54LET Fame, that all hunt after in their lyues,

65Liue registred vpon our brazen Tombes,

76And then grace vs, in the disgrace of death:

87When spight of cormorant deuouring Time,

98Thendeuour of this present breath may buy:

109That honour which shall bate his sythes keene edge,

1110And make vs heires of all eternitie.

1211Therefore braue Conquerours, for so you are,

1312That warre agaynst your owne affections,

1413And the hudge armie of the worldes desires.

1514Our late edict shall strongly stand in force,

1615Nauar shall be the wonder of the worlde.

1716Our Court shalbe a lytlle Achademe,

1817Still and contemplatyue in lyuing art.

1918You three, Berowne, Dumaine, and Longauill,

2019Haue sworne for three yeeres tearme, to liue with me:

2120My fellow Schollers, and to keepe those statutes

2221That are recorded in this sedule here.

2322Your othes are past, and now subscribe your names:

2423That his owne hand may strike his honour downe,

2524That violates the smallest branch herein.

2625If you are armd to do, as sworne to do,

2726Subscribe to your deepe othes, and keepe it to.

2827Longauill. I am resolued, tis but a thee yeeres fast:

2928The minde shall banquet, though the body pine,

3029Fat paunches haue leane pates: and daynty bits

3130Make rich the ribbes, but bancrout quite the wits.

3231Dumaine My louing Lord, Dumaine is mortefied,

3332The grosser manner of these worldes delyghts:

3433He throwes vppon the grosse worlds baser slaues