A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 401 pages of information about A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2.

A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 401 pages of information about A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2.

Gyr.  Are all the parties here?

Fer.  Yes.
               [Exit Fernan.

    Enter Jaylour, Bustamente, Guard.

Gyr.  Bring them in.

Mac. Bustamente,
The King, our master, looking with sharpe eyes,
Upon your trayterous yeilding up the fort,
Putts off your Tryall here; you must abide
Longer imprisonment.

Bust.  I have allready quitted
My selfe, my lord, of that which you call Treason,
Which had in any here (he doing the like)
Bene a high point of honour.

Alq.  These braves[43] cannot serve you.

Gyr.  You must not be your owne Judge.

Mac.  You gave the English
More glory by your base ignoble rendring
That fort up then our Nation gott from them
In all our undertakings.

Bust.  Heare me, my Lords,

Mac.  Sir, sir, w’have other anviles; Bustamente, Prepare your selfe for death.

Bust.  For all my service!

All.  Take him away!

Bust.  You are Lyons & I your prey.

[Exit with Jaylour.

Mac.  Which are Don Pedro’s sons?

Enter Fernando, Henrico, Manuell.

Fer.  These two.

Mac.  Which youngest?

Hen.  I, my Lord.

    Enter Jaylour.

Mac.  You charge this Gentleman, your elder brother, With murther of your father.

Hen.  Which I can prove.

Mac.  And hither flyes a ravisht Ladyes voice To charge you with a Rape; the wronged Daughter Of this most noble Gentleman.

Hen.  Let them prove that

Mac.  These accusations & the proofes shall meete
Here face to face, in th’ afternoone.  Meantime
Pray, Don Fernando, let it be your care
To see these gentlemen attended on
By a strong guard.

Fer.  The wrongs done to my selfe Work me, my lord, to that.

Man.  I would your Grace would heare me speake a little.

All.  You shall have time.

Med.  Take them away, And at their Tryall have the Lady here.

        [Ex.  Fer., Hen., Man., & Jaylour.

Gyr.  Where is the Englishman?

Clarke.  The Englishman!

Alq.  What do you call him? Dick of Devonshire?

Med.  Because he is a soldier let him have
A soldier’s honour; bring him from his prison
Full in the face of the whole Towne of Sherrys,
With drums and musketts.

Mac.  How many soldiers are in the Towne?

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