w?

_ Ara_.

I will.

[_Exit_ Arane.

_Bac_.

Madam be wise hereafter; I am glad I have lost this Office.

_Gob_.

Good Captain _Bessus_, tell us the discourse betwixt _Tigranes_
and our King, and how we got the victory.

_Pan_.

I prethee do, and if my Brother were
In any danger, let not thy tale make
Him abide there long before thou bring him off,
For all that while my heart will beat.

_Bes_.

Madam let what will beat, I must tell the truth, and thus it was;
they fought single in lists, but one to one; as for my own part,
I was dangerously hurt but three days before, else, perhaps, we
had been two to two, I cannot tell, some thought we had, and the
occasion of my hurt was this, the enemy had made Trenches.

_Gob_.

Captain, without the manner of your hurt be much material to this
business, we'l hear't some other time.

_Pan_.

I prethee leave it, and go on with my Brother.

_Bes_.

I will, but 'twould be worth your hearing: To the
Lists they came, and single-sword and gantlet was their fight.

_Pan_.

Alas!

_Bes_.

Without the Lists there stood some dozen Captains of either side
mingled, all which were sworn, and one of those was I: and 'twas
my chance to stand next a Captain o'th' enemies side, called
_Tiribasus_; Valiant they said he was; whilst these two Kings
were streaching themselves, this _Tiribasus_ cast something a
scornful look on me, and ask't me who I thought would overcome: I
smil'd and told him if he would fight with me, he should perceive
by the event of that whose King would win: something he answered,
and a scuffle was like to grow, when one _Zipetus_ offered to
help him, I--

_Pan_.

All this is of thy self, I pray thee _Bessus_ tell something of
my Brother, did he nothing?

_Bes_.

Why yes, I'le tell your Grace, they were not to fight till the
word given, which for my own part, by my troth I confess I was
not to give.

_Pan_.

See for his own part.

_Bac_.

I fear yet this fellow's abus'd with a good report.

_Bes_.

But I--

_Pan_.

Still of himself.

_Bes_.

Cri'd give the word, when as some of them say, _Tigranes_ was
stooping, but the word was not given then, yet one _Cosroes_ of
the enemies part, held up his finger to me, which is as much with
us Martialists, as I will fight with you: I said not a word,