That was your Fathers Loue, the Nymph Argurion. I would haue you direct all your Courtship thither, if you could but endeare your selfe to her affection, you were eternal∣ly engallanted.

In truth Sir? pray Phoebus I prooue fauorsome in her fayre eyes.

All diuine mixture, and encrease of beauty, to this bright B•uy of Ladyes; and to the male-Courtiers Complement, and Courtesie.

In the behalfe of the Males, I gratefie you Amorphus.

And I of the Females.

Succinctly spoken: I doe vale to both your thanks, and kisse them; but primarily to yours, Most ingenious, acute, and polite Lady.

Gods my life, how he do's all to be qualifie her! Inge∣nious, Acute, and Polite? as if there were not others in place, as Ingenious, Acute, and Polite, as she.

Yes, but you must know Lady, he cannot speake out of a Dictionary method.

Sit downe sweete Amorphus. When will this water come thinke you?

It cannot now be long fayre Lady.

Now obserue Mercury.

How most Ambiguous beauty? Loue you? that I will by this Hand-kercher.

'Slid he drawes his oathes out of his pocket.

But will you be constant?

Constant Madame? I will not say for Constant∣nesse, but by this Pursse (which I would bee loath to sweare by, vnlesse 'twere embroyder'd) Page  [unnumbered] I protest (more then most fayre Lady) you are the onely, absolute and vn-paraleld Creature, I do adore, and admire, and respect, and reuerence in this Court, Corner of the world, or Kingdome, Me thinkes you are Melancholy.

Do's your heart speake all this?

Say you?

O he is groaping for another oath.

Now by this Watch (I marle how forward the day is) I do vnfaignedly vowe my selfe ('Slight 'tis deeper then I tooke it, past fiue) your's entirely addicted, Madame.

I require no more dearest Asotus, hence-forth let me call you mine; and in remembrance of me, voutchsafe to weare this Chaine, and this Diamond.

O god sweete Lady.

There are new oathes for him: what? dooth Hermes taste no Alteration in all this?

Yes, thou hast strooke Argurion enamour'd on Aso∣tus methinkes?

Alasse no; I am no body, I: I can do nothing in this disguise.

But thou hast not wounded any of the rest, Cu∣pid?

Not yet: it is enough that I haue begunne so prospe∣rously.

Tut, these are nothing to the Gems I will howerly bestow vpo• thee: be but faithfull and kinde to me, and I will lade thee with my richest bounties: beholde here my Brace∣lets from mine Armes.

Not so good Lady, By this Diamond.

Take 'hem; weare 'hem: my Iewels, Chaine of Pearle, Pendants, all I haue.

Nay then, by this Pearle You make me a Wanton.

Shall not she answere for this, to mainteine him thus in swearing?

O, no, there is away to weane him from this: the Gentleman may be reclaim'd.

I, if you had the ayring of his apparell Cosse, I thinke.

Louing? 'twere pitty I should be liuing else, beleeue me. Saue you Sir. Saue you sweete Lady, Saue you Mounsieur Anaides; Saue you deare Madame.

Doo'st thou knowe him that saluted thee, He∣don?

No, some idle Fungoso I warrant you.

'Sbloud, I neuer saw him till this morning, and he sa∣lutes me as familiarly, as if we had knowne together, since the first yeare of the siege of Troy.

A most right-handed, and auspicious encounter. Confine your selfe to your fortunes.

For gods sake lets haue some Ri•dles or Purposes; hough.

No faith, your Prophecies are best, the 'tother are stale.

Prophecies? wee cannot all •it in at them; we shall make a confusion: no; what calde you that we had in the fore∣noone?

Substantiues, and Adiectiues. Ist not Hedon?

I that, who begins?

I haue thought; speake your Adiectiues Sirs?

But doe not you change then.

Not I, Who sayes?

Odoriferous.

Popular.

Humble.

White-liuer'd.

Barbarous.

Pythagoricall.

Yours Signior.

