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cup of sack for the Sumner。

BUTLER。
Here; sir; here。

HARPOOLE。
Here; slave; I drink to thee。

SUMNER。
I thank you; sir。

HARPOOLE。
Now if thou findst thy stomach wellbecause thou shalt
see my Lord keep's meat in's houseif thou wilt go in; 
thou shalt have a piece of beef to the break fast。

SUMNER。
No; I am very well; good Master serving…man; I thank
you; very well sir。

HARPOOLE。
I am glad on't。  Then be walking towards Rochester to keep
your stomach warm; and Sumner; if I may know you disturb
a good wench within this Diocese; if I do not make thee eat
her petticoat; if there were four yards of Kentish cloth in't;
I am a villain。

SUMNER。
God be with you; Master serving…man。

'Exit。'

HARPOOLE。
Farewell; Sumner。

'Enter Constable。'

CONSTABLE。
God save you Master Harpoole。

HARPOOLE。
Welcome; Constable; welcome; Constable; what news with thee?

CONSTABLE。
And't please you; Master Harpoole; I am to make hue and cry;
for a fellow with one eye that has robbed two Clothiers; and am
to crave your hindrance; for to search all suspected places; and
they say there was a woman in the company。

HARPOOLE。
Hast thou been at the Alehouse? hast thou sought there?

CONSTABLE。
I durst not search; sir; in my Lord Cobham's liberty; except I
had some of his servants; which are for my warrant。

HARPOOLE。
An honest Constable! an honest Constable!  Call forth him
that keeps the Alehouse here。

CONSTABLE。
Ho! who's within there?

'Enter Ale…man。'

ALE MAN。
Who calls there? come near a God's name!  Oh; is't you;
Master Constable and Master Harpoole? you are welcome
with all my heart。  What make you here so early this morning?

HARPOOLE。
Sirra; what strangers do you lodge? there is a robbery done
this morning; and we are to search for all suspected persons。

ALE MAN。
God's bores!  I am sorry for't: yfaith; sir; I lodge no body but
a good honest merry priest;they call him sir John a Wrotham
and a handsome woman that is his niece; that he says he has
some suit in law for; and as they go up & down to London;
sometimes they lie at my house。

HARPOOLE。
What; is he here in thy house now?

ALE MAN。
She is; sir。  I promise you; sir; he is a quiet man; and because
he will not trouble too many rooms; he makes the woman lie
every night at his bed's feet。

HARPOOLE。
Bring her forth!  Constable; bring her forth! let's see her; let's
see her。

ALE MAN。
Dorothy; you must come down to Master Constable。


DOLL。
Anon; forsooth。

'She enters。'

HARPOOLE。
Welcome; sweet lass; welcome。

DOLL。
I thank you; good Master serving…man; and master
Constable also。

HARPOOLE。
A plump girl by the mass; a plump girl!  Ha; Doll; ha!
Wilt thou forsake the priest; and go with me?

CONSTABLE。
A! well said; Master Harpoole; you are a merry old man;
yfaith。  Yfaith; you will never be old。  Now; by the mack;
a pretty wench indeed!

HARPOOLE。
Ye old mad merry Constable; art thou advised of that。  Ha;
well said; Doll! fill some ale here。

DOLL。
'Aside。'  Oh; if I wist this old priest would not stick to me;
by Jove; I would ingle this old serving…man。

HARPOOLE。
Oh you old mad colt! yfaith; I'll feak you! fill all the pots in
the house there。

CONSTABLE。
Oh; well said; Master Harpoole! you are heart of oak when
all's done。

HARPOOLE。
Ha; Doll; thou hast a sweet pair of lips; by the mass。

DOLL。
Truly you are a most sweet old man; as ever I saw; by my
troth; you have a face; able to make any woman in love with you。

HARPOOLE。
Fill; sweet Doll; I'll drink to thee。

DOLL。
'I pledge you; sir; and thank you therefore;
And I pray you let it come。'

HARPOOLE。
'Embracing her。'  Doll; canst thou love me?  A mad merry
lass! would to God I had never seen thee!

DOLL。
I warrant you; you will not out of my thoughts this
twelvemonth; truly you are as full of favour; as a man may be。 
Ah; these sweet grey locks! by my troth; they are most lovely。

CONSTABLE。
God boores; master Harpoole; I will have one buss too。

HARPOOLE。
No licking for you; Constable! hand off; hand off!

CONSTABLE。
Bur lady; I love kissing as well as you。

DOLL。
Oh; you are an odd boy; you have a wanton eye of your own!
ah; you sweet sugar lipped wanton; you will win as many 
women's hearts as come in your company。

'Enter Priest。'

WROTHAM。
Doll; come hither。

HARPOOLE。
Priest; she shall not。

DOLL。
I'll come anon; sweet love。

WROTHAM。
Hand off; old fornicator。

HARPOOLE。
Vicar; I'll sit here in spite of thee。  Is this fit stuff for a priest to
carry up and down with him?


WROTHAM。
Ah; sirra; dost thou not know that a good fellow parson may
have a chapel of ease; where his parish Church is far off?

HARPOOLE。
You whoreson stoned Vicar!

WROTHAM。
You old stale ruffin! you lion of Cotswold!

HARPOOLE。
Swounds; Vicar; I'll geld you!

'Flies upon him。'

CONSTABLE。
Keep the King's peace!

DOLL。
Murder! murder! murder!

