Part 13

_Par._ Well, I shall be wiser.

_Laf._ Ev'n as soon as thou canst, for thou hast to pull at a smack o' the contrary. If ever thou be'st bound in thy scarf and beaten, thou shalt find what it is to be proud of 220 thy bondage. I have a desire to hold my acquaintance with thee, or rather my knowledge, that I may say in the default, he is a man I know.

_Par._ My lord, you do me most insupportable vexation.

_Laf._ I would it were hell-pains for thy sake, and my 225 poor doing eternal: for doing I am past; as I will by thee, in what motion age will give me leave. [_Exit._

_Par._ Well, thou hast a son shall take this disgrace off me; scurvy, old, filthy, scurvy lord! Well, I must be patient; there is no fettering of authority. I'll beat him, by 230 my life, if I can meet him with any convenience, an he were double and double a lord. I'll have no more pity of his age than I would have of--I'll beat him, an if I could but meet him again.

_Re-enter_ LAFEU.

_Laf._ Sirrah, your lord and master's married; there's 235 news for you: you have a new mistress.

_Par._ I most unfeignedly beseech your lordship to make some reservation of your wrongs: he is my good lord: whom I serve above is my master.

_Laf._ Who? God? 240

_Par._ Ay, sir.

_Laf._ The devil it is that's thy master. Why dost thou garter up thy arms o' this fashion? dost make hose of thy sleeves? do other servants so? Thou wert best set thy lower part where thy nose stands. By mine honour, if I were but 245 two hours younger, I'd beat thee: methinks't, thou art a general offence, and every man should beat thee: I think thou wast created for men to breathe themselves upon thee.

_Par._ This is hard and undeserved measure, my lord.

_Laf._ Go to, sir; you were beaten in Italy for picking a 250 kernel out of a pomegranate; you are a vagabond, and no true traveller: you are more saucy with lords and honourable personages than the commission of your birth and virtue gives you heraldry. You are not worth another word, else I'd call you knave. I leave you. [_Exit._ 255

_Par._ Good, very good; it is so then: good, very good; let it be concealed awhile.

_Re-enter_ BERTRAM.

_Ber._ Undone, and forfeited to cares for ever!

_Par._ What's the matter, sweet-heart?

_Ber._ Although before the solemn priest I have sworn, 260 I will not bed her.

_Par._ What, what, sweet-heart?

_Ber._ O my Parolles, they have married me! I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her.

_Par._ France is a dog-hole, and it no more merits 265 The tread of a man's foot: to the wars!

_Ber._ There's letters from my mother: what the import is, I know not yet.

_Par._ Ay, that would be known. To the wars, my boy, to the wars!

He wears his honour in a box unseen, 270 That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home. Spending his manly marrow in her arms, Which should sustain the bound and high curvet Of Mars's fiery steed. To other regions France is a stable; we that dwell in't jades; 275 Therefore, to the war!

_Ber._ It shall be so: I'll send her to my house, Acquaint my mother with my hate to her, And wherefore I am fled; write to the king That which I durst not speak: his present gift 280 Shall furnish me to those Italian fields, Where noble fellows strike: war is no strife To the dark house and the detested wife.

_Par._ Will this capriccio hold in thee, art sure?

_Ber._ Go with me to my chamber, and advise me. 285 I'll send her straight away: to-morrow I'll to the wars, she to her single sorrow.

_Par._ Why, these balls bound; there's noise in it. 'Tis hard: A young man married is a man that's marr'd: Therefore away, and leave her bravely; go: 290 The king has done you wrong: but, hush, 'tis so. [_Exeunt._

LINENOTES:

## SCENE III.] SCENE V. Pope.

[1] Laf.] Ol. Laf. Ff (and throughout the scene).

_and_] _yet_ Anon. apud Halliwell.

[2] _persons_] _person_ F3 F4. _reasons_ Long MS.

_familiar, things_] Theobald. _familiar things_ Ff. _familiar things,_ Steevens.

[6] Par.] Ber. S. Walker conj.

[7] _latter_] _later_ Hanmer.

[8] Ber.] Par. S. Walker conj.

[10, 11] Par. _So ... Paracelsus._ Laf. _Of all ..._] Par. _So I say._ Laf. _Both ... Paracelsus, of all ..._ Johnson conj. Par. _So I say._ Laf. _Both ... Paracelsus._ Par. _So I say._ Laf. _Of all ..._ Edd. conj.

