348tain, quench the furious heat of the same. Alass, I am a

349Gentleman of good fame, and name, majesticall, in ap-

350parell comely, in gate portly. Let not therefore your gen-

351tle heart be so hard, as to despise a proper tall young

352man of a handsome life, and by despising him, not only

353but also to kill him. Thus expecting time and tide, I bid

354you farewell. Your Servant, Signior Strumbo.

355 Oh wit, O pate, O memory, O hand, O Ink, O paper.

356Well, now I will send it away. Trompart, Trompart,

357what a Villain is this? Why sirrha, come when your

358Master calls you. Trompart.

360Anon, sir.

361Strumbo. Thou knowest, my pretty Boy, what a good

362Master I have been to thee ever since I took thee into my

363 service.

364Trom. I, sir.

365Srum. And how I have cherished thee alwayes, as if

366thou hadst been the fruit of my loynes, flesh of my flesh,

367and bone of my bone.

368Trom. I, sir.

369Strum. Then shew thy self herein a trusty servant, and

370carry this Letter to Mistress Dorothy, and tell her.

373Strum. Nay, Masters, you shall see a Marriage by

374and by. But here she comes. Now must I frame my a-

375morous passions.

377Doro. Signior Strumbo, well met, I received your

378Letters by your man here, who told me a pittifull story

379of your anguish, and so understanding your passions were

380so great, I came hither speedily.

381Strum. Oh, my sweet and pigsney, the fecundity

382of my ingenie is not so great, that may declare unto you

383the sorrowfull sobs, and broken sleeps that I suffered for

384your sake; and therefore I desire you to receive me into

385your familiarity.

392Dor. Truly, M. Strumbo, you speak too learnedly

393for me to understand the drift of your mind, and there-

394fore tell your tale in plain termes, and leave off your dark

395riddles.

396Strum. Alass, Mistresse Dorothy, this is my luck, that

397when I most would, I cannot be understood: so that my

398great learning is an inconvenience unto me. But to

399speak in plain termes, I love you, Mistresse Dorothy, if

400you like to accept me into your familiarity.

401Dor. If this be all I am content.

403Strum. Say'st thou so, sweet wench, let me lick thy

404Toes. Farewell, Mistresse. If any of you be in love,

405provide ye a Cap-case full of new coyn'd words, and

406then shall you soon have the succado de labres, and some-

407thing else.

412Locrine. Uncle and Princes of brave Britany,

413Since that our noble Father is entomb'd,

414As best beseem'd so brave a Prince as he,

415If so you please, this day my Love and I,

416Within the Temple of Concordia,

417Will solemnize our royall marriage.

418Thra. Right noble Lord, your subjects every one,

419Must needs obey your Highnesse at command,

420Especially in such a cause as this,

421That much concerns your Highnesse great content.

422Locr. Then frolick, Lordings, to fair Concords walls,

423Where we will passe the day in Knightly sports,

424The night in Dancing and in figured Maskes,

425And offer to God Risus all our sports.

436 Regit omnia numen.

437When Perseus married fair Andromeda,

438The onely Daughter of King Cepheus,

439He thought he had establisht well his Crown,

440And that his Kingdome should for aye endure.

441But loe proud Phineus with a band of men,

442Contriv'd of sun-burnt AEthiopians,

443By force of Armes the Bride he took from him,

444And turn'd their joy into a flood of teares.

445So fares it with young Locrine and his Love,

446He thinks this marriage tendeth to his weale,

447But this foule day, this foule accursed day,

448Is the beginning of his miseries.

449Behold where Humber and his Scythians

450Approcheth nigh with all his warlike train,

451I need not I, the sequel shall declare,

457Ascending up the stately Castle Walls,