INC. I perceive, Sturdiness, thou art no fool; Tell me of fellowship, where wentest thou to school? STURD. What, to read or write? INC. Nay, to swear and fight: For I think thou canst neither write, read, nor spell; But in swearing and fighting thou dost excel. STURD. Thou knowest that I am joined with Lust, And sturdy by nature I am in like case. What, let the world wag: all cannot be just, Some must natural inclination embrace. LUST. All men just? no, I remember the sentence of Tully, That no man is just that feared death, poverty, or pain, Which I do fear all, and that marvellously; For fortune is variable, I do perceive plain, And notwithstanding that Felix possessed great gain, Yet when Paul preached of the judgment-day, He trembled for fear, and bad him go away. INC. Doth such passions often trouble your mind? LUST. Nay, not often, but sometime I do them find; But then, to the intent to drive them away, I either go to sleep, or else to some play. STURD. By Gog's precious heart, even so do I; But sometime they cumber me pestilently. INC. Well, Master Lust, such dumps to eschew, My advice and request you must needs ensue: That is, to become disciple to doctor Epicurus, And then you shall have mirth by measure and overplus; Tush, I know a couple companions in store That were marvellous meet for you evermore; I wish you were known, you, unto them. LUST. Well, then, call them in. INC. Here they come, each of them in a knave's skin. _Enter_ ELATION _and_ GREEDY-GUT. _They sing._ _With lust to live is our delight, In high estate and dignity; Seeing that the Just put us to flight, Let them alone in misery._ STURD. Nay, they be lusty lads, I tell ye. ELA. What, Inclination! me-thought I did smell thee: Give me thy hand, ere we further go. INC. Now, welcome in faith, and Greedy-gut also; But, sirs, are none of you both acquainted with Lust? LUST. Yes, that they have been both of them, I trust; Welcome, sirs, in faith, welcome unto me. ELA. By my troth, I am glad your mastership to see In health and prosperity, as presently you be. GRE. Bom fay, zo am I wod all my heart. INC. This cow-bellied knave doth come from the cart; Ise teach you to speak, I hold you a pound! Curchy, lob, curchy down to the ground. GRE. Che can make curchy well enou'. INC. Lower, old knave, or I'll make ye to bow The great-bellied lout methink cannot bend Yes, so, lo, he beginneth to amend. LUST. Well, sirs, now I remember Æsop's advice, Which he gave to the Samies[322] against king Croesus;[323] Therefore it is good to be witty and wise, And being in liberty to keep me still thus, I cannot abide a life that is dolorous, And seeing that my name is properly Lust, I hate the conversation of the just.