356333Boy. Which the base vulgar do call three.

357334Arma. True.

335Boy. Why sir is this such a peece of studie? Now heere is

358336three studied ere yele thrice wincke: and how easie it is to

359337put yeeres to the worde three, and studie three yeeres in two

360338wordes, the dauncing Horse will tell you.

361339Arm. A most fine Figure.

362340Boy. To proue you a Cypher.

363341Arm. I will hereupon confesse I am in loue: and as it is

364342base for a Souldier to loue; so am I in loue with a base wench.

365343If drawing my Sword against the humor of affection, would

366344deliuer me from the reprobate thought of it, I would take

367345Desire prisoner, and ransome him to anie French Courtier

368346for a new deuisde cursie. I thinke scorne to sigh, mee thinks

369347I should outsweare Cupid. Comfort mee Boy, What great

370348men haue bin in loue?

372349Boy. Hercules Maister.

373350Arm. Most sweete Hercules: more authoritie deare Boy,

374351name more; and sweete my childe let them be men of good

375352repute and carriage.

376353Boy. Sampson Maister, he was a man of good carriage,

377354great carriage: for he carried the Towne-gates on his backe

378355like a Porter: and he was in loue.

379356Arm. O wel knit Sampson, strong ioynted Sampson; I do excel

380357thee in my rapier, as much as thou didst me in carying gates.

381358I am in loue too. Who was Sampsons loue my deare Moth?

383359Boy. A Woman, Maister.

384360Arm. Of what complexion?

385361Boy. Of all the foure, or the three, or the two, or one of

386362the foure.

387363Arm. Tell me precisely of what complexion?

388364Boy. Of the sea-water Greene sir.

389365Arm. Is that one of the foure complexions?

390366Boy. As I haue read sir, and the best of them too.

391367Arm. Greene in deede is the colour of Louers: but to

392368haue a loue of that colour, mee thinkes Sampson had small

393369reason for it. He surely affected her for her wit.

394370Boy. It was so sir, for she had a greene wit.