The first and second partes of King Edward the Fourth Containing his mery pastime with the tanner of Tamworth, as also his loue to faire Mistrisse Shoare, her great promotion, fall and miserie, and lastly the lamentable death of both her and her husband. Likewise the besieging of London, by the bastard Falconbridge, and the valiant defence of the same by the Lord Maior and the citizens. As it hath diuers times beene publikely played by the Right Honorable the Earle of Derbie his seruants.
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- The first and second partes of King Edward the Fourth Containing his mery pastime with the tanner of Tamworth, as also his loue to faire Mistrisse Shoare, her great promotion, fall and miserie, and lastly the lamentable death of both her and her husband. Likewise the besieging of London, by the bastard Falconbridge, and the valiant defence of the same by the Lord Maior and the citizens. As it hath diuers times beene publikely played by the Right Honorable the Earle of Derbie his seruants.
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"The first and second partes of King Edward the Fourth Containing his mery pastime with the tanner of Tamworth, as also his loue to faire Mistrisse Shoare, her great promotion, fall and miserie, and lastly the lamentable death of both her and her husband. Likewise the besieging of London, by the bastard Falconbridge, and the valiant defence of the same by the Lord Maior and the citizens. As it hath diuers times beene publikely played by the Right Honorable the Earle of Derbie his seruants." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03224.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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THE FIRST AND SECOND partes of King Edward the fourth.
Contayning his merrie pastime with the Tan∣ner of Tamwoorth, as also his loue to fayre Mi∣stresse Shoare, her great promotion, fall and miserie, and lastly the lamentable death of both her and her husband.
I haue married a woman, else I am decesue•…•… mot•…•…er.
Faith mother some we haue indéed, but ere long you shall see vs make worke for an heire apparant I doubt not, nay, nay, come-come, Gods will what chid•…•…g stille
B•…•… my faith mother, I hope you •…•…al see the night too, and in the morning I wil be bold to •…•…ld you to the Christ•…•…ing Gr•…•…ndmother, and Godmother to a Prince of Wales, tut mother, tis a st•…•…ing world.
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No by my faith mother I sent Warwicke into France for •…•…n other, but this by chance being néerer hand, and com∣ming in the way I cannot tell how, we concluded, and now (as you see) are going about to get a young King.
•…•…sh mother you are dece•…•…ude, all true subiectes shall haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 use to thanke God, to haue their King borne of a true Engl•…•… woman, I tell you it was neuer u•…•…ll since wee imatched wi•…•…h strangers, so our children haue béene still l•…•…ke Chickens of the halfe kind but where the rocke and the hen be both of one •…•…reede, there is like to be birdes of the game: h•…•…re you mother, heare you, had I gone to it by fortune, I •…•…d made your sonnes George and Dicke to haue stoode ga∣ping after the crowne: this wench mother is a widow, and hath made proofe of her valour, and for any thing I know, I am as like to do the deed as John Gray her husband was, I had rather the people praied to blesse mine heire, then selide me an heire: hold your peace, if you can see, there was neuer mother had a to warder sonne, why Cosin Howard and
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Tom Sellinger heard you euer such a coyle about a wife?
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Come, come haue done, n•…•…w haue you ch•…•…d •…•…nough, G•…•…ds •…•…ote, we were as merie ere she came, as any people in Chrstendome, I with the mist•…•…s, and these with the ma•…•…es: onely wee haue no fidlers at our feast, but mother you haue m•…•…de a sit of mirth: welcome to Grafton mother, by my troth you are euen •…•…ust come as I wished you here, let vs go to supper, and in Charitie giue vs your blessing ere we go to Bedde.
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Well said good Cose, I pray thee make them friends, why how now Besse, what weepe? nay then ile chide y•…•…u: what sodaine newes comes by this messenger?
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Hold drumme hold, peace then ho, silence to the 3 proclamation.
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Peace ye slaues, or I will chub your chappes, but indeede thou maist well smoke them, because thy name is Smoke.
Why sirra, I hope Smoke the Smith of Chepsted, is as good a man as Chub the Chandler of Sandwich.
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Oh brauely said Ned Spicing, the honestest Lad that euer punde spice in a mortar, now speakes Captaine Smoke.
