the whole land we haue deposd this day speake shall we haue your loues corn My lords and Kings T is bootlesse to contend gainst heauen and you Since without our consent the kings desposd And we vnable to support his fall Rather then the whole land should shrinke You shall haue my assystance in the state Mar. Cornwell and I will beare the selfe same state Perid. We now are Kings indeede and Brittaine sway When Cornwell and his brother Viue say Vig. Receiue our grace keepe still your offyces Imbrace these peeres that raisd vs to the throne Brittaine reioice and Crowne this happy yeare Two sonnes at once thine in thy royall sphere Corn. And that 's prodigious I but waite the time To see their sodaine fall that swiftly clime Mar. My Lord much honor might you win your land To giue release vnto your sister Queene Being a Lady in the land beloud Vig. You haue aduisd vs well it shall be so Corn. Shold you set free the Princesse might not she Make vprors in the land and raise the Commons In the releasment of the Captiue King Perid. Well counseld Cornwell she shall liue in bondage Mar. Renowne your selfe by being kind to her Corn. Secure your state by her imprisonment Vig. Wee le haue the Queene set free Perid. Wee le haue her guarded With stricter keeping and seuerer charge Mar. Will you be braued by one that 's but your equall Hauing no more then party gouernment Corn. Or you be scornd by one to you inferior In generall estimation of the land vig. Set free the Princesse say the king commaunds Perid. Keepe her in thraldome still and captiue bands vig. Wee le not be contermaunded perid. Sir nor we vig. Before I le be halfe a king and contrould In any regality I le hazard all I le be compleat or none Perid. Before I le stand Thus for a Cipher with my halfe command I le venture all my fortunes how now pride Percht on my vpperhand Corn. By heauen well spyed vig. T is ours by right and right we will inioy perid. Claimst thou preheminence com down proud boy vig. Then le ts try maistries and one conquer all We climd at once and we at once will fall They wrastle and are parted peri. They that loue Peridure deuide themselues vppon their part Corn. That am I Mor. and I vig. They that loue vs on this side Mar. I Mal. And I vig. Then to the field to set our sister free perid. By all my hopes with her I le captiue thee vig. Trumpets and Drums triumphant musick sing perid. this day a captiue or a compleat king Exeunt Alarum Enter Some-body and Sicophant Somb. Sir you haue sworne to manage these affaires Euen with your best of iudgement Enter Clowne Sicoph. I haue prouided you will let me share Of the Grand-benefit you get by dice Deceitfull Cards and other cozening games you bring into the Court C. O rare now shall I find out crab som notable knauery Somb. You shall haue equall share with Somebody Prouided you will help to apprehend that Nobody On whom the guilt shall lye Of all those cheting tricks I haue deuisd C. O the fates treason against my m person but I beleeue Somb wil pay for t I le tickle your long wast for this ifaith Sico. Giue me some bales of dice What are these som. Those are called high Fulloms Clo. I le Fullom you for this som. Those low Fulloms C. They may chance bring you as hie as the Gallowes som. Those Demi-bars clow. Great reason you shovld come to the barre before the gallows som. Those bar Sizeaces Clo. A couple of Asses indeed som. Those Brisle dice clo. T is like they brisle for I am sure thei le breed anger sicop. Now sir as you haue compast all the Dice So I for cards These for the game at maw All saving one are Cut next vnder that Lay me the Ace of Harts then cut the Cards O your fellow must needs haue it in his first tricke clow. I le teach you a trick for this yfaith sicop. these for Premero cut vpon the sides As the other on the ends clow. Marke the end of all this sicop. these are for post and paire these for saunt these for new cut clown thei le make you cut a fether one day sico. Well these disperst and No-body Attacht for all these crimes shal be hangd clow. I or els you shall hange for him sico. Come shal s about our busines som. Content le ts straight about it Exeunt clow. O my hart that it was my fortune to heare all thys but beware a lucky man whilst you liue Alasse if I had not rescued my maister the swaggering fellowe woulde haue made No-body of him Againe if I had not ouerheard this treason