_Con_. Why, and goe to, sir, and avoid resistance; You must goe. Will your ladiship walke with us?
_Lady_. Yes, most willingly. I doe this most abhorrid life despise Since tis to iustice a iust sacrifice.
_A Table: Enter Judge,[127] Sir Geffery, Crackbie, Suckett, and Bunch_.
_Sir Hu_. I doe admire this accident: since I have sat Judge I have not knowne any such tryall.
_Sir Gef_. Tis certaine, sir; but looke you, sir, Ile tell you. You do perceive me sir: as Ime a gentleman I lov'd the lady; but she, out of her pride, I thinke, or else I were to b[lame] to say soe, scornd me. Marke you that, sir? understand you that?
_Sir Hu_. You question my understanding very much, good Sir _Geffe[rey]_. But pray you, sir, being here more conversant then I, c[ould] you informe me how this quarrell grew twixt her [and Mr.] _Thurston_?
_Sir Gef_. Yes, yes, I can;--but let me see, I have almost forgott; to say truth, I never heard the reason, but as the wisest guess--hum, hum--he should have had her daughter.
_Crac_. I might have had her my self, you know, uncle.
_Sir Gef_. Peace, Nephew, peace, give Justice leave to speake.--As I related, the reason I related, Sir, was as I told you.
_Sir Hu_. You told me nothing yet, Sir _Geffery_.
_Sir Gef_. Noe? did I not say he should have had her daughter?
_Sir Hu_. You did; but what does that conduce to their dissention?
_Sir Gef_. Oh sir, the originall efficient cause,--you understand me? for suspition whispers he had given her a foule blow and would have left her.
_Crac_. Nay, by my birthright, uncle, the child was not his alone, for I dare sweare I had a hand at least in it. I did endevor fort, did I not, Captaine?
_Suc_. Yes, there are others to as well as you; yes, she has struck her top sayle to a man of warr; she has bin boarded, sir, I can assure you.
_Sir Hu_. What impudent slaves are these!--But are you sure the gentlewoman is with child?
_Sir Gef_. Sure? doe you question it, Sir? _Bunch_, be ready, _Bunch_, to write their confessions quickly.
_Bunch_. They are not come yet to confession, sir.
_Sir Gef_. Noe matter for that, _Bunch_; with the Judges leave weele here their confession before they come, that we may know the better to state the cause when they doe come. Ist not best, thinke you?