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My master the Lieutenant of the Towre, giues ye to vnderstand, he hath descride the armie of the rebels.
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Runne rascall and fetch thy wife to our Generall pre∣sently, or else all the Gold in Cheapside cannot ransome her: wilt thou not stirre when I bid thee.
Here my Lord Maior, wee now haue mande the
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walles, and fortified such places as were need•…•…ll,
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Get thée vp on the top of S. Buttolphs stéeple, and make a proclamation.
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Let no man haue lesse then a warehouse to his wardrope: crie a figge for a Sergeant, and walke by the Counter like a Lord, plucke out the clapper of Bow bell, and hang vp all the Sextons in the Cittie.
Rantam Scantam, Rogues follow your leader, Caualero Spicing the maddest slaue that ere pund spice in a morter.
Take me an Vsurer by the gr•…•…asie pouch, and shake out his Crownes, as a hungrie dog would shake a Haggas, Barre foule play Rogues, and liue by honest silching and stea∣ling, he that hath a true finger, let him •…•…aite his face to the fryingpan.
Follow your Leader Rogues, follow your Leader.
Sirra Spicing, if Spicing bee thy name, we are here for matters and causes as it might •…•…me for the King, therefore it were good, and so forth.
Open the gates, or if we be the picklocks, ye Rogues weele play the Mastiffe dogs amongst you: If I woorie not a thousand of you with my teeth, let mee bee hangde in a packethreed, and so forth.
Fond fellow, iustice is to be vsed, I marie is it, and law in some sort as it were is to be followed, oh God forbid else, this our Magistrate hath power as might seeme, and soforth, for dutie is to be obserued, and Officers must be obeyed, in sort and calling, and so forth.
Weele talke more anone, good M. and so forth.
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Swounds scale rogues, scale, a Falconbridge, a Falconbridge.
Hear'st thou Generall, theres hote drinking at the mouth of Bishopsgate, for our soldiours are all Mouth, they lie like Rascals with their brains beaten out, therefore since we are all like to féed h•…•…gs in Houndsditch, let vs retire our troupes, and saue our maimed men, or if we issue further, we are put to the sword euery mothers sonne of vs.
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Why how now base Thomas? Swounds, wert thou a base Viall, thou art but a rascall and a rebell as I am, hea∣rest thou, if I do not turne true Su•…•…ed and leaue thee, let me be wooried with dogs, Swounds dost thou impeach my manhood? Tom Neuill thou hadst as good to haue •…•…nnde thy selfe as vttered such a word, flatly I forsake thee, and all that loue Ned Spicing follow me.
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My L. Maior, d•…•…gence doth well, and so forth. Matters must be looked into as they ought, indéed should they, when things are well done, they are, and so forth, for causes and things must indeede be look•…•… into.
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March faire ye rogues, all kings or capknitters: dost thou heare Tom Falconbridge? I pre thee grant me one boone I shall aske thee.
Why that when we haue woune the Crie, as we can∣not chuse but winne it, that I may haue the knighting of all these rogues and rascalles.
What then? Zonnds I scorne your scuruie way mou∣thed, what then? now a pore take me it I fight a blow.
Who, I knight any of them? Ile sée them hangde first for a companie of tattred ragged rascailes, if I were a king, I would not knight one of them?
Yes, I care not if I knight thee: and yet ile see thee hangd ere ile honour thee so much: I care not so much for the matter, but I would not be denide my humour.
Ho my sine Tom, my braue Falconbridge, my mad Greeke, my lustie Neuill: thou art a king, a Cesar, a plague 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thee, I loue thee not, and yet ile die with thee.
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I, and so terrified ye, that not one of ye •…•…rst come to fetch a pinte of sacke at the mouth at Bishopsgate, no not for your lines.
Etretera? are you there? mee thinks the sight of the dun Bull, the Neuels honored crest, should make you leaue your broken sentences, and quite forget euer to speake at all.
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Do the like for vs, and where the right is, there attend successe.
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Shoare, why kneelest thou not, and at thy Souetaignes hand receiue thy right?
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Forbid quotha? I in good sadnes, your maie∣stie shall finde vs alwaies readie, and so forth.
