25492404Aga. Here art thou in appointment fresh and faire,

25502405Anticipating time. With starting courage,

25512406Giue with thy trumpet a loude note to Troy

25522407Thou dreadfull Aiax that the appauled aire,

25532408May pearce the head of the great Combatant, and hale him

25542409hither.

25552410Aiax. Thou, trumpet, ther's my purse,

25562411Now cracke thy lungs, and split thy brasen pipe:

25572412Blow villaine, till thy sphered Bias cheeke,

25582413Out-swell the collick of puft Aquilon,

25592414Come stretch thy chest, and let thy eyes spout bloud:

25602415Thou blowest for Hector.

25612416Vliss No trumpet answers.

25622417Achil. Tis but early daies.

25632418Aga. Is not yond Diomed with Calcas daughter.

25642419Vliss. Tis he, I ken the manner of his gate,

25652420He rises on the too: that spirit of his

25662421In aspiration lifts him from the earth.

25672422Aga. Is this the Lady Cressid?

25682423Diom. Euen she.

25692424Aga. Most deerely welcome to the Greekes sweete Lady.

25712425Nest. Our generall doth salute you with a kisse.

25722426Vliss. Yet is the kindnesse but perticular, twere better shee

25732427were kist in general.

25742428Nest. And very courtly counsell. Ile beginne: so much for (Nestor.

25762429Achil. Ile take that winter from your lips faire Lady,

25772430Achilles bids you welcome.

25782431Men. I had good argument for kissing once.

25792432Patro. But thats no argument for kissing now,

25802433For thus pop't Paris in his hardiment,

2580.12434And parted thus, you and your argument.

I Vliss.

25812435Vliss. Oh deadly gall and theame of all our scornes,

25822436For which we loose our heads to guild his hornes.

25832437Patro. The first was Menelaus kisse this mine,

25842438Patroclus kisses you.

25852439Mene. Oh this is trim.

25862440Patr. Paris and I kisse euermore for him.

25872441Mene. Ile haue my kisse sir? Lady by your leaue.

25882442Cres. In kissing do you render or recciue.

25892443Patr. Both take and giue.

25902444Cres. Ile make my match to liue,

25912445The kisse you take is better then you giue: therefore no kisse.

25932446Mene. Ile giue you boote, ile giue you three for one.

25942447Cres. You are an od man giue euen or giue none.

25952448Mene. An odde man Lady, euery man is odde.

25962449Cres. No Paris is nor, for you know tis true,

25972450That you are odde and he is euen with you.

25982451Mene. You fillip me a'th head.

25992452Cres. No ile be sworne.

26002453Vliss. It were no match, your naile against his horne,

26012454May I sweete Lady begge a kisse of you.

26022455Cres. You may. Uliss I do desire it.

26042456Cres. Why begge then.

26052457Vlis. Why then for Venus sake giue me a kisse,

26062458When Hellen is a maide againe and his -------------

26072459Cres. I am your debtor, claime it when tis due.

26082460Vlis. Neuers my day, and then a kisse of you.

26092461Diom. Lady a word, ile bring you to your father.

26102462Nest. A woman of quick sence.

26112463Vliss. Fie, fie vpon her,

26122464Ther's language in her eye, her cheeke her lip,

26132465Nay her foote speakes, her wanton spirits looke out

26142466At euery ioynt and motiue of her body,

26152467Oh these encounterers so glib of tongue,

26162468That giue a coasting welcome ere it comes.

26172469And wide vnclapse the tables of their thoughts,

26182470To euery ticklish reader, set them downe,

26192471For sluttish spoiles of opportunity:

26202472And daughters of the game. Flowrish enter all of Troy.

26232473All. The Troyans trumpet.

26242474Agam. Yonder comes the troup.

26252475AEne. Haile all the state of Greece: what shalbe done,

26262476To him that victory commands, or doe you purpose,

26272477A victor shalbe knowne, will you the knights

26282478Shall to the edge of all extremity

26292479Pursue each other, or shall they be diuided,

26302480By any voice or order of the field, Hector bad aske?

