Tim. What wouldst do then Apemantus? Ape. E'ne as Apemantus does now, hate a Lord with my heart Tim. What thy selfe? Ape. I Tim. Wherefore? Ape. That I had no angry wit to be a Lord. Art not thou a Merchant? Mer. I Apemantus Ape. Traffick confound thee, if the Gods will not Mer. If Trafficke do it, the Gods do it Ape. Traffickes thy God, & thy God confound thee. Trumpet sounds. Enter a Messenger. Tim. What Trumpets that? Mes. 'Tis Alcibiades, and some twenty Horse All of Companionship Tim. Pray entertaine them, giue them guide to vs. You must needs dine with me: go not you hence Till I haue thankt you: when dinners done Shew me this peece, I am ioyfull of your sights. Enter Alcibiades with the rest. Most welcome Sir Ape. So, so; their Aches contract, and sterue your supple ioynts: that there should bee small loue amongest these sweet Knaues, and all this Curtesie. The straine of mans bred out into Baboon and Monkey Alc. Sir, you haue sau'd my longing, and I feed Most hungerly on your sight Tim. Right welcome Sir: Ere we depart, wee'l share a bounteous time In different pleasures. Pray you let vs in. Exeunt. Enter two Lords. 1.Lord What time a day is't Apemantus? Ape. Time to be honest 1 That time serues still Ape. The most accursed thou that still omitst it 2 Thou art going to Lord Timons Feast Ape. I, to see meate fill Knaues, and Wine heat fooles 2 Farthee well, farthee well Ape. Thou art a Foole to bid me farewell twice 2 Why Apemantus? Ape. Should'st haue kept one to thy selfe, for I meane to giue thee none 1 Hang thy selfe Ape. No I will do nothing at thy bidding: Make thy requests to thy Friend 2 Away vnpeaceable Dogge, Or Ile spurne thee hence Ape. I will flye like a dogge, the heeles a'th' Asse 1 Hee's opposite to humanity. Come shall we in, And taste Lord Timons bountie: he out-goes The verie heart of kindnesse 2 He powres it out: Plutus the God of Gold Is but his Steward: no meede but he repayes Seuen-fold aboue it selfe: No guift to him, But breeds the giuer a returne: exceeding All vse of quittance 1 The Noblest minde he carries, That euer gouern'd man 2 Long may he liue in Fortunes. Shall we in? Ile keepe you Company. Exeunt. Hoboyes Playing lowd Musicke. A great Banquet seru'd in: and then, Enter Lord Timon, the States, the Athenian Lords, Ventigius which Timon redeem'd from prison. Then comes dropping after all Apemantus discontentedly like himselfe. Ventig. Most honoured Timon, It hath pleas'd the Gods to remember my Fathers age, And call him to long peace: He is gone happy, and has left me rich: Then, as in gratefull Vertue I am bound To your free heart, I do returne those Talents Doubled with thankes and seruice, from whose helpe I deriu'd libertie