583579mee whether one Launcelet that dwels with him, dwell with him

584580or no.

585581Launcelet. Talke you of young Maister Launcelet, marke mee

586582nowe, nowe will I raise the waters; talke you of young Maister

587583Launcelet.

588584Gobbo. No Maister sir, but a poore mans Sonne, his Father

589585though I say't is an honest exceeding poore man, and God bee

590586thanked well to liue.

591587Launce. Well, let his Father be what a will, wee talke of young

592588Maister Launcelet.

593589Gob. Your worships friend and Launcelet sir.

594590Launce. But I pray you ergo olde man, ergo I beseech you, talke

595591you of young Maister Launcelet.

596592Gob. Of Launcelet ant please your maistership.

597593Launce. Ergo Maister Launcelet, talke not of maister Launcelet

598594Father, for the young Gentleman according to fates and deste-

599595nies, and such odd sayings, the sisters three, and such braunches of

600596learning, is indeede deceased, or as you would say in plaine termes,

601597gone to heauen.

602598Gobbo. Marry God forbid, the boy was the very staffe of my

603599age, my very prop.

604600Launcelet. Doe I looke like a cudgell or a houell post, a staffe,

605601or a prop: doe you know me Father.

606602Gobbo. Alacke the day, I knowe you not young Gentleman,

607603but I pray you tell mee, is my boy GOD rest his soule aliue or

608604dead.

609605Launcelet. Doe you not know me Father.

610606Gobbo. Alack sir I am sand blind, I know you not.

611607Launcelet. Nay, in deede if you had your eyes you might fayle

612608of the knowing mee: it is a wise Father that knowes his owne

613609childe. Well, olde man, I will tell you newes of your sonne, giue

614610mee your blessing, trueth will come to light, muder cannot bee

615611hidde long, a mannes Sonne may, but in the ende trueth will

616612out.

617613Gobbo. Pray you sir stand vp, I am sure you are not Launcelet

618614my boy.

C2 Launce.