993what necessity belong'd too't, and yet was deny'de.

994Luci. How?

9952 I tell you, deny'de my Lord.

996Luci. What a strange case was that? Now before the

997Gods I am asham'd on't. Denied that honourable man?

998There was verie little Honour shew'd in't. For my owne

999part, I must needes confesse, I haue receyued some small

1000kindnesses from him, as Money, Plate, Iewels, and such

1001like Trifles; nothing comparing to his: yet had hee mi-

1002stooke him, and sent to me, I should ne're haue denied his

1003Occasion so many Talents.

1005Seruil. See, by good hap yonders my Lord, I haue

1006swet to see his Honor. My Honor'd Lord.

1007Lucil. Seruilius? You are kindely met sir. Farthewell,

1008commend me to thy Honourable vertuous Lord, my ve-

1009ry exquisite Friend.

1010Seruil. May it please your Honour, my Lord hath

1011sent---

1012Luci. Ha? what ha's he sent? I am so much endeered

1013to that Lord; hee's euer sending: how shall I thank him

1014think'st thou? And what has he sent now?

1015Seruil. Has onely sent his present Occasion now my

1016Lord: requesting your Lordship to supply his instant vse

1017with so many Talents.

1018Lucil. I know his Lordship is but merry with me,

1019He cannot want fifty fiue hundred Talents.

1020Seruil. But in the mean time he wants lesse my Lord.

1021If his occasion were not vertuous,

1022I should not vrge it halfe so faithfully.

1023Luc. Dost thou speake seriously Seruilius?

1024Seruil. Vpon my soule 'tis true Sir.

1025Luci. What a wicked Beast was I to disfurnish my

1026self against such a good time, when I might ha shewn my

1027selfe Honourable? How vnluckily it hapned, that I shold

1028Purchase the day before for a little part, and vndo a great

1029deale of Honour? Seruilius. now before the Gods I am

1030not able to do (the more beast I say) I was sending to vse

1031Lord Timon my selfe, these Gentlemen can witnesse; but

1032I would not for the wealth of Athens I had done't now.

1033Commend me bountifully to his good Lordship, and I

1034hope his Honor will conceiue the fairest of mee, because

1035I haue no power to be kinde. And tell him this from me,

1036I count it one of my greatest afflictions say, that I cannot

1037pleasure such an Honourable Gentleman. Good Seruili-

1038us, will you befriend mee so farre, as to vse mine owne

1039words to him?

1040Ser. Yes sir, I shall. Exit Seruil.

1041Lucil. Ile looke you out a good turne Seruilius.

1042True as you said, Timon is shrunke indeede,

1043And he that's once deny'de, will hardly speede. Exit.

10441 Do you obserue this Hostilius?

10452 I, to well.

10461 Why this is the worlds soule,

1047And iust of the same peece

1048Is euery Flatterers sport: who can call him his Friend

1049That dips in the same dish? For in my knowing

1050Timon has bin this Lords Father,

1051And kept his credit with his purse:

1052Supported his estate, nay Timons money

1053Has paid his men their wages. He ne're drinkes,

1054But Timons Siluer treads vpon his Lip,

1055And yet, oh see the monstrousnesse of man,

1056When he lookes out in an vngratefull shape;

1057He does deny him (in respect of his)

1058What charitable men affoord to Beggers.

10593 Religion grones at it.

10601 For mine owne part, I neuer tasted Timon in my life

1061Nor came any of his bounties ouer me,

1062To marke me for his Friend. Yet I protest,

1063For his right Noble minde, illustrious Vertue,

1064And Honourable Carriage,

1065Had his necessity made vse of me,

1066I would haue put my wealth into Donation,

1067And the best halfe should haue return'd to him,

1068So much I loue his heart: But I perceiue,

1069Men must learne now with pitty to dispence,

1070For Policy sits aboue Conscience. Exeunt.

1073Semp. Must he needs trouble me in't? Hum.

1074'Boue all others?

1075He might haue tried Lord Lucius, or Lucullus,

1076And now Ventidgius is wealthy too,

1077Whom he redeem'd from prison. All these

1078Owes their estates vnto him.

1079Ser. My Lord,

1080They haue all bin touch'd, and found Base-Mettle,

1081For they haue all denied him.

1082Semp. How? Haue they deny'de him?

1083Has Ventidgius and Lucullus deny'de him,

1084And does he send to me? Three? Humh?

1085It shewes but little loue, or iudgement in him.

1086Must I be his last Refuge? His Friends (like Physitians)

1087Thriue, giue him ouer: Must I take th'Cure vpon me?

1088Has much disgrac'd me in't, I'me angry at him,

1089That might haue knowne my place. I see no sense for't,

1090But his Occasions might haue wooed me first:

1091For in my conscience, I was the first man

1092That ere receiued guift from him.

1093And does he thinke so backwardly of me now,

1094That Ile requite it last? No:

1095So it may proue an Argument of Laughter

1096To th'rest, and 'mong'st Lords be thought a Foole:

1097I'de rather then the worth of thrice the summe,

1098Had sent to me first, but for my mindes sake:

1099I'de such a courage to do him good. But now returne,

1100And with their faint reply, this answer ioyne;

1101Who bates mine Honor, shall not know my Coyne. Exit

1102Ser. Excellent: Your Lordships a goodly Villain: the

1103diuell knew not what he did, when hee made man Poli-

1104ticke; he crossed himselfe by't: and I cannot thinke, but

1105in the end, the Villanies of man will set him cleere. How

1106fairely this Lord striues to appeare foule? Takes Vertu-

1107ous Copies to be wicked: like those, that vnder hotte ar-

1108dent zeale, would set whole Realmes on fire, of such a na-

1109ture is his politike loue.

1110This was my Lords best hope, now all are fled

1111Saue onely the Gods. Now his Friends are dead,

1112Doores that were ne're acquainted with their Wards

1113Many a bounteous yeere, must be imploy'd

1114Now to guard sure their Master:

1115And this is all a liberall course allowes,

1116Who cannot keepe his wealth, must keep his house. Exit.

1120Var. man. Well met, goodmorrow Titus & Hortensius