, for every beast hath Phantasy at his
pleasure.

HEU. O yes! If any man can tell any tidings of a spruce, neat, apish,
nimble, fine, foolish, absurd, humorous, conceited, fantastic gallant,
with hollow eyes, sharp look, swart complexion, meagre face, wearing as
many toys in his apparel as fooleries in his looks and gesture, let him
come forth and certify me thereof, and he shall have for his
reward--

ANA. I can tell you where he is. What shall he have?

HEU. A box o' the ear, sirrah. [_Snap_.]

ANA. How now, Invention, are you so quick-fingered? I'faith, there's
your principal, sirrah, [_snap_], and here's the interest ready in my
hand [_snap. They fall together by the ears_.] Yea, have you found out
scratching? Now I remember me--

HEU. Do you bite me, rascal?

MEN. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Here's the lively picture of this axiom,
_A quick invention and a good memory can never agree_. Fie, fie, fie:
Heuresis! beat him, when he's down?

ANA. Prythee, let's alone: proud jackanapes, I'll--

HEU. What will you do?

ANA. Untruss thy points, and whip thee, thou paltry ----. Let me go,
Mendacio, if thou lov'st me. Shall I put up the--

MEN. Come, come, come, you shall fight no more, in good faith. Heuresis,
your master will catch you anon.

HEU. My master! where is he?

MEN. I'll bring you to him; come away.

HEU. Anamnestes, I scorn that thou shouldst think I go away for fear of
anything thou canst do unto me. Here's my hand, as soon as thou canst
pick the least occasion, put up thy finger, I am for thee.

ANA. When thou dar'st, Heuresis, when thou dar'st, I'll be as ready as
thyself at any time. [_Exeunt_ MENDACIO _and_ HEURESIS.] This Heuresis,
this Invention, is the proudest jackanapes, the pertest, self-conceited
boy that ever breathed. Because, forsooth, some odd poet or some such
fantastic fellows make much on him, there's no ho with him.[250] The
vile dandi-prat will overlook the proudest of his acquaintance; but well
I remember me, I learned a trick t'other day to bring a boy o'er the
thigh finely. If he come, i'faith, I'll tickle him with it.

[MENDACIO _comes running back in great haste_.

MEN. As I am a rascal, Nam, they are all coming. I see Master Register
trudging hither as fast as his three feet will carry up his four ages.

[_Exit_ MENDACIO.

SCAENA QUARTA.

MEMORIA, ANAMNESTES.

MEM. Ah, you leaden-heeled r