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Enter Captaine Lieftenant Antient
Cap
saue yee generall

asp
my valiant freinds & felow soldiers welcome
tis somwhat strandge to see yow here at Court

Cap
Court why? why strange to see souldiers at the Court

asp
I meane not soldiers in generall but such

leif
such what such

Cap
such poore soldiers as wee are or such prowd Comaunders
as yow would bee for yow haue nether the worth nor the
way on't yet.

asp
y'are bold.

all
how

asp
and dangerous muteners
and where I thought to haue dealt nobly wt hyee
and begd yor pentions

Cap
how beg swonds what nobillityes in that

sargiant
giue vs our dew deale like a gentleman in that

asp
yor dew? whats that the whipping poast or the Iaile

all
Iaile swounds Iaile

asp
tis yor desert then hence gett yee gone

lief sar
gone whither

Cap
gone for what? wee that like lions Chast leopards & tigers
in the feild scorne to budge at the braying of an asse

sar
the sent of a muscatt

leif
the questing of a spaniell. thy behauiour speaks thee no better.

asp
no better.

sar
scarce so good the meanes thow spendst ys ours

lief
those raggs thow werst ours

sar
the meat thow east ours the wine thow drinkst ours

Cap
wee wonne the Creditt thow wearst by the princes imprisonment

lief
our swords beat him from his horse

Cap
this hand by the same token yt lost a fellow in the seruice
tooke him prisoner & led him to thy tent, thow werst the honor
but as a pick pockett does stolne goods befor the owners face
and thadst ether grace or valor thow wouldst blush & be ashamd on't

leif
then how so euer wee lend yow the honor giue vs our soldiers
pay and the princes ransome to an asper for feare we make
yor Cowardice knowne to the duke de heare generall to the duke

asp
I must disemble wt h them valiant soldiers
for tis as great a virtue not to suffer wrronge
as to winn Conquest; now I haue found yow men
redier to dye then part wt h the least dram
of that dread honor yow haue bought wt h bloud
I am all yors Comend mee to my soldiers
beare um this gold shar't equally amongst yow

sar
I mary sir this ys some what like a generall

asp
and for the late good seruice done asure yow
they shall haue double pay and a gratuity
from the duks Coffers.

lief
ha noble spirit; who would not liue & dye wt h such a generall

asp
tis my desire to make mee worthy of
such noble harts; and for the princes ransome
as soone as they Come in they are yors; I nether
merritt, nor mind them the end to wc h I moue
ys to liue happy in my soldiers loue

sarg
kind gentleman I am a vilaine yf I bee not sorry
I vsd him so tempestuously

Cap
must beare wt h vs [Captaine] generall wee are a kinn to march
wee Come in blustring like a lion when wee are angry
wee go[w] out as mild as a lamb when wee are pleasd
so heauen guard our generall

asp
stay see the Celler first ye haue spent a flood
& must renew yt strong wine begetts fresh blood

leif
good motion generall weele follow our leader in thats flatt

Cap
heele not bee worthy of a knightly scarr
will not drinke deep in peace bleed deep in warr.

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