Duk. You know him well? Val. I knew him as my selfe: for from our Infancie We haue conuerst, and spent our howres together, And though my selfe haue beene an idle Trewant, Omitting the sweet benefit of time To cloath mine age with Angel-like perfection: Yet hath Sir Protheus (for that's his name) Made vse, and faire aduantage of his daies: His yeares but yong, but his experience old: His head vn-mellowed, but his Iudgement ripe; And in a word (for far behinde his worth Comes all the praises that I now bestow.) He is compleat in feature, and in minde, With all good grace, to grace a Gentleman Duk. Beshrew me sir, but if he make this good He is as worthy for an Empresse loue, As meet to be an Emperors Councellor: Well, Sir: this Gentleman is come to me With Commendation from great Potentates, And heere he meanes to spend his time a while, I thinke 'tis no vn-welcome newes to you Val. Should I haue wish'd a thing, it had beene he Duk. Welcome him then according to his worth: Siluia, I speake to you, and you Sir Thurio, For Valentine, I need not cite him to it, I will send him hither to you presently Val. This is the Gentleman I told your Ladiship Had come along with me, but that his Mistresse Did hold his eyes, lockt in her Christall lookes Sil. Be-like that now she hath enfranchis'd them Vpon some other pawne for fealty Val. Nay sure, I thinke she holds them prisoners stil Sil. Nay then he should be blind, and being blind How could he see his way to seeke out you? Val. Why Lady, Loue hath twenty paire of eyes Thur. They say that Loue hath not an eye at all Val. To see such Louers, Thurio, as your selfe, Vpon a homely obiect, Loue can winke Sil. Haue done, haue done: here comes y gentleman Val. Welcome, deer Protheus: Mistris, I beseech you Confirme his welcome, with some speciall fauor Sil. His worth is warrant for his welcome hether, If this be he you oft haue wish'd to heare from Val. Mistris, it is: sweet Lady, entertaine him To be my fellow-seruant to your Ladiship Sil. Too low a Mistres for so high a seruant Pro. Not so, sweet Lady, but too meane a seruant To haue a looke of such a worthy a Mistresse Val. Leaue off discourse of disabilitie: Sweet Lady, entertaine him for your Seruant Pro. My dutie will I boast of, nothing else Sil. And dutie neuer yet did want his meed. Seruant, you are welcome to a worthlesse Mistresse Pro. Ile die on him that saies so but your selfe Sil. That you are welcome? Pro. That you are worthlesse Thur. Madam, my Lord your father wold speak with you Sil. I wait vpon his pleasure: Come Sir Thurio, Goe with me: once more, new Seruant welcome; Ile leaue you to confer of home affaires, When you haue done, we looke too heare from you Pro. Wee'll both attend vpon your Ladiship Val. Now tell me: how do al from whence you came? Pro. Your frends are wel, & haue the[m] much co[m]mended