_Sens._ Your poor servant at all hours! [_Then_ PRIDE _speaketh to_ SENSUALITY _in his ear that all may hear_. _Pride._ Sir! I understand that this gentleman is born to great fortunes, and intendeth to inhabit herein the country. And I am a gentleman that alway hath be brought up with great estates, and affeed with them; and, if I might be in like favour with this gentleman, I would be glad thereof, and do you a pleasure. _Sens._ Where is your dwelling? _Pride._ I dwell hereby. _Sens._ What is your name? _Pride._ Pride! _Sens._ Pride? _Pride._ Yea, sikerly! But I am cleped Worship, commonly, In places where I dwell. _Sens._ Worship, now, in faith, ye say true; Ye be _radix viciorum_--root of all virtue. _Pride._ Yea, yea, man! ye would say so if ye me knew. _Sens._ Turd! I know you well. Sir! ye are welcome, as I may say; I shall bring you in service if I may; And if one man stand not in the way. _Pride._ One man? what the devil is he? _Sens._ By God! one that loveth not thee, Nor me neither. _Pride._ I pray thee tell me What manner of man he is, And I shall give him a lift, as I guess. _Sens._ Wilt thou so, doubtless? _Pride._ Yea, and that within a short process-- In faith! I will not miss. _Sens._ Surely I cannot spy the ways how! _Pride._ Let me alone; I shall do well enow. Acquaint me with that man, and care not thou! The matter shall speed. _Sens._ Hark, cousin! first speed this matter, And if yonder man make thee not good cheer As any man that ever came here Let me, therefore, be dead! _Pride._ Sir! I shall tell thee how when I am in To thy master's service; I will first begin To set his heart on a merry pin, And bid him make good cheer. I will bid him think how he is create To be a worthy potestate, And eke that he is predestinate To be a prince's peer. And other things more than this: I shall bring that heart of his To be more haut than it is By a deuce ace. Specially, I will commend his wit That no man can amend it; And that he is able thereby to sit As a judge in common pleas; And when I praise him this wise I think his heart will begin to rise And after that utterly despise Any opray counsel to hear; He shall trust all to his own brain; And then would Reason never so fain, Though he come and such opry twain: He shall be never thee near. _Sens._ Surely this conceit is well found! I shall bring thee in service for twenty pound. _Pride._ Gramercy, brother! I think me much bound To thee for thy courtesy. But, sir! abide here one thing-- I will not be known that it is my seeking.