13991235Bar. You must away to court sir presently,

14001236A dozen captaines stay at doore for you.

14011237Fal. Pay the musitians sirra, farewel hostesse, farewel Dol,

14021238you see (my good wenches) how men of merit are sought af-

14031239ter, the vndeseruer may sleepe, when the man of action is calld

14041240on, farewell good wenches, if I bee not sent away poste, I will

14051241see you againe ere I goe.

14071242Dol. I cannot speake: if my heart be not ready to burst: wel

14081243sweete Iacke haue a care of thy selfe.

14101244Fal. Farewell, farewell. exit.

14111245Host. Well, fare thee well, I haue knowne thee these twenty

14121246nine yeares, come pease-cod time, but an honester, and truer

14131247hearted man: wel, fare thee wel.

14151248Bard. Mistris Tere-sheete.

14161249Host. Whats the matter?

14171250Bard. Bid mistris Tere-sheete come to my master.

14181251Host. O runne Doll, runne, runne good Doll, come, she

1418.11252comes blubberd, yea! will you come Doll?

14221256King Go call the Earles of Surrey and of War.

14231257But ere they come, bid them o're-reade these letters,

14241258And well consider of them, make good speed.

14251259How many thousand of my poorest subiects,

14261260Are at this howre asleepe? ô sleepe! ô gentle sleep!

14271261Natures soft nurse, how haue I frighted thee,

14281262That thou no more wilt weigh my eye-liddes downe,

14291263And steep my sences in forgetfulnesse,

14301264Why rather sleepe liest thou in smoaky cribbes,

14311265Vpon vneasie pallets stretching thee,

14321266And husht with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber,

14331267Then in the perfumde chambers of the great,