156148And when it hath the thing it hunteth most,

157149Tis won as townes with fire, so won so lost.

158150Fer. We must of force dispence with this Decree,

159151Shee must lie heere on meere necessitie.

160152Ber. Necessitie will make vs all forsworne

161153Three thousand times within this three yeeres space:

162154For euery man with his affectes is borne,

163155Not by might mastred, but by speciall grace.

164156If I breake fayth, this word shall speake for me,

165157I am forsworne on meere necessitie.

166158So to the Lawes at large I write my name,

167159And he that breakes them in the least degree,

168160Standes in attainder of eternall shame.

169161Suggestions are to other as to me:

170162But I beleeue although I seeme so loth,

171163I am the last that will last keepe his oth.

172164But is there no quicke recreation graunted?

173165Ferd. I that there is, our Court you know is haunted

174166With a refined trauailer of Spaine,

175167A man in all the worldes new fashion planted,

176168That hath a mint of phrases in his braine:

177169On who the musique of his owne vaine tongue

178170Doth rauish like inchannting harmonie:

179171A man of complements whom right and wrong

180172Haue chose as vmpier of their mutenie.

181173This childe of Fancie that Armado hight,

182174For interim to our studies shall relate,

183175In high borne wordes the worth of many a Knight:

184176From tawnie Spaine lost in the worldes debate.

185177How you delight my Lords I know not I,

186178But I protest I loue to heare him lie,

187179And I will vse him for my Minstrelsie.

188180Bero. Armado is a most illustrious wight,

189181A man of fier new wordes, Fashions owne knight.

190182Lon. Costard the swaine and he, shalbe our sport,

191183And so to studie three yeeres is but short.