[11] Laf.] Ol. Laf. F1 F3 F4. Ol. Fal. F2.

[16] _a--_] _an--_ Rowe.

[20] _in showing_] _in shewing_ F1 F2. _in the shewing_ F3 F4. _a showing_ Rann (Tyrwhitt conj.).

[23] _it; ... said the_] _it, ... said the_ F4. _it, ... said, the_ F1 F2 F3. _it, ... said; the_ Capell.

[24] _dolphin_] _Dauphin_ Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

_'fore_] Capell. _fore_ F1. _for_ F2 F3 F4.

[27] _facinerious_] Ff. _facinorous_ Steevens.

[31-34] Laf. _In a most weak--_ Par. _And ... king, as to be_--] Laf. _In a most ... king._ Par. _As to be_-- Rann (Johnson conj.). Laf. _In ... weak_-- Par. _Ay, so I say._ Laf. _And debile ... king, as to be_ [after a pause] _generally thankful_ Edd. conj.

[33] _give us a further_] _give us a further_ Warburton.

[34] _alone_] F1. _only_ F2 F3 F4.

[36] SCENE VI. Pope.

_say_] F1. _said_ F2 F3 F4

[37] Enter ...] Ff (after line 35).

[38] _Lustig_] _Lustique_ F1 F2. _Lustick_ F3 F4. _Lustigh_ Capell.

[39] _whilst_] F1. _while_ F2 F3 F4.

[40] _coranto_] _carranto_ Ff. _corranto_ Rowe.

[41] _Mort du vinaigre_] _Mor du vinager_ Ff. _Mort du vainqueur_ Collier.

[43] Exeunt some attendants. Capell.

[51] _sovereign_] _sovereign's_ Collier MS.

[54, 55] _mistress Fall,_] Rowe. _mistress; Fall_ Ff.

[54] [coming from her Seat, and addressing herself to the Lords. Capell.

[55] _marry ... one!_] Par. _Marry ... one!_ Tyrwhitt conj.

[58] _writ_] _with_ Collier MS.

[60] [She addresses her to a Lord. Ff.

[60, 61] _Gentlemen ... health_] Arranged as in Capell. Printed as prose in Ff; as two lines by Theobald, ending _restor'd ... health._

[67] _choose; but, be refused,_] Rann. _choose, but be refused;_ Ff. _chuse; but being refused_ Hanmer.

[67-69] _We blush ... again_] Kin. _We blush ... again_ F3 F4.

[68] _Let the_] _Let not_ F3 F4.

_death_] _dearth_ Warburton conj.

_cheek_] _cheeks_ F3 F4.

[69] King.] om. F3 F4.

[72] _imperial Love_] _imperiall loue_ F1. _imperiall Iove_ F2. _impartiall Jove_ F3. _impartial Jove_ F4. _impartial love_ Warburton.

[73] _stream_] _steam_ Collier MS.

[74] _is mute_] _are mute_ Pope.

[75] Laf.] Par. Theobald conj.

[76] _Ames-ace_] F1 _A deaus-ace_ F2 F3 F4.

[78] _threateningly_] _threatingly_ F2.

[82] _Love_ F1 F2. _Jove_ F3 F4.

[83] _all they_] _they all_ Capell conj.

_An_] Capell. _And_ Ff. If Pope.

[84, 85] _to the_] _to'th_ Ff.

[89] _fairer_] _fair_ Rann. _ever_] F1. _ere_ F2 F3 F4.

[90, 91] _have her_] _haue heere_ F1. _of her_ Rowe.

[90-92] S. Walker would read as three lines of verse, ending _her ... English ... got 'em._

[92] _'em_] _them_ Capell.

[93] Hel.] F3 F2. La. F1 F2.

[96, 98] Laf. _There's ... already_] Laf. _There's ... yet,_-- Par. _I am sure ... wine.--_ Laf. _But ... already_ Theobald.

[96] _thy_] F1. _my_ F2 F3 F4.

[99] [To Bertram] Rowe.

[105, 107] _Know'st thou not ... her_] Arranged as in Pope; printed as prose in Ff.

[106] _has_] _h'as_ F1 F2. _hath_ F3 F4.

[112] _my wife! Disdain Rather_] _she my wife! Disdain rather_ Hanmer.

[114] _only title_] _But title_ Hanmer. _only lack of title_ S. Walker conj.

[116] _Of colour_] _Alike of colour_ Capell.

[117] _stand_] Rowe (ed. 2). _stands_ Ff.

