140 Could all my travels warrant me they live.
Duke. Hapless Ægeon, whom the fates have mark’d
To bear the extremity of dire mishap!
Now, trust me, were it not against our laws,
[Against my crown, my oath, my dignity,]
145 Which [princes, would they, may] not disannul,
My soul should sue as advocate for thee.
But, though thou art adjudged to the death,
And passed sentence may not be recall’d
But to our honour’s great disparagement,