Ber. Necessity will make vs all forsworne Three thousand times within this three yeeres space: For euery man with his affects is borne, Not by might mastred, but by speciall grace. If I breake faith, this word shall breake for me, I am forsworne on meere necessitie. So to the Lawes at large I write my name, And he that breakes them in the least degree, Stands in attainder of eternall shame. Suggestions are to others as to me: But I beleeue although I seeme so loth, I am the last that will last keepe his oth. But is there no quicke recreation granted? Fer. I that there is, our Court you know is hanted With a refined trauailer of Spaine, A man in all the worlds new fashion planted, That hath a mint of phrases in his braine: One, who the musicke of his owne vaine tongue, Doth rauish like inchanting harmonie: A man of complements whom right and wrong Haue chose as vmpire of their mutinie. This childe of fancie that Armado hight, For interim to our studies shall relate, In high-borne words the worth of many a Knight: From tawnie Spaine lost in the worlds debate. How you delight my Lords, I know not I, But I protest I loue to heare him lie, And I will vse him for my Minstrelsie Bero. Armado is a most illustrious wight, A man of fire, new words, fashions owne Knight Lon. Costard the swaine and he, shall be our sport, And so to studie, three yeeres is but short. Enter a Constable with Costard with a Letter. Const. Which is the Dukes owne person Ber. This fellow, What would'st? Con. I my selfe reprehend his owne person, for I am his graces Tharborough: But I would see his own person in flesh and blood Ber. This is he Con. Signeor Arme, Arme commends you: Ther's villanie abroad, this letter will tell you more Clow. Sir the Contempts thereof are as touching mee Fer. A letter from the magnificent Armado Ber. How low soeuer the matter, I hope in God for high words Lon. A high hope for a low heauen, God grant vs patience Ber. To heare, or forbeare hearing Lon. To heare meekely sir, and to laugh moderately, or to forbeare both Ber. Well sir, be it as the stile shall giue vs cause to clime in the merrinesse Clo. The matter is to me sir, as concerning Iaquenetta. The manner of it is, I was taken with the manner Ber. In what manner? Clo. In manner and forme following sir all those three. I was seene with her in the Mannor house, sitting with her vpon the Forme, and taken following her into the Parke: which put to gether, is in manner and forme following. Now sir for the manner; It is the manner of a man to speake to a woman, for the forme in some forme Ber. For the following sir Clo. As it shall follow in my correction, and God defend the right Fer. Will you heare this Letter with attention? Ber. As we would heare an Oracle Clo. Such is the simplicitie of man to harken after the flesh