You speak like a foole, a coxcomb, He shall have annual meanes to buy him bookes, And find him cloathes and meat, what would he more?

All his care was himselfe how to advaunce, 845 And to uphold his courtly countenaunce By all the cunning meanes he could devise; "Were it by honest wayes, or otherwise, He made small choyce: yet sure his honestie Got him small gaines, but shameles flatterie, 850 And filthie brocage, and unseemly shifts, [Brocage, pimping.]

But knwe where consell and advise preveyle not, The fayrest meanes that I can wourk your peace, I'l take upon mee my authority, And where I finde in you the least contempt I shall severely punishe.

O happie meanes, given by a trecherous hand, To be my true guide to the heavenly land!

In the meane time wee'll use all honest meanes To sound the depth of this Confederacie, In which Heaven's hand direct us and assist us.

I have tried All modest meanes to give him notice of My violent love, but he, more dull then earth, Either conceives them not or else, possessd With full affection of my daughter, scornes me.

Tys an offerd meanes To bringe your foe in hatred with the emperour Revyve your hopes.

why should a man desiring to aspire an unreasonable creature, which is a woman, seeke her fruition by reasonable meanes?

Come, Ladie, I will have You spight of all, and, sonne, learne you hereafter To use more reverend meanes to obtaine Of me what you desire.

What dost thou meane by this? Ham. Nothing but to shew you how a King may go a Progresse through the guts of a Begger. King.

These two captaines being of one religion with the foure kings which were Moores, wrought meanes with them to betray their owne king into their hands.