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ln 0004JohnJohn Old-castleOldcastle, thethe goodgood
ln 0005LordLord CobhamCobham.


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ln 0008LordLord highhigh AdmirallAdmiral ofof EnglandEngland hishis
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wln 0001TheThe ProloguePrologue.

wln 0002THeTHeThe doubtfuldoubtful TitleTuleTuleTitle (GentlemenGentlemen) prefixtprefixed
wln 0003VponUpon thethe ArgumentArgument wewe hauehave inin handhand,
wln 0004MayMay breedebreed suspencesuspense, andand wrongfullywrongfully disturbedisturb
wln 0005TheThe peacefullpeaceful quietquiet ofof youryour setledsettled thoughtsthoughts:
wln 0006ToTo stopstop whichwhich scruplescruple, letlet thisthis briefebrief suffisesuffice.
wln 0007ItIt isis nono pamperdpampered gluttonglutton wewe presentpresent,
wln 0008NorNor agedaged CouncellorCouncillor toto youthfullyouthful sinnesin,
wln 0009ButBut oneone, whosewhose vertuevirtue shoneshone aboueabove thethe restrest,
wln 0010AA valiantvaliant MartyrMartyr, andand aa vertuousvirtuous peerepeer,
wln 0011InIn whosewhose truetrue faithfaith andand loyaltieloyalty exprestexpressed
wln 0012VntoUnto hishis soueraignesoveraignesovereign, andand hishis countriescountry’s wealeweal:
wln 0013WeWe striuestrive toto paypay thatthat tributetribute ofof ourour LoueLove,
wln 0014YourYour fauoursfavor’sfavours meritemerit, letlet fairefair TruthTruth bebe grac’tegraced,
wln 0015SinceSince forg’deforged inuentioninvention formerformer timetime defac’tedefaced.


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wln 0016TheThe truetrue andand honorablehonorablehonourable HistorieHistory, ofof
wln 0017thethe lifelife ofof SirSir IohnJohnjohn OldcastleOldcastle, thethe
wln 0018goodgood LordLord CobhamCobham.


wln 0019InIn thethe fightfight, enterenter thethe SheriffeSheriff andand twotwo ofof hishis menmen.

wln 0020SheriffeSheriff.
wln 0021MYMY LordsLords, II chargecharge yeye inin hishis HighnesseHighness’highness’ namename,
wln 0022ToTo keepekeep thethe peacepeace, youyou, andand youryour followersfollowers.
wln 0023Herb.HerbertHerb.GoodGood M.MasterM. SheriffeSheriff, looklook vntounto your selfyourself.
wln 0024Pow.PowisPow.DoDo soso, forfor wewe hauehave otherother businessebusiness.
wln 0025ProfferProffer toto fightfight againeagain
wln 0026Sher.SheriffSher.WillWill yeye disturbedisturb thethe IudgesJudgesjudges, andand thethe AssiseAssize?
wln 0027HeareHear thethe KingsKing’sking’s proclamationproclamation yeye werewere bestbest.
wln 0028Pow.PowisPow.HoldHold thenthen, letslet’s hearehear itit.
wln 0029Herb.HerbertHerb.ButBut bebe briefebrief, yeye werewere bestbest.
wln 0030Bayl.BailiffBayl.OO yesyes.
wln 0031DauyDavyCossoneCossoncousin, makemake shortershorter OOOh, oror shallshall marremar youryour YesYes.
wln 0032Bay.BailiffBay.OO yesyes.
wln 0033OwenOwenWhatWhat, hashas herher nothingnothing toto saysay butbut OOOh yesyes?
wln 0034Bay.BailiffBay.OO yesyes.
wln 0035Da.DavyDa.OO naynay, pyepyepie CosseCossecoz plutplut downedown withwith herher, downdown withwith herher,
wln 0036AA PawessePawesse aa PawessePawesse.
wln 0037GoughGoughAA HerbertHerbert aa HerbertHerbert, andand downedown withwith PowessePowisPowesse.
wln 0038Helter skelterHelter-skelterhelter-skelter againeagain.
wln 0039Sher.SheriffSher.HoldHold, inin thethe KingsKing’sking’s namename, holdhold.
wln 0040OwenOwenDowneDown ee thathathan kanaueska naueskanave’ska knaves namename, downedown.
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wln 0041InIn thisthis fightfight, thethe BailiffeBailiff isis knockedknocked downedown, andand thethe SheriffeSheriff
wln 0042andand thethe otherother runnerun awayaway.

wln 0043Herb.HerbertHerb.PowessePowisPowesse, II thinkethink thythy WelshWelsh andand thouthou dodo smartsmart.
wln 0044Pow.PowisPow.HerbertHerbert, II thinkethink mymy swordsword camecame neerenear thythy heartheart.
wln 0045Herb.HerbertHerb.ThyThy heartsheart’shearts bestbest bloudblood shallshall paypay thethe losseloss ofof minemine.
wln 0046GoughGoughAA HerbertHerbert aa HerbertHerbert.
wln 0047DauyDavyAA PawessePawesse aa PawessePawesse.
wln 0048AsAs theythey areare liftinglifting theirtheir weaponsweapons, enterenter thethe MaiorMayor ofof Here-HerefordHere∣fordHereford
wln 0049ford,
wln 0049andand hishis OfficersOfficers andand Townes-menTownes menTownsmentown’s men withwith clubbesclubs.

wln 0050MaiorMayorMyMy LordsLords, asas youyou areare liegeliege menmen toto thethe CrowneCrown,
wln 0051TrueTrue noblemennoblemen, andand subiectssubjects toto thethe KingKing,
wln 0052AttendAttend hishis HighnesseHighness’Highness proclamationproclamation,
wln 0053CommaundedCommanded byby thethe IudgesJudgesjudges ofof AssiseAssize,
wln 0054ForFor keepingkeeping peacepeace atat thisthis assemblieassembly.
wln 0055Herb.HerbertHerb.GoodGood M.MasterM. MaiorMayor ofof HerefordHereford bebe briefebrief.
wln 0056Mai.MayorMai.SerieantSergeant, withoutwithout thethe ceremonieceremony ofof OOOh yesyes.
wln 0057PronouncePronounce alowdaloud thethe proclamationproclamation.
wln 0058Ser.SergeantSer.TheThe KingsKing’sking’s IusticesJusticesjustices, perceiuingperceiving whatwhat publiquepublic mis-mischiefemis∣chiefemischief
wln 0059chiefe
wln 0059maymay ensueensue thisthis priuateprivate quarrelquarrel:: inin hishis maiestiesmajesty’s namename dodo
wln 0060straightlystraightlystraight chargecharge andand commaundcommand allall personspersons, ofof whatwhat degreedegree
wln 0061soeuersoever, toto departdepart thisthis cittiecity ofof HerefordHereford, exceptexcept suchsuch asas areare
wln 0062boundbound toto giuegive attendanceattendance atat thisthis AssiseAssize, andand thatthat nono manman pre-presumepre∣sumepresume
wln 0063sume
wln 0063toto wearewear anyany weaponweapon, especiallyespecially welsh-hookeswelsh hookswelsh-hookes, forrestforest
wln 0064billesbills.
wln 0065OwenOwenHawHaw, nono pillpill nornor wellswells hooghooghog? haha?
wln 0066Ma.MayorMa.PeacePeace, andand hearehear thethe proclamationproclamation.
wln 0067Ser.SergeantSer.AndAnd thatthat thethe LordLord PowessePowisPowesse dodo presentlypresently dispersedisperse andand
wln 0068dischargedischarge hishis retinueretinue, andand departdepart thethe cittiecity inin thethe KingsKing’sking’s peacepeace,
wln 0069hehe andand hishis followersfollowers, onon painepain ofof imprisonmentimprisonment.
wln 0070DauyDavyHawHaw? pudpud herher LordLord PawessePawesse inin prisonprison, AA PawesPawessePaws
wln 0071AA PawessePawesse, cossonecossoncousin liuelive andand tietie withwith herher LordLord.
wln 0072GoughGoughAA HerbertHerbert aa HerbertHerbert.
wln 0073InIn thisthis fightfight thethe LordLord HerbertHerbert isis woundedwounded, andand falsfalls toto thethe groundground,
wln 0074thethe MaiorMayor andand hishis companycompany goego awayaway cryingcrying clubbesclubs, PowessePowisPowesse
wln 0075runnesruns awayaway, GoughGough andand otherother ofof HerbertsHerbert’s factionfaction busiebusy them-themseluesthem∣seluesthemselves
wln 0076selues
wln 0076aboutabout HerbertHerbert: entersenters thethe twotwo IudgesJudgesjudges inin theirtheir roabesrobes,
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wln 0077thethe SheriffeSheriff andand hishis BaileffesBailiffs aforeafore themthem, &c.etc.

wln 00781.1. Iud.JudgeIud.Where’sWhere’s thethe LordLord HerbertHerbert? isis hehe hurthurt oror slaineslain?
wln 0079Sher.SheriffSher.Hee’sHe’s herehere mymy LordLord.
wln 00802.2. Iud.JudgeIud.HowHow faresfares hishidhidhis LordshippeLordship, friendsfriends?
wln 0081GoughGoughMortallyMortally woundedwounded, speechlessespeechless, hehe cannotcannot liuelive.
wln 00821.1. IudJudgejudConuayConvey himhim hencehence, letlet notnot hishis woundswounds taketake ayreair,
wln 0083AndAnd getget himhim dress’ddressed withwith expeditionexpedition,Ex.ExeuntEx. Herb.HerbertHerb. &and GoughGough
wln 0084M.MasterM. MaiorMayor ofof HerefordHereford MMasterM ShriueSnriueShrieve o’tho’ th’o’th shireshire,
wln 0085CommitCommit LordLord PowessePowisPowesse toto safesafe custodiecustody,
wln 0086ToTo answeranswer thethe disturbancedisturbance ofof thethe peacepeace,
wln 0087LordLord HerbertsHerbert’s perillperil, andand hishis highhigh contemptcontempt
wln 0088OfOf vsus, andand youyou thethe KingsKing’sking’s commissionerscommissioners,
wln 0089SeeSee itit bebe donedone withwith carecare andand diligencediligence.
wln 0090Sher.SheriffSher.PleasePlease itit youryour LordshipLordship, mymy LordLord PowessePowisPowesse isis gonegone,
wln 0091PastPast allall recoueryrecovery.
wln 00922.2. Iud.JudgeIud.YetYet letlet searchsearch bebe mademade,
wln 0093ToTo apprehendapprehend hishis followersfollowers thatthat areare leftleft.
wln 0094Sher.SheriffSher.ThereThere areare somesome ofof themthem, sirssirs, laylay holdho●dhold onon themthem,
wln 0095OwenOwenOfOf vsus, andand whywhy? whatwhat hashas herher donedone II praypray youyou?
wln 0096Sher.SheriffSher.DisarmeDisarm themthem BailiffesBailiffs.
wln 0097Ma.MayorMa.OfficersOfficers assistassist.
wln 0098DauyDavyHeareHear youyou LorLor’Lor shudgeshudge, whatwhat ressonressonreason isis forfor thisthis?
wln 0099OwenOwenCossonCosson pepepoe pusepuse forfor fightingfighting forfor ourour LordLord?
wln 01001.1. IudgeJudgejudgeAwayAway withwith themthem.
wln 0101DauyDavyHargHargHark youyou mymy LordLord.}BothBoth atat
onceonce
alall thisthis

wln 0102OwenOwenGoughGough mymy LordeLord HerbertsHerbert’s man’sman’s aa (shittenshitten knaueka naueknave,
wln 0103DauyDavyIseIse liueli●elive andand tie●etie inin goodgood quarrellquarrel.
wln 0104OwenOwenPrayPray youyou dodo shusticeshustice, letlet awlawl bebe presonpreson.
wln 0105DauyDavyPrisonPrison nono,
wln 0106LordLord shudgeshudge II woollwool giuegive youyou palepale, goodgood suertysurety.
wln 01072.2. IudgeJudgejudgeWhatWhat BaleBailBale? whatwhat suertiessureties?
wln 0108DauyDavyHerHer coozincoozincousin apap RiesRiesRises, apap EuanEvanEuan, apap MorriceMorrice, apap Mor-MorganMor∣ganMorgan
wln 0109gan,
wln 0109apap LluellynLlewellynLluellyn, apap MadocMadoc, apap MeredithMeredith,
wln 0110apap GriffenGriffen, apap DauyDavy, apap OwenOwen apap ShinkenShinken ShonesShones.
wln 011122 IudgeJudgejudge.TwoTwo ofof thethe mostmost, sufficientsufficient areare ynowenowenough,
wln 0112Sher.SheriffSher.And’tAn ’tAn’t pleaseplease youryour LordshipLordship thesethese areare alall butbut oneone.
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wln 01131.1. IudgeJudgejudgeToTo IayleJailjail withwith themthem, andand thethe LordLord HerbertsHerbert’s menmen,
wln 0114WeeleWe’llwe’ll talketalk withwith themthem, whenwhen thethe AssiseAssize isis donedone,ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0115RiotousRiotous, audaciousaudacious, andand vnrulyunruly GroomesGrooms,
wln 0116MustMust wewe bebe forcedforced toto comecome fromfrom thethe BenchBench,
wln 0117ToTo quietquiet brawlesbrawls, whichwhich eueryevery ConstableConstable
wln 0118InIn otherother ciuillcivil placesplaces cancan suppressesuppress?
wln 01192.2. IudgeJudgejudgeWhatWhat waswas thethe quarrelquarrel thatthat causdecaused allall thisthis stirrestir?
wln 0120Sher.SheriffSher.AboutAbout religionreligion (asas II heardheard) mymy LordLord.
wln 0121LordLord PowessePowisPowesse detracteddetracted fromfrom thethe powerpower ofof RomeRome,
wln 0122AffirmingAffirming WickliffesWycliffe’sWickliff’s doctrinedoctrine toto bebe truetrue,
wln 0123AndAnd RomesRome’s erroneouserroneous: hothot replyreply waswas mademade
wln 0124ByBy thethe lordlord HerbertHerbert, theythey werewere traytorstraitors allall
wln 0125ThatThat wouldwould maintainemaintain itit: PowessePowisPowesse answeredanswered,
wln 0126TheyThey werewere asas truetrue, asas noblenoble, andand asas wisewise
wln 0127AsAs hehe, thatthat wouldwould defenddefend itit withwith theirtheir liueslives,
wln 0128HeHe namdenamed forfor instanceinstance sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle
wln 0129TheThe LordLord CobhamCobham: HerbertHe●bertHerbert replidereplied againeagain,
wln 0130HeHe, thouthou, andand allall areare traitorstraitors thatthat soso holdhold.
wln 0131TheThe liehehelie waswas giuengiven, thethe seuerallseveral factionsfactions drawnedrawn,
wln 0132AndAnd soso enragdeenraged, thatthat wewe couldcould notnot appeaseappease itit.
wln 01331.1. IudgeJudgejudgeThisThis casecase concernesconcerns thethe KingsKing’sking’s prerogatiueprerogative,
wln 0134And’sAnd’s dangerousdangerous toto thethe StateState andand commoncommon wealthwealth.
wln 0135GentlemenGentlemen, IusticesJusticesjustices, mastermaster MaiorMayorMaior, andand mastermaster ShrieueShrieve,
wln 0136ItIt dothdoth behouebehove vsus allall, andand eacheach ofof vsus
wln 0137InIn generallgeneral andand particularparticular, toto hauehave carecare
wln 0138ForFor thethe suppressingsuppressing ofof allall mutiniesmutinies,
wln 0139AndAnd allall assembliesassemblies, exceptexcept souldierssoldiers’soldiers mustersmusters
wln 0140ForFor thethe KingsKing’sking’s preparationpreparation intointo FranceFrance.
wln 0141WeWe hearehear ofof secretsecret conuenticlesconventicles mademade,
wln 0142AndAnd therethere isis doubtdoubt ofof somesome conspiraciesconspiracies,
wln 0143WhichWhich maymay breakebreak outout intointo rebelliousrebellious armesarms
wln 0144WhenWhen thethe King’sKing’s gonegone, perchanceperchance beforebefore hehe gogo:
wln 0145NoteNote asas anan instanceinstance, thisthis oneone perillousperilous frayfray,
wln 0146WhatWhat factionsfactions mightmight hauehave grownegrown onon eithereither partpart,
wln 0147ToTo thethe destructiondestruction ofof thethe KingKing andand RealmeRealm,
wln 0148YetYet, inin mymy conscienceconscience, sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle
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wln 0149InnocentInnocent ofof itit, onelyonly hishis namename waswas vsdeused.
wln 0150WeWe thereforetherefore fromfrom hishis HighnesseHighness giuegive thisthis chargecharge.
wln 0151YouYou maistermaster MaiorMayor, lookelook toto youryour citizenscitizens,
wln 0152YouYou maistermaster SherifeSheriff vntounto youryour shireshire, andand youyou
wln 0153AsAs IusticesJusticesjustices inin euery oneseveryone’severy ones precinctprecinct
wln 0154ThereThere bebe nono meetingsmeetings. WhenWhen thethe vulgarvulgar sortsort
wln 0155SitSit onon theirtheir Ale-benchAlebench, withwith theirtheir cupscups andand kannescans,
wln 0156MattersMatters ofof statestate bebe notnot theirtheir commoncommon talketalk,
wln 0157NorNor purepure religionreligion byby theirtheir lipslips prophandeprofaned.
wln 0158LetLet vsus returnereturn vntounto thethe BenchBench againeagain,
wln 0159AndAnd therethere examineexamine furtherfurther ofof thisthis frayfray.EnterEnter aa BailyBailieBaily andand
aa SerieantSergeant

wln 0160Sher.SheriffSher.SirsSirs, hauehave yeye takentaken thethe lordlord PowessePowisPowesse yetyet?
wln 0161Ba.BailiffBa.NoNo, nornor heardheard ofof himhim.
wln 0162Ser.SergeantSer.NoNo, hee’she’s gonegone farrefar enoughenough.
wln 01632.2. Iu.JudgeIu.TheyThey thatthat areare leftleft behindbehind, shallshall answeranswer allall.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0164EnterEnter SuffolkeSuffolk, BishopBishop ofof RochesterRochester, ButlerButler, parsonparson ofof WrothamWrotham.
wln 0165SuffolkeSuffolkNowNow mymy lordlord BishopBishop, taketake freefree libertyliberty
wln 0166ToTo speakespeak youryour mindemind: whatwhat isis youryour sutesuit toto vsus?
wln 0167BishopBishopMyMy noblenoble LordLord, nono moremore thanthan whatwhat youyou knowknow,
wln 0168AndAnd hauehave binbeen oftentimesoftentimes inuestedinvested withwith:
wln 0169GrieuousGrievous complaintscomplaints hauehave pastpassed betweenebetween thethe lippeslips
wln 0170OfOf enuiousenvious personspersons toto vpbraideupbraid thethe CleargyClergy,
wln 0171SomeSome carpingcarping atat thethe liuingslivings whichwhich wewe hauehave,
wln 0172AndAnd othersothers spurningspurning atat thethe ceremoniesceremonies
wln 0173ThatThat areare ofof auncientancient customecustom inin thethe churchchurch.
wln 0174AmongstAmongst thethe whichwhich, LordLord CobhamCobham isis aa chiefechief:
wln 0175WhatWhat inconuenienceinconvenience maymay proceedeproceed hereofhereof,
wln 0176BothBoth toto thethe KingKing andand toto thethe commoncommon wealthwealth,
wln 0177MayMay easilyeasily bebe discernddiscerned, whenwhen likelike aa frensiefrenzy
wln 0178ThisThis innouationinnovation shallshall possessepossess theirtheir mindesminds.
wln 0179TheseThese vpstartsupstarts willwill hauehave followersfollowers toto vpholduphold
wln 0180TheirTheir damnddamned opinionopinion, moremore thanthan HarryHarry shallshall
wln 0181ToTo vndergoeundergo hishis quarrellquarrel gainst’gainst thethe FrenchFrench.
wln 0182SuffolkeSuffolkWhatWhat proofeproof isis therethere againstagainst themthem toto bebe hadhad,
wln 0183ThatThat whatwhat youyou saysay thethe lawlaw maymay iustifiejustify?
wln 0184BishopBishopTheyThey giuegive themseluesthemselves thethe namename ofof ProtestantsProtestants,
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wln 0185AndAnd meetemeet inin fieldsfields andand solitarysolitary grouesgroves.
wln 0186sirsir IhonJohnIhonWasWas euerever heardheard (mymy LordLord) thethe likelike tiltill nownow?
wln 0187ThatThat theeuesthieves andand rebellsrebels, sbloud’sblood heretikesheretics,
wln 0188PlaynePlain heretikesheretics, IleI’ll standstand tooteto ’tto’t toto theirtheir teethteeth,
wln 0189ShouldShould hauehave toto colourcolorcolour, theirtheir vilevile practisespracticespractises,
wln 0190AA titletitle ofof suchsuch worthworth, asas ProtestantProtestant?enterenter oneone wythwith aa letterletter.
wln 0191Suf.SuffolkSuf.OO butbut youyou mustmust notnot sweareswear, itit illill becomesbecomes
wln 0192OneOne ofof youryour coatecoat, toto rapperap outout bloudybloody oathesoaths.
wln 0193Bish.BishopBish.PardonPardon himhim goodgood mymy LordLord, itit isis hishis zealezeal,
wln 0194AnAn honesthonest countrycountry prelateprelate, whowho lamentslaments
wln 0195ToTo seesee suchsuch foulefoul disorderdisorder inin thethe churchchurch.
wln 0196SirSir IohnJohnjohnTheresThere’sthere’s oneone theythey callcall himhim SirSir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle,
wln 0197HeHe hashas notnot hishis namename forfor naughtnaught: forfor likelike aa castlecastle
wln 0198DothDoth hehe encompasseencompass themthem withinwithin hishis wallswalls,
wln 0199ButBut tilltill thatthat castlecastle bebe subuertedsubverted quitequite,
wln 0200WeWe ne’rene’ernever shallshall bebe atat quietquiet inin thethe realmerealm.
wln 0201Bish.BishopBish.ThatThat isis ourour sutesuit, mymy LordLord, thatthat hehe bebe taneta’en,
wln 0202AndAnd broughtbrought inin questionquestion forfor hishis heresieheresy,
wln 0203BesideBeside, twotwo lettersletters broughtbrought meme outout ofof WalesWales,
wln 0204WherinWherein mymy LordLord HerfordHerefordHerford writeswrites toto meme,
wln 0205WhatWhat tumulttumult andand seditionsedition waswas begunbegun,
wln 0206AboutAbout thethe LordLord CobhamCobham, atat thethe Sises’SizesSises therethere,
wln 0207ForFor theythey hadhad muchmuch adoado toto calmecalm thethe ragerage,
wln 0208AndAnd thatthat thethe valiantvaliant HerbertHerbert isis therethere slaineslain.
wln 0209Suf.SuffolkSuf.AA firefire thatthat mustmust bebe quenchtquenched; welwell, saysay nono moremore,
wln 0210TheThe KingKing anonanon goesgoes toto thethe counsellcounsel chamberchamber,
wln 0211ThereThere toto debatedebate ofof mattersmatters touchingtouching FranceFrance:
wln 0212AsAs hehe dothdoth passepass byby, IleI’ll informeinform hishis gracegrace
wln 0213ConcerningConcerning youryour petitionpetition: MasterMaster ButlerButler,
wln 0214IfIf II forgetforget, dodo youyou rememberremember meme,
wln 0215But.ButlerBut.II willwill mymy LordLord.OfferOffer himhim aa pursepurse.
wln 0216Bish.BishopBish.NotNot forfor aa recompencerecompense,
wln 0217ButBut asas aa tokentoken ofof ourour louelove toto youyou,
wln 0218ByBy meme mymy LordsLords ofof thethe cleargieclergy dodo presentpresent
wln 0219ThisThis pursepurse, andand inin itit fullfull aa thousandthousand AngellsAngels,
wln 0220PrayingPraying youryour LordshipLordship toto acceptaccept theirtheir giftgift.
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wln 0221Suf.SuffolkSuf.II thankethank themthem, mymy LordLord BishopBishop, forfor theirtheir louelove,
wln 0222ButBut willwill notnot taketake theirtheir monymoney, ifif youyou pleaseplease
wln 0223ToTo giuegive itit toto thisthis gentlemangentleman, youyou maymay.
wln 0224Bish.BishopBish.SirSir, thenthenthan wewe crauecrave youryour furtherancefurtherance hereinherein.
wln 0225But.ButlerBut.TheThe bestbest II cancan mymy LordLord ofof RochesterRochester.
wln 0226Bish.BishopBish.NayNay, praypray yeye taketake itit, trusttrust meme butbut youyou shalshall,
wln 0227sirsir IohnI●hnJohnIohnWereWere yeye allall threethree vponupon NewNew MarketMarket heathheath,
wln 0228YouYou shouldshould notnot needeneed strainestrain curtsiecourt’sycurtsy whowho shouldshould ha’teha ’thave’t,
wln 0229SirSir IohnJohnjohn wouldwould quickelyquickly ridrid yeye ofof thatthat carecare.
wln 0230SufSuffolkSufTheThe KingKing isis commingcoming, fearefear yeye notnot mymy LordLord,
wln 0231TheThe veryvery firstfirst thingthing II willwill breakebreak withwith himhim,
wln 0232ShalShall bebe aboutabout youryour mattermatter.EnterEnter K.KingK. HarryHarry andand Hunting-HuntingtonHunting∣tonHuntington
ton
inin talketalk.

wln 0233Har.HarpooleHar.MyMy LordLord ofof SuffolkeSuffolk,
wln 0234WasWas itit notnot saidesaid thethe CleargyClergy diddid refuserefuse
wln 0235ToTo lendlend vsus monymoney towardtowardtowards ourour warreswars inin FranceFrance?
wln 0236Suf.SuffolkSuf.ItIt waswas mymy LordLord, butbut veryvery wrongfullywrongfully.
wln 0237Har.HarpooleHar.II knowknow itit waswas, forfor HuntingtonHuntington herehere tellstells meme,
wln 0238TheyThey hauehave binbeen veryvery bountifullbountiful ofof latelate.
wln 0239Suf.SuffolkSuf.AndAnd stillstill theythey vowvow mymy graciousgracious LordLord toto bebe soso,
wln 0240HopingHoping youryour maiestiemajesty willwill thinkethink ofof themthem,
wln 0241AsAs ofof youryour louingloving subiectssubjects, andand suppressesuppress
wln 0242AllAll suchsuch malitiousmalicious errorserrors asas beginbegin
wln 0243ToTo spotspot theirtheir callingcalling, andand disturbdisturb thethe churchchurch.
wln 0244Har.HarpooleHar.GodGod elseelse forbidforbid: whywhy SuffolkeSuffolk, isis therethere
wln 0245AnyAny newnew rupturerupture toto disquietdisquiet themthem?
wln 0246Suf.SuffolkSuf.NoNo newnew mymy LordLord, thethe oldold isis greatgreat enoughenough,
wln 0247AndAnd soso increasingincreasing,, asas ifif notnot cutcut downedown,
wln 0248WillWill breedebreed aa scandalescandal toto youryour royallroyal statestate,
wln 0249AndAnd setset youryour KingdomeKingdom quickelyquickly inin anan vproareuproar,
wln 0250TheThe KentishKentish knightknight,, LordLord CobhamCobham, inin despightdespite
wln 0251OfOf anyany lawlaw, oror spirituallspiritual disciplinediscipline,
wln 0252MaintainesMaintains thisthis vpstartupstart newnew religionreligion stillstill,
wln 0253AndAnd diuersdivers greatgreat assembliesassemblies byby hishis meanesmeans
wln 0254AndAnd priuateprivate quarrellsquarrels, areare commenstcommenced abroadabroad,
wln 0255AsAs byby thisthis letterletter moremore atat largelarge mymy liegeliege,
wln 0256IsIs mademade apparantapparent.
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wln 0257Har.HarpooleHar.WeWe dodo findfind itit herehere,
wln 0258ThereThere waswas inin WalesWales aa certainecertain frayfray ofof latelate,
wln 0259BetweeneBetween twotwo noblemennoblemen, butbut whatwhat ofof thisthis?
wln 0260FollowesFollows itit straightstraight LordLord CobhamCobham mustmust bebe hehe
wln 0261DidDid causecause thethe samesame? II daredare bebe swornesworn (goodgood knightknight)
wln 0262HeHe neuernever dreamptdreamt ofof anyany suchsuch contentioncontention.
wln 0263Bish.BishopBish.ButBut inin hishis namename thethe quarrellquarrel diddid beginbegin,
wln 0264AboutAbout thethe opinionopinion whichwhich hehe heldheld (mymy liegehegeliegehege.)
wln 0265Har.HarpooleHar.HowHow ifif itit diddid? waswas eithereither hehe inin placeplace,
wln 0266ToTo taketake partpart withwith themthem, oror abetteabet themthem inin itit?
wln 0267IfIf brablingbrabbling fellowesfellows, whosewhose inkindledin kindledenkindledin kindled bloudblood,
wln 0268SeethesSeethes inin theirtheir fieryfiery vainesveins, willwill needesneeds gogo fightfight,
wln 0269MakingMaking theirtheir quarrellsquarrels ofof somesome wordswords thatthat passtpassed,
wln 0270EitherEither ofof youyou, oror youyou, amongstamongst theirtheir cuppescups,
wln 0271IsIs thethe faultfault yoursyours, oror areare theythey guiltieguilty ofof itit?
wln 0272SuffolkeSuffolkWithWith pardonpardon ofof youryour HighnesseHighness (mymy dreaddread lordlord)
wln 0273SuchSuch littlelittle sparkessparks neglectedneglected, maymay inin timetime
wln 0274GrowGrow toto aa mightymighty flameflame: butbut thatsthat’s notnot allall,
wln 0275HeHe dothdoth besidebeside maintainemaintain aa strangestrange religionreligion,
wln 0276AndAnd willwill notnot bebe compelldcompelled toto comecome toto massemass.
wln 0277Bish.BishopBish.WeWe dodo beseechbeseech youyou thereforetherefore graciousgracious princeprince,
wln 0278WithoutWithout offenceoffenseoffence vntounto youryour maiestymajesty
wln 0279WeWe maymay bebe boldbold toto vseuse authoritieauthority.
wln 0280HarryHarryAsAs howhow?
wln 0281BishopBishopToTo summonsummon himhim vntounto thethe ArchesArches,
wln 0282WhereWhere suchsuch offencesoffensesoffences hauehave theirtheir punishmentpunishment.
wln 0283HarryHarryToTo answereanswer personallypersonally, isis thatthat youryour meaningmeaning?
wln 0284BishopBishopItIt isis, mymy lordlord.
wln 0285HarryHarryHowHow ifif hehe appealeappeal?
wln 0286BishopBishopHeHe cannotcannot (mymy LordLord) inin suchsuch aa casecase asas thisthis.
wln 0287SuffolkeSuffolkNotNot wherewhere ReligionReligion isis thethe pleaplea, mymy lordlord.
wln 0288HarryHarryII tooketook itit alwayesalways, thatthat our selfeourself stoodestood ontouton ’tout,
wln 0289AsAs aa sufficientsufficient refugerefuge, vntounto whomewhom
wln 0290NotNot anyany butbut mightmight lawfullylawfully appealeappeal.
wln 0291ButBut weelewe’ll notnot argueargue nownow vponupon thatthat poyntpoint:
wln 0292ForFor sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle whomwhom youyou accuseaccuse,
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wln 0293LetLet meme intreateentreat youyou toto dispencedispense awhileawhile
wln 0294WithWith youryour highhigh titletitle ofof preheminencepre-eminence.inin scornescorn.
wln 0295ReportReport diddid neuernever yetyet condemnecondemn himhim soso,
wln 0296ButBut hehe hathhath alwayesalways beenebeen reputedreputed loyallloyal:
wln 0297AndAnd inin mymy knowledgeknowledge II cancan saysay thusthus muchmuch,
wln 0298ThatThat hehe isis vertuousvirtuous, wisewise, andand honourablehonorablehonourable:
wln 0299IfIf anyany wayway hishis conscienceconscience bebe seduc’deseduced,
wln 0300ToTo wauerwaver inin hishis faithfaith: IleI’ll sendsend forfor himhim,
wln 0301AndAnd schooleschool himhim priuatelyprivately, ifif thatthat serueserve notnot,
wln 0302ThenThen afterwardafterwardafterwards youyou maymay proceedeproceed againstagainst himhim.
wln 0303ButlerButler, bebe youyou thethe messengermessenger forfor vsus,
wln 0304AndAnd willwill himhim presentlypresently repairerepair toto courtcourt.exeuntexeunt.
wln 0305sirsir IohnJohnjohnHowHow nownow mymy lordlord, whywhy standstand youyou discontentdiscontent?
wln 0306InIn soothsooth, me thinkesmethinks thethe KingKing hathhath wellwell decreeddecreed.
wln 0307BishopBishopYeaYea, yeayea, sirsir IohnJohnjohn, ifif hehe wouldwould keepekeep hishis wordword,
wln 0308ButBut II perceiueperceive hehe fauoursfavorsfavours himhim soso muchmuch,
wln 0309AsAs thisthis willwill bebe toto smallsmall effecteffect, II fearefear.
wln 0310sirsir IohnJohnjohnWhyWhy thenthen IleI’ll telltell youyou whatwhat y’arey’ areyou’re bestbest toto dodo:
wln 0311IfIf youyou suspectsuspect thethe KingKing willwill bebe butbut coldcold
wln 0312InIn reprehendingreprehending himhim, sendsend youyou aa processeprocess tootoo
wln 0313ToTo serueserve vponupon himhim: soso youyou maymay bebe suresure
wln 0314ToTo makemake himhim answer’tanswer ’tanswer’t, howsoerehowsoe’er itit fallfall.
wln 0315BishopBishopAndAnd wellwell remembredremembered, II willwill hauehave itit soso,
wln 0316AA SumnerSumner shallshall bebe sentsent aboutabout itit straitstraightstraitExitExit.
wln 0317sirsir IohnJohnjohnYeaYea, doedo soso, inin thethe meanemean spacespace thisthis remainesremains
wln 0318ForFor kindekind sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof WrothamWrotham honesthonest IackeJack.
wln 0319Me thinkesMethinksmethinks thethe pursepurse ofof goldgold thethe BishopBishop gauegave,
wln 0320MadeMade aa goodgood shewshow, itit hadhad aa temptingtempting lookelook,
wln 0321BeshrewBeshrew meme, butbut mymy fingersfingers’finger’s endsends dodo itchitch
wln 0322ToTo bebe vponupon thosethose rudduksruddocksrudduks: wellwell, tis’tis thusthus:
wln 0323II amam notnot asas thethe worldeworld doesdoes taketake meme forfor:
wln 0324IfIf euerever woolfewolf werewere cloathedclothed inin sheepessheep’s coatecoat,
wln 0325ThenThenThan II amam hehe, oldeold huddlehuddle andand twangtwang, yfaithi’ faithi’faith,
wln 0326AA priestpriest inin shewshow, butbut inin plaineplain termesterms, aa th[*]efetheefeth●efethief,
wln 0327YetYet letlet meme telltell youyou tootoo, anan honesthonest theefethief.
wln 0328OneOne thatthat willwill taketake itit wherewhere itit maymay bebespbespbe sp[****]spared.
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wln 0329AndAnd spendspend itit freelyfreely inin goodgood fellowshipfellowship.
wln 0330II hauehave asas manymany shapesshapes asas ProteusProteus hadhad,
wln 0331ThatThat stillstill whenwhen anyany villanyvillainy isis donedone,
wln 0332ThereThere maymay bebe nonenone suspectsuspect itit waswas sirsir IohnJohnjohn.
wln 0333BesidesBesides, toto comfortcomfort meme, forfor whatswhat’s thisthis lifelife,
wln 0334ExceptExcept thethe crabbedcrabbed bitternesbitterness thereofthereof
wln 0335BeBe sweetenedsweetened nownow andand thenthen withwith lecherylechery?
wln 0336II hauehave mymy DollDoll, mymy concubineconcubine asas t’were’twere,
wln 0337ToTo frollickefrolic withwith, aa lustylusty bounsingbouncing gerlegirl.
wln 0338ButBut whilstwhilst II loyterloiter herehere thethe goldgold, maymay scapescape,
wln 0339AndAnd thatthat mustmust notnot bebe soso, itit isis minemine owneown,
wln 0340ThereforeTherefore IleI’ll meetemeet himhim onon hishis wayway toto courtcourt,
wln 0341AndAnd shriueshrive himhim ofof itit: therethere willwill bebe thethe sportsport.ExitExit.
wln 0342EnterEnter threethree oror fourefour poorepoor peoplepeople, somesome souldierssoldiers, somesome oldold menmen.
wln 034311 Soldier1GodGod helphelp, GodGod helphelp, there’sthere’s lawlaw forfor punishingpunishing,
wln 0344ButBut theresthere’s nono lawlaw forfor ourour necessitynecessity:
wln 0345ThereThere bebe moremore stockesstocks toto setset poorepoor soldierssoldiers inin,
wln 0346ThanThan therethere bebe houseshouses toto releeuerelieve themthem atat.
wln 0347OldOld manmanFaithFaith, housekeepinghousekeeping decayesdecays inin eueryevery placeplace,
wln 0348EuenEven asas SaintSaint PeterPeter writwrit, stillstill worseworse andand worseworse
wln 034944. Soldier4MaisterMaster maiormayor ofof RochesterRochester hashas giuengiven commaunde-commaundementcommaunde∣mentcommandment
wln 0350ment,
wln 0350thatthat nonenone shallshall goego abroadeabroad outout ofof thethe parishparish, andand theythey
wln 0351hauehave setset anan orderorder downedown forsoothforsooth, whatwhat eueryevery poorepoor houshol-housholderhoushol∣derhouseholder
wln 0352der
wln 0352mustmust giuegive towardstowards ourour relieferelief: wherewhere therethere bebe somesome ceasedcessedceased
wln 0353II maymay saysay toto youyou, hadhad almostalmost asas muchmuch needeneed toto begbeg asas wewe.
wln 035411 Soldier1ItIt isis aa hardhard worldworld thethe whilewhile.
wln 0355OldOld manmanIfIf aa poorepoor manman comecome toto aa dooredoor toto askeask forfor GodsGod’s
wln 0356sakesake, theythey askeask himhim forfor aa licencelicenselicence, oror aa certificatecertificate fromfrom aa IusticeJusticejustice.
wln 035722 Soldier2FaithFaith wewe hauehave nonenone, butbut whatwhat wewe bearebear vpponupon ourour bo-bodiesbo∣diesbodies
wln 0358dies,
wln 0358ourour maimedmaimed limbslimbs, GodGod helphelp vsus.
wln 035944 Soldier4AndAnd yetyet, asas lamelame asas II amam, IleI’ll withwith thethe kingking intointo FranceFrance,
wln 0360ifif II cancan crawlecrawl butbut aa ship-boordeshipboard, II haddehad ratherrather bebe slaineslain inin
wln 0361FranceFrance, thanthan staruestarve inin EnglandEngland.
wln 0362OldeOld manman.HaHa, werewere II butbut asas lustylusty asas II waswas atat thethe battellbattle ofof
wln 0363ShrewsburyShrewsbury, II wouldwould notnot doedo asas II dodo: butbut wewe areare nownow comecome
wln 0364toto thethe goodgood lordlord CobhamsCobham’s, toto thethe bestbest manman toto thethe poorepoor thatthat
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wln 0365isis inin allall KentKent.
wln 036644 Soldier4GodGod blessebless himhim, therethere bebe butbut fewfew suchsuch.
wln 0367EnterEnter LordLord CobhamCobham withwith HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 0368Cob.CobhamCob.ThouThou peeuishpeevish frowardfroward manman, whatwhat wouldstwouldst thouthou hauehave?
wln 0369Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThisThis pridepride, thisthis pridepride, bringsbrings allall toto beggariebeggary,
wln 0370II seru’deserved youryour fatherfather, andand youryour grandfathergrandfather,
wln 0371ShewShow meme suchsuch twotwo menmen nownow: nono, nono,
wln 0372YourYour backesbacks, youryour backesbacks, thethe diuelldevil andand pridepride,
wln 0373HasHas cutcut thethe throatethroat ofof allall goodgood housekeepinghousekeeping,
wln 0374TheyThey werewere thethe bestbest YeomensYeomen’s mastersmasters, thatthat
wln 0375EuerEver werewere inin EnglandEngland.
wln 0376Cob.CobhamCob.YeaYea, exceptexcept thouthou hauehave aa cruecrew ofof seelyseelysilly knauesknaves,
wln 0377AndAnd sturdysturdy roguesrogues, stillstill feedingfeeding atat mymy gategate,
wln 0378ThereThere isis nono hospitalitiehospitality withwith theethee.
wln 0379Harp.HarpooleHarp.TheyThey maymay sitsit atat thethe gategate wellwell enoughenough, butbut thethe diuelldevil
wln 0380ofof anyany thingthing youyou giuegive themthem, exceptexcept theythey willwill eateeat stonesstones.
wln 0381Cob.CobhamCob.Tis’Tis longlong thenthen ofof suchsuch hungryhungry knauesknaves asas youyou,pointingpointing
toto thethe
beggarsbeggars

