889Nick Machivel, I find him

890Good to be known, not to be followed:

891A pestilent humane fellow, I have made

892Certain anatations of him such as they be:

893And how is't, Sir Lancelot? ha? how is't?

894A mad world, men cannot live quiet in it.

896Between the Devon-shire man and you.

897Fath. They, sir? they are good friends as can be.

898Flo. Who Master Oliver & I? as good friends as can be.

899La. It is a kind of safety in you to deny it, & a generous

900Silence, which too few are indued withall: But, sir, such

901A thing I hear, and I could wish it otherwise.

902Flow. No such thing, Sir Lancelot, a my reputation,

903As I am an honest man.

904Lance. Now I do believe you then, if you do

905Ingage your reputation there is none.

906Flow. Nay I do not ingage my reputation there is not,

907You shall not bind me to any condition of hardnesse:

908But if there be any thing between us, then there is,

909If there be not, then there is not: be, or be not, all is one.

910Lance. I do perceive by this, that there is something

911between you, and I am very sorry for it.

912Flow. You may be deceived, Sir Lancelot, the Italian

913Hath a pretty saying, Questo? I have forgot it too,

914'Tis out of my head, but in my translation

915Ift hold thus, thou hast a friend, keep him; If a foe trip him.

917And before God I could wish it otherwise.

918Flow. Well what is between us, can hardly be altered:

919Sir Lancelot, I am to ride forth to morrow,

920That way which I must ride, no man must deny

921Me the Sun, I would not by any particular man,

922Be denied common and general passage. If any one

923Saith Flowerdale, thou passest not this way:

924My answer is, I must either on or return,

925But return is not my word, I must on:

926If I cannot, then make my way, nature

927Hath done the last for me, and there's the fine.

928Lan. Mr. Flowerdale, every man hath one tongue,

929And two ears, nature in her building,

930Is a most curious work-master.

931Flow. That is as much to say, a man should hear more

932Then he should speak.

933Lan. You say true, and indeed I have heard more,

934Then at this time I will speak.

935Flow. You say well.

937But proof is the rule for both.

938Flow. You say true, what do you call him

939Hath it there in his third canton?

940Lan. I have heard you have bin wild: I have believ'd it.

941Flow. 'Twas fit, 'twas necessary.

942Lance. But I have seen somewhat of late in you,

943That hath confirmed in me an opinion of

944Goodnesse toward you.

945Flow. Ifaith sir, I am sure I never did you harme:

946Some good I have done, either to you or yours,

947I am sure you know not, neither is it my will you should.

948Lance. I, your will, sir.

950Begod and you do, sir, I am abused.

951Lan. Go Mr. Flowerdale, what I know I know:

952And know you thus much out of my knowledge,

953That I truly love you. For my daughter,

954She's yours. And if you like a marriage better

955Then a brawl, all quirks of reputation set aside, go with

956me presently: And where you should fight a bloudy bat-

957tle, you shall be married to a lovely Lady.

958Flow. Nay but, Sir Lancelot?

959Lan. If you will not imbrace my offer, yet assure your

960self thus much, I will have order to hinder your encounter.

961Flow. Nay but hear me, Sir Lancelot.

962Lance. Nay stand not you upon imputative honor,

963'Tis meerly unsound, unprofitable, and idle:

964Inferences your businesse is to wedde my daughter, there-

965fore give me your present word to do it, I'le go and pro-

966provide the maid, therefore give me your present resolu-

967tion, either now or never.

968Flow. Will you so put me to it?

969Luce. I a fore God, either take me now, or take me never.

971So fare you well for ever.

972Flow. Stay: fall out, what may fall, my love

973Is above all: I will come.

974Lance. I expect you, and so fare you well.

976Fath. Now, sir, how shall we do for wedding apparel?

977Flow. By the Mass that's true: now help Kit,

978The marriage ended, we'll make amends for all.

979Fath. Well, no more, prepare you for your Bride,

980We will not want for cloaths, what so ere betide.

981Flow. And thou shalt see, when once I have my Dower,

982In mirth we'll spend,

983Full many a merry hour:

984As for this wench, I not regard a pin,

985It is her gold must bring my pleasures in.

986Fath. Is't possible, he hath his second living,

987Forsaking God, himself to the devil giving:

988But that I knew his mother firme and chast,

989My heart would say, my head she had disgrac't:

990Else would I swear, he never was my son,

991But her fair mind, so foul a deed did shun.

993Unc. How now, brother, how do you find your son?

994Fath. O brother, heedlesse as a libertine,

995Even grown a Master in the School of Vice,

996One that doth nothing, but invent deceit:

997For all the day he humours up and down,

998How he the next day might deceive his friend,

999He thinks of nothing but the present time:

1000For one groat ready down, he'll pay a shilling,

1001But then the lender must needs stay for it.

1002When I was young, I had the scope of youth,

1003Both wild, and wanton, carelesse and desperate:

1004But such mad strains, as he's possest withall,

1005I thought it wonder for to dream upon.

1006Unc. I told you so, but you would not believe it.

1007Fath. Well I have found it, but one thing comforts me

1008Brother, to morrow he's to be married

1009To beauteous Luce, Sir Lancelot Spurcocks daughter.

1010Unc. Is't possible?

1011Fath. 'Tis true, and thus I mean to curb him,

1012This day, brother, I will you shall arrest him:

1013If any thing will tame him, it must be that,

1014For he is rank in mischief, chained to a life,

1015That will increase his shame, and kill his wife.

1016Unc. What arrest him on his wedding day?

1017That were unchristian, and an unhumane part:

1018How many couple even for that very day,

1019Hath purchast seven years sorrow afterward?