ALE MAN。
Hold! as you are men; hold! for God's sake be quiet!  Put up
your weapons; you draw not in my house。

HARPOOLE。
You whoreson bawdy priest!

WROTHAM。
You old mutton monger!

CONSTABLE。
Hold; sir John; hold!

DOLL。
'To the Priest。'  I pray thee; sweet hear; be quiet。  I was but
sitting to drink a pot of ale with him; even as kind a man as
ever I met with。

HARPOOLE。
Thou art a thief; I warrant thee。

WROTHAM。
Then I am but as thou hast been in thy days。  Let's not be
ashamed of our trade; the King has been a thief himself。


DOLL。
Come; be quiet。  Hast thou sped?

WROTHAM。
I have; wench:  here be crowns; yfaith。

DOLL。
Come; let's be all friends then。

CONSTABLE。
Well said; mistress Dorothy; yfaith。

HARPOOLE。
Thou art the maddest priest that ever I met with。

WROTHAM。
Give me thy hand; thou art as good a fellow。  I am a
singer; a drinker; a bencher; a wencher!  I can say a
mass; and kiss a lass!  Faith; I have a parsonage; and 
because I would not be at too much charges; this wench
serves me for a sexton。

HARPOOLE。
Well said; mad priest; we'll in and be friends。

'Exeunt。'


ACT II。 SCENE II。 London。  A room in the Axe Inn;
without Bishop…gate。

'Enter sir Roger Acton; master Bourne; master Beverly;
and William Murley the brewer of Dunstable。'

ACTON。
Now; master Murley; I am well assured
You know our arrant; and do like the cause;
Being a man affected as we are。

MURLEY。
Mary; God dild ye; dainty my dear! no master; good sir
Roger Acton Knight; master Bourne; and master Beverly
esquires; gentlemen; and justices of the peaceno master I; 
but plain William Murley; the brewer of Dunstable; your 
honest neighbour; and your friend; if ye be men of my
profession。

BEVERLY。
Professed friends to Wickliffe; foes to Rome。

MURLEY。
Hold by me; lad; lean upon that staff; good master
Beverly:  all of a house。  Say your mind; say your mind。

ACTON。
You know our faction now is grown so great;
Throughout the realm; that it begins to smoke
Into the Clergy's eyes; and the King's ear。
High time it is that we were drawn to head;
Our general and officers appointed;
And wars; ye wot; will ask great store of coin。
Able to strength our action with your purse;
You are elected for a colonel
Over a regiment of fifteen bands。

MURLEY。
Fue; paltry; paltry! in and out; to and fro! be it more or
less; upon occasion。  Lord have mercy upon us; what a
world is this!  Sir Roger Acton; I am but a Dunstable
man; a plain brewer; ye know:  will lusty Cavaliering 
captains; gentlemen; come at my calling; go at my
bidding?  Dainty my dear; they'll do a god of wax; a
horse or cheese; a prick and a pudding。  No; no; ye 
must appoint some lord; or knight at least; to that place。

BOURNE。
Why; master Murley; you shall be a Knight:
Were you not in election to be shrieve?
Have ye not past all offices but that?
Have ye not wealth to make your wife a lady?
I warrant you; my lord; our General
Bestows that honor on you at first sight。

MURLEY。
Mary; God dild ye; dainty my dear!
But tell me; who shall be our General?
Where's the lord Cobham; sir John Old…castle;
That noble alms…giver; housekeeper; virtuous;
 Religious gentleman?  Come to me there; boys;
Come to me there!

ACTON。
Why; who but he shall be our General?

MURLEY。
And shall he knight me; and make me colonel?

ACTON。
My word for that:  sir William Murley; knight。

MURLEY。
Fellow sir Roger Acton; knight; all fellowsI mean
in armshow strong are we? how many partners?  Our
enemies beside the King are might:  be it more or less
upon occasion; reckon our force。

ACTON。
There are of us; our friends; and followers;
Three thousand and three hundred at the least;
Of northern lads four thousand; beside horse;
》From Kent there comes with sir John Old…castle
Seven thousand; then from London issue out;
Of masters; servants; strangers; prentices;
Forty odd thousands into Ficket field;
Where we appoint our special rendezvous。

MURLEY。
Fue; paltry; paltry; in and out; to and fro!  Lord have
mercy upon us; what a world is this!  Where's that
Ficket field; sir Roger?

ACTON。
Behind saint Giles in the field near Holborne。

MURLEY。
Newgate; up Holborne; S。 Giles in the field; and to
Tiborne: an old saw。  For the day; for the day?

ACTON。
On Friday next; the fourteenth day of January。

MURLEY。
Tyllie vallie; trust me never if I have any liking of that
day! fue; paltry; paltry! Friday; quoth a!  Dismal day! 
Childermass day this year was Friday。

BEVERLY。
Nay; master Murley; if you observe the days;
We make some question of your constancy。
All days are like to men resolved in right。

MURLEY。
Say Amen; and say no more; but say; and hold; 
master Beverly:  Friday next; and Ficket field;
and William Murley; and his merry men shall be 
all one。  I have half a score jades that draw my
beer carts;
And every jade shall bear a knave;
And every knave shall wear a jack;
And every jack shall have a skull;
And every skull shall shew a spear;
And every spear shall kill a foe
At Ficket field; at Ficket field。
John and Tom; and Dick and Hodge;
And Rafe and Robin; William & George;
And all my knaves shall fight like men;
At Ficket field on Friday next。

BOURNE。
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