wln 0382YeaYea sirsir, hereshere’s youryour retinueretinue, youryour guestsguests bebe comecome,
wln 0383TheyThey knowknow theirtheir howershours II warrantwarrant youyou.
wln 0384Old.Old manOld.GodGod blessebless youryour honourhonorhonour, GodGod sauesave thethe goodgood LordLord
wln 0385CobhamCobham, andand allall hishis househouse,
wln 0386Soul.SoldierSoul.GoodGood youryour honourhonorhonour, bestowbestow youryour blessedblessed almesalms,
wln 0387VponUpon poorepoor menmen.
wln 0388Cob.CobhamCob.NowNow sirsir, herehere bebe youryour Almes knightsAlms-knightsAlms knights.
wln 0389NowNow areare youyou asas safesafe asas thethe EmperourEmperor.
wln 0390Harp.HarpooleHarp.MyMy Almes knightsAlms-knightsAlms knights: naynay, th’areth’ arethey’re yoursyours,
wln 0391ItIt isis aa shameshame forfor youyou, andand IleI’ll standstand too’tto ’tto’t,
wln 0392YourYour foolishfoolish almesalms maintainesmaintains moremore vagabondsvagabonds,
wln 0393ThenThan allall thethe noblemennoblemen inin KentKent besidebeside.
wln 0394OutOut youyou roguesrogues, youyou knauesknaves, workework forfor youryour liuingslivings,
wln 0395AlasAlas poorepoor menmen, OOOh LordLord, theythey maymay begbeg theirtheir heartshearts outout,
wln 0396TheresThere’sthere’s nono moremore charitiecharity amongstamongst menmen,
wln 0397ThenThanThen amongstamongst soso manymany mastiffemastiff doggesdogs,
wln 0398WhatWhat makemake youyou herehere, youyou needyneedy knauesknaves?
wln 0399AwayAway, awayaway, youyou villainesvillains.
wln 04002.2. soul.soldiersoul.II beseechbeseech youyou sitsit, bebe goodgood toto vsus.
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wln 0401CobhamCobhamNayNay, naynay, theythey knowknow theethee wellwell enoughenough, II thinkethink thatthat
wln 0402allall thethe beggarsbeggars inin thisthis landland areare thythy acquaintanceacquaintance, goego bestowebestow
wln 0403youryour almesalms, nonenone willwill controulecontrol youyou sirsir.
wln 0404Harp.HarpooleHarp.WhatWhat shouldshould II giuegive themthem? youyou areare grownegrown soso beg-beggarlybeg∣garlybeggarly
wln 0405garly,
wln 0405youyou hauehave scarcescarce aa bittebit ofof breadebread toto giuegive atat youryour dooredoor:
wln 0406youyou talketalk ofof youryour religionreligion soso longlong, thatthat youyou hauehave banishedbanished cha-charitiecha∣ritiecharity
wln 0407ritie
wln 0407fromfrom amongstamongst youyou, aa manman maymay makemake aa flaxeflax shopshop inin youryour
wln 0408kitchinkitchen chimnieschimneys, forfor anyany firefire therethere isis stirringstirring.
wln 0409CobhamCobhamIfIf thouthou wiltwilt giuegive themthem nothingnothing, sendsend themthem hencehence,
wln 0410letlet themthem notnot standstand herehere staruingstarving inin thethe coldecold.
wln 0411Harp.HarpooleHarp.WhoWho II driuedrive themthem hencehence? ifif II driuedrive poorepoor menmen fromfrom
wln 0412youryour dooredoor, IleI’ll bebe hangdhanged, II knowknow notnot whatwhat II maymay comecome toto mymy selfemyself
wln 0413selfe:
wln 0413yeayea, GodGod helphelp youyou poorepoor knauesknaves, yeye seesee thethe worldworld yfaithi’ faithi’faith,
wln 0414wellwell, youyou hadhad aa mothermother: wellwell, GodGod bebe withwith theethee goodgood LadyLady,
wln 0415thythy soule’ssoul’s atat restrest: sheshe gauegave moremore inin shirtsshirts andand smockssmocks toto poorepoor
wln 0416childrenchildren, thenthan youyou spendspend inin youryour househouse, &and yetyet youyou liuelive aa beg-beggarbeg∣garbeggar
wln 0417gar
wln 0417tootoo.
wln 0418CobhamCobhamEuenEveneven thethe worstworst deededeed thatthat eree’erere mymy mothermother diddid, waswas
wln 0419inin releeuingrelieving suchsuch aa foolefool asas thouthou.
wln 0420HarpooleHarpooleYeaYea, yeayea, II amam aa foolefool stillstill, withwith allall youryour witwit youyou
wln 0421willwill diedie aa beggarbeggar, gogo tooto.
wln 0422CobhamCobhamGoGo youyou oldeold foolefool, giuegive thethe poorepoor peoplepeople some-somethingsome∣thingsomething
wln 0423thing,
wln 0423gogo inin poorepoor menmen intointo thethe innerinner courtcourt, andand taketake suchsuch almsalms
wln 0424asas therethere isis toto bebe hadhad.
wln 0425SouldierSoldierGodGod blessebless youryour honorhonorhonour.
wln 0426HarpooleHarpooleHangHang youyou roagsrogues, hanghang youyou, theresthere’s nothingnothing butbut
wln 0427miserymisery amongstamongst youyou, youyou fearefear nono lawlaw youyou.ExitExit.
wln 0428OldeOld manmanGodGod blessebless youyou goodgood maistermaster RafeRafe, GodGod sauesave
wln 0429youryour lifelife, youyou areare goodgood toto thethe poorepoor stillstill.
wln 0430EnterEnter thethe LordLord PowesPowisPowes disguiseddisguised, andand shrowdeshroud himselfehimself.
wln 0431CobhamCobhamWhatWhat fellow’sfellow’s yonderyonder comescomes alongalong thethe grouegrove?
wln 0432FewFew passengerspassengers therethere bebe thatthat knowknow thisthis wayway:
wln 0433Me thinkesMethinksmethinks hehe stopsstops asas thoughthough hehe staydstayed forfor meme,
wln 0434AndAnd meantmeant toto shrowdshroud himselfehimself amongstamongst thethe bushesbushes.
wln 0435II knowknow thethe CleargieClergy hatehate meme toto thethe deathdeath,
wln 0436AndAnd mymy religionreligion getsgets meme manymany foesfoes:
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wln 0437AndAnd thisthis maymay bebe somesome desperatedesperate roguerogue,
wln 0438SuborndSubornedsuborned toto workework meme mischiefemischief: AsAs itit
wln 0439PleasethPleaseth GodGod, ifif hehe comecome towardtowardtowards meme, suresure
wln 0440IleI’ll staystay hishis commingcoming, bebe hehe butbut oneone manman,
wln 0441What soereWhatsoe’erwhatsoe’er hehe bebe:TheThe LordLord PowisPowis comescomes onon.
wln 0442II hauehave beenebeen wellwell acquaintedacquainted withwith thatthat faceface.
wln 0443PowisPowisWellWell metmet mymy honorablehonorablehonourable lordlord andand friendfriend.
wln 0444CobhamCobhamYouYou areare welcomewelcome sirsir, what erewhate’er youyou bebe,
wln 0445ButBut ofof thisthis sodainesudden sirsir, II dodo notnot knowknow youyou.
wln 0446PowisPowisII amam oneone thatthat wishethwisheth wellwell vntounto youryour honorhonorhonour,
wln 0447MyMy namename isis PowesPowisPowes, anan oldeold friendfriend ofof yoursyours.
wln 0448CobhamCobhamMyMy honorablehonorablehonourable lordlord, andand worthyworthy friendfriend,
wln 0449WhatWhat makesmakes youryour lordshiplordship thusthus alonealone inin KentKent,
wln 0450AndAnd thusthus disguiseddisguised inin thisthis strangestrange attireattire?
wln 0451PowisPowisMyMy LordLord, anan vnexpectedunexpected accidentaccident,
wln 0452HathHath atat thisthis timetime inforc’deenforced meme toto thesethese partsparts:
wln 0453AndAnd thusthus itit hapthapped, notnot yetyet fulfull fiuefive dayesdays sincesince,
wln 0454NowNow atat thethe lastlast AssiseAssize atat HerefordHereford,
wln 0455ItIt chanstchanced thatthat thethe lordlord HerbertHerbert andand my selfemyself,
wln 0456Mongst’MongstAmongst otherother thingsthings, discoursingdiscoursing atat thethe tabletable,
wln 0457ToTo fallfall inin speechspeech aboutabout somesome certainecertain pointspoints
wln 0458OfOf WickcliffesWycliffe’sWickliff’s doctrinedoctrine, gainst’gainst thethe papaciepapacy,
wln 0459AndAnd thethe religionreligion catholiquecatholic, maintaindmaintained
wln 0460ThroughThrough thethe mostmost partpart ofof EuropeEurope atat thisthis dayday.
wln 0461ThisThis wilfullwilful teastytestytasty lordlord stuckestuck notnot toto saysay,
wln 0462ThatThat WickcliffeWycliffeWickliff waswas aa knaueknave, aa schismatikeschismatic,
wln 0463HisHis doctrinedoctrine diuelishdevilish andand hereticallheretical,
wln 0464AndAnd what soerewhatsoe’er hehe waswas maintaindmaintained thethe samesame,
wln 0465waswas traitortraitor bothboth toto GodGod andand toto hishis countrycountry.
wln 0466BeingBeing mouedmoved atat hishis peremptoryperemptory speechspeech,
wln 0467II toldtold himhim, somesome maintainedmaintained thosethose opinionsopinions,
wln 0468MenMen, andand truertruer subiectssubjects thenthan lordlord HerbertHerbert waswas:
wln 0469AndAnd hehe replyingreplying inin comparisonscomparisons:
wln 0470YourYour namename waswas vrgdeurged, mymy lordlord, gainst’gainst hishis chalengechallenge,
wln 0471ToTo bebe aa perfectperfect fauourerfavorerfavourer ofof thethe truethtruth.
wln 0472AndAnd toto bebe shortshort, fromfrom wordswords wewe fellfell toto blowesblows,
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wln 0473OurOur seruantsservants, andand ourour tenantstenants takingtaking partsparts,
wln 0474ManyMany onon bothboth sidessides hurthurt: andand forfor anan hourehour
wln 0475TheThe broylebroil byby nono meanesmeans couldcould bebe pacifiedpacified,
wln 0476VntillUntil thethe IudgesJudgesjudges risingrising fromfrom thethe benchbench,
wln 0477WereWere inin theirtheir personspersons forc’deforced toto partpart thethe frayfray.
wln 0478CobhamCobhamII hopehope nono manman waswas violentlyviolently slaineslain.
wln 0479PowisPowisFaithFaith nonenone II trusttrust, butbut thethe lordlord HerbertsHerbert’s selfeself,
wln 0480WhoWho isis inin truthtruth soso dangerouslydangerously hurthurt,
wln 0481AsAs itit isis doubteddoubted hehe cancan hardlyhardly scapescape.
wln 0482CobhamCobhamII amam sorysorry, mymy goodgood lordlord, ofof thesethese illill newesnews.
wln 0483PowisPowisThisThis isis thethe causecause thatthat driuesdrives meme intointo KentKent,
wln 0484ToTo shrowdshroud my selfemyself withwith youyou soso goodgood aa friendfriend,
wln 0485VntillUntil II hearehear howhow thingsthings dodo speedspeed atat homehome.
wln 0486CobhamCobhamYourYour lordshiplordship isis mostmost welcomewelcome vntounto CobhamCobham,
wln 0487ButBut II amam veryvery sorysorry, mymy goodgood lordlord,
wln 0488MyMy namename waswas broughtbrought inin questionquestion inin thisthis mattermatter,
wln 0489ConsideringConsidering II hauehave manymany enemiesenemies,
wln 0490ThatThat threatenthreaten malicemalice, andand dodo lielie inin waitewait
wln 0491ToTo taketake aduantangeadvantage ofof thethe smallestsmallest thingthing.
wln 0492ButBut youyou areare welcomewelcome, andand reposerepose youryour lordshiplordship,
wln 0493AndAnd keepekeep your selfeyourself herehere secretsecret inin mymy househouse,
wln 0494VntillUntil wewe hearehear howhow thethe lordlord HerbertHerbert speedesspeeds:
wln 0495HereHere comescomes mymy manman.EnterEnter HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 0496SirraSirrah, whatwhat newesnews?
wln 0497HarpooleHarpooleYondersYonder’syonder’s oneone maistermaster ButlerButler ofof thethe priuieprivy cham-chambercham∣berchamber
wln 0498ber,
wln 0498isis sentsent vntounto youyou fromfrom thethe KingKing.
wln 0499PowisPowisII praypray GodGod thethe lordlord HerbertHerbert bebe notnot deaddead, andand thethe
wln 0500KingKing hearinghearing whitherwhither II amam gonegone, hathhath sentsent forfor meme.
wln 0501Cob.CobhamCob.ComfortComfort your selfeyourself mymy lordlord, II warrantwarrant youyou.
wln 0502HarpooleHarpooleFellowFellow, whatwhat ailesails theethee? doostdost thouthou quakequake? dostdost
wln 0503thouthou shakeshake? dostdost thouthou trembletremble? haha?
wln 0504Cob.CobhamCob.PeacePeace youyou oldold foolefool, sirrasirrah, conueyconvey thisthis gentlemangentleman
wln 0505inin thethe backeback wayway, andand bringbring thethe otherother intointo thethe walkewalk.
wln 0506HarpooleHarpooleComeCome sirsir. youyou areare welcomewelcome, ifif youyou louelove mymy lordelord.
wln 0507PowisPowisGodGod hauehave mercymercy gentlegentle friendfriend.exeuntexeunt.
wln 0508Cob.CobhamCob.II thoughtthought asas muchmuch, thatthat itit wouldwould notnot bebe longlong beforebefore II
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wln 0509heardheard ofof somethingsomething fromfrom thethe KingKing, aboutabout thisthis mattermatter.
wln 0510EnterEnter HarpooleHarpoole withwith MaisterMaster ButlerButler.
wln 0511HarpooleHarpooleSirSir, yonderyonder mymy lordlord walkeswalks, youyou seesee himhim,
wln 0512IleI’ll hauehave youryour menmen intointo thethe CellerCellar thethe whilewhile.
wln 0513Cobh.CobhamCobh.welcomewelcome goodgood maistermaster ButlerButler.
wln 0514ButlerButlerThankesThanks, mymy goodgood lordlord: hishis MaiestieMajesty doothdoth com-commendcom∣mendcommend
wln 0515mend
wln 0515hishis louelove vntounto youryour lordshiplordship, andand wilswills youyou toto repairerepair vn-vntovn∣tounto
wln 0516to
wln 0516thethe courtcourt.
wln 0517Cobh.CobhamCobh.GodGod blessebless hishis HighnesseHighness, andand confoundconfound hishis enne-ennemiesenne∣miesenemies
wln 0518mies,
wln 0518II hopehope hishis MaiestieMajesty isis wellwell.
wln 0519ButlerButlerInIn healthhealth, mymy lordlord.
wln 0520Cobh.CobhamCobh.GodGod longlong continuecontinue itit: mee thinkesmethinks youyou lookelook asas
wln 0521thoughthough youyou werewere notnot wellwell, whatwhat ailesails youyou sirsir?
wln 0522ButlerButlerFaithFaith II hauehave hadhad aa foolishfoolish oddeodd mischancemischance, thatthat an-angersan∣gersangers
wln 0523gers
wln 0523meeme: commingcoming ouerover ShootersShooter’s hillhill, therethere camecame aa fellowfellow toto
wln 0524meme likelike aa SailerSailorSailer, andand askedasked meme moneymoney, andand whilstwhilst II staidestayed mymy
wln 0525horsehorse toto drawdraw mymy pursepurse, hehe takestakes th’aduantageth’advantage ofof aa littlelittle banckbank
wln 0526andand leapesleaps behindbehind meme, whippeswhips mymy pursepurse awayaway, andand withwith aa so-sodaineso∣dainesudden
wln 0527daine
wln 0527ierkejerk II knowknow notnot howhow, threwthrew meme atat leastleast threethree yardsyards outout
wln 0528ofof mymy saddlesaddle. II neuernever waswas soso robbedrobbed inin allall mymy lifelife.
wln 0529Cobh.CobhamCobh.II amam veryvery soriesorry sirsir forfor youryour mischancemischance, weewe willwill sendsend
wln 0530ourour warrantwarrant foorthforth, toto staystay suchsuch suspitioussuspicious personspersons asas shalshall bebe
wln 0531foundfound, thenthenthan maistermaster ButlerButler, wewe wilwill attendattend youyou.
wln 0532ButlerButlerII humblyhumbly thankethank youryour lordshiplordship, II willwill attendattend youyou.
wln 0533EnterEnter thethe SumnerSumner.
wln 0534Sum.SumnerSum.II hauehave thethe lawlaw toto warrantwarrant whatwhat II dodo, andand thoughthough thethe
wln 0535LordLord CobhamCobham bebe aa noblenoble manman, thatthat dispensesdispenses notnot withwith lawlaw,
wln 0536II daredare serueserve processeprocess werewere aa fiuefive noblenoble menmen, thoughthough wewe Sum-SumnersSum∣nersSumnerssummoners
wln 0537ners
wln 0537makemake sometimessometimes aa madmad slipslip inin aa cornercorner withwith aa prettiepretty
wln 0538wenchwench, aa SumnerSumner mustmust notnot goego alwayesalways byby seeingseeing, aa manneman
wln 0539maymay bebe contentcontent toto hidehide hishis eieseyes, wherewhere hehe maymay feelefeel hishis profitprofit:
wln 0540wellwell, thisthis isis mymy LordLord CobhamsCobham’s househouse, ifif II cancan deuisedevise toto speakespeak
wln 0541withwith himhim, ifif notnot, IleI’ll clapclap mymy citationcitation vpon’supon ’supon’s dooredoor, soso mymy lordlord
wln 0542ofof RochesterRochester bidbid meme, butbut me thinkesmethinks herehere comescomes oneone ofof hishis
wln 0543menmen.EnterEnter HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 0544Harp.HarpooleHarp.WelcomeWelcome goodgood fellowfellow, welcomewelcome, whowho wouldstwouldst thouthou
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wln 0545speakespeak withwith?
wln 0546Sum.SumnerSum.WithWith mymy lordlord CobhamCobham, II wouldwould speakespeak, ifif thouthou bebe
wln 0547oneone ofof hishis menmen.
wln 0548Harp.HarpooleHarp.YesYes II amam oneone ofof hishis menmen, butbut thouthou canstcanst notnot speakespeak
wln 0549withwith mymy lordlord.
wln 0550Sum.SumnerSum.MayMay II sendsend toto himhim thenthemthenthem?
wln 0551Harp.HarpooleHarp.IleI’ll teltell theethee thatthat, whenwhen II knowknow thythy erranderrand.
wln 0552Sum.SumnerSum.II willwill notnot teltell mymy erranderrand toto theethee.
wln 0553Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThenThen keepekeep itit toto thy selfethyself, andand walkewalk likelike aa knaueknave asas
wln 0554thouthou camestcamest.
wln 0555Sum.SumnerSum.II telltell theethee mymy lordlord keepeskeeps nono knauesknaves, sirrasirrah.
wln 0556Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThenThen thouthou seruestservest himhim notnot, II beleeuebelieve, whatwhat lordlord isis thythy
wln 0557mastermaster?
wln 0558Sum.SumnerSum.MyMy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester.
wln 0559Harp.HarpooleHarp.InIn goodgood timetime, andand whatwhat wouldstwouldst thouthou hauehave withwith mymy
wln 0560lordlord CobhamCobham?
wln 0561Sum.SumnerSum.II comecome byby vertuevirtue ofof aa processeprocess, toto asciteascite himhim toto ap-appeareap∣peareappear
wln 0562peare
wln 0562beforebefore mymy lordlord, inin thethe courtcourt atat RochesterRochester.
wln 0563HarpHarpooleHarpasideaside.WelWell, GodGod grantgrant meme patiencepatience, II couldcould eateeat thisthis
wln 0564congerconger. MyMy lordlord isis notnot atat homehome, thereforetherefore itit werewere goodgood Sum-SumnerSum∣nerSumner
wln 0565ner
wln 0565youyou cariedcarried youryour processeprocess backeback.
wln 0566Sum.SumnerSum.WhyWhy, ifif hehe willwill notnot bebe spokenspoken withallwithal, thenthen willwill II
wln 0567leaueleave itit herehere, andand seesee youyou thatthat hehe taketake knowledgeknowledge ofof itit.
wln 0568Harp.HarpooleHarp.Swounds’Swounds’swounds youyou slaueslave, dodo youyou setset vpup youryour billsbills herehere, gogo
wln 0569toto, taketake itit downedown againeagain, doestdost thouthou knowknow whatwhat thouthou dostdost, dostdost
wln 0570theethee knowknow onon whomwhom thouthou seruestservest processeprocess?
wln 0571Sum.SumnerSum.YesYes marrymarry doedo II, SirSir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle LordLord Cob-CobhamCob∣ham
wln 0572hamCobham.
wln 0573Harp.HarpooleHarp.II amam gladglad thouthou knowestknowest himhim yetyet, andand sirrasirrah dostdost notnot
wln 0574thouthou knowknow, thatthat thethe lordlord CobhamCobham isis aa brauebrave lordlord, thatthat keepeskeeps
wln 0575goodgood beefebeef andand beerebeer inin hishis househouse, andand eueryevery dayday feedesfeeds aa
wln 0576hundredhundred poorepoor peoplepeople at’sat ’sat’s gategate, andand keepeskeeps aa hundredhundred talltall fel-fellowesfel∣lowes
wln 0577lowesfellows?
wln 0578Sum.SumnerSum.WhatsWhat’swhat’s thatthat toto mymy processeprocess?
wln 0579Harp.HarpooleHarp.MaryMarrymarry thisthis sirsir, isis thisthis processeprocess parchmentparchment??
wln 0580Sum.SumnerSum.YesYes marymarry.
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wln 0581Harp.HarpooleHarp.AndAnd thisthis sealeseal waxewax?
wln 0582Sum.SumnerSum.ItIt isis soso.
wln 0583Harp.HarpooleHarp.IfIf thisthis bebe parchmentparchment, &and thisthis waxwax, eateeat youyou thisthis parch-parchmentparch∣mentparchment
wln 0584ment,
wln 0584andand thisthis waxewax, oror II willwill makemake parchmentparchment ofof youryour skinneskin,
wln 0585andand beatebeat youryour brainesbrains intointo waxewax: SirraSirrah SumnerSumner dispatchdispatch,
wln 0586deuouredevour, sirrasirrah deuouredevour.
wln 0587Sum.SumnerSum.II amam mymy lordlord ofof RochestersRochester’s SumnerSumner, II camecame toto dodo mymy
wln 0588officeoffice, andand thouthou shaltshalt answereanswer itit.
wln 0589Harp.HarpooleHarp.SirraSirrah, nono railingrailing, butbut betakebetake youyou toto youryour teethteeth, thouthou
wln 0590shaltshalt eateeat nono worseworse thenthan thouthou bringstbring’stbringst withwith theethee, thouthou bringstbring’stbringst
wln 0591itit forfor mymy lordlord, andand wiltwilt thouthou bringbring mymy lordlord worseworse thenthan thouthou
wln 0592wiltwilt eateeat thy selfethyself?
wln 0593Sum.SumnerSum.SirSir, II broughtbrought itit notnot mymy lordlord toto eateeat.
wln 0594Harp.HarpooleHarp.OO dodo youyou sirsir meme nownow, all’sall’s oneone forfor thatthat, butbut ilei’llI’ll makemake
wln 0595youyou eateeat itit, forfor bringingbringing itit.
wln 0596Sum.SumnerSum.II cannotcannot eateeat itit.
wln 0597Harp.HarpooleHarp.CanCan youyou notnot? sbloudsbould’sbloodsbould ilei’llI’ll beatebeat youyou vntiluntil youyou hauehave aa
wln 0598stomackestomach.hehe beatesbeats himhim.
wln 0599Sum.SumnerSum.OO holdhold, holdhold, goodgood mastermaster seruing-manservingman, II willwill eateeat itit.
wln 0600Harp.HarpooleHarp.BeBe champpingchamping, bebe chawingchawing sirsir, oror IleI’ll chawchaw youyou, youyou
wln 0601roguerogue, thethe purestpurest ofof thethe honyhoney.
wln 0602Sum.SumnerSum.ToughTough waxewax, isis thethe purestpurest ofof thethe honyhoney.
wln 0603Harp.HarpooleHarp.OO LordLord sirsir, ohoho ohoho,hehe eateseats.
wln 0604FeedFeed, feedfeed, wholsomewholesome roguerogue, wholsomewholesome.
wln 0605CannotCannot youyou likelike anan honesthonest SumnerSumner walkewalk withwith thethe diuelldevil youryour
wln 0606brotherbrother, toto fetchfetch inin youryour BailiffesBailiff’sBailiffs rentsrentsrends, butbut youyou mustmust comecome toto
wln 0607aa noble mansnobleman’snoble man’s househouse withwith processeprocess? Sbloud’Sblood’sblood ifif thythy sealeseal werewere asas
wln 0608broadbroad asas thethe leadlead thatthat couerscovers RochesterRochester churchchurch, thouthou shouldstshouldst
wln 0609eateeat itit.
wln 0610Sum.SumnerSum.OO II amam almostalmost choakedchoked, II amam almostalmost choakedchoked.
wln 0611Harp.HarpooleHarp.Who’sWho’s withinwithin therethere? wilwill youyou shameshame mymy LordLord, isis
wln 0612therethere nono beerebeer inin thethe househouse? ButlerButler II saysay.
wln 0613But.ButlerBut.HeereHere, herehere.EnterEnter ButlerButler.
wln 0614Harp.HarpooleHarp.GiueGive himhim BeereBeer.hehe drinkesdrinks.
wln 0615ThereThere, toughtough oldold sheepskinssheepskins, barebare driedry meatemeat.
wln 0616Sum.SumnerSum.OO sirsir, letlet meme gogo nono furtherfurther, IleI’ll eateeat mymy wordword.
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wln 0617Harp.HarpooleHarp.YeaYea marymarry sirsir, soso II meanemean youyou shallshall eateeat moremore thenthan
wln 0618youryour ownown wordword, forfor ilei’llI’ll makemake youyou eateeat allall thethe wordswords inin thethe pro-processepro∣cesseprocess
wln 0619cesse.
wln 0619WhyWhy youyou drabdrab mongermonger, cannotcannot thethe secretssecrets ofof alall thethe wen-wencheswen∣cheswenches
wln 0620ches
wln 0620inin aa sheireshire serueserve youryour turneturn, butbut youyou mustmust comecome hitherhither
wln 0621withwith aa citationcitation withwith aa poxepox? IleI’ll citecite youyou.hehe hashas thenthen doned●nedone.
wln 0622AA cupcup ofof sackesack forfor thethe SumnerSumner.
wln 0623But.ButlerBut.HereHere sirsir herehere.
wln 0624Harp.HarpooleHarp.HereHere slaueslave II drinkedrink toto theethee.
wln 0625Sum.SumnerSum.II thankethank youyou sirsir.
wln 0626Harp.HarpooleHarp.NowNow ifif thouthou findstfindst thythy stomackestomach wellwell, becausebecause thouthou
wln 0627shaltshalt seesee mymy LordLord keep’skeepskeep’s meatemeat in’sin ’sin’s househouse, ifif thouthou wiltwilt gogo inin
wln 0628thouthou shaltshalt hauehave aa peecepiece ofof beefebeef toto thythy break fastbreakfastbreak fast.
wln 0629Sum.SumnerSum.NoNo II amam veryvery wellwell goodgood M.MasterM. seruing-manservingman, II thankethank
wln 0630youyou, veryvery wellwell sirsir.
wln 0631Harp.HarpooleHarp.II amam gladglad on’ton ’ton’t, thenth●nthen bebe walkingwalking towardstowards RochesterRochester toto
wln 0632keepekeep youryour stomackstomach warmewarm: andand SumnerSumner, ifif II maymay knowknow youyou
wln 0633disturbdisturb aa goodgood wenchwench withinwithin thisthis DiocesseDiocese, ifif II dodo notnot makemake
wln 0634theethee eateeat herher peticotepetticoat, ifif therethere werewere fourfour yardsyards ofof KentishKentish clothcloth
wln 0635in’tin ’tin’t, II amam aa villainevillain.
wln 0636Sum.SumnerSum.GodGod bebe withwith youyou M.MasterM. seruingmaanservingman.
wln 0637Harp.HarpooleHarp.FarewellFarewell SumnerSumner.EnterEnter ConstableConstable.
wln 0638Con.ConstableCon.GodGod sauesave youyou M.MasterM. HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 0639Harp.HarpooleHarp.WelcomeWelcome ConstableConstable, welcomwelcome ConstableConstable, whatwhat newsnews
wln 0640withwith theethee?
wln 0641Con.ConstableCon.And’tAn ’tAn’t pleaseplease youyou M.MasterM. HarpooleHarpoole, II amam toto makemake huehue toto
wln 0642criecry, forfor aa fellowfellow withwith oneone eieeye thatthat hashas rob’drobbed twotwo ClothiersClothiers, andand
wln 0643amam toto crauecrave youryour hindrancehindrance, forfor toto searchsearch allall suspectedsuspected placesplaces,
wln 0644andand theythey saysay therethere waswas aa womanwoman inin thethe companycompany.
wln 0645Harp.HarpooleHarp.HastHast thouthou binbeen atat thethe AlehouseAlehouse, hasthast thouthou soughtsought
wln 0646therethere?
wln 0647Con.ConstableCon.II durstdurst notnot searchsearch sirsir, inin mymy LordLord CobhamsCobham’s libertieliberty,
wln 0648exceptexcept II hadhad somesome ofof hishis seruantsservants, whichwhich areare forfor mymy warrantwarrant.
wln 0649Harp.HarpooleHarp.AnAn honesthonest ConstableConstable, anan honesthonest ConstableConstable, calcall forthforth
wln 0650himhim thatthat keepeskeeps thethe AlehouseAlehouse therethere.
wln 0651Con.ConstableCon.HoHo, who’swho’s withinwithin therethere?
wln 0652AleAle manmanWhoWho callscalls therethere, comecome neerenear ai’a GodsGod’s namename, ohoho is’tis ’tis’t
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wln 0653youyou M.MasterM. ConstableConstable andand M.MasterM. HarpooleHarpoole, youyou areare welcomewelcome withwith
wln 0654allall mymy heartheart, whatwhat makemake youyou herehere soso earelyearly thisthis morningmorning?
wln 0655Harp.HarpooleHarp.SirraSirrah, whatwhat strangersstrangers dodo youyou lodgelodge, therethere isis aa robberyrobbery
wln 0656donedone thisthis morningmorning, andand wewe areare toto searchsearch forfor allall suspectedsuspected per-personsper∣sons
wln 0657sonspersons.
wln 0658AlemanAleman.GodsGod’s boresbonesboresbonesbores, II amam sorysorry for’tfor ’tfor’t, yfaithi’ faithi’faith sirsir II lodgelodge no bo-no bodyno bo∣dynobody
wln 0659dy
wln 0659butbut aa goodgood honesthonest merymerry priestpriest, theythey callcall himhim sirsir IohnJohnjohn ao’a
wln 0660WroothamWrotham, andand aa handsomehandsome womanwoman thatthat isis hishis neeceniece, thatthat hehe
wln 0661saiessays hehe hashas somesome sutesuit inin lawlaw forfor, andand asas theythey gogo vpup &and downdown toto
wln 0662LondonLondon, sometimessometimes theythey lielie atat mymy househouse.
wln 0663Harp.HarpooleHarp.WhatWhat, isis hehe herehere inin thythy househouse nownow?
wln 0664Con.ConstableCon.SheShe isis sirsir, II promisepromise youyou sirsir hehe isis aa quietquiet manman, andand be-becausebe∣causebecause
wln 0665cause
wln 0665hehe willwill notnot troubletrouble tootoo manymany roomesrooms, hehe makesmakes thethe wo-womanwo∣manwoman
wln 0666man
wln 0666lielie eueryevery nightnight atat hishis bedsbed’s feetefeet.
wln 0667Harp.HarpooleHarp.BringBring herher forthforth ConstableConstable, bringbring herher forthforth, let’slet’s seesee
wln 0668herher, let’slet’s seesee herher.
wln 0669Con.ConstableCon.DorothyDorothy, youyou mustmust comecome downedown toto M.MasterM. ConstableConstable.
wln 0670Dol.DollDol.AnonA nonAnonA non forsoothforsooth.sheshe entersenters.
wln 0671Harp.HarpooleHarp.WelcomeWelcome sweetesweet lasselass, welcomewelcome.
wln 0672Dol.DollDol.II thankthank youyou goodgood M.MasterM. seruing-manservingman, andand mastermaster Con-ConstableCon∣stableConstable
wln 0673stable
wln 0673alsoalso.
wln 0674Harp.HarpooleHarp.AA plumpplump girlegirl byby thethe masmass, aa plumpplump girlegirl, haha DolDollDol haha,
wln 0675wiltwilt thouthou forsakeforsake thethe priestpriest, andand gogo withwith meme.
wln 0676Con.ConstableCon.AA wellwell saidsaid M.MasterM. HarpooleHarpoole, youyou areare aa merriemerry oldold manman
wln 0677yfaithi’ faithi’faith, yfaithi’ faithi’faith youyou wilwill neuernever bebe oldold: nownow byby thethe mackemack, aa prettiepretty
wln 0678wenchwench indeedindeed.
wln 0679Harp.HarpooleHarp.YeYe oldold madmad merymerry ConstableConstable, artart thouthou aduis’deadvised ofof
wln 0680thatthat haha, wellwell saidsaid DolDollDol, fillfill somesome aleale herehere.
wln 0681DolDollDolasideasideOhOhO ifif II wistwist thisthis oldold priestpriest wouldwould notnot stickestick toto meme,
wln 0682byby IoueJovejove II wouldwould ingleingle thisthis oldold seruing-manservingman.
wln 0683Harp.HarpooleHarp.OhOhO youyou o[*]doldo●dold madmad coltcolt, yfaithi’ faithi’faith IleI’ll feakseakfeakfeakseek youyou: filfill allall thethe
wln 0684potspots inin thethe househouse therethere.
wln 0685Con.ConstableCon.OhOhO welwell saidsaid M.MasterM. HarpooleHarpoole, youyou areare heartheart ofof oakeoak whenwhen
wln 0686all’sall’s donedone.
wln 0687Harp.HarpooleHarp.HaHa DolDollDol, thouthou hasthast aa sweetesweet pairepair ofof lippeslips byby thethe
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wln 0689DollDollTruelyTruly youyou areare aa mostmost sweetsweet oldeold manman, asas euerever II sawesaw,
wln 0690byby mymy trothtroth, youyou hauehave aa faceface, ableable toto makemake anyany womanwoman inin louelove
wln 0691withwith youyou.
wln 0692Harp.HarpooleHarp.FillFill sweetesweet DollDoll, IleI’ll drinkedrink toto theethee.
wln 0693DollDollII pledgepledge youyou sirsir, andand thankethank youyou thereforetherefore, andand II praypray
wln 0694youyou letlet itit comecome.
wln 0695Harp.HarpooleHarp.imbracingembracing herherDollDoll, canstcanst thouthou louelove meme? aa madmad mer-merrymer∣rymerry
wln 0696ry
wln 0696lasselass, wouldwould toto GodGod II hadhad neuernever seeneseen theethee.
wln 0697DollDollII warrantwarrant youyou youyou willwill notnot outout ofof mymy thoughtsthoughts thisthis
wln 0698tweluemonthtwelvemonth, truelytruly youyou areare asas fullfull ofof fauourfavorfavour, asas aa manman maymay
wln 0699bebe. AhAh thesethese sweetesweet greygraygrey lockeslocks, byby mymy trothtroth, theythey areare mostmost
wln 0700louelylovely.
wln 0701ConstableConstableGodsGod’s booresboresboors maistermaster HarpooleHarpoole, II willwill hauehave oneone
wln 0702bussebuss tootoo.
wln 0703Harp.HarpooleHarp.NoNo lickinglicking forfor youyou ConstableConstable, handhand offoff, handhand offoff.
wln 0704ConstableConstableBurBy ’rBur ladylady II louelove kissingkissing asas welwell asas youyou.
wln 0705DollDollOhOhO youyou areare anan ododd boieboy, youyou hauehave aa wantonwanton eieeye ofof youryour
wln 0706owneown: ahah youyou sweetsweet sugar liptsugar-lippedsugar lipped wantonwanton, youyou willwill winnewin asas ma-manyma∣nymany
wln 0707ny
wln 0707womenswomen’s heartshearts asas comecome inin youryour companycompany.EnterEnter PriestPriest.
wln 0708Wroth.WrothamWroth.DollDoll, comecome hitherhither.
wln 0709Harp.HarpooleHarp.PriestPriest, sheshe shalshall notnot.
wln 0710DollDollIleI’ll comecome anoneanon, sweetesweet louelove.
wln 0711Wroth.WrothamWroth.HandHand offoff, oldold fornicatorfornicator.
wln 0712Harp.HarpooleHarp.VicarVicar, IleI’ll sitsit herehere inin spightspite ofof theethee, isis thisthis fittefit stuffestuff
wln 0713forfor aa priestpriest toto carrycarry vpup andand downedown withwith himhim?
wln 0714WrothamWrothamAhAh sirrasirrah, dostdost thouthou notnot knowknow, thatthat aa goodgood fellowfellow
wln 0715parsonparson maymay hauehave aa chappelchapel ofof easeease, wherewhere hishis parishparish ChurchChurch isis
wln 0716farrefar offoff?
wln 0717Harp.HarpooleHarp.YouYou whooresonwhoreson ston’dstoned VicarVicar.
wln 0718Wroth.WrothamWroth.YouYou oldeold stalestale ruffinruffian, youyou lionlion ofof CotswoldCotswold.
wln 0719Harp.HarpooleHarp.Swounds’Swounds’swounds VicarVicar, IleI’ll geldgeld youyou.fliesflies vponupon himhim.
wln 0720ConstableConstableKeepeKeep thethe KingsKing’sking’s peacepeace.
wln 0721DollDollMurderMurder, murdermurder, murdermurder.
wln 0722AleAle manmanHoldeHold, asas youyou areare menmen, holdehold, forfor GodsGod’s sakesake bebe
wln 0723quietquiet: putput vpup youryour weaponsweapons, youyou drawedraw notnot inin mymy househouse.
wln 0724Harp.HarpooleHarp.YouYou whooresonwhoreson bawdybawdy priestpriest.
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wln 0725Wroth.WrothamWroth.YouYou oldold muttonmutton mongermonger.
wln 0726ConstableConstableHoldHold sirsir IohnJohnjohn, holdhold.
wln 0727DollDolltoto thethe PriestPriestII praypray theethee sweetsweet heartheart bebe quietquiet, II waswas butbut
wln 0728sittingsitting toto drinkedrink aa potpot ofof aleale withwith himhim, eueneven asas kindekind aa manman asas
wln 0729euerever II metmet withwith.
wln 0730Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThouThou artart aa theefethief II warrantwarrant theethee.
wln 0731Wroth.WrothamWroth.ThenThen II amam butbut asas thouthou hasthast beenebeen inin thythy dayesdays, letslet’s
wln 0732notnot bebe ashamedashamed ofof ourour tradetrade, thethe KingKing hashas beenebeen aa theefethief him-himselfehim∣selfe
wln 0733selfehimself.
wln 0734DollDollComeCome, bebe quietquiet, hasthast thouthou spedsped?
wln 0735Wroth.WrothamWroth.II hauehave wenchwench, herehere bebe crownescrowns ifaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 0736DollDollComeCome, letslet’s bebe allall friendsfriends thenthen.
wln 0737ConstableConstableWellWell saidsaid mistrismistress DorothyDorothy ifaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 0738Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThouThou artart thethe madstmad’st priestpriest thatthat euerever II metmet withwith.
wln 0739Wroth.WrothamWroth.GiueGive meme thythy handhand, thouthou artart asas goodgood aa fellowfellow,
wln 0740II amam aa singersinger, aa drinkerdrinker, aa bencherbencher, aa wencherwencher, II cancan saysay aa massemass,
wln 0741andand kissekiss aa lasselass: faithfaith II hauehave aa parsonageparsonage, andand bicausebecause II wouldwould
wln 0742notnot bebe atat tootoo muchmuch chargescharges, thisthis wenchwench seruesserves meme forfor aa sextonsexton.
wln 0743Harp.HarpooleHarp.WellWell saidsaid madmad priestpriest, weelewe’ll inin andand bebe friendsfriends,exeuntexeunt.
wln 0744EnterEnter sirsir RogerRoger ActonActon, mastermaster BourneBourne, mastermaster BeuerleyBeverley,
wln 0745andand WilliamWilliam MurleyMurley thethe brewerbrewer ofof DunstableDunstable.

