PROTALDI

Thus and thus Lady: Our gilded hath no assurance nor defence. Rather forced with fear to be compelde to come. Your meaning Sir, For I have present business. What six? No, i'll assure you Sir, nor my discretion Against a multitude; it's true I dare fight, Enough, and well enough, and long enough: But wisdom Sir, and weight of what is on me, In which I am no more mine own, nor yours Sir, Nor as I take it, any single danger, But what concerns my place, tells me directly, Beside my person my fair reputation, If I thrust into crowds, and seek occasions Suffers opinion, six? Why Hercules Avoided two man, yet not to give example: But only for your present dangers sake Sir, Were there but four Sir, I cared not if I killed um, They will serve to set my sword. Well considerde, I Will not meddle with um, four in honour, Are equal with fourscore, beside they are people Only directed by their fury. That I find not. I would not leave you; but look you Sir, Men of my place, and business, must not Be questioned thus. Let the Law take um, take a tree Sir, I'll take my horse, that you may keep with safety: If they have brought no hand-saws, within this hourc I'll send you rescue, and a toil to take um. I have be so hamperde with these rescues, So hewde and tortured, that the truth is Sir, I have mainly vowed against um, yet for your sake, If as you say there be but one, isle stay, And see fair play a both sides. Fie on him, go lug him out by the ears. Do you know me? The best man best knows patience. If wearing it may do you any honour, I shall be glad to grace you, there it is Sir. Still patience. I have it, My valour! is there any here beneath, The style of king, dares question it? Which of my actions, which have still be noble, Has tendered me suspected? Yes. O! I shall burst, And if I have not instant liberty To tear this fellow limb by limb, the wrong Will break my heart, although Herculean, And somewhat bigger; there's my gage, pray you here Let me redeem my credit. No, that is my office. Well, let him thank yond, For your sake he shall live, perhaps a day, And may be, on submission longer, Why would you have me loose That blood that is dedicated to your service, In any other quarrel? He shall. True, it should. You are saucy sirrah. Help, help, help. I had thought my life had born more value with you. I cannot feel more then I fear, ime sure. withdraws: No eye looks this way, I will wink and Strike, Behind the state stabe Theodoret. Lest I betray my self. Best Lady, We have no faculties which are not yours. No not we Sir. It's wonderful dark, I have lost my man, and dare not call for him, lest I should have more followers then I would pay wages too; what throws am I in, in this travail? these be hono rabble adventures; had I that honest blood in my vcines again Queen, that your feats and these frights have drained from me, honour should pull hard ere it drew me into these brakes. He that has no heart to your acquaintance, what shall I do with my jewels, and my letter, my codpiece, that's to lose, good, my boots, who is't that spoke to me, here's a friend? That unlucky word of standing, has brought me to all this, hold or I shall never stand you. All that I have is at your service gentlemen, and much good may it do you. Keep your first word as you are gentlemen, and let me stand, alas what do you mean? Alas Sir, all the physic in Europe cannot bind me. What Tyrants have I met with, they leave me alone in the dark; yet would not have me cry. I shall grow wondrous melancholy if I stay long here without company; I was wont to get a nap with saying my prayers, isle see if they will work upon me now; but then if I should talk in my sleep, and they hear me, they would make a recorder of my windpipe, slit my throat: heaven be praised, I hear some noise, it may be new purchase, and then I shall have fellows. Foot would they had gaged you too, your noise will betray us, and fetch em again. A plague of your bawling throat, we are well enough, if you have the grace to be thankful for't, do but snore to me, and it's as much as I desire, to pass away time with till morning, then talk as loud as you please Sir, I am bound not to stir, wherefore lie still and snore I say. No by my says have they not Sir, I gave em one trick to boot, for their learning, my boots Sir, my boots, I have saved my stock, and my jewels in them, and therefore desire to hear no more of them. Reach me thy hands. Sure sayest thou? would, would, would. Foot what do you mean Sir? Hark, there comes company, you will be betrayed, as you love your safeties beat out my brains, I shall betray you else. I confess my self a traitor, show your selves good sub iects, and hang me up for't. Such another and I prevent you, my blood's settled all ready. But Noble Lady. Sir, they have limbs That promise strength sufficient, and rich armours The soldiers best loved wealth: more, it appears They have been drilled, nay very prettily drilled, For many of them can discharge their muskets Without the danger of throwing off their heads, Or being offensive to the standers by, By sweating too much backwards; nay I find They know the right, and left hand file, and may With some impulsion no doubt be brought To pass the A, B, C, of war, and come Unto the Hornbook. I am slow To promise much; but if within ten days, By precepts and examples, not drawn from Worm eaten presidents of the Roman wars, But from mine own, I make them not transcend All that ever yet boar arms, let it be said, Protaldye brags, which would be unto me As hateful as to be esteemed a coward: For Sir, few Captains know the way to win him, And make the soldiers valiant. You shall seem Lie with them in their trenches, talk, and drink, And be together drunk; and what seems stranger, We'ele sometime wench together, which once practised And with some other care and hidden acts, They being all made mine, i'll breathe into them Such fearless resolution and such fervor, That though I brought them to besiege a fort, Whose walls were steeple high, and cannon proof, Not to be undermined, they should fly up, Like swallows, and the parapet once won; For proof of their obedience, if I willed them They should leap down again; and what is more, By some directions they should have from me, Not break their necks. Yes I find it fit, That putting off my armour, I should think of Some honest hospital to retiro to. You yourself That are our mover, and for whom alone We live, have failde your self in giving way To the reconcilement of your sons. Fame gives her out To be a woman of a chastity Not to be wrought upon, and therefore Madam For me, though I have pleased you, to attempt her Were to no purpose. IT were rare. Partly with if say you? O I remember't now, at the flags falls, As we to day were hunting, a poor fellow, And now I view you better, I may say Much of your pitch: this silly wretch spoke of, With his petition falling at my feet, (Which much against my will he kisde,) desired. That as a special means for his preferment, I would vouchsafe to let him use my sword, To cut off the stags head. I ever courteous, (a great weakness in me) Granted his humble suit. Alas, we will wear any thing. Another time were better. Great King. And desire to meet with no more of em. I am betrayed, lost, passed recovery lost, as you are men. These are the joys of marriage Lady, Whose sights are able to dissolve virginity. Speak freely, do you not envy the brides felicity? Gentlemen, as you are gentlemen spare my letters, and take all willingly, all: isle give you a release, a general release, and meet you here to morrow with as much more. How Sir? I know you not, Nor what your fortune means. What you enjoy is but the banquets view, The taste stands from your palate; if he impart By day so much of his content, think what night gave? I would I had A convoy too, to bring me safe off, For rage although it be allaide with sorrow, Appears so dreadful in him, that I shake To look upon it. Farewell then. My honoured Lord, Fortune has made me happy To meet with such a man of men to side me. I want a little shift Lady, nothing else. He should have done Little to her, he is so light hearted. How now Keepers, Saw you the King? Where Sir? Six?