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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。