,
in which I will deliver my opinion: he may strike, beat, or cause
to be beaten: for these are natural to man: your Prince, I say,
may beat you, so far forth as his dominion reacheth, that's for
the distance; the time, ten miles a day, I take it.

_2_.

Brother, you err, 'tis fifteen miles a day,
His stage is ten, his beatings are fifteen.

_Bes_.

'Tis the longest, but we subjects must--

_1_.

Be subject to it; you are wise and vertuous.

_Bes_.

Obedience ever makes that noble use on't,
To which I dedicate my beaten body;
I must trouble you a little further, Gentlemen o'th' Sword.

_2_.

No trouble at all to us Sir, if we may
Profit your understanding, we are bound
By vertue of our calling to utter our opinions,
Shortly, and discreetly.

_Bes_.

My sorest business is, I have been kick'd.

_2_.

How far Sir?

_Bes_.

Not to flatter my self in it, all over, my sword forc'd but not
lost; for discreetly I rendred it to save that imputation.

_1_.

It shew'd discretion, the best part of valour.

_2_.

Brother, this is a pretty cause, pray ponder on't;
Our friend here has been kick'd.

_1_.

He has so, brother.

_2_.

Sorely he saies: Now, had he set down here
Upon the meer kick, 't had been Cowardly.

_1_.

I think it had been Cowardly indeed.

_2_.

But our friend has redeem'd it in delivering
His sword without compulsion; and that man
That took it of him, I pronounce a weak one,
And his kicks nullities.
He should have kick'd him after the delivering
Which is the confirmation of a Coward.

_1_.

Brother, I take it, you mistake the question;
For, say that I were kick'd.

_2_.

I must not say so;
Nor I must not hear it spoke by the tongue of man.
You kick'd, dear brother! you're merry.

_1_.

But put the case I were kick'd?

_2_.

Let them put it that are things weary of their lives, and know
not honour; put the case you were kick'd?

_1_.

I do not say I was kickt.

_2_.

Nor no silly creature that wears his head without a Case, his
soul in a Skin-coat: You kickt dear brother?

_Bes_.

Nay Gentlemen, let us do what we shall do,
Truly and honest[l]y; good Sirs to the question.

_1_.

Why then I say, suppose your Boy kick't, Captain?

_2_.

The Boy may be suppos'd is liable.

_1_.

A foolish forward zeal Sir, in my friend;
But to the Boy, suppo