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charge with you�察 �to see they be conveyed To Hartford Sise�此 �both this
counterfeit And you�察�sir John of Wrotham�察�and your wench�察�For you are
culpable as well as they�察�Though not for murder�察�yet for felony。 But since
you are the means to bring to light This graceless murder�察�you shall bear
with you Our letters to the Judges of the bench�察�To be your friends in what
they lawful may。
BISHOP。 So�察�away with them。
��Exeunt。�А�
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SCENE X。 Hertford。 A Hall of Justice。
��Enter Gaoler and his man�察�bringing forth Old´castle。�А�
GAOLER。 Bring forth the prisoners�察 �see the court prepared�察 �The
Justices are coming to the bench。 So�察�let him stand�察�away�察�and fetch the
rest。
��Exeunt。�А�
COBHAM。 Oh�察�give me patience to endure this scourge�察�Thou that art
fountain of that virtuous stream�察�And though contempt�察�false witness�察�and
reproach Hang on these iron gyves�察�to press my life As low as earth�察�yet
strengthen me with faith�察�That I may mount in spirit above the clouds。
��Enter Gaoler�察�bringing in Lady Old´castle and Harpoole。�А�
Here comes my lady�此 �sorrow�察�tis for her Thy wound is grievous�察�else
I scoff at thee。 What�察�and poor Harpoole� �art thou ith bryars too�拭�
HARPOOLE。 Ifaith�察�my Lord�察�I am in�察�get out how I can。
LADY COBHAM。 Say�察�gentle Lord�察�for now we are alone�察�And may
confer�察 �shall we confess in brief�察 �Of whence�察 �and what we are�察 �and so
prevent The accusation is commenced against us�拭�
COBHAM。 What will that help us�拭�being known�察�sweet love�察�We shall
for heresy be put to death�察�For so they term the religion we profess。 No�察�if
it be ordained we must die�察�And at this instant�察�this our comfort be�察�That of
the guilt imposed�察�our souls are free。
HARPOOLE。 Yea�察�yea�察�my lord�察�Harpoole is so resolved。 I wreak of
death the less�察�in that I die Not by the sentence of that envious priest The
Bishop of Rochester�此 �oh�察�were it he�察�Or by his means that I should suffer
here�察�It would be double torment to my soul。
LADY COBHAM。 Well�察�be it then according as heaven please。
��Enter lord Judge�察�two Justices�察�Mayor of Saint Albans�察�lord Powesse
and his lady�察�and old sir Richard Lee�此 �the Judge and Justices take their
places。�А�
JUDGE。 Now�察�Master Mayor�察�what gentleman is that�察�You bring with
you before us and the bench�拭�
MAYOR。 The Lord Powis�察 �if it like your honor�察�And this his Lady�察�
travelling toward Wales�察�Who�察�for they lodged last night within my house�察�
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And my Lord Bishop did lay search for such�察�Were very willing to come
on with me�察�Lest for their sakes suspicion me might wrong。
JUDGE。 We cry your honor mercy�察�good my Lord�察�Wilt please ye take
your place。 Madame�察�your ladyship May here or where you will repose
your self�察�Until this business now in hand be past。
LADY POWIS。 I will withdraw into some other room�察 �So that your
Lordship and the rest be pleased。
JUDGE。 With all our hearts�此 �attend the Lady there。
LORD POWIS。 Wife�察�I have eyed yond prisoners all this while�察�And
my conceit doth tell me�察 �tis our friend�察 �The noble Cobham�察 �and his
virtuous Lady。
LADY POWIS。 I think no less�此 �are they suspected�察 �trow ye�察 �For
doing of this murder�拭�
LORD POWIS。 What is means I cannot tell�察�but we shall know anon。
Mean space as you pass by them�察�ask the question�察�But do it secretly�察�you
be not seen�察�And make some sign that I may know your mind。
LADY POWIS。 My Lord Cobham�拭�madam�拭�
��As she passeth over the stage by them。�А�
COBHAM。 No Cobham now�察�nor madam�察�as you love us�察�But John of
Lancashire�察�and Ione his wife。
LADY POWIS。 Oh tell�察 �what is it that our love can do�察�To pleasure
you�拭�for we are bound to you。
COBHAM。 Nothing but this�察�that you conceal our names�察�So�察�gentle
lady�察�pass for being spied。
LADY POWIS。 My heart I leave�察�to bear part of your grief。
��Exit。�А�
JUDGE。 Call the prisoners to the bar。 Sir Richard Lee�察 �What
evidence can you bring against these people�察�To prove them guilty of the
murder done�拭�
LEE。 This bloody towel and these naked knives�察 �Beside we found
them sitting by the place�察�Where the dead body lay�察�within a bush。
JUDGE。 What answer you why law should not proceed�察�According to
the evidence given in�察�To tax ye with the penalty of death�拭�
COBHAM。 That we are free from murder's very thoughts�察�And know
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not how the gentleman was slain。
FIRST JUSTICE。 How came this linen cloth so bloody then�拭�
LADY COBHAM。 My husband hot with travelling�察 �my lord�察 �His
nose gushed out a bleeding�察�that was it。
SECOND JUSTICE。 But wherefore were your sharp edged knives
unsheathed�拭�
LADY COBHAM。 To cut such simple victual as we had。
JUDGE。 Say we admit this answer to those articles�察�What made ye in
so private a dark nook�察�So far remote from any common path�察�As was the
thick where the dead corpse was thrown�拭�
COBHAM。 Journeying�察�my lord�察�from London from the term�察�Down
into Lancashire where we do dwell�察�And what with age and travel being
faint�察�We gladly sought a place where we might rest�察�Free from resort of
other passengers�察�And so we strayed into that secret corner。
JUDGE。 These are but ambages to drive of time�察�And linger Justice
from her purposed end。 But who are these�拭�
��Enter the Constable�察�bringing in the Irishman�察�sir John of Wrotham�察�
and Doll。�А�
CONSTABLE。 Stay Judgement�察�and release those innocents�察�For here
is he�察�whose hand hath done the deed�察�For which they stand indicted at the
bar�察 �This savage villain�察 �this rude Irish slave。 His tongue already hath
confessed the fact�察�And here is witness to confirm as much。
SIR JOHN。 Yes�察 �my good Lords�察 �no sooner had he slain His loving
master for the wealth he had�察�But I upon the instant met with him�察�And
what he purchased with the loss of blood�此 �With strokes I presently
bereaved him of�察�Some of the which is spent�察�the rest remaining I willingly
surrender to the hands Of old sir Richard Lee�察 �as being his。 Beside�察 �my
Lord Judge�察�I greet your honor With letters from my Lord of Rochester。
��Delivers a letter。�А�
LEE。 Is this the wolf whose thirsty throat did drink My dear son's
blood�拭 �art thou the snake He cherished�察 �yet with envious piercing sting
Assailed him mortally�拭�foul stigmatic�察�Thou venom of the country where
thou livedst�察�And pestilence of this�此 �were it not that law Stands ready to
revenge thy cruelty�察�Traitor to God�察 �thy master�察 �and to me�察�These hands
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should be thy executioner。
JUDGE。 Patience�察�sir Richard Lee�察�you shall have justice�察�And he the
guerdon of his base desert。 The fact is odious�察�therefore�察�take him hence�察�
And being hanged until the wretch be dead�察�His body after shall be handed
in chains Near to the place where he did act the murder。
IRISHMAN。 Prethee�察�Lord shudge�察�let me have min