The First Part of Sir John Oldcastle

(the un iversity or a bic ag o

FOUNDID BY J OH N D. ROCKEFELLEB

T H E FIRS T PA RT OF

SIR JOH N OLDCA STLE

A H IS TORICAL DRAM A

BY MICH ON , TH Y M H THW Y AND AN ON A A , ROBERT WILSON

E E DIT D WITH AN IN TROD UCTION , CRITICAL TEXT . AND NOTES

A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE OF THE UNIVERS ITY OF CHICAGO IN CAN DIDACY FO R T H E D E G RE E O F DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

(DEPARTM EN T OF ENGLIS H )

JOHN ROBERTSON M ACARTHUR

J J J J J CHICAGO S C T T F RES M AND C M P Y O , O AN O AN

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGM ENTS

HIS TORY OF T H E TEXT AND ITS EDIT IONS

’ Recor ds in Henslowe . Records in the Stationers

Re r . E i s : B . R giste d tion A , , C , D , etc elations of

A B . r E i . r , , C , D Othe d tions The Second Pa t of

Sir John Oldcastle .

SOURCES AND GROWT H OF T H E PLAY

' The Rea l Sir John Oldcastle . Immediate Sources — h Holinshed . Causes w ich led to the Wr iting of Sir John Oldcastle : Oldcastle and Falsta ff ; Inﬂuence of

r r r s Foxe ; G owth of the Oldcastle Sto y in two fo m , Catholic and Protestant ; Wr iting of Sir John Old ’ cas tle ; Wee ver s Poem ; Inﬂuence of Henry IV and V ’ — on Oldcastle ; Inﬂuence of Peele s Edward I Rela ’ tions in detail ; Relation to Gr eene s Pin ner of Wake

R rr E ﬁeld ; elation to the Me y Devil of dmonton .

DRAM AT IC TECHNIQ UE

AUT HORS HIP o r T H E PLAY

r . . i . D ayton Hathway Munday . W lson List of

r Plays w itten by these Men . Speculation as to the — ’ Parts taken by the four Authors in the Play Flea y s ew—N Vi ega tive Results .

E T o r IT ARIANT S ROM B AND . T X A , W H V F , C , D

NOT ES

BIBLIOGRA PHY

r . Histo ical Genera l .

T H E FIRS T PART 0 ? am JO HN OLD-CAS T LE

Bo th pa rts a re men tione d in the followin g en try fro m th e ’ ti n e rs Re st r r d v n Au ust Sta o gi e unde the ate of the ele e th of g , 1600

Tho ma s pa vier En t re d fo r his co pies vn der t he ha n dee o f ma st e r VICARS a n d th e

The ﬁr st pa rte of the histo r y of the life o f Si r JOHN

OLDCAS TELL lo r d COBH AM .

’ Ite m the sew n d a nd la et pa rte o f the hteto r y o f

JOHN OLDCAS TELL lo r d COBHAM with his mar tyr do m Ite m ye histo r y o f the life a nd Bea the of Ca pta i n with his M o r ia e to ALEXANDE R THOJIAS S T UCLE Y, g

U T his da u hte r a nd his va li a n t en di n e o his C R IS g , g f

There were two editions of The First Part of Sir Joh n O ld ”

a s ri in 1 600 . s fo r s n e n c e c tle p nted The e , the ake of conve i ,

- we shall designate A and B. A resuma blv r r i , p the ﬁ st , bea s the following t tle

The ﬁrst pa rt o f t he t r ue ho n o l ra ble hist o ry o f th e Life - i a t o f Sir Io hn c a st e t he o o o r Co a m . As t Old l , g d L d bh I h h be n e la t ely act e d by t he Right ho n o ra ble t he Ea r le o f No t

n a m o r H Admira ll o f En a n his Se ma n t e . i gh , L d igh gl d ,

“ W r n W s o n o n r n t e fo r itt e by illia m Sha ke pea re . L d p i d 1 T . P. 600 .

’ We have seen that the re c ords in He n slo we s diary pre ve n t o ur s r r r s e th con ide ing Shakspe e the autho of the play , de pit e - fact that his name appears upon the title pa ge . Thu l e r r s r r ri s in s m a n eco d a re suppo ted by late ent e the a e book , d r ff r l s also by the inte nal evidence a o ded by the p ay it elf . n r r s i d c e Certain emine t Ge man c itic , nclu ing S hl gel a n d ’ n s re b Tieck , have co ﬁdently claimed the play as Shak pe s ; ut the reasons which they advance ca nnot be considered S uﬁ r - is cient . The appea ance of the name on the title pa ge easy B of explan ation . ecause of the success obta ined by the gre a t r s s r s s rs his a d amati t , un c upulou publi he placed n me upo n in fe rior works of other write rs in orde r thereby to increa se

1 : o Arbor . E. A Transc ript o f th e Registers o f th e Co mpan y o f Sta tio n ers f Lo n - do n 1 664 1 640 L. 1 6 o l 1 . . . . . 87 . V . 11 , p 63

8 1 1 57 . ; 1408 e s ; 1633 . ur nee ; 19 12 . 772 , ali ; , Cab , slan p

h eete . T he spe lli n g is n o t fixed ; so we ha ve the fo llo wing vu i a n h ] r r so rs so ldie rs sh o Bi o dim “ quarr el , qua el ; uldie , s p , sh p , . - so rr so r wax wa xe ; fe ede e r sexeh min d dia el ; y, y ; , feed , ; s a ch , ; . ra re Lio ne le L o n ell Sufid k Sufio fi mo min de ; g y, g y ; . y ; e ; m .

v o n v o n m rt r r r . mony ; pp . p ; u he , mu de

v r r n o . in e se , in p ose , and in a combi ation of b th the last class it is sometimes diﬁc ult to te ll just

- r r r Five st ess blank ve se is employed, but is ve y We ﬁnd a large number of rough and other wise R r m s lines hyme occu s about ten ti e , in s of sc e ne .

The punctuation is bad . Per iods a re so metim o w me im r entirely . and so t es inse ted in the middle

terroga tio u mar ks a re often wanting .

" " n wo rd. sheep o ! have bee written tn .

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n s t a ue . 21 66 t c o r l 12 e d wi h h , l ; ca hw d , C ub 1 22 2 13 yo u, . 3 ; ro gue 1 2 K pe a ce , . 360 ; An d

o s . 242 K2 L rd hip , l 5 ; n 1 K2 do e , . 2486

is r with h B is It to be noted that the catchwo d , w ich in r a r m r 1 142 ls pla ced ightly fte the line nu be ed in A , is a o

r r rr r . found in the latte (A) , whe e it is not the co ect wo d B is r r s ti n The punctuation in ve y bad as a ule , consi g T h l chieﬂy of commas . e spel ing shows no m a ritie s .

’ r ki n o r kin m rk n k s s is The wo d g a i g the ing speeche ,

m ca z . 1526 r rin te unifor ly pitali ed to l , whe e it begins to be p d m r n c n f with a s all lette , and so co tinues , with the ex eptio o

57 0 1 572 1 583 e n d r . 11. 1 , , , to the of the pa t m r w B r s s m n r f When co pa ed ith A , p e ent any i te esting ea h s s r . tu res . Some of these we all now con ide

B r h n . 1 . The text of is longe t a that of A (0 ) Some thirty-nine o r forty lines altogether have be e n r r f n n s : 1786 1 8 1 6 added , and occu afte the ollowi g li e of A , , 5 19 7 1 1 9 1 3 , 1 9 1 8 , 1 932, 1 945, 1 9 8 , 61 , 1 9 , 1982, 2057 , 2060 , 3 5 7 21 9 1 , 221 1 , 2221 , 22 4 , 224 , 2248 , 2272, 232 , 2360 , 239 1 ,

6 450 532 2536 254 7 560 . 2425, 244 , 2 , 2 , , 5 255 , 2 It will be noted that these additi ons all occu r in the la s t

thi rd of the piece . b r e ( ) In the following lines additions have been inse t d , r n r m r z : 1 86 194 321 330 859 va yi g f o one wo d to half a do en , , , , , 499 6 0 6 6 61 630 63 377 , 384 , 483, , 500 , 552, 5 0 , 565, 6 1 , 0 , 0 , , 5 , 7 7 7 6 10 1 1 7 4 1 1 75 1233 127 1 12 67 1 , 694 , 706, 7 , 9 , 92, , , , , 86 , 7 36 1 442 1473 1 568 1 579 1 64 1289 , 1331 , 1340 , 134 , 1 2, , , , , 5 , 5 1 1 6 1 81 7 1 8 19 1 878 1 900 1 92 1 1 651 , 1 667 , 1 74 , 8 , , , , , 0 , 958 , 74 07 8 21 37 2197 2198 2210 221 1 2213 2 1 995 , 20 , 2 , , , , , , , 233 , 470 2551 2238 , 2258 , 2 , .

r n ra rm r 2. B gene ally uses unco t cted fo s whe e the c o n ’ r i ll tracted fo m is found in A ; e .g . yo u w ll f o r you ; you a r e ’ fo r a re: . 467 468 594 61 1 659 1 133 1370 1 37 6 y so ll , , , , , , , ,

1420 se e r . , and el wh e T he a B w r n in s 8 . ddition in of a o d lacki g A ometimes

r rs the lin e m r rr : 11. 1 94 1 723 1 7 5 ende et ically co ect so , , 2, 0 1 846, 23 0 , 2400 , 2408 .

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It will be noticed that although th e text of B has been added r re a re to conside ably , still . in the main , its adings the same - s fo r r . An d r r as tho e of A , at least two thi ds of the play , fu the , r a re s r s a n d r although the e additional tage di ection , alte ed r a r r r r o r ones , many neve theless g ee in thei wo ding enti ely

pa rtly with A . a a B t r Now we c nnot hold th t was aken f om A , u pon the r r principle that the greate cannot come f om the less . There a re B s e r in many addition to the text of A , s ve al of which , tr s r m from me ical con ide ations , ust have existed in the sou rce

of A . No r ca n r m B fo r t we assume that A was taken f o , in hat case we should have greater verbal agreement both in the

text and in the stage directions . No r s r r s s r in , till fu the , can we uppo e that A was pi ated wa m y r the y com on at the time , namel , by a pe son going to the thea tre and takin g down the play in a species of short han d ; fo r although this would account fo r var iations in the x w fo r r u t te t , it ould by no means account the la ge amo n of ve r bal agreement which exi sts in the stage di rections of A and B. The best hypothesis seems to be that soon after the ﬁrst ’ production of the play A wa s taken fr om an actor s copy which had been writte n from dictation o r Copied from the wa s s original manuscript of the authors . This ur reptitio usly ’ r r s r 1600 s i published unde Shakspe e name ea ly in , po s bly even when B was already in the press . It was followed so on c B r e after by the publi ation of , the mo e complete t xt , based ’ t r 8 s r i a nd upon the au ho manu c ipt , and containing add tions improvements which had sugges ted themselves throughout the successful run of the piece . m But the text of B has a little proble of its o wn . We have called attention to the fact that there is a lack of capitalism r kin r tion of the wo d g in the last thi d of the play , and also to the fact that all the added lines occu r in the same la st r m ff r r thi rd . These seem to a gue so e di e ence in the last thi d

. r of the original of B The ﬁ st point , that of the lack o f fo r th e capitali zation , can be accounted by supposing that diﬂe re n t ma h last thi rd was copied by a hand , and it y ave been a mere coincidence that this new hand Copied the poem»

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The te xts o f c ditio ns E to H a n t o L do n o t ea ll f o r

a re s comment . They ba ed entirely upon either that of C o r that of D .

i M r . m m r m s I , the ed tion of Willia Gil o e Si m , published Y r 1 848 r to r in New o k in , is of inte est schola s on this side of r r m r the wate as being the ﬁ st A e ican edition of the play .

M r . Simms took what would now be consider ed unwar ran ta ble r e s n i libe ti s with the text , which how him to have bee unfam liar z with some of th e usages of Eli abethan English . Fo r exam

. 849 r e en sed fo r r emi sed: . 969 suc eed fo r roceed ple , l , p p p l , c p

I. 1020 ort fo r ho st: . 2078 r ess fo r a ss : 1. 2240 b ld f r , p l , p p , o o old: 1. 2834 in sists fo r in serts : . 2348 ruell fo r clo sel . , l , c y y i s rc - r r M r . S mm has also arranged the o de of the scenes as

4 2 22 2 l t o 1 7 6 1.1. 2 03 to 7

20 1 7 t o 207 2 2073 to 2202

1 7 47 t o 20 16 2273 to e n d

r m r i M r . F o a statement in the int oduct on , Simms would

seem to have based hi s text dir ectly on the folios . ’

M r . Ha zlitt s t e s M , William edition is the mos asily acce sible r r d no t th one . It is a popula p oduction and oes satisfy e

needs of the scholar . He has based his readings upon thos e m m i of A , C , and D , so etimes following the one , so et mes the other ; and he has not always chosen the most autho ritative

r . M r . zl has B . M r . i m eading Ha itt not used at all Like S m s , s he has rea rranged some of the cenes . The following is his arrangemen t of the lines 2 LI 2 3 to 2202 Ll . 1 t o 207 . 07 2203 t o 227 2 2273 t o en d

We have little i n formation regardin g the second pa r t of ”

n . wa s r a s Sir Joh Oldcastle It ente ed , we have seen , on ’ the books of the Stationer s Register and mentioned in Hen s ’ lowe s diary in connection with the ﬁr st par t . There a re one o r two entri es in Henslo we which a re concer ned with the

r o r h a re. . a re : second pa t , w ich doubtful These as follows

l s com Rec e ved o f Mr He n ch o w , for the u e of the a n t o a Mr ra t on for t he se co n t e o f i If p y , p y D y d p i n l ll o ure o un : I sa re S r Jh o Ou dcas e , f p d y

' Henslo we l Otary . p . 1 62.

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m r s 1602 e r a rt ade by Dekke in Augu t , , w e to the second p , then the later entrie s fo r costume-making would probably be

fo r th e second pa rt also . Of what the main story of the second pa rt tr eated we c a n

readily guess . The ca reer of Oldcastle from the time of his hi s r r r mu t flight into Wales , captu e , ma ty dom , and death s is m u have been dealt with , although it so ewhat doubtf l how r w r the latte incident ould have been p esented upon the stage . One thi ng fo r the authors to explain would have been the captu re and delivery of Oldcastle into the hands of the king i r r is his r r a n d by Pow s , who in the fi st pa t wa mest f iend m under deep obligation to him . This ay ha ve been suffi c ie n tly motived by the weak and timorou s cha racter given to m w Powis in the fi rst pa rt . As to what a terial a s d rawn upon fo r the lighter portions of the play we have no clue beyond r s w s the p obability that . as much of the cene a undoubte dly r ma s l laid in Wales , the e y have been comic Wel h dia ect scenes simila r to those which were successfully treated in the

earlier play . r r a r Sir h Fa the we c nnot go , and The Second Pa t of Jo n ” Oldcastle mu st remain one of the topics of that yet unwritt en s m s r s n book who e the e , at once unsati facto y and fa cinati g , “ ” l s E . wil be , Play Not xtant s r r t r r r a re n e The hi to ical cha ac e , upon whose ca ee fou d d “ ” the plays entitled The Fi rst Pa rt of Si r John Oldcastle a n d “ ” r Sir The Second Pa t of John Oldcastle , belonged to the county of Herefordshir e and took pa rt in the religious move

ment of the Lolla rds shortly afte r the time of Wycliffe . It ‘ ha s wa s We lsh d esee n t but been claimed that he of , of this m no pr oof ha s been established . Me bers of the Oldcastle family represented the county o f Herefo rd in parliament a t r r m 1368 1452 o n s different pe iods f o until , and am g the e wa s Sir s s s t John Oldca tle him elf in Thoma Oldcastle, he r r se 1390 a n d so n R r a re r ep e ntative in , his icha d , who ecorded 8 s r r r r r o ur (11 as holding land in He efo dshi e , we e p obably d ’ m castle s uncle and cousi n . A portion of the fa ily estate in Alme l wa s m s is o y known by the na e of Oldca tle , due , it th ugh t ,

‘ 1 47 th ser V11 1 1 25. Arch eo lo g . Ca mb r . , l st se r . . , : 4 ,

I . 1 1 88 237 244 265 329 333 34 Re turn o f Me mbers o f Pa rL, . pp 7 9 . . , . , . . 7 . Ct .

Co o e s ta t o n o f 1 569 ed . . . ea ver . k , Vi i i . F W W

. Ro t v . . 299 ed De vo n . a rt 99 . Ka l . a In . . 1 1 , 63 ; 18 8 . Each . p . : P

20 r a n r ms' r r u n o r a re some o w -c s s' rn a

‘ the r r r p ince , but the evidence of contempo a ies is much too strong fo r us not to continue in the bel ief that upon hi s e essio n there was a most cr editable change from a course of ’ As l conduct anything but edifying . to the youth of O dcastle

e . B r r r we have no t stimony ale , an unt ustwo thy autho ity in his tr Sir eo n many points , in the account of ial makes John fess to having sinned against God most grievou sly in hi s r r s r youth in p ide , w ath , gluttony , covetou ness , and leche y , ’ and to have hu rt many men in his anger . Whence Bale drew thi s portion of the account we know not : but he har dl y would have admitted any reproach even upon the ear lier r ma n wa s i l n yea s of the he champion ng , un ess he had bee

convinced that the evidence wa s not to be gainsaid . B 1409 s m rr y we ﬁnd Oldca tle a ied to Joanna , Lady Cob m s m wa s r - e r ha . Thi Lady Cobha the g and daught of the ‘ Ba ro a m u r o ha l n last n Cobh , the fo nde of C b m col ege , bei g r hi s r m rr Sir the daughte of only daughte , who a ied John de ‘s o . s he r r us sh e his i r d la P le Oldca tle was fou th h band ; , th 0 he was s r t wife . After his mar riage with r he tyled by cou esy 7 a r m is so n o f reco rds . Lo d Cobha , and mentioned in ma y the ‘ T wo r r 141 in c o m a n i r n yea s late , in 1. p y w th A u dell and Um h a ill e who i to p r v , at this t me seems " ‘ e e o m r s r n r hav h ld s e cou t ofﬁce , was ent by the p i ce to F ance fo r the pu r pose of aiding the Duke of Bu rgundy a gainst the

Orleanists . The expedition was successful and the English

gain ed a victory at St . Cloud .

’ ‘ The records of Oldc a stle s life up to this po in t ha ve been

c but a re so fo r r l . s anty , they not the yea s which fo low Indi cations o f his leaning towa rd Lollar dism a re found ﬁrst in

1 mo uth a lso B. ams re a ce to esta Hen . Ct. T er . E . en r o f on s . yl , J . H y ﬂ Willi , P f G V “ i“ D. 1. t 3 II 9 C ve ta . 12 1 5 : W aisin h a m st . An g . 2 0 ; a pm , ro n . , . 303. Vi . DD . g , Hi Ch p

St a te Tria ls . p . 42 .

1 11 . 1 1 6 . Cal . l a q uia . , pp 23 . 8 1 a m en Br ta nn a I 31 0 . C d . i i . . o e ie a VII 329 Arc eo m u Co llec tan ea T po gra phic: t GM o g , , ; h lo gia m s . XI

49 0 : 1 1 3 H.

Wﬂ sin h am st . An . II 29 1 : G. . 0 o m ete eera e . II 31 7 . g , Hi g , , E C pl P g , ’ Ta t s sta t men t Die . Na t . Bio i XLII 87 is m s ea n . O cast e in me n » i e ( g . , ) i l di g ld l “ " ed in Re turn o f M em ers I 265 as o a nn es Oldec astell chi vaiier . tio n b . . . J h .

A 11 29 1 . a s n a m st . n . W l i gh . Hi g . , 1 ° Dav es ron . 36 Ca ra ve r on . 800 ; Waisin h a m st . Au 1 1 28 i . Ch , : pg , Ch . g . Hi g , . 6 ;

Th ree F teen t Cen tur ro n cles a m en So c . 53 re o i e Ch m . 1 if h y Ch i . C d , p ; G g r . p 0 6 : La n caster and Yo r I 1 Ra msa y . k, . 30 .

22 r ue m ar PM o r am JO HN o n n o c s sr n a

o r u tra r r he possessed made use of s ch cts , he eplied with egar d rs r r to the wo e one that he had neve used it , and had ead but ‘ two leaves of it . The discovery of these tr acts and the sorry ﬁgu re which Oldcastle pres ente d before the king when confronted wi th them led the clergy to hasten measu res which might reclaim him fr om the way of error o r put an end to his influence in spre ading the new doct rines . As Oldcastle was of high ran k e i r r s o r did and an spec al favo ite of the king , A chbi h p A undel m nothing before consulting Henry . The onarch begged hi m to delay the matter until he himself should have tr ied what e s mm his persuasion could do . H u oned Oldcastle to him and attempted vainly to tu r n him . The knight protested his his i r i r n e loyalty to l ege , but on all points of doct ne emai d ' i n s 3 stubborn . At length Augu t the king patience gave out

r him . s m r s n e and he ebuked This Oldcastle ee s to have e e t d , fo r we ﬁn d that he le ft the cou rt without permis sion and ’ shut himself up in his fortress of Cowling in Kent . The king immediately sent fo r the archbishop and en joi ne d ’ upon him to proceed aga in st the lord of Cobham . He him self issued a letter on the twenty -ﬁrst of Augu st to the mayor and sheriffs of London sti rring them up against the Lo lla rd ‘ r s r priests . The a chbi hop at once sent a summone to Cowl

s r . ing to cite Oldca tle, but he efused to be cited Citations were then afﬁxed to the door of the cathed ral in Le eds . These

r . r er r s were torn down by his f iends At length , afte sev al efusal ‘ r r o m c . to appea , he was decla ed c ntumacious and exco muni ated The knight was now sumnmn ed to appear on September

‘ the twenty -thi rd to show why he should not be condemned a s r r o a heretic a n d handed over to the secula powe f r punishment .

s B s n r r Before thi date , ale state , agai upon undiscove ed autho a r r ity , th t Oldcastle went to Hen y and p esented him with a

r r r e s . m e n it , but o de ed it to be delive ed to the judg Cobha th

Co n c lll a III 352. Wilkins . , .

' ‘ ‘ 1X 61 St a te l r ia ts I 38 -6 W a1 Bymer . Fo edera . . ; . . ; ; sin gha m Hist .

24 r ue arm p m o r am r o a rs o w -c a sr w

r i rm r Chu ch , but would not aff that the pope and his cle gy had

r i s s . B a r the powe to make dec ion e ing patiently with him , a rchbishop decided that certain dete rminations relating to the points in dispute should be translated from Latin and set e w s to before him . H a be given till the followi ng Monda y 1 s to prepare and deliver an an wer to them . o twe n t «ﬁfth S r On M nday , the y of eptembe , Cobham was again brought before the Convocation which met at Black ’ o f r s Fria rs . Absolution was again f e ed and again refu ed . He r r was then questioned with ega d to the doctrines in dispu te . He now stated that he believed both body and bre ad to be r E r s r r p esent in the ucha i t, and that the p esent doct ine was m He that of the Chu rch after it had beco e corrupted . con side red r s n r u a confession to a p ie t u necessa y , tho gh dvisable fo r a great sin ner . In express ing his views concerning images and their veneration he remarked that the only honor he allowed an the cross was to keep it clean d give it a place in his closet . As r r r to the cle gy , he decla ed the pope and his p elates to be r s n r Antich i t , the pope bei g the head ; the cle gy , the body ; and

rs . the fria . the tail ; and that no obedience was due them The n “ i re : with a loud vo ce , he called out to the people p sent Those m me a re r s m who sit in judg ent upon and desi ou to conde n me , s l es lmd : t will seduce you all and them e v , and ye to Hell ake ” m therefore good heed of them . Once ore the clergy bes ought

a r to r r th e . him e nestly etu n to faith , but in vain Then the archbishop declared him a heretic a n d handed him over to the ’ secula r power fo r punishment . The attitude of the archbishop thr oughout seems to have been one of gre at patien ce and of desi re to reclaim him fo r ‘ th e faith . r r r c c The abju ation , pu po ting to be that of Old astle , whi h ‘ has come down to us and upon which Bale has expen ded s his r r r r m ome of eve abundant vitupe ation , was p obably a fo

- — R mer Fee e rs 1X 63 S r e ace. 31x . 44 1 2 : Sta te N a h 1 40 4 1 y , d , . ; hi l y . F , pp . . pp .

Ca a vo C ron . En . 303 ; ns Oo ucilia 1 11 365 ; Redma mr ta Hen . V . pn . h g " p Wilki , , . . Vi , p . 16. 1 re o r Ch m . 107 . G g y , . p - - n s oom 1 11 . 336 7 S rl Page . 213 . Rymor . M . . 1 X. DD. 64 8 ; Wilki , , pp ; hi e y . - - - r s 4 1 40 W a kin h a m nt . Au II . 293 5 : C 443 6. T ial . DP. ; c . H i g . , pp ap - v 3 Re man n 1 6 ert: Hen . V . . 3 . gn o . Chmn . pp. 30 6 ; d , p. : G . p 0 Ro t . Pa rt . p. 100 . ‘ — ) 6 S t ate Tr a s 1 47 . t u res .? Sh lf l AL . m» 41 4 4 1 : i l , ,

26 r un runs'r e m o r a m ro ux o ne -ca m s:

‘ as regc n t o f the re a lm . There seern s to ha ve be en a design to ’ H n r the E i n he E m kill e y on day of the p pha y when was at ltha , but this failed . On the Wedn esday following of th e r r but i r r ebels met nea London ; the k ng , fo ewa ned , was able to ’ defeat th ei r plan s and gain a complete victo ry . Many o f th e s Lollard were caught a n d executed . Among them was Wil r r t re r u a o s liam Mu ley . the unfo tuna e b we of D nst ble , wh e possession of a pair of go lden spu rs and other appu rtenan c e s ’ of knighthood was re garded as evidence o f Oldca stle s des ign s upon the thro ne . re r t - r o r e s Cobham . mo fo tunate han his fellow conspi at s , ‘ caped . The king issued instructions that he be brought before

‘ r w e s rs to of outla w y a s esta blished . H M at ﬁ t have been in hiding not fa r from home . r r 14 15 r r fo r Fi a Du ing the summe of Hen y emba ked nce , o r r e r r r who alth ugh st ongly u g d to the cont a y by his f iends , feared that Oldcas tle would seize his absence as the o ppo r tu ’ fo r e s m nity some decisive movement . H did indeed end a e s sage to Beauch a mp thre atening to take venge ance on him f o r r r re some p evious inju y . but that nobleman gathe d together a ba nd of armed men and set out in pu rsuit of his menac er . ’ m Co bh a m s rs a r e m Coming upon so e of followe , he c ptu d the , ’ and by mea ns of tortu re made them declare thei r lea der s t a r whereabouts . As the re sult of his the kn igh t bare ly w pe d ' ’ an d a la rge qua n b ty o f his tre asure fell in to the purs ue r s ‘ m re his r r o n hands . A ong this we found a mou and m ey , a s o dra lic e n e r banner painted with a likene s of the h st and , a oth bea ring the ﬁgure of Chr ist full o f wo un ds with the spea r a n d

. e t r of the r rs us the nails Th se lat e objects , one ch onicle tells , m t t ‘ we re to ma ke the simﬂe pc o ple thin k hi a rue sea lo . When Hen ry was a t Ha mpto n o n his ﬁrs t jo ur ney to Ha r

1 V 110 1 . Pa rt 1 . 1 08. ‘ Gr r . Elmtra m. Nb. Met " p. 98 ; eg o y . Ch m , p

mm Lib . Net t W a n st . An 1 1 298 . 99 Ro . u h . Hi s" . ; . . p

R n . . 1 1 “ 0 1mm . 307 . h 111. s 8 Ch Qumra n . U . , p ; an . , p

m. Ar 11 299 (b m 0 1m . 307 . a m. , ; oo . , p fi’ ‘ -‘ l trm l tttosn th fl n tnry fi m fl q p u . ‘ Ro t h rtfl IV,

“ m t n W ald n bam 11m An S a te e n o ; z , , d t ,

28 m s r ' rn s'r e m o r a m JOHN OLD-C AS T LE ca stle den ie d the right of his judges to co n demn him o n th e ‘ r n K R a rd s if re r u g ou d that ing ich was till alive ; but this we t e , w it ha d n o weight ith them . The c o n demn e d ma n was le d to the T o we r then ce dra wn thro u h the cit to the new allo w s , g y g

the r . re e e l in pa ish of St Giles , whe he was hang d ; th n the ga ’ e m ra s lows and body were burnt with fire . One cont po ry tate s r r o r n that the body was qua te ed and disemboweled ‘bef e bei g ’ bu rnt . Oldcastle appears to have held sto utly to his Opinio ns r n r o a n d to the end , acco ding to one accou t efusing absoluti n , sta ting that if Peter a nd Paul themselves were present he wo uld ‘ n e m . s a r w h not co f ss to the The t tement of one ch onicle , hic makes him to have declared that he was Elijah and that he l ri r r th e wou d se again on the thi d day , is not imp obable ; but ‘ chronicle iwelf is untr ustworthy . It is needless to say that the account given by Jo hn Fox e must be recei ved with caution . That zealous person would ’ r Oldcas tle s re r m r a n d ce tainly have found ca e excellent ate ial , he did no t fail to add any blood -cu rdling accessorie s which ‘I s eemed ne cem ry to hei ghten the effect . ’ ’ Oldca stle s s e e t r estate , which had been sch a ed , passed late n t s r r r by e tail in o the hand of his only son Hen y , who afte wa ds ” represen te d Herefordshi re in pa rliament . Tht isto ry con tained in the first pa rt of Sir John Oldca s ~ ” m tle a y be reasonably referred to Holinshed fo r its sou rce . While the account ther e diff er s in some respects from the ’ n difie re p ces account give in the play , such can be explained by the wish of the authors to present the facts in a certain light fo s m i r their own pu rposes . This neces itated odifications wh ch will be noticed at once Upon reading the portions ta ken fr o m ’ Ho li n she d s Chr onicle and printed below :

H n e Fo n D 4 An . R 1 4 . e r e t h . A o m . 1 1 . e . i urt h . 3 g

No w will we re he a rse wha t write rs of o ur En glish na t io n liue d in t h e

n b m 11 E b . alst a 28 lmb Li Met 1 . W g ; , 3 ; arn . , p. 58 mh m Walstn b am Hist . 328 Re ma n n Vita Ben . V . . 22 El Lib g . ; d , , p ; , . ' ‘ . 1 1 b ree een r m . ro n . . 46 State Tr Met , p 59 : Fift th Gen t . ca o , p 66 ; Da vies, Ch , p ; ia l s ,

1 . 60 .

