227218Poynes. Then art thou damnd for keeping thy word with

228219the diuell.

229220Prince. Else hee had bin damnd for coosening the diuell.

230221Poy. But my lads, my lads, to morrow morning, by foure a

231222clocke early at Gadshill, there are pilgrims going to Cantur-

232223burie with rich offerings, and traders riding to London with fat

233224purses. I haue vizards for you al you haue horses for your selues,

234225Gadshill lies to night in Rochester, I haue bespoke supper to

235226morrow night in Eastcheape: we may do it as secure as sleepe,

236227if you will go I will stuffe your purses full of crownes: if you will

238228not, tarie at home and be hangd.

239229Falst. Heare ye Yedward, if I tarry at home and go not, ile

240230hang you for going.

241231Po. You will chops.

242232Falst. Hal, wilt thou make one?

243233Prince. Who I rob, I a thiefe? not I by my faith.

244234Falst. Theres neither honestie, manhood, nor good fellowship

245235in thee, nor thou camst not of the bloud roiall, if thou darest not

246236stand for ten shillings.

247237Prince. Well then, once in my dayes ile be a madcap.

248238Falst. Why thats well said.

249239Prince. Well, come what wil, ile tarrie at home.

250240Falst. By the lord, ile be a traitor then, when thou art king.

251241Prince. I care not.

252242Po. Sir Iohn, I preethe leaue the prince and mee alone, I will

253243lay him downe such reasons for this aduenture that he shall go.

255244Falst. Well, God giue thee the spirit of perswasion, and him

256245the eares of profiting, that what thou speakest, may moue, and

257246what he heares, may be beleeued, that the true prince may (for

258247recreation sake) proue a false thiefe, for the poore abuses of the

259248time want countenance: farewel, you shal find me in Eastcheap

261249Prin. Farewel the latter spring, farewel Alhallowne summer.

263250Poin. Now my good sweete hony Lord, ride with vs to mor-

264251row. I haue a ieast to execute, that I cannot mannage alone.

265252Falstalffe, Haruey, Rossill, and Gadshil, shal rob those men that

266253we haue already way-laid, your selfe and I will not bee there:

267254and when they haue the bootie, if you and I doe not rob them,

269255cut this head off from my shoulders.

B.i. Prin.