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gh he killd himself to cleere his cause, Justice has found him out and so proclaimd him. _Bar_. Have mercy on his soule! I dare behold him. 1 _Lord_. Beleeve me, he's much moved. 2 _Lord_. He has much reason. _Bar_. Are theis the holly praires ye prepare for me-- The comforts to a parting soule? Still I thanck ye, Most hartely and lovingly I thanck ye. Will not a single death give satisfaction, O you most greedy men and most ungratefull,-- The quiet sleep of him you gape to swallow, But you must trym up death in all his terrors And add to soules departing frights and feavors? Hang up a hundred Coffins; I dare view 'em, And on their heads subscribe a hundred treasons It shakes not me, thus dare I smile upon 'em And strongly thus outlooke your fellest Justice. 2 _Lord_. Will ye bethinck ye, Sir, of what ye come for. _Bar_. I come to dye: bethinck you of your Justice And with what Sword ye strike, the edge of mallice. Bethinck ye of the travells I had for ye, The throaes and grones to bring faire peace amongst ye; Bethinck ye of the dangers I have plundgd through And almost gripes of death, to make you glorious. Thinck when the Cuntry, like a Wildernes, Brought nothing forth but desolation, Fire, Sword and Famine; when the earth sweatt under ye Cold dewes of blood, and _Spanish_ flames hoong ore ye, And every man stood markt the child of murder And women wanted wombes to feed theis cruelties;-- Thinck then who stept in to you, gently tooke ye And bound your bleeding wounds up; from your faces Wipd of the sweatts of sorrow, fed and nurssd ye; Who brought the plowgh againe to crowne your plenty; Your goodly meadowes who protected (Cuntrymen) From the armd Soldiers furious marches; who Unbard the Havens that the floating Merchant Might clap his lynnen wings up to the windes And back the raging waves to bring you proffit. Thinck through whose care you are a Nation And have a name yet left,--a fruitfull Nation (Would I could say as thanckfull)--bethinck ye of theis things And then turne back and blush, blush [for] my ruyne. 1 _Lord_. 'Tis strange how this [man b]rags; 'tis a strange impudence Not to be pittied in his [case], not sufferd. You breed the peace, you bring the plowgh againe? You wipe the fire and blood of from this Cuntry, And you restore hir to hir former Beuty? Blush in thine age, bad man; thy grave blush for thee And scorne to hide that man that holds no Creadit. Beare witnes all the wo
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