_o often_o bring_v castruchio_n to_o whore_n willing_o now_o at_o last_o she_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o gallows_n against_o she_o will_n the_o morning_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o their_o execution_n where_o there_o flock_n and_o resort_v a_o world_n of_o spectator_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o city_n and_o although_o the_o charity_n of_o their_o judge_n send_v they_o priest_n and_o friar_n to_o direct_v their_o soul_n for_o heaven_n yet_o this_o miserable_a wretch_n castruchio_n seem_v no_o way_n repentant_a or_o sorrowful_a for_o this_o his_o foul_a fact_n utter_v a_o short_a prayer_n to_o himself_o and_o so_o cause_v the_o top-man_n to_o turn_v he_o over_o which_o he_o do_v and_o within_o two_o hour_n after_o his_o body_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o river_n but_o for_o borlary_n he_o come_v to_o the_o scaffold_n better_o resolve_v and_o prepare_v for_o with_o grief_n in_o his_o look_n and_o tear_n in_o his_o eye_n he_o there_o deliver_v this_o short_a and_o religious_a speech_n that_o he_o grieve_v in_o heart_n and_o be_v sorrowful_a in_o soul_n for_o this_o lamentable_a murder_n of_o his_o commit_v on_o the_o person_n of_o planeze_n as_o also_o for_o seduce_v of_o castruchio_n to_o effect_v it_o by_o poison_n for_o who_o death_n he_o affirm_v he_o be_v likewise_o exceed_o afflict_v and_o sorrowful_a that_o it_o be_v the_o temptation_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n who_o first_o draw_v he_o lustful_o to_o affect_v the_o fair_a chaste_a and_o virtuous_a lady_n felisanna_n and_o consequent_o to_o murder_v her_o husband_n in_o full_a hope_n afterward_o to_o obtain_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n or_o for_o his_o courtesan_n that_o he_o be_v infinite_o sorrowful_a for_o all_o these_o his_o enormous_a crime_n for_o the_o which_o he_o religious_o ask_v forgiveness_n first_o of_o god_n and_o then_o of_o the_o lady_n felisanna_n and_o likewise_o pray_v all_o those_o who_o be_v there_o present_a to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o soul_n that_o he_o be_v more_o careful_a of_o his_o reputation_n towards_o man_n than_o of_o his_o salvation_n towards_o god_n and_o that_o his_o neglect_n of_o prayer_n and_o of_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o this_o his_o misery_n so_o again_o commend_v himself_o to_o the_o prayer_n and_o recommend_v his_o sinful_a yet_o sorrowful_a soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o redeemer_n the_o sword_n of_o the_o executioner_n at_o one_o blow_v make_v a_o perpetual_a divorce_n between_o his_o soul_n and_o his_o body_n which_o pious_a and_o christian_a speech_n of_o his_o be_v as_o great_a a_o consolation_n to_o the_o virtuous_a as_o his_o death_n as_o that_o of_o castruchio_n be_v a_o terror_n to_o the_o vicious_a spectator_n and_o auditor_n so_o to_o confirm_v the_o sentence_n the_o dead_a body_n of_o borlary_n be_v present_o burn_v and_o thus_o be_v the_o bloody_a life_n and_o deserve_a death_n of_o these_o three_o irreligious_a and_o unfortunate_a person_n of_o romeo_n the_o lackey_n of_o borlary_n the_o gentleman_n and_o of_o castruchio_n the_o apothecary_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n do_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o due_a time_n just_o triumph_v over_o their_o execrable_a crime_n in_o their_o sharp_a punishment_n and_o shameful_a end_n pray_v we_o that_o we_o may_v read_v this_o their_o history_n with_o fear_n and_o as_o religious_a and_o godly_a christian_n remember_v these_o their_o lamentable_a murder_n with_o horror_n and_o detestation_n god_n revenge_n against_o the_o cry_v and_o execrable_a sin_n of_o murder_n beaumaray_v and_o his_o brother_n montagne_n kill_v cahmpigny_n and_o marin_n his_o second_n in_o a_o duel_n blancheville_n the_o widow_n of_o champigny_n in_o revenge_n thereof_o hire_v le_fw-fr valley_n servant_n to_o beaumaray_n to_o murder_v his_o say_a master_n with_o a_o pistol_n which_o he_o do_v for_o the_o which_o le_fw-fr valley_n be_v break_v on_o the_o wheel_n and_o blancheville_n hang_v for_o the_o same_o let_v all_o religious_a christian_n examine_v their_o heart_n and_o soul_n with_o what_o face_n we_o can_v tread_v on_o earth_n or_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n when_o we_o stab_v at_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n in_o kill_v and_o murder_a man_n his_o image_n a_o bloody_a crime_n so_o repugnant_a to_o nature_n as_o reason_n abhor_v it_o a_o scarlet_a and_o cry_a sin_n so_o opposite_a to_o grace_v as_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n detest_v it_o and_o yet_o if_o ever_o europe_n be_v stain_v or_o submerge_v with_o it_o now_o it_o be_v for_o as_o a_o swift_a current_n or_o rather_o as_o a_o furious_a torrent_n it_o now_o flow_v and_o overflow_v in_o most_o kingdom_n country_n and_o city_n thereof_o in_o so_o much_o as_o in_o despite_n of_o divine_a and_o humane_a law_n it_o be_v now_o almost_o general_o grow_v to_o a_o wretched_a custom_n and_o that_o almost_o to_o a_o second_o nature_n a_o fatal_a example_n whereof_o this_o ensue_a history_n will_v report_v and_o relate_v we_o wherein_o god_n justice_n have_v so_o sharp_o and_o severe_o punish_v the_o perpetrator_n thereof_o that_o if_o we_o either_o acknowledge_v god_n for_o our_o father_n or_o ourselves_o for_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n it_o will_v teach_v we_o to_o be_v less_o revengeful_a and_o more_o charitable_a by_o their_o unfortunate_a end_n and_o deplorable_a judgement_n i_o will_v now_o relate_v a_o sad_a and_o bloody_a history_n which_o betide_v in_o the_o fair_a city_n of_o chartres_n the_o capital_a of_o the_o fertile_a country_n of_o beausse_fw-fr so_o famous_a for_o her_o sumptuous_a cathedral_n church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n as_o also_o for_o that_o henry_n the_o four_o that_o great_a king_n and_o unparallelled_a captain_n of_o france_n during_o the_o combustion_n of_o the_o league_n be_v despite_n of_o the_o league_n crown_v therein_o in_o which_o fair_a and_o pleasant_a city_n as_o there_o still_o dwell_v some_o nobleman_n