_Rom._ So keepe this last article
Of your fayth giuen, and stead of threatnings, sir, 195
The seruice of my sword and life is yours:
But not a word of it, ’tis Fairies treasure;
Which but reueal’d, brings on the blabbers, ruine.
Vse your youth better, and this excellent forme
Heauen hath bestowed vpon you. So good morrow to your Lordship. 200
_Nou._ Good diuell to your rogueship. No man’s safe:
Ile haue a Cannon planted in my chamber, _Exit._
Against such roaring roagues.
_Enter Bellapert._
_Bell._ My Lord away
The Coach stayes: now haue your wish, and iudge,
If I haue been forgetfull.
_Nou._ Ha?
_Bell._ D’ee stand 205
Humming and hawing now?
_Exit._
_Nou._ Sweet wench, I come.
Hence feare,
I swore, that’s all one, my next oath ’ile keepe
That I did meane to breake, and then ’tis quit.
No paine is due to louers periury. 210
If loue himselfe laugh at it, so will I.
_Exit Nouall._
_Scaena 2._
_Enter Charaloys, Baumont._
[_An outer Room in Aymer’s House_]
_Bau._ I grieue for the distaste, though I haue manners,
Not to inquire the cause, falne out betweene
Your Lordship and _Romont_.
_Cha._ I loue a friend,
So long as he continues in the bounds
Prescrib’d by friendship, but when he vsurpes 5
Too farre on what is proper to my selfe,
And puts the habit of a Gouernor on,
I must and will preserue my liberty.
But speake of something, else this is a theame
I take no pleasure in: what’s this _Aymeire_, 10
Whose voyce for Song, and excellent knowledge in
The chiefest parts of Musique, you bestow
Such prayses on?
_Bau._ He is a Gentleman,
(For so his quality speakes him) well receiu’d
Among our greatest Gallants; but yet holds 15
His maine dependance from the young Lord _Nouall_:
Some tricks and crotchets he has in his head,
As all Musicians haue, and more of him
I dare not author: but when you haue heard him,
I may presume, your Lordship so will like him, 20
That you’l hereafter be a friend to Musique.
_Cha._ I neuer was an enemy to’t, _Baumont_,
Nor yet doe I subscribe to the opinion
Of those old Captaines, that thought nothing musicall,
But cries of yeelding enemies, neighing of horses, 25
Clashing of armour, lowd shouts, drums, and trumpets:
Nor on the other side in fauour of it,
Affirme the world was made by musicall discord,
Or that the happinesse of our life consists
In a well varied note vpon the Lute: 30
I loue it to the worth of it, and no further.
But let vs see this wonder.
_Bau._ He preuents
My calling of him.
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