C r ve ib . de 111. Ben . 1 22. a px a , L , p

Ca pgra vo . Lib . de 111. Hem, p . 122 . 3 1 Etrn ha m. Lib . Met " pp . 1 5 . 1 56 .

n Vo 1 . 7 62 . Ac ts an d Mo n ume ts . ed. 1 670, l. . p

l n Ex . 863. De vo n , . ch . , p I u Mo rtem IV 1 24 turn o f Mem ers Ca l . Pa t . Ro lls ; Ca l . n q to. Po st , ; Re b ,

383, 347 .

30 T H E r ms'r PART o r am JOHN OLD-CAST LE

h e re a re n to sa n t es e s n ee re t o the sa a ce e re h e p i d i i Gil ﬁ ld , id pl (wh vn de rst o o d t he y sho uld fullie mee t a bo ut midn ight ) a n d so ha n dle d t h e ma tte r t a t he t o o so me a n d s ue so me e ue n a s st o o t his , h k , l , d wi h plea s i m a o n n r . The c a t e n s o f t e re me t o e e n a re n u e p h f i d , b i g pp he de d , w e re t t o t he n s re se n ce a n d t o him bro ugh ki g p , de c la red t he ca use s o f t he i r o mmo t o n a n d r s n a cc us n a rea t n um e r o f t e r c o m c i i i g , i g g b h i plice s . The n y ee o n e o c e c muc se rued to the disc o mﬁ i ki g d p li i , whi h h t n g o f s o Wa s n a m sa t wa s t he adue rsa rie (as Th m . l i gh i h) whic h t his : h e g a ue o r r t a t a ll t he a te s o f o n o n s o u be st re ictlie e t a n d de , h g L d h ld k p ga rd ed ,

o a s n o n e s o u co me in o r o o ut but suc a s e re kn o w n s h ld g , h w e t o go t o He m it t o asse t a t t he i s s n . re ca e c e e t c r t he ki g by p , h h f uc o u a ppo in t e d t o co me t o t he ca t e in s o f t he re e s wa s b t a t me a n es c ut 0 6 e r e p b l , y h , wh o t he r wise sue rlie (had it n o t be e n e t hus pre ue n ted a n d st a ied) t he r e ss e fo o rt h o f o n o n t o a ue io in ed t t e m o h n h ad i u d L d h wi h h , t t e umbe r

a s i wa s t o u t o f ﬁftie t o usa n e rso n s o n e a n d o t e r se rua n ( t h gh ) h d p , h , t s , n tise s a n d c t ze ns c o n e e ra te t t e m t a t e re t us a sse m pre , i i , f d wi h h h w h ble d m ro m s n r in Fic ket e . Diue rse a so t a t c a e u s a rt s o f t he a ﬁ ld l h f d i p re lms ,

a s n t o a r s t he a ce to be t e re a t t e r a o n te t me c n h t i g w d pl , h h i pp i d i , ha ce d n n s me n who e n n t o light a mo g the ki g , b i g t a ke a n d de ma n ded whi t he r e n t t suc s ee a n s e re t e c a me to m t he y w wi h h p d , w d , h y ee t wit h t he ir o c a pt e in e the lo rd C bha m . But e t e r he ca me t t e r a t a ll o r ma e s t fo r himselfe t o wh h hi h , d hif g e t wa ie it do o t h n o t a e a re fo r he c o u n o t be ea r o f a t t a t a , pp ; ld h d h t ime (a s Tho ma s W a lsin gha m co n fe sse th) a lt ho ugh the kin g by pro c la m a tio n pro mise d a t ho usa n d ma rks t o h im t ha t wo uld disc o ve r whe re h e w B h s it ma e a e a re h o w re a tlie he wa s be lo as . t ue d t a t t y i i pp , g , h he r e n o n e b o n t a t fo r so rea t a r a r o c o uld o t e f u d , h g e w d w uld br in g him t o

Amo n o t e r t a t e re t a e n wa s o n e W ll a m M r w light . g h h w k i i u lis , h o

in n s a e a ma n o f rea t e a t a n d his dwelt Du t bl , g w l h , by o c c upa t io n a

e r a n e a rn est ma in t e in e r o f th e o r Co bha ms o n o n s n bre w , l d pi i , a d (a s t he br ute ra n ) in hOpe to be highlie adua n ced by him if t he ir pur po se d n a ra n t b t s t a he had w de uise ha d t a ke pla ce , a pp y hi ; h t t o ho rse s t ra pped n l a te r him a n d in his o so me a wit h guilt ha r esse ed f , b pa ire o f gilt spur s r a re fo r himse lfe t o e a re o o n (a s it wa s dee med) p e p d w , l ki g t o be ma de o bh a ms a n s a t t a t rese n t t B kn ight by t he lo rd C h d h p ime . ut whe n r o s a e he t re n to t h i he sa w h o w t heir pu p e qu il d , wi hd w i e c t ie wit h gr e a t o se s o e t he wa s e rse iued t a e n a n d fe a re t hide him lf ; h wb i p , k , fin a lli e e xe c uted a mo n g o t he rs . o n c u e so ma nic e rso n s he re v o n ere a re e n e To c l d , p p w pp h d d , t ha t a l l n s in a n d a o ut o n o n e re u the c hi f o t he priso b L d w f ll , e e f t he m we r e n h l a r ie o f he re sie a n d a tte in te d o f c o n de m e d by t e c e g , high t r e a so n i n n o n a n d a diud ed o r o fl n t he Guildha ll o f Lo d , g f t ha t e se t o be dra we n a n fo r be res e to be c o n sume t fire a lo w s n a n d ha n ged , d i d wi h , g e a d all , was e xe c ute the sa me mo n et o n the sa whic h iudge me n t d h , id sir Ro ge r

A n a n d e t a n d twe n tie o t ers . c to , igh h

D 4 n n . m . 1 1 A . A 5 Re . Fift o . . He n rie t he g 3.

n He n r e had fullie ur n s e his n a uie t me n mun Whe n ki g i f i h d wi h , it io n , m o n vm o n 31

’ Jr o t he r ro uisio n s e rcei uin t a t his c a te in e s m s e n ot n p , p g h p i lik d hi g so muc a s dela ie ete rmi n e his so uldio rs t o o a shi bo o rd a n d a wa i h , d d g p e . But see the ha t he n t ef o re the a s a o in te for t e r e a rt ure p , igh b d i pp d h i d p , w dibilie n o r m t a t R c a r ea rl o f a m r he a s cre i f e d , h i h d s C b idge bro t he r t o E a r u e o f Yo r e an d He n rie o r Scr o o s o f a s a dw d d k k , l d p M h m lo rd t rea s a r o r t o ma s ra e a n t o f Nor t um e r a n e n co n feder a t , wi h Th G i k igh h b l d , b i g t o it her ha d c o n s re his ea t : e re o re he ca use t e m t o b g , pi d d h wh f d h e

a re e n e . The sa o r Sc ro o s was in suc fa uo ur t t he n pp h d d id l d p h wi h ki g , t a t h e a m tt e him so met me to be his e e lo in o se e t h d i d i b df l w, wh ﬁd li y ° t he n re o se suc t rus t t a t e n a n e r iua t o r ublike co unse ] ki g p d h , h wh i p p l , wa s in a n t s o r had muc in t he et e rm n a t o n o f it Fo r he re r h d, hi l d h d i i p e se n so rea t r a n t c in his co un te n a n ce suc mo est e in te d g g i i , h d i be ha uio ur , o z a l t o a ll o n esss in his ta lk w an d so ve rt u us e e g dli s , t ha t ha tso eue r he wa s t o t fo r the mo st a rt ne ce ssa ris to be o o ns a n o sa id h ugh p d d fo ll wed . Also the sa id air Tho ma s Gra ie (a s so me wr ite ) wa s o f t he kin gs priuie

so n s v n t e r e xa m na t o n co n e sse t a t fo r Th e pr i er po h i i i , f d , h a grea t sum s of mo n e c t e had re ceiued o f t he Fre n c n t e i whi h h y h ki g , h y

co n t he mur t he rin g o f kin g o ue lis t o t he i n t e n t t o ea rls o f Ma rc h as he irs o f C a re n ce : a te r t he ea t o f c ea r s o f Ma rc l f d h whi h l h , m e i me n t s n o t a e to a ue ssue the ea rls o f Ca m i p d , bl h i , n co m t o hi b his a n d tha t the cro w s sho uld e m y wife , n An d re o re as wa s t o t he o f hir be go tt e . the f ( h ugh ) himse lfs fo r n ee d o f mo n ie to be co rrupte d by t he

i r es w l t if t we e pied , he sa p a in lie t ha t asted o f t he sa me c up tha t he had co me t o his o wn s c hildre n he muc h 32 m a m r m o r s m ro rm o w —c a m r

’ pmba bly be c o un te d -l o hn Ba lc s n am ti ve of the tr ia l o f Old ’ “ - ” ls the a rallel o rtio m o f Sha ks ere s H castle ; a o p p p e m y V . c c t s i c o n tainin g thc a o un o f the co n p rnc y. We co me no w to disc uss o n e of the immedia te c auses wh i ch “ ” o led to the wr iting o f Sir J hn 0 ldc u tle . T his is to be fo un d “ in the fa c t tha t thc immo rta l ch a ra eter in the pla ys of l a n d 2 ” n o w kn o wn a s Fa lsta ﬂ mi n ll o th e He n ry IV . gi a y b re n am e o f ‘ Sir Jo h n Oldc a stle . Th is uestio n ha s be en mn c h cﬁsm zsse q d ,

and quite diﬁere n t views have been held . We shall en dea vor t re se n t the e viden ce d ea rl as brieﬁ a s ma be o , y y , a n d , a s p y o - r rd r . fa r as possible , in ch onological o e w ‘ o ld chm c le l e n title d l he Fa mo us i 1 . 1n tbe ni p a y V c to r ie s ” of Hen r the Fifth o f whic h th e existin c o bea rs the d y , g py a t e ’ o f 1598 an d upo n which Sha kspere is m ppo sed to ha ve b a s e d “ ”

the la ter s o f th e He n r . V. trib we ﬁ play y IV and gy, n d a c ha n c te r ca lled Sir Jo hn Oldca stle who is re prm en ted as o n e m io n s the of thc c o pa n o f yo ung prin c e Ha l . In the sa me pla y we ﬁn d the c ha ra c te rs Ned wo in s) a n d T o m (Bardo lph ) a s so

A . is also mentioned . c o mpa riso n o f this o lder play with Sh a k ’ a e a r fa r o ri c r per t ilogy shows us that, as as the hist a l po ti o n s a re e nti a an d v t a o go , they id c l ; the e en s follow in lm st the sa me

r r re n in two . h o de , although the is not a li e alike the plays S a k y

“ o Henr IV . a n d V . This of cmrrse ro ves no thin be o f y , , p g y n d the fact tha t the a utho r o f ea ch pla y pmba bly use d the sa me

r . re r chronicle as his sou ce The petition , howeve , of the name s “ ” o f the c o mic cha ra c te rs in l a n d Q Hen ry IV . po ints a lmo st certa in ly to a n in de btedn ess o n the pa rt o f Sha kspere to m ” H Famous Victories fo r the germs of these d ra ra cters . enc e we might ha ve ex pec ted to ﬁn d the name of Oldca stle a s a “ ” r r 1 2 H r . Ne d cha acte in and en y IV in company with Tom , , — 2. l He n r IV I u 47 8 Pri n ce Hen r in a ddre ssi In y , , , y ng ' “ s H of th e Fal taﬁ says , As the honey of ybla , my old man

’ - Ma on e Sh aks eare s a l Lon o n 1 821 Vo l. XVI. . res. 41 0 4 1 9 . Bee E. l . p Pl y , d . , pp

' - 84 m s m ar e a a r o r e ra w a s o ne e m u ;

l do e he a re Yo ur o r s t s fa irs mo r ni n is t o t L d hip hi g ﬁgh , An d fo r yo ur ho n o r : Did yo u n e ve r see The a e re t he fa t n t i t c st e Pl y wh k igh , h gh Old a l Did te ll yo u t ruly wha t t his h o n o r wa s ?

’ The reference seems clearly to be to Fa lstaff s speech at the en d “ 1 r Sc . 1 . e s o f of Hen y IV Act v , The t timony of Field is the hi est va lue a s he was o n e o f the rea test ac to rs o f th e gh , g m n u B r e . day , his na e in one place bei g co pled with that of u bag It is pe rfe ctly certa in tha t he co uld n o t ha ve be en mista ke n about a matte r concer n ing which he had every opportunity o f r a n rr as wa s u r e r gaining info m tio , su ounded he by n mbe s of p o rr sons who would have c ected him had he made a mistake . “ i s Bo urc hie r 9 . a to S r r re to The dedic tion Hen y , p ﬁxed The Lege nd and Defence of the Noble Knight and Martyr Sir Jh o n ” r R r m s . . Oldcastle , by the edito , icha d Ja e (c

i r e Bo r c hie r o a re sc n ed o f No e A n c s n S r Ha r i u , y u de e d bl u s t rie , a d in ye dutie of a go o d man lo n e t o hea rs a n d se e fa irs re put at io n preser v e d n n o o W e or e to o I s fro m sla de r a d bli vi n . h re f y u dedica te t hi editio n o f Oc le vs e re Sr Io n ca st s ee re s t o a ve n n e a n o , wh h Old le p h bi ma f ve l o ur a n d vs rt ue a n d o n lo st in his o wn t imes ec use he o ul n o t bo w , ly b a w d s un de r t he fo uls superst itio n of Pa pist ris in Sha kss sa re s rst s e of Ha rris the li t the er s n p fi h w f , p o ' ’ wit h whic h he un de rt o o k t o pla ys a buflo ne was n o t Falsta fis but S ir Jho n cast e a n d t a t o ff e n ce e n s o rt t a e n erso n Old l , h b i g w hily k by P a g e s desce n de d fro m his title (a s perad ve n t ure by ma n y o t he rs a llso whe e o a ve him in o n o ura e me mo r e he o st o o ught t h h bl i ) , t p wa s putt t ma ke n n n t s ts o f a s n Sir Jho n Fa lst 0 hs a n o t a ig o ra hif bu i g p , ma n in fer io r o f Ve rt ue t ou n o t so a mo us in ist ie a s t he o t er , h gh f p h ,

The above extracts were written near enough to the time o f the origin al production of the plays containing Falstaff fo r to r i r his s n d James asce ta n the t uth of tateme ts , had he so e rm sired . The info ation which he gives regarding the reaso n m i of the change of na e is mportant.

10 . i r r r e E The follow ng ext acts f om The Wo thi s of ngland , m l r 1662 r r by Tho as Fu le , (No folk , p . and f om the Chur ch

o r r 1665 Bk. t r e n Hist y by the same autho , ( IV , cen u y ﬁfte ,

p .

1 ’ - - l sb s Cen tur e o f Pr s . 1 64 5. r n te a so in a e In g y i m . pp P i d l H lliw ll t tpp g " wo rk On the Cha rac t er of M M as o rigin ally ex hibited by Shakspere in the two

s o f K n en r 1V . pa rt i g H y , 3 ' In d eby s Cen turie o f Pra yss . p . 249 .

36 m z m r m o r m m a N OLD-c a m a

Wha t co nclusio n must we ch a w ho m this evidm ce ? Sur e ly it cs n not be do ubted tha t the cha ra c ter kn o wn a s h lsta ﬂ in ” i s editio n s o f the two a rts o f the ca rl e t pr in ted p w w . m me mme d Sir Jo hn Od e u me ﬁm d me w

ro t . This is o f c o urs e a s rt fn n n the ua tio n whe ther p duc ion , , p q - Sha kspere mes n t to re pm en t tbc historiml Oldcsstle o t th e We do n o t kn o w tbe x ° histo rica l Fa sto lf . e s ct da te o f

e n tio n is tha t if Fa lsta fl was kn o wn as Oldca stle in them s ma p , the must hs ve be en ro due ed so me time befo re Febm y p ry , -’ IM fm a t ths t fime a n enh y wa s ma de in the Sh tio n e r s ‘ Register o f a bo o k en titled m histo rye o f BENRY the m-f th with his ba tta ile of Shre wsburye against HENRY HOT T SPURRE of the Norths with th e co n c eipted mi rths of fir ”

HN FFAIS TOFF. r a M r . . IO It seems p ob ble , as W H . ‘ Ne min g mgga m tha t the sem n d ps r t mmt hs ve be e n writt en ve ry so o n s fte r the sxi c cesshfl pmducfio n o sf the fimt pa mm the ma mrity o f the c o medy seems to fo rbid o ur puttin g th e plays ea r lier ths n a yes r o r two hefo re the e n tly in the Sts ’ tio n er s Register . s r There is another point perhap wo thy of notice. It ha s bee n assumed by n ea rly a ll the wr ite rs fli a t the cha nge o f na me fro m Oldcastle to Falsta ff must have ta ken place a fter fire second part wa s wr itten . From the evidence we have exa m it has a ea red certa in tha t Fa lsta fi a t first wa s mll in ed . pp e d c an d tha t a ltbo u h a chs n e wa s ma de a s es rl Old astle , g g y as 598 the o ldc r n a me ha d n t 1 , take such a hold upon the pub s t w m m do wn to as la te a da te a 165 1 i a s re e be r ed. Evidently th e cha rn cte r unde r the o ld na me wa s a brillia n t suc cess a n d bec a me suc h a hy-wo rd with the po pula ce tha t the c ha nge in

s n fo r t . u se is print to Fal taff we t li tle This being the , it n m ry fo r us to a ssume tha t the presen c e o f tbe sin glc pre ﬁx Old~ in the second part indica tes anything more than that the o r r c writer r copie of the play , who would be pe fe tly familia r r r with the cha racte unde the name of Oldcastle , should in a momen t of absent-mindedne ss have let the abbre viatio n fo r th e former name slip into the place of the new one ? This expla na ~ tion would even do away with the nece ssity of insisting upon “ ” the composition of 2 He n r v IV . before the entry o f

V V In ro . tv . Ba n kd de Sha w . o l . XI . t . p

88 r n a r ra srr r m o r sra ro rm o u r-c a m s

is no t ten a ble . The re is no t the sli htest e viden c e Oldcastle g , ‘ l r o ther tha t ca n be deduccd in ro o f o f it. in terna o , p ’ n S s re t rac t er Whe ce, then , did hak pe s concep ion of the cha c ? 1544 n B n of Old astle come We know that in Joh ale , amo g “ r r r C r co n other controve sial w itings , published A b ief h onicle i e tle cer n ing the Exam nation and D ath of Sir John Oldcas . co llected by Joh n Ba le o ut o f th e bo o ks a nd wr itings o f tho s e ” r e r r . r we Popish P elat s which we e p esent In this wo k , as s r st e l o n have seen el ewhe e , Oldca le in his conf ssion made al usi Ha r sﬁeld r k to the sins of his youth . Now, Nicholas p in his wo “ ” H r ha e resis Wicliﬁia na e re entitled isto ia , and published befo ’ r rs m c i n Foxe s Ma ty , see s to have mentioned Old astle, point g out that it was fo r treason primarily that he was put to death fo r re substa n and not he sy , a view which, as we have seen , is s o n c t tia te d by the facts . Thi at es would have made the subje t T r ~ of the knight a bone of conten ion . he po tions of the co n tsasion refer re d to above would no doubt have been emphasiz e d

r t r Ha l w s by the ch onicles of his close intimacy wi h P ince , ho e i s u r s his r n u r otou yo th was as noto iou as late ame dment , wo ld ’ easily have given us the theater-goers conception of the cha r “ ” acter which ﬁrst appears in the Famous Victo ri es and fro m v which Shakspere de eloped his inﬁn itely gre ater character . ’ m i i n s r r o rr In the eant me , successive edit o s of Foxe Ma ty s c

l As to e t er th e t eo r o f Mr . a r n er o rtn t Re v e Marc rm wh h h y G di (F igh ly i w, h , . “ ’ ” 838 a On th e sto r c a e emen t in S a s ere s a sta ca n be e —n ame p . . hi i l l h k p F l ff ) h lm ly , t ha t Sha kspere embo died in Falstaﬂ tradit io ns respec t in g two dist in c t histo r ica l — - W ages we ma y say tha t in upho ldin g it o n e rea l diﬂ c ulty presen ts itself whic h

th e wr iter h lmseli ra ises b ut do es n o t seem to soi ve . Th is is . i! 8h a lrspere ma d e t h e o rigin al c ha racter Oldc astle an d embo died in it th e t ra ditio n s co n c ern in g tha t

were the t raditio n s co n cern in Falsta ﬂ added to it . Th ere is n o t suQ ma n , ho w g c ien t eviden c e presen te d b y M L Ga rdin er to ma lre it seem likely th a t po pula r trad i W e u t io n ha d co mbin e d th e two . sho ld ha ve to assume t ha t upo n th e c ha n ge o f n ame the who le c ha racter o f Oldca st le was remo de lled in or der to a dmit th e t ra di o li d t s m n n Fast an assu t o n see ms un u e . Th e t io n s c o n cer i g , hi p i j stiﬁa bl rea l Fasto l t e st f as th e rea O cast Th e ar was as much un lik Fal a f l ld le. un po pul it y o i Fa sto ll an d “ his re puta t io n o i cowa rdic e ma y be urged a s ca uses fo r h is in tro duc t io n in to He n r y " ” b ut surel n o t n mor e ca n be su o se t re a r to en v y hi g pp d wi h g d H ry i . than t at in o o n for a n a me a s a su st tute fo r O castl e t s oc curre to S a s ere h l ki g b i ld , hi d h k p . po ssib ly beca use o i th e a tt ribute o f co wardice which co in c ide d wit h t ha t whic h h e ‘ a re a a t tr ute to O cast e. T s is u te a no t er t n r in ha d l dy ib d ld l hi q i h hi g t o rn Mr . Ga rd er a

ic we t n ca n n o t be ma n ta n e . view wh h, hi k. i i d i ﬁcu t es in t he men t o n o f a sta as a e to T o mas M o ra A d f l y li i F l ff p g h wb y . Duke o f - No rmix c o c curs in a s eec of S a o 1 623 Fo l . it en r IV II 1 547 , whi h p h h ll w ( , . H y ., , mbe no tic ed th a t th ts oc cum mth e sscon d a rt m d ibi ' l t w p . po m y ur . 0 a rdin er s i t be u hel d in a en a l r sta tsmen t m gh p g a wa y io th e seco n d pa rt . ii we a ssume tha t was written a it er the ch a n o ' this sec on d pa rt ge i n a me o ccrm ed . INTRODUCT ION 89

h r Sir n c lig t ; and a pa allel conception of Joh Old astle , the good r i t Lo d Cobham , developed , be ng held and main ained by the

ur . But r n s r p itan element the pu ita element doe not , as a ule , fre quent o r even appro ve of the theater ; and the fac t of Old ’ ' castle s being pres ented as a buﬂo o n would not only have r ro r re s ve in c en sed them f om the cont ve sial ason abo indicated , but would have in tensiﬁed their hatr ed of the theater itself . Hence it seems reasonable to suppose that owing to some such — feeling on the par t of zealous puritans the average pro testan t the a te r b o er of the time would undoubtedly have preferred the g — comic Oldcastle to the histo ric one the matter came to a head and pre ssure was bro ught to bear upon Shaksper e to change

m f t re r r 1598 . the na e, and this change was e fec ed befo Feb ua y , " ” Sir h m e Now, the play of Jo n Oldcastle see s to have b en r e r r 1599 a nd p esent d between the ﬁ st and eighth of Novembe , , ‘ was written before the sixteenth of Octo ber of the same year . ’ “ se e re m We shall p sently that Weever s poe . The Life and Sir c s ri e m Death of John Old astle , mu t have been w tt n so e e r 1598 a n d 1599 t time between the y a s , and we have seen hat “ ” ’ “ 2 Henry IV . had bee n produced before Jonson s Every Man t H ” ou of his umou r . This sec on d part doubtless re peate d the great success of the ﬁrst part a n d the name of Oldcastle persisted

o n s . re re re so the lip of the populace The fo , we may a nably

‘ m r ru r 1 598 s r t conclude that so e time befo e Feb a y , , thi pu i anic t to its he i i t r in S feeling mus have come g , that it esulted hak ’ “ spere s changin g the name in the edition of 1 Henry and ’ i n a m that it caused the compos tion of Weever s poem . The c e , “ r 2 r i re w p obably , the Hen y IV with ts success and the ne ed ’ r l Oldca stle s idicu e of name by the public , who would not m m co m sio n m accept the w y, a y even have been made - to them b reta in i n the n a me o f Ol c stle in th e er fo r ma n ces y g d a p , ‘ e r e r . Ii n a ll r An d spite the w itt n alte ation y, some one , pe haps tho n M o n da wa s em o s su mte d y y, who in the ﬂ y of Hen lowe, gg to the manager that a play upon the subject of the real Old castle would no doubt be a pro ﬁta ble experime nt a n d would in e m m r o f addition give a chance to vindicat the e o y one whom ,

l i r e t r r r . fol ow ng Foxe , the p ot sta n s conside ed a ma ty He may

’ Hen slo we s D ar . 1 5 . i y . p 8 ’ o nso n s or s G f o - m Vo v r Cun n n a ed l . 11 1 73 Ac t so . 2. J W k , if d i gh . p. . , 40 r m : FIRS T pm o r are some c a n -e m s

wro te this dra ma co uld pro vide a co mic un derplo t whic h wo n ld re lieve the more serio us side of the play and at the same time - r foste r anti catholic sentiments . The esult of this , then , we

ful title and to no pampered glutton .

i . r M which was writte n about this t me Conce ning this r . “ Schelling make s the following state ment : John Weever fo l lowed the play on Oldcastle and the trilo g of Hen ry IV an d V e Sir c of i with the Life and D ath of John Old astle , a kind b o g ” t D ra phy in ver se . This s atement is open to question. own to n cto r re fo r r t r , the a who ceived the money the fou au ho s of “ ” Sir s re the John Oldca tle , acknowledged the ceipt of it on ’ l 6th r r r e of Octobe , Weeve s poem bea s the dat of l Co uell i re In the dedication to Wil iam . wh ch , we may p sume, r m r ri e was w itten so e little time befo e the p nting of the po m , “ Weever ex pressly says of the work that it some two yea res

a wa s fo r r . m s o te goe made ﬁt the P int It u t not be forg t n , ’ r r ma kes r r to s r s e i howeve , that Weeve efe ence Spen e d ath n the line :

’ ‘ Swee ts Spe nse r sha wes (O grie ie tha t Spe ncer s go n e l)

’ S s r is s rr a r 16 pen e s death upposed to have occu ed on J nua y ,

1599 se t r m s th , a fact which would the o iginal co po ition of e m r r r r re poe afte that date , p ovided , of cou se , that this efe nce was not inser ted at the time when the poem wa s withdrawn ' after its two years sojou rn fr om the corner where the author tells us that he used to keep waste paper . is e r m e r r n to th e It to be noted that We ve ak s no efe e ce play , “ u m h e r r r h s r s r nless we ig t so int p et the wo ds , T i ﬁ t t ew Old m in iurde c he f re castle , thought hi self be ause he might not su fe d ” susta in e s n M a rt rdo me r . to the eco d y of the P esse It would ,

r r r r n . howeve , equi e a st ai to do so

' part of the revolt against the presentation of the later Fa lsta ﬁ

. Bch eilin En s ro n c e a . 39 . F g , gii h Ch i l Pl y , p ' n s D r S e . Bo o ] . 1 He lo we s ia y , h kep , V1 , p 58 . 3 i st o r o f asmas Ro x ur u . 1 7 7 L 1 873. Th e u title o f the o em H y Pl . b gh Cl b , p .! f ll p " - " M rro r o f Ma rt rs o r th e L e a n d Dea t o f Si r o n d c e . is. The i y , if h J h Ol ast l

1 9 . P . 4

49 r un n e ar PM o r am ro a rs O LD-CAS TLE

r to Thic ket adds r r d awn [ upon a hu dle , whe e they were bur nt . The Gil fil m rebellio n in St . es e ds is a de to take pla c e two yea rs r B r Br n afte the death of Acton, eve ley , and owne i Picket fields . ' It will be see n tha t this a a in difler s e n tirel fro m th e la g y p y , Fi e t which combines the events of Picket ld and S . Giles into r o rs one , and makes the men die as t ait afte r havin g been taken prisoners by the king . Both unite in insisting that Old ca i stle had nothing to do w th the rebellion . This might be expected as both author s wer e concer ned with vindicating the kn ight . ’ ’ Weever s poem closes with an account of Oldcas tle s captu re

r r t as ro pa t , but is inte es ing th wing light upon the possible ’ explanation in the second part of Lord Po wis s hostility to

r t re t ri . Oldcastle , his e s while g ates f end In view of the foregoing facts we cannot suppose that the authors of the play and the poem were inﬂuenced to the slight o ’ est x r s ro n . s r e e tent by one anothe p ductio s Thi , howeve , do s n o t preclude the possibility that both were the re sult of the r t re c i s re re same movement , namely , a Pu i an a tion aga n t the p sen tatio n on the stage of Sir John Oldcastle as the character we which n o w know as Fa lsta ff. Le t us r of o f now see whethe , in View the fact that the play ” Sir John Oldcas tle was probably wr itten as a foil to the “

r . s i fl d a n v r r Hen y IV play , it was n uence by them to fu the ex tent. ‘ M r . n r n r s ss r Schelli g , in his ece t wo k , in di cu ing the matte “ makes the following statements : But Falsta ff had made to o go o d a hit to be repres e n te d in a riva l pla y o n ly by co n tra st ‘ ’ with a valiant martyr and a ver tuous peer . Sir John of ro s ro r t W tham , the knavi h , leche us p ies and highwayman , a r r s m r m e pe sonage of much vigo and o e o iginality , is odell d dire ctly on the more famous and infinite ly more witty Sir John ” s of Shak per e . s t r Sir n We think it can be hown that , while the au ho s of Joh Oldcastle were undoubtedly influenced in thei r play by the m r a r r s f fa ous ch onicle plays cont ining the cha acte of Fal ta f , this influence did not appear in the character of Sir John of “ r a n d ri m n W otham , that this p est was by no ea s modelled

‘ - Ch ro n lcie a . 1 80 8 . Pl y . pp INT RODUCTION dire ctly on the more famous and infinite ly more witty Sir John ” o f Shakspere . But let us fir st consider in what way the influence from the ” Hen ry IV . plays did come . ’ M r . S s u t r One of chelling s a s mp ions seems p obable , namely , that the incident of the bro ken angel as a token was bor rowed “ ” — r c n oi n r . 11. 2054 67 fro m the simila in ide t the glove in He y V ( , 2646 Whether there is a ny direct conn ection between the

“ e r s n Sir Henry V. and the Welshm n and I i hme in John ” l ma r . r Oldcast e y su ely be doubted It seems , f om the evi ’ d He nslo we s r ence of Dia y , to have been quite a conventional ‘ thin g to in tro duce W elsh a n d Irish cha ra cter s in to tho se chro n icle pla ys in which the histo rica l sc en es to o k pla c e in the a d

which se ems to sho w

no weight can be attached to them . They

sce n e in whic h Ha r po o le ma kes the Sumn er ea t “ s st ro n o f 2 He n r 2 us gly y ii , : ’ I st ee t his ett e r in sa ck a n d m e him ea t ll p l ak it . 1 ii , , in

He n ry IV

Three misbego tten kn a ves in Ke n da l gre e n ca me a t my

“ Of . t 1 Hen r IV u 1 . Bot Ca rrie r sceneo in wi h y , h 44 m r ms'r p m o r am JO HN OLD -CASTLE

ch re ere n c e is ma e to t be a t e n e ss o f t he ca rrier s in ettin st r whi f d l g g a te d , co n t o n o f th e in n a nd to t he di i fro m ﬂea s .

