Sit down, young prince, you are our second guest: Brother, sit down; and, nephew, take your place. Signior Horatio, wait thou upon our cup, For well thou hast deserved to be honour'd. Now, lordings, fall to; Spain is Portingal, And Portingal is Spain; we both are friends; Tribute is paid, and we enjoy our right. But where is old Hieronimo, our marshal? He promis'd us, in honour of our guest, To grace our banquet with some pompous jest.[85] _Enter_ HIERONIMO _with a drum, three knights, each_ _his 'scutcheon: then he fetches three kings, they take_ _their crowns and them captive_. Hieronimo, this masque contents mine eye, Although I sound not well the mystery. HIERONIMO. The first arm'd knight, that hung his 'scutcheon up, [_He takes the 'scutcheon, and gives it to the_ KING. Was English Robert, Earl of Gloucester, Who, when King Stephen bore sway in Albion, Arriv'd with five and[86] twenty thousand men In Portingal, and by success of war, Enforc'd the king, then but a Saracen, To bear the yoke of th' English monarchy. KING. My lord of Portingal, by this you see, That which may comfort both your king and you, And make your late discomfort seem the less. But say, Hieronimo, what was the next? HIERONIMO. The second knight, that hung his 'scutcheon up, [_He doth as he did before._ Was Edmond Earl of Kent in Albion, When English Richard wore the diadem: He came likewise, and razed Lisbon walls, And took the King of Portingal in fight; For which and other suchlike service done He after was created Duke of York. KING. This is another special argument, That Portingal may deign to bear our yoke, When it by little England hath been yok'd. But now, Hieronimo, what were the last? HIERONIMO. The third and last, not least, in our account, [_Doing as he did before._ Was, as the rest, a valiant Englishman, Brave John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, As by his 'scutcheon plainly may appear: He with a puissant army came to Spain, And took our King of Castile prisoner. AMBASSADOR. This is an argument for our viceroy, That Spain may not insult for her success, Since English warriors likewise conquer'd Spain, And made them bow their knees to Albion. KING. Hieronimo, I drink to thee for this device, Which hath pleas'd both th' ambassador and me: Pledge me, Hieronimo, if thou love the king.-- [_Takes the cup of_ HORATIO.