and_o many_o gentleman_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sweet_a air_n and_o goodly_a champagne_n country_n thereabouts_o second_o for_o that_o to_o no_o other_o in_o france_n so_o of_o late_a year_n there_o reside_v two_o rich_a and_o brave_a young_a gentleman_n well_o descend_v be_v both_o of_o they_o heir_n to_o their_o two_o decease_a father_n the_o one_o of_o they_o name_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr champigny_n and_o the_o other_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr beaumarays_n and_o their_o domain_n and_o land_n lay_v within_o seven_o league_n of_o this_o city_n in_o the_o way_n towards_o vendosme_n now_o the_o better_a to_o see_v they_o in_o their_o true_a and_o natural_a character_n they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o tall_a and_o slender_a and_o of_o fair_a and_o sanguine_a complexion_n and_o very_o near_o of_o a_o age_n for_o champigny_n be_v twenty_o six_o year_n old_a and_o beaumaray_v twenty_o four_o and_o yet_o the_o last_o have_v a_o beard_n and_o the_o first_o none_o and_o of_o the_o two_o champigny_n be_v by_o far_o the_o rich_a but_o beaumaray_v the_o noble_a descend_v now_o to_o lay_v this_o history_n upon_o its_o proper_a seat_n and_o natural_a foundation_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o there_o be_v a_o very_a rich_a counsellor_n of_o the_o presidiall_a court_n of_o chartres_n name_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr rosaire_fw-fr who_o wife_n be_v dead_a leave_v he_o no_o other_o child_n but_o one_o fair_a young_a daughter_n of_o the_o age_n
see_v by_o no_o other_o eye_n but_o by_o those_o of_o malice_n and_o revenge_n towards_o her_o sister_n she_o think_v every_o day_n a_o age_n before_o she_o hear_v of_o her_o dispatch_n at_o the_o expiration_n of_o which_o time_n according_a to_o their_o former_a agreement_n bernardo_n arrive_v by_o night_n at_o streni_n house_n in_o florence_n and_o at_o one_o of_o the_o clock_n after_o midnight_n he_o find_v the_o little_a garden_n door_n open_a and_o his_o pierya_n there_o purposely_o to_o receive_v and_o welcome_v he_o so_o they_o begin_v their_o meeting_n with_o kiss_n she_o lead_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o outer_a door_n of_o her_o lady_n chamber_n and_o they_o two_o have_v agree_v on_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o stifle_v she_o in_o her_o bed_n she_o have_v there_o to_o that_o purpose_n provide_v two_o pillow_n keep_v one_o and_o give_v he_o another_o to_o effect_v it_o these_o miserable_a wretch_n for_o the_o more_o secrecy_n put_v off_o their_o shoe_n and_o out_o the_o candle_n and_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o night_n seem_v to_o conspire_v to_o their_o conspiracy_n they_o soft_o enter_v her_o chamber_n go_v one_o by_o one_o side_n and_o the_o other_o by_o the_o other_o where_o unfortunat_a babtistyna_n lie_v sound_o sleep_v and_o snore_v they_o stifle_v she_o with_o their_o pillow_n and_o then_o a_o little_a while_n after_o thrust_v a_o handkerchief_n into_o her_o mouth_n and_o their_o fury_n and_o malice_n be_v so_o fierce_a and_o implacable_a towards_o she_o as_o she_o have_v neither_o the_o grace_n to_o speak_v nor_o the_o power_n once_o to_o screech_n or_o cry_n thus_o she_o who_o have_v former_o poison_v she_o elder_a sister_n jaquinta_fw-la be_v now_o also_o cruel_o murder_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o her_o young_a amarantha_n which_o make_v i_o cry_v out_o and_o say_v o_o lord_n as_o thou_o be_v immense_a in_o thy_o mercy_n so_o thou_o be_v inscrutable_a in_o thy_o judgement_n and_o that_o therefore_o as_o we_o ought_v not_o so_o we_o can_v resist_v his_o divine_a power_n and_o eternal_a preordination_n bernardo_n and_o pierya_n as_o two_o limb_n of_o the_o devil_n have_v finish_v this_o cruel_a murder_n on_o babtistyna_n they_o leave_v her_o breathless_a body_n on_o her_o bâ—…d_n and_o then_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o her_o chamber_n they_o soft_o pull_v fast_o the_o door_n which_o have_v a_o spring_n lock_v and_o then_o she_o secret_o throw_v in_o the_o key_n within_o side_n at_o a_o private_a hole_n or_o cranny_n when_o her_o sweetheart_n and_o herself_o descend_v the_o stayâ—…es_n and_o with_o wonderful_a silence_n stalk_v away_o to_o the_o garden_n without_o the_o postern_n door_n whereof_o his_o horse_n tie_v up_o to_o a_o iron_n ring_n in_o the_o wall_n await_v and_o attend_v he_o where_o with_o a_o multitude_n of_o kiss_n they_o part_v he_o faithful_o promise_v she_o to_o return_v to_o she_o again_o at_o florence_n within_o a_o month_n after_o at_o most_o and_o then_o to_o marry_v she_o so_o while_o pierya_n now_o in_o the_o depth_n and_o dead_a of_o this_o dismal_a night_n betake_v herself_o to_o her_o bed_n and_o there_o as_o devoid_a of_o fear_n as_o of_o grace_n sleep_v sound_o her_o sweetheart_n bernardo_n that_o very_o obscure_a night_n gallop_v through_o the_o streer_n of_o florence_n towards_o the_o gate_n which_o lead_v to_o pistoia_n where_o god_n in_o all_o see_a providence_n cause_v his_o horse_n to_o stumble_v and_o fall_v with_o he_o to_o the_o ground_n whereof_o he_o break_v his_o neck_n and_o present_o die_v and_o his_o horse_n then_o rise_v fly_n from_o he_o stragling_o in_o the_o street_n leave_v the_o breathless_a corpse_n of_o bernardo_n in_o the_o street_n have_v not_o the_o happiness_n either_o to_o cry_v or_o utter_v one_o word_n at_o this_o his_o sudden_a &_o disastrous_a death_n god_n have_v so_o ordain_v and_o decree_v in_o his_o star-chamber_n of_o heaven_n that_o although_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o lady_n babtistyna_n he_o deserve_v a_o more_o shameful_a end_n yet_o that_o this_o poor_a horse_n which_o bring_v he_o to_o florence_n shall_v at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o place_n be_v his_o executioner_n as_o also_o that_o there_o be_v scarce_o one_o hour_n between_o his_o crime_n and_o his_o punishment_n between_o her_o murder_n and_o his_o own_o death_n a_o act_n and_o example_n of_o god_n justice_n worthy_a of_o all_o man_n to_o know_v and_o of_o all_o christian_n most_o especial_o to_o remember_v