The first part of the contention of the two famous
1093816May honourable peace attend thy throne.
1094817King. Vnkle Glo
ster,
stand vp and go in peace,
1081818No le
sse beloued of vs, then when
1082819Thou weart Prote
ctor ouer my land.
Exet Gloster. 1099820Queene. Take vp the
sta
ffe, for here it ought to
stand,
1100821Where
should it be, but in King Henries hand?
1103822Yorke. Plea
se it your Maie
stie, this is the day
1104823That was appointed for the combating
1106824Betweene the Armourer and his man, my Lord,
1107825And they are readie when your grace doth plea
se.
1110826King. Then call them forth, that they may trie their rightes.
1115827 Enter at one doore the Armourer and his neighbours, drinking 1116828 to him so much that he is drunken, and he enters with a drum 1117829 before him, and his staffe with a sand-bag fastened to it, and 1118830 at the other doore, his man with a drum and sand-bagge, and 11208321. Neighbor. Here neighbor Hornor, I drink to you in a cup of
1121833And feare not neighbor, you
shall do well inough.
(Sacke.
11238342. Neigh. And here neighbor, heres a cup of Charneco.
11258353. Neigh. Heres a pot of good double beere, neighbor drinke
1126836And be merry, and feare not your man.
1127837Armourer. Let it come, yfaith ile pledge you all,
11298391. Prentise. Here Peter I drinke to thee, and be not a
ffeard.
1129.18402. Pren. Here Peter, heres a pinte of Claret-wine for thee.
11318413. Pren. And heres a quart for me, and be merry Peter,
1132842And feare not thy mai
ster,
fight for credit of the Prenti
ses.
1133843Peter. I thanke you all, but ile drinke no more,
1135844Here Robin, and if I die, here I giue thee my hammer,
1136845And Will, thou
shalt haue my aperne, and here Tom,
1137846Take all the mony that I haue.
1138847 O Lord ble
sse me, I pray God, for I am neuer able to deale with
1139848my mai
ster, he hath learnt
so much fence alreadie.
1140849Salb. Come leaue your drinking, and fall to blowes.
Peter.