of Henrie the fourth.
795750ter, then they light on vs.
796751Peto. How many be there of them?
798753Fal Zounds will they not rob vs?
799754Prin. What, a coward
sir Iohn paunch.
800755Fal. In deed I am not Iohn of Gaunt your grandfather, but
802757Prin. Well, we leaue that to the proofe.
803758Po. Sirrha Iacke, thy hor
se
standes behinde the hedge, when
804759thou need
st him, there thou
shalt
find him: farewel &
stand fa
st.
806760Fal. Now can not I
strike him if I
should be hangd.
807761Prin. Ned, where are our di
sgui
ses?
808762Po. Here, hard by,
stand clo
se.
809763Fal. Now my mai
sters, happie man bee his dole,
say I, euerie
810764man to his bu
sine
sse.
Enter the trauailers. 812765Trauel. Come neighbour, the boy
shal lead our hor
ses down
813766the hill, weele walke a foote a while and ea
se our legs.
815767Theeues. Stand.
Trauel. Ie
sus ble
sse vs.
817768Falst. Strike, downe with them, cut the villaines throates, a
818769hore
son Caterpillars, bacon-fed knaues, they hate vs youth,
819770downe with them,
fleece them.
820771Tra. O we are vndone, both we and ours for euer.
821772Fal. Hang ye gorbellied knaues, are ye vndone, no yee fatte
822773chu
ffes, I would your
store were here: on bacons on, what yee
823774knaues yong men mu
st liue, you are grand iurers, are ye, weele
825776Here they rob them and bind them. Exeunt. 826777Enter the prince and Poynes. 827778Prin. The theeues haue bound the true men, nowe coulde
828779thou and I rob the theeues, and go merilie to London, it would
829780be argument for a week, laughter for a month, and a good ie
st 831782Po. Stand clo
se, I heare them comming.
832783Enter the theeues againe. 833784Fal. Come my mai
sters, let vs
share and then to hor
se before
834785day, and the Prince and Poines bee not two arrant cowardes
835786theres no equitie
stirring, theres no more valour in that Poynes,
Prin.