Might in the times to come have ta'en revenge; With ranfon of fuch fham. 'Would yet, he had liv'd! [Exit. Changes to the Fields without the Town. Enter Duke in his own Habit, and Friar Peter. * Duke.THESE letters at fit time deliver me. Duke. THES [Giving letters. And bid them bring the trumpets to the gate: Peter. It fhall be speeded well. Enter Varrius. [Exit Friar. Duke. I thank thee, Varrius; thou haft made good hafte: Come, we will walk. There's other of our friends Will greet us here anon, my gentle Varrius. [Exeunt. at beginning with the following fcene, proceeds without any interruption of time or change of place. *Peter never delivers the letters, but tells his flory without any credentials. The poet forget the plot which he had formed. SCENE Ijab. To fpeak fo indirectly, I am loth: Mari. Be rul'd by him. 3 Ifab. Befides, he tells me, that if peradventure I should not think it ftrange; for 'tis a phyfick, Mari. I would, Friar Peter Ifab. Oh, peace; the Friar is come. Enter Peter. 4 Peter. Come, I have found you out at a stand most fit, 3 He fays to vail fuli purpose.] Thus the old Copies. I don't know, what Idea our Editors form'd to themselves, of vailing full purpose; but, I'm perfuaded, the Poet meant, as I have reflor'd; viz. to a Purpose that will fland us in ftead, that will profit us. THEOBALD. He fays, to vail full purpose | Mr. Theobald alters it to. He fays, t'availful purpose; because he has no idea of the common reading. A good reafon! Yet the common reading is right. Full is fed for beneficial; and the meaning is, He fays, it is to hide a beneficial purpofe, that must not yet be revealed. WARBURTON. To vail full purpose, may, with Where you may have such vantage on the Duke, founded: The generous and graveft citizens Have hent the gates, and very near upon ACT V. SCENE I. A publick Place near the City. Enter Duke, Varrius, Lords, Angelo, Escalus, M DUKE. Y very worthy coufin, fairly met; Our old and faithful friend, we're glad to fee you. Ang. and Efcal. Happy return be to you royal Grace! Duke. Many and hearty thanks be to you both: We've made enquiry of you, and we hear Such goodness of your juftice, that our foul Cannot but yield you forth to publick thanks, Forerunning more requital. Ang. You make by bonds ftill greater. Duke. Oh, your defert fpeaks loud; and I fhould To lock it in the wards of covert bofom, truft two in an affair which re- feems arbitrarily placed at the head of the scene. 5 Have bent the gates.] Have taken poffeffion of the gates. That That outward courtefies would fain proclaim Peter. Now is your time: fpeak loud, and kneel before him. Ifab. Juftice, O royal Duke! vail your regard Upon a wrong'd, I'd fain have faid, a maid. 'Till you have heard me in my true complaint, Here is lord Angelo fhall give you justice; Ifab. Oh, worthy Duke, You bid me feek redemption of the devil. Or wring redrefs from you here. hear me, oh, hear me, Ang. My lord, her wits, I fear me, are not firm; She hath been a fuitor to me for her brother, Cut off by course of justice. Ifab. By courfe of juftice! Ang. And the will speak most bitterly and strange. Ifb. Moft ftrange, but yet most truly, will I fpeak. That Angelo's forfworn, is it not strange? That Angel's a murth'rer, is't not ftrange? Vail your regard.] That is, withdraw your thoughts from higher things; let your notice defcend upon a wronged woman. To vail, is to lower. That That Angelo is an adult'rous thief, Duke. Nay, it is ten times ftrange. Duke. Away with her, poor foul, She speaks this in th' infirmity of sense. 6 Ifab. O Prince, I conjure thee, as thou believ'st There is another comfort than this world, That thou neglect me not; with that opinion That I am touch'd with madness. Make not impof fible That, which but feems unlike; 'tis not impoffible, 8 In all his dreffings, caracts, titles, forms, Duke. By mine honefty, If the be mad, as I believe no other, |