17011599Cres. Blind feare that seeing reason leads, finds safer foo-

17021600ting, then blind reason, stumbling without feare: to feare

17031601the worst oft cures the worse.

17041602Troy. O let my Lady apprehend no feare,

17051603In all Cupids pageant there is presented no monster.

17061604Cres. Nor nothing monstrous neither.

17071605Troy. Nothing but our vndertakings, when wee vow to

17081606weepe seas, liue in fire, eate rockes, tame Tygers, thin-

17091607king it harder for our mistresse to deuise imposition ynough

17101608then for vs to vndergoe any difficulty imposed. --

17111609This the monstruosity in loue Lady, that the will is infinite

17121610and the execution confind, that the desire is boundlesse, and

17131611the act a slaue to lymite.

17141612Cres. They say all louers sweare more performance then

17151613they are able, and yet reserue an ability that they neuer

17161614performe: vowing more then the perfection of ten: and dis-

17171615charging lesse then the tenth part of one. They that haue

17181616the voyce of Lyons, and the act of Hares are they not mon-

17191617sters?

17201618Troy. Are there such: such are not we; Praise vs as wee

17211619are tasted, allow vs as we proue: our head shall goe bare till

17221620merit louer part no affection in reuersion shall haue a praise

17231621in present: we will not name desert before his birth, and be-

17241622ing borne, his addition shall bee humble: few wordes

17251623to faire faith. Troylus shall be such to Cressid, as what en-

17261624uy can say worst shall bee a mocke for his truth, and what

17271625truth can speake truest not truer then Troylus.

17291626Cres. Will you walke in my Lord?

17311627Pand. What blushing still, haue you not done talking yet?

17331628Cres. VVell Vncle what folly I commit I dedicate to

17341629you.

17351630Pand. I thanke you for that, if my Lord gette a boy of you,

17361631youle giue him me: be true to my Lord, if he flinch chide me

17371632for it.

17381633Troy: You know now your hostages, your Vncles word and

17391634my firme faith.

17401635Pand. Nay Ile giue my word for her too: our kindred

17411636though they be long ere they bee woed, they are constant