His mightie vowes and protestations
Do almost seeme to pleade integritie,
But that we all do know the contrarie.
_Fall_.--I know your error stricks your knowledge blinde;
His seeming me, doth so delude your minde. [_(To the) People_.
_Duke_. Then bring him forth, to answer for himselfe,
Since he stands stoutly to denie the deed:
[_Alberto and other fetch Alenso_.
His sonne can witnesse that the dying man
Accusde _Fallerio_ for his treacherie.--
Stand forth thou close disguised hipocrite,
And speake directlie to these articles:
First, didst thou hire two bloodie murtherers
To massacre _Pertillo_ in a wood?
_Alen_. I never did suborne such murtherers,
But ever lov'd _Pertillo_ as my life.
_Duke_. Thy sonne can witnesse to the contrarie.
_Alen_. I have no sonne to testifie so much.
_Fal_.--No, for his gravitie is counterfeit,
Pluck off his beard, and you will sweare it so.
_Vesu_. Have you no sonne? doth not _Alenso_ live?
_Alen_. _Alenso_ lives, but is no sonne of mine.
_Alber_. Indeed his better part had not his source
From thy corrupted vice-affecting hart,
For vertue is the marke he aimeth at.
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