so_o secret_a and_o sacred_a be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n all_o that_o night_n bernardo_n dead_a body_n lie_v gore_v in_o his_o blood_n which_o abundant_o issue_v forth_o his_o mouth_n as_o also_o in_o the_o dirt_n of_o the_o street_n unespy_v of_o any_o mortal_a eye_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o morning_n begin_v to_o appear_v through_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n than_o it_o be_v find_v and_o likewise_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o horse_n whereof_o his_o neck_n the_o beholder_n see_v be_v break_v the_o which_o the_o soon_o they_o be_v induce_v and_o lead_v to_o believe_v because_o they_o likewise_o find_v a_o horse_n near_o he_o straggle_a in_o the_o street_n without_o his_o rider_n this_o his_o dead_a body_n be_v therefore_o present_o expose_v to_o the_o criminal_a judge_n of_o that_o fair_a and_o famous_a city_n who_o forthwith_o cause_n his_o pocket_n to_o be_v search_v where_o in_o stead_n of_o gold_n they_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n find_v the_o before_o nominate_v promise_n of_o a_o yearly_a annuity_n which_o we_o have_v former_o understand_v amarantha_n give_v he_o whereupon_o they_o know_v the_o lady_n amarantha_n to_o be_v seig._n leonardo_n streni_n daughter_n &_o by_o this_o note_n confident_o believe_v this_o dead_a man_n to_o be_v the_o same_o bernardo_n and_o he_o to_o be_v amarantha_n servant_n they_o without_o once_o suspect_v or_o dream_v of_o any_o murder_n commit_v by_o he_o hold_v it_o a_o part_n of_o their_o office_n and_o duty_n to_o acquaint_v streni_n herewith_o but_o the_o news_n of_o this_o dead_a find_v corpse_n rattle_v through_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n it_o devance_v this_o care_n of_o they_o and_o so_o speedy_o arrive_v to_o streni_n house_n before_o they_o whereat_o pierya_n look_v for_o nothing_o less_o take_v so_o hot_a a_o alarm_n of_o grief_n fear_n and_o despair_n that_o her_o guilty_a thought_n and_o conscience_n like_o so_o many_o bloodhound_n still_o pursue_v she_o she_o see_v this_o unlooked_a for_o disaster_n and_o death_n of_o her_o bernardo_n to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n and_o a_o blow_n from_o heaven_n which_o infallible_o predict_v both_o her_o danger_n and_o death_n she_o therefore_o present_o fly_v out_o a_o door_n and_o with_o much_o celerity_n and_o more_o fear_n betake_v herself_o to_o the_o least_o frequent_v and_o most_o remote_a street_n of_o the_o city_n for_o her_o safety_n by_o this_o time_n the_o criminal_a officer_n be_v arrive_v at_o streni_n house_n who_o they_o acquaint_v with_o this_o mournful_a accident_n show_v he_o this_o assurance_n of_o annuity_n and_o inquire_v of_o he_o if_o it_o be_v the_o lady_n amarantha_n his_o daughter_n hand_n as_o also_o the_o dead_a corpse_n and_o if_o this_o be_v her_o servant_n who_o with_o a_o countenance_n compose_v of_o astonishment_n fear_n and_o sorrow_n acknowledge_v to_o they_o that_o it_o be_v his_o daughter_n amarantha_n own_o hand_n write_v and_o the_o dead_a personage_n to_o be_v her_o servingman_n bernardo_n whereupon_o they_o confident_o believe_v and_o he_o sorrowful_o fear_v that_o this_o death_n of_o he_o and_o that_o assurance_n of_o she_o do_v either_o import_n or_o include_v some_o great_a disaster_n and_o misfortune_n whereupon_o they_o again_o modest_o yet_o juridical_o demand_v of_o he_o for_o his_o daughter_n amarantha_n and_o her_o chambermaid_n pierya_n who_o return_v they_o this_o answer_n that_o the_o first_o be_v at_o his_o manor_n of_o cardura_n near_o pistoia_n and_o the_o second_o here_o in_o his_o house_n and_o now_o serve_v his_o elder_a daughter_n babtistyna_n they_o demand_v to_o speak_v with_o pierya_n who_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o all_o place_n of_o his_o house_n but_o she_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v so_o he_o send_v to_o look_v she_o in_o his_o daughter_n chamber_n her_o mistress_n but_o his_o servant_n return_v and_o report_n that_o the_o door_n of_o that_o chamber_n be_v fast_o lock_v and_o that_o they_o can_v get_v no_o speech_n either_o of_o she_o or_o of_o the_o lady_n babtistyna_n which_o answer_n of_o they_o do_v exceed_o augment_v the_o jealousy_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o father_n so_o 〈◊〉_d all_o resolve_n to_o ascend_v themselves_o to_o that_o chamber_n where_o they_o aloud_o again_o call_v both_o the_o lady_n and_o her_o maid_n and_o
either_o short_o thou_o return_v i_o my_o say_a son_n from_o 〈◊〉_d or_o speâ—…oily_o take_v â—…ee_v to_o thyself_o in_o heaven_n but_o yet_o o_o my_o bless_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n not_o my_o but_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v in_o all_o thing_n she_o have_v thus_o private_o to_o herself_o vent_v her_o sorrow_n but_o not_o as_o yet_o find_v the_o mean_n either_o how_o to_o remedy_v or_o appease_v they_o because_o her_o husband_n be_v no_o changeling_n but_o be_v still_o resolute_a in_o this_o ingrateful_a unkindnesseand_a cruelty_n towards_o she_o she_o be_v now_o resolve_v though_o with_o infinite_a grief_n and_o reluctation_n to_o acquaint_v the_o preacher_n of_o the_o parish_n and_o some_o two_o of_o her_o husband_n dear_a and_o near_a kinsfolk_n to_o speak_v with_o he_o again_o and_o to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o pernicious_a relapse_n into_o all_o his_o old_a vice_n of_o drunkenness_n whoredom_n and_o fight_v and_o to_o desire_v they_o to_o use_v all_o their_o possible_a power_n to_o divert_v he_o from_o it_o wherein_o her_o resolution_n hatâ—…_n this_o just_a â—…cuse_n that_o if_o they_o can_v work_v it_o none_o but_o god_n can_v but_o all_o their_o câ—…e_n aâ—…_n and_o â—…eale_n can_v prevail_v with_o he_o for_o he_o with_o the_o filthy_a dog_n returâ—…_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o with_o the_o brutish_a swine_n again_o to_o wallow_v in_o the_o dirt_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o mire_n of_o his_o former_a vice_n and_o voluptuousness_n for_o now_o her_o husband_n vasti_fw-la be_v often_o at_o cleraux_n with_o his_o salyna_n then_o at_o home_n