fe,
When I am gon? When they have gorgd their envies
With what I have, what honest hand in pitty
Will powre out to thy wants? What noble eye
Will looke upon my Children strooke with miserie
And say 'you had a father that I honourd;
For his sake be my Brothers and my Sisters.'
_Wife_. There cannot be such crueltie.
_Bar_. I hope not;
Yet what so confident Sailour that heares the Sea rore,
The winds sing lowd and dreadfull, the day darkend,
But he will cry 'a storme'! downe with his Canvas
And hull, expecting of that horrid feavour?
_Enter Son_.
--How now? What newes?
_Son_. Plucke up your hart, Sir, fairely
And wither not away thus poorely from us;
Be now secure: the myst ye feard is vanishd,--
_Leidenberch's_ dead.
_Bar_. Dead?
_Son_. Killd himself; his owne hand
Most bravely was his Justice; nor left behind him
One peece of paper to dishonour ye.
They are all to seeke now for their Accusations.
_Bar_. And is he dead? so timely, too? so truly?
Speak't againe, _Will_?
_Son_. Hee's dead, Sir, if I live here.
_Bar_. And his owne hand?
_Son_. His hand and will performd it.
_Bar_. Give me some wyne. I find now, notwithstanding
[_Enter Servant with wine_.
The opposition of those mindes that hate me,
A wise-man spyns his owne fate and secures it.
Nor can I, that have powre to perswade men dye,
Want living frends to iustifie my Creadit.
Goe in and get me meat now; invyte my frends,
I am determind to be high and merry.
Thou hast lost thy Charge; wee'll have another, _Will_;
It shall goe hard els. The Prince of _Orange_ now
Will find what frends I have, and of what reckning;
And when he seekes this life, he must make passage
Through thousands more and those he little dreames of.
_Son_. I wonder how he got that speritt, Sir, to dye soe?
_Bar_. He was a weak man, indeed, but he has redeemd it:
There be some other I could wish of his mind.
Do'st thinck they dare doe any thing now.
_Son_. 'Troth, I thinck not, Sir.
_Bar_. No, Boy, I warrant thee; they make great soundes,
But mark what followes. Prethee, let's be merry,
I want it much.
_Son_. I am glad to see you so, Sir.
_Enter Servant_.
_Bar_. I cannot be above two daies from Councell,
I know their wants. How now, what haste?
_Serv_. O, Sir, ye are undon;
We have lost ye.
_Bar_. Ha!
_Serv_. For ever lost ye.
_Bar_. Why?
[_Serv_.] The Captaine of the Guard, the Princes Captaine--
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