[118] _so_] F1. _of_ F2 F3 F4. om. Long MS.

[121] _the name_] _a name_ Collier conj.

[122] _place when_] Theobald (Thirlby conj). _place, whence_ Ff.

[123] _by the_] _by th'_ Ff.

[124] _additions swell's_] F1. _addition swell's_ F2. _addition swells_ F3 F4. _additions swell_ Malone.

[125] _honour._] _honour,_ Ff.

[125, 126] _Good ... so:_] _Good a lone,_ _Is good without a name? Vilenesse is so:_ F1 F2. _Good alone, ... name? Vileness is so:_ F3. _Good alone, ... name. Vileness is so:_ F4. _good ... name, in't self is so:_ Hanmer. _good alone Is good; and, with a name, vileness is so:_ Warburton. _good alone Is good, without a name vileness is so:_ Johnson. _Virtue alone Is good without a name; Helen is so:_ Johnson conj. _good alone Is good, without a name; in vileness is so_ Steevens conj. _good alone Is good;--without a name, vileness is so_ Mason conj.

[127] _it is_] _is is_ F1.

[128] _young_] _good_ Warburton. _sprung_ Becket conj.

[131] _honour's born_] _honour-born_ Hanmer.

[132] _thrive_] F1. _best thrive_ F2 F3 F4.

[134] _word's_] F2 F3 F4. _words,_ F1.

[135] _grave_] _grave:_ Ff.

[137, 138] _tomb Of ... indeed._] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). _tomb. Of ... indeed,_ Ff.

[146] _defeat,_] Ff. _defend_ Theobald. _defeat,_-- Id. conj.

[155] _travails_] _trauailes_ F1. _travailes_ F2. _travells_ F3. _travels_ F4.

[159] _throw_] _through_ F2.

_care_] F1 F2. _cares_ F3 F4.

[160] _staggers and the_] _staggering and_ Long MS.

_the careless_] F1. _careless_ F2. _the cureless_ S. Walker conj.

[161] _both_] om. Theobald.

[162] _Loosing_] _Let loose_ Hanmer.

[163] _Speak: thine_] _Speak, thine_ F1 F2 F3. _Speak thine_ F4.

[167] _bid it_] Ff. _bid_ Rowe.

[169] _praised_] _prised_ Warburton.

_who, so_] _who's so_ Long MS.

[172] _to_] F1. _in_ F2 F3 F4.

[175] _this_] F1. _the_ F2 F3 F4.

[175-177] _whose ... And be_] _what ... Shall be_ Johnson conj.

[176] _now-born_] _now born_ F3 F4. _now borne_ F1 F2. _new-born_ Warburton.

[180] [Exeunt...] Exeunt. Parolles and Lafew stay behind, commenting of this wedding. Ff.

[181] SCENE VII. Pope.

[199] _thou_] F1 F2. _if thou_ F3 F4.

[200] _bannerets_] F1 F2. _banners_ F3 F4.

[208] _if_--] Theobald. _if,_ F1 F2. _is,_ F3 F4.

[209] _lattice_] F3 F4. _lettice_ F1 F2.

[210] _for_] om. F3 F4.

[217] _wiser._] _wiser_-- Theobald.

[219] _o' the_] Rowe (ed. 2). _a' th_ Ff.

[220] _shalt_] _shall_ F1.

[222, 223] _in the default_] _on thy defaults_ Hanmer.

[226, 227] _for doing ... leave_] Put in the margin as spurious by Hanmer.

[226] _past; as I will_] _past; * * * as I will_ Warburton, who supposes a line to be lost. _past; as I will be_ Capell conj. _past, so I will by thee_ Staunton conj.

[229] _scurvy lord_] _scabby lord_ Collier conj.

[238, 239] _he ... whom_] _he my good lord, whom_ Rowe (ed. 2). _he, my good lord, whom_ Pope.

[239] _whom_] _he whom_ Capell.

[243] _o'_] Rowe (ed. 2). _a_ Ff.

[246] _methinks't_] Dyce (S. Walker conj.). _methink'st_ Ff. _methinks_ Rowe (ed. 2).

[253, 254] _commission ... heraldry_] Ff. _heraldry ... commission_ Hanmer. _condition ... heraldry_ Collier (Collier MS.).

[256] SCENE VIII. Pope.

[257] Re-enter B.] Enter Count Rossillion. Ff (after line 255).

[259] _What's_] _What is_ F4.

[260, 261] _Although ... her_] Printed as prose in Ff, as verse first by Rowe (ed. 2).

