231Theef. Then I pray you let me go to the prison where

232my maister is.

233Cob. Nay thou must go to y^ecountry prison, to newgate,

234Therefore come away.

235Theef. I prethie be good to me honest fellow.

236Der. I marry will I, ile be verie charitable to thee,

237For I will neuer leaue thee, til I see thee on the Gallowes.

240Oxf. And please your Maiestie, heere is my Lord Ma-

241ior and the Sheriffe of London, to speak with your Maie=stie.

242K.Hen.4. Admit them to our presence.

244Now my good Lord Maior of London,

245The cause of my sending for you at this time, is to tel you

246of a matter which I haue learned of my Councell: Herein

247I vnderstand, that you haue committed my sonne to prison

248without our leaue and license. What althogh he be a rude

249youth, and likely to giue occasion, yet you might haue con-

250sidered that he is a Prince, and my sonne, and not to be

251halled to prison by euery subiect.

252Maior. May it please your Maiestie to giue vs leaue to

253tell our tale?

254King Hen.4. Or else God forbid, otherwise you might

255thinke me an vnequall Iudge, hauing more affection to

256my sonne, then to any rightfull iudgement.

257Maior. Then I do not doubt but we shal rather deserue

258commendations at your Maiesties hands, thẽ any anger.

259K.Hen.4. Go too, say on.

260Maior. Then if it please your Maiestie, this night be=

261twixt two and three of the clocke in the morning, my Lord

262the yong Prince with a very disordred companie, came to

263the old Tauerne in Eastcheape, and whether it was that

264their Musicke liked them not, or whether they were ouer=

265come with wine, I know not, but they drew their swords,