Enter Bacurius And his Servant.

Bac.

Three Gentlemen without to speak with me?

Ser.

Yes Sir.

Bac.

  Let them come in.

  Enter Bessus with the two Sword-men.

Ser.

  They are entred Sir already.

Bac.

  Now fellows your business? are these the Gentlemen?

Bes.

  My Lord, I have made bold to bring these Gentlemen, my friends
  o’th’ Sword along with me.

Bac.

  I am afraid you’l fight then.

Bes.

  My good Lord, I will not, your Lordship is much mistaken, fear
  not Lord.

Bac.

  Sir, I am sorry for’t.

Bes.

  I ask no more in honour, Gentlemen you hear my Lord is sorry.

Bac.

Not that I have beaten you, but beaten one that will be beaten:  one whose dull body will require a laming, as Surfeits do the diet, spring and fall; now to your Sword-men; what come they for, good Captain Stock-fish?

Bes.

  It seems your Lordship has forgot my name.

Bac.

  No, nor your nature neither, though they are things fitter I must
  confess for any thing, than my remembrance, or any honest mans: 
  what shall these Billets do; be pil’d up in my wood-yard?

Bes.

  Your Lordship holds your mirth still, Heaven continue it:  but for
  these Gentlemen, they come—­

 Bac.

  To swear you are a Coward, spare your book, I do believe it.

Bes.

  Your Lordship still draws wide, they come to vouch under their
  valiant hands I am no Coward.

Bac.

That would be a show indeed worth seeing:  sirra be wise, and take Mony for this motion, travel with it, and where the name of Bessus has been known or a good Coward stirring, ’twill yield more than a tilting.  This will prove more beneficial to you, if you be thrifty, than your Captainship, and more natural:  men of most valiant hands is this true?

2 Sword.

  It is so, most renowned.

Bac.

  ’Tis somewhat strange.

1 Sword.

Lord, it is strange, yet true; we have examined from your Lordships foot there, to this mans head, the nature of the beatings; and we do find his honour is come off clean and sufficient:  this as our swords shall help us.

Bac.

You are much bound to your Bil-bow-men, I am glad you are straight again Captain; ’twere good you would think on some way to gratifie them, they have undergone a labour for you, Bessus would have puzl’d hercules with all his valour.

2 Sword.