You have put hills of fire into this breaft, Are. Dear Philafter, leave To be enrag'd, and hear me. Forgive my paffion. Not the calmed fea, Are. Kill you! Bel. Not for a world. Phi. I blame not thee, Bellario; thou haft done but that which gods Would have transform'd themfelves to do! be gone, Leave me without reply; this is the last Of Of all our meeting. Kill me with this sword! Earth cannot bear at once. Refolve to do, or fuffer. Are. If my fortunes be fo good to let me fall Are. Shew me then the way. Phi. Then guide My feeble hand, you that have pow'r to do it! Enter a country fellow. Coun. I will fee the king if he be in the foreft; I have hunted him these two hours; if I fhould come home and not fee him, my fifters would laugh at me. There's a courtier with his fword drawn, by this hand, upon a woman, I think. Are. I am prepar'd. Phi. Are you at peace? Are. With Heav'n and earth. Phi. May they divide thy foul and body! F 4 Coun Coun. Hold, daftard! offer to strike a woman! Phi. Leave us, good friend. [preventing him. Are. What ill-bred man art thou, to intrude thyfelf Upon our private sports, our recreations? Coun. I understand you not; but I know the knave would have hurt you. Phi. Pursue thy own affairs; it will be ill To multiply blood upon my head, which thou wilt force me to. fit Coun. I know not your rhetorick; but I can lay on, if you offer to touch the woman. Phi. Slave, take what thou deferv'ft. [they fight. Bel. Unmanner'd boor!-my lord! [interpofing, is wounded. Phi. I hear the tread of people: I am hurt. The gods take part against me; could this boor Have held me thus elfe? I muft fhift for life, Though I do loath it. Coun. I cannot follow the [Exeunt Phi. and Bel. rogue. Enter Pharamond, Dion, Cleremont, Thrafiline, and Woodmen. Pha. What art thou? Coun. Coun. Almoft kill'd I am for a foolish woman; a knave would have hurt her. Pha. The princefs, gentlemen! Dion. 'Tis above wonder! Who fhould dare do this? Pha. Speak, villain, who would have hurt the princess? Coun. Is it the princess? Dion. Ay. Coun. Then I have feen fomething yet. Pha. But who would have hurt her? Coun. I told you, a rogue; I ne'er faw him before, I. Pha. Madam, who was it? Are. Some difhoneft wretch; Alas! I know him not, and do forgive him. Coun. He's hurt himfelf, and foundly too, he cannot go far; I made my father's old fox fly about his ears. Pha. How will you have me kill him? 'Tis some distracted fellow. If you do take him, bring him quick to me, Great as his fault. Pha. I will. Are. Are. But fwear. Pha. By all my love, I will: Woodmen, conduct the princefs to the king, And bear that wounded fellow unto dreffing: Come, gentlemen, we'll follow the chace close. I [Exe. Are. Pha. Dion, Clere. Thra. and Wood. Coun. I pray you, friend, let me see the king. 2 Wood. That you fhall, and receive thanks. Coun. If I get clear of this, I'll go fee no more gay fights. Scene, another part of the wood. Enter Bellario, with a fearf. [Exeunt. Bel. Yes, I am hurt; and 'would to Heav'n it were A death's wound to me! I am faint and weak, Enter |