to his person these Cunnicatching knaues woulde haue made lesse then Nobody of him For indeed they wold haue hangd him but heere 's my maister O sweet maister how cheere you Enter No-body Nobo. O excellent admirable and beyond comparison I thinke my shape inchants them clo. I think not so for if I wer a Lady I should neuer abide you but Maister I can tell you rare newes you must be apprehended for a Cheater a Cozener a Libiller and I know not what Nobo. Not I I am an innocent no Cheater no Cozener but a simple honest man hunted from place to place by some-body clo. t is true sir it is one som that would attach you therfore Looke to your selfe but Mai if you be tooke neuer feare I heard all their knauery and I can cleare you I warrant Enter Some-body and officers Som. O haue I found you this is he my frends We haue long sought you know when t was inquird Who brought the false Dice and the cheating cards Into the court t was answered No-body Clo. No. qd tha I am affraid you le proue the knaue som som. Lay hold vpon him beare him to the prison No. To prison say you well if I be guilty this fellow is my partner take him to som. Are you confederate in this treason sirra clo. If I be not sir some-body is but if I be guilty I must beare If off with head and shoulders som. To prison with them now the bird is caught For whom so long through Britane haue I sought Clow. I beleeue I haue a bird in a box shal catcht you for all this Someb. Away with them I say Exeunt Enter seuerally Peridure Vigenius Cornewell Martianus Morgan Malgo with drum and Coulors Vig. In Armes well met ambitious Peridure Perid. Vigenius thou salutes me with a title Most proper to thy selfe Vig. Art thou not proud Perid. Onely to meet thee on this bed of death Wherein the Title to the English Crowne Shall perish with thy selfe Vig. Faire is the end Of such as die in honourable warre Oh far more faire then on a bed of downe Mar. Warre is the souldiors haruest it cuts downe Perid. The liues of such as
would say Queene If I might haue my minde bi r lady Ladie Mart. I had a sute vnto the King with this Lord For the great office of high Seneshall Because of our good seruice to the state But he in scorne as he doth euery thing Hath tane it from vs both and gin 't a foole Morg. To a Sicophant a courtly parasite Sicoph. Beare witnes Madam I le goe tell the King That they speake treason Malgo. Passe vpon our swords You old exchecker of all flatterie I tell thee Archigallo shall be deposd And thou disroab'd of all thy dignitie Sicoph. I hope not so Cornw. See heere the Counsels hands Subscrib'd to Archigallos ouerthrow The names of sixteene royall English Peeres Ioynd in a league that is inviolate And nothing wants but Elidurus grant To accept the kingdome when the deede is done Sicoph. Nay then I le take your parts and ioyne with you Mart. We will not haue a Clawbacks hand comixt With such heroick peeres Sicoph. I hope my Lady Is not of their minds My most gratious Queene What I did speake in reprehensiue sort Was more because her Maiestie was present Then any offence of yours and so esteeme it God knowes I loue your highnes and these Lords Lady VVhich of you will perswade my Elidure To take vpon him Englands royaltie Mart. Madam we all haue so importund him Laying vnto his iudgement euery thing That might attract his sences to the crowne But he frost braind will not be obtaind To take vpon him this Realmes gouernment Malg. Hee is the verie soule of lenitie If euer moderation liu'd in any Your Lord with that rich vertue is possest Lady This mildnes in him makes me so despisd By the proude Queene and by her fauourits Enter Elidure Cornw. See maddam where he comes reading a booke Lady My Lord and husband with your leaue this booke Is fitter for an Vniuersitie Then to be lookt on and the Crowne so neere You know these Lords for tyrannie haue sworne To banish Archigallo from the throne And to invest you in the royaltie VVill you not thanke them and with bounteous hands Sprinckle their greatnes with the names of Earles Dukes Marquesses and other higher termes Elid. My deerest loue the essence of my soule And you my honord Lords the sute you make Though it be iust for many wrongs imposd Yet vnto me it seemes an iniurie VVhat is my greatnes by my brothers fall But like a starued body nourished With the destruction of the other lymbes Innumerable are the griefes