Arms. Yes. If it must be. But God may spare us.
(There is a sound of argument outside, and Bridget Cromwell, persuading an officer of the House to let her enter, comes in with Amos Tanner. They are both from a long journey.)
Bridget
(greeting her father and the others):
I went to your lodging and learnt that you were still here.
Cromwell:
But what is it, daughter?
Bridget:
Amos here—we had to come.
Cromwell: