The first part of
Bish.So, away with them. exeunt.
Enter Gaoler and his man, bringing forth Old castle.
GaolerBring forth the prisoners, see the court preparde,
The Iustices are comming to the bench.
So, let him stand, away, and fetch the rest.exeunt.
Old.Oh giue me patience to indure this scourge,
Thou that art fountaine of that vertuous streame,
And though contempt, false witnes, and reproch
Hang on these yron gyues, to presse my life
As low as earth, yet strengthen me with faith,
That I may mount in spirite aboue the cloudes.
Enter Gaoler bringing in Lady Old-castle, and Harpoole.
Thy wound is greeuous, else I scoffe at thee.
What and poore Harpoole! art thou ith bryars too?
Harp.I faith my Lord, I am in, get out how I can.
LadySay (gentle Lord) for now we are alone,
And may conferre, shall we confesse in briefe,
Of whence, and what we are, and so preuent
The accusation is commenede against vs?
Old.What will that helpe vs? being knowne, sweete loue,
VVe shall for heresie be put to death,
For so they tearme the religion we professe.
No, if it be ordained we must die,
And at this instant, this our comfort be,
That of the guilt imposde, our soules are free.
Harp.Yea, yea my lord, Harpoole is so resolude,
I wreake of death the lesse, in that I die
Not by the sentence of that enuious priest
The Bishop of Rochester, oh were it he,
Or by his meanes that I should suffer here,
It would be double torment to my soule.
LadyVVell, be it then according as heauen please.
Enter lord Iudge, two Iustices, Maior of Saint Albons, lord Powesse and his lady, and old sir Richard Lee: the Iudge and Iustices take their places.
