two hours in a fleep, and then to return and fwear the lies he forges. W Enter Parolles. Par. Ten o'clock: within thefe three hours 'twill be time enough to go home. What shall I fay I have done? It must be a very " plaufive invention that carries it: They begin to smoke me; and difgraces have of late knock'd too often at my door. I find, my tongue is too fool-hardy; buț my heart hath the fear of Mars before it, and of his creatures, not daring the reports of mine own tongue. Lord. This is the first truth that e'er thine own tongue was guilty of. X [Afide. Par. What the devil fhould move me to undertake the recovery of this drum; being not ignorant of the impoflibility, and knowing I had no fuch purpose? I must give myself some hurts, and fay, I got them in exploit: Yet flight ones will not carry it. They will fay, Came you off with fo little? and great ones I dare not give; Wherefore? ' what's the inftance? Tongue, I muft put you into a butter-woman's mouth, and buy another of Bajazet's 'mule, if you prattle me into these perils. Lord. Is it poffible, he fhould know what he is, and be that he is? [Afide. Par. I would, the cutting of my garments would ferve the turn; or the breaking of my Spanish fword. Lord. We cannot afford you fo. b [Afide. Par. Or the baring of my beard; and to fay, it was in ftratagem. W Lord. 'Twould not do. [Afide. Par. Or to drown my clothes, and fay, I was stript. Lord. Hardly ferve. plaufive-plaufible. [Afide. x of my tongue. baring]-cutting off. Par. y what's the inftance ?]—what proof shall I produce? a afford]-let you off. Par. Though I fwore I leap'd from the window of the citadel Lord. How deep? Par. Thirty fathom. [Afide. Lord. Three great oaths would fcarce make that be believ'd. [Afide. Par. I would, I had any drum of the enemies; I would fwear, I recover'd it. Lord. You fhall hear one anon. Par. A drum now of the enemies! [Afide. [Alarum within. Lord. Throca movoufus, cargo, cargo, cargo. All. Cargo, cargo, villianda par corbo, cargo. Par. Oh! ranfom, ransom :-Do not hide mine eyes. [They feize bim and blindfold him. Inter. Bofkos thromuldo bofkos. Par. I know you are the Muskos' regiment, I understand thee, and can speak thy tongue : C Betake thee to thy faith, for seventeen poniards Par. Oh! Inter. Oh, pray, pray, pray. Manka revania dulcbe. Lord. Ofcorbi dulchos volivorco. Inter. The general is content to fpare thee yet; And, hood-winkt as thou art, will lead thee on To gather from thee: haply, thou may'ft inform Something to fave thy life. Par. Oh, let me live, And all the fecrets of our camp I'll fhew, Their force, their purposes: nay, I'll speak that Inter. But wilt thou faithfully? Par. If I do not, damn me. Inter. Acorda linta. Come on, thou art granted space. [Exit with Parolles. [A fhort alarum within. Lord. Go, tell the count Roufillon, and my brother, We have caught the woodcock, and will keep him muffled 'Till we do hear from them. Sol. Captain, I will. Lord. He will betray us all unto ourselves ; Inform 'em that. Sol. So I will, fir. Lord. 'Till then I'll keep him dark, and safely lock'd. CENE II. [Exeunt. The Widow's Houfe. Enter Bertram and Diana. Ber. They told me, that your name was Fontibell. Dia. No, my good lord, Diana. Ber. Titled goddess ; And worth it, with addition! But, fair foul, In your fine frame hath love no quality? If the quick fire of youth light not your mind, And now you should be as your mother was, your Dia. She then was honeft. Ber. So fhould you be. Dia. No: My mother did but duty; fuch, my lord, Ber. No more of that! I pr'ythee, do not strive against my vows: By love's own sweet conftraint, and will for ever Dia. Ay, fo you serve us, 'Till we serve you: but when you have our roses, You barely leave our thorns to prick ourselves, And mock us with our bareness. Ber. How have I fworn? Dia. 'Tis not the many oaths, that make the truth; But the plain fingle vow, that is vow'd true. Ber. 'What is not holy, that we swear not by, But take the Highest to witness. Dia. Then, pray you, tell me, If I should swear by Love's great attributes, That I will work against him: Therefore, your oaths с Ber. Change it, change it; frive against my vows:]-plead against the vow I have made never to cohabit with Helena. f What is not holy,]—I will not bind myself to thee by the flight and ordinary proteftations of lovers sill?]-in an unlawful way. this has no holding, to fwear to him, &c.]—there is no confiftency in fwearing to a perfon that I love him, when I mean only to injure himby bim. Be Be not fo holy-cruel: love is holy; And my integrity ne'er knew the crafts, That you do charge men with: Stand no more off, Who then recovers: fay, thou art mine, and ever Dia. I fee, that men 1 make hopes in such affairs, Dia. Will you not, my lord? Ber. It is an honour 'longing to our house, Which were the greatest obloquy i' the world Dia. Mine honour's fuch a ring: Ber. Here, take my ring: My house, mine honour, yea, my life be thine, k And I'll be bid by thee. Dia. When midnight comes, knock at my chamber window; I'll order take, my mother fhall not hear. Now will I charge you in the band of truth, make hopes in fuch affairs,]-conceive hopes of fuccefs-in fuch a fcene-when once we admit them to make their amorous protestations. be bid by thee.]-be at thy difpofal. |