[265, 266] _France ... wars_] Printed as verse in Ff, as prose by Pope.

[266] _wars!_] _wars, Bertram!_ or _wars, Rousillon!_ Anon. conj.

[271] _kicky-wicky_] _kickie wickie_ F1. _kicksie wicksie_ F2 F3. _kicksy wicksy_ F4. _kicksy-winsy_ Collier conj.

[274, 275] _regions France_] Pope. _regions, France_ Ff. _regions! France_ Capell.

[282] _war_] _warres_ F1.

[283] _detested_] Rowe. _detected_ Ff. See note (XI).

[286] _to-morrow_] _even to-morrow_ Hanmer. _betimes to-morrow_ Steevens conj.

[290] _her bravely; go_] _her; bravely go_ Delius.

## SCENE IV. _Paris. The King's Palace._

_Enter_ HELENA _and_ CLOWN.

_Hel._ My mother greets me kindly: is she well?

_Clo._ She is not well; but yet she has her health: she's very merry; but yet she is not well: but thanks be given, she's very well and wants nothing i' the world; but yet she is not well. 5

_Hel._ If she be very well, what does she ail, that she's not very well?

_Clo._ Truly, she's very well indeed, but for two things.

_Hel._ What two things?

_Clo._ One, that she's not in heaven, whither God send 10 her quickly! the other, that she's in earth, from whence God send her quickly!

_Enter_ PAROLLES.

_Par._ Bless you, my fortunate lady!

_Hel._ I hope, sir, I have your good will to have mine own good fortunes. 15

_Par._ You had my prayers to lead them on; and to keep them on, have them still. O, my knave, how does my old lady?

_Clo._ So that you had her wrinkles, and I her money, I would she did as you say. 20

_Par._ Why, I say nothing.

_Clo._ Marry, you are the wiser man; for many a man's tongue shakes out his master's undoing: to say nothing, to do nothing, to know nothing, and to have nothing, is to be a great part of your title; which is within a very little of 25 nothing.

_Par._ Away! thou'rt a knave.

_Clo._ You should have said, sir, before a knave thou'rt a knave; that's, before me thou'rt a knave: this had been truth, sir. 30

_Par._ Go to, thou art a witty fool; I have found thee.

_Clo._ Did you find me in yourself, sir? or were you taught to find me? The search, sir, was profitable; and much fool may you find in you, even to the world's pleasure and the increase of laughter. 35

_Par._ A good knave, i' faith, and well fed. Madam, my lord will go away to-night; A very serious business calls on him. The great prerogative and rite of love, Which, as your due, time claims, he does acknowledge; 40 But puts it off to a compell'd restraint; Whose want, and whose delay, is strew'd with sweets, Which they distil now in the curbed time, To make the coming hour o'erflow with joy, And pleasure drown the brim.

_Hel._ What's his will else? 45

_Par._ That you will take your instant leave o' the king, And make this haste as your own good proceeding, Strengthen'd with what apology you think May make it probable need.

_Hel._ What more commands he?

_Par._ That, having this obtain'd, you presently 50 Attend his further pleasure.

_Hel._ In every thing I wait upon his will.

_Par._ I shall report it so.

_Hel._ I pray you. [_Exit Parolles._]

Come, sirrah. [_Exeunt._

LINENOTES:

## SCENE IV.] SCENE IX. Pope.

The King's Palace.] Another room in the same. Capell.

[2-5] S. Walker would read as four lines of verse, ending _health ... not well ... wants ... well._

[3] _but thanks_] _thanks_ Hanmer.

[10] _she's_] F1. _she is_ F2 F3 F4.

[11] _in earth_] _on earth_ Hanmer.

_from whence_] _whence_ Rowe (ed. 2).

[15] _fortunes_] Capell (Heath conj.). _fortune_ Ff.

[23] _shakes out_] _speaks out_ Warburton. _shapes out_ Anon. conj. _shakes to_ Anon. conj.

[27] _thou'rt_] Rowe. _th' art_ Ff. _Before God thou'rt_ Anon. conj.

[28, 29] _knave ... knave; ... me thou'rt_] _knave, ... knave, ... me th' art_ F1 F2. _knave, ... knave, ... th' art_ F3 F4. _knave; thou art a knave; and I am before thee that art_ Hanmer.

[28] _thou'rt_] Capell. _th' art_ Ff.

