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 LeeAs I am wrongd, so may the law proceede.

Bishop.What intricate confusion haue we heere? Not two houres since we apprehended one, In habite Irish, but in speech, not so: And now you bring another, that in speech Is altogether Irish, but in habite Seemes to be English: yea and more than so, The seruant of that heretike Lord Cobham.

IrishmanFait me be no seruant of the lord Cobhams, Me be Mack Chane of Vlster.

Bishop.Otherwise calld Harpoole of Kent, go to sit, You cannot blinde vs with your broken Irish.

sir IohnTrust me, my Lord Bishop, whether Irish, Or English, Harpoole or not Harpoole, that I leaue to be decided by the triall: But sure I am this man by face and speech Is he that murdred yong sir Richard Lee: I met him presently vpon the fact, And that he slew his maister for that gold, Those iewells, and that chaine I tooke from him.

Bishop.Well, our affaires doe call vs backe to London, So that we cannot prosecute the cause As we desire to do, therefore we leaue The charge with you, to see they be conuaide To Hartford Sise: both this counterfaite And you sir Iohn of Wrotham, and your wench, For you are culpable as well as they, Though not for murder, yet for felony. But since you are the meanes to bring to light This gracelesse murder, you shall beare with you, Our letters to the Iudges of the bench, To be your friendes in what they lawfull may.

sir IohnI thanke your Lordship. Bish.