The Mantle Baron presents the infant with a "mantle of frieze" as a symbol of the child's status as their prince. He accompanies Caesar and is dismissed when Alexander needs to discuss Candy's murder in private with Caesar.
When he is recalled, Caesar tells Alexander that his men are wearing arms in preparation for revenging Candy's death. Bentivoli asks Caesar if Candy's funeral arrangements have been made. Finally, it is Bentovolli, along with Cardinal Caraffa who sees that Alexander is dead and orders that the funeral be a celebration of freedom from the corruption of the Borgia Pope.
They move off, sandwiched together. Boyster is also Young Chartley's rival for the affections of Luce. Because of his blunt nature, Boyster's attempts to woo Luce are too straightforward and unconventional, and he loses her to Young Chartley. Boyster consults the Wise-Woman of Hogsdon for her help to make Luce his wife. She arranges for Boyster and Luce, Young Chartley and Second Luce to be married secretly at her lodgings while disguised, but while Boyster has in fact married Luce he is led to believe that he has been gulled into marrying the Wise-Woman's servant-boy Jack, who is Second Luce in disguise.
Still in love with Luce, he attempts again to woo her in vain she now believing she is secretly married to Young Chartley , but when Boyster informs Luce that Young Chartley is to be married to Gratiana and Young Chartley publicly denies her, he is there at her rescue when she faints, demonstrating his worthiness. Having vowed revenge against the Wise-Woman for allegedly being duped in the earlier marriage plot, Boyster returns to the Wise-Woman's and threatens her, but she promises to bring about his marriage to Luce if he will be ruled.
He relents, and becomes one of the party that confronts Young Chartley about his wrongdoings in the final scene. In due course the Wise-Woman reveals that it was Boyster and not Young Chartley who was wedded to Luce, and Luce's father accepts Boyster as his son-in-law.
