ld his head up?
Would such a Lady send, with such a charge too?
Say she has plaid the fool, play the fool with her again,
The great fool, the greater still the better.
He shall goe with you woman.
_Old Lady._ As it please him,
I know the way alone else.
_Din._ Where is your Lady?
_O. Lady._ I shall direct you quickly.
_Din._ Well, I'le goe,
But what her wrongs will give me leave to say.
_Cler._ We'll leave that to your selves: I shall hear from you.
_Din._ As soon as I come off--
_Cler._ Come on then bravely;
Farewel till then, and play the man.
_Din._ You are merry;
All I expect is scorn: I'le lead you Lady. [_Exeunt severally._
_Actus Tertius. Scena Prima._
_Enter_ Champernel, Lamira, Beaupre, Verdone, Charlotte.
_Beaup._ We'l venture on him.
_Cham._ Out of my doors I charge thee, see me no more.
_Lami._ Your Nephew?
_Cham._ I disclaim him,
He has no part in me, nor in my blood,
My Brother that kept fortune bound, and left
Conquest hereditary to his Issue
Could not beget a coward.
_Verd._ I fought, Sir,
Like a good fellow, and a Souldier too,
But men are men, and cannot make their fates:
Ascribe you to my Father what you please,
I am born to suffer.
_Cham._ All disgraces wretch.
_Lam._ Good Sir be patient.
_Cham._ Was there no tree,
(For to fall by a noble enemies sword,
A Coward is unworthy) nor no River,
To force thy life out backward or to drown it,
But that thou must survive thy i[n]famie?
And kill me with the sight of one I hate,
And gladly would forget?
_Beaup._ Sir, his misfortune
Deserves not this reproof.
_Cham._ In your opinion,
'Tis fit you two should be of one belief,
You are indeed fine gallants, and fight bravely
I'th' City with your tongues, but in the field
Have neither spirit to dare nor power to do,
Your swords are all lead there.
_Beaup._ I know no duty,
(How ever you may wreak your spleen on him,)
That bindes me to endure this.
_Cham._ From _Dinant_
You'l suffer more; that ever cursed I,
Should give my honour up, to the defence
Of such a thing as he is, or my Lady
That is all Innocent, for whom a dove would
Assume the courage of a daring Eagle,
Repose her confidence in one that can
No better guard her. In contempt of you
I love _Dinant_, mine enemy, nay admire him,
His valour claims it from me, and with justice,
He that could fight thus, in a cause not honest,
His sword edg'd with defence of right and honour,
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