SCENE IV. A room in Angelo’s house.
Enter Angelo and Escalus.
ESCALUS.
Every letter he hath writ hath disvouched other.
ANGELO.
In most uneven and distracted manner. His actions show much like to madness; pray heaven his wisdom be not tainted. And why meet him at the gates and redeliver our authorities there?
ESCALUS.
I guess not.
ANGELO.
And why should we proclaim it in an hour before his entering, that if any crave redress of injustice, they should exhibit their petitions in the street?
ESCALUS.
He shows his reason for that: to have a dispatch of complaints, and to deliver us from devices hereafter, which shall then have no power to stand against us.
ANGELO.
Well, I beseech you, let it be proclaimed.
Betimes i’ th’ morn I’ll call you at your house.
Give notice to such men of sort and suit
As are to meet him.
ESCALUS.
I shall, sir. Fare you well.
[Exit.]