26312481Aga. Which way would Hector haue it?

26322482AEne. He cares not, heele obay condicions.

26332483Aga: Tis done like Hector, but securely done,

26342484A little proudly, and great deale misprising:

26352485The knight oppos'd.

26362486AEne. If not Achilles sir, what is your name?

26372487Achil. If not Achilles nothing:

26382488Ene: Therefore Achilles, but what ere know this,

26392489In the extremity of great and little:

26402490Valour and pride excell themselues in Hector

26412491The one almost as infinite as all,

26422492The other blanke as nothing, way him well:

26432493And that which lookes like pride is curtesie,

26442494This Aiax is halfe made of Hectors bloud,

26452495In loue whereof, halfe Hector staies at home,

26462496Halfe heart, halfe hand, halfe Hector comes to seeke:

26472497This blended knight halfe Troyan, and halfe Greeke.

26482498Achil. A maiden battell then, Oh I perceiue you.

26492499Aga. Here is sir Diomed? go gentle knight,

26502500Stand by our Aiax. As you and Lord Eneas

26512501Consent vpon the order of their fight,

26522502So be it, either to the vttermost,

26532503Or els a breath, the combatants being kin,

26542504Halfe stints their strife, before their strokes begin.

26562505Vlisses: what Troyan is that same that lookes so heauy?

26572506Vlis. The yongest sonne of Priam, a true knight,

26592507Not yet mature, yet matchlesse firme of word,

26602508Speaking deeds, and deedlesse in his tongue,

26612509Not soone prouok't nor beeing prouok't soone calm'd,

26622510His heart and hand both open and both free.

I2 For

26632511For what he has he giues, what thinkes he shewes,

26642512Yet giues hee not till iudgement guide his bounty,

26652513Nor dignifies an impare thought with breath;

26662514Manly as Hector, but more dangerous,

26672515For Hector in his blaze of wrath subscribes

26682516To tender obiects, but he in heate of action,

26692517Is more vindicatiue then iealous loue.

26702518They call him Troylus, and on him erect,

26712519A second hope as fairely built as Hector:

26722520Thus saies AEneas one that knowes the youth,

26732521Euen to his ynches: and with priuate soule

26742522Did in great Illion thus translate him to me. Alarum.

26752523Aga. They are in action.

26762524Nest. Now Aiax hould thine owne.

26772525Troy. Hector thou sleep'st awake thee.

26782526Aga. His blowes are well dispo'd, there Aiax. trumpets cease

26792527Diom. You must no more.

26802528AEne. Princes enough so please you.

26812529Aiax. I am not warme yet, let vs fight againe.

26822530Diom. As Hector pleases.

26832531Hect. Why then will I no more,

26842532Thou art great Lord my fathers sisters Sonne,

26852533A couzen german to great Priams seede,

26862534The obligation of our bloud forbids,

26872535A gory emulation twixt vs twaine:

26882536Were thy commixtion Greeke and Troyan so,

26892537That thou couldst say this hand is Grecian all:

26902538And this is Troyan, the sinnewes of this legge

26912539All Greeke, and this all Troy: my mothers bloud,

26922540Runnes on the dexter cheeke, and this sinister

26932541Bounds in my fathers. By Ioue multipotent

26942542Thou shouldst not beare from mee a Greekish member,

26952543Wherein my sword had not impressure made.

26962544But the iust Gods gainsay,

26972545That any day thou borrowd'st from thy mother,

26982546My sacred Aunt, should by my mortal sword,

26992547Be drained. Let me embrace thee Aiax:

27002548By him that thunders thou hast lusty armes,

27012549Hector would haue them fall vpon him thus.

27022550Cozen all honor to thee.

27032551Aiax. I thanke thee Hector,

27042552Thou art to gentle, and too free a man,

27052553I came to kill thee cozen, and beare hence,

27062554A great addition earned in thy death.

