Atlan. That makes me confident—— |Passe to the seat.|
Att. Prepare the Court.
Cry. O yes! O yes! O yes! If there be any man——or woman——in this Honourable Court——that can produce——any lawfull cause——against either of the Aduocates——why they should not bee admitted——Let them now speake, or for euer hereafter hold their peace——
Att. ’Tis well. Now sweare the Iudges.
Not. Yee shall sweare by the sacred hand of Atticus, not to respect the person of either of the Offendors: but iustly and truly to waigh and ballance the Reasons and Arguments of the deputed Aduocates, and thereupon to determine and proceed in iudgement, according to the Lawes of this Iland, as you tender the pleasure of Royall Atticus.
Both Iudg. To this we freely sweare.
Att. Now then, to your Arguments.
Aur. Atlanta, for poore innocent women.
Att. Misogynos for the men.
Atlan. It is an honour farre beyond my weaknesse,