Cos. I am heere Speake low Cosen Castruchio Cast. I am heere too Why are we scattered thus Cos. T' is in search of Borachio who fearing Danger in this action commits himselfe Very tamely to his Heeles Cast. Let him be damn'd vnthought of Haue you heard Or seene a Passenger Cos. No yet Lothario giues me notice Of a noyse farre off but you know the length Of an Asses eare Loth. Pastes there say you who is 't Cos. He ecchoes by mistake No body but My Cousen says he 'le lugge the Asses eare Speaking of your Man Loth. The Butchers dog shall saue him a labor Cast. Well Gentlemen I haue intelligence By my Boy that Foreste and the Count Are comming hither Looke to 't But let the Count Be safe You know his voyce Lothario Loth. Very distinctly Cast. Well any Man but he that stirres his Tongue Enuites his owne ruine Giue me your Hands I 'le bring ye to a doore through which if they Doe passe it must be ouer vs Loth. Leaue Foreste to my charge for I am His impediment Cos. Softely softely Exeunt Omnes The Duke on his Bed is drawne forth Enter Foreste Lucio Luinna Fores. Now set the reflex at liberty He opens a darke Lanthorne Heere let me beg your tariance 'till I Resolue a doubt that most concernes my Heart Lucio You shall But doe not execute reuenge Vpon the Duke till my assent encourage thee Fores. My actions are confin'd Vpon not in The Bed Guilt confounds all order and makes Our rest vnnaturall Mistresse stand you there He leads Her to stand at the Beas feete Duke Hah from whence that light who waites within Foreste is it you what doe you meane By this vnciuill visitation Fores. I am not so vnthrifty of time To ioyne replys vnto demands I must Depriue you of your Soule Duke How Is this Language lawfull vnto me Thy Soueraigne Prince Did not high-prouidence Treble the assurance of my safety By Guards inuisible when I was first Predestinate to this supreame function And darst thou tempt the strength of Heauen Fores. I know t' were a prophane curiosity In me to question the prerogatiues Of a free Prince For Ignorance and a dull Easie faith must flatter bondage still Or Libertie th' eldest Child of Nature Confounds predominance by suing for Equalitie amongst the Sonnes of Men And so reuokes a Chaos Duke Which soone returnes vnlesse distinction Perswade thee fixe my Royalty aboue Thy reach that art my naturall Subiect Fores. Enough false Sir Warme not the ayre with words Be still or I conclude ye in a trice And now requite the Leasure I permit For prayer by a true reply to what I shall demand Duke I will Fores. Looke on your opposite Did you euer make her an Adulteresse Speake truth so come your Soule to Heauen Duke Neuer So come my Soule to Heauen as I Speake truth Fores. O Sir Take heede the Periurer hath little hope On the last day to hide himselfe i' th' Crowde He is a sinner much too eminent But what meant that Iewell which you gaue her And which she conceald till its owne lusture Did betray it Duke I gaue it to disguise the cause for which I sent the other vnto Corsa Lucio That name will prick my fury on although I striue to be propitious Fores. I know Luinna thou art mercifull Forgiue me gentle Girle It was the first Bargaine we did make i' th' Church to Share In sufferance Luin. And 't is my duty Sir to be most prompt In the obseruance Fores, My Lord Lucio A rude summons that calls me as a Iudge To censure on the errors of my Prince Duke What Is he there too O killing obiect Fores. Behold yong Lord the cruell Rauisher Whom Time himselfe shall neuer parallell Though he suruay his old Records and scratch His reuerend Head to waken memory Lucio O horror furnish vs sweet Heauen with some Instinct Inspire remorse or we accuse Thy skilfulnesse to predestine vs a Prince Murdring whom thou didst annoint our Soueraigne Fores. My heart swells I 'm full of griefe and danger Some Iron Hoopes to helpe my Ribbes or I shall burst Duke The cause deserues great alteration More then mortallity can see and yet Be safe I wonder Heauen takes so little Notice of it I am not sindg'd to death With Lightning Like the Dorr nor murdred through The Eare with thunder like a Batt O Lucio Minde not my former loue but strike vntill I groane my last Lucio Foreste sheath thy sword It must not be He was our Royall Master once and might In modesty compare himselfe with all But Princes whom Fame reserues as Paternes For my sake sheath your Sword Duke O I shall suruiue my Royall Charter My creature is more beautifull then I More wealthy in his loue Fores. For my owne part I will annihilate My selfe for should I liue