_Avar._ No marry! your minds were all on your halfpenny. But, my masters! I must on mine honesty pass, And not run on 'head, like a brute beast or an ass. For is not Oppression eachwhere sore hated? And is not Flattery openly rebated? And am not I, Avarice, still cried out upon? _Adul._ Yes! I could have told you that, a great while agone; But I would not displease you. _Avar._ And you, Insolence! I have heard you ill-spoken of a great way hence. _Adul._ In my conscience! the devil himself doth love you. _Avar._ But changing your ill-name, fewer shall reprove you-- As I, mine ownself, where my name is known Am right sore assailed, to be overthrown. But doing, as I will now, counterfeit my name, I speed all my purposes, and yet escape blame. _Insol._ Let us then have new names, each man, without delay. _Avar._ Else will some of you make hanging stuff one day. _Oppr._ Thou must new christen us. _Insol._ First, what shall my name be? _Avar._ Faith, sir! your name shall be Mounsire Authority. _Oppr._ And, for me, what is your determination? _Avar._ Marry, sir! ye shall be called Reformation. _Adul._ Now, I pray you, devise for me an honest name. _Avar._ Thou art such a beast, I cannot, for very shame! _Adul._ If ye think good, let me be called Policy. _Avar._ Policy--a rope ye shall! nay, Hypocrisy! _Adul._ Fie! that were as slanderous a name a[s] Flattery. _Avar._ And I keep for myself the name of Policy. But, if I devise for thee, wilt thou not shame me? _Adul._ Nay! I will make thee proud of me; or, else, blame me! _Avar._ Well, then, for this time, thy name shall be Honesty. _Adul._ I thank you, Avarice! Honesty, Honesty! _Avar._ Avarice, ye whoreson! Policy, I tell thee! _Adul._ I thank you, Policy! Honesty, Honesty! How say you, Insolence? I am now Honesty. _Avar._ We shall at length have a knave of you, Honesty! Said not I, he should be called Mounseer Authority? _Adul._ Oh, friend Oppression! Honesty, Honesty! _Avar._ Oppression? ha! is the devil in thy brain? Take heed! or, in faith! ye are Flattery again. Policy! Reformation! Authority! _Adul._ Hypocrisy! Defamation! and Authority! _Avar._ Hypocrisy? ha! Hypocrisy? ye dull ass! _Adul._ Thou named'st Hypocrisy even now, by the Mass! _Avar._ Policy, I said; Policy! knave Policy! Now say as I said. _Adul._ Policy, knave! Policy! _Avar._ And what callest thou him here? _Adul._ Defamation! _Avar._ I told thee he should be called Reformation. _Adul._ Very well! _Avar._ What is he now? _Adul._ Deformation! [_A line is probably lost._ _Avar._ Was ever the like ass born, in all nations?