Part 30 (2/2)

[Lodovico sprinkles Brachiano's beaver with a poison.

Enter Francisco Your will is law now, I 'll not meddle with it.

Brach. You once did brave me in your sister's lodging: I 'll now keep you in awe for 't. Where 's our beaver?

Fran. [Aside.] He calls for his destruction. n.o.ble youth, I pity thy sad fate! Now to the barriers.

This shall his pa.s.sage to the black lake further; The last good deed he did, he pardon'd murder. [Exeunt.

SCENE III

Charges and shouts. They fight at barriers; first single pairs, then three to three

Enter Brachiano and Flamineo, with others

Brach. An armourer! ud's death, an armourer!

Flam. Armourer! where 's the armourer?

Brach. Tear off my beaver.

Flam. Are you hurt, my lord?

Brach. Oh, my brain 's on fire! [Enter Armourer.

The helmet is poison'd.

Armourer. My lord, upon my soul----

Brach. Away with him to torture.

There are some great ones that have hand in this, And near about me.

Enter Vittoria Corombona

Vit. Oh, my lov'd lord! poison'd!

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