2 2 6 . W e re Lad Co b ha m vvis M 3 7 , h y hes tha t she ma y cha rm ber us a n to s ee he r so n b ut a men ts her na i t t o n h b d l p by g , l i b li y si g . Cf . “ t 1 He n r 1 whm e n o e r tel s Mortimer t W wi h y iii , , Gl d w l ha t his ife wish es him t o lie do wn o n the rnsh es an d she will ch a rm him to eleep wit h he r so n g . We need hardly add that nothing can be pro ved from the fa ct that the names of Sir John the priest and Doll corres pond to ' Sir n Fa lsta ﬂ a n d r h e those of Joh Doll Tea s e t. Sir John wa s as common a name fo r a priest at that time as Doll fo r a wo ma n of the class represented by either char acter in the plays) “ ﬁn d Ed r r Now we in the play of wa d by Geo ge Peele, the chara cte r of a fria r who go es up and down the country with r c Sir ro his wench in p e isely the same way as John of W tha m. N o other characters in that play atte mpt to make love to the “ ” s Ha r o o le a Sir Oldms l lady ju t as p and Const ble do in John t e , m r ro w e v and with the sa e esult , namely , a between thems l es

r r r a re r . and the f ia , afte which they make up and f iends h as the rm re r r o l ro r r o , the f ia sets out to get g d f m a fa me who is v traveling through the land . In order to in olve him in tro uble a i r r a n d re he plays at dice with an im g na y pe son p tends to lose .

r s r ma n r After wa d , howeve , he falls upon the good and obs ’ m ir Wro tha m s ro r e hi . S John of highway bbe i s and dice n a re ro r m h playing with the ki g st ngly e iniscent of t is scen e . r r a r r e fo r m r ro m Fin ally the f ia is t ken p isone , su s e cy , and is p ised pa rdon a n d reinsta tement on condition of abandon ing his i l lascivious life . Th s is a so the condition upon which the pa r rt so n in Oldcastle is given his libe y . r r r As to the fo egoing points , the efo e, we may make the fol “ th the r lowing conclusion . We cannot doubt at autho s of Sir

r h n fo r r probable , howeve , t at when looki g thei main comic

l n a re exam es o f uc ven M r c n r The follo wi g pl s h uses as gi by the u ra y Di tio a y . “ he tan ner : a ucer Nun . Pr . ro 44 Co m nee r t o u reest co m e r Fo r t Ch , P l , h p , hyd ” “ ir Io h n . n to n in Str e Ec ol . Men m 253 In stea o f a a t fu t ho u s Pilki g yp , ill , , d f i h l c er t re a S ir Io h n c a t ter s in a n a a nd pai n ful tea h , hey hi , whi h h h bet kill pl yi g t ’ ” “ ” r in ee n o f a a r en t a n in Go or . Green e Bellmue n n t a bles o k pi g g d h d s w d , . Wi , “ 4 But o ur Sir Io h n bes re th a rt Fo r t o u a st io n d vs we ca n n o t XIV , 26 , h w y h , h h y , ” " " " For th e a tter : N ce a n to n Hu i. Dodale II 1 69 But ich te our pa rt . l i W , y , , , ll y ” on o o s o . etc er M . T o mas IV vi Co m Do Do sch min i d ll , by G e b dy Fl h , h , , , ll , ll , di " “ ” h as he mmon in th e Al c emi st . The a B. o nso n t c arac te r Do l Co . me. J h h pl y “ ” “ " “ " Io crin e an d E a r I. ave Do lls as c arac ters as M r . Sc e i n ha s o f dw d h h , h ll g po in ted o ut . INTRODUCTION 45

r e r r l o r m cha act , who was to be a e ief to the g od Lo d Cobha , ’ “ fo r him in Pec le s the hero of the play , they sought Edwar d 1599 of which a new edition was published in , and took him dire ctly from that play rather than from 1 and 2 Henr y “ r n r . r r Fa lsta ﬂ IV. o He y V The cha acte of pre sents n o ra r in r l e r pa llel whateve except his elation to Dol T a sheet , a

We shall now se t forth more in detail the resemblances be “ ” “ ” Sir n c tween Edward I . and Joh Old astle .

I E WAR I . S R J HN CA D D O OLD STLE.

n d a n s — 40 m. Fr a r e n t e rs a 307 . The P. i pl pa rs on le ft h ow he ca n get mo n e y fro m a rich alo ne ha s des ign s upo n t he go ld re

who is t o a ss t a t wa . ce ived b But e r fa rme r p by h y y l . He revea ls his his t rue 1 0 . Fr a r e n te rs t c a rac te r a n d P . 38 i wi h h hi s la sc i vio us

o teases his lo ve f r her .

- Me r a n d Llue l . 621 R ce a 701 . 1 b. H P . 38 i p Ll a rpo o le an d Co n t a ’ len wish the fria r to let the m ma ke s ble ha vin g he a rd of t he priest s He reman we n ch bei lo ve to his wen ch. ng a t t he in n get the Ale stra tes a n d hide t he m kee p thei r ' e t but na ha n d s ofl . Th y figh fi lly s be come fri e n d .

- ro m ses to . 1 282 1 2 1 The r ar 90 . P. 38 . f i p i Ll Do ll co mpla in s ’ r n n o f t he a rso n give Guen thia n a ga y g e e go w . p s jea lo usy a n d his ill h r o v ‘ fo tre t en Q uen thia n pro claims e l e r a m t o f he r in t he ma tt er of

re ss . He ro m s the friar . d p i es t hat she sha ll b e bet ter kept an d be a ble to buy ’ an e a r s a res y p dl w .

The r a r ro s t he u 132 -1 P . f i b & 335. Sir Jo hn ro bs o n farmer of his m e y . — . 401 0 6. The r a r re ten s t o . 1 465 1 520 Th P f i p d Ll . e parso n pla ys

ce t St . Fra n c s a n d ose s di ce with ths Kin a n d loses all play di wi h i l g .

all .

l n n h t th h md h l t seems n e t a sho ha n u ca ed t e n oti c s o t ur . 80h lm g p d z, who

M s o l Strn mbo an d ot th e ma r ln Edwa rd l . a nd in the earlier , la ter Do ll o ! 8tr ” m ln a t in Jo hn O! Wro tha Oldc stle. The para llel ts very sllgh all cases but th a t of 46 T H E m ar p u rr o r am JOHN OLD -CAS TLE

imer a n d the — o rt . 1 544 49 . Th e K n P . M Ll i g has a c r a r t an d the ri a r s t he c used Sir Jo hn who o fiers t o fi t f i figh , f bid g h byst an ders see fa ir pla y . him an d bids the o n lo o kers see

fa ir pla y .

fi rs o t 2b. The r a r o e t . 1 550 . The K n ha s P. 38 f i figh L i g beg un with Prin c e Lluelle n when Rice a p to fight wit h Sir Jo hn when But le r ’ Mer tells who m h e is a bo ut t o a rri ves a n d re vea ls the fo rme r s

e n t t . attac k . id i y

ia r ve s a a vo r — 20 . The r K . 1 5 4 . A te r the n P. 38 f gi f Ll 6 8 f i g co n a ble a cco un t o f hi s physica l ma ke demn s him Sir Jo hn plea ds f o r merc a n d o n t s o u hi s up . y p i t physic a l n d o r r o n s a t he pe fe cti .

Immed ate a te r t h e . m 4o1 b 1 596. I med ate a te r t P. i ly f L . i ly f hi s sce n e o f dice -playin g Lluelle n te lls sce n e the Kin g o rders them t o his c o m a ni o n s to r n o r t t e r r n in th r so n ers p b i g f h h i b i g e p i . priso n ers .

The r a r e s mer c . 4 7b. 1 0 90 . Th n P 0 f i b g y Ll . 57 e ki g r e s r Mo r t me a n d a n ew ma t e . i r a c pro a ches Sir Jo hn with ha vin g m but a rn s him a a n st i n n H c e ts hi v u ed n e . e r p , w g i l ed a ifyi g lif p o m in Th r n n s . e a r fa lli g i t o f i t e ises t o re fo rm . - n un es t he ﬂe s . 2546 2. Th u e cc o c h Ll . 5 e j dg a use s ir o n o f a v n led a e l S J h h i g l wd ife . H r o s n n e p mise a me dme t .

r t r re a re s r l s m ver b Fu he , the in the e pa a lel situation any a l resembla n ces which make probable the theo ry that the Sir Joh n m s re r t E r of Wrotha cenes we w itten with the tex of dwa d I . in mi nd if not in sight .

WA I H A E ED RD . SIR JO N OLDC STL .

a ck s ea r n o t 15 . u . !b t o u mus 1 0 . 0 9 S u P. 38 . J , w L . ﬁ Oh y t

ﬂ s is rai . n o swea r mast er , e h f l t

i r me r - — 1 0 ere s a c a r 2 6 05 6 . P. 40 . Th i h f Ll . 8 7 , 3 sho uld pa ss thi s wa y t o re ce ive a Methi n kes the purse o f Go ld t h e ro un d sum o f mo n e y : if h e c o me bysho p gaue t o me the mo n e is m n e— e I o o s e i ha d a tem , y i w ll Made a g d h w, t pt must t a ke so me pa in s fo r thi s go ld ; in g lo o ke : an d a ve at it But st I lo t er ee re the o h whil y h , G ld s may ca pe . An d that must n o t be so : It is n o wn mi e s .

’ “ — b H ere s e so me 1 . Ha r A m r s 381 . a o . 3 . u e P. wh l Ll 63 pl p Gi l We s en c a t in h er ﬂan n e t he masse a um e r s : ha l h w h , l p l , by , pl p gi l ,

48 T H E FIRS T p u rr o r am JO HN OLD -CAS T L E

n ha I -wi b . F a . d 1 4 F t t P . 395 r i r Rise a L . 5 6. r i . ll ’ et s to it b t n o c a n e a n o u ma n ta n wit t i s o o r whin a rd l ; u h g , if y i i h h p y , o n w n s m n o st a n ve me . I s o rn s h e s I c a b o t o o t e t l c t o dd , e y u h e d ’ ’ tel o u : see a r a a n o u be a n d o o s v o n s a n d l e t s a o n e l y f i pl y , y l k p , l

e n t e n n t n t r r . g l me . a d a ke e i he pa t

' 1 2 B L . 55 . ut . F r rs t o t P . 382b . ( ria oﬁe ﬁgh Ho o : m o rd s w d villa in e h ld y , h a t wit l ll n l l h L ue e . ) ’ d e m n y ea s , Ri ce 0 M or Fr a r t o u wo t p . i , h To see a Tra it o r dra w a ga i n st t h e test n o t wha t tho u sa yest : thi s is Kin g? the r n c n w all his t ra n p i e : a d e a re i , dispo se d t o be pleasa n t wit h thee a little .

P t. I L . 1 566. r ies c o n a m s re ss 5b . Fri r . t P . 39 O , i , m e ma n flesh fe sse I a a frail , a n d mist re ss fle s is ra i , h f l ; blo o d a s o t her are ; but set my im a m rs n d 20 Fri . M a st e a P . 38 . r y r o n s i a ue n pe fec ti as de , ye h o t a r n s I a m o o r r a r ma n o f f ie d , a p f i , a r n n r t r subiec t t o rue . alle ma , a ’ s m n a n d o o o Go d a ki g, a g d fell w a s o u a re s t a ce an d y , leg , fee , f , a n s a n d e a rt ro m t 0 f t h d , h , f p o o o , o f m o r r t s a a n d c r s y w d , igh h pe h i ten do m I r o let th e ; p a y y u, o n fria r a l e with his flesh .

1 Ki Br n in L . 598 . ng . i g t h o se 4 1 b o o n m . o . Lluell en . C me P , y Tra it o rs who se a spiri n g mi n d s e a rt s : r n o r t o ur ri so n ers h b i g f h y p , Tho ught t o ha ve t riumpht in o ur a n d let us see what st o re o f fish is o ue r thro w in r r s -n s t he i pu e et . 2 4 Iud L . 5 9 . . Be s e o u a ue bin e a n M or ti mer W id y h l wd , d 4 b . . e sa P . 07 ll id . ma n r e s r o n a n n ve r y yea fr ia r ! bett e ce t h e , Le d a la sciuo us vn be se emin e Give me t hy ha n d (r a isin g him) g lif . ri m o r sir c F . 0 b ut I u my c un n in g shall fa il me but we y L d , h m n l re e n t s a n d he e . will be fello ws y et ; o n ly I p , will d — e n jo in t he e t hi s c o me n o t t o o n h fi b t o o r a r be a t e a r t e re ; u g d f i , my ha n d . r n o sir n o t so sir Fri a r . O si , , , , , a wa s wa r n e d t o o la te ly ; n o n e o f . t h a t fle sh I lo ve .

r is r n s M iso on us b The e an inte esti g cene in the play of g , y r s Ba rio n a a wr s r La u entiu (L ence Johnson) , publi hed by P of. “ ” Br n ] hi s des rama A ct Alois a d in Q uellen Weltlichen D s , ii ,

1 r It ma y b e n o ted fur the tha t o f th e list o f Welsh n ames fo un d in l . 77 ﬂ . o f “ Oldc astle seven o ut o f twelve a re fo un d in Edwar d I.

50 m s r msr PM o r era w a s OLD-CAS T LE

“ “ T he D n De R rt E r of ow fall and The ath of obe , a l of Hun t ’ in do n . t t r n o ne g We shall see a li tle la e that Mu day , of the “ ” r Sir r i n o ru autho s of John Oldcastle , was conce ned the c po is r sitio n of these plays . Hence it p obable that some ver sion of the sto ry was accessible to the writer s of Oldcastle o ther ’ than that given in Greene s play . From the latter they could r s i n r r n not have de ived the la t ncide t of the sto y , the d i king of t will b c o m riso n h the ale . I be se en y pa t a t the o riginal o f — the 1706 ro ma nc e if o n e existe d hef o re 1600 a n d this is hi hl , g y ro ba blH o uld s n r la s if p ea ily have bee the sou ce of both p y , not also of the ballad. We have yet to speak of the connection of Oldcas tle with one “ ” m r rr E o . r is o e play , The Me y Devil of dmont n The e an “ ” intere sting statement in the Fa milia r Letters of James ‘ “ ’ Howell which reads as follows : But since Beer hath hepp d us is r t in among , Ale thought to be much adulte ated and no hin g ’ so good as Sir John Oldc astle and S mo g the Smith was us d ”

s r M r . to drink . Upon the t ength of this Fleay has constr ucted “ ” elaborate theory to the effect that in the Mer ry Devil the ri r l r p est was o iginally ca led Oldcastle , and he gives in suppo t of this a very remarkable conjecture as to the corre ct rea ding of a cer tain lin e in the text of the play . We shall give his own words

I ha ve also fo un d a t ra c e o f t h e n a me Oldcast le m t he un ex pla in e d n n o e n n o f hn rk pa ssa ge in t he la st sce ne i which tra ce Sir Jo is ma ad . “ ’ ” sa s Ho w n o w m o ld Je ne t te Ba n m or se m ca st e ! The Ho st y , , y k , y h , y l ro h t s was r n te st o o t us : I co njec t ur e t ha t the MS . f m whic hi p i d d h

J e n te r Old . Ho w n o w m m m o rse ! Ho st . , y , y , y h ca stle Ba n ks

la e t his s n . Th r n ter The Ho st is ast o un ded a t the t ric k p y d wi h ig e p i ,

s t r ust the ma r in a re ct o n n t o t he te x t e n ce t h e n ot seein g t hi , h g l di i i , wh ’ ti o n a st o un di n g read in g o f the edi s.

The lin e has been satisfactorily emended by Warncke and “ Pm c ho ldt in their edition of the Merry Devil We may r r it st s is m say , mo eove , that the line as and by no eans as

’ to w l r r . Now, as the explanation of Ho e l s ema k It is quite

461 . . aco s Lo n o n 1 800 . . Ed J . J b . d , p

r 1 1 . 81 4. Flea y . En g . D ama , . p

3 - s r t n a s II Merr Dev of mon to n . Ha ll o. 1884 . D. 48 . . 8 . Pseudo Sh ak pe a Pl y , . y il Ed l INT RODUCT ION 5 1 con ceivable that this may have been the result of a confusion in m r the public ind . The e is a decided similarity in method of r a r r r r r r the c e to s of the cha acte s of Mu ley , the b ewe of Dun “ ” s Sir o f r table, and John W otham in Oldcastle, and of the “ ” host and the pr iest in the Mer ry De vil . A couple of exam ’ ples wi ll show this . Compare the host s persistent conclusion “ to m s e e r r so any of his pe ch s , I se ue the good Duke of No f “ an d re e t s i Sir r the just as oft p a ed ay ng of John , G asse and ha l we are all mo rta l le ts liue till we die a n d be me rr : y , , y and ’ ’ “ r a r e r d tr ! the e an end , with Mu ley s insist nt Phew, palt y , p y

fro r o r . o r in and out, to and , be it mo e less upon occasion L d m r us r rs . i r have e cy upon , what a wo ld this and the sim la ity in style is apparent .

e two rts o f Hen r IV h d hee n re t succ sse a n d Th pa y . a g a e a ’

. Sir l r ta r the name of John Oldcast e , late Fals ff , was in eve y one s r o mo n th . These dramas we e followed by ur play whose her o re no r l m u r bo the same name , but esemb ance , to the fa o s cha ac: The ra r ter of the earlier plays . princi pal comic cha cte of the “ ” ir r Sir c l r r re F st Pa t of John Old ast e, howeve , had mo e sem blance to Falsta ﬁ and had also the name Sir John . Hence there may have been a tenden cy on the part of the public to transfer the name of Oldca stle to the comic character of o ur r m r r Sir play , and late also to the co ic cha acte , again John , in “ ” t r s the Mer ry Devil . We have seen hat the autho of thi latter play evide ntly employed some of the comic methods of “ ” i ca n the writers of S r John Oldcastle . Thus it be seen how such a confu sion could ar ise . a e a r is s r o f P h p , howeve , it imple to suppose , in the absence i rr m re anyth ng like evidence , that the confusion occu ed e ly in B im re co l the l ro e 1634 . mind of Howel , who w t in y that t e the lection of the play of Oldca stle had doubtless faded from the m r r r was r s m s public me o y , and the w ite pe hap entally confu ing sever al performances which he had seen in his younger days . The most varied opin ions have been held as to the dramatic m rm ri t extra va value of o ur play . So e of the Ge an c ics have ’ l m best S s r r n s ga n t y ranked it a ong the of hak pe e s p oductio ,

Po rt io n s of Ac t iii o f t his play a re st ro n gly re min iscen t o f Jo hn a Ka rt an d Jo hn e sit ua t o n f th e eo e un t n fo r o n e an o t e r in th e ar is a Ca mb r . and the i o p pl h i g h d k “ " fo un d in th e Two An grie Wo men o f Abin gdo n . 52 m s r ms r em o r am JOHN OLD-c a m s while English schola rs have gene rally considere d it of slight

r s t x re e . Fo r importa nce. The t uth lie be ween the e t m s a rr m s s s s m r play as hu iedly co po ed as thi was , it how so e cleve s - adapting and connecting of plot with ub plot . It has been

a s r r n re ta rn el . r cr iticised a ivi g nowhe , and ending y This cha ge

v o r ro s is r o r ss ma be laid to the Ch nicle play , and it mo e le

a s . r is w r s is true of Oldc tle The e , ho eve , a uspense which m s m s t r l . cer ainly sustained , if so etime by c ude ethod , unti the end s r m r s The tre atment of the hi to ical ate ial hows skill . The in r re s t r e facts b ief we , as we have een , that Cobham , af e b ing mm n r r e a e a nd su oned by the ki g and then taken p isone , sc p d , o aided and abetted the insu rre ction f the Lollards . But it to r re n would never have done have ep sented this . He ce we

- have the explanation by the captu red prisoner s that all .the m re leadership of Oldcastle had been e hear say . The motive fo r such a report is n o t given . The connecting of this po r tion of the story with the con spir acy of Scrope and the othe rs is accomplished by making Oldcas tle reve al their tre ason to the

re . Icing . He had been p viously invited to join them In this

s to e but i r he had eemed acqui sce , only to ga n thei signatures to a document which he hastened to pre sent to Henry as a proof of their treachery and his ﬁdelity . It is needless to say s e s s ri fo r that there rs not the light t hi to cal foundation this . re n i - s M a r le the There a two mai com c sub plot , that of y and r r Si r r other conspi ato s , and that of John of W otham , with whom a re associated Doll and Ha rpo o le . We have seen that r h m r the the latte , alt ough the o e lengthy of the two, is less o wi o original . It is c nnected th the Oldcastle pl t by the slight ’ i t e ri es n m r r device of hav ng h p est a witn s of you g Lee s u de , and in thi s way making him res olve the situation in which the hero ﬁn ds hi mself when falsely accused . Running parallel to the ma in plot is the sto ry o f Henry and re s a in the conspir ators . This ache its clim x the discovery of re s is the treason . We have al ady een how this made to touch e rs r r the Oldcastle action . This plot disapp a enti ely befo e the

e r her e . n end of the play, l aving the titula alone The cou ter

R s r r th e plot is led in the one case by oche te , in the othe by ’ m mm Oldca stle s conspi rato rs . The so ewhat co onplace fact of

is ro r s l r ﬂight , f m a d amatic tandpoint , quite c eve ly handled m ff n c rr o ut a n d with good co ic e ect , eve though the a ying may m ac n n c r ro rv 53

m im be someti es forced and wh sical . It must certainly have

appealed to the popular taste . too r o The episode of Powis is given much p minence . We expect it to lead to somethi ng more than the mere invitation t a n d extended to Oldcas le his wife at the end of the play . The n of u i r expla ation this is do btless , as we have h nted befo e , that it is probably prepara tion fo r something which was carried out

in the lost second part .

It will be seen that the play is a medley . Fro m a n ide al t i s l c kin in s o f a m s andpo nt it i a g the es entials dra a . Scenes of r Ha r o o le r like that the Summone and p , of the obbing of the n his d - r ki g , and of ice playin g with the p iest being grafted on to rr s r re r the main cu ent , and det acting g atly f om the unity . None re rs m rn r the less , the uch ingenuity displayed b inging all the re o r h r rs th ads of the action t gethe at the end , and t e e presented a series of scenes and situations calculated to ﬁn d favor with

. s r m the public Hence , we may uppose , the ext a pay ent re corded as given to the authors upon the ﬁr st performance of

the piece . us fo r r r In conclusion , let glance a little at the ca ee s of the ur r o ur r H fo autho s of play , D ayton , athway , Munday , and

Wilson. ’ Michael Brayton s name as a poet is familiar to a ll students E r r r of nglish lite atu e, but it is doubtful whethe many know e ten his e o its how x sive were q ﬂ in the ﬁeld of dra ma . This play o f Sir John Oldcastle is the o nly extant specimen of the ra i r him d mat c wo k done by , and we have to depend upon the

co m o se d b fo ur erso ns we ha ve little o r n o mea n s o f tellin p y p , g what o rtion s were wri tte r an d b the othe p n by D ayton what y rs . ' A competent summary of the fa c ts concern in g Brayto n s ‘ c e s areer is to be found . We shall cont nt our elves with an

’ touch upon his dramatic activity .

o l I r . A . Bu le n in Die . Na t . XV I . 8 ﬂ a n d l i t . ve r Se e the a rtlcie . H l , p ; Oli ' " " El n a i n tro uc t o n to ulc h ael Dra to n 8 . L 1 895. to d i y . p . ’ - l n th ll eonn ect io n aee tbe pa per o l ¥r . L Wh ita ker m d bel o re the l i o dem “ A t a Ba t more in Decem er 1902 and en t tle M c ae Dra Lan guage n no a tion t l i b . . i d i h l y " - er re. the t eo r es o f E ton an d Fl a mo st sa t o n . Dra m a t. Th is p a p coutu h i l y i ls ’ c ril an d th ro wn in tereﬂ l n t o n se ve ra ac ts in Bra to n s ca reer . fa to y , g ligh l f y 54 r un n e ar p m o r am JOHN o u r-c a m s

He wa s born in 1 563 in War wickshi re . We have no sur e r his o n evidence re garding his pare ntage . Acco ding to w state men t he wa s o f go o d fa mily a n d in his yo uth se rved a s a pa ge

m a r . to some n oble an . In appea rance he was sm ll and swa thy The ﬁrst record of his wr itin g dr amas is fo und in 1 597 ; and between that date and 1602 he seems to have devoted a con side ra ble m m r r s fo r ur a ount of ti e to this lite a y pecies , d ing that peri od he sha red in the composition of some twenty-thr ee o r “ - ‘ r . r n twenty fou plays Of these he w ote one, William Lo g ” C e r r . r r swo d , alone He had as collabo ato s h ttle , Dekke , Mun 1 602 M ddleto n day, Hathway, and Wilson , and in also and m n Webster in a couple of plays . His ost co stant compani k r wa s r seems to have been Dek e , who joint autho with him in r the c o m itio n fou rteen pieces . With Wilson he sha ed in m of ’ u n . ten , and with M nday, of seve Drayton seems to have been a fr mn d of Jonson and Shak

r . rd r r r 1 662 men spe e Wa , in his dia y , unde an ent y dated , tions that the thre e poets had a merry meetin g in Stratfor d-o n

re s re r . Avon , as the sult of which Shak pe died of a feve It is in te restin g to n o te tha t Drayton wa s c ure d o f a disea se by Dr . ’ - - ’ S s r s in . John Hall, hak pe e son law Dr r mi r ayton , although associated with Munday and Dekke r me n o t m rr the ing the yea s ntioned , does see to have incu ed displeasu re of Jonson in the celebrated wa r of the rival M a tists . r r o r l He is pe haps int oduced in one two of the p ays , but ‘ z not appare ntly satiri ed .

