4EScalus.

5Esc. My Lord.

6Duk. Of Gouernment, the properties to vn- (fold,

7Would seeme in me t' affect speech & discourse,

8Since I am put to know, that your owne Science

9Exceedes (in that) the lists of all aduice

10My strength can giue you: Then no more remaines

11But that, to your sufficiency, as your worth is able,

12And let them worke: The nature of our People,

13Our Cities Institutions, and the Termes

14For Common Iustice, y'are as pregnant in

15As Art, and practise, hath inriched any

16That we remember: There is our Commission,

17From which, we would not haue you warpe; call hither,

18I say, bid come before vs Angelo:

19What figure of vs thinke you, he will beare.

20For you must know, we haue with speciall soule

21Elected him our absence to supply;

22Lent him our terror, drest him with our loue,

23And giuen his Deputation all the Organs

24Of our owne powre: What thinke you of it?

25Esc.If any in Vienna be of worth

26To vndergoe such ample grace, and honour,

27It is Lord Angelo.

29Duk.Looke where he comes.

30Ang. Alwayes obedient to your Graces will,

31I come to know your pleasure.

32Duke. Angelo:

33There is a kinde of Character in thy life,

34That to th' obseruer, doth thy history

35Fully vnfold: Thy selfe, and thy belongings

36Are not thine owne so proper, as to waste

37Thy selfe vpon thy vertues; they on thee :

38Heauen doth with vs, as we, with Torches doe,

39Not light them for themselues: For if our vertues

40Did not goe forth of vs, 'twere all alike

41As if we had them not: Spirits are not finely tonch'd,

42But to fine issues: nor nature neuer lends

43The smallest scruple of her excellence,

44But like a thrifty goddesse, she determines

45Her selfe the glory of a creditour,

46Both thanks, and vse; but I do bend my speech

47To one that can my part in him aduertise;

48Hold therefore Angelo:

49In our remoue, be thou at full, our selfe:

50Mortallitie and Mercie in Vienna

51Liue in thy tongue, and heart: Old Escalus

52Though first in question, is thy secondary.

53Take thy Commission.

54Ang.Now good my Lord

55Let there be some more test, made of my mettle,

56Before so noble, and so great a figure

57Be stamp't vpon it.

58Duk.No more euasion:

59We haue with a leauen'd, and prepared choice

60Proceeded to you; therefore take your honors:

61Our haste from hence is of so quicke condition,

62That it prefers it selfe, and leaues vnquestion'd

63Matters of needfull value: We shall write to you

64As time, and our concernings shall importune,

65How it goes with vs, and doe looke to know

66What doth befall you here. So fare you well:

67To th' hopefull execution doe I leaue you,

68Of your Commissions

69Ang.Yet giue leaue (my Lord,)

70That we may bring you something on the way

71Duk.My haste may not admit it,

72Nor neede you (on mine honor) haue to doe

73With any scruple: your scope is as mine owne,

74So to inforce, or qualifie the Lawes

75As to your soule seemes good: Giue me your hand,

76Ile priuily away: I loue the people,

77But doe not like to stage me to their eyes:

78Though it doe well, I doe not rellish well

79Their lowd applause, and Aues vehement:

80Nor doe I thinke the man of safe discretion

81That do's affect it. Once more fare you well.

82Ang.The heauens giue safety to your purposes.

83Esc.Lead forth, and bring you backe in happi-

84nesse. Exit.

85Duk. I thanke you, fare you well.

86Esc.I shall desire you, Sir, to giue me leaue

87To haue free speech with you; and it concernes me

88To looke into the bottome of my place :

89A powre I haue, but of what strength and nature,

90I am not yet instructed.

91Ang.'Tis so with me: Let vs with-draw together,

92And we may soone our satisfaction haue

93Touching that point.

94Esc.Ile wait vpon your honor. Exeunt.