Being certain
years about his merchandise in that country, he gave to the Sultan
a great sum of money for a certain office for him there for the
while. But he had scantly granted him this and put it in his hand
when, ere ever it was worth aught to him, the Sultan suddenly sold
it to another of his own sect, and put our Hungarian out. Then came
he to him and humbly put him in remembrance of his grant, spoken
with his own mouth and signed with his own hand. Thereunto the
Sultan answered him, with a grim countenance, "I will have thee
know, good-for-nothing, that neither my mouth nor mine hand shall
be master over me, to bind all my body at their pleasure. But I
will be lord and master over them both, that whatsoever the one say
and the other write, I will be at mine own liberty to do what I
like myself, and ask them both no leave. And therefore, go get thee
hence out of my countries, knave!" Think you now, my lord, that
Sultan and this Turk, being both of one false sect, you may not
find them both alike false of their promise?
VINCENT: That must I needs jeopard, for other surety can there
none be had.
ANTHONY: An unwise jeoparding, to put your soul in peril of
damnation for the keeping of your bodily pleasures, and yet without
surety to jeopard them too!
But yet go a little further, lo.
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