wln 0746ActonActonNowNow maistermaster MurleyMurley, II amam wellwell assurdeassure
wln 0747YouYou knowknow ourour arrantarrant, andand dodo likelike thethe causecause,
wln 0748BeingBeing aa manman affectedaffected asas wewe areare?
wln 0749Mu.MurleyMu.MaryMarrymarry GodGod dilddild yeye daintiedainty mymy deeredear, nono mastermaster, goodgood
wln 0750Sr●rSir RogerRoger ActonActon KnightKnight, maistermaster BourneBourne, andand maistermaster Beuer-BeuerleyBeuer∣leyBeverley
wln 0751ley
wln 0751esquiresesquires, gentlemengentlemen, andand iusticesjustices ofof thethe peacepeace, nono maistermaster II,
wln 0752butbut plaineplain WilliamWilliam MurlyMurleyMurly thethe brewerbrewer ofof DunstableDunstable youryour ho-honestho∣nesthonest
wln 0753nest
wln 0753neighbourneighborneighbour, andand youryour friendfriend, ifif yeye bebe menmen ofof mymy professi-professionprofessi∣on
wln 0754onprofession.
wln 0755BeuerleyBeverleyProfessedProfessed friendsfriends toto WickliffeWickliff, foesfoes toto RomeRome.
wln 0756Murl.MurleyMurl.HoldHold byby meme ladlad, leanelean vponupon thatthat staffestaff goodgood mai-maistermai∣stermaster
wln 0757ster
wln 0757BeuerleyBeverley, allall ofof aa househouse, saysay youryour mindmind, saysay youryour mindmind.
wln 0758ActonActonYouYou knowknow ourour factionfaction nownow isis grownegrown soso greatgreat,
wln 0759ThroughoutThroughout thethe realmerealm; thatthat itit beginnesbegins toto smoakesmoke
wln 0760IntoInto thethe CleargiesClergy’sClergies eieseyes, andand thethe KingsKing’sking’s earesears,
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wln 0761HighHigh timetime itit isis thatthat wewe werewere drawnedrawn toto headhead,
wln 0762OurOur generallgeneral andand officersofficers appoyntedappointed.
wln 0763AndAnd warreswars yeye wotwot willwill askeask greatgreat storestore ofof coinecoin.
wln 0764AbleAble toto strengthstrength ourour actionaction withwith youryour pursepurse,
wln 0765YouYou areare electedelected forfor aa colonellcolonel
wln 0766OuerOver aa regimentregiment ofof fifteenefifteen bandsbands.
wln 0767MurleyMurleyFuePhewFue paltriepaltry paltriepaltry, inin andand outout, toto andand frofro, bebe itit moremore
wln 0768oror lesseless, vpponupon occasionoccasion, LordeLord hauehave merciemercy vpponupon vsus, whatwhat aa
wln 0769worldworld isis thisthis? SirSir RogerRoger ActonActon, II amam butbut aa DunstableDunstable manman, aa
wln 0770plaineplain brewerbrewer, yeye knowknow: willwill lustylusty CaualieringCavaliering captainescaptains gen-gentlemengen∣tlemengentlemen
wln 0771tlemen
wln 0771comecome atat mymy callingcalling, goego atat mymy biddingbidding? DaintieDainty mymy
wln 0772deeredear, theilethey’ll doedo aa doggedog ofof waxewax, aa horsehorse ofof cheesecheese, aa prickeprick
wln 0773andand aa puddingpudding, nono, nono, yeye mustmust appointappoint somesome lordlord oror knightknight
wln 0774atat leastleast toto thatthat placeplace.
wln 0775BourneBourneWhyWhy mastermaster MurleyMurley, youyou shallshall bebe aa KnightKnight:
wln 0776WereWere youyou notnot inin electionelection toto bebe shrieueshrieve?
wln 0777HaueHave yeye notnot pastpassedpast allall officesoffices butbut thatthat?
wln 0778HaueHave yeye notnot wealthwealth toto makemake youryour wifewife aa ladylady?
wln 0779II warrantwarrant youyou, mymy lordlord, ourour GenerallGeneral
wln 0780BestowesBestows thatthat honorhonorhonour onon youyou atat firstfirst sightsight.
wln 0781MurleyMurleyMaryMarrymarry GodGod dilddild yeye daintiedainty mymy dearedear:
wln 0782ButBut telltell meme, whowho shalbeshall be ourour GenerallGeneral?
wln 0783WheresWhere’s thethe lordlord CobhamCobham, sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle,
wln 0784ThatThat noblenoble almes-giueralmsgiver, housekeeperhousekeeper, vertuousvirtuous,
wln 0785ReligiousReligious gentlemangentleman? ComeCome toto meme therethere boiesboys,
wln 0786ComeCome toto meme therethere.
wln 0787ActonActonWhyWhy whowho butbut hehe shallshall bebe ourour GenerallGeneral?
wln 0788MurleyMurleyAndAnd shallshall hehe knightknight meme, andand makemake meme colonellcolonel?
wln 0789ActonActonMyMy wordword forfor thatthat, sirsir WilliamWilliam MurleyMurley knightknight.
wln 0790MurleyMurleyFellowFellow sirsir RogerRoger ActonActon knightknight, allall fellowesfellows, II
wln 0791meanemean inin armesarms, howhow strongstrong areare wewe? howhow manymany partnerspartners? ourour
wln 0792enemiesenemies besidebeside thethe KingKing areare mightiemighty, bebe itit moremore oror lesseless vponupon
wln 0793occasionoccasion, reckonreckon ourour forceforce.
wln 0794ActonActonThereThere areare ofof vsus, ourour friendsfriends, andand followersfollowers,
wln 0795ThreeThree thousandthousand andand threethree hundredhundred atat thethe leastleast,
wln 0796OfOf northernenorthern ladslads fourefour thousandthousand, besidebeside horsehorse,
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wln 0797FromFrom KentKent therethere comescomes withwith sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle
wln 0798SeauenSevenseven thousandthousand, thenthen fromfrom LondonLondon issueissue outout,
wln 0799OfOf maistersmasters, seruantsservants, strangersstrangers, prenticesprentices
wln 0800FortieFortyforty oddeodd thousandsthousands intointo FicketFicket fieldfield,
wln 0801WhereWhere wewe appoyntappoint ourour speciallspecial randeuousrendezvous.
wln 0802[******]Murley〈◊〉Murley[***]FuePhewfew [*]altrypaltrypaltry paltrypaltry, inin andand outout,, toto andand frofro, LordLord hauehave
wln 0803mer[***]mercie〈◊〉mercy [****]vponupon [**]vsus, [****]whatwhat aa worldworld isis thisthis, whereswhere’s thatthat FicketFicket fieldefield,
wln 0804sirsir RogerRoger?
wln 0805ActonActonBehindeBehind saintsaint GilesGiles inin thethe fieldfield neerenear HolborneHolborn.
wln 0806MurleyMurleyNewgateNewgate, vpup HolborneHolborn, S.SaintS. GilesGiles inin thethe fieldfield, andand toto
wln 0807TiborneTyburn, anan oldold sawsaw: forfor thethe dayday, forfor thethe dayday?
wln 0808ActonActonOnOn fridayfriday nextnext thethe foureteenthfourteenth dayday ofof IanuaryJanuaryjanuary.
wln 0809MurleyMurleyTyllie vallieTilly-vallyTylly-vally, trusttrust meme neuernever ifif II hauehave anyany likingliking ofof
wln 0810thatthat dayday: fuephewfue paltrypaltry paltrypaltry, fridayfriday quothquoth a’a, dismalldismal dayday, Chil-ChildermasseChil∣dermasseChildermas
wln 0811dermasse
wln 0811dayday thisthis yeareyear waswas fridayfriday.
wln 0812BeuerleyBeverleyNayNay maistermaster MurleyMurley, ifif youyou obserueobserve suchsuch daiesdays,
wln 0813WeWe makemake somesome questionquestion ofof youryour constancieconstancy,
wln 0814AllAll daiesdays areare likelike toto menmen resolu’deresolved inin rightright.
wln 0815MurleyMurleySaySay AmenAmen, andand saysay nono moremore, butbut saysay, andand holdhold ma-masterma∣stermaster
wln 0816ster
wln 0816BeuerleyBeverley, fridayfriday nextnext, andand FicketFicket fieldfield, andand WilliamWilliam Mur-MurleyMur∣leyMurley
wln 0817ley,
wln 0817andand hishis merrymerry menmen shalbeshall be alall oneone, II hauehave halfehalf aa scorescore iadesjades
wln 0818thatthat drawdraw mymy beerebeer cartescarts, andand eueryevery iadejade shallshall bearebear aa knaueknave,
wln 0819andand eueryevery knaueknave shallshall wearewear aa iackejack, andand eueryevery iackejack shalshall hauehave
wln 0820aa scullskullscull, andand eueryevery scullskullscull shalshall shewshow aa spearespear, andand eueryevery spearespear shalshall
wln 0821killkill aa foefoe atat FicketFicket fieldfield, atat FicketFicket fieldfield, IohnJohnjohn andand TomTom, andand
wln 0822DickeDick andand HodgeHodge, andand RafeRafe andand RobinRobin, WilliamWilliam &and GeorgeGeorge,
wln 0823andand allall mymy knauesknaves shallshall fightfight likelike menmen, atat FicketFicket fieldfield onon fridayfriday
wln 0824nextnext.
wln 0825BourneBourneWhatWhat summesum ofof moneymoney meanemean youyou toto disbursedisburse?
wln 0826MurleyMurleyItIt maymay bebe modestlymodestly, decentlydecently, soberlysoberly, andand hand-handsomelyhand∣somelyhandsomely
wln 0827somely
wln 0827II maymay bringbring fiuefive hundrethhundred poundpound.
wln 0828ActonActonFiueFive hundrethhundred manman? fiuefive thousand’sthousand’s notnot enoughenough,
wln 0829AA hundrethhundred thousandthousand willwill notnot paypay ourour menmen
wln 0830TwoTwo monthsmonths togethertogether, eithereither comecome prepardeprepared
wln 0831LikeLike aa brauebrave KnightKnight, andand martiallmartial ColonellColonel,
wln 0832InIn glitteringglittering goldegold, andand gallantgallant furniturefurniture,
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wln 0833BringingBringing inin coynecoin, aa cartcart loadeload atat thethe leastleast,
wln 0834AndAnd allall youryour followersfollowers mountedmounted onon goodgood horsehorse,
wln 0835OrOr neuernever comecome disgracefulldisgraceful toto vsus allall.
wln 0836BeuerleyBeverleyPerchancePerchance youyou maymay bebe chosenchosen TreasurerTreasurer,
wln 0837TenneTenten thousandthousand pound’spoundspoundspound’s thethe leastleast thatthat youyou cancan bringbring.
wln 0838MurleyMurleyPaltryPaltry paltrypaltry, inin andand o[··]out〈◊〉out[·], to andand frofro, vpon〈…〉vpon [····]sionoccasion II
wln 0839hauehave tenten thousandthousand poundpound toto s[····]spend〈◊〉spend, andand [·····]tenne〈…〉ten [···]too〈…〉too..〈…〉 AndAnd ra-ratherra∣therrather
wln 0840ther
wln 0840thanthan thethe BishopBishop shallshall hauehave his〈◊〉his willwill ofof meeme forfor mymy consci-conscienceconsci∣enceconscience
wln 0841ence,
wln 0841itit shallshall outout allall. FlameFlame andand flaxeflax, flameflame andand flaxeflax, itit waswas
wln 0842gottegot withwith waterwater andand maultmalt, andand itit shalshall fliefly withwith firefire andand gunnegunpowdergun
wln 0843powderpowder.
wln 0843SirSir RogerRoger, aa cartcart loadeload ofof monymoney tiltill thethe axetreeax-treeaxletree crackecrack,
wln 0844my selfemyself andand mymy menmen inin FicketFicket fieldfield onon fridayfriday nextnext: remem-rememberremem∣berremember
wln 0845ber
wln 0845mymy KnighthoodeKnighthood, andand mymy placeplace: there’sthere’s mymy handhand IleI’ll beebe
wln 0846therethere.ExitExit.
wln 0847ActonActonSeeSee whatwhat AmbitionAmbition maymay perswadepersuade menmen toto,
wln 0848InIn hopehope ofof honorhonorhonour hehe willwill spendspend himselfehimself.
wln 0849BourneBourneII neuernever thoughtthought aa BrewerBrewer halfehalf soso rich●ichrich.
wln 0850BeuerleyBeverleyWasWas neuernever bankeroutbankrupt BrewerBrewer yetyet butbut oneone,
wln 0851WithWith vsingusing tootoo muchmuch maultmalt, tootoo littlelittle waterwater.
wln 0852ActonActonThatsThat’sthat’s nono faultfault inin BrewersBrewers now-adayesnowadays:
wln 0853ComeCome, awayaway aboutabout ourour businessebusiness.exeuntexeunt.
wln 0854EnterEnter K.KingK. HarryHarry, SuffolkeSuffolk, ButlerButler, andand Old-castleOldcastle kneelingkneeling
wln 0855toto thethe KingKing.

wln 0856HarryHarryTis’Tis notnot enoughenough LordLord CobhamCobham toto submitsubmit.
wln 0857YouYou mustmust forsakeforsake youryour grossegross opinionopinion,
wln 0858TheThe BishopsBishops findfind themseluesthemselves muchmuch iniuredinjured,
wln 0859AndAnd thoughthough forfor somesome goodgood seruiceservice youyou hauehave donedone,
wln 0860WeWe forfor ourour partpart areare pleasdepleased toto pardonpardon youyou,
wln 0861YetYet theythey willwill notnot soso soonesoon bebe satisfiedsatisfied,
wln 0862CobhamCobhamMyMy graciousgracious LordLord vntounto youryour MaiestieMajesty,
wln 0863NextNext vntounto mymy GodGod, II oweowe mymy lifelife,
wln 0864AndAnd whatwhat isis minemine, eithereither byby naturesnature’s giftgift,
wln 0865OrOr fortunesfortune’s bountiebounty, alall isis atat youryour seruiceservice,
wln 0866ButBut forfor obedienceobedience toto thethe PopePope ofof RomeRome,
wln 0867II oweowe himhim nonenone, nornor shallshall hishis shauelingshaveling priestspriests
wln 0868ThatThat areare inin EnglandEngland, alteralter mymy beliefebelief.
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wln 0869IfIf outout ofof holyholy ScriptureScripture theythey cancan proueprove,
wln 0870ThatThat II amam inin anan errourerror, II willwill yeeldyield,
wln 0871AndAnd gladlygladly taketake instructioninstruction atat theirtheir handshands,
wln 0872ButBut otherwiseotherwise, II dodo beseechbeseech youryour gracegrace,
wln 0873MyMy conscienceconscience maymay notnot bebe incroachtencroached vponupon.
wln 0874Har.HarryHar.WeWe wouldwould bebe loathloath toto pressepress ourour subiectssubjects’ bodiesbodies,
wln 0875MuchMuch lesseless theirtheir soulessouls, thethe deeredear redeemedredeemed partpart,
wln 0876OfOf himhim thatthat isis thethe rulerruler ofof vsus allall,
wln 0877YetYet letlet meme counsellcounsel yeye, thatthat mightmight commandcommand,
wln 0878DoDo notnot presumepresume toto tempttempt themthem withwith illill wordswords,
wln 0879NorNor suffersuffer anyany meetingsmeetings toto bebe hadhad
wln 0880WithinWithin youryour househouse, butbut toto thethe vttermostuttermost,
wln 0881DisperseDisperse thethe flockesflocks ofof thisthis newnew gatheringgathering sectsect.
wln 0882CobhamCobhamMyMy liegeliege, ifif anyany breathebreathe, thatthat daresdares comecome forthforth,
wln 0883AndAnd saysay, mymy lifelife inin anyany ofof thesethese pointspoints
wln 0884DeseruesDeserves th’attaindorth’ attainderth’attainder ofof ignobleignoble thoughtsthoughts
wln 0885HereHere standstand II, crauingcraving nono remorceremorse atat allall,
wln 0886ButBut eueneven thethe vtmostutmost rigorrigor maymay bebe showneshown.
wln 0887Har.HarryHar.LetLet itit sufficesuffice wewe knowknow youryour loyaltieloyalty,
wln 0888WhatWhat hauehave youyou therethere?
wln 0889Cob.CobhamCob.AA deeddeed ofof clemencieclemency,
wln 0890YourYour HighnesseHighness’highness’ pardonpardon forfor LordLord PowessePowis’Powesse lifelife,
wln 0891WhichWhich II diddid begbeg, andand youyou mymy noblenoble LordLord,
wln 0892OfOf graciousgracious fauourfavorfavour diddid vouchsafevouchsafe toto grantgrant.
wln 0893Har.HarryHar.ButBut yetyet itit isis notnot signedsigned withwith ourour handhand.
wln 0894Cob.CobhamCob.NotNot yetyet mymy LiegeLiege.oneone readyready withwith penpen
andand inckeink.

wln 0895Har.HarryHar.TheThe factfact, youyou saysay, waswas donedone,
wln 0896NotNot ofof prepensedprepensed malicemalice, butbut byby chancechance.
wln 0897Cob.CobhamCob.VponUpon minemine honorhonorhonour soso, nono otherwiseotherwise.
wln 0898Har.HarryHar.ThereThere isis hishis pardonpardon, bidbid himhim makemake amendsamends,writeswrites.
wln 0899AndAnd cleansecleanse hishis soulesoul toto GodGod forfor hishis offenceoffenseoffence,
wln 0900WhatWhat wewe remitremit, isis butbut thethe bodiesbody’sBody’s scourgescourge,EnterEnter BishopBishop.
wln 0901HowHow nownow LordLord BishopBishop?
wln 0902BishopBishopIusticeJusticejustice dreaddread SoueraigneSovereign.
wln 0903AsAs thouthou artart KingKing, soso grauntgrant II maymay hauehave iusticejustice.
wln 0904Har.HarryHar.WhatWhat meanesmeans thisthis exclamationexclamation, letlet vsus knowknow?
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wln 0905Bish.BishopBish.AhAh mymy goodgood LordLord, thethe state’sstate’s abusdeabused,
wln 0906AndAnd ourour decreesdecree’sdecrees mostmost shamefullyshamefully prophandeprofaned.
wln 0907Har.HarryHar.HowHow, oror byby whomwhom?
wln 0908Bish.BishopBish.EuenEveneven byby thisthis heretikeheretic,
wln 0909ThisThis IewJewjew, thisthis TraitorTraitor toto youryour maiestiemajesty.
wln 0910Cob.CobhamCob.PrelatePrelate, thouthou liestliest, eueneven inin thythy greasiegreasy mawmaw,
wln 0911OrOr whosoeuerwhosoever twitstwits meme withwith thethe namename,
wln 0912OfOf eithereither traitortraitor, oror ofof heretikeheretic.
wln 0913Har.HarryHar.ForbeareForbear II saysay, andand BishopBishop, shewshow thethe causecause
wln 0914FromFrom whencewhence thisthis latelate abuseabuse hathhath binbeen deriu’dederived,
wln 0915Bish.BishopBish.ThusThus mightiemighty KingKing, byby generallgeneral consentconsent,
wln 0916AA messengermessenger waswas sentsent toto citecite thisthis LordLord,
wln 0917ToTo makemake appearanceappearance inin thethe consistorieconsis●orieconsistory,
wln 0918AndAnd commingcoming toto hishis househouse, aa ruffianruffian slaueslave,
wln 0919OneOne ofof hishis dailydaily followersfollowers, metmet thethe manman,
wln 0920WhoWho knowingknowing himhim toto bebe aa paratorparitorparator,
wln 0921AssaultsAssaults himhim firstfirst, andand afterafter inin contemptcontempt
wln 0922OfOf vsus, andand ourour proceedingsproceedings, makesmakes himhim eateeat
wln 0923TheThe writtenwritten processeprocess, parchmentparchment, sealeseal andand allall:
wln 0924WherebyWhereby hishis maistermaster neitherneither waswas broughtbrought forthforth,
wln 0925NorNor wewe butbut scorndscorned, forfor ourour authoritieauthority.
wln 0926Har.HarryHar.WhenWhen waswas thisthis donedone?
wln 0927Bish.BishopBish.AtAt sixesix a clockeo’clock thisthis morningmorning.
wln 0928Har.HarryHar.AndAnd whenwhen camecame youyou toto courtcourt?
wln 0929Cob.CobhamCob.LastLast nightnight mymy LordLord.
wln 0930Har.HarryHar.ByBy thisthis itit seemesseems, hehe isis notnot guiltyguilty ofof itit,
wln 0931AndAnd youyou hauehave donedone himhim wrongwrong t’accuset’ accuset’accuse himhim soso.
wln 0932Bish.BishopBish.ButBut itit waswas donedone mymy lordlord byby hishis appointmentappointment,
wln 0933OrOr elseelse hishis manman durstdurst ne’rene’ernever hauehave binbeen soso boldbold.
wln 0934Har.HarryHar.OrOr elseelse youyou durstdurst bebe boldbold, toto interruptinterrupt,
wln 0935AndAnd fillfill ourour earesears withwith friuolousfrivolous complaintscomplaints,
wln 0936IsIs thisthis thethe duetieduty youyou dodo bearebear toto vsus?
wln 0937Was’tWas’t notnot sufficientsufficient wewe diddid passepass ourour wordword
wln 0938ToTo sendsend forfor himhim, butbut youyou misdoubtingmisdoubting itit,
wln 0939OrOr whichwhich isis worseworse, intendingintending toto forestallforestall
wln 0940OurOur regallregal powerpower, mustmust likewiselikewise summonsummon himhim?
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wln 0941ThisThis sauourssavorssavours ofof AmbitionAmbition, notnot ofof zealezeal,
wln 0942AndAnd ratherrather prouesproves, youyou malicemalice hishis estateestate,
wln 0943ThanThan anyany wayway thatthat hehe offendsoffends thethe lawlaw.
wln 0944GoGo toto, wewe likelike itit notnot, andand hehe youryour officerofficer,
wln 0945ThatThat waswas imploydeemployed soso muchmuch amisseamiss hereinherein,
wln 0946HadHad hishis desertdesert forfor beingbeing insolentinsolent:EnterEnter HuntingtonHuntington
wln 0947SoSo CobhamCobham whenwhen youyou pleaseplease youyou maymay departdepart.
wln 0948Cob.CobhamCob.II humblyhumbly bidbid farewellfarewell vntounto mymy liegeliege.ExitExit
wln 0949Har.HarryHar.FarewellFarewell, what’swhat’s thethe newesnews byby HuntingtonHuntington?
wln 0950Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.SirSir RogerRoger ActonActon, andand aa cruecrew, mymy LordLord,
wln 0951OfOf boldbold seditiousseditious rebelsrebels, areare inin ArmesArms,
wln 0952IntendingIntending reformationreformation ofof ReligionReligion.
wln 0953AndAnd withwith theirtheir ArmyArmy theythey intendintend toto pitchpitch,
wln 0954InIn FicketFicket fieldfield, vnlesseunless theythey bebe repulstrepulsed.
wln 0955Har.HarryHar.SoSo nerenear ourour presencepresence? daredare theythey bebe soso boldbold?
wln 0956AndAnd willwill prowdproud warrewar, andand eagereager thirstthirst ofof bloudblood,
wln 0957WhomWhom wewe hadhad thoughtthought toto entertaineentertain farrefar offoff,
wln 0958PressePress forthforth vponupon vsus inin ourour natiuenative boundesbounds?
wln 0959MustMust weewe bebe forc’tforced toto hansellhandsel ourour sharpsharp bladesblades
wln 0960InIn EnglandEngland herehere, whichwhich wewe prepar’dprepared forfor FranceFrance?
wln 0961WellWell, aa’a GodsGod’s namename bebe itit, what’swhat’s theirtheir numbernumber? saysay,
wln 0962OrOr who’swho’s thethe chiefechief commandercommander ofof thisthis rowtrout?
wln 0963Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.TheirTheir numbernumber isis notnot knowneknown, asas yetyet (mymy LordLord)
wln 0964ButBut tis’tis reportedreported SirSir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle
wln 0965IsIs thethe chiefechief manman, onon whomwhom theythey dodo dependdepend.
wln 0966Har.HarryHar.HowHow, thethe LordLord CobhamCobham?
wln 0967Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.YesYes mymy graciousgracious LordLord.
wln 0968Bish.BishopBish.II couldcould hauehave toldtold youryour maiestiemajesty asas muchmuch
wln 0969BeforeBefore hehe wentwent, butbut thatthat II sawsaw youryour GraceGrace
wln 0970WasWas tootoo muchmuch blindedblinded byby hishis flaterieflattery.
wln 0971Suf.SuffolkSuf.SendSend poastpost mymy LordLord toto fetchfetch himhim backeback againeagain.
wln 0972But.ButlerBut.TraitorTraitor vntounto hishis countrycountry, howhow hehe smooth’desmoothed,
wln 0973AndAnd seemdeseemed asas innocentinnocent asas TruthTruth it selfeitself?
wln 0974Har.HarryHar.II cannotcannot thinkethink itit yetyet, hehe wouldwould bebe falsefalse,
wln 0975ButBut ifif hehe bebe, nono mattermatter letlet himhim gogo,
wln 0976WeeleWe’llwe’ll meetmeet bothboth himhim andand themthem vntounto theirtheir wowoe.
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wln 0977Bish.BishopBish.ThisThis fallsfalls outout wellwell, andand atat thethe lastlast II hopehopeExeuntExeunt
wln 0978ToTo seesee thisthis heretikeheretic diedie inin aa roperope.
wln 0979EnterEnter EarleEarl ofof CambridgeCambridge, LordLord ScroopeScroop, GrayGray, andand
wln 0980ChartresChartres thethe FrenchFrench factorfactor.

