Henry the fourth.
393346tion of your eares, and I care not if I doe become your
394348Falst. I am as poore as Iob my lord, but not
so pacient,
395349your Lord
ship may mini
ster the potion of impri
sonment to
396350me, in re
spe
ct of pouerty, but how I
should be your pacient to
397351follow your pre
scriptions, the wi
se may make
som dramme of
398352a
scruple, or indeede a
scruple it
selfe.
399353Iust. I
sent for you when there were matters again
st you for
400354your life to come
speake with me.
401355Falst. As I was then adui
sde by my learned coun
sail in the
402356lawes of this land
seruice, I did not come.
403357Iust. Wel, the truth is
sir Iohn, you liue in great infamy.
404358Falst. He that buckles him
selfe in my belt cannot liue in
405360Iust. Your meanes are very
slender, and your wa
ste is great.
406361Falst. I would it were otherwi
se, I would my meanes were
407362greater and my wa
ste
slender.
408363Iust. You haue mi
sled the youthfull prince.
409364Falst. The yong prince hath mi
sled me, I am the felow with
410365the great belly, and he my dogge.
411366Iust. Wel, I am loth to gall a new heald wound, your daies
412367seruice at Shrewsbury, hath a little guilded ouer your nights
413368exploit on Gad
shill, you may thanke th'vnquiet time, for your
414369quiet orepo
sting that a
ction.
416371Iust. But
since all is well, keepe it
so, wake not a
sleeping
417373Falst. To wake a wolfe, is as bad as
smell a fox.
418374Iust. What you are as a candle, the better part, burnt out.
419375Falst. A wa
ssel candle my lord, al tallow, if I did
say of wax,
420376my growth would approue the truth.
421377Iust. There is not a white haire in your face, but
should
422378haue his e
ffe
ct of grauity.
423379Falst. His e
ffe
ct of grauy, grauie, grauie.
424380Iust. You follow the yong prince vp and downe, like his
B3 Falst.