[33] _find me? The search_] Rowe. _find me?_ Clo. _The search_ Ff. _find me?_ Par. _Go to, I say: I have found thee: no more; I have found thee, a witty fool._ Clo. _The search_ Collier (Collier MS.).

[39] _rite_] _right_ Capell.

[40] _due, time claims_] _duteous claim_ or _duty's claim_ Anon. conj.

[41] _to_] F1 F2. _by_ F3 F4. _on_ Capell.

[42] _is_] _are_ Hanmer.

[43] _curbed_] _cup of_ Collier conj.

[46] _o'_] Rowe. _a'_ Ff.

[53] [Exit Par.] Ff (after _so_).

[_you. Come_] Theobald. _you come_ Ff.

[Exeunt.] Exit. Ff.

## SCENE V. _Paris. The Kings Palace._

_Enter_ LAFEU _and_ BERTRAM.

_Laf._ But I hope your lordship thinks not him a soldier.

_Ber._ Yes, my lord, and of very valiant approof.

_Laf._ You have it from his own deliverance.

_Ber._ And by other warranted testimony.

_Laf._ Then my dial goes not true: I took this lark for 5 a bunting.

_Ber._ I do assure you, my lord, he is very great in knowledge, and accordingly valiant.

_Laf._ I have then sinned against his experience and transgressed against his valour; and my state that way is 10 dangerous, since I cannot yet find in my heart to repent. Here he comes: I pray you, make us friends; I will pursue the amity.

_Enter_ PAROLLES.

_Par._ These things shall be done, sir. [_To Bertram._

_Laf._ Pray you, sir, who's his tailor? 15

_Par._ Sir?

_Laf._ O, I know him well, I, sir; he, sir, 's a good workman, a very good tailor.

_Ber._ Is she gone to the king? [_Aside to Parolles._

_Par._ She is. 20

_Ber._ Will she away to-night?

_Par._ As you'll have her.

_Ber._ I have writ my letters, casketed my treasure, Given order for our horses; and to-night, When I should take possession of the bride, 25 End ere I do begin.

_Laf._ A good traveller is something at the latter end of a dinner; but one that lies three thirds, and uses a known truth to pass a thousand nothings with, should be once heard, and thrice beaten. God save you, captain. 30

_Ber._ Is there any unkindness between my lord and you, monsieur?

_Par._ I know not how I have deserved to run into my lord's displeasure.

_Laf._ You have made shift to run into't, boots and spurs 35 and all, like him that leaped into the custard; and out of it you'll run again, rather than suffer question for your residence.

_Ber._ It may be you have mistaken him, my lord.

_Laf._ And shall do so ever, though I took him at's 40 prayers. Fare you well, my lord; and believe this of me, there can be no kernel in this light nut; the soul of this man is his clothes. Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence; I have kept of them tame, and know their natures. Farewell, monsieur: I have spoken better of you 45 than you have or will to deserve at my hand; but we must do good against evil. [_Exit._

_Par._ An idle lord, I swear.

_Ber._ I think so.

_Par._ Why, do you not know him? 50

_Ber._ Yes, I do know him well, and common speech Gives him a worthy pass. Here comes my clog.

_Enter_ HELENA.

_Hel._ I have, sir, as I was commanded from you, Spoke with the king, and have procured his leave For present parting; only he desires 55 Some private speech with you.

_Ber._ I shall obey his will. You must not marvel, Helen, at my course, Which holds not colour with the time, nor does The ministration and required office On my particular. Prepared I was not 60 For such a business; therefore am I found So much unsettled: this drives me to entreat you, That presently you take your way for home, And rather muse than ask why I entreat you; For my respects are better than they seem, 65 And my appointments have in them a need Greater than shows itself at the first view To you that know them not. This to my mother: [_Giving a letter._

'Twill be two days ere I shall see you; so, I leave you to your wisdom.

_Hel._ Sir, I can nothing say, 70 But that I am your most obedient servant.

_Ber._ Come, come, no more of that.

_Hel._ And ever shall With true observance seek to eke out that Wherein toward me my homely stars have fail'd To equal my great fortune.

_Ber._ Let that go: 75 My haste is very great: farewell; hie home.

_Hel._ Pray, sir, your pardon.

_Ber._ Well, what would you say?

_Hel._ I am not worthy of the wealth I owe; Nor dare I say 'tis mine, and yet it is; But, like a timorous thief, most fain would steal 80 What law does vouch mine own.

_Ber._ What would you have?