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Hold if ye be men, if not, hold as ye are: rebels & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 théeues: I bring you newes of a proclamation, the King hath promised that whosoeuer can bring the head of Falconbridge, or Spicing, shal haue for his labour a thousand crownes, what meane you then to swagger? saue your selues.
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Sir Ralph Iosseline, haue you euer séen a Prince more a•…•…∣sable then Edward is? what merry talke he had vpon the way.
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A telles you true my Lord, I am Chub the Chaundler, and I curse the time that euer I saw their faces, for if they had not been, I had liude an honest man in mine own countrie, and neuer come to this,
Bring him a way, he shall haue martiall law, and at the next tree we do come vnto,
Be hangde to rid the world of such a wretch.
Miller thy dutie is a thousand markes,
Which must be sharde bet wixt thée and this poore fel∣low, that did reueale him. And sirra, your life is saude on this condition, that you hang vp Spicing, how saist thou, wilt thou do it?
Then when yée haue done it, come home to my house, and there ve truly shall haue your reward.
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Well, commend me to little Pim, and pray her to re∣d•…•…me my pande hose, they lie at the blew Bore for eleuen pence, and if my hostesse wil haue the other odde penie, tell her she is a damned bawde, and there is no truth in her score.
Take no thought sir for your pande hose, they are lowsie, and not worth the redéeming.
There is a Constable stickes in my minde, he got my sword from me, that night I should haue killed blacke Ralph, if I had •…•…ude, I would haue béene meete with him.
Cemmend me to blacke Luce, bouncing Besse, & lustie •…•…ate, and the other pretie morsels of mans flesh. Farewell Pinke and Pinnesse, •…•…libote, and Caruell, Turnbuil, and Spittle, I die like a man.
Dudgeon, dost thou he are, looke well to Brocke my mare, driue Dunne and her faire and softly downe the hill, and take héede the thornes teare not the hornes of my Cow hides, as thou goest neere the hedges: ha what saist thou knaue? is the Bulles hide downe? why lay it vp again, what rare I? He meete thee at the stile, and helpe to set all straight. And yet God helpe, its a crooked world, and an vnthriftie, for some that haue nere a shooe, had rather go barefoote, then buy clo•…•…-leather to mend the old, when they can buy no new, for they haue time inough to mend all, they sit so long betweene the cup and the wall, well God amend them, God amende them. Let me see by my executor heere, my leather pouch,
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what I haue taken, what I haue spent, what I haue gained. what I haue lost, & what I haue laid cut: my taking is more thē my spending, for heres store left. I haue spent but a groat, a penie for my two iades, a penie to the poore, a penie pot of ale, and a penie cake for my man and me, a dicker of Cowe∣hides cost mee.
Snailes who comes here? mistris Ferries, or mistris what call ye her? Put vp Iohn Hobs, money tempts beauty.
Do you demaund whats déere? mary corne and cow hides, Masse a good sni•…•…g lasse, well like my daughter Nell, I had rather then a bend of leather shee and I might smutch to∣gither.
By my hood ye make me laugh, what the dickens is it loue that makes ye prate to me so fondly, by my fathers soule I would I had iobd faces with you.
Why how now Hobs, so saucie with the Dutchesse and the Quéene?
Much Queene I trow, these be but women, and one of them is like my wench, I would she had her rags, I would giue a load of haire and hornes, and a fat of leather, to match her to some iustice, by the meghollie.
And ye be the Queene, I crie ye mercie good mistris Queene.
Come bende our bowes, and bring the herde of d•…•…re.
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God send yée-good standing, and good striking, and fat flesh, sée if all Gentle women be not alike when their blacke facce be on, I tooke the Quéene, as I am true Tanner, for mistris Ferris.
No good fellow, I saw no King, which King doost thou aske for.
Theres another King and ye could hit on him, one Harrie, one Harrie, and by our Ladie they say, hees the honester man of the two.
A dogs death, •…•…le not meddle with it, for by my troth I know not when I speake treason, when I do not, theres such halting betwirt two Kings, that a man cannot goe vp∣right, but he shal offend tone of them, I would God had them both for me.
The deuill he is, God blesse his Mastership: I saw a woman here that they said was the Quéene, shees as like my daughter, but my daughter is the fairer, as euer I sée.
