shall Serberine be there, my lord? LOR. Let me alone, Ile send him to meet The prince and me where thou must doe this deed. PED. It shalbe done, my l[ord]; it shall be done; And Ile goe arme my-selfe to meet him there. LOR. When things shall alter, as I hope they wil, Then shalt thou mount for this, thou knowest my minde. Exit PED[RINGANO]. Che le Ieron! Enter PAGE. PAGE. My lord. LOR. Goe, sirra, To Serberine, and bid him forthwith meet The prince and me at S. Luigis Parke, Behinde the house, this euening, boy. PAGE. I goe, my lord. LOR. But, sirra, let the houre be eight a-clocke. Bid him not faile. PAGE. I flye, my lord. Exit. LOR. Now to confirme the complot thou hast cast Of all these practices, Ile spread the watch, Vpon precise commandement from the king Strongly to guard the place where Pedringano This night shall murder haples Serberine. Thus must we worke that will auoide distrust, Thus must we practice to preuent mishap, And thus one ill another must expulse. This slie enquiry of Hieronimo For Bel-imperia, breeds suspition; And [thus] suspition boads a further ill. As for my-selfe, I know my secret fault, And so doe they, but I haue dealt for them.     They that for coine their soules endangered To saue my life, for coyne shall venture theirs; And better tis that base companions dye Then by their life to hazard our good haps. Nor shall they liue for me to feare their faith; Ile trust my-selfe, my-selfe shall be my freend; For dye they shall,—     Slaues are ordein[e]d to no other end. Exit. 

  

       [ACT III. SCENE 3.]     

                 [San Luigi's Park.]                  Enter PEDRINGANO with a pistoll. PED. Now, Pedringano, bid thy pistoll holde; And holde on, Fortune! Once more fauour me! Giue but successe to mine attempting spirit, And let me shift for taking of mine aime. Heere is the golde! This is the golde proposde! It is no dreame that I aduenture for, But Pedringano is possest thereof. And he that would not straine his conscience For him that thus his liberall purse hath sretcht, Vnworthy such a fauour may he faile, And, wishing, want when such as I preuaile! As for the feare of apprehension, I know, if need should be, my noble lord Will stand betweene me and ensuing harmes. Besides, this place is free from all suspect. Heere therefore will I stay and take my 

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