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whereas, before, our forefathers had no other

books but the score and the tally, thou hast

caused printing to be used; and, contrary to

the king his crown and dignity, thou hast built

a paper-mill. It will be proved to thy face that

thou hast men about thee that usually talk of

a noun and a verb, and such abominable words

as no Christian ear can endure to hear. Thou

hast appointed justices of peace, to call poor

men before them about matters they were not

able to answer. Moreover, thou hast put them

in prison; and because they could not read,

thou hast hanged them; when indeed only for

that cause they have been most worthy to live.

Thou dost ride in a foot-cloth, dost thou not?

Say. What of that?

Cade. Marry, thou ought'st not to let thy

horse wear a cloak, when honester men than

thou go in their hose and doublets.

Dick. And work in their shirt too; as myself,

for example, that am a butcher.

Say. You men of Kent,—

Dick. What say you of Kent?

Say. Nothing but this: 'tis bonaterra, mala gens.

Cade. Away with him! away with him! he

speaks Latin.

Say. Hear me but speak, and bear me where you will.

Kent, in the Commentaries Cæsar writ,

Is term'd the civil'st place of all this isle:

Sweet is the country, because full of riches;

The people liberal, valiant, active, wealthy;

 39 the score and the tally; cf. n.

40 printing; cf. n.

41 king his: king's

43 usually: habitually

49 because read: lacking 'benefit of clergy'

56 hose and doublets; cf. n.

65, 66 Cf. n. 