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 carry the world afore vs, I vow by my worshippe, when I am knighted, weele take the King napping, if he stand on their part.

Act.This night we few in Higate will repose, With the first cocke weele rise and arme our selues, To be in Ficket fielde by breake of day, And there expect our Generall.

Mur.Sir Iohn Old-castle, what if he come not?

BourneYet our action stands, Sir Roger Acton may supply his place.

Mur.True M.Bourne but who shall make me knight?

Beuer.He that hath power to be our Generall.

Act.Talke not of trifles, come lets away, Our friends of London long till it be day.

Doll.By my troth, thou art as ielous a man as liues.

PriestCanst thou blame me Doll, thou art my lands, my goods, my iewels, my wealth, my purse, none walks within xl. miles of London, but a plies thee as truely, as the parish does the poore mans boxe.

DollI am as true to thee, as the stone is in the wal, and thou knowest well enough sir Iohn, I was in as good doing, when I came to thee, as any wench neede to be: and therefore thou hast tried me, that thou hast: by Gods body, I wil not be kept as I haue bin, that I will not.

PriestDoll, if this blade holde, theres not a pedler walkes with a pack, but thou shalt as boldly chuse of his wares, as with thy ready mony in a Marchants shop, weele haue as good siluer as the King coynes any.

DollWhat is al the gold spent you tooke the last day from the Courtier?

PriestTis gone Doll, tis flown, merely come, merely gon, he comes a horse backe that must pay for all, weele haue as good meate, as mony can get, and as good gownes, as can be bought for gold, be mery wench, the mault-man comes on munday. Doll