352I gaue it freely euer, and ther's none

353Can truely say he giues, if he receiues:

354If our betters play at that game, we must not dare

355To imitate them: faults that are rich are faire.

356Vint. A Noble spirit.

357Tim. Nay my Lords, Ceremony was but deuis'd at first

358To set a glosse on faint deeds, hollow welcomes,

359Recanting goodnesse, sorry ere 'tis showne:

360But where there is true friendship, there needs none.

361Pray sit, more welcome are ye to my Fortunes,

362Then my Fortunes to me.

3631.Lord. My Lord, we alwaies haue confest it.

364Aper. Ho ho, confest it? Handg'd it? Haue you not?

365Timo. O Apermantus, you are welcome.

366Aper. No: You shall not make me welcome:

367I come to haue thee thrust me out of doores.

368Tim. Fie, th'art a churle, ye'haue got a humour there

369Does not become a man, 'tis much too blame:

370They say my Lords, Ira furor breuis est,

371But yond man is verie angrie.

372Go, let him haue a Table by himselfe:

373For he does neither affect companie,

374Nor is he fit for't indeed.

375Aper. Let me stay at thine apperill Timon,

376I come to obserue, I giue thee warning on't.

377Tim. I take no heede of thee: Th'art an Athenian,

378therefore welcome: I my selfe would haue no power,

379prythee let my meate make thee silent.

380Aper. I scorne thy meate, 'twould choake me: for I

381should nere flatter thee. Oh you Gods! What a number

382of men eats Timon, and he sees 'em not? It greeues me

383to see so many dip there meate in one mans blood, and

384all the madnesse is, he cheeres them vp too.

385I wonder men dare trust themselues with men.

386Me thinks they should enuite them without kniues,

387Good for there meate, and safer for their liues.

388There's much example for't, the fellow that sits next him,

389now parts bread with him, pledges the breath of him in

390a diuided draught: is the readiest man to kill him. 'Tas

391beene proued, if I were a huge man I should feare to

392drinke at meales, least they should spie my wind-pipes

393dangerous noates, great men should drinke with harnesse

394on their throates.

395Tim. My Lord in heart: and let the health go round.

3962.Lord. Let it flow this way my good Lord.

397Aper. Flow this way? A braue fellow. He keepes his

398tides well, those healths will make thee and thy state

399looke ill, Timon.

400Heere's that which is too weake to be a sinner,

401Honest water, which nere left man i'th'mire:

402This and my food are equals, there's no ods,

403Feasts are to proud to giue thanks to the Gods.

405 Immortall Gods, I craue no pelfe,

406I pray for no man but my selfe,

407Graunt I may neuer proue so fond,

408To trust man on his Oath or Bond.

409Or a Harlot for her weeping,

410Or a Dogge that seemes asleeping,

411Or a keeper with my freedome,

412Or my friends if I should need 'em.

413 Amen. So fall too't:

414Richmen sin, and I eat root.

415Much good dich thy good heart, Apermantus

416Tim. Captaine,

417Alcibiades, your hearts in the field now.

418Alci. My heart is euer at your seruice, my Lord.

419Tim. You had rather be at a breakefast of Enemies,

420then a dinner of Friends.

421Alc. So they were bleeding new my Lord, there's no

422meat like 'em, I could wish my best friend at such a Feast.

423Aper. Would all those Flatterers were thine Enemies

424then, that then thou might'st kill 'em: & bid me to 'em.

4251.Lord. Might we but haue that happinesse my Lord,

426that you would once vse our hearts, whereby we might

427expresse some part of our zeales, we should thinke our

428selues for euer perfect.

429Timon. Oh no doubt my good Friends, but the Gods

430themselues haue prouided that I shall haue much helpe

431from you: how had you beene my Friends else. Why

432haue you that charitable title from thousands? Did not

433you chiefely belong to my heart? I haue told more of

434you to my selfe, then you can with modestie speake in

435your owne behalfe. And thus farre I confirme you. Oh

436you Gods (thinke I,) what need we haue any Friends; if

437we should nere haue need of 'em? They were the most

438needlesse Creatures liuing; should we nere haue vse for

439'em? And would most resemble sweete Instruments

440hung vp in Cases, that keepes there sounds to them-

441selues. Why I haue often wisht my selfe poorer, that

442I might come neerer to you: we are borne to do bene-

443fits. And what better or properer can we call our owne,

444then the riches of our Friends? Oh what a pretious com-

445fort 'tis, to haue so many like Brothers commanding

446one anothers Fortunes. Oh ioyes, e'ne made away er't

447can be borne: mine eies cannot hold out water me thinks

448to forget their Faults. I drinke to you.

449Aper. Thou weep'st to make them drinke, Timon.

4502.Lord. Ioy had the like conception in our eies,

451And at that instant, like a babe sprung vp.

452Aper. Ho, ho: I laugh to thinke that babe a bastard.

4533.Lord. I promise you my Lord you mou'd me much.

454Aper. Much.

457Tim. What meanes that Trumpe? How now?

459Ser. Please you my Lord, there are certaine Ladies

460Most desirous of admittance.

461Tim. Ladies? what are their wils?

462Ser. There comes with them a fore-runner my Lord,

463which beares that office, to signifie their pleasures.

464Tim. I pray let them be admitted.

466Cup. Haile to thee worthy Timon and to all that of

467his Bounties taste: the fiue best Sences acknowledge thee

468their Patron, and come freely to gratulate thy plentious

469bosome.

470There tast, touch all pleas'd from thy Table rise:

471They onely now come but to Feast thine eies.

472Timo. They'r wecome all, let 'em haue kind admit-

473tance. Musicke make their welcome.

474Luc. You see my Lord, how ample y'are belou'd.

475Aper. Hoyday,

476What a sweepe of vanitie comes this way.

477They daunce? They are madwomen,

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