19My Lords I charge ye in his Highness name,

20To keep the peace, you and your followers.

21Her. Good M. Sheriff, look unto your self.

22Pow. Do so, for we have other businesse.

24Sher. Will ye disturb the Judges, and the Assize?

25Hear the King's Proclamation, ye were best.

26Pow. Hold then, let's hear it.

27Her. But be brief, ye were best.

28Bail. O yes.

29Davy. Cossone, make shorter O, or shall mar your Yes.

30Bail. O yes.

31Owyn. What, has her nothing to say, but O yes?

32Bay. O yes.

33Da. O nay, py coss plut, down with her, down with her.

34A Powesse, a Powesse.

35Gough. A Herbert, a Herbert, and down with Powesse.

37Sher. Hold in the King's name, hold.

38Owyn. Down with a kanaves name, down.

41Her. Powesse, I think thy welsh and thou do smart.

42Pow. Herbert, I think my sword came near thy heart.

43Her. Thy hearts best bloud shall pay the loss of mine.

44Gough. A Herbert, a Herbert.

45Davy. A Powesse, a Powesse.

48Mai. My Lords, as you are Liege-men to the Crown,

49True Noblemen, and subjects to the King,

50Attend his highnesse Proclamation,

51Commanded by the Judges of Assize,

52For keeping peace at this assembly.

53Her. Good M. Maior of Hereford, be brief.

54Mai. Serjeant, without the ceremonies of O yes,

55Pronounce aloud the Proclamation.

56Ser. The Kings Justices, perceiving what publick mis-

57chief may ensue this private quarrel: in his Majesties

58name, do straightly charge and command all persons, of

59what degree soever, to depart this City of Hereford, ex-

60cept such as are bound to give attendance at this Assize,

61and that no man presume to wear any weapon, especially

62Welsh-hooks, Forrest Bills.

63Owyn. Haw? No pill nor Wells hoog? ha?

64Mai. Peace, and hear the Proclamation.

65Ser. And that the Lord Powess do presently disperse

66and discharge his retinue, and depart the City in the Kings

67peace, he and his followers, on pain of imprisonment.

68Dav. Haw? pud her Lord Pawess in prison? A Pawess

69A Pawess. Cossoon, her will live and tye with her Lord.

70Gough. A Herbert, a Herbert.

771. Jud. Where's the Lord Herbert? Is he hurt or slain?

78Sher. He's here, my Lord.

792. Jud. How fares his Lordship, friends?

80Gough.Mortally wounded, speechless, he cannot live.

811. Jud. Convey him hence, let not his wounds take air,

82And get him drest with expedition.

84M. Mayor of Hereford M. Sheriff o'th'Shire,

85Commit Lord Powess to safe custody,

86To answer the disturbance of the peace,

87Lord Herberts peril, and his high contempt

88Of us, and you the Kings Commissioners,

89See it be done with care and diligence.

90Sher. Please it your Lordship, my Lord Powess is gone

91Past all recovery.

922. Jud. Yet let search be made,

93To apprehend his followers that are left.

94Sher. These are some of them: sirs, lay hold of them.

95Owen. Of us? and why? what has her done I pray you?

96Sher. Disarme them, Bailiffs.

97May. Officers assist.

98Davy. Hear you, Lord Shudge, what resson for this?

99Owen. Cossoon, pe puse for fighting for our Lord?

1001. Jud. Away with them.

101Davy. Harg you my Lord.

102Owen. Gough my Lord Herberts man's a shitten kanave.

103Davy. Ice live and tye in good quarrel.

104Owen. Pray you do shustice, let awl be prison.

105Davy. Prison, no,

106Lord Shudge, I wool give you pale, good surety.

1072. Jud. What bail? what sureties?

108Davy. Her Cozen ap Rice, ap Evan, ap Morice, ap

109Morgan, ap Lluellyn, ap Madoc, ap Meredith, ap Griffin,

110ap Davy, ap Owen, ap Shinken Shones.

1112. Jud. Two of the most sufficient are enow.

112Sher. And't please your Lordship these are all but one.

1131. Jud. To Jayl with them, & the Lord Herberts men,

115Riotous, audacious, and unruly Grooms,

116Must we be forced to come from the Bench,

117To quiet brawls, which every Constable

118In other civil places can suppresse?

1192. Jud. What was the quarrel that caus'd all this stir?

120Sher. About Religion as I heard, my Lord.

121Lord Powess detracted from the power of Rome,

122Affirming Wickliffs Doctrine to be true,

123And Romes erroneus: hot reply was made

124By the Lord Herbert, they were Traitors all

125That would maintain it. Powess answered,

126They were as true, as noble, and as wise

127As he, that would defend it with their lives,

128He nam'd for instance Sir John Oldcastle

129The Lord Cobham: Herbert replyed again,

130He, thou, and all are Traitors that so hold.

131The lye was given, the several Factions drawn,

132And so enrag'd, that we could not appease it.

1331. Jud.This case concerns the Kings Prerogative,

134And 'tis dangerous to the State and Common-wealth.

135Gentlemen, Justices, M. Mayor, and M. Sheriff,

136It doth behoove us all, and each of us

137In general and particular, to have care

138For the suppressing of all mutinies,

139And all assemblies, except souldiers musters,

140For the Kings preparation into France.

141We hear of secret Conventicles made,

142And there is doubt of some Conspiracies,

143Which may break out into rebellious armes

144When the King's gone, perchance before he go:

145Note as an instance, this one perillous fray,

146What factions might have grown on either part,

147To the destruction of the King and Realme:

148Yet, in my conscience, Sir John Oldcastle's

149Innocent of it, onely his name was us'd.

150We therefore from his Highnesse give this charge:

151You Master Mayor, look to your Citizens,

152You Master Sheriff, unto your Shire, and you

153As Justices in every ones precinct

154There be no meetings. When the vulgar sort

155Sit on their Ale-bench, with their cups and cans,

156Matters of State be not their common talk,

157Nor pure Religion by their lips prophan'd.

158Let us return unto the Bench again,

159And there examine further of this fray.

161Sher. Sirs, have ye taken the Lord Powess yet?

162Bail. No, nor heard of him.

163Ser. No, he's gone far enough.

1642. Jud. They that are left behind, shall answer all.