at_o fribourg_n with_o his_o wife_n who_o as_o former_o we_o have_v understand_v still_o make_v he_o pay_v dear_a for_o his_o pleasure_n and_o as_o a_o subtle_a rook_v strumpet_n empty_v his_o purse_n of_o his_o gold_n as_o fast_o as_o he_o foolish_o fill_v it_o he_o be_v not_o content_v to_o waste_v his_o body_n to_o shipwreck_n his_o reputation_n to_o cast_v away_o his_o time_n but_o also_o to_o cast_v away_o his_o estate_n and_o himself_o on_o she_o the_o which_o his_o virtuous_a wife_n can_v but_o observe_v with_o sorrow_n and_o remember_v with_o grief_n and_o vexation_n but_o she_o see_v it_o impossible_a for_o she_o how_o to_o redress_v it_o for_o she_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o dissemble_v her_o discontent_n to_o he_o so_o private_o as_o he_o public_o make_v know_v his_o cruelty_n to_o she_o wherefore_o her_o thought_n suggest_v she_o and_o her_o judgement_n prompt_v she_o to_o prove_v another_o experiment_n and_o trial_n on_o he_o to_o which_o end_n she_o tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o will_v not_o henceforth_o abandon_v beat_v of_o she_o forsake_v his_o old_a vice_n and_o become_v a_o new_a man_n and_o a_o reform_a husband_n that_o then_o all_o delay_n set_v apart_o she_o will_v speedy_o by_o some_o one_o of_o her_o near_a kin_n folk_n send_v post_n to_o rome_n to_o his_o brother_n captain_n andrew_n vasti_fw-la that_o her_o son_n george_n return_v home_o to_o she_o to_o fribourg_n the_o which_o she_o be_v more_o than_o confident_a upon_o the_o receipt_n of_o her_o first_o letter_n he_o will_v speedy_o and_o joyful_o perform_v her_o husband_n vasti_fw-la be_v extreme_o gall_v with_o this_o speech_n and_o nettle_v with_o this_o resolution_n of_o his_o wife_n hester_n because_o wretched_a villain_n as_o he_o be_v he_o but_o too_o well_o know_v he_o have_v already_o send_v his_o son_n to_o heaven_n in_o a_o bloody_a wind_a sheet_n and_o therefore_o both_o fear_n and_o know_v that_o by_o this_o his_o wife_n send_v post_n to_o rome_n his_o deplorable_a and_o damn_a fact_n will_v infallible_o burst_v forth_o and_o come_v to_o light_v the_o which_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v he_o as_o bad_a and_o cruel_a heart_a as_o the_o devil_n himself_o be_v execrable_o resolve_v to_o heap_n ossa_n upon_o â—…elion_n to_o add_v blood_n to_o blood_n and_o murder_n to_o murder_v and_o so_o now_o to_o poison_v the_o mother_n his_o wife_n as_o he_o have_v late_o pistol_v he_o and_o her_o only_a son_n to_o death_n o_o hester_n it_o have_v be_v a_o singular_a happiness_n for_o thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o thus_o threaten_v thy_o husband_n vasti_fw-la to_o send_v to_o rome_n forty_o son_n george_n but_o that_o thou_o have_v either_o be_v dumb_a when_o thou_o speak_v it_o or_o he_o deaf_v when_o he_o hear_v it_o for_o hereby_o think_v to_o preserve_v thou_o have_v extreme_o endanger_v thyself_o and_o hope_v to_o make_v thy_o son_n thy_o refuge_n and_o champion_n i_o fear_v with_o grief_n and_o grieve_v with_o fear_n that_o thou_o have_v make_v thyself_o the_o ruin_n of_o thyself_o for_o vasti_fw-la be_v so_o strong_a with_o the_o devil_n and_o so_o weak_a with_o god_n in_o this_o his_o bloody_a design_n to_o murder_v his_o wife_n hester_n as_o neither_o grace_n or_o nature_n religion_n or_o god_n the_o fear_n of_o his_o body_n torture_n in_o this_o life_n or_o of_o his_o soul_n torment_n in_o that_o to_o come_v be_v able_a to_o divert_v he_o from_o it_o he_o have_v no_o other_o reason_n for_o this_o his_o damnable_a rage_n nor_o no_o other_o cause_n for_o this_o his_o infernal_a and_o hellish_a cruelty_n but_o this_o trivial_a and_o yet_o pitiful_a poor_a one_o that_o his_o wife_n hester_n be_v a_o eyesore_n to_o he_o because_o his_o salyna_n be_v so_o to_o she_o a_o wretched_a excuse_n and_o execrable_a apology_n and_o no_o less_o execrable_a and_o wretched_a be_v he_o that_o make_v it_o so_o he_o turn_v his_o back_n to_o god_n and_o his_o face_n and_o heart_n to_o the_o devil_n provide_v himself_o of_o strong_a poison_n and_o cunning_o infuse_v it_o into_o a_o musk_n mellon_n which_o he_o know_v she_o love_v well_o and_o resolve_v to_o eat_v that_o day_n at_o dinner_n she_o greedy_o eat_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o before_o night_n die_v thereof_o when_o very_o subtle_o he_o give_v out_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o neighbour_n that_o she_o die_v of_o a_o surfeit_n in_o then_o and_o there_o eat_v too_o much_o of_o the_o musk_n mellon_n and_o so_o all_o of_o they_o confident_o believe_v and_o report_v thus_o we_o have_v see_v with_o sorrow_n and_o understand_v with_o grief_n that_o this_o execrable_a wretch_n vasti_fw-la have_v â—…layed_v the_o part_n of_o a_o devil_n in_o poison_v his_o virtuous_a and_o harmless_a wife_n hester_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v likewise_o see_v he_o play_v the_o part_n of_o a_o hyâ—…rite_n to_o conceal_v it_o as_o if_o it_o lay_v in_o his_o power_n to_o blindfold_a the_o eye_n of_o god_n as_o â—…ll_v or_o as_o easy_o as_o to_o hood_n wink_v those_o of_o man_n from_o the_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n thereof_o he_o seem_v wonderful_a sorrowful_a for_o his_o wife_n death_n dight_v himself_o and_o his_o servant_n all_o in_o black_a provide_v a_o great_a dinner_n and_o perform_v her_o funeral_n with_o extraordinary_a solemnity_n but_o notwithstanding_o god_n look_v on_o he_o with_o his_o eye_n of_o justice_n for_o both_o these_o his_o cruel_a and_o inhuman_a barbarous_a murder_n of_o his_o son_n and_o wife_n and_o therefore_o now_o in_o his_o providence_n resolve_v to_o punish_v he_o sharp_o and_o severe_o for_o the_o same_o as_o mark_v the_o sequel_n and_o it_o will_v instant_o inform_v we_o how_o our_o debauch_a and_o bloody_a vasti_fw-la immediate_o upon_o his_o wife_n death_n and_o burial_n do_v without_o intermission_n haunt_v the_o house_n and_o company_n of_o his_o lascivious_a strumpet_n salyna_n at_o cleraux_n as_o if_o the_o enjoy_n of_o her_o sight_n presence_n and_o self_n be_v his_o chief_a delight_n and_o most_o sovereign_a earthly_a felicity_n he_o spend_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o