¶wil make curt
sie and
say nothing, he is vertuous, no my Lord
¶my humble duty remembred, I will not bee your
suter, I
say
¶to you I do de
sire deliuerance from the
se officers, being vpon
725ha
sty imployment in the Kings affayres.
¶Lord You
speake as hauing power to do wrong, but an-
¶swer in th'effect of your reputation, and
sati
sfie the poore wo-
¶Falst. Come hither ho
ste
sse.
730Lord Now ma
ster Gower, what newes.
enter a messenger.
¶Gower The King my Lord, and Harry prince of Wales,
¶Are neare at hand, the re
st the paper tells.
¶Falst. As I am a gentleman!
733.1Host. Faith you
said
so before.
735Falst. As I am a gentleman, come, no more words of it.
¶Host. By this heaunly ground I tread on, I mu
st be faine to
¶pawne both my plate, & the tape
stry of my dining chambers.
¶Falst. Gla
sses gla
sses is the onely drinking, and for thy wals
740a pretty
sleight drollery, or the
storie of the prodigal, or the
¶Iarman hunting in waterworke, is worth a thou
sand of the
se
¶bed-hangers, and the
se flie bitten tape
strie, let it be x. l if thou
¶can
st: come, and twere not for thy humors, theres not a better
745wench in England, goe wa
sh thy face and draw the action,
¶come thou mu
st not be in this humor with me, do
st not know
¶me, come, come, I know thou wa
st
set on to this.
¶Host. Pray thee
sir Iohn let it be but twentie nobles, ifaith
¶I am loath to pawne my plate
so God
saue me law.
750Falst. Let it alone, ile make other
shift, youle be a foole
stil.
¶Host. Well, you
shall haue it, though I pawne my gowne,
¶I hope youle come to
supper, youle pay me al together.
755Falst. Wil I liue? goe with her, with her, hooke on, hooke
exit hostesse and sergeant.
¶Host. Will you haue Doll Tere-
sheet meete you at
supper.
¶Falst. No more words, lets haue her.
760Lord I haue heard better newes.
¶Falst. Whats the newes my lord?
¶Lord Where lay the King to night?
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