Drayton died in 163 1 and is buried in Westminster Abbey . Very mea ger a re the facts which we have concer ning Rict 1598 Hathway . Meres men tions him in as one of the best “ r r re r writers of comedy . It will he ema ked that we have no co d of any play wr itten by him before that date . This passing d r em o er s r notice and the ia y of his ﬂ y , Hen lowe , fu nish all the m r we r him . r n his ate ial have conce ning Popula fancy , ﬁ ding

1 n See th e fo llo wi g list . ’ r c m n n d m in t r i tn in l o rma tim M r . W hita ke s a rt i le e tio e fa b o ve gives ex t re ely e m g ’ re a r n t s or t o n o f Bra ton s ca reer h is a tro n s h is re a t on s to enslo we g di g hi p i y , p . l i H . r a n d t h e a mo un t o f mo n ey rece lve d by h im fo r his dra ma tic wo k. ' Se ect Observa t o n s on n s Bo es 1 657 . 26. l i E gli h di . . p

n n an W ar o f he T ea re s . 1 1 . Pe im , t h t . p 0 5 ts Treasur New S a s ere So c et . 1 61 . Wi y . h k p i y . p m o n o m o n 55

War wickshire extra ction and connected him with the great

r . U r e n o n fo r . d amatist nfo tunat ly , evide ce this exists Hath ss r r way , although a ociated in the ﬁ st two yea s of which we r r i r s have eco d w th Munday , D ayton , and Wil on, seems to have left them latterly fo r another group of wr ite rs with whom he “ ” alone of the joint authors of Sir John Oldcastle collaborated . m r of i r r R o The me be s th s g oup we e ankins , Day , Haught n , and Wen tworth Smith . It will be seen by looking at the list ’ of plays that the per iod of Ha thwa y s greatest literary produc tivity was during the years when he was associated with these me n . a r He is mentioned as the unaided utho of but one play , “ K M r r i En lan d. The Life of A thu , ng of g ’ Anthony M o n da y s long and n o t altogether savory career is

t r . B r n 1 553 c a re n be te known o n in Londo in , he be ame pp 1576 to r Allde fo r r ticed in the statione , John , a pe iod of eight

r s . 1578 r his r t r n yea In he b oke cont ac , appa e tly with the con

o f s r . fo r R n sent his ma te He then set out ome , inte din g to “ r e re l collect mate ial wh with to attack the En glish catho ics . t r r s r r re Af e va ious vici situdes he a ived at his destination , whe i rta E s he was k ndly ente ined in the ngli h Seminary . Upon his “ r r 1579 his r r rr r etu n in he published ﬁ st wo k, the Mi o of Muta ” hilit r re his rm r e r . 1581 wa s y, f om the p ss of fo e mast In he engage d in savage atta cks Upon the ca tho lics a n d displa yed a ’ most unseemly ferocity upon the occasion of Campion s death . This seems to have ear ned fo r him in the following year a posi i n R r T 0 cliﬁe tre m t o with one icha d p , who was ex ely active in ’ the c ur r e s s . s ze r t v r apt e of p i t Munday al in this espec , howe e , e to m r fo r se ms have been acco panied by mo al obliquity , we have most trustworthy authority that while searching fo r o h 3 je cts of catholic worship he appropri ated the sum of £40 r 1 584 wa s m r Neve theless , in , he appointed one of the essenge s ’

he r m e s rs . wa s l r St of aj sty chambe He a c ose f iend of owe , and published the Su r vey o f Lon don after his death . Tradition makes Munday an actor at differe nt times in his l t him o r life . The p ays writ en by in which he had a hand 6 re wer e produced between the years 1 585 and 1 08 . He is “ ferre d to by Be n Jonson a s being in print alre ady fo r the best

' H o we s 23 . ensl Diary , p . 1

T o ma s Bec co mbe c Na t . B o . M un a Vo l . I 29 1 . h , . i g . d y , XXX X,

S m so n mun Oa m io n . 31 2 385 . i p , Ed d p . pp . 56 r a n n e ar PM o r am r o a n o n n -c a s'rw

’ a n d in M ere s s oft-quoted passage he is mentioned

so t he eat fo r Co med a mo n st us bee Edwa r d Ea o b y g , rle f Oxf o rde o c to r Ga cr o f x or s a ster Ro wle o nce a ra re c o e r , D g O f d , M i y S h ll o n em ro o e Ha in Ca m r e a ste r Edwa r d“ o n f lea r e d P b k ll b idg , M i e o f he r Ma iestie s C a e e o uen t a n d W tt e J oh n Li ll Lo e Ga e h pp ll , l q i i y . dg , m , S ha kes r e Tho ma s Nas h Tho ma s He woo d An tho n M Green e , m , , y , y un dye

r est o t te r Cha ma n . Porter Wilson Hathwa an d Hen r h meﬂ o u b pl , p , , y , y C a

m s fo r He composed any pageant the city and the cou rt . The 1605 r s records of these begin with , but the e seem every reason to believe that Munday had been employed fo r this pu rpose

f r e r re . o r seve al y a s p vious to that date If so, this would ex “ plain the very bitter atta ck of Jonson upon him in The Case Is ” r r re re s Ba lla din o Alte ed , whe e he p sent Munday as Antonio , ' r e us r r and in the othe plays connect d with the famo cont ove sy . It will be seen from the list that Munday did not wr ite quite ’ n as r Hen slowe s - ri r s as ma y plays othe s of hack w te s, but thi is to r r the en o rmo us not be wonde ed at when we conside _ amount ’ er r r diﬂe ren t ra e r did of lit a y wo k of a cha ct which he , including r r m e ti ca r t r t anslations of o anc s , pageants , poli l , eligious , and o he ri r miscellanies . With the va ous membe s of the group of play

r his r wa s r t n s r h w ights collabo ation: p e ty eve ly di t ibuted , althoug he seems to have found hi mself associated a little more fr e quen tly with Drayton . There a re extant no less than ﬁve plays in the authorship of which Munday was concer ned . Of thr ee of these he was the “ s r o 103 fo r r ole autho , alth ugh Chettle was given alte ing The R r E r fo r r r Downfall of obe t, a l of Huntingdon , pe fo mance ‘ befor e the cou rt . We shall have occasion to notice some of the char acteristics of his style a little later when we discuss the “ pr obable pa rts taken by the four authors of Sir John Oldc a s ” tle in its M po sitio n . In the case of Robert Wilson there is n o t only dearth of “ infor mation but danger of mistaken identity . He may have R r been the son of obe t Wilson , the comedian and author of

’ ” n s a se In A tere I 1. Jo nso C l d . , a ' Re r n t in . II. e S a es ea re s e n tu m en Mares , 1 508. p i C W h k p C rie o r

r ao ub . fo r New 811 . So c Lo n o n 1 879 . 22 . P a y . p . d . . p

1 4 1 55 . Permima n . W ar o f the Th ea tres . DD. 37 . 38 . 89 . 1 1 0 . 5 .

Ben -lo we r Dia r y . p . 1 39 . “ Na B o . LXI] . 1 23. 8 . Ic e . c . t . i g . , p

60 r a n m ar m m o r are JO H N O LD -CAS TLE

It is perha ps idle to specula te upon the se veral parts taken b s me i y the e n n the a uthorship of the pla y . Had but o n e play written by each a uthor un aided rema in ed exta n t it would have urn s f i hed us with da ta upon which to work . Now this 13 the a s n un o s a s a t s ha ve m c e o ly with M day , of wh e pl y two lea t co e “ ”l n n a m n a e n a n d n Gumbe r a n d dow , ely , Joh K t Joh a the ” D n a o f R b r E r un n n . m n ow f ll o e t, a l of H ti gdo We have a y ” n o n - r ma o r s Dr n r a n but s ms of the d a tic w k of ayto , ce t i ly , it ee dan ger ous to dra w a ny con clusion based upon a compariso n b n r s in wa s l k his m etwee wo k which the poet ab e to ta e ti e . o l his o wn ea s a n d r s a n d urr - r n f l ow id , evi e , the h ied hack w iti g o which he did f r Hen slowe . “ The scen es o f Sir Joh n Oldc a stle fa ll fo r the most par t n o ur n r r u s ch s m to r r s n s m i t fo ge e al g o p , whi ee ep e e t o ewhat f e r n k n o f di f e t i ds wr itin g .

1 . T he m a n d n n a s n s m n o f m n n co ic i cide t l ce e , a y the co tai

- in s r s o r L n ns a ra rs . 1 83 2070 g Wel h , I i h , i col hire ch cte (ll ; 2199 ; 2222

2. The scene s i n which Sir Jo hn the pam u of Wrotham a nd D oll a re represen ted . With these ma y b e placed those in which -8 - 3 - 1 - Ha rpo o le a ppea rs (11. 285 08 ; 309 39 ; 457 70 ; 1262 129 1 ; — 1896 1414 ; 1415- 1595 ; 1864- 1906 ; QQOO These scen es m a re to a large exten t i ita ted .

8 . The scen es which reproduce more es pecially the history l 8 - 84 foun d in the chron ic es o r ar e based upo n these (ll . 4 2 ; — — - — - 394 456 ; 809 1 16 1 ; 1292 1325 ; 1644 1 863 ; 1907 2069 ; 2270 39 — 2 9 ; 2393 e n d) .

m n s in ur a n d r r b s 4 . The co ic sce e which M ley the othe e el - 808 1 162—1261 1 596 a re foun d (ll . 702 ; ; Although we ma y with some fair degree of probability a ssume m n o n e ra r su a s a Sir n that the develop e t of cha cte , ch th t of Joh Pr s Sir n n o r ur Br r is the ie t , Joh the K ight , M ley the ewe , the r o n e n a nn sa v a ur r u s n wo k of ha d , we c ot th t the fo g o p i to which the scen es o f the pla y seem to fa ll n ecessarily rep resen t o t n the work of th e four differ en t a uthors . We do n k ow the

n a ur r o b ra n . s a rn n o w v r we t e of thei c lla o tio With thi w i g , h e e , ma y perha ps b e permitted to ha za rd a few con jectures .

o mer d Sh aks . So c Vo l . XIV. C . Ol p ,

2 o Hazlit t Do dsl ey . Vo l . Vl l l . ’ Bra t o n s Wo rks S e nse r So c . ubli ca t io ns . y . p P INT RO DUCT ION 6 1

It will be seen that the scen es placed un der group o n e repre s n r s a n d s ct r rs a n d s t r e t I i h Wel h diale cha acte , thi dialec wo k , if x m n be un be r ur o n re re e a i ed , will fo d to a ve y acc ate ph etic p No i his scuta tion a n d thoroughly con sisten t. w Mun day n play " ” Joh n a Ken t a n d John a t e r has in troduced characters which a re pres umably Welsh but we do n o t ﬁn d the slightest “ tra ce of dialectic work such a s is presen ted by Sir John Old mus r m m ri n m n us ri ca stle . It t be e e bered that the o gi al a c pt “ ” n 3 n a n d n a umb r is D mb r of Joh Ke t Joh C e dated ece e , “ ” 1 595 Sir n Ol s is rs m n n in b r , while Joh dca tle ﬁ t e tio ed Octo e ,

1 599 ur e rs r . un m in m e v , fo y a late M day ight that ti e have d el a n ew m r n a ra rs but s is oped ethod of t eati g di lect cha cte , thi improbable . ’ In this con n ection a n en try in Hen slo we s Dia ry bec o mw s s a s o in ter e tin g . It read foll ws

Len t un t o Dra t o n dz Ch ea tt e ll t he 13 o f y , rc h 1 8 in te m n ts o f bo c c ma e 59 , p pa y e a he whet in is a t e o f a wea llc he ma n wr itt e n p 4 , which t he y ha ve pro d t o de lyve r by t he o lo win n I le n R. o xx da ye n e xt f ge . sa y t m e y xm s

It might seem as though these person s had been applied to a s s s s o n s m n in s s s n s in o ur peciali t Wel h e , which ca e the e ce e

is in m sub s s s in s s n as the a tle wit , which how it elf uch a ce e tlra t where the Irishma n begs to be hun g in a wyth a fter his ’ un r s s n o r r u s rs n co t y fa hio , whe e the J dge di cove that the lo g m lis t of Welsh fa ily n a mes stan ds fo r o n e ma n on ly . i he r m mb r to o Dra n r s s It w ll e e e ed , , that yto w ite a pecial n otice at the begin n in g o f the Po lyolbio n a ddr essed to his “ ” " r n s Camb ro -Br n s in re rs his u f ie d the ito , which he fe to lo ed “ es a n d x r s ses his r u a r u lo n er his Wal , e p e g atit de to th t t e of

o un r a s n n a n d n b h n s . Io hn ms C t y ( of all a cie t o le t i g ) M Willia , M - his ma ies ties G sm m a r a nd r frien d. old ith , y de e wo thy r is ur r in s r o n B Ba n bur The e , f the , the de c ipti of the attle of y in the Po lyo lbio n a certain a moun t of colo rin g which sho w s ’ con siderable simila rity in style to the ﬁrs t scen e of o ur pla y .

' Hen do we s ia r Shalo . So c V1 1 . 1 20. D y , m . . 9

9 0170 11100 0 . Brenner So c . . 1 , u .

Po 1y o lbto n . 111 , p . 60 .

m on o m e rs 68

Ll . 309 4 L1. 129 1 2 ( iii , , ( iv , . which comprise even ts which happen ed

the 1415

(L1. 2070 while the

m r s n 14 14 n s n 2 Ll . 709 play co p i i g the eve t of , , (

Ll . 1 162 iv 1 LI. 14 16 a s as ( , , ( well

s Ll . 309 1 LI. 493 a 4 5 , ( ii , , ( iii , , . , — i 8 4 1596 20 14 a re a m s r n iv, , , , ( ) l o t ce tai ly “ ” : D D mo n n i .e rr E . the Me y evil of d to ra yton . ” r - u r r s S n Pa wrote th ee q a te of the eco d rt . m upon which M r . Fleay akes his assign men ts T h ere do es n o t seem to he such a diﬁe re n ce

13 a n d 1414

r s a a n d p a t of the play , to H thway Wil ‘ by Meres a s a mon g the best fo r comedy in n n n r s ms all co ectio with t agedy , ee n probabilities tha otherwise . We have

be a dded tha t the a uthorship of ” ’ D n o n n d M l evil is t u disputed a r . F ea y s a rgu ’ s b e u ject a re n o t con vi n cing . n oticed elsewher e the con n ection existin g between ” “ ” D a n d Sir n a s a n d s n evil Joh Oldc tle , have ee in the deli n ea tion of characters

r to o n e of two thin gs . The Mu ley a n d scen es wer e per ha s wr itten by the ma n p “ ” the similar scen es i n the Merry Devil ; “ ” Merry Devil imitated those scen es in

ese hypotheses rs possible . If the for mer mean s of ﬁn ding out which of the writers The similarity exis tin g between the aid “ n n n a n d n umb r i Joh a Ke t Joh a C e , 64 m a m r m o r am mrm o w -c a m n

' ” a nd tha t rc ndemd by Peter Fa bell in the M erry Dc vil might B t it do es o s em o n f po in t to M unda y a s the ma n . u n t c p ble

It ha s been ~sho wn tha t the scen es ro ba bl the mo st o u r , p y p p h with the w dien ces d the ﬁm in whic h Sir Jd rn f Wro thm e o , Do ll a nd Ha r o o le a ea r o we muc h to sc e n es fo un d in h s , p pp , p y o f G re en e Peele a n d Sha ks ere . It will be no ticed to o tha t , , p , . the rie at is iven ra the r a kin dl cha ra cter a n d n umemm p g y , o m o ppo rtrrnitics to dwe ll up n his misde ea n o rs a re let slip . This n o t t e o f tho se a rts o f the la in whieh the bisho a c is ru p p y p pp nrl . This so fa r as it o es se ems to a r ue tha t An tho n M n n dn , g , g y y did no t write the o rmer a n d o ints a s we ha ve o bser ved to f z p , , his ha n d in the la tte r . If we ea n arrive at a ny con clusion a t all in a questio n o t thia kin d it wo uld be tha t the in tema l a n d o the r evidene e ma hea

Dr n the r b u r s n es in l a n d o in ts ayto p oba le a tho of the ce dia ect , p with greater certain ty to An thony Mun day a s the autho r of the sc e n es o f gro up thre e which dea l with the kn ight a n d his e s n ~ p r ecutio s . The scen es in which Sir John the priest a nd Ha r o o le a ca r m r n the ha nd of a akil p pp , which e ely eeded f ul e r ma be a sn n ed m o n e o f the o ther two m but adapt , y g m t o ‘ which o n e we kn o w n o t .

l ’ ’ ’ l haro ll one thl ng whlch mlzh t be mh lu dln z. In th e no tes to the l otyol h to n

(Vol .

“ ’ Btr Joh n Oldcastle h c wu but ﬂrteen yw s o t u e . Th o sirn ﬂartty mun b o to hh h a m dra wn hls m un t n mn th e u me ch m lcle ao um u m m

T HE PROLOG UE.

The doubtful] Title (Gen tlemen ) pre ﬁxt V o n Ar um n u rn a n p the g e t we ha e h d , b r e sus n a n d ro n u ur May e d pe ce , w gf lly dist be T h e a u ] u ur setled pe cef l q iet of yo thoughts . s ru s b e s ﬁ s reef uf . To top which c ple , let thi ce ’ is n o a m e r d G u n res n It p p l tto we p e t , No r a ged Co un cello ur to youthful] sin n e ; ut o n e s r u s n b u res B , who e ve t e ho e a o e the t , A a l a n rt r a n d v r u us P r v i t Ma y , a e t o ee e , In who se true faith a n d loyalty expreat u his So ue ra i n e a n d his C un r es e V to g , o t i w ale We strin e to pay that tribute of o ur loue ’ ur fa uo urs m r : Le t a r r u be rac d Yo e it f i e T th g , ’ Sin ce fo rg d in uen tio n former time RUE AND RABLE S R E OF THE T HONO HI TO I ,

F I N LD-CAS THE LIFE O S R IOH O TLE , THE D M GOOD LOR COBHA .

In the ht En ter the S he ri e a n d two o his ﬁg , ﬁ, f

L r s h a r in his Hi h n esse n m My o d , I c ge ye g a e,

kee e a o u a n d ur rs . To p the pe ce , y , yo followe

H er . G . She riffe u ur s l . ood M , look v to yo e f

Po w. Do so fo r ha uc r busin esse . , we othe

S her . s urb Iud es a n d ss ? Will ye di t e the g , the A ize H r K n s r m n ve r b s ea e the i g p ocla atio , we e e t ’ Po w. t n s e re . Hold he , let h a it

r . B t b fe H e u be ree re b s . , ye we e t

Ba l . y 0 yes .

Do u Co sso n e m s r r O o r s m rre ur Yes . g, , ake ho te , hal a yo

Ba yl . 0 yes .

Gw n . ha s h er n n sa but 0 es ? y What , othi g to y, y a B y. 0 yes .

Da . 0 n a ss u n hir n hir y , py co e pl t dow e with , dow e with

A Pa wesse, a Pa wesse .

Gou h . A H er ert 9. H er bert n b a d n Po wesse . g , dow e with

her K m . S . in n s n Hold , the i g a e , hold

Gw n . D wn a Ka n a ues n m n y o e with a e, dow e . A 3

1 C an d o mit sta e directio ns an d be in ab ru tl with S her i . 5 a [ ] D g g p y ff [ ] B , y

fo r you. [18] e the fo r with a . 68 r u n m r m o r

In this ht the Ba li o it Imockod down e a n d the S her i s an d ﬁg y /f , ff the ther ma n e w o a a y.

or . Po wesse thin ke s a d . H , I thy Wel h n thou do smart

Po w. erbert thin ke m s r m n e er e H , I y wo d ca e thy hart.

H er . r s es o s le ase m Thy ha t b t blo d hall pay the of in e .

G u h . A a bort a erbert. o g H , H D v A a ee a . wn Pa wm c . y P , a As the a re htin enter the M a i r o ere ord his O ioan y ﬁg g, o f H f , ﬂ

a n d Town oamo n wiﬂr Clubs. - M a i . Lo r s a s o u ar e L men c ro wn e My d , y iege to the , ru b m n a n d subiec ts n T e No le e , to the Ki g . A n his hi hn es se r m n tte d g p ocla atio , mm n b Iud es ss Co a ded y the g of A ize , F n a s m or keepi g peace t this a se bly .

H er . G . er or ood M Maior of H ef d be b red e .

M ai . S r e n u r m n s O es m] e g a t , witho t the ce e o ie of y , n l w Pro n ou ce a o d the proclamation .

Bar . n s Iustices e rc eiuin u k mis The Ki g , p g what p bli e chi ef e ma y en sue this priua t quar rell : in his M a iesties n ame s r r a n d mm n a ll r s n s de do t aightly cha ge co a d pe o , of what r so euer r s ere ord x su a s m] g ee , to depa t thi City of H f , e cept ch a re un iue a n n a t s ss 8: n o ma n bo d to g tte da ce thi A ize , that resum e r a n e n s - kas p e to w a e y w apo , e pecially Welch hoo .

Gw n ? ill s ? ? y . Haw No p n o r Well hoog ha

M a i . P a n d a r r m n . eace , he e the p ocla atio ar P wc ss do B . An d that the Lord o e pr es en tly dis perse i n discharge hi s reti n ue a n d depart the City the Ki n gs pa c e .

a n d his rs o n n im i so n mc n t . he followe , pai e of m rc ? P wesse i s n ? A Pa wease Da y. Haw pud he r Lo rd a n pri o

A so . Co sso o n he r n a n d her L r . Pawea , will li e tye with o d

G u h . erbert 9. erbert. o g A H , H l a the ht tha Lo rd H orbor t ia umundod a n d a la to tho ro un d ﬁg , f g ,

r r t t r im En te r the 2. Gough and H c bo c fa c wn a e ba si c a bout h . - ' the S her ri e a n d his Ba h cs a or e them ﬂ , y ﬂ f ,

u o H [M n m m g mﬁ m m j o r ﬂgm . a lw ai r of ar d w o o d ”

o ce" . 29 M o r tar M a o r . 30 m em o ir . 46 B o mlto hcr o ar. n [ ] D . y [ ] B , [ ]

M an a m a “ ,

ia m ba ho G D In th il M IM lhoir J M . t o . C M , M . ’ In d. s Lo erbert? I be o r ? l . Where the rd H s hur t sla in e ’ r Bee r m Lo r . S he . s hee e y d

2. Ind . r s his Lo r s r n s ? How fa e d hip , f ie d

Gou h . rta un s ee chlesse c n n liue . g Mo lly wo ded , p , he a ot

1 . Ind . Co n ua him n n o t his un s r y he ce , let wo d take ay e ,

An d get him drest with expedition .

’ . r ere ord . Sh er iffe S r M Maio of H f , M o th hi e ,

n r s urb n e To a s we the di t a ce of the p ace , Lo r erber t: r ] a n d his n m d H pe il , high co te pt Of vs a n d o u n s mm ss n rs , y the Ki g Co i io e ,

See it be do n e with c a r e a n d diligen ce . S her le s ur L r s m Lo r Po wesse is o n . P a e it yo o d hip , y d g

Past all reco uery .

2. Iud. se r m Yet let a ch be ade ,

To appre hen d his follower s that a re left .

S her . r a re so m of m : sirs of m. The e e the , lay hold the ? ? her I ? Gwyn . Of vs a n d why what has don e pray yo u

r m . S he . Disar ma the Ba yliﬂes

Dav . a r o u L r shud e reaso n is fo r s ? y He e y o d g , what thi

Gw n . G ss n e us fo r n fo r o ur Lo r ? y o oo , p p e ﬁghti g d

1 Ind . A a m . . w y with the

Da u . y Harg yo u my Lord . ’ n m r r . Gwy . Go ugh y Lord H e be ts man s a shitten ka na ue

D u . a y Ice liue a n d tye in go od quarrel].

Gw n . Pr o u sh t r s n . y ay y do us ice . let awl be p i o

Dan . Pr s n n o y i o , ,

L r shud e ] u o u sure . o d g , I wool gi c y pale , good ty I ? es ? 2. udge . What bale what sureti

Dau . Her z n a R a Eu n a rr a M o r y co e p ice , p a , p Mo ice, p a n a Llue ll n a a r a G ri n a Da g , p y , p Madoc, p Me edith , p fﬁ , p u a n a S n n S n s . y, p Owe , p hi ki ho e

2. Ind. y e m n T r of the ost sufﬁcie t a re en ow . ’ S he r . t s An d plea e your Lordship these a re all but o ne . e d e 1 . l g

m n Lo r d tn m a mm m ds thm to r m l m dh e cttons. 63 8 ( ( ( 1 , M e ou - . [as] B. , botd them. [61 ] n u m be d . [681 8 . Cou on . [7 1 3] 8

W M two ltn u m h the dim t io n . M at m at M . [7 1 ] Si mms eubett m m r m ccount tuh l m tor (m a . [731 8 . p e . [77] a a nt“. l (”I a m . "Cl a m . 70 r un n e ar PM o r

m m 1 . Iud. Ia le a n d L r erberts en To y with the , the o d H , ’ l m n ss z is d n . Wee l ta ke with the , whe the A i e o e R us u us a n d vn rul G r mes ioto , a dacio , y oo , us m r m B n M t we be forced to co e f o the e ch . u b ra wles w eue r n s a b To q iet , hich y Co t le In other ciuili pla ces c a n suppres se ? i s 2. Iud. What wa s the qua rrell that ca usd all th

r A m . S he . bout Religion a s I heard y Lo rd L r Po wesse r r m r of Ro me o d det acted f o the powe , ' f r m n Wic kliﬁes D ri n to be r u A ﬁ i g oct e t e , An d Ro mes erron eous : hot reply was ma de B L r erbert w r ra rs y the o d H , they e e T ito all

u ma in ta in e . Po wesse a n s r That wo ld it we ed , r a s ru a s n b a n d a s s They we e t e , o le , wi e As u n w r liues he , that wo ld defe d it ith thei , ’ z He h am d fo r in sta n ce sir Io h n Old c a stle Lo r Co hh a m : erbert re l de a ain e The d H p y g ,

u a nd all a re ra rs so . He , tho , T ito that hold Th e wa s iuen se ue ra ll a ns dra wn e lye g , the F ctio , ’ An so en ra t d g d that we could n o a ppease it .

1 . Iud e . T s s n rn s n s re ro a tiue g hi ca e co ce e the Ki g p g , n us mm - And tis da gero to the State a n d Co on wealth . G n m n Iustic es m s r a r a n d s r Sher iffe e tle e , , a te M io , Ma te , be ho o ue vs a ll a n d a vs It doth , e ch of In n ra a n d a rtec ula r to a u r ge e ll p , h e ca e Fo r su r ss n mu n s the pp e i g of all ti ie , An d all ss mb s x s u rs mus r s a e lie , e cept o ldie te , Fo r s the Kin g prepa ration in to Fran ce . r s r Co n ue n tic les m We hea e of ec et ade , An d r is ub s m ns r s the e do t of o e Co pi acie , Which ma y bres ke o ut in to rebellious ar mes ’ n n s n r a n b r o Whe the Ki g go e , pe ch ce efo e he g a s a n n s a n s o ne e rillo us ra Note i t ce , thi p f y , n s m a u ro wn e o n r r What factio ight h e g eithe pa t . s r u n n a nd Rea lme To the de t ctio of the Ki g , Yet in m n s n Si r n - s , y co cie ce , Ioh Old ca tle

’ d os . Aa d e . 1 04 Shr ieue : M . M a or a nd M . Shem]. 1 06] a n n ) B [ ] B , C. y . [ C ’ a r ticula r . 1 17 an d Oldc astle e . D . p [ ] C D. - sm IOHN OLD CASTLE .

- We the re fo re fmm his Highn esse giue this cha rge Yo u s r lo o ke ur z n s Ma ter Maio , to yo Citi e , ' o he vnto ur s r a n d Y u Master S riﬂe yo hi e, yow As Iustic es in euery on es precin ct n u r s r There be no meeti ngs . Whe the v lga o t -b n r u s a n d a ns Sit o n their Ale e ch . with thei c p c ,

M a thers o f Sta te be no t their co mmo n ta lke ,

’ No r pure Re ligion by thei r lips pro pba n d. vs n u B n n n Le t retur v to the e ch ag i e,

An d there exa min e further of this fra v.

her r s u e ta n L r Po wesse ? S , Si , ha e y ke the o d yet

m. Ba . no r r hi y No, hea d of ’

Ser . he s o n e fa r en o u h . No, g g

ll ll . Exeun t. . 1ud. T h tha t a re le ft be hi n d sha a ns we r a 2 ey , Em S u olk B sho o R heste r Butler ff , y p f oc , o w h ke f re e libe t Sui . N my Iﬁ rd Bys o pJ a r y T o spea lte yo ur min de ; Wha t is yo ur suite to vs ?

Bish . n b L r no m r a n o u n w My o le o d , o e th what y k o ,

Gre euo us complain ts haue past between e the lips Of en uio us a 'so n s to v bra ide the Cler p p gy, Some ca rpin g at the liuin gs whic h we haue An d other s spur n in g at the Ceremon ies

That a re of an cien t custome in the Church . m n s w L r b m is cheef e A o g t the hich , o d Co ha a h in co n ue n ie nc e ma r he ereo f W at y p oceed , B n a n d m n -we l oth to the Ki g , to the Co mo a th , ’ s be disc er n d n a fre n sie May ea ily , whe like s i o ti Thi nn ua o n shall posses se thei r miudes . These vpsta rts will ha ue followers to vpho ld ’ r da mn d i n n m r a n en r s Thei op io . o e th H y hall , ’ d s To vn ergo hi quarrel] gain st the Fren ch .

S u . ro o fe is r a ns m be i What p the e gai t the to had , That what yo u sa y the La w ma y iustiﬁe ?

B Bisho p .

l B u mr a wo [ M pﬁn t M a Ba ﬂy w W . oppod te tbese t n 0 li en. Butler . [136] . utu t [1 48] B . TH E FIRS T PART OF

Bish . n the mselues n m ro es n s They gi e the a e of P t ta t ,

And mec ta in ﬁelds a n d solitary gron es . r r m Si Io hn . s eue hea rd ( y Lord) the like till no w? O Wa theeues a n d r b s sb her etikes That e el , lood , ‘ n heretikes st n r Plai e , Ile a d too t to thei teeth , ' S u u ur a r r s s ho ld ha e to colo th vile p acti e ,

A Title o f such wo rth , a s Pro testa n t ? En te r on e with a

‘ Su . 0 but o u mus no t s ee r b mes i y t w e, it ill eco

On e ur ra o ut es . of yo coate , to p bloody Oath h m m Bi sh . Pa r n i Lo r is his z do good y d , it eale , An n est un r Pr m n s ho co t y elate , who la e t

To se e such foule disorder in the Church . ’ - S . Io hn . r s o ne c him Sir n Old s The e they all Ioh ca tle, He ha s n o t his n ame fo r n ought : fo r like a Castle D e n co m a sse m n his s oth he p the withi walle , But a s be subue rted ui till that c tle q te , ’ a t u in lm We n e re shall be q iet the Re a e . o s Bish . That is ur uite (My Lo rd) that he be ta n e An d brought in question fo r his he resie : Bes Le rs b r u me o ut a s ide , two tte o ght of W le , Wh r n m L r ert o rd r es to me e ei y o d H i w it , umu a n d s n wa s un What t lt editio beg , Ab u L r b a m S e s er o t the o d Co h , at the iz th e , Fo r mu to m r they had ch adoo cal e the age, And n erbert is r slain c that the valia t H the e .

