Henry the fourth.
722631wil make curt
sie and
say nothing, he is vertuous, no my Lord
723632my humble duty remembred, I will not bee your
suter, I
say
724633to you I do de
sire deliuerance from the
se o
fficers, being vpon
725634ha
sty imployment in the Kings a
ffayres.
726635Lord You
speake as hauing power to do wrong, but an
- 727636swer in th'e
ffe
ct of your reputation, and
satis
fie the poore wo
- 729638Falst. Come hither ho
ste
sse.
730639Lord Now ma
ster Gower, what newes.
enter a messenger. 731640Gower The King my Lord, and Harry prince of Wales,
732641Are neare at hand, the re
st the paper tells.
733642Falst. As I am a gentleman!
735Falst. As I am a gentleman, come, no more words of it.
736644Host. By this heaunly ground I tread on, I mu
st be faine to
737645pawne both my plate, & the tape
stry of my dining chambers-
739646Falst. Gla
sses gla
sses is the onely drinking, and for thy wals
740647a pretty
sleight drollery, or the
storie of the prodigal, or the
741648Iarman hunting in waterworke, is worth a thou
sand of the
se
742649bed-hangers, and the
se
flie bitten tape
strie, let it be x. l if thou
743650can
st: come, and twere not for thy humors, theres not a better
745651wench in England, goe wa
sh thy face and draw the a
ction,
746652come thou mu
st not be in this humor with me, do
st not know
747653me, come, come, I know thou wa
st set on to this.
748654Host. Pray thee
sir Iohn let it be but twentie nobles, ifaith
749655I am loath to pawne my plate
so God
saue me law.
750656Falst. Let it alone, ile make other
shift, youle be a foole
stil.
752657Host. Well, you
shall haue it, though I pawne my gowne,
753658I hope youle come to
supper, youle pay me al together.
755659Falst. Wil I liue? goe with her, with her, hooke on, hooke
756660on.
exit hostesse and sergeant. 757661Host. Will you haue Doll Tere-
sheet meete you at
supper.
759662Falst. No more words, lets haue her.
760663Lord I haue heard better newes.
761664Falst. Whats the newes my lord?
762665Lord Where lay the King to night?
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