that waite On horded treasures then much more on Crownes The middle path the golden meane for me Leaue me obedience take you Maiestie Lady Why this is worser to my lofty minde Then the late checks giuen by the angry Queene Corn. If you refuse it knowe we are determined To lay it else where Lady On your younger brother And then no doubt we shall be awde indeed When the ambition of the elders wife Can scarsly giue our patience any bounds England is sicke of pride and tirrany And in thy goodnes only to be curde Thou art cald foorth amongst a thousand men To minister this soueraigne Antidote To amend thy brothers crueltie with loue And if thou wilt not from oppression free Thy natiue Country thou art vilde as he Elid. I had rather stay his leasure to amend Lady Men heauen gods deuills what power should I invoke To fashion him a new thunder come downe Crowne me with ruine since not with a Crowne Cornw. Long life vnto the Kingly Elidure Trumpets proclaime it whether he will or no Lady For that conceit Lords you haue wonne my hart In his despight let him be straight waies Crownd That I may triumphe whilst the trumpets sound Elid. Carry me to my graue not to a Throne Lady Helpe Lords to seate him nay helpe euery one So should the Maiestie of England sit Whilst we in like state doe associate him Elid. Neuer did any lesse desire to raigne Then I heauen knowes this greatnes is my paine Lady Paine me in this sort great Lords euery day T is sweete to rule Elid. T is sweeter to obay Cornw. Liue King of England long and happily As long and happily your Highnes liue Lady We thanke you Lords now call in the deposd Him and his proud Queene bring vnto our sight That in her wrongs we may haue our delight Enter Archigallo and his Queene bound Archi. Betrayd tane prisoner and by those that owe To me their duty and allegiance My brother the vsurper of the Crowne Oh this is monstrous most insufferable Elid. Good brother grieue not t is against my will That I am made a King pray take my place I had rather be your subiect then your Lord Lady So had not I sit still my gracious Lord Whilst I looke through this Tyrant with a frowne Minion reach vp my gloue Queene Thinkst thou because Thy husband can dissemble piety And therein hath deposd my royall Lord That I am lesser in estate then Queene No thine owne answere lately giuen to me I thus reuet stoope thou proud Queene for me Sicoph. Nay then as I did lately to her Highnes I must admonish you diected Lady You doe forget your selfe and where you are Duty is debt and it is fit since now You are a subiect to beare humble thoughts Follow my counsell Lady and submit Her Maiestie no doubt will pardon it Queene There 's for your paines Sicoph. Which way so ere I goe I haue it heere whether it ebbe or flowe Lady That pride of thine shall be thy ouerthrowe And thus I sentence them Elid. Leaue that to me Lady No you are too mild iudgment belongs to me Thou Archigallo for thy tirranie For euer be excluded from all rule And from thy life Elid. Not from his life I pray Lady He vnto whom the greatest wrongs are done Dispatch him quickly Morg. That will I Maglo. Or I Elid. And therein Lords effect my tragedie Lady Why strike you not oh t is a dangerous thing To haue a liuing subiect of a King Much treason may be wrought when in his death Our safty is secur'd Elid. Banish him rather oh sweete spare his life He is my brother Archi. Crownd and pray thy wife Elid. Oh brother if you roughly speake I knowe There is no hope but your sure ouerthrowe Pray be not angry with me for my loue To banishment since it must needes be so His life I giue him whosoere saies no Lady What and his Ladies to Elid. I hers and all Lady But I le not haue you banisht with the King No Minion no since you must liue be assur'd I le make thee meanest of my waiting Maides Queene I scorne thy pride Archi. Farewell deceiuing state Pride making Crowne my deerest wife farewell I have beene a Tyrant and I le be so still Exit Elid. Alas my brother Lady Dry vp childish teares And to these Lords that haue inuested you Giue gracious lookes and honorable deedes Elid.
