Raab Kiuprili. Wretch beneath all answer! 400

Emerick. Offers at once the royal bed and throne!

Raab Kiuprili. To be a kingdom's bulwark, a king's glory,
Yet loved by both, and trusted, and trust-worthy,
Is more than to be king; but see! thy rage
Fights with thy fear. I will relieve thee! Ho! [To the Guard. 405

Emerick. Not for thy sword, but to entrap thee, ruffian!
Thus long I have listened—Guard—ho! from the Palace.

[The Guard post from the Guard-house with Chef Ragozzi at their head, and then a number from the Palace—Chef Ragozzi demands Kiuprili's sword, and apprehends him.

Casimir. O agony! [To Emerick.
Sire, hear me! [To Kiuprili, who turns from him.
Hear me, father!

Emerick. Take in arrest that traitor and assassin!
Who pleads for his life, strikes at mine, his sovereign's. [410]

Raab Kiuprili. As the Co-regent of the Realm, I stand
Amenable to none save to the States
Met in due course of law. But ye are bond-slaves,
Yet witness ye that before God and man
I here impeach Lord Emerick of foul treason, 415
And on strong grounds attaint him with suspicion
Of murder—

Emerick. Hence with the madman!

Raab Kiuprili. Your Queen's murder,
The royal orphan's murder: and to the death
[[897]] Defy him, as a tyrant and usurper. [Hurried off by Ragozzi and the Guard.