ur bestow'd on these is harsh and thriftlesse.
If you would Consull be (sayes one) of Rome,
You must be watching, starting out of sleepes;
Every way whisking; gloryfying Plebeians;
Kissing Patricians hands, rot at their dores; 130
Speake and doe basely; every day bestow
Gifts and observance upon one or other:
And what's th'event of all? Twelve rods before thee;
Three or foure times sit for the whole tribunall;
Exhibite Circean games; make publike feasts; 135
And for these idle outward things (sayes he)
Would'st thou lay on such cost, toile, spend thy spirits?
And to be voide of perturbation,
For constancie, sleepe when thou would'st have sleepe,
Wake when thou would'st wake, feare nought, vexe for nought, 140
No paines wilt thou bestow? no cost? no thought?

_Ren._ What should I say? As good consort with you
As with an angell; I could heare you ever.

_Cler._ Well, in, my lord, and spend time with my sister,
And keepe her from the field with all endeavour. 145
The souldiers love her so, and shee so madly
Would take my apprehension, if it chance,
That bloud would flow in rivers.

_Ren._ Heaven forbid!
And all with honour your arrivall speede! _Exit._

_Enter Messenger with two Souldiers like Lackies._

_Messenger._ Here are two lackies, sir, have message to you. 150

_Cler._ What is your message? and from whom, my friends?

_1[st Soldier.]_ From the Lieutenant, Colonell, and the
Captaines,
Who sent us to informe you that the battailes
Stand ready rang'd, expecting but your presence
To be their honor'd signall when to joyne, 155
And we are charg'd to runne by, and attend you.

_Cler._ I come. I pray you see my running horse
Brought to the backe-gate to mee.

_Mess._ Instantly. _Exit Mess[enger]._

_Cler._ Chance what can chance mee, well or ill is equall
In my acceptance, since I joy in neyther, 160
But goe with sway of all the world together.
In all successes Fortune and the day
To mee alike are; I am fixt, be shee
Never so fickle; and will there repose,
Farre past the reach of any dye she throwes. 165
_Ex[it] cum Pediss[equis]._

_Finis Actus tert