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 to leaue his life behind him, he and Leonard your two loaders are making their wills because they haue wiues, now we Bachellers bid our friends scramble for our goods if we die: but master, pray ye let me ride vpon Cutte.

MurlyMeale and salt, wheat and mault, fire and tow, frost and snow, why Tom thou shalt: let me see, here are you, William and George are with my cart, and Robin and Hodge holding my owne two horses, proper men, handsom men, tall men, true men.

DickeBut master, master, me thinkes you are a mad man, to hazard your owne person and a cart load of money too.

Tom.Yea, and maister theres a worse matter in't, if it be as I heard say, we go to fight against all the learned Bishops, that should giue vs their blessing, and if they curse vs, we shall speede nere the better.

DickeNay bir lady, some say the King takes their part, and master, dare you fight against the King?

MurlyFie paltry, paltry in and out, to and fro vpon occasion, if the King be so vnwise to come there, weele fight with him too.

Tom.What if we should kill the King?

Mur.Then weele make another.

DickeIs that all, do ye not speake treason?

Mur.If we do, who dare trippe vs? we come to fight for our conscience, and for honor, little know you what is in my bosome, looke here madde knaues, a paire of guilt spurres.

Tom.A paire of golden spurres? why do you not put them on your heeles? your bosome's no place for spurres.

Mur.Bee't more or lesse vpon occasion, Lord haue mercy vs, Tom th'art a foole, and thou speakest treason to knighthood, dare any weare golden or siluer spurs til he be a knight? no, I shall be knighted to morrow, and then they shall on: sirs, was it euer read in the church booke of Dunstable, that euer mault man was made knight?

Tom.No but you are more, you are meal-man, maultman, miller, corne-master and all. Dicke