1635of that penitent (as thou calst him) and reconciled King

1636my brother, whose losse of his most precious Queene &

1637Children, are euen now to be a-fresh lamented. Say to

1638me, when saw'st thou the Prince Florizell my son? Kings

1639are no lesse vnhappy, their issue, not being gracious, then

1640they are in loosing them, when they haue approued their

1641Vertues.

1642Cam. Sir, it is three dayes since I saw the Prince: what

1643his happier affayres may be, are to me vnknowne: but I

1644haue (missingly) noted, he is of late much retyred from

1645Court, and is lesse frequent to his Princely exercises then

1646formerly he hath appeared.

1647Pol. I haue considered so much (Camillo) and with

1648some care, so farre, that I haue eyes vnder my seruice,

1649which looke vpon his remouednesse: from whom I haue

1650this Intelligence, that he is seldome from the house of a

1651most homely shepheard: a man (they say) that from very

1652nothing, and beyond the imagination of his neighbors,

1653is growne into an vnspeakable estate.

1654Cam. I haue heard (sir) of such a man, who hath a

1655daughter of most rare note: the report of her is extended

1656more, then can be thought to begin from such a cottage

1657Pol. That's likewise part of my Intelligence: but (I

1658feare) the Angle that pluckes our sonne thither. Thou

1659shalt accompany vs to the place, where we will (not ap-

1660pearing what we are) haue some question with the shep-

1661heard; from whose simplicity, I thinke it not vneasie to

1662get the cause of my sonnes resort thether. 'Prethe be my

1663present partner in this busines, and lay aside the thoughts

1664of Sicillia.

1665Cam. I willingly obey your command.

1666Pol. My best Camillo, we must disguise our selues. Exit

1681I haue seru'd Prince Florizell, and in my time wore three

1682pile, but now I am out of seruice.

1691My Trafficke is sheetes: when the Kite builds, looke to

1692lesser Linnen. My Father nam'd me Autolicus, who be-

1693ing (as I am) lytter'd vnder Mercurie, was likewise a

1694snapper-vp of vnconsidered trifles: With Dye and drab,

1695I purchas'd this Caparison, and my Reuennew is the silly

1696Cheate. Gallowes, and Knocke, are too powerfull on

1697the Highway. Beating and hanging are terrors to mee:

1698For the life to come, I sleepe out the thought of it. A

1699prize, a prize.

1701Clo. Let me see, euery Leauen-weather toddes, euery

1702tod yeeldes pound and odde shilling: fifteene hundred

1703shorne, what comes the wooll too?

1704Aut. If the sprindge hold, the Cocke's mine.

1705Clo. I cannot do't without Compters. Let mee see,

1706what am I to buy for our Sheepe-shearing-Feast? Three

1707pound of Sugar, fiue pound of Currence, Rice: What

1708will this sister of mine do with Rice? But my father hath

1709made her Mistris of the Feast, and she layes it on. Shee

1710hath made-me four and twenty Nose-gayes for the shea-

1711rers (three-man song-men, all, and very good ones) but

1712they are most of them Meanes and Bases; but one Puri-

1713tan amongst them, and he sings Psalmes to horne-pipes.

1714I must haue Saffron to colour the Warden Pies, Mace:

1715Dates, none: that's out of my note: Nutmegges, seuen;

1716a Race or two of Ginger, but that I may begge: Foure

1717pound of Prewyns, and as many of Reysons o'th Sun.

1718Aut. Oh, that euer I was borne.

1719Clo. I'th' name of me.

1720Aut. Oh helpe me, helpe mee: plucke but off these

1721ragges: and then, death, death.

1722Clo. Alacke poore soule, thou hast need of more rags

1723to lay on thee, rather then haue these off.

1724Aut. Oh sir, the loathsomnesse of them offend mee,

1725more then the stripes I haue receiued, which are mightie

1726ones and millions.

1727Clo. Alas poore man, a million of beating may come

1728to a great matter.

1729Aut. I am rob'd sir, and beaten: my money, and ap-

1730parrell tane from me, and these detestable things put vp-

1731on me.

1732Clo. What, by a horse-man, or a foot-man?

1733Aut. A footman (sweet sir) a footman.

1734Clo. Indeed, he should be a footman, by the garments

1735he has left with thee: If this bee a horsemans Coate, it

1736hath seene very hot seruice. Lend me thy hand, Ile helpe

1737thee. Come, lend me thy hand.

1738Aut. Oh good sir, tenderly, oh.

1739Clo. Alas poore soule.

1740Aut. Oh good sir, softly, good sir: I feare (sir) my

1741shoulder-blade is out.

1742Clo. How now? Canst stand?

1743Aut. Softly, deere sir: good sir, softly: you ha done

1744me a charitable office.

1745Clo. Doest lacke any mony? I haue a little mony for

1746thee.

1747Aut. No, good sweet sir: no, I beseech you sir: I haue

1748a Kinsman not past three quarters of a mile hence, vnto

1749whome I was going: I shall there haue money, or anie

1750thing I want: Offer me no money I pray you, that killes

1751my heart.

1752Clow. What manner of Fellow was hee that robb'd

1753you?

1754Aut. A fellow (sir) that I haue knowne to goe about

1755with Troll-my-dames: I knew him once a seruant of the

1756Prince: I cannot tell good sir, for which of his Ver-

1757tues it was, but hee was certainely Whipt out of the

1758Court.