Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'AmboisChapman, George
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Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
Chapman, George
Bussy d'Amboise, 1549?-1579 -- Drama; English drama -- 17th century; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)
_Mont._ Nay, there's small hope there.
_Gui._ Take say of her, my lord, she comes most fitly.
_Mons._ Starting back?
_Enter Charlot, Anable, Pero._
_Gui._ Y'are ingag'd indeed. 180
_Annable._ Nay pray, my lord, forbeare.
_Mont._ What, skittish, servant?
_An._ No, my lord, I am not so fit for your service.
_Charlotte._ Nay, pardon me now, my lord; my lady expects me. 185
_Gui._ Ile satisfie her expectation, as far as an unkle may.
_Mons._ Well said! a spirit of courtship of all
hands. Now, mine owne Pero, hast thou remembred 190
me for the discovery I entreated thee
to make of thy mistresse? Speak boldly, and be
sure of all things I have sworne to thee.
_Pero._ Building on that assurance (my lord) I
may speak; and much the rather because my 195
lady hath not trusted me with that I can tell
you; for now I cannot be said to betray her.
_Mons._ That's all one, so wee reach our
objects: forth, I beseech thee.
_Per._ To tell you truth, my lord, I have made 200
a strange discovery.
_Mons._ Excellent Pero, thou reviv'st me; may I
sink quick to perdition if my tongue discover it!
_Per._ Tis thus, then: this last night my lord
lay forth, and I, watching my ladies sitting up, 205
stole up at midnight from my pallat, and (having
before made a hole both through the wall and
arras to her inmost chamber) I saw D'Ambois
and her selfe reading a letter!
_Mons._ D'Ambois! 210
_Per._ Even he, my lord.
_Mons._ Do'st thou not dreame, wench?
_Per._ I sweare he is the man.
_Mons._ The devill he is, and thy lady his dam!
Why this was the happiest shot that ever flewe; 215
the just plague of hypocrisie level'd it. Oh, the
infinite regions betwixt a womans tongue and
her heart! is this our Goddesse of chastity? I
thought I could not be so sleighted, if she had
not her fraught besides, and therefore plotted this 220
with her woman, never dreaming of D'Amboys.
Deare Pero, I will advance thee for ever: but
tell me now--Gods pretious, it transformes mee
with admiration--sweet Pero, whom should she
trust with this conveyance? Or, all the dores 225
being made sure, how should his conveyance be
made?
_Per._ Nay, my lord, that amazes me: I cannot
by any study so much as guesse at it.
_Mons._ Well, let's favour our apprehensions 230
with forbearing that a little; for, if my heart
were not hoopt with adamant, the conceipt of
this would have burst it: but heark thee. _Whispers._
_Mont._ I pray thee, resolve mee: the Duke
will never imagine that I am busie about's wife: 235
hath D'Ambois any privy accesse to her?
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