The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth (Quarto, 1598)

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 of Henry the fifth.
 57Other. Forsooth he can tel the tale better then I.
 58One. Forsooth we be your fathers Receiuers.
 59Hen.5. Are you my fathers Receiuers?
 60Then I hope ye haue brought me some money.
 61One. Money, Alas sir we be robd.
 62Hen.5. Robd, how many were there of them?
 63One. Marry sir, there were foure of them:
 64And one of them had sir Iohn Old-Castles bay Hobbie,
 65And your blacke Nag.
 66Hen.5. Gogs wounds how like you this Iockey? 
 67 Blood you vilaines: my father robd of his money abroad,
 68 And we robd in our stables.
 69But tell me, how many were of them?
 70One recei.  If it please you, there were foure of them,
 71 And there was one about the bignesse of you:
 72 But I am sure I so belambd him about the shoulders,
 73 That he wil feele it this month.
 74Hen.5. Gogs wounds you lamd them faierly,
 75 So that they haue carried away your money.
 76 But come sirs, what shall we do with the vilaines?
 77Both recei. I beseech your grace, be good to vs.
 78Ned.  I pray you my Lord forgiue them this once.
 79 Well stand vp and get you gone,
 80 And looke that you speake not a word of it,
 81 For if there be, sownes ile hang you and all your kin.
 82Exit Purseuant.
 83Hen.5. Now sirs, how like you this?
 84Was not this brauely done?
 85For now the vilaines dare not speake a word of it,
 86I haue so feared them with words.
 87Now whither shall we goe?
 88All. Why my Lord, you know our old hostes
 89At Feuersham.
 90Hen.5. Our hostes at Feuersham,  blood what shal we do (there?
 91 We haue a thousand pound about vs,
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