estate_n on_o she_o and_o to_o satisfy_v her_o covetous_a and_o his_o lustful_a desire_n he_o be_v at_o last_o enforce_v to_o mortgage_n and_o sell_v away_o all_o his_o land_n for_o as_o long_o as_o he_o have_v money_n she_o be_v he_o but_o when_o that_o fail_v he_o than_o she_o as_o a_o right_a strumpet_n act_v a_o true_a part_n of_o herself_o fail_v in_o her_o accustom_a kindness_n and_o familiarity_n towards_o he_o and_o cast_v he_o off_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o the_o decree_n of_o heaven_n be_v as_o secret_a as_o sacred_a and_o as_o miraculous_a as_o just_a which_o we_o shall_v see_v will_v now_o by_o degree_n be_v apparent_o make_v good_a and_o verify_v in_o this_o monster_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n of_o father_n and_o husband_n vasti_fw-la for_o his_o mansion_n house_n and_o all_o his_o utensill_n and_o moveable_n in_o fribourg_n be_v consume_v with_o a_o sudden_a fire_n proceed_v from_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n from_o heaven_n as_o also_o all_o his_o grange_n of_o corn_n and_o stack_n of_o hay_n and_o yet_o those_o of_o all_o his_o neighbour_n round_o about_o he_o be_v untouched_a and_o safe_a his_o corn_n also_o which_o grow_v in_o the_o field_n bring_v
they_o do_v she_o to_o accept_v and_o receive_v she_o own_o they_o tell_v she_o they_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o grant_v she_o the_o first_o and_o she_o reply_v that_o she_o than_o have_v not_o the_o will_v to_o embrace_v and_o entertain_v the_o second_o they_o acquaint_v morosini_fw-la herewith_o who_o by_o their_o order_n and_o by_o their selve_o do_v strong_o persuade_v she_o hereunto_o but_o her_o first_o answer_n and_o resolution_n be_v her_o last_o that_o she_o willaccept_v of_o no_o life_n if_o he_o must_v die_v neither_o will_v he_o refuse_v any_o death_n conditional_o that_o she_o may_v live_v to_o survive_v he_o the_o two_o friar_n and_o two_o nun_n use_v their_o best_a art_n and_o oratory_n to_o persuade_v she_o hereunto_o but_o they_o meet_v with_o impossibility_n to_o make_v her_o affection_n to_o morosini_fw-la and_o her_o resolution_n to_o herself_o flexible_a hereunto_o her_o life_n be_v not_o half_a so_o precious_a to_o she_o as_o be_v he_o for_o if_o she_o have_v many_o as_o she_o have_v but_o one_o she_o be_v both_o ready_a and_o resolute_a to_o lose_v and_o sacrifice_v they_o all_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o will_v esteem_v it_o her_o felicity_n that_o her_o death_n may_v redeem_v and_o ransom_n his_o life_n the_o judge_n out_o of_o their_o goodness_n and_o charity_n afford_v a_o whole_a day_n to_o invite_v and_o persuade_v she_o hereunto_o but_o she_o be_v still_o deaf_a to_o their_o request_n and_o still_o one_o and_o the_o same_o woman_n desirous_a to_o live_v with_o he_o or_o constant_a and_o resolute_a to_o die_v for_o he_o therefore_o when_o nâ—…thing_n can_v prevail_v with_o she_o because_o die_v he_o must_v so_o die_v she_o will_v to_o the_o which_o she_o cheerful_o prepare_v herself_o with_o a_o equal_a affection_n and_o resolution_n which_o i_o rather_o admire_v than_o commend_v in_o she_o so_o the_o next_o morning_n theyare_n all_o four_o bring_v to_o the_o place_n of_o common_a execution_n to_o suffer_v death_n where_o donato_n be_v first_o liftedup_n to_o the_o ladder_n who_o be_v full_a of_o pain_n than_o word_n say_v little_a in_o effect_n but_o that_o he_o wish_v he_o have_v either_o die_v in_o constantinople_n or_o aleppo_n or_o else_o sink_v in_o the_o sea_n before_o he_o come_v to_o ancona_n and_o not_o to_o have_v here_o end_v his_o day_n in_o misery_n and_o infamy_n the_o next_o who_o be_v order_v to_o follow_v he_o be_v astonicus_n who_o tell_v the_o world_n bold_o and_o plain_o that_o he_o care_v less_o for_o his_o death_n than_o for_o the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o that_o he_o love_v morosini_fw-la so_o perfect_o and_o dear_o that_o he_o rather_o rejoice_v than_o grieve_v to_o die_v for_o he_o only_o he_o repent_v himself_o for_o assist_v to_o murder_n palmerius_n and_o from_o his_o heart_n and_o soul_n beseech_v god_n to_o forgive_v it_o he_o and_o so_o he_o be_v turn_v over_o then_o morosini_fw-la ascend_v the_o ladder_n â—…ad_v in_o a_o hair_n colour_n satin_n suit_n and_o a_o pair_n of_o crimson_a silk_n stocking_n with_o garter_n and_o rose_n edge_v with_o silver_n lace_n be_v so_o vain_a in_o his_o carriage_n action_n and_o speech_n as_o before_o he_o once_o think_v of_o god_n he_o with_o a_o world_n of_o sigh_n take_v a_o solemneleave_n of_o his_o sweet_a heart_n imperia_n and_o with_o all_o the_o power_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o soul_n pray_v she_o to_o accept_v of_o his_o life_n and_o so_o to_o survive_v he_o he_o make_v a_o exact_a and_o godly_a confession_n of_o his_o sin_n to_o god_n and_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o he_o be_v so_o vain_a in_o his_o affection_n towards_o imperia_n as_o he_o take_v both_o to_o witness_v that_o have_v he_o a_o thousand_o life_n he_o will_v cheerful_o lose_v they_o all_o to_o save_v and_o preserve_v she_o as_o for_o imperia_n such_o be_v her_o dear_a and_o tender_a affection_n to_o he_o as_o she_o will_v fain_o look_v on_o he_o as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v and_o yet_o she_o equal_o desire_v and_o resolve_v rather_o to_o die_v than_o to_o see_v he_o die_v and_o because_o she_o have_v not_o the_o power_n therefore_o she_o turn_v her_o â—…ace_n and_o eye_n from_o he_o and_o will_v not_o have_v the_o will_v to_o see_v he_o die_v when_o he_o have_v say_v his_o prayer_n and_o so_o recommend_v his_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o redeemer_n he_o be_v also_o turn_v over_o now_o although_o our_o imperia_n be_v here_o again_o and_o again_o solicit_v by_o the_o judge_n friar_n and_o nun_n to_o accept_v of_o her_o life_n yet_o she_o see_v she_o other_o self_n morosini_fw-la dead_a she_o therefore_o disdain_v to_o survive_v he_o she_o have_v so_o much_o love_n in_o her_o heart_n as_o she_o now_o have_v little_a life_n and_o less_o joy_n in_o her_o look_n and_o countenance_n she_o ascend_v the_o ladder_n in_o a_o