Bar.  You are governd More by your feare then reason.

Mod.  May it prove soe:  That way I would be guiltie.

Bar.  How appeere The new raisd Companies?

Leid.  They stand full and faithfull; And for the Burgers, they are well affected To our designes.  The Arminians play their parts too, And thunder in their meetings hell and dampnation To such as hold against us.

Bar.  ’Tis well orderd: 
But have you tride by any meanes (it skills not
How much you promise) to wyn the old Soldiers
(The English Companies, in chief, I ayme at)
To stand firme for us?

Leid.  We have to that purpose
Imploid Rock-Giles, with some choice Burgers els
That are most popular to the Officers
That doe commaund here in the Collonells absence. 
We expect them every mynitt.  Yf your Lordship
(For ’tis not fitt, I think, you should be seene)
Will please to stand aside (yet you shalbe
Within the hearing of our Conference)
You shall perceive we will imploy all arts
To make them ours.

Mod.  They are come.

Bar.  Be earnest with them.

    Enter Rock-Giles, 2 Burgers, Captaines, Leuitenant.

R:  Giles.  With much adoe I have brought ’em:  the prowde Shellains[154] Are paid too well, and that makes them forget We are their Masters.

1 Burg.  But when we tooke them on,
Famishd allmost for want of entertainement,
Then they cryde out they would do any thing
We would commaund them.

1 Cap.  And so we say still, Provided it be honest.

Giles.  Is it fitt
That mercenary Soldiers, that for pay
Give up their liberties and are sworne t’expose
Their lyves and fortunes to all dangers, should
Capitulate with their Lords?

1 Burg.  Prescribing when They are pleasd to be commaunded and for what.

Giles.  Answeare to this.

Leuit.  You know our resolutions, And therefore, Captaine, speak for all.

1 Cap.  I will,
And doe it boldly:  We were entertaind
To serve the generall States and not one Province;
To fight as often as the Prince of Orange
Shall lead us forth, and not to stand against him;
To guard this Cuntrie, not to ruyn it;
To beat of foreigne Enemies, not to cherish
Domestique factions.  And where you upbraid us
With the poore means we have to feed, not cloath us,
Forgetting at how deere a rate we buy
The triffles we have from you, thus I answeare:—­
Noe Cuntrie ere made a defensive war
And gaind by it but you.  What privat Gentleman
That onely trailes a pike, that comes from England
Or Fraunce, but brings gold with him which he leaves here
And so enriches you?  Where such as serve
The Polander, Bohemian, Dane, or Turck,
Though they come almost naked to their Collours,
Besides their pay (which they contempne) the spoiles
Of armyes overthrowne, of Citties sackd,
Depopulations of wealthie Cuntries,
If he survive the uncertaine chaunce of war,
Returne him home to end his age in plenty
Of wealth and honours.