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been oftentimes invested with�此�Grievous complaints have past between the
lips Of envious persons to upbraid the Clergy�察�Some carping at the livings
which we have�察�And others spurning at the ceremonies That are of ancient
custom in the church。 Amongst the which�察�Lord Cobham is a chief�此�What
inconvenience may proceed hereof�察 �Both to the King and to the
commonwealth�察 �May easily be discerned�察 �when like a frenzy This
innovation shall possess their minds。 These upstarts will have followers�察�to
uphold Their damned opinion�察 �more than Harry shall To undergo his
quarrel gainst the French。
SUFFOLK。 What proof is there against them to be had�察�That what you
say the law may justify�拭�
BISHOP。 They give themselves the name of Protestants�察�And meet in
fields and solitary groves。
SIR JOHN。 Was ever heard�察�my Lord�察�the like til now�拭�That thieves
and rebelssblood�察�heretics�察�Plain heretics�察�I'll stand tooth to their teeth
Should have�察 �to colour their vile practices�察 �A title of such worth as
Protestant�拭�
��Enter one with a letter。�А�
SUFFOLK。 O�察�but you must not swear�察�it ill becomes One of your coat
to rap out bloody oaths。
BISHOP。 Pardon him�察�good my Lord�察�it is his zeal�察�An honest country
prelate�察�who laments To see such foul disorder in the church。
SIR JOHN。 There's onethey call him Sir John Old´castle He has not
his name for naught�此 �for like a castle Doth he encompass them within his
walls�察�But till that castle be subverted quite�察�We ne'er shall be at quiet in
the realm。
BISHOP。 That is not our suit�察�my Lord�察�that he be ta'en�察�And brought
in question for his heresy。 Beside�察 �two letters brought me out of Wales�察�
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Wherein my Lord Hereford writes to me�察�What tumult and sedition was
begun�察�About the Lord Cobham at the Sises there�察。�For they had much ado
the calm the rage���察�And that the valiant Herbert is there slain。
SUFFOLK。 A fire that must be quenched。 Well�察 �say no more�察 �The
King anon goes to the counsel chamber�察 �There to debate of matters
touching France�此�As he doth pass by�察�I'll inform his grace Concerning your
petition�此 �Master Butler�察�If I forget�察�do you remember me。
BUTLER。 I will�察�my Lord。
��Offer him a purse。�А�
BISHOP。 Not for a recompence�察�But as a token of our love to you�察�By
me my Lords of the clergy do present This purse�察�and in it full a thousand
Angels�察�Praying your Lordship to accept their gift。
SUFFOLK。 I thank them�察�my Lord Bishop�察�for their love�察�But will not
take they money�察�if you please To give it to this gentleman�察�you may。
BISHOP。 Sir�察�then we crave your furtherance herein。
BUTLER。 The best I can�察�my Lord of Rochester。
BISHOP。 Nay�察�pray ye take it�察�trust me but you shall。
SIR JOHN。 Were ye all thee upon New Market heath�察�You should not
need strain curtsey who should ha't�察�Sir John would quickly rid ye of that
care。
SUFFOLK。 The King is coming。 Fear ye not�察 �my Lord�察 �The very
first thing I will break with him Shall be about your matter。
��Enter King Henry and Huntington in talk。�А�
KING。 My Lord of Suffolk�察�Was it not said the Clergy did refuse To
lend us money toward our wars in France�拭�
SUFFOLK。 It was�察�my Lord�察�but very wrongfully。
KING。 I know it was�察 �for Huntington here tells me�察�They have been
very bountiful of late。
SUFFOLK。 And still they vow�察 �my gracious Lord�察 �to be so�察 �Hoping
your majesty will think of them As of your loving subjects�察�and suppress
All such malicious errors as begin To spot their calling�察 �and disturb the
church。
KING。 God else forbid�此 �why�察 �Suffolk�察 �is there Any new rupture to
disquiet them�拭�
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SUFFOLK。 No new�察 �my Lord�察 �the old is great enough�察 �And so
increasing as�察 �if not cut down�察�Will breed a scandal to your royal state�察�
And set your Kingdom quickly in an uproar。 The Kentish knight�察 �Lord
Cobham�察 �in despite Of any law�察 �or spiritual discipline�察 �Maintains this
upstart new religion still�察�And divers great assemblies by his means And
private quarrels are commenced abroad�察�As by this letter more at large�察�my
liege�察�Is made apparent。
KING。 We do find it here�此�There was in Wales a certain fray of late�察�
Between two noblemen�察 �but what of this�拭 �Follows it straight�察 �Lord
Cobham must be he Did cause the same�拭 �I dare be sworn�察�good knight�察�
He never dreamt of any such contention。
BISHOP。 But in his name the quarrel did begin�察�About the opinion
which he held�察�my liege。
KING。 How if it did�拭�was either he in place�察�To take part with them�察�or
abet them in it�拭 �If brabling fellows�察 �whose inkindled blood�察 �Seethes in
their fiery veins�察�will needs go fight�察�Making their quarrels of some words
that past Either of you�察�or you�察�amongst their cups�察�Is the fault yours�察�or
are they guilty of it�拭�
SUFFOLK。 With pardon of your Highness�察�my dread lord�察�Such little
sparks�察�neglected�察�may in time Grow to a might flame�此 �but that's not all�察�
He doth�察�beside�察�maintain a strange religion�察�And will not be compelled to
come to mass。
BISHOP。 We do beseech you�察 �therefore�察 �gracious prince�察 �Without
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。