What must I doe Sir?

Giue foorth your Adiectiue with the rest; as Pro∣sperous, Good, Faire, Sweete, Well.

Any thing that hath not bin spoken.

Yes Sir: Well-spoken shall be mine.

What? ha you all doone.

I.

Then the Substantiue is Breeches. Why Odoriferous Breeches Guardian?

Odoriferous, because Odoriferous: that which con∣taines most variety of sauor, and smell, we say is most Odorife∣rous: now Breeches I presume are incident to that variety, and therefore, Odoriferous Breeches.

Well, we must take it howsoeuer, who's next. Phi∣lautia.

Popular.

Why Popular Breeches?

Mary that is, when they are not content to be gene∣rally noted in Court; but will presse footth on common Sta∣ges, and Brokers stalls, to the publique view of the world.

Good: why Humble Breeches? Argurien.

Humble, because they vse to be sat vpon; besides if you tye 'hem not vp, their propertie is to fall downe about your heeles.

Shee has worne the Breeches it seemes which haue done so.

But why White-liuerd?

Why? 'Sharte are not their linings white? besides, when they come in swaggering company, and will pocket vp any thing; may they not properly bee said to bee White-liuerd?

O yes, wee cannot deny it. And why Barbarous, Hedon?

Barbarous, because commonly when you haue worn• your Breeches sufficiently, you giue them to your Barbar.

That's good: but now Pythagoricall?

I, Amorphus. Why Pythagoricall Breeches?

O most kindly of all, 'tis a conceit of that Fortune; I am bould to hug my braine for.

How ist, E•quisite Amorphus?

O I am rapt with it, 'tis so fit, so proper, so happy.

Nay doe not rack vs thus?

I neuer truly relisht my selfe before. Giue me your eares. Breeches Pythagoricall, by reason of their transmigration into seuerall shapes.

Most rare in sweete troth. Mary this young Gen∣tleman, for his Well-spoken—

I, why Well-spoken Breeches?

Well-spoken: mary well-spoken, because whatso∣euer they speake is well taken, and whatsoeuer is well taken, is well-spoken.

Excellent: beleeue me.

Not so Ladyes neither.

But why Breeches now?

Breeches quasi Beare-riches; when a gallant beares all his Ritches in his Breeches.

In good faith these vnhappy Pages, would be whipt for staying thus.

Beshrew my hand, and my hart else.

I do wonder at their protraction.

Pray God my whore haue not discouer'd her selfe to the raskally Boyes, and that be the cause of their stay.

I must sute my selfe with another Page; this idle Pro∣saites will neuer be brought to waite well▪

Sir I haue a kinseman I could willingly wish to your seruice, if you would deigne to accept of him.

And I shalbe glad (most sweet Lady) to imbrace him; where is he?

I can fetch him Sir, but I would be loath to make you turne away your other Page.

You shall not most sufficient Lady, I will keepe both: pray you lets go see him.

Whether goes my Loue?

Ile returne presently; I go but to see a Page with this Lady.

As sure as Fate 'tis so; shee ha's opened all: A poxe of all Cocatrices. Damne mee if shee haue playde Page  [unnumbered] loose with me, Ile cut her throate within a hayres bredth, so it may be heald againe.

What is he Iealous of his Hermaphrodite?

O I, this will be excellent sporte.

Phantaste, Argurion, what? you are sodainly stroake me thinkes; for Gods will lets ha' some Musique till they come. Ambition reach the Lyra I pray you.

Any thing to which my Honor shall direct me.

Come Amorphus; cheare vp Phantaste.

It shall be my pride faire Lady to attempt all that is in my power. But heere is an Instrument that (alone) is able to infuse soule in the most melancholique, and dull disposde Creature vpon earth; O! let me kisse thy faire knees: Beauteous •ares attend it.

Will you haue the Kisse Honor.

I good Ambition.

I made this Ditty and the Note to it vpon a kisse that my Honor gaue me; how like you it Sir.

