Rochest.
Your kinde perswasions, honorable Lords,
I can but thanke ye for, but in this brest
there liues a soule, that aimes at higher things,
then temporarie pleasing earthly Kings.
God blesse his Highnesse, euen with all my hart,
we shall meete one day, though that now we part.

Sur.
we not misdoubt your wisedome can discerne,
what best befits: it: ^note yet in looue and zeale;
we could entreate, it might be otherwise.

Shrew.
No doubt your fatherhood will by your selfe,
consider better of the[s] present case,
and growe as great in fauour as before.

Rochest.
ffor that, as pleaseth God, in my restrainte
from worldly causes, I shall better see
into my selfe, then at proude libertie.
The Tower and I will priuately conferre,
of things, wherin at freedome, I may erre.
But I am troublesome vnto your Honors;
and holde ye longer then becomes my dutie.
M^r. Lieutenant, I am now your charge
And though you keep my bodie, yet my looue,
waites on my King and you, while ffisher liues.

Sur.
ffarewell my Lord of Rochester, weele pray
for your release, and labour't as we may.

Shrew.
Thereof assure your selfe, so doo we leaue yee,
And to your happie priuate thoughts bequeath yee. —ex. Lords.

Rochest.
Now M^r. Lieutenant, on, a Gods name goe,
And with as glad a minde goe I with you:
As euer trewant bad the schoole adiewe. —exeunt.

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