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It is, however, by no means improbable that either this species or the next mentioned, or both, may have occurred in the Islands before, as Professor Ansted, though he gives no date or locality, includes the Gyr Falcon in his list of Channel Island birds.
Mac. How mean'st thou? Pike. Let my speech breed no offence: I thinke they would prove pulletts. Gyr. Dar'st thou fight With any one of these our Spanish pulletts? Pike. What heart have I to fight when tis beaten flatt To earth with sad afflictions? can a prisoner Glory in playing the Fencer? my life's at stake Allready; can I putt it in for more?
Most false by all that ever man can sweare by. We falling out, I told her once I nere Would marry her; & soe she workes this mischiefe. Gyr. You here stand chargd for ravishing her, & you Must marry her or she may have your life. Mac. Lady, what say you? which had you rather have, His life or him? Ele.
Had I killd one This Barre had nere bene guilty of my pleading Before such Princely Judges: there stands the man. Gyr. Don John, sett he on you or you on him? Jo. He upon me first. Pike. Let me then be torne Into a thousand pieces. Lady. My Husband speaks untruth. Alq. Sett he on you first? more coward you to suffer an enemy be aforehand. Pike.
Gyr. Bring them in. Mac. Bustamente, The King, our master, looking with sharpe eyes, Upon your trayterous yeilding up the fort, Putts off your Tryall here; you must abide Longer imprisonment. Bust. Alq. These braves cannot serve you. Gyr. You must not be your owne Judge. Mac.
Yes, my Lord; Ile bring them carefully together to end the busines. Gyr. Mac.
Meantime Pray, Don Fernando, let it be your care To see these gentlemen attended on By a strong guard. Fer. The wrongs done to my selfe Work me, my lord, to that. Man. I would your Grace would heare me speake a little. All. You shall have time. Med. Take them away, And at their Tryall have the Lady here. Fer., Hen., Man., & Jaylour. Gyr. Where is the Englishman? Clarke. The Englishman! Alq.
Gyr. Heard you this, sirra? Buz. As sure as I heare you now. Alq. And you'le be sworne 'twas he that so cryde out? Buz. If I were going to be hangd Ide sweare. Clark. Mac. All this is but presumption: if this be all The shott you make against him your bullets stick In a mud wall, or if they meete resistance They backe rebound & fly in your owne face. Med.
As all three of the large northern white Falcons were at one time included under the name of Gyr Falcons, and, as Professor Ansted gives no description of the bird mentioned by him, it is impossible to say to which species he alluded.
Indeed in England my countrymen are good at bidding stand; but I was not now upon a robbery but a defence, sett round with a thousand dangers. He sett upon me; I had him at my feete, sav'd him, and for my labour was after basely hurt by him. Fer. This was examined by me, my Lords; And Don John, thus accusd, was much ashamd Of his unmanly dealing. Gyr. He may be now soe. Lady.
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