Second Lord I will never trust a man again for keeping his sword
clean. nor believe he can have every thing in him
by wearing his apparel neatly.
First Soldier Well, that's set down.
PAROLLES Five or six thousand horse, I said,-- I will say
true,--or thereabouts, set down, for I'll speak truth.
First Lord He's very near the truth in this.
BERTRAM But I con him no thanks for't, in the nature he
delivers it.
PAROLLES Poor rogues, I pray you, say.
First Soldier Well, that's set down.
PAROLLES I humbly thank you, sir: a truth's a truth, the
rogues are marvellous poor.
First Soldier [Reads] 'Demand of him, of what strength they are
a-foot.' What say you to that?
PAROLLES By my troth, sir, if I were to live this present
hour, I will tell true. Let me see: Spurio, a
hundred and fifty; Sebastian, so many; Corambus, so
many; Jaques, so many; Guiltian, Cosmo, Lodowick,
and Gratii, two hundred and fifty each; mine own
company, Chitopher, Vaumond, Bentii, two hundred and
fifty each: so that the muster-file, rotten and
sound, upon my life, amounts not to fifteen thousand
poll; half of the which dare not shake snow from off
their cassocks, lest they shake themselves to pieces.
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