Su . ﬁre t mus be uen ch t. sa n o m r i A hat t q Well, y o e, K n a n n s uns ] mb r The i g o goe to the co el Cha e , r to d b ma r s u n r n The e e ate of tte to chi g F a ce , As t ss b Ile n rm his r he do h pa e y, i fo e g ace

n n ur n . s e r Bu r Co cer in g yo petitio Ma t tle ,

r o u r m mb r mee . If I fo get, do y e e e

Bish . a s a r m n Not eco pe ce , B t s l u a a token of o ur an e to yo u. By me (my Lo rds) the Clergy doth presen t s urs a n d m u usa n n Thi p e , it f ll a tho d A ge ls . Pu rine

i h - m 1 i in 7 2 Her m. 1 8 n ot or 0 08 m s r ts w t i n . 1 e 8 . [ ] C p [ ] B . f [ 4] . f m

1 06] 8 . 3 1 m u v Lo r ds oItte rw do m t.

74 r n a r msrr em o r

As b s r m r r m L e is m a a ra n t y thi lette o e at la ge y ieg , ade pp

o r . ﬁn de r H We do it hee e , There was in Wales a certai n e fra y of late B e n etw e e two Noblemen . But what of this ? Fo llo wes it straight Lord Cobham must be he Did cause the same ? I dare be swo rn e (good Kn ight) m He neuer drea t of a n v such con ten tio n .

Bis h . But in his n m u r re ] did n a e the q a l begi , b u A o t the opin ion which he held my Liege. o r a ? H . Wh t if it did was either he in plac e To take par t with them ? o r abet them in it ? b ra blin s s n n b If g fellowe , who e e ki dled lood Seeths in r r v n s n e s thei ﬁe y ei e , will e d go ﬁght . Makin g their quarre ls of some wo rds that past E r o u o r o u a m n s r u s ithe of y , y , o g t thei c p , Is the fa ult yours ? Or a re the y guilty o f it ?

S u . a r n o f o ur Hi hn e sse m dr a L r i With p do y g , y e d o d , Su s a r s n d ma in m ch little p ke eglecte , y ti e ’ G r a m ﬂ m . But a s n o t a ll ow to ighty a e th t , be s ma in ta in e a s ra n e R n He doth ide t g eligio , ’ An d will n o t be co mpel d to come to Ma sse .

Bis h . b s c o u t r re r us r n We do e ee h y he efo , g acio P i ce , u n u ur M a iest Witho t offe ce v to yo y ,

We ma y be bold to vse a uthority . ? H ar . As how

Bis h . summ n him vn to Ar h s To o the c e , m Wher e such offe n ces ha ue thei r pun i sh en t .

o r . n sw r rs n a is a o ur m a n n ? H To a e pe o lly , th t y e i g ,

m L . Bish . It is y ord r a s ? H a . How if hee ppeal in s a a s a s Bis h . Lo r h e a n n u s . My d , c ot ch c e thi m u . No t r R n is a L r . S i whe e eligio the ple , y o d ’

25 or . a lwa os a o ur se s o n [ 5] H I tooke it y , th t lfe tood t As a sufficien t refuge : vn to who m

Not a n y but might la wq y a ppea le .

But wee ] n o t argue n o w Vpo n that poin t .

As b thts letter mo re at la r e m b ie e l s made [2281 3 , v g y o , a pmr m (2291 13,

r n ts M ! fo r his . 232 8 H ow W . [2301 0 misp i ( 1 , if it did) [237] c mis

prints ﬂ to r of . - SIR IOHN OLD CASTLE .

Fo r Sir Iohn Old-Castle whom yo u accuse Le t me in trea te yo u to dispen ce a while

I scarne . VVith your high Title of prehemin en ce . n r n u r co n de mne him so Repo t did e e yet ,

But he hath alwa ys ben e reputed loyall . n d m m n ca n sa us mu A y k owledge I y th ch ,

i s r u us s a n d o n ur b . That he ve t o , wi e , h o a le ’ If a n y wa y his con sc ien ce be se duc d u r in his a s n fo r him To wa e f ith , Ile e d An d s him riua te l : s r u n o t choole p y If that e e ,

Then after wa rd yo u ma y pro cee de again st him. Butler be o u ss n r fo r vs , y the Me e ge ,

An d will him presen tly repaire to Court . EM

n . n o w m Lo r ? sta n o u s n t n ? 8 . Io h How y d why d y di co e t

In sooth (me thin kes ) the Kin g hath well decr eed .

Bish . sir n if u kee e his r I , I , Ioh he wo ld p wo d But I pe rc eyue he fa uo rs him so much

As s be sm f r . thi will to all e fect , I fea e ’

Io hn . n Il e e o u a r b s S . Why the t ll y wh t y a e e t to do If yo u suspec t the Kin g will be but cold In r r n n him s n o u a r ss ep ehe di g , e d y p oce e too T o se rue Vpo n him : so ye may be sure ’ m him n s r t ho wso er e . To ake a we , it fall m Bish . An d re me b re d a u so well , I will h e it .

ASumn er shall be sen t a bout it str aight . m . In n s s Sir Io hn Yea do so . the ea e pace thi

Fo r i n sir Io hn Wr tha m n s Ia cke . V k d of o , ho e t Me thin kes the purse of Gold the bysho p gaue a o s a m n lo o ke : M de a g od hew , it had te mi g B s r me but m n rs n s e h ew , y ﬁ ge e d doe itch

be v o n h s rudduc ks . VVe ll tis us To P t o e , th ; I a m no t as the world does take me fo r u r r c lo a thed in Shee e s a If e e wolfe we e p co te , n am u a n d a n fa ith The I he ; old h ddle tw g , y A Pr s in s but in in rm s Theefe ie t hew , ( pla e te e ) a let me o u a n ne s T heef e Yet tell y too , ho t B 3

27 4 B Yeo ea to r I I. 28 1 0 M . 289 0 an d u on those [ ] , . v . , ( 1 . [ 1 D . p - m u m . [290] C an d D. m vid doth ta u . TH E FIRS T PART OF

’ On e r ma be s r that will take it whe e it y pa d , An d s n re in s pe d it f ely good fellow hip . Iha ue a s ma n sha es a s Pr otew ha d y p , s n a n n is n That till whe y villa y do e, r ma be n n sus was sir The e y o e pect it Iohn . ’ s s m r me fo r s s Be ide , to co fo t ( what thi life ,

Be swe etn ed n o w a n d then with Ie tc he ry ?) ’ u m D m n ub n a s re I ha e y oll , y Co c i e twe ,

fro lic ke us b un n r le . To with , a l ty o ci g gy But whilst l lo ter h er Gold ma e e s . y , the y cape m An d tha t ust n o t bee so : It is min e o wne .

r r Il e m him o n his wa to ur The efo e eet y Co t, sh ri im An d ue h , ther e will b the s o r t. _ e of it _ _ p_ Ente r m e oor e ao la so me aoldisra aome old mm p p p , , . ’ 1 . Go d Go d r s fo r un s helpe, helpe , the e law p i hing , ’ But there s n o law fo r our n ecessity re be m r s es set re s rs in The o e tock to poo oldie ,

Than there be houses to re leeuc them at . - Oldman . us n deca es in euer I , ho e keepi g y y place ,

Euen a s 8 . Peter r s rs a n d rs . w it, till wo e wo e

3 . s r a r R s r ha s iue n mm n Ma te M io of oche te g co a d , That n o n e sha ll o a b roa d o ut o f the a rish an d ha s set d g p , o wn e a n r r o rs eue r r us m ‘ o de f ooth , what y poo e ho holder ust giuc

m you) ha d a lmo st a s uch ne ed to beg a s we .

(arm 1 . It is a ha rd wor ld the while .

Old . If a o o re man a ske a t do o re fo r Go ds sa ke the p , y im s ﬁca te m a ske h fo r a lice n e o r a cer ti fro a l ustice .

2. a u n n but b re v o n o ur bo Faith we h e o e , what we ea p ’ s o ur ma im d m s Go d vs . die , li b , helpe

r n n s rn in E n . F a ce , tha ta e ngla d

ld. r but a s us a s wa s hr sbur b O Ha , we e I l ty I at S ew y attel , ' I would n o t do a s I do : but we a re n o w cmn e to the go od

- M or om 8 m 1 . 1 6 3 (308 01 8 . M f (3181 , (3 1 . - m t m m ( b r az m m mda nm fo r m nm d . [are m n m m n

M fum e“.

em b a dowe to u ba lor . mel n on ri

m a m . Co bha m the best ma n to the o o re in a l Ken t . Lo rd , p

Go d ss him r be but su . 4. ble e , the e few ch

Enter L rd bha m with H a r oole . o Co , p

. u eeuish r a r ma n woldst t u haue x Cob Tho p f ow d , what ho

r . s r s r b r n s a ll be er . Ha p Thi p ide , thi p ide . i g to gg y ’ seru d ur r a n d ur Gra n r I yo Fathe , yo dfathe , w me su two me n n o w : n o Sho ch No, , Your backes yo ur backes ; the diuell a n d pride s cut r us - n Ha the th oat of all good ho e keepi g, They were the bes t Ye o me n s masters that

Cabﬂ e a ex u u re kna ues , cept tho ha e a c w of ﬁlthy s ur Ro ues s till n a t m And t dy g feedi g y gate .

There is n o hospita lity with thee .

a r . ma sit n u but H p They y at the gate wel e o gh , the ’ o f a n tbi o u iue them exce t the l ea te sto n es . y ng y g , p y kn Cob. Tis lon g then of such hungry a ues a s yo u be m co e,

C ‘ p "

Old. Go d ble sse our ho n o ur Go d sa u L r y , e the good o de

o m a n d his us . C bha , all ho e

S ul . G ur n ur bes ur ss m s o ood yo ho o , tow yo ble ed al e

Cob. sir re be ur m s n s Now , hee yo al e k ight m o Now a re yo u a s safe a s the E per r . ’ a r . m s n s ? Na r urs H p My Al e k ight y, th a e yo ’ is s m fo r o u a n d Il e s a n It a ha e y , t d too t,

b m in n Then all the No le en Ke t beside. Out o u rd ues o u kn a ues wo rke fo r ur lmin s y g , y , yo g s r me n ma be r r s out Ala poo e , they y g thei hea t ,

n m m Tha a on gst so an y Mastin e dogges . m o u r o u n kna ues What ake y hee e , y eedy

Ibeseech o u sir be o o d to vs . y , g

- m d ec orum ma a w m ww u m a u m . O d D (m a m an . ’ - M CM a m . (3401 a m ule t /mav. [344] E M M M W L [846 7] B h dl 1 pﬂn u oppoutte to th m ltn es t e roctto n a potmng to m m . [369] m m . 0 b ord . v . -T H E m PART OF

Cob. na n e n u n t Nay , y, they k ow the well e o gh , I thi k tha all the beggars in this la n d a re thy ac quain ta n ce : go bestow ur a m s no n n r ] ur yo l e , e will co t ol yo

Ha rp . What should I giue them ? yo u a re grown so beg garly tha t yo u (a n sca rce giue a bit of b rea d a t your doore o u ca n ta ur R n so n a o u u b n s y lke of yo eligio lo g , th t y ha e a i hed charity from yo u: a ma n ma y ma ke a Fla x -shop in your kit

n chimn ies fo r a n ﬁre r is s r r n . chi , y the e ti i g

Cob. u iue m n n s n m n If tho wilt g the othi g , e d the he ce Let them n o t sta n d heere stamin g in the cold . driue m n ? dri e r me n H a rp . Who I the he ce If I u poo e fro ’ r be e ha n d : n n ot ma m the doo e , Ile g I k ow what I y co e to m s : Go d re kn a ues se e r . ] y elfe help ye poo , ye the wo ld We , o u m t r : 0 Go d be e Lad e y had a o he with thee good y , thy ' soule s at res t ; she gaue more in shirts a n d smocks to poore hi dr n e n o u s n in ur us a n d o u n a c l e , th y pe d yo ho e , yet y li e

Cob. Eue n rs ere m m r was the wo t deede that y othe did , n i releeuing such a fo o le a s thou.

H e r . a m a t s : a ll ur ul I , I oole till with yo wit yo e dye a

r . begga , go too

Cob. Go o u fo o le i ue r e s m in y old , g the poo e peopl o eth g G o in r men n n n r ur a n d su m s poo e i to the i e Co t , take ch al e

a s there is to be had .

S . ol . Go d blesse your hon our ’

H a r . n o u r u s n o u r s n n but Ha g y og e , ha g y , the e othi g

Itl ise r mo n s o u o u a r n o La w o u. Exit y a g t y , y fe e y

Gldm. Go d b ss o u m s r R Go d sa n e ur le e y good a te afe , yo

o u a re re s . life , y good to the poo till r Enter the Lo d Po wis disguised. ’ s n r m s o n G r u ? Cob. What fellow yo de co e al g the o e Few passen gers there be that kn ow thi s way : thin kes s s a s u a fo r mee Me he top tho gh he taide , ’ m m n st s An d mean t to shrow d hi selfe a o g the bushe . n r t s me to e I k ow the Cle gy ha e the d ath , An d my Religion gets me man y foes :

B bo ﬂ ha ue aoar m a m o made m [367] B. vo u to r vour . [360] . gw v, m f b a - ur 0 ar mo r do ore. [37 1] B. rr om om m l m [3761 vo doore . (3771 8 . m : m o od w p wu m e ka a m . w m ﬂw w ld y fawu (37 81 8 . t 0 . [382] - o wal tor k . 6 0 C a n d D, cwr tor m . [384] y u m [38 1 B adds m sta d m misprin ts tlwe poor . [ W l ge he ct m

shr ewd. (398 8 ha te. W an da huma n . [397] B . 1 , - 79 S IR IOHN OLD CAS TLE .

’ Subo r n d to wo rk me mischie fe : a s it plea seth Go d. If m a r me sur s his co mmin he co e tow d , e Ile tay g,

Be but o n e ma n wha tso ere be . he , he The Lo rd Po wis

I haue ben e well a cquain te d with that fac e .

met m n r b Lo r a n d ri n . Po. Well y ho o a le d f e d

ob. Yo u a re m sir e re o u be C welco e , what y ;

But of this sodain e sir I do n o t kn ow yo u. m o ne a wisheth ] vn to ur n r Po . I a th t wel yo ho o ,

n m is w s a n o ld r n urs . My a e Po i , f ie d of yo

Cob . n ur b L r a nd r r n My ho o a le o d , wo thy f ie d , m s ur L r s us a n rn n What ake yo o d hip th lo e Ke t , And thus disguised m this s tra n ge atti re ?

Po . L r a n vn ex ected n My o d , p accide t ’ s m e n fo rc d me es a r s Hath at thi ti e to th e p t , ﬁ e s s n An s . u u d thu it hapt Not yet f ll daye i ce , a s ss er e rd Now at the l t A ize at H fo , ' d crbart a n d m s It cha n c that the Lor d H y elfe , n s r n s s urs n a t b Mo g t othe thi g di co i g the Ta le , To fall in speech about some certain e points ' Of Wi ckliﬁes tr n n s Pa ac ie doc i e gai t the p , ’ And Re n Ca tho like ma in ta in d the ligio ,

Thro ugh the most part of Europe at this day . s u ] s L r s u n o t sa Thi wilf l te ty o d t cke to y, Wic kliﬂe wa s kna ue schisma ticke That a , a , His doctr in e diuellish a n d heretical]:

W as T ra ito r bo th to Go d a n d to his Co un tre . , y Bo in m n a t his re m r s e e g oo ed pe pto y p ech ,

M a n d truer subiec ts then l n rd H erbert wa s

An d he e l n in co m a r iso n s r p yi g p . ' Yo ur na me wa s vr d m Lo r a a inst his cha llen e g y d g g ,

To be a per fect fa uo urer o f the truth .

And to be sho rt fro m wo r ds we fell to blo wes . , , C

- (tor ma sum u e w k m m m a mm ow. 4 (1031 0 . L.

M m “: D . W M ¢0 M . 432] 0 0 11 d t T HE FIRS T PART 0 1“

Our se rua n ts a n d o ur n n s a n r s , Te a t t ki g pa t , Man y o n both sides hurt : a n d fo r a n houre bro ile b no me n s u be lied The y a e co ld paci , Vn til Iud es r s n r m b n the g i i g f o the e ch , ’ r in r s d We e thei per on s fo rc to pa r t the fray .

o . o i C b I hope n ma n wa s violen tly sla ne .

Po . n n must but L r erberts Faith o e I , the o d H is in r u so n ro us ur Who t th da ge ly h t ,

m Cob. I a sorry my good Lord of these ill n e wm .

h m Vnﬁﬂ I w re how thin gs do speede a t ho e .

Co b. Your Lordship is most welcome vuto Cobha m But a m r s r m Lo r I ve y o y y good d , ' My m e wa s b rought in quesuo n in this ma n si r n ba n e m n n m s Co de i g I a y e e ie , re e n m i a n d in i e That th at al ce , do lye wa t

To take a dua n tage of the smallest thin g. But o u a re m a n d r s ur Lo r s i y welco e, epo e yo d h p , An d urs l re s r in m ho w keep yo e f hee ec et y , Vn till we heare how the Lo rd H erbert spee ds : r En ter H a po ole . ’ r m s m ma n : s r r n s ? Hee e co e y i a , what ewe

H ar . o n r o n e . Butle r riuie Chm ber is p Y de M of the p ,

00 (4 1 P0 . ra Go d 1 0 rd erbert be n o t dmd P y the H , the

a t n wha he r a m o n s n fo r me . h i g I g e , hath e t

H e r . o s s e ? s u u ? s them Fell w , what yl the do t tho q ake do t shake ? dost thou h m ble ?ha ?

in bh cke a n d br n the t r n o l . the way , i g o he i t the wa ke ’ a r . m sir m a m re o u n L r . H Co e , y a welco e , y lo e y o d

Ex eun t .

' Cob. u a s mu h u no t be lo n befo re I tho ght ch , t at it wo ld g I

463 0 d tte nu te m [ 1 an a a “. Hm m w m n ﬂ m m te .

ba cke: C nn d D. ba c k. [m a gnu m [m e m m mm u

T H E FIRS T PART OF

Sum. m L r b m u s With y o d Co ha I wo ld peak , if thou be o [805] n e of his men .

a r . Yes am o n e his men but u m n s H p , I of , tho t n o t speak

? S um . May I sen d to him then

H e r . n n rr n . Ile tell thee that , whe I k ow thy e a d

H o r . n kee e s a n d K The p it to thy elfe , walke like a n a ue

a s thou camest .

Sum. m r kee Kn L es n o a ues s rra . I tell thee , y o d p , i

H r . n se est him n e o The thou ru o t I bele ue . What Lord is

r B a . In good time : a n d what wouldst thou haue with my Lo rd Cobha m ?

Sum. I c ome b vertue o f a Pro cesse to scite him to a y , p e r r m n t p a e befo e y Lord i the Cour t a Rochester .

H o r . a side . Go d r n me n ou ea te s Well , g a t patie ce , I c ld thi

Co un er . Lo r is n o t m r r r g My d at ho e , the efo e it we e good

Sumn er yo u ca r ried yo ur Pm ss backe .

Sum. n o t s n wi ha ll n Why , if he will bee poke t , the will I

o n r a n d se e mke n . le e it hee e , that he k owledge of it

H e r . Z un s o u sla ue o u set v ur b s r : o d y , do y p yo il hee e go

n a in e . Dim u n do o st ? too, take it dow e ag tho k ow what Y Dost thou kn o w o n whom thou seruest processe ?

' - Sum. Yes m rr o n Sir Io hn c s Lo r Cob a y do I , Old a tle de

ha m.

H e r . am u n s him a n d s rr s n o t I glad tho k owe t yet ; i a , do t

u n L. m is b ra u L r e s tho k ow that the Cobha a e o d , that ke p go o d beefe an d bee re in his ho usc a nd euery da y fee des a

’ m ? Sum. Wha t s that to y Pr ocesse

H e r . rr s sir is s r ess r m n ? Ma y thi , thi p oc e pa ch e t

. m r Sum Yes ar y .

B ¢md m 526 8 8m . 62 B [51 9] [525] , m ( 1 , [ 11 ,

M M M M 628 a mm o n i um . C a n d D acrvest a Prm . M 8 [ ] , [ 1 - o - ». m d D dod n ¢m w r m us e (53 1 21 0 . M tM Lo d Cobhmi , etc . [5 381 0 nn d

D, Yee m v ie €l . - em 10 m! o w c a sr w . 83

An d this sea le , wax ?

It is so .

If this be a rc hmen t & this wax en t o u this a rch p , y p a rchmen t o f o ur skin a nd p y ,

m Lo r R s rs Sumn r c m a s y d of oche te e , I a e to do [ ]

thou shalt an swer it .

rayli n g ; but betnke yo u to your teeth

n u b r n s u b r n s the tho i g t with thee , tho i g t m n y L. worse the thou

ir b r u n o t m L r to ea te . S , I o ght it y o d ’ s m 0 do yo u sir mee n o w ; all o n e fo r that . Ile ake

I can n ot en te it . Ca n you n o t ? sblood Ile beate yo u till you haue a [5m

o o d M . Ser uin ma n Iwill ea te it. g g , c he win sir o r Il e o ou ou be g , ch w y , y

ur u Ch ch , tho

ea te it .

0 a m m s e e am m s ch oa ked. I al o t ch ked , I al o t ’ s n h r ? o u s m m Lo r is Who withi t e e will y ha e y de , heere in the house ? butler I sa y r r Hee e , hee e .

u s s in s b r dr m a e . to gh old heep k , a e y e t

O si r me n o ur r Il e ea te m r . , let go f the , y wo d 84 1 1 1 3 u o r

575 H er . m r r sir mea n s s ea t m r n ur [ 1 Yea a y , I ye hall o e the yo n s r fo r Il e m o u se s r s in ro ow wo d , ake y t all the wo d the p

- ‘ cease . o u ra b mo n r n n s re s o f a ll the Why y d ge , ca ot the ec t n s in a s r s ru o ur turn s but o u mus m hi we che hi e e e y , y t co e b o ? t e r with a citati n with a p o x Ile cite yo u.

(5301 A cup of Sa c ks fo r the Sumn er .

r H e . Here sla ue I drin ks to thee .

a m. o S I tha n ks y u sir .

H a r . o u ﬁn dst s m b us u Now if y thy to ack well , eca e tho ’ s see m L r s mea in s us if u in halt y o d keep t ho e , tho wilt go . - thou shalt haue a pee ce of beefs to thy b reak fast . S m um. . n No I a m very well good M Semin g a , I than ks

o u r sir . y , ve y well ’ H m . am o n t n be wa lkin to wa rds Ro s e r I glad , the g che t to m do s ur s m s rm . An d Su n r n w keep yo to ack wa e e , if I k o yw disturbe a gm d we mh within this Dio cessc if I do no t m thee en te h er c o a s if rhe re we re fo ure a rdes o f ~ ake petti t , y ’

n s c lo th in t Ia m a villa in s . Ke ti h , ’ S um. Go d bc w ye M .

Con . o r o le Saue y u M . Ha p o

r . m n s b e l o m ns a b H a p Welco e Co ta l , we c e Co t le, what n ewes with thee ?

c r fo r a fello w with o n e eie tha t ha s ro bd two Clo thiers y , , & a m to cra ue yo ur hin dra n c e to serc h a ll suspec ted pla ec e ; a n d they sa y there wa s a woman in the compan y . H o r Hast thou ben e at the Ale-house ? hast thou so ught

m Co bh ma on . urs n o t se a r sir in L r a rt C I d t ch y o d libe y ,

except I ha d some of his sem a n ts fo r my warran t . m H e r . An n es n s a b a r hi s the ho t Co t le , c ll fo th that keep

Co n . 116 s t n r ? , who e wi hi the e - A r ? ist o u . n s b a nd le ma n . Who cals the e Oh y M Co ta le

M .

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r B aer um wh i ch m or . 607 B An ho nu t (n ew. [601 ] B, Ior to as ch . [606] , , f [ ] , ‘ h a. 01 13 m co m m CM M M OW . [609] B, w o ( 01 . s acru m e m IOHN o ne -e m u: 86

- ’ t ls ? r m a ll mv e r m M . H a poo y a e welco e with h a t , what ake yo u heere so early this morn in g ?

r r r s r n rs ou ? r is rob . H a . Si a , what t a ge do y lodge the e a do ne this mo rn in & we a re to sea rc h fo r a ll sus ccte d bery g , p

pers ons .

Aleman . G s b r s a m s r r . si r I o o od o e , I o y fo t I faith l dge n ’ ut ne s m rr Pr s ea l d sir Io hn Wro body b a good ho t e y ie t , a t is his s tha m, a nd a ha n dso me woma n tha Neee , tha t he e saies ha s so me suite in la w fo r a n d a s tbe V a n d do wn , n p

to L n n so me timm m us . o do , they lye at y ho e ? H ar . Wha t is she heere in th ho use n o w , , y ~ Co n . She is sir : I ro mise o u sir he is a uiet ma n p y q , & be ca use he will no t tro uble to o ma ny ro o mes hee ma kes the s woman lye euery n igh t at his bed feete . “ ’ H m. Br n her r n s a br n her o r t s see i g fo th Co t ble , i g f th , le ’ he r s se e her . , let

S he enter:

Dal. Itha n ke o u o o d sir n d ma stsr Co nsta hle a lso . y g , a

H er . A lurn e Girle b the M a a lum e irle : p p y m p p g ha ,

' D l u rs ~ r es a n d mee o ha , Wilt tho fo ake the P i t , goe with ,

Con . A well saide M. H a r po ole yo u a re a mer ry olde ma n fa ith : o u n u r be no w b m rettie y y will e e olde y the acke , a p

wen ch indeed .

H e r . Ye o lde ma d merr Co n sta blé a rt tho u i y , adu sde of

? s Do ] ﬁll ome r . that Ha, well aid , s ale hee e if Dol a ddo . Oh I wist this old priest would n o t sticke to - me b us u n s s w n a n . , y Io I wo ld i gle thi old e i g m

po ts in the house there .

0 sa . Co n . h wel id M Har po o le yo u a re heart of oa ks when ’ all s don e .

a r . Ha Do l tho u ha st a sweete a ire of li s the H p , p ppe by

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Dol . ru ou a re m s s ma n a s u r sa w T ly y a o t weet old , e e I ; by mv r o u u a b m a n m n in us t oth , y ha e a f ce a le to ake y wo a lo

H a r . s D l ri n s . Fill weet ol , Ile d k to thee

D ll . l o u sir a nd n s ou r r a n d o I p edge y , tha k y the efo e , I m pray yo u let it co e .

ha r . Imbra cin her . D c n s u us me ? mad m r p g oll , a t tho lo a e ie

L ss u Go d n u r sc e n e . a e , wo ld to I had e e thee n o u n o o ut m s Doll . I wa rra t yo u y will t of y tho ught this tweluemo n th tr uel o u a re a s u fa uo ur a s ma n ma , y y f ll of , a y

be . s s r es b m r a r e mo st Ah the e weet g ay lock , y y t oth , they

on . . a r o o s . C Cuds bores M H p l Ile haue o n e busse to o .

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m as an ie women s hearts a s come in your companie .

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D . ll m n n s ts Io ue . o Ile co e a o , wee

Pri . n o ff old r n r . Ha d , fo icato

lia r . i r Il e sit h ere in s i ht of th ee is this ﬁtte smﬁe V ca , p g , (0701 fo r a Priest to ca rrie vp a n d do wn s with him ?

M al . S r r , D s u n o t n a r i a o t tho k ow that a good fellow . p so n ma a u ca se r his r s ur is y h e a chappell of , whe e pa i h Ch ch fa rre o ﬂ? ’ r ha p. Yo u whoreson ston d Vi car .

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lia r . Z un s i r o u . o d V ca , Ile geld y

n . Con . Keeps the Ki gs peace

D ll . ur r mur r murd r . o M de , de , e

Ala rm . a s o u a re me n fo r G s s be ui‘ Hold , y , hold ; od ake q

680 st : ut v ur e n s o u r n ot in m us . [ ] p p yo w apo , y d aw y ho e

ha r . Yo u n P whoreso bawdy riest.

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' - ha s. [W l B h w dh et uo n o p po ett e th ts ltne . [665l a to r ss so t n e B M Pri t, a nd h ro uxb o ut the see . [67 5] , - o mu n me a r . Priest. Y u old tto ge

on . sir Io h n . C Hold , hold

ll . r s s r be u was but s n Do I p ay thee weet hea t q iet , I itti g hi m sum as ki nds ma n a s e to drin ks a pot of Ale with , a uer I met with .

r ar t eef e r r n . H a . Thou a Th I wa a t thee ’ v r i t. h n a m but a s u st b n in i s s P es T e I tho ha e e t n daye , let n o s m o ur r the in ha s b n Thee fe t be a ha ed of T ade , K g e e a

Del . m be u s u s ? Co e , q iet , ha t tho ped

Priest. u n r be cr o wn es . I ha e we ch , he e y faith ’ Dol . m s be r n s n . Co e, let all f ie d the

r t m s Pr s ere m H a . Thou ar the adde t ie t that I et with .

riest. Gius ms n u a rt a s P thy ha d , tho good a fellow a m s n r r n r b n r n r ca n sa a I a i ge , a d i ke , a e che , a we che ; I y M a a n d kisse a h sse Faith Iha us a a rso na e a nd be m ; , p g , us u no t be at mu r s s n se r ~ ca e I wo ld too ch cha ge , thi we ch n ueth me fo r a Sexto .

a r s ma d r s m be ri n s . Em n t H p Wel aid p ie t , weel f e d

r r ms M . msr e Willia m Ente air R e Acto n M . Boo B l a nd og , , y, t r M a rley he B ewer of Dun sta ble . ’ Act n . m s r ur a m ssur o Now a te M ley , I well a d Yo u n o ur rr n a n d us k ow a a t, do like the ca e , Bein g a ma n a ﬁected a s wee a re ? rr Go d dil e s n m : M u. Ma y d y dai ty y deare No Maiste r

sir Ro r A n . B urn a n d . Beuer l . G n good ge cto , M o e , M ey e tle me n a n d Iustic es the e n o m s r but n of p ace , a te I plai e Wil liam Mur ley the b rewer of Dun sta ble your hon est n eigh m ur an d ur r n be me n r ss o n . bo yo f ie d , if ye of y p ofe i

Bauer . Pr f ss r n s f s Ro me . o e ed f ie d to Wickli fe, foe to

M a r . b me La d e ns V o n s s ma Hold y , l a p that taff good r m s r Beus ls us sa ur n sa ur min ds . te y, all of a ho e , y yo i d , y yo w Acton . Yo u kn ow o ur faction n o is gro wn e so gre at ro u u Re ms b n s sm a s Th gho t the al , that it egi to o k n r s s a n d n s ca r s I to the Cle gie eye , the Ki g e , D

8 t o B tae (6941 . Dor ethu f ith . [696] , madst Pr iest - es m e t. euer I. 600 700 8 ser v . 7 03 an d 0 7 06 m l M [ ] , [ ] C . [ ] B , B ey eo

n s c ulte m . M ar t . wt . O [708 ] B , y T HE FIRST PART OF

h m is r dra wn e e Hig ti e it that we we e to h ad , Our n ra ] n s ge e l a d ofﬁcer a ppoin ted . An d rt s asks re s o r co in s wa e ye wot will g at t e of , s r n o ur a n ur urs Able to t e gth ctio with yo p e , Yo u a re elected fo r a Colon el] m n Ouer a Regi e t of ﬁftee n e ban ds .