in Lavv I thankt him and so came to see the court Where I am very much beholding to your kindnesse 1. Port. And Maister no-body you are very vvelcome Good fellow lead him to the Hall Will you vvalke neare the court nobo. I thanke you sir Exeunt nobody and Porters Enter Some-body and a Bragart Som. Fie vvhat a toile it is to find out nobody I haue dogd him very close yet he is got into the court before me Sir you haue sworne to fight with nobody Do you stay heere and watch at the court gate And when you meet him challenge him the field Whilst I set Lime-twigs for him in all Offices If either you or I but prosper right He needs must fall by policy or slight Exit Brag I would this roundman nobody would come I that professe much valor yet haue none Cannot but be too hard for nobody For what can be in nobody vnlesse He be so cald because he is al spirit Or say he be all spirit wanting limbes How can this spirit hurt me sure he dies And by his death my fame shall mount the skies Enter nobody nobody By thy leaue my sweet friend There 's for thy farewell Brag. Stay nobo. That 's but one word let two go to the bargaine if it please you why should I stay Brag. I challenge thee no. I may chuse whither I le answer your chalenge by your leaue Bra. I le haue thee picturd as thy picture vnles thou answer me no. For what sir pray why wold you haue me printed Brag. For cowardice nobo. Methinkes your picture woulde doe better for the picture of cowardice then mine sir but pray what 's your will with me Brag. Thou hast abusd one Some-body nobo. So haue my betters abusd Som-body in their time Brag. I le fight with thee for that no. Alas sir I am nobody at fighting yet thus much let mee tell you nobody cannot run away I cannot budge Brag. Prepare thee then for I will spit thy body vppon this weapon nobo. nay by faith that you cannot for I haue no bodye Brag. Thy bowels then no. They are the fairer mark a great deal com on sir come on Brag. Haue at thy bellie nobo. You must either hit that or nothing Brag. I le kill and quarter thee nobo. You le hardly find my ioynts I think to quarter me I am so well fed come on sir Fight nobody is downe Brag. now thou art at my mercie no. What are you the better to haue nobody at your mercy Brag. I le kill thee novv Nobo. I thinke you le sooner kill me then any body But let me rise againe Brag. No I will let No-body rise Nobo. Why then let me sir I am No-body Enter Clowne Clown How now O fates O heauens is not that my M. what shall I do be valiant and reskue my sweet maister Auant thou Pagan Pug what ere thou be Behold I come to set thy prisoner free Brag. Fortune that giddy Goddesse hath turnd her wheel I shall be matcht thus will I gore you both Hold captains not Hercules himselfe would fight with two I yeeld Clown T was yoor best course down vassall dawn and kisse My pumpe Brag. T is base O base Clow. Zounds I le naile thy lips to limbo vnlesse thou kis Brag. T is done Nobo. Thanks honest seruant Clow. Zounds if I say I le do et I le do et indeed Nobo. For this I le carry thee into the Court Where thou shalt see thy Maister No-body Hath friends will bid him welcome so farewell Clown Farewell maister Braggart farewell farewell Exeunt Brag. I le follow I shall meet with Some-body That will reuenge I le plot and e rt be long I le be reuengd on No-body for this wrong Exit Enter Vigenius Peridure and the Queene Queene Your hopes are great faire brothers and your names shall if in this you be aduisd by vs Be rankt in scroule of all the Brittish kings Oh take vpon you this so weighty charge To great to be dischargd by Elidure Vig. Deere sister Q. how are we bound to you In neerer bonds then a fraternall league For this your royall practise to raise vs Vnto the height of honor and estate Let me no longer breath a prince on earth Or thinke me woorthy of your regall blood If we imbrace not this high motion Perid. Imbrace it brother we are all on speed My princely thought inflam'd with Ardency Of this imperiall state and Scepterd rule My kinglie browes itch for a stately Crowne This hand to beare a round Monarchall Globe This the bright sword of Iustice and stern aw Deere sister you haue made me all on fire My kingly thoughts beyond their bounds aspire Vig. How shall we quit your loue when we ascend The state of Elydure Queen All that I craue Is but to make the imperious Queene my slaue That she that aboue Iustice now commands May tast new thraldome at our royall hands Perid. The Queene is yours the king shal be depos'd And she disgraded from all Soueraignty Queen That I might liue to see that happy houre To haue that sterne commandresse in my power Vig. Shee s doomd alreadie and