LAWYER. Tush, sir, I can make black white, and white black again. Tut, he that will be a lawyer must have a thousand ways to feign: And many times we lawyers do one befriend another, And let good matters slip! tut, we agree like brother and brother. Why, sir, what shall let us to wrest and turn the law as we list, Seeing we have them printed in the palms of our fist? Therefore doubt you not, but make bold report, That I came and will plead their ill-cause in good kind of sort. FRAUD. Of troth, how likest thou this fellow, Dissimulation? DISSIMULATION. Marry, I like him well: he is a cunning clerk, and one of our profession. But come, sir, go with us, and we will prefer you. ARTIFEX. Good Master Fraud, remember me. FRAUD. Leave thy prating: I will, I tell thee. ARTIFEX. Good Master Dissimulation, think on me. DISSIMULATION. Thou art too importunate and greedy. FRAUD. Come after dinner, or some other time, when we are at leisure. [DISSIMULATION, FRAUD, _and_ LAWYER _exeunt_. ARTIFEX. Come after dinner, or some other time! I think so[170] indeed, For full little do they think of a poor man's need. These fellows will do nothing for pity and love, And thrice happy are they that hath no need them to prove. God he knows the world is grown to such a stay, That men must use Fraud and Dissimulation too, or beg by the way. Therefore I'll do as the most doth; the fewest shall laugh me to scorn, And be a fellow amongst good fellows to hold by St Luke's horn. [_Exit_. _Enter_ SIMPLICITY _and_ SINCERITY. SINCERITY. Good Cousin Simplicity, do somewhat for me. SIMPLICITY. Yes, faith, Cousin Sincerity, I'll do anything for thee. What wouldst for me to do for thee? canst tell that? [SINCERITY.] Mass, I cannot tell what shouldst do for me, except thou wouldst give me a new hat. SIMPLICITY. Alas! I am not able to give thee a new. Why, I marvel then how thou dost do: Dost thou get thy living amongst beggars, from door to door? Indeed, Cousin Sincerity, I had thought thou wast not so poor. SINCERITY. Nay, Cousin Simplicity, I got my living hardly, but yet I hope just, And with good conscience too, although I am restrained from my lust. But this is it, Cousin Simplicity, I would request you to do for me, Which is to get Lady Love and Lady Conscience' hand to a letter, That by their means I may get some benefice, to make me live the better. SIMPLICITY. Yes; I'll do so much for thee, cousin; but hast thou any here? SINCERITY. Ay, behold they are ready-drawn, if assigned[171] they were. [_Let_ SIMPLICITY _make as though he read it, and look quite over; meanwhile let_ CONSCIENCE _enter_. SIMPLICITY. Let me see, cousin, for I can read. Mass, 'tis bravely done: didst thou it indeed? Mistress Conscience, I have a matter to bequest you to. CONSCIENCE. What is't? I doubt not but 'tis some wise thing, if it be for you.