God make him an honest man, I hope thats well spo∣ken, for byth mouse foot, some giue him hard words, whether be •…•…rues vm or not, let him looke to that, ile meddle of my cow hide, and let the world slide.
The diuell in a dung cart, how these roysters swarme in the •…•…trie now the King is so neere? God liuer me from this, for this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 like a •…•…heese, but a man cannot tell amongst
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these Courtnoles whose true.
My purse thou meanest, I am no good fellow, and I pray God thou beest not one.
Who knowes that but thy selfe? I pray God he spie not my purse.
Upon thy oth ile stay: now, what saist thou to me? Speake quickly, for my companie staies for me beneath at the next stile.
The King is hunting hereabouts, didst thou see his Maiestie?
Grace quotha? pray God he haue any: which King dost thou quire for?
Why for King Edward, knowst thou anie more Kings then one?
I know not so many, for I tel thee I know none, mar∣rie I heare of King Edward.
By my hollida•…•…e, thats the best tearme thou gaust him yet, hees high inough, but hee has put poore King Harrie low inough.
Nay, I cannot tel, but he has put him down, for he has got the crowne, much good doot him with it.
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Then thou knowest no bodie: didst neuer heare of Iohn Hobs the Tanner of •…•…am worth?
So do not I thee, I feare thou art some out-rider, that liues by taking of purses here on Basse•…•…s heath, but I feare thée n•…•…t, for I haue wared all my money in Cowhides, at Colesill market, and my man & my mare are hard by at the hill foote.
•…•…s that thy grey mare thats tide at the stile with the h•…•…es on her backe':
Thats Brocke my mare, and theres Dunne my nag, and Dadgeon my man.
Gods bl•…•…w budkin, has the knaue serud me so? farewel, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may loose h•…•…s, horns, and mare & all, by prating with thee.
•…•…arry man, tarry, th•…•…le sooner take my gelding then thy grav mare, for I •…•…ue tide mine by her.
•…•…ut, had the King come, as they said he would, he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 haue ra•…•…de vpon vs showres of gold.
Why he is hunting some where here about, lets first go drinke, and then go seeke him out.
How •…•…st thou Tanner, wilt thou take my cour•…•… s•…•…t for thy mare?
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Courser callst thou him? so ill mought I fare, thy skittish iade will neuer abide, to carry my lether, my hornes nor hide. But if I were so mad to scorce, what boote wouldst thou giue nice?
Ha, ha, a merrie Iigge, why man, Brocke my mare knowes ha and ree, and will stand when I crie ho, and let me get vp and downe, and make water when I doe.
Ile giue thee a Noble if I like her pace, lay thy Cow∣bides in my saddle, and lets iog towards Drayton.
If the King know't not now, hee shall neuer know it for mee.
Hees a franke franion, a merr•…•… companion, and loues a wench well, they say he has married a poore widdow because shecs faire.
No by my feckens, but the better, for though I bee a pla•…•… Tanner, I loue a faire lasse my selfe.
Faith as poore folks loue hollidaies, glad to haue them now and then, but to haue them come too often, will vnd•…•… them, so to sée the king now and then ti's comfort, but euerse day would begger vs, and I may to thée, we feare wée shalbe troubled to lend him no money, for we doubt hees but néedie.
By my hallidome yes, he shall haue halfe my st•…•…, and ile •…•…ell sole leather to helpe him to more.
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Art ad•…•…isde of that? Harrie's of the old house of Lan∣casber, and that progenitie do I loue.
Why no, for I am •…•…ust a kin to Sutton Wind-mill, I can grinde which way so ere the wind blow, if it bee Harrie I can say wel fare Lancaster, if it be Edward I can sing, Yorke, Yorke for my monse.
Thou art of my mind, but I say Harrie •…•…s the law∣full King, Edward is but an vsurper, and a foole and a co∣ward.
Nay there thou lyest, he has wit inough, and courage inough, do•…•… thou not speake treason?
Dost thou? well if I were Constable, I shoulde be forsworne if I set the•…•… not in the stockes for it.
Well let it go no further, for I did serue King Harrie and I loue him best, though now I serue King Edward.
Thou art the arranter knaue to speake ill of thy ma•…•…∣ster, but sirra whats thy name, what office hast thou? and what will the King doe for thee?
