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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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God help   you�察 �poor   knaves�察  �ye   see   the   world�察 �yfaith�    �Well�察 �you   had   a 

mother�此    �well�察�God be with thee�察�good Lady�察�thy soul's at rest。             She gave 

more   in   shirts   and   smocks   to   poor   children�察  �than   you   spend   in   your 

house�察�& yet you live a beggar too。 

     COBHAM。         Even    the  worst    deed   that  ere  my    mother    did  was    in 

relieving such a fool as thou。 

     HARPOOLE。 Yea�察�yea�察�I am a fool still。               With all your wit you will 

die a beggar�察�go too。 

     COBHAM。 Go�察�you old fool�察�give the poor people something。                    Go in�察�

poor men�察�into the inner court�察�and take such alms as there is to be had。 

     SOLDIER。 God bless your honor。 

     HARPOOLE。 Hang you�察�rogues�察�hang you�察�there's nothing but misery 

amongst you�察�you fear no law�察�you。 

     ��Exit。�А�

     OLD MAN。 God bless you�察�good master Rafe�察�God save your life�察�you 

are good to the poor still。 

     ��Enter the Lord Powis disguised�察�and shroud himself。�А�

     COBHAM。          What    fellow's   yonder     comes    along    the   grove�拭   �Few 

passengers there be that know this way�此�Me thinks he stops as though he 

stayed for me�察�And meant to shroud himself amongst the bushes。 I know 

the Clergy hate me to the death�察�And my religion gets me many foes�此�And 

this may be some desperate rogue�察�suborned To work me mischief。As it 

pleaseth God� �If he come toward me�察�sure I'll stay his coming Be he but 

one manwhat so'er he be。 

     ��The Lord Powis comes on。�А�

     I have been well acquainted with that face。 

     POWIS。 Well met�察�my honorable lord and friend。 

     COBHAM。 You are welcome�察�sir�察�what ere you be�察�But of this sudden�察�

sir�察�I do not know you。 

     POWIS。   I   am   one   that   wisheth   well   unto   your   honor�察  �My   name   is 

Powis�察�an old friend of yours。 

     COBHAM。 My honorable lord�察�and worthy friend�察�What makes your 

lordship thus alone in Kent�察�And thus disguised in this strange attire�拭�

     POWIS。 My  Lord�察�an unexpected accident   Hath at this time   inforc'd 



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me to these parts�察�And thus it hapt��Not yet full five days since�察�Now at 

the last Assize at Hereford�察�It chanced that the lord Herbert and my self�察�

Mongst   other   things�察  �discoursing   at   the   table�察  �Did   fall   in   speech   about 

some   certain   points   Of   Wickliffe's   doctrine   gainst   the   papacy   And   the 

religion   catholique�察  �maintained   Through   the   most   part   of   Europe   at   this 

day。 This wilful teasty lord stuck not to say That Wickliffe was a knave�察�a 

schismatic�察  �His   doctrine   devilish   and   heretical�察�And   what   soe'er   he   was 

maintained   the   same�察�Was   traitor both   to   God   and   to his   country。   Being 

moved      at  his   peremptory      speech�察   �I  told   him   some     maintained     those 

opinions�察�Men�察�and truer subjects than lord Herbert was�此�And he replying 

in comparisons�察�Your name was urged�察�my lord�察�gainst his challenge�察�To be 

a   perfect   favourer   of   the   truth。 And   to   be   short�察  �from   words   we   fell   to 

blows�察  �Our   servants   and   our   tenants   taking   parts   Many   on   both   sides 

hurtand for an hour The broil by no means could be pacified�察�Until the 

Judges�察�rising from the bench�察�Were in their persons forced to part the fray。 

     COBHAM。 I hope no man was violently slain。 

     POWIS。 Faith�察�none�察�I trust�察�but the lord Herbert's self�察�Who is in truth 

so dangerously hurt�察�As it is doubted he can hardly scape。 

     COBHAM。 I am sorry�察�my good lord�察�of these ill news。 

     POWIS。 This is the cause that drives me into Kent�察�To shroud my self 

with you�察�so good a friend�察�Until I hear how things do speed at home。 

     COBHAM。 Your   lordship   is   most   welcome   unto   Cobham�察  �But   I   am 

very sorry�察�my good lord�察�My name was brought in question in this matter�察�

Considering I have many enemies�察�That threaten malice�察�and do lie in wait 

To    take   advantage     of  the   smallest   thing。   But   you    are  welcome�此     �and 

repose your lordship�察�And keep your self here secret in my house�察�Until we 

hear how the lord Herbert speeds。 Here comes my man。 

     ��Enter Harpoole。�А�

     Sirra�察�what news�拭�

     HARPOOLE。   Yonder's   one   master   Butler   of   the   privy   chamber�察            �is 

sent unto you from the King。 

     POWIS。   I   pray   God   the   lord   Herbert   be   not   dead�察  �And   the   King�察�

hearing whither I am gone�察�Hath sent for me。 

     COBHAM。 Comfort your self my lord�察�I warrant you。 



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    HARPOOLE。   Fellow�察  �what   ails   thee�拭  �doost   thou   quake�拭  �dost   thou 

shake�拭�dost thou tremble�拭�ha�拭�

     COBHAM。 Peace�察�you old fool�             �Sirra�察�convey this gentleman in the 

back way�察�and bring the other into the walk。 

    HARPOOLE。 Come�察�sir�察�you are welcome�察�if you love my lord。 

    POWIS。 God have mercy�察�gentle friend。 

     ��Exeunt。�А�

     COBHAM。 I  thought as   much�此          �that   it   would not   be long�察 �Before  I 

heard of something from the King About this matter。 

     ��Enter Harpoole with Master Butler。�А�

       HARPOOLE。 Sir�察�yonder my lord walks�察�you see him�察�I'll have your 

men into the Cellar the while。 

     COBHAM。 Welcome�察�good master Butler。 

    BUTLER。   Thanks�察  �my   good   lord�此       �his   Majesty   doth   commend   His 

love unto your lordship�察�And wills you to repair unto the court。 

     COBHAM。 God bless his Highness�察�and confound his enemies� �I hope 

his Majesty is well。 

    BUTLER。 

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