_Hel._ Something; and scarce so much: nothing, indeed. I would not tell you what I would, my lord: faith, yes; Strangers and foes do sunder, and not kiss.

_Ber._ I pray you, stay not, but in haste to horse. 85

_Hel._ I shall not break your bidding, good my lord.

_Ber._ Where are my other men, monsieur? Farewell. [_Exit Helena._

Go thou toward home; where I will never come, Whilst I can shake my sword, or hear the drum. Away, and for our flight.

_Par._ Bravely, coragio! [_Exeunt._ 90

LINENOTES:

## SCENE V.] SCENE X. Pope.

The King's Palace.] Another room in the same. Capell.

[11] _yet_] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

[14] [To Bertram.] Capell.

[15] _Pray you_] _I pray you_ Rowe.

_who's_] _whose_ F1.

[17] _sir, 's_] Theobald. _sir's_ F2 F3 F4. _sirs_ F1. _sits_ Pope.

[19] [Aside ...] Rowe.

[23-26] _I have ... begin_] Printed as prose by Pope.

[24] _horses_] F1. _horse_ F2 F3 F4.

[25, 26] _bride, End ... begin._] Collier (Egerton MS.), _bride, And ... begin_ Ff. _bride--And ... begin--_ Rowe.

[28] _one that_] Rowe (ed. 2). _on that_ Ff. _if on that he_ Rowe (ed. 1).

[30] _heard_] _hard_ F1.

_you_] _your_ F2.

[36] _leaped_] _leapt_ F1. _leapes_ F2. _leaps_ F3 F4.

_custard_] See note (XII).

[46] _or will_] _qualities or will_ Malone conj. _wit or will_ Singer conj.

[_to_] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

[_hand_] F1 F2. _hands_ F3 F4.

[47] [Exit.] Rowe.

[49] _so_] _not so_ Long MS.

[51, 52] _Yes ... clog_] As prose in Hanmer.

[53] SCENE XI. Pope.

[57] _must_] _must must_ F2.

[64] _ask why I_] _ask why, I_ Hanmer.

[_entreat you_] _dismiss you_ S. Walker conj. _request it_ Bailey conj.

[68] [Giving a letter.] Rowe.

[75, 76] _Let ... home_] Printed as prose in Ff.

[83, 84] _I would ... kiss_] Arranged as in Ff. As three lines, ending _lord ... yes ... kiss._ Dyce conj.

[83] _my lord_] om. Hanmer.

[87] Ber. _Where are ... Farewell_] Hanmer (Theobald conj.): continued to Helena in Ff.

_men, monsieur?_] Hanmer (Theobald conj.). _men? Monsieur:_ Ff.

[Exit H.] Hanmer. [Exit. Ff. [Exit Hel. Warburton (after line 86).

[90] [Exeunt] om. Ff.

[... attended] Capell. om. Ff.

## ACT III.

## SCENE I. _Florence. The_ DUKE'S _palace._

_Flourish. Enter the_ DUKE _of Florence, attended; the two Frenchmen with a troop of soldiers._

_Duke._ So that from point to point now have you heard The fundamental reasons of this war. Whose great decision hath much blood lot forth And more thirsts after.

_First Lord._ Holy seems the quarrel Upon your Grace's part; black and fearful 5 On the opposer.

_Duke._ Therefore we marvel much our cousin France Would in so just a business shut his bosom Against our borrowing prayers.

_Sec. Lord._ Good my lord, The reasons of our state I cannot yield, 10 But like a common and an outward man, That the great figure of a council frames By self-unable motion: therefore dare not Say what I think of it, since I have found Myself in my incertain grounds to fail 15 As often as I guess'd.

_Duke._ Be it his pleasure.

_First Lord._ But I am sure the younger of our nature, That surfeit on their ease, will day by day Come here for physic.

_Duke._ Welcome shall they be; And all the honours that can fly from us 20 Shall on them settle. You know your places well; When better fall, for your avails they fell: To-morrow to the field. [_Flourish. Exeunt._

LINENOTES:

[5] _part_] _party_ S. Walker conj.

[_black_] _but black_ Pope.

[6] _opposer_] _opposer's_ Hanmer.

[9] Sec. Lord] 2 Lord. Rowe. French E. Ff.

[13] _By_] _From_ Theobald conj.

_motion_] _notion_ Warburton (Theobald conj.).

[17] First Lord] Fren. G. F1. Fre. G. F2 F3 F4. 2 Lord. Rowe.

_nature_] _nation_ Rowe.