Part 64

Cler. Your faith to mee!

Mail. My faith to God; all's one: Who hath no faith to men, to God hath none.

Cler. In that sense I accept your othe, and thanke you. I gave my word to goe, and I will goe. Exit Cler.

Mail. Ile watch you whither. Exit Mail.

Mess. If hee goes, hee proves 245 How vaine are mens fore knowledges of things, When heaven strikes blinde their powers of note and use, And makes their way to ruine seeme more right Then that which safetie opens to their sight. Cassandra's prophecie had no more profit 250 With Troyes blinde citizens, when shee foretolde Troyes ruine; which, succeeding, made her use This sacred inclamation: "God" (said shee) "Would have me utter things uncredited; For which now they approve what I presag'd; 255 They count me wise, that said before, I rag'd." [Exit.]

LINENOTES:

12 Rulers. Shepherd, Phelps; Q, Rubers.

74 your. Ed.; Q, you.

149 in. Added by ed.

155 Arden. Q, Acden.

162 Char. Q, Cler.

A Camp near Cambrai.]

Enter Challon with two Souldiers.

Chalon. Come, souldiers: you are downewards fit for lackies; Give me your pieces, and take you these coates, To make you compleate foot men, in whose formes You must be compleate souldiers: you two onely Stand for our armie.

1[st Soldier.] That were much.

Chal. Tis true; 5 You two must doe, or enter, what our armie Is now in field for.

2[d Sol.] I see then our guerdon Must be the deede it selfe, twill be such honour.

Chal. What fight souldiers most for?

1[st Sol.] Honour onely.

Chal. Yet here are crownes beside.

Ambo. We thanke you, Captaine. 10

2[d Sol.] Now, sir, how show wee?

Chal. As you should at all parts. Goe now to Clermont D'Ambois, and informe him, Two battailes are set ready in his honour, And stay his presence onely for their signall, When they shall joyne; and that, t'attend him hither 15 Like one wee so much honour, wee have sent him--

1[st Sol.] Us two in person.

Chal. Well, sir, say it so; And having brought him to the field, when I Fall in with him, saluting, get you both Of one side of his horse, and plucke him downe, 20 And I with th'ambush laid will second you.

1[st Sol.] Nay, we shall lay on hands of too much strength To neede your secondings.

2[d Sol.] I hope we shall. Two are enough to encounter Hercules.

Chal. Tis well said, worthy souldiers; hast, and hast him. [Exeunt.] 25