156148And when it hath the thing it hunteth mo
st,
157149Tis won as townes with
fire,
so won
so lo
st.
158150Fer. We mu
st of
force di
spence with this Decree,
159151Shee mu
st lie heere on meere nece
ssitie.
160152Ber. Nece
ssitie will make vs all for
sworne
161153Three thou
sand times within this three yeeres
space:
162154For euery man with his a
ffe
ctes is borne,
163155Not by might ma
stred, but by
speciall grace.
164156If I breake fayth, this word
shall
speake for me,
165157I am for
sworne on meere nece
ssitie.
166158So to the Lawes at large I write my name,
167159And he that breakes them in the lea
st degree,
168160Standes in attainder of eternall
shame.
169161Sugge
stions are to other as to me:
170162But I beleeue although I
seeme
so loth,
171163I am the la
st that will la
st keepe his oth.
172164But is there no quicke recreation graunted?
173165Ferd. I that there is, our Court you know is haunted
174166With a re
fined trauailer of Spaine,
175167A man in all the worldes new fa
shion planted,
176168That hath a mint of phra
ses in his braine:
177169On who the mu
sique of his owne vaine tongue
178170Doth raui
sh like inchannting harmonie:
179171A man of complements whom right and wrong
180172Haue cho
se as vmpier of their mutenie.
181173This childe of Fancie that
Armado hight,
182174For interim to our
studies
shall relate,
183175In high borne wordes the worth of many a Knight
: 184176From tawnie Spaine lo
st in the worldes debate.
185177How you delight my Lords I know not I,
186178But I prote
st I loue to heare him lie,
187179And I will v
se him for my Min
strel
sie.
188180Bero. Armado is a mo
st illu
strious wight,
189181A man of
fier new wordes, Fa
shions owne knight.
190182Lon. Costard the
swaine and he,
shalbe our
sport,
191183And
so to
studie three yeeres is but
short.
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