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The History of Sir John Oldcastle (Folio 3, 1664)
1828Enter Bishop, Lord Warden, Cromer the Shreeve,
1829Lady Cobham and attendants.
1834I know not where my Lord my Husband is.
1835Bish. Go to, go, ye are an Heretick,
1836And will be forc't by torture to confesse,
1837If fair meanes will not serve to make you tell.
1840That e're I heard of, therefore wrong him not,
1842Traitor to God, the King, and Commonwealth,
1843And therefore, M. Cromer, Shreeve of Kent,
1844I charge you take her to your custody,
1846To the Kings use; let her go in no more,
1847To fetch so much as her apparell out,
1848There is your warrant from his Majesty.
1850Against the Lady.
1853L. War. I dare engage mine honour and my life,
1854Poor Gentlewoman, she is ignorant
1855And innocent of all his practices
1857Bish. If, my Lord Warden? Nay then I charge you,
1858That all Cinque-ports whereof you are chief,
1859Be laid forthwith, that he escapes us not.
1863Enter Harpoole and Oldcastle.
1866I fear my comming home is dangerous,
1868Har. Be of good cheer, my Lord, if they be foes,
1870they are welcome.
1879I am as true a loyall Gentleman
1884Shew him, Lord Warden.
1889Well, the best is, it beares an antedate,
1890Procured by my absence and your malice.
1892As any Churchman that dare challenge me.
1893Let me be brought before his Majesty,
1894If he acquit me not, then doe your worst.
1897The Kings hand is our warrant for our work,
1898Who is departed on his way for France,
1899And at Southampton doth repose this night.
1900Har. O that thou and I were within twenty miles of
1903Cob. My Lord Warden o'th Cinque-ports, and Lord
1905much on my expence, to bring me to the King.
1906Bish. VVhat, to Southampton?
1907Cob. Thither, my good Lord,
1908And if he doe not clear me of all guilt,
1910Pawning his Princely warrant for my truth:
1912Bring me, or send me to him, good my Lord,
1913Good my Lord VVarden, M. Shrieve entreat.
1914They both entreat for me.
1915Come hither, Lady, nay sweet wife, forbear
1916To heap one sorrow on anothers neck:
1917'Tis grief enough falsely to be accus'd,
1918And not permitted to acquit my self,
1920Torment thy husbands heart that bleeds for thee:
1921But be of comfort, God hath help in store
1923Dear VVife, if they commit me to the Tower,
1925That being near me, you may comfort me.
1927That I am free from Treasons very thought,
1931You to the Tower, and I turn'd out of doors,
1933Even to the garments longing to our backs.
1935And if they do not, yet our lives may end.
1940To imprison her.
1941Bish. No, turn her out of doors,
1942Even as she is, and lead him to the Tower,
1943With guard enough, for fear of rescuing.
1946Wherein have I incurr'd your hate so far,
1947That my appeal unto the King's deny'd.
1948Bish. No hate of mine, but power of holy Church,
1949Forbids all favour to false Hereticks.
1950Cob.Your private malice more then publick power,
1951Strikes most at me, but with my life it ends.
1953That once I had his Sumner by our selves.
1956Upon my Lord his master in the Tower.
1957Bish. This old iniquity, this heretick?
1958That in contempt of our Church discipline,
1959Compel'd my Sumner to devour his Processe?
1961Had not the King pray'd us to pardon ye,
1962Ye had fryed for't, ye grizeled heretick.
1964neither Heretick nor Puritan, but of the old Church, I'le
1966Lent, and fast Frydayes with cakes and wine, fruit and
1968gin new before Whitsontide.
1969Cro. A merry mad conceited knave, my Lord.
1971Bish. Well, God forgive him, and I pardon him:
1972Let him attend his master in the Tower,
1976I will examine him of Articles;
1977Look, my Lord Warden, as you have in charge
1978The Shrieve perform his office.
1979War. I, my Lord.