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s and long tongues, but we shall clip 'em. _Enter Vandermitten_.[155] _I D. W_. How now? what haste? _Vand_. The Prince is drawing up to us And has disarmd all the strong Townes about us Of our new Soldiers; the _English_ now stand only And the old Companies. _Eng.-gentw_. Now your wisdomes, Ladies, Your learning also, Sir, your learned prating-- You that dare prick your eares up at great Princes And doble charge your tongue with new opinions,-- What can you doe? or can theis holly woemen That you have arm'd against obedience And made contempners of the fooles their husbands, Examiners of State,--can they doe any thing? Can they defy the Prince? _Hold_. They shall defie him, And to his face: why doe not ye raise the Burgers And draw up the new Companies? _Enter Leidenberge_?[156] _Leid_. Away, good women! This is no sport for you: goe, cheere your husbands And bid 'em stand now bravely for their liberties. _Arnam_ and _Roterdam_ and all about us Have yeilded him obedience; all the new Companies Purgd and disarmd. Goe you; talke to the _Arminians_, And raise their harts. Good Ladies, no more Councells: This is no time to puppet in. 1 _D. W_. We are gon, Sir, _2 D. W_. And will so coniure up our lazie husbands. _Eng.-gentw_. And coniure wisely, too; the devill will faile else. [_Exeunt Women_. _Leid_. What's she? _Vand_. An _English_ woman. _Leid_. Would they were all shipt well To th' other part oth' world. Theis stubborne _English_ We onely feare. _Vand_. We are strong enough to curb 'em. _Leid_. But we have turnop hearts. _Enter a Messenger_. Now what's the next newes? _Mess_.[157] The Prince is at the Barriers, and desires his entraunce _Leid_. He must not enter:--what Company is with him? _Mess_. But few, and those unarmd too: about some twentie. _Leid_. And what behind? _Mess_. We can discover none. _Leid_. Let's goe and view: Brothers, be strong and valiant; We have lost the Towne els and our freedoms with it. [_Exeunt_. SCAENA 3. _Enter 1 Captaine[158] and Soldiers_. _Sold_. They charge us not to let him in. 1 _Cap_. We will doe it; He has our faithes.--What strengthe's upon the Guard? _Sold_. Two hundred _English_. 1 _Cap_. Goe, and give this comaund then: That if any Burgers or _Arminian_ Soldiers Offer to come upon the Guard, or let in or out
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