29051908Enter Iacke Cade at one doore, and at the other, maister Alexander 29201909 Eyden and his men, and Iack Cade lies downe picking of hearbes 29211911Eyden. Good Lord how plea
sant is this country life,
29231912This litle land my father left me here,
29241913With my contented minde
serues me as well,
2924.11914As all the plea
sures in the Court can yeeld,
29251915Nor would I change this plea
sure for the Court.
29291916Cade. Sounes, heres the Lord of the
soyle, Stand villaine, thou
29311917wilt betraie mee to the King, and get a thou
sand crownes for my
29331918head, but ere thou goe
st, ile make thee eate yron like an A
stridge,
29341919and
swallow my
sword like a great pinne.
29361920Eyden. Why
sawcy companion, why
should I betray thee?
29371921I
st not inough that thou ha
st broke my hedges,
29381922And enterd into my ground without the leaue of me the owner,
29411924Cade. Braue thee and beard thee too, by the be
st blood of the
29421925Realme, looke on me well, I haue eate no meate this
fiue dayes, yet
29431926and I do not leaue thee and thy
fiue men as dead as a doore nayle, I
29451927pray God I may neuer eate gra
sse more.
29461928Eyden. Nay, it neuer
shall be
saide whil
st the world doth
stand,
29471929that Alexander Eyden an E
squire of Kent, tooke oddes to combat
29481930with a fami
sht man, looke on me, my limmes are equall vnto thine,
29571931and euery way as big, then hand to hand, ile combat thee. Sirrha
29581932fetch me weopons, and
stand you all a
side.
29601933Cade. Now
sword, if thou doe
st not hew this burly-bond churle
29611934into chines of beefe, I be
seech God thou mai
st fal into
some
smiths
29631935hand, and be turnd to hobnailes.
29641936Eyden. Come on thy way.
(They fight, and Cade fals downe. 29651937Cade. Oh villaine, thou ha
st slaine the
floure of Kent for chiual
- 2965.11938rie, but it is famine & not thee that has done it, for come ten thou
- 2965.21939sand diuels, and giue me but the ten meales that I wanted this
fiue
2965.31940daies, and ile
fight with you all, and
so a poxe rot thee, for Iacke
29711942Eyden. Iack Cade, & was it that mon
strous Rebell which I haue
29721943slaine. Oh
sword ile honour thee for this, and in my chamber
shalt
29731944thou hang as a monument to after age, for this great
seruice thou
29851945ha
st done to me. Ile drag him hence, and with my
sword cut o
ff his
29871946head, and beare it to the King.
Exet. Enter
The first part of the contention of the two famous