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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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