at your dispose And we prepard for speedy execution Of any plot that may availe our pompe Or throne vs in the state of Brittany Enter Morgan and Mallgo Perid. Heere comes the Lords of this pretended league How goes our hope speake valiant English Peeres Are we in way of Soueraignty or still stand we Subiects vnto the aw of Elidure Mor. Long liue the valiant brothers of the King With mutuall loue to weare the Brittish Crowne Two thousand Souldiors haue I brought from Wales to wait vpon the princely Perydure Malg. As many of my bold confederates Haue I drawne from the South to sweare allegiance to young Vigenius Vig. Do but call me king the charming Spheres so sweetly cannot sing Malg, To king Vigenius Vig. Oh but where 's our Crowne that make knees humble when their soueraignes frowne Mal. King Eliduras shall his state resigne Perid. Say Morgan so and Britains rule is mine Mor. king Peridure shall raigne Perid. And sit in state Mor. And thousand subiects on his glory waite Perid. Then they that lifts vs to the imperiall seate Our powers and will shall study to make great Vig. And thou that raisest vs as our best friend Shall as we mount the like degrees ascend Queen When will you giue the attempt Perid. Now royall sister Before the king haue notice of our plot Before the Lords that loue his gouernment Prepare their opposition Vig. Well determined And like a king in Esse now this night Le ts make a hostile vprore in the Court Surprize the king make ceazure of the Crowne Lay hands vpon the Counsell least they scape to leuy forces those Lords that serue the king and with austere reproofes punish the hatefull vices of the Land Must not awe vs they shall not raigne we wil those that applaud vs raise despise
hinder our renowne Vig. Such as are apt for tumult Perid. Such as you That to our lawfull Soueraigne are vntrue Vig. Blushes not Peridure to braue vs so Perid. Blushes Vigenius at thy ouerthrow Who wa st that told me he would submit Sicoph. T was I my Lord Vig. Peace foole thou doest forget T is not an hower since to our princely eare Thou saidst thou did desire vs to forbeare Sicoph. True my good Lord Perid. True that I sought to stay vig. That I would basely my ritche hopes betray Sico. I did it of mine owne head to make you friends Perid. Still playing of the Sicophant Vig. What still Perid. A glose I see to insinuate our good will Vig. That whosoeuer conquerd he might gaine Perid. the fauour of vs both that was his trayne Vig. But henceforth we cashiere thee from the filde Perid Neuer heereafter beare a souldiers shield A souldiers sword nor any other grace But what is like thine owne a doubble face sicoph. Now I beseech Ioue heare my praier let them bee both slaine in the battell Exit Perid. If there be any other of his hart We giue them free licence to depart corn Cornwell hates flattery Mar. So does Martianus Malg. Malgo is resolute for all affaires Morg. And so is Morgan for he scornes delayes Vig. then where the fielde consists of such a spirit He that subdues conquers the Crowne by merit perid. that 's I Vig. t is I Perid. Ryuers in blood declare it Vig. Grasse turne to Crimson if vigenius spare it Elid. Aire be made purple with our reaking gore vige. Follow my frends Perid. Conquer or neare giue ore Alarum Excursious periduras and vigenius fight and both slaine Enter cornwell Martianus Morgan and Malgo. Mar. this way I saw vigenius on the spur corn I periduras this way Morg. A strang fight my Lord is breathlesse Malg. My deare Lord is dead Mar. True Brothers in ambition and in death Corn. Yet we are enemies why fight we not With one another for our generals losse Mar. To much blood already hath beene spent Now therefore since the difference in themselues Is reconsiled in eithers ouerthrow Let vs be as we were before this Iar And ioyning hands like honorable frends Inter their bodyes as becomes their state And which is rare once more to Elidure Who now in prison leades a wearied life With true submission offer Englands Crowne Of all the charges of tumultuous fate This is most strange three times to flow in state Exeunt Enter Queene and Sicophant Sico. Madam Queene You are welcome what new flatteries Are a coyning in the mint of that smoth face Sicoph. Where is the Lady Elidor I pray Q. Amongst my other waiting maides at worke sicoph. T is well yet Madam with your gratious leaue I wish it better Queene