1250A verie serrious businesse call's on him:

1251The great prerogatiue and rite of loue,

1252Which as your due time claimes, he do's acknowledge,

1253But puts it off to a compell'd restraint:

1254Whose want, and whose delay, is strew'd with sweets

1255Which they distill now in the curbed time,

1256To make the comming houre oreflow with ioy,

1257And pleasure drowne the brim.

1258Hel What's his will else?

1259Par That you will take your instant leaue a'th king,

1260And make this hast as your owne good proceeding,

1261Strengthned with what Apologie you thinke

1262May make it probable neede.

1263Hel What more commands hee?

1264Par That hauing this obtain'd, you presentlie

1265Attend his further pleasure.

1266Hel In euery thing I waite vpon his will.

1267Par I shall report it so. Exit Par

1268Hell I pray you come sirrah. Exit

1270Laf But I hope your Lordshippe thinkes not him a

1271souldier.

1272Ber Yes my Lord and of verie valiant approofe.

1273Laf You haue it from his owne deliuerance.

1274Ber And by other warranted testimonie.

1275Laf Then my Diall goes not true, I tooke this Larke

1276for a bunting.

1277Ber I do assure you my Lord he is very great in know-

1278ledge, and accordinglie valiant.

1279Laf I haue then sinn'd against his experience, and

1280transgrest against his valour, and my state that way is

1281dangerous, since I cannot yet find in my heart to repent:

1282Heere he comes, I pray you make vs freinds, I will pur-

1283sue the amitie.

1285Par These things shall be done sir.

1286Laf Pray you sir whose his Tailor?

1287Par Sir?

1288Laf O I know him well, I sir, hee sirs a good worke-

1289man, a verie good Tailor.

1290Ber Is shee gone to the king?

1291Par Shee is.

1292Ber Will shee away to night?

1293Par As you'le haue her.

1294Ber I haue writ my letters, casketted my treasure,

1295Giuen order for our horses, and to night,

1296When I should take possession of the Bride,

1297And ere I doe begin.

1298Laf A good Trauailer is something at the latter end

1299of a dinner, but on that lies three thirds, and vses a

1300known truth to passe a thousand nothings with, should

1301bee once hard, and thrice beaten. God saue you Cap-

1302taine.

1303Ber Is there any vnkindnes betweene my Lord and

1304you Monsieur?

1305Par I know not how I haue deserued to run into my

1306Lords displeasure.

1307Laf You haue made shift to run into't, bootes and

1308spurres and all: like him that leapt into the Custard, and

1309out of it you'le runne againe, rather then suffer question

1310for your residence.

1311Ber It may bee you haue mistaken him my Lord.

1312Laf And shall doe so euer, though I tooke him at's

1313prayers. Fare you well my Lord, and beleeue this of

1314me, there can be no kernell in this light Nut: the soule

1315of this man is his cloathes: Trust him not in matter of

1316heauie consequence: I haue kept of them tame, & know

1317their natures. Farewell Monsieur, I haue spoken better

1318of you, then you haue or will to deserue at my hand, but

1319we must do good against euill.

1320Par An idle Lord, I sweare.

1321Ber I thinke so.

1322Par Why do you not know him?

1323Ber Yes, I do know him well, and common speech

1324Giues him a worthy passe. Heere comes my clog.

1326Hel I haue sir as I was commanded from you

1327Spoke with the King, and haue procur'd his leaue

1328For present parting, onely he desires

1329Some priuate speech with you.

1330Ber I shall obey his will.

1331You must not meruaile Helenat my course,

1332Which holds not colour with the time, nor does

1333The ministration, and required office

1334On my particular. Prepar'd I was not

1335For such a businesse, therefore am I found

1336So much vnsetled: This driues me to intreate you,

1337That presently you take your way for home,

1338And rather muse then aske why I intreate you,

1339For my respects are better then they seeme,

1340And my appointments haue in them a neede

1341Greater then shewes it selfe at the first view,

1342To you that know them not. This to my mother,

1343'Twill be two daies ere I shall see you, so

1344I leaue you to your wisedome.

1345Hel Sir, I can nothing say,

1346But that I am your most obedient seruant.

1347Ber Come, come, no more of that.

1348Hel And euer shall

1349With true obseruance seeke to eeke out that

1350Wherein toward me my homely starres haue faild

1351To equall my great fortune.

1352Ber Let that goe: my hast is verie great. Farwell:

1353Hie home.

1354Hel Pray sir your pardon.

1355Ber Well, what would you say?

1356Hel I am not worthie of the wealth I owe,

1357Nor dare I say 'tis mine: and yet it is,

1358But like a timorous theefe, most faine would steale

1359What law does vouch mine owne.

1360Ber What would you haue?

1361Hel Something, and scarse so much: nothing indeed,

1362I would not tell you what I would my Lord: Faith yes,

1363Strangers and foes do sunder, and not kisse.

1364Ber I pray you stay not, but in hast to horse.

1365Hel I shall not breake your bidding, good my Lord:

1366Where are my other men? Monsieur, farwell. Exit

1367Ber Go thou toward home, where I wil neuer come,

1368Whilst I can shake my sword, or heare the drumme:

1369Away, and for our flight.

1370Par Brauely, Coragio.

1374Duke So that from point to point, now haue you heard