plain_a black_a taffata_n gown_n a_o plain_a thick_o set_v ruff_n a_o white_a lawn_n quayfe_n and_o a_o long_a black_a cypress_n veil_v over_o her_o head_n with_o a_o white_a pair_n of_o glove_n and_o her_o prayer_n book_n in_o her_o hand_n when_o be_v far_o more_o capable_a to_o weep_v than_o speak_v she_o cast_v a_o wonderful_a sad_a and_o sorrowful_a look_n on_o her_o dead_a lover_n morosini_fw-la after_o many_o volley_n of_o far_o fetch_v sigh_n she_o deliver_v this_o short_a speech_n to_o that_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n who_o from_o city_n and_o country_n flock_v thither_o to_o see_v she_o and_o they_o die_v good_a people_n i_o have_v live_v more_o happy_a and_o not_o die_v so_o miserable_a if_o my_o father_n bondino_n have_v not_o so_o cruel_o enforce_v i_o to_o marry_v palmerius_n who_o i_o can_v not_o love_v and_o to_o leave_v morosini_fw-la who_o in_o heart_n and_o soul_n i_o ever_o affect_v a_o thousand_o time_n dear_a than_o i_o own_o life_n and_o may_v all_o father_n who_o now_o see_v my_o death_n or_o shall_v hereafter_o hear_v or_o read_v this_o my_o history_n be_v more_o pitiful_a and_o less_o cruel_a to_o their_o daughter_n by_o his_o example_n i_o do_v here_o now_o suffer_v many_o death_n in_o one_o to_o see_v that_o my_o dear_a morosini_fw-la be_v dead_a for_o my_o sake_n for_o have_v he_o not_o love_v i_o dear_o and_o i_o he_o tender_o he_o have_v never_o die_v for_o i_o nor_o i_o for_o he_o with_o such_o cheerfulness_n and_o alacrity_n as_o now_o we_o do_v and_o here_o to_o deal_v true_o with_o god_n and_o the_o world_n although_o i_o can_v never_o affect_v or_o fancy_v my_o old_a husband_n palmerius_n yet_o noâ—…_n from_o my_o heart_n and_o soul_n i_o lament_v and_o repent_v that_o ever_o i_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o innocent_a and_o untimely_a death_n the_o which_o god_n forgive_v i_o and_o i_o likewise_o request_v you_o all_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o forgive_v it_o i_o and_o not_o to_o conceal_v or_o dissemble_v the_o truth_n of_o my_o heart_n i_o grieve_v not_o to_o die_v but_o rather_o because_o i_o have_v no_o more_o life_n to_o lose_v for_o my_o morosini_n affection_n and_o sake_n i_o have_v and_o do_v devout_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o soul_n and_o so_o i_o hearty_o request_n and_o conjure_v you_o all_o to_o do_v for_o i_o thus_o i_o commend_v you_o all_o to_o happy_a and_o prosperous_a life_n myself_o to_o a_o pious_a and_o patient_a death_n in_o earth_n and_o a_o joyful_a and_o glorious_a resurrection_n in_o heaven_n when_o sign_v herself_o often_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n she_o pull_v her_o veil_n down_o over_o her_o face_n and_o so_o pray_v that_o she_o may_v be_v bury_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o grave_n with_o morosini_fw-la she_o bid_v the_o executioner_n perform_v his_o office_n who_o immediate_o turn_v she_o over_o and_o if_o report_v be_v true_a never_o three_o young_a man_n and_o one_o fair_a young_a gentlewoman_n die_v more_o lament_v and_o pity_v than_o they_o for_o morosini_fw-la die_v with_o more_o resolution_n than_o repentance_n and_o imperia_n with_o more_o repentance_n than_o resolution_n thus_o be_v their_o life_n and_o thus_o their_o death_n may_v we_o extract_v wisdom_n out_o of_o their_o folly_n and_o charity_n out_o of_o their_o cruelty_n so_o shall_v we_o live_v as_o happy_a as_o they_o die_v miserable_o and_o finish_v our_o day_n and_o life_n in_o as_o much_o content_a and_o tranquillity_n as_o they_o end_v they_o in_o shame_n infamy_n and_o confusion_n god_n revenge_n against_o the_o cry_v and_o execrable_a sin_n of_o murder_n history_n xxvii_o father_n justinian_n a_o priest_n and_o adrian_z a_o innkeeper_n poison_n de_fw-fr laurier_n who_o be_v lodge_v in_o his_o house_n and_o then_o bury_v he_o in_o his_o orchard_n where_o a_o month_n after_o a_o wolf_n dig_v he_o up_o and_o devonre_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o body_n which_o father_n justinian_n and_o adrian_n
own_o press_v want_n he_o now_o seem_v to_o affect_v and_o court_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o familiar_o and_o tender_o than_o before_o whereof_o she_o be_v infinite_o glad_a &_o joyful_a for_o have_v a_o long_a time_n love_v he_o in_o her_o heart_n and_o mind_n and_o therefore_o desire_v nothing_o so_o much_o under_o heaven_n as_o to_o see_v he_o her_o husband_n here_o on_o earth_n and_o have_v to_o that_o end_n her_o secret_a eye_n and_o spy_v every_o where_o abroad_o upon_o his_o life_n and_o action_n she_o be_v at_o last_o advertise_v that_o there_o be_v some_o great_a distaste_n and_o difference_n fall_v out_o between_o he_o and_o the_o lady_n vrsina_fw-la as_o also_o that_o be_v far_o from_o his_o home_n he_o want_v money_n to_o defray_v his_o port_n and_o expense_n in_o naples_n she_o be_v of_o a_o sharp_a wit_n and_o deep_a judgement_n think_v that_o the_o last_o of_o his_o defect_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o first_o and_o that_o peradventure_o sanctifiore_n have_v attempt_v to_o borrow_v some_o money_n of_o her_o father_n signior_n placedo_n and_o receive_v the_o repulse_n he_o therefore_o be_v fall_v out_o and_o become_v displease_v and_o discontent_v with_o his_o daughter_n and_o although_o her_o conceit_n and_o judgement_n miss_v of_o the_o truth_n herein_o yet_o the_o better_a to_o estrange_v sanctifiore_n from_o vrsina_fw-la and_o consequent_o the_o more_o powerful_o and_o strong_o to_o unite_v and_o tie_v he_o to_o herself_o she_o well_o know_v that_o her_o own_o father_n de_fw-fr tores_n exceed_o love_v he_o and_o desire_v he_o for_o his_o son_n in_o law_n as_o much_o as_o she_o do_v for_o her_o husband_n she_o therefore_o as_o much_o in_o love_n to_o he_o as_o in_o disdain_n and_o malice_n to_o vrsina_fw-la do_v under_o hand_n deal_v so_o politic_o and_o yet_o so_o secret_o with_o her_o father_n to_o lend_v sanctifiore_n some_o money_n that_o he_o meet_v he_o the_o very_o next_o day_n in_o his_o house_n he_o take_v he_o aside_o in_o his_o study_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o absence_n from_o capua_n and_o his_o long_a stay_n