ntess of Cambrai._]

_Enter Countesse, Riova, and an Usher._

_Usher._ Madame, a captaine come from Clermont D'Ambois
Desires accesse to you.

_Countess._ And not himselfe?

_Ush._ No, madame.

_Count._ That's not well. Attend him in.
_Exit Ush[er]._
The last houre of his promise now runne out!
And hee breake, some brack's in the frame of nature 5
That forceth his breach.

_Enter Usher and Aumal._

_Aumale._ Save your ladiship!

_Coun._ All welcome! Come you from my worthy servant?

_Aum._ I, madame, and conferre such newes from him--

_Coun._ Such newes! what newes?

_Aum._ Newes that I wish some other had the charge of. 10

_Coun._ O, what charge? what newes?

_Aum._ Your ladiship must use some patience,
Or else I cannot doe him that desire
He urg'd with such affection to your graces.

_Coun._ Doe it, for heavens love, doe it! if you serve 15
His kinde desires, I will have patience.
Is hee in health?

_Aum._ He is.

_Count._ Why, that's the ground
Of all the good estate wee hold in earth;
All our ill built upon that is no more
Then wee may beare, and should; expresse it all. 20

_Aum._ Madame, tis onely this; his libertie--

_Coun._ His libertie! Without that health is nothing.
Why live I, but to aske in doubt of that?
Is that bereft him?

_Aum._ You'll againe prevent me.

_Coun._ No more, I sweare; I must heare, and together 25
Come all my miserie! Ile hold, though I burst.

_Aum._ Then, madame, thus it fares; he was envited,
By way of honour to him, to take view
Of all the powers his brother Baligny
Hath in his government; which rang'd in battailes, 30
Maillard, Lieutenant to the Governour,
Having receiv'd strickt letters from the King,
To traine him to the musters and betray him
To their supprise; which, with Chalon in chiefe,
And other captaines (all the field put hard 35
By his incredible valour for his scape)
They haplesly and guiltlesly perform'd;
And to Bastile hee's now led prisoner.

_Count._ What change is here! how are my hopes prevented!
O my most faithfull servant, thou betraid! 40
Will Kin