wln 0981ScroopScroop.OnceOnce moremore mymy LordLord ofof CambridgeCambridge makemake rehersalrehearsal,
wln 0982HowHow youyou dodo standstand intiteledentitled toto thethe CrowneCrown,
wln 0983TheThe deeperdeeper shallshall wewe printprint itit inin ourour mindesminds,
wln 0984AndAnd eueryevery manman thethe betterbetter bebe resolu’deresolved,
wln 0985WhenWhen hehe perceiuesperceives hishis quarrellquarrel toto bebe iustjust.
wln 0986Cam.CambridgeCam.ThenThen thusthus LordLord ScroopeScroop, sirsir ThomasThomas GrayGrayGrey, &and youyou
wln 0987MounsieurMonsieurmonsieur dede ChartresCha●tresChartres, agentagent forfor thethe FrenchFrench,
wln 0988ThisThis LionellLionell DukeDuke ofof ClarenceClarence, asas II saidsaid,
wln 0989ThirdThird sonneson ofof EdwardEdward (EnglandsEngland’s KingKing) thethe thirdthird
wln 0990HadH●dHad issueissue PhillipPhilip hishis solesole daughterdaughter andand heyreheir,
wln 0991WhichWhich PhillipPhilip afterwardafterwardafterwards waswas giuengiven inin marriagemarriage,
wln 0992ToTo EdmundEdmund MortimerMortimer thethe EarleEarl ofof MarchMarch,
wln 0993AndAnd byby himhim hadhad aa sonson caldcalled RogerRoger MortimerMortimer,
wln 0994WhichWhich RogerRoger likewiselikewise hadhad ofof hishis discentdescent,
wln 0995EdmundEdmund, RogerRoger, AnneAnne, andand ElianorEleanorElianor,
wln 0996TwoTwo daughtersdaughters andand twotwo sonnessons, butbut thosethose threethree
wln 0997DideDied withoutwithout issueissue, AnneAnne thatthat diddid suruiuesurvive,
wln 0998AndAnd nownow waswas leftleft herher fathersfather’s onelyonly heyreheir,
wln 0999MyMy fortunefortune waswas toto marrymarry, beingbeing tootoo
wln 1000ByBy mymy grandfathergrandfather ofof KingKing EdwardesEdward’s lineline,
wln 1001SoSo ofof hishis sirnamesurname, II amam caldecalled youyou knowknow,
wln 1002RichardRichard PlantagenetPlantagenet, mymy fatherfather waswas,
wln 1003EdwardEdward thethe DukeDuke ofof YorkeYork, andand sonson andand heyreheir
wln 1004ToTo EdmundEdmund LangleyLangley, EdwardEdward thethe third’sthird’s firstfirst sonneson.
wln 1005ScroopScroopSoSo thatthat itit seemesseems youryour claimeclaim comescomes byby youryour wifewife,
wln 1006AsAs lawfulllawful heyreheir toto RogerRoger MortimerMortimer,
wln 1007TheThe sonson ofof EdmundEdmund, whichwhich diddid marrymarry PhillipPhilip
wln 1008DaughterDaughter andand heyreheir toto LyonellLionelLyonell DukeDuke ofof ClarenceClarence.
wln 1009Cam.CambridgeCam.TrueTrue, forfor thisthis HarryHarry, andand hishis fatherfather bothboth
wln 1010HarryHarry thethe firstfirst, asas plainelyplainly dothdoth appeareappear,
wln 1011AreAre falsefalse intrudersintruders, andand vsurpusurp thethe CrowneCrown.
wln 1012ForFor whenwhen yongyoung RichardRichard waswas atat PomfretPomfret slaineslain,
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wln 1013InIn himhim thethe titletitle ofof princeprince EdwardEdward didedied,
wln 1014ThatThat waswas thethe eldesteldest ofof kingking EdwardsEdward’s sonnessons:
wln 1015WilliamWilliam ofof HatfieldHatfield, andand theirtheir secondsecond brotherbrother,
wln 1016DeathDeath inin hishis nonagenonage hadhad beforebefore bereftbereft:
wln 1017SoSo thatthat mymy wifewife deriu’dderived fromfrom LionellLionell,
wln 1018ThirdThird sonneson vntounto kingking EdwardEdward, oughtought proceedeproceed,
wln 1019AndAnd taketake possessionpossession ofof thethe DiademeDiadem
wln 1020BeforeBefore thisthis HarryHarry, oror hishis fatherfather kingking,
wln 1021WhoWho fetchtfetched theirtheir titletitle butbut fromfrom LancasterLancaster,
wln 1022ForthForth ofof thatthat royallroyal lineline. AndAnd beingbeing thusthus,
wln 1023WhatWhat reasonreason istis ’tis’t butbut sheshe shouldshould hauehave herher rightright?
wln 1024ScroopeScroopScroopeII amam resolu’deresolved ourour enterpriseenterprise isis iustjust.
wln 1025GrayGrayGreyHarryHarry shallshall diedie, oror elseelse resigneresign hishis crownecrown.
wln 1026Chart.ChartresChart.PerformePerform butbut thatthat, andand CharlesCharles thethe kingking ofof FranceFrance
wln 1027ShallShall aydeaid youyou lordeslords, notnot onelyonly withwith hishis menmen,
wln 1028ButBut sendsend youyou moneymoney toto maintainemaintain youryour warreswars,
wln 1029FiueFive hundredhundred thousandthousand crownescrowns hehe badebade meme profferproffer,
wln 1030IfIf youyou cancan stopstop butbut HarriesHarry’s voyagevoyage forfor FranceFrance.
wln 1031ScropeScroopScropeWeWe neuernever hadhad aa fitterfitter timetime thanthan nownow
wln 1032TheThe realmerealm inin suchsuch diuisiondivision asas itit isis.
wln 1033Camb.CambridgeCamb.BesidesBesides, youyou mustmust perswadepersuade yeye therethere isis duedue,
wln 1034VengeanceVengeance forfor RichardsRichard’s murdermurder, whichwhich althoughalthough
wln 1035ItIt bebe deferrdedefendedeferreddefend, yetyet willwill itit fallfall atat lastlast,
wln 1036AndAnd nownow asas likelylikely asas anotheranother timetime.
wln 1037SinneSin hathhath hadhad manymany yeeresyears toto ripenripen inin,
wln 1038AndAnd nownow thethe haruestharvest cannotcannot bebe farrefar offoff,
wln 1039WhereinWherein thethe weedesweeds ofof vsurpationusurpation,
wln 1040AreAre toto bebe croptcropped, andand castcast intointo thethe firefire.
wln 1041ScroopeScroopScroopeNoNo moremore earleearl CambridgeCambridge, herehere II plightplight mymy faithfaith,
wln 1042ToTo setset vpup theethee, andand thythy renownedrenowned wifewife.
wln 1043GrayG●i●GrayGrayGrayGrey willwill performeperform thethe samesame, asas hehe isis knightknight.
wln 1044Chart.ChartresChart.AndAnd toto assistassist yeye, asas II saidsaid beforebefore,
wln 1045ChartersCharters dothdoth gagegagegauge thethe honorhonorhonour ofof hishis kingking.
wln 1046ScroopeS●roopeScroopScroopeWeWe lackelack butbut nownow LordLord CobhamsCobham’s fellowshipfellowship,
wln 1047AndAnd thenthen ourour plotplot werewere absoluteabsolute indeedeindeed.
wln 1048Camb.CambridgeCamb.DoubtDoubt notnot ofof himhim, mymy lordlord, hishis life’slife’s pursu’depursued
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wln 1049ByBy th’incensedth’ incensedth’incensed CleargyClergy, andand ofof latelate,
wln 1050Brought●roughtBrought inin displeasuredispleasure withwith thethe kingking, assuresassures
wln 1051HeHe maymay bebe quicklyquickly wonnewon vntounto ourour factionfaction.
wln 1052WhoWho hathhath thethe articlesarticles werewere drawnedrawn atat largelarge
wln 1053OfOf ourour wholewhole purposepurpose?
wln 1054GrayGrayGreyThatThat hauehave II mymy LordLord.
wln 1055Camb.CambridgeCamb.WeWe shouldshould notnot nownow bebe farrefar offoff fromfrom hishis househouse,
wln 1056OurOur seriousserious conferenceconference hathhath beguildbeguiled thethe wayway,
wln 1057SeeSee wherewhere hishis castlecastle standsstands, giuegive meme thethe writingwriting.
wln 1058WhenWhen wewe areare comecome vntounto thethe speechspeech ofof himhim,
wln 1059BecauseBecause wewe willwill notnot standstand toto makemake recountrecount,
wln 1060OfOf thatthat whichwhich hathhath beenebeen saidesaid, herehere hehe shallshall readereadenterenter CobCobhamCob.
wln 1061OurOur mindesminds atat largelarge, andand whatwhat wewe crauecrave ofof himhim.
wln 1062ScroopeScroopScroopeAA readyready wayway: herehere comescomes thethe manman himselfehimself
wln 1063BootedBooted andand spurrdspurred, itit seemesseems hehe hathhath beenebeen ridingriding.
wln 1064Camb.CambridgeCamb.VVellWell metmet lordlord CobhamCobham.
wln 1065Cobh.CobhamCobh.MyMy lordlord ofof CambridgeCambridge?
wln 1066YourYour honorhonorhonour isis mostmost welcomewelcome intointo KentKent,
wln 1067AndAnd allall thethe restrest ofof thisthis fairefair companycompany.
wln 1068II amam newnew comecome fromfrom LondonLondon, gentlegentle Lordes●ordesLords:
wln 1069ButBut willwill yeye notnot taketake CowlingCoolingCowling forfor youryour hosthost,
wln 1070AndAnd seesee whatwhat entertainemententertainment itit affordesaffords?
wln 1071Camb.CambridgeCamb.WeWe werewere intendedintended toto hauehave beenebeen youryour guestsguests:
wln 1072ButBut nownow thisthis luckylucky meetingmee●ingmeeting shallshall suffisesuffice
wln 1073ToTo endend ourour businessebusiness, andand deferredefer thatthat kindnessekindness.
wln 1074Cobh.CobhamCobh.BusinesseBusiness mymy lordlord? whatwhat businessebusiness shouldshould youyou hauehave
wln 1075ButBut toto bebe merymerry? wewe hauehave nono delicatesdelicates,
wln 1076ButBut thisthis IleI’ll promisepromise youyou, aa peecepiece ofof venisonvenison,
wln 1077AA cupcup ofof winewine, andand soso forthforth: huntershunter’shunters farefare:
wln 1078AndAnd ifif youyou pleaseplease, weelewe’ll strikestrike thethe staggestag our seluesourselves
wln 1079ShallShall fillfill ourour dishesdishes withwith hishis wel-fedwell-fed fleshflesh.
wln 1080ScroopeScroopScroopeThatThat isis indeedeindeed thethe thingthing wewe allall desiredesire.
wln 1081Cobh.CobhamCobh.MyMy lordeslords, andand youyou shallshall hauehave youryour choicechoice withwith meme.
wln 1082Camb.CambridgeCamb.NayNay butbut thethe staggestag whichwhich wewe desiredesire toto strikestrike,
wln 1083LiuesLives notnot inin CowlingCoolingCowling: ifif youyou willwill consentconsent,
wln 1084AndAnd goego withwith vsus, weelewe’ll bringbring youyou toto aa forrestforest,
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wln 1085WhereWhere runnesruns aa lustylusty hierdherd: amongstamongst thethe whichwhich
wln 1086ThereThere isis aa staggestag superiorsuperior toto thethe restrest,
wln 1087AA statelystately beastbeast, thatthat whenwhen hishis fellowsfellows runnerun,
wln 1088HeHe leadesleads thethe racerace, andand beatesbeats thethe sullensullen earthearth,
wln 1089AsAs thoughthough hehe scorndsco●ndscorned itit withwith hishis tramplingtrampling hoofeshooves,
wln 1090AloftAloft hehe bearesbears hishis headhead, andand withwith hishis breastbreast,
wln 1091LikeLike aa hugehuge bulwarkebulwark counter-checkescounterchecks thethe windwind:
wln 1092AndAnd whenwhen hehe standethstandeth stillstill, hehe stretchethstretcheth forthforth
wln 1093HisHis prowdproud ambitiousambitious neckeneck, asas ifif hehe meantmeant
wln 1094ToTo woundwound thethe firmamentfirmament withwith forkedforked horneshorns.
wln 1095Cobh.CobhamCobh.Tis’Tis pittypity suchsuch aa goodlygoodly beastbeast shouldshould diedie.
wln 1096Camb.CambridgeCamb.NotNot soso, sirsir IohnJohnjohn, forfor hehe isis tyrannoustyrannous,
wln 1097AndAnd goresgores thethe otherother deeredeer, andand willwill notnot keepkeep
wln 1098WithinWithin thethe limiteslimits areare appointedappointed himhim.
wln 1099OfOf latelate heeshe’s brokebroke intointo aa seueralseveral,
wln 1100WhichWhich dothdoth belongbelong toto meme, andand therethere hehe spoilesspoils
wln 1101BothBoth cornecorn andand pasturepasture, twotwo ofof hishis wildewild racerace
wln 1102AlikeAlike forfor stealthstealth, andand couetouscovetous incroatchingencroachingincroatching,
wln 1103AlreadyAlready areare remou’dremoved, ifif hehe werewere deaddead,
wln 1104II shouldshould notnot onelyonly bebe securesecure fromfrom hurthurt,
wln 1105ButBut withwith hishis bodybody makemake aa royallroyal feastfeast.
wln 1106ScroopeScroopScroopeHowHow saysay youyou thenthen, willwill youyou firstfirst hunthunt withwith vsus?
wln 1107Cobh.CobhamCobh.FaithFaith LordsLords, II likelike thethe pastimepastime, whereswhere’s thethe placeplace?
wln 1108Camb.CambridgeCamb.PerusePeruse thisthis writingwriting, itit willwill shewshow youyou allall,
wln 1109AndAnd whatwhat occasionoccasion wewe hauehave forfor thethe sportsport.hehe readesreads
wln 1110Cobh.CobhamCobh.CallCall yeye thisthis huntinghunting, mymy lordslords? IsIs thisthis thethe stagstag
wln 1111YouYou fainefain wouldwould chasechase, HarryHarry ourour dreaddread kingking?
wln 1112SoSo wewe maymay makemake aa banquetbanquet forfor thethe diuelldevil,
wln 1113AndAnd inin thethe steedefleedestead ofof wholsomewholesome meatemeat, prepareprepare
wln 1114AA dishdish ofof poisonpoison toto confoundconfound our seluesourselves.
wln 1115Camb.CambridgeCamb.WhyWhy soso lordlord CobhamCobham? seesee youyou notnot ourour claimeclaim?
wln 1116AndAnd howhow imperiouslyimperiously hehe holdesholds thethe crownecrown?
wln 1117ScroopeScroopScroopeBesidesbesides●esidesbesidesBesides, youyou knowknow your selfeyourself isis inin disgracedisgrace,
wln 1118HeldHeld asas aa recreantrecreant, andand pursudepursued toto deathdeath.
wln 1119ThisThis willwill defenddefend youyou fromfrom youryour enemiesenemies,
wln 1120AndAnd stablish’stablishestablish youryour religionreligion throughthrough thethe landland.
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wln 1121Cobh.CobhamCobh.asideasideNotoriousNotorious treasontreason! yetyet II willwill concealeconceal
wln 1122MyMy secretsecret thoughtsthoughts, toto soundsound thethe depthdepth ofof itit.
wln 1123MyMy lordlord ofof CambridgeCambridge, II doedo seesee youryour claimeclaim,
wln 1124AndAnd whatwhat goodgood maymay redoundredound vntounto thethe landland,
wln 1125ByBy prosecutingprosecuting ofof thisthis enterpriseenterprise.
wln 1126But●utBut wherewhere areare menmen? where’swhere’s powerpower andand furniturefurniture
wln 1127ToTo orderorder suchsuch anan actionaction? wewe areare weakeweak,
wln 1128HarryHarry, youyou know’sknow’s aa mightymighty potentatepotentate.
wln 1129Camb.CambridgeCamb.TutTut, wewe areare strongstrong enoughenough, youyou areare belou’debeloved,
wln 1130AndAnd manymany willwill bebe gladglad toto followfollow youyou,
wln 1131VVeWe areare thethe lightlight, andand somesome willwill followfollow vsus:
wln 1132BesidesBesides, therethere isis hopehope fromfrom FranceFrance: hereshere’s anan embassadorambassador
wln 1133ThatThat promisethpromiseth bothboth menmen andand moneymoney tootoo.
wln 1134TheThe commonscommons likewiselikewise (asas wewe hearehear) pretendpretend
wln 1135AA sodainesudden tumulttumult, wewe wilwill ioynejoin withwith themthem.
wln 1136Cobh.CobhamCobh.SomeSome likelihoodelikelihood, II mustmust confesseconfess, toto speedespeed:
wln 1137ButBut howhow shallshall II beleeuebelieve thisthis isis plaineplain truthtruth?
wln 1138YouYou areare (mymy lordslords) suchsuch menmen asas liuelive inin CourtCourt,
wln 1139AndAnd highlyhighly hauehave beenebeen fauour’dfavoredfavoured ofof thethe kingking,
wln 1140EspeciallyEspecially lordlord ScroopeScroop, whomewhom oftentimesoftentimes
wln 1141HeHe makethm●kethmaketh choicechoice ofof forfor hishis bedfellowbedfellow.
wln 1142AndAnd youyou lordlord GrayGrayGrey areare ofof hishis priuyprivy councellcouncil:
wln 1143IsIs notnot thisthis aa trainetrain toto intrappeentrap mymy lifelife?
wln 1144Camb.CambridgeCamb.ThenThen perishperish maymay mymy soulesoul: whatwh●twhat thinkethink youyou soso?
wln 1145ScroopeScroopScroopeVVeeleWe’llwe’ll sweareswear toto youyou.
wln 1146GrayGrayGreyOrOr taketake thethe sacramentsacrament.
wln 1147Cobh.CobhamCobh.NayNay youyou areare noblenoble menmen, andand II imagineimagine,
wln 1148AsAs youyou area●eare honorablehonorablehonourable byby birthbirth andand bloudblood,
wln 1149SoSo youyou willwill bebe inin heartheart, inin thoughtthought, inin wordword.
wln 1150II crauecrave nono otherother testimonytestimony butbut thisthis.
wln 1151ThatThat youyou wouldwou●dwould allall subscribesubscribe, andand setset youryour handshands
wln 1152VntoUnto thisthis writingwriting whichwhich youyou gauegave toto meme.
wln 1153Camb.CambridgeCamb.VVithWith allall ourour heartshearts: whowho hathhath anyany penpen andand inkeink?
wln 1154ScroopeScroopScroopeMyMy pocketpocket shouldshould hauehave oneone: yeayea, heerehere itit isis.
wln 1155Camb.CambridgeCamb.GiueGive itit meme lordlord ScroopeScroop: therethere isis mymy namename.
wln 1156ScroopeScroopScroopeAndAnd therethere isis mymy namename.
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wln 1157GrayGrayGreyAndAnd minemine.
wln 1158Cobh.CobhamCobh.SirSir, letlet meme crauecrave,
wln 1159ThatThat youyou wouldwould likewiselikewise writewrite youryour namename withwith theirstheirs,
wln 1160ForFor confirmationconfirmation ofof youryour maistersmaster’s wordword,
wln 1161TheThe kingking ofof FraunceFrance.
wln 1162Char.ChartresChar.ThatThat willwill II noblenoble LordLord.
wln 1163Cobh.CobhamCobh.SoSo nownow thisthis actionaction isis wellwell knitknit togethertogether,
wln 1164AndAnd II amam forfor youyou: where’swhere`swhere’s ourour meetingmeeting, lordslords?
wln 1165Camb.CambridgeCamb.HereHere ifif youyou pleaseplease, thethe tenthtenth ofof IulyJulyjuly nextnext.
wln 1166Cobh.CobhamCobh.InIn KentKent? agreedagreed: nownow letlet vsus inin toto suppersupper,
wln 1167II hopehope youryour honorshonorshonours willwill notnot awayaway to nighttonight.
wln 1168Camb.CambridgeCamb.YesYes presentlypresent●ypresently, forfor II hauehave farrefar toto rideride,
wln 1169AboutAbout sollicitingsoliciting ofof otherother friendsfriends.
wln 1170ScroopeScroopScroopeAndAnd wewe wouldwould notnot bebe absentabsent fromfrom thethe courtcourt,
wln 1171LestLest therebythereby growgrow suspitionsuspicion inin thethe kingking.
wln 1172Cobh.CobhamCobh.YetYet tastetaste aa cupcup ofof winewine beforebefore yeye gogo.
wln 1173Camb.CambridgeCamb.NotNot nownow mymy lordlord, wewe thankethank youyou: soso farewellfarewell.
wln 1174Cob.CobhamCob.FarewellFarewell mymy noblenoble lordeslords: mymy noblenoble lordslords?
wln 1175MyMy noblenoble villainesvillains, basebase conspiratorsconspirators,
wln 1176HowHow cancan theythey lookelook hishis HighnesseHighness inin thethe faceface,
wln 1177WhomeWhom theythey soso closlyclosely studystudy toto betraybetray?
wln 1178ButBut ilei’llI’ll notnot sleepesleep vntilluntil II makemake itit knowneknown.
wln 1179ThisThis headhead shallshall notnot bebe burdnedburdened withwith suchsuch thoughtsthoughts,
wln 1180NorNor inin thisthis heartheart willwill II concealeconceal aa deededeed
wln 1181OfOf suchsuch impietieimpiety againstagainst mymy kingking.
wln 1182MadamMadam, howhow nownow?EnterEnter HarpooleHarpoole andand thethe restrest.
wln 1183LadyLady cobh.cobhamcobh.YouYou areare welcomewelcome homehome, mymy LordLord,
wln 1184WhyWhy seemeseem yeye soso disquietdisquiet inin youryour lookeslooks?
wln 1185WhatWhat hathhath befalnebefall’nbefallen youyou thatthat disquietsdisquiets youryour mindemind?
wln 1186LadyL●dyLady Po.PowisPo.BadBadBid newesnews II amam afraideafraid touchingtouching mymy husbandhusband.
wln 1187Cobh.CobhamCobh.MadamMadam, notnot soso: therethere isis youryour husbandshusband’s pardonpardon,
wln 1188LongLong maymay yeye liuelive, eacheach ioyjoy vntounto thethe otherother.
wln 1189PowessePowisPowesseSoSo greatgreat aa kindnesseki●dnessekindness asas II knoweknow notnot howehow toto makemake
wln 1190replyreply, mymy sensesense isis quitequite confoundedconfounded.
wln 1191Cobh.CobhamCobh.LetLet thatthat alonealone: andand madammadam staystay meme notnot,
wln 1192ForFor II mustmust backeback vntounto thethe courtcourt againeagain
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wln 1193WithWith allall thethe speedespeed II cancan: HarpooleHarpoole, mymy horsehorse.
wln 1194LadyLady Cob.CobhamCob.SoSo soonesoon mymy LordLord? whatwhat willwill youyou rideride allall nightnight?
wln 1195CobhamCobhamAllAll nightnight oror dayday,, itit mustmust bebe soso, sweetesweet wifewife,
wln 1196VrgeUrge meme notnot whywhy,, oror whatwhat mymy businessebusiness isis,
wln 1197ButBut getget youyou inin: LordLord PowessePowisPowesse, bearebear withwith meme,
wln 1198AndAnd madammadam, thinkethink youryour welcomewelcome nerene’ernever thethe worseworse:
wln 1199MyMy househouse isis atat youryour vseuse. HarpooleHarpoo●eHarpoole, awayaway.
wln 1200Harp.HarpooleHarp.ShallShall II attendattend youryour lordshiplordship toto thethe courtcourt?
wln 1201Cobh.CobhamCobh.YeaYea sirsir, youryour geldinggelding, mountmount youyou presentlypresentlyexeexeuntexe.
wln 1202LadyLady Cobh.CobhamCobh.II prytheeprithee HarpooleHarpoole, lookelook vntounto thythy LordLord,
wln 1203II dodo notnot likelike thisthis sodainesudden postingposting backeback.
wln 1204PowesPowe●PowisPowesSomeSome earnestearnest businessebusiness isis a footeafoota foot belikebelike,
wln 1205What e’reWhate’erwhate’er itit bebe, praypray GodGod bebe hishis goodgood guideguide.
wln 1206LadyLady Po.PowisPo.AmenAmen thatthat hathhath soso highlyhighly vsus bestedbested.
wln 1207LadyLady Co.CobhamCo.ComeCome madammadam, andand mymy lordlord, weelewe’ll hopehope thethe bestbest,
wln 1208YouYou shallshall notnot intointo WalesWales tilltill hehe returnereturn.
wln 1209PowessePowisPowesseThoughThough greatgreat occasionoccasion bebe wewe shouldshould departedepart, yetyet
wln 1210madammadam willwill wewe staystay toto bebe resoluderesolved, ofof thisthis vnlooktunlooked forfor doubtfuldoubtful
wln 1211accidentaccident.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1212EnterEnter MurleyMurley andand hishis menmen, preparedprepared inin somesome filthyfilthy orderorder forfor warrewar.
wln 1213MurlyMurleyMurly.ComeCome mymy heartshearts ofof flintflint, modestlymodestly, decentlydecently, so-soberlyso∣berlysoberly
wln 1214berly,
wln 1214andand handsomlyhandsomely, nono manman aforeafore hishis LeaderL●aderLeader, followfollow youryour
wln 1215mastermaster, youryour CaptaineCaptain, youryour KnightKnight thatthat shalshall bebe, forfor thethe
wln 1216honorhonorhonour ofof Meale-menMealmenMealemen, MillersMillers, andand Mault-menMaltmenmaltmen dunnedun isis thethe
wln 1217mowsemouse, DickeDick andand TomTom forfor thethe creditecredit ofof DunstableDunstable, dingding
wln 1218downedown thethe enemieenemy to morrowtomorrow, yeye shallshall notnot comecome intointo thethe fieldfield
wln 1219likelike beggarsbeggars, wherewh●rewhere bebe LeonardLeonard andand LaurenceLaurence mymy twotwo loa-loadersloa∣dersloaders
wln 1220ders,
wln 1220LordLord hauehave merciemercy vponupon vsus, whatwhat aa worldworld isis thisthis? II wouldwould
wln 1221giuegive aa couplecouple ofof shillingsshillings forfor aa dozendozen ofof goodgood fethersfeathers forfor yeye,
wln 1222andand fortyforty pencepence forfor asas manymany skarffesscarves toto setset yeye outout withallwithal,
wln 1223frostfrost andand snowsnow, aa manman hashas nono heartheart toto fightfight tilltill hehe bebe brauebrave.
wln 1224DickeDickMasterMaster II hopehope wewe bebe nono babesbabes, forfor ourour manhoodmanhood,
wln 1225ourour bucklersbucklers, andand ourour townetown foote-ballsfootballs cancan bearebear witnessewitness:
wln 1226andand thisthis litelight parrell’parel wewe hauehave shallshall offoff, andand wee’lwe’ll fightfight nakednaked a-aforea∣foreafore
wln 1227fore
wln 1227wewe runnerun awayaway.
wln 1228Tom.Tom.NayNay, II amam ofof LaurenceLaurence’Laurence mindmind forfor thatthat, forfor hehe meanesmeans
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wln 1229toto leaueleave hishis lifelife behindbehind himhim, hehe andand LeonardLeonard youryour twotwo loadersloaders
wln 1230areare makingmaking theirtheir willswills becausebecause theythey hauehave wiueswives, nownow wewe Ba-BachellersBa∣chellersBachelors
wln 1231chellers
wln 1231bidbid ourour friendsfriends scramblescramble forfor ourour goodsgoods ifif wewe diedie: butbut
wln 1232mastermaster, praypray yeye letlet meme rideride vponupon CutteCut.
wln 1233MurlyMurleyMurlyMealeMeal andand saltsalt, wheatwheat andand maultmalt, firefire andand towtow, frostfrost
wln 1234andand snowsnow, whywhy TomTom thouthou shaltshalt: letlet meme seesee, herehere areare youyou, Wil-WilliamWil∣liamWilliam
wln 1235liam
wln 1235andand GeorgeGeorge areare withwith mymy cartcart, andand RobinRobin andand HodgeHodge
wln 1236holdingholding mymy owneown twotwo horseshorses, properproper menmen, handsomhandsome menmen, talltall
wln 1237menmen, truetrue menmen.
wln 1238DickeDickButBut mastermaster, mastermaster, me thinkesmethinks youyou areare aa madmad manman,
wln 1239toto hazardhazard youryour owneown personperson andand aa cartcart loadload ofof moneymoney tootoo.
wln 1240Tom.Tom.YeaYea, andand maistermaster theresthere’s aa worseworse mattermatter in’tin ’tin’t, ifif itit bebe
wln 1241asas II heardheard saysay, wewe gogo toto fightfight againstagainst allall thethe learnedlearned BishopsBishops,
wln 1242thatthat shouldshould giuegive vsus theirtheir blessingblessing, andand ifif theythey cursecurse vsus, wewe shallshall
wln 1243speedespeed nerene’ernever thethe betterbetter.
wln 1244DickeDickNayNay birby ’rby’r ladylady, somesome saysay thethe KingKing takestakes theirtheir partpart, andand
wln 1245mastermaster, daredare youyou fightfight againstagainst thethe KingKing?
wln 1246MurlyMurleyMurlyFieFie paltrypaltry, paltrypaltry inin andand outout, toto andand frofro vponupon occa-occasionocca∣sionoccasion
wln 1247sion,
wln 1247ifif thethe KingKing bebe soso vnwiseunwise toto comecome therethere, weelewe’ll fightfight
wln 1248withwith himhim tootoo.
wln 1249Tom.Tom.WhatWhat ifif yeweweye shouldshould killkill thethe KingKing?
wln 1250Mur.MurleyMur.ThenThen weelewe’ll makemake anotheranother.
wln 1251DickeDickIsIs thatthat allall, dodo yeye notnot speakespeak treasontreason?
wln 1252Mur.MurleyMur.IfIf wewe dodo, whowho daredare trippetrip vsus? wewe comecome toto fightfight forfor
wln 1253ourour conscienceconscience, andand forfor honorhonorhonour, littlelittle knowknow youyou whatwhat isis inin mymy
wln 1254bosomebosom, lookelook herehere maddemad knauesknaves, aa pairepair ofof guiltguilt spurresspurs.
wln 1255Tom.Tom.AA pairepair ofof goldengolden spurresspurs? whywhy dodo youyou notnot putput themthem
wln 1256onon youryour heelesheels? youryour bosome’sbosom’s nono placeplace forfor spurresspurs.
wln 1257Mur.MurleyMur.Bee’tBe ’tBe’t moremore oror lesseless vponupon occasionoccasion, LordLord hauehave mer-mercymer∣cymercy
wln 1258cy
wln 1258vsus, TomTom th’artth’ artthou’rt aa foolefool, andand thouthou speakestspeakest treasontreason toto knight-knighthoodknight∣hoodknighthood
wln 1259hood,
wln 1259daredare anyany wearewear goldengolden oror siluersilver spursspurs tiltill hehe bebe aa knightknight?
wln 1260nono, II shallshall bebe knightedknighted to morrowtomorrow, andand thenthen theythey shallshall onon: sirssirs,
wln 1261waswas itit euerever readread inin thethe churchchurch bookebook ofof DunstableDunstable, thatthat euerever
wln 1262mault manmaltmanmalt man waswas mademade knightknight?
wln 1263Tom.Tom.NoNo butbut youyou areare moremore, youyou areare meal-manmealman, maultmanmaltman,
wln 1264millermiller, corne-mastercorn-master andand allall.
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wln 1265DickeDickYeaYea, andand halfehalf aa brewerbrewer tootoo, andand thethe diuelldevil andand
wln 1266allall forfor wealthwealth, youyou bringb●ingbring moremore moneymoney withwith youyou, thanthan allall thethe
wln 1267restrest.
wln 1268Mur.MurleyMur.TheThe more’smore’s mymy honorhonorhonour, II shalshall bebe aa knightknight to morowtomorrowto morrow,
wln 1269letlet meme spose’sposesuppose mymy menmen, TomTom vponupon cuttecut, DickeDick vponupon hobbehob,
wln 1270HodgeHodge vponupon BallBall, RaphRafeRaph vponupon SorellSorrelsorrel, andand RobinRobin vponupon thethe
wln 1271forehorsefore-horse.
wln 1272EnterEnter ActonActon, BourneBourne, andand BeuerleyBeverley.
wln 1273Tom.Tom.StandStand, whowho comescomes therethere?
wln 1274Act.ActonAct.AlAll friendsfriends, goodgood fellowfellow.
wln 1275Murl.MurleyMurl.FriendsFriends andand fellowesfellows indeedeindeed sirsir RogerRoger.
wln 1276Act.ActonAct.WhyWhy thusthus youyou shewshow your selfeyourself aa GentlemanGentleman,
wln 1277ToTo keepekeep youryour dayday, andand comecome soso wellwell prepardeprepared,
wln 1278YourYour cartcart standsstands yonderyonder, guardedguarded byby youryour menmen,
wln 1279WhoWho telltell meme itit isis loadenloaden wellwell withwith coinecomecoincome,
wln 1280WhatWhat summesum isis therethere?
wln 1281Mur.MurleyMur.TenTen thousandthousand poundpound sirsir RogerRoger, andand modestlymodestly, de-decentlyde∣centlydecently
wln 1282cently,
wln 1282soberlysoberly, andand handsomelyhandsomely, seesee whatwhat II hauehave herehere againstagainst
wln 1283II bebe knightedknighted.
wln 1284Act.ActonAct.GiltGilt spursspurs? tis’tis wellwell.
wln 1285Mur.MurleyMur.ButBut where’swhere’s ourour armiearmy sirsir?
wln 1286Act.ActonAct.DisperstDispersed inin sundrysundry villagesvillages aboutabout,
wln 1287SomeSome herehere withwith vsus inin HygateHighgate, somesome atat FinchleyFinchley,
wln 1288TotnamTotnam, EnfieldEnfield, EdmuntonEdmonton, NewingtonNewington,
wln 1289IslingtonIslington, HogsdonHogsdon, PancredgePancredgePancridge, KenzingtonKensington,
wln 1290SomeSome neerernearer ThamesThames, RatcliffeRatcliffe, BlackwallBlackwall andand BowBow,
wln 1291ButBut ourour chiefechief strengthstrength mustmust bebe thethe LondonersLondoners,
wln 1292WhichWhich ereere thethe SunneSun to morrowtomorrow shineshin●shine,
wln 1293WillWill bebe nerenear fiftiefifty thousandthousand inin thethe fieldfield.
wln 1294Mur.MurleyMur.MaryMarrymarry GodGod dilddild yeye daintiedainty mymy deeredear, butbut vponupon oc-occasionoc∣casionoccasion
wln 1295casion
wln 1295sirsir RogerRoger ActonActon, dothdoth notnot thethe KingKing knowknow ofof itit, andand ga-gatherga∣thergather
wln 1296ther
wln 1296hishis powerpower againstagainst vsus.
wln 1297Act.ActonAct.NoNo, hee’she’s securesecure atat ElthamEltham.
wln 1298Mur.MurleyMur.WhatWhat dodo thethe CleargieClergy?
wln 1299Act.ActonAct.FeareFear extreamlyextremely, yetyet prepareprepare nono forceforce.
wln 1300Mur.MurleyMur.InIn andand outout, toto andand frofro, BullieBully mymy boikinboikin, wewe shallshall
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wln 1301carryshall●arryshallcarry thethe worldworld aforeafore vsus, II vowvow byby mymy worshippeworship, whenwhen II amam
wln 1302knightedknighted, weelewe’ll taketake thethe KingKing nappingnapping, ifif hehe standstand onon theirtheir
wln 1303partpart.
wln 1304Act.ActonAct.ThisThis nightnight wewe fewfew inin HigateHighgate willwill reposerepose,
wln 1305WithWith thethe firstfirst cockecock weelewe’ll riserise andand armearm our seluesourselves,
wln 1306ToTo bebe inin FicketFicket fieldefield byby breakebreak ofof dayday,
wln 1307AndAnd therethere expectexpect ourour GenerallGeneral.
wln 1308Mur.MurleyMur.SirSir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOld-cast●eOldcastle, whatwhat ifif hehe comecome notnot?
wln 1309BourneBourneYetYet ourour actionaction standsstands,
wln 1310SirSir RogerRoger ActonActon maymay supplysupply hishis placeplace.
wln 1311Mur.MurleyMur.TrueTrue M.MasterM. BourneBourne,, butbut whowho shallshall makemake meme knightknight?
wln 1312Beuer.BeverleyBeuer.HeHe thatthat hathhath powerpower toto bebe ourour GenerallGeneral.
wln 1313Act.ActonAct.TalkeTalk notnot ofof triflestrifles, comecome letslet’s awayaway,
wln 1314OurOur friendsfriends ofof LondonLondon longlong tilltill itit bebe dayday.exeuntexeunt.
wln 1315EnterEnter sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof WroothamWro●thamWrothamWrootham andand DollDoll.
wln 1316DollDoll.ByBy mymy trothtroth, thouthou artart asas ielousjealous aa manman asas liueslives.
wln 1317PriestPriestCanstCanst thouthou blameblame meme DollDoll, thouthou artart mymy landslands, mymy
wln 1318goodsgoods, mymy iewelsjewels, mymy wealthwealth, mymy pursepurse, nonenone walkswalks withinwithin xl.fortyxl.
wln 1319milesmiles ofof LondonLondon, butbut a’a pliesplies theethee asas truelytruly, asas thethe parishparish doesdoes
wln 1320thethe poorepoor mansman’s boxebox.
wln 1321DollDollII amam asas truetrue toto theethee, asas thethe stonestone isis inin thethe walwall, andand thouthou
wln 1322knowestknowest wellwell enoughenough sirsir IohnJohnjohn, II waswas inin asas goodgood doingdoing, whenwhen II
wln 1323camecame toto theethee, asas anyany wenchwench needeneed toto bebe: andand thereforetherefore thouthou
wln 1324hasthast triedtried meme, thatthat thouthou hasthast: byby GodsGod’s bodybody, II wilwill notnot bebe keptkept
wln 1325asas II hauehave binbeen, thatthat II willwill notnot.
wln 1326PriestPriestDollDoll, ifif thisthis bladeblade holdehold, theresthere’s notnot aa pedlerpedlar walkeswalks
wln 1327withwith aa packpack, butbut thouthou shaltshalt asas boldlyboldly chusechoose ofof hishis wareswares, asas withwith
wln 1328thythy readyready monymoney inin aa MarchantsMerchant’smerchant’s shopshop, weelewe’ll hauehave asas goodgood sil-siluersil∣uersilver
wln 1329uer asas thethe KingKing coynescoins anyany.
wln 1330DollDollWhatWhat isis alall thethe goldgold spentspent youyou tooketook thethe lastlast dayday fromfrom
wln 1331thethe CourtierCourtier?
wln 1332PriestPriestTis’Tis gonegone DollDoll, tis’tis flownflown, merelymerrilymerely comecome, merelymerrilymerely gongone,
wln 1333hehe comescomes ao’a horse backehorsebackhorse back thatthat mustmust paypay forfor allall, weelewe’ll hauehave asas
wln 1334goodgood meatemeat, asas monymoney cancan getget, andand asas goodgood gownesgowns, asas cancan bebe
wln 1335boughtbought forfor goldgold, bebe merymerry wenchwench, thethe mault-manmaltman comescomes onon
wln 1336mundaymondayMonday.
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wln 1337DollDollYouYou mightmight hauehave leftleft meme atat CobhamCobham, vntiluntil youyou hadhad binbeen
wln 1338betterbetter prouidedprovided forfor.
wln 1339PriestPriest.NoNo sweetsweet DolDollDol, nono, II dodo notnot likelike thatthat, yondyond oldold ruffianruffian
wln 1340isis notnot forfor thethe priestpriest, II dodo notnot likelike aa newnew clearkclerk shouldshould comecome
wln 1341inin thethe oldold bel-friebelfry.
wln 1342DollDollAhAh thouthou artart aa madmad priestpriest yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 1343PriestPriestComeCome DollDoll, IleI’ll seesee theethee safesafe atat somesome alehousealehouse herehere
wln 1344atat CrayCray, andand thethe nextnext sheepesheep thatthat comescomes shallshall leaueleave hishis
wln 1345fleecefleece.exeuntexeunt.
wln 1346EnterEnter thethe KingKing, SuffolkeSuffolk andand ButlerButler.
wln 1347KingKinginin greatgreat hasthaste.MyMy lordlord ofof SuffolkSuffolk, postepost awayaway forfor lifelife,
wln 1348AndAnd letlet ourour forcesforces ofof suchsuch horsehorse andand footefoot,
wln 1349AsAs cancan bebe gatheredgathered vpup byby anyany meanesmeans,
wln 1350MakeMake speedyspeedy randeuowrendezvous inin TuttleTuttle fieldsfields,
wln 1351ItIt mustmust bebe donedone thisthis eueningevening mymy LordLord,
wln 1352ThisThis nightnight thethe rebellsrebels meanemean toto drawdraw toto headhead
wln 1353NeereNear IslingtonIslington, whichwhich ifif youryour speedespeed preuentprevent notnot,
wln 1354IfIf onceonce theythey shouldshould vniteunite theirtheir seuerallseveral forcesforces,
wln 1355TheirTheir powerpower isis almostalmost thoughtthought inuincibleinvincible,
wln 1356AwayAway mymy LordLord II willwill bebe withwith youyou soonesoon.
wln 1357Suf.SuffolkSuf.II gogo mymy SoueraigneSovereign withwith allall happiehappy speedespeed.exitexit
wln 1358KingKingMakeMake hastehaste mymy lordlord ofof SuffolkeSuffolk asas youyou louelove vsus,
wln 1359ButlerButler, postepost youyou toto LondonLondon withwith allall speedespeed.
wln 1360CommaundCommand thethe MaiorMayor, andand shrieuesshrieves, onon theirtheir alegianceallegiance,
wln 1361TheThe cittiecity gatesgates bebe presentlypresently shutshut vpup,
wln 1362AndAnd guardedguarded withwith aa strongstrong sufficientsufficient watchwatch,
wln 1363AndAnd notnot aa manman bebe sufferedsuffered toto passepass,
wln 1364WithoutWithout aa speciallspecial warrantwarrant fromfrom our selfeourself.
wln 1365CommandCommand thethe PosternePostern byby thethe TowerTower bebe keptkept,
wln 1366AndAnd proclamationproclamation onon thethe painepain ofof deathdeath,
wln 1367ThatThat notnot aa citizencitizen stirrestir fromfrom hishis dooresdoors,
wln 1368ExceptExcept suchsuch asas thethe MaiorMayor andand ShrieuesShrieves shallshall chusechoose,
wln 1369ForFor theirtheir owneown guardeguard, andand safetysafety ofof theirtheir personspersons,
wln 1370ButlerButler awayaway, hauehave carecare vntounto mymy chargecharge.
wln 1371But.ButlerBut.II goego mymy SoueraigneSovereign.
wln 1372KingKingButlerButler.
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wln 1373But.ButlerBut.MyMy LordLord.
wln 1374KingKingGoeGo downedown byby GreenewichGreenwich, andand commandcommand aa boateboat,
wln 1375AtAt thethe FriersFriar’sfriar’s bridgebridge attendattend mymy commingcoming downedown.
wln 1376But.ButlerBut.II willwill mymy LordLord.exitexit
wln 1377KingKingIt’sIt’s timetime II thinkethink toto lookelook vntounto rebellionrebellion,
wln 1378WhenWhen ActonActon dothdoth expectexpect vntounto hishis aydaid,
wln 1379NoNo lesseless thenthan fiftiefifty thousandthousand LondonersLondoners,
wln 1380WellWell, IleI’ll toto WestminsterWestminster inin thisthis disguisedisguise,
wln 1381ToTo hearehear whatwhat newesnews isis stirringstirring inin thesethese brawlesbrawls.
wln 1382EnterEnter sirsir IohnJohnjohn.
wln 1383SirSir IohnJohnjohnStandStand true-mantrue mantrueman saiessays aa thiefethief?
wln 1384KingKingStandStand thiefethief, saiessays aa truetrue manman, howhow ifif aa thiefethief?
wln 1385SirSir IohnJohnjohnStandStand thiefethief tootoo.
wln 1386KingKingThenThen thiefethief oror true-mantrue mantrueman II seesee II mustmust standstand, II seesee howhow soeuerhowsoever
wln 1387soeuer
wln 1387thethe worldworld waggeswags, thethe tradetrade ofof theeuingthieving yetyet willwill neuernever
wln 1388downedown, whatwhat artart thouthou?
wln 1389sirsir IohnJohnjohnAA goodgood fellowfellow.
wln 1390KingKingSoSo amam II tootoo, II seesee thouthou dostdost knowknow meme.
wln 1391sirsir IohnJohnjohn.IfIf thouthou bebe aa goodgood fellowfellow, playplay thethe goodgood fellowesfellow’s
wln 1392partpart, deliuerdeliver thythy pursepurse withoutwithout moremore adoeado.
wln 1393KingKingII hauehave nono monymoney.
wln 1394sirsir IohnJohnjohnII mustmust makemake youyou findfind somesome beforebefore wewe partpart, ifif youyou
wln 1395hauehave nono monymoney youyou shalshall hauehave wareware, asas manymany soundsound driedry blowsblows
wln 1396asas youryour skinskin cancan carriecarry.
wln 1397KingKingIsIs thatthat thethe plaineplain truthtruth?
wln 1398sirsir IohnJohnjohnSirraSirrah nono moremore adoeado, comecome, comecome, giuegive meme thethe monymoney
wln 1399youyou hauehave, dispatchdispatch, II cannotcannot standstand allall dayday.
wln 1400KingKingWelWell, ifif thouthou wiltwilt needsneeds hauehave itit, therethere tis’tis: iustjust thethe prouerbproverb,
wln 1401oneone thiefethief robsrobs anotheranother, wherewhere thethe diueldevil areare allall mymy oldold theeuesthieves,
wln 1402thatthat werewere wontwont toto keepekeep thisthis walkewalk? FalstaffeFalstaff thethe villainevillain isis soso
wln 1403fatfat, hehe cannotcannot getget on’son’s horsehorse, butbut me thinkesmethinks PoinesPoinsPoines andand PetoPeto
wln 1404shouldshould bebe stirringstirring here aboutshereabouts.
wln 1405sirsir IohnJohnjohnHowHow muchmuch isis therethere on’ton ’ton’t ofof thythy wordword?
wln 1406KingKingAA hundredhundred poundpound inin AngelsAngels, onon mymy wordword,
wln 1407TheThe timetime hashas beenebeen II wouldwould hauehave donedone asas muchmuch
wln 1408ForFor theethee, ifif thouthou hadsthadst pastpassed thisthis wayway, asas II hauehave nownow.
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wln 1409sir.sir. IohnJohnjohnSirraSirrah, whatwhat artart thouthou, thouthou seem’stseem’stseek’st aa gentlemangentleman?
wln 1410KingKingII amam nono lesseless, yetyet aa poorepoor oneone nownow, forfor thouthou hasthast allal●all
wln 1411mymy monymoney.
wln 1412sirsir IohnJohnjohnFromFrom whencewhence cam’stcam’st thouthou?
wln 1413KingKingFromFrom thethe courtcourt atat ElthamEltham.
wln 1414sirsir IohnJohnjohnArtArt thouthou oneone ofof thethe KingsKing’sking’s seruantsservants?
wln 1415KingKingYesYes thatthat II amam,, andand oneone ofof hishis chamberchamber.
wln 1416sirsir IohnJohnjohnII amam gladglad thouthou artart nono worseworse, thouthou maistmayst thethe betterbetter
wln 1417sparespare thythy monymoney, &and thinkstthink’stthinkst thouthou thouthou mightstmight’stmightst getget aa poorpoor thiefethief
wln 1418hishis pardonpardon ifif hehe shouldshould hauehave needeneed.
wln 1419KingKing.YesYes thatthat II cancan.
wln 1420sirsir IohnJohnjohnWiltWilt thouthou dodo soso muchmuch forfor meme, whenwhen II shallshall hauehave oc-occasionoc∣casion
wln 1421casionoccasion?
wln 1422KingKingYesYes faithfaith willwill II, soso itit bebe forfor nono murthermurder.
wln 1423sirsir IohnJohnjohnNayNay, II amam aa pittifullpitiful thiefethief, allall thethe hurthurt II dodo aa manman, II
wln 1424taketake butbut hishis pursepurse, IleI’ll killkill nono manman.
wln 1425KingKingThenThen ofof mymy wordword IleI’ll dodo itit.
wln 1426sirsir IohnJohnjohnGiueGive meme thythy handhand ofof thethe samesame.
wln 1427KingKingThereThere tis’tis.
wln 1428sirsir IohnJohnjohnMe thinksMethinksmethinks thethe KingKing shouldshould bebe goodgood toto theeuesthieves be-becausebe∣causebecause
wln 1429cause
wln 1429hehe hashas binbeen aa thiefethief himselfehimself, thoughthough II thinkethink nownow hehe bebe
wln 1430turnedturned true-mantrue mantrueman.
wln 1431KingKingFaithFaith II hauehave heardheard indeedindeed hehe hashas hadhad anan ilill namename thatthat
wln 1432wayway inin hishis youthyouth, butbut howhow canstcanst thouthou telltell hehe hashas beenebeen aa
wln 1433thiefethief?
wln 1434sirsir IohnJohnjohnHowHow? becausebecause hehe onceonce robderobbed meme beforebefore II fellfell
wln 1435toto thethe tradetrade my selfemyself, whenwhen thatthat foulefoul villainousvillainous gutsguts, thatthat
wln 1436ledled himhim toto allall thatthat rogeryroguery, waswas in’sin ’sin’s companycompany therethere, thatthat Fal-FalstaffeFal∣staffe
wln 1437staffeFalstaff.
wln 1438KingKingasideaside.WellWell ifif hehe diddid robrob theethee thenthen, thouthou artart butbut eueneven
wln 1439withwith himhim nownow IleI’ll bebe swornesworn: thouthou knowestknowest notnot thethe kingking nownow,
wln 1440II thinkethink, ifif thouthou sawestsawest himhim?
wln 1441sirsir IohnJohnjohnNotNot II yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 1442KingKingasideaside.SoSo itit shouldshould seemeseem.
wln 1443sirsir IohnJohnjohnWellWell, ifif oldold KingKing HenryHenry hadhad liu’delived, thisthis KingKing thatthat
wln 1444isis nownow, hadhad mademade theeuingthieving thethe bestbest tradetrade inin EnglandEngland.
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wln 1445KingKingWhyWhy soso?
wln 1446sirsir IohnJohnjohnBecauseBecause hehe waswas thethe chiefechief wardenwarden ofof ourour compa-companycompa∣nycompany
wln 1447ny,
wln 1447it’sit’s pittiepity thatthat ereere hehe shouldshould hauehave binbeen aa KingKing, hehe waswas soso
wln 1448brauebrave aa thiefethief, butbut sirrasirrah, wiltwilt rememberremember mymy pardonpardon ifif needeneed
wln 1449bebe?
wln 1450KingKingYesYes faithfaith willwill II.
wln 1451sirsir IohnJohnjohnWiltWilt thouthou? wellwell thenthen becausebecause thouthou shaltshalt gogo safesafe,
wln 1452forfor thouthou mayestmayest haphap (beingbeing soso earelyearly) bebe metmet withwith againeagain, be-beforebe∣forebefore
wln 1453fore
wln 1453thouthou comecome toto SouthwarkeSouthwark, ifif anyany manman whenwhen hehe shouldshould
wln 1454bidbid theethee goodgood morrowmorrow, bidbid theethee standstand, saysay thouthou butbut sirsir IohnJohnjohn,
wln 1455andand hehe willwill letlet theethee passepass.
wln 1456KingKingIsIs thatthat thethe wordword? wellwell thenthen letlet meme alonealone.
wln 1457sirsir IohnJohnjohnNayNay sirrasirrah, becausebecause II thinkethink indeedeindeed II shallshall hauehave
wln 1458somesome occasionoccasion toto vseuse theethee, &and asas thouthou comstcom’st oftoft thisthis wayway, II maymay
wln 1459lightlight onon theethee anotheranother timetime notnot knowingknowing theethee, herehere, ilei’llI’ll breakebreak
wln 1460thisthis AngellAngel, taketake thouthou halfehalf ofof itit, thisthis isis aa tokentoken betwixtbetwixt theethee
wln 1461andand meme.
wln 1462KingKing.GodGod hauehave mercymercy, farewellfarewell.exitexit
wln 1463sirsir IohnJohnjohnOO mymy finefine goldengolden slauesslaves, hereshere’s forfor theethee wenchwench
wln 1464yfaithi’ faithi’faith, nownow DolDollDol, wewe wilwill reuelrevel inin ourour beuerbeverbeaver, thisthis isis aa tythtithe piggepig
wln 1465ofof mymy vicaridgevicarage, GodGod hauehave mercymercy neigbourneighborneighbour ShootersShootersShooter’s hillhill, youyou
wln 1466paidpaid youryour tythtithe honestlyhonestly. WelWell II hearehear therethere isis aa companycompany ofof re-rebellesre∣bellesrebels
wln 1467belles
wln 1467vpup againstagainst thethe KingKing, gotgot togethertogether inin FicketFicket fieldfield neerenear
wln 1468HolborneHolborn, andand asas itit isis thoughtthought herehere inin KentKent, thethe KingKing willwill bebe
wln 1469therethere to nighttonight in’sin ’sin’s owneown personperson, wellwell ilei’llI’ll toto thethe KingsKing’sking’s campcamp,
wln 1470andand itit shallshall gogo hardhard, butbut ifif therethere bebe anyany doingsdoings, IleI’ll makemake somesome
wln 1471goodgood booteboot amongstamongst themthem.exitexit.