and_o great_a expense_n here_o in_o naples_n it_o be_v rather_o likely_a than_o impossible_a that_o he_o may_v want_v some_o money_n and_o therefore_o he_o free_o lend_v and_o then_o and_o there_o lay_v he_o down_o 500_o double_a pistol_n add_v withal_o that_o if_o he_o need_v more_o he_o shall_v have_v what_o he_o please_v and_o repay_v it_o he_o again_o when_o he_o please_v and_o that_o if_o he_o will_v honour_v he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o marry_v his_o daughter_n he_o will_v give_v he_o all_o the_o land_n and_o wealth_n he_o have_v this_o great_a courtesy_n of_o de_fw-fr tores_n to_o the_o baron_n of_o sanctifiore_n he_o hold_v be_v redouble_v to_o he_o in_o the_o value_n in_o that_o he_o lend_v it_o to_o he_o so_o free_o and_o undemanded_a as_o also_o for_o that_o it_o come_v so_o opportune_o and_o fit_o to_o pay_v his_o debt_n and_o satisfy_v his_o want_n as_o after_o a_o long_a and_o respective_a compliment_n between_o they_o sanctifiores_fw-la necessity_n so_o easy_o prevail_v with_o his_o modesty_n that_o he_o most_o thankful_o take_v this_o gold_n of_o de_fw-fr tores_n and_o likewise_o give_v he_o more_o hope_n than_o despair_n to_o his_o motion_n of_o marry_v his_o daughter_n the_o lady_n bertranna_n wherewith_o the_o one_o rest_v well_o satisfy_v and_o the_o other_o exceed_v well_o content_v this_o point_n of_o courtesy_n be_v thus_o perform_v between_o they_o sanctifiores_fw-la joy_n thereof_o be_v so_o great_a i_o may_v say_v so_o boundless_a as_o he_o present_o find_v out_o his_o new_a mistress_n bertranna_n and_o with_o a_o frolic_a countenance_n and_o cheerful_a voice_n relate_v she_o how_o much_o her_o father_n have_v oblige_v he_o and_o from_o point_n to_o point_v what_o have_v pass_v between_o they_o and_o immediate_o after_o no_o less_o do_v her_o father_n the_o music_n of_o which_o news_n be_v so_o please_v to_o her_o mind_n and_o so_o sweet_a to_o her_o heart_n and_o thought_n that_o she_o hereupon_o flatter_v herself_o with_o a_o confident_a hope_n that_o he_o will_v short_o marry_v she_o and_o in_o this_o hope_n do_v he_o still_o feed_v and_o entertain_v she_o be_v seldom_o or_o never_o from_o she_o but_o ever_o and_o anon_o both_o together_o bill_v and_o kiss_v drown_v his_o judgement_n so_o whole_o in_o her_o company_n and_o his_o heart_n range_v and_o dream_v so_o full_o on_o her_o youth_n and_o beauty_n and_o on_o her_o father_n great_a wealth_n and_o estate_n that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o grace_n no_o nor_o which_o be_v less_o the_o will_n or_o good_a nature_n once_o to_o think_v of_o his_o poor_a desolate_a and_o forsake_a vrsina_fw-la of_o who_o in_o her_o turn_n i_o come_v now_o to_o speak_v we_o have_v former_o understand_v with_o sorrow_n and_o our_o sorrowful_a and_o unfortunate_a vrsina_fw-la have_v to_o her_o grief_n too_o too_o soon_o see_v how_o unkind_o sanctifiore_n have_v use_v and_o how_o base_o and_o treacherous_o abuse_v she_o in_o the_o point_n of_o her_o honour_n and_o his_o infidelity_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o her_o love_n and_o affection_n be_v still_o so_o dear_a and_o constant_a to_o he_o and_o her_o hope_n so_o confident_a of_o he_o that_o all_o this_o discourtesy_n of_o he_o to_o she_o be_v only_o but_o to_o try_v her_o patience_n and_o that_o consider_v what_o familiarity_n have_v pass_v between_o they_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o be_v so_o cruel_a heart_v towards_o she_o as_o in_o the_o end_n not_o to_o marry_v she_o she_o have_v likewise_o acquaint_v he_o that_o she_o be_v with_o child_n by_o he_o and_o when_o all_o other_o reason_n and_o persuasion_n fail_v she_o hope_v this_o will_v prevail_v to_o reclaim_v his_o affection_n to_o she_o and_o to_o induce_v he_o to_o take_v pity_n of_o she_o and_o compassion_n of_o his_o unborn_a babe_n within_o she_o but_o to_o resell_v and_o dissipate_v all_o these_o her_o flatter_a and_o deceitful_a hope_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o to_o make_v she_o lose_v all_o hope_n of_o this_o her_o desire_a happiness_n and_o good_a fortune_n from_o he_o his_o new_a contract_a and_o incessant_a familiarity_n between_o he_o and_o the_o lady_n bertranna_n be_v not_o so_o private_o carry_v and_o hush_v up_o in_o silence_n between_o they_o but_o she_o have_v secret_a and_o sorrowful_a notice_n thereof_o which_o so_o inflame_v her_o mind_n with_o hot_a jealousy_n and_o likewise_o afflict_v her_o heart_n with_o cold_a fear_n and_o apprehension_n that_o she_o have_v seduce_v and_o draw_v his_o affection_n from_o she_o to_o himself_o as_o also_o that_o he_o will_v utter_o forsake_v she_o to_o marry_v bertranna_n that_o she_o full_o believe_v that_o the_o wind_n of_o his_o discourteous_a absence_n from_o she_o proceed_v from_o this_o point_n of_o the_o compass_n wherefore_o fear_v that_o which_o she_o already_o know_v but_o far_o more_o that_o which_o she_o know_v not_o of_o this_o their_o familiarity_n between_o they_o all_o her_o hope_n of_o sanctifiore_n be_v almost_o vanish_v and_o banish_v and_o her_o heart_n be_v as_o it_o be_v whole_o depress_v and_o weigh_v down_o with_o bitter_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n thereof_o she_o dare_v acquaint_v no_o body_n with_o her_o disgrace_n much_o less_o her_o father_n and_o her_o look_v on_o her_o great_a belly_n do_v but_o infinite_o augment_v her_o sorrow_n and_o increase_v her_o affliction_n in_o regard_n that_o that_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o joy_n and_o glory_n she_o now_o know_v will_v short_o prove_v the_o argument_n of_o her_o shame_n and_o misery_n a_o thousand_o time_n a_o day_n yea_o i_o may_v true_o say_v as_o many_o time_n a_o hour_n she_o wish_v she_o have_v be_v more_o chaste_a and_o less_o fair_a and_o not_o so_o easy_o to_o have_v hearken_v to_o sanctifiores_n sugar_a oath_n and_o temptation_n as_o to_o have_v lose_v her_o honour_n and_o fortune_n in_o seek_v to_o preserve_v they_o in_o her_o affeâ—…tion_n to_o he_o she_o will_v fain_o draw_v comfort_n from_o all_o these_o â—…er_a calamity_n or_o from_o any_o one_o of_o they_o and_o yet_o she_o know_v not_o from_o who_o except_o from_o she_o sanctifiore_n when_o present_o she_o check_v her_o folly_n and_o reprove_v her_o ambition_n for_o term_v he_o she_o when_o she_o believe_v she_o have_v far_o more_o cause_n to_o fear_v than_o reason_n to_o doubt_n that_o he_o already_o be_v or_o short_o will_v be_v bertrannas_n husband_n and_o yet_o again_o because_o the_o excess_n of_o her_o sorrow_n have_v more_o eclipse_v her_o joy_n than_o her_o judgement_n and_o more_o dull_v and_o obscure_v her_o heart_n than_o her_o understanding_n therefore_o judge_v it_o a_o master_n piece_n of_o her_o policy_n if_o she_o can_v sequester_v and_o reclaim_v
