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Rh :Que. Oh where?
 * Lap. Here, take my word.

Are you yet contant? hame your Sex and be o; will you do't?
 * Que. I ee him not.
 * Lap. Strike him through his guilt and trechery

And let him ee the horrors of his perjur'd oule, Are you ready?
 * Que. Pray let me ee him firt.         Pulls off his fal beard
 * Lap. You ee him now&mdash;now do't.          and kneeles.
 * Que. Lapirus l

Oh fortunate revenge! now all thy Villanies Shall be at once requited, thy countries ruine The King thy Vncles orrow, my owne mieries, Shall at this minute all one vengeance meete. Alas, he doth ubmit, prayes, and relents, Who could wih more? none made from woman can, Small glory 'twere to kill a kneeling man: When he in penitent igbes his oule commends Thou end't him to the Gods, thy elfe to th' fiends: But hearken to thy piteous Infants cryes, And th'are for vengeance, peace then, now he dyes. Ingratefull woman, he delivered thee From ravihment, cant thou his murthree be? What's riches to thy honours? that rare treaure Which worlds redeeme not, yet tis lot at pleaure. Kill him that preervd that? and in thy recue His noble rage o manfully behav'd: Rie, rie, he that repents is ever av'd.
 * Lap. Will miery yet a longer life afford,

To ee a Queene o poore, not worth her word?
 * Que. I am better than my word, my word was death.
 * Lap. Man's nere pat griefe, till he be pat his breath.
 * Que. I pardon all Lapyrus.
 * Lap. Doe not do't.
 * Que. And onely to one penance I enjoyne thee

For all thy faults pat, while we here remaine Within this Forret, this thy taske hall bee, To procure uccour to my Babes and me.