M a r . Fuc r a r in a n d o ut a n d fro m re , palt y p lt y , , to , be it o - o r lem v o n o cca sio n Lo r d ha ue mer c \r o n vs what a p , y p , wo rld is this ? Sir Ro sr Acto sr I a m but a Dunsta ble ma n g , , n b r r n : us ca ua leerin n a plai e ewe , ye k ow will l ty g Captai s G n m n o m m n m n ? D n ( e tle e ) c e at y calli g, go at y biddi g ai ’ t m de s re th e l do do s of xs rs s 9. y y , y a g wa , a ho e of chee e r a n d a u n n o no mus a n s m p ick p ddi g ; , , ye t ppoi t o e o r Kn ight at least to that place

B a r . Wh m s r ur o u s be n o y a te M ley , y hall a K ight

Hn us ye n o t past all Ofﬁces but that ? Haue ye no t wealth to make your wife a Lady ? rr nt o u m Lo r o ur G n ra ] I wa a y , y d , e e l t n Bes o we s that ho or o n yo u at ﬁrst sight .

But me who s o ur G n r ]? tell , hall be e e al ’ - er s Lor b m sir Io hn Old c s . Wh e the d Co ha , a tle

R us G n m n ? m me r es eligio e tle a Co e to the e boy , m m Co e to e ther e .

Acton . Why who but he sha ll be o ur Gen eral]?

M ur . And s n me a n d m mee n l]? hall he k ight , ake Colo e

Ad . r fo r a sir m ur n i . My wo d th t , Willia M ley k ght

M a r . l ir Ro r n n all es m n Fe low S ge Acto K ight, fellow I ea in a rm s s r n a re ? m n rtn rs ? Our e e , how t o g we how a y pa e n m es bes n a re m be m r o r lease v e i ide the Ki g ighty , it o e p

Ad . r a re vs our r en s a n d rs The e of f i d followe , Thre e thousan d a n d thr ee hun dr ed at the least : Of r t r n s s ur us n b si rs No he lad fo e tho a d , e de ho e ,

- a B mits . 1 722 3 H to r W . 725 0 an d c ustics . 726 o 7 3 [ ] , M [ ] D, w [ ] 0 [ ]

m . D,

THE FIRST PART OF

Br n n in Co in s a r - a t as i gi g , a C t load the le t , And a ll ur r s m un o n rs yo followe o ted good ho e ,

[790] Or n euer come disgra c eful] to vs all .

Bcu. P r h a n o u ma s n r sure r e c ce y y be cho e T ea , ’ T e n us n un s e s o u ca n tho a d po d the l a t that y brin g .

M a r . P r r in a n d o ut a n d fr o : v o n s n alt y , palt y , , too p occa io

u ten us n un s n a n d ten . An d I ha e tho a d po d to pe d , too r a ther then ths Bish op sha ll haue his will of ms

s n s . m a n d fia xe f r a n d cie ce , it hall all Fla e , la e o t a t r a n d a n d s a fi e g with w e Malt, it h ll y with - w r . Sir Ro e r a c a rt ]o a d o f mo n e till po de g , y cracks: my selfe a n d my men in Fickst field o n ’ remember my Kn ight-hood a n d my plac e : ther s

Il e be there .

Act. See a a mb n ma r me n wh t itio y pe swade too , I s m n hope of hon or he will pen d hi selfs .

Boa . I n euer thought a Brewer h a lfe so ric h . W Bsu. as n u r b a nkero ut Br r but o ne e e ewe yet , m vsi u u a t r . With g too ch M l , too little wate ’ s n o u in r r n Act. Tha t fa lt B ewe s o w a da yes

m a b u o ur bus n sss . Em n t Co e , aw y a o t i e

En ter . a rr Su slke Butler Oldca stle lanes K H y, ﬁ , , in to the in l g K g.

. Tis n o t n u L r b m su m K e o gh o d Co ha to b it, (810) Yo u must forsake your gr osse opin ion ; B s s ﬁn d themselucs mu iniure d The i hop ch , An d u fo r s m seruic e o u a u n tho gh o e good y h e do e , for o ur r a re e e a r n o u We pa t pl a d to p do y , Yet they will n o t so soon e be satis ﬁed

[8 1 5 Cob . rac us Lo r vn to ur M a iest ] My g io d , yo y, x vn to m G o d o we m Ne t y , I y life ; An d a is m n r b a ur s f wh t i e, eithe y N t e gi t ,

Or r un s bo un tie is a t ur sc ruice . fo t e , all yo But fo r n to P s of R m obedie ce the op o e, [8201 I owe him n on e ; n o r sha ll hi s sha ueli ng Pr iests

a re in En n e r m beleef e . That gla d , alt y

- 79s B m 0mm D t. 808 . soo 9 m . 802 m w 305 ba nkr u 9 ] , [ ] . y [ ] n . [ 1 , p [ 1 l a But e r a nd Oldcastle . [809] 8 , H r r y for K. [820] C, 010 . If o ut of holy Scripture they ca n proue am in a n rr r ee ld That I e o , I will y , An d gladly take i nstruction at thei r han ds But r s bes ur r e othe wi e , I do eech yo g a e ,

i m o ur suhiec ts K n g . We would be loath to p u ess r s u s r re m r M ch l e thei o le , the dee e dee ed pa t t im tha t is the rule r o f vs a l] :

let me un s ] o u m mm n Yet co el y , that ight co a d Do no t r sum m m r s p e e to te pt the with ill wo d , No r suffer a n y meeti n gs to be had i n ur us but the vtte rmo st With yo ho e , to

Disperse the flo c kes of this n ew gatherin g sect . Cob L a n b rea a t r s m r n My iege , if y th th da e co e fo th , An d sa m in a n s n s y, y life y of the e poi t ' Dw erues th attain der of ign oble tho ughts r s n cr a uin n o m rs a ll Hee e ta d I , g re o e at , But eue n th e vtmo st rigour ma y be shewn e .

i n . Le t sum n ur K g it ec we k ow yo loyalty , What haue yo u there ?

Cob. A m n deede of cle e cy , ur hi hnesse r n fo r L r s Yo g pa do o d Powi life , a n d o u m b L Which I did beg , y y No le o rd , Of r us a g acio f uour did vouch sa fe to gran t .

Ki . But is n o t s n yet it ign ed with o ur hand .

ob. C Not yet my Liege .

Kin . Th e fact yo u sa y was don e

Co . o mi b V n n n r so no r s . rite s p e ho o , othe wi e W (aw)

Kin . r is his r n bid him m m n s The e pa do , ake a e d , And d n s his sc a le Go d fo r his n e e to offe ce , m r is but s s ur . t r is What we e it, the bodie co ge En e B hop

Ric h . Iustice dm d So ue ra i ne g , As u ar t n so r n ma u tho Ki g , g a t I y ha e iustice .

Kin . m nes t s x m t n ? L v What ea hi e cla a io e t s kn ow . D 8 Bis hop

m - m m to r l t . 830 8 a u ( 1 . m (sw a m [al e Q B !»

m B rin ts dln ctto n Writes o ) p pposite thh un e . TH E FIRS T PART

’ Ris k. m L r S a t s a usde Ah y good o d , the t e b , ’ An d o ur r s m s s m u ro h n d dec ee o t ha ef lly p p a . ? Kin . Ho w o r by who m ?

Bish . Euen h by this ere tike . s s ra o to Thi Iew, thi T it r vour M a iesty

Cob. Prc la te u l es t euen in rea sie ma w tho y , thy g , Or who so e uer s me t n a m twit wi h the e , Of r ra r o r heretike eithe T ito , of .

Kin . Fo rbea re I sa y : a nd bysho p show the cause ’ r m n s a bus a n e F o whe ce thi late e h th be deriu d.

Bish . us m Th ighty Kin g . by general] consen t A messen ger was sen t to seite this Lord To make a ppearan ce in the Con sistory : And co mmin his us Ru n s n g to ho e , a fﬁa la e , On e his rs met ma n of daily followe , the , Wh o kn owin g him to be a Be t e tor ss u s him rs a n d a r i n c o n ten ti t A a lt ﬁ t , fte p Of vs a n d o ur in s n him , pm d g n a kes ea te r n P se rc m n sc a le a nd a ll The w itte w , pa h e t , r b his m s r n r was b r u fo o rth Whe e y a te eithe o ght , ’ No r we but sc o rn f d o r o ur a uthority . Ki n . When wa s this done ?

Brisk. six l e m At a c och this o rn i ng . Ki A n . n d when came yo u to Court ? Cob L s n m a t ight y Liege .

Kin . B s se emes 18 n ot u y thi it he g ilty of it , ’ An d o u a u n e him y h e do w ron g t a cc use him so .

Bish . But wa s n m L r b his a n m n it do e y o d y ppoi t e t, Or s his ma n urs n ot u b n e b el e d t ha e e so old .

Kin . Or else yo u durst bee bold to in terr upt An d ﬁll o ur ca res with fr iuo lo us c o mphtin ts . Is this the duty yo u do beare to vs ? ' ’ Wa s t n o t sufﬁcien t we did passe o ur word s n fo r him but o u m s ub n To e d , y i do ti g it , Or is rs n e n n r s a which wo e , i t di g to fo e t ll ? Our Re l] r mus se summ n him ga powe , t likewi o

869 cite. 886 8 ac re fo r n ot. [ ] D. ( ) . - 93 am ro a n OLD CASTLE.

s sauo urs mb n no t sca le Thi of A itio . of , And r r u s o u ma his est rathe p o e y lice ate ,

Than a n y way that he o fie uds the La w. Go n o t : an d ur r too , we like it hee yo Office fin d his es r fo r b n ns n d e t ei g i ole t , That wa s imployed so much amisse heerein

So b m n ou e s o u ma rt. Co ha whe y pl a e , y y depa

m L . Cob. I humbly bid farewell vn to y iege

H un . ir R r n a n d a r m L r S oge Acto , c ew ( y o d) Of s i us Rebels a re in Ar mes bold ed tio , ,

An d with their army they in ten d to pitch

In fi l vn lesse be re ulst . eket fie d , they p ? Ki . Da be so ? n . So ne e re o ur presence re they bold An d r u m n d irst b will p o d m a eager th of lood , h m t in e rr o fl W o we had thought to e n ter a fa e . ? vpo n vs in o ur Na tiue boun ds ’ fo rc d to han sell o ur S harpe blades ’ r re a r d fo r ra n ? hee e , which we p p F ce ' m ? 3 n m be . s r n u b r sa a e it W hat thei e y, ’ Or who s the cheef e Comman der of this rowt ?

H un . e r n umb r is no t kn o wn e a s m Lo r Th i e , yet y d , But tis r r Sir Io h n - s epo ted , Old ca tle

Is the eheefc ma n o n m do n . , who they depe d ? ? Kin . How the Lo rd Cobham

H u . Y m n es y gracious Lord . m Rick. I could haue to ld your M a iesty a s uch B r nt but sa w ur G ra efo e he we , that I yo ce W s m e a to o uch blin ded by his ﬂatt r y .

m im . 81 4. Sen d poast y Lo rd to ferd i h bac ke aga in e ’ Ba t . r r u hi s un r smo o th d T aito v to Co t y , how he ’ ? And seem d as in no cen t as Tr uth it selfe

Kin . I can n ot thin ke it yet he wo uld be false But be n o m r him if he , atte , let go , m m m Weel eet both hi a nd the vn to thei r wo .

W B M m h o w mm m m fl od hh daca 1 or [ ] , fl fl l f m (n l 4 8 » od a . M l l ua tia m . (92 1 J etd res tar t . 94 r un m ar PART o r

930 Ric h . s s o ut l a n d s [ 1 Thi fal we l , at the la t I hope i r Exe un t T o see th s here ti cke die in a o pe .

“ i Enter Ea rls o a mbrid e Lo rd Scro o e Gra a n d f C g , p , y, r tr es t e r Cha h Fren c h Fa cto . make reher sa ll

r s i t no o ur m s The deepe hall we prin t in d . ’ An d euer ma n b r be reso lu d y the ette , e c ei es his a W hen he p r u qu rrel] to be iust.

Ca m. n us L r Sc ro o e sir m s G r The th o d p , Tho a ey ,

n s ur a r r s a n fo r r n . Mo ie de Ch t e , ge t the F e ch I said) n r Ki g) the thi d , a n d bei re ;

Wh Ro r s ha d his s n ich ge likewi e of de ce t , E mun Ro er An n a n d Elia n o r d d , g , e , , u rs a n d s n n s but s r Two da ghte two o e , tho e th ee D w u ssu : suruiue ide itho t i e m , that did , An d n o w was her Fa th r left gg ﬁnely bei e , B r un was m rr b n to o y fo t e to a y , ei g

As la wful] beire to Ro ger Mortimer s n E mun c m rr P The g of d d , whi h did a y hilip

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In him th e i Pr n E a r d T tle of i ce dw dyed , That wa s thm est o f ‘ Kin g Edwa rds son n est Willia m H a t eId a n d r s n b r r of ﬁ , thei eco d othe , ha d befo re bereft : ’ u d fro m Lyo n ell pro c eede

ha rt. P r rm but a n d h r s . C e fo e that , C a le the K of Fran ce S a s y o u L r s n o t o n w his me n h ll de y o d , ely ith , But sen d yo u money to ma in tai n e your we r ras

m S cr . VVe n u r a e r a n n o w e e had ﬁtt ti e th , i o s s The l me in such diu si n a it i . u r is due , the e ich although

Si n ma n ea res r n in hath had y y to ipe , T H E r ms r PART OF

th i n ns r a nd By ce ed Cle gy , of late s e sur wi th e n ssur s Brought in di pl a e th Ki g , a e w i He ma y be quickly o n vn to our fact on . Who ha th the Ar tic les were dra wn e a t la rge Of o ur whole purpose ?

u m Lo r . Gra y. That ha e I y d ' Ca m. We sbo uld n ot no w be fa r re o ﬁfr om his ho use , Our serious Con fere n ce hath beguild the way his s l s n s iue me th e r t n See wher e Ca t e ta d , g w i i g ' a re om vn to s w ch hn n VVhe n we c e the p of , Because we will n o t stan d to make recoun t n s i r s re Of that which hath be e a d, hee e hee hall ade Our m n s r a n d r n him i d at la ge , what we c a e of

r : r m s ma n himselfe S c . A ready way hee e co e the ’ B a nd s urr d scemes ha th n r n . ooted p , it he bee e idi g

1 o r d m . [ 0 1 5] Ca m. Well met L Cobha mb r ? Cob. My Lord of Ca idge u n is mo s w m n n Yo r ho or t elco e i to Ke t ,

And all the res t o f this faire compan y . m m m Lo n n n L r s I a n ew co e fro do , ge tle o d But ot lin for ur s will ye n take Cow g yo ho t ,

n n a u n ur ues s Cam . We wer e i te ded to h e be e yo g t But n o w this lucky meeti ng shall sumac

e n d o ur us n esse a n d def er re n n sss . To b i , that ki d e B n m L r ? us n ss s u Cob. usi esse y o d what b i e ho ld Let yo u to be merry ?we haue n o delica tes ; i s m s o u ea ce V n s n Yet th Ile pro i e y , a p of e i o A cu in a nd so r hun ters r : p of w e, fo th , fa e An d o u s s r s o ur selues if y plea e , weel t ike the tag 1 3 l - ( 0 0) Shall ﬁll o ur dishes with his we l fed ﬂesh .

Cob. L r s a n d o u s u ur h i c a m . My o d , y hall ha e yo se with ee but t s Co m. Nay the s ag which we de i re to strike L n s no t in n : o u n s n i e Cowli g if y will co e t,

[1 036] B, choutd m ha ua .

‘ c s [1 0201 8 141 q [1 027] B, 8 ut th a l l pr onua .

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An d sta blish your Religio n th ro ugh the Lan d . o o r s n s C b. Not iou trea son ! yet will I co ceal

s r ou s to s un th e e . My ec et th ght , o d d pth of it t Lo r a mb r do see ur c a ms d of C idge , I yo l i , 1075 An d w a ma r un u o La n [ ] h t good y edo d v t the d ,

By prosecutin g of this en terpri s e . ’ But whe re a re me n ?whe re s powe r a n d fur n iture T o r r su a n n ? we ar e s o de ch actio we ke ,

’ a re h elo n d,

An d ma n be o o u y will glad to foll w y , W e a re a n d s m l vs the light , o e will fo low ’ Na r is r m ra n : r s a n Amb ss r y, the e hope f o F ce he e a ado a mi o m mo Th t pro se th b th e n a n d n ey too . [1085] The Commo n s like wise (a s we hea rs ) preten d

A s in umul we wi io n e m oda e t t , ll y with the .

- Co b. S m k 1 mus nf ss s o e li ely hood , t co e e , to peed But how shall I h elee n e thi s in pla in e tr uth ? Yo u a re m L r s su me n a s n in ur ( y o d ) ch li e Co t , [1090] An d a u b n I n h e e e of the Ki g , Es W c m n pecia lly Lord Sc w ofte times m He a kethM s be dfe llo w . An d y o u Lord G ra y a re o f h; priuy Coun sell Is n o t this a tra in e la ide to i n tra p my life ?

s m so i ? Cam . Then peri h ma y y n c wha t thi n ko yo u so ?

r le s o . Sc . Wee wea r s to y u

r a Sa m n . G a y. Or t ke the cra e t m Cob . Na o u a re b e n a n d m n y y No le , I i agi e , As o u a re n ura b b b rt a n d b y ho o le y i h , lood , [1 1 00] in s So ou he in a r u in wo rds . y will he t , tho ght , s I cran e n o other testimon y but thi . a o u o ul a ll sub sc ri b a n d se t ur a n Th t y w d e , yo h ds o Vn to this writing which y u gaue to me . ll o ur r s : who Ca m. With a hea t ha th a n y pen a n d in kc ? 1 105 ( ) Bar . s u a u o n e 0 r is My pocket ho ld h e ; , hee e it .

Ca m. G n e me L r S r 0 . e r is m n m i it o d c o pe Th e y a e .

1 082 an d we are the libs . 1 088 this is la in e . 1 090 And z [ ] C D . [ ] B , p [ ] B . h igmy

ha ue be ne o ame d o the Ki n . 1 002 cha ise o or . 1 09 B o f f g [ ] B . f f [ 4] mits (a ide . he 1 1 051 a , one : we me 8 111 1 0 m: OLD-CASTLE

An d r is m n m . S cr . the e y a e

Cob. Sir me r n a u s ur , let c a e th t wo ld likewi e write yo ’ n m rs fo r n rm n ur i ste r s r s 1 1 10 a e with thei , co ﬁ atio of yo Ma wo d [ ]

the Kin g o f Fran ce .

w b L r . Cha r . That ill I No le o d i e Cob. So n o w s a n s kn r thi ctio well it togeth , ’ An dI a m fo r yo u; where s o ur meeti n g Lo rds ?

Ca m. Hss re if o u le s n Iul n x . 1 1 1 5 y p a e , the te th of y e t [ ]

? r . vs in su r . n e Cob in Ke t ag ed Now let to ppe , o I ho pe your hon ors will n t a wa y tonight .

Ca m. Yes r s n f r a u a rr r p e e tly , o I h e f e to ide,

About so lieiti ng of other frien ds .

ro . An u n o t be a b s n r m ur Sc d we wo ld e t f o the Co t ,

Leas t thereby grow suspitio n in the Ki ng .

. e a c u o f n e Cab Yet tast p wi e before y go .

Ca m. n o w m L r we n o u : so fa rwel . Not y o d , tha k y m s ? L r . L r s Cob . Fa rewell y Noble o d My Noble o d n b n s b s n s ra o rs My o le villai e , a e Co pi t , ca n ks his Hi h n essc in a How they loo g the f ce , Whom they so c lo sely study to betray ?

But Ile n o t sleeps vn til I make it kn own s . ’ s s n ot burthe n d su u s Thi head hall be with ch tho ght , No r in thi s hea rt will I con cea ls a deede su im i a ns m Kir Of ch p ety gai t y g .

m ho w no w ? “v w Mada , t r a r a c a t r En e H po l n d he est. ’

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Cob. d m n o t so : r is ur usba n s r n Ma a , the e yo h d pa do ,

Lo n ma n ea ic vn to r . g y ye li e , ch y the othe

Lo . Pa . 80 r n n sss a s n o n o t ma g eat a ki d e , I k w how to ke

r m s is u n un . eply . y ense q ite co fo ded [1 140 ]

Cob. Le t a n : a n d a m s a me n o t that lo e Mad t y , E 3

- 1 1 1 1 . ob . S i me m t l a me [ 09 ] B C r . to: l Tha yo u would ikewise w as yo ur n

em or co n i ma o a r um o d he Ki o nc e. 1 1 1 0 was th , F f r ti on f w w r ] T n g f Fra [ ]

B In , 1 1 i t 1 1 B rin n . [ 23] B o m s [ 32] p ts direction s o ppo si te th is li e .

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1 139 B owu se a . m m to . P to r L . Po and l km rc l [ ] . C D. p y T HE FIRST PART O l ‘

F Im t ba cke vnto ths Co n rt a a in s or n s g ,

all the s s ca n : Ha r o o le m o rs . With peed I p , y h e m ? L. Cob. So sc o n e y Lor d what will yo u ride all

Cob . n o r mus so s All ight day , it t be weet wife ;

Vr e me n o t wh , or m bus n esss is, g y . what y i

But et ou in : L r Po wesse e rs mes . g y o d , b a with n m d m thin ke o r we lc o ms ne re the wo rse A d a a , y u ,

ho use is ur vss . Ha r o o ls a . My at yo p , aw y ? r a s ur H a . Sh ll I atte n d your Lord hip to the Co t

Cob. Yea sir ur G n m un o u r s n . , yo eldi g , o t y p e e tly

Ido t like i tin b no this so da n e po a s g a cke .

. So ms ea rnest bn sin esse is a fo o te belike Po , W ha t sre it be ra G o d be his o o d nide. , p y g g

Lo . Po . m n h th so hi hl vs s . A e , that a g y be tcd

La . Cab. Come M a dam & m rd we el ho e the st o , p be . Yo sh ll W u a no t in to a lss t ill he return e .

c s o n bee sh u r t oc a i we o ld depa t . ye ’ M adam will we stay to be re so ln d o f this vn lo okt fo r do uht Exa mt - r in EM M mky mrd his mm . prepa od sm e ﬁlthy r o r r o der f wa .

M a r . Co me m e r s ﬂ n mo es e e n ao y h a t of i t, d tly , d c tly , r h n ml m : be ly . a dso y ; n o a n a fors his Leader follow your

n os no n r d M a l-ma n i rs a -men dun is m us ( ) , M lle . M lt , the o e Dic ks a nd T o m fo r the r Duns b n o n c edit of ta le , di g d w the n m m m i e e e e y to orrow. Ye shall n o t co e in to the f eld lik b g

rs . Wh r he Le n r a n d L r n m L rs ga e e o a d aw e ce y two oade , L r a u me r v o n vs a r is s ? ul s o d h e cy p , what wo ld thi I wo d giue a co uple of shillings fo r a dozen of good Fea thers fo r a nd t n o r m n sca s o t ye, for y pe ce f as a y rff e s to et ye u with

. Fro st a nd sn o w a ma n ha s n o hca rt to ﬁht till hee bee all , g

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M m m . m m m 1mo au m m m : w n o m m a m .

T IIE W RBT PART OF

To m but o u a re mo r : o u a re eal -ma n Nl a ltma n . No y e y M , , - r m ma st r a n d a ll . Mille , Co e e

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Tom. Sta n who m s r ? d , co e the e

Act. r n s . All f ie d , good fellow

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I h e k nighted .

s ? T is . Act. Gilt pur n s we ll ’ M a r Where s o ur a rmy sir ?

Ad . Dispe rst i n sun d ry villa ges a bout ; S m r w vs in H a te s m a t n o e hee e ith yg , o e Fi chley , l o tn a m Enﬁeld Edmun to n n n , , , Newi gto , s n n Ho sdo n Pa n c re d e Ke nzi n to n I li gto , g , g , g ,

' S m n eere r ha mes Ra tc liﬂe B a c a a n d Bo w : o e T , , l kw ll But o ur ch eef s r mus be the Lo n n rs e t ength t do e . W e re th e Sun m rr w s n hich to o o hi e ,

Will be a cere ﬁfty thousa n d in the ﬁe ld . m M ur . a rr Go d dild n r but v o n M y ye dai ty y dee e , p a si n sir Ro r A o n o n o t n n a n d c o ge ct , d th the Ki g k ow of it , gather his power a gai n st vs ? ’

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’ 1 233 But where s ow . [ ] B , - I IOH S TL . S B. N OLD CA E

Act. Fears extrea ml r r n o r . y, yet p epa e fo ce r d t a n d fr o b u m bo kin M a . In a n o u s , too , lly y y , we hal rr th r ld r vs vo w b m w rs n a m y e mo afo e , I y y o hip , whe I n d wee le a K n n a n s n o n r 1 250 k ighte , t ke the i g ppi g , if he ta d thei [ ]

w w Hy l r Act . s n e fe in a te s Thi ight g wi l epo e , rs Co o ke r s a n d a rm o ur sel ues With the ﬁ t weel i e e . be in Pi c t b b rea ke da To ke ﬁeld y of y,

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Boa . o ur a n s n s Yet ctio ta d , l Sir Roger Acton ma y supp y his place .

M o f . r u . Bo uru but s ma me n h ? T e M , who hall ke K ig t

. 1260 Boa He that ha th power to be o ur Ge n era l]. [ ] ’

Act . n o t tr iﬁes m t s a a Talke of , co e le w y , Our fri en s Lo n n i W d of do long till- t

En te r Pri est a n d Doll .

m r u a rt a s iea lous a ma n as n s . y t oth , tho li e n s u b m me D u a rt m a n s m a t tho la e oll , tho y l d , y iewe ls m a m urs n n a s n was , y we lth , y p e , o e w lk withi [ ]

a s . a s ru a s r s plie thee t ly , the pa i h

a s r u a s s n is in w ll a n d t e to thee , the to e the a , n u wa s in a s n n well e o gh , I good doi g , whe I m a s a n w n n be : a n d r o r u ca e to thee , y e ch eed to the ef e tho ha st tried me that thou ha st : a n d I will n o t be kept a s I ha

bin n o t . , that I will ’ Pr i . D l s b r s n o t r al s o l , if thi lade holde , the e a pedle w k o u s a a s b l se his res t th h lt old y choo of wa , m n y in a r n s s s u as o e Ma cha t hop , weel ha e

Ki ng c o in es a n y . all the Golde spe n t yo u tooke the last day

n D tis ﬁo wn e m rr m me r il o n go e oll , ; e ily co e , y g ; horse bac ke that must pa y fo r all ; weel haue a s [1 280] a s m n ca n a n d as o w a s ca n be o y get . good g ne s : r a n r ms r em o r

bo u ht for o ld be me we nc h the M alt-m n mes o n g g , rry , a co

D ll . Yo u mi t u me b m vn till o u o gh ha e left at Co ha , y had

Pr i . No sweet Do ll n o I like n o t that o n o lde mﬁia n is , , y no t fo r the Priest : n o t n e w Cle r]; s u m ‘ I do like a a ho ld co e in b ~ the old el fry .

Doll . Th o u art a ma d pl iw t ifa ith . - Pr i . Co me Do ll , l le aee thee sa fe at so me a le ho use heeu

ra a n d n x sh ee e o m s s l le aue n at C y , the e t p that c e ha l behi d

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En ter the in Su lks an d Butler . K g, ffo ,

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a m L r o u sc o n e . Aw y y o d , I will be with y

go my So ue ra igne with all ha ppy speed .

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1 286 I do n o like th a t en d olde . 1 ll [ ] B . t . v ( 2891 8 , A um ar t. [1 29 11 13 ma lts

bat te d. 1 292 m oa t. 1 295 m am . 1 296 0 m m Ro a ds [ ] B , [ ] B . , [ ] . , D , - ‘ m 1 306 M oss. 1 im 314 a nd S s . [ ] B . [ ] C D, M

T H E FIRS T PART OF

The ti me ha s bee n e I wo uld ha ue don e a s much

Fo r o u ads a s s wa a s a u n o w. thee , if th h t p t thi y , I h e

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m t El h m . Kin . Fro the Court a t a Pri Art u o n e th e n s se ma n ts ? . tho of Ki g 1 6 Y m n d ne o his h m 3 0 in . e s a a a o f a b r . [ ] K th t I , C e ’ m dde a r n o rs : u Pri . I a gla th t wo e tho maist the better s r m n a n d n o u m s r T heef e pa e thy o y , thi k th ight t get a poo e

his pa rdon if he should ha ue n eede .

