"_Kemp._ Thou wilt do well in time, if thou wilt be ruled by thy betters, that is by my selfe, and such graue Aldermen of the playhouse as I am. "_Bur._ I like your face and the proportion of your body for Richard the 3; I pray, M. Phil., let me see you act a little of it. "_Phil._ 'Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by the sonne of Yorke.' "_Bur._ Very well, I assure you. Well, M. Phil. and M. Stud., wee see what ability you are of: I pray walke with vs to our fellows, and weele agree presently. "_Phil._ We will follow you straight, M. Burbage. "_Kempe._ Its good manners to follow vs, Maister Phil. and Maister Otioso. [_Exeunt Burbage and Kempe._]"[xiii:1] The other drama in which Kemp personally figures is of great rarity, and has escaped the notice of those writers who have touched on his biography. It was the joint work of Day, William Rowley, and Wilkins;[xiv:1] and is entitled _The Travailes of The three English Brothers. Sir Thomas, Sir Anthony, Mr. Robert Shirley. As it is now play'd by her Maiesties Seruants_, 1607,[xiv:2] 4to. Sir Anthony Shirley having been sent to Italy as ambassador from the Sophy, the following scene is supposed to take place at Venice. "_Enter seruant._ "_Ser._ Sir, heres an Englishman[xiv:3] desires accesse to you. "_Sir Ant._ An Englishman? whats his name? "_Ser._ He calls himselfe Kempe. "_Sir Ant._ Kemp! bid him come in. [_Exit Seruant_]. _Enter Kempe._ Welcome, honest Will; and how doth all thy fellowes in England? "_Kemp._ Why, like good fellowes, when they haue no money, liue vpon credit. "_Sir Ant._ And what good new Plays haue you? "_Kemp._ Many idle toyes; but the old play that Adam and Eue[xiv:4] acted in bare action vnder the figge tree drawes most of the Gentlemen. "_Sir Ant._ Jesting, Will. "_Kemp._ In good earnest it doth, sir. "_S. Ant._ I partly credit thee; but what Playe[s] of note haue you? "_Kemp._ Many of name, some of note; especially one, the name was called _Englands Ioy_;[xv:1] Marry, hee was no Poet that wrote it, he drew more Connies in a purse-nette, then euer were taken at any draught about London. "_[Re]Enter Seruant._ "_Seru._ Sir, heres an Italian Harlaken come to offer a play to your Lord-ship. "_Sir Ant._ We willingly accept it. [_Exit Seruant._] Heark, Kempe: Because I like thy iesture and thy mirth, Let me request thee play a part with them. "[_Enter Harlaken and Wife._] "_Kem._ I am somewhat hard of study, and like your honor, but if they well inuent any extemporall meriment, ile put out the small sacke of witte I ha' left in venture with them. "_S. Ant._ They shall not deny 't. Signior Harlaken, he is content. I pray thee question him. _Whisper._