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 heretike nor puritane, but of the old church, ile sweare, drinke ale, kisse a wench, go to masse, eate fish all Lent, and fast fridaies with cakes and wine, fruite and spicerie, shriue me of my old sinnes afore Easter, and beginne new afore whitsontide.

Crom.A merie mad conceited knaue my lord.

Harp.That knaue was simply put vpon the Bishop.

Bish.VVel, God forgiue him and I pardon him. Let him attend his master in the Tower, For I in charity wish his soule no hurt.

OldcaGod blesse my soule from such cold charitie,

Bish.Tooth Tower with him, and when my leisure serues, I will examine him of Articles, Looke my lord Warden as you haue in charge, The Shriue performe his office.

L. Ward.Yes my lord.

Bish.VVhat bringst thou there? what? bookes of heresie.

Som.Yea my lord, heres not a latine booke, No not so much as our ladies Psalter, Heres the Bible, the testament the Psalmes in meter, The sickemans salue, the treasure of gladnesse, And al in English, not so much but the Almanack's English.

Bish.Away with them, to'th fire with them Clun, Now fie vpon these vpstart heretikes, Al English, burne them, burne them quickly Clun.

Harp.But doe not Sumner as voule answere it, for I haue there English bookes my lord, that ile not part with for your Bishoppricke, Beuis of Hampton, Owleglasse, the Frier and the Boy, Ellen of Rumming, Robin hood, and other such godly stories which if ye burne, by this flesh ile make ye drink their ashes in S. Margets ale.

1.Ser.Is it your honors pleasure we shal stay, Or come backe in the afternoone to fetch you. Bish.