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Ki . Y b o o m n es ai i so e f r n ur e r . f th w ll I , it th

Pri . Na am a ittifull th eef e a ll ur a ma n y , I p , the h t I do , I

a but hi s urs Il e l n o ma n . t ke p e , ki l ’

1 370 i e n m o r . [ ] K n g . Th of y w d Ile do t

m . Pri . Giue me thy ha n d of the sa e

n is . Ki . There t s Pri . Me thin ke s the Ki ng hould be good to theeues be us ha s bin a th ee fe himselfe u thi n ke n o w ca e he , tho gh I hee 5 [1 37 ] b e turn ed true ma n . ’ in de d K . Fa it h I ha ue hea rd in e e h a s ha d a n ill n ame tha t ’ way in s youth : but h o w m o st thou tell tha t he h as been e a Th eefe ?

’ r st H w ? n m o P ie . o bec a use he o ce ro bb d e bef re I fell to 1 880 ra e m s n a o u l a n us u s le d [ ] the t d y elfe , Whe th t f le vi l o g t , that ’ him a ll Ro u r wa s iu s c m a n r Fa l to that g e y , o p y the e , that

in . as ide . We ro b h n u a r t but eue n K g ll , if he did t ee the , tho with him n o w Il e he swo r n e : Thou kn owest n o t the Kin g ? n o w thi n ke o u sa s hi m [1 335] I , if th we t

ri . N P o t I yfa ith .

. m xi e . 0 s K o d 8 it hould see e .

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’ r i n a rr h a d u s n P . Well if olde Ki g H y li d , thi Ki g that

is n o w ha d m thee uin b s r in En n . , ade g the e t t ade gla d ? so Kin g . Why r i B us was c hee fc a rd n o ur o m n P . eca e he the w e of c pa y , its itt a e re s o ul ue b n a n wa s so p y th t he h d ha ee e Ki g , hee m m m b theef e . But s rm r b r r n n ra ue a i , wilt e e e y pa do if eed

be ?

? n b us u s a s Pr i . o u e Wilt th Well the , eca e tho h lt goe af , fo r u ma s ha b n so ea r be me t n be tho y e t p ( ei g ly) with agai , r u m to So uthwa r ke a n v ma n n s u fo e tho co e , if whe he ho ld bid m rr bid s n sa u but sir n thee good o ow , thee ta d , y tho Ioh

a n d they will let thee pa sse .

i s a r ? n let me a n . K n g. I th t the wo d well the lo e m Pri . N s rra b us thin ke in deede s a a u s ay i , eca e I I h l h e o e o s n vse a n d a s u c o mst i s wa ma cca io to thee , tho oft th y , I y

' o n a n r m n o t n n h ere il e b r a light the othe ti e k owi g thee , e k s An u s is n b x 1 40 5 thi gel , take tho halfe of it , thi a toke etwi t thee [ ]

a n d me .

. it. in . Go d a m r r Ex K g e cy , fa ewell i ’ Pr . O m l n n s a n s r s fo r n i . y i e golde l e , he e thee we ch ifa th

Do ] we l re uell in o ur beuer s is ﬁ th- Now , wi l , thi a y pig of m s my a ra . Go d a r n bo ur S r o u m o Vic ge e cy eigh hoote hill , y ha [ ]

ur t n st . ] h r r is a m n paide yo ty he ho e ly We , I ea e the e co pa y r b s V‘ a n s n o t o r in i h ﬁelde of e el p ag i t the Ki g , g t gethe F c et n ee re Ho lbo rn e a n d a s is o u r in nt in , it th ght hee e Ke , the K g ’ : l be. r n in s o wn e rs n Ie n s will the e to ight pe o wel , to the Ki g ca rn e a n d sh a r but r e be a n do o in es 1 41 5 p , it l go ha d if the y g , Ile [ ]

En ter . en r S u olkc un tin to n a n d two with li hts . K H y , ﬁ , H g , g

in . L r s o f Suﬂo lke a n d un n t n K g My o d of H ti g o , Who scouts it n o w ? O r who sta n ds Sen tin els ? What me n of worth ? Wha t Lords do wa lke the roun d ? ’

u . a s h n S i M y t plea e your igh esse . [ 1420]

Ki n . P n n o m r a e ce , o e of th t , ’ n s as lee e n o t his M a iest The Ki g p , wake yu F 3

1 4 E he o r Is tha t the wor d r wou ld . 1 4 4 B on [ 00] , f m [ 0 ] ,

M a Q ha ue r a . 4 . 1 4 os nother . 1407 to 1 08 sla w 09 0 a nd Em [ ] , [ ] B , [ ] D. .

1 4 0 o m ou et c . 1 41 2 8 1 . 1 8 . h ide m u. 41 3 8 ( 1 G d m y y w . ( 1 , [ 1 nus

rin ts Ka . 14 18 sta nd. 1 420 M a it. p y [ ] D, [ ] B . y ’ i ermes no r i l s he s r t in bed W th t T t e ; at a ,

’ ’ s do n o t vse to wa tch themselues s King , they leep , [use And let re n a n d co n s iracie ] bellio p , e ell r - R u a n d barra cks in the Co mn o n wealth . ’ Is Lon don lo o k d vnto ?

Your n oble Vncle Exeter is ther e . ur r r G es r a n d m L r r Yo b othe loc te , y o d of Wa wicke , W ho with the Maior a n d the Aldermen

Do u r s a nd kee e o ru n . g a d the gate , p g od le withi E r mb r e a nd sir m s Gr The a le of Ca idg , Tho a ay Do the r un Lo r Sc ro o e a n d u r s u walke o d , d p B tle co t , 80 u e s ur M aiest st tho gh it pl a e yo y to ie ,

r o u in bed m o u ur r s . We e y , well ight y take yo e t K : n w in . n L r s but o u I tha k ye o d y do k o of old , That I haue been e a perfect n ight-walker : Lo n n o u sa is s lo okt vn to do y y afely , s r R b s r ur a de mus a Ala poo e e el , the e yo y t f ile , And L r m Sir n -a s the o d Cobha Ioh Old tle ,

R n n n o u un u ur haste . ecko ag i e, y co t witho t yo m rr o u s iue o un vs To o ow y hall g acc t to , n m ri n s s n n r s n Till whe y f e d , thi lo g cold wi te ight Hom ca n we s en d ? Kin Ha r r is a slee e p g y p , An d a ll his Io rds the se a rme n ts tc ll vs so : , g All r n s at t -ba l s a ll in ﬁelde f ie d foo ll , fel owe , rr a n d D a n d G r : ri n vs a rum Ha y, icke , eo ge b g d , G n vs s u r kee e s ur u r i e q a e dice , weel p thi co t of g a d , e Fo r a ll good fellowes compan ies that com . ’ Where s tha t ma d Pr iest ye told me wa s in a r mes

a s w l a s r n e r uir . To ﬁght , el p ay , if e de eq ed ’ Su . He s in m a n d n s i the Ca pe , if he k ew of thi , v I n der ta ke he would n o t be long hen ce .

H m I must haue the dice : what do we play at ?

P s s . Sui. as age if ye plea e

’ 4 a mm . 1 4 B x . Ban . 3 He s [1 4291 a . M A [1 30] , 0 ( 371 , [1 442] . , m a m W I [1 450] BJ mm thia poin t Ho n o e tnatea d h h i s en e to the en d ln the ma r ln tho dh Ocﬁon M KM th mug t s c : ¢ . M M m m w m m m do m 3 Hi m. 1 m m W d [1 4671 t . m M M

T H E FIRS T PART OF

Pri . Sir a me An el , p y g gold ,

[1 495] Ile n on e of your cra c kt Fre n ch Crowme s n o r Pistolets .

Pa me a r An el ld a s a o u . y f i e g go , I p y y r n n s ? h se e m Kin g. No cra ckt F e c h c ro w e I ope to or e

cra ckt Fren c h c ro wn e s e re lon g . m m s wn s wh n th e n Pri . h o u ea n st re n e n r e s T of F ch c o , ki g

l n Fra n ce .

H un . Set r un a t a ll . o d , m ll : s is s . Pri . Pa y a thi o e luc ke m t ti m t th r s Kin . G n e e h e i e s us s re e i d c , I h d p ie t ;

At a ll sir Io h n .

1 505 Pri . din el a n d a ll is urs : a t h a . S ea w a [ ] The yo t t d th , h t ’ stin g s this ?

S ui . Wel th ro wn e Ha rry ifa ith .

n . Ki g Ile ca st better yet . ’ i n th Pri . n be h a n d. rra a s u n o t ue The Ile g Si , h t tho g y s l n oule to th e diue fo r ca sti g .

H r . ll o I pa sse fo r a . r l with ll P i . Thou pa sse st a l th a t e re I pla ide a ‘ S rra s u n o t c o n o r s n o r slurre ? i , do t tho g , foi t ,

Kin . Set Pa rs n set D in m a n . o , the ice dye y h d [1 51 5] Wh e n Pa rson whe n ? wha t c a n ye ﬁn de n o mo re ? ’ A ?w s s re ? lrea dy dry a t yo u b ra g d of your to ’

Pr Al n e t . i . l s go bu tha t

h t ? n An . H un . VV a ha lfe a b roke gel

ri h si ?tis l . P . VV y r go de 1 520 Ki Y n Il . [ ] n . ea a d e c n er , o it ’ m Pri . din el iue o n t a b n o u a u The g ye good , I li de , y h e l b o wn e me vp .

Kin . Na a rr Pr s s a n o t lea ue vs et g y t y ie t , ye h l y , l Do n o t th e se peeces ﬁt ea ch other we . [1 525 r if t ? ] P i s . W h a t hey do n n s a Kin g. Thereby begi e a t le h r wa s a T h e efe in a mu h sir Io h n T e e , f ce c like , ’

But wa s n o t . a th eefe wa s a ll in re n t he Th t g e e , me a s da o n B a c H a n e ere Pa r Met l t y l ke e th , the ke ,

4 me a nest: Ki is . 1 cas tin is . 4 4 blo ud fo r S ir . 1 99 n 505 [1 9 ] B , S [ ] B , g [ ] B , g

1 1 ca stin ? 1 51 8 An el ? 1 51 9 si r . 1 521 di uel do e se [ 5 0] B, g [ ] B , g [ ] B , [ ] B , y u We ? ha ue . 1 524 t [ ] B , S IR IOH N OLM AST LE

w a ll a o n With him a woma n . I a s l e

An ea o n lesse mv a ll m s , d w p , boy had y toole

An d wa s before pm uiding me a boate . m sir Io h n Thee fe me n Short tale to ake , the I a e ,

Tooke a inst hun dreth poun d in gold from me . ’ ’ sto rm d a n d s r be re uen d I at it , wo e to g

r n him b ut a t a n s o n To app ehe d , we po p i t

met sir Io h n b ur Well , etake ye to yo toole B rc - i fo r ma s r Pa rs n o u a re y To h l ght , te o y hee

r n r o u n s me n s n 8: poo e whi ya d , be y two ho e t to ta d

Sir Io hn haue a t ye .

i n w ? s r ub vs ? K ng. Butler what e es why do t thou t o le T H E FIRBT PART OF

is a theefe a mster a n d a n ot That , a g . wh t , ’ m h v o x a m sa e [1555] Let hi be aug d p f r e ple k . m r iest. so m r us So uerai n e n ss a a P Not y g acio g , I co fe e I r ma n ﬂ s a n d b as r a re but set m im erfe f aile , e h lood othe ; y p n s a s e u n o t a r ma n n o r a ru r subiec t to etio ide, y ha e talle , t e

the Cro wn e a n d S n sir n r m is . tate , tha Ioh of W otha in s ? 11 570] K . Will a tr ue subiec t ro b hi ki ng ' ‘ Pn . l a s ra n a n d a n m L A twas ign o ce w t y gracious iege .

in . n Wh y o u s a s s K T s r . l be wa wa t of g ace . y hou d alt se a s n rs um n To o othe with good doc e t , ur n s a s m s iue o l Yo li e la pe to g the pe ple ight , 1 57 5 As sh e hea rds n ot as We lues s o ile ﬂo c ke [ ] p to p the , o m G hang hi Butler .

But. Didst tho u n o t ro b me ?

Pri . mus n s s sa w s m ur G l but m I t co fe e I o e of yo o de , y dr ea d Lord I a m in n o humour fo r death : Go d wil that sin 1 580 n cr s n do o t o u us me n in the r n s [ ] li e , n y ca e to dye , o ce y li e the b st ma s r a n d r sa ru ur s m e y go a t ay , if the wo ld v t e , yo elfe ( y

Liege) haue bin 11 th ee fe .

Ki . s n I co n fes es I haue . ’ But r e n a nd a u re c la im d m s I ep t h e y elfe .

1 Fr i . So o l e 1 585] will I d if yo u wi l gin e m time .

Kin . l u ? L r s w l o u be his sur s ? Wi t tho My o d , i l y etie ’

H . h . un . That when he rob s a gn in e he shall be a ng d m H i . I a ske n o ore .

Kin . An d ra n a we will g t thee th t , 1 590 L n a n d r n a nd ro n e a n n s ma n [ ] i e epe t , p ho e t , n he a ve a n d s r o rn r m ra m Which whe I , afe et e f o F e .

Ile iue n n . n e G g thee li i g Till whe , tak thy old , But s e n r n a t r s o r n p d it bette the ca d wi e , Fo r r t o n bette vertues ﬁt hat coate f thi e.

1 59 Fr i . Vi na ! Rex ca r ro t L u [ 5] My iege , if ye ha e ba tte ll s se e sir Io h n b s r lumselfe in ur u r of , ye hall e ti yo q a

t ell .

An a la r mn en ter in S u lk un ti n to n Si r Io hn bri n in , K g. ffo , H g , g g

o r th Acto n Bauerl a nd M urI ri so er s. f , y, g p n Kin g

9 [1 568] (1 57 1 8 ,

mu sm e God wil etc . 1 580 B o mi ts to . 1 59 B air l oh n o M W m w , , [ ] [ Q] . l - 37 m m . [l M B prtn ta dn ect to n m ua l o ppo ott e th is lin e . The to llo wtn z

TH E FIRS T PART O F

M r In a n d o ut v o n s n . a . p occa io I did In n d o ut v o n c s n h ere o r o u s be e Kin . a pp oc a io , t f e y hall ’ h a d a n d in s a r n s s urres v o n ur ng , the ted of we i g the e p p yo eeles u ur n e h s b wr ur to h , abo t yo eck t ey hall e ay yo folly

the world .

ri . In d o ut v o n ca s n s r . P an p oc io , that goe ha d

M a r . ua ltr r a nd fro : m L Fie p y , palt y , too good y iege a

r d n am s r fo r m a u . pa o , I o y y f lt m s : b ut mee n r . n n Kin g That co e too late tell , we t the e o e Bes sir R r A n v o n m ide oge cto , p who

Yo u did depen d to be your Go ue r no r . - M a r . n m Lo r but si r Io h n s . No e y d , Old ca tle er i En t Eyakay .

a in s n s r . Kin g . Beares he a p rt thi co pi acy

d lo o kt m L r a u m d vs r . A . We y o d th t he wo ld e e hee e

m s o u m . Kin g . But did he pro i e y u that he wo ld co e

ct u e s rece iued o r o f e n . A . S ch Lett r we f th K t s VVhe re is m L r the n ? e ur [1 050] Ri k. y o d Ki g h alth to yo grace Ex min n m L r so m es r b s a i g y o d e of th e e el , is n r ] o a m m a ] It a ge e al v ice ong the , That they had n euer come in to this place But to haue met their va lian t Genera“ The good Lord Co bham as they title him r b m L r ur G ra ma n o w e reei ue Whe e y y o d , yo ce y p , His r s n is a a ra n t b r T ea o pp , which efo e

He sought to colour by his ﬂa ttery .

Ki n . b m R y a u a u s rn Now y y o lty I wo ld h e wo , [1 660] But fo r his con scien ce which I beare withl ’ m e There ha d n o t liu d a ore true heart d suhi ec t .

Biah . It is but co un te r fe t m ra ci us L r s , y g o o d , An d therefore ma y it please your M a iesty se t ur n vn to s re r To yo ha d thi p cept hee e , 1 005 B e us him o r a ea re [ ] y which we l ca e f thwith to pp , w An d a ns wer this by order of the La .

Kin . Not n a but e mm ss n o ely th t, tak Co i io s r a m r s n a n d c o n demn e To ea ch , ttach , i p i o , ,

1 ltr . 1 644 C m ts o r m 640 B N altr a ts rtn u fo our . o ne-a r ! [ ] . p y . p y [ ] p y y B , G

1 5a B Non e w as m Lo r d. 1 646 o mits a a n d rin ts directio n o o site th [ ] , y [ ] B p pp is

1 1 these ca ni ne rebels . 1 652 amon st. 1 vnto 1 lin e . [ 65 ] B, [ ] B , g [ 653] B , . [ 667]

Bisho not sno tha t. p , w s m Thi ost n otorious tr aitor a s yo u please .

Risk. sha lbe d n m L r u It o e y o d , witho t delay So n o w o L r m in m n I h ld o d Cobha y ha d ,

in . thin ke r n n s but n o w K g I the i o age begi , rn s u so n Which lea ed poet ha e ofte taught. Wher ei n ther e is no credit to be giue n r r s o r lo o kes o r s mn s To eithe wo d , . ole e oath Fo r r n swo rn e if he we e, how ofte hath he , ’ m e How gen tly tun d the usiche of his ton gu . An d m b me with what a ia le face beheld he , n Go d n s wa s but r s Whe all k owe , hypoc i ie

Ente r Cobha m.

Lord . Ah n n s u s r s ri villai e , ca t tho wi h p o pe ty Whose heart in c ludeth n ought b ut tre achery ? r r s r m s s n I do a e t thee hee e y elfe , fal e k ight , s n Of tre a o c a pita ll a ga i n st the state .

Cob. Of s m P n ? trea on ighty ri ce your grace mista kes . hO e is but in wa m r I p it the y of i th . i K n . Thy n ecke sha ll feele it is in earn est shortly . Dar u ntr u n o ur s n n n st tho i de i to pre e ce , k owi g How heinously thou ha s t offen ded vs ? B ut this is thy accustomed deceit . u e rceiust ur s is in n Now tho p thy p po e vai e , With some excuse o r other thou wilt come

Cob. R b n m Lo r n n n . e ellio good y d , I k ow of o e

Kin . o u n r is euiden ce If y de y it , hee e , See ou h s men o u n u r uns l y t e e ; y e e co e led , o N r o ﬂm d them assistan ce in their warree . - Ki n . S sirs n o t o ne but c ra ue n o fa uo ur peake , all , I . u u r b n co n ue rsa n t o u Ha e e e I e e with y , O r r n L t rs n ur o u w itte e te to e co age y , Or ki n dled but the least o r smalles t part Of this your late vn n a tura ll rebellion G 3 s peak .

1 677 For i than a re . 1 67 9 with wha t . 1 680 irectio n rin ted [ ] B . t [ ] B . C. D . [ ] D p b o ppo d te this line. [1 699] B. Cob . fo r Kin . [1 706] B. re ellion ? T H E mm PART OF

Spea ke fo r l da re th e vtter mo s t yo u m n .

a out v o n a s n n ou n o t . mos] M m . In n d p occ io I k ow y i s u n t sa sir n - s Kin . No . d d t tho o y. that Ioh Old ca tle , Wa s on e with whom yo u purpo sc d to ha ue met ? r sa so but in a res M a . True I did y , wh t pect , so Because I hea rd it was reporte d . s e n o r r um n but t ? Kin . Wa ther othe a g e t hat d r m ns n ere m L r A . To clee e y co cie ce I dye y o d , I must con fesse we haue n o other gro un d t l rumo ur to a c cuse this Lo rd Bu o n e y ,

Which n o w I see wa s meerely fa bulous .

1 15 Kin . m r e r n itious o u n him n [ 7 ] The o e p y to tai t the ,

m n wa s n o t a u ea o r n o . Who yo u k ow f lty , y

ob. Le t s m L r r s n ur r C thi y o d , which I p e e t yo g ace e fo r m r a s r e s Sp ake y loyalty , e de the e A ticl ,

cor rupted

Cob. r is la tf o rme an d ir a n s m Lo r The e the p , the h d , y d , ' 1 s m ( 7251 Eac h seuerally sub cri bed to the sa e . K h n r ea r b s n in . O eue h d of a e i gratitude !

m Are readiest euer o re to sting my hear t . P r n me b m u n t n a do Co ha , I ha e do e hee wro g_

1 7301 m m us ma m n ds . [ ‘ He li to ke a e Is the n their time o f meeting so n e ere ha n d?

exeun t

u n n u s l r r kn a Wo ld I had co ti ed til of the o de of ue s, An d n r s u n - s n e e o ght k ight hood , i ce it costs 80 r : sir R r ma tha n ke o u fo r dee e oge I y y all . Ad an

1 706 B omits thou. 1 7 1 6 B M . 1 728 In this ossible ? 1732 C an d [ ] [ ] , [ ] B , p [ ]

ease for on e . 1 738 neuer . D . [ ] B .

If a ny eniﬂ hy him be pu cﬁsad. ? Na th en l c h e o BM . If my Id a rde n y u g y u ' r Ih t nll th e Cin o e - o rts wh erd o u m c hed e n m q p y , Be h id fo rthwitt a t h e es u pes vs n o L

M him his high n e n e wa m n t hl . § e riﬁe r ﬂem L Wa . Ia m swy for the Noble Gen a n .

’ v we hu e ? Cob. Ba rpo ole ha t bus n esae hn ue in ha n d - VVha t ma ke s th c bysho p a n d the sheriﬁe he re ? Ifenre m c o mmi m is du erm s y ng ho c g .

Iww ld l ha d n o t n n dc mch ln ste to Co bhm .

r t H e . Be d go o d d rm my l m i if hey bee fo es scra mble sh re wdly with the m : if they bee frien ds they a re

Rinses m me I

Cob.

1 790 H r . ? Tm so n ? [ ] e Tre ason M . She ri ffe what r sﬁr t Cob. Ha rpo ole l cha rge ﬁee M bu be quiet

Bis h. Ya treaso n tn ito r here tike . , of high ,

Cob. Deﬁa nc e in his fa c e tha t ca ls me so , [1 7951 Ia m a s true a lo ya ll Ge ntlema n

‘ n s a witn esse m a u ] se rrric e The Ki g h l y late f ithf l , Fo r s t M i t a fe y of his sacre d a es y . Bish l ﬁ . u a r t n n shal testi e What tho , the ki gs ha d , 1 800] how him L n S ord War de .

Cob. Iesu n me defe d , Ist possible your cun n ing could so te mper The Pri n cely disposition of his min de To sign e the damage of a royal] subiect ? [1 806] W b s is bea r er a n n ell , the e t it a tedate m bs n Procur ed by y a e ce a nd your malice . But 1 s n u sh ewd m s a s r u , i ce that, ha e y elfe t e ,

mm 1 — - [1 77 7] 3 . 4 ( 779 801 8 , Dire ctio n z ﬂnter Otd ca d lc t

Harp . ’ m la dto m t bo not M - W W W ! [1 7921 Do w m st m l L 8hr w - s es ? 1 tr a itor an ett e. for tre s [ 793] B , J me n o t n ur rst . If he acquit , the do yo wo a re no t b un n mo os Bid e. We o d to do ki de o , n r r sc hisma ticke n o r hereticke : Fo r a y t aito , , is o ur rr n fo r o ur wo rke wa a t ,

m s ile of it , ' o n Salsbury plain e I would lose my head if thou bro ughtst

thy head hither aga ine . ’ L r r n n u - r s L r Cob. My o d Wa de o th Ci q e po t , o de of es r a re io n t mm ss n rs fa uo ur me so mu Roch te , ye y Co i io e , ch

m ex e n ce b rin me i n . On y p , to g to the k g to S u m n ? Bish . What o tha pto

f n ot r me a ll u An d i he do clee e of g ilt , An d sus itio n n s r a all p of co pi cy , Pawnin g his Prin cely warran t fo r my tr uth t m s I a sks n o fa uo ur but ex rea e t torture . Brin me o r se n d me to him o o d m Lo rd g , , g y ,

m Lo r r n . Shrieue n re s . Good y d Wa de , M e t at The bot e tr t r y h n sa fo him. m r L n a s fo rbea re Co e hithe ady , y weet wife , To heape o n e sorrow o n a n othe rs n ecke : Tis re efe en o u h fa lse l to be a c cusd g g y , And n o t r m a u m s pe itted to cq it y elfe , Do no t u n re s ectiue re s tho with thy ki de p tea , Tormen t thy husban ds hea rt tha t bleeds fo r thee But be mf r Go d in s r of co o t , hath helpe to e Fo r s ut ssure rus in him tho e that p a d t t . De r mm me to r e e wife , if they co it the Towe , Co me vp to Lon don to your sis ters house ; b me o m neere u a mf r m . That eing , y y co o t e On e so la c e ﬁn de l settled in m so ule y , a m r r m r s n s r u That I f ee f o T ea o ve y tho ght, H On ely

6 B 0 M ﬂ m m bk awd ual aod mm M ] , d , a w m l m m m w m m sumu ww r 1 a q a n p [1 8 9] B, p rtc . d: m on k

o . 1829 4 0 ha s the ollo win direct io n : Hm th o f [ ] f g e L rd War den . a n d Cro mcr

m to mc ﬂts hor mnd m ly wh isw a m wm. THE r'ra srr PART OF

Is ca use o f a ll the tro ubles l susta in e

La . O m deere l n rd wha t sha h beﬁde of vs ? y , ’ Yo u the r turn d o ut do o re s to Towe , I of , ’ Our substa nc e seiz d vnto his hi n esse vse gh ,

Euen to the ga rmen ts lo ngin g to o ur ba c kes .

H ar . Pa tienc e o o d M a da m thin s a t wo rst will men d g , g , m And if they do n o t yet o ur liues a y en d.

ir h . Vr e it no mo re fo r if a n An el s a ke B g , g p , - Iswea re b swcet . Pet ers blessed ke e s y S y ,

Fir st o es he to the T o wer the n to the stake . g ,

Cra m. But b ur le a ue s r r n no t s re t y yo , thi wa a t doth t ch

Bi rth . urn her o ut le s No t e of doo , Euen as sh e is a n d ee him r , l de to the Towe ,

u r n u fo r e re of res u n . With g a d e o gh , f a c i g - La . ma n 0 Go d requite thee thou blood thirsty . it ? Cob. M a y n o t be my Lo r d o f Bo ch ester ’ ’ r n u incurr d our ha te so r r Whe ei ha e I y fa e , ’ That my a ppea le un to the King s de nide

Birth . m n but r ur No hate of i e, powe of holy Ch ch , Fo r ids all u b fa our to false heretikes . ‘

Cob. ur riua te m m r n ub r Yo p alice o e the p like powe ,

S ri es m s me but m n s . t k o t at , with y life it e d

H ar . aside 0 tha t I had the Bishop in tha t feare

That on ce I had his Sumn er by o ur selues .

Cro . L r r n o n e su vn to vs a ll My o d , yet g a t ite , That this same an cien t seruin gma n ma y waite V n po my Lord his master rn the Tower .

Biah . s n u s here tike ? Thi old i iq ity , thi

Co mpeld my Sumn er to don oure his proces se ? 1876 Old ruflia n a s - r v sta rt schisma ticke [ ] p t g ace, p , ’ n ot n ra d us r n Had the ki g p y to pa do ye ,

o r . S m L r b sho r n me a m n it er H blood y o d y p ye w o g , I e h he

- 1844 ountain s . 1846 13 Tow and l . 1866 7 B o osite theoe ltna th o [ ] m ( 1 , n [ ] . pp

dh e ctto m b . Warden an d o wmaae whi spsr . en a 1 87 b sh m n d of ltne . [1 877] B, for . [ 8] B, v op vc do wro o .

Whe re if Iha ue o c ca sio n to em ﬂo o u r y y ,

Ile se n d so me o ﬁc er to ca ll yo u to me . In to the Cit o n o t Ic omma n d ou y g , y ,

Perhaps I ma y haue presen t n ee de to vse yo u.

n ur n r r u . 2. We will atte d yo ho o hee e witho t 3 Co me wee ma ha ue a ua rt ot win e a t Bo se . , y q a t ’ Ba rkin a n d co me ba cke an ho ur e before he l o . g , g

‘ W m hie vs then . 1 . e ust

Biah. . L u n n . Ho, M ie te a t

l s r s . [ os ] Bid e. A fri en d of you

’ Brisk. Sir r s m rr n r m unse , he e y wa a t f o the co ll ,

Fo r n r n sir Io hn Oldo c a stle co fe e ce with ,

Vpo n some matter of gr eat con sequen ce .

Lieu. sir n . Ho , Ioh H o r Who cals there ?

Lieu. Ha r oo le e sir Io hn m L r R st r p , t ll that y o d of oche e

Comes from the counsel] to c onfer with him.

1985 As a n ma n in En n a s r [ ] y gla d I hea e , ’ o F r it wa s yo u most labour d his c on mritme n t.

i n i n ssur . R c k. si r a d n r ou I did , oth n g epe t it I a e y

. L u n n r o u iue vs s n M ie te a t I p ay y g le e ,

I must con fer heere with si r Io hn a little .

m m . Lieu. rt L r With all y hea , y o d ’

H a r . a n kl e . L r be rul d b me t s c s n My o d y , ake thi oc a io is f r an d o n m ur L r s s While it o fe ed , y life yo o d hip wil e cape

Cob. m r sa es sh u sus . No o e I y , peace l t he o ld pect it m m m Di sh . ir c u a to ou r S I h , I co e y f o the Lordes of the uns n o u rec e n t ur Co ell to k ow if y do yo er rors . Lo r R s r o n Cob. My d of oche te good a duice

[1 91 2] 11 m : hem . C an d n un . [1 918] B in serts an o th er ltn e atter tms A nd m d for ﬁ t s or m k lh inw as m m [l ol mn w rshwfo r ho nan atter tc r thts it tn serta an o th er speech : BM . Do so my m [1920] B. fm hs ba mdy

to m. [1 923] 13. m

o ut th e scen a. [1 932 Af ter this tnsert an o the r speech

H ar l wmsi r . m o wm tor cw an d so n u q l so' I am - th ro ugh scen e exc ept um ]. [ w a JM com mto wu fim flw M m hm m w cw wmw fiwt m do m n‘ m m d w .

i n n um a n y : m m a m - S IR IOH N OLD CASTLE .

se e m rr r but vn de rsta n d me I y e o ; yet , me n n o t r r r in the I a e e o faith I holde , t rr r in subm n ur a sur Bu e o itti g to yo ple e , r r ur Lo r s u mo r The efo e yo d hip witho t e to do ,

Must be a mean es to helpe me to esm pe . m n es u he retike ? Bish . What ea tho Darst thou but lift thy han d aga i n st my calli ng ?

t ur ou fo r a us n un . Cob. No n o to h t y tho a d po d ut b rr ur V a m n s H e r . Nothin g b to o ow yo ppe r g r e t a li n o t w r m r e for n r n r tle a o d o e , p ace waki g the child e ; the e . ut m o n s a c m Lo r n t s o ut p the , di p t h y d, the wi dow hat goe in s is sur n u : a n d as fo r o u b n o u to the Lead e e o gh y , Ile i d y

s n vs s e d happy peed , m Ha rd shift yo u see men a ke in time of n e e de .

m L r s u sta so . l . I mar n ell tha t y o d ho ld y long v s l m 2. s n se eke r a . He hath e t to , I da e y y life

m m se e wh he is min . 8 . We m e in go o d ﬁ e ere c o m g

H a r . b s o u m L r Ro s r bee fa I e eech y good y o d of che te , uo ura bl e to my Lord a n d master .