What in loue with her Canst thou affect such a deiected wretch Then I perceiue thy flattery is folly Or thout proue honest louing one so poore Sico. I know not Madam what your highnesse gathers Out of my troubled words I loue you well And though the time should alter as I am sure It is impossible yet I would follow All your misfortunes with a patient hart Queene I haue seene too much of thee to credit thee Sico. Now in your height of glory vse your seruant now Madam whilst the noble Peridure That loues you dearer then the Brittish Crowne Whilst hee s conqueror vse me to destroy Your greatest enemy and I will doe it Queene Thou wilt not sicoph. Be it Elidure the king The prisoner I should say I de murder him To shew how much I loue your maiesty Q. Thou wouldst not poyson for me his base Queene Whom I so often haue triumphed ore That torment now is her beatitude And tedious vnto me sico. no more she s dead Enter Lady Elidure queene See where she comes dispatch her presently For though the Princely Peridure be king His brothers death in time will make him odious Vnto his subiects and they may restore Mild Elidure againe and then I dye sico. Withdraw she s dead as surely as you liue Lady What shall I neuer from this seruitude Receiue releasant euermore be plagud With this insulting Queen Is there no change no other alteration in the state I know there is not I am borne to be a slaue to one baser then slauery sioo. I will release you by a speedy death Lady By death alasse what tongue pronounst that word What my Lord weather-cocke nay then I see Death in thy mouth is but base flattery sico. By heauen I am sent to kill you Lady By whose meanes sico. By one that will auouch it when t is done Lady not the proud queene sico. Yes but I am determined in full amends for all my flattery to saue your life and kill her instantly La. Oh if a Divell would vndertake that deed I card not though she heard me I would say He were a starre more glorious then the day sicoph. And would you for that good deed pardon me Lady And quite all former iniury sicoph. But let me tell your highnes by the way the Queene is not so hasty of your death Lady no for she had rather haue my life prolongd sicoph. I do assure your highnes on mine honor When I did say she sent me to destroy you I slaunderd her great mercy towards you For she had giuen me order to release you Lady Oh monstrous lie sicoph. beleeue it for t is true And this moreouer she somuch repents Her former pride and hardnes towards you that she could wish it neuer had bin done Lady then I repent me of my wrongs towards her And in the stead of a reward proposd to him that should destroy her I do wish Death be his death that vndertakes the deed sicoph. but will you not forget these princelie words if any alteration should ensue Lady not I I in my oths am true sicoph. Except once more the Lords crowne Elydure Lady though that should chance I le hold my promise sure sicoph. And you too Madam Q. So thou murderst hir sico. Know that Lord periduras and his brother are in the battell slaine and by the nobles her husband Elidure raisd to the state setting aside all iesting Queene beleeue it And truce with her least she triumph againe Queen For Gods sake make vs friends sicoph. Good Lord how strange this reconciled foes behold each other Lady Sister Queen Kind sister sicoph. Then make me your brother say are you friends Both We are sicoph. Then chance what can in this I haue prooud my selfe an honest man Enter Malgo. Malgo. The king your husband madam new releast Desires your presence at his Coronation Lady My Elydure a third time to be crownd Mal. True Madam and expects your company Lady And you knew this before sicoph. No on mine honor Lady Neither you Sister Queene neither Lady If you did My oath is past and what I haue lately sworne I le hold inuiolate here
