1830As false as Cressid.

1831Pand. Go too, a bargaine made: seale it, seale it, Ile

1832be the witnesse here I hold your hand: here my Cousins,

1833if euer you proue false one to another, since I haue taken

1834such paines to bring you together, let all pittifull goers

1835betweene be cal'd to the worlds end after my name: call

1836them all Panders; let all constant men be Troylusses, all

1837false women Cressids, and all brokers betweene, Panders:

1838say, Amen.

1839Troy. Amen.

1840Cres. Amen.

1841Pan. Amen.

1842Whereupon I will shew you a Chamber, which bed, be-

1843cause it shall not speake of your prettie encounters, presse

1844it to death: away.

1845And Cupid grant all tong-tide Maidens heere,

1846Bed, Chamber, and Pander, to prouide this geere. Exeunt.

1849Cal. Now Princes for the seruice I haue done you,

1850Th'aduantage of the time promps me aloud,

1851To call for recompence: appeare it to your minde,

1852That through the sight I beare in things to loue,

1853I haue abandon'd Troy, left my possession,

1854Incur'd a Traitors name, expos'd my selfe,

1855From certaine and possest conueniences,

1856To doubtfull fortunes, sequestring from me all

1857That time, acquaintance, custome and condition,

1858Made tame, and most familiar to my nature:

1859And here to doe you seruice am become,

1860As new into the world, strange, vnacquainted.

1861I doe beseech you, as in way of taste,

1862To giue me now a little benefit:

1863Out of those many registred in promise,

1864Which you say, liue to come in my behalfe.

1865Agam. What would'st thou of vs Troian? make

1866demand?

1867Cal. You haue a Troian prisoner, cal'd Anthenor,

1868Yesterday tooke: Troy holds him very deere.

1869Oft haue you (often haue you, thankes therefore)

1870Desir'd my Cressia in right great exchange.

1871Whom Troy hath still deni'd: but this Anthenor,

1872I know is such a wrest in their affaires;

1873That their negotiations all must slacke,

1874Wanting his mannage: and they will almost,

1875Giue vs a Prince of blood, a Sonne of Priam,

1876In change of him. Let him be sent great Princes,

1877And he shall buy my Daughter: and her presence,

1878Shall quite strike off all seruice I haue done,

1879In most accepted paine.

1880Aga. Let Diomedes beare him,

1881And bring vs Cressid hither: Calcas shall haue

1882What he requests of vs: good Diomed

1883Furnish you fairely for this enterchange;

1884Withall bring word, if Hector will to morrow

1885Be answer'd in his challenge. Aiax is ready.

1886Dio. This shall I vndertake, and 'tis a burthen

1887Which I am proud to beare. Exit.

1889Vlis. Achilles stands i'th entrance of his Tent;

1890Please it our Generall to passe strangely by him,

1891As if he were forgot: and Princes all,

1892Lay negligent and loose regard vpon him;

1893I will come last, 'tis like heele question me,

1894Why such vnplausiue eyes are bent? why turn'd on him?

1895If so, I haue derision medicinable,

1896To vse betweene your strangenesse and his pride,

1897Which his owne will shall haue desire to drinke;

1898It may doe good, pride hath no other glasse

1899To show it selfe, but pride: for supple knees,

1900Feede arrogance, and are the proud mans fees.

1901Agam. Weele execute your purpose, and put on

1902A forme of strangenesse as we passe along,

1903So doe each Lord, and either greete him not,

1904Or else disdainfully, which shall shake him more,

1905Then if not lookt on. I will lead the way.

1906Achil. What comes the Generall to speake with me?

1907You know my minde, Ile fight no more 'gainst Troy.

1908Aga. What saies Achilles, would he ought with vs?

1909Nes. Would you my Lord ought with the Generall?

1910Achil. No.

1911Nes. Nothing my Lord.

1912Aga. The better.

1913Achil. Good day, good day.

1914Men. How doe you? how doe you?

1915Achi. What, do's the Cuckold scorne me?

1916Aiax. How now Patroclus?

1917Achil. Good morrow Aiax?

1918Aiax. Ha.

1919Achil. Good morrow.

1920Aiax. I, and good next day too. Exeunt.

1921Achil. What meane these fellowes? know they not

1922Achilles?

1923Patr. They passe by strangely: they were vs'd to bend

1924To send their smiles before them to Achilles:

1925To come as humbly as they vs'd to creepe to holy Altars.

1926Achil. What am I poore of late?

1927'Tis certaine, greatnesse once falne out with fortune,

1928Must fall out with men too: what the declin'd is,

1929He shall as soone reade in the eyes of others,

1930As feele in his owne fall: for men like butter-flies,

1931Shew not their mealie wings, but to the Summer:

1932And not a man for being simply man,

1933Hath any honour; but honour'd for those honours

1934That are without him; as place, riches, and fauour,

1935Prizes of accident, as oft as merit:

1936Which when they fall, as being slippery standers;

1937The loue that leand on them as slippery too,

1938Doth one plucke downe another, and together

1939Dye in the fall. But 'tis not so with me;

1940Fortune and I are friends, I doe enioy

1941At ample point, all that I did possesse,

1942Saue these mens lookes: who do me thinkes finde out

1943Something not worth in me such rich beholding,

1944As they haue often giuen. Here is Ulisses,

1945Ile interrupt his reading: how now Vlisses?

1946Vlis. Now great Thetis Sonne.

1947Achil. What are you reading?

1948Vlis. A strange fellow here

1949Writes me, that man, how dearely euer parted,

1950How much in hauing, or without, or in,

1951Cannot make boast to haue that which he hath;

1952Nor feeles not what he owes, but by reflection:

1953As when his vertues shining vpon others,

1954Heate them, and they retort that heate againe

1955To the first giuer.

1956Achil. This is not strange Vlisses:

1957The beautie that is borne here in the face,

1958The bearer knowes not, but commends it selfe,

1959Not going from it selfe: but eye to eye oppos'd,