LOR. Admit he haue not; his conditions such As feare or flattering words may make him false. I know his humour, and there-with repent That ere I vsde him in this enterprise. But, Pedringano, to preuent the worst, And cause I know thee secret as my soule, Heere, for thy further satisfaction, take thou this! Giues him more golde. And harken to me; thus it is deuisde: This night thou must--and prithee so resoule-- Meet Serberine at St. Luigis Parke,-- Thou knowest tis heere hard by behinde the house; There take thy stand, and see thou strike him sure, For dye he must, if we do meane to liue. PED. But how 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.