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Show • 1 , m I B ^ fio Ifo FAIR PENITENT. SCENE H. Tee JVr«» »«"• Sciolto's Palace. Enter Lothario and Roffano. Loth. T o tell thee th.n the Purport of m y T h o u g h^ T h e Lofs of this fond Paper would not gtve m e A M o m e n t of Difquiet, were it not M y Inftrumem of Vengeance on th.s j b u m m , Therefore I m e a n to wait this Opportunity O f fpeaking with the Ma.d w e faw th s Morning. & 1 -Tlh you, Sir, to think upon the Danger O f being feen ; to-d.y their Friends are round k», A n d any Eye, that l.ghts by chance on you. Shall put your Life and Safety to the H a » » d. on**.* X* j [They.confer a]iA>., Enter Horatio. ; • Hor St'U I muft doubt fome Myftery of Mifchuf, Some Art.fice beneath. Lothatfh lather knew him well, he was f^acous, cunning, F K m Words, and bold in peaceful Council,, But of a cold, unaaive Hand in War; yet with thefe Coward's Virtues he undid M v unexpeded, valiant, honeft Friend. T h s Son, if Fame miftakea not, is more *, The FAIR PENITENT. »i H x The Brive, 'tis true, do never fhun the Light, Lit tre their Thoughts, an*d open are t'jeir lempci-s, Lefli without DTguife theydove and hatr, •ill Mi they found m the lair Face of Day, [nd Heav'n and M e n are Judges of their Aftions. loth. Such let 'em be of m ne; therers not a Purpofe, ^hich my Soul ever framed, or m y Hand acled, lut I could well have bid thc^World look on, Inn1 what 1 once durft do, have dar'd to juftify. Hor. Where was th s open Boldnefs, this free Sprit ? fhen but this very Morning I furprVd thee, bafe, diflioneft Privacy, confulting tad bribing a poor mercenary Wretch, [o fell her Lady's Secrets, ftain her Honour, Inc, with a forg'd Contrivance, blaft her Virtue, It Sight of m e thou fled'ft 1 A Loth H a ! fled from thee? Wh Hor. Thou flrd'ft, and Gullr was on thee, like a Pilfer deferfd in fome dark Corner, (Thief, h•o there had lo- d-g Q' d- w-i--t-•h« m.*iaf ac.vh.ii ie vv ro 'u/Us J f* ntent T o rob and rivage at the Hour of Reft, And do a Midnight Murder on the Sleepers. | Loth. Slave! Villain! r [Ofi.rs to draw, Rofono holds him* lW& * S ' ' . X ^ M*J?^ Hold, my L o t a T ^ * ^ ™ Ml^?DaCati" *™*™ ?"* h™MA and h-*>l * you?Honour, :i n-«... It w?re to urge a Quarrel in this Place |And fhock the peaceful City with a Broil. (Fries; X.orb Then, fince thou doft provoke my Vena m^ I would not for this City's Wealth, for all , Whchthe Sea wafts To-day he has croft m e like my evil Genius Her. I fought >ou, Sir. Loth 'Lis well then i am found. £ > T i well you area <T». M « who .ton T o the Earth's utroott Verge will putfue, eance, (know Wanton, m V < a 4 o a Verae will I putfue; w " w" ™ » n *«» »o our Lfe»j« Shore, Oh no' bv H^l JnA?\T me fhoald be conccal'd? fome fli and Vengeance, all 1 wanted, MeiTengertobeartheN ews Id th ou art he »? ave found him, Hor. iM ft |