A pretty Ayre; in generall I like it well. But in par∣ticuler, your long die-Note did arride me most, but it was som∣what too long: I can shew one, almost of the same nature, but much before it, and not so long; in a Composition of mine owne: I thinke I haue both the Note, and Ditty about me.

Pray you Sir see.

Yes there is the Note; and all the parts if I mis-thinke not. I will reade the Ditty to your Beauties here, but first I am to make you familiar with the occasion, which presents it selfe thus. Vpon a time, going to take my leaue of the Empe∣rour, and kisse his great handes; there being then present, the Kings of Fraunce, and Arragon, the Dukes of Sauoy, Florence, Orleance, Bourbon, Brunswick, the Lantgrau•, Count Palatine, all which had seuerally feasted me; besides infinite more of infe∣riour persons, as Earles, and others: it was my chance (the Em∣perour detain'd by some other affayre) to waite him the fifth part of an houre, or much nere it▪ In which time (retiring my selfe into a Bay-window) I encountred the Lady Annabel neice to the Empresse, and •ister to the king of Arragon; who (hauing neuer before ey de me, but onely heard the common report of my Vertue, Learning, and Trauaile) fell into that extremity of passion, for my loue, that she there immediatly sounded: Phisi∣tians were sent for; she had to her chamber; so to her bed; where (languishing some few daies) after many times calling vpon me, with my name in her mouth, she expirde. As that (I must needes say) is the onely fault of my Fortune, that as it hath euer bin my hap to be sew'd to by all Ladies, and Beauties where I haue come; so, I neuer yet soiourn'd, or rested in that place, or part of the world, where some great and admirable faire Creature died not for my loue.

O the sweete power of trauaile, are you guilty of this Cupid?

No Mercury; and that his page (Cos) knowes, and he were here present to be sworne.

O she is to quick with him; he hath not deuis'd that yet.

Marry some houre beefore shee departed, she be∣queath'd to me this Glou•; which the Emperour himselfe tooke care to send after me, in sixe Coaches, couer'd all with black-veluet, attended by the state of his Empire; all which he freely gaue me, and I reciprocally (out of the same bounty) gaue it to the Lords that brought it: onely reseruing, and respecting, the gift of the deceasde Lady, vpon which I compos'd this Ode, and set it to my most affected Instrument the Lyra.

Blasphemy, Blasphemy Cupid.

I, Ile reuenge it time inough; Hermes.

Good Amorphus, let's here it sung.

I care not to do that, since it pleaseth Philautia to re∣quest it.

Heere Sir.

Nay play it I pray you, you do well, you do well: how like you it Sir?

Very well in troath.

But very well? O you are a meere Mammo•hrept in iudgement then: why do you not obserue how excellently the Ditty is affected in euery place? that I do not marry a word of short quantity, to a long Note▪ nor an ascending Sillable to a discending Tone. Besides vpon the worde Best there, you see how I do enter with an odde Minnum, and driue it thorough the Briefe, which no intelligent Musitian (I know) but will affirme to bee very rare, extraordinary, and plea∣sing.

And yet not fit to lament the death of a Lady for all this.

Tut heere be they will swallow any thing.

Pray you let mee haue a coppy of it Amor∣phus.

And me too, in troath I like it exceedingly.

I haue denyed it to Princes, neuerthelesse to you (the true Female Twinnes of Perfection) I am wonne to depart withall.

I hope I shall haue my Honors coppy.

You are Ambitious in that Hedon. Enter Anaides.

How now Anaides? what is it hath coniur'd vp this distemperature in the circle of your face?

'Sblod what haue you to do? A pox of God o'your filthy trauailing Beard; hold your tongue.

Nay, dost heare mischiefe?

Away Musk-cat.

I say to thee: Thou art rude, impudent, course, im∣polisht; a Frapler, and base.

