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Address’d a mighty power, which were on foot

In his own conduct, purposely to take

His brother here, and put him to the sword;

And to the skirts of this wild wood he came;

Where, meeting with an old religious man,

After some question with him, was converted

Both from his enterprise and from the world,

His crown bequeathing to his banish’d brother,

And all their lands restor’d to [them] again

That were with him exil’d. This to be true,

I do engage my life.

Duke S.

Welcome, young man;

Thou offer’st fairly to thy brothers’ wedding:

To one his lands withheld, and to the other

A land itself at large, a potent dukedom.

First, in this forest let us do those ends

That here were well begun and well begot;

And after, every of this happy number,

That have endur’d shrewd days and nights with us,

Shall share the good of our returned fortune,

According to the measure of their states.

Mean time, forget this new-fall’n dignity,

And fall into our rustic revelry.

Play, music, and you brides and bridegrooms all,