th Garden-allies and vndid himselfe somebody swaggered with the watch last night was carried to the counter somebody once pickt a pocket in this Play-house yard Was hoysted on the stage and shamd about it Clow. Ha ha hath my maister met with you no. Alasse my liege your honest No-bodie Builds Churches in these dayes and Hospitals Releeues the seuerall prisons in the Citty Redeemes the needy debtor from the hole And when this somebody brings infant children And leaues them in the night at strangers doores Nobody fathers them prouides them nurses What should I say your highnes loue I craue That am all iust corn Then somebodie 's a knaue sicoph. If neyther citty nor countrie wil preuaile to him with the court ma somebody and there you will match him som. Then touching his abuses in the court corn I marrie Nobody what say you to this See heere are dangerous Libils gainst the state And no name to them therefore nobodies Mar. Besides strange rumors and false buzzing tales Of mutinous leesings raisd by No-body Malg. False dice and Cheating brought euen to the presence and who dares be so impudently knauish Vnlesse some fellow of your name and garbe Morg. Cards of aduantage with such cheating tricks Brought euen amongst the noblest of the land And when these cosening shifts are once discouered There is no cheater found saue No-body som. How canst thou answer these nobo. Euen as the rest Are libels cast if nobody did make them And no-bodies name to them they are no libels For he that sets his name to any slander Makes it by that no libell this aproues He forgd those slanderous writs to scandall me And for false cards and dice let my great slops And his big bellied dublet both be sercht And see which harbors most hipocrisie queene Let them both be sercht sico. I le take my leaue of the presence Clow. nay M. sicophant wee le haue the inside of your pockets translated to wee le see what stuffyng they haue I le take a little paines with you Elid. What haue you there in nobodyes pockets Corn. Here are my liedge bonds forfeit by poore men Which he releast out of the vsurers hands And canceld Leases likewise forfeited By him repurchast These peticions Of many poore men to preferre their sutes Vnto your highnesse Elid. Thou arte Iust we know All great mens pockets should be lined so queene What bumbast beares his gorge Mar. False Cards false Dice The kings hand counterfeit Bonds put in sute to gaine the forfitures forgd deedes to cheate men of their ancient land And thousand such like trashe Clo. Nay looke you heere heares one that for his bones is pretily stuft Heare 's fulloms and gourds heere 's tall-men low-men Heere tray duce ace passedge comes a pace som. Mercy great King Sicoph. Mercy my Soueraigne Corn. My liedge you cannot to be seuere in punishing Those monstrous crimes the onely staine and blemish To the weale-publike Eli. Villaines heare your doome Thou that hast bin the oppressyon of the poore Shalt bee more poore then penury it selfe All that thou hast is forfit to the Law For thy extortion I will haue thee branded Vpon the forhead with the letter F. For Cheating whipt for forging loose thine eares Last for a basing of thy Soueraignes Coyne And traitrous impresse of our kingly seale Suffer the death of traitors Beare him hence som. Since I must needs be martird graunt me this That No-body may whip or torture me Or hang me for a traitor Morg Away with him Som. Or if needs I must dye a traitors death That No-body may see me when I dye Malg. Hence with the traitor Clo. I know by your complexion you wer ripe for the hangman but now to this leane Gentleman Lady Let me doome him smoth spaniel soothing grome Slicke Oyly knaue egregious parasite Thou turning vane and changing Weather-cocke My sentence is thou shalt be naked stript And by the citty beadles soundly whipt Clow. I le make bold to see th execution No. Well hath the King decreed now by your highnesse patience let No-body borrow a word or two of Euery-body The Epilogue Heer if you wonder why the king Elidurus bestowes nothing on me for all my good seruices in his land if the multitude shuld say he hath preferd No-body Some-body or other would say it were not well done for in doing good to No-body he should but get himselfe an il name Therefore I will leaue my sute to him and turne to you Kinde Gentleman if any-body heere dislike No-body then I hope Euery-body haue pleased you for being offended with no-body nor Any-body can finde himselfe agrieued Gentlemen they haue a cold sute that haue no-body to speak in their cause and therefore blame vs not to feare yet our comfort is this if no-body haue offended you cannot blame No-body for it or rather we will finde Some-body heareafter shall make good the fault that no-body hath done and so I craue the generall grace of Euery-body Eli. now forward Lords long may our glories stand Three sundry times Crownd king of this faire land Exeunt FINIS SOME-BODY