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 Cromwell [in a kindly tone.]Aha! The Envoy. Tyrannic laws upon our lives Impose harsh fetters. We are Calvinists, Our Prince a Catholic; and fire and steel Have set our towns ablaze, all to the end That we may be compelled to pray as he does. Our mourning country sends us to your feet. Cromwell.Who dares oppress you? who? The Envoy. The Duke of Savoy. Cromwell.My lord Ambassador of France, dost hear? Go bid the Cardinal for love of us To stay the ills whereby this people groan. France holds this noble duke within her grasp; See that he yields! To persecute for faith Is contrary to the divine precept. Moreover, I love Calvin.
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Mancini [to the , in an undertone.]To indite These words more plainly: "Public Toleration," His hands he's dipped in blood of Catholics. Cromwell [to the Swedish envoy. Your name?

The Swedish Envoy [bowing. Filippi; Terracina is my home; And 'tis my mission at a hero's feet To lay this gift the which to him doth send My Queen Christina's august majesty.


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By whose command and in whose interest