HIERO. In Paris? mas, and well remembered!--
Theres one thing more that rests for vs to doo.
BAL. Whats that, Hieronimo?
Forget not any-thing.
HIERO. Each one of vs
Must act his parte in vnknowne languages,
That it may breede the more varietie:
As you, my lord, in Latin, I in Greeke,
You in Italian, and, for-because I know
That Bel-imperia hath practised the French,
In courtly French shall all her phrases be.
BEL. You meane to try my cunning then, Hieronimo!
BAL. But this will be a meere confusion,
And hardly shall we all be vnderstoode.
HEIRO. It must be so; for the conclusion
Shall proue the inuention and all was good;
And I my-selfe in an oration,
That I will haue there behinde a curtaine,
And with a strange and wondrous shew besides,
Assure your-selfe, shall make the matter knowne.
And all shalbe concluded in once scene,
For theres no pleasure tane in tediousnes.
BAL. [to LOR.] How like you this?
LOR. Why thus, my lord, we must resolue,
To soothe his humors vp.
BAL. On then, Hieronimo; farewell till soone!
HIERO. You plie this geere?
LOR. I warrant you.
Exeuent all but HIERONIMO.
HIERO. Why, so! now shall I see the fall of Babilon
Wrought by the heauens in this confusion.
And, if the world like not this tragedie,
Hard is the hap of olde Hieronimo.
Exit.
[ACT IV. SCENE 2.]
[HIERONIMO's garden.]
Enter ISABELLA with a weapon.
[ISA.] Tell me no more! O monstrous homicides!
Since neither pietie nor pittie moues
The king to iustice or compassion,
I will reuenge my-selfe vpon this place,
Where thus they murdered my beloued sonne.
She cuts downe the arbour.
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