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SCENE VII.

A Gallery or Passage leading to Rasinga's Chamber.

Enter Rasinga, speaking to an Officer who follows him.

RASINGA.

And let his dungeon be secured to the utmost

With bolt and bars; and set a double guard
To watch the entry. Make it sure, I say:
For if thy prisoner escape, thy life
Shall pay the forfeit. This thou knowest well,
Therefore be vigilant.[Exit Officer.
The very blood is boiling in my veins,
Whilst the audacious braver of my rights,
My arms, my honour, ev'n within a dungeon
And manacled with iron, breathes vital air.

Enter Montebesa by the farther end of the Gallery, followed by Artina and Juan de Creda, who remain without advancing further, whilst she approaches her Son with an air of dignity.

MONTEBESA.

Rasinga, let a mother, who rejoices