Heart of my father, what a strange alteration has halfe a yeeres haunting of Ordinaries wrought in this fellow? that came with a Tuff-taffata Ierkin to Towne but th'other day, and now hee is turn'd Hercules, hee wants but a Club.

Sir, I will garter my hose with your guttes; and that shall be all.

'Slid what rare fire workes bee heere? flash, flash.

What's the matter Hedon? can you tell?

Nothing but that he lacks mony, & thinkes weel• lend him some to be friends.

Come sweete Lady▪ in good truth ile haue it, you shall not deny me; Morus perswade your Aunt I may haue her pic∣ture, by any meanes.

Yes Sir: good Aunt now, let him haue it; he will vse me the better, if you loue me, do good Aunt.

Well, tell him he shall haue it.

Maister, you shall haue it, she saies;

Shall I? thanke her good Page.

What has he entertaind the Foole?

I, heele waite close you shall see, though the Begg•r hang off.

Aunt my maister thankes you.

Call him hether.

Yes: maister.

Yes in very truth, and gaue me this Pursse, and he ha's promis'd me a most fine Dog; which he will haue drawne with my Picture, and desires most vehemently to be knowne to your Ladyshipps.

Call him hether, 'tis good groping such a Gull.

Maister Asotus. Maister Asotus.

For Gods sake, let me go: you see, I am call'd to the Ladies.

Wilt thou forsake me then?

Gods so, what would you haue mee doe?

Come hither maister Asotus; I do ensure your La∣dyships, he is a Gentleman of a very worthy desart; and of a most •ounti•ull nature. You must shew and insinuate your selfe responsible, and equiualent now to my commendment. Good Honors grace him.

I protest (more then most faire Ladyes) I doe wish all variety of diuine ple•sure, choyse sport, sweete Musique, ritch Fare, braue A••yres, soft Beds, and silken Thoughts, attend these fayre Beauties. Will it please your Ladyship to weare this Chaine of Pearle, and this Diamond for my sake.

O.

And you Madam this Iewell, and Pendants.

O.

We know not how to deserue these bounties out of so slight merrit, Asotus.

No in faith, but the'rs my Gloue for a fauor.

And soone after the Reuels I will bestowe a Garter on you.

O Lord Ladyes, it is more grace then euer I could haue hop'd, but that it pleaseth your Ladyships to extend; I protest it is enough that you but take knowledge of my—if your Ladiships want embroydered Gownes, Tyres of any Fashion, Rebatus, Iewels, or Carkanets, any thing what soeuer; if you vouchsafe to accept.

And for it they will helpe you to Shoo-tyes, and de∣uises.

I cannot vtter my selfe (Deare Beauties) but; you can conceiue—

O.

Sir we will acknowledge your seruice doubt not; henceforth you shall be no more Asotus to vs, but our Golde-Finch, and we your Cages.

O God Madams, how shall I deserue this? if I were but made acquainted with Hedon now; Ile trye: pray you a∣way.

How he prayes Money to go away from him.

Amorphus, a word with you: heeres a Watch I would bestowe vpon you, pray you make mee knowne to that Gal∣lant.

That I will Sir. Mounsieur Hedon I must intreate you to exchange knowledge with this Gentleman.

'Tis a thing (next to the water we expect) I thirste after Sir. Good Mounsieur Asotus.

Good Mounsieur Hedon, I would be glad to bee lou'd of men of your Ranke, and spirit, I protest. Please you to accept this payre of Bracelets Sir, they are not worth the bestowing.

O Hercules; how the Gentleman purchases? this must needes bring Argurion to a consumption.

Sir, I shall neuer stand in the merit of such Bounty. I feare.

O Lord Sir; your acquaintance shall be sufficient. And if at any time you neede my Bill or my Bond.

O, O.

Helpe the Lady there.

Gods deare, Argurion. Madam, how do you?

Sicke.

Haue her foorth and giue her ayre.

I come againe streight Ladyes.

Well, I doubt all the Phisique he ha's, will scarce re∣couer her; shee's too farre spent.