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A93170
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The doubtful heir. A tragi-comedie, as it was acted at the private house in Black-Friers written by James Shirley. Never printed before.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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1652
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Wing S3466; ESTC R230285
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thou_o dare_v not_o leon._n how_o sir_n dare_v not_o ferd._n i_o say_v it_o thy_o better_a be_v a_o king_n in_o my_o own_o right_n without_o her_o charity_n proclaim_v and_o justify_v by_o birth_n a_o prince_n leand._n all_o this_o be_v truth_n sir_n leon._n you_o must_v not_o cozen_v thus_o my_o faith_n away_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n alfon._n dispatch_v you_o with_o the_o queen_n let_v i_o alone_a to_o make_v his_o head_n secure_a leand._n nay_o take_v my_o too_o i_o will_v wait_v on_o he_o in_o death_n it_o shall_v begin_v my_o service_n ros._n cruel_a prince_n que._n what_o fate_n must_v i_o obey_v ros._n my_o death_n will_v add_v some_o line_n unto_o thy_o bloody_a chronicle_n pray_v let_v we_o die_v together_o leon._n you_o shall_v speak_v her_o sentence_n madam_n que._n she_o must_v live_v then_o leon._n to_o all_o we_o offer_v mercy_n but_o to_o ferdinand_n his_o doom_n be_v fix_v come_v madam_n que._n whither_o sir_n leon._n i_o know_v the_o way_n to_o your_o chapel_n he_o that_o love_v we_o make_v haste_n and_o bring_v the_o priest_n capt._n that_o be_v i_o i_o know_v her_o chaplain_n they_o be_v my_o friend_n and_o all_o good_a fellow_n exit_fw-la ferd._n pray_v can_v you_o tell_v i_o where_o or_o what_o i_o be_o or_o what_o i_o must_v do_v next_o alfon._n yes_o you_o must_v die_v ferd._n let_v not_o that_o grieve_v you_o gentleman_n it_o be_v nothing_o to_o part_v with_o life_n and_o if_o but_o my_o rosania_n will_v not_o weep_v methinks_v i_o can_v shake_v off_o this_o dust_n and_o leap_v to_o immortality_n without_o a_o guide_n and_o in_o that_o cheerful_a flight_n prepare_v the_o bless_a with_o so_o much_o praise_n and_o wonder_n of_o thy_o virtue_n they_o shall_v be_v more_o in_o love_n with_o thou_o than_o i_o and_o double_a all_o their_o prayer_n to_o bring_v thou_o to_o they_o ros._n no_o we_o will_v die_v together_o alf._n you_o shall_v ferd._n how_o alf._n both_o live_v and_o love_n and_o bless_v my_o age_n the_o witness_n do_v thou_o know_v 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