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_Cler._ That's a sound one.

_Char._ That's a lye.

_Ren._ "Get on your Scotch horse, and retire
to your strength; you know where it is, and
there it expects you. Beleeve this as your best 85
friend had sworne it. Fare-well if you will.
Anonymos." What's that?

_Cler._ Without a name.

_Char._ And all his notice, too, without all truth.

_Cler._ So I conceive it, sister: ile not wrong 90
My well knowne brother for Anonymos.

_Char._ Some foole hath put this tricke on you, yet more
T'uncover your defect of spirit and valour,
First showne in lingring my deare brothers wreake.
See what it is to give the envious world 95
Advantage to diminish eminent virtue.
Send him a challenge. Take a noble course
To wreake a murther, done so like a villaine.

_Cler._ Shall we revenge a villanie with villanie.

_Char._ Is it not equall?

_Cler._ Shall wee equall be with villaines? 100
Is that your reason?

_Char._ Cowardise evermore
Flyes to the shield of reason.

_Cler._ Nought that is
Approv'd by reason can be cowardise.

_Char._ Dispute, when you should fight! Wrong, wreaklesse
sleeping,
Makes men dye honorlesse; one borne, another 105
Leapes on our shoulders.

_Cler._ Wee must wreake our wrongs
So as wee take not more.

_Char._ One wreakt in time
Prevents all other. Then shines vertue most
When time is found for facts; and found, not lost.

_Cler._ No time occurres to Kings, much lesse to vertue; 110
Nor can we call it vertue that proceedes
From vicious fury. I repent that ever
(By any instigation in th'appearance
My brothers spirit made, as I imagin'd)
That e'er I yeelded to revenge his murther. 115
All worthy men should ever bring their bloud
To beare all ill, not to be wreakt with good.
Doe ill for no ill; never private cause
Should take on it the part of publike lawes.

_Char._ A D'Ambois beare in wrong so tame a spirit! 120

_Ren._ Madame, be sure there will be time enough
For all the vengeance your great spirit can wish.
The course yet taken is allow'd by all,
Which being noble, and refus'd by th'Earle,
Now makes him worthy