My name is Ned, I am the Kings Butler, and he wil do more for me, then for any Noble man in the Court.
The d•…•…uel he wil, hees the more foole, and so ile tel him, if ere I see him, & I wouid I might sée him in my poore house at Tamworth.
Go with me to the Court and ile bring thée to the king, & what sute so ere thou haue to him, the warrant thée to speede
I ha nothing to do at Court, ile home with my cowhids, and if the King will come to me he shall be welcome.
Hast thou no sute touching thy trade, to transport hides or sell leather onely in a certaine circuite, or about Barke, or such like, to haue letters pattents?
By the Masse and the Mattens I like not those Pat∣tents, sirra they that haue them, doe as the Priests did in old •…•…ne, buy and sell the sinnes of the people, so they make the King belée•…•… they mend whats amisse, and for money they
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make the thing worse then it is, theres another thing in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, the mor is the pitie?
Faith ti's pittie that one subica should haue in his hand that might do good to many through the land.
Satcst thou me so •…•…anner well lets cast lots whether thou shalt go with me to Drayton, or I go home with th•…•…e to Tamworth.
Lot me no lotting, ile not goe with thee, if thou wilt go with me, cause thart my Lciges man (and yet I thinke bee has many honester) thou shalt bee welcome to Iohn Hobs, thou shalt be welcome to •…•…ese and bacon, and perhaps a bag∣pudding, and my daughter Nell shall pop a possell vpon thee when thou gost to bed.
Heres my hand, ile but go & see the King seru'de, and •…•…le be at home as soone as thy selfe.
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Good newes my boyes, Harrie the sixt is dead, peruse that letter: sirra, drinke you that, giues his purse, and stay not but poste backe againe for life, and thanke my brother Gloster for his newes, commende me to him, ile see him to morrow night. How like yée it sirs?
O passing well my Liege, you may be merrie for these happie newes.
Come Nell, come daughter, is your hands and your face washed?
Yee must bee cleanely I tell yee, for there comes a Courtnole hither to night, the kings master ships Butler, Ned, a spruce youth, but beware ye be not in loue nor ouer∣taken
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by him, for Courtiers be slipperie lads.
Gods blessing on thee, that halfe yéeres schooling at Liechfield, was better to thee then house and land, it has put such manners into thee, I forsooth and no forsooth at euerie word, yee haue a cleane smocke on. I like your apparrel well, is supper readie?
Haue wee a good barley bagpudding, a péece of fat Bacon, a good cow heele, a hard cheese, and a browne loafe.
All this forsooth, and more, yee shall haue a posset, but indeed the rats haue spoyled your hard cheese.
Now the dtuell choake them, so they haue eate mee a farthing candle the other night.
A courtnole, one Ned the kings Butcher he sapes, and his friends too.
Ned the kings butcher? ha, ha, the kings butler, take their horses, and walke them, and bid them come neare house, Nell lay the cloth, and clap supper oth b•…•…rd.
Mas heres Ned indeed and another misproud •…•…uffian,
Welcome Ned, I like thy honestie, thou keepest promise.
I faith honest Tanner, ile euer keep promise with thée, pre thee bid my friend welcome.
By my troth ye are both welcome to Tamwoorth: friend I know not your name.
Beleeue ye that list: but ye are welcome both, and I like you both well but for one thing.
Nay that I keepe to my selfe, for I sigh to see and thinke, that pride brings many one to er•…•…ion.
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Troth I doubt ye nere came truly by all these gay ragges. Tis not your bare wages and thinne f•…•…s yee haue of the King, can keepe ye thus fine, but eyther yee must rob the King priuily, or his subiectes openly, to maintaine your probicallitie.
I like her so well, I would yee would make mée your sonne in law.
And I like thée so well Ned, that hadst thou an occu∣pation, for seruice is no heritage, a young courtier, an olde begger, I could sinde in my heart to cast her away vpon thée, and if thou wilt forsake the court and turne La•…•…ner, or vind thy selfe to a shoomaker in Liechfield, •…•…le giue thee twentie nobles readie money, with my Nell, and trust thée with a dic∣ker of leather, to set vp thy trade.
