bones; Heaven be your soules abode;
And to your ashes be the earth no lode!

_Musicke, and the Ghost of Bussy enters, leading the
Ghost[s] of the Guise, Monsieur, Cardinall Guise, and
Shattilion; they dance about the dead body, and exeunt._

_Cler._ How strange is this! The Guise amongst these spirits, 120
And his great brother Cardinall, both yet living!
And that the rest with them with joy thus celebrate
This our revenge! This certainely presages
Some instant death both to the Guise and Cardinall.
That the Shattilions ghost to should thus joyne 125
In celebration of this just revenge
With Guise that bore a chiefe stroke in his death,
It seemes that now he doth approve the act;
And these true shadowes of the Guise and Cardinall,
Fore-running thus their bodies, may approve 130
That all things to be done, as here wee live,
Are done before all times in th'other life.
That spirits should rise in these times yet are fables;
Though learnedst men hold that our sensive spirits
A little time abide about the graves 135
Of their deceased bodies, and can take,
In colde condenc't ayre, the same formes they had
When they were shut up in this bodies shade.

_Enter Aumall._

_Aumale._ O sir, the Guise is slaine!

_Cler._ Avert it heaven!

_Aum._ Sent for to Councill by the King, an ambush 140
(Lodg'd for the purpose) rusht on him, and tooke
His princely life; who sent (in dying then)
His love to you, as to the best of men.

_Cler._ The worst and most accursed of things creeping
On earths sad bosome. Let me pray yee all 145
A little to forbeare, and let me use
Freely mine owne minde in lamenting him.
Ile call yee straight againe.

_Aum._ We will forbeare,
And leave you free, sir. _Exeunt._

_Cler._ Shall I live, and hee
Dead, that alone gave meanes of life to me? 150
Theres no disputing with the acts of Kings;
Revenge is impious on their sacred persons.
And could I play the worldling (no man loving
Longer then gaine is reapt or grace from him)
I should survive; and shall be wondred at 155
Though (in mine owne hands being) I end with him: