With ransom of such shame. 'Would yet, he had liv'd! Alack, when once our grace we have forgot, Nothing goes right; we would, and we would not. [Exit. Changes to the Fields without the Town. Enter Duke in his own habit, and Friar Peter. Duke. HESE letters at fit time deliver me. The Provost knows our purpose, and our plot: TH The matter being afoot, keep your inftruction, Tho' fometimes you do blench from this to that, And bid them bring the trumpets to the gate : Peter. It shall be speeded well. Enter Varrius. [Exit Friar. Duke. I thank thee, Varrius; thou haft made good hafte: Come, we will walk. There's other of our friends Will greet us here anon, my gentle Varrius. [Exeunt. Enter Ifabella and Mariana. Ijab. T I'd fay the truth; but to accufe him fo, O fpeak fo indirectly, I am loth: That is your part; yet I'm advis'd to do it, Mari. Be rul'd by him. E Ifab. Ifab. Befides, he tells me, that if peradventure I should not think it ftrange; for 'tis a phyfic, Mari. I would, Friar Peter Ifab. Oh, peace; the Friar is come. Enter Peter. Peter. Come, I have found you out a ftand moft fit, Where you may have fuch vantage on the Duke, He fhall not pafs you. Twice have the trumpets founded: The generous and gravest citizens Have hent the gates, and very near upon ACT V. SCENE I. A public Place near the City. Enter Duke, Varrius, Lords, Angelo, Escalus, Lucio, and Citizens at feveral Doors. DUKE. MY very worthy coufin, fairly met; Μ Our old and faithful friend, we're glad to fee you. Ang. & Efcal. Happy return be to your royal Grace! Duke. Many and hearty thanks be to you both: W 'e made enquiry of you, and we hear Such goodness of your juftice, that our foul Cannot but yield you forth to public thanks, Forerunning more requital. Ang. You make my bonds ftill greater. Duke. Duke Oh, your desert speaks loud; and I should wrong it, To lock it in the wards of covert bofom, Peter. Enter Peter and Ifabella. NOW is your time: fpeak loud, and kneel before Ifab. Juftice, O royal Duke! vail your regard 'Till you have heard me in my true complaint, And given me juftice, juftice, juftice, juftice. Duke. Relate your wrongs; in what, by whom? be brief: Here is lord Angelo fhall give you justice; Reveal yourself to him, Ifab. Oh, worthy Duke, You bid me feek redemption of the devil: Hear me yourself, for that which I must speak Or wring redrefs from you: oh, hear me, hear me. Ifab. Courfe of justice! Ang. And she will speak moft bitterly, and strange. E 2 Ifab. Ifab. Moft ftrange, but yet most truly, will I speak; That Angelo's forfworn, is it not strange? That Angelo's a murth'rer, is't not strange? That Angelo is an adult'rous thief, An hypocrite, a virgin-violater; Is it not ftrange, and strange? Duke. Nay, it is ten times ftrange. Ifab. It is not truer he is Angelo, Than this is all as true, as it is strange: Nay, it is ten times truer; for truth is truth To th' end of reckoning. Duke. Away with her: poor foul, She fpeaks this in th' infirmity of fenfe. Ifab. O prince, I conjure thee, as thou believ'ft That, which but seems unlike; 'tis not impoffible, In all his dreffings, caracts, titles, forms, Duke. By mine honefty, If fhe be mad, as I believe no other, Her madness hath the oddeft frame of sense; Ifab. Gracious Duke, Harp not on That; nor do not banish reason Duke. Many, that are not mad, Jab. Ifab. I am the fifter of one Claudio, Was fent to by my brother; one Lucio, Lucio. That's I, an't like your Grace: I came to her from Claudio, and defir'd her Ifab. That's he, indeed. Duke. You were not bid to speak. [To Lucio. Lucio. No, my good lord, nor wish'd to hold my peace. Duke. I wish you now then; Pray, you, take note of it: and when you have Lucio. I warrant your Honour. Duke. The warrant's for yourself; take heed to't. Ifab. This gentleman told somewhat of my tale. Lucio. Right. Duke. It may be right, but you are in the wrong To fpeak before your time. Proceed. Ifab. I went To this pernicious caitiff Deputy. Duke. That's fomewhat madly spoken. The phrafe is to the matter. Duke. Mended again: the matter;-proceed. Release my brother; and after much debatement, |