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ilt in your falce bosom Confes yourself soe; my strong Inocence To the death stands constant. _Or_. Take _Modesbargen_ in. [_Exit Cap. and Modesb_.] _Vand_. This is an impudence I never read of. But now wee'll show thee, miserable man, Such further prooffes as would call up a blush Upon the devills cheeke. Looke upon this, Signd by the Governor, Chauncellor and Counsell Of _Gilderland_ and _Zutphen_, who here name thee The roote and head of the late Schisme. _Bred_. And this Sent from the Lords of _Utrecht_, where 'tis prov'd That the new Companies were raisd by you, And to what purpose. _William_. To subvert Religion, To deface Justice and to breake the union And holly League betweene the _Provinces_. [_Henry_.[193] The Proclamations are allowd by you Sent forth against the Protestants; and here Your resolution to degrade my Brother And then dispose of him as you thought fitt.] _Vand_. Your plott here to withdraw all the old Soldiers From the Commandement of the States, and wyn them To serve for your ends in a Civill war. _Bred_. To raise up Cittizen against Cittizen, Stranger gainst stranger, Soldier against Soldier, And Maiestrates against the Maiestrates. _Or_. To waste the Land within that with lesse danger The forraigne Enemy might make his entraunce. Yf then this be not treacherie beyond All presidents of Traitours-- _Bar_. Give me Leave Onely to smile, then say all theis are falce, Your witnesses subornd, your testemonies And wrytings forgd, and this elaborate forme Of Justice to delude the world a cover For future practises: this I affirme Upon my soule[194]. Now when you please condempne me: I will not use one sillable for your mercy To have mine age renewd and once againe To see a second triumph of my glories. You rise, and I grow tedious; let me take My farwell of you yet, and at the place Where I have oft byn heard; and, as my life Was ever fertile of good councells for you, It shall not be in the last moment barren. _Octavius_[195], when he did affect the Empire And strove to tread upon the neck of _Rome_ And all hir ancient freedoms, tooke that course[196] That now is practisd on you; for the _Catos_ And all free sperritts slaine or els proscribd That durst have stir'd against him, he then sceasd The absolute rule of all. You can apply this[197]: And here I prophecie I, that have lyvd And dye a free man, shall when I am ashes Be sensible of your
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