Come sit downe to supper: go to Nell, no more sheeps eies, ye may be caught I tell ye, these be licorish lads.
I warrant ye father, yet in truth Ned is a very proper man, and tother may serue, but Neds a pearle in mine eye.
Daughter, cal Dudgeon and his fellowes, weele haue a thrée men song, to make our guests merrie.
Nailes what courtnoles are yee? yéele neither talke nor cate, What newes at the court? do somewhat for your meat.
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Well, God be with good King Henrie, faith the com∣mons will take it as a common thing, deaths an bonest man, for he spares not the King: for as one comes, anothers taue away, and seldome comes the better, thats all we say.
Come fill me a cup of mother Whetstones ale, I may drinke to my friendes, and driue downe my tale.
Here Ned and Tom I drinke to ye: and yet if I come to the court, I doubt youle not know me.
Tush, her father offers nothing, hauing no more chil∣dren but her.
I would I had not, condition she had all. But I haue a knaue to my son, I remember him by you, euen such an •…•…∣thrist as one of you two, that spends all on gay cloathes and new fashions, and no work wil downe with him, that I feare héele be hangd, God blesse you from a better fortune, yet you weare such filthie bréeks, Lord, were not this a good fashion? yes, and would saue many a faire penie.
So should I faith, I shoulde straine a noate for him: Come take away, and lets to bed, yee shall haue cleane
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sheets Ned, but they be course, good strong hempe, of my baughters owne spinning and I tell thee, your Chamber pot, must be a faire horne, a badge of our occupation, for we buy no bending peauter, nor bending earth.
I haue heard of courtiers haue said as much as you, and when they haue been tride, would not bid their friendes •…•…rinke.
Farewel to ye both, commend me to the king, & tel him I would haue been glad to haue seen his worship here.
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I warrant you sir, none in the land shall do it better.
Why now thou pleasest me, England farewel
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Thanks good Lord Maior, but wheres my Ladie Maio∣resse, I hope that she will bid vs welcome too.
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You are the elder Prentise, I pray you do it, least my mistcis talke with you when shée comes downe, what is it a clocke?
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Do •…•…no, if some Lapidary had the •…•…ne, more would not buy it then I can demaund. Tis as well set I thinke as ere yee saw.
You are disposde to iest, but for value, his Maiestis might weare it.
Yet hée that offers fairer then ile doe, shal hardly find a partner in his bargaine.
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So the fecke and meaning, whereby as it were of all your long purgation Sir Humphrey is no more in some respect, but the king wants mony & would
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haue some of his Comentie.
I, do master Hadland do, they say ye sold a foule deale of durtie land for faire gold and siluer, let the king haue some now while you haue it, for if yee bee forborne a while, all will be spent, for he that cannot kéepe land that lies fast, wil haue much a do to hold money, its slipperic ware, tis melting ware, tis melting ware.
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Masse and tis well thy Curres haue left so much, I thought they would haue eaten vp thy house and landere this.
What would you haue of mee? Money I haue none, and ile sell no stocke, heres olde polling, subsidie, fiftéen, soldiers, and to the poore, and you may haue your will, youle soone shut me out a doore.
Heare ye worships, will ye let me answere my neigh∣bour Grudgen? By my hallidome Harry Grudgen, tha'rt but a grumbling, grudging Churle, thou hast two ploughes going, and neare a Cradle rocking, tha'st a pecke of money, goe to, turne thée loose, thou'lt goe to law with the Micat for a tyth goose, and wilt not spare the King foure or fiue pound.
Gep goodman Tanner, are ye so round? your
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prolicatenes has brought your sonne to the gallowes almost, you can be franke of an other mans cost.
Thart no honest man to twit me with my sonne, hee may out liue thee yet for ought that hee has done, my sonnes ith gayle, is hee the first has beene there, and thou •…•…rt a man, as thart a beast, I would haue thee by the eares.
His benegligence? hang him heele not giue a pennis willingly.
Twentie olde Angels and a score of hides, if that be too little, take twentie Nobles more, while I haue it my king shall spend of my stor•…•….
Shall hee ifaith, I thanke ye heartely, but heare yée Gentleman, you come from the Court?
