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offence unto your majesty�察�We may be bold to use authority。
KING。 As how�拭�
BISHOP。 To summon him unto the Arches�察�Where such offences have
their punishment。
KING。 To answer personally�拭�is that your meaning�拭�
BISHOP。 It is�察�my lord。
KING。 How�察�if he appeal�拭�
BISHOP。 He cannot�察�my Lord�察�in such a case as this。
SUFFOLK。 Not where Religion is the plea�察�my lord。
KING。 I took it always�察�that our self stood out�察�As a sufficient refuge�察�
unto whom Not any but might lawfully appeal。 But we'll not argue now
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upon that point。 For Sir John Old´castle�察�whom you accuse�察�Let me entreat
you to dispence awhile With your high title of pre´eminence。
��In scorn。�А�
Report did never yet condemn him so�察 �But he hath always been
reputed loyal�此 �And in my knowledge I can say thus much�察 �That he is
virtuous�察�wise�察�and honourable。 If any way his conscience be seduced�察�To
waver in his faith�察�I'll send for him�察�And school him privately�察�if that serve
not�察 �Then afterward you may proceed against him。 Butler�察 �be you the
messenger for us�察�And will him presently repair to court。
��Exeunt。�А�
SIR JOHN。 How now�察�my lord�察�why stand you discontent�拭�In sooth�察�
me thinks the King hath well decreed。
BISHOP。 Yea�察�yea�察�sir John�察�if he would keep his word�察�But I perceive
he favours him so much�察�As this will be to small effect�察�I fear。
SIR JOHN。 Why�察�then�察�I'll tell you what y'are bets to do�此�If you suspect
the King will be but cold In reprehending him�察�send you a process too To
serve upon him�此 �so you may be sure To make him answer 't�察�howsoe'er it
fall。
BISHOP。 And well remembered� �I will have it so。 A Sumner shall
be sent about it straight。
��Exit。�А�
SIR JOHN。 Yea�察�do so。 In the mean space this remains For kind sir
John of Wrotham�察 �honest Jack。 Me thinks the purse of gold the Bishop
gave Made a good show�察 �it had a tempting look。 Beshrew me�察 �but my
fingers' ends to itch To be upon those rudduks。 Well�察�tis thus�此�I am not as
the world does take me for�察�If ever wolf were clothed in sheep's coat�察�Then
I am he��old huddle and twang�察�yfaith�察�A priest in show�察�but in plain terms
a thief。 Yet�察�let me tell you too�察�an honest thief�察�One that will take it where
it may be spared�察�And spend it freely in good fellowship。 I have as many
shapes as Proteus had�察�That still�察�when any villainy is done�察�There may be
none suspect it was sir John。 Besides�察�to comfort me��for what's this life�察�
Except the crabbed bitterness thereof�察 �Be sweetened now and then with
lechery�拭�I have my Doll�察�my concubine�察�as twere�察�To frolic with�察�a lusty
bouncing girl。 But whilst I loiter here�察�the gold may scape�察�And that must
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not be so。 It is mine own�察�Therefore�察�I'll meet him on his way to court�察�
And shrive him of it�此 �there will be the sport。
��Exit。�А�
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SCENE III。 Kent。 An outer court before lord
Cobham's house。
��Enter three or four poor people�此�some soldiers�察 �some old men。�А�
FIRST。 God help� �God help� �there's law for punishing�察�But there's no
law for our necessity�此�There be more stocks to set poor soldiers in�察�Than
there be houses to relieve them at。
OLD MAN。 Faith�察�housekeeping decays in every place�察�Even as Saint
Peter writ�察�still worse and worse。
FOURTH。 Master mayor of Rochester has given commandment�察�that
none shall go abroad out of the parish�察�and they have set an order down
forsooth�察 �what every poor householder must give towards our relief�此�
where there be some ceased�察�I may say to you�察�had almost as much need to
beg as we。
FIRST。 It is a hard world the while。
OLD MAN。 If a poor man come to a door to ask for God's sake�察�they
ask him for a license�察�or a certificate from a Justice。
SECOND。 Faith we have none but what we bear upon our bodies�察�our
maimed limbs�察�God help us。
FOURTH。 And yet�察�as lame as I am�察�I'll with the king into France�察�if I
can crawl but a shipboard。 I had rather be slain in France�察�than starve in
England。
OLD MAN。 Ha�察�were I but as lusty as I was at the battle of Shrewbury�察�
I would not do as I do�此 �but we are now come to the good lord
Cobham's�察�to the best man to the poor that is in all Kent。
FOURTH。 God bless him� �there be but few such。
��Enter Lord Cobham with Harpoole。�А�
COBHAM。 Thou peevish�察�froward man�察�what wouldst thou have�拭�
HARPOOLE。 This pride�察 �this pride�察 �brings all to beggary。 I served
your father�察�and your grandfather�察�Show me such two men now� �No� �No� �
Your backs�察�your backs�察�the devil and pride�察�Has cut the throat of all good
housekeeping。 They were the best Yeomens' masters�察�That ever were in
England。
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COBHAM。 Yea�察�except thou have a crew of seely knaves And sturdy
rogues still feeding at my gate�察�There is no hospitality with thee。
HARPOOLE。 They may sit at the gat well enough�察�but the devil of any
thing you give them�察�except they will eat stones。
COBHAM。 Tis long�察�then�察�of such hungry knaves as you。
��Pointing to the beggars。�А�
Yea�察 �sir�察 �here's your retinue�察 �your guests be come。 They know their
hours�察�I warrant you。
OLD MAN。 God bless your honour� �God save the good Lord
Cobham And all his house� �
SOLDIER。 Good your honour�察�bestow your blessed alms Upon poor
men。
COBHAM。 Now�察 �sir�察 �here be your Alms knights。 Now are you As
safe as the Emperour。
HARPOOLE。 My Alms knights� �nay�察�th' are yours。 It is a shame for
you�察 �and I'll stand too 't�察 �Your foolish alms maintains more vagabonds�察�
Than all the noblemen in Kent beside。 Out�察�you rogues�察�you knaves� �work
for your livings� �Alas�察�poor men� �O Lord�察�they may beg their hearts out�察�
There's no more charity amongst men than amongst So many mastiff
dogs��What make you here�察 �You needy knaves�拭 �Away�察 �away�察 �you
villains。
SECOND SOLDIER。 I beseech you�察�sir�察�be good to us。
COBHAM。 Nay�察 �nay�察 �they know thee well enough。 I think that all
the beggars in this land are thy acquaintance。 Go bestow your alms�察�none
will control you�察�sir。
HARPOOLE。 What should I give them�拭�you are grown so beggarly�察�
you have scarce a bit of bread to give at your door。 You talk of your
religion so long�察�that you have banished charity from amongst you�察�a man
may make a flax shop in your kitchen chimneys�察 �for any fire there is
stirring。
COBHAM。 If thou wilt give them nothing�察 �send them hence�此 �let
them not stand here starving in the cold。
HARPOOLE。 Who� �I drive them hence�拭 �If I drive poor men from
your door�察�I'll be hanged�察�I know not what I may come to my self。 Yea�察�
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