Cob. run r ro o mes ve rie ho t a nd s The e be clo e ,

' ' Ido no t like this a ire hee re in th e T o we r .

s m : H m . His ca se i hard y Lord yo u shall safely get o ut of r but o n v o m in w m the Towe , I will d w e p n the , hich ti e get

o u . a r vn der s n n i e o u m co mmi y away H d I li gto wa t y y n g, I b n m die s s will ri g y Lady rea with hor e to get hen ce . '

Cob. bac ks a n n u L r an d un s Fellow , go g i e v to thy o d , co el

him.

1 H a r . Na m Lo r R s r b r n o u S . [ 97 6] y y good d of oche te , Ile i g y to A lbons through the woods I warran t yo u.

o V . C b. illa in s a way

o r . Na si n a m s rs libertie H y ce I pa t the Towe , Yo u part n o t so .

B . is h ubs ub s ubs . Cl , cl , cl

1 ur r mur r mur h r . M the , the , t e

ntim te” etc . 197 2 to co n vo o W oo I a , [ ] B . y y u . T H E FIRST PART OF

2 Down e with him .

H a r . t u Ou yo cowar dly rogues .

Enter Lieutcrmn t, a n d his men .

Lie u. Wh o is so bo ld a s da re to dr a w a swo rd

So n eere vn to n r n ce the the e t a of Tower . - 1 . s ruﬂia n ser ua n t sir Io hn s l wa s Thi , to Old ca t e , like to sl n e m r haue a i y Lo d .

e him . Li u. La y hold on

H a r . n o ff o u ur Sta d if y u lo e yo puddin gs .

1 900 . L u n n . [ ] Helpe , helpe , helpe , M ie te a t helpe s n ? m Lieu. Who e that withi so treason in the Tower o n m i lo o ke in s s ? y l fe , , who e that which cal

u s m ? Lieu. Without yo r cloak y Lo rd of Rochester

H a r . r n o w wo rkes n me s The e it , the let peed, ’ Fo r n s s m s a ow the ﬁtte t ti e to c pe away . o lo o k Lie u. Why do y u e so ga stly a n d aﬁrighted ?

Bi ah. O c s ra r a n d his ma n ld a tle that t ito , n o u me co n fer re him Whe y had left to with , b un a n d s r me a s o u se e Tooke, o d , t ipt y , An d me n l n his rn n e r a m r left lyi g ch be , An d so d r e a n d epa t d , I ' Lieu. An d o u Nee re sa L r Co bha ms m y y that the o d a n , t o n o u murt Did here se y like to her you .

1 An d so . . he did

zoos Biah . wa s v o n his m s r n ( ) It p a te the he did , wl m That in the hra e the Traitor ight escape . r is s Ha r o ole ? Lieu. Whe e thi p

e ue n n o w. 2. Here he wa s ’ Li eu. r ca n o u t ? a r e b esca d Whe e y ell They oth p , ’ n s is esc a d (30 10) Sin ce it so happe that he p , Ia m gla d yo u a re a witn e sse o f the sa me m u s b n u m r It ight ha e el e e e laide v to y cha ge , to Tha t Ihad ben e c o n se n tin g the fa ct .

Dish . m s r sha lbe m fo r him x i n Co e , ea ch ade with e ped tio , the

[IM m dtm tton tn ma rgmz v then u tnm ‘ ' 1980 8 [ M l iu M hu S ﬁ l d n w M (IM R M ( 1 , N ﬂlc n

m o m : a . roo s m 1 B hn M . wi0 m m m o n t ( 990] n m a m ( . , ud n ‘ The dimcti o n is prln ted oppod te to th h lmo . unm a m m . [rm ] E rw m is m m m w m b m m m ad ”

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n o u s see ca n ur r The y hall how I f the ye ,

r n F a ce ,

wa s n ff r n To do the deed , that i di e e t too , But s m o ewha t doubtful]. M ar rie L o rd Gr m ve rie n ee re n ay ca e the poi t ,

Fo r m n n ess s o u which of all y ki d e to y , Are ye become thus Traitors to your King ?

An d Fra n ce must ha ue the spoils of Harries life .

All . Oh pardon vs dread Lo rd .

Kin . a r n ? e r a sin n s How , p do ye that w e i deed , Dr m a iustl dese rue : ag the to de th , which y they An d r n s d s i n F a ce hall ee rly buy thi v lla y .

So sc e n e a s we se t footin g o n her b rest .

’ Go d a u ra s fo r o ur deli e ra n ce h e the p i e u ,

r m and a r oole . En te the ho st L. bha , Co , H p ’ ost. Sir a r m s us su a s is r H , y e welco e to thi ho e , to ch hee e

with all my heart : but I fea re your lodgin g wilbe the worst . [2076t ~1 a u but b s a n d a re b in a mb r h e two ed , they oth a ch e , the r r r a n d his a u r s in o n e a n d o u a n d ur Ca ie d ghte lie the , y yo mus in wife t lye the other .

Cob. a sir fo r m s n o t re ss F ith , y elfe I do g atly pa e , is a r a n d u be a t r s My wife we y wo ld e t, ’ [2080] Fo r u tra uell d r rr we ha e ve y fa e to day . e m W ust be con ten t with such as yo u haue .

H o ste .

et so me 2047 an d ur n i sh to r ur ther 2049 un to the Kin . 2057 Y [ ] C D . f f . [ ] B . g [ ] B .

wha t do ubt mi ht [ s e m nd dles no w to vr e . ful : g p aks y mi , | For m n y m sons nee ” g 2 68 ca me someth i B r e : Non e like to tha t t [ 0 ] B . ng users . [2060] inserts an o th e lin . r l w e a h m n a t is ind . 2 0 11 h osti n in ma r i . ! [ 064] B . um [2065] B h as dire c tio n g g - 2067 8 8 h as direc tto ns the le ads the m awa o o si te th ese lin es. 907 2 m t [ ] , y y , pp [ ] B , : a lso S ir l oh n Otdoo s ae fo r L obha m o a re is 4 . C . (20731 8 . y u as Item . [207 ]

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but b tlte ma ese l eo re . l u a r B , y f (207 81 8 . f tth st . - S IR IOHN OLD CAS TLE .

m t n no ur a n . H oat. Bu I ca t tell how to do with yo ? s o u n u r a n em t v r m in us H a r . What ha t th e e p oo thy ho e fo r mee ?

m -m st. be d in tro th . r a a r r s a n 20 Ho Not a The e c e poo e I i h , [ 85] ’ n lo d him in ba rn s r ha s fa irs s r a l a d I dg the , whe e he t aw

W t I rethee hel me to a H a r . ell mi n e ho s e e a re o f , p p p y cle a n e she ets a nd Ile o lo d e with him. , g g

st. B m ass u s a irs hem 2 Ho y the that tho halt , a good p of ( 090) : m pe n sheets were n ers layen in Co e . Emma

? ht T wn s ? M o i . What haue yo u sea rc the o

Con . All to wn s sir u n o t a us vn sea rc ht the , we ha e left ho e that vses to lo dge . ’

M a i . Sur m L r of R s er wa s n deceiu d ely y o d oche t the , ’ O r in fo rm d sir c u - s ill of I h Old ca tle , ’ Or m s wa he s s T o wns if he ca e thi y , pa t the ’ s He could n o t else haue sca p d yo u in the erch . a Can . The priuy wa tch hath ben e broad all n ight An d no t a stra ngs r lo dgeth in the T o wn e But he is kn own s ; on ely a lusty Priest ' We found in r w n bed with a p etty e ch , s s sh e is his n r a t s t ss That aye wife , yo de the hee ’ But we haue cha rg d the ho sts with his forth co mming

i o ? M a . What thin ks yo u best to d ’

Con . . m r r s a stra lin us s n Faith M aio , he e few g g ho e beyo d the br an d t n n s w r rr rs vse l a l idge , a lit le I he e Ca ie to odge , though I thin ks surely he would n ers lodge there : but weel s r a nd th e r r b c us r m n go ea ch , athe , e a e the e ca e otice to the to wn s s n a n r s m n n mur the la t ight of I i h a , that had do e a ther whom we a re to make searc h fo r .

M i . a m r o u a n d be i r ums . Co e I p ay y , c c pect

Co n . rs b s us b r o u b n s r . Fi t e et the ho e , efo e y egi the ea ch

O . n n euer ma n t a seuera ll a . /ﬁ Co te t , y ake pl ce

[M IL W M M W H E N

M . 2 ( 09 11 8 . t . [2108] a w [21 1 61 8 , h u e is hearl a m TH E M T PART O F

- te st bl with the Irishma n in r . a or l En r Con a e Ha p mm ol .

Con . m o u n us h er e ticke vs w r u Co e y villa o , tell he e yo r

master is . mes r ? Irish . Vat te

ai . a t m s e r o u co uterfet ]? M V e t . y rebel

serue your turns .

Irish Be s n Pa tr s n o mes r . . e t ick I ha te ‘ Con . r s Lo r b m sir Io h n O c s Whe e the d Co ha ld a tle, that

la tely esc aped o ut of the Tower . 1 s ? [2 25] Iri h . Vat Lort Cobham

’ ture you wee l make yo u to con fesse wher e that a rch -here

is him a s . tike . Come bin d f t

Irish . Aho n e a ho n e aho n e . a r . , , C ee Ah o s ]? Con . ne yo u crafty ra cal Ew a rt .

L obhmn com s out etea ti in his o wn e . . C n g g

Cob. Ha r o o le Ha r o o le r s ma ruello us no is a p , p , I hea a e u us Go d rr n vs r a re ursu bo t the ho e , wa a t , I fea e wee p ed

r M in . 0 3 r ? Ho . Who 01 the e

2186 Cob. Tis s u no t hea rs n s u us ? [ ] I , do t tho a oi e abo t the ho e

H a r . es m r r so un ds n n n ds m s is y a y do I , I ca ot ﬁ y ho e , th

a a rrell a n d ha s left me n n but a lo wsie m n l a n d pp , othi g a t e ,

a ai re o f b ro a s . Ge t v et v a n d if the Ca r rie r a n d hia p g p , g p , wen ch be a sleepe cha nge yo u with them a s hee ha th do n e

with me a n d see if we ca n sca e . , p N oise keo f d a bo ut the hm e a prety white thm enter the Co n st r ble mwtin g H arpo ole in the I i akmm o ppa n ea.

Con . Sta nd clo se , heere c o mes the 1 rishma n tha t did the

murt r b e ns s is . he , y all tok thi he

M a i . An d erc eiuin us s u w p g the ho e be et , wo ld get a ay

r h rt u idst me ? Ho . W at a tho that b stan d

Can . a m Oﬁc er a n d a m m s r fo r a n r s I the , co e to ea ch I i h

ma n ,

- . or 21 24 B 91 1 7 13 m M . 21 20 erm w est n m [ ] . [ ] , W [ ] G r m tatety te ssoo ped. 0 and D. m t e m rm .

m e m . 21 32 B ursued 21 29 8 o hm a 0 n e. 21 30 o am ] . ( 1 . . [ ] s g a [ . p

tha t wa s et. 21 41 3 [21 87] B, r aseatl W ( 1 .

m ascara. A notse awtn ta mt.

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E te r a rr ier a i n ob a n d Ladies r r n C a nd K te C h m a o ppo ott. ? Co n . Who comes heere

lub. o m s r ? A u un o me o u u C Who c e hee e plag e fo d , y ba le ’ u a o ds Il e res rs ur us : o u lo d e a q oth , hat fo wea yo ho e y g d l w a n d his b vs h a run a w o ur rr fel o Wife y , that ay with pa el a nd vs su - a wes re co me so me mee left ch gew g he , Kate , to , w tho se dizea rd yfa ith .

M a i r . n ho sts n o u s man ? o Mi e , k ow y thi

rt. Yes m s r r iue m r fo r him Ho a te Maio , Ile g y wo d , why n b ur ub m s s ea rs b u ? eigh o Cl , how co e thi g a o t ’ m - ate . a fo uls o n t n n s K Now , I ca ot ake thi gew gawe

sta n d o n my head . sa me s ma n a n d m n us tt red ? Co n . How thi wo a th a y

st. r ca me a ma n a n d m n r s a s n Ho He e wo a hithe thi l t ight , ’ h ta fo r substa n tia ll a n d lo d de a ll i n w ich I did ke people , g [2195] o n e chamber by these fo lkss : methi nke s ha ue bin so ho lds m n a re 85 n a a s rn in ere r s . to cha ge ppa l , go e w y thi o g they o e i a w M a . Th t as that tr aitor Oldca s tle th at thus esc a pt vs ma ke hue a nd c r a r him s s tra ite ro us y yet fte , keep fa t that ] s : rebel hi ssrua n t ther e fa rewell min e ho sts . 2 r m m 2 00 Ca . Owdha u a n d Ise ri m s r . [ ] Co e Kate , tho t ly di a d

ate . n e m ub Ise wo t n r Ise K Ifaith a e Cl , e e what to do , be ’ w : m so ﬁo ted a n d so sho wte d a t but by th esss Ise cry. Ex it

En te r Pr ie st an d Doll .

. m Do l m m Pri be rr n . Co e , co e , e y we ch

a r n a re n o t fo r . F ewell Ke t , we thee 2205 Be us m L ss m fo r L n s ir [ ] l ty y a e , co e a ca h e , m We ust n ip the Boun g fo r these Cro wn es . is a ll s Doll . Why the gold pen t already tha t yo u had the

Pri . G n D n ﬂo wn s s n n s Diuell o e oll , go e : , pe t , va i hed , the , 221 [ 0] dri n ks , a n d disc , ha s deuo ure d a ll . Y m m Dot. ou ight ha ue left ee in Ken t till yo u had been e

be tte r pro uided. ’ ’

Pri . Do ] n o n s D n s : No , , Ke t too hot oll , Ke t too hot the ea r - s r m r o n r we u w the cock of W otha will c ow n lo ge , ha e

- - 2180 1 B En ter ths Ca 1 r ie r in tor d Cobba m. 2189 B netbor . 219 1 [ ] . [ ] , [ ] B , s s ta nd oa my bea dmo w ﬂw tads a nd tl te la ses wou ﬂo wt ms too too .

tha t vitta i ne traitor owca stte tha t th us esca pt vs : ma be out hw a a d cr y vet al ter him . 1 C a n d D. lme an d cr v afte

nd so th ro u h o ut scen e . 2208 da ? 2210 dr i nks an d the dic a g [ ] B , y [ ] B , . e .

sto W at Cobha m. ’ u him ha s s his ea rs u run d him b r 221 5 pl ckt , he lo t f the , I ha e p a e [ ]

old M . Harpole told me he wo uld pro uide me a mistr is . m m m r i . P D e a d n a ke P ea ce oll p ace ; co e we ch , Ile thee h t wo ma n n L n s r o ur r n s 2220 a n nes . o , weel i to a ca hi e to f ie d , the [ ] r is Il e m rr n but a m n mo t oth , a y thee , we wa t little o ey , ne u rra n thee : s a ms r ? s m y we will ha e I wa t t y , who co he e o e ri s villa in s me thin ke s ha s s a ins ma n a n d n is I h that l a , owe ’ riﬁin o n him s n s Do l see e n d. g , ta d clo e , wee l the

En ter the Iris hma n with his dead ma ste r a nd ri es him. , ﬂ

m . P r ks is ro b Iris h . a s s r sir R r Lee be S 2225 Al poe a te icha d , at ic [ ] a n d cut tro ts fo r s n a n d d m n a n d d olds thy , de hai e , y o y , y g r n be me ru is u but n o w be i g , t ly lo e dee well , dow kill dee , be shitten kna ue .

Pr i . S n s r r a rt u ? ta d i a , what tho

m m n is a leufte r . Iris h . e . Pa ri s s r is r Iris a B S t ck e te poo e , ’ ’ r mn d o u u a ma n P i . S r r s rr a r a da r u i a , i a , y e og e , y ha e kild

' bee rs a n d riﬂ him t a ha s : sb o u R u , ed of all h t hee lood y og e deliue r o r Il e n o t lea ue o u so mu a s ha ir s b u ur , y ch a a o e yo

s u r s o u who rso n r s . ho lde , y I i h dog h a n a n d . W m s o r s Ir is h es e S . Pa r s Ise m r f 3 m t ick , kill y e te i [22 5] m ’ his r n a n d n s be ro b a ll e s vndo . i g , ow of , Do l the Pr i . An a n o u Ra s s rra be n co m t y cal , go i walki g e dieuel laughs when o n e theefe robbs an other : come wen ch

S . A b n s a n d r u in o ur bo r m b ra u r s . weel to l o e el we , y e gi l ’ o o l si a . 0 0 1. O th u a rt d r In bu when a l s don s if ith

En ter the host of the ho use with the Iris hma n .

Irish . Be me tro m s r is r Irisma n is a n lud i n e te poo e , w t g g , is u n o m n is s a t u a nd s m s r iue her ha e o y , t e cold , good e te g s m m t m o e ea s is fa ise a n d tye .

ost . a r a u n o n but w s H F th fellow I h e lodgi g , hat I keep fo r my guesse : a s fo r mea ts thou shalt ha ue as much a s ther [2245] ’ is a n d o u w lie in b r n s r s rs s r s a n d , if th ilt the a , the e fai t aw , ro o ms en ough .

Iris h . Is ta n ks my mes ter hef tily . H od . Ho Robin . 2380 co la ? ( ) Rob. Who

st. She w thia o m Ho p o m l ﬁsh a n to the ba r m go e sir rha .

lub C . Who s within heere ? Who lo o kes to the horses ? ’ Vds ha t hem s ﬁm m rk the he m in the ma u s r a nd the g ng , ho ggcs in the litte r Ja bo ts fo n n d yo u all hm s a ho use wel v lo o kt to o y a ith .

a te . M a o ﬂe ub Ise r mwd. K s g Cl , ve y

l . t in K ﬁ d ub Ge te in to . C a . ge t re a n wa rme the e Iohn Ostler ?

ost. Wha t er w lc Al s H gaﬂ Club . e ome to Sa in t bo n . ’ Ho w do s a ll o ur fl i en da in h n c a shir e ?

’ lub. Go d a merc n do s T o m ? r s C Well y Ioh , how whe e i he ? ’ ’ Oat. m s n ro m n he s a t the re r s ues To go e f he ce, th e ho lo at ston y-Sh a tfo rd z h o w do es o ld Dicke Dun ? ' Club . Vds ha t o ld Dun ha s bin mo yr d in a slm gh in Bric k

ther as was neuer seen e .

Oat. Vds si s u o n e f eeks a ws an d hat The , ha e hal e p of p n oa ts s wm fo r tha h a s l a m l o hn Ostle r , he ha s bi n eus r a s

oo d a iade a s euer t M l g mueld .

l l . C ub. Fa ith well sa ide o ld l a c ks , tho u a rt the o ld a d still

Ost. m a r b n lo a d vn lo a d 8 t t su er . Cg e g ge g u , y , , §g e o pp

m m Cob. esca t r vs sit Co e Mada , happily p , hee e let , s is m re m r m a n Thi place fa e ote f o y path , And r o ur r mbes ma r s hee e awhile wea y li y e t ,

e n s Of uio u Rocheste r .

La . But r m L r s ﬁn d res fo r o ur s u whe e y o d , hal we t di q iet There dwell vn ta msd thoughts that ha rdly stoops (mimic s ? [3280] To such a bas emen t of disdain ed ragge a : r n o t n tra uell us n h We we e wo t to th by ig t,

Cobha .

' 2251 W e the bum . 2252 CM . Ho who s . 2253 ods M t. 2266 [ ] B . [ ] B . . [ ] B . G [ ]

and i 2 8 lub . 8 0 Iohn men 2250 an d 8 . AM . aith . 258 C D. f [ ] . C o [ ] B . C, D . o o M ? (M B. does . [2261] B. Go d ho ue m rev l hn . bw does T m? M [2263] B.

. ” 8 0 c 22 2 B at b t u er c a d l b r ubbe m m m ( 681 . 0 [ 7 ] . ¢t o pp . w m m l m om a u m su a m w . m B M em . m m (M ,

M t ob.. an d m en d. [2277 ] B. 0 Im io us WW . (m a m a : m 1.4 . 5 0 ! a m | sw w m m m o ur dm r

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Co uld breed rsuo lt in this ne w pea c e o f mi n de . ’ m Lo e deuise La . Fea rs n o t r h s y d , witty to ,

[2320] An d strong to execute a presen t shift . u Cob. That power be still his guide hath g ided dro wsie e e s w xe hea u ea rl ri s n My y a y ; y i g , e r tra uell a u Togeth with the we h e had , s me u ta na Make that I co ld gladly ke a p, s ass] Wer e I perswaded we might be secure .

La . Le t a n o n me s o u s s th t depe d , whil t y do leep ,

Il e watch tha t n o misfortun e happen vs .

m b to . Cob. I shall deere wife be too uch trou le thee

La . Vr e n o t a g th t ,

2 u b n s me a n d ur us mm n s . [ 830] My d ty i d , yo lo co a d I would I had the skill with tun ed voice r o n s s s m s m To d aw leep with o e weet elody , But imperfection a n d vn a ptn esse too Are b r u n n : r n s r s o n e oth ep g a t fea e i e t the ,

[2335 ] The other n a ture ha th den ied me vae . But what ta lks I of mea n es to purchase that ’ Is r n ? l s a n f eely happe d S eep with gen tle h d , s u his - s : c o r i us b ur Hath h t eye lid Oh vi t o la o , How sc o n e thy po wer ca n c ha rme the bodies sen se ? An d n o w c l m b in s thou likewise imbst vuto y ra . n m n m s s Maki g y hea y te ple toope to thee , a s e Great Go d of hea ue n from da n ger keeps vs fr ee . Fa l l e p

En te r sir Ric ha r d Lee a n d his men .

Lee . A mur r s do n e a n d in m r un ? the clo ely , y g o d Se r a r u a n w r w r a ch c ef lly , if y he e it e e ,

This obscure thicket is the like lyest place .

S er . Sir I ha ue foun d the body stiﬂe with cold An d m n m a gled cruelly with an y wo un ds .

Lee . L c u n w s him turn s his b v o ke if tho k o e t , ody p A a is m so n n e m s n n a n d h eir s l ck it y , y o e , m two ee nes sin s n to r n [2350] Who y ce I e t I ela d , ra is r the s n wa r r To p ct e the e di cipli e of e , An d co mmin o m fo r so ro me g h e , he w te to , So me

2324 B M a be . C nn d D M abe me Icould m a na . 282 B Ile wo tc h [ 1 . , M p [ 7] , tha t n o miafortune ha ppea mJ La v Men yo ur hea d vpo a my ta p s m d A a d bo ldl y to be m r reﬁ l o wc a . IM t M W e IBee to o r-mch tr w ble to mee . [2333] im ar lo ia c . 2337 M . 2 4 2 h s di tio n a B , p t c [ ] B, M [ 3 ] B a rec , M m - S IR IOHN OLD CASTLE .

m s u he r s m b diuellish a n So e a age a t, o e loody h d , E r in a e o r rs n fo r his co in s ithe h t , thi ti g , ’ h rs r sluc d o t his b . Vn ha o u Ha th he e u lood ppy , A urs a but m s in n s n s cc ed pl ce , o t co ta t fat , ’ s re seru d him r m bu s ﬁre That had t f o the llet , ' An d s ﬁ him s a - rn s ur u er ed to c pe the wood ke e f y , D s r r n s r sur his id t hee e o dai the t ea e of life , B n rm s n r uen heere withi the a e of te de peace , ’ T o be c o nsum d by treason s waste full ba n d? An d is m s a mic tin m s u which o t g to y o le , That this his death a n d mur ther should be wr ought m s s n W ithout the kn owledge by whose ean e twa do e .

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out su s m vic tua ll as we . L. Cob. To ch i ple had m r r Ind . s ns s es Sa y we ad it thi a we to tho e a ticl , W m o u in so riua te r s n s hat ade y p a da k ook , So fa rce remote from a n y common path As was the thicks where the dead c o rpse wa s thro wn e ?

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NOTES

The Act o rs Na mes in t he Histo ry o f Si r Io hn Oldca stle .

n Ki n g He ry t he ﬁft h . l l d o hn O c a st e L r Co bha m . Si r J d , o d o Ha r po o l S er va nt to the Lor C bha m .

d H r be rt wi h Go u h hi s ma n . Lor e , t g The M a Her e r d a n d S her i H cr e or dshi r e yor of fo , ﬁof f , h a wi t Ba yli ﬁs a n d S er v n ts .

Two J udges of Assi ze . l h The Bisho p of Roche ster a n d C un is S umne r . i r o h n the Pa r s Wr tha m a n d Do ll his on cubi n e S J on of o , C . The Duke f o lk of Su f . a n n n The E r l of Hu ti gto . The Ea mbri e r l of Ca dg . d d d Lor Sc r o o p a n Lor Gre y . ha rt re s the F h C r en c Agent . o r n Si r R ge Acto . i Si r R c ha rd Lee .

. Bo ur n . Be ve rl a n d urle the Br ewer o Dun stable M , M y , M y , f ,

r ebels .

La d Co bh m n La d P wis y a a d y o . r o r h C me S er i ﬁof Ken t.

L r d W a r e n the n ue r s o d of Ci q Po t . ena nt he r Lieut of t To we . he M a T r ta ble a d a n s . yo , Con s , n G o ler of S . Alba A enti sh ta a e- a K Con s ble dc n Al m n .

o di er s a n d ld m e S ul o en B ggi n g . A ris n n I hma . t 1 An H os , H ostler , a Ca r r ier a n d Ka te .

PROLOG UE

” 1 The doubt ull Title . Th a t is ir o h n Ol c a stle whi c h wo [ ] f , S J d , uld ’ l e a d t he a udie n c e fa milia r with Sh a ksper e s Old c a stle (Fa lsta ff) t o “ e e ct a c o mic re re se n t a tio n o f t he a rt . Th e itio n l itl xp p p a dd a t e , t h e ” o Lo r bha l b so e hin n o Co m wo e m t ew . g d d , u d g

5 bree e . A sh o rt s a me n t o r a c c o n o f n h n bs [ ] f t te u t a yt i g . (O ) ’ 6 a m er d Glutton n or a ed Co un cellour to outh ul si n n e [ ] p p g y f . n c o ls A dire ct refere e t Fa t a ff . ’ 4 n As in t h r r n n l n [1 ] for y d i uen ti o n . e e p e se t a t io o f O dca stle i Th e ” “ ” o s i t o rie s a n d in h e o ri in a l H n r Fa m u V c t g e y IV .

1 Th list o f th e to rs n m is t k n ro m th th ird o lio Th u rto e Ac a es a e f e f . e q a s o f

Oldca stle do n o t c o n ta in a n y thi n g o f th e kin d . 1 42 s o m e 143

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as s ci ui li but mo re ro b a bl a mis rin t . fur , p y p i ’ [9 1] Wickli ﬁes Doctr i n e . The dist in ct ve fe a t ures o f Wycliﬂe s (1320 1 384) do ct r in e were the ho ldi n g o f Co nsubst a n tiat io n instea d o f Tra n su sta n t ia t io n the e re c ia tio n o f t he o t e r sac r a me n ts e ce t b , d p h x p Ma t rixn o n t he a vo rin o f less ela o rat e ser vices t he em a sizi o f y , f g b , ph n g li n - re a c in a n d th e s ht i o f ima e wo rs i a n d il rim es . He el p h g , g g g h p p g a g h d heret ica l views u o n A osto lic S ucc essio n lo o kin a t t he ma n ims el p p , g h f t her t n t his o s itio n in the ch r h This l his r io n ra ha a p u c . ed to e pudiat o f t he Pa pa l a utho rit y a n d to his set t in g up t he Bible a s a bso lute a ut ho r ity in re ligio us ma tt e rs .

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1 1 1 ons i ra cies é c . The se e a rs we re warra n te a s w s ro v [ ] C p , f d , a p e d ’ ’ b c stle s ivit urin t he in s s y Old a ac t y d g K g a b e n c e . us a For o s [137] Greeuo co mpl i n ts . a g o d ac co un t o f t he mo vemen t ’ ' l s re erre to cf . G . . Tre ve a n En la n in t he A e o f W cliﬁ f d M y g d g y e . T H E FIRS T PART OF S IR JOH N OLD-CAS TLE

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1 1 h To a n n a s two s lla le s . [ 6 ] Pa r do n im. be sc ed y b ’ 1 ld tle s n a m wa s ea rl ma e the o e ct [ 65] fo r li ke a Ca stle . O ca s e y d bj ’ o wo r l W s P l l n s n d Po ms Rolls Se r ie s f a . Cf . ri ht o itic a So a e d p y g g , , 1 1 i 86 , i , 243 An o l st el a n d n o t re a ire d c a , p d , W ll n s ith wast wa e s a d wo we wide ,

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