27072555Hect. Not Neoptolymus so mirable,

27082556On whose bright crest, fame with her lowdst (O yes)

27092557Cries, this is he, could promise to himselfe,

27102558A thought of added honor, torne from Hector.

27112559AEne. There is expectance heere from both the sides,

27122560What further you will do.

27132561Hect. Weele answer it,

27142562The issue is embracement, Aiax farewell.

27152563Aiax. If I might in entreaties finde successe,

27162564As seld I haue the chance, I would desire,

27172565My famous cosin to our Grecian tents.

27182566Diom. Tis Agamemnons wish, and great Achilles

27192567Doth long to see vnarm'd the valiant Hector.

27202568Hect. AEneas call my brother Troylus to me.

27212569And signifie this louing enterview

27222570To the expectors of our Troyan part,

27232571Desire them home. Giue me thy hand my Cozen.

27242572I will go eate with thee, and see your Knights.

27262573Aiax. Great Agamemnon comes to mecte vs heere.

27272574Hect. The worthiest of them, tell me name by name:

27282575But for Achilles my owne searching eyes,

27292576Shall finde him by his large and portly size.

27302577Agam. Worthy all armes, as welcome as to one,

27312578That would be rid of such an enemy.

27382579From heart of very heart, great Hector welcome.

27392580Hect. I thanke thee most imperious Agamemnon.

27402581Agam. My well-fam'd Lord of Troy, no lesse to you.

27412582Mene. Let me confirme my princely brothers greeting:

27422583You brace of warlike brothers: welcome hether.

27432584Hect. Who must we answer?

27442585AEne. The noble Menelaus.

27452586Hect. O you my Lord, by Mars his gauntlet thankes,

I3 (Mock

27462587(Mock not thy affect, the vntraded earth)

27472588Your quandom wife sweares still byVenus gloue,

27482589Shees well, but bad me not commend her to you.

27492590Men. Name her not now sir, shee's a deadly theame.

27502591Hect. O pardon, I offend.

27512592Nest. I haue thou gallant Troyan seene thee oft,

27522593Laboring for destiny, make cruell way,

27532594Through rankes of Greekish youth, and I haue seene thee

27542595As hot as Perseus, spurre thy Phrigian steed,

27552596Despising many forfaits and subduments,

27562597When thou hast hung th'aduanced sword ith'ayre,

27572598Not letting it decline on the declined,

27582599That I haue said to some my standers by,

27592600Loe Iupiter is yonder dealing life.

27602601And I haue seene thee pause, and take thy breath,

27612602When that a ring of Greekes haue shrupd thee in,

27622603Like an Olympian wrastling. This haue I seene,

27632604But this thy countenance still lockt in steele,

27642605I neuer saw till now: I knew thy grand-sire,

27652606And once fought with him, he was a soldier good,

27662607But by great Mars the Captaine of vs all,

27672608Neuer like thee: O let an old man embrace thee,

27682609And worthy warriour welcome to our tents.

27692610AEne. Tis the old Nestor.

27702611Hect. Let me embrace thee good old Chronicle,

27712612That hast so long walkt hand in hand with time,

27722613Most reuerend Nestor, I am glad to claspe thee.

27732614Nest. I would my armes could match thee in contention.

27752615Hect. I would they could.

27762616Nest. Ha? by this white beard Ide fight with thee to mor-(row.

27772617Well, welcome, welcome, I haue seene the time.

27782618Vlis. I wonder now how yonder Citty stands,

27792619When we haue here her base and piller by vs?

27802620Hect. I know your fauour lord Vlisses well,

27812621Ah sir, there's many a Greeke and Troyan dead,

27822622Since first I saw your selfe and Diomed,

27832623In Illion on your Greekish embassie.

27842624Vlis. Sir I foretold you then what would ensue,

27852625My prophecie is but halfe his iourney yet,

27862626For yonder walls that pertly front your towne,

27872627Yon towers, whose wanton tops do busse the clouds,

27882628Must kisse their owne feete.

27892629Hect. I must not beleeue you.

