663Per. An Armour friends; I pray you let me see it?

664Thankes Fortune, yet that after all crosses,

665Thou giuest me somewhat to repaire my selfe:

666And though it was mine owne part of my heritage,

667Which my dead Father did bequeath to me,

668With this strict charge euen as he left his life,

669Keepe it my Perycles, it hath been a Shield

670Twixt me and death, and poynted to this brayse,

671For that it saued me, keepe it in like necessitie:

672The which the Gods protect thee, Fame may defend thee:

673It kept where I kept, I so dearely lou'd it,

674Till the rough Seas, that spares not any man,

675Tooke it in rage, though calm'd, haue giuen't againe:

676I thanke thee for't, my shipwracke now's no ill,

677Since I haue heere my Father gaue in his Will.

6781. What meane you sir?

679Peri. To begge of you (kind friends) this Coate of worth,

680For it was sometime Target to a King;

681I know it by this marke: he loued me dearely,

682And for his sake, I wish the hauing of it;

683And that you'd guide me to your Soueraignes Court,

684Where with it, I may appeare a Gentleman:

685And if that euer my low fortune's better,

686Ile pay your bounties; till then, rest your debter.

6871. Why wilt thou turney for the Lady?

688Peri. Ile shew the vertue I haue borne in Armes.

6891. Why do'e take it: and the Gods giue thee good an't.

6902. I but harke you my friend, t'was wee that made vp

691this Garment through the rough seames of the Waters:

692there are certaine Condolements, certaine Vailes: I hope

693sir, if you thriue, you'le remember from whence you had

694them.

695Peri. Beleeue't, I will:

696By your furtherance I am cloth'd in Steele,

697And spight of all the rupture of the Sea,

698This Iewell holdes his buylding on my arme:

699Vnto thy value I will mount my selfe