_Mon._ My lord, on strong suspicion of relapse To his false creed, so recently abjured, The secret servants of the Inquisition Have seized her husband, and at my command To the supreme tribunal would have led him, But that he made appeal to you, my lord, As surety for his soundness in the faith. Tho' lesson'd by experience what small trust The asseverations of these Moors deserve, Yet still the deference to Ordonio's name, Nor less the wish to prove, with what high honour The Holy Church regards her faithful soldiers, Thus far prevailed with me that-- _Ord._ Reverend father, I am much beholden to your high opinion, Which so o'erprizes my light services. [_then to Alhadra_ I would that I could serve you; but in truth Your face is new to me. _Mon._ My mind foretold me That such would be the event. In truth, Lord Valdez, 'Twas little probable, that Don Ordonio, That your illustrious son, who fought so bravely Some four years since to quell these rebel Moors, Should prove the patron of this infidel! The warranter of a Moresco's faith! Remorse. [114] Have learnt by heart their falsehoods to gain time. Corr. in MS. III. [118-20] who (you know, &c., . . . with her Erased MS. III. The stage-direction (_Alhadra here advances towards Ordonio_) is inserted at the end of Francesco's speech. [127-8] om. MS. III. [133] Is Isidore. (_Ordonio starts_) Remorse. [135] Stage-direction (_triumphantly_) om. Remorse. [138-9] You were at sea, and there engaged the pirates, The murderers doubtless of your brother Alvar! Remorse. [139] The stage-direction _Maria looks, &c._, om. Remorse. [140] _Francesco (. . . Osorio)_ om. Remorse. [141] _Val._ You pressed upon him too abruptly father Remorse. [143] _Ord._ O heavens! I?--I doted?-- Remorse. Stage-directions (_starting, &c._), (_Then, as, &c._) om. Remorse. [Before 144] stage direction ends at '_follows_' Remorse. [144] Stage-direction (_her eye, &c._) om. Remorse. [151] Till that] Until Remorse. Stage-direction before 154 om. Remorse. [154] Ordonio (_as they return to Valdez_). Remorse. [157] Stage-direction om. Remorse. [159] _do_] do Remorse. [161] I hope, my lord, your merely human pity MS. III, Remorse. [162-72] Nay, nay . . . Ferdinand om. Remorse. [173] _was_] was Remorse. [176] Myself I'll sift him Remorse. [178] [_Francesco's speech_ 'My lord you have it' _is thus expanded_]:-- _Monviedro._ Your zeal, my lord, And your late merits in this holy warfare Would authorize an ampler trust--you have it. Remorse. [179] Stage-direction om. Remorse. [180] Attributed to Valdez in Remorse. [184] I'll loiter yet awhile t'enjoy the sea breeze. Remorse. [186] The stage-direction, _Alhadra had been, &c._, was interpolated by _S. T. C._ in MS. III, and 'distrustful' is written 'mistrustful'. It is omitted in Remorse. [187] The line was originally written:--