wln 1472EnterEnter KingKing HenryHenry, SuffolkeSuffolk, HuntingtonHuntington, andand twotwo
wln 1473withwith lightslights.

wln 1474K.KingK. Hen.HenryHen.MyMy LordsLords ofof SuffolkeSuffolk andand ofof HuntingtonHuntington,
wln 1475WhoWho skoutsscouts itit nownow? oror whowho standsstands SentinellsSentinels?
wln 1476WhatWhat menmen ofof worthworth? whatwhat LordsLords dodo walkewalk thethe roundround?
wln 1477Suff.SuffolkSuff.MayMay itit pleaseplease youryour HighnesseHighness.
wln 1478K.KingK. Hen.HenryHen.PeacePeace, nono moremore ofof thatthat,
wln 1479TheThe King’sKing’s asleepeasleep, wakewake notnot hishis maiestiemajesty,
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wln 1480WithWith termesterms nornor titlestitles, hee’she’s atat restrest inin bedbed,
wln 1481KingsKings dodo notnot vseuse toto watchwatch themseluesthemselves, theythey sleepesleep,
wln 1482AndAnd letlet rebellionrebellion andand conspiracieconspiracy,
wln 1483ReuelRevel andand hauockehavoc inin thethe commoncommon wealthwealth,
wln 1484IsIs LondonLondon looktlooked vntounto?
wln 1485Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.ItIt isis mymy LordLord,
wln 1486YourYour noblenoble VncleUncle ExceterExeter isis therethere,
wln 1487YourYour brotherbrother GloucesterGloucester andand mymy LordLord ofof WarwickeWarwick,
wln 1488WhoWho withwith thethe maiormayor andand thethe AldermenAldermen,
wln 1489DoDo guardguard thethe gatesgates, andand keepekeep goodgood rulerule withinwithin,
wln 1490TheThe EarleEarl ofof CambridgeCambridge, andand sirsir ThomasThomas GrayGrayGrey,
wln 1491DoDo walkewalk thethe RoundRound, LordLord ScroopeScroop andand ButlerButler skoutscout,
wln 1492SoSo thoughthough itit pleaseplease youryour maiestiemajesty toto iestjest,
wln 1493WereWere youyou inin bedbed, wellwell mightmight youyou taketake youryour restrest,
wln 1494K.KingK. Hen.HenryHen.II thankthank yeye LordsLords, butbut youyou dodo knowknow ofof oldold,
wln 1495ThatThat II hauehave binbeen aa perfectperfect night-walkernight-walkernightwalker,
wln 1496LondonLondon youyou saysay isis safelysafely looktlooked vntounto,
wln 1497AlasAlas poorepoor rebelsrebels, therethere youryour aydaid mustmust failefail,
wln 1498AndAnd thethe LordLord CobhamCobham sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle,
wln 1499Hee’sHe’s quietquiet inin KentKent, ActonActon yeye areare deceiu’ddeceived,
wln 1500ReckonReckon againeagain, youyou countcount withoutwithout youryour hosthost,
wln 1501To morrowTomorrow youyou shallshall giuegive accountaccount toto vsus,
wln 1502TilTill whenwhen mymy friendsfriends, thisthis longlong coldcold winterswinter’s nightnight,
wln 1503HowHow cancan wewe spendspend? KingKing HarryHarry isis a sleepeasleep,
wln 1504AndAnd alall hishis LordsLords, thesethese garmentsgarments teltell vsus soso,
wln 1505AlAll friendsfriends atat footebalfootball, fellowesfellows allall inin fieldfield,
wln 1506HarryHarry, andand DickeDick, andand GeorgeGeorge, bringbring vsus aa drummedrum,
wln 1507GiueGive vsus squaresquare dicedice, weelewe’ll keepekeep thisthis courtcourt ofof guardguard,
wln 1508ForFor alall goodgood fellowesfellows’fellow’s companiescompanies thatthat comecome.
wln 1509WheresWhere’s thatthat madmad priestpriest yeye toldtold meme waswas inin ArmesArms,
wln 1510ToTo fightfight, asas welwell asas praypray, ifif needeneed requiredrequired?
wln 1511Suff.SuffolkSuff.HeesHe’she’s inin thethe CampCamp, andand ifif hehe knewknew ofof thisthis,
wln 1512II vndertakeundertake hehe wouldwould notnot bebe longlong hencehence.
wln 1513Har.HarryHar.TrippeTripTrippe DickeDick, TrippeTripTrippe GeorgeGeorge.theythey trippetrip.
wln 1514Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.II mustmust hauehave thethe dicedice,
wln 1515WhatWhat dodo wewe playplay atat?thetheythe playplay atat dicedice.dice.dice.
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wln 1516Suff.SuffolkSuff.PassagePassage ifif yeye pleaseplease.
wln 1517Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.SetSet roundround thenthen, soso, atat allall.
wln 1518Har.HarryHar.GeorgeGeorge, youyou areare outout.
wln 1519GiueGive meme thethe dicedice, II passepass forfor twentietwenty poundpound,
wln 1520HeresHere’shere’s toto ourour luckielucky passagepassage intointo FranceFrance.
wln 1521Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.HarryHarry youyou passepass indeedeindeed forfor youyou sweepesweep allall.
wln 1522Suff.SuffolkSuff.AA signesign kingking HarryHarry shalshall sweepsweep alall inin FranceFrance.ent.ententer. sirsir IohnJohnjohn
wln 1523sirsir IohnJohnjohnEdgeEdge yeye goodgood fellowesfellows, taketake aa freshfresh gamstergamester inin.
wln 1524Har.HarryHar.MasterMaster ParsonParson? wewe playplay nothingnothing butbut goldgold?
wln 1525sirsir IohnJohnjohn.AndAnd fellowfellow, II teltell theethee thatthat thethe priestpriest hathhath goldgold, goldgold?
wln 1526sbloud’sblood yeye areare butbut beggerlybeggarly souldierssoldiers toto meme, II thinkethink II hauehave
wln 1527moremore goldgold thanthan allall youyou threethree.
wln 1528Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.ItIt maymay bebe soso, butbut wewe beleeuebelieve itit notnot.
wln 1529Har.HarryHar.SetSet priestpriest setset, II passepass forfor allall thatthat goldgold.
wln 1530sirsir IohnJohnjohnYeYe passepass indeedeindeed.
wln 1531HarryHarryPriestPriest, hasthast thouthou anyany moremore?
wln 1532sirsir IohnJohnjohnZoundsZounds whatwhat aa question’squestion’s thatthat?
wln 1533II telltell theethee II hauehave moremore thenthan allall youyou threethree,
wln 1534AtAt thesethese tenten AngellsAngels.
wln 1535HarryHarry.II wonderwonder howhow thouthou comstcom’st byby allall thisthis goldgold,
wln 1536HowHow manymany beneficesbenefices hasthast thouthou priestpriest?
wln 1537sirsir IohnJohnjohnYfaithI’ faithI’faith butbut oneone, dostdost wonderwonder howhow II comecome byby goldgold?
wln 1538II wonderwonder ratherrather howhow poorepoor souldierssoldiers shouldshould hauehave goldgold, forfor
wln 1539IleI’ll telltell theethee goodgood fellowfellow, wewe hauehave eueryevery dayday tythestithes, offeringsofferings,
wln 1540christningschristenings, weddingsweddings, buriallsburials: andand youyou poorepoor snakessnakes comecome
wln 1541seldomeseldom toto aa bootiebooty. IleI’ll speakespeak aa prowdproud wordword, II hauehave butbut oneone
wln 1542parsonageparsonage, WroothamWrotham, tis’tis betterbetter thanthan thethe BishopprickBishopricbishopric ofof Ro-RochesterRo∣chesterRochester
wln 1543chester,
wln 1543theresthere’s nerene’er aa hillhill, heathheath, nornor downedown inin allall KentKent, butbut tis’tis
wln 1544inin mymy parishparish, BarrhamBarhamBarrham downedown, ChobhamCobhamChobham downedown, Gads hillGadshillgad’s hill,
wln 1545WroothamWrotham hillhill, Blacke heathBlackheathBlack heath, Cockes heathCoxheathCock’s heath, BirchenBirchen woodwood,
wln 1546allall paypay meme tythetithe, goldgold quothquoth a’a? yeye passepass notnot forfor thatthat.
wln 1547Suff.SuffolkSuff.HarryHarry yeye areare outout, nownow parsonparson shakeshake thethe dicedice.
wln 1548sirsir IohnJohnjohn.SetSet, setset IleI’ll couercover yeye atat alall: AA plagueplague on’ton ’ton’t II amam outout,
wln 1549thethe diuelldevil, andand dicedice, andand aa wenchwench, whowho willwill trusttrust themthem?
wln 1550Suff.SuffolkSuff.SaistSay’stSayest thouthou soso priestpriest? setset fairefair, atat allall forfor onceonce.
wln 1551Har.HarryHar.OutOut sirsir, paypay allall.
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wln 1552sirsir IohnJohnjohnSbloud’Sblood’sblood paypay meme angelangel goldgold,
wln 1553IleI’ll nonenone ofof youryour cracktcracked FrenchFrench crownescrowns nornor pistoletspistolets,
wln 1554PayPay meme fairefair angelangel goldgold, asas II paypay youyou.
wln 1555Har.HarryHar.NoNo cracktcracked frenchfrench crownescrowns? II hopehope toto seesee moremore cracktcracked
wln 1556frenchfrench crownescrowns ereere longlong.
wln 1557sirsir IohnJohnjohnThouThou meanestmeanest ofof FrenchFrench mensmen’s crownescrowns, whenwhen thethe
wln 1558KingKing isis inin FranceFrance.
wln 1559Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.SetSet roundround, atat allall.
wln 1560sirsir IhonJohnIhonPayPay allall: thisthis isis somesome luckeluck.
wln 1561Har.HarryHar.GiueGive meme thethe dicedice, tis’tis II mustmust shreadshred thethe priestpriest:
wln 1562AtAt allall sirsir IohnJohnjohn.
wln 1563sirsir IohnJohnjohnTheThe diuelldevil andand allall isis yoursyours: atat thatthat: sdeath’sdeath, whatwhat
wln 1564[·]astingwasting●astingcastingwasting isis thisthis?
wln 1565Suff.SuffolkSuff.WellWell thrownethrown HarryHarry yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 1566Har.HarryHar.IleI’ll castcast betterbetter yetyet.
wln 1567sirsir IohnJohnjohnThenThen IleI’ll bebe hangdhanged. SirraSirrah, hasthast thouthou notnot giuengiven thythy
wln 1568soulesoul toto thethe diuelldevil forfor castingcasting?
wln 1569Har.HarryHar.II passepass forfor allall.
wln 1570sirsir IohnJohnjohnThouThou passestpassest allall thatthat eree’erere II playdeplayed withallwithal:
wln 1571SirraSirrah, dostdost thouthou notnot coggecog, nornor foistfoist, nornor slurreslur?
wln 1572Har.HarryHar.SetSet parsonparson, setset, thethe dicedice diedie inin mymy handhand:
wln 1573WhenWhen parsonparson, whenwhen? whatwhat cancan yeye findefind nono moremore?
wln 1574AlreadieAlready driedry? wastwas’t youyou bragdbragged ofof youryour storestore?
wln 1575sirsir IohnJohnjohnAllsAll’sall’s gonegone butbut thatthat.
wln 1576Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.WhatWhat, halfehalf aa brokenbroken angellangel?
wln 1577sirsir IohnJohnjohnWhyWhy sirsir, tis’tis goldgold.
wln 1578Har.HarryHar.YeaYea, andand IleI’ll couercover itit.
wln 1579sirsir IohnJohnjohnTheThe diuelldevil dodo yeye goodgood on’ton ’ton’t, II amam blindeblind, yeeye hauehave
wln 1580blowneblown meme vpup.
wln 1581Har.HarryHar.NayNay tarrytarry priestpriest, yeye shallshall notnot leaueleave vsus yetyet,
wln 1582DoDo notnot thesethese peecespieces fitfit eacheach otherother wellwell?
wln 1583sirsir IhonJohnIhonWhatWhat ifif theythey dodo?
wln 1584Har.HarryHar.TherebyThereby beginnesbegins aa taletale:
wln 1585ThereThere waswas aa thiefethief, inin faceface muchmuch likelike sirsir IohnJohnjohn,
wln 1586ButBut t’waswas notnot heehe, thatthat thiefethief waswas allall inin greenegreen,
wln 1587MetMet meme lastlast dayday onon BlackeBlack HeathHeath, neerenear thethe parkepark,
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wln 1588WithWith himhim aa womanwoman, II waswas alall alonealone,
wln 1589AndAnd weaponlesseweaponless, mymy boyboy hadhad alall mymy tooles●oo●●stoolstooles,
wln 1590AndAnd waswas beforebefore prouidingproviding meme aa boateboat:
wln 1591ShortShort taletale toto makemake, sirsir IohnJohnjohn, thethe thiefethief II meanemean,
wln 1592TookeTook aa iustjust hundrethhundred poundpound inin goldgold fromfrom meme.
wln 1593II storm’dstormed atat itit, andand [·····]swore〈◊〉swore [··]toto bebe reueng’derevenged
wln 1594IfIf eree’erere wewe metmet, hehe likelike aa [·····]lusty〈…〉lusty [···]efethief,
wln 1595BrakeBrakebroke withwith hishis teethteeth thisthis Ang[··]Angel〈◊〉Angel [·]ustiust●ustjust inin twotwo,
wln 1596ToTo bebe aa tokentoken atat ourour meetingmeeting nextnext,
wln 1597ProuidedProvided, II shouldshould chargecharge nono OfficerOfficer
wln 1598ToTo apprehendapprehend himhim, butbut atat weaponsweapon’s pointpoint
wln 1599RecouerRecover thatthat, andand whatwhat hehe hadhad besidebeside.
wln 1600WellWell metmet sirsir IohnJohnjohn, betakebetake yeye toto youryour toolestools
wln 1601ByBy torchtorch lightlight, forfor mastermaster parsonparson youyou areare hehe
wln 1602ThatThat hadhad mymy goldgold.
wln 1603sirsir IohnJohnjohnZoundsZounds II won’twon ’twon’t inin playplay, inin fairefair squaresquare playplay ofof thethe
wln 1604keeperkeeper ofof ElthamEltham parkepark, andand thatthat II willwill maintainemaintain withwith thisthis
wln 1605poorepoor whinyardwhinyard, bebe youyou twotwo honesthonest menmen toto standstand andand lookelook
wln 1606vpon’supon ’supon’s, andand let’slet’s alonealone, andand taketake neitherneither partpart.
wln 1607Har.HarryHar.AgreedeA greedeAgreed, II chargecharge yeye dodo notnot boudgebudge aa footafoot footfoot,
wln 1608SirSir IohnJohnjohn hauehave atat yeye.
wln 1609sirsir IohnJohnjohnSouldierSoldier ware’wareware youryour skoncesconce.
wln 1610HereHere asas theythey areare readyready toto strikestrike, enterenter ButlerBu●lerButler andand drawesdraws hishis
wln 1611weaponweapon andand stepssteps betwixtbetwixt themthem.

wln 1612But.ButlerBut.HoldHold villainesvillains holdhold, mymy LordsLords, whatwhat dodo yeye meanemean,
wln 1613ToTo seesee aa traitortraitor drawdraw againstagainst thethe KingKing?
wln 1614sirsir IohnJohnjohnTheThe KingKing! GodsGod’s wilwill, II amam inin aa properproper picklepickle.
wln 1615Har.HarryHar.ButlerButler whatwhat newesnews? whywhy dostdost thouthou troubletrouble vsus?
wln 1616But.ButlerBut.PleasePlease itit youryour HighnesseHighness, itit isis breakebreak ofof dayday,
wln 1617AndAnd asas II skoutedscouted neerenear toto IslingtonIslington,
wln 1618TheThe gray eyedgray ey’dgray-eyedgrey eyed morningmorning gauegave meme glimmeringglimmering,
wln 1619OfOf armedarmed menmen commingcoming downedown HygateHighgate hillhill,
wln 1620WhoWho byby theirtheir coursecourse areare coastingcoasting hitherwardhitherward.
wln 1621Har.HarryHar.LetLet vsus withdrawwithdraw, mymy LordsLords, prepareprepare ourour troopestroops,
wln 1622ToTo chargecharge thethe rebelsrebels, ifif therethere bebe suchsuch causecause,
wln 1623ForFor thisthis lewdlawdlewd priestpriest thisthis diuellishdevilish hypocritehypocrite,
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wln 1624ThatThat isis aa thiefethief, aa gamstergamester, andand whatwhat notnot,
wln 1625LetLet himhim bebe hang’dhanged vpup forfor exampleexampleexample’s sakesake.
wln 1626sirsir IohnJohnjohnNotNot soso mymy graciousgracious soueraignesovereign, II confesseconfess II amam aa
wln 1627fraylefrail manman, fleshflesh andand bloudblood asas otherother areare: butbut setset mymy imperfecti-imperfectionsimperfecti∣onsimperfections
wln 1628ons
wln 1628asideaside, byby thisthis lightlight yeye hauehave notnot aa tallertaller manman,, nornor aa truertruer sub-subiectsub∣iectsubject
wln 1629iect
wln 1629toto thethe CrowneCrown andand StateState, thanthan sirSirsitSirsir I[***]Iohn〈◊〉JohnIohn ofof VVroothamWrotham.
wln 1630Har.HarryHar.WilWillwill aa truetrue subiectsubject robberobb●rob hishis KingKing?
wln 1631sirsir IohnI●hnJohnIohnAlasAlas twas’twas ignoranceignoran●eignorance andand wantwant, mymy graciousgracious liegeliege.
wln 1632Har.HarryHar.Twas’Twas’twas wantwant ofof gracegrace: whywhy, youyou shouldshould bebe asas saltsalt
wln 1633ToTo seasonseason othersothers withwith goodgood documentdocument,
wln 1634YourYour liueslives asas lampeslamps toto giuegive thethe peoplepeople lightlight,
wln 1635AsAs shepheardsshepherds, notnot asas wolueswolves toto spoilespoil thethe flockflock,
wln 1636GoGo hanghang hmhim ButlerButler.
wln 1637But.ButlerBut.DidstDidst thouthou notnot robrob meme?
wln 1638sirsir IohnJohnjohnII mustmust confesseconfess II sawsaw somesome ofof youryour goldgold, butbut mymy
wln 1639dreaddread LordLord, II amam inin nono humorhumorhumour forfor deathdeath, therforetherefore sauesave mymy lifelife,
wln 1640GodGod willwill thatthat sinnerssinners liuelive; dodo notnot youyou causecause meme diedie, onceonce inin
wln 1641theirtheir liueslives thethe bestbest maymay goego astrayastray, andand ifif thethe worldworld saysay truetrue,
wln 1642your selfeyourself (mymy liegeliege) hauehave binbeen aa thiefethief.
wln 1643Har.HarryHar.II confesseconfess II hauehave,
wln 1644ButBut II repentrepent andand hauehave reclaimdreclaimed my selfemyself.
wln 1645sirsir IohnJohnjohnSoSo willwill II dodo ifif youyou willwill giuegive meme timetime.
wln 1646Har.HarryHar.WiltWilt thouthou? mymy lordslords, willwill youyou bebe hishis suertiessureties?
wln 1647Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.ThatThat whenwhen hehe robsrobs againeagain, hehe shallshall bebe hang’dhanged.
wln 1648sirs●rsir IohnJohnjohnII askeask nono moremore.
wln 1649Har.HarryHar.AndAnd wewe willwill grantgrant theethee thatthat,
wln 1650LiueLive andand repentrepent, andand proueprove anan honesthonest manman,
wln 1651WhichWhich whenwhen II hearehear, andand safesafe returnereturn fromfrom FranceFrance,
wln 1652IleI’ll giuegive theethee liuingliving, tilltill whenwhen taketake thythy goldgold,
wln 1653ButBut spendspend itit betterbetter thenthan atat cardscards oror winewine,
wln 1654ForFor betterbetter vertuesvirtues fitfit thatthat coatecoat ofof thinethine.
wln 1655sirsir IohnJohnjohnViuatVivat RexRex &et curratcurrat lexlex, mymy liegeliege, ifif yeye hauehave causecause
wln 1656ofof battellbattle, yeye shalshall seesee sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof WroothamWrotham bestirrebestir himselfehimself inin
wln 1657youryour quarrelquarrel.exeuntexeunt.
wln 1658AfterAfter anan alarumalarum enterenter HarryHarry, SuffolkSuffolk, HuntingtonHuntington, sirsir IohnJohnjohn, bring-bringingbring∣ingbringing
wln 1659ing
wln 1659forthforth ActonActon, BeuerlyBeverleyBeverly, andand MurleyMurley prisonersprisoners.

