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BISHOP。 Yea�察�of high treason�察�traitor�察�heretic。
COBHAM。 Defiance in his face that calls me so。 I am as true a loyal
gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy。 The King shall
witness my late faithful service�察�For safety of his sacred majesty。
BISHOP。 What thou art the king's hand shall testify�此�Shewt him�察�Lord
Warden。
COBHAM。 Jesu defend me� �Is't possible your cunning could so
temper The princely disposition of his mind�察�To sign the damage of a loyal
subject�拭�Well�察�the best is�察�it bears an antedate�察�Procured by my absence�察�
and your malice�察 �But I�察 �since that�察 �have shewd my self as true As any
churchman that dare challenge me。 Let me be brought before his majesty�察�
If he acquit me not�察�then do your worst。
BISHOP。 We are not bound to do king offices For any traitor�察�
schismatic�察�nor heretic。 The king's hand is our warrant for our work�察�Who
is departed on his way for France�察�And at Southhampton doth repose this
night。
HARPOOLE。 O that it were the blessed will of God�察�that thou and I
were within twenty mile of it�察�on Salisbury plan� �I would lose my head if
ever thou broughtst thy head hither again。
��Aside。�А�
COBHAM。 My Lord Warden o' the cinque Ports�察 �& my Lord of
Rochester�察 �ye are joint Commissioners�此 �favor me so much�察 �On my
expence to bring me to the king。
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BISHOP。 What�察�to Southhampton�拭�
COBHAM。 Thither�察�my good Lord�察�And if he do not clear me of all
guilt�察�And all suspicion of conspiracy�察 �Pawning his princely warrant for
my truth�此�I ask no favour�察�but extremest torture。 Bring me�察�or send me to
him�察�good my Lord�此�Good my Lord Warden�察�Master Shrieve�察�entreat。
��Here the Lord Warden�察�and Croamer uncover the Bishop�察�and secretly
whispers with him。�А�
Come hither�察 �ladynay�察 �sweet wife�察 �forbear To heap one sorrow on
another's neck�此�Tis grief enough falsely to be accused�察�And not permitted
to acquit my self�察�Do not thou with thy kind respective tears�察�Torment thy
husband's heart that bleeds for thee�察�But be of comfort。 God hath help in
store For those that put assured trust in him。 Dear wife�察�if they commit me
to the Tower�察�Come up to London to your sister's house�此�That being near
me�察�you may comfort me。 One solace find I settled in my soul�察�That I am
free from treason's very thought�此 �Only my conscience for the Gospel's
sake Is cause of all the troubles I sustain。
LADY COBHAM。 O my dear Lord�察�what shall betide of us�拭�You to
the Tower�察 �and I turned out of doors�察 �Our substance seized unto his
highness' use�察�Even to the garments longing to our backs。
HARPOOLE。 Patience�察�good madame�察�things at worst will mend�察�And
if they do not�察�yet our lives may end。
BISHOP。 Urge it no more�察 �for if an Angel spake�察 �I swear by sweet
saint Peter's blessed keys�察�First goes he to the Tower�察�then to the stake。
CROAMER。 But by your leave�察 �this warrant doth not stretch To
imprison her。 BISHOP。 No�察�turn her out of doors�察�
��Lord Warden and Old´castle whisper。�А�
Even as she is�察�and lead him to the Tower�察�With guard enough for fear
of rescuing。
LADY COBHAM。 O�察�God requite thee�察�thou blood´thirsty man。
COBHAM。 May it not be�察 �my Lord of Rochester�拭 �Wherein have I
incurred your hate so far�察�That my appeal unto the King's denied�拭�
BISHOP。 No hate of mine�察�but power of holy church�察�Forbids all favor
to false heretics。
COBHAM。 Your private malice�察�more than public power�察�Strikes most
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at me�察�but with my life it ends。
HARPOOLE。 O that I had the Bishop in that fear�察�
��Aside。�А�
That once I had his Sumner by our selves� �
CROAMER。 My Lord�察�yet grant one suit unto us all�察�That this same
ancient serving man may wait Upon my lord his master in the Tower。
BISHOP。 This old iniquity�察 �this heretic�拭 �That�察 �in contempt of our
church discipline�察 �Compelled my Sumner to devour his process� �Old
Ruffian past´grace�察 �upstart schismatic�察 �Had not the King prayed us to
pardon ye�察�Ye had fried for it�察�ye grizzled heretic。
HARPOOLE。 Sblood�察�my lord Bishop�察�ye do me wrong。 I am neither
heretic nor puritan�察�but of the old church�此�I'll swear�察�drink ale�察�kiss a wench�察�
go to mass�察�eat fish all Lent�察�and fast Fridays with cakes and wine�察�fruit
and spicery�察�shrive me of my old sins afore Easter�察�and begin new afore
whitsontide。
CROAMER。 A merry�察�mad�察�conceited knave�察�my lord。
HARPOOLE。 That knave was simply put upon the Bishop。
BISHOP。 Well�察�God forgive him and I pardon him。 Let him attend his
master in the Tower�察�For I in charity wish his soul no hurt。
COBHAM。 God bless my soul from such cold charity� �
BISHOP。 Too th' Tower with him�察�and when my leisure serves�察�I will
examine him of Articles。 Look�察�my lord Warden�察�as you have in charge�察�
The Shrive perform his office。
LORD WARDEN。 Yes�察�my lord。
��Enter the Sumner with books。�А�
BISHOP。 What bringst thou there�拭�what�察�books of heresy�拭�
SUMNER。 Yea�察�my lord�察�here's not a latin book�察�no�察�not so much as
our lady's Psalter。 Here's the Bible�察�the testament�察�the Psalms in meter�察�
the sickman's salve�察 �the treasure of gladness�察 �and all in English�察 �not so
much but the Almanac's English。
BISHOP。 Away with them�察�to the fire with them�察�Clun� �Now fie upon
these upstart heretics。 All English� �burn them�察�burn them quickly�察�Clun� �
HARPOOLE。 But do not�察�Sumner�察�as you'll answer it�察�for I have there
English books�察�my lord�察�that I'll not part with for your Bishopric�此 �Bevis
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of Hampton�察�Owlglass�察�the Friar and the Boy�察�Eleanor Rumming�察 �Robin
hood�察 �and other such godly stories�察 �which if ye burn�察 �by this flesh�察 �I'll
make ye drink their ashes in Saint Marget's ale。
��Exeunt。�А�
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SCENE IV。 The entrance of the Tower。
��Enter Bishop of Rochester with his men in livery coats。�А�
FIRST SERVANT。 Is it your honor's pleasure we shall stay�察�Or come
back in the afternoon to fetch you�拭�
BISHOP。 Now you have brought me here into the Tower�察�You may go
back unto the Porters Lodge�察�And send for drink or such things as you
want�察�Where if I have occasion to employ you�察�I'll send some officer to
call you to me。 Into the city go not�察�I command you�此�Perhaps I may have
present need to use you。
SECOND SERVANT。 We will attend your worship here without。
BISHOP。 Do so�察�I pray you。
THIRD SERVANT。 Come�察�we may have a quart of wine at the Rose at
Barking�察�I warrant you�察�and come back an hour before he be ready to go。
FIRST SERVANT。 We must hie us then。
THIRD SERVANT。 Let's away。
��Exeunt。�А�
BISHOP。 Ho�察�Master Lieutenant。
LIEUTENANT。 Who calls there�拭�
BISHOP。 A friend of yours。
LIEUTENANT。 My lord of Rochester� �your honor's welcome。
BISHOP。 Sir�察�here's my warrant from the Counsel�察�For conference with
sir John Old´castle�察�Upon some matter of great consequence。
LIEUTENANT。 Ho�察�sir John� �
HARPOOLE。 Who calls there�拭�
LIEUTENANT。 Harpoole�察 �tell Sir John�察 �that my lord of Rochester
Comes from the counsel to confer with him。
HARPOOLE。 I will�察�sir。
LIEUTENANT。 I think you may as safe without suspicion�察 �As any
man in England�察�as I hear�察�For it was you most labored his commitment。
BISHOP。 I did�察�sir�察�and nothing repent it�察�I assure you。
��Enter sir John Old´castle and Harpoole。�А�
Master Leiftenant�察�I pray you give us leave�察�I must confer here with
sir John a little。
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LIEUTENANT。 With all my heart�察�my lord。
HARPOOLE。 ��Aside。�А �My lord�察�be ruled by me�此 �take this occasion
while tis offered�察�and on my life your lordship shall escape。
COBHAM。 No more�察�I say�察�peace�察�lest he should suspect it。
BISHOP。 Sir John�察�I am come unto you from the lords of his highness'
most honorable counsel�察 �to know if yet you do recant your errors�察�
conforming you unto the holy church。
COBHAM。 My lord of Rochester�察�on good advise�察�I see my error�察�but
yet�察 �understand me�察 �I mean not error in the faith I hold�察 �But error in
submitting to your pleasure�察�Therefore�察�your lordship�察�without more to do�察�
Must be a means to help me to escape。
BISHOP。 What means�察 �thou heretic�拭 �Darst thou but lift thy hand
against my calling�拭�
COBHAM。 No�察�not to hurt you for a thousand pound。
HARPOOLE。 Nothing but to borrow your upper garments a little�察�not
a word more�察 �for if you do�察 �you die�此�peace�察 �for waking the children。
There�察�put them on�察�dispatch�察�my lord。 The window that goes out into