2386Pist. Yeeld Curre.

2387French. Ie pense que vous estes le Gentilhome de bon qua-

2388litee.

2389Pist. Qualtitie calmie custure me. Art thou a Gentle-

2390man? What is thy Name? discusse.

2391French. O Seigneur Dieu.

2392Pist. O Signieur Dewe should be a Gentleman: per-

2393pend my words O Signieur Dewe, and marke: O Signieur

2394Dewe, thou dyest on point of Fox, except O Signieur

2395thou doe giue to me egregious Ransome.

2396French. O prennes miserecordie aye pitez de moy.

2397Pist. Moy shall not serue, I will haue fortie Moyes: for

2398I will fetch thy rymme out at thy Throat, in droppes of

2399Crimson blood.

2400French. Est il impossible d' eschapper le force de ton bras.

2401Pist. Brasse, Curre? thou damned and luxurious Moun-

2402taine Goat, offer'st me Brasse?

2403French. O perdonne moy.

2404Pist. Say'st thou me so? is that a Tonne of Moyes?

2405Come hither boy, aske me this slaue in French what is his

2406Name.

2407Boy. Escoute comment estes vous appelle?

2408French. Mounsieur le Fer.

2409Boy. He sayes his Name is M. Fer.

2410Pist. M. Fer: Ile fer him, and firke him, and ferret him:

2411discusse the same in French vnto him.

2412Boy. I doe not know the French for fer, and ferret, and

2413firke.

2414Pist. Bid him prepare, for I will cut his throat.

2415French. Que dit il Mounsieur?

2416Boy. Il me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous

2417prest, car ce soldat icy est disposee tout asture de couppes vostre

2418gorge.

2419Pist. Owy, cuppele gorge permafoy pesant, vnlesse

2420thou giue me Crownes, braue Crownes; or mangled shalt

2421thou be by this my Sword.

2422French. O Ie vous supplie pour l'amour de Dieu: ma par-

2423donner, Ie suis le Gentilhome de bon maison, garde ma vie, & Ie

2424vous donneray deux cent escus.

2425Pist. What are his words?

2426Boy. He prayes you to saue his life, he is a Gentleman

2427of a good house, and for his ransom he will giue you two

2428hundred Crownes.

2429Pist. Tell him my fury shall abate, and I the Crownes

2430will take.

2431Fren. Petit Monsieur que dit il?

2432Boy. Encore qu'il et contra son Iurement, de pardonner au-

2433cune prisonner: neant-mons pour les escues que vous layt a pro-

2434mets, il est content a vous donnes le liberte le franchisement.

2435Fre. Sur mes genoux se vous donnes milles remercious, et

2436Ie me estime heurex que Ie intombe, entre les main d'vn Che-

2437ualier Ie peuse le plus braue valiant et tres distinie signieur

2438d'Angleterre.

2439Pist. Expound vnto me boy.

2440Boy. He giues you vpon his knees a thousand thanks,

2441and he esteemes himselfe happy, that he hath falne into

2442the hands of one (as he thinkes) the most braue, valorous

2443and thrice-worthy signeur of England.

2444Pist. As I sucke blood, I will some mercy shew. Fol-

2445low mee.

2446Boy. Saaue vous le grand Capitaine?

2447I did neuer know so full a voyce issue from so emptie a

2448heart: but the saying is true, The empty vessel makes the

2449greatest sound, Bardolfe and Nym had tenne times more

2450valour, then this roaring diuell i'th olde play, that euerie

2451one may payre his nayles with a woodden dagger, and

2452they are both hang'd, and so would this be, if hee durst

2453steale any thing aduenturously. I must stay with the

2454Lackies with the luggage of our camp, the French might

2455haue a good pray of vs, if he knew of it, for there is none

2456to guard it but boyes. Exit.