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wln 1660Har.HarryHar.BringBring inin thosethose traitorstraitors, whosewhose aspiringaspiring mindsminds,
wln 1661ThoughtThought toto hauehave triumphttriumphed inin ourour ouerthrowoverthrow,
wln 1662ButBut nownow yeye seesee, basebase villainesvillains, whatwhat successesuccess
wln 1663AttendsAttends illill actionsactions wrongfullywrongfully attemptedattempted.
wln 1664SirSir RogerRoger ActonActon, thouthou retainstretain’st thethe namename
wln 1665OfOf knightknight, andand shouldstshouldst bebe moremore discreetlydiscreetly temperdtempered,
wln 1666ThanThan ioynejoin withwith peasantspeasants, gentrygentry isis diuinedivine,
wln 1667ButBut thouthou hasthast mademade itit moremore thenthan popularpopular.
wln 1668Act.ActonAct.PardonPardon mymy LordLord, mymy conscienceconscience vrg’durged meme toto itit,
wln 1669Har.HarryHar.ThyThy conscienceconscience? thenthenthan thythy conscienceconscience isis corruptcorrupt,
wln 1670ForFor inin thythy conscienceconscience thouthou artart boundbound toto vsus,
wln 1671AndAnd inin thythy conscienceconscience thouthou shouldstshouldst louelove thythy countrycountry,
wln 1672ElseElse whatswhat swhat’s thethe differencedifference twixttwixt aa ChristianChristian,
wln 1673AndAnd thethe vnciuiluncivil mannersmanners ofof thethe TurkeTurk?
wln 1674Beuer.BeverleyBeuer.WeWe meantmeant nono hurthurt vntounto youryour maiestymajesty,
wln 1675ButBut reformationreformation ofof ReligionReligion.
wln 1676Har.HarryHar.ReformeReform ReligionReligion? waswas itit thatthat yeye soughtsought?
wln 1677II praypray whowho gauegave youyou thatthat authorityauthority?
wln 1678BelikeBelike thenthenthan wewe dodo holdhold thethe sceptersceptre vpup,
wln 1679AndAnd sitsit withinwithin thethe thronethrone butbut forfor aa ciphercipher,
wln 1680TimeTime waswas, goodgood subiectssubjects wouldwould makemake knowneknown theirtheir griefegrief,
wln 1681AndAnd praypray amendmentamendment, notnot inforceenforce thethe samesame,
wln 1682VnlesseUnless theirtheir KingKing werewere tyranttyrant, whichwhich II hopehope
wln 1683YouYou cannotcannot iustlyjustly saysay thatthat HarryHarry isis,
wln 1684WhatWhat isis thatthat otherother?
wln 1685Suff.SuffolkSuff.AA mault-manmaltman mymy LordLord,
wln 1686AndAnd dwellingdwelling inin DunstableDunstable asas hehe saiessays.
wln 1687Har.HarryHar.SirraSirrah whatwhat mademade youyou leaueleave youryour barlybarley brothbroth,
wln 1688ToTo comecome inin armourarmorarmour thusthus againstagainst youryour KingKing?
wln 1689Mur.MurleyMur.FieFie paltrypaltry, paltrypaltry toto andand frofro, inin andand outout vponupon occasi-occasionoccasi∣onoccasion
wln 1690on,
wln 1690whatwhat aa worlde’sworld’s thisthis? knight-hoodknighthood (mymy liegeliege) twas’twas knight-knighthoodknight∣hoodknighthood
wln 1691hood
wln 1691broughtbrought meme hitherhithe●hither, theythey toldtold meme II hadhad wealthwealth enoughenough
wln 1692toto makemake mymy wifewife aa ladylady.
wln 1693Har.HarryHar.AndAnd soso youyou broughtbrought thosethose horseshorses whichwhich wewe sawsaw,
wln 1694TraptTrapped allall inin costlycostly furniturefurniture, andand meantmeant
wln 1695ToTo wearewear thesethese spursspurs whenwhen youyou werewere knightedknighted onceonce.
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wln 1696Mur.MurleyMur.InIn andand outout vponupon occasionoccasion II diddid.
wln 1697Har.HarryHar.InIn andand outout vpponupon occasionoccasion, thereforetherefore youyou shallshall bebe
wln 1698hang’dhanged, andand inin thethe stedstead ofof wearingwearing thesethese spurresspurs vponupon youryour
wln 1699heelesheels, aboutabout youryour neckeneck theythey shallshall bewraybewray youryour follyfolly toto thethe
wln 1700worldworld.
wln 1701sirsir IohnJohnjohnInIn andand outout vponupon ocasionoccasion, thatthat goesgoes hardhard.
wln 1702MurMurleyMurFieFicFie paltrypaltry paltrypaltry, toto andand frofro, goodgood mymy liegeliege aa pardonpardon,
wln 1703II amam sorysorry forfor mymy faultfault.
wln 1704Har.HarryHar.ThatThat comescomes tootoo latelate: butbut telltell meme, wentwent therethere nonenone
wln 1705BesideBeside sirsir RogerRoger ActonActon, vponupon whomwhom
wln 1706YouYou diddid dependdepend toto bebe youryour gouernourgovernor?
wln 1707Mar.MurleyMar.NoneNone nonenone mymy LordLord, butbut sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle.
wln 1708Har.HarryHar.BearesBearsbears hehe partpart inin thisthis conspiracieconspiracy.enterenter BishopBishop
wln 1709Act.ActonAct.WeWe looktlooked mymy LordLord thatthat hehe wouldwould meetmeet vsus herehere.
wln 1710Har.HarryHar.ButBut diddid hehe promisepromise youyou thatthat hehe wouldwould comecome.
wln 1711Act.ActonAct.SuchSuch lettersletters wewe receiuedreceived forthforth ofof KentKent.
wln 1712Bish.BishopBish.WhereWhere isis mymy LordLord thethe KingKing? healthhealth toto youryour gracegrace,
wln 1713ExaminingExamining mymy LordLord somesome ofof thesethese caitiuecaitiff rebelsrebels,
wln 1714ItIt isis aa generallgeneral voycevoice amongstamongst themthem allall,
wln 1715ThatThat theythey hadhad neuernever comecome vntounto thisthis placeplace,
wln 1716ButBut toto hauehave metmet theirtheir valiantvaliant generalgeneral,
wln 1717TheThe goodgood LordLord CobhamCobham asas theythey titletitle himhim,
wln 1718WherebyWhereby, mymy LordLord, youryour gracegrace maymay nownow perceiueperceive,
wln 1719HisHis treasontreason isis apparantapparent, whichwhich beforebefore
wln 1720HeHe soughtsought toto colourcolorcolour byby hishis flatteryflattery.
wln 1721Har.HarryHar.NowNow byby mymy roialtiero●altieroyalty II wouldwould hauehave swornesworn,
wln 1722ButBut forfor hishis conscienceconscience, whichwhich II bearebear withallwithal,
wln 1723ThereThere hadhad notnot liudelived aa moremore true heartedtrue-heartedtrue hearted subiectsubject.
wln 1724Bish.BishopBish.ItIt isis butbut counterfeitcounterfeit, mymy graciousgracious lordslords,
wln 1725AndAnd thereforetherefore maymay itit pleaseplease youryour maiestiemajesty,
wln 1726ToTo setset youryour handhand vntounto thisthis preceptprecept herehere,
wln 1727ByBy whichwhich weelwe’ll causecause himhim forthwithforthwith toto appeareappear,
wln 1728AndAnd answeranswer thisthis byby orderorder ofof thethe lawlaw.
wln 1729Har.HarryHar.BishopBishop, notnot onlyonly thatthat, butbut taketake commissioncommission,
wln 1730ToTo searchsearch, attachattach, imprisonimprison, andand condemnecondemn,
wln 1731ThisThis mostmost notoriousnotorious traitortraitor asas youyou pleaseplease.
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wln 1732Bish.BishopBish.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone, mymy LordLord, withoutwithout delaydelay:
wln 1733SoSo nownow II holdhold LordLord CobhamCobham inin mymy handhand,
wln 1734ThatThat whichwhich shallshall finishfinish thythy disdaineddisdained lifelife.
wln 1735Har.HarryHar.II thinkethink thethe yroniron ageage beginsbegins butbut nownow,
wln 1736(WhichWhich learnedlearned poetspoets hauehave soso oftenoften taughttaught)
wln 1737WhereinWherein therethere isis nono creditcredit toto bebe giuengiven,
wln 1738ToTo eithereither wordeswords, oror lookeslooks, oror solemnesolemn oathesoaths,
wln 1739ForFor ifif therethere werewere, howhow oftenoften hathhath hehe swornesworn,
wln 1740HowHow gentlygently tun’detuned thethe musickemusic ofof hishis tonguetongue,
wln 1741AndAnd withwith whatwhat amiableamiable faceface beheldbeheld hehe meme,
wln 1742WhenWhen allall, GodGod knowesknows, waswas butbut hypocrisiehypocrisy.enterenter CobhamCobham.
wln 1743Cob.CobhamCob.LongLong lifelife andand prosperousprosperous raignereign vntounto mymy LordLord.
wln 1744Har.HarryHar.AhAh villainevillain, canstcanst thouthou wishwish prosperitieprosperity,
wln 1745WhoseWhose heartheart includethincludeth naughtnaught butbut treacherietreachery?
wln 1746II dodo arrestarrest theethee herehere my selfemyself, falsefalse knightknight,
wln 1747OfOf treasontreason capitallcapital againstagainst thethe statestate.
wln 1748Cob.CobhamCob.OfOf treasontreason mightiemighty princeprince, youryour gracegrace mistakesmistakes,
wln 1749II hopehope itit isis butbut inin thethe wayway ofof mirthmirth.
wln 1750Har.HarryHar.ThyThy neckeneck shallshall feelefeel itit isis inin earnestearnest shortlyshortly,
wln 1751DarstDar’stdar’st thouthou intrudeintrude intointo ourour presencepresence, knowingknowing
wln 1752HowHow haynouslyheinouslyheinous thouthou hasthast offendedoffended vsus?
wln 1753ButBut thisthis isis thythy accustomedaccustomed deceitdeceit,
wln 1754NowNow thouthou perceiustperceiv’st thythy purposepurpose isis inin vainevain,
wln 1755WithWith somesome excuseexcuse oror otherother thouthou wiltwilt comecome,
wln 1756ToTo cleereclear thy selfethyself ofof thisthis rebellionrebellion.
wln 1757Cob.CobhamCob.RebellionRebellion goodgood mymy LordLord, II knowknow ofof nonenone.
wln 1758Har.HarryHar.IfIf youyou denydeny itit, herehere isis euidenceevidence,
wln 1759SeeSee youyou thesethese menmen, youyou neuernever councelledcounselled,
wln 1760NorNor offerdoffered themthem assistanceassistance inin theirtheir warreswars
wln 1761Cob.CobhamCob.SpeakeSpeak sirssirs, notnot oneone butbut allall, II crauecrave nono fauourfavorfavour,
wln 1762HaueHave euerever II beenebeen conuersantconversant withwith youyou,
wln 1763OrOr writtenwritten lettersletters toto incourageencourage youyou,
wln 1764OrOr kindledkindled butbut thethe leastleast oror smallestsmallest partpart,
wln 1765OfOf thisthis youryour latelate vnnaturallunnatural rebellionrebellion?
wln 1766SpeakeSpeak forfor II daredare thethe vttermostuttermost youyou cancan.
wln 1767Mur,MurleyMur,InIn andand outout vponupon occasionoccasion II knowknow youyou notnot.
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wln 1768Har.HarryHar.NoNo, didstdidst notnot saysay thatthat sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle,
wln 1769WasWas oneone withwith whomwhom youyou purposdepurposed toto hauehave metmet?
wln 1770Mur.MurleyMur.TrueTrue, II diddid saysay soso, butbut inin whatwhat respectrespect?
wln 1771BecauseBecause II heardheard itit waswas reportedreported soso.
wln 1772Har.HarryHar.WasWas therethere nono otherother argumentargument butbut thatthat?
wln 1773Act.ActonAct.ToTo cleereclear mymy conscienceconscience ereere II diedie mymy lordlord,
wln 1774II mustmust confesseconfess, wewe hauehave nono otherother groundground
wln 1775ButBut onlyonly RumorRumor, toto accuseaccuse thisthis lordlord,
wln 1776WhichWhich nownow II seesee waswas merelymerely fabulousfabulous.
wln 1777Har.HarryHar.TheThe moremore pernitiouspernicious youyou toto tainttaint himhim thenthen,
wln 1778WhomeWhom youyou knewknew notnot waswas faultyfaulty yeayea oror nono.
wln 1779Cobh.CobhamCobh.LetLet thisthis mymy LordLord, whichwhich II presentpresent youryour gracegrace
wln 1780SpeakeSpeak forfor mymy loyaltyloyalty, readeread thesethese articlesarticles,
wln 1781AndAnd thenthen giuegive sentencesentence ofof mymy lifelife oror deathdeath.
wln 1782Har.HarryHar.EarleEarlearl CambridgeCambridge, ScroopeScroop, andand GrayGrayGrey corruptedcorrupted
wln 1783WithWith bribesbribes fromfrom CharlesCharles ofof FranceFrance, eithereither toto winnewin
wln 1784MyMy CrowneCrown fromfrom meme, oror secretlysecretly contriuecontrive
wln 1785MyMy deathdeath byby treasontreason? IsIs thisthis possiblepossible?
wln 1786Cobh.CobhamCobh.ThereThere isis thethe platformeplatform, andand theirtheir handshands, mymy lordlord,
wln 1787EachEach seuerallyseverally subscribedsubscribed toto thethe samesame.
wln 1788Har.HarryHar.OhOhO neuernever heardheard ofof basebase ingratitudeingratitude!
wln 1789EuenEveneven thosethose II huggehug withinwithin mymy bosomebosom mostmost,
wln 1790AreAre readiestreadiest euermoreevermore toto stingsting mymy heartheart.
wln 1791PardonPardon meme CobhamCobham, II hauehave donedone theethee wrongwrong,
wln 1792HeereafterHereafter II willwill liuelive toto makemake amendsamends.
wln 1793IsIs thenthen theirtheir timetime ofof meetingmeeting soso neerenear handhand?
wln 1794WeeleWe’llwe’ll meetemeet withwith themthem, butbut littlelittle forfor theirtheir easeease,
wln 1795IfIf GodGod permitpermit: goego taketake thesethese rebellsrebels hencehence,
wln 1796LetLet themthem hauehave martiallmartial lawlaw: butbut asas forfor theethee,
wln 1797FriendFriend toto thythy kingking andand countrycountry, stillstill bebe freefree.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1798Murl.MurleyMurl.BeBe itit moremore oror lesseless, whatwhat aa worldworld isis thisthis?
wln 1799WouldWould II hadhad continuedcontinued stillstill ofof thethe orderorder ofof knauesknaves,
wln 1800AndAnd neuernever soughtsought knighthoodknighthood, sincesince itit costescosts
wln 1801SoSo deeredear: sirsir RogerRoger, II maymay thankethank youyou forfor allall.
wln 1802ActonActonNowNow tis’tis tootoo latelate toto hauehave itit remediedremedied,
wln 1803II pritheeprithee MurleyMurley doedo notnot vrgeurge meme withwith itit.
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wln 1804Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.WillWill youyou awayaway, andand makemake nono moremore toto dodo?
wln 1805Murl.MurleyMurl.FyFie paltrypaltry paltrypaltry, toto andand frofro, asas occasionoccasion seruesserves,
wln 1806IfIf youyou bebe soso hastyhasty taketake mymy placeplace.
wln 1807Hunt.HuntingtonHunt.NoNo goodgood sirsir knightknight, youyou shallshall beginbegin inin youryour handhand.
wln 1808Murl.MurleyMurl.II couldcould bebe gladglad toto giuegive mymy bettersbetters placeplace.ExeuntExeunt.

wln 1809EnterEnter BishopBishop, lordlord WardenWarden, CroamerCromerCroamer thethe ShrieueShrieve, LadyLady Cob.CobCobhamCob andand
wln 1810attendantsattendants.

wln 1811BishopBishopII telltell yeye LadyLady, itsit’s notnot possiblepossible
wln 1812ButBut youyou shouldshould knowknow wherewhere hehe conueiesconveys himselfehimself,
wln 1813AndAnd youyou hauehave hidhid himhim inin somesome secretsecret placeplace.
wln 1814LadyLadyMyMy LordLord, beleeuebelieve meme, asas II hauehave aa soulesoul,
wln 1815II knowknow notnot wherewhere mymy lordlord mymy husbandhusband isis.
wln 1816BishopBishopGoGo toto, gogo toto yeye areare anan heretikeheretic,
wln 1817AndAnd willwill bebe forc’deforced byby torturetorture toto confesseconfess,
wln 1818IfIf fairefair meanesmeans willwill notnot serueserve toto makemake yeye telltell.
wln 1819LadyLadyMyMy husbandhusband isis aa noblenoble gentlemangentleman,
wln 1820AndAnd needeneed notnot hidehide himselfehimself forfor anieany factfact
wln 1821ThatThat eree’erere II heardheard ofof, thereforetherefore wrongwrong himhim notnot.
wln 1822BishopBishopYourYour husbandhusband isis aa dangerousdangerous schismatickeschismatic,
wln 1823TraitorTraitor toto GodGod, thethe KingKing, andand common wealthcommonwealthcommon wealth,
wln 1824AndAnd thereforetherefore mastermaster CroamerCromerCroamer shrieueshrieve ofof KentKent,
wln 1825II chargecharge youyou taketake herher toto youryour custodiecustody,
wln 1826AndAnd ceazeseizecease thethe goodsgoods ofof SirSir JohnJohn Old-castleOldcastle
wln 1827ToTo thethe KingsKing’sking’s vseuse, letlet herher gogo inin nono moremore,
wln 1828ToTo fetchfetch soso muchmuch asas herher apparellapparel outout,
wln 1829ThereThere isis youryour warrantwarrant fromfrom hishis maiestiemajesty.
wln 1830L.LordL. War.WardenWar.GoodGood mymy LordLord BishopBishop pacifiepacify youryour wrathwrath
wln 1831AgainstAgainst thethe LadyLady.
wln 1832Bish.BishopBish.ThenThen letlet herher confesseconfess
wln 1833WhereWhere Old-castleOldcastle herher husbandhusband isis concealdconcealed.
wln 1834L.LordL. War.WardenWar.II daredare engageengage minemine honorhonorhonour andand mymy lifelife,
wln 1835PoorePoor gentlewomangentlewoman, sheshe isis ignorantignorant,
wln 1836AndAnd innocentinnocent ofof allall hishis practisespracticespractises,
wln 1837IfIf anyany euillevil byby himhim bebe practisedpracticedpractised.
wln 1838Bish.BishopBish.IfIf mymy LordLord WardenWarden? naynay thenthen II chargecharge youyou,
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wln 1839ThatThat allall thethe cinquecinque PortsPorts whereofwhereof youyou areare chiefechief●chief,,
wln 1840BeBe laidlaid forthwithforthwith, thatthat hehe escapeescape vsus notnot,
wln 1841ShewShow himhim hishis highnessehighness’ warrantwarrant M.MasterM. ShrieueShrieve.
wln 1842L.LordL. War.WardenWar.II amam soriesorry forfor thethe noblenoble gentlemangentleman,EnterEnter Old-ca-Old-castleOld-ca∣stleOldcastle
stle &and Harp.HarpooleHarp.

wln 1843Bish.BishopBish.PeacePeace, hehe comescomes herehere, nownow dodo youryour officeoffice.
wln 1844Old-castleOldcastleHarpooleHarpoole whatwhat businessebusiness hauehave wewe herehere inin handhand?
wln 1845VVhatWhat makesmakes thethe BishopBishop andand thethe ShiriffeSheriffeSheriff herehere,
wln 1846II fearefear mymy commingcoming homehome isis dangerousdangerous,
wln 1847II wouldwould II hadhad notnot mademade suchsuch hastehaste toto CobhamCobham.
wln 1848Harp.HarpooleHarp.BeBe ofof goodgood cheerecheer mymy LordLord, ifif theythey bebe foesfoes weelewe’ll
wln 1849scramblescramble shrewdlyshrewdly withwith themthem, ifif theythey bebe friendsfriends theythey areare wel-welcomewel∣comewelcome
wln 1850come:
wln 1850oneone ofof themth●mthem (mymy LordLord, WardenWarden) isis youryour friendfriend, butbut meme thinkesmethinks
wln 1851thinkes
wln 1851mymy ladielady weepesweeps, II likelike notnot thatthat.
wln 1852Croo.CromerCroo.SirSir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle LordLord CobhamCobham, inin thethe KingsKing’sking’s
wln 1853maiestiesmajesty’s namename, II arrestarrest yeye ofof highhigh treasontreason.
wln 1854Oldca.OldcastleOldca.TreasonTreason M.MasterM. CroomesCromerCroomes?
wln 1855Harp.HarpooleHarp.TreasonTreason M.MasterM. ShrieueShrieve, sbloud’sblood whatwhat treasontreason?
wln 1856Oldca.OldcastleOldca.HarpooleHarpoole II chargecharge theethee stirrestir notnot, butbut bebe quietquiet stillstill,
wln 1857DoDo yeye arrestarrest meme M.MasterM. ShrieueShrieve forfor treasontreason?
wln 1858Bish.BishopBish.YeaYea ofof highhigh treasontreason, traitortraitor, heretikeheretic.
wln 1859Oldca.OldcastleOldca.DefianceDefiance inin hishis faceface thatthat callscalls meme soso,
wln 1860II amam asas truetrue aa loyallloyal gentlemangentleman
wln 1861VntoUnto hishis highnessehighness, asas mymy prowdestproudest enemieenemy,
wln 1862TheThe KingKing shallshall witnessewitness mymy latelate faithfullfaithful seruiceservice,
wln 1863ForFor safetysafety ofof hishis sacredsacred maiestiemajesty.
wln 1864Bish.BishopBish.VVhatWhat thouthou artart, thethe kingsking’s handhand shallshall testifietestify,
wln 1865ShewtShow ’tshow’t himhim LordLord WardenWarden.
wln 1866Old.OldcastleOld.IesuJesujesu defenddefend meme,
wln 1867Is’tIs ’tIs’t possiblepossible youryour cunningcunning couldcould soso tempertemper
wln 1868TheThe princelyprincely dispositiondisposition ofof hishis mindmind,
wln 1869ToTo signesign thethe damagedamage ofof aa royallroyal subiectsubject?
wln 1870WellWell, thethe bestbest isis, itit bearesbears anan antedateancedateantedate,
wln 1871ProcuredProcured byby mymy absenceabsence, andand youryour malicemalice,
wln 1872ButBut II, sincesince thatthat, hauehave shewdshowed my selfemyself asas truetrue,
wln 1873AsAs anyany churchmanchurchman thatthat daredare challengechallenge meme,
wln 1874LetLet meme bebe broughtbrought beforebefore hishis maiestiemajesty,
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wln 1875IfIf hehe acquiteacquit meme notnot, thenthen dodo youryour worstworst.
wln 1876Bish.BishopBish.WeWe areare notnot boundbound toto dodo kindkind officesoffices
wln 1877ForFor anyany traitortraitor, schismatikeschismatic, nornor heretikeheretic,
wln 1878TheThe kingsking’s handhand isis ourour warrantwarrant forfor ourour workework,
wln 1879WhoWho isis departeddeparted onon hishis wayway forfor FranceFrance,
wln 1880AndAnd atat SouthhamptonSouthampton dothdoth reposerepose thisthis nightnight.
wln 1881HarpHarpooleHarpOO thatthat itit werewere thethe blessedblessed willwill ofof GodGod, thatthat thouthou
wln 1882andand II werewere withinwithin twentytwenty milemile ofof itit, onon SalisburySalisbury plaineplain! II
wln 1883wouldwould loselose mymy headhead ifif euerever thouthou broughtstbrought’st thythy headhead hitherhither a-againea∣gaine
wln 1884gaineagain.asideaside.
wln 1885Oldca.Old●a.OldcastleOldca.MyMy LordLord WardenWarden o’tho’ tho’th cinquecinque PortsPorts, &and mymy LordLord ofof
wln 1886RochesterRochester, yeye areare ioyntjoint CommissionersCommissioners, fauorfavorfavour meme soso muchmuch,
wln 1887OnOn mymy expenceexpense toto bringbring meme toto thethe kingking.
wln 1888Bish.BishopBish.WhatWhat, toto SouthhamptonSouthampton?
wln 1889Oldca.OldcastleOldca.ThitherThither mymy godgod LordLord,
wln 1890AndAnd ifif hehe dodo notnot cleereclear meme ofof alall guiltguilt,
wln 1891AndAnd allall suspitionsuspicion ofof conspiracieconspiracy,
wln 1892PawningPawning hishis princelyprincely warrantwarrant forfor mymy truthtruth:
wln 1893II askeask nono fauourfavorfavour, butbut extreamestextremest torturetorture.
wln 1894BringBring meme, oror sendsend meme toto himhim, goodgood mymy LordLord,
wln 1895GoodGood mymy LordLord WardenWarden, MMasterM ShrieueShrieve, entreateentreat.
wln 1896HereHere thethe LordLord WardenWarden, andand CromerCromer vncoueruncover toto thethe BishopBishop, andand
wln 1897secretlysecretly whisperswhispers withwith himhim.

wln 1898ComeCome hitherhither ladylady, naynay, sweetsweet wifewife forbeareforbear,
wln 1899ToTo heapeheap oneone sorrowsorrow onon anothersanother’s neckeneck,
wln 1900Tis’Tis griefegrief enoughenough falslyfalsely toto bebe accusdeaccused,
wln 1901AndAnd notnot permittedpermitted toto acquiteacquit my selfemyself,
wln 1902DoDo notnot thouthou withwith thythy kindkind respectiuerespective tearestears,
wln 1903TormentTorment thythy husbandshusband’s heartheart thatthat bleedesbleeds forfor theethee,
wln 1904ButBut bebe ofof comfortcomfort, GodGod hathhath helphelp inin storestore,
wln 1905ForFor thosethose thatthat putput assuredassured trusttrust inin himhim.
wln 1906DeereDear wifewife, ifif theythey commitcommit meme toto thethe TowerTower,
wln 1907ComeCome vpup toto LondonLondon toto youryour sisterssister’s househouse:
wln 1908ThatThat beingbeing neerenear meme, youyou maymay comfortcomfort meme.
wln 1909OneOne solacesolace findfind II setledsettled inin mymy soulesoul,
wln 1910ThatThat II amam freefree fromfrom treasonstreason’streasons veryvery thoughtthought,
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wln 1911OnlyOnly mymy conscienceconscience forfor thethe GospelsGospel’sGospels sakesake,
wln 1912IsIs causecause ofof allall thethe troublestroubles II sustainesustain.
wln 1913LadyLady.OO mymy deeredear LordLord, whatwhat shallshall betidebetide ofof vsus?
wln 1914YouYou toto thethe TowerTower, andand II turndturned outout ofof dooresdoors,
wln 1915OurOur substancesubstance ceaz’dseizedceased vntounto hishis highnessehighness’highness vseuse,
wln 1916EuenEven toto thethe garmentsgarments longing’longinglonging toto ourour backesbacks.
wln 1917Harp.HarpooleHarp.PatiencePatience goodgood madamemadam, thingsthings atat worstworst willwill mendmend,
wln 1918AndAnd ifif theythey doedo notnot, yetyet ourour liueslives maymay endend.
wln 1919Bish.BishopBish.VrgeUrge itit nono moremore, forfor ifif anan AngellAngel spakespakespoke,
wln 1920II sweareswear byby sweetsweet saintsaint PetersPeter’s blessedblessed keyeskeys,
wln 1921FirstFirst goesgoes hehe toto thethe TowerTower, thenthen toto thethe stakestake.
wln 1922Crom.CromerCrom.ButBut byby youryour leaueleave, thisthis warrantwarrant dothdoth notnot stretchstretch
wln 1923ToTo imprisonimprison herher.
wln 1924BishopBishopNoNo, turneturn herher outout ofof dooresdoors,L.LordL. WardenWarden andand
OldcastleOldcastle whisperwhisper.

wln 1925EuenEveneven asas sheshe isis, andand leadelead himhim toto thethe TowerTower,
wln 1926WithWith guardguard enoughenough forfor fearefear ofof rescuingrescuing.
wln 1927LadyLadyOO GodGod requiterequite theethee thouthou bloud-thirstybloodthirsty manman.
wln 1928Oldca.OldcastleOldca.MayMay itit notnot bebe mymy LordLord ofof RochesterRochester?
wln 1929WhereinWherein hauehave II incurdincurred youryour hatehate soso farrefar,
wln 1930ThatThat mymy appealeappeal vntounto thethe King’sKing’s denidedenied?
wln 1931Bish.BishopBish.NoNo hatehate ofof minemine, butbut powerpower ofof holyholy churchchurch,
wln 1932ForbidsFo●bidsForbids allall fauorfavorfavour toto falsefalse heretikesheretics.
wln 1933Oldca.OldcastleOldca.YourYour priuateprivate malicemalice moremore thanthan publikepublic powerpower,
wln 1934StrikesStrikes mostmost atat meme, butbut withwith mymy lifelife itit endsends.
wln 1935Harp.HarpooleHarp.asideasideOO thatthat II hadhad thethe BishopBishop inin thatthat fearefear,
wln 1936ThatThat onceonce II hadhad hishis SumnerSumner byby our seluesourselves.
wln 1937Crom.CromerCrom.MyMy LordLord yetyet grauntgrant oneone sutesuit vntounto vsus allall,
wln 1938ThatThat thisthis samesame auncientancient seruing manserving-manserving man maymay waitewait
wln 1939VponUpon mymy lordlord hishis mastermaster inin thethe TowerTower.
wln 1940Bish.BishopBish.ThisThis oldold iniquitieiniquity, thisthis heretikeheretic?
wln 1941ThatThat inin contemptcontempt ofof ourour churchchurch disciplinediscipline,
wln 1942CompeldCompelled mymy SumnerSumner toto deuouredevour hishis processeprocessetprocessprocesset??
wln 1943OldOld RuffianRuffian past-gracepast-grace, vpstartvp startupstartup start schismatikeschismatic,
wln 1944HadHad notnot thethe KingKing praydprayed vsus toto pardonpardon yeye,
wln 1945YeYe hadhad fryedfried forfor itit, yeye grizildgrizzled heretikeheretic.
wln 1946Harp.HarpooleHarp.Sbloud’Sblood’sblood mymy lordlord BishopBishop, yeye dodo meme wrongwrong, II amam nei-neithernei∣ther
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wln 1947therneither heretikeheretic nornor puritanepuritanPuritan, butbut ofof thethe oldold churchchurch, ilei’llI’ll sweareswear,
wln 1948drinkedrink aleale, kissekiss aa wenchwench, gogo toto massemass, eateeat fishfish allall LentLent, andand fastfast
wln 1949fridaiesfridaysFriday’s withwith cakescakes andand winewine, fruitefruit andand spiceriespicery, shriueshrive meme ofof
wln 1950mymy oldold sinnessins aforeafore EasterEaster, andand beginnebegin newnew aforeafore whitson-whitsontidewhitson∣tide
wln 1951tidewhitsuntide.
wln 1952Crom.CromerCrom.AA meriemerry madmad conceitedconceited knaueknave mymy lordlord.
wln 1953Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThatThat knaueknave waswas simplysimply putput vponupon thethe BishopBishop.
wln 1954Bish.BishopBish.VVelWell, GodGod forgiueforgive himhim andand II pardonpardon himhim.
wln 1955LetLet himhim attendattend hishis mastermaster inin thethe TowerTower,
wln 1956ForFor II inin charitycharity wishwish hishis soulesoul nono hurthurt.
wln 1957OldcaOld●aOldcastleOldcaGodGod blessebless mymy soulesoul fromfrom suchsuch coldcold charitiecharity,
wln 1958Bish.BishopBish.TooToothToTooth thth’ TowerTower withwith himhim, andand whenwhen mymy leisureleisure seruesserves,
wln 1959II willwill examineexamine himhim ofof ArticlesArticles,
wln 1960LookeLook mymy lordlord WardenWarden asas youyou hauehave inin chargecharge,
wln 1961TheThe ShriueShrieve performeperform hishis officeoffice.
wln 1962L.LordL. WardWardenWard.YesYes mymy lordlord.EnterEnter thethe SumnerSumner withwith
wln 1963bookesbooks.

wln 1964Bish.BishopBish.VVhatWhat bringstbring’stbringst thouthou therethere? whatwhat? bookesbooks ofof heresieheresy.
wln 1965Som.SumnerSom.YeaYea mymy lordlord, hereshere’s notnot aa latinelatin bookebook,
wln 1966NoNo notnot soso muchmuch asas ourour ladieslady’s PsalterPsalter,
wln 1967HeresHere’shere’s thethe BibleBible, thethe testamenttestament,, thethe PsalmesPsalms inin metermetermeeter,
wln 1968TheThe sickemanssickman’s saluesalve, thethe treasuretreasure ofof gladnessegladness,
wln 1969AndAnd alall inin EnglishEnglish, notnot soso muchmuch butbut thethe Almanack’sAlmanac’s EnglishEnglish.
wln 1970Bish.BishopBish.AwayAway withwith themthem, to’thto th’to’th firefire withwith themthem ClunClun,
wln 1971NowNow fiefie vponupon thesethese vpstartupstart heretikesheretics,
wln 1972AlAll EnglishEnglish, burneburn themthem, burneburn themthem quicklyquickly ClunClun.
wln 1973Harp.HarpooleHarp.ButBut doedo notnot SumnerSumner asas youlevouleyou’llvoule answereanswer itit, forfor II hauehave
wln 1974therethere EnglishEnglish bookesbooks mymy lordlord, thatthat ilei’llI’ll notnot partpart withwith forfor youryour
wln 1975BishopprickeBishopric, BeuisBevis ofof HamptonHampton, OwleglasseOwlglassowlglass, thethe FrierFriar andand
wln 1976thethe BoyBoy, EllenEllen ofof RummingRumming, RobinRobin hoodhood, andand otherother suchsuch
wln 1977godlygodly storiesstoriesstoreys whichwhich ifif yeye burneburn, byby thisthis fleshflesh ilei’llI’ll makemake yeye drinkdrink
wln 1978theirtheir ashesashes inin S.SaintS. MargetsMarg’et’sMarget’s aleale.exeuntexeunt.
wln 1979EnterEnter thethe BishopBishop ofof RochesterRochester withwith hishis menmen, inin
wln 1980liuerielivery coatescoats.

wln 19811.1. Ser.ServantSer.IsIs itit youryour honorshonor’shonour’s pleasurepleasure wewe shalshall staystay,
wln 1982OrOr comecome backeback inin thethe afternooneafternoon toto fetchfetch youyou.
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wln 1983Bish.BishopBish.NowNow youyou hauehave broughtbrought meme heerehere intointo thethe TowerTower,
wln 1984YouYou maymay gogo backeback vntounto thethe PortersPorter’sporter’s LodgeLodge,
wln 1985AndAnd sendsend forfor drinkedrink oror suchsuch thingsthings asas youyou wantwant,
wln 1986WhereWhere ifif II hauehave occasionoccasion toto imployemploy youyou,
wln 1987IleI’ll sendsend somesome officerofficer toto calcall youyou toto meme.
wln 1988IntoInto thethe cittiecity gogo notnot, II commaundcommand youyou,
wln 1989PerhapsPerhaps II maymay hauehave presentpresent needeneed toto vseuse youyou.
wln 199022. Servant2WeWe willwill attendattend youryour worshipworship herehere withoutwithout.
wln 1991Bish.BishopBish.DoDo soso,, II praypray youyou.
wln 199233. Servant3ComeCome, wewe maymay hauehave aa quartquart ofof winewine atat thethe RoseRose atat Bark-BarkingBark∣ingBarking
wln 1993ing,
wln 1993II warrantwarrant youyou, andand comecome backeback anan howerhour beforebefore hehe bebe
wln 1994readyready toto gogo.
wln 199511. Servant1WeWe mustmust hiehie vsus thenthen.
wln 199633. Servant3Let’sLet’s awayaway.exeuntexeunt.
wln 1997Bish.BishopBish.HoHo, M.MasterM. LieftenantLieutenant.
wln 1998Lieften.LieutenantLieften.WhoWho callscalls therethere?
wln 1999Bish.BishopBish.AA friendfriend ofof yoursyours.
wln 2000Lieften.LieutenantLieften.MyMy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester, youryour honor’shonor’shonour’s welcomewelcome.
wln 2001Bish.BishopBish.SirSir hereshere’s mymy warrantwarrant fromfrom thethe CounsellCouncilCounsel,
wln 2002ForFor conferenceconference withwith sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle,
wln 2003VponUpon somesome mattermatter ofof greatgreat consequenceconsequence.
wln 2004Lieften.LieutenantLieften.HoHo, sirsir IohnJohnjohn.
wln 2005Harp.HarpooleHarp.WhoWho callscalls therethere?
wln 2006Lieften.LieutenantLieften.HarpooleHarpoole, teltell SirSir IohnJohnjohn, thatthat mymy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester
wln 2007comescomes fromfrom thethe counsellcouncilcounsel toto conferreconfer withwith himhim.
wln 2008Harp.HarpooleHarp.II willwill sirsir.
wln 2009Lief.LieutenantLief.II thinkethink youyou maymay asas safesafe withoutwithout suspitionsuspicion,
wln 2010AsAs anyany manman inin EnglandEngland asas II hearehear,
wln 2011ForFor itit waswas youyou mostmost labor’dlaboredlaboured hishis commitmentcommitment.
wln 2012Bish.BishopBish.II diddid sirsir, andand nothingnothing repentrepent itit II assureassure youyou.
wln 2013EnterEnter sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle.
wln 2014M.MasterM. LieftenantLieutenant II praypray youyou giuegive vsus leaueleave,
wln 2015II mustmust conferreconfer herehere withwith sirsir IohnJohnjohn aa littlelittle.
wln 2016Lief.LieutenantLief.WithWith allall mymy heartheart mymy lordlord.
wln 2017HarpHarpooleHarpasideaside.MyMy lordlord bebe rulderuled byby meme, taketake thisthis occasionoccasion
wln 2018whilewhile tis’tis offeredoffered, andand onon mymy lifelife youryour lordshiplordship shalshall escapeescape.
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wln 2019Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.NoNo moremore II saysay, peacepeace lestlest hehe shouldshould suspectsuspect itit.
wln 2020Bish.BishopBish.SirSir IohnJohnjohn II amam comecome vntounto youyou fromfrom thethe lordslords ofof hishis
wln 2021highnessehighness mostmost honorablehonorablehonourable counsellcouncilcounsel, toto knowknow ifif yetyet youyou dodo re-recantre∣cantrecant
wln 2022cant
wln 2022youryour errorserrors, conformingconforming youyou vntounto thethe holyholy churchchurch.
wln 2023Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.MyMy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester onon goodgood aduiseadvice,
wln 2024II seesee mymy errorerror, butbut yetyet vnderstandunderstand meme,
wln 2025II meanemean notnot errorerror inin thethe faithfaith II holdhold,
wln 2026ButBut errorerror inin submittingsubmitting toto youryour pleasurepleasure,
wln 2027ThereforeTherefore youryour lordshiplordship withoutwithout moremore toto dodo.
wln 2028MustMust bebe aa meanesmeans toto helphelp meme toto escapeescape.
wln 2029Bish.BishopBish.WhatWhat meanesmeans? thouthou heretikeheretic?
wln 2030DarstDar’stdar’st thouthou butbut liftlift thythy handhand againstagainst mymy callingcalling?
wln 2031sirsir IohnJohnjohnNoNo notnot toto hurthurt youyonyouyond forfor aa thousandthousand poundpound,
wln 2032Harp.HarpooleHarp.NothingNothing butbut toto borrowborrow youryour vpperupper garmentsgarments aa lit-littlelit∣tlelittle
wln 2033tle;
wln 2033notnot aa wordword moremore, forfor ifif youyou dodo, youyou diedie: peacepeace, forfor wakingwaking
wln 2034thethe childrenchildren, therethere, putput themthem onon, dispatchdispatch, mymy lordlord, thethe windowwindow
wln 2035thatthat goesgoes outout intointo thethe leadsleads, isis suresure enoughenough, II toldtold youyou thatthat be-beforebe∣forebefore
wln 2036fore,
wln 2036therethere, makemake youyou readyready, ilei’llI’ll conuayconvey himhim afterafter, andand bindbind
wln 2037himhim surelysurely inin thethe innerinner roomeroom.
wln 2038Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.ThisThis isis welwell begunbegun, GodGod sendsend vsus happiehappy speedspeed,
wln 2039HardHard shiftshift youyou seesee menmen makemake inin timetime ofof needneed: HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 2040Harp.HarpooleHarp.HeereHere mymy LordLord, comecome comecome awayaway.
wln 2041EnterEnter seruing menserving-menserving men againeagain.
wln 204211. Servant1II maruellmarvel thatthat mymy lordlord shouldshould staystay soso longlong.
wln 204322. Servant2HeHe hathhath sentsent toto seekeseek vsus, II daredare laylay mymy lifelife.
wln 204433. Servant3WeWe comecome inin goodgood timetime, seesee wherewhere hehe isis commingcoming.
wln 2045Harp.HarpooleHarp.II beseechbeseech youyou goodgood mymy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester, bebe fauo-fauorablefauo∣rablefavorablefavourable
wln 2046rable
wln 2046toto mymy lordlord andand maistermaster.
wln 2047Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.TheThe innerinner roomesrooms bebe veryvery hothot andand closeclose,
wln 2048II dodo notnot likelike thisthis ayreair herehere inin thethe TowerTower.
wln 2049HarpHarpooleHarpHisHis casecase isis hardhard mymy lordlord, youyou shallshall safelysafely getget outout ofof
wln 2050thethe TowerTower, butbut II willwill downedown vponupon themthem, inin whichwhich timetime getget
wln 2051youyou awayaway.
wln 2052Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.FellowFellow thouthou troublesttroublest meme.
wln 2053Harp.HarpooleHarp.HeareHear meme mymy LordLord, hardhard vnderunder IslingtonIslington waitwait youyou
wln 2054mymy commingcoming, II willwill bringbring mymy LadyLady readyready, withwith horseshorses
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wln 2055toto conuayconvey youyou hencehence.
wln 2056Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.FellowFellow, gogo backback againeagain vntounto thythy LordLord andand counsellcounsel
wln 2057himhim.
wln 2058Harp.HarpooleHarp.NayNay mymy goodgood lordlord ofof RochesterRochester, ilei’llI’ll bringbring youyou toto S.SaintS.
wln 2059AlbonsAlbansAlbons throughthrough thethe woodswoods, II warrantwarrant youyou.
wln 2060Old-ca.OldcastleOld-ca.VillaineVillain awayaway.
wln 2061Harp.HarpooleHarp.NayNay sincesince II amam pastpast thethe TowersTower’stower’s libertieliberty, thouthou part’stpart’stpartest
wln 2062notnot soso.hebebehe drawesdraws.
wln 2063Bish.BishopBish.ClubbesClubs clubsclubs, clubsclubs.
wln 206411. Servant1MurtherMurder, murthermurder murthermurder.
wln 206522. Servant2DowneDown withwith himhim.theythey fightfight.
wln 206633. Servant3AA villainevillain traitortraitor.
wln 2067Harp.HarpooleHarp.YouYou cowardlycowardly roguesrogues.sirsir IohnJohnjohn escapesescapes.
wln 2068EnterEnter LieftenantLieutenant andand hishis menmen.
wln 2069Lieft.LieutenantLieft.WhoWho isis soso boldbold asas daredare toto drawdraw aa swordsword,
wln 2070SoSo nearenear vntounto thethe entranceentrance ofof thethe TowerTower?
wln 207111. Servant1ThisThis ruffianruffian seruantservant toto sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle waswas likelike toto
wln 2072hauehave slaineslain mymy LordLord.
wln 2073Lieft.LieutenantLieft.LayLay holdhold onon himhim.
wln 2074Harp.HarpooleHarp.StandStand offoff ifif youyou louelove youryour puddingspuddings.
wln 2075RochesterRochester callscalls withinwithin.
wln 2076RochRockRochesterRockwithinwithin.HelpHelp helphelp, helphelp, M.MasterM. LieftenantLieutenant helphelp.
wln 2077Lief.LieutenantLief.Who’sWho’s thatthat withinwithin? somesome treasontreason inin thethe TowerTower vponupon
wln 2078mymy lifelife, lookelook inin, who’swho’s thatthat whichwhich callscalls?enterenter Roch.RochesterRoch. boundbound.
wln 2079Lief.LieutenantLief.WithoutWithout youryour clokecloak mymy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester?
wln 2080Harp.HarpooleHarp.ThereThere, nownow itit workesworks, thenthen letlet meme speedspeed, forfor nownow isis
wln 2081thethe fittestfittest timetime forfor meme toto scapescape awayaway.exitexit
wln 2082Lief.LieutenantLief.WhyWhy dodo youyou lookelook soso ghastlyghastly andand affrightedaffrighted?
wln 2083Roch.RochesterRoch.Old-castleOldcastle thatthat traitortraitor andand hishis manman,
wln 2084WhenWhen youyou hadhad leftleft meme toto conferreconfer withwith himhim,
wln 2085TookeTook, boundbound, andand striptstripped meme, asas youyou seesee,
wln 2086AndAnd leftleft meme lyinglying inin hishis innerinner chamberchamber,
wln 2087AndAnd soso departeddeparted, andand II
wln 2088Lief.LieutenantLief.AndAnd youyou! ne’rene’ernever saysay thatthat thethe LordLord CobhamsCobham’s manman
wln 2089DidDid hereh●rehere setset vponupon youyou likelike toto murthermurder youyou.
wln 209011. Servant1AndAnd soso hehe diddid.
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wln 2091Roch.RochesterRoch.ItIt waswas vponupon hishis mastermaster thenthenthan hehe diddid,
wln 2092ThatThat inin thethe brawlebrawl thethe traitortraitor mightmight escapeescape.
wln 2093Lief.LieutenantLief.WhereWhere isis thisthis HarpooleHarpoole?
wln 209422. Servant2HereHere hehe waswas eueneven nownow.
wln 2095Lief.LieutenantLief.WhereWhere cancan youyou telltell? theythey areare bothboth escap’descaped,
wln 2096SinceSince itit soso happenshappens thatthat hehe isis escap’deescaped,
wln 2097II amam gladglad youyou areare aa witnessewitness ofof thethe samesame,
wln 2098ItIt mightmight hauehave elseelse beenebeen laidlaid vntounto mymy chargecharge,
wln 2099ThatThat II hadhad beenebeen consentingconsenting toto thethe factfact.
wln 2100Roch.RochesterRoch.ComeCome, searchsearch shalshall bebe mademade forfor himhim withwith expeditionexpedition,
wln 2101thethe hauenshavens laidlaid thatthat hehe shallshall notnot escapeescape, andand huehue andand criecry conti-continueconti∣nuecontinue
wln 2102nue
wln 2102thoroughthrough EnglandEngland, toto findfind thisthis damneddamned dangerousdangerous here-heretikehere∣tike
wln 2103tikeheretic.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2104EnterEnter CambridgeCambridge, ScroopeScroop, andand GrayGray, asas inin aa chamberchamber, andand setset
wln 2105downedown atat aa tabletable, consultingconsulting aboutabout theirtheir treasontreason: KingKing HarryHarry
wln 2106andand SuffolkeSuffolk listninglist’ninglistening atat thethe dooredoor.

