latonic mistress to tell you, she expects you this
evening in the garden of the nunnery; withal, she delivered me this
letter for you.

_Fred._ Give it me.

_Asca._ O, sir, the duke your father!
[_The Prince takes the letter, and, thinking to
put it up hastily, drops it._

_Enter Duke._

_Duke._ Now, Frederick, not abroad yet?

_Fred._ Your last night's entertainment left me so weary, sir, that I
overslept myself this morning.

_Duke._ I rather envy you than blame you: Our sleep is certainly the
most pleasant portion of our lives. For my own part, I spent the night
waking and restless.

_Fred._ Has any thing of moment happened to discompose your highness?

_Duke._ I'll confess my follies to you: I am in love with a lady I saw
last night in masquerade.

_Fred._ 'Tis strange she should conceal herself.

_Duke._ She has, from my best search; yet I took exact notice of her
masking habit, and described it to those whom I employed to find her.

_Fred._ [_Aside._] 'Sdeath, it lies there unremoved, and, if he turns
himself, full in his eye. Now, now, 'twill be discovered.

_Duke._ For 'twas extremely remarkable. I remember very well, 'twas a
loose long robe, streaked black and white, girt with a large silver
ribband, and the vizor was a Moor's face.

_Fred._ [_Running to the chair where the habits are sits down._] Sir,
I beg pardon of your highness for this rudeness; I am--O, Oh!--

_Duke._ What's the matter?

_Fred._ I am taken so extremely ill o' the sudden, that I am forced to
sit before you.

_Duke._ Alas, what's your distemper?

_Fred._ A most violent griping, which pulls me together on a heap.

_Duke._ Some cold, I fear, you took last night. [_Runs to the door._]
Who waits there? Call physicians to the prince.

_Fred._ Ascanio, remove these quickly.
[ASCANIO _takes away the habits, and Exit._

_Duke._ [_Returning._] How do you find yourself?

_Fred._ [_Arising._] Much better, sir: That which pained me is
removed. As it came unexpectedly, so it went as suddenly.

_Enter_ VALERIO.

_Duke._ The air, perhaps, will do you good. If you have health, you
may see those troops drawn out, which I design for Milan.

_Fred._ Shall I wait your highness?

_Duke._ No, leave me here with Valerio; I have a little business,
which dispatched, I'll follow you immediately.--Well, what success,
Valerio?