11261052my buckler cut through and through, my sworde hackt like a

11271053handsaw, ecce signum. I neuer dealt better since I was a man, al

11281054would not do. A plague of all cowards, let them speake, if they

11291055speake more or lesse then truth, they are villains, and the sonnes

11311056of darknesse.

11321057Gad. Speake sirs, how was it?

11331058Ross. We foure set vpon some douzen.

11341059Falst. Sixteene at least my Lord.

11351060Ross. And bound them.

11361061Peto. No, no, they were not bound.

11371062Falst. You rogue they were bounde euerie man of them, or

11381063I am a Iew else: an Ebrew Iew.

11391064Ross. As we were sharing, some sixe or seuen fresh men set

11401065vpon vs.

11411066Falst. And vnbound the rest, and then come in the other.

11431067Prin. What, fought you with them all?

11441068Falst. Al, I know not what you cal al, but if I fought not with

11451069fiftie of them I am a bunch of radish: if there were not two or

11461070three and fiftie vpon poore olde Iacke, then am I no two legd

11471071Creature.

11481072Prin. Pray God you haue not murdred some of them.

11501073Falst. Nay, thats past praying for, I haue pepperd two of them.

11511074Two I am sure I haue paied, two rogues in buckrom sutes: I tel

11521075thee what Hall, if I tell thee a lie, spit in my face; call me horse,

11531076thou knowest my olde warde: here I lay, and thus I bore my

11541077poynt, foure rogues in Buckrom let driue at me.

11561078Prin What foure? thou saidst but two euen now.

11571079Falst. Foure Hal, I told thee foure.

11581080Poin. I, I, he said foure.

11591081Fal. These foure came all a front, and mainely thrust at me,

11601082I made me no more adoe, but tooke all their seuen points in my

11611083target, thus.

11621084Prin. Seuen, why there were but foure euen now.

11631085Falst. In Buckrom.

11641086Po. I foure in Buckrom suites.

11651087Falst. Seuen by these hilts, or I am a villaine else.

11661088Pr. Preethe let him alone, we shall haue more anon.

11671089Falst. Doest thou heare me Hal?