27902630There they stand yet, and modestly I thinke,

27912631The fall of euery Phrigian stone will cost,

27922632A drop of Grecian bloud: the end crownes all,

27932633And that old common arbitrator Time, will one day end it.

27952634Vlis. So to him we leaue it.

27962635Most gentle and most valiant Hector, welcome:

27972636After the Generall, I beseech you next

27982637To feast with me, and see me at my tent.

27992638Achil. I shall forestall thee lord Vlisses thou:

28002639Now Hector I haue fed mine eyes on thee,

28012640I haue with exact view perusde thee Hector, & quoted ioynt(by ioint.

28032641Hect. Is this Achilles? Achil. I am Achilles.

28052642Hect. Stand faire I pray thee, let me looke on thee,

28062643Achil. Behold thy fill.

28072644Hect. Nay I haue done already.

28082645Achil. Thou art too briefe, I will the second time,

28092646As I would buie thee, view thee lim by lim,

28102647Hect. O like a booke of sport thou'lt read me ore:

28112648But ther's more in me then thou vnderstandst,

28122649Why doost thou so oppresse me with thine eye.

28132650Achil. Tell me you heauens, in which part of his body

28142651Shall I destroy him: whether there, or there, or there,

28152652That I may giue the locall wound a name,

28162653And make distinct the very breach, whereout

28172654Hectors great spirit flew: answer me heauens.

28182655Hect. It would discredit the blest gods, proud man,

28192656To answer such a question: stand againe,

28202657Thinkst thou to catch my life so pleasantly,

28212658As to prenominate in nice coniecture,

28222659Where thou wilt hit me dead.

28232660Achil. I tell rhee yea.

28242661Hect. Wert thou an Oracle to tell me so,

28252662Ide not beleeue thee. Hence-forth gard thee well,

28262663For Ile not kill thee there, nor there, nor there,

28272664But by the forge that stichied Mars his helme.

28282665Ile kill thee euerywhere, yea ore and ore.

28292666You wisest Grecians, pardon me this brag,

28302667His insolence drawes folly from my lips,

28312668But ile endeuour deeds to match these words,

28322669Or may I neuer--------- ----

28332670Aiax. Do not chafe thee cozen.

28342671And you Achilles, let these threats alone,

28352672Till accident or purpose bring you too't,

28362673You may haue euery day enough of Hector,

28372674If you haue stomack. The generall state I feare,

28382675Can scarce entreate you to be odde with him.

28392676Hect.I pray you let vs see you in the field,

28402677We haue had pelting warres since you refusd, the Grecians(cause.

28422678Achil. Doost thou entreate me Hector?

28432679Tomorow do I meet thee fell as death:tonight all friends.

28452680Hect. Thy hand vpon that match.

28462681Agam. First all you Peeres of Greece, go to my tent,

28472682There in the full conuiue we: afterwards

28482683As Hectors leisure, and your bounties shall

28492684Concurre together, seuerally entreate him

28502685To taste your bounties, let the trumpets blowe,

28512686That this great souldier may his welcome know. Exeunt.

28522687Troy. My Lord Ulisses, tell me I beseech you,

28532688In what place of the field doth Calcas keepe.

28542689Ulis. At Menelaus tent, most princely Troylus:

28552690There Diomed doth feast with him to night,

28562691Who neither lookes vpon the heauen nor earth,

28572692But giues all gaze, and bent of amorous view,

28582693On the faire Cresseid.

28592694Troyl. Shall I sweete Lord be bound to you so much,

28602695After we part from Agamemnons tent,

28612696To bring me thether.

28622697Ulis. You shall command me sir.

28632698But gentle tell me of what honor was

28642699This Cressida in Troy? had she no louer there

28652700That wailes her absence?

28662701Tro. O sir to such as bosting shew their skarres,

28672702A mocke is due; will you walke on my Lord,

28682703Shee was beloued my Lord, she is, and doth,

28692704But still sweet loue is food for fortunes tooth. Exeunt.