Lord how does the King, and how does Ned the Kings Butler, and Tom of his Chamber, I am sure ye know them?
For want of better guests they were at my house one night.
They promist me a good turne for kissing my daugh∣ter Nell, and now I ha cagion to trie them, my sonnes in Dy hell here in Caperdochie, itha Gayle for péeping into a∣nother mans purse, and outstep the King be miserable, hees
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like to totter, can that same Ned the Butler doe any thing with the King?
A halter he can, by my troth yee reiounce my heart to heare it.
Ile weane Brocke my maressole, and come vp to the King, and it shall go hard but two fat hens for your paines I will bring.
Ti's for this time and place my Lord, sirra bring your money.
What haue you sau'de now goodman Grudgen, by your hinching and your pinching, not the worth of a blacke pudding.
Now mistris Shoare, what vrgent cause is that, Which made ye send for me in such great haste? I 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it made me halfe afraid, you were not well.
Trust me, nor sicke, nor well, but troubled still with the disease I told yée: heere is another le•…•…er from the King, was neuer poore soule so importuned.
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But Cosin Shoare, are yee assurde it was the King you saw in such disguise?
Do I know you the vncle to my wife? know I Franke Emersley her brother here? so surely doe I know that coun∣terseit to bee King.
Well, admit all this. And that his Maiestie in such dis∣guise, please to suruey the maner of our City, or what occasion else may like himselfe. Mee thinks you haue small reason bro∣ther Shoare, to be displeasde thereat.
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Mistris gude faith gin yeele helpe me till my laund, whilke the faulse loune Billie Grime of Glendale hauds wran∣fully frea me: ise white your gudenes with a bonnie uag, sall swum away so deftly as the winde.
Now Gods blessing light on that gudely faire face, ise be your true beadsman mistresse, I indead, sal I.
Oh, tis for a licence to transport corne from this land. and lead to forrain Realmes, I had your bil, but I haue torne your bill, and tware no shame I thinke, to teare your eares, that care not how you wound the commonwealth. The poore must sterue for food to fill your purse. And the enemie bandie bullets of our lead. No maister Rufford, ile not speake for you, except it be to haue you punished.
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What Ned? a plague found thee, how dost thou for a villaine? how dost thou madde Kogue, and how, and how?
Ah Ned, I was brought hither with a whirlewinde man, my sonne, my sonne, did I not tell thee I had a knaue to my sonne?
Faith hees in Caperdoche Ned, in Stafford Goale, for a robberie, and is like to be hangde, except thou get the King to be more miserable to him.
Wilt thou Ned? for those good words, see what my Daughter Nell hath sent thee, a handkercher wrought with as good Couentrie silke blew threed as euer thou sawest.
How Ned, a better present? that canst thou not haue for silke, cloath, and workemanship, why Nell made it man. But Ned? is not the King in this companie, wshat hee in the long beard and the redde petticoate? before God I misooubt Ned that is the King, I know it by my Lord what ye cals players.
Euer when they play an Enterloute or a Commodity at Tamworth, the King alwaies is in a long beard, and a red gowne like him, therefore I spekt him to be the King
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No trust me Tanner, this is not the King, but thou shalt see the King before thou goest, and haue a pardon for thy sonne too with thee.
This man is the Lord Maior, Lord Maior of London, héere was the Recorder too, but hee is gone.
What Nicnames these courtnoles haue? Mare and Corder quotha? we haue no such at Liechfield, there is the ho∣nest Bayliffe and his brethren, such words grée best with vs.
My Lord Maior, I pray ye for my sake, to bidde this honest Tanner welcome.
I thanke yee good goodman Masor, but I care not for no meate, my stomacke is like to a sicke swines, that will neither eate nor drinke, till shée know what shal become of her pigge. Ned and Tom, you promisde me a good turne when I came to Court, either doo it now, or go hang your selues.
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Bite ginger, bite ginger, bite a dogs date, I am but a dead man, ah my Liedge, that you should deale so with a poore well meaniug man, but it makes no matter, I can but die.
Nay euen when you please, for I haue so defended ye, by calling ye plaine Ned, mad rogue and rascall, that I know youle haue me hangde. Theref•…•…re make no more a∣doe, but send me downe to Stafford, and there a Gods name hang me with my sonne. And heres another as honest as your selfe, you made me call him plaine Tom, I warrant his name is Thomas, and some man of worship too, therfore lets to it, euen when and where ye will.