wln 2107Camb.CambridgeCamb.InIn minemine opinionopinion, ScroopeScroop hathhath wellwell aduisdeadvised,
wln 2108PoisonPoison willwill bebe thethe onlyonly aptestaptest meanemean,
wln 2109AndAnd fittestfittest forfor ourour purposepurpose toto dispatchdispatch himhim.
wln 2110GrayGrayGreyButBut yetyet therethere maymay bebe doubtdoubt inin theirtheir deliuerydelivery,
wln 2111HarryHarry isis wisewise, thereforetherefore EarleEarl ofof CambridgeCambridge,
wln 2112II IudgeJudgejudge thatthat wayway notnot soso conuenientconvenient.
wln 2113ScroopScroopWhatWhat thinkethink yeye thenthen ofof thisthis? II amam hishis bedfellowbedfellow,
wln 2114AndAnd vnsuspectedunsuspected nightlynightly sleepesleep withwith himhim.
wln 2115VVhatWhat ifif II ventureventure inin thosethose silentsilent houreshours,
wln 2116VVhenWhen sleepesleep hathhath sealedsealed vpup allall mortallmortal eieseyes,
wln 2117ToTo murdermurder himhim inin bedbed? howhow likelike yeye thatthat?
wln 2118Camb.CambridgeCamb.HereinHerein consistesconsists nono safetiesafety forfor your selfeyourself,
wln 2119AndAnd youyou disclosdedisclosed, whatwhat shallshall becomebecome ofof vsus?
wln 2120ButBut thisthis dayday (asas yeye knowknow) hehe willwill aboordaboard,
wln 2121TheThe windwind soso fairefair, andand setset awayaway forfor FranceFrance,
wln 2122IfIf asas hehe goesgoes, oror entringent’ringentering inin thethe shipship,
wln 2123ItIt mightmight bebe donedone, thenthenthan itit werewere excellentexcellent,
wln 2124GrayGrayGreyVVhyWhy anyany ofof thesethese, oror ifif youyou willwill,
wln 2125IleI’ll causecause aa presentpresent sittingsitting ofof thethe CouncellCouncil,
wln 2126VVhereinWherein II willwill pretendpretend somesome mattermatter ofof suchsuch weightweight,
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wln 2127AsAs needesneeds mustmust hauehave hishis royallroyal companycompany,
wln 2128AndAnd toto dispatchdispatch himhim inin thethe CouncellCouncil chamberchamber.
wln 2129Camb.CambridgeCamb.TushTush, yetyet II hearehear notnot anyany thingthing toto purposepurpose,
wln 2130II wonderwonder thatthat lordlord CobhamCobham staiesstays soso longlong,
wln 2131HisHis counsellcounsel inin thisthis casecase wouldwould muchmuch auaileavail vsus.
wln 2132TheyThey riserise fromfrom thethe tabletable, andand thethe KingKing stepssteps
wln 2133inin toto themthem withwith hishis LordesLords.

wln 2134ScroopScroopWhatWhat shalshall wewe riserise thusthus, andand determinedetermine nothingnothing?
wln 2135Har.HarryHar.ThatThat werewere aa shameshame indeedeindeed, nono, sitsit againeagain,
wln 2136AndAnd youyou shallshall hauehave mymy counsellcounsel inin thisthis casecase,
wln 2137IfIf youyou cancan findfind nono wayway toto killkill thisthis KingKing,
wln 2138ThenThenThan youyou shallshall seesee howhow II cancan furtherfurther yeye,
wln 2139ScroopesScroope’s wayway byby poisonpoison waswas indifferentindifferent,
wln 2140ButBut yetyet beingbeing bed-fellowbedfellow vntounto thethe KingKing,
wln 2141AndAnd vnsuspectedunsuspected sleepingsleeping inin hishis bosomebosom,
wln 2142InIn minemine opinionopinion, that’sthat’s thethe likelierlikelier wayway,
wln 2143ForFor suchsuch falsefalse friendsfriends areare ableable toto dodo muchmuch,
wln 2144AndAnd silentsilent nightnight isis Treason’sTreason’s fittestfittest friendfriend,
wln 2145NowNow, CambridgeCambridge inin hishis settingsetting hencehence forfor FranceFrance,
wln 2146OrOr byby thethe wayway, oror asas hehe goesgoes aboordaboard,
wln 2147ToTo dodo thethe deeddeed, thatthat waswas indifferentindifferent tootoo,
wln 2148YetYet somewhatsomewhat doubtfuldoubtful; mightmight II speakespeak mymy mindmind,
wln 2149ForFor manymany reasonsreasons needelesseneedless nownow toto vrgeurge.
wln 2150MaryMarrymarry LordLord GrayGrayGrey camecame somethingsomething nearenear thethe pointpoint,
wln 2151ToTo hauehave thethe KingKing atat councellcouncil, andand therethere murdermurder himhim,
wln 2152AsAs CæsarCaesarCaesar waswas amongstamongst hishis dearestdearest friendsfriends:
wln 2153NoneNone likelike toto thatthat, ifif allall werewere ofof hishis mindmind.
wln 2154TellTell meme ohoho teltell meme youyou bright●rightbright honorshonor’shonours stainesstains,
wln 2155ForFor whichwhich ofof allall mymy kindnesseskindnesses toto youyou,
wln 2156AreAre yeye becomebecome thusthus traitorstraitors toto youryour kingking?
wln 2157AndAnd FranceFrance mustmust hauehave thethe spoilespoil ofof HarriesHarry’s lifelife?
wln 2158AllAll.OhOhO pardonpardon vsus dreaddread lordlord.allall kneelingkneeling.
wln 2159Har.HarryHar.HowHow pardonpardon yeye●ye? thatthat werewere aa sinnesin indeedindeed,
wln 2160DragDrag themthem toto deathdeath, whichwhich iustlyjustly theythey deseruedeserve,theythey leadelead
themthem awayaway.

wln 2161AndAnd FranceFrance shallshall dearelydearlydear buybuy thisthis villanyvillainy,
wln 2162SoSo soonesoon asas wewe setset footingfooting onon herher breastbreast,
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wln 2163GodGod hauehave thethe praisepraise forfor ourour deliuerancedeliverance,
wln 2164AndAnd nextnext, ourour thankesthanks (LordLord CobhamCobham) isis toto theethee,
wln 2165TrueTrue perfectperfect mirrormirror ofof nobilitienobility.exeuntexeunt.

wln 2166EnterEnter thethe hostehost, sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle, andand HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 2167HosteHostSirSir, youyou areare welcomewelcome toto thisthis househouse, toto suchsuch asas heerehere isis
wln 2168withwith allall mymy heartheart, butbut byby thethe massemass II fearefear youryour lodginglodging wilbewill be
wln 2169thethe woorstworst, IllI hauehave butbut twotwo bedsbeds, andand theythey areare bothboth inin aa cham-chambercham∣berchamber
wln 2170ber,
wln 2170andand thethe cariercarrier andand hishis daughterdaughter lieslies inin thethe oneone, andand youyou andand
wln 2171youryour wifewife mustmust lielie inin thethe otherother.
wln 2172L.LordL. Cobh.CobhamCobh.InIn faithfaith sirsir, forfor my selfemyself II doedo notnot greatlygreatly passepass,
wln 2173MyMy wifewife isis wearyweary, andand wouldwould bebe atat restrest,
wln 2174ForFor wewe hauehave traueldtraveledtravelled veryvery farfar to daytoday,
wln 2175WeWe mustmust bebe contentcontent withwith suchsuch asas youyou hauehave.
wln 2176HosteHostButBut II cannotcannot telltell howhow toto doedo withwith youryour manman.
wln 2177HarpooleHarpooleWhatWhat, hasthast thouthou neuernever anan emptyempty roomeroom inin thythy
wln 2178househouse forfor meme?
wln 2179HosteHostNotNot aa beddea-bed beddebed byby mymy trothtroth: therethere camecame aa poorepoor IrishIrish
wln 2180manman, andand II lodgdelodged himhim inin thethe barnebarn, wherewhere hehe hashas fairefair strawstraw,
wln 2181thoughthough hehe hauehave nothingnothing elseelse.
wln 2182Harp.HarpooleHarp.WellWell minemine hostehost, II praypray theethee helpehelp meeme toto aa payrepair ofof
wln 2183fairefair sheetessheets, andand IleI’ll gogo lodgelodge withwith himhim.
wln 2184HosteHostByBy thethe massemass thatthat thouthou shaltshalt, aa goodgood payrepair ofof hem-hempenhem∣penhempen
wln 2185pen
wln 2185sheetessheets, werewere neuernever lainelain inin: ComeCome.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2186EnterEnter ConstableConstable, MaiorMayorMaior, andand WatchWatch.
wln 2187MaiorMayorWhatWhat hauehave youyou searchtsearched thethe townetown?
wln 2188Const.ConstableConst.AllAll thethe townetown sirsir, wewe hauehave notnot leftleft aa househouse vnsearchtunsearched
wln 2189thatthat vsesuses toto lodgelodge.
wln 2190MaiorMayorSurelySurely mymy lordlord ofof RochesterRochester waswas thenthen deceiudedeceived,
wln 2191OrOr illill informdeinformed ofof sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle,
wln 2192OrOr ifif hehe camecame thisthis wayway, heeshe’s pastpast thethe townetown,
wln 2193HeHe couldcould notnot elseelse hauehave scaptscaped youyou inin thethe searchsearch.
wln 2194Const.ConstableConst.TheThe priuyprivy watchwatch hathhath beenebeen abroadabroad allall nightnight,
wln 2195AndAnd notnot aa strangerstranger lodgethlodgeth inin thethe townetown
wln 2196ButBut hehe isis knowneknown, onelyonly aa lustylusty priestpriest
wln 2197VVeWe foundfound inin bedbed withwith aa prettypretty wenchwench,
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wln 2198ThatThat sayessays sheshe isis hishis wifewife, yonderyonder atat thethe sheeresshears:
wln 2199ButBut wewe hauehave chargdecharged thethe hostehost withwith hishis forth commingforthcomingforth coming
wln 2200To morowTomorrowTo morrow morningmorning.
wln 2201MaiorMayorWhatWhat thinkethink youyou bestbest toto dodo?
wln 2202Const.ConstableConst.FaithFaith maistermaster maiormayor, heereshere’s aa fewfew straglingstraggling houseshouses be-beyondbe∣yondbeyond
wln 2203yond
wln 2203thethe bridgebridge, andand aa littlelittle InneInn wherewhere carierscarriers vseuse toto lodgelodge,
wln 2204thoughthough II thinkethink surelysurely hehe wouldwould nerene’er lodgelodge therethere: butbut weelewe’ll
wln 2205gogo searchsearch, &and thethe ratherrather, becausebecause therethere camecame noticenotice toto thethe townetown
wln 2206thethe lastlast nightnight ofof anan IrishIrish manman, thatthat hadhad donedone aa murdermurder, whomewhom
wln 2207wewe areare toto makemake searchsearch forfor.
wln 2208MaiorMayorComeCome II praypray youyou, andand bebe circumspectcircumspect.exeuntexeunt
wln 2209Const.ConstableConst.FirstFirst besetbeset thethe househouse, beforebefore youyou beginbegin thethe searchsearch.
wln 2210OfficerOfficerContentContent, eueryevery manman taketake aa seuerallseveral placeplace.
wln 2211heerehere isis heardheard aa greatgreat noysenoise withinwithin.
wln 2212KeepeKeep, keepekeep, strikestrike himhim downedown therethere, downedown withwith himhim.
wln 2213EnterEnter ConstableConstable withwith thethe IrishIrish manman inin HarpoolesHarpoole’sHarpooles apparellapparel.
wln 2214Con.ConstableCon.ComeCome youyou villainousvillainous heretiqueheretic, confesseconfess wherewhere youryou●your
wln 2215maistermaster isis.
wln 2216IrishIrish manmanVatVat mestermester?
wln 2217MaiorMayorVatVat mestermester, youyou counterfeitcounterfeit rebellrebel, thisthis shallshall notno●not
wln 2218serueserve youryour turneturn.
wln 2219IrishIrish manmanBeBe sentsent PatrikePatrick II haha’ nono mestermester.
wln 2220Con.ConstableCon.VVheresWhere’swhere’s thethe lordlord CobhamCobham sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle thattha●that
wln 2221latelylately isis escapedescaped outout ofof thethe TowerTower.
wln 2222IrishIrish manmanVatVat lortlort CobhamCobham?
wln 2223MaiorMayorYouYou counterfeitcounterfeit, thisthis shalshall notnot serueserve youyou, weelewe’ll tor-torturetor∣turetorture
wln 2224ture
wln 2224youyou, weelewe’ll makemake youyou toto confesseconfess wherewhere thatthat arch-here-arch-heretiquearch-here∣tiquearch-heretic
wln 2225tique
wln 2225LordLord CobhamCobham isis: comecome bindebind himhim fastfast.
wln 2226IrishIrish manmanAhoneAhone, ahoneahone, ahoneahone, aa CreeC●eeCree.
wln 2227Con.ConstableCon.AhoneAhone, youyou craftycrafty rascallrascal?exeuntexeunt.
wln 2228LordLord CobhamCobham comescomes outout inin hishis gownegown stealingstealing.
wln 2229Cobh.CobhamCobh.HarpooleHarpoole, HarpooleHarpoole, II hearehear aa maruelousmarvelous noysenoise a-abouta∣boutabout
wln 2230bout
wln 2230thethe househouse, GodGod warantwarrant vsus, II fearefear weewe areare pursuedpursued: whatwhat
wln 2231HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 2232Harp.HarpooleHarp.withinwithin.VVhoWho callescalls therethere?
wln 2233Cobh.CobhamCobh.Tis’Tis II, dostdost thouthou notnot hearehear aa noysenoise aboutabout thethe househouse?
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wln 2234Harp.HarpooleHarp.YesYes marymarry doedo II, zwounds’swoundszounds, II cancan notnot findefind mymy hosehose,
wln 2235thisthis IrishIrish rascallrascal thatthat waswas lodgdelodged withwith meme allall nightnight, hathhath stolnestolen
wln 2236mymy apparellapparel, andand hashas leftleft meme nothingnothing butbut aa lowsielousy mantlemantle, andand aa
wln 2237pairepair ofof broagsbroguesbroags. GetGet vpup, getget vpup, andand ifif thethe cariercarrier andand hishis wenchwench
wln 2238bebe asleepasleep, changechange youyou withwith themthem asas hehe hathhath donedone withwith meme, andand
wln 2239seesee ifif wewe cancan escapeescape.
wln 2240AA noysenoise againeagain heardheard aboutabout thethe househouse, aa prettypretty whilewhile, thenthen en-enteren∣terenter
wln 2241ter
wln 2241thethe ConstableConstable meetingmeeting HarpooleHarpoole inin thethe IrishIrish mansman’s appar-apparrellappar∣rell
wln 2242rellapparel.

wln 2243Con.ConstableCon.StandStand closeclose, heerehere comescomes thethe IrishIrish manman thatthat diddedid thethe
wln 2244murthermurder, byby allall tokenstokens, thisthis isis hehe.
wln 2245MaiorMayorAndAnd perceiuingperceiving thethe househouse besetbeset, wouldwould getget awayaway:
wln 2246standstand sirrasirrah.
wln 2247Harp.HarpooleHarp.WhatWhat artart thouthou thatthat bidstbidst meme standstand?
wln 2248Con.ConstableCon.II amam thethe OfficerOfficer, andand amam comecome toto searchsearch forfor anan IrishIrish
wln 2249manman, suchsuch aa villainevillain asas thy selfethyself, thatthat hasthast murtheredmurdered aa manman thisthis
wln 2250lastlast nightnight byby thethe hie wayhighwayhigh way.
wln 2251Harp.HarpooleHarp.Sbloud’Sblood’sblood ConstableConstable, artart thouthou maddemad? amam II anan IrishIrish
wln 2252manman?
wln 2253MaiorMayorSirraSirrah, weelewe’ll findefind youyou anan IrishIrish manman beforebefore wewe partpart:
wln 2254laylay holdhold vponupon himhim.
wln 2255Con.ConstableCon.MakeMake himhim fastfast: OOOh thouthou bloudybloody roguerogue!
wln 2256EnterEnter LordLord CobhamCobham andand hishis ladylady inin thethe carriercarrier andand wencheswench’s
wln 2257apparrellapparel.

wln 2258CobhamCobhamWhatWhat willwill thesethese OstlersOstlers sleepesleep allall dayday?
wln 2259GoodGood morowmorrow, goodgood morowmorrow, ComeCome wenchwench, comecome,
wln 2260SaddleSaddle, saddlesaddle, nownow aforeafore GodGod tootoo foord-dayesford-days, haha?
wln 2261Con.ConstableCon.WhoWho comescomes therethere?
wln 2262MaiorMayorOhOhO tis’tis LankashireLancashire cariercarrier, letlet himhim passepass.
wln 2263CobhamCobhamWhatWhat, willwill no bodynobody openopen thethe gatesgates herehere?
wln 2264ComeCome, letslet’s intint’in’t stablestable toto lookelook toto ourour caponscapons.
wln 2265TheThe carriercarrier callingcalling.
wln 2266ClubClubcallingcallingHosteHost, whywhy ostlerostler, zwookeszwookszwookes, hereshere’s suchsuch abo-abominationabo∣minationabomination
wln 2267mination
wln 2267companycompany ofof boiesboys: aa poxpox ofof thisthis pigstiepigsty atat thethe househouse
wln 2268endend, itit fillesfills allall thethe househouse fullfull ofof fleasfleas, ostlerostler, ostlerostler.
wln 2269OstlerOstlerWhoWho callescalls therethere, whatwhat wouldwould youyou hauehave?
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wln 2270ClubClubZwookesZwooksZwookes, dodo youyou robberob youryour ghestsguests? doedo youyou lodgelodge
wln 2271roguesrogues andand slauesslaves, andand scoundrelsscoundrels, haha? theythey haha’ stolnestol’nstolen ourour clothsdothsclothesdoths
wln 2272herehere: whywhy ostlerostler?
wln 2273OstlerOstlerAA murreinmurrain choakechoke youyou, whatwhat aa bawlingbawling youyou keepekeep.
wln 2274HosteHostHowHow nownow, whatwhat wouldewould thethe carriercarrier hauehave? lookelook vpup
wln 2275therethere.
wln 2276OstlerOstlerTheyThey saysay thatthat thethe manman andand womanwoman thatthat laylay byby themthem
wln 2277hauehave stolnestol’nstolen theirtheir clothesclothes.
wln 2278HosteHostVVhatWhat, areare thethe strangestrange folkesfolks vpup yetyet thatthat camecame inin
wln 2279yester nightyesternight?
wln 2280Const.ConstableConst.VVhatWhat minemine hostehost, vpup soso earlyearly?
wln 2281HosteHostVVhatWhat, maistermaster MaiorMayorMaior, andand maistermaster ConstableConstable!
wln 2282MaiorMayorVVeWe areare comecome toto seekeseek forfor somesome suspectedsuspected personspersons,
wln 2283andand suchsuch asas heerehere wewe foundfound, hauehave apprehendedapprehended.
wln 2284EnterEnter thethe CarrierCarrier andand KateKate inin lordlord CobhamCobham andand ladieslady’sladies apparellapparel.
wln 2285Con.ConstableCon.VVhoWho comescomes heerehere?
wln 2286ClubClubVVhoWho comescomes herehere? aa plagueplague foundfound omeo’ meome, youyou bawlebawl
wln 2287quothquoth a’a, odsod’sods hathat, IleI’ll forzweareforswearforzweare youryour househouse, youyou lodgdelodged aa fel-fellowfel∣lowfellow
wln 2288low
wln 2288andand hishis wifewife byby vsus thatthat haha’ runnerun awayaway withwith ourour parrel’parel, andand
wln 2289leftlef●left vsus suchsuch gew-gawesgewgaws herehere, comecome KateKate, comecome toto meeme, thowsethowse
wln 2290dizearddizarddizeard yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 2291MaiorMayorMineMine hostehost, knowknow youyou thisthis manman?
wln 2292HosteHostYesYes maistermaster MaiorMayorMaior, IleI’ll giuegive mymy wordword forfor himhim, whywhy
wln 2293neiborneighborneighbour ClubClub, howhow comescomes thisthis gearegear aboutabout?
wln 2294KateKateNowNow aa fowlefoul onton ’ton’t, II cancan notnot makemake thisthis gew-gawgewgaw standstand
wln 2295onon mymy headhead, nownow thethe ladslads andand thethe lasseslasses wonwon flowtflout meme tootoo tootoo
wln 2296Const.ConstableConst.HowHow camecame thisthis manman andand womanwoman thusthus attiredattired?
wln 2297HosteHostHereHere camecame aa manman andand womanwoman hitherhither thisthis lastlast nightnight,
wln 2298whichwhich II diddid taketake forfor substantiallsubstantial peoplepeople, andand lodgdelodged allall inin oneone
wln 2299chamberchamber byby thesethese folkesfolks: mee thinkesmethinks, hauehave beenebeen soso boldebold toto
wln 2300changechange apparellapparel, andand gonegone awayaway thisthis morningmorning ereere theythey roserose.
wln 2301MaiorMayorThatThat waswas thatthat villainevillain traitourtraitor Old-castleOldcastle, thatthat thusthus
wln 2302escapedescaped vsus: makemake outout huy●uyhue andand crycry yetyet afterafter himhim, keepekeep fastfast thatthat
wln 2303traiteroustraitorous rebellrebel hishis seruantservant therethere: farewellfarewell minemine hostehost.
wln 2304CarierCarrierCarierComeCome KateKate OwdhamOwdham, thouthou andand IseIse trimlytrimly dizarddizarddizzard.
wln 2305KateKateI faithI’ faithi’faith neameneamneame ClubClub, IseIse wotwot nerene’ernever whatwhat toto dodo, IseIse bebe soso
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wln 2306flowtedflouted andand soso showtedshouted atat: butbut byby thth’ messemess IseIse crycry.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2307EnterEnter PriestPriest andand DollDoll.
wln 2308sirsir IohnJohnjohnComeCome DolDollDol, comecome, bebe merymerry wenchwench,
wln 2309FarewellFarewell KentKent, wewe areare notnot forfor theethee,
wln 2310BeBe lustylusty mymy lasselass, comecome forfor LancashireLancashire,
wln 2311WeWe mustmust nipnip thethe BoungBungBoung forfor thesethese crownescrowns.
wln 2312DollDollWhyWhy isis allall thethe goldgold spentspent alreadyalready thatthat youyou hadhad thethe o-othero∣therother
wln 2313ther
wln 2313dayday?
wln 2314sirsir IohnJohnjohnGoneGone DollDoll, gonegone, flowneflown, spentspent, vanishedvanished, thethe diueldevil,
wln 2315drinkedrink andand thethe dicedice, hashas deuoureddevoured allall.
wln 2316DollDollYouYou mightmight hauehave leftleft meme inin KentKent, thatthat youyou mightmight, vntiluntil
wln 2317youyou hadhad binbeen betterbetter prouidedprovided, II couldcould hauehave staiedsta●edstayed atat CobhamCobham.
wln 2318sirsir IohnJohnjohnNoNo DolDollDol, nono, ilei’llI’ll nonenone ofof thatthat, Kent’sKent’s tootoo hothot DollDoll,
wln 2319Kent’sKent’s tootoo hothot: thethe weathercockeweathercock ofof WrothamWrotham willwill crowcrow nono
wln 2320longerlonger, wewe hauehave plucktplucked himhim, hehe hashas lostlost hishis feathersfeathers, II hauehave
wln 2321prundepruned himhim barebare, leftleft himhim thricethrice, isis moultedmoulted, isis moultedmoulted, wēchwēchwench.
wln 2322DollDollFaithFaith sirsir IohnJohnjohn, II mightmight hauehave gonegone toto seruiceservice againeagain,
wln 2323oldold maistermaster HarpooleHarpoole toldtold meme hehe wouldwould prouideprovide meme aa mistrismistress.
wln 2324sirsir IohnJohnjohnPeacePeace DollDoll, peacepeace, comecome madmad wenchwench, IleI’ll makemake theethee
wln 2325anan honesthonest womanwoman, weelewe’ll intointo LancashireLancashire toto ourour friendsfriends, thethe
wln 2326trothtroth isis, IleI’ll marrymarry theethee, wewe wantwant butbut aa littlelittle monymoney toto buybuy vsus aa
wln 2327horsehorse, andand toto spendspend byby thethe wayway, thethe nextnext sheepsheep thatthat comescomes shalshall
wln 2328looselose hishis fleecefleece, weelewe’ll hauehave thesethese crownescrowns wenchwench II warrantwarrant
wln 2329theethee: staystay, whowho comescomes herehere? somesome IrishIrish villainevillain me thinkesmethinks thatthat
wln 2330enterenter thethe IrishIrish manman withwith hishis mastermaster slaineslain.
wln 2331hashas slaineslain aa manman, andand drawesdraws himhim outout ofof thethe wayway toto riflerifle himhim:
wln 2332standstand closeclose DollDoll, weelewe’ll seesee thethe endend.
wln 2333TheThe IrishIrish manman fallsfalls toto riflerifle hishis mastermaster.
wln 2334AlasAlas poepo’poe mestermester, S.SirS. RishardRishard LeeLee, bebe saintsaint PatrickePatrick isis robrob andand
wln 2335cutcut thythy trotet’roattroth, forfor deedee shaineshameshaineshainshame, andand dydedie moneymoney, andand deeded’ye goldgold ringring,
wln 2336bebe meme trulytruly isis louelove theethee welwell, butbut nownow dowdow bebe kilkillkil theethee, bee shit-beebeshittenbe
wln 2337ten shitten shit∣ten shitten
wln 2337kanaueknave.
wln 2338sirsir IohnJohnjohn.StandStand sirrasirrah, whatwhat artart thouthou?
wln 2339IrishmanIrishman.BeBe saintsaint PatrickePatrick mestermester isi’sis porepoor IrismanIrishmanIrisman, isi’sis aa leufterleufter.
wln 2340sirsir IohnJohnjohnSirraSirrah, sirrasirrah, youyou areare aa damneddamned roguerogue, youyou hauehave kil-killedkil∣ledkilled
wln 2341led
wln 2341aa manman herehere, andand rifledrifled himhim ofof allall thatthat hehe hashas, sbloud’sblood youyou
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wln 2342roguerogue deliuerdeliver, oror ilei’llI’ll notnot leaueleave youyou soso muchmuch asas anan IrishIrish hairehair a-abouea∣boueabove
wln 2343boue
wln 2343youryour shouldersshoulders, youyou whorsonwhoreson IrishIrish doggedog, sirrasirrah vntrusseuntruss
wln 2344presentlypresently, comecome offoff andand dispatchdispatch, oror byby thisthis crossecross ilei’llI’ll fetchfetch youryour
wln 2345headhead offoff asas cleaneclean asas aa barkebark.
wln 2346IrishmanIrishman.WeesWee’sWees meme saintsaint PatrickePatrick, IseIse killkill meme mestermester forfor
wln 2347chainechain andand hishis ringring, andand nowsnows bebe robrob ofof allall, meesmees vndooundo.
wln 2348PriestPriest robsrobs himhim.
wln 2349sirsir IohnJohnjohnAuantAvauntavaunt youyou rascalrascal, gogo sirrasirrah, bebe walkingwalking, comecome DollDoll
wln 2350thethe diueldevil laugheslaughs, whenwhen oneone theefethief robsrobs anotheranother, comecome maddemad
wln 2351wenchwench, weelewe’ll toto saintsaint AlbonsAlbansAlbons, andand reuelrevel inin ourour bowerbower, heyheyheigh mymy
wln 2352brauebrave girlegirl.
wln 2353DollDollOO thouthou artart oldold sirsir IohnJohnjohn, whenwhen all’sall’s donedone yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 2354EnterEnter thethe hostehost ofof thethe BellBell withwith thethe IrishIrish manman.
wln 2355IrishmanIrishmanBeBe meme trotrow mestermester isi’sis porepoor IrismanIrishmanIrisman, isi’sis wantwant ludgingiudgingludgingjudging,
wln 2356isi’sis hauehave nono monymoney, isi’sis staruestarve andand coldcold, goodgood mestermester giuegive herher somesome
wln 2357meatemeat, isis famisefamise andand tietie.
wln 2358HostHostYfaithI’ faithI’faith mymy fellowfellow II hauehave nono lodginglodging, butbut whatwhat II keepkeep
wln 2359forfor mymy guesseguestsguess, thatthat II maymay notnot disapointdisappoint, asas forfor meatemeat thouthou shaltshalt
wln 2360hauehave suchsuch asas therethere isis, &and ifif thouthou wiltwilt lielie inin thethe barnebarn, theresthere’s fairefair
wln 2361strawstraw, andand roomeroom enoughenough.
wln 2362IrishmanIrishmanIsI’sIs thankethankthanke mymy mestermester hartilyheartily, dede strawstraw isis goodgood bedbed
wln 2363forfor meme.
wln 2364HostHostHoHo RobinRobin?
wln 2365RobinRobinWhoWho callscalls?
wln 2366HostHostShewShow thisthis poorepoor IrishmanIrishman intointo thethe barnebarn, gogo sirrasirrah.
wln 2367exeuntexeunt.
wln 2368EnterEnter carriercarrier andand KateKate.
wln 2369Club.Club.HoHo, who’swho’s withinwithin herehere, whowho lookeslooks toto thethe horseshorses?
wln 2370GodsGod’s hattehat hereshere’s finefine workework, thethe henshens inin thethe mangermanger, andand thethe
wln 2371hogshogs inin thethe litterlitter, aa botsbotsbot’s found’foundfound youyou allall, hereshere’s aa househouse wellwell looktlooked
wln 2372toototoo yvaithi’ vaithyvaith.
wln 2373KateKateMasMass goffegoffgoffe ClubClub, IseIse veryvery cawdcawd.
wln 2374ClubClub.Club.Club..GetGet inin KateKate, getget inin toto fierfire andand warmewarm theethee.
wln 2375ClubClubHoHo IohnJohnjohn HostlerOstlerostler.
wln 2376HostlerOstlerHostlerWhatWhat gaffergaffer ClubClub, welcomewelcome toto saintsaint AlbonsAlbansAlbons,
wln 2377HowHow doesdoes allall ourour friendsfriends inin LancashireLancashire?
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wln 2378ClubClubWellWell GodGod hauehave merciemercy IohnJohnjohn, howhow doesdoes TomTom, whereswhere’s
wln 2379hehe?
wln 2380HostlerOstlerHostlerOO TomTom isis gonegone fromfrom hencehence, heeshe’s atat thethe threethree
wln 2381horse-loueshorse-loaveshorse-loves atat Stony-stratfordStony stratfordStony-stratford, howhow doesdoes oldold DickDick DunneDunDunne?
wln 2382ClubClubGodsGod’s hattehat oldold DunneDunDunne hashas binbeen moyerdmired inin aa sloughslough inin
wln 2383Brickhil-laneBrickhill laneBrickhill-lane, aa plagueplague foundfound itit, yonderyonder isis suchsuch abhominationabomination
wln 2384weatherweather asas neuernever waswas seeneseen.
wln 2385HostlerOstlerHostler.GodsGod’s hathat thiefethief, hauehave oneone halfhalf peckepeck ofof peasepeaspease andand
wln 2386oatesoats moremore forfor thatthat, asas II amam IohnJohnjohn OstlerOstler, heehe hashas beenbeen euerever asas
wln 2387goodgood aa iadejade asas euerever traueldtraveledtravelled.
wln 2388ClubClubFaithFaith wellwell saidsaid oldold IackeJack, thouthou artart thethe oldold ladlad stilstill.
wln 2389HostlerOstlerHostlerComeCome GafferGaffer ClubClub, vnlodeunload, vnlodeunload, andand getget toto sup-suppersup∣persupper
wln 2390per,
wln 2390andand IleI’ll rubrub dunnedun thethe whilewhile. ComeCome.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2391EnterEnter sirsir IohnJohnjohn Old-castleOldcastle, andand hishis LadyLady disguisdedisguised.
wln 2392Oldca.OldcastleOldca.ComeCome MadamMadam, happilyhappily escaptescaped, herehere letlet vsus sitsit,
wln 2393ThisThis placeplace isis farrefar remoteremote fromfrom anyany pathpath,
wln 2394AndAnd herehere awhileawhile ourour wearyweary limbslimbs maymay restrest,
wln 2395ToTo taketake refreshingrefreshing, freefree fromfrom thethe pursuitepursuit
wln 2396OfOf enuiousenvious WinchesterWinchester.
wln 2397LadyLadyButBut wherewhere (mymy LordLord,)
wln 2398ShallShall wewe findfind restrest forfor ourour disquietdisquiet mindsminds?
wln 2399ThereThere dwelldwell vntameduntamed thoughtsthoughts thatthat hardlyhardly stoupestoop,
wln 2400ToTo suchsuch abasementabasemen●abasement ofof disdaineddisdained ragsrags,
wln 2401WeWe werewere notnot wontwont toto trauelltravel thusthus byby nightnight,
wln 2402EspeciallyEspecially onon footefoot.
wln 2403Oldca.OldcastleOldca.NoNo mattermatter louelove,
wln 2404ExtremitiesExtremities admitadmit nono betterbetter choicechoice,
wln 2405AndAnd werewere itit notnot forfor theethee, saysay frowardfroward timetime,
wln 2406ImposdeImposed aa greatergreater tasketask, II wouldwould esteemeesteem itit
wln 2407AsAs lightlylightly asas thethe windwind thatthat blowesblows vponupon vsus,
wln 2408ButBut inin thythy sufferancesufferance II amam doublydoubly taskttasked,
wln 2409ThouThou wastwast notnot wontwont toto hauehave thethe earthearth thythy stoolestool,
wln 2410NorNor thethe moistmoist dewydewy grassegrass thythy pillowpillow, nornor
wln 2411ThyThy chamberchamber toto bebe thethe widewide horrisonhorizon,
wln 2412LadyLadyHowHow cancan itit seemeseem aa troubletrouble, hauinghaving youyou
wln 2413AA partnerpartner withwith meme, inin thethe worstworst II feelefeel?
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wln 2414NoNo gentlegentle LordLord, youryour presencepresence wouldwould giuegive easeease
wln 2415ToTo deathdeath it selfeitself, shouldshould hehe nownow seazeseize vponupon meme,
wln 2416BeholdBehold whatwhat mymy foresightforesight hathhath vndertaneunderta’enundertakenhereshere’sheres breadbread andand
cheesecheese &and aa bottlebottle.

