1732Cap. E Nay good my Lord put him too't: let him

1733haue his way.

1734Cap. G If your Lordshippe finde him not a Hilding,

1735hold me no more in your respect.

1736Cap. E On my life my Lord, a bubble.

1737Ber Do you thinke I am so farre

1738Deceiued in him.

1739Cap. E Beleeue it my Lord, in mine owne direct

1740knowledge, without any malice, but to speake of him

1741as my kinsman, hee's a most notable Coward, an infi-

1742nite and endlesse Lyar, an hourely promise-breaker, the

1743owner of no one good qualitie, worthy your Lordships

1744entertainment.

1745Cap. G It were fit you knew him, least reposing too

1746farre in his vertue which he hath not, he might at some

1747great and trustie businesse, in a maine daunger, fayle

1748you.

1749Ber I would I knew in what particular action to try

1750him.

1751Cap. G None better then to let him fetch off his

1752drumme, which you heare him so confidently vnder-

1753take to do.

1754C. E I with a troop of Florentines wil sodainly sur-

X 2 prize

1755prize him; such I will haue whom I am sure he knowes

1756not from the enemie: wee will binde and hoodwinke

1757him so, that he shall suppose no other but that he is car-

1758ried into the Leager of the aduersaries, when we bring

1759him to our owne tents: be but your Lordship present

1760at his examination, if he do not for the promise of his

1761life, and in the highest compulsion of base feare, offer to

1762betray you, and deliuer all the intelligence in his power

1763against you, and that with the diuine forfeite of his

1764soule vpon oath, neuer trust my iudgement in anie

1765thing.

1766Cap. G O for the loue of laughter, let him fetch his

1767drumme, he sayes he has a stratagem for't: when your

1768Lordship sees the bottome of this successe in't, and to

1769what mettle this counterfeyt lump of ours will be mel-

1770ted if you giue him not Iohn drummes entertainement,

1771your inclining cannot be remoued. Heere he comes.

1773Cap. E O for the loue of laughter hinder not the ho-

1774nor of his designe, let him fetch off his drumme in any

1775hand.

1776Ber How now Monsieur? This drumme sticks sore-

1777ly in your disposition.

1778Cap. G A pox on't, let it go, 'tis but a drumme.

1779Par But a drumme: Ist but a drumme? A drum so

1780lost. There was excellent command, to charge in with

1781our horse vpon our owne wings, and to rend our owne

1782souldiers.

1783Cap. G That was not to be blam'd in the command

1784of the seruice: it was a disaster of warre that Caesarhim

1785selfe could not haue preuented, if he had beene there to

1786command.

1787Ber Well, wee cannot greatly condemne our suc-

1788cesse: some dishonor wee had in the losse of that drum,

1789but it is not to be recouered.

1790Par It might haue beene recouered.

1791Ber It might, but it is not now.

1792Par It is to be recouered, but that the merit of ser-

1793uice is sildome attributed to the true and exact perfor-

1794mer, I would haue that drumme or another, or hic ia-

1795cet

1796Ber Why if you haue a stomacke, too't Monsieur: if

1797you thinke your mysterie in stratagem, can bring this

1798instrument of honour againe into his natiue quarter, be

1799magnanimious in the enterprize and go on, I wil grace

1800the attempt for a worthy exploit: if you speede well in

1801it, the Duke shall both speake of it, and extend to you

1802what further becomes his greatnesse, euen to the vtmost

1803syllable of your worthinesse.

1804Par By the hand of a souldier I will vndertake it.

1805Ber But you must not now slumber in it.

1806Par Ile about it this euening, and I will presently

1807pen downe my dilemma's, encourage my selfe in my

1808certaintie, put my selfe into my mortall preparation:

1809and by midnight looke to heare further from me.

1810Ber May I bee bold to acquaint his grace you are

1811gone about it.

1812Par I know not what the successe wil be my Lord,

1813but the attempt I vow.

1814Ber I know th'art valiant,

1815And to the possibility of thy souldiership,

1816Will subscribe for thee: Farewell.

1817Par I loue not many words. Exit

1818Cap. E No more then a fish loues water. Is not this

1819a strange fellow my Lord, that so confidently seemes to

1820vndertake this businesse, which he knowes is not to be

1821done, damnes himselfe to do, & dares better be damnd

1822then to doo't.

1823Cap. G You do not know him my Lord as we doe,

1824certaine it is that he will steale himselfe into a mans fa-

1825uour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoue-

1826ries, but when you finde him out, you haue him euer af-

1827ter.

1828Ber Why do you thinke he will make no deede at

1829all of this that so seriouslie hee dooes addresse himselfe

1830vnto?

1831Cap. E None in the world, but returne with an in-

1832uention, and clap vpon you two or three probable lies:

1833but we haue almost imbost him, you shall see his fall to

1834night; for indeede he is not for your Lordshippes re-

1835spect.

1836Cap. G Weele make you some sport with the Foxe

1837ere we case him. He was first smoak'd by the old Lord

1838Lafew when his disguise and he is parted, tell me what

1839a sprat you shall finde him, which you shall see this ve-

1840rie night.

1841Cap. E I must go looke my twigges,

1842He shall be caught.

1843Ber Your brother he shall go along with me.

1844Cap. G As't please your Lordship, Ile leaue you.

1845Ber Now wil I lead you to the house, and shew you

1846The Lasse I spoke of.

1847Cap. E But you say she's honest.

1848Ber That's all the fault: I spoke with hir but once,

1849And found her wondrous cold, but I sent to her

1850By this same Coxcombe that we haue i'th winde

1851Tokens and Letters, which she did resend,

1852And this is all I haue done: She's a faire creature,

1853Will you go see her?

1854Cap. E With all my heart my Lord. Exeunt