_Char._ (Onely friend) To what vaine purpose do I make my sorrow, Wayte on the triumph of their cruelty? Or teach their pride from my humilitie, 175 To thinke it has orecome? They are determin’d What they will do: and it may well become me, To robbe them of the glory they expect From my submisse intreaties. _Rom._ Thinke not so, Sir, The difficulties that you incounter with, 180 Will crowne the vndertaking--Heaven! you weepe: And I could do so too, but that I know, Theres more expected from the sonne and friend Of him, whose fatall losse now shakes our natures, Then sighs, or teares, (in which a village nurse 185 Or cunning strumpet, when her knaue is hangd, May ouercome vs.) We are men (young Lord) Let vs not do like women. To the Court, And there speake like your birth: wake sleeping justice, Or dare the Axe. This is a way will sort 190 With what you are. I call you not to that I will shrinke from my selfe, I will deserue Your thankes, or suffer with you--O how bravely That sudden fire of anger shewes in you! Give fuell to it, since you are on a shelfe, 195 Of extreme danger suffer like your selfe. _Exeunt._ [SCENE II] [_The Court of Justice_] _Enter Rochfort_, _Nouall Se. Charmi_, _Du Croye_, _Aduocates_, _Baumont_, _and Officers_, _and 3. Presidents_. _Du Croye._ Your Lordship’s seated. May this meeting proue prosperous to vs, and to the generall good Of _Burgundy_. _Nou. Se._ Speake to the poynt. _Du Croy._ Which is, With honour to dispose the place and power Of primier President, which this reuerent man 5 Graue _Rochfort_, (whom for honours sake I name) Is purpos’d to resigne a place, my Lords, In which he hath with such integrity, Perform’d the first and best parts of a Iudge, That as his life transcends all faire examples 10 Of such as were before him in _Dijon_, So it remaines to those that shall succeed him, A President they may imitate, but not equall. _Roch._ I may not sit to heare this. _Du Croy._ Let the loue And thankfulnes we are bound to pay to goodnesse, 15 In this o’recome your modestie. _Roch._ My thankes For this great fauour shall preuent your trouble. The honourable trust that was impos’d Vpon my weaknesse since you witnesse for me, It was not ill discharg’d, I will not mention, 20 Nor now, if age had not depriu’d me of The little strength I had to gouerne well, The Prouince that I vndertooke, forsake it. _Nou._ That we could lend you of our yeeres. _Du Croy._ Or strength.