23982192now my whole charge consists of Ancients, Corporals, Lieu-

23992193tenants, gentlemen of companies: slaues as ragged as Lazarus in

24002194the painted cloth, where the gluttons dogs licked his sores, and

24012195such as indeed were neuer souldiours, but discarded, vniust ser-

24022196uingmen, yonger sonnes to yonger brothers, reuolted tapsters,

24032197and Ostlers, tradefalne, the cankers of a calme world, and a long

24052198peace, ten times more dishonourable ragged then an olde fazd

24062199ancient, and such haue I to fill vp the roomes of them as haue

24072200bought out their seruices, that you woulde thinke that I had a

24082201hundred and fiftie tottered prodigals, latelie come from swine

24092202keeping, from eating draffe and husks. A mad fellowe met mee

24102203on the way, and tolde mee I had vnloaded all the Gibbets, and

24112204prest the dead bodies. No eye hath seene such skarcrowes. Ile

24132205not march through Couentry with them, thats flat: nay, and

24142206the villains march wide betwixt the legs as if they had giues on,

24152207for indeede I had the most of them out of prison, theres not a

24162208shert and a halfe in all my companie, and the halfe shert is two

24172209napkins tackt togither, and throwne ouer the shoulders like a

24182210Heralds coate without sleeues, and the shert to say the trueth

24202211stolne from my host at S. Albones, or the red-nose Inkeeper of

24212212Dauintry, but thats all one, theile find linnen inough on euerie

24222213hedge.

24242215Prin. How now blowne iacke? how now quilt?

24252216Fal. What Hal, how now mad wag? what a diuel dost thou in

24262217Warwickshire? My good Lo. of Westmerland, I cry you mercy,

24272218I thought your honour had alreadie bin at shrewesburie.

24292219West. Faith sir Iohn tis more then time that I were there, and

24302220you too but my powers are there already, the king I can tel you

24312221lookes for vs all, we must away all night.

24332222Falst. Tut neuer feare mee, I am as vigilant as a Cat to steale

24342223Creame.

24352224Prin. I thinke to steale Creame indeed, for thy theft hath al-

24362225readie made thee butter, but tell me iacke, whose fellowes are

24372226these that come after?

24382227Falst. Mine Hall, mine.

24392228Prince. I did neuer see such pitifull rascals.

24402229Falst. Tut, tut, good inough to tosse, foode for powder, foode

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