I should grow madde But I am bound to care for you my Lord Take heede I know the tricks of Maiestie They thinke they cannot be secure after Doing ill but by doing worse that is By killing quite whom erst they did but wound Lucio And that 's the surgery which I desire I will endure all O my Lord my Lord I will not bid Posterity tell tales nor charge Historians to insert in Annalls On such a Night a great Italian Duke Rauish'd his Creature Lucio's Wife Sister To Foreste his actiue Councellor Fores. Lucio compos'd of such an humble loue That to secure his Masters feete would spread And scatter all his Limmes for him to walke vpon Lucio And Foreste whose industry and care Outwatch'd Leane-vigilance 'till she grew mad But come Let 's leaue him to contriue our deaths My Heart so fills my mouth I cannot speake Duke Lucio stay Foreste stay awhile Leaue me not thus anatomiz'd with breath He riseth from the Bed Dissect me really with your good Swords Behold my Breast take out my Heart and if You finde your figures there then vse my Fame With Mercy Lucio Foreste come away Fores. Make hast Luinna Luin. I am wak'd out of a strange amazement Exeunt Foreste Lucio Luinna Duke Hide me swelling Hills rough and scabbed Rocks Ye Quarrles cleaue and sucke me in then ioyne Againe Would it not make a Patriarke mad O who shall bribe the Sunne that in the day Of generall accompts he may auouch He neuer saw me heere Hah false Memory I forgot to tell 'em of Castruchio T is best to o'retake 'em I cannot guesse Which way they went Exit the other way Enter Castruchio Lothario Cosimo Cast. Hell and the Pillary take such dull Eares It cannot be but they haue pass'd the Cloysters And e're this with helpe of priuate Keyes Entred the Dukes Bedchamber Loth. Those were Authors of that noyse I spoke of Cast. The very same A pox vpon demurres Cos. Will you lead the way that we may hearken enter Duke If they be there or no Duke If I should come too late Loth. That 's none of the Counts voyce Haue at ye sir Duke O O O I am surpriz'd in my owne snare Cast. It is Foreste sure Let 's make safe worke Kill Lothario lay him by him and depart Cos. A match Loth. O Villaines O O O. Luthario dies Enter Foreste Lucio Luinna Fores. What noyse is that Cast. Another Foreste Lucio My Royall Master bleeding on the Ground O murderous Villaines Luin. Murder murder Helpe oh helpe Exit Lucio fights with Cossimo Foreste with Castruchio Fores. The Duke my Soueraigne slaine and Lucio Bleeding at his feete Villaine take this thrust At my owne preiudice Lucio I am foyld by a base hand Cast. Flie Cosimo flie Exeunt Cast and Cos. Fores. Some comfort yet remaines in that I am Proscrib'd to share in thy fate though it be bad I loose much blood O triuiall fortitude False Sinnewes doe you begin to shrinke He fals downe Duke Lucio Let my Soule cary your pardon With her vnto Heauen and yours Foreste This stratageme was mine but the successe Was much against my will Lucio Sir I forgiue you all Fores. Nay let vs ioyne Hands We doe forgiue Each other and the World The like mercy May Heauen bestow on vs Duke Amen Amen Lucio Amen Amen they die Fores. There his heartstrings broke Lucio my Patron Already Chapfalne to that sight deserues a Teare Though I should stabb my Eies to warrant it Enter Dorido Luinna Courtiers with Light Castruchio and Cosimo led in Dor. Bring the slaues in their deeds will soone conuince Their faint deniall where did you leaue 'em Lady Luin. Here here O my Lord my Lord Fores. I haue not breath enough to comfort thee With words mercy Heauen dies Luin. O my Lord my Husband He 's dead he 's dead Dor. Hold the Lady there O dire spectacle the Duke Lucio Foreste and Lothario Lye here breathlesse I did suspect some blacke Conspiracy Which made me haunt them two Vnto the Pallace but I did loose 'em By the Chappell staires bloody dogs what Deuill Prompted thee to this action Cast. I hope I 'ue not so much Blood left as will preserue Me for an answeere Cos. I feele my end to neere Dor. Take em away and close their wounds though there Be some mercy shewne by thus deferring That reward which your blacke soules shall receaue In Hell Yet know the Law will heere on Earth Prouide such tortures as shall make your deaths Exemplary to all succeeding times exeunt some with Cast and Cos. Gentlemen your silence may be excus'd Where there 's so much cause of admiration Some helpe transfer the dead from hence others Call vp the Councellors of state So intricate is Heauens reuenge gainst lust The righteous suffer here with the vniust Exeunt omnes FINIS