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backed with other grave and sober men; May by his gentle and persuasive
speech Perhaps prevail more than we can with power。
SHREWSBURY。 Believe me; but your honor well advises: Let us
make haste; for I do greatly fear Some of their graves this morning's work
will bear。
'Exeunt。'
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ACT II。
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SCENE I。 Cheapside。
'Enter three or four Apprentices of trades; with a pair of cudgels。'
HARRY。 Come; lay down the cudgels。 Ho; Robin; you met us well at
Bunhill; to have you with us a Maying this morning。
ROBIN。 Faith; Harry; the head drawer at the Miter by the great
Conduit called me up; and we went to breakfast into St。 Anne lane。 But
come; who begins? in good faith; I am clean out of practise。 When wast at
Garrets school; Harry?
HARRY。 Not this great while; never since I brake his ushers head;
when he played his scholars prize at the Star in Bread…street。 I use all to
George Philpots at Dowgate; he's the best backswordman in England。
KIT。 Bate me an ace of that; quoth Bolton。
HARRY。 I'll not bate ye a pin on 't; sir; for; by this cudgel; tis true。
KIT。 I will cudgel that opinion out of ye: did you break an ushers head;
sir?
HARRY。 Aye; marry; did I; sir。
KIT。 I am very glad on 't: you shall break mine too; and ye can。
HARRY。 Sirrah; I prithee; what art thou?
KIT。 Why; I am a prentice as thou art; seest thou now? I'll play with
thee at blunt here in Cheapside; and when thou hast done; if thou beest
angry; I'll fight with thee at sharp in Moore fields。 I have a sword to serve
my turn in a favor。 。 。 。 come Julie; to serve 。 。 。 。
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SCENE II。 Saint Martins…le…Grand。
'Enter Lincoln; two Bettses; Williamson; Sherwin; and other; armed;
Doll in a shirt of mail; a headpiece; sword; and buckler; a crew attending。'
CLOWN。 Come; come; we'll tickle their turnips; we'll butter their
boxes。 Shall strangers rule the roost? yes; but we'll baste the roost。 Come;
come; a flaunt; a flaunt!
GEORGE。 Brother; give place; and hear John Lincoln speak。
CLOWN。 Aye; Lincoln my leader; And Doll my true breeder; With the
rest of our crew; Shall ran tan tarra ran; Do all they what they can。 Shall
we be bobbed; braved? no: Shall we be held under? no; We are freeborne;
And do take scorn To be used so。
DOLL。 Peace there; I say! hear Captain Lincoln speak; keep silence;
till we know his mind at large。
CLOWN。 Then largely deliver; speak; bully: and he that presumes to
interrupt thee in thy oration; this for him。
LINCOLN。 Then; gallant bloods; you whose free souls do scorn To
bear the inforced wrongs of aliens; Add rage to resolution; fire the houses
Of these audacious strangers。 This is St。 Martins; And yonder dwells
Mutas; a wealthy Piccardy; At the Green Gate; De Barde; Peter Van
Hollocke; Adrian Martine; With many more outlandish fugitives。 Shall
these enjoy more privilege than we In our own country? let's; then;
become their slaves。 Since justice keeps not them in greater awe; We be
ourselves rough ministers at law。
CLOWN。 Use no more swords; nor no more words; but fire the houses;
brave captain courageous; fire me their houses。
DOLL。 Aye; for we may as well make bonfires on May day as at
midsummer: we'll alter the day in the calendar; and set it down in flaming
letters。
SHERWIN。 Stay! No; that would much endanger the whole city;
Whereto I would not the least prejudice。
DOLL。 No; nor I neither; so may mine own house be burned for
company。 I'll tell ye what: we'll drag the strangers into More fields; and
there bombast them till they stink again。
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CLOWN。 And that's soon done; for they smell for fear already。
GEORGE。 Let some of us enter the strangers' houses; And; if we find
them there; then bring them forth。
DOLL。 But if ye bring them forth ere ye find them; I'll ne'er allow of
that。
CLOWN。 Now; Mars; for thy honor; Dutch or French; So it be a
wench; I'll upon her。
'Exeunt some and Sherwin。'
WILLIAMSON。 Now; lads; sure shall we labor in our safety。 I hear the
Mayor hath gathered men in arms; And that Shreeve More an hour ago
rised Some of the Privy Counsel in at Ludgate: Force now must make our
peace; or else we fall; 'Twill soon be known we are the principal。
DOLL。 And what of that? if thou beest afraid; husband; go home again;
and hide they head; for; by the Lord; I'll have a little sport; now we are at
it。
GEORGE。 Let's stand upon our swords; and; if they come; Receive
them as they were our enemies。
'Enter Sherwin and the rest。'
CLOWN。 A purchase; a purchase! we have found; we ha found
DOLL。 What?
CLOWN。 Nothing; not a French Fleming nor a Fleming French to be
found; but all fled; in plain English。
LINCOLN。 How now! have you found any?
SHERWIN。 No; not one; they're all fled。
LINCOLN。 Then fire the houses; that; the Mayor being busy About the
quenching of them; we may escape; Burn down their kennels: let us
straight away; Least this day prove to us an ill May day。
CLOWN。 Fire; fire! I'll be the first: If hanging come; tis welcome;
that's the worst。
'Exeunt。'
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SCENE III。 The Guildhall。
'Enter at one door Sir Thomas More and Lord Mayor; at another door
Sir John Munday hurt。'
LORD MAYOR。 What; Sir John Munday; are you hurt?
SIR JOHN。 A little knock; my lord。 There was even now A sort of
prentices playing at cudgels; I did command them to their masters' houses;
But now; I fear me; they are gone to join With Lincoln; Sherwin; and their
dangerous train。
MORE。 The captains of this insurrection Have taken themselves to
arms; and came but now To both the Counters; where they have released
Sundry indebted prisoners; and from thence I hear that they are gone into
St。 Martins; Where they intend to offer violence To the amazed Lombards:
therefore; my lord; If we expect the safety of the city; Tis time that force or
parley do encounter With these displeased men。
'Enter a Messenger。'
LORD MAYOR。 How now! what news?
MESSENGER。 My lord; the rebels have broke open Newgate; From
whence they have delivered many prisoners; Both felons and notorious
murderers; That desperately cleave to their lawless train。
LORD MAYOR。 Up with the drawbridge; gather some forces To
Cornhill and Cheapside:and; gentlemen; If diligence be weighed on
every side; A quiet ebb will follow this rough tide。
'Enter Shrewsbury; Surrey; Palmer; and Cholmley。'
SHREWSBURY。 Lord Mayor; his majesty; receiving notice Of this
most dangerous insurrection; Hath sent my lord of Surrey and myself; Sir
Thomas Palmer and our followers; To add unto your forces our best means
For pacifying of this mutiny。 In God's name; then; set on with happy speed!
The king laments; if one true subject bleed。
SURREY。 I hear they mean to fire the Lombards' houses: Oh power;
what art thou in a madman's eyes! Thou makest the plodding idiot bloody…
wise。
MORE。 My lords; I doubt not but we shall appease With a calm breath
this flux of discontent: To call them to a parley; questionless
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PALMER。 May fall out good: tis well said; Master More。
MORE。 Let's to these simple men; for many sweat Under this act; that
knows not the law's debt Which hangs upon their lives; for silly men Plod
on they know not how; like a fool's pen; That; ending; shows not any
sentence writ; Linked but to common reason or slightest wit: These follow
for no ha