_Flam._ Yes, and conferred with him i'the duke's closet: I have not seen a goodlier personage, Nor ever talked with man better experienced In state affairs or rudiments of war: He hath, by report, served the Venetian In Candy these twice seven years, and been chief In many a bold design. _Hort._ What are those two That bear him company? _Flam._ Two noblemen of Hungary, that, living in the emperor's service as commanders, eight years since, contrary to the expectation of all the court, entered into religion, into the strict order of Capuchins: but, being not well settled in their undertaking, they left their order, and returned to court; for which, being after troubled in conscience, they vowed their service against the enemies of Christ, went to Malta, were there knighted, and in their return back, at this great solemnity, they are resolved for ever to forsake the world, and settle themselves here in a house of Capuchins in Padua. _Hort._ 'Tis strange. _Flam._ One thing makes it so: they have vowed for ever to wear, next their bare bodies, those coats of mail they served in. _Hort._ Hard penance! Is the Moor a Christian? _Flam._ He is. _Hort._ Why proffers he his service to our duke? _Flam._ Because he understands there's like to grow Some wars between us and the Duke of Florence, In which he hopes employment. I never saw one in a stern bold look Wear more command, nor in a lofty phrase Express more knowing or more deep contempt Of our slight airy courtiers. He talks As if he had travelled all the princes' courts Of Christendom: in all things strives to express, That all that should dispute with him may know, Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright, But looked to near, have neither heat nor light.-- The duke! _Re-enter_ BRACHIANO; _with_ FRANCISCO DE MEDICIS _disguised like_ MULINASSAR, LODOVICO, ANTONELLI, GASPARO, FARNESE, CARLO, _and_ PEDRO, _bearing their swords and helmets; and_ MARCELLO. _Brach._ You are nobly welcome. We have heard at full Your honourable service 'gainst the Turk. To you, brave Mulinassar, we assign A competent pension: and are inly sorry, The vows of those two worthy gentlemen Make them incapable of our proffered bounty. Your wish is, you may leave your warlike swords For monuments in our chapel: I accept it As a great honour done me, and must crave Your leave to furnish out our duchess' revels. Only one thing, as the last vanity You e'er shall view, deny me not to stay To see a barriers prepared to-night: You shall have private standings. It hath pleased The great ambassadors of several princes, In their return from Rome to their own countries, To grace our marriage, and to honour me With such a kind of sport. _Fran. de Med._ I shall persuade them To stay, my lord. _Brach._ Set on there to the presence! [_Exeunt_ BRACHIANO, FLAMINEO, MARCELLO, _and_ HORTENSIO.