795750ter, then they light on vs.

796751Peto. How many be there of them?

797752Gad. Some eight or ten.

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

801756yet no coward, Hall.

802757Prin. Well, we leaue that to the proofe.

803758Po. Sirrha Iacke, thy horse standes behinde the hedge, when

804759thou needst him, there thou shalt find him: farewel & stand fast.

806760Fal. Now can not I strike him if I should be hangd.

807761Prin. Ned, where are our disguises?

808762Po. Here, hard by, stand close.

809763Fal. Now my maisters, happie man bee his dole, say I, euerie

810764man to his businesse. Enter the trauailers.

812765Trauel. Come neighbour, the boy shal lead our horses down

813766the hill, weele walke a foote a while and ease our legs.

815767Theeues. Stand. Trauel. Iesus blesse vs.

817768Falst. Strike, downe with them, cut the villaines throates, a

818769horeson 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

822773chuffes, I would your store were here: on bacons on, what yee

823774knaues yong men must liue, you are grand iurers, are ye, weele

824775iure ye faith.

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 iest

830781for euer.

831782Po. Stand close, I heare them comming.

833784Fal. Come my maisters, let vs share and then to horse before

834785day, and the Prince and Poines bee not two arrant cowardes

835786theres no equitie stirring, theres no more valour in that Poynes,

836787then in a wilde ducke.