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114 _as't_. Emended by ed.; Q, as.

ACTUS QUARTI SCAENA PRIMA.

[_A Parade-Ground near Cambrai._]

_Alarum within: Excursions over the Stage._

_The [Soldiers disguised as] Lackies running, Maillard
following them._

_Maillard._ Villaines, not hold him when ye had him downe!

_1[st Soldier.]_ Who can hold lightning? Sdeath a man as well
Might catch a canon bullet in his mouth,
And spit it in your hands, as take and hold him.

_Mail._ Pursue, enclose him! stand or fall on him, 5
And yee may take him. Sdeath! they make him guards. _Exit._

_Alarum still, and enter Chalon._

_Challon._ Stand, cowards, stand; strike, send your bullets at him.

_1[st Soldier.]_ Wee came to entertaine him, sir, for honour.

_2[d Soldier.]_ Did ye not say so?

_Chal._ Slaves, hee is a traitor;
Command the horse troopes to over-runne the traitor.
_Exeunt._ 10

_Shouts within. Alarum still, and Chambers shot off.
Then enter Aumall._

_Aumale._ What spirit breathes thus in this more then man,
Turnes flesh to ayre possest, and in a storme
Teares men about the field like autumne leaves?
He turnd wilde lightning in the lackies hands,
Who, though their sodaine violent twitch unhorst him, 15
Yet when he bore himselfe, their saucie fingers
Flew as too hot off, as hee had beene fire.
The ambush then made in, through all whose force
Hee drave as if a fierce and fire-given canon
Had spit his iron vomit out amongst them. 20
The battailes then in two halfe-moones enclos'd him,
In which he shew'd as if he were the light,
And they but earth, who, wondring what hee was,
Shruncke their steele hornes and gave him glorious passe.
And as a great shot from a towne besieg'd 25
At foes before it flyes forth blacke and roring,
But they too farre, and that with waight opprest
(As if disdaining earth) doth onely grasse,
Strike earth, and up againe into the ayre,
Againe sinkes to it, and againe doth rise, 30
And keepes such strength that when it softliest moves
It piece-meale shivers any let it proves--
So flew brave Clermont forth, till breath forsooke him,
Then fell to earth; a