Sentence:  The queen hears of it; takes occaſion to paſſe wher he is, on purpoſe, that, under prætense of reconſiling to him, or ſeeking to draw a kind retractation from him of the cenſure on the marriage; to which end ſhe ſends a courtier before, to ſound whether he might be perſuaded to mitigate his ſentence; which not finding, ſhe herſelf craftily aſſays; and, on his conſtancie, ſounds an accuſation to Herod of a <WSD>contumacious</WSD> affront, on ſuch a day, before many peers; præpares the king to ſome paſſion, and at laſt, by her daughter's dancing, effects it. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.