take_v a_o solemn_a and_o sorrowful_a farewell_n of_o all_o the_o world_n she_o pull_v down_o her_o veil_n over_o her_o snow-white_a cheek_n and_o then_o often_o cross_v herself_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o say_v her_o last_o in_o manus_fw-la â—…ua_fw-la the_o executioner_n with_o a_o flame_a torch_n set_v fire_n to_o the_o straw_n and_o faggot_n whereof_o she_o present_o die_v and_o in_o less_o than_o a_o hour_n after_o her_o body_n be_v there_o consume_v &_o burn_v to_o ash_n at_o which_o all_o that_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n and_o spectator_n in_o favour_n to_o her_o youth_n and_o beauty_n as_o much_o affect_v the_o piety_n of_o her_o death_n as_o they_o hate_v and_o detest_v the_o cause_n thereof_o i_o mean_v the_o infamy_n and_o cruelty_n of_o her_o life_n do_v with_o far_o more_o sorrow_n than_o joy_n give_v a_o great_a shout_n and_o outcry_n when_o the_o judge_n of_o that_o city_n now_o upon_o knowledge_n of_o this_o lady_n first_o horrible_a crime_n of_o poison_v her_o first_o lord_n and_o husband_n don_n alonsâ—…_n de_fw-fr mora_n they_o in_o detestation_n thereof_o be_v not_o able_a to_o add_v either_o worse_a infamy_n or_o more_o exquisite_a and_o exemplary_a torment_n to_o her_o live_a body_n they_o therefore_o partly_o to_o be_v revenge_v on_o her_o dead_a ash_n do_v cause_n they_o curious_o to_o be_v gather_v up_o and_o so_o in_o the_o same_o place_n by_o the_o common_a hangman_n before_o all_o the_o people_n to_o be_v scatter_v and_o throw_v in_o the_o air_n where_o at_o they_o rejoice_v and_o praise_n god_n to_o see_v the_o world_n so_o fair_o rid_v of_o so_o foul_a and_o bloody_a a_o female_a monster_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o untimely_a and_o yet_o deserve_v end_n of_o this_o lascivious_a and_o cruel_a heart_a lady_n bellinda_n and_o in_o this_o sharp_a manner_n do_v the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n triumph_v in_o his_o just_a revenge_n and_o punishment_n against_o she_o for_o these_o her_o two_o foul_a and_o inhuman_a crime_n of_o murder_v she_o two_o husband_n may_v god_n of_o his_o best_a and_o divine_a mercy_n make_v this_o her_o history_n and_o example_n to_o serve_v as_o a_o crystal_n mirror_n for_o all_o man_n and_o especial_o for_o all_o woman_n of_o what_o condition_n and_o quality_n so_o ever_o and_o now_o christian_a reader_n have_v by_o god_n most_o gracious_a assistance_n and_o providence_n here_o finish_v this_o entire_a and_o last_o volume_n of_o my_o six_o book_n of_o tragical_a history_n if_o thou_o find_v that_o thou_o reap_v any_o profit_n or_o thy_o soul_n any_o spiritual_a benefit_n by_o the_o read_n and_o perusal_n thereof_o then_o in_o the_o name_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o join_v thy_o prayer_n and_o piety_n with_o i_o that_o as_o in_o christian_a religion_n and_o duty_n we_o be_v bind_v so_o for_o the_o same_o we_o may_v joint_o ascribe_v unto_o god_n all_o possible_a power_n might_n majesty_n thanksgiving_n dominion_n and_o glory_n both_o now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n amen_n finis_fw-la augusti_fw-la xviii_o 1634._o recensui_fw-la hunc_fw-la librum_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la the_o six_o book_n of_o the_o triumph_n of_o god_n revenge_n upon_o murder_n qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la libre_fw-la continet_fw-la folia_fw-la 99_o aut_fw-la circiter_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la exceptis_fw-la quae_fw-la delentur_fw-la nihil_fw-la reperio_fw-la sanae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la quò_fw-la minus_fw-la cum_fw-la publicâ_fw-la utilitate_fw-la imprimi_fw-la queat_fw-la sub_fw-la eà _fw-la tamen_fw-la conditione_n ut_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la intrà _fw-la annum_fw-la proximè_fw-la sequentem_fw-la typis_fw-la mandetur_fw-la haec_fw-la licentia_fw-la sit_fw-la omnino_fw-la irrita_fw-la guilielmus_fw-la haywood_n capell_n dome_a archiep._n cant._n cant._n psal_n 23._o 1._o 1._o psal._n 100_o 3._o 3._o mat._n 25._o 34._o 41_o 41_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 16._o 16._o col._n 3._o 5._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 5_o 8._o 8._o revel_v 12._o 9_o 9_o joh_n 12._o 31._o ephes._n 6._o 12._o 12._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 14._o 14._o luk._n 4._o 6._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 1._o 27._o psal._n 115._o 6._o 6._o joh._n 10._o 21._o 11._o 25._o 25._o gen._n 2._o 7._o 7._o gen._n 1._o 28._o 28._o isay._n 43._o 21._o 21._o heb._n 13._o 14._o 14._o psal._n 102_o 3._o isaiah_n 40._o 7._o 7._o psal._n 39_o 5._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coloss._n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephes._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 5._o 3._o 3._o james_n 1._o 2._o 2._o jam._n 1._o 13_o 14._o 14._o psal._n 73._o 23._o 23._o psal._n 9_o 10._o 10._o psal._n 18._o 2._o 2._o hos._n 6._o 1._o 1._o james_n 1._o 12._o 12._o psal._n 125._o 1._o 1._o 1._o joh._n 2._o 11._o 11._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 10._o 10._o ephes._n 4._o 26._o 26._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 9_o 9_o coloss._n 3_o 13._o 13._o psal._n 145._o 8._o 8._o gen._n 4._o 8._o 8._o 2_o sam._n 11._o 17._o 17._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 27._o 27._o 1_o kin._n 21._o 13._o 13._o 2_o kin._n 21._o 1._o 1._o psa._n 7._o 14_o 15_o 15_o jam._n 5._o 13._o 13._o psal._n 61._o 8._o 8._o exod._n 15._o 15_o 15_o deut._n 30._o 20._o 20._o psal._n 104._o 31_o