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COBHAM。 No matter�察�love�察�Extremities admit no better choice�察�And
were it not for thee�察 �say froward time Imposed a greater task�察 �I would
esteem it As lightly as the wind that blows upon us�察�But in thy sufference I
am doubly tasked。 Thou wast not wont to have the earth thy stool�察�Nor the
moist dewy grass thy pillow�察�nor Thy chamber to be the wide horizon。
LADY COBHAM。 How can it seem a trouble�察�having you A partner
with me in the worst I feel�拭 �No�察�gentle Lord�察�your presence would give
ease To death it self�察 �should he now seize upon me。 Behold what my
foresight hath underta'en
��Here's bread and cheese & a bottle。�А�
For fear we faint�察�they are but homely cates�察�Yet sauced with hunger�察�
they may seem as sweet As greater dainties we were wont to taste。
COBHAM。 Praise be to him whose plenty sends both this And all
things else our mortal bodies need�察�Nor scorn we this poor feeding�察�nor the
state We now are in�察�for what is it on earth�察�Nay�察�under heaven�察�continues
at a stay�拭�Ebbs not the sea�察�when it hath overflown�拭�Follows not darkness
when the day is gone�拭 �And see we not sometime the eye of heaven
Dimmed with overflying clouds�此 �there's not that work Of careful nature�察�
or of cunning art�察。�How strong�察�how beauteous�察�or how rich it be�� But falls
in time to ruin。 Here�察 �gentle Madame�察 �In this one draught I wash my
sorrow down。
��Drinks。�А�
LADY COBHAM。 And I�察�encouraged with your cheerful speech�察�Will
do the like。
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COBHAM。 Pray God poor Harpoole come。 If he should fall into the
Bishop's hands�察�Or not remember where we bade him meet us�察�It were the
thing of all things else�察�that now Could breed revolt in this new peace of
mind。
LADY COBHAM。 Fear not�察�my Lord�察�he's witty to devise�察�And strong
to execute a present shift。
COBHAM。 That power be still his guide hath guided us� �My drowsy
eyes wax heavy�此 �early rising�察 �Together with the travel we have had�察�
Make me that I could gladly take a nap�察�Were I persuaded we might be
secure。
LADY COBHAM。 Let that depend on me�此 �whilst you do sleep�察�I'll
watch that no misfortune happen us。 Lay then your head upon my lap�察�
sweet Lord�察�And boldly take your rest。
COBHAM。 I shall�察�dear wife�察�Be too much trouble to thee。
LADY COBHAM。 Urge not that�察 �My duty binds me�察 �and your love
commands。 I would I had the skill with tuned voice To draw on sleep with
some sweet melody�察 �But imperfection�察 �and unaptness too�察 �Are both
repugnant�此 �fear insert the one�察�The other nature hath denied me use。 But
what talk I of means to purchase that�察 �Is freely happened�拭 �sleep with
gentle hand Hath shut his eye´lids。 Oh victorious labour�察�How soon thy
power can charm the bodies sense�拭�And now thou likewise climbst unto
my brain�察�Making my heavy temples stoop to thee。 Great God of heaven
from danger keep us free。
��Both sleep。�А�
��Enter sir Richard Lee�察�and his men。�А�
LEE。 A murder closely done�察�and in my ground�拭�Search carefully�察�if
any where it were�察�This obscure thicket is the likeliest place。
SERVANT。 Sir�察 �I have found the body stiff with cold�察�And mangled
cruelly with many wounds。
LEE。 Look if thou knowest him�察�turn his body up。 Alack�察�it is my son�察�
my son and heir�察�Whom two years since I sent to Ireland�察�To practice there
the discipline of war�察�And coming home ��for so he wrote to me�� Some
savage heart�察�some bloody devilish hand�察�Either in hate�察�or thirsting for his
coin�察 �Hath here sluiced out his blood。 Unhappy hour�察�Accursed place�察�
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but most inconstant fate�察 �That hadst reserved him from the bullet's fire�察�
And suffered him to scape the wood´karn's fury�察 �Didst here ordain the
treasure of his life�察。�Even here within the arms of tender peace�察�And where
security gave greatest hope�� To be consumed by treason's wasteful hand� �
And what is most afflicting to my soul�察�That this his death and murther
should be wrought Without the knowledge by whose means twas done。
SECOND SERVANT。 Not so�察�sir�察�I have found the authors of it。 See
where they sit�察�and in their bloody fists�察�The fatal instruments of death and
sin。
LEE。 Just judgement of that power�察�whose gracious eye�察�Loathing the
sight of such a heinous fact�察�Dazzled their senses with benumbing sleep�察�
Till their unhallowed treachery were known� �Awake�察 �ye monsters�察�
murderers�察 �awake�察 �Tremble for horror�察 �blush�察 �you cannot choose�察�
Beholding this inhumane deed of yours。
COBHAM。 What mean you�察�sir�察�to trouble weary souls�察�And interrupt
us of our quiet sleep�拭�
LEE。 Oh devilish� �can you boast unto your selves Of quiet sleep�察�
having within your hearts The guilt of murder waking�察 �that with cries
Deafs the loud thunder�察 �and solicits heaven With more than Mandrake's
shrieks for your offence�拭�
LADY COBHAM。 What murder�拭�you upbraid us wrongfully。
LEE。 Can you deny the fact�拭�see you not here The body of my son by
you mis´done�拭�Look on his wounds�察�look on his purple hue�此�Do we not
find you where the deed was done�拭�Were not your knives fast closed in
your hands�拭�Is not this cloth an argument beside�察�Thus stained and spotted
with his innocent blood�拭�These speaking characters�察�were nothing else To
plead against ye�察�would convict you both。 Bring them away�察�bereavers of
my joy。 At Hartford�察 �where the Sizes now are kept�察 �Their lives shall
answer for my son's lost life。
COBHAM。 As we are innocent�察�so may we speed。
LEE。 As I am wronged�察�so may the law proceed。
��Exeunt。�А�
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SCENE IX。 St。 Albans。
��Enter bishop of Rochester�察�constable of St。 Albans�察�with sir John of
Wrotham�察�Doll his wench�察�and the Irishman in Harpoole's apparel。�А�
BISHOP。 What intricate confusion have we here�拭�Not two hours
since we apprehended one�察�In habit Irish�察�but in speech not so�此�And now
you bring another�察�that in speech Is altogether Irish�察�but in habit Seems to
be English�此 �yea and more than so�察 �The servant of that heretic Lord
Cobham。
IRISHMAN。 Fait�察�me be no servant of the lord Cobham�察�Me be Mack
Chane of Vister。
BISHOP。 Otherwise called Harpoole of Kent�察 �go to�察 �sir�察�You cannot
blind us with your broken Irish。
SIR JOHN。 Trust me�察 �my Lord Bishop�察 �whether Irish�察 �Or English�察�
Harpoole or not Harpoole�察�that I leave to be decided by the trial�此�But sure I
am this man by face and speech Is he that murdered young sir Richard
Lee I met him presently upon the fact And that he slew his master for
that gold�察�Those jewels�察�and that chain I took from him。
BISHOP。 Well�察 �our affairs do call us back to London�察 �So that we
cannot prosecute the cause�察�As we desire to do�察 �therefore we leave The
charge with you�察 �to see they be conveyed To Hartford