2675Tell me (for you seeme to be honest plaine men) what you

2676haue to the King: being something gently consider'd, Ile

2677bring you where he is aboord, tender your persons to his

2678presence, whisper him in your behalfes; and if it be in

2679man, besides the King, to effect your Suites, here is man

2680shall doe it.

2681Clow. He seemes to be of great authoritie: close with

2682him, giue him Gold; and though Authoritie be a stub-

2683borne Beare, yet hee is oft led by the Nose with Gold:

2684shew the in-side of your Purse to the out-side of his

2685hand, and no more adoe. Remember ston'd, and flay'd

2686aliue.

2687Shep. And't please you (Sir) to vndertake the Businesse

2688for vs, here is that Gold I haue: Ile make it as much

2689more, and leaue this young man in pawne, till I bring it

2690you.

2691Aut. After I haue done what I promised?

2692Shep. I Sir.

2693Aut. Well, giue me the Moitie: Are you a partie in

2694this Businesse?

2695Clow. In some sort, Sir: but though my case be a pit-

2696tifull one, I hope I shall not be flayd out of it.

2697Aut. Oh, that's the case of the Shepheards Sonne:

2698hang him, hee'le be made an example.

2699Clow. Comfort, good comfort: We must to the King,

2700and shew our strange sights: he must know 'tis none of

2701your Daughter, nor my Sister: wee are gone else. Sir, I

2702will giue you as much as this old man do's, when the Bu-

2703sinesse is performed, and remaine (as he sayes) your pawne

2704till it be brought you.

2705Aut. I will trust you. Walke before toward the Sea-

2706side, goe on the right hand, I will but looke vpon the

2707Hedge, and follow you.

2708Clow. We are bless'd, in this man: as I may say, euen

2709bless'd.

2710Shep. Let's before, as he bids vs: he was prouided to

2711doe vs good.

2712Aut. If I had a mind to be honest, I see Fortune would

2713not suffer mee: shee drops Booties in my mouth. I am

2714courted now with a double occasion: (Gold, and a means

2715to doe the Prince my Master good; which, who knowes

2716how that may turne backe to my aduancement?) I will

2717bring these two Moales, these blind-ones, aboord him: if

2718he thinke it fit to shoare them againe, and that the Com-

2719plaint they haue to the King, concernes him nothing, let

2720him call me Rogue, for being so farre officious, for I am

2721proofe against that Title, and what shame else belongs

2722to't: To him will I present them, there may be matter in

2723it. Exeunt.

2727Cleo. Sir, you haue done enough, and haue perform'd

2728A Saint-like Sorrow: No fault could you make,

2729Which you haue not redeem'd; indeed pay'd downe

2730More penitence, then done trespas: At the last

2731Doe, as the Heauens haue done; forget your euill,

2732With them, forgiue your selfe.

2733Leo. Whilest I remember

2734Her, and her Vertues, I cannot forget

2735My blemishes in them, and so still thinke of

2736The wrong I did my selfe: which was so much,

2737That Heire-lesse it hath made my Kingdome, and

2738Destroy'd the sweet'st Companion, that ere man

2739Bred his hopes out of, true.

2740Paul. Too true (my Lord:)

2741If one by one, you wedded all the World,

2742Or from the All that are, tooke something good,

2743To make a perfect Woman; she you kill'd,

2744Would be vnparallell'd.

2745Leo. I thinke so. Kill'd?

2746She I kill'd? I did so: but thou strik'st me

2747Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter

2748Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought. Now, good now,

2749Say so but seldome.

2750Cleo. Not at all, good Lady:

2751You might haue spoken a thousand things, that would

2752Haue done the time more benefit, and grac'd

2753Your kindnesse better.

2754Paul. You are one of those

2755Would haue him wed againe.

2756Dio. If you would not so,

2757You pitty not the State, nor the Remembrance

2758Of his most Soueraigne Name: Consider little,

2759What Dangers, by his Highnesse faile of Issue,

2760May drop vpon his Kingdome, and deuoure

2761Incertaine lookers on. What were more holy,

2762Then to reioyce the former Queene is well?

2763What holyer, then for Royalties repayre,

2764For present comfort, and for future good,

2765To blesse the Bed of Maiestie againe

2766With a sweet Fellow to't?

2767Paul. There is none worthy,

2768(Respecting her that's gone:) besides the Gods

2769Will haue fulfill'd their secret purposes:

2770For ha's not the Diuine Apollo said?

2771Is't not the tenor of his Oracle,

2772That King Leontes shall not haue an Heire,

2773Till his lost Child be found? Which, that it shall,

2774Is all as monstrous to our humane reason,

2775As my Antigonus to breake his Graue,

2776And come againe to me: who, on my life,

2777Did perish with the Infant. 'Tis your councell,

2778My Lord should to the Heauens be contrary,

2779Oppose against their wills. Care not for Issue,

2780The Crowne will find an Heire. Great Alexander

2781Left his to th' Worthiest: so his Successor

2782Was like to be the best.

2783Leo. Good Paulina,

2784Who hast the memorie of Hermione

2785I know in honor: O, that euer I

2786Had squar'd me to thy councell: then, euen now,

2787I might haue look'd vpon my Queenes full eyes,

2788Haue taken Treasure from her Lippes.

2789Paul. And left them

2790More rich, for what they yeelded.

2791Leo. Thou speak'st truth:

2792No more such Wiues, therefore no Wife: one worse,

2793And better vs'd, would make her Sainted Spirit

2794Againe possesse her Corps, and on this Stage

2795(Where we Offendors now appeare) Soule-vext,

2796And begin, why to me?

2797Paul. Had she such power,

2798She had iust such cause.

2799Leo. She had, and would incense me

2800To murther her I marryed.