Marrie you speake like an honest man, if you meane as you say.
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twentie pound bags as I haue knobs of barke in my tansat shee might kisse them away in a quarter of a yeare. •…•…e no Saint Katherines widowes, if kisses be so deare.
Clubs and clouted shooes, theres none enamourd here.
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THE SECOND PART of King Edward the Fourth.
Con∣taining his iourney into France, for obtaining of his right there: The trecherous falshood of the Duke of Burgundie, and the Constable of France vsed against him, and his returne home againe. Likewise the prosecution of the historie of M. Shoare and his faire wife: Conclu∣ding with the lamentable death of them both.
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Now by this light were I but néere the slaue with a black Jacke I would beat out his braines.
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First it is couenanted that Lewis King of France, ac∣cording to the custome of his predecessors, shall doe homage to King Edward, King of England, as his Soueraigne and true heire to all the Dominions of France.
Secondly it is couenanted that Lewis King of France, shall pay vnto Edward King of England, immediatly vpon the agréement betwixt their Maiesties, seauentie fiue thou∣sand crownes of the sunne, toward the charge King Edward hath béen at since his arriuall in these parts of France.
Thirdly and lastly, it is couenanted, that ouer and be∣side those seauentie fiue thousand crownes of the sunne, now presently to be paied, Lewis King of France shal yéerely here∣after, during the life of Edward King of England, pay fiftie thousand crownes more without fraude or guile, to bee ten∣dred at his Maiesties Castle, commonly called the Tower of London.
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My Lord heres letters to your Maiestie, One from the Duke of Burgundie, the other from the Constable,
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Gude faith Sir Robert brobenbellie, may maistres spéekes deftly and truly, for shee hes beene till see thore that cannot come till see her: and theyes peatients perforce. The prisoners man in the twea prisons. And shée hes gynne tham her siller and her géere till bay tham fude.
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Now say oth diell, that sike bonnie men sud be hampert like plue Iades, weas me for ye gude Lads.
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Passe me no passage Iane, fuc•…•… he in compa∣nie, hee dies for companie.
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So God respect the waygate of my soule, as I know nothing.
Then concerning this for which thou diett, knew Stranguidge of the league betwixt the Kings before he tooke that prize?
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Hawd, hawd, saye for spéede, vntaye, vntrusse, pull downe, pul off, God seaue the King: off with the helters, hence with the prisoners, a pardon a pardon.
Good newes vnlookt for, welcome gentle friend, who brings the pardon?
Stay first lat ma blaw: my mastres, mastres Shoare shoe brings tha pardoune, tha kings pardoune: off with thore bands, bestow them o tha hangman, may mastres made mee runue the néerest way ore tha fields, she rayds a pace the hee way, shees at hand bay this: sirra yee that preech, come down, lat Doctor Shaw hea your place, hees tha better schol∣ler, mastres Shoare bring a new lesson for you.
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Whickly quoth a? marrie heres a whicke chaunge indéed, sike whicke change did I nere sée before. Now dreame I, that ise be a verie pure fellow, and hardly ha any siller to drinke with a gude fellow. But what stand I tatling heere. I must goe do my maistres bidding, carrie all her stuffe and géere to mistres Blages, at the Flower de luce in Lombardstréet, whicke then dispatch.
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Marrie mastres my gude mastres gréets ye mastres, and praies ye mastres till dight vppe her Chamber, for sheel lig we ye to night mastres. And heres her catte skinne till she come.
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He might haue held his peace then, and beene quiet Farewell, farewell.
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Indeed it does, my Lord feele with your hands how hot it is.
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Now must I vnder colour of playing at bowles, help till relieue my gude maistres, maistres Shoare. Come, Ief∣frey, wee will play fiue vp for this bottle of Ale, and yonder gude pure woman shall keepe the stakes, and this cheese shall be the measter.
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Heare ye sir, shall they be whipt and hangd that gfu•…•… to the pure, then they shall bee damne that take fro the pure.
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quoth M. Fogge, chiefe secretarie and counsel∣lor to M. Rufford.