wln 2417ForFor fearefear wewe faintfaint, theythey areare butbut homelyhomely catescates,,.
wln 2418YetYet saucdesau●desauced withwith hungerhunger, theythey maymay seemeseem asas sweetesweet,
wln 2419AsAs greatergreater daintiesdainties wewe werewere wontwont toto tastetaste.
wln 2420Oldca.Old●a.OldcastleOldca.PraisePraise bebe toto himhim whosewhose plentieplenty sendssends bothboth thisthis,
wln 2421AndAnd allall thingsthings elseelse ourour mortallmortal bodiesbodies needneed,
wln 2422NorNor scornescorn wewe thisthis poorepoor feedingfeeding, nornor thethe statestate
wln 2423WeWe nownow areare inin, forfor whatwhat isis itit onon earthearth,
wln 2424NayNay vnderunder heauenheaven, continuescontinues atat aa staystay?
wln 2425EbbesEbbs notnot thethe seasea, whenwhen itit hathhath ouerflowneoverflown?
wln 2426FlowesFlows notnot darknesdarkness whenwhen thethe dayday isis gonegone?
wln 2427AndAnd seesee wewe notnot sometimesometime thethe eieeye ofof heauenheaven,
wln 2428DimmdDimmed withwith ouerflyingoverflying clowdesclouds: theresthe●esthere’s notnot thatthat workework
wln 2429OfOf carefullcareful naturenature, oror ofof cunningcunning artart,
wln 2430(HowHow strongstrong, howhow beauteousbeauteous, oror howhow richrich itit bebe)
wln 2431ButBut fallsfalls inin timetime toto ruineruin: herehere gentlegentle MadameMadammadam,
wln 2432InIn thisthis oneone draughtdraught II washwash mymy sorrowsorrow downedown.drinkesdrinks.
wln 2433LadyLadyAndAnd II incoragdeencouraged withwith youryour cheerefullcheerful speechspeech,
wln 2434WilWill dodo thethe likelike.
wln 2435Oldca.OldcastleOldca.PrayPray GodGod poorepoor HarpooleHarpoole comecome,
wln 2436IfIf hehe shouldshould fallfall intointo thethe BishopsBishop’sbishop’s handshands,
wln 2437OrOr notnot rememberremember wherewhere wewe badebade himhim meetemeet vsus,
wln 2438ItIt werewere thethe thingthing ofof allall thingsthings elseelse, thatthat nownow
wln 2439CouldCould breedebreed reuoltrevolt inin thisthis newnew peacepeace ofof mindmind.
wln 2440LadyLadyFeareFear notnot mymy LordLord, heeshe’s wittywitty toto deuisedevise,
wln 2441AndAnd strongstrong toto executeexecute aa presentpresent shiftshift.
wln 2442Oldca.OldcastleOldca.ThatThat powerpower bebe stilstill hishis guideguide hathhath guidedguided vsus,
wln 2443MyMy drowsiedrowsy eieseyes waxewax heauyheavy, earelyearly risingrising,
wln 2444TogetherTogether withwith thethe trauelltravel wewe hauehave hadhad,
wln 2445MakeMake meme thatthat II couldcould gladlygladly taketake aa napnap,
wln 2446WereWere II perswadedpersuaded wewe mightmight bebe securesecure.
wln 2447LadyLadyLetLet thatthat dependdepend onon meme, whilstwhilst youyou dodo sleepesleep,
wln 2448IleI’ll watchwatch thatthat nono misfortunemisfortune happenhappen vsus,
wln 2449LayLay thenthen youryour headhead vponupon mymy laplap sweetesweet LordLord,
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wln 2450AndAnd boldlyboldly taketake youryour restrest.
wln 2451Oldca.OldcastleOldca.II shalshall dearedear wifewife,
wln 2452BeBe tootoo muchmuch troubletrouble toto theethee.
wln 2453LadyLadyVrgeUrge notnot thatthat,
wln 2454MyMy dutyduty bindsbinds meme, andand youryour louelove commandscommands.
wln 2455II wouldwould II hadhad thethe skilskill withwith tunedtuned voycevoice,
wln 2456ToTo drawdraw onon sleepsleep withwith somesome sweetsweet melodiemelody,
wln 2457ButBut imperfectoinimperfectionimperfectoinimperfection andand vnaptnesseunaptness tootoo,
wln 2458AreAre bothboth repugnantrepugnant, fearefear insertsinserts thethe oneone,
wln 2459TheThe otherother naturenature hathhath denieddenied meme vseuse.
wln 2460ButBut whatwhat talketalk II ofof meanesmeans toto purchasepurchase thatthat,
wln 2461IsIs freelyfreely hapnedhappened? sleepesleep withwith gentlegentle handhand,
wln 2462HathHath shutshut hishis eie-liddeseyelids, ohoho victoriousvictorious labourlaborlabour,
wln 2463HowHow soonesoon thythy powerpower cancan charmecharm thethe bodiesbody’sBody’s sensesense?
wln 2464AndAnd nownow thouthou likewiselikewise climbstclimb’st vntounto mymy brainebrain,
wln 2465MakingMaking mymy heauyheavy templestemples stoupestoop toto theethee,
wln 2466GreatGreat GodGod ofof heauenheaven fromfrom dangerdanger keepekeep vsus freefree.bothboth sleepessleeps.
wln 2467EnterEnter sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee, andand hishis menmen
wln 2468LeeLee.Lee.Lee..AA murdermurder closelyclosely donedone andand inin mymy groundground?
wln 2469SearchSearch carefullycarefully, ifif any whereanywhere itit werewere,
wln 2470ThisThis obscureobscure thicketthicket isis thethe likeliestlikeliest placeplace.
wln 2471seruantservant.SirSir II hauehave foundfound thethe bodybody stiffestiff withwith coldcold,
wln 2472AndAnd mangledmangled cruellycruelly withwith manymany woundswounds.
wln 2473LeeLeeLookeLook ifif thouthou knowestknowest himhim, turneturn hishis bodybody vpup,
wln 2474AlackeA lackeAlackA lack itit isis mymy sonson, mymy sonneson andand heireheir,
wln 2475WhomWhom twotwo yearesyears sincesince, II sentsent toto IrelandIreland,
wln 2476ToTo practisepracticepractise therethere thethe disciplinediscipline ofof warrewar,
wln 2477AndAnd commingcoming homehome (forfor soso hehe wrotewrote toto meme)
wln 2478SomeSome sauagesavage hartheart, somesome bloudybloody diuellishdevilish handhand,
wln 2479EitherEither inin hatehate, oror thirstingthirsting forfor hishis coynecoin,
wln 2480HathHath herehere slucdesluiced outout hishis bloudblood, vnhappyunhappy hourehour,
wln 2481AccursedAccursed placeplace, butbut mostmost inconstantinconstant fatefate,
wln 2482ThatThat hadsthadst reserudereserved himhim fromfrom thethe bulletsbullet’sbullets firefire,
wln 2483AndAnd sufferedsuffered himhim toto scapescape thethe wood-karneswood-kern’swood-kern furyfury,
wln 2484DidstDidst herehere ordaineordain thethe treasuretreasure ofof hishis lifelife,
wln 2485(EuenEven herehere withinwithin thethe armesarms ofof tendertender peacepeace,
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wln 2486AndAnd wherewhere securitysecurity gategatgate greatestgreatest hopehope)
wln 2487ToTo bebe consumdeconsumed byby treasonstreason’streasons wastefullwasteful handhand?
wln 2488AndAnd whatwhat isis mostmost afflictingafflicting toto mymy soulesoul,
wln 2489ThatThat thisthis hishis deathdeath andand murthermurder shouldshould bebe wroughtwrought,
wln 2490WithoutWithout thethe knowledgeknowledge byby whosewhose meanesmeans twas’twas donedone,
wln 249122 seru.servantseru.NotNot soso sirsir, II hauehave foundfound thethe authorsauthors ofof itit,
wln 2492SeeSee wherewhere theythey sitsit, andand inin theirtheir bloudybloody fistesfists,
wln 2493TheThe fatallfatal instrumentsinstruments ofof deathdeath andand sinnesin.
wln 2494LeeLeeIustJust iudgementjudgement ofof thatthat powerpower, whosewhose graciousgracious eieeye,
wln 2495LoathingLoathing thethe sightsight ofof suchsuch aa hainousheinous factfact,
wln 2496DazeledDazzled theirtheir sensessenses withwith benummingbenumming-sleepebenumbingbenumbing-sleep sleepesleep,
wln 2497TillTill theirtheir vnhallowedunhallowed treacherytreachery werewere knowneknown:
wln 2498AwakeAwake yeye monstersmonsters, murderersmurderers awakeawake,
wln 2499TrembleTremble forfor horrorhorror, blushblush youyou cannotcannot chusechoose,
wln 2500BeholdingBeholding thisthis inhumaneinhuman deeddeed ofof yoursyours.
wln 2501Old.OldcastleOld.WhatWhat meanemean youyou sirsir toto troubletrouble wearyweary soulessouls,
wln 2502AndAnd interruptinterrupt vsus ofof ourour quietquiet sleepesleep?
wln 2503LeeLeeOhOhO diuellishdevilish! cancan youyou boastboast vntounto your seluesyourselves
wln 2504OfOf quietquiet sleepesleep, hauinghaving withinwithin youryour heartshearts
wln 2505TheThe guiltguilt ofof murdermurder wakingwaking, thatthat withwith criescries
wln 2506DeafesDeafs thethe lowdloud thunderthunder, andand sollicitessolicits heauenheaven,
wln 2507WithWith moremore thanthan MandrakesMandrake’s shreekesshrieks forfor youryour offenceoffenseoffence?
wln 2508LadyLady Old.OldcastleOld.WhatWhat murdermurder? youyou vpbraidupbraid vsus wrongfullywrongfully.
wln 2509LeeLeeCanCan youyou denydeny thethe factfact? seesee youyou notnot heerehere,
wln 2510TheThe bodybody ofof mymy sonneson byby youyou mis-donemisdone?
wln 2511LookeLook onon hishis woundswounds, lookelook onon hishis purplepurple hewhue:
wln 2512DoDo wewe notnot findefind youyou wherewhere thethe deededeed waswas donedone?
wln 2513WereWere notnot youryour kniuesknives fastfast closedclosed inin youryour handshands?
wln 2514IsIs notnot thisthis clothcloth anan argumentargument besidebeside,
wln 2515ThusThus staindstained andand spottedspotted withwith hishis innocentinnocent bloodblood?
wln 2516TheseThese speakingspeaking characterscharacters, werewere nothingnothing elseelse
wln 2517ToTo pleadeplead againstagainst yeye, wouldwould conuictconvict youyou bothboth.
wln 2518BringBring themthem awayaway, bereauersbereavers ofof mymy ioyjoy,
wln 2519AtAt HartfordHartford wherewhere thethe Sises’SizesSises nownow areare keptkept,
wln 2520TheirTheir liueslives shallshall answereanswer forfor mymy sonnesson’s lostlost lifelife.
wln 2521Old-castleOld castleOldcastleOld castleAsAs wewe areare innocentinnocent, soso maymay wewe speedespeed.
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wln 2522LeeLeeAsAs II amam wrongdwronged, soso maymay thethe lawlaw proceedeproceed.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2523EnterEnter bishopbishop ofof RochesterRochester, constableconstable ofof S.SaintS. AlbonsAlbansAlbons, withwith sirsir IohnJohnjohn
wln 2524ofof WrothamWrotham, DollDoll hishis wenchwench, andand thethe IrishmanIrishman inin Har-HarpoolesHar∣poolesHarpooles
wln 2525pooles
wln 2525apparellapparel.

wln 2526BishopBishopWhatWhat intricateintricate confusionconfusion hauehave wewe heerehere?
wln 2527NotNot twotwo houreshours sincesince wewe apprehendedapprehended oneone,
wln 2528InIn habitehabit IrishIrish, butbut inin speechspeech, notnot soso:
wln 2529AndAnd nownow youyou bringbring anotheranother, thatthat inin speechspeech
wln 2530IsIs altogetheraltogether IrishIrish, butbut inin habitehabit
wln 2531SeemesSeems toto bebe EnglishEnglish: yeayea andand moremore thanthan soso,
wln 2532TheThe seruantservant ofof thatthat heretikeheretic LordLord CobhamCobham.
wln 2533IrishmanIrishmanFaitFait’Fait meme bebe nono seruantservant ofof thethe lordlord CobhamsCobham’s,
wln 2534MeMe bebe Mack ChaneMacShaneMack Chane ofof VlsterUlster.
wln 2535BishopBishopOtherwiseOtherwise calldcalled HarpooleHarpoole ofof KentKent, gogo toto sirsitsitsir,
wln 2536YouYou cannotcannot blindeblind vsus withwith youryour brokenbroken IrishIrish.
wln 2537sirsir IohnJohnjohnTrustTrust meme, mymy LordLord BishopBishop, whetherwhether IrishIrish,
wln 2538OrOr EnglishEnglish, HarpooleHarpoole oror notnot HarpooleHarpoole, thatthat
wln 2539II leaueleave toto bebe decideddecided byby thethe trialltrial:
wln 2540ButBut suresure II amam thisthis manman byby faceface andand speechspeech
wln 2541IsIs hehe thatthat murdredmurdered yongyoung sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee:
wln 2542II metmet himhim presentlypresently vponupon thethe factfact,
wln 2543AndAnd thatthat hehe slewslew hishis maistermaster forfor thatthat goldgold,
wln 2544ThoseThose iewellsjewels, andand thatthat chainechain II tooketook fromfrom himhim.
wln 2545BishopBishopWellWell, ourour affairesaffairs doedo callcall vsus backeback toto LondonLondon,
wln 2546SoSo thatthat wewe cannotcannot prosecuteprosecute thethe causecause
wln 2547AsAs wewe desiredesire toto dodo, thereforetherefore wewe leaueleave
wln 2548TheThe chargecharge withwith youyou, toto seesee theythey bebe conuaideconveyed
wln 2549ToTo HartfordHartford Sise’SizeSise: bothboth thisthis counterfaitecounterfeit
wln 2550AndAnd youyou sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof WrothamWrotham, andand youryour wenchwench,
wln 2551ForFor youyou areare culpableculpable asas wellwell asas theythey,
wln 2552ThoughThough notnot forfor murdermurder, yetyet forfor felonyfelony.
wln 2553ButBut sincesince youyou areare thethe meanesmeans toto bringbring toto lightlight
wln 2554ThisThis gracelessegraceless murdermurder, youyou shallshall bearebear withwith youyou,
wln 2555OurOur lettersletters toto thethe IudgesJudgesjudges ofof thethe benchbench,
wln 2556ToTo bebe youryour friendesfriends inin whatwhat theythey lawfulllawful maymay.
wln 2557sirsir IohnJohnjohnII thankethank youryour LordshipLordship.
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wln 2558Bish.BishopBish.SoSo, awayaway withwith themthem.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2559EnterEnter GaolerJailerGaoler andand hishis manman, bringingbringing forthforth Old castleOldcastleOld castle.
wln 2560GaolerJailerGaolerBringBring forthforth thethe prisonersprisoners, seesee thethe courtcourt prepardeprepared,
wln 2561TheThe IusticesJusticesjustices areare commingcoming toto thethe benchbench.
wln 2562SoSo, letlet himhim standstand, awayaway, andand fetchfetch thethe restrest.exeuntexeunt.
wln 2563Old.OldcastleOld.OhOhO giuegive meme patiencepatience toto indureendure thisthis scourgescourge,
wln 2564ThouThou thatthat artart fountainefountain ofof thatthat vertuousvirtuous streamestream,
wln 2565AndAnd thoughthough contemptcontempt, falsefalse witneswitness, andand reprochreproach
wln 2566HangHang onon thesethese yroniron gyuesgyves, toto pressepress mymy lifelife
wln 2567AsAs lowlow asas earthearth, yetyet strengthenstrengthen meme withwith faithfaith,
wln 2568ThatThat II maymay mountmount inin spiritespirit aboueabove thethe cloudesclouds.
wln 2569EnterEnter GaolerJailerGaoler bringingbringing inin LadyLady Old-castleOldcastle, andand HarpooleHarpoole.
wln 2570HereHere comescomes mymy ladylady, sorowsorrow tis’tis forfor herher,
wln 2571ThyThy woundwound isis greeuousgrievous, elseelse II scoffescoff atat theethee.
wln 2572WhatWhat andand poorepoor HarpooleHarpoole! artart thouthou ithi’ th’i’th’ bryarsbriars tootoo?
wln 2573Harp.HarpooleHarp.I faithI’ faithi’faith mymy LordLord, II amam inin, getget outout howhow II cancan.
wln 2574LadyLadySaySay (gentlegentle LordLord) forfor nownow wewe areare alonealone,
wln 2575AndAnd maymay conferreconfer, shallshall wewe confesseconfess inin briefebrief,
wln 2576OfOf whencewhence, andand whatwhat wewe areare, andand soso preuentprevent
wln 2577TheThe accusationaccusation isis commencdecommenedecommenced againstagainst vsus?
wln 2578Old.OldcastleOld.WhatWhat willwill thatthat helpehelp vsus? beingbeing knowneknown, sweetesweet louelove,
wln 2579VVeWe shallshall forfor heresieheresy bebe putput toto deathdeath,
wln 2580ForFor soso theythey tearmeterm thethe religionreligion wewe professeprofess.
wln 2581NoNo, ifif itit bebe ordainedordained wewe mustmust diedie,
wln 2582AndAnd atat thisthis instantinstant, thisthis ourour comfortcomfort bebe,
wln 2583ThatThat ofof thethe guiltguilt imposdeimposed, ourour soulessouls areare freefree.
wln 2584Harp.HarpooleHarp.YeaYea, yeayea mymy lordlord, HarpooleHarpoole isis soso resoluderesolved,
wln 2585II wreakereckwreak ofof deathdeath thethe lesseless, inin thatthat II diedie
wln 2586NotNot byby thethe sentencesentence ofof thatthat enuiousenvious priestpriest
wln 2587TheThe BishopBishop ofof RochesterRochester, ohoho werewere itit hehe,
wln 2588OrOr byby hishis meanesmeans thatthat II shouldshould suffersuffer herehere,
wln 2589ItIt wouldwould bebe doubledouble tormenttorment toto mymy soulesoul.
wln 2590LadyLadyVVellWell, bebe itit thenthen accordingaccording asas heauenheaven pleaseplease.
wln 2591EnterEnter lordlord IudgeJudgejudge, twotwo IusticesJusticesjustices, MaiorMayor ofof SaintSaint AlbonsAlbansAlbons, lordlord
wln 2592PowessePowisPowesse andand hishis ladylady, andand oldold sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee: thethe IudgeJudgejudge
wln 2593andand IusticesJusticesjustices taketake theirtheir placesplaces.

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wln 2594IudgeJudgejudgeNowNow M.MasterM. MaiorMayorMaior, whatwhat gentlemangentleman isis thatthat,
wln 2595YouYou bringbring withwith youyou, beforebefore vsus andand thethe benchbench?
wln 2596MaiorMayorTheThe LordLord PowesPowisPowes ifif itit likelike youryour honorhonorhonour,
wln 2597AndAnd thisthis hishis LadyLady, trauellingtravelingtravelling towardtowardtowards WalesWales,
wln 2598WhoWho forfor theythey lodgdelodged lastlast nightnight withinwithin mymy househouse,
wln 2599AndAnd mymy LordLord BishopBishop diddid laylay searchsearch forfor suchsuch,
wln 2600WereWere veryvery willingwilling toto comecome onon withwith meme,
wln 2601LestLest forfor theirtheir sakessakes, suspitionsuspicion wewe mightmight wrongwrong.
wln 2602IudgeJudgejudgeWeWe criecry youryour honorhonorhonour mercymercy goodgood mymy LordLord,
wln 2603WiltWilt pleaseplease yeye taketake youryour placeplace, madamemadam youryour ladyshipladyship,
wln 2604MayMay herehere oror wherewhere youyou willwill reposerepose your selfeyourself,
wln 2605VntillUntil thisthis businessebusiness nownow inin handhand bebe pastpassed.
wln 2606LadyLady Po.PowisPo.II willwill withdrawwithdraw intointo somesome otherother roomeroom,
wln 2607SoSo thatthat youryour LordshipLordship, andand thethe restrest bebe pleasdepleased.
wln 2608IudgeJudgejudgeWithWith allall ourour heartshearts: attendattend thethe LadyLady therethere.
wln 2609LordLord Po.PowisPo.WifeWife, II hauehave eydeeyed yondyond prisonersprisoners allall thisthis whilewhile,
wln 2610AndAnd mymy conceitconceit dothdoth teltell meme, tis’tis ourour friendfriend,
wln 2611TheThe noblenoble CobhamCobham, andand hishis vertuousvirtuous LadyLady.
wln 2612LadyLady Po.PowisPo.II thinkethink nono lesseless, areare theythey suspectedsuspected trowtrow yeye
wln 2613ForFor doingdoing ofof thisthis murdermurder?
wln 2614LordLord Po.PowisPo.WhatWhat itit meanesmeans,
wln 2615II cannotcannot telltell, butbut wewe shallshall knowknow anonanon,
wln 2616MeaneMean spacespace asas youyou passepass byby themthem, askask thethe questionquestion,
wln 2617ButBut dodo itit secretlysecretly, youyou bebe notnot seeneseen,
wln 2618AndAnd makemake somesome signesign thatthat II maymay knowknow youryour mindmind.
wln 2619LadyLady Po.PowisPo.MyMy LordLord CobhamCobham, madammadam?asas sheshe passethpasseth ouerover thethe
stagestage byby
thēthēthem.

wln 2620Old.OldcastleOld.NoNo CobhāCobhāCobhamCobhan nownow, nornor madammadam asas youyou louelove vsus,
wln 2621ButBut IohnJohnjohn ofof LancashireLancashire, andand IoneJoan hishis wifewife.
wln 2622LadyLady Po.PowisPo.OhOhO teltell, whatwhat isis itit thatthat ourour louelove cancan dodo,
wln 2623ToTo pleasurepleasure youyou, forfor wewe areare boundbound toto youyou.
wln 2624Oldca.OldcastleOldca.NothingNothing butbut thisthis, thatthat youyou concealeconceal ourour namesnames,
wln 2625SoSo gentlegentle ladylady passepass forfor beingbeing spiedspied.
wln 2626LadyLady Po.PowisPo.MyMy heartheart II leaueleave, toto bearebear partpart ofof youryour griefegrief.exitexit..,
wln 2627IudgeJudgejudgeCallCall thethe prisonersprisoners toto thethe barrebar: sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee,
wln 2628WhatWhat euidenceevidence cancan youyou bringbring againstagainst thesethese peoplepeople,
wln 2629ToTo proueprove themthem guiltieguilty ofof thethe murdermurder donedone?
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wln 2630LeeLee.Lee.Lee..ThisThis bloudybloody towelltowel, andand thesethese nakednaked kniuesknives,
wln 2631BesideBeside wewe foundfound themthem sittingsitting byby thethe placeplace,
wln 2632WhereWhere thethe deaddead bodybody laylay withinwithin aa bushbush.
wln 2633IudgeJudgejudgeVVhatWhat answeranswer youyou whywhy lawlaw shouldshould notnot proceedproceed,
wln 2634AccordingAccording toto thisthis euidenceevidence giuengiven inin,
wln 2635ToTo taxetax yeye withwith thethe penaltypenalty ofof deathdeath?
wln 2636Old.OldcastleOld.ThatThat wewe areare freefree fromfrom murdersmurder’smurders veryvery thoughtthought,
wln 2637AndAnd knowknow notnot howhow thethe gentlemangentleman waswas slaineslain.
wln 263811 Iust.JusticeIust.HowHow camecame thisthis linnenlinen clothcloth soso boudybloodyboudy thenthen?
wln 2639LadyLady Cob.CobhamCob.MyMy husbandhusband hothot withwith trauellingtravelingtravelling mymy lordlord,
wln 2640HisHis nosenose gushtgushed outout a bleedinga-bleedinga bleeding, thatthat waswas itit.
wln 264122 Iust.JusticeIust.ButBut whereforewherefore werewere youryour sharpe edgdesharp-edgedsharp edged kniuesknives vn-vnsheathdevn∣sheathdeunsheathed(sheathde?
wln 2642LadyLady Cob.CobhamCob.ToTo cutcut suchsuch simplesimple victuallvictual asas wewe hadhad.
wln 2643IudgeJudgejudgeSaySay wewe admitadmit thisthis answeranswer toto thosethose articlesarticles,
wln 2644VVhatWhat mademade yeye inin soso priuateprivate aa darkedark nookenook,
wln 2645SoSo farfar remoteremote fromfrom anyany commoncommon pathpath,
wln 2646AsAs waswas thethe thickethick wherewhere thethe deaddead corpescorpsecorpses waswas thrownethrown?
wln 2647Old.OldcastleOld.IournyingJourneyingjourneying mymy lordlord fromfrom LondonLondon fromfrom thethe termeterm,
wln 2648DowneDown intointo LancashireLancashire wherewhere wewe dodo dwelldwell,
wln 2649AndAnd whatwhat withwith ageage andand trauelltravel beingbeing faintfaint,
wln 2650VVeWe gladlygladly soughtsought aa placeplace wherewhere wewe mightmight restrest,
wln 2651FreeFree fromfrom resortresort ofof otherother passengerspassengers,
wln 2652AndAnd soso wewe strayedstrayed intointo thatthat secretsecret cornercorner.
wln 2653IudgeJudgejudgeTheseThese areare butbut ambagesambages toto driuedrive ofoffof timetime,
wln 2654AndAnd lingerlinger IusticeJusticejustice fromfrom herher purposdepurposed endend.
wln 2655ButBut whowho areare thesethese?
wln 2656EnterEnter thethe ConstableConstable, bringingbringing inin thethe IrishmanIrishman, sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof
wln 2657WrothamWrotham, andand DollDoll

wln 2658Const.ConstableConst.StayStay IudgementJudgementjudgement, andand releaserelease thosethose innocentsinnocents,
wln 2659ForFor herehere isis heehe, whosewhose handhand hathhath donedone thethe deeddeed,
wln 2660ForFor whichwhich theythey standstand inditedindicted atat thethe barrebar,
wln 2661ThisThis sauagesavage villainevillain, thisthis ruderude IrishIrish slaueslave,
wln 2662HisHis tonguetongue alreadyalready hathhath confestconfessed thethe factfact,
wln 2663AndAnd herehere isis witneswitness toto confirmeconfirm asas muchmuch.
wln 2664sirsir IohnJohnjohnYesYes mymy goodgood LordsLords, nono soonersooner hadhad hehe slaineslain
wln 2665HisHis louingloving mastermaster forfor thedthethe wealthwealth hehe hadhad,
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wln 2666ButBut II vponupon thethe instantinstant metmet withwith himhim,
wln 2667AndAnd whatwhat hehe purchacdepurchased withwith thethe losseloss ofof bloudblood::,
wln 2668WithWith strokesstrokes II presentlypresently bereau’debereaved himhim ofof,
wln 2669SomeSome ofof thethe whichwhich isis spentspent, thethe restrest remainingremaining,
wln 2670II willinglywillingly surrendersurrender toto thethe handshands
wln 2671OfOf oldold sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee, asas beingbeing hishis,
wln 2672BesideBeside mymy LordLord IudgeJudgejudge, II greetgreet youryour honorhonorhonour,
wln 2673WithWith lettersletters fromfrom mymy LordLord ofof WinchesterWinchester.deliuersdelivers aa letterletter.
wln 2674LeeLeeIsIs thisthis thethe wolfewolf whosewhose thirstythirsty throatethroat diddid drinkedrink
wln 2675MyMy dearedear sonnesson’s bloudblood? artart thouthou thethe snakesnake
wln 2676HeHe cherishtcherished, yetyet withwith enuiousenvious piercingpiercing stingsting,
wln 2677AssaildstAssailed’stassailed’st himhim mortallymortally? foulefoul stigmatikestigmatic,
wln 2678ThouThou venomevenom ofof thethe countrycountry wherewhere thouthou liuedstlivd’st,
wln 2679AndAnd pestilencepestilence ofof thisthis: werewere itit notnot thatthat lawlaw
wln 2680StandsStands readyready toto reuengerevenge thythy crueltiecruelty,
wln 2681TraitorTraitor toto GodGod, thythy mastermaster, andand toto meme,
wln 2682TheseThese handshands shouldshould bebe thythy executionerexecutioner.
wln 2683IudgeJudgejudgePatiencePatience sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee, youyou shallshall hauehave iusticejustice,
wln 2684AndAnd hehe thethe guerdonguerdon ofof hishis basebase desertdesert,
wln 2685TheThe factfact isis odiousodious, thereforetherefore taketake himhim hencehence,
wln 2686AndAnd beingbeing hangdehanged vntiluntil thethe wretchwretch bebe deaddead,
wln 2687HisHis bodybody afterafter shallshall bebe hangdhanged inin chaineschains,
wln 2688NeareNear toto thethe placeplace, wherewhere hehe diddid actact thethe murdermurder.
wln 2689Irish.IrishmanIrish.PretheePrithee LordLord shudgeshudge letlet meme hauehave minemine ownown clothesclothes,
wln 2690mymy stroucesstrouces therethere, andand letlet meme bebe hangdhanged inin aa withwith afterafter mymy cun-cuntrycun∣trycountry
wln 2691try,
wln 2691thethe IrishIrish fashionfashion.exitexit.
wln 2692IudgeJudgejudgeGoGo toto, awayaway withwith himhim, andand nownow sirsir IohnJohnjohn,
wln 2693AlthoughAlthough byby youyou, thisthis murthermurder camecame toto lightlight,
wln 2694AndAnd thereintherein youyou hauehave wellwell deseru’ddeserved, yetyet vprightupright lawlaw,
wln 2695SoSo willwill notnot hauehave youyou bebe excusdeexcused andand quitquit,
wln 2696ForFor youyou diddid robrob thethe IrishmanIrishman, byby whichwhich
wln 2697YouYou standstand attainedattained herehere ofof felonyfelony,
wln 2698BesideBeside, youyou hauehave binbeen lewdlewd, andand manymany yearesyears
wln 2699LedLed aa lasciuiouslascivious vnbeseemingunbeseeming lifelife.
wln 2700sirsir IohnJohnjohnOhOhO butbut mymy LordLord, hehe repentsrepents, sirsir IohnJohnjohn repentsrepents and
wln 2701hehe willwill mendmend.
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wln 2702IudgeJudgejudgeInIn hopehope thereofthereof, togethertogether withwith thethe fauourfavorfavour,
wln 2703MyMy LordLord ofof WinchesterWinchester intreatesentreats forfor youyou,
wln 2704WeWe areare contentcontent youyou shallshall bebe prouedproved.
wln 2705sirsir IohnJohnjohnII thankethank youryour goodgood LordshipLordship.
wln 2706IudgeJudgejudgeTheseThese otherother falslyfalsely herehere, accusdeaccused, andand broughtbrought
wln 2707InIn perillperil wrongfullywrongfully, wewe inin likelike sortsort
wln 2708DoDo setset atat libertyliberty, payingpaying theirtheir feesfees.
wln 2709LordLord Po.PowisPo.ThatThat officeoffice ifif itit pleaseplease yeye II willwill dodo,
wln 2710ForFor countriescountry’s sakesake, becausebecause II knowknow themthem wellwell,
wln 2711TheyThey areare mymy neighboursneighborsneighbours, thereforetherefore ofof mymy costcost,
wln 2712TheirTheir chargescharges shallshall bebe paidepaid.
wln 2713Lee.LeeLee...AndAnd forfor amendsamends,
wln 2714TouchingTouching thethe wrongwrong vnwittinglyunwittingly II hauehave donedone,
wln 2715ThereThere areare aa fewfew crownescrowns moremore forfor themthem toto drinkedrink.giuesgives themthem
aa pursepurse.

wln 2716IudgeJudgejudge.YourYour kindneskindness meritesmerits praisepraise sirsir RichardRichard LeeLee,
wln 2717SoSo letlet vsus hencehence.exeuntexeunt allall butbut LordLord PowessePowisPowesse andand OldcastleOldcastle.
wln 2718LordLord Po.PowisPo.ButBut PowessePowisPowesse stillstill mustmust staystay,
wln 2719ThereThere yetyet remainesremains aa partpart ofof thatthat truetrue louelove,
wln 2720HeHe owesowes hishis noblenoble friendfriend vnsatisfideunsatisfied,
wln 2721AndAnd vnperformdunperformed,, whichwhich firstfirst ofof allall dothdoth bindbind meme,
wln 2722ToTo gratulategratulate youryour lordshipslordship’s safes●fesafe deliuerydelivery,
wln 2723AndAnd thenthen intreatentreat, thatthat sincesince vnlooktunlooked forfor thusthus,
wln 2724WeWe herehere areare metmet, youryour honorhonorhonour wouldwould vouchsafevouchsafe,
wln 2725ToTo rideride withwith meme toto WalesWales, wherewhere thoughthough mymy powerpower,
wln 2726(ThoughThough notnot toto quittancequittance thosethose greatgreat benefitesbenefits,
wln 2727II hauehave receiudreceived ofof youyou) yetyet bothboth mymy househouse,
wln 2728MyMy pursepurse,, mymy seruantsservants, andand whatwhat elseelse II hauehave,
wln 2729AreAre allall atat youryour commandcommand, denydeny meme notnot,
wln 2730II knowknow thethe BishopsBishop’sbishop’s hatehate pursuespursues yeye soso,
wln 2731AsAs theresthere’s nono safetysafety inin abidingabiding herehere.
wln 2732Old.OldcastleOld.Tis’Tis truetrue mymy LordLord, andand GodGod forgiueforgive himhim forfor itit.
wln 2733LordLord Po.PowisPo.ThenThen letlet vsus hencehence, youyou shallshall bebe straightstraight prouidedprovided
wln 2734OfOf lustylusty geldingsgeldings, andand onceonce entredentered VValesWales,
wln 2735VVellWell maymay thethe BishopBishop hunthunt, butbut spightspite hishis faceface,
wln 2736HeHe neuer morenevermorenever more shallshall hauehave thethe gamegame inin chacechase.exeuntexeunt.

wln 2737FINISFINIS.

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Textual Notes
  1. 326 (7-b) : The regularized reading thief is supplied for the original th[*]efe.
  2. 328 (7-b) : The regularized reading spared is supplied for the original sp[****].
  3. 636 (12-a) : The regularized reading servingman is amended from the original seruingmaan.
  4. 683 (12-b) : The regularized reading old is supplied for the original o[*]d.
  5. 802 (14-b) : The regularized reading Murley is supplied for the original [******].
  6. 802 (14-b) : The regularized reading Phew is supplied for the original [***].
  7. 802 (14-b) : The regularized reading Paltry is supplied for the original [*]altry.
  8. 803 (14-b) : The regularized reading mercy is supplied for the original mer[***].
  9. 803 (14-b) : The regularized reading upon is supplied for the original [****].
  10. 803 (14-b) : The regularized reading us is supplied for the original [**].
  11. 803 (14-b) : The regularized reading what is supplied for the original [****].
  12. 838 (15-a) : The regularized reading out is supplied for the original o[··].
  13. 838 (15-a) : The regularized reading , is supplied for the original [·].
  14. 838 (15-a) : The regularized reading occasion is supplied for the original [····]sion.
  15. 839 (15-a) : The regularized reading spend is supplied for the original s[····].
  16. 839 (15-a) : The regularized reading ten is supplied for the original [·····].
  17. 839 (15-a) : The regularized reading too is supplied for the original [···].
  18. 1010 (17-a) : The regularized reading first comes from the original first, though possible variants include fifth.
  19. 1300 (21-a) : The regularized reading boikin comes from the original boikin, though possible variants include bodkin.
  20. 1515 (24-a) : The regularized reading they is amended from the original the.
  21. 1564 (25-a) : The regularized reading casting is supplied for the original [·]asting.
  22. 1593 (25-b) : The regularized reading swore is supplied for the original [·····].
  23. 1593 (25-b) : The regularized reading to is supplied for the original [··].
  24. 1594 (25-b) : The regularized reading lusty is supplied for the original [·····].
  25. 1594 (25-b) : The regularized reading thief is supplied for the original [···]efe.
  26. 1595 (25-b) : The regularized reading Angel is supplied for the original Ang[··].
  27. 1595 (25-b) : The regularized reading just is supplied for the original [·]ust.
  28. 1629 (26-a) : The regularized reading John is supplied for the original I[***].
  29. 1636 (26-a) : The regularized reading him is amended from the original hm.
  30. 1707 (27-a) : The regularized reading Murley is amended from the original Mar..
  31. 2290 (35-a) : The regularized reading dizeard comes from the original dizeard, though possible variants include dizened.
  32. 2304 (35-a) : Club is the Lancashire carrier.
  33. 2304 (35-a) : The regularized reading dizard comes from the original dizard, though possible variants include dizened.
  34. 2359 (36-a) : The regularized reading guests is amended from the original guesse.
  35. 2638 (40-a) : The regularized reading bloody is amended from the original boudy.
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Sir John Oldcastle, 1